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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1922
NUMBER 238
BITUMINOUS MINERS RETURN TO WORK
RAIL PRESIDENTS GA THER TO CONSIDER TERMS
STEEL CORPORATION WILL GIVE WORKERS ADVANCE
STEEL WORKERS GET RAISE
OF TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT
NEW YORK. Aug. 22—The Unit
ed States Steel corporation has an
nounced that the wage rate for day
labor in all of its plants will be in
creased twenty-five per cent on the
first of September. The announce
ment says that other wages will be
"equitably adjusted'’.
Independents Follow Suit
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Aug. 22—
It is understood that the independent
steel companies will follow the lead
of the United States Steel corpora
tion, and increase the wages of
their employes proportionately
SEAPLANE MAKING HEADWAY
NASSAU. Bahama, Aug. 22—The
American seaplane, piloted by Lieut.
Walter Hinton, which arrived here
yesterday from New York, hopped
off for Hayti this morning. The
plane is enrou*e to Rio.
DENVER TO DETROIT
DETROIT. Aug. 22—Aviator Don
Hogan, of Denver, arrived here
early this afternoon, having com
pleted the first all-daylight flight
from Denver to tms city.
FORMER ALASKAN DEAD
YAKIMA. Aug. 22—Dr. Samuel
D. Cameron, prominent early Alaska
pioneer, died here suddenly on Sat
urday.
BOMB ROCKS SANTA FE SHOPS
ALBUQUERQUE, Aug. 22—The
local shops of the Santa Fe rail
road were rocked on Saturday' by
the explosion of a bomb. No damage
resulted, however.
DYNAMITS WRECKS TRACKS
PADUCAH. Ky., Aug. 22—The
main line tracks of the Illinois Cen
tral were torn up yesterday by the
explosion of a charge of dynamite,
the explosion occurring shortly af
ter a freight and two passenger
trains had passed. A coal train, fol
lowing shortly after the explosion,
was flagged in time to prevent a
wreck.
WEALTHY WIDOW WOULD BUY
HUSBAND OF SICK WOMAN
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22—Mrs
Edith Spreekles Wakefield, first wife
of Jack Spreckles. a? c prominent
socially, is reported to have l ade
an offer to “buy" Rodney Kendrick
newspaper artist, for a large sum.
for life. The details became known
today and all parties concerned ad
mit the truth of the story.
The wife of the artist, who <is ill.
admits that she is considering the
offer and that she has already given
Mrs. Wakefield her wedding ring
and is planning to begin divorce
proceedings to free her husband.
Surveyor General Karl Theile,
who is now enroute to the Interior
by way of the upper Yukon, will
stop off at Beaver and go over the
i route of the proposed, road leading
into the Chandlar district. If de
velopment in that locality justifies
such action, it is proposed to build
a road from Beaver to Big creek,
the Territory and the Alaska Road
Commission co-operating in the en
terprise. It it is found possible to
make connections with boats on the
Koyukuk river, the surveyor general
will go across country from the
Chandlar to the upper Koyukuk, to
make a study of conditions there;
otherwise he will return to Beaver
and probably proceed to Rampart,
from which point he will mush to;
the Tolovana and Fairbanks. He ex
pects to meet Major Gotwals at
Fairbanks and with him will make
a trip into the Kantishna district, j
Afterward he will return to the'
coast by way of the Alaska Rail
road.
—
E. A. Head is among the recent
arrivals in town. J
CONGRESS TAKING ACTION TO
CONTROL COAL MINE INDUSTRY
WATER MAIN DYNAMITED;
TROOPS ARE HELD READY
i Salisbury, n. c., au?. 22-«
A twelve-inch watermain leading to
the shops of the Southern Railway,
at Spencer, was dynamited yester
day, followed by promiscous shoot
ing and the buring of a number of
; box cars.
Eight companies of National
Guardsmen are being held in readi
ness here for immediate dispatch
j to Spencer in case of need.
RAIL GUARDS KILL A MAN
DENVER, Aug. 22—An unidenti
! tied man was killed yesterday at
Burnham during an encounter with
| railroad guards at the shops of the
Rio Grande & Western.
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HARDING FAVORS TRAINING
TO MAKE PEACE CERTAIN
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22—
' In an address delivered before the
[ citizen-soldiers at Camp Meade yes
terday, President Harding declared
that he favored military training
and advocated the instruction of
more than one hundred thousand
civilians annually.
The President said that he did
not advocate training for prospect
ive warfare but to preserve peace.
FLYING BOAT WRECKED
NEW YORK. Aug. 22—A flying
boat carrying a pilot, mechanician
and one passenger, which left this
city on Sunday on a sight-seeing
trip, was found today. The machine
came to grief near Fire Island and
sank, the occupants escaping with
difficulty.
DRY CHIEF IS USING MAILS
TO CIRCULATE PROPAGANDA
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 22
Representative Hill, of Maryland,
has addressed a letter to Secretary
ol the Treasury Mellon, requesting
the immediate removal of Prohibi
tion Commissioner Haynes, whom he
charges with “engaging in defraud
ing the United States in that he is
using official mail franks of the
treasury department for sending out
personal and political propaganda in
the interests of himself and associ
ates of the Anti-saloon league.”
Upon arrival at Juneau recently,
after his trip to the Interior, Major
General Charles G. Morton, com
manding officer of the Ninth Corps
area, made definite announcement
regarding plans for the disposition of
federal soldiers in Alaska. The men
are to be stationed at Fort William
H. Seward and Anchorage and these'
will be the only two posts in the ]
Territory. For the present, however ]
quarters at Anchorage are insuffi- j
cient to accommodate an increased ]
personnel and troops transferred j
from Gibbon and St. Michael are j
being cared for temporarily at Fort |
Seward. There is no assurance when j
the Anchorage post will be built, as!
no funds are at present available!
for that purpose. Detachments of
troops are to be assigned to other
places, one of which will be Nenana.
A report from the coast states
that Captain A. E. Latbrop will
make a trip to Nenana on Friday.
* Mr. and Mrs. Scott, of Anchor
age, are members of the Shrine
party. »Mr. Scott is linotype operator
on the Anchorage Times and is
seeing Interior Alaska for the first
time.
- BILLINGS. Mont. Aug. 22—The
resumption of coal mining through
out Montana was ordered yesterday
following the signing of an agree
ment between the miners and op
erators. on the basis of the Cleve
land settlement.
Uncle Sam May Control Prices
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22
Secretary of Commerce Hoover has
announced that the department of
justice is now engaged in the pre
paration of %a bill which will enable
the federal government to control
coal prices. The bill will be intro
' duced in Congress shortly.
Will Insist On Fair Price*
FRANKFORT. Ky., Aug. 22—
Governor Morrow has appointed
every judge in the state a member
of the fuel distribution committee,
■with instructions to report any vio
lations of the fixed fair price list for
coal.
Michigan Mines Resume
SAGINAW, Mien., Aug. 22—
I Coal mining operations were resurn
| ed throughout Michigan yesterday,
! after a shut-down of five months.
! Practically all of the striking min
i ers are reported to have reported
for work.
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Anthracite Conference Resumes
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 22—The
i conference between anthracite min
i ers and operators was resumed this
morning, after the Sunday recess,
! and i: is expected that an agree
ment will be reached during the
; week.
Coal Measure Ready
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22—
i Chairman Winslow, of the house
interstate commerce committee, an
nounced yesterday, after a confer
ence with President Harding, that
he would introduce a bill shortly
providing for the creation of a fact
finding commission to investigate the
coal industry, along the lines sug
| {jested by President Harding in his
j recent message to Congress.
Bill It Reported
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22—
The senate labor committee has
' made favorable report on the Borah
bill, providing for the establishment
of a federal commission to probe the
coal industry and make recommen
dations to Congress.
Lewis Issues Warning
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22—
' President Lewis, of the United Mine
Workers, has telegraphed to Repre
sentative Bland, of Indiana, to the
| effect that if the federal Govern
ment purposes to disregard the rights
j of miners and operators -‘in making
: an independent investigation of the
• coal industry, the responsibility will
; lie with those who recommended
' such action”.
What The President Wants
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 22—
i President Harding has let it become
i known that he is disposed to insist
| that the proposed coal investigating
| body be made exclusively impartial.
] composed of representatives of the
i public, without special representation
of the miners or operators.
The Winslow Bill
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22—
The Winslow bill, announcement of
the preparation of which was made
this morning, was introduced this
! afternoon. It provides that the coal
' commission have its report ready to
. submit to the Government by th >
i tirst of January. It is to make such
recommendations as will "promote
continuity of production, efficiency
in mining and distribution, and un
interrupted movement of coal in in
terstate commerce, to safeguard the
- interests of workers, operators and
! the public”.
Agreement In Illinois
CHICAGO, Aug. 22—The sub
j committee of the Illinois operators
and miners reached an agreement
[today to end the Illinois coal strike.
BRITISH SUBJECTS UNEASY
IN MANCHURIAN DISTRICTS
PEKING, Aug. 22—British sub
| jects throughout Manchuria are re
| ported to feel grave alarm over the
j threat of Governor Chang to with
i hold protection from British lives
and property. This attitude is as
sumed by the governor because of
what he terms British contempt for
his authority.
ALL-STAR BOXING SHOW
MICHIGAN CITY, Aug. 22—
Floyd Fitzimmons, promoter of the
Dempsey-Brennan bout which Gov
ernor McCrary refused to permit,
now announces that he will stage
an all-star boxing show here on
Labor Day, the date originally set
for the big match.
The train arriving from Fairbanks
today brought the Shrine excursion- j
ists, who are enroute to their homes
on the coast and beyond. The visit
ors will get away on the train leav-1
ing for the south this evening.
Dr. O. A. Braafladt, who was in,
Fairbanks during the early summer,
has opened dental (jffices at Seward,
where he has located permanently,1
The launch Tanana, operating be
tween Nenana and Tanana, connect
ed with the steamer Alaska on the
present trip and will bring a num
ber of passengers up river later in
the week.
TARIFF CHANGES NUMEROUS;
PRINTING OFFICE SWAMPED
! WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22—
So numerous were the changes made
: in the tariff bill by the senate that
| the Government Printing Office has
been compelled to work overtime to
I get the revised measure in shape
| for the consideration of the confer
ence committees. The printers put
I in ail of Sunday on the document
■ and did not get it finished until
late yesterday. •
Chairman Fordney announces that
the bill will be presented to.the con
ference committee either late today
or tomorrow.
THREE BURN TO DEATH
DETROIT, Aug. 22—Three per
sons were burned to death today
when a northbound Toledo-Detroit j
train on the Michigan Central col-;
lided with a gasoline truck loaded i
with gasoline and turpentine.
MOTHER KILLS CHILDREN
BELLMORE, Ohio, Aug. 22—Mrs :
Emmet Green, despondent over the
death of one of her three children,
slashed the throats of the other
two today and then killed herself.
PATENT LAWYER PASSES
STANFORD, Conn., Aug. 22—
Park Benjamin, prominent patent
lawyer, aged 74 years, died here
yesterday. He edited the Scientific
American and other periodicals at
various times.
M'NIDER SAYS BONUS BILL
HAS SUPPORT OF SENATORS
WASHINGTON, D C.,% Aug. 22—
, National Commander MacNider, of
! the American legion, declared, in a
j statement made yesterday, that a
■ personal canvass of the bonus bill
| situation showed a majority of the
members of the senate in favor of
I the bill, and pledged to its passage,
i Mac Nider predicts that the bill
I will be passed during the present
! week.
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RUTH HITS PAIR OF HOMERS;
i CROWD GIVES HIM OVATION
j NEW YORK, Aug. 22—Batting
| against Chicago, Babe Ruth landed
| for two home runs yesterday and
the crowd was so pleased the pop
ular slugger was carried from the
diamond, at the conclusion of the
game, on the shoulders of his ad
mirers.
The first homer was made in the
first inning, with one man on, and
t.ie second, made during the second
j inning, brought two men home.
Ruth now has a Total of 26 home
runs, a remarkable showing in view
of the fact that he has been out of
the game a considerable part of
the season.
Sisler leads the American league
batsmen with an average of .410
and also heads the American list
; of base stealers; Ty Cobb is second
on the list with .405 and Speaker
i is third with .380.
Roger Hornsby heads the Nation
al list of swatters with .374 and
leads the homerunners with a total
of 29. Sigsby is second on the bat
( ting list with .363, and Grimes, of
Chicago, is third with .361.
Douglas Letter Is Denied
I ST. LOUIS. Aug. 22—Leslie
j Mann, of the Cardinals, to whom
! Pitcher Douglas, of Che Giants, is
: alleged to have sent a letter offer
: ing to desert the Giants, denie
that such a letter ever reached him.
He also denies that he had a tele
, phone conversation with Douglas, as
' claimed by Douglas in his confession
[ of guilt.
OHIO DEMOCRATS PLANNING
DRIVE ON G. O. P. FORCES
COLUMBUS, Aug. 22 —The Dem
ocrats, who are gathered in state
convention here, are laying plans
for the coming campaign, in which
they will endeavor to change the
makeup of the solid Renublican dele
gation and state administration. An
effort will be iyade to return Sen
ator Pomerene to the sen ite.
Articles of incorporation for the
Daly Alaska Mines Company, having
a capital stock issue of two million
dollars, were filed recently at Jun
eau. The company is organized un
der the laws of the state of Wash
ington to develop certain mining
claims in the Hvder district. In-'
corporators of the company are Pa:
Daly, Jessie J. Kahn and Maurice D.
Leehey, well known former Alaska
attorney. Pat Daly, who has been in1
the Hyder district for a number of
years, will manage the affairs of
the company in Alaska. The com- j
pany has 16 lode locations near
Hyder, known as the Eleven Mile
group and it is stated the company
plans extensive exploration and de
velopment.
Mrs. Sherman Duggan, wife of the
district attorney of the Third divi
sion, has been appointed clerk in
the district attorney’s office at Val
dez.
RAIL EXECUTIVES LATHER
TO CONSIDER PEACE PLAN
NEW YORK, Aug. 22—Railroal
I executives are ga.-ierir.g in this city
to attend the conference called for
tomorrow to consider the strike set
tlement proposal made by the shop
craft leaders last week. Early ar
rivals, who include several presi
dents from the far 'Vest, decline to
discuss the conference.
Borah Becomes Peevish
WASHINGTON, D. C , Aug. 22 —
! In letters addressed to rail e>:
| ecutives and brotherhood chiefs,
urging them to hasten the settlement
; of the shoperafts strike, Senator
I Borah declares that the situation is
i becoming "intollerable". He p. ints
i out' that the strike is causing heavy
{ losses through inability of the rail
roads to move crops.
Handing Talks of Military
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 22—
| Although hopeful of the successful
outcome of the rail strike confer
! ence scheduled for tomorrow. Presi
dent Harding, it is stated at the
White House, is determined to use
| the resources of the Government to
i enforce the law and see that the
| rights of strikebreakers are pro
| tected. He will handle the situa
tion in the manner suggested in
his recent message to Congress.
Freight Clerks Get A Raise
CINCINNATI. Aug. 22—It is an
nounced at headquarters that the
Brotherhood of Clerks and Freight
Handlers has reached a settlement
on the question of wages and work
ing conditions, with the result that
employes of the Union Pacific line
will get an advance of two cents
an hour over the old scale. The men
have also been granted vacations,
sick leave and Saturday half holi
days.
Wili Probe Wreck
CHICAGO. Aug. 22—Agents of
the bureau of investigation of the
department of justice have been
sent to Gary to investigate ‘ the
wreck of an express train. The wrecx
is said to have been caused by
loosened rails.
PRESIDENT IS CRITICISED
FOR ANTI-LABOR TIRADE
WASHINGTON, f). C., Aug. 22—
Representative Huddleston, of Ala
bama. in a statement made on the
floor of the house yesterday, took
exception to the attitude of Presi
dent Harding, as indicated in his
recent message to Congress. He
characterized the President’s state
ments on the industrial situation as
an “unfair, unjust and prejudiced
statement against the working men
who had used the strike as the only
instrument known to them".
KLANSMEN MUST ANSWER
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22^Iudge
Houser has denied the petition of
the defense for the dismissal of the
cases against G. W. Price, former
king kleagle, and W. S. Coburn,
former grand goblin of the Ku Klu.x
Klan, in connection with the Ingle
wood raid. The court held that suf
ficient evidence had been submitted
to warrant committing the cases to
the jury.
The Anchorage and Xenana ball
teams are playing at the local park
this afternoon in what probably
will be the last game witnessed in
Nenana this season.
Mrs. Helen Kellum. formerly of
Nenana, is at present enjoying life
on a rafcch near Sacramento, ac
cording to a letter received on the
last mail.
Marsha! Bert Stevens, who re
turned North on the steamer Ala
meda, will arrive in Nenana on the
Friday train. He stopped off at the
Bain roadhouse this morning.