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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY, 5, 1923.
NUMBER 447
• SESSION ALASKA OF LEGISLATURE ENDS
DAUGHERTY PRESSES ACTION AGAINST SHOPMEN
HENRY FORD HAS MORK WEALTH THAN OIL BARON
WALL STREET SAYS FORD
HAS MORE THAN JOHN D.
NEW YORK. May 5—Wall street
has accorded Henry Ford the honor
of being the richest naan in the
0 world following the publication of a
report showing th; financial condi
tion of the Ford Motor Company.
The report shows that the com
pany has assets aggregating 536
millions, of which amount 159 mil
lions is in cash. The fortune of the
auto maker is now estimated at be
tween 600 million and 7o0 million,
while the wealth of John D. Rock
efeller is only about 300 million.
airmen cross continent
IN PLANES WITHOUT STOP
SAN DIEGO, May 5—Lieutenants
John Mecready and Oakley Kelly
made a non-stop flight across the j
continent this week, arriving at
Rockwell .field in slightly less than
27 hours after hopping off from
Roosevelt field. New York. The dis
tance covered is nearly 2,800 miles.
Huge throngs greeted the aviators
as they landed and cheers echoed,
sirens sounded and whistle* blew
frantically. .
General Pershing, at Washington
was notified as soon as the planes i
arrived here, through The Associat- j
ed Press, and he immediately wired ,
congratulations to the successful a
viators.
TURKISH TOWN BURNS
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 5—The
town of Soulu, near Tokat, Asia
Minor is reported to have been des
troyed by fire, following a severe
earthquake. There were many vie
tims but the number of casualties
has not yet been determined.
YOUNG CHILBERG COMING
SEATTLE, May 3—Hugh Chil- j
berg, son of J. E. Chilberg, pres
ident of the defunct Scandinavian
American Bank, arrived here yes-;
terday frerm Warsaw Poland enroute
to Ketchikan. He has spent the last ■
seven months in Europe.
METEOR FALLS IN RUSSIA
TSARITZAN, Russia, May 5—
One of the largest meteors ever seen
in Russia fell recently at a point
• near the village of Karnovsky, 50
miles from Tsaritizin. It pene- J
trated the earth to a depth of about
fifteen feet, making a hole consid
erably more than a yard in diameter
LONDON HAS FEW FOREIGNERS
LONDON, May 5—In all Lon
don there are less than 30,000 Rus
• sians at the present time and they j
form the largest alien colony in j
the city. This is an increase of near- !
ly 5,000 over the figures for 1911.
London counts today 27,000 Poles,
11,000 Frenchmen, and 5,750 Ger
mans. The American colony is under
1,000.
BERLIN SHOW PRICES MOUNT
BERLIN, May 5—Theatre tickets
have jumped so in price that pros
pective theatre-goers leave the box j
offices in disgust nightly when they j
see the price lists. In the more ex
clusive theatres, seats are priced
as high as 39,000 marks. This is a
bout four times the daily wage of!
a killed workman.
Engineer J. J. Kestly returned
from Fairbanks this week.
LAWMAKERS APPROPRIATED !
LARGE SUM DURING SESSION
j
1.000 SUBNORMAL CHILDREN
WILL BE FED ON V1TAM1NES
ATHENS. May 5—To bring up
children on yeast is the aim of an
interesting experiment -which will
be tried shortly in the Near East
Relief orphanage here.
A thousand subnormal children,
suffering from hardships encounter
ed inthe exodus from Anatolia, will
be selected for supplementary feed
ing with vitamines in order to de
monstrate how far these so-called
“accessory food products” can com
bat and repair the results of pro
longed malnutrition.
Two tons of concentrated vita
mines have been received from Nett
York. Miss Dora Miller a dietic ex
pert from Chicago University, wil
conduct the experiment. “Yeasi
squads" of 150 children will b(
formed in seven large orphanages
and a teaspoonful daily of vitamint
extract will be added to their sout
or porridge. The fir^t series of ex
periments will continue for a montl
and the results will determine hot*
far this regime will be extended u
the whole orphanage sytem of th(
Near East Relief in Greece. Syria
Palestine. Armenia and Persia
-which is supporting over 100,00(
orphans.
WOMAN IS HANGED
FORT SASKATCHEWAN. May 5
—Mrs. Florence Lassandra and Mile
Piccariello were hanged here yes
terday for the murder of Constable
Steve Lawson, at Lethbridge las'
September. Both of the victims pro
tested their innocence to the last
Mrs. Lassandra was the first wo
man hanged in Canada in 24 years
SKI RUNNER MAKES RECORE
STOCKHOLM. May 5—Vasa sk
run, the picturesque crowning even'
of Sweden’s season of winter sport1
took place recently in Delecarlia
One hundred 'and sixty-one of th*
best sportsmen in the country tooi
part and, in spite of the deep snov
over the entire course, the winne:
covered the distance of nearly 6i
miles in the record time of 614
hours. Oscar Lindberg finished first
but only one minute ahead of th<
second man.
LONG FLIGHT JUNE 21
- WASHINGTON, D. C. May 5
Lieut. Maughan, of the army ai
service, probably will attempt hi:
proposed daylight trans-continenta
flight from New York to San Fran
cisco on June 21, the longest day o
the year.
Mrs. Pedro went t-o Curry las
night to accept a position in th<
new railroad hotel which will 1*
formally opened oft Monday.
Tommy Jones, who left Nenani
for Sitka to enter the Pioneer
Home, had to be taken off the boa
at Cordova for medical treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Larson am
baby have moved from the mans
to the Joe Johnson cabin at thi
upper end of First street.
JUNEAU. May 5—The sixth bien
nial session of the Alaska legisla
| ture adjourned sine die at seven o’
' clock yesterday moraine at the con
: elusion of a continuous session last
ing 21 hours.
Appropriations aggregating II,
650.000 were authorized during the
session about fifty per cent of which
is for educational purposes. To raise
the additional funds needed to meet
increased governmental costs, both
the mining and fishing industry
were called upon to pay increased
taxes. The mining income tax was
finally fixed at one per cent on net
incomes of from 110,000 to $200,
000; one and one-half per cent on
incomes ranging from $200,000 to
$500,000, and one and three-quart
ers per cent on incomes in excess,
of $500,000. The fisheries schedule
as finally approved, is the same
as that agreed upon by the senate
earlier in the week “xcept for the
elimination of the five per cent
surtax on packs in exe??s of 60,000
cases.
The session was the busiest of any
since the creation of the legisla
ture. with a total of 104 bills pas
sed out of a total of 108 introduc-!'
ed. Among the more important mea- i
sures approved are: the first law
ever enacted for the regulation of
fishing seasons, applying only to
Southeastern Alaska; a greatly en- •
larged workmen's compensation act;
revised municipal code; increased '
pensions; a liberal moth',:>’ -.ension 5
law; Women’s jury law; the usual 1
road appropriations; laws for the j(
protection of fox farming and rein- :
deer grazing; numerous code a
mendments; provision for the pur- ‘
chase of local property to be used
!,
for territorial offices and the Alaska
Museum and Historical Library, en- 1
tailing an expenditue of $21,000. ^
The senate confirmed the nom- 1
ination of J. R. Heckman as vice
chairman of the territorial fish com
lission; E. M. Keys and Mrs. Lu
ther C. Hess as regents of the Al
aska college.
Members of the legislature from •
the Third and Fourth divisions plan
to leave for their homes on the *
steamer Alameda,, and those from '
the Second division and out-of-town . |
First division members will take I
the first southbound boat.
COUNSEL SAYS MEAT TRUST
HAS VIOLATED FEDERAL LAW
KANSAS CITY, May 5—The pur
chase of the Morris company inter
ests by Armour & Company constit
utes “the biggest attack ever made
in this country on the anti-trust
laws.” in the opinion of Judge B.
T. Hainer, chief counsel for Secre
ary Wallace. The opinion was ex
pressed following the receipt of a j
telegram from Secretary Wallace
instructing him to leave nothing
undone in the prosecution of the de
partment’s complaint, in which it
is alleged the purchase is a viola
tion of the stockyards and packers
act.
NEW TRACK RECORD
j PARIS. May 5—Paddock has set a
new world’s record of eight and two
. fifth’s seconds for the 75 meter
dash, which is four-fifths of a se
cond under the record of Enghahl.
of Sweden.
CAMP LEWIS TO GET PLANES
SEATTLE, May 5—General Ma
son Patrick, head of the air ser
vice, has announced that Camp Lew
is will be made a base for an air
’ plane squadron and also that a train
' ing school for aviation officers will
’ be established at Sand Point, near
LENINE IMPROVING
MOSCOW, May 5—The condition
of Lenine is so much improved that
he is now able to sit up, according
J to the Worker’s Gazette. He re
i viewed a parade yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd White and
son Teddy, who left Xenana recent
ly enroute to their former home in
1 Ketchikan, have decided to spend
> the summer at Cordova, where Mr.
> White has joined the Empress orch
estra.
CHINK BANDITS ACCUSED
OF ATTACK ON CHILDREN
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SHAN'GIA. May 5—Adivces re
ceived from Fuchow state that thir- ;
teen children, bound and gagged,
were discovered in two packing cases
consigned to Shangia. The children i
are believed to have been the vie-:;
tims of a gang of kidnappers. j ■
Another Band Caught
TIENTSIN. May 5—A band of
i
kidnappers who had taken nine boys
captive, were rounded up yesterday ;
and the boys rescued. The captives j
were about to be shipped to Canton
for sale. j
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MUST RETRY DIVORCE
NEW YORK, May 5—The divorce
suit of Geraldine Farar against Lou
TellegTen, which is nearly complet
ed before a referee, must be re
tried before a jury, according to a
decision handed down by the appel
late division of the supreme court.
This action is taken in order that
Stella Larrimar, named as correspon
dent in the case may have an op
portunity to clear her name.
SILZER FOR PRESIDENT
NEW YORK. May 5—A pres-1
idential boom for Governor George j
Silzer, of New Jersey, was launched j
here this week at the annual Jeffer- j
son Day dinner of the National j
Democratic club- Silzer delivered
an address in which he attacked the
Harding administration and the
Republican party for what he term
ed their failure tc^ fulfill their.
campaign pledges.
FUNERAL TOMORROW
The Scotty Kay funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon under Ahe
auspices of Fairbanks Lodge No. 11-;
93, Loyal Order of Moose, with ser
vices at Grace church commencing
at two o’clock. The body will be
.
laid at rest in the Nenana cemetery. ^ •
IISTER IS CHIEF WITNESS
AGAINST BROTHER AT TRIAL
VANCOUVER, Wn.. May 5—
Irs. Lillian Smith, sister of George
Vhitfield, became the chief witness
or the prosecution yesterday when
he identified a pocket knife, which
vas introduced as evidence, as that
if her brother. She found the knife
tear the spot where Anna Nosko
vas killed and turned it over to the i
lUthorities.
Pearl Smith, thirteen-year-old
hum of the N'osko girld testified
hat she saw Whitfield on the paved
lighway five minute® after the No*
;o gir! had passed bn the way home
rom school, on March 8, the day
m which she was murdered. The j
tnife was found by Whitfield’s sis
er on April 21.
SWINDLER CAUGHT
NEW YORK. May 3—Secret ser-,
dee members of the bomb squad
maided the incoming liner Ameri- j
•an Legion this week and arrested
’hilip Weisenthal, of this city, in
onnection with the embezzlement ■
if $300,000 from the American Ex-,
>ress Company in a series of inter
lational transactions involving forg-,
■d manifests.
HARDING TRIP DELAYED
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 3—i
["he tentative schedule for the west
ern trip of President Harding will |
jermit him to spend the Fourth of
(uly at Portland, sailing for Alaska
he following day. The first Alaska i
‘top will be made on July 10.
G. O. P. FAVORS CHICAGO
ST. LOUIS, May 5—Tie next Re
lublican national convention, next !
fear, will be held at Chicago, ac
cording to Jacob Blaber, national
•ommitteeman of Missouri, who
dates that Treasurer Upham has al-1
■eady received pledges from 28 of!
he 52 members, to* vote for the,
A'indy City.
ALASKA SKIPPER HURT
SEATTLE, May 5— Captain John
\. O’Brion, veteran Seattle-Alaska
‘kipper, was severely injuded here j
resteraay as the result of being
struck by an automobile. He was
■ushed to the city hospital for treat
nent and later taken home.
MURDER SUSPECT HELD
SAN PEDRO, May 5—Raymond
Saneheer, who was arrested yester
lay following an attack on three
nen in a bakery wagon, is being
leld for investigation as to sanity,
md in connection with the death of j
i woman and baby in Kern river J
lear Bakersfield. While at the po
ice station Saneheer muttered sotne
hing about throwing a baby in the
iver.
Alfred J. Ghezzi made a trip to
he Canyon district this wreek to
ook over the workings of the Mt.
HcKinley Bituminous Coal Corpora
■ion at Mile 341.
>AUGHERTY PRESSES ACTION
FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION
CHICAGO, May 5—The depart*
went of justice spent nearly two
nillion dollars ;p expenses, chiefly
n the employment of special de
puty marshals during' the shop
■haft strike last year, according to
statements made yesterday by the
Government’s attorneys in connec
tion with the hearing of the Daugh
erty petition for an injunction in
the federal court.
The introduction of evidence of
violence during the strike contin
ued throughout the day, the prose
cution hoping by this method to
make the injunction permanent
which was granted temporarily last
fall.
FORGETFUL PROFESSORS AIDED
BY PICTURES OF STUDENTS
ST. LOUIS. May 5—Professors in
the school of Medicine at Wash
ington University who have ex
perienced difficulty in remembering
the names of students have been
provided with sheets of small photo
graphs of the 290 students so that
in times of perplexity they may
peer at the sheets and identify any
boy within a few seconds. The stu
dent’s name appears under his pic
ture. There are 60 photographs to
each sheet.
COURTHOUSE BURNED
OMOHA, May 3—The Lincoln
county courthouse at North Platte
was wrecked by fire this week and
an investigation later disclosed the
fact that the safe in the office of
county treasurer had been looted
of 160,000, of which 1,200 was
cash and the remainder bonds and
securities.
FREIGHTER VALDEZ SOLD
SEATTLE. May 3 — The Ala-ka
Steamship Company has sold the
freighter Valdez to the Rutland &
Lake Michigan Company. The vessel
is now discharging cargo at Kanatak
and from there will proceed to La
touche, where a cargo of copper ore
will be taken on for Tacoma. After
delivery of the ore the vessel will
be turned over to the new owners
SUSPECTS ARRESTED
IDASEL Okla., May 5—Jack Pope
and Red Harvey, who were arrest
ed here yesterday, have confessed
implication in the killing recently
of Thomas Hensell and wife and
Lydia Pope and two daughters at
the Hensell home near Havwortn
They charge that John Pope estrang
ed husband of Mrs. Pope, is res
ponsible for the crime.
DONOHUE GETS POST
PRINCE RUPERT, May 3—E. A.
Donohue has been appointed United
States customs inspector here, suc
ceeding F. Havens, who has been
transferred to Ketchikan as deputy
collector.
MARD1 EXECUTED
SAN QUENTIN, Cal.. May 5—
Mardi was hanged yesterday at the
state penitentiary for a murder com
mitted at Monterey.
The train arriving from the south
yesterday was considerably delayed
owing to the settling of the track,
due to the spring thaw. Returning
to the coast, the train left Nenana
at an early hour this morning.