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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY. JAN. 6. 1923.
NUMBER 397
FRANCE WILL SEND TROOPS INTO RUHR
NAMES ARE SUGGESTED TO TAKE FALL’S PLACE
PRESIDENT CONSIDERING PLANS FOR TRIP TO ALASKA
MANY ARE SEEKING PLACE
AS SUCCESSOR TO FALL
WASHINGTON', D C.. Jan. 6—;
Definite announcement of the- inten- j
tion of Secretary Fall to retire as j
head of the department of the In- j
terior on March fourth, has been
followed by the appearance of a
number of candidates for the place.
.Among those whose names have
been suggested are Thomas Camp
bell, governor of Arizona, whose
term has just expired; former gov
ernor Davis, of Idaho; Represent
ative Frank Mondell, of Wyoming.
Mondell, thus far, appears to be
foremost in the race for appoint
ment, although President Harding is
not saying anything about his in
tention.
DAUGHERTY MAKES RULING
AFFECTING LABOR RIGHTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 6—
Agreements and contracts hating
for their purpose the maintenance
of an “open shop” labor policy
> contravene the conspiracy clauses of
the Clayton act. Attorney General
Daugherty declared in a ruling made
public by him yesterday, in con
nection with a specific situation re
lating to the Builders Exchange of
San Francisco. >
The opinion is sweeping in its
scope and covers generally all
phases of combinations effected
either by labor against employers or
vise versa.
COAL CONFERENCE FIZZLES
CHICAGO. Jan. 6—The joint 1
conference of bituminous coal op
erators and representatives of the j
union miners of the nation, broke j
up yesterday afternoon without hav- J
ing come to an understanding, a»d
the outcome of the meeting was
immediately telegraphed to John;
Hayes Hammond, chairman of the j
Harding fact finding commission. It j
is the opinion of the chairman of j
the conference, however, that the
failure of the conference probably
will not be followed by a strike in
April.
MOREHOUSE HEARING STARTS
CASTROP. La., Jan. 6—The
hearing' of the charges of kidnap
ping at Morehouse, laid at the door
L of the Ku Klux Klan by Governor
Parker, began here yesterday before
Judge Odon. As a preliminary to
the opeping of court, the judge in
structed the sheriff to search every
one in the courtroom.
EYE WITNESSES CALLED
MARION, 111., Jan. 6—Eye wit
nesses of the Herrin shooting are
being called by the defense this
week in an effort to prove an alibi
for all of the defendants on trial.
A report is in circulation on the 1
coast to the effect that the Midas |
mine, in Solomon Basin, had been j
sold by the Granby company to the j
Guggenheims. The report has not
been confirmed but it is understood
that the Guggenheims, who once
had an option on the property,
have never lost their interest in it,
and it is quite probable that the
rumor is founded on the fact. It
is stated, on apparently good au
thority that whether or not the
* mine has been transferred, it will
be operated on a considerable scale
during the coming summer.
Jack Fritzgerald, manager of the
Titan mine in the Hyder district,
says their tunnel is in 91 feet, with
a full face of live blue quartz that
is well mineralized with iron pyrit
es and makes a good grade of mill
ing ore. The tunnel must be dri
ven about 100 ft. more to get
under the big ore shoot that crops
on the surface. The showing is
so encouraging that all of the crew
are taking units in the Titan Syn
dicate, which is the best recommen
dation that any property could
have, says the Hyder Miner.
SENATE URGES PRESIDENT TO
BRING YANKEE TROOPS HOME
HOSPITAL NOTES
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Ed Laherty, well known oldtimer i
of the Interior, who was badiy fro
zen about a year ago while work
ing in the Talkeetna district and
who was under treatment at the
Anchorage hospital for many months
underwent a very delicate opera
tion at the local hospital this morn
ing, being on the table about three'
hours. He will undergo another op
eration next vyeek on his knees, both
of which were badly frozen. The op
eration will consist of a skin graft.
Iver Nottveit, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis ten days
ago, is up and around.
Bob Stafford is under treatment
at the hospital for a bad back.
Joseph A. Riggards came in from
Healy on the last train for medical
treatment.
Ben Olson is getting along .splend
idly.
F. J. I>ate of the mechanical
department of the Alaska Railroad
is nursing a sprained ankle, which
will lay him up for awhile.
T. K. Blakey is under the care
of Dr. Romig. *
Commissioner J. J. Donovan, of
Healy, has been under treatment
at the Nenana hospital for rheum
atism. He also took advantage of
the opportunity to have all of his
teeth removed while in town.
Frank Smith underwent a minor
operation this week. He will leave
for Clear on the next train.
Or. Romig reports that Fr. Jette,
who is convalescing at Fairbanks,
is now up and around and feeling
fine.
B. E. Shuff, who had an unruly
tooth removed at the local hospital
several days ago, underwent a sec
ond operation on Tuesday, and next
Monday Dr. Romig will remove1
his appendix.
Jack Lawlor, who is under treat-1
ment for eye trouble, is improving,
steadily.
Andrew Anderson is under treat
ment for a severe attack of grip.
Jimmy Nail is able to hobble a
bout the hospital on crutches.
Dr. Romig reports some improve- j
ment in the injured knee of Norviij1
Smith.
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Dad Davidson has recovered suf- i
ficiently to make an occasional visit i
over town.
Nels Peterson has fully recovered
from his recent illness and is back
on the job again.
BOAT SINKS—DOZEN DROWN
VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 6—All of
the members of the crew of the lit
tle coast-wise steamer Alaskan are
reported to hpve lost their lives as
the result of the foundering of the
boat off Vancouver Island on Tues
day nigljt. There were twelve in
the crew, but beyond the fact that
all of them were lost, no details of j
the wreck are obtainable.
PARIS, Jan. 6—Free to handle
reparations question according to
her own formula France has turned
to the task of making Germany pay.
it is regarded as probable that
Premier Poincare will take, as a
basis for this action, the recent
decision of the reparations com
mission, adjudging Germany in de
fault of her deliveries of wood.
Steps will be taken probably, with
a view to the military occupation of
part of the Ruhr Valley.
Although divided by the German
reparations issue, on which Great
Britain and France have split, Pre
mier Bonar Law and Poincare met
today for the purpose of discussing
other questions on friendly terms,
and it is understood the French
and British delegations will continue
to work together at the Lausanne
conference.
America Goes Limit
WASHINGTON'. D. C. Jan. 6—
That the American government has
already done all that it can do to
point a new way to the solution
of the reparations crisis, is stated
authoritatively today. It is pointed
out that the suggestion of Secretary
of State Hughes for the appoint
ment of a financial commission has
been put up to the French govern
ment, and that the United States
could not issue an invitation for the
creation of such a commission be
cause the control of the reparations
situation lies with the Allies.
Want* U. S. Repreiented
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 6
Senate leaders have given the as
surance, following a conference
j between Senator Lodge and* Presi
dent Harding, that immediate con
sideration will be given to the res
olution introduced by Senator Rob
inson, Democrat, of Arkansas, pro
posing American representation on
the reparations commission.
Want Soldier* Returned
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 6—
i The senate has adopted the Reed
resolution declaring it to be the
sense of the senate that the Presi
! dent should bring about the re
! turn of the American forces from
• Germany. In asking that the res
i olution be given immediate eonsid
J eration, Senator Reed declared that
| “trouble may break out at any
I time” involving the American sol
diers on the Rhine. Senator Brand
! igee said he understood the French
; intended to occupy Coblenz, but
' Senator Lodge declared that it
; had been indicated the plans did
not involve the Coblenz area.
Turk* Quit Conference
LAUSANNE, Jan. 6—The Turk
! irh delegation in attendance at the
| Near Eeast conference, left the
[meeting hall today in protest over
j the insistence of the Allies regard
ing the establishment of an Ar
menian national home.
FLORIDA TOWN DESTROYED
AND FIVE KILLED IN RIOT
OTTER CREEK, FLA.. Jan6—
Five deaths occurred at Rosewood,
twelve miles from here, last night
and this morning as the result of
a race riot between whites and
negroes. Two of the dead are white
men and three negroes, two of them
being women. The entire village,
with the exception of three build
ings was destroyed by the mob,
torches being used to set the build
ings on fire. Reports received this
afternoon state that quiet now pre
vails.
FIRST HERRON SHOTS
MARION, Jan. d—The first shots
fired during the Her-in riot came
from a concealed gun at the Lester
Strip mine, according to the de
fense today in the trial of the j
five men who are charged with
murder.
RESTAURANT MAN LOSES
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6—-M. ■
Restovich. owner of a restaurant,
was held up last night in the gar
age at his residence, three bandits
getting away with $5,000 in cash j
and jewelry.
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For service in the Seattle-Alaska |
trade the Alaska Steamship Com
pany has purchased the freight
steamship Delrosa from the United
States Shipping Board.
The steamer is now making a
trip to South America and will
go on the Alaska run probably
next month.
Raided, his manufactury seized'
his Christmas j'oywater confiscated j
and mulcted for a fine of $100 and
costs, to which was also added a
j'ail sentence of 30 days, was the
season’s greetings conveyed to Al
fred Stoney, hog rancher whose
place is located on Glacier Highway
were encompassed within the space
of a few hours during an afternoon
shortly before Christmas.
FORMER ALASKAN GIVEN
ALASKA BERTH BY REID
JUNEAU, Jan. 6—Charles H.
Miller, who has been practicing law
in Seattle in recent years, and who
was a candidate for mayor there
last spring, has been appointed as
sistant federal attorney by District
Judge Reid to fill the vacancy at
Ketchikan caused by the recent
death of A. E. Maltby.
Miller formerly lived in Alaska
and a vigorous effort was made
during the Seattle campaign to at
tract Alaskans to his support on the
strength of his residence in the
North.
ALASKAA FORT RENAMED
WASHINGTON, D C. Jan. —
The war department has announced
that the name of Fort William H.
Seward, Alaska has been changed
to Chilkoot Barracks, in commem
oration of the route over which
early Alaska pioneers passed in the
rush to the Klondike.
Warren Nelson, who has been pro
specting on Copper Creek for the
past three years, has entered into a
working partnership with A. S.
Johnson, of Chisana, on Discovery
claim on Pan Creek in the Yukon
Territory, about fifty miles from
Chisana. This is the property that
the Johnson’s cleaned up over $500 j
while prospecting last summer says
the McCarthy News. A large out
fit will be shipped in over the ice
and the new company will commence
operations by building a large dam
and by having a big supply of wa
ter and powder to handle the larg
est of the boulders. A good part
of this claim will be cleaned up by
next fall with substantial results.
The Alaska Steamship Company
announced that Hyder -will be made
a regular port of call begining with
the sailing of the steamer Jefferson
on December 30. There will be a
boat touch there about every 28
days.
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Billy Shannon left for Fort Gib
bon this morning with Fur Buyer
Schulman. They will go up the
Yukon as far as Dawson anil then
back to Nenana by way of the
Circle trail.
Muss Elizabeth Romig was among
those leaving for the coast last
night, on a brief visit.
Special Agent Billy Butler re
turned to his Anchorage headquar
ters yesterday.
Va! Diebold is a recent arrival
at the Cooney hotel from the To
tatlinika district.
Mrs. Tom Aitkin passed through
Nenana yesterday enroute to Fair
banks. Her husband got off at
! Curry to telephone and was left
1 behind.
Fred M. Ayer, senator-elect from
the Second division, who arrived
from Nome several days ago. left
for the States last night.
.1. R. Fowle, head of the Fair
banks Clothing Company, came
down from Fairbanks yesterday on
a breif business visit.
The Fairbanks News-Miner has
given up its campaign for a muni
cipal owned power plant.
Arrival in Nenana report a big
shortage of dog sahnon practically
all over the territory.
FATHER KILLS CHILDREN
MUXCIE. Ind.. Jan. «—William
Miller shot and killed his wife and
three children here this week, and
then turned the gun on himself
with fatal results.
SUCCESSOR SELECTED
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 6—
I). R. Grissinger, controller of cur
rency, will be nominated shortly
to be governor of the federal re
serve board, to fill the place made
vacant by the retirement of W.
P. G. Harding:.
GASOLINE COMES DOWN
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6—The
Standard Oil Company of Californ
ia has announced a reduction of
two cents on gasoline at sendee
stations in Western states, includ
ing Alaska.
BANDITS GET JEWELS
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6—A. Harr
ell was held up yesterday by three1
bandits and relieved of diamonds i
valued at thirty thousand dollars.
The bandits escaped.
There has been a change in the i
schedule of the Alaska Steamship
company the Northwestern resum
ing her run on January-1 and sail
ing for the Alameda changed to
January 13. The following is the
schedule for the next three months:
Northwestern Jan.4; Alameda Jan.
13; Northwestern Jan. 24; Alameda
Feb.' 3; Northwestern Feb. 14; Al
ameda Feb. 24; Northwestern March
7; and Alameda March 17. Ports
of call; Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau
Cordova, Valdez, Latouche and Sew
ard.
Mail arrived from the lower river
on Thursday.
ALASKA PLANS OF HARDING
BEGINNING TO TAKE FORM
SEATTLE, Jui;. (>—A Washing
ton special to the Seattle Time*
states that President Harding en
tertains a firm belief that he will
be able to make his long-promised
trip to Alaska this year, and is
laying his plans with that end in
view. He has ordered the recondi
tioning of the presidential yacht
Mayflower and the conversion of
the vessel to an oil burner.
The tentative plans of the Presi
dent are to leave Washington im
mediately after the adjournment of
Congress on March 4. and to take
Mr?. Harding to some secluded spot,
probably in Florida, for a rest. In
May the Mayflower will come to
Seattle and the President and Mr.-.
Harding will go aboard the yacht
here in June, proceeding to Alaska.
PORTLAND POLICE HELPING
KELSO TO RECOVER VICTIMS
KELSO. Jan. t>—Chief of Police
L. V. Jenkins, of Portland, and the
entire Portland police staff of river
grappiers arrived here yesterday to
take over the work of searching the
Cowlitz river for bodies of those
w’ho lost their lives when the Cow
litz river bridge collapsed this week.
It was announced yesterday that
only two bodies had been recovered.
, These two victims were alive when
taken from the water, but they died
‘later. Twenty-three are missing, as
nearly as can be ascertained, and it
is believed they are somewhere in
the river between Kelso and the
mouth of the river, four miles div
rant.
JUDGE IS ELEVATED
WASHINGTON', D. C„ Jan. 6 -
Frank H. Rudkin, judge of the fed
eral district court of the state of
Washington, has "been nominated to
be circuit judge of the Ninth dis
trict.
INJUNCTION HOLDS
CHICAGO, Jan. 6—Federal Judge
Wilkerson has denied the motion >f
counsel for the Federated Railway
Shopcrafts for dismissal ot' the pre
liminary injunction against shop
craft officials of the various railway
unions.
ROBBERY FAILS
SIOUX CITY, Jan. 6—One ban
dit and three officers were wounded
at Maurice, Iowa, at an early hour
yesterday morning, during a battle
beteen officers and bank robbers.
The officers surprised the bandits
at their work and a battle followed.
The bandits failed to get away
with any of the loot, but all escaped,
including the wounded bandit.
GARFIELD SAYS TRAVEL
IS COMING NORTH SOON
Woodbury Abbey is in receipt of
a letter from Manager Garfield, of
the Alaska Department of the Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce in which
the prediction is made that many
tourists will visit Alaska during the
coming summer. “Alaska,” the let
ter says, “is going to have trem
endous publicity in 1923 and the
following years. The Chamber is
going to spend $60,000 in national
advertising of Seattle and Alaska,
the transcontinental railroads have
appropriated a million dollars for
the Northwest, and the Canadian
Pacific Railway $350,000 for the
Northwest, and Alaska. Other expen
ditures by the Admiral Line and the
Alaska Steamship Company and var
ious other agencies will create a
great interest in the Northland, so
it looks as though there would be
a big travel coming our way.”
Mrs. Green operator at Broad
Pass, who has been confined to her
bed during the last week, is report
ed to be on the road to recovery.