■. $7,955.25 Last year—WHERE THE ICE FIOl tMH$~$I0,000 This Year
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY, 15, 1923.
NUMBER 451
» CHINESE BRIGANDS MAY KILL CAPTIVES
PRESIDENT HARDING SAYS ALASKA TRIP CERTAIN
FIRE, WATER AND WIND TAKE HEAVY TOL L IN STATES
TORNADO SWEEPS TEXAS
LEAVES MANY HOMELESS
COLORADO CITY. Texas May 15
—Seventeen dead, ten seriously hurt
and upwards of 100 others more or
less seriously injured represents the
complete checkup of havoc wrought
by the tornado which swept this lo
cality yesterday. In addition to these
casualties more than fifty houses
were wrecked and between four hun
dred and five hundred persons ren
dered homeless.
The path of the storm averaged
two miles in width and extended
more than thirty miles in length.
During the excitement following
the storm it was believed the loss
of life would reach fifty, but after
a careful count it is found that only
17 were killed in this locality.
Three Dead Near Loraine
ABILENE, May 15—Three per
sons were killed near Loraine yes
terday by the tornado and a num
ber of others are reported to have
been fatally injured. Eight houses
were demolished. It was reported
yesterday that fifteen had met death
at the Shade ranch eight miles from
Colorado City. Most of those who
lost their lives were killed on ranch
es throughout Mitchell country.
Rain Accompanies Storm
COLORADO CITY, May 15—Th
work of rendering aid to the storm
victims was rendered difficult by
the heavy' rain which accompanied
the tornado, and which soon trans
formed the roads into masses oi
thick mud. Nearly all of the dead
and injured were brought to this
city.
It is believed the property damage
will run into the millions.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
PLEAD FOR FAMOUS SHIP
PHILADELPHIA. May 15—A pe
tition is being prepared by the As
sociation of Spanish War Veteran:
to be forwarded to Washington it
an effort to have the name of the
Olympia, flagship of the Americar
fleet at the battle of Manilla Baj
removed from the list of vessels t<
be scrapped.
If the galiant ship can be preserv
ed. the Spanish War Veterans plai
to refit it as a memorial to sheltei
the trophies awarded to Admira
Dewey, the ship, and the member
of the crew after the Spanish flotilli
was defeated.
The Oiympia is fast rotting anc
rusting away in the lagoon at tht
PhilaaeipCia navy yard. So antiquat
ed now is the famous battle cruise:
that one shot from a modern dread
nought would send her to the bot
tom.
STRIKE THREATENS
LOS ANGELES, May 15—C’nie
of Police Oaks called out the nigh
and early morning shifts of patrol
men at noon yesterday and sen
them to San Pedro for strike duty
the situation tnere having assumed .
threatening aspect along the water
front.
Bert Thorenson is a recent arriva
in town from the Broad Pass dis
tict.
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W. H. Jerome is among the lat
arrivals in Nenana.
CHINESE SITUATION MENACING;
AMERICAN TROOPS ON GUARD
OLD SILVER MINE SHOWS t
REVIVAL UNDER NEW ERA t
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 15— ,
Candelaria an old silver mining 5
camp in western Nevada, which pro- j
dueed nearly $20,000,000 in the lat- j
ter part of the last century, is be- (
ing worked again, according to the ■,
United States Geological Survey. J
In the early days the ore aver- ,
; aged $50 or more to the ton and it :
! was thought, when this high-grade ]
j “petered out,” that the mine had ,
j ceased to be a paying proposition. ,
I But the progress made in metallurgy j
; during the last few years has render
| ed possible the efficient mining of
1 the low-grade ore.
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FIRE AND FLOOD CAUSE
HOT SPRINGS BIG LOSS
j HOT SPRINGS. Ark.. May 15—
' This city is endeavoring to extricate
j itself today from the debris and
: ruins left by the fire, flood and
windstorm which last night laid
waste to the business district, with
iimage running into the millions
and the loss of several lives.
The Marquette hotel caught fire
a: mid.-.: rh. and the only building
left *ctan.hng today in .'tat block is
the t itizens National Bank. All of
the util.ty plants are flooded and
the city is without electricty. gas and
i street car service.
Army To The Rescue
WASHINGTON. r>. C. May 15—
i The commanding officer of the army
and navy hospital at Little Rock
and the commanding officer of the
Seventh Corps area at Omaha have
been directed to expedite reports of
the flood situation at Hot Springs,
to determine what relief may be
needed.
MEET CAR ON TRESTLE;
JUMP IN RIVER—DROWN
ROCK ISLAND, May 15—Three
boys and three girls were drowned
in the Mississippi river yesterday
: near Campbell Island. They were on
| a trestle and leaped into the river to
; avoid an unmanageable street car. j
FORMER PREMIER PASSES
PARIS, May 15—Former Premier j
! Louis de Freycinet, died here yester
day.
MRS. T. E. WATSON DIES
j THOMSON, Ga.. May 15—Mrs. I
Thomas E. Watson, widow of the j
late Senator Watson, died here last '
• j night after a long illness.
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t SEWARD TRAIN DELAYED
Owing to further slide trouble a- j
i long the line between Seward and
- Anchorage, the regular train sched
uled to leave Seward for the north
j on Monday morning will not get a
j way until tomorrow morning, which
_ will bring it to Nenana Thursday
afternoon, forty-eight hours late.
When the train does arrive it will
? have passengers and mail from the
i steamer Alameda.
SHANGHAI, May 15—The six- ,
een foreigners held as hostages by ;
be Chinese train bandits will be put <
o death shortly if the demands of
he bandits are not granted. This is
he report sent to this city this
norning by Father Lenfers, aged
iriest, whq conferred with the ban
lit chieftain on Sunday. The report,
fhich was transmitted through the
American consul at Lincheng. says
hat unless the foreign diplomatic
epresentatives in China guarantee
>y tonigh, that the Chinese govern
nent will carry out ail the terms fix
d by the bandits the prisoners will
>e put to death.
One Woman Among Them
LONDON, May 15—The British
'oreign office has been advised by
ts representative in China that the
>nly woman remaining in the hands
>f the bandits is the wife of a
Mexican who refused to leave her
lusband when offered her release,
rhe other foreigners still held cap
;ive include six Americans, five
Britishers, one Italian and one
frenchman.
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Yank* On Guard
TIENTSIN, May 15—American
:roops have been called out and are
oeing held in readiness To guard
railway property against attack. Thi*
action was taken following the re
ceipt of reports to the effect that a
battle is in progress between Chin
HOT SPRINGS UNDER WATER
RESIDENTS TAKE TO HILLS
There is a report in circulation
in Nenana today to the effect that
Hot Springs, mining town on the
Parana river below Nenana, has
been submerged by an overflow,
presumably resulting from an ice
jam some distance below the town.
The report states there has been a
general exodus of residents to near-'
by high ground and it is presumed
the damage to stocks and household I
effects will be heavy.
It is impossible to obtain any de
finite information regarding the sit
uation owring to the fact that tele
graphic communication with Hot
Springs has been interrupted, the
presumption being that the operator
was compelled by high water to a
bandon his post. The presence of a
jam in the river is mentioned in ad- j
vices received from Tanana.
High water also is reported at.
Circle but details are unobtainable
at this time.
The water is rising steadily at
Nenana, due chiefly to the rapid
melting of snow and glaciers at the
head of the Tanana river and tri
butary streams. The city is not in
any danger at this time, however,
and it is considered probable the
rush of spring water will pass with
out leaving the banks of the river.
NILES VOTES BOND ISSUE
IRVINGTOON, CALIF., May 15
—Voters of Niles, Calif., favorably
passed the $65,000 bond issue for
construction of a sanitary sysse.
>se government troops and brigands
it Tungshan, fifty miles east of this
:ity, on the Peking-Mukden line.
Government Muat Act
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 15—
rhe diplomatic corps at Peking has
nade a demand upon the Chinese
government to take immediate steps
to guard the principal railways, and
i commission of foreign military of
ficials has been created to further
protect life and property. This com
mission will investigate the mea
sures taken by the government to
protect the railways from a recur
rence of outrages similar to that at
Lincheng.
Repudiate Agreement
LONDON, May 15—Dispatches
from Peking say the Lincheng ban
dits have repudiated their agreement
to release prisoners. It is beiieved,
however, that this is the Chinese
construction of the demand for a
guarantee from the foreign diplo
matic representatives.
Start Trouble With Japan
SHANGAI May 15—Several were
killed and many injured today when
ar.:i-Japanese demonstrators boarded
a Japanese river steamer at Shansi,
o’, c- e of Hupeh. A Japanese gun
. has been sent full speed from
H-nkowoo to the scene of the
trouble.
N. C. COMPANY LAUNCHES
TO OPERATE LOWER RIVER
Arrangements are being made by
the Northern Commercial Company
of Alaska to operate a fleet of gaso
line launches and barges on the low
er Yukon river this summer. The
launches will connect with the Gov
ernment steamers Davis and Jacobs
at Holy Cross, providing the connect-1
ing line between that point and St.
Michael.
There is a large stretch of coun
try below Holy Cross which would
suffer greatly for the inauguration
of the launch service by the North
ern Commercial Company. The com
pany itself has a number of sta
tions below Holy Cross and there
are many independent trading posts
and settlements which must depend
upon the Nenana route this summer
for their supplies, owing to the cur
tailment of ocean traffic to St. Mi
chael.
G. V. Goss, who is looking after
the details in connection with the in
auguration of the launch service,
hopes to be able to get away tomor
row for the lower river with the
company fleet of three launches and
several barges.
George Markle went to Anchorage
today, having been transferred to
the headquarters forces in order
that he might add his strength to the
commission ball team. He was one
of the star players on the Nenana
team last summer. Markle is the
third good player drafted from Ne
nana this spring, Cedar and Kelly
being the other two.
AMERICA NOW CONSUMING
DRIED GRAPES FROM AFRICA
LONDON, May 15—Speaking- to
members of the staff of the British
Empire Exhibition, Major Belcher,
who has just returned from an em
pire tour, referred to the big trade
in dried fruit in South .Africa. He
said a large trade was being done
in dried grapes with the I’nited
States. Inside every packet were
instructions for the erection of a
private distillery, which probably
accounted for the growing demand
by the Americans for dried grapes.
COAST NATIVES SUFFER
FROM EPIDEMIC OF FLU
ST. PAUL, Alaska, May 15—The
cutter Haida, which has just arrived
here from a visit to various Bering
points, reports an epidemic of in
fluenza among the natives at King
Cove, Belkofsky and Morzhovoi.
Eight deaths had occurred at the
jtwo first named place- but the sit
uation was improving. Practically
the entire population was ill at Mor
zhovoi and five deaths had occurred
up to the time of the arrival of the
Haida. The cutter left a doctor,
medical supplies and food.
The Libby steamer San Juan,
which grounded near Dutch Harbor,
wa- towed by the cutter to Cape
Mordvioff, from which point it pro
ceeded under its own steam to Bri~
S to! Bay.
SPITBALLER NOW UMPIRE
MOUNTAIN VIEW, May 15—
Elmer Stricklett, credited with the
invention of the •‘spit-ball,” and
[ whose pitching is said to have put
Brooklyn on the baseball map sev
] era! years ago, has been selected as
official umpire of all games played
on the home lot of the Mountain
View baseball club. Since retiring
from the majors, Stricklett has been
in charge of a large ranch near
here.
LONDON POPULATION UP 57,885
LONDON, May 15—The popula
tion of London, which includes the
many suburbs but not the "health
area” was 6,891,419 on December 1,
according to the estimates of the
Metropolitan Water Board. This
is an increase of 57,885 over the re
port of 1921.
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WIFE OF SENATOR DIES
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 15—
Mrs. Emma Sterling, wife of United
States Senator Thomas Sterling, of
South Dakota, died here yesterday.
NEW YORK. May 15—Montague
Glass, noted author and playwright,
is in a critical condition as the re
sult of an attack of acute appendi
citis. He under went an operation
yesterday.
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Sam Sanderson left for the south
today.
Charles Hardin came down from
Fairbanks today.
HARDING SAYS POSITIVELY
HE WILL MAKE ALASKA TRIP
WASHINGTON, TV. C. May 15—
It was officially am I at tha
White House t ■ ia\ .hat President
Hardin? has deftn iely leei led to
make his contemi -.ued Alaska trip.
He will leave Washington on June
20 and will be absent from the capi
tal about sixty days.
Further details of the trip have
not been made public but it is
known the final arrangements are
nearing completion, and that Pres
ident Harding has prepared a list
of problems confront’ rig the Govern
ment with respect to Alaska which
will serve as a basis for the study
he and his accompanying cabinet
members will make.
Governor Bone Hear* It
JUNEAU, May 15—Governor
Scott C. Bone has received a tele
gram from Secretary Christian in
which he says President Harding
I plans to leave the capital on June
i 20 and that the approximate date of
| his arrival at Juneau is July 9. The
i telegram added however, that "all
[schedules are tentative thus far.”
It is understood to be the inten
tion of the President to arrive at
Portland in time to deliver the
Fourth of July oration in that city,
and to leave for Alaska the day fol
lowing.
PIRATES SEIZE STEAMER
ESCAPE WITH VALUABLES
HONG KONG May 15—The riv
j er steamer Taishun, tvi'h a number
of European pa-sengers aboard, was
seized by pirates last Sunday and
loot valued at approximately $60,000
taken by the bandit gang. The pir
ates overpowered the members >>f
the crew and took command of the
' steamer .which they sailed for 21
jhours without lights, and finally a
bandoned. The passengers were ter
rorized but no one was hurt.
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BUYERS DO WEIGHING
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., May 15
—A public market here has in
stalled “community .scale-" in order
that (ustomers may weigh their
purchase^. This, the management
says, eliminates weight shortage-.
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POIO CAPTAIN NAMED
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. CALIF ,
May 15— Robert P. Meyers, soph
omore from Long Beach. Calif,
will captain the Stanford water polo
team next season. He was elected
after the Card’s victory over U. C.
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WATER SOLD AT AUCTION
ADEN, Arabia. May 15—A recent
: heavy rain at Aden produced three
i million gallons of water in the
tanks which was sold the next day
at auction.
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VETERAN NAVIGATOR DIES
KETCHIKAN. May 15—Captain
A. C. Jansen, veteran navigator and
pilot of the steamer Admiral Evan-,
died suddenly aboard the Evans Sun
day morning, a victim of heart
trouble. His body is being taken to
Seattle for burial.
BANDITS BLOW SAFE
; MT. VERNON, 111., May 15—
| Bandits blew the safe in the Bank
i of Bonnie, nearby, last night and
' escaped with $2,100 in cash and
$28,000 in securities.