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VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1922
NUMBER 343
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GOVERNMENT ENJOINS RAIL EMPLOYES
WA Y PA VED TO FLOOD NA TION WITH MEXICANS
• LABOR OFFICIALS WILL CONSIDER DEMAND FOR STRIKE
UNCLE SAM SPENDS LARGE
.. SUM THRU VETERAN BUREAL
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Sept. 2—
The Government has ■.xprndel more
than 11,840,000,000, through the
\ettrans bureau, in behalf of fcrm
er service men, according to an
nouncement made this week by offi
cials of the buieau.
Approximately $314,000,00l> ha:
been expended for vocational train
ing, $345,000,000 for insurance
$369,000,000 for compensation
$139,000,000 in medical and hosj-ita
service, and $998,000 for hospita
facilities.
SFOKANE GOING DRY
SPOKANE, Sept. 2—Thirty-one
arrests were made in this city las'
night in connection with liquoi
raids conducted by local and federa
authorities. The victims includes
both men and women, and eacl
was placed under bonds in the sun
of $2,000. Further arrests are ex
pected today.
RAINS WRECK TRAIN
CAPE GIRARDEAU, >lo., Sept. :
_A St. Louis & San Francisce
passenger train was wrecked nea:
this place yesterday while crossm;
a trestle which had been weakene,
by recent rains. The tram plunge*
into the creek some distance be
low, resulting in the death of *.w«
and the injury of two others.
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CANAL TRAFFIC INCREASING
PANAMA, Sept. 2—Two hundre
and eighty-one ships passed througl
Panama canal during the month o
August, which constitutes a recor,
since the opening of the waterway
The tolls for the month exceeded
a million dollars.
RUTH SUSPENDED AGAIN
CHICAGO, Sept. 2—Babe Ru’l
was suspended yesterday for th
third time this season. The orde
sending the heavy sticker to th
bench was issued by President Ba;
Johnson, of the American league
following a clash between Ruth am
the umpire, during the Wednesday
game. Ruth used vicious and vulga
language and is out of the gam
for three days in consequence.
ARMY RULE IS CHANGED
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 2
Tbe house has passed the Anthon;
bill authorizing the President t
modify the appointment of arm
officers among the various grade
in such a way as to increase th
number of colonels, majors am
* captains to be retained in the re
pular army, and decreasing th
number of lieutenants.
WATCHFUL WAITING
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 2
Ameriean participation in the dis
cussion of world rehabilitation prob
lems is “inevitable” at some futur
time, it is stated at the WTiite Hous
hut President Harding is represent
ed as feeling that the time is no
r yet ripe for American participatio
in the economic discussions noi
* proceeding abroad.
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FORMER MINISTER GUILTY
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2—Herbei
Wilson, former minister, has bee
found guilty by a jury on a murde
charge. He was accused of killin
Herbert Cox. a fellow prisoner i
the county jail during an attempte
jail break last April. Both men wer
awaiting trial on a charge of ma
robbery.
TRAIN HITS AUTO—THREE DI
TACOMA, Sept. 2—J. H. Petei
son, proprietor of a garage at At
burn, James Sweeney, bookkeepe
and Jessie Burnett, waitress, wei
killed near Auburn last night whe
their auto was hit by a Norther
Pacific train.
COURT ACTION ANGERS MEN;
WIDENS GAP IN RAIL CIRCLES
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! UNION MINER IS INDICTED
FOR PART IN HERRIN RIOT
MARION. I1L, Sept. 1—Otis
Clark, a union miner, the first to
j be indicted by the special grand
j jury investigating the Herrin mas
I sacre, has surrendered to the author
I ities and is being held without bail.
He is charged with the murder of
11 C. K. McDowell, mine superintend
! ent. Officials of the Illinois Mine
j Workers arranged to furnish bond
; for the release of Clark, but the
i attorney general objected.
The indictment of Clark resulted
from boastful remarks made by him'
after the massacre, the evidence in
! dicating that he claimed to have
: ‘ had a hand in the killing of the
11 mine superintendent.
HORNSBY HAS HONORS WON
l! IN RACE FOR BATTING PLACE
CHICAGO, Sept. 2—Roger Horns
i by continues to lead the National
leaguers in individual batting* and
home-run hitting and he is so far
ahead of hi* competitors now that
i his drive for the league champion^
, ship cannot be seriously menaced
: during the remainder of the season.
■ In the last seven games he annexed
thirteen hits, bringing his average
\ to .389. and his string of thirty
homers is the best in the history’ of
;the league.
Grimes, of Chicago, is second or.
the batting list with an average of
; .364; Bigbee, of Pittsburg, is third
with .358.
rj Carey, of Pittsburg, is leading in
base stealing with a total of 38.
: Sisler is leading the American
' league batters with .413; Ty Cobh
1 has .400, Speaker .373. Walker an-'
’ Williams are tied for home run
honors, with 32 each.
Ruth has a total of 28 homers
now ar.d his admirers are confident
that he will head the list before the
season closes in spite of the handi
- cap of frequent suspensions.
SUSPECTS ARE BRINU waiuilu
MARION. Ill- Sept. 2—Federal
' authorities are keeping close watch
’ on all persons suspected of connec
’ tion with the Herrin massacre, ae
' cording to Attorney General Brund
1 age. Any attempt to escape will be
followed promptly bv arrest.
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MANY RUSSIAN EXECUTIONS
: LONDON. Sept. 2—-According to
■ official Bolshevik figures, more per
■ sons were executed by the Bolshevik
? authorities during the civil war in
Russia than there were Russians
- killed during the World War.
QUAKE ROCKS FORMOSA
'' TOKIO, Sept. 2—A severe earth
quake is reported to have rocked
Northern Formosa this week, caus
ing great damage. It is believed the
t loss of life also was heavy, but de
l tails of the disturbance are lacking.
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’ CALIFORNIA HAS STORM
i NEEDLES. Cal., Sept. 2—Several
i houses were lifted from their foun
e I dations, roofs blown away and trees
1 uprooted during the progress of a
terrific wind storm which visited this
section late yesterday.
SEATTLE FISH BROKER DEAD
-j SEATTLE.* Sept. 2—J. P. Todd.
prominent pioneer and fish broker
e who engaged in the Alaska salmon
n | and herring business on a huge scale
n | died here this week at the age of
54 years.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 2—Attorney
General Daugherty filed suit yes
terday in the federal court for an
injunction against all striking em
ployes of railroads in the United
States, and their union officials.
Shopmen Not Worrying
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 2—
Leaders of the striking shopmen
will not abate their attempts to
make their strike effective, no mat
ter what action may he taken by the
Chicago court in response to the
Daugherty application for an in
junction. President Johnson, of the
Machinists brotherhood, is quoted
as saying: ‘The filing of the suit
is just another blunder to be added
to the long list which the adminis
tration has made in dealing with
the situation”.
Temporary Order Granted
CHICAGO, Sept. 2—The United
States government has been granted
a temporary restraining order di
rected against the six striking shop
craft unions, their officials and
member#,'prohibiting interference in
i apy way wfjh the operation of the
I railroads.
The order will remain in force
[until September 11, pending the
; hearing of the Government’s ap
1 plication for a permanent injunc
i tion.
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Gompers Is Silent
; WASHINGTON. D. C., Sep:. 2—
'President Samuel Gompers, of the
j American Federation of Labor. ha<
I declined to comment on the action
j of the Chicago court, but other
' officials of labor organizations de
jolare that the injunction will have
• little efTect as the striking shopmen
i are not engaged in unlawful action.
'And injunctions, it is pointed out.
’cannot force the men to return to
work.
More Guards On Duty
EL PASO. Sept. 2—Local rail
roads have placed additional guards
on duty as the resub of bomb ex
plosions in the yards of the Rio
Grande, E! Paso & Santa Fe rail
road. The quick work of one guard,
in carrying a bomb from a sleer
OFF1CERS WILL RETIRE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 2
Major General Francis Kiernan. j
command of the Seventh corps ares,
and Jlajor General George Bell, in
command of the Sixth corps area,
have been ordered retired from act
ive sendee on the first of December.
AUSTRALIANS DEFEAT YANKS
FOREST HILL, N. Y., Sept. 2—
The Australian Davis cup team put
the American trophy defenders to
rout today when the visitors won
the doubles match in the third round
of the cup play. Patterson and Wood
j easily defeated Tilden and Richards
j in straight sets.
OFFICERS WILL BE HELD
MARION. 111., Sept. 2—The grand
jiury which is probing the Herrin
| massacre, is also investigating the
responsibility for the alleged failu:
to summon troops in time to prevent
the slaughter. Should the jury find
any cases of dereliction of duty on
the part of any officials, it is likely
the jury will recommend their im
peachment.
The Sam Heeter side wheeler Mutt
is a recent arrival in port from
Tanana.
ing car, saved the lives of severa
persons yesterday.
Mexicans Are In Demand
WASHINGTON’, D. C.. Sept. 2—
The Mexican consular service ha^
advised Mexican laborers in the
United States that if they offei
themselves as strikebreakers on rail
roads in this country, they must dc
so on their own responsibility.
Injunction Anarchist Breeder
NEW YORK. Sept. 2—David Wil
liams, secretary of the committe*
which is directing the shopmen':
strike in this district, says in a let
ter of instructions written to th<
striking shopmen that the Govern
ment injunction “is the best anar
chist breeder that could be found”
He advises all strikers to "clean thii
rotten administration out of offic*
for all time, and above all, keel
your heads and do not resort t<
violence”.
Grable Seriously ill
CHICAGO. Sept. 2—W. F. Grable
president of the International Bro
therhood of Maintenance of Wa;
workers, is critically ill at a loca
i hotel, according to information giv
1 en out this afternoon by Mrs
; Grable. who says her husband ha
suffered a nervous collapse.
Will Consider Strike Demands'
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 2
| Although the American Federation o
I^abor has no power to call strikes
according to President Sam Gomp
ers. the executive council of the bit
organization will, on next Saturday
be asked to review the appeals am
demands “from hundreds of loca
unions” for the inauguration of ;
general strike in support of th
rail strike.
Gompers says the resolutions ask
ing'for a general strike indicate ;
state of mind in labor circles mor
inflamed than ever before. He con
siders them important to that ex
. tent.
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Scab Worker Shot
MEMPHIS, Sept. 2—Chinas Lan
ier. a non-union worker, was sho
and killed this morning while on hi
way to work in the loca! railwa;
shops.
SENATE PASSES ELECTION BILI
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 2
The Pomerene bill, regulating th
campaign expenses of congressiona
candidates, was passed by the senat
today and has been sent to the lowe
house of Congress for final approval
The bill is designed to take the plat
of the law held to be unconstitution
al in the Newberry case.
RESCUE CREW DRILLS HOLE
TO FEED ENTOMBED MINER!
JACKSON, Cal., Sept. 2—In j
final effort to save the lives of th'
47 entombed miners at the Arga
naut mine, rescue crews. are noi
engaged in driving a three-inch ho!
through the hundreds of feet o
rock. The plan is to force air. wate
and food through the hole so tha
the men can be kept alive unti
further aid reaches them. Friend
and relatives entertain little hope o
seeing the prisoners emerge alive
but those in charge of the rescu
work are still hopeful, declaring tha
if the men can hold out until to
morrow', they can be saved. It i
now believed certain that the ga
from the burning upper levels ha
, not reached the men, so that thei
greatest menace is hunger.
STEAMSHIP CAUSES HAVOC
GETTING AWAY FROM DOCK
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 2-Thi
steamship American Legion, whii<
palling away from the dock yester
; day, enroute to New York, ramrnec
and sank the Argentine torpedi
| boat Acopardo, and damaged a gui;
boat, cruiser, transport and tw<
| dispatch boats. The number of cas
ualties has not been ascertained.
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FORMER WIFE OF MOVIE MAN
WILL INVESTIGATE MURDEF
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 2— T h <
former wife and daughter of Willian
Desmond Taylor, slain film director
has started an independent inve'ti
gation of the murder mystery whiel
the local authorities have failed t<
solve.
The investigation of the murde
is based on alleged new and re
liable evidence indicating that
clue to the solution lies in Taylor’
correspondence and cancelled checks
The former Mrs. Taylor is nov
married to a wealthy Eastern man
ufacturer and • she believes Jat
wuman either committed r'W inst:
gated the crime.
ENGLAND OUSTS YANKEES
I* FOR BOOSTING U. S. SHIP:
j WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 1
j The state department has started a
} investigation to ascertain the fact
i in connection with the recent rt
moval by England recently* of tw
! I American consular officers at New
I, castle. They were deprived of the*
i i authority because of alleged use o
undue methods in influencing travel
i ers to patronize American steamsh;
- lines.
i! The American government i~ no
* j taking the word of England that th
- i men were guilty of conduct unb«
- coming a diplomat. It is understoo
that President Harding is taking a;
interest in the case.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS ARE
TAKEN CARE OF BY NEW LAV
Postmaster Williams has receive'
the following letter from Walter £
Buchanan, ex-national aid-de-camf
■ i Army and Navy union, and is gi».e
| publicity for the enlightenment o
’ . veterans of the Spanish-America
Iwar veterans residing in this par
‘ j of Alaska:
" j I wish to call your attention t
■ a law known as the Sell’s Bill, whie
' 1 benefits ex-soldiers, sailors and mai
"lines who served during the Spanish
j American war, those who saw servic
in the Philippines up to July 4, 190
and also the China Relief expeditior
>; This law is most liberal as it no
I only allows a pension on age alone
‘ j if sixty-two or over, but it allow
: pension for disability, mental o
-! physical, whether incurred in ser
•; vice or not, of a permanent nature
•! The rate is $12, $15. $18, ..24 an'
1 $30 per month, depending upon th
• degree of inability to perform effec
t. ive manual labor. Thus a rating o
1 only ten per cent may give title t
5 a pension.
f It is my desire to secure the nam
, and address of every soldier an
> widow who may be interested in thi
t law and I am asking^your assistant
- as a patriotic citizen.
5 Mrs. Cordelia Karshner came u
5 from Hot Springs this week on th
r mail launch Tanana. She went t
Fairbanks yesterday.
GOMPERS SAYS WORKERS ARE
ON ROAD TO BRIGHT FUTURE
WASHINGTON', D. C., Sept. 2—
In an address directed to the mem
bers of the American Federation o:'
Labor, President Samuel Gompers
this week said that organized labor
groups have every reason to con
gratulate their memberships, with tn
coming of Labor Day. because of the
"industrial and political solidarity of
the working people, and because o,
the determination within themselves
to push onward”.
SCOTT SAYS CANADIAN WAY
SOLVES LIQUOR PROBLEMS
In a letter recently received in
Nenana, John H. Scott, former local
agent of the White Pass Route, wh >
is now in the employ of that con
cern at Whitehorse, says that since
reaching Yukon Territory he had
met only two men who seemed to
have too much of the prohibited
liquid aboard, and the way the
police enforce the law, you would
never know liquor w-as sold at all.
Having talked to several, he believe*
i ; that should there be ar. attempt
! made to re-establish the old saloon
system, there would be a riot. The
• people seem to tie well satisfied with
the present system, he says, and
i “strange as it may seem, the pat
5 ronage of the dispensary hete is so
. small that some express the fear it
r may close for lack of patronage.
- According to the bull we heard in
i Nenana. people from the State*.
- when reaching one of these liquor
stores, run over each other getting
to it; but as I saw them here, they
almost ignore the place. Strange
; what a difference* it makes when V*
cut the profit out of any business.”
Dawson, the writer says, does not
i look half so bad as it had been
s pictured to him. It looked better, in
- fact, than when he last saw the old
> town and it is his opinion it has a
- long time yet in which to die.
r They are finding more and more
f at Mayo, the letter says—going
. deeper and deeper all the time. “But
j at that, it will be some time before
they will pronounce their verdict oh
t it being what the surface shows it
* to be—a large camp. Looks like a
- larger output next year, but thr
1 depends almost altogether on thei
i ability to land the ore at the river.
They have had so much rain so fa*
this year, little could he done in the
way of road building, or in hauling
t with the tractor.
! “There are a few more people
1 making a try of it between Gircle
and Eagle, with some new money
, going in. Those i met seem to have
> great hones along there. Seems to
f he so much country in there where
, they find something and yet very
: little real work being done.
“People all over this north coun
> try are continually trying to get
i the cost of landing goods from the
- Sound reduced and one of the chief
- causes for present rates is hardly
; ever spoken of. If every one would
1 help to start something and keep it
I up, to get proper lights, buoys and
tiall needed safeguards to navigation
. along the inside passage, they wou! !
s be doing something real and when
r once done, would at once bring
- not only a cut but a much better
. service. It probably never occurred
I to you or any one else in Nenana,
that it costs more to get full in
surance on a first class boat on that
run than it does to nay the entire
> crew on the boat. That may sound
like a fairy story but it is a, fact
That is one, of the reasons so many
II of the boats running up here ar
; oldtimers and that it will likely b
? a long time before real excursion
boats are run to the westward.”
Mrs. J B. Mathews and danr’
irrived from Tanana on the mail
aunch on Thursday, enroute to
Fairbanks.