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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, FEB. 18, 1922
NUMBER 159
HOUSE PASSES ALASKA RAILROAD BILL
COAL CONVENTION VOTES TO REJECT REDUCTION
ORDER FORBIDDING SHOOTING OF FUR IS RESCINDED
1UDGE LANDIS WILL DEVOTE
ENTIRE TIME TO BASEBALL
NEW YORK, Feb. 18—When in
formed today that Judge Landis
planned to devote his entire time
to his duties as lord high commis
sioner of baseball, President Heyd
ler, of the National league, express
ed gratification, declaring that the*
"major and minor leagues and the
baseball public at large, are to be
congratulated”.
Judge Landis announced his resig
nation at Chicago this morning,
when he took his place in court.
Iln explanation of his action, he
said “there are not enough hours
in the day for all of my activities”, i
His resignation will become effect
ive on the first of March.
When Judge Landis retires, he;
will have completed virtually 17!
years as judge of the Northern dis- i
trict of Illinois. It is understood i
that he would have retired from the I
bench some time ago but for the at- !
tacks made upon him by Senator I
Dial and the notoriety resulting!
from his handling of the case ot
Willie Dalton, youthful bank robber, i
The judge declared to friends that
he would never resign under fire. j
GRAFTER IS LOCATED
CHICAGO, Feb. 18—Leslie Har-'
rington, missing speculator who is I
alleged to have defrauded thousands;
of persons out of several million!
dollars, has been located near Palm
Beach and his arrest is imminent,
according to information received at
police headquarters in this city.
GEM IMPORTER LOSES JEWELS
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18—Sidney A.
r Krengel, a diamond importer, re
ported to the local police this morn
ing that he was robbed of diamonds
worth $150,000 on the Illinois
Central train from Chicaga last
night.
IRISH BRIGADE RENOUNCES
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
LIMERICK, Feb. 18—A proclama
tion has been issued in behalf of
tibe Mid-Limerick brigade of the
Irish Republican army, refusing to
recognize the present heads of the
army or the provisional govern
ment, and pledging allegiance to the
“existing republic.”
Death Li»t Mounting
BELFAST, Feb. 18—Deaths dur
ing the latest rioting in this district
are placed at 34, bringing the total
casualties to 114 since the com
mencement of recent hostilities.
FARMERS MAY COOPERATE ,
FOR MARKETING PURPOSES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18
President Harding has attached his
signature to the Capper-Volstead co
operative marketing bill, which le
galizes the organization of farmers'
and producers” cooperative ossocia
tions for marketing purposes and
exempts them from the restrictive
provisions of the Sherman anti
trust act.
SHERIFF ASKS FOR HELP
JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 18—The
sheriff of Baker county has appeal
ed to the authorities for help in
handling a situation which threat
ens to develop into civil warfare,
following the shooting of a promi
nent citizen and the disappearance
of another.
BEVERIDGE WILL RUN
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 18—Albert
J. Beveridge has formally announced
his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for United States sen
ator from Indiana.
COLLINS GOT THEM OUT
BELFAST, Feb. 18—Michael Col
lins has announced that through his
efforts, the forty Ulster Unionists,
who were kidnaped recently, have
been released.
MONEY TO COMPLETE ROAD
MAY BECOME AVAILABLE SOON
EXTRADITION OF LINDEBERG
STARTS BATTLE IN COURTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18—At
torneys for Jafet Lindeberg, Alaskan j
capitalist, for who man extradition,
warrant to Tacoma, for trial in
connection with the failure of the
Scandinavian American Bank was is
sued yesterday at Sacramento, have
announced that habeas corpus pro
ceedings will be instituted on Tues
day, in an effort to secure the re-,
lease of the Northerner.
Lindeberg has been technically,
under arrest in this city since:
shortly after the bank closed its |
doors.
Governor Stephens signed the ex- J
tradition warrant yesterday and
mailed it to this city.
PEGGY PREFERS FOOTLIGHTS
TO BANISHMENT FROM CITY
.Marsh, former sweetheart of the \
late Henry Field, of Chicago, an
nounces that she has decided to)
go back to the stage, rather than
accept $4,000 annuity, offered to
her by Marshall Field, in exchange
for her banishment from New York
for a period of five years.
COMMITTEE URGES EXTENSION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18—
The house immigration committee,
in reporting a bill for the extension
of the immigration restriction act
for another year, declared that the
American people demanded such ac
tion or something more restrictive, t
Two members of the committee,!
Seigel, of New York, and Sabatn, i
of Illinois, declared, however, that
“the law is inhuman and contrary j
to the highest American ideals".
HOME FIRE TAKES FOUR
WHEATLAND, Wyo., Feb. 18
Four members of a family of five
were burned to death near Hart-i
ville last night, when the home of j
L. A Dove was destroyed by fire.
BIRTH CONTROL DELAYED
NEW YORK, Feb. 18—Supreme
Court Justice Bijur has withheld
temporarily his approval of the in- ,
corporation of the "American Birth
Control League", of which Margaret.
Sanger is one of the incorporators.
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POWDER HOUSE—TWO DEAD
LAKE HOPATOONG, N. J., Feb.
18—Two men met death at Landing
yesterday when the packing plant •
of the Atlas Powder Company was1 •
destroyed by an explosion. ,
SALVADOR CADETS REVOLT ,
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 18— ,
The state department has been ad- ■
vised of the proclaiming of martial
law throughout the Republic of
Salvador, following the staging of a
revolt by 54 cadets of the National' i
Military Acadamy.
RAWSON SUCCEEDS KENYON
DEIS MOINES, Feb. 18—Govern
or Kendell has announced the ap
pointment of Charles A. Rawson,
of this city, chairman of the Repub
lican State Central committee, to
be United States senator, to succeed
Senator Kenyon. Rawson will serve
only until the seat is regularly fileed
at the next election.
RICKARD INDICTED AGAIN
NEW YORK, Feb. 18—The sup-'
reme court grand jury has indicted i
Tex Rickard on the charge of crim- i
inally assaulting two minor girls. 11
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18—
Without a record vote, the lower
louse of Congress yesterday passed
ind sent to the senate the annual
Interior Department appropriation
bill, carrying approximately 295 mil
lion dollars. An effort to recommit
the bill to eliminate provisions for
surveyors general was voted down
by a vote of 213 to 12.
The bill, which is the sixth sup
ply measure sent to the senate this
session, provides for the appropria
tion of $3,110,210 for the comple
tion of the Government railroad in
Alaska, and $1,400,000 to cover an
ticipated deficit in operating ex
penses.
The bill also carries $252,000,000
for the payment of war pensions,
$14,000,000 for reclamation pro
jects and $10,000,000 for the bu'
sau of Indian affairs.
A large amount of the money for
the completion of the Alaska rail
road will be expended in connection
with the big steel bridge to be
erected at Nenana, spanning the
Tanana river. This work, it is esti
mated will consume all of next win
ter and part of the spring, present
plans calling for the completion of
the structure not later than April,
1923, by which time, it is estimat
ed, trains will be able to cross to
the north bank of the river.
Much money will be expended dur
ing the summer in repair work and
ballasting along the completed line
between Broad Pass and Fairbanks,
and camps are already being estab
lished in order that this work may
be taken in hand just as soon as
weather conditions will permit. One
of the first camps to get under way
will be a steam shovel camp at Mile
331, where gravel will be dug for
use in ballasting in that section.
FARMERS ARE TAKING STAND
AGAINST SALES TAX PLANS
CHICAGO, Feb. IS—Officials of
the American Farm Bureau Federa
tion have issued a statement in
which they declare that reports re
ceived by the organization indicate
that organized agricultural interests
are opposed to any form of sales or
consumption taxes as a means of
raising funds for the proposed sol
iier bonus.
Grange Against It
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18—
A representative of the National
Grange is authority for the state
ment that the grange is opposed to
the suggested sales tax, or any form
af direct consumption tax to raise
funds for bonus purposes.
GOVERNOR BELIEVED IN HIM;
GAVE PRISONER RELEASE
MADISON, Feb. 18—John A.
lohnson was released from the peri—
tentiary yesterday after having!
;erved ten years and six months of
i life sentence for thi murder of
>even-year-old Annie Lemburger, a
rrime which Governor Blaine is con
vinced Johnson did not commit.
Johnson plead guilty, but last year
isked for clemency, declaring that
le had confessed through fear that
le would be mobbed.
:OLD WAVE GRIPPING EAST;
TWENTY-TWO BELOW WORST
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18—
rhe northwestern section of the
Jnited States is sheathed in ice re
mit of unusual weather. A severe
:old snap is reported from sections j
>f New York, Vermont and Maine,
vith minimum temperatures of 22 i
>elow zero.
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Only Zero At Metropoli»
NEW YORK. Feb. 18—Thermo
neters registered the unofficial cold
■ecord of the year in this city yes
erday when the temperature drop
ied to zero.
The cold wave gave way to high- f
;r temperatures today, and the U.
5. weather bureau reports that
here has also been a reaction to
ligher temperatures throughout the
:ntire Mississippi valley and the
Southern states. Tt is colder today,
lowever, in Minnesota and the Da
;otas.
FREE STATE BILL MOVING
LONDON, Feb. 18—The bill es
ablishing the Irish free state passed
t second reading in the house of
commons yesterday.
RELIEF SHIPS FROZEN IN;
MANY OF THEM IN DANGER
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 18—Eighty
steamships are frozen and adrift in
the ice in the Kattegat, and many
of them are in imminent danger of
being crushed.
The imperiled vessels include nine
.American steamers laden with food
for the Russian famine districts.
Flying machines are being used
in an attempt to replenish the food
supplies on those of the ships which
have exhausted their provisions.
MOTOR BANDITS MAKE HAUL
ON BUSY NEW YORK STREET
NEW YORK. Feb. 18—Seven
motor bandits held up two messen
gers of the Pacific Bank yesterday
at a crowded corner in the busy
part of the city, and escaped with
a bag containing $5,000.
One of the messengers, who at
tempted to resist the holdup, was
shot by the bandits and painfully
wounded. The robbery was staged
within 50 feet of a police station,
PORTLAND BANK SUSPENDS
BUT MAY RESUME BUSINESS
PORTLAND, Feb. 18—The State
Bank of Portland is in the hands of
the state bank examiner, following
a decision of the directors to sus
pend business temporarily. Conrad
Olson, who became president of the
institution on the first of F^oruary,
has issued a statement in which he
explains that the decision of the
board was due to “malicious re
ports”. He declares that the affair?
of the bank are in good shape and
that he expects the institution to re
open shortly.
The bank has deposits aggregat
ing $2,700,000.
SENATE WANTS INSIDE DOPE
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 18—
The senate yesterday adopted the
Hitchcock resolution nid.iig Presi
dent Harding for additional inform
ation regarding the ’ r power
treaty, which is under constle • n
before the senate foreign relations
committee.
BORDER TROUBLE THREATENS
ALONG THE MEXICAN BORDER
EL PASO, Feb. 18—Feeling is
tense at Juarez, where a rebel at
tack threatens.
Five thousand American tropps
have been massed here for the pro
tection of the border in the event
of an outbreak of hostilities.
TRAPPERS MAY SHOOT FUR
j The ban on shooting fur bearing
| animals has been lifted in Alaska,
| according to the following telegram
i which was received by The News
i yesterday from Delegate Dan Suther
| land:
Washington, D. C.. Feb. 17
N'enana News:
Secretary of Agriculture has just
rescinded order against shooting fur
bearing animals, effective immediate
jiy.
DAN SUTHERLAND.
Delegate from Alaska
MINING CONGRESS SUGGESTS
PLAN FOR HANDLING NORTH
SPOKANE, Feb. ISThe Northwest
j Mining Congress, which is in session
in this city, adopted a resolution
yesterday advocating one bureau and
one cabinet officer for the adminis
tration of Alaska affairs, instead of
38 bureaus and seven cabinet offi
cials.
“If present conditions continue,"
! the resolution warned, “Alaska will
come under the domination of a
single powerful company, such as
j the old Hudsons Bay Company."
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MINISTER IS CONVICTED
| MOUNT IDA, Kansas, Feb. 11 —
Rev. Hardmg Hughes, a minister of
the gospel, charged with the murder
of Mrs. Anna McKinnon, last May,
was found guilty here yesterday
and sentenced to life imprisonment,
He was accused of having employ
ed Raymond Cole to kill the woman
in order that he might obtain valu
able property rights, including min
eral land.
Notice of appeal has been filed.
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WEALTHY WIDOW ROBBED
j DENVER, Feb. 18— A Masked
bandit entered the apartments of
Mrsf J. R. Pierce, wealthy widow,
in the principal downtown hotel,
last night, gagged and bound her,
and escaped with jewels valued at
$10,000.
GENOA CONFERENCE DELAYED
LONDON, Feb. 18—It is conceded
in British official, circles that there
is a probability that the Genoa eco
nomic conference, originally set for
March 8, may be delayed three
weeks.
RHINE FORCES REDUCED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. IS—
The war department has announced
an immediate further reduction of
203 officers and 3,000 men of the
American forces in Germany. This
will leave a total of 169 officers
and 2,217 men.
YOUNG WOMAN MURDERED
CAMDEN, N. J„ Feb. 18—The
frozen body of a young woman, with
the imprint of fingers about the
throat was found in Forest Hill
Park yesterday morning. There were ;
the tracks of an automobile and the
footprints of two men about the
body in the crushed snow.
HOWATT WINS FIRST ROUND
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 18—Alex
ander Howatt, deposed leader of the
Kansas mine workers, won the first
skirmish in his fight at the special
convention of the United Mine
Workers, against the action of the
union executives, expelling him and
creating a provisional district for
the government of Kansas.. The
convention has decided to consider (
Howatt’s appeal to override the ex- j
ecutive action.
MINERS CONVENTION VOTES
TO REJECT WAGE REDUCTION
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 18—T h e
special convention of the United
Mine Workers has gone on record
as opposed to the acceptance of a
reduction of wages of soft coal min
ers in the new working and wage
agreements effective on the first of
April.
, The convention voted to insist that
the present scale be maintained and
I that “inequitable differentials” be
eliminated.
The convention rejected the wage
scale committee's recommendation
I th»t the miners demand ar, eight
; hour day limitation to actual under
, ground work, and began discussing
' a proposal for a six hour day and u
five day week.
FORDNEY SAYS BONUS BILL
WILL BE PASSED BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18
Chairman Fordney, of the house
i ways and means committee, declar
ed on the floor of the house yester
day, that the soldier bonus bill
will be reported to the Republican
i caucus within ten adys “and the Re
! publican house will pass it”.
I When the sales tax was discussed
I last week in connection with the
I proposed bonus legislation, the sen
ate was informed that less than 10<*
Republican votes, favorable to such
! a plan, could be mustered in the;
| house, and that the plan had been.
! virtually discarded.
HAYNES IS REORGANIZING
HIS PROHIBITION FORCES
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. IS—
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes .>
authority for the statement that the
■ reorganization of the national pro
hibition field forces is expected *•>
be completed soon, with a total of
; 56 federal prohibition directors, in
one who is to be appointed for the
Canal zone.
REPUBLICANS AGREE ON PLAN
FOR CHANCES IN TARIFF LAW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. Is—
It is understood that the Republi
can members of the senate finance
committee have virtually agreed on
the adoption of seme plan of as
sessing tariff duties on the basis of
the foreign value of imported arti
cles.
The re-writing of the advaiorum
of the Fordney tariff law has been
begun on this basis.
GUARDSMEN BACK OFFICERS
IN ARREST OF WET LEADERS
NEWPORT, Ky., Feb. Is—F our
hundred guardsmen stood guard at
the courthouse yesterday while sec
eral officers served federal warrant
on one city official and two county
officers, charged with conspiracy to
violate the prohibition amendment.
It was feared that an attempt
would be made to prevent the ar
rests, so the federal officers cam**
prepared to meet any opposition
that might develop. No trouble oc
curred, however.
MURDER PLOT SUSPECTED
CHEHALIS, Feb. 18—Deputy
Prosecutor Johns, who is invest igat
ing the death of the five Rhodes
children, who died several days ago
after having taken small doses of
salts, has announced that he is work
ing on the theory that some one
deliberately placed poison in the
salts with the intention of killing
some member of the family.
FALL APPROVES BIG PLAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18
Secretary of the Interior Fall has
given his approval to the McNary
bill providing for a general land
irrigation and reclamation policy, in
volving the expenditure of three
hundred and fifty million dollars.