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Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1921
NUMBER 82
RAILROAD STRIKE THREATENS NATION
SECRETAR Y OF TREASUR YOPPOSES GOLD BONUS
PRESIDENT URGED TO PUT SKIDS UNDER DEMOCRATS
SECRETARY of treasury
OPPOSED TO COLD BONUS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 15
In a letter addressed to Senator
Oddie, of Nevada, in reply to a
resolution signed by 22 Western
senators supporting the house bill
providing for a premium to pro
ducers of newly mined gold, Secre
tary of the Treasury Mellon says
he is unalterably opposed to any
subsidy of that kind.
The bill is popularly known as
the McFadden gold bonus bill, now
pending before Congress, but not yet
reported out by the committee to
which it was referred early in the
present session.
WOMEN AFTER PRESIDENT
ON DISARMAMENT STAND
NEW YORK, Oct. 15—Mrs. Em
ma L. Fried, replying to the letter
of President Harding in which he
says he favors e’rasonable limi
says he favors “reasonable limitation
of armaments”, asks the President
for a definite statement regarding
his views on the question. Her let
ter says “do you consider reduction
of the world’s military burdens by
half reasonable or practicable* Why
not suggest one-half reduction?
When that has been done the women
of the world will furnish you with
further suggestions as to what is
reasonable and practicable.”
KANSAS UNION SUSPENDED;
DISTRICT OFFICERS OUSTED
PITTSBURG, Oct. 15—President
Lewis, of the United Mine Workers,
has suspended the Wansas district
branch of the organization, and
suspended all of the district offi
cers.
In explanation, Lewis says his
action is based on the refusal of
President Howatt and other district
officers to rescind the strike order
of last spring, affecting the Dean
and Reliance mines. Lewis contends
that the strike is a violation of the
miners’ agreement with the oper
ators.
KLAN WIZARD COLLAPSES
WHILE GIVING TESTIMONY
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 15
Colonel Simmons, wizard of the Ku
Klux Klan, who appeared before a
Congressional committee in connec
tion with the klan investigation, col
lapsed yesterday at the close of a
five-hour ordeal before the committee
and was unable to appear today, his
doctor having ordered complete rest.
The wizard was given hearty ap
plause at the conclusion of his
statement.
TRAINS CRASH; ALL ESCAPE
FARGO, Oct. 15—The Great
Northern Oriental Limited crashed
into Fast Mail No 27, westbound,
near Selz, North Dakota, last night.
The pilots were broken off both en
gines, but none of the passengers
or trainmen were injured. The two
trains were running at slow speed
■when they collided
GIBBONS KNOCKS ALLEN
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15—Tommy Gib
bons put Fred Allen, St. Louis light
heavyweight, down for the count in
the first round of what was to have
been a 12-round battle, here last
night. T
TWO MILLION WORKERS READY
TO RESPOND TO STRIKE ORDER
SUIT AGAINST NEWSPAPER
IS THROWN OUT BY JUDGE
CHICAGO, Oct. 15—Judge Harry
Fisher has sustained the demurrer
of the Chicago Tribune, in the ten
million dollar libel suit instituted
by the City of Chicago.
In rendering his decision, the
jurist declared that the city had no
cause for action and denied it the
right to file an amended petition.
The judge said that such a suit
is “not in harmony with the spirit
and objects of our constitution,
which guarantees freedom of the
press.”
The city claimed that the Tribune
printed false statements about the
city’s financial condition, thereby
injuring the credit of the city, and
interfering with the sale of bonds.
MAHONEY TO BE HANGED;
COURT DENIES NEW TRIAL
I honey, convicted on the charge of
killing his elderly bride, has been
sentenced to be hanged on January
sixth. Sentence was imposed yester
day after the court had denied a
I motion for a new trial. Counsel for
the condemned man immediately
1 filed notice of appeal.
When Mahoney was led back to
his cell, after sentence had been
pronounced, he remarked: “Well, I
1 got a suspended sentence, all right.”
MOTHER TRANSFERS SON
BUT LEGALITY DOUBTED
TAMPA, Oct. 15—A warranty
deed formally transferring the in
' fant son of Mrs. Nettie Davis to
Mrs. Noma Wilson, was placed on
j record here yesterday, but officials
express the belief that the transac
tion is not legal, since it deprives
the boy of his rights of heritage.
I The papers seek to make the boy
a chattel and part of the estate.
MEXICANS KILL DOCTOR
EL PASO, Oct. 15—Dr. M. B.
; Green, of Columbus, New Mexico,
was found dead beside his automo
bile, 120 miles south of the border,
yesterday. The doctor had four bul
i lets wounds in his body and cow
boys who found the dead man, ex
, press the belief that he was killed
! by Mexicans while repairing his
! machine.
PRIVATE IS HONORED
W ASHINGTON, Oct. 15—A Con
gressional medal of honor has been
awarded to Private Albert J. Saith,
of the Marine Corps, for heroism
| in the rescue of Machinists Mate
P. M. Phelps, from a burning sea
! plane at Pensacola last February.
BANDIT GETS FIFTEEN YEARS
SPOKANE, Oct. 15—Harry M.
Payne, who entered a plea of guilty
to the charge of rifling the mail on
: May 10, was sentenced by Judge
! Rudkin today to a tern of fifteen
years on McNeil Island.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15—The railroad
situation, which is rapidly nearing
a crisis, was rendered more acute
yesterday morning, when the Rail
way Labor Board reached a decision
providing for the restoration of j
piece work. The decision caused j
jubilation in the ranks of the rail-1
road officials, but union leaders are
fearful of the effect it will have on
the men in the employ of the roads.
Warren Stone, chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin
eers. has requested a conference |
with the railway executives now in
session here, the request having'
been made in behalf of the six
unions which voted to strike. The
executives have notified Stone that
his request will be considered at a
meeting to be held shortly. It is
understtood to be the intention of
the executives to vote soon on the
question of asking the Railway
Labor Board for additional passen
ger rates.
! ,
May Reduce Freight Rate*
The railway executives are con
| sidering important reductions in
freight rates on agricultural pro
ducts, for a trial period of 60 to
days, pending further wage reduc
tions.
Ail Vote To Strike
Sixteen railroad unions have
I secretly voted to strike, and have
| authorized their officers to order a
I walkout, if advisable, according to
!a statement made today by C- J.
Manion, president of the railroad
telegraphers. He says that while 12
| of the 16 organizations will act in
: dependently of the brotherhoods, a
i joint meeting has been called for
i this afternoon at which the brother
hoods will submit a plan of action.
> One high official is authority for
| the statement that the date for the
! strike has been set, but he has de
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Oct. 15—
j The affairs of the Government were
' halted yesterday while the leaders
• of the nation, headed by President
: Harding, attended the funeral serv
J ices in honor of the late Senator
I Knox, whose death occurred this
i week. The church was crowded with
j persons of prominence. The simple
I Episcopal ritual was read.
The senator’s seat in the upper
chamber of Congress will remain
draped in black for a period of 30
days.
dined to reveal it. It is reported,
however, that the men will go out
on October 30 and that ten roads
have been selected for the inaugu
ration of the strike, for extension
later to other systems. It is under
stood that additional strikes will be
called every two days until the
railroad executives give in or un
til the strike has been made nation
wide.
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The Last Straw
Union leaders declare that the
action of the railroad executives yes
terday in demanding further cuts,
destroyed the last hope of compro- 1
mise. J. G. Lee, president of the I
trainmen’s organization, is quoted as '
saying “it will be the greatest j
strike in history. It is a life or j
death struggle for our organization
and we are not going in with our;
eyes closed.”
The strike, should one be called, |
will involve two million men.
Harding To Take A Hand i
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Oct. 15—.
President Harding has assumed act
ive charge of the railroad situation
in an effort to avert a strike. The
President designates as the best
available agencies to avert compli
cations, the public press, the Rail- j
road Labor Board and the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
Conference It Concluded
CHICAGO, Oct. 15—Brotherhood:
chiefs, after a two weeks’ confer-'
ence with executive committee chair
men, concluded the session this after
noon without a strike call and with
no announcement of their conelu
sions.
High officials of the railroad or-1
ganizations plan to leave for Cleve- ,
land immediately, where the strike
order, if one is issued, will be sent
from general headquarters.
WESTERN STATES RANK HIGH
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 15—
The states of Montana, Idaho, Wy
oming, Utah and Washington had
less illiteracy among their native
white population last year than any
other states in the Union, according
to figures made known this week by,
the census bureau.
FOUL BALL KILLS PLAYER
LINTON, Ind., Oct. 15—John I
Sloan is dead as the result of be
ing hit by a foul ball during a
baseball game here this week.
I
Ask the Moose
what the
J. J. Davis Class
means
j
IRISH CONFERENCE HALTED;
TO BE RESUMED ON MONDAY
LONDON, Oct. 15—The Irish con
ference was adjourned yesterday,
after a three-hour session, and no
further meetings will be held until
Monday.
Both sides are maintaining utmost
secrecy regarding the proceedings.
When the conference adjourned
on Thursday, after less than an
hour’s duration, Michael Collin3,
Sinn Fein minister of finance, told
inquiring newspapermen that “we
are not coming back.” But Arthur
Griffith, head of the delegation, an
nounced that the sessions would be
resumed the following day.
STATE IS MAKING HEADWAY
IN CASE AGAINST SOUTHARD
TWIN FALLS, Oct. 13—Testi
mony may be introduced by the
state, in the Lydia Southard case,
showing the circumstances in con
nection with the alleged murder of
the defendant’s first three husbands.
The court yesterday decided to per
mit the introduction of such testi
mony, to assist the prosecution in
its effort to convict the defendant
on the charge of killing her fourth
husband.
LARGE REWARD IS OFFERED
FOR FRISCO MAIL ROBBERS
SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 15—The
postoffice department has offered a
reward of $20,000 for the appre
hension of bandits a downtown post
office station last night.
The bandits got away with a
registered mail pouch which is be
lieved to have contained a large
sum of money.
TRAIN HELD UP; THREE DIE
MEXICO CITY. Oct. 15—Three
persons were killed yesterday when
bandits held up a train near Pueblo
and robbed the passengers. The ban
dits escaped with considerable loot,
but it is not known whether the
three persons killed were members
of the bandit gang, or passengers.
TEXAS TOWN HAS BAD FIRE
PARIS, Texas, Oct. 15—For five
hours last night fire threatened to
wipe this city from the map. At
the end of that time, the flames
w'ere under control but it was not
until this morning that the people
felt safe. A large area of the busi
ness was destroyed, with o loss of
a million dollars.
GAVIN M’NAB DEFENDS FATTY
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15—An
nouncement has been made by Gavin
McNab, prominent attorney of this
city, that he will take charge of the
Arbuckle defense.
ARMY TRUCK UPSETS
DURHAM, N. C., Oct. 13—Two
enlisted men were killed and three
seriously injured today when an
army truck, enroute from Camp
Jackson to Camp Eustis, Va., ran
off the road and overturned.
HARDING SAYS POSTMASTERS
MUST NOT BE ON THE FENCE
WASHINGTON' D. C., Oct. la
in an address delivered before
several thousand postmasters as
i sembled here in annual convention.
: President Harding said, regarding
: the political activities of postmast
jers: “I am not averse to postmasters
j being interested in politics. If any
one ever comes to ipe and says he
is seeking a postmastership and has
no party affiliations, he is going to
, be wiped off the slate right there.
; I would rather have a hard boiled
j Democrat than a yellow Republican.”
The President expressed eonfi
j dence that America would be able,
i in the reconstruction period, to im
bue other nations with the spirit
of service and understanding. With
out referring directly to the dis
armament conference, the President
; said he was convinced the "gospel
; of understanding" would be respons
ible for whatever lasting good might
be accomplished during the years of
rehabilitation.
| Veterans To Get Preference
, WASHINGTON, D C., Oct. 15
President Harding has issued an ex
ecutive order in which is inaugu
rated a fixed policy of giving pre
ferential consideration to World War
Veterans for appointment to post
masterships.
Getting Impatient
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. lo
in a letter addressed to every mem
ber of the cabinet, and an inter
view with President Harding, Sen
ator Elkins urges the -peeding ur»
of the replacement of Democrat: •
federal office-holders with Republi
can appointees.
Senator Elkins told the President
that the Republicans of West Vir
gima “are expressing impatience
and disappointment as a result of
the little progress made in the past
eight months in calling to the sup
port of the administration men who
are loyal to it.”
HOUSE CALLS ON WILSONS
WASHINGTON. D. Oct 15
Colonel House, who had a falling
out with President Wilson during
the progress of phe peace negotia
tions and who has not seen the re
tired executice since that time, call
ed at the Wilson home this week and
left his card. It has been reported
several times that their differences
had been forgotten but it is know:>
their former cordial relations have
not been re-established.
DELEGATES GET LOW RATE
TACOMA, Oct. 15—Local railroad
agents have been instructed to sell
tickets to American Legion dele
gates at the rate of a cent a mile,
from Pacific Coast points to Kansas
City, where the national convention
of the American Legion will be held
'shortly. The round trip rate will
be $40.
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COLOMBIA RATIFIES TREATY
BOGOTA, Oct. 15—The Colom
bian senate has ratified the long
j
pending treaty with the United
States, under the provisions of
which Colombia is granted the sum
of 25 million dollars in fulll settle
ment of claims growing out of the
construction of Panama canal.