, WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1919.
NO. 229
. SUPREME COURT LEAK ENRICHES MANY
BERGER SA YS AMERICAN LEGION IS CA tSPA W
BOLSHEVIKI HOLD RECORD FOR DECIMATING RUSSIANS
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TRAIN TOMORROW;
CROWDtXPECTED
Practically all of the owners of
sleighs in Nenana will be at North
Nenana tomorrow afternon to bring
the crowd of excursionists across
the river, and there is reason to be
lieve that the capacity of the rigs
will be taxed to the utmost, arrivals
from Fairbanks today expressing the
belief that fully 100, if not more,
will avail themselves of the oppor
tunity to spend New Year’s day in
Nenana.
Deputy Marsha! James Hagan, who
came down today, says that he heard
a lot of talk in Fairbanks about the
excursion, and many residents of the
upper town assured him that they
would make the trip, provided weath
er conditions appeared favorable to
morrow. And the present indica
tions are that the weather will be
ideal for the outing.
The excursion train will leave the
upper town at 1:30 tomorrow after
noon and should reach North Ne
nana between 5:30 and 6, which
will give the visitors ample time to
prepare for the Moose masquerade,
which will start about ten o’clock,
and for which local dancers are
making elaborate preparations.
The dance promises to be one' of
the biggest affairs ever held in Ne
nana, and the celebration otherwise
will be a big event, giving the resi
dents of both towns an opportunity
to get together in a general good
time.
SOURDOUGMR
CELEBRATES BIRTH
SEATTLE, Dec. 30 —Sourdough
Ezra Meeker, whose fame extends
from the Klondike to the Atlantic,
celebrated the 39th anniversary of
his birth here yesterday, with many
members of his large family in at
tendance. The feature of the cele
bration was the big birthday cake,
upon which were burning 89 can
dles.
Another feature of the party was
the dancing of Helen Templeton,
great-granddaughter of the hardy
old pioneer.
Meeker was in Dawson in the
early days of that camp. and. after
returning to the States, he attracted
considerable attention by making a
round trip across the continent with
an ox team and prairie schooner.
CANADIAN AGITATOR
IS GIVEN TWO YEARS
WINNIPEG, Man.. Dec. 30.—R.
B. Russell, strike leader, who was
convicted last week on the charge of
seditious conspiracy, has been sen
tenced to a term of two years in
prison.
As Russell was led out of the
courtroom, his supporters cheered
loudly and quite a demonstration fol
lowed. William Staples, a machin
ist, who took a leading part in the
disturbance, is now under arrest.
WALL STREET MAKES MONEY
AS RESULT OF COURT LEAK
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ATLANTIC AVIATOR
TO FLY TO ALASKA
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SEATTLE. Dec. 30 —Captain Ar
ithur W. Brown, who made the flight
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i across the Atlantic with Captain Al
icock, may enter the Alaska aerial
| derby which is planned for next
! summer. He has wired to the pro
i motors, asking- for details,
j The proposed race will start from
| this city and the entrants will fly to
! Alaska and return, for a substan
tial purse.
COAST VESSELS MIX
| WHEN FUG IS THICK
SEATTLE, Dec. 30.—While the
coast was darkened yesterday by a
dense fog, the steamer Queen
rammed a car barge off Alki, caus
ing five cargo-laden cars to slide
overboard in 600 feet of water. The
cargo lost was valued at $100,000.
The Queen escaped undamaged.
Thick at Vancouver.
The Canadian Pacfiic steamship
Princess Charlotte collided with the
freighter Morning Star at Vancou
ver. smashing the freighter’s bow
badly. The Charlotte was uninjured.
Good for Footpads.
The fog also caused a number of
traffic accidents in this city and
proved a convenient cloak for the
operation of footpads, many of them
taking advantage of the opportunity
’to ply their trade. Escape was easy
in the fog.
TOLEDO HIGH ARRIVES
TO PLAY EVERETT TEAM
I SEATTLE, Dec. 30.—The Scott
high school football team, of To
ledo, Ohio, reached this city from
the East today, enroute to Everett
to play the Everett high school elev
en on New Year’s day for the na
tional preparatory school champion
ship.
The visitors outweigh the Everett
boys five pounds to the player.
SHIPPING BOARD SHIP
GROUNDS DURING FOG
SEATTLE, Dec. 30.—The Shipping
board steamship Meriden, enroute
from Honolulu to Seattle, lost her
way during a fog early yesterday
and ran aground near Jefferson
head, not far from this city. The
vessel signaled for assistance, but
floated herself and had resumed her
voyage before tugs arrived on the
scene.
PERSHING BUYS HOME-,
TO LIVE IN LINCOLN
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 30.—Gen
eral Pershing has purchased a home
in this city and will reside here
when he retires from the army.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 30.—st<
The supreme court of the United*;!*
States is being severely criticized 0
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because of what is alleged to have.
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been a leak in the court’s proceed- .
ti
ings in connection with the prohibi-j],
tion and Southern Pacic land ease i d
j decisions. The leak involves the n
charge that Wall Street profited:
through the decisions, as the result j S
of having obtained advance informa-: s
■ tion. |v
The matter is to receive the at- * v
ntion of the errand jury when that ]
xiy convenes shortly, und officials!
r the department of justice will j
rovide the investigators with all i
le information that has been ob
lined by them relative to the al-!
ged leak. The officials say the evi-!
puce is conclusive, but they are not ;
taking known any of the details.
It is said that a number of Wall !
treet operators cleaned up large j
lms as a result of possessing ad-!
nice information to which they j
ere not entitled.
BERBER ROM CAPITAL
DETROIT, Mich., Dec. SO.—In an |
i address delivered in this city today,!
Ivictoi Belger, justed nierfttei o' clth j
house of representatives who was !
recently re-elected a member of ’
Congress from the Fifth Wisconsin j
congressional district, declared that !
he American Legion is the catspavv
>f capital, being used throughout the |
•ouotry to fnrther the interests of j
jig business.
He also made the statement that
jig business stole half the money
?xpended by the Government during
.he war.
RECORD FOR YEAR
BLOODY IN RUSSIA
BERNE, Deo. 30. — The official
Bolsheviki organ, a copy of which
has just been received in this city,
is authority for the statement that
14,Out) Russians were put to death
by the Bolsheviki during the fir-t
three months of this year, a record
that eclipses any previous slaughter
in the history of that blood-soaked
country. All of these deaths, the
official organ states, were ordered by
the Moscow extraordinary commit
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
WILL ASK FOR ROGUE
PARIS, Dec. 30.—The Echo de!
Paris is authority for the statement ,
that the French and British govern-1
ments will make a demand upon
Holland for the extradition of the j
former kaiser a? soon as the peace
treaty becomes effective.
POINDEXTER TO TOUR
STATES IN THE SOUTH
SPOKANE, Dec. 30. — Senator;
Miles Poindexter has announced that
it is his intention to tour the South
ern states in the interest of his can-,
didaev for the presidential nomina-;
tion. If time permits, he may later !
tour the West.
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES J
AFTER BOOTLEGGGE RS
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—As a re- \
suit of the numerous deaths from j
drinking wood alcohol, the federal i
authorities will endeavor to make a
roundup of bootleggers and liquor
manufacturers throughout the East.
tee, the victims, for the most part, t
being antagonistic to the Bolsheviki i
movement.
Figures for the other nine months
of the year, including December, are ■
not available, but it is well known ■
that executions have occurred by *
wholesale, in addition to which there '
have been many thousands of deaths !
on the various battlefields, where the .
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Bolsheviki forces have been engaged
in opposing counter-revolutionary1
movements.
FRISCO AIRPLANE FALLS
WITH PAINFUL RESULTS
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.—Miss i
Oia Willett, a passenger, and L. P.
Dearce, driver, were painfully in- ;
jured yesterday in this city as the j
result of an airplane accident. The j'
machine fell while making a flight !
over the exposition grounds.
ARABIANS AND FRENCH
MEET ON BATTLEFIELD
PARIS, Dec. 30.—The war office j
has been advised of a sanguinary J
encounter in Syria between hostile |
Arabians and French troops. The J
losses are reported to have been j
heavy on both sides.
SOURDOUGH GAMBLER
ENDS NOTED CAREER!
SEATTLE. Dec. 30.—David Ar
gyle, frontier gambler, who was
known in many camps for his chari
ties, died at San Francisco last week.
He conducted gambling houses in
this city, in Alaska, and in the Klon
dike, in the early days.
ARE TALKING RACE
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NEW YORK. Dec. 30.—Friends;'
of William Jennings Bryan are en-j;
deavoring to revive the Bryan league j
of former days with a view to en- j
eouraging the former secretary of;
state to make another race for the,
presidency. i
In case Bryan consents to become j
the standard-bearer of the party,;
former Governor Glynn may become ;
his running mate.
HAPGOOD LOSES POST
BECAUSE OF ACTIONS
WASHINGTON, D. 30.—j
Norman Hapgood, about whom there j
has been considerable gossip lateiy T
because of his alleged friendly atti- i
tude toward the Russian soviet gov- ;
ernment, is no longer minister to !
Denmark, it was announced today. .
The senate failed to confirm his ap-,
pointment, and the President failed |‘
to make a recess appointment, which j
effectually removes the editor-diplo- :
mat from the .service.
REPUBLICANS SECURE
ROOMY HEADQUARTERS i
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—The Re
publicans have leased an entire floor
in a building on West 45th str.ee"
for their new national headquarters
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HI JOHNSON IS READY
TO LAUNCH HIS DRIVE
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. :{<».—Sen-‘
ator Hiram Johnson has opened
presidential campaign headquarter
in this city and is making elaborate
preparations to capture the Republi
can nomination.
CONFEDERATE GENERAL
PASSES IN THE SOUTH 1
RICHMOND. Va., Dec. 30.—Brig- v
jen. William Ruffin Cox, who had *
:he distinction of being the last Cor. t
federate officer to stop fighting a'. I
Appomattox, died here on Saturday, b
iged 78 years. He was once secre- 3
:arv of the senate.
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FAMOUS OLD VETERAN
LOSES FINAL BATTLE ft
BALTIMORE, Dec. 30.—General j
David Stanton, famous commander'
if Civil war days, died here on Sat- j.
irday, aged 80 years. j.
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POLAND MAKING
PLANS 10 SLOP
ROME, Dee 30. — Information
caching this city from Poland in
licates that the Poles are preparing'
or a bitter struggle to prevent the
vestern spread of Bolshevism. Th •
■eports received here state tha: the
entire Polish army has been massed
ilong the frontier to form a barrier.
It is estimated that the Bolshevik
iressure may easily last a score of
rears, in which event Poland will
5r,d it difficult to beat off the threat
?ned invasion, for her armies are
veak and the country ill prepared
ror a long struggle such as probably
will be found necessary to keep the
Polish frontier intact.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—Persistent
•umor? are in circulation in this city
o the effect that certain member?
if the Chicago White Sox bail team
sold out to a St. Louis gambling
syndicate before the World's serie?
md threw the championship to Cin
■innati.
Manager Comisky is doing his ut
nost to remove the suspicion, huv
ng some time ago offered to pay
he sum of $10,000 to anyone who
could furnish Him with information
howing that any of his men threw
he series. The offer was repeated
oday in an effort to stop the talk
hat is going the rounds.
ION AUTO DRIVER
GEES JUST DESERTS
SEATTLE, Dec. 30. John L.
iartin. union chauffeur, died in thi?
ity yesterday from wounds received
l an encounter with Harry Erick
on, a non-union driver. Martin,
dth two companions, decoyed Erick
on into a dark street with the in
ertion, it is believed, of beatiny
im up. When the trio attacked
im. Erickson pulled a gun and shot
Iartin.
Martin was 28 years of age and :i
ormer pugilist.
IEXICANS ARE BUYING
MUNITIONS FROM HUNS
PARIS, Dec. 30.—It has been re
orted here that a number of Mex
tans, representing President Carran
a. are now in Germany purchasing
rms for shipment to Mexico.
EATTLE CHILD DIES
OF SLEEPING SICKNESS
SEATTLE, Dec. 30. — Raymond
.nderson, aged nine, died of sleep
ig sickness in this city on Satur
ay.
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