Interior AlasKa Must Have Low Freight Rates
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENAN.A ALASKA. TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1922.
NUMBER 169
FREIGHT RATE TO INTERIOR IS FIXED
COUNTR Y THREA TEN ED WITH COAL STRIKE
MONEY FOiTALASKA ROADS AND TRAILS ASSURED
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORTS
BILL WITH ALASKA MONEY
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Mar. 14—
The house committee on appropria
. tior.s reported the army appropria
tion bill today.
The bill when it came to the
house carried 5270,353,000. With
provisions necessitating the reduc
tion of the regular army to 150.000
men and eleven thousand officers,
the amount now carried is 87,996,
000 dollars less than the budget es
•imates.
The action of the house in cutting
down the bill will require the re
turn to the United States, by next
July, of all troops stationed in
China, sixty-five hundred from the
garrisons in Hawaii, two thousand
from the Canal Zone and would
leave only 1500 troops on the Rhine.
ALASKA’S SHARE
The bill carries an appropriation
of four hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars for the construc
tion, maintenance and repair of
roads, bridges and trails in Alaska
with the provision also that if the
appropriation for this purpose for
the fiscal year beginning July, 1923
is not made prior to March 1st of
that year, the secretary of war is
authorized to allow the Alaska Road
Commissioners to incur obligations
for that purpose not to exceed sev
enty-five oer cent of the appropria
tions for the coming year.
The measure also carries one hun
dred and forty thousand dollars for
the operation of the Washingrton-Al
2ska Military Cable and Telegraph
Systems, but it did not approve the
request for one and one-half mil
lion dollars to be used for the pur
pose of replacing and repairing the
cable.
LABOR LEADERS HELD
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 14—
The supreme court today dismissed
the writs of error by which Alex
ander Hewatt and other leaders
sought to have the decision of the
Kansas courts reviewed.
Howatt and assoc.ates were found
guilty of contempt of court by the
Kansas court for their refusal to ap
pear before the court of industrial
relations.
SHERIFFS KILLED;
ROBBERS ESCAPE
CLARENDON. Ark., Marc-h 14—
The sheriff and one deputy wefe
killed and another deputy was prob-l
ably fatally wounded today when
they attempted to arrest two men
who are wanted on a robbery charge.
The men made good their escape.
DANCE AT HEALY IS
ENJOYED BY MANY
The dance and picture show giv
en by the management of the Healy
River Coal corporation was pulled
off at Healy last Saturday night
and was gTeatly enjoyed by all those
who attended the functions.
The guests of the corporation:
were taken to the mine on the big
vein up Healy Fork where also lunch
was served. The Pathe movie man
also filmed the coal mining opera
tions and took several views of the
coal being hauled to the skip across
the river.
The moving pictures were shown1
in the old A. E. C. mess hall after1
which everybody adjourned to the i
Healy roadhouse where the dance
took place.
Professor Ernst Berggren and his
merry men supplied the music for
the dance which broke up early next
morning.
GIFFORD PINCHOT WILL
RUN FOR GOVERNORSHIP
PHILADELPHIA March 14
State Forestry Commissioner Gifford
Pinchot announced his candidacy for
gubernatorial nomination in the Ma- (
primaries, on the Republican ticket.
TO INTERIOR
EFFECTIVE MARCH TWENTIETH
ALASKAN FLOATING COURT
PERSONNEL IS ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 14—
The treasury department in an
| nouncing the personnel during the
i coming summer of the Alaskan
floating court say that arrange
ments have been made by the de
partment of justice for the appoint
ment of five coastguard officers as
federal commissioners, and five as
federal marshals.
They include Lieutenants Edward
D. Jones, William T. Stromberg.
Lieutenant Commanders Claude S.
Cochran, John Boedecgker and
James Hortel as commissioners, and.
Lieutenants Thcmas Klinger, Clem
ent T. Todd, Wilfred Derby. Freder
ick J. Burkitt, and John E. Whit
beck marshals.
JOHNSON SAYS PACT IS
QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE
WASHINGTON, L>. C.. Mar. 14
Senator Hiram Johnson of California
assailing the four power Pacific
treaty in the senate today referred
to it as a “Quadruple Alliance.”
He told the senate that its rati
fication would mean not only a re
cession from American tradition but
also a national surrender under the
threat of foreign powers.
If the statements of the treaty's
friends are to be accepted. Senator
Johnson declared, and the abrogation
of the Anglo-Japanese alliance is to
be regarded as the chief purpose of
the four power arrangement, then
the only conclusion that can be ar
rived at is that America must ente
into a new alliance to escape the
threat of danger from the old.
Senator Wiliiam E. Borah of Ida
ho declared today that circumstances
surrounding the reservation attached
to the treaty by Hughes, when it
was signed, presented “most con
clusive proof that somebody else
wrote the treaty.”
Both Johnson and Borah stated
that they did not intend to im^et
Hughes’ veracity in view of his re
cent letter in which he takes all
of the responsibility for the drafting
of the treaty.
WOMEN ENGAGE IN
LAWLESS PRACTICES
NEW YORK, March 14.—Four|
bandits accompanied by a woman
held up a drug store in this eity
today.
Alarmed by the screams of some
women customers the bandits es
caped in a waiting automobile. The
cashier of the drug store was shot
and instantly killed shortly before i
the bandits made their getaway.
MORE WOMEN BANDITS
PHILADELPHU, March 13.—
W omen black-jacked a bank messen- i
ger today and got away in a flying
start with $13,500.00.
In the chase which followed im
mediately after, two policemen
were shot, one seriously. The wom
en bandits were finally caught and j
the money recovered.
DISCIPLINE RECOMMENDED
IN STOCK EXCHANGE DEALS
ALBANY, March 14.—Samuel;
Entermeyer counsel for the legis
lative committee which is investigat-1
"g conditions, in a statement mad' 1
:oday favored the passage of law.- :
regulating the operations of the
dock exchange, declaring that i* j
’■as ’■ec-.onsible for untold frauds
and misery resulting therefrom.
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The News is ;n receipt of the following telegram from Mr.
Fred'k D. Browne regarding the freight tariff: “Have advice from
Gerig that joint tariff has been approved ar.d is hands of printer
will be in effect March twentieth. This provides forty-two dollar
per ton rate on class five commodities to Nenana and Fairbanks
via either Seward or Anchorage and includes wharfage at Seattle
and wharfage and transfer charges at Seward or Anchorage.
“BROWNE.”
There is nothing in the above wire to indicate that mixed car
loads of several commodities can be made. The ruling of the
western classification, which it is presumed will be used, does not
permit commodities such as flour and canned goods, to be mixed
to make up a carload, tho it may have been allowed by special
arrangement.
If this classification is used, fee same way as it is on the rail
roads in the States, as Mr. Browne’s wire would seem to indicate;
then the rate would be for 5:h class carloads, and some of the goods
coming under the *42.00 rate would be as follows:
Canned Fruits, pounds minimum carload .36,000
Canned Vegetables, pounds minimum carload .36,000
Flour, pounds minimum carload .. 40,000
Sugar, pounds minimum carload . .40,000
Nails, pounds minimum carload ..36.000
Hydraulic Pipe Nested, pounds minimum carload 36,000
Classes 1. 2. 3 and 4 take less than carload rates, while classes
5, A, B. C, D and E take carload rates.
Nearly all kinds oi turning nr.aclm.ery in carload rots, will come
under Class A which is one class lower than class 5; oats are class
B 48,000 pounds minimum carload which is two classes lower than
class 5, and bay is class C 24,000 pounds minimum carload, 3 classes
lower than class 5.
There are so many different rules in the western classification
that it is impossible to give anything definite until the full rate
sheet is received.
The rates quoted are about one-third less than they were last
year via the river route and about 20 per cent less than in pre
war days.
The rates now in force on some of the commodities listed is
a trifle in excess of the 42 dollar rate which goes into effect on
the 20th of the present month.
STORMS IN THE STATES
CAUSING MUCH DAMAGE
SULPHUR, Okla.. ' Mar. 14.—A
tornado passed thru the west end
of town last night killing one and
injuring half a dozen others, some
of whom may die from the injuries
received.
Fifty buildings were also com
,T-,-cf>ked. s conservative esti
mate of the property damage plac
ing it at one hundred thousand dol
lars.
BATONROUGE, March 14.—A
tornado struck Sunrise, Louisiana,
this morning, killing one, injuring
eight others and destroying a num
ber of houses.
M’ALESTER ,Okla„ Mar. 14—
Nine persons were killed and a
number seriously injured when a
tornado struck Gowen, a mining
village fifteen miles east of here
last night.
Most of the dead and injured are
Mexican miners.
BATONROUGE, March 14—A
later report states that two were
killed at Sunrise and sixteen were
injured and the town practically ob
literated by the tornado.
PINE BLLTF, Mar. 14.—At least
four whites and six negroes were
killed by the tornado which struck
the northern part of the county this
morning.
SELECTION OF JURY
IN ARBUCKLE’S CASE
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 14—The
examination of the sixth man called
for the Arbuckle jury in the third,
trial of the comedian, began in the
superior court today.
Five of the veniremen were ex
amined yesterday, one being passed
:emporarily and the other four ex
cused.
Franklin Jerome Rogers returned
>n Monday's train from a trip to
dealy.
TACOMA OFFICERS FAIL
TO EXTRADITE LINBEGERG
SAN' FRANCISCO? March 14.—
Jafet Lindeberg was released today
on a writ of Habeaus Corpus from;
| the extradition warrant which sought
j to remove him to Tacoma to answer
; to indictments in connection with
; the failure of the Scandinavian
j American bank.
The court ordered the warrant
, quashed and Lindeberg freed, hold
j ing that the information against
I Lindeberg didn’t set forth an extra
ditable offense.
The Tacoma officers applied for]
a three day stay of proceedings but
the court denied it.
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PRESIDENT TO FINISH
HIS VACATION SOON
FORT PIERCeT* Fla., March 14-i
—President Harding expects to con-1
elude his vacation and leave for the
Capital on Friday.
NEAR YOSEM1TE PARK
MERCED, March 14.—The res:- '
dents of this place awoke this morn ;
mg to find a thin blanket of snow
covering the lawns and semi-tropical |
shru berry.
This is the first snowfall experi
enced in this section of the coun
try since 1915.
SOCIALISTS SEEKING
RELEASE OF PRISONERS
CHICAGO, March 14.—National
ist headquarters of the Sociali-*
party began sending out appeals I
from Eugene V. Debs to all mem
bers and affiliated organization
urging them to work for amnesty
to all political prisoners.
The anneal state' t>*t all S->
cialists who had been federal nrf
oners with Debs have been freoJ
but that there are ma"” T tt’ T”
and 0‘b0”'’ —'bo a-e - i” t-o’ j *•
-'>T’:*=’’t;f>ries.
SOUTH AFRICAN MINERS
CAUSE SERIOUS TROUBLE
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
■ March 14.—Casualties in the fight
| ing between striking miners and the
| police, following the proclamation of
I martial law as the result of the gen
eral strike here, reached thirty-two
] killed and fifty-seven wounded last
I night.
PREMIER SHOT AT
JOHANNESBURG. South Africa,
March 14.—A shot was fired by one
j of the rioters at Premier Jan Smuts
j who was riding in an automobile
| today.
i The ;hat struck the auto but did
j not injure the premier.
RED REVOLUTION PLANNED
LONDON, March 14.—A despatch
received in this city from Johannes
burg today says that documents
found on captured spies reveal the
fact that money for “red revolu
tion* came from abroad
It is expected that peace between
the strikers and the military will
soon be restored, according to the
despatch.
AVIATOR DROPS BOMB
LONDON, March 14.—According
to a despatch received in this city
today, an aviator bombed the Trades
Union Hall near Jahonsburrow to
day.
The hall was crowded with South
African gold mine strikers at the
time, the majority of whom were
killed.
FORMER CABINET OFFICER
IS CORPORATION DIRECTOR
—
ALBANY, March 14.—Former’
Postmaster Will H. Hays has been J
named director, with seventeen oth-1
ers, including many widely known1
movie producers, in a new moving
picture corporation recently chart
ered, by the secretary of state.
The corporations intends to “fos
ter the common interests of those
engaged in the motion picture indus
try.”
No capital has been mentioned so
far.
FLOATING LIQUOR PALACE
OFF THE NEW YORK COAST
NEW YORK, March 14.—Plans
for a floating liquor palace just be
yond the three mile limit, off the
coast of New York is going forward
rapidly in spite of the announce
ment recently made by Commission
er Haynes that any vessel of that
character will not be permitted to
anchor, according to the laws.
V. Martin one of the promoters
of the project said that the vessel
which will serve as a floating palace,
will be quite as large as the Leviath
an and will be constructed in Eur
ope and that the whole project rep
-esents a total investment of ten
million dollars.
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UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER
PREVAILS IN SUNNY SOUTH ]
1
SAN FRANCISCO, March 14— js
rhis section of California is in the j«
’Tin of another cold wave with snow i i
r!urries reported from many nearby
sections. _i
Grass Velio- reported t>e heavier*
mowfall in vears and there is ssi
o be a foot of snow on the sierras
- I
”“-1 WP'on is spendinsr a few a
.• •- imtp&e'h^ed bv - t
SERIOUS COAL STRIKE
THREATENING COUNTRY
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 14.—
Unlgss coal operators and miners.
| pet together in a joint conference
within the next week, a nation \\id<
strike of tie miners, probably the
most serions in history will result,
I according to a prediction made to
; day by President Lee Hall of th«
Ohio Miners’ Union .
LAST DAY FOR VOTING
i INDIANAPOLIS, March 14—This
, is the last day on which the miners
i can vote on the strike referendum,
.and reports received from union
I headquarters indicated that an over
whelming majority is in favor of
I a walkout unless new agreements
, are negotiated.
GOVT WILL NOT INTERVENE
WASHINGTON. D. C., Mar. 14—
It is understood that the govern
ment officials do not entertain the
hope that the threatened coal strike
can be averted and indicated today
that government intervention is at
an end. and that they are now chief
j ly interested in seeing that a suff
icient supply of coal is maintained
! for the country as a whole.
They stated that the situated with
1 regard to the coal supply is not
; acut as enough Coal is believed to
! be on hand to last the country for
ten weeks, with the prospects that
j has supply can be augmented oy
production from non-union mines
and from mine operations in union
territory where settlements havt
bee.n reached between district rep
resentatives of the miners and oper
ators.
HEAVY PROPERTY DAMAGE
IS CAUSED BY LIGHTNING
SPRINGFIELD,-Mo., March 14.—
Lightning struck the storage tar. .
of the Wiiheit Oil company's' refit
ery near Webb City, -taicing a fire
which, by afternoon, had destroyed
twelve thousand barrels of oil valu
ed at thirty thousand dollars.
The fire had not been got under
control and it is feared that the
entire refinery will be destroyed.
ARBUCKLE’S' THIRD TRIAL
IS HALTED TEMPORARILY
SAX FRANCISCO, Cal., Mar. 1 I
—The trial of Roscoe (Fatty) Ar
buekle for the third time on a
charge of murder, was called th -
morning, but a recess was taken un
til the afternoon.
The reason for the ret - was bfc
cau.e fourteen members of a jury
rehire of 65 were absent when the
case was called in the morning
HOOVER DECLINES JOB
DIRECTING EXPOSITION
WASHINGTON, D C„ Mar. 14—
declaring that President Harding
strongly expressed the wish that h*
‘emain in the cabinet, Secretary of
rommerce Herbert C. Hoover today
iechned the director generalship of
he Philadelphia sesqui-centennial
ixposition to be held in 1926.
(Sesqui-centennial means hundred
tnd fiftieth anniversary.—Ed.)
CU KLUXERS MAKE A
DONATION TO CHURCH
ASTORIA, March 14. —‘Twentv
Cu Klux Klansmen entered the
iethodist church here last night
nd presented the pastor with an
nvelope containing twenty dollars
nd then departed.
lOUNT LASSEN SHOWING
SIGNS OF ERUPTION
REDDING, Cal., March 14.—Mt
.assen gave off a cloud of steam
nd smoke for several hours today
nt scientists said that the phen
mens indicated nothing dangerous.