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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCT. 3, 1922
NUMBER 350
TURKS AND BRITISH HOLD CONFERENCE
PENNANT WINNERS PLA YFIRSTGAME TOMORROW
HARDING PLANNING ALASKA TRIP FOR NEXT SUMMER
FANS GATHER AT NEW YORK
FOR OPENING SERIES GAME
NEW YORK, Oct. 3—Thousands
©f baseball fans from every part of
the -world are arriving: here for the
World series, which begins here to
morrow between the New York
Giants and the New York Ameri
cans. The influx is expected to
reach the peak tonigrht. Fair weather
is promised for the entire series.
In every hotel lobby, on street
comers and everywhere fans are
discussing the possibilities, and those
who assert the Yanks have the ad
vantage in pitching strength are
answered by those who believe tiat
hard hitting and quick thinking
will carry the Giants to victory.
“I look for a higher grade of
baseball this year than ever before'",
declared Manager McGraw today, in
discussing the series. Manager Hug
gins. of the Yanks, is quoted as
eayin: “We have a great lot of
pitchers, we have a terrific hitter in
Ruth, we have a game, hard-hitting
ball club, a far better team than
last year".
Bush probably will occupy the
mound for the Yanks in the opening
game, while Nehf is slated to do the
pitching for the Giants.
Player* Are Selected
NEW YORK, Oct. 3—The open
ing game of the World's Series will
be played here on Wednesday be
tween jthe pennant winning' teams of
the National and American leagues,
the New York Giants and the New
York Americans,
The eligible players for the series
were announced yesterday In the
Nationals' list are: Nehf. Barnes,
Jonnard, Ryan. Hill and Blum, pitch
ers; Snyder, Smith and Gascon,
catchers; Kelly. Frisch, Bancroft,
Groh, Rawlings. MacGuire and Mc
Ptvee, infielders; Meusel. Stengel,
Young. Cunningham. Robertson and
King, outfielders; John J. McGraw.
manage; Hughie Jennings and Cozy
Dolan, coaches.
In the Americans' list are: Bush.
Mays, Shawkev, Hoyt, Jones. Odoul
and" Murray, pitchers; Sc hang. Hof
mann and Devormer, catchers: Vipp,
Ward. Scott, Dugan, Baker and Mc
Nalley. infielders; Ruth. Bob Meusel.
Will McMillan, Elmer Smith and
Skinner, outfielders; Miller J. Hug
gins. manager; Charley O Leary and
Frank Roth, coaches.
Hornsby Sots High Mark
NEW YORK. Oct- 3—Hornsby
batted himself into '.he baseball hall
of fame during the season, be.ng
the first National league players in
23 years to finish with a mark over
.400. He has succeeded Ruth as
home run king, with a total of 42
for the season, which is IT less than
were made by Ruth last year.
Williams, of the Browns, leads the
American leaguers with a total 30
homers. “TiHie” Walker, chief of
Connie Mack's sluggers, occupies
third place with a total of 37. Babe
Ruth, former monarch of last season,
who spent a considerable part of
this season on the bench as the re
sult of differences with umpires, and
injuries, finished the season with a
total of 35 homers.
An odd feature of the season was
the holding of seventh place in both
leagues by Philadelphia, and first
place in home runs. The Athlerics
amassed a total of 111, while the
Phillies reaped a harvest of 115
homers. The St. Louis club was
second and New York third in each
circuit. The grand total of both
leagues for the season was 1,054,
which exceeds last year’s home run
record by 117.
LANDSLIDE KILLS FIVE
OCEAN FALLS. B. C., Oct. 3—
Five men were killed yesterday by
a landslide at Elcho Harbor, twenty
miles from this city. The men were
in a bunkhouse upon which the
slide descended, and four of them
were buried alive. The fifth victim
was swept into the sea and drowned.
NEAR EAST WAR CLOUDS LIFT
AS CONFEREES DISCUSS ISSUES
' WOMAN APPOINTED SENATOR;
FIRST CASE OF KIND IN U. S.
ATLANTA, Oct. 3—Mrs. W H
Pelton. of Cartersville, became the
first woman member of the United
States senate today when Governor
Hardwicit appointed her to fill the
vacancy caused by the death re
cently of Senator Watson, to serve
■until the people elect a successor at
the November election. At the time
he announced his appointment, he
also announced that he would be a
candidate for the vacancy at the
regular election.
Mrs. Pelton probably will not have
an opportunity- to qualify for the
place as there probably will be a
regularly elected successor ready to
take the oath by the time Congress
convenes in regular session in De
cember. She has announced that she
; will accept the oppointment, how
ever. and vjill have the benefit of
j the title, pay and perquisites during
her brief tenure of office. The ap
j pointmenc was first tendered to the
| widow of the late Senator Watson
but she declined the honor.
Mrs. Pelton, who is S7 years of
age. is the widow of the late Dr.
W. H. Pelton. who served several
terms as congressman. She has been
active and influential in Georgia
peltries, has a wide acquaintance
among national leaders of both
parties and is the author of two
biographies which have been read
widely throughout the South. She
is also a regular contributor to
various publications.
PERSHING WANTS BIG ARMY
WASHINGTON', D. C., Oct. 3—
General Pershing has appealed to
the newly-formed organization of
reserve officers of the army to use
tneir influence against -he "false
economy” in army appropriations.
He declares that the minimum force
of regulars needed is 150,000, w^th
13,000 officers. The appeal of the
general was directed at the organ
ization at its gather, ng here.
GERRY IS RENOMINATED
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 3—The Dem
ocratic* state convention has anani
mousiy renominated United Sta:es
Senator Peter C. Gerry.
G. O. P. FIGHTS CANDIDATE
DES MOINES, Oct- 3—Nearly
200 Republicans, representing all
sections of the state, held a meet
ing here yesterday and organized
a state-wide movement within the
Republican party, opposing Smith
W. Brookhart, Republican senatorial
candidate, who was denounced as
a “dangerous radical”. The meeting
was presided over by former govern
or B. F. Carroll.
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Arrivals from the Kantisima dis
trict, who made the crip out by way
of the Highway Pass route, report
having encountered several snow
storms which had the proportions
of blizzards.
Harry H. Knox arrived from the
Innoko district on Sunday.
Alois Freidrich returned to Fair
banks today after a brief visit in
: Nenana.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Collins, who
have been in the Kantishna district
during the last year, arrived in Ne
nana yesterday on their way to the
States. Mr. Collins was associated
-with the Mt. McKinley Gold Placers.
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PARIS, Oct. 3—A Smyrna dis
patch says the Kemalists have with
drawn from the neutral zone along
the Dardanelles.
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Turkish Cavalry Withdraws
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 3—The
Turkish cavalry has retired from its
advanced positions in the Chanak
area, thus decreasing the danger of
a clash with the Allied forces in
that neighborhood.
Peace Conference In Propeti
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 3—The
announcement yesterday that an
armistice conference had been defin
itely fixed for today at Mudania
caused general relief.'the announce
ment being generally regarded as in
dicating less danger of a clash be
tween Britain and Turkey
Britain's recession from the neu
tral zone earlier in the day caused
hoth surprise and disappointment
here, but- it is said to have been
the only step that could have been
taken to stay the hand of Mustapha
Kemal Pasha. The action is pointed
to as another evidence of the de
sire of Britain to avoid war.
It is expected that the conference
will drag out for several days, with
the Kemalists objecting at every
point. It is felt that the influence
of Italian generals will be a potent
factor in bringing the conference
to a successful conclusion.
Tension Relaxes
LONDON. Oct. 3—The tension
over the Near East situation has
relaxed and the despondency noted
in press comments recently has giv
en way to hope, although militari
experts are not yet willing to con
cede that war with Turkey has been
averted.
The bulk of the press opinion to
day is that Harrington has saved
Great Britain from war thus far
through tact and skill, and the hope
is expressed that he will be Jeft with
a free hand to deal with the situa
tion until a final decision has been
reached.
Press Is Excluded
CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 3—The
Allied generals announced yester
day that newspapermen would not
be permitted to go to Mudania for
the armistice conference, American
journalists included. The interallied
passport control was instructed to
refuse visas. Tme American corre
spondents have appealed to Admiral
Bristol to intercede for them.
What Is Expected
CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 3—The
outcome of the armistice conference
is expected to be the immediate
mutual agreement to suspend all
movement of troops, pending a fine!
settlement of differences.
AMUNDSEN PLANNING. FLIGHT
ACROSS POLE NEXT SEASON
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j SEATTLE. Oct. 3—E. J. Ward,
j Government teacher at Wainwright,
• v. ho arrived here yesterday on the
steamship Victoria, reports that Ex
' piorer Amundsen plans to hop off
jin his monoplane abou: the middle
of next May or the first of June,
for a flight across the North Pole
‘to Spitzenberg, a distance of 1,700
j miles.
i The explorer expects to make the
| entire dissmce in one flight. He
■ will carry a thermos bottle of hot
i tea and sandwiches for lunch along
; the way.
Amundsen and Omdahl, his Nor
wegian pilot, have built a cabin, for
winter quarters, on the beach gt
■ Wainwngbt, and have an ample sup
t ply of food and fuel.
BONE WANTS SHIPPING BOARD
TO OPERATE ALASKA BOATS
JUNEAU, Oct. 3—Governor Scott
l C. Bone has just announced his re
commendation to the U. S. Shipping
: Board that the Government place
two tourist steamers on the Alaska
run next season, to operate in con-j
| nection with the Alaska Railrway.
: The governor also recommended
i the operation of two steamers on j
the Yukon and Tanana rivers be
tween Nenana and Dawson, to stim-'
ulate business for the Government!
railway.
Delegate Dan Sutherland, who ar
I rived at Fairbanks on Friday from j
Valdez, came down from Fairbanks
today and will leave for the coast
tonight, by way of the Alaska Rail
road. Although the delegate is in
the Territory for the purpose, part
ly, of stimulating interest in the
forthcoming, election, at which he
will be a candidate for re-election,
he is not doing any active cam
paigning and he is not holding any
public meetings. Most of his time
is being devoted to a general survey
of conditions and requirements of
the'various sections, to aid him in
his work at Washington.
PRESIDENT THINKS VOTERS
WILL ELECT REPUBLICANS
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 3—
After a visit at the White House,
Representative Wood, of Indiana,
announced yesterday that President
Hardin? believes the people of the
country are beginning to be con
vinced that the election of a Demo
cratic house in November would be
little short of a calamity. Wood said
that he felt more optimistic regard
ing the outcome of the election. An
early estimate of a Republican ma
jority has been revised, the new
figures giving the Republicans a
majority of upwards of 75.
GRAND JURY REPORT SAYS
OFFICIALS TOOK THE BOOZE
WASHINGTON. D C., Oct. 3—
Unnamed representatives of the de
partment of justice are declared to
have withdrawn quantities of liquor
from storage during 1920, without
due process of law, and disposed of
it by appropriating it to their own
use or giving it to their friends.
The accusation is made in the report
of the federal grand jury, which
was made public yesterday.
Charles Thrift is in receipt of a
letter from a friend in the Cold
Bay district, advising him not to De
in any hurry to stampede to that
section of Alaska. The winter cli
mate is bad, the letter says, and it
will be spring before there is very
much activity.
W. F. O’Connor, a canneryman of
the lower Yukon river, arrived in
Xenana on Sunday on his way to
Fairbanks.
A. J. Ghezzi returned to town this
morning from a business trip to the
Canyon district.
There was a regular meeting of
Nenana Igloo, No. 17, Pioneers of
Alaska, at Union hall, last night.
Dr. D. C. Hardy left for the lower
river last week to give relief to
those in need of dental work in iso
lated communities along the river.
LAST OF BRIDGE STEEL WILL
LEAVE SEATTLE THIS MONTH
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| SEATTLE, Oct. 3—By special ar
rangrmert with the Alaska Engin
■ eering Commission, the ste3m-hip
1 Admiral Sebree will sail for the
North about October 20, fully laden
■ with construction material for tbe
Alaska Railway, including the bal
ance of the steel for the Tanana
! river bridge. Twenty-five hundred
| ton* of the steel has arrived here
i and two thousand tons will arrive
I by rail within the next few days,
special arrangements having been
made for the rapid movement of
the steel to the Pacific coast. It is
expected that all of the bridge
; material will hate been delivered
at Nenana bv the first of November.
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! SUPREME COURT IN SESSION
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 3—
•The supreme court of the United
States met at noon yesterday, open
. mg .Lie October term. Chief Justice
i Taft administered the oath, to Suth
erland, who succeeds Clark, resigned,
i The chair assigned to Pitney wa
j not occupied, owing to the illness
i of the justice. The court admit eJ
' a number of attorneys to practice
'and then adjourned to pay their
respects to the President.
FOREST FIRES THREATEN
DULUTH, Oct. 3—Heavy winds
have driven the fores.. hres north
'and west of this city beyond !he
control of the lire-lighters, and the
: situation is so serious today that
hoe forestry and military forces
are concent rating all their efforts
1 on removing .-.eitlers and protecting
| buildings.
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TRAINMEN WIN
j CHICAGO, Oct. 3—Representa
tives of approximately 4‘J railroads
I and subsidiaries, and the Brother
■nood of Railroad Trainmen and
Order of Railroad Conduo.or.', have
signed a new agreement which pro
vides for the maintenance of old
rates of pay, rules and working
conditions.
Cadastral Engineer Woodbury Ab
bey, who is in charge of the Ml.
‘McKinley boundary survey work, ar
rived in town yesterday from Roose
i velt, in the Kantishna district, ac
companied by Ed Moore, A1 Wigan i
! Donald Haiey and Elliott Krem
1 ming. members of his party. They
made the trip out from the Kan
itishra by the water route in pre
[ ference to the Highway pass route,
and made much better time than did
those members of the party who
; came overland. The party is now
completing the western boundary,
and Mr. Abbey is returning to the
Windy district to complete a portion
of the southeast boundary. There
will be some monuments to set in
place later, but the work will be
practically completed before work is
discontinued this season.
Captain A. E. La thro p returned
to town from Healv this morning.
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Andy Ness, who is mining on,
Glacier creek, in the Kantishna dis-,
trict, had the good fortune recently
to pick up a nugget weighing 24 %
ounces and having a value of more
than $400.00.
Captain Du pile, pilot on the army
transport General Jacobs during the
last season, will leave for the Out-'
side tonight, for the winter.
LAWMAKERS ARE PLANNING
ALASKA TRIP NEXT SEASON
SEATTLE, Oct. 3—The Washing
ton correspondent of the Seattle
limes sent a special wire from the
capital yesterday in which he says:
"President Harding has let it be
known that unless somethin# un
forseen arises, he certainly will
make his expected trip to the North
west and Alaska next year. .And if
her health permits. Mrs. Harding
will accompany the President.
“Representative Madden, chairman
[of the house appropriations com
mittee, also is planning to take a
i select sub-commi.tee on a series of
tours throughout the country on a
visit to Government establishments.
He particularly wants the sub-com
. mit.ee having to do with Alaska ap
propriations, to visit the territory
"These sub-committees will com
. prise a majority of the members of
the appropriations committee and.
j in addition, a number of cabinet
I officers, including secretaries of the
i navy and war.’’
ALLEGIANCE FOR ERIN
j DUBLIN, Oct. 3—Parliament, by
a large majority, has approved a
1 clause in the new Irish constitution
containing an oath of allegiance.
PROPOGANDA BLAMED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 3—
The Mexican) embassy has issued a
statement in which propaganda pre
pared in the United States is blamed
for the recent revolt of the Mexi
can garrison at Juarez. The situa
tion is declared to' have become
•normsd again in that section.
BEVERIDGE SOUNDS WARNING
AGAINST DEFEAT OF G. O P
COLUMBUS, Oct. 3—Former
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, who
is the Republican senatorial nom
inee, opened the Ohio congressional
campaign here last night. He de
clared that he real Issue of the
campaign is w nether the present
economic system is to be developed
by the Republicans, or revolutionized
by the Democrats. He asserted that
the Republican party holds to the
theory that the present system is
fundamentally sound, while "the
conglomeration of political elements
making up the larger fragment of
the Democratic party” holds to be
liefs that are antiquated and inade
quate.
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LESTER EARHART TAKES BRIDE
Lester Eoriiar:, popular member
fo the Alaska Railroad T & T.
l^ne forces, with headquarters at
Healy, was united in marriage on
Saturday nighlt to Miss Jean Walden
of Nenana. The wedding took place
at Healy, with U. S. Commissioner
J. J. Donovan officiating. The newly
weds have a wide circle of friends
who join The News is wishing them
happiness and success, in their new
venture.
A. R. Thorne, father of the mov
ing picture business in Interior
Alaska, came down from Fairbanks
today on a brief business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dwyer will
leave for the coast this evening.
They are going at least as far as
Seward and may possibly continue
on to the States.
Delegate Dan Sutherland brings
the welcome news that conditions
are really improving in the States—
to such an extent, in fact, that
industries have been compelled t >
give way to the demands of labor.
The delegate says there is healthy
demand for nearly all kinds if
American manufactured products
and that (the improvement in con
ditions is general throughout the
country.