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VOL. 24$, NO. 3C. NOMRS, ALASKA. SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1924. »iv«r«d by Carrier or Mark'd $1.00 per Mo.it*
AMERICA \ FLIGHT FI LL OF THRILLS
ABOARD THE RICHMOND, Ice Mickle, Sept. 4- The 'flight from
Ivigtut wan full of thrills. During the flight Smith’s engine faltered
and investigation proved that his pump had failed. Lieut. Arnold
pumped gasoline into the engine for hours at the rate of two strokes
to the minute. Smith said that only Arnold's efforts kept the plane
going but Arnold said that the feat was “nothing at all.” He said that
after the tirst hour the pain ceased in his arm aad shoulder and they re
mained insensible. The ship’s doctor massaged Arnold for two hour:
before he could dine. The planeB flew at times only twenty-five feet
the frothing Icy water. Smith and Nelson said that the flight fron.
Iceland they were forced to dodge around icebergs like “kids around ,
city corners." Smith said that over the ice girdle of Greenland, he
suddenly turned a corner of a big mass of ice and lost Nelson altogeth- ;
er,” and "for an hour we flew blindly through the densent of fog en
deavoring to avoid a head-on collission and finally lighted.” Speaking <
of lighting Nelson said, “We just flew every possible direction until i
God sent us in the right one.” When asked whether their route ar- |
oand the globe was the best one, Smith said; "I don't know, I’ll never i
try another.”
PICTOU HARBOR. Sept. 4—The American flyers arrived in four
hours and twenty six minutes and covered a distance of four hundred
and twenty miles from Hawkcs Bay, Newfoundland.
HAWKES BAY, Newfoundland, Sept. 4—The two American around
the world planes broke through the dense fog and lighted yesterday
from Labrador.
PICTOU, Sept. 4—Through a heavy rain and a ’hirty-mile south
west wind the two American planes for Pictou Harbor, whore Lieut.
Wade is to rejoin the flight two hours later, passed the Cruiser Milwau
kee two hundred miles on the way. The Destroyer Barry had the planes
on their wireless and the planes reported that flying conditions were
favorable, but the Barry said that the rain and fog made the conditions
unfavorable for flying with the clouds under 200 feet high. The Barry
said that the planes flew just over the tips of the waves. Smith and
Nelson declared that the flight across the Atlantic from Reykjavik wa«
the longest and hardest part of the flight.
FAST TIME MADE BY FLYERS
PICTOU, Sept. 6-—The American flyers made the flight from
Hawkes Bay. New Foundlund. four hundred and twenty miles, in six
hours and twenty six minutes. The hop of the Boston has been delayed
until Friday, due to the loss of rear spread bar connectir- "he puhtooiTC
THREE AMERICAN PLANES FLYING AGAIN
PICTOU, Sept. 6—Lieutenants Smith. Nelson and Wade, the three
American around the world flyers hopped off front here today. Wade,
and then Nelson alighted in the water nearby and then got up again.
The three planes passed the mouth of Pugwash Harbor, fifty miles on
the way. The Cruiser Milwaukee had advised that thunder stiualls
were likely off the coast of Maine. At Pugwash the three were flying
abreast and going very fast.
JOHN W. DAVIS SPEAKS IN WHEELING
WHEELING, Sept. 5—John W. Davis. Democratic nominee for Pres
ident, speaking here yesterday, declared that those counseling the isolation
of America were “blind leaders of the blind." In a speech to the Ohio
Valley Trades Labor Assembly he called upon laboring men and women
as “those upon whom the burdens were felt with the most crushing weight"
to take the lead in insuring that “America take her rightful place in the
councils of humanity.”
HOST1LITIKN STARTED IN ('HINA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6—United States (Consul General Cunningham
bas cabled the State Department that hostilities between Chi. the .Military
Governor, and Po. the Defense Commissioner at Hwangtu, near Shanghai,
began at ten o'clock yesterday forenoon. Reinforcements from the
Asiatic Squadrons of the United States, Great Britain, France and Japan
have been ordered to Shanghai to protect the interests of foreigners in
that city.
SHANGHAI. Sept. 6—The Chinese News Agency here has received
a report from Hong Kong that Sun Yat Sen, the rival of Chang Tao Lin,
the Military Dictator of Manchuria is planning expansion in the north
with his Punan. Kiangsi and Kwtangtung troops.
SECRETARY MELLON RETURNS FROM EUROPE
NBW YORK, Sept. 5—Secretary Mellon of the Treasury Department
arriving 'here yesterday on the Majestic from Europe said that the adop
tion of the Dawes Plan insured the return of pre-war security in Europe.
AMERICAN APPOINTED AGENT GENERAL REPARATIONS
PARIS, Sept. 8—The Reparations Commission yesterday appoint
ed Seymour Parker Gilbert, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
of the United States as Agent General for Reparations payments, thb
post temporarily held by Owen Young, also an American.
WHEELER MAKES OPENING SPEECH OP CAMPAIGN
BOSTON, Sept. 4—(Just Released)—Senator Wheeler, candidate
for the Vice Presidency of the United States with Senator LaFollette open
ed his campaign here with a speech pertaining to what he term«*d the new
political cleavage, and based on economy. He assailed his adversary can
didates by names and termed President Coolidge "mythically strong, coi^r
ageous, silent and watchful.” He declared that Davis was willing that he
(Davis) and not Coolidge should be in the service of Wall Street.” Sen
ator Wheeler declared that he gladly accepted the classification of him
self as a radical.
TELEGRAPH BREVITIES
BALTIMORE, Sept. 6—Charley Holmun, Baltimore featherweight,
died from injuries received recently in a bout with Lew Mayers. May
ers has been arrested.
» GENEVA, Sept, (i—Showing feeling and force. Premier MacDonald
of Great Britain toldthe Assembly of the League of Nations that Great
Britain saw only one hope of peace in the extension of the Arbitra
.ion developments of the League. Great crowds had gathered long be
.ore the hour set for his appearance, following the announcement of his
arrival yesterday. He said that the next disarmament conference
should be held in Europe.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 6—Though troops estimated at forty thousand
neither side had made material gains.
SYOSSETT, N. Y., Sept. 6—Walsh spent another night, the third
in a row at the home of James A. Burden, on his estate, and returned
from his holiday at five this morning, and tumbled into bed and did not
leave It until noon.
CHICAGO. Sept. 6—The Defense in the Leopold-Loeb trial, it is
understood, should Judge Caverly decide Leopold and Loeb are to hang,
will move for a petition asking for a jury trial to determine their men
tality, on the ground that they have become insane since the hearing,
guilty with a jury trial to follow.
GENEVA. Sept. <5—.MacDonald told the Assemble that Germany
cannot remain outside the League of Nations
NEW YORK, Sept. 0 Immigration < ommissioner • urran has sum
moned CanoD Chase, asserting that ('hast i- withholding from the au
thorities new evidence obtained, and has started a movement to deport
I CLEVELAND. Sept. 0 William Montgomery Brown, a retired
Protestant Episcopal Bishop has been com < ted -»f Heresy by the oflice
; of the Church, if the whole house of Bishop- affirm the decree on the
seven fundamental-statements of the Doctnie
MADRID. Sept. G A War Communique -«;ti<l today, “there is but one
i way out of the situation, and that is to fight the audaeious Moor until
we have gotten his morale broken.”
HERRIN. Sept. 6 Coroner’s Jury .barged John H. Herrin with
killing Chester Reid Saturday. last. II-n n is a .garag ■ owner.
WASHINGTON, Sept. G Lieutenant' Smith. Nelson and Wade,
the Cnited States Army around the world flyers, are expected at Wash
ington Monday, according to a statement by the Army \ir Service today.
They will leave for Dayton sometime Tuesday.
NEW YORK. Sept. 6—The American Woolen Company omitted the
quarterly dividend of one and three fourths per cent on common stock.
REGON. Sept. G —Mrs. Laura Wilcrit burned to death in her home
today. Neighbors rushed to the house to save the furniture but did not
know that she was inside.
CHICAGO. Sept. 6 -Senator Borah arrived yesterday to organize
a committee authorized in the closing days of the Senate to receive re
ports twice a month on the expenses of the Presidential and Vice Presi
lential candidates.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. fi—Twenty members of i Hollywood film
company, including several prominent in the industry, were arrested by
police officers last night which ended a gay party in Laurel Canyon.
There were five women at the party.
TEHERAN, Sept. 6—The road to Damascus, which slow carriages
have traveled for a century, has been made a model motor road and reg- .
ular service has been inaugurated from Refmt rift Dnitinreu* and Bagdad !
to Teherin.
CHICAGO. Sept. 6- Movie houses have announced through their I
association they are to bar Four Minute talks on Defense Day all over ;
Chicago. President Walker of the Association said these talks would
annoy the patrons and "we can't afford it."
EX-GOVERNOR'S PLATFORM ADOPTED IN TEXAS
AUSTIN, Sept. 6—A unanimous rising vote adopted the platform j
written by Ex-Governor Ferguson. The platform is little changed from
the one which was adopted during his own campaign, and denounces the Ivu
Klux Klan by name, and demands economy of State Government and lower ;
taxes. The platform will be used by his wife who is the Democratic nom- !
Inee for Governor. j
GASOLINE EXPLOSION UNDERGROUND KILLS ONE
BUTTE. Mont., Sept. 6—Arthur King, of Mount Allen was trapped I
on the hundred foot level of the Seymour lease Just West of Butte last ;
night by a Are which started when a kerosene lamp caused an explosion j
of gasoline while the tanks on the engines were being filled, and was i
found dead by his brother John King, who escaped from the shaft after j
being severely burned.
TO SIPPORT ALASKA HOMESTEAD UW IF ELECTED
SEATTLE, Sept. 5—Hay Ft. (inenwood, the Prosecuting Attorney
of Kitsap County, wno was a candidate for the Republican nomination
in the Primary Tuesday for Congress against Congressman John F. Mil
ler, Republican, pledged himself in a speech at Poulsboro last night,
to seek the pasage of States Rights for Alaska and wuuld support at
the coming term of Congress, if elected, the homestead law for Alaska.
He declared "Alaska is the greatest asset of this district and should have
a population, exclusive of natives, of at least a million people and with
such a population Alaska would mean at least three hundred thousand
more people and a tremendous increase in business for Seattle."
VETERAN RACE TRACK MAN DEAD
WHEELING, W. Va., Sept. 6- Edward F. Popger seventy three
years of age, veteran of the raec track at Memphis, Tennessee, died of
injuries received yesterday at the race at the State Fair here.
PROVINCE OF GEORGIA, Rl’SSIA, IN OPEN REVOLT
GENEVA, Sept. 4—Advices from the Province of Georgia declare
that Demora and Xagerbaija arc* in an active revolt for the last five day*
over the handling of their affairs at Moscow. A Soviet regiment of in
surgent troops occupies half of the territory of Georgia, and a san
guinary struggle is continuing, and lighting is in progress in the streets
of Batum.
COOLIlM.E DOES NOT DESERVE THE TERM l NSYMPATIIKTH
WASHINGTON'. Sept. ■('. Baseom Slemp. Secretary to President
Coolidgc. ’t'day wrote Joseph S. Brunin, Editor of a newspaper syndi
cate,that President Coolidge’did not deserve the term "unsympathetic.”
which was used inthe syndicate’s paper in mentioning him last week.
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lioVKKNOK III AIN OK WISCONSIN RENOMINATED
Milwaukee, Sept. 5—Governor Blaine was renominated in
Primaries September 2nd . f>y a plurality estimated at between s
and seventy thousand votes.
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FIND i:\TDE\t I LIFE ON PLANET MARS
SAN JOSE. Sept. Astronomers observing the Planet Mars dur
ing the last week declare that they found evidence of life, according to
a statement issued by Assistant Director Aiken.
ALASKA EDI CATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LITKKAt V TEST
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept, ft The Alaska Educational Association
in their annual meeting yesterday resolved to argue before the Territor
ial Legislature the adoption of a literacy test for voters in Alaska. The
Association elected IV II. Arnold Evans of Cordova as President; Bernice
Scoville of Douglas Secretary Treasurer and W. K. Keller of Juneau as
Vice President.
TESTIFIES SAW SHERIFF. REPITY START SHOOTING
killed here last Saturday that he saw Sheriff Galligan and his Depurv
Thomas fire the first two shots and killed Chester Reid, an innocent by
stander. He testified that Deputy Thomas was holding Green Dun
ning. one of the three Klansmen who were slain, a moment before Dun
ning fell with several wounds. Galligan and Deputies, who said yes
terday that they were coming to Herrin today armed with machine guns
‘‘aud go to Smith’s garage and get the ear we were after Saturday.”
CORDON- SAILORS ALL NATIONS THROWN OUT SHANGHAI
WASHINGTON, Sept —A cordon of volunteer American. Brit
ish, Japanese and French sailors was thrown about the foreign settle
ment In Shanghai today for the prevention of violence from the Chinese
forces fighting near here.
COMMCNISTS DISCHARGED FROM COURT MARTIAL
WIESBADEN, Sept, fi—A group of Communists charged with anti
military propaganda appearing for trial before a French Court Martial
were discharged under the prohibition of persecutions for political of
fenses under the London Agreement.
McADOO’H BROTHER JOINS LA FOLLETTE FORCES
NEW YORK. Sept. 6-—Malcolm McAdoo. a brother of W'illiam CL
McAdoo, defeated candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination,
last night was unanimously elected the Treasurer of the State I^aFcd
lette-Wheeler Committee.
INTERALLIED COMMISSION PASSES ORDINANCES
COBLENZ. Sept. 6—The Interallied High Commission, confirm
ing the London Agreement, today passed ordinances permitting the col
lection of customs by the Germans in their Easlern cities besides restor
ing the freedom of movements of persons and vehicles and liberating
boat traffic on the River Rhine.
Eagle Dance, TO-NIGHT, 9130 Sharp, At Eagle Hall