Nenana — The Gateway To Mount McKinley National Park — Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
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NENANA. ALASKA. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1321
NUMBER 87
FEDERAL JUDGE ENJOINS UNION ACTION
PA CKING HOUSE WORKERS PLANNING WALKOUT
RADICALS THREATEN RAID TO PREVENT EXECUTIONS
RADICALS THREATEN RAID;
POLICE INTERRUPT MEETING
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 1—A rad
ical meeting, called supposedly for
the purpose of protesting against the
execution of Sacco and Vanzetti.
the two Italians who are under sen
tence of death for murder, was brok
en up by the police here yesterday
after one of the speakers had de-1
dared that alien radicals in the
country would tear down the ja:l
where the pair of murderers are
held if sentence is not suspended.
The speaker also named prominent
financiers who “would pay the price”
About that time the meeting place
was invaded by the police and those
present ordered to disperse, which
they did without resistance.
HALLOWE’EN CELEBRATED
AT FRANKLIN K. LANE SCHOOL
Ghosts were out in all fheir re
galia last night at the Franklin K.
Lane school. Many quaint and gro
tesque costumes were present among
the little tots, some seeming more
ghostly than a real ghost.
All the children were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Phillips, who
had arranged a very nice program.
The social room was decorated
with pumpkins, witches, black cats,
bats, etc., etc.
The first on the program was the
Dance of the Ghost. Led by Mr.
Phillips, the ghosts silently walked,
in single file all over the building,,
from basement to social rood. After
arriving in the social room, the
children guessed each other. When
they were correctly guessed, they
unmasked.
pies off the string'.
As soon as each had eaten his
apple a tub of water was placed in
the center of the room and much
fun was had in bobbing for apples.
The next on the program was a
peanut race in which all took part.
Then came the shadowgraphs, and
last of all was the initiation into
the lodge. This caused no end of
fun and laughter even for the
grownups, who were there to help
prepare the lunch.
Towards nine o'clock a lunch of
sandwiches and pie was served. The
sandwiches and pies were made by
several of the mothers about town.
A few minutes after nine the
ghosts went solemnly to their homes
to remain in hiding for another
whole year. Each of the “ghosts”
declared it was the best party ever
they saw and hoped for another
Hallowe'en soon.
SMELTER RESUMES OPERATION
GLOBE. Ariz., Nov. 1—The plant
of the International Smelter Com
pany. which was closed six months
ago on account of business depress
ion. will resume operations on con
centrates immediately, according to
announcement made today. It is al
so said the Inspiration and Con
solidated Copper companies are pre
paring to resume shortly.
NEW OPPOSES BONUS PLAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1—
Senator Harry New. of Indiana, is
leading the Republican fight on the
Reed soldier bonus amendment to
the tax revision bill. In his opening
attack. Senator New branded the
amendment as unconstitutional.
WITHDRAWAL IS OPPOSED
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 1—
It is understood that President
Harding, at a conference with chair
man Porter, of the house foreign
affairs committee, expressed oppo
sition to any action providing for
the immediate withdrawal of Ameri
can troops from the Rhine area.
F. H. Loansbury, auditor for
station accounts Alaskan Engineer
ing Commission, is paying his first
l visit to Nenana, having arrived
from the coast on Saturday.
COAL COMPANY SAYS MINERS
ARE CONSPIRING IN THE SOUTH
YUKON RIVER DEPUTY BACK *
FROM VACATION IN STATES
The residents of Edmonton, who
I live almost within a stone’s throw
| of a coal mine, pay $4.50 a ton for
their fuel and think they are the
most fortunate people in the world,
according to Deputy Marshal C. G.
j Spencer, who arrived from the Out
j side last enroute back to his post
at Fort Yukon, after a vacation of
several months. The mine referred
to is at the base of a low hill and
the city of Edmonton is situated on
the top of the knolL The only
j charge, in addition to the cost of
! the coal at the mine pit, is for the
; short haul up the hill.
Believing their own situation, as
regards fuel supply, one of exeep
; tional good fortune, it was hard for
them to believe the story of In
. terior Alaska’s great fuel resources,
with giant seams of caol that soon
will be yielding limitless supplies of
I fuel at prices that will make the
1 Edmonton price like profiteer
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’ Deputy Marshal Spences also vis
ited California while Outside—in
fact, he spent most of his vacation
;n the Poppy state, with Mrs. Spen
cer and the children, and expects to
have them follow him North in the
spring.
Mrs. Spencer’s father. Harry Buz
by, a former oldtime resident of
the Fairbanks district, now has a
small tract of land in the Sacra
mento valley, with a lot of chickens
that keep his time well occupied.
But he often longs for the North,
especially during the hunting sea
son, when visions of moose loom
large and inviting.
Times are really bad in the States.
Deputy Spencer says. He saw a lot
of idle men and heard stories of
depression that left little doubt in
his mind regarding the true state
' of affairs. One thing he noticed was
that the railroads no longer object
to carrying “busted” travelers on
freight trains. He saw one train pull
into a town with a flat car loaded
down with men and he was told the
railroads have been instructed to
let them ride as a means of reliev
ing congestion in communities where
unemployment has become burden
some.
Deputy Marshal Spencer made the
trip over the trail in company with
Marshal Stevens, and left for Fair
banks on FYiday, enroute to his
Yukon river station.
SCRIBE IS A DESERTER
NEW YORK, Oct. 29—Linn A.
Ga!er former Albany newspaperman
' and at one time an employe of the
; state, was conivcted here today on
a charge desertion from the army,
and seditious publications. He was
tried by court martial and it was
recommended that he be sent to
prison for seven years.
TRAIN DERAILED
FLINT, Mich.. Nov. 1—A Grand
1 Trunk passenger train, westbound,
was derailed near Elba, Michigan,
last night and three men were hurt
seriously. The entire train, with the
• exception of one Pullman, was
thrown into the ditch. The wneck
was caused by the removal of a
rail by persons for whom a sheriff’s
posse is now searching.
KING GOES TO BELGRADE
PARIS. Oct. 29—King Alexander,
of Jugoslavia, left for Belgrade to
day, traveling incognito.
• INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1—Federal
Judge Anderson has issued an In
junction directing union mine work
ers to stop their efforts to unionize
; the Williamson coal field, in West
Virginia, on the ground that the
union is seeking to restrain trade.
The court ruling does not deny
the right of workers to organize
but holds that the etferts of the min
ers in West Virginia are in further
ance of a conspiracy with operators
i in unorganized fields to shut off
competition of non-union mines. The
I judge said that he would not en
i join "peaceful efforts" of the unions
to organize.
Affidavits were introduced in
court to establish the existence ef
an unlawful conspiracy between
union coal miners and certain of the
• operators of the West Virginia
field. The plaintiff in the case is
the Borderland Coal Corporation,
and in its application for the in
j junction it asked that any wage
i agreement between the unions and
operators be set aside.
Want It Diuolved
CHARLESTON, W. Va„ Nov. 1—
The council of mine workers has an
nounced that immediate steps will
be taken to induce the federal cir
cuit court at Chicago, to dissolve
the Anderson injunction.
Ohio Miners Strike
ATHENS. Ohio, Nov. 1—Nearly
300 miners employed at the New
York Coal Company’s mine at Flood
wood, went out on strike today as
a protest against the injunction is
j sued yesterday at Indianapolis.
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS DAY
FOR U. S. THANKSGIVING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1 —
President Hardin? has issued a pro
clamation designating November 24
'as Thanksgiving Day. He says: “We
, shall be prospered as we shall de
i serve prosperity, seeking not alone
for material things but for those
also of the spirit, earnestly trying
| to help others.’’
FOURTEEN BODIES RESCUED
! VANCOUVER. B. C., Nov. 1—
Fourteen bodies of the 38 known
dead have been recovered from the
' wreckage at Brittania Beach, a large
! part of which town was destroyed
i last week by the flood waters from
■ a cloudburst. The rescue workers,
i who had been working without rest
; since Saturday morning, were re
lieved by new volunteers yesterday
afternoon and good progress is be
ing made. Several relief funds have
been started here for the relief of
I those who were rendered destitute
! by the flood.
TANANA RIVER IS CLOSED
Hastened by a jam at some point
j below town, the Tanana river closed
in front of Nenana during the
night, and traffic over the ice be
tween Nenana and North Nenana
' started today, all of the passengers
: departing for and arriving from
Fairbanks making the crossing with
1 out difficulty. The crossing was
made near the mission, but it is
expected the ice in front of town
. will be safe within a day or two.
STUDENT STABBED TO DEATH
BUFFALO, N. Y-, Nov. 1—The
i body of Kenneth R. Loesy, aged 20,
i a student at Middletown. Gonn.,
j was found floating in the Niagara
' river on Thursday night, and it is
j the opinion of Dr. Earl Danzer,
medical examiner, that the young
! man was stabbed to death in a fight
j and his body thrown into the river.
—
A total of 181 votes had been
polled up to the time of going to
press.
RECALL ELECTION FATAL
TO NON-PARTISAN LEAGUER
FARGO, Nov. 1—Returns from
l the gubernatorial contest in Friday’s
recall elec*'on, compiled by independ
ent newspapers, (rive Nester, In
; dependent, a lead of more than
i seven thousand over Governor Fra
zier, non-partisan.
| The returns are from 1907 pre
cincts out of 2068. Nester thus far
has a total of 107,870 and Frazier
100,025.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1—Andy Chan
ey. of Baltimore, was given a de
cision last night over Freddie Jacks,
who claims the English featherweight
: title. The men wen 12 rounds.
NENANA VOTERS DECIDING
VITAL QUESTION AT POLLS
The question of incorporating the
town of Nenana is being decided at
the polls today and the number of
ballots cast up to a iate hour this
afternoon indicated lively interest in
I the issue. The voting, it is generally
I agreed, also was stimulated to some
; extent by the appearance of four
additional candidates for council
: manic honors, the four being R. C.
Morris, William J. Taylor, Frank
Teufel and Norvin E. Smith.
The campaign for incorporation
was brought to a close on Sunday
night with a public meeting at the
Coliseum, immediately following tie
show.
, Mayor Joe O’Connor presided and
in announcing the purpose of the
meeting, extended an invitation to
those opposed to incorporation to
advance their arguments from the
stage. None responded.
The champions of incorporation
were Commissioner R. S. McDonald,
Superintendent A. B. Phillips, of
Franklin K. Lane school, and Rev.
Fred G. Scherer, of Fairbanks.
The meeting had the appearance I
of being strongly for incorporation
and it is generally believed today
that incorporation will carry by a!
substantial margin.
Ask the Moose
what the
J. J. Davis Class
means
v.
NORTHERN DIVISIION PASSES;
INTERIOR KAGES COME DOWN
With the merging of the Northern
division of the Government railroad
with that of the Southern, effective
today, the wages and salaries of
employes of the Alaskan Engineering
; Commission along the Interior end
of the Government railroad, take a
general reduction to conform to
the scale in force on the Anchorage!
end. The reduction ranges from a
few cents an hour, in the case of day
laborers, to $80 per month, in the
case of some of the heads of de
partments. As an offset to the wage
reduction, board at the Commission
mess houses is reduced to $1.50 per
day and commissary supplies are cut
1 materially.
The combining of the two divis
ions is explained in the following
General Circular No. 53, issued at
Anchorage over the signature of
Chairman F. Mears, on October 25
1. Due to the completion of a
large part of the grading, bridge
work, and tracklaying, the Northern
and Southern divisions of the Alas
] kan Engineering Commission are
: hereby abolished, as such, and effect
ive November 1, 1921, all remaining
j construction work, as well as rail
j road maintenance and operation,
j will be carried on under the follow
I ing general organization, superceding
1 all departmental and divisional or
ganizations now in effect;
i (a> General headquarters office,
, Anchorage.
F. Mears, chairman and chief
engineer.
Chas. L. Mason, chief clerk.
F. H. Chapin, bridge engineer.
D. D. Vint, chief draftsman.
(b) Maintenance of way depart
ment. F. A. Hansen, engineer main
tenance and construction.
, (c)Transportation department. J.
T. Cunningham, trainmaster.
(d > Mechanical department. F. C.
Ferrell, master mechanic.
(e> Accounting and disbursing
j department. B. H. Barndollar, ex
: aminer of accounts.
1(f) Supply department. H. P.
Warren, general storekeeper.
(g) Minfng department. Sumner
S. Smith, supervisor of coal mining.
(h) Hospital department. Dr. J.
B. Beeson, chief surgeon.
<i) Purchasing department. C. E,
Dole, general purchasing agent.
2. The present wage scale of the
Southern division will be made appli
cable to the new organization. Board
j will be charged for at the rate of
$1.50 per day at all camps where
; railroad messes are maintained. Com
i missary prices will be uniform
throughout the line, and in general,
the old Southern division price lists
will be made the standard.
3. Effective November 1, 1921,
Mr. Wm. Gerig and Mr. Fred’k D.
Browne are assigned to special duty
as members of board to investigate
and report upon proposed new
schedule of freight and passenger
i rates for the Government railroad in
Alaska.
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DR. BRUMFIELD MUST HANG
ROSEBURG, Nov. 1—Dr. Brum
field, local dentist, who was eon- j
victed on a charge of first degree
murder in connection with the death 1
of Dennis Russell, a laborer, was
sentenced yesterday to pay the ex
treme penalty for his crime, and
was removed to the state peni
tentiary last night to await execu
tion. He will be hanged on January
13. 1
PACKING HOUSE WORKERS
PREPARING FOR WALKOUT
CHICAGO, Nov. 1—Leaders of
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers are making preparations
for a walkout on November 15. fol
lowing. the tabulation of ballots
which show that 35,000 Chicago
i workers are in favor of striking.
Strike action was opposed by on
[ ly 3,490 of the members of the or
J ganization.
INTERIOR BUSINESSMEN FIND
TIMES LIVELY ON COAST END
Conditions, generally speaking,
are good at Anchorage and along
! the line of the Government railroad,
according to J. R. Fowle and Jos.
Fischer, proprietor and Nenana
manager respectively, of the Fair
banks Clothing Company, who re
turned on Saturday from a brief
visit to the coast town. In conver
sation with a representative of The
News. Mr. Fischer said they ha I
found Anchorage merchants well
pleased with the business they are
doing, in spite of an apparent over
supply of stores and other business
establishments. The merchants they
interviewed were optimistic regard
ing the future and there were no
knockers in the town, as nearly as
they could ascertain.
Prices, Mr. Fischer says, are very
little lower in Anchorage than in
the Interior. They compared prices
rather carefully in the clothing and
furnishings lines and found, to their
surprise, that Anchorage merchants
are actually getting more for some
articles than Interior merchants ask
for the same articles.
Meals are a little lower there than
here but hotel charges are higher
and the accommodations no better
than they are right here in Nenana.
Most of the Anchorage hotels are
filled most of the time, notwith
standing that many people have
left recently for the Outside.
The two Interiorites met many
oidtimers at Anchorage and along
the line. In fact, they say, many >f
the substantial businessmen of the
coast town formerly resided in the
Interior.
Work on the railroad. Mr. Fischer
says, is progressing rapidly. A lot
of track was laid between the urn*
they passed the steel gang, outward
bound, and there return from the
coast. And Captain Jones, who is
in charge of the steel gang, told
them that he would reach Riley on
December 6, barring accidents. The
track is moving forward at the rate
of about a mile and a quarter a
day.
There is only one section of the
grade between present end 'of. steel
and Riley that will not be ready
by the time the track gang arrive-;,
and it Is the intention of Captain
Jones to lay steel around that place
instead of waiting for the con
tractors to get through with their
work.
Mr. Fischer saw considerable coal
at Anchorage but it did not Impress
him as being as good as the pro
duct of the Nenana field. And he
nearly got himself into trouble by
telling some of the Anchorage boost
ers that Nenana some day would be
called upon to supply all of the rail
road towns with fuel.
PIONEER MINER PASSES
BERKELEY, Cal., Nov. 1—Tim
othy B. Smith, a pioneer miner of
California and Nevada, died here
today at the age of 87. He came to
California in 1853 and was associat
ed in mining ventures with Phillip
Armour, who later became a pack
ing king.
WILL BE AMBASSADORS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1—
President Harding has conferred the
rank of ambassador upon the Ameri
can delegates who will represent the
United States at the Armament
conference.