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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOV. 4, 1922
NUMBER *70
PRIESTS BURIED ALIVE BY TURK FIENDS
PRESIDENT ASKS AMERICANS TO GIVE THANKS
‘TURKISH NATIONALISTS DECLARE OLD TREATIES VOID
DRY SQUAD RAIDS GARAGE;
CAPTURES BUSY DISTILLERY
CLEVELAND, Nov. 4—Prohibi
tion officers raided a West Side
parage yesterday and found five
stills in operation, with four others
^ready for use. Two men were ar
rested and raw and finished liquor
valued at $1,000 was seized.
On the shelves there were 1,000
bottles ready for filling and label
ing, and there were a score of cases
labeled “Alcohol Rub.”
CASE GOES TO JURY
PHILADELPHL4., Nov. 4—The
trial of Mrs. Catherine Rosier, on
"'the charge of killing her husband's
stenographer, Mildred G. Reckitt.
was concluded late yesterday after
noon and the fate of the woman
is now in the hands of the jury.
MITCHELL SLIPS ONE OVER
MILWAUKEE. Nov. 4—It became
known yesterday that Brig. Gen. W.
* E. Mitchell, assistant chief of the
U. S. air service, was divorced in
the Milwaukee circuit court on Sep
tember 27. from Caroline Mitchell.
Mitchell was chief of the American
^■flying forces overseas.
POSTAL CLERKS PLEAD GUILTY
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Nov. 4—The
eleven postal clerks who were named
in supplemental reports made by
the federal grand jury, to Federal
Judgk Wade, accused of thefts while
employed as "Union Pacific transfer
• mail clerks here, entered pleas of
guilty yesterday. The court stated
ethat sentence probably would be
passed next week.
GERMANS WANT BIG LOAN
BERLIN, Nov. 4—The German
cabinet has decided to request per
mission of the reparations commis
sion to negotiate a foreign loan of
five hundred million gold marks for
the purpose of stabilizing the Ger
man paper mark.
GERMANS QUIT CONFERENCE
GENEVA, Nov. 4—The German
^ representatives in attendance at the
International Labor conference, left
the meeting in a body yesterday af
ternoon owing to differences regard
ing the use of the German language.
ITALY NAMES AMBASSADOR
LONDON, Nov. 4—Baron Romano
Avezzan has been appointed Italian
ambassador to the United States, to
succeed Rolandi Ricci, resigned.
, DANCERS MUST HAVE ESCORTS
MANILA, Nov. 4—The municipal
councils of a number of towns in
the neighborhood of this city have
passed ordinances barring all ball
erinas (professional dancers) from
entering dance halls unless accom
panied by escorts. Several years ago
the Manila municipal board banished
all dance nails from the city, but
they sprang up just outside the city
limits.
It is explained that the purpose of
x the ordinances requiring escorts is
to discourage caberets and dance
halls which allow women to dance
in consideration of gifts of a poseta
(ten cents) or more from their
partners for each dance.
COMPOSER ATTENDS MEET
DES MOINES. Nov. 4-4Phe writ
* er of the music to “Marching
Through Georgia”, F. A. Winter, of
Altoona, Pa., was among the many
thousands of Grand Army of the
Republic veterans who attended the
recent encampment here. He was
given the words of the famous song
and to them composed music as
familiar to every school as it is to
^ every veteran. Winter was the
youngest band master in the Civil
War, holding that rank when but
17 years old. In more recent years
he has been prominent in musical
circles and in spite of his 70 years
Y he is still able to delight his friends
with his playing upon the piano.
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PRIESTS REJECT TURK FAITH;
HUNDRED ARE PUT TO DEATH
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Miss Nellie K. Wilson is a recent
arrival in town from Anchorage. *
Ed. Smith left for California yes
terday and will spend the winter
with his family at Oakland.
Maria Oats, who has spent most
of the week in the detention hospi
tal recovering from the effects of
over indulgence in white mule, ap
peared before Commissioner Boyd
yesterday and was sent to jail for
25 days.
An inquiry has been received for
Tom Clark. Frank Brandon Gaynas
and Charles Hanson are also listed
among the missing.
The train arriving from Xenana
yesterday brought shipments of
fresh goods to two of the town’s
I merchants—and disappointment to
I all the others.
Among the recent arrivals in town
! are George Brockie, Mike Sentila,
Charles Williams. John Rogash. Sam
! Sanderson. Guy Burch. Ralph Big
j ney. Red Rogers, Rex Semore. Pat
O'Connor. D. H. Thomas. Mr. and
Mrs. X. P. Nelson, Charles Zielke,
John Perrin, Abe Simson and W. J.
Lvnn.
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AGED CONDUCTOR PASSES;
SAW BOOTH SHOOT LINCOLN
BERKELEY. Cal., Nov. 4—Wil
liam Hinckley Taylor, aged 75,
who was conductor on the first
Union Pacific train to reach Denver
from California, and who was
present at the Ford theater in
Washington when President Lincoln
was shot, died on Tuesday at Los
Palos, at the home of a brother.
It is said that Taylor picked up
the smoking revolver with which
Booth snot the President, and gave
it ;o the authorities. Among his
papers there is a blood-stained pro
gram which is said to have been in
the hands of Lincoln when the fatal
shot was fired.
The funeral of the oldtimer was
held yesterday.
ISLANDERS HAVE 19 SCHOOLS
PAGOPAGO. American Samoa,
Nov. 4—Nineteen schools have been
established by the Island Govern
ment of American Samoa. The re
ligious denominations still continue
their schools long since established
in every village. The children above
six years of age attend the govern
ment schools which close at mid
day, and then they attend the mis
sion schools in the afternoon and
evening.
CAPT. JONES WiLL STAY
Capt. C. G. Jones, who has had
charge of railroad construction act
ivities in the Nenana district during
the last several months, and who
planned to leave for the coast this
month to join another branch of
the Government service, has decided
to remain in Nenana indefinitely.
He will have general supervision
over the northern end of the railroad
from Talkeetna.
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
The city council will meet in
special session at the council cham
bers tonight. The meeting will be
called to order at the usual hour.
; WASHINGTON', D. C.. Nov. 1
. Advices * from Greece declan that
3 00 priests who were ts.k-n eapdtve
by the Turks in Aivialy, were buried
alive because of their refusal to
embrace the Turkish religion. The
i report of the atrocity wr.s received
at Athens direct from the scene
; of the outrage.
| The advices ;Jso stan; that all the
Greeks remaining on Aivialy island
have been massacred, and that wells
in the vicinity are filled with the
bodies of young girls “who drowned
themselves to escape the Turks".
ANGORA, Nov. 4—The Turkish
Nationalist government of Angora
has announced that it considers null
and void all of the treaties and
conventions concluded since March
16, 1920, by the Constantinople ad
ministration.
This action on the part of the
Nationalists means that the sultan
is deposed and that in future only
califs of Turkey will be elected at
stated periods, without government
authority, all power being vested in
the national assembly.
NEW YORK FACTORY BURNS;
GIRL WORKERS, LOSE LIVES
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NEW YORK. Nov. 4—Three g:rls
are dead, three dying and twelve
seriously injured as the result of a
; fire which parrially destroyed a build
ing occupied by a celluloid factory
late yesterday afternoon.
The three story building was en
veloped quickly by the flames and
the forty girl workers were caught
j like rats in a trap, -with stairs and
i fire escapes cut off by the lire.
; Several of the girls leaped from the
. windows, others made their escape
j by way of adjoining roofs and the
, remainder were rescued by the fire
, men.
DOUBLE ELECTION TUESDAY;
LITTLE INTEREST DISPLAYED
A delegate :o Congress. member?
of the territorial legislature and
one member of the local school
j board will be elected, and the ques
tion of women serving on juries
decided at the regular bi-ennial elec
tion to be held on Tuesday.
Delegate Dan Sutherland is the
regular Republican nominee for dele
gate and is opposed by “Stroller”
i White, of Juneau, choice of the
1 Democrats.
Andrew Nerland is Republican
candidate for the senate, long term,
j with M. D. Snodgrass choice of the
party for the shtfrt term. The Re
publican candidates for the house
of representatives are E. M.* Keys,
Fred Johnston and H. H. Ross.
| John Dunn, of Ruby, is running
i as an independent for the senate,
j in opposition to Nerlan ' and P. J.
| Rickert, of Fairbanks, is independ
j ent candidate opposing Snodgrass.
L. F. Proizman a$d Dan Callahan
! are independent candidates for the
! house of representatives
j The only candidate in the race for
; school director is Alex Fowler.
The voting wall take place at
■ the fire hall. The polls will, be open
I from seven in the morning to eight
j in the evening.
Very little interest is being dis
j played locally in the election but
| it is generally agreed that Dan
Sutherland will receive practically
| every vote, in the precinct. It is ex
! pected that he will receive the big
i gest majority ever recorded by a
candidate for delegate.
Ted Gleason narrowly escaped
serious injury this week while at
work in the power house assisting
to instai the new turbine engine.
The heavy engine was hanging sus
pended and Ted was adjusting same
bolts on the under side when one
of the ropes parted. One hand was
severely pinched and two fingers on
the other hand were mashed, more
serious injury being averted by quick
on the part of the victim, and the
presence of a crowbar on the engine
base which held up most of the
heavy weight.
AMERICAN RELIEF WORKERS
ARE HEADED FOR STATES
LONDON, Nov. 4—William B.
Haskell, director of the activities of
the American Relief Administration
in Russia, has announced that the
reduction, in accordance with the de
cision of the authorities at Wash
ington, of the A. R. A. personnel
in Russia has begun and that the
force of 200 Americans scattered
in various parts of Russia was cut
nearly in two daring the last couple
of months.
TRAIN HELD UP BY BANDITS;
TWO SHOT—OTHERS ESCAPE
MEMPHIS. Nov. 4—The St. Louis
San Francisco passenger train, which
left St. Louis shortly after eight
o’clock on Thursday night.’was held
up and robbed near Wittenburg, Mo.,
at an early hour yesterday morning.
Two of the bandits were shot by
members of the train crew, but the
others escaped, carrying a number
of pouches of mail ■with them.
ZIONIST TO HOLD MEETING
AT CLEVELAND THIS MONTH
CLEVELAND, Nov. 4—More than
200 delegates from all sections of the
United States are expecte here to
attend the national convention of
the Mizrachi Zionist organization,
which opens Friday. Nov. 17, and
continues five days.
The Mizrachi. which is the or
thodox wing of the world Zionist
organization, includes as a constitu
ent society, the association of or
thodox rabbis. Following the open
ing of the convention, special serv
ices will be held Saturday in all
orthodox synagog3 of the city at
which ^visiting rabbis will speak. A
mass meeting is planned for Sun
day r.ight and a banquet for Mon-1
day.
GERMAN REJECTS U. S. CASH
BEECHING. Bavaria, Nov. 4—
There is at least one man in Ger
many who is utterly indifferent to
the dollar rate of exchange. He is
the head miller here. A goose belong
ing to him was run down by an
automobile filled with foreigners.
One of the motorists offered the
miller a lollar bill in compensation
but it was rejected, whereupon the
offer was doubled, and again re
jected. The miller insisted upon a
German hundred mark note, which
had a value of only seven cents.
Geese at that time were retailing
at 2,500 marks each.
CABLE REPAIRED
The Alaska military cable, which
parted this week between. Sitka
and Seattle, was repaired today
and service restored at 2:30. There
is a considerable accumulation of
business, however, and it will be
at least a day before normal con
ditions are restored.
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Dr. Romig reports that the con
dition of Rev. Ft. Jette is somewhat
improved today in some ways, but
that he is not yet out of danger.
He had a good night last night and
is resting easily today.
Andy Roth, who was operated on
for appendicitis this week, is fast
on the road to recovery. He says
there is nothing- to it.
Sergeant and Mrs. Frank Kavarrie
were made happy yesterday by the
arrival of a baby boy, the birth tak
ing place at the Government hospi
tal. Dr. Romig reports that both
mother and baby are getting on
famously.
Tony Letray, who underwent an
operation for acute appendicitis
several days ago, and whose condi
tion was rather critical for a time,
was transferred to the convalescent
ward this morning.
Hairy Abercrombie, X-Ray ex
pert at the Government hospital, re
ports that the extra parts for the
big machine at the hospital are on
the steamer Alameda and should
arrive here within the next few
days.
PUBLIC DEBT IS CLIMBING;
BIG GAIN DURING OCTOBER
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 4-~
Figures published by the treasury
department show that the public
debt increased more than 265 mil
lion dollars during the month of
October. On October 31 the debt
of the nation stood at $23,077,(^0,
000, compared with $22,812,000,000
on September 30, and with $23.
459.000,000 on October 31, 1921.
The issuance of government se-;
curities in excess of redemption, dur- j
ing the month is said to explain the |
increase, but it is claimed that the i
increase will not interfere with thej
ordinary’ quarterly reduction in the;
national debt.
PRIVATE CAPITAL IN FAVOR j
MOSCOW, Nov. 4—Private inter
ests in Russia have received further;
recognition by the Communists. The 1
government has granted permission j
to private persons to participate by
their capital, in the organization of I
a Trade and Industrial bank. The
institution, which is now being or
ganized, and will begin its opera
tions this month, will be a private
limited company. Fifty-one per
cent of the shares are assigned to
the founders, the Supreme Economic |
Council, while the remainder will be ;
covered by public subscriptions by!
the trusts and syndicates, and pri- j
vate persons. The new bank is going
to finance industry and transport on
a broad commercial basis. Private
capital is not only allowed to par
ticipate but guarantee is given to
place its representatives on the board
of directors of the bank.
Mail was dispatched to lower
river points this morning.
Franklin J. Rogers left for Broad
Pass last night to take charge of
the coal loading station at that
point. He plans to spend the winter
there.
PRESIDENT CALLS ON PUBLIC
TO GIVE SINCERE THANKS
WASHINGTON", D. C , Nov. 4__
Declaring that the state of the na
tion Presents very much to justify
nation-wnde and most sincere testi
mony of gratitude for the bounty
which has been bestowed upon us*'.
President Harding, in his annual
Thanksgiving proclamation, calls on
the American people to observe
Thursday, November 30, “as a day
of thanksgiving, supplication and de
votiOjfi. Though we have lived m
the shadow of hard consequences
of* great conflict, our country has
been at peace and has been able to
contribute toward the maintenance
and perpetuation of peace in the
world. We have seen the race of
mankind make gratifying progress on
the way to permanent peace, toward
order and restored confidence in
its high destiny”.
ISLANDERS WANT WARSHIPS
FOR PROTECTION OF COASTS
MANILA, Nov. 4—A resolution in
troduced in the Philippine house of
representative.- yesterday petitions
the Congress of the United States
for authority to construct warships
for the defense of the Philippine
coasts.
ALL RESERVATIONS ARE SOLD
ON ALAMEDA FOP. SOUTH TRIP
The News has been advised by
Agent A. H. McDonald, of the
Alaska Steamship Compar.'-. that the
steamer Alameda, leaving Anchorage
for the south on November ff, is all
sold out, first class and steertig
The wire states, however, that “we*
will have space for all reservations
received in this (Anchorage) and
the Seward office up to date, except
where passenger- nave been advised
we could not make reservati >n”.
The Alameda sailed north fTom
Ketchikan yesterday afternoon.
AVIATORS LEAVE SAN DIEGO
ON HOP ACROSS COUNTRY
SAX DIEGO, N'ov. 4—Lieut J. A.
Macready and Oakley Kelley, army
aviators, took off from Rockwell
field at six o’clock yesterday morn
ing in an attempt to cross the con
tinent, from San Diego to New York,
without stopping. They are making
the flight in the great monoplane
T-2.
ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS ARE
GLAD TO END LONG JAUNT
LONDON’, Nov. 4—The explorers
who accompanied the late Sir Eme«t
Shackieton to the Antarctic on his
last voyage have recently returned
:o England in the Quest and they
readily confess their dfe light at
being home again. They were ab
sent one year and hardship and
disappointment have been their por
tion.
After the death of Shackieton in
January, the explorers were led by
Captain .Frank Wilde, wno believes
important scientific results were ob
tained during the outing.
In sixty-nine eighteen, south, the
party achieved a record for longi
tude. They believe they were then
near land, judging from appearances
as the water was shallowing rapidly.
The fault of the ship was that she
was not powerful enopght to com
bat the ice. She was well equipped
and had plenty of food, so that she
could have earned on for some
time had she had the necessary
power.
J. C. Rowett, who financed the
expedition, was the first to greet
the survivors of the Quest on their
return and he congratulated them on
their efforts and the overcoming of
almost insurmountable difficulties af
ter the death of the leader.