Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
' THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY. DEC. 22, 1921
NUMBER 109
•CONFERENCE AWAITS ACTION AT TOKIO
OFFICERS DENY CHARGES AT WATSON HEARINGS
KENYON APPEALS TO SENATE TO BLOCK NEWBERRY
WITNESS SWEARS
HE SAW TWELVE
AMERICANS HANG
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22—
George H. Taylor, of Philadelphia,
who appeared before the Walsh
committee yesterday, in connection
with the investigation of alleged
illegal executions in France during
the war, informed the committee
men that he saw, with his own
eyes, twelve Americans hanged at
Issur Tille, between April and June,
1918.
Robert A. Harrison testified that
he witnessed the lynching of an
American soldier who had been
charged with a crime against a
woman, but not tried. “I was told
he had been hanged to save some
officers from being cashiered.”
Denies Hanging*
SEATTLE, Dec. 22—Major John
Carrol, provost marshal in the Is
r sur Tille area during 1918, has is
sued a statement in which he de
nies the charge of Taylor. The
major says thait no soldiers were
executed in any way’ whatsoever
during the period mentioned.
Execution* Explained
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22
Col. Walter Bethel informed the
investigators that wartime court
1 martial convictions did not require
the approval of the President.
William Cowles, of Minneapolis,
testified that the photographs of a
purported gallows were in reality
pictures of a loading crane.
A number of witnesses have in
formed the committee by wire that
they are without funds to defray
the cost of making a trip to Wash
ingrton and the committee has di
rected that transportation he sent
to them.
M. J. Wallace, of Georgia, told
the committee this morning that he
saw a corporal shoot and kill a
private at Camp Wheeler, Georgia,
without provocation. He said the
r corporal was courtmartialed, given
a 30-day furlough and promoted to
sergeant.
PROSECUTION HAS THE GOODS
ARDMORE, Dec. 22—Country
Attorney Mathers, in his opening
statement in connection with the
^ trial of 13 men, on trial here for
the murder of Joe Carroll, at Wil
son, declared that the defendants
were part of a band of approximate
ly 150 men who assembled in a se
cluded pasture and sent eight of
their number to bring Carroll to
them.
FORD IS NOT PERMITTED
TO LOWER FREIGHT RATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22—
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion has disallowed the application of
Henry Ford to reduce coal freight
rates on his Detroit, Toledo & Iron
ton railroad.
The application was denied on
the grounds that such a reduction
* would discriminate against other
k mining territory.
PRESIDENT SAYS DIFFERENCES
WILL NOT DELAY AGREEMENT
KENYON UPPEftLS
10 UPPER HOUSE
OPPOSING STEAL
WASHING7’i*. C. Dec. 22—
Declaring that th? money spent in
tiie Newberry campaign and election
to the senate from Michigan shows
that the “entire election was taint
ed", Senator Kenyon told the senate
yesterday that if that body voted to
seat Newberry it would be “under
mining the Government”. He added
that the “rule of the people if the
senate justifies the expenditure of
hundreds of thousands of dollars to
secure a seat here would be destroy
ed.”
COMMITTEE ADOPTS PLAN
TO HOLD COUNTRY STEADY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22—
| The initial step toward the pro
igram of long-range planning of
i public works as a means of offset
ting periods of business and indus
trial depression, was taken today
when the senate labor committee
favorably reported the Kenyon bill.
The measure is designed to carry
out the recommendations of the
recent unemplovment conference.
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CHINK CABINET RESIGNS
| WASHINGTON, D. C., Dee. 22—
j The Chinese delegates to the Arms
| conference have been notified that
i the Peking cabinet has resigned,
with Dr. W. W. Yen, minister of
'foreign affairs, remaining as acting
premier. It is reported that the
foreign policy will remain unchang
ed.
WASHINGTON'. D. C., Dec. 22—'
The arms negotiations again stood ^
in recess today while the French
delegates worked out their esti
mates for an adequate allotment
of auxiliary craft.
The Japanese delegation is await
ing further advices from Tokio re
garding Shantung.
The British delegates have pre
pared for presentation their case
against the submarine.
During the interim the delegates
are discussing among themselves
what might be the next develop
ment relative to the application of
the four-power treaty’ to the major
islands of Japan.
President Harding issued a pub
lie statement last night in which
■ he pointed out that he had no ob
jection to the construction by the
Arms conference delegates that the
quadruple treaty’ includes t^ie prin
cipal islands of Japan in its appli
cation.
Responding to press inquiries, the
President expressed the opinion that
ONLY THE TOWER IS LEFT
OF EAGLE RADIO OUTFIT
DAWSON, Dec. 22—The United
States radio station at Eagle was
destroyed by fire on Tuesday, only
the 100-foot steel tower escaping
destruction.
The station was built by the
Government at a cost of more thar.
SI00, 000. The fire was caused by
a defective stove pipe and spread
with such rapidity that the entire
building was ablaze before ail of
the men had made their escape
from their quarters.
Charles Wheeler, who was former
ly employed in the office of the en
gineer in charge, at Healy. arrived
in town today.
v; ft* prsypector
the home land of Japan did not
come within the words “insular pos- ;
sessions or dominions”. This ex-'
pression has been emphasized as a
division between the President and
the delegates, but the President an
nounces that the difference in view
in no wise will be permitted to em
barrass the conference or the rati
fication of the agreement. He has’
learned, the statement says, that
the American delegates have agreed
to the construction, including the
home land of Japan, and he has no
objection to that construction.
Departure Delayed
The British delegation has can
celled arrangements to sail at the
end of this month, the members of
the delegation explaining that they
see little chance to get away be
fore the middle of January.
Relation! Strained
The Japanese delegates describe
the ending of the Chinese discus
sions as an adjournment temporily
rather than a break.
The entire situation has been re
ferred to Tokio.
JOHNSON INVITES CHILDREN
TO ATTEND XMAS POTLATCH
The children of Nenana, all ages,
all sizes and all colors, boys and
girls alike, are invited to attend
the big Christmas potlatch, which is
scheduled to take place at the store
of Louis Johnson, on upper Front
strret . Saturday afternoon, com
mencing at two o’clock.
Following an oldtime custom, Mr.
Johnson has made the usual ar
rangement for the distribution of
candies and a lot ^of other good
things to the kids of the town and
adjoining village, and the more who
accept his invitation, the happier
he will be.
SEATTLE POLICE
WORKING ON NEW
DEATH MYSTERY
SEATTLE, Dec. 22—Plumbers re-,
pairing a pipe in an apartment house
last evening found the body of
Ferdinand Hochbrunn, aged 72, re
tired realty dealer, reputed to be
■worth $ 100,000. There was a bul
let hole through the head and the
coroner estimates that death oc
curred about eight weeks ago.
It was thought the deceased had
gone to California two months ago.
and his attorney, Edward Vontobel.
has informed the police that he
had been sending rentals and collec
tions regularly to some one who had
telegraphed from Portland, Oakland,
and San Bernardino, signing the
name of Hochbrunn. He also receiv
ed letters, apparently in the hand
writing of the dead man.
The police are said to be look
ing fy Miss Clara E. Skarin, aged
28, who had a room in the Hoch
brunn apartment and who told the
neighbors that Hochbrunn went
South “to turn a real estate deal”.
She entered the apartment frequent
ly after Hochbrunn disappeared, and
then disappeared herself.
LEONARD BEATS DRONEY
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22—Ben
ny Leonard, lightweight champion,
outpointed Tim Droney, of Lancast
er, in an eight-round, no-decision'
bout here last night.
Mr. Doner left for Fairbanks on'
the afternoon train.
VETERAN SCRIBE
HENRY WATTERSON
PASSESJN SOUTH
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 22
Colonel Henry Watterson. better
known as one of the last surviving
members of the old school of journ
alism and as “Marse Henry”, died
at a local hoftel today, the end com
ing peacefully and with the aged
scribe in full possession of his
mental faculties until a few min
utes before he passed on.
The deceased contracted a slight
cold on Tuesday and it developed
into an acute bronchial attack yes
terday. The immediate cause of
death, however, was heart trouble,
superinduced by congestion of the
lungs.
Mrs. Watterson and her daughter
and son were at the bedside until
the last, and conversed with the
sick man up until half an hour be
fore he died.
AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE
ARIZONA EXPLOSION CASE
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 22—The
authorities are investigating a re
port in connection with the explosion
ion which paHtially destroyed .1
small building near the state high
way hulding this morning, that In
dustrial Workers shipped two cases
of high explosives and 27 alarm
clocks into this district from Calif
ornia.
The inquiry is being conducted
on the theory that the explosive
was intended for use in connection
with the destruction of the highway
building, which houses the head
quarters of the National guard.
WILL DEPORT BOOTLEGGERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22—
Foreign bootleggers in Montana may
be deported, as the result of a con
ference between Federal Director
Shelly, of Montana, and Commis
sioner Haynes. Shelly informed the
commissioner that a large percent
age of the bootleggers and moon
shiners in Montana are alien-. The
commissioner recommended that de
portation proceedings be employed
to put a stop to the traffic.
OFFICERS MUST EXPLAIN
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 22—Mur
der charges have been filed against
B. H. Wiles, federal prohibition
agent, E. L. Yound, chief of de
tectives, J. L. O’Neill, patrolman
and W. E. Mayberry, former Texas
Ranger, in connection with the kill
ing of Peeler Clayton, taxicab driv
er. The killing occurred last week.
BILL PROHIBITS “BLOCS"
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22
Representative Ansorge, of New
York, has introduced a bill provid
ing for the prohibition of the for
mation of Congressional “blocs”,
based upon particular pursuits or
geographical location, for influenc
ing legislation. The bill provides a
fine of $5,000 for violation.