Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, DEC. 27, 1921
NUMBER 111
SUBMARINE ISSUE BLOCKING CONFERENCE
DEBS WILL DEVOTE FREEDOM TO ENDING WARS
GERMAN SCIENTIST CLAIMS SECRET OF MAKING GOLD
SEME POLICE
UNABLE 10 FIND
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SEATTLE. Dec. 27—The police
of this city, who are investigating
the Hochbrunn murder mystery, are
still without a clue regarding the
present whereabouts of Clara Wint
bora, who is wanted in connection
with death of Hochbrunn.
It has been definitely determined
that the woman left Seattle on Nov
ember 26 and went to Portland.
She returned to this city as late as
December 5. The police also have
ascertained that a woman answer
ing the description of Mrs. Wint
born, was seen in San Bernardino
on December 14.
The police advance the theory that
Mrs. Wintbom had a companion.
WANT EDITOR DEPORTED
CHICAGO, Dec. 27—Represent
atives of several posts of the Ameri
can legion have appealed to Dis
trict Attorney Glinnin tto start de
portation proceedings against Arthur
Loreng, editor of the Illinois States
Zeitung, a German language daily.
The unpopular editor is not a citi
zen and one of editorials was re
cently made the basis of a libel
suit for $100,000 by the BlacK
Hawk Post of the American legion.
R. R. SHOPS CUT TIME
BLOOMINGTON, 111., Dec. 27—
Announcement has been made that
the Chi cage & Alton shops, employ
ing 1,500 men, will be operated
only three days a week until further
notice.
NAVY PLANS ABANDONED
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Dec. 27—
T^ie navy department has announced
the abandonment of plans for the
annual joint maneuvers of the At
lantic and Pacific fleets in Panama
Bay. The desire for economy and
a shortage of funds available is giv
en as the reason of the action.
PACKING STRIKE CONTINUES
OMAHA, Dec. 27—The fourth
week of the packing house strike
opened yesterday with further dis
orders. Two men are reported to
have been injured slightly.
BACHELORS’ ENTERTAINMENT
VERY SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
The fourth annual entertainment
and Christmas tree given by the
Bachelors of Nenana for the child
ren of the community, which took
place at Union hall on Saturday
night, was a very successful affair.
A large number of grownups and
all the children in town gathered at
the hall, and the Christmas Cantata
staged by the pupils of Franklin K.
Lane school was greatly enjoyed.
The singing and acting of the child
ren was all that could be desired,
reflecting great credit on Mrs. A. B.
Phillips, who devoted much time and
effort to the training of the youth
ful entertainers.
Santa Claus appeared shortly aft
ter the conclusion of the entertain
ment and distributed the many pres
ents which adorned the big tree, and
a merry time followed.
After the gathering had dispersed
the hall was cleared and dancing
was indulged in urttil the small
hours of the morning.
TOO POOR TO WED—SUICIDE
PASSAIC, Dec. 27—Thomas H.
Brenna, a clerk, aged 18, and Ma
tilda Rist, a stenographer, aged 17,
took their lives here today, leaving
a note in which they explained that
they had entered a suicide pact be
cause they were too poor to marry.
FRANCE, ITALY AND JAPAN
OBJECT TO AMERICAN PLAN
THOUSAND LOSE
ALL IN COSTLY
OUl FIRE
ARDMORE, Okla.. Dee. 27- More
than a thousand persons were ren
dered homeless yesterday at Dillard,
an oil town nearby, as the result of
a fire which swept the business sec
tion and a portion of the residence
district.
The fire started at an early hour
and spread with such rapidity that
the local fire fighting: apparatus was
unable to cope with the situation.
Six two-story buildings were de
stroyed. as well as a number of one
story structures and more than a
score of dwellings. The loss is es
timated at considerably more than
$100,000.
CANCER ON INCREASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27
Deaths from cancer during the year
1920, according to death registra
tions throughout the United States,
totaled 73,000. which, on a basis of
proportional population, would make
a total, for the entire country, of
89.000 cancer deaths, or a gain of
5.000 over 1919. The announcement
was made today by the census bur
eau.
OREGON DEFEATS HAWAII
HONOLULU, Dec. 27—The Uni
versity of Oregon eleven defeated
the University of Hawaii today, the
score being 47 to 0.
CLUBMAN MEETS FOUL PLAY
ASHEVILLE, N. C., Dee. 27—
The body of B. L. Harsell. wealthy
New York clubman, who had been
missing since last April, was found
near here yesterday. It is believed
! he was murdered.
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Lester Earhart, of the T. &. T.
department of the Alaskan En
gineering Commission, was in town
on a brief visit last week. He left
for his station on the southbound
train on Sunday.
A shipment of Outside mail ar
rived on the train from the coast
on Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Karstens and son,
. Eugene, were through passengers to
: Fairbanks on the last (train from the
south. They will return to their
home on Riley Creek after the holi
days.
Robert S. Donaldson, manager of
the Healy Raver Coal Corporation,
is spending the holidays in town.
Alfred Johnson arrived in town
from Riley for the festive season
and will return (to his camp on the
next southbound train.
A. A. Lyden, postmaster at Healy
and proprietor of the Healy Rivet
Roadhouse, arrived in town yester
j day on a brief business trip. He will
| return to Healy tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27
The suggestion that the whole sub
marine question be left to a futuri
world conference, gained increasing
prominence at (today's session of thi
Arms conference.
The impression is also general to
day that the question of land arma
ments will not again be discussed
This impression has been strength
ened by the departure of the Italiai
military staff and by the announce
ment that British military expert
expect to leave for London on Dec
ember 31. The French land arma
ment advisers also are gradual!;
withdrawing.
The failure of the French dele
gates to receive a formal decisio:
from their government on the Amer
iean submarine proposal, caused th
postponement of today's meeting o
the naval committee until tomorrow
The Japanese delegates also are be
lieved to be awrarting further in
structions from Tokio.
There is no indication, howeve.*
that the French are prepared to cu
their suggested figure of 90,000,
tons to the 31.000 figure contained
in the American plan. Neither is it j
known that the Japanese intend to
recede from their flat refusal to ac- ;
cept the program.
The submarine controversy gives
promise of furnishing the basis of
many informal discussions among |
the delegates, in an effort to find an i
acceptable plan of settlement. The !
situation, it is generally admitted.‘
appears to offer little promise of ar.
early agreement
The Italian delegates have ex
' j pressed the belief that Italy cannot j
possibly accept the American plan j
unless Italy is given the same sub-!
: marine tonnage as France.
The American delegates point
out that the submarine proposal
gives both Italy and France more
submarines than they would be en
• titled to under the naval ratio agree
- ment, and the offer, on the part of
the United States, is described as
generous, as the plan would involve
. the scrapping of more than 30,000
; I tons of underseas craft.
DEBS WILL START
WORLD CRUSADE
WASHINGTON', D. C-, Dec. 27 1
in his first public statement since
his release from the penitentiary,
Eugene V. Debs announced that he
would dedicate his newly acquired
freedom “to the freedom of political
prisoners and to the cause of all
prisoners”. He said, however, that
his future activities would depend
upon "how long I am out”.
Debs said further that during his
confinement, everything in his world
had become chaotic and undergone
changes which would make neces
sary the readjustment of himself
before he could foresee what he
actually would do.
"We are against war" he declared
arid announced it as his intention to
obtain, if possible, a vow from every
man. woman and child in America
and every other country he visits.
GOVERNMENT WINS SUIT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27
In a supreme court decision, the
Government has won its suit to
compel the members of the Ameri
can Hardwood Association to ter- i
minate their cooperative selling
methods and agreements alleged to j
have been adopted to eliminate I
competition.
RIOrTNG AT SUEZ
CAIRO, Dec. 27—Serious riotingj
has broken out at Suez, the disturb
ances thus far having resuited in a
number of deaths.
OHIO RIVER TAKING TOLL
CINCINNATI, Dec. 27—The Ohio
river h«s left its banks and consider
able damage is resulting in conse
quence. The loss of livestock is re
ported from the country around
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where the
lowlands are inundated. The water
is still rising.
TWO FREE—ELEVEN HELD
ARDMORE, Okla., Dec. 27—Two
defendants were dismissed today and
eleven bound over to the next term
| of court, under bonds in the sum of
$10,000, on a murder charge in
! connection with the killing of three
| men at Wilson.
to refuse to carry arms or go to i
war. He expressed the oppinion that
President Harding, at heart opposes!
war but he represents a system
which makes war possible.
Debs conferred with Attorney1
General Daugherty for half an hour
yesterday and later went to the:
White House, but refused to discuss (
his visits. The attorney general ex-1
pressed .he hope that Debs "majr
direct his talents to useful purpose"]
but said he had given no advice
nor was he asked for any.
Ready To Welcome Him
TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 27—This;
city is aswarm with Socialists today,
leaders of the party hating gather
ed here from all parts of the United |
States to welcome Debs who will ar
rive from the East tomorrow. There
wii) be a big mass meeting tonight.
INGERSOLL RUNS DOWN
NEW YORK, Dec. 27—A petition
of involuntary bankruptcy was filed
against Robt. Ingersoll and Bros.
makers of the famous Ingersoll
watch, today. The liabilities of the
firm are alleged to be three million
dollars, 'while the assets, exclusive j
of good will, will not exceed two:
million.
PEACE SENTIMENT GROWING
LONDON, Dec. 27—Sentiment
throughout Southern Ireland, as re
flected in dispatches received by
London newspapers, is overwhelm
ingly in favor of the peace treaty,
and it is said that the sentiment of;
Dai! Eireann is developing more
favorable.
VETERAN PASSES
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27—Wil
liam A. Kecham, former commander'
in chief of tihe Grand Army of the
Republic, died here today, at the
age of 75 years. His death was
caused by acute indigestion.
REAR ADMIRAL PASSES
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 27
Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis,
brother-in-law of Senator Lodge, is
-*ead. his end having come today
♦hi'- city.
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CENTER COLLEGE !
SAX DIEGO, Dec. 27—The Cen
ter College football eleven, conquer
ors of Harvard, overwhelmed the
University of Arizona Wildcats on
a muddy field here yesterday, with
the rain pouring down and most of
the seats unoccupied. The score was
38 to 0, the Westerners being out
classed in every department by the
Colonels, who scored almost, at will.
The field, soaked by an eight-day
rain, more resembled a quagmire
than a gridiron and there was con
siderable talk of postponing the con
test. But both teams were in con
dition and the Easterners hard
pressed for time and a postponement
would have meant a cancellation of
the meeting.
This city is virtually isolated to
day as a result of the steady rain.
Xo trains are being operated in con
sequence of washouts, and the auto
traffic also is halted because of the
loss of bridges and damage to roads.
Flood conditions prevail in various
sections of San Diego county and
residents have been warned that
serious danger threatens. The peak
of the flood waters is expected to
reach the valley tonight.
MANAGEMENT LIABLE
NEW HAVEN, Dec. 27^Jt>seph
Austin, city building inspector, and
Lawrence Carroll, manager of the
Rialto theater, have been held
criminally responsible for the loss
Of nine live3 as a result of the
burning of the theater on Novem
ber 22. Responsibility for the dis
aster has been fixed by the coroner,
following an investigation of the fire
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Captain J. J. Finnegan, who is
associated with James Hayden and
Wyoming oil men in developing
holdings in Cold Bay fields, was in
Seattle recently on his way East
in connection with next season's
operations.
George Carmack, discoverer of the
rich placers of the Klondike, who is
now developing some rich placer
holdings in California, spent the
holidays in Seattle.
George Nelson, former Nenanaite,
is reported to have been sentenced
to life imprisonment recently at
Petersburg for the killing of a man
there. The shooting is said to have
resulted from a row which had its
start at a dance.
“Stroller” White, publisher of
The Stroller’s Weekly, and formerly
territorial publicity agent, has been
appointed an alderman at Juneau
to fill the unexpired term of Geo.
A. Getchell, who resigned to accept
an appointment as deputy U. S.
marshall.
Dr. Carothers, formerly located
in Alaska, has moved to Seattel,
"-here he is associated with Dr.
William C. Heussey.
MB! SAYS
HE HAS SOLVED
GOLD PROBLEM
NEW YORK, Dec. 27—There Us
considrable discussion in financial
circles over the alleged discovery,
by a German scientist, of a process
of making gold. Wall Street, how
ever, is not disturbed over the re
port. and there are many here who
refuse to believe the claims of the
discoverer.
Dr. Horace Byers, head of the
chemistry department of Cooper
1. nion, says that while it is improb
able that anyone has succeeded in
making gold in the manner reported,
only an ignorant scientist would de
clare it impossible. Details of the
alleged discovery are lacking.
PUBLICITY MAN ARRIVES
TO PREPARE R R. STORY
Jack Lincke, publicity man of the
Anchorage Daily Times, was a
through passenger on the train from
the coast on Sunday, enroute to the
Interior end of the railroad to
gather data for a drory which is
preparing to give publicity to the
completion of the Government raii
road.
Mr. Lincke, who is a journalistic
free lance, returned to Anchorage
recently from a stay of two month
in the States, bringing back with
him a cheering message to ail Alas
kans, relative to the prosperity that
is bound to come with the comple
tion of the railroad.
Among tne more important items
of information he brings is the new<
that the Campfire Club of America,
which is composed of the leading
sportsmen and mountaineers of the
nation, Will eome in force to the In
terior next summer for the purpose
of dedicating Mount McKinley Na
tional Park. The club is undertaking
this pilgrimage under the auspices
of The Brooklyn Eagle, and will in
clude in its personnel representatives
of that newspaper, as well as photo
graphers, movie men and lovers of
the great outdoors. N'o definite in
formation a' to the number of per
sons making rhe trip has been re
ceived as yet, by Mr. Lincke is of
the opinion there will be several
hundred at least.
As further evidence of the grow
ing popularity of Alaska, as a lirec'
result of the completion of the Gov
ernment railroad, Mr. Lincke -ay
that following (the publication in the
Seattle Sunday Times recently, of
illustrated articles on Alaska, he was
beseiged with inquiries from men
who wished to come North. He de
voted two hours daily during hi
stay there, to answering these in
quiries, which ranged all the way
from men and women seeking em
ployment, homesteaders and pros
pectors, to men with considerable
capital, anxious to know' of the op
portunities offered for safe invest
ment and development, particularly
in the railroad belt and the country
served directly by the road.
Mr. Lincke is now engaged in
preparing a series of articles for
•‘World’s Work” and is making the
trip over the railroad to gather the
necessary information. He will also
prepare a story on (the driving of
the golden spike for The Associated
Press.
Mr. Lincke will return to Nenana
on the next train from Fairbanks.
FEVER CLAIMS DOCTOR
SARACRUSE, Dec. 27—Howard B
Cross, of Rockefeller Institute, has
succumbed to yellow fever, death
having overtaken him while he was
engaged in a study of the disease in
the fever district.