Celebrate the Glorious Fourth with Nenana
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE£jj .1923
NUMBER 467
HEAT TAKING HEAVY TOLL IN STATES
PRESIDENT HARDING STARTS ON NORTHERN TRIP
SOVIET AUTHORITIES IN SIBERIA SEIZE TRADING BOATS
PRESIDENT HARDING STARTS
ON LONG JOURNEY TO NORTH
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 21—
President and Mrs. Harding and a
party of friends and Government
officials left Washington on a spec
ial train yesterday, on their fifteen
thousand-mile trip to Alaska.
The first stop will be made at St.
Louis today, where the president is
scheduled to make his first speech
enroute to the Pacific coast.
WEEKS WARNS GRADUATES
AGITATING* REAL MENACE
PROVIDENCE, June 21—In a
commencement address delivered at
Brown University yesterday, Sec
retary Weeks declared that Amer
ica must resist agitators who ad
vise nostrums for the fancied ills
of the body politic, and defend the
system of indirect representation
now prevailing in the United States
The Secretary asserted that the
most important weapons used by
the reformers are the initiative and
referendum which “either passing
fancies or mark the beginning of
the end of representative govern
ment.” He declared that it would be
the height of folly to put govern
mental control directly in the hands
of the mass of the people, a large
number of whom are poorly inform
er on legislation.
LAND LAW AMENDED
k SACREMENTO, June 21—Gover
nor Richardson has attached his
signature to the alien anti-cropping
• contract measure which was passed
recently by the state legislature.
The measure, which is amendatory
to the alien land law. prohibits al
iens who .are ineligible to citizen
ship, from entering into cropping
• contracts with land owners. The
governor explains that the purpose
of the act is to precent any evasion
©f the alien land law.
BASEBALL SERIES ASSURED
FOR NENANA CELEBRATION
Manager Joe O’Connor of the Ne
nana Baseball club, has received
assurance from Fairbanks that the
Fairbanks baseball team can be de
pended upon to come to Nenana for
a three game series during the
Fourth of July celebration. The
team will come to Nenana on Tues
day, July 3 and remain here thru
out the celebration.
The Nenana team was to have
gone to Fairbanks today to take
part in the Festival of the Mid
Bight sun, but several members of
the team, who are employed in the
local railroad shops, could not get
away, owing to the development of
urgent repair work. The team will
go to Fairbanks next Sunday how
ever, for a game in the upper town
Sunday afternoon, and another trip
will be made after the Fourth, on
the occasion of the visit of the
Brooklyn Eagle party.
Manager O’Connor, who is also
chairman of the sports committee
for the Fourth, informs The News
that a splendid program of enter
tainment is being lined up and that
present indications are the forth
coming celebration will be the best
in the history of the city.
Baked potatoes and salt are a feast
when love sits at the table.
HEAT WAVE SPREADS MANTLE
OF DEATH OVER WIDE AREA
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GEORGIA MOB STORMS JAIL
IN EFFORT TO GET NEGRO
SAVANNAH, Ga., June 21—A
mob of 2,000 stormed the county
jail yesterday in an attempt to
capture a negro prisoner who is
under arrest on s charge of attack
ing a white woman. The attack
failed but not until one member of
the mob had been killed and a num
ber wounded by the officers defend
ing the jail.
May Uae Troop*
ATLANTA, June 21—Governor
Hardwick has instructed Adjutant
General Pope to establish military
rule at Savannah in case the situa
tion there should demand such ac
tion.
DEMPSEY READY FOR BIG
FIGHT IN SHELBY ARENA
GREAT FALLS, June 21—Jack
Dempsev evidently has reached the
i
peak of his training, it being under
stood that he will begin tapering
off within the next day or two. The
(champion knocked Bill Wolqin. 170
j pounder, down three times yesterday
I in two rounds, and Kearns says he
l is ready now to meet Gibbons.
Gibbon* Ha* Cold Sore*
SHELBY. June 21—Gibbons ha?
cold sores on his lips and is limit
ing his training at present to bag
| punching and rope rugging.
1 Accomodations are being made
■here for parking 3,000 automobiles
I which will bring many of the fans
; to witness the fight next month. A
| fire brigade is also being organized
j to reduce the danger from fires and
j a stockade is being built to care for
i 200 miscreants, should that number
make their appearance.
BOYS ROW IN HEAT
POUGHKEEPSIE, June 21—The
thermometer stood at 100 yesterday
as the University of Washington
crew took to the river to practice
for the intercollegiate regatta set
for June 28. Observers were a unit
in praising the finished oarsmanship
of the Westerners.
EXCURSION SUNDAY
An effort probably will be made
to run a special train to Fairbanks
on Sunday for the accomodation of
the many local fans who will want
to accompany the ball team to the
upper town for the formal opening
of the baseball season.
POSTERS FOR FOURTH
Full page posters, in colors, set
ting forth the main attractions of
the Nenana Fourth of July celebra
tion, are in course of preparation
at The News office, and will be
ready for distribution this week.
Engineer S. E. Ivey and Conduc
tor Tom Hogan, of the Suntrana
(shortline, are spending a few days
in town, awaiting the rehabitulation
of the coal spur, which was put out
j of business temporarily by the re
cent high water in the Nenana river
CHICAGO, June 21—Seventeer
deaths have occurred in this eitj
since Monday as a result of the ex
treme heat, which continues wit!
unabated fury, with a temperature
of 91 degrees. In addition to those
who have succumbed to the heat
scores have been prostrated and the
number is increasing steadily.
Fourteen Die in Ohio
COLUMBUC, Ohio, June 21
Extreme beat has caused the death
of 22 persons in Ohio during the
last sixty hours, according to re
ports received in this city from var
ious sections of the state. The in
dications are that the heat wave
will continue throughout the re
mainder of the week, thermometers
registered 92 today.
Sleep on Beaches
NEW YORK, June 21—Fifteen
thousand persons, mostly women and
children, slept on the Coney Island
beach last night to escape the hot
test weather of the year. Other
beaches and all parks were crowded
Five deaths have been reported since
the arrival of the heat wave.
Several Die in Boston
BOSTON, June 21—Severa
EYE WITNESS TO KILLING
ADMITS STORY WAS FAKED
CHICAGO, Jane 21—B. H. Rouw
of Clifton, Arizona, who claimed
to have witnessed the killing oi
Leighton Hunt, and who yesterdaj
gave the authorities a detailed ac
count of the tragedy, refused tc
sign the statement today and ha;
admitted he faked the story in ths
hope of “copping off something.’
Assistant State Attorney Whar.or
who is now in Clifton, has been in
structed to bring Rouw to Chicago
Local officials say the story oi
Rouw was doubted from the first
WANT EQUAL TREATMENT
TOKIO, (By Mail)—At a meeting
of Japanese interested in Americar
trade, there being 180 present, £
resolution was passed urging th«
government to endeavor when th«
American Japanese commercial trea
ty comes up for revision to securf
equal treatment for Japanese in Am
erica. A committee was appointee
to confer with the government offi
cials. To this committe Mr. Tanakt
vice-minister of foreign affairs ex
plained that the American Japanese
commercial treaty of July 1911 wai
made valid for telve years but witl
the stipulation that it should remair
in force thereafter unless both oi
either signified six months in ad
vance its intention to revoke or re
vise it. America has experessed nt
such desire and Japan has no inten
tion of doing so.
MIXED TRAIN FOR HEALY
A mixed train will be dispatchec
to Healy tomorrow leaving Nenam
at 12:30.
Superintendent Harry Watson, oi
the river service of the Alaska Rail
road, was among those leaving on
the steamer Jacobs /esterday.
deaths have occurred in this city
during the last several days as a
result of the extreme heat, and
there have been many prostrations.
The beaches and Boston Common
were thronged with sleepers last
night.
Fires uui Storms Also
ST. PAUL, June 21—Storms and
fires have taken heavy toll in Min
nesota and Northern Wisconsin this
week. The storms killed two persons
and three deaths were caused by
extreme heat in addition to which
there has been heavy property loss.
Still Kills Ten
CHICAGO, June 21—Nine ne
groes and an undentified white man
were burned to death last night
when fire swept a three story frame
tenement house at the comer of
I
i Twenty-second and Federal streets.
;
More than thirty others were injur
ed. Joseph Smith, a furniture deal
er, was placed under arrest this
morning and admitted to the police
that he was operating a still in the
basement and had left a*gas jet burn
ing, with the flame only four inches
from the ceiling, w'hich undoubted
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FRENCH AVIATOR TO TRY *
AMUNDSEN POLAR FLIGHT
PARIS. June 21—A French army
officer, whose name has not been
made public, is planning a flight
| across the North pole in an air
plane. His decision to make the at
tempt was readied when Captain
; Amundsen announced the abandon
j ment of his proposed flight from
| Wain wight to Spitzbergen.
The Frenchman had previously
started preparations for a polar
flight but gave up the notion when
Amundsen started north with his
planes some time ago. Details of
the proposed flight have not been
announced.
PAPER FOR MAYO
i DAWSON, June 21—The Dawson
News announces the establishment
of a daily newspaper at Mayo,
where outside news will be obtained
by mekns of a radio station which
the government will install. Dawson
also may have a radio sta
tion in the near future, according
to present plans of the Government.
Several rich veins of silver ore are
reported to have been discovered on
Keno hill since the disappearance
of the winter snow.
F. A. Hansen, engineer mainten
ance and construction, who went to
Fairbanks early this week to look
over costruction work at the north
ern end of the railroad, returned
from the upper town yesterday and
left for the south this morning to
give his attention to the new line
trouble which has developed in the
Canyon district.
Mrs. Jessie Patterson arrived
from the Outside on the last train
enroute to Hot Springs where she
will visit her sister, Mrs. A1 Rowe.
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FRENCH WILL TAKE CHARGE 1
COMPEL GERMANS TO LABOR ;
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DUSSELDORF, June 21—The !,
French military authorities are pre-;.
paring to take direct charge of all ]
■ forms of industry in the Ruhr dis-'
, trict, and to compel German labor- ,
ers to continue at their post under i ]
the direction of French soldiers. The j
1 output of the factories thus oper- |
1 ated will be applied on the repara-',
! tions account. ‘.
j The French decree, ordering the!.
: confiscation of German industries;
' is now in course of preparation and
' will be promulgated within the next;
few days. <
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HARDING SELLS CONTROL ,
IN NEWSPAPER BUSINESS j
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' WASHINGTON. D. C. June 21— c
»
President Harding has disposed of ,
the controling interest in the Hard- ,.
ling Publishing Company to Louis ]
Brush and Roy Moore. The pres- 1 .
ident still retains some stock, how
' ever, and will continue to be asso
ciated with the Marion Star in an
editorial capacity. t
ETNA LAVA STREAMS ARE I
EATING HOLE IN SICILY ,
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CATANIA. June 21—Five great
tenacles of molten rock, which
flowing down the sides of Mount ^
Etna, are stretching toward the
city of Tingualsa, consuming every
thing in their path. All of the engin
eer troops of Sicily have been gath
ered and are now working feverish
ly digging deep trenches in an effort | ^
1 to divert the lava streams into the
■ valley below the city. The heat and
; dust and sulphur fumes are so se- j
vere that the work of the soldiers
is heartbreaking.
King Takes Charge .
ROME. June 21—The king arriv- (
j ed at Catania yesterday and has ta- j
i ken personal charge of the work of ,
relieving the distress of thousands .
who have been rendered homeless r
by the Etna eruption. Residents of t
communitiies which thus far have ^
' escaped the flow of lava are gather- j j
t ed all day about the statues of: e
saints, where they are praying to be t
spared. Several cities have been v
j destroyed since yesterday morning ^
j and every hour adds to the number t
j of homeless. £
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ASA CANDLER WEDS
ATLANTA, Ga., June 21—Asa G. .
Candler, sr.,- aged 72 years, known
as the “Coca-Cola King,” was mar- •
i
ried here yesterday to Mrs. May
i Little Ragin, aged 35 years, a sten
S
ographer. Immediately after the cer
emony the couple left for Washing
ton. Candler recently figured in a
$500,000 breach of promise suit in- .
stituted by Mrs. de Bouchel, of New
Orleans.
Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Carmichael,
who returned to Nenana recently
from the Kantishna district, left
for the Outside on the Tuesday
train.
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iOVIET AUTHORITIES ARE
HOLDING TRADING VESSELS
NOME, Juno 21—The trading
chooners ilver Wave, Iskum and
lelinda have been detained at East
'ape, Siberia, by the Soviet aurth
irities, and the members of the
rews placed under arrest on
■barges of violation of Soviet trade
aws. News of the action of the
soviet officials was brought to
'fome by Rev. N. E. Heyer, mis
ionary, who has just arrived here
;fter spending the winter on little
liomedes island.
He reports that the members of
he crews under arrest are to be
teld until the arrival of a steamer
Tom the south. No violence has
leen done the prisoners or the ves
els. Persons going to Siberia are
idvised to obey the laws or stay
way.
Appeal to Uncle Sam
SEATTLE June 21—The own
rs of the seized vessels announce
hat they will place the matter in
he hands of the state department
mmediately. The Silver Wave is
wned by Jacob Harmnar, of this
ity; the Belinda is owned by the
Lmold Castle Company of Nome;
he Iskum is the property of the
'hoenix Northern Trading; company
f Tacoma.
Another One Held
NOME, June 21—It was learned
oday that the Olaf Swenson Com
■any’s schooner Blue Sea also has
>een seized at East Cape on the
harge of violating trade regulations
ill four of the vessels are reported
o have had liquor on board for
rading purposes, which is strictly
orbidden by the Soviet rules.
The officers of the Chuktsk and
Irctie, who have just arrived from
he Siberian coast, say their ves
els probably also would have been
eized had they remained longer in
ioviet waters.
VATCHMAN LOSES LIFE
WHILE PA TROLING DITCH
Andrew Merickle. for some years
iast a watchman on the Treadwell
!itch on Douglas island, met death
n a pecular manner recently. It
fas his duty to partol the ditch and
ee that it was kept in repair. One
uorning he set out from his cabin
o partol the ditch toward Treadwell
chile J. W. Adkins who was assist -
ng him, set out in the opposite dir
ction. Both men traveled on skiis
he snow in the mountains being
ery deep. Having completed his
fork, Adkins returned right away
o the cabin early in the afternoon
nd when Merickle did not show up
or lunch he started out to look for
im. He fololwed Merickles tracks
or two miles to Falls creek, where
e discovered that a flood of water
ad recently rushed down the creek
nd when he crossed to the other
ide he was unable to see any fur
ier tracks. He at once concluded
lat Merickle had been caught by
le rush of water and carried down
t the creek. Adkins followed down
le creek, and at a point about
00 feet below he came upon Mer
•kle’s body lying face down in the
:ream, his coat having been caught
1 a 3nag, which prevented it from
eing carried to the focrt of the
loutain.