COAST TERMINAL FOR THE .*
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
XOLUME XXII. NUMBER 35.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Wilkins, Eileson
Plan Flirt With
Death In Arctic
COMMANDER OF THE DETROIT WILKINS EX
PLORATION EXPEDITION PERSONNEL AND
TWO PLANES EN ROUTE TO ALASKA—THREE
PLANES TO TAKE OFF FROM FAIRBANKS TO
GETHER FOR POINT BARROW
MAY WALK ACROSS ICFFLOTtO COAST OF 5IBERU
TO SOUND OCEAN DEPTH TO ASCERTAIN EXIST
ENCE OF NEARBY LAND—WILL ATTEMPT TO
DETERMINE DIRECTION OF CURRENTS—IF
CONTACT IS LOST WILKINS AND EIELSON TO
BE DESERTED
DETROIT, Feb. 7. (/P)—Wilkins left today for Alas
ka prepared for a few weeks of airplane flights or two or
three years afoot on polar ice if the planes are wrecked.
A. M. Smith, Detroit News staff correspondent, will ac
company the commander of the Detroit Wilkins Arctic
expedition. The party expects to reach Fairbanks by
February 22. They will be joined at Seattle by Chief
Pilot, Carl Ben Eileson. Radio operator Howard Mason
and Mechanic Orval H. Porter and assistant radio opera
tor with two planes are en route to Seattle for transmis
sion to Fairbanks.
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GAME COMMISSION
CAUTIONS TRAPPERS
THIS OF BEAVER
SEASON OPEN MAY 1 FOR 30
DAYS—MAY HOLD SKINS TO
SEPTEMBER 1
Whether or not beaver trapping in
certain areas in the western portion
of Alaska can be allowed to continue
from year to year depends to a large
extent on the care exercised by Alas
kans to see that the supply is not de
pleted.
If the animals are take in excess
of the limits or are wastefully killed
and the supply is endangered, it is
practically certain that it will be ne
cessary to close the season on them
again. If, however, trappers limit
themselves to the numbers permitted
by the regulations and see that all
persons do likewise, and fur dealers
assist in the observance of the law by
buying only legally taken skins, it is
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HORNSBY ELECTED AS
DIRECTOR IN LEAEUE
!
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7. (IP)—Rogers
Hornsby was elected director of the
St. Louis National Leaague Baseball
Club despite the fact that he has been
sold to the New York Giants. Pres
ident Heydler declared Hornsby could
not play with the Giants unless he
sold his stock in the St. Louis club,
yet he said the Hornsby trade must
stand.
Qetroit next week and will arrive in
Seattle simultaneously .. with the
planes. A second mechanic will be
engaged at Fairbanks. A third plane
at Fairbanks will also we taken to
Point Barrow. The three planes will
take off together over the Brooks
range.
Wilkins’ plane will land on the ice
and soundings will be taken to deter
mine the ocean’s depth, thus to deter
mine the likelihood of existence 3f
land nearby and its direction. An at
tempt will also be made to determine
the direction of currents. Wilkins
said:
“Such operations are exceedingly
precarious, and consequently we are
going fully prepared to foot it out if
we have to go with the ice floe across
the Polar sea and to Siberia, or wher
ever we strike land, and live chiefly
on the game we find on the way. Two
planes will be left at Point Barrow to
bring aid to us if we can keep the ra
dio sending outfit in operation. It
would be utterly foolish for a relief
party to be sent out if we were unable
to give our position.”
If contact is lost for more than two
days the party remaining at Point
Barrow has been ordered to return to
Fairbanks and leave Wilkins and Eiel
son to foot it out.
SECOND POLAR TRIP
DETROIT, Feb. 7. (£>)—Seeking
the answer <to the Arctic’s last great
riddle, Capt. George H. Wilkins will
fly this spring into the “blind spot” of
the polar crypt.
(Continued on Page Three.)
FURS HOLD DOWN SKIRTS
PARIS, Feb. 7. (JP)—Fur collars and
cuffs are vogue in spring coats. Paul
Poilet has added fur cuffs to skirts to
hold them down in March and April
breezes.
BILLS AUTHORIZING'
BOND ISSUES TOWNS
IN ALASKA PASSED
SENATE PASSES ARMY SUPPLY
BILL FOR ALMOST $3,000,000
MORE THAN PROPOSED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (jp)—Bills
authorizing a $100,000 bond issue for
j Fairbanks and $30,000 for Wrangell
i passed the House and were sent to
the President. The Senate passed the
Army supply bill containing almost
$3,000,000 more than the House pro
posed. It includes $160,000 for Alas
ka roads, bridges, etc.
HUSBAND CONFRONTS MAN AND
WIFE IN QUIET SPOT—BAT'
TLES, SLAYS RIVAL
MOUNT VERNON, Wn., Feb. 7. (£>)
—Charles Ewing, aged 46, clubbed No
poleon Downie, aged 30, to death du
ring a fight over Ewing’s wife. Ew
j ing and his wife, who witnessed the
| killing, are held in jail. After the
syaying Ewing drove his wife to Bur
lington and told the officers of the
slaying. He suspected his wife was
i having clandestined meetings and hid
in the back of an automobile she
drove to a nearby town and picked up
I
i Downie, then drove to a quiet spot
and parked the car. The husband
! crawled out and confronted the pair. •
| Holding a pistol and a flashlight,
Downie leaped upon him. During the
I fight Downie shot was shot through
! the head, and Ewing clubbed him
; when he continued fighting.
LOWER YUKON STORMY
REPORTS T. GAFFNEY
UNUSUAL DEPTH OF SNOW—TEM
PERATURE HITS 47 BELOW
ZERO
TANANA, Feb. 7. (IP)—Representa
tive Thomas Gaffney passed through
Tanana en route to Juneau. He left
Nome January 5 and reported the
Lower Yukon stormy with snow of un
usual depth. During the last few days
he felt the coldest snaps of winter
with the theifmometer reaching 47
degrees below zero. Here he con
ferred with Dr. White concerning im
provements at the Fort Gibbon hos
pital.
FOLLIES BEAUTY DIES
LONDON, Feb. 7. (IP)—Kay Laurell,
former Follies beauty, who married
and divorced Winfield R. Sherhan of
New York, died of pneumonia.
LONDON, Feb. 7. (IP)—Sir Harry
Singhi Maharajah of Kasmir, has
ordered created a $5,000,000 trust fund
for the welfare of Kasmir women.
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RECALL MOVEMENT
DOOMED T 0 FAIL
REVEALS REPORT OF
CHAIRMAN KERRY
LAYS BLAME ON RECALL LAW
ITSELF WHICH PROHIBITS EM
PLOYMENT OF PAID SOLICITORS
AND CLOTHES THE MOVEMENT
WITH NUMEROUS PROHIBI
TIONS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE
TO OUST STATE OFFICIALS
SEATTLE, Feb. 7. (£>)— Failure of
the movement to recall Governor
Hartley is indicated in a statement is
sued by A. S. Kerry, executive chair
man of the statewide organization
circulating ouster petitions. With the
exception of those in Seattle all offices
of the organization are ordered closed.
Signatures necessary for a recall elec
tion have not been obtained. Kerry |
said: “The recall law itself is re-I
sponsible for failure of the movement..
It prohibits the employment of paid
petition circulators and clothes the
recall movement with so many pro
hibitions that an attempt to oust an
official of the State is almost an im
possibility.” Kerry declines to state !
the number of signatures obtained, on i
the ground: “if I give it out our ene-j
mis will have the information theyj
have been unable to secure.”
THIRD ATTEMPT SWIM
CATALINA CHURL IS
SUCCESS FOR WOMAN
MRS. MYRTLE HUDDLESTON, A
30-YEAR-OLD MOTHER, HAS
BATTLE WITH BARACUDA
WILMINGTON, Calif., Feb. 7. (JP)—
Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston, a 30-year-old
mother, successfully completed her
third attempt to swim the Catalina
channel by superhuman effort. She
was dragged from the water just as
she was lapsing into unconscious
ness as soon as she reached land.
She had a harrowing experience with
a giant baracuda, which bit her arms
and legs.
Peter Meyer of Cincinnati quit two
and a half miles from the goal.
Mrs. Charlotte Schoemmel of New
York stopped when the convoying
yacht developed trouble and was un
able to accompany her. Miss Martha
Stager of Portland also gave up.
Mrs. Huddleston made the swim in
20 hours and 42 minutes and finished
in a state of semi-coma. The tide
and waves helped her in the final dis
tance when exhausted.
TOWN IN FLAMES
MANAGUA, Feb. 7. (IP)—An aviator
reported the Liberal forces ahd cap
tured Chinandega, 60 miles northwest
of Managua, a town of 10,000 inhabi
tants. It was reported to be in flames.
SIR THOMAS LIPTON RESIGNS
LONDON, Feb. 7. (JP)—Sir Thomas
Lipton has resigned from active con
trol of Thomas Lipton, Limited.
B0II1IHT CITY
RESUMED INTENSITY
REBELS REFUSE TO ACCEPT
CONDITIONS IMPOSED—CIVIL
IANS REQUESTED LEAVE ;
LONDON, Feb. 7. (/P)—Despite of
ficial announcement from Lisbon re
belling troops at Oporto surrendered.
Dispatches received later indicated
that fighting was resumed. Delay in
transmission and fragmentary dis
patches indicate a strict Portuguese
censorship. An official communique
said unconditional surrender was de
manded. Last night a Reuter dis
patch said bombardment of the city
was resumed with intensity at 1:30
in the morning and a number killed.
A Havas dispatch said: “The Portu
guese War Minister says the rebels
refused to accept the conditions im
posed and the bombardment was re
sumed. A proclamation was issued
requesting civilians to leave the city.”
Dispatches said reinforcements were
rushed to Oporto. The bombardment
started fires which are spreading.
Restlessness is increasing at Lisbon.
PRINCESS KIRAM, UNIVERSITY OF
ILLINOIS GRADUATE, IS IN
HANDS OF AUTHORITIES
MANILA, Feb. 7. (/P)—A Bulletin
dispatch said Princess Tarhata Kiram,
graduate of the University of Illinois,
and favorite wife of the rebel Moro
chieftain, Datu Tahil, was picked up
by the Moro chief on Jolo Island and
turned over to the authorities. It is
reported her husband deserted her
after a flight from the fortress wfliere
sflie long held the constabulary at
bay. She was footsore and exhausted.
CUTTER IS LAUNCHED
TO REPLACE FAMOUS
NORTHLAND LEAVES WAYS AT
NEWPORT NEWS, VA_WILL
CARRY CREW OF 104
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 7. (£>)
—The coast guard cutter Northland
was launched to replace the Bear in
Arctic waters. Mrs. Frederick C.
Billiard, wife of the coast guard com
mandant, christened the Northland
at the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock company. The North
land is 216 feet long with 39 feet
«
beam, with 2,050 tons displacement.
She is powered with a Deisel engine
and electric machinery. She is de
signed to make 11 knots an hour and
carries a crew of 104 officers and men.
The fate of the Bear has not been de
termined.