VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 175.
SEWARD ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
PLANE TRANSPORTATION IN ITEM
CEASES OWING TO SERIES MISHAPS:
SHORTAGE OF PILOTS IN FAIRBANKS
CROSSON PLANE WRECKED AT M’GRATH; SE
COND ONE LOST THIS WINTER; ED YOUNG, PI
LOT, BEEN MISSING NINE DAYS BUT IS RE
PORTED MUSHING TO NENANA; PILOT BEN
NETT HURRYING OVER SNOW WITH DOG TEAM
AFTER PROPELLOR FOR WRIGHT-WHIRLWIND
MACHINE
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FAIRBANKS, Dec. 1. —With a series of mishaps
following the wreck of the Crosson plane at McGrath re
cently, commercial flying from this base has suffered a
temporary cessation. Ed Young, pilot, has been missing
for nine days but is reported returning to Nenana with a
dog team from a point near McGrath where he was forc
ed down. Crosson was stranded at McGrath after losing
his second plane, Fairbanks No. 1, which had been report
ed consumed by fire when the overheated engine forced
a descent. Bennett, pilot, is nurry
ing from McGrath with a dog team to
pick up the propellor which was dis
patched from Nenana when the blade
^ on the Wright whirlwind plane was
smashed in landing on overflow
near McGrath. With an unprecv'^'-‘at
eu uemanir aur airplay tran^iiuxtati^i^
to outlying communities, four planes
are idle in local hangers for want of
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pilots.
WILKINS, EIELSON RETURNING
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 1. (/P)—Captain
Wilkins and Ben Eielson will return
to Fairbanks shortly to resume Arc
tic exploration, according to advices j
from Captain Wilkins, now in Detroit.
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WILL MAKE CONNECTIONS NEXT
WEDNESDAY WITH TRAIN
FROM INTERIOR
The S. S. Admiral Watson, Capt. S.
Glass, master; arrived In port late
yesterday afternoon from the South,
bringing a. small number of passen
gers but a fair amount of tonnage. The
Watson left for the Westward at 10:30
o’clock last night and will return next
Tuesday awaiting here, permitting
passengers on the train from the In
terior the following day, to make con
^ nections for the South.
The Westbound passenger list was
as follows:
Kodiak—Miss Irene Pearson, Mrs.
Norman Noble, Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Dyer, W. Norris, Zack Chickenoff.
Seldovia—A1 Grogorsen, R. Z. King,
A. H. Thoday.
Uzinkie—Roy Linblad.
Incoming reservations -were:
V. C. Andreson, Mr. and Mrs. Mor
itz Andresen, Mr. and Mrs. John Ken
nedy, W. H. Weaver, J. V. Jackson,
Edw. Dowling.
MOTION, MISTRIAL DENIED
SOMERVILLE, Dec. 1. (^—Simp
son moved for a mistrial asserting
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jurors committed improprieties which
made a fair trial impossible. Simp
son’s motion was denied.
ORDERS TELEPHONED TO VIC
TORIA FROM UNITED STATES;
CASH SENT BY TELEGRAPH;
BOOZE SHIPPED TO POINTS ON ’
BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST
WHERE AMERICAN VESSELS
LOAD SHIPMENTS
VICTORIA, Dec. 1. (£>) — James
Hunter, president of the Consolidated
Exporters, the province’s largest li
quor exporting concern, described to
the royal commission, the manner in
which millions of dollars worth of
liquor has been shipped from British
Columbia into the United States every
year. He said orders were telephon
ed into the company’s Victoria branch
from the United States and cash re
mitted by telegraph. The liquor was
loaded here and cleared for a prear
ranged point on the British Columbia
coast where it was transferred to an
American vessel. The Victoria office
does a $700,000 yearly business.
NEW LUMBER MILL
TWO li. S. GUNBOATS
SENT TO HANKOW;
VICTORIOUS CANTONESE ARMY
MARCHING ON SHANGHAI
MANY FOREIGNERS THERE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. (JP)—It is
announced two American river gun
boats have been sent to Hankow. The
vessels were requested by American
Consul, General Lockhart.
PEKING, Dec. 1. (/P)—Foreigners
in Hankow and Foochow faced an
ominous situa" after the defeat of
the Northern >ps near Hankow
and with the victorious Cantonese
marching toward Foochow on their
way to attack Shanghai. ;
KING CRITICALLY ILL FOR SEV
ERAL WEEKS SAID TO HAVE
DIED AND NEWS BEING WITH
HELD FROM THE PEOPLE
HELEN MAY BE NAMED REGENT
Queen Marie to Reach Paris Today;
Former Crown Prince Supporters in
Control of Army
LONDON, Dec. 1. (/P)_.It is ru
mored in political circles that civil
war is brewing in Rumania and Will
break out at the death of the Mon
arch.
BERLIN, Dec. 1. (£>)—'There is
strong belief in Belgrade that Ru
mania is on the verge of a civil war.
It is rumored that King Ferdinand,
who has been reported critically ill
for several weeks, has already died,
and the news being withheld from the
public. It is also reported that for
mer Crown Prince Carrol’s supporters
are in control of large part of the ar
my and that an attempt to replace
the former crown prince on the
throne is under way.
Another report is that Princess
Helen may be named regent until
her son by her marriage with Crown
Prince Carol is old enought to assume
the seat.
S. S. BERENGARIA, Dec. 1. (JP)—
Queen Marie of Rumania will reach
Paris tomorrow, but is silent whether
she will see former Crown Prince Car
ol, regarding that as a private affair.
LEPER HII Sis
62 PATIENTS. YEAR
TOTAL 394 HOSPITALIZED SINCE
1921; NEW TREATMENT
BENEFICIAL
CORVILLE, La., Dec. 1. (JP)—A total
of 394 lepers have been hospitalized
at the National Leper Home, main
tained by the Public Health Service at
Carville, La., since 1921, 62 of this to
tal having been admitted in the fiscal
year 1926, the United States Public
Health Service announced in a re
view of the activities of the home dur
ing the year ended June 30.
Of the 62 admitted in the year, 25
absconded, 13 of whom returned of
their own volition for readmission.
Three patients were paroled from the
hospital, as no longer being a menace
to public health, due to the fact that
their leprosy infection had been ar
rested.
U. S. BIG COFFEE DRINKER
NEW YORK, Dec. 1. (JP)— Nearly
1,500,000,000 pounds of coffee, or
about half the total exports from all
coffee-producing countries of the
world, are shipped annually to the
United States.
RUSSIAN TOWNS REVOLT
PARIS, Dec. 1. (£>)—Thirty towns
in the province of “Pskov”, Soviet
Russia have risen in revolt. Approxi
mately 150,000 peasants are now fight
ing.
SUTHERLAND URGES
COOLIDGE TO MAKE
LOCAL APPOINTMENTS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. (&) —
Dan Sutherland urged President
Coolidge not to go outside of Alas
ka in making appointments in the
judicial districts.
RETENTION CONTROL
IN SENATE IS SEEN
ELECTION OF GOULO
REPUBLICAN CONTROL ASSUREC
BY GOULD'S MAJORITY OF 50,
000; CARRIED EVERY CITY IN
CL U DING REDMAN'S OWN
HOME TOWN
| PORTLAND, Dec. 1. (JP)— Gould
carried every city including Redman’s
home-town. He received 479 and Red
man 353. Redman carried five cities
when he ran against Fernald in 1924.
Gould supporters accused the Gover
nor of seeking the support of the
Klan for his rumored candidacy two
| years hence. The Governor denied he
J was a Klansman. Gould is president
i of the Aroostook Valley Railroad and
was State Senator from 1921 to 1923
which was his only public office,
j The retention of Republican con
j trol in the Senate is assuVed with
Gould’s election by a 50,000 majority.
| The vote was a little more than half
jof the state election returns in Sep
tember. Redman declared “we have
just began to fight and will take the
contest to Washington.”
VESUVIUS STRIKES
TERROR. POPULACE
INHABITANTS FLEE WHEN RUM
BLES HEARD AND MOUNTAIN
BURSTS IN FLAMES
ROME, Dec. 1. (JP)—Mount Vesu
vius today struck terror into tk<
hearts of inhabitants of the village:
surrounding the live volcano by i
rumbling sound followed by flame:
evolving from the mountain. Peopb
fled in the streets. No damage wa:
done to the villages.
REIDS Ilf PAPER WAS
WANTED; GIVES SEIF Ul
SEATTLE, Dec. -1. (/P)—Coronei
Corson announced a subpoena woulc
be issued for Harry Viser, 35, a Kirk
land butcher, who disappeared a fey
days after the Whitehall murder, anc
said the inquest will be resumed to
The tailor said the laundry could no
even remove the blood from his cloth
mg.
TACOMA, Dec. 1. (/P)—Viser sur
rendered when he read in a newspa
per that he was sought in conneetioi
with Letitia’s death. He was releas
ed when Sheriff Starwich telephonec
he was not connected with the crime
The S. S. Starr, Captain Johansen
arrived in port at 2:15 o’clock thii
afternoon.
EUROPE SITUATION
! iGUTE: ITALY IS
1SSIIC FORCES
FRENCH FORTS RE-ARMED AND
INFANTRY MOVED UP TO
! BORDER LINE
LONDON, Dec. 1. (£>)—'The Euro
pean situation became more acute
yesterday when it was reported that
Italy is massing guns, men and ar
tillery along the French border on
seaports which have been re-armed
and the infantry has been moved up
toward the border line.
Throughout both countries general
mobilization has been under way.
In addition to this the eyes of the
| world are turned toward Rumania
where King Ferdinand lies dying.
Within sight of the death room, par
ties are quarreling over power .
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Victoria—Kenneth Huges, told the
commission the U. S. Coast Guard
stole liquor from the Comus while a
Canadian Customs officer was aboard.
DAUGHERTY DEGliflES
; OK ST ft! WAS HR
; use FOR OPiOK
—
LEGALITY OF OIL LEASES WAS
NEVER QUESTIONED; DOES NOT
RECOLLECT BEING ASKED IF
CONTRACTS WERE ALL RIGHT;
SAYS THAT MUCVl WATER HAS
GONE OVER DAM SINCE 1922
AND CANNOT RECALL EVERY
CONVERSATION
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. (^—Daugh
erty, himself indicted, testified against
Fall and Doheny and declared he had
never been asked for an opinion as to
the legality of the oil leases question.
Daugherty’s cross-examination was
punctured by frequent and vigorous
objections from the prosecution and
all general attempts to penetrate the
cabinet discussions were overruled.
Hogan asked Daugherty if he remem
bered when Fall asked at the Caibnet
meeting in 1922 if the law of June 4,
1920, under which contract were let
“were all right?” Daugherty replied
“I don’t think so. It may have occur
red but you know a lot of water has
gone over the dam since that time.
I cannot be sure of every conversation
held as Attorney General.”
: STRANGLED WOMAN
i FOUND, PORTLAND
• POLICE UNDER IMPRESSION MUR
DER CONNECTED WITH
MONKS KILLINGS
. PORTLAND, Dec. 1. (/P) — Mrs.
l Blanche Myers, 48, was found strang
- led to death last night in a small
L rooming house which had been ad
. vertised for rent. The murder is
linked with the three Portland monks
, killings. A handkerchief about ilia
j neck and the room bore evidence of a
struggle.