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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEK ANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, ! 921
NUMBER 61
THREAT OF TROOPS DISPERSES MIMERS
LLOYD GEORGE WARNS IRISH DELAY DANGEROUS
TREATY DEFINES AMERICAN POSITION ON LEAGUE ISSUE
TREATY AVERS UNCLE SAM
NOT BOUND BY COVENANT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 27—
The treaty of peace between the
United States and Germany, which
was formally signed at Berlin this
week, reaffirms the declarations con
tained in the peace resolution re
1 cer.tly adopted by Congress and em
braces a blanket provision to the
effect that any benefits which might
accrue to the United States under
the Versailles pact, are regarded as
of full force. Germany's renuncia
tion of overseas possessions jointly
to the five big powers is reaffirmed,
as are also the military clauses of
the Versailles treaty; the sections
relating to prisoners, reparations to
France, economic settlements, com
merce and the abrogation of all oth
er existing treaties between the
two countries.
In disassociating the United States
from the League of Nations, the
document not only provides that
the United States be not bound by
the covenant but that no action of
the league shall be considered bind
ing upon the United States.
Business To Be Resumed
BERLIN. Aug. 27—American and
German business firms will resume
peace-time relations without waiting
for the actual ratification of the
treaty, according to statements ut
tered in well informed industrial
circles today. Satisfaction over the
simplicity -and straightforwardness
of the treaty is expressed generally.
r MYSTERIOUS LEAK CAUSED
LOSS OF CANADIAN VESSEL
PORTLAND. Aug. 27—A leak of
unknown origin caused the sinking
of the Canadian freighter Importer,
according to advices received from
the rescue ship Cordova, which is
now enroute to Astoria from the
scene of the wreck with most of
the members of the crew. The advic
es also state that eleven members
of the crew left the ship on August
19 in a small boat, to seek help,
their mission having been made
necessary by the failure of the wire
less apparatus to work. Messages
could be received but not sent. The
eleven men failed to return and
nothing has been heard of them
since.
The Cordova reports that Captain
Bissette was among those picked up.
He reported that the Importer had
been in "distress since last Friday,
all efforts to check the inflow of
water having failed. The vessel car
ried 3,500,000 feet of lumber, much
of which was on the deck.
TAX BILL TO COME FIRST
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 27—
The senate finance committee has
decided to put the tax bill ahead
of the tariff, and the consideration
of the revenue measure will begin
next Thursday by the committee.
By that time, it is expected, the
hearings on the tariff schedules will
have been taken up and completed.
ARMY CAMP THEFT EXPOSED
TACOMA, Aug. 27—Seven men
and one woman have been placed
under arrest here in connection with
wholesale thefts of army goods
from Camp Lewis. Goods already
recovered are valued at more than
$10,000. ,
MINGO MARCHERS DISBANDED;
DANGER OF CLASH REMOVED
AMERICAN FEDERATION WILL
TAKE HAND IN EDUCATION
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 27—The
American Federation of Labor in
; tends to take a leading part in the
1 development of the nation’s school
i system, according to announcement
made here today by members of the
organization's executive council, in
session during the past several days.
! In interesting itself in the educa
tional system, the federation intends
to see that labor's point of view is
elaborately expounded in the school
text books.
Capital Is Wsrnad
In an address made before the
! members of the council yesterday,
! President Samuel Gompers declared,
with regard to the employers of
the country, they will have to deal
with the American Federation of
Labor, or "deal with others with
i whom dealing will not be so fair;
i nor upon so high a plane”.
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STRIKERS VOTE IN BAY CITIES
i SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 27—The
members of seven building trades
i unions, who have been on strike
I in the Bay district during the past
| several months, have voted on the
' proposition of ending their differ
ences and returning to work on
"the best terms the union can ob
tain”. The result of the vote has
not been made public, but it is stat
ed unofficially that at least two of
the unions favored ending the strike
' on the best terms offered
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SOVIET GOVERNMENT PLANS
EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS
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COPENHAGEN, Aug. 27—A dis
patch received in this city from
Helsingfors says the Russian Soviet
artists have approached tthe Finnish j
[ government with a view to arrang
I ing an exhibition in European cap-!
: itals of some 3,000 modern Russian i
paintings.
DEBS MAY GET HIS FREEDOM
WHEN TREATY IS RATIFIED
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 27—
The disposition of the Debs case,
it is understood, will be discussed
at a conference to be held this after
noon between President Harding and
Attorney Genera! Daugherty It is
said that Daugherty has manifested
a jrac r.ess to submit his recommen
dation Vsed on the legal status of
the ’a:e, but the President his indi
cated that he does not car<~ to take
any tenon until after the ratitica
tion of the peace treaty between
tee ILvted States and Germany
STRONG ARM FOR INDIA
LONDON, Aug. 27—Owing to the
■ serious character of the riots in the
i Malabar district, in British India,
with the possibility of a general
! spread of the disorders, the dis
trict has been proclaimed a military
area, according to a story appearing
in the Daily Mail today.
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MADISON, W. Va., Aug. 27—The'
advance guard of marching miners,
who were enroute to the Mingo coal
fields, were turned back yesterday
by Charles F. Keeney, president of
District 17, United Mine Workers
of America. After the marchers had
passed here, shortly after noon.
Keeney was informed by General
Bandholts that it would be necessary
to send federal troops into the dis
trict if the marchers proceeded to
Mingo. The general said he was re
luctant to make use of the soldiers
and urged Keeney to use his in
fluence to turn the the men back.
Keeney immediately proceeded to
Madison and explained the situation
to the men, whereupon they turned
back, and arrangements were made
for the use of special trains to take
them to their homes. General Band
holts followed the* to Charleston
to make certain that they disband
ed.
Clash Is Reported
PITTSBURG, Aug. 27—A large
body or armed men, seeking to enter'
Logan county were turned back this
morning by deputy sheriffs, on the
Boone-Logan county line. The re
ports from that locality state that
there was an exchange of shots be
tween the officers and the marchers,
but no one was hurt. There is a'
rumor in circulation here to the
effect that an engagement was
fought at Blair, close to the Boone
county line, but details are not ob
tainable.
No Troop* At Present
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 27
Acting Secretary of War Wainright,
following the receipt of a report
from General Bandholts, war depart
ment representative in West Virgin
ia, announced that the department
MASKED MEN HOLD UP BANK;
TAKE FORTUNE AND ESCAPE
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27—Four
or five masked and armed men held i
up the Huntington Park iranch cf
!
the Los Angeles Trust Sav; igs Bank ,
yesterday and made their escape'
with cash estimated «t be ? een !
$20,000 and $45,0(0.
Upon entering the bank, the Dan-1
dits lined the cashiers up against!
the wall, and two other employes,
who sought to interfere with the
proceedings, were knocked uncon
scious.
The robbers made their escape
in an auto.
BOATS MUST BE TURNED BACK
NEW YORK, Aug. 27—The fed
eral court has ordered the receivers
of the United States Mail Steam
ship Company to return immediately I
to the Shipping Board, the nine
chartered steamers which were seized
by the board recently for the non
payment of rentals. After the seiz
ure by the board, the vessels were
recovered by the company by means
of a temporary injunction.
would await further information
before recommending the use of
federal troops in the Southern coa!
mine district.
Troop* Getting Reedy
CHILLICOTHE. Ohio. Aug. 27—
Between five and six hundred feder
al troops are preparing to leave
Camp Sherman for West Virginia.
Creating Sentiment
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Aug. 27
—H. W. B Mullins, prosecuting at
torney of Boone county, with head
quarters at Madison, reported last
evening that Sheriff Don Chafin, of
Logan county, with 300 armed depu
ties, had engaged in battle with a
large force of armed men at Blair,
in Logan county, near the Boone
county line. The report also stated
that the residents of Blair were
fleeing fro th« town, headed in the
direction of Madison.
More Deputie* On The Job
WELCH. W. Va., Aug. 27—Chief
Deputy Sheriff Duggen has announc
ed that 400 deputy volunteers, un
der the command of Sheriff Hatfield,
of McDowell county, are enroute
through Wyoming county, headed
for Logan county, where they should
arrive by nightfall.
Tension It Relieved
Logan, Aug. 27—The tension re
sulting from the invasion of march
ers, was lessened considerably when
the sheriff began calling in his depu
ties along the Boone county border
this afternoon.
Trouble It Over
RACINE, Aug. 27—Genera! Band
holts expressed the opinion late this
afternoon that the trouble is all
over and that the movement of min
ers has been definitely abandoned.
FURTHER REVELATIONS DUE
IN HUGE CHURCH SWINDLE
CHICAGO, Aug. 27—Farther re- j
velations in connection with the'
huge frauds alleged to have been ‘
perpetrated by Charles W. French;
and associates, were brought to
light yesterday when District At
torr.ey Clinton questioned Esther j
Liberman, secretary- in the employ
of the American Rubber Company,;
which concern is said to have signed
the notes used by French in his op
erations.
Wholesale arrests may be expect
ed within the next few days, ac
cording to the district attorney, if
the investigations now under way,
are carried out successfully.
HIGH WATER IN CHINA PUTS
THOUSANDS IN BREAD LINE
PEKING, Aug. 27—Hundreds of
Chinese villages have been destroyed
and thousands of people rendered j
homeless as a result of the inunda
tion of large areas tributary to the!
Hoang Ho river. The high water
was caused by an extraordinarily
wet season, the rainfall having cov
ered a period of several months.
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ENGLAND WILL INVESTIGATE
WRECK OF HUGE DIRIGIBLE
LONDON. Aug. 27—A special in- j
vestigation of the wreck of the huge 1
British dirigible is being conducted
by the air ministry, a court for that
purpose having been convened today.
Diver* Search For Bodie*
HULL, Aug. 27—Divers irttd
the work yesterday of exploring
the twisted wreck of the dirigible
in a search for bodies of victims
and several have been recovered
The final check of the disaster shows
that one American, Norman O.
Walker, a Texas Ranger, and four
British members of the crew es
caped death.
The cause of the disaster, «s nsr.
ly as can be ascertained, resulted
from the breaking of an aluminum
alloy longitudinal girder amidships.
This, it is believed, is vhat cut the
ship in two.
A great public funeral is being
planned for those who met death
in the wreck.
RULING OF RAILROAD BOARD
REJECTED BL R. R. WORKERS
CHICAGO, Aug. 27—At a con
ference of the regional executive
committee of the railway employes
department of the American Federa
tion of Labor, held in this city yes
terday. the recent rule of the Kail
road Labor Board governing 'he
payment of overtime, was rejected
as “unjustified.”
The board's overtime rule was
intended to supplant a similar rule
in the national agreement.
FRISCO FERRIES KEEP BUSY
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug 27—Ap
proximately fifty million fares were
carried across San Francisco bay
during the year ending July 31, ac
cording to a report of the United
States Inspection service. The total
was an increase of a million and a
half over the total carried during
the previous year.
SECURITIES RECOVERED
NEW YORK, Aug. 27—Detectives
have announced the recovery of se
curities valued at $29,000, which
were stolen by Russell Griffin, a
messenger, from the McDonnel Co.,
of San Francisco. Part of the stolen
wealth was found in a desk in an
office which Griffin had rented in •
this city with a view to engaging
in stock speculating.
CANADIAN WORKERS URGE
EXCLUSION OF ORIENTALS
WINNIPEG, Aug. 27—The Do-1
minion Trades and Labor congress,
which is in session in this city, has i
adopted a resilution urging the per- j
manent exclusion of all Orientals
from Canada.
Delegates from Vancouver pointed)
out that unless action is taken, i
British Columbia will be dominated
by Orientals within twenty years.
LLOYD GEORGE TELLS IRISH
TO SPEED WORK ON PEACH
LONDON. Aug. 27—In his replv
to Delavera, which was transmitted
yesterday. Lloyd George warned the
Republican president that "owing to
action being taken in certain quart
ers" he regards rt a* dangerous to
prolong the peace negotiations be
tween England and Ireland. He
said further, that while he was will
ing to make every allowance he can
not prolong the mere exchange of
notes, but that he will be happy to
meet Devalera and his colleagues
again.
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Peace Proposal* Rejected
In his note to the Premier. Deva
lera said that the peace proposals
had been laid before the Republican
party and that they had been unani
mously rejected. The party is willing
however, to negotiate on the prin
ciple of government by consent of
the governed. The note proposed
that Britain and Ireland appoint
representatives with plenary powers
to negotiate the details of peace
along the lines suggested. In con
clusion, Devaiera said: “We have
not sought war, but if war be made
upon us, we must defend ourselves.
We long to end the conflict.”
Details Kept Secret
After the cabinet had sat for two
hours, discussing the Irieh note,
announcement was made that no in
formation regarding the latest de
velopments would be given to the
public. Both the Irish note and the
reply of Lloyd George were kept
secret by the cabinet, the only in
formation obtainable having come
from Ireland.
Considered In Ireland
DUBLIN', Aug. 27—Members if
the Republican parliament met to
day for tbe purpose of considering
the situation arising from the re
ceipt of the latest note from Lloyd
George. Some apprehension is felt
among the people, but Republican
leaders apparently consider the sit
uation no more delicate than previ
ously.
BONDSMEN TURN DETECTIVE;
FIND WOMAN WHO BEAT IT
TACOMA. Aug. 27—Robert E.
Boring ana Edward McN'ew, of
Knoxville. Term., who arrived here
this week With extradition papers,
identified Mrs. Helen Stubbs, wife
of a local hotel proprietor, as Maud
Moore, who escaped from Knoxville
two years ago after having been
convicted of the murder of a rich
automobile dealer. Boring and Mc
New were bondsmen for the woman
and would have forfeited $10,000
if they had not produced her by the
first of September.
Mrs. Stubbs has admitted that
she is the Maud Moore wanted in
the Southern City, and says she is
willing to return. It is her intention
to appeal from the murder convic
tion.
FAILED TO SWIM CHANNEL
* DOVER, Aug. 27—Henry Sulli
van made an unsuccessful attempt
yesterday to swim tne English chan
nel. He reached the n iddle of the
channel after mvir ming over 14
hours and was there compelled to
signal to a boat to take him in.