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Nome is the strategic Air Base for the United States and Europe via the Noth Pole
ARCTIC CLAIMS ANOTHER VIC
IT*
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THAW’S EX-WIFE FILES SENSATIONAL LAW SUIT
MEMBER OF DUXBURY’S
CREW FROZEN TO DEATH
NEAR FLAXMAN ISLAND
According to a letter received by Mayor Maynard from H. S RR»*y
the Arctic has claimed another victim. Whll* VIr. Riley was at »•■. < b-y
Point, word came hack from thf Ka^cward tha* the Gas Srhooneu Duabury
only got as far as Pl&xmau Island and the crew went into winter quarters
there. Three of the crew left the ship and went inlaid to try .<> ;■ t
Caribou for their Winter's meat supply. Owe morning they went bun
ling and upon their return in the afternoon four>d their tent gone. Only
two of the men had sleeping bags, and as It was atornunig at the time,
crawled into them. Tlie other one started walking aToirnd to kee-p warm,
but evidently lost his bearings, and never returned. The native that
brought the report to Mr. Riley said that it was one of the owner* ihat
was lost, bat not which one.
The schooner Duxbury sailed »i\»m Nome on A i •* 23, IS.:.". She
was in charge of C. K. I^araon, who was proceeding op n. trading and
br <."!'j^g expedition for the Lobes Company. t.-ATr Larson, the
crew consisted of C. W. Scarborough, the moving picture mar Henry
Cham bedlam, C. Paterson aind Charlie Jensen. It is reported that Peter
sob abandoned the expedition ai Pt. Barrow lost Fall.
AMKIUC.W MARINES REPORTED KILIAD
SAN SALVADOR. April 25—Advices received here today state Thai
•ewersd American Marines wens killed in the vicinity ,.f Tegi.tvgrwpa.
REBELS At riVH IN SAX SALVADOR
SAN SALVADOR. April 25—A fle*-4 of rebel planes drop»*d bonibf
on the Capitol Building on Wednesday last. The American Marines
tended here some time ago are being sent t;0 Tegucigalpa to protect the
American Consulate and the lives and property of American ci zens.
KILLING of lll/l'i; JACKETS NOT CON PIKHKP
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 25 No official reports have been receiv
ed of the killing of American Marines in Honduras. Th«re are re. marines
stationed in the Republic, but a force of ..roe hundred and sev-r. sailors,
together with nine officers from the Cruiser Milwaukee, now at Amapata,
has been at Tegucigalpa for several weeks.
REPRIEVE ARRIVES
AT LAST MIIHITE
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26 The last minute delivery of a reprieve
ml Isaac Wolfgang was being taken from che death cell at San Quentin
accounts for his being alive today. The state Supreme Court denied a
writ of Habeas Corpus sued out on the prisoner’s behalf, but granted
/ a wrlt of error- Permitting him to take his* case to the Supreme Court of
the United States. Wolfgang was convicted of murdering officer Dins
more, a Los Angeles ipolioeman, while the lat-ter was trying to arrest him
for stealing a bottle of milk.
FIRPO WANTS TO FIGHT ROMKHO
BUENOS AIRES, April 26—-Firpo, who recently declared his inten
tion ol returning to the price ring, aenounoed that be wae willing to go
to the United Statue to light Romero with the understanding that Rodiero
would tight no other borer prior to thotr meethip.
RICKARD RRrl'SKS TO CANPKI, ARTK1LRR
NEW YORK, April 16—Te* Rlekard. the noted, prize light promoter
•toted that under no clreumataneee would the art idea eignod ,Uterday
far the Romero-Ptoyd Johnaoa bout he cancelled to permit Hrao to how.
**• Ah*®re to ftght Romero.
EVELYN NESBIT
! THAW CLIFFORD AGAIN
IN THE LIMELIGHT
!
NEW YORK, April 26—Jack Clifford, through hia counted, has r
j quested the Court to re-open the suit tor divorce against his wife, and
j former spouse of Harry K. Thaw, wh5<ih was decided against him laai
jl>ocwinbor. His wife. Eveflyn Nesbit Thaw Clifford retaliated by com
mencing suit for divorce against Clifford and naming Ann Luther, and
Juanita Hanson as co-mspondants. Miss Luther is the beautiful screen
j star who recently married Ed. Gallagher of the stage team of Gallagher
and Shean. Both Miss Luther and Miss Hanson have filed affidavits
'denying the charges made by the notorious Evelyn.
In Clifford’s complaint against his wife, he names as co-rospoudant
! Eugene Strong, an actor. He charge's numerous indescretions between
j Strong anid Evelyn,_ together with night orgies along New York's greal
j white way. With her effort*; to keep her former husband Harry K. Thaw
j in the asylum, her divorce suit against. her presenit husband, and hi»
divorce suit against her. Kvejyn Nesbit Thaw Clifford is very successfu
in keeping herself in the public eye.
(HARtiKS sm<KNK COI 1ST PACKED FAVOR RAII.ROA!>S
WASHINGTON. April 26 Benjamin ('. Marsh. Director of the
Farmers National Council, charged before the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee this afternoon that the Supreme Court had been packed
in favor of the railroads by the appointment of Chief Justice Taft and
Associate Justice Pierce llutler. He further slated that the railroads
were in the hands of brigands.
FRENCH AVIATOR SHOWS SOME SPEED
I Alt Is, April 2b— Lieutenant Pelletier Doisy. the French army
viator enroute t,» Japan mad Bucharest, a distance ..f twelve hundred
cud lify miles’ in a non-stop fli \* -or six nnirs diirir.v the ttirht he
averaged one hundred and tw.-r >■ per hear
IIOI’NRAKY CONFERENCE BREAKS I P
LONDON, April 26 The conference between the representatives of
Ulster and the Irish Free State to determine the boundary has broken up
with out result. It was learned in diplomatic circles Imre that Great
Britain was about to recognize the Greek Republic.
ANNERV WORKERS ATTEMPT DESERTION
SEATTLE. April 25—Cha
sion since last Saturday to 'conn
the Alaska Cannery ship Benjaii
here. The deserters were late
ashori . sixteen cam
in F. Packard held ;
a4pprerended and lo
HEARST ORGANIZES HOLDING CO.HPA.W
NEW YORK, April 26- WiiMam R. Hearst has evolved a plan and
put it into effect by organizing a holding company which will represent
the consolidated capital stock of eleven of his daiiily publications. Ffve
mi 18ion dollars in bonds have been issued and wtill be sold to the general
public. Altogether. Hearst owns twenty-three daily papers and eight
V A NORM AX WINNER 1024 BALLOON R ACK
SAN ANTONIO. April 26—W. T. Vanornian, piloting the Goodyear
Number Three Balloon on its maiden trip who landed at one o'clock
yesterday afternoon -near Rochester. Minnesota, was declared the winner
of itbe 1924 National Elimination Balloon Race. Vanorman made a
flight of 1073 miles.
POLA VKORI WANTS TO BECX>HK CITIZEN
LOS ANOELES, April 26 —Pdla $e*ri, the Polish him .star, filed hdr
declaration of intention to become,an American citizen today. "
aiwnna sob m mmtm xvaamr «i.w nonn nw ii aimi i
VITAL PAPERS STOLEN
‘ROM ATT’Y GENERAL’S
OFFICE, WASH. D.C.
! -
• WASHINGTON. D. April 2G The Daugh«rty Investigation Om
i mitcee today made th-- dUcovery that papers vital to the investiga-tiooi of
th*-* former AiLtowi-ey General were atoieD from the ofHce. Other papers
! of like oharat. r were manifest forg-erle*. .tad left in the otHce to thwart
<<h>i.iih;k will vhto immigration bill
WASHINGTON. April 26 President Conlidge made it known today
that he will v»to the immigration hill containing the Japanese exclusion
HAW MS HKTTLK.UK vr PLAN \< < 'Kl'TKIJ
PARIS. April 2.r. Italy. England Belgium and France today notified
the Interallied Reparations Co in miss’on I h-M t they have accepted Dawes
plan as a basis of set tie-men t of the Reparations problem. ’
I'OKKICS \ KKKsTElA IN BALTIMORE
IIALTIMOItG. Aik-11 lid Charles II. Forbm. the former director of
tin- Veterans Korean, was arrested here today and entered a i>lea of
“No. Guilty.-* HI, bail was fixed at ten thousand dollars which he
promptly furnished i„ -a-h. The date Of the trial was n„t tixed by
PISHING TIG 111 IDS. (TIKW IS LOS I’
CLEVELAND, April 26 The inter
a wireless from a fishing tug twelve and
shoals iat th- head of Lake Erie to the
and ill on board w* re doom- I The m.
•itv Radio Companv pick.-d up
>ne half miles Southeast ..f the
iffect that the fug was on fire
s-ne*- did i "t tate the number
ICHLOKINE GAS FDR FOOT
AND-MOUTH DISEASE
WASHINGTON. April 2»i Tie
m:\ .\d\ i i.oMimnoN ihkk< tor i:i;.mo\ i:n ihh graft
CARSON (MTV. April 26 Prohibit!
removed as rh«.ult of ivcoinmrjml.it ion
i’ls final report. The report of,tills Jury wj
guilty of serious violations of Federal la
jury believed that removal
I. P. Donnelly was
tit* Federal Grand Jury in
the effect that while he was
lie was not indicted as the
sufficient punishment.
SENATOR KING STAUTS FILIBUSTER
WASHINGTON, ]). C. April 26—The first filibuster of the Sixty
Ekbth Congress was started by Senator King. Democrat, of Utah. King
Is a small army advocate and began a solitary drive to delay the consider
ation of the Naval Appropriation Bill, carrying a total of $273,703,200.
In going far afield from the discussion of the Nava! Bill, King read the
lengthy uncompleted portion® of a s^ieech staTted several weeks ago oc
the question of American Recognition of Soviet Russia.
FIVK BALLOON HACK ENTRANTS STILL IN A Of
SAN ANTONIO, Apri.1 26 Five of live .seveu entrains ho the Nationul
Ehmhtatlon Balloon Race were stMl ia the air Jaat evaninw, according to
on reports received at Army Headquarters at Kelly Field.