HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1928-07-05, Page 3Piano Successful in Saving Nobile
But Overturns on Second Landing
Darinv Swedish Flying Ace Succeers in l3rringing Leader of
Polar Party to Safety
NO WORD OF AMUNDSEN
Oslo, June 24—"During the ,Satur- to 217 iniles)— too great for more
day night the Swedishplane, equip-
ped with maim, landed Boldly near
the Nobile group and departed with
Gen. Nobile. It transported nim to
than one or two flig+h+ts a day, Pres-
ent indications. are that •the rescue
operations will take a tong time.
Although tee ramie of General
.Hinlopen Strait, whence another Nobile's own party is now fairly well
Swedish plane book him to Virgo Bay..assured, no contact has been • made
There he was plaoed aboard the Citta yet with the two mincing parties of
di Milano.
"The first, plane went near the
stranded men again in' an at-
tempt to oanthem) its rescue work, but
overturned in making the diiheulh
landing. Fortunately the valorous
• pilot was not injured." S•uoba was the
message which '°" •records a heroic
rescue in the Arotic wastes.
The other members of the. Nobile
party will be rescued• tram their peril-
ous tee -camp as soon"as possible, but
the task ie full of dangers and dint-
culties. The Swedis+h expedet%on hopes
to be able to remove two men at a
the 11l -fated Italia expedition. One
consists, of seven men, who. were car-
ried away on the gas bag after the
wreck of the Italia.
Another Reported Saved .
Landon, June 24—A despatch to°the
Exchange ,Telegraph from . Copen-
hagen. says that the Italian Legation
at Oalo, Norway, had received word
that a Swedish plane‘ 'had rescued
Nobile and another member of his ex-
pedition, both injured.''
The aecenil neecu•e probably was of
Natale Ceocioni, motor chief of the
time, and bring them back from the dirigible Italia. His leg was broken
desolate Arctic to the warmth and below the knee when the airship was
comfort of, King'sBay, wreoked on May 25.
Fokker Monoplane
The man' who saved General Nobile
is said to be the most brilliant airman
in the Swedish Army. His . machine
is an ordinary Fokker monoplane used
for military purpose% but int is fitted
with skis for Arctic landings. From.
the Swedish base ship, the Quest
Shackletou's old ship,. on Virgo Bay,
to Ncbile'e red stent on the ice is a
distance of 800 to 350 kilometres (186 ble Italia. •
No Word of Amundsen
Oslo, Norway, June. 24—Messages'
from Moecow, replying to specific re-
quests for information, stated
that the ice breaker Maligin had re-
ported it received no signals from the
Latham seaplane, whereon Roald
Amunstlen and five •companions went
in search of the crew of the dirigi-
r r• Assembly I to aMonarchical body. He did much
� � to promote conciliation between the
IntointShambles government and the peasants.
i. Premier Voukitchevitch called at
1 the palace and informed the King of
Jugo-Slav Kills Leader of,;the shooting affray. The sovereign
Peasant Party and (was deeply moved by a recital of the
terrible scene and sent his condolences
Wounds Five to the families of the dead deputies,
and afterwards visited the hospital to
FIRES INTO GROUP i see the wounded. ,
1 The Democratic members of the
Jugo-Slavian Cabinet resigned this
r - ernoon.
fusel of the disputants to withdraw!
colleagues would follow suit and a
insulting words, Punica Ratchitch, s new ministry formed with Raditch as
Radical deputy, drew a revolver fins- a member, should he recover from his
Ing a session of the National �Assens-:wounds. ,
hly and fired a11' six rounds into the MUST LIVE FOR COUNTRY
grcup of Opposition nsember.. It was reported the surgeons had
Paul Ratitch nephew o Stefan bullet from the stomach o
ode, Ju%o-Slavia.—Infuriated
byfrequent interruptions and the re -left It was indicated that their
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FRIENDSHIP MAKES FLIGHT IN 20 HOURS 56 MINUTES
• While all England and Ireland "waited on tip toe to welcome the transatlantic plane Friendship, from her Atlantic flight, Miss Amelia Earhart, the
first woman to •conquer the great ocean by air, and her two companions, settled down unexpectedly in Burry Estuary, Wales. Above are shown: (1)
Miss Amelia Earhart in her costume •as an aviatrix. (2) Map of the flight of the Friendship from Trepassy -Bay to Burry Estuary, Wales. (3) Miss
Earhart in her uniform as a V.A.D. in Spadina Hospital, Toronto, where sheserved during and after the war. (4) The Friendship, hydro -aeroplane which
carried the first aviatrix, in the person of Miss Earl art, across the Atlantic. (5) Wilmer Stultz, pilot of the Friendship. (6) Lou Gordon, mechanio
aboard the aeropda•ne.
Aviator Instructor
Stu
Killed in' Crash
dent Learner is Severly In
big to the wreck, he found the two
men unconscious amid the ruins of
the plane. Other helpers arrived
from nearby and helped to remove
the two men from the wreckage and
do what they oould for them while
's •confreres at the air port
f St f removed a f I Turns
Raditch, the peasant leader, was kill- Stefan Raditch and that he was pro- jured When Plane Hurtles I telep Turneoned for an ambulance.
ed; Stefan Raditch himself was seri- pro-
gressing favorably, to Ground
cutely wounded. The Croat deputy, Dr.. The King told Raditch "Don't worry,
Basaritchek, was so gravely wounded
d
Raditch replied: "I don't mind my
that lie is reported to have died on his
Irish Novelist
everything will be all right:" SUNDAY MISHAP
way to the hospital. Dr. Pernar; and life your Majesty, but I must live Capt. Richard Turner of the Elliot
two other deputies, Grandja and Jela- fo
of a way of Berkeley, California, was in-
s see Jugo-Slavia become a vassal of jured near Toronto when their Swal-
'f is was the culminatim of fierce
r piny country. There is still much Air Port was killed and E. A. Boad-
sitcl , also received bullet wounds
tinnnercus nature.
work to be done and I don't want to
Italy, which will hapen if the Nettuno low airplane first tail spun and then
cent' ersaes and hand -to -hen 1 fightsnventson is nose dived
to the ground The s . ratified." aoci-
whieh Have recently taken place in the C6In political circles it is regarded as dent occurred a few miles north west
Jeers-g1av Parliament. The crime is inevitable that the events will cause–of oronto at about 11.30 a.m.
considered the most terriole since the the resignation of the Cabinet and the Turner, who was, sitting in the front
memorable assassination of Ring Al •
exanaer and Queen Drage, just• 25 consequences are also expected in Cro-
years ago this month, It has thrown atia where the wounded and dead men
the whole '.i' Jugo-Slavia in a ferment are tremendously popular.
of excite tent.
Parliament had scarcely opened
when the Opposition, led by Staten • •
Raditch, began its obstructionist tac- IL/ Troops
tics against the Government's legisla_ Sent to Tangshan
tion. in the forefront of which is rati-
facation of the Nettuno convention
1
with Italy.
At the height of the angry debate,
Stefan Raditch, turning to the Gov-
ernment, benches and shaking his fin-
ger, shouted: "You are not men. You
are swine."
KILLS ONE, WOUNDS FIVE. property of the Kellam Mining Admin -
There were roars of "Withdraw,' istration and the lives. of British and
and Denuty Punica Ratehitch, who is other employes of that conoern.
one of the most vehement defenders of The British authorities in China
the Goveroment's policy, rushed at the i had hoped to avoid this measure, but
speaker, brandishing a revolver. The it was forced on them by the blaek-
Idouse was thrown into a wild tumult, mailing demands of General Chang
Paul Raditch, who `leaped to his Tsung-Chang, military Governor of
tincl:e's assistance, fell dead from a Shantung.
bullet as he attempted to throw him-
self across the body of his uncle, who
was 'already wounded. Tangshan, China—Detachments of
Members of the Raditch party at- British . troops eirrived here from.
tempted to seize the murderer, but be- Shanghai to protect foreign lives and
fore they could do so Ratbhitch shot property,
Pernar and I3asaritchek and two 1
others, and had exhausted all his bill- indsor�C l•f C)&'n.
i + by -the uproar, Ratch-
rejection of the Nettuno pacts. Grave cockpit, suffered such severe injuries
Will Protect Against Black-
mailing Tactics, of Chinese
General
Pekin. China,—British troops have
been sent to Tangshan to protect the
British Troops Arrive
•• lets. Profiting
a
itch. dashed out of Parliament end Race Announce
escaped. He is reported later to have'
surrendered to the police.
d
The public and newspapers, which Coin ettion Next Se temper
stirred, by the crime, P P
are profoundly
reoall the threat uttered .in Paella- I Will Be Open to All
anent by M. Popoviteh, Minister of Canadian Pilots
Hsgieie, to Stefan Raditch:
"I warn you that you will lose your , Ottawa.—An air race from Wind-
head in Parliament one of these days." sor, Ont, to Los Angeles, Cal., start-
The dire prophecy was almost fu1, ing on Sept. 9, is being promoted by
filled, and other deputies shared with the committee in charge of an aviation
the stormy leader of the Opposition meet being held in the autumn in Cali-
the tragic chastisement, I farnia, The civil aviation branch of
Punica Raditch, who belongs to the the Royal Canadian Air Force, Ot-
Government Radical party, is a Mon- tawa, has been notified of the competi-
tenegrin. In all recent disturbances, tion and will give the detailed infer -
in Parliament he has been the noisiest /nation to those interested,
and most vehement -in his denunciation I . It is reported that one entry hue
of the Opposition, led by Stefan Rad- been made and that considerable in-
itch. Like most Montenegrins, he terest has been aroused. Contestants
carried a revolver constantly, and the will take ori in flights of ,seven Ina■
other deputies hap been awed by his chines and will be required to stop at
physical prowess, 1 certain "control" cities approximate,
Paul Raditch, who was killed, was a ly 250 miles apart over the route of
Croatian, and represented the districts 2,145 inilee, The prizes aro: Winner,
of Sarajevo (noted fax the aesassina-� 65)048; second, $2,500y third, $1,500,
tion of Archduke P'tans b'ordinand and fourth, $1,000. No plane finish
and the Arch -duchess) and 'Sehonieo ing after 6 p.m:, Sept. 12,.will be
an
i3anjaluka in Parlia/nant, He was eligible for a prize, Aircraft, which
a
der of the Peasant Radical Party may be of any type, flown by licensed danger he dM slat hesitate to fly to his assistance. At time of going to press resulted in the lass of another life,
lea g
When his uncle was in jail, and he Canadian pilots, must be at Windsor it would aepear he is a victim of the grim Arctic, '•wheal Steve Arvief 9-reak-old;;aon of
, li raged the party from a Republlean b r Sept. 7.
that he died in the General Hospital
within three hours of ehe crash. Boad-
way was receiving his first instruc-
tion in aviation.. He escaped with a I
badly shattered jaw, a broken nose, I
and a fractured arm. He is now in
the Toronto. General Hospital.
Killed in Auto
Bandoa, Cork, Ireland.—Don Byrne,
widely known Irish. writer and novel-
ist, was killed on .Tune 1.Sth. n'nr
home when his automobile overturned
on the seashore:
Mr. Byrne had gone for a drive
1.Mr.
in his car along the seacoast
near his Irish residence, Coolmain
Castle, near Bandon. Subsequently
Niagara District Mr. and •Mrs. Joseph Arvie, 67 Crow
land street, was drowned while In
od swimming.
Suffers From Flo
Worst Storm in Years Visits New Gold Strike
Peninsula Doing Much
Damage and Water
Logging Whole
District
Is Made in
C•.
Discovery in Atlin District --
Yukon Town is
Booming.
THREE .DROWNED
Niagara,falls, June une 24. What old Whitehorse, Yukon.—Gold has been
struck on No 3 claim on Squaw Creek,
:mets say was heaviest tin new goldfield just within the
term in memory, struck Niagara boundary in the
t' theh st electrical
s ' of British Columbia
Falls and district Saturday, causing Attila district. The new strike was '
tremendous property loss in the city reported district.
H. Chambers, a trader
and on farm lands. The storm, whichafrom Champagne, between here and
raged for almost seven hours, was Squaw Lake who made a
of almost•
Whitehorse on Friday. As far as
accompanied by a downpour
he was found dead by his secretary s cloudburst proportions, and many was known until then, all the gold
near the road, where his automobile, business places were flooded and stack taken out came from the claim of the
which he had recently purchased, had damaged. discoverers, . Big Jim and Paddy Duni
overturned. 1 Farm lands in Stamford and Ni- can Indians.
Mr. Byrne was born in 1889, and agara townships are waterlogged and The Indians made their journey last
among his publications were: Stories farmers will not be able to even walls gall just befo a the freeze-up, but no
Without Women; The Strangers' Ban-! on them for several days. Practically work could done before the thoW
It is thought that the plane went quet; Messer Marco Polo; O'Malley
into a tail spin as the result of air Shanghanagh; Hangman's House,
currents, and it is supposed that Cap -;Brother Bili and Blind Rafferty.
tarn Turner got it out of the spin— +
which is one of the hardest feats In Source of Roofing Material
air maneuvres—when it went into a Actinolite, a fibrous magnesium sili-
noee dive, hurtling earthwards at ter-
rifle
er cats is mined for
rifle Speed.
The only eye -witness -of the tragedy,
Waiter Harold Acerman, saw the
plane about 11.30 a.m. when it was
plunging straight to the earth. Rush -
flying trip
industrial use in
Ontario. Mixed with tar and other buildings. here almost every day for the field,'
ingredients, it forms a roofing cora- HIGHWAYS FLOODED: 'and old prospectors are enthusiastic,
pound which is stated to be a non- The highways to Welland and Fort; Whitehorse itself is booming this!
conductor of heat and resistant to the Erie were so flooded that many auto- year. Building is more active than its
mobiles became stalled and men and has.been since the Klondike rush. The
boys in high rubber boots helped to capacity of the principal stores and
all cellars were flooded, came this spring. The two Indians
So bad did flood conditions and came to Whitehouse a week or so ago
landslides become in Queen Victoria and turning all the gold they had
Park that it was found necessary to taken out into money, they hired every
close the park to all traffic. Large available Indian to work for them and
sections of the banks were washed returned immediately to the scene of
away down into the park and onto the the strike, People have been leaving
weather.
A Critic But a Man.
push the cars through to higher the cold storage plant is being doubled
ground. and other businesses are being en.
The electric railway line could not larged.
enter Port Colborne from Welland. to -,l Two airplanes will soon be flying in
day because of the tracks being flood- the Yukon. The Treadwell Yukon Co,
ed just outside of Humberstone and is bringing in a machine in connection
Port Colborne. The Port Colborne with the development of their mining
Fire Department has been working in interests, while the Yukon airways and
relays attempting to pump away a exploration company have a plane
miniature lake which has formed on coming within the next month. The
King Street, the main street of the plane
le
"Queen
Vancouver,0theruko ," brought twice
hertown.
Electric power was cut off for sev- wrecked, will e_sent out for rebuild.
eral hours.,ing.
Strawberry growers are Lard hit, I ""•
as the fruit is covered with layers of Nnsen Planning
mud, and much of the crop' will be un-
salable and cannot be picked for a
week. Many stone roads have been
washed out, and railwayiri :b were
busy today replacing washed -tit. bal-
last.. Culverts in many places were
washed away and smashed.
CANOEISTS DROWN
The Chippewa Creek claimed the
Trip /nth Arctic
Famous Explorer Will Use
Dirigible Longer Than
Italia ."
Leningrad, . Russia.—Dr. Fridtjof
first two drowning victims of the sea- Na?kseix,
famous Arctic explorer, re.
,
son when Viitto� Ianny�sell 30, y, et)tAerl'alaAr die tile Explo atiolrnetional Cthatein
Marco it lie attalitheir
of fills City, 1929 he intends to make an extended
lost their lives when their canoe cap-
sized. in the turbulent water. 'They
polar fight in a dirigible airship. Iklo
hired a canoe and seemed to get along said this ship was now being cp •;
all right until they neared the mouth
votorau was optimistic
elzed and both were thrown into the
strutted in Germany.
of Lyon's Greek when their.craft cap- Dr. Nansen thinks the disaster' tqi
'the ea'.
water. Help was too far off and when was d
the scene was sea ,hod 'both bodies had ue to the small dimensions of
the It
alial Per that reaton lie said
disappeared. ,!)ragging was. at once that 1
is own airship will be rauele
started but?.,itto's body was not foune larger,
until six,- and Marco's considerably Ti1Q
tater.
t11,e4.1
o 2•Pel of:rescuing Nobile's meal
n :+•:�� 1
e swollen waters of the Chippewa 0 bolIeNed that the powerful loo+
13OAt_i7 AMUNDSEN ARCT iG HERO altos
River made into a turbulent stream breaker, the Titoism, which the 1ZUt�
Amundsen' did not hesitate to critislze Nobile but when the 1 was in
Sian govei'rtntont hag cent north wlaJ�
la tho torrential rains of ;Saturday,
bo of the tirotttest assistance in as
oeinpllshiug