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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 265. SEWARD, ALASKA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1928.
PRICE TEN GENTS
SMITH IS FREE
OF ALL SHACKLES
IF TAKES OFFICEl
HUMBLEST MAN OR WOMAN TO
DAY EQUAL TO THE PRESI
DENT OF UNITED STATES
NEW YRK, Nov. 6. (/P;— Gov. A1
Smith declared in his radio speech
that he could “Enter upon the du
ties of the greatest office in the
world without commitment to any
body except to the American
people.” The Nominee first review
ed a detailed record of his public
life then delivered what he describ
ed'as “My last spoken word before
the American people start in the
morning to make their decision. It
is this that at no time during
my long public career in office did
I ever trade or promise for a vote.
•I MADE NO PARTICULAR
promise to any man or group. No
body has been authorized to make
any promises for me; in fact none
have been made. I can enter upon
the world’s greatest office without
commitment to anybody except to
the American people and with a
single mind to devote to the best
interest of this country.
“ AND I PROMISE
thPt in return for your vote of con
fidence tomorrow I’ll give the
country the best in me to bring a
bout a constructive, progressive
and forward looking administera
tion.”
The Governor said under the A
merican form of government citi
zens “Must assume their individual
obligation to du their full share to
keep our democratic government
the success it has been. “The de
claration of the equality of man
has never been better exemplified
than on election day when the
humblest man in a community
ia equal to the President of the
United States as he stands before
the ballot box.
‘ THE MAN OR WOMAN
who is not sufficiently interested
in the welfare of their country to
cast their ballot cannot be said to
be a good citizen. It is almost as
if they say. in effect, they do not
care what happens.
The wdiole theory of a Demo
cratic representative government
is predicated on the belief the cit
izens of the country are sufficient
ly interested in their government
to determine for themselves w'hc
runs it.”
Heflin Is Target
For Egg Throwers
ANISTON, Alabama, Nov.,6. (/P)—
Senator Heflin was the object of
an egg bombardment while giving
an address against Smith. No direct
hits were scored but some spattered
his clothing. Disorder broke loose'
in the school auditorium and the ,
police were called in, Heflin paus- j
ing during the disturbance. No ar
rests were made.
down to safety
SAN DIEGO, Nov., 6, (/P)—Lieut.
E. C. . Parker, attached to the air
craft carrier Lexington, parachuted
to safety when his machine gun
had shot away his propellor while
’ e was practicing 2,000 feet above
the sea.
THF FIRST REPORT
NEWASHFORD, Mass. Nov., 6. {A >
—To this town went the distinction
of being the first place in the entile
country to complete its vote foi
President. It gave Hoover 28 and
Smith three.
THE SEOND REPORT
MT. WASHINGTON, Mass., Nov.6,
(JP)—Complete returns here gave
Hoover 2G and Smith eight.
republican parade broken
I P: POLICE POWERLESS BE
FORE SWARM HECKLERS
WORCESTER. Mass., Nov., 6. [A')
—Thirteen persons, including pol
icemen, were injured when 10,000
marchers showered them with
bricks, eggs and refuse and women
were manhandled during election
eve and a Republican demonstra
I..
tion.
Patrolman Harry Hyde was beat
en senseless and several teeth were
knocked out when he attempted to
! break up a fight. _
Mrs. Lloyd Byrd was taken, to a
hospital after a horn she had been
blowing was rammed down tier
throat. Police were unable to make
any arrests as the prisoners we»e
torn from their grasps and hun
j dreds of hecklers threatened them.
Mrs. Frank H. Hall, wife of a
member of the Republican State
Committee, was pulled from her
place in the parade and manhandl
, ed by a group of hecklers before
ishe was rescued. Hoover signs
i were torn from the marchers as
jthey entered East Park the heck
lers using them as clubs. Police
men from all parts of the city were
! rushed to the scene.
HOOVER WELCOMES ADVANT OF j
MILLIONS OF NEW VOTERS
THIS ELECTION
PORTO AT.To. Nov., 6. (^—Her
bert Hoover, speaking thru the
radio told the electorate of the
country to disregard sectional lines
in balloting saying “It is contrary
to National ideals that a party
should represent any section of tne
country and this election, more
than any other, gives the hope for
breaking down sectional lines.
“There ought no longer be a
North. East or West in our National
thought Our ideals as Americans
have been moulded and welded un
der the leadership of men and wo
men from every section of the
country.
Till. GREATEST
urogress that cam come only in ad
vancement of our institutions.
Ideas and ideals by common conti !
bution from every section.” Point
ling to the unparalleled registration
I Hoover said this was greatly due to
the women “Who are alive to the
fact that the issues at National
'elections move seriously than ev.r
!affected every home in the coun
!trv.”
'The Nominee welcomed the “Mil
i lions of first voters to the common
] task of building a better social or
der and welding the idealism of
youth into political life.
I *
TO HUNT RARE ANIMALS
j HOLLYWOOD, Nov., 6, (i«P)—
.Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt will
sail for the Orient shortly, it has
been learned, to hunt for the “Tak
in” a rare Tibetan animal which
has never been captured alive. Its
habitat is high, 10,000 feet or more,
in the craggy mountains.
FIVE TO ONE ON HOOVER
NEW YORK, Nov., 6. (IP)—'Wall
Street is betting odds on the elec
tion of five to one that Hoover j
wins, and six to five that Simth will
carrv New York State.
SMITH RAN CLOSE
HOUSTON, Tex., Nov., 6, UP)—
Complete returns from seven of the
133 Harris county precincts in
Houston gave Hoover 341 and Smith
303.
ROOF OF NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
TORN OFF; TOTAL DAMAGE |
ESTIMATED $30,000
CORDOVA, Nov., fi. (A*)—The
worst storm in history raged in
Cordova yesterday damaging pro
perty estimated $30,000 the greater
mrt being the new school building
iwhen the roof was blown off and
| torrents poured into every room,
i Flying wreckage from the school
roof broke thousands of dollars of
iDlate glass windows: the wind
nicked up telephone poles bodily
from the ground, tore fronts from
buildings, sliced a front from a
hotel; swept a private warehouse
land a municipal warehouse into
the bay where they were carried to
sea on a fast receding tide.
A freak of the storm occurred
when the wind dropped a stump in
front of a speeder and its seven oc
cupants flung out; the car was de
molished but no injuries were sus
tained. A U. S. Deputy Marshal
bringing a supposedly insane man
in a speeder was also in the speeder
at the same time.
School will be continued for the
semester in churches and lodge
halls.
Who?
Rose**
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FOR FIRST TIME
HIT FUfflSE
FIFTEEN THOUSAND SPECIAL
WATCHERS DETAILED TO
CHICAGO POLLS
NEW YORK, No.-., 6, (/P)—By
Byron Price < Special Associated
Press Staff writer.) Glorified in
the full power of their soveriegnty
the ii".i r s ' i ters are speaking a
collective mind today in the elec
tion which will establish a new ad
ministration at Washington and
determine the politics of the next
Congress and bestow Governorships
in more than two-thirds of the
States.
In every political subdivision in
,the whole country ail roads lean u.
polling places. With more than
40,000,000 on the registration books
every sign pointed to a pyramiding
of a record breaking vote before
closing of the polls.
Women, in unnumbered thous
ands, are counted among those who
;for the first time are answering the
call of their franchise prompted Dy
experience and mindful of the ex
plosive issues which have gone in
the making of this campaign.
Election officials and citizens
i committees in several states took
extraordinary precautions to police
polls. Texas-rangers were sent to
nreserve peace in one possible trou
ble section near the Mexican Bordei
and in Chicago 15,000 special
watchers are detailed to the voting
places Fair weather is reported in
most of the country.
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY WILL
RESTORE PROSPERITY TO
THE FARMERS
| SEATTLE, Nov. 6. (/P)—Appealing
j for the support of agricultural
: West, Gov. A1 Smith yesterday de
livered another blow at Hoover’s
attitude on the farm question de
claring solution, to this problem
could be accomplished in but one
way—by voting for the democratic
1 national ticket today. Speaking
over radio Smith affirmed his be
lief that today's election would re
turn him victorious in a campaign
of campaigns. Smith further as
with agricultural West in the de
serted that “industrial East joins
sire for the restoration of a demo
cratic government,’’ also that “ I
believe tomorrow would bring a
great democratic victory and I
assure you that victory in turn
is to bring a solution to that will
restore prosperity to the farmers
and promote good welfare for the
entire country.”
HURRAH FOR JOIE
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6. (£>)—
Joie Ray, America’s premier dis
tance runner, defeated El Ouifa,
French-Algerian Olympic mara
thon champion by four laps and
20 yards in the 16 mile profess
ional race here. The time was one
hour, 27 minutes, 18 and one half
seconds.