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SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDA' , JUNE 20, 1928.
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 151.
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Self Government !
For Alaska .item i
In The Demo Plank
SMITH HEARS HIMSELF NOMINATED; “FILLED
ME WITH JOY AND SATISFACTION. MY HEART
IS WHERE MY PALATE SHOULD BE.” ROLL
CALL SWEPT HIM INTO NOMINATION WITH
EASE — PLATFORM IS ADOPTED — AFTER:
EIGHT YEARS REPUBLICANS COMPELLED TO
APOLOGIZE TO COUNTRY -FOR FAILURE,
SAYS TEN LINES IN PLANK.
ROBINSON NOMiTEfVICE-PRESIDENT
Republican administration again assailed for its treat-;
ment of law enforcement, foreign policy, agriculture,
taxation and tariff—many “favorite sons” placed ill
nomination received few votes
t THERE NEVER WAS DOUBT AS TO OUTCOME
HOUSTON, June 29. (/P)—Governor Al Smitjh of
New York was nominated on the first ballot when the roll
call was completed. Smith had 724 and two-thirds of the
necessary 733 one-third votes.
The Chairman of the Ohio Delegation obtained recog
nition in competition with other States who wanted a
change in votes, announced a vote of 45 for Smith sdvinc
him 768 and two-thirds.
HOUSTON, June 29. (/P)— (flash) Joseph T. Robii
son was nominated Vice-President on the first ballot.
GOVERNOR HEARD THE NEWS OVER RADIO
ALBANY, N. Y., June 29. (/P)—Governor Al Smitl
when he heard himself nominated said; “The nominatio
fills me with joy and satisfaction which I know is share
St r^and frfendS and my heart is Where my pala(
WHITEHORSE, Yukon Territory,
June 29. he first authentic news
^ of the Squaw Creek gold strike indi.
cates a localized deposit. T. H. Ker.
rish arrived from the strike and said
there might be three or four claims ,
besides the discovery.
He said, the discovery was as rich
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as a, pick and shovel proposition; that
two Indians are working the discov.
ery and moving about a yard of grav.
el a day cleaning up $60 to $80.
OHIO FOR POMERENE
Ohio’s fii^t vote was almost" entire,
ly for Pomerene. With Ohio’s ballot
changed the vote stood; Smith 768
and two.thirds; Hull 71 and five.six.
Lhs; Reed 48; George 52 and one.half;
Pomerene 3; Jones 43; Woollen32;
Harrison 20; Ayres 20; Watts 18;
Hitchcock 10; Donahey 5; Thompson
2.
PLATFORM ADOPTED -
The platform, framed by the Resolu.
iions Committee, was adopted by visa
(rotes. The vote including the (much
iiscussed prohibition plank.
Throughout the 4,000 w^rd pro.
aouncement, the shortest political
platform in recent years, the Republi.
can Party was again assailed.
AGAINST ALLIANCES
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ORTHODOX PRIEST
FATHER T.AVRISCHEFF LEAVES
CORDOVA FOR UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA
CORDOVA, June 28. (/P)—Father
Tichon Lavrischeff, Russian Orthodox
priest, sailed for Berkeley where he
will build a church and attend the
University.
Coming Cordova as a Siberian
refugee four.y^ars ago Father Lavri.
scheff was a clerk, laborer, teacher,
fish warden and a contributor to pub.
lications. He will continue missionary
work and hopes'* to return next yeai*
with 100 Russians from California as
agricultural settlers for Alaska.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 10, Philadelphia 4.
Washington 4.7, Boston 3.8.
Cleveland 2, Chicago 3.
St. Louis 5, Detroit 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 4.
Philadelphia 1, New York 2.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Missions 6, Hollywood 1.
Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 8.
Sacramento 5, Portland 3, 10 innings.
Oakland 4, Seattle 3, 1(P innings.
HYDER IN FLAMES
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PRINCE RUPERT, June 29. (&)—
Reports of a serious fire at Hyder,
Alaska, have been received here. Eight
building^ have been destroyed; details
l|re not available at this time.
OlWSiTE
FISHERIES ECONOMICALLY UN.
SOUND AND UNWISE, SAYS
DISPATCH
SEATTLE, June 28. (/P)—Henry
O’Malley, U. S. Fishery Commissioner,
in Seattle enroute to Alaska said “It
is not wise that conservation prevents
taking food fish particularly Puget
Sound salmon.”
He believes regulated food fish
would mean extermination of the fish,
eries which economically are unsound *
and unwise.
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He leaves on a fishing boat next
week, for an inspection of Alaska fish. ,
eries.
WATER
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Water will be shut off at 12 o’clock
tonight on Adams, from 4th. including t
the Federal building, Standard Oil, •]
and power plant; also on 5th. Ave.
HIGHLIGHTS
HOUSTON, June 29. (,/P)—Agricul
ture; credit aid to cooperative farm
boards to assist in marketing and re.
luction of difference between produc.
srs and comsumers cost.
Finance and Taxation; further re.
luction of internal taxes; administra
tion of Federal reserve for farmers,
wage earners, merchants, manufactur.
3r.s and not for stock speculations.
Tariff; protect industry at large and
insure against monopoly of foreign
interests; policy to outlaw war with
no entangling alliances; protection of
American lives and property; reduc.
tion in armaments and no interfer
ence.
Labor; collective bargaining; ex.
emption from anti-trust laws; correc
tion vof abuses in issuance of injunc
tions.
Veterans; generous appropriations;
honest management and removal of
vexative administTal ive delays and
sympathetic assistance.
Unemployment; adoption of a scien
tific plan to construct necessary pub
lic works during depression periods;
immigration preervation "but elimi.
nate seperation of families.”
Radio; prevent a monopoly by Con.
?ress; abolition ot lame duck sessions
by advancing new Congress to two
months after election.
Merchant Marine; continued Gov
ernment operation andi gradual sale to
Individuals.
Economy; a businesslike reorgani.
sation of all departments; elimination
3f duplication; transportation to en.
courage development of air transpor
tation and federal aid to roads; pro.
:ection to common carriers.
Insular possessions; development of
self government for Alaska and Ha
waii, with appointment of only bona
fide residents to office; Phillippine
independence, Porto Rican territorial
form of government.
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CHAMBER GETS ACTION
Through the efforts of the Seward
fbamber of Commerce it is announced
i special combination train will leave
runnel about 5 o’clock, July 3, for
Seward, picking up all along the line
hose who may wish to come to Sew.
ird to take in the local celebration
This train will leave Seward on the
morning of July 5th., which will per.
nit all visitors to remain over the en.
dre July 4.
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