WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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VOL. III. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED jPRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY. AUGUST 31, 1920
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HAYS ISAYS INQUIRY WILL HELP PARTY
OKLAHOMA CITY MOB HANGS NEGRO MOONSHINER
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP COMPANIES ARE INDICTED
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HAYS SAYS PROBE
WELCOME TO G.O.P.
1 Chicago, Aug. 21—Testify-!
ing before the senate inves-i
tigating committee yesterday!
Chairman ^ill Hays, of the'
Republican National commit- j
tee, told the senators that
the Republican management
welcomes the “ooo tunity;
further and more fully to set,
forth the effort of the re;
4 publican National committee'
to popularize giving for the ■
campaign purse by getting!
small contributions frcm a;
large number of men and:
women, thus forever elir in-1
ating any possible cpportun-j
ity for sinister influ; ices in'
connection with money in;
politics."
Hays described the work '
of the general committ -e on 1
ways and means and said
that tentative quotas ti 'd ts
goals were always gh for a
particular state to drive for. ■'
He said the widest publicity'
had been given the niov- r ent ;j
and declared rk?t The «• m
paign budget work rd out in
July called for rhe a* •. g tf
$3,079,000. A little over a
million and a quarter, he said
had been appropriated for j
publicity.
Hays charged that the -
Democrats planned to raise;
from five to ten millions for;
their campaign.;
HARDING PROPOSES
NEW LEAGUE PLAN
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Marion. Aug. 31—Pro
nouncing the existing league
of nations a definite, irre
deemable failure. Senator
Harding proposed, in a
speech delivered here on Sat
*■ urdav, a new effort to con
struct a world association on
a framework of the Hague
tribunal, with such attributes
of the league as may be
found safe and practical.
The senator promised to
make an immediate effort,
acting on the advice of the
ablest men of both parties,
to form such an association
'as he suggested.
Touching on the .Mexican
question, Harding proclaimed
“plain notice to every gov
ernment on earth that the
United States will submit to
no wrong to its citizens, to
their persons or property.”
tlgden Boy Kills His Father
Ogden, Aug. 31—Raymond
Cloug, aged fourteen, shot
and killed his father here to
day. The police claim that the
boy has made a confession
to them in which he claims
he killed his father at the
suggestion of his mother.
The boy says his mother in
formed him that his father
had murdered his two broth
ers and would kill him also,
whereupon he secured a gun
and shot the father at the
first opportunity.
The mother is also in jail
but has made no statement.
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Schooner Defiance On Rocks
Portland, Aug. 31—The
Defiance is being pounded to
pieces on the rocks outside
of Gray’s Harbor, where she
was driven last w’eek by a
severe gale. The tug Waliula
tfied to go to the assistance
of the marooned craft on
£ Friday but was stormbound
at Astoria in an effort to
cross the Columbia river bar.
Serbians Want Allies To
Investigate Balkan Row
—
Washington, Ang.31—The!
Serbian government has for-1
warded an appeal to the A1-:
lied nations, urging the ap-;
pointment of a commission
!to investigate the conflict be- j
jtween Albania and Jugoslav-!
| ia.
It is pointed out by the
;Serbian communication that
'trouble threatens to assume
serious proportions, with the
;prospect of involving neigh
boring nations.
Clothing Probe Starts
j Chicago. Aug. 31—Offi
jcials and employes of Hart
;SchaefTner & Mark, clothing
manufacturers, have been
isummoned to appear before I
the federal grand jury which
is engaged in an investiga-i
!tion of the high cost of liv
ing.
The jurors are trying to
ascertain whether retailers of j
‘clothing are responsible for
I the high prices or whether it
I is the manufacturers.
Christians Are Massacred
Cairo, Aug. 31—Over 100
Christians are reported to:
have been killed by a band
of Beduins during the past!
week at Ajlun village, about;
50 miles south of the city of
Jerusalem.
Yanks Light On Their Feet
Antwerp, Aug. 31— The:
Americans have won the
first three places in the
springboard diving finals. L.
E. Keuhn, of Portland, head-!
ed the list.
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' Drifting Schooner Rescued!
San Francisco, Aug. 31—
The gas-schooner May Lore,!
which was adrift for ten days
without provisions, has been
picked up by the Western
Cross and is being towed in
to port. The helpless craft
was found near Coos bay. j
kANKEE ATHLETES
LEAD AT ANTWERP
Antwerp, Aug. 31—The
inal scores for athletes par
icipating in stadium events
jive the Americans a total
of 210 points. Finland comes
>econd with 105; Sweden
;hird with 95; England next
with 92; and France fifth
with 35. Italy, South Africa,
Canada, Norway, Denmark.
Esthonia, New Zealand, Bel
gium, Australia, Czechoslo
vakia, Holland and Luxem
ourg follow in the order
lamed.
Longshoremen On Strike
On Behalf of Archbishop
New York, Aug. 30—Long
shoremen have stopped work
m four White Star liners as
i protest against the action
if the Baltic’s crew in allow
ing the British authorities
to remove Archbishop Man
nix from the vessel on the
last trip across. Officials of
the company have appealed
to the city for police pro-,
tection.
The strikers, after tying
up their own vessels, pulled
out other workers on the
Gunard line and now threat-:
2n to stop all work on the
Anchor vessels as well.
Former Soldiers Gather
To Fight Off Radicalism'
Tacoma, Aug. 31—Former!
soldiers of every county are'
organizing a big state associa
tion to combat radicalism in |
politics.
Those at the head of the^
movement declare that it is
the intention of the associa-1
tion to avoid partisan poli-l
tics, and it is understood to
be the plan to indorse a
number of former soldiers
who are candidates for state
offices.
Condemned Youth Gets Stay
Sacramento, Aug. 31—A'
reprieve until October 22, in
the case of Roy Wolff, has
been granted by Governor;
Stephens, following the re- j
:eipt of many letters and tel-;
egrams asking clemency.
Wolff, who is only 17, wasj
sentenced to hang on Sep
tember 17, for the murder of
Elmer Greer, of Bakersfield,
rhe condemned man former-1
ly lived at Yakima.
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Chilean Soldiers Ask Reform
Lima, Aug. 31—It is re- i
ported here officially that!
serious mutinies have occurr
ed among Chilean troops in ■
the provinces of Tacna and;
Arica. The soldiers are clam-;
oring for regular homes and ]
other reforms in the way of!
living conditions. The out
breaks, which involved more
than 15,(XX) soldiers, lesulted,
in the death of many of the
mutineers.
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BOY BANDITS PLAN
BIG CHICAGO HAUL
Chicago, Aug. 31—Three
boy bandits were arrested in
this city on Saturday while
engaged in an attempt to get
away with a $40,000 payroll
belonging to the Wilson
Packing company.
At police headquarters the
boys confessed that they had
planned to kill Charles Com
iskey, baseball magnate, his
office force and the police
at the White Sox park on
September 16, their object
being to steal the gate re
ceipts.
Mine Detectives Start
Row In West Virginia
Charleston. W. Va., Aug.
31—Major Payne Baldwin, a
Felts detective was w'ounded
in a fight w'hich started early
this morning between strik
ing miners and mine guards
at the Willis Branch Coal
company’s mine in Raleigh,
county.
State police are now on the
scene attempting to restore
order and they are authority
for the statement that the
mine detectives did most of
the firing this morning, using
automatics.
Two trains, with sti ike
breakers, are being held out
side the towm the train crews
being afraid to venture clos
er.
Collectors Are Named .
To Gather School Tax
R. J. Sharkey, timekeeper
at the end of steel, and
Walter Scott, of the local
White Pass office, have been
prevailed upon to lend their
services to the territory for
the purpose of gathering in
the annual school tax in the
local district, and they will
start out immediately to
make the rounds of their re
spective districts.
Ed Parts was appointed
official collector early in the
year, but owing to his con
tinued ill health, he has been
unable to attend to the work.
The tax is now overdue
and should be paid promptly
to the collectors.
Cloudburst in Kentucky
Louisville, Aug. 30—The
town of Carlisle reports a
cloudburst which caused a
loss of $100,000. A number
of dwellings were swept off
their Joundations by the del
uge and some of them were
completely wrecked, no lives
were lost.
Big Horn District Burning
Sheridan, Aug. 30—Forest
fires are sweeping the Big
Horn district, with a heavy
loss in timber. A large crew
of men is engaged in fight
ing the fire.
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MOONSHINER HANGED
BYMOB IN OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City, Aug. 31—
The body of Claude Chand
ler, negro, who was taken
from the local jail last night
by a mob of thirty masked
men, was found this morn
ing hanging from a tree near
the outskirts of town.
Chandler was arrested on
Saturday night, following the
shooting of two officers who
raided a still operated by
negroes.
The officers killed were
Deputy Sheriff Homer Ad
rian and Federal Prohibition
Agent Stanley Weiss. One of
the moonshiners was also
killed, and a deputy serious
ly wounded during the raid.
After the shooting had tak
en place, a posse left for
(the scene and returned with
^Chandler.
Wheat Crop Bountiful;
Flour Prices Tumbling
San Francisco, Aug. 30—
The wholesale price oi flour
has dropped forty cents a
barrel within the past few
days, the slump being attrib
uted to the heavy yield of
wheat.
The local wheat exchange
has announced that this
year’s wheat crop somewhat
over supplies the demand.
Made ’Em Pay For Vote
Pittsburg, Aug. 31—Im
mediately following the pro
mulgation of the ratification
of the suffrage amendment
by Secretary of State Colby,
a bogus tax collector made
the rounds of the residence
district of this city and col
lected a considerable sum of
money from women, after
having informed them that
they would be required to
pay a tax if they desired to
vote. Some of the w'omen re
fused to pay for the privlege.
Former Secretary Passes
Des Moines, Aug. 31—The
death of former Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson oc
curred at his home in this
state last week, following a
protracted illness.
Harding Says Act is Good;
Galion, Ohio, Aug. 31—In
an address delivered here be
fore a group of railroad em
ployes, Senator Harding un
qualifiedly indorsed the Esch
Cummins railroad re-organ
ization act. He said that rail-!
road workers, in the near
future, would realize that the
legislation is the greatest
forward step in the history
of all railroad legislation.
Montana Democrats In Bad
Helena, Aug. 31—Com
plete returns from Silver
Bow county indicate that!
Congressman John M. Evans1
who is running for re-nomin
ation on the Democratic
ticket, has been defeated by
Burton Watson, Non-Parti
san league candidate. This
gives hr non-Partisans a
clean sweep over the Demo
crats.
Sntni, the Gateway to McKinley
Vattonnl Park.
RUSSIANS LAUNCH
NEW POLISH DRIVE
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I London, Aug. 31—The
Russian counter offensive,
; which was launched by the
soviet forces toward the end
'of last week, isassuming big
,proportions and has resulted
jin a partial recovery of posi
tions lost to the Poles recent
jly. the Russians claiming the
:occupation of four villages
|east of Brest Litovsk.
I Moscow wireless reports
jsay that heavy fighting is
(now in progress in the vicin
ity of Lemberg.
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'Women To Help Harding
j Spokane, Aug. 31—Repub
lican women or this state are
planning a front porch cam
paign in the interests of the
Harding campaign. A large
number of women speakers
have been secured and the
plan is to limit the speeches
to five minutes each.
Will ..Support ..Road Plan
Everett, Aug. 31—The
Washington Good Roads As
sociation has given its unani
mous indorsement to the
Carlyon referendum measure
providing for a bond issue to
raise thirty million dollars to
pave state roads.
Lawyers Suggest Legal Aids
St. Louis, Aug. 31—The es
tablishment of legal aid bur
eaus throughout the country
to give free legal advice to
those unable to pay for it,
was advocated here on Sat
urday by several speakers in
addresses made before the
annual convention of the
American Bar association.
It was argued that such a
plan would help materially to
check radicalism, the poor
believing that poverty is a
bar to securing legal rights.
Express ..Hearings ..Starting
Washington, D. C., Aug.
31—The interstate commerce
commission has begun hear
ings on the application-of the
American Express company
for permission to increase
rates fifteen per cent.
Vemuka, the Gateway to SCcXlnley
ntioui rut.