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VOLUME 21, NUMBER 126
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 3,1926
PRICE TEN CENTS
AMUNDSEN IB ELLSWORTH FAIL TO GREET
GOMDR. NOBILE UPON IS 111 IN NOME;
SUING EOR SEATTLE ON THE S.S. VICTORIA
GOES DIRECT TO ROME AND IN SEPTEMBER
WILL LEAVE FOR JAPAN TO BUILD AIRSHIP
FOR THAT GOVERNMENT—MATERIAL MADE IN
ITALY FOR THE DIRIGIBLE. .
NORGE 1 NOT THE NOSE OIIIE AS IS REPORTED
NOME SHOULD HAVE A MOORING MAST—DIRIGI
BLE COST 4,500,000 LIRE TO CONSTRUCT—MAY
BE REASSEMBLED AT TACOMA—SEVERAL OF
FERS HAVE BEEN MADE.
NOME, June 3. (AP).—Commander Nobile, designed
and constructor of the dirigible Norge, who arrived on
the motorship Hazel with Ensign Thomas A. Ross of the
coast guard, in command, said: “Before we left Rome,
great scientists, many of them German aeronauts, endeav
ored to discourage me from starting out with such a
comparatively small dirigible. On the contrary, Premier
Mussolini said before I left that there was no doubt in
the world but that I would reach Nome and that the ex
pedition would be a success.”
When asked why he stopped at Teller rather than
coming on to Nome, Nobile said: “I don’t care to answer
that.”
Comdr. Nobile brought a letter from the general of
the Jesuits in Rome to Jesuits and Fathers here, the text
of which was: “Rome, April seven. Reverend Father in
Christ P. X., Most earnestly do I commend to you most il
lustrious Sir Colonel Nobile, commander of the aeronau
tic Italian expedition over the North Pole, and it is my
wish that he be received with the greatest kindness and
benevolence. Commanding myself to your sacrifices and
prayers. Yours, Signore Wlodeimerus Dedochowski,
S. J., Prespositus.” The writer is known as “The Black
Pope.” Nobile said.
“After we left Point Barrow, Nobile continued, “we
ran into a fog bank and ice accumulated on the metal parts
of the ship. It would fall off onto the propellers and be
thrown against the bag. This presented no real menace,
but I slowed down the ship and stopped the engines which
rendered everything perfectly safe. The hydrogen I lost
after leaving Spitzbergen was infinitessimal.
“I had plenty of gas aboard when the ship reached
Teller/’ continued Nobile, “in fact, enough to have taken
us to Cordova in Southwestern Alaska in perfect safety.
The only difficulty at any time was experienced during
the last hour, and then it was difficult on account of the
wind.
“It is the longest trip ever made by a dirigible of the
Ksize of the Norge. The ship was under perfect control
at all times. It is not true that the Norge took a nose dive
as was reported. When we left Rome all the bells on the
4 churches in the city commenced ringing. We could hear
them plainly from the ship.”
He said the Norge is the property of the Italian Aero
nautic Club, and emphasized the fact that the “expedition
cost the Italian government 4,500,000 lire. I do not know
whether the Norge will be reassembled at Tacoma as I
have had several propositions made me which I have corn
munitioned to the club at Rome. The Italian government
f built the mooring mast and hangar at Oslo and at Spitz
bergen. You should have a mooring mast and hangar
at Nome. In the event I cross the Pole again, I surely will
stop at Nome. Should it be decided that the Norge be re
assembled in the States it would take three months to
complete the work and some repair parts would have to be
brought from Rome as they were damaged in the dis
mantling.”
When Nobile arrived at Teller he received the fol
lowing telegram from Premier Mussolini of Italy: “Your
flight caused great excitement here and you are the pride
of all the Italian people. I embrace you together with all
your intrepid crew. (Signed) Mussolini.”
Nobile received the following message from the King
of Italy: “I greet you with great rejoicing for the achieve-!
BASEBALL RESLILTS
Pacific Coast League
Oakland 3, Seattle 1.
Hollywood 3, Missions 2.
Frisco 2, Los Angeles 7.
Sacramento 8, Portland 7.
National League
New York 2, Phila. 7.
Boston 12, Brooklyn 11.
St. Louis 14, Chicago 6.
American League
Phila. 5, Boston 1.
Chicago 6, St. Louis 5.
Detroit 7, Cleveland 0.
Washington 4, New York 5.
TANANA, June 3. (,/P)—The steamer
General Jacobs left here today and
had on board the Fairbanks court par
ty en route to the Iditarod district, af
ter returning to Nenana to pick up
delayed freight billed for the Yukon
and upper Koyukuk. Lieut. H. W.
Jones of Valdez, who is inspecting the
Alaska wireless system, is en route
to Nome.
Note—Federal Judge Cecil Clegg,
accompanied by a party of court of
ficials left for Flat, where a special
term of count was scheduled to con
vene on the second of June. Besides
Judge Clegg, those in the party w’ere
Marshal Lynn Smith, E. B. Collins, as
sistant United States attorney Rob
ert W. Taylor, clerk of court and Miss
Parcher, secretary to the judge.
After the court session is held at
Flat, a term will be convened at Ruby
for the purpose of naturalization. It
is likely that orders will be issued for
the abolishment of the deputy clerk’s
office at Flat. The party will return
t<3 Fairbanks in from 20 to 30 days.
“The best In the north.” The
Seward Weekly Gateway. $3.00 a
year and worth it.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 3. (>P)—
The Senate Prohibition Committee rec
ommended indefinite postponement of
the proposal for modification of the
dry laws for a National prohibition
referendum.
WOMAN FITS WHEN
INFORMED IS WINNER
OF FORTUNE. DERBY
BROKERAGE DEPARTMENT MANA
GER ALSO WINS HUGE SUM
ON FAMOUS RACE
EPSON, June 3. (^P)—Coronach won
the Derby in forty-seven minutes and
eight seconds; Lancegaye was sec
ond and Colorado third. Robert Bish
op, a 50-year-old department manager
of a brokerage house won the first
prize in the Calcutta Sweepstake^
pool. He had sold half of his share
for $35,000 and later disposed of all
but an eighth which brought him $35,
000. Miss Farr, a London woman,
who drew Lancegaye in the stock ex
change sweepstake, won $150,000. She
fainted when the news reached her
while at a movie. She was revived
and w’ent out for a cup of tea.
WE/ISEL, OTTER, BEAR AND
SILVER FOX IN DEMAND
AT WINNIPEG FUR SALE
WINNIPEG, Man., June 3. (£>)—At
Tuesday’s fur sale 426 otter skins sold
for $50; low grades $5 to $6; bear, $3
to $7.50, the silver fox at top price
brought $165, blacks were neglected
but the demand was strong for weasel, j
otter, bear and silver fox.
NORGE CREW IN NOME
NOME, June 3. (JP)—The schooner
Silver Wave arrived here Tuesday
night with the balance of the Norge
crew.
ment of you and your companions. Accept my hearty ap
plause. (Signed) Victor Emmanuel.”
Nobile had a huge stack of congratulation telegrams
from prominent personages in all parts of the world.
Among whom were D. R. Thommassen, president of the
Aero Club, director and owner of the largest Norwegian
newspaper; also, Principed Scalea, president of the Ital
ian Aero Club.
Nobile said: “I have to be in Japan under all circum
stance September fifth to build an airship for the Japanese
government. Materials for the ship are being manufac
tured in Italy.”
When asked whether he will make a flight across
Asia next fall, he said he believed the time was too late
to take the trip. Neither Amundsen or Ellsworth were on
the beach to meet Nobile when he arrived although they
had been advised of the time he would reach Nome.
The following Italian members of the crew arrived
with~Nobile: Natale Cecioni, head mechanic; Entore Ar-j
duino, P. Attilo and Vincentio Pemella, assistants to No
bile; G. Allesandri, rigger and rudder man.
The dismantled Norge will be shipped on the first
freighter reaching Teller to Seattle, presumably on an Al
aska Steamship Company freighter. Nobile said “I have
prepared myself physically for the trip out. For 100 hours
I did not get over two hours sleep as I wished to be con
stantly in touch with every condition. The highest ele
vation reached was 6000 feet.”
He said he would leave Nome via the steamer Vic- j
toria, for Seattle, thence to New York and by steamer to
Rome, after which he will return to Japan in September. 1
mm vessel
PIETHOWSKY REFUSED ALLOW
CUTTER CREW APPROACH
WHO OPEN FIRE
SEATTLE, June 3. (Jp)—Machine
gun fire from Coast Guard Cutter No.
269 killed Paul Pietrowsky, of Skag
j it county, skipper of an unnamed boat
near Anacortes. Pietrowsky appear
ed on the deck of his vessel brandish
ing a shotgun defying the officers to
board her when guardsmen ordered
her to slacken speed. The cutter
chased the boat which changed its
course and beached. Guardsmen were
sent ashore but Pietrowsky refused to
allow them to come near. Officers
said he raised his gun and then the
machine gun was fired and hit his
leg twice. The cutter took him to An
acortes where first aid was obtained.
He died en route to the Marine hospi
tal at Port Townsend.
WILL RETURN MISSING
EVANGELIST TOR LARGE
SUM ROUGE LEARN
*_
LOS ANGELES. June 3. (&)—The
Times said they had learned Mrs. Min
nie Kennedy, mother of Mrs. McPher
son, the missing Evangelist, is nego
tiating with two men who declared
they would return McPherson for $25,
000. A blind Long Beach attorney,
whom the men selected because he
neither could see nor follow them is
declared as representing the pair. Mrs.
Kennedy when first told of the offer
branded it a hoax but later agreed to
a test which has not been held be
cause the men had no>: returned to
the lawyer’s office.
RESTRICTIONS TIGHTENED
! WASHINGTON, D. C., June 3. (£*)—
The Senate Commerce Committee ap
proved the House Bill tightening re
strictions for fishing in Alaska wa
ters.
CAUSE SPECIAL TRIP
EIDEU TO SCHOONER
O. M. ANDERSON BROUGHT TO
UNALASKA FROM CAPE SARI
ICHEF FOR TREATMENT
DUTCH HARBOR. June 3. (£>)—
The B. of E. vessel Eider made a fast
trip to Cape Sarichef to meet the
three masted schooner Wowona to
bring O. M. Anderson to Unalaska for
dental treatment. He had been suf
fering with an abcessed tooth. The
doctor off the cutter bear made the
trip with the Eider, under the com
mand of Capt. Anderson. The Wawo
na is a codfish schooner with 2S fish
ing dories.
A newsy newspaper, The Weekly
Gateway.