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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
WORLD FLIGHT WAS PLAN FOR
 POST, ROGERS
Close Friend of Pilot Dis. closes New Informa-
 ton on Trip

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Aug. Hilary Frederickson, oil man, who was a close friend of Post, revealed that on their leisurely flight around the world, Rogers had arranged to pay all expenses. He planned to fly when he want- ed and to stop where and as long as he pleased.
 He said Rogers arrangements to pay expenses of the flight were disclosed in letter by Mrs. Post to her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. D Laine, San Angelo, Texas.
 T intended to go to Alaska with them, but Rogers didn't want me to go for some reason: and, after all, since he was paying the ex- penses of the trip, what he said had to go," she said in the letter
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
IN WHITE LINEN

Wrapped in snow white lin- en, the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post, companions in life and death, were flown across the Endicott Noun tains early today from Point Barrow to Fairbanks, while the Northland and the whole world mourned the passing of the two men.
 Joe Crosson, veteran Alas kan flier, and Robert Gleason, PAA radio operator, flew from Fairbanks yesterday to Point Barrow, through fog.
 Soon after arrival at Point Barrow the bodies of Rogers and Post, which had been placed behind the Mission Hospital, W h e r e Dr. Henry Griest and Charles Brewer, grizzled King of the Arctic" had prepared them for the journey home, were placed in the plane.
 Gathered around the scene Continued on Page T1Iree)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
WILEY POST TO HAVE FUNERAL
 AT OLD HOME
Grief-Stricken Parents Plan Services Tn Grove on
 Oklahoma Farm

EVANSVILLE. Okla, Aug. IT, Wiley Posts parents, MT. and Mrs. w. F. Post, held themselves calm in grief over their sons death.
 This is one of the things we have been dreading for years and years" they said.
 Home folks will gather in a small grove before the farm home of Posts parents here to pay final tribute to the noted flier.
 T think the best place is right here at home" said the gray-haired elder Post, referring to the funeral. We can have the services out in the yard where it's shady"
 The decision was made after the widow of the dead fliers arrived here to learn his parents wishes on the funeral. She assured them their wishes would go unquestioned.
 Burial will be in Oklahoma City, the father said.
 We may not be here always and we'd like to know his grave will never go intended" he said after ccnferring with his sobbing wife.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
NEWSPA AYERS
 GAVE ROGERS
 HIS MATERIAL
Philosopher Drew His Op. inions from American
 Daily Press

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. IT. Will Rogers, who once said he studied the fourth reader for ten years, claimed he didn't know much about books.
 All know is what I read in the papers" he often remarked.
 It was from the daily press that the philosopher and actor gathered material upon which to base his opinions.
 He was true American. There was Indian blood in his veing. Maybe my ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower," he once declared, but they met the boat
 He greeted the offer to write 8 daily column for newspapers all over the country with the remark, "Aw, can't write, but I'll try"
 He became one of the two high est paid syndicate writers in the world.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
MAJOR TRAGEDY SAYS DIMOND OF
 HARROW CRASH
Could Have Happened to Any Flier Anywhere But
 Memory Will Linger

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-To the minded the Alaska death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post is a major tragedy, said Alaska Delegate An thony J. Dimond here today
 An accident like that which overlook Post and Rogers might happen to any flier on the peaceful Potomac but the memory of it will remain with Alaska for decades to come"
 Familiar with the far north Ter ritory where Post and Rogers met death, Dimond said it was "a fine, safe country" for flying with noth- ing in the terrain or climate to cause undue peril to pontoon-equip- ped planes.
 Time after time I've known fli- IFS to make forced landings in that dstrict on pontoons," he said. pimond said Post was hero in Alaska on account of his round- 'the-wo flights over the Territory and also on account of his success full forced landing at Flat on his last world tour. He said the Flat landing involved much greater danger to any pilot than conditions under which Post and Rogers crack ed Hpp
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
HOP MADE FROM
 POINT BARROW TO FAIRBANKS
Veteran Alaska Flier of Tomorrow Morning for
 States with Victims
ENTIRE JOURNEY TO
 BE MADE BY PLANE
Remarkable Time Made on First Leg of Flight from
 Arctic Outpost

BULLETIN-EXTRA--J0e Crcsson is scheduled to leave Fairbanks at 6 o'clock tomOr- row morning (interior time) for the south. He will not call at Juneau, but will fly the inside passage south to Seat llc thence to Los Angeles. This is according to a PAA radio late this afternoon.
 BULLETIN--An Associat- ed Press disateh to The Elm pirc from Fair D a ks this afternoon stated Joe Cross0n said he would take off for the south immediately the bodies of Rogers and Post are pre- pared by the undertakers. He will 20 10 Juneau and then to California, the dispatch said.
 Crosscn's plans evidently varied from the plans an nOunced at New York, where the Pan American Airways System officials stated the plane would reach Seattle probably Monday with stops scheduled at White h o rse, Telegraph Creek, Richmond, thence to Seattle, on to Los Angeles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
AIMS OF POST
 ON FLIGHT ARE
 UNDETERMINED
Rogers Believed to Have Been Financing Trip
 to Moscow

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. IT, The real aims of Wiley Posts flight and Will Rogers actual part in it are not definitely known.
 The venture was highly secret.
 The prevailing belief here is that Post was enroute to Siberia and Moscow to blaze a new air trail to the Soviet Capital for aviation in- terests in this country
 Friends here believe Rogers may have been helping Post to arrange and finance the flight.
 It is the belief that Posts resourc- es were limited. This is bolstered by the fact that the plane he flew was not a new one. There was new engine in the plane but the body was assembled from other used planes at the Lockheed Aircraft plant at Burbank.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
SAYS ALASKA
 STUNNED AND
 MOURNS DEAD
Rex Beach Pays Tribute to Deceased Friends
 Territory's Visitors

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Aug. IT, Copyright by Associated Press s, l935)-Rex Beach, in an exclusive tory to the Associated Press. said Alaska is stunned by the Barrow catastrophe. It feels the disaster nore keenly because it was host to them and had just become per- sonally acquainted with both.
 Yesterday body in this country was smiling at Wills jokes. 0n every pair of lips were the names of these two famous visitors, he two newest and truest friends Alaska had made in many years
 To-day there are no smiles up nere. This is the blackest day AL lska has known.
 "'The weather did it. old timers say. They shake their heads and assert, These Arctic Barrens aren't Alaska. Will and Wiley should've been careful"
 Beach said he and Will gabbed until midnight until Wiley went to sleep with his head on his arms. He never has a word to say Will told me. T do the talking for the team. It works out fine.''
 Beach continued: "On every side last night heard the same words: Tt just can't be- Why, it was only yesterday we were all laughing and joking together It seems a long time ago Alaska is waiting for Crosson's ship and the whole coun- try is in tears"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
Sad, But Smile At Sayings of
 Dead Hun1orist

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-- The National Capital, saddened, could not help smiIing today as jokes and cherry i'lrs were re called with which the cowboy philosopher wen high official dcm.
 Wherever Legislators gather ed there were expressions of bereavement.
 Such remarks as two gall lant gentlemen have gone," and Will Rogers was the worlds greatest humorist,' were fre- qucnsly heard in the halls of Congress, on the streets and elsewhere.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
With Wiley Post, Crosson Was First and Last

It was Joe Crosson, now an ace dlot for the Pacific Alaska Airways, who flew to Flat in July. 1883, to york all night on Wiley Posts air )lane, Winnie Mae, while the 'round-the-world aviator enjoyed a 'ew hours of needed rest.
 It was Joe Crosson who welcomed his new-found personal friend, Wiley Post. back to Alaska last year for ,everal weeks of companionship and pig game hunting in the Interior
 It was Joe Crosson who again met lis friend, Wiley Post, here in Ju- leau along with his famous travel ing companion, Win Rogers. few lays ago.
 And it was Joe Crosson who. with heavy heart. piloted a PAA plane yesterday to Point Barrow for the ;ad purpose of obtaining the bodies If Rogers. and his aviation buddy. Wiley Post,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
Congress Acts on Purchase of Posts Plane, i,.rlie Mae

WASHINGTON, Aug. I7.-By a quiIk of fate. Congress de cided to buy Wiley Posts world girdling plane, the Winnie Mae, on the day that hgnught news of the pilots death.
 The measure cape mp yester- dsy morning during the regular call of the Senate calendar and not because of any special ar rangement.
 Later, the House also passed the bill hut because of a minor change, requiring Senate ap- proval, final action is now awaited.
 The measure authorizes pay ment up to S25,0O0 for the Winnie Mae which will be pIac- d in the Smithsonian Institute.
 The plane is now in a hangar In Los Angeles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
MRS. ROGERS
 GOING HOME

SKOWHEGAN, Maine. Aug. 17-- It was announced last evening that Mrs. Will Rogers is going home to California, leaving sometime today. She will be accompanied by her daughter, Mary, and Dorothy Stone. daughter of Fred Stone, the actor, a close friend of Will Rogers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
ANOTHER INFERENCE

It has been revealed that Wiley Post and Will Rogers seriously con- sidered flying over Boring Strait and across at least a part of Si- beria before their return to the States.
 A map of the Soviet Union with particular reference to the route between Ulen and Irkutsk. and a descriptive handbook were sent from New York and reached Juneau on the Aleutian on August 12, three days after Post and Rogers left here. The map and hand bookSwere forwarded to Wiley Post at Fair banks by plane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
ON THE WAY

STAMFORD, Conn, Aug. IT, Mrs. Rogers and her daughter left the railroad train here and con- tinued to New York by auto. Her son is flying from California and al will return west to meet the body of the husband and father.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Aug. 17-Mrs Rog- CTS and her party have arrived and gone into seclusion at the hotel to await the arrival of Will Rogers, Jr. Jimmy Rogers is also expected to arrive during the day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
SERGT. STANLEY R. MORGAN


 SEnGT. STANLEY R. MORGAN
 POINT BARROW, Aug. IT, Copyright by the Associated Press, 1935) An Eskimo, breathless from running across the tundra, brought the first word to us here of the Wiley Post-will Rogers disaster.
 Red plane blow up, two men deAd. z he told me when he came running in.
 Immediately engaged, sasotoF~ < boat and set out in the darkness for Wa1akpi settlement at Refuge Inlet where the Eskimo said the wreck had occurred. Ice floes slow ed my progress but I finally arrived and found the Eskimos already had removed Rogers body from the wreckage. I then used some ropes and we pulled the shattered plane apart before Posts body could be lifted from beneath the motor in two feet of icy water.
 Placed in Native Boat
 The bodies and personal effects were taken from tta plane and placed in a nativeA skin boat and lowed behind the boat into Barrow. When I got back to town I flashed the, word which shocked the whole world.
 When arrived at the scene of the crash was attracted by group of excited natives on the beach. I walked down and discovered one of them all out of breath gasping in pidgeon English a strange tale of a giant red airplane which made ' & big noise. I learned by repeated questioning about the crash Aot the plane h
 The Eskimo said the plane scared over their camp and landed on the river near the camp. Two men climbed out and one was wearing a, rag on his sore eye" while the oth- CT was a big man with boots. The letter, who was no doubt Rogers, called 8 native and asked the di- rection and the distance to Point Barrowi BeinaS Informed, both c'mhs esl back in the plane end ,taxied X x8p the far side Of the river Ior sx4lrepff Into the wind.
 s Short Ram Way
 H MI . short run and the plaoe slowly lifted to about fifty feet. banking slightly to right. Sudden ly the motor stalled and the plane crashed with a dull t1ud Mhfeh sounded to the natives like an ex-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17

night prepared to fly to Seattle probably today in a Phillips Petrol- cum Company plane to meet the body of her dead husband when it is brought down from Alaska where he was killed in 8 plane crash at Point Barrow Thursday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
HOME TOWN IS
 M0URNFUL ONE

EVANSVILLE. Okla, Aug. IT,
 Wiley Posts home town remains in- coherent with grief. People gathered in little groups, faces mournful and voices hushed It was not known
 last night whether Posts body will
 be brought here for burial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
cor HIS !. START TO FAME
 ASFANCY ROPER
First Played with Wild West Show in South Am-
 erica as Cherokee Kid

LOS ANGELES, Aug. IT, Will Rogers made his debut as an actor in South America as The Cherokee Kid" with a wild west show. He was rider and roper and soon be- came star of the show. His rise to fame on the stage and screen con- tinued almost uninterrupted.
 He married Betty Blake at Rog- CTS, Arkansas, in 1908 and there never has been a cloud to their TO- nance.
 His estate is unofficially estimat- ed at from two and half to as high as six million dollars with life insurance of a million.
 Rogers had an annual income from pictures of s500,G00 and with radio, syndicate writings, his income was estimated at $600,000 yearly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
NURSE TRAVELS

Miss Ida Hendrickson, connected with the technical staff at St. Ann's Hospital, left the city on the Princess Louise for Vancouver. B. c. She will enjoy a week vacation before returning here,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
ROGERS LEAVES
 VALUED ESTATE

HOLLYWOOD, Cal. Aug. IT, Will Rogers estate is estimated at from $2,500,0o0 up. He carried million dollar life insurance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
OPERATOR TELLS CRAP HIC STORY OF AIR TRAGEDY
Sergeant Morgan and Eski- mos Remove Bodies
 from Wreckage
TONED TO BARROW IN NATIVE SKIN BOAT
Eskimo Boys Chant Fun eral Dire as Stronge Cor
 tege M Q yes Slowly

This graphic story of the tragedy that claimed the lives Of Win Rogers and Wiley Post \ told by Sergeant Stanley R. Morgan, Operator in Charge for the U. s. Signal Corps at Point Barrow. who, after taking the bodies to Barrow, sat at his key frnsn 4:15 am. Friday until the fca1owinx midnight, 20 hours, without relief or sleep to tell the world of the terrible acci- dent. After finishing his task he aided nr. Henry Griest in caring for the bodies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
WIDOW IS
 PROSTRATED

PONCA CITY. Okla, Aug. IT, 1I wish to God l had been with him." was Mrs. Wiley Posts quick remark when informed yesterday morning of her husbands death She was prostrated and immediate ly went to bed.
 Later in the day she left by plane for Oklahoma City, enroute to Maysville, the Posts family home
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17
MRS. TERHUNE HERE

Mrs. H. w Terhune arrived here on the steamer Northwestern.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17

WILL FLY TO SEATTLE
 EVANSVILLE, Okla, Aug. IT, Mrs. Wiley Post arrived here last
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-17

toonSinued on rAse sasns'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
DR. HRDLICKA IS ON WAY TO
 KODIAK ISLAND
Famous Scientist Heads Party of Students Bound
 on Exploration Work

Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, well known scientist and lecturer, passed through Juneau this morning with a party of eight science students on his way to Larsen's Bay, Kodiak Island, to continue his exploration work in the interest of anthropol- ogy. Dr. Hrdlicka has spent a num- Der of seasons conducting explora- tions in Alaska in an endeavor to discover enlightening facts about the early civilization and origina- tion of the Indian and Eskimo races.
 Dr. Hrdlicka is one of the best known authorities on anthropology and has done exploration work in many isolated parts of the world, which has resulted in valuable additions to scientific knowledge of ancient and prehistoric civilization.
 Students comp panying Dr. Hrdlicka are from Georgetown Uni versity, Washington, D. c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
JACK" DONALD IS TO REOPEN N. (. COMP ANY STORE IN ANCHORAGE

J. A. Jack" Donald, for many years in charge of the Northern Commercial Company's stores in Panama and Nenana, is enroute on the Yukon for Anchorage where the N. c. Co., will reopen their retail grocery store in an uptown location, probably in the building occupied by Gordon,s Inc
 MT. Donald will remain in An chorage for about two weeks and then travel to the interior in the interests of his company Mrs. Don aid is in Victoria where the Don- aids make their home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
MRS. RADALET,
 LONG RESIDENT HERE, IS DEAD
Wife of Power Company Employee Succumbs to
 Stroke This Morning

Juneau mourned today the deatf of Mrs. Anna Laura Radalet, fol 20 years a resident of Southeast Alaska. Forty-five years of age she died at St. Anns Hospital al l:30 o'clock this morning following a paralytic stroke last week.
 Funeral arrangements, which will be handled by the Charles w. Car ter Mortuary, will be announced tomorrow.
 Twenty years ago, MT. and Mrs. Achille Radalet came to Thane. They also lived at Kennecott be- fore moving here. Her husband, who survives her along with three children, is a veteran employee of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company here.
 A son, Richard, is in Seattle attending the University of Wash ington. Two daughters, Elaine and Patricia, reside at the Radalet home at Fifth Street and Harris Street.
 Two brothers also are living. Their present residences are not known here.
 Mrs. Radalet was born in Madi- son, Wis. on April 14, 1890.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21

eral thousand Chinese irregulars in the deimilitarized zone south of the Great Wall.
 These reports followed earlier ad- vices that Japanese troops are nov ing on the Great Wall with the in tention of entering Northern China on an anti-bandit expedition.
 The absence of any further re- ports of military activities is in terpreted as an ind ic atio n the movement of troops into China proper may have been delayed to enable Japan to make further pro- tests against the alleged prevail ence of banditry
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
JENNIE CLARK DIES;
 WAS 80 YEARS OLD

Jenne Clarke, 30, well-known na- tive resident of Juneau, died at Government Hospital yester d a y afternoon. Mrs. Clarke was born in Aux Village.
 She is survived by her husband, James, and two sons, Jacob and Albert. She also is survived by the following children by former marriages: Harry Willard, Elsie Jack, Billy, Herbert and George Martin, and Edwin Mercer Two grandchildren, Amy John and Jes- sic Collier also are living
 Funeral arrangements, which were not announced today, are being handled by the Charles w Carter Mortuary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
LUTHERAN CHURCH
 OFFICER IN SITKA

To visit Lutheran churches in Southeast Alaska and to conduct a eligious survey at the Matanuska Valley colony, the Rev A. O. Aasen vas in Juneau Sunday. An officer m the Norwegian Lutheran Church )f America, he visited here as a passenger on the Victoria.
 The Rev Aasen now Is in Sitka, he Rev. Erling K Olafson, pastor of Lutheren Resurrection Church lere, said today. However, he will 'eturn soon to board a Westbound- ship for visit to Palmer, site of she colony.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
FL LEPHANT KILLS TRAINER DURING REHEARSAL, ACT
Veteran Joe Reed Dies from Injuries Received
 By Goring, Circus Lot

LCS ANGELES, May 21.-Attack- ed and gored by an enraged ele- phant during the rehearsal of an act for a motion picture, Joe Reed, veteran circus trainer, died early today
 Reed was putting his herd of elephants and twelve tigers through an act at the Al G. Barnes winter quarters.
 The elephants stampeded and Prince, leader of the herd, charged Reed as he tried to climb light pole in the center of the lot, to safety.
 The animal gored him three times with tusks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
CLARKS SURPRISED
 IN THEIR NEW HOME

Many friends dropped in at the new home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Clark on Tenth Street last night and surprised them with a genuine house warming.
 During the evening games were played, coached by Ann Seavens, and singing enjoyed, led by Ron Lister. A buffet supper was served at the residence of Mrs. Al Lund- itrom, ST She was assisted by Mrs. Markle, Mrs. Mckinley and Mrs. Al Lundstrom, Jr.
 MT. and Mrs. Clark was presented with beautiful serviceabIe chair by their friends.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
CAPTAIN M'CANN IS
 COMING NORTH SOON

Capt. John s. McCann, master of the steamer Yukon, plying the Yukon River between Dawson and Nenana, is expected here soon en- route to Whitehorse Pilot New combe and Chief Officer Racy are now making the Yukon ready fo- he first trip of the season, hay ng passed through Juneau several days ago for Whitehorse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
There Is One
 Clock Students Want Stopped

Most people like to keep their clocks and watches running But g of the B graduating seniors at Juneau High School hope that a certain clock, now on display at the Butler -Mauro Drug Store, stops soon.
 For the fifth year, H. R. Wander Leest, proprietor of the drug store is conducting his eight-day clock award, and the suspense among the seniors, all of whom stand a chance to win a fountain pen, is terrific"
 Around the eight-day clock is an enlarged dial, with all the seniors names-except that of Jeanne Van derLeest-labeled on a portion oi the dial. When the clock stops the name to which the minute hand points will be awarded 2 Sheaffer Lifetime pen.
 The clock was started at noor on Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
(. 2. BISHOP NAMED ALASKA AGENT FOR
 TACOMA GROCERY

c. o. Bishop has been appointed Alaska sales agent of the Tacoma Grocery Company, according to ad- vices received in Juneau today from Horace V. X. Wright, President, and left for the north on the Yu- kon to call on the Southeast Alaska trade. He will be in Juneau within a short time.
 The Tacoma Grocery features the private label brands of Fairmont, Diamond Crown and Sound, as well as stocks of the complete line, of Del Monte canned goods.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
WINCARD NOW Q N WAY HERE
 ENR0UTE WEST
No Changes in Salmon Regulations Officials
 Are Coming North

KETCHTKAN, Alaska, May 21.- Curtailment of herring reduction plant operations in the Kodiak district has been recommended by the Department of Commerce, AL askan agents of the Fisheries Bu- reau here learned from Lemuel G. Wingard, enroute to Wrangell and Juneau before proceeding to the westward.
 Wingard said no changes are an- tieipated in Alaskan salmon regu- lations.
 Wingard said Charles Jackson. Assistant Commissioner of Fisheries, is coming to Alaska early next and United States Commis- sioner Frank T. Bell is coming north in July.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-21
TO CARCROss

Mrs. Everett Wasson and two children are travelling to Skagway from Vancouver, B. O., on the Norah. They will join MT Wasson, who is well-known in the Canadian Interior as an airplane pilot. He has been recently acting as pilot for the National Geographic expe- dition headed by Bryant Washburn.