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THE NENANA NEWS
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME IV
NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAR. 3, 1923.
NUMBER 421
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MONEY IS VOTED FOR PRESIDENT’S TRIP
FOREIGN COURT ISSUE IS TABLED BY SENATORS
GERMAN TOWNS ARE FINED FOR ACTS OF DISORDER
GERMAN TOWNS ARE HELD
TO ACCOUNT FOR SABOTAGE
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ESSEN, Mar. 3—In accordance j
with orders issued by General De
goutte, cities in the Ruhr district
are being held responsible for acts
of sabotage and disorders of all
kinds. The town of Bochum has
been fined thirty-five million marks
because two newsdealers were beat
en for selling French papers, and
the town of Kettwig has been fined
a million marks because some one
cut the military wires.
What The German* Say
ESSEN, Mar. 3—Forty-two cases
of robbery by French soldiers in
Bochum, had been reported to the
German authorities up to Thurs
day.
FLORIDA MOB STORMS JAIL;
SHERIFF TAKES ELEVEN IN
PALATKA. Fla.. Mar. 3—The
local jail was stormed by a mob
yesterday in an effort to get Arthur
Johnson, a negro accused of the
murder of a fanner. Sheriff Hogan
resisted the attack successfully and
when the smoke of battle had
cleared eleven members of the mob
were behind the bars with their in
tended victim.
More than fifty shots were fired
during the encounter and one of
them wounded the sheriff.
HARDING SIGNS ARMY BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 3—
President Harding signed the army
appropriation bill yesterday. The
bill carries the annual allowance
for road building in Alaska.
COCKRAN FUNERAL SUNDAY
WASHINGTON, I' , Mar.
T^ie body of Bourke Coekran, mem
ber of Congress, has been shipped to
New York and the funeral will *.ake
place there tomorrow. A large com
mittee of senators and represent
0 stives will accompany the funeral
party.
NORWAY REJECTS TREATY
CHRISTIAN, Mar 3—The Nor
wegian government resigned yes
terday after announcing the rejec
tion of a proposed commercial
* treaty with Portugal.
RAIL MAGNATE PASSES
LOS ANGELES. Mar 3—Fred
erick John MacKenzie, son of Sir
William, president of the Canadian
f, Northern and himself a prominent
railroad magnate, and an interna
tionally known sportsman, died sud
denly in this city yesterday.
WARREN QUITS POST
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mar. —
It is posible President Harding will
send the name of the successor to
Ambasador Warren to the senate
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before adjournment, as ambassador
to Japan The President has accept
ed the resignation of JVarren, ef
fective immediately, and both he
and Secretary Hughes have issued
statements praising the retiring dip
lomat for his work.
McNARY WINS FIRST BOUT
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mar. 3—
L The senate banking committee has
^ favorably reported the name of
< James McNary, who has been nomin
ated by the President to be comp
troller of currency.
DEFICIENCY BILL CARRIES ITEM
TO PAY FOR TRIP TO ALASKA
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SUICIDE PACT EXPLODED;
POLICE SUSPECT MURDER
MANILA, Mar. -3—Murder and
i suicide, with the woman in the role
i of murderess, have replaced the
j suicide pact as the police theory
i in connection with the deaths here
: this week of George Baldwin, actor
and composer who formerly li/ed in
j Alaska, and Mrs. Ann Sehlessinger.
i middle-aged stenographer.
The police have learned that the
1 couple quarreled frequently and it
j is now believed the woman, in a fit
j of anger, put poison in the whiskey
■ she handed to Baldwin, and later
| took her own life.
OLYMPIA SOLON CHARGES
CORRUPTION TOLERATED
OLYMPIA. Mar. 3—Represenia
jtive Both, of Whatcom county, who
f announced yesterday that he would
(resign from the legislature which
is “standing for corruption”, dic
tated his resignation but has not
yet handed it in. He was in his
usual place today and took part in
another debate.
CONGRESSMEN WILL MAKE
MINING INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mar. 3—
j The senate passed a resolution to
day constituting a committee of five
; to conduct an investigation of the
; gold and silver mining industry
j during the Congressional recess.
Statistics are desired in connection
j with the consideration of pending
j legislation affecting both gold and
! silver mining
CHARGES ARE QUASHED
OLYMPIA. Mar. 3—The Sims
resolution in which Director of
Labor and Industries Clifford was
accused of irregularities in connec
tion with industrial insurance funds,
and an investigation demanded, was
killed by the lower branch of the
state legislature yesterday.
RUMMIES FIGHT POSSE
JELLICOE, Tenn_, Mar. 3—Aro
I bushed by a federal posse, four al
J leged rum runners decided to make
j a stand today, with the result that
j three of them were killed and the
i fourth seriously wounded. Four
members of the posse also were
j wounded.
MOTORSHIP BURNS
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 3—The
j motorship Babinda, while off Santa
I Cruz, caught fire this morning and
| is still burning, with hundreds look
! ing on from the beach at Santa
Cruz. The members of the crew of
, the Babinda were rescued by the
j schooner Celilie. The motorship, it
j is believed, will be a total loss.
PLANES START FLIGHT
SAN ANTONIO, Mar. 3—Six
! giant Dehaviland planes, carrying
twelve officers, left Kelly field this
| morning on a flight to Porto Rico.
WASHINGTON, D C. Mar. 3—
If President Harding does not visit
Alaska during the coining summer
it trill not be the fault of Congress,
that body having given final approv
al to the third deficiency bill which
carries an amendment providing the
President with the necessary funds
for the outing.
The plans for the trip of the Pres
ident were outlined to the law
makers by Chairman Madden, of
the house appropriations committee,
in a speech supporting the amend
ment which makes available for the
President's use during the next fis
cal year the unexpended balance
I of his $25,000 fund, to cover travel
ing expenses.
The President and Mrs. Harding
will make a trip to Florida for the
benefit of Mrs. Harding’s health.
From Florida they will return to \
Washington and the President will
leave later on his trans-continental
trip which will include Alaska,
where he hopes to obtain first hand
knowledge of conditions.
The Deficiency Bill
The third deficiency bill, which
was reported out by the conference
committee today, was finally ap
proved almost immediately by both
branches of Congress. The measure
carries a total of $15,000,000, of
which amount $78,000,000 is for re
funding taxes illegally collected;
$21,000,000 for modernizing and
scrapping naval vessels; half a mil
lion for investigating new resources
of rubber; $400,000 for continuing
the work of the federal coal com
mission.
POLA AND CHARLIE QUARRF.L
BUT PATCH UP DIFFERENCES
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 3—-Pola
Negri, who announced on Thurs
; day that her engagement with
Charlie Chaplin had been broken
: off, made a supplementary an
l nouncement yesterday in which she
said: “We have made up. Mr. Chap
lin came to my home last night
and stayed late. I have taken him
back. We are quite reconciled and
engaged again.”
It is rumored the wedding will
take place shortly.
BABE RUTH HAS FLU
NEW YORK. Mar. 3—Baseball
fans have t'neir eyes on Hot Spring?
where Babe Ruth is down with an
attack of flu, the second he ha?
had since beginning the boiling-out
process to prepare himself for the
coming season. He had a tempera
ture of 104 last night but he is re
ported to be recovering today. It is
feared, however, that he will not
be able to go to New Orleans next
week to begin training.
JAP DIET KILLS SUFFRAGE
TOKIO, Mar. 3—The lower house
of the Japanese diet yesterday de
feated the universal suffrage bill
after Premier Kato had stated the
government was considering exten
sion of the franchise.
BUREAU QUIZ COMING
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mar. 3—
Complete investigation of the Vet
erans bureau after adjournment of
Congess was assured yesterday when
the senate adopted a resolution dir
ecting a special committee of three
to conduct the inquiry.
HALIBUT TREATY LOOMS
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mar. 3—
Although the halibut treaty be
tween the United States and Cana
da had no place on the senate calen
dar Senator Lodge plans to bring
up the matter during a lull in the
proceedings sometime before ad
journment. It is thought the ehanee
es are good for ratification.
W. H. Gilcher returned from
Fairbanks yesterday.
SENATE VOTES MONEY TO PAY
EXPENSES OF DRY JUNKET
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. Mar. 3—
A proposed appropriation of seven
thousand five hundred to pay the
expenses of the American delegation
which will attend the forthcoming
World Congress Against Alcoholism
at Copenhagen, threatened for a
time to bring a wet and dry divi
sion in the senate. But the proposal
was finally submitted as an amend
ment to the third deficiency appro
priation bill and was adopted with
out a record vote.
KLANSMAN ARRESTED
I ATLANTA, Mar. 3—United States
Commissioner Carter, after receiv
ing a certified copy of the federal
indictment from Houston, Texas,
charging Edward Young Clarke with
violation of the Mann white slave
' act. issued a warrant for Clarkes
■ arrest. Clarke was informed by tel
ephone of the action and directed
| to appear later in the afternoon.
Clarke was formerly imperial wi
zard of the K. K. K.
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TO RESIST OPIUM
WASHINGTON, D C. Mar. 3—
President Harding has attached his
! signature to the Porter resolution
i requiring that negotiations be start
ed with foreign governments with a
view to curtailing opium production.
EIGHTEEN ENTOMBED
BLUEFIELD. W. Va. Mar. 3—
Eighteen men are reported to hhve
been entombed by an explosion in
a mine in Mercer county, owned by
S. J. Putterson and the Poeohontas
Coal Company.
There is no material improvement
in the condition of the little daught
er of Mr. and Mrs. Thaggard Buch
olz and it is feared there is little
hope for recovery. An operation,
known professionally as decompres
sion, was performed yesterday by
Dr. Cannon and resulted in bring
ing temporary relief to the little
: sufferer.
j Mr. and Mrs. Cravey and son
Charles left for the coast last night
enroute to California, wheie they
(will make their future home.
NIGHT RIDER FACING TRIAL;
CHIEF WITNES WAS VICTIM
MEDFORD, Ore., Mar. 3—Dr. J.
H. Bray was placed on trial here
yesterday in connection with a night
riding incident in which J. F. Hale,
chief witness for the prosecution,
was the victim of alleged mob act
I ivities at Table Rock, where he was
■ “hanged several times.' until un
conscious.
At the opening of the hearing
; Attorney General Lillequist asked
the court for a postponement be
cause of the serious illness of Hale.
; who has been stricken with hemorr
hage of the stomach. The court re
. cessed until afternoon to permit the
, state to perfect a motion for a con
tinuance.
GEORGIA MEMBER PROPOSES
SALARY BOOST FOR SOLONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 3—
Declaring that some of the strong
est members of Congress had con
fessed to him that they vould have
to borrow money to take them
selves and the r families home at
the end of the present session of
Congress. Representative Upshaw,
of Georgia, introduced a resolution
yesterday providing for a general
increase in the salaries of mem
bers of both branches of Congress
to $10,000 per yeai.
NEW STEAMSHIP ALASKA
TO SAIL NORTH JUNE 9
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SEATTLE. Mar. 3—Preparations
are under way for the launching
of the Alaska Steamship Company’s
new steamship Alaska, which will
be ready to leave the ways on April
17. The steamer is scheduled to
sail from Seattle for the North on
June 9, alternating with the steamer
Alameda and Northwestern. The
The freighter Skagway has been
purchased from 'the Alaska Steam
ship Company by William Mitchell,
for use in carrying lumber between
Puget Sound and British Columbia
ports.
Jim Hoover who is interested with
Tom Blalock in rich Indian river
holdings, in. the Koyukuk district,
arrived in Nenana yesterday from
the Westward, wi re he spent the
winter. He talked with some of the
drillmen who are working in the
Cold Bay district and ' as informed
that drilling operations now in pro
gress probably would determine the
value of the field by the middle of
, next July.
LAND LAW FOR MONTANA
HELENA, Mar. 3—Governor Dix
on has signed the anti-alien land
bill, which is modeled after the
Washington and California .laws.
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ETHERIDGE ACQUITTED
PORTLAND. -Mar. 3—John L.
Etheridge, who was indicted on the
charge of embezzlement cf $25,030
in securities from the Morris Bro
thers bond house, was acquitted
here today.
COMMITTEE WILL NOT ACT
ON FOREIGN COURT REQUEST
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 3—
The senate foreign relationss com
mittee. after having received ad
ditional explanations regarding the
request of President Harding for
participation in an international
court of jostice, reaffirmed its de
cision not to act on the request at
the present session of Congress.
The President sent a brief note
to Senator Lodge and transmitted
a long, technical letter from Secre
tary Hughes in response to the list
of questions sent to the White
House earlier in the week. The com
munication reasserted the desire ot
the administration for American
membership in the court and em
phasized that agreement in advance
to compulsory arbitration of all
questions is not necessary.
Members of the committee ex
pressed surprise at the promptness
with which Secretary Hughes replied
but some of them stated they did
not consider the response a full
answer to the questionnaire
FORMER AJ-ASKAN SURVIVES
SEVERE CRUSHING BY ROCK
SPOKANE, Mar. 3—Andy Sorbv,
former Alaska miner, is under the
care of doctors at a local hospital
as the result of being crushed under
twenty tons of rock, where he was
held for four hours before he could
be released. The accident occurred
at a cement near this city.
The doctors say Sorby has every
chance for complete recovery.
CONGRESS TO TAKE HAND
IN ALASKA FISH BATTLE
SEATTLE, Mar. 3—Investigation
of the Alaska salmon industry e
pecially in relation to the closing
of certain areas, is likely to be made
by the next Congress, according to
the Washington correspondent ot'
the Seattle Times, who says, “There
is no objection to the restriction of
fishing as such, for it is generally
recognized tha: the only way to pre
vent the destruction of the salmon
canning industry' is to protect the
fish. The charges made by Delegate
Sutherland have to do with the man
ner in which restriction has been
enforced he alleging that the close i
areas have been so arranged that
only the larger companies the ‘fish
trust’, are able to operate, the poor
er fishermen being denied the priv
elege of earning a living.’’
“Commission O’Malley vigorously
denies the charges, and declares
every application for a permit has
been carefully considered and in
making decisions, the smaller can
nerymen have been given an equal
chance with the owners of larger,
plants.”
The correspondent quotes Com
missioner O’Malley as saying: “The
bureau had two alternatives. 1*
could permit unlimited fishing and
thus destroy the industry, or it
could restrict fishing in areas where
the streams are becoming wholly de
pleted The whole matter was given
very careful consideration.
SENATOR REFUSES POST
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mar. 3—
Senator Glass, of Virginia, has de
clined appointment as a member of
the war debt funding commission.