Interior Alaska Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 20. 1922
NUMBER 198
• economic conference comes to end •
STOCKHOLDERS WANT GUG GEN HEIMS REMOVED
' CRANK THREATENS LIFE OF POPULAR MOVIE ACTRESS
BEBE DANIELS HAS VISITOR;
POLICE CALLED TO RESCUE
LOS ANGELES, May 20-^Deputy
sheriffs answered a midnight call
to the home of Bebe Daniels, movie
star, last night, and found Charles
Caprice in possession of the place.
He told the officers he came from
San Francisco for the “express pur
pose of slaying Miss Daniels under
threats and pay of Pete McNamara,
narcotic peddler of San Francisco.
Caprice declared that McNamara
got something on him nine years ago
and that he has been forced to do
his bidding since that time.
Caprice will be examined as to
his sanity.
GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION
TO CURB PRICE OF COAL
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 20
Secretary of Commerce Hoover has
asked for and received the approval
of the leading coal operators of the
non-union fields, of the Government
plan of “getting the coal industry,
by voluntary action, to put a stop
to the increase of coal prices during
the present strike".
SEMENOFF IS RELEASED
NEW YORK. May 20—The ap
pellate division of the supreme
court has order the release of Gen.
Gregorie Semenoff, anti-Bolsheviki
leader who was arrested recently
on a civil warrant charging him
with seizing supplies intended for
a New Y'ork firm.
EDISON BACKS FORD OFFER
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 20—
Thomas Edison, the inventor, ha?
recommended to the senate agri
cultural committee the acceptance o.
Henry Ford's offer for the develop
meat of Muscle Shoals.
MOTHERLODE SHOWS PROFIT
NEW YORK, May 20—The Mo
ther Lode Coalition Mines Comparo
has declared a dividend of fifti
cents on common stock.
GAS WELL BLOWS UP
ELDORADO, Ark. . May 20—A
crater two hundred feet wide was
blown out yesterday at the Wild
Murphy gas well, and the gas from
that and other wells in the vicinity
ignited. The main well makes 75,
000,000 cubic feet of gas daily.
ST LOUIS HAS HOLDUP RECORD
ST. LOUIS, May 20—The ninth
robbery of a bank messenger on a
street car in this city, occurred > e~'
terday when four bandits boarded
the car, wounded a bank messenger
employed by the Bremen bank, and
escaped with $2,000.
REVIEWING STAND BREAKS
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 20—The
collapse of a reviewing stand in
this city on Thursday resulted in
the injury of thirty-six persons, one
« of whom is in a serious condition.
TRACK MEET AND DANCE
FEATURE FOR THIS EVENING
The students of Franklin K. Lane
school will hold a track meet on
A street this evening, commencing
at 6:30. to be followed by a special
show at the Coliseum and a dance
at Union hall as a concluding fea
ture.
4 The track meet will include all
sorts of athletic events, from races
to pie eating contests, and a lot oi
fun and excitment will reward those
witnessing the meet.
The show at the Coliseum will
start at the usual hour, and the
dance will follow the show.
The dance will be in the nature
of a public affaif, everybody being
invited. Good music will be provided
and everything possible done by the
* students to insure the success of the
affair, which is the first of its kind
given under the auspices of the
student body. There will be usual
charge for admission.
GENOA DELEGATIONS PLEDGE
SUPPORT TO NEW PEACE PACT
SEATTLE DEPUTIES PREVENT
ESCAPE OF CROOKED TRIO
SEATTLE, May 20— Deputy
: heriffs yesterday frustrated an at
tempt to free three notori jus pris
oners confined in the local jail, when
i they found a key fashioned from a
toothbrush, in the cell of James
Redmond, one of the trio.
The men who were to have been
released through the use of the key
are James Mahoney, convicted wife
murderer, and James Redmond and
Willard Holtz, who were convicted
of participation in the $25,000 bank
messenger robbery of last year. This
wa- Redmond’s third attempt to
escape.
OZMO IS TOWED TO PORT
ASTORIA. May 20—The steamer
Daisy is towing the disabled Ozmo
into port and is expected to arrived
late tonight. The Ozmo was picked
hup adrift and leaking badly, by the
tug Fearless, and turned over to
the Daisy. The members of the crew
were still on board the schooner
when the derelict was picked up.
AS IT GOES IN IRELAND
BELFAST, May 20—Four men,
all of whom were Catholics, were
dragged from their beds last night,
r.t Desertmartin. County Kerry, and
murdered. At the same time the
village was set on fire and half of
it destroyed.
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REED IS MODERATOR
CHARLESTON. W. Ya.. Bay 20
—Rev. R. C. Reed, of Atlanta, has
been elected moderator of the
Southern Presbyterian church.
ANCHORAGE MERCHANT HERE
Ray C. Larson, live wire business
man of Anchorage, arrived in Xe
nana from the coast on the last
train. Mr. Larson is a firm believer
in the future of N'enana and he is
here for the purpose of making
business connections for the outlet
j of some of the numerous lines car
ried by him, chiefly lumber.
Mr. Larson handles millions ol
feet of Outside lumber annually, ir.
addition to* the numerous other lines
carried by him. and he reports that
the present season promises to be
an unusually busy one in the coast
town, owing to much building act
ivity. Avakoff & Brown, jewelers,
have just moved into their new
building, Bolte. the hardware man.
is just starting to build and the Co
Operative store has acquired the
old Elks property and will erect a
new building immediately. The A.
A. Schonbeck building, one of the
finest structures in Anchorage, will
be furnished for use as an apart
ment house, for which there is a
steadily growing demand. All of
which. Mr. Larson says, shows that
the people of Anchorage have con
fidence in their home town, and he
believes the entire country is about
to enjoy a substantial business re
vival.
Mr. Larson expects to return to
the coast tomorrow if it is possible
. to make connections with the coast.
Bob Eames, oldtime A. E. C. em
ploye. wTho recently returned to
^he coast from a trip to the States.
| left Anchorage yesterday for the
, Interior but plans to stop off at
' Honolulu for a visit with Harry
j Lowe.
Men are being rushed to the
1 various grading camps along the
j line to the south of Nenana. There
j is work for every one who wants tc
1 work.
GENOA. May 20—The Economic
conference, one of the greatest po
litical gatherings in the history of
Europe, bringing together the repre
sentatives of thirty-four nations, ad
journed yesterday afternoon, gfter
a deliberation of six weeks. The
conference will renew its efforts at
The Hague on June 15.
The conference adopted the re
port of the economic cimmission
containing constructive recommenda
tions for the economic regulation
of Europe and concluded arrange
ments for The Hague meeting.
The conference adopted Premier'
Lloyd George’s famous non-aggres
sion pact which, although provisional
will, it is hope^l, be followed by a
pertnament European peace pact.
The keynote of the final remarks
was friendship and a desire to help
Russia but Lloyd George told the
; soviet delegates that if they wished
success at The Hague they had bet
: ter abandon the presentation of the
j doctrine of repudiation of their
1 debts. “Such a course," he pointed1
| out, “is unwise when one wants to
j borrow money”.
HOSPITAL PLAN APPROVED
WASHINGTON, D. C-, May 20
Director Forbes, of the Veterans
bureau, has annoi^pced the approval
by President Hardin?, of the bureau
plans for the construction of new
hospitals for disabled veterans, one
of which will be located at North
ampton, one at Livermore, one at
Camp Lewis, two in - New Y ork
state, one at Gulf Port and one in
the tenth veterans’ district, which
includes the states of Montana. Da
kota and Minnesota.
DAUGHERTY TO QUIZ BARONS
WASHINGTON. D. C„ May 20
Attorney General Daugherty has in
vited rhe representatives of the eight
steel companies named in the sen
ate resolution directing an inquiry
of that industry, to meet him this
afternoon for the purpose of dis
cussing the plans for the proposed
meTger of the Lackawanna and
Bethlehem steel companies
NEW STEAMER IS NEARING
COMPLETION IN LOCAL YARD
The steamer Nenana, the hull and
boiler of which were built entirely
in Nenana, is now rapidly nearing
completion in the local yards on the
shore of the Tanana river near the
Lehr sawmill. It is expecte'd that
the craft will be ready for the water
■within the next day or two. by which
time her barge also will be ready
for launching.
The new craft is about the size
of the stern wheeler Midnight Sun
and will have a draft, loaded of on
ly ten inches.
The boilers of the Nenana are of
the multi-tubular type and capable
of working under high pressure, and
the engines are powerful. The barge
will have a loading capacity of a
little more than fifty tons.
The owners of the new outfit are
Will Sherwin and Jack Bailey.
John Wahlgren, who returned to
I town several days ago from the
: scene of the recent placer discovery
, in the vicinity of Honolulu creek re
ports that stampeders have overrun
! the district, with the result that
roost of the ground is tied up for
purposes of speculation. He staked
a couple of claims and put a hole
down as far as water conditions
would permit, and arranged for ad
ditional work later on. The pros
pects found indicate that that dis
i trict can be wTorked profitably by
dredges or the hyTdraulic method.
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A shipment of seven hundred live
chickens arrived from the Outside
I on the last train, consigned to Ma
i lone & Davis. The shipment origin
'ally numbered 1,200, but several
i hundred were sold along the road
There are laying hens and pullets
in the lot. Mr. Davis makes his head
I quarters at the Coghill store.
Mrs. R. G. Southworth ant
1 daughter Margaret left Anchorage
yesterday for Nenana and will ar
i ^ve here tomorrow unless delayec
1 enroute by track trouble.
ICE GONE AT DAWSON
DAWSON, May 20—The ice in
the Yukon river at this point went
out last Sunday morning at 11:29. i
Billy Raymond, a river boat cabin
boy won the $300 prize for the
nearest guess. The ice moved out
quietly, without damage, but there
was some damage on the Klondike,
several small bridges being washed
out and several summer cottages
near the North Fork of Rock creek
were carried arvay. The first boats
were scheduled to leave from the
foot of the lake this'week.
HAS A FIGHTING CHANCE
CHARLESTON, May 20—A mo
i tion for a directed verdict of not
: guilty in the case of William Bliz
zard. which was made yesterday by
counsel for the defense, was over
ruled by the court. The defense
made a point, however, when the
court limited the state as to the
overt act upon which it relies to
convict, to Blizzard's presence with
the armed marchers in Logan county
last year.
OPENING BASEBALL GAME
TO BE PLAYED TOMORROW
The Nenana Baseball club will be
I out in force on the diamond tomor
row afternoon, when the Reulars and
| the Yannigans, of local baseballdom,
will meet in a fight to the finish
game. More than usual interest at
taches to this trial of skill as the
lineup for the season will largely
depend upon the results of the game
and the degree of speed shown both
by the Regulars and the Yafinigans.
The game will be called at two
o'clock and it is expected that all
local fans will be there in force
I to greet the boys in their initial
, game of the season.
ADMIRAL LINE SAILINGS
The following is the Admiral Line
schedule from Seattle for Southwest
ern Alaska for the present season:
Admiral Watson
Admiral Evans
Watson
Evans
Watson
Evans
Watson
Evans
Watson
Evans
May 11
May 23
June 4
June 15
June 27
July 10
July 22
August 3
August 15
August 27
Watson .. September 7
Effective May 10, the Admiral
; Line is issuing special rates on coal
| from Anchorage to all Southeastern
| and Southwestern Alaska ports of
! call. The rate to Southwestern ports
I of call is $3 per ton in hundred ton
i lots and $4 per ton on small quanti
! ties. To Southeastern Alaska, the
i rate is $4 and $4.50.
.
Bernard Stone, well known Alaska
j newspaperman and one of the found
; ers of the Ketchikan Chronicle,
: has returned to Ketchikan to ac
■ cept the editorial chair in the office
! of the Daily News, of recent birth.
SENATOR PROPOSES PLAN
TO CHECK CHILD LABOR
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 20
Senator Johnson, of California, has
introduced a joint resolution pro
posing an amendment to the con
stitution which will Rive Congress
the right to regulate or prohibit the
employment of children under the
age of eighteen years.
The senator explained that the
suggested amendment i- intended
to meet the situation arising from
the recent decision of the supreme
court, holding the child labor law
to be unconstitutional.
GENERAL WOOD IS DELAYED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 20
General Leonard Wood has cabled
Secretary of War Weeks to request
the University of Pennsylvania to
extend until next January the time
he shall take his place of provost
of the university. He says he can
not complete his work in the Philip
pines before that time.
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HARVARD EXPLOSION FATAL
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. May 20
Two were killed, one seriously in
jured and two others slightly hurt
in an explosion which occurred yes
terday in the basement of the Jef
ferson physical laboratory of Harv
ard university.
TEXANS LYNCH A NEGRO
PLANTERSYILLE. Texas, May’"
—A young negro was lynched here
last night for an alleged attempt
attack upon a young white girl.
POPULAR CAFE OWNER WEDS
MISS JASSMAN AX FAIRBANKS
William F. Rodigkeit, pioneei
businessman of Nenana, and Miss
Elsie Jassman, also of Nenana. were
united in Marriage at Fairbanks or
Thursday evening, the cememonj
having been performed by Kev. S
Hall Young, at the Presbyterian
manse, with a few intimate friend'
of the contracting couple in attend
ance.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodigkeit were a1
home to their many friends at tht
Fair View hotel last night and the\
were kept busy until a late houi
receiving the congratulations of tht
well wishers. The newlyweds pro
bably will return home tomorrow
and will go into residence at tht
Rodigkeit home on upper Firsl
street.
Mr Rodigkeit is proprietor of tht
Tavern Cafe, which has the distinc
tion of being the most complete an
modern establishment of the kind ir
the Territory. Mrs. Rodigkeit is i
comparative recent arrival in Alask;
having come North about a year age
on a sight-seeing tour. She likec
Nenana and decided to remain here
Mr. and Mrs. Rodigkeit have s
wide circle of friends in Nenant
who join The News in wishing their
a long and happy voyage on tht
sea of matrimony.
CONCERT AT THE COONEY
A vocal and instrumental concert
followed by an informal dance, wa
given last night in the lobby at tht
Cooney Hotel. The lobby was fillet
by an appreciative audience and eacl
number came in for rounds of ap
plause. The concert was an im
promptu affair and consisted o
several well rendered vocal solos, i
couple of trombone solos and selec
tions rendered by an orchestra com
posed of banjo, mandolin, trombont
and piano.
STOCKHOLDERS COMMITTEE
WOULD PUT GUGGIES OUT
NEW YORK, May 20—The elec
tion of a board of directors which
will be independent of the Guggen
heim interests, has been recom
mended in a majority repor: of the
investigating committee appointed
by the stockholders of the American
Smelting & Refining Company.
The committee was appointed
early last year to investigate com
plaints that the Guggenheim- had
profited at the expense of the stock
holders in transactions with other
companies.
The majority report “condemns
the policy of paying large dividends
during the years of very large busi
ness and not making sufficient ad
: ditions to the capital reserves.”
The report declares that pertain
actions are subject to criticism.
CAPTAIN SHOOTS HIS WIFE
SEATTLE. May 20—Robert Com
ell, captain of the tugboat Iscum.
i shot his wife through the neck yes
i terday and then committed suicide.
The shooting took place on a down
town street in the presence of hun
dreds of bystanders, and followed
an agreement between 'he couple
i to separate. The woman probably
will recover.
‘ SCHAEFER RETAINS TITLE
; CHICAGO, Mac 20-—Young Jake
Schaefer easily defeater Walker
j Cochran here yesterday in their
final 18-2 balkline billiard match
for the championship of the world,
i The total score was 1.500 to 1,333.
The block of the previous day was
won by Schaefer, 500 to 414.
HISTORIC HOSPITAL BURNS
ROME. May 20—Sixteen are dead
as a result of a fire which swept
| the historic hospital Santos Pirto
. yesterday. The hospital was one of
the . most ancient institutions in
Rome and had accommodations for
more than five thousand patients
IRISH PEACE EFFORT FAILS
DUBLIN. May 20—The peace
committee of Dai! Eireann has re
ported a final breakdown :n the ne
gotiations.
COMPOSER PASSES
OAKLAND. May 20—Harry H.
Williams, widely known composer,
died here this week. He composed
| “In the Shade of the Old Apple
Tree”, “I’m Afraid to go Home in
j the Dark”, and other popular songs
OIL TANKS BURN
J BAYONNE. N J . May 20—Terr
: tanks of petroleum were destroyed
by fire this week in the yards of
| the Tidewater Oil Company, the loss
i being estimated at three-quarters of
a million dollars.
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COAL MINERS CAST BIG VOTE
HAZELTON. Pa.. May 20—One
of the features of the state-wide
primary elections held this week wa
the unusually heavy vote cast by
coal miners. One hundred and fifty
. thousand miners are idle in the state
and it was the first time in many
1 years that they had a whole day in
which to cast their votes.
ALASKA INSANE DEPORTED
FROM ASYLUM IN OREGON
Four persons committed to Mom
ingside Sanitarium from Alaska
were recently deported to the lands
of their citizenship. The deportation
proceedings were carried out by the
immigration authorities.
Those deported were: Jose Mo
i rales, committed from Bristol bay;
Jim J. Stoiehe, from Cordova, de
. ported to Macedonia; Annabelle Pa
lacios, from Bristol bay. deported
.‘to Peru; Tom Phillips, from Circle,
deported to Greece.
Pat Irish was among those arriving
from Fairbanks on the gascar today.