General Outfitting Headquarters Fur Depot Gateway to Upper Yukon
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA. ALASKA. SATURDAY. JULY, 28, 1923
NUMBER 483
PRESIDENT OUTLINES ALASKAN POLICY
TRADING SCHOONER ESCAPES WITH RED GUARDS
FRANCE EXPRESSES WILLINGNESS TO DISCUSS TERMS
ISKUM RUNS RED BLOCKADE
SOVIET GUARDS CAPTIVES
NOME, July 28—The trading
schooner Iskum. -which was interned
several weeks ago by the soviet au
thorities in Siberia, arrived at Nome
this week from Anadyr, having run
the red blockade. The red guards
who were placed aboard the Iskum
to prevent the departure of the ves
sel from Siberian waters, were over
powered by the officers and crew of
the schooner and placed in irons.
The Iskum then made a run to St.
Lawrence island for supplies and
fresh water, and thence to Nome.
Upon arrival of the schoo;.ti a:
Nome, the soviet guards were turn
ed over to the local authorities.
After the escape of the Iskum had
been discovered, the Hudson Bay
boat Baychimo was ordered by the
soviet authorities to put out after
the runaway and bring her back, but
some one on board the Baychimo tam
pered with the steering gear and
fcaused the boat to go aground while
gettin under way.
The cutter Bear is returning to
Nome from Siberian waters.
DUNDEE DEFEATS CRIQUI
FOR FEATHERWEIGHT TOGA
NEW YORK. July 28—Johnny,
Dundee, of New York, captured the !
world's featherweight championship
here Thursday night, from Eugene
Criqui, of FYance, in a slashing fif
teen-round battle at the Polo
grounds.
The fight was featered principally
by the gameness of the Frenchman,
who spat blood and wobbled on his
feet, but was still trying hard for
victory when the final gong sound
ed. He went down twice and remain
ed for the count of nine once. The
fight was a good one throughout
and kept the big crowd in an uproar
from start to finish.
Criqui retained the title less than
two months.
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FIND PRECIOUS STONES
MELBOURNE, July 28—A re-j
markable find of precious stones;
has been reported near Wy&ngala,
about 25 miles from Cowra, New
SouthWales, and not far from the
©nce-famous Mount McDonald gold
aad copper mines. The stones, which J
comprise diamonds, rabies, sapphires
and turquoise, have been submitted
to experts who declare them genuine. ,
The diamonds were found in blue
pug clay similar to the pug clay in
which South African diamonds are
embedded. The sapphires are of a j
brilliant hue, and the rubies a deep
red.
STEAMERS COLLIDE
SEATTLE. July 28—The Japan
ese steamer Mandasan Maru. inbound j
from the Orient, collided with the.
steamship Rainer, outbound, at an i
early hour this morning, four miles
west of Port Angeles. The Rainier
was badly damaged and is now drift
ing waterlogged, in the straits of
Juan de Fuca. All of the crew of!
the Rainier, except the captain and I
three men, were taken off by the
Mandansan and are now enroute to
this city. No lives were lost.
The steamship Buford, which is I
bringing a party of San Francisco
and Boston businessmen to Alaska
saied north from Ketchikan at mid- .
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night last night. .
DIVISION OF ALASKA SUGGESTED
WITH STATEHOOD FOR PORTION
WOOD ALCOHOL CLAIMS LIVE:
BOOTLEGGING IS UNKNOWr
BERLIN', July, 28—Wood alcoho
has claimed the lives of at least 11
German drinkers within the pas
few months although neither pro
hibition nor bootlegging prevail here
This type of spirits is used widely i:
industry and science, and the vie
tims have been laborers who be
lieved they were getting cnea)
drinks by consuming small quantitie:
of the liquid that remained in tank
cars after unloading.
At Hamburg some time ago <
large number of harbour truckers be
came seriously ill from drinkinj,
wood alcohol and ten of them died
A few days ago five more victim!
were reported from Prussian Silesii
and three from Berlin-Grunewald.
Repeated warnings have been is
sued by employers and authorities
against the deadly and blinding ef
fects of the chemical .as a drink.
SAYS 280 HOURS IN AIR
SUFFICE TO ENCIRCLE GLOBE
LISBON, (By Mail.) —Colone.
Saecadura Cabral, one of tie Por
tugese avittors who flew from L:?bor
to Rio de Janeiro, referring recently
to his project of flying around the
world said his itinerary would be
divided into three parts.
The first would be from Lisbon
to Japan 9,870; miles; second Ja
pan to Newfoundland, 7,580 miles;
third Newfoundland to Lisbon by
way of Faya) and Pun la Deiegada
2,140 miles.
On the basis of an average speed
of 70 miles an hour, the aviator
would expect to spend 280 hours in
the air.
EXPLOSION KILLS SCORE
SHEFIELD, Eng., July 28—Twen
ty men are believed to have been
killed by an explosion in the Malt
by colliery today. Fire ha* beeD
causing trouble in the workings for
several weeks and is thought to have
caused the explosion.
WOBBLIE5 UNPOPULAR
NEW YORK, July 28—The Hobo
sen headquarters of the Wobblies
was stormed by a crowd today arid
he red flag over the building was
:om down. The Wobblies are on
i strike on the waterfront.
HAD BOOZE ON BOAT
NEW’ YORK. July 28—Julian B.
Baker, said to be a brother of former
Secretary of War Baker, was fined
51,000 here yesterday because he
was caught with six cases of whiskey
>n his motor boat Modesty, which
was searched by coast guards in
sheepshead bay.
PIONEER PASSES
NEW YORK. July 28—George
["umbull, pioneer mining man and
ailroad builder, died at Roselle, N.
L, yesterday at the age of 78 yars.
3e was an associate of Jay Gould.
! SEATTLE July 28—President and
* Mrs. Harding and the members of
1 their parry returned from their AJ
j aska tour yesterday, the transport
j Henderson docking here hortly af
: ter one o’clock yesterday afternoon.
The harbor building and naval ves
sels were beautifully decorated with
flowers in honor of the home coming
of the nation's chief executive, and
there were thousands of oeople on
the waterfront to welcome the »isit
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ors.
In an address delivered during
the afternoon, President Harding
reported to the American people
that he found nothing wrong with
their great Northern Territory; that
there is no broad “problem of Al
aska-’ and that Alaska “is all right
and doing well.” Presenting his
preliminary report here in recogni
tion of Puget Sound as “the gate
way to the Territory,” the chief ex
. ecutive asserted that he was “alto
, gether an optimist on Alaska and
I its future."’
“I do not believe that Alaska
can be forced or that it should be,”
he said, adding, “there is no need
of Government management feder
ally paid for hot house development.
There must be no reckless sacrific-1
ing of resources which ought to be
held permanent, ;n order to turn
into immediate profits. Where there
is possibility of betterment in the
federal machinery of administration
imporvements should and will be
effected, but there is no need for
sweeping reorganization.”
The President enumerated a num
ber of ways in which the develop
ment of the Territory should be
aided. He declared against ruinous
exploitation of natural resources
and urged "a development of Alaska
for Alaskans.” He recommended
more restrictions on salmon fishing
the Territory’s greatest industry,
and promised that if Congress would
be helpful in legislation, he would
by executive order, extend the pre
sent reservations and their regula
tions.
Restrictions with respect to the
' otilization of the forests, he said.;
might well be lightened.
The development of Alaskan coal
mines must await time and the
normal urging of economic condi- *
HAMBURG EMIGRATION TREBLE
HAMBURG, July 28—German
emigrration from this port during]
May was more than threefold that
of May last year. The emigrants
numbered 6,391 including 4,811
Germans. In May. 1922, there were
2,864, of whom 1,516 were Germans.
CONDITIONS IMPROVED
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28—John
Perrin, federal reserve agent, re
; ports that production and distribu
tion was slightly greater than nor
mal during the month of June in
. the local reserve district, in spite of
a setback in production as compared
with earlier months of the year.
tions, the President believes, but lie
Government should do whatever is
necessary to encourage leasing and
development of oil lands.
Other suggestions presented by
the President were that generous
appropriations should be made for
road building; that the federal gov
ernment should be more liberal in
encouraging technical scientific and
demonstration work of agricultural
agencies, and that the Government
should retain ownership of and con
tinue to operate the Alaska Railroad
“Alaska is destined for ultimate
statehood” the President told his
audinence. “In a very few years we
can well set off the panhandles and
a large block of the connecting
southeastern part as a state. This
region now contains easily ninety
percent of -the white population and
of the developed resources. It would
be the greatest single impetus we
could possibly give to the right kind
of development. As to the remain
der of the Territory, I would leave
the Alaskans of the future to decide.
The President began his address,
which was delivered at the Stadium
at the conclusion of one of the bus
iest days of the entire trip, with
praise for the scenic beauties of
Alaska, although he recognized, he
said, that “words seem inadequate
to portray the grandeur, to measure
the magnificance, to express the
mightiness or to acclaim the glory
of monumental mountains and their
jewelled valleys.”
Henderton Rams Destroyer
The transport Henderson is re
ported to have rammed the destroy
er Zeilin off Double Bluff rocks yes
terday, with the result that both
engine rooms of the destroyer were
filled with water. President Hard
ing is said to hare issued orders
that the transport stand by until all
aboard the detroyer had been safe
ly removed . The accident happened
at the entrance to Admiralty inlet,1
forty miles north of Seattle.
President Is 111
SEATTLE, July 28—Adivees from
the special train which is carrying
President Harding across Oregon to
day, enroute to Yosemite park, state
that the President is confined to his
bed by an attack of ptomaine poi
soning.
OIL BAJIONS ON CARPET
CHICAGO, July 28—The agree
ment of some 25 leading refiners of
the mid-continent field to close their
plants during August to combat
heavy production, is to be investi
gated by the United States dis
trict attorney’s office here.
ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE
-ANNAPOLIS, July 28—The mys
tery surrounding the disappearance '
last Sunday night of H. L. Dixon, :
»f Palouse, Wash., member of the
fourth class of the naval academy, i
was cleared today when Dixon re- i
appeared. He admitted he had been I
absent without leave, but would i
give no other explanation. i
HEIRS OF ABDUL HAMID
WILL FIGHT FOR FORTUNE
CONSTANTINOPLE. July 28—
American lawyers may soon begin
a legal battle to establish the right
of the heirs of the late Sultan Ab
dul Hamid to oil properties and real
estate in the territories now detach
ed from Turkey, estimated tc be
worth $500,000,000. The heirs of
the former Sultan include four
princes and four princesses, and•
they are headed by Prince Mehmed j
Seelim Effendi, preFumtive success
or to the Caliphate. ]
The heirs are seeking satisfac- !
tion at Lausanne, and if this en- !
deavor fails they will instruct their
American attorneys to begin legal
proceeding. They say that the
Lausanne Conference seems inclin
ed to give a decision which would
class the properties in quetion as'n
belonging to the Turkish Crown. ,
This they aver is wrong, declaring
that according to law the properties
should pass in equal succession to -
Abdul Hamid's son and daughters,
and that they will take every
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means to secure justice.
Although the former government ]
of the Committee of Union and Pro
gress usurped certain of the rights
of the heirs and did its best to (
invalidate succession, it is claimed ]
that it failed in its object.
A number of .American conees- *
fion hunters have been after the j
heirs to grant them rights in the im- c
mense domains of the former *
sovereign of Turkey, and have com- ]
peted with British promoters in t
their financial offers. If Lausanne
declares in favor of the heirs, thev j
will be able to farm out the prop
perties without delay, otherwise t
they will contest aDd make a legal r
fight. f
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HARVEY MISQUOTED n
XEW YORK, July 28—Senator t
Hiram Johnson has made emphatic
denial of stories appearing in local
papers to the effect that Ambassador
George Harvey predicted that John- e
son would be elected by a landslide v
if he received the Republican nomin- *
ition for president. ®
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It Was Ford, Not Johnson
LONG BRANCH, July 28—Am
bassador Harvey has corrected state
ments attributed to him by New
i'ork papers. He says he referred to
Henry Ford, and not Johnson, when
te spoke of a landslide.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Phillips, who
tad charge of the local school dur
ng the last two years, left for the
States yesterday and will locate
emporarily in Seattle. In their de
tarture the community loses two
■ ery desirable residents who have
lot only produced results as teachers
jut also contributed largely to the
;uccess of Nenana’s social activities
luring the last two years. They are
>oth musical and their services were
tvailable at all times for any worthy
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FRANCE READY FOR ACTION
WHEN GERMANS MAKE PEACE
PARId, July 2b—The French nota
to Great Britain, in reply to the Bri
tish suggestions relative to a joint
response to Germany's reparations
memorandum, has been drafted with
i determination to exhaust every
means in an effort to reach full
agreement with Britain.
The note, which will be delivered
it London today or tomorrow, ac
cepts some of the British suggestions
and asks further light on others
Fne note maintains that passive re
sistance must cease in Germany be
ore there can be any understanding
)n the part of France and Belgium.
Frontier Opened
DUSSELDORF. July 28—The
'rontier separating Ruhr from the
•est of Germany was opened at mid
tight and thousands of Germans are
>assing in and out of the occupied
eetion today, making haste to trans
ict urgent business.
VORLD PRINTERS UNITE
FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT
GOTHENBURG. Eweden (By Mad
—The establishment of an interna
iona! bure^. of master printers in
■weden is one of the results of the
rorld congress of master printers
rhich has just ended in Gothenburg,
"his meeting of expert printers was
ttended by one hundred and fifty
elegates from eighteen countries,
ncluding the United States. England
’ranee, Germany. Italy, Spain Swe
en. Denmark and Norway.
It was set forth that a central
ureau was needed in order to col
icl and disfrribute information re
arding industrial disputes and ser
iement means of combating unem
Iovment, new method? of cost ac
ounting development of standardiza
ion of paper presses, etc., the estab
shment of unit prices and similar
spies of interest.
MARKS SLUMPING
NEW YORK. July 28—German
larks sold on the foreign exchange
larket today at the rate of a million
ar ninety cents. The normal rate be
ore the war was 23.8 cents per
lark, or more than 238.000 time?
le present value.
RUTH STRAINS NECK
PHILADELPHIA, July 28—So
ager was he to knock a homer
hen he first came to bat against
le Athletics here yesterday, Babe
uth swung his neck almost out of
>int in a vicious drive at the first
all pitched. He hurt his neck so
adly he was compelled to leave the
ame.
MEXICANS KILL RANCHER
EL PASO, July 28—R. E. New
tan, a rancher of the San Andrea?
lountain section, near Tula Rosa,
ew Mexico, was killed by bandits
rath of the international line this
eek.
Louis Johnson is in receipt of a
tter from Carl Schmidt in which
le popular former resident of this
ty states that he has decided to
art a general store in a promising
cality near Snoquahnie City, a
triving lumbering district. He has
cured a desirable location and was
i have started building immediately
the time of writing.