• You Are Invited to Celebrate the Fourth with Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA. ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1922
NUMBER 217
JEWELL SAYS BOARD RULED BY CAPITAL
JAPANESE PREMIER TALKS OF FRIENDSHIP FOR U. S.
WASHINGTON COAL CONFERENCE FAILS TO MX TERMS
COAL CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
WITHOUT GETTING ANYWHERE
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 4—
The representatives of the miners
ar.d operators from both the bitumi
nous and anthracite fields, who met
in conference at the White House
on Saturday, at the request of Presi
dent Harding, adjourned yesterday
without having reached any sort of
an understanding. The meeting was
called in an effort to find a basis
for negotiating the settlement of
differences.
President Harding opened the
conference with an address in which
he advised both parties to arrive
f with reasonable promptness at an
“understanding for your mutual
good and for the country’s common
good”. He declared that the present
is no time for “the militant note
of the radical”.
“We wish you to reach the solu
tion among yourselves in a man
ner to command sanction in public
opinion. Failing in that, the servants
of the American people will be
called to task.”
After the conference had taken
an adjournment yesterday, Secretary
Davis announced that no agreement
had been reached and that no
specific program for future meet
ings had been outlined.
FORD BOOM SPREADING
CHICAGO. July 4—The Ford-for
President movement has reached this
city, with the establishment of head
quarters, with W. F. Kelly in charge.
Kelly claims that the movement ts
finding a widespread undercurrent
^ of support.
FOREST FIRES MENACE TOWN
SEATTLE. July 4—Forest fire*
are menacing Richmond Beach, a
suburb of this eity. City firemen are
assisting in the battle with the fire.
Other fires in Western Washington
threaten to become serious. Only a
trace of rain fell last month and
the timber is extremely dry. Blazes
are reported in many sections, with
serious possibilities.
NO AID FROM MARINERS
NEW YORK. July 4—Thomas H
Healy, president of the Marine En
gineers Beneficial association, is
authority for the statement that his
organization will not take any steps
to aid the railroad shopmen in theit
present strike because the railway
unions failed to help the maritime
crafts in the 1920 strike.
KANTISHNA OLDTIMER3 ARE
VICTIMS OF LONELY DEATH
According to advices brought to
Nenana this week by arrivals from
the Kar.tishna district. Rudolph
Lambert and Alois Keim. well known
oldtime prospectors of that region,
were recently called by death. Lam
bert's body, which was in an ad
vanced stage of decomposition, was
found by a searching party com
posed of Dan Koch, Chris Nelson
and Charles Christenson, at the
head of Little Moose creek, on
June 11.
Rudy Lambert was prospecting
alone on Chop creek, a tributary
of Canyon creek, about 35 mile;
from Eureka. On May 15 he paid a
visit to Charles Rawlins at his
camp on Canyon creek and, about
two weeks later, Rawlins returned
the visit. On his arrival at Lambert’s
camp he found that the dogs there
had been unfed and there was othei
evidence that the camp had been
unoccupied for some little time.
The calendar on the wall of the
cabin indicated that Lambert had
been there on May 23, that date
having been crossed out in accord
ance with a custom followed by the
oldtimer and the majority of the
miners and prospectors of that dis
trict.
Being thus satisfied that there
was something wrong, Rawlins wen!
over the divide to Little Moose, tc
the Hauselman camp and formed £
RAILROAD STRIKE SPREADING;
OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR WAR
searching party, with the result as
above stated. The body was buried
where it was found.
Alois Keim became ill about May
26 and was alone in his cabin for
a number of days, until Mike Lodi
happened along and rendered what
assistance he could. Keim did not
improve and finally Lodi sent a
message to Eureka, 35 miles dis
tant, by Charles Rawlins, but when
the messenger returned with pills
and other medicine provided by Dr.
Sutherland, he found Keim dead.
No inquest was held in either case.
Keim owned claims nine, ten,
eleven and twelve above discovery
on Little Moose creek, and the
property will be sold by Rawlins
under instructions given by the
commissioner.
' BANKS MUST REPORT
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 4—
The comptroller of currency has
issued a call for statements showing
the condition of national banks on
June 30.
OLDTIMER ADJUDGED INSANE;
GUGG BOGEY DERANGED HIM
Fred Hauselman. well known min
er and prospector of the Kantishna
region, where he has lived for a
number of years, was brought up
yesterday morning before Commis
sioner C. D. Leckie and a jury and
adjudged insane. The witnesses were
Dr. Kirby, Charles Christenson. Sam
Fedderson and Fred Bigelow. The
unfortunate man harbors the de
lusion that the Guggenheims and
the Jews are in league against him
and the Government to rob the
Kantishna country of its mineral
wealth and to guard against such
a contingency it would appear from
the evidence adduced that he had
armed himself with several high
powered rifles and a large amount
of ammunition. He made an at
tempt to shoot his partner, Charles
Christenson and also threatened the
life of Sam Fedderson and was dis
armed by him and reported to the
commissioner at Eureka on June 23.
t Game Warden J. M. Burrows,
, with Fred Bigelow, Dan Koch and
: C. B. Sparling at deputies, and
Sam Fedderson and Charles Christ
enson as witnesses, made the ar
rest and brought Hauselman to Ne
i r.ana for examination and trial. The
party was held at bay for a short
time but by means of diplomacy the
{ oldtimer was finally induced to ac
j company his friends quietly. The
' party left the Hauselman cabin on
Little Moose creek on June 28 and
reached town on the evening of
July 2, coming by way of Poly
chrome and Sable passes.
1 Hauselman was taken to Fair
banks yesterday by Deputy Bill
Butler and Fred Bigelow, to await
his departure for Morningside.
OSCAR WOODS CONVICTED
SALT LAKE CITY, July 4—Thf
trial of Omar P,. Woods, former pro
bate judge of Idaho, on a charge of
first degree murder for the slaying
of his wife for $16,000 insurance
money, resulted this morning in a
I verdict of guilty. He has been given
a death sentence, his execution be
ing set for July 11.
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WRECK FATAL TO SIX
ATLANTIC CITY. July 4—The
wreck of a train at Winslow Junc
tion yesterday, resulted in the death
j of at least six persons and the in
jury of more than seventy. The
number of casualties can not be de
termined until the wreck has been
cleared.
CHICAGO, July 4—The six rail
way shop crafts unions which' are
involved in the present strike have
been outlawed by the railway labor
board, which issued a statement yes
terday in which it was declared
the unions had forfeited all rights
before the board as railroad em
ployes and that new organizations
would be formed.
Jewell Blames Board
CHICAGO. July 4—The railroad
labor board has “outlawed not the
employes’ organizations but itself’’.
President Jewell, of the shop crafts
union declared today in a letter ad
dressed to the board. He asserts that
the board has “placed itself in the
position of being the arm of organ
ized financial and employing inter
ests which are engaged in a nation
wide campaign to reduce wages be
low the level of decent living and
check the rising standard of living
for American workers”.
Board Makes Comparison
CHICAGO, July 4—The railroad
labor board has issued a statement
in which it claims the recent wage
cut ordered by the board still leaves
the hourly wages, measured by ac
tual buying power, above the wage?
of December, 1917. just before the
Government assumed control of the
railroads of the country.
The wages of machinists, the
statement claims, are 39 per cent
higher than in 1917, while the cost
of living is only 17 per cent higher.
Other wages show a similar pro
portion, it is claimed.^
Oilers At Liberty To Strike
CHICAGO. July 4— President
Healy, of the stationary oilers’ or
ganization, who was called before
the railroad labor board last week,
has telegraphed to 150 local unions
advising the men that they “have
a perfect right to strike now, if
they so desire”. Reports received
by Healy indicate that about half!
of the firemen and oilers are already
on strike.
The Country Is Safe
NEW YORK, July 4—Asserting
that “nobody will starve and nobody
will freeze" even should the rail
way strike continue until October,
officials of the association of railway 1
executives have announced that they
will maintain a policy of hands off.
leaving each road to solve its own
i strike problems.
Nearly All Are Out
DENVER. July 4—Reports re
I ceived by The Associated Press in- j
! dicate that the railway strike is
| nearly one hundred per cent effect
! ive in Colorado, Wyoming, Mon
: tana and New Mexico.
—
Tacoma Report* Profres*
TACOMA, July 4—Practically all
: of the 2,800 shopmen employed by
the Northern Pacific and Milwaukee j
I roads here have quit work. Reports
1 indicate that the strike is practi
‘ cally complete throughout the state,
1 although maintenance of way men
for the most part, have remained
' at work. Numerous section men have
' joined the strikers, however.
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Scab* Driven Out
PERRY, Iowa, July 4—A score
j of laborers who were imported from
j Chicago to work on the Milwaukee
j railroad and in the shops here, were
j stoned by strike sympathizers and
j chased out of town.
Preparing For War
OMAHA. July 4—Governor Mc
Kelvie has issued a call to the peace
i officers of sixteen communities af
fected by the rail strike, to send
representatives to a conference to
be held at Lincoln on Friday, to
discuss the question of preserving
law and order during the strike
period.
NENANA CELEBRATES
WITH VARIED SPORTS
With the town very generally and
attractively garbed in holiday attire
and filled to the point of overflowing
with visitors Ircm all cf the nearby
camps, Xenana’s seventh annual cele
bration of Independence Day open
ed on Sunday afternoon at Franklin
K. Lane park with a fast game of
baseball between Fairbanks and Ne
nana teams, the latter being vitor
ious by the score of five to one.
The weather was ideal for baseball
but shortly after the game was con
cluded there came a shower of lain,
followed by additional showers dur
ing the night and more rain yester
day.
The second day of the celebra
tion opened yesterday afternoon with
a short program of athletic con
tests on A street, with Captain C.
G. Jones presiding as master of
ceremonies, assisted by Norvin E.
Smith and other members of the
celebration committee. These events,
which were started after dinner,
were followed by a match game
of ball at the park, between a pick
up nine from Broad Pass and an
all-star aggregation representing the
town. The visitors won by a score
of fourteen to thirteen, or there
abouts, neither the umpires nor the
spectators being positive of the final
outcome.
The day was brot to a close at
Union hall with a jitney dance,
' which was very largely attended.
; The real celebration began this
morning with patriotic exercises,
. Robert G. Tatum being orator of
the day, flanked by school children
| in patriotic songs, directed by Mr-.
\V. C. Steinmetz.
The program of track events
was resumed during the early after
noon and the contests were still in
i progress at the time of going to
press. There will be canoe races
and other water stunts on the river
tonight, after the feature show at
the Coliseum, and the program will
be concluded tomorrow, with a
variety of events.
Nenana Defeat* Fairbanks
The ball game on Sunday between
N'enana and Fairbanks, resulting in
an easy victory for the home team,
■was not as good an exhibition as
that seen on the previous Sunday.
There were more errors on both
sides and interest waned during
I the last few innings when it was
apparent that the Fairbanks play
i ers would not be able to even up
the score.' The outstanding features
j of the game were the superb work
i of George Hupprich, who pitched
I throughout the game for Nenana,
and the collapse of the unbeatable
Kelly, who was batted out of the
box by Nenana’s heavy hitters. Ike
Taylor finished out the last few'
innings, but the game was lost by
Fairbanks before he entered the
box.- The visitors had an uphill game
from the start because of the fact
that there were few Fairbanksans
in the stand and the support, in
consequence, very much on the side
of Xenana.
The Nenana team will go to
Fairbanks tomorrow for the fourth
game of the season.
Track Events
The winners in yesterday’s track
events were as follows:
Fifty-yard dash—Jones, first;
Skagg, second.
Sack race for men—Cy Calder
head, first; Haynes, second.
Running broad jump, open—Daw
son. first; Graves, second.
100-yard dash—McDonald, first;
Dawson, second.
Hop, step and jump—Brown, first;
Hines, second.
Three legged race, boys—Stump
and Hardy, first; Motschman and
Robert Major, second.
50-yard dash, boys under 10—
Donald Fowler, first; Jerry Kestley,
second.
Ladies’ nail driving contest—Mrs.
Lloyd White, first; Mrs. Mary Ro
sich, second.
Finding shoe race for boys—Wil
fred Stump, first; Donald Clark,
second.
All of the events were hotly con
tested and some of them caused a
great deal of amusement for the
many spectators who witnessed the
After the awarding of the prize?
the entire concourse attended the
ball game between the Broad Pass
and Nenana teams, which was cut
short by rain at the end of the
seventh inning, at which time the
score stood in favor of the Broad
Pass aggregation.
The visitors forged ahead from
the start of the game and managed
to keep in the lead, winning by one
run, the score being 14 to 13.
Some very brilliant and fast plays
developed after the first few innings
when both teams had warmed up to
the game. Pitcher Cedar acted as
umpire for the Nenana veterans and
M. D. McMahon, popular main line
conductor and a former big league
referee, acted in a similar capacity
for the visiting team. His decisions
were an outstanding feature of the
game, being fair and just at all
times and not questioned at any
stage of the play.
The lineups were as follows:
Broad Pass—Hedges, ss; Scanlon,
2d; Murray, 1st; Baumberger, 3d;
Christian, cf; Cunningham, rf; Ear
hart, If; Berry, p; Peppan and Roy
Traucher, c.
Nenana—Dixie Hall, c; Frank
Teufel and Tom Mathews, p; Hines,
lb; Luckow. 2b; Cy Calderhead. 3b;
Norvin Smith, If; Young, cf; Stump,
If.
GERMAN BOMB INJURES MANY
BERLIN, July 4—A bomb thrown
into the court -yard of the Trade
Union building at Mannheim yester
day, resulted in the injury of many
persons.
TACOMA TO HAVE AUTO RACE
TACOMA, July 4—The speedway
is the mecca today for auto fans
of the Northwest, -who have gather
ed here for the eleventh annual
speedway classic. More than forty
thousand are expected to attend the
race of 250 miles, and the winners
will divide $25,000 among them.
Jimmy Murphy has the favored po
sition for the start.
KATO SAYS JAPAN EAGER
TO SUPPORT PEACE PLAN
TOKIG, July 4—The Japanese
admiralty has issued a formal state
ment in which it is flatly denied
that Japan is evading the Arms con
ference naval treaty by increasintr
construction of auxiliary vessels.
In an address delivered by Ad
miral Kato. at a luncheon given
here today in honor of Secretary
Denby and members of the Annapo
lis class of 81. emphasis was given
to the declaration that Japan stands
for peace on land and sea and for
continuing ar.d unbroken friendship
with the United States. The premier
praised the American government
for initiating the world movement
for reduction of armaments and de
clared that Japan would keep faith
with the conclusions reached by the
conference.
AUTO MAKERS COMBINE
DAYTON, July 4—An eighty
million-dollar consolidation among
manufacturers of automobiles, trucks
and auto parts, including seven
auto and truck factories, has been
completed here under the name of
the Associated Motor Industries. The
rters of the new organiza
tion will be located here.
SEATTLE STAGES PARADE
SEATTLE, July 4—A feature ot'
the Fourth of July celebration in
this city today was an Americanism
demonstration, preceded by a parade
in which ten thousand persons par
ticipated. There will be a big fire
works display tonight. Ten thousand
gobs from the Pacific fleet have
been given shore leave for the day
and have been accorded the freedom
of the city.
TWO HOLD UP HUNDRED
SAN FRANCISCO, July 4—Whik
more than one hundred guests were
dining at the Bimbo restaurant, in
the foreign quarter of the city last
night, two men with black jacks
held up the place and escaped with
three gold watches and $G4 in cash.
Three men who resisted, were beat
en unconscious, two others were bat
tered and two women were knock
ed down.
BEVAN HIT BY FIRE
VANCOUVER, July 4—Bevan, a
small mining village, was practically
wiped out by fire yesterday. The
flames also spread to nearby timber,
causing a serious forest fire in that
vicinity.
SOLDIERS FIGHTING FIRE
TACOMA. July 4—The soldiers at.
Camp Lewis have been detailed t»
fight forest fires which are sweep
ing four thousand acres of timber
and prairie on the Government re
servation. The forest tire situation
in Pierce county is the worst in
history.
JONES DELAYS FLIGHT
SEATTLE. July 4—Roy F. Jones,
Ketchikan aviator, made a triel flight
today in the plane he plans to use
in his aerial journey to Ketchikan.
He says he does not expect to start
North for several days, owing to
engine trouble which has developed.
M’CUMBER EXPLAINS
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 4—
Senator McCumber, who was de
feated for re-nomination in the
North Dakota primaries last week,
ascribes his downfall to the “biparti
san campaign against me”.
Fairbanksans have their necks
craned this afternoon, watching for
Aviator Prest, who is supposed to
arrive from Dawson.
The News was slightly in error
regarding the birth of the Sher
man baby. The doctor in attend
ance was Dr. Kirby and the birth
took place at the Sherman home,
and not at the Railroad hospital.