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Interior AlasKa Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
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Islmfrcrsthi of Alaska
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEN ANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 1922
NUMBER 152
POWERS AGREE ON TERMS OF TREATY
RUSSIANS EA T CHILDREN WHEH HUNGER GNA WS
' PRESIDENT ASSURES GOVERNOR OF INTEREST IN NORTH
EM TIE FLESH
GENEVA. Feb. 2—The Moscow
representative of the International
Relief Commission has sent a tele
gram to that organization, declaring
that the famine situation has reach
ed such a terrible degree in the
Orenburg district that the Russians
> are killing each other, and parents
are actually eating their children to
sustain their own lives.
A number of specific case of
cannibalism are reported.
SCRUB WOMAN SAVES BANK;
FRIGHTENS ROBBERS AWAY
CHICAGO, Feb. 2—After having
bored their way through a concrete
wall into the Argo State Bank, three
bandits were frightened away early
this morning before they could blow
0E the safe, where a large sum of
money was stored.
The arrival of the scrub woman
stampeded the robbers, causing them
to beat a hasty retreat through the
hole in the walL Thtfy took about
SI.000 in silver with them.
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FEDERAL DELAY
COLUMBUS, Ohio., Feb. 2—In an
address delivered here today. J. R.
Hcward, president of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, declared
that radicalism •will increase in the
event of delayed agricultural eco
nomic adjustment.
He added that “the national agri
cultural conference last week show
ed at the start a wind current
toward the Farmer-Labor move
movement".
ELMER THINKS MAYO ORES
* INSURE PERMANENT CAMP
J. M. Elmer, mining engineer,
whose name is familiar to nearly all
oldtimers of the Yukon as the man
who successfully pioneered the
dredgingr industry in the Klondike
country, speaks very encouragingly
of the outlook for the development
of permanent mines in the Mayo
district, in which region he has spent
considerable time during the last
. year.
» On his way Outside shortly tie
fore the first of the year, Elmer
made the following statement to a
representative of the Skagway Al
askan:
“I am repeatedly asked for my
opinion regarding the future of
Mayo as a lasting camp. To the best
of my knowledge, the camp will be
a permanent producer. Nothing so
far has come under my observation
t to indicate the contrary. I have seen
and experienced the rise and decline
of prosperity in many parts of this
vast northern territory, comprising
the Canadian Yukon and .Alaska,
and I know how vital to the life of
the country and its people is the
discovery and development of per
manent mineral producing camps. To
unjustly boost Mayo or any other
camp, for the sake of stimulating
an air of prosperity is a vicious act
and can accomplish no lasting good.
That I have always been a firm be
liever in the ultimate future of tins
country is self-evident, I think, by
JAPAN AND CHINA IN ACCORD
ON SETTLEMENT OF SHANTUNG
the fact that I come back to it.
"There have been and will doubt
less continue to be, in the north
country, periods of depression that
try the souls of men. but the coun
try breeds men to meet the condi
tion. It is a he-man’s country that
holds no place for weakline-s and
the knocker and pessimist are un
desirables and should be eliminated.
“That I have confidence in the'
Mayo camp as a permanent produc- i
er is evidenced by the fact that I
am spending other people’s money
in the development of properties in ;
that district. A man can take chanc- ■
es if he has funds of his own to j
spend, but he is unwise who is care
less or shoots with a hair trigger
when it comes To handling others’
funds in a mining deal.
"I believe the Mayo field will be j
a wonderful producer, but there ar-'
some serious obstacles in the way j
of quick development— the lack of i
quick communication and lack of
transportation facilities, excessive1
costs of and freight on all commod-'
ities used, and ore shipped, and the!
shortness of the shipping season. >
However, these obstacles will dis
appear one by one as the volume
or tonnage of ore increases. This1
tonnage increase will be slow at
first, but more rapid as time goes
on, until Mayo will have re-estab
lished the oldtime prosperity of the
Yukon. At least, this is my humble
opinion.’’
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EARLY SPRING
SEATTLE, Feb. 2—Indications in
Washington and Oregon point to an
early spring Oldtimers point wisely
to the fan that the groundhog pok
ed his nose this morning into rain
and snow flurries, with nary a sign
of sunshine.
In California, weather prediction?
; are still written with icicles, with
killing frosts in Southern California
'and in the Sacramento, San Joaquin
and Santa Clara valleys, and con
; tinued cold in the San Francisco
• bay district.
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ANOTHER WRECK VICTIM
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 2—
Assistant Postmaster General Ed
ward Shaugnessy, who was injured
on Saturday night when the :oof of
the Knickerbocker theater collapsed,
died this morning. Sirs. Ska ugh -
’ ness and two daughters, who were
I also caught under the wreckage,
; and severely injured, are improving
! and probably will recover.
Shaughnessy became ticket agent
; at Eigin for the Chicago * North
western railroad, at the age of 15
! years, and subsequently became
j superintendent of that railroad. He
was a first lieutenant during the
war and served as ssiperintenant of
transportation at Chateau Thierry
and Issurtille.
An official report issued today,
places the number of theater v.ciims
at 97.
M. V. Tyler came in from Riley;
today.
Washington, d. c.. Feb. 2—1
The fifth open session of the Arms
Conference was called to order at;
11 o'clock yesterday morning f^r1
the presentation of th? nava1 limita-,
tier, treaty, and speciil treaties hm
iting the use of submaries and poi- ,
son gasses.
Chairman Hughes began with tie
resolutions adopted by the Far East
ern committee, reading first the
resolution of December 12, f^r the
withdrawal of foreign postoifices
from China, which were adopted in j
quick succession and witho it dis- j
cussion. The conference also adopt
ed, without debate, two resolutions1
pledging against discriminatory rail-'
way practices in China.
Every seat in the hall was necu
pied and many spectators stood in
the audience throughout the pro
ceedings. Those present included
cabinet officers, supreme court jus
tices, members of Congress and
other officials.
The committee resolution provid
ing for the withdrawal of foreign
troops from China was adopted
unanimously, after which Chairman
Hughes announced that the Chinese
Tariff resolution would be passed
over for the present because of
special considerations affecting it.
and that it would come before the
conference later in the form of a
customs treaty. The confeience then
adopted the declaration of th •
ers asking China to reduce her mili
tary forces.
The resolution for publicity of
foreign commitments in China and.
the Chinese radio resolution were i
then adopted, following which the |
chairman announced, amid applause,
that he had been informed that the'
Shantung question “had been set- j
tied”. He then read points of the
agreement between the two nations.
Shortly after noon Chairman
Hughes presented the text of
naval limitation treaty, < utlining the
terms and declaring that insofar as
capital ships were concerned, “"he
, integrity of the plan propose’
behalf of the American government
had been maintained”.
There was much applause when
Hughes announced that the old bat
i tieship Oregon would be retained for|
non-combatant purposes because the!
state of Oregon desired it for senti
mental and historial reasons.
The Shantung treaty provides that
j Japan turn over the Shantung rail
way at a valuation of 53,000,000
| gold marks, plus the Japanese ex
penditures for permanent improve
ments, with allowances for deprecia
| tion, in return for Chinese trea-ury
! notes running fifteen years.
The road will have a Chinese man-1
aging director, with a Japanese traf- j
: fie-manager and subordinate Chinese j
and Japanese chief accountants, wtth1
joint powers.
Article One of the treaty provides
j that Japan restore to China the
j former German leased territory with
in six months. The second article
provides for the transfer to China
of all public property in Shantung.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS READY
TO RUN SPECIAL TO COAST
The News is informed by Agent
Buhmann, of the local offices of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission,
that the residents of Nenana and
Fairbanks can have a special train
to take them to Anchorage for the
Elks’ celebration, if they prefer
such an arrangement to the gon and
come as you please plan for which
excursion rates have been announc
ed. If either or both towns will
guarantee fifty fares, the railroad
officials will have a train ready for
the trip at any time desired, with
a special round-trip rate.
This announcement is made be
cause there appears to have been
some misunderstanding regarding the
announced excursion rates, which ap
ply on regular trains leaving Nenana
Nenana next week, and good return
ing until February 19.
It is the desire of the Commission
officials to make any arrangement
that is desired, and Mr. Behmann
requests that all persons favoring
the special train arrangement leave
their names at his office immediate
ly
ITALIAN PREMIER QUITS
ROME, Feb. 2—Premier Bonomi
appeared before the chamber of
deputies today and formally an
nounced his resignation as head of
the Italian cabinet.
NEW YORK REPORTS FLU
AT EPIDEMIC STAGE NOW
NEW YORK, Feb. 2—Influenza
has reached the epidemic stage in
this city, with the development of
713 new cases of flu and 63 cases
of pneumonia within the last twenty
four hours.
A total of 43 deaths have oc
curred in the same time.
Mike Minton was an arrival in
town today from points out the line.
COMMERCIAL CLUB OPPOSES
HURTFUL SENATE MEASURE
A meeting of the Nenana Com
; niereia! Club was held last night at
the club chambers in the Union
building, the meeting being called
to order shortly after eight, with
a large number of members present.1
The special committee appointed
at a previous meeting to look into
the freight situation and take such 1
j action as might be deemed necessary
reported through the secretary that,
after having gone into the matter
| carefully, the following cable was
j sent to Delegate Dan Sutherland and
| the Seattle Chamber of Commerce:
“Understand freight rate of $45
per ton proposed Seattle to Nenana
and Fairbanks. This entirely too
high ad detrimental to development
of Interior country. Rates to down
river points from railroad terminals
would then be proportionately high
er and all Interior points except
those directly connected with the
railroad will be paying higher rates
than in former years by river route,
thus inviting competition which will
materially retard creation of ton
■ nage for the railroad. At conference
with Browne, Alaskan Engineering
Commission tariff committeeman,
Nenana businessmen went on record
as favoring base rate of $25 per ton
Seattle to Nenana, sense of meeting
being that any rate in excess of this
will defeat purpose for which the
| Government railroad to Interior was
■ created.”
And the following reply was re
ceived from the Alaska Bureau of
' the Seattle Chamber of Commerce:
“Your cable twenty-second re
ceived and considered by Alaska
Bureau. The Chamber and the Bur
eau have already taken action and
will assist toward the establishment
of a proper rate and glad to help
you in every way possible. Have
conferred with Governor and Mears
on way East.”
The matter of arranging for par
ticipation in the ceremony and
pageant to be staged at McKinley i
Park station on the occasion of
the driving of the golden spike, was
also taken up, but no definite action
was taken pending the receipt of a
reply to the club’s letter to the Al
askan Engineering Commission re
garding this.
A telegram sent to Lieutenant ]
Stetson, post quartermaster at Fort1
Gibbon, and his reply thereto, re
garding the transfer of the military
post from its present site to N'enana
were read and ordered filed, no
further action in the matter, at the
present time, being necessary or ex
pedient.
Regarding Section Two, of a bill
now pending in the senate, provid
ing for the exclusion of prospectors
from Mount McKinley National
Park, reference to which was made
in a telegram received by the club
from Acting Governor Karl Theile,
the club went on record as being
vigorously opposed to such action,
and the secretary was directed to
cable Governor Bone, now in Wash
ington, urging him to use his in
fluence to secure the defeat of the
objectionable clause.
It is expected that the Pioneers
of Alaska and other fraternal and
civic bodies of the Interior will join
in the protest.
FRANCE WILL BE THERE
PARIS. Feb. 2—According to an-j
nouncement made today, the French
government will be officially repre
sented at the Genoa economic con
ference.
MINE WORKERS
BACK TRAINMEN
IN WAGE FIGHT
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2—John LJ
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, has issued a
statement in which he announces
that “the United Mine Workers are
willing unreservedly to pool their
resources with the railroad organ
izations and stand with them in re
sisting the proposed attacks upon
wage schedules”.
Lewis also announces that invita
tions have been sent to the execu
tives of the railway unions to meet
with the miners for the purpose of
discussing plans.
MOVIE MAGNATE MURDERED
AT HOME IN LOS ANGELES
LOS Angeles, Feb. 2—William D.
Taylor, director in chief of one of
the largest movie companies and
nationally known in the moving
pitcure industry, was found dead
at his home this morning under cir
cumstances indicatng murder. He
was shot through the neck.
FORMER SEATTLE MAN DEAD
SEATTLE. Feb. 2—Robert C.
Saunders, federal district attorney
in this city from 1917 to 1921, died
at St. Louis yesterday, aged 57
years. He had been practicing law
at St. Louis recently.
F. Carlquist returned to Anchor
age yesterday, after having spent
several days in Xenana and Fair
banks on business. He expects to re
turn to the Interior in about four
weeks.
PLEDGE OF AID
SEATTLE, Feb. 2—Special advic
es received in this city from Wash
ington state that President Harding.
| in a conversation with Governor
Bone today, expressed his profound
i interest in Alaska, and his questions
indicated familiarity with the Alaska
j situation.
Governor Bone told the corre
spondent later that his canvass of
the senate and house members in
dicates that the Congressional situa
tion is favorable for the enactment
. of legislation affecting the territory
! in the near future.
1 Following his interview with the
governor. President Harding noto
tied the governor that he had plan
ned a White House Alaska dinner,
at which all phases of territorial
problems are to be discussed. At this
dinner, which is to be held at an
early date, there will be Governor
Bone, Secretary of the Interior Fail.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace,
and possibly several senators and
representatives who are interested
in Alaska affairs.
Th correspondent says the admin
istration plans for the reorganization
of administrative agencies in' Alaska
are being delayed by the opposition
of Secretary Wallace, who is re
luctant to surrender existing juris
diction over Alaska forests.
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UNDER WAY NOW
IN ACIOR CASE
SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. 2—The
| introduction of testimony in the
Arbuckle case ended yesterday and
the final arguments are now in pro
gress.
Several of the last witnesses on
the -tend, who knew M’.ss Rappe
'a number of years, testified trat
J r,he usually enjoyed good health
! The court yesterday obtained a
full report on the allegation that
Zey Ppevost and Alice Make had
! oeen kept in a “private prison" by
the district attorney.
Milton Uren, assistant district u
torney, opened the final argum**'’*
for the prosecution, and counsel fo.
the actor announced that onl about
two hours would be required f<>:
the argument of the defense.
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MAIL CLERK HELD UP
CHICAGO, Feb. 2—Three bandits
held up a mail clerk at Whiting.
Indiana today, and escaped with fiv ■
* sacks of mail, believed to have been
registered. The amount of the loss
is not known.
, EDITOR PLUNGES TO DEATH
NEW YORK, Feb. 2—John March
Libby, editor and international au
thority on industrial matters, wa«
I killed today as the result of a plunge
from a point high up on the muni
cipal building. His body crashed to
the pavement amidst lunch hour
pedestrians, several persons narrow
, ly escaping being struck.
BOMB FALLS SHORT
FIUME, Feb. 2—A bomb was
j thrown at an auto in which Presi
dent Zanella, of the independent
state of Fiume, was riding today.
The bomb fell short of its mark,
I however, and the president escaped
unhurt.