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
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 115.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
OCTOBER 10R 15
SENATOR REED SMOOT MAKES
ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER COO
LIDGE CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, June S. (/P)—Con
gress will be called in special session
in October, Senator Reed Smoot de
clared after a conference with Presi
dent Coolidge. The Senator repre
sented the President as being convinc
ed of the wisdom of the session,
Smoot added that there w'as no doubt
about the call being issued so that
Congress can get a running start on
a legislative program. October 1 or 15
are the most likely dates.
APPEALS BEARING FRUIT
WASHINGTON, June 8. (/P)—Ap
peals for a sperial session of Congress
in the fall are gaining the ear of
President Coolidge. He is still un
convinced that the convening of Con
gress a month or two ahead of the reg
ular session in December would be of
material aid in meeting the flood prob
lem. The President is listening to re
quests pending more definite reports.
Tt was said Coolidge appreciates the
desire of Congress to adjourn early
on years wTien the entire House and a
third of the Senate are up for re-elec
tion, as will be the case next year.
MUNITION MAGAZINE
EXPLODES IN POUND
450 REPORTED DESD
EVERY WINDOW IN CITY OF 400,
000 IS BROKEN BY TERRIFIC
BLASTS
CRACOW, Poland, June 8. (JP)—At
least 450 persons have been killed oi
injured in a series of munition mag
azine explosions which shook this
town Sunday. The explosions begat
-while the people were leaving church
and a stampede resulted in which sev
eral were killed. Two hundred anc
ninety-seven pounds of high explosive
have already gone up in a terrific
blast and detonations are continuing
Every window in the city housing
400,000 persons has been blown out
Property damage is estimated in mil
lions. The disaster is the greatesi
experienced in the history of th(
Polish republic.
(MOLL'S CONDITION
REPORTED M 9R1VI
ATLANTA, June 8. (/P)—Earl C»£
rol the New York theatrical produce
who was stricken en route to th<
Federal prison here to serve a yea
^ for perjury was considered in grav<
condition today by doctors who visit
ed him at Greenville. S. C.
ACTOR’S HEALTH IMPROVED
SAX FRANCISCO, June S (TP)—
John Drew, 73 year old actor, is re
ported in improved health, his
nephew John Barrymore visited him
at the hospital where Drew was tak
en suffering from arthritis last Tues
day.
OTHER ALASKAN TOWNS REPORT
PRESENCE OF VOLCANIC DE
POSITS
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JUNEAU, June 8. (/P)—Pumice
I
j dust covered the streets and high
ways in and near Juneau and is
1 thought to be evidence of volcanic
eruption. Adjacent towns also report
ed the presence of deposits which
are not of measurable depth but which
j when subjected to laboratory test
I the dust gave off sulphuric fumes
j which characterized the ash that
spread over Alaska June 16, 1912.
INTERESTS FORCED
REEVES OUT OFFICE
NEW JERSEY SAID TO BE THE
MOST OPEN STATE IN THE
UNION
NEW YORK. June 8. (IP)—While
Mr. Reeves, the former prohibition di
rector of New Jersey, announced that
enforcement of the Volstead law
would only be possible if the people
J joined in supporting the government,
; Treasury authorities took occasion to
i deny that Reeves was forced out of of
i
| flee in New Jersey by the big brewery
: interests that still operate in this
State. New Jersey is said to be the
most open State in the Union, as it
still has wide-open bars and in some
■ cases are instanced of saloons running
will doors wide open that have never
changed in the least since the Vol
stead act was put into effect.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 5.
Brooklyn 6, Chicago 7.
> New York 6, Pittsburg 9.
Boston 12, St. Louis 5.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 5, Boston 6.
Chicago 1, New York 4.
« St. Louis 9, Philadelphia 11.
Cleveland 8. Washington 10.
All four Pacific Coast League games
postponed on account of rain.
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WATER NOTICE
» Water may be shut off at 12 o'clock
: tonight on Fourth and Fifth avenues
; including the Van Gilder, Bank ol
. Seward, Tecklenberg building and the
Harriman building.
IMS ABANDONS
ARCTIC EXPLORATION
IRK THIS SEASON
COMPELLED RETURN TO FAIR
BANKS BECAUSE FOG OB
SCURED ARCTIC ICE
FAIRBANKS, June 8. (£>)—Captain
George Wilkins returned to Fairbanks
and announced his abandonment of
his second Arctic expedition owing to
fog which last year abruptly termi
nated his first attempt to explore the
Arctic blind spot. Wilkins turned
back from Greenland May 31 after
flying 200 miles from Point Barrow.
The fog became so dense Wilkins and
Alger Graham, his pilot, w'ere unable
to see the ice below.
Wilkins, Graham. A. M. Smith,
newspaper man and Howard Mason,
radio operator, returned to Fairbanks
in the Detroit No. 2, which is being
crated with hte Alaskan for shipment
to Detroit. Detroit No. 1 lies aban
doned on the ice where Wilkins and
Eielson were forced to descend and
walk to Beechey Point.
With fuel reduced, to three gallons
and the plane equipped with skiis Gra
ham made a remarkable landing here.
When the landing gear came into con
tact with the field the pilot gave the
engine the gun for a series of bumpy
■
hops bringing it to rest without mis
hap. The fuel was spent in detouring
to avoid a storm. The party plans to
sail from Seward June 12 aboard the
S. S. Aleutian.
LACOSTE BESTS 'BIG
BILL' TILDEN, TENNIS
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LAST SET BITTERLY FOUGHT
WITH BOTH PLAYERS EX
HAUSTED AT END
—
i PARIS, June 8. (/P)—In the greatest
upset of the tournament, Rene La
Coste, French tennis ace, clowned Bil
Tilden of America for the men's ten
nis championship of France, Th<
! score was 6-4, 4-6, 5-7. 6-3, 11-9. Fea
tured by a burst of exceptional plaj
the match took on the appearance o
a battle of giants as the mechanicall:
perfect LaCoste returned brillian
pounding placements of fighting Til
den. Continually behind in the game:
LaCoste used magnificent courage t<
good effect and pulled himself togeth
er in time of need. The last set wa
the most bitterly fought, ending witl
both men thoroughly exhausted an<
dazed.
PASTOR NEAR DEATH
NEW YORK, June 8. (£>)—Rev
erend Corneluis Woelfkin, pastor o
the Park Avenue Baptist church, i
reported to be near death in thi
Rockfeller Institution where lie ha
been ill for some time.
AMBASSADOR RESIGNS
WASHINGTON, June 8. (/P)—Gee-:
eral Enoch H. Crowder has resigned ;
as American Ambassador to Cuba.
President Coolidge has not acted on
the resignation. His successor has
not been selected.
GERMAN PRESIDENT |
OFFICIALLY GREETS!
CHAMBERLIN. LEVINE
EXPRESSES HOPE FLIGHT BRING
AMERICANS AND GERMANS
CLOSER
BERLIN, June 8. (/P)—Germany’s
veteran President, Von Hindenburg,
received Chamberlin and Levine at
the Executive Mansion and congratu
lated them upon their achievement in
spanning the Atlantic by air from New
York to Germany. The interview last
led 18 minutes. Von Hindenburg
handed each visitor a fine framed au
tographed portrait of himself. After
questioning the Americans as to de
tails of their flight he expressed the
j hope that it would contribute toward
bringing the American and German
: peoples closer into communiton. The
{fliers were accompanied to the presi
dential residence by American Ambas
sador Schulman. A crowd massed
outside in Wilhelmstrasse gave rous
ing valley of hochs upon the entrance
'and exit of the fliers.
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BOOTLEG RESPONSIBLE
1 CHICAGO, June 8. (/P)—Bootleg
| liquor i« responsible for more than
j one-fifth of all cases admitted to
Phychopathic hospital.
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REPORT IS DENIED
WASHINGTON, June S. (/P)—The
report that Ambassador Sheffield had
I resigned his Mexican post were not
i denied by Secretary Kellogg neither
! were they confirmed.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
REVIEWS U. S, mol
[ On Board MAYFLOWER off CAPE
HENRY, Va„ June S. (#*)—President
, Coolidge looked out on America’s
greatest fighting force today as
r United States fleet filed past the
» Mayflower anchored off Cape Henry
r The mighty Armada fired a saluts
as the President gazed with pride
filled eyes. More than 30,000 mer
i took part in the review'.
; NEVADA MINING IN
; FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 8. (/P)
Climaxing discord which has extend
- ed over ten years George W!ingfield
f Nevada mining millionaire and on<
?• of the richest men of the Pacifk
> coast yesterday filed -suit for divorce
i The complaint charges extreme cruel.
• ty. * :
LINDBERGH RESTING
IN PREPARATION OF
CRUISER MEMPHIS LESS THAN
1,500 MILES OFF VIRGINIA
CAPES
u. S. S. MEMPHIS (Wireless to the
Associated Press), June 8.—Journey
ing homeward Captain Charles Lind
bergh passed the half-way mark. The
cruiser is less than 1,500 miles off the
Virginia capes and making steady
progress of 221-2 knots. Knowing
full well the round of greetings he
will have to undergo after he steps
ashore on his native soil, the flier
has been resting as much as -possible
during the day.
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FLOOD VICTIMS NEED
FINANCIAL HELP TO
OBTAIN NEW START
PLEA IS BROADCASTED BY HER
BERT HOOVER OVER 40 STA
TIONS
| NEW ORLEANS, June 8. (£*;—
The flood torrents pressing through
la crevass at McCrea have slackened
50 per cent and there is hopes that
the homes in southern Pointu dis
trict will escape inundation.
Secretary Herbert Hoover broad
casted a plea to the public to aid
'the south in her tremendous task of
giving 600,000 victims of the greatest
Mississippi Valley flood in history, a
new start in life. The p’ea was broad
casted over 40 stations in the United
States. He also asked banking asso
ciations and business associations
to subscribe $1,500,000 to the financ
ing agencies which will supply funds
for the reconstruction of the refuge
es of the three hardest hit states.
This is one of the hardest blows the
middle west has ever had.
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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE
RETURNING FROM WEEK
END CAMP
NEW YORK, June 8. (£>)—Fifty
boats of various descriptions searched
the waters of Chazzy lake at Platts
burg for the bodies of two boys and
three girls, high school students, who
were drowned in a sudden squall that
capsized their rowboat. The missing
. are Thomas Lonein, Edward Rowan,
, Catherine Canning, Kathleen Smart
i and Burnadette Drolett. Senior and
: Junior students of the local High
, school were at camp where the week*
, end was spent. They were on their
1 way home when the accident occurred.