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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 145. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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SLIGHT DISAGREEMENT BE
TWEN NOTED EXPLORERS ENDS
AMICABLY AMID APPLAUSE OF
LARGE AUDIENCE—LATER, IN
PRIVATE, MEET IN CORDIAL
CLASP AGAIN
MORALE BREAKS UNDER TENSE
NERVE WRACKING NORGE TRIP
Bone of Contention As To Who Hon
ors Should Be Placed Was Begin
ning of Ill-feeling which remained
for six weeks—Now Everybody Is
Happy Again.
SEATTLE, June 29. (£>)—'That Am
undsen and Nobile had been on un
friendly terms and openly avoided
each other for nearly six weeks was
revealed when the pair shook hands,
y Passengers on the S.S. Victoria report
ed Amundsen and Nobile did not speak
during the entire voyage and kept
to separate decks, ate at different
parts of the dining room and did not
speak. The same feeling is said to
have existed between the entire con
tingents of Norwegians and Italians. 1
Neither Nobile nor Amundsen discuss
ed their differences but their follow
ers told stories of the cause of the
disagreement. Italians represented
their nation built the Norge establish
* ed fueling stations on the route thru
Europe and sold the dirigible cheap i
to Norway. The Norwegians’ con
tention was that Amundsen and Ells- j
worth largely financed the flight and
merely employed the Italians as me-1
chanical assistants. It was agreed
there were “to many bosses;” Am- j
undsen, Ellsworth and Nobile each
feeling he was partly in command.
Each nationality accused the others
of shirking work. Peace was made
at the luncheon in honor of the noted
explorers and their handshakes came
spontaneously from both, before sev
eral hundred people. Later it was
solemnly repeated in private.
Amundsen, in a speech, paved the
way for their reunion when he said:
“Premier Mussolini cf Italy is a won
A derful man. He seems to have that ,
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v sixth sense for it was never demon
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strated more forcibly than when he f
arranged to allow the Norge and its
designer and crew to participate in j
the flight.”
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Nobile, two seats from Amundsen,
arose hesitatingly, while the audience
continued to applaud and clasped the
£ Norwegian’s hands, the two men meet
ing in a cordial clasp.
Ellsworth and the Scandinavians i
left last night for New York. All but j
Ellsworth will sail Saturday for Nor- i
way. r
Comdr. Nobile and his countrymen
leave for San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Chicago, and New York tomorrow, and
depart for Italy July 24.
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Fain Sutter, a son of Carl Sutter
of the Fidalgo Island Packing Co.,
is on the Admiral Evans en route
* to Port Graham.
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ANIMOSITY EXISTED
THEORIES ON EXPLORATION OF
THE ARCTIC DIDN'T JIBE;
QUARRELS ENSUED
SEATTLE, June 29. (JF)—Lieut. C.
B. Eielson said the disagreements be
tween Captain George Wilkins and
Major Lanphier characterized the un
dertaking. The first quarrel occured
at Fairbanks, the second at Point
Barrow, and obviously enough, the
third will be in Detroit. Eielson pre
dicted that when Lanphier appears be
fore the Detroit Aviation Society he
will seek to command another expe
dition.
“Lanphier knows flying, but not so
much about the Arctic. Wilkins knows
the Arctic brut next to nothing about
aviation,” said Eielson. “That was
the basis of their disagreement. At
times they wouldn’t speak to each
ather and on one occasion, I thought
:hey were coming to blows. I played
a phonograph and listened to the bat
tle. There is much to be said Tor both
sides,” he concluded.
MARATHONERS ATTENTION
The sports committee of the 4th
of July announces it is important
that several other men who are!
training daily to compete in the Mar
athon mountain race, file at once
at The Gateway office. No filings
after July 2 will be accepted.
MINISTRATION IUI0KEY
NATURE OF CRARCE IN
NORTH DAKOTA PRIMARY
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 29. (/P)
—D. H. McArthur, secretary to Sena- j
tor Nye, before the Senate Campaign *
committee, charged “the huge slush
fund was obtained thru Administra
tion channels for support in North
Dakota to defeat Nye, who L. B. Han
na, a former Coolidge state manager,
ivho opposes him in the primary to
morrow.
STARR BACK FROM ISLAND
The steamer Starr, Capt. O. A. Jo
lansen, returned to port this morn
ng froini a special trip to Knights
stand bringing back the barge Law
'ence loaded down with ties. The
ies are being discharged at the Sew
ard wiharf today. Tlhe Stanr is at
he San Juan dock.
P. McQuire, oldtimer of the Interior,
tow representing an insurance compa- *
ty, with headquarters in Ketchikan,
ras among those leaving town Sun i
ay for the south. i
FLASHES
CHICAGO, June 29. (AP).—
Lack of business, bad weather and
the required flying on a faster
schedule than he said the con
tract calls for, were blamed by
Charles Dickinson, contract hold
er, as partly responsible for the
cancellation of the Chicago-Mil
waukee Twin City air mail service
The pilots failed yesterday to take
their machines out of their han
gars.
LOS ANGELES.—Oppressed by
the fear that he was going blind,
Myron Dittes, 73, retired capital
ist committed suicide in the street
near his Hollywood home yester
day by sending a bullet crashing
thru his brain.
CHICAGO—Dr. L. B. Huff, re
puted millionaire serum manufac
turer did not mak| his millions
out of the production of the se
rum, according to charges made by
Federal officials, who arrested the
doctor as the alleged head of a
giant liquor distillery.
NEW YORK.—Colonel William B.
Mitchell, former assistant chief of
the Army air service, and who was
the center of attack during the re
cent air service investigation fol
lowing his court martial, is re
ported doing fine and rapidly re
covering from the effects of an
operation for appendicitis.
MANCHESTER, Eng. —Mrs.
Louise Calvert, 33, mother of three
children one of them a baby hung
in Strangeway jail today. She
was convicted of murdering her
landlady.
Round trip passengers on the Ad
miral Evans which arrived in port
last evening and departed early this
morning for the Westward, compris
ed the following:
Dr. and Mrs. X. D. Morrison, John j
Morrison, Mrs. A. H. Kempsen, T. T.
Taber, R. H. Hillman, James X.
Greene, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Williams,
Clement Wiliams, Robert Williams.
Mrs. Sylvester Glass.
TO MAKE DETAILED STDDE
ON LiOII 0IST10TI0N
MOXTREAL, June 29. (JP)—A de
tailed study of the Canadian Govern
ment’s system of liquor distribution
ind control will be made as the re
sult of the Xew Yor kreferendum con
:roversy. The system is now being
:ried out in five of Canada’s prov
nces. The one in Quebec, however,
s the one which has been made an
ssue in the New York State elec
ions. The methods used in the oth
ir four provinces are at variance with T
;ach other just as the Quebec sys- ,
em is a variation from the long fam
'd Swedish svstem.
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Dr. Owing Brown, was one of the t
oany tourists on the Admiral Evans, c
rriving in town last night. ^ i
BASEBULL RESULTS
AMERICAN—
Cleveland S. Detroit 4.
St. Louis 0. Chicago 7.
Washington 2, Boston 6.
New York 1, Phila. 7.
NATIONAL—
Pittsburgh 1. Cincinnati C.
Boston 2, New York 3.
Phila. 9, Brooklyn 4.
Chicago 11, St. Louis 3.
1. JOHOR VARSITY
FOUR-MILE COURSE ROWED IN
RECORD TIME; QUARTER
LENGTH LEAD
POUGHKEEPSIE. Jyne 28. (jpf—
Washington won the Junior Varsity
regatta by a length and a half; Penn
sylvania, second; California, third;
Syracuse, fourth; Cornell, fifth, and
Columbia last. Pennsylvania led by a
length thruout the first two miles
when the huskies took and continued,
a terrific stroke, passing the Quakers
three-quarters of a mile from the fin
ish. Columbia won the Freshman
race. California second. Syracuse,
third, Pennsylvania fourth and Cornell
last. The Freshman time was 11 min
utes and 2S and three-fifths seconds.
The Washington Junior Varsity time
was 15 minutes, forty and one fift,h
seconds. They won the Varsity four
mile race by a quarter length. The
N'avy came second. Syracuse third.
:hen Pennsylvania, Columbia, Califor
nia. Wisconsin, Cornell, in order nam
ed. Time was 19 minutes 2S and S-10
seccyids. Washington led thruout the
race, the Navy crawling up from fifth
place.
UTOUCHE WRESTLEBS
WONT STAGE MATCH OS
THE FOURTH OF JOLT
Two experienced ■wrestlers from
Larouche, each weighing in at about
150 pounds, desire to come over to
Seward for the 4th of July and show
nheir wares in a 30 minute exhibi
tion. The athletes, W. E. Cline and
C. W. Poy, are both well known in
reward and should put on a good
natch. The local sports committee
rave the matter under consideration,
rhe Latouche Club is sponsor of the
wrestling contest and wired to the
ocal . committee this morning the
nen would come over providing their
expenses are paid. They must re
urn on the S.S. Alaska on Sunday
light.
D. W. BRANCH ARRIVES
D. W. Branch, general manager of
he Alaska canneries of the Libby
rlcNefll & Libby, arrived in Seward
ast evening on the Admiral Ewans,
n one of bis frequent visits to
heir numerous canneries in this
JfftrSct of the Territory. Mr Branch
s a guest at the Van Gilder hotel.
GAINES TESTIFIES
ILil Iu
NIGHT OF MUI
RELEASED AT CORONER’S IN
QUEST, BUT SAID HE WOULD
ASSIST IN THE CASE
SEATTLE. June 2f*. —TVallae-f
“Bob" Gaines, father of Sylvia G: nes
w no vas brutally murdered ias- ■week
while out strolling in the park here
I on the shores of Green Lak- spent
j two hours in the witness chair at the
•coroner’s inquest in the girl’s death.
He told of his movements on th nigh:
of the killing. After he had finished.
Coroner Corson told him: “I* will be
necessary from rumors, which hare
; gone around, for us to question y^u
i further; maybe at a later date, so wiD
you hold yourself in readiness to ap
pear again?"
Gaines answered: ‘ Yes. TT: be glad
| to come any time."
i Gaines, who has been in bed dmr.nz
the week for the most pan. was well
composed, while in the witness chat:
but his face was slightly drawn and
appeared haggard in body. However,
he broke down occasionally, and w:ped
tears from his eyes. His testimony
was at a variance at times from pre
vious statements. He explained this*
as saying he went “crazy* after t.s
daughter was slam.
When asked if Sylvia drank. Game
replied: ‘Wine with her meals, and
beer I suppose if she could ge: it "
He said after Sylvia left the house
and went on what was her last walk
he went down town with Stern. Thev
went to the Forest hotel with *wo otfc
er men, and a woman named Bertha
and bough: from some bootleggers
pint bottle of whiskey, which contain
ed 12 ounces.
Prosecuting Attorney Colvin asked
Gaines is he had a theory who was
guilty. Gaines replied: ‘You alread;
know what it is. I think my brother
showed yon a telegram ”
He said Sylvia had changed befo
he: death “and she’s be<e out %
sorts the last two weeks, acting dr
ferently. I can’t describe it *'
IK IN m YOffK
NEW YORK June 29. <2P—Bsrk
frflm the sub Arctic wastes of tapir*
bergen the staunch little shif. Chan
tier rode the wares outside of Quar
antine this morning while N?w York
and the nation waited to hail anothe:
hero. Lieut. Commander Richard
Byrd, the first man to fly orgr the
North Pole. After rhe Chancier flock
ed the hero was feted by the capfrol
and nation in which President Cool
idge toot an active part.
MOVING INTO MEN OFF»CE
The local office of the Alaska
Bteamshij Company is moving today
from quarters occupied for the last
few reacts into the more commod
ious Quarters next floor, & The 1'.
cade building