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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JAN. 17, 1922
NUMBER 122
' SHANTUNG AGREEMENT IS APPROVED
OHIO WETS PLAN VIGOROUS FIGHT ON DRY LAW
• WRANGELL NATIVE GOES EAST TO FIGHT FISH BUREAU
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 17—
Former service men, ■who were de
tailed to duty with the Graves Regis
tration Service overseas, denied to
day, before the Watson investiga
tion committee, that the bodies of
soldiers legally executed had been
buried with ropes about their necks
A or black caps over their faces, as
had been testified recently by Rufus
Hubbard.
John R. Flynn declared that Hub
bard was “a trouble maker” who
had to be transferred on that ac
count.
Richard Sullivan, assistant em
balmer. attached to the service, tes
tified that he saw two bodies taken
from graves with black caps intact.
Lieut. Col. Edwin Lamb, who testi
fied that he saw two legal executions
said the men were given opiates be
" fore the hanging to compose their
nerves. He admitted that one of the
bodies might have been buried with
the rope about his neck.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17
Conferences between executives of
the principal railways and the heads
of the four big railway brotherhoods
have been inaugurated here under
the auspices of Secretary of Com
merce Hoover. The object of the
meetings is to eliminate disagree
ments which threaten to result in
an open break.
Under a decision reached at yes
terday's conference, differences be
tween the railway companies and
their employes will be submitted to
regional conferences.
LOST FLYING BOAT RETURNS
f WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17—
The flying boat New York, which
was reported lost off the Florida
cias:, has arrived at the Island of
Bimini, according to advices receiv
ed here this afternoon.
DRY OFFICERS JAILED
SEATTLE, Jan. 17—H. J. Stet
son, federal prohibition agent; Ora
Boltin and Ralph Bowen, members
of the police dry squad; and Frank
Ka-to, a Japanese interpreter, have
been placed under arrest charged
with extortion. The complaining wit
ness is T. Tanaka, a Japanese mer
chant, who was accused by the con
spirators of violating the dry law.
DEMPSEY NEEDS THE MONEY
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17—Mana
ger Kearns has announced definitely
that Dempsey will meet Carpentier
in London providing the promoters
of such a match "post a substan
tial guarantee”. He says further that
Dempsey is ready to meet the French
fighter or any other contender for
the title if the guarantees are right
BIG ICEBERG SIGHTED
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17—The
steamer Shingo Maru, which has
just arrived in port, reports having
sighted, in Hawaiian waters, an ice
berg ten feet oat of water, and ex
posed for a length of 200 feet. The
berg was sighted on January 10,
about 25 hours out of Honolulu.
AMERICAN SENATOR OPPOSES
ACCEPTANCE OF NEW TREATY
VETERANS SEEK
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 17
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War have memorialized Pres
ident Harding-, asserting that more
than 3.500 mentally disabled Veter
ans. who have been placed in state
institutions, are the victims of such
"gross neglect, indifference and pro
fiteering as constitutes black re
proach on the nation's honor”.
Immediate action looking toward the
treatment of such cases in federal
institutions, is urged. The Veterans
point out that the neglect complain
ed of, is causing some, who might
be cured with proper treatment, to
become permanently insane.
GREECE AWAITS RECOGNITION
SOFIA Jar,. 17—Greece has ex
pressed official ‘‘surprise'’ that the
Bulgarian legation has not been op
ened in Athens although the Greek
legation in Sofia has been re-estab
lished for more than a year. Greek
officials realize that Bulgaria wishes
to avoid doing anything that might
be construed as recognition of King
Constantine, until the Allies make
some move in that direction. The
Bulgarian minister to Greece, ap
pointed a year ago, is still here with
his staff awaiting (orders to go to
Athens.
DRYS CELEBRATE VICTORY
CHICAGO, Jan. 17—Virgil Hin
shaw, chairman of she Prohibition
National committee, in a statement
made in connection with the second
prohibition anniversary, declared that
a continuous succession of victories
for the drys had marked the past
two years. He pointed out that the
wets had been overwhelmingly de
’ feated in the courts and that state
• and municipal authorities had com
bined to enforce the law.
MARVIN BECOMES CHAIRMAN
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Jan. 17—
President Harding has appointed T.
M. Marvin chairman of the tariff
commission, to succeed Thomas W.
Page, resigned.
ADMITS KILLING FAMILY
CHARLESTON, Ills., Jan. 17—
j B. F. Monroney has confessed to the
j local authorities that he killed his
wife and daughter with an axe
. while in a state of mental depression
resulting from financial worries.
NEBRASKA BANK ROBBED
OMAHA, Jan. 17—Armed bandits
\ entered the Commercial State Bank
at Florence yesterday afternoon and
made their escape with $2,500 of
•the bank’s funds. The cashier was
left locked in the vault.
BURGLARY RATE ADVANCED
CHICAGO, Jan. 17—Insurance
’ companies have announced a fifty
■ per cent advance in the rate on
! burgiarlv and theft insurance in this
I city, this action having been found
necessary owing to the prevailing
criminality. The rates also apply to
other large cities.
Carl Anderson was among the ar
rivals in town from the coast on
Sunday’s train.
WASHINGTON', D. C-, Jan. 17—
The Chinese and Japanese delega-!
tions in attendance at the Arms i
conference have formally accepted
the text of the Shantung agreement
reached on Saturday.
Various other questions were in
troduced at today's session but the
general discussion was continued un
til tomorrow.
Senator France Opposes Treaty
BALTIMORE, Jan. 17—Charging
that the ‘'cards have been stacked
to perpetuate British, French and
Japanese imperialism” Senator Joe
France has indicated that he will
oppose the four-power treaty when!
that document is presented to the,
senate for ratification.
Fewer Men But More Guns
TOKIO, Jan. 17—Local newspap
ers declare that the Japanese war
office, regardless of the outcome of'
the Washington conference, plans tol
reduce Japan’s land forces by fifty
thousand men within five years. To
counterbalance this loss of man
power, advanced types of machine
guns and anti-aircraft grins and
tanks will be attached to each fight
ing unit.
France Opposes Moratorium
PARIS. Jan. 17—It was learned
today that Poincare is opposed to
granting a moratorium to Germany,
notwithstanding the fact that Great
Britain. Belgium and Italy are unit
ed in favor of such a plan.
Britain Will Help Belgium
PARIS. Jan. 17—Foreign Minister
Gaspar, of Belgium, has announced
a tentative agreement for a Britis'n
Belgium pact, in which Britain gives
assurances of help to the fullest ex
tent against attack on Belgium or
the violation of her territory.
MONGOLIANS TO HAVE REAL
LAWS IN NEW GOVERNMENT
CHITA, Siberia. Jan. 17—The
minister of justice of the new
Mongolian Revolutionary govern
ment has declared that Mongolia is
now to have real justice and rea\
laws administered in real courts for
the first time since the mighty
Ghengis Khan ruled a: the now ruin
ed city of Karakorum and made all
Europe tremble before his power.
Since Ghengis Khan, the new min
ister of justice says, princes have
taken the law into their own hands
and administered it with great bru
tality. But now there is to be a new
code and a new system organized
by the independent authorities at
Urga, who despise the Chinese lim
itations under which they have been
laboring.
LIMA SENDING UNEMPLOYED
AWAY AT EXPENSE OF CITY
LIMA. Peru, Jan. 17—The tem
porary closing of several factories
in this capital has increased the al
ready grave problem of unemploy
ment. In recognition of this condi
tion, the government has uni 'rtiken
to furnish passage, at the cpense
of the state, to workers now 1ju’--: •
employment, who wish fto move
from Lima to other industrial cen
ters of the country.
BURCH JURY DISCHARGED;
UNABLE TO REACH VERDICT
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17—The
Burch jury, composed of ten men
and two women, announced yester
day afternoon that a verdict, after
deliberating 71 hours. The foreman
announced that the majority of the
juryman were for conviction and it
is reported that only two held out
for acquittal.
The jury was dismissed and a nwe
, trial set for March 27. Mrs. Oben
I chain, under indictment in connec
| tion with the same offense for which
| Burch was tried, will be placed on
] trial on February 6.
SENATE WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT EUROPE IS SPENDING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17—
The senate ha sadopted a resolution
calling upon the state department
<ao supply what information it has
regarding the financial affairs of
European governments, with special
regard for their expenditures for
military purposes.
District Storekeeper W
ning returned to town on Saturdav
from a trip to McKinley P’-V Po
tion.
FUNDING BILL IS REPORTED;
DEMOCRATS FIGHT ACTION
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 17—
The senate finance committee has
approved the Allied debt funding bill
with the provisions eliminated which
were objected to by Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon. The Demo
cratic members of the committee
voted against the action taken.
The bill provides bonds to be ac
cepted from the foreign govern
ments with a limit of 25 years. It
also sets up a commission with
authority, subject to the approval
of the President, to refund or con
vert or extend time of payment of
principal and interest. The secre
tary of the treasury is to be chair
man of the commission.
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LAND OPEN TO SETTLERS;
GOVERNMENT RETAINS OIL
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 17—
The senate has passed the house bill
providing for entry by homesteaders
; on mineral lands in Alaska.
The measure provides, however,
; for reservation in title to the land so
that, if at any time after entry is
made, coal, oil or gas is found, the
Government will retain its royalty
rights. The measure was passed -with
out a record vote.
BIG PROJECTS ARE PLANNED
IN STATES FOR YEAR 1922
CLEVELAND, Jan. 17—In a
statement today before the annual
j convention of the General Contract
; ors of America, President W. 0.
t Win^on made the reassuring1 an
i nouncement that construction pro
jects representing expenditures ag
gregating twenty billion dollars have
been planned for the year 1922.
some of which are already taking
form.
The president advocated the cre
ation of a reserve fund for use in
stimulating public work in times of
depression.
DOCTOR SAYS MANY IN U. S.
ARE NOT OF SOUND MIND
DALLAS, Jan. 17—In an address
delivered before the Public Health
Institute here today. Dr. J. J. Ter
rill declared that there are more
than 400.000 feeble minded persons
in the United States and that the
affliction in fro m60 to 70 per cent
of the cases, is inherited.
Mrs. Helen Kellum went to Fair
banks on Sunday and will be a re
turning passenger on tomorrow’s
t-aiu. enroute to the States.
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JURY SELECTED
10 TRY ACTOR:
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 17—The
actual taking of testimony in the
Arbuckle case was begun this after
noon. The first witnesses were to
have been called this morning but
District Attorney Brady requested a
delay until the afternoon session in
order that he might make a more
careful study of certain points of
the case.
Long afternoon sessions are prom
ised as a means of expediting the
trial.
The selection of the jury, com
posed of 11 men and one woman,
was completed late yesterday after
noon. af?«*r five dey^ of examination
PETROGRAD TO CHANGE NAME
REVAL, Esthonia, Jan. 17—Com
munist leaders propose to change
the name of Petrograd to "Lenin
grad’*. according- to Russian news
papers received here. Built by the
Czar Peter the Great, the former
Russian capital was named by him
St. Petersburg. By imperial decree
at the commencement of the grea:
war in 1914, the city was renamed
Perrograd, the Russian equivalent of
Petersburg, as the original name
was German and thus considered un
patriotic when Russia and Germany
were at war.
BEN FRANKLIN HONORED
NEW YORK. Jan. 17—Festoons of
wreaths, each symbolic of a point in
his varied genius, was placed on the
Park Row statue of Benjamin
Franklin today, in observance of the
216th anniversary of his birth. A
large kite, with lightning rod at
tached. was flown from City Hall -
Park, symbolizing Franklin's dis
eoverv of electricity.
HOMERUN BAKER RETIRES
BALTIMORE, Jan. 17-J. Frank
lin “Homerun” Baker announced,
following his marriage here yester
day to Miss Margaret Mitchell, that
he had retired permanently from
professional baseball. He plans to
open a jewelry store at Cambridge.
Maryland.
MRS. PEETE CANNOT ESCAPE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17—The
supreme court has denied the appli
cation for a writ of habeas corpus
for Mrs. Louise Peete, who is serv
ing a life sentence for the murder
of Jacob Denton, capitalist.
MAY OPERATE SHIPS ON SIDE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 17—
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion has upheld the right of the U.
S. Steel Corporation, through its
subsidiaries, to operate steamships by
way of the Panama canal.
GERMANS ACCEPT HOUGHTON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17—
The German government has notified
the United States that Congressman
Alanson B. Houghton, of New York,
will be acceptable as ambassador and
it is understood that his name will
be sent to the senate this week.
Peter Dolan returned to Fair
banks on Sunday, after a brief stay
in Nenana on business.
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Jan. 17—
William Paul, an Alaska fishennan
of Indian descent, told the house
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries yesterday that the supply of
saimon in Alaska waters will be com
pletely wiped out within a few years
unless steps are taken promptly to
prohibit the use of traps.
Paul, who comes from the Wrang
ell district, explained to the mem
bers of the commit :ee that the native
fishermen of Southeastern Alaska
had contributed the funds necessary
to send him to Washington to ex
plain the situation to Congress.
He asserted that a radical change
in policy is nessary to prevent the
complete collapse of the fishing in
dustry, and he explained that traps
placed at advantageous points catch
as many as 75,00 salmon daily. He
severely criticised the bureau )f
fisheries which, he declared, has
“failed to perform its duty at all
stages” in the supervision of the
Alaska fisheries
OHIO WEIS ARE
CLEVELAND, Jan. 17—Accord
ing to announcement made here to
day, a fight to bring about the re
peal of the Volstead act so as to
permit the manufacture and sale of
mild beer and light wines, will be
carried to the voters next fall.
Petitions are to be circulated an t
a vigorous campaign waged to de
termine whether or not there ha
been a change in public sentiment
since the act became effective.
RANGERS AFTER MINERS
DENVER, Jan. 17—A detachment
of Colorado Rangers left for Routt
county today to assist the local
authorities in preventing threatened
trouble in the coal region, as the
result of wage reductions. The local
officials have asked for martial law.
CUSTOM AGENT IN TROUBLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 17—Federal offi
cers have arrested A. B. Hamer, lo
cal customs agent, the charge lodged
against him being that he gave nar
cotics and narcotic drugs to an
eighteen-year-old girl in return for
her company. Hamer has been re
leased on bail in the sum of $1,000
but declines to discuss his case for
publication.
MARINER CHANGES POSTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17—H. C.
Cantelow. assistant general manager
of the Pacific Steamship Company,
with headquarters at Seattle, has
wired his resignation, effective on
the first of February He will accept
a position as Pacific Coast manager
of the Luckenbach Steamship Com
pany.
CHICAGO ADMITS FAILURE
CHICAGO, Jan. 17—The City of
Chicago’s $2,750,000 municipal re
pair shops have been closed as -t
failure, following an investigation
of operating costs. A committee of
aldermen reported that the city
work had cost 300 per cent more
than it should.