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WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1920
NUMBER
152
HARDING AND SUTHERLAND WIN
LANDSLIDE BREAKS HOLE IN SOLID SOUTH
REPUBLICANS ELECT ENTIRE TICKET IN FOUR TH
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SAYS OUTSIDE IS
Deputy Marshal James Hagan,
who returned from a brief visit to
the States this week, declares that
he did not see any evidence of
hard times in those cities which he
visited on the coast. On the contrary
he says, things appear to be very
prosperous, especially in Seattle.
A stranger never would guess, he
says, that Seattle only recently lost
its great shipbuilding industry and <
a large part of the city’s working
population. There are no idle men
in evidence and of the thousands
who are working many have their
own cars and ride to and from work
in them. It is a daily sight to see
scores and even hundreds of autos
parked near a factory or other in
uusmai plant, mmcaunK an j
usual state of prosperity among
the workers of the Outside.
Mr. Hagan was not Outside long
and did not see much of the country,
but he declares that what he did see
convinced him that there is work
on the coast for all who really want
work, and the wages are better
than they are in Alaska, especially
in this section of Alaska.
That is why people are not com
ing to Alaska, he told a represent
ative of The News. They know
what is going on in the North and
they are too well satisfied to move.
Portland looks good, but Mr.
Hagan was particularly impressed
by the appearance of business act
ivity in Seattle. And he saw a
number of oldtime Northerners who
appeared to be doing well there.
Business seems fairly good along
the Alaska coast also, he says. He
met an old friend at Ketchikan who
is doing very well in the fishing
business and he learned that most
of the fishermen in that section
are prospering.
Mr. Hagan returned to the Inter
ior with Marshal Erwin and reports
having had a somewhat tedious trip
over the Richardson trail, their pro
gress having been delayed some
what by snow. They traveled most
of the way by auto but were com
pelled to abandon the car on the
summit, where horse sleighs are
being used to get the passengers
across.
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Mail which left Fairbanks on
October 7 reached Seattle on the
27th.
A baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Young, Jr.
at 2:30 yesterday morning. The
baby tipped thh scales at seven
pounds.
Major Lewis and his companions
who mushed across country from
the Yukon, after being frozen in
LATE RETURNS ADD STATES
TO RECORD REPUBLICAN LIST
NEW YORK, Nov. 4—One of the
most sweeping victories in the hisj
tory of the Republican party was
recorded on Tuesday when Senator
Warren G. Harding, of Marion,
Ohio, was elected President with the
largest electoral college majority
since 1888, with the single excep
tion of the Wilson vote of 435 in
1912.
With the returns by no means
complete, it is apparent at this
time that the Republican victory was
carried to governors and state leg
islators and other state officers and,
in many localities clear down the
line to county and city officers.
A K-epuDiican congressional swing
resulted in marking up increased
majorities in both houses. Republi
can leaders claim a net gain of 20
seats in the lower house of Con
gress and a majority of from eight
to ten in the senate. Eight of the
15 Republican candidates for sen
atorial honors are elected and the
other seven are running strong.
Among those re-elected are Chair
man Good, of the Senate Appropria
tions committee,; Chairman Boise
Penrose, of the finance committee;
Representative Fordney, chairman
of the house ways and means com
mittee; Senator Wadsworth, chair
man of th^ senate military affairs
committee; and Chairman Kahn, of
the house military affairs committee.
Women’* Vote Help*
NEW YORK, Nov. 4—The first
trial of woman’s suffrage contribut
ed largely to the Republican and
was a big factor also in delaying
the count in many states. The mil
lions of women’s votes swelled the
total popular vote beyond all re
cords.
Cox Saw Fini*h Early
NEW YORK, Nov. 4—Within ,t
very short time after the counting
of votes began on Tuesday night,
it was apparent to Governor Cox
and Chairman George White, of the
Democratic National committee, that
there had been a Republican land
slide and' both wired their congratu
lations to Senator Harding long be
fore midnight. Both of the candi
dates, Cox at his newspaper office
in Dayton and Harding at his home
in Marion, received the result with
out emotion.
Real Job Ahead
NEW YORK, Nov. 4—As soon as
he had convinced himself that lie
had been elected, Senator Harding;
sent a message to his running mate,
Governor Coolidge, saying: “We
have got a real job and we will
tackle it together.” Governor Cox
declined to make a statement for
publication. j
Socialists Claim Gains
NEW YORK, Nov. 4-«-The minor
parties—Farmer-Labor, Socialist and
Prohibition—do not figrure materially
in the general results, although the
Socialists claim an increased vote. !
They also succeeded in re-electing!
three New York assemblymen who
were elected last winter and ex- i
i pelled.
States for Harding
! NEW YORK, Nov. .1 —The stages j
| which may be positively placed on
the Republican side of the fence are
[California, Colorado, Connecticut,]
I Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Arkansas, Maryland, Maine, Massa-;
ehusetts, Michigan, Minnesota. Mis-!
souri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jer-.
sey. New Hampshire, New York, |
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsyl-;
vania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, j
Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wash- j
ington, West Virginia, Wisconsin,:
Wyoming.
The states carried by Cox are:!
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
South Carolina, North Carolina, j
Texas and Virginia.
The states still doubtful are: Ari
zona, Nevada, New Mexico and j
North Dakota.
In the face of the returns thus.
far received, Harding has the as-!
surance of 390 electoral votes, as
against 127 definitely Democratic.
Tennessee Acts Up
NEW YORK, Nov. 4—The shift
of Tennessee from the Democratic
to the Republican shatters that old
tradition of a solid South. Besides
giving Harding a substantial major
ity, the voters of the state defeated
Governor Roberts and elected Alf.
Taylor, Republican. The Republican
plurality in the state is approxi
mately 10,000.
Big News in South
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 4—Election
news from the United States oc
cupied the entire first pages of the
newspapers of this city, but few of
the editors commented today on
the reult of the vote.
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Wilton’* Home Town
PRINCETON, Nov. 4—The home
precinct of President Wilson pave
Senator Harding 318 and Cox 145.
Mayor Charles Brown, Democratic
candidate for member of Congress,
carried the district by the narrow
margin of two votes. The district
is regarded ordinarily as a Demo
cratic stronghold.
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Reno Break* Rule
RENO, Nov. 4—This city cast a i
majority vote for Senator Harding, :
the first Republican presidential ma
jority recorded here in 12 years.
Harding received 9291 and Cox
5611. The incomplete returns indi
cate that Former Senator Oddie has
defeated Senator Henderson, Demo
crat, present insumbent.
Leading in Arizona
PHOENIX, Nov. 4—With less than i
half the state returns reported, the
Republican ticket is leading with a j
margin of between 2,000 and 3,000. j
Governor Campbell and Senator !
Cameron, both Republicans, are al
so leading.
Native* Go Strong
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4—The
state of California is overwhelm
ingly Republican, the returns from j
all but two counties on the con- j
gressional ticket and half the state ]
on the presidential ticket giving!
Harding a lead of more than 216,1 j
000.
Woman Beat* Democrat
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 4— ,
Miss Alice Robertson, who came to I
Indian territory behind an ox-cart j
more than 60 years ago, has been j
elected representative to Congress j
on the Republican ticket, defeating'
W. W. Hastings, Democrat.
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House Lead Increases
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 4— j
The victory of Samuel Nicholson, I
Republican, in Colorado, and Stan
field in Oregon, over Chamberlain,
gives the Republicans a majority
of at least 11 in the se'nate. In the
four remaining states where the
choice is undertermined, the Repub
lican candidates for the senate are
leading in three; and in the fourth,
Kentucky, the Republicans are not
yet ready to concede the defeat
of Richard Ernest, who is running
close behind Senator Beckham. The
three states in which Republicans j
candidates are leading are Nevada, i
Arizona and North Dakota.
The Republicans have thus far j
obtained 257 seats in the lower
branch of Congress, against 132
Democratic seats. Forty-two dis
tricts are as yet unreported and
four seats have gone to other par
ties, including one Socialist and one
Prohibitionist. Overturns are ex
pects in some of the districts now
claimed by the Democrats.
Florida Weakens
ATLANTA, Nov. 4—Late returns
from Florida show that Harding has
carried a number of towns and the
Republicans predict that the gain
will be increased before the count
is finished. For the first time in
history several towns in the Sixth
Mississippi district gave Republican
majorities and the same situation
prevails in a number of Alabama 1
towns and precincts.
Ohio Is Solid
Columbus, Nov. 4—For the first !
time in history the state of Ohio'
has a solid Republican congression
al delegation as a result of the
election. The late returns show
that the lead of Harding throughout
the state is increasing hourly.
Louisiana Awakens
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 4—Hard
ing was an easy winning in the I
Third Louisiana congressional dis
trict. Eight City districts and ten !
parishes also have been carried by
the Republicans.
Trouble In Sight
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4—The
returns indicate that the anti-alien
amendment has carried three to
one. It is also indicated today that
Shortridge, Republican candidate
for senator, will defeat Senator
Phelan. Shortridge now has a lead
Df 14.000. •
Alaskans Saved Washington
SEATTLE, Nov. 4—The Repub
licans swept everything in the state
if Washington, including state, con-1
?ressional and county tickets as
well as national. Governor Hart
and Senator Jones are miles ahead
of their nearest opponents.
Berger Unseated
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 4—Victor
Berger, Socialist congressman, was
unseated by Tuesday’s vote.
near Beaver, left for Gibbon yester
day aboard a fuel train. They plan
ned to take a handcar from Stan
dard creek, the destination of the
train and they will hit the trail at
Dunbars.
The train arriving: from Nenana
on Tuesday picked up a number of
way passengers and arrived here
with a fair-sized load.
Nabana, the Gateway to McKinley
National Park.
SUTHERLAND LEADS
PARTY TO VICTORY
The victory of Dan Sutherland in
Alaska and the Republican ticket in
the Fourth division was no less con
spicuous than that of Senator Hard
ing and the Republican candidates
for congressional seats in the
States. As a matter of fact, the
Alaska victory was more conspicu
ous because it came more as a
surprise than the result of the
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Harding Gets Arizona
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PHOENIX, Nov. 4—Democratic
Chairman concedes late this after
noon that Harding has carried the
state of Arizona, previously ranked
as one of the uncertain list. The
election of Ralph Cameron, senator
and the re-election of Governor
Campbell is also conceded. Both
are Republicans.
Hasans, the Gateway to McKinley
national Hark.
FAIRBANKS TRAIL
CLOSED TO CARS
Harry Karstens. who took the
Aarons party oat the trail, has re
turned to town and reports that
he found it impossible to proceed
with his car beyond Rapids, owinp
to a fall of fresh snow which covered
the trail to a depth of 14 inches.
The party proceeded from Rapids
with horses.
Theo. .Johnson, James Barrack
and Fred Struthers will leave for
Nenana on tomorrow’s train, en
route to the States by way of the
Broad Pass trail.
Three trucks are enroute to
Richardson with supplies, one of the
machines having left town on Tues
day and the others yesterday.
William Taylor, the Nenana jew
eler, is amonjr the out-of-town visit
ors in Fairbanks. He came up on
Tuesday’s train.
Chief Surgeon and Mrs. Thomas
O. Lake came up from Xenuna o:i
the Tuesday train.
•Justice .Johnson is amonj; the re
cent Nenana arrivals in Fairbanks.
He was a passenger on Tuesday's
train.
Fred McGuire blew in from N’t
nana on Tuesday.
Norman Hadley left town this
morning for his camp down the
river.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fowler,
who came in from the Beaver dis
trict to vote for Harding, have
started on their return trip to their
camp. They do. not expect to see
Fairbanks again before Spring.
A total of 572 votes were cast
here on Tuesday and 129 at Graehl.
There was crepe on the door of
the News-Miner on the morning
after election-— a reminder of the
unsuccessful eleventh-hour attempt
to beat Sutherland.
Tom Blakey, who came to Fair
banks several days ago on a vaca
tion trip, was taken to the hospital
yesterday, where he is now under
the care of Dr. de la Vergne. He
has a severe cold and it is feared
it may develop into pneumonia.
A public reception was held at
the Presbyterian church last night
in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Fred
Scherer, who have just arrived from
the States to make their home in
Fairbanks.
A fuel train was sent out to
Standard creek yesterday.
Nevada in Line Also
RENO, Nov. 4—With less than
500 votes uncounted, Nevada has
?iven Harding more than 4,000
majority over Cox.
Nenana. Where Katie and Rivere Meet