Hemard Gntemny
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME XX.
NUMBER 245.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
HUDSON BAY SHIP
FAST IN THE ICE
WITH SIDE RIPPED
SEATTLE, Sept. 12. (/P)—'The S. S.
Oduna, 7SS miles from Cordova bound
from here, relayed a radio message
from the steamer Baychimo, of the
Hudson Bay Company, off Herschel
Island, stating the Baychimo was fast
in the ice and was calling for help.
The Baychimo carries about twenty
men, her last report stating she “had
. her starboard side ripped open for a
'distance of twenty feet and was leak
ing at the rate of about 8 feet daily.”
Arctic navigators said the Baychi
mo lingered too long beyond Alaska,
and there is no possibility of any boat
reaching her. The Cutter Bear, the
Brower and Boxer have all left the
Arctic for the winter.
The Baychimo started last year to
aid the Lady Kindersley which was
caught in the ice, and which vessel
drifted away after the Boxer rescued
the crew. The Baychimo this year
carried supplies for the Mounted Po
lice at Herschell Island.
In a later report from the Hudson
Bay company, it was stated there are j
thirty-three men aboard the Baychimo. j
* WOMAN RILLS SON
WITH SAFETY
RAZOR BLADE
I
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept. 12. (/P)— j
Mrs. Lillian Kee, of Mapleton, Iowa, j
signed a confession last night that she j
slew her son in a pullman car with a
safety razor blade, while enroute here.
The baby was born in Kansas City
only sixteen days before its body was
found in the railroad yards here. She
explained the killing was the result
of the child becoming fretful and cry
ing.
SLASHES WIFE ACROSS FACE
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 12. (/P)—Ray
mond L<jpez slashed his wife across
her face and neck today, because he
was jealous of her and thought to de
stroy her attractiveness, according to
the police. Lopez was arrested in
his apartments, shortly after the al
leged assault.
LARGE NUMBER VEHICLES
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12. (/P)—Los
Angeles County is credited with hav
ing the largest number of motor ve
hicles, having at the present date over
529,895. San Francisco is second with
more than 500,000.
DEATHOFWIFE
LEADS TO SUICIDE
MANUFACTURER
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. (£>)—'Within
a few hours after he had been inform
ed of the suicide in New York of his
wife, Marie, a Belgian artist, Walter
J. Fitzpatrick, manufacturer of this
city took his life at Deland, Florida,
where he was visiting.
The two were married after her first
husband Colonel Leacroft, of the Brit
ish army, had been reported killed.
Later Colonel Leacroft met Mrs.
Fitzpatrick face to face in New York,
but she refused, however, to return to
him.
VALENTINO INJURED
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 12. (^—Ru
dolph Valentino suffered a sprained
wrist from an accident with a “hit and
. run” driver this morning, but is alright
now and was back to work today, al
though his expensive automobile was
completely wrecked.
WILL MAKE WINTER DRIVE
AGAINST BOOZE RUNNING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 12. (/P)
—It. is announced that the Coast
Guard has completed plans for a win
ter drive against liquor smuggling but
the details are withheld.
USE MAILS INTENT TO DEFRAUD
CHICAGO. Sept. 12. (#»)— Federal
officers here are seeking five officers
and two salesmen of a Florida Land
Company, who are accused of using
the mails with intent to defraud.
EUROPE FACING
BRIGHT FUTURE
IS REPORT GIVEN
PARIS, Sept. 12. (/P)—Europe is
hopeful of settling her major prob
lems and whatever danger there may
bel of some one throwing muud on the
picture remains to be seen. It is :
true how'ever, that Europe today pre- i
sents a more promising scene than
possibly at any time since the world
war.
Indications are strong that at last
the troubled continent is entering up
on a period which should give solu
tions for most of her remaining prob
lems.
Three major movements are intend
ed to better her international rela
tions in the immediate future, the first;
being the negotiations for a Rhine
Compact; secondly, deliberations of
the Sixth Assembly of the League of
Nations, and thirdly, the debt conver
sations, which promise to settle that
knotty source of trouble.
MEX. CONGRESS
OPENS WITH OLD
TIME GRANDEUR
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 12. (/P)—Pres
ident Calles opened the Mexican Con
gress last week, in true Mexican
style. The streets were lined with
troops resembling the presidential in
auguration of olden days, in years
gone bye, when Diaz held sway.
In those days President Diaz had a
habit of drawing his sword from its
scabbard and sticking it in the great
open door, when entering the Cham
ber, as evidence that he was not arm
ed.
BEER AVAILABLE IN 21 STATES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 12. (ff>)
—Representative Hudson of Michigan,
after visiting twenty-one cities in var
ious states, declared that beer is now
available there and that prohibition
is recognized as a failure.
TENNESSEE RIVER DEVELOPED
FLORENCE, Ala., Sept. 12. (/P)—The
waters of the Tennessee River, wast
ed for centuries, were today harness
ed for the Southern Appalachian re
gion. This morning the water wheels
turned at Muscle Shoal. This unit
of thirty thousand horse power is one
turbine of a battery of eighteen at
Wilson Dam.
—
GIANT HAILSTONES KILL TWO
BELGRADE, Sept. 12. (/P)—Giant
hail stones yesterday killed two per
sons and injuured sixty others. The
town of Starivistis wras isolated from
the outside world, the result of. a cy
clone. The wind razed the buildings,
uprooted trees and cut off all commu
nication with other towns.
INVESTIGATING PRISON
TAMPA, Sept. 1?. (£>)—Charges of
federal prisoners in the Dade County
jail beihg released temporarily for
bootlegging, have resulted in the U.
S. District Attorney starting an inves
tigation involving the sheriff, jailer,
and the guards.
COMMANDER RODGERS TELLS OF
FLIGHT ACROSS THE PACIFIC; SHORT
BIOGRAPHY OF AVIATORS GIVEN
HONOLULU, Sept. 12. UP)—The fly
ers arrived aboard the destroyer Mac
Donough, completing the San Francis
co-Pearl Harbor journey.
Rodgers, in an official statement,
said:
“When we left San Francisco the
wind was light, from the Northwest,
gradually hauling to the North. We
navigated entirely by dead reckoning,
no attention being given to radio bear
ings. Our flight took us close to the
clouds, our engines working perfect
ly, with no signs of leaks or trouble.
The wind gradually changed to the
Northeast at six hundred miles out
of San Francisco, but was much light
er than we had hoped for.
“In the morning it was evident the
gasoline supply was running short and
it was doubtful whether we would
reach Kahului, due to the absence of
favorable winds, upon which we de
pended to help us on our journey.
“About noon we decided the gasoline
supply would carry us midway be
tween Aroostook and Tanager, so we
decided to land at Aroostook and re
fuel. From there we would takeoff
for Honolulu.
“We received radio bearings short
ly after noon and changed our course
accordingly. As we approached Aroo
stook it became evident that we would
not reach the place, so I decided to
write a message giving some clue of
our whereabouts. Just then the gaso
line; gave out, Lieutenant Connel mak
ing a beautiful landing in the heavy
swells.
“As we couldn’t use our radio we
determined our position about fifty
miles north of Aroostook. We rigged
up our radio antenna and received all
messages in the air but could send
none. The plane sailed beautifully be
fore the wind, making about fifty
miles a day. We cut fabric from the
lower wings and rigged a foresail,
hoping to make Oahu. Weather condi
tions were moderate, although that af
ternoon the seas were high. Our only
concern was water, as the supply we
had was small, and our emergency ra
tions would only last us a few days.
“We managed to get our small still
going on the sixth day with wood
from the lower wings. The still would
distill a canteen and a half in five
hours, and with the catching of two
gallons of water during a heavy rain
! we managed to survive. The water
in the radiator was undrinkable, due
' to a solution to prevent leakage. Con
i sequently we were in very good condi
tion when we arrived at Nawiliwili.
“The outstanding feature of the trip
although we failed to set any time rec
ords either in the air or on water, was
the fact that the great plane PN 9 was
capable of maintaining itself on the
surface of the water during ordinary
weather, indefinitely.”
Father Carried Still in Arctic
HONOLULU, Sept. 12. (/P)—Rodgers
carried the emergency still at the re
quest of his mother, who said his fa
ther did the same while exploring the
far north.
Personnel of Seaplane
Following is the personnel of the na
val seaplane PN 9 No. 1.:
Commander John Rodgers, in com
mand. One of a family famous in the
navy, he was born in Washington, D.
C., January 15, 1881. It has been a
saying that “there has been a John
Rodgers in the navy register ever
since there was a navy.” Comman
der Rodgers is the son of Admiral J.
A. Rodgers, U. S. N., retired, whose
residence is at Havre de Grace, Md.
The son entered the naval academy
in 1899 and during the Spanish Am
erican war served aboard the U. S. S.
Columbia, in Cuba and Porto Rico.
He was a graduate from Annapolis,
and commissioned ensign. He first
became interested in aviation through
experimenting with manlifting kites
for spotting purposes. In 1911 he
went to the Wright aviation school at
Dayton, Ohio, and was the second na
val officer to become an aviator.
During the world war he was on
duty with submarines and mine forces
in the North Sea. He was awarded
a Distinguished Service Medal. He
assisted C. P. Rodgers in the trans
continental flight than won a first
prize. Leaving aviation for a time,
Commander Rodgers became execu
tive officer of the U. S. S. Nevada. La
ter he returned to aeronautics as com
manding officer of the naval air sta
tion at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He
then was appointed master of the U.
S. S. Wright, flagship of the aircraft
squadron of the scouting fleet. He ,
held this post when he was designated
flight commander of the San Francis
co-Honolulu nonstop project.
The first John Rodgers to figure in
naval history served as an officer in
1776. He was known as “the bold
bald eagle of the seas.” Since, there
has been a continuous line of John
Rodgers in the navy, but the present
flight commander has no sons to car
ry on the line.
Lieut. B. J. Connell
Lieutenant Byron James Connell,
second in command, was born at Eli
zabeth, Pa., August 12, 1894. He was
graduated from Pennsylvania State
•College in 1918, writh the degree of
bachelor of science in civil engineer
ing. He immediately entered the na
val aviation service and after a ground
course at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, he began flying at the
naval base in San Diego, Cal.
Later he was appointed flight squad
ron commander at Coco Solo. Canal
Zone.
In 1922 Lieutenant Connell was se
lected by the navy department to take
a post-graduate course in aeronautical
engineering and in 1924 received the
degree master of science from Massa
chusetts Tech. He put in the last
year with scouting plane squadron No.
1 as pilot and engineer officer. lie
took part in the recent fleet maneu
vers in the Hawaiian islands. His
home is at Pittsburg.
Skiles R. Pope
Chief Machinists Mate Skiles R.
Pope, alternate pilot. He was born
at Jackson, Tenn., October 13, 1S94.
He enlisted in the navy in 1913 and
saw service in Mexico on the U. S. S.
New Hampshire. During the World
War he served overseas on the Ari
zona. He entered the naval air ser
vice in 1919 and in 1922 qualified as a
pilot at Pensacola, Fla. His residence
is Jackson, Tenn.
Radio Operator Stantz
Chief Radio Operator Gilbert Otis
Stantz. He was born June 4, 1899, at
Coal City, Ind. He enlisted in the
navy in 1917 as an apprentice seaman,
later taking up radio work. He serv
ed overseas from 1917 to 1919 and in
the latter year entered the naval avia
tion service. He took part in the
bombing of German warships in tests
off the Virginia Capes. For a time
he taught radio in the naval aviation
ground school at Pensacola, Fla., and
then was sent to sea again. His home
is at Terre Haute, Ind.
Wm. M. Bowlin
Avia^on Machinist’s Mate, first els.
William M. Bowlin. He was born at
Roachdale, Ind., March 19, 1899. He
enlisted in the navy in 1918, entering
the aviation service the same year.
He received his preliminary training
at Great Lakes Naval Station, and la
ter qualified as a pilot at Pensacola,
Fla. He wag called from sea service
to duty on the Hawaiian flight flag
plane.
“Men”, an excellent feature will be
’shown at the Liberty tonight.
GUNBOATS ARE
SENT NICARAGUA
PREVENT RIOTING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 12. (ff)
—The gunboats Tulsa and Denver are
proceeding to the Corinto Bluefields,
Nicaragua. The American legation
at Nicaragua requested this as a pre
caution against rioting, which may
follow the expulsion of all but conser
vative leaders who are carrying on the
government under the constitutional
form.
AVIATORS GIVEN MEDALS
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 12. (^—Gen
eral Mitchell, in his fourth formal
statement, suggested that two army
transport airships, which are now un
der construtcion, fly from New York
to Peking.
All of the crew of the PN 9 No. 1
have received Distinguished Service
Medals.
SWINDLERS HELD
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12. (£>)—!Sus
pected of extorting money from the
public, Marty Rodiques and W. Cole
were arrested here today, and will be
held in jail.
GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS?
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 12. (&)
—The governmental appropriations
for the survey of public lands was pro
portioned as follows: Alaska $47,300,
California, $57,000, Idaho, $50,000,
Washington, $38,040, and the entire
Eastern section of the United States,
$45,000.
BERLENBACH SCORES KO.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. (/p)— Paul
Rerlenbach, world’s lightweight cham
pion, scored a technical knockout over
Jimmy Slattery in the eleventh round
of a fifteen round go.
YUKON SAILS
TODAY FOR THE
NORTHLAND
SEATTLE, Sept. 12. (/P) —’The Alas
ka Steamship Company’s liner Yukon
left Seattle this morning, carrying 80
passengers. Those listed for Sew
ard are: C. C. Smead. Mrs. M. A. Wil
son, Mrs. E. G. Loveland, Mrs. E. Jor
dan, H. C. Loveland, D. H. Woodliouse,
E. E. Price, Mrs. H. E. Heneff, Henry*
E. Adams, Gertrude Mylet, M. E. Cool
edge, C. J. Mipor and four steerage.
ITALY WANTS FAIR TREATMENT
ROME, Sept. 12. (£>)—Mussolini’s
own newspaper the “Apopolo de Ital
inio,” had a leading article last week,
pleading that Italy had just as good a
reason to expect fair treatment in the
settlement of her debts to the United
States as Belgium had been granted.
DANIELS PRESIDENT OF
BRYAN MEMORIAL ASSN.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 12. (/P)
—An organization to erect a memorial
of Bryan was formed here yesterday,
Josephus Daniels presiding.
DAWES SAYS FILIBUSTERS
ARE QUIXOTIC WINDMILLS
LOS ANGELES, September 12. (/P)—
Vice President Dawes, told an audi- .
ence here last night: “You hear them
saying, I am Don Quixote tilting with
the windmills. Well, that's what they
are, these Senate filibusters, Wind
mills.’'
HYLAN USED CANNED TALKS
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. (/P)—Gover
nor Smith in last night’s speech, ac
cused Hylah of using canned speeches
prepared in the office of the Hearst
American.