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'_THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DEC. 7., 1922
NUMBER 384
•MELLON URGES REDUCTION IN TAX LEVY
BAIN SA YS NENANA COAL FIELD FULL OF PROMISE
FALL GIVES NORTH SMALL MENTION ANNUAL REPORT
FALL DOES NOT MENTION
ALASKAS PLAN IN REPORT
SEATTLE, Dec. 7.—The Wr-sh
ington correspondent of the Seattle
Times sags, in a special report wir
ed to his paper yesterday that “A
laskans will receive with a sense of
disappointment the annua! report
of Secretary of the Interior Fall.
* The secretary does not present ev
en a hint of his well known ideas
regarding the necessity for the re
organization of the many and divers
governmental agencies to permit
that development which he regards
as essential. In fact, his report
throughout is brief, being merely
a summary of the operations of the
different bureaus under his eon
P troL”
The report says, in part, that
there can be no doubt steps should
be taken which will render it possi
ble to utilize the many latent and
undeveloped resources of the coun
;ry.
The Government, he says, is es
pecially interested in such develop
ment because of its investment in
the Alaska Railroad. To properly
utilize the railroad and procure ad
ditional traffic there must be devel
opment of the coal and other min
eral areas tributary to the railroad,
as well as utilization of agricultural
and grazing resources.
No oil is yet produced in Alaska,
the report says, except in limited
quanities in the Katalla field, but
preparations for drilling on the A
laska peninsula are actively under
way and, during the coming year,
should determine the existence or
non-existence of valuable oil depos
its in that particular area.
* The appendix of the secretary's
report carries a summary of the an
nual report of Governor Bone.
BASEBALL MAGNATE OUT
AS RESULT OF FAKING
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 7.—William
H. Klepper, president of the Port
land club, of the Pacific Coast lea
gue, is forever barred from further
participation in the affairs of the
National Association of Professional
Baseball leagues, in a resolution a
dopted yesterday by a board of arb
itration of the organization. He is
charged ■with making a false state
ment relative to the capital stock
of the Tacoma club at the time of
its organization.
GOVERNOR ON TRAIL
OXFORD. MISS. Dec. 7.—The
hearing of the $100,000 damage
suit against Governor Russell, which
was filed by Francis Birkhead. sten
ographer, which began here this
week, moved qiuckly through the
initial stages. Opening statements
were made by both sides yesterday
afternoon, following which the gov
ernor was called by counsel for the
plaintiff, he being the first witness.
FRIEND OF LINCOLN DIES
HAMILTON, WASH., Dec. 7.—
Judge Stewart, neighbor and friend
of Abraham Lincoln, and later a
photographer at Springfield during
the 50’s died here yesterday, at the
age of 88 years.
PUT GASOLINE ON FIRE
THOUGHT IT WAS KEROSENE
EUGENE, OREGON. Dec. 7.—
Six small children and one woman
are dead, and four other persons
suffering from bums received last
night when a can of gasoline, mis
taken for kerosene, was poured over
a smouldering fire to rekindle it.
The gasoline exploded, enveloping
the victims in flames. The dead in
clude Mrs. Iver Johnson and William.
Orville, Hazel and Ida Church.
IRISH SOLONS AT WORK
BELFAST, Dec. 7.—Both houses
of the Ulster parliment have voted
unanimously to “contract out’’ the
Irish FYee State, as permited under
bhe terms of the Anglo-Irish treaty.
BRAINS OF CABINET FAVORS
LOWER CHARGE ON CAPITAL
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS ARE
PLANNING COAST STRIKES
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7.—The
Industrial Workers of the World
are planning a general strike at all
Pacific coast parts,, beginning on
:he first of the year, according to
literature seized by the authorities
during a raid in the harbor district
yesterday, while an alleged I. W. W.
meeting was in progress.
The literature disclosed plans for
demonstrations in front of the Los
Angeles county jail and the hall of
records, as a protest against the ar
rest of men on the charge of vio
lating the city ordinance in connec
tion with attempts to prevent men
from accepting employment where
I. W. W. strikes are in progress.
It is reported that large numbers
of Industrial Workers are now en
route to this city to assist the strik
ing marine transport workers. The
police estimate that the number of
Industrials has increased during the
las: month from 250 to 500.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
LEAGUE TALKS REFORMS
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 7.—
The National Civil Service P,eform
league, which met here in annual
convention today, has taken up the
consideration of the question of the
removal of the postoffice depart
ment from politics, and bringing a
bout the appointment strickly ona
merit basis.
Other problems to receive consid
eration were the effect upon the ef
ficiency of the federal service of
giving World War veterans prefer
red status in filling positions, and
the alleged appointment of political
workers to fill positions under the
provisions of the prohibition enforce
ment act
THOUGHT IT WAS CLARA
SAN DIEGO. Dee. 7.—Sheriff
Williams Trager reports that the
rumor that Clara Phillips was seen
yesterday at Tia Juana is without
foundation. He investigated the re
port, with a posse, and was unable to
find any trace of the escaped.
SENATE WANTS TO KNOW
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 7—
The senate has adopted the LaFol
lette resolution calling upon the
secretary of agriculture for full
information regarding the proposed
merger of the Armour and Morris
packing interests.
SIKI ASKED TO BEAT IT
PARIS. Dec. 7—Battling Siki.
who claims to have participated in
a fake fight here with Carpentier,
admits tjpt he has been asked by
an official of the ministry of col
onies to return to Senegal. He dobs
not say. however, if it is his in
tention to follow the advice, but
he declares that it is his plan ‘o
abandon boxing for some other
profession.
VIOLENT STORM SWEEPS
COAST OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.—One
of the fiercest storms of the year
lashed the Pacific coast Tuesday
night and yesterday morning, the
gale being accompanied by rain
and snow. The storm zone extended
from Cape Flattery to the Golden
Gate and the wind reached a vel
ocity of 72 miles an hour off the
cape.
The ^torm warnings were taken
dowm today.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 7.— '
A reduction in the maximum sur
tax rate from the present fifty
percent to not do more than twenty
five per cent and the dosing up,
as far as possible, of the avenues
of escape from payment of fed
eral taxes, is urged by Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon, in his
-;-—
annual report to Congress, which
was transmitted this week.
The secretary does not advocate
any general revision of the re
veftue laws or the imposition of
additional taxes, but he expresses
the hope that any indicated Gov
ernment deficit may be met by
the collection of back taxes on in
comes and through other sources.
AUTHORITIES ARE UNABLE
TO FIND CLARA PHILLIPS
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 7.—Aside
' from a few wild reports, no trace
; of the escaped Clara Philips has
; been found by the local authorities
, It has been learned that the hus
1 band of the hammer murdress va
i cated his lodgings on the day be
fore his wife cut her way out of
the county jail, and it is presumed
he took her out of the city in an
automobile. It also ha? been re
ported to the police that a fur
piece, said to have belonged to the
escaped, was found in an abanded
auto near the outskirts of the city.
But these clues have led to nothing,
and the police are convinced the
couple made a dash for Mexico.
Will Be Safe in Mexico
AN FRANCISCO, Dec., 7—If
Clara Phillips succeeds in entering
Mexico she cannot be extradited
because of the lack of a treaty pro
viding for extradition, according to
J. G. Zertuche, Mexican consul
general.
DRY CHIEF ASKS HUGE
SUM TO ENFORCE LAWS
WASHINGTON'. D. C. Dec. 7 —
The crisis in the federal prohibi
tion enforcement fight has been
reached, in the opion of Commission
I er Haynes, who declared, in asking
i for a nine million dollar appropria
tion for next year, that if a simi
lar amount is allowed for prohibi
tion enforcement for the next five
or six years, a reduction in the cost
| of enforcing the dry law ought
then be possible.
The commissioner declared that
he is gratified with the present
functioning of prohibition enforce
ment machinery as there is a gener
aldisposition to tighten up on the
i enforcement.
COACH REJECTS OFFER
| Bezdek, Penn State football coach
has rejected an offer from the
manager of the Philadelphia Na
tionals, explaining that he prefers
j to remain with his college work.
SIX ARMY MEN KILLED
WHEN PLANES COLLIDE
NEWPORT NEWS. Dec. 7.—
j Major Gearhart. Captain Doyle and
• four * enlisted men met death on
Langly field yesterday when a Mar
tin bomber collided with another
machine which was making a land
ing.
SINGER IS IMPROVING
GARDEN CITY. N. Y. Dec. 7—
The ultimate recovery of Schuman
Heink is predicted by physicians
who are in attendance on the noted
singer. Her condition improved mat
erially last night.
WANAMAKER BETTER
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7,—The
condition of John Wanamaker has
showed such marked improvement
during the last couple of days that
his physicians will make only one
announcement daily hereafter, un
less their should be a relapse.
PROPOSALS OF TAXATION
MAKE CAPITAL TAKE FLIGHT
GNEYA. Dec. 7.—Although the
Swiss proposal to impose a levy
on the capital of the republic has
little chance of becoming a law,
the mere thought of it has already
cost the country $250,000,000 and
has dealt a serious blow to its fin
ancial and industrial system, accor
ding to trustworthy information a
vailable here.
The scheme was proposed by the
Radical Socialist' in the national
assembly, but it wall be put to a
vote of the people, early in Decem
ber
The national credit also has suf
fered from fhe news of the refer
endum. Following the armistice, ana
until a few weeks ago. Swiss secur
ities were the highest on the Euro
1 pean market. During the last three
■ weeks their value has dropped from
from 20 to 40 per-cent, and this
is estimated to have cost the Swiss
$250,000,000
Capitalists are even now sending
their money from the country at
the rate of $20,000,000 a week,
and already more than $400,000,000
■ has taken flight. The bulk of the
money is going to the United
States. All if the ready cash in the
country is being hoarded. Trade
is suffering, and merchants are
adopting a conservative policy in
in the matter of buying.
ALLIES MAKE PLAN KNOWN
FOR DARDNELLES CONTROL
LAUSANNE. Dec. 7.—The Enten
te plan for keeping open the Dard
anelles and Bosphorus in time of
peace and war provides for the ap
pointment of an international com
mittee of control, the committee
to be composed of representatives
of the great powers, including the
United States, Turkey and the cou
tries bordering on the Black Sea
RURAL CREDITS ON WAY
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 7.—
Rural credits legislation, said to
have the approval of the administra
lytion, was introduced simultaneous
ly in both branches of Congress
yesterday. The bill proposes the
creation of a farm credits depart
ment, to be a part of the present
farm loan system.
HARDING ASKS CHANGE
IN SHIP BILL SUBSIDY
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 7.—
President Harding has written a
letter to Chairman Jones, of the
senate commerce committee, urging
the elimination of the Madden a
mendment to the ship subsidy bill
giving Congress control over the
extention of aid to ship owners.
TWO PLANES WRECKED
EL PASO, Dec. 7.—Three of the
five airplanes which left El Paso
last night for Fort Bliss arrived
at their destination this morning.
The other two planes were wrecked
enroute, but the aviators escaped
unhurt.
I
SLAV BANDITS RESPECT
SUPPLIES FOR RELIEF
SAMARA. Dee. 7.—One of the
largest bandit gangs in Russia
1700 strong—which neither the Re 1
Army nor famine has as yet stamped
out, continues to operate in the
Pugachof district, but in no way
have the robbers ever attempted
to interfere with American relief
workers. It has been estimated
that about 1200 of the men have
horses. The band is made up chief
ly of army deserters who operate
in units of 15 to 20 men.
According to relief workers, the
bandits always make it a jjoint
to avoid anything belonging to the
American Relief Administration
In Balakova the government ware
house was robbed while the A. R. A.
storage house, next door, bulging
with cocoa, sugar, canned milk and
other good things to eat. was not
even touched.
As an illustration of further
consideration by the bandits of
the famine sufferers, it is related
that some of the gang last summer
rode up to one of the A. R. A.
village kitchens, merely tasted the
food being prepared for the chil
dren; pronounced it very good,
chucked a few youngsters under
the chins, wishing them good appet
ites and then went their way—to
the home of the village treasurer,
which they looted.
CARPENT1ER SUGGESTS
PLAN TO QUIET NEGRO
PARIS. Dec. 7.—George; Carpen
tier believes the best way in which
to settle the controversy over the
recent bout with Bardfflg Sikr. is
to fight it out in the ring, either in
public or in private, “notwithstand
ing his recent disqualification and
the disqualification he might bring
on himself. Carpentier says: "1 of
fer to meet Siki on any date public
or private. I am absolutely certain
I can finish him in less than three
rounds.”
MANY PASSENGERS HURT
WHEN TRAIN LEAVES TRACK
OMAHA, Dec. 5—One hundred
and thirty passengers of the 150
on board a Wabash passenger train,
were more or less seriously injured
last night when the train was de
railed six miles north of Shenan
doah. Iowa.
The report of the accident wa=
received from Shenandoah stated
that three of the day coaches ar.d
a smoker left the track and were
overturned, while toe engine ‘and
baggage cars remained in place. The
case of the derailment is not known
here.
STORM WARNING ISSUED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7,—Coast
shipping, from Point Reyes to Cape
Flattery, has been warned to be on
the lookout for a great northeast
erly storm, now approaching in full
force pnd due to hit the coast to
morrow.
KENNECOTT DIVIDEND
NEW YORK. Dec. 7,—The Kenne
cot Copper Corporation has declar
ed its first dividend since 1920.
A Quarterly payment of seventy
five cents per share has been voted.
SNOWING AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE. Dec. 7.—Thr is gripped j
by a heavy snowstorm, several in
ches of the beautiful having fallen
since last night.
BUREAU OF MINES PUTS
NENANA COAL IN LEAD
''BATTLE, Dec, 7.—A Washing*
ton special to the Seattle Times late
this afternoon, summarizing the an
nual report of the Bureau of Mines,
says: “Detailed chapters on Alaska
coal contained in the report show
there is an abundance of coal in
Alaska, but they also show that, for
the present, at least, much cannot
be mined as a commercial proposi
tion.
“The Government Railroad must
look to the development of mines
of minerals other than coal if it is
to be a sucessful business venture.
The report is not entirely pessim
istic. however. It finds that in the
N'enana lignite field lie great possi
bilities. The richer and more preten
tiouns coals of the Bering and Mat
anuska fields are of less potential
value because of the difficulties at
tending mining in those fields.
“The northern part of the railroad
and the industries depending upon ir
will shortly enjoy an abundant sup
ply of sheap fuel from the mines
opening on Healy river. Referring to
the Healy river coal (Suntranai,
the report says: “The adquate for
all domestic and steam uses in Inter
ior Alaska, and the mining condi
tions are such that the cost should
be low."
MINE DISASTER PROBE
IS WITHOUT DECISION
I SACRE.MEXTO. Dec. 7.—The
: governor's committee, appointed *o
investigate the Argonaut mine dis
aster. which resulted in the death of
more than forty miners, has report
ed that “while the loss of life was
'appalling, the cause of the disaster
is still unknown.” While the commi
ttee did not definitely fix the cause
of the explosion, the report declar
ed that of the three possibilities,
incendiarism, defective wiring and
carelessness, the third was consid
ered most likely, the suggestion be
ing made that cigars, cigarettes, car
bon lamps or candles probably caus
ed the disaster.
SEATTLE POLICE START
DRIVE ON HOLDUP MEN
SEATTLE Dec. 7.—The chief of
police of this city has issued orders
to member of the force to "be sure
you are right tien shoot to kill.
The instructions were given in con
nection with the effort which is be
ing made to check the crime wave
which is sweeping this city.
BUTLER HELD UP
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 7,—
The consideration of the confirma
tion of Pierct Butler as associate
justice of the supreme court, will
be considered by the senate judici
ary committee behind closed doors.
Considerable opposition has devel
oped. ■
BURCH INSANITY CASE
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7.—UnabV
to convict Arthur Burch on a mur
der charge, after three trials, the
state will not try him for insanity
The hearing was set for today but
has been postponed to Saturday.
WOOD LIKES ISLANDERS
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 7.—
General Wood has decided to stay
with his job as governor genera!
of the Philippines, and has announc
ed that he will not accept the offer
to become provost of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania. The informa
tion was received by Government
officials from Wood today
TURKEY DRAWS LINE
ANGORA. Dec. 7.—The Turkish
Nationalist government has decided
that it cannot accept a continuance
in Turkey of consulates or postoffi
ces of any power at war with Tur
key.