WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA. ALASKA. TUESDAY, MARCH 1. !921
NUMBER 202
• YANKEES RESCUE PANAMAS PRESIDENT
HOUSE SEATS W1CKERSHAM BY SLIM MAJORITY
ANTI-BOLSHEVIKS CAPTURE PORTIONS OF PETROGRAD
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WICKERSHAM WINS CONTEST;
HAS LITTLE TIME TO SERVE
SEATTLE, March 1—After many
months of waiting, the Alaska dele
gate contest was decided by the
lower house of Congress today, when
Delegate George B. Grigsby was
ousted from his seat, upon recom
mendation of the house elections
, committee, by a vote of 182 to 162.
Immediately following the ousting of
Grigsby, the house considered a
to seat Wickersham, the
motan prevailing by a vote of 177
to 162.
As a result of the action of the
house, Delegate Wickersham, who
lost no time in taking his seat, will
receive pay at the rate of about
f $7,000 a day for the brief time he
will be permitted to serve. He gets
salary for the full term, mileage to
and from Alaska and a considerable
amount to defray the cost of his
contest. His term will end on Fri
day noon, when he will be succeed
ed by Dan Sutherland.
A motion was made to refer the
cratic resolution to the effect that
Wickersham be declared not elected,
was also defeated.
FIGHTING FOR HAYWOOD
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1—
Haywood and 78 other Industrial
Workers, under conviction on the
charge of conspiracy to obstruct the
draft, enter the final stages here
yesterday with the filing of a peti
tion asking the supreme court to
review the trials. The petition is
based on the allegation that the
search warrant used in obtaining
most of the evidence against the de
fendants was not legal, and there
fore the evidence was not legally
available to the Government.
FALL MAY STAY IN SENATE
SANTA FE, March 1—It is said
by close friends of Senator Albert B.
Fall that he may not accept the
proffered appointment as secretary
of the interior under President
Harding. They believe it is the in
tention of the senator to serve out
his term as a member of Congress,
which will be until 1925.
LEAGUE INVITES AMERICA
PARIS, March 1—The council of
the League of Nations, replying to
the note of protest from the United
States on the mandate question, has
extended a formal invitation to the
American state department to send
a representative to attend the next
meeting of the council, which will
be held in April.
Sitka natives recently raised the
sum of $500 to send Louis F. Paul
of Wrangell, to Washington, D. C.,
as their official representative.
CEMENT DEALERS HELD
NEW YORK, March 1—A furthei
inquiry into the operations of the
building trust resulted today in the
indictment of 110 cement dealers o1
this city.
Tino Gillinatti and associates arc
to begin work immediately on a con
tract which has been awarded them
south of Healy.
Yanaaa, the Gateway to MeKtalay
national Park.
PRESIDENT URGES DIPLOMACY;
ANGRY MOB STORMS PALACE
IRISHMEN ARE EXECUTED
FOR FIGHTING JOHN BULL
CORK, March 1—In spite of an
appeal for clemency, backed by the
Cork corporation, six Irishmen who
were charged with levying war
against the crown forces, were ex
ecuted here yesterday,
i Five of the unfortunates were
i convicted of attacking the crown
forces in County Cork, in Tanuary,
and the sixth was sentenced to die
for possessing a revolver and am
munition. In confirming his sentence,
the king's bench decided that a state
! of war existed in Ireland, and the
! authority of the military act was
given full recognition, above inter
ference from the civil courts.
—WWH NAWY. WIII STAIIUm
LONDON, March 1—Announce
ment has been made by Premier
Lloyd George, in a statement made
before the house of commons yes
terday, that the British government
does not intend to alter its present
policy of maintaining order in Ire
land. The chief secretary, he said,
will be permitted to carry his ad
ministration to a conclusion.
POWER RIGHT IS GRANTED
WASHINGTON, D C.. March 1—
The water power commission has
granted the Niagara Falls Power Co.
a four-year license to use 19,000
■ cubic feet per second of water that
may be diverted from Niagara river
r above the falls, under the Canadian
■ treaty.
POSTOFFICE BILL SIGNED
* WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1 —
President Wilson has attached his
| signature to the general postoffice
i appropriation bill, carrying a total
of 574 millions. He has also signed
|the rivers and harbors bill, carry
ing 15 millions, and the deficiency
| bill, carrying 276 millions.
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JOE BURNS ARRANGING FOR
MUSIC FOR HEALY THEATER
Manager Joe Bums, of the new
; movie theater at Healy, came to
town yesterday for the purpose of
; arranging his schedules and securing
; music for the Healy shows.
I A player piano has been secured,
; Mr. Bums reports, and Prof. Ernst
; Berggren will operate it, to the ac
i companhnent of his violin, which
i means that the music will be a
j very attractive part of the Healy
: programs.
Mr. Burns announces that a dance
'will follow the Healy show on next
' Saturday night, and that Prof. Berg
gren will be there to furnish the
| music for it. The program for the
■! Saturday and Sunday shows will be
announced in Thursday’s issue ol
The News.
BANDITS ROB BANK
i BOONE, COLO., March 1—Ante
bandits broke into a bank here to
day, blew the safe and escaped wit!
$7,500 in cash and securities.
PANAMA, March 1—The life of
President Porras, of the Panama re
public was saved last night by a
detachment of American troops, who
arrived at the palace just in the nick
of time to prevent an angry mob j
from rushing upon their executive.
A large crowd gathered at the
gates of the palace, shouting threats
against the president. The disturb
ance finally became so threatening
that the presidential guard fired
into the crowd, killing one and
wounding four others. This act of
indiscretion still further aroused the
mob, which finally broke through the
gaurd and into the executive man
sion and was about to attack the
president when the Americans ar
rived on the scene and restored
order.
President Porras incurred the dis
pleasure of the populace by de
claring, in an interview, that he
favored a diplomatic settlement of
the ■ trouble between Panama and
Costa Rica. The people want to
settle the dispute on the battlefield.
Cotta Ricans Gathering
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 1
—A Costa Rican force, numbering
2,500, has been dispatched to the
Panama frontier, according to ad
vices received in this city today.
A mod at San Jose is reported to
have torn the coat of arms from
the Panaman legation, and tramp
led it under foot.
The feeling against Panama is
running high throughout the re
public.
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NINE ENTERED IN CLASSIC
I THE PAS. March 1—The 200-mile
Hudson Bay derby started at eleven
o’clock this morning:, with nine driv
ers entered. The course is to Flin
Flon and return, and the mushers
' expect to cover the distance with
I only short stops for feeding.
! Nine drivers are entered, as fol
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lows: Walter Goyne, nine dogs;
! Morgan, nine; Bancroft, seven; Mc
; Kay, eight; Prateau, seven; Stewart,
| thirteen; Lavalle, seven; McDonald,
;nine; Goulet, seven.
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CHAMP CLARK VERY LOW
1 WASHINGTON, D. 0 , March 1—
Hope for the recovery of Champ
Clark has almost been abandoned.
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; He has pleurisy, with a complica
; tion of other troubles. He was in a
; state of coma all day and appears to
be losing ground.
MESSENGER HELD UP
I JEFFERSON CITY, March 1—
Four bandits waylaid a postoffice
j messenger here today and made an
j escape with three pouches of regis
j tered mail, of undetermined value.
, The messenger was handcuffed to
a tree.
i BOUNDARIES OF CLAIM MUST
BE MARKED VERY PLAINLY
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 1—
To insure validity of a location, a
mining claim must be “distinctly
marked on the ground so its bound
aries may be readily traced,” accord
ing to a decision rendered by the
supreme court today, in deciding in
fayor of the Silver King Coalition
Mine company, which has been try
ing for twelve years to get title
to its holdings, in legal proceed
ings against the Conkling Mining
company.
MAY SAFEGUARD INVESTMENT
SPOKANE, March 1—Minister oi
Mines Sloan, of British Columbia
addressed the Northwest Mining
Men’s association here today on the
subject of “safeguarding investment]
through the bureaus of mines anc
geology.”
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} REMEMBERED pY SENATORS
; WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 1—
! Senators Lodge and Underwood act
| ed as spokesmen yesterday when the
; members of the -enate presented
| Vice President Marshall with a silver
; loving cup, a gold eyeglass case : nd
! cigar holder, with i quantity of
jperfettos., as going-av/ay gifts. The
| highly-p eased recipient of the gifts
I informed the lawm < tiers that he in
i tended sailing for Europe about May
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FUR PRICES SHOW DECLINE
ST. LOUIS, March 1—Yesterday’s
offerings at the'auction of the In
ternational Fur Exchange included
one lot of 1858 cross fox skins,
j which went for $33,719, a decline
of 30 per cent under last May’s
. prices. White fox showed a decline
; of 25 per cent
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Shipments of gold dust and bullion
from Nome for the past year totaled
$1,235,934.30, according to the lat
est report of Deputy Collector Reed.
Merchandise valued at nearly $300,
000 was shipped from Nome to Si
berian ports during the same period.
Imports from Siberia consisted al
most entirely of furs and ivory,
valued at $420,666.
Charles Goldstein, the furrier, has
entered suit against the American
Express company for the value of
furs which he alleges were lost by
the company.
It is claimed that more than twice
aa many criminal actions origonate
in 'the First division than in all the
other judicial divisions of Alaska.
Cordova contributed $800 to the
relief of European children.
Assistant U. S. Attorney J. L.
Backstrom, of Juneau, has handed
in his resignation and will enter the
land office at Santa Fe, New Mexico,
as special agent. He was with the
[land office in Alaska before becom
ing assistant to District Attorney
Smyser.
awuu, nm Balls sad Stress Meet
COLLINS INSISTS GOVERNOR
| MUST BE A NORTHERNER
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j JUNEAU, March 1—Senator-elect
E. B. Collins, upon arrival here to
attend the bi-ennial feathering; of
! the territorial legislature, declared
t that the man appointed to succeed
j Governor Thos. Riggs must be an
! Alaskan who comprehends the prob
I
lems of this immense territory. He
says he contemplates the introduc
! tion of remedial legislation to pro
vide for the reimbursement of Alas
kan dairymen who have lost property
; through the slaughter of tubercular
! cattle. He also says the primary
| election law must be changed so as
1 to give the people a voice in the
choice of officials whose selection
is now “in the hands of a few self
centered politicians”. He takes a
stand against the admission of na
tives to white schools.
Senator Chamberlain, of Seward,
says that bills for more roads and
trails, for the protection of Alaska
fisheries and for an improved pen
sion law for aged Alaskans, will
be among the measures introduced
j by him during the session.
CARUSO HAVING HARD TIME
j NEW YORK, March 1—Enrico
i Caruso, world-famed tenor, who has
been critically ill in this city for
a number of days, underwent a third
operation today, for the removal of
pus from the pleural cavity. He is
resting comfortably this afternoon
but is still in a critical condition.
PRESIDENT DEFENDS BARUCH
i WASHINGTON, D. C„ March i—
! President Wilson has come out with
1 a statement in defense of Bernard
! Baruch and John D. Ryan, who
| have been accused of profiteering in
copper while serving the Government
. during the war. The President flatly
I denies that either Ryan or Baruch
had anything to do with price fix
ing negotiations. Robert Lovett, the
Government’s priorities commission
er, he said had directed that work.
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REPUBLICANS TO MEET
j ..There will be meeting of the local
Republican club in the Union build
ing tonight, commencing at eight.
The election of a secretary will be
the principal business to come before
the meeting.
At a well attended meeting of
the local Moose lodge last night,
there was a general discussion of the
final plans for the Hard Times ball
to be given by the organization on
March 17. It is the intention of the
j members to make the dance the big
social event of the winter.
Julius Rabmstorf, pioneer merch
ant of Rampart, returned from the
States yesterday, after an absence
of about four months, most of which
time was spent in the East. He will
leave for Rampart probably about
the end of the week.
Itsiu, Alaska’s Interior rasl Sopot
ANTI-BOLSHEVIK FEELING
IS SPREADING IN RUSSIA
PARIS, March I—The French
foreign office is authority for the
statement that anti-Bolshevik force;
have gained partial control in tin
city of Petrograd, and that the feel
ing against Lenine and Trorskv is
spreading throughout Russia. French
officials base their information on
dispatches received by the French
mission at Helsingfors. The extent
of the anti-Bolshevik successes, how
ever, can not be ascertained, but it
is known that there have been many
defections among the Bolshevik
fighting forces, chiefly because of a
shortage of food. The recent uprising
at Moscow is reported to have been
checked for the moment.
Moscow reports indicate that Leon
Trotsky is in hiding. He recently
intended visiting Siberia for the
purpose of organizing the Bolshevik
campaign in that region, but aban
doned the trip when his train wa*
attacked by Cossacks.
COAL BARONS ANNOUNCE
CUT IN WAG’S MARCH 15
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SEATTLE, March 1—Coal oper
ators of the state of Washington
have announced a general wage re
duction, to become effective on th-'
15th. of March. The cut will be li t
per cent, which will bring the wages
down to pre-war levels. The oper
ators announce that coal prices also
wall be reduced, ranging from fifty
; cents to $2.50 per ton.
Meetings are being held by the
miners this afternoon to consider
the new agreement which the op
erators have submitted to them.
STOLEN CASH IS FOUKD
ST. PAUL, March l-—Three w <
men have been placed under arrt
in this city on the charge of rob
oery, in connection with the recent
holdup o' a Northern Pacific mail
train. They are held as accomplices
cf Delbert Smith, who is alleged to
have done the worn, an 1 wno is
still at liberty.
Part of the loot, consisting of
$40,i'10, was found in the honu >f
one of tr.e suspected women
YANKEE DESTROYER IS LOST;
RODMAN IS MAKINK INQUIRY
FORT SMITH, Ark , March t -
Admiral Hodman has called a nav;;l
court of inquiry for the purpose of
investigating the sinking of the de
stroyer Woolsey, by the steamer
Steel Inventer, with the possible
loss of 18 lives. The court will sit
at Balboa.
RAINEY IS NOMINATED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March l—
President has nominated Represen t
atice Rainey, Democrat, of Illinois,
to be a member of the federal re
serve board.
ENGINEER IS CLEARED
| CHICAGO, March I—Officials of
| the New York Central have exoner
ated William Long, engineer of the
| Michigan Central train which col
tided with an Illinois Central train
recently near Porter, from all re
sponsibility for Hie accident.
The telephone rate for talking
between Nenana and points along
the line, to Mile 454, north, and to
Hurricane Gulch, south, has been
fixed at one cent per mile.