FINAL PORT OF CALL FOR THREE
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
HEADQUARTERS U. S. SIGN\L CORPS
COMMUNICATION FACILI ES I N
ALASKA PROPER
COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA
RAILROAD
^nuaril Daily (Gatrutan
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VOLUME XXII NUMBER 75.
SEWARD, ALASKA,MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TURNS OVER. TEST
NOVILLE INJURED INTERNALLY;
^ FOKKER, DESIGNER OF PLANE,
UNINJURED
HACKENSACK, N. J., April 18.
—The monoplane American, in which
Commander Byrd planned to dash to
Paris turned over this afternoon at
Hackensack Heights after hours of
test flight, injuring Byrd, Bennett, An
tony Fokker, airplane nivention, and
George Noville, a New York mechan
ic. Bennett was the most seriously
injured with a fractured thigh, rib and
left shoulder. Byrd suffered a frac
tured left wrist. Bennett, Byrd and
Noville may have internal injuries.
Byrd said after the plane landed
^the tail persisted in rising, and after
about a hundred yards turned the
ship over crushing Bennett against
the engine.
The plane, which is 700-horse power,
with three motors, can be repaired.
Physicians said Bennett would be
laid up indefinitely. Byrd’s wrist will
be useless for six weeks.
The engine, central propellor and
c.o kpit of the plane were smashed but
4k wing and starboard engines were
uninjured. It is doubtful whether the
plane or personnel will be able to
make the Paris flight as planned. Phy
sicians at the hospital said it would
be three months before Bennett would
be able to fly and several weeks be
fore byrd could use his wrist. They
could not tell for several days how se
riouslv Noville had been hurt. The
America- made a good take-off, soaring
Aloft without difficulty. Fokker kept
Tier in the air 40 minutes an then
descended. When the plane hit the
ground it ran along less than 50 yards
before the tail shot up in the air and
the big machine turned a somersault
and landed on its back. Fokker wras
thrown clear, but the other occupants
were pinned under the plane. Air
men decided that the plane was too
ieavily loaded in front.
NEW YORK, April 18. (^)-Two
^t-rious flyers plan to hop across
the Atlantic in May. Richard Byrd
and Floyd Bennett have completed
fak ns for a non-stop flight next
month. Byrd’s flight is sponsored
by the American Trans-oceanic Com
pany, of which Rodman Wanamaker
is president. Commander Noel Dav
is is working out plans for his trans
Atlantic flight. Great rivalry now
exists between the two, each in hope
of being the first to hop off.
FORMER ALASKAN DIES
^SEATTLE, April 18. (#>)— Mrs. Car
rie Iola Gilmore, wife of William A.
Gilmore, former Nome lawyer, died
Sunday. Four children, all residents
of Seattle, are among the survivors.
She was a member of the Eastern
Star.
COMPTROLLER BILL PASSES
HOUSE; NOW UP TO SENATE
JUNEAU, April 18. (JP)—The House
ended a day of oratory Saturday by
passing the controller bill 9 to 7.
Thomas Gaffney of Nome led the op
ponents of the measure. The bill
reaches the Senate today, where for
| the second time this session effort will
j be made to force consideration.
MRS. SNYDER'S PLEA
! WILL BE FORCED BY
THREAT 00 MURDER
CHIEF COUNSEL INFORMS VENI
REMEN OF IMPORTANT POINT
OF LAW
NEW YORK, April IS. (JP)'—Counsel
for Mrs. Snyder indicated that her de
fense in the trial for murdering her
husband that she was forced by
threats of her former lover, Henry
Judd Gray. "While questioning venire
men, Edgar Hazelton, chief counsel,
i |
suddenly asked: “You know that the
defendant cannot be found guilty if it;
I
is shown that she acted under com
mand of another and of another one
of whom she stands in fear of her life,
I
or great bodily harm? That is the
law.”
FIST HOLT WEEK IN
MEXICO MINUS PRIESTS
MEXICO CITY, April 18. (JP)—The
first Holy week ever known in Mex
i
ieo without priests officiating in the
Roman Catholic churches began to
day uneventfully. Priests have been
absent from churches since August
when they withdrew in protest again- ;
I
st the religious regulations proinul-1
gated by the Mevican Government.
i
NEW YORK, April 18. (^—Presi
dent Coolidge will not be a candidate
for the third time, in 1928, Senator
Geo. H. Moses of New Hampshire,
Chairman of the Republican Senat
orial Campaign Committee predicted
here. He said a republican would
be elected but declined to give his
opinion as to whom would get the
nomination.
fifteen hundred marines sail
SAN DIEGO, April 18. (jP)—1The
Dollar liner President Grant sailed for
China with 1,500 marines and 97 of
ficers.
SEVERE QUAKfc AT KODIAK
CORDOVA, April 18. (JP)—'The U. S.
naval radio station at Kodiak reported
a severe earthquake lasting 30 sec
onde Sunday morning at 8:50 San
Francisco timo.
MINISTER. DAUGHTER
KILLED 6 Y CHINESE
BANDITS IN YANNAFU
TRAGEDY OCCURRED WH^N PAR
TY MISSIONARIES MAKING
WAY TO RAILROAD
SHANGHAI, April 18. (^P)—Chinese
bandits killed Rev. Morris Slichter of
Toronto and his daughter, aged five,
near Yannafu in one of the wildest
parts of China. The tragedy occurred
while a party of missionaries were try
ing to make their way to the railroad
on the coast. The bandits captured
Mrs. Slichter and son John and Miss
Mary I. Craig, American nurse. Ex^
treme fears are entertained for their
safety.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 13, Washington 3.
Detroit 5, Cleveland 1.
Chicago 12, St. Louis 5.
Boston 2, New York 14. ,
Saturday’s Games
Chicago 1, St. Louis 3.
Philadelphia 8, Washington 7.
Boston 2, New York 5.
Detroit-Cleveland—rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 7, Brooklyn 2.
St. Louis 2. Cincinnati 1.
Pittsburg S, Chicago 3.
Saturday’s Games
Chicago 5, Pittsburg 2.
St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 5.
Brooklyn 2, Philadelphia 3.
New York 7, Boston 6.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Missions 5-4, Seattle 6-5.
Sacramento 5-8. San Francisco 7-4.
Oakland 5-1, Los Angeles 20-4.
Hallywood 5-3, Portland 3-2.
Saturday’s Games
Missions 12, Seattle 3.
Oakland 6, Los Angeles 4.
Hollywood 4, Portland 6.
Sacramento 7, San Francisco 0.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Chattanooga 6, Atlanta 9.
Mobile 3, New Orleans 2.
Nashville 9, Birmingham 7.
DEFUSED PERMISSION Rif
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., April 18.!
(^P)—Four year old Tommy Ruby
shot and killed his mother yesterday
because she refused to allow him to
play with matches. The boy admitt
ed the killing and during the ques
tioning grabbed a butcher knife and
threatened to cut up on the coroner.
CYCLONE IN TEXAS
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 18. (£>)
—Charles Paschal was killed and his
mother-in-law seriously injured when,
i cyclone demolished their home.
REFUSES 1 TO RINK OE
FORMOSA, CABINET QUITS
TOKIO, April 18. UP)—The cabinet
headed by Premier Heijiro Wakat
suki resigned after the privy council
rejected the government’s decision to
| give aid to the Bank of Formosa.
The cabinet’s resignation is expected
to precipitate a financial crisis in the
Bank of Formosa and suspend busi
ness for three weeks.
"AS LONG AS THERE IS AN AN
GELOS TEMPLE I'LL PREACH
IN IT.” SO THERE.
LOS ANGELES, April 18. (JP)— \
Followers of Aimee Semple McPher
son, alarmed over reports that their
pastor was quitting Angelus Temple
because of a rumored break with her i
mother Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, secre
tary of the organization, today had ,
the evangelists own assurance that
she would not desert her four square
temple here. Mrs. McPherson left |
her residence adjoining Angelus Tem
ple yesterday and moved with her!
two children into the former home
of Nat Goodwin, the late actor, over
looking Santa Monica Bay. She j
spoke over her radio last night and j
said, “as long as there is an Angelus ;
Temple, I’ll preach in it.”
BERKLEY. April IS. (^—Follow
ing their three length victory over
the University of Washington Nat
ional Rowing Champions, the Califor
nia crews hope today to be allowed
to enter the Poughkeepsie Regetta
this summer. It is believed that ap
proval will be given.
SEVENTEEN LIVES LOST
IN OMNI! FLOODS
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 18. (^)—
Oklahoma today was reckoning the
damage caused by overflowing
streams. In the last four days 17 \
lives were lost and thousands of|
acres of low farm lands were under
water, caused by heavy rains.
FIVE HESTED FRANCE
ON ESPIONIGE CUCE
PARIS, April 18. —Five Com
munists were arrested on a charge
of being engaged in espionage and
sale of military and aeronautical in
tion to the Soviet Government,
than 100 persons are implicat
3d it-is said
CHINESE FIRE WAS DIRECTED
UPON STANDARD OIL COM
PANY VESSEL
•SHANGHAI, April IS. (/P)—At Nat
ional headquarters here yesterday
afternoon it was reported that
women and children preceeded the
attackers on Paoshan Road, when a
mob of 12,000 attempted to storm
the arsenal and obtain arms and
ammunitions stored there. The
troops were compelled to open fue
when the crowd started attack on
the guards. Hospitals report tha*
more than 300 were wounded bad*y
and 250 were killed. It i? charged
that after the rioters were fle-.ing.
the gunners kept up a relentless
machine gun fire. Foieigners ob
servers say that tlies i figures of
dead and wounded are gr ally min
imized.
The scene of the attark was on
border of the French concession.
The firing was called a massacre bv
observers. Word was iceerved her«
yesterday that the British ship Wood
cock proceeding down the Vaagtse
River, had been fired on by Chinese,
presumably by Canton 3.s->, and that
the British gunboat rep led with
machine guns and six pounders.
RUSSIAN MOBILIZING
SHANGHAI, April 18. (7P)—It was
learned that 30,000 Russians are al
ready mobilized in various towns
along the Chinese border, and as
many more Russians working within
China are known to be trained sold
iers. The Soviet Charge D’Affairs
has informed the Peking Government
that one of the Soviet Stall will re
main there to wind up affairs of the
Government while the remaining
number are being withdrawn, to re
turn to Moscow.
WILL REPLY TO NOTE
HANKOW, April 18. (JP)—It is un
derstood that Cantonese Minister
Chen will reply to the notes receiv
ed trom the five powers protesting
against the Nanking outrages. Great
Britain and the United States the
powers which used guns to defend
their Nationals will receive sharp
answers. It is said that Chen will
evade the issue accusing them of
wicked uncalled for bombardment of
civilian homes and killing people
without cause. Italy and France ac
cording to reports will receive notes
demanding payment for damages
caused by their nationals. Japan
also be conciliary.
GRAHAM AT FAIRBANKS
FAIRBANKS, April 18. (/P)—Pilot
Alger Graham, of the Wilkins polar
expedition, arrived from Kotzebue
last night, accompanied by an Eskimo
guide. It is presumed he made the
trip for supplies and to procure wheels
on account of the receding snow.