Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOV. 22, 1921
NUMBER 96
' CONFERENCE MAKING GOOD HEADWAY
POWERS AGREE TO PRESERVE CHINA9S INTEGRITY
FRENCH PREMIER WARNS CONFERANCE OF MENACE
WORK ON RILEY VIADUCT
IS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
The- preliminary work ;n connec
tion with the big steel viaduct which
will be erected across the gap at
ML McKinley Park station (Riley
Creek) is progressing rapidly, ac
cording to F. A. Hansen, engineer
in charge of maintenance and con
struction; and it is expected that
* the work of putting the structure
in place wiH be commenced some
time in December.
The north approach, which is a
frame trestle structure. 400 feet
long and 60 feet high, has been com
pleted and is now being braced.
There are 22 concrete piers and two
concrete abutments and of these,
ten piers have been completed and
the concrete poured; the excavations
for six others are ready for the
i concrete, and the rest of them are
well along toward completion. The
small concrete mixer is used for the
pouring-in process as excavations for
the piers are completed.
Excavations for the big abut
ments have been completed, the
forms for the south abutment are
in place and a second mixer, recent
ly installed, is pouring for this abut
ment. When this work is finished
the mixer will be used on the north
abutment.
Weather permitting, all of the
concrete work will be finished with
1 ir. three weeks from date.
Steel for the viaduct, Mr. Han
sen says, is expected to reach An
chorage the first week in December,
when it will be hauled to the front
immediately; and he hopes to begin
the work of erecting some time next
month, as stated before.
The steel structure ;s technically
known as of viaduct construction,
consisting of seven steel towers,
decked with 30-foot and 60-foot
steel plate girders, the total weight
of the entire steel structure being
approximately 600 tons.
CONFEREES AGREE ON TAX
WASHING I'JX. IK C.. .'tv. -2—
Completing the;r revision 01 the
tax bill, the house ar.d senate ccn
ference committees have freed to
a corporation income tax of twelve
and one half per cent, which is an
increase of two per cent over the
present rate. They also have agreed
to the senate amendment repealing
the normal $2,000 exemption allow
ed corporations, except those having
incomes of $25,000 or less.
LIQUOR PLOT BARED
CHICAGO, Nov. 19—A liquor
plot which involves bribes amout
ing to $50,000 to public officials.
* and a suitcase full if liquor permits
for whisky worth two million dol
lars, has been uncovered by federal
prohibition agents. The evidence ob
tained links the names of a number
of prominent New York and Chicago
men with the bootlegging trade.
ED JERN MAY BE LOST
According to information brought
to town by Alois Kim, who came in
yesterday afternoon from the Kan
tishna region, Ed Jern, who left
either Riley of Healy on or about
the 24th of September with some
shells and grub for Kim and Haus
selman. had not yet reached his
destination on Little Moose Creek.
Ed Jem, in company with V. O.
Green and J. M. Burrows, left Lit
tle Moose on September 12th., bound
for Lignite or Healy and was sup
posed to have left some point on the
railroad, on the return journey,
about a week later. His non-appear
ance is causing his friends some
anxiety.
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RATE BUREAU GETTING BUSY
CHICAGO, Nov. 22—The Trans
continental Rate Bureau has an
nounced reductions ranging from 12
to 16 cents on lumber and shingles
and lumber product; from Pacific
Coast points to the East and New
England.
WASHINGTON CONFEREES ARE
WORKING RAPIDLY ON PLANS
SENATOR ROASTS NEWBERRY
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 22
Ref erring1 to the Newberry-Ford
election contest, in a speech made
or the floor of ‘he senate on Satur
day. Senator Atlee Pomeren, Demo
crat. of Ohio, declared that he would
resign his seat if evidence such as
that submitted against Newberry
were adduced against himself. Asked
by Senator Walsh what his action
would be if he had violated no laws,
the Ohio senator replied: “If inno
cent. I would fight tb ? battle of
my life for my rights. I wouldn’t
remain silent."
A resolution has been introduced
denying both Ford and Newberry a
seat in the senate.
NURSE GIVES THE DETAILS
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 22—The
taking of testimony in the Arbuckle
trial was commenced on Saturday,
Grace Halstead, nurse who attended
Arbuckle's victim, being one of the
first witnesses. She testified that)
the bruises found on Miss Rappe's
body could not have been inflicted'
after death. She swore that the b >dy 1
had not beer, touched from the time j
of the girl's death until tile sur-1
geons began their autopv
PUTTING LID ON TIGHTER
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 22—
The final legislative step for outlaw
ing: beer and wine for other than
sacramental purposes, was taken
this week when the senate adopted i
the conference report on the anti-!
beer bill. The vote was 56 in favor
of adoption, with only 22 opposing.
The bill now goes to the President
for final approval.
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TRAIN WRECKS FUNERAL CAR
CHICAGO, Nov. 22—Seven occu-j
pants of a funeral limousine were:
killed cn Saturday when the machine
was struck by a Sarta Ke train dur- !
ir.g a snowstorm. The car wi-, so
completely wrecked that not even j
the license plate was left to make
ident.ncation complete. Railroad ofTi
c-ials claim that only seven were
killed but witnesses say they count
ed eleven bodies strewn along the
; tracks.
POPE BACKS CONFERENCE
, ROME. Nov. 22—Pope Benedict
has wired to President Harding, ex
! pressing the hope that God will
i "grant a happy issue” to the arm
ament conference.
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WOMEN ON FATTY’S JURY
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 22—The
j jury selected to try Roscoe Arbuck- 1
le is composed of seven men snd
five women, with one man as as an
alternate.
BELFAST SCENE OF RIOTING
BELFAST, Nov. 22—The first
day’s actual functioning of the Ul
; ster government was marked by
rioting in which six persons lost
| their lives. And today three more
| lost their lives when two bombs
j were exploded in a tramcar loaded
with shipyard workers. Eighteen re
! ceived injuries.
THANKSGIVING DANCE
There will be a dance at Union
! hall on Thursday night in honor
Thanksgiving, and everything possi
; ble will be done to insure an en
joyable evening for those attending.
The usual charge of 11.50 will be
made for admission, the ladies be
1 ing admitted free.
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WASHINGTON, D. C-. Nov. 22—
All present indications point to an
"understanding” rather than a
treaty as the final form for the Far
Eastern agreement. This would not
require senate confirmation.
It is hinted that the naval agree
ment may also take that form, but
this is one of the details remaining
to be adjusted by the conference.
Opinions have been exchanged
among the delegates with such un
precedented directness that some of
the experts and diplomats believe
they can see, even with precision,
what will and what will not be pos
sible. The heads of the British. Jap
anese and American delegations are
conferring personally nearly every
day. and the indications are that
an agreement on all but the details
is near at hand.
In addition to the whole question
at issue, the question of land arma
ment seems to be pretty well set
tled. There remains, however, the
important question of fortifications,
upon which there has been no ex
pression. but which is expected to
come forward shortly.
The conference committee on Far
Eastern affairs has adopted unani
mously the resolution drafted and
presented by Elihu Root, declaring
for territorial and administrative in
tegrity for China, and the agreement
embodying the resolution has been
signed by eight powers, China hav
ing refrained from signing as the
resolution concerned herself.
At yesterday's session of the dis
armament conference, the French
premier, Briand, told the delegates
that Germany, while apparently dis
armed, coul, with her present ma
chinery, raise an army of between
six and seven million men and, he
added, at least a quarter of a mil
lion Germans are receiving daily
military instructions. He stated, in
addition, that while part of Ger
many wants peace, there is another
portion, headed by Ludendorff and
others of military caste, who con
tinue to preach the old Prussian
doctrines.
In a dramatic speech, the premier
outlined “what is being held at the
door of France-’ which, he added,
wants peace, but "how can any one
ask France to disarm under such
conditions?” He informed the con
ference that France proposes to to
[ reduce her army to half its former!
strength but which will still leave
a force considered necessary to!
maintain security.
Chairman Hughes assured Premier
Briand that the United States fully1
realized the position in which France
j finds herself, and agTeed with the i
premier that “the wprld needs a1
1 will to peace.”
Balfour, of the British delegation, j
told the conference that the British,
attitude on the question of the j
Anglo-Japanese alliance, to which j
objection has been made by China, j
: is no different now from what it
was when recently explained by;
Premier Lloyd George, who said that
it would be improper to tell Japan, j
"you stood by us during the war, i
I but we do not need you now, so !
; good bye.”
Replying to the statement of Pre- j
mier Briand. the British spokesman
pledged Britain's support to France
“in the face of the lust for domina- •
j tion.”
Senator Schanzer told the confer
ence that although Italy thought
: -00.000 just, “her army plans are
I being made for a reduction."
Kato said that Japan wants only!
j suc-h an army as is "absolutely
[necessary for purely defensive pur
poses, necessitated by the Far East
ern situation.”
The precise attitude of Japan on
a number of points is becoming
more and more a big question. At
! the convening of the Far Eastern
j conference yesterday morning, the
i delegates looked to Japan for some
j hint that would reveal just what
trend the negotiations were taking
. with regard to China, but there ha?
i been no indication as to what the
final stand of this nation will be,
j and no information is expected until
i there have been a further inter
1 change of communications between
I the Japanese delegation and the
; government at Tokio.
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Labor Back* Conference
LONDON. Nov. 22—The Labor
Party has issued a manifesto on be
) half of the whole British labor
movement, promising support to any
! steps that may be necessary to make
, the American disarmament proposals
j effective, and calling for an ex
tension of the proposals to all'forms
! of armament.
ST. PAUL SCENE OF BIG STEAL
ST. PAUL, Xov. 22—The manag
er of the Gittleson Jewelry Store
was held up by three robbers on
Saturday night and forced to open
the safe, whereupon the bandits
helped themselves to jewelry v due
at $100,000 and made their escape
with the loot.
SENATE CONFIRMS DRESSEL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 22—
The senate has confirmed the nom
ination of Dressel to be charge d'af
fairs at Berlin.
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MEXICAN REBELS EXECUTED
MEXICALI, Nov. 22—General
Adelardo Rodriguez, commands! of
the Mexican federal troops, ha- an
nounced the death of 13 revolution
ists in a battle which was fought
last week south of Tia Juana. Four
others were executed by the feder
als after a summary court martial.
CHARLES IN EXILE NOW
FUNCHAL, Maderia, Nov. 19—
Former Emperor Charles and the
former Empress Zita, arrived here
today to begin their life of exile.
Ask the Moose
what the
J. J. Davis Class
means
v.
PLANE DROPS IN PUGET SOUND
SEATTLE, Nov. 22—C. W. Bandy
secretary-treasurer of the Gould
Lumber Company, is believed to
have lost his life in Puget Sound
as the result of the unexplained
wrecking of an airplane in which
he and Edward Hubbard, Govern
ment air mail carrier, were making
a flight. The machine collapsed and
fell into the water near Port Madi
son and the two men clung to the
pontoons of the plane until the
machine went to pieces, Bandy dis
appearing. Hubbard clung to the
wreckage until he finally drifted
ashore, having been in the water
twelve hours. No trace has been
found of Bandy.
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FARMERS OUST REBELS
SEATTLE. Nov. 22—The Nation
al Grange has expelled and foreve
barred from membership, William
Bouck, former master of the Wash'
ington State Grange, and O B ( -t
treli, secretary of the "Sece-sior
grange”, formed hv Houck and his
supporters, and J. C. Wraee and
R. A. Briggs, executive comm "tee
men of the insurgent organization.
The insurgents were recently enjoin
ed by a Seattle court from us:
the name “grange".
WAR OFFENDER PARDONED
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 22—
President Harding has commuted the
sentence of Emil Herman, former
secretary of the Socialist party of
the state of Washington, who was
sentenced to a term of ten years
on McNeil Island for violating the
Espoinage act. He was sent up from
Seattle in June, 1918, and his re
lease is set for December 24.
President Harding plans soon to
begin a study of the records of all
persons convicted of wartime of
fenses, ■with a view to extending to
pardons to those having earned con
sideration.
TURNING WARM AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE. Nov. 22—Rising tem
perature, heavy warm wind and al
most torrential rains are combining
to cause the snow to disappear rap
idly in Western Washington, ar.J
freshet conditions are expected. On
ly meager information is obtainable
because of interrupted communica
tion resulting from the recent snow
storm. but such reports as have been
received indicate that the streams
shortly will be called upon to carry
a large volume of water from the
mountain districts.
TORNADO KILLS TWO
HOT SPRINGS, Nov. 22—Two
deaths are reported as a result of
a tornado which swept the trail
sections, 20 miles west of this city
on Saturday. Several children were
injured.
Arrivals from Anchorage report
that the fire which recently destroy
ed the power plant there and put the
town in darkness, was caused by an
overheated chimney. It is also re
ported that the water supply gave
out before the flames had been ex
tinguished and it was necessary to
use the crane to wreck the walls of
the burning building so as to save
the machine shop nearby.
Chris Edmunds returned to Healy
yesterday from a trip to Anchorage.
Mrs. Edmunds accompanied her hus
band to the coast and will remain
there until he returns from the In
terior.
ANCHORAGE EXCURSIONISTS
TO MAKE TEG* TO INTERIOR
The Chamber of Commerce ar.d
businessmen of Anchorage are plan
ning an excursion to Fairbanks, by
way of celebrating the completion
r„ kin., ...g cn the Govermenr
railroad and, if their plans mater
ialize, a train will leave Anchorage
for Fairbanks on Saturday morning.
It is expected the train will bring
about 75 excursionists from the
coast.
Mr. F. A Hansen, engineer in
charge of maintenance and con
struction, told The News man that
the above outlined plan is only
tentative and that definite informa
mation will not be available until
tomorrow.
According to the present plans,
which doubtless will become effect
ive, the excursion train will make
the run through to Mt. McKinley
Park Station, reaching there Satur
day night at about 11 o’clock. The
excursionists will stay there over
night and, for their accommodation,
the Alaskan Engineering Commission
will have three outfit cars prepared,
which will comfortably house thirty
people; the rest of them will be able
to find accommodations at the road
house and the camp bunkhouse.
Leaving McKinley Park at abo i*
7:30 Sunday morning, the train
will reach Nenana at about two in
the afternoon, and the passenger-;
will be 'ransferred to the Fairbanks
train, which will be in waiting. If
is not known at this time just when
the return trip will be made, but it
is expected the excursionists will
have a whole day a: the upper tew..
The combination buffet and ob
-ervation coach will be attached t >
the excursion train as far as Riley,
and extra cars are being prepared t >
handle the pa=senger- between Riley
and Nenana.
It is expected that a delegation
from Fairbanks will meet the visit
ors either at Riley or Nenana ar. 1
it is also expected that a Nenana
delegation will accompany the e\
cursionists to Fairbanks and re
turn.
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NEWEST WARSHIP LAUNCHED
NEWPORT NEWS. Nov. 22—l'ne
dreadnaught West Virginia, newt-?
and most powerful addition to the
American navy, was launched hen
on Saturday, Miss Alice Mann, i '
Bramwell, doing the honors. Under
the provisions of the disarmament
. program, the new battleship w. !
t be scrapped within four months, if
■ the program is approved by the
, powers.
FISHING SCHOONER LOST
SEATTLE. Nov. 22—The fishing
schooner Swift and Sure, of this
city, with six men aboard, which
, has been missing otf Yakuta: since
October 12, is believed to have bee::
lost, according to advices receive !
. here yesterday by the owners of the
‘ craft.
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i BILL IAPDIST MAKES RECORD
CHICAGO, Nov. 22—Walker If.
Cochran, of San I cancisco, with a
run of 38 5, broke all records here
on Saturday for.Id.2 balk line bil
' liards. The best previous perform
ance was made by Hoppe, in 1915,
with a run of 307.
SEATTLE HAS BIG SNOW
| SEATTLE, Nov. 19—A heavy fall
: of snow covered the down town
streets for a time today, the deptn
, being three inches. The storm wa
general throughout the state.
Dan McCabe returned ti Nenana
today from a visit of several days
in Fairbanks. It was his first trip
; to the upper town in over three
years and he reports that many of
the familiar faces of earlier days
were missing from the old haunts.
SAFETY DEPOSIT COXES
$10.00 per year — $1.09 per month
Inquire Mrs. E. A. Williams