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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
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NENANA. ALASKA. SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1922
NUMBER 210
RAILROAD WORKERS TAKE STRIKE VOTE
FEDERATION AND LEGION LEADERS TALK UNITY
' MELLON ACCUSED OF GIVING DEMNCRATS BEST JOBS
CONGRESS IS TAKING HAND
IN B LAIR-ROVER RUMPUS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 17—
The Blair-Dover controversy in the
treasury department threatened to
break out afresh this -week when it
•was learned that a petition had been
^ circulated among the Republican
members of Congress, asking Presi
dent Harding to uphold the Dover
policies. The petition has been
signed by 150 congressmen and wi:.
be presented to the president with
ing a few days.
Accompanying the petition was a
document giving the names of 150
officeholders in the treasury depart
ment, declared to be Democrats and
* occupying key positions. The docu
ment said that many of these men
were disloyal to the administration
and through lack of co-operation
were obstructing the work of the
government.
Mellon Denie* Statement!
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
has issued a statement, supported
by President Harding, in which he
characterizes as “false and the pro
duct of selfishly ambitious employes
and some discredited former em
♦ ployes", the charges circulated re
cently among members of Congress,
to the effect that Democrats hold
most of the key positions in the
treasury department.
CONGRESS ASKED TO STOP
LIQUOR SALES ON VESSELS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 17—
Definite steps, through legislation,
to put a stop to the sale of liquet
on American ships, were taken this
week by Representative Bankhead
of Alabama, with the presentation
of a resolution in the lower house
of Congress, amending the merchant
marine act, providing for the with
holding of government aid from a!!
vessels carrying liquor.
Will A»k For New Ruling
It is indicated at the treasury de
partment that Attorney Daughertj
will be asked for a new ruling or
the question of handling liquor o'
board vessels belonging to the U. S
shipping board.
Amendment Is Defeated
Without a record vote the house
merchant marine committee reject
ed the Bankhead amendment pro
viding for the withholding of fed
eral financial aid from ships or
which liquor is sold.
KATO FAVORS DISARMAMENT;
SAYS JAPAN WILL AID MOVE
TOKIO. June 17—Premier Kato
who assumed his duties as head ol
the Japanese cabinet this week, de
clares that Japan will co-operate
with the other powers of the world
for the further reduction of arma
ments and the maintenance of the
new era of peace which was usherec
> in by the Washington conference.
AGENTS DISCOVER BOMBS
SEATTLE, June 17—Representa
tives of the department of justice
report having discovered six high ex
plosive bombs under the east ap
proach to the' Chehalis river bridge
at Aberdeen. It is believed the ex
plosives were placed there by al
leged radicals to prevent the passage
of National Guard troops at the
time of the radical mass meeting
which was to have been held there
on May 31 but which was postponec
after the arrest of nineteen allege!
I. W. W’s.
OLD PAPARS ARE REVIVED
MADISON, Wis., June 17— T h e
federal forest products labratory ha:
announced the discovery of a pro
cess to take the ink from old news
papers so thoroughly that it can be
used again for printing purposes
One mill has “de-inked” fifteer
hundred ton of old papers and the
ink thus recovered has been pui
through a process which makes it a:
good as new.
ACTION OF R. R. LABOR BOARD
MAY BE RESISTED BY WORKERS
GUARDS STAND BY WHILE
STRIKEBREAKERS DIG COAL
—
I HERRIN, 111., June 17—Guarded
by two lines of men, armed with ma
chine guns, a gang of sixty strike
breakers began producing coal at the
Lester & Sherwood mine yesterday.
This is the first real attempt made
to mine coal in Illinois since the be
ginning of the strike on the first of
April.
Trouble Threatened
MORGANTOWN, W. Va„ June 17
Sheriff Youst is investigating re
ports to the effect that a large body
of men from the mining region of
Almine, are marching to Scotia Run
to join a large number of striker?
there. Scotia Run has been the
scene of a number of demonstra
tions since the commencement of
the strike and the state troops or
duty there have been reinforced a
a measure of precaution.
SALT LAKE. June 17—A mint
guard named Webb was killed anc
H. P. Lewis, general manager of
the State Coal Company, of Stand
ardville, and an unidentified Greet
miner were wounded yesterday wher
alleged striking miners fired on £
train carrying strikebreakers to th«
Standardville mine.
Governor Mafoey has ordered th<
mobilization of guardsmen here anc
at Ogden for dispatch to the seen?
of trouble should there be need oi
such action.
.
Guard* Disarmed
I TERRE HAUTE. June 17—Twc
guards at the Jones mine are report
ed to have been disarmed and on«
of the miners used somewhat rough
ly by the automobile parry whicl
left here this week with th(
alleged intention of closing every
mine between this city and Brazil
ten miles east.
Say* Coal Shortage Threatens
SPRINGFIELD. 111.. June 17—
The country is rearing a coal short
age of unparalled intensity and tht
, public interest demands that a con
ference be held in the very nea]
future, according to a statemen'
made here yesterday by Presiden'
'John L. Lewis, of the United Mint
Workers.
RUTH SLOWS UP ON HOMERS;
RANKS HIGH ON AVERAGE
NEW YORK. June 17—Even the
Babe Ruth is not setting the harm
run pace in the major league, h<
promises to hit the thousand marl
; for general batting if he is able t-c
maintain his present pace.
With the season a third gone, the
record shows a total of 344 home
runs, 189 of which were made bj
] American league batters. Harry Heil
man, of the Tigers, and Tillie Walk
j er, of the Athletics, now have elever
homers each as the result of drives
made during the week.
Ken William* Leading
ST. LOUIS, June 17—Ken Wil
hams, who is leading the major
in homers, says that he has givei
; up hope of equalling the recorc
made by Babe Ruth last season o:
' 59 home runs. He expresses the be
: lief that the record will stand for
LEONARD TO MEET TENDLER
NEW YORK, June 17—Article!
of agreement have been signed b;
Benny Leonard and Lew Tendler
i for a battle for the lightweight rin$
1 championship of the world. The figh
j is scheduled to take place at Jerse:
| City on July 27.
CINCINNATI, June 17—As a re
suit of the action taken by the rail
way labor board, ordering the re
ductions of wages in nearly all de
partments of the railroad service
strike ballots are being mailed toda;
to stationary firemen and oilers. In
structions also are being sent to th
general committees of the signal mei
to decide without delay whether o
not to take a strike ballot amoni
the members of that organizatior
Clerks and station employes, wh
also have been cut. will not take
general strike vote, the questio
of striking being left in the hand
of the general committee of eac
road for a decision.
Will Confer With Miner.
The chiefs of the railroad craft
unions have authorized B. M. Jewel
president of the railroad employe
department of the American Fedei
ation of Labor, to request the off
cers of the United Mine Worker
to join them in conference for th
purpose of discussing joint actio
by the railroad men and miners dui
ing the threatened rail strike.
May Notify Board
Railway union chiefs are consic
ering the advisability of formall
notifying the railway labor boar
of the fact that an overwhelmin
BONUS TO HAVE RIGHT OF WA'
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 17
It is understood that an agreemer
was virtually reached yesterday b
the senate Republicans, under whic
the soldier bonus bill will be give
the right of way after the dispose
of the tariff measure. It is also ur
derstood that the Democrats ar
planning a move of their own b
offering a motion to give the bonu
bill thr right of way.
THYE WINS FROM MEYERS
SPOKANE. June 17—Ted Thy<
of Portland, was given a deeisio
here last night over Johnny Meyeri
of Chicago, claimant of the world'
middleweight title. The bout wa
given to Thye after each had wo
a fall, but the title was not a
stake for the reason that Thye wa
over weight.
RICH YOUTH DENIES GUILT
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y-, June 1
—Walter S. Ward, son of a mi
lionaire banker, who was arreste
here this week on a charge of kil
ing Clarence Peters, was arraigne
yesterday on a murder charge an
entered a plea of not guilty.
SHIP CAPSIZES—TRAPS SCOR
HAMBURG. June 17—More tha
a score of men were entrapped i
the hold of the Brazilian liner Avar
yesterday, when the vessel capsize
as it was leaving the drydock. 1
was necessary to force openings i
i the hold to rescue the men.
IRELAND HOLDS ELECTION
! DUBLIN, June 17—The voters c
1 South Ireland went to the polls ye;
' terday to elect an Irish parliamer
j as provided for in the free stat
treaty. It is expected that a numbt
j of independents, who are not aligr
ed with either faction will be r<
turned.
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MARE ISLAND MAY GET CAS!
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1
An agreement under which mor
liberal treatment will be given Mar
Island navy yard in the pendin
naval bill, was discussed at an ir
formal conference yesterday, whe
the bill came up for debate in th
senate.
- number of the million and a quarter
' shop craft? and maintenance work
er? are voting in favor of striking
on July first, and that the officers
. of the union will abide by the de
- cision of the men. They argue that
- i the cut in wages has “so reduced
! i living standards that a strike be
r comes an act of self preservation".
One Union Move Defeated
> Without opposition or debate, the
i annual convention of the American
11 Federation of Labor yesterday killed
= i the resolution proposing the amal
i gamation of all unions covering a
single industry into one organiza
tion.
: Federation And Legion United
In addresses delivered before the
5 American Federation convention to
. j day, leader? of that organization
. and the American legion proclaimed
51 unity in principles of both organiza
, 1 tions. “Both have as common ene
, mies those who seek to tear down
the lawrful integrity of the nation”,
declared Commander MacNider. of
the legion, while President Gompers
said there would be no division in
- the joint ranks of the two organiza
r ! tions so long as both continue to
i.hold to their high ideals of freedom
z j and justice.
f COAL PRICES TO HOLD
WASHINGTON, D, C.. June 17—
t Plans for maintaining bituminous
y coal price? during the strike at the
a level fixed in the administration's
i program of voluntary agreements,
1 were virtually completed this week
- at a further conference getween
e Secretary Hoover and representa
cjtives of the leading producers and
s dealers.
ALASKA FREIGHT SHIPMENTS
FOR SEASON BEAT FORECAST
^ SEATTLE, June 17—With a total
of 77,936 tons during the first five
’ months of 1922, the movement of
shipments from Seattle to Alaska
has greatlv exceeded forecasts made
1 j ■ * ' ■
. | at the commencement of the present
1 season.
The total tonnage during the first
. five months last year was only
: 34.410 tons.
J
| “MISSED HOLE” KILLS TWO
jj GROVELAND, Cal.. June 17Two
; miners were instantly killed yester
j day by an explosion which followed
^ j when they drilled into a “missed
■hole” in the Hetch Hetchy tunnel.
. HALIBUT PRICES FIXED
SEATTLE, June 17—Prices for
1 medium sized halibut ranged from
1 j 9% to 10 1-8 cents a pound on the
'halibut exchange when two schoon
' ers from Alaska sold their catches
" this week. Small light fish brought
five cents a pound.
ISLANDERS TELL HARDING
THEY WANT INDEPENDENCE
\ WASHINGTON, D. C., June 17—
t A delegation of Filipinos has pre
0 sented a formal statement to Pres
r ident Harding, in which it is de
clared that the establishment by
_ the Filipinos of a stable government
on the islands has fulfilled the only
j stipulation laid down by the United
; States for the granting of inde
^ pendence to the islanders.
e GLENW7OOD CITY, Wis., June 17
e —A tornado swept through sections
e of four counties early today, caus
- ing at least six deaths, and injuring
a about one hundred persons. The
e meager reports received here indi
cate that the damage was great.
I
GEORGE SISLER IS LEADING
MAJORS IN DIAMOND WORK
CHICAGO, June 17—The out
j standing feature of major league
. baseball this season is the record of
i George Sisler, first sacker of the
St. Louis Browns, who is playing
j most brilliant ball and leading in
most every branch. He is first in
: batting averages among the major
leaguers, first in runs scored, first
| in total hits, first in two-baggers,
first in three-baggers and first in
j stolen bases. He was also first to
record 100 hits this season and he
is dose to the top in home runs in
j the American league.
Sisler's batting average is .430
; and he made his hundredth hit on
I Wednesday of this week. Bing Mil
der is second with .376 and Ty Cobb
j is third with .375.
I Rogers Hornsby leads the Nation
| al league batters with .399. Gowdy
of Boston and Griffith, of Brooklyn,
are tied for second place with .385
each.__ _ _
CREDITS BECOMING EASIER;
MAY LOWER DISCOUNT RATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 17
Announcement has been made to the
1 effect that the federal reserve bank
of San Francisco has asked the fed
eral reserve board to make known
its attitude upon the question of a
reduction of the rediscount rate
from four and a half to four per
cent.
Credits Are Easier
SAN FRANCISCO. June 17—The
proposal of the federal reserve bank
to establish a four per cent redis
count rate "would seem to indicate
j easier credits”. John Perrin, chair
man of the board of directors of the
reserve bank, expresses the opinion
that the time has arrived for the
I board to declare a reasonable rate.
GRAND MASTER SAYS KLAN
IS NO PLACE FOR MASONS
BOSTON, June 17—Arthur L.
Prince, head of the Massachusetts
grand lodge of Masons, has written
letters to all Masonic jurisdictions in
the state, declaring that the “Ku
Klux Klan is an un-Masonic organ
ization and utterly without Masonic
support or sympathy”. He asserteo
j that the “vows of the klan violate
the Masonic lodge at every point,
and it would be impossible for me
! to conceive a Mason who could so
far forget his Masonic teachings as
| to affiliate with an organization that
advocates taking the law into its
‘ own hands, condemning men and
; women in secret trials and imposing
: punishment by whip, tar bucket and
‘unlawful banishment”.
NEGROES VOICE OBJECTION
TO LYNCHINGS IN SOUTH
i WASHINGTON, D. C., June 17—
: The negro population of this city
staged a silent parade here this week
I as a protest against continued lynch
'ings of negroes throughout various
sections of the country., and as a
means of stimulating early action
jon the anti-lynching bill now pending
! in Congress.
More than three thousand ap
i peared in the parade and banners
carried by the marchers declared
that lynchings set a new record for
the month of May.
FIRE FATAL TO PIONEER
SEATTLE, June 17—Jacob Baida,
a pioneer of Whiteby island, lost his
life this week in a fire which de
stroyed his home at May bay.
WEEKS SAYS PRIMARY BAD;
LAWMAKERS LOW STANDARD
CLE\ EIiAITD, June 17—In an ad*
dress delivered here this week. Sec
retary of War Weeks expressed a
frankly pessimistic view with regard
• to some of the predominant tenden
1 cies of American personal thought,
i He declared that the drift of recent
; years was gradually weakening the
j nation’s governmental structure by
I undermining the constitution and
sweeping away principles and party
| responsibility.
i The secretary asserted that in the
public mind, the legislative branch
of the government is at the lowest
ebb in history. The direct primary,
he said, had lessened the quality of
men willing to serve the nation and
steps should be taken to modify or
entirely repeal the primary laws.
FIRE SWEEPS N. Y. COLONY;
MANY BUNGALOWS IN ASHES
NEW YORK. June 17—The sea
j shore bungalow colony of Arverne.
| near Rockaway Beach, was destroyed
I by fire yesterday, more than six
j hundred building having been reduc
| ed to ashes before the flames w*ere
! finally controlled. And more than a
j score of the colonists who were
| trying to save their homes, were
overcome by smoke and had to be
carried from the danger zone by
firemen and police.
In one section of the burned area
, there were eighty residences valued
at between $15,000 and $25,000
each. The fire also destroyed fifteen
hotels and fashionable boarding
houses valued at $50,000 each. The
entire loss has not been estimated.
TEXAS BALL TEAM MAKES
RECORD FOR HOME DRIVES
WICHITA FALLS, Texas, June 17
—The world’s record for number of
home runs made in a single inning,
in organized baseball circles, was
broken here yesterday during the
Wichita Falls-Galveston game, when
Galveston players drove five homers
in the fifth inning. Two more were
registered by the same team before
the end of the game.
The best previous record was three
runs for a single inning.
NEW MAN TO HAVE CHARGE
OF ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO
SEATTLE, June 17—F. H. Knick
erbocker, former general manager of
the Oregon Short Line, has been
appointed general manager of the
Alaska Steamship Company and the
Copper River & Northwestern Rail
road, and he will take over his new
duties on the first of July, with
headquarters in this city. It is un
derstood that he will make a tour
of the Alaska coast shortly after
taking charge of affairs.
ROOSEVELT EXPLAINS
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 17
Acting Secretary Roosevelt, of the
navy department, has issued a state
ment in which he says he is con
vinced the “cruel and unwarranted
treatment” of Ensign Leonard Kap
lan, member of the graduating class
at Annapolis, which resulted in the
public reprimand of Ensign J. L.
Olmstead, editor of the class year
book, had no connection with the
fact that Kaplan is Jewish.
JOE THOMAS WINS CLASSIC
SAN FRANCISCO, June 17—Joe
Thomas won the Shrine automobile
speedway classic held here this week.
He drove 150 miles in one hour,
twenty-three minutes, thirty-four
and a fifth seconds. Roscoe Searles
finished second and Art Kline third.
READY FOR REGATTA
POUGHKEEPSIE. June 17—The
members of the University of Wash
ington crew have arrived from Madi
son and are getting ready for the
big regatta scheduled for June 26.
The boys are in fine condition in
■ spite of their long trip.