' Interior Alaska Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA. ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY IS, 1922
NUMBER 197
' GENOA DELEGATES ADOPT PEACE PACT
FLOODS CONTINUE TO RAISE HAVOC IN ST A TES
■ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORTS ON OIL CONDITIONS
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS
COLD BAY HAS OIL PROMISE
SEATTLE. May IS—A Washing
ton special says the results of the
additional oil survey of Alaska fields i
made since the publication of the
preliminary report last year, are be
ing prepared by the Geological sur
vey for publication in the near j
future. From the advance sheets re
leased yesterday, the following is
learned:
The Cold Bay district promises to
become a producing field. Certain
structural features of this field, and
probably in other parts of the Alaska
peninsula are favorable for the ac
cumulation of oil and are of dimen
sions indicating that they may con j
tain large pools. The oil seepage,
shows a striking relation to anti- j
dines and it is along anticlines that
there is most promise for prospect- i
ing. _ j
Regarding the Iniskin Bay field,
the report states that future pros- j
oecting should be extended to test
the main.axial anticline of the pen- j
insula, instead of being restricted
to known oil seepages. This field, it,
is believed, may contain valuable I
deposits.
The survey of the Xenana field j
shows that the supposed petroleum
seepage there is a tar derivitive
from burning coal beds.
In the Anchorage district only,
drilling can prove whether oil is j
available in commercial quantity.
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V Dan Kennedy left for Fairbanks j
on the train this afternoon on a
brief business visit.
August Hanot, who is connected
with the Fairbanks creek dredge out- i
fit, was a through passenger from
the coast today, enroute to Fair- \
banks.
Bob Stone was an incoming pas- j
senger on the train from Healy to
day. He •will join the Pete Jepson ‘
trading outfit on the hill opposite
Neaana.
The case against Sourdough El
lis, for doing scavenger work -with-i
out a license, instituted by the city j
scavenger, has been dismissed by |
City Magistrate Atwell, on the;
grounds of lack of evidence.
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Fred Jungst, who was in town !
this week from Little Eldorado,'
reports that there will be more w'ork .
on that creek this season than last, j
due to a general lowering of prices |
on all commodities except hardware.
Captain A. E. Lathrop, head of
the Empress circuit, left for An
chorage yesterday after a stay of J
severay weeks in Nenana looking af
ter affairs in connection with the
* Coliseum theater.
R. S. Donaldson, manager of the
Healy River Coal corporation, re
turned to Healy yesterday after a
brief visit in town.
Alex Fowler and R. C. Morris.,
of the mercantile firm of Fowler &
Morris, left for Fairbanks this af
ternoon on business. During their
absence, the store will be in charge
^ of J. H. Flower.
The barge Sunstroke and launch,
Sunflower were also launched yester
day. The Sunstroke will be used in
connection with the Midnight Sun. j
Another barge took the water today.
G. Aarons, manager of the Fair- i
banks Creek Gold Mining Company, j
was a through passenger on the
train from the south this afternoon,
enroute to Fairbanks.
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Joe Bums left for Fairbanks this
afternoon and will return on Satur
day.
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EUROPE WILL OBSERVE PACT
PENDING FURTHER DISCUSSION
OZMO GOES ON THE ROCKS;
HAD CARGO FOR ALASKA
SEATTLE. May IS—The steam
schooner Ozmo, enroute from this
city to the Kuskokwim ■with a cargo
of 700 tons and a crew of twenty
five men aboard, struck the rocks
yesterday, off Cape Blanco, and has
been abandoned. The vessel struck
at 3:30 in the morning and an hour
later -water had flooded the engine
room. The members of the crew re
mained at their posts until eleven
o’clock yesterday morning, by which
time there was ten feet of water ;n
the hold.
The tug Fearless has been dis
patched from Marshfield to the scene
of the accident and will endeavor
to tow the schooner into port.
The Ozmo is owned by the North
ern Commercial Company. She was
formerly the sailing ship Hugh Ho
gan, engaged in the Alaska fur
trade.
WATSON ENROUTE WITH FEW
The steamer Admiral Watson is
er.route to Anchorage, having: sailed
for the North from Seattle on May
11. with the following passengers
for Seward. Anchorage and Interior
points:
J. W. Felder. B. F. Hirsch, L. B.
Walbridge. I. Koslosky and wife,
David Brown and wife, P. Rudvck,
Albert Fortier. Miss Paulson. Friede
Theide, W. Masser. Louis Carlson.
Charles M. Johnson, H. W. Rutter.
J. McClure, H. E. Lenand and wife.
W. L. James, E. L. Semft, A. F.
Zipf, Leonard Laubner. J. E. Hut
ton. M. N. Taveraz, I. U. Pilcher,
C. P. Lindfors, G. Headerman. G. M.
Strint, R. E. Gruderman. Mary Link
hardt, Mary Cazatt, A. M. Brown |
and wife. Mrs. K. Mozee and nine
steerage.
PUBLIC IS INVITED TO HELP
PUT CEMETERY IN ORDER
A call for volunteers to assist in
putting the Nenana cemetery ’n
order, has been issued jointly by
Mayor Southworth and President
O’Connor, of the local igloo of
Pioneers. The plan is to make a trip
to the cemetery on Sunday, armed
with the necessary tools, and to
spend the day there removing brush
and making the track accessible
from the railroad. Under present
conditions, it is a difficult task to
approach the cemetery with a casket
and only a little work is needed to
make the needed repairs to the
roadway.
Action is being taken at this time
in order that the cemetery may be
made presentable for the memorial
services which will be held there
this month, and to protect the graves
from fire later in the season.
Transportation to the cemetery
will be provided those desiring to
help in this worthy movement, and
tools also will be furnished. All that
is needed is sufficient man-power to
do the work in one day.
It has been suggested that those
who find it impossible to leave town
on Sunday may send some one as
representative.
The time of departure from town
will be announced on Saturday.
Carl Schmidt,. former towmsite j
manager, who came over from An- j
chorage on business in connection!
with plans for the building of a de- 1
pot at Nenana, returned to the >
roast on Sunday after having made
ill of the airangements necessary
n regard to the transfer of property
rights to make room for the depot.
GENOA, May 18—The plenary
session of the political sub-commis
sion of the Economic conference to
day unanimously adopted an agree
ment providing that there shall be
no aggression on the part of con
tributory powers within a period of
eight months.
The pact was not signed but was
adopted in the form of a resolution,
each state pledging itself to respect
it.
The agreement provides for the
appointment of a commission by the
powers to examine the divergencies
between the soviet and other gov
ernments, with a view to meeting a
like Russian commission at The
Hague on June 26.
All of the governments concerned
have pledged themselves to abstain
from aggression and subversive pro
paganda based upon the present
status quo.
The American Attitude
GENOA, May 18—Lloyd George
does not feel that the American re
fusal to participate in the Hague
conference the final word of the
American government, as the docu
ment indicates that the United
States is greatly interested in the
economic reconstruction of Russia.
The American reply is regarded as
leaving the way open for further
i correspondence.
FOOD PRICES GO UPWARD
DURING MONTH OF APRIL1
WASHINGTON. P. 0 , May 18—j
There was an increase of one-tenth:
of one per cent in the retail cost of
food for the average family during
the month ending April 15, accord-:
ing to a report made public yester
day by the bureau of statistics of
the department of labor.
The report snows that potatoes de-'
dined in price during the month
six per cent, milk, lard, cabbage
and bananas two per cent. Onion j
prices increased nineteen per cent
oranges thirteen per cent, pork
chops five per cent, sugar three per;
cent and round steak, bacon and
ham two per cent.
SYRIA MANDATE SETTLED
GENEVA, May 18-—The American
and French governments are about
to reach an agreement on the ques
tion of the French mandate for
Syria, according to information re
ceived by officials of the League of
Nations.
ONLY FOUR WERE DROWNED
MARLIN, Texas. May IS— A re
vised list of those whose lost their j
lives this week as the result of the \
collapse of the Brazos river bridge,;
shows that only four are dead and ;
missing, instead of twenty-four. All ■
the others have been accounted for,
but many of them had miraculous j
escapes from death in the flood, j
BASEBALL PLAYERS TO PUT
ON PRACTICE GAME SUNDAY
Arrangements are under way for j
a practice game of baseball to be j
played on the local baseball grounds j
on Sunday afternoon. The contest j
will be between the Regulars and j
the Yannigans, and w-ill be in the
nature of a preliminary tryout.
It is expected that the fans will
turn out in force and give the play
ers all the encouragement they de
serve. Announcement of the lineups
probably will be made on Saturday, j
The body of William Leonard wras
laid at rest in the Nenana cemetery
early yesterday afternoon, under the
auspices of Nenana Igloo, No. 17,
Pioneers of Alaska. Services were
held at Union hall, with a consider
able number of oldtimers and other \
friends in attendance, and quite a
number accompanied the body to its
final resting place.
The deceased, a pioneer resident
of Nenana. came to his death on
Sunday, as the result of heart
trouble.
Rev. Fr. Monroe announces that
services will be held at the local
Catholic church on Sunday morning;
at ten o’clock.
Jack O’Neill has joined the rail
road forces as wratchman on the
railroad reserve.
FOREIGN DEBT PROGRAM
BEGINS TO TAKE FORM
WASHINGTON, D. C., May IS—
It is announced that the Allied debt
refunding commission is prepared to
negotiate the funding: of the French
war debt whenever the representa
tive? of France reach the United
States. It is announced by treasury
officials that the opening of negotia
tions with Great Britain also may be
expected shortly.
HARDING MEETS STEEL MEN
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 18
Invitations have been issued to a
large number of prominent steel
manufacturers to meet President
Harding at a dinner conference to
be held at the White House this
evening.
BURCH TRIAL NEARING END
LOS ANGELES, May lb—Both
sides in the trial of Arthur Burch
rested yesterday and it is expected
the case will go to the jury before
the end of the present week. Burch
is being tried for the murder of J.
Belton Kennedy.
ICE HANGS AT CHENA
A wire received locally early this
afternoon indicated that the ice in
the Tanana river in front of Chena
was still holding fast at that time,
although the ice had moved out be
low the town. The wire also stated
that the jam in front of town had
the appearance of being about to
give way.
The steamer Teddy H. is held back
pending the breaking of this jam
and it is not likely that she will ar
rive here until some time tomorrow.
STANDARD OIL OFFICIALS
MAY VISIT INTERIOR SOON
H. S. Chatterton and his assistant,
representing the Standard Oil Com- !
pany arrived at Anchorage a few
days ago and, at the time Tuesday’s
train left the coast, were awaiting:
the arrival of Col. Mears.
Mr. Chadderton will look over the
advisability of installing storage
tanks for crude oil at Seward and
Anchorage, and later on will probab- .
ly visit the Interior.
FRESH MILK FOR NENANA
Three young milk cow’s were de
livered at Nenana today by the train
arriving from the coast. The animals
were taken in chag# by Alex Kerr
and removed to a nearby ranch.
Reports received in Nenana to
day announce the death at Anchor
age of Jim Trainor, well known old
timer of the Interior, who went to i
the coast town some time ago for \
medical treatment. He was a pa- j
tient at the Government hospital.
Fred McGuire returned to Ne
aana on Sunday after a lengthy visit
in Fairbanks.
SEATTLE LABOR1TS CLAIM
CENTRALIA MEN INNOCENT
SEATTLE, May IS—The legal
bureau of the Seattle Central Labor
council has made public an affidavit
by W. E. Inmon and E. E. Sweitzer,
jurors at the trial of seven I. W.
W's., for the Cer.tralia Armistice
Day murders, declaring the belief
that all seven of the men are inno
cent.
The affidavit says further that in
the state of hysteria prevailing at
that time, it was believed better to
return a verdict of second degree
murder than to risk a divided jury,
for the reason that a new jury might
have hanged innocent men.
It is thought the affidavid may be
used as a basis for an appeal for
pardons for the convicted men.
GIFFORD PINCHOT WINS
PHILADELPHIA, May IS—The
voters of Pennsylvania, who went
to the polls this week to nominate
candidates for governor, two United
States senators, representatives in
Congress and others to be voted on
at the November election, apparent
ly have nominated Gifford Pinchot
over Attorney General Alter, for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination
with a margin that is growing stead
ily. Alter carried this city and Alle
ghany county by more than 50.000
but lost heavily to Pinchot in other
sections of the state.
BLIZZARD CASE PROGRESSES
CHARLESTON, W. Ya.. May 18—
The state rested yesterday in the
trial of William Blizzard, mine union
official, who is on trial for treason.
Counsel for the defense immediately
moved to compel the state to elect
upon which alleged overt act it re
lied to convict.
SENATOR CAMERON CLEARED
PHOENIX, Ariz., May 18—Fed
eral Judge Vanfleet has dismissed
the indictment charging Senator
Cameron with perjury in connection
with campaign activities.
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GLENN PLL'MB NEAR DEATH
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 18—
Glenn Plumb, author of the rail
road control plan bearing his name,
who has been critically ill here for
several days, is regarded as being
very near death today.
BAR SILVER UP
NEW YORK, May 18—Foreign
bar silver is selling at seventy and
two-eigh'hs cents an ounce, the high
est quotation of the year.
LABOR PRESS PLAN LOSES
HOUSTON, May 18—The conven-'
tion of the International Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and j
Enginemen has rejected the proposal
to establish a $5,000,000 fund for|
the establishment of daily news- j
papers to be published in the inter
ests of organized labor. The conven-1
tion indorsed a plan for a joint
labor press but held that an assess
ment for that purpose at the pres-1
ent time would be burdensome.
CHINESE LEGATION QUITS
TOKIO, May 18—The entire staff
of the Chinese legation left Tokio
today without notifying the foreign
office of their intended action. It is
stated that their departure was due
to the failure of Peking to furnish
funds for Chinese students here
and the refusal of Japanese banks
to make further advances. \
FLOODS CAUSING BIG LOSSES
IN MANY FARTS OF COUNTRY
LOS ANGELES, May IS—Thirty
thousand acres of land have been
flooded by a break in the Colorado
river levee near Ripley, with the re
sult that fully a thousand persons
are homeless. The flood waters, how
ever, are being drained rapidly.
The town of Ripley, which is in
Riverside county, on the banks at'
the Colorado, is reported to be un
der four feet of water. No lives were
i lost but many were rendered home
less and the property damage is
1 great.
Irrigation Dam Breaks
NICOLA, B. C.. May 18—A wall
| of water from a broken irrigation
, dam swept this town early this
1 morning with a terrifying roar, the
result being heavy property loss.
, No lives were lost.
Levee Breaks
BATON ROUGE. May lis-The
i collapse of the levee at Bobs bayo
today resulted in the flooding of a
I large section of coutry embracing
I thousands of acres, including the
'state prison farm where a thousand
prisoners are encamped. The main
buildings of the penitentiary arc
threatened and boats are being dis
patched for rescue work.
The inundation in Louisiana and
Mississippi now covers an area of
‘more than fifty thousand square
miles and the estimated damage
runs into the millions of dollars.
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HARDING TELLS CHAMBER
NEED OF HOME EFFORTS
WASHINGTON'. D. C, May 18
In an address delivered before the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, assembled here in annua!
i convention, declared that the Gov
ernment "did not want American
industry destroyed to build up the
1 commerce of some other land", lb
said he did not want to hold aloof
but “we must always be right at
home before we can go abroad on
great problems".
Chairman Lasker, of the United
States Shipping board, told the
chamber that the Government will
build no more ships, and asserted
that unless the pending subsidy
legislation is passed by Congress,
“the art of shipbuilding in America
will wither and die.”
BANKERS ARE INDICTED
FARGO, N. D., May 18— T h e
affairs of the defunct Scandinavian
American bank of Fargo are being
investigated by a special county
grand jury and already thirty-five
secret indictments have been re
turned against thirteen individuals
BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN BAD
LONDON, May 18—The Briti-h
government, instead of resigning,
was at first intended, because of tn<
refusal of the house of commons to
adjourn, has decided to submit to.
the wishes of the lawmakers and t .
appoint a committee to inquire in
to an educational program.
BOMBS START INQUIRY
CHICAGO. May 18—The police
are making a search today for un
exploded bombs which are allege I
to have been placed in a $500,000
apartment house in North Chicago
which, was destroyed by fire last
night. The fire was started, the police
declare by terrorists in the so-called
Chicago labor war.
William Rodigkeit, of the Tavern
Cafe, made a business trip to Fair
banks today.
The launches Pellican and Sibillo
will be launched this afternoon.
Dave Sweet has purchased the
Ronald Campbell lot fronting or»
B street, opposite the News office.