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Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1921
NUMBER 29
• DENBY ORDERS SIMS TO RETURN HOME
PRESIDENT. ASKS ALASKANS TO STOP QUARRELS
. AMERICAN FEDERATION WILL SUPPORT IRISH REPUBLIC
PRESIDENT ASKS ALASKANS
TO GET ON PEACE BASIS
SEATTLE, June 11—A special
dispatch from the national capital
quotes President Harding as say
ing to a prominent Alaskan, about
to return to the North, after having
been in Washington in the interests
of his candidacy for office: “I wish
most sincerely that the people of
Alaska would stop quarreling, and
I will appreciate anything you can
do along that line.”
The Alaskan, whose name is not
disclosed in the message, is reported
to have assured the President that
he would do everything in his power
to make the Bone administration a
success.
BUDGET BILL IS SIGNED
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11
President Harding has attached his
signature to the bill establishing a
budget system for Government ex
penditures.
NATIONS MAKE REPLY
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11—
Informal responses of an elaborate
character are being received from
several governments to which the
United States recently addressed in
formally, the suggestion of interna
tional negotiations regarding dis
armament.
APPOINTMENTS SONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11—
The senate has confirmed the nom
inations of former Senator Cham
berlain and others who were select
ed by President Harding for places
on the Shipping Board.
LABOR LEADER PASSES
NEW YORK, June 11—John H.
Golden, for many years president
of the Textile Workers of America,
died here yesterday.
ARMY AVIATOR KILLED
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11—
Lieut. W. B. Brown, of Idaho, met
death at Colonial beach yesterday
when his plane crashed.
KANSAS TOWN FLOODED
GREAT BEND, Kan., June 11—
The Arkansas river has overilowed
its banks and flooded the residential
section of this city, on the south
side. The water reached a depth
of three feet in the streets yes
terday, but has subsided somewhat
today.
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TALKATIVE ADMIRAL IN BAD;
DEMAND MADE FOR DISCHARGE
CAMP LEWIS SOLDIER WIL
GET LIFE TERM IN PRISON
TACOMA, June 11—Edward Fil
ion, a Camp Lewis soldier, who was
tried here on a charge of first de
gree murder for killing Karl Tims,
a taxicab driver, on May 8, was
found guilty yesterday by a jury.
He will be given a sentence of
life imprisonment.
SWEDEN DISCOVERS PLOT
TO START RED REVOLUTION
STOCKHOLM, June 11—The ar
rest of a Bolsheviki leader in Kir
vuna, has disclosed to the govern
ment the existence of widespread
plans for a Bolsheviki revolution
in Sweden.
Papers found on the leader have
enabled the Swedish authorities to
make a number of arrests here, and
it is expected that more will fol
low.
CHICAGO TAXIS AT WAR
CHICAGO, June 11—The police
made a round-up of taxi drivers
yesterday, following a number of
sfhootings in which one man was
killed and several injured and a ]
number of cars, belonging to rival
companies, wrecked. The outbreak
was the climax of a feud which has
raged for several months.
FRAZER RIVER ON RAMPAGE
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 11—A
boy named Stiles was drowned today
in the flood waters on Suttas prairie
where the flood situation remains
unchanged. The Frazer river has
risen to the 21-foot mark at the
mission, which is within two and one
half feet of the extreme level of
last July.
CANADIAN SILVER FOR U. S.
OTTAWA, June 11—Three thou
sand tons of silver ore from the
Mayo district will be sent to Selby,
California, for smelting, because of
the fact that there are no smelters
in Canada prepared to accept the
ore.
BANDITS STEAL MAIL
DENISON, Iowa, June 11—Three
bandits overpowered the local tele
graph operator this morning ana
made their escape with six sacks
of mail.
BAPTIST LEADER DEAD
DALLAS, June 11—Dr. James
Bruton Campbell, retired president
of the Southern Baptist convention,
and a nationally known Baptist
leader, preacher and educator, died
here today, aged 80 years.
HAINES NAMED BY HARDING
TO BE HEAD OF DRY SQUAD
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11—
Roy C. Haines, of Hallaboro, Ohio,
has been nominated by President
Harding to succeed John F. Kramer
as federal prohibition commissioner.
The selection of Haines was re
commended by Secretary Mellon.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11—
As a result of the statements made
by Admiral Sims, relative to Irish
sympathizers in America, in a re
cent speech in London, Secretary
of the Navy Denby has revoked the
talkative admiral’s leave of absence
and ordered him to report immedi
ately at Washington.
Says Report Was Garbled
LONDON, June 11—It has been
learned unofficially that Admiral
Sims, in his reply to Secretary Den
by’s note of inquiry regarding the
statements made by the admiral in
his speech on the Irish question,
expresses the opinion that parts of
his speech were garbled.
Want Sims Discharged
DENVER, June 11—A resolution
was adopted at the annual conven
tion of the Metal Trades department
of the American Federation of La
bor here yesterday, demanding the
recall of Admiral Sims and his dis
honorable discharge from the navy,
if his London speech on the Irish
question was correctly quoted.
JAIL DID NOT HURT RUTH
NEW YORK, June 11—Fresh
from the Tombs, where he served
a whole day for exceeding the
speed limit, Babe Ruth appeared
on the diamond yesterday, keen- j
eyed and eager, and before the |
game was half over, he had added j
another homer to his string, mak- j
ing a total of 17 for the season.
The home run was made in the 3d.
inning against Cleveland, with no \
one on bases.
MAJOR M’FARLAND MARRIED;
MRS. VACHON IS THE BRIDE
SEWARD, June 11—Mrs. Louise;
Vachon and Major E. R McFar-!
lard were married here on Thurs- j
day, upon the arrival of the steam- j
er Alameda from the South. Father
Markham officiated, with a few in
timate friends of the contracting
parties present.
The bride is the widow of the
late John Vachon, of Tolovana, who
died at Fairbanks fifteen months
ago. The bride has been visiting
with relatives in Boston during the
past six months, and was accompan
ied on the northern trip by her
four children. She is well known
throughout the Tanana valley for
her exceptionally sweet character,
and has cheerfully borne her great J
hardship. She is the type of Alaskan\
woman the territory is proud.
The bridegroom is now superin
tendent of the T. & T. department
of the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission, and is also known in the
! Tanana valley. He is a veteran of
| the Sioux Indian war, and was in
! France nearly two years, retiring
with the rank of major, with two
citations from General Pershing.
The newlyweds will reside in An
chorage, after a short honeymoon
'trip to Interior Alaska.
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Will Support Ireland
DENVER, June 11—A resolution
tentatively drafted for submission
at the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor, to
be held in this city next week, de
mands the immediate recognition of
the Irish republic, and the with
drawal of British troops from Ire
land; also the refund of nine bil
lion dollors loaned to Great Britain
by America.. The proponents of the
resolution say that 95 per cent of
the delegates who will attend the
convention are Irish sympathizers,
and that a large majority of them
have given their promise to sup
port the resolution.
Gompers Says He’ll Stick
In an address delivered before the
metal workers yesterday, President
Sam Gompers, of the American Fed
eration of Labor, declared: “As
long as I live, no matter how I am
placed, I shall endeavor to pursue
my life’s work until the end.” He
said that the metal trades should
be optimistic regarding the future,
as the present reaction will not be
lasting.
LEGION COMMANDER KILLED
INDIANAPOLIS, June 11—F. W.
Galbraith, national commander ot
the American Legion, was instantly
killed here on Thursday, in an auto
mobile accident. The auto in whicn
Galbraith was riding, went over a
20-foot bank. Henry Ryan and Mil
ton Gore, who were in the same
car, escaped with minor injuries.
MRS. BERGDOLL ESCAPES JAIL
PHILADELPHIA, June 1J—Mrs.
Emma Bergdoll, mother of the rich
American draft deserter, who was
given the option of paying a heavy
fine for aiding her son to escape,
or serving a term in prison, de
cided yesterday to keep her liberty
and that of her four co-defendants,
by paying the sum of $23,000 into
the hands of the court.
CANADIAN ROADS TO COT PAY
MONTREAL, June 11—Following
the example of the American rail
roads, the Canadian lines have tak
en preliminary steps to reduce the
wages of their employes twelve per
cent.
NEGRO ROBBER CONFESSES
YAKIMA, June 11—Thos. Payne,
a negro, has confessed to the police
that he stole a mail sack from the
station at Toppinish last month,
and led the officers to the spot
where he had the sack cached. They
recovered $6,000.
The launch Dan Patch, Captain
Billy Ford, returned to Nenana to
day, with mail from the Sibilla,
and was dispatched to Fairbanks
with the mail for that place, in
compliance with the terms of the
contract held by the White Pass
Company.
Venana, the Gateway to XcXlnJay
national Park.
SIX HUNDRED COAL MINERS
HAVE VERY NARROW ESCAPE
PERU, III., June 11—Six hundred
miners who were trapped in the
railroad mine at Mark, south of j
this city, when a fire started half a
mile from the shaft, had a narrow
escape from death, but it is be
lieved that all of them escaped by
means of an emergency shaft.
Rescue crews who were sent into
the mine, are engaged in sealing
the burning tunnel today.
COAL MINERS ARE BROKE;
READY TO RETURN TO PITS
LONDON, June 11—A resump
tion of work in the British coal
mines on June 20 is expected to
result from the ballot which is to
be taken, following a decision of
the miners today to consider new
proposals made by the mine owners.
It is believed there will not be
the necessary two-thirds majority in
favor of continuing the strike, be
cause of the depletion of the funds
in the miners’ strike chest.
The mines have been closed ter,
weeks.
FLOOD TOLL IS FIVE HUNDRED
DENVER, June 11—An Associat
ed Press census of flood victims
and property damage has establish
ed the fact that it will be several
days before the actual loss to life
and property can be ascertained
with any degree of certainty. As
nearly as can ascertained, however,
the original estimates seem fairiy
accurate. It is believed that the
number of dead will easily reach
500.
An airplane survey of damage,
shows that crops have been de
stroyed over an area of 296 s juare
miles.
AFTER MITCHELL’S GOAT
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11
Major General Menoher, chief of
the army air service, in written re
commendations to Secretary Weeks,
has asked for the resignation of
Brig. Gen. Mitchell, as assistant
chief of the air service.
One of the reasons assigned for
the request is the action of Mitchell
in publicly urging a unified air
service after President Harding had
addressed Congress in opposition to
such unification.
LEWIS TO LEAVE ALASKA
SEATTLE, June 11—A Washing
ton special says that Lieut. John P. j
Pentz, of the signal corps, has been
assigned to duty at Fort Gibbon,
relieving Major Charles A. Lewis,
who is now in command of the
second section.
SMITH IS DOUGLAS P. M.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11
Guy L. Smith has been appointed!
postmaster at Douglas, Alaska.
Vance McDonald returned to town
today, aboard the launch Dan Patch.
PRISONER MAKES ESCAPE
BY JUMPING FROM TRAIN
CASTLE ROCK, Wn., June 11 -
Roy Gardner, a mail robber who
was being taken to McNeils Island
to serve a sentence, made his es
cape from his guards, after he had
held up the two marshals who were
in charge of him. He relieved the
officers of their cash and guns and
placed his handcuff's on their wrists,
after which he leaped from the
lavatory window of the Shasta Llm
ited. The escape took place at an
early hour this morning. Frank
Pyron, a counterfeiter, who was al
so enroute to the island, helped
Gardner to escepe and left with him.
Not The First Time
SAN FRANCISCO, June 11—Roy
Gardner has been twice sentenced
to McNeils Island and escaped both
times while enroute to the peniten
tiary. He escaped a year ago last
April and was at liberty until ap
prehended recently for the robbery
of a Southern Pacific mall train
on May 20.
KANSAS LAW IS UPHELD
TOPEKA, June 11—In the most
sweeping decision thus far rendered
in connection with the validity of
the Kansas industrial court act, the
supreme court has affirmed tin
decision of the district court In
sentencing Alexander Howat, head
of the Kansas Miners union, to a
year in jail for contempt of court.
The law is upheld on each of the
eight issues raised.
TRIED TO BEAT BOARD BILL;
DIES IN BATTLE WITH COPS
TOLEDO, June 11—Thomas Kel
ly was killed by the police here
yesterday, at the end of a two-hour
battle in which two policemen lost
their lives. Machine guns and hand
grenades were used by the police
to dislodge Kelly from his barraead
ed quarters.
The trouble resulted from the
refusal of Kelly to pay a board bill.
MEMORIAL FOR TEDDY
MILWAUKEE, June 11—Plans for
the erection of a $25,000 Roosevelt
memorial were adopted here yes
terday at the annual meeting of
the Associated Harvard Clubs.
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