Buy Your Outfit in Nenana-Save Time, Money, Trouble
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
4
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1922
NUMBER 351
TURKS VOTE TO PRESS WAR PROGRAM
SENA TE FAILS IN EFFOR T TO PASS VETOED BONUS
PRESIDENT APPROVES PROTECTIVE TARIFF MEASURE
HARDING SIGNS TARIFF BILL;
NEW DUTIES START TONIGHT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21—
The administration (tariff bill, which
■was finally approved by the senate
on Tuesday, was signed by Presi
dent Harding, at his office in the
White House, shortly after eleven
o’clock this morning, in the presence
of Chairman McCumber, of the sen
ate finance committee, Chairman
Fordney, of the house ways , and
means committee, and several others, j
The President signed the measure j
with a pen presented to him by
Chairman Fordney, who will keep
it as a souvenir.
Fordney is quoted as sating, af
ter the President had signed his
name to the bill; “If we succeed as
I hope we will succeed, in making
effective the elastic provisions of
this bill, this will prove the greatest
contribution toward progress in tar
iff making in history.”
Action Stirs Brokers
NEW YORK, Sept. 21—There is]
a race on today among customs
brokers to withdraw merchandise
from Government warehouses be
fore the new tariff rates go into
force. The customs house is besieged
by those seeking manifests of vessels
due or a few hours overdue.
The progress of a vessel carrying
a cargo of almonds is being report
ed hourly by wireless, interest in
the ship being due to the fact that:
.the duty on almonds will jump from
four to fourteen cents a pound at
midnight. .
HORNSBY CLIMBING
BROOKLYN, Sept. 21—Batting
against Cadore, of the Brooklyn
club, Roger Hornsby knocked an
other homer yearerday, bringing his
total to 38 for the season. He made
the drive in the first inning of a
double-header meeting.
ALBANIA TO GET DIPLOMAT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21J
President Harding has nominated U.
G. Smith to be minister to the new
< ly recognized government of Al
bania. Smith has been in the diplo
matic service since 1903 and was
recently commissioner and charge
d'affairs in Hungary.
AERIAL RACER AT TOP AGAIN
ETAMPES, France, Sept. 21—
Sadi Lecointe. noted aviator, has
won back his title as the world’s
speediest airman, his new'est flying
record being an average of 341.717
kilometers per hour, which is equal
to about 212 miles an hour. The
best previous record was made by
Lieutenant Brakhaha, the Italian,
who flew 336.642 kilometers an hour.
BAD FIRE AT NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 21—Two
storage buildings and the main office
of the Gallagher Transfer Company
and three homes wTere destroyed by
fire yesterday and for a time it wTas
feared a large area would be swept
by the flames. All of the city’s fire
apparatus was called out and every
available patrolman was rushed to
the scene to handle the crowds.
TAMMANY CHIEF CELEBRATES
NEW YORK, Sept. 21—Charles
F. Murphy, Tammany leader, cele
brated the twentieth anniversary of
his regime yesterday. He has the
distinction of having retained con
trol over the organization longer
than any of those before him and
he is credited with having won five
mayoralty elections, named three
governors and one United States
senator.
The revenue cutter Bear was at
Dutch Harbor yesterday, bound for
Seattle.
The steamer Alaska passed Nu
lato this morning, enroute down the
Yukon river.
AMERICA IS HELPING REFUGEES !
WHILE ALLIES THINK OF WAR
*
MK1NLEY PARKLETS *
*
r * m m * mm m * r m * m r. m *. * *
W. M. Beach and party, who went
into the park to take moving' pic
tures and have a hunt on the other
side of the park, have returned and
express themselves as much pleased
with the trip. They claim to have
secured some good pictures of wild
animal life in the park and they I
were also successful in securing some
fine specimens of sheep heads. They i
left McKinley Park station for Sew
ard with the intention of going on
a trip :o Kenai for the purpose of’
filming moose in that district. They
plan to join a party at Anchorage.
Word has been received from the
Postoffice department that the post- i
office at McKinley Park will not be
named “Riley”, as intimated in re-,
ports received earlier. The official
name will be “McKinley Park”, as
requested in the application. The
postoffice out from Cantwell, on the
Alaska Railroad, which was named
McKinley, has been rechristened
“Daneali”. This will eliminate any
confusion that might otherwise have
resulted. The patrons of McKinley
Park are very grateful to the de
partment for the action taken. Both
postoffice and railroad station now
have the same name. The postoffice
will be officially opened about the
first of October. The new- office will j
have a money order department.
The proposition of securing a
school has been brought to a suc
cessful conclusion, an allotment for
a term of eight months having been
allowed by the Territory. The fol
lowing were elected members of the
school board: Mrs. Martha E. Nichols
clerk, Mrs. Henry P. Karstens,
treasurer, and R. H. Nichols, direct- j
or. The board is now endeavoring!
to secure a suitable building in j
which to hold school and as soon as j
one is found, the school term will
be started.
Considerable activity has been go
ing on all season around McKinley
Park and a number of sightseers
and others have made the trip into
the park. As soon as suitable roads
and trails are built, the travel will
be heavy through this route. Efforts
are being made to establish the Kan
tishna mail route via McKinley Park,
which is claimed to be the most
feasible route. This route could be
kept open the year round and would
give the people in that section a
regular mail service, which is very
much needed.
The freight business and passenger \
travel has been pretty heavy to and j
from McKinley Park throughout the
season and there is reason to be
lieve it will continue that way.
The reindeer herd, which has
been in the vicinity of McKinley
Park during the last month, has
been moved farther south and is,
now in the vicinity of Cantwell and >
Windy, where the animals will be j
wintered. Superintendent Lopp and!
Mr. Mozee were at McKinley Park I
several days last week to direct the j
movement of the herd, which num
bers 1,500 reindeer.
Miss Helen Franklin, of Fair- j
banks, who has been making a visit
with Mrs. Karstens, has returned
to her home in Fairbanks.
The mail launch Tanana is en
1 route up the river from Tanana.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sapt. 21— ■
fhe French and Italian detachments :
lave withdrawn from the neutral
tone in compliance with infrac
tions received from their respect
ive governments. The Kemalists are
reported to have advanced to the I
neutral zone and the next few hours, j
it is expected, will show whether or
not they plan to engage the Allied j
forces in battle.
The British lines are supported
by the combined Atlantic and Med-|
iterranean fleets.
General Harrington, British chief
in command of the Allied forces.:
has issued a communique in which
he declares that responsibility for.
consequences resulting from viola- i
tion of the neutral zone will fall j
upon those responsible for the viola
tion.
—
America Offers Helping Hand
SMYRNA, Sept. 21—Although
there are nearly a dozen warships;
in the harbor here, no: an Allied i
vessel has offered to aid the 75,000
refugees who are gathered on the
quay, destitute and hungry. They
have been theTe during the eight j
days since the great fire and many
of them doubtless would have per-,
ished bu': the assistance rendered bv,
American destroyers.
Turkish soldiers are carrying off!
Greek and American girls daily, with |
the result that parents are frantic.
Greek* Are Overwhelmed
ATHENS. Sept. 21—The Greek
government finds itself seriously em
barrassed as the result of its at
tempt to provide food for the two
hundred thousand refugees who have j
been brought here from Asia Minor
International help is needed to pre
vent the death of thousands of the
irrivals from starvation. American j ■
•efugees are sleeping in boats on l
he Piraeus and on the floors of the i
i. M. C. A. building here, but they (
lave no cots. Queen Sophie has sent J
cnives and forks to the Americans;
n gratitude for their assistance to 1
Greeks during the Smyrna tragedy.
Harding Asks For Money
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21—i
In compliance with a request re- ]
:eived from President Harding yes
terday, the senate has voted an ap-!
tropriation of $200,000 for the re
ief of Americans at Smyrna. Ac
tion by the lower house is expected :
.mmediately.
Turks In Favor Of War
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 21—
rhe Turkish Nationalist assembly at
Angora has overwhelmingly extend-:
id the dictatorship of Mustapha
Kemal Pasha and authorized him to.
continue the war until all of the j
conditions piescribed in the National-,
ist pact have been fully realized.
Italy Will Protect Rumania
ROME, Italy. Sept. 21—The Ital
ian government has formally noti
fied Rumania that Italy w-ill not per- j
mit action by Bulgaria which would !
change the status quo of the Bal-j
kans. Italy, the note to Rumania |
says, is ready to take recourse to '
military measures to hold the Bui-.
garians in place.
Will Call Peace Conference
PARIS, Sept. 21—The Allied con
ferees on the Near Eastern situation
have decided to call a peace con
ference to which the following
countries will be invited: Grea.
Britain, France, Turkey, Italy, Jap
an. Greece. Rumania and Jugoslavia. ,
GOLD STRIKE IN QUEBEC
CAUSING BIG STAMPEDE
QUESNELDAM. Quebec, Sept. 21
—Many claims have been recorded
within the ’asr several days as the
result of the reported discovery of
good pay near this place, ihe stag
ing covers an area within a radius of
a mile of town. There is a big rush
to get in on the strike, the extent
of which has not yet been determin
ed.
HOUSE READY TO ADJOURN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 1 -
A resolution calling for a fine die
adjournment of Congress at two
o’clock tomorrow afternoon, ap
proved by the house yesterday and
is now - under consideration in tne
senate.
NEW MINISTER IS NAMED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21
President Harding has nominated
Frederick W. B. Coleman, of Minn.,
to be minister of Esthonia, Letvia
and Lithuania.
WILL OPPOSE POINDEXTER
OLYMPIA, Sept. 21—David Bur
gess has filed as SocialisVLabor
candidate for United States senator.
He was nominated at a convention
on primary day, as provided by the
state election law.
STEVENSON TRIAL STARTS
EVERETT, Sept. 21—Don Stev
enson, who is charged with the
murder of A. A. Almour, a Seattle
salesman, last March, was placed
on trial in the superior court here
this week. The body of the murder
ed man was found in the woods
north of this city several weeks af
ter the killing.
I ford forces commission
TO CANCEL RECENT ORDER
DETROIT, Sept. 21—The Ford
1 plants in the Detroit district, which
! Were dosed last Saturday on account
of the coal situation, causing the re
: lease of one hundred thousand em
; pioyes throughout the country, will
resume operations tomorrow, accord
| ing to official announcement made
! today, following the receipt of tele-,
graphic instructions from Edsel
| Ford, who is at present in Cincin
! nati.
It is explained that the cancella
i tion of the interstate commerce
' commission order, No. 23, has made
| it possible for the Ford plants to
I obtain coal at a reasonable price.
CAPPER BILL SIGNED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21—;
1 President Harding has attached his
i signature to the Capper-Tincher bill:
; providing for the regulation of j
I trading in futures in the grain mark-:
let.
—
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Godfrey ar-l
rived from the Tolovana district1
yes;erday, aboard the steamer Carl j
White. Mrs. Godfrey will leave for;
the States tomorrow' night, for a1
visit, and Mr. Godfrey will return
to the Tolovana, where he is en-j
i gaged in extensive mining opera- i
| tions.
The steamer Seattle No. 3 is now
I on her last voyage up the Yukon,
having left St. Michael on Septem
ber 12.
i -
The steamer Martha Clow, which
is enroute 'to Iditarod, with the
Loewe Victor in tow, reported from 1
■ Nulato on Tuesday.
t 9. * * ►. m * »? * 9. * »? n « * r. r. r
E. P. Allard arrived in- port yes
erday from Tanana, having made
he trip up river in his own launch.
Adjutant W. Kerr, who is direct
ng the Salvation Army drive for
'unds in Alaska, will arrive in N'e
lana next week from Fairbanks,
ind will spend several days here in
in effort to interest local citizens
n the worthy movement. He is at
present conducting a campaign in
:he upper town. In a letter to The
X'ews, the adjutant says: “We are
:rying to raise enough money at
>ne drive to maintain all our work
n the Territory of Alaska for an
ither year. I am hoping to be in
\'enana next Monday and to arrange
i drive the same week”.
Mr. and Mrs, Paul Doyle were in
Sienana this week enroute to the
toast from the Fairbanks district,
where they enjoyed a caribou hunt.
Among the oldtimers arriving on
the Tuesday train from the coast
was Charles McDermott, for many
years chief of police at Chena. He
is returning to the Interior from
the Nelchena district, where he has
been engaged in prospecting with
Hartin Harrais, former mayor of
Chena.
t
t
PERSONAL
*
*
I
The side of the Anderson Bros.
& Nerland building, facing First
street, is being greatly improved by
a covering of gaivonized iron.
Col. H. P. Warren, general store
keeper of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission, arrived from his coast
leadquarters on the Tuesday tram
uid returned south yesterday, on a
freight train.
Peter Grandison, who recently
severed his connection with the
Alaskan Engineering Commission to
enter another branch of the Gov
ernment service, went to Fairbanks
yesterday and will reside there per
manently.
Cha’ries Stanford, who returned
to town on Tuesday from a hurried
trip to the Copper Mountain dis
trict, brought a number of galena
camples with him which indicate
a bright future for that region.
Several of the samples were taken
from the Price workings, where the
prospects are growing better as the
work progresses. There are more
than thirty ledges of ore exposed on
the properties and some of them
ire of sufficient size to warrant the
belief that the camp will be a big
one as soon as the transportation
problem has been solved. Work on
the Price holdings has been sus
pended for the winter because of
the exhaustion of supplies, but de
velopment will be resumed in the
spring. Mr. Stanford went in to do
the assessment work on property
owned by Mrs. Stanford in that
neighborhood and he brought back
come very good looking ore from
the claim.
Mrs. William Slverly and son,
‘Sourdough Bill”, arrived from the
lower river on the Allard launch
yesterday and will make their home
in N'enana. “Sourdough” is well
known in Kcr.nna. hating appeared
in numerous ring exhibitions in the
early days of the town, under the
management of Pete Schmidt.
HOUSE PASSES VETOED BILL;
SENATE VOTES ARE LACKING
WASHINGTON. D. C , Sept. 21 —
After having deliberated over the
soldier bonus veto overnight, the
lower branch of Congress took a
vote on the measure yesterday and
passed the bill over the President’s
veto, the vote being 258 for adop
tion and 54 opposed.
The bill was laid before the sen
ate during the afternoon and the ve
to message of the President read,
following which the lawmakers en
gaged in debate. A vote was taken
shortly before the adjournment of
the lawmakers yesterday and the
bill failed of passage over the veto,
the necessary two-thirds being lack
ing. The vote stood 48 for and 28
against. Thirty two votes were
necessary for passage.
The disapproval of the President
and failure of the senate to over
ride the veto effectually kills the
bonus measure for the present ses
sion, as it is the intention of the
lawmakers to adjourn shortly. It
will be necessary to introduce a new
bill and it is probable that the is
sue will be left for consideration at
the regular winter session, begin
! rung in December.
MURDER SUSPECT CONFESSES;
BUT DENIES O'HARA ATTACK
SPOKANE, Sept. 21—A man giv
ing the name of Paul Starin. aged
40, who was arrested last night in
connection with the murder of
August Bonjorni. at Wilson Creek,
on Tuesday, confessed to the sheriff
today that he did the killing. He de
clared that the shooting followed a
dispute over wages earned by him
while in the employ of Bonjomi
three years ago.
The man denies that he had any
thing to do with the attack on the
O’Hara family recently.
ONE BODY CANNOT BE FOUND
BY RESCUERS AT ARGONAUT
JACKSON, CaJ.. Sept. 21—All of
the bodies of the 47 entombed min
ers, who died in the depths of the
Argonaut mine, have been recover
ed with the exception of that of
William Fessel, who wrote the last
message for the prisoners. The bod
ies of all the others have been
brought to the surface and identi
fied, recognition having proved less
difficult than was expected.
It is believed that Fessel realized
that the bulkhead constructed by the
men would not keep out the gas,
and that he attempted to escape, a’
ter writing the message found and
which waswritten with a carbide
lamp. The superintendent expresses
the belief that Fessel might have
made his escape on the 4,200-foot
through a ventilator raise behind
the bulkhead. Fessel was the most
intelligent of the entombed men and
a miner of much experience. The
general belief, however, is that he
is dead and that his body will yet
be found in the lower levels of the
mine.
STORM SWEEPS NOME COAST;
SCHOONER OLGO TOTAL LOSS
NOME, Sept. 21—The coastwise
power schooner Olga is a total
wreck on the beach at Port Safety
as the result of being cought in the
heavy southern storm which swept
the coast this week.
The steamer Victoria is standing
by seven miles off shore, and the
freighter Valdez is at Kotzebue, un
able to unload because of rough
weather and low water.
Jim Andrews, a miner, lost his
life this week while trying to ford
Penny river.
FIRE AT ST. MICHAEL
ST. MICHAEL, Sept. 21—The
laundry and power house of the A.
Y. N. Co., were destroyed by fire
on Tuesday and for a time oiher
buildings were threatened, including
, the A. Y. N. hotel, N. C. buildings
and the postoffice.