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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1922
NUMBER 242
« SENATE APPROVES SOLDIER BONUS BILL
BELIEVED HARDING WILL REFUSE TO SIGN BILL
MINE RESCUE WORKERS TOIL HARD TO SAVE MINERS
RESCUE CREWS ARE TRYING
TO SAVE ENTOMBED MINERS
JACKSON, Cal., Aug. SI—The
dawn of the fourth day following
the imprisonment of 47 miners in
the lower levels of the Argonaut
gold mine, found rescue crews still
working feverishly against seeming
ly insurmountable odds, with the
hope of finding the men alive fading
slowly.
It was estimated yesterday that
it would be necessary to tunnel
only 100 feet to reach the entombed
men but a more careful survey
shows that 530 feet of earth and
rock must be removed to reach the
level where the men are supposed
to be.
DRY SQUAD MAKES HAUL
NEW YORK. Aug. 31—The B:it
ish schooner Oamm3, with a cargo
of liquor on board valued at two
hundred thousand dollars, and the
excursion steamer Smithfteld, alleged
to have been carrying a floating
bar, have been seized by the cus
toms and prohibition authorities.
JOHNSON V/INS IN POPPY STATE
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31—Re
turns received from over five thous
and precincts practically assure the
nomination of Hiram Johnson. Re
publican, for senator, and Richard
son for governor. Johnson has a lead
of seventy thousand ocer Moore,
and Richardson is leading Stephens
by twenty thousand. Thomas Lee
Woolwine is leading Mattison B.
Jones by twenty thousand for the
Democratic nomination tor govern
or.
LIEUT. GOVERNOR ARRESTED
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 31—
Lieutenant Governor M. E. Knapp,
recently renominated at the Demo
cratic primaries, was placed under
arrest yesterday in connection with
an alleged transaction of three years
ago, the charge against him being
perjury.
TRAIN WRECKED—ONE DEAD
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 31—A Chi
cago & Northwestern special train
carrying Milwaukee men to a re
union of the Thirty-second division,
was wrecked yesterday. One death
resulted and six persons were seri
ously injured.
CARL RIDDICK LEADING
HELENA. An?. 31—Congressman
Carl Riddick is leading in the race
for the Republican race for nomina
tion for senator, the early returns
from Tuesday’s primaries indicating
that Attorney General Wellington
has been defeated.
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NELLIE GRANT PASSES
CHICAGO. Aug. 31—Mrs. Frank
lin Hatch Jones, known affection
ately as “Nellie Grant”, only
daughter of former President Grant,
and one of the country’s popular
heroines of the last century, died
here yesterday, following a stroke
of paralysis. She will be buried at
Springfield.
JAPANESE CRUISER SINKS
TOKIO. Aug. 31—The Japanese
cruiser Niitaka foundered during a
typhoon, off Kamchatka, on Augrust
26, with nearly everyone on board,
according to advices 'which have
just been received here.
The new pumping station at Can
yon (Mile 269) has been completed
and is now in operation. The station
at Honolulu (Mile 289) will be
completed within a few days, after
which the building crew will move
to Broad Pass (Mile 305) and will
complete a combined pumping and
coaling station at that point.
Assistant District Attorney L. R
Gillette and Deputy Marshal Fred
Parker came down from Fairbanks
this week on official business.
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PRESIDENT OBJECTS TO BONUS
BECAUSE OF TREASURY DRAIN
BIRTH RATE TAKES SLUMP;
MORTALITY SHOWS INCREASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 31—
Mortality statistics compiled by the
census bureau shows that the birth
rate i.i the United States is on the
decline which the number of deaths
is increasing
The reports shows an average of
j 23.3 bi'ths ioi each thousand, as
! against ho 3 last yeer.
The mcrta :ty rate is 13 per
thousand as egainst 12.6 the pre
' vious year.
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RUTH IS CLIMBING
NEW YORK, Aug. 31—Babe
Ruth recorded his twenty-eighth
home run here yesterday, in the
first inning against Washington.
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TRADING SCHOONER CRUSHED
BY HEAVY ICE OFF SIBERIA
NOME, Aug. 31—The trading
! schooner Eagle, owned by Charles
N'eussler and outfitted by the Hud
son Bay Company, was wrecked re
cently fourteen miles east of North
cape, and five miles off shore, by
ice pressure as the result of the
closing in of the ice about the ves
sel. The vessel and cargo were lost
but the owner of the schooner, and
the members of the crew escaped
and arrived here yesterday aboard
the schooner Duxburry.
The schooners Chukotsk, Blue Sea,
Alaska and Silver Wave are all
marooned by the ice in the same
locality but they escaped injury at
the time the Eagle was crushed.
The Teddy Bear, which left Nome
recently to rescue the members of
the Stefansson expedition at Wran
gell island, was sighted near Cape
Seize but it is considered doubtful
if will be able to make its way thru
the heavy ice along the coast. It
was the intention of the Bear’s
capt&in to stick close to shore un
til near North Cape, and then make
straight for the island.
The Cutter Bear, which also has
arrived from the North, reports ice
conditions in the Arctic the worst
in many years. It was learned that
Amundsen had definitely abandoned
for the season his proposed flight
across the pole, but expects to hop
off rfiext sjfring.
POWDER BLOW KILLS THREE
CARTHAGE, Mo.. Aug. 31_The
wreck of the mixing house of the
Atlas Powder Company, near this
city yesterday, resulted in the death
of three workers and the injury of
two others.
WASHINGTON MINES RESUME
SEATTLE, Aug. 31—The thirteen
i coal mines affected by the agree
ment between operators and striking
miners this week, have resumed
operations and will reach capacity
production ^erv shortly, it is an
: nounced.
FAILS TO SWIM CHANNEL
DOVER, Aug. 31—Enrique Tira
bocchie, an Italian swimmer, made
an attempt to swim the English
channel yesterday but gave up wher
within two miles of his goal.
Extra gang No. 2 is now engaged
in surfacing and putting in shape
; the tratk between Healy and Mc
Kinley Park station. The men are
encamped on a side track at Moody
(Mile 353). Steam shovel No. 2 is
j now at McKinley Park getting oat
material for reinforcing all of the
' embankments in that vicinity.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 31— J
The four billion dollar soldier bonus'
bill, which has been debated in the '
senate during the last several days,:
was finally approved by the senate:
late this afternoon and now to,
conference for final consideration.:
The senate vote on the measure was i
forty-seven in favor of adoption and .
twenty-two against. Party lines were 1
abolished for the occasion.
It is generally regarded .as cer
tain that President Harding will veto
the bill if it is finally adopted in its
present form. It has been indicated
that the President is still of the
opinion that the bill should not be
come law as it now stands for the
reason that it does not carry the J
means for raising the needed reve-!
nues.
As approved by the senate, the
bill is scheduled to become effective
January, 23. 1S23. It provides for
three optional plans under which
veterans of the World War may
derive the benefit of the bonus. I
other than those whose pay would
not exceed $50, and who would be;
paid in cash. The options are: ad
justed service certificates, payable (
in twenty years or sooner in case
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT WILL
SEND COMMISSION TO RUSSIA
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 31
Steps have been taken by the Amer
ican government looking to the pos
sible dispatch to Russia of a techni
cal commission to make a survey
of conditions in that country.
The commission, the announce
ment is careful to state, will not
have authority to negotiate agree
ments of any kind that will be bind- j
ing upon the United States.
HOUSE LIMITS AUTHORITY
OF PRESIDENT IN COAL BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 31—
By a vote of 85 to 64 the house
today struck from the administra
tion coal distribution bill eertain
provisions under which the President
would have authority to again make
the act effective in a future strike
or other emergency.
Even after the issuance of a
proclamation, the present emergency
would no longer exist.
For the purpose of developing a
supply base for rock riprapping for
use in stabilizing and reinforcing
portions of the embankments on the j
Alaska Railroad so as to render
them absolutely safe at all times
and seasons, a gang of men are
now excavating coyote holes at
Mile 331. It is expected that the
holes will be ready for shooting at
the end of a short time. Ten ton
of explosives will be used, which
is calculated to move approximately
twenty thousand yards of rock. It
is the intention to get out sufficient i
rock at Mile 331 for riprapping*
and bank protection along the I
Tanana river next spring. A large
amount of the rock will be used
immediately to reinforce railroad
embankments along the Nenar?
river.
The mail launch Tanana arrived
in port this afternoon from the
army town, with lower river mail
and several passengers.
Joe Burns made a business trip!
to Fairbanks today.
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The steamer Teddy'H. is schedule 1 •
to sail for the lower river tomor
row.
>f death, drawing compound inier
ist at the rate of four and one-half
ser cent per year, and with loan
irovisions for vocational training, at
;he rate cff $1.75 per day up to a
iberal per cent of the adjusted com.
sensation. The bill also provides
for the giving of aid in the pur
chase of farms and homes.
Harding H Not Friendly
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 31
-aliers at the White House yester
day* who discussed with the Presi
lent the soldier bonus bill now be
ns’ considered in the senate, were
liven the impression that the e.x
Jcutive regarded the addition of the
McNary reclamation and Simmons
foreign debt amendments, adopted
oy the senate on Tuesday, as mak
ng the measure more objectionable
ban it was in its original form.
The McNary amendment was a"
proved by the senate by a vote of
13 to 26.
The senate rejected, 44 to 27.
he Bursum amendment proposing
:o pay the bonus half in cash and
lalf in certificates of indeptedness
payable in five years.
The Smoot sales tax amendment
was rejected without a roll call.
FISH BROKERS WANT RATES
ADJUSTED TO COVER EXTRAS
SEATTLE. Aug. 31—The Pacific
Coast Canned Fish Brokers Associa
:ion will request the steamship lines
3Derating in intefccoastal trade to
-eadjust their eastbound rates to
i degree that will enable them to
:o absorb handling and other charg
;s on canned salmon where it is
lecessary to lighter or shift ship
nents from one wharf to another.
Under the present arrangement, the
packers pay these extra charge?.
RAILROADS HAVING TROUBLE
KEEPING TRAINS ON RAILS
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31—The St.
Uouis & Southwestern railroad has
mnounced that three wooden trestles
tear Texarkana were destroyed by
ire this week and that a fourth
trestle and an approach to a bridge
were considerably damaged by fires
if unknown origin.
Dynamite Damages Bridge
WILMINGTON, Dela., Aug. 31—
The big Pennsylvania bridge was
damaged by an explosion of dyna
nite last night.
Inspection Work Slackens
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 31—
X; a report submitted to the sen
ate this week, the interstate com
nerce commission points out that
‘a very general let-down in the
natter of the inspection of engines
>y carries, which gives cause for
:oncern” has resulted from the pro
onged strike of railway shopmen.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 31—An ex
ilosion of dynamite on the main
line of the C. C. C. & S. railroad at
Arlington Heights derailed the ten
ier of a work engine'this morning
\ passenger train passed safely on
ly a few minutes before the explo
sion.
Peter Dow. well known oldtimer
>f the Koyukuk. arrived from that
listrict today aboard the mail boat
Fanana. He reports that Harper
Workman, who is mining on bencv
ground on Nolan creek, has the best
)ay ever found on the benches in
:hat district and that he will make
between $25,000 and $30,000 on
bis season’s mining.
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FIFTEEN MINERS ARE KILLED
BY EXPLOSION IN B. C. MINE
CUMBERLAND, B. C., Aug. 31—
Fifteen men met death yesterday
in No. 4 mine, in the Dunsmui
i district, as the result of an explo
sion of unascertained cause. Sixteer
miners were injured but it is be
lieved all of the injured will re
cover. All of the bodies have beer
|recovered.
j The dead include three whites
j seven Japanese and five Chinese.
CARPENTIER WILL QUIT
LONDON, Aug. 31—It has beer
! definitely learned that it is the in
i tention of Georges Carpentier tc
retire finany from the ring withir
j -the next few months.
STATE IS PPLANN1NG COUP
TO LAND HERRIN RIOTERS
j MARION, HI., Aug. .31— T h i
j names of several hundred person
| alleged to have been participant.
1 in the Herrin massacre, have beer
furnished to the special countj
grand jury which is investigating
the disturbance. Attorney Genera
! Brundage has expressed the belie:
that a number of those who will bt
indicted will turn state's evidence
The names of witnesses are no'
being made public for the reason
as explained by States Attorney
Doty, that many of them woulc
leave the state if their names be
came knoyvn. He also says tha:
numerous of the witnesses caller
before the investigators suffere
“complete loss of memory".
IRISH MOURNERS ARE SHOT;
MUST BE FULL SURRENDER
BELFAST, Aug. 31—A eongrega
J tion of mourners gathered at West
j port to pay their respects to th<
j late Michael collins, were fired or
, by Republican Irregulars yesterday
as they were’ leaving the church
i Five of the mourners were killed
Unconditional Surrender
LONDON, Aug. 31—The murth-i
j of Michael Collins has strengthened
j the determination of the Free State
j government that there can be nc
' settlement of the present rebellior
| in Ireland except upon terms ol
I unconditional surrender. The Dublir
i correspondent of the Daily Mai! re
! ports that the Free Staters are fulh
i resolved to carry the fight to a de
! cistve finish.
MINING ENGINEER IS COMING
TO DIRECT WORK AT HEALY
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| SEATTLE, Aug. 31—George Wat
j kin Evans, eminent mining engineei
1 will leave for Interior Alaska on
; September 9 to assume charge oi
i coal mining operations for the
Healy River Coal Corporation or
i Healy Fork. Evans believes that the
! tfrder of H. Foster Bain, head oi
j the bureau of mines, to close the
Chickaloon mines, will bring abou;
the extensive working of sub-bitum
j inous mines at Katchamak bay an.':
j in the Nenana field. He says the
i Nenana coal can be shipped to In
i terior points and along the Alaska
i Railroad as far south as Anchor
iage; and that the Katchamak coa
j can be shipped to points along the
; coast as far north as Anchorage.
Evans believes that Bain was cor
rect in his assertion that Matanusks
coal cannot compete Outside be
cause of the foreign matter in the
seams, but he admits the coal is 3
good quality bituminous.
t SPLENDID PROGRESS MADE
, ON BRIDGE WORK AT NENANA
Excellent progress has been made
with the preliminary wort; in con
nection with the big Tanana rivert
bridge. The News was informed to
day by f. A. Hansen, engineer
j maintenance and construction, that
j ail of the concrete Work will be com
I pleted by October 20, at the latest,
1 which will be very considerably in
' advance of schedule time,
j The stringers of the trestle ap
proach on the south ban* of the
■Tanana river have ail been placeu
! in position and the work of bolting
them is today eighty per cent com
piete. All that now remains to com
j piete the structure in every detail
: is the placing of the ties, ; guard
! rails and steel.
The work of raising the track to
| the proper elevation between Ne
j nana proper and the bridge is pro
! grossing very favorably. Gravel .
being hauled for this purpose from
a pit at Clear (Mile 1194), by two
work trains and when material is
not being hauled to Nenana, it is
j being distributed along the load be
tween Clear and town, for the pur
pose of surfacing the track and
j widening tne roadbed. The plan =
and there is always ample material
on hand to keep both tne surfacing
gang and the gang working near the
trestle, going witnout interruption.
From the north end of the 2.80U
foot trestle approach, a steel via
duct will lead to Pier No. iu, for
a distance of 420 feet, the struc
ture being supported on steel towers
reared on concrete piers which have
been prepared for the purpose. From
this point to Pier No. 11, which is
the main pier on the south side of
the river, a steel deck s;pan 120
feet long will be erected to serve
as the approach to the big structure
which will span the Tanana fiver.
Superintendent Braford and En
gineer Ainsbury, representing tne
American Bridge Company, arrived
in Nenana recently to make ar
rangements for the preliminaries in
connection with the commencement
of work on the steel; and on the
train arriving here on Tuesday,
fourteen experienced steel workers
arrived in Nenana. They have al
ready commenced putting up the
false work for the erection of the
120-foo: deck span approach to the
main span.
The grading work between the
bridgehead and North Nenana has
been completed insofar as the work
on force account is concerned, and
, the steam shovel, which did the worn
has been laid off. There now only
remains the big thorough cut near
the north end of the bridge whir >
the Pe.e Jepson grading outfit wi.'l
I complete under contract not later
than October 1.
I A crew is being organized for
the purpose of laying standard
i gauge ties from the end of the nar
row gauge track at North Nenana
' to the bridge site, a distance of
eight thousand feet. Light narrow
gauge steel will be laid temporarily
and when the seventy-pound rails
arrive they will be placed alongside
the lighter rails which will be on
true center. This arrangement will
save much delay when the roadway
to Fairbanks is standardized next
spring.
According to present plans, the
transfer point for freight and pas
sengers during the coming w-inter.
w-ill be at the bridgesite.
Sam Heeter is enroute up the
river from Tanana with hi- power
poat Mutt, ile reported from Tolo
vanana yesterday afternoon.
The steamer Alaska is laid up for
boiler repairs at Fortvmile.
The steamship Valdez has arrived
at St. Michael, enroute to Nome.