VOLUME 19. NUMBER 229
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1924.
PRICE TEX CENTS
WORLD FLIGHT FLYERS IX GROUP PICTURE WITH HEAD OF AIR SERVICE
Photo shows the round-the-world flyers with their commander, Gen. Mason Patrick, chief of the U. S.
Army Air Service at Mitchell Field X. \. shortly after their arrLal. Left to rijrht. Lieut. Harding, Gen,
* Mason Patrick. Lieut'. Smith, commander of the squadron; Lieut. Wade, Lieut. Ogd.en, Lieut. Arnold, and
Lieut. Nelson. _
WORLD FLYERS SUCCESSFULLY
CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE IN
RETURNING TO SEATTLE SUNDAY
SEATTL, Wash., Sept. 29.—The first circumnavigation of the
world by air was successfully completed yesterday afternoon, when
Lieut. Lowell H. Smith landed at the Sand Point field, at 1:50 p.m..
followed 40 seconds later by Lieut. Erik Nelson with Lieut. Wade
alighting at 1:58. Flying through brilliant sunshine, at a high alti
tude and in close formation, the machines first appaered over Elli
ott Bay at 1 -.27 p. m., majestically circling slowly over the city be
fore alighting.
The blowing of whistles and the screaming of sirens from vessel*
anchored in the harbor signaled the arrival of the flyers from their
arduous trip around the world. Practically every person composing
Seattle’s population had gathered at the Sand Point field around
which was parked every auto and Ford in the surrounding coun
try
The welcoming exercises were impressive. After the informal
reception at the field the men were escorted to Volunteer Park when
<? formal reception was held. The mechanics of the intrepid flyers
also came in for a hearty welcome. They were Leslie Arnold Join
Harding jr., and Henry II. Ogden who came in for their share ol
the honors.
•f The flyers took off from Eugene, Oregon, at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, reaching here without incident. The number of flying days
on the world trip numbered 60, and the elapsed time of flight was
175 days from tlieir departure from Seattle, April 6. The average
oui cmr piauro go i i.t innr;
per hour. Had the journey been mad<
in one continuous flight, it woulc
have been finished in approximately
14 days and 12 hours, eclipsing tin
trip of the hero of Jules Verne’s nov
el, who is supposed to have travelec
around the world in sixty days.
The longest hop on the flight was
from Rekjavik, Iceland, to Fredericks
dal, Greenland, a distance of 82;
miles. The longest scheduled hop was
from Attu Island to the Kurile isl
ands, a distance of 878 miles. This
jump was broken into two flights, i
storm forcing the planes to land ei
route. Smith and Nelson, with theii
mechanics, flew a total of about 26,
225 miles.
Coolidge Sends Greetings.
President Coolidge sent his officia
I greetings of .commendation to the fly
ers by Major General Morton, com
mander of the Ninth Corps Area, wh(
also represented Secretary Weeks ant
Major General Patrick, chief of tht
Army Air Service. Rear Admira
tjhase the new commandant at tht
Puget .Sound Navy Yard, greeted tht
flyers on behalf of Secretary Wilbur
and Mrs. Cora Arnold, mother of Lt
Leslie P. Arnold, mechanic of the flag
plane Chicago, and Mrs. Frances Cole
his sister, greeted Arnold here.
Demonstration for Martin.
While the highest honors and gifts
and the Nation’s sincere admiratior
wei’e accorded the six aviators whc
completed their journey around tht
world, Major Martin, the first com
mander of the round the world flight
whose hopes were wrecked when tht
flagship Seattle crashed to the grounc
in Alaska, was given a most remarka
ble demonstration. With tears of bit
ter disappointment streaming dowr
his face, he addressed the immenst
crowd, saying;
“I realize better than you the cour
age, hardships and stick-to-it-iveness
that these men needed to complete
this flight. Just think what they en
dured when they did all the overhaul
ing, repairing and mechanical work
on their planes with their own hands,
They met and overcame almost in
surmountable difficulties. I certainly
' | hate to face this crowd today. If
| flight was a disappointment to you i
was a much keener one to me.”
At the conclusion of his speech, Ma
jor Martin was greeted with the mos
tremendous ovation ever accorded any
official in this city, the crowd cheer
ing him for ten minutes, pandemoni
1 um breaking loose.
1 Canadian Gov’t Gives Welcome.
1 Representing the Canadian govern
■ ment, Great Britain and the roya
> family, the Canadian destroyer Patri
i cia dropped anchor off Sand Point ant
1 her officers went ashore and extendet
' the congratulations of the British Em
■ pile to the successful conclusion o
the world’s greatest flight.
After a few days’ rest, the flyers
1 and their mechanics will leave foi
■ Oregon on a hunting and fishing trij
■ of two weeks, after which they wil
» visit with relatives until assigned tt
■ 11 rmanent duties.
SEATTLE, Wn., Sept. 29.—Presi
den Coolidge in a telegram message
to this city, expressed his thanks ir
behalf of the country to the six flyers
and also his personal congratulations
on the completion of their recenl
jaunt around the world.
The President said* that owing tc
the convening of congress he would
at once recommend that authority be
granted to reward the squadron by
pro motion or some other proprietary
in order that the distinguished ser
vices that the airmen have rendered
to the country may have a practical
recognition from the people of the
United Stattes.
The flyers were guests of honor at
a public luncheon which was held
at the Hippodrome yesterday and in
the late afternoon they attended the
unveiling of the monument at Sand
Point aviation field, which commem
orates the start and the finish of the
first circumnavigation flight.
SARAZEN DEFEATS ZEV
NEW YORK, Sept. 29—Sarazen de
feated Zev by a length winning the
five thousand Arvemo handicap foi
six furlongs.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT
TANANA DOES $75,000
DAMAGE; HIGH WINDS
FIRE STARTED IN GRAND HOTEL
AND BURNED UP HALF OF
TOWN—NOTHING SAVED
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 26—(By Mail)
—A destructive fire, .which started in
the kitchen, upstairs, of the Grand
hotel at Tanana Wednesday wiped out
half of the town, including the Tanana
Commercial Company, Chinese res
taurant, the Rodman building and two
cabins . A strong wind was blowing
down the river at the time the blaze
started, which prevented saving any
thing from the buildings destroyed.
Everybody in the town of Tanana
and old Fort Gibbon turned out to
render assistance and help fight the
fire.
The loss to the Tanana Commercial
Company,Wachon Bros., amounted to
$45,000. The total loss is estimated
at $75,000. Vachon Bros, also have
a large commercial store in Fairbanks,
the business of which is conducted by
one of the Vachon brothers, the other
brother being in charge of the Tana
na business.
COOLIDGE TURNS ON JUICE
WILL LIGHT CITY SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Sept. 29.—At nine p. m.
Saturday, President Coolidge pressed
the button in the White House turn
ing on the current of the new Skagit
(Seattle) city’s great hydro-electric
plant for the first time.
“MOTHER” JONES WILL
VOTE FOR COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 29.—
“Mother” Jones, the W7est Viiginia
labor leader, told President Coolidge
last night that she was ‘for him,” be
cause he kept his month shut, and
not blowing off steam very much
BRYAN VISITS HEADQUARTERS
' CHICAGO, Sept. 29.—Governor C.
1 Bryan, Democratic nominee for the
1 vice presidency is visiting the Dem
ocratic headquarters in this city to
day.
DAVIS WANTS COOLIDGE
SPEAK UP ON SUGAR
BLUEFIELD, Wyo., Sept. 29.—The
new campaign issue was tossed into
the Davis drive for the presidency to
day when the Democratic nominee
challenged President Coolidge to ren
der a decision on the sugar tariff con
troversy. Davis assented that CooF
idge had delayed action for two
months on thereport of the tariff re
lating to the reduction in rates on
sugar.
“Every breakfast table in the coun
try is affected,” Davis declared, and
added that the President’s attitude,
however, caused him “to abandon all
hope for relief.”
DENBY SUBPONAED
CHEYENNE, Sept. 29—Edwin Den
by was subponaed as a witness for the
defense in the suit of the government
against Sinclair and the Mammotlj
Oil Company to annul the Teapot
Dome lease. The trial will begin in
October.
John Sorvick, Cosk on
. Gas Boat Delaware, is
Drowsed at Tutka Bay
The remains of Jnhn Paulsen Sor
vick were bi ought to Seward Satur
day afternoon by the gas boat Dela
ware from the San Juan Fishing &
Packing Company’s plant at Tutka
j Bay.
I The late Mr. Sorvick was employed
i by the San Juan Company as cook on
! the Delaware and after preparing
I breakfast for the following morning
he went on deck sometime during the
night of September 25th and presum
ably in crossing from the boat to the
scow, which was tied alongside, he
supped and fell overboard. No alarm
was given and as he was the last man
to retire his absence was not noted
unt.il the following morning when
search was instituted and his remains
were found close to the stem of the
Delaware.
Deceased was born in Norway, Feb
ruary 11, 1891, and was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sorvik of Trondh
jem, Norway and leaves three brothers
and three sisters to mourn his loss. As
far as is known he had no relatives
in the United States. Mr. Sorvick has
been employed by the San Juan Com
pany at Saw Mill Bay and Tutka bay
as cook for the past season and he
was an able worker and well-liked by
all who knew him.
Funeral services were held this
morning from the Seward Chapel and
the remains were interred at Wood
lawn Cemetery. Mrs. R. V. B. Dun
lap conducted appropriate services,
the employees of the local San Juan
plant acted as pallbearers.
| SEATTLE VISITED BY
SPANISH NOBILITY
SEATTLE, Sept. 29—The Duke and
Duchess of Alba arrived in this city'
yesterday with a party of Spanish no
bility and are spending today sight
seeing.
GERMANS SEIZE LIQUOR
BERLIN, Sept. 29.—The police have
seized stock of British whiskey near
this city, because the importation of
British whiskey into Germany is for
bidden according to law.
LA FOLLETTE SUPPORTERS
DENIED REHEARING IN CAL
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29.—The
Supreme court of California late Sat
urday night denied a petition to the
LaFollette supporters for a rehearing
on the question of placing presiden
tial electors supporting the Wiscon
sin candidate on the November bal
lot.
STALLED CAR RESULTS IN
DEATH OF ENGINEER
KALAMAZOO, Sept. 29—A motor
ist left his automobile stalled on the
Michigan Central tracks here today,
while he went to ask help to push it
off. During his absence a passenger
train hit the automobile killing the
engineer and injuring eight passen
gers.
SEATTLE MINISTER STARTS
PROBE OF LIQUOR RESORTS
SEATTLE, Sept. 29.—Reverend J.
W. Hannum testified yesterday at the
Council inquiry that he has bought
whiskey in thirty-six places in Seat
tle since May sixth on a voluntary in
vestigation on his own account. He
said he asked a manageress of a boot
leg parlor why she hadn’t paid her
| monthly protection assessment and she
exclaimed: “What! Why, I have paid
*•’” _*___
ROOSEVELT RESIGNS TO
DEVOTE HIS TIME TO
GUBERNATORIAL RACE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 29.—
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., assistant se-c
retary of the United States navy has
resigned that position so he may en
ter the gubernatorial race for the
state of New York.
EPINARD, PRIDE OF
FRANCE IS BEATEN
LATONIA, Sept. 27.—Epinard, the
champion French racer, was again de
feated this afternoon by Ladkin, own
ed by August Belmont, winning over
the mile course in 1:37 1-5. Epinard
was second and WTise Counsellor third.
SEATTLE CLUB WILL PROMOTE
ALASKA WEEK, NEXT MONTH
SEATTLE, Sept. 29.—The Young
Men’s Business C:i b will promote Al
aska week, October thirteenth to the
eighteenth, to commemorate the fifty
seventh anniversary of the purchase
of Alaska. Bone has promised to
attend the banquet to be given here.
SEATTLE, "Sept. 27.—The steamship
Northwest rn sailed today for north
ern ports with 72 passengers, includ
ing the following:
For Fairbanks—Mrs. L. K. Pratt,
Leo. T. Dts Jardins and wife.
For Seward—Mrs. L. L. Davis, H.
G. Carlson, R. Seigler, J. E. Barbee,
Mr. and Mrs. George Colwell, M. P.
Reynolds, Theoodre and Florence Irig,
Violet M. Elliott, Gus. Harris, Mrs.
C. L. F. Quist, John Loharoff, P. E.
Nelson and S. K. Wan.
OIL CASE TRIAL
SET JANUARY 6
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 29.—
Civil action against the Sinclair Oil
company properties in connection with
the naval oil leases has been propos
ed to come off on January sixth.
WILD REPORT SENT
OUT ABOUT LOSS OF
STEAMSHIP STARR
On Saturday a cable message was
received by the Gateway from our Se
attle correspondent stating that the
President Madison, of the Pacific S. S.
Co’s Oriental line, had picked up an
S. 0. S. from the steamship Starr, the
little bulldog of the seas plying from
Seward to Unalaska with mail and
passengers, had foundered. The Pres
ident Madison was bound from Seat
tle to Yokohama at the time, and the
report was sent broadcast to all wire
less stations. %
The Gateway held up the dispatch
as many members of the Starr’s crew
have families here, and it was thought
needless to alarm them until the facts
were known. The Starr has been re
ported sunk on an average of two or
three times a winter, and each time
the rumor has proven false. Later
I reports came in that the Starr had re
I ported her position at eight o’clock
I Saturday night to the Canadian radio
j station at Estevan, on the vest coast
of Vancouver Island. Manager Hen
1 derson, of Seward, also received a
I stating the boat was all right and had
message from Capt. 0. A. Johansen,
been in no danger whatever, nor had
it sent out any S. O. S. Mr. Hender
son also received a message this morn
ing stating that the Starr had just
left Chignik on her way in to Seward
and would be here some time Thurs
day or Friday.
There is no doubt that the Starr is
safe and that it will take more than
storm, fog and rumor to dowrn the
intrepid little craft. The radio sta
tions are still inquiring as to the iden
tity of the boat sending out the call.
CLAIMS GIBSON KILLED
MRS. HUNN WITH HAMMER
PASADENA, Sept. 29.—Harry W.
Cornor ,arrested last night, declared
that F. R. Gibson killed Mrs. Hunn
with a hammer while Cornor tried to
prevent the slaying, and he then fled
because he feared his own record as
an exconvict.
2 LAKE WASHINGTON
VICTIMS RECOVERED
% -
SEATTLE, Sept. 29.—Two of the
victims, Miss Delaney and Worth Har
qed v/ere recovered late Saturday
nfght from the chilly waters of Lake
Washington.
WHEELER TO SPEAK IN
SEATTLE OCTOBER 6TH
SPOKANE, Sept. 29.—Ballaine de
clared that Wheeler will drop a bomb
in the camp of his enemies when he
speaks in Seattle October sixth.
Ballaine said: “Wheeler has in his
possession ten official documents that
will startle the voters of the country
when they are made public.”
ODD FELLOWS DANCE
The local lodge will give a dance,
Saturday, October 4th, at the I. O. O.
F. Hall. Everyone Is welcome.
GIANT ZEPPELIN, Z8-3
LEAVES BIRTHPLACE
LATE THIS WEEK
FRIENDRICHSCHAFFER, Sept. 29.
—The success of the Zeppelin ZR-3
on its flight across Germany and ever
the Baltic has made certain that the
giant of the sky will leave for Amer
ica next week. The ZR-3 made a
wonderful landing after her trial
flight at 8 p. m. Saturday night.
WASHINGTON, L>. C., Sept. 29.—
Delivery of the German made ZR-3
from the Friedrichschafen plant to tie
navy air station at Lakehurst, New
Jersey, will bring to this country the
first commercial airship of the Zep
pelin type ever to be flown under the
American flag.
While the ship is in custody of the
Navy and is listed with naval air
craft, she was designed and built for
commercial use and under present'
plans will be used by the Navy to
demonstrate the practicability of com
mercial aircraft traffic in the United
States.
The ZR-3 is similar in appearance
but somewhat larger than the Navy
dirigible Shenandoah. While the
Shenandoah w'as the first vessel of
the kind ever built in the United
States, however, the ZR-3 was num
bered 126 at the Zeppelin plant and
is the product of more than 25 years
of German experience in dirigible con
struction and operation including the
German war fleets. She is the last
word in lighter than air design, and
will form the foundation for the build
ing of future American commercial
fleets if this proves to be a practica
ble form of transportation in the Uni
ted States.
The Zeppelin experts estimate that
under any normal condition, the 7.R-3
would be able to fly from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu and back again be
tween Saturday morning and the fol
lowing Tuesday morning, spending
the entire day Sunday in Honolulu.
Such a trip now requires more than
ten days by stearrter yet the airship
could carry 30 passengers and 13 tons
of freight or baggage and make the
journey as a w'eek-end jaunt.
As no definite sailing date has been
set, late reports coming from Ger
many indicate that the giant dirigible
will start on her cruise across the At
lantic sometime the latter part of this
week.
_
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 20.—
I Three ships of the navy, important
| cogs in the convoy of the Army world
| flight, sailed from New England and
I Atlantic ports today on receipt of
word from Germany that the dirigible
ZR-3 would leave for the United
States this week.
LOUIS HILL MUST
GIVE IN, DECLARE
HEIRS TO ESTATE
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—Three of
the nine surviving children of the late
James J. Hill today filed suit against
one of their brothers, Louis, for the
return of property which they claim
he obtained from their late mother
thru “fraud and undu influence.”
BLACK GOLD BEATEN
LATONIA, Sept. 29.—Black Gold
made her first appearance since her
defeat in the Ashland derby and was
badly beaten in the Grand Hotel hand
icap, coming in a poor sixth. Spirit
won the race.
AD STONE GETS DECISION
OVER YOUNG STRIBLING
NEWARK, Sept. 29.—By a furious
finish in the final round Ad Stone of
New Jersey earned the newspaper de
cision over Stribling in a twelve round
battle here.
PIRATES HAVE NO HOPE
NEW Y'ORK, Sept. 29.—The giants
practically eliminated the Pirates
from winning in the pennant race by
winning today’s game four to two.
The Giants utilized every opportun
ity and began with the fine twirling
of Virgil Bames who held the visitors
at bay with the exception of homers
made by Earl and Smith in the sev
enth and ninth innings.
BODIES OF MINERS RECOVERED
SPRING CANYON, Utah, Sept. 29.
—The bodies of five miners, entombed
in the Rains Coal mine Saturday by
an explosion, were recovered. Little
hope is held for the lives of three
others. .