Fur Depot General Outfitting Headquarters Gateway to Upper Yukon
__THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, JULY. 7 1923.
NUMBER 474
PRESIDENT WILL REACH ALASKA TODAY
FRANCE GIVES APPROVAL TO NAVAL TREATIES
HISTORIC NEVADA GOLD TOWN IS SWEPT BY FLAMES
FIRE SWEEPS GOLDFIELD
HISTORIC NEVADA CAMP
TONOPAH. July 7—A glowing
desert of smoking ruins is all that
is left of the business and north res
ident sections of Goldfield, which was
swept by fire yesterday, driven by a
wind with the force of a hurricane.
A hasty checkup of the losses
shows one man dead and a woman
missing, and damage estimated at a
million and a half. Hundreds of re
fugees are huddled on the hillside
today, with what few of their posses
sions they were able to drag from
the burning city. Many of the re
fugees have arrived here or sought
ejheHer in other Nevada cities.
Food and clothing are being rush
ed to Goldfield from a number of
Xenvada and California cities to tide
the sufferers over until they can get
a new start.
The first message sent to the out
side world from the burning city
was: “We will rebuild our eity and
come back.-’
ADVOCATES LESS FOOD
FOR MEN OF RIPER YEARS
SAX FRANCISCO, July 7—Two
meate a day as a regular diet for
men over middle age. especially
those whose occupations do not re
quire great physical exertion, would
avoid disorders of the stomach. Kid
neys and heart. Dr. C. D. Spivak
of Denver, told the American Medi
cal Association here today.
Dr. Spivak stated that a study
of the diets of a large number of
families indicated that the caloric
value of the daily meals increased
breakast having the smallest value
luncheon the next and dinner the
largest.
“As persons grow older, the ap
petite grows feebler for the first
meal of the day. and yet the quan
tity of food consumed as a result of
habit remains the same,-’ added Dr.
Spivak.
SUZANNE RETAINS TITLE
WEMBLETON, England, July 7—
Suzanne Lenglen, of France, suc
cemfuly defended her title yesterday
as champion woman lawn tennis
player, by defeating Kathlen. Me
Kane, English champion.
SHELBY NEEDS HELP
XEW YORK, July 7—Promoters
of the Dempeey-Gibbons fight,
which took place at Shelby on July
4, are Trying to float an issue of
1200,000 “deficiency bonds” here,
to care for the losses sustained in
connection with the bout
FIGHT FOR SCIENCE
PARIS, July 7—The French box
ing commission has decided to sum
mon Carpentier and Siki to sign ar
ticles for a match to be held on
September 16 on whcfa occasion Si
lci’s title will be at stake. The fight
proceeds will go for scientific re
search.
TRAIN KILLS THREE
ALBERQUE, July 7—Three dead
two probably injured and a score
more or less seriously hurt is the
grim tale of a train wreck near Do
mingo this week, on the Santa Fe,
system, when the Navajo Limited
was derailed.
Dispatch is the soul of busin iss.
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BUSINESS WORRIES DISAPPEAR
AS EXECUTIVE STEAMS NORTH!
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AIRPLANE TRIP TO ARCTIC
POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST
DETROIT, July 7—The aerial Ar
: tie hunting trip which a group of
New York and Detroit men planned
to make in a seaplane some time
this month has been postponed until
August. The postponement was de
cided upon because of the number
; of large icebergs reported in the
north regions by the Montreal Geo
detic Survey.
The seaplane Polar Bear in which
Ithe flight is to be made, is nearly
[completed and gasoline supplies al
: ready have been sent along the route
I to be followed.
According to C. F. Reddin, who
with M. Uppercu, of New York, ar
ranged the trip the flight will be
! over water all the way. The Hudson
will be followed to Albany, thence
over Lakes George and Champlain to
Montreal and up the Ottawa river
to the Abitibi lakes. From there the
Moose River will be followed to
Moose Factory and James Bay will
[ provide the way into the Arctic cir
cle.
The Polar Bear is to be equipped
with a powerful wireles telephone
that will enable the party to keep
i in touch with Ottawa.
Besides Mr. L'ppercu and Mr. Red
din the party will include Howard E.
Coffin. Harold H. Emmons. Dr.
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James W. Inches and William E.
| Metzger, of Detroit.
The trip is expected to la*: about
a month, two weeks of which wjll be
, spent in hunting walrus and polar
bears.
BOOTLEG KING IS SHOT
DURING JUNEAU QUARREL
JUNEAU, July 7—William Pren
Itice, regarded locally as the king
of Southeastern Alaska rum run-'
ners, is struggling between life and ‘
death with four 38 calibre bullets
in his body. The shooting was the
result of an altercation with Wil
liam Lott, colored barber, late Wed
nesday night. Prentice is in the
hospital, where it is expected death
will come any minute, although the
injured man insists that be is not!
going to die.
The shooting occurred in a res- j
taurant as the result of undisclosed
trouble. Prentice had his arm a-'
bout the negro when four of the
shots were fired and the last shot
was fired as he slipped to the floor.!
Both men were strictly sober at the i
time of the shooting. Lott is being'
held pending the outcome of the'
affray.
OREGON HAS WET JULY
PORTLAND, July 7—The faeav-,
iest rainfall recorded in this state
in any July during the Isat 21 years
has caused considerable damage to
fruit and grain throughout Oregon
and Washington thus far this month.
More than an inch of rain fell here
yesterday.
A sand sprinkling cart to make
icy sidewalks safe for pedestrians is
a Milwaukee man's idea.
TACOMA. July 7—Amid the blaring
of trumpets and the fare-well cheers
of thousands of admirers, President
Harding sailed for Alaska late
Thursday afternoon, aboard the
Presidential ship Henderson. Pres
ident Harding has the distinction of
being the first chief executive of
the United States to visit the north
ern territory since Alaska came un
der the American flag fifty-six
years ago.
The transport, -which will be in
reality, the White House during
the next twenty days, circled the
harbor and steamed past the stad
ium where, a few minutes previously
the President and Mrs. Harding had
said good bye to Governor Hart, and
where the vast throng remained to
' get a last glimpse of the distinguish-1
ed visitors who remained on the j
bridge of the Henedrson until dis
tance made them indistinct figures.;
The Henedrson is convoyed by
the destroyers Hull and Corny, each
equipped with radio and depth find
ers, and extraordinary precautions <
are being taken to insure the safety |
of the transport and those on board.
The Henderson is making a speed of
twelve kpots, and is running without
roll and with only slight tremor
from the 40,000 horsepower engines.
The president has divorsed him
self completely from official busi
ness during the voyage and is en-1
joying the outing immensely. He
devoted yesterday to an inspection
of the transport and met the entire
pe rsonrell.
CHINESE BANDITS CAPTURE
TRAIN AND 90 PRISONER*
HONGKONG, July 7—Bandit:
held up a train on the Canton-Kow
load railroad today, fifteen mile:
from Canton, and took 90 higl
class Chinamen prisoners and se
cured fifty thousand in loot. Thf
captives are being’ held for ransom
Several Chinese train affcials ant
one soldier were killed during th«
holdup.
BALL GAME DRAWS 3,000
LONDON July 7—The first base
ball game of the season in Londot
attracted a crowd of 3,000. It was :
close game, or “match,’’ as the Bri
tish papers called it, the team oi
American students at Oxford losinf
5 to 4, to the American Legion teat*
of London.
SANATORIUM FOR WOODMEN
SAN ANTONIO, July 7—A fea
fure of the annual convention of the
Woodmen of the World here early in
July, will be the dedication of the
order's new' war memorial sanator
ium, erected at San Antonio for
members of the society afflicted
with tuberculosis.
The hospital will care for 1,500
patients, and is the first of four
to be established in four states for
the treatment of tuberculosis.
SEATTLE SAFE AND SANE
SEATTLE, July 7—For the first
time in the history of the Seattle
police department, the report of
Fourth of July activities shows that
not a single person was injured by
explosives during the celebration
this week. The report states that
the city ordinance passed after last
year’s celebration, forbidding pri
vate fireworks worked perfectly.
WILLIAM JOHNSON WINS
WIMBLETON, July 7—William
M. Johnson, of San Francisco, won
the lawn tennis championship of the
world here today when he defeated
Francis T. Hunter, of New York, in
three straight sets.
An agricultural school will be es
tablished in Serbia by French and
Belgian interests.
CHECHACOS COMING NORTH
TO MINE IN NOME REGION
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7—A
party numbering 105 persons, head-^
ed by A. H. Moore, sailed for Alaska i
this week in the schooner Fred J.
Wood, built especially for the trip,
to hunt gold near Nome, where a
development company, of which,
Moore is president, has a number of
placer claims.
Each member of the expedition
has chipped in $200 and will share
proportionately in the returns. They
have a radio set aboard the schoon
er several Victtoias and a cow.
SCORE DIE ON FOURTH
CHICAGO, July 7—Upwards of
a score were killed and more than'
100 injured in accidents attributed
to celebrations in connection with
the Fourth of July, marking an
upward trend of Independence Day
casualties, which have been on the
decrease for a number of years. Ten
or more of the deaths were caused
by explosives and other causes in
cluding firearms auto accidents and
drowning*.
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McADOO FOR PRESIDENT
NEW YORK. July 7—The Even- ,
»ng Post is authority for the state- t
ment that detailed plans for launch- j
ing the McAdoo boom for President <
were worked out this week at a din- j
cer attended by a dozen of the ;
most intimate friends of the former
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secretary of the treasury. Although
the candidacy of McAdoo has not:
been announced formally, his sup- <
porters declare they are confident j
his hat is in the ring.
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GRAFTING CHARGE FAILS
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LOS ANGELES, July 7—Two ar- !
my officers and six civilians, who
have been on trial here during the
last several weeks on a charge of
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment in connection with the sale of
army goods, were acquitted this
morning.
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GROVELAND, Cal., July 7—The
Hetch Hetchy dam, one of the out- v
standing units of the San Francisco e
water supply in the Sierra Nevadas, j c
| was formally dedicated today. ■ t
FASHIONABLE BERLIN STREET b
BECOMES GERMAN DOG MARKET D
BERLIN’, July 7—Unter den Lin
den has become one of the world's f
greatest dog markets. Enterprising ti
ex-soldiers and other Germans who r
have police dogs to offer go to the F
heart of the tourist section of the P
city and parade their wares before
the hotels and other centers throng- li
ed by foreigners, whose money ii
stands high in relation to the de- s1
dining marks. 1
While all the great police dogs of a
the wolf strain are muzzled anu neld P
on leash according to the municipal °
regulations, it does not prevent
them from trying to fight- A police A
dog can fight more with a muzzle 0
on than most other dogs can without ri
one. ' k
Several blind soldiers who patrol 0
Enter !en Linden seeking alms af‘*
led by giant police dogs, which are
frequently attacked by strange dog
that are no respecters of disability
and policemen have difficulty in pro- e'
tecting the blind men when they ''
are drawn into such scrambles. n
BATTLE WAS CLEAN
GLACIER PARK, July 7—Refer- 1
?e Dougherty is authority for the
•tatement that the Dempsey-Gibbons
i>out “was the cleanest and fairest
fight ever staged.” He says it was
die best fight he ever saw in a eon
-est for the championship. He prais- . ‘
?s Gibbons for his gameness.
Richard Burke, who acted as
limekeeper says Gibbons’ groins bear
alack and blue marks as the result!
>f low body blows, but he says he *
ioes not think Dempsey fouled him
intentionally. When Gibbons was
questioned by newspapermen he said ‘
le did not want to offer any alibi.
FIGHT PICTURES BANNED
CHICAGO, July 7—Having been
nformed that pictures of the Demp
sey and Gibbons fight are being sent
o this city by airplane, District At
omey Olson has announced that
iny person atempting to show the
lietures in Chicago will be arrest
'd under the federal law prohibit
ng interstate shipment of pugilistic
ilms.
IRENE QUITS HUBBY
PARIS, July 7—Irene Castle, Am
rican dancer, has started divorce
■roceedings against Captain Robert
’reman, whom she married three
aonths after the death of Vernon
lastle.
BRITISH STRIKE GROWS
LONDON, July 7—The unofficial
ock strike, which has been in pro
ress in this country during the
ist several days, has been extended
ntil it now involves about 30,000
corkers, including 14,000 in London
BERLIN SCENE OF WRECK
LONDON, July 7—Many persons
cere killed and fifty seriously injur
d today as the result of a train
ollision in Berlin, according to Cen
tal News dispatches.
MERICA WILL MAINTAIN
NAVY IN FIGHTING TRIM
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 7—
he United States will majntain at
ill efficiency during the next fis
il year, “a minimum naval force
1 sea” of 18 first line battleships,
4 cruisers and 84 submarines, in
tcordance with a decision reached
y the general board, which has
een formally approved by Secre
iry Denby.
The decision is viewed as signi
cant in view of the uncertain sta
is of the five power naval treaty
^suiting from the contiued delay of
ranee in giving approval to the
act.
An analysis of the program out
ned shows that the navy will keep
i fighting trim and at sea. the full
rengrh allowed under the treaty,
he strength of the navy will be
jgmened during the year by re
iacements of old ships with new
les which will be completed and
>mmissjoned for permanent use.
mong these are the battleships Col
•ado and est Virginia which will
rplace the Deleware and North Da
>ta, seven light cruisers, several
' which have been delivered and
n srtbmarin* .
France Getting Busy
PARIS. July 7—The French
lamber of deputies which took up
le consideration of the Washington
»val treaties this week, voted last
ght to ratify the treaty provid
g for the limitation of naval ar
ament on capital ships, the vote
?ing 460 for ratification, and 108
tainst.
On Monday the chamber will be
n the consideration of treaties re
ting to the Pacific, use of gases
id protection of neutrals.
rEAMER ALASKA ENROUTE
WITH BIG PASSENGER LIST
The new’ Alaska Steamship tom
my vessel Alaska sailed carrying
)0 passengers of whom the fol
wing are for Seward and points
ong the railroad: William Robin
n and wife, John F. Thebant and
ife. Mis* C. M. Bell, Mrs. C.
iskham, Raymond Gunnison and
ife. Dr. E. Rodney Fiske and wife
rs. C. E. Bainridge, Mrs. W. S.
jehanan, Mrs. W. A. Admiral!,
rs. Regina J. Kelley, Miss Emily
leger. Miss Frieda Rueger, Miss
oris Bayles, Miss Helen Plugaal,
■ed B. Reimer, John B. Reimer,
Varaebia, Charles G. Marsh. Dr.
Harris. R. W. Kelly, R. O. Wal
r, Miss E. Gunnison, Mrs. F. E
innison. Miss Frieda Schcarman,
rs. A. C. Scharman, A. W. Brees
rs. F. Hutt, Mrs. C. O. Mowrey.
rs. H I. Mowery T. G. Duncan,
. S. Handebaugh, A. Hanet E. A.
stadt, Miss Dorothy Smith, W. C.
water and wife, Mrs. M. R. Ste
nson, Mrs. R. M. Nesbit, Alvah
ivison and wife, Mrs. L. G. Har
fton. Mrs. W. H. Horner, S.
umbridge, Walter Hammitt and
fe, E. M. Bassett and wife Dr.
:nry B. Minton and wife, Miss E.
wlinson, Mrs. P. N. Stewart, M.
Hester, H. V. Kartenberg, Miss
»n Walker, Miss M. Walker, D.
Reese and wife, Mrs. F. Lyon,
■s. H. L. Powell, R. A. Pope, Mr-.
Dorsey and wife, E. A. Starling
Adain, S. R. Moore G. B Ste
is, Mrs. E. N'ordon, Mrs. N. Moses
j eight steerage.