Where the Ice Pool Grows— Nenana— $7,955.25 Last Year
THE NENANA NEWS
NUMBER 438
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA. ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL, 14, 1923
WORK INDORSES BUREAU REALIGNMENT
TERRITORIAL CONTROL BOARD BILL IS DOOMED
AMUNDSEN" LEAVES NOME I OR ARCTIC AIR VENTURE
CONTROL BOARD MEASURE
OPPOSED IN THE SENATE
JUNEAU, April 14—The Aldrich
bill, providing for the creation of a
Territorial board of cintro!, which
has been on Ihe se.iate calendar for
three days without action, .probably
will be definitely disposed of today,
with chances for passage admittedly
slim. Senators Ayer, Chamberlain.
Dunn and Dimond are opposed to
the plan to strip the Governor of
authority vested in him by earlier
legislatures.
The Shepard pension bill also is
scheduled to come up for considera
tion today.
Senator Ayer’s bill providing for
a cooperative arrangement between
the Territory and federal govern
ment for mine inspection, under the
supervision of Inspector Stewart,
passed a second reading in the sen
ate this week and final approval is
, practically assured.
The Daly Bill requiring the pay
ment of persons in private employ
ment in United States money, was
amended in the senate to require
monthly paydays for cannery em
ployees. Senator Dimond expresses
the belief that the bill, as amended,
will not stand a test in court.
The house has passed the Ayer
memorial asking Congres for a boun
ty on killing whales.
The house and senate are still
deadlocked on the women jury bill,
neither branch of the legislate
being willing to give way.
Senator Snodgrass, of Fairbanks
has introduced Senate Bill No. 94,
greatly enlarging the powers bes
towed upon Indians under Chiptei
11, Session laws of 1919. The bill
virtually gives Indian villages the
right to incorporate as cities of the
second class, with authority to arrest
white residents for certain offenses
and otherwise adding to the powers
granted under the old law.
' An anti-election gambling mea
sure, introduced in both houses, pro
f hibits bookmaking on elections.
Senator Dimond has introduced a
resolution authorizing the creation
of a sesqui-centenniai commission,
composed of two senators and four
represenatives, with the governor as
chairman, to formulate plans for
Alaska’s participation in the cele
bration of the 150th anniversary
of American independence, at Phil
adelphia, in 1926. The senate has
approved the resolution.
Senator Ayer has introduced a
memorial asking Congress to repeal
the act of August 1, 1912 relative
to the location of mining claims in
Alaska, and to authorize the legis
lature to enact legislation .covering
the subject.
Representative Staser has intro
duced a bill designed to prevent
high-gTading by providing for writ
ten evidence of the sale or delivery
r of ores, concentrates or amalgam;
and another bill providing punish
ment for interference with samples
intended for assay as a protection
against false or bogus assays.
Parke L. Stump, who returned to
town yesterday from the Canyon
district, reports that trout are plen
tiful now in Lignite Creek.
Among those who went to Fair
banks yesterday to take in the Tom
f bola were Miss Vera Russell, Ed
Rau, and Paul Borak.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT CHIEF
WILL WORK WITH PRESIDENT
HOSPITAL NOTES
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John James is getting: along nice
ly at the hospital and will soon be
able to leave for his home in the
Kantishna district.
Harry Abercrombie, of tie hospi
tal staff made a business trip to
Anchorage last week.
Miss Herman, surgical nurse at
the hospital, left for Anchorage last
night on a brief business trip. She
will return to Nenana on the Tues
day train.
X. P. X'elson has been under the
: care of Dr. Romig during the last
: several days.
Fr. Jette, aged prelate who un
derwent a very serious operation
at the local hospital several months
ago, continues to improve steadily,
according to word received from
Fairbanks by Dr. Romig. Fr. Jette
is up and able to walk around.
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John Busia. of the Kantishna dis
trict, arrived at the hospital this
!week for medical treatment.
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Conductor E. A. Williams is under
the care of Dr. Romig. He is having
* trouble with one of his knee? but
is mending rapidly and will soon
be able to resume his duties.
Gus Heidrich, of Chatanika. left
for his home on the last train, hav
ing fully recovered.
Ed Laherty, who came to Nenana
from the coast during the winter,
j is still under the care of Dr. R >mig
; but is improving steadily.
Mike Hegerty underwent a minor
operation at the hospital several
days ago.
JUNEAU HAS BAD FIRE
Fire which broke out during the
night recently at Juneau on the
roof of the Welcome Rooms lodging
house, a two story frame structure
to the rear of the Brin pharmacy
on Seward Street, caused damage
and loss to three parties, estimated
at about $9,000. only partially cov
! ered by insurance.
W. E. Britt, proprietor of the
Britt Pharmacy suffered the heav
iest loss, which was caused entirely
by water, estimated at between
,$4,000 and $5,000.
Mrs. A. Turner, proprietor of the
'Welcome Rooms, estimates her loss
at about $2,000.
The damage to the building which
is owned by the First National Bank
is estimated at about $2,000 and it
covered by insurance.
Mr. Britt and Mrs. Turner car
ried no insurance on their stock and
fixtures.
DANCE TONIGHT
There will be a dance at Union
hall tonight, commencing at the u
: sual hour. Music will be provided
j by a three-piece orchestra.
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 14
In a public address delivered in this
city last night. Secretary of the
Interior Work indorsed without res
ervation the plan of President Hard
ing for a re-alignment of govem
i
ment bureaus. He did not mention
the disagreement between his pre-,
decessor, Fall and Secretary of Ag
riculture Wallace. He promised to ^
cooperate with Secretary Wallace in
carrying out President Harding s
plan,and said, ‘‘The Interior depart-'
ment bureaus are units of a {treat
government and not governments in )
themselves. Reforestation has been
properly placed in a department!
skilled in soil analysis and tree cul
ture. The reindeer of Alaska are in !
the care of the Interior department, >
under the bureau of education but
their place in teaching has been de
termined. They properly belong in a
department skilled in animal hus
bandry’.”
NOME RAILROAD PURCHASE
AWAITS ACTION OF STEESE
Xo action relative to the purchase
of the Seward Peninsula Railroad
will be taken by the Territorial
Road Commission prior to the re
turn to Juneau of Col. James G.
Steese. President of the Alaska
Road Commission. Announcement to
this effect was made recently by
Territorial Secretary Karl Thiele,
who is Secretary of the Territorial
Board, according to the Juneau
Empire.
Title Not A**ured.
This policy was adopted by the
Board at a meeting, at which time
the Board went fully into the Nome
Shelton railroad situation.
"There is no desire on the part
of the Territorial Board to block
the purchase of the Seward rail
way,” Mr. Thiele said. "The mem
bers are fully in accord in the view
that it is the duty of the Board to
comply with the wishes of the last
Territorial Legislature in this mat
ter as they are expressed in Chapt
er 39 of the last session laws which
provides for the purchase of that
property and its operation as a
public tram and highway. However,
there is apparently some question a
to the ability of the Pioneer Minin.;
Company to deliver title to the
right of way. Title to the track
equipment and other facilities re
garded as personal property can be
obtained without difficulty." he
said.
A. R. C. To PurcHa»e.
It was further pointed out by Mr.
Thiele that even though there was
no question of title involved, under
the terms of the Act above men
tioned, the Territorial Board cannot
legally consummate the purchase of
the road. The law specifically auth
orizes the Alaska Road Commision
to make the purchase and no other
body or individual has that author
ity. Section 1. of the law contains
the express provision, “That the
Federal Board of Road Commission
ers for Alaska, with the consent of
the Territorial Board of Road Com
missioners. are authorized -hereby
and empowered to purchase in the
name of and for and in behalf of
the Territory of Alaska, the Seward
Peninsula Railroad.”
Two Report* Made.
Two reports and recommendation;
have been made by members of the
Alaska Road Commission on the
proposition. One was made by Col
j Steese last November and a later
one in December by Col. J. C. Got
wals, Chief Engineer Officer of the
Federal Board. Col. Steese was of
the opinion at the time of his re
| port that theproperty could be had
for $15,000, while in Col. Gorwals
report, in view of the probable ex
penees required to clear up the title
etc., $20,000 was mentioned as an
equitable purchase price. Both re
ports however made it clear that
the title to the right of way was
invovled. "
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Will Ultimately Clear
There is little question that the ^
matter will be adjusted so that the j
deal can be carried through if the
Federal Board is satisfactory by the j
owners of the property, it was J
stated by Mr. Thiele. All of the
members of the board are heartily
in accord with the believe that the
Federal Board’s final recommenda
tions in the matter will be made
with the best interests of the Terri- j
tory in view and in any deal con- j
supunated Alaska will be entirely.
practiced. •
Colonel Steese is expected to.
reach here about May 1. The Sew-j
ard Peninsula Railroad matter will :
be one of the first things to be ;
taken up with him. Definite action
may be expected to follow without
undue delay.
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Nome Chamber Active
The Northwestern Chamber of
Commerce for sometime has been
bombarding the Territorial Board
with appeals to hasten action in the
matter. At the request of the Nome
organization, other Alaskan com-,
mercial bodies have supported that
appeal. Nome business men are a
unit in the opinion that the ac
quisition of the property and its op
eration as a public highway is vital
to the development of the district
which it taps.
Colonel Steese's report also recog- j
nizes the importance of the road to
the Kougarok mining district. This
view is accepted by the Territorial ;
Board, said Mr. Thiele.
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The Seward civic body of the
year 1923 will be constituted as fol
lows: Mayor L. V. Ray; Councilmen
H. E. Ellsworth, Chas. Cooper, Chas.
Krefting (holderovers from the 1922
council): Stephen Adelman, re-el
ected, P. C. McMullen, C. E. Or
lander; treasurer, Sylvia Sexton;
Wm. H. Whittlesey; attorney.
H. L. Smith
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The Mt. McKinley Bituminous
Coal Corporation has sent five more
men to the mine at Mile 341, and
the development of the property will
be rushed. The company has opened
offices in the Terminal block. Harry
Lucky, guide, with headquarters at
Healy, has been advised that a party
of sportsmen will come North in
the spring for a hunt in that locali
ty. Lucky is one of the best in
formed guides in the Territory as
well as one of the best equiped.
having some imported hounds and
the Jack Singleton bear dogs at his
disposal. Lucky makes his head
quarters at the Singleton hotel which
is one of the best appointed hostel
ries along the railroad, with electric
lights and running water. Splendid
meals are served at the hotel and
the*service is unexcelled.
A force of "men are engaged in
“daylighting" the Jepson cut at the
north approach to the Tanana river
steel bridge. The work will require
the removal of a large amount of
rock and dirt.
The men at the Suntrana mine
have taken five hundred Nenana ice
pool tickets and more may be mark
ed before the pool closes.
There are forty men on the pay
roll of the Healy River Coal Cor
poration at Suntrana at the present
time.
Harry Capp, who arrived from the
States this week, went to Fairbanks
yesterday afternoon.
Twenty-five tons of coal from the
P- F. Roth property have been haul
ed to the end of the coal spur at
Su.ntrana for shipment to Fairbanks
for a test. The property is situated
about five miles above Suntrana.
Nine thousand ice pool tickets
have been printed and turned over
to the committee and it is expected
that at least two thousand more
will be needed to fill the demand,
which is assuming greater propor
tions daily.
Mrs. T. W. Bucholz went to Fair
banks yesterday for a brief visit.
RADIO REPLACES OLD SYSTEM
FOR ANNOUNCING TRAINS
SALT LAKE CITY, April 14—
A radio system for announcing
train arrivals and departures is
being experimented with at the lo
cal Denver & Rio Grande Western
railway passenger depot. Should the
scheme prove successful, accord
ing to railroad offcials, it will mean
the passing of the gold-buttoned
raucous-voiced individual who struts
the station-floor and roars about
trains in accents loud and disconsol
ate: “Next train for Squeedunkulev,
or something to that general effect.
AMUNDSEN STARTING NORTH
TO PREPARE FOR LONG HOP
NOME. April 14—Explorer Am
undsen left Nome for Wainwright at
i noon yesterday behind a team of
' twelve dogs, expecting to be about
a month on the trail to Wainwright,
where he will make preparations for
his polar flight, the hop off being
scheduled for June 21, when the sun
reaches its highest point. He says
he likely will hop off from Wain
wright rather than fly to Barrow
| first.
Thb explorer was followed by
, two movie men. six teams with a to
tal of 90 dogs went along on the
first stage of the mush to Solomon,
a distance of 30 miles. A blizzard is
1 reported at Solomon and it is pro
bable the party will be somewhat de
| layed.
At the edge of town one of the
| explorers sled runners collapsed,
causing a delay of nearly an hou’.
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SEATTLE DRY DIRECTOR
SAYS GOOD STUFF GONE
SEATTLE April 14—Prohibition
Director Roy Lyle has issued a state
ment regarding the recent order of
the Canadian government refusing
.“deep sea” clearances to vessels. He
declares the effect of the order has
been the stoppage of the How of li
quor from British Columbia writh
the result tha! bootleggers are turn
ing to the vilest kind of moonshine
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and adulterated whiskey.
“There is hardly any good liquor
on sale in Seattle today,” the state
, ment says. “Most of the liquor on
! the market now doctored moon
shine alcohol, colored with iodine
and other poisons.V
SNOW AT ABERDEEN
ABERDEEN, April 14—Snow i
falling here this afternoon.
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, The steamship Admiral Evans
j which is scheduled to sail from Seu
1 attle on May 24. will make Kanatak
i a direct port of call, in addition to
■ other westward points. The U. S.
Geological survey party, which will
'operate in the Cold Bay legion dur
jing the summer, will be on board,
i seven men and fiften head of hors
' es being included in the make up of
the party.
l>ther announcements by the Ad
miral Line is to the effect that the
Admiral Watson will on its June
7th departure from Seattle, make a
direct call at Lliamma bay ThL» ves
sel will have a geological survey
1 party of six men and sixteen horse-.
NELLIE NEAL TAKING TOUR
Nellie Neal, who for the past two
I years has conducted a roadhouse at
j Curry, and one of the best known
' oldtimers in the territory passed
through Anchorage recently enroute
for an extended tour of the state
Before returning she will visist re
i latives and friends in Oklahoma.
| Georgia, Arizona and California. On
her return to Anchorage she will
I again take up the work of roadhouse
keeping, possibly establishing a tour
ist road house in proximity to the
railroad.
j Andrew Anderson ha- discovered
' another coal seam and the fuel is
' said to be high grade. The find was
made along the railroad, a; abom
Mile 334.