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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 128. SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
THOUGHT EXPRESSED DIRIGIBLE
MAY HAVE CRASHED IN
NORTHEAST LAND
KINGSBAY, June 1. (IP)—'While at
least a half-dozen air expeditions are
being organized in Europe to search
for the Italia five men are slowly
making their way by foot in an effort
to reach the lonely region where the
Italia is thought to have come down.
Paul Kremer, Spitsbergen hunter
and four Italian Alpinists are proceed
ing along Red Bay, in Northern Spitz
bergen, along Liefde Bay, near Am
sterdam Island, and will try to go East
over the glaciers to reach the most
Easterly Wikter House on Mosel Bay.
If the Italia landed or crashed over
the land it is thought she will be
found in Northeast Land, a large
desolate island, Northeast of Spitz
bergen. The sealer Hobby is exptSct
ed Sunday with planes.
AKIAK, June 1. (/p)~An Indian!
trapper found the body of an unknown
white man hanging from the ridge
pole in a deserted prospector’s cabin
30 miles up Crooked Creek, a tribu
tary to the Kuskokwim, near Bethel.
The doors and windows of the cabin
were barricaded. There is much dif
ficulty in getting a coroner’s jury.
I
COFF LEADS HOOVER
11,000 I. VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON, June 1, (JP)—in
complete returns from all precincts '
save Goff ll,QPO over Hoover and
Smith 4,000 over Reed. Governor
Gore conceded the Republican Senv ’
torial nomination to Dr. Hatfield, who
oppose the present incumbent,
Senator Neeley, Democrat, in Novo
ber
NEW YORK, June 1, (#>)—The
Senat Presidential Campaign Fund
Investigating- Committee issued sub
poenas for George Olvany, leader of
Tammnany Hall, and Mayor Frank
Hague, of Jersey City. The commit
tee has been informed Olvany has
left town on a fishing trip but will be I
back on Monday. ]
imiiS CRASH'
HU-ON SEVEN OEM
I DANVILLE, 111., June 1. (/P)—Seven
persons were killed and 23 injured,
! some probably fatally, when two in
terban trains of the Illinois Traction
i System crashed head on near here.
policISgT
STUDENTS WITH
POLICE WITH WAVING SWORDS
AND GENDARMES SHOOTING
PROM ISCIOUSLY
BELGRADE, Jugo Slavia, June 1.
(JP)—Police with fixed bayonets charg
ed students participating in anti-Ital
ian demonstrations and forced bloody,
fighting. The demonstrators were
eventually dispursed.
The students barricaded themselves
when the fire department attempted
to route them. An auto tank smashed
the barricade; mounted police waving
swords, gendarmes with bayonets and
shooting promisciously, attacked the
youths who defended themselves with
stones, clubs and chairs.
NEARING HONOLULU
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1. (JP)—'The
plane Southern Cross radioed at 6:30
m. that that they were 350 miles
from Honolulu and traveling at a
speed of 77 knots. Also that every
thing was alright.
OFFICES ARE
WASHINGTON, June 1. (#>)—Presi-j
dent Coolidge selected as the summer
White House a spot on the Brule
River about nine miles from Superior,
Wisconson. The President has accept
ed the offer of Henry Clay Pierce to
occupy "Cedar Island Lodge” 12
hours from Chicago.
The Executive’s offices will proba
bly be established in Superior while
the lodge will constitute merely &
residence. President Coolidge is un- -
decided the exact date of his depart
ure but it will likely be soon after
June 11 when he is scheduled to del
iver the budget speech.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis, 2; Pittsburgh, 3.
Boston, 9; Philadelphia, 4.
AMERICAN LEAGUE (
Chiicago, 7-1; St. Louis, 2-2. *
New York, 4; Washington, 0.
Detroit, 9; Cleveland, 5.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Sacramento, 1; Hollywood, 6.
Oakland, 7; Miissions, 5.
San Francisco, 5; Portland, 6. I
Los Angeles, 4; Seattle, 5. i
ELLSWORTH WILLING TO
ASSIST SEARCH ITALIA
' '
'
NEW YORK, June 1. (,/P)—Lincoln
Ellsworth cabled Amundsen asking
what he could do to aid in the search
tor the Italia. Ellsworth said he was
-awaiting Amundsen's reply and that
he will be ready to sail immediately if
his services are called for.
SOUTHERN CROSS
MAKING HEADWAY
SPANNING PACIFIC
HITS AIR POCKET, RADIOED SAN
FRANCISCO; CONDITIONS FAV
ORABLE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1. {/P)—At
10 last night when the Southern Cross
was 1,100 miles out they abruptly
messaged “hit an air pocket." A few
minutes later the radio was back in
but not sending. The plane has been
making 70 miles' hourly and conditions 1
were favorable.
AID FOR MIDDLE CLASS
PARIS, June 1. (/P)—Parisian mid
lie classes spurning charity hospitals
tnd unableto afford facilities for folk
if wealth, are at last to have their
>wn hospital, aided by the city.
BRITISH AUTO TOLL f
LONDON, June 1,(/P)—Automobiles *
:illed 4,719 persons in Great Britain I ^
;i 1927—an increase of 373 over 1926. !1
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‘Circus Days "of'Trie Current Attrac
J ABSOLUTELY, folks
the biggest show
ever. PRESENTED
UNDER. ONE CANVAS
AND POS-I-TIVE-LY
THE ONLY APPEARANCE
this year, or
THESE STARS OR
\THE UMIVERSB
» il T~
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I SHOW
I
—AND AS FOR
THAT GUV
WHO IS
Supposed to
L*hamdle" the
LION-THATS
\ A LOT of
\££PLE3Auce
POLE, WILKINS ID
BYRD, IN OFFING
BYRD LEAVES IN AUGUST WITH
55 MEN; WILKINS, SEPTEMBER
WITH FIVE
NEW YORK, June 1. (#*)—An air
race to the South Pole is in the mak
ing. Capt. George Wilkins is to open
0
headquarters at the Woldorf Astoria
while Lieut. Byrd is rushing final
preparations at the Biltmore, a half
mile away.
Byrd plans to sail from Hampton
Roads on August 15; Wilkins will
sail from California on September 1.
Both will get their supplies in New
Zealand and proceed South to tihe
Bay of Wliales in Rose Sea, 2,300
niles from any inhabited land and
1,800 miles from the Pole.
Byrd will have 55 men and Wilkins
ive or sfcc.
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PROMISES HERS
WILL BE PROTECTED
PEKING, June 1, (/P)—At an irn
ressive gathering at the Presidents
'alace, Marshal Chang Tso Lin ad
ressed the Diplomatic Corps and in
imated he was remaining in Peking
ending the outcome oi‘ the decisive
attle which is expected to be waged
t Liuliho, 35 miles to the Southwest,
le assured protection to all foreign
rs.
SNOW THINKS NOBILE
. MNr BE AT WRANGELL
LOS ANGELES, June 1. (JP)—In the
belie! that Nobile might have reached
Wrangell or Herald Island, Sidney
Snow, explorer, offered his services
to the Italian Government in search
ing the territory. He said the pre
vailing winds might have carried her
there and that he Is familiar with the
country.
BATTERY RUNS DOWN'
| HONOLULU, June 1, (fP)—The
i Southern Cross radioed “guess we
h:\ve lost our radio; a battery *s
cowr. Please get us a ship with a
I
i receiver and get our bearing on my
740 wave. Will keep going so they
can keep track of us.”
TOO HUNGRY
BERLIN) June 1. (jpf— Min£a, a
maid complained to the courts of illeg
al dismissal. She lost her case when
her mistress explained that Minna,
often ate ten rolls for breakfast and
then complained oi taintness at mid
forenoon.