CELEBRATE THE FOURTH IN NENANA
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Volume Two member of associated press NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1919. Number 63
DEPARTMENT WILL COMBAT DOPE EVIL
DEMOCRATS FRAMING TO FIX KNOX RESOLUTION
LANE FARM LAND PLAN MEETS' WITH OPPOSITION
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HUNS DEW
PACT OBSCURE;
ALLIES AGREE
PARIS, June 13.—According tc
antioounc-ement made today by offi
cials of the Allied peace conference
the German peace treaty is to be
entirely rewritten and reprinted
for the incorporation textually oi
explanations and clarifications con
tained in the Allied reply to th<
counter proposals submitted by th<
Germans.
There were many points to whicl
the Germans took exception because
of what they termed the obscuritj
of meaning and intent and othei
points upon which the Germans hac
placed the wrong construction. Ar
effort has been made by the con
ference to make these points cleaj
in the reply to the counter pro
posals and it is now the intentior
to make this reply a part of the
treaty, so as to eliminate the possi
bility of misunderstanding.
* The rewriting and reprinting oi
the -treaty will require considerable
time, causing additional delay ir
the settlement of the peace ques
tion.
AUTO BANDITS
* MAKE GETAWAY
WITOULLi
NEW YORK, June 13.—Six aut;
bandits,' operating at the entrance
to an elevated stateion in uptowr
Manhattan, relieved two Colonia
bank messengers of a large sum oi
money early today and made then
escape in automobiles which were
held in readiness for them.
The messengers were on then
■way to the Federal Reserve banl
with the money at the time of then
encounter with the robbers, an;
f despite the fact that they put uj
a stiff fight, they w’ere unable tc
hold the bandits off until assistance
could reach fthem. One ’of the
robbers was shot during the mixup
but he was carried by his com
panions to the waiting auto.
Officals of the Colonial bank re
* fuse to disclose the amount of theii
loss, but it is known to have beer
a considerable amount. The man
ner in w-hich the theft was carried
out, has convinced the police tha'
the bandits knew of the transfei
of cash and planned their attacl
accordingly.
CHICAGO, June 13,—That it h
possible for a baby to swallow i
boxful of tacks and still live has
been proven in this city by Doroth;,
McVickers, the little daughter of ;
Chicago family.
The baby swallowed a total oi
forty-six tacks, following which she
) became violently ill. Doctors were
summoned and the child removed tc
DRUG MENACE CAUSING
! ■ WORRY AT WASHINGTON
a ‘hospital, where an operation was j
performed, and the tacks removed;
before serious damage had been j
done. Forty-three were found in
the stomach and three in the lungs.
The baby is resting comfortably
today and it is the firm belief of
the surgeons that she will recover
speedily.
MING MOVE
TO STOP G. 0. P.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 13.
—Democratic leaders of the upper
house of Congress are organizing
their forces for a finish fight on
i the Knox resolution declaring that
; the senate cannot consider the
League of Nations covenant as pat
of the peace treaty. The Demo
crats plan to give the Republicans
a taste of their own medicine,
which was used so effectively in
' the last hours of the last session
of Congress.
The plan is to prevent, if possible,
a vote being had on the objection
able resolution. Details of the pro
posed fight are now being worked
out by the leaders and a bitter con
test is in prospect.
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BREMERTON, Wash., June 13.—
The historic battleship Oregon,
! which has had one of the most con
spicuous careers recorded in Amer
ican naval annals, was put out of
commission here today, by order
of the navy department. The Ore
gon’s commander, Capt. W. T Par
j rant, will transfer to the cruiser
Marblehead and proceed to Alaska
to fight the influenza epidemic.
The Oregon was launched at San
Francisco in 1891 and although not
in a class with war vessels of recent
construction, the honor of com
manding her has occasioned keen
rivalry among naval officers. The
Marblehead, which the Oregon’s cap
tain will command, is an obsolete
cruiser, launched at Boston in 1892
and of insignificant tonnage. The
vessel is of 5,400 horsepower, had
a speed of eighteen knots when
new and has a complement of 270
| Hilma Brunteson, who nearly
starved to death recently while
trying to reach the Gustafson camp,
on the upper Tatlanika, and who,
[ has been resting up in Nenana since
jhis arrival here, has gone to work
I on the railroad.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., June 13.
—The steady increase in the use of
nacotics throughout the United
States is causing apprehension in
official circles, where the drug evil
is recognized as one of the big
problems confronting this country.
It is estimated that there are now
approximately one million drug ad
dicts in the United States and the
use of drugs for other than legiti
mate medicinal purposes is reported
to be spreading and it is feared
that the coming of nation-wide pro
hibition will cause a still greater
increase in the use of drugs.
Officials of the treasury depart
SOLDIERS VOTE
OPPOSITION TO
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 13.—
Expressions of distrust in leader;
of the local strike are contained
in resolutions adopted today at a
meeting of returned Canadian sol
diers. The soldiers are opposed to
the strike and declare that union
workers are being misled by their
leaders, who are trying to make it
appear that a general strike is
necessary to obtain general recog
nition and improved working con
ditions for Canadian workers.
Notwithstanding this action on
the part of the soldiers, however,
fully half of Vancouver's telegrapii
operators have joined the strike,
causing considerable inconvenience,
but not seriously crippling the
service.
Conditions otherwise are un
changed.
RING FOLLOWERS
UNABLE TO PICK
WINNER OF BOUT
TOLEDO, June 13.—Picking the
probable winner of the scheduled
championship ring contest, which is
to take place in this city on July
Fourth, is proving more of a prob
lem than sporting authorities an
ticipated. Thus far they have been
unable to agree on the^ favorite
and sentiment is changing daily.
It is declared that no heavyweight
contest since the Corbett-Sullivan
fight has created such a variance
of opinion.
Willard’s manager reports that
the champion will be in first class
condition within a fortnight. Demp
sey is still suffering somewhat from
the blowr over his eye, received
while sparring several days ago.
Crowds continue to throng the
training camps, the daily attendance
being estimated at about a thousand. J
ment are now conducting an in
vestigation for the purpose of gath
ering drug statistics and it is ex
pected that a campaign •will be in
augurated later for the purpose ot
discouraging the illegal use of nar
cotics.
Information gathered by the de
partment shows that imports hav«
increased much in excess of th«
growth in population, indicating
a greatly increased demand pel
capita. The increase in the use o!
other drugs also has been consider
able, despite the efforts of the au
thorities to curb sales throughoui
the country.
BOMBING PLANE
WILL MAKE TRY
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ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Jun<
[ 13.—Capt. Jack Alcoc-k and Lieut
’Arthur Whitten Brown, who havt
; been here some time awaiting :
i favorable opportunity to start foi
England in their airplane, hope t*
be able to get away this afternoon
The men will make the flight it
a Vickers Vimy bombing plane, on<
of the most successful machine:
i developed during the war. Alcoc!
will act as skipper and Brown a
navigator, and their course acros:
the Atlantic will be the same a:
that chosen by Hawker and Grieve
The flight has been planned witl
a view to capturing the fifti
thousand dollar cash prize offeret
by the London Daily Mail and whic.
| will remain open until the feat o'
| making the long jump has beer
accomplished.
The members of the severa
Fourth of July celebration com
mittees, who were appointed at e
special meeting of the Commercia
club on Wednesday night, will gathe:
at the club quarters in the Unior
building tonight for the purpose
of discussing plans and agreeing
upon a general outline of the pro
gram to be arranged for the cele
bration.
Chairman McDonald expresses the
hope that every member of the
various committees will be on hand,
for it is upon the interest displayed
by them that the success of the
celebration will depend. There will
be something for everyone to do
tonight, and without a full attend
ance it will be impossible properly
to apportion the responsibilities in
connection with the celebration.
The meeting will start promptly
: at eight o’clock, by which hour all
j should be on hand.
In publishing the list of the mem
bers of the Fourth of July sports
■ committee yesterday, the names of
| Alex Fowler and H. B. Joseph were
; inadvertlantly omitted.
OBJECTION MADE
10 PROGRAM FOR
j MERCHANT FLEET
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 13.
|—The senate commerce committee
has been asked to give favorable
consideration to a resolution pro
viding for the abandonment of the
merchant shipbuilding program,
which is now being carried out un
der the direction of the shipping
board. The resolution would put a
stop to the construction and oper
ation of ships by the board and, in
addition, the resolution asks that
ships already constructed by the
government for merchant service, be
, disposed of by sale or other means.
The resolution was prepared by
the shipping board, the members
of which believe that the time has
come for the government to with
; draw from the transportation busi
ness.
SILVER MINERS
j PLAN SIEPS 10
' KEEP PRICE UP
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NEW YORK, June 13.—Leading
; silver producers of the United
; States are gathered in this city for
j the purpose of determining upon
, J some plan for the control of silver
i prices. One of the propositions un
; der consideration is the formation
jof an export association, to operate
along the lines successfully em
, ployed by copper producers, the
j association to be open to all mem
: bers of the trade.
The price of silver is now con
trolled by London.
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WASHINGTON GOVERNOR
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
—
SEATTLE, June 13.—Physicians
in attendance upon Governor Ernest
, Lister are authority for the state
ment that the condition of the ex
i eeutive is critical. He displays
j mental cloudiness and otherwise in
dicates that his condition is grow
! ing worse steadily.
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. Joe Sherry, former well known
resident of Fairbanks, is returning
to the Interior with a bride, the
couple being passengers on , the
TRYING 10 GEE
DOPE ON FIGHT
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 13.
—Members of the house public
lands committee, to whom was re
ferred the Lane proposition for
placing American soldiers and sail
ors on unoccupied farm lands, are
conducting an investigation in an
effort to ascertain the source of
the propaganda designed to defeat
the measure.
The propaganda is said to con
sist of circulars sent to newspapers
throughout the country, in which
the charge is made that T. C. At
keson, representative of the Na
tional Grange, did not get a fair
hearing when he appeared before
the committee for the purpose of
presenting the Grange's resolution,
opposing the Lane plan.
The committeemen declare that
there is no truth to the charge,
which is believed to have been made
with a view to attracting attention
to the Grange protest and enlisting
support for the opposition.
ADOPT LEAGUE
j NEW YORK, June 13.—The
Church Peace union, which is in
session in this city, has given its
■ unanimous endorsement to the pro
I posed League of Nations in a res
olution urging the United States
! senate to ratify the plan of the
Paris peace conference,
j The proposed league is referred
I to in the resolution as "the en 1
, for which the youths of the Allied
' nations gave their lives." The res
I olution bears the signatures of
numerous men of national renown,
including former President W. H.
Taft, Cardinal Gibbons and John
R. Matt, of Y. M. C. A. fame.
NFNANA SOLDIER
I GETSJSCHARGE
In a telegram to John Demos,
the well known sporting man of
this city, William Papadopolus, who
! is serving with the army at the
military post at Fort Gibbon, says
i that he got his discharge from the
army on the 11th and that he will
leave for N'enana immediately,
i Mr. Demos expects his friend to
arrive in N’enana on the next boat
| coming up the river.
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