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VOLUME IV MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 16. 1922 NUMBER 349
SMYRNA FIRE CAUSES GREAT DISASTER
TURKISH SITUA TION ASSUMING SERIOUS ASPECT
' HUNDRED THOUSAND FORD WORKERS ARE IDLE NOW
AMUNDSEN'S SCHOONER MAUD
IN PERIL ASSERTS NAVIGATOR
SEATTLE. Sept. 16—Capt. E. T.
McIntyre, veteran mariner and trad
er of the Arctic, who has just ar
rived here from East Cape, Siberia,
j where he was marooned last winter
with Joe Barnard, after the Teddy
Bead had been shattered by the
shore ice, reports that the Amund
sen schooner Maud recently left the
ice pack near Wrangell Island and
is sure to be crushed. Navigator
Oscar Wisting and the members of
his crew, McIntyre declares, will be
lucky if they get back to land safely.
The oldtimer says Amundsen will
♦ not attempt his polar flight this
winter and “if he did, he and his
pilch would both perish . McIntyre
says the Arctic ocean is full of
hummocky ice this year, but he ad
mits that a plane might reach the
pole in a good ice year.
COAL BILL APPROVED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 16 —
The conference report on the ad
ministration coal distribution and
anti-profiteering bill was adopted by
the house yesterday by a vote of
# 128 to 70. and the measure is now
up to the senate for final action.
The bill, as approved by the house,
carries a provision limiting the life
of the act to one year unless the
President, meanwhile, declares the
present emergency passed.
MRS. HARDING IMPROVING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 16—
Continued improvement is reported
in the condition of Mrs. Harding.
She was so much better yesterday
that the President was able to go
to his office, i: being his first ap
pearance there in a week.
HORNSBY—37
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16—Two
home runs in a single game, and
one of them with the bases full,
were made by Roger Hornsby yes
terday, batting against Ring, of the
Philadelphia club. The first homer
was made in the third inning and
the second in the fourth inning,
with three men on bases. Hornsby
now has a total of 37 home runs
to his credit.
GASES IN HOLD KILL THREE
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep-- 16—Gas
fumes in the hold of the liner Shin
yo Mam proved fatal yesterday to
three members of the fumigating
crew engaged in quarantine work
on the ship. The men were not dis
covered until some time after they
had been overcome and it was im
possible to revive them.
BISHOP ROWE TO HAVE FUND
PORTLAND, Sept. 16—Bishop
Peter Trimble Rowe has been given
custody of the Bishop Rowe Founda
tion of approximately $71,000. The
income will be used by the bishop
in furthering missionary work in
Alaska.
• EXHUMING WAR-TIME MYSTERY
SEATTLE. Sept. 16—The. inter
rogation of more than a hundred
witnesses subpoenaed from all sec
tions of the country, in a final ex
haustive investigation of the shoot
ing of Major Cronkhite, September
25, 1918, will begin at Tacoma to
day, after which the case will be
placed in the hands of the federal
grand jury. The jury will begin its
deliberations on Monday.
Alfred J. Ghezzi returned to town
yesterday from a business trip out
the line.
The Alaska Steamship Company
j will dispatch a freight steamer from
Seattle for Seward and Anchorage
on September 25, and solicts ship
ments of general cargo and explos
ives. A. H. McDonald is the An
chorage agent of the company and
^ arrangements may be made with him
for shipments.
ENGLAND TO CALL CONFERENCE
TO CONSIDER TURKISH MENACE
STEAMER QUEEN HITS ROCK;
PASSENGERS ARE RESCUED
KETCHIKAN. Sept. 16—The Ad
miral line steamer Queen is hung up I
on a rock in the main channel south j
of Prince Rupert The Canadian
steamer Ventura hastened to the
relief of the stranded vessel and
took off all the passengers and is !
now standing by, as also is tie
steamer Admiral Rodman. It is be
lieved the Queen can be floated late
this afternoon, at high tide.
The Queen was proceeding south,
dead slow in a dense fog. when she
grounded and it is thought little
damage has resulted.
TAMPICO UNDER BAN
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 16—The
United States health authorities are j
reported to have declared a strict
| quarantine against Tampico, where 1
fever is rampant.
GRID SQUADS BEGIN WORK
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 16
Gridiron squads of the various
Pacific coast universities and col
leges have begun training for the
1922 season and coaches and offi
cials predict that the season will be ,
biggest in the history of the West.
COAL COMPANIES HURRYING
FUEL TO MEET SHORTAGES
CHICAGO, Sept. 16—An effort is J
being made to rash coal to North- j
•wrest cities, where the supply is said j
to be ten million tons short of the
seasonal aggregate. Lake shipments
will be pooled to expedite the move
ment in that direction.
UNIONS TO SUE EMPLOYERS
FOR PLOT AGAINST LABOR
CLEVELAND, Sept. 16—A suit ■
for a million dollars, alleging “ma- j
lieious and defamatory libel”, has \
been started against the officers and j
governing board of the American !
Plan Association, of Cleveland, by ;
Fred L. Baugarther. secretary of'
the local International Founders
Union of North America.
The suit is based on a letter sent
by the American Plan Association j
ito its members and to other em
plovers of labor, soliciting financial j
support for a campaign for an !
“open shop”.
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IMPEACHMENT HANGS FIRE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 16—;
The house judiciary committee, to j
which was referred the Daugherty:
impeachment, resolution, adjourned j
this afternoon when Representative
Keller declined to present evidence |
in writing in support of his charges j
against the attorney general. All j
that the committee had to go on
was the preliminary statement of j
the congressman.
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WANT STRIKEBREAKERS FIRED
CHICAGO, Sept 16—It is learned’
today that some of the shopcraft
leaders of the Chicago and North- j
western railways are demanding the |
dismissal of men hired to fill the j
places of strikers. This hitch in the;
negotiations with the North'western i
will not prevent the return of the;
men to their places on Monday.
ACE RAISES DEUCE
NEW YORK. Sept 16—Ricken
backer, American ace, was married
today in Greenwich Village (to Mrs.
Adelaide F. Furant, divorced wife
! of Rickenbacker’s former auto rae
, ing rival.
LONDON. Sept. 16—Semi-official
and other Greek messages received
in this city yesterday from Aliens;
charge that the victorious Turks!
massacred more than a thousand i
Christians in Smyrna before the
Asia Minor seaport was swept by j
fire, following the evacuation of the
Greek army.
The dispaitches state that among
the outrages committed was the
carrying off of girl pupils from the |
American girls’ college.
The fires, which were started by
the Turks to remove traces of their
massacres and other crimes, are es
timated to have caused an aggregate
loss of seventy-five million dollars.
American firms were among the
heavy sufferers.
British Threaten Turks
LONDON, Sept. 16—The admiral j
commanding the British squadron at,
Smyrna has warned the Turkish •
authorities that if massacres con
tinue the Turkish quarters of the :
city will be bombarded.
Turks Threaten Allies
LONDON. Sept. 16—A report re
ceived from Athens says the Turks
are resolved to march on Constanti- j
nople unless the powers hand the
city over to them.
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Turks Must Stay In Asia
LONDON, Sept. 16—Officers of
the British fleet have been instruct
ed prevent Turkish troops from
crossing from Asia into Europe.
This announcement was made yes
terday officially.
Powers Will Consider Turk Issue
LONDON, Sept. 16—According to
announcement made yesterday, the
British government ■ considers the
Turkish question to be a subject
for consideration at a genera! con
ference of the powers, including the
minor powers, Rumania and Jugo
slavia. It has not yet been decided,
however, whether the United States
will be invited to attend the meet
ing.
WIDOW OF GEORGE CARMACK
TARGET OF GOLD SEEKERS
SEATTLE, Sep:. 16—A petition
has been filed in the local courts
for the removal of Margaret Car
mack, widow of George Carmack,
of Klondike fame, as administratrix
of the oldtimer's estate.
The petition, which was filed by
Grace Saftig. attractive halfbreed
daughter of an Indian woman de
serted by Carmack before he mar
ried Margaret at Oympia, twenty
two years ago, and Mrs. Rosie Cur
tis, of Hollister, Cal., sister of Car
mack, elleges that Mrs. Carmack ob
tained the appointment as adminis
tratrix by making false statements.
The petitioners declare that the are
the sole heirs to the estate.
M’MAHON CHIEF OF STAFF
DUBLIN, Sept. 16—Major Gener
al John McMahon has been appoint
ed chief of staff of the Free State 1
army, succeeding Richard Muleahy.
EDWARD BELL JOINS LEGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 16—
Edward Bell, of the information
bureau of the state department, has
been transferred to duty with the!
legation at Peking.
HUNGARY TO JOIN LEAGUE
GENEVA, Sept. 16—By unani
mous vote of the political committee
of the League of Nations yesterday,
Hungary was granted membership
in the league.
American Planning Relief
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 16—
The state department has request
ed Rear Admiral Mark Bristol.:
American high commissioner at Con
stantinople, to submit a “joint com
prehensive plan” for emergency re
lief at Smyrna.
Turk* Carry Off Girl*
LONDON, Sept. 16—Twenty-five j
thousand Christian women ar.d girls
have been conveyed to the interior
and distributed among the Turkish
soldiers, according to a dispatch re
ceived here this afternoon.
Thousand* Peri*h In Fire
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 16
More than two thousand persons
perished in the great fire which all
but destroyed Smyrna this week.
Practically all the American property
in the city was destroyed and the
plight of inhabitants and refugees
is pitiable, the reports stating that
they are without adequate food and
water. Sanitary conditions are de
scribed as deplorable, with pesti
lence threatening on every hand.
It is estimated that nearly three
thousand buildings are in ruins.
The catastrophe is said to have been
more far reaching than the confla
gration which swept Saloniki in
1917, with a loss of one hundred
million dollars and which left two
hundred thousand homeless
Dardanell* Mu*t Be Free
LONDON, Sept. 16—The British
government has adopted the atti
tude that the effective, permanent
freedom of the Dardanells is a vital
necessity and for the sake of which
the government is prepared to make
exertions.
Notes have been addressed to Ru
mania, Jugoslavia and Greece, ask
ing their participation in an effect
ive defense of the neutral zone. The
government also has invited the
dominions to send contingents to
represent them in the defense of
those interests for which they al
ready have made great sacrifices.
MILWAUKEE SYSTEM READY
TO PUT STRIKERS TO WORK
SEATTLE, Sept. 16—Announce
ment was made yesterday at the
local headquarters of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad that
the shopmen's strike on that sustem '
had been settled under a separate I
peace agreement on the basis rati- j
Red in the East this week. Officials j
of the company announce that all
striking employes except those who!
have been guilty of acts of violence, j
will be put back to work at once j
under the terms of the peace pact.;
They say that insofar as the Mil- j
waukee system is concerned, the1
strike w-ill be mere a matter of
history by the first of the week.
Several Sy»tem* Reject Plan
CHICAGO, Sept. 16—Refusal by,
a number of the country’s biggest ;
railway systems to enter the War-'
field-Willard-Je well plan of settle
ment on the basis of separate and
individual agreements, has develop
ed an element of considerable un- i
certainty regarding the scope of
effectiveness of the peace program.
TARIFF NEARING FINISH
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 16—
The conference report on the ad
ministration bill was adopted by the
lower house of Congress yesterday
and passed on to the senate for
final action. Republican leaders are
hopeful of disposing of the measure
early next week.
ENTOMBED MINERS ALIVE;
MAY BE RESCUED MONDA'
JACKSON, Cal., Sept. 16—Dr I
H. Duschak, consulting- engineer c
the California Accident commissior
issued a signed statement yesterda
in which he predicted that the 4
entombed men in the Argonat
mine would be found alive. He a;
sumes that the men were not ovei
come by the poisonous gases fro:
the fire zone and that they hav
sought refuge in a part of the min
in which the air is free from gase
The entrapped miners cannot b
rescued before Monday, and it ma
be Tuesday before the rescue crew
will break through the last barrit
wall from the Kennedy mine.
Making Rapid Headway
Cheering news came from th
Argonaut mine this afternoon, th
message stating that more rap;
progress is being made through th
hard rock; and it is expected th;
the feeding of the long-imprisont
miners will commence very short!;
Will Break Through Tomorrow
Mine officials made a statemer
late today to the effect that th
rescue workers would break throug
the last barrier tomorrow.
bOLLMLK HUMUS BILL KtAUI
FOR APPROVAL OF HARDIN
WASHINGTON, D C.. Sept. 16
Beating the tariff bill by a narro
margin, the soldier bonus measur
which was approved by the nous
this week without a record voti
after adjustment in conference, ws
finally approved by the senate th
morning and will now be transmi
ted to President Harding, for h
approval or veto.
It is understood that the Presider
will sign the bill, but positive a
surance of such action has not bee
given by anyone in authority.
President Will Veto Bill
At a late hour this afternoon
was announced by officials close t
the administration that the Pres
dent had decided definitely to vet
ihe soldier bonus bill. The objectio
of the executive to the measure i
that it does not provide a mean
for raising the money necessary t
pay the bonus.
TRAINMEN SIGN CONTRACT;
DIFFERENCES ARE ENDEI
NEW YORK. Sept. 16—Presider
Lee, of the trainmen’s brotherhooc
has announced the signing of a nei
working contract covering the er
tire Pennsyh-ania system and th
New York Central lines. Lee hail
the agreement as heralding the com
plette cleanup of all transportatio
problems which ha%’e been troublin
the country.
The Juneau city council recentl
adopted an ordinance for the regt
lation of light and power rates. Th
action of the aldermen resulted fror
an attempt by the power compan
to boost rates arbitrarily.
There was an interruption i
the Cordova telegraph line this ai
ternoon and messages are bein
routed by way of Seward pendin
repairs. *
R. Haugin and D. McFarland ai
rived from the Hot Springs distric
this week and were guests at th
Cooney hotel during their stay i
Nenana.
FORD FACTORIES ARE CLOSED
AS PROTEST AGAINST PRICES
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DETROIT, Sept. 16—The process
of closing the huge Ford automobile
| I industry as a protest against what
Ford believes to be exhorbitant
prices charged for coal and s:eel, be
I gan this morning and the suspension
will be complete tonight when the
. | last shift of workers leave the vari
: ous factories.
^ I The suspension will render idle
approximately one hundred thousand
workers for an indeffinite period in
^ various sections of the country. The
1 j plants affected include the five fac
] tories in Detroit and the various as
. sembling stations in various parts
of the country.
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.. j MOTORSHIP ANVIL GROUNDS
n ! SEATTLE. Sept. 16—The wooden
e i motorship Anvil, bound from Seattle
e to poinds on the Kuskokwim river.
; j grounded on Kelp reef today and
e is reported to be leaking badly.
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STILL CATCHES FIRE
-r, ARKANSAS CITY. Sept. 16—A
| still in the Moore refinery eought
I fire this afternoon, endangering the
i entire plant, valued at more than
e' two million dollars.
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e T.ie steamer Alaska, sailing from
t Dawson on August 18, carried the
j last of the summer shipments of
ore from the Mayo district A total
of 3,500 tons was shipped to the
mouth of the Yukon during the sea
t son. all of which, with the exception
' of a few tons from the old Silver
King mine at the south end of Ga
lena Hill, came from the famous
Keno Hill. The last shipment in
cluded approximately 70 tons of ore
„ from the Treadwell Yukon mine
J on Keno Hill, and was the first
shipment of the Treadwell people
from the Mayo camp. This ore was
sent to the famous Bunker Hill-Sul
livan mine in Idaho, for treatment
The rest of the ore from the hill „
’ was shipped by the Keno Hill, Lim
ited, and goes to the Guggenheim
smelter at Selby, near San Francisco
At a fairly well attended meet
£ ing at Juneau recently, under the
auspices of the Sanity League of
America, a resolution was adopted
demanding the repeal of the Vol
stead Act, known a# the Eighteenth
i Amendment to the Constitution of
t the United States, and for the re
0 peal of the Alaska Bone Dry law.
. The argument was advanced that
3 both laws are at variance with the
t spirit of American institutions and
b with the genius and history of the
s American people. Emery Valentine
o presided at the meeting a= chair
man.
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i Charles E. Olson, superintendent
) of the Anchorage school, reported
the following enrollment for the
•.first two days: high school, 57,
grades. 184; total, 241. This number
p1 is only seven short of the first
- week’s enrollment last year.
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s | Abe Simson went to Fairbanks to
- day on a brief business trip. He
i will be back on Monday.
j Dick Luekow, of the timekeeping
■ forces of the A. E. C., went to
y Fairbanks today on a brief outing.
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g The curfew law, which was sus
i pended at the close of the school
term last spring, w lilbe enforced
again, commencing next week
■i Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Zapel are re
_ cent arrivals at the Cooney note!.
, A report from Juneau says there
is promise of the invasion of the
North by Ku Klux Klan organizers.
t The C. X. Christensen building,
e next to The Xew3 office, is being
i painted by Anderson Bros. & Xer
land.