• Fur Depot General Outfitting Headquarters Gateway to Upper Yukon
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923
NUMBER 476
* PRESIDENT DUE AT SEWARD TOMORROW
WORK AND HOOVER TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS
WILLARD AND F1RPO WILL MEET IN PRIZE RING TONIGHT
TITLE SEEKERS WILL MEET
IN TEST BATTLE TONIGHT
JERSEY CITY July 12—Jess Wil
lard. when he meets Louis Firpo in
the arena at Boyle’s Thirty Acres
^ tonight will face the acid test in his
come back by which he hopes to ob
tain a return match with Champion
Dempsey. Firpo also faces the turn
ing point in one of the most sensa
tional careers in ring history. Both
fighters are declared to be in the
pink of condition. Willard’s forty
years or so appeared to weigh light
ly on his huge frame as he went
through his final limbering up exer
cises. Firpo, trained to the minute
has been transformed by expert
handling from a primitive battler in
to a modern fighting machine.
At an early hour today advance
sale of tickets had passed the 3,500
mark, with indications the number
of sales would be doubled before
^ night.
The fight will start at six o’clock
Pacific coast time.
BANKS FAIL AT SHELBY
BOUT CAUSES COLLAPSE
GREAT FALLS, July 12—The
First State Bank of Shelby, of which
Mayor Jim Johnson is president,
closed its doors yesterday, according
to State Bank Examiner I. Q. Skel
ton, who came here to take charge
of the affair? of the Scanton Trust
and Savings Bank, which voluntarily
| liquidated the day previously.
George Stanton, president of the
Trust bank, has issued a statement
in which he says the financing of the
Dempsey-Gibbons fight had nothing
to do with the bank’s deficits and he
^ is supported by L. E. Jones, secre
tary of the Commercial club, who
declares there is no justification
for the support of the report that
the failure of the bank here or at
Shelby resulted from the promo
tion of the fight. He says no pri
vate loans were made nor were any
of the bank funds used for promo
♦ tion purposes. “Tee majority of
those who lost on the fight,” he
says, “were either the small conce—
sionaires or those who guaranteed
the purse and who bought many
tickets and then sold them at a loss
just prior to the bout. The latter
for the most part were businessmen
who are in a position to absorb their
loses entirely.”
Skelton says the Shelby bank
failed because it was associated with
the Stanton institution. The former
bank has $200,000 assets, $25,000
capital and deposits aggregating
$193,000; Johnson is one of the
principal stockholders as well as
President.
Fight Helped To Do It
SHELBY, July 12—L. A. Murrils
cashier of the closed Shelby bank
declares the bank was adversely af
fected by the fight only through
criticism resulting from Mayor John
son’s connection with the raising of
the second $100,000 guarantee, and
by the withdrawal of funds by de
positors who were induced to sub
cribe to the first $100,000 guarantee
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DOC COOK INDICTED
CLEVELAND, July 12—The fed
eral grand jury has indicted 25 Tex
as oil promoters, including Dr. Cook
the charges that they used the mails
to defraud and conspiracy to de
fraud through (the mails.
PRESIDENT JOINS BROTHERHOOD
TAKES OATH OF ARCTIC ORDER
JUNEAU, 12—After having been
driven about the city to nearby
points of interest, escorted by sol
diers from Chilkoot barracks, mem
bers of the American Legion and
marines from the Henderson, Pres
ident Harding was taken ito the Gov
ernor’s mansion, where he addressed
the assembled crowd. The President
delivered his address from the porti
co standing bare headed in the rain.
He began by saying there must be
a lot of Baptists in Juneau, “at any
rate, people who £um out so gen
erously on a rainy morning like this
ought to have some measure of re
turn.” Continuing, he said: “We
have been greatly impressed by the
scenery of Alaska during this first
part of our trip. Sturdy, majestic
immovable are the only words which
describe this wonderland of ours
I am proud of you as citizens of
the United States. It is good to
know you better and have you
know your Government better.”
The President then referred tc
the children who had played an im
portant part in the city’s greeting
and said although children cannot
choose where they are born, yet, if
they could choose, he thought they
would select the West. He was
greeted with great applause when he
declared he knew the Government
was going to help those who are
now children more than it had help
ed their parents.
The three secretaries. Work .Hoov
er and Wallace, and Speaker Gillette
each spoke briefly and then the
Preident and Mrs. Harding held a
public reception, shaking hands with
hundreds of children, businessmen
and their wives, miners, natives and
all others in the assemblage.
Likes Big Transport
JUNEAU, July 12—The President
ELKS ELECT NEW RULER
BOSTON GETS CONVENTION
ATLANTA, July 12—James G.
McFarland, of Watertown, S. D., has
been elected grand exalted ruler ol
the Elks, the choice having been
made yesterday et the first session
of the grand lodge. Boston was chos
en as the nexlt convention city.
OPPOSING CHILD LABOR
BELLINGHAM, July 12—The ex
ecutive council of the State Federa
tion of Labor has recommended that
the federation, at its annual con
vention indorse the proposed con
stitutional amendment prohibiting
child labor. It is also recommended
that the American Federation be
urged to support the amendment.
WILL SUE LIQUOR
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 12
Treasury prohibition officials have
decided to start forfeiture proceed
ings as a means of disposing of li
quor seized from ships in violation
of the dry law. Libel suits will be
brought against the Contraband li
quor, but not against the ships or
their commanders.
! is understood to have virtually de
I cided to use the transport Hender
son, rather than shipping board ships
for the voyage from San I>iego to
! New York or Washington, via Pan
ama canal and Portico Rico. De
i
finite decision was its word from
.the navy department at Washington
as to whether such use would inter
: fere with any plans the depart
ment may have for the use of the
i Henderson.
Visits Slufwsjr
JUNEAU, July 12—Carrying with
him memories of a most pleasant
day spent in the territorial capital
President Harding sailed from Jun
eau early yesterday morning in
quest of further information relat
ing to Alaskan problems. Just be
fore the Henderson sailed, a decision
was reached to visit Skagway im
mediately instead of stopping there
on the way south, as had been or
iginally planned.
The rain, which continued to fall
during the stay of the party in Ju
neau, was still in evidence when the
Henderson left for Skagway, and
there was considerable fog in addi
1 tion.
The Presidential party arrived
here shortly before noon and it was
here the President and those with
him got their greatest thrill of the
trip, viewing (the historic reminders of
' gold rush days, when thousands of
i hardy and venturesome men passed
(through Skagway enroute to the Yu
kon by way of the White Pass trail.
The rain had ceased by the time the
party arrived here and the sun re
j vealed itself from behind the clouds
; at frequent intervals.
The President and Mrs. Harding
called at the Pullen house owned by
DINNER LASTING THREE DAYS
WILL MARK ROYAL NUPTIALS
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i TOKIO. July 12—A public din
ner extending over three days is
planned to follow the wedding of
the Prince Regent and Princess Na
gako, which is to take place in the
fall. Three thousand government
| officials, the diplomatic corps, the
foreign colony and many others are
1 to be invited. The Empress, the
Prince Regent, Princess Nagako,
who then will be the Crown Princess
and other members of the royal
family will attend at stated times.
RETURN FIGHT PLANNED
TMPA, July 12—Several business
men of this city were in conference
yesterday over a proposal to attempt
, to stage a return fight here between
j Dempsey and Gibbons. The plan is
j to hold the bout next winter.
SEATTLE PIONEER DIES
SEATTLE, July 12—Advices re
I ceived from Long Beach announce
the death there of James H. Agut
I ter, prominent Seattle pioneer. He
1 spent two years in the Yukon coun
1 try after the discovery of gold in
j Hie Klondike.
Mrs. H. S. Pullen and her son, who
is now a colonel in the United States
army and who was famous at West
Point as a football captain. The
President made a brief address there
and he and Mrs. Harding were pre
1 sented with numerous boquets of
flowers, including great dahlias mea
suring nearly a foot across, large
poppies and many-hued sweet peas.
The tranport sailed for Seward
shortly after noon.
U. S. S. HENDERSON’, July 12
President Harding has bound himself
by oath never to mistreat either
dog or horse. The obligation to be
kind to both was part of the oath
taken by the President yesterday at
Skagway, when he became a member
of the Arctic Brotherhood. The Pres
ident told Mrs. Harding today about
the unique initiation ceremony and
she in turn informed the other mem
bers of the Presidential party.
! The President, from boyhood, has
loved animals, and his enthusiasm
over learning of the brotherhood’s
aim to protect them caused him to
tell Mrs. Harding about it.
The Arctic Brotherhood was or
ganized in 1889 on the steamer Se
attle by oldtime prospectors and the
organization spread rapidly through
out the North, with a “camp” in
nearly every town in Yukon and Al
aska. In late years, however, the
; order has dwindled and only a few
of the "camps” are now functioning.
Skagway is one of 'them.
On the Gulf Today
The Henederson early this morn
ing passed through Icy passage into
the Gulf of Alaska on the last leg
of the voyage to Seward and is due
! to arrive at the coast terminal of
FRENCH SENATE APPROVES
WASHINGTON NAVAL PACTS
PARIS. July 12—Following the
favorable action of the chamber of
deputies the French senate yester
day ratified the Washington naval
treaties, which now become effect
ive.
The treaty providing for the limi
tation of naval armament was rat
ified first by a vote of 287 to 3
without reservation, and the vote
on the four power Pacific treaty was
unanimous.
WOMAN MUST DIE
NEW YORK, July 12—Mrs. Anna
Buzzi has been sentenced to death in
the electric chair for the murder
of ' Frederick Schnieder, wealthy
, Bronz contractor, with whom she
had lived for eight years. Her ex
ecution is set for the week of Aug
ust sixth.
LEVIATHAN MAKES RECORD
SOUTHAMPTON, July 12—The
Leviathan arrived here at (ten o’clock
Tuesday night, having averaged 23.
65 knots throughout the voyage from
America.
'the Alaska Railroad tomorrow after
i noon, July 13, which is in accord
ance with the original schedule. The
j party will reach Anchorage by spe
' ciaJ train on Saturday and will be
! in Xenana on Sunday afternoon, pro
j bably about three o’clock.
Gold Not Everything
In his brief address at Skagway
yesterday the President said he was
becoming somewhat philosophical
as he traveled. “We may wonder
what is the great end of life. Men
make their plans and try to adhere
to them. Skagway. a port located in
a mountain pass, was developed and
made notable in the rush of men
seeking ito acquire material sub
stance. That is a motive which is
inherent in us, but the longer I
live and the more 1 see of communi
ties and human beings, the more
firmly is my belief established that
the sweetea: thing in the world is
the friendship of a few dependable
friends and the happiness that makes
a life of contentment. Apparently
you have much of that here—as
much as may be found anywhere in
the country, and you also live in an
aitmosphere that tends to cultivate
ambition and lofty aspirations. 1
only hope that the worthy one will
connect to full realization.’’
May Not Take Trail
Earlier fn the week it was vir
tually decided by the President to
abandon the trip over the Richard
son highway on account of the lack
of sufficient accomodations for the
party. But the matter is being suffi
ciently considered further and rt is
possible the original plans may still
be carried out, Mrs. Harding appears
to be very much in favor of return
, ing to the coast by way of the trail.
! KEARNS READY TO SIGN
FOR BOUT FOR DEMPSEY
CHICAGO, July 12—Jack Kearns
manager for Dempsey, left for New
York yesterday to arrange for a
match between the champion and
the winner of the Willard-Firpo or
Harry Wills. The fight probably will
be staged on Labor Day at some
place to be selected later.
YANKEES IN WRECK
XEW YORK, July 12—The mem
bers of the New York American
baseball team escaped injury yes
terday when the train in which they
were riding from St. Louis to Chica
go, was wrecked 20 miles south of
Chicago.
AIRMAN’S BODIES FOUND
WINDSOR. Ont., July 12—The
body of Lieutenant Hull, who ac
companied Hull in the recent bal
loon race, has been found near Point
Pelee. The body of Lieut R. K. Roth
was found in the basket of the
wrecked ballon 14 miles southwest
of Port Stanley. The body, clad on
ly in underwear was lashed to the
basket.
HEARINGS WILL BE HELD
AT NENANA BY OFFICIALS
Public hearings will be held at N'e
»ana and other towns along the
Alaska Railroad during the visit of
! Secretary of the Interior Hubert
Work and Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover, according to infor
mation received today by Mayor
Frank Teufel. The hearings at Nena
. na will he held during the return
trip of the cabinet officers to the
coast, it being indicated that they
will not accompany President Hard
ing to the coast by way of the Rich
ardson highway.
The telegram from Secretary Hoov
er, transmitted through W. C. Mul
lendore, says he "will hold public
hearings upon the working of the
fishing reserve, at Seward, Anchor
age. and Cordova. Hearings also
will be held at Nenana and Fair
banks upon Yukon fishing questions.
He desires that “all persons having
complaints or suggetions should ap
pear at above places and give the
fullest statements of their views and
recommendations for betterment.’’
The hearings at Anchorage and
Seward will be held upon the secre
taries “return from Fairbanks, ap
proximately July 16 or 17, at Fair
banks on July 14 or 15 and Cordo
va on July 19. The hearings at
Fairbanks, Nenana and Seward will
be held at the office of the L’nite f
States commissioner and the hearings
at Anchorage at the City hall. The
i precise details of the hour will be
announced on the arrival of the
Presidential party at Seward."
The wire from W. J. Donald, pri
; vate secretary to Secretary Work
says: “The secretary of the interior
will hold public hearings relative
to activities of the Interior Depart
ment:. He is anxious that all person*
having complaints or suggestions
.should appear and give fullest state
ments of their views or suggestions
and recommendations for better
ments. Hearings could be held in U.
S. Commissioner's office at Fair
banks and Nenana on July 14 and
July 15 respectively; in City hall
at Anchorage about July 16 or 17;
at Seward on July 16 or July 17.
, Please advise of suitable hour and
place upon arrival of Presidential
i
party at Seward.”
Mayor Teufel has asked The News
to extend a general invitation to
those interested in the questions
to be considered, to be present at
the hearings. Farther details will be
made public as soon as definite ar
rangements for the hearings have
been made.
FLIGHT CALLED OFF
DAYTON, July 12—The army
air service has advised Lieutenant
Maughn to discontinue his attempt
to span the continent between day
break and dusk. Maughn hopped off
from Mitchell field early Monday
morning on the first leg of his
dawn to dusk flight across the coun
try but has had trouble enroute.
He damaged his plane considerable
in landing yesterday. He carried a
letter from Secretary Weeks to be
forwarded from the Pacific coast
to President Harding in Alaska .
PARIS, July 12—Ernest Junet,
charged with conspiracy with the en
emy during the war, was acquitted
this week after the jury had been
out only ten minutes.