* Interior Alaska Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
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NENANA. ALASKA. TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1922
NUMBER 208
> AMERICAN FEDERATION DISCUSSES ISSUES
SUDDEN STORM TAKES HEAVY TOLL IN GOTHAM
. WASHINGTON RKPLB1 JC'ANS INDORS1-: ADMINISTRA TK )N
GOTHAM SWEPT BY STORM;
FIFTY LIVES ARE SNUFFED
NEW YORK, June 13—At least
fifty persons were killed and more
than one hundred injured on Sunday
afternoon when a terrific storm
swept down from the New Jersey
hills, lashing the waters of the Hud
son river into a fury and centering
with wild energy at City Eland and
vicinity.
Thousands of rowboats and power
launches dotted the sound when the
storm broke over them without sign
of its approach. The gale came and
went within the short period of a
few minutes and when the waters
became calm again, they were strewn
with overturned craft of all descrip
tions and hundreds of men, women
and children were seen struggling
for their lives.
The rescue work started immed
iately but darkness followed quick
ly in the wake of the storm, and
the efforts of the rescue workers
were greatly hampered. Daybreak
yesterday found hundreds of par
ents and other relatives of missing
ones still standing vigil at the docks
at City Island, awaiting the arrival
of police boats which continued the
search for victims on Long Island
Sound throughout the night.
Clasons Point, near City Island,
was in the direct path of the storm
and many buildings along the shore
were battered and wrecked. Hug*
trees in Central Park were uprooted
plate glass windows along Broad
way were smashed and the Hoboker
Ferris wheel, which had just start
ed to revolve, with a large numbei
of passengers aboard, was smashec
to the ground, killing seven and in
juring dozens. Lightning struck i
Brooklyn streetcar and knocke<
seven of the passengers unconscious
BILL PROVIDES REGULATIONS
EXPENSES OF CANDIDATE!
WASHINGTON, D. C June 13
Chairman Andrews, of the housi
elections committee, has introduce
a bill which^provides sweeping regu
lations for the control of campaign
expenditures of candidates for th<
presidency vice presidency and fo
.seats in Congress.
The bill makes no attempt b
regulate expenditures in primar;
campaigns but would limit the gen
era] expenses fif senatorial cand;
dates to SI0,000 and those of candi
dates for seats in the lower hous'
to $5,000.
It is stipulated that no candidat
shall have the right to promise a jo’
in exchange for support during th
campaign.
SHOt
REPUBLICANS ARE PLANNING
FOR NOVEMBER CAMPA1GI
WASHINGTON, D C.. June 13
Treasurer Upham, of the Republi
can National committee, was i:
conference with President Hardin
yesterday regarding plans for Re
publican activities during the fa.
p campaign.
Upham detailed to the Presiden
a plan for raising a fund of on
million dollars here for use in crt
ating favorable sentiment in cor
nection with the campaign.
MINE ROW' INJURES SEVERAL
TERRE HAUTE, June 13—Fou
were injured yesterday during a di;
turbance at the mine of the Kerr
Coal company, near this city. Th
trouble started when a crowd c
one hundred men appeared and d<
manded that the non-union mine!
quit work.
PARTY FORCES SCORE
PHILADELPHIA. June 13—Th
regular Republican organizatio
forces won a victory over the fo
lowers of Gifford Pinchot on Satu
day when they elected W. Harr
Baker chairman of the state con
mittee, and Senator Pepper membt
of the national committee, to sui
-ceed the late Senator Penrose.
GOMPERS OUTLINES POLICIES;
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL CONDEMNED
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A! Wigand and Bert Brown, who 1
have joined the staff of Cadastral i
Engineer Abbey for the season, left
town yesterday for Riley creek, ;
where the party will be camped, .
during the progress of the survey ;
of the boundaries of Mt. McKinley 1
! National park.
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! Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury Abbey
and two children are due in Nenana .
from the coast tomorrow night. Af
ter a brief stay in town, Mr. Abbey
will take the field for the purpose
of continuing the work of surveying
and marking the park boundaries.
Mrs. James Cody and children and
Mrs. H. G. Abercrombie are visit
ing their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
O'Connor, in Fairbanks. Mrs. Cody
and children will leave for Mayo
within a few days.
R. H. Chadwick, more familiarly
known in Alaska as "Red Sole
j Snookums”. returned to Fairbanks
on Sunday after a brief visit in
Nenana. He is now in Alaska as
representative of the Carnation Milk
Company.
C. S. Crider, traveling represent
ative of the American Express, is
among the recent arrivals in Nenana
' and will probably be here several
days in connection with the es
tablishment of offices at various
points along the Alaska Railroad.
Mrs. C. A. Solfquist, Miss Edna
1 Allenbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. McKenny,
i C. Hedley, F. Wearne, D. Mor
■ row, L. F. Buck and M. P. Owens
are among those recently registered
> at tl?e local hotels.
Miss Vera Russell returned to
X'enana Saturday from Anchorage,
where she divided her time during
, the last year between school and
office work at the Brown & Hawkins
, store.
ALASKA GETS HALF MILLION
FROM U. S. HIGHWAY FUND
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 13
Expenditures totaling $532,000, from
1 the National Forest Highway fund,
for 'the construction of fifty-five
miles of roads in Alaska, have been
formally approved by Secretary of
1 Agriculture Wallace, according to
: announcement made yesterday by
officials of the department.
' Nine projects will be benefitted by
the allotment, but all but two of
1 them are in the Tongass National
? fortest.
- NEW BONUS PLAN PRESENTED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 13
Senator Kendrick, of Wyoming, has
started a movement to have the
r Smith-McNary reclamation bill at-1
tached to the soldier bonus measure
s as a land settlement option. He I
e argues that the plan will prove of
f lasting benefit to the nation as well
.. as of great assistance to thousands
s of service men.
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LENINE IMPROVING
MOSCOW, June 13—An official
statement issued today says that the
condition of Premier Lenine con
tinues to improve.
•- The Northern Cafe, which was
s moved from the foot of A street
i- to make room for the new depct,
r has reopened its doors to the public
■- in the new location next to tne Paify
, tinshop.
CINCINNATI. June 13—The open
hop, unemployment, wage reduc
ons, recognition of soviet Russia,
he one big union, court decisions
nd injunctions affecting labor were
iut forward as the major issues
onfronting the American Federa
ion of Labor, which gathered here
•esterday in annual convention.
President Samuel Gompers, veter
in leader of the orpanization. pre
;ded and in his openinp address,
orecastinp the work of the conven
ion, declared that “our considers- j
ion of industry and industrial
jroblems will be from the view
joint of service to the masses of
he people, and our consideration of
jersonal problems will be from the j
joint of view of freedom, propress
ind humanity”
The president declared further
hat “orpanized labor is not in any
nind to have its constitutional
'iphts and privileges taken away by
,ub>tle reasoning or assumption of
uower, no matter whence they ema
late”.
As Gompers took charge of the
convention, :he delegates greeted
Snn with an enthusiastic and noisy
welcome.
The Railway Situation
CHICAGO, June 13—While addi- j
dona! wage cuts are swinging over
the heads of three hundred thous-,
and more railway employes, await
ing only formal releases by the I
Railway Labor board to slash an
other forty million annually from
railway payrolls, it is rumored that
any strike growing out of the wage 1
SENATOR HITCHCOCK TO RUN
OMAHA, June 13—Announcement
has been made here that Senator i
Hitchcock will be a candidate for re
nomination at the Democratic pri
maries to be held in this state on
July 18.
KLANSMEN DENY CHARGES;
THIRTY-FIVE ENTER PLEAS
LOS ANGELES. Jiw 13—Thirty
five persons’, indicted for particpa
tion in the Ku Klux Klan raid at
Inglewood, were arraigned in this
city yesterday and all of them en
tered pleas of not guilty. They were
charged with kidnapping, false im
prisonment and assault with deadly
weapons.
W. S. Baker, grand goblin of the
klan, and N. A. Baker, king kleagle.
are now enroute to Los Angeles
from the East to appear for ar
raignment.
HOSPITAL PLANS ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 13
Director Forbes has announced that
one of the proposed new soldier
hospitals will be erected at the
Great Lakes naval training station
at a cost of three million itollars.
Another hospital will be built at
Camp Lewis at a cost of a million
and a half.
The U. S. army transport General
J. W. Jacobs, under command of
Captain Bergman, arrived in port
from Fort Gibbon at an early hour
yesterday morning, and is scheduled
to leave on the return trip down
river some time tomorrow. The boat
brought about one tons of freight
for shipment to Anchorage, to which
point a company of infantry, now
at Fort Gibbon, will be transferred.
The freight consisted of a lighting
plant, laundry equipment, saw mill
outfit and bowling alleys.
George A. Hunter, of the Pinska
store, has returned to Fairbanks.
■eductions will be financed and di- ]
•ected from Canada, as a means of j
evading the recent supreme court 1
lecision holding unions liable for
damages caused by members during;
t strike.
Will Not Run AvAy
CINCINNATI. June 13—B. M.
Jewell, head of the railway em
ployes’ department of the American
Federation of Labor, denied that
the Shop Crafts union plan to con
duct their suggested strike from
Canada. "We are not running away
from any fight", he declared, in an
address delivered at the convention
"We are not seeking a fight, but if
forced, we will battle to the last
ditch”.
Condemn Ship Subsidy Bill
CINCINNATI, June 13—The con
vention adopted a resolution today ;
in which the pending ship subsidy
bill ia condemned as inimical to the ,
public interest. The convention vot
ed to wire a protest to members of
Congress, urging the defeat of the ;
objectionable bill.
Harding li>«> Big Stick
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 13
President Harding has notified Chair
man Campbell, of the house rules
committee, that unless the ship sub
sidy bill is passed prior to the ad
journment of the present session of
Congress, he will feel obligated to
call a special session solely for the
consideration of the ship subsidy
question. _
IMMIGRATION TO INCREASE
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 13—
The number of aliens to be admit
ted to the United State? during 'he
coming- fiscal year, under the >-esTrie
tions of the immigration act. has
been fixed at 357,903, compared with
355,825 during the present year.
TRIAL OF GOVERNOR SMALL
IS CONSUMING MUCH TIME
WAUKEGAN, 111., June 13—The
trial of Governor Small entered the
eighth week yesterday, with the pro
secution still presenting evidence in
an effort to prove alleged conspir
acy against the defendant. The s:ate
expects to complete its case thi>
week, after which the defense will
consume three weeks, with an ad
ditional week for the arguments.
OARSMEN IN TO? FORM
MADISON. Wis., June 13—The
University of Wisconsin and Cal
ifornia crews are in top form for
the three mile race over the Lake
Mendota course this afternoon. It
the Wisconsin crew is victorious,
it will enter the Poughkeepsie re
gatta on June 26.
PREST MAKING HEADWAY
BUTTE, June 13—Aviator Prest,
who is flying from Buffalo to Si
beria, left for Dillon this morning,
enroute to Helena, but was com
pelled to descend this afternoon be
fore reaching Anaconda. He plans
to take some pictures at Anaconda.
HARDING KEEPS HANDS OFF
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 13—
It is learned authoritatively at the
White House that President Hard
ing has taken no position with re
gard to the disposition of Muscle
Shoals. He feels th3t Congress should
have a free hand jn dealing with the
proposition.
A party of young folks will make
a trip to Julius creek this evening.
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Andrew Nerland, Fairbanks men
ber of the firm of Anderson Broi
& Nerland, was a week end visitc
in Nenana, having arrived from th
upper town on Sundiy and retume
yesterday.
Dr. Romig. who is in charge c
the railroad hospital work in Fai:
banks, passed through Nenana th
week on his way to the coast, ha-,
ing been called thither by coui
business.
Charles Fisher, who broke his 1*
early in the year at McKinley Par'
while on his way back to the Inte
ior from the States, left for the Ou
side yesterday to consult with
specialist. He was treated at Fai
banks.
Private Kverett R. Udell, who hi
beer, 'tatiorred at Tofovam. arriv*
from that pjirt early yesterdt
morning aboard the transport Jacol
and left for the States on yestei
day’s train. He is going to quit tl
service.
Nenana Lodge, No. 1193, Loy
Order of Moose, met at Moose hi
last night, the meeting being tl
first to be held under the summ
schedule which provides for oi
meeting a month. An enjoyab
social session followed the busine
meeting.
KANTISHNA LAUNCH ARRIVE'
WITH PARTY OF OLDTIMEF
The launch ‘'Jolly Rover”, own<
by the Mt. McKinley Gold Placer
Ir.c-7 with barge in tow, pulled in
port this morning from the cor
pany’s camp at Diamond, at the co
fiuence of the Bearpav river wi
Moose creek, in the Kantishna r
gion. The launch, which was new
engined at N’enana, left town -ecen
ly with Mr. and Mr?. J. C. Vs
Orsde! and Dr. Kirby.
Among those arriving here <
the launch today were Mr. and Ms
K. E. Casparis, Chester Spence
Frank Sagar. W. P. Reilly. Tomn
Byrne, Dr. W. P. Kirby, Dan Carol
and Teddy Anderson, the last narai
having joined the launch at Tol
vana. where he has a roadhouse.
The party left Diamond at no>
on June 10, with Chester Spent
acting as captain and Frank S.-g
as mate. The party ran into co
siderable rain on the Bearpaw ai
Kantishna rivers.
Mr. Casparis, who is Eastern le
resentative of the mining compan
j is on his way Outside for the pu
1 pose of settling the estate left 1
his father, whose death occurri
i last year, and looking after Y
quarry interests in the States, f
'expects to get away on Monda
Mr. Casparis reports that the eoi
pany had the first nozzle workii
; on the- placer properties on Carib<
•on June 10, earlier jpeiations ha
ling been rendered impossible owi’
; to excessive water. Two addition
| nozzles were to have oeen pat i
rthis week, and a good cleanup
\ anticipated at an early date. 1
'season has been very backward in t
Kantishna, Mr. Casparis reports, wi
cold nights, which accounts for t
absence of mosquitoes in' that ai
other sections of the interior.
There will be a meeting of t
city council tonight at eight.
WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS
STAND BY ADMINISTRATION
CilEHALIS, Wash., June 13—
Progressivivism and Americanism
are the controlling factors repre
Isenting the rational policy, Ray
: Grenwood. of Kitsap county, declar
! ed in his keynote address here yes
; terday at the opening of the Repub
_; lican state convention.
The speaker assailed the Demo
, cratic administration and its League
* of Nations, and praised Senator
' Poindexter for the firm stand taken
f by him against the league while it
* was under consideration before the
! senate.
. | Governor Hart, in a letter ad
| dressed to the convention, advocat
! ed the passage of strong, effective
j i anti-narcotic legislation and the ap
proval of the national bonus measure
now pending before Congress. The
t- governor commended the Republican
..(administration and approved the ae
sjtion of the prosecuting attorney for
, ! the enforcement of the anti-alien
.* | land law of the state of Washing
ton.
g ANCHORAGE TEAM COMING
FOR CELEBRATION SERIES
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As the result of negotiations con
ducted by Captain C. G. Jones, one
of the .Anchorage baseball team
will come to Nenana for the Fourth
of July celebration and will remain
here as the guests of the local ball
club *nr a period of four days. The
visitors will arrive from the coast
on Saturday night., July 1. and will
remain here until the following
Thursday, which will permit of a
Series of at least four games.
The matter was taken up with
il Afichorage by Captain Jones, follow
11 ing a meeting of the celebration
le committee and other citizens on Sun
ir day, and word was received yester
le day that Anchorage fans would Wel
le come the opportunity to be repre
ss Sented at the Nenana celebration,
which promises to be the best ever
held in Interior Alaska. It is ex
; pected that the Anchorage players. -
5 Of whom there will be fifteen, will
be accompanied by quite a number
id of fans.
s, Captain Jones informed the eom
;o mittee that among the visitors in
a- town for the celebration would be
t- about four hundred railroad worker*
h from various of the camps along the
e- line, all of whom will be given the
iy opportunity to take in the celebra
t- tion. Captain Jones is now work
n ing on plans to take care of the visit
, ors during their stay in town, and
n he reports that it will be possible t"
s. accommodate quite a number of
r. them in the building- on the re
iy serve. Bunk car* will be brought in
m fcr the accommodation of others
id and the rest, he thinks, can easily
0- be taken care of around town, by
pressing housing accommodations to
in the limit. The committee will co
;r operate with Captain Jones with a
ir view to seeing that everyone has a
1- place to sleep. The trains will be
11 gin arriving from out tse line oi:
Sunday and the railroad employes
p- will remain in town until the end of
y, the celebration on the night of the
r- Fourth.
iy A special committee is now at
id work on plans for a big celebration
is parade, and the owners of most of
le the automobiles and other vehicles
y. n town already have promised to
n- give their hearty support to the
ig plan. It is the desire of the com
iu mittee to have every business house
v- in town represented in the parade,
ig and in addition there will be several
al big floats with children and numer
>n ous fun-provoking features. An ef
is fort is now being made to get a
le band together.
ie The athletic contests, as usual will
th be held on A street and there will
le be a great variety of events, for
id all ages. There will be special mov
ing picture attractions, without ad
vance in charges, and it is likely
there will be several dances during
i the celebration.