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THE NENANA NEWS
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VOLUME IV
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1922
NUMBER 234
PRESIDENT MAY TAKE OVER RAILROADS
CANADIAN LABOR MINISTER SAYS U. S. LAW BAD
RAIL STRIKERS STAND PAT ON SENIORITY RIGHTS ISSUE
UNDAUNTED AVIATOR WILL
TRY FLIGHT AGAIN IN 1923
Among the passengers arriving on
the mail launch Tanar.a on Thurs
day was C. O. Prest. aviator, who
had the misfortune to lose his plane
when almost within sight of his goal.
He went to Fairbanks yesterday
and will return to Nenana within
a few days to connect with the
through train for the coast, enroute
to the Stages. Mr. Prest expects to
build another plane during the com
ing winter and will make another
flight next year, with Siberia as the
objective point.
Although quite a young man, Mr.
Prest has had twelve years flying
experience. He had intended making
a flight from New York to some
point on the Siberian coast, and
back. He left Curtis Flying field, at
Buffalo, during the latter part of
May. and followed a mapped course,
making brief stops to replenish his
fuel, at the following places, in the
order named: Cleveland. Bryan, Chi
cago, Clinton, la., Iowa City, Des
Moines, Omaha, Grand Island. North
Platte. Cheyenne, Rawlins, Rock
Springs, Salt Lake City, Ogden. Lo
gan, Roberts, Dillon, Anaconda.
Helena. Shelby. Glacier Park, Kalis
pel. Spokane. Seattle, Juneau, Skag
way, Whitehorse. Selkirk. Dawson
and Eagle. He c-ame to grief when
about 50 miles out of Eagle on his
line of flight to Fairbanks.
The machine used was a standard
Curtis motored biplane, slightly
smaller than the De Havilland bomb
ing planes used by* the B.ack ^ o*f
Squadron which visited Alaska un
der the command of Captafh Streete,
and had the advantage of being able
to land in places where tne bombers
could not. The motor used was a 90
horsepower, eight cylinder engine
capable of a speed with full load
of 65 miles an hour, greater speed
being possible with less load.
The flight was commenced in bad
weather and Mr. Prest'says that dur
ing his long journey he did not have
a single day of anything like fair
weather, rain alternating with snow
daily until he was forced to land
near Eagle, where his plane became
a total wreck.
On Sunday, July lb, ne noppeu
off from Eagle, headed for Fair
banks in the early morning. It was
raining at the time but not very
heavily. When he had flown about
half an hour spark plug trouble de
veloped, one cylinder went out en
tirely and another was missing bad
ly. His ‘ altitude at this time was
about 3,500 feet and, although he
could have held his altitude with
six cylinders, he could not climb
and as he knew there were some
mountains ahead of him, coupled
with the fact that plane could not
long stand the vibration resulting
from partial use of the engine, he
made preparations to land, intending
to resume the flight after he had
put the engine in order. He picked
out a sloping plain at the top of a
hill in the neighborhood of the Sev
entvmile river. He knew it was a
niggerhead swamp but it was the
best he could find, and he made the
landing safely, coming down among
scattered bands of caribou not in
the least disturbed by his sudden
appearance. In a very short time
he had corrected the engine trouble
and then spent a couple of hours
clearing a runway through the
swamp by tearing out the nigger
heads with his hands. When this work
was completed he climbed in and
„ taxied for the takeoff. The plane
was gathering speed and almost
ready to leave the ground when a
soft spot was encountered. The
wheels buried themselves in this,
bringing the plane sharply on its
nose and breaking the propeller.
Luckily for Prest he was strapped
in his seat and escaped being hurled
W" from the machine.
It was impossible for him to right
* the machine alone, so he gathered
up the more important instruments
and started in search of a trail.
RAIL STRIKE SITUATION GRAVE;
BOMBS DAMAGE R. R. YARDS
The weight of his pack being too
much for him, it was cached about
three miles from the scene of the
wreck and the aviator returned to
the machine, intending to take shelt
er under its tail from the rain.
Before leaving the plane a second
time, he set up his moving picture
! camera, hoping to film the caribou
among which he had landed. But
j they were too far away. Leaving the
machine in position, he climbed a
nearby hill to see if he could locate
a trail and, upon looking back, he
saw his plane and camera surround
ed by a band of 700 or more cari
bou. He shot one of the animals
and lived on juicy steaks until dis
covered by a searching party on the
following Wednesday. In the mean
time, the plane had been completely
wrecked by a gale of wind.
After having killed the caribou,
Brest took a quantity of the meat
and made another start to find the
i trail The meat was cooked in primi
tive manner, over a camp fire, and
, eaten without salt or other food.
He left the plane on Monday and on
‘ Wednesday morning he found the
trail and shortly afterward met the
searching party headed by Deputy
Marshal Dudnev. “I had a lot of
fun”, was the way the aviator put it
in telling The News man of his ex
perience, remarking, in concluding
his story, that the trip to Fairbanks,
by the river route, would consume
three weeks from Eagle. He would
have covered the distance by plane
in three hours, by the cross country
aerial route.
Prest flew from Los Angeles to
Prince Rupert last year, his plane
being wrecked at the latter place
after he had made a round trip
flight to Ketchikan.
EVERETT TO HAVE HOSPITAL
EVERETT. Aug. 12—A contract
will be let within the next few days
for the erection of a general hospi
tal for Everett, costing a quarter of
a million dollars.
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CHINK TO HAVE BIG FUNERAL
NEW YORK. Aug. 12—The funer
al of Ko Lo, head of the Hip Sing
tong, who was assassinated this
week while coming out of a restau
rant on the East Side with a white
woman, will be held on Sunday and
will cost more than ten thousand
dollars. The body has been lying in
state since the shooting, in a copper
sheathed casket with gold handles
and a gold name plate. The services
will begin in the tong lodge room
and will be concluded with much
elaborateness at the cemetery.
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MANY CHILDREN AT WORK
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Aug. 12—
A census bureau report which was
made public yesterday shows that
more than a million American child
ren between the ages of ten and
15 years, are engaged in gainful
occupations in the United States.
EXPLOSION DAMAGES LINER
NEW YORK. Aug. 12—Two of
the crew were killed and five hurt
in an explosion which occurred yes
terday in hold No. 3, of the liner
Adriatic, according to a wireless re
port received here. The explosion
is thought to have been caused by
spontaneous combustion of coal. The
liner is proceeding here at half
speed.
INSECTICIDE FATAL TO CHILD
SEATTLE, Aug. 12—Insecticide
which was left carelessly about the
house, proved fatal yesterday to the
infant of Howard Nelson Smith,
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WASHINGTON', D. C.. Aug. 12
Chairman Cummins, of the senate
interstate commerce committee, ad
mitted today that legislation is un
der consideration to empower the
President to take over the railroads
of the country should transportation
become paralyzed.
Harding Insists On Reinstatement
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Aug. 12—
It is learned at the White House
. today that President Harding has j
addressed a wTitten communication
t
to railway executives declaring that
the strike will not be called off un
less there is assurance of the rein
statement of the rail strikers with
seniority unimpaired.
Says Strike Is Revolution
VANCOUVER. B. C.. Aug. 12—,
Addressing a gathering of Liberals
here last night, James Murdock,
dominion minister of mines, declared
that the United States Railroad
Labor Board, in “trying to force
compulsop' arbitration down the
throats of labor”, has compelled the
workers to defy the laws.
He referred to the strike situa
j tion as “a revolution in the guise
of strike”.
Bombs Explode In R. R. Yards
ROOSEVELT. Cal., Aug. 12—Five
' bombs exploded in the yards of the
j Southern Pacific early this morning.
! The explosions tore a great hole in
'the ground near the plant of the1
Pacific Fruit & Express Co. Guards j
j fired in the direction of the explo-1
! sions and received answering vol
i ^
leys.
| U. S. Marshal Sullivan was fired
Ion when he rushed in after the first
explosion. The shot pierced his lip,
face and leg and made a number of
, holes in his hat.
Strikers Will Stand Pat
WASHINGTON, D. €., Aug. 12—
; Heads of the striking railroad union?
] announced this afternoon that they
: had agreed on their response to the
'Harding proposals for the settle
j ment of the strike, and it is under
. stood they will refuse to leave the
, seniority question for settlement by
the Railroad Labor Board.
Two Train* Are Stalled
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12—Two
overland trains are stalled at Stock
' ton as a result of the strike.
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More Explosions
i SAN BERNARDINO. Aug. 12 —
A series of 23 bomb explosions rc
| curred in the Santa Fe yards yes
SE1ZURE OF CABLES IN ERIN
PROVES COSTLY TO YANKEES
LONDON, Aug. 12—As a result
of the seizure of Irish cable stations
by the Irregulars, Americans and
others abroad who desire to com
municate with the United States
are compelled to ^oute their mes
sages via Lisbon, Cape Verde Is
lands and Buenos Aires, at a cost
of one dollar per word.
There appears to be little pros- <
pect of early restoration of com
munication by way of the regular
cables.
ISLAND GROWERS QUIETED
MANILA, Aug. 12—News of the
l senate’s approval of a tariff on
; sugar has quieted local political,
agitation against a continuance of
free trade.
DOWN BUT NOT OUT
CANTON, Aug. 12—Sun Yat Sen
who arrived here on Wednesday, is
preparing to go to Shanghai to make
a combination against Wu Pei Fu.
terday and there were four more
today. The seventeenth bomb out
the transmission line and left the
city in darkness. Federal Marshal
Albertson was badly burned as the
result of the explosion of one of
the bombs which he had picked up
and was examining. It went off in
his hands. The bombs were made
of cast iron pipe elbows and filled
with white powder. It appears that
they were thrown into the stockade.
A lieutenant and six army men
are patrolling the streets today in
an armored car.
Passengers Marooned
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 12—
With the temperature standing at
100 and food supplies running low,
marooned passengers at Needles and
Barstow are reported to be in dis
tress.
Embargo On Perishables
LOS ANGELES, Aug 12—The
Santa Fe has established an em
bargo on the shipment of perishables
Executives Deadlocked
NEW YORK, Aug. 12—The head*
of 148 railroads, who gathered in
this city yesterday, appointed a com
mittee to make reply to the Harding
proposal. Haley Fiske. president of
the Metropolitan Insurance Co., ad
dressed the executives, and it is un
derstood he carried an important
message from the financial interests.
It is reported today that the mem
bers of the committee are dead
locked on the question of submit
ting the question of seniority to the
Railway Labor Board.
The chief officials of 17 railroad
labor organizations are in session at
Washington to formulate their re
sponse to the Harding proposal.
Through Train* Are Off
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 12—It has
been officially announced that no
through passenger trains will leave
this city until the rail strike has
been called off.
Held Up At Ogden
OGDEN, Au?. 12—Several hun
dred travelers are marooned here
as the result of the refusal of S. P.
firemen to take trains out.
Apple Crop In Danger
WENATCHEE, Aug. 12—A mass
meeting has been called for Monday
to formulate action looking toward
transportation relief. It is believed
the $25,000,000 apple crop is in
grave danger as the result of the
rail strike.
VICTORIOUS CHINESE LEADER
STANDS FOR A UNITED CHINA
WAICHOW, Aug. 12—Chin Chi
ung Ming, leader of the victorious
forces who put Sun Yat Sen to
rout, told a representative of The
Associated Press yesterday that he
stands for the unification of China
and the adoption of a constitution
patterned after that of the United
States.
The interview wTas the only one
given by the general since he be
came prominent in June.
COAL IS VERY SHORT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 12—
The shortage of anthracite coal al
ready as a result of the strike can
not be made up in a whole year, ac
cording to a statement made today
by Secretary Davis. The anthracite
negotiations are awaiting the out
come of the bituminous conference
now in session at Cleveland.
W. H. Chandler left for the Out
side on last night’s train.
ELDUAYEN BROTHERS RELATE
STORY OF INGLEWOOD AFFAIR
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 12—The
I story of the Inglewood raid of last
, April was related in court yester
day by Fidel and Matias Elduayen,
members of the Spanish family
: against whom the attack was direct
i ed.
i Speaking through an interpreter,
i the brothers told the court that they
! were dragged from their beds late
I on the night of the raid on their
' winery, and were driven about in
autos for two hours, during which
i time they were subjected to threats.
I They were finally set free six miles
- from their home.
SLEEPING POTION FATAL
CHICAGO, Aug. 12—Mrs. Eva O.
j Gleason, whose husband is said to
have left her $200,000 when he died
: recently at Los Angeles, died in
her apartments in a local hotel last
night. Police who investigated the
I case, say that death resulted from
an oveijjj.-e of soporific.
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HARDING URGES FLEXIBILITY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 12
In a letter addressed to Senator
McCumber, chairman of the senate
finance committee. President Hard
ing urges the adoption of a flexible
tariff, embodying the recommenda
tions of the tariff committee.
“PINK” TO GET FAIRBANKS P. O
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 12—
Wilkie T. Pinkerton, proprietor of
the Pioneer Express, has been nom
inated by President Harding to be
postmaster at Fairbanks.
FRISCO MAN HONORED
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12—The
American Bar association has elect
, ed John W. Daves president of the
! organization. He was formerly am
| bassador to Great Britain.
SEAMEN REJECT ARBITRATION
MANILA, Aug-. 12—The officer?
and sailors who went out on strike
here recently, resulting in the tying
up of many American vessels, have
! flatly rejected the Government’s ar
! bitration proposal. In the meantime
foreign boats are supplying limited
service and coast guard boats are
carrying food to isolated district?
CANADIAN MYSTERY SOLVING
MONTREAL, Aug. 12—Mas Phil
I lips, alias Albert King, has been
placed under arrest at Perce. Que
bec, in connection with the disap
pearance, in 191!', of Ambrose W.
Small, Toronto theatrical i an. The
earlier arrest of a woman in New
Brunswick led to the apprehension
of Phillips.
BELGIAN BALLOON WINS
GENEVA, Aug. 12—de Mister,
pilot of the Belgian balloon which
participated in the Bennett cup
race, has been declared winner. He
is credited with 1,300 kilometers.
TOW LINE WRECKS TUG
NEW YrORK, Aug. 12—Two mem
bers of the crew of six were drown
j ed yesterday when a tug was cap
, sized by a foul tow line, which drift
ed under the stern of the tug and
then tightened suddenly. The tug
was whipped over on its side and
, disappeared in two minutes.
RAINS EXTINGUISH FLAMES
VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 12—
| Rains during the last couple of days
have greatly reduced the forest fire
: menace.
ARTHUR GRIFFITH PASSES
BELFAST. Aug. 12—Arthur Grif
fith, president of Dail Eireann,
founder of the Sinn Fein and and
leader of the free state movement,
died today at Dublin, a victim of
the flu. He had been ill ten days
and was on the road to recovery
when he had a relapse, the end com
ing suddenly.
WIDOW WILL GET ALL
SEATTLE, Aug. 12—The will of
Harry Whitney Treat was admitted
to probate today. The widow will
get the entire estate, the value cf
which has not yet been determined.
DEMPSEY READY TO TRAIN
BOSTON", Aug. 12—Jack Demp
sey arrived here today for his last
appearance in exhibition. He vill
go into training immediately for his
forthcoming match with Bill Bren
nan, scheduled to take place st
Michigan City on Labor Day.
ALAMEDA IS ENROUTE NORTH
WITH N- MBER FOR INTERIOR
The steamer Alameda, which left
for the North on Wednesday, has
a number of passengers on board
for Interior points, in addition to
the party of Shriners who are en
route to Fairbanks to conduct a
ceremonial. The list of passengers
includes the following: Mr. and Mrs.
E. T. Sullivan, U. S. Marshal Bert
Stevens,. J. H. Mower, A. Pinkert,
Mr. aiKi Mrs. t'» Anderson Hugh M.
Caldwell, F. B. Lazier. John Rex
Thompson, Mrs. F. Carlquist. Lee
T. Pence, S. W. Gray. J. W. Curlee
and wife, Mrs. S. R. Morgan, Mrs.
L. Stipp and baby. G. H. Rose and
wife. J. E. Rider. A. Enos, D. H.
Reese. Percy Perry, Miss B. Hood,
H. M. Brayford. H. V Vanhock, S.
F. Kincaid, Mrs. M. H. Painter. A.
M. Truedel! and wife, Lela True
deil, Flossie Truedell, Mrs. T. Col
ling ar.il ten steerage.
BANDITS MAKE GOOD HALL
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 12—Two
masked bandits held up a party tf
six last night and escaped with
cash, jewelry and wearing apparel
valued at more than $25,000, ac
cording to the story related to tne
police by the victims. The party
were returning from a cafe.
MOVIE MAN FALLS TO DEATH
NEW YORK, Aug. 12—Doubling
for Pearl White, John Stevenson,
movie actor, missed his aim in a
leap from the top of a rapidly mov
ing bus today and fell to his death.
He was supposed to grab a string i !
pearls hanging suspended at a con
siderable height above the ground.
VOTERS FAVOR FORD OFFER
BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 12—Candi
dates for the Alabama public serv
ice commission, Fitzhugh Lee and
Frank P. Morgan, who favored .he >
leasing of the Muscle Shoals project
to Henry Ford, appear to nave been
overwhelmingly elected at Tuesday’s
primary. The defeated incumbents
were accused of friendship for the
Alabama Power Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Knickerbocker and
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bunch nnd
uaughter, who made the trip to he
Interior by way of the Valdez trail,
returned to the coast last night by
way of the Alaska Railroad, having
arrived from Fairbanks yesterday.
The business car of the system, ihe
B-l, was attached to the train for
the accommodation of the party.
West Keefe, who went to Circle
Hot Springs to seek relief from
rheumatism, returned to town this
week, much improved in health. He
says that irregular sailings on the
Y’ukon river make it difficult to go
to and from the Circle resort during
the summer, and caused him con
siderable delay in returning to Ne
nana.