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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY. MAY, 22, 1923.
NUMBER 454
UNCLE SAM MAY USE TROOPS IN CHINA
SOCIALISTS DENOUNCE TACTICS OF COMMUNISTS
bryan Insists churchmen must sign dry pl edge
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
WILL DEMAND DRY PLEDGE
INDIANAPOLIS, May 22—The
Presbyterian general assembly has
adopted a resolution proposed by
William Jennings Bryan demanding
that every Presbyterian minister,
church official, members of the
faculties and students of church
schools sign a pledge of total ab
stinence.
Dt. Wishart has been elected
moderator and J. Spencer Chap
man vice moderator. Bryan has
been appointed chairman of the
home missions committee.
COURT SAYS GOVERNMENT
NOT LIABLE FOR ADVANCE
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 22—
The supreme court of the United
States has handed down a decision
in the case brought by the L. Vogel
stein Company, in which it is held
that the government cannot be com
pelled to pay for copper purchased
during the war at a price in ex
cess of 23Vz cents per pound, which
is declared to be a fair and rea
sonable price.
The company sought to recover
the difference between 2314 cents
per pound and 26.88 cents, the lat
ter figure, it was claimed, being
the actual cost of copper with
which the Government was furnish
ed.
RADIO TO REPLACE
SIGNAL GUN
LONDON, May 22—Trinty House
authorities, who have charge of
lightships and lighthouses around
the coast, have decided to fit all
important lightships with -wireless
apparatus, thus displacing the signal
gun which has been used for so(many
years to call the lifeboat or warn
ships of their danger.
DAY QUITS NEW POST
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 22—
Former supreme court Justice Wil
liam R. Day, has presented his re
signation, effective immedately, as
umpire of the mixed claims com
mission, to which position he was
appointed following his retirement
from the supreme court. He says
the commission is facing an im
mense amount of work and believes
a younger and stronger man should
take charge.
INDIA OPPOSES SALT TAX
DELHI, India, May 22— The new
tax on salt, proposed as a means of
removing the deficit in the Indian
imperial budget, is meeting with
general opposition on the part of
Indian legislators and their con
stituents. The bill now being spons
ored by the administration provides
for doubling the present tax.
f TREASURY CHANGES MIND
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 22—
The Treasury department has re
voked its decision, promulgated a
fortnight ago, declaring exempt
from income taxation corporation
dividends distributed out of prof
its or earnings accrued urior to
May 1, this year. The ruling would
have resulted in the refunding of
many millions of dollars in taxes.
He that listens for what people
say of him shall never have peace.
\
CABINET MINISTERS CONSIDER
STEPS TO RELEASE CAPTIVES
BONAR LAW GIVES UP POST
STANLEY BALDWIN PREMIER
LONDON, May~22—Stanley Bald
win, chancellor of the exchequer
in the Bonar Law regime, has ac
cepted the invitation of King
George to form a new cabinet, suc
ceeding Bonar whose failing health
compelled him to Tive up the pre
miership. Baldwin has been select
ed leader of the Conservative party.
Resignation Regretted
PARIS. May 22—Premier Poin
care has telegraphed Bonar Law ex
pression regret over the retirement
of the British premier.
The retirement of Bonar Law
did not come as a surprise, as it was
: evident several days ago that his
(health would not permit him to.eon
'■ tinue long in office.
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PRESBYTERIANS REJECT
PROPOSAL TO WITHDRAW
MONTREAL. N. C„ May 22—
The Southern Presbyterian church
has rejected a proposal to withdraw
from the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ of America.
CRIPPLES TO PLAY FOOTBALL
WINNIPEG, May 22—To dem
onstrate That despite physical had’
: cap, a team possessing a true spirit
i of sportmanship can accomplish
Things unexected, a football eleven,
1 comprised of one-armed veterans of
! the war, is to be organized in this
i city.
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MUST PAY—THEN PROTEST
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 22—
The supreme court has decided that
I the Government can compel the
! payment of assessed taxes which
| are protested. Those protesting must
; bring Suit later if they wish to re
i cover the amounts alleged to have
| been unlawfully collected.
OREGON GUARD FAST
SALEM. May 22—The entire Or
egon National guard was mobilized
this week within two hours from
| the time Adjutant General White
! Telegraphed mobilizaTion orders to
the various commanders. The gath
ering of the soldiers was ordered
i as a test" of efficiency and proved
1 an unqualified success, according
| to officers of the organization.
RARE BOOK SOLD
LONDON, May 22—A perfect
] copy of the rare second edition of
i Bacon’s essays, published 325 years
' was sold here recently for
' $2,200. The volume at one time
! changed hands for two cents.
METAL ROOFS AS AERIALS
, SYDNEY. N. S. W. May 22—
| Using a galvanized iron as an aerial
a radio amateur in Hobart, Tas
mania, declares he has heard mes
sges from Panama and Manilla.
His name is S. G. Lewis.
As most of the houses in this
commonwealth have iron roofs, the
question of aerials would seem to
be solved.
WASHINGTON, D.’C. Maj* 22
Acting Sercretary of War Davis
conferred with Secretary of State
i Hughes today regarding the Chinese
j situation. It is understood Secre
tary Hughes desired information
with relation to the possible use of
American troops in the event of
the failure of all other measures to
secure the release of Americans
held captive by Chinese bandits.
Should military action be decided
upon it is believed additional forces
will be sent to China from the
Philippines, as the 800 American
soldiers now in China probably will
not be sufficient to handle the sit
uation.
Captives Still Alive
SHANGHAI, May 22—At a late
hour this afternoon all of the cap
f
tives in the hands of the Chinese
bandits were still alive, no reports
of threatened executions having
; been reveived from the bandit
stronghold. Chinese government
troops are withdrawing in accord
ance with the terms of the agree
ment with the bandits, the nearest
soldiers now being six miles dis
tant.
Dr. H. Mertens, physician, who
has just returned from a relief mis
sion to the Shantung mountains
reports the opinion prevalent a
mong the captives that foreign in
tervention offers the only possible
hope of securing the release of the
captives. One of the captives, an
RADIO COMPANY RESTRICTS
EMPLOYMENT TO AMERICANS
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WASHINGTON, May 22—Major
General James G. Harboard, of the
A. E. F., now president of the Ra
dio Corporation of Ameijca, believes
American opportunities should be
held open first for American cit
izens. He has just announced
"Our charter requires that all
elective officers be American citi
zens, and we are extending this re
quirement to include all our organ
izations. Any who do not want to be
naturalized are at liberty to leave.
General Harboard has prohibited
the further employment of nonci
tizens by his compny unless by
special permission from him.
BODIES FOUND IN RIVER
SAN ANTONIO, May 22—The
authorities at Laredo have branded
as false the report that 32 bodies
were found in the Rio Grande re
cently. Six bodies were found sev
eral days ago but no others have
been discovered since that time. The
reports referred to, which came
from Mexico City, said the victims,
32 in number were Italians and
other foreigners who had been mur
dered and robbed while attempting
to steal into the United States. It
' was said most of the bodies had
j been in the river a long time and
could not be identified.
—
Baked potatoes and salt are a
feast when love sits at the table.
Italian, has sent the follownig mes
sage: “Immediate steps should b<
taken, otherwise we whll all bt
killed. The state of my health ii
very bad. I await death calmly.'
Awaiting Information
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 22
President Harding and the member
of cabinet have decided the Ameri
can government must be guided b;
advices from Minister Schurman ii
efforts to secure the release o
the captives. The White Housi
Spokesman says only as a last re
sort will the United States parti
cipate in direct negotiations or tak
any action relieving the Peking gov
ernment of responsibility.
American observers in China havi
reported to the state departmen
that further negotiations betweei
the Chinese government authoritie
and the bandit leaders are futili
unless there is foreign represents
tion on the Chinese delegation. The;
suggest that Roy Anderson, Ameri
can, long a resident of China am
intimately familiar with conditions
be chosen to negotiate and that hi
be clothed with plenepotentiar;
powers to deal with the bandits.
Fire On U. S. Gunboat
HONG KONG, May 22—It is re
ported here that the American gun
boat Pampanga was fired upon thi:
week by Chinese soldiers below Wi
Chow*. It is impossible, however. t<
confirm the report.
LANDIS SAYS NEW YORKERS
HAVE BASEBALL ADVANTAGI
—
CLEVELAND, May 22-Judgi
Keneaw M. Landis, director of or
ganized baseball, sees in the unpre
cedented crowds at the New Yor]
American’s new park and the Nev
York National League Polo Ground
i this season a grave and alarmini
1 danger to base ball; the possibilit;
j of top-heavy league races, due ti
i the increased financial strength o
the Yankees and G'ants he said ii
an address here. „
: “The danger of the situation ma;
be merely theoretical,” the judgi
said, “but advance fears are seem
ingly justified when one city i:
capable of sending 75,000 fans t<
a bail game while another is re
stricted by structural and popula
tion limitations to crowds of 25,
000.”
I The judge said he had no sug
j gestions to offer designed to mee
the situation, but listened attentive
I ly to a description of a plan it
! vogue in the Southern league bj
i which cities of smaller populatior
are enabled to compete on ever
terms with larger cities in the buy
, ing and assembling of players, com
| pared with the possibility of th<
two New York clugs, with greai
wealth obtainable through enormous
attendance, outbidding any riva!
j club in either league for the ser
1 vices of star players.
Be slow to promise, quick to per
| form.
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS ARE
ON BLACKLIST IN KANSAS
• TOPEKA. May 22—As a result
of the recent decision in the Kan
sas supreme eourt, members of the
Industrial Workers of the World
i
> are not wanted in Kansas.
The high court has sustained an
• injunction against the 1. W. W..
i its officials and all members, issued
in the district court of Butler
county. It has been held by the at
torney general's department that
the possession of an 1. W. W. mem
bership card is sufficient grounds on
which such member may be held in
contempt of the injunction in any
. county in the state.
C. B. Griffith, state attorney gen
i eral in his brief before the court
s said: "It will be seen at once that
. the acts of the organization are
. not single acts of crime, but every
■ act is a part of a system devised
.' and intended to inflict unlawful
11 injury and damage upon the citizens
! of the state to overthrow the in
dustrial system and to overturn the
■ : government itself.”
1
HOMESTEAD OF ANNIE LAURIE
j TO PASS UNDER THE GAVEL
—
EDINBURGH. May. 22—Annie
: | Laurie's home is to be sold at aue
, i tion. The modest dwelling which is
i located near Edinburgh has been in
the hands of the family of the
' woman around whom the famous
ballad was writen for many genera
; tion, but financial need compels
| them to dispose of it.
' A relic of Annie Laurie's estate is
■ still . preserved . in the beautiful
. Georgian garden in the rear of the
; house. Anie Laurie died in 1761 at
r the age of 79, and she lies buried in
: the old graveyard at Craigdarroch.
VALUES ONE CENT AT $10,000
, NEW YORK. May 22 --Junius
■ Guttag, of this city, has a cent that
i he values at $10,000.
"It is the first coin to bear the
■ letters U. S.,” says Mr. Guttag, "the
. first coin upon which the decimal
. system was based .The date of it is
i ' 1783. It is the size of a dime and is
i made of silver, worth about three
. cents.’
. i Howland Wood, curator of the
American Numismatic Society eon
I firms Mr. Gutag’s opinion of the
rarity of the coin.
WRANGEL’S FLEET TO BE SOLD
MARSEILLE, May 22—A mel
ancholic reminer of the numerous
campaigns against the Soviet arm
ies of Russia has drifted into Mar
seille in the form of the auxiliary
war fleet of General Wrangel,
whose military offensive against the
! Red armies collapsed in the Crimea.
General Wrangel once possessed
i a rather imposing fleet, but last de
jcember the remnants, composed of
112 tugnoats and several steamers,
sailed from Odessa and have just
arrived here either .o be sold or
broken up.
' SOCIALIST PARTY REJECTS
APPEAL OF WORKERS PARTY
NEW YORK, May 22—The ap
j peal of the Workers' Party, which
is the American branch of the Com
; munist movement, for a “united
j front.” was rejected by the Social
s ist party when the matter was
| brought before the annual conven
tion yesterday. The convention then
, adopted a resolution charging the
i Communist international with “hav
ing sowed hatred and dissension
• among the working classes to the
dertiment of the Socialist party.
The convention has reaffirmed
the position of the party favoring
recognition of Soviet Russia and al
so favoring continued alliance with
' the progressive groups, seeking to
bring about the formulation of a
national labor party
Want Mexico Recognized
At its session today the Socialist
party adopted a resolution demand
i ing that the United States recognize
the present government of Mexico:
another resolution protested against
the imprisonment of approximately
40.000 Socialists in Russia and urg
ed the soviet government to aban
! don its policy of “persecuting” per
j sons holding political views at var
j iance with the government; still
1 another resolution demands amnesty
'for so called "political prisoners”
now confined in prisons in the Un
j ited States, and deploring the “per
• secution” of Upton Sinclair. Anoth
er resolution demands the repeal of
i the California criminal syndicalism
statute.
Other resolutions condemn West
Virginia officials for their treat
ment of mine workers, demand the
; nationalization of coal mines, and
condemn the presecution of negroe*.
BANDIT KILLS POLICEMEN;
SURRENDERS WHEN GASSED
I • JERSEY CITY, May 22—Tw<.
policemen were killed and two
, veounded seriously today when they
attempted to arrest Frank Sage,
wanted in New York for the theft
(of $19,000 last fall,
j The bandit surrendered later af
, ter he had been driven from the
house with gas bombs.
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SCHOOL FIRE TOTALS 77
CAMDEN. N. C. May 22—The
undertaker at Cleveland has an
; nounced the recovery of several ad
ditional bodies from the ruins of
; the burned school house, bringing
the total number of victims to 77.
. He says it is impossible to deter
mine the exact number of dead.
—
JUDGE SEEKS SENATE SEAT
ST. PAUL, May 22—Judge Os
car Hallam has resigned from the
State supreme court and will be
come a candidate for the Repu’bli
j can nomination for the U. S. Sen
ate at the special primary election
on June 18.
fears'HUSBAND LOST
SEATTLE. May 22—Mrs. George
of Port Moller, has cabled friends
| in this city that she fears her hus
band lost his life while enroute
from Port Moller to Naknek in the
gasboat Eunice which was found
ashore in Bear Bay, filled with
water.
He that gives to a grateful man
puts out to usury.