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VOLUME 20. NUMBER 122
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
NO NEWS RECEIVED
AMUNDSEN SINCE
DEPARTURE PLANE
MAY FLY OVER POLE AND DROP
NORWEGIAN FLAG—UNITED
STATES CLAIMS LAND
NEW YORK., May 23 (/P)—The
North American Newspaper Alliance
announced tonight that no word has
been received of the whereabouts of
the two planes of the Amundsen ex
pedition since the liopoff. The convoy
ships Farm and Hobby arrived at
Dane’s Land. Complete confidence in
the return of the flyers is expressed
by members of the crew.
Wilbur Hopes for Success Flight
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23 (jp)—
Hopes for the success of the Amund
sen flight to the North Pole is ex
pressed by Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur, who said that the expedition
had the best wishes of the navy. Mr.
Wilbur pointed out that the Amund
sen undertaking had an entirely differ
ent object from that of the McMillan
naval exploration expedition this
summer, the former merely attempt
ing to reach the pole whereas McMil
lan intended to explore the unknown
regions of the Arctic.
Peary Ready for Departure.
BOSTON, May 23.—The naval air
plane exploration ship Peary, former
ly the Bowdoin, of the MacMillan ex
pedition is ready for the final touches
which will prepare the vessel for the
summer voyage to Baffin Land. The
vessel has been equipped with an
extra steering wheel on the bridge,
where the compass, searchlight and
one plane will be carried on the after
deck, ready for flight and two others
will be lashed to the upper deck with
the wings removed.
United States Claims Polar Land
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 23
(JP)—Peter Freuchen, Danish explorer
has King Haakon’s authorization for
Amundsen to take possession of any
land discovered in the course of the
present expedition. He said he con
sidered it highly improbable that any
land would be found near the pole.
Canada has long ago annexed any land
found north of the Dominion, and
Commodore Peary took possession of
the pole for the United States, thus
any Norwegian claims will be dis
puted.
Says May Drop Norwegian Flag
COPENHAGEN, May 23 (/P)— God
frey Hansen, a Danish naval captain,
second in command on the Amund
sen Arctic expedition in 1920, on the
sloop Gjoa, said that Amundsen would
probably not attempt to light at the
pole but wrould drop a Norwegian flag
from the flying boat. He said that
Amundsen has started at a most fav
orable time, but even with the best
of luck his gasoline margin was ex
tremely narrow. He was of the opin
ion that Amundsen if obliged to light
at or near the pole would proceed to
Cape Columbia Land where he must
remain a year.
May Go to Relief of Amundsen
BOSTON, May 23 (Jp)—All plans of
the MacMillan Arctic expedition will
be subordinated to the relief of the
Amundsen expedition if no word is
received from the latter before Mac
Millan’s ships the Bowdoin and Peary
leave Die United States late in June.
ANCHORAGE FAMILY COMING
OVER TO THE GATEWAY CITY
fee* -—
Albert T. Moehring, formerly em
ployed by the Boudreau wholesale
grocery house of Anchorage, is due
to arrive in Seward on this even
ing’s'train from the “Banana Belt.”
It is understood Mr. Moehring con
templates moving his family to this
Uty and locate here permanently.
PARLORS NOT COMPELLED
TO SERVE EVERYBODY
f -"
VANCOUVER, B. C., May 23.—(/P)
—When the beer parlors here were
advised by authorities that they did
not have to serve customers, several
of them took advantage of the or
der, and hung signs about discourag
ing feminine patronage.
COTTER KEEPING TAB
SEATTLE, Wn„ May 23.—(£>)—
With other news happenings of the
day in the Cassiar, Frank Cotter,
special correspondent for the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, who is at the dig
I gings, said that three hundred men
; are now encamped there, ninety per
cent of them being sourdoughs. The
Wrangell hotels are crowded to ca
pacity, many waiting for the weather
to settle. Dease Lake is expected to
shed her blanket of ice about June
10.
ELLINGSON GIRL
BE TRIED JUNE 15
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 (£>)—
The trial of Dorothy Ellingson, the
17-year-old matricide, has been set
for June 15. Her plea of not guilty
will be permitted to stand.
H. H. Brown and F. H. Foster are
recent arrivals at the Van Gilder.
LATE SEASON HAMPERS
OPERATIONS NUKA BAY,
SAYS H. E. ELLSWORTH
Owing to the snow conditions in
the Nuka Ba-y district, it is practic
ally impossible to do prospecting in
the region at the present time, H. E.
Ellsworth stated yesterday upon his
return to Seward from a brief visit
to the new camp. The western
slopes of the mountains are cover
ed with snow, an unusual condition
for this time of the season, and, ac
cording to records kept at the bay,
there has been only two clear days
this month. Mr. Ellsworth said it
would be at least two weeks more
before prospectors can take the field
in the district.
Several of the properties were vis
ited by Mr. Ellsw'orth among which
were the Lang ground where three
men are at work. There is a splen
did body of ore running about 75
feet to the surface, with an approxi
mate showing of 14 inches of fine
ore flecked profusely with gold. Tim
bers are now being set for the cross
cut tunnel. A visit was also made
to the Checha claim, belonging to
Gillispie and Rosness. Work is pro
gressing on this claim. The surface
is being sluiced off, and while Mr.
Ellsworth was there, a small clean-up
was made. The owners have not
shoveled in the bedrock yet.
The Copenhagen claim, belonging
to the same people, has all the ear
marks of being a winner, it is stat
ed. The mineral zone runs from sev
en to eight feet in width.
The E. Burman property is cover
ed with much snow at present, so
the wmrk is held back on account of
the late season. This ground is re
ported as having a wonderful show
ing. Three different ledges have
been opened up in 15 to 20 places.
Burman has picked up the ledge at
a distance of about 2,000 feet from
the original discovery.
The Alaska Hills Mining com
pany is just getting started and has
about 10 or 12 men now at work.
Mr. Ellsworth said the McCarthy
glacier is throwing off miles of ice.
During his trip on the basboat Chase,
ice irom the glacier reached 12 or
14 miles down the western shore of
the bay, the huge bergs making the
journey more or less hazardous, es
pec ai'y with the fog which prevail
ed at the lime.
Oscar Hostman lies In
a Critical Condition As
Result of Severe Fall
v
Oscar Hostman, steward of the
schooner Vansee, Captain Andrew
Olson, in command, was brought in
to port yesterday in a critical con
dition as the result of slipping and
falling upon the checker board. He
was taken to the Overland hotel this
morning and placed under the care
of Dr. J. A. Baughman. A cursory
examination) revealed broken ribs
and probable serious internal injur
ies.
The accident occurred when Host
man was carrying a heavily-laden
bucket to the rail, and while step
ping from one checker board to an
other, slipped during a violent lurch
of the craft, falling backwards and
! across the thick upright boards which
| seperate the fish bins on deck. The
height of the fall was not high, but
extremely dangerous. Hostman, or
dinarily as quick as a flash upon his
feet, according to his sailing mates,
was unable to grasp anything to
break his fall. Members of the crew
I picked him up and carried him be
| low where first aid was administer
ed. Captain Olson immediately head
ed the vessel for Seward, arriving
here at about 10 o’clock this morn
ing.
Dr. Baughman, local physician, was
called on board as soon as the little
schooner docked and after a prelimi
nary diagnosis advised that Hostman
be removed to a hospital at once.
Hostman was taken carefully out of
the forecastle, lying upon a stretch
er, and taken ashore in a skiff and
then carried by members of the
crew direct to the hotel.
On account of the rail journey to
Anchorage, Captain Olson does not
deem it advisable to send Hostman
to the Government hospital in the
Cook Inlet town. It is believed he
will be able to stand the steamer
trip to Cordova much better, %o, in
all probability, will be sent over to
the Cordova hospital, Dr. Council in
charge, on the Northwestern, due to
leave Seward tomorrow. If possible,
Captain Olson would prefer to take
the injured man on to Ketchikan
where he believes facilities for han
dling this particular case is better,
i Captain Olson heartily sanctioned the
idea of having a marine hospital in
Seward.
Oscar Hostman, about 35 years
age, is a married man and has his
home in Seattle. Mrs.' Hostman has
been notified of her husband’s acci
dent.
Belgium Accepts The
Premier’s and Cabinet’s
Resignation Today
BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 23.—(JP)
—King Albert of Belgium accepted
Premier Aloys Vandevyvere and his
cabinet’s resignation, after it was
overthrown by a non-confidence vote
by the chamber of deputies, 73 to 98.
Something Wrong
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—
(/P)—A delay in the funding of the
Belgium debt to the United States is
seen here, in the overthrow, yester
day, of the Belgium cabinet, which
had assured negotiations to begin
their reparations payment in the
near future.
BIG SEIZURE MADE
NEW YORK HARBOR
NEW YORK, Ma y23.—(JP)—Ale
and whiskey, valued at $150,000 was
seized on the steamer Boston and the
freighter Winters, belonging to the
Eastern Steamship company. This
“catch” is considered the largest
seizure ever made on coastwise ves
sels.
KRIM’S TRIBESMEN INVADE
FRENCH POSSESSIONS
FEZ, French Morocco, May 23.—
(/P)—Severe fighting continues where
the French soldiers are opposing the j
tribesmen of Abdel Krim, who in
vaded the French zone. Entire
French successes are indicated. . j
NATIVES GREET WALES
U MAT AT A, So. Africa., May 23.—
(£>)—Approximately forty thousand
natives greeted the Prince of Wales
upon his arrival here.
A delightful entertainment took
place yesterday afternoon at the radio
station when Mrs. E. F. Hickok and
Mrs. L. D. Anderson entertained at
tea in honor of Mrs. J. O. Carroll, who
is leaving tomorrow for her home in
Texas. Luncheon was served to the
guests covers being laid for seven.
Those attending were Mrs. J. O. Car
' roll, Mrs. E. J. Bahrs, Mrs. Helen An
derson, Mrs. P. V. Anderson,, Mrs. L.
S. Kobel, Mrs. E. F. Hickok, Mrs. L.
D. Anderson
JOE MEHERIN FLIES
TO FORT YUKON
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 23 (#)—
Joe Meherin, a merchandise broker
and commercial salesman of Seattle
and San Francisco, made the first
commercial trip north of the Arctic
Circle Friday, carrying a complete
line of samples with Noel Wein pilot.
The flight was made to Fort Yukon
in two hours and 15 minutes. The
same trip by steamer would take two
weeks.
YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL
Pacific Coast League !
Salt Lake 4, 7, Seattle 2,' 4. ~
San Francisco 7, Vernon 6.
Sacramento 8, Portland 9.
Los Angeles 10, Oakland 5.
National League.
Boston 6, St. Louis 8.
Brooklyn 0, Chicago 2.
New York 5, Pittsburgh 6.
Phila. 2, Cincinnati 11.
Former Coast Slugger
Homers 3 Times, 1 Game
SEATTLE, Wn, May 23.—(JP)—
Gordon Cochrane, former Portland
catcher, tied the major league rec
ord yesterday, when he hit three
homers for the Athletics in a single
game, against the Browns.
RUM ORGANIZATION
DISCOVERED IN THE
HEART OF BOSTON
BOSTON, Mass., May 23.—(£>)—
Federal agents who raided an office
in Haymarket Square, said that they
believed they have uncovered one of
the biggest rumrunning organizations
so far found in Boston. The records
seized revealed they were imposses
sion of three steamers, capable of
making 35 knots an hour; another
speedboat and wholesale bootleggers.
It was also revealed that many prom
inent figures in the United States
are their steady customers.
NAB BANDITS WHO
GRABBED $18,000 IN
DARING BANK HOLDUP
SIOUX CITY, la., May 23.—Forty
five minutes after two armed men
robbed the bank at Goodwin, Neb.,
for $18 /'"O cash and $4,000 in trav
eler’s. c’^ks, the police captured
| them when they crossed a bridge
over the Missouri-river into Sioux
City.
Spain is the leading country in the
1 production of olive oil.
JAPAN STRICKEN
BY EARTHQUAKE
KILLING MANY
TOWN OF KINOSAKI WIPED OUT
AND RAILWAY TUNNELS
COLLAPS ON TRAINS
TOKYO, Japan, May 23 (/P>—'The
Department of Communications an
nounced today that over 200 persons
were killed and several hundred in
jured in an earthquake and fire which
destroyed Kinosaki Springs, a popu
lar resort. The destroyer Enoki and
cruiser Kahuga were ordered to pro
ceed to the town of Toyooka, which
was also stricken. Troops are en
training 37 miles from Toyooka to go
to the devastated district to maintain
order.
The quake is reported to have last
ed over thirty minutes, and the
shocks were very violent.
Tunnel Collapses on Train
LONDON, May 23 (/P)—Tokyo dis
patches report the town of Kinosaki
was destroyed and a train buried
in the collapse of a tunnel on the
main line of the Japanese Central
railway. The Skuno silver mine was
greatly damaged by collapsing tun
nels. The inhabitants of Toyooka are
fleeing and the town is burning. It
is reported that shocks were felt in
Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe and Nagoya.
Military airplanes which flew over
Majima province observed indications
of a considerable death list in many
villages.
ALASKA BRINGS
160 PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, May 23 (/P)—'The steam
ship Alaska sailed at 9 o’clock this
morning with 160 passengers, includ
ing the following for Seward: J. J.
Dwyer, wife and two children, Joseph
i Conroy, G. M. Shannon. Margaret
Montgomery, B. E. Murphy, Miss M.
Oullary, Miss Billie Sanders, C. O
Hubbell, Mrs. R. M. Lawrence and
! two boys, Otis Lott, Ben Poindexter,
| H. Radcliff, C. E. Alexander, L. Laba
! ree, F. E. Walker, Dan Ross, Mrs. H.
E. Ellsworth, H. W. Ziebarth. C. A.
Hawthorne and wife, Jens Nygaard,
J. H. Higgins, Herman Klass, W. W.
French, Harry Fay, Ad#1*Pennington,
J. S. Medna, Mrs. Harry Fry, Mrs. L.
R. Lonegram, W. B. Miller and wife.
Lillian and Helen Seaberg, G. Axel
Seablrg, Ruby Olson. Mrs. C. E. 01
j son, Dan Dukins, H. E. Squiers, G. D.
i Meehack and twro steerage.
—
NORTHWESTERN TOMORROW
The steamer Northwestern is due
in Seward at midnight tomorrow. It
will sail south Monday, the 25th.
MANY NATIONS
PAID NO INTEREST
' _
WASHINGTON, May 23 (#>)—'The
United States has taken steps to col
lect its reconstruction loans made
after the armistice, as well as its Eu
ropean wrar debts. Several debtor na
tions have failed to pay either in
terest of principal, and their atten
tion has been called to the agreement
made when the loans were negotiated
that there be no discrimination in
the discharge of obligations of this
character.
Belgium is said to have paid Great
Britain eight million pounds sterling
on post-armistice reconstruction and
and payment on its loans; while Ru
mania has made substantial payments
to nations that her relief funds but
has made no move to pay the United
States.
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