J. FIST THE M ALASKA AERIAL CIRCUS NENANA—JULY RTTH
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, JUNE, 30. 1923
NUMBER 471
• GOMPERS TAKES ISSUE WITH PREIDENT
HARDING PROMISES AID TO BRIDGE COSTLY GAP
SHELBY MAKES GOOD-PRINCIPALS READY FOR GONG
ENGLAND DENIES REQUEST
TO EXTEND DRY BOUNDARY
WASHINGTON. D. C. June 30—
The flat rejection by Great Britain
of the American proposal to extend
4) prohibition authority to the twelve
mile limit, as a means of combat
ing the activities of rum runners,!
leaves no alternative but to refuse
admittance to liquor stores on for
eign ships, under penalty of seizure,
pending a revision of the dry law
fey Congress.
Mellon Discusses Question
LONDON, June 30—Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon, who arrived
here today, declared, in answer to
questions asked by newspapermen
that America has no intention of re
laxing her attitude in the matter of ‘
the confiscation of Iquor on incom
ing liners. He says he can see no'
solution of the problem until action
^ is taken by Congress.
WORK OF POLISH CHILDREN
TO BE SHOWN IN WASHINGTON
WARSAW, June 30—During the !
celebrations in Poland last year in
honor of America and American
Poles, Polish school children united
in composing several commendatory
letters and addresses, which were
by themselves beautifully transcribed ;
on parchment and illuminated.
This work was so well done, and
has such artistic merit, that it has
been decided to collect the parch
ments and send them to the Polish
legation at Washington for exhibi
v tion.
NORTHWESTERN BRINGING
A MANY PASSENGERS NORTH
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The steamship Northwestern sail-1
ed north from Seattle June 23 with j
333 passengers, including 40 ex
cursionists. The following were for j
Seward: Mrs. L W. Wells, C. K. |
Wikox, Eli F. Colson. C. Black, Lee j
Wright. L. Haggerty, J. Gorman i
^ J. L. Wagner R. Heckerty, D. Eames
L. M. Knuppe, C. Heglin, S. King, S.
L. Cox A1 Knuppe, F. Ketchener. C.
A. Clark, Frank Wojaek R. Hoyt
and wife, the Misses Johnson and j
Tuska. L. A. Rogge, D. Callahan, J. ,
W. Felder and wife, G. A. McClellan
^ and wife. Claude Felder, P. McClall
an, Pearl Johnson, Miss Everson,
Rev. J. Vernon and wife. Miss R.
Earthen, M. Vernon Stanley Tull,
Mrs. G. E. Rockfeller, Chas. Rock
efeller, Henry Carlson, B. I. Bartholf j
Mrs. R. Bartholf, Rev. Alexander
1 Vashon, Mrs. S. Weaver Mrs. B.
Shallabarger Dr. G. V. Gregory and j
wife. Archer Wolfe and wife, E. A. i
Tonseth and wife, Nat Birge, R.!
Morris, J. F. McGurin C. M.Chant
land, 13 steerage.
The Northwestern is due at Sew
ard today.
Rev. E. P. Ziegler, has returned
to Cordova after an absense of two ;
months in Seattle doing some mural j
decorating in the Alaska Steamship j
Company’s new offices and also sev
eral panels on the steamship Alaska.
Martin Gillman, veteran section
foreman, is a recent arrival in town !
having severed his connection with
the Alaska Railroad.
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H. E. Seneff, special dry officer
left for the lower river yesterday
after a stay of several days in Ne
nana.
PRESIDENT REFERS TO UNIONS;
NOT IN FAVOR DESTRUCTION
SPLENDID PROGRAM GIVES
PROMISE OF BUSY FOURTH
The committee in charge of the
Nenana Fourth of Juiy celebration
has arranged an excellent program
of interesting event® to cover the
three-day period which will be cel
ebrated. commencing on Tuesday af
ternoon with the opening ball game
of the series between Nenana and
Fairbanks, and ending with the
third game of the series on the even-'
ing of July fifth.
The program of races and sports
will be started Tuseday evening, on
A street, contiued at the park on
the afternoon of the Fourth and con
eluded at the park on the afternoon
of the fifth. The patriotic exercies
will be held on A street on the
morning of the Fourth, commencing
at 10:30. The exercises will include •
a concert by the Nenana Brass band ;
and the band will provide music in
addition throughout the celebration.
One of the stellar features of the
celebration will be an exhibition by
Jane Beroudy, champion woman lar
iat artist, who wll make her ap
pearance at Athletic park in connec
tion with the aerial circus. The Rod
eo Queen comes to Nenana highly
recommended and her exhibition will
be the first of the kind seen in In
terior Alaska.
There wll also be races of various;
kinds at the park including an auto
race for the Nenana trophy, horse
races and bicycle races
There ill be a feature show at
the Coliseum on Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings and a special concert
on the evening of July Fourth, giv
en by Miss Cecil Leweaux, celebrat
ed contralto.
There will be a grand ball on
Tuesday night and the eelebra- j
tion will be brought to a close with j
another dance on the night of July ;
fifth.
ANTI-RUM FORCES REPORT
PROGRESS IN ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES, June 30—The '
Rosario branch of the Argentine j
Anti-Alcoholic League has made not- ‘
able progress, according to Dr. Ben
ito Valezco, the president of the
institution, who told his hearers at
a crowded meeting in Rosario re-!
cently that the wave of alcoholism.!
so noticeatble all over the world,'
since the close of the war in Europe,
had threatened Argentina, but
thanks to the efforts of the league
it was being successfully combatted
in the great cities of the republic.
He cited statistes to show that
drunkenness was on the decrease
and urged his hearers to continue
the work of propaganda which had [
proved so beneficial in this respect.
Mrs. J. H. Adams, wife of the!
Koyukuk mail carrrier left for her!
home at Tanana yesterday aboard
the steamer Davis, after a short stay
in Nenana and Fairbanks.
HELENA, June 30—At the con
clusion of his prepared address last
night, President Harding asked the
people of Montana to “give their in
fluence” to bring about American
membership in an international court
of justice to the end that war might
be avoided among the nations. Lay
ing aside his manuscript, he enumer
ated the costs of war and declared
“it is in the heart of America that
we never want war again”. This
statement of the President was loud
ly applauded, the cheering lasting
several minutes.
The president also was applauded
when, during his prepared address,
he declared against the deflation of
labor and overthrow of labor or
ganizations. He was again applauded
when he declared in favor of univer
sal conscription in war time.
Gompen Take* Exception
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 30—
Samuel Gompers, veteran president
of the American Federation of labor
issued a statement today in which
he assails some of the statements
made by president Harding in his
Helena address.
“Labor requires more than speech
to balance against acts that have
gone before” declared the labor
leader. “We believe the President is
sincere in not wanting unions des
troyed—no sane person could want
any such catastrophe. But we cannot
in dulge in any tumults of applause
because the unions themselves saved
the day, and they have done it in
spite of the official acts of some of
the President’s leading advisers.”
Raps Middleman
IDAHO, FALLS, June 30—Declar
SHIPS THAT PASS AT NIGHT
RING A BELL ON SHORE
VIENNA, June 30—Austrian in
ventors have perfected an instru
ment which automatically and accur
ately records the passage of any ves
sel over a given body of water, night
or day, to observers who may le
located on shore. As an aid in
catching smugglers, and a help to
coast defence in war time, the in
vention is regarded as distinctly val
uable.
The devise consists of a small
search light sending a ray no big-,
ger than a pencil across the space to
be controlled, and a receiving ap
paratus at the other end containing
a light-sensitive selenium cell. When
ever a passing vessel interrupts the
rays of the search light, the selen
ium cell closes a relay which starts
a bell alarm, or operates a recording
device.
The instrument in question was
tested recently between two points
three and one half miles apart, in
the outskirts of Vienna, and the pas
sage of every object, as well as ev
ery person, was duly recorded. These
tests were made, in broad daylight,
with a 50 candle power incandescent
lamp as the source of light.
Better buy than borrow.
ir.tr there is need at present to short
en the bridge between the producer
and the consumer, President Harding
in his address here yesterday, pro
posed a plan of cooperation among
consumers, financed in part at least,
through a carefully organized and
i
supervised adaption of principles of
saving banks or building and loan
societies. He said, as a result of his
studies and investigations he hoped
to be able to “present for the con-1
sideration of Congress, measures
which will represent a beginning a-'
long this line.”
Who is Coming
SEATTLE, June 30—According
to the latest information obtainable
here, the personnel of the Presiden
tial party is as follows:
President and Mrs. Harding. Secre
tary and Mrs. Hubert Work. Secre
tary. Wallace, Secretary and Mrs.
Hoover, Secretary (to the President)
and Mrs. Christian, Speaker illette, (
Admiral and Mrs. Rodman. General i
and Mrs. Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. !
Malcom Jennings, Mrs. Frank Kieler
Captain Adolphus Andrews (navy)
and Major O. M. Baldinger (army) i
aides, Lieut.-Com. Joelt Boone, Jud
son C. Welliver, Mrs. E. W. Smith
ers. L. H. Kemp, Commissioner of •
the General Land Office Spry, Chief
Forester Greeley, H. M. Bain, sec
retary to Wallace, W. J. Donald, sec
retary to Work, two stenographers,
an unknown number of secret ser
vice operatives, twenty-four news
papermen, six photographers will
join the party for the trip to Alaska.
Governor Bone will join the
party at Ketchikan.
WYOMING MAY SUPPLY
UTAH WITH NATURAL GAS
SALT LAKE CITY', June 30
Natural gas for Salt Lake City and
Ogden from a newly discovered well j
in western Wyoming is being con- j.
sidered here. One well drilled re-j.
cently is said to have a capacity of
80,000.000 cubic feet of gas a day :
and this amount, experts point out.
is greatly in excess of what would
be used by Salt Lake and Ogden !
even should natural gas displace | ■
coal for heating purposes.
Manufactured gas in Salt Lake 1
City at present costs about $1.52 1
per thousand cubic feet, and it is ^
claimed the natural gas could be
piped in and sold for much under 1
this amount. The new natural gas;
well in Wyoming is said to be practic- 1
ally inexaustible and it is proposed
to construct a pipe line of about 1
200 miles.
The Congressional party was
furnished at Cordova with several
eases of canned salmon and minced
clams, as well as a number of King
salmon.in order that the members
may enjoy some of our local pro
ducts. Chamber of Commerce book
lets and folders were also distribut
ed aboard the Cambrai.
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MEW PLANE TAKING FORM
READY FOR TEST MONDAY
Chairman Joe O'Connor, of the
Menana celebration committee, has
seen advised from Fairbanks that
he work, of assembling the new
Curtis airplane, which will be seen
n stunt flying during the Nenana
:elebration, is being rushed to com
pletion at the Fairbanks flying field
Lo which place the machine was mov
?d from the depot late last night
Die wings will be adjusted today
»nd by tomorrow night it is ex
pected everything will be in readi
ness for a trial flight. Aviator Eile
son will take the air first thing Mon
iay morning and if everything works
satisfactorily he probably will fly
;o Nenana on Tuesday to make pre
parations for the aerial eircns which
promises to be the big attraction of
.he local celebration.
Prof. Eileson is being assis:ed in
jssembling the plane by Ira Farns
worth, well known Fairbanks
»uto mechanic, and it is possible the
:wo will come to Nenana.
It is reported from Fairbanks that
Editor W. F. Thompson, of the
Fairbanks News-Miner who is one of
:he owners of the new plane, will
icceompany Eileson on the flight to
S'enana. Mr. Thompson says either
te will make the flight or he will
send Dick Wood, who is also inter
ested in the plane. The plane has a
oad capacity of about 400 pounds,
n addition to the pilot.
The committee has decided to
stage the aerial circus on July fifth
ind in order to finance this costly
'eature, the committee will endeavor
:o sell tickets in advance, at one
lollar each, good for admission to
\thletie park, where the aviator
will take off his hair-raising aerial
stunting. It is believed everyone
will buy tickets in order to secure
his great attraction for the cele
jration. It will be the firet exhibi
tion of the kind ever held in Alaska,
ind promises to prove as thrilling a?
iny seen anywhere in the States.
There is talk of running an ex
:ursion down from Fairbanks in or
ier that residents of the upper town
nay see Aviator Eileson in action.
!t is understood a train can be se
cured if a sufficient number will
nake the trip, leaving Fairbanks on
he Fourth and returning on the
^fth.
1EALTHY AND ACTIVE AT 125
LONDON, June 30—The latest
■n:rant for international old’ age
lonors is a Hungarian woman by
he name of Antonio Lippai, whose
ige is authenticated at 125 years.
>he is reported to be in excellent
lealth and very active.
In answer to inquiries as to her
lealth, Antonia says she wore
rlasses until she was 95 but since
hen, he has been able to see clearly
irithout artificial aid.
A gasoline tractor that pushes or
mils vehicles equally well has been
lesigned.
FIGHT MONEY IS READY;
SHELBY BOUT IS CINCH
GREAT FALLS, June 30—With
the financing of the Shelby bout
assured, Champion Dempsey is rid
ing on the peak of form, has enter
ed upon his final training confident
of victory. He plans to box four
light rounds this afternoon and will
conclude his glove work tomorrow.
On Monday and Tuesday he will do
, only light work, just sufficient to
keep himself occupied. He will leave
for Shelby on Wednesday in a pri
vate car, getting his first glimpse of
the boom town only a few hours be
fore he enters the ring against Tom
my Gibbons,
Kearns says Dempsey will not
weight more than 190 pounds and
probably will enter the ring tipping
the scales at 187, the same weight
he made for his fight with Carpen
tier.
Gibbons Is Fit
SHELBY, June 30—Gibbons ap
pears to be in superb condition and
is bubbling over with energy. He
went through a strenous workout
yesterday, exterting himself to the
limit. His weight is now under 185
and the thin layer of excess tissue
!
over the stomach, which showed
three weeks ago, has now disappear
ed. His legs are slender and trained
down to hard muscle,
j Gibbons plans to do his last box
ing tomorrow. His workout on Mon
’ day and Tuesday will be very light.
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WESTERN OARSMEN DEFEAT
RIVALS AT POUGHKEEPSIE
POUGHKEEPSIE. June 30-^The
University of Washington crew won
the Intercollegiate Rowing Associa
tion’s annual varsity crew race here
I on Thursday afternoon, on a three
mile course. The Washington fresh
men in the second race were defeated
[ only by inches, the Cornell crew
crossing the line four-fifths of a
second ahead of the Westerners.
Washington won the varsity event
by one length, with the Navy second
Columbia third, Syracuse fourth, Cor
nell fifth and Pennsylvania a ppor
'sixth. It was the first time a Wes
tern crew ever won a rowing clas
sic.
The Navy go: off to a poor start
and rowed on even terms with Wash
i ington to the two and one-half
mark, but fell behind in the last
spurt. Washington took a slight
lead, keeping ft up to the mile mark,
when Columbia forged ahead with
Syracuse second, and Navy, Cornel!.
Washington and Pennsylvania in the
order named. After passing the mile
mark Washington spurted, almost
catching up with Columbia. At the
two mile post the Westerners had
a lead of nearly a length and held
it to the finish.
( The freshman event appeared al
most a dead heat, with Cornell and
Washington tied. There was some
j difference of opinion among the
’ judges, but the referees gave the
! race to Cornell.
Work on the property of the Fal
con Arm Mining Company’s proper
ty at Falcon Arm. Chichagof Island,
will be resumed as soon as a crew
and supplies can be assembled and
sent to the claims, according to a
statement made by Charles G. War
mer, agent for the company.