Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DEC. 24. 192!
NUMBER liO
• ITALIANS ADVOCATE NEW CONFERENCE
PRESIDENT COMMUTES SENTENCE OF GENE DEBS
FAMINE IS CLAIMING MANY VICTIMS DAILY IN RUSSIA
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MOSCOW, Dec. 24—The death
rate in she famine districts of Rus
sia is increasing alarmingly, accord-1
ing to reports arriving here from ;
the stricken districts. Advices from
the Saratov region state two hun- j
dred famine victims are being bur-1
ied there daily. The conditions were i
reported by the American relief ad- •
ministration.
Soviet Will Help
LONDON, Dec. 24—As the result
of new negotiations between the
American relief administration and j
Leonine Krassin, soviet trade rep
resentative, the soviet government
has agreed to turn over ten million
in gold to be used by the relief or
ganization for the purchase of food
stuffs and seed in America for the
relief of the Volga famine area.
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ANACONDA RAISING CASH '
NEW YORK, Dec. 24—The Ana-j
conda Copper Mining Company has j
announced an issue of 223,125!
shares of treasury stock to share- j
holders on the basis of one share
to every ten held. The issue is for i
the purpose of financing the pur
chase of the American Brass Co.
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FORTMAN WILL RETIRE
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24—Hen
ry L. Fortman, president of the
Alaska Packers Association since its
incorporation, will retire next month
and will be succeeded by William
Timor,, vice president.
ROUNDUP GETS 26
CHARLESTON, W. V., Dec. 24—
A squad of state police, numbering
40 men. raided the vicinity of Cabin
Creek today, and arrested 26 men
who are under indictment for par
ticipation in the armed march on
Logan county last August. The ar
rested men were marched 12 miles
to the nearest railroad, which brot
them to Charleston.
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Pete Jepson, who arrived in town
from the Canyon district this week,
went to Fairbanks on Thursday and
will spend the holidays in the upper
town.
C. N. Christensen has purchased
the A. G. Johnson cottage on C
street, back of the Presbyterian
church and has already taken pos
session.
Mrs. M. J. Sweeney is at the tele- j
phone again. She is taking the place
of Miss Alta Russell, who is spend
ing the holidays in Anchorage
Frank Robertson, former chef at
the Healy mess, is in town for the
holidays. He expects to make a trip
to Fairbanks shortly.
Steve O’Neill, well known sour
, dough and oldtimc newspaperman, is
a recent arri-. al in town for the
holidays.
SUBMARINE QUESTION HELD UP;
FRENCH MAKE FINAL ANSWER
BRIIISH RUSHING
SHiPS 10 EGVPI
10 MAKE PEACE
MALTA, Dec. Dec. 24—Two Brit
ish warships have been ordered tto
proceed immediately to Egypt, and
other units of the Mediterranean
fleet have been ordered to leave
for that destination on the shortest
notice, to assist in quelling dis
orders which are assuming alarm
ing proportions.
Five Killed At Cairo
CAIRO, Dec. 24—Five were killed
and a score wounded during a Na
tionalist outbreak at Gizeh, a suburb
of this city, today. British troops
restored order after considerable dif
ficulty.
COLOMBIA RATIFIES
NEW ^ ORK, Dec. 24—A cable
gram has reached the American In
ternational Corporation in which it
is stated that the Colombian con
gTese has ratified the United States
Colombian treaty.
FLOODS THREATEN
COLUMBUS, Dec. 24—As a result
sf the unusually heavy reains in
Southern Ohio, the Weather Bureau
has issued flood warnings along the
tower Scioto and lower Muskingum
rivers.
INQUIRY ADJOURNS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24—
The failure of a number of wit
nesses to appear before the senate
committee which is investigating the
Watson charges, led to an adjourn
ment of the inquiry yesterday, un
til January 4.
PREPAREING FOR ECONOMY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24—
President Harding has directed that'
i general meeting of the business
>rganizations of the Government be
teld the latter part of January for
he purpose of discussing adminis
rrative economy.
TORNADO KILLS SEVEN
MONROE, La., Dec. 24—One
white woman and six negroes were
killed this morning by a tornado
which swept Moreshoes parish, near
his city. Considerable property loss
ciso resulted.
PASSENGERS SAFE
BALTIMORE, Dec. 24—All of
he passengers have been transfer
red from the steamer Cambridge,
which is stranded in Eastern Bay.
Ihe vessel is not in any ommediate
ianger.
Hie mails lea ring Nenana on
December 11, reached Seattle to
lay.
> WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 24—
j The American program for the
’ limitation of submarines was pre
| sented to the full naval committee
I today. The British proposal for the
| abolition of the submarine was
| placed on file without action and
| the American plan taken up for dis
; cussion.
j The limitation program proposes
a submarine tonnage of 60,000 for
Great Britain and the United States,
and existing tonnage for France,
Japan and Italy. This ratio would
cut the existing American and Brit
ish tonnage by one third and give
France approximately 42,000 tons,
Japan 32,000, and Italy 22,000.
The failure of the French dele
gation to receive expected addition
al instructions yesterday, relative to
! auxiliary craft, left the afternoon
; meeting of the naval committee
‘without njateria! tor fsnaal discus
I sion and paved the way for the pre-1
seratation of the American program.
The only matter of importance
now before the committee, aside
from the submarine proposal, is the
suggestion of the Italian delega
tion that another conference, along
broader lines, be called after the
adjournment of the present gather
ing, for the purpose of giving par
ticular consideration to the sub
marine and auxiliary craft ques
tions.
The whole question of auxiliary
craft is said to have been placed
before the French cabinet by Pre
mier Briand.
The premier has sent Ambassa
dor Juseerand France’s final ac
ceptance of the capital ship ratio.
The French position on submarines
and ship3 of defense, however, is
maintained, although a willingness
, is expressed to negotiate the issue.
DEBS GIVEN FREEDOM
BY ORDER OF HARDING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist leader
who was convicted during the war
on a charge of obstructing the
draft, and sentenced to a term of
ten years in the federal prison at
Atlanta, was released from the pen
itentiary today, his sentence having
been commuted by Preside! Hard
I ing as a Christmas gift to the war
time offender.
Twenty-three other persons, con
victed on similar charges, were re
leased with Debs.
The President also has granted
pardons to five former soldiers, who
were serving time for various of
fenses.
KLAN DISTRIBUTES GIFTS
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Dec. 24—The
pastors of all the Protestant church
es of this city have received $20
bills in letters signed “Ku Klux
Klan”, with the request that the
money be spent in connection with
Christmas tree programs at the
various churches.
IMMIGRANTS TO BE ADMITTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24
Secretary of Labor Davis has order
ed the immigration stations to per
mit the landing, for 90 days, of
aliens now held at the stations be
cause of being in excess of the
quotas from their respective coun
tries, as provided by law.
10 UNITE WORK
NEW YORK, Dec. 24—Radical
delegates have gathered in this city
for the announced purpose of or
ganizing a “workers party of Amer
ica”.
It is stated the plan is theunifica
tion of all revolutionary elements
in the country and directing opera
tions from one headquarters.
HAMLET WIPED OUT
MONROE, La., Dec. 24—Spencer,
a small hamlet in Union parish, was
wiped out by the tornado which
swept across the state at an early
hour this morning. Seven persons
are reported to have been killed
and 25 injured. A special train,
bearing doctors and nurses, has been
rushed from this city to the rescue.
DERAILMENT INJURES NUMBER
PITTSBURG, Kan., Dec. 24—The
derailment of a San Francisca & St.
Louis train this morning, and the
capsizing of two passenger coaches,
resulted in the injury of a number
of passengers. The train was en
route from Fort Scott to Cherry
ville.
CHURCH MUST DIE
CHICAGO, Dec. 24—Harvey E.
Church, convicted on the charge of
kill'ng two auto salesmen, has been
sentenced to death. He killed the
men after they had made delivery of
a car which he htd agreed to pur
chase.
CROWD WELCOMES WARRIOR
PARIS, Dec. 24—Marshal Foch
was accorded a typical American
welcome upon his return to this
city from the United States. The
entire membership of the Paris post
of the American Legion greeted the
great warrior.
GERMAN GETS FIVE YEARS
LEIPZIC, Dec. 24—Dr. L. von
Jagow, former Berlin police com
missioner, has been sentenced to
five years imprisonment for the pan
he played in the Kapp revolt Iasi
year.
MAD ALINE TO BE CALLED
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24— Mada
line Obenschain, indicted jointly
with Arthur Burch for the murder
of J. Belton Kennedy, will be called
to testify in the defense of Burch,
who is now being tried.
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The Garden Island Restaurant has
opened its doors to the public, after
much preparation. The place is
situated at the corner of the Ken
nedy block.
SEATiLE POLICE
SEARCHING EASE
FOii DEATH CLUE
SEATTLE, Dec. 24—Investigation
f the death of Hochbrunn has de
veloped the fact that Miss Clara
Elizabeth Skarin, ward of the dead
man, was, in reality, Mrs. Robert
Winbem. whose husband died with
in a short tone of his marriage to
her, two years ago. The police made
a search for Winbem until they
learned of his death. Cleo, a former
wife of Winbem, attempted to kill
Miss Skarin and then took her own
life, about three years ago. after
which Winbem married wife No. 2.
The bullet which wounded Miss
Skarin, killed her mother, Mrs. Em
ma Skarin.
The police in San Francisco and
San Bernardino have been unable
to find the man who has been pos
ing as Hochbura and receiving his
rentals, and the search has now
shifted to the East, to Chicago and
Michigan, in an effort to locate the
missing girl.
GREETINGS FROM BLACK WOLF
A telegram received at the local
station of the Signal Corps, from
Captain Persons, officer in charge
W. A. M. C. & T. system, reads
as follows: “Alaska fliers at Wash
ington, send to all citizens best
wishes for a merry Christmas and a
prosperous New' Year”.
SCHAEFFER DEFENDS TITLE
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 24—Jake
Schaeffer, world 18.2 balkline champ
ion, beat Roger Conti, the French
champion, here last night. The score
was 2088 to 2120.
HORSE KILLS OFFICER
EL PASO, Dec. 24—Lieut. B. M.
Campbell, of the 82nd Field Artil
lery, was killed at Fort Bliss today
when his horee fell on him during
a hurdle contes:.
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Amt Grevc, C. E., arrived in town
yesterday and went out immediately
afterwards to the Alaska Road Com
mission camp, which is situated ap
proximately IS miles out of Ner.aia
on the shortcut trail. The work of
improving the trail and runnirg line
for the purpose of mapping it will
be continued under his direction.
Orville Decker, timekeeper at the
big bridge camp at Nenana Crossing,
paid a brief visit to town this week,
arriving on Thursday and returning
to his station this afternoon.
W. H. Gilcher was a resuming
passenger on the Thursday train
from the Canyon, having completed
the work of wiring the new Morino
hotel at Riley and installing a new
Western Electric lighting plant, for
which he is Interior Alaska agent.
A similar outfit was installed in
the Southern hotel building some
time ago, for emergency use.