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Interior AlasKa Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME IV
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1922
NUMBER K>3
•SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES BONUS
FOREST FIRES SWEEP OREGON AND WASHINGTON
• HOOVER WARNS COAL BARONS AGAINST PRICE FIXING
FOREST FIRES ARE TAKING
ANNUAL TOLL IN THE STATE
PORTLAND, June 1—Sever a
homes have been destroyed by foi
est fires in the vicinity of Corset!
Multnomah county. The reports als
state that the loss of livestock ha
been considerable and that a numbe
of other farm houses are in the pat]
T of the flames and cannot escape de
st ruction.
Fires also are reported in thi
vicinity of Vancouver and Yacolt
Washington, and Hood River, Ore
gon.
Cedar Falls Burning
SEATTLE, June 1—The town o
Cedar Falls, near the head works o
i the Seattle municipal water system
is reported to have been partial!;
destroyed by forest fires which an
blazing through the green timber ii
that region. Two of the camps main
tamed by the municipal light de
partment also have been destroyed
As the fire approached the heat
works, the women and children o
the community took refuge behint
the masonry of the big dam. On<
man is reported to have been killec
when a flaming tree snapped ant
fell upon him.
f Serious fires are reported fron
Eagle Gorge and in the district be
tween Cleelum and Lester, and tht
entire western portion of the stat<
is covered by brush fires which ma'
become serious- A heavy pall 01
smoke is hanging over the city o!
Seattle.
Hazelton .In Danger
PRINCE RUPERT. June 1—For
est fires are raging along a three
mile strip on the north bank of the
Skeena river, and in various dis
g- tricts from Hazelton to Quesnel
The situation is reported seriou:
at Hazelton, the town having beer
cut off from telegraphic communi
cation. Fires are burning on twc
sides of the town.
WATERSHED BURNED OVER
SEATTLE. June 1—Information
received in this city late this after
noon states that the Cedar rivet
^ watershed, maintained by the city of
Seattle as a reserve for the protec
tion of the city’s water supply, has
been virtually burned over by for
est fires which are raging in that
part of the state and which yester
day practically wiped out the town
of Cedar Falls. The fires are still
burning fiercely this afternoon ;n
that locality, but in numerous other
districts the flames are under con
trol, the fire-fighters having been
aided materially by subsiding winds.
A number of logging camps are
reported to have been burned and
the plant of the Seattle light depart
ment was saved only after an heroic
battle with the flames.
The loss is estimated at between
one and two million dollars.
Subsiding In Oregon
PORTLAND, June 1—Timber and
brush fires which were fanned into
destructive proportions yesterday by
high wind, are still burning this af
ternoon, but are less menacing ow
ing to the subsidance of the wind.
FORD TELLS CONGRESSMEN
HE MUST HAVE WHOLE THING
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 1—
In his reply to the counter proposal
of the house military committee re
*. garding the Muscle Shoals purchase,
Henry Ford definitely rejects the
provision of the committee plan
which eliminates the steam plant at
Gorgas, Alabama, from the property
to be sold.
Ford has warned the committee
that unless the plant in question is
included, he will regard the pro
posal as a rejection of his entire
offer.
R. S. Donaldson, manager of the
Healy River Coal Corporation, ar
rived in town from Healy Fork this
afternoon on a brief business visit.
BRITISH STEAMER GROUNDS;
MEMBERS OF CREW DOOMED
AUCKLAND, June 1—The twelve
thousand ton British steamer Wilt*
i shire is ashore on the New Zealand
coast, with a crew of one hundred
:] aboard and small hope for their
rescue because of tempestous seas.
• It is feared the ship will pounded
r to pieces.
PARIS WANTS CLASSIC MEET
PARIS. June 1—The finance com
' mittee of the chamber of deputies
has voted an appropriation of eleven
million francs to defray the expenses
of the 1924 Olympic frames here.
Previous to the action of the com
mittee, it was considered that the
;; meet would be held at Los Anfreles.
GERMAN MINER KILLED
ESSEN. Germany, June 1—Seven
teen miners were killed today and
twenty-five were injured by an ex
plosion in a coal mine belonging: to
the Krupps. Eight miners are miss
ing.
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ARMY PLANE FALLS IN FLAMES
RICHMOND, June 1-—What is be
lieved to have been an army plane,
J caught fire near this city yesterday
and crashed to the ground. The
pilot and a passenger were killed.
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SPECIAL TRAIN MAKES RUN
TO SAVE LIFE OF YOUTH
Melvin Jones, a young man of
| nineteen years, employed on the
Alaska Railroad at Mile 327 (steam
shovel camp) was rushed to town
yesterday afternoon on a special
; train for surgical treatment. Upon
arrival here. Dr. A. B. Carmichael,
j in charge of the local hospital, made
1 a hasty examination and diagnosed
! teh case as perforative appendicitis,
followed by peritonitis, requiring im
mediate surgical action.
! There being no sterilizer at the
; local hospital, however, it was deem-,
ed advisable to send the patient on ;
‘ to Fairbanks, which was done, a
I special train making the trip during
I the night.
It is said that a sterilizer has been 1
ordered for the N'enana hospital 1
and is thought to be on the way. :
J Upon its arrival, the local hospital
i will be equipped to handle all kinds <
j of surgical cases, with no danger of
j infection.
infection. The sterilizer formerly in •
| use here, was removed after the 1
hospital had been closed last year, t
STEAMER TEDDY H. TAKING t
CARGO FOR KOYUKUK TRIP t
The steamer Teddy H., Which was
dispatched to the Kantishna short- f
ly after the' opening of navigation,
and which returned from that district ^
last night, left for Fairbanks this i
morning to take the new cold stor- n
age barge in tow. Returning, the o
Teddy H. will take on cargo for c
a trip to Betties, on the upper Koy- f
uknk river. v
The cold storage barge will be o
towed to Holy Cross. d
IN MEMORY OF SERGEANT
Out of respect for the late Staff
Sergeant Jesse E. Haggard, Signal
Corps Chief Personnel Clerk, WTasb
ington-Alaska Military Cable and (
Telegraph System, Seattle. Wash.,
who passed away at Seattle May 31.
the flags at all Signal Corps stations
will be lowered to half mast between
eleven a. m., and twa p. m., June 2.
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The train arriving from the coast n
today was made up of twenty cars A
of merchandise and railroad supplies, tt
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1—
The senate finance committee, by a
vote of nine to four, ordered a fav
orable report on the McCumber
soldier bonus bill.
The Smoot plan,- providing for
paid up life insurance in lieu of all
other forms of compensation, was
also considered by the committee
and defeated, eight to five, the three
Democratic‘members present voting
against the measure. Senator Sim
mons, ranking Democratic member,
explained that the Democrats on the
committee supported the McCumber
bill only with the object of getting
prompt action, and not because they
favored the measure. He expressed
the belief that the measure would
prove of very little benefit to the
veterans.
The McCumber bill provides for
the payment of cash to veterans
ivhose service credit does not exceed
fifty dollars, and gives other veter
PUBLISHER BRANCHING OUT
LOS ANGELES. June 1—The Los
Angeles Express has been acquired
by F. W. Kellogg and Edward A.
Dickson, who publish ten other daily
papers in nearby cities. Kellogg is
manager of the syndicate and Dick
son handles the editorial end of the
business.
BANDITS GET PAYROLL
NEW YORK, June 1—Seven ban
dits held up three men here yester
day and escaped with the $15,000
payroll of K. R. Mallinson & Co.,
?ilk dealers. The bandits escaped in
.utomobiles.
FOREIGN TRADE SLUMPS
WASHINGTON', D. C.. June 1—
exports to Europe increased during
he month of April, as compared
vith April of last year, but exports
o South America declined, aceord
ng to a statement made public today
>y the department of commerce. Im
>orts from both Europe and South
\merica declined during the month.
SNOW FALLS IN WYOMING
CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 1—Snow
ell generally throughout Central j
nd Southern Wyoming last night j
,nd tnis morning This is the fir^t ;
white June” in the memory of the
ldest inhabitant.
CHILE WILL NOT AGREE
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 1—‘
'he Chilean government is reported
o have returned an unfavorable
eply to the proposal to arbitrate
he question of the sovereignty of
he disputed provinces of Tacna and
.rica.
RENCH WAR DEBT DISCUSSED
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 1—
he French government has been
lformed that the American govem
lent will receive a special mission
f French financial experts to dis
uss France’s war obligations to the !
nited States. This announcement |
as made today at the conclusion !
f the second meeting of the Allied j
ebt funding commission.
CHINK OFFICIAL RESIGNS
PEKING, June 1—President Hsu- ]
li Chang tendered his resignationJ
t an extraordinary session of the |
hinese cabinet today, but was
rged to withhold it until parlia
ent convenes .at Peking.
William Rodigkeit, proprietor of
ie Tavern Cafe, returned to Ne
ina today from a business trip to
nchorage. Mrs. Rodigkeit will re
irn next week. i
ans the following options:
First—Adjusted service certificate
having a face value of 3.015 time
i the amount of adjusted servic<
credit, computed at the rate ""hf om
dollar a day for domestic servic
and a dollar and a quarter a da;
for overseas service. The certificate
mature in twenty years but provisioi
is made for bank loans prior t<
January, 1926, and by the Govern
ment after that date.
Second—Farm or home aid.
Third—Vocational training aid.
Fourth—Upon the opening of pub
lie or Indian lands, veterans woult
be given preference for settlemen
and then be allowed by the Gov
| ern for payment on such lands 01
improvement to an amount equal t<
adjusted service credit, increased bj
twenty-five per cent.
The effective date of the bill wai
changed by the committee from nex
'October to January 1.
CHILD BURNS TO DEATH
SEATTLE, June 1—Marian Dean
■ aged four years, was burned t<
' death in this city today. The chilr
i was playing about a bonfire am
j her clothing caught fire and befor«
; help could reach the scene, the little
i girl was burned fatally. Death cami
i a short time afterwards.
WILL PRESS CLOTURE
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 1—
The Republican senators wned yes
terday, thirty-two to one, to press
the new cloture rule, amendin'; the
senate rules permitting unlimited
debate.
Want Tariff To Coroe Fir*t
The majority members of the com
mittee >rave notice that they would
oppose the laying aside of the tariff
for the consideration of the bonus
bill at any time in the near future.
The Republican leaders are trying
now to evolve a plan for expediting
the bonus bill without seriously de
laying the tariff legislation.
BANDITS KILL POOR MAN
LOS ANGF.LES, June 1—I.estc-r
Shedenheim was shot to death by
bandits last night. The unfortunate
man was held up but when his pock
ets yielded only twelve cents, the
thugs shot h:m to death.
OREGON TOWN HAS BAD FIRE
PINEVILLE. Ore., June 1—Half
of the business section of this city
was destroyed by fire last night. The
fire raged most of the night and
was finally stopped this morning by
the use of dynamite. The loss is
estimated at nearly half a million.
MOVIE MAN HAS HEARING
LOS ANGELES, June 1—Rudolph
Valentino, movie man. who is un
der arrest on a charge of bigamy,
was given a preliminary hearing to
day. Jean Acker, former wife, was
one of the chief witnesses called
and she testified that she and Val
entino were married in November,
1919, and that their marriage has
never been annulled.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS
If sufficient business offers the
steamer Idler will make a trip to
Iditarod with freight and passengers. '
See Bob Toussaint, at the office of
:he city clerk.
C. W. Felch, well known traveling j
nan, was among today’s arrivals i
rom the coast.
Miss Muriel and J. H. Russel, Jr.,
vent to Fairbanks today.
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AMERICAN TROOPS ON GUARD
j TO CHECK BORDER TROUBLE
SAN ANTONIO, June 1-—Ameri
can troops have been placed on
, guard at the international bridge
: at Laredo, following rumors of a
i contemplated attack on Nuevo La
, rido. on the Mexican side of the
. river, by rebel soldiers.
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Reports Exaggerated
LAREDO, Texas, June 1— The
reports of a planned revolutionary
attack on Nuevo Larido appear to
have been exaggerated. The garri
son there does not anticipate any
serious trouble.
MOTHER APPEALS TO COURT
TO STOP WILLFUL DALGHTFR
CHICAGO. June 1—Mrs. Edith
Rockefeller McCormick '*.11 appeal
to the courts to assist her in pre
venting the marriage of her head
strong daughter Mathilde to Max
Oser, Swiss riding master.
STEAMER NORTHWESTERN IS
COMING WITH 232 VOYAGERS
The steamer Northwestern, of the
Alaska Steamship Company, left
Seattle on May 27 with 232 passen
gers for Alaska, of whom the follow
ing are booked for Seward, Anchor
ago and points in the Interior:
Peter \ achorf? E. H. Poppell and
wife, John Lippik, E. A. Head,
Muriel Hering, J. W. Walker. Ray
mond Johnson, George W. Lewis and
wife. Miss Gladys Johnson, R. M.
Turner. A. M. Spaner, A. J. Dreese,
R. M. Turner and wife, Mrs. C.
Mellish, F. McGibney and wife. Ed
ward Heinboeket, Florence McGib
ney, I. E. Walker, D. S. Rae, John
Brandies and wife, J. F. Stone, G.
R. Stone, Frank Stone, William,J.
Mills and wife, William Mills. Jr.,
Thelma Mills, J. D. Rosenbaum, J
E. Flint, J. Ghilarducci, Mrs. Mc
EdmundS. C. P. Head, E. Volkman.
H. Fawcett, C. P. Frasier, A. C. Al
ber, A. R. Morten, H. R. Whitridge,
W. P. Zsherna, Donald Gibbons. Mrs.
W. M. Flynn and baby. Mrs. M.
Miller, William Kupper, P. I). Me-]
Atee, Georgia Walden. A. C. Cur-i
rier, George Anderson, A. A. Beards-;
ley, S. Wettich, and thirty-two
steerage passengers.
Fire originating aLmg the right;
of way, east of towny spread yester- ,
day to the timber and brush im
mediately in back of the Mission I
buildings and became so threatening
j that a call was sent to town for as
sistance. Fire Chief Johnson and
quite a number of citizens and rail-]
road employes responded, but it
was found that the Mission staff,
headed by Bishop Rowe, had the
situation well in hand. A gang of
men was sent out from the bridge
later in the afternoon to complete!
the work of checking the fire.
Alaska Representative McDonald,
of the American Paper Company,!
passed through Nenana this after
noon on his way to Fairbanks.
The steamer Admiral Evans, sail-'
ing for the North from Seattle on
May 24, had the following passen- j
gers for Seward, Anchorage and j
other points along the Alaska rail- j
road: Tom McKinnon and wife, John
Simon, S. D. Lyons, R. Roche, C. E. i
Brown and wife, Sam Graff and l
wife, W. A. Walters, Lewis Kinrod, i
Carl Demay, W. Coleman, Miss P. j <
Hughes, E. D. Pavatti, R. R. Thom- j
ton, G. B. McMullen, Mrs. A. F. ; ’
Spalding, Robert Rogers and wife: 1
and twenty-six steerage. i<
'hoover warns operators
j AGAINS COAL PRICE PACTS
WASHINGTON, I). C., June 1 —
| At the opening: session of the con
,ference with union and non-union
coal operators yesterday. Secretary
of Commerce Hoover warned the
I fuel magnates that any agreement
| between them looking toward the
j fixing of coal prices, even though it.
be in the interest of the public,
would be illegal. He asked, therefore
j that individual operators agree with
him upon a reasonable price for fuel
in thcjr respective districts during
j the period of the strike.
trainmen call meeting
FOR GENERAL DISCUSSION
CINCINNATI, June 1—Edward H.
Fitzgerald. grand president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and
Freight Handlers, has announced
that invitations have been sent out
from the headquarters of the organ
ization in this city to sixteen grand
chiefs of the various brotherhoods,
union heads and other executives
to attend a meeting to be held here
i next Tuesday for the purpose of
considering the common welfare of
the country's two million railroad
workers,
ARMY BILL IS REPORTED;
CARRIES BIG APPROPRIATION
WASHINGTON, I). C„ June 1 —
The senate appropriations committee
has reported the annual war depart
ment appropriation bill, carrying a
(total of $333,972,000. which is
‘000,000 more than the bill carried
when approved by the lower house
of Congress.
The bill, as approved by the sen
ate committee, is forty million under
the estimate of the war deparment
for the year’s expenses.
BRITISH TROOPS ARE READY
TO CHECK IRISH OUTBREAK
LONDON, June 1—Foreign Sec
retary Winston Churchill informed
the members of the house of com
mons yesterday that British troops
will prevent the establishment of a
republic in Ireland, should the'help
of troops be found necessary to
restrain Irish action. He also in
formed the lawmakers that the re
cent argeement between the Irish
factions constituted a violation of
the free stale treaty.
The secretary frankly admitted
that British troops are being held
at Dublin as a preliminary step in
line of military operations .-hould
such action become necessary,
Fighting Continues
BELFAST, June 1—Fierce light
ing occurred in the Milfields area
of Belfast yesterday, following the
shooting of two special constables.
Several persons are reported to have
been killed during the outbreak.
SONG WRITER OF RENOWN
DIES UNKNOWN IN ASYLUM
NEW YORK, June 1—It ha.- just
become known that an insane and
blind pauper who died at the Man
hattan state hospital on May 6 was
Paul Barnes, author of “Good Bye,
Dolly Gray”, battle chant of the
war with Spain. He also was author
if many other popular songs, in
.luding “Josephine, My Joe” and
‘Dreaming”.
RAILROAD BOARD TO ORDER
CUT IN WAGES THIS WEEK
CHICAGO, June 1—The reduction
n the wages of railway shopmen,
lecided upon by the railway labor
>oard recently, will be formally
irdered this week, over the protest
if the labor members of the board.
It is estimated that the proposed
vage reduction will take fifty mil
ion dollars away from the workers
nnually.