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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME rv
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1922
NUMBER 235
PRESIDENT TO PASS BUCK TO CONGRESS
MA Y USE TROOPS TO INSURE OPERATION TRAINS
COAL MINERS AND OPERATORS NEARING AGREEMENT
BANDITS CROSS DEAD LINE;
HOLD UP JEWELRY STORE
' NEW YORK. A up. 15—Crossing
the traditional dead line established
by the police, two bandits invaded *
the heart of the Maiden Lane dis
trict on Saturday and held up a j
big jewelry establishment. The rob- j
bers escaped with jewels valued at
*18,000.
ANCHORAGE HAS MYSTERY;
BODY FOUND IN THE WOODS
ANCHORAGE. Aug. 15—Berry
pickers made a gruesome find near
Anchorage last week in the form
of the mutilated body of a man
believed to be Pete Valene. missing
since last November. There is a bul
let hole in the left side of the head
and the right side of the head is
crushed.
Valene came to Anchorage from
Cordova and dropped out of sigh:
completely.
MEXICAN DECISION FAULTY
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 15—
Formal announcement has been
made by the state department to the
effect that the recent oil land de
cision rendered by the Mexican
supreme court does not effectively
protect American rights in Mexico.
MUST HAVE BEEN FRAMEUP
CHICAGO, Aug. 15— When the
of "Big Tim’’ Murphy was!
called for trial on Saturday, the de-»
fendant was dismissed through nolle
prosequi proceedings. Murphy was
placed under arrest several weeks
ago on the charge of murder, in
connection with the death of a po
liceman in the so-called labor war.
ELEVEN SAILORS MISSING
ST. JOHN'S. N*. B.. Aug. 15—
Eleven members of The crew of the
British cruiser Raleigh, which went
aground last week, are missing and
it is feared that their boat was
swamped while they were endeavor
ing to reach shore.
HUSBAND KILLS WIFE
PASADENA. Aug. 15—W. R.
Bean, who arrived from the East
a few days ago, shot and killed his
wife yesterday and then turned the
gun on himself, with fata! results.
Four small children were left ,io
face the world alone.
HALL ABANDONS CONTEST
PORTLAND. Aug. 15—Hall has
abandoned his contest for the Repub
lican nomination for governor. The
recount of votes failed to disclose
Any irregularities.
IRREGULARS TAKE GARRISON
HELD BY NATIONAL TROOPS
BELFAST. Aug. 15—The Irregu
lars launched a surprise attack on
the National garrison yesterday and
captured Dundalk and Brogheda.
Both towns have been isolated.
Irregulars Quit Cork
\ CORK. Aug. 15—The Irregulars
' have evacuated the city of Cork
before the advance of the National
forees.
FIRE FIGHTERS LAID OFF
OLYMPIA. Aug. 15—All fire
fighters have been laid off and
many of the forest fire patrols have
been suspended throughout the state
as the result of recent rains which
have effectually checked all of the
fires. '
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TRAINS CRASH—ONE DEAD
BUTTE, Aug. 15—An express
messenger was killed and two train
men injured yesterday when the
eastbound North Coast Limited on
the Northern Pacific, crashed into a
freight train near Durar.t. All of the
passengers escaped injury.
WEDSKA WALSKA
PARIS. Aug. 12—Harold F. Mc
cormick was married here today to
Madame Ganna Walska.
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HARDING TO ASK CONGRESS
TO SETTLE RAILROAD ISSUES
DEMPSEY TO MEET BRENNAN
CHICAGO, Aug. 15—Jack Kearns
acting for Jack Dempsey, and Leo
Flynn, manager for Bill Brennan,
have posted forfeits of i 10.000
each to insure the appearance of
the two boxers at the boxing show
to be held at Michigan City on
Labor Day.
MURDER CHARGES FALL DOWN
CHICAGO, Aug. 15—After delib
erating more than sixty hours, the
jury sitting on the case of Fred
Mader, Daniel McGarthy and John
Miller, labor leaders charged with
conspiracy to murder a police off.
cer during the so-cailed labor war
in this city several months ago.
disagreed and were discharged. It
is not known if another attempt
will be made to try the case.
PAUL BUCKLEY WANTED
SEATTLE. Aug. 15—County offi
cers are seeking Paul Buckley. %vho
was formerly attached to the office
of the federal marshal at Unalaska.
He is charged with hawing married
Beulah Jones, of Renton, at Port
land. three days after he had been
granted a divorce from Alice Buck
ley, in this city. In the meantime,
the divorced wife has started suit
to annul the separation, alleging
that she instituted the original di
vorce proceedings under threat.
GERMANS ARE EXPELLED*
STRASSBURG, Aug. 15—The ex
pulsion of 1.500 Germans from Al
sace-Lorraine was begun this week.
The expulsions will include men.
women and children.
DUNCAN WOULD BE SENATOR
OLYMPIA, Aug. 15—James A.
Duncan, of Seattle, has announced
that he will seek nomination as a
candidate for the United States
senate.
NORTHCLIFFE PASSES
LOS ANGELES. Aug. »15—Vis
count Northcliffe. noted British pub
licist, died here yesterday after a
prolonged illness. The immediate
cause of death was acute blood poi
soning.
EDITORS PAY TRIBUTE TO DEAD
LONDON. Aug. 15—Practically
all of the London papers, including
editorial opponents, paid great trib
ute today to the memory of Vis
count Northcliffe, hailing him as
the greaatest journalist of all time.
Tributes came from President Hard
ing and Ambassador Harvey, but
King George and Premier Lloyd
George have remained silent. Serv
ices will be held tomorrow at West
minister Abbey.
TILLIE COMES BACK STRONG
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15—Tilly
Walker, of the Athletics, who re
turned to his position today after
an absence of ten days, landed on
Morton, of Cleveland, for a grand
circuit of the bases, bringing his
home run total for the season to
26. In the fourth inning of the
second game. Walker made an
other homer, with Boone pitching.
FIREMAN IS VICTIM
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 15—Pas
sengers arriving here today on a
Santa Fe train which was marooned
enroute, report that the fireman was
shot last night while at work in the
cab of the engine. Rail officials, on
the other hand, declare that it was
a rock that hit the fireman. They
admit that he was rendered uncon
scious.
WASHINGTON', D. C.. Aug. 15—1
It was formally announced a; the |
White House this afternoon that
President Harding has decide^ to
lay the whole strike situation be
fore Congress. He is described as
having his ‘‘back up” and fully con
vinced that nothing can be accom-.
plished through negotiation.
It is understood that the President
will go before the lawmakers with
a comprehensive statement and that
he is considering a plan to back
the railroads with the protection of i
the Government, as was done in the
case of the coal operators.
In the meantime, leaders of the
railroad organizations are attempt
ing to mediate by direct dealing be
tween the rail executives and the
head? of the Big Four brotherhoods.
Both sides have published their re
jection of the President’s plan of
settlement.
Will Be Fight To Finish ,
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 15—
Following the publication of their
rejection of the President’s plan
for the settlement of the rail strike,
union leaders left for their homes
j and it is understood that no further
! attempt is to be made to reach an
I agreement with the railway heads.
. The impression prevails that the
.railroad executives have resolved to
fight the strike to the finish, with no
i effort to compromise, but union
' leaders, it is understood, will con
tinue their efforts to reach an
! agreement in an effort to bring the
I strike to an end.
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LAS VEGAS. Aug. 15—Seven
teen strikers of the Union Pacific
! system were placed under arrest
yesterday by officers led by Govem
; or Boyle, the arrests being the re
sult of a shooting affray between
strikers and strikebreakers.
More Troop* For La* Vega*
RENO, Aug. 15—The super
intendent of state police has receiv
ed orders to send a detachment of
i troops to Las Vegas immediately to
:join Governor Boyle.
Peoule Object To Troop*
SACRAMENTO. Aug. 15—The
i governor’s office has received tele
grams from Acting Mayor Kennedy.
I of Needles, and committees of Elks,
Masons. Moose and rail brotherhoods
protesting against the proposal to
send state troops to Needles to go
on strike duty. The telegrams de
clare that the presence of troops is
not needed and that their coming
will aggravate the situation.
No Change At Seattle
SEATTLE. Aug. 15—There is no
change in the rail strike situation
here beyond a slight increase in
train service by the rescheduling of,
two Bellingham local trains. A mass
meeting was held on Sunday by1
TARIFF NEARING END
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug 15—
The senate has entered the last week
of debate on thb tariff bill, follow
ing an agreement to take the final
vote on Saturday. There are hun
dreds of amendments to be dis
posed of before the final vote can
be taken and it will be necessary
to hold night sessions in order to
conclude the work by the end of
the week.
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
CHICAGO, Aug. 15—There has
been a revival of rumors to the
effect that Mrs. Edith Rockefeller
McCormick, divorced wife of Harold
McCormick, will marry Edward
i Kremm. aged 28, Swiss architect
and landscape gardner.
strikers and railroad representatives!
but there were no results relate e
to the brotherhood walkout.
California Lores More Trains
SAX FRANCISCO. Aug. 15—The
only remaining freight line was lost
to Northern and Central California
yesterday as the result of the walk
out of rail workers at Roseville and
Sacramento. It is indicated today
that the line may also be closed to
passenger traffic shortly.
The Santa Fe system is virtually
paralyzed, the Union Pacific’s Los
Angeles-Sah Lake line is blocked
and the Western Pacific line is al
so practically out of business.
Twelve Hundred^Go Out
CORBIN. Ky.. Aug. 15—Twelve
hundred Big Four trainmen, em
ployed on the Cumberland division
of the Louisville & Nashville, went
out on strike yesterday, tying up
the Harlan and Bel! "county dis
tricts.
One Road Meets Demands
PUEBLO. Aue. 15—After the
Missouri-Pacific had announced that
the demands of the men for the
withdrawal of troops and guards
would be granted, the striking en
ginemen returned to work this
morning.
Non-union Worker Hurt
TACOMA. Aug. 15—E. C. Car
Bine, a non-union worker, was pain
fully hurt this morning when alleged
strikers of the Northern Pacific
shops stoned and beat him.
We*t Feel* Rail Su»pen*ion
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 15—The
pinch of the rail tieup is being felt
acutely along the Pacific coast, from
the Canadian boundary to the Mexi
can line. The marooned passengers
are gradually reaching places of
greater comfort but little is being
done to relieve the fruft growers
of California, Oregon and Washing
ton who are unable to ship perish
ables. Some estimates place the loss
to California fruit growers at thirty
seven million dollars.
Union Pacific employes at San
Bernardino, Sacramento and Rose
ville returned .to their posts today,
following a settlement of their dif
ferences with the company. But the
situation is still tense at Las \ egas.
Stalled passengers on a Santa Fe
train at Alberquerque have tele
graphed to President Harding and
to the governors of California and
New Mexico, urging them to “use
every means at your command to
end this intollerable situation".
Two Division* Tied Up
EVANSVILLE, Aug. 15—As a re
sult of the refusal of enginemen
and firemen on two divisions to
take out trains, the Louisville &
Nashville system is tied up today.
SUSPECT CAUGHT AT BORDER
LAREDO, Aug. 15—A man ar
rested here yesterday as he emerged
from the Rio Grand, on the Ameri
can side, ife said to have admitted
he is Edwin Frederick Morse, wTho
is wanted at Denver on a charge of
absconding with $75,000 belonging
to the International Trust Company
He had a woman with fiim at the
time of his arrest.
ALLIED CONFERENCE ENDS
LONDON, Aug. 15—The confer
ence of Allied premiers w’hich began
a week ago, came to an end yes
terday afternoon. The German re
parations question was considered
at length but no announcement has
been made as to the decision ar
rived at by the premiers.
OCTOPUS RESUMES TRAFFIC
SAN FRANCISCO. A up. 15—The '
Southern Pacific system in California
was relieved of all strike trouble at I
a late hour this afternoon, with the
exception of the shopmen’s strike.;
the members of the Bip Four unions!
having returned to work at Tracy j
and other points where traffic was j
blocked. » ^ j
CANADIAN RAILROADS SLASH
WAGES OF THEIR EMPLOYES
MONTREAL, Aup. 15—The pay1
of shopmen has been slashed three
hundred thousand by the Canadian !
railways. The workers had threaten-!
ed to strike as a protest against the '
reduction in wages, but there has |
been no walkout.
AVIATOR GETS NEW PLANE
CALCUTTA, Aup. 15— Major!
Blake. British aviator who is mak- *
ing a round-the-world flight in which
he plans to visit Alaska, sold his
plane here and will buy a new one
; to continue his aerial journey.
WANTS A MILLION FOR LOVE
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. 15—
Eva Burrows Fontaine is trying to
collect a million dollars from young
and foolish Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney, son of Harry Payne Whit
ney. She claims the young man
promised to marry her and then
failed to do so.
COMMISSION MUST SETTLE IT
PARIS. Aug. 15—The question
of granting a moratorium to Ger
many, which the conference of Al
lied premiers failed to settle, will
be shifted to the Allied reparations
commission, it is expected.
MEN MUST RETURN TO WORK
CHICAGO. Aug. 15—President
Stone, of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, has notified all
branches of the union in the far
West that unless the men who went
out on strike on the Santa Fe line
without authorization, return to
work immediately, their places will
be filled by the brotherhood.
Btig. Gen. Wilds P Richardson,
who was in Nenana yesterday on
a general visit through the Interior
to investigate conditions, says the
Government has a serious problem
before it to insure the proper de
velopment of the Interior country.
He thinks Uncle Sam will have to
give a lot of encouragement and
suggests that it may take the form
of subsidies, in one form or an
other. He was very agreeably sur
prised to find the Tanana valley
looking so well, with the promi-e
of much development in the way of
large scale mining. He had heard at
Washington that conditions were
bad throughout the Interior and
was glad to find the report exag
gerated. Speaking of reports, the
general said two kinds are being
circulated about Alaska—one having
a tendency to keep people away
from the territory and the other
telling of qpportunrties that do not
exist. Alaskans, he points out, should
strive .to have the truth told so
that there may be no misunderstand
ings.
General Richardson know - Alaska
thoroughly, .having been chairman
of the Alaska Road Commission for
a long period of years. He has al
ways believed that Alaska would
make good but he is equally certain
that the Government must assist to
put the territory on a solid foot
ing.
MINERS AND OPERATORS
SIGN PACT TO END STRIKE
CLE\ ELAND , Aug- 15—Repro
sertattves of the coal mining in
dustry and the United Mine Work
ers of America, who have been in
conference in this city during the
last several days, signed an agree
ment late this afternoon which will
result shortly in the resumption of
coal mining throughout the country.
The agreement, it is claimed, will
result in the general acceptance of
the terms throughout the mining in
dustry in spite of the relatively
small representation of operators, ac
cording to the opinion of officials
of the National Coal Association.
The agreement provides for the
return of the striking miners to
their places in the mines, at the
scale of wages prevailing at the
time the strike was called. The new
contract continues in force until
next April and the agreement pro
vides for the appointment of a fact
finding committee which will con
sider the future settlement of dis
putes.
The union organization remains
intact and the checkoff system of
collecting dues is preserved.
COSTLY PIER BURNS
NEW YORK. Aug. 15—The New
York Central pier at North river
was damaged to the extent of a
million dollars yesterday by fire.
The cause of the fire is said to have
been spontaneous combustion.
FREE STATERS TAKE CITY
DUBLIN. Aug. 15—The Free
State forces have captured Killarnev
the last stronghold of the Irregu
lars in County Kerry.
READY TO DEAL WITH CHINA
PEKING, Aug. 15—A representa
tive of the Russian soviet govern
ment has arrived here to open trade »
negotiations with China.
ASTORIA, Aug. 15—Sheriff Ole
N'el'on, accused of 'xcessive drink
ing. inefficiency and failure to en
force the prohibition law. has been
recalled and a successor elected to
fill out the term.
A band of dogs, said to belong to
J. M. Burrows, attacked and killed
several goats yesterday, the goats
being the property of Sam Thomp
son and highly prized by him. The
goats were t;ed at the time the dogs
set upon them and -mere unable to
escape or to do battle. Loose dogs
al*o have been doing considerable
damage lately to oat fields and one
of the Motschman rhildren is re
ported to h3ve been bitten by a
dog several days ago.
The steamer Pioneer arrived from
Fairbanks today, enroutr down the
rivet.
George Moody came down from
Fairbanks yesterday ar>d is prepar
ing for another trip to the Kan
tishna district with mail and sup
plies.
Local marksmen were out Sunday
for a try at the blue rocks, with the
following results, out of 25 shots:
F. A. Hansen, 24; Lou Isabel, 22;
William Taylor 19; Abe McCord 12;
Sid Raynor 5; Dick Luckow 12.
The committee of local Shriners
selected to meet the visiting Shriners
on Friday, will consist of F. A. Han
sen. C. G. Jones, Archie Lewis, W.
C. Steinmetz, W. A. Coghill, Nels
Peterson and Peter Grandison.
Hugh Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Smith, of Fairbanks, and
Clifford Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. C. Smith, also of Fairbanks, ar
rived from the upper town today
enroute to the States, where they
will enter school. Hugh is going to
Corvallis to attend the Oregon Ag
ricultural College, and Clifford will
enter the Colorado School of Mines.
Both of the boys were accompanied
as far as Xenana by their mothers.