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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1922
NUMBER 239
• LABOR UNIONS URGE NATIONAL STRIKE
BRO THERHOOD LEADERS FAIL IN_ PEA CE EFFOR TS
ANTHRACITE COAL CONFERENCE ENDS IN DEADLOCK
ANTHRACITE CONFERENCE
ADJOURNS WITHOUT ACTION
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24—The
negotiations which were expected to
bring peace to the anthracite coal
mining regions, were broken oil
abruptly yesterday. The conference
of operators and miners, following
a deadlock, adjourned to meet at
an indefinite date.
Each side is blaming the other
for failure to reach an agreement.
Operators Boost Prices
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 24—Follow
ing the adoption of an agreement
» for the resumption of mining, presi
dents of Central Illinois field an
nounced an advance in the price of
coal at the mine to $1.25 a ton.
Tfie action of the operators is
characterized by the miners’ repre
sentatives as profiteering and legal
ized robbery.
Washington Miners Confer
SEATTLE. Aug. 24—Mine union
officials and representatives of the
Washington Coal Operators associa
tion have begun negotiations with a
view to a, resumption of mining in
this state, on the basis of the Cleve
land agreement.
ARMY BOARD WHITEWASHES
OFFICER SHOT IN OKLAHOMA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24
Secretary of War W’eeks has made
public the report of the special
army board which investigated the
shooting of Lieut. Col. Paul Beck
last April at Oklahoma City by
Judge Jean Day- The report says
that Beck died “in line of duty”.
It was generally reported at the
time of the shooting that Day had
shot the officer for insulting Mrs.
Day.
The report of trie army board
will be turned over to the attorney
general of Oklahoma.
IDAHO DEMOCRATS READY
TO ADOPT PRIMARY PLAN
PAILEY. Idaho, Aug. 24—T h e
* platform of the Idaho Democrats,
adopted at the state convention in
session here this week, aSvocates
the abolition of the convention plan
of nominating and the establish
ment of the state primary.
Moses Alexander, former governor
was nominated by acclamation as
the candidate of the party for gov
ernor, and George Watters, of Wes
ier, and W. B. Whittaker, of Poca
tello, were nominated as candidates
for Congress from the First and
Second districts, respectively.
PIONEER OIL LOCATOR SAYS
OIL RUSH MAY BE EXPECTED
Capra:1- J. J. Finnegan, well
known Alaskan who was among the
first to become interested in oil
properties in the Cold bay district,
left Seward recently, with his wife
and children, to take up his resi
dence at Kanatak, from which point
N he will observe development work
during the coming winter. The Alas
ka Oil Company, a Wyoming cor
poration, of which Captain Finnegan
is vice president, has leased its
holdings in the Cold bay district
to the Associated Oil Company, one
of the three large concerns which
will begin drilling operations within
the near future. The oldtimer be
lieves the district will be the scene
of a big rush before spring in the
event of oil discoveries.
Pearl Creek Dome, where three
large oil producing syndicates hold
assignment of leases, is 15 miles
inland from Kanatak. The harbor
is a fairly good one, well sheltered
from the storms which sweep that
section, and the mail steamer Starr
operates regularly between Kanatak
and Seward.
t Several shipments already have
’ been sent North from Seattle, in
cluding drills, drillers’ supplies,
knock-down houses and provisions.
OMAHA LABORITES PROTEST;
DEMAND REFORMS IN STATES
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Superintendent Hawley W. Sterl
ing, of the Alaska Road Commission
is a recent arrival in Nenana. He
I is a guest at the Southern Hotel.
Charles McNett, discoverer of pay
| in the Chandlar district, arrived in
! Nenana yesterday aboard the steam
! er Teddy H. He is enroute to
' Fairbanks for medical treatment.
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i Dr. D. C. Hardy left for the coast
j on Tuesday, for a brief visit with
' Mrs. Hardy and the boys. He will
' leave for the lower river shortly af
! ter his return to Nenana. to be gone
i several weeks.
| Tim Buckley is a guest at the
Southern Hotel, having arrived from
i Fairbanks yesterday.
Mrs. Ed Christensen was among
1 those arriving on the steamer Ted
dy H. yesterday. She is from the
Iditarod district and is a guest at
the Cooney during her stay here.
Chris Gran arrived from Beaver
yesterday aboard the steamer Teddy
H. He is stopping at the Cooney.
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A. P. LaBelle is a gjest at the
Southern Hotel, having arrived yes
terdav.
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E. Erickson is ^ recent arrival in
! Nenana from San Francisco. He is
registered at the Cooney.
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Territorial Attorney General John
Rustgard was among yesterday’s ar
rivals on the steamer Teddy H. He
made the trip down the Yukon on
the steamer Alaska and hoarded the
Teddy at Tanana. He went to Fair
banks yesterday afternoon and will
return to the coast by way of the
Alaska Railroad.
Sam Adams is registered at the
Cooney, from -Iditarod. He arrived
on the Teddy H. yesterday.
S. L. Kelly is a city visitor from
Clear. He is stopping at the Cooney.
The erection of the Nenana depot,
which was resumed this week, is
progressing rapidly. The framework
is taking form today.
CAREY LEADING WYOMING
RACE FOR GOVERNORSHIP
CHEYENNE, Aug. 24—With over
half the votes counted. Governor
Carey is leading in the race for the
gubernatorial nomination, with a
margin of more than a thousand
votes over John Hay.
Judge Charles Winter apparently
has secured the Republican nomin
ation for congressman to succeed
Frank Mondell, who is unopposed
for the nomination for senator.
The Republican ballots are being
counted first, with only scattered
Democratic returns received thus
far.
CAN’T DOWN VOLSTEAD
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24—
Representative Tinkham, of Massa
chusetts introduced a resolution to
day asking Congressman Volstead to
resign as chairman and member of
the house judiciary committee for
help alleged to have been given
him at the last election by the Anti
Saloon league. The house tabled the
resolution and later struck it from
the record, by a vote of 143 to 3.
OMAHA. Aug. 24—President Gibb
of the J«ibor Union of Omaha, has
published a resolution recently ap
proved by the organization, calling
upon the American Federation of
Labor to call a national strike as
a protest against the “slavery con
ditions being imposed upon us".
The resolution declares that the
President “now informs us it is his
purpose to use the full power of
the Government, both military and
judicial, to oppose a free people
and bind them to his will; that the
American standard of living must
be reduced".
Portland Follow* Load of Omaha
PORTLAND, Ors.. Aug. 24—The
local labor council has adopted the
Omaha resolution asking that a na
tion-wide strike be called.
Sacramento In Line
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 24—The
Federated Trades Council has adopt
ed the Omaha resolution without a
dissenting vote.
San Francisco Will Wait
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. 24—A
number of,labor organizations thru
out the country have prepared reso
lutions urging a general strike as a
result of the rail situation but no
action has been taken locally and
union officials state that few organ
izations in this state have acted in
the matter.
No Action In Seattle
SEATTLE. Aug. 24—No action
has been taken by the Central La
bor Council on the Omaha resolu
tion.
BONUS BILL UP FOR DEBATE;
M’CUMBER SPEAKS IN FAVOR
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 24
Chairman MeCumber, of the senate
finance committee, in opening the
debate on the soldier bonus bill
yesterday, declared that the enact
ment of bonus legislation at this
I session of Congress is demanded by
every precept of financial justice
and political honor. He asserted
that the measure is not a bonus
but an attempt to equalize, in some
measure, the pay of the men who
■were called to the colors, with those
; who profited at home.
MAKING IT EASY FOR MILES
i SEATTLE, Aug. 24—After a
\ three-hour conference, called for the
1 purpose of centering upon a candi
date to oppose Senator Miles Poin
dexter for the Republican nomina
I tion, the three opposition candidates
are still in the race. George B.
Lamping said, after the conference,
that he was still ready to withdraw
whenever convinced that such, ac
tion would aid in the defeat of
Poindexter. Mrs. Frances Axtel de
clared that she had been “drafted”
by the Progressives, and therefore
could not withdraw. And Austin
Griffith refused to entertain any
notion of dropping out of the race
in favor of either of the other two
candidates.
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IDAHO REPUBLICANS FAVOR
ANCIENT MACHINE METHODS
WALLACE. Idaho, Aug. 24—The
platform adopted by the Idaho Re
publicans, gathered here this week
in state convention, urges the re
tention of the present convention
system of nominating, the' abolition
of the state constabulary, rejection
of the proposed state bank guaranty
fund, and indorses the present state
and national administrations.
Charles G. Moore was nominated
for governor, and Burton French
and Addison T. Smith will repre
sent the party in the race for Con
i gressional honors.
The sum of $450.50 was collected
for the benefit of Ed Vent, whose
■wife died recently, leaving six
t children. “Dixie” Hall turned the
sum of $271.50 over to Joe O Con
nor, Mrs. E. J. Cronin, $132 U0 and
Miss Constance Petersen, $47.00 Mr.
Vent left for Holy Cross today with
the children and, after placing
; them in school there, will return
| to Nenana.
City Clerk and Magistrate Bob
Toussaint, who is in Fairbanks ac
quainting himself with the work
of the marshal’s office, will" return
to Nenana tomorrow.
RAIL LEADER SAYS HARDING
BROKE FAITH IN RAIL ISSUE
POUGHKEEPSIE. Aug. 24—In a
speech delivered before the New
York Federation of Labor yester
day, Timothy Healy, president of the
stationary firemen, charged that
President Harding broke faith with
the striking shopmen in his efforts
to settle the rail strike. He referred
to the President as ’‘that great big
wall flower in the White House.”
Healy referred to Taft as a "man
' who couldn’t get a job as constable
or dog catcher at any election in
i the United States”.
IRENE CASTLE INJURED
ITHACA. Aug. 24—Irene Castle,
movie actress, was caught beneath
a falling horse today, with the re
sult that her collarbone is fractur
ed.
AUSTRIAN UNEMPLOYED MAKE
PARLIAMENT HOUSE ATTACK
VIENNA, Aug. 24—Several thous
and unemployed stormed the parlia
ment buildings today and caused a
lot of damage, nearly all of the
furniture being wrecked.
The police were rushed to the
scene and engaged the demonstrat
ors in battle, fifty or more of the
attacking party now being in the
hospital for repairs.
The unemployment situation here
presents a grave problem.
SEVERE AUTUM IN YUKON
VANCOUVER, B. C . Aug. 24—
Reports from the Yukon indicate
severe autumn weather a.ij prospects
for an early winter. The Hundson
Bay schooner Lady Kindersley ij
believed to have been caught in the
ice north cf Point Barrow.
DEMOCRATS DODGE LEAGUE
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Aug. 24—The
platform adopted by +he Democratic
state convention deals mostly with
alleged mismanagement on the part
of both the state and national ad
ministration at present in power.
The national platform of .'21 is
reaffirmed but no mention is made
of the League of Nations.
The visiting Shrine officials, Po
: tentate Caldwell, Past Potentate J.
R. Thompson, Recorder Lazier and
Percy Perry, were entertained at
dinner on Tuesday evening fcv
. Captain apd Mrs. C. G. Jones. On
arrival of the delegation from the
coast last Friday, the officials were
entertained at breakfast by Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Coghill.
E. Meek, M. D., partner of Miss
Ruth Reat in the reindeer business,
is a late arrival at the Cooney hotel.
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Mail advices state that Dr. and
Mrs. M. F. Hall, formerly of Fair
banks. were at the national capital
this month, and were shown around
by Delegate Dan Sutherland. Dur
ing their stay there they attended
a session of the senate. It is their
intention to start for the Pacific
coast soon, in their own car, their
destination being San Francisco.
Assistant District Attorney E. B
Collins and Deputy Marsha! Jack
Buckley have returned from the
Kantishna district, where they made
official investigation into the death
of Rody Lambert. The body was
exhumed and an inquest held, with
the result that no evidence of foul
play was found. Game Warden J.
M. Burrows acted as guide for the
party.
f C. Cieotti appeared before Com
missioner Mel Boyd this week on
a charge of violating the dry law,
and was fined $250 and costs. He
[was the proud possessor of nine
bottles of mule—until the dry squad
discovered his cache.
The council is having an ordi
1 nance prepared for the regulation
of the sale of milk.
FREE STATE LEADER FALLS;
VICTIM OF ROW IN IRELAND
LONDON, Aug. 24—Michael Col
lins, one of the foremost leaders of
the free state movement, was as
sassinated at Bandon late Tuesday
afternoon, following directly on the
heels of an announcement that the
Irregulars planned the inauguration
of a policy of ambushes and raids
in connection with their fight again.-t
the Free State government. Only
meager news of the tragedy has
reached this city, but tie report?
state that all of Ireland, including
Ulster, is profoundly stirred. The
belief is expressed everywhere that
in the death of Collins, the free
state movement has lost one of its
greatest leaders.
Premier Lloyd George yesterday
sen. a message to William Cosgrove,
acting chairman of the provisional
government, expressing regret over
the death of Collins and praising his
courage and personal charm. Local
official circles have been deeply
moved by the affair.
A report from Cork says the last
words of* the dying leader were:
"Forgive them”.
OKLAHOMA CRISIS PASSES
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 24—Six
units of the National guard, which
were mobilized on Sunday when
strike trouble appeared imminent,
at Shawnee, have been ordered de
mobilized as the result of the re
storation of quiet.
TILL1E WALKER—THIRTY
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24—Bat
ting against Detroit, with Ehmke
pitching, Tillie Walker knocked b»s
thirtieth homer in the game played
here yesterday. The clout was made
in the third inning, with the bases
empty. •
STAND BY THE OLD GUARD
COLUMBUS, Aug. 24—Congress
man Fess, sounding the keynote of
the Republication, advocated the
adoption of the slogan, “Stand by
the President and the national ad
ministration”.
RAIL CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
WITHOUT SETTLING STRIKE
NEW YORK, Aug. 24—Represent
| atives of a score of railroads and
] the Big Five brotherhoods, who have
I been in conference in this city dur
ing the last several days, in an effort
to reach a basis for negotiating the
settlement of the strike, held a
| three hour session today, during
' which time they considered a policy
i of effecting separate agreements be
i 'ween individual lines and the strik
ing shopmen.
After the conference had adjourn
ed, Warren Stone, spokesman for
| the brotherhoods, announced that
j “we are still meditating”,
i Stone is quoted as saying later
that “it is now up to the shopmen".
At the conclusion of a two-hour
‘ session yesterday. Howard Elliott, of
! the Northern Pacific railroad, was
heard to remark to a colleague that
“the situation looks mighty serious”.
Roundhouse Wrecked
CHICAGO, Aug. 24—While the
rail conference was in progress yes
terday at New York, the roundhouse
of the Chicago & Alton, at East
St. Louis, was considerably damaged
i by a terrific explosion. Reports also
told of bombs being huricd at the
j homes of Santa Fe employes at San
1 Bernardino.
PROSPERITY TIDE IS RISING;
SKILLED LABOR IN DEMAND
CHICAGO, Auk- -1—The rising
tide of prosperity not only has re
lieved the unemployment problem
but also has created a ho tat; • of
men. with accompany :g increase in
wage scales, according -to railway
officials, employment agent- and
Manufacturers.
Commenting on the announced in
crease in the wages of steel work
ers, employment aseti-s dtclare
the action is the result of -carcity
of labor. They report a -hortage
of railroad and farm labor in vari
ous sections.
BIG STICK WORKING
WASHINGTON, D C.. Aug. d4—
After having voted to give prefer
ence to the Bland coal investigat
ing bill, proposing a commission up
on which both operators and miners
would be represented, the house
rules committee reversed itself and
reported the Winslow bill, which has
thp backing of President Harding,
arid which provides for a commission
composed entirely of impartial re
presentatives of the public.
I SUN RISES AGAIN IN CHINA
SHANGHAI, Aug. J4—San Vat
Sen, deposed president of the Chink
republic, who has ail alone refused
to admit his defeat, now announces
that peace reigns between '.he north
and south. “The war :s ended” he
says.
The Republican cabinet has an
nounced that President Li Yuan
Hung is willing to resign in favor
i of Sun Yat Sen if parliament ap
proves of such action.
The Anchorage and Nenana ball
teams staged a game at the iocal
paik on Tuesday afternoon, during
the stay of the Shriners in town.
The visiting team won, 9 to 5, in
what is generally reported to have
been a poor exhibition, the local
players being in poor form. Hup
prich pitched a good game for the
locals but support was lacking.
The train arriving from the coast
tomorrow should have the mail and
passengers from the steamer Ad
miral Watson, due at Seward on
Tuesday. The passenger list includ
ed: B. Halley, K. Rosenho and wife,
B. Casnig, George Collins, A. Col
lins, S. Newcombe, V Phelps, Rev,
Graves, Miss Pauline Holt, Cora
Finny, M. W. Holmes, G. W. Wag
ner, T. Beaton, S. B. Ogelsby, S.
C. Mendenhall, P. E. Anderson,
Nancy Frank and seven steerage.