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WHERE. RAIL5 AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1920
NUMBER 162
PRICE OF WHEAT REACHES LOW LEVEL
• MANY PLANES COMPETE FOR PULITZER TROPHY
WAR DEPARTMENT WILL ASK FOR BIG ALASKA FUND
PLANES COMPETE
IN HOW DACE
. FOR AERIAL TIILE
NEW YORK, Nov. 27—An aerial
armada greater than any ever be
fore assembled for a race, competed
for the Pulitzer trophy on Thanks
giving Day, the classic race starting
and ending at Mitchel field, Mineola..
The race was won by Lieut. C. C.
Moseley, who covered the 145-mile
t course at an approximate speed of
190 miles an hour. There were more
than 40 machines entered in the
race, all with speeds exceeding 100
miles an hour. The flight was over
a closed triangular course.
Among the planes entered were
18 army machines and eight be
longing to the navy. There were also
a representative number of foreign
planes. The list also included nearly
all of the American planes which
* competed in the James Gordon Ben
nett trophy contest at Paris.
The Pulitzer Trophy, donated by
Ralph Pulitzer to the Aero Club of
America, is to be competed for an
nually, the race on Thursday being
the first of the series. Gold, silver
and bronze plaques were awarded
* to first ( second and third places and
in addition, nearly $4,000 in Liberty
bonds were awarded to pilots of
craft which performed best in the
race.
The contest was free-for-all, but
it was required that all machines
have a speed in excess of 100 miles
an hour., as loaded for the start of
the race; and factors of safety,
4 visability and maneuverability were
considered by the judges before
the planes were permitted to start.
The course embraced four laps,
with turns at Wantaga and Babylon,
Iiong Island.
FORMER SHELL FACTORY
WRECKED BY EXPLOSION
LONDON, Nov. 27—A large plant
near Milan, which was formerly
used for the manufacture of shells,
was wrecked by an exlosion yes
terday, according to advices received
in this city this afternoon. The ex
plosion also caused the ■ death of
six and the injury of a score of
persons, and towns within a radius
of 10 miles were violently shaken
^ by the explosion. Panics are reported
to have resulted at a number of
places. The reports also tell of the
overturning of severs' streetcars in
the neighborhood of the. wrecked
plant.
Soldiers were rushed to the scene
and order has been restored. The
cause of the explosion has not been
* learned here.
RAIDS DISCLOSE SECRETS
LONDON, Nov. 27—The seizure,
in raids conducted in Ireland, of
Sinn Fein documents, are said to
give the details of a conspiracy to
damage government buildings in
England. The government, in con
sequence, is taking every precaution
to prevent the carrying out of the
disclosed plans.
WHEAT AND STEEL PRICES DROP
AND WAGES MAY FOLLOW SOON
LIQUOR CAUSES RIOT
PITTSBURG, Nov. 27—The re
moval here today of 100 cases of
confiscated liquor from a warehouse
where it was found, was accomplish
ed with the greatest difficulty, be
cause of the presence of a great
crowd which sought vainly to make
off with the treasured beverage.
The removal of the liquor was
superintended by four state coop
ers, supported by police reserves,
and their work was not accomplish
ed until after they had fought the
crowd for half an hour.
MCORPORM OF
ANCHORAGE HALTS
FOR COURT RULING
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According: to advices received at
Anchorage from District Judge Fred
M. Brown, the recent action of An
chorage voters on the question in
corporation is somewhat in doubt
because of the fact that a number
of the ballots cast were not marked
either for or against incorporation,.
There were 85 ballots cast which
did not signify one way or the
other regarding incorporation but
which did signify the preference of
the voters as to aldermanic candi
dates. It is said that Judge Brown
holds that the blank ballots cast are
to be considered in the total vote
on the question of incorporation,
which may result in defeating the
question at issue. With the blank
ballots eliminated, incorporation is
said to have carried safely.
Anchorage attorneys contend that
the blank ballots cannot be consider
ed as votes on the questioners they
express no preference. Reference is
made to Section 625, of the Com
piled Statutes of Alaska, which ex
plicitly states that the certificate of
election shall show two figures, viz:
The number for and the number
against the question.
The law does not authorize any
statement relative to the number of
blank ballots cast, according to
local authorities.
District Attorney William A. Mun
ley has advanced the following
opinion: “The blank ballots cannot
be considered in making an estimate
of the necessary two-thirds vote.
Such blank ballots fail to express
either one way or the other the
opinion of the voter.”
Judge Brown will hold hearings
on the question at an early date, at
which time those favoring incorpora
tion and those opposing it will be
given an opportunity to air their
opinions. District Attorney Munley
will appear for the Alaskan En
gineering commission, and those
citizens opposed to incorporation
have been advised by Judge Brown
that they may avail themselves of
the services of a Valdez attorney.
FARGO,, N. D., Nov. 27—Two
more North Dakota banks, the Farm
ers and Merchants, at Sherwood,
and the Farmers State, at Rhame,
have been closed because of their
depleted reserves, making a total
of fifteen banks closed for that
reason within a period of two weeks.
Financial conditions throughout
the state have been considerably up
set by the suspensions and it is
feared that the heavy withdrawal
of deposits from other banks will
cause additional suspensions.
Oklahoma Bank Close*
COLGATE, Okla., Nov. 27—The
Citizens State bank, of this place,
was compelled to discontinue busi
ness yesterday, following the dis
covery of a shortage of $300,000
in the funds of the institution. Roy
Hotchkiss, vice president of the bank
has been placed under arrest on the
charge of operating an insolvent
bank and examiners are now busy
trying to ascertain what became of
the money.
Steel Prices Lowered
PITTSBURG, Nov. 27—The Jones
Laughlin Steel company, the largest
independent steel company in the
country, has announced a reduction
in the price of finished products.
The announcement also states that
the cut in prices will not affect
the salaries of employes.
I
May Pull Wage* Down
YOUNGSTOWN, Nov. 27—The
independent steel companies of this
district have announced that they
will meet the cut in prices report
ed from Pittsburg, but the new
prices are not to go into effect im
mediately.
The heads of various corporations
say that the downward readjustment
in the cost of coal and labor must
necessarily follow lowered steel
prices and it is intimated that a cut
in wages may be expected as soon
as the new prices go into effect.
Wheat is Sliding
CHICAGO, Nov. 27—There was
a general rush to sell wheat yester
day and at the close of business
it was noted that the price had fall
en below $1.50 a bushel for the
first time since the war started.
Canada May Pool Wheat
CALGARY, Nov. 27—The co-op
erative marketing of Canada’s wheat
crop through a farmers’ pool is
proposed in an outline of a plan
formulated by a committee of the
Canadian council of agriculture.
ELEVEN PLAYERS KILLED
DURING FOOTBALL SEASON
CHICAGO, Nov. 27—A review of
football activities dui’ing the season
which closed with the Thanksgiving
games throughout the country,
shows that eleven players lost their
lives on the gridiron. The majority
of the deaths occurred among high
school players and two of those
killed were college players. The total
is five more than were killed last
season.
PRESIDENT OBSERVES DAY
OPENING PRISON DOORS
SEATTLE, Nov. 27—A Washing
ton special to the Post-Intelligencer
says that Anton Clausen, serving a
life sentence at Leavenworth on the
charge of murder, headed the Presi
dent’s list of Thanksgiving pardons
and he was accordingly released
from the federal prison yesterday.
Clausen was tried and sentenced
at Juneau in May, 190S. He was
accused of the murder of Robert
Ford, a saloonkeeper, and has
served 12 years and six months.
WILLIE MEHAN LOSES
PORTLAND, Nov. 27—Boy Mc
Cormick, light heavyweight champ
ion of England, was given a decision
here on Thanksgiving over Willie
Mehan, of San Francisco. They
boxed ten rounds for a decision.
George Rorer, whose death oc
curred at the local hospital this
week, will be buried on Sunday
under the auspices of the Pioneers.
The deceased conducted a roadhouse
on the Valdez trail near Gulkana.
SENATORS URGE ACTION
TO SAFEGUARD COAST
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 27—Senator
Ball, of Deleware, chairman of the
joint committee on naval affairs,
declared at a banquet given here
last night in honor of the committee,
that urgent necessity exists for
greater harbor facilities on the j
Pacific coast.
Congressman Britten, of Illinois,
declared that the coast must have
adequate facilities to care for the
Pacific fleet.
TEXAS TOWN IS WRECKED
BY TWO-MINUTE STORM
BEAUMONT, Tex., Nov. 27—A
large section of this place was laid
waste this morning by a tornado
which was as short lived as it was
severe. Two minutes after the first
gust hit the town, the storm had
passed, leaving a score of wrecked
buildings in its wake. One person is
known to have been killed and an
other is missing. The property loss
is estimated at $100,000.
The town of Port Arthur was
also considerably damaged.
TACOMA IS PROGRESSING;
STAGES RECORD ROBBERY
TACOMA, Nov. 27—The biggest
robbery ever recorded in this city
was staged last night when three
masked men held up a Japanese
store in the business district and
escaped with currency and bonds
with an estimated value of $24,000.
Mrs. Cora Hamilton, former Fair
banksan, is at present living at
Frolla, Missouri.
IMMIGRATION LOOMS LARGE
WASHINGGTON, D. C. N’ov. 27—
Immigration legislation will be the
most important business coming be
fore the next session of Congress,
in the opinion of the legislative com
mittee of the American Federation
of Labor. The report of the com
mittee says that with two million
American workers already idle and
thousands of foreigners pouring into
the country every day, the dangers
ahead are so serious that even the
enemies of labor are fearful of the
future. The committee is preparing
a bill for presentation.
WAR DEPARTMENT
WILL SEEK FUNDS
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 27—
The annual report of General
Lansing Beach, chief engineer of
the war department, carries a recom
mendation for a ten-year program
of wagon road construction in Alas
ka, as outlined by the Alaska Road
commission. The« proposed program
provides for the construction of 700
miles of new roads, at an estimated :
cost of $10,000 a mile. Three classes!
of roads are contemplated, the re-1
port mentioning arterial feeders, j
highways and development roads, ■
The location of the proposed road;
work is not mentioned in the report
but the understanding is that the
new roads will constitute a contin
uation of present trail systems. 1
Harbor and waterways improve
ment and maintenance throughout
the nation wdll require an appropri
ation of $78,000,000 for the coming
fiscal year, according to the report.
The estimates include $10,000 for
Puget sound, $300,000 for Grays
harbor, $600,000 for Lake Washing
ton canal, $10,000 for Nome harbor.
The Alaska road program is the
most comprehensive plan ever sub
mitted to Congress for work of that
character in the North and, should
it receive favorable consideration,
will give Alaska much needed relief j
in the way of improved transporta
tion facilities.
WILSON RECEIVES NOTE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 27
President Wilson has received a re
quest by cable asking whether he
will accept the role of mediator in
Armenia. It is not known, however,
what reply he will send the League
of Nations,, by which the request
was made.
Attorney Cecil tl. Clegg is amohg
the out-of-town visitors in Nenana.
He arrived from Fairbanks yester
day and will be here until Tuesday.
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PLENTY FOR WINE
ROME, Nov. 27—Professor Ugo
Ancona, formerly under secretary or
transportation in the Italian cabinet,
has just made public a statement
that while the Italian government
has spent more than a billion dollars
a year for bread for the people, the
Italian workers have spent nearly
that amount a year on wine alone.
The government's expenditures
for bread have resulted from its
undertaking: to pay the difference
between the cost of producing wheat
and the price of ^bread. In const
quence of this the Italian worker.'
j have been able to buy bread at a
rate of one lira for each kilogram
’ of 2.20 pounds.
[ Professor Ancona says that while
j the workers refuse to pay more than
! this, they have no objection to pay
! ing four or five lire for a quart of
wine, which before the war cost,
about 12 cents a quart. He ask^
whether it is just that the Italian
government should continue to sup
ply over a billion dollars •mnuallv
for bread when the people do not
grudge nearly a billion a year for
the luxury of wine,
The professor advocates thut th<
Italians should eat less bread and
pay what it costs and that they
should drink less wine and export
more of it. so that the profit on
wine would help to nay for importa
tioo of bread.
The amount of land given over
to wheat production in Italy greatly
decreased last year. The disastrous
result is that the import^ are in
creasing daily.
SKUNK FARMING LATEST;
FARMERS URGED TO TRY IT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 27
Breeding of skunks as a means of
stabilizing the “depressed fur mar
ket” is the latest suggestion of the
department of agriculture.
In spite of all the harsh things
that have been said about this lowly
animal, the department describes him
as the best wild animal friend the
farmer has.” The skunk, the an
nouncement says, can be used for
destroying mice, grasshoppers, crick
ets and white grub, at the same time
furnishing the farmer from $50 to
$100 worth of fur a year.
All that is required of the farm
er, the circular says, is that he re
spect the animal’s dens, keep hi*
poultry in skunk-roof yards, kill an
old horse for them every fall and
“bo tactful when he meets them in
the evening.”
LEAGUE WORK NEAR END
GENEVA, Nov. 27—Optimists ex
press the belief that the session of
the League of Nations will come to
a close within the next week or ten
days, which is considerably earlier
than was expected when the dele
gates began their deliberations.
The internation al court work has
been completed and much of the
sther business has been finished.