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_THE N EN AN A NEWS _
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA,
SATURDAY, OCT. 21, 1922
NUMBER 364
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PORTLAND FEARS OUTBREAK OF I. W. W.
ADMIRAL SIMS SAYS NAVY MANAGERS BUNGLED
' LASKER DECLARES DRY RULING BODY BLOW TO SHIPS
SIMS SAYS NAVY BUNGLED;
NOT IN FIGHTING TRIM NOW
CLEVELAND. Oct. 21—Admiral
Sims, in a speech made here yes
terday, declared that the American
navy was not prepared for war in
1917, is no better prepared today
and never will be under the great
organization plan.
The admiral declared that the i
navy bundled and mismanaged the
fleet during the war, and since the
coining of peace there has been no
disposition to put the navy in fight
ing trim.
LLOYD GEORGE GETS OVATION
LONDON, Oct. 21—Lloyd George*
received one of the most remark-!
able ovations in the history of the j
Guild Palm yesterday, when he rose
to propose the health of the Prince j
of Wales, who was a guest of the
City Corporation at a luncheon. Thej
little Welchman was visibly affected.
PARACHUTE SAVES AVIATOR
DAYTON, Oct. 21—Leaping from
his monoplane in a parachute when
his machine began to wobble at an
altitude of two thousand feet. Lieut.
Harold Parris had a miraculous es
cape from death yesterday. The
monoplane fell to the ground wita
a crash.
POSTAL CLERKS ARE HELD
FOR BREAKING INTO MAILS
—
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Oct. 21—Six
of the 42 postal clerks who were
suspended this week for alleged pil
fering of mails, appeared before
the United States commissioner yes
terday and were bound over to the
grand jury.
Warrants have been issed for 23
others and it is expected that most
of them will surrender voluntarily.
HAS RECORD FOR WIVES
DAYTON, Oct. 21—William Jones,
negro, aged 56 years, is said to
have confessed to the police that
he has forty wives, all living and
still married to him, as far as he
knows. He acquired 15 of the wives
this year, averaging more than one
a month.
WORKING ON WILLOW
ANCHORAGE. Oct. 21—Consid
erable activity is in prospect for the
winter in the Willow creek dis
trict. Two tunnels, 1000 feet in
lenght are to be driven, a new mill
is to be installed at the Fern mine
and compressors will be used on
other properties. One of the tunnels
is expected to cut the vein beneath
the old workings which produced
$300,000,
TRIAL DOES NOT WORRY HER
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 21—Clara
Phillips, who is charged with the
murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows, a
young widow, went to trial yester-'
day with a smile on her face, ap-;
•>arently not disturbed in the least
by the presence of a big crowd in
the courtroom. She is alleged to
decoyed her victim to a lonely spot,
where she killed her with a hammer.
It is believed the selection of the
jury will be completed sometime
next week. •
EX-KAISER TO TAKE WIFE
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 21—The civil
betrothal ceremony of the former
kaiser and Princess Hermine took
• place yesterday, according to a mes
sage feceived from Doom. The en
gagement of the couple was made
public several weeks ago.
STEAMER CAPSIZES—2 DROWN
ST. JOHN, N. B., Oct. 21—The
passenger steamer Dream capsized
and sank in St. John river yesterday
and heavy loss of life was narrowiy
averted. Two women lost their lives.
The genial Dave Dunbar, dean of|
Alaska traveling men, arrived from
the coast yesterday morning on a
visit to Interior merchants.
I. W. W. CIRCULAR THREATENS i
REBELLION ON PACIFIC COAST
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
TO BUILD NEW ALASKA SHIP
SEATTLE. Oct. 21—The Alaska'
Steamship Company has awarded a
contract to the Todd Drvdock &
Construction Corporation, of Tacoma
for the construction of a million
dollar passenger liner for operation
in Alaska waters.
The vessel will carry 225 passeng
ers and have a speed of 16 knots.
It will have a length of 365 feet,
a beam of 49 feet and a depth of
26 feet. It will be equipped with j
twin screws.
EIGHT COAL MINERS KILLED
BY EXPLOSION IN MINE PIT
M’CURTAPC, Okla., Oct. 21—An
explosion in the mine pit of the
Progressive Coal Company yesterday
resulted in the death of eight miners
and the serious injury of four.
FOOTBALL SCORES
SEATTLE, Oct. 21—Yesterday’s
Northwest football games resulted as
follws:
Pendleton, 6; Whitman, 3.
Idaho, 9; Pullman, 18.
Everest. 0; Washington Fresh., 0.
INDICTMENTS ARE RETURNED
IN NATION-WIDE BOND STEAL
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 21—Twenty
six persons, including bankers, bond
salesmen, newspapermen and others
of prominence throughout the coun
try, have been indicted by the feder
al grand jury, charged with impli
cation in nation-wide bond thefts,
according to announcement made by
United States Marshal French.
The indictments were returned on
Thursday and the serving of war
wants began yesterday.
DAUGHERTY STARTS ACTION j
TO RECOVER ON CONTRACTS
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 21
Attorney General Daugherty has in
stituted civil proceedings against the
Cleveland Brass & Copper Mills, and
their surety, the Fidelity & Deposit
Company, of Maryland, seeking to
recover $454,188 on certain war
contracts.
The suit has been filed in Cleve
land.
PRESIDENT BELIEVES NORTH
HAS GOD FUTURE AHEAD
SEATTLE. Oct. 21—Congratulat
ing the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce on its celebration of the fifty
fifth anniversary of the raising of
the American flag in Alaska,, Presi
dent Harding wired the chamber
as follows:
“Alaska has richly justified the
expectations of the statesman who
secured it for the United States, and
the future of Alaska, in my judg
ment, holds even brighter possibil
ities.”
THREE OLDTIMERS PASS
DAWSON, Oct. 21—Three Yukon
pioneers died this week. D. E. Glen
dening, tobacco wholesaler, and Os
car Gustavson, miner, died on Wed
nesday, and August Labell died on
Thursday.
KENO HILL ACTIVE
DAWSON, Oct. 21—Reports from
the Mayo district state that 75 men
are being put to work on Keno Hill
to get out ore for winter shipment
Mail Contractor E, Coke Hill
shipped three horses to Kobe yes
terday.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oet. 21—The
police force of the city has been
augmented by extra squad?, to in
sure adequate protection against a
threatened invasion of Industrial
Workers of the World, who are as
suming a menacing attitude. Many
of the undesirables have been run
out of the c?:y during the last
several days, but their number is
increasing steadily.
Portland L Trouble Center
Mayor Baker has issued a state
ment in which he declare? the I. W.
W. has selected Portland as the
center for the beginning of trouble
which is intended ultimately to as
sume the proportions of a revolu
tion.
The mayor asserts that the pur
pose of the Wobblies, as expressed
on handbills, is “Let us organize
into a transport workers’ union,
with the object and purpose of tak
ing possession of transportation and
carrying it on for our benefit”,
Klansmen Offer Mayor Support
Fred R. Gifford, grand dragon of
the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon, has
| offered Mayor Baker the full sup
j port of the organization in Oregon
to combat the I. W. W. In his offer
of assistance, Gifford explained that
the klan is opposed to any revolu
tionary movement, such as Bolshe
vism, Socialism and I. W. W.-ism,
that are contrary to the fundament
als of our democratic form of gov
ernment.”
M ADOO CRITICISES MELLON
FOR FAILURE OF BONUS BILL
ST. PAUL, Oct. 21—Former Sec
retary of the Treasury McAdoo, in
an address delivered here today in
behalf of the Democratic campaign,
declared that “if I -were serretary
of the treasury, I would find a way'
to pay the soldiers a bonus. Any
government that can afford to donate
seven billion and a quarter to the
special interests, can afford to give1
less than two billion to the boys i
who preserved liberty".
WHITE KNOCKS SID MARKS
NEW YORK, Oct. 21—Sid Marks,
Canadian lightweight champion, took
the count here last night in the
second round of what was to have
been a twelve-round battle. Charley
White. Chicago lightweight, carried,
off the honors.
JUSTICE DAY WILL RESIGN
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 21
Associate Justice William R. Day.
of the supreme court, has decided
to resign in order that he may de
vote his entire time and attention
to his duties as umpire in the Ger
man-American claims negotiations.
He expects to present his resigns-:
tion formally next week.
Justice Day was formerly secretary
of state and resigned that office in
1898 because he was a member of
the commission which negotiated the
treaty of peace with Spain. He ha;
passed the retirement age and his
resignation places him on the retired
list with full pay.
FORMER MINISTER PAROLED
SAN QUENTIN, Oct. 21—Madi
son Slaughter, former Chico clergy
man, who was sent to the peniten
tiary in 1916 for the betrayal of
a girl member of his floe’ was re
leased on parole Today.
TRAIN KILLS FOUR
CHICAGO, Oct, 21—Four men
were killed near Westmore yester
day by a limited train on the Aurora
Elgin & Chicago railroad. They
were in an auto.
POTHIER DENIED BAIL
PROVIDENCE, Oct 21—Federal
Judge Brown has denied bail in the
case of Roland Pothier, who is un
der arrest charged with the murder
of Major Cronkhite at Camp .Lewis.
A freight train in charge of Con
ductor E. A. Williams left for the.
south yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Haines, who
have been residents of Nenana
since the early summer, left for An
chorage last night and will spend the
winter in the coast town.
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PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED;
RAIL TAMPERING SUSPECTED
WILLIAMSPORT. Ind., Oct. 21—
The belief is expressed today that
the wreck of a Wabash eastbound
passenger train Thursday night, re
sulting in the death of three and
the serious injury of several others,
was caused by the removal of a
rail from the track. Seven of the
coaches were burned.
JAPAN TO CURB JUVENILES
rOKA O, Oct. 21—For the reform
and control of the so-called “state
children”, juvenile courts, juvenile
rectification homes and juvenile pri
sons will be established in different
cities, in addition to the existing
reformatories. The plan of the
authorities is to submit any juvenile
offender below 14 years of ago to
the reformatories and to send those
between 14 and 20 years, -hose
offenses are either not serious or of
recurrent nature, to the juvenile
rectification home; and those whose
offenses are serious or recurrent, to
the juvenile prisons in accordance
with the verdict to be given by the
juvenile court. The government esti
mates for the administration of
state children amounts to half a
million yen.
BLIND WOMEN MEET
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 21—Forty
seven sightless women comprise the
Monday section of the Indianapolis
Women’s Deportment club. Organ
ized two years ago for the expressed
purpose of bringing the sightless
women together for their own en
:ertainment, the scope of this section
of the club has broadened until it
is recognized as one of the fore
most progressive branches. The blind
women’s branch is assisted by a
number of committees which give
assistance in caring for correspond
ence and in giving readings.
CANDIDATES FOR DRY LAW
PIERRE, S. D., Oct. 21—An al
most solid stand for prohibition is
shown in a canvass of South Dakota
congressional candidates. Only two
candidates have failed publicly to
announce themselves as favoring the
Volstead act and both are said un
officially to lean in that direction.
PAYS EXTREME PENALTY
AZTEC, N. M., Oct. 21—Steve
Katona was hanged yesterday for
the murder of two taxicab drivers
near Ship Rock
Arrivals from the coast report
that snow was no in evidence at
Curry, where the w-inter appears to
be particularly backward.
LEGION NAMES TEXAS MAN
FOR COMMANDER IN CHIEF
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 21—Alvin’
M. Owsley, of Texas, was elected!
national commander of the Amen-!
can legion yeste-day, by an over
whelming majority over Bill Deegan.1
former commander of the New York
department. Deegan promptly mov
ed that the election be made unani-:
mous.
Congress Urged To Ac*
The report of the resolutions'
committee, urging Congress to act j
on the proposals for the sale and
operations of Muscle Shoals, was
adopted by the convention during
the afternoon.
Vice Commanders Named
The following vice commanders
' were selected yesterday: Robei': S.'
Blood, of New Hampshire; Edward
; J. Barrett, of Wisconsin; C. P.
j Plumber, of Wyoming; Earl E.
Cooke, of Georgia; Watson 0. Mil
I ler, of the District of Columbia.
BORDER BOOZE SMUGGLERS
SHOOT OFFICERS IN BATTLE
EL PASO, Oct. 21—Immigration
| Inspector Charles Gardner was pro
bably fatally wounded, another in
I spec-tor was serious hurt and a
! liquor smuggler slightly hurt in a
i battle near the city limits yesterday
j between the officers and several
smugglers. The smugglers escaped.
CHICAGO LAWERS CONDEMN
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
CHICAGO, Oct. 21—Charges
] against the conduct of the office of
the United States district attorney
of Chicage, which were investigated
by representatives of the Chicago
and Illinois bap associaiions, were
found to be justified, and the re
port of the investigators has been
forwarded to Attorney General
Daugherty.
FIRST AID KITS FOR RAILROADS
CHICAGO, Oct. 21—The old-time
first aid packages, bandages and
hammer and axe emergency kit in
railroad cars, a familiar object to
every railroad passenger, has out
lived its usefulness. The new order
is a compact, modern first aid kit
to be installed in all Pullman cars.
With the installation of these kits
all employes of the company w'ill be
instructed in first aid. This instruc
tion is now under way in the Chi-1
cago district. The kits will contain
dressings, iodine swabs and a small
bottle of aromatic spirits of am- '■
monia.
NEW JERSEY CASE CLEARING
SOMERVILLE. N. J., Oct. 21—
It is learned on high authority that
indictments charging one woman
and one man, and possible a second
man, with the murder of Rev. Hall,
and Mrs. Mills will be returned on
Monday by the grand jury. It is
said the indictments will be issued
on the strength of testimony sub- j
mitted by a man and a woman wffio;
actually witnessed the crime, but
who previously kept silent because
they did not want to disclose the
fact that they were together on the
Phillips farm at the time of the
murder.
The train arriving from the coast. 1
yesterday brougb: mail from the.;
Alameda.
LASKER SAYS DRY RULING
CRIPPLES MERCHANT MARINE
CHICAGO, Oct. 21—Chairman
Lasker, of the U S. Shipping board,
speaking at a banquet given by the
Audit Bureau of Circulation, at
which Attorney General Daugherty
was present, declared that the re
cent ruling of the attorney general
regarding liquor on American ships,
was the greatest blow that could
have been dealt to the American
merchant marine. In explanation, he
said: “When we engage in interna
tional business we only deceive our
selves when we think America rules
the world. We cannot compete with
foreign ships that leave our ports
dry and take on liquor at Halifax.
He said he had entered the serv
ice hoping to show that government
ownership is possible, but he found
that “government ownership is poi
son ivy in the garden of industry".
VLADIVOSTOK FACES CRISIS
AS JAPANESE TROOPS LEAVE
VLADIVOSTOK. Oct 21—British
and American marines were landed
here yesterday to guard the consul
ates of the two nations. A reign of
terror obtains in the city as the
completion of the Japanes evacua
tion approaches.
Japanese troops and Red forces
are reported to have had an en
counter on the outskirts of the city,
but details are lacking.
HENS GLUT CHICAGO MARKET;
RESIDENTS MUST EAT MORE
CHICAGO, Oct. 21— Egg specu
lators in Chicago and other produce
centers are being caught beneath a
surplus of hen fruit, estimated at
millions of dozens. The surplus is
due chiefly to increased activities
on the part of hens throughout the
country.
It is estimated that the residents
of this city, numbering approximate
ly three million, must eat an egg a
day until the first of the new year
to wipe out the surplus.
CLIMBER HAS CLOSE CALL
GLASGOW. Oct 21—This city
claims to have the luckiest steeple
jack in the world. A miraculous es
cape from death is reported in the
case of George Armstrong, who was
at work repairing the top of the
highest chimney stack in Glasgow
when he lest his balance and fell
At the foot of the stack was a
water tank protected over the top
by iron bars three feet apart. Arm
strong fell headlong into the tank
without touching any of the bars,
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JOHN D SCHOOL FOR LONDON
LONDON, Oct. 21—Through th
renerousity of John D. Rockefeller.
London is soon to have one of the
ines: medical schools in the world.
Work has already begun on he nr-t
part of the building program, on
A’hich more than one million ollars
s to be spent. This includes pro
vision for a new nurses’ home for
;he University College Hospital, an
obstetric building of six stories, and
in enlargement of the medical school
Houses in University street and
Huntley street are shortly to be
oulled down in order to make room
’or this large scheme. Later an op
:n air ward for septic cases and
’urther research laboratories are to
)e built. The project will reach com
pletion some time in 1925.
HAVANA HONORS BRAZIL
HAVANA, Oct. 21—To compen
sate somewhat for Cuba’s failure
o send a special diplomatic mission
o the Brazilian Centennial and
;rect an exhibit at Rio de Janeiro,
.he city council has approved a mo
ion to change the name of Teniente
iey street to Brazil. The change will
>e made with appropriate ceremon
es as soon as the mayor approves
he ordinance.