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Interior Alaska Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1922.
NUMBER 164
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SOLDIER BONUS BILL ASSURED PASSAGE
UNCLE SAM’S NAVY IS TIED UP BY CONGRESS
ALASKA WATERS TO BE MADE SAFER FOR MARINERS
AIDS TO NAVIGATION ON
ALASKA COASTAL REGION
SEATTLE, March 2.—The special
correspondent of the Times at Wash
ington says that “for the first time
since nineteen congTess this year
will provide funds for the construc
tions of new airs to navigation in
Alaska waters, under the lighthouse
bureau, the sum carried in the de
partment of commerce appropria
tion for this purpose being one hun
dred and twenty-five- thousand dol
lars.
“The lighthouse bureau proposes
to establish eleven lights and two
buoys on the southeastern Alaska
coast, four lights from Prince Wil
liam Sound to Cook Inlet, and four
lights along the Alaska Peninsula
coast.
“Included in the work proposed
by the department is the improve
ment of the existing fog signals at
Guard Island and Point Retreat.”
CONFERENCE PROVISION
REJECTED BY SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1.—
Taking its first vote on the quali
fications of any of the treaties en
tered into by the United States as
the result of the Arms Conference,
the senate today rejected the pro
posed amendment to the Yap treaty,
the terms of which amplify the pro
vision that that the existing treaty
rights over this mandated island be
unabridged.
The treaty provision was rejected
by a vote of 23 to 50.
TARIFF REVISION BENEFITS
ALL AMERICAN FISHERMEN
SEATTLE, March 2. — Fishing
products estimated as amounting to
at least five million dollars annual
ly will be diverted from Prince Ru
pert, B. C., to Ketchikan, Alaska,
under the clause which is expected
to be added to the permanent tariff.
According to advices received to
day- from J. J. Underwood the pro
posed clause •will provide that all
fish received in the United States
must come in bond from an Ameri
* can port, or that fish iced and pack
ed in boxes or otherwise prepared
for shipment at a Foreign port, will
be subject to customs’ duty.
BANDITS MAKE BIG HAUL
GET AWAY WITH THE BOOTY
INDIANAPOLIS, March 1— Five
armed bandits held up the local
branch of the Fletcher Savings
Trust company this morning and es
caped with thirty thousand dollars
in cold cash.
KENYON TAKES OATH AS
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
ST. LOUIS, March 2.—Former
Senator Kenyon was sworn in today
as judge of the circuit court of
appeals for the eighth district.
F. A. Hansen, who arrived in town
from the Crossing last week, left
for the coast on Sunday. He was
confined to his room, during his
brief stay in town, by a severe cold.
Mrs. W. R. Manning, wife of
* District Storekeeper Manning, wcs
W among Sunday’s arrivals from the
South, on a brief visit to Nenana.
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SOLDIER BONUS BILL DISCUSSED
WILL BE SENT TO SENATE SOON
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JUNEAU MATRON FINED FOR
CARRYING BOOZE IN TRUNK
SAN FRANCISCO, March. 1—
Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens Troy of Ju
neau, Alaska, pleaded guilty today
1 when arraigned before the federal
court here on a charge of transport
ing liquor in her trunk, and was
fined one hundred dollars.
The discovery of a leaky trunk
at the railroad station on her ar
rival here yesterday caused pro
I hibition officials to conduct an in
vestigation. as a result of which sev
eral bottles of whisky were found
inside the trunk.
She admitted the ownership of
the liquor at the preliminary hearing
'this morning before U. S. Commis
sioner Krull, and was fined at the
afternoon session of the court.
LABOR ENDEAVORING TO
REPEAL VOLSTEAD ACT
j WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1.—
The repeal of the Volstead prohibi
tion act and the submission of a
measure permiting the sale of light
wines and beer is now urged by
: the executive council of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
A statement was isued today by
the executive council calling upon
all citizens to join labor organiza
: tions thruout the country in a cam
paign with, these objects in view.
MANY WORKERS ARE IDLE
AS RESULT OF DEADLOCK
CLEVELAND, March 1.—Con
| struction work on building in this
| city, valued at twenty-five million
j dollars is at a standstill, and many
men are idle, as the result of the
] failure of the Building Trades
Council and the Employers Associa
tion to reach an agreement on the
wage proposition.
About twenty-five thousand work
! ers are effected by the deadlock.
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NEW DIRECTOR OF MINT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2—
President Harding has nominated F.
i E. Scobey of San Antonio, Texas, to
; be director of the Mint succeeding
j Ray T. Baker.
I The appointment is to become ef
ifective on March 19th.
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J Frank Doner, special disbursing
! agent of the Alaskan *'ng; leering
i Commission left for Fairbanks on
1 the train yesterday afternoon, on a
visit to his wife who is t nvalesc
| ing at St. Joseph’s hospital.
ISLAND OF IGNORANCE
LONDON, March 2.—Bardesy, a
little island off the Welsh coast, near
i Pwllheli, has been described as the
“island of ignorance” for it is only
just recently that men of the age
of 34 have begun to go to school,
j Up to three years ago the inhabi
tants believed in ghosts and fairies.
Now they are to have the serv
ices of a minister of religion and a
schoolteacher,
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1.—
Referring to the Soldier Bonus bill
which is now before the house both
Representatives Fordney and Mon
dell stated today that the house
would pass the bill at this session
but they could not say what means
of raising the revenue would be
adopted or whether the bill, with
out the revenue feature could get
thru the senate.
Representative Mondell again re
ferred to expected future savings
during the next fiscal year.
SALES TAX REJECTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—
Representatives Mondell and Ford
ney discussed the Soldier Bonus
situation with President Harding
today and it is understood that they
informed him that the special house
comittee appointed to look into this
matter had rejected the sales tax
proposal which he suggested as a
means of raising funds.
Commander MacNider of the
American Legion who with J. T.
Taylor the Legion’s legislative agent
called at the White House but did
not see the President.
It is understood that the Legion
is opposed to further delay but it
would not be drawn into any dis
cussion regarding ways and means
of raising the fund.
SUB-COMMITTEE NAMED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—
Representative Fordney announced
today that a special sub-committee
had been named by unanimous
agreement to “work out some plan
that would not entail any large
drafts on the federal treasury with
in the next two years.”
Such a plan, he stated, would
make unnecessary any immediate
financing and would remove all
cause for controversy in the house.
It is understood that if the cash
AUTOMOBILE MAN TRIES
TO KILL SELF AND WIFE
MIAMI, Florida, March 2—Edgar
C. Frady wealthy head of the Chica
go Automobile Sales Company wn >
is holidaying here with his wife,
shot and seriously wounded her to
day and then cut his own throat.
Bo.h are in a critical condition.
The police state that they have
found no motive for the act other
than the fact that the couple quar
relled shortly after their arrival at
the hoteL
DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE CAUSED
BY EXPLODING OIL STOVE
LOS ANGELES, March 1—Fire
| originating from the explosion of
an oil stove destroyed three business
' establishments at Hollywood today
ere it was controlled.
The loss of nro^eri.y is estimated
at 225 thousand dollars.
Mrs. Fred Major, accompanied ’ y
her son Robert and d'ugh*" Fran
ces, left for Fairbanks o- Sundav
for a britf absence.
feature is included in the Soldier
Bonus bill it will be so much less
attractive than the other options
that there would be small demand
for it.
CASH FEATURE ELIMINATED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2—
The house ways and means commit
tee has virtually decided upon the
elimination of the cash feature in
the soldiers” bonus.
SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS
WASHINGTON, D C., Mar. 2.—
The special sub-committee of the
House Ways and Means Committee
reported today that sn unauimous
agreement bad been reached for the
elimination of the cash feature
where adjusted compensation would
be less than fifty dollars.
In lieu of cash the sub-committee
agreed to add a new provision to
the bill under the terms of which the
men accepting adjusted service cer
tificates could borrow money im
mediately from banks to the extent
of fifty per cent of the total pay
due them, computed at a dollar a
day for domestic service and a dol
lar and a quarter for oversea’s ser
vice.
TO ELIMINATE LOAN SHARKS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2—
Representative Fordney declared to
day that the proposed plan is ex
pected to meet with general approv
al since it enables needy soldiers to
obtain cash immediately after the
issuance of the certificates; at the
same time relieving the treasury of
any large cash payment during en
ormous refunding operations of the
next two years, and would place no
additional tax burden on the public.
The bill will also provide title to
the certificates so that they cannot
be disposed of, thus preventing them
falling into the hands of loan
sharks.
HARDING RECOMMENDS PLAN
TO RAISE SHIP SUBSIDIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1.—
; The ship subsidy plan, which Presi
dent Harding is expected to recom
mend to congress in his message to
1 morrow, will provide for the rais
| ing of a revolving fund of thirty
million dollars yearly thru the div
i ersion from the regular channels
to a percentage of the Customs re
ceipts, according to callers at the
White House.
DEMAND FOR RAW WOOL IS
STEADILY ON THE INCREASE
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—
j According to an announcement
j made by the department of agricul
; ture today, many wool importing
j countries have regained their normal
pre-war consuming basis and are
converting raw stocks into finished
goods at almost the pre-war rate.
Pert Currier made a flying trip
to town on the last northbound Sour
dc" -h 'limited, returning to his sta
tion on the same train on its south
bound trip.
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN
GOVT. RAILROAD POLICY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—
Two important changes in the policy i
of the government toward the rail
roads became effective today with
the expiration of the section in the
transportation act which fixes six
per cent as the standard on proper
ties, and ending the period under j
which the railroads were entitled to
ask for government loans to aid
j them in continuing operations under
| private management.
The guaranty clause has been su
perceded by the section requiring
the interstate commerce commission
to fix rates, thereby saving the
roads a “reasonable return’’ on the
value of transportation property.
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FORMER SENATOR AND GIRL
DISAPPEAR FROM HOTEL I
CHICAGO. March 1. — Former!
| Senator Lee Mantle of Butte, Mon
tana, and Miss Ella Daly of Lincoln,
j Nebraska, who obtained a marriage
j license last Friday, disappeared to
. day from the hotel at which they
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j were staying.
The only clue to their where
abouts is the record showing that
they were placed on the New York
Central train.
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NAVAL ACTIVITIES CURBED
! FUEL MONEY INSUFFICIENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2—
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The entire .American navy was vir
tually brought to anchor today by
the action of the house appropria
tions committee which cut the re
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quested appropriation for navy fuel I
from 12 million dollars to $6,2282,
685.00.
The navy department made imme- i
diate plans to stop all steaming of
warships and the craft will remain j
where they are until additional ]
funds become available.
HELP THE BASEBALL CLUB
In order that sufficient funds i
will be made available to place the i
National game where it belongs, and
to get the local ball team “over the
top” in all their engagements dur
j ing the coming season, the manage-'
ment of the Nenana baseball club
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has arranged for a benefit show at
the Coliseum on Saturday night,
March 4th.
The special photoplay “What’s
Your Hurry” will first be shown I
and will be followed by a rip roar-|
j ing farce entitled "Nobody’s Wife.”
The management of the baseball
j club has been at some pains and ex
1 pense in getting up a show that can
not fail to please and it is hoped
that the public will heartily respond
and help to make a success of local
baseball.
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George Deitsch proprietor of , the
roadhouse on the Kantishna trail
j near Kobe station is paying the j
town a brief visit. He is registered |
at the Southern hotel.
CONVERSION OF NAVY YARDS
INTO INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Mar 1 —
In a letter to Samuel Gompers head
of tine American Federation of La
bor, Secretary Denby of the navy
department said that the conversion
of existing navy yards into indus
trial plants, for the purpose of ob
taining contracts from other govern
ment departments, could be accom
plished only at the expense of priv
ately owned factories. This, he de
clared, would not be of any value to
the unemployed.
CHICAGO DISTRICT ATTORNEY
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
CHICAGO, HI., March 1. — An
nouncement was made in this city
today that upon receipt of advices
from Attorney General Daugherty,
two men, one of whom is a republi
can and the other a democrat, will
investigate the office of the federal
district attorney of this city.
The investigation is the result uf
charges made recently reflecting
upon the conduct of the district at
torney’s office. The nature of the
charges has not been made public.
DEFAULTING BANKER IS NOW
BRINGING SUIT FOR DAMAGES
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2—
Jafet Lindeberg has filed two suits
against the representatives of toe
Tacoma prosecuting attorney’s of
fice, and the State of Washington,
asking a total of $27,950.00 in dan
ages for alleged attempted abdu<
tion.
The suits arose from an alleged
attempt to kidnap him on an extra
dition warrant to prevent the invali
dation of the warrant thru habeas
corpus proceedings.
The petition for habeas corpus
will be argued next Saturday.
STOCKBROKERS INDICTED
IRREGULARITIES CHARGED
NEW YOF.K, Mar. 2—As a re
sult of investigations conducted by
the district attorney regarding the
operations of bucket shops, follow
ing the failure of a number of brok
erage houses, twelve stockbroker
have been indicted by the supreme
court grand jury for irregularities
A SUCCESSFUL HOLDUP
MILWAUKEE, March 2. — Five
men held up the pay roll clerk of
the Palm Olive company today an.I
escaped with nineteen thousand dol
lars.
Among the passengers leaving for
Fairbanks on the train this after
noon were William H. Gilcher, J
H. Flower, Harry Carr and J. A
Day. They have been summoned
for jury duty and will report at
the district court at 10 o’clock to
morrow morning.
It is rumored around town that
the southbound train which left here
yesterday afternoon is marooned at
Mt McKinley Park station on ac
count of storms prevailing south of
that point, but no definite informa
tion or confirmation of the rumors
have been received, at a late hour
this afternoon.