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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY. MAY 23, 1922
NUMBER 199
ALASKA WILL HAVE RADIO TELEPHONES
BABE RUTH COMES BACK TO MAKE NEW MARK
' SECOND TRIAL OF BURCH RESULTS IN DISAGREEMENT
PLAYERS ARE REINSTATED;
BIG CROWD WELCOMES THEM
CHICAGO, May 23—Babe Ruth i
•nd Bob Meusel, of the New York j
Yankees, who were suspended be
fore the commencement of the base- ]
ball season for violation of major
league regulations, were reinstated
P by Judge Landis on Saturday in
time for their appearance on the
diamond on Saturday afternoon in
the game against the St. Louis j
Browns.
Big Crowd Welcome* Ruth
NEW YORK, May 23—In antici-;
pation of the reappearance of the
popular Ruth on Saturday, the seat-'
ing capicity of the Polo grounds:
*■ was sold out before the game start
ed on Saturday afternoon, and Ruth
was given a tremendous ovation!
when he ran out to take his posi- j
tion.
Babe expects to beat his home j
run record of last year, of fifty- i
nine, notwithstanding the fact that
Kenneth Williams already has hit j
the ball for eleven homers thus far.
TANANA RIVER TAKES ON
SIGNS OF SUMMER LIFE
Activity on the Tanana river, fol
lowing the breakup, is beginning
to take definite form, with steamers
and small craft of all descriptions
launched and going into commission
in the freight and passenger busi-,
ness out of Nenana.
Grant Courtnay’s launch was the
first to reach Nenana from Fair
banks, with a load of freight and
one passenger, Charles Swift, bound
for the Kantishna country. The boat
pulled in Sunday morning and left
for the Kantishna during the after
noon.
The launch Siwash and Car!
White’s boat followed shortly after
ward. The Siwash has a load for
the Kantishna and the Carl White
is taking the mail and some freight
to the Tolovana district. Mrs. Alex
Hamilton and Mrs. Julius Stolc-is
were passengers on the Carl White
and both returned to Fairbanks yes
terday on the gascar. The boat took
on some mail and provisions here
and the passengers were joined by
Mrs. Irvine and Miss McCall, both
enroute to Brooks.
The steamer Teddy H., owned:
and operated by English, Feger & !
Dubin, merchants of the Koyukuk;
country, arrived from Fairbanks at
an early hour yesterday morning, j
and will take on a load of freight,
and several passengers for the Kan-'
tishna district, the destination of
the boat being Roosevelt, on the (
Kantishna river. The cargo will in
clude eight head of horses which are (
being shipped for the purpose of j
transporting supplies from Roosevelt!
to the Sutherland-Howell camp near j
Eureka.
ARCADE CAFE REOPENS; |
IS IN BUSINESS TO STAY
The Arcade cafe, which was closed
several days ago on account of the
illness of Mrs. Clara Allred, has
been reopened and is now better
prepared than ever to cater to the j
appetites of the Nenana public.
Mrs. Allred has been fortunate
in securing the services of Fred j
Stringer, who will preside at the
range hereafter w’hich will give the
proprietor opportunity to devote her
attention more closely to the other j
details
The Arcade is here to stay, Mrs. I
Allred says, and it is her ambition!
to make of it the best eating place j
in the country, with meals servedi
at popular prices.
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The power boat Matanuska, which
was shipped to Nenana ffom An
chorage during the early spring, was
launched yesterday and went into,
commission immediately. The boat
will be used for the transportation |
of freight across the Tanana river1
and as a tow boat in connection
with the construction of the Tanana
river bridge.
ARMY TO PUT ALASKA RADIO
IN TOUCH WITH THE OUTSIDE
EDITORS THREATEN REVOLT i
IF PORK BILL IS SHELVED
YAKIMA, Wash., May 23—Eleven
Republican editors of the Yakima
valley have telegraphed to Presi
dent Harding-, informing: him that
unless the Smith-Mc Nary irrigation
reclamation bill is passed by Con
gress they “will no longer consider
themselves either by reason of past
affiliation or the party’s future pro
mises, bound to continue to sup
port the national administration or
the party”.
GULLS AND TERNS DOOMED
SEATTLE, May 23—The Wash
ington correspondent of the Seattle
Times reports that the fisheries
service has announced that the sec
retary of agriculture, acting under
authority of the migratory bird act,
has authorized employes of the
service to kill gulls and terns in
Alaska if found destructive to sal
mon or other valuable fish life. At
the request of the geological survey
collections of birds are to be made
during the coming season to deter
mine whether they are eating large
numbers of fish, and if they have
been, they will be destroyed in large
numbers.
R. R. CHIEFS DISCUSS RATES
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23
Seven railroad executives, repre
senting the group of nineteen who
participated in the White House
dinner conference on Saturday, on
which occasion President Harding
requested them to make voluntary
rate reductions, held a two hour
session with the members of the in
terstate commerce commission yes
terday.
JAPS RATIFY SHANTUNG
TOKIO, May 23—The Shantung
agreement negotiated with China at
the late Washington conference has
been ratified by the Japanese govern
ment, formal action having been
token on Saturday afternoon.
BAPTISTS WANT CLEAN MOVIES
JACKSONVILLE, May 23—The
Southern Baptist convention has
adopted resolutions denouncing mob
rule and demanding that the movies
be “cleaned up or destroyed.”
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Dr. William P. Kirby has moved
his offices from the Thompson block
to his residence on B street, oppo
site the Catholic church, where he
can be consulted during the usual
hours.
Dr. Romig, railroad surgeon at
Fairbanks, arrived in Xenana on
Sunday on a brief official visit, ac
companied by his daughter, Miss
Elizabeth.^
Mrs. R. G. Southwortih and
daughter Margaret arrived in Ne
nana on Sunday from Anchorage
where Miss Margaret graduated from
high school last week.
Mrs. Coutts, formerly employed
at the Government * hospital, has
re-entered service at that institu
tion and has been assigned to night
duty.
J. R. Fowle, head of the Fair
banks Clothing Company, arrived in
Nenana on Sunday on a brief busi
ness visit.
SEATTLE, May 23—Thirty thous
and pounds of radio equipment is
being assembled here for shipment
to Nome on June 3, accompanied
by Captain C. H. Burkhead, radio
engineer and a working party of
enlisted men.
With Nome as a working base,
the party will completely rehabili
tate the Alaska radio-telegraph sys
tem during the first four months
of the summer, the plans calling for
the completion of the work early in
Octobre.
In addition to that work, the party
will instal radio telephone equip
ment. Nine old stations are to be
put in first class working order,
with new equipment, and o'ne new
station is to be opened. Seven of
the stations will carry telephone
equipment for re-broadcasting. The
seven include Noorvik, Kotlik, St.
Michael, Holy Cross, McGrath,
Iditarod and Bethel.
The Fairbanks station will be
made one of the most powerful in
the country.
SENATE APPROVES PAY LIST
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23—
The senate, after a brief debate.1
passed the house bill yesterday fix
ing a new basis of pay for officers
and the enlisted personnel of the
army, navy, marine corps, coast
guard, coast and geodetic survey
and public health service. The bill
now goes to conference for the ad
justment of minor amendments.
MINERS MAY BE ENJOINED
COLUMBUS. May 23—A suit
asking for an injunction against
striking coal miners, seeking to re
strain them from interfering with
non-union employes of the Coal
Stripping Company in Jefferson and
Harrison counties, has been field, in
the federal court. Judge John E.
Safer has taken the matter under
advisement.
CHURCHES GETTING CLOSER
CHARLESTON, W. Va„ May 23—
The first step toward uniting the
Northern and Southern Presbyterian
churches in closer relations was
taker, here yesterday when the gen
eral assembly of the Southern
church adopted the “constitution of
the Presbyterian Reformed church of
America.”
SHIPS TO EMPLOY MEXICANS
SAN FRANCISCO. May 23—A
number of the members of the Shin
Owners Association of the Pacific,
made up of the owners of coastwise,
steamer? and schooners, have decided !
to employ Mexicans to replace j
strikers in all unlicensed berths. The
policy is said to have resulted from
the desertion of many of the crews ;
here just before sailing.
FISHING BARK GOES ASHORE
PORTLAND. May 23—The bark j
Berlin, owned by the Alaska-Port
land Packers association, bound from j
Portland to Naknek, on the Alaska 1
coast, for the summer salmon sea
son. went ashore on Ugaguk flats. 1
off Ugaguk river, late Sunday af-,
ternoon, according to word received j
by the owners of the vessel. The
report states that the members of
the crew are safe, but it is not j
known if the vessel can be saved. .
SCHOOL ANNUAL ISSUED
The first school annual issued by
the students of Franklin K. Lane
school was completed and distributed ,
last week. The annual is unique in ■
that it is Entirely the product of |
the students,—written, edited and j
printed by them in their own print,
shop, the only print shop, by *he j
way, possessed by a school in the
Territory of Alaska.
The annual reflects much credit
upon the ability of Editor Jessie
Motschman and Manager M alter
Teeland, who performed the mechani
;al work connected with the publi
jation, as well as looking after the
jther details.
Jack Singleton, trader and hotel
man of Healy Fork, is a business
visitor in town.
CAR SKIDS—STUDENT DIES
PALO ALTO. Cal., May 23—R.
H. Moore, a Stanford university
student, was killed last night when
his car was struck by a car driven
by Arthur Gobey, another student.
Gobey tried to avert a collision but
his machine skidded and struck the
other car and overturned it, throw
ing Moore out with such force that
his skull was fractured. Moore was
on his way to a dance with Miss
Elizabeth Mayhey, of Palo Alto.
DIVER RAMS SCHOONER
LOS ANGELES, May 23— The
navy submarine M-7 rammed the
steam schooner Virginia Olson yes
terday a short distance off shore.
The schooner was considerably dam
aged and sank just as she docked
and the submarine w-as towed into
port a few hours later in a sinking
condition.
WOMAN CATTLE THIEF DIES
KEMMERER, Wyo., May 23
Anna Richey, who had the distinc
tion of being the only woman ever
convicted in Wyoming for cattle
rustling, and who was to have be
gun serving her sentence in July,
was found dead on her ranch yes
terday. Otto Palzenberger, a ranch
hand, was in convulsions, and it is
the belief of the authorities that
the two were poisoned. The woman’s
ranch is located twelve miles north
of this city.
THOUGHT IT WAS HIS GHOST
TULSA, Okla., May 23—Oscar Os
borne, a high school boy who was
on his way home from an amateur
performance garbed as Hamlet, was
attacked by a highwayman. Instead
of submitting mildly to the holdup,
however, the youth drew his sword
in real Shakespearian fashion and
put the bandit to flight.
EDISON TO BACK FORD
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 23—
Thomas Edison has accepted an in
vitation to appear before the senate
agricultural committee, for examina
tion in connection with the com
mittee’s investigation of proposals
for the development of Muscle ;
Shoals. '
IRISH REACH AGREEMENT
BELFAST, May 23—An agree
ment between the Free State and j
Republican factions of Dail Eireann, J
regarding the forthcoming Irish elec- i
tions, was reached yesterday after
noon, according to advices received
in this city.
VICTORY BONDS.CALLED IN ,
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23—Th e ,
treasury department has advised the j
federal reserve bank that all 6f its j
three-fourths per cent Victory bonds |
have been called for redemption by j
June 15 and that the bonds will j
not bear interest after that date.
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT
There will be a regular meeting of j
he city council tonight.
OCEAN COLLISION CAUSES
DEATH OF OVER HUNDRED
—
BREST, France, May 23—More
than one hundred persons perished
Sunday night when the Peninsular
Oriental liner Egypt sank off the
Island of Ushant, following a col
lision in a fog with the French
cargo steamer Seyne.
News of the disaster was brought
to this port yesterday by the Seyne
which arrived with those rescued
from the liner and with the bodies
of twenty who were drowned.
MOVIE ACTOR IN THE TOILS
LOS ANGELES, May 23—Rudolph
Valentino, movie actor, who was
married at Mexicali several days
ago to Winnifred Hudnut, movie
art director, was placed under ar
rest here yesterday, following his
surrender to officials of the district
attorney’s office. The warrant ac
cuses' him of having committed a
felony in the form of bigamy. Ar
rangements were immediately made
for his release on bail. There is also
some talk of holding the actor on a
charge of violating the Mann act.
YOUTH ACCUSED OF PIRACY
WEST PALM BACH, Fla., May 23
•—The federal authorities have en
tered a charge of piracy against
Sanford Bobley, aged 18, who is
held in jail here in connection with
the robbery of a bank at Stuart
last week. Officers declare that Bob
ley is the leader of a pirate band
and is responsible for numerous
raids on vessels in the vicinity of
Bahama islands. '
TOWNLEY OUT ON BAIL
FARGO, May 23—A. C. Townley,
former president of the Non-Parti
san league, gave bonds yesterday in
the sum of $12,000 in connection
■with the six indictments returned
against him by the grand jury which
investigated the affairs of the de
funct Scandinavian American bank
of this city.
OIL COLLECTIONS ARE STOLEN
CHICAGO, May 23—Two collect-,
ors in the employ of the Sinclair
Oil company were held up yesterday
and relieved of $15,000 which they
were taking to the offices of the
company. The robbery was com
mitted by two bandits, both of'
whom made their escape.
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Miss Murial Russell left Anchor
age for Fairbanks this morning,
haying completed her studies for the |
term. !
Ray C. Larson, Anchorage glass j
and lumberman, returned to the j
coast on Sunday after a several-;
day stay in Xenana.
R. B. Eames, former district!
timekeeper in the local offices of the |
Alaskan Engineering commission, ar
rived from the States on Sunday,
after an absence of several months.
Mr. Eames visited the East and j
most of the coast towns during hisj
stay Outside and found that con-j
ditions had not fully recovered from
the effects of the war. Things ap-!
peared lively enough to him, after
a stay of a score of years in the
North, but Outsiders told him that
normal conditions were slow return
ing and he heard numerous merch
ants complain of dull times.
BURCH JURY DISAGREES;
THIRD TRIAL TO BE HELD
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LOS ANGELES, lay 23— T h 9
Burch, jury, which ret red on Fri
day, reported to the court yester
day that it had an found impos
sible to reach an greem.-nt. Mem
bers of the jury, a Tier :h«v had
been discharged, said the final bal
lot stood seven for acquittal and
five for conviction. The first ballot
taken on Saturday stood six and
six, but after that seven of the
jurymen stood firm for acquittal.
The case has been placed on the
Saturday calendar for re-setting for
a third trial.
Burch is under indictment for the
murder of J. Belton Kennedy.
OZMO IS LOST
-MARSHFIELD, Ore., May 23—
The disabled auxiliary powered
schooner Omo, which was being
towed into port by the steamer
1 Daisy, broke away from the steam
er on Coos bay and has disappear
ed from sight. There was no one
on the schooner when the tow line
parted. The Ozmo was enroute to
the Kuskokwim with supplies when
she ran aground and sprang a leak.
STEAMER AEAMEDA SAILS
FOR NORTH WITH BIG LIST
The steamer Alameda, which sail
ed from Seattle for Anchorage on
May 17, has the following passen
[gers for Seward and Anchorage
and other points along the Alaska
Railroad:
Mrs. A. Hess, Mrs. R. Langstrom.
Dave Dunbar, C. \V. Felch, Miss S.
L. Knight, Mary Delaney, W. H.
James and wife. E. E. Richardson,
J. L. Gallivan, Mrs. O. O. Krogh,
Mrs. A. A. Shonbeck, D. I. Fulton,
W. E. Bartholf, Miss J. Shuber,
C. L. Munch, Mrs. V. Zech and
baby, Mrs. p. L. Hardin and baby.
Franceline Hardin, B. S. Bariholf,
R. Bartholf, C. Bartholf, Miss G
Paxton, A. Short, T. M. Cavenv, G.
I. . Rogers, H. V. Kauffman, Mrs. A.
E. Weber. Mrs. Freisher, F. J. Con
nell, H. McGregor, O. W Santer
and wife, Miss V. Deigh, Miss G.
Clark, G. B. Stevens, Ed. Swanson.
J. E. Salmon, G. A. Bigelow and
wife, C. G. Lewis. Andrew Nesbit,
C. C. Georgeson, W. H. Whittlesey,
Miss F. Lexow, R. A. Pepo and wife,
H. F. Bain, Virginia Hawkins, Mrs.
S. W. Clark. L. W. Morgan, H. Mi
haleikef, Mrs. P. Denhart, Forre-t
Bigelow, Mrs. E- B. Brigham, S. H
Simonson, F. E. Prow. I. Hately,
F. L. Hellingsworth, L. Ulsh, C. F
McPherson, Mrs. X. Nicholick anil
baby, Thomas Hunt, W. R. Nelson,
A. Anderson, Mrs. P. M. Behannah.
Miss O. Wick, Mrs, Sharbone, Fred
Sharbone, Della Sharbone, Waite:
Plank. W. G. Hall, F. O. Coffman.
J. D. Steen, G. McCoy. D. C. Lund.
F. E. Bigelow, R. McMarray, Fay
McMurray, William Graves, E. L.
Gray, R. Berkley, J. Miller, Thelma
Hunt, James McCleskey and wife
and five steerage.
RAFT OF PILING GETS AWAY
The first raft of piling, cut under
contract several miles above Nenana
for use in connection with the bridge
which is to span the Tanana river,
was brought down river yesterday
and landed at the bank a short dis
tance below the bridge site. At at
tempt was made later, with the a: !
of the power boat Matar.uska, to
let the raft down to the railroad
docks, with the object of using the
“stiffleg” derrick to load the piling
on to cars; but after the raft had
been taken in tow by the boat, the
supply of gasoline ' gave out and
it became necessary to turn the raft
adrift to save the Matanuska. The
result is that the raft is now rest
ing on a bar a short distance below
town. An effort was made by the
Matanuska and stumer Teddy H.
this morning to tow the raft back
jp river, but the load was too much
for both of them. It probably will
oe necessary to bring the raft back
n sections.