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The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
GIRL WHO STARTED SUIT
 AGAINST RUTH HAS QUIT

NEW YORK, April 28-Miss De lores Dixon, who recently brought suit against Babe Ruth for S50,000 for alleged seduction and assault, withdrew her case yesterday, the withdrawal coming just as the case of Robert McChesney, who was 10 be examined regarding the record of Miss Dixon, was about to be called
 Hyman Bushel, attorney for Ruth has announced that he has obtained a confession from the Dixon girl in which she admits her suit was the result of a frameup in which several persons are involved. After Ruth has inspected the confession the attorney will place the paper in the hands of the district attorney for investigation ==~@
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
PLUMBER KILLS HIS WIFE;
 HAD FIGHT OVER CLOTHES

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, April 30 John A. Carlson, plumbing con tractor has confessed to the police that he murdered his wife last month by holding her in a shallow pond until she had drowned. He says he drove the automobile delib- erately over bank into the pond. The car overturned and he then drowned his wife, claiming after wards that her death was accidental.
 Carlson explained to the officers that he and his wife had quarreled over the purchase of a coat.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
NORTHWEST LUMBER INDUSTRY IS HARD HIT BY STRIKE ACTION

INDIANAPOLIS, April 28-The communist and revolutionary or ganizations of the country are be- hind the present l. W. " strike, according to Cotland " Powell, national Americanism director of the American Legion, who declared here yesterday that there is being developed a radical demonstration for May that will dismay the. na- ton if it is permitted 10 be accom- plished. He says the real object of the present strike in the Northwest is to paralyze the lumber industry and the action is branded as heavy blow at law and order.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
NEW YORK BLAZE CAUSES
 DEATH OF DOZEN PEOPLE

NEW YORK, April 28-Fire of mysterious origin, starting in a pile of rubbish in a five story brick tenement, spread rapidly throughout the building last night. causing the death of twelve persons, the victims being members of two families liv- ing on the top floor. More than a score of others were injured and there were many narrow escapes, the members of the fire department covering themselves with glory with a number of spectacular rescues.
 Seven of those who lost their lives were members of the family of David Mendelbaum, a painter. who planned to move today to a little farm upstate which he had just purchased.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
Seattle Disregards Threat

SEATTLE April 28-In defiance of a warning given by George Van dever wobbly attorney, that delay in the hearing of the cases of two wobbhes charged with vagrancy might cause a revolution Police Judge Gordon has continued the eases until May Is, and ordered the men released on bail.
 Mayor Brown has announced the acceptance of the offer of a com mittee of wobblies to assist in keep ing peace during the strike. There are thousands of workers in Seattle awaiting the result Of the walkout.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28

lutely, and asserted that fhe re- peal measure has the support of churches of many denominations.
 The house has rejected Senate Bill ITO giving the regents of the Alaska college power to ap- point instructors instead of the president of the institution. They have also defeated the Snodgrass bill enlarging the powers of Indian villages, but Ross, who voted a. gainst the measure, gave notice that he would ask for reconsideration.
 The house has approved the bill regulating the speed of motor ve- hicles or highways outside of in- corporated towns.
 The bill reducing individual bank ing loans to 35 per cent of the caP- ital stock and surplus, instead of 50 per cent as at present, also has been approved by the house.
 The senate has passed a bill pro- viding for an additional appropria- ton of sI2.000 for relief and des- titution.
 The house has passed the bill in- creasing the allowance for the con- struction of schools outside of in- corporated towns from S1,SOO to s2,5o0.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
OKLAHOMA ASSASSINS PUT
 ENTIRE FAMILY TO DEATH

HAWORTH. Okla, April 28- Two unidentified men appeared on horseback at the home of Thomas Hamill, a planter and, after they had called the family to the door, opened fire on them, killing Hamill his wife and daughter, Mrs. Tope. 2 neighbor, and her ten-year-old son. A daughter of five was probably fatally wounded. Two other chil- dren escaped uninjured.
 Mrs. Tope, who was staying with the Hamill family. was recently es- tranged from her husband.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28

RUHR EXPLOSIONS CAUSE
 TRANSFORMATION DELAYS

DUSSELDORF, April 2S-Fivs small bomb explosions in the Ruhr district last night cut railway. tele- graph and telephone communication with the result that traffic is em- porarily disorganized today
 It is admitted at headquarters of the French military forces that the explosions caused the most serious damage of any since the beginning of the occupation
 During the confusion the Germans made q series of efforts to run a customs barrier into Germany but failed. Large quantities of food were seized.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28

Sam L. Crawford, Olympia news paperman, has accepted rhe position of Secretary of the state admins trative board, according to an- nouncement appearing recently in The Washington Newspaper. MT. Crawford has been engaged in news paper work for the past II years in Western Washington, acting as correstpondent for The Tacoma Ledger and a number of other pub lications. The new position took effect on the first of April. Sam is a son of Ron Crawford, former Fairbanks real estate man, and be- gan his newspaper career with the Fairbanks Times.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
GENTLEMEN AT WAR

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28- Court action over a cattle stealing charge originating in Ukiah cul- minated on the ferry boat, Sausilito yesterday when E. D. Baker, Men docina eattleman, took a shot al C. D. Hillman, Nebraska cattleman, the shot goinging wild Hillman, who was convicted at Seattle and sent to McNeil Island for fraudulent use of the mails several years ago, re- gently had Baker arrested on a cattle stealing charge
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
Situation Unchanged

SEATTLE, April 28-There is very little change in the strike sit nation in the Northwest. About 130 logging camps are affected by the walkout and from ten to fifteen have been compelled to suspend op- erations entirely, while the others are curtailing operations pending a return of the strikers to their places. It is estimated that between ten and fourteen thousand men are out on strike in Washington and Oregon.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
Russell T. Johnson. representatir

Russell T. Johnson, representative of Eastern capitalists who are inter ested in the Nit. Mckinley Gold Placers, Incorporated, arrived from the States yesterday and will wait the arrival here of ". R. Taylor president of the company, who is at present in the Kantishna. MT. Johnson spent last summer in the Kantishna.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
FATHER ENFORCES THE LAW:
 SON IN BAD FOR DRINKING

STAMFORD, Conn, April 28- Major Draper Daugherty, son of the attorney general of the United States has been formally com mitted to Stamford Hall Sanitarium for 3 period of not less than four months or more than a year. The proceedings were instituted on ap- plieation made by Daugherty's wife and uncle, who testified that his health had been impaired as the re- suit of habitual drinking.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28

Capt R. C. Brennan has been ap- pointed operating manager for the Pacific Steamship Company He will have full jurisdiction over the op- erating department, which will in clude the ships, wharves, terminals and other physical property of the company. His headquarters are at Pier B, Seattle.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
Strike Date Advanced

PORTLAND, April, 2S-The Portland branch of the Timber Workers branch of the I. W. w, has announced that the strike set for May 1 has been advanced to today. They demand the uncondi- tional release of "clash war" pri- soners, the abolition of all piece work contracts, eight hour day, ab- olition of censorship over mail mat ter, and the establishment of free employment agencies.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
26 BANDITS sUMMARILY SHOOT

HOFRI, China, April 30-After one of those swift and informal hearings characteristic of Chinese le- gal procedure in the lesser centers of the interior, 26 to 30 prisoners held to be bandits by the city mag istrate were summarily shot here re gently.
 The rule of procedure in dealing with the bandit menace Is that the killing one puts fear into the hearts of a hundred"
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
WORKHOUsE GUARD HOLDS
 FORT AGAINST EIGHTEEN

ST, LOUIS, April 2S-Eighteen prisoners. armed with ircn bars and clubs, made an attempt to escape from the city workhouse yesterday, but were prevented by a single guard, who opehed fire on them with his gun, wounding six and com polling the others to surrender.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
INTERVENTION URGED

NEW YORK, April 28-In an ad- dress delivered here yesterday, at the end of his American tour, Lord Robert Cecil expressed the wish that some great power would ask the League of Nations to intervene in the Ruhr situation.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
LA TOILETTE TO TALK

MADISON. April Senator LaFollette has announced that he will take the stump some time in June to carry his ideas to the people. l. is expected he will follow Presi- dent Harding through the West.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28

Miss Una North, formerly of Sew ard, Valdez and Anchorage, holds a responsible position with the Ma tional Bank of Commerce, Seattle. She has charge of the departmen. handling the bonds that were sub scribed for the financing of the big hotel to be erected there.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
EXECUTED IN IRELAND

DUBLIN, April 28-The Free State authorities have announced the execution of Patrick Mahoney. charged with possession of fire arms and participation in an attack on Free Staters.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28

George Nj. Woods, well known in Anchorage and Nenana as a member of the staff of the T & T department of the Alaskan Engin- eering Commission, left Seattle en- route to Dawson. He goes to as sume position on the Steamer Alaska, which will ply between Dawson and Nenana. The Alaska is member of the river fleet that will be operated by the White Pass.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
cHINk BANDITS ACTIVE

HONGKONG, April 28-H R. Rowson, member of the staff of the British American Tobacco Company, has been taken captive by Chinese bandits and is being held for ran som of s30,0O0. := :s.. .."
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
BANDIT LOOPS HOTEL

SAN FRANCISCO. April 26-A Masked bandit entered the Gift hotel yesterday and held up the auditor and cashier, escaping with s6,000 in currency and S5,000 in cheeks.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
UTAH BANK ROBBED

MOAB, Utah, April 28-The safe of the First National Bank was blown last night and s7,O00 re- moved. The robbers escaped.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
THREE EXECUTED

TRALEE, Ireland. April 26- The Free State authorities executed three more Republicans here yes 1erday.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
STORM wREcKs DERRIcks

BURKBURNETT, Texas. April 26 Five residences and six oil der rieks were demolished here this week by a storm.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
SENATORS DISCUSSING PLAN
 FOR INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE

all of yesterday was taken up Dy Nie territorial senate with the eonsidera- ton of a bill providing for the creation of a state industrial in surance fund, covering all classes of industry, and a proposal to in- crease compensation for injured workmen in the mining industry
 Hardly had the senate defeated the first mentioned bill when the Aver bill was taken up for con- sideration. This measure provided for a thirty per cent increase Tn compensation paid to injured min CTS. and it was amended to include every industry except farming dairy ing. domestic service, and railroads operating as common carriers.
 The industrial insurance bill was defeated five to three, only Aldrich, Brown and Snodgrass voting for passage. The other senators argued that data necessary for intelligent Legislature on such a subject was to- tally lacking and that the risk of injuring industries without aeeomP- fishing beneficial results for em- ployes was too great. It is predicted tls4t the amendment to the mining compensation act of 1904, making il almost blanket employees habil- ity act. will pass the senate without opposition.
 The women's jury bill, which mar rowly escaped death on two former occasions. has been finally passed bv both branches of the legislature, with service optional, the only re ouirement being that women desir- ing to claim sex exemption must mail written notice to that effect two days after being served with notice to appear in court. The mea- sure squeezed through the house by a single vote Decker Murray Cole Policy. Staser, Shepard and Raelson voting against adoption of the con ference report.
 The Price fish bill. iividing the territory into three divisions, one extending to the southern border of Yakutat, the second from Yakutat to Seldovia and the third Seldoyia. with 40 days fishing in the first, 30 in the second and 20 in the third. passed the senate yesterday with resolution instructing the attorney general to bring only one suit to determine the legality of the fisher ies reservations. The law goes into effect January l, 1924.
 The Hunt bill making party nom inees for delegate ex-officio nation al committeeman, was defeated in the house.
 The Dunn bill providing for a re- ferendum on the question of making the office of territorial commission CT of education elective, was passed by the senate.
 With three votes cast for it, the Decker bill providing for the repeal of the territorial syndicalist act of 1919, was defeated by the house on Wednesday, Decker, Ross and Will son being the three in favor of pas sage. Decker read a prepared speech lasting nearly two hours. arguing that the law abridged freedom of speech, freedom of the press and is not needed because there are plenty of federal laws covering the sub ject. He branded the act as vicious directly and indirectly. He said he had heard street rumors to the ef- feet that he is a radical, backed by the I. W. W. This he denied abso-
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
Sam Dubin, Koyukuk trader and

merchant, returned to Nenana yes terday from the States, accompan- jed by bride. They will remain in Nenana until the opening of nav igation.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28
SURVIVORS REPORT

WALFISH BAY. Southwest Af- rica, April 28-Three boats belong ing to the wrecked Portuguese steamer Messamedess, have arrived at Port Alexander
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28

Thomas Lynch, an oldtime pros pector and miner of the Copper Ri yer Valley, died at Strelna recently victim of the influenza.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28

Berlin is the third largest city in Europe.
The Nenana news., 1923-04-28

Patrick Hamilton pioneer of Ket- chikan, died there recently.
Evening star., 1923-05-27

ture is probably better at removing it
than we are. The trouble with you,"
he said indulgently, "is that you have
come here. where they operate first
and regret afterward. Nature is the
best surgeon, child"
"But-suppose the staff thinks that
he should beg"
"The staffw' he said, and looked at
her searchingly. Then his jaws set
at an obstinate angle.
We'll Nellie" he said. 'I guess one
opinions as good as another in these
cases. And I don't suppose they'll do
any cutting and hacking without my
consent" He looked at Johnny's un-
conscious figure. "Ie never amount
ed to much" he added, "but it's sur
prising the way moneys been coming
In to pay his board here. A good lot
of people are interested in him.
can't see myself telling them he died
on the operating table.
He patted her on the arm as he
went out.
Don't get an old head on those
young shoulders yet, Nellie" he said
as he was going.
The ward watched him out with az
fectionate eyes. Jane Brown watched
Evening star., 1923-05-27

That was the last day OF Jans
Browns probation. On the next day
she was to don her cap. The Senti-
mel came out with a congratulatory
editorial, and at o'clock that night
the first assistant brought an an
nouncement, in the heads own writing,
for the paper.
The head of the training school an
nounces with much pleasure the
acceptance of Miss N. Jane Brown as
a pupil nurse"
HAT night Jane Brown fought her
battle and won. She went to her
room Immediately after chapel. and
took the family pictures off her little
stand and got out ink and paper. She
put the photographs out Of sight be-
cause she knew that they were count
ing on her, and she could not bear her
mothers eyes. And then she counted
her money-the ticket home was OK
pensive.
After that she went to work.
1t took her long time. because she
had great deal to explain. She said
that no one understood how she felt
that hospitals were to save lives
and not to save feelings. 1t seemed
necessary, after that, TO defend Dr.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
10000 Words an Hour.

TT was Antoine Pollak, a Hungarian,
who invented a. machine that it
is claimed will telegraph 10000 words
an hour. The system is a combina-
tion of electricity and photography.
The machine is many times larger
than the usual equipment of teleg-
raphers desk, but it's operation is
much less complicated. In fact, it is
said, an operator who is far from
being an expert can develop amazing
speed.
There are three parts to the Pol
lax station outfit. First comes the
perforating machine. This is equipped
with a universal keyboard similar
! to that of a typewriting machine.
The message is typed off on this,
but instead Of the letters being re-
corded, a roll of paper like that in
stock-ticker receives perforations
for each one. a combination of open
work dots and dashes. This machine
is separate from the rest and there.
fore in the case of a long message
it would be possible to have several
operators at work simultaneously
preparing portions of it. This tape
is then placed in the automatic trans
mitter, feeding from a cylinder and
the perforations cause current i'm
pulses of varying strength to pass
over the wires.
The most wonderful feature of the
machine is the receiver. Here it is
that photography, aided by electricity.
plays its part in the final stage of
the message. The electric currents
lot~
branes which in turn react on a small
mirror. In this mirror is reflected
the light from an electric lamp. The
mirror intensifies this to a single spot
and projects 1t on a band Of photo
graphic paper two and three-quarters
inches wide, which passes steadily
through the lightspot as the message
comes in. The mirror rests on a fixed
point and the membranes give 1t both
a vertical and horizontal motion so
that the spotlight plays back and
forth and up and down as the cleo
trical impulses direct. BY combining
these two motions, the light becomes
a veritable pencil, writing the words
Of the original message on the SEN
sitized strip.
The paper then passes, still auto
matically, into developing and fix
ing bath, and emerges with the mes
sage standing out clear and distinct
as though written in india ink with
a firm hand. Were a copy not needed
for office record, this slip might be
delivered at once without further
trouble. Note how much of that val
liable commodity, time. has been con-
served.
Evening star., 1923-05-27

antine. Discomfort grew and threat
ened to develop into rnutiny.
And all the time fighting his battle
with youth and vigor, but with closed
eyes, and losing day by day, was
Johnny Fraser.
Then, one night on the roof, Jane
Brown had to refuse the senior sur
gical inferno. He took 1t very hard.
IT suppose" he said with some bit
terness, that I'd have stood q better
chance if I'd done as you wanted me
to about that fellow in your ward,
gone to the staff and raised the mis-
chief"
"I wouldn't have married you," said
Jane Brown, but I'd have thought
you were pretty much of a man."
y x \ *
TT was the next day that Twenty
two had his idea. Jane Brown was
not enthusiastic.
EFT would help to amuse them, of
course, but how can you publish a
newspaper without any news?" she
asked.
"Newsi This building Is full of
news. have some bits already. Lis
ten" He took notebook out of his
Evening star., 1923-05-27
BY
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART

room, she would stand in the door-
way and say mute little farewell.
X y X X
TWENTY TWO'S door was wide
l. open. and he was standing in the
center of the room, looking out.
He was horribly excited.
There was sort of dreadful cain,
however. about Jane Brown.
The watchman says L tave left
something here"
1t was clear to him at once that
he meant nothing TO her. 1t was in
her voice.
You did" he said. And tried to
smile.
"Then--if / may have it"
i wish to heaven you could have
it," he said. very rapidly. 'I don't
want 1t. It's darned miserable"
'It's-what''
ITS an ache" he went on. "A pain
misery" Then, ceeing her begin
ming to put on a professional look:
NO, not that. It's a feeling. Look
here" he said, do you mind. coming
in and closing the door? There's a
man across who's always listening"
She went in, but she did not close
the door.
What I sent for you for is this
said Twenty-two: Are you goins
away?"
I'm being. sent away as soon al
the quarantine is over. It's-it's per.
fectly right"
Suddenly Twenty-Five limped across
the room and slammed the door shut
Then he turned his back against the
door.
I'm going when you do" he said
in terrible voice. I'm going wheR
you go, and wherever you go. Tvs
stood all the waiting around for
glimpse Of you that I'm going to
stand" He glared at her. For
weeks" he said, i've sat here in this
room and listened for you, and hated
to go to sleep for fear you would pass
and I wouldn't be looking through
that door. And now I've reached thu
limit.
"And I want to say this" went on
twenty-five, Il don't care whether
you want me or not. you've got to
have me. I'm so much in love with
you that is hurts"
Jane Brown faced twenty-five with
brave eyes.
Il love you, too-so much that il
hurts"
The gentleman across the hall, sit
ting up in bed with an angry thumb
on the bell. was electrified to see, on
the glass door across, the silhouette
of a young lady without a cap go into
the arms of q very large. masculine
silhouette in a dressing gown.
Late that night Jane Brown made
her way back to H ward. Johnny was
there, a strange Johnny, with q band
aged head, but with open eyes.
At dawn, the dawn of the day when
Jane Brown was to leave the hospi-
tai, the night nurse found her there,
asleep, her fingers still on Johnny's
thin wrist.
She did not report IT,
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1923-05-27

BY the one low light near the door
way she went back to Johnny's bed
and sat down beside him. In her
room other things pressed in on her.
But here she saw things right.
The night nurse found her there
some time later. asleep. her hunting
case watch open on Johnny's bed and
her fingers still on his quiet wrist
She made no report of it.
:: K :;
T>HE probationer went TO DR.. Willie
l. the next day.
"Dr. Willie" she said. won't you
have him operated on"
He looked up at her over his spec
tacles.
Operated on? What for"
well, he's not getting any better
she managed desperately TIM
sometimes L think he'll die while
we're waiting for him to get better"
There's no fracture, child" he said
gently. '.If there is a clot there, ma
Evening star., 1923-05-27
The Army of Birds.

TN a government report some striking
things are said with reference to
the work of the biological survey. 1t
has shown, It is said, that at ieosl
forty three species of birds prey upon
the cotton -boll-weevil: that Afty-
seven species feed upon scale insects.
which attack fruit trees: that cuck-.
oos and orioles destroy ieaf-eatinG
caterpillars; that hawks and owls, ex-
cept few which attack poultry and
game birds. are benefactors in de-
stroying grasshoppers and mice; and
that woodpeckers,. as class, by de-
atroying the larvae of wood-boring
insects, are SO essential to tree life
that IT is doubtful whether our for
ests could exist without them. The
plumage of these birds should be ad-
mieed and respected as the uniform
of q winged army which defends man
against some of his worst foes.