Interior Alaska Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA. ALASKA. THURSDAY, Trrr>T:' *' 9, 1922
NUMBER 155
HOUSE PAVES WAY rOR RAILWAY BILL
PRESIDENT PUTS STOP TO 'ORK ON WARSHIPS
LOS ANGL.I .KS ML RDER INQi!RY MEETING OPPOSITION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9—
According to announcement made at:
the White House yesterday, Presi- j
dent Harding will order the suspen
sion of all work on vessels now j
building for the navy which are I
destined to the scrap heap under the j
terms of the naval treaty approved j
by the Arms Conference.
The final order for permanent,
discontinuance of the work will;
not be issued, however, until the:
treaty has been ratified.
VALLEJO, Cal., Feb. 9—Orders
have been received here to suspend
work on the new super-dreadnought
Montana, but work on the three
new destroyers in process of con- j
struction. will be continued.
Gum To Be Scrapped
WATERLIYET, N. Y„ Feb. 9—j
Officials of the federal arsenal here
have issued a statement in which
the announce that, under the naval
limitation program, at least twenty j
of the sixteen-in'ch guns now under 1
construction will be scrapped. This
type gun is the largest and most
expensive used by the war depart
ment.
Will Reduce Forces
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Feb. 9—
Approximately 1.550 of the 7,000
employes of the Washington navy
yard have been handed furloughs
without pay. The majority of those
laid off are machinists.
Ordnance Plant Closed
CHARLESTON, W. Va„ Feb. 9—
Secretary of the Navy Denby has
ordered the naval ordnance plant
here to be closed immediately. All
employes are to be laid off except
those necessary for the protection
and maintenance of the plant.
Conference Report Ready
WASHINGTON', D. C-, Feb. 9—
The report of the American Arms
Conference delegation, comprising
130 closely typed pages, was sub
mitted to President Harding today
by the delegates, who lunched with
the President at the White House.
It is expected that the treaties
approved by the conference will be
submitted to the senate during the
coming week.
PLANT REOPENS; MEN BATTLE
YORKSVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 9—A
fight at the plant of the Wheeling
Steel Corporation yesterday, result
ed in the death of one of the com
batants and the injury of a number
of others. The plant reopened yes
terday, after having been shut down
since last July through failure to
reach a wage agreement.
TAXES WILL PAY BONUS BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9—
Under the present plans of a ma
jority of the members of the bouse
ways and means committee, funds
for the j reposed soldiers’ bonus will
be raised by taxation. The plans of
the committee became known yester
day, following an executive session,
during which the whole situation was
discussed at length.
HARVEY SULLIVAN NAMED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9—
President Harding has nominated
Harvey Sullivan for the position of
United States marshal of the Third
division of Alaska.
STEERING COMMITTEES MEET
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 9—
The members of the senate and
house steering committees were
guests at a White House dinner on
Tuesday night.
HOUSE COMMITTEE. itoPORTS
BILL WITH RAILROAD MONEY
DEFENSE IKES
THREAT 10 PUT
BLAME ON 01
CHICAGO, Feb. 9—Attorney Al
bert Sabath.-v-who is associated in
the defense of Roscoe Arbuckle. an
nounces that he will leave for San
Francisco shortly with a surprise
witness.
He asserts that it is the inten
tion of the defense, w'hen the case
goes to trial for the third time, to
lay bare every shred of information
bearing on the past life of Virginia
Rappe. He says, by way of explana
tion, that the result of the second
trial, which nearly ended in the con
Actio» of the actor, has ended the
defense’s policy of “shielding” the
girl Arbuckle is accused of killing.
Witne»» Disappears
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9—Circu
lars are to be sent to all California
cities, asking the authorities to as
sist in the search for Zey Provost,
one of the principal witnesses in
the Arbuckle case, who has disap
peared since the conclusion of the
second trial of the actor.
MINE EXPLOSION KILLS NINE
WILLIAMSON, W. Va„ Feb. 9—
Nine persons were killed outright
and two seriously injured yesterday
by an explosion which partially
wrecked the mine of the Marietta
Coal Company at Pinson Fork.
BASEBALL COMMITTEE PLANS
FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN
The principal business transacted
at the baseball meeting held at the
office of Commissioner C. D. Leckie
last night, was the appointment of
a committee to arrange a series of
entertainments as a means of rais
ing funds that will be needed by the
baseball organization. This commit
tee is composed of J. H. Flower, Alf
Ekeland , Peter Nelson and Walker
Blakey.
This committee will get busy im
mediately and will soon have an an
nouncement of plans ready for the
public.
It was reported at the meeting
that assurances already received in
dicate that N'enana will have an ex
ceptionally strong team this season,
and local fans are already planning
a baseball excursion to Anchorage.
SENATOR SAYS POLITICIAN
BUNKED FEDERAL RESERVE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9—
Senator Helfin, of Alabama, in the
course of an attack on the federal
reserve board, on the floor of the
senate today, asserted that William
Boyce Thompson, “of the Republi
can national organization”, had bor
rowed $5,000,000 from the New
York federal reserve bank on a
dummy note.
RAILROADS TO CUT FARES
CHICAGO. Feb. 9—The Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy, Great North
ern and Northern Pacific railroads
have announced a reduction of 20
per cent in passenger fares, from
Chicago to the Pacific Coast, for the
summer months.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9—;
The House Appropriations committee
yesterday reported the Interior De
partment appropriation bill, carrying
a total of $295,622,000, which is
$19,500,000 less than the amount
available for the present year, and!
three quarters of a million less
I than the budget estimates called for.
The bill, formerly known at the
: Sundry Civil bill, carries an item
'of $3,110,210 for the Alaskan En
' gineering Commission, for use in I
' connection with the completion of
i the Government railroad in Alaska,
fqr the construction of a steel bridge
at Nenana and widening of the
track between N nana and Fair-1
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ADMIRAL LINE BOAT BURNS
WHILE ON WAY TO PACIFIC
NEW YORK, Feb. 9—The former
transport Northern Pacific, which is'
reported to have been purchased re
cently by the Admiral Line for oper
' atien between Seattle and San Fran-'
' cisco, was destroyed by fire yester
day morning off Cape May. The
members of the crew were rescued
by passing ships.
Government Escapes Lois
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9—
It has been learned here that the
Government formally turned the
Northern Pacific over to the Ad
miral Line on Tuesday, thus aban
j doning pecuniary interest in the ves
sel.
NEWPORT NEWS, Feb. 9—Four
persons are believed to have lost
j their lives in the Northern Pacific
I fire, and statements made by sur
vivors indicate that the destruction
i of the ship may not have accidental.
There is considerable hinting at
foul play among members of the
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crew.
Government Will Investigate
j WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 9—
It is understood that the Govern
i ment has started an investigation of
the Northern Pacific fire.
VIRGINIA HOTEL DISASTER
COSTS LIVES OF GUESTS
—
! RICHMOND, Va„ Feb. 9—More'
than a score of persons lost their
; lives in this city on Tuesday night
' as the result of the destruction of
| the Lexington Hotel, which wes
burned to the ground, together with
j several other buildings close by.
The monetary loss is estimated at
1 SI 50,000.
Only a few of the bodies had
been recovered up to a late hour
today, and the police express the
belief that there are still between
15 and 20 buried in the ruins. A
number of the guests are still list*
; ed among the missing.
UNIONISTS KIDNAPED
BELFAST, Feb. 9—A large num
i ber of leading Unionists in the
i counties of Feramgh and Tyrone
| are reported to have been kidnaped
: from their homes and taken to un
I known destinations last night. Fif
| teen arrests were made today, and
! it is understood that several of the
j victims have been released.
WANT MEXICO RECOGNIZED
WASHINGTTON, D. C-, Feb. 9—
Representative Ryan, of New York,
has introduced a resolution in the
lower house of Congress, calling up
on the Government to give formal
recognition to the Obregon govern
ment in Mexico.
banks; and also an item of $1,400,-1
000 to cover an anticipated deficit |
in the operation of the railroad.;
making a total of $4,510,210.
A special bill, passed by both >
branches of Congress several months i
ago, authorized an additional ap
propriation of approximately four
millions for the railroad, and the
Interior Department bill reported
yesterday contains the actual re
quest for the money.
Col. F. Mears. head of the Al
askan Engineering Commission, is
now in Washington for the purpose
of appearing at committee hearings j
in connection with the appropria
tion.
OFFICER BRANDS STATEMENT
OF SHOOTING AS WAR DREAM
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9—
Colonel Hoisted Dorey, of the
Fourth Infantry, who appeared be
fore the Watson committee yester
day, declared that George W. Yar- \
oorough probably •‘dreamed” that;
he witnessed the shooting of an
American soldier- by a firing squad
in France during the war. Yarbor-i
ough appeared before the committee ^
recently as a witness and described ;
the shooting in detail. *
Dorey, who was in the locality of
the alleged shooting, said that har
rawing experiences at the front
caused the soldiers to make, in good
faith, statements regarding events
which never happened.
LOS ANGELES EXCAVATION
UNCOVERS RICH GOLD ORE
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9—Much
excitement was occasioned in this
city by the discovery of gold quartz
running several thousand dollars to
the ton in an excavation for a build
ing on Jefferson street. The discov-j
ery was made by employes of a lo- j
cal excavating company.
The discovery attracted many
people to the scene, including scores
of former Alaskans, always ready
for a stampede and eager to locate
a bonanza close to the orange groves
and Mack Sennett’s bathing resort.1
INVESTIGATE RELIEF WORK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 9—
It is understood the department of
justice is investigating :he activities
of Bolshevik agents in the United
States who are engaged in the col
lection of funds, ostensibly for the
relief of famine sufferers in Russia
It is learned that Secretary of
Commerce Hoover has reported to
President Harding regarding the
famine relief organizations and their
supposed connection with the Soviet
government.
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AIRPLANE SERVICE PLANNED
CHICAGO, Feb. 9—Announce
ment is made here that airplanes
carrying 30 passengers, and equip-'
ped with baggage and smoking
rooms, will begin operation between j
Chicago and Kansas City on the
first of May. The first plane, which
is capable of making a speed of 125
miles an hour, is now virtually com-(
pleted.
TALKING MACHINE RUNS DOWN
WILMINGTON, Feb. 9—Applica
tion has been made for a receiver
for the Columbia Graphaphone Man
ufacturing Company, a Deleware
corporation. Insolvency is alleged.
The passengers who left Nenana
for the coast yerierday, will not be
able to get aw>-r f-om Riley until to
rn c-r^c” —
10 TALK PLANS
FOR WAGE PACI
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3—With
reports before it showing wide un
employment among the coal miners
of the country, the scale commission
of the United Mine Workers met
here today to begin the considera
tion of kage demands for presenta
tion at the special convention to be
held next week.
There is a strong sentiment in
favor of demanding increased wages,
shorter work day and changes in
working conditions.
Garment Workers Will Back Them
According to a letter received at
the headquarters of the miners’ or
ganization, the International Ladie-.
Garment Workers Union will give
moral and financial support to the
organization of coal miners in its
opposition to the proposed reduc
tion of wages. The letter was writ
ten by President Schleisinger. of
the Garment Workers.
PARLIAMENT WILL CONSIDER
QUESTION OF IRISH TREATY
LONDON, Feb. 9—In a speeim
from the throne this week, at the
reopening of the imperial parlia
ment, King George said that parlia
ment would be called upon soon to
consider means of making the Irish
treaty effective.
SAVED GIRL WITH ONE ARM
CHICAGO, Feb. 9—Jrrhn Penn,
whose left arm is paralyzed, leaped
into the Chicago river yesterday
and rescued Mrs. Jennie Lorenzen,
who was trying to commit suicide
because her left side is paralyzed.
OBENCHAIN TRIAL STARTS
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9—The se
lection of a jury to try Madaivni.e
Obenchain, on the charge of: killing
J. Belton Kennedy, was completed
th.s morning and the opening state
ments were star;ed this afternoon.
District Attorney Woolwine has
turned the prosecution over to an
assistant in order that he may de
vote his entire attention to the in
vestigation of the ' /lor murder.
FARMERS WIN VICTORY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9—
Passage today by the senate of the
house co-operative marketing bill,
by a vote of 58 to one, is viewed as
the most sweeping victory thus far
obtained by the agricultural bloc.
BRITISH TROOPS KILL NATIVES
LONDON, Feb. 9—British po
lice are reported to have fired on i
mob of ten thousand natives during
a serious riot at Tiruvannamelai, in
the Madras district. Three natives
were killed and a number injured.
REFUNDING TAKING FORM
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 9—
President Harding has signed the
bill creating a commission and other
wise making provision for the re
funding of the foreign aebt.
Messrs. McDonnell, Bach and Mad
land were among the arrivals from
Fairbanks on the freight train ar
rivi ” t ted"''
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9—Officer
I who are engaged in the investigation
i of the Taylor murder mystery iy
| there are indications that powerful
: influences in the motio 1 picture
' world are endeavoring to direct tne
i inquiry into Taylor’s death so as to
: prevent its extension in certain di
! rections. The officers '-ay they ha- e
; been meeting with unexpected ob
; stacles which are growing m'.ro
evident daily. Reference mi.d- to
the mysterious disappea-s • of hits
i of evidence, including letteis.
, While the police assert tha. nv:
ing letters, written vy Mabel Nor
manu ami Mary Mies Minter to
Taylor, have been returned to M.t
j writer? by the person who took
i them for unknown purposes, repre
sentatives of the two actresses >ie
ny that the letters have been recce
ed.
The story of Howard Fellow.-,
who was employed by Taylor as
; chauffeur, that he returned w th
Taylor's at 8:15 on the night of
the murder, ha? convinced the pol'ce
that he was the man seen by neivh
’ bors shortly after the fatal : hot
was fired.
The police have been informed
that Sands, discharged chauffeur,
; wanted in Nevada on two felony
charges, for burglary end lor grand
i larceny. Every effort is being made
' to find him, a- it ; ; -till believe-l
| that he is the key to the solution
of the mystery.
j The police are also seeking a
j prominent young New Yorker who
is said formerly to have beer, ei
gaged to one of the beautiful -tars
of filindora connected with the Tay
lor case. It is understood that he
j checked out of a local hotel on the
day of the murder and left the city
the following afternoon, headed for
San Diego or perhaps Mexico. Hi
name is being withheld.
The actress to whom the young
man was engaged was a close friend
of Taylor's and in Thi- friendship
the investigators see possible jeal
ousy as a motive which would lead
to murder.
In addition to the letters abov,
referred to, there is m:-;-ing, :h
police assert, evidence concerning
the presence during the last six
months, of a woman’s pink nighti
i. Taylor’s apartments. I" .- report
ed to have disappeared with the let
ters written by Mabel Normand and
little Mary Minter.
REPORTS SAY INFLUENZA
IS NOT SERIOUS THIS YEAR
SEATTLE, Feb. 9—While there
is some influenza on the Pacino
coast, the disease is appearing in a
mild form and in most of the ca=e«
reported is really the grippe, accord
ing to local health officials.
Actual influenza this year is Ies
| prevalent than it was a year ago.
ORLANDO TO FORM CABINET
1 LONDON, Feb. 9—Former Pre
mier Orlando, according to tele
graphic advices received in this city
from Rome, has accepted an invita
j tion to form a new Italian ministry.
SITES OFFERED GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9—
Secretary of the Navy Detiby Lu.'
requested authority t*> accept, with
out cost to the Government, site.
offered at San Pedro, for a sub
marine base: at Alameda, for a naval
base; and at Sand Point, Washing
ton, for an aviation base.