, VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 104. SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY. IU1 ’ 1336.
PRICE TEN CENTS
ROALD AMUNDSEN IN DIRIGIBLE NORGE
NORTH POLE WASTES BE NEXT CRUISE
BUFFETED BY STRONG WINDS. HUGE AIRSHIP
MAKES FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILE VOYAGE
IN THIRTY-THREE HOURS—LONG TRIP MADE
IN TWO HOPS
SPECIAL HANGAR IS CONSTRUCTED IIT KING'S BIT
Air Liner Hoovers Over Bay With Every Prospect of
Making a Safe Landing—Ice in the Bering Sea Dis
appears—Ocean Lanes Clear
1 NEW YORK, May 7. (A. P.)—The dirigible Norg<
arrived over Spitzbergen at midnight, New York time.
NEW YORK, May 7. (A. P.)~With every prospect of
a favorable landing with a special hangar constructed, the
dirigible Norge is hovering over King’s Bay.
OSLO, May 7. (A. P.)—The dirigible Norge left Vadso
in northern Norway, yesterday and made the 700 mile
trip in 14 hours. The Norge arrived at Vadso after a 700
mile flight from Trotsk, Russia, in 19 hours. The diri
gible, which is hydrogen buoyed, was buffeted by strong
winds and on the Trotsk-Vadso voyage the crew were
thrown about in the gondolas- The weather is cold and
the drinking water is frozen. All members of the crew
are well.
NOME, May 7. (A. P.)—Bering sea ice disappeared, the
ocean being clear of ice for the past week. The same con
dition prevails at Wainwright points further north which
is very unusual at this time of the year.
Tne flight or the Ellsworlh-Amund-,
sen expedition across the North Pole,
while directly under the auspices of
the Norwegian Aero Club, is receiv
ing the support and material assist
ance of half a dozen countries. Of
the crew of sixteen that are aboard
^ the Norges when the airship hops off
on the final stage of the flight from
King’s Bay, Spitzbergen, eight are
Norwegians, six are Italian, one
American and one Swedish,
The use of a semi-rigid type of
dirigible for the flight was decided on
by Amundsen and Ellsworth after a
thorough investigation of the possibili
ties of airplanes and rigid dirigibles.
The type of semi-rigid dirigible used
by the Royal Italian Navy was select
ed as the best for the flight, and un
der the supervision of Colonel Umber
to Nobile one of these ships was re
conditioned at the Italian Air Force
yards at Rome.
During tlie trial flights the Norges
was kept at a speed at between 45
^ and 55 miles an hour, the dirigible
is capable of attaining a maximum
speed of 70 miles. This is not an
economic speed however, on account
of the gasoline consumed in order to
maintain it. The most economical
cruising speed is about 50 miles an
hour.
Hydrogen at Various Stations
The gas bag of the Norges is filled
with hydrogen. A ship delivered to
King’s bay about 5,000 steel contain
} ers of hydrogen, while others were
sent to Oslo and Vads, in. the
„ north of Norway, at which places the
vessel stopped on the way to King’s
bay.
The course of the Norges was laid
from Rome, over Marseilles to Paris,
and thence to London. The airship
went direct to Oslo. From Russia the
flight continued to Vads and then to
King’s bay. Mooring masts are con
structed at Oslo and Vads. A mooring
mast as being built at King’s bay as
well as a wooden shed.
One of the factors on which the ex
pedition will depend largely for suc
cess is the wireless service j It is the
intention that the wireless station on
the Norges shall receive reports of
the meteorological conditions along
the edge of the polar basin, and the
ADVOCATE OUTLET
BITUMINOUS GOAL
TO NAVAL STATIONS
ANCHORAGE RESIDENT POINTS
OUT FEW FACTS TO SEAT.
TLE MINING CLUE
FAVORS INLET MU BASE
RECOMMENDS SOME GOVERN
MENT AGENCY STUDY VITAL
ALASKAN QUESTIONS
SEATTLE. George Tv Voss. Anch
orage resident and a vet emu Alaska
miner, before the Seattle Mining club
j yesterday, declared the government
1 could and should provide ar outlet
.for the bituminous coal in Alaska
thru the establishment o: naval sta
tions at some point on the west coast
‘of Alaska, near Oook Inlet and at
the California and the Puget Sound
Navy yards. He said “The question
of how we are going t<^use the coal
of Alaska is closely related -with The
questions of how are we gaiug to cre
ate employment for the citiznes of
' Alaska ? How are we going to pro
vide tonnage and create ->perating
revenue for the Alaska Railroad? It
‘is desiralble that some government
agency study these questions and
I make proper recommendations/’
MEXICAN MW OFFICERS
CHARGED CONSPIRACY
i COMPLAINT FISH C3MPANY
SAX FRANCISCO, May 7. (yp>—Bri.
gadier General Ricardo Carraseo-sa or
'tbe Mexican army, his secretary. Geo.
‘Castellano, and Flraarco 'lemandez.
former official of the state oi Sono
' ra, are named in "warrants issued by
' police judge Jacks with conspiracy.
Complaints were made by members
'of the International Fish Company
that the Mexicans had swindled them
out of $70,000 on alleged fake pro
posal to establish canneries in Lower
California.
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final course of the airship will de
pend a great deal on these reports.
The transmitting station on the diri
gible is a specially constructed valve
transmitter, whose maximum energy
will be approximately 200 watts. A
high tension continuous current of 3,
000 volts will be generated by a dyna
mo driven by geared cogwheels from
an air propeller system fitted on the
outside of the car. This dynamo will
generate amout 400 watts of high ten
sion energy and 175 watts of low ten
sion energy for various accumulations
used in connection with the trans
mitter and receiver.
The valve transmitter will be fitted
to send out messages on wave lengths
of 450, 600, 900 and 1,200 meters. The
aerial will consist of a single phos
phor bronze wire, which will be un
reeled from the bottom of the car
nil EUROPE TIDE UNIONS IRE JOINING
HMDS WITH BRITISH SIKRS-UIMD.
Ml flBMM SYMPATHIZERS W1LK OUT
CROWN'S ARMED FORCES RECEIVES FULL SIT
PORT GOVERNMENT ANY NECESSARY AC
TION DEALING WITH STRIKERS — TROOPS
MTTH FITI EQITPMF.NT SENT TO DOCKS
EMI SHIPMENTS TO EM FROM WHUNO CEISE
Retired U. S. Army Officer Cables Premier Baldwin "All
Those Relieve in Democratic Constitutional Go* -
eminent Are With A on in Fight"
LOXDOX, May 7, (A. PD—The government announced
the ranks of the armed forces of the Crown will receive
the government's full support in any necessary action to
aid dvii powers in dealing with the strike, Troops
wearing steel helmets and full equipment have been
sent to the dock districts of London
XEW YORK, May 7, ( A. P,>—Major General Robert
Lee Bullard, retired army oficer and president of the
Xational Security league, cabled Premier Baldwin. "All
those who believe in a democratic and a constitutional
government and are opposed to the destructive policy of
the revolutionary commurdsm in its attack on the present
social order, are with you in your right*
ROME. May 7. (A. P.)—Limpero Fascist newspapers
said “The phenomenon before our eyes in Ereland is a
terrible revelatoiy symr^wn of the process of decomposi
tion which is going on slowly but fatally."
ANTWERP, May 7r(A. P.)—Dock workers decided to
cease handling coal shipments for England.
COPENHAGEN. May 7. (A. P.>—The Executive com
mittee of the Danish Trade Unions gave the association
of employers a preliminary notice of a strike in support
of the Britons.
TOKYO. May 7. (A. P.>—The Japan Federation of La
bor pledged its moral and financial support to the British
strikers
for a distance o£ a hoc; 10® ureters.
Carnes a Wireless Comoass
The exited it ion has or board a spe
cial wireless compass through which
it is hoped that it will be possible at j
all times to determine the d rectKtr
of the principal land stations I^ead
ers of the expedition believe the ship i
will be able at all times during the
flight to receive messages from the
high power land stations, especially
those located in Alaska, though there
is a possibility, if wireless conditions
in tbe Polar region are not favorable,
there will be a short period daring
which the Xorges will not be able to
reach land stations from her own
sending set.
The start from Spitsbergen will not
be made until weather conditions are
auspicious, and as soon as the Xorges
takes the air an arrangement with the
United States comes into effect where
by the wireless station at Seward and
Cordova will send weather reports
continuously for three days. 'Phis
service will include signals from five
Alaskan stations.
It is the aim of the leaders of the
expedition to make the flight across
the North Po-le, carefully observing
conditions and then continue on to
Point Barrow and Nome.
SENTENCING (IB Mil
PBTOO S MONTHS
SAX QTEXTIX Msr T — The
finish of The senTeroe of Kid McCoy,
corvsrrec of UMn his rae-ecbeart.
Teres* Moore, was j«osc?ore>d days
ax XcCor's re<jsesc He has served
one year of a possible 14 year rerx
The jrisor board fixed the term of
Date Rove a. Sar Fraacw«oo bark em
bezzler. ax seret years..
YOUTH 1*0 ICE GO TO
NEW YORK Mar 7. Wiliam
Hedgcodn 62 years old and rice pre
sident of the American Car and Pour
dry Co., is en route to Europe or
a boreymor after a secret e-eddinf
to Ethel Archer, IS, a beaudftd tele
phone operator of the Waldorf-Asto
ria hotel.
SCHOOL TAX COLLECTOR
Mias Rasmussen, official city school
tax collector, befraa ox her duties this