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THE NENANA NEWS
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VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1922
NUMBER 236
COAL MINERS WIN-READY TO RESUME
RAIL WA Y SHOPMEN DISCUSS PLAN TO END STRIKE
CANADIAN SHOPMEN THREATEN STRIKE-PREVENT CUT
BROTHERHOOD LEADERS ARE
* CONSIDERING PEACE PLANS;
NEW YORK. Aug. 17—Leaders
®f the five big railroad brotherhoods
•went into formal conflrence here
today to draw up a program to be
submitted immediately to the rail;
executives, with a view to bringing !
the shopmen’s strike to an end. The i
program will be submitted to the
representatives of 148 railroads.
Situation Improve* In Arizona
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17—Gov
ernor Campbell, of Arizona, has
•wired the President that the rail
strike situation in Arizona has im
proved. He declares that his state
■will “protect all citizens in their
individual rights”.
Officials of the Santa Fe express
the belief that the strike of train
men on that system will be settled
within forty-eight hours.
Western Pacific officials were very
optimistic yesterday, believing that
a settlement would be reached im
mediately; but all trains on that
road were annuled today, following
a reinstatement of the strike.
Chief* Meet Executive*
NEW YORK. Aug. 17—Brother
hood chiefs met with the rail ex
ecutives at a late hour this after
noon. but nothing has been made
public regarding the union propos
als or the attitude of the executives.
In The Meantime ,
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 17—
Three bombs were thrown on the
tender of a Union Pacific freight en
gine today. Two of them exploded
* immediately and the third exploded
when the train reached Santa Fe.
No damage resulted. Officials be
lieve the bombs were intended for
a passenger train.
Local federal officials have taken
steps to deport a number of Mexi
can strikers who were arrested in
connection with disturbances which
occurred here last night.
Shop Worker* Attacked
i SPOKANE, Aug. 17—Following
an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap
two car repairers at the Great
Northern shops this morning, the
two men were attacked and severely
beaten. A negro shop worker made
his escape and has not been seen
near the shops since.
Las Vegas Strike Ends
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 17—The Big
Four strike in the Las Vegas divi
’ sion of the Union Pacific came to an
end yesterday, following a confer
ence between strikers and rail ex
ecutives.
Guard Shoots Brakemao
HAVRE, Mont., Aug. 17—Harry
Steiner, a Great Northern guard,
shot and killed George Stambough
yesterday. Stambough was a brake
man.
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VARDAMAN MAY COME BACK
JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 17—For
mer senator James K. Vardaman,
bitter foe of Wilson, is leading in
the Mississippi senatorial primary
for the Democratic nomination by
the narrow margin of less than 200
votes, his opponent being Hubert
D. Stephens, who entered the race
on a pro-Wilson platform and who
is confident he will defeat Varda
man.
Returns have been received from
71 of the 82 counties in the state.
Miss Belie Kerney, woman candi
date, polled a good vote.
RUTH IS CLIMBING
NEW YORK, Aug. 17—Babe
Ruth, who has been out of the game
several days on account of an in
fected leg, returned to the Yankee
lineup yesterday 3nd batted out a
Ijiomer in the fifth inning against
.*■ gQetroit, bringing his total for the
= *season to 22.
Joe McClure has returned from
a trip to Fairbanks.
MINERS AND OPERATORS AGREE
ON TERMS STRIKE SETTLEMENT
FREE ZONES ARE PROVIDED
TO HANDLE RAW MATERIALS
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Aug. 17—
The senate yesterday approved,
without the formality of a roll call,
an amendment to the tariff bill pro
viding- for free zones at American
ports where imported crude mater
ials may be converted for export
without the payment of duty.
Senator Kellogg won his fight to
include on the free list, fir, spruce
and cedar logs, railroad ties, tele
graph poles and hubs for wheels.
POPPY STATE VOTE GROWING
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 17—An in
crease of approximately 200.000
voters is shown by the registra
tions in this state, the total being
more than 1,400,000. which is the
largest in the history of the state.
KING GEORGE RELENTS
LONDON, Aug. 17—Lady North
cliffe has received a message of
condolence from King George, from
Queen Mary Alexander, from the
Princess Victoria and the Duke of
Connaught. No mention has been
made of the receipt of a similar
message from F*remier Lloyd George
HEARST IS WILLING
NEW YORK, Aug. 17—William
Randolph Hearst has issued a state
ment in which he declares positive
ly that he is not a candidate for the
governorship of New York. He says,
however, that he will accept any
other place on the ticket if Mayor
Hylan is nominated for governor.
PUBLISHER IS BURIED
LONDON, ,Aug. 17—The funeral
of Viscount Northcliffe was solemn
ized at noon today at Westminister
Abbey, and seldom has the last
tribute to an Englishman, whose po
sition 'has been wholly unofficial and
personal, been attended by such an
assemblage as that which gathered
at the abbey. Ambassador Harvey
was among the host of mourners
present.
IMMIGRANTS PRESS LIMIT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 17—
Nearly forty thousand immigrants
have entered the United States un
der the three per cen limit law, since
the first of July, according to figures
made public today by the bureau of
immigration. About 320,000 more
can enter during the remainder of
the fiscal year, ending next July.
Most of the immigrants are coming
from Italy, Greece and Czechoslo
vakia.
FRENCHMEN ORDERED HOME
PARIS, Aug. 17—Premier Poin
care has cabled orders to the French
debt commission, now at Washing
ton, to return to Paris immediately.
No reason is assigned for the action.
JOSEPHS BESTS HARPER
PORTLAND. Aug. 17—Jack Jos
ephs, of Minneapolis, claimant of
the welterweight championship, was
given a decision over Bobby Harper,
of Seattle, in a sensational ten
s round bout here last night.
FOSTER IS NOT POPULAR
DENVER, Aug. 17—Adjutant
General Hamrock has announced
that he will jail William Z. Foster,
labor leader, if that unpopular per
’ son carries out his threat to return
to Denver for the purpose of ad
dressing a mass meeting. Foster on
ly recently was ejected from the
state as one whose presence would
1 cause “turmoil and strife’’.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 17—The end |
of the great coal strike is in sight,
following the agreement reached by
strike leaders and bituminous coal
mine operators. It is believed by
both miners and operators that the
agreement paves the way to capa
city production within forty-eight
hours. Operators say that if capa
city production continues, the pres
ent shortage will be completely over
come by the first of the year, pro
viding the railroads are able to move
the coal as fast as it is mined.
It is believed that both the Illi
nois and Indiana operators will con
clude supplementary agreements at
an early date, probably within a
week, and that the wages in all
cases will be the same as those
provided for in the scale existing
at the time the strike was called.
The old wage will continue for a
year.
Coal dealers predict the settlement
of the strike will be followed by
higher markets for a period of at
least two months after production
begins.
Miners Getting Tools Ready
BENTON', I1L, Aug. 17—Sixty
thousand bituminous miners in this
state are gathering their tools and
preparing to return to the pits on
short notice in expectation of the
final signing of the strike settle
ment agreement at the conference
to be held at Chicago tomorrow.
The settlement of the strike has
caused universal jubilation among
the miners and their families, who j
have been on short rations for a
considerable number of weeks.
Victory For The Miner*
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 17—
The agreement reached at the coal j
conference held at Cleveland is gen-!
erally regarded as a victory for the j
striking miners. One big operator is I
quoted as saying, "The union won
hands down”.
Anthracite Conference Start*
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 17—When
the anthracite miners went into
conference here today with the mine
operators, both sides expected set
tlement of their differences quickly,
with a speedy return to work. It is
considered probable the wage scale
of last year will be adopted for an
other year.
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STANDARD OIL DRILL OUTFIT
TO START NORTH TOMORROW
SEATTLE, Aug. 17—The Star.d
i ard Oil production chief and eleven
I workers, with 500 tons of supplies
i and 500 tons of drilling machinery
will leave for the North tomorrow
j on the steamship Redondo, to be
] gin prospecting for oil in the Cold
Bay district, according to an article
which appeared in the Seattle Times
yesterday.
The article says that drilling op
i erations will start as :oon as the
: machinery can be put in place and
; that drilling will be carried on
I through the fall and winter.
The party, which is headed by
W. L. McLaughlin, arrived here on
Tuesday night.
ASSASS1NS SHOOT WOMAN
SAX BERNARDINO, Aug. 17—
Mrs. Nels Hansen, wife of a Santa
I Fe foreman, was shot and killed by
' two men here last night. The sheriff
says he does not believe the shoot
ing had any connection with the
| rail strike, but he has no theory as
regards motive. The men made their
escape after killing the woman.
NEW PLAN TO AVERT STRIKES
CHICAGO, Aug. 17—Announce
'• ment has been made of the organiza
tion of the Society of American
| Commonwealth, the purpose of the
! society being to prevent strikes and
; other forms of industrial strife and
| to act as the “balance of power”.
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TWO DIE IN TRAIN WRECK
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17—An engineer
and fireman were killed yesterday
iwhen two fast passenger trains col
J lided 35 miles southwest of this
1 city. A score of the passengers were
! injured, some of them quite serious
ly
WIND FANS FIRS
DULUTH, Aug. 17—A strong
wind is sweeping across Northern
Minnesota, fanning numerous fires
to the point of danger. Several cities
and towns are endangered.
SO FAR, SO GOOD
MANTEO, N. C., Aug. 17—The
giant seaplane in which Lieut. W.
Hinton is attempting a flight from
Jamaica Bay to New York, starting
today, has completed the first leg
of the journey without mishap.
MOTHER WALKS MANY MILES
TO SEEK PARDON FOR SON
LEAVENWORTH, Aug. 17—The
son of Mrs. Margaret Anderson, who
was serving time in the penitentiary
on a robbery charge, was released
by executive order yesterday as the
1 result of a persona! appeal to the
|. President by the mother of the
! young man.
Mrs. Anderson, after having tried
! every means within the limits of
i her scanty purse to secure the re
| lease of her son, walked all the way
; to Washington from Sioux Fills
> and made a personal appeal to
^ President Harding. The pardon re
, warded her effort.
POWERS OF PRESIDENT ARE
DEFINED IN ARMY OPINION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 17—
• Col. J. A. Hull, acting judge advo
cate general of the army, has sub
| mitted an opinion to Secretary of
War Weeks, holding that the pres
1 ent strike situation does not con
: stitute an emergency which would
i authorize recruiting the army to
i war strength.
It is also held that no authority
| exists for the Government to draft
1 men in time of peace.
Secretary Weeks explains that he
I merely asked for the opinion to
! clear up uncertainty and to let the
public know the powers of the Gov
ernment under the circumstances.
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i CHINESE MILITARY LEADERS
DEFY GOVERNMENT OPENLY
PEKING, Aug. 17—The effort to
j restore popular government in Chi
i na is verging on collapse, according
I to a survey of conditions through
| out the various districts.
Chinese military leaders are op
| enly defying the government, cabi
i net ministers refuse to assume re
| sponsibility, the treasury is empty
1 and civil employes are quitting their
i jobs.
Robert Robbins, former employe
of the Alaska Road Commission,
who started down the Tanana river
from McCarthy in a small boat
some time ago, is causing friends
considerable uneasiness through fail
I are to report his arrival at Nenana.
He is reported to have passed Chena
safely but The News has been un
able to locate anyone who who has
seen him since that time.
GOVERNOR WILL NOT PERMIT
DEMPSEY BOUT LABOR DAY
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 17—Gov
ernor McCray has prepared a letter
to the sheriff of Laporte county,
in which that official is instructed
to prevent the proposed Dempsey -
Brennan fight at Michigan City on'
Labor Day.
The letter has not yet been sent;
to the sheriff but the governor in
timates that it will be sent if the i
county officials fail to take steps to j
prevent the scheduled meeting of>
the boxers.
The governor made formal an
nouncement late this afternoon that :
he would not permit the fight to!
take place.
Will Have To Stop It Himself
LAPORTE. Ind.. Aug. 17—If the
governor wants the Dempsey-Bren
nan fight stopped, “he must do itj
himself as far as I am concerned",
declared Prosecuting Attorney Earl
Rowley this afternoon, when in
formed of the stand taken by Gov
ernor McCray. “It is none of my
business”, declared Rowley, “and I
am going to sit tight”.
HARDING ADDRESSES SOLONS
ON QUESTION OF THE HOUR
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 17—
President Harding is scheduled to
appear before CongTess this after
noon for the purpose of delivering
a special message to the lawmakers,
in which he will present the position
of the Government in regard to the
rail strike and other industrial is
sues of importance to the nation.
The President began the preparation
: of the message yesterday and it
was expected that he would make
his appearance before the lawmak
ers at two o’clock or later.
Work was started on the message
immediately after a conference with
Senator Lodge.
CODY SAYS MAYO DISTRICT
IS NOT READY FOR BOOM
James Cody, former manager of
the Xenana store of the Northern
Commercial Company of Alaska,
who is now in charge of a new store
| established by the company at Mayo,
i advises against a rush to the new
silver district. In a letter written to
i Manager Parsons, of the local X. C.
store, the former manager says de
velopment is progressing slowly and
that there is little there at present
to warrant an invasion of the district
by men seeking employment. Mr.
Cody believes, however, that the
new camp will be a permanent one
after the properties have been ex
plored thoroughly.
The ore bodies are narrow but
very rich and at the present stage
' of development there is not a great
deal of work. The three companies
now engaged in developing proper
ties plan to employ about 150 men
during the coming winter.
The Northern Commercial Com
pany of Alaska has a store building
at Mayo 40x70 feet, built of logs.
There are three mercantile stores
there, two good hotels and several
other establishments.
There is also a small town at
: Keno Hill, forty miles from Mayo,
but there is no boom anywhere in
the district.
Mr. Cody went to Mayo by way
of the upper Yukon, going around
to Skagway from Nenana. He made
a trip down to Dawson later in the
season to meet Mrs. Cody and the
children.
CANADIAN SHOPMEN FORCE
RETRACTION OF WAGE CUT
MONTREAL, Aug. 17—The ordef
reducing the wages of Canadian
railway shopmen, which was issued
early this week, was rescinded yes
terday, following the announcement
of 37,000 shopmen that they would
not accept the reduction.
The men were ready to go out on
strike when the presidents of the
Canadian lines telegraphed Premier
King that the wage cut order had
been rescinded.
COOLIDGE TELLS SEATTLE
ALASKA WILL BE ASSISTED
SEATTLE, Aug, 17—In a public
address delivered here today. Vice
President Coolidge declared that the
Government is alert to the pros
pects of the oil, gas and coal lands
of Alaska and will foster their de
velopment and the development of
other great resources in the Terri
tory.
Regarding Alaska, the Vice Presi
dent said: “You know it was the
President’s intention to visit Alaska
because he realizes the great re
sources to be developed and put to
the use of the people of this coun
try. Holding something of the sort
, in his mind, he chose as his secretary
of the interior a man who has had
personal experience in the govern
ment of territories. Secretary Fall
has lived in New Mexico and is
familiar with development.
“The President cho^e as governor
of Alaska a man who was long a
resident of Seattle, and under the
direction of Governor Bone, the
mail service of the Territory has
been bettered. He drafted a bill
providing for the development of
the Territory by, giving better op
portunity to prospectors and capital.
The Government has provided for the
completion of the Alaska Railroad,
and the secretary of the interior has
proposed a bill for the development
of oil. gas and coal lands. You may
have no doubt the Government is
alert to the development of the
Territory’'.
Francis Goodwin, assistant secre
tary of the interior, who is also a
guest of the city, has assured Seat
tle that Alaska offers a most allur
ing field for oil exploration and de
velopment. “The Government is giv
ing legitimate oil men the best op
portunity ever given to obtain and
develop oil lands. A broad and liber
al policy has been declared and it
is now up to industrial initiative to
ascertain the extent of the oil de
posits and produce the oil. If the
deposits are as valuable as reported,
the field will be developed.”
! Goodwin said further that the
Government railroad for some years
to come must be operated to stimu
late development of mining and
other enterprises, with the idea of
assuring future rather than present
profits. He said he had faith in the
Matanuska and other coal fields in
' spite of conflicting reports.
| He is thinking seriously of visit
ing Alaska some day.
READ SUCCEEDS CROW
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 17
Major David A. Read, of Pittsburg,
who was appointed to fill the unex
pired term of Senator Crow, de
! ceased, was sworn in yesterday and
1 is now a member of the Pensyl
vania congressional delegation.
ERIN HONORS GRIFFITH
DUBLIN, Aug. 17—Huge crowds
paid homage to the memory of
Arthur Griffith yesterday on the oc
casion of the burial of the Irish
leader in the historic Glasnevin
cemetery. America was represented
at the ceremony by Michael Doyle,
of Philadelphia, who came from
London especially to place a wreath
on the grave.
Deputy Marshal Hagan returned
from Fairbanks today.