Interior AlasKa Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA,
ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1922
NUMBER 189
SENATE WILL PROBE OIL LAND LEASES
MISSISSIPPI FLOODS CONTINUE TO SPREAD DAILY
PAPER MILL WORKERS WILL VOTE ON STRiKE ISSUES
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MISSISSIPPI FLOODS DRIVE
THOUSANDS FROM HOMES,
NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 29— j
With two great sections of Louis-i
iana farm lands already inundated, j
the flood waters of the Mississippi j
river are now threatening to break j
through the protecting levees at
other points, on the lower and mid
dle reaches of the river. Additional
forces have been put to work along
the levees near Arkansas City and at,
Plaquemine, Louisiana, Hickman, in
Kentucky, and Greenville, Miss.
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Twelve Thousand Cut Off
VICKSBURG, April 29—Twelve
thousand persons are reported to
have beer, cut off by the floods in
the northern and eastern sections
of Issaquena county. The inunda
tion has resulted from back water
from a break in the levee some dis
tance away.
Large Areas Under Water
NATCHEZ, April 29—The flood
has covered 423,525 acres in Con
cordia parish, and 250,000 in Cata
paula parish. The water is now rush
ing in the direction of Tensas county
where 80,000 acres are planted to
cotton.
The Mississippi now stands two
feet above the higest level ever re
corded, and more flood water is ex
pected to come. It is believed that
a large section of the flooded area
will remain under water until July.
The fight to hold the levees intact
is costing thousands of dollars daily.
Approximately 50.000 persons are
affected above Ferriday, Louisiana
by the flood waters from the Miss
issippi, Red, Black and Little Tenn
essee rivers, and it is estimated that
about three-quarters of a million
acres, of which half are cultivated,
are flooded. The damage to crops,
highways and fertile lands runs into
the millions of dollars.
Six Thousand Leave Homes
ALEXANDRIA, April 29—M ore
than six thousand persons have been
forced to vacate their homes in An
acordia parish and the refugees are
congregating in the vicinity of Jena.
Calling For Help
VICKSBURG, April 29—Calls for
help have been received from flood
victims at Clayton and Lake St.
John, where large communities are
reported to have been off by the
flood.
FARM FIRE BURNS CHILDREN
BEND, Ore., April 29—Mildred
and Eunice Bergsirem. aged respect
ively thirteen and ten. and Ceorge
Livesley. aged four, were burned
to death yesterday when fire de
stroyed the ranch home of W. L.
Bergstrom, near Deschutes. It is
not known how the lire started
SCAB LONGSHOREMEN BEATEN
' PORTLAND, April 29—Four non
union longshoremen were attacked
and severely beaten up by a crowd
of pickets yesterday. The trouble
took place within sight of police
headquarters and after quiet had
been restored four of the strikers
were placed under arrest.
TAYLOR SUSPECT BEING HELD
SAN FRANCISCO. April 29—The
police of this citv have received a
cablegram from the sheriff of Hilo,
Hawaii, asserting that Honore C.
Connette. who is cow being held at
Los Angeles in connection with the
murder of William Taylor, admirted
at Hilo tb.3t he had “killed a man
in defense of honor”, and gave a
graphic description of the room in
which Taylor was killed. Advices
received from Los Angeles state
that Connette denies all knowledge
of the killing or that he admitted
ever having killed a man. He ex
plains fc: knowledge concerning the
Taylor apartments by the vv de pub
licity given the tragedy by the news
papers.
LA FOLLETTE ATTACKS FALL
FOR LETTING OIL LANDS GO
WILLIAMS HITS SEVEN RUNS
IN RACE FOR MAJOR HONORS
ST. LOUIS. April 29— Kenneth
Williams. American leaguer, has hit
seven home runs in seven days,
beating- the record established by
Babe Ruth at the commencement of
the season a ear ago. His clout
yesterday enabled the Browns to de
feat Cleveland, three to one.
Williams and Tris Speaker are
tied for batting honors in the Amer
ican league, with an average of
.447. George Sisler, of the Browns,
is second, with .444 and George Kel
ly, who last year led the National
sluggers, Meuce), of the Giants, and
Williams, of Philadelphia, each have
three homers. Kelly heads the bat
ting list with .445, with Tierney, of
Pittsburg, second, with .444.
BOMB WRECKS BUNKHOUSE;
CHILDREN LEFT FATHERLESS
APPOLLO, Pa.. April 29—Three
miners were killed and a fourth
seriously injured yesterday morinng
when a bomb exploded in a bunk
house at the Patterson mine of the
Kiski Coal Company, near this city.
The men who were killed had
been employed on a non-union basis
and Were asleep when the explosion
occurred. Each was married and
their death leaves fourteen children
fatherless.
KU KLUX LIST DISCLOSES
NAMES OF PEACE OFFICERS
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LOS ANGELES, April 29—T h e
names of three employes of the
district attorney’s office were found
on the lists obtained when the Ku
Klux Klan headquarters -was raided
this week. It is believed the record
will show that more than one hun
dred members of the police depart
ment were enrolled as members of
the hooded organization.
THE ELIZZARD TRIAL
CHARLESTON, April 29—Testi
fying at the trial of William Bliz
zard today, Ed Reynolds declared
that Blizzard “went on” to Logan
county with several hundred men
under his command, after District
President Frank Keeney, of the
United Mine Workers, advised them
to return home. Blizzard is on trial
on a treason charge in connection
with invasion of Logan county.
CORDOVA SPORTSMEN FORM
CLUB FOR GAME PROTECTION
Sportsmen of the Prince William
Sound country have recently organ
ized a game protective association,
to be known as the Alaska Game
| and Fish Protective Association of
i Cordova. Dr. W. H. Chase, who has
! the distinction of having killed one
1 of the largest bear on record, is
president of the association, and the
vice presidents are W. L. Fursman.
“Senator” Charley Hill, Calvin Haz
i let, L. C. Pratt and W J. McDon
ald, the last named being supervisor
: of the Chugach National Forest.
“ NO 1 ICE TO SHIPPERS
To avoid delays and confusion
shippers are requested, when shipp
ing freight, when destination is off
the Alaska Railroad, to have same
billed to the station on the railroad
where it is to be received by con
signee. That is. if a shipment is m
. tended for Lirer.gocd, ;t mould be
1ille ~ iwngood ' a Ni anr
Dun^sr, Ob: as ~ what ■vi- ior
j consignee desires o r<. eive sat i at.
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 29—j
!n an address delivered on the floor
of the senate yesterday, in which
lie attacked the leases granted on
naval oil reserve lands. Senator La
Follette declared that the reserves ;
•‘are being scrapped in behalf of:
specially favored private interests"
The senator referred to leases
granted recently by the Department
of the Interior, in the Teapot Dome
(Wyoming) reserve, to the Sinclaire
Oil interests.
La Follette attacked Secretary
Fall in vigorous language, referring
to him as the “ablest opponent of
the policy of conservation as es
tablished under Roosevelt".
The senator made such a deep
impression on his colleagues that'
SURVEY PARTIES PREPARING
TO INVADE NORTHERN FIELD
There will be four cadastral sur-.
vev parties in the field this summer
in Alaska, according to announce
ment made at Juneau recently by
J.. P. Walker, assistant supervisor
of surveys. The final plans are now
being worked out.
The parties will work in Mount
McKinley National Park, the Broad
ITs- country, the Alaska Peninsula
oil fields and Kenai Peninsula.
The townsites of Hyder, Craig
and Tenakee. recently eliminated
from the Tongass National Forest,
will be su -veyed before the parties
leave for their work for the sum
mer, if the technical and legal re
quirements can be settled by that
time.
COLISEUM THEATER TO OPEN
WITH STRONG BILL SUNDAY
With a large force of mechanics
at work, the repairs to the Coliseum
theater are rapidly nearing com
pletion—so rapidly, in fact, that it
now assured that the popular show
house will be ready to open to
morrow night, and an especially
strong attraction will be shown,
the title of the feature being "One
Man in a Million”, with George
Beban in the title role.
In addition to repairing the dam
age done by the recent tire. Man
ager Joe Burns has transformed the
theater to a considerable extent,
and when the work is finally com
pleted, the interior will present a
more attractive appearance than be
fore the fire. The ceiling has been
raised two feet, giving it an arched
appearance, and the operator’s
booth, at the rear of the balcony,
has been made twice the size it
was originally, making room for an
additional projector, it being the
plan of the management to use two
machines hereafter, as is done in
all first class picture houses in the
States.
OLDTIMERS TO ENTERTAIN
LADIES ON MONDAY NIGHT
The ladies of Nenana and their
escorts will be the guests of the
members of Nenana Igloo, No. 17,
Pioneers of Alaska, at one of those
enjoyable Ladies’ Nnights, on Mon
day night, and arrangements have
been completed for an exceptionally
good time. The affair will mark the
formal close of the season of winter
social functions, and all of the ladies
in the community are invited to
assist in the proper welcor f
spring and summer.
There will be a short prop-sm,
oil /d ’ y a cDuple Lou* ^
in' ind refreshments aft t
-tEaK” f P'onen ent.rtai.me .
his resolution calling for an investi
gation received liberal support even
from Republican leaders, and it is
probable that the leasing question
will be fully aired by the lawmakers.
Senate Approves Inquiry
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 29—
The senate has given its approval '
to the La Foliette resolution calling ^
for an investigation of the oil land
leases granted by the Department
of the Interior.
The Sinclaire interests have a 20
year lease on Wyoming reserves,!
under royalties ranging from 12 Va
to 25 per cent upon the present pro
duction, according to a copy of the j
lease transmitted to the senate by !
Secretary Fall.
BIG MINE AT JUNEAU WILL
BE WORKED AT TOP SPEED
F. W. Bradley, president of the
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Com
pany, has authorized the statement
that the property of the company
near Juneau will be worked at full
capacity as soon as arrangements
can be completed to add a third shift
to the working forces. It is expect
ed that this will be done by the
first of May.
The additional shift, which was
taken off Ihs: fall, will increase the
production of the mine by 2.000
tons of ore daily, bringing the
total output to S,00G tons every 21
hours. The present average produc
tion of 5.400 tons has been obtain-1
ed with two shifts. The addition of
another shift will give work to about
75 men.
Announcement of the proposed in
creased production had the effect of
boosting the value of stock from
sixty-five cents to $1.25 a share, on
the New York Exchange.
Line trouble took two members
of the local Signal Corps detach
ment up the river at far as “Eat
’Em-Up” Frank’s place, this week.
The toys who mode the trip were
Privates Murphy and Bergquist. and
they report quite a strenuous time
: of it, because of the depth of soft
, snow encountered. They followed
i the line, of necessity, and -were com
pelled to wallow through three feet
, of snow for a considerable distance.
; Even siiowshoes would not hold them
up.
The boys report that all the
sloughs are open, but the river is
apparently as solid as ever, and it
the opinion of “Eat-'Em-Up” that
the breakup will occur at about
the time that it did last year.
Murphy had the misfortune to
; drop through the ice, while separted
from his companion, and had con
siderable trouble getting out. He
went in over his head, snowshoe
and all.
Ducks were found to be very
plentiful in the vicinity of Wood
River, where there is considerable
open water.
Tom Hickey was painfully injured
yesterday as the result of falling
from the bluff, near North Nenana.
1 while engaged in blasting operations.
He was brought to the hospital,
where he is now resting as comfort
able as may be under the circum
stances. He will be sent to the Fair
banks hospital tomorrow.
! t' cottage on the railroad reserve
. which is being vacated today by Mr.
and Mrs. E. -T Cro in.
' He'’y c.al is selling at Sewa-d
I for $12 r. ton.
FORMER FRENCH PRESIDENT
IS VICTIM OF DREAD FLU
PARIS. April 23—Paul Deschar.c’.,
former president of France, died
here yesterday, a victim of the flu.
which he contracted only a few
days ago. His condition became
serious on Wednesday.
Ill health compelled Deschanel to
retire from the presidency in Sep
tember, 1920, and he lived in quiet
for a number of months. His con
dition improved steadily in retire
ment and it was finally announced
that he had fully recovered his
health.
CHINK ARMIES MAKE WAR;
NAVAL SQUADRON CAPTURED
PEKING. April 29—The fighting
which began at dawn today south of
the Peking-Tiensin Railway, was
still in progress late this afternoon,
with the roar of battle plainly aud
ible here. *
The engagement is between the
forces of General Chang Tsoiin,
governor of Manchuria, and tnose
of Genera! Wu Pei Fu, military lead
er of Centra! China. The fighting
extends along a front twenty miles
in lenght.
Wounded troops . began arriving
here early this afternoon.
Naval Squadron Captured
SHANGHAI. April 29—The forces
of Sun Yat Sen. head of the South
China government, are reported to
have captured the entire naval
squadron. The report is not official;
but is generally credited here.
THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 29—
The publication today of a letter
from Internal Revenue Commission
er Blair, to Senator Glass, of Vir
ginia, ruling that contributions to
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation
cannot be deducted by taxpayers
from taxable incomes, brought a
sharp retort from Senator Harrison,
of Mississippi this afternoon. He
called attention to the Roosevelt
and McKinley associations, contii
butions to which may be deducted.
STRIKEBREAKER BURNED
PORTLAND, April 29—trank A.
Henderson, a strike-breaking !c'"
shoreman, was severely burned on
the face last; night when acid
thrown at him by Hawley Straw.
Straw was caught in the act of
throwing the acid and is now under
arrest. Henderson may lose his sight.
KLAN IN MANY CITIES
LOS ANGELES, April 29—Depu
ty District Attorney Turney has an
; nounced that a check of the list of
names found in the offices of Grand
, Goblin Cobum, of the Ku Klux Klan
; show that the organization is firm
! ly established in fourteen California
| cities.
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ST. MARK'S MISSION
.Second Sunday After Easter
Holy Communion, 11:30 A. M.
Morning Prayer and Sermon, 11
i Evening Prayer and Sermon, 7 P. M.
Celebrant and Preacher
Rev. W. A. Thomas
From St. Thomas’ Mission
Point Hope, Alaska
GUARDS AND STRIKERS CLASH
UNIONTOWN, Pa., April 29
Four state policemen and six strike
sympathizers were injured today in
a clash at the Tower Hill Coal £
Coke Company’s mine, ten miles
from this city. More than fifty are
under arrest as a result of the eo
■ inter.
CONFERENCE DEADLOCKED;
PAPER MAKERS MAY STRIKE
NEW YORK. Apiil 23—The con
ference held in thi? city this week
between nev*pr’ot manufacturer*
and the union worker- of the United
States and Canada, came .o an erd
yesterday, following a deadlock on
the question of a new .rage agree
ment. Both sides ueci.neJ to recede
from the position* taken by them.
The union workers employed in
the newsprint industry will begirt
balloting tomorrow on the ultimatum
issued by the employers, by the
terms of which the manufacturers
agree to withdraw their demands
for wage cuts and the elimination
of overtime if permitted to nut un
skilled workers on an open shop
basis, and to pay them according
to local scales.
MISSING TEACHER IS FOUND;
LOOKS LIKE SUICIDE CASE
HOOPESTON. 111., April 29—The
body of Gertrude Hanna, aged 2 a,
a country school teacher who dis
appeared five weeks ago. was found
yesterday in the basement of the
unoccupied parsonage of the United
Presbyterian church. She left her
home on the night of March 23, >n
an errand, and never returned.
Local opinion is divided between
murder and suicide as the probable
cause of death. Those who advance
the suicide theory base their opinion
c-n the statement of doctors, who
found that the young woman was
approaching maternity at the time
of her death. Six well known young
men of the town are being closely
questioned by the authorises.
CHARRED BONES OF WOMAN
GIVE OAKLAND POLICE V.ORK
OAKLAND. April 29-—Examina
tion of charred remains found in a
box in Yosemite Park on Sunday,
was followed yesterday by an an
nouncement by the police ;ha: the
remains are those of a w-man, be
ween the apes of 23 and 40, »nd t
is their theory that the woman was
killed and cremated.
A chemist who assisted the police
in the investigation determined that
the body had been burned u. the
open in a clay pot, and that chemi
cal had been used to spec 1 the de
struction.
THREE DIE IN MINE BATTLE;
CALL IS SENT FOR TROOPS
t
SALT LAKE. April 29—A mine
' guard and two striking coal miners
I were wounded yesterday luring an
altercation between the guards a- 1
-tinkers at Scofield.
I For a time the situation looked
-eriou- and orders were issued to
two troops of state cavalry to pre
pare for a quick trip to the scene
of disorder. But Acting Governor
' Crockett later announced that he
, would not dispatch the soldiers t<>
the coal fields unless absolutely
forced to do so.
CHILDREN INVADE CAPITAL
TO FREE THEIR FATHERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 29—
The arrival here of the “Children’s
j Crusade”, composed of the children
; and wives of men imprisoned for
i violation of the federal war laws,
; was marked today by the announce
ment of Secretary Christian that
! President Harding would not receive
' the delegation. He exnlained. how
| ever, that Attorney General Harry
’ Daugherty would give them a hear
ing and that they would receive
“consideration and attention”.
MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED
BURLINGTON, N. .T„ April 29—
Harry C. Mohr, brother in-law of
John T. Brunen, c'rtui owner who
I was ah**' ant kdled on March ir at
Riverside, w-s *',aced unde* a. rest
today in connect1 n with th» c >t
ing.