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DAILY NEW5
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VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1919.
WHOLE NUMBER 293
ALLIES EXPECT REVOLUTION IN SIBERIA
ITALIAN ULTIMATUM IS CAUSE OF UNEASINESS
' MISSOURI LAWMAKERS READY TO LET VOTERS DECIDE
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< SAYS INTERIOR
Harry Beach, returned to Nenana
last night from an extended trip to
the coast and the copper country
in the Kennecott district, during
which time he braved the dangers
of the flu and was quarantined on
seven different occasions. He did
not get the flu or anything like it,
but says he enjoyed the trip and the
experiences after a fashion, but sa;d
he was mighty glad to get back to
Nenana once more, and from wh it
he now knows, the coast country,
the copper country and all other
countries put together c-ann 1 com
^ pare with the Interior. Harry says
he will stay here from ,uw on.
He left Nenana October lOt'n with
two Russian boys, for An eh crag \ t,y
way of the Broad Pass trail. They
made the journey alright to the end
of steel. On arrival at Anchorage
* both of his trailmates took the flu.
From Anchorage he went to Sew
ard. which was free of flu, and
from ‘hence to Cordova, where all
comers were quarantined, and he
was obliged to go into quarantine
for 1G days. The Carlisle Packing
company’s buildings were being used
as a quarantine cailfp at Cordova
at the time he was there.
From Cordova he went to Chitina,
where he was quarantined five days,
and thence to the Kennecott, where
another five day quarantine term
was imposed. He worked for the
copper mine (Guggs) for about a
month and a half, being laid off
f with about 200 men.
At the time he took service at
the copper mines, he says that there
were about 600 men employed there.
At that time the company was paying
14.50 a day, then he says, they heard
considerable talk of the drop in
copper prices, and this was followed
by the lay-off of about 200 men
and the cutting of the wages to $3
per day ,
Arriving: at Chitma from Kenne
cott, he was again placed in quaran
tine and while there he learned that
a quarantine station had been es
tablished at the Rapids, on the trail.
He ascertained by wire of quaran
tine conditions at the Rapids, and as
he had already had about all the
quarantine he wanted, decided to go
to McCarthy's and wait there until
the trail quarantine had been re
moved.
He came in over the Chitina trail
after the quarantine had been lifted
and says he had ideal weather for
traveling, and conseuently made good
time.
He says the coast is no place for
anyone who has lived any time in
the Interior; everything there, he
says, is more expensive than in Ne
nana. He met a great many In
terior people during his wanderngs,
and everyone of them that is free to
do so, he says, will be heading for
the Interior soon. The influx, he
says, has commenced, and there are
a great many men on the trail lead
ing to the Interior.
The fishing busr.ess was the big
thing on the coast, he says, and
that several herring salteries have
been established, and large catches
of this species of fish are now being
cured and shipped. The industry is
under the control of the big busi
ness, however, and he says there is
no chance for anyone to get in on
his own hook. The coast towns de
pend largely on the floating popu
lation, he says, and living condi
tons on the coast as well as at the
copper mines are not nearly as good
as in Nenana.
Harry Cribb, formerly of Fair
banks and Iditarod, is now at An
chorage and is about to embark in
the barrel manufacturing business.
There s a very large demand for
barrels to pack salted herring in, he
says, and Harry is ure to make a
good thing of it.
MELBOURNE, Mar. 22.—The gov
ernment of the Commonwealth of
Australia are showing great interest
in aviation, and for the purpose of
encouraging it as much as possible,
announce today that they will give
a prize of $50,000 for the first suc
cessful flight from Australia to
England.
The terms of the flight stipulate
that to win the prize offered, the
flight must be made by an Australian
8E HELD IN MAY
ARIS Mar. 22.—President Wilson
stated today that he will go home
earlier than he had figured on if
the peace treaty, which is now be
ing drafted, has advanced sufficiently
to permit of his making such a move.
A special session of Congress will
probably be called along about the
middle of May, after the President’s
return to the United States.
The President is keeping close
touch on the home sentiment regard
ing the League of Nations, through
his private secretary, Tumulty, and
Carter Glass, the new secretary cf
the treasury.
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' SAN FRANCISCO Mar. 22.—Four
Russian Bolsheviki who were ar
arrested here recently confessed that
they were members of the Bolshe
viki.
They are now being held at police
headquarters on a vagrancy charge,
pending deportation to the land from
which they came.
MEXICO MAY GIVE
LAND TO THE POOR
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex—Divi
sion of landed estates, one of the
basic principles of the Madero revo
lution, has been undertaken by Gov
ernor Andres Ortiz. He is now
studying the land laws and tax laws
with a view to the confiscation of
lands upon which no taxes are paid
and their division among the poor
people.
WILSON CONSIDERING
ITALIAN ULTIMATUM
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HALIFAX, Mar. 22.—General
Gumelielmotti, the Italian military
attache to the Italian embassy at
Washington, D. C., speaking about
the controversy relative to the re
tention by Italy of the seaport of
Fiume and part of the Dalmation
coast today, said that the Allies
must choose between Italy and the
new Jugo-Slav republic.
The Italian government, he said,
had a right to expect that France,
the United States and England
would back it up in its claim for
the Dalmation coast.
PARIS, Mar. 22—What practically
amounted to an ultimatum regarding
the controversy between Italy and
the Jugo-Slavs, relative to the final
disposition of Fiume and the Dal
mation coast, which was handed . tc
the Inter-Allied Peace Conference
in conclave assembled yesterday, i«
causing very grave concern among
the peace delegates.
The entire Italian delegation has
taken a firm stand on the question
and show no inclination to tempor
ize. They have given the conference
no alternative but to either accept
i or reject the proposition which they |
i very plainly stated, that unless the
town of Fiume be assigned to Italy
; at the same time that the final peace
is concluded, Italy will withdraw
from the peace conference.
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Wilton to Act.
It is believed that President Wil
son will take charge of the entire
question and the consideration of a
solution to the difficultie- This ac
tion has, to a very great extent allayed
the fears of the peace delegates, who
now believe that a favorable solu
tion will be worked out.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Fifty
Democratic members of the Missouri
state legislature offered to resign
their positions in the state congress
provided Senator Reed would do
so also.
The legislators then propose to
run for re-election and invite Senator
Reed to do the same.
This plan is suggested for the pur
pose of forcing the popular vote
in Missouri on the League of
Nations.
Senator Reed has made himself
famous by his violent attacks on the
League of Nations plan.
VLADIVOSTOCK, Mar. 22—The
Allied powers, who are taking steps
to protect life and property in
i Siberia are now confronted with a
serious revolution in that country,
which is believed to be imminent.
Great unrest is said to exist among
all classes of the people of Siberia,
more especialy among the peasants. I
and an uprising may be looked for
most any time now.
CACTUS CANDY BACK
EL PASO, Tex.—Cactus candy,
driven from the market by the sugar
rationing plan, has reappeared in its
varigated boxes of red, white and
green. This candy is made from
the pithy bases of the desert cactus,
which is boiled in syrup until .‘t
is saturated and then permitted. to
crystalize. It is much in demand
by tourists.
There was a rumor in circulation
for some time that the oil had been
'struck in the Chickalon coal fileds.
The rumor has been denied by of
' ficials in charge of the work there
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OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
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LOS ANGELES, Mar. 22,—Mayor
Woodman, of Los Angeles, who is
charged with accepting and soliciting
bribes, came up before the court
today and entered the plea of not
guilty to the charges preferred
against him.
Mayor Woodman is a candidate
for re-election and is very anxious
to have the trial concluded before
the primaries.
The indictment charges that Mayor
Woodman agreed to accept a twenty
five thousand dollar bribe, in in
stalments, for permitting negroes to
operatee blind pigs and other re
sorts. It is further charged that he
had actually accepted a two thousand
dollar instalment.
FRIDAY BRIDGE CLUB MET
AT HILL HOME LAST NIGHT
The Friday Bridge club held their
usual weekly meeting at the home
of Mrs. L. W. Hill last night.
The full number of members were j
present, and four tables were kept
going until nearly two o’clock. Mrs.
Walter Gould had the honer of hoi I
ing high score.
Light refreshments were served
by the hostess during the course of
the games, and a most enjoyable
time was spent by the membership.
The next meeting of the Friday
club will be held at the home of
Mrs. A. G. Johnson.
JAPS WILL ORGANIZE
MISSION FOR TRADE
TOKIO.—To prepare for the ex
pected economic competition after
peace is signed Japan has also de
cided to organize a special commis
-ion for the revision of her customs
tarff. The commission will be
placed under the direct supervision
of the foreign minister.
A special treaty revision
sion will be organzed with not more
than 30 members representing diff
erent department* * ’ by th
proposed changes in tariff.
MINERS MADE MONEY
AS RESULT OF WAR
GREENSBURG, Pa—The high
est scale of wages ever paid in
Westmoreland county was in force
in 1918, the miner’s average daily |
pay being about $6, an inrease of
nearly $2 over 1917. The average!
yearly earnings of miners for 1918
was $1,800, in some instances thi
sum reaching $3,000. While $150
was the monthly average, many
miners drew as high as $400.
BY THE NEUTRALS
PARIS, Mar. 22.—The conference
of neutral nations, assembled here,
are now discussing the constitution
of the League of Nations.
Today they entered into a discus
sion of the merits of the articles
which provide for the adoption of
coercive measures against the state
breaking relations with the league
without submitting its grievences to
the league for settlement.
The conference recognized fully
the principle that the armaments of
the nations should be reduced to a
minimum.
GOES TO CONVENT
TO AM TRIAL
SEATTLE Mar. 22.—Ruth Garri
son, who is held on a charge of
killing Mrs. Grace Storrs, was re
moved today to a house within the
limits of the Good Shepherd Catholic
Institution, by the sheriff, who said ,
that he thought she should not be
left in the county jail with the old
hags who were incarcerated there.
Prosecuting Attorney Browne ob
jected to her removal from the jail,
stating that she should receive the
same treatment as other women
oners.
Storrs, who is now facing a charge
of abducting Ruth Garrison, broke
down completely and wept when he
was arraigned yesterday.
He has been given a week’s time
to enter his plea.
NOTORIOUS MEXICAN
FALLS WITH REBELS
MEXICO CITY.—Luis Terrazas,
3d, rebel “general” and adventurous
grandson of the former muti-mii-.
lionaire Chihuahua ranchman of the
same name, has been killed in the
state of Tlacala, while serving with
the bandits of Marcelo Caraveo, ac
cording to reports received here1
from Pueblo.
Terrazas, who was about 25 years
old, is credited with being the leader
in numerous sanguinary chapters of
the history of modern Mexcan re
volts. Daring to follhardness, he
had, on numerous occasions been
in imminent peril of death.
His fatal escapade was venturing '
alone into the village of Cholula,
where he was' set upon by nearly,
a score of inhabitants. He killed ,
three before succumbing to a m
chete blow.
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SACRAMENTO, Cal. Mar. 22
In an attempt to perform the diffi
cult task of flying over the Sierra
Nevada mountains three army avi
ators left this city today in their
planes.
The army men are using the latest
type of American army planes and
before they left expressed themselves
as being confident of surmounting
the difficulties encountered in the
flight. They expect to land at
Reno, Nevada.
PARIS Mar. 22.—A rumor which
recently gained currency and was
given some publicity in some of
Paris papers to the effect that Pre
mier Clemenccau had resigned, ow
ing to a difference of opinion be
tween himself and President Poin
care relatve to the Rhine and Aus
tria. On being referred to the pre
mier for confirmation, the rumor
was branded by him as absolutely
false.
PARIS, Mar. 22.—According t»
reports received in this city today,
the offensive inaugurated by the
Esthonian and Lettish troops against
the Bolsheviki has reached such pro
portions, and their arms have met
with such an amount of success as
to seriously menace the city of Pet
rograd, one the Bolsheviki strong
holds.
The Bolsheviki, thoroughly alarm
ed at the turn events, have taken
recently, are taking steps to curb
the Esthonians and Letts if possible.
Minister Trotsky is reported to
have ordered a general mobilization
of all men up to 48 years of age,
effective immediately.
DANCING ACADEMY
SESSION ON TONIGHT
Immediately after the picture show’
tonight ona of the jolly sessions of
the dancing academy will be held,
at which, it s expected, there will
be a large attendance.
The management of the academy
had not been able hitherto to get
the use of the hall on Saturday
nights; this privilege being accorded
her this time owing to the fact that
last Thursday’s dance had to be post
noned, owing to a slightly damp
floor, due to the sudden thaw.
The floor is now In the best
possible condition and a swell time
is promised all those who will attend
Harry Karstens auto arrived in
Nenana this afternoon. He had two
way passengers from Fairbanks; one
for the Ohio and the other for the
Joyce Lake roadhouse.
The Burgee auto got away this
morning with Mrs. Metcalf as pass
enger for the upper town.