Nenana — Hie Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA. ALASKA. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 18. 1921
NUMBER 82
NATION IS PREPARING FOR R. R. STRIKE
CONFEREES REPORT IMPORTANT HIGHWA Y BILL
SENATORS REJECT PROPOSAL TO PROTECT GERMANY
HIGHWAY BILL PROMISES
RELIEF FOR UNEMPLOYED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 18—
The federal highway, as finally ap
proved by the conference com-1
mittees of. the house and senate, car
ries appropriations which will make
possible the employment of 300,000
to 350,000 men -for a period of six
months, according to announcement,
made by officials of the department
of commerce yesterday.
An effort will be made to secure
the immediate passage of the bill
by Congress in order that relief
may be extended to unemployed.
LAST STEAMER IS ENROUTE
UP RIVER FROM DAWSON
DAWSON. Oct. 18—The last boat
of the season to get away from
Dawson, sailed for Whitehorse last
Saturday and is making good pro
gress up the Yukon river. The
weather is still mild and no ice is
reported in the river south of this
point.
DALLAS FIRE FATAL TO THREE
DALLAS. Tex.. Oct. 18—Three
occupants of a boarding house in
this city were burned to death last
night as the result of the destruc
tion of a boarding house by fire.
Many escaped by jumping from the
windows.
WOOD SAYS JUSTICE SLOW
MANILA, Oct. 18—In his first
message to the Philippine legislature,
Governor General Leonard Woor de
clare? that the administration of
justice in the islands is slow and
unsatisfactory. He s^vs the judges
are underpaid and that more judges
are needed.
TEXAS BANK SUSPENDS
CLEBURNE. Texas, Oct. 18—The
National Bank of Cleburne has an
nounced a suspension of business.
The failure is attributed to heavy
withdrawals of deposits and to poor
collections.
WAR RISK BUREAU FOR NORTH
SEATTLE, Oct. 18—Captain Fred
Udell, of the Marine Corps, has re
tired and is going to Alaska to as
sist In the establishment of a war
risk insurance bureau for the ter
ritory. He has been appointed by
Director Forbes.
BOXERS UNDER ARREST
WICHITA, Tex., Oct. 18—-Box
ers, officials and promoters connect
ed with the Gibbons-O'Dowd bout
scheduled for Tuesday, have been
placed under arrest on the charge
of violating the state boxing laws.
Mrs. Nelson, formerly member of
the Fairbanks postoffice force, is
enroute from the coast and should
reach Nenana tomorrow or next
day.
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NEWS
LABOR BOARD ISSUES CALL
FOR MEETING AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Oct. IS—In the opin
ion of John C. Runau, president of
the United Association of Railway
Employes and leader of last year’s
“outlaw” strike, the railway brother- j
hoods have not sufficient »funds on •
hand to insure the success of their
proposed strike, should it be of |
long duration. He says the strike1
fund does not exceed two million |
dollars, which is not enough for a I
long struggle.
Runau announces that he has is
sued a circular to his association’s
60,000 members, outlining their po- j
sition in case of a strike, but he
expresses the belief that there will
not be a walkout
—
Dispatchers Not In It
CHICAGO. Oct. 18—O. J. Luhr- i
sen. president of the American
Train Dispatchers Association is;
authority for the statement that his
organization has not taken a vote |
on the question of striking, “which
is going to keep it clear."
Take Strike Vote Today
TOLEDO. Oct. 18—The American
Federation of Railroad Workers,;
comprising 50.000 members, will
meet in convention here today for
the purpose of considering the j
strike question. !
Rate Reduction A Farce
CLEVELAND. Oct. 18—Comment-i
ing on the proposal of the public
group of the Railroad Labor board
to reduce freight rates as a means'
of preventing the striks, Warren ■
Stone, head of the Brotherhood of
Engineers, declared here today that
the plan -would not work out for
the reason that “by the time the
reduction got to the consumer, it
would not amount to half of one
per cent. The middleman would ab
sorb all the difference."
Canada and Mexico Escape
CHICAGO. Oct. 18—Union lead-;
ers announce that the proposed
walkout will not affect Canadian
PERSHING DECORATES TOMB
OF UNKNOWN BRITISH DEAD
LONDON', Oct. 18—The Congress
ional Medal of Honor, highest decor
ation within the gift of America,:
which was awarded to England's
unknown dead, was presented at the
formal ceremony held at Westmin
ister Abbey on Sunday. The decora-!
tion was laid on the simple slab by j
General Pershing, following the for-!
mal presentation address made by i
Ambassador Harvey.
The entire ceremony, which was,
attended by many of England’s
most prominent men. was marked
by simplicity throughout.
CITIZENS ASK PROTECTION
SOUTH OF MEXICAN LINE
EL PASO, Oct. 18—The citizens
of Columbus, New Mexico, have
adopted resolutions demanding a
thorough investigation of the kill
ing of Dr. M. B. Green, whose bul
let-pierced body was found several
days ago at a point in Mexico about
i 85 miles south of the border.
An appeal is being made for the
protection of American citizens ’n
Mexican territory adjacent to the
border.
ULSTERITES ARE PREPARING
BELFAST, Oct. 18—The report
! that the Ulster volunteer forces are
| being reorganized has been verified.
“Why shouldn’t they be,” say offi
cials, “when the Sinn Feiners are
drilling even in Belfast."
and Mexican roads.
New York To U*e Truck*
NEW YORK. Oct. 18—Health
Commissioner Copeland announces
that a fleet of 57,000 motor trucks
will be used to supply this city with
foodstuffs in the event of a strike.
The Mail* Will Move
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 18
Postmaster General Will Hays, re
plying to a question regarding the
plans of his department in the event
of a striks, merely said, “the mails
will be moved.”
State Awaiting Development*
OLYMPLA, Oct. 18—Lieut. Gov. •
Coyle has announced that the state
will not take any action until it is i
known definitely that a strike will
take place. He says the question
has been discussed by the adminis
trative board, but the action of
that body will depend upon future!
developments.
White House Official* Silent
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 18
White House officials decline to
comment on reports to the effect i
that President Harding is consider
ing the advisability of calling the
union chiefs to Washington for a1
conference on the strike question.!
New York Safe For Time
NEW YORK. Oct. 18—An investi
gation of the available food supply
of this city, in the event of a rail
way strike, shows that no real crisis
is impending.
Volunteer* Ready To Act
MORRISTOWN, N. J., Oct. 18—
The volunteer crews of wealthy
business men who operated the
“millionaire special” on the Lacka
wanna during- the strike of last
year, bringing commuters to and
from New York, are ready for
service again, according to an
nouncement made' yesterday.
Strike Would Hit Packer* Hard
CHICAGO. Oct. 18—Represent
DES MOINES CARMEN READY
NOW TO ACCEPT WAGE CUT
DES MOINES. Oct. 18—An
nouncement has been made by the
Streetcarmen’s union that the mem
bers are ready to accept a volun
tary wage cut of seven cents an
hour in order to get the service re
stored and to assist in bringing
about a reduction in fares. The re
duction in wages will be from 59
to 52 cents an hour, and will save
the company approximately §125,
000 a year.
The service has been suspended
since last August. The court has
authorized the resumption of serv
ice under a new franchise.
J. R. Fowle, head of the Fair
banks Clothing Company, was a
Fairbanks-bound passenger on to
day’s train.
atives of some of the leading in-1
dustries say that a railway strike
would result in closing all the pack
ing plants within three weeks and
force many small factories to close.
A strike would have little effect,
however, on the average large in
dustry of the Middle West, they
say.
Roads To Be Grouped
CHICAGO. Oct. lg—-The five
hunderd general chairmen of the
Big Four brotherheads and the
Switchmen's union are to give the
final orders for the strike and to
head the walkout procession at six
o’clock on the morning of October
31, according to announcement of
the union leaders yesterday.
The railroads of the country are
to be divided into four groups. The
first group will include 17 roads
and will be the first to be ordered
out, followed by the others at in
tervals of 24 hours.
Group No. 2, which will be the
second to go out, will include the
following railroads: New York, New
Haven & Hartford, Deleware &
Hudson, Chicago & Eastern. Illi
nois, St. Louis & San Francisco,
Louisville & Nashville, Nickel Plate,
Erie lines, Santa Fe, Lackawanna,
Lehigh Valley. Nashville, Chatta
nooga & St. Louis.
Officer! Thinking Herd
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18—The
executive officers of the Ninth Army
Corps area are "thinging hard" over
the part the army* will play in the
railroad strike, but no special plans
are being discussed officially.
General Wright, commander of
the area, said today: "We are mak
ing no special preparations because
we are always prepared.”
Edward McGrath, superintendent
of the railway mail service, has an
nounced that he is making prelim
inary surveys of the coast district
to determine what action to tak'
in the event of a strike. "The plans
HITCHCOCK TO BACK TREATY
IN SPITE OF FORMER STAND
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 18
Senator Hitchcock, ranking Demo
crat of the senate foreign relations
committee, in speaking in favor of
the ratification of the German peace
treaty, declared that “I cannot bring
myself to vote against the ratifica
tion of the treaty when I know the
only alternative will be to prevent a
peace settlement with Germany, and
leave everything in k state of un
certainty. I have been asked some
times how I, as a Democrat, could
vote for separate peace when the
platform last year declared against
separate peace. The answer is that
one of the issues of the last cam
paign and settled by the last cam
paign, was settled against the Dem
ocrats and will never again be an
issue in a campaign.”
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Ask the Moose
what the
J. J. Davis Class
means
s.
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are tentative”, he said, “but we are
making every effort to cope with
any situation that may arise.”
Board Summons Union Chiefs
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 18—
The action of the Railway Labor
Boaid in summoning the union chiefs
to Chicago for a conference, is de
scribed in high official circles as
the first step to determine whether
the board is to be regarded as an
efficient Government agency or as
a failure.
The impression is given in admin
istration circles that freight rate
reduction is under consideration, and
it is understood that announcement
concerning it can be expected with
in a few days.
To Meet With Board Thursday
CLEVELAND, Oct. 18—The pro
posed meeting of brotherhood chiefs
has been called off in order that the
executives may meet with the Rail
road Labor board on Thursday.
Harding To Confer With Davit
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 18
President Harding is scheduled to
confer with Secretary of Labor Dav
is this afternoon regarding the rail
road strike situation.
Attorney General Daugherty, up
on arrival at a meeting of the cab
inet, said, in reply to questions:
“I think it improper on the part of
the Department of Justice, to dis
cuss any phase of the strike situa
| tion at this time. Of course there
i will be action, but I will have no
statement to make until there have
been further developments.”
Harding To Consider Policy
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct 18—
A White House statement issue this
afternoon declares that the admin
istration aims at the “broad con
sideration of a policy and possibly
the early adjustment of railroad
rates and fares in expectation that
it will contribute to industrial re
vival.”
' FIGHT PLANS ABANDONED:
WILL TRY OTHER METHODS
CHICAGO, Oct. 18—Announce
ment has been made that the Na
tional Unity Council, formed for
the purpose of combatting the Ku
KIux Klan. has abandoned its plans
for a national organization and will,
instead, organize a national com
mission to foster kindlier feelings
between all classes of Americans,
with a view to the elimination of
! racial and religius animosities.
VICTORIA CROSS FOR AMERICA
LONDON, Oct. 18—The British
government has decided to award the
Victoria Cross to America’s un
known dead.
HUGHES CALLS MEETING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 18—;
Secretary of State Hughes has called!
another meeting of the American |
delegates to the disarmament con-,
ference, for next Friday.
HIGHTOWER GETS LIFE
REDWOOD CITY, Oet. 18—High-1
tower has been sentenced to life
imprisonment for the murder of
Father Patriot Heslin. He has given
notice of appeal.
LOUISVILLE GETS SERIES
BALTIMORE. Oct. 18—Louisville
captured the Little World’s series
here today by defeating Baltimore
by a score of 11 to 5. The Louis
| ville team won three of the five
games of the series.
SENATORS REJECT CHANGES
IN GERMAN PEACE TREATY
WASHINGTON', D. C., Oct. 18
Two proposed amendments to the
German peace treaty, which were
offered by Senator Walsh, of Mor.
tana, were rejected by the senate
yesterday by decisive votes. One of
the amendments proposed that the
United States join the other powers
in a pledge to protect Germany
against unwarranted invasion, and
the other proposed that the United
States use its good offices in the
event of wanton attack on Germany.
MRS. BRUMFIELD TESTIFIES
IN DEFENSE OF HUSBAND
ROSEBURG, Oct. 18—Called t<>
the stand yesterday in defense of
her husband, who is on trial for the
murder of Dennis Russell, Mrs.
Brumfield testified that the doctor
was subject to severe headaches
prior to the alleged murder of Rus
sell, and that he frequently walked
in his sleep.
Brumfied Takes Stand
Dr. Brumfield took the stand in
his own defense yesterday after
noon and his story was that of a
man whose mind was a blank,
pierced occasionally by vivid but in
distinct flashes of memory. At the
conclusion of his story, the prose
cution subjected him to a rough
shod cross examination.
OFFICER UNDER FIRE
SEATTLE. Oct. IS—Major C. R
Christie, property and disbursing
officer of the National Guard of
Washington, has been relieved from
duty, pending an examination of
his accounts by Major J. M Walling
of the Ninth Army corps, and Geo.
Watson, of the state department of
efficiency. The audit t> being made
at the request of Governor Hart.
The major is quoted as saying his
"personal enemies are trying to
make it appear h:s accounts are
short.” He also says hv courts a
full inquiry.
OIL STAMPEDERS MISSING
DAWSON, Oct. 18—Frank Keeler
and A. Warburton are believed to
have perished durinp the sprintr
while crossing the vast wild ernes'
between Fort Norman and Ko--.
river. The men left the Fort Nor
man district for the Yukon last
April and no trace of them has
been found since that time.
CHURCH TO AID WITH PRAYER
NEW YOP.K. Oct. 18—Rev. Thos.
Gaylor, president of the Episcopal
church council, ha- announced that
special services will be held in every
Episcopal church in the world on
Armistice Day, with special prayers
for the success of the disarmament
conference.
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