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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
WORLD STILL MOVES
IN SPITE OF PORTA

certain results with mathematical
certain. that l say 10 you:
BE warned in advance Ire
mendous things are going TO happen
from December II to December 30,
1919, and afterwards.
Here are the simple yet astound-
ing facts that enable me to make
this prophecy:
The planets in their orbits swing
in great ellipses about the sun.
They are linked to the sun, and 10
each other, by chains Of electro
magnetic energy whose compelling
forces counteract each other and
hold each planet in its regular path.
Whenever two planets wheel into
such position that they pull togeth-
er with the sun-either in con
junction TO the same side of the
sun, or in Opposition with the sun
between them, their united pull
causes the suns gases to explode
to leap out into space in the
whirling volcano we call a sunspot
~ These sunspots in turn cause
storms in the atmosphere of our
earth-doubtless in other planets as
well.
Two planets united are enough
to cause a small sunspot and a
small storm. Three cause a larger
one-four make very great storm
indeed.
''But-on December II, 1919, no
less than seven planets will pull
jointly on the sun. These will in
clude all the mightiest planets, those
with the most powerful pull.
"Six of them - Mercury, Mars.
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Nep-
tune-will be in conjunction; group
ed together in the greatest league
of planets ever known in the an
mails of astronomy
'They will be massed in the mar
row limit of 26 degrees, on the
same side of the sun.
Directly opposite, coming into
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE So
perstitious of the country were filed
with establishment this morning
when they awoke to find the old
world still revolving, with no ev;-
dence of the disturbance predicted
by Prof. Albert F. Porta. who an
nounced months ago that the IN
usual grouping of six mighty plan
cts, such as had not been recorded
in a score of centuries, would cause
the United States to be swept by
the most terrific cataclysm expert
enced since human history began
Scientists scoffed at the predic
ton, arguing that the world had
escaped, since the eleventh century,
many just such disasters as had
been predicted by Porta. But the
superstitious of the nation approach
ed the indicated day with fear and
misgiving. Many even went so far
as to prepare themselves for the
end of the world.
Porta claimed that the predicted
upheaval, scheduled to begin on De
cember IT, would be caused by the
hugest sunspot on record-a sunspot
that would be visible to the naked
eye. To use the words of the mis-
guided prophet, THE sunspot tina,
will appear on December IT will be
vast wound in the side of the
sun. 1t will be a gigantic explosion
of flaming gases, leaping hundreds
of miles out into space 1t will
have a crater large CROUCH to en-
gulf the earth, as Vesuvius might
engulf a football.
such a sunspot will be rich
enough to electro-magnify energy
to fling the atmosphere of our plan
ct into disturbance without prece-
dent or parallel.
''There will also be gigantic lava
eruptions, great earthquakes, to say
nothing of floods and fearful cold.
Il make this startling prophecy
with no desire to be merely sensa-
tional or alarming. It is because
study of the plants has revealed
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
RHODE ISLANDERS
TO TEST VALIDITY
Of NEW DRY LAW

WASHINGTON. y. c., Dec. IL
The state of Rhode Island, through
its official legal representative, At
torney General Rice, has requested
permission of the supreme court 81
the United States to institute origi-
nal proceedings for the purpose of
testing the validity of the national
prohibition amendment, which is
scheduled to go into operation on
January 16 next.
A similar request already has been
presented to the supreme court by
the Retail Liquor Dealers associa-
ton of New Jersey, but the jurists
have not yet intimated what action
will be taken in the matter
Other requests are expected from
other sections of the country and a
long legal battle is in prospect.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
SEATTLE YOUTH
S1AR1LES WORLD
WITH INVENTION

SEATTLE, Dec. l7.-Alfred Hub
bard, l9-year-old boy residing in
this city. has invented machine
which promises to solve the problem
of perpetual motion. Il is claimed
that the invention viii generate
electrical power from the air with
out the application Of other sources
of energy, and will operate indeh-
nitely
Rev. Father William F. Smith.
professor of physics al Seattle col
lege, who has witnessed the opera
ton of the machine, declares thai
it is destined 20 replace all existing
power generators. He says young
Hubbard stumbled on to the prin-
ciple, the existence of which pre-
viously had been unsupported, AMI
which advances the whole theory Of
electricity.
Puzzled electrical experts are now
making an examination of the in
vention.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
ONCE UNPOPULAR
WOOL MAGNATE IS
TO AID WORKERS

LAWRENCE, Mass. Dec. 1t
The streets of Lawrence, in which
was staged in 1912 the memorable
textile strike, We're the scene of a
day, when more than a thousand
workers left their spindles and looms
to greet William Wood, president
of the American Wooden company,
who has come to Lawrence to con-
fer with the Chamber Of Commerce
in connection with his demand for
a lowering Of living costs. Wood
has announced that, unless there is
a material lowering of prices here,
he will establish a large store
where employees may buy living ne
cessities at cost.
President Wood was very unpop-
ular during the 1912 strike, be
cause of his refusal TO consider the
demands of the company's employees.
but the workers hail him now as
savior come to rescue them from the
grip of food profteers,
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
ROUGHS Of BRESI
ATTACK SOLDIERS

BREST, Dec. 17.-Three Ameri-
can officers were attacked last night
by roughs as they were leaving a
concert hall. The officers were noc
expecting trouble and were who'll
unprepared for the attack, the re-
suit being that they were roughly
used before other soldiers came to
their rescue.
Lieutenant John Campbell receiv-
ed several cuts on the head and
body and is seriously wounded.
Lieutenant Charles Nevin received
a bullet wound in the leg.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
CONGRESS URGED
TO MAKE SURVEY
Of PULP TIMBER

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. II
President Peck of the American
Forestry association has issued
statement in which he strongly
urges the passage of the Poindexter
bill, providing for a survey of the
.pulp-wood timber lands of the
Northwest, with a view a relieving
the newsprint situation, which is
rapidly becoming acute in the Unit
ed States.
Appeal to Publishers.
The house postal committee. which
has been engaged lately in consid-
ering the bill providing for the e
stric,ion of newspapers 70 "a pages.
has issued an appeal to publishers
to observe the strictest economy in
the use Of newsp-i,.t-
The committee has deferred ae-
ton on the bill for a period of six
months, hoping that a way out of
the difficulty will be found in the
meantime.
The committee mas asked all news
papers throughout the United States
TO reduce their consumption OF
inewsprint 10 percent for a period
Of six months, and il is probable
that, at the end Of that time, if the
paper situation is still serious, the
committee will recommend that
publications be restricted 70 Ger,
tain number of pages.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
IT'S AN ILL WIND.

CHICAGO, Dec. IT. - Believing
that the theaters of this city will
be damned on New Years eve in
consequence of prohibition, two of
the leading showhouses have an
nounced an advance in prices, rang
ing from $3.50 to S11.
Wine dinners and the other forms
of hilarity permitted in the past
will be banned this year and the
crowds, it is believed, will seek en-
tertainment at the theaters.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
NEW YORK BUYS
CIDER FOR SALE
TO CEltbRANTS

NEW YORK. Dec. IT. = Large
quantities of cider are being pur-
chased for sale along the White
Way on New Years eve, as a sub
stitute for the cheering wines that
have warmed the blood of celebrants
in years gone by. Everything pos
sible will be done to give the joy
district a holiday appearance, but
the preparations are regarded with
question by those who are expected
to do their celebrating from the top
of the cider wagon.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
SECRETARY lane TO QUIT.

not yet talked to President Wilson
about it, for the reason that he does
not wish to add to the burdens and
worries under which the President
lis now laboring.
The statement says in conclusion
II do not know when the time will
come when | can resign
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
E.ADY TO RESIGN FROM CABINET
AUSTRIANS TO GET SUPPLIES:
AMERICA EXPECTED TO HELP

Members of the council believe
that the cooperation of America in
the relief undertaking is absolutely
necessary, since credits can be OBJ
tanned only in America at this time.
The matter has been taken up
formally with Washington.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IL
Secretary of the Interior Franklin
K. Lane has issued a public state
ment in which he denies the report
that he has resigned from the cabi-
net. He admits, however, that he
has contemplated resigning, but has
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17

The train which left Nenana for
the end of steel this morning car
ried a considerable number of pass
engers, several of whom are en-
route to the coast, some to the Kan
tishna district, and others to the
big camp which is being established
at the north end of the canyon. All
seats in the coach and caboose were
occupied, and several were standing
when the train left.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17

PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE supreme
council is considering the initiation
of measures for the relief of Aus
tria, which apparently has been UNI
able to recover from the war Con-
ditions there, the council has been
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
BOlSHEV|KI CLAIM
KItV IS CAPTURED

LONDON, Dec. 17.-Wireless adj
vices received in. this city today
from the Bolsheviki headquarters at
Moscow announce the capture by
the Lenine forces of the city of
Kiev.
The Bolsheviki also claim that
they have occupied the city of Kupi-
ansk, southeast of Kharkov.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17

council this week for the purpose
of making a lengthy presentation of
Austria's difficulties. and as result
of his visit, the council has decided
to forward 10000 tons of food sup
plies to the suffering nation immedi-
ately, for distribution.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17

advised, have reached a critical
stage and assistance is necessary to
save the country from total col
lapse and great suffering among the
people
A representative of the Austrian
government appeared before the
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
TOMMY GIBBONS GETS
DECISION IN OREGON

PORTLAND, Dec. II. = Tommy
Gibbons was given a decision on
points in a ring encounter staged
in this city last night between Glib
bons and Jimmy Darcy.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17

Mrs. R. P. Bagley left for the
coast this morning by way of Broad
Pass, having engaged passage cover
the hump" with Pat Marshall.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17

CONTINUED ON Page Four.)
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17
TEMPERATURE

Wednesday, December II.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-17

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
A Tale of TWO Fists
THE LIFE STORY OF JACK DEMPSEY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rey DAMON RuNYoN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

those days. George had been clouting
the boys right and left, and it was
the popular opinion that he could lick
most anybody.
Meantime, however, Jack was ap-
preached by Young Peter Jackson on
as cyril Cohn IN Provo, Utah. Coin,
as Jack learned. was a big Montana
man who had been dug up by Jackson
and replanted at Provo, largely for the
purpose of licking Jack.
SO Jack journeyed to Provo and
smaoked Cyril on the chin in the third
round.
II could have knocked him out soon
err says Jack, but | had that match
with Christian and / knew he wasIgood
and tough, so l wanted a Workout
Attended by his pal, "Swede'' Algreen,
Dempsey proceeded to Price for the
meeting with Christian and found the
Optimism in the Christian camp ran
especially high. Christian was managed
by a man named Yankee Allen. and
1ank dropped around to see Dempsey.
George wants to fight you winner
take al" he suggested to Jack, where
at our hero pondered, He had always
been pretty sure of himself up to this
time, but now the thought came 10
him that Christian might indeed be
the ~rip-snorter he was reputed to be,
and, II so, what Of ]. Dempsey?
II got to thinking about how long |
might have to go hungry II I didn't
win and there wasn't no dough in 1t
for me-" says Jack. II said I'd fight
oil a basis Of rs per cent to the win
ner and rs per cent to the loser. l
didn't know exactly what that meant,
but I'd heard OF those terms some
where, And that's the way 1t was
finally fixed up.
Christian would flatten me, and for
to get ready for a fight Jack con-
tinued, u worked about two weeks
with my friend the Swede, and |
was in pretty good shape the night OF
the fight.
I'VE were to go Is rounds. 1t started
but | hauled off and belted Christian
with my right hand and knocked him
down, He got up n hung onto me, hut
| uppercut him and knocked him down
again. He got up once more n |
soaked him with my left. He didn't
get up again.
There was a big crowd present a,
this fight and all hands were greatly
excited, For his end Dempsey got the
most money he had yet received foi
fighting-or for anything else. He got
$3.50.
That Christian was Me nos dis,
gusted guy ! ever saw in my life,'
Eliminates Jack. He thought he wa,
a cinch."
In the full flush Of his new pros.
perity Jack returned to Salt Lake City
to discover that another match awaited
him, This time they wanted him L
go to Ely, New, again, to fight In {
main ven The terms offered well
nigh staggered Jack, He was promised
$500. Dempsey hastily accepted, al
though not until the money was pale
to him after the fight was he con,
WINGED that the sum mentioned wa!
anything more than one Of those prom,
Uses he had heard so often before.
Copyright, 1919, by Damon Runyon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
THORPE HITTING GOOD.

Jim Thorpe for Il great part of his
career as a big Lacquer has allowed
his hitting to suffer because OF lack
Il confidence in his ability to connect
consistently with curve ball pitching.
lie had been told so often that no
'ouldn't hit q curve ball that for a time
We believed It, but he has gotten over
hat now, and as result IN making a
letter showing in his stick work this
'pring than he has In a long time. one
{ the reasons for the return OF the
Zig Indians confidence may be found
n the box score of the last game Of
he spring series between the Giants
and the Washington club, in which IL
disclosed the fact that Jim made two
hits off Walter Johnson. This feat
provided Thorpe, who is Just an over
grown kid, with = big laugh, and every
time he thinks Of It he grins from ear
to Mar,
II guess I can't hit this fellow John
son., hey he chortled during q fnnning
bee, ""'Walter usually pitches a few
games in the vicinity Of Oklahoma in
the fall, and I've batted against him
u number Of times, but next fan
guess he'll want me on his side"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
SMALLWooD JOINS YANKs.

Walter Smallwood. purchased from
the Newark club in the fall OF 1917.
has received his discharge from the
army and has Joined the Yankees,
Smallwood was with the New York
club for a short time before the 1917
season closed, but went into the army
in the winter and spent all OF last
season In France. with Newark In
1917 Smallwood participated in IS
games and was rated as one of the
best boxman In the International league.
lie won u games, including four shut
outs, and lost Is games, He pitched a
total OF 2S3 innings, or almost 30 COM
plete nine-inning games, during the
season. His addition will give Auggins
10 pitchers,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
THE PACING QUEEN
BY W. H. oocHER.

start with her at Cleveland In 2;02h,
and finished third to Single G. at Kala-
mazoo, The following week the paii
appeared at Toledo with William and
Russell Boy In what proved to be the
the only one In which all Of the heats
were. finished below two minutes, Miss
Harris NJ, won the first heat In 1854,
record; Single @, the next two IL
l'59h and 1;59&, Single g. also won
from her IN her next appearance at
North Randall in 2:01h. From that
point she followed the Grand Circuit
East and won at Philadelphia and
PouShkeopsie, Rain interfered with
ford, while at Syracuse she paced .
mile in two minutes over II heavy
track, She was also fortunate In get
ting easy races at Atlanta and Colum-
bus, while at Lexington, Single G, de,
feAted her In one event and she trim
med him and Lillian T, on her SECOND
appearance,
90 Out of 81.
During her four years on the turf
Miss Harris NJ. has started in 81 races,
OF which she won %. was second II
nine, third in four. fourth In one and
unplaced In one, In her races she
trotted two and paced i0l heats, OF
which she won Sc, while the summaries
OF her engagements show that the race
at Toledo, In which she made her rec
ord, Is tho only event ~ which shc
won n heat and failed to win the race
As has been stated. Miss Harris NJ
Is by Peter the Great, while on Che
side Of her dam, Mary Allen Stout she
has four standard crosses of trottinl
blood, This mare was got by Ondale
a son OF Onward, out OF Maud Macy
by Macy, a son of George wilkes. IA
ohel Buckner, her third dam, was g.
OF Hannah by Caliban, while her fiftl
dam, Flora, was got by the old timl
sire Edwin Forest, whose name ap,
pears In the pedigrees Of So SO ant
Geneva,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
WILSON NEEDS HITS.

Arthur Wilson, erstwhile Giant catch
er, who Is now backstopping for the
changes his style OF batting he won't
make more than three or four hits this
season. This is because Wilson is "a
rank left field hitter to use the par
lance OF the athletes, and rival field
ers, fully aware OF the fact, know
exactly where 10 play for him and sue
Wilson Is particularly unfortunate in
being strictly a left field hitter when
the Braves are playing the Giants, for
driving. the pellet into the territory
guarded by George Burns Is not cal
culated to develop into a very nourish-
ing manner Of spending ones after
noon,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21

Johnny Kilbane rises to remark that
Jess Willard, heavy champ, has the
fastest left no has ever seen on a big
fighter.
Kilbane wields a nifty left himself
and ought TO know u good n when
he sees It.. Everyone who has seen
Jess In action knows he uses his left
effectively and often.
This being the case, Dempsey must
halt this left II he hopes to lift the
jeweled crown from Wizards brow.
When Willard met Moran in the last
appearance of The champ, the big fellow
peppered Moran's face constantly with
left taps, Moran's map was battered
into a florid mass when the farce ended.
Dempsey hopes to oversome the. dit
ference in~reach by getting inside of
Wizards blows and hammering the
Westerner's stomach, The main OBJ
stacle In Jacks way II he attempts to
carry out this plan will DE that left OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sticking far out in
front, tapping, patting, Jabbing away.
Dempsey has started most OF his
victims on the road to Sunderland
with his left and has shown that hs
can land 1t quickly and with the X. O
steam behind 1t.
But he has never had to dodge a left
like Wizards or combat Jess weight
In using his haymaker for he simple
reason that Jess is a division in pugi.
ism by himself.
In selecting Toledo. Ohio, as the site
FOR the willard Dempsey battle on July
:, Promoter Tex Richard is figuring OF
the convenient location OF that city
Aside from a railroad journey Of II
hours from New York, Toledo can b,
asily reached by boxing enthusiast,
who reside In Chicago, Cleveland, Gin,
tnnati, Detroit, Columbus, Buffalo
| syracuse, Rochester, Toronto, Indian.
lpolis, Pittsburgh, st, Louis, Milwau,
see. st. Paul, Minneapolis and othel
| cities In the west, Richard has planned
a boxing arena that will seat So ot
spectators and he expects to sell tn,
'apacity. The expenses will total abou
200. 900 and the promoter figures n
more than twice that amount in grosi
l ,aaaiNta
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21

r. L. (6oBl WHITE,
Publicity Agent, Memphis Associated
Amateurs.
After a delay due to unavoidable
causes, tomorrow starts the big doings
among the amateurs, The News Scim-
itar, through special arrangement, has
made 1t possible for the picture Of
some local amateur player to be run
In these columns Zach day for some
time. This does not alone confine the
pictures to amateur baseball stars OF
the stronger sex, however, With the
formation OF the girls leagues we hope
to have their girlish features portrayed
in these columns before many moons.
This applies to tennis also.
In starting these pictures we feel
that It is proper to first introduce r.
above. White has been following the
amateur end of the game the
early days, when he used to play on
the corner lots about the city, How
ever, since the coming of the Memphis
Associated Amateurs he has been n
of their strongest boosters, and II is
felt that, owing to his knowledge OF
the amateurs, he Is peculiarly fitted
to furnish the stories supporting the
daily picture. White has a varied
course OF duties to perform In the anna
teur circles. He scores a few games
of ball each week, prepares advance
matter o the games, prepares the ma
jority of stories for the different pa
pers after the various games, In addi-
ton to compiling for publication the
batting average Of some 900 amateur
players. Not content with these light
duties, he handles the pop stand at
Loeb's field and handles a position on
a local railroad in daytime. 1t is only
fair to assume that he leads u reason
ably busy life.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
An INDISPENSABLE
HOME REMEDY
so Says Mr.. Davis, Speaking
Of Lung Vita.
M -
CURED HIS TROUBLE
Had Been Bothered With
Bronchial Trouble Sew
eral Years.

Two years ago | used Lung Vita for "A
bronchial trouble, from which / had
suffered for several years. says Mr..
NJ L., Davis, 1888 Marksman place,
Memphis. Tenn,
was benefited, The pains in my chest
disappeared, my breathing was easier,
and my powers OF endurance wonderful
~ increased. In just a few days ! was
a well man without an ache or pain,
and life was worth living, regard
Lung-Vita as an indispensable house
hold remedy"
Lung-Vi is also highly effective for
coughs OF long standing, whooping
cough, asthma and colds. Get a bottle
from your druggist today or write
Nashville Medicine Co, Nashville,
Tenn, for free booklet. adv.