MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 121.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
N. y. SHIPPING IS
m ID NIGHT
MANY MISHAPS HAVE OCCCRED
EXTENT OF DAMAGE IS NOT
YET ASCERTAINED
NEW YORK, May 23. (£>)—After
spending the night aboard 'the coast
guard cutter Seminole, in the lower
bay, 89 passengers of the Clyde Liner
Mohawk, which was the victim of the
fog which has paralized shipping in
the harbor for 24. hours, and caused
numerous mishaps, were landed on
Staten Island.
The passengers wTere taken off the
Mohawk after that vessel had gone
aground off Sea Bright, N. J., follow
ing a collision with the old Dominion
liner Jefferson.
The Semiole had to wait thru the
night for the fog to lift.
The Holland American liner Veen
^ dam was in a collision with the Porto
Rico. She returned to her pier w‘here
many of the 700 passengers disem
barked. The extent of the damage
■was not ascertained.
The Red Star Liner Pennland,
■which was in a collision with the Is
thmian freighter Anniston City, was
expected to return to her dock with
her 207 Europe bound p^ss^ngers.
The Anniston City was already dock
ed. The fog was the cause of all
these mishaps.
JOBILfOFFir
NORTH POLE WHICH
AREA BE EXPLORED
SEVERAL SCIENTISTS ACCOM
PANY GENERAL; WILL PLANT
POPE’S CROSS
KINGSBAY, May 23. (£>)—Nobile
hopped off for <the North Pole. He
, intends to land at the Pole and make
F explorations and plant a cross, given
to him by the Pope.
The expedition is expected to last
46 hours. Nobile is' accompanied by
several scientists and plans to make
sfudies of temperatures, prevalent
winds, climatic conditions and mag
netic compass variations.
RESCUE WORKERS IN
GAS FILLED TUNNELS
MATHER, Pa., May 23. (£>)—'The
rescue workers are pushing their way
£hru the gas filled tunnels of the
Mather mine where a disastrous ex
plosion occured last Saturday.
They had recovered 68 bodies and
were hoping to determine ‘the fate of
some 110 other miners still unac
counted for. The rescue leaders held
little hope for the entombed men.
RETURN TO HOMES
SCOFIELD DAM-SITE, Utah, May
23, (JP)—Thousands or residents in
The flood threatened country return
ed to their homes but are prepared
'o flee should the dam burst. Opf
icial believe the climax is over.
TO PREVENT DIM
CRUMBLE. IDAHO
SHOULD DAM GIVE WAY THOUS
ANDS ACRES 750 HOMES BE
WASHED AWAY
SALT LAKE, May 23, (/P)— An ad
ditional force of 200 men arrived a?
Scofield Dam, 130 miles south oi
Salt Lake City, and with the linked
efforts of 300 others, are working to
sav« the dam from collapsing.
Should ’ the dam crumble 60,0 )0
acies of water will inundate 1,000
acies of farma and wash out 750
li n res along a 32-mile course from
the dam to Price, a town of 12,000
inhabitants.
The residents are prenared to
t' hc to the hills.
ALMOST 300 CHINESE AND 4<
WHITES ON BOARD SHIP
DOWN AT HEAD
SEATTLE, May 23, (£>)—With 280
Chinese and 40 whites on boa'’! the
Alaska Packers Association vessel
Star of Falkland is ashore on the
rocks half-mile west of Akun Head,
inside the Bering Sea.
The Coast Guard advised the Falk
land is down at the head,with, the
forward deck under water
The Cutter Haida is expected to
reach the vessel today. The Light
l ^use tender Cedar is proceeding
the Falkland’s aid.
The plight of the cannery crew i?
not revealed. The ship sailed from
San Francisco for Bristol Bay canner
ies.
EXECUTIONER'S HOME
IN NEW YORK BOMBED
NEW YORK, May 23, (£>)—The
home of Robert Elliott, State ex
ecutioner, who sent Sacco and Van
zetti, Communist slayers, to then
deaths, was bombed. No one was in
jured. Police are making a diligent
search for a car which was parked
near the Elliott home shortly before
the residence was wrekd.
WASHINGTON, May 23, (£>)—
Ti esident Coolidge vetoed the Me
i Nary-Haugen Farm Bill.
DISAPPEARANCE OF
SPRECKLES SIGNAL
I END OE ROMANCE
j FORMER CHORUS GIRL AND
SUGAR KING IS CHOICE MOR
SEL FOR GOSSIP
LOS ANGELES, May 23. (/P)—'The
apparent disappearance of Claus
Spreckels, sugar millionaire, and as
serted principal in a romance with
Hertna “Babe” Kaths, former chorus
girl, gave rise to rumors of an early
termination of the whole incident.
Spreckels and his wife are report
ed to have left San Francisco for
this city but no trace of them can be
found. Misc Kaths’ mother declared
that she will ask Federal authorities
to investigate all angles of her*daugh
ter’s alleged romance with the mil
lionaire.
In addition to the demand for this
probe Mrs. Kaths signified her inten
tion of asking a full investigation of
her daughter’s arrest here on a charge
of alchoholism.
Charges of misusing their authority
;
will be filed with the police commis
sion against the detectives 'trho ar
| rested her at that time, attorneys
! for Mrs. Kaths said.
MAJOR ELLIOTT WILL JOIN
THEM FOLLOWING WEEK; IN
SPECT LANDING FIELDS
JUNEAU, May 2Z. {&)—Governor
Parks sailed last night on the steam
er Aleutian on a tour to almost all
the settled sections of the Alaskan
mainland except Bristol Bay. High
way Engineer R. J. Sommers is ac
companying Governor Parks. Major
Malcolm Elliott, President of the Al
aska Road Commission, joins them
next week.
The trip will cover 5,000 miles and
they will travel half the distance by
i airplane; 1,400 miles by steamer, 400
miles by automobile, and the remain
der by train. They will study condi
tions and make recommendations to
the next legislature especially on air
port sites’.
WASHINGTON, May 23, (JP)~
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion has granted in part authority
to the Cheasapeake and Ohio Rail
road to consolidate with the Pere
Marquette, but set up conditions
whLh go far to wipe out the p fits
j of the Van Sweringen brothers.
VETOED TWO MORE
WASHINGTON, May 23, (/P)—The
!loii- 1 overwhelmingly overrode the,
”oolidge vetoo on two minor post- i
at: ice bills while the President ve
toed two other bills.
NOTE FROM U. S.
IS RECEIVED BY
HEADS NANKING
MATTER OF PROTECTION OF
AMERICANS AND PROPERTY
IS TAKEN UP
SHANGHAI, May 23. {£>)—'The Nan
king Government officials revealed
the fact that they had received a note
from the United States Government
concerning the protection of American
lives and property in north China.
Although the contents of the note j
were not made public the Nationalist
officials declared that it had request-!
ed that the Nationalist troops be in- J
structed to make no attempt to enter
certain protected areas set up by the
United States.
The Nationalists expressed resent
ment at the action of the Japanese
i
in presenting a virtual ultimatum to
Chang Iso Lin. They termed this as
an interference in Chinese domestic
affairs amounting to a declaration of^
a protectorate over Manchuria.
FOR GOV. RITCHIE
BALTIMORE, May 23, (JP)~Dem J
ocratic; Cbhv4ntiqns elected a delega
tion with 16 votes pledged to Gor !
t^hor Ritchie under the unit rule.
HEATED WRANGLE
AT REPUBLICAN
MEET AT DALLAS
PLATE GLASS WINDOW SMASH-!
ED; CHAIRMAN ARRESTED
AND RELEASED AGAIN
DALLAS, Tex., May 23. ^—Re
publicans split fhe Convention under
the impetus of a heated wrangel be
tween factions favoring the nomina
tion of Hoover and advocated an un
instructed delegation amidst wild dis
order marked by the smashing of a
plate glass door in the City Hall Au
ditorium and the arrest and the re
lease of the State Committee Chair
man. C. C. Littleton.
Advocates to the uninstructed dele
gations marched out and held their
own at the Convention. Both sides
claim the National Committee must
recognize their delegates. Hoover
supporters met to name 26 delegates;
while the other faction claimed the'
Convention could name only four as1
22 were chosen at district meets.
MILLIONS IN GOLD
NEW YORK, May 23, —The S. S.
“He de France” sailed for France
carrying $12,000,000 m gold.
GREAT WELCOME
EXTENDED ALASKA
WILKINS AND EIELSON FETED
UPON ARRIVAL BERGEN;
DINE WITH KING
BERGEN, Norway, May, 23, (jP) -
The entire city and harbor was
decked with flags in honor of Cap*
George Wilkins and Lieutenant Carl
Eielson, when they arrived from
Tromsoe.
Crowds lined the streets in we1
coming the airmen. The Director of
Bergen Museum lauded them for the
valuable contributions to science
and exploration.
Wilkins and Eielson both responded
and Eielson, speaking Norwegian, de
lighted his hearers when be said be »
wa3 proud he was of Norwegian or
igin.
A luncheon was given the flyers
by the United States Consul. They
have been extended an invitation to
dine with King Haakon tonight.
FOUR DISASTERS
IN MINES MONTH
TAKE LAR6E TOIL
ESTrtfffcTED 236 MINERS HAVE
LOST LIVES; HUNDREDS LIST
ED MISSING
NEW YORK, May 23. (JP)-~It is in
dicated that 236 workers’ lost their
lives in four mine accidents ‘since
Saturday as follows: Mather, Pa.,
coal mine explosion, 164 known dead
and 33 missing; Yukon and We?P
Virginia coal mine explosion, 13
known dead and four missing; Har
land, Ky., coal mine ex-plosion, two
dead and 16 missing; Kimberly, Nev.,
copper mine, cave-in with four dead.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston, 4; New York, 14.
Cleveland, 3; Ghicago, 4.
St. Louis, 3; Detroit, 6.
Washington, 6; Philadelphia, 7, 11
inning.s
NATIONAL LEAGUE
C icago, 2; St. Louis, 3.
Pi tsburgh, 4; Cincinnati, 5.
New York, 9; Brooklyn, 5.
Philadelphia, 1; Boston, 3.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Hollywood, 1; Los' Angeles, 2.
Portland, 5; Seattle, 3.
Missions, 6; San Francisco, 7.
Oakland, C; Sacramento, 4.
ON ALL FRONTS
CHICAGO, May 22. (Jp)—Featured
by filing of a bill of particulars
against three accused criminal court
judges, Chicago’s drive against crime
continued on three fronts.