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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 182.
SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, Dec., 26, 1929.
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£111 10
Hill FLIERS
PLIES HIVE
WITHIN SIX HOURS TIME OF
ARRIVAL PLANES TRANS
FERRED, ON WAY
Guided by Army radio signals j
broadcast during the light fall of j
snow every 15 minutes since 9j
o'clock in the morning, the U. j
S. Cutter Chelan with the Eiel- j
son-Borland relief expedition on j
board, entered Resurrection Bay
at 11 a. m- docking at the Alaska (
Railroad wharf at 11:30 where the j
Canadian and American airmen
were greeted by a large number!
of local citizens and groups of!
children singing Christmas car
ols.
Major Deckard, garbed in work
clothes and atop of the five
large crates containing the Fair
child planes, was ready and began
supervising the unloading of the.
precious cargo. Eager hands of
Alaska Railroad forces unloosed
the shackles binding the big
crates on the deck of the fine
cutter and the steam crane and
flat cars were moved alongside
ready to begin immediate trans
fer. ,
The expedition’s personnal b -
side Major Deckard and Baker j
included Captains Oaks, Reid,1
Broatch and Swartman, and
mechanicians Mews, Macauley and
Hughes.
The pilots were in a jovial
mood but seriously impressed
with the task confronting them.
The first thing they asked was
news of Pilot Crosson and were very
glad to hear that he had arrived
sefelv at the Nanuk.
Captain Oaker inquired about
the amount of daylight at Nome
and at Teller and at Prince of
Wales Island and expressed sur
prise at learning there was r t
least six or seven hours afforded
as they had expected practically
none, but nevertheless did not
fear to proceed.
One entire fuselage, which was
shipped uncrated, had its pro-;
pellor in place and was being I
tuned up prior to placing on a I
fiat car.
Captain Oaks stated he expect-!
ed to have the machines in the j
air 24 hours after reaching Fair- ;
banks- He will then turn the
command over to Captain eRid j
who will head the fliers to Nome, I
Teller, and North Cape, Siberia.
When the expedition leaves
the ground at Fairbanks Captain !
Oaks will return to Canada to
begin preparations for an ex
pedition into the Canadian Arctic,
tic next March.
The Cutter Chelan departed
this morning for Seattle. Major
Baker is returning on the ves
sel Tlie Seward Chamber of Com
merce entertained the officers and
crew of the cutter at a dance last
evening which was attended by
a large renresentation of local
residents. Over at the S. A. C
hall the Firemen’s basketball
team played the Chelan squad.
With an exchange of salutes,
deep and prolonged from the
whistles of the Chelan and the
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PRIMS HKD -
TO [XIIIMS
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LOS ANGELES, Dc., 25, (£>)—
Five physicians have been ap*
pointed by Judge Fricke and Pros
ecutor Fitts and made a prelim
inary physical examination of
Alexander Pantages in prepara
tion on the report at the Pan
tages hearing Thursday on his
application for release from jail
pending decision on the appeal
from the assault charge convic
tion.
LEGfiUTUPHELD
COMMITTEE
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec., 25,
An opinion by Attorney General
McCall upheld the legality of the
decision of the state democratic
executive committee to bar, as
candidates in the 1930 primary,
those who failed to support the
democratic presidential ticket but
permits them to participate as
voters.
Their qualifications will be de
termined upon by a committee.
The opinion therefore excludes
Senator Heflin who seeks re
election, and Hugh A. Locke, as
entrant in the race for governor.
Both stumped the state for Hoo
ver. They have already announc
ed an independent campaign. Me
Call, is also a candidate for gov
ernor.
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REACH SIBERIA;
NO SION EIELSON
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CROSSON HAS NATIVES BUILD
HANGAR OUT OF SNOW
i BLOCKS
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NOME, Defc., 25, (/P)—Bill Gra
ham, W. B. Miller and R. B. Ju
lian, were reported by Dorbandt
1 and Cope, pilots, to be safe at
i their destination. The aviators
j took-off from Teller Monday in
I search of Eielson and Borland
‘ and Crosson, the latter since hav
! ing been reported as arriving at
| the schooner Nanuk.
Crosson sent a message Mon
i day that Gillam and he had
imade short flights in the vicini
! ty of North Cape but found no
trace of Eielson or Brland and
were forced to return to the Na
nuk because of the poor visibility.
He said they intended to scout
the, snowfields again Tuesday if
the atmosphere cleared.
i> Arrangements are made to
' obtain 500 gallons of gasoline
j from the icebreaker Stavropal.
Crosson said he had the natives
build an Arctic hangar out of
snow-blocks which will enable the
pilots to run the nose of their
planes in the snow-house pro
tecting engines from the wind and
cold weather when heating up the
motors.
CARDINAL CAMBA DIES
! ROME, Dec., 26, (/P)—Cardinal
Camba, Archbishop of Turin, died
here yesterday. His death reduces
| the college of cardinals to 62; 29
of these are Italians and 33
of other nationalities
POINT BARROW, Dec., 26, (/P)— j
Resembling a huge nest of fire- *
flies, yesterday at noon, lanterns
and flash-lights guided people to
the church and school Christmas
programs. Only the faintest tinge
of pink was the sole indication of
daylight.
Last night’s dance revived na
tive songs and dances; many of
the songs had not been sung for
scores of years, before the coming
of the whites.
The weather was stormy and 30
below. The unprecedented scarci
ty of furs failed to dampen the
spirits of the revellers.
ME PRESIDENT
ESCAPES ASSASSIN'S
BULLETS: MOTORING
; BUENOS AIRES, Dec., 25, (/P)—
1 President Hiploito Yrigoyan es
; caped injury because of the aim
[ of the would-be-assassin was
faulty. Two or three shots were
fired from behind a wall along
; a roadway.
i But some of the shots struck
members of the presidential par
ty in the automobile. The plot
failed too, because of quick ac
| tion on the part of the presiden
| tial escort which mowed down
the assassin with a stream of
shots, seven bullets entering the
| body.
ADVANCES IN RAILWAY EFFICIENCY TO
REPLACE FEVER OF TRACK LAYING
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With the track laying era past, railroads today are concentrating on
efficiency and equipment. The latest experimental locomotive (upper left)
of the American Locomotive comnarv, and the giant below, by the same
company, contrast with the Atlantic (center), the grandfather of modem
equipment.
BIS SPEED
UP RESCUE PLANS
EIELSOI BORLAND
SOVIET GOVERNMENT HAPPY
TO LEND THEIR EFFORTS
IN SEARCH
WASHINGTON, Dec., 26, (>P)—
The Soviet government formally
notified Senator Borah that it
is organizing an airplane expedi
tion to search for Eielson and
Borland.
Senator Borah received a cable
gram from LitvinofI, foreign com
missar of the Russian govern
ment, to whom he had appealed
to aid in the quest of the fliers.
The text of the cablegram was:
“The Stavrapol is an ordinary
steamer and not an icebreaker
and is ice-bound itself and in
need of help. On December 13
the Stavrapol was instructed to
send out a dogteam expedition
for the purpose of locating the
missing airmen but due to the
damage radio can receive but can
not send information.
“The Soviet government is or
ganizing, within a few days, an
expedition by plane of the AMT
R type with Commander Shesta
kov, recently returned from Amer
ica from the Moscow, Alaska,
New York flight, will head the
expedition as chief pilot. Two
planes are located at present
at the Bay of Providence and
they also will participate in the
search.
“The Soviet government will be
j most happy if the expedition is
successfully achieved.”
CHEF EXECUTIVE
ENTEiiS HEARTILY
OBSEIICE US
CANCELLED ALL ENGAGEMENTS
GOVERNMENT MACHINERY
AT REST
WASHINGTON, Dec., 25, (AV
; The glad spirit which comes each
year with holly wreaths, sprigs of
evergreens and bundle-laden cit
izens and pedestrians, pervaded
the national capital as its res
idents; official and unofficial, en
tered heartily into the observance
of Christmas.
The vast machinery of the gov
ernment is at rest. With his son
at home, President and Mrs.
Hoover, cancelled practically every
engagement including the regu
lar cabniet meeting conference,
and with newspapermen, in order
that he might be free to spend
as much of the day, as possible,
with Mrs. Hoover and son.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Jr., and
two small children, were unable
to come to Washington for the
holidays, but spent it at their
home in California.
Firemen’s Annual Mask Ball New Year's Eve