* Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 22. 5921
NUMBER 72
• EXPLOSION IN GERMANY FATAL TO 800
MINERS TALK OF STRIKE TO BOOST WAGE SCALE
' MAHONEY ROASTS PUBLIC FOR INTEREST IN HEARING
MAHONEY GOES TO TRIAL;
OBJECTS TO PUBLIC’S GAZE
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Seattle, Sept. 22—James Mahoney,
■who is on trial in this city on tne
charge of murdering his elderly
bnae. has granted an interview to
a local newspaper, in which he bit
terly arraigned the “vulgar curious
ity” of the crowd which daily fills
the court room.
The work of selecting the jury
was completed yesterday and, in his
opening statement this morning, the
prosecuting attorney, in outlining the
state’s case, said that he would show
that Mahoney beat his wife to death
after drugging her, and that he then
packed the body in a trunk and cast
it into Lake Union. The motive of
V Mahoney, it was charged, was to
secure the wife’s property, valued
at $200,000.
Mahoney remained apparently un
moved throughout the proceedings.
He yawned nervously during the re
cital.
The first witnesses were called
this afternoon.
The jury consists of four women
and eight men.
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CREW OF SWEDISH VESSEL
HAVE TRYING EXPERIENCE
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 22—nbe
25 members of the crew of the
Swedish bark Mont Bianco which
was burned in the South S as sever
al months ago, arrived here > ;ter
day, aboard the liner Mamora, from
Manila, and report a thrilling ex
perience after they had been forced
to abandon their ship.
After the bark had burned, the
members of the crew made their
way to an island, being nine days
in open boats. They were marooned
on the island 51 days, during which
time they lived on cocoanuts and
other tropical fruits.
WORLD S SERIES STARTS SOON
CHICAGO, Sept. 22—In accord
* ance with a decision reached today,
following a conference betweent the
presidents of the American and Na
tional leagues and Judge Landis, to
start the World’s series on October
6. The opening game will be played
on the home grounds of the winner
of the National league pennant. The
1 two New York clubs are leading at
present, with Cleveland and Pitts
burg within reaching distance of the
pennant.
AUCTIION PLAN ABANDONED
NEW YORK. Sept. 22—Urbain
Ledoux announced today that he
* had reached a ‘•compromise” with
the police, with the result that he
will abandon his plans for holding
‘‘slave” auctions in this city. He
says the police have promised to
aid him in providing food for un
employed.
KLAN ACTIVITIES REVIEWED
WASHINGTON B C., Sept. 22
Attorney General Daugherty was in
conference with President Harding
yesterday, the matter under con
sideration being the Ku Klux Klan.
The head of the department of
justice laid considerable informa
tion before the President relative
to the activities of the organiza
tion, the data having been gathered
by Director Burns, of the bureau
. of investi-ition.
WRECK OF BIG GERMAN PLANT
IS GREAT NATIONAL DISASTER
BIO FILM CORPORATION WILL
INSIST ON GOOD BEHAVIOR
NEW YORK. Sept. 22—One of
the large film corporation Of the
country has announced that it will
insert in all future contracts, a
clause pledging actors and actresses
to conduct themselves with due re
gard for public conventions, on pen
alty of forfeiting positions on five
day’s notice.
The action is said to be the direct
result of the Arbuckle scandal, al
though the corporation has no in
terest in that affair.
Rappe Pictures Withdrawn
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22—All
; of the First National film exchanges
!have been ordered to withdraw films
| showing Miss Virginia Rappe. The
j order represents 3,200 exhibitors.
important Testimony
' LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22—A1
j Semnecher. manager for Miss Rappe,
is reported to have testified before
the grand jury that Arbuckle ad
mitted after the tragedy that he had
taken Miss Rappe into a room in toe
St. Francis hotel and committed
certain acts in connection with the
crime alleged to have been committ
ed by him.
Officials of the district attorney’s
office assert that the testimony will
be of great value to the state in the
prosecution of the actor.
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CONVICT SCARES WARDEN
LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 22—In re
sponse to a request received from
the warden at the state penitentiary,
six men from the National Guard
anti-aircraft company have been dis
patched to the prison, with two ma
dhine guns, to assist the penitentiary
guards in preventing further an
noyance from Tom Slaughter, out
law, who killed one guard and hurt
two others in an attempt to escape
this week. The governor also has
sent additional sentries to the peni
iary. The outlaw has been placed
1 tentiary. The outlaw has been placed
! in solitary confinement.
GUAM PLOTTERS ARRESTED
PAGO PAGO, American Guam,
Sept. 22—A conspiracy among the
petty chiefs of this district to kill
the high chiefs because of their
loyalty to the American administra
! tion, was ripped in tihe bud this
1 week by the island authorities, be
fore the plotters had done any dam
age. Seventeen of the conspirators
have been placed under arrest.
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! U. S. DIVER HAS CLOSE CALL
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 22—
; The navy department has been ad
I vised of the safe arrival of the sub
marine R-27 at Guantanamo, Cube.,
j following a mishap at sea. Several
i days ago, the diver wirelessed for
assistarce, stating that the craft
had become disabled, and several
vesse’s were immediately dispateheJ
| to the rescue.
—One of the greatest industrial dis
asters in the history of Germany
occurred yesterday, when eight hun
dred persons were killed by a series
of explosions in the badische Ani
line Fabrik Works at Oppau, near
Frankenthal The bodies of 800 vic
tims are reported to have been re
covered from the ruins, and it is
feared the final list will show a total
of more than that number. The re
ports also state that approximately
3,000 persons were injured, 2,500
having been treated at various hos
pitals.
The concussions were so terrific
CONGRESSMEN REASSEMBLE:
ADJOURN UNTIL SATURDAY
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 22—
! After a recess of 30 days, the Con
gress reassembled yesterday, and the
i indication is that the extra session
which began in April, will continue
I until the lawmakers enter upon the
| work of the regular session, which
j begins in December.
No business was transacted yes
! terday, other than approving the
journal, and the house adjourned
during the afternoon, to meet again
on Saturday.
The time of the senate was tak
en up to a considerable extent bv
Senator Harrison,''who unloaded a
long-winded speech in which he took
occasion to criticise President Hard
ing for “playing polities'’ in a re
cent exchange of letters with Rep
resentative McCormick, of Illinois
The speaker charged that the Presi
j dent’s letter, which was given con
i siderable publicity, was written tc
j aid the election of Bursum, in New
; Mexico.
REPUBLICANS ELECT BURSUM
SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO
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j ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Sept. 22
1—W. C. Oesterich, who is in charge
! at the Democratic State Headquart
j ers. has conceded the election ol
| Holm O. Bursum, Republican eandi
' date for United States senator, ovei
j Richard H. Hanna, the Democratic
; nominee. He admits that Bursuir
i has carried the ’ection by a sub
stantial margin, and the Republi
cans are claiming the election by a
majority of 7,000.
The early returns indicated un
usual Democratic strength in the
southern counties of the state, with
the northern counties going stronc
for Bursum.
i $5,000,000
Spent on Buildings
To Date
For the Education of
1025
Children
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! that they were felt in this city. 35 ;
miles distant from the scene of the
: disaster, while at Mannheim. 13
! miles away, almost every window
in the city was shattered, several
, persons were killed and 36 injured. .
Many windows also were broken in
Frankfort. 40 miles distant from
the wreck.
The town of Oppau was left in
ruins by the explosions, practically
everj- building for miles around
having been razed.
The cause of the disaster probably
never will be known for the reason
that practically all persons employed
in the destroyed plant were killed.
WHOLESALE PRICES SOARING
WITH FOOD PRICES IN LEAD
WASHINGTON. D. C Sept. 22—
According to figures compiled by
the department of labor, wholesale
prices increased 2.75 per cent dur
ing the month of August, as com
pared with prices prevailing in July.
Food prices were in the lead, with
an advance of 13.5 per cent. Farm 1
products, including many food arti
cles. showed an average increase of
2.5 per cent. In other commodities,
except clothing, which remained
stationary, prices decreased during
the month.
Retail Food Price* Climb
The figures show that retail food
prices increased on an average of
4.3 per cent. Potatoes increased 24
per cent, pork chops and cheese 13
per cent, butter 10, sugar 6. ham
and oranges 4, plate beef, fresh milk ■
oleomargerine and cornmeal 2, ba- ^
cou, rolled oats, rice, canned corn
prunes and rice 1.
Bananas dropped 5 per cent, leg
of lamb 3, canned salmon, flour,
raisins and onions 2, steaks, rib
roast 1.
Food prices increased six per cent
in New York and one per cent in
Seattle.
FRANCE WELCOMES GENERAL
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HAVRE, France, Sept. 22—The j
arrival of General Pershing at this
port yesterday from the United
States was the occasion of a mon
; ster demonstration, a huge crowd
cheering the distinguished American
i officer as he came ashore A regi
ment of infantry lined the quay and
school children presented the gen
era] with a large boquet of Ameri
can Beauty roses.
SALMON PACK FALLS OFF;
1921 BAD YEAR FOR NORTH
SEATTLE. Sept. 22—Estimates
based on opening- prices, except in
the case of Puget Sound sockeyes,
place the value of this year’s salmon
pack of Alaska, Puget Sound, Col
umbir river, and British Columbia
at $33,290,000, according to figures
given out by the Pacific Canned
Fish Brokers Association. The values
of each district follow:
Alaska. $20,471,000; Puget Sound
$4,689,000; Columbia river, $3,800.
000; British Columbia, $4,330,000.
The total pack of these districts
and Siberia is estimated at 4,392,
000 cases, a decrease of 1,201,000
cases from last year.
The Alaska pack showed a de
crease of 1.725,000 cases this year,
the total for the season, in round
number* being estimated at 2,667,
000 cases, compared with 4,395,000
cases last year. Puget Sound and
Siberia are the only districts show
ing increased packs for the year.
SMALL BOAT IS MISSING;
ROY GARDNER SUSPECTED
TACOMA. Sept. 22—The discov
ery that a small boat belonging to
•J. C. Evans, a McNeil Island ranch
er. was stolen during the night, has
led prison officials to believe that
Roy Gardner has made his escape to
the mainland.
It is now believed that the escape
remained in hiding on the island un
til the search for him was abandon
ed, and then made his way to the
mainland without danger of molesta
tion.
THREE CLUBBER TO DEATH
DOWAGIAC, Mich., Sept. 22—Mr.
and Mrs. William Monroe and their
daughter Neva, were found dead in
bed this morning, the evidence in
dicating that they had been clubbed
to death while asleep. Another
daughter, Ardith, also had been at
tacked, and was unconscious when
discovered. The authorities are with
out a clue.
Treaty Sent To Senate
The German, Austrian and Hun
garian peace treaties were sent to
the senate yesterday by President
Harding for ratification. The docu
ments were accompanied only by a
short formal note in which the law
makers were requested to give the
matter their favorable consideration
without needless delay.
House Asked To Probe Strike
During the brief time the lower
house of Congress was in session
yesterday, Representative Foster, of
Ohio introduced : resolution provid
ing for an 'ivesrgaticr of the Wert
Virginia coal fiei s situation by the
i-'»u-3 mines committee. The senate
is aiready engaged in investigating
Ike strike in that state.
LEWIS SAYS COAL BARONS
RULr IN WEST VIRGINIA
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 22—In his
opening address t the delegates in
attendance at the bi-ennial conven
tion of the United Mine Workers.
President John L. Lewis declared
that “there is no law in Logan. Mc
Dowell and Mercer counties, ;n
West Virginia, except the law of
the gun man; and no public officials
function except those elected by
the coal operators.”
Lewis rapped Robert Harlin. for
mer president of the Washington
Miners’ union, and Alexander Howat
of the Kansas organization, for a’.
; leged false statements regarding the
j organization.
Phillip Murray, vice president of
the organization, stated, in an ad
dress delivered yesterday, that he
i regarded it as a foregone conclusion
1 that the delegates in attendance at
| the convention will declare in favor
j of fighting for higher wages when
! the new agreements are negotiated
next March.
Gaining In Strength
William Green, secretary-treasur
er of the organization, reported to
the convention tbst the organized
miners of the country had achieved
the greatest numerical strength ir»
their history during the past year,
and this in spite of industrial de
pression and widespread unemplov
ment.
He declared that pernicious propo
ganda against organized labor gener
ally, and the United Mine Workers
particularly, had been circulated
through the press and other channels
in an effort to injure the cause of
labor, as represented by the unions.
Strike It Threatened
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22—Inter
national officers of the United Mine
Workers intimate that a strike will
be called in the event of the refusal
of coal operators to grant an in
| crease in wages when existing agree
ments expire next March.
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BRITAIN WARNS RUSSIANS
PROMISES MUST BE KEPT
LONDON, Sept. 22—The British
government has dispatched a strong
ly worded note to Moscow, tailing
the attention of the soviet govern
ment to alleged serious hr aches 'f
faith in the soviet’s participation in
intrigues agaist the British through
out Central Asia and Afganistan.
An explanation is demanded, „
VOLSTEAD IS WARNED ^
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 22—Rep
resentative Volstead, known through
out the country through his connec
tion with the Volstead act, says that
his Hfe has been threatened. In an
address delivered before the Min
nesota Anti-Saloon league here on
Monday night, he announced that
he received a letter while in Wash
ington, during the late recess, warn
ing him that he “would never take
his seat again in the house.”
RIOTING AGAIN IN BELFAST
BELFAST, Sept. 22—Rioting was
resumed in the North Queen street
area yesterday a,. J two persons were
wounded beforj troops arrived on
the scene. The whole district is.
swarming with soldie •% today.