Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME rv
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1921.
NUMBER 82
S. SENATE RATIFIES PEACE TREATIES
RAILROAD CONFERENCE MAY A VERT WALKOUT
CO.U OPERATORS WILL DEMAND WAGE REDUCTIONS
COAL BARONS ANNOUNCE
PLANS TO REDUCE WAGES
TERRE HAUTE, Oct. 20—The '
secretary of the Indiana Bituminous j
Coal Operators’ Association has is- i
sued a statement in which he an- j
nounces that “in making a new wage j
scale, we expect to adjust it to cor-1
respond to t hat of other industries
and to the reduced cost of living.”
This is the first authoritive state
ment to the effect that the coal
operators will demand reductions in
the scales to be negotiated next
spring.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
PARIS. Oet. 19.—A bomb, evi
dently intended for Ambassador
Herrick, exploded in the diplomat’s
house yesterday, causing serious in-;
jury to the valet who opened the
package containing the explosive, (
and wrecking the room.
The ambassador arrived home
about two minutes after the explo
sion had occurred.
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HARDING ASKS WOMEN
TO HELP EDUCATION
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WILLLVMSBURG. Va.. Oct. 19 -
In an address delivered before the
students of William Mary College
yesterday, President Harding de-,
dared that the nation is confront-j
ed by an educational crisis, and ap-1
pealed for patriotic support of an
educational system commensurate
with the resources of the nation. ,
UNEMPLOYED OF ENGLAND
PRESENT GRAVE PROBLEM
LONDON, Oct. 20.—The unem
ployment problem confronting Eng
land is more serious than any with
which the government has had to
deal since the Napoleonic wars, ac
cording to a statement made to the
house of commons today by Prem
ier Lloyd George. He told the law
makers that at the present time
there are 1,750,000 unemployed in
England and he urged that parlia-.
ment set aside the sum of 300,000
pounds to enable ex-service men to
immigrate to the dominions, thus
relieving the situation at home.
VALDEZ GOLD COMPANY
HAS SUCCESSFUL SEASON
The Valdez Gold company has
closed another successful season, ac
cording to R. B. Kenyon, treasurer
of the company, who passed thru
Juneau recently en route to his
home at Yakima, Wash. He will
consult there with the management
and directors with regard to opera
tions on the property for 1922.
R. B. Kenyon, who has beer, or,
the ground since early spring, re
ports that anoiher quartz vein was
encountered on the last day that the
company was enabled to operate this
year. This vein is a contact vein j
and is over four feet thick in the
face of the main tunnel. The ore
carries pyrites and has some galena
and while no assay has as yet been j
made and will not be until samples
arrive in Seattle, the pannings indi
cate good values and again demon
strate that this property is a coming
producer for the Valdez district.
The phsysical condition of the
property is the best in its history
and the owners of the property are
to be congratulated for the way thev:
have continued their development
during the past few years.
C. N. Banks and associates will
erect a mill at Girdwood in the near
future and are moving the plant
from Mile 29 to be used at that
place. Wheaton with a couple of
teams of horses is hauling the equip
ment from its present site to the
railroad.
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PACT WITH CENTRAL POWERS
COMPLETES RETURN OF PEACE
WASHINGTON', D. C.. Oct. 20 —
The peace treaties between the
United States and the Centra] Pow
ers were ratified by the senate late
Tuesday night, and all that now re
mains *to be done to terminate the
technical state of war is the formal
ITALIANS THREATEN FLAG
BECAUSE OF CONVICTIONS
PARIS, Oct. 19.—Threats to tear
down the flag over the American
consulate are contained in many let
ters received during the last few
days, as a protest against the con
viction, in the United States, of N.
Saceo and B. Vanzetti, Italians, who
were charged with the murder of S.
F. A. Parmenter, paymaster of a
show factory at Brontree, Mass.
The police and officials of the
French government have taken pre
cautions to prevent any attack upon
the American flag.
COMPANIES FINED HEAVILY
JACKSON. Miss.. Oct. 19.—Fines
aggregating nine and one-half mil
lion dollars have been imposed on
fire insurance companies formerly
doing business in Mississippi. Three
companies were fined ¥195,000 each.
MAJOR M’FARLAND HERE
TO FINISH TAT LINE
Major E. R. McFarland, superin
tendent of the T & T department
of the Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion, arrived in Nenana yesterday
from the coast and will leave to
morrow for Fairbanks, where he will
remain until the completion of the
Commission’s telegraph and tele
phone plant into that place.
Mrs. McFarland did not accom
pany the party as was at first an
nounced, but expects to join her
husband later and return to Anchor
age with him sometime in Novem
ber.
Major McFarland’s connection
with the Commission cease; after
the wire reaches Fairoanks, but he,
with his family, expects to 'remain'
in Alaska indefinitely.
It is expected that the line will be
completed to Fairbanks about the
middle of November, after which
time the rate for telephoning be
tween Nenana and Fairbanks prob
ably will be very materially reduced.
Thomas Keefe, 76. ar. Alaskan
Pioneer died at St. Ann’s hospital
on Sept. 18, after having been in
that institution for the past four
years and hating been on decline
owing to old age. A stroke suffer
ed some time ago was the direct
couse of his death. He first came
to Alaska in 1872 when he landed
in Wrangell on his way up the Stik
ine on one of the stampedes there.
He was in that district for several
years and was at Sitka when the
strike was made in the Silver Bow
Basin and went to Juneau with the
first ru*b in the early 80’s. He min
ed in the Basin and also followed
all of the stampedes to the Interior.
The following appointments, ef
fective October 1, were made by
Clerk of the Court W. N. Cuddy,
upon assuming his duties at Valdez
recently:
C. H. Wilcox, chief deputy clerk.
Aaron E. Rucker, deputy clerk.
Robert S. Bragaw, Sr., deputy
clerk at Anchorage; vice Leopold
David.
Dan J. Corcoran, deputy clerk at
Seward; vice Wm. H. Whittlesey.
Thomas S. Scott, deputy clerk at
Cordova.
exchange of ratifications, but this
action, it is believed, will not be
taken for several weeks.
The vote on the German treaty,
which was the first one acted upon,
stood 66 for ratification and 20
opposed, or eight more than were
needed for the two-third majority.
ITALIAN HEROES WELCOME
NEW YORK. Oct. 19.—General
Diaz, commander of the Italian
armies during the war, who arrived
here yesterday enroute to attend the
American Legion convention, was
given a rousing reception, there be
ing a great throng at the dock to
welcome him. Harbor whistles join
ed in the welcome.
COMPANY MAY FIX PRICE
FOR HAULING ALASKA ORE
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—The Inter
state Commerce commission has
granted the Pacific Steamship com
pany permission to fix its rates on
i ore transported from Alaska to Se
attle and Tacoma, on the basis of
the value of the commodity trans
ported.
SAILORS BURN ON SHIP
MARINE CITY. Mich.. Oct. 20.—
Two members of the crew of the
steamer William H. Wold lost their
' lives today when the vessel was de
stroyed by fire opposite this city.
The captain fractured both his legs
as the result of jumping into a
small boat from the burning ship.
MANY ENJOY EVENING
AS GUESTS OF IGLOO
There were a large number on
hand Tuesday night to help the
members of N'enana Igloo, No. 17.
Pioneers of Alaska, celebrate Alas
ka Day, and the entertainment pro
vided by the oldtimers was greatly
enjoyed. The affair consisted of a
brief program, dance and a generous
lunch.
President George S. Smith acted
as master of ceremonies and he w is
assisted by an active committee, all
of the guests of the igloo being
made to feel at home. The program
numbers consisted of a very cleverly
executed dance by little Miss Dor
othy Smith, songs by the popular
Miss Ethel Rosburg and vocal selec
tions by Mr. Joseph Patton. The
instrumental music was provided by
Prof. Ernst Berggren and the mem
bers of his orchestra, B. W. Miller
and "Whitey” Bergquist.
A case of whiskey, under bond
and in a freight car on the White
Pass & Yukon railway, was stolen at
Skagway on the night of September
12. The seal on the car was broker
and the whiskey taken away. The
whiskey was part of a shipment
bound to Whitehorse.
Four Democratic senators voted in
favor of ratification, and two Re
publicans. Senators Borah and La
I Follette, voted against it. Senator
' Norris. Republican, who was absent
from the chamber when the vote
. was taken, was paired soon after
; wards.
STEAMER VIC REPORTS
, SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—According
to wireless advices received in th’S
city today, the steamer Victoria,
which has been stormbound, is again
making headway toward this port
and should arrive here October 26.
The Vic will make another and fin
al trip to Nome, leaving here Oc
tober 29.
CULTURAL WAR COMING
DECLARES JAP EDITOR
HONOLULU, Oct. 19.—A “cul
tural war" between the Orient and
the Occident is bound to come but
the difference between the United
States and Japan can be settled
amicably, in the opinion of M. Zu
moto, editor of the Herald Ahia,
Japanese newspaper, who addressed
the Press Congress of the World
here yesterday.
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PORTUGAL HAS NEW CABINET
LONDON, Oct. 20.—A new min
istry is reported to have been form
i ed in Portugal and to have assumed
;full control at Lisbon.
STEAMER ALAMEDA BRINGS
LARGE LIST FOR ALASKA
The steamer Alameda which left
: Seattle on Oetobr 13, arrived at
Seward Tuesday with the following
I passengers:
For Anchorage—Mrs. Anna Miller.
Mrs. Q. Iverson, J. L. Bunch, Mrs.
Lettie Patton, Mrs. F. Wright. Wm.
j Craig, S. Dahlquist. F. Sadeski, F.
Dveine. A. Browne, Mrs. P,. J. Ter
rill. Mrs. N. Wasti. Henry Wasti, C.
Fisks, and one steerage.
Seward passengers—A. B. Stevens,,
John Washowitz, P. D. Malone, C. C.
Webster. W F. Leonard, Mrs. Dick
i inson, Mrs. M. Schumacher, Homer
Schumacher. Mrs. C. Cascaden. Cap:,
P A. Waldren, Astre Waldren.
Agnes Waldren, Jerry Callaghan.
Mrs. J. R. Chadw;ck, Lee Wawson,
Francis Root. C. E. Anderson, B.
Berbert. Mrs. B. Lockhart, Mrs J.
T. Cunningham, J. J. Cravey and
■wife, Mrs. J. M. Reiter, Jack Reiter,
C. McCravey, and E. Boblett.
Peter Riley, for more than 25,
years a familiar fignre around Ju- '
neau, died at St. Ann hospital re
cently after an illness of several
weeks. He was a native of Ireland
and 70 years of age.
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when you we Rex Beach’* photoplay
in *ix act* at the Coli*eum Sunday.
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what the
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The Austrian and Hungarian
treaties were taken up after the
German treaty had been disposed of,
and ratification was secured by the
same vote, thus completing the ad
ministration’s immediate peace pro
gram with the Central Powers.
BRUMFIELD FOUND GUILTY
TO BE SENTENCED SATURDAY
ROSEBURG, Ore.. Oct. 20.—Dr.
Brumfield, local dentist who was
tried here on the charge of killing
Dennis Russell, a laborer, in an ef
fort to make false collection of life
insurance, was found guilty today on
the charge of first degree murder,
for which the penalty is death. Sen
tence will be pronounced by Judge
Bigham on Saturday.
The verdict of the jury was re
ceived calmly by the convicted doc
tor, but his wife collapsed and had
to be carried from the court room.
MOOSEJAW HAS ROBBERY
MOOSEJAW. Sask., Oct. U)—The
express messenger on the Toronto
Vaacouver express was held up by a
lone bandit yesterday. The robber
escaped with his loot, the value of
which has not been determined.
WHITE PASS ANNOUNCES
ABANDONMENT OF RIVER
Agent -J. H. Scott, local represen
tative of the White Pass Route, has
been officially advised by Superin
tendent Gordon that it is the inten
tion of th£ company to abandon the
Tanana river with its fleet of steam
ers, as the result of the completion
of the government railroad from the
coast to Nenana, the company as
suming that trains will be in regular
operation over the line by the time
the season of navigation opens next
spring.
Announcement of the company’s
plans to withdraw its boats from the
Tanana river service was contained
in a telegram regarding certain
wood contracts which were made
tentatively during the past season by
Fuel Agent Joe Wilson, who lost
his life recently on the Upper Yu
kon. Mr. Gordon says contracts can
not be entered into by the company
for the reason^ above stated, but
that wood will be purchased during
the season as the need arises, in case
it should be found necessary or ad
visable to send boats up the Tanana
river for any reason.
Mr. Scott had understood for
some time that the company would
quit the Tanana river, and he has
been making his plans according,
but the telegram received this week
is the first official statement from
company officials regarding plans for
the coming season.
As already announced by The
News, the White Pass has secured
a contract to haul a large amount
of galena ore from the Mayo district
to St. Michael, for re-shipment to
the States, and that work will pro
vide continuous work for several
boats thru out the season. It is ex
pected that the steamers Yukon and
Alaska will be placed on the new
run, but nothing definite is known
regarding the plans of the company
in this connection.
Felix Z. Gray has been named
United States Commissioner and ex
officio justice of the peace for tl i
Douglas Island precinct. Mr. Gray
succeeds John Henson, who resigned
and left for the south early last
month.
UNION LEADERS HOPEFUL
STRIKE WILL NOT OCCUR
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—Union lead
ers of the Biir Five brotherhods. who
met in secret conference with the
Railroad Labor Board today, express
the belief that a way will be found
to avert the threatened walkout of
railroad employes. There apparent
ly is a strong: feeling that there will
be no strike unless something unex
pected happens to disrupt the con
ference.
In spite of this optimism among
the brotherhood leaders. J M. Mc
Grath, president of the railway em
ployes department of the American
Federation of Labor, embracing six
shop crafts, declares that a strike
appears to him to be certain. He
says the shop crafts have voted to
walk out but that no strike orders
have been issued as yet. McGrath
declares also that 22 railroads have
been guilty of violating orders is
sued by the Railroad Labor Board
and that the members of his organ
ization insist upon striking.
JOSLIN TELLS DELEGATES
NORTH HAS LOST CAPITAL
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—In an ad
dress made before the American
Mining Congress yesterday, Falcon
Joslin, of Seattle, declared that the
nationalization of industries and re
sources had driven capital from the
country and “held up the develop
ment of resources in Alaska. The
coal and oil industries in Alaska are
at a standstill and Alaska today is
importing both coal and oil.”
Executives Will Do Their Best
In the event of a railroad strike,
the railroads are prepared “to do
their utmost to move necessities,
utilizing to the fullest extent all of
the manpower available," according
to a statement made yesterday by
Charles Markham, president of the
Illinois Central, in an address de
livered before the American Mining
Congress
Strike Is Big Issue
The American Mining Congress s
giving special attention to the threat
ened railroad strike for the reason
that' the organization represents in
dustries which furnish more than
half the freight carried by the rail
roads.
The first business taken up by the
delegates was the consideration o'
standards in the mining industry
TWO COMPANIES OFFER
TO CARRY ALASKA MAIL
Two bids for placing a vessel on
the Westward run between Seward
and N'ushagak and Koggiung and in
termediate points where p ost office
are located have been entered up to
the present time, according to Gov
ernor Scott C. Bone. One of the—
was from the San Juan Packing
company and the other by the Pa
cific Steamship company.
The latter company, which is bid
ding for the mail contract, propose.
to place the Admiral Rodman o.i the
run if its bid is accepted. Tlie Rod
man, while a freighter, has rapacity
for 70 passengers and ample cargo
capacity.
Under the provisions of Chapter
32, 1921 Session Laws of Alaska,
the Territory is empowered to pay
a cash bonus to a vessel of ample
freight and pasenger accommoda
tions operating on the above run.
A call for tenders was issued to ship
owners by Governor Bone in an ad
vertisement appearing in The Em
pire during the latter part of Sep
tember. Among other things re
quired are accommodations for 30
cabin passengers, 25 sterage, a min
imum cargo capacity of 400 tons,
and a vessel making at least 12
knots per hour.
Bids are to be sent to the Gover
nor’s office and opened on Decem
ber 1.