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THE NENANA NEWS
- VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DEC. 29, 1921
NUMBER 1)2
FRENCH DELEGATES REJECT SUB RATIO
QUESTIONABLE ALASKA LEGISLATION IS TABLED
BRITISH GOVERNMENT" STANDS” FIRM; IRISH WEAKEN
- GOVERNMENT IS
. THRU DICKERING
LONDON', Dec. 29—P remier
Lloyd George has issued a state
ment in 'which he announces that
the British government has gone
the utmost limit in framing the
Irish treaty, and that it is impos
sible to reopen negotiations or enter
into further discussion with Irish
leaders.
A Dublin Central News dispatch
w’ says it has been learned from a re
liable source that at a secret meet
ing of Dail Eireann leaders, a com
promise -was reached which insures
the ratification of the treaty.
BELFAST, Dec. 29—A conven
tion of Sinn Fein clubs, represent
ing North Donegal, has adopted reso
lutions unanimously urging Dail
Eireann members to support the
Irish treaty.
The resolution advances the argu
ment that failure to support the
treaty would constitute betrayal of
the best interests of Ireland.
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PERSONAL
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Roa dm aster Tom Blakey made a
trip out the line south of town yes
terday, on a tour of inspection.
Ben Williams, well known oldtim
er of Nenana, who has been work
ing on the coast end of the Gov
ernment railroad during the past
year, arrived in Nenana on Sun
day. He is registered at the Cooney.
Ed Jem, well known oldtimer of
this district, arrived in town on
Chri3tmas Eve from his camp in
die Kantishna hills. A huge beard,
flowing mustaches and long hair
effectively disguised him. so com
pletely that even his closest friends
* were unable to recognize him. A
visit to the barber soon brought
about a transformation, however.
Game Warden J. M. Burrows,
who arrived in town on Christmas
from the Kantishna country, left
i for Fairbanks today on a brief busi
ness trip. i
George McFaley was among to
day’s arrivals from out the line.
Prof, and Mrs. A. B. Phillips went
to Fairbanks today for a short
visit.
R. S. Donaldson returned to the
Canyon district yesterday, after a
visit of several days in town. He
reports that the Heady River Coal
Corporation, of which he is manager
p is now delivering about 100 tons
of coal daily at Healy, taken from
the big seam on Healy river.
According to recent arrivals from
I Anchorage, Ed Lafcerty, well known
oldtimer of the Interior, was re
cently admitted to the Anchorage
hospital with his hands and feet
severely frozen. He was Itaken to
Anchorage from Talkeetna, but ft
is not known how the accident oc
curred.
Paddy Breen arrived from the
Canyon district on todays train.
All persons having bills against
the Bachelors’ Christmas Tree en
tertainment are requested to pre
sent same to the committee without
delay. .
CONFERENCE UNABLE TO AGREE;
AMERICANS SUBMIT NEW PLAN
AND LAY PLANS
NEW YORK, Dec. 29—Women
from all parts of the United States
gathered at a luncheon in this city
yesterday for the purpo.-e of com
memorating the birthday of former
President Wilson and celebrating the
firs*: anniversary of the plan to
honor him through the creation of
a permanent foundation.
Observes Day Quietly
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 29
Former President Wilson quietly ob
served his 65th birthday here yes
terday. There tvas no deviation frtjfr^
the daily routine, but the day was
brightened by the receipt of many
cablegrams, letters and telegrams
containing greetings. Several inti
mate friends called during the day
:o pay their respects.
HIGHBROWS SEPARATE;
WILL DIVIDE PROPERTY
CHICAGO, Dec. 29—Mrs. Edith
McCormick, daughter of John D.
Rockefeller, has been granted a di
vorce from Harold F. McCormick,
president of the International Har
vester Company. The action alleged
desertion, which the husband admit
ted in his answer to the complaint.
No provision was made for ali
mony, but Clarence Darrow, coun
sel for Mrs. McCormick, is authori
ty for the statement that a private
agreement has been reached regard
ing the division of the property.
WYOMING DRYS MAKE RAID
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Dec. 29—
Federal prohibition agents “wooped
down on this community today and
fathered in 40 alleged violators of
the national dry law. The raid also
resulted in the confiscation of over
C,000 gallons of liquor and more
than a score of stills.
BANDITS ROB MESSENGER
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 29—Two
bandits held up and wounded an
express messenger on a Missouri
Pacific passenger train yesterday
and escaped with express packages
of undetermined value. The train
was enroute from Joplin at the
time of the robbery.
SUTHERLAND WILL BE IN RACE
SEATTLE, Dec. 29—Charles E.
Herron, Anchorage publisher, who
has just arrived here from the East,
says that Delegate Dan Sutherland
authorized him to announce that he
would again be a candidate for the
Republican nomination for delegate
in the April primaries.
REFORMERS IN MAJORITY
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.. Dec. 29—
The citizens of this city have vot
ed, 6,000 to 3, in favor of a Blue
Law Sunday, with all places of
amusement closed.
CHICAGO DADS VOTE WET
CHICAGO, Dec. 29—The Chicago
city council has voted, 51 to 6,
in favor of a revision of the state
and national prohibition laws so as
to permit the sale of “wholesome
beer and light wines".
! WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 29—
j At yesterday’s session of the Arms
; conference, France again presented
her claim for a submarine tonnage
approximately thrice that provided
| for by the American plan submitted
j several days ago.
As a result of the French pro
{ nouncement, hope for agreement on
! the submarine question is said to
1 have been virtually abandoned.
Delegates say that the demand of
France for 90,000 tons has closed
the door, through a flat rejection
| of the American plan.
Casting aside the policy of har
monizing the views on submarine
tonnage, the American delegation
has proposed a new plan to limit
the size of submarines and other
auziliary craft to 10,000 tons.
It is understood that the British
and Japanese delegations have made
a statement to the effect hat. in
vie-* of the French stand, they feel
compelled to reserve action on the
tonnage ration of auxiliary craft
allotted under the American plan.
The Italian spokesman expressed
regret that France had not seen
her way clear to accept a smaller
tonnage. The Japanese delegates al
so agreed that the French demands
could not be sanctioned under the
American proposal.
HUNGRY SLAVS EAT
BODIES OF PERISHED
' RIGA. Dec. 29—The first official
report of cannibalism in the Rus
sian famine districts was received
by the All Russian congress today,
the information statins than the
starving villagers of Hamjcovesky
i have been reduced to the extremity
of sustaining life by eating the
bodies of their dead.
BRAK1E FRUSTRATES HOLDUP
J HAWARDEN, la., Dec. 29—The
( attempt of a lone bandit to hold up
ia northbound C. >!. & S. P. pas
senger train this morning was frus
trated by the brakeman. who grap
pled with the bandit after he had
accumulated considerable loot and
forced him to beat a hasny retreat.
All of the loot was recovered.
FREDERICK RADER PASSES
—
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29—Fred
erick Rader, for 12 years directing
head of the Department of Agri
culture experiment station at Mata
nuska. died here yesterday, aged
49 years.
MOOSE PRIZES ATTRACTING
MUCH FAVORABLE NOTICE
i The beautiful prizes to be award
' ed at the fourth annual masquerade
of the local Moose lodge, to be
held at Union hall on Saturday
‘ night, are on display at the Taylor
Jewelry store and are attracting
I much attention, the gifts being the
i best ever selected for such an oe
jcasion in Nenana.
The Moose announce that every
] tiling is in readiness for the big af
fair, down to the last detail, and
if the advance sale of tickets may
be taken as an indication, there will
be a record-breaking crowd on hand
to enjoy the fun—apd a very large
proportion of them will go in cos
tume. In fact, there is reason to
believe there will be many new and
original costumes in evidence.
Music for the dance will be pro
vided by a four-piece orchestra and
there will be committees on hand
to see that all have a good time.
Marshal Bert Stevens has wired
the headquarters office that Frank
Fox was fined $300 and costs at
McGrath this week for violation of
the dry law. The marshal is leaving
thte Kuskokwim this week for Fair
banks and should arrive here about
the middle of January.
The report also states that steps
have been taken to prevent further
resort to such practices, guards hav
ing been placed over the bodies t>T"
famine victims until such time as
they can be buried. The bodies of
most of the dead are in such con
dition that eating' is impossible.
BOMBS KILL TWO
LISBON. Dec. 29—Two are dead
and five wounded as the result of
the explosion of bombs which were
being transferred to a building be
longing to the Lisbon Confedera
tion of Labor. Several persons have
been placed under arrest, pending
an investigation.
BANDITS STEAL WHISKY
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Dec. 29—A
gang of 25 bandits stormed the Blue
Ribbon distillery yesterday and, af
ter locking the five guards in the
office, made their escape with bond
ed whisky valued at $30,000.
MOOSE LODC.E GROWING
Two more r.ar. - ■ r- .id L*d *o
the members i • u roll of .. Vnana
Lodge, No. 1193, Loyal Order of
Moose, at a fairly largely attended
meeting held at the home of the
organization last night. Gaylord
Peterson was initiated into the mys
teries of the order, and R. G. South
worth was admitted by transfer.
The business meeting was follow
ed by one of those social sessions
for which (the Moose are famous,
and during which final plans were
discussed for the annual masquerade
to be held at Union hall on New
Year’s Eve.
EARLY SHOW SATURDAY
The management of the Coliseum
announces that the show on Satur
day night will start at 7:30 instead
of eight o’clock. The change is made
in order that the show may not in
terfere with the Moose masquerade,
which will be held at Union ha’l
on that night.
Ben Volkman, manager and one
of the woners of the Yukon saw
mill, at Dawson, has arranged to
establish a sawmill at the mouth of
Duncan Creek, ten miles from the
foot of Keno Hill, next spring. The
mill was shipped from Dawson to
Mayo on one of the last boats last
fall and will be moved to the mill
site before the snow goes in the
spring.
GOVERNOR HELD
FOR 1RIAL FOR
LOOTING STATE
WAUKEGAN, 111., Dec. 29
Judge Edward Lake, of the county
superior court, rendered a decision
today in which he upholds the in
dio.ment charging Governor- Len
Small with the embezzlement of
half a million dollars of state funds.
The decision also sustains nine of
the 13 counts against Lieut. Gov.
Fred Sterling and Vernon Curtis,
banker, charging them with conspir
acy and operating a confidence game
involving two million dollars be
longing to the state.
The court has ordered the gov
ernor placed on trial on January
ninth.
The court quashed one indict
ment charging the defendants with
•he embezzlement of $700,000, and
three counts of another indictment
charging conspiracy and the opera
tion of a confidence game.
The three men were placed under
arrest se era! months ago. following
their ind. 'merit by the county grand
jury."
STUBBS IN LIMELIGHT
TACOMA, Dec, 27—Maud Moore
Stubb, who was recently acquitted
on a murder charge at Knoxville.
* in hiding today, after having had
her husband placed under arrest on
a white slavery charge. She alleged
in her complaint that when she re
turned home from her trial, she
found another woman installed in
her place. When Stubb was placed
under arrest, his only comment was:
‘ This is gratitude for you.” By way
of explanation he said that he had
put up the money which had enabled
Mrs. Slrubb to conduct her defense.
TUBERCULOSl\ DECREASING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 29—
The census bureau has published a
statement in which it is shown that
deaths resulting from tuberculosis
last year, in the United States,
totaled 122.000, which is a reduc
tion of 10,000 from the previou
year.
PISTOL ROW FATAL TO THREE
LONDON, Ky.( Dec. 29—Three
men are dead and two seriously
wounded as a result of a pistol
battle which occurred yesterday at
Portersburg, in Clay county. The
shooting is believed to have been
the culmination of a feud of long
standing.
DRYS SEIZE SCHOONER
BOSTON, Dec. 29—The coast
guard cutter Acquissnet seized the
British schooner Golden West to
day on the grounds of violation of
the federal prohibition laws. The
schooner was loaded with alcohol
and case liquor and was at anchor
outside the port. The boat is said
to be owned by a former Boston
bartender.
FORMER GOVERNOR DIES
RALEIGH, K C., Dec. 29—For
mer Governor Thomas W. Bickett
died yesterday morning, following
a stroke of paralysis the previous
evening.
LATEST REPORT
SEATTLE, Dec. 29—The Seattle
Times printed the following today,
under a Washington date: ‘'Senator
Harry New, following a long talk
with President Harding, informed
the Times correspondent that no at
tempt would be made at this sess.on
of Congress, to press legislation for
the reorganization of the federal
agencies having to do with the gov
ernment of Alaska.
“The senate committee on terri
tories plans to suspend its hearings
on pending bills, action having been
deferred by agreement with Presi
dent Harding and Seer* nary Pal!
and Senator New until they can
visit Alaska next summer for the
purpose of investigating the needs
of the territory.
“The trip will serve to center
public attention on Alaska to a
greater extent than has been pos
sible heretofore.”
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A. Nelson, hydraulic man who is
a recent arrival in town, says he
expects a big season next year. He
predicts that lowered prices on pro
visions will prove a big help to min
ing men throughout the district.
Tom Gibson made a trip out the
tra 1 this week with supplies for thn
Shaw Creek district.- lie top.nts th
trail in fair condition for autos at
' present but -ays more sonw will
make going somewhat uncomfortable
He made the trip with on - of ni~
big trucks.
This has been a prosperous »nd
lively Christmas for the old tcv.i
The hotels and rooming houses are
filled, restaurants are busy all the
time and businessmen are astonish
ed at the way their holiday goods,
very recently received, have \ an
ished. It is generally conceded tha'
this has been the best Christmas
.experienced 'in years and the ur
usual activity is attributed to th ■
mildness of the weather and the ad
vent of the Government railroad.
The Abe McKinnon road re pad
gang, which has been putting thy
Tolovana trail in shape for travel,
returned to town yesterday, afte
an absence of about a month. A
number of bridges were constructed
and other repairs made, and the
trail is now in better condition for
travel than for several years.
The dance given by the L'rsa
Major society of the local high
school, at Masonic hall last night,
was a great social success, the affair
being very largely attended by the
young people of the town, and con
ducted in a manner that resulted in
much enjoyment. A luncheon -was
served during the course of the
evening.
The old town is showing signs of
speed these days. The Northern
Commercial Company will begin the
new year under the management of
new owners, the Pioneer hotel has
a new man in charge of the pool
hall and soft drink end of the
establishment, a new restaurant on
Garden Island, the new flour mill
in full operation and the purchase
of a business lot on Front street
by Alex Simson, on which he will
erect a business block probably in
the spring.