Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
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NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 1521
NUMBER 773
' PEACE TREATIES REPORTED FAVORABLY
STATE MAKES STRONG CASE AGAINST MAHONEY
LABOR LEADERS READY TO GO TO JAIL FOR RIGHTS
STATE PRESENTS EVIDENCE
OF DAMAGING CHARACTER
SEATTLE. Sept. 24—E. K. Boyd,
hardware dealer, was called as a
witness for the state, in the trial
of James Mahoney, yesterday, and
testified that Mahoney, whom ihe
identified in court, had bought a
rope and a quantity of unclacked
lime on April 16. and had charged
the items to “Mrs. Mooers” which
was Mrs. Mahoney’s name prior to
her last unfortunate marriage.
The coroner testified that the
body of the dead woman had been
packed with quicklime, so that her
features were not recognizable when
the trunk was recovered.
Others of the state’s witnesses tes
tified that Mrs. Mahoney, on April
lo, had announced her plans for
going to St. Paul with her husband.
She said she was taking $4g0 in
travelers checks and more than a
thousand in cash and, when asked
why she had not bought more of the
checks, she replied that “Jim did
not want me to.* He said we would
have trouble cashing them.”
Alvin A. Jorgensen, an express
driver, identified Mahoney as the
man who had directed him to drive
a trunk from the Mahoney apart
ment to Lake Union, on the night
of April 16. He also identified the
trunk found in the lake as the
one he had handled for Mahoney.
He said further that Mahoney had
directed him to place the trunk in
a skiff.
On cross examination, Jorgenson
that while he had delivered several
trunks on that night, he could not
describe any of the others.
Dr. Prank Wood, dentist, posi
tively identified the false teeth
found with the body in the trunk
as those he made for Mrs. Mahon
ey. He said there was no possibility
of a mistake in the identification.
When the trunk was admitted as
evidence today, Mahoney appeared
nervouse for the first time since the
commencement of the proceedings.
KLONDIKER KILLED
DAWSON. Sept. 24—Robert Bra
zil was fatallj- injured yesterday
when a wagon plunged over a cliff
on the Bonanza creek road. The
driver, Finland Galbraigh. fell 50
feet but escaped uninjured. The
horses also escaped uninjured and
a quantity of dynamite, which went
down with the wagon, failed to ex
plode.
MEXICANS KILL AMERICAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24—
The American consul at Tampica
has reported to the state department
that “Mexican soldiers” shot anc
killed Carl R. Tabb last Sunday
The murdered man was an Americar
in the employ of the Mexican Pe
troleum Company.
J. A. Fairborn, Fairbanks agem
of the A. Y. N. Company, cam*
down from his headquarters yester
day to see that all the late Fair
banks freight gets to its destinatioi
before the river closes. Mr. Fairbon
plans to close his office early during
the winter, and will go Outside
Bob Cook a member of the Ketch
ikan igloo of Pioneers, died recently
SENATE COMMITTEE SPEEDS
ACTION ON PEACE MEASURES
OIL WELL WORKERS SEEK
SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE
BAKERSFIELD. Sept. V! 1- -The
striking oil field workers, who quit
their places because of the refusal
of certain of the operators to at
tend a conference called to revise
scales and working conditions, are
now endeavoring to bring abnut a
settlement of the strike, with peace
“without victory for either side.”
This action has been taken by the
men in order that production may
be resumed.
W. P. McKay, “commander of the
law and order committee” of the
Maricopa strikers, has announced the
organization of a machine gun com
pany and the installation of a wire
less systemn in the center of the
Marieopa area. An airplane will be
used for supplemental control.
FAKER LOSES PURSE
JERSEY CITY. Sept. 24—The
State Boxing Commission has de
cided definitely to deprive Johnny
Wilson, middleweight champion, of
the $35,000 he was to have received
for his appearance in a Labor Day
bout staged here, his ring opponent
being Bryan Downey. The champion
is accused of failing to put forth
his best efforts during the fight, the
commission having found him guilty
on that charge, following a lengthy
hearing.
ADMITS HE TURNED TRICK
j TACOMA. Sept. 24—Hugh C.
j Vanamburgh, who was acquitted
last April on a charge of kidnaping
; Arthur Rust, son of a local capit
alist, has made a public confession
, in which he says he committed the
I act. He has absolved young Rust
of all blame in connection with the
| crime. When on the stand, he swore
•that Rust had conspired to get the
! sum of 525,000 from his father
through a fake kidnaping.
STORM THREATENS
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24—The
Weather Bureau has posted storm
. warnings, indicating the approach of
rough weather along the Oregon
and Washington coasts.
It is said that Walstein Smith,
territorial treasurer, and John Rust
gard, territorial attorney general,
have threatened to start criminal
j libel proceedings against Editor Ed
Morrissey, of the Ketchikan Chroni
cle, as the result of the publication
of an alleged libelous editorial.
The Seattle Alaska Dispatch is
of the opinion that the charges
against former Governor Riggs,
which were made recently by Ter
ritorial Treasurer Smith and At
torney General Rustgard, will be in
, vestigated by a grand jury.
A' woman whose identity could
no* be learned, died in the Ketchi
, I
| kan hospital recently. She was sent
I to the h' pital from Hyder, where
jshe had a stroke of para); sis.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24— |
The senate' foreign relations com
mittee yesterday ordered a favor
able report on the peace treaties
between the United States and Ger
many, Hungary and Austria. Sen
ator Borah was the only member of
the committee who voted against
the report.
Before taking action, the com
mittee adopted a reservation re
quiring Congress to pass an act for
the appointment of American repre
sentatives on Allied commissions by
the President, by and with the con
sent of the senate.
Another reservation adopted pro
GENERAL WOOD NOMINATED
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Sept. 24
President Harding has sent the name
of General Leonard Wood to the
senate for confirmation a? governor
general of the Philippines. Other
| nominations made this week include:
| Irving D. Smith, register of the
{land office at Seattle.; Col. Mason
; Patrick, of the Engineers, to be
chief of the air service, with rank
of major general; J. C. Grew, now
minister to Denmark, to be minister
: to Switzerland; John D. PTince, min
< ister to Denmark; Millard T. Har
I thorn, collector of customs at Seai
jtle; Burns Poe, of Tacoma, collector
| of internal revenue.
BIPLANE REACHES ALASKA
ON FLIGHT TO SIBERIA
PRINCE RUPERT, Sept. 24—C.
jO. Prest, Nevada airman, who ar
I rived here this week enroute to
i Siberia in his biplane, the Polar
{Bear, hopped off for Wrangell at
j 8:30 yesterday morning. He plans
;o touch at Whitehorse and Dawson
{and will hop off from Nome for
i Siberia.
NOTED AIRMAN IS KILLED
ETAMPES, France, Sept. 24
Captain Bernard Deromanet, noted
I French aviator and holder of the
! world's speed record for for one
| kilometer, met death near here yes
1 terday when his plane crashed.
{ The Consumers Protective Asso
I ciation, which has been running a
: store at Juneau on co-operative
j lines, has announced that it will
{close out its stock and quit the
! field. A similar venture in Anchor
i age is said to have proven success
ful.
Ask the Moose
what the
J. J. Davis Class
means
vides that protection be given the j
American government in its proper- j
ty interests, and also to apply to j
American nationals.
President Harding has written a
letter to Senator Lodge, in which
he declares that the pacts report
ed by the committee will, if approv- j
ed by the senate, put aside the las:
remnant of war relationship and
bring a complete return of peace.
The letter will be read in the sen
ate when the question of ratifica
tion is taken up by the lawmakers.
All three of the Democratic mem
bers of the senate committee voted
for the favorable report.
HOSPITAL INQUIRY ORDERED
OLYMPIA. Sept. 24—With a view
to determining the authenticity of
published reports regarding alleged
intolerable conditions existing at the
state insane hospitals in this state,
Governor Hart has appointed a
committee of nine men and women
to conduct an investigation. N'o re
strictions will be placed on the
committee and they will be ex
pected to make a frank report.
SHOOTS RIVAL, THEN HERSELF
NEW YORK. Sept. 24—Miss
Grace Hanan. daughter of the late
Alfred Hanan, wealthy shoe manu
facturer, was seriously injured yes
terday. as the result of being shot
by Mrs. G. C. Law’es, daughter of
Mrs. M. E. Dittmars. of San Fran
cisco. The act was prompted by
jealously over the attentions of
John Boland, who is said to have
favored the shoe girl. After tak
ing the shot at Miss Hanan, the
i jealous matron turned the gun on
herself, with fatal results.
LABOR ASKED TO HELP CAUSE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24
President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, has
! cabled to the heads of labor organi
zations in Great Britain, France.
Italy and Japan, asking them to ar
range for participation in a world
wide demonstration in favor of dis
armament. The demonstration will
be staged on Armistice Day.
A. S. Yernay, who has hunted ex
: tensively in India, visited Juneau
recently. Just before coming to
Alaska, he spent two months in
India, where his party used sixteen
' elephants on their hunting expedi
I tions.
THREE MILLION IS NEEDED
TO COMPLETE RAILROAD
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 24
Representative Curry, of California,
has. introduced a bill in Congress,
providing for the appropriation of
$3,100,210 for the completion of
the construction and the equipment
of the Government railroad in
Alaska. The estimate includes an
item for the construction of the
big steel bridge which is to span
the Tanana river at Nenana.
MOSCOW ORDERS RUMANIA
TO GIVE UP “CRIMINALS”
RIGA, Sept. 244 —Wireless ad
vices from Moscow state that a
note has been dispatched to Ruman
ia demanding the surrender of
General Makno. anti-Bolshevik lead
er of Ukraine, together with his fol
lowers, on the grounds that tJ ey
are “common criminals.”
Rumania has not yet indicated
whether or not the command will
be considered favorably.
NEW SHIP INVADINK NORTH
SEATTLE, Sept. 24—Captain W .
Tint has announced the chartering
of the motorship Comet for a new
service between Seattle and points
on the Aleutian Islands, in Alaska.
The first sailing for the North has
been set for October third.
NEW BUREAU TO AID POLICE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 24
Director Burns, of the Bureau of
Investigation, has announced that
plans are being perfected for the
creation of a federal identification
bureau, to be located in this city.
The purpose of the new bueau will
be to aid police throughout the
country in tracing and identifying
criminals. It is said that Attorney
General Daugherty has given his
full indorsement to the plan.
BRITISH HAVE GONE LIMIT
DUNDEE. Scotland, Sept. 24—In
an address delivered here today,
Winston Churchill, minister for the
colonies, declared that the British
government had gone the limit in
its offer to the Sinn Fein, and if
that is rejected there is nothing
left to offer. “We have reached
the end of the tether,” he conclud
ed.
Agent J. H. Scott was advised
this afternoon that the steamer
Yukon would not reach Nenana be
fore tomorrow afternoon, probably
about four o’clock. The boat will
wash boilers here and will get away
for Whitehorse Mondal morning,
with the steamer Alaska close be
hind. The two boats probably will
make their way up the Yukon river
close together.
John Foley, who came down from
Fairbanks today to see his family
off for the States, plans to return
to the upper town tomorrow, or.
a freight train.
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MINE WORKERS EAGER TO ACT
AGAINST OFFENDING COMPANY
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 24—Dele
pates to the bi-ennial convention of
the United Mine Workers adopted
a resolution today, instructing their
international officers to use every
lawful means to resist the issuance
of an injunction against the union,
which is sought in a suit filed by the
Border Coal Company yesterday.
While the question was under con
sideration, President Lewis ruled out
of order a motion for a general
strike of miners pending the with
drawal of the suit.
In an address delivered before
the convention this afternoon. Pres
ident Samuel Gompers, of the Amer
can Federation of Labor, said, re
garding the injunction, that in case
it is granted, it will enjoin all act
ivities of the union. Turning to
President Lewis, he said, “In de
. fense of that principle, I would like
to visit you in jail.’’ And Lewis re
sponded with: “1 have every ex
pectation that you will be accord
ed that privilege.”
Supportres of the administration
policies of the organization under
the leadership of President Lewis,
scored a victory yesterday over the
forces opposing the administration.
The supporters of the president car
ried their point by directing an item
ized accounting by officials of the
Illinois union, who are said to have
expended $27,000 on unauthorized
strikes.
HOTEL PARTY WAS COSTLY;
ARBUCKLE CASE DARKENS
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2i—Pro
hibition officials who have been in.
vestigating the Fatty Arbuckle party
which resulted in the death of Miss
Virginia Rappe, cost the comedian
$611.30, that being the amount of
his bill for the three days he was
a guest there.
A1 Semnaeher. manager for the
dead actress, testified that Arbuckle.
on the day following the tragedy,
described how he had administered
ice to Miss Rappe, drawing a gen
eral laugh from those present.
Dr. Arthur Beardsley, who is
house physician at the St. Francis
hotel, and who has just returned
to town from a hunting trip, told
the district attorney today that
Virginia Rappe showed symptom? of
internal injury immediately after she
had been stricken at the hotel, dur
ing the party. He said "whatever the
evidence may have been of alcohol
ism, was overshadowed by her in
juries.”
While working at the Lucky Shot
mine, on Willow creek, recently, W.
B. Bartholf lost his life as the re
sult of becoming entangled with the
line shaft. His left leg was pulled
off below the knee and the shock
was such that he died while being
carried to the hospital.
The steamer Tanana is reported to
have arrived at North Nenana at a
late hour this afternoon
.
There will be a dance at Union
hall tonight, arrangements for the
affair havin'* teen made at a late
hour this ••'.fternoon.
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