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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL, 3, 1923
NUMBER 433
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SENATE DEADLOCKED ON FISHERIES BILL
KRUPP WORKERS PROTEST AGAINST SHOOTINGS
VISITING PIONEER DELEGATIONS HOMEWARD BOUND
KRUPP EMPLOYES STRIKE
PROTEST AGAINST FRENCH
BERLIN, April 3—The employes
of the great Krupp works at Essen
began a twenty-four hour strike
today as a protest against the ac
tion of French troops on Saturday
in turning machine guns on a crowd
of Krupp workers, killing eleven
of them and injuring a score of
others. The plant employes abou;
54.00 men. The workers are in an
ugly mood in consequence of the
shooting"* affray and additional
troops have been sent to Essen to
prevent any further disturbances.
BASEBALL SEASON IS OPEN;
COAST LEAGUE IN ACTION
SAN FRANCISCO. April 3—The
Coast League baseball season open
ed today with games in various of
the coast cities. The locals will
meet Vernon here; Sacramento is
playing Portland at Sacramento;
Oakland and Los Angeles clash at
Los Angeles and Seattle meets Salt
Lake at Fresno.
San Francisco, with the same
pitching staff that won the pennant
last year, is confident of repeating
the victory this season, but , the
other teams are considerably strong
er than they were last year as the
result of the acquisition of new
blood. Oldtimers predict a close
race for the pennant.
KLANSMEN ATTEND CHURCH;
LOSE MASKS IN SCRIMMAGE
PITTSBURGH. April 3— S i >
member? of the Ku Klux Klan were
shorn of their masks on Sunday ir
a scrimmage after they had beer
ordered to leave the Bellevue
Methodist Episcopal church by the
pastor. Rev. R. Urmv.
The pastor told the men thej
would not be permitted to remair
in the church unless they removed
their masks and, when they hesitat
ed to comply, ushers rushed upor
them and tore the masks from theii
faces. The men left the church af
ter the scrimmage and hurried awaj
in an automobile.
DAVIS TELLS WOMEN VOTERS
HARDING POOR ADVERTISES
BOSTON. April 3—In an address
delivered before the Woman’s Re
publican club, of this city, Secre
tary of Labor Davis declared yes
terday that President Harding ha;
“not ■bothered his head over-mucl
about politics of 1924.’’
“President Harding,” the secre
retary continued, “is probably the
poorest advertiser in the Unitec
States today. The smallest come)
grover undoubtedly could give hirr
a big handicap and then beat hin
at the game of getting himself sole
to the public. President Hardin?
works at his job and doesn’t tall
about it. He is an indefatigable
worker and accomplishes tremend
ous results.”
HEIRS REACH AGREEMENT
ST. PAUL, April 3—The hein
of Mrs. James J. Hill, widow of the
late railroad builder, have reachec
an agreement on a basis of settle
ment and distribution of the bull
* of the eleven million estate left bj
her_ The probate court will be
asked immediately to approve par
tial distribution.
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BULGARIANS GET LIFE TERM; {
FORMERLY CABINET CHIEFS
SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 3— The
supreme court of Bulgaria has im
posed life imprisonment on six mem
bers of the Radoslavoff cabinet who
held office at the time of Bulgaria's
entry into the World War. The con
: victed men include Radoslavoff. Min
ister of Finance Tontchen, Minister
of Public Instruction Peshef, Min
ister of Agriculture Dincbef, Min
ister of Justice Popoff, Minister of
Public Works Petkoff and eight
. other officials who were given terms
! of varying length.
REPORT SAYS KAISER BILL
IS DESERTED BY HIS WIFE
YORK, Eng., April 3—The cor
I respondent of the Evening News
!says he has learned from “singu
| larly well informed sources” that
the former kaiser and his wife are
' definitely separated as the result of
domestic troubles.
The report says Mrs. Kaiser Bill
recently went to Germany, ostens
ibly to visit the family estate but
in reality to live with her relatives.
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ACTION DELAYED BY WAR:
COMPENSATION LAW FAILS
SAN FRANCISCO. April 3—The
, federal circuit court of appeals has
handed down a decision in which it
] holds that Mrs. May R. Agulam is
not entitled to compensation under
the Alaska workman’s compensation
'act, for the death of her step-son
I in the working? of the Gastinau
; Mining Company for the reason that
jshe failed to file her claim within
i 125 days, as required by the act.
Mrs. Agulam is a resident of
Austria and claims that the war
prevented her from filing her claim
I within the time limit.
GIRL FALLS FOR COMEDIAN;
SEEKS DEATH WHEN LOSES
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| HOLLYWOOD, April 1—A young
; woman giving the name of Mrs.
; Maria Vega, of Mexico City, and
■ who claims she is only 15 years old,
;told the police yesterday that she
had swallowed poison after having
| been ejected from the bedroom of
Charlie Chaplin. Investigation dis
closed the fact that she had become
infatuated writh the comedian as a
result of seeing him on the screen
in Mexico City and had come to
Hollywood to woo him. She has
been ejected from the Chaplin resi
dence frequently during the last
several weeks.
The police suspect the alleged
attempt to commit suicide was a
move to get publicity and an offer
of a position with some movie out
fit
AIRMAN IS PROMOTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 3—
Owen A. Tomlinson, superintendent
of air mail service at Reno, has
. been appointed superintendent of
I Mount Rainier National Park.
JUNEAU. April 3—The first test
of strength on the Foster literacy
bill showed the territorial senate
evenly divided on the measure,
which was appiOved by the house
several days ago. The senators vot
ed four and four on an amendment
offered by Senator Chamberlin pro
viding that the proposed act be
non-effective until such time as it
is validated by Congress. Senator
Dimond shattered the claims of the
opposition that the legislature was
without power to pass such a law,
He made a forceful argument foi
the passage of the bill. Senatoi
Hunt declared that he could see nc
argument against passage except pol
itical expediency which he refused
to countenance, adding that he
would have liked to introduce the
bill himself. Senators Ayer anc
Chamberlin also defended the mea
sure, the latter reading a number
of essays by pupils of the Juneau
High School out of sixty written
all of them favored passage of the
bill.
Final action was delayed when,
by unanimous vote, the senate ad
opted a motion including it on the
daily file. Unless a switch occurs in
the lineup of the bill will fail of
final passage by a tie vote.
Senate Bill No. 3, revising and
codifying the laws relating to mun
icipalities, was made a special or
der of business for Wednesday^
The hearing on the transportation
question will come up on Wednesday
before a joint committee of the
house and senate. Attorney General
Rustgard and General Manager
Knickerbocker, of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, will be the principal
witnesses.
PIONEER MEET ENDS;
DELEGATES LEAVING
The fifteenth annual gathering
! of the Grand Igloo, Pioneers of
Alaska, which was convened in Ne
nana last Thursday, came to a close
late Saturday aternoon, after one
of the most satisfactory sessions
held in recent years, as well as one
of the most largely attended and
represented, all but two of the sub
ordinate igloos being represented
in the deliberations. The first two
days were taken up largely with
the disposal of routine matters, such
as the hearing of committee repons
! discussion of proposed resolutions
and consideration of plans for the
| future, and on Saturday came the
election of grand .officers for the
ensuing year and the selection of
i the meeting place for next year.
All sections of the Territory were
represented at the meeting and the
deliberations were conducted in a
manner reflecting much credit on
' the officers of the grand igloo,
Grand President Joseph Ulmer, of
Ketchikan, presided and there were
; in attendance also several past
grand presidents, including Alvah
Eames, of Seward and T M. Kel
son, of Anchorage, and the follow
ing officers of the grand igloo:
Grand Vice President Steve O’Neil,
! Grand Trustees; Ed C. Austin and
Eric Forss, of Ketchikan, and Grand
Chaplain Rev. S. Hall Young. Oth
ers in attendance as delegates were
Mrs. T. M. Nelson of Anchorage;
Mrs. Alvah Eames, Seward; Mrs.
Helen M. Lynch, Anchorage; Mrs.
L_ R. Gillette and Mrs. G. C. Moody
of Fairbanks; Harper Workman and
Joe Wooll, of Wiseman; Captain
;J. C. Cunningham, George C. Moody
and R. C. Rothenberg, of Fairbanks;
George J. Love and Sam Ankeney,
of Valdez; J. C. McCain, Anchorage;
F. Harris, Cordova; Past President
Joe O’Connor, President R. C. Mor
ris, Vice President R. G. South
! worth and Charles Swanson.
| Among the resolutions approved
at the ession was one extending an
invitaeion to President Harding to
visit Alaska; another, which appears
below in full, set forth the attitude
of the Pioneers on the fisheries
question; another expressed appre
ciation of the courtesies -shown the
delegation by offcials of the Alaska
Railroad, and another praised the lo
cal igloo for the splendid manner in
which the visitors were received and
entertained during their stay in
Nenana. The entire proceedings of
convention will be published in the
May number of The Pathfinder of
Alaska, which will be in the nature
of a special Nenana edition. ,
New Grand Officer*
The election of grand igloo of
ficers for the ensuing year was ac
complished without a single con
test, all of them being chosen by
unanimous vote of the meeting, as
follows; R- G. Southworth, grand
president; R. C. Morris grand first
vice president; R. C. Rothenberg
grand second vice president; Alfred
J. Ghezzi, grand secretary; Joseph
O’Connor, grand treasurer; Rev.
S Hall Young, (re-elected) grand
chaplain; George J. Love, grand
historian; J. C. McCain, Anchorage,
Fred M. Ayre, Nome, Harry Davis
Nenana, grand trustees, Charles
Swanson, grand sergeant at arms.
To Meet At Fairbanks
Four cities were nominated for the
next convention, the list including
Fairbanks, Cordova, Valdez and Jun
eau. Fairbanks tvas chosen on the
second ballot, with Cordova a close
second. The date of the convention
was set for March 27. 1924.
Memorial On Sunday
As a concluding feature of the
grand igloo gathering, special mem
orial services were held on Sunday
at the Coliseum theater, with a large
number of Pioneers and others in
attendance. The service was conduc
ted by Past President Joseph Ulmer
of Ketchikan, assisted by Past Grand
President Alvah Eames and Grand
Chaplain S. Hall Young. The cer
' emonial was very complete and im
pressive, consisting chiefly of the
roll call of those who died during
the year, and the recording of brief
; eulogies by representatives of the
' various igloos.
Who Th« Visitor* Are
Past Grand President Joseph Ul
mer. who presided over the session,
; is a prominent resident of Ketchi
kan. where he is engaged in mine
. engineering and general develop
ment work.
Past Grand President Alvah
Eames and Mrs. Eames are residents
of Seward, where Mr Eames offici
ates as chief mail clerk and postof
fice inspector.
Past Grand President and Mrs.
T. M. Nelson and Grand Trustee
J. C. McCain are pioneer residents
. of Anchorage.
i Grand Historian George J. Love
: and Sam Ankenev home port is in
i Valdez. Mr. Ankenev is attached
jto the Alaska Road Commission and
TIr. Love is a member of the legal
fraternity and manager of The
Pathfinder of Alaska, official publi
cation of the Pioners of Alaska,
j Ed C. Austin and Captain Eric
Fors? hail from Ketchikan. The for
j mer is interested in mining and the
i latter i.- a retired caoneryman.
Mrs. Helen M. Lynch is field
I representatives of The Pathfinder
Rev. S. Hall Young, grand chap
lain, needs no introduction. He has
been in Alaska nearly half a century
; and is more widely known probably
| than any other man In the Terri
tory'- He is head of the Presbyterian
church in Alaska.
Harper Workman and Joe Wooll
who represented Wiseman Igloo at
the meeting, are oldtimers of the
Koyukuk district, where they are
engaged in mining.
The delegates from Fairbanks,
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Moody,
Mrs. L. R. Gillette, Captain J. M.
i Cunningham and R. C. Rothenburg
are well know'n residents of the
, Fairbanks district and are prom
inently identified with Pioneer work
jin that district
The Fisheries Resolution
Whereas in the matter of the
Fisheries Problem, herein Alaska
and the controversy over the proper
regulation of the salmon industry.
The matter has been fullv discus
> sed by the Officers and Delegates at
the annual convention of the Grand
Igloo Pioneers of Alaska, held at
1 Xenana, Alaska, with the result that
j certain points are fully agreed up
1 on and are accepted as facts be
! yond any question by this Grand
i Igloo Pioneers of Alaska.
I First that the salmon streams of
j Alaska have been and are being over
fished, that serious depletion has
, already taken place and will con
tinue under our present laws ap
plicable namely the laws of 1906,
and that under some other remedy
as provided soon this great indus
try is in danger of extinction.
Second, that the reservation
system creating reserves by pro
clamation, by the president, we be
lieve is wrong in principle as ail
emergency measure, we believe
there are two courses to persue,
either of which would remedy the
situation
First the placing of the control
of the fisheries in the hands' of
Alaskans, by amending the organic
act of Alaska and extending such
powers to our territorial legisla
ture or. Second, such an act of
Congress direct covering this whole
matter with suph safe guards as
would insure the release and pro
tection of ample fish to restock ou:
, now depleted streams and to per
petuate this great industry. We de
j sire to call to the attention of the
Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Her
bert Hoover, in whom, we have
1 great confidence the serious charges
j now being made by our delegate in
, Congress against certain member
; of the Bureau of Fisherie-. Tending
1 to create doubt and misunderstand
ing among the citizensb’p this we
believe is regretable and -hould be
cleared up at an early date, for the
: best interest of all c< neerned. The
Prime and controlling interest of
the Pioneers of Alaska as an or
ganization is in the safeguarding
and protection of this great industry
. from destruction, and s purely ec
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onomic.
E. C. AUSTIN, Ketchikan
J. M. CUNNINGHAM. Fairbanks
COAST GUARD MAKES PLANS
FOR SEASON IN THE NORTH
SEATTLE, April 3—The Coast
j Guard cutter Haida, which has been
assigned to Bering: sea waters, will
reach Unalaska the latter part of
, this month and will then stand by
^ off the Bering sea side of Unimak
! pass to assist the cannery fleets
| Captain D. C. Carmine Hitsore, in
; charge of the California district.
. will have charge of Bering sea and
j Arctic water patrols this season and
' will sail for Unalaska, his future
headquarter^ within the next week
or so.
The cutter Bear will go North
j again this season, being -chedule i
to sail from Seattle about the mid
dle of May, for patrol duty in the
i vicinity of Nome. The cutter Unalga
probably will be assigned to the dis
trict extending from Dixon entrance
to Cook inlet and westward to Kodi
' ak.
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ROBBERS BLOW SAFE OPEN,
ESCAPE WITH LARGE HAUL
I DETROIT. April 3—Between fif
teen and tw-enty thousand dollar
was obtained by robbers last night
when they blew the safe in a large
shoe store on one of the principal
business streets of this city. The
robbery was not discovered until to
day, long after the robbers had de
; parted with their loot.
JURYMEN ARE INDICTED
WAUKEGAN. 111., April 3—J. E.
Fields, a member of the jury which
tried Governor Small last year, and
two other persons have been indicted
as a result of a grand jury investi
gation of charges that the jury was
tampered with.