THE KU
TIMES
VOL. III. NO. 12
TOKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1923.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Harding Sick Man, Due
to Ptomaine Poisoning
_
Caused By Eating
Cordova Crab.
Deathly 111 in ’Frisco,
But Doctors Say Im
provement Noted.
San Francisco, July 29.—Pres
ident Harding arrived in San
Francisco this morning, some
what improved, but still weak
from the ptomaine poison attack
which caused great suffering all
the way on the trip from Seattle.
The Yosemite Park trip had to
be canceled, and on orders from
his physician the President went
to bed as soon as he reached the
Palace Hotel, under instructions
to give himself up entirely to
rest. The crab eaten by the
President were procured at Cor
dova, and were served to him
aboard the Henderson Thursday
night. A number of other mem
bers of the party were sick and,
as now believed, from the same
cause.
California Program Canceled.
San Francisco, .July ;$0.—Dr. Sawyer,
last midnight, issued a bulletin on the
President’s condition, resulting from
an attack of ptomaine poisoning, in
which he said new symptoms had
arisen, indicating complication, and
Seeding to the calling of a consultation
of-physicians. This was followed bv a
formal statement by Harding, in which
he announced the cancellation of his
“entire California program.”
To Be Rushed to Washington.
San Francisco, July 30.—President,
Harding will be rushed buck to Wash
ington as soon as he recovers from his
present illness sufficiently to travel,
probably it) two weeks.
Hardititr is a sick niaD. Four physi
cians participating in consultation con
cluded their meeting early today with
out issuing any statement, although
Dr. Sawyer had previously announced
that a bulletin would be made public
and that the four physicians would
make a personal statement. The con
sultants were l)r. Sawye*r, Dr. Work,
Dr. flay Lvinan Wilbur, president of
Stanford University, head of the Amer
ican Medical Association, and Dr.
Charles M. Cooper,'of Stanford Uni
versity, a heart specialist.
President Says Feeling Better.
San Francisco, .July 31.—“The best
night, comparatively, since he has
been ill.” Sawyer said in a statement
made at 8 o’clock this morning. “Con
ditions seem to warrant the statement
that apparently be has gotten into clear
sailing,” tfaid Sawyer.
The President said this morning that
he would like to look at the news of
the day, and was permitted to read the
morning papers, tilled with accounts of
his illness.
A second bulletin, issued at 10 a. m.,
savs: “Temperature, 100; pulse, 120^
respiration, 50, angular. There has
been do exertion, and heart action is
flefinitelv improved. Nourishment and
fluids are being taken regularly. Elim
ination is satisfactory. lie expressed
himself as feelinc better and less ex*
bausted.” _
Harding Is First U.
S. President to Set
Fort on Canadian Soil
Vancouver, 'B. C., July 26.—-Presi
dent and Mrs. Hardiner disembarked
from the United States Navy transport
Henderson and stepped foot on Cana
dian soil here today at 11 o’clock. The
arrival of the President marked the
first Caurdian visit ever paid by an
American president. Several varying
kinds of salute were fired. A formal
welcome was extended at the pier by
officials -of the Dominion. British Co
lumbia, and the cities of Vancouver
and Victoria.
President and Party
Stay 12 Hours at Sitka
Sitka, .July -2.—President Harding
spent twelve hours at Sitka, coming
ashore at 9 o'clock this morning in a
small boat. The Henderson, with the
presidential party, departed for Van
couver at9 o’clock tonight.
During the reception ashore Harding
shook hands with several venerable
survivors who witnessed the ceremony
of the United States taking over Alaska
from Russia. Visits were made to the
school founded by Sheldon Jackson and
to tjie old Russian cathedral. The
President was given a basket of Alaska
grown strawberries. Mrs. Harding
was presented will) a gold bracelet, the
engraving picturing a whalo killer.
Tiie presentation was made by a
Thlinget chief.
The President, in a two-weeks’ visit,
declares he has got a new vision of
Alaska, and he has'promised to do his
utmost to bring about the fullest dfe\el
oprnent of the Territory.
United States-France
Enter 5-Year Renewal
Treaty of Arbitration
Washington. — Secretary of State
Hughes and Ambassador Jusserand
last evening entered into a five-year
renewal of the treaty of arbitration be
tween the United States and France,
the terms of which provide for the
submission of all matters in dispute
between the two countries not involv
ing national honor to an international
court of arbitration.
Consensus of Officials
in Harding’s Party
Seattle.—The consensus of opinion of
officials in President Harding’s party
is that Alaska will gradually develop,
although a natural sensational boom
can be expected as a result of' the visit
of the chief executive Secretary of
Interior Work favors amplification of
the homestead laws so that patents to
land in Alaska can be made and issued
more quickly. Secretary of Commerce
Hoover is expected to make his Alaska
policv clear in a statement to be issued
soon.. _
Seattle.—Johnson’s plurality, accord
ing to final returns, 93,846,
Strong and Immedi
ate Salmon Restric
tions, Says Hoover
On Hoard Transport Henderson, En
Route Seattle, July 24.—Strong and im
mediate restrictions upon salmon fish
ing in Alaska must be imposed if the
industry is to be preserved from the
same destruction which has ruined
fisheries in other parts of the United
States, declared Secretary of Commerce
Hoover in a statement issued today, re
viewing the results of conferences held
with fishermen, consumers, prominent
officials, business men and exports.
“Our primary purpose is to restore this
industry,” Hoover added, “and the re
sponsibility rests upon officials who
have authority to translate it into ac
tion.”
Rams Into Destroyer;
Witnessed by Harding;
No One Injured.
Seattle, July 27. — President
Harding was in a ship collision
this morning, when the trans
port Henderson, at 9:45 o’clock,
I rammed the destroyer Zeilin at
j the entrance to Admira' y inlet,
I close to Whidby island, causing
abandonment of the destroyer.
| No one was injured, either on
; the destroyer or the Henderson,
j The accident, however, caused
delay in the arrival of tiiife Presi
i dent at Seattle, for the Header,
'son stood by the badly damaged
; Zeilin until full aid was given
| all ihe crew removed safely, and
the destroyer Nicholas had the
j Zeilin safely in tow.
—
Mears May Be Named
Head of Alaska Ii. R.
Washington.—Reports received here
indicate that Secretary of interior
Work may at an early date name Co).
Frederick Mears as operating head of
the Alaska Railroad. Definite action
may follow upon the return here of
Secretary Work from Alaska.
Phil Wilson, well known driver for
the 1. D. Company, suffered the break
ing of two ribs and laceration of three
others, last Saturday afternoon, when
die wagon in which he was seated
overturned at a bad spot in the road
about one mile from cainp. Although
suffering a great deal of pain, Mr Wil
son says the accident might have been
a great deal worse. As it is, he is able
to travel back and forth to McGrath on
visits to Dr. W. F Green, who is giv
ing him the proper attention.
Ross J. Kinney, for years connected
with the Alaska Road Commission,
was a Wednesday arrival, having just
come from the Chandlar district. Mr.
Kinney will relieve W. W. Lukens in
the management of road affairs in this
section, Mr. Lukens having resigned in
order to take up duties in other quar
ters. _ .
A. H. Twitchell and son, Ben, with
two pack horses, arrived this after
noon, bringing with them a welcome
quantity of fresh reindeer meat.
AN OPTIMIST
Harding' Arrives at Se
attle and Talks About
Territory. e
Seattle, July 27.—President
Harding and party arrived here
at 1 o’clock ibis afternoon, four
hours behind schedule, and
though some features of the en
tertainment were necessarily
canceled, the program in the
main, which includes a principal
address on Alaska to be deliv
ered at the University Stadium
late this afternoon, will be car
ried out. A great crowd, prob
ably the largest ever assembled
in Seattle, greeted the President.
Thousands along the streets
traversed had been standing in
the same position since 6 o’clock
this morning.
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Seattle.—“Alaska is destined for ul
timate statehood. In a very few years
we can well set off the panhandle and a
large block covering the southeastern
part as a state,” narding said in his
Stadium speech on Alaska, late this
afternoon. In the same address he de
dared himself for conservation of
Alaska’s coal, timber, oil and other
natural resources. The President de
clared there must ue further restric
tions imposed upon the salmon fishing
\:r stry through the creation, of a
pt I ut : reserve year or by shut
i. (.j^ ldwrj t. the kind of sear used by
said Alaska should
iaskans and that the
r forest products de
a^jfka.
Other excerpts from his speech were:
“There is the necessity to provide
feeders for the railroad which the Gov
ernment lias built and is now operat
ing.”
“Federal government processes have
not paralyzed, but rather have pro
moted the right sort of Alaska devel
opment”
“1 am altogether an optimist on
Alaska and its future. Alaska is all
right aud is doing well. It has more
wealth and more population, even now,
than some slates when they were ad
mitted into the Union.”
The United States must place its
chief reliance in a navy of the first
rank, Harding said, addressing the Se
attle Press Club. In a speech to 35,000
boys he had them pledge allegiance to
the Flag and to the Home of America.
Notable Happenings
in Sporting World
New York. — Benny Leonard success
fully defended his title to the light
weight championship against Lew
Tendier, in a 15 round bout here to
night, which was witnessed by more
than seventy thousand.
New York.—Johnny Dundee won the
world’s featherweight championship
tonight from Kugeuo Cruiqui. of
France, in their fifteen-round battle.
New York.—Promoter Tex Rickard
announced tonight that the Dempsey
Firpo tight will come off on September
17, but that the place for holding the
match has not been settled.