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VOLUME IV MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NENANA. ALASKA, TUEDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1922 • NUMBER 344
LABOR DAY PASSES QUIETLY IN STATES
ADMINISTRATION WILL PROTECT THE RAILROADS
. COLONEL HOUSE SAYS CONDITIONS ARE BAD IN EUROPE
COLONEL HOUSE SAYS CRISIS
;S GRAVE ON OTHER SIDE
LONDON'. Sept 5—Colonel House
■who has been in Europe for some
time past, making a study of con
ditions, issued a statement here yes
terday, in which he declared that
the European situation is critical.
He said that he desired to see
France provided with a sufficient
guarantee against Germany and
suggested that the conditional ad
mission of Germany to the League
of Nations might provide adequately
for the protection of France.
The colonel warned Europe
against undue optimism regarding
-American co-operation, “at least for
the moment”.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
QUITS TO FOSTER LEAGUE
WASHINGTON. D. €., Sept. 5—
President Harding has announced the
receipt of the resignation of Asso
ciate Justice Clark, of the supreme
court, and it is stated at the White
House that the resignation will be
accepted. Justice Clark will retire
from the bench on September 18
and it is understood that he will be
succeeded by former senator George
Sutherland, of Utah.
Clark was appointed to the bench
in 1916 and is junior associate
justice. In announcing his retire
ment, President Harding said it had
been his privilege, as senator, to
recommend the confirmation of the
jurists appointment.
Clark is .understood to be retir
ing from fee bench in order to
further American participation in
the League of Nation*. It is well
known that he is profoundly con
vinced that the future welfare of
this country depends upon the
nation joining the league.
Sutherland was born in England
in 1862 and received his early
academic education in Utah. He
graduated from fee Law Univer
sity of Michigan in 1883, and was
twice elected senator from Utah,
serving from 1905 to 1917. He was
president of the American Bar As
sociation in 1916 and 1917 and. as
of the American delegation to the
T. member of the advisory committee
Armament conference, he played an
active part in working out the de
tails of the treaties approved by
the conference.
MEN FIRE ON R. R. YARDS
CINCINNATI, Sept- 5—The coac’r
yard of the Big Four was the scene
of a brief gun battle yesterday
■when a number of men approached
4 the yards in an auto and opened
fire, narrowly missing several of
the guards on duty there. The fire
was promptly returned and it is
thought one of the attacking party
was wounded.
LOCOMOTIVES DISABLED
PORT JERVIS, N. Y-, Sept. 5—
Every locomotive on the Erie rail
road at this point, developed engine
trouble yesterday and had to be
rushed to the shops. A train arriving
from Cleveland was stoned by .
mob and three of the car window:
broken. The police are patrollin;
the tracks today with shotguns.
RAIL UNION LEADER IMPROVE!
CHICAGO, !^pt. 5—E. F Grabh
president of the maintenance o'
way brotherhood, who suffere <
critical nervous breakdown las
week, is reported to be much im
proved today.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Rodman ar<
among the recent arrivals at th1
Cooney Hotel, having reached towi
on Sunday night, in their owi
launch, from Tanana.
Mrs. Grace Thacher was a visit
or in town this week from Clear
She was a guest at the Coone;
during her stay here.
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RAIL STRIKERS AWAIT ACTION
OF U. S. COURT ON INJUNCTION
! POSTAL STATEMENT DEFINES
AIMS OF THE DEPARTMENT
BUFFALO, Sept. 3—In a Labor
Day statement published here yester
day. the postal administration an
nounced that it had no thought of
“advocating reforms, instituting
radicalism, or performing impossi
ble things”. The department con
ceives it to be its duty to adminis
ter the law and to compel honest
work for a legally stipulated wage.
The department will not favor a
lowering of postal salaries.
LABOR SECRETARY REVIEWS
LABOR PROGRESS OF YEAR
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MOOSEHEART . 111., Sept. 5—
Secretary of Labor Davis, in a
Labor Day address delivered here
yesterday, declared that labor had
made great strides during the last
i year, in spite of unemployment, and
! had fought off all attempts to de
I crease kage levels set up during
| the war, and had safely passed the
war crisis.
In conclusion, the secretary, who
! is head of the Loyal Order of Moose
pointed out that “the working man
is growing accustomed to the com
forts of lie untasted before, and
: will find them preserved”.
RUTH KNOCKS THREE
1 BALTIMORE. Sept. 5—In an ex
hibition game which the Yankees
played against the Third Army
Corps team yesterday, Babe Ruth
knocked three successful homeers.
greatly to the delight of the large
'crowd present. The \ankees won
12 to 3.
WILLIAMS TIES WALKER;
HORNSBY LEADS NATIONALS
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5—Batting
against Cleveland, with one mar
on bases, Williams landed for a
home run yesterday, bringing h;s
total to 33, which ties the record
of Tillie Walker.
Roger Hornsby is still leading the
National league batters, with a tot*'
of 34 homers. He made his !as1
one on Sunday.
BOMB ROCKS HOUSE
SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 5—A
bomb exploded harmlessly on the
porch of a Santa Fe metal workei
last night. The house was rocket
by the explosion and the occupant:
frightened considerably, but , the
house escaped injury
BISHOP FALLOWS DEAD
CHICAGO, Sept. 5—Bishop Sam
ue] Fallows, head of the Reformec
Episcopal church, died here today.
TARIFF HAS RIGHT OF WAY
WASH IN GT ON, D. C.. Sept. 5—
i The senate and house conferees, bj
a vote of five to three, have refuse:
1 to sidetrack the tariff bill 'in favo;
. of the soldier bonus bill.
R. H. Bamdollar and J. J. Long
acre, of the headquarters offices o:
the Alaskan Engineering Commissioi
arrived from Anchorage this morn
• ing to confer with the Nenana cit;
i council regarding the leasing of tin
. public utilities. They will be in th<
Interior several days.
Manager R. S. Donaldson, of thi
. Healy River Coal Corporation, cami
“in from Healy today on a brie
! CHICAGO, Sept. 5—The nation
I observed Labor Day by a genera]
suspension of business ihroughou'.
the country, with gatherings of
union workers in most of the cities.
Fears of untoward demonstrations
I proved unfounded, as the day passed
i without disturbances of consequence
The settlement of the coal and
j textile strikes, together with a de
crease in unemployment was hailed
by speakers as giving promise of
. quick stabilization of the industrial
j situation. They also pointed out that
j recent increases in wages indicated
. the safe passing of the critical peri
od of the industrial readjustment.
Quiet At The Capital
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 5—
With Congress recessed and most of
MOTHER JONES VERY ILL
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 5—
. "Mother” Mary Jones, unofficial
labor leader and a prominent
I figure in nearly every industrial
struggle of importance in this coun
try. is critically ill in this city. She
is 92 years old.
AMERICAN DESTROYERS ARE
TO KEEP PEACE AT SMYRNA
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept, o—
At the request of the state depart
ment, Acting Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt has ordered Admiral Bris
tol, American high commissioner at
| Constantinople, to dispatch a force
of destroyers to Smyrna to “pro
tect lives and property”.
Roosevelt declares that his action
is without naval or political sig
nificance.
TIES PLACED ON TRACK
j CHICAGO. Sept. 5—Railrop tie:
! and piles of scrap iron were thrown
ion the tracks of the Wabash line
j during the night just before the ar
| rival of the fast express. The ob
struction was discovered, however
and the train stopped in time tc
prevent a wreck.
SEAPLANE PROGRESSING
KEY WEST. Sept. 5—The sea
j plane Sampaio Correia No. 2, which
; is enroute to Rio, has arrived here
j from St. Petersburg, Fla.
HARDING WANTS NEW TREATY
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 5—
! President Harding has recommend
| ed to Congress the abrogation ol
j ihe present treaty arrangement with
Panama which, he points out, wa>
intended only to operate during tht
construction of the canal. He sug
gests the negotiation of a new pact
RUTH CLIMBING
; NEW Y'ORK. Sept. 5—Babe Ruth
I who was suspended last week fo)
1 cussing an umpire, celebrated his
I return to the diamond today b)
| knocking another home run, giving
I him a total of 29 for the season
j The run was made in the first inning
| against Boston.
M. C. Rugg, well known travel
ing man, of Juneau, will leave foi
, the coast tonight.
Sam Shucklin, sourdough salesmai
will leave for the coast tonight af
ter a stay of several day's in Fair
banks and Nenana.
M. V. Tyler has returned to towi
from a trip down the river.
■ the Government officials and labor
leaders out of town, the capital ex
perienced the quietest Labor Day
in years. Even the usual Labor!
Day parade was dispensed with.
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Rail Strike Situation
I WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5—
While the Chicago injunction pro
; ceedings will be followed with a de-1
' termination to guarantee the country
against interference with transporta
, tion. it is declared by official high
in the administration that the consti
tutional liberties of law-abiding citi
! zens will not be abridged.
There have been no further de
. velopments in the rail strike situa
tion, and no further moves are ex
i pected until the injunction hearing.
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATS VOTE
JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 5—The
Bourbons of Mississippi went to the
polls today to register their choice
between former senator James Vard
aman and former congressman H. D.
I Stephens, in the seeond primary for
i the nomination of senator to suc
ceed John Sharp Williams.
ALASKA LUMBER SHIPMENT
GETS ATTENTION ON SOUND
SEATTLE. Sept. 5—The first full
cargo of Alaska spruce ever shipped
South, has arrived from Elliott Bay
i for trans-shipment to New York. The
cargo which came on the barge Foss
consists of half a million feet, is
I owned by the Northwest Trading
I Company and was cut near Wrangell
Shipping men hail the shipment
; as the beginning of an enormous
movement of Alaska lumber to the
markets of the East.
JOHNSON DEFEATS PATTERSON
b OREST HILL. Sept. 5—William
M. Johnson defeated Gerald D. Pat
: terson, of Australia, today, in
, straight sets, deciding the match
for the Davis cup international tro
phy, which remains in America.
The freighter Skagway, of the
Alaska Steamship Company's fleet,
is scheduled to leave Seattle for
Alaska on September 10, carrying
genera! freight and explosives.
Louis Anderson has been advised
of the return of his son Clarence
to Seattle, from a trip to Europe
in the fisheries sen-ice of the .Gov
ernment. He spent most of his time
in France and Norway and Sweden.
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C. Baugh is among those register
ed at the Southern Hotel.
Peter Dow, recent arrival from
the Koyukuk country, returned to
Xenana from a brief visit to Fair
banks. He is at the Southern.
There will be special meeting of
Xenana _ Pioneers at Union hall to
morrow night.
Herman Price, is a guest at the
Cooney Hotel.
Frank Carlquist, of the Anchor
age firm of Carlquist Bros., will
leave for his hopie in the coast
town tonight. He came over with
the Shriners.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Doyle ar
rived from the coast this morning
and are guests at the Cooney. Mr.
Doyle represents the Western Dry
Goods Company.
CONGRESS ASKED TO CURB
USE OF THE INJUNCTION
WASHINGTON, D. C\, Sept. 5—
Representative Huddleston, of Ala
bama. has introduced a bill which
provides that any Government offi
cial who issues or causes to be is
sued “any illegal injunction, not in
good faith, and with wilfull intent
of depriving a person of his rights,
or intimidating him’’ shall be guilty
of malfeasance.
ENGLISH COAL MINE WRECK
ENTOMBS FORTY MINERS
NEWCASTLE. Eng., Sept. 5—An
explosion in a coal pit at Whitehav
en yesterday, entombed forty min
ers. Ten bodies have been recovered
from the wreck.
WANT REAL FARMER NAMED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5—
A delegation of Republican senator;
called at the White House today and
urged President Harding to appoinl
18 “dirt farmer” to the vacancy or
the tariff commission.
DOOLITTLEgpOING WELL
EL PASO. Sej^. 5—Lieut. Doolit
tle. who is engaged in a cross coun
try flight, passed over this city to
day, shortly after noon.
CHILEAN HEAD OF LEAGUE
GENEVA, Sept. 5—Agustint
Wardo, of Chile, was elected presi
dent yesterday at the third assembly
of the League of Nations. The meet
ing was called to order by Da Gama
of Brazil, acting as temporary
i chairman.
JUSTICE DAY MAY RETIRE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 5—
Associate Justice Day. of the Unite ;
States supreme court, is considering
retirement from the bench, accord
ing to an official statement issued
by White House officials. The deci
'sion the jurist will be reserved
! until ho determines where his duties
as umpire of the German-Americar;
claims commission would interfere
j with his court duties.
Henry Rappolt had the misfortune
' to fall yesterday and break several
| of his ribs. As a result of the ac
| cident, his bakery will remain closed
until he can get a baker down from
Fairbanks. Mr. Rappolt is under the
care of Dr. Kirby.
W. McDevett, bridgeman, is a re
cent arrival in town from the Broad
Pass section. He is a guest at the
Southern Hotel.
The Shonbeck apartments, said to
be the finest in Alaska, have been
opened to the Anchorage public and
are much in demand.
A large number of railroad em
ployes, from various camps along
the line south of town, spent Labor
Day in Nenana, returning to their
camps last evening. The local ob
servance of the day took the form
of a dance at Union hall.
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Steve Leko, who has been work
I ing on Coldstream lately, came down
from Fairbanks today. He is on his
way to Michigan to visit relatives
and will be back in the spring.
L- F- Protzman, independent can
didate for member of the territorial
legislature, came down from Fair
banks today.
MINE RESCUE WORKERS
HEAR SIGNALS OF , LIFE
JACKSON, Cal.. Sept. 5— The 47
men who have been entombed in the
lower levels of the Argonaut gold
mine for more than a week are
still alive and the work of pushing
onward through the rock to their
rescue is being rushed with renewed
| energy.
Members of the night rescue crew
| declare that they distinctly heard
; two signals from the depths of the
mine last night. The signals were
‘ heard by the rescuers working on
two different levels and are regard
ed as convincing evidence that the
! entombed miners have survived their
! long period of imprisonment.
LA FOLLETTE MAKING RACE
TODAY FOR TICKET PLACE
MILWAUKEE. Sept. 5—Interest
, in today’s primary election centers
■ in the race of Senator La Follette
for renomination, his opponent being
William A. Ganfield, president of
Carroll College, who is the candidate
| of the Citizens' wing of the Repub
j liean party.
1 For the gubernatorial nomination,
Governor John J. Blaine is opposed
by Attorney General William Morg
an and Mayor A. C. McHenry, of
Oskosh.
The Anti Saloon league made a
vigorous campaign for Ganfield and
Morgan, while the Association Op
posed to Prohibition gave its sup
port to La Follette and Blaine.
Mrs. Jessie Hooper, of Oskosh,
has been endorsed for senator by
the Democratic primary, but is run
ning independently and without op
position.
Arrivals from the coast report a
■ considerable movement of people to
the told Bay district. Many resid
ents ol Anchorage have recently
visited tne oil fields to give the dis
trict the once over, and while it is
generally admitted it is too early
to locate in business, a number have
taken stocks with them.
Arrivals from Nome report con
siderable activity in the Dime creek
region, with promise of a large out
put for the season.
Governor Scott C. Bone will ar
; rive in the Interior within the next
few days. He is to make the ad
dress at the dedication of the Alaska
Agricultural Collegt and School of
Mines, on September 12.
The reindeer herd which was put
; on Kodiak island last fall is reported
to be doing remarkably well. The
original herd consisted of 51 fe
male:, and ten males. This spring the
herd was increased by the arrival
! of 35 fawns.
The initial development of 10.000
horsepower is contemplated under a
permit granted recently by the fed
eral power commission to J. L. Hut
ton, F. VV. McNear and F. C. Daugh
jerty, of San Francisco, for a 'plant
, on Cascade creek, in the Tongass
National forest. Cascade creek is on
Thomas bay, about 22 miles north
of Petersburg. If the horsepower is
there and other conditions are favor
able, it is understood to be the plan
,of the permittees to establish a
j DaPer mill plant as large as the one
' at Ocean Falls.
Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Carmichael
have engaged passage on the steam
i er Pioneer, which is scheduled to
leave for the Kantishna district this
week.
Fr. Monroe returned to Fairbanks
yesterday.