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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 97. SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1928. PRICE TEN CENTS
COMMANDER OF FORD RELIEF
PLANE EXPEDITION FOR
TRANSATLANTIC FLIERS
QUEBEC, April 25. (JP)—'Floyd Ben-j
who flew over the North Pole;
with Lieut. Byrd, died this morning j
from double pneumonia. Death came!
while his wife was near him, herself,
a patient in the same hospital with
tonsilitis.
Xis closest man friend, Lieut. Byrd,
was also at the bedside having can
celled all engagements and rushed
here as soon as Bennett’s condition
became! serious.
Colonel Lindbergh was also in Que.'
bo^ Bennett was brought to the hos
pital by an airplane from Lake Ste
Agnes on Sunday after being stricken
while commanding the air expedition
to the relief of the stranded trans
Atlantic flyers on Greenly Island. ‘
Bennett undertook the relief exijp
dition with Brent Balchen although
both had to leave sick beets. ’After
Bennett’s cold turned to pneumonia
he was- dropped from the expedition
and Balchen pushed on without him.
L1BEBBH FLIES
WITH SERUM TO SICK
WAKES FAST TRIP FROM NEW
YORK TO BEDSIDE BENNETT
HOVERING, LIFE, DEATH
QUEBEC April 25. (Jp)—Colonel
Lindbergh, driving a fast Army plane
thrlr rain and snow, brought anti
pneumonia serum to Bennett’s bedside
in less than four hours after the take
off from New York. He kept his
plane close to the limit of 125 miles)
an hour. Colonel Lindbergh, upon
arriving, immediately jumped into a
waiting automobile and took the se
rum to the hospital where Bennett
was hovering between life and death.
ANCHORAGE PRECINCTS
AND RAILROAD BELT
jf'.ie total Anchorage vote as
phoned to The Gateway at noon to
day, including the railroad belt, was
r.s follows;
Inward 425, Sutherland 1165,
Albrecht 578, Aldrich 174, Lathron
774; Caswell 360, Chase 735, Gelles
617, Pratt ISO, Wickersham 894;
Rustgard 833, Waller 594, Borgen
818, Goodall 607, Dean 641, Foster
633^ McCain 650, Murray 697, Phinn
656, Roach 665, Seller 419, Tarwater
970.
FUR DEALERS GATHER
SEATTLE, April 25. (£>)—'The first
far Western conference of the Nation
al Association of the fur industry
opened with 100 delegates who will
attend the §2,000,000 monthly Seattle
auction opening Wednesday.
KETCHIKAN, April 25. (Special to
The Gateway)—No. 1 precinct—How.
ard 266, Sutherland 2 '7, Rustgard 336,
Waller, 71, Albrecht 78, Aldrich 62,
Lathrop 308.
KETCHIKAN, April 25. (Special to
The Gateway—Wacker, Revilla, Char
Coal Point and Ketchikan—No 2 pre
cinct, Craig, Petersburg, Stikine, and
Wrangell. Howard 305, Sutherland
667, Rustgard 740, Waller 145, Al
brecht 356, Aldrich J58, Lathrop 321.
FLOOD CONTROL BILL
PUSSES THE HOUSE
BY II LARGE VOTE
IF SENATE PASSES BILL AND*
C00L1DGE VETOES IT, REPUB.
LICANS STICK WITH HIM
WASHINGTON, April 25. (£>)—'The
Senate Jones Flood Control Bill pass
ed the House by a vote of 254 to 90.
President Coolidge’s attitude remains
problematical.
Administration leaders switched at
the last minute after a compromise
with the bill supporters had proved
futile.
If the Senate passes the bill and
Coolidge vetoes it, it is believed the
administration of Republicans will up.
hold him.
FRANK LOCKHART
PLUNGES TO DEATH
AFTER II RECORD
TRAVELING 200 MILES AN HOUR
WHEN CAR HURTLED THRU
AIR DOWN TO BEACH
DAITONA BEACH,, April 25. (ff)—
Frank Lockhart plunged to his death
attempting to break the world’® speed
record for the straightaway mile set
by Ray Keech, on Snnday, 207 and
one-half miles an hour.
Traveling at 200 miles' an hour
Lockhart’s Stutz turned sidewise and
hurtled 30 feet thru the air, traveling
100 yards then turned over and came
down on the beach in pieces. Mrs.
Lockhart witnessed the accident.
REPUBLICAN
SEWARD- Howard 70, Sutherland
90; Albrecht 37, Aldrich 9, Lathrop
103; Caswell 44, Chase 46, Gelles 81,
Pratt 14, Wickersham 66; Gottstein
77, Grant 72; Rustgard 78, Waller 53; |
Bergen 118, Goodall 22; Dean 45, j
Foster 86, McCain 44, Murray 77,1
Phinn 19 ,Roach 53, Seller 26, Tar
water 106.
MOOSE PASS- Sutherland . 12; Al
brecht 5, Aldrich 5, Lathrop 2; Cas
well 2, Chase 4PGelles 5, Pratt 1,
Wickersham 11; Gottstein 10, Grant
9; Rustgard 11; Borgen 9, Goddall 3;
Dean 8, 'Foster 6, McCain 3, Murray
7, Phinn 1, Roach 8, Seller 1, Tar
; water 11.
! LAWING- Howard 1, Sutherland 6,
i Albrecht 1, Aldrich 1, Lathrop 5; Cas
well 1, Chase 1, Gelles 8, Pratt 2,
Wickersham 6; Gottstein 5, Grant 7;
Rustgard 3, Waller 4; Borgen 5,
Goodall 2; Dean 4, Foster 3, McCain
2, Murray 2, Roach 3, Seller 1, Tar
water 7;
MILE 3, 1-4-7-Howard 1, Sutherland
21; Albrecht 6, Aldrich) 6, Lathrop 11;
1 Caswell 3, Chase 7, Gelles 10, Pratt
■ 1, Wickersham 18; Gottstein 16,
| Grant 16; Rustgard 13, Waller 7;
Borgen 18, Goodall 2, Dean 15, Fos
ter 12, McCain 15, Murray 8, Phinn 2,
Roach 3, Seller 5, Tarwater 18.
DEMOCRAT
SEWARD—Grigsby 20; Connors 9,
Virdin 7; Hellenthal 17, MICloskey,
16, McDonald 15, Shattuck 16, Troy
17, Turner 16, Shonbech 1; Truitt 53;
Dimond 20; Cusick 18, McCutcheon
18, McMullen 19, Michelson 19.
MOOSE PASSrGrigsby 2; Connors;
2; Hellenthal 2, McCloskey 2, Me
Donald 2, Shattuck 2, Troy 2, Tur
ner 2; Truitt 2; Dimond 2; Cusick 2,
McCutcheon 2, McMullen 2, Michel
son 2.
MILE 3 1-4—McMullen 1. . ;
LADING- None.
JUNEAU REPORT LATE
j
Just prior to going to press the
Juneau primary election toals came
in too late for today’s issue. How
ever the vote would indicate Suth
erland, Rustgard, Wickersham and j
Lathrop leading by substantial maj-1
orities.
i
imam farmer
I SLAUGHTERS FAMILY
. VANCOUVER, Wn., April 25. (£>)—
Albert Senti, farmer, killed his wife
Amelia, his daughter Agnes 11 and a
son four years old then killed* himself.
The family was beaten to death with
a hatchet then their throats slashed
with a knife. Senti killed himself by
exploding a dynamite charge. The
motive is unknown.
CALLS IN FOR WATER
DUTCH HARBOR, April 25. (£>)—
The motorship Crosholm, bound from
Seattle to Katchatka with cannery;
equipment, called for water on ac
count of heavy storms enroute.
CORDOVA. OTHER
PRECINCTS. SHI
LATHROP LEADING
i
CORDOVA, April 25. (£>)—Howard
146, Sutherland 240, Albrecht 126, Al
drich 21, Lathrop - 238, Caswell 118,
Chase 261, Gelles 134, Pratt, 32, Wick
ersham 178, Gottstein 236, Grant 246,
Rustgard 256, Waller 89, Borgen 167,j
Goodall 206, Dean 96, Foster 200, Mc
Cain 165, Murray 223, Phinn 341,
Roach 127, Seller) 50, Tarwater 162. j
Kennecott fqnd Bonanza—Howard
33, Sutherland, 26, Chase 33, Gelles 25,
Pratt 13, Wickersham 19, Ttustgand 27,
Waller 26, Borgen 32, Goodall 24, Dean
29, Foster 37, McCain 42, Murray 40,
Phinn 70, Roach 38, Seller 19, Tar
water 63 .
Chitina—Howard 13. Sutherland 31,
Albrecht 10, Aldrich 3, Lathrop 2%
Caswell 22, Chase 20, Waller 9, Bor
gen 11, Goodall 25, Dean 16, Foster 11,
McCain 15, Murray 23, Phinn 22, Sel
ler 13, Roach 21, Tarwater 19.
DIMM LEADS IT
VALDEZ, April 25. (JF)—1The total
vote was 105. There was 21 Demo
crat votes cast on the legislative tick
et with A. J. Dimond for Senator, lead
ing. Others leading were Represent
atives James Cusick, H. McCutcheon,
P. C. McMullen, C. P. Michelson.
Republican; Sutherland, Lathrop,
Chase, Wickersham, Gottstein, Grant
and Rustgard. Legislative; Gust Bor.
gen for Senator. For! Representatives
Joe Murray was high, followed by H.
F. Foster, L. D. Roach and William
Phinn.
SOFTENING OF ICE
PREVENTS OOP OFF
LAKE STE AGNES, April 25. (/P)—
Messages received from Greenly Is
land said softening ice caused the fiv
ers to abandon hope of flying to Mur
/ *
ray Bay in the Bremen and they will
leave the island in the Ford relief
plane piloted by Balchen.
The Anchorage and Fairbanks of
ficial count came in late to this of
fice today and not a line from the
Second Division.
WILKINS DOES HOT
. EXPECT GET AWAY
UNTIL LATE 1 MAY
GOLD MEDAL IS AWARDED CAPT,
BY THE AMERICAN GEO
GRAPHIC SOCIETY
NEW YORK, April 25. (£>}—'The
Times printed a dispatch from Capt.
Wilkins saying he has decided to wait
the arrival of a ship at the nearest
point of embarkation and doubted
whether he and Eielson will be able
to leave Green Harbor before the mid
dle of May.
The first award of the Samuel Pin
ley Breese Morse gold medal of the
American Geographic Society has been
made to Wilkins for "his three years
in the Arctic culminating in the pres
ent flight." Wilkins was wirelessed
and notified of the honor.
wim m smith
ARE STRENGTHENED
IN THREE STATES
IN THE FACE.OF A BITTER CON
TEST HOOVER CAPTURES MA
JORITY OHIO DELEGATES
WASHINGTON, April 25. (&)—To
all appearances voting in the Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts- pri
maries yesterday strengthened the
hands of Hoover and Smith as con
tenders in the Republican and Demo
cratic Presidential nomination.
Hoover, in the face of a bitter con
test, captured the majority of 51 dele
gates from Ohio. His managers claim
he will have the support of Kansas
City and more than a score of Massa
chusets delegations of 39 with the
hope of a showdown to land 79 unin
structed delegates from Pennsylvania.
From the Smith camp the prediction
Smith will have Mas&achusett’s dele
gation with 36 votes and will have the
support of all but a few Pennsylvania
delegates votes and receive votes from
at least 30 of 48 delegation^ from
Ohio.
WATSON NORTHBOUND
SEATTLE, April 25. (/P)—'The Ad
miral Watson sailed at 10 o’clock to
day and carried 139 passengers. For
Seward, Mrs. Clarke, E. Billson, M. H.
Howard, W. S. Douglass, C. C. Burgh
er, W. L. Walter, J. Thompson and 20
steerage.
UNAWARE OF DEATH
QUEBEC, April 25. (/P)—Colonel
Lindbergh hopped off for New York
at 11:20 unaware of Bennett’s death.
He flew over the hospital as* Bennett
lay in it, dead.