Interior AlasKa Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
N£NANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY. JANUARY 3, 1922
NUMBER
114
CONGRESS URGED TO MAKE FRANCE PAY
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SENATOR BOISE PENROSE SUMMONED BY DEATH
IRISH SENTIMENT GROWING IN FAVOR OF PEACE PACT
BOISE PENROSE :
DIES SUDDENLY
AI WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3—;
Boise Penrose, member of the U. ]
S. senate during five sessions of
CongTess since 1897, died here yes
terday, following a brief illness.,
aged Cl years.
For many years prior to his
election ito the U. S. senate, he
was one of the Republican leaders
in Pennsylvania and was a mem
ber of the state senate several terms
and attended several Republican na
tional conventions as delegate from
his state. He was elected to the U.'
S. senate first in 1897, and was re
elected in 1903, 1909, 1914 and
1920. Had life been prolonged, he
would have served until 1927.
Funeral To Be Private
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 3—Ar-'
rangements for the Penrose funeral
have not beer, completed, but it
has been decided that it wall be
strictly private and, for that reason
probably will not be attended by
the usual congressional delegation, I
all of which is in accordance with
the wishes of the deceased.
Expressions of regret are pouring
in from all sections of the country
but none have been made public. ;
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Governor To Get Place
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jar.. 3—
Senator Watson, of Indiana, made
the prediction today, after a con
ference at the White House, that
Governor Sproul. of Pa., would re
sign his office within two days to ac
cept an appointment as successor
to Senator Penrose.
BANDITS KILL TWO
PEARL RIVER, N. Y„ Jan. 3—'
Four bandits shot and killed the
assistant and a clerk of the local |
First National Bank, on Saturday, |
and wounded a railroad guard who
attempted to interfere with them
after they had left the bank. The.
bandits escaped but it has not yet!
been ascertained if the secured any i
loot. !
CAVE CREEK ON RAMPAGE '
PHOENIX, Jan. 3—-Flood waters |
from Cave Creek reached the city:
limits early this morning and con-1
ditions continued serious throughout
the day. Residents of the lowlands ■
had been warned of the approach of
danger earlier and sought refuge
on high ground, where many of them
are now camped pending an abate
ment of the flood.
LEAD AND ZINC DECREASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3—
The United Stases Geological Sur
vey has issued a bulletin in which
it is estimated that the mine and
smelter output of lead in the United
States last year declined abour. 20
per cent. The production of zinc j
fell off about 60 per cent during
the year.
ITALIAN BANK CLOSES
NEW YORK, Jan. 3—The Italian
Discount & Trust Company, New
York correspondent of the Banka
Italiana Si Sc onto, of Rome, has
closed its doors, following a run.
The run was occasioned by the re
cent suspension of the Rome insti
tution.
SZECHENY GETS POST
BUDAPEST, Jan. 3—Count Las
zlo Szecheny, better known as the
husband of Gladys Vanderbilt, has
been appointed Hungarian minister
to the United States.
Congressman suggests plan
TO FORCE FRANCE TO AGREE
FOR 1921 SHOWS
WASHINGTON', D. C., Jan. 3—
The mineral production of Alaska
during the year 1921, is valued at
§16,109,000, according to a prelim
inary estimate made public today
by tihe United States Geological Sur
' vey. The output for the year pre
! vious totaled $23,303,757.
The decrease shown is accounted
for by the loss of $6,000,000 in the
value of copper mined in the Ter
i ritory during the year, $573,000
loss in the value of silver, $100,000
in lead, $155,000 in platinum, $125,
I 000 in petroleum.
An increase of $135,000 is shown
: in the value of coal produced.
The report says the practical
| completion of the Government rail
; road was the most important event
| of the year to the mining industry
! of the Territory.
The decrease in copper production
1 and development of copper proper
! ties is ascribed to the low market
| price of copper.
BOMB INJURES FIFTY
BERLIN, Jan. 3—The explosion
I of a bomb in the market place at
j Dinkles Dueh, Bavaria, on New
j Year's Day, resulted in the injury
' of 50 persons, according to informa
j tion which has just reached this
j city.
BANKS ASKED TO REPORT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3—
The comptroller of currency has is
| sued a call for reports of condition
j of national banks throughout the
j country at the close of business on
December 31.
WIND HITS NEBRASKA
• OMAHA, Jan. 3—High winds in
Western Nebraska are reported to
; have caused one death at Gering,
' and considerable property damage
at Alliance and Grand Island.
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B. C. MINERAL OUTPUT LESS
VICTORIA. B. C., Jan. 3—The
I mineral output of British Columbia.
| with the exception of gold, decreas
: ed from $35,543,084 in 1920, to
• $28,934,848 last year, according to
the annual report of the minister
| of mines, made public today. The
j production of gold increased from
j $2,702,000 to 3,155,000. The silver
i output fell from $3,235,000. to
$1,611,000. Copper also fell, the de
j crease being from $7,832,000 to
i $4,127,000. The p reduction of coal
was 85 per cent of that of the pre
vious year.
HARDING NAMES MINISTERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3—
j The name of William J. O’Toole
' has been sent to the senate by Pres
; ident Harding for confirmation as
minister to Paraguay. The Presi
dent also has nominated Henry P.
Fletcher, under secretary of state,
to be minister to Belgium.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Miles, who
have been confined to their apart
ments for the last week by severe
colds, are mending slowly.
WASHINGTON’. D. C., Jan. 3—
Representative Reavis, Republican,
of Nebraska, has introduced a reso
lution demanding that France repay
to the United States the money
that -was loaned to her during the I
war.
In explanation of his action. Con-!
gressman Reavis argued that the
prompt payment of the debt should
be demanded because France has in-1
dicated an intention of expending ’
“large sums for increased naval
armament”.
The resolution does not mention
France by name but Reavis stated
that it was aimed at that govern-'
ment because of the stand taken
on the submarine question.
France Denies Secret Pact
PARIS, Jan. 3—The French min-;
istry of foreign affairs has made j
formal denial of the alleged Japan
ese-French understanding regarding
the occupation of Siberia, which the
Far Eastern Republic delegation de
clared was shown by documents ir.
their possession.
Holiday Is Ignored
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 3—
Notwithstanding the fact that yes-1
terday was generally observed as a
holiday, naval experts and various
delegations in attendance at the
Arms conference, kept at work on:
the task of ironing out the details
of limitation plans.
It is the hope of delegates and
committeemen to have something i
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definite to 0.1'er by the end of the j
present week, with no serious diffi-j
culty expected in formulating tech-;
nical adjustments to cover such'
questions as replacements and the
scrapping of warships. There is a
general feeling that a plenary ses
sion, for the announcement of a
formal five-power treaty, will be
held soon and. with this prospect
for the final disposition of Che naval
program, there is general expecta
tion that the conference will be
ready to adjourn about the middle !
of the present month, in spite of
several troublesome questions which
apparently have yet to be disposed
of. including the Shantung issue,
over which China and Japon are in j
deadlock. It is believed the Far I
Eastern settlement will not be de
layed beyond two weeks.
It has been learned from a high
authority that the Chinese delega-:
tion has asked Balfour and Hughes
to mediate the existing deadlock
with Japan over Shantung.
Delegat 2s representing th' live big i
powers have agreed upon an ar
rangement whereby the Netherlands,!
as well as the United States and J
Japan, will be given cable rights on j
the Island of Yap. Britain and
Italy accepted with reservations, the j
former nation indicating that Brit- .
ish interests may decide in the!
future to have certain rights. Italy;
claims an interest in one of the j
three cables touching the island.
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SUPREME KNIGHT APPEALS
TO ELIMINATE PREJUDICES
i NEW YORK, Jan. 3—Supreme
Knight Flaherty, of the Knights of
Columbus, issued a New Year’s ap
peal to all members of the organ
ization for cooperation in the move
ment for the elimination of re
ligious prejudice.
He pointed out that America's
principal need is a “better under
standing among Americans”.
BUTCHERS QUIT STRIKE
OTTAWA, Jan. 3—The local
union of ahe Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butchers, has quit the
strike at the Morrell Packing Plant,
after a straggle of ten weeks to
prevent a downward revision of the
wage scale.
FOUNDARYMEN ARE CUT
SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 3—Bay
district factories and foundries affil
iated with the California Foundry
mens Association, cut wages ten
i per cent this week. About 2,000
; men were affected.
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LA FOLLETTE MAKES CHARGES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3—
Senator LaFollecte has made a form
sal statement on the floor of the
senate, charging that high railroad
| officials and representatives of the
: coal, steel and lumber interests, at
■ a secret meriting held recently, at
tempted to obtain from representst
1 ives of farmers’ organizations an
! agreement that they would cease
agitating for the repeal of that
section of the transportation act
relating to railroad valuation, and
for the restoration of state control
, of rails.
PACKERS RIOT—7 ARRESTED
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 3—As
: the result of a disturbance near the
packing plants, seven men were tak
i en into custody today. The fighting
' resulted in the injury of ten per
' sons.
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WOMAN MAKES CONFESSION
WHEN HUSBAND SKIPS OUT,
HALLSBORO. 111., Jan. 3—Sher
iff Bohn Wilson and sik others have
been placed under arrest ihere in
connection with the theft of $31,000
from the Panama State Bank.
The arrests were made through ;
the confession of a woman who im
plicated her husband because he had
used his portion of the stolen cash j
to “skip out.”
MORE TROUBLE FOR ANGELA
CARSON’ CITY, Jan. 3—A,ttornev ;
General L. B. Fowler, in closing a <
[ brief to be filed in the supreme court i
j asking that the divorce of Mary!
Pickford from Owen Moore be set:
aside, declared dhat her divorce, ob
tained in this Sate, was “the worst
of its kind and should be the last of
its kind”.
MAY RESUME TRADING SOON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3—
According to information given out
at the White House, changes in the
policies of the Russian soviet gov
ernment, either recently made or
indicated in prospect may event- j
ually bring about a resumption of'
trade relations with the United
States.
DEPUTIES VOTE CONFIDENCE
PARIS, Jan. 3—By a majority of I
177 the chamber of deputies has j
| voted confidence in the government. ;
Mrs. Margaret Hanot has joined :
the staff at the local telephone ex-1
change.
William C. Steinmetz, of the T.
&. T. department of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission, returned
to Nenana on Sunday from a vaca
tion trip (to Anchorage.
Miss Alta Russell, who spent the
holiday in Anchorage, will return
| to Nenana on the Thursday train.
General Storekeeper Manning is
; due in Nenana within the next few j
| (lay from Anchorage. I
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SAILORS CLASH
IN CHINK PORI!
AMERICAN DIES
SHANGHAI, Jan. 3—What origin
ating in a trifling brawl, serious
trouble occurred here yesterday be
tweea sailors from American and
Italian warships at anchor in the
harbor. E. J. Reebey, one of the
American sailors, died later in the
day, as a result of his injuries and
a number of others were sent to the
hospital for treatment. Five of the
Americans received knife wounds.
The trouble assumed serious pro
portions when about 40 of the Ital
ians attacked about a dozen Ameri
cans in a cafe, and then went from
one cafe to another, attacking iso
lated groups of the Americans.
The fighting continued until all of
the sailors had been rounded up
and ordered to their ships.
WANT CRUDE OIL PROTECTED
WASHINGTON, D C., Jan. 3—
Proponents of an import duty on
crude oil have renewed their fight
before the senate finance committee.
They are not in agreement of a
rate of duty, however.
GERMAN FLAG REAPPEARS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3—
The German flag has reappeared
among those of other nations, fol
lowing the reopening of the German
consular offices at the old quarters
in this city.
OREGON BEATS HONOLULU
HONOLULU, Jan. 3—The Univer-i
sity of Oregon football eleven de- >
feated the championship Honolulu |
naval team here yesterday, with a ■
score of 35 to 0.
MAIL ROBBERY DISCLOSED
NEW YORK, Jan. 3—The arrest!
here last week of Mrs. Abe Attel,'
divorced wife of the former pugilist, ’
Sam Gold and Harry Cohen, has
revealed a mail robbery of July 18,:
in which bonds valued at a million
and a half were stolen. The bonds
were stolen somewhere enroute from
the New York Federal Reserve Bank,
to the treasury department at Wash
ington. Many of them were passed
successfully, although some had been
cancelled by perforation and others
stamped “paid”.
POST CRITICISES HARDING
DENTON, Texas, Jan. 3—Arthur
McNitzky Poat, of the American
Legion, has adopted resolutions in
which the action of President Hard
ing, in releasing Eugene V. Debs,
is condemned. The message tele- j
graphed to the President said: “To j
let your official action go unchal-,
lenged would be to break faith with j
fallen buddies”.
BANDITS STAGE BOLD HOLDUP
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3—Three
bandits, armed with sawed-off shot
guns, held up three Owl Drug Com
pany collectors this morning and
made their escape in an auto with
$10,000. The robbery was staged
on the busiest down-town street, at
nine o’clock, ait a point where traffic
and patrol policemen were thickly
stationed.
SIIIL IN DOUBT;
LEADERS FIRM
DUBLIN,^ Jan. 3—The delibera
tions of Dail Eireann -were resum
ed today, following the holiday re
cess, but the opponents and propon
ents of the peace treaty apparently
are as far apart as ever.
Outside the ranks of the party,
however, public sentiment apparent
ly is overwhelmingly in favor of the
ratification of the treaty.
Michael Collins, after securing
permission of Dail Eireann to offer
a suggestion, proposed, in substance,
that those opposing the treaty al
low it to be approved, making Ire
land a free stake, after which they
could continue their fight for the
creation of an Irish republic.
POSSES MAKING SEARCH
FOR SUSPECTED ROBBERS
TACOMA, Jan. 3—Posses art
making a thorough search of the
Green River country in quest of
persons, believed to be robbers, who
attempted to wreck the Northern
Pacific Fast Mail, No. 3, which was
enrouite from St. Paul, by piling a
barricade of old ties across th>
track.
The train was late and was mak
ing up lost time, when the engineer
saw the obstruction 100 yeards in
front of the engine. He was able
to avoid a seTious collision, but the
barricade was struck with sufficient
force to tear off the pilot.
GUARDSMEN ARRAIGNED
ON CHARGES OF MURDER
HAMILTON, Ala., Jan. 3— Nin,
members of Company M, National
Guard, who are charged with mur
der, in connection with the lynch
ing of William Baird, a coal miner,
near Jasper, last January, were ai
raigned yesterday and their trial
set for January 9.
VESSELS ARE PROTECTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3—
The supreme court of the United
States has rendered a decision in
which it is held that vessels, armed
or unarmed, which were requisition
ed or chartered by the Goverrimen
during the war, are not subject t \
damage suits under the general ad
miralty laws, after their release
from the public service, for losses
caused by collisions whilethey wen
in the Government service.
COLONEL SAYS HE DIDN’T
LEAVENWORTH, Jan. 3—-Col
onel Conrad I-anz, whose remark
made at St. Louis last week re
garding the Thirty-fifth division,
were severely criticised by Govemor
Allen, of Kansas, has issued a
statement in which he declares the
words “everybody blundered” were
not used by Ihim as reported.
PHOTO ENGRAVERS STRIKE
CHICAGO, Jan. 3—Approximate
ly 3,400 metnbers of the Photo En
gravers Union, in 30 cities, have
gone out on strike in protest against
a wage reduction and the lengthen
ing of working hours from 44 to
48 hours per week.
G. O. P. SECRETARY VERY ILL
ST. PAUL, Jan. 3—Clarence E.
Miller, secretary of the Republican
National Committee, who under
went an operation for appendicitis
last week, is in a very serious con
dition today.
Farmer Ed Parks spent the New
Year in town.