FINAL PORT OF CALL FOR THREE
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES*
HEADQUARTERS U. S. SIGNAL CORPS
COMMUNICATION FACILITIES I N
ALASKA PROPER
COAST TERMINAL,FOR THE ALASKA
RAILROAD
VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 108.
SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 27,1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
*
Severing Relations
Does Not Mean War
Declares Baldwin
CONVICTION OBTAINING IN ALL SOVIET POLIT
ICAL CIRCLES IS THAT GREAT BRITAIN IS EM
BARKED UPON WAR—SEVERING RELATIONS
FIRST STEP—NOTE IS DELIVERED AT SOVIET
LEGATION REQUESTS REPRESENTATIVES TO
LEAVE—HOUSE OF COMMONS APPROVES GOV
ERNMENT’S DECISION
LONDON, May 27. (/P)—A note severing relations
between Great Britain and the Soviets was delivered at
Chesham House, the Soviet Legation. The note request
. ed the officials and Soviet representatives to leave and
specifies who of the others wall be allowed to remain to
wind up the affairs. The British diplomatic mission in
f Moscow will be recalled immediately. It has not yet been
decided who will look after British interests in Moscow.
Chesham House announced that the German Embassy
had agreed to look after the Soviet’s interests here. Pre
mier Baldwin emphatically declared that the breaking of
relations “does not mean or imply wrar against Russia. It
means what it appears to mean, that we do not intend to
have any further political dealings wTith Moscow, but are
wholly in favor of legitimate trade dealings between the
two countries. Our decision was not the result of a deep
laid plot to get up a world combination against Russia.”
FINANCIAL ECONOMIC BLOCKADE
MOSCOW, May 27. (/P)—the convic
tion obtaining in all Soviet political
circles as widely disseminated through
the press is that Great Britain is em
barked upon a Avar of intervention of
which the severance of relations is
the first gun. The next step is ex
pected. the papers said, to be an ef
fort toward financial and economic
blockade calculated to weaken the So
viet Union to such an extent it can be
attacked withh impunity. The Izves
tia, organ of the Federal Central Ex
cutive committe of the Soviets, de
clared England’s hope of inciting oth
er nations against Russia can only end
in disaster for England and the Allies,
sincethe Soviet during the three years
in which a repressive program was
being prepared gained strength which
enables her to defy her enemies.
BIG VOTE FAVORED ACTION
LONDON, May 27. (/P)—The House
of Commons approved the govern
ment’s decision to break off diplomatic
relations with Russia by a vote of 357
to 111. The decision withdrew diplo
matic privileges which the Soviets
“so gravely abused." The Labor reso
lution that the country ought not be
committed to the government’s break
off policy until after a full inquiry into
the facts was defeated 367 to 1 IS.
LONDON, May 27. </P)—The For
eign Minister, Chamberlain, told the
House of Commons that the govern
ment was not prepared to accept the
motion of J. R. Clines, Laborite, that
an inquiry be held into the govern
ment’s charges of Soviet propaganda
in Great Britain, which resulted in the
decision to sever diplomatic relations.
UNCOVERED THRU
DOCUMENTS SHOW COMMUNICA
'tION"" ADDRESSES IN MANY
COUNTRIES
LONDON. May 27. (£>)—The gov- |
ernment made good its promise to I
publish some ofthe documents uncov
ered in the Saviet raid and* issued a j
White Paper containing documents
to illustrate the captions “Hos
tile activities of the Soviet gov
i
ment and the Third International I
I
against Great Britain.” Most interest
ing of the contents of the paper "was
a list of addresses illegally found in
possession of Anton Miller, Soviet
cipher clerk. The list is assumed to
be the same which Premier Baldwin
described as “a list of secret cover ad
dresses or illegal addresses for com
munication with Communist parties in
the United States, Mexico, South j
America, Canada. Australia, New Zea- j
land and South Africa.”
DE PINEDO IS SAFE
ROME, May 27. (/P)—De Pinedo is
due to arrive at the Azores today, it
is reported from the steamer Duilio.
The message said the flier andcom- j
panions are safe aboard the steamer
* Superga. Depinedo will complete his
four continent flight according to th*
message.
MEMORIAL PROGRAM;
PLAN OF WORK ID
VARIOUS DETAILS
CITIZENS REQUESTED TO MEET
AT BANK CORNER 8 O’CLOCK
MONDAY MORNING
The Legion committee met yester
day and made the final plans for the
work and program for Memorial Day.
Everything is now ready for the big
day. The workers are asked to as-:
I semble at the Bank of Seward corner
l
[ between S( o’clock and 1* o’clock in the
! morning at which time there will be j
| cars available to transport all work-1
ers to the grounds. At 8 o’clock the'
bugle will sound in various parts of'
the town calling for the assembly.
A large number of tools will be
available for the work, but everyone i
owning shovels, mattaxs. cros.s-cut'
saws and axes are requested to bring
them along so that everyone will be
supplied with some sort of tool. In
reporting for work each one may se
lect the particular work he desires to
| do. but the foreman will be in charge
i to direct if necessary the distribution
i
j of the workers to that the various
! parts of the work will have sufficient
| workers. The Boy Scout troops from
I town and the Jesse Lee Home will be
j assigned principally to the work of
; piling brush.
Work will start at S o'clock or as
soon thereafter as workers begin to
arrive. At 12 o’clock lunch will be
served. Following lunch the work
'will continue until 2:30 p. m., at which
jtime the main program of the day will
! be held. The Seward Band will be
1 on hand to render the chief part of the
program. This will be the first public
i outdoor appearance ofthe band. Ser
geant Honeyman reports the band will
be in fine shape for their first out
door concert and there is no doubt
that this part ofhtep rogram will be
worth while. Cars will be leaving the
Bank of Seward corner between 2 and
2:15 o’clock to transport women and
children to the scene of operation so
that they will be on hand for the cere
mod ies-.
After the services at the new ceme
tery the American Legion and all
those having transportation will go
out to the old cemetery at which place
i the Legion will hold a short memorial
J service and place a couple of head
stones on soldier’s graves.
The complete program of the day
will be as follows:
8:00 a. m.—Assembly call. All
workers gather at the Bank of Seward
corner.
12 noon—Lunch.
! 2:00—Cars leave Bank of Seward
!
| corner for transportation of women
and children for the band concert and
services.
2:30—Ceremonies.
1. Three selections; by the Seward
i Band.
2. Statement by Clyde R. Ellis,
post commander of the American Le
gion.
Prayer by Rev. Thomas P. Graham.
4. Song “Battle Hymn of the Re
^ (Continued on Page Five;
DUTCH HARBOR. May 27. (IP)—
For the first time in 21 years ice con
ditions this season are delayiing all
| sealing activities on the Pribilof
Islands which are still icebound, pre
j venting government seal employes
' from landing.
_
SUPPOSED DEAD GIRL
! STILL ALIVE. BELIEF
TRIAL BODY LAST JUNE WAS
FOUR INCHES TALLER THAN
REAL SYLVIA’S
OLYMPIA. \Yn„ May 27. (/P)— An
! unexpected contention that the body
! which was found onthe shore of Green
! Lake, in Seattle, last June was not
! that of Sylvia Gaines has interjected
| a new and startling note into Wallace
^Gaines’ appeal from his conviction as
! his daughter’s murderer. Attorney
G. E. M. Pratt appearing as a friend
1 of the court, told the Supreme court
! that the body was not that of Sylvia’s,
; and was never identifiied as such dur
i ing Gaines’ trial. The body found
! was four inches taller than Sylvia, the
■attorney declared.
| BELIEVE GIRL STILL ALIVE
; SEATTLE. May 27. (/P)—Positive
| belief that Sylvia Gaines is still alive
was expressed here by Attorney Pratt.
The belief is based on evidence gath
ered in the last few months. The at
torney’s theory is that the Gaines girl
was kidnapped by a gang of ruffians
who had slain another girl and wished
to cover up the evidence oftheir crime.
They placed Sylvias’ clothes on the
body of the other girl.
TO
PARIS. May 27. (/P)—Lindberg flew
over Paris in a French plane for the
honor and homage to France’s un
known soldier, flying over the tomb in
curves and descending to within 150
• the Arc de Triomphe in graceful
feet.
BASEBALL SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 4. Chicago 3—12 innings.
Philadelphia 3, Boston 1.
Philadelphia 3. Boston 4.
Cleveland 1, St. Louis 2—10 innings.
Cleveland 9, St. Louis 7.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 1. Pittsburg 2.
Cincinnati 2, Chicago 11.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
I San Francisco 7, Seattle 2.
Oakland G, Hollywood 4.
Sacramento 12, Missions 4.
Los Angeles 7, Portland 0.
Los Angeles 1, Portland 5—7 in
nings.
OH FRANCIS CLARK.
FOUNDER CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR. IS DEAD
DEVOTED ENTIRE LIFE TO THE
WORK FOR CHURCH—WAS
NOTED WRITER
NEWTON, Mass., May 27. (£>)—Dr.
Francis E. Clark, founder and presi
dent of the Christian Endeavor Socie
ty, died here. He had been ill three
weeks and sank into a coma yester
day and did not recover.
Rev. Dr. Clark was a young minis
ter in charge of the Williston Congre
gational church at Portland, Me. He
called a meeting of the young people
of his congregation to organize them.
(Continued on Page Four)
FLIGHT POSTPONED
SMALLER PLANE, DETROIT NEWS
NO. 2. IS SUBSTITUTED FOR
ALASKAN
1 AUCTION FINDS
RAPID SALES EXCEPT
MARTEN AND WOLF
FOLLOWING THREE-DAY SALE
NEXT MARKET ANNOUNCED
FOR JUNE 27
FAIRBANKS, May 27. (/P)— Captain
Wilkins’ scheduled hopoff for Point
Barrow was postponed another day
when the plane refused to rise with.
1,800 pounds as a load. Wilkins plans
to fly to Etah, Greenland, from Point
Barrow in the Detroit News No. 2. a
smaller plane substituted for the Alas
kan.
SEATTLE. May 27. (£>)—Marten
and wolf were not in good demand,
but all other pelts went rapidly at
the monthly auction sale o fthe Seattle
Fur Exchange. Prices wert announc
ed as follows: Lynx sold at an aver
age of $25.40 with large skins bring
ing $38; marten went, on lot average,
$20, with the best lot at $40; ermine
went rapidly at an average of $1.91;
otter showed 20 per cent advance over
last month and averaged $24.70; wolf
sold at $14.35 average and high at
$19.75; beaver averaged $28.95; fisher
improved 20 per cent and averaged
$54.78; blue fox sold well at an aver
age of $43.10; wolverine was strong,
the best lot bringing $29, with the av
erage $24.SI. The next sale will be
June 27.
WOULD BOTTLE WATER
.PARIS, May 27. (/P)—City bottled,
sealed and guaranteed mineral water
for Parisians is proposed as a solution
of the expensive water problem here.