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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER/OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JAN. 19. 1922
NUMBER 123
’ FORMER DIPLOMAT NOT SURE OF PACT
SEVERE COLD WAVE IS SWEEPING THE OUTSIDE
' FORMER SOLDIER SAYS SERGEANT BEAT MEN TO DEATH
PROSECUTION IS
■ NOT ON SQUARE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19—The
main topic of conversation today in
the courtroom where Fatty Arbuck
le is on trial, is the testimony ^riv
en yesterday afternoon by Miss Alice
Blake, a witness for the prosecu
tion and a participant in the fatal
St. Francis party.
She declared, when placed on the
witness stand, that she and Zey
Prevost, another witness, had been
detained at home against their will
by an attache of the district attor
ney’s office. Questioned whether
they had been coerced regarding
their testimony, the witness said she
"would rather not state.”
Dr. Edward Castle testified yes
terday that he did not remember
having testified at the first trial
that he had “found bruises on Mi3S
Rappe's arm”. But he swore yester
day that he had found bruises on
both arms. He said that he had
been called to attend the actress
but she was dead before he reached
her.
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CLEVELAND, Jan. 19—Unem
ployment may re averted, ant busi
ness booms and depressions con
trolled by the consolidation of maii
•f sgement in industry, in the jpimcn
of J. Park Channing, chairman of
the waste elimination confmittee of
the American Engineering Council.
Channing addressed the annual
convention of the Association of
General Contractors yesterday on
the subject of efficiency in industry
and pointed out to the delegates
that soft coal mining as an ex?
ample of poorly organized industry.
t being over equipped both as regards
plants and personnel.
FEDERAL OFFICER ON TRIAL
BOSTON, Jan. 19—The Govern
ment has completed the presenta
tion of evidence in the trial of Dis
trict Attorney Joseph Pelitier, who
is accused of misconduct by Attor
ney General Allen. Court has been
adjourned until tomorrow, when the
defense will open.
APPROPRIATION BILL READY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 19—
The house appropriation committee
has reported the annual independent
offices appropriation bill, carrying a
total of 8494,000,000, which is
$180,000,000 more than the appro
priation for the same offices for the
current fiscal year, but $9,000,000
less than the am unt requested by
the budget estimates.
NEGRO ADMITS THEFT
ELKHART, Indiana, Jan. 19
Dan Ingram, a negro truckman, has
confessed to the local authorities
that he stole a mail sack yesterday
■which is alleged to have contained
half a million dollars.
AUDREY CREIGHTON DEAD
PARIS, Jan. 19—Mrs. Thomas
Stewart Ryan, noted American vio
linist, known as Audrey Creighton,
died here today as the result of
taking poison tablets several days
ago.
SUCCESS OF FOUR-POWER PACT
DOUBTFUL FORMER OFFICER SAYS
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QUEBEC, Jan. 19—It has been
estimated by Premier T&scherau
that the profits from the sale of
liquor by the Canadian government
aggregate four million dollars an
nually, and it is pointed out that
this revenue, in a score of years,
will pay off the public debt of Can
ada and, in addition, provide funds
for the maintenance of roads and
the support of educational institu
tions.
FLU BECOMING EPIDEMIC;
SCORE ARE DEAD IN PARIS
PARIS, Jan. 19—Influenza is be
coming epidemic rapidly throughout
France. The disease made i'-s ap
pearance here in December and has
increased steadily since that time,
the climax having been reached on
i Monday, when a considerable num
ber of deaths were reported.
Twenty-four succumbed to the
disease in this city alone yester
day.
PERSHING URGES RETENTION
OF ARMY TRAINING CAMPS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 19—
At a hearing of the house committee
on military affairs yesterday, Gen
eral Pershing urged the retention
on nine training centers, one for
each corps area.
The general also advised the re
tention of a number of special mil
itary camps, of which Camp Lewis
would be the training center.
WILLS DEFEATS LANGFORD
PORTLAND, .fan. Harry
Wills, negro heavyweight, who is
making a try to get a match with
Champion Jack Dempsey, easily de
feated Langford, in a ten round
bout staged in this city last night.
J. Fred Struthers, Interior repre
sentative of the Waechter Bros. Co.,
arrived from Fairbanks yesterday
and left for the coast on the after
noon train. He expects to go as
far as Seward, on a hurried busi
ness trip.
BASEBALL PLANS FORMING;
FANS WILL MEET TUESDAY
In anticipation of the early open
ing of the baseball season, with the
promise of frequent meetings be
tween clubs from Nenana, Fair
banks and towns along the coast
end of the Government railroad,
local enthusiasts have issued a call
for a public meeting, to be held
on next Tuesday evening at the
office of U. S. Commissioner C. D.
; Leckie.
The purpose of the meeting will be
to discuss general plans for the
season and it has been suggested
that it is not too early to select a
manager to expedite the organiza
tion of a team. It is recognized that
Anchorage will have a strong team
i in the field and that it will be im
portant for Nenana to get an early
start to make any kind of a show
ing.
.ill those interested in the organ
ization of a Nenana ball team are
invited to attend the meeting.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 19—
Paul Reinsch, former minister to
China, addressing the Popular Gov
ernment League here last night, said
the wisdom of America entering
the Four-Power pact can be judged
only by the results obtained in dis
posing of the remaining Far East
ern questions.
He asserted that the “enthusiasm”
with which the treaty hab been re
ceived in “certain quarters” should
give warning of the "expectation or
hope” that the United States there
by will “support, or at least con- •
done the oppressive actions or poli
cies of one or the other partner on
the mainland side of Asia".
Will Redefine Policy
The Far Eastern committee of;
the Ams conference has adopted, in j
part, the American proposal to re
define the open door policy for China
and to create an international board
to examine present and furore con
cessions appearing to conflict with■
such a policy.
SEVERE COLD WAVE
SWEEPING COUNTRY
CHICAGO, Jan. 19—A cold wave
bearing snow, has reached the east
ward from the Rocky Mountain dis
trict, leaving in its wake the cold
est weather recorded since 1909.
Washington and Oregon rer rt be
low zero weather and other Western
states are also in the grip of severe
cold.
Temperature Riling
SEATTLE, Jan. 19—The wind is
hauling to the southwest today, with
the result that temperatures are ris
ing. Snow is general throughout
Western Washington.
The temperature yesterday drop
ped to 16 above zero, registering
the coldest weather experienced in
two year?. The entire Northwest
and Rocky Mountain section was
| in the grip of the cold wave and
in Eastern Washington, the temper
atures ranged from 12 to 15 below
zero. Denver reported four below.
Montana cities reported from ten
to 20 below and at Portland, the
temperature fell to 16 above.
Cold At Portland
PORTLAND, Jan. 19—Low tem
peratures continue throughout Ore
gon, with the promise of slight
moderation during the day.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 19—
At a conference of Republican
senators held yesterday, it was de
cided to force early action on the
Allied debt refunding bill and the
soldier bonus measure, ahead of
any other legislation. The refunding
bill will be pressed first and, after
that has been disposed of, action
will be demanded on the bonus
bill.
The bonus measure was given
second place on the program in spite
of the fact that some opposition
to it has developed. Both of the bills
are to be discussed at another con
ference eo be held this afternoon.
It is understood that Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon has not
altered his view that the proposed
bonus legislation should await the
arrival of better industrial condi
; tions.
MAY OPEN NAVAL RADIO
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 19—
The senate naval committee has re
ported favorably on the Poindexter
, bill which would give newspaper
press associations unrestricted use of
naval radio stations for the trans
mission of news. The privilege is
to continue until 1927.
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TRAINMEN HONOR WILSON
CHICAGO, Jan. 19—The railway
employes department of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor has an
nounced a shop crafts union contri
bution of $1,000 for the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation fund, in accord
ance with a resolution adopted by
that branch of the organization.
FEDERAL PROBE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 19—
The federal trade commission has
submitted a report to the United
Senate in which it is charged that
several of the great tobacco com
panies of the country have engaged
in conspiracies with numerous job
bers’ associations to keep the job
bing price of tobaccos higher than
are warranted by existing condi
tions.
Among those named as being con
nected with the alleged conspiracies
are the American Tobacco Company,
the P. Lorrilord Company and the
Myers company.
The report states further that
the P. J. Reynolds Company was
not a party to the conspiracies and
is commended for its opposition to
the holdup.
SOUTHERN FIGHT NIPPED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 19—
The American government has in
tervened in the controversy between
Chili and Peru, involving the exe
cution of the treity .if Ancon. The
two governments have been invited
to send plenepotentiaries to Wash
ington for a conference.
ITALY BURIES UNKNOWN
ROME, Jan. 19—America paid
tribute to the unknown dead of
Italy on Sunday, American soldiers,
who made the trip from Coblenz
last week, forming a composite bat
talion at the burial. Ambassador
Childs delivered the address at the
tomb, in connection with the be
stowal of the Congressional Medal
j of Honor.
GERMANS MAKE
gs™r -
PARIS, Jan. 19—The German
government made a payment of 31,
000,000 gold marks yesterday, it
being the first of a series of pay
ments arranged in accordance with
the decision recently reached by the
Allied reparations commission, pro
viding for such payments every ten
days until the whoie reparations is
sue is decided.
ALABAMA SENATOR SAYS
RESERVE BOARD GRAFTING
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 19
Senator HeflTn. r-f Alabama, ad
dressing the senate yesterday, toob
occasion to attack Governor Harding
and other members of the Federal
Reserve Board, charging that there
was a graft in connection with the
issuance of orders for the estab
lishment of a new district reserve
bank in New York.
The declaration of Senator Hef
flin caused considerable of a sensa
tion among the lawmakers, and the
charges are still the subject of very
general comment today, in Cargre-s
ional circles.
STRIKEBREAKER HANGED
OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. 19—
Jake Brooks, a negro who was put
to work in a local packing plant
when the regular forces quit their
jobs several weeks ago. was found
hanging from the limb of a tree
near this city yesterday morning.
FISHERIES LOSES VETERAN
WASHINGTON’, D. C., Jan. 19
Dr. Hugh M. Smith, commissioner cD
fisheries since 1913. has tendered
his resignation to the department.
He has been with the bureau of fish
eries, for 36 years.
WHOLESALE PRICES REMAIN
STATIONARY SAYS REPORT
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 19—
The general level of wholesale prices
remained stationary through the
months of November and December,
according to announcement made to
day by the bureau of labor statistics.
Foodstuffs, farm products, cloth
ing, chemicals and drugs showed a
declining tendency, while fuel and
building material prices showed a
slight increase.
The general level for December
was 21 per cent lower than the
same month a year ago.
THE POPE IS ILL
LONDON, Jan. 19—Pope Bene
dict, who has been suffering from a
severe cold, with influenza symp
toms, has improved, but absolute
rest and quiet has been prescribed,
according to a Rome dispatch. He
is troubled with persistent coughing
and pains in the head and chest, but
continues in high spirits.
Fred Robinson was a passenger
on the train from Fairbanks yester
day, bound for the ferry at Mile
371. He is on his way to the To
tatlanika country, where he has
some promising oil prospects.
DUN'KIRK. X. Y., Jan. 19—Gev.
Walters, who was attached to th>
Forty-ninth Infantry, stationed at
Camp Merritt, has announced that
he will' appear before the senate
committee which is engaged in in
vestigating: the Watson charges for
the purpose of testifying that he
saw a sergeant hammer two men to
death with a pickaxe, at the ramp
guard house. One of the men \va*
attacked, he says, because he failed
to work fast enough to suit the
sergeant while engaged in scrub
bing the floor with a toothbrush.
Widow Tells of Discovery
Washington, D. C-, Jan. 19—Mr-.
R- H. Griffith, of Washington,
whose husband. Colonel Griffith, wa«
killed in action, told the Watson
committee yesterday that she went
to France in an effort to locate
the body of the colonel. After con
siderable search, she found a hea l
less body, with no identificatio
tag. She informed the committee
that there were no idenuficati
marks on the crosses above the
graves in that particular cemetery.
George Yarborough, of Alabam.i.
described the alleged execution, by
a firing squad, of a white soldier,
about 20'years old. The - execution
he said, took place near Chateau
Thierry, in July, 1918, w.nile the
troops were under heavy shell file
The firing squad was in charge o*'
a major and the witness understood
that the soldier was put to death
for neglect of duty.
T.A. Sinclair, of Oklahoma, test
fied that he witnessed three execu
tions at Issurtille. contradicting we.
department records previously inm
duced and which showed that only
two executions took place at tha'
point.
LONDON REPORT
SAYS DEVALERA
IS ON WARPATH
LONDON, Jan. 19—The Dubl. .
correspondent of the London Times
is authority for the statement that
unrest prevails throughout Southern
Ireland, and he intimates that De
valera and his followers may be e;
gaged in stimulating disturbances.
The correspondent asserts that
the spirit of extreme republicanism
is still aflame in the south, but
that the country, as a whole, will
welcome the efforts of the pro
visional government to restore or
der.
THE PAS REPORTS FL'R SALES
THE PAS. Jan. 19—With more
than a quarter of a million dollar.,'
worth of furs already marketed, it
is expected that northern trapper
will receive probably two million
dollars for the pelts taken by them
this season.
LEINE MAY ATTEND MEET
MOSCOW, Jan. 19—According to
official announcement made here
yesterday, either Lenine or Fcreivn
Minister Tehitcherin will head the
soviet delegation which will go from
Russia to attend the proposed eco
nomic conference to be held at
Genoa.