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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
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NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY. NOV. 7, 1922
NUMBER 371
TURKS ASSUME THREATENING ATTITUDE
COAL MINE EXPLOSION FA TAL TO SCORES IN EAST
HARDING WILL CALL EXTRA SESSION FOR THIS MONTH
MINE EXPLOSION IN EAST
CAUSES DEATH OF SCORES
SPANGLER. Pa., Nov. 7—A ter
rific explosion somewhere in the
workings of the Reilly mine, of the
Reilly Coal Company, at 7:30 yes
terday morning, entombed more
than one hundred miners, of whom
the majority are dead. The men had
gone to work scarcely half an hour
before the explosion occurred.
There is some uncertainty regard
ing the exact number of men in the
mine at the time of the accident,
but rt is generally believed there
were 112. Fifty bodies had been
recovered up to this afternoon,
thirteen had been located in the
mine and there were 32 injured. It
is believed the missing 17 will be
found in the eighth heading, where
the water has risen so rapidly as
to prevent exploration. According to
this reckoning, the number of dead
will reach eighty.
Twenty-five bodies had been re
covered by three o’clock yesterday
afternoon, and six others were taken
out alive, but some of them are in
such condition it is feared they will
die.
The men had just entered the
shaft and were making their way in
mine cars to their rooms when the
explosion occurred.
Most of the villagers have been
gathered about the shaft mouth
since the explosion and many sad
scenes have been enacted as the
bodies arrived from the depths.
ACCIDENT SPOILS FLIGHT
INLLANAPOLIS. Nov. 7— The
two army officers who left San
Diego this week in an effort to make
a non-stop flight across the conti
nent. were forced to descend at Fort
Benjamin Hamson. near this city,
as the result of the development of
a crack in the water jacket of their
engine. But although the men failed
in their effort to fly from coast to
coast without landing, it is believed
by airmen that they have set a new
distance record.
PATROLMAN KILLED
LOS ANGELES. Nov 7—Patrol
man Oliver Dar.smore wa; shot and
killed yesterday by a man whom he
surprised in the act of stealing a
bottle of milk. The slayer of the
officer made his escape.
TRAINS CRASH—ONE KILLED
BREMOND, Tex.. Nov. 7— 0 n e
man was killed, one seriously injured
and a score bruised and cut by fly
ing glass yesterday when the San
Antonio-Dallas express crashed into
die rear end of the Waco-Bremond
local.
THE BURCH CASE
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 7—The
trial of Burch was resumed yester
day morning and it is expected the
prosecution will rest its case during
the week, possibly by tomorrow
night.
OREGON SPRINTS TRAINING
EL'GENE. ORE., Nov. 7—Cross
country runners of the University
of Oregon here are practicing for
two meets to be held this fall, one
of which will be a Pacific Coast
conference affair run as a prelim
inary to the footgall game between
^ Oregon and Washington State Col
lege here Nov. 11. The other run
will be a dual meet between Oregon
and the Oregon Agricultural College
at Corvallis Nov. 18.
Glen Walkley. twice caption of
the Oregon cross-country team, will
be elegible to run again this year.
Guy Koepp, who finished third
against O. A. C. last year, also
» will be on the team.
FORMER SENATOR PASSES
HARTFORD. Nov. 7—Morgan G.
Bulkley, former United States sen
ator, died at his home here last
night.
KEMAUSTS ISSUE ULTIMATUM;
DEMAND CONSTANTINOPLE
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BONE ISSUES PROCLAMATION
TO OBSERVE DAY OF THANKS
Juneau, Nov. 7—Governor Scott
C. Bone has issued the following
Thanksgiving Day proclamation:
“Thursday, November 30, this year
of our Lord, nineteen hundred and
twenty-two, is proclaimed Thanks
giving Day by the President of the
United States.
“In gratitude to Almighty God for
life, liberty and peace and in recog
nition of these and other blessings
and bounties I, Scott C. Bone, gov-;
ernor of Alaska, do, therefore, urge
and enjoin upon ail people of the
| Territory a thoughtful gnd prayerful
, observance of the day.
“Alaska, unknown to famine and
j ever the recipient of nature’s bount
; iful beneficence, and enjoying dur
| ing the year freedom from pestilence
! and epidemic, has abundant cause
to be thankful and contrite of heart.
“May this Thanksgiving Day be an
interlude of introspection and retro
spection in pursuance in its best
form of the helpful custom be
I ciueathed by our godly and God-fear
I ing forbears, and may it be fraught
with good will toward men.
“Thus may one and all contribute
1 toward Alaska’s safe and glorious
destiny.”
ALAMEDA ARRIVES
The steamer Alameda arrived at
Seward at noon today and will leave
that port, on the return trip to Seat
' tie. on Thursday. All first class
| reservations and the steerage have
I been sold out.
INTEREST PAYMENT COMING
LONDON, Nov. 7—The British
government has directed a further
i payment of fifty million dollars to
the United States on November 15,
i to apply on interest due on war
j obligations, pending an agreement
! between the two nations for the
funding of the debt.
HARDING WILL ACCEPT VOTE
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 7—
tlt has been announced at the White
House that President Harding will
hot make any post-election state
ment because be believes opinions
: rendered at the ballot box, regardless
j of their nature, need no interpreta
tion by the President.
FORMER ALASKAN DEAD
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 7—Cap
tain O. W. Carlson, former manager
of the Northern Commercial Com
pany, who went to Unga in 1876,
and was active during the earlier
Alaska gold strikes, died here yes
terday at an advanced age.
NOVA SCOTIA STORM SWEPT
SYDNEY, N. S., Nov. 7—North
shore fishermen suffered heavy losses
last week as the result of heavy
gale. Nine fishing boats are reported
to have been washed away.
JUNEAU GETS CUSTOMS PORT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 7—
' President Harding has signed an ex
ecutive order creating a customs
port of entry in the thirty-first cus
toms district, with headquarters at
i Juneau.
| Berlin is the third largest city in
Railroads consumed 150.000.000
(tons of coal in 1917.
A team of elephants will drag
logs averaging as much as 2,500
board feet.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 7—The,
Turkish Nationalist government has
handed a note to the Allied high
commissioners, stating that the war
ships of al! nations hereafter must
ask authorization to pass through
the Dardanelles. The ships must
salute the new government of
Turkey as they pass through the
straits.
Must Evacuate City
LONDON, Nov. 7—As a result of
the new situation created at Con
stantinople by the demand of Rafet
Pasha that the Allied military oc
cupation of the former Turkish cap
ital cease, the peace conference
scheduled for November 13, at
Lausanne, has been postponed, pos
sibly for a fortnight.
It is stated that the British view
point has not changed. The British
intend to uphold the Mudania arm
istice agreement, and to remain in
the neutral zone with their troops
Kemalitt Troop* Called
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 7—
Three additional classes of Turkish
soldiers have been called to the
colors of Ali Kemal Bey.
Editor Condemned to Death
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 7—
The Allies have given Rafet Pasha
24 hours in which to release Sabah,
editor of an anti-Nationalist news
paper, who was arrested by the
Turks and sentenced to death.
Want Authority To Act
PARIS, Nov. 7—The Allied hiprh
commissioners have appealed to their
respective governments for authoriz
ation to take all necessary measures
to maintain order at Constantinople.
It is the intention to declare martial
law, if necessary. The French dread
nought Jean Bart is leaving Toulon
to join the Allied fleet.
Peace Doe* Not Interest Turks
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 7—The
grand vizier is authority for the
statement that the Constantinople
government has decided not to send
a delegation to the forthcoming
i peace conference.
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Allies Decide On Action
PARIS, Nov. 7—The French and
. British governments will insist that
i the Angora government respect the
i terms of the Mudania agreement
and instructions to the high com
missioners at Constantinople have
been drawn up in that spirit. It is
expected that the Angora authori
i ties will accept the view point of
j the Allies.
PITTSBURG TO PLAY STANFORD
FOOTBALL FAND UNEASY
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 7. —
Football fan? of the San FTaneisco
bay regions are debating daily on
the question of whether two former
University of California captains,
Cort Majors and “Fat” Latham,
shojild play with the Olympic Club
against California here next Satur
day. The Olympic Club, with Majors
and Latham playing, has a very
strong team and some figure it
might come close to defeating the
Bears. Without the two the team
would be weakened.
Fans who think the two should
play point to the fact that Jack
Patrick, former Stanford star, play- i
ing with the Olympic Club, was a
star in the game two weeks ago in
which the Olympics defeated Stan- j
ford. The rooters on the other side
of the fence say that Latham and
Majors know the California “sys
tem” and would detect the plays
ahead of time. Since Patrick left
Stanford, they say. the coaching
staff has changed and a new “sys
tem”is in effect.
GERMAN TITLE UNCLAIMED
BERLIN, Nov. 7- Only one box-,
ing throne remains unoccupied in!
Germany’s pugilistic world. The own j
erless title is that of welter-weight!
champion, and a holder is expected j
to develop for it during the coming j
winter. The other champions are asj
follows:
Fly-weight, Erich Kohler; bantam
Urban Grasz; feather, Kurt Sasse:1
liight, Richard Naujocks; middle,
Kurt Prenzel; light-heavy. Walter1
Bukszum, and heavy Hans Breiten- j
straeter.
“Phenomenon” Volkmer, a boxer
who has passed his fortiethyear,
is in training to contest the bantam
weight title. At the same time that
he meets the champion Grasz. it is
planned to have the bill include two
other title-holders, Naujocks and
Breitenstraeter. Opponents for the
latter two men have not yet been
definitely selected.
Abe Simson returned to Nenana
today from Fairbanks, where he
spent several days on business.
LOYAL SHOPMEN GET BONUS
FOR REFUSING TO STRIKE
TACOMA. N'ov. 7—Emjloyes of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, in
the South Tacoma shops, who re
fused to go out on strike, have been
given a bonus of $100 in addition to
their regular pay since the first of
July.
Machinists have been rewarded
with a bonus of $500.
WILL HONOR UNKNOWN
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 7—
President Harding, Secretary of War
Weeks and Secretary of the Navy
Denby, with military escort, will go
to the grave of the Unknown Sol
dier on Armistice Day, to attend
the brief ceremony which is ex
pected to establish a precedent for
future years. No national holiday will
be proclaimed by the President, who
says he feels that simple exercises
at the grave are preferable as ex
pressing official Government recogni
tion of the day.
ARMY AIRMEN KILLED
LAKE CHARLES, Nov. 7—Lieut.
R. C. Willard and Lieut. C. G. Zear
sass, of Fort Bliss, were killed this
week when an army airplane, in
which they were making a flight
from Fort Bliss to Long Island,
crashed to the ground near Vinron,
Louisiana. •
NEW JUSTICE TO BE NAMED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 7—
The successor to Associate Justice
Day, of the U. S. supreme court,
who will retire from the bench on
November 14, will be nominated by
President Harding as soon as Con
gress assembles.
COOLIDGE TAKES HIS TURN
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Nov. 7
—Vice President was compelled to
■wait in line five minutes at the
polling place today. He went to the
city hall to vote, in company with
Mrs. Coolidge, Judge R. W. Irwin,
of the superior court, and Mrs.
Irwin.
Chinese women prefer death in
childbirth to defeated motherhood.
VICTORIA BACK FROM NOME
WITH LAST OF CLEANUPS
SEATTLE, Xov. 7—The steadier
Victoria arrived from Nome on Sun
day on the last trip of the season
from Seward peninsula. The ship
had a considerable number of pas
sengers and half a million in gold
bullion taken from Seward peninsula
mines, making a total yield for the
season of about a million dollars
for that section of Alaska.
DEVALERA DENIES RUMORS
DUBLIN', Xov. 7—A statement is
sued as a “Dail communique" and
signed by Devalera, declares that
there is no truth in the reports that
peace negotiations have been opened
between his party and the F’ree State
government.
ITALIAN DIPLOMAT IN BAD
ROME. X'ov. 7—Count Sforza.
Italian ambassador to France, was
the object of a hostile demonstra
tion by the Fascisti this week when
he arrived at Bussoleno. province of
Turin, on the Italian frontier. The
count’s carriage was attacked but
the count was rescued by earbin
| eers.
TICKETS CALLED IN
Having decided not to dispose of
the Bean Pot. Christine Broderson
will redeem all tickets disposed of.
Tickets redeemable at Cooney hotel
i or at Lyden’s, at Healv. V.
The steamer Watson arrived at
Seward on Sunday morning and • ill
leave Seward for the south on
Thursday.
The train arriving from the seoast
this morning had passengers an 1
mail from the steamer Watson.
ITALY SCENE OF CLASH
ROME. X'ov. 7—Seven were killed
and scores wounded yesterday in a
clash between the Fascisti and Xa
i tionalists, at Taranto, in Southeast -
i ern Italy. The bloodshed resulted
from a row over local politics.
POISONED HER HUSBANDS
CHICAGO. Nov. 7—The police
are investigating the life of Mrs.
Tillie Klimek. who is thought to
have given poison to her four hus
bands. Husband No. 4 is seriously
ill, having been taken sick soon af
ter he took out an insurance policy.
Frank Krupoek, another husband,
died of poisoning, enough poison
being found in his stomach to kill
four men.
FRANK BOYLE DEAD
SEATTLE, Nov. 7—Frank Boyle,
former prominent resident of Valdez
and Anchorage, died here last night.
TURK CAPITAL IN UPROAR
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 7—
This city is in a fever of appre
hension over the Kemalist demands
for the evacuation of the Allied mili
tary and naval forces, the extension
i of Nationalist authority, the impo
sition of confiscatory customs duties,
condemnation of the sultan and the
indisteriminate arrest of prominent
| Turkish residents of the city.
TACOMA POLICE ON HUNT
TACOMA. Nov. 7—Armed officers
are hunting for a man who attacked
Mrs. Rjssell Walker, aged 72, at
her home at Elma, on Saturday
night. The woman was bruised con
siderably but her chief trouble is
nerve shock. She is confined to her
bed.
PRESIDENT HARDING WILL
ISSUE CALL EXTRA SESSION
WASHINGTON, D C.. Nov. 7—
It is announced at the White House
that President Harding expects to
issue a call for a special session of
Congress, to convene on November
20. The call probably will be issued
before the end of the week.
Although the program of the ses
| ston has not been worked out defin
I itely as yet, it briefly provides for
i the consideration by the house of the
I merchant marine bill, and eonsidera
I tion by the senate of the anti-lynch
J ing bill, which has already been
I passed by the house.
The appropriations committee will
; meet on Friday to begin its work
STORMS SWEEPING STATES;
WORSE WEATHER PREDICTED
■ SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 7—The
j weather bureau reports that a storm
I is moving in from the North Pacific
t and is scheduled to reach the main
! land today, bringing showers from
j the Mexican line to Alaska. Storm
: warnings have been taken down
i along the California coast this after
} noon, but the prediction still stands
j along the coast of Oregon and Wash
j ington.
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WASHINGTON VOTERS ARE
PICKING SENATOR TODAY
SEATTLE. N'ov. 7—Chief inter
est in today’s election in this .-tare
centers in the contest between Sen
' ator Poindexter, who is seeking to
; retain his seat, after two terms, and
former congressman Clarence Dill,
Democrat, who waged a determined
campaign«up to the last minute.
In spite of unfavorable weather
I conditions, politicians predict the
j vote w ill be the heaviest in history,
, for an off year. The Republican
state chairman predicts that Poir
i dexter will win bv good plurality,
1 while Dill announce ~ that he e\
I pects to be e leered by a margin of
from 1.7,000 to 20,000. It is predict
! ed that Poindexter will carry all of
. Eastern Washington, while Dill will
I poll a strong vote in King. Walla
Walla and Franklin counties.
Quiet In California
SAX FRANCISCO, Nov. 7—Vot
; ers of the far western states are
\ voting1 today to fill practically a!!
! federal and state offices within their
j control. They will all decide a num
ber of initiative measures, ranging
in scope from no bond issues to
changes in school system'. In Utah.
Wyoming, Nevada, Washington, Ari
zona, New Mexico and California,
one U- S. senator is seeking re
1 election.
j Californians are voting on a state
i prohibition law. The election is pro
ceeding quietly.
Bitter Contest In Oregon
| PORTLAND, Nov. 7—One of this
state’s most bitterly contested polit:
| cal campaigns is being settled at the
' Oregon polls today. Governor 01
| cot. Republican, is seeking re-elec
j tion, opposed by Walter R. Pierce,
j Democrat,
There was a big fight on the
initiative public schools bill. Those
opposed to the measure claim that
| if it is approved it will have the
j effect of putting all primary private
I schools out of business.
The Federated secret societies and
the Ku Klux Klan issued lists early
in the day, indorsing candidates for
most of the offices.
STORMS HIT MOIDDLE WEST
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7—Mid
dle West states have been partially
isolated by heavy winds, accompanied
by rain and snow. Trains have been
slowed up and hundreds of tele
phone and telegraph wires are dowm.
From Denver east though Colorado
and Nebraska the storms are un
usually severe for early winter. The
weather bureau reports a forty mile
gale blowing at sea, off Puget sound.