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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, FEB. 6, 1923.
NUMBER 410
NEAR EAST PEACE CONFERENCE BREAKS
. OUTCOME OFNEGOTIA TIONS VERY MUCH IN DOUBT
FRANCE EXTENDS AREA OF OCCUPATION IN GERMANY
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FRENCH FORCES OCCUPY
NEW GERMAN TERRITORY
DUSSELDORF, Feb. 6—French
•ceupation has been extended to
Offenburg and Appenweir, presum
| ably as a penalty for German inter
ference with international train ser
vice between Paris and Prague.
Act Of Gross Folly
PLYMOUTH, Eng. Feb. 6—An
act of gross folly and the wrong
way to approach the reparations
problem was Lloyd George’s char
acterization of the Ruhr occupation
on his return here from a trip to
Spain. He said he believed France
had taken the sure way not to get
reparations.
Strike Stiffened
DUSSELDORF. Feb. 6—New or
ders from Berlin to the Rhineland
railroads have had the effect of
stiffening the strike against the
French and have dispelled hopes of'
settlement, which were prevalent
recently.
German Attitude Unchanged
WASHINGTON', D. C. Feb. 6—
Through the embassy here the Ger
man government has made formal
denial that its policy of resistance
against French occupation has been
modified. The statement declares
that on the contrary “unanimity
on the part of Germany is steadily
growing.”
Sarre Miners Strike
PARIS, Feb. 6—The miners of
the Sarre valley, producing nine
million tons of coal annually, have
gone out on strike.
Want Hughes To Appear
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 6—
The senate foreign relations com
mittee has decided to refer to Sec
retary Hughes the request made by
Senator Robinson, Democrat, of Ar
kansas, that he appear before the
committee in connection with the
consideration of a resolution, in
troduced by Robinson, providing for
the appointment of official Ar
ican representatives on the repara
tions commission.
POLICE CAR SKIDS
ST. PAUL, Feb. 6—Two police
men were killed and four other
persons injured this morning when
a police ear skidded on the icy
street and crashed into a millinery
shop, completely wrecking the place.
GIBBON ABANDONED
Reports received from Fort Gib
bon state that the Signal Corps!
headquarters there has been aban
'* doned and all sections placed under
the jurisdiction of Captain Parsons
with headquarter? at Valdez. Cap
tain Burkhead, who was stationed
temporarily at Gibbon has returned !
to his post at Fairbanks, where he !
is in connection with the radio
k branch of the service.
AUTOS TAKE HEAVY TOLL
CHICAGO, Feb. 6—More than a
thousand persons were victims of
automobile fatalities in the United
States during 1922. according to a I
report compiled by the National
Sanity Council. More than one hun
dred persons lost their lives in such
accidents in ten cities, with New
) York and Chicago leading with a
far larger number.
PUTTING OFF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 6—
The trail of Charles Morse, his three
sons and eight others on charges
of conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment in connection -with wartime
shipping contracts, which was start
ed today, has been postponed until
February 19. The head of the Morse
family, who has already served time
at Leavenworth, was brought back
from France many months ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Hagen went
^Fairbanks today.
TURKS WANT FURTHER TIME
TO DISCUSS POINTS AT ISSUE
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HARDING URGES MEASURES
TO CONSERVE U. S. TIMBER
WASHINGTON D. C. Feb. 6—
; President Harding has addressed a
; letter to Representative Clarke, of
New York, member of the house
1 agricultural committee, urging the
i enactment of legislation for the,
i conservation of the forests of the
i country. The committee is now con
! sidering a tentative bill proposing
cooperation between the federal
government and the various states
{in reforestation and conservation.!
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EMINENT WOMAN PASSES
NASHVILLE, Feb. 6—Mrs. Ra
chael Jackson Lawrence, daughter
of General Jackson’s adopted son,
died here on Saturday.
PEEVED AT PRESS
I WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 6—
j Undismayed by the rebuke admin
I istered last week by the senate
! when that body twice expunged
■from the record his remarks re
flecting upon other members of the
senate. Senator Hefflin reviewed the
whole incident on the floor of the
senate, on Saturday afternoon, and
i declared that he had been treated
| unfairly by a “subsidized press.’’
j He threatened to take steps to pre
! vent certain members of the press
i “from sitting in the press gallerv.’’
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HAD CLOSE CALL
'' OMAHA. Feb. 6—The passengers
and members of the train crew had
a miraculous escape from injury and
death yesterday when the three rear(
cars of the Burlington No. 42 were
derailed at Muller, Neb., by a bro- j
ken rail. There was considerable of
i a shakeup, but no one was hurt.
JAPANESE NOTABLE DEAD
TOKIO, FEB. 6—Prince Sadan
sru Fushimi. lord keeper of the j
privy seal, died here this week as
the result of a stroke of apoplexy. 1
WICHITA FIRE FATAL
WICHITA, Feb6—Four are be
lieved to have lost their lives in;
a fire which destroyed the Getto1
building- last night. In addition to;
those killed, more than a score were!
injured and several of these pro
bably will die. The Getto building
was an old landmark.
LOCATES EARTHQUAKE
CLEVELAND, Feb. 6—Father
| Odenbach, director of the seismo- j
graphical laboratory of St. Ignatius
College, has fixed the location of
Saturday’s earthquake at midway
between the Hawaiian islands and j
the Aleutian islands. He bases his
j estimate on the time required for
I a tidal wave movement to reach
j Hawaii.
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MINSTRELS TAKING FORM
GOOD SHOW IS PROMISED
The ministrel show which will
be staged in the near future for the
benefit of Nenana Igloo, No. 17,
Pioneers of Alaska, promises to be
one of the best entertainments ever
presented in Nenana. More than a
score of performers were in atten
dance at the last rehearsal and the
stunts were gone through with in
a way that insures most pleasing re
sults.
W. F. O’Connor came down from
Fairbanks today. He will leave for
the lower river country by way of
Kobi as soon as he can make ar
rangements for the trip.
PARIS. Feb. 6—Advices received
from Lausanne today state that the
Near East peace conference, which
came to an end yesterday, has not
been terminated officially, and that
Ismet Pasha is ready to accept the
Allied treaty if the Turks are per
mitted a further discussion of econ
omic clauses. The head of the Na
tionalist delegation has suggested a
resumption of the conference in
another month, after Ismet Pasha
has returned from Angora.
No De»ire For Battle
LAUSANNE, Feb. 6—After the
conference had come to an end
yesterday Ismet Pasha declared that
Turkey had no desire to resume hos
tilities. either with Greece or Great
Britain as a result of the collapse
of the meeting. He emphasized that
Turkish and English armies are
still facing each other in Asia Minor
and announced that he would ask
the Allies whether or not they con
sidered the negotiations officially
ended. The impression among the
delegations that Turkey would not
be informed officially of the termin
ation of negotiations inasmuch as
it is generally desired to continue
the Mudania armistice, thus avoid
ing a possible renewal of war. The
French delegation left for Pans
j yesterday and the Turks will leave
I for Angora today.
Childs Reports Break
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 6—
The state department is in receipt
! of advices from Ambassador Childs
; telling of the rupture between the
Turks and the Allies at Lausanne.
I Pending the receipt of full details
of the break, however, there is no
disposition on the part of depart
ment officials to discuss the affair.
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Cunon Confers With Cabinet
LONDON, Feb. 6—Lord Curzon
who conducted the Lausanne negotia
: lions arrived here yesterday and
■ was immediately closeted with the
cabinet for consideration of the
Near East crisis.
Will Accept Terms
LONDON, Feb. 6—The French
government has notified Great Bri
tain that the Ottoman delegation
! at Lausanne has agreed to sign
: all the peace terms.
Want Separate Treaty
LONDON. Feb. 6—A Reuters dis
patch is authority for the statement
. that the Turks submitted proposals
| to Lord Curzon for a separate peace
• between Turkey and Great Britain.
RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL
STARTS BATTLE IN SENATE
WASHINGTON D. C. Feb. 6
The $56,000,000 rivers and harbors
provisions of the army appropriation
bill has provoked a battle royal in
the senate, where the measure is
now being debated. Senator King
declared that both the senate com
mittee and the house committee had
ignored the budget recommendations
The senate committee, in report
ing the bill, recommended an a
mendment to the rivers an ’ harbors
appropriation increasing from $460,
000 to $1,000,000 the item for the
construction and maintenance of
military and post roads in Alaska.
The house committee increased
the bill nearly $20,000,000 over the
budget estimate, and this was fol
lowed by a further increase by the
senate committee. A fight is ex
pected on the floor of the house
when the bill is taken up by that
body.
WILL LOOK FOR JEWELS
WASHINGTON', D. C. Feb. 6—
The treasury department has gran
ted the request of the war depart
ment to exhume and examine the
coffin in which James Jones, Amer
ican seaman, was buried in Cypress
Hill cemetery, at Brooklyn. The war
department is anxious to ascertain
the truth of a report to the effect
that the crown jewels of Russia
were buried with the bo y of Jones.
CHILBERG ON TRIAL
SEATTLE, Feb. 6-J. E. Chil
berg, former president "of the de
funct Scandinavian American Bank,
was placed on trial here this week
on a felony charge, the indictment
against him charging that he bor
rowed $1,138.06 from the bank
without authority.
J. H. Jerome came down from \
Fairbanks today and may leave for,
the Kaniishna tonight.
Charles O. Swanson returned from|
Fairbanks today.
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Ben Wiliams returned from Fair
banks today and will leave for Kob: j
tonight to resume work with the
Alaska Road Commission.
SENATOR WATSON DECLARES
HARDING WILL TOP TICKET
, WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 6—
1 Senator Watson, of Indiana, Repub
lican leader whose name has fre
quently been mentioned in connec
tion with the presidential nomina
tion next year, predicted in the
senate yesterday that President
Harding would be unanimously re
nominated. The prediction was made
in the course of a reply to Senator
Harrison of Mississippi, who had
declared that the recent designa
! tion of Senator Wadsworth, of New
' York, and Lenroot, of Wisconsin,
j as assistant Republican leaders, was
i directed against the possible can
j didacy of Watson.
Senator Watson declared that
j ‘'when 1924 comes around the Re
' publican party will stand united and
: militant, without a dissenting vote
will renominate President Harding.”
NOME JUDGE GIVES RULING
IN FAVOR OF SCHOOL BOARD
On December 6th the case of the
Nome School Board vs. the Nome
Common Council to all intents and
purposes teas concluded says the!
Nome Nugget, whose Editor is!
Mayor of the Seward Peninsula'
town. Both attorneys submitted
their case without arguments and;
the Court announced that it would
take the matter under advisement
and render an ouinion Sat. Dec.
9th. at 11 a. m.
On Dec. 9th at 11a. m. Judge
Lomen permitted James Frawley,
attorney for the plaintiff, too reopen
the case for the purpose of perfect
ing the case for the School Board.
Attorney O’Neill objected but was j
over-ruled and Frawley was permit
ted to insert new matter into the j
records. The court then adjourn
ed announcing that at 2 p. m. the
same day he would render his opin
ion.
At 2 p. m. the Court read his de
cision which was in favor of the
School Board and a Writ of Manda
mus was issued.
L. Schulman, fur buyer, return
ed to Nenana today, after a buying
trip up the Yukon river.
CHURCH STATICS SHOW
MANY LYNCHINGS IN U. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 6—
Nevada and Colorado are included
among the sixten states which have
been free from lynching? during the
last ten years, according to figures
made public by the committee on
Church and race relations, of the
Federal Council of the Churches
of Christ in America.
The report shows that between
1885 and 1921 there were lynched
in the United States a total of
1,011 whites, 3,001 colored males
and 68 colored females. The num
ber of white persons lynched has
decreased rapidly since 1900.
SENATE MAY START PROBE
OF FISH BUREAU ACTIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 6—
Senator Cameron, Republican, of
Arizona, has proposed an investiga
tion by the senate commerce com
mittee of the administration of
Alaska fisheries by the bureau of
fisheries. The proposal to investigate
the bureau activities is the result
of the determined nand taken by
Delegate Dan Sutherland, who eharg
ed at the recent commerce commit
tee hearings, that the bureau had
disregarded the rights of independ
ent fishermen.
Senator Cameron proposes that
the investigation be completed and
a report submitted to the senate
by :he first of March.
BIG QUAKE RECORDED
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 6—
Seismographs throughout the coun
try have recorded earth disturban
ces having the appearance of a
termendous quake somewhere, es
timated to be at least five thou
sand miles from Washington, but
in a direction uncertain. At the
University of Washington the opin
ion is expressed that the shock was
centered in the Aleutian islands
where severe volcanic activity is in
progress. The shock was one of
the most severe ever rcorded and
reports from the locality where it
occurred are being anxiously await
ed.
SENATOR DUNN IN NENANA;
MEETS WITH LOCAL IGLOO'
Senator-Elect John Dunn, of the
Ruby district, arrived in Nenana;
from the lower river yesterday and
was an interested visitor at the re- j
gular meeting of Nenana Igloo No. j
17, Pioneers of Alaska, at Union
hall last night. Senator Dunn ad-;
dressed the meeting, outlining his ‘
plans for the coming session of the |
Territorial legislature, and listened |
attentively to suggestions put for-1
ward by numerous of the members;
present, among them being a re-!
quest for old age pensions, which |
is now being advocated in various
sections of the Territory. After the
close of the regular meeting, the
senator remained for the social
session and had an enjoyable visit |
with the oldtimers, with many of
whom he has long been personally
acquainted.
Senator Dunn left for Fairbanks
thi3 afternoon and will remain in
the upper town probably a week be
fore starting for Juneau.
Captain Burkhead came up from
Tanana yesterday.
’\lvah Eames, of the postal ser-.
vice, is a recent arrival in Nenana
from Cordova.
HARDING HAS PLAN READY
FOR ADJUSTING WAR DEBT
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 6—
President Harding has prepared .t
statement which he will submit to
Congress this week, asking approval
of the plan for the settlement of the
British war debt to the United
States. It is expected that the state
ment will be accompanied by an
urgent request that it be approved
| without delay.
PENDING IMMIGRATION BILL
WOULD CUT DOWN ARRIVALS
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 6—
; The number of immigrants eligible
j to admission to the United States
; under the existing immigration act
| would be reduced by more than
| half under a section of the new
i immigration bill approved by the
house imigration committee this
! week.
Under the new bill, admissions
' would be limited to t&o per cent
; of the number of immigrants born
I individuals of any nationality res
• ident in the United States, based on
J the census of 1920. It is estimated
i by the committee that under the
!restriction clause the total number
j of immigrants entering in any one
year would not exceed 168,837. Un
; der the existing law it is possible for
J 358,023 to enter.
CANNERY CREW COMING
TO FILL ALASKA JAILS
BELLINGHAM. Feb. 6—The Pa
I cific American Fisheries will oper
| ate seven canneries in Alaska th s
! year, according to announcement
made here yesterday. The annouce
j ment also says that about fifteen
.[hundred men will be taken North
! during the spring, the first crew
being scheduled to sail February
20.
FORMER ALASKAN DEAD
SEATTLE, Feb. 6—Truman H.
; Heath, well known former Alaskan,
father of Jack Heath, died here on
Friday aged 64 years. He was bur
; ied here today, with many North
[ erners in attendance.
MANY CATTLE PERISH
BEAUMONT. Texas. Feb. 6—It
is estimated by Joe Broussard, local
livestock raiser, that 25 per cent,
or approxibately 25,000 cattle on
the open ranges of Jefferson coun
ty, perished during the extremely
cold weather of this week. Broussard
has jus; returned from an inspec
tion trip.
GOVERNMENT DETECTS THEFT
OF GOLD FROM ALASKA MINE
Government detectives are check
ing up $16,000 of gold ores hitm
graded from the Apex and El Nido
properties in Alaska, and sold to th
U. S. assay office in Seattle. It is
estimated $1,000 was taken from
the Apex and $15,000 from the El
Nido.
J. H. Cann, owner of both pro
perties, had no knowledge of theft
of this gold ores until questioned
by revenue agent in checking up
Assay office gold arrivals in con
nection with income tax returns.
As rich ore bodies had been en
countered during the time the Rust
interests wyere in charge of Apex
property development, as well as
late in El Nido development a
check was made of former employ
ees.
J. H. Cann was in Seattle recent
ly arranging for installation of 3
stamps on both properties. He says
development work has demonstrated
value of both properties, and re
liable reports indicate heavy ton
nage can be milled from both
properties. The mining claims ar
located on Lizianski Straits, and
owing to failure to secure water
rights the Rust interests did not
continue bond on the Apex pro
perty.