WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1920.
NO. 245
UNCLE SAM TO PROBE SHIPYARD STEAL
ARMY MAY SEND MAIL PLANES TO ALASKA SOON
BRYAN SAYS PROFITEERING IS BIG ISSUE OF THE HOUR
BRITAIN SENDING
WARSHIPS 10 AI0
IN FIGHT ON BOL
MALTA, Jan. 19.—The British
war fleet has been despatched to the
Black sea on a secret mission, but
it is generally understood that the
vessels will be used to oppose the
Bolsheviki forces which are reported
to have taken possession of a large
portion of the Black sea coast.
ODESSA CAPTURED.
LONDON, Jan. 17.—(Delayed.) —
The British war office has been ad
vised of the capture of the city of
Odessa by the Bolsheviki, who are
said to be sweeping so close to India
and Mesopotamia as to cause anxie
ty in local official circles.
Upon receipt of the information,
British war chiefs gathered in ex
traordinary conclave, and it is be
lieved that steps will be taken im
mediately to oppose the further op
erauons oi tne Lemne torces in tnat
part of Europe.
HAZELETT SEEKING
CONVENTION HONOR
George C. Hazelett, well-known
resident of Cordova, where he has
taken an active part in political af
fairs, has formally entered the race
for election as delegate to the Re
publican national convention. His
petition was filed at .Juneau during
the past wee., and it is understood
that it is his intention to make an
active race for the place.
The Territory will elect two dele
gates to the big convention, and two
alternates.
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ALLEGED SHIPYARD GRAFTS;
WILL BE PROBED BY JURY
SEATTLE, Jan. 19.—Judge Jame:
; Wiekersham ha:-, announced that ht
will not be a candidate for delegate
i to Congress from Alaska, but will
' give his support to Senator D^n
Sutherland in the forthcoming race,
Sutherland will be a candidate fot
the Republican nomination in the
spring primaries, being the only Re
publican thus far to file for a place
on the ticket.
Wiekersham says it is his inten
tion to seek election as delegate tn
the Republican national convention.
BIG BOOZE CARGO
! WAS NEARLY LOST
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NEW YORK, Jan. 19. — The
freighter Yarmouth is being towed
into port in a disabled condition as
a result of an accident which oc
curred yesterday. The vessel has
on board a $2,000,000 cargo of
liquor which was shipped out of the
United States as a result of the
prohibition law.
RESIDENTS OF FOX
HAVE AN EliCTION
A school election was held at Fox
; last week, the vote resulting in the
; election of F. C. Bleecker, director;
iJ°hn Metzgar, clerk, and Matt Cas
lalegno, treasurer.
The board has elected Miss Aman
da Tonseth to continue in charge
of the school as teacher.
The Fox school is supported by
the Territory.
YANKEE BUYERS ARE
LOOKING FOR POTASH
BERLIN.—American buyers are
reported to be negotiating with the
German Potash syndicate for a- sup
ply of German potash. The Kreuz
Gazette says that the progress so
far made indicates that Germany
soon will deliver a large quantity of
the fertilizer to the United States.
Similar negotiations conducted
three or four months ago failed,
says the paper, because the Ameri-1
cans assumed that the French mines .
in Alsace would be able to supply
them. The paper points out that1
the potash mines still lack sufficient
coal to operate on full time, but:
says that abundant orders for Ger [
man potash have been received.
SEATTLE, Jan. 1U. — Alleged
shipyard frauds, which are said to
have cost the Federal Government
_ nearly a billion dollars, will be in
vestigated by the Federal grand jury
shortly to be convened in this city.
The investigation, it is expected,
will include practically all the ship- [
yards in Washington, Oregon, and
California, and it has been inti
mated by representatives of the
Government that numerous arrests
will result from the investigation,
which promises to be the most
sweeping undertaken by the depart- j
merit of justice since the close of
the war.
Evidence Ready.
Bert Schleinger, of San Fran
cisco, who has been appointed spe
cial attorney general to represent
the Government in the shipyard
probe, has arrived from the South
to place the Government’s evidence
before the grand jury. He admits
that a mass of evidence has been
gathered, but he refuses to state
which of the shipyards are to be
investigated.
The grand jury will begin work
on Wednesday.
ARMY IS PLANNING
ALASKA AIR ROUTE
I WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. U)._
jArmy aviators are engaged in plan
ning an aerial mail service from!
j New York to Nome, Alaska, and if j
the arrangements can be completed 1
in time, it is believed an attempt !
will be made during the coming!
summer to inaugurate the service.
The route will cross Canada, turn !
north at Hazelton, B. C., and enter -
Alaska by way of Whitehorse and |
Eagle. It has not yet been de
cided where stops will be made be
yond that point, but it is believe<
the route will include all of the
more important Interior Alaska)
towns. The planes could fly di
rectly west from Eagle to Tanana
and take in Xenana enroute, anc
from Tanana the route probablj
would follow the general directioi:
of the Yukon valley.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 19.—
Questioned today relative to the pro
posed investigation of the navy de
partment by the senate naval sub
committee, Secretary Daniels de
clared that he has nothin" to i'eai
from such an investigation. He says
that he is proud of the performance
of the navy during the late war,
and declares that no organizet:on in
the history of the world has a bet
ter record than his department.
The senate sub-committee is now
engaged in making preparations for
the investigation of the department,
and it is expected that considerable
time will be consumed in going to
the bottom of naval activities.
Secretary Daniels has promised to
co-operate in every way possible in j
the investigation, confident that the
findings of the committee will be,
very complimentary to his depart
ment.
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POLITICAL OBJECTIONS
TO TUNNEL WITHDRAWN
LONDON.—Political objections to
the tunnel under the English chan- j
nel have been removed. Final de
cision as to the commencement of
the work now rests with the war of
fice. This was ascertained by a pri
vate deputation which- visited the i
prime minister.
•Judge Charles E. Bunnell, who
has been holding court in the Third
division during the past several
months, in the absence of District
Judge Fred Brown, will arrive in
Xenana tonight, direct from An
chorage, by way of the Broad Pass
trail. The judge left the Davis
roadhouse this morning for the end
of steel at Camp creek, and should
have arrived there early this after
noon. He will make the trip into
town this evening by train and
should be here about nine o’clock.
The special train arrangement was
made in order that the judge may
take the regular train tomorrow fo"
Fairbanks, where there are many
court matters awaiting his attention,
includirfg the preparations for the
convening of court on January 26.
Judge Bunnell made the trip over
the trail by dog team and reports
somewhat hard traveling on account
of the heavy trail. He made much
better time, however, than many
of those who have passed over the
trail lately, having the advantage of
a partially broken trail part of the
way. He brings the report that
George Markus and others whom he
met were having a particularly hard
time of it.
■Tsasaa, Whin Balls sad Blwsrs Mastj
PROFITEERING IS
PARAMOUNT ISSUE
DECLARES BRYAN
NEW YORKK, Jan. 19.—In an
address delivered in this city today,
Wiliiam Jennings Bryan declared
that the campaign issues of the
forthcoming campaign must hinge on
profiteering and public ownership,
which, in his opinion, are the para
mount issues of the present day and
should receive first consideration as
a means of safeguarding the nation.
The League of Nations question
cannot enter into the campaign, he
said, because there are too manv
domestic questions demanding atten
tion and decision. /
j The Tanana Valley chapter of the
'American Mining congress will meet
| at Fairbanks on Friday evening for
the purpose of discussing the road
situation in Interior Alaska, and it
is considered likely that a memorial
!will be adopted and order forwarded
| to the Mining congress headquarters
in Washington, D. C.. urging the
! support of the parent organization
; in the campaign for increased wagon
road appropriations for Alaska.
The local chapter has been very
active in road matters and hopes to
be able- to secure ultimate result
through the organization.
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CLEMENCEAU IS OUT;
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PARIS, Jan. 19.—Premier Clem
enceau, who was defeated last week
for the presidency of France by
Paul Deschanel, has resigned hi
office as premier, and has been suc
ceeded by Alexander Millerand.
The defeat of Clemenceau came
as a great surprise to the press of
France, practically all of the lead
ing papers of the country having
expressed the belief that he would
be elected to succeed Poincare.
Clemenceau has not announced his
plans for the immediate future, but
it is believed that he will leave soon
for the United States to campaign
for the League of Nations.
Mails which left Fairbanks on
December 20 and 23 reached Se
attle on January 15, both mails ar
riving on the same boat.
Xanana—The Gateway to McKinley
XaWonal Park.
LEAGUE ELECIS
PARIS, Jan. 17.— (Delayed.)
Leon Victor Auguste Beourgeois,
who has a record of many years’
service as a public official of Franco,
dating back to 1877, was elected
president of the council of the
League of Nations, at the opening
session of that body yesterday.
Upon taking the chair. Bourgeois
assured his colleagues that the meet
ing marked the birth of a new
world, and asked their co-operation
in making the league the power for
good that its organizers intended.
The new president outlined the
w'ork that will occupy the attention
of the council, and expressed the
hope that no time would be lost in
getting down to business, of which
there is much, he said, awaiting
serious consideration.
i mm uni i r mr
untmtn itflvt
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; A repair party of signal corps
I linemen left Tonsina this morning' to
(close the gap in the Government
(telegraph lino which resulted from
the recent storm in that section.
The break is close to Ptarmigan
Drop, about 1,500 feet of wire hav
ing been blown down by the gale,
and it is estimated that it will be
Saturday before communication can
be resumed with the coast.
It will take the repair party about
two and one-half days to reach
Ptarmigan Drop from Tonsina, >o
that the work of making repairs
•probably will not begun until Wed
nesday afternoon on Thursday morn
ing. A temporary line probably
will be laid on the snow so as to
.permit of a resumption of service
while permanent repairs are being
, made.
The present interruption r, the
most serious that has occurred this
!winter; in fact, it is the worst land
line break that ha-< occurred in sev
eral years, the length of the gap
‘and the continuation of the storm
for some tirm- after the wires went
(down, and the rugged character of
the country in that locality having
'combined to delay the repair work.
In the meantime, such news as
is reaching the Interior country is
being relayed by wireless, by way
of Nulato, and is necessarily .very
much abbreviated.
MEXICO AND CHILE MAY
HAVE WIRELESS SERVICE
MEXICO CITY. — The govern
ments of Chile and Mexico are dis
cussing plans for the establishment
of a wireless service between the
two countries. This results from
direovery that messages sent by
wireless from Yucatan to Mexico
City were being read in Santiago.