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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 115.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
ALL IS ILL WITH
ITALIA FAS OVER
ARCTIC REGIONS
DIRIGIBLE EXPECTED RETURN
BEFORE FRIDAY AND PRE
PARE FOR THIRD TRIP
KINGSBAY, May. 16. (Jp)—A steady
stream of radio signals linked Kings,
bay with the Italia thru the night.
General Nobile said the Italia experi
enced an hour and one-half of fog and
had to fly at a height of 150 meters' in
50 kilometers of wind.
At 7 o clock this morning a Venezia
flag was dropped over thel Tilliz B. M.
in honor of Franho Querieni, who fol
lowed the Cegni polar expedition in
1909 and perished there.
At S o’clock two-thirds of the flight
had been made by the airship which
was then Northeast of Franz Josephs
Sea. All aboard are well. The diri
gible is proceeding to the east coast
of Lenin Land where an ice anchor
will be dropped and meteorogolist
Malmgren, Professor Petromoli and
two naval officers will go ashore and
make a photographic and typographic
examination.
The Italia is expected to return be
fore Fridey. The third trip will pro
bably be to the so-called Crockerland,
Northwest of Greenland, the sjime
land which Peary and other explor.
ers had expected to see.
NEW ALASKA JUDGE ADAMS IS
FIRST MOVE APPOINT OUT
SIDERS, ALASKA
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WASHINGTON, May 16. (^—Fol
lowing the Alaska delegate protest
against the appointment of a “carpet
bagger” or an “outsider” the Senate
Judicary Committee, named the Sub
Committee give the delegate a hear
ing. It is composed of Senators, Steiw
er of Oregon, Robinson of Indiana, Re.
publicans; Neely, Democrat from W.
Virginia.
Some time ago when attacks
launched against the Alaskan Judici
ary President Coolidge threatened to
select men from outside of Alaska for
posts and this is /the first move in
that direction.
NO TRAIN TONIGHT
Owing to trouble North of Anchor
age there will be no train arrive in
Seward tonight,or one leave in the
^ morning for the Interior. The next
train out will depart Friday morning
at 7:30 o’clock and the train schedul
ed for tonight is expected to arrive
tomorrow evening at 7 o’clock.
THE WESTWARD ATLANTIS?
DUTCH HARBOR. May 1G. (Jp)—
The cutter Unalga passed Shishaldin
volcano yesterday morning which
showed unusual activity and emitting
heavy smoke with frequent bursts of
flames.
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WILL STOP AT KETCHIKAN ON
WAY UP; FIRST TRIP TO BRIS
TOL BAY
SEATTLE, May 16. (#>)—'The steam-;
er Starr sailed yesterday morning for
Seward with a new captain, Albert
j Barron, succeeding Capt. O. A. Johan
j sen. She will stop at Ketchikan,
prior to arriving at her home port,
Seward, leaving Seward for Uganik
and Bristol Bay. The Starr succeeds
the old steamer Dora which served
the western route for many years.
Passengers included Mrs. W. C.
Brown, wife of the President of the
Kanaga Rrnching Company bound for
False Pass; H. R. Kelly, a merchant;
at Unalaska; Mrs. Edward Thomas
for Chignik, Charles Caldwell for Sel
dovia, George Galletly, who will have
charge of installation of the Army
radio station at Dillingham, and 28 j
cannerymen for the Uganik San Juan
Cannery.
MORE IN OBJECTION THAN AP
PEARS IN THE DISPATCH IS
EASILY SEEN
PORTLAND, May 16. (/P)—An Ore.
gonian dispatch from Washington
says the Alaska delegate protested
the nomination of Edgar Adams as
First District Judge in Alaska on the
groi^nds President C^olid^e should
have appointed a resident of Alaska
to the position.
The dispatch says “the delegate will
appear tomorrow before a sub-com
mittee of the Senate Judicary Com
mittee and1 make an argument against
the confirmation of Mr. Adams.
“The delegate indicated he has no
objection to Adams on personal
grounds but opposes to selection of
Federal officials for Alaska from the
United States.”
PLANE COMING HOME
OSLO. May 16. '(&)—Capt'. Wilkins’
plane left Romsoe aboard a ship for
Bergen and will be sent to America
on a Norweigian liner.
WILL HEAR PLEA TODAY
WASHINGTON, May 15. (/P)—May
or Walker’s plea for stay in levying
of seven cent fare by the Interborough i
Rapid Transit Co., will be heard in
the United States Supreme Court to
day.
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WATSON SAILS NORTH
SEATTLE, May 1G. (/p)~The Ad
miral Watson, of the P. S. S. Co., sail
ed at 10 o’clock this morning for Al
aska carrying 158 passengers. • The
Seward listing is L. Smith, Mrs. Arn
oldu, Capt. Quole, Mr. and Mrs. Mor
iarty and five steerage.
EDITOR ADMITS TO SENATE CAM
PAIGN COMMITTEE PAPER IS
ANTI-HOOVER
WASHINGTON, May 16. {^—In
quiring into the financing of ‘‘Poli
tics’', a weekly publication bere, the
Senate Campaign Committee was told
the paper was losing $500 weekly.
Harry Price, editor, said J. F. Hale
of New York, is listed as the publish
er and was president. It was (thru
him “we get financial support," he
said.
Price said George Peak, head of the
American Council for ^ricultnre, or
dered 500 copies to send into various
States. Peak supplied the article for
that edition.
Price said there are only 100 paid
subscribers but 5,000 are printed
weekly. “We sent them to all Con
gressmen, National Committeemen
and State Chairmen of all the Dele
gates to the National Conventions.”
Price admitted the paper was anti
Hoover.
"In The Patch Again"
SMITH KAS 60S
TWO CANDIDATES PICKED UP
LARGEST GAINS IN NEW
JERSEY PRIMARIES
OBSERVERS BELIEVE BLOCK
WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN
HOOVER AND LOWDEN
WASHINGTON, May 16. <£>)—A1
Smith’s total instructed, pledged and
claimed delegates stood at 603, follow,
ing the result of the primaries and
conventions in three States yesterday.
The (total of 733 or two-thirds of
1,100 1n the convention are necessary
to nominate. At least 79 of the Smith
block is disputed by opponents.
Hoover’s delegate total has grown
to 467 of which 184 are contested. A
total of 445 Is necessary.
The two candidates picked up their
largest gains in the New Jersey pri
maries, Smith bagging the entire
Democratic clan of 28. Hoover won
25 of the 31 remaining. Six are pledg
ed to Coolidge with Hoover second
choice. Hoover won six more in Ala
bama district conventions. Another
district was to hold a meeting today
and will name four delegates-at
large.
O. D. Street, Republican National
Committeeman, is claiming 14 of the
States and 15 delegates for Hoover.
Hoover’s total of 467 does not in
cluded in Maryland’s 19 which is yet
to be selected but which will be in.
the Hoover column by virtue of the
recent preference vote
Two-thirds of the Republican Con
ventions in Wyoming and Montana
selected uninstructed delegations to
Kansas City. Wyoming appointed
nine and, Montana 11.
It appeared to observers that the
latter block will be s(plit between
Lowden and Hoover at the National
Convention. Besides the 28 in New
Jersey, Smith roped in 16 more dele
gates with/ the holding! of Conventions
in Vermont and Montana, each State
giving him eight.
SEEK TO BLOCK BILL
WASHINGTON, May 15. (^—Re
cently promoted American diplomats
are seeking to block in the House the
passage of a Bill sponsored by Sena
tors Moses and Rogers which might
mean their demotion. The measure
has passed in the Senate.
WATER NOTICE
Water will be shut off at 10
c’ clock tonight (Wednesday) on
Third, Second and First Avenues.