MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 138.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SENATOR’S SPEECH AROUSES
SPONTANEOUS APPLAUSE
FROM THE DELEGATES
KANSAS CITY, June 14, (£>)—In
a session.like play with the leading
characters left out but none the less
provided one with more visible proof
of the complete control of Hoover’s
cohorts over the party organizatin.
the Convention installed permanent
officers and settled a fiery delegate
contest from Texas, then recessed un_
til 7:30 last night.
REACH AGREEMENT
The Resolutions Sub_€ommiqtee
reached an agreement on all points
for the party’s platform except on
Farm Relief which will be left to the
full Committee for final determina
tion.
The first and only roll call thus
far is thought by some to be be fair,
ly indicative and an accurate index
of the strength of Hoover and that
he will be nominated on the first
ballot, today and the immediate is.
sue of seating the group of Hoover
delegates from Texas whose creden
tials were challenged by the rival
political faction in the States Hoover,
eites won.
The delegation has seated 676 and
1.2 to 395 and 1.2 with Mellon cast,
ing all of Pennsylvania’s 79 for
Hoover.
A DOZEN SPEECHES
Two of the dozen speeches from:
the platform aroused the delegates
•to spontaneous applause when Sen.
ator Moses, chairman of the Republi.
can Party, declared the party would
shirk none of its responsibility to.
ward agriculture for “upon the plat,
form which we will reconstruct, we
shall place a candidate whoe person,
ality fits our principals. We enter the
campaign in no posture of* defense;
we come upon the field aggressively
militant and we intend to carry the
fight to the enemy.
“BRING HIM ON”
“ We challenge them to bring forth
their strongest champion. Whether
he will emerge from another specta.
cle like the 103 round battle in Mad.
ison Square Garden, or come from an
over.powered convention held spell,
bound by the glare of Tammany
Hall, we are ready for him. Bring
him on and we will bury him. We will
welcome him with hospitable hands
and we care not whether his name
be Brown, Jones, Robinson or Smith.”
SAFETY IN SIGHT
KINGSBAY, June,* 14. (jp)—Nobile
and five men are believed, virtually,
to be safe now. A radio operator re.
ported they felt their safety was in
sight.
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PLATFORM COMPLETED
INCLUDES FARM RELIE!
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| KANSAS CTY, Junel4. (jp)—Aftei
a [flrotnacted fight, the Resolutions
| Committee completed the platform in.
| eluding a Farm Relief plank whicli
! does not mention the equalization fee
The plank includes Borah’s iprohibi.
tion plank declaring for specific en.
! forcement of the Eighteenth Amend.
! ment.
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STEWART MAINTAINED QUES
TIONS* ASKED BY COMMITTEE
NOT PERTINENT
WASHINGTON, June 14. (£>)—-Rob.
ert Stewart, Chairman of the Board of
Indiana of the Standard Oil Co-mpany,
was acquitted of the charges of refus.
ing to answer questions asked by the
Senate Oil Committee concerning
bonds, oil profits of the Continental
Trading Company.
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Stewart was charged with misde.
meanor in an alleged violation of the
criminal code which provides punish. I
ment when a regularly summoned wit.
ness refuses to answer pertinent ques.
tions asked by a Congressional Com.
miittee. Stewart maintained the ques.
tfons were not pertinent.
G. 0. P. PLATFORM
IS PRESENTED FOR
APPROVAL PARTI
ALASKA POLCY CONTINUANCE
CONSTRUCTIVE DEVELOP.
MENT IS INDORSED
KANSAS dTY, June 14. (£>)—Ignor.
ing any mention on the controverted
equalization fee in the McNary.Hau.
gen Bill but pledging every assistance
in reorganization of the farmers mar.
keting machinery,the platform upon
which the Republican Presidential
Candidate will stand, was (presented
to the Convention for approval. High
spots were:'
FAVOR ALASKA
Agriculture reorganization and a
marketing system on founder and
i more economical lines; fcreation of a
Farm Board with power to set up
farmer and owner controlled corpora,
tions to prevent control of surplusses
thru orderly distribution; an Alaska
indorsed policy to present to the Ad.
(ministration with refei^nce to Alaska
favor and continuance constructive
development in the Territory.
ENDORSE DRY ISSUE
Prohibition observance and vigorous
enforcement of the Eighteenth Amend,
rnent: foreign maintenance of tjie j
CooMdge policies in Latin America and'
China; endorcement of the Bilateral
Treaty renouncing war; public debt!
continued reduction as rapidly as the!
law permits; tax reduction arid a I
further reduction of the tax burden asj
the condition of the Treasury from!
time to time will allow.
(Continued on Pige Five)
f SEATTLE, June 14. (JP)—America’s
north ermost radio station at Barrow
sent its first message at 4:17 yes-ter.
day afternoon, 54 hours after the
equipment loft Seward. Operator
Heyser is in charge. Pilot Nieminen
flew with the equipment from Anchor,
age.
i BANDITS STICK UP
I BANK GET $60,000
I
KANSAS CITY, June 14. (/p)—Six
or seven bandits held up the Home
Trust Company in the downtown dis.
trict and escaiped with approximately
$60,000. They shot two policemen and
a woman bystander as they fled from
the bank. One policeman is in a critL
cal condition.
SENATOR HZEI15 IS
SHI HALF MILLION
WASHINGTON, June 14. (/p)—Sena,
tor James Couzens of Michigan was
sued in the Circuit Division of the Dis_
trict of Columbia Supreme Court, for
8500.000 damages' for alleged slander,
by Howe P. Cochran, tax consultant.
The plaintiff says the Senator accused
him of dishonesty and corruption in a
Senate speech.
VOTES FOR FATHERS
VALS, France, June 13. (JP)—Farm
ers’ associations want parliament to
give fathers a vote for each minor
child. \ I
I SWEDE IS ON
REPORTED PUCER
STRIKE WHITEHORSE
—
| COURSE HEAVY GOLD AND NUfe.
| GETS RUNNING FROM $5.00 TO
$20.00 FOUND
i
PRINCE RUPERT, June 14. (/p)—It
is reported that Whitehorse is virtual,
ly deserted following a stampede to a
1 supposed rich placer gold strike about
I three days from Whitehorse.
Two Indians arrived at "Whitehorse
; Saturday with 53 ounces of course
heavy gold including nuggets valued
from |5.00 to $20.00. The strike Is on
Squaw Creek and can be reached by
: auto, motorboat and trail, via Cham,
paigne Landiing' and Dizebeash Lake.
WASHINGTON, June 14. (JP)—Indi_
cations that the money getting ability
of the Anti-Saloon league is declining
was given by the League’s attorney
before the Presidential Campaign Ex
pense Investigating Committee.
Attorney I>unsford of the League
told the Committee that only a small
amount is. available and he appealed
for $25,000 to be used in pre.Conven
tion work.
MRS. PARKHURST DIES
LONDON, JunJe 14. (JP)—Mrs. Em
meline Parkhurst, noted sufferagist,
died at the age of 69.
WHERE DELEGATIONS SIT AT THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
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Jhis floor plan of Convention Hall at Kansas City shows the seating arrangement for the state delegation*
heihoSbinCthehaH0na C°nvent,on now in session- The Maine b!ock in front of the center section is called