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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23. 1921
NUMBER 59
U. S. SENDS MARINES TO PREVENT CLASH
LABOR TO MAKE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF INDUSTRY
SHIPPING BOARD TAKES LOSS OF MILLIONS ON SHIPS
1ABOR WILL MAKE STUDY
OF PLANS FOR WORKERS
ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. 23—The
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor has started the
work of drafting a policy to serve
as a guide for the labor movement
in America.
A thorough investigation, along
scientific lines, of the entire field of
modem industry, will be made, fol
lowing which plans for the future
will be worked out.
Labor leaders say that wage reduc
tions are being accepted under pro
test. The question of encouraging
organized workers to strike as a
means of resisting wage reductions
has not been considered.
COAL BARONS CAN’T RESUME;
SKILLED WORKERS SCARCE
SEATTLE. Aug. 23—Notwith
standing the fact that the coal mine
operators of this state had announc
ed that they would resume opera
tions yesterday, on an open shop
basis, the mines are still idle, ac
cording to reports received in this
city today.
The mine workers say there have
been no breaks in the ranks of the
union, and they predict that the
mines will stay closed for the reason
that the operators are unable to
secure skilled men to take the jobs
of the strikers.
BOARD APPROVES RULES
CHICAGO, Aug. 23—The Rail
road Labor Board has approved, in
effect, seven of the shop craft rules
relating to overtime payment pro
vided for in the national war-time
agreement of the railroad adminis
tration. The board has informed the
railroads, however, that they need
not pay overtime for work perform
ed on Sundays and holidays.
LABOR MAY HAVE A CHANCE
TO SIT AT BIG CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 23—Ad
dressing the members of the execu
tive council of the American ^eder
ation of Labor, at the opening ses
sion here yesterday, President Sam
uel Gumpers declared that Presi
dent Earding looks viin *tvor upon
Labor’s request for representation
at the forthcoming disarmament
conference.
Gompers also stated that the full
force of organized labor is behind
the President in the disarmament
movement.
W. C. T. U. RE-ELECTS STAFF
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. 23—All
of the old officers of the Women’s
Christian Temperance Union, head
ed by President Anna Gordon, of
Evanston, have been re-elected by
the national convention, which came
to a close here today.
SOUTHERN TOWN FLOODED
EL PASO, Aug. 23—The flood
waters which wiped out the town
of Hatch, New Mexico, last week,
rendering 200 families homeless and
destroying property valued at $100,
000, still cover portions of the
town to a depth of several feet.
The reports state that women and
children are suffering from expos
ure.
Weasas, Alaska's Interior hel z>ej>oi
PANAMA AND COSTA RICA
MAKE ROW OVER BOUNDARY
GERMANY READY TO SIGN
AMERICAN PEACE TREAT*
BERLIN. Aug. 23-—Loring Drese’.
American commissioner, has receivec
l final instructions relative to th(
peace treaty between the Unitec
States and Germany, and the doeu
ment now awaits the signatures oi
representatives of the German gov
ernment. which are expected withii:
a short time.
The Tageblat, commenting on th«
! treaty, says it learns that the peace
agreement provides ample reserva
tions safeguarding German private
property in the United States, the
American government merely retain
ing possession of the property unti
the claims against Germany have
been adjusted.
FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS LABOR
IS PURELY STATE QUESTION
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GREENSBORO, N. C., Aug. 23—
Federal Judge James Boyd ha;
handed down an opinion, which i;
supported by the supreme court, ir
which he holds that the federa
, child labor law is unconstitutional
The judge based his opinion or
the contention that the regulatior
of labor is one of the powers re
tained by the states and not delegat
ed to the federal government.
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TROOPS TO GUARD PRISONERS
BARNSTABLE. Mass.. Aug. 23—
The sheriff has asked for state
I troops to assist him in guard inf
ithe three colored prisoners who ar<
iheld on a charge of assaulting white
women. The sheriff reports that i
! party of negroes has been organizec
for the purpose of freeing the mer
and it is feared that serious trouble
will result if troops are not sent U
preserve order.
VERDUN HEROES HONORED
VERDUN, Aug. 23—The contin
gent of the American Legion, re
! cently arrived in France to have
a look at the battlefields where the
i world was made safe for democracy
l dedicated a tablet yesterday to the
memory of the men who “utterec
ithe immortal words ‘Here they shal
i not pass’
KLAN TO BE DISCOURAGED
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 23—Ir
, a public statement issued yesterday
Mayor Smith termed the Ku Klu)
j organization a menace to peace anc
good understanding between the
people of Louisville, and announcet
it as his intention to use every law
ful effort to suppress its growth ii
this community.
SOLONS VOTE LARGE SUM
TO STIMULATE EXPORT!
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Aug. 23
The lower house of Congress ha
passed the senate bill making the
sum of one billion dollars available
through the war finance corporation
for stimulating the exportaion o
agricultural products.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 23—The
battleship Pennsylvania, with 400
marines aboard, sailed for Panama
i yesterday to prevent a clash be-!
tween Panama and Costa Rica. The j
exact destination of the vessel is j
i not known. Rush orders for the j
movement of the marines were tele
phoned from Washington on Sunday,
and the navy yard forces worked
all night in order to have the battle
ship on the voyage south without
delay. The ship has been prepared
to remain a long time away from the
base.
Ready For Battle
WASHINGTON. D. C-, Aug. 23
While the marines were sailing
toward the south yesterday, armed
forces of the republic of Costa
Rica took the field, headed for the
tiny bit of territory whose owner
ship Panama has long contested. It
is understood that the marines will
merely stand by. preventing blood- •
j shed between the warring factions.
! STATE FISHERIES BOARD
CLASHING WITH CANADA
SEATTLE. Aug. 23—The State
Fisheries Board has announced that
jit has abolished the closed season
jfor salmon, extending from August
i 25 to September 6 because the
; British Columbia fisheries authorities
■ have refused to maintain a similar
j closed season.
j The closed season in state -waters
, now extends from September 6 to j
116, but this will also be abolished j
I if the Canadians do not make simi
: lar regulations.
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VENTURA SHERIFF KILLED
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23—Under j
; Sheriff Kelly, of Ventura county. I
is dead and Sheriff Martin seriously '
; injured as the result of being shot
[when they attempted to arrest an
; unidentified man yesterday. The
! murderer escaped.
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MUST PLEAD WITHIN WEEK
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 23—Arthur j
{Burch and Madalyne Oberchain, who j
,are charged with the murder of J. j
Belton Kennedy, broker, have beer, i
given a week within which to pre-1
pare to plead.
W. C. T. U. MEETING CLOSES
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23—The
, forty-eighth annua! convention of
the National W. C. T. U. closed its
deliberations today, following the ac
ceptance of committee recommenda
tions for conferences on child wel
fare! prison reform and the patent
medicine evil.
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PRIVATE MAKES A RECORD
SEAGIRT. Aug. 23—Private Bob
; Glenn, of the marine corps, estab
lished a new world’s record here
' yesterday, in a rifle shoot, by scor
■ ing 39 bullseyes. at 1,000 yards.
Agent J. A. Fairborn, of the
. j White Pass, came down fiom Fair
: banks on the steamer Tanana. and
is making a brief trip down river.
Official? express the belief that the
Americans will not be called upon
to use their arms and that their dis
patch is merely precautionary, sent
by the navy department at the re
quest of the state department.
Panama Must Behave
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 23—
The state department has forward
ed a note to Panama in which it is
made plain, in emphatic terms, that
the United States will not permit
hostilities as the result of the oc
cupation of disputed territory by
Costa Rican forces.
Panama Will Be Good
The American minister at Panama
has cabled the state department to
the effect that the Panama govern
ment will not resist the occupation
of disputed territory, in compliance
with the request of the United States
as expressed in the note sent by the
State department.
PRESIDENT SUGGESTS PLAN
TO SPEED COURT ACTION
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 23—
President Harding has recommended
to the judiciary committee the cre
ation of 18 federal judges at law,
for service where needed to relieve
congestion of litigation. The plan of
the President also calls for an an
nua! conference of the nine senior
circuit court judges with the chief
justice of the United States supreme
court and the attorney general, for
the purpose of expediting the busi
ness of the courts.
CUTTING DOWN THE TAXES?
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 23—
The house ways and means com
mittee has agreed upon the elimina
tion of the proprietary medicine
tax and also voted to reduce the tax
on cereal beverages from six to four
cents a gallon.
WAR HERO DROPS DEAD
OAKLAND, Aug. 23—General H.
A. Greene, former commander of
the 91st division, dropped dead in
the Alameda county courthouse yes
terday. He had been summoned for
special jury service.
WILL NOT CONFUSE ISSUES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 23—
Because of the opposition of Senat
or Lodge, Senator Harrison has re
called his amendment directing the
American delegation to demand a
general session of the disarmament
conference.
HARDING GETS PEACE HONOR
COLUMBIA, Aug. 23—Dean Wil
liams. president of the Peace Con
gress of the World, has announced
that President Harding has accepted
the honorary presidency of the or
ganization.
District Timekeeper R. B. Eames
came in from Healy on Saturday
and returned to Lis nead quarters on
yesterday’s train.
FEUDAL LEADERS ON TRIAL;
GUARDSMEN KEEP ORDER
MOUNT VERNON, Ky., Aug. 23
—With 25 National Guardsmen and
a score of special deputies on duty,
the Rock Castle court house took
on a martial aspect yesterday when
the trial of John Bailey. Jr., alleged
slayer of Beverly White, was called.
The town is filled with members
of the Bailey and White clans, ap
proximately 100 of them having been
summoned to appear at the trial
as witnesses. The two factions com
pose one of Kentucky's most bitter
feuds and every precaution is being
taken to prevent an outbreak of
hostilities while the trial is in pro
gress.
BRITISH SOLDIERS RUSHING
TO JOIN SPANISH FORCES
London, Aug. 23—The publication
of an announcement by the Spanish
consulate to the effect that recruits
were being enrolled in the Foreign
Legion, to fight against the warring
tribesmen of Morocco, resulted in
such a rush of former British sol
diers to join the Spanish colors that
the services of the police were re
quired to keep order.
FUNDING BILL REPORTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 23
Chairman Penrose, of the senate
finance committee, has favorably re
ported the administration’s Allied
debt funding bill, to which the ways
and means committee has attached
an amendment requiring that the
funding be completed within five
years. Senator LaFollette signed the
minority report.
SENATE PASSES ROAD BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 23—
The senate has passed the federal
aid to roads bill, carrying an appro
priation of seventy-five million dol
lars for construction, one-third of
which is to become available im
mediately.
ELEVEN DIE IN HOTEL FIRE
MACON, Ga., Aug. 23—Eleven
persons are believed to have lost
their lives in a fire which destroyed
the Brown hotel, one of the oldest
in the city yesterday. Three are
known to have perished and firemen
express the belief that the bodies of
eight others are in the ruins. Hotel
employes suggest that the death
list will reach 40 but the police
discount that estimate. Ten of the
injured have been taken to the
hospital for treatment.
WOOD AND FORBES COMING;
COMPLETE ISLAND INQUIRY
MANILA, Aug. 23—The Wood
Forbes mission, which conducted a
personal investigation of conditions
among the F'ilipinos, has concluded
the inquiry and is now enroute to
this city. The preparation of the
report will be taken in hand early
in September.
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SHIPPING BOARD TO UNLOAD
WOODEN SHIPS AT BIG LOSS
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 23
Officials of the United States Ship
ping Board have announced the ac
ceptance of the bid of the Ship
Construction and Trading Corpora
tion, of New York, for the purchase
of 205 wooden ships for the sum of
$2,100 each. The ships, which are
now lying in various harbors, cost
j the Government from $300,000 to
$500,000 each.
Forty-four of the ships have been
in storage in Lake Union, Seattle,
j since 191S.
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FOOD COSTS ARE SOARING
WHILE CLOTHING LOWERS
NEW YORK, Aug. 23—The cost
of living in the United States de
creased seven-tenths of one per cent
during the month of July, accord
ing to figures presented to the Na
tional Industrial Conference. But
: notwithstanding this tremendous de
j cline, prices were still 62 per cent
higer in July, 1921 than during the
same month in 1914. and only 2.8
per cent lower than when the peak
was reached in July, 1920.
i Clothing prices show* a drop of
three per cent for July, but food
prices went up three per cent. The
cost of sundries fell one per cent
during the month under review.
TRIED TO BEAT DRY LAW
MIAMI. Aug. 23—J. G. Crosland.
president of the Miami Fisheries
Company and a man of considerable
wealth, has been placed under ar
; rest on the charge of conspiracy to
defraud the Government through
violation of the prohibition act in
connection with the seizure of the
British schooner Henry Marshall,
off Atlantic City, on August 2.
CLOUDBURST CAUSES FLOOD
PHOENIX, Arizona. Aug. 23—
A cloudburst in the vicinity of Glen
dale caused Cave creek, ordinarily
dry in summer, to leave its banks
and inundate the surrounding ter
i ritory, with considerable damage to
crops and property. Several breaks
are reported in the Arizona canal,
the main artery of the Salt River
Valley irrigation system
Water Reaches Phoenix
The flood waters of Cave creek
reached tne streets of this city yes
terday and for a time toe capitol
grounds were under water. Some
portions of the city are still flooded
today, but the crest of the freshet
has passed.
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MEXICANS KILL AMERICAN BOY
EL PASO, Aug. 23--According to
advices which have just reached this
city from the South. Bennett Boyd,
aged 18, was ambushed and murder
ed by Mexican bandits on August
18. The matter has been reported
: to the authorities at Washington.
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VIENNA TAXI FARES GO UP
VIENNA, Aug. 23—Taxicab fares
have been doubled in this city and
now one pays 60 times the number
of crowns registered on the meter.
Horse-drawn public vehicles ha e re
moved the meters and fares are a
matter of bargaining with the indi
, vidual.
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