’ Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1921
NUMBER 42
* HOSTILITIES BROUGHT TO HALT IN ERIN
HARDING INVITES POWERS TO TALK PEACE MOVE
. BUREAU OF MINES PLANNING NEW HELP FOR ALASKA
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS WILL
AID MINING MEN OF NORTH
SEATTLE, JULY 12—A Washing
ton special to the Seattle Post-In
telligencer says that the United
States Bureau of Mines, with a j
view to fostering the more rapid j
development of the mining industry j
in Alaska, has tentatively outlined
■ a plan for the reorganization of its
work so that the miners of the ter- j
ritory can be supplied with techni- j
cal and consulting advice and re- j
ports.
j
The plan provides for the division
of the territory into four districts,
each to be in charge of an engineer,
with the experiment station at
Fairbanks as headquarters and clear
ing house for the district engineers.
District Number One includes the
south coast, including Matanuska,
Kenai and Bering coal fields, Cop
per river basin, Katalla oil fields
and Southeast Alaska, with Bert W.
Dyer in charge.
District Number Two consists of
the territory tributary to the Gov
ernment railroad, from Seward to
Fairbanks, including the Nenana
coal fields, with John A. Davis in
charge. He will also continue to
serve as superintendent of the Fair- j
banks station.
District Number Three consists of ;
the interior country comprising the
Tanana and Yukon river basins, with
Karl T. Sparks in charge. He is as
sistant mining engineer.
District Number Four comprises |
Seward peninsula, with no engineer
assigned as yet, but the appointee
probably will be an engineer quali
fied to carry on cold water thaw
ing- j
Cooperation will be arranged with
the field forces of the Geological
survey and with the territorial gov
ernment.
NONPARTISAN LEAGUER FREED
BISMARCK, July 12—J. W. Brin
ton, former private secretary to
President Townley, of the Non
partisan league, who was tried on
a charge of perjury in connection
with testimony given before the
house committee which investigated
the Bank of North Dakota, was ac
quitted here on Saturday. He was
tried in the district court.
NEW MEXICO WINS BIG HONOR
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 12— i
The dreadnought New Mexico has;
won the navy gunnery trophy for;
1921, with the Pennsylvania second ;
and the Arkansas third.
CABLE CASE IS UNSETTLED
NEW YORK, July 12—Officials of
the Western Union deny that federal
protection has been guaranteed their
land lines and cable at Miami. They
say the matter is still in abeyance.
SAN FRANCISCO CELEBRATES
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12—The
seventy-fifth birthday anniversary of
this city was celebrated on Satur
day with a pageant depicting the
events and ceremonies incident to
the taking over of the city by the
United States from Mexico. Two
oldtim ’rs, who were res lenis of the
city at the time of the first occu
pation, w re features of the big
parade.
>enaaa, the Gateway to XcXiatsy
■attoaal Park.
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WARRING FACTIONS OF IRELAND
TALK TERMS WITH GOVERNMENT
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GOVERNOR SAYS PRESIDENT
MAY YET MAKE TRIP NORTH
SEATTLE, July 9—(Delayed)
Governor Scott C. Bone told the
members of the executive council
of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce today that President Harding
“may yet visit Alaska this year. The
mind of the administration is on
the territory and the President is
determined that the first vacation
he takes shall be spent in Alaska
and the Northwest. Secretary Fall
also plans a visit soon and an era
of prosperity and development is
looming for the North.”
Governor Bone was an honor
guest of the Arctic Club last night
and will sail for Juneau today.
GREEK OFFENSIVE STARTING
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 12—An '
[unconfirmed report received in this
I city states that the Greek offensive
I against the Turkish Nationalists be- j
1 gan on Saturday, in the Ushak dis- j
■ trict, midway on the Anatolian |
: peninsula, close to the Bagdad rail
way.
‘TIS WELL WE WON
LEIPSIC, July 12—Lieut. Gen. !
Karl Stenger was acquitted here on
Saturday on a charge of having
; ordered the execution of wounded
' French soldiers during the war. Ma.i.
Bruno Crusius, tried on the same
I charge, was found guilty and given
a sentence of two years.
Applauded For Escape
BERLIN'. July 12—The Tageblart
says that Stenger was cheered as
he left the courtroom, unconvicted.
Four Frenchmen, who attended the
farce, were greeted with cries of
“shame.”
DEMOCRATS ATTACK TARIFF
WASHINGTON, D. C-, July 12—
The Democratic attack on the new
Republican tariff measure began on
Saturday when Representative Gard
ner, of Texas, spoke against the
bill, declaring: “There is not a
Republican in the house who can dis
tinguish between this and the Payne
Aldrich bill.”
SOLDIER GETS LIFE
TACOMA, July 12—L a w r e n c e
Bogart, of Everett, was found guilty
here on Saturday on a charge of
i assaulting Elinor Speyer last April,
j The Government asked that the ex
j treme penalty of death be imposed,
; but the attorney for the defense
| contended that a man of such low
■ mentality as the accused could not
justly be held responsible for his
actions. He was then sentenced to
life imprisonment.
The convicted man was a soldier
' at Camp Lewis.
AMERICAN SHIP AGROUND
LONDON, July 12—A Lloyd’s dis
patch says the American steamer
, Western Comet is aground off St.
Nataire. The ship Las a ca go of
coal from Baltimore.
DUBLIX, July 12—As the result^
of conferences between Irish leaders
and representatives of the British
government, there has been a gener
al suspension of hostilities through
out Ireland, pending the outcome of
negotiations now in progress. The
general peace order went into ef
fect yesterday noon, and was fol
lowed by the disappearance from the
streets of military and police lorries
and armored cars.
President Devalera will go to
London on Thursday for a confer
ence with Premier Lloyd George,
and it is understood the conference
will revolve around the granting of
a dominion status to Ireland pro
viding the demand for the establish
ment of a republic is dropped.
It is understood that Arthur
Griffith, founder of the Sinn Fein,
: Professor John MacXeill and several
Sinn Fein members of parliament
will accompany President Devalera
, to Ix>ndon.
Assurances have been given that
the Irish Republican army will obey
orders to cease hostilities until the
conference has been terminated, and
by that time it is hoped that perma
nent peace can be arranged.
I
Optimism prevails in all quarters
over the prospects of a satisfactory
settlement of the Irish question.
Belfast Holding Back
i BELFAST, July 12—The Belfast
j Xews Letter refers editorially to the
! Irish peace move as “truckling to
the murder gang” and declares there ’
are complications in Downing street
and that "all loyal subjects of the
king are repulsive to all honorable
men.”
As the result of rioting here yes-!
terday, curfew was reimposed on the j
city of Belfast, which has the dis-j
tinction of now being the only place i
in Ireland subject to the curfew re- i
gulations, pending the outcome of |
the peace negotiations.
Orders Issued To Army
DUBLIN, July 12—Richard Mul-1
cahy, chief of staff of the Republi-!
can army, issued a general order
this week directing the suspension of
hostilities during the negotiations.
President Devalera also has is
sued a manifesto urging national
unity during the progress of the
peace negotiations, with an ‘‘un
bending determination to endure all
that is still necessary.”
Smuts Is Confident
LONDON, July 12—In the opinion
of General Smuts, South African
premier, who has just returned to
London from a conference with
President Devalera, the Irish prob
lem is capable of solution.
Peace Arrangements Made
LONDON, July 12—A statement
was issued by the premier on Sun-1
day to the effect that arrangements'
had been concluded for the sus
pension of hostilities in Ireland, com
j mencing Monday noon.
iPER CAPITA CIRCULATION
SHOWS DECLINE FOR YEAR
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 12—
; According to an official statement
; issued by the treasury department.
this week, the money in circula
tion in the United States on the
first of June amounted to* $52.42
per capita.
On the same date last year the
jper capita circulation was $57.18.
The decrease is attributed to the
reduction in the issue of federal;
reserve notes.
GAMBLING CURB REPORTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 12—;
I The senate agricultural committee
: has unanimously ordered a favorable
| report on the Capper-Tincher bill
! for the regulation of dealings in
j grain futures on the exchanges.
! PERSHING ATTENDS FUNERAL
WASHINGTON, D. C-, July 12
General Pejghing left for Hoboken
on Saturday to attend the funeral
services in honor of more than 1,500
' American dead. It is the first time
tiie general has left Washington
since becoming chief of staff of j
the army.
Joe Mills and A1 Garthorfner
are getting away for Marshal" this!
afternoon, their intention being to!
embark on an extensive prospecting |
trip. They have a light draft Launch
| and a large outfit of supplies.
Zenana, Alaska's Interior mil l>epot
BIG SMOKE IS RELEASED;
EAGER TO MEET CHAMP
LEAVENWORTH, July 12—Jack
Johnson, former champion heavy
weight pugilist of the world, who
was sentenced to a year behind the'
bars for violation of the Mann
I
white slave act, was released on
Saturday, after having served ten
months.
Johnson was greeted by a score
of newspapermen and informed them
that he intended to re-enter the
ring immediately and would try to
wrest the championship from Jack
Dempsey. “The public wants Demp
sey whipped,” he declared, “and the
public knows I am the one to do it.”
SOME OF HIS OWN MEDICINE
LONDON, July 12— A Doom
I
dispatch says that Kaiser Bill has:
refused to pay his local taxes on j
the grounds that he came to Hoi-.
land “unwittingly” and because he
is held practically a prisoner and is,
not a free citizen. Law pressure has j
been threatened as a means of fore-j
ing him to come through.
TAFT TAKES THE OATH
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 12—;
William Howard Taft was sworn in
yesterday as chief justice of the
supreme eour' of the United State3,
a position which he may hold dur
ing the remainder of his life, if he
is so disposed. ^
Henan*. Wkn« Kails sad Klvsrs Kiel
SENTIMENT AGAINST TREATY
IS GROWING IN ENGLAND
LONDON', July 12—Sentiment
against the renewal of the Anglo
Japanese treaty is growing, accord
ing to the “Nation”, which says:|
"The friendship of America is1
worth any association with the Jap
anese many times over”. The paper
asks whether it is worth while to
“alienate the Chinese in order to
gain the very doubtful affections of
the Japanese?”
The “Nation” say further that
the tendency of Great Britain is to
“take rather too lightly the risk of
war between Japan and the United
States.”
PARKS ARE THROWN OPEN
TO HELP COOL POPULACE
—
PITTSBURG, July 12—All public
parks and recreation places in the
city have been thrown open during
the torrid spell in order to give resi
dents an opportunity to escape the
night heat of crowded buildings.
JAPANESE WORKERS STRIKE;
WORK IN NAVY YARD HALTS
KOBE, Japan, July 12—The Kaw
asaki dock yards, the largest in
Japan, have been closed by a strike,
and the suspension of work has in
terrupted the construction of eight
battleships and eight cruisers.
Japanese sailors are standing
guard over the submarines under
construction.
APPOINTMENTS WILL AWAIT
ARRIVAL OF NEW GOVERNOR
SEATTLE, July 12—A Washing
ton special to the Post-Intelligencer
says that the awarding of federal
patronage in Alaska is still up in
the air, and that it is probable all
appointments will be held up until
Governor Bone reaches Juneau and
makes a personal survey of the
political situation, following which
Secretary Fall and Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty will revise the Alaska
slate.
Senator Knute Nelson, of Minne
sota, is opposing the appointment of
O. P. Hubbard, who is slated for
appointment as judge in the First
; division. It is also rumored that G.
M. Lomen, slated for judge in the
, Third division; Fred Harrison, for
; district attorney in the Second
division; and Harvey Sullivan, for
marshal in the Third, are under fire,
. vigorous protest having been made
, against their selection.
, Governor Bone left Seattle for
: Juneau last Saturday.
SPECIAL BILL IS URGED
I WASHINGTON, D. C., July 12—
' Representative Miller, of Washing
ton, is urging the house naval com
! mittee to make provision in a special
bill for a naval aviation site at
j Sand Point, near Seattle. The con
i' ference c mnrtiee has refused to
J make provision for such a site in the
•general appropriation bill.
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PRESIDENT HARDING INVITES
ALLIES TO DISCUSS PEACE
LONDON, July 12—The British
government has received a formal
note from President Harding, in
viting the Allied governments to
join the United States in a discus
ision of the question of limiting
armaments.
| The American note reached the
American embassy yesterday and
; was forwarded to Ambassador Har
| vey, who was in the country, and
later transmitted by him to the
; British government. The proposal is
j the one big topic of conversation
; in diplomatic quarters today, and
! expressions of satisfaction are gen
| eral.
Announcement of the receipt of
I the note was made to the house of
■ commons yesterday afternoon by
! Premier Lloyd George, and the mes
| sage was received with cheers. The
premier declared the world had
, been looking to America for such .1
lead. Ambassador Harvey was in
ithe gallery when the announcement
was made by the premier.
France Hears Of It
PARIS, July 12—Counsellor Whit
more, of the American embassy,
called at the French foreign office
yesterday and discussed the possi
bility of a disarmament conference,
following the receipt of advices
from Washington that President
Harding had taken the initiative in
the matter.
1 The premier informed the law
makers that the message had been
“received with the utmost pleasure
by Great Britain.”
France Will Accept
i PARIS, July 12—In a letter ad
dressed to President Harding, the
French premier declares that the
i "‘French government will accept the
I invitation with pleasure and with
out reserve.” Later the premier pub
licly expressed his thanks to the
American executive for starting the
movement, and the senate and
chamber of deputies expressed their
heartfelt approval.
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Briti*b Pre»* Approve*
LONDON, July 12—The London
Times printed appreciative messages
today from dominion premiers re
garding the American invitation.
i The Telegraph praises President
Harding for his courage and judg
ment.
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German* See The Light
BERLIN, July 12—The Volks
Zeitung describes the Harding in
vitation as a political event of fore
most importance, and German news
paper comment generally praises the
American president.
AMERICAN SHIPS SHOW GAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 12—
1 The tonnage of the American mer
chant marine has increased by 131
per cent since the beginning of the
late war, according to figures made
public today by the Bureau of Navi
j gation. • The increase during the past
year was more than two million
gross tons.
Mr. nd Mrs. Sam Godfrey ar
rived in Nenana today on their way
to the Tolovana district, where Mr.
i Godfrey has numerous mining in
terests.