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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL, 7, 1923
NUMBER 435
WEEKS STANDS PAT ~~ MEARS MUST GO
, SECRETARY WORK PLANNING TRIP TO ALASKA
MARION TRIAL ENDS IN ACQUITTAL OF DEFENDANTS
TRIAL OF HERRIN MINERS
ENDS IN ACQUITTAL AGAIN
MARION, April 7—The second
trial of six defendants who were
• charged with murder in eonection
with the Herrin riots tame to an
end last night when the jury re
turned a verdict of pot guilty after
only about seven hours deliberation.
As a result of the acquittal the
state prosecutors are undecided
whether there will be any urther at.
tempts to prosecute in connection
with the riots.
The courtroom was filled with
the jury reported that a verdict
had been reached and an ominous
silence filled the place while the
crowd awaited the reading of the
verdict. When it was announced that
the six defendants had been ac
quitted there was no demonstration
and the crowd dispersed quietly but
r with satisfaction written on most
of the faces. The defendants thank
ed the members of the jury.
GRANT MEMORIAL APPROVED
CONDEMNS FISH RESERVES
JUNEAU, April 7—The celebrat
ed Grant memorial condemning the
policy of federal fish reserve; in
Alaska, was passed by the Terri
torial senate yesterday in exactly
the form in which it was approved
by the house some ::me ago.
The soldier bonus memorial de
bated in the senate two hours yes
terday and then returned to com
mittee for further consideration.
Senator Ayer, of Nome has in
troduced a bill providing for a co
operative arrangement between the
federal and territorial governments
for the supervision and inspection of
mines, except coal mines, under the
direction of B. D. Stewart, and ap
propriating *7,000 to carry oat the
provisions of the bill.
The house has approved the Ayer
memorial asking for the establish
ment of an Indian training school
in.the second division.
The house also has passed a bill
requiring that all persons in private
employ shall be paid in U. S. money
or checks payable at the nearest
bark in the territory.
The majority of the house jud
iciary committee reported the wom
en jury bill with an amendment el_ '
iminating the provision f ~ exemp-;
tion on account of sex.
In a final effort to stop mass
voting of illiterate Indians, Re
presentative Foster has introduced a
memorial requesting Congress to a-1
mend the organic act by adding j
educational qualification for electors
requiring voters to be able to read I
and write the English language.
Foster argues that members of the
legislature who opposed the liter
acy bill on the ground that it is
outside the jurisdiction of the leg
islature to pass such a measure,
should ncR object to the adoption
of a memorial such as he has offered
The house has approved the Di
mond eagle bounty bill increasing
the bounty to one dollar, and the ]
measure is now ready for the sig- j
nature of the Governor.
The house has passed the I>unn j
memorial asking for the establish- j
ment of wireless stations at Wise, j
man. Haycock, Teller and Kotzebue.
The Raelson memorial asking that •
the fall election date be advanced!
to October in order that voters of,
SECRETARY OF WAR REFUSES !
TO ALTER ORIGINAL PROGRAM
the Second division might have a
chance to vote before leaving Nome
on their annual pilgrimage to the
States, vcas killed this week by the
house.
The senate has passed the Di
roond pharmacy bill permitting un
registered pharmacists to dispense
certain medicines.
The senate also has passed the
Dimond bill reducing the maximum
legal limit of banking loans from
fity to thirty-five per cent of the
combined capital and surplus.
General Manager Knickerbocker,
of the Alaska Steamship Company,
testifying before the joint legisla
tive transportation committee, took
issue with the biennial report of At
torney General Rustgard, alleging
inaccuracies. He declared that since
the organization of the company in
1936 the dividends declared had a
veraged less than six per cent an
nually. Rustgard in his report, stat
ed that the company had earned
more than fifty.three per cent an
nually in the six years preceding
1921. Knickerbocker denied also the
statement of Rustgard that the Al
aska line is the only American com
pany using “ship’s option” in the
classification of freight. He gave
a list of fourteen companies oper
ating in American waters where
the same system is in operation
Rustgard reviewed the report and
reiterated his charges of exorbitant
profits. He assured that his figures
were conservative.
The hearing will be resumed at
a later meeting.
HARDING SAYS BIG ISSUE
HOME AFFAIRS OF NATION
AUGUSTA, April 7—In an in
formal speech made here last night
on the eve of his departure for
Washington. President Harding said
domestic affairs are the greatest
concern of the nation at the pre.
sent t:me. The country's internation
al affairs, he said, are in better
shape now than ever before and he
perdicted that, in time to come,
those persons who think America
is not doing* justice to the Euro,
pean nations will find that America
is the “most just nation in the'
world.”
AUTHOR TO FIGHT TRUST
LONDON. April. 7, 1923—Gilbert
K. Chesterton, the author is going
to start a new weekly magazine to j
combat monopoly and support his
stand for schattered property with
as many small owners as possible.
"There is no organ today that pre-,
sents this view,” Mr. Chesterton
explains, “and there should be one.”
KLANSMEN fighting
ATLANTA, April, 7—The contes
for the control of the Ku Klui
Klan became three cornered yester
day when Harry B. Turreil an;
other members of the so-called in
surgent faction, who were expelled
from the organization several
months ago, filed a petition for the '
appointment of a receiver for the
local klan.
; WASHINGTON, D. C. April 7—!
1 Secretary of War Weeks announced ,
1 his decision today denying the re- j
quests from Alaska that Colonel F.
i Mears be allowed to remain in.
; charge of construction jvork on the •
| Alaska Railroad after his present |
i assignment expires on May 1. He
will report for duty at the Ninth i
Corps headquarters as originally l
directed.
Secretary Weeks indicated that:
he regarded the work of Col. Mears i
I in Alaska virtually completed or at j
least advanced to the stage where
Col. Steese can take it over without
, disadvantage.
Request for the retention of Col.
Mears as chairman of the Alaskan
■ Engineering Commission was made
by Secretary of the Interior Work,
who announced several days ago
that such action had been “urged
by various civic organizations in
Alaska.”
The action of Secretary Weeks!
settles the matter. Col. Mears will
report for duty as soon as he can
arrange his affairs in Alaska, and |
Col,. Steese will continue his work
as head of the railroad organization,
which he took over recently upon his
arrival a; Anchorage.
Who Killed Cock Robin?
The following is taken from the
Fairbanks News-Miner of Thursday:
“ANCHORAGE, April 5—Regard
ing the dispatch from Washington
about Alaska Civic organizations
asking that Col. Mears be retained
until such completion of the rail
road no such request emanated from
here. Instead, Washington was con
gratulated by the Merchants’ Asso_
ciation upon the choice of a suc
cessor to Col Mears.
Did a Civic body of Fairbanks
make the request?
Started in Anchorage
(To the above we answered that
Anchorage DID start the move. The
manager of the Times over the long
distance phone told the manager
of the News-Miner that the Anchor
age Commercial Club HAD sent such
a message, as soon as the news of
Col. Steese' appointment reached
there, and asked us to ask the
Fairbanks Commercial Club to do
the same. We did ask and we so
notified Anchorage. The “civic” re
quests referred to in the Washington
dispatch were the outcome of the
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce’s
telegram to President Harding, ask
ing for the retention of Col. Mears.
HAYNES CONDEMNS PUBLIC ,
FOR PURCHASING BOOTLEG
NEW YORK. April 7.—Prohibi
tion Commissioner Haynes delivered
a speech in this city yesterday in
which he condemned persons “in
high official and professional posi
tions who tacitly sanction violation
of the prohibition law by purchas
ing bootleg liquor.”
He declared that New York state
census figures show a decline in the
death rate from aleholism from 6.4
per cent in 1917 to 1.2 in 1920.
UNION TO HAVE BANK
ST. LOUIS., Mo. April 7, 1923—
The Telegraphers’ National Bank,
which probably will open here about
June 1, will be conducted along
the lines of the Locomotive Engin
eers' Cooperative National Bank of
Cleveland, according to E. J. Mar,,
ion, President of the Order of Rail
road Telegraphers, who will head
the new institution.
Organization of the bank, which |
will have a capital stock of $500,
000 and a $100,000 surplus, was
authorized at a session of the grand
division of the railroad telegraphers’
union at Savannah. Ga.. in. May,
1921. The capital and surplus has
been subscribed. Mr. Manion stated,
and the majority of it by members
of the union.
NO JUSTICE AT MARION
CHICAGO, April 7—Commenting
on the acquittal of the six Herrin
defendants, at Marion, Attorney
General Brundage declared today
that justice cannot be obtained in
Williamson county. All of the re- 1
maining criminal indictments, grow- ;
ing out of the Herrin riots have ,
been nolle prossed as a result of i
the failure to convict.
CANNERY SHIP IS DELAYED
PENDING PRICE AGREEMENT
SEATTLE, April 7—The sail
ing of the cannery ship St. Paul,
scheduled for today, has been de
layed through failure of Lie pack
ers and fishermen to reach an
agreement on the price of sal
mon during the coming season. The
fishermen demand nine cents for
reds, while the packer; declare they
will not pay more than six. Mem.
bers of the union hnve been instruc
ted not to sign on for the season
unless their demand is met. Nego
tiations are being conducted at San
Prancisco between the Air ska Pack- :
ers Association and the fishermen
and the decision reached will ap
ply to all the canneries.
i
POPULAR OLDTIMER WEDS
BRIDE IS LATE ARRIVAL
Sylvester Howell, one of the most
widely known and highly respected
mining men in Interior Alaska,
and Mrs. Leah M. Lawson, of Seat
tle, were united in marriage in Ne
iana on Thursday evening, the cer
emony being performed by Commis
sioner C. D. Leckie. The contract
ing parties were ■ attended by Mrs.
Louise Morrell, of Fairbanks, and
M. J. Cooney.
The bride is a comparatively re
tent arrival in Interior Alaska but
he made many friends during her
>rief residence in Fairbanks and
'Cenana. Mr. Howell has long been
dentified with the mining industry
n the Hot Springs district and oth- •
•r sections of Interior Alaska and
las a wide circle of friends who
oin The News in -wishing him and
lis bride a long and happy voyage
in the sea of matrimony.
COOLIDCE CLAIMS HARDING
WILL BE PEOPLE S CHOICE
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AUGUSTA, April 7—Member? of
the President'? party, on the eve of
their departure for Washington,
read with interest but without com
ment, the published prediction of j
Vive President Coolidge that the
people of the United States would
demand the re-nomination of Pres
ident Harding next year.
They also read with interest an
other statement by Senator Hitch.'
cock, published locally, in which the
senator declared that the League of >
Nations never again would be an
issue of a campaign but that the
United State* eventually would be,
affiliated with the league. He point-:
ed out that the United States a!- ■
ready is drifting toward member
ship and. in support of his state
ment. cited the President’s in an
international court of justice.
, Hitchcock predicted that the next
campaign would be fought over do
mestic issues and that business con-'
ditions would have a large bearing
on the outcome.
Among the Democrats likely as
choices for President, the senator
named Underwood, McAdoo, Cover-:
nor Smith, of New York, and former
Governor Cox.
REFUGEES SUFFER IN EAST
TURKS MAKE VICTIMS PAY
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 7—
Great misery exists among the thou
sands of Greek refugees housed in
the Turkish military barracks here. J
Within a period of seven days there
occurred 297 deaths. Living and1
halfliving, sick, dying and dead are
all mingled together without separa- i
tion. without pity, and -without
shame. Many of them are crowded1
into the filthy stables where they lie )
on the mud floor all Jay, shivering.
in their last rags of covering. They ,1
are mostly women and children. 1!
The Turkish authorities are doing.'
nothing to ameliorate these condi-!
i
tions. They simply intern the re.
fugees and say it is not their affair.
Yet the Kemalist officials on the 1
Black Sea continue to send the
wretched creatures here by the 1
Thousands, mostly by the Turkish 1
government ships. They are all 1
dumped in the Selimie Barracks. |s
It is a profitable enterprise for the 5
Turks, because the refugees must:1
pay their passage. They are charged 1
seven and a half Turkish pounds'
each for the trip from the Black j
Sea to Constantinople.
Commercial speculation and gov- '
ernment pressure seem, therefore e
to be the motives which continue to j *
be the tragedy. The Turks have re- ^
cently expelled the surviving Greek ;c
population of Trezizond and Erzer- (
oom, thus agravating the situation. 1
ii
R. B. Eames who will act as (c
timekeeper with track gang on the j s
N’enana-Fairbanks line, arrived from ti
the coast last night to assume his ■ tl
iuties.
NEW SECRETARY ANNOUNCES
WILL VISIT NORTH IN JUNE
OKLAHOMA, CITY, April 7—
Secretary of the Interior Work has
definitely declared that he will make
a tour of Alaska. during the com.
ing summer. Secretary Wallace has
accepted an invitation to accompany
him and the two will leave Wash
ington early jn June. They will visit
the larger national parks in the
West and several reclamation pro
jects, after which they will go to
Alaska for a personal survey of
conditions in the Northern Territory.
Secretary Work says the plans for
the trip of President Harding have
not yet been completed but that his
last information was that the Pres
ident would like to make the trip
and would moke it if possible.
ANOTHER MYSTERY
NEW \ ORk, April 7—The bodies
of Miss Bessie McMahan, of Buf
falo, and Mrs. Irene Blandino, of
Jersey (Jitjr, were found along an
isolated roadside on Staten Island
Jester dry, both of the women hav
ing been murdered, their throats be
ing cut. The police believe the
slayings occurred elsewhere and that
Lhe bodies were taken to the spot
where found and thrown from an
automobile.
sT. LOUIS BANK LOSES
BONDS IN DARING RAID
SI. LOUIS, April 7—The St.
■vouis Post-Dispatch is authority foi
■he statement that bonds of the St.
-ou;s Federal L—mJ Bank, valued
it SI.139,000 were obtained by bun.
ii:s who held up a mail truck in
alis citj last Monday. Tme ,oot also
nciuded Sdllo.000 in other bonds
'f which $81,000 are negotiable.
TO BUILD CONCENTRATOR
i AXCOUV ER, April 7—Announce
nent has been made by the Granby
consolidated Company that work
vill start :mmediately on a $60b,
100 concentrator, which will have
i capacity of 1,500.
GERMANS SAVE STAMPS
BERLIN, April 7—One of the
nost popular foirn- of investment
or Germans anxious to guard ap
unst depreciations of postage
tamps. Large sums have already
leen spent in this way by the weil
o_do-, and the stamp business in
Germany has made new records.
The German government has est
ablished an official department
mown as the dispatching depart
ment for stamp collectors, which
applies stamps to subscribers as
oon as they are issued and at
empts to revive as many of the old
'sues as possible for sale purposes.
PROBE WILL CONTINUE
WASHINGTON, D. C. April, 7—
■ecretary of War Weeks has deeliri
d the request of Mrs. Edwin H.
landle that he withdraw the order
irecting an investigation into the
ootroversy between her husband,
aptain E. H. Randle, and Colonel
onger, commanding the Twentieth
ifantry. It was alleged that the
>lonel had ordered the captain to
art divorce proceedings in order
vat he might have Mrs. Randie,
ireatening to drive the captain
■om the army if he failed to compy