MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 66. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1928. PRICE TEN CENTS
Pin HON
* SEEKS DISCHARGING
OFFICER, HOSPITAL
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF RECENT
IGLOO CONVENTION RELATED
IN DISPATCH
KKTCHIKAN, March 20. (£>)—Eric
• Forss, S3, of Ketchikan, was elected
President of the Grand Igloo, Pioneers
of Alaska, at the close of the 16th an
nual convention. The next session,
oa February 18th. will be held in Cor
dova.
The question of having a “discharg
• ing officer” appointed for the Alaska
insane at Morningside in Portland was
referred in a resolution to the Secre
tary of the Interior thru Gov. Parks.
The aim was expressed to have a
qualified officer make discretionary
^ discharges of those committed to the
institution if a cure is effected.
Other officers elected were Thos.
Gaffney of Nome, First Grand vice
president; Paul Rickert of Fairbanks,
Second Grand vice-president; George
Gove of Valdez. Grand Secretary; C.
M Bros ins of Seward, .'Vrcty* Tr» -
urer; Rev. H. P. Corser of Wrangell,
Gand Chaplain; Rev. A. P. Kashevar
off of Juneau. Grand Historian.
MEASURE DESIGNED TO
RELIEVE TERRITORY TILT
BONOS PUSSES SENATE
WASHINGTON, March 20. (/P)—The
House bill to relieve the Territory of
Alaska of the necessity of filing bonds
or security in legal proceedings in
which the Territory is interested was I
reported on favorably by the Senate i
Judiciary Committef. The measure !
was designed to relieve the Territory !
filing bonds in all court proceed
ings whether on appeal or otherwise.
APPEAL IS DENIED BOB
CAINES; SUPREME COURT
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WASHINGTON, March 20, (JP)—The
appeal on writ of error for Bob Gaines,'
who is under sentence of death for the
murder of his daughter in Seattle, has
been denied by the Supreme Court
which gave Gaines until April 23 to
show why he should not be denied
a review of the case. The court an
nounced no Constitutional question
was presented.
OPPOSE RESOLUTION
^ WASHINGTON, Mar. 20. (£>)-—Sec
retaries Wilbur and Davis are opposed
to the resolution prohibiting the ex
port of war munitions except with the
consent of Congress basing their ob
jections on the belief that the propos
ed legislation would weaken national
v defense.
WILKINS PRESENTED WITH
FLAG BY LEGION POST II
FAIRBANKS. TAKES OFF
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FAIRBANKS, March 20. {/?)—<Capt.
Wilkins and Lieut. Eielson hopped off
for Point Barrow at 11:20 following
presentation of a flag by the local Le
gion Post before a small gathering
which marked the only ceremony. The
plane picked up its load without diffi
culty and pointing a course North
within five minutes after the take-off.
The plane was brought out from the
hangar at 10 o’clock and fueled and
departed in a clear sky, calm but cold.
VERDICT IT GUILTY
BROUGHT BY JURYIH
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MOST COSTLY CASE IN ANNALS
OF ALASKAN COURTS; JURY
OUT THREE HOURS
FAIRBANKS, March 20. (/P)—Nellie
Bates, on trial for the second time as
an accomplice in the Iditarod *mail
robbery in 1922, was found not guilty
after three hours deliberation by the
jury.
The case was known as the “Black
Bear” case and the trial was one of
the most costly in the annals of Alas
kan courts as the Government brought
witnesses by airplane and from points
in the United States. The trial last
ed 19 days. The acquital this time
followed a disagreement at the first
trial.
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CAPTURES GALENA RICE
RUBY, March 20. UP)—The women’s
dog race, over a seven mile course on
Sunday, was won by Mary Evans driv
ing Devane’s Irish setters. Her time
was 24 minutes and 31 seconds. Ella
Vernetti, driving Coyle’s wolf breed
team, .was second; her time was 24
minutes and 51 seconds. At Galena,
the St. Patrick’s Day race was won by
Edgar Gollner, and at Kokrines, by
Johnny Allen.
FUNDS MISUSED
BERLIN, Mr. 19. UP)—That Ger
man funds of the Reichshwehr were
used to promote yacht clubs, airplane
factories, and film corporations, none
of which were concerned with the
Nation’s defense, was revealed in the
German report. General Groener,
Minister of Defense, promised Reich
•t:>y that there will be no repetition
rf illicit disbursements while he is
in office. •
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LONG FLIGHT OF
WiLKINS. BARROW !
IS GATEWAY SCOOP
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CAPTAIN WOOLVERTON, RADIO
WILKINS AND EIELSON LAND AT
POINT BARROW 4:30 O’CLOCK
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
(Editor’s note) Through the court
esy of Capt. Robt. B. Woolverton, Rad
io Officer in charge of this and Inter
ior districts, U. S. Signal Corps, The
Gateway was not only permitted to
listen in on Captain Wilkins flight to
Point Barrow from Fairbanks, but
also permitted to publish the log. To
jday, throughout the United States,
this story appears in thousands of
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newspapers as an Associated Press
dispatch with a Seward date-line. As
the San -Francisco Examiner station
informed' Captain Woolverton last
evening this story is the only one re
ceived thus far since Wilkins hopped
off yesterday from Fairbanks. In other
words The Gateway has scored a nat
ional scoop for thousands of stations
wepi listening in for Wilkins yet none
but Captain Woolverton got Wilkin3
messages.
“Quite a bit cold up here,” remark
ed Captain George Wilkins, explorer
of unknown Arctic lands, as he wing
ed his -way yesterday over the treach
erous Endicott range at an altitude
of over 1,200 feet enroute from Fair
banks to Point Barrow on the first
leg of a flight which may end at Spit
bergen on the other side of the globe.
Taking the air at Fairbanks yester
day morning at 11:25 o’clock Wilkins
and Pilot Eileson flashed to Seward
the first message of what might be
an epoch making flight. The entire
, log follows to the time of arrival at
Barrowr, about 600 miles away, at 4:30
p. m.
11:25 a. m. —Must now set course;
all okeh K D Z”
11:47—“C Q everything set going
fine making about 105 miles hour. |
Fairbanks, please give following to
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News Miner; Eileson and Wilkins
thanks everybody for best wishes and
help. Will send again 1 o’clock.”
12 o’clock noon—“Dash-going strong
and steady.’
12:50 p. m.—“Hello! Feel better now
just had sardine sandwich and coffee.
Passed over Dali City 12:30; s^eed
110 miles per hour. Looks good ahead.
Almost opposite Wiseman now. Will
send again half four.”
1:24 P. M.—“Have been climbing
now high enough to cross Endicott
range and have just passed Wiseman.
Not bad going; will send again half
hour.”
1:59 P. M.—"A bit cold up here.
About 1,200 feet; will soon begin de
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CONGRATULATES GATEWAY I
SEATTLE, March 20. —“Thanks
again, Seward Gateway, for splen
did Wilkins log story last night.
Please cover us on anything you
get as believe you are the only
point in touch with Barrow at
present.* !-U$j
Associated Press
8IG MINE DEAL ON !
IN SOUTHERN ALASKA
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE
ALASKA TREADWELL AND MEXI.,
CAN GOLD MINING SELLING
TO ALASKA-JUNEAU
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. (£>)—
The Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining |
Co., of Alaska, the Mexican Gold Min-1
ing Co., and the Alaska United Gold j
Mining Co., at their annual meeting j
voted to sell all of their physical hold-j
ings to the Alaska Juneau Gold Min-!
ing Co.
F. W. Bradley, president of the Al
aska Juneau concern, announced the
deal will be complete^ when the trans
action has been approved by the di
rectors of the buying company. The i
purchase price will be fixed by a con
ference between representatives tof
both companies and the sellers will
be given stock in payment for their
holdings.
STORM SWEEPS NEW ENGLAND
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EOSTON, Mar. 20. (/P)—A north
east storm swept New England yes
terday and was well over Boston las*
night. The force of the gale, aceom
panied by intense cold, was felt prin
cipally along t e coast where the
wind attained a velocity of 4S miles
an hour. The majority of vessels ,
remained in the harbor and others
due lo arrive were delayed.
TWO DROWNED
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 20. (/?)
Two men were drowned in Oakland
yesterday when their automobile
clashed through the gates* in from
of an open drawbridge at the foot :
of Webster Street, and plunged into
the estuary. The dead are Edward
White, 3206 Thompson St., Vice Pre
sident of the Alameda Ship Carpen- '
ters’ Union and James Slater, a sea- <
man, 1302 Park St., Alameda. «
POWER PROPOGANDA
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 20. (JP)—
Power trust propaganda costs various 1
units of the Trust and finally the pow- ]
er users themselves more than $1,000,- i
000 a year, according to an official <
report of the Federal Trade Commis- 1
sion to the Senate yesterday. Fur- i
thermore the propaganda takes such :
forms as undermining colleges by ]
influencing public utility instructors. {
PEAL PROBLEM OF NAVY IS
TRAINING MEN PHYSICALLY,
MORALLY AND SPIRITUALLY
PITTSBURGH, March 20, UP)—Tak
ing a different tack in an appeal^for a
potential Navy, Secretary Wilbnr
stressed the need of good ships as
homes for men under training for
National defense.
Comparing the Navy with the home
the Secretary said it must be kept
clean and shipshape and in good order
for the service. He pointed out the
H^ed of target practice, maneuvers
and naval problems and said they are
investments in brain power.
“The real problem of the Navy is
the men, their physical, moral and
spiritual training for the tasks before
them. Let us not think of expendit
ures for the Navy as useless and ex
orbitant in time of peace or for war,
which we hope will never occur, but
let us think of our Navy as a train
ing school for men.”
VICTORIA, March 20. UP)—1To car
ry out a program of improving facili
ties on the Yukon river, undertaken
last year by the Dominion Govern
ment, Alexander Halkett, assistant
Dominion Public Works Engineer left
for the North.
The Government is taking out some
Df the most dangerous rock obstacles
in the river particularly rock pinna
cles in Rink Rapids where the steamer
Dawrson was wrecked in 1926.
TANANA, March 20. (/Pj—The Wo
men’s annual dag race, of the Tanana
Kennel Club, on Sunday was won by
Vliss Erin© Colombe; second by Mrs.
Peter Colombe and third by Mrs. Am.
jrose Abraham. There were seven
entries over the five mile Yukon river
course.
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HIGH RECORD MARKET
NEW YORK, Mar. 20. UP)—More
han 180,000,000 was added to the
market value of General Motor Com
mon stock in the first few minutes
>f trading on the New York Stock
Exchange yesterday, when that issue
•esumed leadership of a broad upward
movement by prices advancing 14.75
>er share to a new high record of
1167.75.