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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
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NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DEC. 26, 1922
NUMBER 392
Europe is getting back to normal
HARDING BEGINS PLANNING FOR TRIP TO ALASKA
' SEATTLE FIEND TURNS HOLIDAY INTO DAY OF GLOOM
HARDING PLANNING TRIP
TO ALASKA NEXT SUMMER
SEATTLE. Dec. 26—The Wash
ington correspondent of the Seattle
Times says, in a special -vyire to the
paper, that President Harding is a
— gain planning a trip to Alaska for
next summer, to make a study of
conditions in the territory with a
view to formulating intelligent leg
islation to cover the problems of the
territory and to pave the way for
the proper development of indust
The President is hopeful that Mrs.
Harding will be well enough by sum
mer for him to absent himself from
^ the White House, and that the legis
lative situation and international
conditions at that time will be such
as not to interfere with his plans.
The prospects for the trip are re
garded brighter now than at any
time since the President first ex
pressed a desire to visit the Terri
tory, but there are so many things
that may arise to interfere that off
icial announcement of the journey
probably will not be made until af
ter the close of the present session
of Cor.gres.
if Matures are progressing so satis
factorily in Congress that there ap
pears to be no reason at this time
for an extra session after the fourth
of next March, so that there is
hardly a chance that pending legis
lation will interfere with the plans.
TO BE BURIED IN NORTH
SEATTLE, Dec 26—The body of
Car! Arnold Running, vho died here
► last -week, will be shipped to Wrang
ell for buHal. He was the son of
J. E. Running, prominent merchant
of Wrangell.
WOMEN OBJECT
NEW YORK. Dec 26—Mrs. Wood
all Dalian Chapman, chairman of the
motion pictures committee of the
Hubs, which has a membership of
two million, has telegraphed to Will
Hays protesting against the reap
pearance of Arbuckle on the screen.
HAYS WILL STAND PAT
TOPEKA. Kan., Dec. 26—When
interviewed here on Saturday re
garding his action in the Arbuckle
case, Will Hays declared that the
numerous criticisms resulting from
his action would not affect his de
cision to give the actor a chance to
‘‘come back.” He asserted that
“every man, in the right way and at
the right time is entitled to a
chance to make good.”
BANDITS STEAL SAFE
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26—A res
taurant safe, weighing a thousand
pounds, was carried away by burg
lars last night from a down town
cafe. The safe contained currency
and negotiable paper valued at
$1200. Later in the night a floral
shop was broken into and $2,000
stolen.
NAVY HAS SCANDAL
NEW Y’ORK, Dec. 26—Twenty
two civilian employes of the Brook
lyn navy yard have been placed un
der arrest, following their indict
ment on charges in connection with
the theft of Government property
valued at more than a million dol
V lars. The property is said to have
been stolen since the war and the
stolen articles included clothing, oil
and various other materials. The
suspects had been watched by fed
eral agents for several weeks prioi
to their arrest.
REBELS SIGN PLEDGE
DUBLIN, Dec. 26—Two hundred
and sixty-four Republicans who were
confined at Mount Joy prison, were
released in time for Christmas, af
ter having signed a declaration ol
allegiance to the Free State.
INCREASE IN FOREIGN TRADE
GOOD SIGN ASSERT OFFICIALS
STEESE TRYING HARD TO GET
LARGER SUM FROM CONGRESS
SEATTLE, Dec. 26—A Washing
ton special to the Seattle Times
says: ‘‘In a final effort to obtain
what are regarded as necessary
funds for building roads and trails
in Alaska during the coming year.
Col. J. G. Steese. head of the Alaska
Road Commission, appeared before
the house appropriations committee
last week and presented facts in
j connection with the request of the
| road building organization for a
million and a half dollars."
The correspondent states, howe vr
' that there is every indication that
j the committee will not grant any
more than was appropiated last
year, which .amount is only suffi
cient for maintenance and does not
i permit the construction of propos ‘d
. roads to act as feeders to the Alaska
Railroad.
j It is pointed out that the forest
i service is not suffering through lack
| of funds and is getting, in fact,
sums greatly in excess of those given
1 to the Alaska Road Commission.
LAWMAKERS RESTING
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 26—
Both houses of Congress are in re
cess, an adjournment having been
voted on Saturday to cover the
■ Christmas holiday. The lawmakers
will resume their work tomorrow.
JEWELRY FOR CHRISTMAS
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 26—Bandits
invaded the downtown district of
, this city on Saturday afternoon and
: staged two daring jewelry store
! robberies within half a block of
j e-ach other. Both outfits of robbers
escaped, the total loss being esthnat
! ed at approximately $25,000 in
i cash and jewelry.
AROUND THE WOLRD BY AIR
BUENOS AIRES. Dec. 26—Cap
tain Pedro Zanni, army aviator, has
announced plans for a flight around
■the world. He will start from Rome,
going to Tokyo, thence across to
i Alaska, down to San Francisco,
I across the continent to Nova Scotia
■ and then over the Atlantic to Eng
: land and back to Rome.
BANDITS GET $20,000
PITTSBURG, Dec. 26—Ross Den
• nis, paymaster of the Pittsburg Coal
| Company, who was enroute to Bead
j ling on Saturday with a party of
j company officials, taking the Carist
i mas pay to the miners of that dis
trict, was shot and wounded by a
party of four bandits, and a sachel
containing about $20,000 was stolen.
The holdup occurred in the hills be
: hind Mt. Lebanon, not far from this
I city.
SUSPECTS ARE HELD
SANTA FE, N. M., Dec. 26—Six
| men who arrived from Las Vegas
| in a car, with several heavy suit
| cases, have been placed in the local
! jail pending an investigation. It is
I thought they may be the Denver
i bandits.
SWISS DIPLOMAT DEAD
BERNE. Dec. 26—Emil Frey, for
mer president of the Swiss confeder
ation and first Swiss ambassador to
the United States, died at Arlesheim
yesterday, aged 84 years.
CAR HITS AUTO—FOUR DEAD
FORT ARTHUR. Tex., Dec. 26
Three men and one woman met
death here yesterday when a street
car ran into an automobile carrying
workers to the scene of their labors.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 26—
It was declared at a meeting of the
cabinet today that the exports and
imports of the United States are
increasing at smch a rate as to con
vince the officials of the Government
that the world is beginning to re
cover from the depression which
followed the war. It was also point
ed out that the new tariff is not
registering any of the ill effects
which were expected of it.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover.
it is reported, told the President,
during the course of the meeting,
that further evidence of' improve
ment is likely to be shown shortly
in the exportation of golS from the
United States, indicating increased
buying power on the part of for
eign nations.
Taken altogether, the outlook for
the coming year, is said to be most
encouraging, with improved condi
tions looming in practically every
section of the country’.
LAWMAKERS ARE ACCUSED
OF BUYING GIN AT CAPITOL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2G—
Chairman Curtis, of the senate rules
committee, declares that there are
whispered charges that bootleggers
are plying their trade under the
capitol dome and taat numbered
among those who patronize the
bootleggers are some of the nation's
foremost legislators.
Believing there may be some
truth to the whisperings, Senator
Curtis has ordered the capitol police
to arrest any bootleggers no matter
who may intercede in their behalf.
JAPAN OFFERS SUGGESTION
1 FOR NAVAL CUT AGREEMENT
TOKIO. Dec. 26—Should France
ana Italy fail to ratify the Washing
ton naval treaty, an agreement for
carrying it out may be arranged by
England America and Japan, ac
cording to a statement made before
the house of peers by Admiral Ide,
speaking for Premier Katu.
GONZAGA DEFEATED
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 26—The West
! Virginia football team defeated Gon
zaga here yesterday, 21 to 13. Both
teams used the forward pass almost
entirely, and the mountaineers took
1 advantage of a number of costly
| Gonzaga fumbles.
University of Arizona played a tie
game with the Utah Aggies at Phoe
I nix yesterday, the score being seven
to seven.
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FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED
MUSCOGEE, Dec. 26—An engin
eer and fireman were seriously in
jured this morning when a freight
train was wrecked near Vain, Okla
homa. Rail officials express the be
lief that an attempt was made to
wreck the Missouri Pacific’s Rain
bow special, which escaped by be
ing delayed three hours.
BERNHARDT IMPROVING
PARIS, Dec 26—There is a pro
| nounced improvement in the eondi
| tion of Sarah Bernhardt. While not
; attempting to minimize the serious
: ness of the case, the attending physi
■ cians express the belief that the fa
! mous actress is out of danger for
i the present.
VETERAN PLAYER PASSES
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 26—Wes
■ tin D. “Wee” Fisler, noted ball play
er of half a century ago, when he
I played first base for the orginal A
! thletics, died in a local hospital
i yesterday. He was over 80 years of
i age.
MOREHOUSE HEARING SET
MONROE. La., Dec. 26—Attorney
j General Coco has set January 5 as
| the date of the Morehouse parish
hearing in connection of the kidnap
ping case. Two companies of Louisi
ana National guard has been de
tailed to preserve order during the
hearing.
COUPLE MEET TRAGIC END
ON WAY HOME FROM DANCE
DEER TRAIL, COLO. Dec. 26—
Howard Hamilton, technician in the
employ of the X-Ray department of
the Veterans’ bureau, is dead, and
Pearl Coeur. his companion, is woun
ded as the result of shots fired from
ambush as they were leaving- for
home from a Christmas dance early
yesterday morning. The authorities
have been unable to find any mo
tive for the shooting.
PERSHING TELLS VETERANS
NATION HAS NOT FORGOTTEN
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 26—
General Pershing broadcasted a
Christmas message to disabled war
veterans, in which he declared that
their courage and fortitude would
ever be an inspiration to the nation
! which never would be unmindful
*f their great sacrifices.
WHITE HOUSE UNCERTAIN
ABOUT ACTION OF FALL
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec 26—
Published reports to the effect that
Secretary Fail intended to resign
from the cabinet have resulted in
the issuance of a statement from
the White House to the effect that
President Harding has not yet been
informed of the plans of the secre
tary. It is indicated in other quart
ers that Fall himself will take no
tice of the reports when he returns
to the capital from his holiday visit
in Virginia. Nothing has been heard
from him thus far.
BACHELORS’ XMAS TREE
VERY ENJOYABLE AFFAIR
The annual Christmas Tree and
entertainment, given under the aus
pices of the Bachelors of Nenana.
on Saturday night at Union hall,
with the co-operation of the pupils
and teaching staff of Franklin K.
Lane school, was one of the most
successful affairs of the kind ever
witnessed in Nenana. with a record
number of little folks and grown-ups
to enjoy it.
The program, which was arrang
ed by Mrs. A. B. Philips and Miss
Catherine McMahon, consisted of a
Christmas play entitled “Sing a
Song of Sleepy Head’’ in which
most of the younger pupils had
parts. The play moved smoothly and
quickly and was much enjoyed.
After the play came the distri
bution of presents from the big
Bachelor tree, and the evening was
brought to a happy close with an
impromptu dance.
Willie Hanson, Indian youth who
was the principal witness for the
prosecution and against Willie Jack
son, recently aquitted of the charge
of murdering Captain Harry Lott
at his place below Thane on the
night of July 25th, was sentenced
by Judge Reed in the District court
to serve 5 years in the reformatory
at Boulder, Colorado. Hanson plead
ed guilty of the charge of looting
Lott’s house the night he was mur
dered.
I
FIVE DOLLAR BILL GIVES
OFFICERS ROBBERY CLUE
BALTIMORE, Dec. 26—The dis- j
covery that one of the five dollar,
bills stolen at Denver recently was
passed in this city leads the police
to believe that one or more of the
robbers is here. Scores of plain;
clothes men have taken up the
search and all nearby towns have.
been notified to be on the lookout.
A close watch is being maintained
on all trains.
Was False Alarm
After every officer in the city had
taken the trail in the hope of nn 1
ing the Denver holdup men in be
city, and collecting the big reward
offered, it was discovered that the
five dollar bill above referred to
was not part of the loot.
STORM SWEEPING ATLANTIC
BIG SHIPS TAKE TO COVER
NEW YORK, Dec. 26—Tempests
which are believed to be the worst
experienced on the Atlantic coast
in a number of years, raged all of
last week and are still sweeping the
: coast with unabated fury. Even the
big liners have been forced to seek
shelter in the nearest ports, where
a number of them are now await
ing the coming of calmer weather.
Many vessels have been delayed,
several have been reported damaged,
and the fear is expressed that some
have been wTecked.
BOOZE KILLS EIGHT
NEW YORK. Dec. 26—Eight
deaths are attributed to drinking
poisonous liquor during the Christ
mas festivities in this city, and more
than a score of persons are under
treatment at local hospitals. Two
women are among those who died.
ANCHORAGE CHILD BURNS
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 26—Margaret
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. An
| drew Peterson, died here yesterday
as the result of burns received. She
was lighting the candles on the
Christmas tree and her clothing
caught fire.
DR. BOWEN SELLS STOCK
IN HEALY COAL COMPANY
Dr. J. R. Bowen, president of the
Healy River Coal Corporation, has
disposed of his entire holdings in
the company, as the result of a
deal which was consumated in Fair
banks within the last few days. The
Bowen interests have been acquired
by R. S. Donaldson, manager of the
company and Captain A. E. Lathrop
vice president. The amount involved
in the transaction has not been
made public.
While no statements have been
made regarding the plans of the
company, beyond confirming the re
port of the transfer of interests,
it is understood that a reorganisation
of the company is in prospect.
Prof. Pattie. membe? of the fac
ulty of the Alaska Agricultural Col
lege and school of Mines, arrived
from Fairbanks today, accompan
ied by E. H. Mack and Austin Gibbs,
who are taking the short course in
mining. They are on their way to
Suntrana to inspect the workings of
the Healy River Coal Corporation,
and will return to the upper town
on the next train. Both Mr. Gibbs
and Mr. Mack are enthusiastic boost
ers for the college and predict that
it will result in revolutionising min
ing methods in Interior -Alaska.
SEATTLE FERRYBOAT OWNER
CAUSE OF XMAS TRAGEDY
SEATTLE, Dec 26—Appearing
suddenly at the home of D. C. Engel
while the members of the family
were gathered about their Christmas
tree yesterday, Emil Neuriter, ferry
boat proprietor, shot and killed Anna
Engel, aged 17 years, Hans, aged 11
years and Lilly, aged three, after
which he turned the pistol on him
self, with fatal results. He had
three pistols, two pocketfuls of cart
ridges, and a partially consumed
bottle of whiskey. Letters found in
his pockets told of a deep grudge
against Engel, bu' failed to reveal
the cause. The corner attributes the
tradgedy to whiskey.
Helen Engel, aged 16, who nar
rowly escaped death at the hands
of Xeuriter, believes that her re
jection of his advances last spring
caused him to turn their Christmas
joy into a tragedy. He fired a shot
her on Bainbridge Island after she
had told him she did not care for
Xeuriter hid in the Engel wood
shed yesterday morning and when
Engel came out of the house, leav
ing the other members of the fami
ly undoing their Christmas package*
he was covered by two pistols in
the hands of the assassin. Etjgel wa*
forced to return to the house, closely
followed by Neuriter, and the door*
were locked behind them. Neuriter
then announced that he had “come
to kill Helen and will kill you all. '
Anna ieaped to the defense of the
family and received a bullet in the
heart. Helen and her brother Ernest
made their escape through a window
and the father and mother got a
wav through the front door. Lilly
was standing in a chair, beside the
tree, with two dolls in her arms,
when discovered by Xeuriter, and
she was shot in the Forehead. Little
Hans sought refuge in his bedroom
but was followed by Xeuiter and
shot in the left temple, \fterkill
irgnhe boy, X’euriter shot himself in
the chest and was found nearby,
with one of the pistols gripped tight
ly in his hand. The other two pistols
empty but with powder fouled bar
rels, were foun' on a table, amid
paper and string.
Fred Anderson, a helper in the
roundhouse of the Copper River
railway, met with an accident re
cently which resulted in the loss of
his left arm. He was working under
an engine at the time and in some
unaccountable manner the engine
started and his arm became entang
led and was badly mutilated. An
derson was immediately removed to
the Cordova General Hospital, where
it was necessary to amputate the
injured member. He is a young man
about 25 years of age.
The Elk? of Ketchikan will give
a dance on Saturday night of this
week, and the Elks of Juneau have
arranged for a high jinks.
Spirited boxing events were im
portant features of the Christmas
celebration at Anchorage and Ketch
ikan.
Sam Heeter, well known oldtimer
of Tanana. who has been in Xenana
most of the winter, will leave for
the States tonight, and it is possible ,
that he will not return to Alaska.
He says he is going to a warm
climate to get the frost out of his
flints.
A fine of $500 each art'* ’0 davs
imnrisonment in the local Federal
jail wras imnosed on Archie Beilish
and James Carlson by Judge V. A.
Paine in the U. S. Commisslone-s
Court at Juneau recently for vio
lation of the Alaska Bone Drv Law
in cases filed following last Satur
day’s raid on the Seattle Soft Drink
Parlor. Carlson was also fined $100
for possession of liquor which was
discovered in his room following the
raid.