Evening star., 1934-03-28
BY the Associated Press.

Tile buSpOTuS.
BY the Associated Press.
ISTANBUL, Turkey. March % (E).
Samuel insults refuge ship MaiOtis
steamed into the Sea of Marmora to-
day after signaling Turkish officials
on the Dardanelles heights that she
was bound for Rumania with one pas
senger aboard
Whether insult himself was aboard
the battered craft he chartered more
than a week ago or had transferred
to another ship in the Aegean Sea was
not learned. 1t had been understood.
however. that insult was the only pas
Senger aboard the Maiotis
Watchers looked forward however,
to possibly learning for sure whether
insult is following the route of Jason's
Argosy in search of the golden fleece
when the Maiotis enters the narrow
BoSphorus Straits. en- route to the
Black Sea.
Transfer Is Doubted.
The Bosphorus Straits. like the Dar-
danelleS. form a free channel for all
merchant ships. The Maiotis, there
fore. would be able to pass to the
Black Sea without stopping
Some doubt was cast here on re-
ports that the aged fugitive from
American justice had left the Maiotis.
owing to the fact that the same
sources in Athens also enormously re-
ported last night that the freighter
was bound for Italy.
The Maiotis glided past the famous
Great War battlefields of the Darda-
nelles at daybreak in compliance with
regulation which prohibits night
passage past the Turkish forts
The Sea of Marmora was calm as
the grimy little craft entered it. The
Maiotis was expected to reach Istan-
bul without difficulty late tonight.
Entry into the Black Sea will open
new possibilities of refuge If insult
is aboard
Turks Vow Arrest.
Reports were recalled TODAY that
insult had been offered a fve-year
refuge in Rumania for a high price.
Turkish officials have stated en-
phatically that insult will be arrested
if he tries to land in the Straits or
on Turkish territory on the south
shores of the Black Sea.
Although the Turkish National As
Sembly has not yet ratified the Tlrko-
American extradition treaty. the Turk
ish ministry of the interior has
given orders that the fugitive shall
not be permitted to land and Turk
ish officials reiterated today that
they have taken all measures possible
to prevent him landing in Turkish
territory.
The police chief Of Istanbul Harbor
said that. according to regulations.
the Maiotis may remain in the har-
Dor "a hours If it invokes a case of
force majeure. such as a bad storm
in the Black Sea, broken machinery.
the necessity of recoaling. or some
other condition necessitating delay.
No Aid in Case Of Illness.
However. during such delay.
Turkish police would remain on
board.
Questioned as to what action the
police would take if insult pleaded
grave i'll health and should ask to
disembark in order to go to a hos
pital, the chief said:
Absolutely nothing doing. He
would have to die or recover aboard. :"
A strong north wind was chopping
up the Black Sea today and it may
make the MaiotiS cling to the shelter
Of the Bosporus the best part of the
"A hours permissible
The supposition in Istanbul is that
her one passenger, however. must have
a sure haven in sight if the vessel
pushes as far as the Black Sea. where
the sudden. terrific storms neceSsi-
tate quick shelter for a small boat.
The fact that Maiotis signaled her
destination as Rumania appeared here
to chime in with the report current
locally that. Rumania had accorded
insult a 48-hour transit visa.
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