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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1922
NUMBER 393
TURKS DELAY PROGRESS OF CONFERENCE
CHICAGO VOTERS ACCUSE THOMPSON OF GRAFTS
ADMINISTRATION LEADERS LINE UP FOR SENATE FIGHT
ADMINSTRATION LEADERS
WILL FIGHT BORAH PLANS
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 2'8—
More than a score of Republican
senators conferred informally this
■week and reached a decision to op-,
pose the Borah amendment to the
naval appropriation bill, requesting
President Harding to call an inter
national disarmament and economic
conference.
Under the leadership of Senator
Lodge, administration leaders have
begun a determined fight against
the amendment it being under
stood that Lodge already has as
certained the views of President
i Harding and that their action meets
with his approval.
OWSLEY DECLARES BONUS
ASSURED NEXT SESSION
FORT WORTH, Dec. 28—Nation
al Commander Owsley, of the Am
erican Legion, declares that the pas
sage of the soldier bonus bill is now
practically assured. He says that
even if the measure fails of passage
at the present session of Congress,
it will be cared for by the next
session, enough votes already hav
ing been obtained to pass the bill
over the veto of the President.
Owsley went on record as favor
ing a “merchant marine for the
United States subsidy or no subsidy.
He also declared for t»;al exclu
sion of immigrants and the regist
ration of all aliens in the country.
LINER HAS ROUGH TRIP
NEW YORK. Dec. 28—The
French liner Savoie arrived here
yesterday after one of the rough
est voyages ever experienced by
the vessel. The liner reported the
possible loss of the freighter Tudor
Star, bound from Seattle to Glas
gow. but a later report stated that
the freighter, disabled, was being
towed to port by a rescue ship.
The annual Territorial corporation
tax for the yearl923 is due on or
before January 1. and notices have
been mailed from Juneau to all
corporations by the Territorial Sec
retary's office. The taxes are pay
able at the Secretary's office in
Juneau. The tax is $15 for all cor
porations both domestic and foreign
A penalty of $2.50 attaches where
payments are not made by January
1.
COAST PAPER DISCOVERS
SILENT ENVOY IN NORTH
There is a man of mystery in
Alaska and he has been here three
months or more declares Strollers’
ip Weekly of Juneau. He is supposed
to have headquarters in Juneau but
he has visited several other parts of
the Territory. He was at Anchorage,
but whether he went into the inter
ior is not known. He is now believ
ed to be in Ketchikan unless he re
turned on one of the steamers to
day.
The name of the man of mystery
is George Boyle and he is believed
to be in Alaska as the personel rep
resentative, a sort of Colonel House,
for Secretary Fall of the Depart
ment of the Interior.
Unlike the majority of representa
tives, official or unofficial, from
Washington, Mr. Boyle did not her
ald his arrival from the housetops
or in the columns of newspapers,
and so far his presence in Alaska
has been previously mentioned—well
it just hasn’t been. Mr. Boyle is a
young man. probably about half way
between 20 and 30. But if, as is
believed, he is the personal repres
entative of the secretary of the De
■oartment of the Interior, he must
draw considerable water despite his
youth. Either that or he has a pull.
Mr. Boyle visited Interior Alaska
during last summer and while 'be
did not advertise his mission in the
North, he made no effort to conceal
f the fact that he represented the In
terior Department.
TURKISH ATTITUDE CAUSING
UNEASINESS AMONG POWERS
SEATTLE MAN USES CHECKS
TO GET BETTER OF SPIRIT
SEATTLE, Dec. 28—The local
police are seeking Karl Larkin form-;
er employe of the Admiral Steam-!
ship Line, who is alleged to have I
defrauded Seattle merchants out of
nearly $5,000 by means of cleverly
forged checks, all of which he cir
culated before his work was dis
covered.
Larkin recently became engaged
to a prominent Seattle woman, who
is at present in California. The
police have reached the conclusion j
that she too, is a swindler.
SEATTLE LAWYER IN BAD
OLYMPIA Dec. 28—The state;
board of law examiners has recom-:
mended the disbarment of Walter!
M. Harvey, prominent Tacoma
Seattle lawyer, the charge against
him being that of unprofessional
conduct.
FLOUR DUST EXPLODES
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 28—Eight !
een persons were injur ’ yesterday j
when a duel explosion destroyed
the plant of the Schreiber Flour and
^Cerial Company. The injuries in
all cases were slight.
CYCLONE KILLS FOUR.
JACKSON. MISS. Dec. 28-Cham
pion Hill, between Bolton and Ed
wards, was swept by a cyclone yes-1
terday. resulting in the 'eath of
four negroes. The property dam
age is estimated at several thou
sand dollars.
PREMIER MINER IS KILLED
BY EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE
Blown to atoms by an explosion
which is believed to have been
caused voluntarily. Harold Booey j
lost his life early this month in No.
2 tunnel of the Premier where with |
a number of other men, he was em-|
ployed pushing ore cars says the!
Hyder Miner. When he reached the,
mouth of a short cut where dyna- i
mite for the shift amounting to two
or three hundred pounds was stor
ed he entered it and almost immed
iately a terriffic explosion occurred
which annihilated him and injured
A. Thomas, J. Rinje, H. Westburn
and J. Paripovich, all of whom were
taken to the hospital suffering from
shock, while Thomas who was near
est to the crosscut, was also cut
about the head by flying rocks.
None of the men are believed to
be seriously injured.
An inquiry into the accident was j
held in Stewart and but little j
light was thrown upon the circum- i
stances surrounding it. No inquest j
could be held because there were i
no remains to view except a small
piece of skin from the victims heel
Nothing is known as to Booey’s an
tecedents prior to his coming to
the mine where he had been em
ployed but a short time.
The work of decorating Union hall
for the annual ball to be given by I
Nenana Elks on Saturday night, was
started today and it is expected
that the large force of volunteer
decorators will be kept busy until
the day of the dance. The scheme
of decoration is an elaborate one
and will require a lot of work.
The committee anounces that the
dance will start at nine o’clock
and it is hoped that the guests will
be on time for it is Jhe intention
to give the programs out early. The
i grand march will start promptly
at eleven.
LONDOX, Dec. 28—A Reuters
dispatch received from Lausanne in
dicates that very little headway is
being made at the peace conference
owing to the attitude of the Turkish
delegation. The report describes the
new situation as both serious and
dangerous, with little promise of
successful outcome if the Turks
persist ifi their present methods.
Details of the new developments ]
are not available at this time, and!
if the Government has received j
advices from the Ericish delegation. ]
the public has not been apprised
of the fact, no statements having
been issued during the last several
days.
Opinion is very much divided a
mong those who have been watch
ing the progress of the conference.
It is generally admitted that Bri
tish diplomacy will exert a strong
influence toward an early satis
factory settlement, but there are
those who express the doubt that the
Near East problem can be settled
permanently without resort to arms.
MATE ROUGH WITH SAILORS
GETS FIVE YEAR SENTENCE
SEATTLE. Dec. 2 k—Frederick
Hansen, mate on the barkentim Rolf
was convicted in a local court on
a charge of assaulting the sailors
under his domination dunnir a re
cent voyage, was sentenced to five
year? on McNeil Island. The sen
tence is the most severe imposed by
a local federal court since the war.
COLLISION KILLS TWO
VANCOUVER. B. C. Dec. 28—
Alexander McDonald, a street car
conductor, and H. J. F. Dutsie. an
accountant, of Seattle, were killed
yesterday when a Great Northerr!
freight train backed into a street
car at a level crossing. Twelve per
sons were seriously injured, but it
is believed all will recover. The po
lice are conducting a rigid investi
gation and a coroner’s inquest will
be held immediately to fix the blame
for the accident.
THE SEATTLE SPIRIT
SEATTLE, Dec. 28—The board of
theater censors has decided to pass
on the morals of films in which
Arbuckle appears but will not ad
judge the fitness of Arbuckle to
appear. The board has issued a
statement in which it explains that
it is the “duty of the board to pass
on the morals of pictures but no-:
on individuals.”
TOLEDO FIRE FATAL
TOLEDO, Dec! 28—W. A. Faur,
cev, a mortgage salesman, was
burned to death here on Tuesday
night when a large apartment house
was destroyed by fire. Two fire-.
men ^were overcome and a score
of other persons were taken to hos
pitals for minor injuries. The fire,
which is thought :c have started
from an overheated boiler caused
damage estimated at a quarter of
a million dollars.
George A. Parks, chief of the
Field Division of the General Land
Office, was a passenger for the i
south recently from Juneau. He
spent Christmas with his parents j
in Denver and will go from there to
Washington to confer with the
head of the department with which
he is connected. He expects to re
turn to his headquarters in Juneau j
the latter part of February.
R. C. Wood Fairbanks banker
when interviewed recently at Juneau
said he did hot look for any unusual
boom in Fairbanks in the near fui-j
ure but that steady and continued
growth is assured. The prospecting
operations carried out on a number
of creeks in the Fairbanks district i
during the past season he said,
were favorable and the entry jf
several new dredges backed by sub-!
stantial capital is virtually assured.
Frank Tueful, who is spending
the winter in the States sent in a
box of holly for distribution among i
local friends.
GALE BLOWS IN ASTORIA
DERELICT WALLS GO DOWN
ASTORIA, Dec. 28—This city
was swept by a seventy mile gale
yesterday, the force of the wind
causing a number of wall of recent
ly burned buildings to topple. For
tunately, however, no one was hurt
the public previously having been
w'arned to keep away from the
points of danger.
The wind also fanned several
smouldering fires in coal bins into
flame, but no serious damage re
sulted.
ITALIAN FORT BLOWS UP
EXPLOSION ACCIDENTAL
ROME, Dec. 28—Nine men were
killed yesterday when a fort near
this city was wrecked by an ex
plosion which set off a lot of ammu
nition inside the fort. •
Leo Margules, who returned to
Seward recently from an extended
visit to Chicago and other eastern
cities, believes that Alaska is destin
ed to experience a revival of pros
perity in the next few months that
will exceed any former areas. Mr.
Margules declares that when he
went out, one heard little of Sew ard,
but upon his return everyone in
Seattle was talking Seward, but
he belives it is destined to become
on£ of the greatest towns in Alaska.
“Seward has a good chance to
get to be c-apitol of Alaska,” said
Mr. Margules to representative of
the Seward Gateway.
“It may require a little work, but
the time is ripe for a change as the
center of population is rapidly mov
ing northward, and Alaskans desire
the seat of the territorial govern
ment moved farther to the north
ward.
“I notice many changes in Seward
and a better spirit of optimism than
has prevailed for a time. The new
Arcade building is certainly an or
nament to Seward, and a few such
biuldings will do much to clinch the
faith of Sewardites in their city.”
“The Chicago papers are ardent
boosters for Alaska and hardly a
day passes but what some article
concerning the territory and its
resources is published and given
wide circulation.”
While in Seattle Mr. Margules
attended the Alaska Fisheries Day
banquet at the Arctic Club, Decem
ber 9, and was well entertained by
a number of old time Alaskans.
The Alaska military cable, which
is so old and battered that it is
doubtful if it will Jast until Con
gress appropriates money for a new
one. is out of commission today for
the steenth 'time this year.
A son was bora this morning at
the Government hospital to Mr. and
Mrs. John Oulette. Dr. Romig re
ports both mother and son are get
ting along nicely.
SENATOR STARTS CAMPAIGN
TO MAINTAIN SILVER PRICE
WASHINGTON D. C. Dec. 28
Senator Nicholson, of Colorado, has
introduced a resolution providing
for the creation of a "United
States Silver Commission" whose
duties shall be to work for the in
crease use of silver in foreign cur
rency.
The resolution points out that the
decreased use of silver in foreign
coinage threatens serious effect
upon the American silver mining
industry.
CONGRESS MAY GIVE MONEY
TO REPLACE ALASKA CABLE
Seattle Dec. 28—Jack Under
wood, manager of the Washing; -n
headquarters of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce has wired that a fa
vorable report of the Alaska cable
item is expected from 1 e house ap
propriations committee ox the whole
notwithstanding the fact that the
sub-committee eiimated the item.
Hearings are now in progress.
CHILD IS SHOT
NEW YORK, Dec. 28—-Thor Mc
Carthy, a girl of ten years was shot
and killed at her home here yester
day in a manner which is puzzling
the police. The fact that the bul
let took a slightly upward course
piercing the door above the child’s
head, has led to the theory -hat
the .-hooting was done by a small
child. It is argued that the coubse
of the bullet would have been
downward had the revolver been in
! the hands of an older person.
I
JUNEAU B()OZE PEDDLERS
INTRODUCE NEW SCHEME
—
Juneau prohibition officers tell of
a new method employed by the
booze sellers and they say that it
has been practiced right in Juneau
for, no telling how long. The ar
rangement says the Strollers' Week
ly is very simple and, like the game
of cribbage, requires only two to
operate it. The setting is a soft
drink store and the plan of opera
tion is as follows:
The bertender is behind the bar
the back of which is well supplied
with soda water pop and other
drink mis.nomers which unlike soft
answers, are apt to stir up than
drive away any wrath. A customer
enters, one who can be trusted and
in a low voice intimates that he de
sires a drink of “hard stuff”. A
third party is either seated by the
stove or has followed the customer
in. The bartender gives the third
party a sign and he disappears into
a back room or curtained apartment
just off the end of the bar but only
for an instant. The bartender then
steps into the back room or the
curtained apartment and a moment
later appears with a bottle in his
pocket. The customer is served, pays
his four bits and goes out. The third
party then takes the bottle and
caches it in his pocket and either
resumes his seat by the stove or
takes a stand outside where he
can keep an eye on the door in
readiness for the next customer
when the process of serving a drink
is repeated.
ACTRESS OUT OF DANGER
PARIS. Dec. 28—It was defin
itely announced today that Sarah
Bernhardt is now out of danger,
but it will be at least a week be
fore she can leave her bed.
CHICAGO VOTERS LEAGUE
TALKS MUNICIPAL GRAFT
—
! CHICAGO, Dec. 28—-The Munci
! Pa^ ' oters league has published a
j statement in which it is charged
itha: Mayor William Hale Thompson
and his supporters on the city coun
. cil were responsible for an alleged
j waste of municipal funds during
: the year 1920.
It is charged that “five Thomp
son real estate experts got $2,542.
666 form the city treasury ami
drew $3,287,634 in three years,”
according to the controller.
The belief is expressed that the
Chicago City hall gang cost Chi
cago more than the Tweed ring
cost New York.
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GERMANS IN DEFAULT
PARIS. Dec. 28—The Repara
ation commission has issued a state
ment in which it is declared that
Germany is in voluntary default
| of one of her reparations obliga
tions. The commission is not in
j vestigating deliveries of wood de
manded of Germany this year.
FORMER MAYOR SUSPECTED
BOSTON. Dei\ 28—The local po
lice have received from Governor
Parker, of Louisiana, a telegram
requesting the arrest of Dr. McKoin
iFormr Mayor who is charged with
j murder in connection with the
: Morehouse kidnappings. The doc
itor is at present attached to the
i clinic at John Hopkins hospital.
FORMER MINISTER DEAD
| WASHINGTON, D C. Dec. 28—
Hannis Taylor former minister to
i Spain and a recognized authority
|on international law, died here
Tuesday night. He was 71 years old.
BRITISH MISSION COMING
LONDON, Dec. 28—The British
j financial mission to the United
States, headed by Stanley Baldwin
i chancelor of the exchequer sailed
for New York yesterday morning
i aboard the Majestic.
REFORMER PASSES
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 28
Dr. Wilbur F. Craft, for 28 years
I superintendent of the international
reform bureau, and widely known
j because of his prohibition activities,
(died here this week.
TALKED TOO MUCH
BOSTON. Dec 28—Major Mal
colm Wheeler Nicholson, who wrote
a letter to President Harding de
claring that “Prussianism” exists
jin the army, and who wrote a pam
phlet advocating the reform of the
i army, has been notified of his se
, paration from the service, following
his courtmartial.
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EXPLORER EXAMINED
i NOME, Dec. 28—Explorer Stef
anson underwent an X-Ray examin
ation at the Mayard Columbus ho>
i pital this week, for inspection of
an old break* in his arm. received
off Siberia.
SCHOONER WRECKED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28—'The
schooner Stockton City was wrecked
in a storm last night off Robinson
Gulch. 70 miles north of this city
The members of the crew escaped.
The new hotel which is being
built at Kobi by Jack Singleton. :s
nearing completion rapidly. The roof
is on and the walls up, and Con
t*actor Bailey and his assistants
will soon have the structure ready
for occupancy.
The sum of $358.25 wa3 collect
ed for the Bachelors’ Christmas
tree, and it is thought there will
be a small balance after all bills
have been paid. Chairmn Leekie.
of the committee, has requested
tJiat all bills be turned in without
delay.