WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1920.
NO. 234
MILLION NEEDED TO PROSECUTE REDS
REPUBLICANS WILL ENLIST SUPPORT OF WOMEN
LIRUOR INTERESTS PREPARE FOR FINAL LEGAL BATTLE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 6.—
There is a rumor in circulation jn
this city today to the effect that
President Wilson will ask the Demo
crats to adopt a platform for the
unreserved ratification of the peace
treaty as originally presented to the
United States senate.
Leaders Gathering.
Twelve leading Democrats of the
nation, including most of the presi
dential aspirants, have been asked
to make addresses at the Jackson
day banquet to be held in this city
on Thursday. The list includes
William Jennings Bryan. Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, Attorney Gen
era! Palmer, Governor Cox of Ohio,
former Ambassador Gerard, Champ
Clark. Governor Cornwell of West
Virginia, and Senators Hitchcock,
Pomerene, Underwood, and Owen.
After Convention.
Among the cities seeking to land
the Democratic convention are Sar
Francisco, Kansas City. Chicago
Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Indianap
olis.
SEATTLE MTOMf
SEATTLE. Jan. 6.—Maurice Me
Micken, a prominent attorney o:
this city, is a patient in a loca
hospital, where he is being treatec
for severe burns received in a hunt
mg' lodge fire near Port Angeles.
When McMicken saw smoke issu
ing from the building and realizet
that it was on fire, he rushed int<
the lodge in an effort to secure valu
ables which he had left there wher
he started out in the morning. Onc<
inside the burning building, his es
cape was cut off by the flames an<
he narrowly escaped perishing. A
it is. his condition is serious ani
he will be a long time recovering.
WETS UNDISTURBED
BY RECENT RULING
CHICAGO. Jan. C.—In a state
ment made to local newspapermei
today. Levy Mayer, counsel for xhi
“wets," says that the suprem<
court ruling on the \ olstadt ac
does not interfere in any way witl
the plans of the liquor interests
which are trying to prevent thi
country from becoming permanent:)
“dry.” The real fight on prohibi
tion, he says, has not yet started
it being the intention of the inter
ests represented by him to attacl
the prohibition amendment at ai
early date. The state of Rhodi
Island already has filed two case
attacking the validity of the amend
ment, and the best lawyers in thi
country will present the argument!
of the liquor interests.
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LABOR DEPARTMENT WANTS
MILLION TO ROUND UP REDS
RUTH Will RAY
WITH N. I TEAM
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j NEW YORK. Jan. 6.—Baseball
i fans of this citv are wondering how
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'much the New York Americans paid
ifor Babe Ruth, home-run king, who
•will join the local aggregation next
[season. The amount is not known
ito anyone not lirectly concerned in
the transaction, but it is generally
l believed to have been between
j $125,000 and $150,000.
Ruth has announced that he will
:not follow the team about the coun
j try, because of the fact that bis
J cigar business in Boston requires his
■ presence there. He will play in all
! the Boston games, however.
VESSEL IS ENROUTE
WITH COSTLY CARGO
SAX FRAXCISCO, Jan. 6—The
Fushimi Maru is due in port on
Sunday from the Orient with a $15,
! 000,000 silk cargo, the most valua
'ble shipment ever received here.
’ FRIENDS PAY TRIBUTE
TO GREAT STATESMAN
1 j NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—The first
'anniversary of the death of Theo
dore Roosevelt was fittingly ob
] served in this city with memorial
I services in churches and schools.
Many admirers of the former Presi
dent visited Oyster Bay.
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WEALTHY LUMBERMAN
PASSES IN VANCOUVER
>; VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 6.—
1 J. E. Tucker, a wealthy lumberman,
■ died here today.
•! WILL PROSECUTE.
i WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 6.—
!The department of justice is pre
‘ paring: to prosecute all persons who
;. have sold beer since the passage of
i the Volstadt act, the validity of
. which has been upheld in a decision
■ rendered by the supreme court yes
' terday. The cases against those
• who sold beer before the passage of
. the act have been dismissed.
PROCEEDINGS DISMISSED.
i WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 6 —
•! The supreme court has dismissed
! the proceedings instituted by Jacob
. Rupert, to enjoin the government
! from prohibiting the sale of beer
i! containing more than one-half of
one percent alcohol.
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WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 6.— ;
Secretary Wilsor. of the department
of labor has asked Congress for an
appropriation of one million dollars
to be set aside as a special fund ;
for the enforcement of laws against;
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alien radicals. The lawmakers are j
also urged to provide $150,000 for’
the deportation of undesirables.
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RADICAL MUST ANSWER.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—Officials of;
the department of justice expect j
soon to cause the arrest of Dr. j
Michael Misleg, treasurer of the i
Russian radical paper, Novy Mir, on
which Leon Trotsky worked before |
he went to Russia. Once arrested,;
Misleg will be detained in jail un
til he makes satisfactory answer to
certain questions which have been I
asked of him bv the executive com-!
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mittee now engaged in investigating
radicalism in this een»try. ,
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TO FIGHT DEPORTATION.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 6—Wil
helm von Brincken, former attache
>f the German consulate in thisj
■ity. who was sent to McNeils island !
ror two years, has announced that •
te will tight deportation to the ut- t
:ermost. The authorities plan to '
told him in Seattle until the ne>ct 1
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deportation party is made up.
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MALLEN ARRESTED.
CHICAGO. Jan. C.—Rafael Mai- j
len. statistician of the federal trade I
commission, has been placed under :
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arrest in this city, in connection ;
with the raids on radicals which are !
being conducted by the federal au- J
thorities. Mallen returned from j
Mexico just prior to his arrest, and
it is believed by the authorities tha: J
he oelongs to the communist party, j
He was arrested two years ago as a j
conscientious objector.
William Haywood, for whom the j
authorities have been searching for j
more than a we.ek, surrendered him-)
self today and has been released on ;
bonds furnished by William B. ,
Lloyd, a wealthy parlor socialist of .
this city.
COAL PRICES ARE RAISED
CHICAGO, -Ian. 6.—Retail eoai
dealers have announced an advance
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of 60 cents a ton in coal prices, to
become effective immediately. Their
SEATTLE. Jan. 6. — Paul F.
Behnke, boilermaker, aged 35, who
was one of the passengers on the
Green Lake streetcar which jumped
the track yesterday, died this morn
ing of injuries received when the
car crashed against a telephone pole.
Seven other passengers who were
injured are still in the hospital, but
it is believed that ail of them will
1 recover. A revised report of the
’damage done shows that fully -ixtv
of those on board the car at the
time of the accident were cut and
bruised.
ALLIES WILL DESTROY
SCAPA FLOW WARSHIPS
LONDON, Jan. 6.—According to
'an announcement made today, it is
the intention of the Allies to blow
up the German warships which were
sunk by German crews in Scapa
Flow. The vessels now constitute a
menace to navigation.
GOVERNOR HART WILL
ATTEND BIG MEETING
OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 6— Gov
ernor Hart left for Washington yes
terday to attend a conference of
Western governors, called for the
purpose of considering irrigation
i problems.
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l excuse for the action is that oper
■ atinjr costs have increased to such!
an extent that they can no longer1
; sell coa! at a profit at the old i
i prices.
10 GET FRANCHISE:
VANCOUVER. B. C-, Jan. 6.—;
President Brown of the local base
ball club has announced that nego-'
nations are now- in progress for the
purchase, by Vancouver, of the Salt
Lake franchise in the Pacific Coast
i league.
The sum of $35,000 has been of- j
fered for the franchise and it is;
believed that Salt Lake will take *
the money.
WRANGELL BOND ISSUE
APPROVED BY HOUSE
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WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 6 —
The bill authorizing: the tow-n of
: Wrangell, Alaska, to issue bonds for
the construction of a new school, a
water system, and a floating dock
was approved by the lower branch
of Congress yesterday and sent to
ithe senate for final passage.
VON BUELOW INVITED
TO GET OUT OF ROME
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ROME, Jan. 6.—Former German
| Chancellor von Buelow, who recent- j
: ly arrived in this city on a diplo- <
: matic mission, has been informed j
j by the Italian authorities that his
{presence here is undesirable, as it j
might cause trouble for the Italian ;
| government.
IW YORK JUDGE
SAYS WOMEN MAY
SMOKE NOWADAYS
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—It is not
mmorai for women to smoke cigar
ettes. in the opinion of Supreme
"ourt Justice Mulian. The best
ivomen in the world smoke, he says,
and he refuses to believe that the
.■ourts should denounce the practice.
The attitude of the justice was
made known in a decision rendered
by him today, in which he refused
to grant a divorce to a man who
entered suit on the ground that his
v»ife smoked cigarettes.
"This is not Hickville.” the court
reminded the offended husband. "I
appreciate the fact that cigarette
smoking is regarded as a sin in
certain localities, but it is not a sin.
and women who indulge in the habit
should not be criticised ar.v more
than men who smoke.”
BOLSHEVIK FORCES
LONDON, Jan. 6.—Wireless ad
vices received in this city today an
nounce the evacuation of the city of
Dvinsk by the Bolsheviki, under
heavy pressure from the Polish and
Lettish forces which are operating
in that district.
The Poles and Letts are conduct
ing a defensive campaign and have
massed a powerful force along the
frontier in an effort to check the
advance of the Russian armies.
WOMEN WILL SHARE
IN CAMPAIGN WORK
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.—The Republi
can women of the country are to
be given an opportunity to take an
active part in the forthcoming presi
dential campaign, according to the
plans of the campaign managers
who are now in conference in this
city with the members of the Re
publican national committee. Among
those in attendance at the confer
ence are Republicans from fourteen
Middle Western and Western states.
In a statement made before the
conference today. Chairman Will
Hays said that it is the intention
of the Republicans to offer the wom
en of the country everything that
is offered to the men. The women
want fair representation, he said,
and they will get it.
Major-General Leonard Wood and
PLAN 10 REDUCE
NEW YORK. Ian. 6.—Representa
tives of the National Associations of
Clothiers, Shoe Dealers, and Dry
goods Merchants will attend a con
ference in this city this month,
called by the department of justice
with a view to reducing the co^t of
Swearing apparel. The conference
I will start on January 19.
The plan of the department is to
launch a nation-wide campaign for
: the reduction of costs, through in
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creased production and the manu
facture of more medium and low
I priced merchandise. It will also be
i suggested that manufacturers be
encouraged to standardize their
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products so as to eliminate, to some
extent, losses sustained through fre
quent change of styles.
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RIDERS ARE HURT
SEATTLE. Jan. ti.—Miss Kathe
rine Kittinger, Miss Lima Collin*
and Andrew C. Der.ny, all promi
nent in Seattle society circles, were
seriously injured last night a* a
result of being thrown from Den
ny's auto, in which they were riding
at the time of the accident. The
car collided with a heavy truck.
All three of the victim* were
taken to the receiving hospital, a id
the condition of Miss Kittinger was
such that an operation was nece
sary.
OLDTIMER OF NOME IS
DEAD IN COAST CITY
SEATTLE, Jan. 6.—-William Paul
son. a pioneer of the Nome district,
died here today. The funeral will
not be held until the arrival of
Paulson’s brother from California.
' Governor Lowden addressed ihe Re
publican banquet held last night.
Wood assailed anarchism and e.\
pressed the belief that fully ninety
percent of the American working
men are on the square. Lowden
made an appeal for greater interest
in politics. He urged everyone to
take a hand in the forthcoming cam
paign.
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