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THE NENANA DAIL Y NEWS
VOL. II.
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NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1919.
NO. 227
. KOLCHAK FACING DISASTER IN SIBERIA
„ REVELERS DRINK WOOD ALCOHOL^DEA TH RESUL T
MEDICAL WRITER DISCUSSES CHAMPIONSHIP CHANCES
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Miss Anna;
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Adams Gordon, president of the Na-1
tional Women’s Christian Temper- ■
ante union, and Miss Julia Dunne,
editor of the Union Signal, the or
ganization’s paper, are planning
trips to South Africa, Europe, and;
the Orient, as a step toward making j
the whole world dry. They expect
to spend many months abroad, and I
express confidence in their ability
to make material progress in their
campaign against old John Barley-!
com. i
When reminded today of the:
many deaths that have resulted in i
this country from attempts to cele- j
brate Christmas with wood alcohol,1
Miss Gordon declared that so-called j
good whisky had killed more men j
than wood alcohol ever would.
The two ladies are elated over;
the success of the prohibition move- ^
ment in this country, and picture
a happy world when other countries
have been shown the light of tem
perance.
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EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 27.—Evi
dence obtained by the senate com
mittee which is engaged in investi
gating the death of the two Ameri
can aviators, Lieutenants Water
house and Connolly, shows that the
unfortunate men were murdered by
unknown persons, presumably Mexi
cans.
The aviator? were forced to land
in Lower Califbrrfia and were not
again heard from. Several weeks
later, however, searchers found their
bodies, partially buried.
NENANA NIGHT SCHOOL
TAKING HOLIDAYS OFF
The citizenship night school,
which is taking recess during holi
day week, will resume regular work,
on Monday evening, January 5th
The class has been unusually regu
lar in attendance, absence from class
work having been caused chiefly by
calls for night work at hours in
conflict with the class periods. Th?
present class has 14 members, which
is less than one-half of the number
of men who had planned to attend.
The opening of work in the canyon
district has taken most of the men
away. Those w'ho are in need of
such school w'ork are urged to take
up the work at the beginning -of
the new term. Failure to do so is
to neglect a very important oppor
tunity. Tell Dr. Diven your wants
and ask him about the work.
Rev. F. B. Drane, of St. Mark's
mission, will occupy the pulpit at
St. Matthew’s church. Fairbanks, to
morrow' morning. The church has
been closed since the departure* of
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ADMIRAL KOLCHAK COLLAPSE
APPROACHING IN FAR NORTH
Rev. H. H. Lumpkin several months
a*o.
FI MS TWO
HR HOME
SEATTLE, Dec. 27.—A. A. Ken
worthy and son Glenn, aged five
years, were burned to death yester- j
day when their home at Rainier
Valley was destroyed by fire. The
position of the bodies indicated that
the little boy was alone in the house
when the fire started, and that the
father entered the burning building
in an effort to save his son, but
was overcome before he could do
Mrs. Kenworthy was in town j
shopping when the fire occurred.
MS BATTLES ARE
FOUGHT IN STATES
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 27.—This
city was the scene of three good
prizering exhibitions on Christmas,
the pugilists appearing representing
several sections of the United States
and England.
Joe Walling, Chicago lightweight,
won from Joe Benjamin of San
Francisco in a fast six-round bout.
Bill Brennan of Chicago defeated
Sailor Petrosky of California, and
Johnny Murray of New York best
ed Joey Fox of England.
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Telegraphic advices received from
Seattle yesterday announced the
marriage in that city on Christmas
day of Miss Ella Knutsen and Nor
man McDonald, both former resi
dents of Fairbanks.
The bride is a sister of Sofus
Knutsen, motion picture operator at
Thorne's theater, and left for the
States on one of the last boats,
after a residence of several years
in the upper town. McDonald is
also an oldtimer, and is well known
both in Fairbanks and Xenana.
WOOD THROWS HIS HAT
IN PRESIDENTIAL RING
LINCOLN,, Dec. 27. — Nebraska
voters have filed a petition asking
that the name of Leonard Wood be
placed on the official ballot as a
candidate for the Republican nom
ination for President.
The chairman of the Pershing for
President committee declares that
no man has a right to say that Gen
eral Pershing will not be a candi
iate for President.
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LONDON, Dec. 27.—According to
nformation which has reached this
:ity from Moscow, the situation con
fronting Admiral Kolchak has
•eached a critical stage. The Bol
sbeviki, who forced the All-Russian
irmies back from Omsk, are now
Moving forward rapidly from that
ooint, by way of the Trans-Siberian
railroad, rendering the position of
die retreating Kolchak forces ex
tremely hazardous. The Bolshevik!
tre reported to have occupied
Tomsk.
There is also the danger that the
retreat of Kolchak will be cut- off
by a new revolution, which has de
veloped at Cheremkovo, and there
is a further menace in the revolu
tionary government established at
Irkutsk, in opposition to Kolchak.
| KOLCHAK DISAPPEARS.
PARIS, Dec. 27. — Nothing has
been heard from Admiral Kolchak
for several days, and it is feared
[here that all means of communicat
jing with the outside world have beer,
[cut by the numerous enemies of the
Russian patriot, who is struggling
[against overwhelming odds in Si
jberia to stay the advance of the
| Bolsheviki toward the east. The
I present whereabouts of the admiral
(is not known here.
| Owing to the development of revo
lutionary movements east of the
Urals, it is feared that Kolchak will
! find little left of his All-Russian
•goverment when he returns to Ir
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kutsk, to which city he removed his
; headquarters from Omsk early in
(the winter.
WOOD ALCOHOL JAG
IS FATAL TO MANY
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—The care
ess drinking of wood alcohol dur
ing the Christmas festivities in this
;ity has resulted in the death of
flirty-six persons, and many more
ire critically ill. It is believed by
the authorities that the death toll
will reach fifty, many of those ill
low having small chance to re
;over.
DISTRIBUTERS ARRESTED.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. — Four
nen have been arrested at Hart
'ord on the charge of murder, the
•omplaint accusing them of distrib
lting wood alcohol, the drinking of
which proved fatal to a number of
lersons there. A score of deaths
‘rom drinking the poisonous bev
irage have been reported from va
rious cities in Massachusetts and
Connecticut. The men under arrest
it Hartford are charged with the
listribution of twelve barrels of al
•ohol. Many of the victims are
ilind today as a result of drinking
he poison.
NINE IN CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 27.—The po
ice authorities report the serious
IAPAN HAS STOPPED
PICTUREBRIDE FAD
TOKIO, Dec. 27.—According to
■eports in circulation in this city,
he Japanese government has de
ided to discontinue the issuance of
>assports permitting picture brides
o emigrate to America.
The practice has caused consider
ible anti-Japanese feeling in the
Jnited States, afld it is on that ac
ount, it is said, that the govern
nent will forbid such departures in
he future.
j illness of nine persons in this city
[who drank wood alcohol on Christ
i mas. believing it to be the real
j stuff. It is feared that a majority
of those in the hospitals will die or
[suffer the loss of their sight.
TWELVE IN DENVER.
DENVER. Dec. 27. — An even
(dozen wood alcohol victims are re
ceiving treatment in local hospitals
today.
NO RELIEF.
} CHICAGO, Dec. 27. — Dr. John
Robertson is authority for the state
iment that there is no known anti
dote for wood alcohol. Persons who
drink the poison in large quantity,
; he says, are certain to die or to *ro
i blind. A stomach pump offers the
only relief.
SOME IN CANADA.
WINNIPEG, Man., Dec. 27.—
Many deaths from drinking w-ood
alcohol have occurred in Canada
j during the past several days, the
majority of them having been re
ported from the Northwest.
The Royal Northwest Mounted po
lice have located many small stills
I in various parts of the Dominion.
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BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 27.—Will- j
iam Allanson Bryan, professor of
zoology and geology, has sailed from
this port in search of details of the |
lost continent which is supposed to i
lie buried beneath the Pacific be-j
tween South America and Hawaii, j
The professor believes the little is- j
land of Juan Fernandez, 400 miles j
off the coast of South America, is
part of the lost continent, and he
will tarry’ there for some time for
the purpose of making investiga
tions.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27.—Com
mander Dolier of the American .Le
gion sent holiday greetings on
Christmas to all American Legion
commanders, executive committee
men, alternates, and adjutants,
thanking them for their co-opera
tion and warning them against
thoughtlessness and unfair acts
which would weaken the influence
of the legion, for the betterment of
conditions for which the organiza
tion is working.
RIVER ICE CAUSING
LOSS 10 FISHERMEN
CHINOOK, Wash., Dec. 27.—
Floating ice in the Columbia river
is causing havoc along the stream
by carrying away fish traps, nets,
and other gear belonging to can
neries and fishing outfits, the losse.
already reported aggregating fullv
$50,000.
Most of the damage is reported
from the lower end of the river.
The roof of the mission hospital
in the native village near Xenana'
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was slightly damaged by fire short
ly after noon today, as the result ,
of an overheated stovepipe, caused,
it is believed, by burning creosote.
The building was saved through the
timely discovery of the blaze by
Miss Wright and the prompt re
sponse of the mission children and '
villagers.
Robert Alexander, Arthur Wright,
Joe John and numerous other boys
assisted in the work of extinguish
ing the flames, seven Pyrenes being
emptied in the process.
VETERAN NEGRO DEAD;
STUCK TO ONE MASTER
PARKERSBBURG. W. Va„ Dec
27.—William Peyton, a negro, died
here today at the ripe old age of
128 years. He had the distinction
of having served one family through
six generations, beginning as a slave '
and continuing to serve the same
household after he had been freed.
Kenana—The Gateway to McKinley
national Park.
LONDON, Dec. 27.—-In a discus
sion of the forthcoming world's
championship battle between Jack
Dempsey and Georges Carpentier,
the medical writer of the London
Evening News says that the Ameri
can’s chances against the French
man depend upon the length of his
reaction time, instead of upon his
superiority in weight, speed, and
strength.
Reaction time, he explains, is the
time between impulse to act and its
transformation into action.
The French champion, the article
claims, possesses abnormally small
reaction time, physically and men
tally, sufficient to offset shortcom
ings which otherwise might be re
garded as a serious handicap.
TOLEDO WANTS FIGHT.
i TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 27.—The
[Toledo Boxing commission is trying
'to land the Dempsy-Carpentier bat
tle, and is willing to make a very
attractive offer to the two champi
ons. The Willard-Dempsev fight
put $30,000 into the commission’s
charity fund.
The sum of $.732.25 was expend
ed by the Bachelors of Nenana in
arranging for the Christmas tree
and other festivities for the enter
tainment of *he children of the town
and the native village, according to
a financial report handed to The
News today by the members of th
Bachelors’ finance committee. The
subscriptions were several dollars
short of the amount expended, but
this was made up by the committee.
The report, which was signed by
Martin Nash, R. B. Eames, Harry
Davis, and A. B. Funk, shows the
following expenditures:
Presents $308.80
Hall rent . 25.00
Ice cream, candy, nuts, fruit 170.45
Decorations 25.00
Hauling 8.00
Total $532.25
BIRTHDAY OF WILSON
IS COMING TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.—
President Wilson will be 03 years
old tomorrow and preparations have
been made for a family reunion in
honor of the event. All three of
the President’s daughters will spend
the day at the White House.
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