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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1922
NUMBER
193
■ GENOA CONFERENCE IS NEARING FINISH
SEVENTY THOUSAND HOMELESS IN FLOOD ZONE
• 1A1L ORDER RESENTED; CHICAGO PRISONERS REVOLT
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS;
MANY IN SOUTH SUFFERING
NEW ORLEANS. May 9—There ‘
are approximately seventy thousand
persons homeless in the states of
Mississippi and Louisiana as a result
of the Mississippi river flood. Of
this number, forty thousand are now
being fed by the Red Cross and j
other organizations in refugee camps
where shelter and clothing are pro
vided as well as food.
It is announced, however, that
no provision has as yet been made
for the thirty thousand who have
not yet been able to reach the
camps, and of whom many are said
to be in dire need of assistance.
The flood waters, while receding
generally throughout the valley, are j
still spreading in some sections, and j
daily adding to the list of homeless.
The situation is rendered the more
serious for the reason that very ■
many of the refugees will have to be j
taken care of for a number of |
months, owing to the fact that it
will be long before they can return
to their homes and resume the cul
tivation of the lands upon which:
they formerly lived.
Tenant Are Warned to Move
FORT WORTH, May 9—The po-.
lice have begun ordering residents j
to vacate the lowlands surrounding1
the city because of the danger of j
an inundation. The weather bureau;
has announced the rapid rise of,
Clear Fork river as the result of
heavy rains which yesterday took
on the proportions of a cloudburst.
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PERSONAL
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James Cody, formerly in charge
of the Nenana store of the North
ern Commercial Company of Alaska,
left for the coast on Sunday, en
route to the Mayo district, where he
will open a new store for the com
pany. Mrs. Cody and the children
will join him at Mayo after the op
ening of navigation.
Deputy Marshal Ben Thompson,
who came down from Fairbanks on
Sunday to take charge of Jack
Stere, crippled oldtimer. broke thru
the ice with his charge while cross
ing the river, but no damage result
ed beyond a ducking.
Victor Jacobson, better known as
the “Scurvy Kid”, arrived from the
Outside on Sunday enroute to the i
Seward peninsula country, where he
has a job awaiting him for the sum
mer. He will leave for Nome after
the opening of river navigation.
Sam Dubin, Koyu'kuk trader who
purchased the steamer Teddy H.
during the winter, returned to Ne
nana on Sunday from a business
trip to the States and is now in
Fairbanks arranging the details of j
the first voyage of his newly-ac-1
quired craft, which will make a run
to the Kantishna shortly after the
breakup.
There were 101 sacks of mail on;
the train arriving from the coast
on Sunday. Sixty of these were for j
Nenana and the remainder for the
Fairbanks district.
Former Townsite Manager Carl
Schmidt, who was recently trans
ferred to the Anchorage offices of
the Alaskan Engineering Commission j
arrived from the coast on Sunday j
on business connected with his offi-j
cial duties. He expects to be here
for a week or more.
Harry Beach, who recently had
the misfortune to lose several toes ’
as the result of freezing them on
the Circle trail last winter, arrived |
in Nenana on Sunday from Fair- j
banks, where he was treated at St.
Joseph Hospital. He will probably
make his home in Nenana.
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ALLIED POWERS CANNOT AGREE
ON SETTLEMENT OF PROBLEMS
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WILSON FIGHTING SENATOR
TO PREVENT NOMINATION
ST. LOUIS. May 9—Referring to j
Senator Reed, of Missouri, as a j
"marplot”, Woodrow Wilson has ad- ;
dressed a letter to former Govern
or Stephens asking the defeat of
Reed, who is seeking re-nomination,
to “redeem the reputation” of the >
Democratic- party.
This is the third letter Wilson
has written in his attempt to defeat
Reed and secure the nomination for
Breckenridge. former third assistant
secretary of the treasury under the
Wilson administration. In one of
his previous letters, the former ex
ecutive said that Reed was incapable j
of “any sustained allegiance to
people or person”.
MOTOR CAR TO GO ON RUN
NORTH OF NENANA MAY 15
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According to announcement made
by Agent Buhmann today, a daiiy
passenger service will be inaugurat
ed by the Alaska Railroad between
Nenana and Fairbanks, and between
Fairbanks and Ch3tanika. beginning
on May 15. This service will be made
possible by the opera* ion of a motor
car on those days on which there
is no regular train service, as has
been done during the last several
seasons.
The car will leave Fairbanks for
Nenana at- 8:30 A. M., on Mondays,
Tuesdays. Fridays and Saturdays.
The car will arrive at Nor.h Ne
nana at 11:3© and w*:ll start on the
return trip at one o'clock, the pas
sengers leaving Nenana at 12:45 on
the Commission ferry.
S. C. Raynor, member of the Em
press staff at Anchorage, where he
has been located during the last1
year and a half, arrived in Nenana
on Sunday to represent Capt. A. E.
Lathrop in connection with the man
agement of the Coliseum. He as
sumed his new duties immediately
upon arrival here and was in charge j
a: the box office on Sunday night.
F. H. McCulley, who has been act
ing as assistant to Agent Burmann,
in the Nenana offices of the Alaska
Railroad, has moved across the river
to North Nenana. where he has op
ened a new office for the summer.
Mrs. McCulley will join her hus
band there after the breakup. They
will go into residence in the bunga
low formerly occupied by Mr. andi
Mrs. R. R. Robinson.
Pete Jensen is remodeling the \ an
Orsdel building on Market Street,
opposite the TelegTaph office, pre
paratory to the arrival later Mrs.
Jensen, who will leave Seattle for
the North shortly after the first of
June. The building will be trans
formed into a comfortable residence
of roomy dimensions. Living quart
ers also will be provided on the up
per floor of the building, and Mr.
Jensen already has had numerous
requests for their use. The remodel
ing of the building will add consider
! ably to the appearance of that part
i of the city.
Game Warden J. M. Burrows ar
rived in town on the train yesterday
afternoon from the Kantishna dis
trict, via Lignite. He will probably
' remain in town until some time af
ter the breakup.
Nick Genoff, John Picco, George
I Balsam, Oscar Carlson and Gusiep
pe Paristool have applied to the
; clerk of the court for admission as
i American citizens.
GENOA, May 9—The fifth week j
of the Genoa Economic conference,
which opened yesterday, probably
will witness the end of the con
clave, it being: generally understood
that the deliberations will end be
fore Saturday night.
The opening yesterday was filled
with forebodings regarding the ap
parent inability of Britain and Bel
gium and France to agree on the
terms under which the reconstruc
tion of Russia can be undertaken.
The members of the English and
Italian delegations met with the Rus
sian delegates today and began
working out a plan for the restora
! tion of foreign property in. Russia
The French delegation is now hope
1 ful of devising a clause which will
meet with the approval of both
France and Belgium.
United State* Hopeful
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 9—
Discussion of the Russian problem. -
as affected by the Genoa conference
negotiations, occupied most of to
day’s session of the cabinet and it
appeared to be the opinion of the
cabinet members that the attitude
of the Allied governments toward
the soviet regime, as shaped up at
Genoa, is in virtual agreement with
the policy of the United States. The
hope was expressed after the meet
ing that the conference would find
a solution of the whole problem
that might be indorsed by the Ameri
can government.
America Hold# The Key
PARIS. May 9—A high official of
the French government is quoted
as saying that France will not give
recognition to Soviet Russia unless
the United States does, regardless
of the outcome of the Genoa con
ference.
HARDING WILL THINK IT OVER
WASHINGTON'. D. C.. May 9—
President Harding has informed the
Republican members of the senate j
ftnance committee that he will re
serve his decision on proposed sol-,
dier bonus legislation until he has
had time to study the various plans
suggested.
BANK INQUIRY STARTING
SEATTLE, May 9—It is under
stood the King county grand jury,
just impaneled, will investigate the
affairs of the defunct Scandinavian
American Bank of Seattle It has
been learned that the office of the
prosecuting attorney employed ex
pert accountants last months to
check up the bank's books and their
report has been turned over to the
j counsel for the majority stock hold
I ers. The jury also will investigate
i the recent mysterious death of Pa
■ trolman Charles O. Legate, and the
j leasing of the King County public
I ferry system to private operators.
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frat boys are suspended
SEATTLE. May 9—President Suz- j
zalo, of the University of Washing
1 ton, has announced that the mem
bers of the Kappa Psi pre-medical
fraternity have been suspended for
the remainder of the school year
' as a result of the branding of a
number of students with chemicals
during: an initiation.
[KLAN INVESTIGATION STARTS
LOS ANGELES, May 9—The in
vestigation of the recent Inglewood
raid, in which the Ku Klux Klan is
alleged to have been involved, has
been started by the grand jury. It i
is expected the inquiry will con
same about ten days.
—
C. S. Crider, traveling represent
ative of the Arne: ican Railway Ex
press Company, arrived from An
chorage on Sunday’s train and left.
the same afternoon for Fairbanks
on business in connection with his
office.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Calderhead
and son, Wallace, are among the re
I cent arrivals in town from Lignite.
Mrs. Calderhead and Wallace will
remain in town permanently, it be
ing the intention of the latter to
engage in business here.
Mr. and Mrs. Reese Collins left
for Anchorage on Sunday to make
their home in the coast town, where
Mr. Collins has accepted a position.
They have been residents of Ne
nana since last fall. 4
TEXAS WHITES SUSPENDED
TEAGUE, Texas. May 9—T w o
whites have been detained here for
investigation of their movements at
the time of the criminal assault and
murder of Miss Eula Hawley, for
which three negroes were burned at
the stake last week at Kirvin.
CROOKED LAWYER DISBARRED
BOSTON, May 9—Judge Carroll,
of the state supreme court has
handed down a decision in which is
ordered the disbarment of Joseph
C. Pelletier, who was recently re
moved from office as district at
torney of Suffolk county on the
charge of conspiring to extort mon
ey and improper actions in securing
and quashing indictments.
STATE CONVICTS MUTINY;
ELEVEN OF THEM SHOT
COLUMBLA, S. C\. May 9—One
hundred and fifty convicts at the
state penitentiary mutinied yester
day and eleven of them were shot
before order was restored. Two of
the mutineers probably will die.
It was neccessary for the prison
guards to cal! upon the police to as
sist in quelling the riot.
U. S. LEGATION THREATENED
SOFIA, May 9—A letter has been
received at the American legation
in which the threat is made that
the legation will blown up unit-•
the United States causes the release'
of Saco and Vanzetti, communists
who were convicted of murder in
Massachusetts. Precautions have been
taken to safeguard the premises.
BANKS ORDERED TO REPORT
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 9—
The comptroller of currency has is
sued a call for a report of the con
dition of national banks throughout
the country at the close of business
on Friday, May 5.
TORNADO HITS OKLAHOMA
PONCA CITY, Okla., May 5—
One person killed and a number of
buildings destroyed is the sad story
of a tornado which struct. Ceres,
14 miles southwest of this city, yes
terday. One of the buildings destroy
ed was the Christian church.
Charles L. McLean, a member of |
the Seattle fire department; who ar
rived in Nenana several weeks ago ^
with Mrs. McLean and their young
son, left for the Outside on Sunday,
to resume his duties in the Spirit j
City. Mrs. McLean will remain here,
having opened a millinery establish-.
ment in the “Adams” building, next
to the new Arcade Cafe.
GIRL WHO KILLED SOLDIER
MUST COME BACK NORTH
SPOKANE, May 9—Azalia Wick
sell, who is wanted at Fairbanks
for the murder of a soldier. Hobson
K. Parker, at kichardson on August
13 last, was placed under arrest
here yesterday afternoon by agents
of the department of justice, and
announcement is made by them that
the woman will be returned to
Fairbanks for trial.
Immediately following the shoot
; ing an effort was made to create
sentiment in favor of the Wicksell
woman and she was hurried out of
the Territory as speedily as possible,
with no action on the part of the
federal authorities to detain her
pending: an investigation. Friends of
yong Parker, however, insisted upon
a thorough inquiry, with the result
that the matter was brought to the
attention of the late grand jury, and
a secret indictment returned against
the woman.
REAL ESTATE IS MOVING
The north half of Lot 16 in Block
. 8. formerly owned by Jeanne Lang
, strom. together with the improve
ments thereon, was sold recently to
Elmer Wickstrom.
The Montana Rooming House, one
of the pioneer establishments of the
city, situated on Lot 1, Block 22,
and formerly owned by Frank Sagar .
and Ernst Berggren, has been pur
chased by Sam H. Erickson, who is
now in possession and who will con
tinue to conduct it as a first class
rooming place. ,
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SCHOOL RECEIVES NEW FLAG
AS REWARD FOR GOOD WORK
Appropriate exercises marked the j
' raisins of the new flag at r rar.klin
K. Lane School cn Monday morning.'
This flap was awarded the school as j
a crHe which the children them-'
selves earned.
The schoolhouse flagpole had been
flapless for several months and now
'looks like a new place with a large
flap flyinp from the head.
1 The following propram was piven
i inside the buildinp: 1
"America”, by the Children.
“What is the Flap Worth?", Haz
el Teeland,
"Betsy Ross", Walter Teeland:
1 "Hats Off! The Flap is Fassinp
•By", Donald Fowler. Flora Harper,,
Robert Major, Emmet Cavanauph.
"Old Flap”. Mr. Phillips.
"America, My Country”, Children
Address. “The Star Spanpled Ban
ner”. Mr. A. B Phillips.
After the indoor propram, the
! children went outside and the flap
was raised. The children stood at
attention and saluted as the flap i
was slowly pulled to the top of the
i mast. Immediately afterwards they t
sanp "The Star Spanpled Banner”,;
• and returned to their studies within ;
| the building.
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D. McDonald, B. Heminper. Mr«. j
R. W. Calderhead, Wallace B. Cal
i derhead and Mr. and Mrs. Albeit,
Linder are amonp the recent ar
rivals at the Southern Hitel.
Amonp the late arrivals at the j
; Cooney Hotel are J. M. Fisher, S.
H. Nickels, R. Conway, F. G. Hart,
Miss P. Davis, Georpe McDonald, S.
( C. Raynor, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips of
Seward.
Miss Anne Mylius is reported to
have brought dowm a “large bird”
with a well directed «hot from a .22
rifle, while on a hunting expedition ,
this week. , j
COOK COUNTY PRISONERS
START RIOT IN LOCKUP
' HICAGO. May 9—The posting
of an order by Warden Westbrook,
of the Cook county jail, forbidding1
prisoners the privilege of receiving
visitors more than one day a week,
resulted yesterday in a riot of such
proportions that it took the guards
four hours to restore order
The prisoners started the riot by
dTopping burring blankets from the
fourth tier of cells, nearly suffocat
ing the prisoners below them. They
then beat open their cell doors with
strips of steel taken from their
bunks.
The disturbance attracted a grea'
crowd in front of the prison and
the excitement became so intense
that the police had difficult in pre
serving order. The prisoners inside
were finally subdued by the aid of
clubs and blackjacks in the hands
of the 30 guards, headed by the
warden.
SENATE NAVAL COMMITTEE
FROWNS ON COAST PLANS
WASHINGTON, D C . May 9—
Announcement has been made that
the senate finance committee wilt
refuse to add to the pending naval
appropriation bill legislation asked
by the navy department to provide
for the development of new naval
bases on the Pacific coast, including
a fleet base at Alameda, and a\ia
tion station at Sand Point, Wash ,
and a sub base at San Pedro.
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The ice in Chena slough has every
appearance of being as solid now a*
it was at any time during the last
winter, with no signs of a breakup
in sight.
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Mrs. Laura Johnson, mother of
Mrs. Blanche Cascaden and an eariy
day res'dent of the Northland. wa
among the arrivals from the States
on Sunday, for an extended visit
with her daughter and grand child
ren.
; James Feaster has he^n granted i
patent to his farm, known as the
Buzbv place. It will be known as
the Feaster place hereafter
C. W. Palmer. Jake Anderson
| and Walter Fisher are among the
I recent arrivals at the local hotei~.
Amonir those leaving for creek
points this morning- were Andy NV
'On, Mrs. Gajrna. A. Johnson, Tom
Ford and Charles Holkey.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris left for Cold
stream this morning after a brief
visit in town. Mr. Harris is employ
ed on the Wagner properties
Mrs. Bleecker and son. who ar
rived from the States on Sunday,
left for their home on Goldstream
this morning.
Dwight Huckins returned to Fair
banks on Sunday after an absence
of many years. He w*as a very small
boy when he went Outside and was
so changed when he returned that
he had to introduce himself to hi*
friends of former days.
Martin A. Pinska, local clothier,
returned to town on Sunday from a
buying trip in the East. He report*
that conditions are improving Out
side and that the period of hard
times will soon be a thing of the
past.
The naturalization calendar war
taken up by District Judge Ritchie
on Monday night and the following
applicants admitted to citizenship:
John Stefan Sergei, Poland; An
drew Anderson, Sweden; Louis Tey
dale, Norway*; Peder Nilsen, N'or
w’ay; William Davidson Taylor, New
Brunswick.