Interior AlasKa Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1922.
NUMBER 163
FATE OF FOUR POWER PACT IN BALANCE
CHURCH WORK IS COMMENDED BY KU KLUX KLAN
SHIPMENTS OF NENANA COAL SENT TO COAST TOWNS
non PARTICIPATION OF U. S.
IN THE GENOA CONFERENCE
LONDON, March 11.—It was an
nounced officially today that the de
cision of the United States not to
participate in the Genoa conference
will not affect the date or plans of
the meeting so far as Great Britain
is concerned.
It is believed here that all of the
other nations invited to participate
will attend the conference.
The newspapers here comment un
favorably on America’s declining to
attend.
THE AMERICAN VIEWPOINT
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 11.—
The refusal of the United States to
oarticipate in the Genoa conference
may be viewed as the first step in
a campaign of ‘tactful pressure” to
promote the economic rehabilitation
of Europe.
A high official stated today that
the refusal should not be regarded
as an indication that the United
States desires to hold aloof from the
grave problems confronting the na
tions of Europe.
A DEMOCRATIC VIEW
COLUMBLA S. C., March 11 —
Commenting on the refusal of the
United States to attend the Genoa
conference, former Governor Cox,
of Ohio, declared today that “this
is but another evidence of the ad
ministration's failure to grasp the
essential facts of world wide depres
sion.”
He also said "it will set things
back more than any development of
the last two years has accomplish
ed.”
UNCLE SAM DEMANDS
SHARE OF REPARATION
PARIS, March 11. — A demand
from the United States that two
hundred and forty-one million dol
lars for its expenses in connection
with the occupation of the Rhineland
be paid before any other reparation
claims are paid, was presented at a
meeting of the allied finance min
isters this morning.
NO COMMENT TO OFFER
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 11.—
Secretary of State Hughes refused
to comment on the Paris despatch
which stated that the United States
demanded a portion of the repara
tions payment made by Germany.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
FELT IN CALIFORNIA
BAKERSFIELD, March 10.—The
heaviest earthquake experienced
here in years was fe!t at 3.22 this
morning. Several business houses
reported that their telegraphic
clocks were stopped.
FELT AT SANTA BARBARA
Santa Barbara, March 11.—
A perceptible earthquake shock was
felt here today. No damage was
done however.
AT SAN LUIS OBISPO
SAN LUTS OBISPO. March 11 —
An earthquake shock this morning
broke the pipe line of the Union
Oil company in four places.
SECRETARY DAVIS TRYING
TO STAVE OFF COAL STRIKE
WASHIXGTOnTdTc.. Mar. 11.—
Secretary James J. Davis of dhe de
partment of labor urged the coal
miners and operators “in the inter
ests of common sense to get togeth
er and save the country from the
costly results of a coal strike.”
The secretary also made the form
al statement that, with the approv
al of President Harding, he had
entered into direct communication
with the representatives of the coal
operators in the central field with
a view to having a joint meeting
with the miners, prior to the end
of the month, when the agreement
expires.
PACIFIC PACT DISCUSSION I
IS CONTINUED IN SENATE
I
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mar. 10.—
j A request to sex aside temporarily
! tile discussion on the four power
, treaty, which is now engrossing the
attention of the senate, was blocked
j by the administration leaders today
! who insisted on the ratification of
the measure or a continuation of the
debate on it.
Senator Oscar W. Underwood,
Democrat of Alabama, will speak
; in support of the treaty tomorrow.
The xrreconcilables have indicated
that they will make a big fight in
: reply to the senator.
DEMOCRAT IN SUPPORT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 11 —
i Speaking in support of the Four
Power Pacific treaty today and de
i scribing the pact as “a real treaty
, of peace," Senator Oscar W. Under
wood. Democratic leader told the
senate that he would vote for its
ratification in the same spirit which
actuated him to support the treaty
of Versailles and the League of
Nations covenant.
The real issue, the senator told
his hearers, hinged on whether the
United States is ready to give it’s
sanction to any arrangement for
peace “by mutual understanding" or
desired to “continue the opportunity
for war that has threatened us for
the las* two decades."
In concluding his adress. Senator
Underwood asserted that he did not
| regard the treaty an alliance in any
sense of the word, bat, even if it
were, and were founded rather on
arbitration than on force, he would
support it. On the other hand, to
; argue that because it was not found
cd on force, it was therefore value- j
less, was reverting back to the phil
osophy of the dark ages.
SECRETARY HUGHES’ OPINION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 11.—
Secretary of State Hughes, in a let
ter to Senator Underwood, eharac-:
terized the intimations, voiced re
cently. that the American delegates
to the armament conference had
been induced to accept some plans'
for a four-power treaty, cunningly
contrived by others opposed to
American interests, as "a very poor
and erroneous conception of the |
; work in connection with the confer
ence."
“There is not the slightest taint
of mystery about the treaty or the
basis of suspicion regarding it’s sec
recy,” according to Secretary of
State Hughes who said further that
‘it is a straightforward document
which attains one of the most im
cortant objects the American gov
?mment had in view, and is of the
highest importance in the ma.r.ter.-1
ir.ce of friendly relations in the
Far East."
The recognized amenities of in- •
lerr.ationa! intercourse, the secre-1
tary’s letter stated, precluded the
possibility of revealing the informal
confidential negotiations and conver
sations incidental to the negotiation
Df the four-power treaty, but, the
senate was assured that a full dis
closure of everything that had beer,
said or done leading up to the fram
ing of the treaty, would reveal noth
ing that can be construed as being
derogatory to the part taken by the
American delegates, declaring in
conclusion that there were no secret
notes or understanding.
INTERIOR COAL SHIPMENTS
SOLVE BACK HAUL PROBLEM
DECISION POSTPONED IN
LINDEBERG HABEAS WRIT
SAX FRANCISCO, March 11.—
Judge Louderbaek postponed tintil
Saturday next, his decision in Jafet
Lindeberg's application for a writ
of Habeas Corpus to prevent hire
from being returned to Tacoma.
CONVICTION REVERSED
NEW TRIAL IS ORDERED
SAN FRANCISCO. March 11.—
The district court of appeals has
reversed the conviction of Thomas
Brady and ordered a new trial
Brady an alleged member of a
criminal gang, was tried and con
victed on a charge of attacking
Miss Jean Stanley during an orgy
staged in a lonely shack on Mission
street in November, 1920. He was
sentenced to serve a term of four
teen years in the penitentiary.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEEMAN
MAY VISIT COAST CITIES
SPOKANE. March 11.—Chairman
Cordell Hull of the Democratic Na
tional Committee is planning on
paying a visit to Spokane and Seat
tle about the middle of April.
It is understood that he will at
tend the state convention to be held
May 2nd.
—
STUDENTS ON PROBATION
FOR DRINKING AT FETE
KERKELEY. March 11.—Twenty
five male students of the University
of California were placed under pro
bation today for alleged intoxica
tion at a women's fete held here
recently.
PRESIDENT HARDING
IS ON A VACATION
ST. AUGUSTINE. March 11—
The President and Mrs. Harding ar
rived here Thursday afternoon on a
week’s vacation.
U. S. MARSHAL FOR
THIRD DIVISION
WASHINGTON. D. C-, Mar. 11 —
The senate Thursday confirmed the
nomination of Sullivan to be mar
shal of the Third Judicial Division.
Althb some few days ago a car
load of coal from the Nenana coal
fields was sent to Anchorage, the
first shipment of importance to the
entire interior country in general
and to the coal industry in particu
lar left Healy at 3 o’clock yesterday
afternoon.
The shipment which was made by
the Healy River Coal corporation
was consigned to the Alaskan En
gineering Commission's power plant
where the fuel will be used, in fu
ture.
The residents of Healy turned out
en masse to see a solid train of ten
car loads of coal pull out of the de
pot there, drawn by two locomotives,
at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
bound for the coast. The entire
tratnload was approximately 500
tons. This will be followed by an
other trainload of fourteen cars or
approximately TOO tons tomorrow.
A special train drawn by two lo
comotives and with a string of 24
empty cars arrived at Heaiv from
Anchorage last Thursday afternoon
and within 24 hours of its arrival
the train was able to pull out with
a string of 10 loaded cars, bearing
eloquent testimony to the adequate
nature of the facilities for loading
coal which has been installed at the
plant of the company at Healy.
Of the trainload of 14 cars which
will leave Healy for Anchorage to
JURY CANNOT AGREE IN
RAILROAD DAMAGE SUIT1
_ !
SEATTLE, March 11.—In the
suit brot by the Milwaukee railroads
against the city for alleged dam
ages done to the roadbed at Cedar
Falls by seepage from the municipal
dam, the jury empanelled to try
the issues failed to agree in the
federal court today, and were dis
charged.
The railroad sued for sirty-five
thousand dollars as damages sus
tained.
Dr. J. R. Bowen left this after
noon for the coal mine camp at
Healy to participate in the show
and dance to be given there tonight.
He will probably be back tomorrow
Mrs. Bowen is accompanying the
doctor.
morrow. six of them -will be dis-1
tribated for the use of the pumping
stations along the line on the entire
system, and some of this coal wi!’ j
be used on the stoves in the pass- j
enger coaches and warm storage cars •
in use on the main line.
To relieve the shortage of coal
cars a: the interior end of the gov
ernment railroad as well as to fa-,
cilitate shipment of the fuel at short i
notice, ten extra coal cars were sent
north with the regular train with a i
promise of more empties later on, j
and, in view of the fact that In-:
terior coal for use of the government
railroad as well as for commercial j
uses at Anchorage and Seward hav_>
been contracted for by the Healy
River Coal corporation, it is confi
dently expected that regular ship-;
ments of this fuel in increasing
quantity as future demand makes
necessary, will in a very large mea
sure solve the back hadl problem.
The daily average production of'
the Healy River coal mine, at pres
ent. is 145 tons ar.d to insure a
further increase in the output a Holt
caterpillar tractor with 8 trailers!
will arrive shortly. Tne company
also plans on installing an aerial
tramway across the Nenana to in
sure a steady supply all the year
round of the high grade coal now
being mined on the big vein on Healy
Fork.
HOMESTEADS POSSIBLE
ON COAL AND OIL LANDS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 11—
Delegate Dan Sutherland wired the
News this morning that the bill pro
viding that agricultural entries may
be made on coal and oil lands, has
been signed by President Harding
and has now become a lew.
W. F. O’Connor who has a sal
mon curing plant at Andreafsky ar
rived on the Fairbanks train on
Wednesday and ■will probably leave
for the lower river in a day or
two. He will be accompanied by
Vance McDonald as far as Ruby.
Mark Tyler received a wire from
his wife today that v?~ '~
Agnes Walker, was in a "r5,,:
dr ion. having co-t-"~*ei * ‘ -
losis.
BLIZZARD RAGES IN
LONE STAR STATE
AMARILLA. Texas. March 11.—
The North Texas Panhandle section
is in the grip of the worst blizzard
in years. Three feet of snow is
reported at Spearman. A great loss
of livestock is feared.
FILIPINOS HANKERING
AFTER INDEPENDENCE
WASHINGTON. D. C., Mar. 11—
A parliamentary mission empowered
by the Philippine legislature to ne
gotiate for the independence of the
islands, leaves Manila for Washing
ton in April, according to an an
nouncement made today.
PROMINENT IRISHMEN
TO VISIT THE STATES
DUBLIN, March 11.—A delega
tion oi prominent advocates of the
pending Irish treaty are leaving to
day for the United States where
they will put the case for the trea
ty before Irish residents of the
United States.
DOMINION ARSENAL
DAMAGED BY FIRE
QUEBEC, March 11. — Fire at
tacked the Dominion arsenal today
and caused half a million dollars'
worth of damages.
S S. WATSON ARRIVES SEWARD
The steamer Admiral Watson ar
rived at Seward on the 9th and the
next northbound train will pr bably
have a shipment of outside mail. j
Seward passengers were V. C. An
derson, C. V. Cedar, J. Sheeham. I
Robert Sheehan, Mrs. T. M. Shee-!
har., George Anrpuocet, Tom Harry.
W. J. Whiting and wife, Alfred Lun,
Olaf Furseth. Clarence Orr, Austin;
Orr, James Allexon, J. E. Gotchbert. ‘
C. E. Salem, Guy Krause, Frank
Spera, A. Humbut, Sam W. Wiley
and six steerage.
Joe Nadon has been excused from 1
jurv duty at the present session of
*o"rt bv Jud?e Cecil Clegg. He
'eft for the Healy River Coal cor
m:ne at Healy on the!
*•—-v;~ where he will
.
KU KJ-UX KLANSMEN MAKE
DONATION FOR GOOD CAUSE
EVERETT. March 11 — Five
hooded and robed Klansmen enter
ed the F:rst Baptist church hero
during the course of a revival ser
vice; handed a sealed envelop to
the pastor officiating and departed
as quietly as they entered the build
ing.
The message commended the work
being done by the church and stat
ed that the present moral civic con
dition of Everett was deplorable.
The message further stated 'hat
the civic authorities of the city
should clean op the town or retire
The money donated by the Klar.s
raen was to be used for any purpose
the pastor saw fit.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS
WITH 173 PASSENGERS
SEATTLE. Wn., March 4 —The
S.S. Northwestern sailed at <j o’clock
this morning and carried 173 pas
sengers. Seward passengers:
R. E- Ellis. L. Blouhy. J. C. Mur
ray, J. E. Miller. C. L King, M
Meyers. W. H. Heyan, Miss B. Rody.
S. Adrian. J. Lindsey. Corine Lind
sey. Thelma Lindsey, Mrs. J. Larson
and baby, J. Sullivan, Gus Wilson.
Chris Dahl. Jos. Roderick. L. H
Martin, Dr. F. M. Boyle, F. G. R,
gnini, C. F Clausen. G. L. Bennine.
T. E. Shea, J. D. Robertson, I. J.
Paimer. E T. Foaling, Mrs. J Mitch
ell, Mrs. E. D Christensen, G. B
Stevens, X. Anderson, Capt. J As
mar.d and wife. W E Brown. C. G
J ones and . w.fe and baby. Harry
Harms. Mrs. J Harms, G. R. Mil
ler, P. Freed. Then. John son. Mr
L. R. Hatcher. Cornelia Phelps.
Mrs. F Dawson. F. Schrodeer. J. P.
Crawford, D. F Kock, J. B Bhck
A. Olson, Esther Burke. J D Holm
gren, Xels Larson, J C. Limecooly.
J Conrol. E. S. Hall. Mrs, E A
Be van,. W M 1 dish, B E Johnson.
tV. Ke:r, H. Lane. N". W Oberg, E
A. Oliver, W Hanson, J F Wood,
D. L. Thompson and eighteen steer
age
FORMER LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPION IS KILLED
SEATTLE. Mar. 11.—Frank Les
lie a ship-worker shot and killed
Johnny O'Leary, former Canadian
lightweight champion today
Leslie claimed that he acted in
self-defense and shot when O'Leary
and another man attacked him. He
added that O'Leary and other: had
been annoying him because he wort
ed for the General Petr .-_-n om*
panv where a strike was n progress
O’Leary first became prominent
here in IS 11 when he met and de
feated some f the best 1 gfctweight-■
on the coast. Later at W: • pe.
he fought a drawn battle with Fred
dy Welsh the world’s lightweight
champion and a few weeks late',
at Buffalo, he fought a drawn
match with Johnny Kilbane In
1S16 he fought his last fight with
Eddie Pinkham knocking him ou‘
in the third round.
INVESTIGATION REVEALS
HUGE KIDNAPPING PLOT
SAX ANTONIO, March II—
What is believed to be a huge in
ternational kidnapping plot has been
uncovered today as the result of
the investigation by the authorise
of two kidnapping cases.
The first was that of C. E. Court
wright and L. J. Volsit of Houston
who were arrested on false warrants,
brot here, rushed across and there
held for ransom. They both man
aged to make their escape.
The authorities also frustrated to
attempt to kidnap General Francis
co Murguia who is living near here,
by plotters, who are highly organ
ized. Political significance is at
tached to their work.