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FINAL PORT OF CALL FOR THREE
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
HEADQUARTERS U. S. SIGNAL CORPS
COMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN
ALASKA PROPER
COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA
RAILROAD
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 05.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY. MAY II, 1927.
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■ BAYOU DES GLAICES
LEVEES EXPECTED TO
COLLAPSE ANY TIME
SHOULD BREAK OCCUR MUCH
STRAIN ON OTHER LEVEES
BE RELIEVED
NEW ORLEANS, May 11. (/P)—
The levees at Bayou Des Glaises, 170
miles from New Orleans, are expect
ed to collapse any time allowing a
rush .of muddy water across the “su
gar bowl*’ of Louisiana, where most of
the domestic cane is grown. Should
a crevasse occur it is believed that
much of the strain on levees along the
Mississippi will he relieved, minimiz
ing the danger of an additional break
along that line. A collapse, however,
would inundate thousands of acres of
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the most fertile soil in the State and
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flood many sugar houses, driving ad
ditional thousands from their homes.
* SKELETON IN CLOSET DF :
NEW YORK. May 11. (/pi—Alla Na
zimova, the noted Russian actress and
screen star, signed “single” after the
question “married or single” when ap
plying for final citizenship papers
here yesterday. It recalled that a di
vorce was received some time ago in
Europe, and also the fact that ChaiTes
W. Bryant was not the one figuring in
the divorce of the known mate in
Paris. This gave the reason why they
lived together without marrying. The
marriage of Bryant and the Bilhooley
girl disclosed the heartbreaking ro
mance of the famous screen emotion
alist. who wished them a happy and
prosperous life.
. POLICE BREAK UP PH
FOB SACCO AND VANZETTI
LOS ANGELES, May 11. (/P)—'The
police broke up an automobile parade
flying banners protesting against the
death sentences of Nikola Sacco and
Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who were con
victed of murder and sentenced to
hang. Sacco and Vanzetti are said to
be Russian Communists.
BRITISHERS AMONG WINNERS
PHILADELPHIA, May 11. (^—Ath
letes from Cambridge University, led
by Lord Burmhlev, captured the 480
yard relay hurdle race from Yale by
20 yards in the final international j
event at the Pennsylvania relay meet, |
during which the Western universities j
carried off most of the first places, i
WANT CONFERENCE CHANGED
LONDON, May 11. (/P)— Great Bri
tain officials are holding a parley with
Japanese representatives with the
view of shifting of President Cool
idge’s naval disarmament conference
from Geneva to London or some other
M. S. ISKUM TURNS UP SAFE
Dutch Harbor, May 11. (/P)—The
motorship Iskum of Tacoma, which re
cently went on the rocks at Unimak
and was reported a total loss, turned
up safe at Dutch Harbor.
1CREHSING DEATH
LIST MiDDLEWEST
SEVERAL INJURED IN HOSPITALS
DIED — ADDITIONAL BODIES
RECOVERED
KANSAS CITY, May 11. (/P)—Pros
pects of a steadily increasing death
list in the huge checker board scooped
out of the Middle West by a series of
tornadoes and storms in which at least
228 persons perished and more than
900 were injured, added to the trials of
relief workers. While the casualty
lists in Texas. Illinois, Kansas and
Louisiana show'ed little change, the
debris of razed communities in Mis
souri and Arkansas yielded more bod
ies last night. Several of the injured
died in hospitals. Physicians report
ed more than a score of injured in
Missouri and Arkansas have little
chance to live. This, coupled with the
failure to establish communication
with several villages which the tor
nado^* struck Monday caused the re
lief agencies to etstimate the dead
total at approximately 250.
125 MILES ST SES
FEDERALSHIP, WITH MILLION
DOLLAR CARGO LIQUOR. TAK
ING IT EASY
On Board the Coast Guard Cu.ter
Swanee, Trailing the Rum boat Fed
eralship, May 11. (7P)—The Federal- j
ship is making a course southwest!
and cruising at about five miles per
hour. She is 125 miles out from
San Francisco and headed for about,
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Lite same snot she was seized. The.
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swanee will continue to trail the
Federalship to forestall any of the;
*1.000.000 liquor cargo getting home
sickness for the United States.
15. RUTH SNYDER
REGIS COMPOSURE
NEW YORK, May 11. (/P)—Reports
that Mrs. Ruth Snyder, convicted of
first degree murder for the slaying ofi
tier husband, was suffering from col
lopse and hysteria were proved un
founded by physicians yesterday, j
Gray, convicted with her, is also in
good health. They will be sentenced
:o the electric chair Monday.
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NAVIGATOR OF BELLANCA MON
OPLANE HAS NO FORKED
TONGUE
NEW YORK. May 11. (/P)—Lloyd
Bertaud, navigator of the Bellanca
monoplane Columbia, said “We won’t
go to Paris if they don’t want us. We
will fly over and around the Eiffel
tower, touch our wheels at Lebourget
and then go to London and land at
Cobham field. Nungesses and Coli
tried to get the jump on us. He hoped
fortheir success as much as any in
France did. Now its our chance; let’s
go.”
Practically all hope for the lives of
Captain Nungesser and Captain Coli,
who failed to reach land was aban
doned last night. The only possibility
of their being alive, it was pointed out
was that they were picked up by a New
Foundland fishing boat which has not
yet reached port nor is equipped with
radio. French. British and American
naval ships are scouring the sea in
search of the flyers.
FRENCH CHAMBER
INSTITUTES DRIVE
ON COMMUNISTS
INVESTIGATION TO BE CONDUCT
ED TO DETERMINE JUDICIAL
ACTION
PARIS. May 11. (/P)—The French
government drive against Communist
propaganda announced recently by
Premier Poipcaire got under way with
the reconvening of the Chamber of
Deputies. The chamber decided to
name a committee to investigate the
activities of Communist members
Jaques Doriot and Villant Counturier.
Duriot is in China. The investigation
is to determine whether judicial action
may be brought against the men in
connection with the anti-foreign agita
tion and the inciting of soldiers to dis
obedience. Minister of Justice Bar
thoud introduced a demand that he be
authorized to arrest four Communist
Deputies.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Los Angeles 7. Sacramento 4.
Portland 10, Missions 2.
San Francisco 0, Oakland ,1.
Seattle 3, Hollyw'ood 7.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 6, Philadelphia 3. Other,
games postponed on account of rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 6, Detroit 3.
Washington 3, Chicago 4.
Boston 6, Cleveland 5.
New York 8, St. Louis 7.
PLANE SEARCH EXTENDED
PERNAMBUCO, May 11. . (/P)—
Search far Captain Roman and Mou
neyres, French aviators, missing five
days, has been extended from the Bra
zilian coast to the waters off Africa,
their starting point.
8ELLANCA PUNE
flEFERS DEPARTURE
UNTIL SATURDAY
AMERICAN ATTEMPT AT THIS
TIME MAY BE MISINTERPRET- J
ED BY FRENCH
NEW YORK, May 11, (£>)—'The Bel
lanca monoplane in which it is planned
to take off for Paris Thursday morn
ing. may defer its depature until Sat
urday morning Charles A. Levine,
head of the Columbia Aircraft Cor
poration, owner of the plane, announc
ed. The announcement followed a
conference with G. M. Bellanca, de
signer of the plane, Clarence D. Cham
berlin and Lloyd Berthoud, co-pilots.
They called to consider a cable from
American Ambassador Herrick advis
ing that any attempt of a trans-Atlan- S
i
tic flight will be misinterpreted by j
France. Levine said the fate of the |
Nungesser plane would undoubtedly
be known by Saturday.
NAVAL TUGS JOIN SEARCH
BOSTON, May 11. (£>)—'The start of
the United States navy’s search for
Captain Charles Nungesser and Cap
tain Francis Coli, missing French
tran-Atlantic fliers, came at 6:50 this
morning when the naval tugs Waw
dank and Mojave cleared from the
Charleston navy yard for a hunt that
will take them as far north as the
Sable Islands.
NO WORD IN BRITAIN
LONDON, May 11. (/P)—Up to noon
today Great Britain-was still without;
definite news of the Nungesser and j
Coli trans-Atlantic plane being sighted
anywhere along the route. The vari
ous shipping companies are awaiting
word from their captains at sea in re
gard to the flyers, it is reported.
CONVICTS HELO AT OAT
CALEDONIA PRISON FARM, N.
C., May 11. (/P)—Four hundred mut
inous convicts were held at bay here '
yesterday by prison guards. A new
outbreak was expected momentarily
no fatalities have occured but dam
age to buildings will run into thous- '
ands of dollars. The warden of the'
prison said two units of the National
Guards have been called.
WATER NOTICE
Water will be shut off at 9 o’clock
tonight on Adams from Fourth, in.1
eluding Federal building, Power
plant, the depot and Fifth Ave. for
30 minutes.
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ANCHORAGE COMPANY RECEIVES
CHECKS FOR $2,500 FROM BU
REUA OF EOUCATION
ANCHORAGE, May 11. (;P)—The
plane in charge of Pilot Young arrived
at 11:40 yesterday morning from
Nome via Ruby with passengers in
cluding Dr. Swartz. Pilot Merrill and
Mechanic Alonzo Cope, the latter two
the crew of the wrecked plane at Sela
wik Lake. The plane will return to
Nome via Tacotna and Ruby on a mail
subsidy contract. The company yes
terday received a check for $2,500
from the Bureau of Education for an
attempted flight to St. Lawrence
Island to transport a sick Eskimo to
Nome.
JUNEAU. May 11. (JP)—'The Anchor
age Airplane company bid for special
mail service between Nenana and
Nome during the breakup was accept
ed and the contract awarded. Gover
nor Parks announced that the first
trip is expected to be made immedi
ately. The* service is under territorial
subsidy for which the Legislature
made $5,000 available.
GAS WAR ENDS
SAN FRANCISCO. May 11. -(JP)—
One of the most intense gasoline price
wars in the history of the coast will
end this morning when gasoline jumps
from 15 to 19 cents per gallon.
QUESTIONS PRESIDENT'S
RIGHT TO FRET PRISONER
WASHINGTON, May 11. (/P)—The
Supreme court has begun considera
tion of an appeal of the government
from a decision of the District court
freeing a murderer upon the command
of the President who issued a pardon
despite the fact that the prisoner re
fused to accept commutation of the
death sentence.
OF IMPORTING FIRM
SAN FRANCISCO. May 11. (/P)—A
warrant was issued here yesterday for
Albert Wolff, president of an import
ing firm and being charged with em-’
bezzling nearly 3100,000 from the com
pany during the past five years. A
note left behind by him hinted at sui
cide motives.
EDW. E. AYOR DIES
PASADENA, May 11. (/P)—Edward
E. Ayor multimillionaire lumberman
of Chicago died here yesterday. He
was'86 years old.