MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 246. SEWARD, ALASKA MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1928. PRICE TEN GENTS
German Airship Passes
Over Washington After
Crossing Atlantic Ocean
GRAF ZEPPELIN, GIANT DIRIGIBLE MAKES BER
MUDAS OVER SOUTHERN ROUTE ON TRIP
FROM FRIEDRICKSHAFEN TO LAKEHURST,
NEW JERSEY, BRINGS MAIL FROM EUROPE
AND PROCEEDS UP AMERICAN COAST WITH
SIXTY SOULS ABOARD—SHE WILL TAKE
MAIL BACK TO EUROPE AND THEN MAKE
CRUISE AROUND THE WORLD.
WASHINGTON, Oct., 15, (/P)—The Graf Zeppelin
passed over Washington, D. C., at 12:21 p. m. today.
The big German dirigible is expected to arrive
at Lakehurst sometime this afternoon. Including
the crew there are about 60 people on board.
WAS DUE YESTERDAY
WASHINGTON, Oct., 15, UP)—
The Zeppelin expected to reach
Lakehurst Sunday (yesterday) af
ternoon, according to radio mes
sages from Ekener received along
the Atlantic coast.
RADIO, TELEVISION. MOVING
PICTURES AND STAGE BE
COMBINED
NEW YORK, Oct. 15,. (/P)—Word
of the immediate merger of the
Radio Corporation of America with
the Keith Albee Orpheum Circuit
and Film Booking Offices Pictures
Corporation with a capital of about
5500,000,000 is made known.
The combination, if successfully
made, will mean the welding of
many branches of radio, television,
motion pictures, and the stage, and
will contain an organization as
nowerful in the amusement field
as the General Electric is in trans
portation.
David Sarnoff. general manager
cf the Radio Corporation and
Joseph Kennedy, president of the
Film Booking Offices, are credited
with being the directing minds of
the merger.
WOMEN MURDERED
NOT A SUICIDE IS
NEWTUEORY
FORMER PARAMOUR OF DEAD
WOMAN IS SUSPECTED BY
RELATIVES
RAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, (JP)—
Interest in the Mead suicide-mur
der mystery took on a significant
light when police began a search
lor Miss Lillian FlicK, star witness
in the case who has been missing.
Miss Flick, the telephone opera
tor who heard Mrs. Cora Meads de
sparing cry for help the night of
September 26, is the witness whose
testimony leads to the theory that
Mrs. Mead was murdered and not
a suicide. The cry she heard over
tne telephone that night was, “My
God help—he is killing'me ! !”
The former paramour of the dead
woman is accused by her relatives
o f the murder.
GERMAN AIRSHIP NEAR VIR
GINIA THIS MORNING EN
ROUTE LAKEHURST
WASHINGTON, Oct., 15, (JP)—
A message from Lient. Comm. Ros
endahl on the Graf Zeppelin to
the Navy department said “The
Zeppelin crossed the coast line
six miles north of Cape Charles
Cape, Virginia, at 10:10 and will
proceed to Lakehurst via Wash
ington, Baltimore and Philadel
phia, arriving at Lakehurst about
4 p. m. today.”
Navy officials said they expect
ed the air-liner to arrive over
Washington shortly after noon.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct, 15,
(JP)—The Graf Zeppelin passed
over Bermuda at 6:41 last night
flying low and at moderate speed
bucking a 25-mile an hour north
west wind and will probably ar
rive at Lakehurst before noon to
day.
SIGHTED OFF BERMUDA
HALIFAX, Oct, 15, (JP)—'The
Graf Zeppelin was sighted off
Bermuda at 7:30 Eastern time,
according to word cabled here
early yesterday.
MOTHER SOOTIMH
SHOT li (IlLED
NEW YORK, Oct. 15, (#)—Nickle
Schnatz, who was known in bootleg
circles as Michael Abbatemarco and
the beer-running racket in New
York, was shot and instantly killed
as he was driving thru Brooklyn in
his auto. Police doubt that the
murder was committed as a repri
sal by Chicago gunmen.
NOTHING TO FEAR
IF HE IS ELECTED
AL TAKES WALLOP AT JARDINE
FOR MISREPRESENTA
TIONS MADE
LOS ANGELES,* Oct., 15, (JP)—
i The Republican party was accus
ed by Governor A1 Smith with hav
ing grossly misrepresented \ the
Democratic attitude on the tariff
question and emphasizing the be
lieve the tariff subject should be
taken out of politics.
The Governor declared “Neither
the Underwood or any other tar
iff bill will be a pattern for car
rying into effect” the principles
he set forth and that the Demo
cratic party, if placed in power,
would be opposed to any general
tariff bill.
The Governor devoted part of
: his ' address attacking Secretary
! of Agriculture Jardine who he
I said “Had deliberately and will
, fully misrepresented my views to
American people.’” He concluded
with the statement that neither
labor, industry, agriculture nor
business had anything to fear
from a Democratic success at the
polls November 6.
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PRINCESS DAGMAK DEAD
COPENHAGEN. Denmark, Oct.,
i 15, (/P)—The aged former Empress
Marie of Russia, born Princess
| Dagmar of Denmark, died Satur
day. She lapsed into uncouncious
ness several hours before the end.
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TOUGH SLEDDING FOR
THE MOVIE COLONY
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 15, (/P)—One
alleged rum-runner was wounded,
three bootleggers arrested and 7,000
cases of liquors valued at $300,000
' were seized as prohibition agents on
I land and sea swung into action.
. The liquor was found in a mansion
situated near the movie colony.
Seals Fulminate
Sac Pilchers For
Another Victory
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct., 15, (/P)—
The Seals broke even in the tilt
in the seventh innig scoring 10
runs to take the play-off lead. The
runs, hits and errors were; Sacs,
three runs, eight hits no errors.
Seals, 15 runs, 21 hits and no errors.
CROWDS CHEER HERB UPON
ARRIVAL SPRINGFIELD
ENROUTE BOSTON
SPRINGFIELD, Cct., 15, (JP)—
Enroute to Boston where he will
speak this evening Hoover made
a brief stop. Upon his arrival he
was greeted with cheers from sev
eral thousand people.
In a short speech he declared
Massachusetts should be proud of
the Coolidge administration and
tnat Republican leaders should be
returned to office because of the
many great issues yet to be set
tled.
“This is a critical time for Rep
ublicans and the party is depend
ing upon Massachusetts as a pil
lar of Republicanism to support
it.’’ he wound up with.
fashions' blamed fob
EPIDEMIC OF BOILS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, UP)—The
epidemic of boils and other skin af
flictions among women was attii
1 buted to modern fashions which
call for the wearing of dress *; con
taining poisonous coloring .next to
I the skin. This announn nt. t was
made by Dr. Charles Puosi, chief
dermatologist of the Greer point
hospital of Brooklyn.
EXPLORER SUPPORTS ARC TIC THEORY
i
Important scientific work was clone by the Marion
Oceanographic expedition of the United States Coast!
Guard, just returned from Greenland waters. Lieut.
Comm. Edward H. Smith (right) headed the party. The
Marion is shown at the lower left, while the map indi
cates the territory covered.
POOR PUNT FROM NAVY BACK
PAVED WAY FOR ONLY
TOUCHDOWN GAME
CHICAGO, Oct,, 15, CP)—The
greatest gridiron spectacle ever
witnessed in American football
furnished the background for
Notre Dame's comeback and the
7 to 0 triumph over the battered
Navy team before a record crowd
unofficially estimated at 125.000
was the signal for the huge num
ber of fans to go wild.
The Rosknes warriors seized a
break late in the third quarter
and scored the only touch-down
of the game on a pass.
Early in the fourth quarter a
poor bunt from Whitey Lloyd. Navy
back, paved the way for Notre
Dame’s score. The Navy was com
pletely outplayed during the game
and were lucky to keep Notre
Dame from scoring during the
first three quarters.
WELL KNOWN EARLY DAY AL
ASKAN ORGANIZED MIN
ERS UNION, NOME
SEATTLE, Oct., 15, (A3)—Alas
, kans here joined yesterday in the
last honors to Charles McKay,
veteran sourdough, who died Sat
urday night following an opera
; tion.
McKay had served twTo years
as President of the Alaska Yukon
Club and in the early days had
! organized the Miners Union at
Nome. He also served as a depu
ty marshal there under Joe War
ren. Mrs. McKay is the only sur
vivor.
IS
I
FREED By ms BUDDIES
SHERIFF IS FINED
I
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, (A*)—
Sam Reid, the famous “Alimony
Martyr” left the court a free man
after three years in jail. His bud
dies in the 363rd Infantry veterans
raised the $210 that liberated Red.
Sheriff Heard, whc was charged
with contempt of court for giving
Sam a parole to attend the 363rd
leunion, was fined $250 which the
veterans immediately proceeded to
pay.
SACS WIN AGAIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct., 15, (A1)—
Sacremento won yesterday’s game
from San Francisco by the score
of 12 to 11.
TRY LOCATE BANKER
NEW YORK, Oct. 15, (A*)—Radio
messages have been sent to ships
at sea in an effort to locate Raph
ael Scotto, banker, who left the
country when his private bank was
closed after showing a deficit, of
nearly $900,000