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VOLUMES XIX, NUMBER92.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 17 1924.
PRICE, TEN CENTS
DESTROYER OFFICERS
TELL OF RESCUE OF
MISSING PLANE CREW
MAJOR MARTIN AND SERGEANT
HARVEY FOUND CALMLY
AWAITING RESCUE
Taken to Village of Kasatak
SPEED OF THIRTY-ONE KNOTS
MADE TO 'WHERE PLANE
WAS SEEN DY INDIAN
Ihe r. S. destroyers Corrv, Lieut.
C r.imander B. H. Bieri, and Hull,
i mmanded by Lieut. Commander J.
C. Hilliard, arrived in port this morn
ing on their way to Seattle. The
destroyers have been in the vicinity
of Seward the past several days sur
veying the ocean bottom with a sonic
depth tinder for the Army Signal
Corps and cableship Dellwood, the
soundings to be used in laying the
new government cable from Seattle
to Seward.
The officers aboard the destroyers
tell the following graphic story ol
the rescue of Major F. L. Martin,
and Sergeant Harvey, forced down
Tuesday afternoon near Portage Bay:
About 4:00 p. m. Wednesday, April
1G, inst., af fr passing over Kodiak
Island, Major Martin’s plane, No. 1,
the flagship of the U. S. Army Air
Service Around the World Flight de
veloped engine trouble which caused
the loss of oil in his crankcase, and
forced him to land shortly afterward
on the west side of Shelikof Strait
in Portage Bay, on the east coast ot
the Aleutian Peninsula. Other planes
proceeded to Chignik Bay, one hun
dred miles southwest and broadcasted
the accident out to the Naval radio
stations of southwestern Alaska.
The destroyers Hull and Corry ot
the battle fleet were in the vicinity
of Barren islands, headed back to Se
attle via Seward, having sounded the
ocean bottom from Seattle to Seward
with the Sonic depth finder, the sur
vey to be used by Army Signal Corps
and cableship Dellwood in laying the
new government cable from Seattle
to Seward.
At about 6:20 p. m., Alaskan time,
the Corry, guarding the distress radio
wave, picked up messages via Cor
dova from Lieut. Smith at Chignik
Bay, announcing that Major Martin
was down near Cape Skagnik and last
seen headed west, making a forced
landing. The Corry, commanded by
Lieutenant Commander B. H. Bieri,
beaded wrest at once, and relayed the
message to the U. S. S. Hull, com
manded by Lieutenant Commander J.
C. Hilliard, U. S. Navy, commanding
the sounding detachment.
Makes Thirty One Knots
Both ships made all possible speed
at once on two boilers and promptly
lighted off the other two to give full
power. In ten minutes they were
making 26 knots, and within an hour
they were making between 30 and
31 knots.
They started from a position 312
miles from the scene of Major Mar
lin’s landing, made top speed for over
* ten hours throughout the night and
arrived off Portage Bay at 5:30 a.
m. the 16th.
The Corry proceeded a few miles
farther on to search Kialigvak Bay,
just south of Cape Igvak, and the
Hull proceeded into Portage Bay to
find out if the people of Kanatak
could give them information about.
Major Martin.
The people had waited most of the
day to see the planes pass but gave
up shortly before plane number one
was forced down. Only an Indian,
with a couple of native companions,
had seen Major Martin’s plane go
skimming by and drop behind a
small promontory.
The searching party returned and
the Hull got under way to proceed
slowly out of Portage Bay, skirting
within two miles of the rocky shore.
Meanwhile the Corryr had sent a boat
party of searchers into Kialigvak Bay
behind the small islands to hunt lor
the machine.
About three miles north of Cape
Igvak, the plane was discovered by
the Hull. It was anchored inshore
and its lines blended closely with the
rocky shoreline. The Hull promptly
anchored and sent a boat in charge
of an officer to the plane.
Martin Not Worried
Both Major Martin and Sergeant
Harvey were sitting calmly in the
plane, having spent a night of bitter
cold and hunger under the shadow
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Sir Alfred Robbins, who recently ar
rived in the United States for a short
! visit. Sir Alfred is the head of the
I United Grand Lodge of Masons in
England, and while in this country
j will give a few lectures and promote
good feeling between the American
I and English Masons.
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of the snow and ice-covered cliff of
the mountain. Brief but heartfelt
greetings were exchanged between the
flight commander and the lieutenant
in charge of the party. The latter re
marked, “Sir, as long as you were
; forced to come down, I am glad to
j see you here and alright.”
Major Martin replied, “And believe
me, sir; I’m glad to see you.”
As soon as the Naval Officer saw
both occupants safe and sound and
the plane apparently undamaged, he
signaled the ship, and the glad news
was instantly broadcasted to Sew
ard, Kodiak, Chignik and Dutch Har
| bor.
The anchor of the plane was quick
i ly recovered by the destroyer’s boat
and the plane was towed out to the
Hull, where the hungry flyers were
i eagerly received by Commander Hil
I Hard. Major Martin with his mis
| sion first in mind, sent radio orders
i to Lieut. Smith at Chignik and Li‘ ut
j Bissell at Dutch Harbor as to the
| needs of the plane.
At first he requested the destroyer
i to tow him to Chignik, but the dis
tance being 90 miles and the speed
being limited by the frailness of his
pontoons, it was decided to tow him
I into the sheltered harbor of the lit
tle settlement of Kanatak, ten miles
I north in Portage Bay. Here the
j Standard Oil has a radio plant and
i shops so that communication could
be had with the outside world and
work done on the engine.
The essential details of the finding
were broadcasted by the destroyer
and Major Martin and Sergeant Har
vey w'ere landed at Kanatak to where
the plane was towed. Prompt re
placement of the broken engine parts
is expected from Chignik or Dutch
Harbor and the plane should proceed
in a few' days.
Destroyers Leave Tomorrow
The U. S. S. destroyers Hull and
Corry will remain in Seward today,
leaving tomorrow morning for Seat
tle. Their officers report that had
the sea been rough at the time of
the forced landing of Major Martin
and Sergt. Harvey that both men
would have been drowmed.
LONDON, April 16—The depression
in shipping which began so suddenly
in 1920 still prevails, but the bottom
has been touched with regard to bad
freights, said Sir Alan Anderson, in
his presidential address to the Cham
ber of Shipping. Without wishing to
appear to hopeful or to encourage any
one to speculate on an early return to
prosperity, he believes there was evi
dence that the position of the British
Mercantile Marine was improving and
that it had profited by the medicine
of adversity.
I BOY SHOOTS FATHER
SPOKANE, April 17—Louis 15,
shot and killed his father John Craver
Carpenter because his father kicked
him.
Dance at A. B. Hall tonight.
POLAR FLIGHT
IS DANGEROUS
NAVIGATOR WARNS
Experienced Explorer Doubts If Dir
igible Shenandoah Can Make
Trip With Safety
LONDON, Apr, 17.—Grave doubts
as to whether the Shenandoah will
succeed in reaching the North Pole
safely in case the trip is undertaken
is expressed by Captain Joseph Der
nier, a veteran Arctic explorer in an
interview here.
A Canadian citizen. Captain Ber
nier has made ten expeditions to the
Arctic and has announced his inten
tion of shortly making the eleventh
with the object ot formally taking
possession of the North Pole area in
the name of Great Dritain. His
knowlege of that area is said to be
unrivaled.
“To my mind,” said Bernier, in dis
cussing the Shenandoah project, “the
task is one which is too great.
“Having had a long experience
in the Arctic regions, the question I
ask myself is, how are the airmen to
overcome one of the worst difficul
ties, that of frozen fog?
“The wind which comes from the
south cools when it gets over the
ice and being moist freezes, with the
result that a solid mass of ice set
tles on everything in the vicinity,
the rigging of a ship for instance be
coming a thick mass. In fact, a rope
no larger than one’s finger* will be
come a foot through.
“The encountering of such a fog is
fraught with great danger even to
a ship, but the airmen would be
forced to the ground by the tons of
additional weight, and all they would
have below them would be the rough
Su,..>,ce of the ice pack, impossible
to land a dirigible on.
“I certainly view the project as one
attended by great risk.
“In my view the North Pole con
sists only of water to a depth of
about 2000 fathoms. In effect, it may
be said to represent*the hole caused
by the eruption which led to the for
mation of %vhat is now Greenland.
Nansen and other explorers have
helped to prove this.”
JAPANESE ARMY WILL
INCREASE FACILITIES
TRAINING OF AVIATORS
TOKYO, April 17—The Japanese
army has decided to increase its facil
ities for training of aviators.
Waiters Prefer a Per
Cent to gratuitous Tips
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 17.—
Hotel and cafe guests will continue
to pay 10, 15 or 20 per cent service
charge on their bills if the Interna
tional Union of Waiters has its way.
The union is decidedly opposed to
returning to the old custom of the
restaurant and voluntary tips on the
part of guests, as members say they
do better under the percentage sys
tem.
Ester Storekeeper Has
Close Call from Fire
ESTER, Apr. 14.—Joe McDonald, a
storekeeper at Ester, had a narrow
escape from being burned out the
early part of last week. A customer
threw a half smoked cigarette on the
floor, and when the fire was discov
ered it had burned through the floor.
Some damage was done to the build
ing.
NEW YORK CONVENTION
WILL VOTE FOR COOLIDGE
NEW YORK, April 17—The state
republican convention this afternoon
virtually instructed its 91 delegates to
the national convention to vote for
Coolidge.
FIFTY SPEED BOATS BUILT
OPERATE IN PUGET SOUND
SEATTLE, April 17—Fifty speed
boats including twenty former navy
destroyers now being reconditioned at
Philadelphia, are to be placed in Puget
Sound waters for operation against
rum runners, federal authorities an
nounced tonight.
Dance at A. B. Hall tonight; all are
invited.
SUCCESSOR TO
GOTWALS NAMED
ON COMMISSION
MAJ. LUNSFORD E. OLIVER AP
POINTED ENGINEER OFFI
CER FOR A. R. C.
JUNEAU, Alaska, April 11—(By
Mail—The appointment of Maj. Luns
j ford E. Oliver, Corps of Engineers, as
| Engineer Officer of the Alaska Road
I Commission, was made public here
| yesterday by Capt. P. A. Agr.ew, See
| ret ary of the Commission. He was ad
| vised of the appointment by Colonel
James G. Steose who was in Seattle
j yesterday and is expected to leave to
| morrow moaning on the steamer North
western.
Major Oliver is said to be a high
class engineer, a fine type of officer
and to have a splendid record in the
Army seiwice. He was in charge of
construction of a large bridge across
the Patomac River at Georgetown
near the National capital two or 3
years ago. Since that time he has been
mostly connected with the Mississippi
district of the Board of Rivers and
Harobrs. No word has been receiv
ed to indicate whether he will report
at local Commission headquarters for
duty. He will replace Col. J. C. Got
wals who was recently recalled to
duty with the Corps of Engineers af
ter four year’s tour of duty with the
Commission.
His appointment apparently indi
cates the continuation of the hereto
fore established policy of the War De
partment to specially assign an en
gineer officer to handle the Commis
: sion’s field work instead of placing
I that burden on the President of the
I Board, it is believed. Coincident with
i the retirement of Col. Gotwals it was
' announced that Colonel Steese would
j also be Engineer Officer of the Board
j and his appointment to that position
I was made public. It was known, how
jever, that he desired to have another
j officer sent here but was dubious at
! that lime of getting such an assign
| ment.
TRIAL TO DETERMINE
SANITY HARRY THAW
PHILADELPHIA, April 11—In a
! trial to determine the sanity of Thaw
| a deposition by Judge Cecil H. Clegg,
! of Fairbanks, Alaska, was read into
I testimony describing two visits of
Judge Clegg with Thaw, whom he
characterized as the best posted man
on Alaska I met in the east outside of
Albert B. Fall.
EXPOSURE CAUSED
KINGSTON’S DEATH
(Fairbanks News-Miner)
Jack Kingston, whose body was
found on the Beaver trail last week
by Joe Shaw, was a well known pros
pector and trader of the Interior. He
left Alaska last summer to visit his
sister, Mrs. Calhoun, at Fredreicton,
New Brunswick, and was there all
winter, returning this spring, intend
ing to work in the Beaver district
throughout the summer.
He bought his outfit at Olnes and
started out with one dog and a sled
for the Beaver on the first of April.
Shaw, who left Olnes on April 3,
expected to catch Kingstone at Moose
John’s.
Arriving there he found that King
ston had left some time before and
Shaw kept on, thinking that he would
find him at the next cabin, nine miles
farther. When he got to Nine Mile
House he finds it burned to the ground
and to all appearances recently.
Although Shaw is one of the most
experienced mushers in the Terri
tory, he said that the storm he en
countered was the worst he had ever
experienced. He was warmly clad
but the wind and cold pierced his
heavy clothing like a knife. Seeing
the storm was so bad, he feared that
Kingston could not make the next
camp, which was the Victoria, 33
miles farther, and noticing that there
was a sled trail through the drifts
he kept on after Kingston.
Coming to the top of the divide he
found the body of Kingston lying on
its back with arms extended toward
the sky, frozen stiff. He immedi
ately turned back to Olnes where he
arrived in an exhausted condition.
A deputy marshal left with a dog
team to bring in the body.
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; cently in the ring.
Walnut Trees Advocated
Produce County Revenue
LODI, Cal., April 2—L. H. Taylor,
a local waxnut enthusiast, has submit
ted to the San Joaquin County super
visors and the Automobile Association
a novel plan lor doing away with tax
I es while beautifying the public roads,
i Taylor’s scheme is to plant walnut
| trees on both sides of the county’s
I highways, at intervals of 100 feet, and
to care for them as ordinary shade
trees.
At the end of ten years, Mr. Taylor
j explained, “the country would be one
! of the most widely known in the U.
| S. because of the beauty of its high
i ways and the walnuts would pay a
i large share of the county’s taxes on
I road up-keep.”
The county has more than twenty
five miles of roads, practically all pav
ed. Planted to walnuts the trees would
occupy the equivalent of a grove of
1,368 acres and would bear at least
50 pounds of nuts to each tree at the
end of ten years, or 13,000,000 pounds,
of nuts to each tree at the end of
[ ten years, which would sell for at
| least 15 cents a pound net or §195,000
annually.
BRITISH AIRMAN NOW
AT ATHENS, GREECE
ATHENS, April 11—The British
around-the-world aviator arrived here
today from Corfu, at four this after
noon.
ESTATE OF ALASKAN
GOES TO DAUGHTER
SEATTLE, April 17—The estate of
John Corcoran, prospector who died
at Woodchopper, Alaska, October, 12,
1922, was decreed to Mrs. J. L. White,
of Long Island, New York today by
Judge Dykman, she having establish
ed her identity as adaughter of the
deceased.
THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COMFORT
Two thousand four hundred and
fifty-two coal miners gave up their
lives last year that the rest of us
might be kept warm and comfortable
and two great mine disasters already
have occurred in the new year. Men
working under such risks of a terrible
death and long hours amid bad air
underground, should be well-paid. A
miner earns what he gets. The high
price of coal is by no means due to
miner’s wages as has been proved by
the coal commission and other sources
of information within the last year.
Only Four Senators
Vote Against Japanese
Exclusion Amendment
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 17—
The only Senators voting against the
amendment to the Japanese exclusion
amendment to the immigration bill,
today were Colt and McLean of Con
necticut, Warren, Wyoming, and Sterl
ing of South Dakota, all republicans.
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Dance at A. B. Hall tonight
MARTIN AND HARVEY
WILL WAIT KANATAX
REPAIRS TO PLANE
PERFORATED CRANK CASE IS
CAUSE OF MARTIN’S LANDING
NEAR KANATAK—WEEKS OR
DERS THAT ALL SHIPS KEEP
IN SIGHT EACH OTHER IN THE
FUTURE.—DELAY MAY NOT BE
AS LONG AS EXPECTED.
SEATTLE, April 16—Martin
waf landed with his disabled air
cruiser at Ivanatak, Alaska to
night by the United States Reve
nue Cutter Hull, having been pick
ed up, in company with mechanic
Harvey, in Portage Bay at noon.
A perforated crank case which
permitted the ship’s fuel to es
cape, with the attendant possibil
ity of fire, forced him to light
in Portage Bay. The news of the
rescue was received by Lt. Com
mander Anderson, Supt. of Com
munications at Bremerton navy
yard.
Must Keep in Sight Each Other
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 16
Weeks despatched a telegram today,
ordering the army globe-fliers, to fly
hereafted, in such formation as to
keep in sight of each other.
Martin in No Danger
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 16
Martin, commander of the American
round-the-world flyers, was forced to
descend in Kiakagvik bay, and is in
no danger, acting commander of the
flight wired the army air service from
Chignik today.
Fliers Depart for Dutch Harbor
SEATTLE, April 17—A navy wire
less from Chignik says with Lieut.
Smith in command, the three world
flyers will depart from Chignik this
morning for Dutch Harbor, weather
permitting, leaving Martin and the
Flagplane Seattle at Kanatak.
ALASKA BOUND FLEET
BEING INTERCEPTED BY
CANADIAN RUM RUNNERS
SEATTLE, April 17—Incoming ves
sels are being intercepted off Cape
Flattery by numerous Canadian rum
running craft.
GASTON B. MEANS
AGAIN ON STAND
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 17—
Gaston B. Means was recalled before
the Senate committee today and testi
fied that he had collected a quarter
of a million dollars in liquor graft
money, giving it to Jesse Smith.
“He told you that he split his graft
money with Harry M. Daugherty,
didn’t he,” asked Wheeler.
“Yes, he did. Eevrybody on the in
side of the liquor ring knew Smith
was splitting with Daugherty,” Gas
ton Means answered.
Dance at A. B. Hall tonight
DOGDOM HAS ITS DAY IN THE
BROOKLYN SHOW
KEYSTONE VIEW CO, NEW YONK
Two of the dogs that drew the
most attention were these two, cham
pion “Little Pedro,” on top of the
camera and ‘“Little Chula” inside.