Buy Your Outfit in Nenana-8ave Time, Money, Trouble
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DEC. 2, 1922
NUMBER 382
PROGRESSIVES ORGANIZING AT CAPITAL
HOOVER SAYS HARDING WILL BE PARTY CHOICE
'-NEAR EAST CONFERENCE PLEASES ADMINISTRATION
HOOVER DECLARES HARDING
WILL BE CANDIDATE IN 1924
PALO ALTO, Dec. 2—Secretary
of Commerce Hoover, when inter
viewed at his home here yesterday
regarding the political outlook for
1924, is quoted as saying: “The Re
publican presidential candidate in
1924 obviously will be Harding.
Moreover, by that time the public
will be highly appreciative of the
sanity and progressive policies that
will have brought the country thru
the reconstruction period.”
SKAGWAY PUBLISHER DEAD;
WAS PIONEER OF THE NORTH
SKAGWAY, Dec. 2—Dr. Louis S.
Keller, mayor of Skagway, died at
Seattle on Thanksgiving Day, after
a lingering illness. Death resulted
from cancer.
The deceased came to Skagway
in the gold rush days and has been
active in lodge work and in terri
torial and city politics. He was a
member of the Arctic Brotherhood.
Masons, Elks, Maccabees, Woodmen
of the World, Modern Woodmen
and Eagles. He has been engaged
in the publication of the Skagway
Alaskan since 1907. He leaves a
widow, three brothers and three
sisters.
Christian Science services will be
held at Seattle on Sunday, at Bon
ny Watson chapel, followed by cre
mation. The deceased was born in
St. Paul, in 1859.
WRANGELL WILL GET BIG
PLANT FOR MAKING PAPER
The financial hacking for a $7,
y 000,000 paper manufacturing pro
ject near Wrangell is assured if en
gineers now in the field report fa\ -
orably. was indicated by a telegram
received at the Juneau district For
est Service headquarters, according
to Wellman Holbrook. Acting For
ester. The project is one that has
been promoted by J. G. Galvin, of
Wrangell.
The power site which it is pro
posed to develop for the paper plant
is located at Aron Creek, a stream
emptying into Blake Channel on
e the mainland east of Wrangell Is
land. A telegram received by the
Forest Service and signed by “J. G.
Stenerson, Coal and Iron National
Bank. New York City” said that
arrangements had been made for
financing the firm, J. G. White,
Engineering Company of New fork
has an engineer name! Breek and
two assistants on the ground now
making examinations. If the report
is favorable and a timber unit can
* be secured, said the wire, the estab
lishment of a plant will proceed.
The power site at Aron Creek,
according to Forest Sendee statis
tics, is capable of being econom
ically developed to produce a little
short of 10.000 horsepower. It was
examined last year by J. C. Dort
for the Forest Service and later
■ engineers representing Jason Rogers,
New York publisher, are reported
have gone over the project.
The Forest Service, in responce
1 to Stenerson’s telegram, said that
timber supplies would be available
through the establishment of a leas
ing unit to cover a period of 45
years, 30 years under an original
contract and a 15-year optional
clause. There is plenty of timber in
the district, to supply the proposed
plant.
The identity of Mr. Stenerson is
unknown at Juneau. His name does
not appear in any of the previous
correspondence had on the subject
by the Forest Service. He is not
listed as an officer of the Coal and
Iron National Bank of New York
City in the latest bankers directory.
The bank itself is one of the smaller
* banks of the city. It was established
in 1904.
John Beaton. Iditarod dredee man.
arrived at Anchorage recently from
the lower river camp. He is enroute
jl- to the States.
MELLON FAVORS BIG FELLOWS; i
INCOME SECRECY CONDEMNED
WASHINGTON AND OREGON
PLAY TIE GAME ON GRIDIRON
SEATTLE, Dec. 2—Fighting ev- ■
ery minute, from the first whistle j
to the final gunshot, the University:
of Washington and Oregon foot
ball teams battled to a tie here on I
Thanksgiving, the score being three
to three. Chapman, of Oregon
kicked a placement goal in the first'
period, and Kiel, of Washington,
made a similar play six minutes be
fore the end of the game. The two
teams are tied for the champion
ship of the Northwest conference.
After the game, Washington elected
Wayne Hall, of Spokane, captain of
the team.
Southro California Win*
PASADENA. Dec. 2—The Uni
versity of Southern California team
showed the greatest defensive action
of the season here on Thursday, de
feating Washington State. 4'1 to 3.
The Southerners gained at will ex
cept in the last period.
Cornell Beat* Penn State
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2 The
Cornell eleven defeated Penn State,
nine to nothing. Cornell is now the
only big team in the East which
has not been defeated during the
last two years.
PORTLAND. Dec. 2—The San
Francisco Olympic Club team de
feated the Multnomah Club, 13 to
9, by making a touchdown on a 23
yard forward pass during the last
55 seconds of the game.
Nebraska 14; Notre Dame 6.
Montana 0; Idaho 39.
Center 42; South Carolina 0.
Detroit U. 14; Vermont 10.
Columbia 6; Colgate 59.
CANNERYMEN OF SOUTHEAST
WILL ASK FOR FISH RESERVE
Southeaseem Alaska cannerymen
will request Secretary Herbert
Hoover for the creation of a fisher
ies reserve extending from the east
ern boundry of the proposed Alas
ka Peninsula reserve at the head
of Cook Inlet to Dixon Entrance,
according to advices received by the
Juneau Commercial Association
from Seattle. Similar telegrams were
sent out to other commercial clubs
in the affected district, it is under
stood.
The telegram said:
“Southeastern Alaska Packers are
petitiong Herbert Hoover for cre
ation of a Fisheries Reservation cov
ering entire area of Alaska lying;
east of the 151st degree N. W. long
itude, excluding atea in fisheries,
reservations already established.
This reservation will preserve the j
industry and necessarily benifit the;
people of your community.”
The Juneau association also re
ceived a telegram from the Wrangell
Chamber of Commerce indicating it
had heard from Mr. Burkhardt and
in answer it wired him that the
Wrangell Chamber favors the res
triction of the salmon pack, shorter
season for fishing and packing and j
prohibiting the establishment of new j
canneries. It did not mention the i
reservation favorably or otherwise.
KLAN INVADES B. C. CITIES
VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 2—Act
ing under orders issued by the pro
vincial attorney general, the police
are investigating reported activities
of the Ku Klux Klan in in:erior
British Columbia, especially in the
neighborhood of Cranbrook. Th.s is
the first appearance of the klan in
British Columbia.
WASHINGTON', D. C., Dec. 2—!
A movement to organize a “Pro
gressive bloc” in Congress tooK
definite form in this city yesterday
when more than a score of senators
and representatives of the present
and the next Congress gathered be
hind closed doors. The meeting.'
which was preliminary to a genera!
conference held today, was called
by Senator LaFollette and Repre-'
sentative Huddleston, of Alabama.
The meeting was regarded in some
quarters as the germ of a possible'
third party movement but Senator
LaFollette disclaimed any such in
tention. declaring that he had no
desire to break up party lines.
Agriculture and labor were the
principal elements represented. Sen
ator Norris, of Nebraska, was elect
ed chairman, and LaFollette, Nor
ris and Borah delivered addresses.
Those present included Capper. Las«,
McCrary, Owen and Sheppard, and
senators-elect Brookhart, of Iowa,
Frazier, of North Dakota, Wheeler
of Montana, and Shiphead of Min
nesota.
Senator Norris, speaking at to
day's conference on “bringing the
nation back to the people,” advo
cated “abolition of the electoral col
lege”, explaining that the forefathers
in writing the constitution, “were
groping in :he dark and experiment
ing to some extent,” and had really
placeu little power in the hands of
the people. He char-ged that national
political conventions are machine
controlled, and argued that the
people should be allowed to choose
nominees for President as well as
other offices.
Samuel Gompers declared “un
questioning allegiance to the party
by which that obligation is placed
above principal and country” caused'
much of the political evil of the
nation’s life.
Discrimination in favor of the
rich taxpayer and profiteer was im
puted to Secretary Mellon by Gov
ernor Blaine, of Wisconsin. He ad
vocated the removal of the secrecy
ban on income tax returns and at
tacked Mellon for recent statement'
to the effect that the Government
could not reach the undistributed
surplus founds of corporations, such
surplus funds being the basis of
stock dividends.
GREEKS START REVOLUTION
AS RESULT OF EXECUTIONS
ROME. Dec. 2—A Greek counter
revolutionary movement of serious
proportions has made its appearan :e
in several districts. The British flag
is reported to have been raised in
several localities as an expression
of the indignation felt as a result
of the recent executions.
Prince On Trial
ATHENS. Dec. 2—Prince Andrew,
brother of King Constantine, has
been placed on trial on the charge
of having disobeyed orders issued by
the Greek general staff, thus con
tributing to the military disaster
suffered by the Greeks in Asia Min
or.
MAHONEY HANGED
WALLA WALLA. Dec. 2—James
Mahoney, condemned to death for
the brutal murder of his elderly
bride, whom he married and then
killed for the money she possessed,
was hanged here at 7:02 yesterday
morning. He was pronounced dead
sixteen minutes after the trap had
been sprung.
The condemned man spent a
sleepless night but when brought
from the death cell he was calm
and morose. He maintained his com
posure until he mounted the scaf
fold, when his knees trembled and
he was compelled to grasp the rail
for support. He died without mak
ing a statement.
ROYAL CHINKS WED
PEKING, Dec. 2—Hsuan Tung,
seventeen-year-old son of the de
posed emperor of China, was unit-j
ed in marriage yesterday to Princess
Ko Chinsi. The marriage was cele
brated with all the pomp and cere
mony of the imperial regime.
FIRE HITS SOUTHERN TOWN
NEWBER, N. C-, Dec. 2—Fan
ned by a high wind, fire swept this
town yesterday, destroying more
than 200 houses. The fire started in
the negro section of the town while
the fire department was engaged in j
fighting a $300,000 sawmill fire in:
the opposite side of the town. It
was necessary for neghboring citie?
to send aid to prevent the destruc
tion of the entire town.
PORTLAND HOTEL BURNS;
FOUR MEN LOSE LIVES
_ i
PORTLAND, Dec. 2—Four men
lost their lives in a fire which par
tially destroyed the Ben Hur hotel,
in the down town business district
early yesterday morning. The fire
started in the furnace room and
caused damage estimated at sixty
thousand dollars. The bodies were
burned so badly that it was impos
sible to identify them.
WOMEN OF NATION WORKING
TO PREVENT REMOVING LID
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.—Ten
million women are working through
various non-partlzan organizations
to prevent enactment of anti-prohi
bition legislation, Mrs. Frances P.
Parks, corresponding secretary of
of the National W. C. T. U., said
in her report before the convention
of the organization. Beside the W.
C. T. U. .these organizations include
the Women's Trade Union League,
the Mother’s Congress, the Parent
Teacher Association, the General
Federation of Women’s Clubs, the
Association of University Women
and the W. C. T. U., was seeking
in turn to further the aims of sev
eral of these organizations, and that
in many other fields its cooperation
had been sought.
“The W. C. T. U. endeavors wise
ly to promote that humanizing, so
cializing and spiritualizing of the
industrial system which is the ulti
mate goal of the Women’s Trade
Union League,” said Mrs. Parks.
“We have a record of more than
100,000 new women who have en
tolled in local unions since March,
1920,” she continued. “The organ
ization map of the United States
is wonderfully illuminated by 1424
bright red dots indicating the loca
tion of 1424 local unions organized
since March. 1920. This number
would be much greater no doubt, but
for the absorption of New Jersey
and some other states on activities
which have prevented the revision
of state sportmaps to show the new
local organizations.
“The handsome silver cup award
edannually to the corresponding sec
retary who makes the best report
on the membership campaign in her
state poes to Miss Epha Marshall.
Illinois. Three plans out of many
proved very successful in the Ulin
ois#campaign.”
AMERICA WILE BE CENTER
OF STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
MOSCOW, Dec. 2—The Third In - j
temational has adopted a resolution !
in which it is declared that America i
is destined to play an important
part in the struggle of the A'-ican
race for liberty. It is pointed out
that inasmuch as America today is
the center of negro culture of the]
world, it is in that country the Com
munist campaign to bring freedom
to the negroes of ail countries will
be concentrated.
COMMONS BACKS KING
LONDON', Dec. 2—The house of
commons yesterday rejected, by an
overwhelming vote, an amendment
to the speech from the throne,
moved by the Labor party, raising
the question of unemployment.
CANADIAN BOAT FOUNDERS;
SEVEN LIVES ARE SNUFFED
CALUMET, Mich., Dec. 2—Cap
tain Nason Bernard and six mem
bers of his crew lost their lives
early yesterday morning when their
ship, the Canadian steamer Maple
hurst, foundered a mile west of
Portage Lake canal, during a gale.
Nine other members of the crew
were rescued.
FOOD MANUFACTURING IS
NATION S BIGGEST INDUSTRY
WASHINGTON', Dec. 2._The
popular conception the iron and
stee! industry is the Largest single
one in the country is dectared by
the Agriculture Department to be
erroneous. The greatest industry i>
that of food manufacturing, it out- j
strips iron and steel, the department '
says, as four outstrips one.
As emphasizing the need of addi-!
tional food in recent times of food
manufacturing in factories as again
st preparation in homes. A few years
ago, it says, most food was prepared
at home or nearby and since the
consumer knew about the conditions
of its preparation there was little
need for food laws. Today, as so
much food is produced and prepared
a long way from those who consume
it, some sort of Government control ;
is regarded by department officers I
as necessary.
The meat packing industry alone,
the Department declares, represents
a greater value than the steel ir.- !
dustry. The total value of manu
factured food products, in 1919, was
$13,391,914,000. Among the food
products that make up the total,!
flour mill products stand next to
packing house products.
Considering the size of the task
the federal inspector of food is low
it is stated. The cost having been
less than one-hundredth of 1 percent i
of the value of those products. That I
the job is a large one is shown by
census figures noting that in 1919
there were 67,433 establishments en
gaged in the manufacture of food
products, with an annual output
values at the huge amount mention
ed. These figures include manufac
tured goods only and do not take
into account the great volume
commerce in raw foods such as
fresh fish, wheat, corn, oats, fruits
and vegetables. To these large a
mounts must also be added the food
products imported, which in 1921 a
mounted to $672,975,000.
_
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2—John |
Wanamaker, merchant prince, is]
seriously ill at his home here.
GOVERNMENT WELL PLEASED
OVER NEAR EAST PROGRESS
WASHINGTON, D C.. Dec. 2—
The administration believes thn
achievements of the American dele
ctation at the Lausanne peace con
ference will surpass imagination, ac
cording to information obtained at
the White House this morning.
It was stated that confidential
reports received by President Hard
ing indicated that everything “is
going along fine and most accept
ably.”
REPRESENTATIVE J. R. MANN
DIES SUDDENLY AT CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 2—
Representative James R. Mann, Re
publican, of Illinois, died suddenly
at his home in this city yesterday.
Funeral services were held today in
the house chamber.
President Harding, members of
the supreme court, members of the
senate and others of prominence in
national affairs were invited to be
present.
The body will be taken to Chi
cago for burial.
The news of the lawmaker’s sud
den death came as a shock to his
many friends and admirers, and
expressions of regret were general
among both Republicans and Demo
crats. “Uncle” Joe Cannon is quot
ed as saying: ‘Representative Mann
was the most industrious, faithful,
intelligent and useful legislator I
have ever known.” President Hard
ing wrote a message of sympathy to
Mrs. Mann.
The death of the lawmaker was
caused by pneumonia.
COMPRESSED AIR EMPLOYED
TO LAUNCH NAVAL PLANES
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 2—It has
become known here that compressed
air is being used to launch airplane
from the decks of battleships. The
planes are placed at one end of a
fifty-foot trestle and the use of air
gives them sufficient momentum for
launching at the other end. '
The manner of launching was dis
closed following a successful test
aboard the dreadnaugnt Oklahoma
yesterday.
PARK SCHOOL FLOURISHING;
ADULTS ATTEND AT NIGHT
McKI.VLEY PARK, Nov 30—Af
ter many difficulties and trials that
seemed insurmountable at times,
McKinley Park School was started
on November S with an enrollment
of eight pupils, Mrs. Fairbum. of
Fairbanks, being teacher.
After continuing for three suc
cessful weeks, attention was at
tracted to the school by the adults
of this vicinity, who interviewed the
teacher to ascertain if she would
conduct a night school three nights
per week, which she agreed to do.
So, at the present. McKinley Park
has a day school, with an attendance
of eight pupils, and a night school
three times a week, with an attend
ance of six grown people. It is very
gratifying to note the interest taken
by these grown folks, who are de
sirous of improving their position in
life.
Some mountain sheep are being
brought in'by hunters in this vicinity
and the caribou are very numerous
and not hard to bag.
Reports come from Nenana that
Maurice Morino, who was taken to
the hospital there about ten days
ago. is doing very nicely and ex
pects to return to McKinley Par:,
soon. All his friends are pleased to
hear of his improvement.
STROMBOLI AT REST
ROME, Dec. 2—The eruption of
Stromboli volcano, which caused
general alarm this week, ceased yes
terday, without having caused any
fatalities. There is general fear of
a renewal, however, and people art
moving hastily out of range.