Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
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NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1921
NUMBER 91
FALL URGING APPROVAL OF NEW BILL
SENATE CONFIRMS NOMINATION OF CECIL CLEGG
HAYES WILL USE MARINES TO PROTECT U. S. MAILS
CECIL CLEGG IS CONFIRMED
JUDGE OF FOURTH DIVISION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10—
Cecil H. Clegg. whose nomination as
judge of the Fourth judicial division
of Alaska was aproved some time
ago by the senate committee to
which it was referred, was con
firmed by the senate yesterday and
he will assume his duties as soon
as he reaches Fairbanks.
The confirmation was contested,
both before and after the committee
had acted, and confirmation wa=
declared pending an investigation of
charges made.
UNKNOWN SOLDIER IS HOME;
GUNS BOMB HONOR SALUTE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10—
The crash of battery as guns of
largest size, boomed the national
salutation, informed Washington at
four o’clock yesterday afternoon of
the return home of America’s un
known soldier, whose body will be
laid at rest tomorrow in Arlington
cemetery. All plans have been com
pleted for the formal ceremony, and
President Harding has issued a pro
clamation declaring the day to be
a national holiday, his action having
been taken in response to the re
quest contained in a congressional
resolution. All governors of states
and territories and the heads of
municipalities are expected to fol
low the example of the President.
NEW TRAIN SCHEDULE
WILL EE ISSUED SOON
The much-discussed train schedule
issued recently and which was to
have gone into effect on November
6eh., will not become effective, ac
cording to information accorded to
The News.
Instead of this schedule, it it the
intention of the officials in charge
to issue a new passenger and freight
schedule covering the train service
over the line from Mount McKinley
Park station (Riley Creek) to Fair
banks.
This schedule will be issued short
ly after the steel from the coast
end has reached Riley, and some ad
ditional work to stabilize the line
through the Nenana Canyon has
been accomplished.
The steel had reached Mile 339*4
last night. Mount McKinley Park
station is at Mile 347.
HIGH HONOR IS CONFERRED
ON FORMER ALASKA SOLDIER
hierhest honors on Armistice Day,
Sam Woodfill has been selected
by the War Department to represent
the infantry branch of the United
States Army in the funeral of the
Unknown American Soldier, whose
body was brought over from France
and will be buried with imposing
ceremonies on Armistice Day.
Woodfill was stationed at Eagle
from 1903 to 1910, and at Fort
Gibbon from 1910 to 1913, when
he was sent overseas on active
service. For distinguished ^nd val
orous service during the World
War. he was given a commission as
captain and, on his return to the
United States, was one of the fifteen
selected to receive the Congressional
medal, the highest military honor
at the gift of the United States.
He is an expert marksman, has
received many medals and clasps
and counts more than 30 years of
service in the U. S. army.
ANOTHER BANK HELD UP
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 10—Three
bandits held up the Republis State
Bank yesterday, during banking
hours and made their escape with
$15,000 ini cash. Bank officials and
employes and a number of others
who were in the bank at '.he time
of the robbery, were driven into
the vault and held there while the
loot was removed from the bank
to a waiting automobile.
INTERIOR SECRETARY ASSERTS
PRESIDENT FAVORS NEW PLAN
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SENATE COMMITTEE GIVES
APPROVAL TO RAILWAY BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10—
Notwithstanding the fact that the
original estimates of the Alaskan j
j Engineering Commission for the'
completion of the Government rail- j
road in Alaska, already have been;
greatly exceeded, the senate com-;
mittee on territories, after an an-1
usually brief hearing, gave its ap- j
proval yesterday to the bill author-!
izing the appropriation of an ad
ditional $4,000,000. The bill has I
already been approved by the lower ;
house of Congress and its passage ■
by the senate is expected without ]
delay.
While the bill was under dis- '
' cussion before the committee, it
was argued by those favoring the ‘
measure, that the railroad would be !
: “utterly valueless without the funds
requested.”
Increased cost of labor and mater- j
, ials during the war is assigned by j
the Alaskan Engineering Commis-1
j sion as the reason for exceeding the |
original estimates.
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TRAIN TAKES MANY SOUTH,
ENROUTE TO THE OUTSIDE'
The train leaving N'enana for
Healy yesterday morning carried 75.
passengers, many of •whom are are
enroute to the States for a trip,
| while a few are returning to their
homes there. Included among the
' passengers were several who ar
rived in Nenana the previous day
from Fairbanks and surrounding dis-^
; tricts.
With improving facilities for
j traveling in safety and comfort on
| the Government railroad, the ranks
I of those heading for the States on
; a sight-seeing or business trip, will
i steadily increase.
Quite a few returning Alaskans
j arrived in town on the train from
| Healy yesterday.
COMMERCIAL CLUB TO MEET
[ TO DISCUSS R. R. CHARGES
j As has already been announced
I in the columns of The News, there
will be a meeting of the Nenana
Commercial club on Saturday night
for the purpose of conferring with
Mr. Browne on the question of
rates to be charged by the Govern
ment railroad. The meeting has been
called by President Bowen at the
request of Mr. Browne, and all
members of the organization are
urged to be on hand.
The meeting will be held n the
quarters of the club in the Union
building, starting at eight o’cl>ek.
MRS. M’GARVEY LOSES GIFT
Mrs. Frank McGarvey, who ar
rived from the Outside last night,
is mourning the loss of a necklace
which she left in the bathroom of
her hotel shortly after her arrival.
The necklace was gone when she re
turned to get it, and it is evident
, that some later visitor to the bath
room picked it up. The necklace
was given to Mrs. McGarvey by
friends in Fairbanks several years
ago, on which account she is par
ticularly anxious to recover it.
PAY YOUR ASSESSMENT
Today is the last day for the pay
ment of the assessment on Ne.nona
Townsite property, without incurr ng
the prescribed penalty for deonquen
. cy. Beginning tomorrow the pe,salty
of ten per cent woes into effect. A
j list of delinquents will be published
shortly.
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WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 10
Hearings were begun yesterday be
fore the senate committee on terri
tories, on pending proposals for the
reorganization and consolidation of
the many bureaus which now govern
Alaska.
Ballaine To The Rescue
SEATTLE. Nov. 10—A Washing
ton special to the Times says the
hearing before the senate committee
on territories developed the fact, at
the outset, that the departments of
the treasury and commerce are will
ing to give their support to any
sound plan for the government of
Alaska, even if it does take fr.,m
them both authority and jurisdic
tion over Alaska affairs.
Senator Cummins, author of one
of the bills under consideration, .s
devoted to the idea of requiring
the Shipping Board to operate a
line of steamships to Alaska, and
it developed during yesterday’s pro
ceeding that John Ballaine has been
advising him on matters pertaining
to Alaska.
Cummins told the committee yes
terday, in connection with the plan
to provide a line of vessels, “if we
do not unite the Government wifh
Seattle and San Francisco, we may
as well give up Alaska.”
Senator New, who is chairman of
the committee, sought to :uboiui
r.ate the transportation feature, but
was prevailed upon by Senator Cum
mins to permit Ballaine to address
the committee on the needs of the
territory in the way of improved
transportation facilities.
Mr. Ballaine made a trip o 'er
the line of the Government railroad
last summer for the purpose of
obta ning data relative jf> probat’e
tonnage fo: the railroad and he was
at that time, very pronounced in bis
condemnation of rates charged by
the ocean carriers and of the sen
ice provided by them.
Secretary of the Interior Fall ap
peared before the committee and
declared himself strongly in favor
o fthe bill introduced by Seantor
New, providing for the consolida
tion of Alaska control in the Inter
ior department. He admitted frank
ly that he had prepared the New b 11
as an administration measure and
had requested Senator New to in
troduce it. He explained the pro
GOOD ROADS BILL SIGNED;
LARGE SUM IS AVAILABLE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10—
The measure known as the good
roads bill, designed to assist the
carious states in inaugurating road
building campaigns for the relief of
unemployment, was signed by Presi
dent Harding yesterday.
The bill carries an appropriation
of 875,000,000, to be expended by
a good roads bureau.
visions of the measure and inform
ed the committeemen that the pro
vision for the establishment of a
Government steamship line was
merely precautionary and that in ail
probability the authority granted by
the bill never would be used.
Meyer Lissner, member of the
Shipping Board, testified before the
house territorial committee yester
day, declaring that no excuse exist
ed for the steamship provision. He
explained that the Shipping Board
already has full authority to estab
lish an Alaska line, Government or
otherwise and he said the board also
had authority to regulate rates, but
has no complaints before it regard
ing improper charges on the Alaska
routes.
Chief Forester Greeley told the
senate committee today that he ob
jected to the proposed transfer of
the control of Alaska forests to the
Interior department, saying that no
economy would be achieved. He al
so talked enthusiastically about the
pulp and paper resources of the ter
ritory.
W. C. Henderson, assistant to the
chief of the Biological Survey, told
the committee that while his bureau
is not violently opposed to losing
the measure of control it now has
in Alaska, it felt itself to be more
qualified than any other agency of
the Government to supervise the fox
and other fur farming ventures in
Alaska. He admitted, however, that
there is already a division in the
matter of fur control.
Harding And Development
"It is the policy of President
Harding to develop Alaska”, Sec
retary Fall told the members of the
committee today. Continuing, he
said, referring to the President:
‘‘He intends to direct all possible
effort to that end. I had stated to
the President that if it was his
policy to develop Alaska, then it
was necessary to co-ordinate the act
ivities of the different departments
and bureaus; and if it was not his
plan to develop the territory, and
he intended the present arrange
ments to continue, I would de%rote
my attention to other matters.”
Senator New told the committee
that he had “discussed with the
President his policy toward devel
oping Alaska and my bill for co
ordination was introduced in ac
cordance with his ideas.”
PACKING HOUSE WORKERS
TO CONSIDER CUT IN WAGES
CHICAGO, Nov. 10—A general
cut in the wages of packing house
employes was forecasted today when
four of the big packing concerns
requested their employes to consid
er, in the plant councils, reductions
which may become effective in the
near future. No definite cause is
mention for the action of the em
ployers.
Ask the Moose
what the
J. J. Davis Class
means
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“OFF YEAR" ELECTIONS
GIVE DEMOCRATS GAINS
NEW YORK, Nov. 10—Kentuck
has passed from Republican to
Democratic control and the Demo
crats have increased their control
in both houses of the Maryland
legislature as the result of Tues
day’s “off-year’’ election. In Ken
tucky the Democrats are claiming
58 of the 100 seats in the lower
house, and 19 of the 36 seats in the
senate. In Maryland the Democrat?
won all the seats in the lower house
and 13 of the 27 seats in the senate
The Republicans claim to have
elected 41 assemblymen of a total of
60, with a number contested. Party
leaders assert the lineup will be
the same as it was last year.
In New York City, the Democrats,
headed by Mayor Hylan, made a
clean sweep of the principal city
and county offices. The mayor re
ceived the unprecedented plurality
of 417,936 over Henry Curran, the
Republican candidate. His plurality
is the largest ever received by any
Democratic for a city office.
The Republicans elected 21 may
orality candidates and the Demo
crats 15 in municipal elections in
the state, exclusive of this city. The
complete city vote was as follows:
Hylan, 754,874; Curran, 336,888;
Jacob Panker, Socialist, 83,209.
James Couzens, non-partisan may
or of Detroit, who sought re-elec
tion on a municipal ownership plat
form. carried the city two to one.
The New York state vote indicates
that the Democrats have gained
many seats in the assembly.
BRITAIN TO PAY INTEREST
LONDON', Nov. 10—Sir Rober'
Horn, chancellor of the exchequer,
announced to the house of commons
today that arrangements had been
made to begin paying interest on
Britain’s big dept to the United
States. The payments will be made
at the rate of fifty million pounds
yearly.
TREES MARK OPENING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10
The opening of Armistice Week was
marked in this city by the planting
of two American elms on the
grounds of Lincoln Memorial.
UNSEASONABLE WEATHER
With the temperature several de
grees below freezing point and a;
dull and cloudy sky marking the
early hours of yesterday, a 3udden
change in the temperature in the
afternoon brought down a smart
shower of rain about two o’clock
which continued for an hour, dwind
ling to a steady drizzle, which con-,
tinued nearly all last night. As a
consequence of the unseasonable:
weather, the streets and sidewalks;
are glazed, making it difficult and j
somewhat hazardous for pedestrians I
to “navigate”.
PHONE OFFICE AT HEALY
IS CLOSED TEMPORARILY
The telephone and telegraph offi
ice at Healy has been discontinued
and will be moved to Mount Mc
Kinley Park station at Riley Creek
(Mile 347) shortly.
The office will be maintained and
operated at that point until the big
steel viaduct, to be built across the
great chasm and spanning Riley
Creek, has been completed. It will
then be moved again to some other
point to meet the requirements of an
operating road.
AMERICAN MARINES TO ACT
AS PROTECTORS OF MAIL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10—
A thousand American marines have
been ordered on duty as guards
, on mail trains and trucks and at
postoffices in fifteen cities, as a
means of combatting the wace of
mail robberies now sweeping the
country. The marines will be armed
with pistols and sawed-off shotguns,
with orders to shoot to kill, if such
action should be found necessary to
■ prevent mail robberies.
Plans for the protection of the
mails was made in an announcement
issued by Postmaster General Will
Hays yesterday, following a con
ference with General Lejeunen.
The marines are to be replaced
eventually by a special force to be
recruited from the postal service.
Hays says he proposes to protect
the mails “to the last postal card,
regardless of cost and sacrifice.”
He said he wanted it known that
his department had “declared open
warfare on bandits.”
SENATE BACKC CONFERENCE;
WILL HOLD UP NAVAL PLANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10—
The United State": senate will give
the Armament conference every op
portunity to accomplish results an !
stands ready to back up a program
for limned armaments, should such
an agreement be reached by the
delegations attending the confer
ence. This attitude on lie part of
the senate was bidieated yesterday
when the lawmakers gave favor-able
consideration to , proposal to sus
pend the American naval building
program pending developments.
The senate also lias gone in re
cord as favoring publicity in con
noetic,n with the full sessions of the
conference. A resolution, introduced
by Senator Harrison, of Mississippi,
requests the American delegation to
use its influence to make the pro
ceedings of the conference public,
wuth newspapermen permitted to at
tend all of the full sessions.
CHORUS GIRL WIFE TAKES
FORTUNE FOR MOVING OUT
CHICAGO, Nov. 10—With the
reopening of the suit of J. Stanley
Joyce, millionaire, for the annulment
of his marriage to Peggy Hopkins,
former chorus girl, it became known,
today that the wife has consaote 1
to the proceedings for a substan
tial consideration. By the terms of
the agreement, which was reached
out of court, Peggy consented to
move out for the modest sum of
$80,000 cash, two fur coats anil
jewels valued at $800,000.
Joyce is to keep the remainder
of his fortune and will have th"
privilege of buying a new chorus,
girl.
SEATTLE TO OBSERVE DAY
SEATTLE, Nov. 10—Plans have
been completed here for the solumr,
observance of Armistice Day, which,
will be observed as a legal holiday,
as requested by President Harding.
The mayor issued a proclamation
to that effect today and all business
will be suspended for the day. The
plans include a monster parade in
which 15,000 veterans and soldiers,
marines and sailors will take part.
Every whistle and bell in the citv
will join in the demonstration, which
will start at 11 o’clock.
The News received late this after
noon, a telegram from Juneau, an
nouncing the issuance of a prociama
t:on by Governor Bone, declaring
tomorrow. Armistice Day, a nation
al holiday, and^ Mayor Joe O’Con
nor has asked The News to request
that all citizens r,f Nenanu observe
the day as a holiday, in accordance
with the joint resolution adopted
by Congress, and with the proclama
tions issued by President Harding
and Governor Bone.