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VOL. 38 No. 191 NOME. ALASKA. SATURDAY JUNE 19 1937 Per Copy lOcta
Soviet Plane Is Now Over Canada
Total Distance Moscow-San Francisco 5,880 Miles
Fliers 900 Miles North of Edmonton 2 p. m. Today
u s SIGNAL CORPS
STATIONS ALASKA
ARE LISTENING IN
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 18—Informed sources
said that the U. S. army signal corps stations at Fair
banks, Juneau and Ketchikan have been ordered to
stand by and begin flashing hourly weather .reports to
the Russian non-stop Moscow to San Francisco plane,
beginning at 6 p.m. PST. tonight, (Friday).
Message From Nome Station Confirms Takeoff
The message from Nome confirmed the takeoff of
the plane from Moscow, saying the notice was transmit
ted there from Soviet Arctic air base at Anadyr, which
also reported the plane was transmitting by radio on a
band of 26 meters frequency. Also that Anadyr a'ked
that communications between that point and Seattle be
* kept open”.
Flight Distance Is 5.880 Miles
The Geodetic Survey said that the flight from Mos
cow to San Francisco was 5,880 miles. The plane was
described here as marked U.R.S.S.-N. and the figures
are 025. The plane carries a 20 watt radio transmitter
and its call letters are RETET.
Soviet Plane Has Already Broken Long
Distance Flying Record in Test
(By The Associated Press)
Soviet Plane Carries Fuel For 100 Hours
SAN FRANCISCO. Calif., June 18—Allan Bonnalie,
National Aeronautical Association representative said
the Russian plane is an NT-25 Soviet developed craft,
herematically sealed, low wind monoplane with single
propeller, 12 cylinder water-cooled motor. ^ Fully load
ed it weights 24.750 pounds, carries 13,760 pounds of
fuel and oil, including more than two thousand gallons
of gasoline, which is believed sufficient for 100 hours in
the air, during which the fliers expect to cover 6,003
miles.
Pilot And Plane Recently Broke Record
Pilot Chkalov recently flew the plane 5800 miles in
the Arctic, remaining aloft 55 hours, 29 minutes the
world’s non-stop distance record. The former record
of 5,637 miles in 55 hrs., 29 min. was set by the French
fliers, Codas and Rossi, in August 1935, in a flight from
New York to Syria.
The co-pilot s name George Baidukov is correct, ana
the navigator is Alexander Beliakov. The crew weighs
528 pounds and carried 1,276 pounds of equipment, in
cluding a special compass.
Route Plane Is Following
The route lies slightly west of the fortieth meridian,
then arcoss Kola Peninsula emerging over Barents Sea
about 150 miles East of Murmansk, which is the last
point of land before starting across the Arctic Ocean
via Victoria Island near Franz Joseph Land; thence
1,616 miles via the North Pole and Arctic Ocean ice
fields before reaching Prince Patrick Island off the Arc
tic Canadian coast. They will then follow the 120 mer
idian, crossing the tip of Prince Patrick Island, over
Banks Land and Great Bear Lake, Fort Simpson, the
Rockies and Cascades ranges to Vancouver, B. C., then
down to Oakland, California.
The plane carries three days food supply, it has red
narrow wings, short grey fuselage with black stripes.
Ambassador Troyanovsky is hurrying here with
Colonel Vegunov to greet the fliers upon arrival.
I
.j
ARE TO MAKE FIRST
TRIP KING ISLAND
TOMORROW
The U. S. C. G. Cutter North
land, Captain Frederick A. Zeus
ler, in command, which returned
to the Nome roadstead, following
a trip to Norton Sound points dur
ing the past several days, is sche
duled to sail early tomorrow
morning on its first voyage to
King Island in 19117. said reports
late today.
Information declared that Fath
er Bernard Hubbard and his par
ty would be aboard the vessel,
and would film pictures of the
King Island Eskimos leaving the
island on their annual voyage to
Nome for the summer.
I he party will consist of rather
Bernard Hubbard, Edgar Levin,
Kenneth Chisholm, and Bernard
Stanley, nephew of the “Glacier
Priest.”
Details o-f the cruise through
Norton Sound, by the Cutter
Northland were not obtainable at
this time, although it is believed
the ice which has clung to the
shores of the sound is rapidly
breaking up and drifting seaward,
to be taken by the current up
through Bering Straits into the
Arctic Ocean.
During the absence of the Cut
ter from Nome with Father Hub
bard who was aboard, Messrs.
Levin and Chisholm have placed
the expedition’s 25-foot motor
launch in running condition and
preparations have been made for
an early start tomorrow morning
Father Bernard Hublmrd of Santa Clara University (kneeling with
his dogs. Wolf and .Vlajik) and members of his exploring party are
shown here aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Northland. I.eft to right
are Edgar Levin, Father Hubbard, Kenneth Chisholm and Bernard
Stanley, aged 17, nephew of the Glacier Priest.
Mary Pickford
Buddy Rogers
Obtain License
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES. Calif., June 19
Mary Pickford was so excited she
could not remember the street
address of Pickfair, her home, as
.she and Buddy Rogers applied
for a marriage license here yester
day. The wedding will be held
next Saturday afternoon, June 26
when they will leave for a one
month’s honeymoon in Hawaii.
Plans Announced
3000 Mile Flight
To Canal Zone
(By The Associated Press)
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 19—
Naval officials announced that
plans have been completed for a
3,000 mile non-stop flight by 12
planes from San Diego to the
Panama Canal Zone. They said
that the mass flight will be made
by more than 70 officers and men.
The take-off time has been set
for Monday morning.
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Man In "Iron
Lung" Arriving
For Treatment
(Bv The Associated Press!
SAN FRANCISCO, June 19th—
■ The man in tlie “Iron Lung’’, Fre
derick Suite, Jr., neared the final
J stages of his voyage back to Am
erica aboard the liner President
Coolidge Suite was stricken
i with infantile paralysis while in
, the Orient and was put in an iron
I respirator. When the vessel ar
rives in San Francisco today, he
| will be transferred from his iron
j lung, to another, one in a special
train that will carry him home to
;Chicago. Radio reports from the
vessel last night said he was tak
ing the trip well despite a rough
sea. 18 guards will keep back
the crowd when Snite is trans
ferred from the ship to the train.
Final rehearsals were held on
| every movement that will be re
jquired to move Snite from the
I ship to the train It will take
| only five minutes, and in that
' time the young man will have to
■ go without breath, because he can
I live only in an artificial respir
! ator.
Doctors believe death soon is
; inevitable and that the “Iron
Lung” is the only method of pro
longing his life and even it is not
I providing him any benefit.
TO ARRIVE
OAKLAND
SIN.
—LATEST DOPE—
(By The A led Press'
Edmonton. June 19 The
Russian plane flew over Me
Kcnzie Forks at 1:40 P. M.
I’ST. Royal Canadian Corps
of Signal Stations reported.
It is believed they are over
the confluence of rivers at
Fort Simpson. 980 air mil
es northwest of Edmonton.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 18—An
estimate, that ’he Soviet fliers
were 550 tru es South of the pole,
was made at 5 p.m by General
W. E. Gilhnore. the retired Nat
ional Aeronoimea' Association
representative The plane report
ed itself in the vicinity of Elie
mere Island, near Greenland, at
3:15 P.M PST
WASHINGTON. June 13—The
Soviet Embassy brought vigorous
diplomatic pressure op, the Am
erican g 'cerumen1. t suppress all
news of the flight, in the belief
that the Russians do not want
publicity m case the plane fails
to reach its objective.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 19th—
The Russian, Moscow to San Fran
cisco fliers radioed for directions
last rught from a point located
about the 82 parallel of Latitude
in the Arctic Ocean. Officials said
tlie reports were received by Fed
eral radio stations The reports
said the fliers were at an altitude
of almost 14.000 fee*, and were
proceeding smoothly on the long
est non-stop flight in history.
Two Naval Ships
Out in Pacific
To Aid Amelia
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D C.. June 19
—Two U. S. government vessels
are taking positions in the South
Pacific to aid, if necessary.Amelia
Earhart in her world flight. The
cutter Itasca left for Howland Is
land and the naval tug Ontario
left Pago Pago to stand by, be
tween Lao, New Gitiena and How
land Island
Miss Earhart and her navtgator
were flying toward Bangkok from
Calcutta last night
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