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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
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NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 24. IP":
NUMBER 21
EUROPEANS DIE IN OUTBREAK IN EGYPT
ALASKANS AT WASHINGTON HALT IN DEADLOCK
STEAMSHIP OWNERS REJECT OFFERS OF SETTLEMENT
AIASKANS AT WASHINGTON
PICK PERKINS FOR PLACE
SEATTLE, May 23—The Post-In
telligencer received a report from its
Washington correspondent yesterday
in which it was announced that the
committee of Alaskans in the capital
met on Saturday night and indorsed
Col. William T. Perkins, of Seattle,
> for the governorship of Alaska. The
indorsement came at the end of a
series of conferences called for the
purpose of considering the Alaska
situation.
A committee composed of D. E.
Stubbs and John Steele was appoint
ed to present the indorsement to
Secretary of the Interior Fall.
Notwithstanding the action of the
* Alaskan committee, Delegate Dan
Sutherland continues to insist that
the appointment should go to an
Alaskan. He was not a party to the
Perkins indorsement.
Among the Alaskans now In the
city who were not present at the
conferences were National Com
mitteeman McBride, George C. Haze
let, Thos. A. Marquam and James
^ Wickersham, who is still an active
candidate for appointment, with the
support of Delegate Sutherland.
The McBride faction is reported
to have a slate for all the Alaska
patronage, and this, it is feared,
will have the effect of complicating
matters, insofar as he is concerned
as national committeeman.
The Gaustad Report
FAIRBANKS, May 23—The fol
lowing report was received by the
News-Miner on Saturday from O. P.
Gaustad, who is in Washington in
the interests of his candidacy for
appointment of United States Mar
shall of the Fourth division:
“Thirteen Alaskans in Washington
who are disgusted with the long de
lay in the appointment of a govern
or for Alaska, held a meeting here
on Thursday, organizing with a
chairman and secretary, and appoint
ed a committee to invite George C.
Hazelet, candidate for governor, J.
C. McBride, national committeeman,
and Thos. A. Marquam, candidate
for district judge of the Fourth
division, to attend a meeting to be
held on Thursday evening. The three
gentlemen failed to appear in re
sponse to the invitation and the
meeting was adjourned.
On Friday night another invitation
was extended, but w’ith no response.
The object of the meeting was to
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agree on an Alaska candidate for
governor, it having been intimated
that if the delegate and the national
committeeman would agree on a
suitable, strong Alaskan, the ad
ministration would appoint him.
It was the unanimous opinion of
the meeting that Delegate Suther
land should accept the appointment,
but he refused absolutely. The fol
lowing four names were submitted
to National Committeeman McBride
as satisfactory to the delegate for
appointment as governor: Ira D.
Orton, of Nome and Seattle; Reck
and Devighne, of Juneau; Bronson,
of Wrangell.
McBride has submitted the fol
lowing slate to the department:
Governor—Charles Goldstein, of
Juneau.
Surveyor General—Tripp
Collector of Customs—McBride
Judge, First Division—E. E. Ritch
ie.
Marshal—Carter.
District Attorney—Grover Winn
Judge, Second Division—Lowman.
Marshal-—Coombs.
District Attorney—W. H. Harri
son.
Judge, Third Division—Arthur £•
Frame.
Marshal—Harvey Sullivan.
District Attorney—Coppernoll
i Judge, Fourth Division—Thos. A.
Marquam.
| Marshal—Charles Beam.
District Attorney—Guy B. Erwin.
The telegram says that a final
meeting was to have been held on
Saturday night for the purpose of
reaching a decision on the governor
ship, and that National Committee
man McBride showed no disposition
to cooperate with the committeemen
HARDING SAYS GOVERNMENT
MUST GET ON SOLID BASIS
NEW YORK, May 24—In an ad
dress delivered here yesterday at a
luncheon given by the Acadamy of
Political Science, President Harding
reaffirmed the purpose of the admin
istration to place the Government
on a sound business basis, even at
the cost of offending a "certain
class of politicians.”
The President said the task, to be
successfully completed, must be fac
ed with “determined, stony-hearted
devotion to the public interest”
without a trace of sympathy for tihe
office-holder whose only excuse for
drawing a salary is that he needs
the money.
TREASURER KILLS HIMSELF;
SHORTAGE IS SUSPECTED
SEATTLE, May 24-^John F.
Hemeway, assistant treasurer of the
Union Savings^ and Loan Association,
Committed suicide yesterday, and the
suspicion is abroad that his act was
prompted by a shortage in his ac
counts. State officials are now en
gaged in making an investigation of
the affairs of the institution to as
certain if a shortage exists.
Hemeway was 53 years of age.
LONDON, May 24—Advices re
ceived in this city yesterday froir
Cairo state an uprising of native:
has occurred at Alexandria and thai
Many Europeans have been killed
The reports state that there an
many dead in the streets. One repori
says that two Europeans were cap
tured by the natives and burned ir
the street, their clothing havinp
been drenched with gasoline.
Murder Started Trouble
ALEXANDRIA, May 24—The up
rising which occurred here on Sun
day was started by a Greek whc
killed a native. The murder was fol
lowed by a general assault upon
Europeans and many were killed
and wounded. An official statement
issued yesterday placed the number
1 of dead at 25, with 130 injured.
A number of those killed by the
natives were burned to death in
their homes.
Quiet Restored Today
CAIRO, May 24—Reports which
have reached this city today from
Alexandria state that order has been
;
i restored there, and it is believed
1 that there will be no further dis
| orders.
RUSSIA SWEPT BY PLAGUE;
MORTALITY IS VERY HIGH
NEW YORK, May 24—More than
eight million cases of typhus have
been reported in Soviet Russia with
a mortality as high as fifty per cent
in some communities, says a report
by Dr. Harry Plotz, of this city,
head of a Jewish medical unit oper
ating in Poland, just made public
by the American Jewish Relief Com
mittee.
In addition to typhus, the report
states that Russia has been swept
by cholera during the last two
years. In Petrograd there was a total
of twelve thousand cases, with a
mortality of forty per cent, and
cholera has broken out in some
parts of Poland after the entry’ of
Russian refugees. -
The report deals particularly with
health conditions in Poland which, it
declares, to be “still distressing."
Plans are outlined for the re-estab
lishing of public baths throughout
the country.
BOISE POLO TEAM WINS
BOISE, May 24—The Boise polo
team won the Northwest champion
ship here yesterday, defeating the
Fourth Army division team, of
Camp Lewis by a score of 6 to 5.
WHOLESALE PRICES LOWER;
RETAILERS WON’T LET GO
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24—The
federa 1 reserve board for the
Twelfth Federal Reserve district
has issued a statement in which it
is shown that wholesale prices in
all lines are lower than they were
a year ago, but retail prices con
tinue high for the reason that re
tailers have not yet cleared their
shelves of high-priced goods, pur
chased last year. The present buy
ing by retailers is merely sufficient
to meet day to day needs.
The retailers report sales declin
ing in value, but increasing in
volume.
MME. CURIE GETS DEGREES
PHILADELPHIA, May 24—Mme.
Curie has been given the honorary
degrees of LL. D., of the University
of Pennsylvania, and M. D., of the
Women’s Medical College. The re
cipient of the honors is ill at Wash
ington and her daughter Irene re
ceived them for her.
I CARPENTIER GETTING BUSY;
PERFORMS FOR PUBLICITY
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! MANHASSETT, May 24—Georges
Carpentier has begun his real ring
! work in preparation for his meet
, ing with Dempsey on July 2. His
I morning workout was not cliseloseil
to the public gaze, but this after
| noon he appeared with one of his
' sparring partners for the benefit
■ of a number of newspapermen, who
| came to gather material for their
1 sporting pages.
Dempsey Resumes Training
! ATLANTIC CITY, May 24—Jack
i Dempsey resumed training yesterday
| after a brief layoff and will go in
: now for real ring work. His camp
; has been joined by Larry Williams,
of Bridgeport, 'who will take the
place of Jack Clifford, who quit
; after six days work. The pace was
too fast for Clifford, who went out
for the count once during the week
and finished his engagement badly
punished.
—
i Dempsey has made rapid progress
with his training and it is his plan
to take one week of absolute rest,
beginning on the first of June. He
is training especially for speed.
The development of speed and
J cunning are the chief factors in the
; training of Carpentier. He is said
' to be in better condition and tough
I er than ever before in his career.
! He weighs 172% pounds.
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DYNAMITERS INDICTED
I CHICAGO, May 24—Two men
; who were arrested last week in
connection with Labor Day dyna
miting, have been indicted by the
grand jury.
MORE MONEY TO FIGHT J. B.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 24—
The lower house of Congress has
voted a $200,000 deficiency appro
priation to carry on the work of
prohibition enforcement until the
end of the fiscal year.
PILOT UPSON WINS
BIRMINGHAM, May' 24—Pilot
Ralph Upson carried off the honors
yesterday in the national balloon
elimination race. He landed his bal
loon in Virginia, while the other
eight contestants landed in Tennes
see.
Seaaaa, VHm Balia and Siren «Ht
PRISONERS ESCAPE
EVERETT, May 24—Four prison
ers. including Joe James and J. B.
White, life termers, escaped from the
county jail on Sunday night by
sawing through the ceiling of the
steel tank where they were con
fined . They are still at large, all
efforts to apprehend them having
failed.
TARIFF MEASURE APPROVED;
NOW GOES TO PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D C., May 24 -
The lower house of Congress has
adopted the conference report on
the emergency tariff measure, al
ready approved by the senate, and
the bill has been sent to the White
House for the approval of the Presi
dent.
The work of preparing the per
manent tariff bill is well under
j way and the consideration of this
I question will constitute the big
i work of the present session of
Congress.
BLAIR UP THURSDAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 24—
I The members of the senate have
agreed to vote on the question of
! confirming David Blair, as com
i
missioner of internal revenue, on
Thursday of this week. The nomin
ation has been hanging fire for
several weeks, delay in action hav
ing resulted from opposition from
several members of Congress.
ALAMEDA LOSES PLUM
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 24—
The senate has struck from the naval
appropriation bill the provision for
a new fleet base at Alameda, Cal.
PRESIDENT HONORS DEAD
ARRIVED FROM EUROPE
NEW YORK. May 24—With eyes
brimming with tears and voice husky,
• President Harding yesterday laid a
j wreath on the coffin "of the first
' Americann to die on German soil.
The occasion was the funeral cere
monies arranged for 5,000 American
soldiers, whose bodies had just ar
rived from Europe. The coffiins
stretched out in long rows on the
army piers at Hoboken.
As the President laid the wreath
on the coffiin, he said: “One hun
dred thousand • sorrows are touch
ing my heart. It must not be again.
Gpd grant that it will not be.”
Mrs. Harding attended the cere
monies with the President, and wept
softly throughout.
THIRD MATE IS CLEARED
SEATTLE, May 24—It has been
officially announced that the charges
against Arne Hage, third mate of
the wrecked steamer Governor, in
connection with the sinking of the
vessel on April 1, have been dis
missed and the mate exonerated.
Special Disbursing Officer Fred
Knowlton came in from Healy on
yesterday’s train.
SHIP OWNERS REJECT PLAN
FOR STRIKE SETTLEMEN T
NEW YORK, May 24—The wage
and executive committees of the
Steamship Owners Association have
rejected the strike settlement plan
suggested by Secretary of Labor
. Davis, which was approved on Sat
; urday by the Engineers Beneficial
! Association and the Shipping board.
Sailors Object Also
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24—The
unions embracing the ship crew
workers who are on strike here,
: have decided, without even the
■ formality of a meeting or a vote,
to reject the compromise offer of
i settlement tentatively agreed upon
. by Secretary Davis and the Engi
neers association.
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Returning To Normal
SEATTLE, May 24—The Pacific
Steamship Company has issued a
statement in which it claims "con
ditions are rapidly returning to
normal. We expect before long to
return more ships to the California
run and the City of Seattle will re
turn to the Alaska route next Sat
urday. carrying food supplies anil
passengers.”
Sailors Under Arrest
LOS ANGELES. May 24—Seven
alleged marine strikers were placed
under arrest here yesterday, follow
ing an attack upon the non-union
crew of the steamship Queen.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., May 24—
W\ L. Marvin, secretary of the
Steamship Owners Association, says
in a statement issued this after
noon, that the owners might have
signed an agreement with the work
ers on the first of May, but they
i cannot see their way clear now to
1 do so. The statement was made at
a conference with Secretaries Davis
and Hoover and members of the
Shipping Board.
Another Vessel Sails
| SAN FRANCISCO, May 24—The
liner Creole State sailed for the
Far East today, manned by a non
; union, crew. The Creole is the
: second Shipping Board vessel to
clear from this port since the com
mencement of the strike.
Dr. and Mi’s. J. R. Bowen return
| ed from Fairbanks today.
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