MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME XX. NUMBER 136.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
FAIRBANKS PLANE ARRIVES SAFELY AT NOME TODAY
WITH NOEL WIEN AND
COMPANIONS ABOARD,
WILL RETURN SOON
AIRPLANE MAKES RECORD FLIGHT FROM RUBY
TO NOME—WIND FAVORABLE, PLANE
MAKES OVER EIGHTY MILES HOUR
NOME, June 10, (By Associated Press)—
The Fairbanks airplane arrived here at 4:40 yes
terday, making the flight from Ruby in three
hours; three quarters of an hour ahead of sched
ule. On board the new plane were the two Wien
boys, pilot and mechanican, also banker Wood of
Fairbanks, one of the men who took the propellor
to Ruby after the plane made a forced landing at
midnight, Saturday.
Nome had prepared to meet the plane with a
band and a large number of spectators, but on ac
count of the surprise of her arrival, after the ac
cident Saturday, missed the landing.
Noel Wien, pilot, said they encountered a fav
orable wind all the way, and with their engine
throttled down, they still averaged over eighty
miles per hour. Among the passengers who left
Fairbanks with the plane, was Norman Stines of
the U. S. Smelting and Refining Company, who is
now enroute to Nome via boat down the Yukon;
forsaking the plane after Saturday’s disaster. He
will arrive in Nome in about a week.
While in Seward last week Pilot
Noel Wien stated to the Seward
Gateway representative that insofar
us actual flying was concerned, lit
tle danger is encountered, bui. it is
in the landing of the flying machines
where an accident is liable to occur.
The reason for this is, he said is,
that with the exception of a couple
of landing fields in the Fairbanks
region, there are no regular land
ing Pelds and so, when an avia!or
attempts to alight on a strange field
or what ever prominence a: hand,
something is apt to happen at any
time,
it will be recalled whenever an ae
ciden. lias occurred to date in the
Interior, with professional pilots at
the wheel, they have taken place
always in landing. Protruding rocks,
fe)'l g’.ounu, small landing areas and
many other reasons aim given as
the rouble.
It is anticipated this danger will be
greatly eliminated this sum me; wuh
the arrival of Robert S. Cummers,
Territorial engineer, who is now in
the district for the sole purpose of
makii g survey for landing fields
and for which purpose the recent
Territorial ligislature passed a bill
appropriating the sum of $10,000,
from the Alaska Road Commission
work in that district, to be expended
in constructing fields wherever need
ed. Mr. Summers stated while in
Seward a few days ago, that it is
anticipated a like sum will be ap
propriated next season for additional
fields.
25,000 Men Out of Work
Owing to Logging Shutdown
SEATTLE, June 10 (/P)—Twenty
five thousand loggers are out of work
in this state as a result of a shut
dowrn of several hundred camps owing
to an advance in rates on railroads
hauling logs to the mills.
YESTERDAY'S GAMES
| NATIONAL—
St. Louis 5, Brooklyn 1.
Pittsburgh 4, Boston 7.
Chicago 7, New York 9.
Cincinnati 3, Phila. 1.
AMERICAN—
Boston 2, Cleveland 3.
Phila. 4, Detroit 3. *
No other games.
COAST—
! Vernon 4, Oakland 5.
Seattle 5, Portland 3.
Salt. Lake 11, Sacramento is.
Frisco 8, Los Angeles 5.
NEW ARCTIC BOAT
LOMEN BROTHERS
SEATTLE, June 10 (^—Replacing
the gasoline schooner Silver Wave,
crushed in the Arctic ice pack last
year, the new deisel powered trading
schooner Silver Spray was launched
today for Lomen Brothers, of Nome.
Mrs. George Lomen. wife of one of
the owners, was sponsor for the ves
sel.
The new vessel is 65 feet long with
a beam of eighteen feet, eight feet
draft, and will carry passengers and
freight for Kotzebue and Nome. The
Silver Spray will sail for Nome early
in July.
Among the passengers of the Ad
miral Evans who departed from Sew
ard Monday for Fairbanks was M.
Veight of Oakland. He will be back
Saturday and will await here the ar
rival of the Evans on her southbound
trip, next Tuesday.
Malcolm Wilson, 210 pound sales
man for the Mutual Paper company,
is due to arrive back in Seward this
evening from Anchorage.
Gateway want-ads bring results.
SEIZURE OF SEAL
SCHOONER CAUSE
OF DAMAGE SUIT
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 10 (JP)
Action growing out of the seizures
of the seal schooner Allie I. Alger, off
the Alaska coast, August 25, 1887, and
July 1, 1891, came to trial in the Fed
eral court here today. Cornelia Rowe
Alger and Henry B. Alger and other
relatives of the late Henry G. Algar,
owner of the schooner, sued the gov
ernment for $65,000 damages.
Henry G. Algar died in King coun_
ty, Washington, September 1, 1895.
The complaint denied that the ves
sel was within the three-mile limit
either time. The Bear made the first
seizure and the Thetis the second,
confiscating the furs, valued at $14,
000. G. E. Raynor, former master
of the schooner testified for the Al
gar heirs.
Karl Theile Is Named
Secretary of Alaska
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 10 (&).
Karl Theile, who has been serving as
surveyor general of Alaska, was today
appointed Secretary of Alaska in con
formity with the act of the recent
legislature creating that office.
FIGHTING IN CHINA
CONTINUES TODAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 10
The State Department, which has had
much trouble in getting dispatches
from China was advised today that
fighting between the Cantonese and
; Yunnannese troops for possession of
Canton “continued today with great
intensity.’’
One small shell and several rifle
j bullets hit the Canton American hos
pital. Two American launches which
were en route to the Christian hos
pital at Canton were frequently hit
with rifle bullets but the occupants
| escaped injury.
i
Appeal Will Be Made
in Case Louis F. Hart
TACOMA, June 10 (/P)—The prose
cutor has announced an appeal in the
case of the State vs. Louis F. Hart,
for alleged graft in connection with
the distribution of funds in the ad
justment of the defunct Scandinavian
American Bank affairs.
MacMillan Ready For
Voyage lo Far North
PHILADELPHIA, June 10 (£>)—
Naval fliers finished their test flights
and Duncan MacMillan, the explorer,
left for Boston today.
There is little doubt but that both
Amundsen and Ellsworth are safe,
Commander R. E. Byrd asserted, and
are probably trudging over the ice
toward Cape Columbia. It is expect
ed Amundsen will be sighted by the
MacMillan expedition soon after the
first of August, if not heard from be
fore.
The Admiral Evans is due in Sew
ard from the Westward early Thurs
day evening and, according to an
nouncement by Agent Wayne Blue
this afternoon, the vessel will sail
for the south at 9 p. m.
Join the Chamber of Commerce.
T
Elizabeth Romig
Severely Injured
In Plane Wreck
| Insisted on Going up In Plane With Rodebaugh, Amateur
Driver, and in Landing of Plane Severely In
| jured. Driver Scratched Up by Brush
MISS ELIZABETH WAS FORMER SEWARD GIRL
Sustained Severe Complications—Arm Splintered, Gash
Across Forehead, Chin Cut, and Many Bruises
About Body—Conscious Today But Dopey
FAIRBANKS, (Special to the Gateway), June 10.—Miss Elizabeth
Romig, former Seward Girl, is lying in a Fairbanks hospital, seri
ously injured as the result of a plane wreck Monday. According
to a dispatch reaching the Gateway office this morning. Elizabeth in_
sisted on going up with James Rodebaugh, manager of the Fairbanks
Airplane Corporation, and amateur pilot. The telegram stated there
was no mechanician at Fairbanks at tht time of the flight, to pass
on the ship, prior to the take-off.
The accident occurred when Rodebaugh, in the second attempt
to land, fell with the plane in a tail spin, while over the brush at the
edge of the big landing field, finally going into a nose dive just before
hitting, completely wrecking the plane. Rodebaugh escaped with
a few minor bruises and scratches, but Miss Romig sustained severe
complications, having one arm badly splintered, a bad gash across
her forehead, deep cut on her chin, and numerous bruises about her
limbs and body. She was carried from the field in an unconscious
condition and rushed to the Fairbanks hospital, of which her father.
Dr. Romig. is in charge. She is conscious today, but owing to her
weakened condition, and being still stupid from opiates administered,
the operation to her splintered arm will not be made for at least a
week.
Elizabeth passed through Seward less than two months ago, re
turning to her home in Fairbanks from the Outside, after taking a
course in nursing at the John Hopkins University. With her Father,
Dr. J. H. Romig, and mother, Elizabeth spent her early youth in Sew
ard. being well known by everyone.
COMMERCIAL AGT.
BUYING SUPPLIES
RUSSIAN GOVT
SEATTLE, Wn., June 10 (/p)—I. N.
Razumovsky, commercial agent for
Siberia and B. A. Levanov, commer
cial agent for Kamchatka, told the
Post Intelligencer last night that they
had been here a month shipping pur
chases to Kamchatka via Nome, and
other purchases via Vladivostok.
Razumovsky, through his interpre
ter, said his purchases were princi
pally trading post supplies for the
Kamchatka office, supplies of farm
machinery and stearic acid. He said
he was in the market for road build
ing, dairy, mining and railway ma
chinery.
DANCE AT DREAMLAND TONITE
Another enjoyable time is assured
patrons of the Dreamland this even
ing, the second of a series of dances
which have been given under new
management. The Dreamland has
been completely renovated inside and
out and the floor in particular has
received careful atten ion.
Agent Sweek reports the train to
be on time tonight—8 p. m.
Winnipeg Fur Auction
Shows Furs Declined
—
WINNIPEG, Man., June 10 (/P)—•
The fur auction in this city opened
yesterday with 140,000 worth of pelts
offered at prices which included $1
to a SI.30 for spring rats; with fall
and winter at 70 to S5 cents each;
mink, S6 to S10.50; otter, $20 to $27.
One extra fine lot of 40 bear skins,
S5 to S8.50; cross fox $16 to $36.
Competition was keen for lynx, at
$20 to $26.
United States Will
Back Up Arctic Claims
WASHINGTON, D. C\, June 10
Legal officers of the State department
are considering the request of Dun
can MacMillan, Arctic explorer, as to
information as to the attitude of the
administration in the event contro_
versy arises over the discovery of a
new continent or islands in the Po
lar Sea by his expedition.
Some departmental officers hold
that the United States government is
committed to a policy of supporting
claims to lands which are settled fol
lowing their discovery.
803,000 parcels met their fate in
the dead letter office last ^ear.