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The Nenana news., 1923-01-27
FORMER FAIRBANKSAN TELLS
 OF OLDTIMERS IN STATES

Howard Merritt former manager of the Fairbanks Telephone com pany, is now located in San Diego, California, and, according to a let ter from his received by Frank R. Clark, of Fairbanks, is meeting many former Fairbanksans in the California city, says the News Miner
 Joe Clark, clerk of court here for several years, is now in the real estate business in Sandiego, he writ es, and John Moe, former illicit li- quor officer for the Fourth Divi- sion, is also enjoying the sunny cline. John recently had a severe attack of heart trouble, and called pr. McCallum, pioneer Fairbanks physician, from Los Angeles to at tend him.
 Jerry Paulson. who made a stake on Vault creek few years ago, has ranch out of San Diego, and is in the contracting and building business in the city. John Metzgar Fox merchant, and Joe Miller, form CT chief deputy marshal here. have chain of meat markets, with es- tablishments in LaJolla, Coronado and Chulavista. Joe Miller, form erly had been i'll with typhoid pneu- monia.
 Pete Bucholtz, who tended bar for Bill McPhee in the early days. and later moved to Tacoma, where he was employed with the Carstens Packing company, is in the meat business in San Diego.
 Billy Kingston is a member of the firm of Kingston & Blair. tin smiths, and is reported to be enjoy ing profitable business.
 Mir. and Mrs. Eddie Suter and Mir. and Mrs. Romeo Hoyt, accom- panied by Mrs. Ward, mother of Mrs. Suter and Mrs. Hoyt, spent the New Years holidays in San Diego.
 Howard Merit, whose previous residence was in Amarillo, Texas. writes also of Fairbanksans met in the Texas town. Tex McIlroy, Geo. Pennington. Bert Day of Ruby, and Dr. Holmes of Iditarod, are among those mentioned as residing in Ann arillo. Tex McIlroy is in partner ship with his brother in the meat and grovery business. and George Pennington is their accountant. Bert Day and Dr. Holmes are interested in oil.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

Application for a preliminary per init covering a water power site near Hyder Commission through the local Forest Service by J. W. Kehoe. Ole Hanson, John Hummel and J. Sutherland, according to information given out by Juneau Forest Service headquarters. Plans of the appli- cants call for establishment of a power plant for the purpose of sup plying light and heat to the towns of Hyder and possibly Stewart, B. C., and furnishing power to mines in the Portland Canal district. The site is described as being located on Thumb Creek, a non-navigable tributary of Salmon River The ap- plicants propose to construct a dam across the creek about mile a. bove the point where it flows into Salmon River. No detailed investi- gation of the proposition has been made.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

Engine 20 Conductor Hogan's pet. is nearing completion and adds greatly to the busy appearance of the Companies plant.
 Hank Pennoyer has sold his res idence to Nick Mitchell
 Tony Martonivich, formerly night shift boss at Jonesville, has returned to work at Suntrana
 Pete Nilsen has gone to OInes to assist Tom Quirk in getting started properly in the burning of coal in his mining operation, on F below on Dome, Pete will adjust the boil CT grates properly so that full ef- fieiency can be obtained.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27
proprietor of

George Tanaka proprietor of the Northern Cafe, returned to Ne mana yesterday morning from va cation trip to the States. He spent most of his outing in the Spirit City and reports having had an enjoyable time.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

residence of the Keys family We'd nesday, Geo. and Ralph are driving the main tunnel and are making wonderful progress.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27
SUNTRANA NOTES
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Mir. Jack Chovin of Anchorage, Exalted Ruler of the Anchorage Lodge of Elks, was an interested visitor to the Coal Mines this week NIT. Chovin says that he has been using Healy River Coal during the past winter and speaks highly of the excellent service it gives.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27
MASS TOMORROW

Services will be held at the local Catholic church tomorrow morning at lO:30, followed by Sunday School
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

The management of the Coliseum announces that the people of Ne mana will be hearing new rolls re- eeived from the Outside weekly from now on.
 Typewriter Taper ax The News
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

Mir. Claude Tut formerly in charge of operations in the Behr- ing River Coalfields for the Guggen- helm interests, arrived on the Ala meda and will in future have charge of the underground operations for the Healy River Coal Go. Mir. Tut has had wide experience in under ground management in the State of Washington and comes with re- markable record as successful underground Supt.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

Dominic Negri, one of the old timers in the coal mining business in the Interior had the misfortune to be hit in the eye with a piece of flying coal in the mine recently.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

Mir. Geo. Keys entertained at a Birthday Dinner at the Suntrana
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

Car number 1926 left Nenana with Conductor Williams on the freight at g A. NJ, on Thursday and was in Nenana the same evening Prompt service.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
oBes British Tourney Rest Today Shelby Expanding Fight
DISTRICT net EVENT
SURE OF Big ENTRY

A record number Of racketers are
expected to enter the thirty-fifth an
nual District championship tennis
tournament. to be held on the new
courts of the Dumbarton Club. start
Ing June %.
Officials in charge of the affair have
provided additional courts to take
care Of an extra large entry list.
First day matches will start at 2
o'clock. and play thereafter will be-
gin at o'clock until the semi finals
are reached. The tournament will
include woman's singles and doubles.
mems singles and doubles and mixed
doubles.
A juniors tournament will follow
the main event.
The committee In charge of the at
fair consists of Maj. ]. d. Elliott.
chairman; A. J. Gore, Capt. Hugh
Miller, Maj w. NJ. Robertson. treas
urer A. o. White. secretary. and
Col. W. c. Johnson. referee.
All winners of last years. matches
are expected to enter, including Car
ence charest. who won the singles
championship and the doubles. paired
with Col. Waite c. Johnson; Mrs;
Clarence Norment, jr.. who captured
the woman's singles. and Mrs. Wfni-
fred Ellis and Mrs. NJ. Wakeford, win
ners IN the woman's doubles
Evening star., 1923-06-13
TITLE FIGHT FAILS
TO STIR GIBBONSES

SHELBY, Mont. June 12.-Getting
the Dempsey championship match
hasn't shocked the Gibbons family.
No, they take the big battle as a
matter OF course.
That's what Tom and Helen. his
wife, call the coming July Fourth
fight.
Tom has been after the title whack
ever since he started building HIM
self up to heavyweight three years
And Helen knew Tom would get
Dempsey in the ring some day be-
cause he always gets what he goes
.sThe big battle came on so grad
nal that when the articles were
signed we were awful1y happy but
not excited over It." says Helen.
II 1t had all come :, to wn.,d nss GI, S.Ss of
The family was sitting at the din
ner table. The big wooden bowl In
which Gibbons will make his fight
1S ~ the big bay window OF the Glib
ut was like our marriage" said
Tom. 1--WE imagined that when we
happ,est thing that had come into
our lives But after 1t was over it
seemed like marriage was just a
natural thing.
at was the same way before the
babies were born. We thought that
when the first baby came. that would
be the happiest time of our lives.
But that, too. like marriage seemed
to be the natural thing.
ut was the same with the big bat
tie.
1--WE felt that 1t would come some
day and when 1t did we didn't feel
excited"
That's the way Tom and Helen
look at the approaching July fire.
cracker.
, They are very calm folks.
And II Tom walks out of the Shell
by octagon the new heavyweight
champion Of the world, they'll take 1t
all just as they did their marriage
and the coming, of their three ba-
biee-5ust another wonderful thing
that has happened to them.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
GOLF CLUB TO ACT
ON DUES INCREASE

Washington Golf and Country Club
members will meet tonight at the
clubhouse at Rixey, Va, to discuss a
proposed increase Of S5 per quarter
In dues for active, associate and serv-
Ice members. and smaller increases
for memberships of other classes.
The annual report of President
James A. Drain, made early in May.
showed that. there must be added to
the regular income of the club about
$4,000 year to maintain the new
gof course, to pay. for improved and
renovated grounds about the clubhouse
and for other betterments.
Woman members of the Virginia
club, believing the present course is
the equal in difficulty of any about
the capital. have invited a team of
the fair sex from Chevy Chase to be
their guests in a team match on Fri
day. The host club team will be cap
tanned by Mrs. Thorne Strayer while
Mrs. Charles L. Frailey will lead the
Chevy Chase players.
Seven additional entries for the
Middle Atlantic Golf Association
tournament which begins tomorrow
at Chevy Chase have been accepted
by the committee. Frank g. Apple
man and r. L. Taylor of Columbia
Will play at 1895. while Henry c.
Morton of the Baltimore Country
Club will play with C. Tucker Smith
OF Chevy Chase at 1870. Tom Moore
and A: D. v. Burr of Indian Spring
are scheduled to start at sos, while
c. Ashmead Fuller of Chevy Chase
will get under way at a:1e.
In connection with the qualification
round. contest for the team trophy
will be held. Chevy Chase will en-
ter two teams, with the first to be
composed of Marshall Whitlatch,
Walter r. Tuckerman, Samuel Dali
zell. Charles NJ. Mackall and C. A.
Fuller. The Washington Golf and
Country Club team probably will be
composed of George P. Lynde, w. r.
McCallum, ]. H. Davidson, F. w
Freeman and J. c. Davidson, while
Columbia will have District Champion
c. J. Dunphy. M. B. STEVENSON, AL
bert r. Mackenzie, Guy NJ. Standifer,
George p. James, Ben r. Hart and
Roland Mackenzie to choose from.
Bannockburn will enter a team to
be chosen from Lynn Haines, Lee
Crandall, jr, Karl Kellerman, jr.. ].
T. Harris, Harry krauss, Karl Hook
stadt and T. J. w. Brown
Many of the entrants in the tour
ney were at Chevy Chase yesterday
practicing.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
INDIANAPOLIS KEEPS
0-MILE AUTO RACE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June Ia
The annua! 500-inile automobile race
will be held May 80, 1924, at the In
dianapolis Motor Speedway, as usual,
officials here announced. Several
days ago 1t had been reported that
the Speedway Company might aban-
don the event.
Announcement of the election of
James A. Allison of indianapolis, as
president of the company also was
made. Allison succeeds Carl G..
Fisher, formerly of this city, but now
Of Miami Beach, Fla, and Long
Island. New York. The new presi-
cent has owned the controlling in
terest in the organization since 1917
Fisher said his resignation was
due to the fact that lit would be
quite impossible fer me to devote
the necessary time to speedway IN
forests that TIE president should"
Allison declared the usual cash
rrizes Of $4,000 would be distribute ed
to winners of the 1924 race. He said
lime automobiles already had been
entered in the event. one a machine
having piston displacement of only
tlh cubic inches. TIL. cars this
year had piston displacements of 122
cubic inches-the smallest ever pre-
pared for race in this country.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
HOOVER WINS RACE
AS HE STARTS TRIP

NEW YORK, June 13.-Walter
Hoover OF Duluth, sculling champion.
yesterday won race that was not on
his program. He missed connections
at the pier with the Aquitania on
which he was booked to depart for
England and caught the liner only
after a run of a mile and a halt
down the bay in a tugboat.
A year ago Hoover just made his
boat as its gang plank was being
pulled up, while on the return trip
from England he missed his sched-
uled sailing altogether and was
forced to take q later steamer. He
left yesterday to defend on the
Thames in July the diamond scuils
trophy which he captured last sea-
son in the royal Henley regetta.
Vincent Richards and Francis T.
Hunter of New York, tennis stars,
also were passengers on the Aqui-
tania. They will compete at VIM
bledon beginning June rs.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
SKI HASN'T SIGNED
TO BOX IN AMERICA

NEW YORK, June 13.-Robert Eu-
deiine, manager of Eugene Criqui,
world featherweight champion, has
denied that he had any connection
with the proposed visit to the United
States by Battling Sikh. Senegalese
light heavyweight. Sikh was quoted
In Paris dispatches az saying that he
would place himself under Eudeline's
management here.
Sikh has asked me on several oc-
casions to take charge OF his ring af-
fairs" said Eudeline, but under no
circumstances will ! do so. I know
nothing whatever of his impending
trip to this country"
Promoter Tex Rickard admitted that
he still was seeking to match Sikh
with Kid Norfolk, negro light heavy
weight, but said negotiations were
incomplete. Sikh. several days ago
was reported to have turned down a
$4,000 offer from Rickard to fight
Norfolk in the United States in July
or August.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
new YORK CLARIFIES
FIGHT TITLE RULING

NEW YORK. June 13.-Clarifica-
tion of its regulations designed to
force boxing champions to defend
their titles at least once every six
months has been made by the New
York state boxing commission.
The commission pointed out that the
provision forcing champions To risk
their titles was not its own creation
being section VII of the Walker state
boxing law. Regulations to admins
ter. the law have been adopted, it was
explained.
The commission announced that IL
would not accept challenges until
within twenty days of the expiratIo
of the six-month period after a cham
pion either has won his title or de-
Tended it In a decision bout. The cham
pton Is given ten days 30 accept and
is prohibited from meeting any other
boxer until he gets into the ring
With the challenger recognized by
the commission.
The champions license Will be re-
scinded II he declines the challenge.
Any boxer meeting him anywhere
after he has been placed ON the
black list will be treated similarly,
Should the deposed champion uIti-
mately agree to meet HIS challenger
he must do SO as the challenger. and
not as the title holder
Evening star., 1923-06-13
WAR OVER RING BOUTS
IN MINNESOTA LOOMS

ST. PAUL. MINI. June 13.-Possi-
biiity OF boxing war in Minnesota
looms following announcement Of
plans for fifteen-round decision fights
on federal government property. as
against the ten-round. no-decision
law
Mike Gibbons ST. Paurs famous
phantom" middleweight boxer. now
a promoter and manager Of a string
apolis. also a promoter, announced
yesterday that they are arranging a
fifteen-round AFFAIR to a decision for
June 26, at Fort Smelling. near here.
According to Gibbons and Collins,
the state boxing commission has no
jurisdiction at the fort
The commission. however. will try
to halt the program as a violation of
the state law, as a last resort ap-
pealing to Secretary of War Weeks.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
met STARS TO PLAY
| IN ILLINOIS TOURNEY

CHICAGO. June 13.-World figures
in tennis will compete in the Illinois
championship tournament at the Sko-
kie Country Club here, beginning
July 2.
Entries already announced are will
liam T. Tilden, I'd. national and
state champion; Manuel Alonzo. the
Spanish Davis cup team star. and
Miss Helen Wills. youthful California
star. r. Norris Williams, captain of
the 1921 Davis cup team from the
United States, plans to enter If his
schedule can be SO arranged, he has
told officials.
The tournament also has entries
from adjacent states.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
AMERICANS ADVANCE
IN BRITISH NET PLAY

BY the Associated Press.
BECKENHAM, England. June II.
--Mss Leslie bancroft Of Boston
was eliminated from the yv0men's
singles OF the Kent lawn tennis
tournament when she was defeat
ed I'm the fourth round todny by
Miss Elizabeth Ryan, formerly OF
California, in straight sets, Go,
e2.
William M. JoAnston. the Amer
fcan star. survived the third round
Of the mems singles by defeating
III. X. Lester, 8-3. rs.
Miss EleOnOra Sears Of Boston
was eliminated from the women's
sinEles by Miss c. J. Walters,
10, e., 6--1.
BECKENHAM. England, June IA
William NJ. Johnston and Mrs. Molla
Biurstedt Mallory, the two mos,
prominent Americans entered. wor
their matches yesterday In the KEN
lawn tennis championships.
In the first round of the mems
and in the second round he defeated
Sir G. a. Thomas, SO. 6-1. Mrs. Nal.
lory won from Miss 8. X. Johnston
g.. Go. in the fourth round In the
women's singles. Miss Eleanor Goss
American. was defeated by Miss Eliz.
abeth Ryan, formerly Of California
rs. 6-1, in the third round after she
had won the second from Mrs. Stead.
man, 6-l. Go. Miss Ryan defeated
Miss Donaldson. 6-1, 6-4 in the sec.
ond round.
In the mems doubles. Johnston
paired with Wallis Ayers Of England
defeated Ftndlay Smith and L. Bea.
die, 6--1, So. In the mixed doubles
Miss Goss and Wallace Myers bea-
NJ. w. Whitmore and Mrs. Wilkins
6-1. 60; Miss Ryan and Roper Bar.
rett defeated T. d. Johnstone and
Miss B. Brown, GO. 6-1, and Miss
Eleanora Sears and William N. John
ston won from E. King and Miss
Levin, %, 81
Evening star., 1923-06-13
HOW AMERICANS FARED
IN BRITISH GOLF EVENT

American golfers qualified In
the tournament for the British
open championship yesterday at
TroOn, with their scores for each
of the two days play and totals.
'foliOws Hagen, 81, 55-158J Mac
Donald Smith, IS, 77-152; Johnny
Farrell, 80. 77--157; Frank Clarke,
10, SG--153i Leo Diegel, -, 81
15S; George Aulbach. so, 75-155;
Joe kirkwOOd, the Australian star.
now n resident of the United states
20, .G-152. n.eriraz.s who rallied
to qualify were, Gene Snrazen, rs,
S5-l8O; Jim Barnes, so, SO-160,
T. ID. Armour, as, S-182, and
Charles Hoffner. 30, S2-181.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
FAST DRAW is FOUGHT
BY HERMAN AND KAPLk

NEW YORK, June 13.-Babe Her
man of Los Angeles and kid" Kap
Ian OF Meriden. Conn, featherweights.
slugged twelve rounds last night to
hn official draw. Kaplan took the
The third, fourth, eleventh and
twelfth went to Herman and the
others appeared even.
The majority Of the crowd. which
favored Herman. booed the decision.
Both men landed many heavy blows.
Herman's head was cut by q left
swing in the fifth and KapIan's left
eye was cut by left in the tenth.
Eddie Brady of New York won a
ten-round decision over Joe Sanger
of Milwaukee In the semi-hnal.
Evening star., 1923-06-13

The Americans who failed to quail
lSy In the two-day test Monday and
Tuesday were Gene Sarazen. Amer
moa- Of Sew Se So1ka So1@p.Hni Jim Barnes B. A Of
Pelham Manor. N. Y, and Charles
Hoffner OF Philadelphia.
The American champion was not
ne only titleholder who tried and
found conditions too terrible for him.
and Roger Wethered. the British
amateur champion, was never good
the former French title holder. also
passed out
Abe Mitchell, George Duncan, Ed
ward Ray. Alexander Herd. ]: H. Tay-
lor. Cyril Tolley and other top
through successfully.
Hagen Squeezes Through.
Just as those who failed by one
stroke must bring to mind some sin
gle little putt that somewhere on
their journey went up TO the lip of
the cup and then stopped, so Hagen no
doubt looks back and picks out some
fortunate stroke that pulled him
through. A sym pathetic gallery walk
wind. signing over his unlucky
strokes and looking as down-heart-
ed as Hagen himself over what SEEM
ed to be his impending doom.
from distress to determination was
an iron second made at the sixth hole.
Up to that moment Hagen looked as
though he were lost; his card Mon
yesterday read 6. 6. 4. 5. 1. Then that
second shot at the sixth carried $50
yards dead to the pin; he got birdie
3 and followed this with birdie 2
at the short seventh. He took six at
the ninth, where his second shot
hnv0nd
home in even fours. playing his ap.
proaches magnif1cently, and thus slid
inside the group who qualified.
Hagen had opportunities FOR some
ping the cup several times. but all
his long puts refused to go down.
sarnxen Soon Finds Trouble.
Sarazen seemed sure of a place
among the elect when he struck off
ripping wind blowing from behind
him and mist falling all around, for
he had made 75 Monday. He was in
trouble, however, as soon as that
first hole was finished. He topped his
drive OFF the second tee and took
eight for the hole. Thereafter his
ball few from bunker to trap. from
tee to rough with such amazing aw-
fulness that he took 43 to go ut and
a. to come home. visiting seven or
eight sandy hazards on the way. Nor
ooItld he play like champion even
sitter getting the ball on the green.
for he missed several short puts:
Long Jim" Barnes. with Mondays
so to beat, started we'll enough yes
terday, going out tn SO. but homewaEd
bound hts putting. never brilliant, be-
came really bad at times. He took
~ to finish the last nine holes.
The second hole of the new course,
where Sarazen ruined his chances
with eight, also killed the hopes that
burned in Hoffner's breast-he got
seven there.
The Leading Performers.
Evening star., 1923-06-13

This year the hoodoo struck twice
IN succession. for but a few weeks
ago Jess Sweetser. young amateur
champion. was put out In the first
round OF the British classic at Deal.
MOST OF the Yankees. records show,
have fallen by the wayside before the
opening barrage has ceased. Jerome
Iravers. former amateur king, twice
was put out In the first round Of the
British amateur classic, first in 1909
1nd again In 1914. The latter year
also witnessed the signal failure Of
FTancis Ouimet. fresh from his great
United States open of 1919, In both
Ine British amateur and open cham
pionships
Chick Evans went as far as the
nIth round In 1911. but reached no
better than the third ten years later.
Jess Guilford. the Boston siege gun.
met his Waterloo in the first round
IN ISL at the hands of Cyril Tolley:
ouimet lasted only until the second
round the same year, and Robert
Gardner Of Chicago. who came the
nearest to duplicating Travis feat
by forcing Toiley to the thirty-sev-
enth hole of the final match in 1920
.o,rd 20 win; ~, was eliminated In the first
Until the last few years the pro-
fessionals Jared no better than the
amateurs. Jack McDermott. first
American home bred to win the
United States open title. failed to
qualify In the British open event of
1872. Hagen. taking his first shot at
the Anglo crown in 1920, qualified,
but finished afty-dfth in the cham
ptonship play.
On top of Sarazen's performance
this year. Jim Barnes. who held the
American throne in 1921 and has An
ished well toward the top in the
British tournament for the past
three years. also failed.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
INDIAN POLO TEAM
is COMING TO U. S,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 13.-The French
polo player. Count de Madre, who
organized the East Indian Tigers"
polo team. which now is playing in
London, has definitely decided to
take the team to the United States at
the end of July to take part in the
tournaments there.
The team Is made up OF the count
who plays No. l: Maj L. G.. Atkinson,
commandant Of the governor gen
erals bodyguard. and two native In
dian officers. Mai. Jaswang Singh
and Col. Jeginter Singh. both aides
de-camp to the Mahar araja of Puttiala.
The two latter, handicapped at eight
points, are brilliant hitters. The
counts handicap is four.
Count de Madre said today he hoped
TO get an American polo team to
visit India the coming winter.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
FIGHT PROMOTER FINED
TO TEST ILLINOIS LA

CHICAGO, June 13.-James c. NJ
len was found guilty Of violating
Illinois boxing law and fined S.
costs yesterday by Judge Bernard
Barasa-
In order to test the constitute
ality of the boxing exhibition Ii.
the case will be carried to the 81.
supreme court
Mullen. promoter Of the Leonar
Mitchell boxing match held at Dex.
Park pavilion May %, was arres;
just before the exhibition start.
having departed from the usual ORD.
Of obtaining an injunction.