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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY. APRIL, 10. 1923
NUMBER 436
GERMANS BLOCK WATERWAY TRAFFIC
PRESIDENT DISCUSSES PLANS FOR ALASKA TRIP
RUSTGARD FLUNKS IN ATTACK ON OCEAN CARRIERS
HARDING BACK AT DESK;
TRIP PLANS UNDECIDED
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 10—
President Harding is back at his
desk invigorated by his outing in
the South and ready to shoulder
the accumulation of official business
which assumed considerable propor.
tion during his absence from the
White House.
While the middle of June has
been tentatively set for the depart
ure of the President on his West
ern tour, with the possible exten
sion of the outing to Alaska, he
has not decided definitely to make
rH/> trip and will defer his decision
a few weeks or until he feels asured
that Mrs. Harding will he strong
enough to stand such an extended
journey. She has been greatly im
proved by her outing in Florida but
the President wants her to be in
the best of health before starting
on such an extended journey.
It is announced at the White
House that the President is hopeful
of being able to visit Alaska. He
will probably leave for the Pacific
coast on June 21 and go to Alaska
about the middle of July, if the
Alaska trip is made at ail.
Plans Are Non-Political
It' is stated that the President
will not make his proposed trip to
the coast as a political candidate.
He intimates that he regards much
of the political talk now going as
premature and it is said he is unable
to understand why a man, elevated
to the highest office within the gift
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of the nation cannot serve at least
three years without being made the
subject of political discussion. The
President feels that he has consid-,
erable work of a non-political char
acter yet to do.
The White House spokesman is
authority for the statement, made
this afternoon, that the President is j
anxious to make the Alaska trip
because so many controversies have
arisen regarding jurisdiction over j
Alaska affairs that intimate know
ledge of conditions is required to
administer the territory.
It is learned that since the return
of the President from Florida sev
eral informal conferences have been
held concerning Alaska and his pro- j
posed trip. It is the intention of the
President to ask those members I
of the cabinet whose duties relate i
■to Alaska to accompany him on the i
trip.
PLANTS ARE BUSY
NEW YORK, April 10—The An
aconda Copper Company and the
-American Brass Company report that
their- plants are now turning out |
mo’ I products than ever before in !
the history of their operation. The j
production is breaking all records.!
CAN’T SKIN UNCLE
Washington, D. C. April 10—The
supreme court has handed down a j
decision, at the instance of the trea_ i
sury department, in which it is
held that profits lost through the ,
cancellation of war contracts can- .
not be recovered from the federal!
government.
SNOWING AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO. April 10—There was
a heavy snow fall in this city yes
terday and the storm is still in pro- j
gress today. t
FRENCH BLACK TROOPS USED
TO EJECT GERMAN FAMILIES
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PEACE ADVOCATE POINTS
WAY TO UNIVERSAL PACT
DES MOLNES, April 10—In an
address delivered here last night
before the Committee on Interna
tional League of Women Voters,
Frederick J. Libby, secretary of the
National Council for Preven^on of
War. declared that a progressive
world organization, substituting law
or war, offers the only hope of per
manent world peace.
He asserted that the war and navy j
departments of the United States
have announced a new and alarming
preparedness program.
WAGE SCACLE NOT SIGNED
FISHING BOATS DELAYED
SEATTLE, April 10—P. E. Ol
son, secretary of the Alaska Fish.:
ermen’s union, has announced that
the wage scale covering the fish
eries in Bering sea has not yet been
signed, in spite of reports to the
contrary. And he does not expect
that the agreement will be signed
before Saturday. The fleet will not
sail until the question is settled.
BLACK HAND IN ACTION
CHICAGO. April 10—Two bomb
ings on the North Side, in the It-:
alian district, caused the death of I
two men last night. The police;
attribute both explosions to black '
hand activities. 11
GOTHAM BANKER DIES
NEW YORK, April 10—Stuyves
ant Fish, banker and former presi- i
dent of the Illinois Central Railroad
died suddenly today while attending '
a meeting of the directors of the
National Park Bank.
STERLING GETS POST s
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 10—it
\ ice President Coolidge has ap-; t
pointed Senator Sterling of South! t
Dakota, to take the place of the h
lace Senator Nicholson, of Colora
do. on the senate silver investigat- j
ing committee.
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FLAMES KILL FIVE ;r
SIOUX CITY April 10—One mar. T
»nd four children were burned to 1
death last night when a nearby ,
farm house was destroyed by fire. I
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RADICALS RAIDED
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 10— E
Seven persons were placed under 1
rrrest in this city last night during ■ e
t round up of alleged radicals, j ^
\ quantity of radical literature r
ras taken in the raid. i ^
IRISH REBEL CAPTURED
DUBLIN, April 10—Liam Nynch
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;hief of staff of the Irish irregulars
was captured by Free State troops
oday near Newcastle, after an
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■ngagement in which he was ser-1
ously wounded.
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LOS ANGELES GETS GAMES ; tc
ROME April 10—The Olympic A
■ames of 1923 have been awarded w
o Los Angeles. j S;
ESSEX, April 10—The explosion
of a time bomb yesterday destroy
ed a lock in the Dortmund-Ems can
al, near here, and the canal is
completely blocked today, seriously
interfering with the complicated
waterways traffic of the Ruhr dis
trict.
This is considered the most ser
ious piece of sabotage connected
with the waterways since the com
ing of the French troops.
Funeral Marks Epoch
ESSEX, April 10—Persons from
ill parts of the Ruhr atended the
funeral services of the thirteen
Krupp workers who were killed
March 31 in a clash with French
troop*. Dr. Gustav Krupp von Hai- ]
bach, head of the great plant
eulogized the dead workers, declar
ing that their deaths would consti
tute "the foundation stone of Ger
many's future."
Black* Eject Germans ,
FRAXKFORT-OK-MAIXE Apr.
10—One hundred and six families
who were occupying dwellings in
the German railwaymen’s colony at
Euren, were ejected from their
homes in the short space of ten
minutes by French Algerian troops,
according to advices received here
yesterday. The report? state that
the evictions were needlessly rough.
ORY METHODS TOO COURSE
LEGAL ADVISER WITHDRAWS
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10
William J. Gloria has resigned as
egal adviser to Samuel F. Rutter,
'ederal prohibition director, as a
protest against recent alleged
‘rough house” methods employed
>y prohibition agents and what he
;erms Rutter’s "failure to punish
igents' greatly unwarranted offense
The story of the resignation was
>rinted today by die Examiner.
LAW WILL NOT HOLD
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 10—
rhe minimum wage law by which
Congress sought to regulate mini
num wages paid to women and min
ir girls in trie District of Columbia
las been held to be uneonstitution
il by the supreme court of the
Jnithd States.
SPRUCE RESERVE HOLDS
WASHINGTON, D. C. April.. 10—
'he interior department has affirmed
ts decision to maintain the national
pruce reservations in Alaska un
ouched. Applications for permits
0 prospect for oil and gas within
he boundaries of the reservation
ave been denied by the department
HARDING AND TAXES
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 10—
■resident Harding believes if any
eduction is made in federal taxes
te reduction should apply all along
le line and not merely to surtaxes.
MEMORIAL GETS ACTION
The Keys memorial, passed by
oth houses in which the Alaskan
ngineering Commission was asked
> discontinue the use of “antiquat
1 devices” on the narrow’ gauge
ivision of the Alaska Railroad be.
veen North Nenana and Fairbanks
»s already been productive of re
ilts, according to a telegram re
;red by Representative E. M. Keys,
ithor of the memorial says the !
meau Empire. The telegram was
?ad on the floor of the House and i
id that a mechanical engineer
om Anchorage had arrived at Fair- 1
inks to make the change asked for. ;
“Apparently memorials addressed i
individuals and organizations in s
laska get quicker action than those 1
s send to Washington,” declared i
>eaker Cole. l
| FLU KNOCKS SISLER OUT
MAY NEVER PLAY AGAIN
NEW ORLEANS, April 10—
George Sisler. star first bast-man
of the St. Loais Americans, who is
dclared to be one of the greatest
players of the present day. will be
unable to make his appearance on
the diamond this season and it is!
considered doubtful if he will ever ;
be able to play again, according to j
local papers. ‘A severe attack of
flu left his eyesight impaired and it
is understood he plans to undergo
an operation soon.
TAXES FLOWING IN
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 10
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
has issued a statement in which he
declares the collection of income
and excess profits taxes during ■
March was seventy million dollars j
in excess of the collections during 1
the same period last year. He says
the lower surtax is responsible for
the showing made and points out
that this gives the answer to the j
tax problem “It shows clearly,” he
says, “ what course further revision
should take."
NEW COAL COMPANY PLANS
DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY
Having done sufficient prospect-!
ing to demonstrate the extent and f
value of coal seams recently lo- • ’■
eated close to the Railroad near1
Riley, the Mt. McKinley Bitumin- j
ous Coal Corporation will under- j
take immediately to put the pro- (
perty on a producing basis. Terry
McGowan, a mining man of prom
inence, has been employed by the
company to take charge of the
work and he is already on the job,
laving arrived from the coast on
he train arriving from the south
his morning. He was met out the
ine by Joe O’Connor and Alex j
Fowler, two of the principal stock
lolders of the corporation.
The plans of the company in
clude the construction of a siding
if sufficient length to accomodate
en or more cars, the building of
i bunkhouse, and the development
if the property on a scale of con
iderable magnitude. The coal is
tigh grade and the seams of suf
icient size to permit economical
aining.
SEATTLE REPORTS BANDITS
ACTIVE THROUGHOUT SOUND
SEATTLE. April 10—The vauk
of the Vashon State Bank, on Va
shon Island, was blown by safe
crackers last night but it has not
yet been determined how much was
taken. The safe, in which the bank’s
cash was kept and in which there
was $200 in silver at the time
of the robbery was not molested.
Seventeen robberies and three
holdups were reported to the local
police over Sunday, the aggregate
losses being estimated at $4,000.
Five burglars are under arrest:, one
of them having been captured after
his victim had taken a shot at him
after being beaten over the head.
WASHINGTON MINES IDLE
PENDING NEW AGREEMENT
SEATTLE, April 10—Negotiations
nave started for the formulation of
a new wage agreement affecting the
union coal mines of this state which
suspended operations on the first of
Apni when the men walked out
at the expiration of their tempor
ary agreement. Both sides express
the hope that a settlement will be
reached quickly and that the mines
will resume operations this week.
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FISHERMEN DESERT
SAN FRANCISCO. April 10
Forty men. who signed on at Los
Angeles for the Bristol Bay Packing
Company, deserted the Bargentine
City of Sydney, of the Alaska
Packers Association, upon arrival j
Df the vessel in this port. Each of
the men is said to have received j
m advance of $15 when he signed
the contract.
CUT OFF WIFE’S HEAD
THIBODEAX, La., April 10—
Victor Taber, aged 32, has confes
sed to Sheriff Louis Stark that he
■hopped off his wife’s head because
;he disobeyed his orders not to
eave home again without his con
;ent He assured the sheriff that he
lad a "perfect right to do it.”
DOCTOR ON TRIAL
SAN DIEGO. April 10—The
ourt has denied a motion to dis-1
niss the case against Dr. Louis!
acobs, of Camp Kearney, wbo is
barged with the murder of Fritzie '
lann, dancer. The defense is now:
ngaged in presenting evidence in';,
n effort to establish an alibi.
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KENNECOTT TO EXPAND
NEY YORK. April 10—The ,
tockholders of the Kennecott Cop-. ,
er Corporation have authorized an ]
icrease in capital stock, with no (
arvalue, from fifteen to twenty- j
ive million dollars. They also have ,
utlftirized the exchange o stock i
rith Utah Copper on the basis of
% shares of Kennecott for one
f Utah. The directors were auth
rized to sell for corporate pur-'t
oses, .the shares remaining after a
>e exchange of stock. ’ g
' MEMORIAL PROVIDES WAY
TO FIGHT FISH RESERVE
JUNEAU, April 10—In compli
; ance with a request made by Dele
pate Dan Sutherland, Senator For
rest J. Hunt, of the First Division,
nas introduced a resolution authoriz.
; ing the territorial attorney general
to test the validity of Alaska fish
reserves, and to “protect and defend
any private citizen or corporation "
against the charge of violation of the
rules and regulations promulgated
by the department of commerce
; through its bureau of fisheries,
initiating action either in the courts
of Alaska or tile District of Colum
bia, and appropriating the sum of
$10,000 to defray the cost of such
actions.
The senate rules and election
committee has introduced a bill pro
riding that regular nominees for
delegates be ex-officio national com
mitteemen.
Senator Dimond has introduced a
bill providing that jury lists con
taining all names of voters be plac
ed in the jury box for each draw
ing of juries for district courts, and
all voters of each precinct or com.
missioner ^courts.
The Shepard pension bill passed the
second reading in the house yester
day afternoon.
At the conclusion of the transpor
tation hearings on Saturday, At
torney General Rustgard told the
joint legislative committee that the
legislature should put an additional
tax on salmon canners for the crea
tion of a fund from which liberal
subsidies could be paid to some
steamship company to haul freigh
for Alaskans at the same low rate
which the Seattle steamship line*
now give eanners; also to pay sub
sidies to good sized steamers to
induce them to operate in inter
territorial trade.
Notwithstanding the fact that
Rustgard admitted the incorrectness
of much of the data contained in
his biennial ^report including the
important rates upon which he had
based his analysis of Alaska tariff*
and other inaccuracies, still main
tains that Alaska freight rates are
exorbitant and excessive.
The testimony of General Knick
erbocker. of the Alaska Steamship
Company, apparently ha> created a
favorable impression. He denied that
his company had earned* excessive
dividends and presented figures
=howdng that during the ten years
oreceding 1923 the earnings had
tveraged less than six per cent.
He declared that the charge that hi*
•ompanv did not want Alaska de
veloped is absolutely false and he
hallenged critics to show an in
stance wherein any industry had
>een blocked.
Manager Knickerbocker answered
ill questions without hedging. Rust
rard questioned him aimlesly for
nore than tw’o hours. He was al* •
juestioned by Senators Dimond and
'osier, and by Representatives Deek
r, Raelson, Keys, Daly and other*
The findings of the committee
rill not be made know-n probably
or several weeks.
RUTH KNOCKS HOMER
FORT WORTH, April 10—After
wice fanning, Babe Ruth knocked
homer in yesterday’s exhibition
ame against Brooklyn.