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WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3. 1920.
NO. 232
OVER FIVE THOUSAND REDS ARRESTED
AjVTbBOLSHEVlfU LEADER DENIKINE IS OUSTED
SUPERIOR COURT ENJOINS WOBBLES; MUST BE GOOD
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SPOKANE. Jan. i.—The superior
court has issued a permanent in
junction forbidding,*7 alleged Wob
blies from taking 'art in further
activities in connectbn with the In
dustrial Workers of he World. The
men are to be turne. loose with the
understanding that senceforth they
are to conduct themselves as good
citizens. r!
OTHERS REiEASED.
TaCOMA. Jan. 3| — Twenty-one
alleged Wobblies, v#? were placed
nnder arrest following the Armistice
Day state-wide clear:?, were un
conditionally released odav, the au
thorities having coirinced them
selves that it would <e impossible
to secure conviction* against the
suspects.
The 50 still rcmanaing in jail
will have to stand fiai on tne
charge of criminal syndialism.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Neman R.
Bacon, president of the N'e* Yort:
Pur Auction Sales corporation, n
authority for the statement ttat fui
prices will continue hifh for < Iona
time. Reductions, he says, ar un
likely because of the inabili’. .-i
fur buyers to supply the demanc for
pelts. ^
The healthy condition of the tar
ket. Bacon says, is the result! if
short catches everywhere in Cana a
and in the Middle West.
GOVERNMENT STARTS DRIVE
TO RID COUNTRY OE REDS
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.— ;f
Following out a plan which was de- a
cided upon ten days ago, the de-'t
partment of justice launched a na-;
jtion-wide drive on the radicals of i
the country last night, with the re-.
| suit that approximately four thou- ?
1 sand agitators of various sorts are 1
! now under arrest, charged with at- i
[tempting to overthrow the Govern- 1
jment of the United States. Raids (
! were conducted during the night, ] i
[simultaneously, in 36 cities, against jt
■ communists, communist labor groups i
jand radicals of various types, with[i
[the object of submitting to the de-''
j partment of labor cases for deporta-[
; lion. Among those arrested are some ,
jof the most dangerous anarchists
land agitators in the country.
Portland, Spokane, and San Fran-,
1 cisco were among the cities raided.:
the drive including ail sections of j
jtne country. Seattle wa> not in-■■
1 eluded in the list,
j Evidence gathered by the depart
ment shows that an attempt was i
being made to organize a negro
soviet, and it is believed bv officials j
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of the Government that trouble may *,
yet be expected, notwithstanding the]
NEW HIM! MOVE
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 3—
According to information received in
this city from the South. President
Carranza is making plans for the
reorganization of the Mexican army.
It is also the intention of the
president, the reports state, to re
establish the military school at Cha
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pultapec.
UNCLE OF EX-CHAMPION
IS WOOD ALCOHOL DUPE
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 3.—Ed Jeff-:
ties, uncle of the former champion
heavyweight, died at the receiving
hospital in this city today, a victim j
of wood alcohol.
SHIPPING BOARD PUTS
MANY SHIPS INTO USE
Washington, d. c., Jan. 3—
The annual report of the activities1
of the United States Shipping board
shows that 1,159 vessels were built
for the organization during the past
year, of which number 741 were
constructed of steel.
CLAY ELECTED MAYOR
BY EVERETT CITIZENS
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 3.—W. H.
Clay, commissioner of public finance,
has been elected mayor of Everett.
i Mrs. Farley Singleton and Jack
(Singleton were outgoing passengers
,on this morning’s train, after an
! enjoyable stay in town of several
days. They are returning to the
|end of steel, where a new Singleton
|, roadhouse is in course of erection.
act that many of the leaders of
nti-Government movements are now
nder arrest.
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MOST IN THE EAST.
CHICAGO. Jan. 3.—The depart-;
lent of justice drive, which was
lunched during the night, resulted '
n the arrest of 800 Reds in New’
'ork. 500 in this city, 400 in Jersey ;
lity, a score in Oakland, two dozen |
n Portland, and varying numbers in!
ither cities. The drive was the big- j
-est ever undertaken by the depart
nent and the results are considered
■ery satisfactory.
WILL CONTINUE.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 3.—
ttie anti-Red campaign, started by
he department of justice last night,
will be continued, it is stated, until
he country has been purged of
iilllaCCi vf OS' dfc.lL
FIVE HUNDRED TODAY.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 3.—
Continued activities today, on the
lart of agents of the department of
iustice. resulted in the arrest of 500
nore radicals up to noon, bringing
rhe total to more than 4,500, over ?
half of whom, it is believed, will be ;
deported. The raids also resulted
in the seizure of tons of literature. 1
much of which shows connection
kith the Bolsheviki.
TRANSPORT READY.
NEW YORK. -Ian. 3.—The trans- j
port Kilpatrick, sister ship of the ;
Buford, which is now enroute across
the Atlantic with a load of unde
sirables, will be used, it is believed,;
to take another shipment of radicals
to Europe. Officers of a dozen com
munist party organizations are un
der arrest in this city, and they
will be among the next consignment
of Reds sent out of the country.
Ambniiidor Suspected.
Representatives of the department
of justice are examining Ludwig
Martens, self-styled Bolshevik am
oaasuuor u> A me* tea., in a,, e*Tz>rt to
determine if he is directing the
spread of communist propaganda in
this country. If it is found that
he has anything to do with the dis
tribution of such literature or the
spread of Bolshevist doctrines in
other ways, he will be deported.
DENIKINE IS DOWN;
NEW MAN IN POWER
LONDON, .Tan. 3.—The British
foreign office has been advised of
the collapse of General Denikine’s
Southwestern Russian government,
which is reported to have been over
thrown and a new anti-Boisheviki
government established, with Gen
eral Romanovsky at its head. Deni
kine's successor was formerly com
mander of the Far Eastern anti
Bolsheviki forces
Downfall a Surprise.
The downfall of Denikine came
as a great surprise to local observ
ers. who believed that Denikine still
reta:ned firm hold of the anti-Bol
sheviki element in Russia, in spite
of the collapse of his advance on
Moscow, caused by the offensive op
erations of Bolsheviki cavalry at
the rear of the Denikine army.
British officers, recently returned
to this city from Russia, expressed
the belief that Denikine still had a
chance to make a success of hi?
'campaign.
BIG JUNEAU SLIDE
WRECKS BUILDINGS
JUNEAU, Jan. 3.—One man is
dead, two are missing, seven are
seriously injured, and six building’s
are in ruins as a result of a slide
which occurred shortly before noon
yesterday from the slope of Mt.
Robbins. The slide was caused by
snow and heavy rains.
The list of victims is as follows:
Andrew Wallin, killed; Lauri Maki
and Henry Jerger, missing; Peter
Kosky, Emil Kiander, Bineo Kallio.
John Niemi, John Larson, Henry
Heinonen and Mrs. Peter Kosky, in
jured, the two first named probably
fatally. All of the men were in
the employ of the Alaska-Juneau
mine.
The buildings wrecked included
an apartment house owned by Isa
dore Goidstem and the Koskv board
ing-house. Goldstein suffered a loss
of $10,000, and the total loss will
aggregate $30,000.
Miners from the Gastineau mine,
under the leadership of General
Manager George Jackson, and from
the Alaska-Juneau mine, under Su
perintendent George Gettrell, rushed
to the scene of the slide and worked
for hours rescuing the victims, and
during the greater part of the time
they were thus engaged they could
hear the moans of one of the miss
ing men, but were unable to locate
him.
The wrecked buildings were locat
ed on Front street.
■nut—The Mrmjr ta aeBmltj
IsHratl Park.
GAINING STEADILY.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—According to |
reports received in this city up to!
a late hour this afternoon, the total \
number of arrests made throughout i
the country since the commencement ,
of the drive last night has reached j
5.4S3. Raids were conducted in 51 i
cities.
SEATTLE EXPECTANT.
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—Federal raids i
are expected momentarily in this
city, in connection with the nation- i
wide drive on Reds.
PALMER AFTER THEM.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.—
Attorney General Palmer has issued
a statement in which he declares
that 1920 will be an open season
for Boisheviki and other radicals
who hope to overthrow the Govern
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policy of the Government, he says,
will be unflinching in its persistent,
aggTessive warfare and will show
no quarter.
The Reds, he says, are causing
seventy-five percent of the unrest
in the country.
HELP
AMERICA WILL
EUROPEWITH FUNDS
WASHINGTON. I). C ., Jan. 3—
The first move of the American Gov
ernment to aid in the financial re
construction of Europe came toda;.
with the announcement of the war
finance corporations that arrange
ments had been practically conclud
ed for the loan of approximately
seventeen million dollars to assist
manufacturing and exporting. Th°
transaction represents four loans.
KING FRACTURES ANKLE
IN JUMPING PRACTICE
ATHENS, Jan. 3.—King Alexan
der had the misfortune to fracture
an ankle today while practicing
jumping. He will be laid up for a
i month.
WILSON DID NOT FILE
FOR DAKOTA PRIMARY
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PIERRE. S. D.. Jan. 3.—President
Wilson did not enter his name as a
candidate for the Democratic r.om
j ination in the South Dakota pri
imaries to be held in March.
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TACOMA MAN SUCCEEDS
CHILBERG AS BANK HEAD
SEATTLE. Jan. 3. — Ralph S.
j Stacy of Tacoma has been elected
to succeed J. E. Chilberg as presi
dent of the Scandinavian-American
bank. Chilberg will retire on Janu
ary 13, to devote all of his time to
his shipping interests
Traffic over the Fairbanks-Chitina
: trail is stalled just now by the
presence of five feet of water on
the Delta.
EVERETT SCHOOL
BREAKS RULE By
YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 3. — The
State High School association has
suspended Everett High as a result
of the New Year's day game with
Scott High, of Toledo. The rule*
of the association prescribe that the
state football season shall end one
week after Thanksgiving, and tin
game on Thursday is regarded by
the association officials as a viola
tion of the rules.
EVERETT SHOULD WORRY.
EVERETT, Jan. 3.—Officials of
the high school and the coach of
the Everett football eleven say they
are not worrying over the action of
the High School association. They
say the association has been dead
for three years and was suddenly
revived, apparently, for the purpose
of taking action against Everett,
"■v,.. -v o- . ... n. ...... <-,,»> v.-r-a
, in paying the recent match.
NEW YORK. -Ian. Eight daily
papers, some of them published in
this city and others elsewhere in the
state, have announced an increase
in the price of papers sold on the
street, made necessary by increased
I costs of production. The new price
.is three cents, an advance of one
cent.
CHICAGO, Jan. •'{. — Major-General
Leonard Wood and Governor Frank
O. Lowden of Illinois, both Repub
lican candidates for the presidency,
are scheduled for speeches at the
Hays banquet to be held in this c ity
on Monday.
Republicans are coming from fif
teen states to attend the two-day
conference which is to follow the
banquet.
VICTORIA HOCKEY TEAM
WINS FROM VANCOUVER
VICTORIA, Jan. 3.—In a spirited
hockey match, held in this city to
day between the Victoria and Van
reauver teams, the former carried off
the honors. The score was 7 to 4.
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