#muarli Daily (gateway
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 153.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
ILKSKII HOME RULE
PUIIK,ECONOMIC BILLS
THROWN OU1 WINDOW
CHICAGO, July 1, (/P)— Plunging
along rapidly the Democratic con
vention completed approval of its
platform to turn to nominations
without roll calls.
The convention voted down the
proposed planks for immediate pay
ment of the soldiers’ bonus, Mur
ray’s economic proposal, McAdoo’s
proposal to consider methods to
make safe deposits in banks of
members of the Federal Reserve
system, but hoped to include in the
platform a plank expressing inter
est of the party in human welfare
work, particularly among children.
This plank was proposed by Miss
Caroline O'Day of New York; sever
al silver planks, and proposals for
home rule for Hawaii and Alaska,
and a number of scattering sug
gestions for economic programs,
were in a batch of proposed amend
ments which the chairman threw
out of a nearby window.
The first ballot of the presiden
tial contest neared as John Mack
nominated Gov. Roosevelt and his
forces made a drive for the few
votes they believe is necessary to
lift him into a position to assure
his nomination.
Farley claimed 705 votes on the
first ballot which is 65 less than
the number needed. Rumors, spec
ulating over deals between Roose
velt and favorite son candidates,
swept headquarters, but all were
denied. They centered on an attack
on the Texas, Missouri. Ohio and
Mississippi delegations to decide
on Roosevelt on the first ballot.
Garner, Reed and White’s forces
insisted their candidates w'ould get
full backing from their States in
the early ballots an indications
were that the votes would not come
until late today.
The amendment calling for the
coinage of silver nnd the calling of
an international monetary confer
ence, also w7as defeated.
Alfred E. Smith denied the rum
or that he intended to withdraw,
saying “I am not only going to
stick, but lam going to be nomi
nated.”
ECONOMY BILL SIGNED
WASHINGTON, July 1, (/Pi —
President Hoover Thursday signed
the economy bill designed to reduce
the cost of government be approxi
mately SI50.000.000 but said he did
so with limited satisfaction.
PRINCE INDISPOSED
LONDON, July 1, (/Pi—The Prince
of Wales was confined in his rooms
with a chill today but an official
statement from York House said
he was “going on well.” Because of
his illness the Prince canceled an
invitation to attend the Canadian
Dominion Day dinner.
DEMUTIC COME™
MEET CONTINUED UNTIL
EABLYJIOlffl MOONINC
CHICAGO. July 1, (/P)—Hour af
ter hour of speechmaking, inter
rupted as often as any of the par
ty spellbinders put in the name of
one of the nine candidates for the
presidential nomination or shot a
trenchant phrase in support of a
favorite, kept the Democratic con
vention in a wearisome session un
til the early hours of this morning.
With the Roosevelt organization
in command and determined to
icay at it until balloting time was
reached rollicking demonstrations
reverberated in the afternoon ses
sion when the names of the pre
sent New York Governor, Franklin
D. Roosevelt and his predecessor,
Alfred E. Smtih, and that of Speak
er John N. Garner, were placed
placed prominent on the list.
CONTINUE COMMITTEE STUDY
WASHINGTON, July 1. (#) —
The Senate continued until Decem
ber 4 next year its special com
mittee appointed to study the ec
onomic conditions and the future
outlook for The Alaska Railroad.
The action was taken on motion of
Senator Kendrick of Wyoming.
NEW JEDSEV POLICE
FLEMINGTON, N. J., July 1, (^P)
—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s ap
parently active part in the pros
ecution and severe criticism of
State police for their handling of
the Lindbergh baby hunt, featured
today’s session of the trial of John
Hughes Curtis, the Norfolk boat
builder, who is charged with ob
structing justice by persuading
authorities his mythical negotia
tions with the kidnapers were real.
The attack on the State troop
ers was made for their failure to
solve the case and apprehend the
kidnaper murderers and was made
by C. Lloyd Fisher, defense coun
sel for the Norfolk shipbuilder.
Cross-examinaning Capt- John J.
Lamb, of the State police, forced
the witness to admit that when
Curtis entered the case the auth
orities had no idea where the boy
was nor had anyone in custody in
connection with the kidnaping.
MENU MOVES
NOTTS TO PUNK
CHICAGO, July 1, (JP)—Howling
down in rapid order a succession
of minority planks including one
favoring full cash payment of the
soldier bonus, the Democratic na
tional convention completed ap
proval of the party’s 1932 platform.
Delegates, worn by the long de
bate over prohibition which cul
minated in an overwhelming vote
for a party repeal commitment,
were in no mood to see the maj
ority program amended.
Except for assenting to the ad
dition of one brief declaration of
interest in child welfare, they kept
the platform as reported from the
committee intact
RENO, July 1, (£>)— Max Baer,
narrowly escaped serious injury
here while training for his 20
round bout with King Levinsky on
July 4.
While sparring he attempted to
rebound from the ropes but an up
per strand snapped and Maxie
pitched to the ground with a dull
thud. He was stunned and it was
30 seconds before he was dragged
to his feet.
The incident occurred while he
was boxing Pietro Georgi, a light
heavyweight. Georgi landed a stiff
left hook which shook up Baer.
Max retreated to the ropes and
Georgi followed him. In an effort
to reverse their positions Baer
bounced into the rope and conse
quently pitched himself out of the
ring.
BEATS MEXICO FLASH
LOS ANGELES, July 1. —“News
boy” Brown, 124, rated the strong
est flyweight in the ring, turned
the tables on “Baby” Arizmendi,
124, Mexico City sensation by scor
ing a 10-round decision in their re
( match here the other night.
STATE PAYROLL CUT
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, —State
payrolls were abruptly reduced $4,
000.000 annually when Governor J.
Rolph, Jr., ordered a five day week
' for all state employees.
ROOSEVELT'S CMIIPM
MUGEHRDMITS HE IS
DISIITOINTED RESULTS
CHICAGO, July 1, (#) —Farley,
Roosevelt’s campaign manager, said
frankly he was disappointed with
the results of the first ballot and
the succeeding ballots and pointed
out that Roosevelt’s majority in
creased with each each vote but
j said he believed everything was go
ing alright.
He thought a number of the
States would break over the first
ballot but they didn’t, but the last
vote was nearly up to what he had
predicted the first ballot would be.
Governor Byrd announced he is
standing pat with Virginia’s votes;
Ritchie said things lokoed alright;
White expressed himself as being
satisfied with the progress.
Farley said he looked for a break
in some of the larger favorite son
delegations when the convention
reassembles: Arthur Mullen, Roose
velt floor manager, said “we will
nominate our man tonight,” but he
did not say on what ballot.
Governor Roosevelt, at Chicago,
said he was confident of being
nominated and that the “boys in
Chicago are pleased and confi
dent”
POLICE ADMIT HAVE
HIDE NO PROGRESS
FLEMINGTON, July 1, (/P)—One
of the Chief of Police investga
tions into the kidnapping and mur
der of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., ad
mitted on the witness stand today
that the search for the criminals
had led to a blank wall. Capt.
Joseph J. Lamb of the New Jersey
' State Police, testifying against John
] Huges Curtis, confessed Lind
| bergh hoaxer, was forced to make
I the admission by Lloyd Fisher,
Curtis’ counsel.
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MEXICO CITY, July 1, (/P)—Gen
• eral Augustino Sandino will dis
1 band his army and cease his insur
| gent efforts against the present
Nicaraguan government i f peace
negotiations now under way termi
nate satisfactorily and the United
States withdraws its marines, Dr.
Pedro Jose Zepeda, his foreign re
presentative here said today.
The Sandino representative said
he had received word from Sandi
no that he was ready to agree to a
peace plan if it resulted in speedy
withdrawal of the American mar
ines.
BANK CALL
WASHINGTON, July 1. (/P)— A
national bank call has been called
for June 30.
IE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, July 1. —Latest quo
tations from the New York stock
exchange were American Smelting
6%, American Tel. & Tel. 77 %,
Bethlehem Steel 77/8, Canadian Pac.
8%, Cons. Gas. N. Y. 36, General
Electric 9 %, General Motors 7 %,
Pullman 13%, Radio 3%, Southern
Pac. IV2, Stand. Oil of Calif. 18%,
Union Oil 9%, U. S. Steel 22%,
U. S. Steel, pfd, 53%, Western Un
ion 12%, Caterpillar 5, Hawaiian
Com. & Sugar 24 bid, Honolulu Oil
7 bid, Trans-America 2%.
Dow Jones industrial averages
closed up 0-48, rails up 0-11, ut
ilities up 0-18, bonds off 0-09. July
wheat, old, closed 48% against
48%. Ingot output low and steel
scrap prices weak.
GARNER IS IMINC
SI) ABOUT CAUCUS OF
TEXANS. CM
WASHINGTON, July 1. (/P) —
Speaker John N. Garner, a candi
date for nomination as the Demo
crtic party’s standard bearer in the
coming November elections refused
to comment on the caucus held in
Chicago by the Texas and Cali
fornia delegations which were both
pledged to him.
It was believed that the caucus
of the two pledged delegations was
for the purpose of swinging the
votes of those two states to add to
the number needed by Roosevelt
for his nfcjrnination. It was also
hinted that a ticket would be fix
ed with Garner as the running
mate of Roosevelt in the case the
latter is nominated.
Senator Hawes, of Missouri, pre
dicted that Roosevelt would receive
| Missouri’s 36 votes and that Roose
velt would be the nominee of the
Democratic party when the bal
i loting is over.
CO-AUTHOR DRV UN IS
BEMIf VOTE FBB HEPENl
j WASHINGTON, July 1, </P) —
! Senator Hiram Bingham, of Conn
Eighteenth Amendment said that
he was ready to vote to submit for
repeal the Amendment unless his
[ party in a referendum to be held
; in Texas, in July, decide against it.
Senator Hiram Binham, of Conn
ecticut said he would seek to amend
the Volstead Act to permit the
manufacture and sale of four per
cent beer before Congress adjourns;
His action, he stated, was taken in
view of the stand taken at the Chic
ago convention.
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ENGLAND AND AAAERICA
TO BUTTLE 10 FILS
WIMBLEDON, Eng., July 1, (JP)—
Ellsworth Vines, Jr., American
champion, and H. W. ‘ Bunny” Aus
tin, England’s first ranking ten
nis player, won their way to the fi
nals of the Wimbledon champion
ships and on Saturday will play
the first Anglo-American final in
the last five years of the tourna
ment. *
Vines ran over Jack Crawford,
Australian ‘‘devil’s” star, 6-2, 6-1,
6- 3, to win his finals berth, and
Austin had an almost equally easy
match with Jiro Satch of Japan,
7- 5, 6-2, 6-1.
BECOMES LIMITED MONARCHY
BANGKOK. Siam, July 1. —Siam
changed from an absolute to a lim
ited monarchy when King Prajad
hipok signed the constitution giv
ing the people a share in govern
ment. The change was accomplish
ed by a swift and almost bloodless
i revolution in which only two cas
i ualities were reported.
FACING HUNGER
WASHINGTON, July 1. —A diet
; of bread alone was in prospect for
the hungry and destitute members
of the Bonus expeditionary force.
Only $17 remained in the mess
fund. Authorities were trying to
obtain the use of army facilities
i to bake more bread.
BULL RESULTS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Missions 5, Oakland 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 9, Brooklyn 3,
New York 9, Boston 5.
Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 1.
Chicago 7, Cincinnati 0.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 15, Boston 4.
Cleveland 7, Detroit 4.
St. Louis 7, Chicago 6
CONFEREES AGREE
WASHINGTON, July 1. (IP) —
Congressional conferees on the fed
eral unemployment relief bill have
agreed to the administration’s pro
posal to eliminate from the mea
sure a provision for a special bond
issue. Chairman Peter Norbeck
said that it resulted in the cutting
the controversial public works pro
gram carried in the bill from $500,
000,000 to about $300,000,000.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN IN
EUROPE CONFESSES TO
WAG NEUSTADL, Czechoslovak
ia, July 1. —An unidentified man
claiming to be an American citi
zen but refusing to reveal his
name, surrendered to the police
here saying that he was one of the
seven persons who kidnapped and
murdered the Lindbergh baby.
He was arrested by the police,
j who were skeptical, believing his
! story was only an attempt to get
free passage to the United States.
The seven men, he said, went to
London after the murder. There
they received money from Amer
ica, he added, and went to London
after the murder. They then re
ceived money from America, he
| said, and went to Paris, buying an
automobile and tried to reach Sov
iet Russia. On the way he myster
iously lost his companions, the man
said. He was elegantly dressed, but
was penniless, lacked identification
papers and was exhausted to the
point of collapse.
miTlS CONFERENCE
ALMOST CRKSHEO FIILUHE
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 1.
I —Prime Minister Ramsay Mac Don
I aid, of Great Britain pulled the re
: parations conference away from
i the rocks of disaster by naming a
1 commission of 13 members to draw
up a new arrangement or settle
ment plan and a commission of six
! to study the world crisis.
: At the same time he revealed
that negotiations are underway
with Washington concerning the
cancellation of war debts owed to
America.
The Prime Minister’s action tem
porarily smothered the Franco
German quarrels, ended the initial
political phase of {he conference
and simultaneously attacked the
gold standard as an obstacle to the
i world’s economic recovery.
j LONG DEMONSTRATION
CHICAGO, July 1, (A5)—Roosevelt
. Delegates to the Democratic Na
tional Convention gave Franklin D.
Roosevelt, New York’s Governor, a
demonstration lasting 43 minutes
j when his name was placed in nom
j ination before the convention here
l Thursday. The nomination, the
| first of the convention was made by
J Judge John E. Mack of New York.
I
WON’T CONSIDER PLAN
TOKYO, July 1. —President Hoo
ver’s disarmament plan is obvious
ly unacceptable to Japan, Sadao
Araki, Japanese war minister, re
ported to the War Council. Other
foreign powers must recognize Ja
pan’s exceptional position in regard
to China and Russia, Araki said.
The attitude of the War Council,
it was understood, is that the plan
can not be considered by Japan.
ALWEE HAS RELAPSE
LOS ANGELES, July 1. —David
Hutton, defendant in a $200,000
breach of promise suit brought by
Miss Myrtle St. Pierre, said his wife,
Aimee Semple McPherson, ill in a
sanitarium, had suffered a relapse
when she read in newspapers ac
cusations that he had married her
for her money and that Miss St.
Pierre had called him a variety of
indelicate names.
i ONE NOMINATED
IS RESULT OF THE
FIRST BILLOTS THEN
CHICAGO, July 1, (/P)—After a
tumultuous night-long session, the
Democratic convention fell into the
tightening grip of a deadlock at
dawn and took three fruitless bal
lots for presidential nominee and
then adjourned until tonight to
think it over.
Franklin Roosevelt was far ahead
of the nearest rival and mustered
a slowly rising majority with each
succeeding ballot- Roosevelt, how
ever, was unable to make the pro
gress predicted toward the two
thirds majority needed to nomin
ate. On the third ballot the official
j count gave Roosevelt 682 ballots;
Smith 190; Garner 101; White 52;
' Traylor 40; Reed 27; Byrd 24;
| Richie 23; and Baker eight. It
I would have required 768 on this
! ballot to nominate Roosevelt.
On the second ballot Roosevelt
had 677%; Smith 194%; Ritchie
23%; Byrd 24; Garner 91%; White
51%; Rogers 22; Traylor 41%; Reed
18; and Baker 8.
Alaska cast one courtesy vote for
Traylor on the first ballot but then
switched to six solid to Roosevlt
on the second vote. The Traylor
vote was cast in behalf of Delegate
Heath, of Ketchikan, who was not
able to attend the convention and
who sent a proxy with Kirk and
Troy with the understanding that
Traylor would get at least one vote.
Roosevelt’s managers are work
ing like beavers among the wreary
delegates and had made inroads
here and there by picking up votes
by dribblets. At the same time
some of the Roosevelt states_began
showing signs of wavering under
the pounding of a counter attack
j by the Favorite Sons bloc.
Missouri, which was pledged to
! Reed collapsed and toppled most of
! its votes into the Roosevelt Col
umn: Wm. H. “Alfalfa Bill” Mur
! ray lasted but one ballot and when
he released the delegates they di
vided their votes among other fav
orite sons—none of their votes went
to Roosevelt.
There are definite signs of agi
tation in the Texas and California
delegations who are pledged to J.
N. Garner with Roosevelt figuring
as the most likely beneficiary
should a real break come inside of
the Texas-California circle.
Convention leaders heard much
talk of a combination involving the
vice-presidential nomination with
Garner and McAdoo mentioned as
possibilities with Rosevelt.
An adjournment was made un
til 8:30 tonight but the leaders are
j carying on into private conferences
efforts to arrive at some breakdown
j which will avert anything like the
I long deadlock of eight years ago
at New York.
CALIFORNIA BONUS
ARMY SPLIT IN TEXAS
i DALLAS, Texas, July 1, (IP)—The
i California bonus army divided liere
j today, part of the veterans contin
! uing the advance on Washington,
i and others turning back toward
• California.
Dallas municipal employees sup
plied gasoline for the detachment
turning homeward. The gift was
made on the condition that the
march be reversed.
Twenty-five automobiles loaded
with veterans headed westward.
The remainer started for the east
by freight train and 22 autos.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
WASHINGTON, July 1. —A re
ported attempt to assassinate Wal
ter W. Waters, of Oregon, whose
leadership of the Bonus Expedi
tionary Force has been fraught
with increasing dissention among
the 15,000 veterans here, was being
investigated by police today.
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