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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1922
NUMBER 219
FIRST WEEK FINDS STRIKE UNWAVERING
FOREST FIRES SWEEP BIG AREA IN NORTHWEST
ASSOCIATE FORESTER COMING' TO STUDY CONDITIONS
FOREST FIRES SPREADING;
HEAVY DAMAGE REPORTED
VANCOUVER, B. C., July 8—The
rummer settlement at Lang Bay,
near Pender harbor, was wiped out
this morning by a forest fire, which
swept through that district at top
speed, fanned by a high wind.
Hits Soldier Settlement
MERVILLE, Vancouver Island,
July 8—A forest fire which swept
through the soldier settlement here
yesterday caused the death of two
persons and the destruction of ten
houses. A number of persons have
not yet been accounted for and it
is feared that they were caught by
the flames.
Fires Are Widespread
SEATTLE, July 8—Forest fires
are raging today in virtually every
timbered area in the Pacific North
west, and hundreds of men are bein':
rushed to various points to augment
the large forces already at work
fighting the flames. The weather
forecast holds no hope of relief in
the way of rain and the fires are
spreading rapidly in every direction
The burning area extends through
British Columbia, Washington, Ore
gon, Northern Idaho and Westerr
Montana.
Town Is Threatened
EUGENE, Ire., July 8—The Booth
Kelly sawmill has been reduced to
ashes and the town of Wendling is
now threatened with destruction
The Eugene fire department ha;
been rushed to the scene to rendei
assistance. Wendling has a popula
tion of about 700.
CHILD MOVIE STAR PASSES
LYNN BROOK. N. Y., July 8—
Bobby Connelly, child movie stai
and vaudeville actor, died here yes
terday. He appeared in Humoresque
and The Old Oaken Bucket and ap
peared also on one occasion with
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Drew. He was
the highest paid juvenile in the pro
fession.
MLLE. LENGLEN ADVANCES
WIMBLEDON, July 8—Mile. Len
glen won her way yesterday to the
finals in the grass court champion
ship, by defeating Mrs. Peacock, oi
England, in the semi finals.
UNION TO MINE NEEDED COAL
ALBIA, Iowa, July 8—Officials oi
the Iowa district. United Mine Work,
ers. plan to take immediate step:
to relieve the coal shortage whiefc
threatens to cause delay in thresh
ing Iowa wheat crops.
EXCURSION TRAIN TO TAKE
FANS FOR FAIRBANKS GAME
For the accommodation of the
many Nenanaites who desire to see
the ball game in Fairbanks tomorrow
between the Nenana and Fairbanks
nines, an excursion train will leave
North Nenana at eight o’clock to
morrow morning and return to Ne
nana during the night, leaving Fair
banks on the return trip at 8:15
The ferry will leave the Nenane
dock at 7:30.
The fare for the round trip wil
be $4.50.
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The excursion train will carry mai
express and freight, making the regu
lar connection with the train arriv
ing from the south tonight. But or
the return trip the train will b<
reserved for the excursionists, nc
passes being honored.
In view of the early hour of de
parture and the fact that a grea"
many have expressed a desire tc
make the trip, prospective excursion
ists are urged to get their ticket;
tonight at the office of Agent Gu;
Buhmann, so as to avoid the morn
ing rush and the risk of being lef
behind. The schedule as regards th<
departure of the ferry and trair
will be adhered to strictly. Thf
ticket office will be open until sever
this evening for the accommodatior
of those desiring to purchase tickets
LONG STRUGGLE IN PROSPECT;
KANSAS RESORTS TO NEW LAW
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OREGON WOMEN ORGANIZE
TO PRESERVE WHITE RACE
SALEM, Ore., July 8—Articles of
incorporation have been filed here'
by the Ladies Invisible Empire, the I
women’s auxiliary of the Ku Klux
Klan, with purposes said to be much '
the same as those of the male or
ganization.
Among the objects, as stated in
the articles, are “to preserve the
purity of the white race” and “to
unite in inseparable bond the Pro
testant women of the world”.
OIL WELLS THREATENED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 8—
The department of Commerce has |
announced the receipt of unconfirm- j
ed reports of the appearance of
considerable salt water in oil wells
in the Toteco pool district in Mexi
co.
JUNEAU BOTANIST IS MAKING
TOUR OF INTERIOR ALASKA
I Among the arrivals in Nenana or, j
the power boat Mutt, from Tanana,
this week, was J. P. Anderson, a1
botanist of note who, in partner
ship with W. H. Chase, is in the
florist business at Juneau. He made
the trip down the Yukon from Daw
son on a mail boat.
Mr. Anderson, who has active
charge of the work of production in
the Chase & Anderson hothouses at
Juneau, nrst came to Aiasxa in
charge of the Government experi
ment station at Sitka. He became
associated with his present partner
in 1914, since which time rapid
strides have been made in the
scientific study and growth of flow
ering and vegetable plants of the
territory. Mr. Anderson is a gradu
ate of the Iowa State Agricultural
college, and of the College of Me
chanics and Arts at Ames, and he
also attended the University of Ne
braska. He has engaged in much
original research work, has taken
his masters degree and is a recog
nized authority on botanical sub
jects,
j On his present trip through the
i Interior, Mr. Anderson has collect
ed a very large variety of useful
; and ornamental specimens of plant
1 life and will conduct exhaustive ex
periments with a view to their cul
' tivation and introduction to the pub
lic later. At present he is studying
the funguous enemies of plant life
and expects to publish his findings
; later on.
Mr. Anderson left for Fairbanks
on a visit to the farms of that dis
trict and will return on Monday
i on his way back to the coast.
! A. T. Rudd, general manager of
the Willow creek mines, who was
j in Anchorage recently, reported
much activity in that section of the
■ railroad belt. He stated that all
j underground mining at the Lucky
Shot mine had been discontinued in
order that all of the men, with the
exception of the mill crew, might
be used to rush the installation of
tram terminals at the mill and mine
for the removal of the tram to the
new Hogan tunnel level. All de
velopment work of the mine during
the present season will be carried
. on from this level. Ample ore is
broken in the stopes in the upper
level to keep the present mill sup
plied.
Margaret Bodkin, of the Cooney
| hotel, will spend next week in Fair
banks, as the guest of friends in
| that city.
CHICAGO, July 8—The nation
wide shopmen’s strike entered the
seventh day yesterday^ with indica
tions that it has settled down to a
prolonged struggle. Railroad officials
continue to advertise for men to
fill the places of the strikers, and
union officers are continuing the
work of organizing their forces.
Reports regarding the actual ef
fectiveness of the strike are some
what conflicting, but events of the
last week have made it certain that
the railroads plan to fight the strik
ers. The Great Northern has begun
attempts to negotiate with the new
employes as an organization sup
planting the shopcrafts union which
was outlawed by the Railroad Labor
board on Monday.
With the Railroad Labor board
adhering to its policy of hands off
and the union leaders not seeking
conferences, there does not appear
even a promise today that peace
will come except by the slow, wear
ing-out process.
Railroad Wants Troops
SACRAMENTO, July 8—Sheriff
E. H. Gum. of Placer county, and
officials of the Southern Pacific rail
road have appealed to the governor
to call out the state troops to guard
against further interference by
striking shopmen and sympathizers,
FEDERAL BUREAUS CENTER
ACTIVITIES IN ALASKA NOW
Federal bureaus whose activities
are centered in Alaska and who pre
viously made their headquarters in
Seattle and elsewhere on the Pacific
coast, were to have been transfer
red to Alaska, -with Juneau as head
quarters, on the first of this month,
accrding to information received
recently from the territorial capital.
This move, it is explained, is in ac
cord with the new Alaska policy
of the present administration.
The main bureau to make such a
transfer will be the bureau of edu
cation, under Superintendent W. T.
Lopp, whose organization headquart
ers have been maintained in Seat
tle. Mr. Lopp, it is stated, is in
favor of the move and believes it
will work out advantageously in the
prosecution of the bureau’s work in
the territory’.
The bureau of public roads, it
is believed, will continue to be
directed from Portland, under the
direction of C. W. Cheatham, who
is senior highway engineer of the
bureau and in charge of Alaska
activities.
FALL OF HUN GOVERNMEN
IMMINENT SAYS DIPLOMAT
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 8—
The fall of the German government
is threatened and stringent measures
have been taken for the protection
of the republican regime, according
to advices received from Commer
cial Attache Herring, at Berlin. De
tails are not given, but the situation
is described as serious.
ATLANTIC LINER BURNS
HOBOKEN, July 8—Six hundred
and sixty passengers beeked to de
part for Europe, were ordered olf
the steamer Nieuw Amsterdam to
day after the ship’s fire had failed
^o control a fire buring in the one
of the compartments since early
morning.
SALEM. Ore., July 8—John Rath
ie and Elvie D. Kerby’, who were
sentenced to hang for the murder of
Sheriff Til Taylor, of Umatilla
county, last year, were executed
yesterday.
with easebound fruit from Rose-'
ville. The governor has not inti- j
mated what action will be taken by
him.
Shopmen Throw Ston-s
PORTLAND, July 8—Five strik
ing shopmen were placed under ar
rest here yesterday on the charge
of throwing rocks at strikebreakers.
Trouble At Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, July S-The
first violence to occur here since
the commencement of the rail strike
was recorded yesterday when two
men were beaten by a small crowd
of strikers.
Kansas Tries Industrial Law
TOPEKA, July 8—A state war
rant has been issued for the arrest
of T. Huntington, president, and
Thomas Hillery, secretary of the
Federated Shopcrafts union, No. 11,
charging them with violation of the j
! industrial court act in issuing the
| strike order which resulted in the .
walkout of shopmen employed in ;
the local Santa Fe shops.
Mail Clerks Vote To Strike
SYRACUSE, July 8—The railway
mail clerks employed on the New |
York Central and Lackawanna lines i
have voted to strike, according to1
official announcement made here late
i yesterday.
M’CUMBER GIVES ASSURANCE
BONUS WILL GET ATTENTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 8—
In a statement made yesterday to
Mrs. H. R. Smith, following the pre
I sentation of a petition in support of
' the soldiers’ bonus, bearing a mil
lion signatures, Senator McCumfcer
| declared that “there will be no ad
lournment of Congress until the
compensation bill has been made a
law. It will be taken up and dis
posed of under a special agreement
as soon as the tariff bill is passed”.
DELEGATE TAKES EXCEPTION
TO ACTION OF DEPARTMENT
The recent announcement of the
department of commerce that an or
ganized effort would be made by
three departments to break up the
activities of alleged fish pirates in
Alaska waters, has drawn the fire of
Delegate Dan Sutherland, according
to advices which reached the coast
recently from Washington, by way
of Seattle special correspondence.
One of the dispatches, dated at
Washington, had the following to
say on the subject:
“Dan Sutherland, delegate to Con
gress from Alaska, opened fire on
the bureau of fisheries which oper
ates in Alaska. Commenting on a
statement issued by the department
of justice to the effect that the Gov
ernment will wage war on the fish
pirates in the waters of Alaska, said
that the large cannery interests in
Alaska are assisted at every turn by
the United States bureau of fisheries,
which he terms as an adjunct of
the packers and is under their dom
ination and control. In their work of
usurping the public fishing rights
and in obtainging special privileges
monopolistic control of the natural
food supply of the nation, the real
danger, said the delegate, is not the
petty thief, but the large and in
fluential interests that seem to be
always immune from punishment”.
PHILADELPHIA, July 8—Clar-;
ence Walker, of the Athletics, re
corded his ninteenth home run to
day in the first inning against the
WTiite Sox. There was no one on
bases.
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P FAIRBANKS NOTES
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Frank Lawson, who is a late ar
rival from the Tolovana district, re
ports that mining is in full swing
there now and that a good output
for the season is expected. He is
looking for some pack horses for
use on an extensive prospecting
trip.
Aviator Prest is reported to have
reached Skagway, where he has en
countered delay on account of un
favorable weather conditions.
District Attorney Guy B. Erwin
and party have returned to town
from the Chatanika district, where
they enjoyed some lively fishing.
Prospectors Hunter and Eisen
minger are visiting in town from the
upper Delta country.
President Roden Davis, of the
Native Sons and Daughters of the
Golden North, has called a meeting
for July 13.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Crawford, of
Memphis, Tenn., who arrived from
Nenana this week, are looking over
the various farms adjacent to Fair
banks.
Yolo Vuyovich has declared his
intention to become a citizen of the
United States. He is a native of
Montenegro and came to this country
in 1906.
The Swedish consulate at San
Francisco is making inquiry for Jack
Johnson.
The city was invaded by a black
bear this week. He was seen by Dr.
Pierce climbing the fence and cross
ing the road opposite the Noyes
home.
After a month’s illness, Mrs. Har
ris has recovered sufficient^- to
leave the hospital and return to
her home on Goldsrream.
Mrs. Elfrida Mellish came up from
Nenana this week on a brief busi
ness visit.
S. R. Bredlie has purchased his
brother’s store on Second avenue
and will do business there in future.
Gus Conradt was host at a stag
dinner party on Friday evening, his
guests being his old mining partners
and other friends.
Several local ball players and
wrestlers have abandoned town life
for the muck stick. They left for
Birch lake this morning to go to
work for the Alaska Road Commis
sion. Among those leaving were
Pitcher Kelly, Shortstop Walker and
Wrestlers Charles Pine and Ship
Dingwell.
James Allen, C. H. Watson, G.
Scobel, E. Odegard, H. Johnson, Tim
Buckley B. J. Everman and C. J.
Strauss were among the creek-bound
passengers this morning.
The Shriners are leaving Seattle
m August 3 for the North and will
told a conclave in Fairbanks on or
jbout August 15.
MAHONEY MUST SWING
OLYMPIA, July 8—The supreme
;ourt has upheld the conviction and
sentence of death imposed on James
Mahoney.
ASSOCIATE FORESTER WILL
STUDY ALASKA CONDITIONS
SEATTLE’ July 8—A Washington
special to the Times says that As
sociate Forester E. A. Sherman will
leave for Alaska on Monday with
| the intention of spending two months
; in the North for the purpose of raak
j ing a field study of departmental
[ problems. He is making the trip at
the request of Secretary Wallace
| and will be joined at Juneau by
i District Forester C. A. Flory.
The two officials will go to Fair
] banks, to inspect the agricultural ex
! periment station there. They will go
1 inside by way of the Valdez trail,
! and back by way of the Alaska Rail
; road, inspecting the Matanuska sta
tion on the way south. From Seward
! they will go to Cordova, with side
| trips to Katalla and other points,
j They will also go over the Tongass
i forest district from Ketchikan and
Sherman will make a special study
of road construction in the national
forests.
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CLOTURE MOVE FAILS
WASHINGTON, D. July 8—
An effort on the part of senate re
publicans yesterday to enforce the
cloture on the administration tariff
J bill failed, the vote being 45 to 35,
which was nine less than the re
quired two-thirds majority.
EXTENDING THE DRY LIMIT
! WASHINGTON, D. C., July 8—
Senator Sterling, of South Dakota,
has introduced an amendment to the
tariff bill, giving p.'rmiss’on to pro
hibition enforcement officers to go
on board and search vessels within
eighteen miles of the American
coast.
TORNADO HITS TOW’N
PRATT. July 8—The town of
Lake City, in Barber county, was
almost destroyed yesterday by i
tornado. The wires are down and
details of the damage are not ob
tainable.
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THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE
ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT WEEK
The new train schedule, giving a
through and fast service between
the coast and Fairbanks, will go in
to effect tomorrow morning, and the
first through train, with Pullman
sleeper and observation car attach
ed. will leave N'enana for the south
on Tuesday evening, .July 11, at
eight o’clock.
From and after tomorrow, and un
til further notice, trains from the
coast will arrive at N'enana at six
o’clock in the morning and leave for
the south at eight o'clock in the
evening on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The trains connecting with these
through trains will leave Fairbanks
at eight o’clock in the morning on
Tuesdays and Fridays, arriving at
North N’enana at about the same
time as under the present schedule,
which will give the through pa
sengers all afternoon in N'enana.
Pullman rates are fixed at $4..VI
for a lower berth and $3.60 for an
upper berth, and the holder :f a
Pullman ticket will have free use
of the observation car.
During the summer months there
will be a daily service between Ne
nana and Fairbanks, with the gascar
operating on Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. The car
will leave North N'enana at 12:45,
arriving at Fairbanks at about four.
The train arriving from the coast
tonight will be the last under the
present schedule.
It is reported from Nome that Rex
Beach, famous author who formerly
lived in the Nome district, will re
visit the old camp during the pres
ent summer. He will spent some
time in the Arctic on a hunting ex
pedition, in company with Louis
Lane, another well known oldtimer
of the Northland. They will divide
their time between hunting along
the Arctic coast, and taking motion
pictures.