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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 2. 1921
NUMBER 25
scon C. BONE NOMINATED GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
OKLAHOMA RACE RIOT FATAL TO MANY
• GERMANS BOMBARD FRENCH TROOPS IN SILESIA
HARDING DISCUSSES RATES;
WANTS REDUCTIONS MADE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2—
President Harding met with mem
bers of the Interstate Commerce
commission yesterday for the pur
pose of discussing a downward re
vision of railroad rates, Particular
ly those applying to necessities. The
conference was informal.
It is understood that the commis
sioners assured the President that
considerable progress has been made
relative to the changes suggested.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR SAYS
TERMS WILL BE CARRIED OUT
BERLIN, June 2—In an address
delivered before the reichstag today,
Chancellor Wirth informed the law
makers that the policy of the new
German government will be one of
“restoration and reconciliation.” He
also said that the cabinet had de
termined that disarmament would be
carried out loyally.
SEATTLE FINISHES FIRST
SEATTLE, May 31—The Crystal
Swimming Club, of this city, won
the annual Pacific Northwest Asso
ciation’s indoor swimming and div
ing carnival, with a total of 921
points. The Multnomah Club, of
Portland, finished second.
SKIPPER IS SUSPENDED
SEATTLE, June 2—The steam
boat inspection board, which has
been conducting an inquiry into the
sinking recently of tihe steameship.
Governor, has suspended the license ,
of Captain Harry Marden for a J
period of one year. Marden was
pilot on the Governor at the time
of the wreck.
MEXICANS KILL AMMERICAN
e WASHINGTON, June 2—The de
partment of state has been advised
of the murder of Emmet Bohannan,
an American, who was killed by
Mexican bandits on May 30, at his
home near Tampico.
VIC TO SAIL SATURDAY
SEATTLE, June 2—The steamers
Victoria and Cordova are scheduled
to sail for St. Michael and Nome on
Saturday, and the steamer City of
Seattle will also get away for the
North on Saturday, her destination
being Skagway.
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PRESIDENT SELECTS EDITOR
TO SUCCEED GOVERNOR RIGGS
SEATTLE, June 2—A SPECIAL
Washington dispatch which was re
ceived by the Post-Intelligencer yes
terday says that Secretary of the
Interior Fall has authorized the
announcement that Scott C. Bone,
former editor in chief of the Post
Intelligencer, has been selected by
President Harding to be governor ol
Alaska, succeeding Thos. Riggs, Jr.,
whose resignation has been in the
hands of the secretary for several
weeks. It is expected that the nomi
nation will be sent to the senate
this week, possibly today.
Slipped One Over Gang
Bone was summoned to the cap
ital last week by the President, for
the purpose of considering his ap
pointment, and he accepted. He ar
rived from New York quietly and
departed quietly, after his confer
ence with the President, and not
even the Alaskans, who were keeping J
close watch on the Alaska situa
tion, were aware of the visit. The
announcement of the selection took
the entire Alaskan delegation com
pletely by surprise.
Proficient Wanted Alaskan
The dispatch says that President
Harding, in selecting Bone, took
the middle ground between the rival
Alaskan factions, which were unable
to agree on a candidate for the
place. It is stated that the Presi
dent preferred to name an Alaskan
and, with that end in view, called
Delegate Dan Sutherland to the
White House for a conference. But
the delegate declined to be con
sidered.
Is Almost An Alaskan
Scott C. Bone, who is living m.
New York at present, was chairman
of the Alaska Bureau of the Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce In 1914
and 1915, and displayed a keen in
terest in the territory, which he
visited as a member of the Chamber
of Commerce excursion.
He was delegate at large to the
Republican National convention in
1916 and, during the last campaign,
was director of publicity for the
National committee. He was presi
dent of the Seattle Gridiron club
in 1910 and is a life member of the
Seattle Press club.
Before coming to Seattle he was
a member of the staff of the Wash
ington Post for 17 years, and later
part owner of the Herald.
Familiar With Pulp
One of President Harding’s con
siderations in nominating Bone was
the wide experience of the news
paperman with the problems of
newsprint paper and wood pulp in
dustries, which the administration
expects to develop extensively from
l Alaska’s raw materials.
Perkin* Crowd Will Help
.. .SEATTLE, June 2—A Washing
ton special received by the Post-In
telligencer this afternoon says that
Colonel Perkins, the Herron candi
date for governor, has assured the
President that he and his friends
will use their best efforts to make
the administration of Governor Bom
successful.
Plan* For Ala*ka
The dispatch says further that j
Secretary of the Interior Fall, in an j
interview given this morning, says j
that Government geologists are al-1
ready enroute to Alaska to make a
reconnaissance to determine whether
i
borings will be started for the pur- ]
pose of attempting to locate oil. *
The work is to be started in the
Cold Bay and other districts, and the
Engineering commission has been in
structed to co-operate. ♦
KA1LKUAL) LADUK CUAKU
ORDERS WAGE REDUCTION
CHICAGO, June 2—The railroad
labor board, which has just conplet
ed the work of revising railroad
wage scales downward, has ordered
a general average decrease of 12
per cent in the wages of the em
ployes of 104 railroads throughout
the country.
In the case of the general class
of maintenance of way laborers,
the entire increase of 8% cents
an hour granted last July, is with
drawn.
NAVY GOING TO EUROPE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2—
The navy department has under
consideration the dispatch of the
Atlantic fleet on a cruise in Euro
pean waters during the summer.
ARGENTINE HAS STRIKE
AMONG MARINE WORKERS
BUENOS AIRES, June 2—The
Maritime Federation has reached a
decision to call a general strike
which will tie up all the maritime
traflic under the flag of Argentine.
The situation is growing more criti
cal hourly, with more than 100,001)
workers of all classes already strik
ing.
HUMORIST WINS BIG DERBY
EPSOM DOYNS, England, June 5
—J. B. Noel’s Humorist carried ofl
the honors here yesterday in Eng
land’s classic derby. Viscount As
tor’s Craig ran second and Joseph
Watson’s Lemnora took third place
The betting was six to one againsi
the winner, five to one against th<
Astor horse and eight to one against
Lemnora.
Jim Cronister, oldtime minini
man of the Interior, Is now locatec
on a ranch in the state of Wash
ington.
TULSA SCENE OF STRIFE;
TULSA, Okla., June 2—Race riot
ing between white and colored resi
dents of this city, which began on
' Monday night, reached such serious
I proportions yesterday that it was
i necessary to summon state troops
I and place the city under martial
! law.
Police officials estimate that fully
175 persons, mostly negroes, were
killed during the fighting, and a
large part of the negroe quarter,
covering fully ten blocks square, is
in ruins, fired by hostile white'mobs.
Many of the negroes, it is believed,
were cremated in their homes.
Fiend Started Trouble
The trouble is reported to have
j started as the result of the arrest
I of Dick Rowland, a negro, who was
! accused of assaulting an orphan
I white girl. A crowd of 200 armed
negroes gathered about the jail,
following the arrest, and shortly
afterward armed whites began ap
pearing and fighting ensued quickly.
The first attempts to fire the negro
section were made at 1:30 yester
day morning and when members
of the fire department attempted
to quell the blaze, they were turn
, ed .back by the whites. The -fire
i chief declared later that it would
; have been worth the life of any
fireman to turn a stream of water
on the burning buildings.
As the flames spread the negro
i residents fled from the district with
. upraised arms, with an appeal to
the whites not to shoot them. The
refugees were placed in prison
camps and throughout the morning
long lines of them filed through the
streets to the convention hall, with
sunken eyes which told of a sleep
less night.
The fires continued burning until
late yesterday, an area of ten square
blocks being consumed. The depart
ment was permitted to check the
flames before they had reached the
white section of the South side.
State troops under the command
of an adjutant general arrived in
town before noon yesterday and
took up their positions in various
parts of the trouble zone, prepared
with machine guns to quell any
further disturbances. The guardsmen
also acted as escorts to the negro
refugees. The jail, convention hall,
baseball park and other places were
turned into temporary prison camps
for the protection of the negroes.
Immediately upon arrival of the
troops, orders were issued to dis
arm all persons, and by night order
had been restored, and the situation
was under control, with 6,000 of
the negro residents under the pro
tection of the guardsmen.
Goverinor Robertson arrived here
this morning to take personal com
mand of the situation, but he found
the city orderly. The adjutant gen
eral announced at noon that half
of the troops would be sent home
during the afternoon, there being
no further need of their presence
here.
Should there be no futher out
breaks, the governor probably will
return home within the next day or
two.
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PEASANTRY IS RECOGNIZED
RIGA, June 2—Advices received
in this city today from Moscow are
to the effect that the communist
* !
congress has come to a close at
the soviet capital.
The chief feature of the session is
said to have been a declaration of
approval of the Lenine program for
the the establishment of fixed re-'
lations between the workingmen and
the peasantry.
MONROE OUTPOINTS MOORE
SEATTLE, June 2—Frankie Mon
roe, Los Angeles bantam, outpointed
' Pal Moore, of Memphis, in a four
round exhibition bout staged here
last night. Sporting writers gave
the decision to Monroe.
BOAT SAILINGS ANNOUNCED
SEATTLE, June 2—The following
sailings for Alaska have been an
\ nounced by the steamship companies
| operating out of this port: NortU
j western and City of Seattle June II;
! Admiral Watson, June 13; Spokane.
;June 18; Alameda, June 22.
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES
BUTTE, June 2—The Daily Bul
letin, which is supported by the
Montana Federation of Labor, and
many radical organizations through
out the Northwest, has suspended
publication as a daily and will ap
pear henceforth as a weekly publi
cation. Financial difficulties are giv
en as the reason for the curtail
ment.
GERMAN GETS SIX MONTHS
LEIPSIC, June 2—The German
high court which is engaged in try
ing German wrar offenders listed by
the Allies, has sentenced Sergt.
Neuman to a term of six months in
prison for cruelty to British prison
ers.
Vsaaaa, Alaska’s Interior mol Depot
FRENCH TROOPS ATTACKED
BY GERMANS IN SILESIA
OPELN, June 2—French soldiers
who are garrisoned at Beuthen, in
Southeastern Silesia, were attacked
yesterday by a force of German ir
regulars numbering 3,000. The gar
rison was taken somewhat by sur
prise but there was quick response
to the attack with French tanks
and the attacking forces were re
pulsed with many casualties.
As a result of the action of the
Germans, the situation is regarded
as very grave today, and there is
reason to fear further trouble.
Poles On Warpath Again
LONDON, June 2—According to
advices which reached this city yes
terday, Polish insurgents launched a
strong attack on the Italian posi
tions in the Kosel sector, on the
Oder river, in Upper Silesia, this
week, but were repulsed at the end
of a four-hour engagement. The
Italian casualties were slight.
Pole* And Germans Mix
ANABERG, Silesia, June 2—Fifty
Poles and fifteen Germans were kill
ed yesterday and 150 injured when
700 Polish insurgents attempted to
take Anaberg. The Poles shelled the
city with field pieces but they were
finally driven off. The Poles fled to
Kalinow, where they were pursued
by the Germans and forced to make
a further retreat.
SENATE PASSES NAVAL BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2—
The senate yesterday finally passed
the naval appropriation bill, carry
ing a total of 404 millions, and in
sluding the Borah amendment re
questing the President to initiate
disarmament negotiations.
HOUSE CONSIDERS PEACE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2—
The Porter peace resolution for th *
termination of the state of war be
tween the United States and Ger
many, which has been introduced in
the lower house of Congress, differs
from the Knox senate resolution in
that it makes no provision for the
repeal of the declaration of war.
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