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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
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NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY. JUNE 28. 1921
NUMBER 36
BRITISH MINERS WILL RETURN TO WORK
GOVERNOR SA YS REFORMERS ARE WASTING TIME
LLOYE GEORGE TRYING TO BRING IRISH TOGETHER
DEMPSEY SURE Ot STAKE;
• GETS $300,000 WIN OR LOSE
NEW YORK, June 28—Under the
new terms of the championship ring
contest between Dempsey and Car
pentier, the American will receive
the sum of $300,000, win or lose,
and the Frenchman will get $200,
000.
^ Dempsey Is Ready
ATLANTIC CITY, June 28—The
hard part of the training is over
for Dempsey and he will take it
somewhat easy until the fight. His
manager, Kearns said today: Jack
could go in the ring tomorrow and
fight. He never was in better con
dition and I never felt more confi
dent of victory than I do now.”
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Carpentier Under Guard
MANHASSETT, June 28—Train
ing at the Carpentier camp took a
mysterious aspect yesterday, when
police guards were stationed about
the grounds, and things began to
hum behind the barrier. Descamps
explains that the Frenchman is
working hard.
Reformers Trying To Stop Fight
ATLANTIC CITY, June 28—
Clinton Howard, secretary of the
International Reform Bureau, left
yesterday for Camden, where he
will seek an injunction to prevent
the coming fight. And if he fails to
get action at Camden, he will appeal
to the state supreme court at Tren
ton.
I Wasting Time
JERSEY CITY, June 28—Gov
emor Edwards declares that any at
tempt by reformers to stop th«
fight will be a “waste of time.”
JERSEY CITY, June 28—Robert
Watson, official qj. the Internationa
Reform Bureau, appeared before th<
chancery court this afternoon anc
asked for an injunction to stop thi
^ fight.
Prosecutor P. P. Garven, of Hud
son county, has refused the request
of Rev. Ames Parker to prevenl
the fight on the grounds that it i:
to be a prize fight instead of a box
ing match.
BANK ROBBER KILLED
f ALBANY, Ore., June 28—One o1
a band of men charged with an at
tempt to rob the Palsey State Bank
was shot and killed yesterday, dur
ing a running fight.
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BRITISH COAL STRIKE ENDS;
WILL RESUME WORK MONDAY
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PRESIDENT WILL PRESIDE
AT FIRST BUDGET CONFAB |
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28— j
President Harding will preside at a
meeting to be held tomorrow for
the purpose of considering budget
plans, and attended by all Govern
ment officials dealing with the pre
paration of estimates of expendi
tures for Congress. The meeting
was called by Director Dawes.
The President has nominated J.
Raymond McCarl, of McCook, Neb.,
secretary of the congressional cam
paign committee, to be comptroller
general, a position created under
the new budget law, which becomes
effective on Friday.
LONDON DISCUSSES PROPOSAL
LONDON, June 28—The question
of disarmament, particularly with
regard to an agreement in which
Great Britain and the United States
would be the principals, with the
possibility of Japan joining, was
up for discussion in the house of
commons yesterday.
OPPOSES BASEBALL POOLS
ROCHESTER, June 28—In an
address delivered at a meeting held
in this city yesterday, marking the
inauguration of a nation-wide cam
paign against baseball pools and
other forms of gambling, M. H.
Sexton, president of the National
Association of Minor Leagues, made
-an appeal for the encouragement
of clean sports for the protection
of youth and the perpetuation of
the great American game.
SADETS AND TEACHER FALL
SACRAMENTO, June 28—Two
flying cadets and their teacher, Jos.
Weatherby, were killed yesterday
near Visalia as the result of the
wreck of their Handly-Page plane.
FLU HITS CAPE COLONY
CAPE TOWN, June 28—The east
ern provinces of Cape Colony are
• in the grip of a flu epidemic. Thou
sands of cases have been reported.
SEATTLE GETS BAPTISTS
DES MOINES, June 28—The 1922
convention of the Northern Bap
tists will be held in Seattle, ac
cording* to a decision reached yes
terday at the annual gathering of
the churchmen in this city.
FARM LOAN BILL APPROVED
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28
Legislative action on the Curtis
Nelson bill, providing for an in
crease of $25,000,000 to the capital
of the Federal Farm Loan bank, tc
permit long term loans to farmers
was completed yesterday, when th<
senate accepted the house amend
ments. The measure is now in the
hands of the President, awaiting
final approval.
C. C. Clark who arrived in Nenan:
last evening, went (to Fairbanks to
day.
1 Banana, Wfesrs Bails sad Bivsrs Mart
LONDON, June 28—A provisional
agreement has been reached under
which the coal miners and operators
will terminate the strike. It is an
nounced that the men will return
to work next week.
Officially Announced
Official announcement of the set
tlement of the British coal strike
was made late today, accompanied
by the' further statement tha/t the
RAILROAD BOARD EXTENDS
WAGE REDUCTION ORDERS
CHICAGO, June 28—The Railway
Labor Board has extended its wage
reduction order, which will become
effective on the first of July, to
practically every railroad in the
country. As originally intended, the
order included only 104 railroads.
UNDER SECRETARY NAMED
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28
President Harding has nominated
S. Parker Gilbert,of New Jersey, to
I be under secretary of the treasury.
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WOMAN AUTHOR ON TABLE
I NEW YORK, June 28—Mary
Roberts Rhinehart, famous author,
1 underwent an operation this week
| for the removal of gall stones, and
! appears to be on the road to re
covery. The attack came on very
suddenly.
MAY MAKE PEACE TODAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28—
The terms of a compromise agree
ment on the Knox-Porter resolution
to end the state of war with Ger
many and Austria, were settled yes
terday by the Republican leaders,
and formal acceptance is expected
at a meeting of the house and
senate conferees today.
TONOPAH SCENE OF STRIKE
TONOPAH, June 28—Fifty state
policemen arrived here yesterdaj
from Reno to take charge of the
strike situation, their presence being
the result of complaints that em
ployes of the Belmont and Exten
sion mines have been frequently as
saulted of late by strikers. Governoi
Boyle notified the mine owners
that the workers are entitled tc
protection and that the state wil
pay for it.
JIM RILEY TO THE FRONT
VANCOUVER, June 28—Fron
the sand lots to the minors and thei
to the majors, in the shqft space o:
three months, is the unusual recor<
of Jim Riley, of ' the Vancouve:
Pacific Internationals, whose pur
chase by the St. Louis Nationals
for $5,000 has just been announced
For years Riley was a star on thi
Seattle team of the Pacific coas
; Hockey league, and only broke int<
baseball this season. He is the hom
•(run king of the coast league.
W. W. (Scotty) Croll, transit
man at Camp 344, is among th
town visitors. He will leave in th
morning on the return trip.
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men will return to their work in
the mines on Monday. It is stated
also that the workers have agreed
not to insist on a national wage
pool, which was one of the points
of contention.
Subsidy For Industry
It is announced that Premier
Lloyd Georpe will ask parliament
,to prant a subside of ten million
pounds to the coal industry.
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SOCIALISTS ASK RADICALS
TO JOIN ANTI-WAR MOVE
DETROIT, June 28—A resolu
tion was introduced yesterday at
the Socialist National convention,
which opened here on Saturday, in
viting all radical organizations in
the United States to attend a con
ference next year for the purpose
of forming an alliance to prevent
wars by means of threats of gener
al strikes.
AVIATORS FAIL IN EFFORT
TO HOP ACROSS CONTINENT
EL PASO, June 28—Aviators
Davis and Springer, who left March
j Field ait six o’clock yesterday morn
ing in an attempt to make a non
stop flight to Mineola, were com
! pelled to land at Fort Bliss yester
: day afternoon, and will be delayed
; 24 hours as the result of damages
jito their plane. They expected to
1 make the hop across the continent
: in 30 hours.
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PROGRAM IS TAKING FORM;
BIG CELEBRATION ASSURED
j The work of arranging the pro
: gram for the Nenana Fourth of
| July celebration will be completed
: by the committee today or tomorrow
and it is stated that some excellent
features are to be staged, in addition
'to the big Healy-Nenana-Tanana
baseball series, which will commence
probably on Saturday afternoon
The Tanana team left Fort Gibbon
this morning by launch and should
arrive here in ample time to play
a game on Saturday.
The program will include an autc
race, with four machines entered
and at least one horse race, writ!
one of Interior Alaska’s best known:
track animals entered in the con
test.. Then there will be all kinds
of races for the children and foi
grown-ups, and the usual othei
field sports, with liberal prizes foi
those entering.
The work of decorating the towr
will be taken in hand within th<
next day or two, under the directioi
of E. E. Durgin and Walter L
Grimm, in the absence of Chair
man Jack Donnelly, of the decora
tions committee. This committe<
, | asks the co-operation of busines:
men and the Nenana public general
ly, Hie plan being to decorate tih<
towm as it- was never decorated be
.[fore. Everyone is urged to show <
j little speed in the use of buntinj
» and flags in order that Nenana ma;
.present a real holiday appearance
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BASEBALL LOTTERY EXPOSED;
LEADERS PROMISE TO QUIT
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SEATTLE, June 28—The local |
police have announced the discovery !
of plans to start a baseball lottery;
under the name of the "American
Business Syndicate.” The promoters ;
intended to operate on the entire j
Pacific coast, on major and coast
league games.
No arrests were made, the pro- i
moters having assured the policej
they would abandon their plans.
STROMBOLI IS ERUPTING I
ROME, June 28—Stromboli vol
cano, on the island of the same
name, off the northern coast of j
Sicily, is in violent eruption, the
explosions having been heard far
inland. The inhabitants of the region
numbering 2,000, are fleeing to the
mainland. Stromboli has always been
an active voleano, with occasional
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violent eruptions, the most recent
being in 1907 and 1915.
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MOVIE THEATER OWNERS
WILL FIGHT FILM TRUST,
MINNEAPOLIS, June 28—The ex-1
lecutive committee of the Motion
Picture Owners Association of Amer-'
ica, is working out the details of a j
plan to combine the 15 leading in
dependent movie film distributers j
into one corporation for ithe purpose
of fighting the “movie trust” and
to raise $2,000,000 to carry on a:
national advertising campaign.
FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN
OF QUEBEC ARE STRIKING
QUEBEC, June 28—The members;
of the police and fire departments
are out on strike here and there
appears to be little prospect of a j
settlement of the trouble, which re- i
suited from the refusal of the city |
to grant the demand of the men fori
an advance in wages. I
Five of the striking municipal,
firemen, including Wilfred Gariepy, j
president of the union, were placed 1
' under arrest today, charged with |
violation of the municipal lockout
act, which makes strike of municipal
employes illegal.
The strikers have votted to stand
firm for their demand for higher
pay, and a bitter struggle is in
prospect.
R. R. MEN VOTE AGAINST CUT,
CHICAGO. June 28—It is stated,
that the shopcrafts employes of the
i leading railroads of the country'
■ have voted seven to one against
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acceptance of the wage reduction'
■ ordered by the railway labor board. J
■ Other organizations will vote on the
i question during the week.
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OBJECT TO CASH BONUS
. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28— ■
. Opposition is voiced by the National;
i Disabled Soldiers League to a j
, cash tonus, if su:h a plan of ' et-1
r tlement would “jeopardize adequate j
care of disabled veterans.”
REMIER URGES IRISHMEN •
TO MEET IN CONFERENCE
LONDON, June 28—Premier
,loyd George has written a letter
o President Devalera in which he
leclares that the government is
leeply anxious that the appeal of
ving George for the reconciliation
>t' Ireland, will not be in vain. The
irenfier requests that a conference
>etween representatives of Northern
ind Southern Ireland be held at an
■arly date for the purpose of dis
:ussing the Irish problem and readi
ng a settlement of differences, if
lossible.
Think Devalera Will Agree
A majority of the reports reach
ng this city from Dublin express
:he belief that President Devalera
will agree to meet Lloyd George
ind Premier Craig, of Ulster, with
a view to the settlement of the
lri«h question.
TULSiV POLICE INDICTED
TULSA, Okla., June 28—Chief if
Police Gustafson and several other
members of the police force have
been indicted by the grand jury in
connection with the recent race riots
and on charges of permitting vice
in the city.
BANDIT’S WIFE CETS REWARD
CENTRALIA, June 28—Patrol
man Louis Sonny, who captured Roy
Gardner, escaped mail robber, has
announced that he will give his
share of the reward to Mrs. Gard
ner. The amount of the reward has
not yet been determined.
FRENCH WRECK FATAL TO 23
LILLE, France, June 28—Twenty
three persons lost their lives on
Saturday* and 43 were injured as
the result of the derailment of a
Lille Paris express train near Alber.
TWENTY-SIX FOR BABE RUTH
NEW YORK. June 28—Batting
against Washington on Saturday,
with one man on bases, Babe Ruth
landed for another homer, making
a total of 26 for the season.
ITALIAN CABINET WILL QUIT
ROME, June 28—The Italian
cabinet has decided to resign as a
result of the unfavorable view tak
en by the chamber of deputies on
the question of confidence in the
government.
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