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VOLUM EXVI. NUMBER Gl. SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1931.
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CRACK INTERIOR REPORTER
MEMBER PLANE PARTY
BOB BARTLETT
CIRCLE, Mar., 20, (/P)—Three
ariplanes converged upon this Yu
kon community to launch an ex
tensive search for Fred Moller,
missing Fairbanks pilot lost since
March 9
Passenger Hodges, Pilot Art
Hines. Game Warden Sam White
started the search Tuesday and
were joined by planes flown by
Ed Young and Vic Ross and cov
ered several areas where Moller
might have been forced down and
eliminated them from further
search.
Ross is accompanied by Dr. R.
F. Swartz and Deputy Marshal F.
Parker and flew up from Chena
to Fairbanks then cut across
the mountains to Birch Creek.
Young had Arthur Johnson,
manager of the Alaska Airways,
and Bob Bartlett, associate editor
of the Fairbanks News Miner.
He flewr first to Circle Hot
Spmigs and met Hines at the
headwaters of Birch, then began
to search the foothills and flats
along the Yukon for 50 miles up
the river but there was no sign
of the missing flyer or plane.
FAIRBANKS. Mar.. 19, (/P)—
Pilot Hines and Game Warden
Sam White failed to find any
trace of Fred Moiier. They scout
ed the Yukon Valley to Eagle
Two planes left Fairbanks yes
terday afternoon to aid in the
search; Pilot Young of the Alas
kan Airways, with General Man
ager Johnson, and a represent
ative of the News Miner.
Pilot Ross of the Northern Air
Transport, and Dr. Swartz and
Deputy Marshal Parker, in the
second plane.
It is evident Moller was forced
down before reaching the Yukon
Valley.
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OFF TO SHBCH FLOES
BOSTON, Mar., 20, (/P> —Bemt
Balchen, with Randy Ensow .as
a relief pilot, took off this morn
ing on the first leg of a 1 light j
to Newfoundland to search for
further for survivors of the j
sealer Viking
The Plane is a two-motored
amphibian. Balchen plans to
drop food and medicien to the
residents on Horse Island and
to survivors of the Viking who
are not already removed from
the island.
Weather conditions were re
ported unfavorable.
FOR THE FUTURE—
WASHINGTON, Mar. 19. (/P) —
ganization of railroad executives to
take over the operation of the
transportation system at the out
break of war was started by Daniel
Willard, president of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
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SENATOR J. DM
HUSKS LEGISLATURE
DIES ST JUH
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SOLON REPRESENTED THREE
INTERIOR DISTRICTS FOR
MANY YEARS
| JUNEAU, Mar., 20, (Special to
| The Gateway)—Senator John
Dunn of Ruby died Thursday af
ternoon without regaining cons
ciousness.
Plans for the funeral and in
terment are unsettled at this
time
The Senator is survived by a
brother Charles, at Falls City,
Iowa, and two other brothers
land a sister whose addresses are
| not known.
Senator Dunn came to Alaska
about 1908 and lived in the Idit
arod. Fairbanks and Ruby dis
tricts.
He was a member of the House
in 1919 and a member of the
Senate from 1923 to the present
time, his death.
SERB FOB LEADER OF
NOME, Mar., 19, (/P)—Joe Stick
i man, Yukon river dog racing
' driver, and his string of prise
i winners, ?rrived from the Fair
banks races to enter the Noms
Golovin championship race for
the first prize of $1,000,
Stickman’s leader broke a
shoulder blade enroute from Gol
ovan and he wired his brother to
send him another leader via air
plane from Nulato.
Teams are arriving from, Sever
al sections; the race starts April
8.
HURLS DEFI
KETCHIKAN, Mar., 19, i/P)—
The Ketchikan high school quin
tet, champion basketball team of
Southeastern Alaska, challenged
the winner of the Oregon State
high school tournament for a
short series here.
ABANDON CAMBERRA
CAMBERRA, Mar. 19. <A*)—The
abandonment of Camberra, Aus
tralia's federal dream city, which
cost of $66,000,000, is being urged by
many leaders in public life and by
business men.
SPRINTER IN FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 19. (A*)—
Cy Leand, Texas Christian Univer
sity sprinter and one of the great
est sprinters in America, arrived
in San Francisco and announced
that he plans to train on the coast
for the Olympic games of 1932.
Ketchikan city, at the end of
February, had a bank balance of
$7,862 98 with all its bills and
debts paid, says the Tribune.
ROYHL SIIUTE GIVEN
HERB IS I STOOD
UPON QUIRTERDEGK
U. S. S. ARIZONA, Mar., 19, (/P)
—President Hoover sailed toward
Porto Rico under fair skies from
the time he left Hampton Roads
and the Arizona is making 15
knots.
The battleship is expected to |
reach the Gulf Stream this af- j
ternoon
The President stood on the
quarter-deck to receive the offi
cial salute and remained there
after the ceremonies enjoying
the weather.
An Army blimp, a squadron of
airplanes and myriad harbor
craft joined in the demonstra
tion as the Arizona sailed.
WOLF ifl COYOTE
BOUNTY BILL IS
MC CUTCHEON WOULD GIVE
SUBSIDY TO RADIO STA
TIONS
JUNEAU, Mar., 20, (Special to
The Gateway)—'The House, on
Thursday, passed the measure
raising wolf and coyote boun
ties to $15. The bill now goes to
the Senate.
A Territorial subsidy to Alas
ka radio broadcasting stations,
was proposed in a measure by
McCutcheon which would give
stations, able to qualify, between
$1,500 and $2,500 annually.
Reorganization of the Territorial
school system is provided for in
a Senate bill introduced by
Shattuck which would create an
appointive board of education of
five members for six year terms
to be in full control of school
policies and appoint a commis
sioner of education for four
years at an annual salary of
$5,000; the members to be ap
pointed by the Governor and
confirmed by the Senate.
Senator Bragaw introduced a
measure to require all persons:
seeking donations for “charitable
or eleemosynary purposes” to
take out a municipal license and i
make tdeailed reports of all col- j
lections showing sources from j
which obtained and purposes for i
which used- The bill is aimed toj
curb irresponsible soliciting of
contributions.
NOT I TRUCE OF
HOLLER NOS FOUND
FAIRBANKS, Mar., 20, (£*)—
Three planes returned after cov
ering more than 2,000 miles in
two days failing to find any
trace of Fred Moller and a pas
senger who disappeared March
9
A conference will be held Sat
urday; it is extremely unlikely
that Moller crashed near any of
the main routes as they were
completely covered, but other re
gions were hidden by blanket of
heavy fog extending for 70 miles.
NEW ANTI-KNOCK GAS
PENN STATE COLLEGE, Mar. 19.,
(JP)-Discovery that anti-knock gaso
line can be made by a new pro
cess which literally picks the
knocks out of the gas was an
nounced at Penn State College.
SEALERS FAIL TO
FIND ANY WE
OF MISSING MEN
ANOTHER SEALER SINKS; ALL
CREW REACH SAFETY IN
TWO DORIES
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland,
Mar-, 20, (/P)—The motor sealer
Sir William, one of the fleet with
the wrecked Viking, sank 15
miles northeast of Horse Island
this morning.
The crew reached the steamer
Eagle safely in two dories.
They fired the ship before
leaving her to keep her from De
coming a derelict.
The rescue ship Sagona, five
miles away, prepared to leave for
[St. Johns with the survivors of
the Viking. ‘',
Heavy gales are blowing snow
throughout the vicinity of the
island. Captains of sealers re
ported they had searched all the
ice floes and were unable to lo
cate any of the 28 missing from
the Viking.
BOSTON, Mar. 19. (TP)—3. Balchen
is preparing an amphibian plane
to carry supplies and medical aid
to the survivors of the Viking
Balchen ordered extra g ?s
tanks and an overhaul for his
ship in the morning. In addition
to carrying food and medicine,
the plane will search over the
ice in an attempt to locate bod
ies or survivors. He plans to
stop at Harbor Grace, St. Johns
or Corner Brook, Newfounland.
MBS. CARMACK WAS THERE
VANCOUVER, B. C., Mar., 20,
(JP)—Mrs. George Carmack, wid
ow of the man who is credited
with the original discovery of
gold in the Yukon, in 1896, at
tended the annual banquet and
ball of the Vancouver-Yukoners
Association and a group from
the Alaska-Yukon Pioneers Asso
tiation, Seattle.
ALMOST MOBBED
CACLUTTA, India, Mar., 20, (/P)
—Douglas Fairbanks was almost
mobbed by Indian admirers on
his arrival here from Rangoon.
In the stampede an automobile
in which the actor was riding to
his hotel struck and injured an
anglo-Indian boy of 15.
BUILD FREE ROAD
PARMA Mar. 20. (/P) — When
public funds vrere not forthcom
ing to connect the village of Pel
legrino with nearby highways, ci
tizens turned out and construct
ed eight roads, totaling 22 miles,
without cost to the village trea
sury.
FAMOUS 111
AIRMAN. COLONEL
UMBERTO. KILLED
TWO LIEUTENANTS, CECCONX
AND DAMONTE, FALL TO
DEATH WITH CHIEF
PISA. Italy, Mar., 20, (/P)—Col
i Umberto Maddalena, famous Ital
j ian airman and finder of the
• dirigible Italia survivors, and
I Lieut. Faust Cecconi and Lieut,
i Damonte. were killed when their
seaplane fell into the sea.
Colonel Maddalena' discovered
General Nobile and other sur -
vivors of the dirigible and drop
ped supplies to them on the ice.
He and Ceeeoni had just re
turned from the South American
flight of seaplanes.
He formerly held the world
distance duration flights over
closed circuits.
Maddalena was adjutant to
General Balbo on the South
American flight
The seaplane was up 1,500
feet and 900 feet offshore when
it went into a dive and crashed
into the waters. The bodies have
not been recovered.
CASES BREAK OUT IT
REMOTE PT. BARROW
! POINT BARROW, Mar., 19,(1?)~
! Yesterday’s examination showed
! two more bad cases and several
imild ones and three more houses
| have been quarantined.
; One hundred and 50 thousand
units of anti-toxin have been
used bringing the total used dur -
ing the epidemic to 530,090. The
remainder here is believed to be
sufficient for the disease.
The beds and floors of the hos -
pital are filled with patients and
all available bedding is being used.
George Morlander, district sup
I erintendent of the Bureau of
Education schools, arrived on an
inspection trip from Kotzebue,
via dog team.
SHORTAGE OF CERTAIN
POINT BARROW, Mar., 20, (ff)
—-Dr. Greist is working hard to
save lives in the hospital where
many of the diphtheria patients
have adopted the Eskimo style
of bedding; sleeping in bags made
of reindeer skins.
The epidemic at Wainwright
is practically over; the disease
began there in November.
The hospital here is appealing
to whites and the trading post
to purchase any kind of food
supplies which will enable them
to carry on feeding patients for
there is a shortage of flour, milk,
sugar and cereals.
Ranee McBeth, who left Fair
banks several months ago for
treatment, died recently in the
Veterans’ Hospital in Portland,
reports the News Miner.