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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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VOL. II. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1919.
NO. 129
NAVY’S ALASKA REPORT IS FAVORABLE
SUPREME COUNCIL SENDS UL TIMA TUM TO BERLIN
' BREAK IS THREATENED IN RANKS OF PROHIBITIONISTS
DETACH SELVES
FROM AUSTRIA
PARIS, Sept. 2. — The supreme
eouneil is preparing a forceful note
for despatch to Berlin, calling at
tention to the fact that the Ver
sailles treaty does not permit the
4 representation of Austria in the
German reichstag as provided in the
new German constitution. The coun
cil will demand that the offending
article be eliminated immediately,
under penalty of further occupa
\ tion of the left bank of the Rhine
by Allied soldiers.
WANT MONARCHY.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 2. — The j
pan-German league of Berlin is i
said to be seeking the restoration :
of the monarchy in Germany. It
is also said that the Austrians de
sire the return of the Hohenzol
lems and a reunion with Germany, j
according to' a prominent Vienna (
lawyer, whose views have been giv-1
en publicity in Germany.
JACK DEMPSEY
ACCEPTS DEFY
OF FRENCHMAN
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DECATUR, 111., Sept. 2. — An- j
nouncement was made here today
that Jack Dempsey has accepted the j
challenge of Georges Carpentier for ,
a meeting in England for a purse i
of $175,000.
It is not known where the fight
will take place in England, but it
is believed here that it will be
staged by the National Sporting
club of London. It is not known,
either, when the men will meet, that
being one of the details left for
later settlement.
* i The champion is now making the
Tounds of the country on the vau
deville stage, and it is probable that
he will appear also as an entertain
Ier in England, but it is claimed
that he is tiring of the life and is
eager to get back into the ring, i
where there is more excitement and i
real action.
WORLD SERIES PLANS
WILL BE KNOWN SOON
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CHICAGO, Sept. 2.—Plans for
the World series will be made
known within two weeks, by which
time the pennant winners of the
two leagues will have cinched their
positions. Cincinnati is leading the !
Nationals, and Chicago is at the J
top of the American column.
SCHOONER IS CAPSIZED
OFF CALIFORNIA COAST
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.—The j
steam schooner Unimak was ram- j
med and capsized yesterday off Dux- j
bury reef by the steam schooner
Helen Drew. The Unimak lost a ■
deckload of freight, but did not
sing, being now in tow of the Drew,
enroute to this port. And there
was no loss of life.
The collision occurred during a
dense fog.
DOTS THREATEN
SPLIT IN RANKS;
READY ID QUIT
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.—Discord has
made its appearance in the ranks
of the Prohibitionists, as the result
of a difference of views regarding
the future policy of the part}’. One
faction believes the party should
be dissolved, in view of the fact
that the object for which the mem
bers have been working has been
attained. The other faction wants
the party to continue active, for
the purpose of seeing that prohibi
tion legislation is properly enforced.
The delegates, who are now in an
nua! session here, will vote on the
question tomorrow.
The National committee is cele
brating the fifteenth anniversary of
the prohibition movement.
A number of the delegates are
in favor of extending the activities
of the party with a view to making
the entire world dry.
Six new names were added to the '
membership roll of Nenana Igloo.1
Xo. 17, Pioneers of Alaska, at the!
regular monthly meeting held at'
Union hall last night. The meeting j
was one of the most largely at- j
tended since last winter, accounted j
for by the fact that there are more :
men than usual in town at the
present time, and by the further
fact that an especially attractive
social session had been arranged to
follow the business meeting.
The new members admitted last
night were: Charles X. Graham,
Jesse Brown, August J. Johnson,
Ed Williams, Enos Hansen, and
John Wells.
POPE TO MAKE KNOWN
WORLD LEAGUE VIEWS
PARIS, Sept. 2.—Cardinal Mer
cier has been instructed by the pope
to make known to President Wilson i
the views held by his holiness on:
the League of Nations proposition. 1
NEW YORK FIGHTER
BEATS PETE HERMAN
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WATERBURY, Conn., Sept. 2—
Joe Lynch, of Xew York, defeated
Pete Herman, champion bantam
' weight of the world, in a spirited
ring encounter in this city this aft
\ ernoon.
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George Hunter, manager of the
Pinska store at Fairbanks, was a
passenger on the steamer Carl
White, enroute to Fairbanks from
the Tolovana district.
CLUB WELCOME
ARRANGED FOR
OFFICIALS DUE
HERE TONIGHT
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At the request of Engineer in j
Charge Fred’k D. Browne, the Xe
nana Commercial club will enter
tain Colonel Frederick Mears, chair
man of the Alaskan Engineering'
commission; Assistant Secretary of
the Interior John W. Hallowell,
Colonel Alfred H. Brooks and the
other members of the party who
are enroute over the Broad Pass
trail to investigate conditions along
the Government railroad, and due
to reach Nenana sometime this eve
ning.
Arrangements have been made
for the use of the Bowen building,
where the members of the club and
other residents of the town will
have the opportunity to hear what
the visitors have to say regarding
their trip and plans for the future.
The reception will be in the nature
of a smoker, for which arrange
ments have been made hastily today,
following the receipt of a phone
message from Lignite, announcing
the approach of the party. Mr.
Browne sent word to Lignite in
(advance of the arrival at that point.
The party reached the end of
| steel at the Crossing shortly before
five this afternoon, where they were
met by the train which is bringing
them into town. They should ar
rive about 7:30, and it is probable
that the smoker will start about
nine o’clock.
NAVAL COMMITTEE
FINDS MUCH COAL
SEATTLE, Sept. 2.—A special >
dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
from Washington says that a com
mittee sent to Alaska by the navy
department to make a survey of
coal supply possibilities in the Mat
anuska field, has just reached the
national capital from the North and
reported the finding of twenty-eight
million tons of fuel suitable for
naval use.
The commission has recommend
ed seaboard facilities at Anchorage
or Seward, but other information
contained in the report has been
withheld from publication for the
time being.
The facts made public today were
given to Senator Poindexter by a
naval officer.
CANADIANS READY
TO DISCUSS PACT
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OTTAWA, Ont., Sept. 2.—A spe
cial session of the Canadian parlia
ment was convened yesterday for
the purpose of considering the peace
treaty, which has adready been rati
fied by England.
In his opening address to the law
makers, the Duke of Devonshire,
j governor-general of Canada, said
that the sincere welcome Canada
had recently accorded the Prince of
I
Wales shows that the ties between
Canada and the mother country were
never firmer.
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TEMPERATURE
As reported by the government
observation station, Nenana
Sunday, August 31.
Maximum .56 above
Minimum .37 above
Monday, September 1.
Maximum ...59 above
Minimum ...28 above
Tuesday, September 2.
Maximum ..66 above
Minimum .32 above
SOMMERS SECURES
FAI JUNEAU POST
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 2.—
j Robert J. Sommers, now serving the
| territory of Alaska as mine inspec
tor, has been nominated by Presi
dent Wilson to be surveyor-general
and secretary ex-officio of the terri
tory, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death recently of Charles E.
Davidson, who was drowned near
i Juneau.
j There were three aspirants for
the position, two of them residents
of the coast divisions, but it is un
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derstood that Sommers had the sup
jport of the Democratic organization
|and was in line for the place.
VETERANS PROPOSE
ARMYMINATION
OMAHA, Sept. 2.—Commander
In-Chief C. E. Adaics, of the Grand
Army of the Republic, will put for
ward a proposition at the annual
convention of the veterans, recom
mending the federation of all vet
erans of the American army, in
cluding the Grand Army of the
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Republic, Spanish-American war vet
erans, and the American legion,
' composed of veterans of the late
• world war.
I The purpose of the federation, as
I explained by Commander Adams,
will be to foster Americanism in
the United States.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2. — The
American invasion of Mexican ter
ritory constituted a violation of
; Mexican rights, according to the!
views expressed by President Car- J
ranza in a message which he has;
submitted to the Mexican congress.
The message contains a long list
of alleged foreign transgressions
J against Mexican sovereignty, and it
• recites attacks made upon Mexicans
| in the United States.
Regarding the League of Nations,
j which was drafted and submitted to
ithe various nations without the help
|of Mexico, Carranza declares that
iMexico does not regret that she was
• not invited to join the league.
m GUARDS LOSE;
| NOW AFTER PEACE
COPENHAGEN', Sept. 2. — The
| Lithuanian legion is authority for
jthe statement that the Bolshevik:
j forces have been surrounded on the
I Lithuanian front, where they are
!now offering to make peace if they j
are permitted to escape from their
present dangerous position.
The promise of a suspension of j
; hostilities has not yet stayed the!
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advance of the atacking Lithuanians,!
j according to the reports received
here, and there is the possibility
!that the Red Guards will be exter
i
minated in that quarter.
The Lithuanian army has been
augmented by a regiment of Am
erican volunteers, organized at
Parsi.
DANIELS WILL VISIT
VICTORIA THIS MONTH
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 2.—
Secretary of the Navy Daniels will
visit Victoria, B. C., on September
11th. aboard the dreadnaught New
York, accompanied by a division of
destroyers.
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OUTSIDE MAIL IS DUE
AT FAIRBANKS TODAY
j A Gibson mail stage is due at
‘Fairbanks this afternoon with a
consignment of first class mail from
the States, part of which is for
Nenana. At noon it was not known
at Fairbanks whether or not the
mail would arrive in time for des
patch to Nenana today by launch.
It may be sent down on the Yukon
tonight.
Iiuu—The •atawsr to McKinley
SUSPECT FLEES
ANCHORAGE, Sept. 2.—A large
armed posse is searching the woods
back of Seward today for a man
named Dempsey, alias Cummins, who
is suspected of having done away
with Margaret Lavor, a woman of
the underworld, who conducted a
cigar store and soft drink establish
ment in this city up to a few days
ago.
Dempsey was placed under arrest
yesterday at Sevard and was en
route to jail wher. he shot United
States Marsha! Isaac Evans through
the lower right lung and escaped
on a handcar, which he abandoned
about a mile out of town and dis
appeared in the woods. A posse
was immediately organized and it
is believed certain that the escape
will be retaken, although it is pos
sible that it will be necessary to
'kill him, as he is known to be a
desperate character.
The Lavor woman was last seen
a week ago last night, when she
left her place in charge of a friend,
saying she would return shortly.
When she did not make her appear
ance, the marshal's office was noti
fied, and a search instituted, which
is still in progress. A large num
ber of volunteers joined in the
search on Sunday, and every vacant
house, cellar and well in the town
was thoroughly inspected, without
a trace of the missing woman be
ing found. The belief now is that
the woman was murdered and her
body thrown into the bay.
The missing woman formerly re
sided at Fairbanks and on Cleary
creek. She was about 35 years of
age, and weighed over 200 pounds.
At the time of her disappearance
she had about $1,000 in cash and
considerable jewelry, including a
diamond dragon pin, numerous
rings and a gold watch. She was
lightly dressed when she left the
place.
Suspicion turned toward Dempsey
because of numerous former re
peated attempts to make engage
ments with the woman. It was not
until the search for the woman had
convinced the officers that she had
been murdered, however, that steps
were taken to apprehend the sus
pect, although close watch was kept
on his movements.
Evans, the injured marshal, is
very popular, and feeling against
Dempsey is running high in conse
quence of the shooting. His condi
tion is serious, but hopes are enter
tained for his recovery, the doctors
believing that his splendid physical
condition will pull him through.
TRAIN JUMPS TRACK;
PASSENGERS JOLTED
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 2.—A
train bound for Astoria on Sunday
jumped the track when a short dis
tance from that city, but beyond
jolting the passengers considerably,
no damage resulted.
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