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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 143. SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Major Mandalena
Locates Members
Drops Supplies
REPORT STIRRED UP UTMOST ENTHUSIASM AND
OPTIMISM ABOARD BASE SHIP—AMUNDSEN
AND TWO COMPANIONS LONG OVERDUE AND
ANXIETY IS EXPRESSED AS TO THEIR SAFE
TY—THIS MONTH IS WORST POSSIBLE IN
ARCTIC; MAJOR MANDALENA SAID HE DROP
PED EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR PARTY
ON ICE
KINGSBAY, June 20. (/P)—Major Mandalena located
Nobile and five companions on the second reconnaissance
flight and dropped provisions for the stranded group.
The Major said he dropped everything necessary for the
men. His report stirred to the utmost enthusiasm and
optimism aboard the base ship.
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IN FRENCH SEAPLANE
KINGSBAY, June 20. (JP)—Amund.
sen, Lieut. Districhsen and Gildbaud,
who left Tromsoe, Norway in a French
seaplane on Monday night to join in
the rescue work, are overdue.
One report said the flyers continued
on North to Northeast Land and were
engaged in searching for survivors of
the Italia. It is believed probable
that the airmen might have gone to
Advent Bay instead of Kingsbay and
established a base there.
Major Mandalena hopped again in
search for Nobile. *
CONCERN IS ACUTE
COPENHAGEN, June 20. (/p)— Dan.
ish aviation circles are growing un.
easy regarding the fate of Amundsen.
The concern is more than acute be.
cause this month is the worst possible
for Arctic exploring. No expert w’ould
ever think of going out now' except in
the! face of great emergency. Amund.
sen is usually quiet until after he has
done what he set out to do.
SOUTH, AND GULF OF MEXICO
EARTHQUAKES DEVASTATES;
MANY LIVES LOST
MEXICO CITY, June 20, (/P)—\11
of Central, South Mexico, from the
Gulf of Mexico to the Culf of Tehu
anter.o0 was shaken by a series of
earthquakes, which lasted all night.
The shocks continued in the State of
Oaxaca hut no definite news of loss
of life had been reported up to a
late tour.
Dispatches from Oaxaca said it
was feared that several victims had
leer, buried in the ruins of their
hemes there. In Mexico City, Puebla,
Vera. Cruz and other towns there
was a general panic. People rushed
from their homes into the streets and
plazas, falling upon their knees in
p; ayer.
In many places, they have fled to
the country, camping in the open and
refusing to return to their houses.
Later reports from Mexico City
state that enormous damage had been
done there, where a large proportion
of the buildings have been damaged,
with a number totally destroyed, with
one person known killed by the
shocks so severe as to disturb the
seismograph in London, England.
NORTH FROM SEATTLE
SEATTLE, June 20. (&)—'The S. S.
Evans, of the P. S. Co., sailed at 10
o’clock this morning carrying 198 pas.
sengers for Alaska. The Seward list,
ing is C. E. Mygren, Clara Holmes,
Madam Corey, Eleanor Corey, Anne
Colewin, Coral Dwyer and Miss Payne.
PRICES TUMBLE
STOCK EXCUSE
BIG BEAU MOVE
I DISAPPOINTMENT IN FINANCIAL
i DISTRICTS MOVEMENTS AT
G. O. P. CONVENTION
NEW YORK, June 20. (JP)—The
; Stock Exchange got rid of the Cool.
| idge economy complex and the bottom
> fell out of the market. In the biggest
day in the history of the Exchange,
prices were smashed down from mere
fractions to a high as 23 1.2 points
while the turnover reached 5,109,400
i
i shares. It was the first tyne trading
lever went beyond 5,000,000 shares in
one day.
Disappointment in the financial dis.
tricts with the turn of politics taken
at Kansas City, determined oppbsi.
tion of the Federal Reserve to a high
i quantiity of brokerage loans and a
continued tightness of money were
factors behind the big crash.
It was the largest bear movement
since March 1926 and millions of dol.
j lars in trading values went by the
| board. A few of the large net losses
•were Radio Corporation 23 1.2, Hud.
son Motors 4 1.2, Houston Oil 5 1.4,
General Motors 4 1.4; Wright Aero.
I plane 7 and1 Du Pont 12.
SENATOR POMERENE
STARTS RUMORS DUE
VISIT WITH AL SMITH
NEW YORK, June 20- (/P)—Political1
circles are speculating on what took
.place when Senator Pomerene called
on Governor Smith yesterday.
His visit raised the question wheth.
er he will follow in the lead of1 Cover,
nor Ritchie in withdrawing from the
race in favor of Smith. It was point,
ed out that it might be impossible forj
him to withdraw until after the first;
ballot because Ohio is pledged to him.;
ARMED MEI
TORONTO, June 20. (/P)—Six arm.
ed men held up an express car of the
Canadian National Railways at the
Union station and escaped with regis.
tered mail bags containing between
$30,000 and $40,000.
FIVE MINERS KJLLED
MORGANTOWN, W. Va., June 20.
(/P)—Five miners were killed and
seven injured seriously -when an ex.
plosion occurred in the National Coa-l
mine. All others in the mine escaped
or were rescued and are alive.
DEMOCRATS PflEPftRE
BUHLE. SPOTLIGHT
IBS TO HOUSTON
HOUSTON, June 20, (£>)—'The po_
; litical spotlight turned from Kansas
City and the Republican's to Houston.
Here the Democrat^, hoping to avert
a repitition of the strif that split their
ranks four years ago in New York,
are beginning to assemble to select
the Presidential and Vice.presidential
nominees, and draft a Party platform.
The big question to settle is wheth.
er Alfred E. Smith is to be the Presi.
dential nominee. That overshadows
all others, including the Prohibition
question, which is intertwined wTith
his candidacy and farm relief.
PERSON ACQUITTED OF MURDER
CHARGE GROUNDS INSANITY
HAS RIGHT SEEK RELEASE
COLUMBUS, June 20. (^P)—George
Remus, Cincinnati bootleg king who
killed his wife, won his fight for free,
dom in the State Supreme Court by a
four to three vote when the court af.
firmed the decision of the Court of
Appeals ordering Remus’ release from
the Lima State Hospital for thei crimi.
nal insane to which he was committed
j
after his acquittal on the ground of in.
sanity.
The court held any -person acquit,
ted of murder on the ground of insani.
ty is not deprived of the right to seek
release from the hospital thru habeas
corpus.
NEW YORK, June 20. (/P)—Fog and
rain prevented Thea Rasche, German
stunt flyer, from 'taking.off on the first
leg of a flight to Berlin financed by
Mrs. James S. Stillman. He will hoip
tomorrow wether permitting.
II. OF C. VARSITY
COLUMBIA SECOND, WASHINGTON
THIRD; CALIFORNIA SHELL
WAS CAPTAINLESS
PO U S H KEEPS IE, June 20. (/?)—
The captainless California crew beat
Columbia’s gallant champions! in a
dazzliing finish breaking the 27 years
old record; their time was 18, 35 and
four.fifths seconds, the fastest four,
mile any College crew ever rowed.
Columbia was behind three.quarters
of a length in the thrilling last mile
duel with Washington Hanging on
i gamely in third place nearly two
| lengths behind Columbia with Cornell,
j Navy, Syracuse and Pennsylvania
| trailing.
It was California’s first triumph in
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the varsity classic after four failures.
Her two captains looked on as the
substitutes won.
BUYING NEW OUTFIT
LONDON, June 20 ,(/P)—Miss Ear.
hart arrived in London by auto
mobile. She plans to spend the day
purchasing new clothes.
LOWERS RECORD MADE BY UNI.
VERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN
FAMOUS RACE OF 1926
POUGHKEEPSIE, June 20, (JP)—
The Navy Junior Varsity defeated
Cornell by two.fifths seconds in one
of 'the closest finishes of any of the
historic Poughkeep. regattas. The
finish was so close that the Judges
held an official consultation. The as.
sitance of timers was necessary in
order to confirm and decide on the
winner.
The Navy’s slashing trium,ps cut
more than a minute and 20 seconds
from the three mile record for the
course which was set at 15 minutes,
40 and oneJifth seconds by Wash,
ington in 1926.
The Navy’s time was 14 minutes,
and 18 seconds; Cornell wag two.
fifths of a second behind the Reds,
Syracuse, Washington, Columbia and
Pennsylvania finishe&Jhi^the above
named order. f -
The Navy’s Freshmen’s crew t^e
was nine minutes and 42 seconds.