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_THE NENAN A NEWS
VOLUME rv
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. ^SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 1922
NUMBEft 352
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■ RUSSIAN SOVIET PREPARING FOR WAR
CONGRESS ADJOURNS; TALK OF SPECIAL SESSION
' DAUGHERTY WINS INJUNCTION CASE IN CHICAGO COURT
CONGRESS ADJOURNS SINE DIE
SPECIAL SESSION PREDICTED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 23—
The second session of the Sixty
Seventh Congress came to an eftd
yesterday afternoon. The house quit
promptly at two o'clock, but the
adjournment of the senate was de
^ layed several minutes while the pre
siding officer hurried signed an ac
cumulation of bills and resolutions
passed recently.
The closing hour of the session
was taken up largely by speechmak
ing, a number of Republicans avail
ing themselves of the opportunity to
praise the achievements of the ses
sion. Democratic speakers, on the
* other hand, declared the session had
fallen short in its accomplishments.
President Harding signed all of
the bills rushed through in the last
minutes, the list including the de
ficiency appropriation bill and the
rivers and harbors appropriation bill
of fifty millions. The Dyer anti
lynching bill and a bill providing for
a loan of five million to Liberia
went over for action at the next
session. The nomination of a num
ber of postmasters and consular
officers died with adjournment, the
senate having been too busy to give
♦ them consideration.
Congressional leaders express the
belief that President Harding will
call a .special session of Congress
for November for the consideration
of merchant marine legislation and
amendments to the transportation
act. The President, however, has
not yet made any public statement
regarding his plans.
4 Women Given Statu*
President Harding has attached
his signature to the naturalization
and citizenship rights bill, giving
women the same status as men.
Under its provisions American wo
men do not lose their citizenship
through marriage with a foreigner,
and women, aliens are required to
qualify for naturalization independ
ently of their husbands.
The cable bail was signed by the
President yesterday, as was also the
administration coal distribution and
anti-profiteering and fact finding coal
f commission bills.
New Amendment Sought
Daring the closing hours of the
session. Representative Graham, Re
publican. of Illinois, introduced a
resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution of the United
States giving Congress power to
regulate child labor in all the states.
ANCHORAGE IS SHOCKED
ANCHORAGE, Sept. 23— This
city was rocked by a series of earth
quakes early Thursday morning, be
tween one and five o’clock. The dis
turbance came to an end finally with
a severe jolt which rattled doors
and windows, but did not damage.
IRISH LEADER IS KILLED
BELFAST. Sept. 23—Brig. Gen.
J. Devins is reported to have been
killed, together with five Irregulars,
near Sligo on Wednesday night. The
general was a member of the South
ern parliament from East Mayo
and Sligo, and took a leading part
in organizing an opposition Griffith
meeting at Sligo on Easter Monday.
theater lobby collapses
PITTSBURG. Sept. 23—The lob
by of tihe Strand moving picture
collapsed yesterday afternoon yhile
a large number of women and child
ren were congregated there. A
score of the children fell into the
basement when the floor gave gave.
Two were killed at the time of the
accident and a third died later at a
local hospital. More than a score
were injured.
F. O. Robinson arrived from the
coast recently to superintend the
electrical changes at the power house
incident to the change from a two
phase to a three phase system.
RUSSIAN TRAINS HELD READY
FOR QUICK TROOP MOVEMENT
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MINNESOTA MINISTER WILL
OPPOSE VOLSTEAD FOR SEAT
BENSON. Minn., Sept. 23—Rev.
i 0. -J. Kvale has announced that he
! will, on Monday, file as an inde
I pendent candidate for Congress from
the Seventh district, in opposition
to Volstead. He has the tffidorse
ment of the Democrats and the
Parmer-Labor convention, and says
he is “just as dry as Volstead and
perhaps a little to spare".
SCHOOL BUILDING BURNS
SALEM. Ore., Sept. 23— The
main building of the State Indus
trial School for girls, five miles out
from this city, was burned to the
ground last night, in spite of the
efforts of the 51 inmates, all of
•whom assisted in the fire fighting.
The twin building, near by. was
saved with difficulty. The fire origin
ed in a flue.
TRAINS ARE RESTORED
I CHICAGO. Sept. 23—Western
j railroads are reported to have re
stored a large number of the trains
which were annulled during the re
cent strike. The service is not yet
entirely normal, however.
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HORNSBY HAS FORTY NOW
NEW YORK. Sept. 23—Hornsby
knocked his fortieth homer here to
day. in the sixth inning against
New York. He put the ball in the
right field bleecbers.
PIONEERS WILL TAKE OFF LID
AT BIG ’98 REVIVAL TONIGHT
N'enanaites will have the oppor
tunity tonight to live over the ex
citing' and care-free days of ’98.the
occasion being the frontier revival
to be staged at Union hall by Ne
nana Igloo, No. 17. Pioneers of
Alaska, for the purpose of raising
funds for the entertainment of the
grand igloo next spring. The grand
igloo session will bring oldtimers to
Nenana from all sections of the
North and will be in the nature of
public benefit, and that is why the
local igloo is letting the public in
on the big doin’s tonight. The old
timers are going to take off the hd
for the evening and those who are
to be in charge of the gambling
have been instructed to permit play
ers to go the limit, which will be
the ceihng.
There will be all sorts of games
and the affair will be directed by
some of the very men who played
a prominent pan in the the days
that were. It will look just like old
times and the spirit of stampede
days will be in the air.
But the gaming table will not be
the whole attraction. There will be
dancing for those who want to in-!
dulge, and plenty of it, with the
Durand orchestra in attendance to
provide the music, which will in- i
elude everything from quadrille to
shimmy. It will be SOME time. You
can take it from the Pioneers.
The show at the Coliseum will
start at seven o’clock in order that
there may be no delay in starting
the Pioneer • blowout, and every
thing should be in full swing before
ten o’clock. The price of admission
at the ’98 camp will be a dollar,
and tickets entitle the holders to
$5.00 in stampede money.
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The steamer Watson sailed south
from Seward yesterday morning.
M. T. Bunn and J. S. Lenten, of
the postal service, came down from j
Fairbanks yesterday.
RIGA. Sept. 23—It is reported or.
apparently good authority that the
soviet council of labor and defense
'has ordered prepared a maximum
quantity of rolling stock, to be held
available for the transportation of
troop? and munitions.
The reports states further that
cars intended for use in handling
Petrograd, Reva! and Riga trade
have been diverted. It is impossible,
however, to obtain official confirma
tion of the reports or to learn any
thing in connection with the plans
of the Russian government.
Free Dardanelles
LONDON, Sept. 23—In a state
ment issued today, Premier David
Lloyd George declared that the
policy of Great Britain in the Near
East os the establishment of the
freedom of che Dardanelles, under
the supervision of the League of
Nations.
Signs More Hopeful
PARIS. Sept. 23—Tht; Near East
situation, from the viewpoint of
preserving Allied unity, is more
[hopeful todey. as the result of the
resumption of the conference be
tween Curzon and Poincare.
Turkish Ultimatum Expected
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 23—
The Turkish Nationalists propose
the issuance of an ultimatum to the
Allies, demanding the evacuation of
T'trace within forty-eight hours
Greek* Muttering Forces
ADRIAN'OPLE, Sepc 23— The
Greeks apparently'are determined to
defend Thrace. It is understood that
every available division in Epirus
and Macedonia will be sent to sup
plement the Greek forces in the
Adriano pie district
Situation It Grave
ROME. Sept. 23—The apostolic
delegation at Constantinople has ad
vised the Vatican by wire that the
' Near East situation is gTave.
League Getting Buty
GENEVA, Sept, 23—The first ac
tion of the League of Nations, in
| connection with the Turkish situa
tion. was the unanimous adoption
| of a resolution providing for the
1 negotiation of peace with Turkey,
| the resolution insisting that peace
i shall include provision for a nation
! a! home for Armenians, where they
1 will be safe from Turkish barbari
jties.
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i CHANNEL SWIMMER FAILS
DOVER. Sept. 23—Charles Toth.
: of Boston, who set out last night
I to swim the English channel, gave
I up after swimming 37 miles, which
1 kept him in the water fifteen hours
i and fifty minutes. He was within
five miles of the French shore when
j he called for the bi>at to pick him
I up.
ADJUTANT HELD RESPONSIBLE I
FOR MASSACRE AT COAL MINE1
MARION, 111., Sept. 23—T^e!
grand jury which is investigating the [ '
Herrin massacre, ha? arraigned Ad- !
jutant Black for his failure to send
troops in time to prevent trouble.
The police are also Warned for fail- *
ing to protect life and property. A '
total of 212 indictments have been
returned by the investigators.
The report declared that Sheriff '
Melvin Thaxton, who was a member
of the miners’ union and a candidate '
for couty treasurer, failed to take *
adequate measure? to p ve peace '
either through union sympathy or 1
fear that such action would injure
his candidacy. He had time to learn
that the attack was coming. It is
claimed that a telegram from J
President Lewis, of the mine workers 2
to State Senator William Sneed re- 1
suited in a ransacking of hardware 1
stores for arms and ammunition. j *
The indictments returned include ;1
42 charging murder, fifty-eight al
leging conspiracy to commit murder, '■
fifty-four assault with intent to com- ’
mit murder, fifty-eight conspiracy;
and rioting.
The report, in a discussion of the r
reopening of the mine of the lUi- I
nois Coal Company, said that W. J. >
Lester, owner of the mine, was woe
fully ignorant of the danger or de
termined to risk strife and conflict'^
for profit.
George L. Wilson arrived from the'
Hot Springs yesterday on thd mail
launch Tanana. He is registered ot n
the Southern. ! ,
George W. Mock, territorial tax j
collector, arrived from the lower
river yesterday, on his way back to j a
headquarters in Juneau. | *
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Mrs. Margaret Hunter and little
daughter, who arrived from the Tolo
vana district recently, left for the j
upper Yukon this morning aboari , c
the mail launch Tanana. They will. ^
connect with the steamer Alaska at ■
Tanana and will go as far as Daw
son. 1 g
DEMOCRATIC LEADER CALLS
G. O. P. TARIFF MONSTROSITY
CLEVELAND. Sept. 23—Forme;
governor Cox. in .the first address
nade by him since his return from
iurope. declared here today tciat the
ssue of 1922 will be to “elect a
Congress that will undo the present
aritf monstrosity."
Cox warned his hearers not to
ose sight of the international ques
ion. It will be more pertinent in
924, he said, than it is at present,
tnd he charged that the injury in
iieted by the most incompetent Con
rress in all history is worse than the
ntern national injury.
MRS HARDING IMPROVING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 23—
tfter having made an X-Ray ex
mination, Dr. Sawyer announced
oday that Mr^ Harding is reeover
ng rapidly, no new complications
aving developed. She has regained
ufficient strength to spend part of
he time propped up in bed. It will
e weeks, however, before she will
e strong enough to leave her room.
Mrs. A. T. Rowe, wife of the
lanager of the Hot Springs tele
hone company, arriced in Nenana
esterday on the mail launch Tanana.
Joe Meherin and J. F. Chamber
lin, who arrived in Nenana this
eek from the lower river, went to
'airbanks yesterday.
Mrs. D. C. Hardy and three sons
dll arrive from Seward on Tuesday,
"heir coming is the result of the de
ision of Dr. Hardy to remain per
lanently in Nenana.
Electrical Engineer John J. Long
cre came over from Anchorage ves
erday morning and returned to the
oast last night.
Mrs. James McIntyre was among
esterday’s arrivals from Fairbanks,
he is here on a brief outing, Hie
uest of Mrs. C. W. Tibbetts.
The show at the Coliseum will be
in at seven o'clock tonight.
GASOLINE PRODUCTION SHOWS
HEALTHY GROWTH FOR JULY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 23
Records for monthly production of
gasoline in the United States were
broktn in July with a total produc
tion of 569,711,415 gallons, accord
ing to figures made public by the
bureau of mines. The production was
' an increase over the previous month
of forty-four million gallons, fifty
; six nullion gallons more than were
produced in May and and one hun
| dred and fifty miMions more than
j were produced in July last year.
NEW TARIFF NOW EFFECTIVE;
REVENUES START FLOWING IN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept 23—
The new rates of tariff applying on
American imports are now effective
and millions in revenue will be rais
ed immediately from the assessment
of new duties on goods in bond and
in transit. The President is vested
with broad powers and will exercise
his authority through a tariff com
mission. He can increase and de
crease rates and change from fo
reign to American valuations as a
basis of assessing duties.
LEGION WILL NOT GIVE UP
FIGHT FOR BONUS MEASURE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 23—
' Commenting on the action of the
President in vetoing the bonus bill.
National Commander M&eXider, of
the American legion, declared that
the legion’s bonus fight had only be
gun.
“Our men and Congress”, he said,
“are figuiing for their honest con
victions and are carrying out the
wishes of those they represent. They
may be assured that service men and
women will not forget. The will of
the people must oe carried out and
we will continue to fight with that
objective”.
MINE VICTIMS ARE BURIED
i JACKSON, Sept- 23—The bodies
of the 46 Argonaut mine victims,
recovered this week, were laid at
| rest yesterday. A ten-piece band
officiated during the march to the
j cemetery and all business was sus
pended for the day. Twenty-seven
of the victims were Catholics, eight
were Protestants and eleven #were
i members of the Greek Catholic
j church. Services were held at each
! of the churches, an hour separat
ing the ceremonies so that all might
attend each of them. The search
for the body of Fessel. the only
one of the 47 victims unaccounted
for, wa» abandoned yesterday and
resumed today by a special crew
detailed by the mining company for
that purpose.
Harry Lowe, who was in N'enana
this week from the Honolulu district
reports that it is now possible to
avoid fording the East and West
forks of the C-hulitna river, and
Honolulu creek. A good cable has
been strung across the main stream
at a point about half a mile from
the railroad, at Mile 287, and Mr.
Lowe and his partner, Sam Beaty,
rigged up a traveling sling in which
it is a simple matter to cross from
one shore to the o$ier. The cable
was provided by the Alaska Road
Commission and it is intended to
attach a scow *o the cable, at the
scow ha a not yet been mow! f m
the spot where it was unloaded oC
the cars.
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INJUNCTION AGAINST UNIONS
IS GRANTED BY WILKERSON
CHICAGO, Sept. 23—The petition
of Attorney General Daugherty for
a nation-wnde temporary injunction
against the striking shopmen wa*
granted today by Federal Judge
\\ ilkerson, after a deliberation of
several days. In handing down the
101110?. the judge said the defend
ants could not deny knowledge and
responsibility for the violence that
marked the strike, and he said
further tfiat the partial settlement
of the strike did not affect the right
of the Government to obtain the in
junction.
The attorneys for the shopmen
were given until Monday morning
to prepare to argue the text of the
order, which will be signed Thurs
day.
The injunction is mote drastic
•tan the restraining order and in
cludes in its scope 270 officers and
400,000 members of the six crafts
belonging to the railway employes'
department of the American Feder
ation of Labor.
The Government ha« not decided
to follow the present hearing with
a ieque»S for a permanent injunc
tion. It is considered probable that
the strikers will carry the case to
the supreme court on appeal from
the Wilkerson decision.
JOHNSON SAYS IMMIGRANTS
SHOULD BE CUT DOWN MORE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 23
In- a speech printed in the Congress
ional Record, Representative John
son, of the house immigration com
mittee. urges the further reduction
of immigration by admitting only
those persons who are eligible to
citizenship. Complete suspension, he
points out, is impossible, but a re
duction to two or one and a half
per cent would lower the admis1
ables materially.
DON STEVENSON GOES FREE
EVERETT, Sept. 23—Don Stev
enson. who was tried on a charge
of murder in connection wi i.n the
death of A. A. Almour. whose body
was found in the woods near Stan
wood, was acquitted last night. The
accused explained to the jury that
he and -Almour had been drinking
and that Almour attacked him be
cause of hi* refusal to join in a
proposed robbery. He declared that
he struck Almour with a club in
seif defense, and the jury believed
him
FOOTEALL SEASON OPENS
NEW YORK. Sept. 23—A score
of college and service football team*
opened their season today, but most
of the larger colleges will not begin
playing until next Saturday.
Charles I>enton, of the Waechter
Bros. Company, arrived in Nenana
yesterday from the lower river.
John A. Nelson is a guest at the
Southern hotel, having arrived from
Marshal yesterday.
Mrs. J. J. Kestly, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis at An
chorage recently, returned to her
home in Nenana yesterday.
Deputy Marshal B. F. Thompson
is registered at the Cooney hotel.
Mrs. Romig left for Seward la*t
night to pay a visit to her daughter
who resides in the coast town.
The city council will hold an im
portant regular session on Tuesday
night, of next weak.
Mrs. J. Cleveland, who has been
superintending the Cleveland & How
ell mining operations in the Hot
Springs district during the summer,
arrived from the lower river on the
mail launch Tanana and will remain
here several days. She is a guest
at the Southern hotel.