VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 182. SEWARD, ALASKA SATURDAY, NOV. 24, 1928. PRICE TEN GENTS
ANOTHER AIRPLANE
SERVICE TO S1I
SEATTLE, ALASKA
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT OI
MAIL, PASSENGER SERVICE,
WITHIN 10 DAYS
SEATTLE, Nov., 24, (A3)—With ail
Alaska Mail contract as its goal a
nc-w company is being organized to
operate a regular service between
Seattle and Alaska with three
Sikorski planes, worth $60,000 each
Verne Gorst, president of the Seat
''T' tie Flying Service announced last
night.
Gorst who founded the Pacific
Air Transport, returned to Seattle
from the East where he studied
types of planes best suited for the
Alaska service. He said the possi
bilities of successful operation be
tween Seattle, Ketchikan and Jun
eau had been studied, under his di
rection, several months and the
service also will carry passengers.
Gorst is going to Washington on
December 1 to interview Senator
Jones and Congressman Miller, he
said.
Regarding the fog problem Grost
declared “We hit the fog problem
over the Skiyous in starting the
coastwise Seattle to California mail
run which was called impossible but
we found a way to beat them. The
"og on the Inside Passage route to
Alaska could be no more worse and
I $m confident a regular mail ser
I vic^ can be done; furthermore, I
believe almost every letter writer in
.Alaska would gladly patronize the
route.”
-NEGRO EX-CONVICT
DENIES IS KILLER
WOMAN SAYS RE IS
OMAHA. Nov., 24, (A1)—While
Jake Bird, negro ex-eonvict from
Utah was held in prison as the
hatchet slayer, police maintained
another all night patrol over the
city.
Bud denied any connection with
the hatchet killings although Mis
Stribling said he was the killer. In
--oector Danbaum said he must
have more evidence even him that
Bird >s the man wanted.
Average U. S. Airport
Three Miles From City
WASHINGTON. Nov 23. (/Pi—
The average distance of airoorU
from the business centers of cities
in the United States is three miles
according to compilation of tin
Aeronautic Branch of the Denar t
ment of Commerce. Investigation
of distances at 436 cities shows a
variation of from one-quarter of a
mile to 18 miles.
Rumania Drives Out
650,000 Hungariam
proxiroatelv 650 000 Hungarians liv
ing in Rumania, including 350 00(
naturalized citizens, will be expellee
„ from Transylvania following a de
cision of the Ministry of Labor 11
Bucharest. An exception will b<
made in favor of tho^e who residet
there before 1914 and who are mar
ried to or who marry Rumaniai
wives before the end of the curren
'■’•mth These are granted threi
years’ respite.
Iowa Builds Six Miles
Highway Each Day
DES MOINES, la., Nov., 23, (/P)—
Iowa has been “getting out of the
mud” at the rate of siv miles per
day during 1928. The perennial
tourist johes about Iowa "mud
roads will soon have to be discarded
as Iowa road builders continue to
wipe out hte dirt roads of her pri
mary highway system by replacing
them with pavement at the unusual
rate of six miles a day.
CAPTAIN REMAINS ON STEAMER
CREW RESCUED; SHIP
STANDS BY
CAPETOWN, South Africa, Nov.,
24, (A5)—The British steamer Can
boo is reported sinking 35 'miles
Southwest of East London. The
crew, which abandoned her were
picked up by the British steamer
Windsor Castle.
Capt. Mitchell of the Cariboo re
mained aboard the sinking ship.
Heavv weather prevailed when the
vessel left East London where she
had been loading for the United
States. It is believed the Windsor
CastL is now standng by hoping to
“save the Captain.
DR. MILLINS, DEAD
i LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov., 24, (JF)—
iDr. Edgar Young Mullins, president
I of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, died at his home. He
suffered a stroke of paralysis on
November 10.
SPLINTER PROVES SERIOUS
WHEELING, W Va„ Nov., 23, (Ad
—Albert Nickerson, 68. must submit
to an operaian for removal of r.
steel splinter in his thumb because
21 years ago when he sustained the
injury he dismissed it as trifling.
The splinter has worked its way in
to the muscles of the thumb.
SPOKANE PLANE
CRASHES IN F08
FOUR MEN S!E
I’LL 'MEET YOU IN HELL !” RE
MARKED PASSENGER AS
PLANE FELL
SPOKANE Nov., 24, (IP)—A greai,
12 passenger airnlane cruised over
Spokane several hours thru a dense
fog yesterday afternoon seeking a
landing place, then crashed and
killed four men and injured two
severely. One of the injured may
die.
Those killed were Lieut William
Williams, crack pilot of the Spok
ane Airways Inc.; J. I. Dunlop, a
bank employee; Lewis D. Burger,
airplane expert and Arthur Enar
«on. business manager of the Main
er Flying Service of Spokane. Me
chanic D. Mitchell is believed moi
tally hurt Rex Heath, business
manager of the Spokane Airways,
I will live.
The oarty was returning from an
air carnival at Colfax, Wn., Heath
said. When the plane was about
fn crash Enarson remarked, “Looks
prettv bad; I’ll meet you in hell !’’
PLANE NOSE DIKED
PILOT IS KILLED
VICTORIA Nov., 24, </P)—Arthur
Raybone, British Columbia Airways
flyer, was killed and Valdemer Ben
drodt seriously injured when Raj
bone’s plane crashed at the Lans
downe Road Airdrome yesterday af
ternoon. Observers said the plane
I suddenly nose dived. The exact
cause of the accident is unknown.
LOUDSPEAKERS TOO LOUD
MEMPHIS, Nov.. 23 (/P)— Mer
: chants, professional men and otliei
have asked the aid of city of foci! Is
iin keeping jazz music from Main
'Street. One merchant said five
'radio loudspeaker.! were operating
in hearing distance of his store and
ithat “the din is terrific and terri
ble.’
NEW X-RAY CAMERA REVEALS HIDDEN
PROCESS OF GROWTH
1 A new X-ray camera, invented by Dr. Arthur C.
' Pillsbury of Berkely, Cal. (above), photographs plant
‘ life action above ground in foliage and at the same time
I pictures what goes on underground. The machine costs
i $10 a second to operate at the present time.
Mexico City Acquires
Land For Air Port
MFXTCO CITY, Nov., 24,
Mexican civil aviation, which until
Jnow has been using the military
jhangars and field at Valbuena, is
ito-nave a home of its own, to be
jknown as the “Central Airport of
!fhe City or Mexico.” Work on the
[new field is being rushed with a
view to completing it within a few
weeks.
:NEVER RETURNED FROM HUNT
TING TRIP; LEAVES SON AND
DAUGHTER
KETCHIKAN, Nov., 24, (/P)—Jack
jLeibrant, 79-year-old pioneer Alas
kan, evidently has perished in the
• a ' .. . „us home
stead at Kasaan.
| Searchers from the coast guard
cutter Cygeta returned last night
after a search for Leibrant who has
been missing sinme November 14,
v/her he went on a hunting tirp.
; Severe storms have swept the
| area since He leaves a daughter,
Mrs. May Fox of Seattle, and a son,
Thomas of Sedro Wooley.
FINANCIER DIES
NEW YORK. Nov., 24, (IP)—
Thomas Fortune Ryan, aged finan
cier, died at his home here after a
hort illness late yesterday.
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MAKES PREDICTION
WASHINGTON, Nov., 23, (/Pi
Legislation to permit consolidation
of railroads was predicted by Rep
resentative^ Hock.
Alcohol Motor Fuel
Nearer Realization
WASHINGTON. Nov., 23, f/P)—Re
newed activity of British interests
to develop an alcohol motor fuel
which could be used in part as \
substitute for gasoline in automo
i biles and airplane engines has been
reported ' to the Department of
Commerce by Homer S. Fox, Ameri
can Trade Commissioner at London.
DEVELOP COLLEGE HEADS
NORTHFIELD, Minn., Nov., 23,
(/P)- When W. W. Bartlett becomes
oresident of Rio Grande College in
Ohio be will be the fourth president
sent ’ey Carleton Colleg to other in
stitul ons in seven years.
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j'V oman See Peace Hope
In Kellogg Treaties
.
WASHINGTON, Nov., 23, (/P)
Women of the International League
for Peace and Freedom ^-e much
more hopeful of abolishing war
.since the advent of the Kellogg
Peace Treaty, says Miss Anne Mar
tin, Western Regional Director, who
is in Washington with Miss Jane
Addams, president of the League.
PAGE DIOGENES !
KINGSTON, N. C. Nov. 23. (/P)—
Willie Langdon, negro youth, saw
an elderly white man drop a dime.
Before he could return the coin,
the owner had driven off in his
antomobile. Willie cranked his own
fliver and overtook his man 11
miles away. “You may keep the
dime,” the latter said.
BATTLESHIP BUNS
INTO STORM; HERB
IS UNDISTURBED
SAYS HE HAS SEEN IT WORSE,
IN ANSWER TO ATTACHE’S
REMARK
ON BOARD THE S. S. MARY
LAND, Nov.. 24, (/P)—The battleship
which is bearing President-elect
Herbert Hoover to South America
is riding out a gale which attained a
velocitv of 70 mles air hour. The
Maryland rode the storm well and
Hoover apparently was undisturbed
by the gale
At the height of the storm waves
broke oyer the clipper bow i In owing
spray as high as the bridge and at
times the water was five feet deep
in the forecastle and on the quar
terdeck.
SPEED WAS REDUCED
from 17 to six knots. Seas ham
mered the seaplane on the quarter
deck so badly the ship had to
change its courst in order to permit
it being moved to a sheltered posi
tion.
Mr. Hoover had his first taste of a
itropical storm during the night
when heavy seas lapped the side of
the chip until it poured into the
portholes of the sitting room.
OAFRHEARING AN
an attache saying “This is terrible,”
Hoover smiled and replied; "Oh, I
have seen ij; worse !”
CONDITION OF KINO
GEORGE IMPROVING.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
LONDON, Nov 24. K/P)— After
passing a fair night King George Is
improved today, although, for the
! first time, it became known pleurisy
was present.
I The offwial bulletin said his
;Majestv’s improvement is main
tained which gave further relief to
! public anxiety. It is understood that
pleurisy in the King’s type of lung
congestion was nothing out of the
ordinary and that therefore there
need be no anxiety on this account.
Chinese General Plans
School For Army Wives
KAIFENG, China, Nov., 23, (fP)—A
college for the education of the
wives of army officers is to be es
tablished here by order of Marshal
Feng Yu Hsiang, known as the
Christian commander.
Feng’s purpose is to organize a
school which will enable the wives
of military officers to gain an edu
cation during hours not devoted to
their household duties.
Great Medical Finds
Not Really Medicines
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov., 24, t/P)—'The
two most important medical dis
coveries in a decade, insulin ana
liver extract, are not strictly reme
dies in the sense that medicines arc
usually understood.
The classification of these two
at the top of the 10-year standing is
|by Dr. Elliott P. Joslin, clinical pro
fessor of medicine at Harvard Uni
i versify.
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MILLIONS FOR AERONAUTICS
MET,BORNE, Nov., ?3, (fP)—Aero
nautical improvements planned by
.the Australian Government thu
I year will cost nearly $1,000,000.