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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1922
NUMBER 350
| 47 ENTOMBED CALIFORNIA MINERS DEAD
UNION LEADERS A VER AFFIDAVITS WERE FAKED
■ GREAT BRITAIN PREPARING FOR WAR WITH TURKEY
SHOPCRAFT LEADERS CHARGE
DAUGHERTY WITH PERJURY
CHICAGO, Sept. 19—Counsel for
the shopcraft leaders has asked
Judge Wilkerson to strike from the
record the six hundred affidavits
charging strike violence which were
presented by Attorney Genera!
Daugherty. The request declares thai
“we have found that those we have
had a chance to investigate are de
liberate, willful perjury”.
Impeachment Postponed
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 19—
By a strict party vote, with the
Democrats opposing, the judiciary
committee yesterday voted to post
pone the hearing on the Keller im
peachment charges against Attorney
General Daugherty until December
Representative Keller informed the
committee that he would be repre
sented by Attorney Samuel Unte
meyer.
BANK REPORT REQUESTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 19—
The comptroller of currency has is
sued a call for a report of the con
dition of all national banks at the
close of business on September 15.
MINE RIOT FATAL TO FOUR
CUMBERLAND, Md., Sept. 19
Four are reported to have beer
killed in a mine riot near this city
yesterday.
STEAMER QUEEN FLOATED
SEATTLE, Sept. 19—The steam
er Queen, which ran aground nea:
Prince Rupert on Saturday, wa:
floated on Sunday and proceedec
v to Prince Rupert for a survey o:
the damage done. The steamer Cu
racao left here today to bring th<
Queen’s passengers south.
BOATS COLLIDE ON SOUND
SEATTLE, Sept. 19—The Alask
cannery bark George Curtis and th<
steamer Kaga Maru collided of
West Point light yesterday in i
dense fog. Both boats were damagec
but no one was hurt. The acciden
occurred ten miles up the sound.
HENNING MAY BE JUDGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept 19—
There is a report in circulation ii
official circles to the effect that Ed
ward J. Henning, assistant secre
tary of labor, has practically decid
e& to resign his position to accep
the nomination as United State;
judge of the Southern district o:
California.
PIONEERS PLAN GALA TIME
* IN NENANA ON SATURDAY
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TJtere will be a wild time in Ne
nana on Saturday night. The loca
Pioneers are going to stage a re
production of the days of ’89 anc
about the only thing that will be
lacking will be the hootch that made
Tom Chisholm famous. It -will be <
gala night, with the “lid” off foi
the occasion and scores of the rea
oldtimers on hand to see that there
is no departure from pioneer cus
toms. There will be genuine gamb
lers from the “Forks”, sure-thin;
men from the Skagwav trail, gold
crazed miners from Eldorado, “yel
low legs” from the Barracks, cap
pers from Kid Kelly’s and musi
from the Monte Carlo, even includ
ing Ham Grease Jimmie and hi
famous slap sticks. Nothing ■will b
lacking and those who attend will be
permitted to go the limit at any o
the many games of chance and ski
that will be offered as attractions
Dancing will be offered as an ad
ditional attraction and there will b
plenty of it in all its various hue
and shades and dips and angles. Thi
music will be provided by Sour
dough Vic’s orchestra, primed fo:
the occasion yirh a string of danc
hits that will last until morning
Tickets for the affair will be of
the press and ready for distributioi
tomorrow.
VICTIMS LEAVE DEATH MESSAGE;
GAS ENDED STRUGGLE QUICKLY
! PRESIDENT VETOES BONUS;
OBJECTS TO PLAN OF BILL
' WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 19—
! Presidential advisers, who have made
| a canvass of the senate, have dis
i covered that supporters of the bonus
j bill have secured sufficient votes to
: override the President's veto in case
I he should decide to refuse to ap
i prove the legislation. The canvas=
I was made on Saturday, following
• the announcement that the Pre.-i
I dent would veto the bill.
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Harding Vetoe« Measure
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 19—
The soldier bonus bill was vetoed
by President Hardigig late this af
ternoon. In returning the measure
' to the house witebtout his approval
j the President declared, in a me~
I sage to the lawmakers, that he is
j in accord with the purpose of the
i bill but could not subscribe to its
1 provisions.
: In outlining his reasons for th(
J veto, the President said Congress
had failed, first of all, to provide
* the revenue from which to pay the
bonus. He declared that the ultimate
cost could no-t be estimated definite
ty, but the treasury department hac
figured the total at 750 million dol
lars for the first four years, wit!
a final charge of four billions. He
asserted that the proposed service
1 certificates, which had been substi
J tuted for the original cash pay
ments would constitute borrowing or
the nation’s credit “just as orulv
as through loans direcrt by Govern
■ ment borrowing. ’
The President asserted further
| that it is most essential .to remem
’ her “that the more than four billioi
dollar pledge to former sendee met
would not diminish the later obliga
tion to the rolls of the aged, indi
gent and dependent”. This obliga
tion, he said, “would cost more bil
lions than I venture to suggest”.
Veto Vote Po*tponed
The effort to pass the bill ovei
the veto has been postponed unti
[ tomorrow, on motion of Represent
ative Mondell, Republican leader ir
; the house.
STEEL STOCKHOLDER BLOCK
MERGER OF BIG COMPANIES
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NEWARK, Sept. 19—The stock
holders of the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration have refused to give theii
consent to "the proposed merge)
with the Lackawanna Steel Com
pany.
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Lackawanna Wilting
BUFFALO, Sept. 19—The stock
holders of the Lackawanna Stee
Company have unanimously approve'
the plans to merge with the Bethle
hem Steel Corporation.
Charles Wheeler, who recently ar
rived from the Kantishna .district
came down from Fairbanks today
Dr. Laudermilch, who is in chargt
of the emergency hospital in the
Canyon district, spent Sunday nigh'
in Nenana.
R. B. Eames. timekeeper at on<
of the gravel camps south of Ne
nana, spent Sunday in town on busi
ness.
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Dick Luckow, of the bridge time
keeping department, spent Sunday
in Fairbanks.
Miss Emily Townsend came dowr
from Fairbanks today to meet he:
father. • .' 'J
! JACKSON, Ca!., Sept. 19— Th e
forty-seven miners who were en
tombed in the lower levels of the
Argonaut mine on August 27, as
: the result of 'the envelopment of
| the upper levels in flames, are dead,
i according to official announcement
| made shortly before nine o’clock
i last night, following a day of great
i suspense during which the depths of
i the mine were explored by rescue
■ crews. The announcement was made
by Byron Pickard, of the federal
| uureau of mines, who reported that
I he had counted forty-two bodies be
] hind the second of two bulkheads,
j built by the entombed men on the
j 4,350-foot level, to check the flow
| of poisonous gas in their direction.
1 B. F. McDonald, captain of the mine
rescue crew, who examined the
bodies, reported that they had the
appearance of having been lifeless
for several days.
A note found with the bodies,
dated “three A. M.'\ and stating
briefly that "gas is bad", is regard
ed as indicating that the men died
within five hours after the explo
sion which trapped them. The same
note also had-, a figure four scrawl
ed upon it. indicating an attempl
jto record the condition of the mine
I The bodies were piled on top of
; each other and so badly decomposed
'as to render recognition impossible
The clothing had been removed frorr
sixteen of the bodies and used tc
plug the holes in the first bulkhead
which was built of wood. A second
i bulkhead had then been partially
j erected of rocks and earth, but th*
gas apparently had come through
j the first bulkhead so fast it wa<
i impossible to complete the second
! There was also evidence that 2
third bulkhead had been started, bui
j very little work had been done up
| on it, the men apparently having
| been overcome while engaged ir
I their final struggle for life. Official1
j declare that the evidence shows the
j men to have been cool-headed to the
j last. Death is declared to have beer
i without pain.
Little Town In Mourning:
j This little mining town ha? paid
Steve O’Neill, well known pioneei
| resident of the Nenana district, re
j turned to town this morning frorr
! the Valdez creek district, where he
! spent the summer prospecting. And
he reports having found some verj
! encouraging prospects in the form
: of a hard rock proposition. Mr.
O’Neill says the McKinley Hydrauli:
! Company, which has been operating
; in that section during the last several
years, had splendid results this sea
: son. One man was killed during the
summer as the result of the nozzle
i getting out of control. The victim
1 was hit by the stream and every
bone in his body broken.
Mrs. L. B. Willson, formerly oi
Fairbanks where she still has pro
perty interests, was among those ar
riving from the coast this morning
: She is now a resident of Anchorage
and is making a business trip tc
(Fairbanks.
Several men arrived from Anchor
; age this morning to assist in the in
i stallation of the turbine engine re
cently received from the coast foi
use in the Nenana power plant.
Harry Lowe, formerly connecter
i with the Nenana disbursing office of
the Alaskan Engineering Commissior
and recently engaged in prospecting
■ in the Honolulu district, arrived ir
Nenana this morning.
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the toll demanded of those who
delve into the earth for gold, and
stands today unafraid but not dry
eyed. Forty-seven of her men died
in the Argonaut mine early on the
morning of August 28 and today she
awaits the bringing of their bodies
to the surface. The men showed
that they knew how to die, and
those who did not die showed that
they know how to live, for they
gave everything in the effort to
save their comrades.
It was one of California’s great
est mine disasters, ip one of Calif
ornia’s richest mines.
Jackson took the blow calmly
and found comfort in the sure
knowledge gained from the notes
lei’., by the men that death came
quickly and mercifully.
The Red Cross has received a
fund of $8,000 and it is estimated
that where a miner left a widow or
child in California, the state com
pensation fund will provide approxi
mately $4,200.
Broke Through Yesterday
A hole was drilled through from
the Kennedy mine into the Argo
naut mine at five o’clock yesterday
morning, and an immediate heavy
draft of air showed the rescue
workers that there were no cave
ins in the lower levels of the -Argo
naut. Within two hours two res
cue teams entered the workings,
equipped with oxyeen helmets, while
priests waited at the shaft mouth
ready to proceed below if needed.
Before the rescue work could be
undertaken it was necessary to
timber the opening between the two
mines to prevent a cave-in and when
this was done two men were sent
through the hole to shovel out the
muck and make preparation for the
coming of the apparatus crews.
When the rescuers were finally
let down the shaft in the Argonaut
mine, they explored first the forty
two hundred foot level and then
the next one below and found no
traces of the entombed men having
climbed to those levels recently. It
was also found that the fire had
not penetrated to that depth.
Theo. Johnson, formerly member
of the merchandising firm of E. R.
Peoples, Inc., of Fairbanks, arrived
from the States this morning on a
business trip to the Interior. He is
now associated with Mr. Peoples in
a big coal proposition in Washing
ton and reports that they are now
getting ready to market their pro
duct, which is said to be the only
anJtracite coal west of the Missis
sippi river. They have three thous
and acres of coal land and several
million tons of coal in sight.
Agent McCulley has been trsns-:
ferred from North Nenana to the
i Nenana office of the Alaska Rail
| road, exchanging places with As
j sistant Agent Keck. Mr. and Mrs.
McCulley have taken the Thomas
residence, at Second and B streets,
for the winter.
| Peter Grandison, who recently re- ■
i signed his position as local store
' keeper to accept a more permanent
! position elsewhere, returned from
I the coast this morning.
Miss Margaret Nixon, teacher at
St. Mark’s Mission, will leave for
the States tonight for the benefit
of her health.
i Former Assistant Agent Petty, of
the Nenana railroad offices, is now
! stationed at Tunnel, between Sew
Jard and Anchorage.
WORLD SERIES WILL OPEN
IN NEW YORK OCTOBER 4
CHICAGO, Sept. 19—The 1922
rhampionship baseball series will
spen in New York on October 4, ac
cording to a decision reached yes
terday at a meeting of National
and American league representatives
held in this city. The admission
charges will be the same as those
Df last year.
TRAIN HITS AUTO—THREE DIE
EDWARDSVILLE, 111., Sept. 19
—Three were killed and two in
jured near here yesterday when an
electric train on the Illinois Trac
tion system collided with an auto.
One of the train’s coaches was over
turned and two were derailed.
SENATE PASSES TARIFF BILL;
NOW AWAITING SIGNATURE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 19
Final legislative action on the ad
ministration tariff bill was complet
ed today when the senate adopted
the conference report. The vote on
the measure was 43 to 28. and it
came exactly one year, eight month
and thirteen days after work on the
bill started. Five Republicans op
posed the adoption of the report
and two Democrats supported it. The
bill has been sent to the President
for final approval and will become
effective as soon as signed.
The rush of imports, which pre
cedes the enactment of every pro
tective tariff bill, is reflected in the
trade reports for August, showing
imports for that month greater than
for any month during the last three
years. Exports also increased, but
there was a slump in gold import;
and a slight decrease also in silver
imports.
RUTH—34
DETROIT, Sept. 19—Babe Ruth
hit his thirty-fourth homer today
in the first inning against Detroit,
bringing one man in. He was batting
against Pillette.
OHIO TO VOTE ON WET BILL
COLUMBUS, Sept. 19—Ohio vot
ers will be given an opportunity at
the November election to vote on
a state constitutional amendment to
legalize the manufacture and sale
of light wines and beer. The supreme
cour. has instructed the secretary
of state to place the measure, which
is sponsered by the Association Op
posed to Prohibition, on the official
ballot.
MOTORSH1P ON FIRE
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19—All
available fire fighting apparatus has
been called to assist in combatting
a fire in the engine room of the
motorship William Donovan. Chief
Engineer C. W. Newton was badly
burned when the auxiliary' engine ex
ploded.
Misses Brownie Mae Bohannon
and Margaret Southworth returned
from Fairbanks yesterday. They
made a trip to Chatanika from the
upper town.
Deputy Marshal Ben Thompson
was among those arriving from Fair
banks today. It is reported that he is
)to be stationed permanently at
Healy.
Joe Podborg left the hospital on
Friday but reports every day' for
dressings.
GREAT BRITAIN PREPARING
FOR CLASH WITH TURKEY
CONST VNTINOPLE, Sept. 19—
The entire British Atlantic fleet is
being sent to reinforce the Mediter
ranean squadron, for the protection
of Constantinople and the Darda
nells.
Arm* Factorie* At Work
PARIS, Sept. 19—The British
i government has ordered all small
arms and ammunition factories in
| the United Kingdom to work 24
hours at full capacity in preparation
• for Turkish eventualities, accord
! ing to private advices received here
| yesterday from England.
Want* League To Settle It
MELBOURNE. Sept. 19—Premier
Hughes, of the Australian common
! wealth, has cabled Sir Joseph Cook,
| Australian delegate to the League
| of Nations, requesting him to bring
i the Near East question immediately
| before the league with a view to
j averting a clash with the Turks.
Re*ervi*its Are Called
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Sept. 19—
British natal reservists, resident
here, have received orders from
London to report immediately for
1 duty, and former officers, who
served in Mesopotamia and the Near
East are' directed to hold themselves
in readiness for duty overseas.
France Opposes War Move
PARIS, Sept. 19-j-The French
cabinet has unanimously approved
the “pacific policy” of Premier
Poincare, and went on record to
day as being opposed to any form
of military action as a means of
settling the Dardanells controversy.
New Foundland Want* Peace
ST. JOSEPH, Sept. 19—Premier
Squires, of New Foundland. has in
formed the British cabinet tha.
“New Foundland does not want the
British empire to get into another
war. but if it has to be a row. we
want to be in on it”.
Ready To Go It Alone
LONDON, Sept. 19—It is stat
ed authortatively today that the
British cabinet takes the position
that Great Britain will undertake
military action alone, if necessary,
and independently of France ami
Italy, to protect the freedom of the
Dardanells.
American Admiral Report*
WASHINGTON, D, C. Sept. 19
Rear Admiral Bristol, high commis
sioner at Constantinople, has in
formed the snate department that he
has deferred recommendation with
regard to extending relief to the
Smyrna refugees! pending the out
come o+' negotiations with Mustapha
Keraal Pasha for permission of Al
lied and Greek ships to eniter the
harbor for the purpose of taking
needy refugees away
ROSCOE SARLES LOSES LIFE
IN KANSAS CITY AUTO RACE
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KANSAS CITY, Sept 19—Roscoe
Sarles, veteran auto racer, lost his
life here on Sunday in a 300-mile
auto race.
It is understood the excess prize
money won by Tommy Milton and
others of the racers will be present
ed to Mrs. Sarles.
CUMMINS DEFENDS TARIFF
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 19
President Pro Tern Cummins, of the
senate overruled a point of order
yesterday attains; the tariff bid
j conference report that the con
ferees had exceeded their authority
in proposing: to give the President
authority to declare an American
valuation on all items in the bill.
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C. E. Sebring, representing the
Mergenthaler Linotype Co., arrived
from the coast this morning on his
first trip to Interior Alaska. He
went to Fairbanks this afternoon.