Buy Your Outfit in Nenana--Save Time, Money, Trouble
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCT. 10, 1922
NUMBER 359
NEAR EAST SITUATION WORRIES ALLIES
NEW YORK GIANTS WIN SERIES FROM YANKEES
- BORAH SAYS HIGH TAXES ARE UNDERMINING NATION
COAL COMPANY OFFICERS
“AMED AT YEARLY MEETING
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Healy River Coal
Corporation was held at the offices
of Dr. J. R. Bowen yesterday af
ternoon, for the purpose of elect
ing officers and transacting other
^ business of importance to the or
ganization. Dr. J. R. Bowen was
re-elected president of the company, j
A. E. Lathrop was named vice presi
dent, and R. S. Donaldson will con
tinue to serve as general manager,
being also secretary and treasurer
1 of the company.
The company will be able, within
a few days, to begin shipping coal
over the new spur which leaves the
^ main line about a mile^ south of
Healy and a material reduction in
the price of fuel is promised all
sections which can be served by the
company. The price at Nenana will j
be $3.90 in the car, $4.50 at Fair-:
banks and $7.50 delivered, at An
chorage. The reduction in price is
the result of improved methods of
mining and a lowering of freight
rates on the Alaska Railroad, effect
ive in the near future. The company
will be able to ship 200 tons of coal
daily as soon as the spur is com
pleted, and the output can be in
creased later to meet any demand
that may arise. The first shipment
probably will be made during the
coming week.
The new town at the mine, which
has been named Suntrana, is as
suming proportions rapidly. The Pat
Lynch hotel will be ready for occu
pancy soon, and a number of dwell
ing houses are now being erected.
A moving picture theater will be
built later by Captain A. E. Lath
rop.
Geo. \V. Evans, consulting coal
mining engineer, of Seattle, who
visited Sultrana recently to make a
survey of conditions, at the request
of the company, expressed himself as
follows, in a letter to Manager Don
aldson, after an exhaustive investi
gation of the properties:
"l will of course cover the result
of my examination in a detailed re
port to your company on my return
to Seattle, but at this time I will
I state that with the numerous beds
of good quality sub-bituminous out
cropping on your property, you
should be able to supply fuel needs
of the Interior of Alaska at a price
so that people will not hesitate to
change from wood to coal and also
be the means of promoting exten
sive industrial development where
cheap fuel is a factor.
"The extra thick beds of coal on
your property might be a little mis
leading from a standpoint of esti
mating coal mining costs. You will
/ind when you come to develep your
mine that numerous items of cost
will creep in from time to time that
you little suspect at this time but,
1 also believe that you will be able
to mine the coal at a low enough
price to encourage the reopening
of the placer deposits of the In
terior of Alaska.
“There is sufficient coal in sight
on the property to last for a great
many years without sinking below
water level and with systematic
methods of mining employed, a very
large percentage of this coal will be
recovered.
“The coal, although not of as high
grade as the naval coal at Chicka
loon, will be mined at much lower
price and with properly constructed
burning equipment, very good results
should be obtained. It will no doubt
interest vou to know* that the Union
Pacific Railroad in the State of
Washington, is burning a coal of in
ferior quality on its railroad and
getting very good results. Locomot
ives and power plants can be so
equipped that this coal will prove
very satisfactory.
“It will require a little education
on the art of the average consum
er to become accustomed to using
coal after wood has been used for
TURKS AND GREEKS ADVANCE;
ALLIES ISSUE FINAL ULTIMATUM
years, but after a little effort it will
be found much more satisfactory
than wood, and cheaper.
"The success of this enterprise,
as well as any other coal property,
depends ujlon the establishment of
a large enough market to reduce
the overhead expense incident to
the opening of a mine on the scale
that you have in mind. The people
of Alaska can help out an enterprise
by making preparations to use Al
aska coal and show appreciation for
the expenditure of large sums of
money for the development of one
of the natural resources."
NEW BRUNSWICK BOY HELD
FOR MURDER OF MINISTER
NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct 10—
Clifford Hayes aged IP years, has
been placed under arrest on the
charge of first degree murder in
cornet lion with the death of Rev.
Edward Hall an 1 Mrs. Eleanor
Mills, choir singeT. -*h is® bodies
were found yesterday by Pearl
Babmer and Raymond Schneider
According to a statement made by
Schneider, young Hayes followed
the Bahmer girl and a companion
on the night of the shooting, pre
sumably with the intention of kill
ing them. In the darkness, however,
he fired on the wrong couple. He
was an admirer of the Bahmer girl
is believed to have resented her
going out with another man.
CANADIAN OFFICES KILLED
WHILE MAKING AN ARREST
VANCOUVER. B. C., Oct. 10
Constable R. G. McBeth was killed
and Detective Quirk wounded yes
terday when they attempted to ar
rest Fred Deal, charged with driving
an automobile while intoxicated.
Deal was taken into custody later
and charged with murder.
WILL TEST MATERNITY LAW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 10—
The supreme court of the United
States has granted permission to the
state of Massachusetts to test :he
constitutionality of the federal ma
ternity law.
BURCH TO GO ON TRIAL AGAIN
LOS ANGELES Oct. 10—The
third trial of Arthur Burch, on the
charge of killing Belton Kennedy.
Kentucky broker, has been post
poned until next Monday. The se
was to have started yesterday but
the court was occupied with an
other trial.
COAL COMPANY TURNED DOWN
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 10—
The supreme court of the United
States has denied the petition of the
Coronado Coal Company for a re
hearing of the Coronado coal cases,
in connection with which it was
held that the United Mine Workers
and certain individuals had not
been guilty of restraint of inter
state commerce.
HARDING PRAISES RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 10
In a message read at the opening
session of the national convention
of the American Red Cros- society
yesterday, President Harding ex
pressed gratification at the steps be
ing taken by the society for co-op
eration with Near Ease relief in aid
of refugees at Smyrna and else
where.
Mrs. Mabel Bayer is registered
at the Cooney hotel from Anchorage.
LONDON Oct. 10—The Near East
situation continues to present dis
turbing potentialities, with the re
volutionary Greek army at Adrian
ople declaring that it will not re
tire, and the victorious Turks con
; centrating at Brusa and Ismid, eag
er to reach Constantinople.
It is considered doubtful if the
Allies have sufficient armed forces
to control either the Turks or the
Greeks.
Turks Resume Advance
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 10—
The Turkish Nationalists have re
sumed their advance in the Darda
nelles area, in the region of Chanak,
according to advices received from
Mudania.
Allies Issue Ultimatum
MUDANIA. Oct. 10—The Allied
generals have drawn up a final
armistice convention and submitted
it to Ismet Pasha, Turkish repre
sentative of the Angora government.
He is given until five o'clock this
afternoon to accept the conditions
or reject them.
GIANTS WIN SERIES;
YANKS OUTCLASSED
Giants Outbatted Yankees
The official batting and fielding j
averages for the World series reveal
the decisive superiority of the New
York Giants ovy the Yankees in !
nearly every department of :he
game.
The Yankees, with a fielding aver- -
age of .995, excelled the Giants,
who fielded .972. The Giants hit
.309 as a team, collecting 50 hits
and scoring 18 runs, while the
Yankees batted .203, with 32 hit~ ,
and 11 runs.
Groh. Frisch and E. Meusel were
he batting heroes of the series,
although Young and Kelly made
timely blows. Groh hit .474, the bets
average of any player. Meusel. with
five hits, drove-in seven runs.
Bob Meusel and Pipp. of the
Yankees. had six hits each, heading
the American list. Frisch and Groh
also were the fielding stars of the
series.
The big disappointments to the :
spectators were the failure of the
highly touted Yankee pitchers to
deliver, and Ruth's failure to hit.
Out of 17 times at bat he go: only
two hits and seldom knocked the
ball out of the infield.
It is stated officially that neither ]
club garnered sufficient cash from '
the series to pay the overhead, the
total share of each being approxi
mately $41,218. And this in spite
of the fact that each day was a
record-breaker for receipts. The
shortage of cash resulted from the
fact that only five games were
played and to the further fact that'
the entire receipts of the tie game
went to charity. The total receipts j
of the series were $605,475, of,
which amount $120,554 went to ,
charity. Of the remainder, the
share of the players was $247,309.71 1
of which seventy-five per cent will j
be divided among the players of <
both teams and the rest goes to the j
runners. The Giants probably will j
each receive $4,470, while the share
of each Yankee will be $3,225.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10—In the
fifth and concluding game of the
World series, played here on Sun
day afternoon, the New York Giants,
pennant winners of the National
league, won their fourth and de
ciding game from the New ^ ork
Americans. The score was five to
three.
The game looked like a victory
for the Yankees until the eigith
inning, when the Giants clawed Joe
Bush for four smashing hits and
sent three runs across the plate.
The Giants made ten hits and the
Yankees only five. No errors were
made by either team. The batteries
were Nehf and Snyder for the win
ning ttan and Bush and Schang
for the Yankees. The lineups were:
Giants—Bancroft ss; Gr 3b;
Frisch 2b; E. Meusel If; Young rf;
Kelly lb; Cunningham cf; Snyder •;
Nehf p. Yanks—Witt cf; Dugan 3b;
Ruth rf; Pipp lb; R. Meusel If;
Schang e; Ward 2b; E. Scott ss;
Bush p.
First inning
GIANTS—Dugan got Bancroft at
first; Groh singled into right; Frisch
hit into a double play Bush to
Scott to Pipp.
YANKS—It began raining as Witt
went to bat. He lined to Bancroft;
Dugan singled; Ruth sacrificed,
Snyder to Kelly; Dugan scored op
Pipp’s single; Frisch took Meusel’s
grounder and touched second.
One run. two hits.
Second Inning
YANKS-—Schang flied to Meusel;
Ward flied to Cunningham; Scott
thrown out by Bancroft.
GIANTS—Meusel singled; Young
walked; Kelly sacrificed. Bush taking
his bunt and touching him on base
line. Meusel and Young scored on
Cunningham’s single over second;
Snyder singled into left, Cunning
ham stopping at second; Nehf
walked; Bancroft lined out to Ward
and Groh fanned.
Two runs, three hits.
Third Inning
YANKS—Bancroft threw out the
first three men up—-Bush, Witt and
Dugan.
GIANTS-—Pipp took Frisch’s roll
er and touched first; Meusel flied to
Ruth; Young flied to Pipp
Fourth Inning
YANKS—Ruth fanned; Frisch
threw out Pipp; Meusel fanned.
GIANTS—Umpire Klein warned
the Yankees against noisy coaching.
Kelly singled into center; Cunning
ham hit into a double play. Bush
to Scott to Pipp; Snyder flied to
Scott.
One hit. ,
Fifth Inning
YANKS—Schang fanned, Snyder
throwing him out at first; Ward
walked; Scott singled. Ward stop
ping at second and scoring on a
single by Buah; Scott was run down,
Y'oung to Groh to Snyder; Bush
went to second; McQuillan, batting
for Witt, w~as thrown out by Nehf.
One run, two hits.
GIANTS—McQuillan went into
center for the Yranks. Nehf walked;
Bancroft hit into a double play,
Ward to Scott to Pipp; Pipp took
Groh’s roller and beat him to the
bag.
Sixth Inning
YANKS—Bancroft threw Dugan
out; Nehf threw Ruth out; Pipp
flied to Groh.
GIANTS—Frisch singled past Du
i
gun; Meusel lined out to Ruth;
Young forced Frisch, Bush to Scott;
Kelly forced Young, Scott to Ward.
One hit.
Seventh Inning
YANKS—Meusel singled; Sc hang
sacrificed. Groh to Frisch; Meusel
went to third on a wild pitch; Ward
walked; Meusel scored on Scott's
sacrifice fly to Cunningham; Frisch
threw out Bush at first.
One run, one hit.
GIANTS—Smith, batting in place
of Cunningham, fanned on the first
three balls pitched; Snyder fanned;
| Nehf popped to Ward.
Eighth Inning
\ANKS—King playing center for
| Giants. Groh threw out McMillan;
iDugan hit by pitched ball; Kelly
took Ruth’s smash and touched
j first, Dugan going to second; Pipn
|went out, Frisch to Kelly.
GIANTS—Pipp got Bancroft's lin
! er and beat him to the bag; Groh
! singled over second; Frisch doubled,
Groh going to third; Scott took
Meusei's grounder and Groh was
run down, Scott to Schang; Meusel
went to second and Frisch to third;
Young was purposely passed; Frisch
and Meuse! scored on Kelly's single
to center; Young scored when King
got a Texas leaguer to left; Snyder
flied to McMillan.
Three runs, four hits.
Ninth Inning
YANKS—Meusel popped to Ban
croft; Schang flied to Young; Ward
| flied to Young.
OIL COMPANIES ARE READY
TO START COLD BAY DRILLS
SEATTLE, Oct. 10—W. I Mc
Laughlin, of the Standard Oil, who
returned to this city yesterday from
a stay of six weeks in the Cold Bay
district, is authority for the state
ment that his company will start
drilling an exploration well in that
region within a couple of weeks.
He cays the Standard and Associat
ed companies concentrated on the
| construction of a wagon road seven
! teen miles in length and that the
work is now completed.
McLaughlin also reports that there
are 150 people at Kanatak, with no
work in sight for them.
SOURDOUGH TAKES LIFE
BECAUSE OF BLINDNESS
SEATTLE, Oct. 10—Mathias
Schuler, an oldtimer of Alaska, took
his life here yesterday because he
was threatened with total blindness.
He waited until his wife had left
the house on an errand, then car
ried his pet canary outside, closed
the kitchen door and windows and
turned on all the gas jets. When his
wife returned later, she found him
dead.
Schuler went to Alaska in 1895
and owned the first horse and wagon
seen in Circle City and Dawson.
RAIN CHECKS FOREST FIRES
COBALT, Ont., Oct. 10—Heavy
rains have checked the forest fires
-which caused upwards of sixty
deaths in this region last week, and
destroyed several towns. Thirty odd
bodies have been taken from the
ruins at Hailybury. Trainloads of
tents, food, bedding and other sup
plies have been sent to the home
less.
HOPE HAS BAD FIRE
ANCHORAGE, Oct. 10—Fire de
stroyed the business section of the
mining town of Hope this week.
BORAH SAYS FEDERAL TAXES
ARE TOO HIGH FOR SAFETY
MERIDIAN, Idaho, Oct.. 10—In a
campaign speech made here today.
Senator Borah declared that the tax
es in every community in the state
and nation had leaped tremendously
since 1915, resulting in a situation
that is creating Bolsheviks. He de
manded the “political reservation of
the ballot box".
The senator laid down the follow
ing program for relief: Add nothing
to the present taxation burden; cut
all Government expense down to
absolute essentials; bring home every
American soldier in Europe and re
duce the army to one hundred
thousand men; collect interest ou
the national debt; restore the excess
profits tax; give complete publicity
to income tax payments; establish a
rural credit system based on agri
cultural interest.
BOISE, Oct. 10—In an address
delivered in this city Last week.
Senator Borah warned against the
continued growth of bureaucracy it
Washington. He declared that there
"is no activity of mind or body that
is not subject to control by some
bureau at Washington. We have
been building .up a bureaucratic
government and God, in his wisdom,
never inflicted upon the world a
worse form of government than the
bureaucratic form’’. The senator is
in favor of a return to state rights.
COMMITTEE SAYS VETERANS
ARE WELL PROVIDED FOR
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. iu—
lhe congressional committee which
investigated the charges of bad con
ditions at the hospital of the Vet
erans’ bureau, in New York, ha<
repoi.ed to the administration that
the hospital is "clean. Intelligent
and wholesome". The charges of
bad conditions were made by Con
gressman Rossdale, of New York,
and Commander Deegan, of the New
York department of the American
legion.
BANKER SAYS UNION LABOR
HAS FAILED IN ITS DUTY
DEL MONTE, Cal., Oct. 10—In
an address delivered at the opening
of the eleventh annual convention
of the Investment Bankers Associa
tion of America. President Howard
Beebe, of New York, declared yes
terday that union labor has "refused
to accept its share of the nation’s
readjustment burden".
The president also asserted that
“President Harding- deserves nation
wide commendation, which he ha<
received, for his honesty of pur
pose and personal courage displayed
in connection with his rejection of
the bonus bill.
BRYAN OPENING CAMPAIGN
FOR BOURBON CANDIDATES
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 10—William
Jennings Bryan has begun a whirl
wind speaking campaign in Ne
braska in the interests of the state
and national Democratic tickets. He
spoke here yesterday and will make
speeches in 26 other cities during
the week, and next week will ex
tend his campaign to neighbor:: v
states.
BRITAIN RECOGNIZES DRY LAW
LONDON, Oct. 10—The enforce
ment of the American prohibition
law in connection with vessels with
in American waters will not bring
about international complications, in
the opinion of officials of the Brit
ish foreign office, who state that
the matter is one which the United
States has a perfect right to handle
in any manner it sees fit.
Lawrence Anderson returned from
Healy this morning.