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VOLUME 20. NUMBER 33
SEWARD, ALASKA" MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, ~1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
PLANE STARTS TOMORROW MORNING
FROM FAIRBANKS, DOGS FROM NENANA
Several Men Freeze Faces and Hands Working on As
sembling Planes—One Mechanic Hit by Propeller
and Has Clothing Ripped Off—Airmen Expect to
Pass Dogs Before it is in the Air Over Two Hours
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 9.—Lieutenant Roy Darling and Mechinic Mackie took
the airplane out of its hangar yesterday, assisted by dogs. In an interview
Darling said He planned to start Monday if the temperature remained 35 de
grees below zero. lie said the weather was good, but four feet of snow is
on the ground around the machine, and it is being removed in order to give
an opportunity to start. The aviators had difficulty today in turning the en
gine over 600 revolutions per minute, without circulation, the passages to
the gasoline manifold freezing. They are using a 150 horsepower plane, and
are working on a new cowl to cover the radiator. Sergeant Farnsworth, of
the United States Army Air Service, is working night and day getting the
rigging checked and the engine in shape.
WILL CARRY FOOD AND SLEEFING BAGS
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 9.—The race starts today between the dog teams and
the airplaane. The serum reached Nenana at 4:15 p. m. yesterday and left
immediately for Nome, where a special relay of dogs has been arranged to
carry it through. The flyers received the serum last night from the postoffice
and left early this morning for Nome. The plane is expected to pass the
dogs before it has been in the air two hours. The flyers said everything look
ed fine for the trip.
Mechanician Mackie froze his hand, sitting in the cockpit warming and
testing the engine. Three mechanics assisting in tuning up the plane froze
parts of their bodies. Richard Lynch, one of them, formerly in the Canadian
f Air Service, froze his entire face, but continued working until he slipped in
the snow, three feet deep, when he swung the propeller.
MAN HURLED TEN FEET BY PROPELLER
The propeller caught him. lifted him, into the air about ten feet, and rip
i l riff all his clothing. He now has a stiff knee in addition to a frozen face.
Darling, who nad a’ foot nipped, predicted they would be in Nome before
Wednesday. The engine proved difficult to regulate because it had no shut
ter. which has been improvised. Alcohol and glycerine has been added to
the water in the radiator. The flyers will carry the serum next to their bod
ies, to prevent freezing. They have a flying outfit improvised from regular
Alaskan garments, and will carry food, an axe, and sleeping bags so they
can mush to safety if the plane is forced down. They expect to stop at Ruby
the first day and Kaltag the next, flying straight through from Kaltag to
Nome.
Dog Teams Reach Hot Springs
ANCHORAGE, Feb. 9—The antitox
in from Juneau left Nenana Wednes
day and arrived at Hot Springs by
horse team by regular mail yesterday.
The dog team relay which left Nenana
yesterday with the Alameda shipment
of antitoxin, will take on the Juneau
shipment at Hot Springs. The relays
expect to make Nome in four days
from Nenana on account of having bet
ter equipped teams tlujn the first relay
party had.
DARLING GETS REWARD
ATTEMPTING FLIGHT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The House
Naval committee today approved a bill
retiring Roy S. Darling, engaged in
piloting an airplane from Fairbanks to
Nome, with the rank and pay of a
Naval lieutenant.
KASSON HAS OFFER TO
ENTER MOVING PICTURES
NOME, Feb. 9.—Neither Balto nor
any other of Gunnar Kasson’s dogs
are dead, it was said here today.
Three moving picture concerns are
■negotiating with Kasson to take the
dogs to the States.
Pneumonia Kills Two'
With Five Stricken
ANCHORAGE, Feb. 9.—Two women
are dead with pneumonia at Kokrines,
and five other persons are stricken
with the disease, which threatens to
become epidemic it is feared. The news
was received bjr B. D. Mozee, super
intendent of the Central District, Bu
reau of Education, wrhich operates
the school at Kokrines, and relr~»d
by the U. S. Commissioner at RuL
SHORTRIDGE BILL ALLOWS
FRISCO CLAIMANTS TO SUE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—The bill
introduced by Senator Shortridge al
lowing several hundred claimants to
sue insurance companies for damages
sustained in the San Francisco earth
quake and fire in 1006, was adopted
without objection in the Senate and
now goes to the House for final ac
tion.
Bank Clerk Shot By
Tacoma Bandits, Dead
TACOMA, Wn., Feb. 9.—Harry
Schmidt, an employe of the National
Bank of Tacoma, died here today from
wounds received when he was shot in
the back Saturday, as he stood with his
hands up, while three bandits robbed
him and a companion.
Rewards totaling S2500 have been of
fered the capture of the men.
Japanese Pinnance Is
Struck By Tugboat;
Eleven Are Drowned
(By Associated Press)
VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 9.—Elev
en Japanese sailors of the crew of
the battle cruiser Idzumo were drown
ed in the harbor here early this
morning when the pinnance in which
they were riding was struck and
sunk by the tug, Nanoose. The Id
zumo is one of the fleet of three Jap
anese training squadron which is vis
ting here. The fleet is on its last
ap of the 20,000 mile tour.
The pinnance was returning to the
dzumo, with sailors, who had spent '
he day on shore.
Jack Kearns Go East
Consider Schedules of
Summer’s Campaigning
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—Jack Kearns
will arrive here on March first to
consider the offers of the promoters
for Jack Dempsey’s summer cam
paign, Promoter Charles Henderson
said today. Henderson also said that
Kearns informed him that Dempsey
has not yet obligated himself to fight
for any promoter, hut would appear
against “a man the public wanted
and a stadium holding the biggest
crowd.”
MUST WIN TITLE SAYS DEMPSEY
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8—Jack Demp
sey, replying to Tommy Gibbons’ claim
to the heavyweight title, has asked
his manager, Jack Kearns to arrange
a title bout for him. He did not spec
ify that Gibbons would be his oppo
nent in the bout. Dempsey has aban
doned the plans for retiring from the
ring and of selecting his successor
through elimination contests.
Nurmi
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—Nurmi erased
the last of Joie Ray’s indoor world
marks today when he ran two miles
in 9 minutes, 8 seconds, or two fifths
of a second better than the record.
Ritola dropped out of the race be
fore the finish.
SHOULD RETAIN CRUISERS
IN CHINESE WATERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.—Ad
miral McVay, .commander of the Am
erican Naval force of sixteen vessels
which was sent ot Shanghai when
trouble between different factions of
the Chinese broke out, advised the
State Department today that fifteen of
the ships should remain in Chinese
waters to protect American interests.
McVay also reported that General
Chang Tsung with about ten -thous
and troops took possession of Shang
hai with little violence.
Sets Another
Two Mile Record
Killed Fiance To Save
Him Misery; Acquitted
PARIS. Feb. 9.—Mile. Stanislawa
Umniska, the noted Polish actress,
who killed her fiance, Jean Zynsnow
ski, to put him out of his misery from
an incurable ailment, was acquitted by
the courts here today.
She introduced a signed statement
by her lover, saying it was his wish to
die by her hands.
Five Killed, Four
Injured In Wreck
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 9.—Five
persons were killed and four danger
ously injured when a locomotive on
the Missouri Pacific eastbound train
crashed into a standing freight.
The crews of both engines and one
soldier, were killed.
Chemist of Bureau
of Standards Dead
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—W. F. Hil
debrand, 72, chief chemist of the Bu
reau of Standards since 1908 died to
day.
Gugs Admit Partners
To Their Big Interests
(By Associated Press)
NEW \ ORK, Feb. 9.—The Guggen
heim brothers, a power in various
metal industries announced this af
ternoon that John K. McGowan and
E. A. Cappelen Smith have been ad
mitted as partners.
Since the organization’s inception,
n the year of 1889, the firm has been
confined, with one excejftion, to mem
bers of the Guggenheim family.
CHINAMAN HURLED THROUGH
WINDOW BY CONCUSSION
WHEN BOILER EXPLODES
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—When a wat
er boiler exploded in a Broadway Chi
nese restaurant today, Wong Sing, a
Chinese was blown through a win
dow, several others were scalded, ,and
a traffic policeman standing more
than half a block away was cut by
flying steel. .
TRACTORS USED HAUL
HIGHGRADE ORE OUT
FROM MAYO DISTRICT
(By Associated Press)
DAWSON, Y. T., Feb. 9.—Two of
the Yukon Treadwell company's pow
erful tractors left Keno City yester
day for Whitehorse, loaded to capaci
ty with highgrade silver-lead ore and
will return with power and mining
machinery which is now being side
tracked at Whitehorse.
BODIES FOUND ON BEACH
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED
JUNEAU, Feb. 9.—The three bodies
found on the beach at Admiralty Isl
and have been identified when the ice
was thawed from them. They are:
R. R. Brown, superintendent of the
Juneau electric light plant; Nick Bys
trom, master of the launch George Jr.,
and John Loseth, a deck hand. The
body of Ed Lee, mate, remains miss
ing.
Complaint Is Made
Unfair Methods In
Cause Competition
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.—
Charges of unfair methods of com
petition and made by the Federal
Trade Commission against the Lar
rowe Milling Company of Detroit, and
seventeen manufacturers of beet and
sugar in the complaint made public
today by the Commission.
SHAFT 33 FEET DEEP
CAVE CITY, Feb. 9.—The shaft was
33 feet deep this afternoon.
ELEVEN MILLIONS
SEATTLE, Feb. 9.—A statement by
Noel W. Smith, general manager of the
Alaska Railroad, who arrived here last
night, direct from Washington, was
as follows: “We are hopeful of de
veloping the reindeer industry soon
| to a point where shipments of venison
| for consumption in the states may be
j started.”
Mr. Smith, on his arrival from
Washington, said he would remain in
Seattle five days, when he would go to
Anchorage to inaugurate a program
covering several years and the expen
'dituure of $11,000,000 for the comple
tion and development of the railroad.
He was in Washington ten weeks, he
said.
\ “There are encouruaging signs of
the development of the birchwood in
dustry, and placer gold mining is be
coming more active in the Fairbanks
field. I expect an increase of visitors
to McKinley Park as a result of im
proved transportation.”
Mr. Smith announced that he had
made plans to push the construction of
a half mile railway spur to the Mata
nuska mines, and is seeking funds to
acquire an electrically driven boat to
replace the steamers operating on the
Yukon.
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Jack Dempsey ‘Takes On’
Hero Cnrwood’s “Film”
-
(By Associated Press)
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 9.—Jack
Dempsey, world’s heavyweight cham
pion was married last night to Ida
Estelle Taylor, film actress. It was
also announced that their proposed
honeymoon had been postponed on
account of business but are planning
on a world tour later.
Estelle played opposite Thomas
Meighan, in James Oliver Curwood’s
picture, “The Alaskan,” which was
filmed in the vicinity of Lake Lou
ise and Banff, B. C.
Coming up, St. Patrick’s Day dance.
RESCUING COLLINS FROM CAVERN
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Shaft Now Down Thirty Feet and It Is Expected to Reach
Collins Some Time Thursday—Military Claims They
Are Being Jobbed by Local Rescuers, Who Have Not
Given Collins Food and Drink Provided for Him
CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 9.—The shaft started to reach the cavern in
which Floyd Collins is entombed, had reached a depth of thirty feet at 9:00
o’clock this morning, four days after it had been started. At the rate it is
going Collins will not be reached before Thursday. Five electrical tests with
a voice amplifier, convinced H. T. Carmichael, directing the rescue work,
that Collins is alive today. Brigadier General Denhardt, commanding the
National Guardsmen assisting in the rescue, announced that the reported
controversy among the rescuing forces would be investigated by a military
court.
Lieut. Robert A. Bourdon, of the Louisville fire department, who led sev
eral details to the rescue of Collins, in Sand Cave, said there was evidence
that local citizens were placing obstacles in the way to keep outsiders from
aiding in the rescue work. He said he had found in the passageway leading
to Collins bottles of coffee and food strewm the entire length of the passage
leading to the entombed man, and declared that much of the nourishment
taken into the cave was not reaching Collins.
Lieut. Bourdon said he once started to pull on Collins and believed that
he cauld have saved him, but Collins said it hurt him and his brother pulled
against the rescuers.
GIGANTIC CROWDS REACH CAVERN
CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 9.—-Gigantic crowds from five states came by autc
and train today to Sand Cave, where Floyd Collins passed the ninth day of
his entombment. The gas scent plan of locating a cavern by which Collins
may be reached from the rear, was given up as a lost hope, when chemists
watched in vain for, six hours in the only likely cavern to which the odor of
banana oil might penetrate from Collins’ tunnel-like tomb, but not a whiff
reached them. ...