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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY. JULY 6, 1922
NUMBER 218
SHOPMEN ARE READY TO DISCUSS TERMS
SENA TOR JONES STARTS SENATE ROW ON TnRIFF
MEMBER OF SENATE SAYS HARDING VIOLATED DRY LAW
SENATOR JONES STARTS ROW
IN SENATE OVER TARIFF
WASHINGTON, D. C., JuJly 6—
A controversy has been started in
the senate in connection with the
consideration of the tariff bill, the
arg-ument being on the Jones pro
vision under which, ninety days af
ter the passage of the tariff bill,
neither fresh nor frozen halibut,
salmon or swordfish could be im
ported into the United States from
any North Pacific port unless it
came in bond through an American
port.
In supporting his amendment.
Senator Jones declared that orders
in council extending special induce
y mente had resulted in diverting most
of the fish caught in Northern wat
ers to Prince Rupert. He declared
that the avowed purpose of promul
gating the orders was to build up
Prince Rupert at the expense of
.American ports.
Senator Knute Nelson, of Minne
sota, and Senator McCumber. of
North Dakota, opposed the amend
ment on the grounds that its adop
tion would injure Alaska fishermen
in favor of Seattle. Senator Jones
denied that such would be the re
, suit—that it would build up the port
'* of Ketchikan.
STEESE ANNOUNCES PLANS
FOR WAGON ROAD FEEDERS
ANCHORAGE, July 6—Colonel
J. G. Steese, chairman of the Alaska
Road Commission, who arrived here
this week from the Interior with
the Huston party, informed the An
chorage Chamber of Commerce that
the construction of a wagon road on
Moose creek, to tap developing coal
areas, had been authorized by the
commission.
The chairman also announced that
approximately half of tljis year’s
appropriation would be expended on
construction work on wagon road
feeders.
The Moose creek road, it is be
lieved, will be a forerunner for a
rail spur.
REPUBLICAN IRREGULARS
SURRENDER TO NATIONALS
DUBLIN. July 6—The last of the
Republican irregulars in the Sack
tulle street area surrendered to the
National army forces last evening,
following the capture of Charles
Burgess, one of the chief insurgent
leaders.
The Hammam hotel, one of the
first places occupied by the insurg
ents, was the scene of a bombard
t ment Tuesday night, and a large
part of that district was in flames
yesterday.
Should further trouble occur, the
Irish provisional government will is
sue a national call to arms.
Town In Flainet
BELFAST. July 66—An uncon
firmed report received in this city
this afternoon says the towui of
Nenagh. County Tipperary, has al
most been wiped out by flames,
and that a score of persons have
been killed and more than 100 in
jured in the fighting there.
DENBY TALKS PEACE
TOKJO, July 6—Secretary of the
Navy Denby, in a speech made here
on Tuesday, thanked Japan for the
sincere welcome accorded him and
expressed The earnest hope that the
relative strength of the navies of
Japan and America ‘‘would remain
a subject for academical discussion
for it will never be a practical
question for settlement at the can
non’s mouth”.
KLANSMAN IS SENTENCED
BAKERSFIELD. Cal., July 6—J.
> C. Vitelle, who was convicted here
on a charge of assaulting Dr. D. H.
Mason during a Ku Klux raid, was
given an indeterminate sentence in
the state prison yesterday. The con
ff victed man was a former policeman.
STRIKERS DRIVE SCABS AWAY;
WILLING TO CONFER ON TERMS
MURPHY WINS AUTO CLASSIC
ON FAST TACOMA SPEEDWAY
TACOMA. July 6—Jimmy Murphy
added to his laurels here on Tues
day by winning the eleventh an
nual speedway classic, covering the
250 miles with an average speed of
97.6 miles and hour. His time for
the entire distance was 2:33:553. •
Tommy Milton finished second af
ter having led Murphy all the way.
Roscoe Sarles was third. Wonder- j
lich. fourth and Hartz fifth.
Milton dropped into second place
after he had gone 226 miles, being
forced to slow down to change tires.
The change was made quickly but
Milton was unable to regain the1
lead and finished six seconds behind
Murphy.
DEPARTMENT WRITES NOTE; j
WANTS MEXICANS PUNISHED
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 6—
The state department has made re
presentations to the Mexican govern
ment demanding the capture and
punishment of Mexican bandits re
sponsible for the death of Mrs. ^
Thomas Cheny, wife of an Ameri-j
can. The murdered woman was born:
in Mexico, but as she is an American ;
by marriage, the case comes proper- j
ly within the jurisdiction of the
state department.
SENATOR WARNS AGAINST
SPREAD OF BAD DOCTRINES
OCEAN GROVE, N. J.. July 6— j
Addressing the people of this city
on Tuesday, in connection with the
Fourth of July celebration. Senator
Frelinghuysen warned against un- j
American doctrines and propoganda. ;
"These dangerous doctrines.” he
said, “proclaimed in high places j
show a disregard for law and are ;
weakening the actual spirit which
made the United States a great
nation.”
BIG BOUT IS ASSURED
WICHITA, July 6—Ray Archer,;
manager for Jess Willard, has an
nounced that it is practically cer
tain that Willard and Dempsey will
' meet in the prize ring before the
first of October. The announcement,
was made after Archer had eon
ferred with Manager Jack Kearns,
and Frank Floumey, the latter being!
the representative of Promoter Tex
Rickard at the meeting.
JUNEAU TO HAVE RADIO SET
SEATTLE. July 6—O. E. Schom-j
bel, who was recently discharged
from the navy, is planning the in- [
stallation and operation of a radio
: telephone broadcasting station at
Juneau. He is now in this city buy- j
' ing the necessary equipment and an
nounces that if the Juneau station
works out successfully, he will in
, stal a similar plant at Petersburg.
HARDING HOME FOR FOURTH j
'MARION, July 6—Thousands of
; out of town visitors joined the resi-;
dents of this city in celebrating the
home-coming of President Harding,
who made the trip from Washington
to observe the Fourth in his old
I home town. The dawning of the j
great day was ushered in With a
salute of one hundred guns.
NOME CHARACTER PASSES
NOME, July 6—Lena Walton, a
famous character of the gold rush
1 days of Nome and Council City,
i who was involved in litigation with
! Charles D. Lane over the possession
! of Ophir creek claims, died here on
1 Monday.
SLATER, Mo., July 6—Railroad
>fficials are awaiting word from Gov
;rnor Hyde before making further
mempts to reopen the local shops
)f the Chicago & Alton railroad.
Eighteen strikebreakers were put to
work yesterday, but they were driv
?n away by a crowd of more than
500 strikers.
The strikers have drawn a dead
ine about the shops and established
patrols to prevent a resumption of
work. They have announced that
they do not want any violence but
that they will not permit the reop
sning of the shops with Outside
labor.
Outlook More Encouraging
CHICAGO, July 6—The shopmen's
strike assumed a more conciliatory
aspect today, following an exchange
of letters between President Jewell
and Chairman Hoover, of the Rail
way Labor board, in which Jewell
said that the shopmen were '‘will
ing to confer with anybody authoriz
ed by the railroads to bring peace
proposals”.
Men Are Drifting Back
CHICAGO, July 6—The railroads
report that the striking shopmen
who left their places on Saturday,
are beginning to drift back to work
in groups of various sizes. Officials
declare that many of the deflections
are due to the fact that many of
the men took advantage of the strike
merely to obtain a brief holiday.
Union chiefs reiterate that the
strike is 100 per cent effective.
Strike Gain* Recruits
SPOKANE, July 6—Three hun
drer locomotive machinists who were
expected to return to the Great
Northern shops yesterday on a five
day week schedule, failed to report
for duty. They have joined the 600
shopmen already out.
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE DUTIES
TO BENEFIT THE FARMERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 6—
The senate has approved a duty of
thirty cents a bushel on wheat and
one of seventy cents per hundred
pounds on flour.
Democratic senators opposed both
duties on the grounds that such" a
tariff would cost the American pub
lic millions yearly and benefit only
the farmers of three states, the
Dakotas and Minnesota.
CHICAGO UNEMPLOYED WILL
HAVE CHANCE TO STUDY
CHICAGO, July 6—Michael G.
Walsh, founder of the “Hobo” col
lege in this city, has married Mrs.
Martha Levy, of Knoxville, Tenn,
who is reputed to be worth three
hundred thousand dollars. It is their
plan to found an educational center
for unemployed in Chicago.
SHIPPING BOARD MAY BE CUT
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 6—
Senator Borah has introduced a bill
providing for the reduction of the
membership of the Shipping board
from seven to three members. The
purpose of the measure is to save
salaries.
LENINE IS IMPROVING
MOSCOW, July 6—Leon Kamen
eff, president of the Moscow soviet,
has announced that the health of
Premier ’ Lenine is improving. The
premier was reported to be near
death several weeks ago as the re
sult of a stroke.
Break In The Ranks
TACOMA, July 6—A break in the
ranks of the striking shopmen is j
seen in the call for a meeting of all (
employes of the Northern Pacific
shops who have been in the service ‘
over twenty years. It is intomated i
that steps will be taken to negotiate
with the Railway Labor bo anti over
the head of the union.
Interfere With Mails
WASHINGTON,'D. C., Julj 6—
Interference with the movement of
i mails by strikers is reported from
Texas and Missouri, and the matter
is now being investigated by the
Fostoffice department.
—
Railroads Use Negro Scabs
NEW YORK. July 6—Railroad
officials deny that they are using
negro strikebreakers, but they ad
mit that no discrimination is being
made against negroes who answer
the advertisements calling for men.
Twelve Hundred Return
SACRAMENTO, July 6—Division
Superintendent Thomas Ahearn has
announced the return of 1,200 shop
workers to the shops of the South
ern Pacific.
Union Pickets Stop Scabs
PORTLAND, July 6—Union pick
ets on duty at the local railroad
shops persuaded forty men, who
were about to go to work as strike
breakers, to stay away from the
shops. Union officials declare that
the strike is 100 per cent effective
here.
Signalmen Will Not Strike
CHICAGO, July 6—Railway sig
nalmen, numbering 14,000, will not
strike for the present, at least, ac
cording to announcement made to
day by President Holt, of the Sig
nalmen’s union. He has called a
, meeting of the executive committee
for Saturday to discuss what per
manent action is to be taken.
SUBWAY FIRE IN NEW YORK
GIVES PASSENGERS SCARE
NEW YORK. July 6—One hun
dred and fifty persons were over
i come by smoke this morning when
the northbound Jerome avenue ex
[ press caught fire in the East Side
; subway.
Doxens of ambulances were sum
moned and Mayor Hylan took per
sonal charge of the rescue work.
The accident occurred at a point
where the tracks are 75 feet under
; ground.
WILLIAM BOWEN HONORED
BOSTON, July 6—William Bowen,
president of the Chicago Norma!
i college, has been selected for the
presidency of the National Educa
tional association.
O’CONNOR IS CANDIDATE
FARGO. July 6—J. L. T. O’Con
nor, independent, was placed in
| nomination for the senate at the
; Democratic primaries held in North
; Dakota last Wednesday.
WILL CONTEST OREGON VOTE
SALEM, Ore., July 6—Judge G.
E. G. Bingham says he has been ad
vised that Charles Hall will file a
; contest to prevent the nomination
I o? Oleott. The papers are now be
! ing prepared and will be filed before
i the end of the present week.
—
TAFT IS HONORED
CAMBRIDGE, July 6—The honor
ary degree of doctor of law has
been conferred on William Howard
j Taft by Cambridge unversity.
BENNY LEONARD DEFEATS
ROCKY KANSAS IN EIGHTH
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. July 6—
Benny Leonard, lightweight cham->
pion of the world, put Rocky Kansas,
of Buffalo, to sleep here on the!
Fourth in the eighth round of what
was to have been a ten round bat
tle for the title. The challenger's;
seconds threw in the sponge when i
Kansas started to collapse in the'
eighth round.
The fight was witnessed by a
crowd of between 20,000 and 25,000 j
fans, with the receipts going well i
over the $50,000 mark. The agree
ment was that there was to be no
decision if both men were still on
their feet at the end of the tenth:
round.
Kansas has challenged three times
for the title.
GOVERNMENT WILL ACQUIRE
PROPERTY FOR POSTOFFICES
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 6
Government ownership of postoffice
buildings in every hamlet, town and
city, advocated by Postmaster Gen
eral Work, is said to have received
the approval of Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon and numerous mem
bers of Congress as a measure of
economy.
FRENCH MINISTER PREPARES
PLAN TO GET REPARATION
PARIS, July —M. Letrocquer,
minister of public works, has pre
pared a reparation plan which in
volves an elaborate program of im
provements in France, having an
estimated aggregate cost of nearly
five billion francs, the German gov
ernment being given the opportunity
to supply the materials and the
workers. One of the projects sug
gested is a tunnel through the Vos
ges mountains.
OLCOTT AFTER KU KLUX
SALEM, Or., July 6—Governor
Olcott has issued instructions to At
torney Van Winkle to take immed
iate charge of alleged Ku Klux
outrages in Jackson county and to
push the prosecution of offenders,
following the failure of local officials
to take any action whatever.
MUST WRITE ANOTHER NOTE
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 6—
A message from Consul Shaw, at
Tampico, says that Mexican bandits
have raided the camp of the Penn
Mexican Fuel Company, an Ameri
can concern, near Tuxtan, and are
holding the property for a ransom >i
ten thousand pesos.
MUST HAVE BEEN KU KLUX
ORLANDO, Fla., July 6—A band
of masked men kidnapped and flog
ged and then tarred J. P. Wendler,
editor of the Florida Post, this week
and warned him to leave town be
fore the end of the week.
BIGAMIST OUT ON WRIT
LOS ANGELES, July &— Donald
A. Stewart, who was placed under
arrest in this city on a charge of
bigamy, involving four marriages,
secured hi3 release yesterday on a
writ of habeas corpus.
RUTH HAS TEN NOW
PHILADELPHIA, July 6— Babe
Ruth has ten homers to his credit
as the result of two clouts made
here on Saturday in a double-head
er with Philadelphia. One of the
drives scored the man ahead of Ruth.
SENATOR ACCUSES HARDING
OF VIOLATING THE DRY LAW
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 6—
Senator Caraway, of Arkansas, in
an address on the floor of the sen
ate today, charged that President
Harding and Chairman Lasker, of the
Shipping board, have been guilty of
flagrant violation of the prohibition
laws in permitting the sale of in
toxicating liquors on Shipping board
vessels.
Chairman Lasker made a state
ment recently in defense of the sale
of liquor on vessels under his con
trol, his argument being that ships
operated by the board must sell
liquor in order to compete success
fully with vessels of foreign regis
ter.
FIRST RADIO SET INSTALLED
AS PART OF NEW SYSTEM
NOME, July 6—The tirst radio
set north of 53 has been installed
here by Captain C. H. Burkhead,
who arrived recently to begin work
on the reconstruction of the Alaska
wireless system which, when com
pleted, will give Alaskans the op
portunity to some of the conve
niences made possible by the inven
tion of the radiophone.
The new set was operated on Sun
day and was heard at St. Michael
and at Nulato, on the Yukon river,
both of which stations used ordinary
wireless equipment in receiving.
SALMON CATCH IMPROVING;
OUTLOOK IS VERY BRIGHT
VICTORIA, B. C., July 0—The
catch of spring salmon along the
west coast of Vancouver island is
second only to the record catch of
1919, if the results thus far obtain
ed can be taken as a criterion.
A very poor start was made and
for a time it looked as if the catch
would be a light one, but the fishing
has improved steadily and record
catches are now being made.
WARM WEATHER HAMPERS
WORK OK FIRE FIGHTERS
SEATTLE, July 6—Calm, sultry
weather has increased the forest tire
hazzard throughout the state of
Washington. Fires are springing up
everywhere, according to forest offi
cials, who state that conditions in
Whatcom county are now almost
beyond control. The tire along the
Queets river, in the down timber
zone, caused considerable alarm but
it is now under control.
New Fire* In Oregon
DALLAS. Ore., July 6—Several
new forest fires have made their
appearance in this section during the
last couple of days, requiring ad
ditional forces of fire-fighters.
Situation 1* Bad
OYYMPIA, July t>—The forest
fire situation today on the east side
of the state is reported to be bad.
Eighteen fires are reported.
Under Control Now
KELSO, July 6—Forest fires in
Cowlitz county, which have been
threatening large areas of timber,
are under control today, with large
crews of fighters at work. The dam
age thus far has been small but the
menace continues.
DIPLOMATS WILL CONFER
WASHINGTON, D. C-, July 6—
Commissioner King, of Canada, and
Secretary of State Hughes will con
fer here next Wednesday, at the re
quest of King. They will discuss a
number of questions of mutual in
terest to Canada and the United
States.
ARMY BILL SIGNED
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 6—
President Harding has attached his
official signature to the army ap
propriation bill.