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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1921
NUMBER 52
■ NORTHCLIFFE SAYS PEOPLE WANT PEACE
LA WMAKERS OPPOSE MELLOWS TAX A TION PL AMS
DIRECTOR SAYS SOLDIERS’ HOME DISGRACE TO NATION
SOLDIERS’ HOME BAD PLACE
DECLARES BUREAU CHIEF
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 6—
According to a statement made yes
terday by Director Forbes, of the
bureau of war risk insurance, test
fying before the senate committee,
conditions at the soldiers hoire at
Johnson City, Tennessee, where
j service men are given n.edical treat
ment, are “so deplorable that unless |
Congress acts, the casualties there
will be proportionately higher than
occurred during the war.”
The director sail that agents of
his bureau had completed a secret
investigation of the institution,
which quarters 850 disabled men,
and had found vice, corruption and
, immorality flourishing. The agents
> bought morphine, moonshine and ex
tract of ginger. The director declar
ed that intoxication is common and
that immoral women are everywhere.
Loaded dice and marked cards also
were found and the place is without I
dicipline. Outside parasites, it is!
claimed., “are draining the patients
of the money given them by the
Government.”
HARDING VISITS HOSPITAL
LANCASTER, Aug. 6—President i
Harding interrupted his vacation
long enough to visit the patients
at the army tuberculosis hospital
at Gorham, nearby.
ACQUITTER PLAYERS BANNED
AUBURN, N. Y., Aug. 6-^1. H.
Farrell, chairman of the national
board of the National Association
of Minor Leagues, has issued a state
ment in which he says the acquitted
White Sox players will not be per
mitted to play in any of the clubs
under his jurisdiction.
NEW YORK BANS BIG SMOKE
NEW YORK, Aug. 6—The State
Boxing Commission has adopted a
rule fixing 38 years as the maximum
age of boxers who will be permitted
to appear in the ring in this state.
The ruling will bar Jack Johnson,
who is 43 years old.
WANTS REWARD FOR SPURGIN
CHICAGO, Aug. 6—A telegram
has been received at the office of
the state attorney, from M. E.
Clinton, of Chihuahua City, in which
it is stated that Spurgin, missing
Chicago financier, will be turned
over to the police, providing a re
ward of sufficient size is offered.
NEGRO PORTERS ORDERED OUT
TEXARKANA, Aug. 6—The pro
prietors of three of the leading
hotels of this city received notices
yesterday, signed by the Ku Klux,
directing them to discharge all of
their negro porters. The negroes
in the employ of the hotels did not
wait to be discharged, but quit im
mediately upon learning of the re
ceipt of the notices.
WILL LIBEL BRITISH VESSEL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 6—
It has been announced that the de
partment of justice contemplates the
institution of libel proceedings to
obtain the forfeiture of the British
schooner Henry L. Marshall, which
was recently seized as a liquor smug
gler.
Sam Ivey left for the Kantishra
today on the Moody launch.
BRITISH PUBLISHER SEES HOPE
IN PLANS FOR WORLD CONFAB
SECRETARY FALL ABANDONS
TRIP TO ALASKA THIS YEAR
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6—Sec
retary of the Interior Fall, who has
arrived her from the East on an in
spection trip through the West, has
announced definitely that he will not
visit Alaska this year, as was the
intention originally.
The secretary says that the time
at his disposal will not permit him
to go North at this time, but he
expresses the hope that he will be
able to get away for the trip next
summer.
OFFICIALS DOUBT REPORT
OF RELEASE OF PRISONERS
LONDON, Aug. 6—Officials of
the American Relief organization
place little credence in the reports
coming from Russia in which it is
stated that American prisoners in
that country have been released. It
is believed here that the reports
are the product of the Bolsheviki
propoganda organization.
BANDITS STEAL A FORTUNE
HAKENSACK, N. J., Aug. 6—
Six armed bandits held up the pay
master of the Barrett Manufactur
ing Company, at Shadyside, near
this city yesterday, and escaped
■with the payroll, amounting to be
tween $40,000 and $50,000.
JAMES FLAHERTY ELECTED
TO SERVE ANOTHER YEAR
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6—-Jas.
A. Flaherty was re-elected this week
to succeed himself as supreme knight
of the Knights of Columbus, and
has entered upon his seventh term
as head of the organization.
LIVING UP TO THE NAME
KALAMA, Wn., Aug. 6—The
authorities have announced the cap
ture of Frank Dalton, who is charg
ed with the murder of M. P. Whalen
wealthy rancher, in a lonely cabin
in the Woodland district, last March.
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SEATTLE OUSTING JITNEY
SEATTLE, Aug. 6—The city au
thorities have begun ousting all jit
ney busses from the streets, in ac
cordance with a recent supreme
court decision upholding the validity
of the city ordinance banning such
conveyances from the streets. Sever
al arrests have been made.
FREE TOLLS BILL DELAYED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 6—
President Harding has informed sen
ate leaders of his opposition to early
action on the Borah bill providing
for free tolls for American ships
passing through Panama Canal. It
is understoond the President prefers
to settle the question through diplo
matic interchanges.
COWES, Eng., Aug. 6—T h e
fourth of the series of international
yache races was won yesterday by
the Americans, who defeated the
British, 17 to 1C.
VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 6—
If the delegates to the forthcoming
disarmament conference, in which
the major powers of the world have
been invited by President Harding
to participate, truly represent the
desires of the nations they repre
sent, an agreement will be reached
and an era of peace and prosperity
will be opened on the Pacific, which
will extend speedily throughout the
world, according to the belief of
Lord Northcliffe, eminent British
STEFANSSON GETTING READY
FOR VOYAGE TO THE ARCTIC
VANCOUVER, Aug. 6—Explorer
Stefansson has announced plans for
an extended trip into the Arctic
regions for purposes of research. The
first party, headed by Allan Craw
ford, of Toronto, will sail from
Seattle on August 11, on the Victor
ia for Nome, where the schooner
Orion is being outfitted for an ex
ploration voyage. Next year Stef-'
ansson and several scientists will |
join Crawford.
Few provisions are to be taken
as it is the intention of the explor
ers to depend largely upon the an.
mal life of the North. They expect
to study the Arctic regions extens
ively.
SOUTHERN NEGRO LYNCHED
PETERSBURG, Va„ Aug. 6—A
negro who was under arrest at
Lawreneeville in connection with
the murder of a white man, was
taken from the jail last night and
lynched.
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SERVICE MEN GO ABROAD
NEW YORK, Aug. 6—More than
250 members of the American Le
gion sailed for France this week,
aboard the transport George Wash
ington, to have another look at the
battlefields where they helped to
make the world safe for democracy.
The voyagers are headed by Nation
al Commander Emery.
BUREAU WILL BE PROBED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 6—
Commissioner Blair has announced
that it has been found necessary to
investigate the affairs of the inter
nal revenue bureau. He says he does
not believe there are many cases of
irregularities, but those who are
found guilty of infractions of the
rules will be punished.
WANTS TO SEE EXECUTION
BUTTE. Aug. 6—Mrs. Stephen J.
Prenatt, aged 30, has arrived here
from Oakland expressly to witness
the execution of Steve Byrne and
Theodore Chronos, who are under
sentence of death for the murder
of her husband. The execution is
set for August 26.
NEW YO'fK, Aug. 6—The de
struction of three Bronx tenement
houses early yesterday morning re
sulted in the death of ‘our childre
and the serious injur> of seven othe
persons. The ch.ldren were burned to
death.
publisher, who addressed a gather
ing in this city today at a luncheon
given in his honor.
Continuing, he said: “I cannot
I
conceive of any greater disaster than i
the failure of the conference to j
achieve its ends.”
Lord Xorthcliffe is making an ex
tended tour of the West for the
purpose of gathering first-hand in-1
garding problems and general con
ditions. *
JUDGE SAYS BASEBALL TRIAL
WILL RESULT IN GOOD BALL
CHICAGO, Aug. f>—Judge Chas. j
A. McDonald, chief justice of the j
criminal court, who instituted the I
grand jury investigation which re
sulted in the indictment of the
White Sox ballplayers, says that not
withstanding the fact the players
were acquitted by the trial jury, he
believes “the great American sport
has been purged for a generation
to come, and restored to the place
it held before the mark of scandal
was placed upon it. The result of the
trial is disappointing in view of the
confessions of guilt, but the grand
jury investigation and the prosecu
tion has put the fear of God in the
hearts of crooked
shady players.”
gamblers and
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BOND THIEF IS APPREHENDED
OMAHA, Aug. 6—A man giving
the name of Harry Palmer was tak-,
en into custody here yesterday in j
connection with the theft of Liberty
and other Government bonds valued j
at half a million dollars. The bonds
were stolen at Toledo last winter.
SAILOR MAKES COMPLAINT
OF TREATMENT ON VESSEL
SEATTLE, Aug. 6—Federal oflfi- i
cers are investigating the story of
Armed Ismael, an Egyptian sailor
who arrived here aboard the schoon- '■
er Betsy Ross. He claims that he1
was kept in chains for three months,
during which time he was fed only'
bread and water. One of the chains |
which held him was suspended from
the ceiling and another from the!
floor. The incident occurred on a .
recent voyage from Singapore. !
The Egyptian blames the Hindu j
members of the crew for the treat- i
raent complained of.
RUTH RUNNING BEHIND
NEW YORK, Aug. 6—Babe Ruth
has fallen behind his home run re
cord of last year. A year ago today
he had 39 homers to his credit, and
he has kept up to that record until
today, when he failed to get a
circuit drive against Detroit.
BORAH WANTS ARMY REDUCED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 6—
Disregarding the law recently passed
by Congress fixing the strength of
the army at 150,000, Senator Borah
has introduced a resolution provid
;ng for a further reduction to an
even 100,000 men.
Benaaa, Where Balia and Blvere Meet I
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ULSTER CABINET TO MEET
TO DISCUSS PEACE TERMS
LOXDOX, Aug. 6—According to
today’s advices from Ireland, an
other meeting of the Ulster cabinet
has been called to discuss peace
negotiations. The advices also state
that President Devalera continues
to maintain strict silence regarding
his plans.
Reports from Dublin state that
the sole reason for the delay of the
Sinn Fein reply to the peace pro- j
posals is that an attempt is being;
made to secure the adhesion of Ul-'
ster to the peace plan so that Lloyd
George may be met by a united Ire- 1
land.
ALASKA’S GAINFUL WORKERS
ARE VERY LARGELY MALES
—
SEATTLE, Aug. 6—A Washing
ton special to the Post-Intelligencer
gives th° following Alaska figures
from the Census Bureau:
Persons engageo in gainful occu
0311011=, 26,797, 43.7 per cent of
fhe total p >r>ulat'on. O; tins um
ber 24,712 are males.
Of the total number of gainful
workers, 5,286 are engaged in agri
culture, husbandry and forestry;
5,286 are engaged in the extraction
of minerals; 4,338 in manufacturing
and mechanical industries; 2,393 in
transportation; 1,390 in trade; 1,
324 in public service; 1,078 in the
professions; 5,053 in domestic or
personal service; 648 clerical.
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CALIFORNIA OIL WORKERS
DISCUSSING STRIKE PLANS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6—The
district council of the Oil Workers
Union have completed preliminary
plans for a general strike on the
first of September, providing the
operators persist in their refusal to
negotiate k new agreement with the
union and the Government. The
strike, should it occur, will involve
20,000 workers.
COLORADO FLOOD RECEDES
CANYON CITY, Aug. 6—The
flood waters of the Arkansas river,
which swept through this town dur
ing the early part of the week, have
receded, leaving a score of families
homeless. The total damage is esti
mated at more than $200,000. The
anly communication with Denver is
by telephone, but racks are being
repairs and it is expected that
Drains will be running again within
i day or two.
MUSKOGEE YOUTH DISAPPEARS
MUSKOGEE. Aug. 6— Five hun
dred armed men are searching the
:ity for Malcosnb Etheridge, a youth
;>f 17 years, who has disappeared
mysteriously. Young Etheridge was
kidnaped several days ago and was
later found by the police. He was
under the protection of the police
."hen he disappeared a second time.
Venana, Ataika'a Interior Fuel Depot
HOUSE LEADERS OPPOSING
NEW FORMS OF TAXATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 6—
Opposition to many of the new
forms of taxation proposed by Sec
retary of the Treasury, continues o
grow among leaders of the lower
house of Congress, and it is an
nounced that it is their intention
to continue their tight to reduce
the nation’s tax bill by five hundred
million dollars.
Republican Leader Frank Mon
dell has come out flatly against Mel
lon's proposed increases in postage
and bank check tax. And he says
he questions the advisability of the
proposed automobile levy. He has
also declared for the repeal of the
transportation, soda water and other
forms of taxation.
BANDITS STEAL $50,000
GREENVILLE, 111., Aug. b—Two
bandits held up the express messen
ger on a B. & 0. passenger train
near Beecher City this morning and
escaped with all the sealed express
packages. It is believed the loss will
total $50,000.
TEST FLIGHT FAILURE
ROCK A WAY, Aug. 6—The H-l,
one of the smallest dirigibles in the
navy air fleet, fell during a test
flight today, and dumped the three
occupants in the waters of Long
Island sound. The balloon has risen
to a considerable height for a trial
spin over the sound, when the acci
dent occurred.
SPANISH TROOPS MASSACRED
MADRID, Aug. 6—Advices just
received in this city state that a
score of Spanish soldiers, represent
ing the last remnant of the Spanish
troops who resisted the capture of
the town of Nador, Morocco, were
massacred by the Moros after they
had surrendered.
Fr. Monroe arrived from Fair
banks today on his regular month
ly visit.
THIEF FALLS FOR TRICK
NOGALES, Ariz., Aug. 6—A
trick similar to the popular old
“gold brick” game but with a thief
as a victim, the chief of police as
perpetrator, and a bar of silverd
iron as the property, was played
here recently.
Chief of Police Jay Lowe is also
superintendent of weights and mea
sures for Nogales. Recently he was
testing scales in local stores and
was using several cast iron weights
painted a dull silver color. At one
store he left one of the weights in
his automobile. When he returned
some one had stolen the bar of iron
that looked like silver.
OLYMPIA, Aug. 6—Mrs. Helen
Elizabeth Taylor, 93-year old mem
ber of the Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic, was re-elected
rolor bearer for the organization in
Washington for the sixteenth time,
it the annual elections held here
recently. In spite of her age, Mrs.
Taylor is planning to attend the
lational encampm-',nt of the order
it Minneapolis this year.
Rev. F. C. Scherer arrived from
Fairbanks today and will jointly
conduct services at the Presbyter
ian Church tomorrow evening, with
Birhop Rowe.