$2,985 Last Year - Where The Ice Pool Grows - This Year $6,500
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1921
NUMBER 14
STEAMSHP OWNERS WILL TALK TERMS
POLISH INSURGENTS GIVING TROUBLE IN SILESIA
BELIEVED APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNOR NEAR AT HAND
POLES CAUSING TROUBLE!
ALLIES ARREST GENERAL
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LONDON, May 7—Allied official:
say that the situation in Uppei
Silesia, where large Polish ,band:
are seizing large areas of territory
has reached a crisis. The Poles an
reported to have forcibly takei
the wedge-shaped region, the bas<
^ of which forms the German-Polisl
frontier.
Fifty Thousand In Field
BERLIN, May 7—German news
papers estimate the number 01
armed Polish forces in Upper Rilesii
at 50,000.
Insurgent Leader Arrested
WARSAW, May 7—It is rumore<
* here that Adelbert Korfanty, leade
of the Polish insurgents, has beei
arrested by the inter-Allied commis
sion, together with the members o
his staff.
Germans For Police
BERLIN, May 7—The Germans o
Upper Silesia have been grantei
permission to organize a civiliai
police force of 3,000 members, ti
augment the Entente forces, whic!
are gradually being forced back b;
the Polish insurgents.
Italy Wants Help
PARIS, May 7—Italian troops ar
reported to have evacuated Gros
Strehlitz, under artillery fire fron
the guns of Polish insurgents. Col
Bond, of the British army, who i
in command of the Italians, ha
asked for reinforcements, but Frencl
officials say that they are unable ti
furnish additional troops.
The Poles are reported to hav
gained possession of the entir
eastern section of Upper Silesia, a
far north as Rosenberg.
Communists Oppose Move
PARIS, May 7—The communist
are conducting an active campaigi
against mobilization, which has re
suited thus far in four street battle
with a number of soldiers and po
lice wounded. Many of the commun
ists have been placed under arrest
SENTENCE ON MAY 17
PHILADELPHIA, May 7—Emmi
-*■ 0. Bergdoll and four others whi
were found guilty on a charge o
aiding Grover and Erwin Bergdol
to desert from the army, will b
sentenced on May 17.
■mns, tli* Ctatnrar to McKinley
Katlonal Park.
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SUNDAY MEETING MAY HASTEN
! SETTLEMENT OF MARINE STRIKE
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l STEEL REACHES HURRICANE;
] BIG BRIDGE COMING NEX1
| ANCHORAGE, May 7—The lay
■! ing of steel south from Anchorage
reached Hurrican Gulch this weel
■ and the work of erecting the 384
foot steel span will be taken ii
hand immediately. The erection o:
this structure, it is estimated, wil
i take about three months, after whicl
it will be possible to push track
1j laying operations over Broad Pas;
| to Riley creek, where another bridgi
' j will be erected, completing througl
rail connection between Seward anc
Healy.
; The Nenana river bridge and thi
I Tanana river bridge will not bi
, i built until additional funds are se
, | cured from Congress.
! J Machinery for the Sutton coa
.' cleaning plant and the new Eski
j power plant is arriving and goinj
I forward out the line.
JOHNSON SAYS ORIENTAL
IS NATIONAL IN SCOPI
SACRAMENTO, May 7—Senato
Johnson, of California, is reported ti
1 have declared, in a statement is
' sued at Washington yesterday, tha
' the Japanese problem is nationa
' rather than local,
j A Washington dispatch explain
| the formation of a committee o
! senators and representatives of I
' Western states, who will unite ii
J a common action to find a solutioi
! of the problem.
INTEREST FOR SOLDIERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 7
An amenedment to the soldier bonu
j bill, now under consideration in th<
J senate, provides for the use of in
(terest on war loans to pay bonuses
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RUTH TIES KELLY
1 WASHINGTON, D. C., May 7
* Babe Ruth landed his seventh homi
■ run of the season here yesterday
' tying the record of First Basemai
; Kelly.
OFFICIALS WELCOME CHAMP
ATLANTIC CITY, May 7—Cit;
officials and many admirers wer
hosts at a reception tendered Jac!
Dempsey here yesterday. The champ
ion was accompanied by Joe Benja
min, Alex Trambitas and Steve Ta1
zo and the pugilists are now busil
engaged in establishing trainin
quarters.
DIVIDEND IS PASSED
NEW YORK, May 7—The Amei
ican Smelting and Refining Compan
has passed the regular quarterl
■ divident on common stock, but th
• preferred stock will receive its res
' ular dividend.
RUPERT TO HAVE LAUNCHINf
PRINCE RUPERT, May 7—Th
first steel ship ever constructe
here will be launched on May 12.
Mrs. M. J. Sweeney was on th
sick list this week, with a cold.
NEW YORK, May 7—Compromise
proposals made by federal mediators
in an effort to bring about a set
tlement of the marine strike, wil
be considered by the Engineers as
sociation at a conference to be helc
on Sunday. The proposals call foi
a bonus plan of pay, with a fifteer
per cent reduction, the continuance
of existing working rules, and one
hour per day overtime for efficiency
1 The steamship owners rejectee
' similar proposals yesterday, but i
1 is understood that they are ready te
! reconsider their decision.
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| Picketing U. S. Ship*
PORTLAND, May 7—Union sail
. ors and firemen have begun picketinf
. vessels of the Shipping board flee
. as a means of preventing the sign
ing on of non-union crews.
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Board Seizes Ship
SEATTLE, May 7—The Shippinj
board has seized the United State
Transport company’s new freighter
Colin H. Livingstone, claiming th<
ship is owned by the board.
President Starts On Voyage
SEATTLE, May 7—The steam
ship President sailed for Californi;
today, being the first coastwise ves
| sel to sail from Seattle since th
commencement of the strike.
Tugboat Engineers Join
BOSTON, May 7—The tugboa
engineers have joined the marim
1 strike. And when an attempt wa
1 made by the owners to fill thi
places of the strikers with non
union men, the firemen walked out
completely tying up harbor opera
tions.
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^ Refute To Tow Ship*
BALTIMORE, May 7—Union tow
1 boat engineers have refused to as
sist in towing Shipping board vessel
carrying strikebreakers.
Seventeen marine strikers wen
! placed under arrest here today a
• the result of an attempt to preven
1 the sailing of the cattle steamer De
Moines, a Shipping board vessel.
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NEWPORT NEWS, May 7—Ai
attempt was made here today t<
sink the Shipping board steame
Willimantic, and the vessel wa
saved by a narrow margin. Whei
discovery was made of the attempt
there was 15 feet of water in th
hold, with every cock open. Th
prompt closing of bulkhead door
saved the ship.
Alaska Steamers Stalled
SEATTLE, May 7—The Pacifi
Coast Steamship company has wire
SOLDIER BODIES ARRIVE
NEW YORK, May 7—The bodie
of 1265 American soldiers who die
during the war, arrived here yestei
day aboard the transport Somme
They were brought from Belgiui
and France.
Mrs. James Cody is convalescim
from an attack of the grippe.
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to Washington, .D. C., asking if
naval reserve engineers can be as
signed to steamers operating on
Alaska mail routes. With all of the
Alaska service suspended, the otfi
. cials of the company fear that a
. serious condition will arise in the
i territory. The representatives of the
: company will confer with the post
, office and navy departments to see
I what can be done.
- The steamer Jefferson arrived here
• from the North yesterday morning
and the members of the crew were
paid off. And unless engineers car
be obtained, the vessel will be tied
| up
U. S. District Attorney Saunders
conferred with union officials yes
terday regarding the situation, but
he has' declined to say what, if any.
results were obtained. He recently
. proposed a course of action which
; i received the approval of Attorney
General Daugherty, but the details
. of the plan are not known.
The companies operating out oi
Seattle are making every effort tc
arrange plans for a resumption 01
service. In the meantime, mail foi
1 Southeastern Alaska, delayed as <1
result of the cancellation of the
! sailing of the City of Seattle and
the Alameda, will be carried North
by the Princess May, which sailed
from Vancouver yesterday.
Owner* Turn Plan Down
5 NEW YORK, May 7—The execu
: tive committee of the American
Steamship Owners association yes
’ terday rejected the conditions pro
posed as a basis for the settlement
of the strike.
Lockout In England
LONDON, May 7—British shipp
ing companies have begun a lock
’ out of 30,000 seagoing stewards and
cooks because of their refusal tc
: accept a 17 per cent wage cut. Tht
’ Cooks and Stewards union has re
’ ceived assurances of support from
! other organizations and it is feared
the trouble wrill result in a big
marine strike on British vessels.
Subchasers Ready
’ BALTIMORE, May 7—Three sub
chasers attached to the naval acad
amy at Annapolis, are in readiness
' to sail for Baltimore to meet an>
’ eventuality arising in connectior
with the marine strike. Each has *
machine gun mounted and carries i
s
crew of 20 men.
The shipping board director ol
operations says that the police force
z is inadequate to handle the situa
1 tion.
WOOD REPORTS FROM MANILA
s MANILA, May 7—General Wood
i who has just arrived here from the
. United States, saya that the inquirj
1.1 into conditions in the Philippines
i for which he was sent here, will re
quire at least three months.
* J. H. Flower was confined to hi:
home this week with a severe cold
FARRELL SAYS GOVERNMENT
SHOULD HAVE SOLD SHIPS
CLEVELAND, May 7—Addressing
the National Foreign Trade Council
here yesterday, James A. Farrell
declared that the future of the
American merchant marine is at
stake as a result of the marine work
ers’ strike. He said the Government
lost 800 million dollars when it re
fused to dispose of its merchant
fleet at the time the armistice was
signed.
As a way out of the present diffi
culty, he suggested the holding of an
international conference to stabilize
shipping, and recommended the
chartering of the Government fleet
to individuals. He also advocated a
revision of the shipping laws.
GERMANY AND JAPAN SEEK
WORLD NARCOTIC CONTROL
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NEW YORK, May 7—In an ad
dress delivered here yesterday be
fore the National Convention of
Police Chiefs, Deputy Police Com
missioner Carleton Simmons declared
that Japan and Germany are waging
a great contest for world control
( of the narcotic market.
MORE OUTSIDE PIONEERS
SEATTLE, May 7—Grand Dis
trict President George T. Snow, with
a number of other Seattle Pioneers,
will assist tonight at the installation
ceremonies of Lodge No. 4, Yukon
Order of Pioneers, at Vancouve, B.
C.
COLLEGE BUILDINGS BURN
AUBURN, Wn„ May 7—The ad
ministration and dormitory buildings
of Auburn College, Seventh Day
Adventist, were destroyed by fire
! last night, with a loss of $200,000.
j The 80 students were driven from
| their quarters in scanty attire.
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WOMAN AUTHOR DROWNED
YAKIMA, May 7—Mrs. Emma Hy
of New York, author of “The House
in the Woods”, and other stories,
was drowned in the Natchez river,
several miles north of here, today.
MILLER AND HEILMAN LEAD
CHICAGO, May 7—Although the
two heavy hitters of the Giants, Geo.
Kelly and Babe Ruth, are tied for
the home run record of the season,
with seven each, Ruth leads his
rival in the hitting average, his
record being .388 for 14 games.
Kelly has .354 for 17 games. Miller,
of Philadelphia, tops the National
league list with .444, and Harry
Heilman, of Detroit, leads the bat
ting list of the Americans with .521.
UNCLE JOE CELEBRATES
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 7—
“Uncle” Joe Cannon celebrated his
eighty-fifth birthday today by at
tending a committee meeting, not
withstanding the fact that the low
er house of Congress was adjourned
in honor of the veteran member.
1 Vsaana, Alaska’s manor Tutl l'opot
APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNOR
BELIEVED CLOSE AT HAND
SEATTLE, May 7—A Washing
ton dispatch to the Seattle Times
says that it is persistently rumored
at the national captial that Presi
dent Harding will nominate Alaska's
new governor very soon, and that
Col. William T. Perkins will be
selected. It was thought that the
announcement would be made be
fore the end of the week, but up
to a late hour this afternoon no
announcement had been made.
The belief that the nomination
would be made this week was based
largely on the fact that a prominent
member of the senate received the
assurance on Friday that patronage
matters would be disposed of this
week.
It is believed that Wiekersham and
Hazelet have destroyed each other’s
chances.
It has been learned at the Inter
ior department that Secretary Fall
has passed the Alaska governorship
directly to the President, without
recommendation.
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| CRAIG TELLS DEVALERA
CAN’T CONSIDER REPUBLIC
; BELFAST, May 7—Members of
the Ulster Unionist party met with
Premier Craig yesterday for the
purpose of hearing his report on
his conversation with President De
valera, and it was decided that
Ulster, having accepted the govern
ment’s Irish act, will make no
further concessions.
It is understood that the Craig
Devalera conference ended when the
premier told Devalera that he could
not talk on the basis of the Irish
republic.
Important Conference
LONDON, May 7—The Evening
Standard says that it has been in
formed that a momentous confer
ence on the Irish situation will be
held during the week end, with De
valera. Other prominent Sinn Fein
ers are reported to have been asked
to be present
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MONEY FOR COAL MINING
SEATTLE, May 7—A special to
the Times says the naval appropria
tion bill includes a million dollars
for mining and developing Alaska
coal.
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