Lieut Wade Forced Into
Sea Between Orkney
and Iceland.
Aboard the American Ctuiser
v Richmond. August 4.—The air
- cruiser Boston, with Lieutenant
Wade and Sergeant Ogden, was
fo reed down into the sea between
Orkney island and Iceland.
Lieutenant Smith made Ice
i land.
Wade and Ogden were res
* cued, but the plane was wrecked
' by an accident wbilethe cruiser
Richmond was trying to salvage
it. After drifting four hours it
was picked up by* si British
trawler and taken in tow by the
’ torpedo boat destroyer Billings
ley and finally reached the Rich
mond. _
Washington, Aug. 5.—The question
of dispatching another airplane to Eng
land to permit Lieutenaut Wade, whose
plane was wrecked, to continue the
journey, was taken up today by army
and navy officials.
Aboard Steamship Richmond, Aug.
5.—Lieutenant Smith and Lieutenant
Nelson are now together at Elorahjord.
f Further flight Of Lieutenant Wade has
* been abandoned.
-Reykjavik, Iceland, Aug. 6.—Lieut.
Smith, piloting-the Chicago, and Lieut.
Nelson, in the New Orleans, arrived
1 here from Hoehn Fornafjard, in the
v >Bcross-Ioelan<l lap of their around-the
world flight, at 2 o’clock this after
1 noon.
Washington, Aug. 6.—Unless the
• wreoked airplane of Lieutenant Wade
< can be repaired at Reykjavik he is
• definitely out of the world flight, it was
said at the war department this after
> noon.
; beattle Employe Mem
ber of Gang of Bandits
Seattle. Aug. 5.—Five bandits, under
1 the leadership of Lee H. Waite, a city
» empleve. were arrested today in the
set of holding up a Chinese laundrv.
T. *B. Waite, a brother of the leader,
was also one of the five arrested. L.
H. Waiter, the leader of the gang, is
an ambulance driver for the city hos
> pital.
Alaska Cable Official
On Tour of Inspection
Valdez, Aug. 7.—Captain Parsons,
<■ commanding the Second section of the
Washington-Alaska Military Cable
and Telegraph System, with headquar
< ters in this city, is now on a tour of in
'■ epection of the entire section.
Movements of River Fleet
Sea Wolf from McGrath, Monday.
Pioneer from Forks, Monday.
Sea Wolf to McGrath. Tuesday.
Sea Wolf from McGrath, Wednesday.
Launch Billy to Iditarod, Friday.
Launch N. C. from McGrath, Friday.
* Launch Billy, from MoGrath, today.
Leon G. Loomis, N. C. local manager,
« returned Wednesday from a business
> visit to McGrath.
NEW PLAS
FOR WAI
In Which World Flyer
Will Resume His
Flight
Newport News, Aug. .—Lieu
tenants George C. McDonald and
Victor E. Bartrandis hopped off
from Langley Field today for
Picton. Nova Scotia, in a Doug
las cruising plane, in which
Lieut. Leon Wade will resume
his around-the-world flight. The
craft has been christened Boston
No. 2. _•
Washington, Aug. 8.—A .safe land
ing place for the world flyers on their
ne.'tt hop has been found by an army
advance pasty on the 'ea1' coast o"
Greenland, at gkaluit. Th3 proposed
base is 750 miles from ltey(<javik.
Washington, Aug. G.—The decision
to terminate the armv aroimd-the
world at Seattle was announced defli
nitely today at the war department.
ON CHARGE
OF MURDERl
Trial of Loeb and Leo
pold Is Now Under
Way, Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. A- The trial of I
’Richard Loeb and Nathan Leo
pold, jr., charged with the mar- ,
der of Robert Franks, 14-year
old son of Jacob'Franks, which
has been under way for some
days, still remains the focus of
public interest.
The state closed its case over
a week ago, since which time
many witnesses for the defense
have given testimony.
In an effort to gain mitigation
of the penalty her son and Leo
pold must pay for the kidnaping
and killing of young Franks,
Mrs. Loeb, mother of Richerd,
will be one of the next to take ■
the stand, according to plans in f
dicated by the defense tonight.
Captain George A. Green, master of
the steamer Tana.| was among Monday’s;
arrivals, returning to McGrath, fie i
states that the Tana will sail on the
morning of the 15th for Bethel, to -you
nect with the Santa Ana.
Frank Guskey, N. C. Co. accountant,
and Miss Helen Bechon, were Friday
arrivals from McGrath, coming uu in
the N. C. launch.
Maoager George Wesche, of the 1.
I). Co., who was a Friday visitor, re
turned to C^aDes today.
Peter Snow left Tuesday for Mc
Grath, where he became a member of
the Tana crew.
Freighter Billy Jones returned here
Wednesday from Ophir.
Mail Will \rrive at
Ophir About August 1
23, Wires Max Si me I
Poly Cross, Aug.
Kusko Times, - ok. tna•
Am leaving tomorrow with mail for
Ophir, McGrath ami Tokotna. jlxpect
mail to arrive-at uhir about August
23rd.
People coining . -v/n -to oty rosy
will have to maco connection with this
mail. On ne t mah will not return to j
Holy Cross, MaxSimel. 1
Program of Conference
. .Handed to German
Delegation
London, August o.—premier
Macdonald, presidin'? at ibepre
liminary session • of the inter
allied conference, at noon today
formally handed to the German
delegation a protocol embodying
the program of the conference
for putting the Dawes repara
tions report into effect. Mac
donald, in tendering the docu
ment, asked the Germans to
study the report and to be ready
to express their opinions tomor
row.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Sea:.tie. -A. M. Broods, 82, Seattle
pioneer, capitalist, former jtostmaster,
and commander o' tb? "J. A. ’ll for this
district, died at his home here, Thurs
day night. _
Pads. Clersiencean is about to re
quest the release from jail of Emil Cot
tin, who attempted to assassinate the
Tiger during the peace conference.
New York.—Daniel W. Carwin, for
mer justice of the sta* ■ supreme court
and a prominent :■ imar.y man, de
clared for La Pnllettn ■ * hur .day.
Jackson, Miss, former United States
Senator Townsend dropped dead last
night, at the home of D. Harris.
Toronto.—Edmund >sler, president
of the Dominion Bank of Canada, died
here Thursday morning.
40 Battleships Mobil
ized for Maneuvers
Port Angeles, -/.tig. 5.—The Straits
of Juan de Fuea today hecame tho bat
tle ground for forty ships of the TJnited
States battle 'leet, which are mobilized
here for ten da vs'’ maneuver and tact
ical drills.
Prank Cioli, who was a Monday ar
rival fron the Flume" Dredge camp,
.'oft Friday for McGraJi, headed for his
old headquarters, in the itaioy Pass (
ceclion. _______ _
H. B. Mitchell and Ralph Dulak,
who arrived early this moroiDg, head
ed their craft Med rath wards shortly
aftor noon.
Mrs. L. 11. White left Holy Cross a
couple of days ago for < >phir, on her
way to McGrath.
(
Charged in Mi noritv Re
nort of U. S. Tariff
Commission,
Washington, Aug. 8.—A plot
by a huge combination of Amer
ican and British capitalists,
wbioh oTTB'S seventy-six per cant
of Cuban sugar plantations, to
kill off Hawaiian cane and Amer
ican beet sugar interests through
a reduction of •tariff duties, anil
tlien to take absolute control of
the sugar markets of the coun
try, is charged'-in ar-secret mi
nority report of the United
States Tariff Oommission, now
in the hands of Goolidge. The
report is signed by -Chairman
Thomas'Or Marvin atitMUomraic
oioaer .William. Burgess, of the
commissdon. They* ^refused the
suggestion of- the majority re
port, or even to assent to the
statement- of facts upon which it
was based.
miNK BRIDE
MURDERED
With Only 3 Divorces*
Police Say Man Had
Had 7 Wives.
Seattle, Aug-. \—1. A. Jordan
an engineer. 7;hose bride, Mrs,
Sadie Kessler Iordan, was killed
two weeks ago today oy falling
from the cliff of Mount j ardor
national park, is cnder arrest in
Long leach ilif., recording to
police denar' mil oAcials, who
charge that « ate . trs. ordan
was Jordanm seventh .wife, al
though only tarea divorces fig
ure in his malrimohial career.
Dawes Plan Absolutely
Essential Says*
Berlin, Ang. —The'DaweG repot-;
Initiates a new era, and its execution is
absolutely essential ur the'reconstruc
tion of shattered post-war economics,
Charles K. Hughes, United States Sec
retary of State, told American corre
spondents- today.
Berlin.^—Charles Hughes, who ar
rived last night, -s heralded by th-o
Berlin press as the advocate of right
*,nd justice.
Charlie Jackson was tv Thursday ar
rival from Yankee, and departed Pri
lay for McGrath
Mrs ’ rank and Miss Frances ._ar-.on
•eturued Monday from a brief visit at
VI eG rath.
Knute Lind left Tuesday for Me
Hrath, headed for down rivvr.
Sterling Dark was a Monday 'arrival
rorn Yankee ,
WALTON OF
OKLAHOMA
Appears to Have Woir
Democratic Nomina'
tion for Senator.
•—-"t
■tet. Louis, Aug. 8.—Dr. As
i thur. W.'Nelson, of /Bunceton,
and Samuel A. Baker, .of* Jeffer
son City, were nominated by
Missouri democrats and repub
Beaus, respectively, lor. the go5
ernorshio.
-__
'St. ; auis.---J. M.'Davis, .pres
ent incumbent, was nominated
by the democrats for the.Kansas
governorship, while Lieutenant
Governor Ben* Si Pauley wo a the
republican nomination,
- 'Oklahoma Oity. —By siow.*y
piling up a lead over.'Represent
ative E. B. Howard, whom -he
passed late yesterday, ,T. C. Wal
ton, deposed governor, appeared
!'today-ac having been named Jb;r
j1 ld'ahoiua democrats for United
States senator to succeed Robert
L. ■■’Owens.
Tornadoes in Wiscon
sin Kill « Injure®
Ear. Claire, Wic., Aug. 9,—Mine pc. ■
t«GE3£,?e ::dowq a have been kilted,
more than thirty injured, and . man?
homes wreakad h’j two tornadoes which,
swept over Western and Central Wit*
con-in last night.
Kennecott Mines Will
Tie Idle for 3 Months
Cdrdova, Aug. 6.—The Bonarega,
Jumbo and Mother Lode mines, of the
•K'eaneoott properties, will be put out of
corucriostor. for three months as the
result of a fre which destroyed the
eomp&ny's power house, last night.
Nome Boat Seized by
Russian Authorities
Nome. Aug. 6.—RusSiar; authorities
haye seized the motorship Nome and
confiscated her cargo, according te
ord received here today from Anadyo,.
1 The boat, owned by Nome Panina, ha**
| eJi&vgo trading; outfit oh board.
Larry Meehan, after an absence oi
mauy monrtjs, several of which were
spent in receiving treatment at a Se
attle hospital, was a Monday arrival.
On his way 'tip from \Betbei» soon*
weeks ago, he stopped oil at Geor*®
river, where he remained until a fevr
days ago, whrea he went to Flat, then
continued his journey here. lie re
ports hitnself in excellent condition,,
and certainly looks it,
A. Higgins returned Wednesday
from a few days’ visit at'Ophir, and
deft Friday for the Forks.
Will item Bristol was a Wednesday
arrival,1 wad returned to McGrath'or.
Friday. .
' ' _ ,.XI \ ■/ t
•William Behan and Mike Thomcsoa
v.’are Thursday arrivals from Yahfeeo.
"T/.*G. ‘Loomis left Friday foh ‘f'nV
or ", birUQtegg- trii>