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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 13. 1921
NUMBER 81
NEW YORK NATIONALS CAPTURE SERIES
STROKE OFPARALYSIS FATAL TO SENATOR KNOX
UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS PASSED UP TO HARDING
SENATOR KNOX IS VICTIM
OF STROKE OF PARALYSIS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13
Senator Philander C. Knox, Republi
can, of Pennsylvania, was stricken
with paralysis last night while de
scending the stairway to the dining
room, and died within fifteen min
-* utes, without regaining conscious
ness. The senator returned -with Mrs.
Knox on Monday from Europe, and
he was in attendance at the senate
session yesterday, apparently in the
best of health, although he told a
number of his colleagues that he
felt somewhat tired.
Peoule in all walks of life are
mourning the death of the senator,
and from all quarters—executive,
legislative, judicial and diplomatic,
came expressions of regret at the
passing of the notable figure in
national and world affairs.
The funeral will be held here to
morrow. with president Harding, the
members of the cabinet, senators,
t representatives and others of promi
nence in political and social life in
attendance. The body will be taken
to Valley Forge for burial.
Senator Knox was born in Browns
ville, Pa.. May 6, 1853, and was
graduated from Mount Lnion Col
lege, Ohio, in 1872. He also attended
numerous other educational institu
tions later, graduating with high
honors from all of them. He began
the practice of law early in his
career and was appointed attorney
general of the Unites States by
president McKinley, served in a
similar capacity under President
Roosevelt, and was made secretary
of state by president Taft. He also
served a number of years as senator,
his present term expiring in 1923.
SMOOT URGES SALES TAX;
SAYS NO REAL OBJECTION
* WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13
In urging the adoption of a manu
facturers’ sales tax, as part of the
Government’s new revenue bill. Sen
ator Smoot declared in the senate
yesterday that there is no real fund
amental objection to such a tax.
He assured his colleagues that it is
a "pay as you go proposition” and
for that reason it is favored by man
ufacturers, who would then know ex
actly the amount of the tax to be
paid.
It is thought the current receipts
would give the treasury a constant
money inflow of revenue.
SENATE AND HOUSE FIGHT
OVER MONEY FOR ROADS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13—
A deadlock is reported on the feder
al good roads bill, the senate con
ferees insisting on an appropriation
of 75 millions to continue state aid
for road construction, while the
house conferees oppose direct ap
priation. They insist on authoriza
tion only, leaving the question of
appropriation for later considera
tion.
MOTOR STAGE JUMPS THE ROAD
SPOKANE, Oct. 13—Twelve per
sons were seriously injured yester
day when a motor stage on which
they were riding, between this city
and' Couer d’Alene, plunged from the
highway and overturned in an or
chard. A blowout in one of the
front tires caused the accident,
which occurred 13 miles east o!
here.
NAVAL LAUNCH LOST AT SE^
BREMERTON, Oct. 13—The nava
ammunition ship Nitro, which amv
ed from California yesterday, re
ported having lost a 112-foot launcl
enroute. The launch, which was s
converted sub-chaser, was being tow
ed by the Nitro, and appeared t(
have struch some floating obstrue
tion, and sank quickly. The acciden'
occurred last Friday near Cap<
Flattery. There was no one on th(
launch.
YANKEES ARE OUTCLASSED
IN CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE
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PRESIDENT NOT HOPEFUL
OF IMMEDIATE DISARMING
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13—
A month of careful preparation for
the part America will take in the
Disarmament and Far Eastern con
ferences, began this week with the
opening meeting of the American
delegates.
Some hints relative to the hopes
of President Harding for the confer
ence were given as the delegates as
sembled, by the publication of a
letter in reply to the prayer that
i the President work for universal
i disarmament. The President said ab
! solutely that disarmament “is beyond
hope of realization”. He suggested
I that reasonable limitation of arma
■ ments would be more within the
I possibilities of the conference*
It is understood that the first con
i sideration of the administration has
i been, not disarmament, but rather
j a reasonable limitation of future
j armaments. There has been no sug
| gestion of scaling down present
t strength.
| It is understood that the subject
j of wireless and cable communication J
| across the Pacific has been added ;
by the United States to the list of ]
topics suggested for discussion at'
the Far Eastern conference.
UNEMPLOYED OF ENGLAND
DEMAND WORK OR RELIEF
—
j LONDON, Oct. 13—A deputation !
: of unemployed delegates visited the
! official residence of Lloyd George
today for the purpose of demanding
j "work or maintenance at union ;
rates of wages and uniform scales
of relief.” The deputation, accom
panied by a thousand or more un- :
employed, was permitted to pro
ceed to its destination and the dele
gates formally submitted their de- !
mands.
TAX ON PARCEL POST CUT;
CEREAL BEVERAGES TO PAY
—
i WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13—
i Without a dissenting vote the sen
! ate yesterday voted to strike from
the general tax bill that section im-;
j posing a tax of one cent for each
i 25 cents or fraction for the trans
portation of parcel post packages,
effective on Januery 1.
i The senate also has agreed to the
committee amendments to the soft
■ drink section of the bill, imposing a
j tax of two cents per gallon of cereal
beverages and unfermented fruit
'juices and “still’ drinks, and five
: cents per pound of carbonic acid
!gas.
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LEGION TO MAKE CAMPAIGN
TO GET JOBS FOR MEMBERS
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 13—An
American Legion program for com
batting unemployment was outlined
I in a statement made here yesterday
by Ray Hoffman, chairman of the
National Legion Unemployment com
mittee.
Part of the plan is for the various
posts throughout the country to
get in touch with employers for the
purpose of urging the employment
of veterans in all possible openings.
WRESTLER RETAINS TITLE
SPOKANE, Oct. 13—W’alter Mil
ler, of Los Angeles, successfully de
fended his title as middleweight
1 wrestling of the world in a bout
with Tod Thye, of Portland, which
was staged here Tuesday night. Mil
1 ler threwr Thye twice, the first fall
^requiring an hour and a half, and
| the second fall eleven minutes.
POLO GROUNDS. Oct. 13—The
New York Giants, several times win
ners of the National league pennant,
attained the pinnacle of baseball
honors for 1921 this afternoon when i
they whitewashed the New York
Americans, with a score of one to
nothing, in the eighth and deciding
game of the World series. The win
ners finished with five games to their
credit, while the Yankees won only
three games.
Nehf pitched unhittable ball for
the Giants and held the American
leaguers helpless throughtout the
game.
Hoyt pitched for the Yankees and
his lack of control in the first in
ning, followed by an error by Peck,
gave the Gi&its their only run.
The Giants played an errorless
game and landed for six hits. Their
run was made in the first inning.
The Yankees made only four hits
and had a further handicap of one
error.
Hoyt entered the game fully re
solved to give the Giants the battle
of their lives. “I will give them all
1 have,” he declared shortly before
he donned his uniform. “All I ask
is that the Yanks give me a few1
runs.”
The weather for the final game
was clear and calm, but so cold
that spectators found difficulty in
keeping warn.
Yeaterday’ sGame
The game of yesterday, which re
sulted in a victory for the Giants,
with a score of two to one, was a
nerve-wracking pitchers’ battle, the
spitballer Douglas winning the de
cision by a hair line over the under
hand slugger. Mays. Ward’s error
on an easy grounder, after two were
out, in the seventh inning, and the
two base hit of Snyder, laid the
Yankees low.
The Giants emerged from the
game with two runs, six hits and
no errors, and the Yankees made
one run, six hits and one error. The
Yanks made their run in the second
inning, and the Giants made one in
the fourth and another in the
seventh.
For a time yesterday it was fear
ed that Douglas would be unable
to play, on account of a bad cold,
but he insisted on entering the game.
Had he been unable to play, it was
the intention of Manager McGraw
to pitch Slim Salee, who pitched for
Cincinnati in the 1919 series against
the White Sox.
The attendance yesterday was
36,503 and the gate receipts $118,
974.
The attendance on Tuesday, when
the Giants defeated the Yanks with
a score of 8 to 5, was 35,000.
SEPTEMBER SHOWS DECLINE
IN FOREIGN TRADE VALUES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13—The val
ue of imports and exports of mer
chandise dropped considerably dur
ing the month of September, ac
cording to figures given out by the
department of commerce. The im
ports were 180 millions lower than
the lowest previous month of the
year, and the total exports had a
value of325 millions, or only five
millions more than the July figures,
which were the lowest of the year.
The September gold imports total
ed 66 millions, or approximately 20
millions below August, but 15 mil
lions above last year.
The silver imports dropped from
seven and a half millions in August
to four and a half millions.
The gold exports took a decided
jump from $671,000 in August to
$2,500,000 in September. The silver
exports also showed an increase from
$4,000,000 in August to $5,000,000
in September.
STRIKERS TO SEEK TROOPS
TO STOP IMPORTED GUNMEN
BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 13—Gov
ernor Stephens is to be asked to
send state troops into the oil fields
strike region, according to leaders
of the striking oil workers. Blood
shed is said to have been narrowly
averted between a party of the
strikers’ law and order committee
and gunmen imported by the As
sociated Oil Company.
MINE OWNERS PROTECTED
UNDER TERRITORIAL LAW
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13—The
United States circuit court of ap
peals has handed down a decision
in which it is held that the Alaska
law permitting the owner of a mine
to post notices to the effect that he
is not liable for wages of employes
of the lessee of the property, pro
tects not only the mine itself against
liens but also the improvements and
fixtures.
The ruling of the court of eppeals
is a reversal of a decision of the
district court of Alaska, and judg
ment is entered for the Alaska
Homstead Mining Company against
R. A. W. Krampitz, who bought
under foreclosure sale, machinery be
longing to the corporation at Camp
Bird No. 1 and No. 2, near Valdez.
JURY FREES DAUGHTER
CLEVELAND. Oct. 13—Marion
McArdle, 20-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber, who
was tried on a charge of complicity
in the murder of Daniel Kaber,
wealthy publisher, was found not
guilty yesterday. The mother of the
girl is serving a life sentence for
the murder of Kaber.
BALFOUR COMING OVER
LONDON, Oct. 13—It is under
stood that Arthur Balfour has been
selected to head the British dele
gation to the Washington confer
ences.
Ask the Moose
what the
J. J. Davis Class
means
v.
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HEAD (CLANSMAN TO TELL
COMMITTEE ABOUT ORDER
WASHINGTON, D C., Oct. 13
Representative Tague, of Massachu
setts, called as the first witness be
: fore the house rules committee, in
, connection with the hearing on the
: resolution calling for an investiga
tion of the Ku Klux Klan, asserted
I that “there is no law to permit
men to go out in the dark and take
me or my family from my home to
punish me, whether I am white or
black, Catholic or Jew.”
Imperial Wizard Simmons, of the
dreaded organization, has been sum
: moned to appear before the com
mittee.
Breaking Negro Morale
P. J. Watson, a negro preacher,
told the committee this afternoon
that the Ku Klux Klan is proving
a hindrance to the progress of the
negro by breaking down his morale
through fear and terror of the klan’s
j claim that negroes seeking social
equality are not wanted.”
I Counsel Wants His Money
OTLANTA, Oct. 13—Attorney
Terrill has filed suit against the Ku
Klux Klan for $100,000, claimed as
compensation earned during the five
years he served the organization as
general counsel.
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Daugherty Has The Dope
WASHINGTON. D. C Oct. 13—
The department of justice has pre
pared a statement regarding the
activities of the Ku Klux Klan, for
the consideration of the house rules
committee.
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RICH STRIKE IS REPORTED
BY PROSPECTORS IN B. C.
VICTORIA. B. C., Oct. 13—A rich
gold strike is reported from Cedar
Creek, near Quesnel Lake, in the
Caribou district. Stakers of claims
are reported to be taking out $35
a day in coarse gold, with many
nuggets in the gravel.
The news of the strike has start
ed a stampede in that direction
and all of the ground for miles on
every side of discovery is reported
to have been staked.
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PACKING HOUSE WORKERS
i IN FAVOR OF STRIKING
CHICAGO, Oct. 13—Approximate
ly 85 per cent of the packing house
workers are in favor of striking as
a means of enforcing their demands
with regard to wages and working
conditions, according to a partial
, count of the vote cast at Satur
j day’s referendum on the strike
j question. It will be several days be
fore the count is completed.
CANADA HAS BANK ROBBERY
WINNIPEG, Oct. 13—The Bank
of Hochelada, at Elie, 30 miles
west of this city, was held up by
five bandits yesterday, the robbers
making their escape in an automo
bile with between $40,000 and $60,
000 of the bank’s funds. The em
ployes of the bank who were in the
place at the time of the holdup,
were disposed of by drugging.
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MOTHER OF ACE IS HONORED
LONDON, Oct. 13—Mrs. McCud
den, mother of the British ace, Maj.
MeCudden, V. C., has been selected'
as representative of war bereaved
British women to lay a wreath on
i the tomb of the Unknown American
at Arlington cemetery, on Armistice
Day.
UNEMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE
URGES CONGRESS TO FIX TAX
WASHINGTON', D. C., Oct. 13—
Among the recommendations adopt
ed at the late unemployment con
ference was one urging the speedy
enactment of tax legislation by
Congress in order that business may
be promptly revived, and the early
determination of the attitude of
Congress toward tariff legislation to
enable business to decide on future
policies.
The conference also recommended
the adoption of a definite program
of action that will lead to more reg
ular employment in seasonal and
intermittent industries, notably the
coal mining industry. Another re
commendation urged the readjust
ment of the buying power of differ
ent elements and commodities to
a more relative plane.
Readjustment and reduction of
railway freight rates constituted an
other recommendation formulated
for presentation at the united con
ference, for bringing permanent bet
terment to the nation's commerce
and industries, with consequent re
lief to unemployeyyd.
Sees Better Times Ahead
ELWOOD, Ind., Oct. 13—Secre
tary yovf yLabor Davis, in an ad
dress delivered here yesterday, de
clared that the “country has come
to an understanding" after the in
dustrial depression, and will soon he
filled agar nth its “old electric
energy.”
Secretary Davis was formerly a
tin mill laborer and city clerk here.
Will Give Them Publicity
WASHINGTON, D C.. Oct. 13
The proposed unemployment reme
dies are to be given publicity thru
the nation’s schools, according to an
nouncement made by the National
Education Association, following re
ceipt of a request from Secretary
Hoover.
The resolutions adopted by the
conference have been transmitted to
President Harding, and may be made
the basis of recommendations to
Congress for re1 'ation.
PROSECUTION WAN 1 S UtAIM
AS BRUMFIELD PUNISHMENT
ROSEBURG. Ore.. Oct 13—In his
outline of the state's case against
Dr. Brumfield, on trial h e on the
charge of murder. District Attorney
George Neuner demanded that the
death penalty be imposed on the
aefentdant for the killing of Den
nis Russell. He asserted that the
prosecution would show beyond any
doubt that Brumfield committed the
crime charged against him.
More than 50 witnesses have been
called by the prosecution.
LARGE BODY OF IRON ORE
FOUND IN THE NORTHWEST
EDMONTON, Oct. 13—The Bul
letin has reported the discovery of
a “whole valley of almost pure iron
lying on the shores of Lake Atpasa.
The find is credited to Norman C.
and E. A. Butterfield, father and
son, who claim the mineral assays
high in values. They also claim that
there are five million tons of the
iron in the shape of loose blocks
on the surface of the ground, close
to the lake and ready for shipment
without the necessity of mine oper
ation.
IRISH CONFERENCE STARTS;
NO NEWS FOR THE PUBLIC
LONDON, Oct. 13—An official re
port from the Irish conference says
the first session was held Tuesday
morning, with another session on
Tuesday night. There have been no
developments thus far however and
no news of interest to the public.
Premier George’s secretary informed
newspapermen yesterday that “you
can not expects any news for weeks
to come.”