WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA,
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1919.
NO. 210
. NOTE WARNS GERMANS FOCH IS READY
RELEASE OF JENKINS DOES NOT END INCIDENT
GARFIELD ISSUES WARNING~< AN! BOOST COAL PRICES
10 MAKE PLANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6.—
The Republican national committee
will meet in this city on Wednes
day for the purpose of discussing
convention plans. The date of the
convention and the place where it
will be held probably will be de
cided at that time.
The keynote speeches of the gath
ering will be delivered by Gover
nors Sproule of Pennsylvania and
McKelvie of Nebraska.
The committeemen, it is under
stood, will be asked to report on
the sentiment in their sections re
garding the League of Nations prop
osition, and the Republican cam
paign doubtless will be shaped
along lines suggested by the re
ports submitted.
CITY IN DANGER
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SEATTLE. Dec. 6.—The reservoir
from which the town of Renton gets
its water supply is in danger of
pollution as the result of the efforts
of Washington deputies to dispose
of a quantity of liquo” which was
seized yesterday. The liquor. Id
gallons of it, and 50 gallons of mash
ready for the still, was poured into
Panther creek by the hard-working
officials, who were not aware of the
fact, apparently, that Renton takes
its water from that stream and '
stores it in the city reservoir.
There is mixed rejoicing and j
consternation at Renton as a result
of the action of the deputies, some ;
of the residents being hopeful that i
sufficient of the liquor will get into j
the mains to put a kick in the i
water, while the dry squad blames
the officers for carelessness that is J
without parallel.
COUSIN OF COLONEL
MAKES PARIS DEBUT
PARIS, Dec. 6. — Miss Hilda i
Roosevelt, cousin of the late Colonel
Roosevelt, made her debut here this
week in comic opera and was re-1
ceived with applaud by newspaper
critics and the public generally.
TRAIN SMASHES AUTO;
OCCUPANT IS KILLED
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VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 6.—j
Dr. Ormond Murphy, formerly ship’s
surgeon on the Australian liner Ni-;
agara, was thrown from his auto
and instantly killed in this city to- j
day. The auto was struck by an •
electric freight train.
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FORMER EMPRESS GOES
CLOSE TO FORMER HOME i
PARIS, Dec. 6.—Former Em- j
press Eugenie, aged 93 years, has
ALLIES WILL MAKE GERMANS
YIELD TO PROTOCOL DEMAND
PARIS. Dec. 6.—Fast losting pa
tience with the Germans in conse
quence of the defiant attitude as
sumed by the representatives of
the defeated nation, the supreme
council is engaged today in the
preparation of a rigorous note de
manding that the German govern
ment yield immediately to the Allied
demand that the protocol to the
peace treaty be formally accepted
without further parley.
French newspapers claim that the
American Government has advised
Berlin to adopt a more conciliatory
attitude as a means of hastening
the formal restoration of Germany
to a peace-time basis.
Members of the supreme council
declare that the Allies are deter
mined that the Germans shall carry
out the provisions contained in the
protocol, particularly with regard to
the demand for payment for the
returned to Paris to live, and is oc
cupying apartments near the Tuil
leries gardens, the former home of
the royal family.
LIST OF PAYMENTS
IS AVAILABLE NOW
A complete list of payments made
by purchasers of lots in Nenana,
compiled by the Fairbanks land of
fice, has been received by Townsite
Manager Carl Schmidt, and may be
seen by those interested at the
townsite office during office hours.
The list includes all payments
made up to the first of December.
BOLSHEVIKI EAGER TO
LONDON. Dec. 6.—The seventh
congress of the Russian soviet, in
session at Moscow, is reported to
have adopted strong resolutions urg
ing peace with the Entente.
Both Lenine and Trotsky are said
to have been in attendance through
out the session.
ENGLISH POUND TAKES
ANOTHER SLIDE DOWN
NEW YORK. Dec. 6—The Eng
lish pound sterling took another
slump today, reaching the new low
level mark of $3.86%, the lowest
quotation ever recorded.
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German vessels sunk by the Ger
mans at Seapa Flow. Plans have
been compelted to enforce the de
mand in case the Germans delay
longer in attaching their signatures
to the document which has been
prepared for them, and the Allied
military authorities are awaiting the
word to carry out those plans.
WILSON PASSES BUCK.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 6.—
Senator Hitchcock, senate spokes
man for the administration, inform
ed his colleagues in the upper house
;of Congress today that the Presi
dent has no intention of withdraw
ing the treaty from the senate in
consequence of the failure of that
body to reach an agreement during
I the final days of the special ses
jsion. The President, announced the
: senator, believes that the failure of
I the senate to ratify the treaty
| shifts the responsibility of the issue
from the administration to other
shoulders, where he is content to
leave it for the present.
PRESIDENT LOOKS WELL.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6.—
Senators Fall and Hitchcock, who
visited President Wilson at the
White House yesterday, say the
chief executive of the nation looks
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I well and appears mentally alert,
which explodes a score of rumors
regarding the illness of the Presi
jdent.
THE AJ-LIED NOTE.
PARIS, Dec. 6.—The note which
the supreme council will despatch
to the Germans points out that the
| Allies will be forced to use military
measures if German refuses to sign
the protocol providing for the carry'
ing out of the terms of the peace
treaty. The note is worded firmly
and it is believed by members ot
OPERATORS WARNED;
COAL PRICES STAND
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec, 6.
|kins does not alter the attitude o:
! the American Government toward
: Mexico, according to statements
I made this morning by officials oi
■ the state department. Secretary
t Lansing says that America did not
order the release of Jenkins on bail,
;in the manner in which he was
given his freedom by the Mexican
; judge at Pueblo. There is no truth
;to the report, the secretary de
i dares, that the American embassy
I at Mexico City was instructed to
! provide the necessary bail to get
Jenkins out of jail.
It is reported today that J. W.
Hanson, who is said to be an agent
of Carranza, supplied the $500 de
manded by the judge for Jenkins’
release.
MEXICO HAS PLANES.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6 —
Brigadier-General Mitchell, chief of
operations of the army air service,
informed the house military com
imittee yesterday that Mexico has 24
war airplanes at Chihuahua, and it
is presumed that there are addi
.tional machines at other points in
the Southern republic. The planes
at Chihuahua were obtained from
Germany, and it is reported that
former German flyers are now serv
ing in the Mexican army.
CARRANZA BUSY.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Dec. 6.—
(According to advices received in
this city this morning, Carranza sol
diers fired on the followers of Gen
eral Obregon yesterday while the
general was making a speech at
• Pachuca in the interests of his cam
paign for the Mexican presidency.
MEXICAN ARRESTED.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6.—
An official state department report
' issued this afternoon says that the
Carranza soldier who shot James
Wallace, American oil man, recently
at Tampico, has been placed under
arrest by the Mexican authorities.
RELEASE OF AGENT
DOES NOT END ROW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6
Fuel Administrator Garfield ha
served notice on the coal operator
of the country that they will not b<
permitted to advance the price o:
coal to consumers for the purposi
of financing the 14 percent wag<
increase decided upon by tiie Gov
ernment.
GOVERNOR FIRM.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 6 —
Governor Roberts has served formal
notice on coal miners and operators
throughout Tennessee that all of the
state’s resources, men and money
will be used to produce coal unless
the strike is terminated speedily. His
statement points out that the opera
tors have no right to use the coal
properties or not to use them, to
the detriment or injury of the pub
lic. The statement also points out
that the right of the miners to
!the council that it will bring the
[Germans to time. The note also
! points out that acceptance of the
protocol will make possible the im
mediate release of German prison
ers held by the Allies.
It is believed that American.
British, and French troops will par
ticipate in any forward movement
that may be decided upon. The
Foch program includes the occupa
tion of a number of German cities
beyond the present boundaries of
the zone of occupation. Heavy
French artillery is already enroute
across the Rhine for emergence- use.
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TO OCCUPY FRANKFORT.
LONDON, Dec. 6.—The London
Standard is authority for the state
ment that British and Belgian
troops will occupy Essen if the
; Germans refuse to sign the protocol.
[American soldiers will be despatched
jto Frankfort.
i strike is not an absolute right, and
[must not be employed to the extent
! of working a hardship on consum
j ers dependent upon the mines for
fuel.
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STEEL STRIKERS NOW
TALKING OF RETURN
! YOUNGSTOWN', Ohio, Deo. .fi.
The national steel strike committee
| will meet at Washington a week
| from today for the purpose of eon
; sidering the question of calling the
strike off.
The question will be voted upon
j by the , presidents of the various
'unions, and their decision will de
termine whether or not the strike
will be continued.
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! FOR COMING FIGHT
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PORTLAND, Dec. 6.—A syndicate
of Oregon sporting men has wired
| Champion Jack Dempsey, offering a
! purse of $100,000 for a fight with
i
i Georges Carpentier next June, the
contest to take place in this city.
It is understood here that Paris
sporting men are also trying to get
the fight for that city and have
pledged themselves to hang up a
big purse if the American fighter
I will meet Carpentier there.
James Brandon, employed until
recently as a member of the track
gang, south of Xenana, was an out
. going passenger on this morning's
train, headed for the Anchorage
division. If conditions there are
not favorable, he will continue on
to the States.
Superintendent of Construction
W. L. Packer went out to the end
of the line, south of Xenana, this
[morning, on official business.
WASHIXGTON. D. C, Dei-. 6 -
^ President Wilson. although still con
fined to his bed, transacted consid
erable official business today, includ
iing the signing of a number ff
! pardons, warrants, and a bill pro
viding for an increase in the pay
of District of Columbia polieemei .
| The President used an indelible
l pencil in attaching: his signature to
■ the official documents, the first time
in the history of the country that
'a President has failed to sign his
name in ink on such occasions. It
\vas impossible for President Wilson
| to use a pen because of the reclin
ing position in which he is forced
to lie.
The President is* still under the
watchful eyes of a number of medi
iC-al and nerve experts, but appears
, to be improving steadily in spite
of the stress of national affairs.
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ST. LOUIS. Dec. 6.—As the re
sult of the issur.r of a court order
restraining the internal revenue col
lector from interfering with the sale
of liquor in this city, bars are rui -
ning wide open again and ul. kinds
of jollification beverages arc on tan.
Residents are taking advantage
of the opportunity to replenish- their
private .>totks ami hundreds of cel
lars. drained by the long dry spell,
are agai^i bulging in anticipation of
the coming of another drought.
Realizing that they have little
time in which to lispose of stocks
before the country goes dry again
next month, liquor dealers are of
fering their goods at attractive
prices. Whisky of fair quality is
selling at per gallon.
UNCLE SAM TAKES
CHARGE OF SUGAR
SPOKANE, Dec. 6.—The district
court has directed the United States
marshal to seize a large quantity
of sugar which is in storage at
Yakima and Toppenish, where it is
being withheld from the markets
by the companies owning it.
The two lots of sugar aggregate
considerably more than five million
pounds, and it is understood the
Government will turn the seizure
loose at prevailing prices as a means
of relieving the shortage, which is
acute in the Northwest.
Dan McCrae was among the coast
bound passengers who left for the
end of steel on this morning’s train.