VOL. III. NO. 40
TOKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1923.
PRICE 25 CENTS
PRESIDENT
ARRIVES AT
FAIRBANKS
En Route, Runs Engine
26 Miles, Drives Golden
Spike, PaintsBunkcar.
Aboard Henderson, July 12.—
President Harding, having joined
tiie Arctic Brotherhood yester
day, confided to Mrs. Harding
today that he had bound himself
by oath never to mistreat a dog
or horse. The Henderson passed
through Icy straits and across
the sound and well out into the
gulf en route to Seward.
Seward. July 14.—President
Harding and parly, arriving
here yesterday afternoon, made
a brief tour of the surrounding
country, held a reception to the
townsfolk, and then boarded
their special train for Nenaua
and Fairbanks. The President
and Mrs. Harding occupied the
observation car at the end of the
train and spent the afternoon
viewing .the scenery.
Aboard President Harding’s
Special Train Alaska Railroad,
July 14.4—Language of descrip
tion was exhausted by President
and M.rs. Harding and the mem
bers of their party today as their
special train carried them .over
this Government built railroad
into the heart of Alaska, which
the President himself has termed
‘‘America’s wonderland.” A stop
of two hours was made at An
chorage, the President greeting
the citizens and being shown
about town.
Fairbanks, July 15.—-At Ne
nana bridge President Harding
drove the golden spike, uniting
the northern and southern divi
sions of the railroad. The spike
was pulled after the ceremony,
and will be placed in the Alaska
Historical Museum at Juneau.
At Wasilla, Harding climbed
into the engine, took the throt
tle and drove to Willows, the
next station, a distance of
twenty-six miles, which was
traveled in fifty-one minutes.
During the drive Mrs. Harding
occupied the fireman’s side of
the cab. While the engine took
water the President visited with
the section men. near by, and
helped them paint a bunkhouae,
wielding the brush vigorously.
Fairbanks, July 15. — The
Gridiron Club held the farthest
north meeting in its history last
night. Here, in the shadow of
the Arctic Circle, eight membsrs
of the organization, accompany
ing Harding, gathered at the
Tanana Club, with Gov. Bone,
formerly a Washington news
paper man. presiding. The meet
ing was thus participated in by
nearly one-fifth of the club mem
bership of fifty.
Farmer - Labor Candi
date, for Senate, Has
Lead of 64,000.
Sfc. Paul, July 16.—The voters
of Minnesota are today writing
the verdict in an unprecedented
contest, involving the election of
a Senator to succeed the late
Knute Nelson. At 3,520 polling
places ballots are being marked
to determine whether a sup
porter of the Harding adminis
tration shall go to the Senate or
if this State shall.throw its com
plete senatorial strength to the
La Follette group. The race is
between Governor Preus and
Magnus Johnson, farmer-labor
candidate. The democratic can
didate concedes he has no chance.
St. Paul, .July 17.—Magnus
•Johnson, farmer labor candidate,
has been elected senator to suc
ceed Nelson, defeating Governor
Preus, republican and vigorous
supporter of the Harding admin
istration, by about fifty thousand
votes. The democratic vote was
light.
St. Paul, July 17 —With the
vote four fifths counted, at 1
o'clock this afternoon Johnson
has a lead of 64,000.
Minneapolis, July 18.—Mag
nus Johnson issued a statement
today declaring that “govern
ment is instituted to promote the
| welfare of the people, and not to
protect a few in special privi
! leges given them.”
Washington.—The election of Mag
nus Johnson as senator from Minne
sota. to succeed the late Knute Nelson,
leaves the republicans with a majority
of five in the senate.
Curry, Aaa.—Harding received the
news of the election of Magnus John
son to the senate on his arrival here
today and it was obvious that he was
greatly disappointed.
Failure Marks Army
Aviators’ Attempt to
Stay in Air for 4 Days
San Diego.—An aeroplane carrying
Capt. Smith and Lieut. Iiichter, army
aviators, in their attemi>t to remain in
the air for four days and four nights,
crashed into the mud Hats between
Coronado and North Island at about
4:40 o;clock this morning, after prac
tically 24 hours’ continuous flight. Both i
aviators escaped injury. They have
given up the test.
Seattle.—Walter Berg, ID, caught
stealing an automobile spotlight, and
who ran away in an attempt to evade
arrest, was shot and killed last night
by Policeman K. G. Stanhope
'Train Held Up and 90
Upper Class Chinese
Are Held for Ransom
Hongkong.—Bandits today held up a
train on the Canton and Kowloon rail
way. fifteen miles from Canton, killing
one Chinese military officer and one
soldier and carrying off ninety upper
class Chinese, who are being held for
ransom. The bandits got booty valued
at $60,000.
Mining Towns of Mace
and Burke in Ashes;
1200 Homeless.
Spokane, July 15.—The min
ing towns of Mace and Burke
have been destroyed by forest
fires sweeping up the western
slope of Bitter Hoot mountain.
Fear is felt for the lives of tour
ists on the Yellowstone trail and
highway. It is reported that all
exterior workings of the Hecla
mine, one of the largest lead
silver mines in the world, have
gone. The machine shop was
blasted, and other workings
burned. The Bunker Hill, Sul
livan and Hercules mines were
within the burnt district.
Wallace, Idaho.—Twelve hun
dred persons are homeless as a
result of the destruction by tire
of the towns of Burke and Mace.
I All surface buildings of the
j Hecla mine are burned.
Hoover and Work to
Study tbe Question of
R. R. Discrimination
Nenana. — Secretary of Commerce
Hoover and Secretary of Interior Work
today promised the people of Nenana
they would institute inquiry to deter
mine to what extent, if any, Canadian
railroad authorities operating the
White Pass railroad are co-operating
with the Canadian Pacific railroad or
discriminating against the. American
transportation system in Alaska.
Suit for Libel Insti
tuted Against Ford
New York. —Herman Bernstein, ed
itor of the Jewish Tribune, announced
today that he has retained Samuel Un
termier to institute suit against Henry
Ford, the basis of which action is an
article in the Dearborn Independent,
referring to Bernstein as a "spy” and
alluding disparagingly to a "combina
tion of international Jewish bankers.”
26 Texas Oil Promot
ers Under Indictment
Cleveland.—Tweuty-six Texas oil
promoters, including Dr. Cook, famous
Arctic explorer, were indicted by the
federal grand jury here today, all of
them oncharges of u«ing the mails to
defraud and conspiracy.
Firpo, in Eighth Round,
Sends Willard Back
to Fistic Oblivion.
Jersey City. July 13.—Louis
Firpo, the Argentine wonder,
sent Jess Willard back to fistic
oblivion last night, knocking
him out in the eighth round in
the presence of one hundred
thousand spectators. The crowd,
the greatest in the history of
the prize ring, filled Boyle's 30
acre arena to overflowing.
Jersey City.—Tex Rickard an
nounced today that negotiations
have been commenced for a
I championship title match be
tween Jack Dempsey and Louis
I Firpo. the coming fall.
Seven Killed When a
Manhattan Elevated
Train Topples Over
New York.—Seven persons were
killed and a score pinned in wreckage
when a Brooklyn-uanhattan elevated
train, bound’for Manhattan, toppled to
day from its structure at Fifth and Flat
bush avenues. Two automobiles were
crushed and tJieir drivers killed.
Says U. S. Must Create
New international Code
Mason City, Iowa.—"The United
States must create a new code of inter
national law immediate!v or European
nations will take the initiative in the
creation of codes inimical to this coun
try.” according to James Hamilton
Lewis, who made this declaration in an
address before the Iowa State Bar As
sociation, today.
Alaska’s Mineral Pro
duction for Year 1922
Washington.—Alaska’s production of
minerals for the year 1022 is valued at
nineteen and one half million dollars,
according to an announcement from
the Interior Department this after
noon. This is an increase of two mil
lions over the previous year.
Italian Royalty Chlor
oformed and Robbed
Ronre. — Prince Carlo Giuitiniania
Bandini and Princess Maria were
chloroformed during the night by two
servants in their palace, who also stole
jewels and money valued at two million
lire. There is not the slightest trace
as to the whereabouts of the robbers.
East Alton, 111.—Nine .persons were
killed by an explosion ef shells at ihe
cartridge manufacturing concern here,
this afternoon.
Sudbury. Mass.— Henry Fora this
afternoon purchased “Ye Wayside
Inn,” immortalized hv Longfellow, and
which has been in operation since ldou.