Interior Alaska Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1922
NUMBER 195
BANKERS. OPPOSE BONUS FOR SOLDIERS
CHICAGO POLICE MAKE DRIVE ON LABOR CHIEFS
GOVERNOR OF OREGON PUTS BAN ON KU KLUX KLAN
OREGON GOVERNOR SOUNDS j
WARNING TO KLAN HEADS
SALEM. Ore., May 13—Governor
Olcott has issued a proclamation j
calling upon all law enforcement
officers in the state to see that un
lawfully disguised men be kept from
the streets”. He refers directly to
the Ku Klux Kian.
The proclamation says that dan
gerous forces are insidiously gain
ing a foothold in Oregon in the guise
of a secret society parading under
the name of the Ku Klux Klan, in
an endeavor to usurp the reins of
government, stirring fanaticism, race
hatred, religious prejudice and all
the evil influences which tend to
ward strife and civil terror."
FLOOD VICTIMS IN DANGER;
IMMEDIATE AID IS NEEDED
NEW ORLEANS. May 13—M ore
than a thousand person, who were
driven from their homes in Con-|
cordia and Catahoula parishes by
the floods, are now congregating at
Big Island and Holloway, where they
are facing disaster unless immedi
ate relief is provided them. They
are living in make-shift shelters and
under pitiful conditions, with cat
tle and hogs dying about them from
starvation and adding to the disease
menace.
CANADIANS MAKING MONEY
SELLING LIQUOR UNDER LAW
VANCOUVER. B. C.. May 13—
An unofficial estimate of the gov
ernment’s profits from the sale of
liquor during the last six month-,
ending March 31, places the amount
at SI.250.000, of which $1,000.00"
will be divided among the muni
cipalities and the remainder placed
in the reserve fund.
MINE IS BLOWN UP
PITTSBURG, May 13—The Peter
man mine, in Penn township, was
blown up yesterday morning by a
heavy charge of dynamite which
threw’ stones more than a quarter
of a mile. No one was injured.
BLIZZARD STILL ON TRIAL
CHARLESTON. W. Ya., May 13—
The prosecution of William Blizzard,
on a charge of treason in connec- j
tion with the march on Mingo, has
entered the third week.
BANK ROBBERS CONFESS
HAVANA, May 13—John Yarde-j
man and Bertha Vardeman are re-;
ported to have made a clean breast .
of the robbery of the Chase Nation
al Bank, of New York, of securities
valued at half a million dollars. It
is claimed by detectives who have
been working on the case that ail,
of the stolen loot has been recover
ed with the exception of $30,000.
and they are hopeful of getting that.
MERGER WILL BE AIRED
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 13—
The senate has given its approval to
a resolution introduced by Senator
La Follette, calling upon the de-'
partment of justice and the fed
eral trade commission to investi
gate the proposed merger of The
Bethlehem and Lackawanna steel
companies. In presenting his reso
lution. La Follette expressed the
“hope that the department of justice
would be sufficiently aroused to en
join the merger before it is con
sumated”.
FLORENCE NIGHTENGALE
BORDEAU, May 13—Six nations
honored the memory of Florence
Nightengale here yesterday, and the
278 American nurses who died in
France during the war. The main
event was the dedication of the
Florence Nightengale school for
nurses.
Fred’k D. Browne and M. C. Ed
r munds are reported to have left
*■ Anchorage yesterday morning for
Nenana, in which event they will
arrive here on tomorrow s train.
NEW PAY PLAN IS SUGGESTED
FOR REWARDING VETERANS
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RETAIL CLOTHING PRICES
SHOW DECLINE IN STATES,
CHICAGO. May 13—According to
an announcement made by the Na-|
tional Industrial Conference board,!
which has completed a survey of •
market conditions throughout :rv |
country, retail clothing prices have
drooped forty-two per cent since
July, 1920. The report also states
that a further decline is expected, i
DEMPSEY AND CARPENTIER
ARE TALKINK ABOUT MATCH
LONDON. May 13—Jack Kearns,
manager for Jack Dempsey, has in
formed a representative of The As-.
sociated Press that an agreement'
has been reached for a fight between \
Dempsey and Georges Carpentler. to
be staged at London or Paris some
time before next May.
The promotion of the match is to i
be left to the person offering the
best terms.
Under the terms of the agreement
either man may fight any one be
fore the scheduled match, but his
defeat would annul the agreement.
BRITAIN PROPOSES TRUCE
GENOA. May 13—The British
delegation to the Economic confer
ence has proposed that a truce be
declared in Eastern Europe, on a
basis of present frontiers, pending
the conclusions of the commission
of inquiry to be appointed later.
PAPER MAKERS SIGN PACT
WITH CHANGES IN SCALES
NEW YORK. May 11—Seven of
the largest paper companies in the
country have signed an agreement
with their skilled and semi-skilled
workers, increasing wages in some
instances and lowering the scale in
others.
The agreement provides for a
minimum of 38 cents an hour and
a maximum of one dollar.
BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN
PHOENIX. May 13—Two masked
; bandits held up a combination tram
'on the Arizona & New Mexico rail
way this morning and made their
escape with four pouches of mail.
The passenger? were not molested.
; The holdup occurred 15 m !e- from
Clifton. Arizona.
BANKERS CAN DO IT
ATLANTIC CITY, May IS—In a
address delivered be-ore tne New
Jersey Banker? Associate,t here to
day. Pre?idtnt Harding said that if
the world is ever put on ts feet
again, the American bankers will
play the greater part in it.
STRANGLER THROWS HINDU
HERRINGTON. Nar... May 13—:
Ed “Strangler” Lewis, world cham
pion wrestler, last night threw Jat
rinka Cobar, the Hindu, in straight
falls. The first fall was made in l
37 minutes and the second in eighi
t minufes, with the headlock.
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TRAIN HITS AUTO
BATAVIA, N. Y„ May 13—The
Black Diamond Express, on the Le
high Valley Railway, going seventy
miles an hour, hit an automobile
near Leroy today and three persons
j are dead in consequence. The col
lision wrecked the auto and over
turned three of the passenger cars,
j injuring a score of the passengers,
j three of whom may die.
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Val Diebold, who is getting a hy
draulic outfit ready for operation
lin the Totatlanika district, is a re
cent arrival in town.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. Va.'
May 13—The executive council of
the American Bankers Association
has adopted a declaration of prin
ciples in ■which all forms of Govern
ment paternalism are condemned,
and particularly the proposed bonus
for veteians of the World War.
The council also opposes proposed
changes in the federal reserve board
but indorses the care of disabled
soldiers regardless of expense.
The blue sky law is given support
and also the proposed constitutional
amendment abolishing tax exempt
bonds.
New Bonus Bill Introduced
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 13
Senator Bursurn. or New Mexico,
has introduced a substitute soldier
bonus bill, under the provisions of
which veterans will receive fifty
per cent of the bonus in cash pay
ments.
The balance due after the pay
ment of the cash allowed under the
bill, would be covered by certifi
cates of indebtedness, payable in
1927 and drawing interest from next
October at the rate of 3 xv per cent.
The bonus would be financed by
refunded foreign debt, the treasury
selling such amount of foreign se
curities as might be necessary.
Aside from the cash and certifi
cate payment, option would be per
mitted the veterans to select voca
tional training, farm or home aid.
or land purchase aid. Under the
land purchase option, the soldiers
could homestead public lands, pay
ing $1.25 an acre by means of their
certificates of indebtedness.
FRANCE WILL NOT DISCUSS
RUSS AFFAIRS AT MEETING
PARIS, May 13—It is announced
at the foreign office that the French
delegation will remain at Genoa to
take part in the deliberations, but
will have nothing further to do with
the Russian question.
Situation Critical
GENOA, May 13—As the result
of new developments in the Econom
ic conference, the situation is said
to have become so critical that it is
doubtful if the British and French
positions can be reconciled.
IRISH PEACE PLANS FAIL
LONDON. May 11—The Central
News is authority for the state
ment that the peace committee of
Dai! Eirean has bee nunable to
reach a basis for the unification of
Irish factions.
DAUGHERTY DEFENDS ACTION
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 11
Acting on the request of President
Harding, Attorney Genera! Daugher
ty has issued a statement in which
he declares that the “record of the
Department of Justice in connection
with the war contract cases calls
for no apology and none is intend
ed”.
COLORED STRIKERS THREATEN
HAVERSTRAW. N Y . May 13
Twenty state troopers have been
ordered here to guard the town'
'against threatened outbreaks among!
a thousand negroes who are striking'
in 35 local brick plants.
METEOR ROCKS COUNTIES
NORFOLK. Va.. May 13—A met
eor which flashed across the skies
'last night, rocking homes in half
a dozen counties, w*as found today
■ near Blackstone. It buried several
: trees when it struck the earth, and
■ it appears to be composed of some
metallic substance.
WORKERS PLAN NEW PARTY
CHICAGO. May 13—The Amal
gamated Clothing Workers of Amer
ica, now holding their tri-ennial
convention here, have taken action
< looking toward the establishment of
i a political party embracing the en
tire body of organized labor. A re
solution to that end was adopted
by a large majority.
RUSSIA ASKS FOR TIME
GENOA, May 13—The Russian re
ply to the Allied memorandum de
clares that financial difficulties be
tween the powers and Russia are
such that they require deeper study
and it is suggested that a mixed
committee of experts be appointed
to consider the questions involved.
INVENTORY SHOWS LOSSES
IN BUREAU NOT SO GREAT
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 13—
The report of the special treasury
committee which made an inventory
of supplies and equipment in the
bureau of printinjr and engraving’,
following the recent reorganization
of the bureau, is understood to bt
a substantial vindication of the
statement of treasury officials that
j there has been no materia] output
; of illegal bonds in recent years, or
; theft of stamps and notes.
The report, however, will record
I the fact that a discrepancy of fifty
i sheets was found when a check was
! made of special paper used for
! printing bonds and notes.
SMALL CASE
WAUKEEGAN.
Fred Mortimer, :
Sangamon county
ing address for
the Small case th
dared that "we
to show by direct
the defendant."
PROGRESSING
111.. May 13—C.
states attorney of
, began his open
the prosecution in
is morning. He de
will offer evidence
proof the guilt of
GUARDSMEN MUST HEED OATH
SACRAMENTO, May 13—Govern
or Stephens has approved an order
requiring all members of the Nation
al Guard, who are members of
secret organizations, “the oath of
which is apparently meant to be
held superior to their oath to serve
the state and nation" must resign
from such organizations or with
draw from the guard.
CONFESSION LETTER BARRED
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y., May 13
i —The socalled “confession letter"
alleged to have been written bv Mrs.
Anne Stillman, whose husband is
now suing for divorce, charging
misconduct with an Indian gruide,
was offered as evidence yesterday
by Stillman's lawyers, but the court
ruled it out.
MELLON APPROVES TRANSFER
WASHINGTON, D. C-, May 13
Secretary of the Treasury’ Mellon
and Attorney General Daugh.rty
have approved a proposal to trans
fer of the prohibition unit from
the treasury department to the de
partment of justice, the change be
ing part of the general government
al reorganization.
W. H. Allenbaugh, a member of
j the engineering party engaged in
! making a line change in the vicinity
| of Mile 381, south of Xenana, cut
himself rather badly with an axe
yesterday and was brought to town
on a speeder for treatment. His
injury was dressed by Dr. A. B.
Carmichael and he is now’ resting
comfortably at the Government hos
pital.
PREST MAKES NEW START
TO FLY ACROSS ALASKA
BUFFALO. May 13—C. O. Prest,;
of Kenmore. X. Y., has left Curtis1
field in a biplane on a 6.000-mile j
flight to Alaska and Siberia. He
plans to follow the Government mail
route to Salt Lake.
Prest made a start from Mexico
last year, but his plane was wrecked i
in the Canadian Rockies.
FORMER ALASKA DOCTOR
ROLLED BY SEATTLE THUGS
SEATTLE, May 13—After having
been held in the county jiil for mor •
than a day for investigation as to
his sanity, a stranger found wander
ing about the waterfront, in a dazed
condition, has been identified as
Dr. Frank M. Boyle, former mayor
of Valdez and a pioneer of Alaska.
The doctor had only twenty-five
cents in his pocked and no papers
of any kind when he recovered from*
his stupor, but he claims to have*
had plenty of money when he left
Valdez recently. The police believe
that he was drugged and robbed.
Dr. Boyle was a pioneer resident
of Anchorage and at one time own
ed considerable busine.-s property
there.
SEATTLE GIRL TAKES POISON
SEATTLE. May 13—Miss Eliza-'
beth Whitman, aged 16, daughter
of the late B L. Whitman, former
pa-tor of the Fir-t Bapti.-t church,
took the poison route. She told her
mother that she was despondent over
the death of her chum. Bertha Brac
kett, who committed suicide, in
church on April 9.
KNIGHTS BAN KLAN
SAX FRANCISCO, May 13—An
nouncement has been made by Wm.
Ladew. supreme chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias, the suspension
of any member belonging to the Ku
Klux Klan will be required.
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SCHOOL WILL MARK PLACE ,
j WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13—'
The National Geographic Society has j
decided to erect a school house at;
Cantigny where, according to Gen
eral Pershing, the American troop
demonstrated "their fighting abilitie
under extreme battle conditions”.
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BARBER ASSASSINATED
CHICAGO. May 13—T-wo men,
armed with shotguns, entered a1
'barber -hop last night in the Italian
district, and opened fire without
warning. The barber owner of the
place was killed but a customer es
caped injury.
MONEY FOR AERIAL MAIL
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 13—
The house has agreed to the senate
amendment to the postoffice bill, ap
propriating a million dollars for the
operation of the New York-San
Francisco aerial mail service.
KEROSENE—STOVE—4 DEAD
ROCKY FORD. Col., May 13—
The wife and three children of S.
C. Elliott are dead and Elliott i
in a critical condition as the result j
of the explosion of a can of kero-1
sene while an attempt was being
made to light a fire with the aid of
the oil. The accident occurred at j
the Elliott home near Blush Springs.
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C. F. Rhind, oldtimer of the Fair-,
banks district, is enroute back to
the Interior. He arrived at Ketch
i ikan recently, and will remain there
several weeks.
CHICAGO POLICE ARE AFTER
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
CHICAGO, May 13—All of the
law enforcement orga.-. ■•nations of
the city have un. ed in wl'at the
polii e term a "n.-hf to the '*ni?h"
with organized labor, roll >v in j the
arrest of mo e than 100 labor leads,
including Big T.m Murphy. Cornelius
Shea and Fred Mader. in "a ds on
various labor headquarters.
The raid were conducted as the
result of the bombing of two build
ings and the murder of two :n mbers
of the police force this week."
Declaring that he agreed with the
police that "Chicago is ;n a state
of warfare", Judge Scanlon has re
fused to issue writs of habeas cor
pus for Shea and John Rafferty, an
other labor leader arrested in con
nection with the recent bomb out
rages. The court informed the police
that the men could be held a limit
ed time, pending an investigation
Will Sue Chief Of Police
Emmet Flood. American Federa
tion of Labor general organizer,
and his son and daughter, all three
of whom were placed under arrest
in the raid, have filed four damage
suits for SoO.OOO each, against Chief
of Police Fitzmaurice, alleging false
arrest and imprisonment.
OUSTED LEAGUER SEEKING
RECOVERY OF HIS SALARY
MILWAUKEE. May 13—Oscar
"Happy” Felsch. one of the six
White Sox ballplayers banished from
the major league in connection with
the World Series scandal, is suing
the Chicago Americans in an effort
to collect his salary and damage".
He alleges in an affidavit filed in
the Milwaukee court- yesterday,
“conspiracy against him, by the de
fendants and others unknown."
SENATE COMMITTEE FAVORS
APPROPRIATION FOR CABLE
WASHINGTON. D: C.. May 13
The addition of an appropriation of
SI,500.000 to the military appropria
tion bill fjT the installation of a
new submarine cable to Alaska, t»>
replace the present line, has been
agreed up by the sub-fommittee of
the senate appropriation committee,
which has charge of the bill.
The full committee must pass on
the provision but the members of the
sub-comm.ttee express the belief that
very little opposition will develop.
O’MALLEY IS NOMINATED
WASHINGTON, D C . May 13
President Harding: has nominated
Henry O’Malley, of Seattle, to be
commissioner of fisheries, succeed
ing' Dr. Smith, re-igned.
PLANS FOR ARMY TRAINING
WASHINGTON, D C , May 13
It is the intention of the tear de
partment to assign to each corps,
area, for the training of the citizen
army during the summer, a rein
forced brigade in which all branches
of the army will be represented.
BILL PROVIDES AMNESTY
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13
Senator Ladd, of North Dakota, has
introduced a bill providing for the
granting of amnesty to all persons
held in federal prisons for violation
of espoinage laws. He estimates that
the passage of the measure will re
store liberty to 113, but would not
affect those convicted of spying or
communicating with the enemy.
IMMIGRATION RESTRICTED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 13
President Harding has attached his
signature to a bill extending the im
migration restriction act to June 30,
1924.
Neil McCall is visiting in the city
having arrived on the last train
from his mining ground in the To
tatlan jka district