MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 236 SEWARD, ALASKA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1928
PRICE TEN GENTS
SMITH DEFIES
REPUBLICANS TO
SUSTAIN CLAIMS
PRESENT INTOLERABLE EVILS
DEMAND ELIMINATION OF
ABUSES
ROCHESTER, Oct., 2, (A3)—Ad- '
dressing the Democratic State
Convention on the general theme
of Party responsibility, Gov. A1
Smith reviewed his service as Gov
ernor of New York "State and as
sailed the Republican majority in
the State Senate and Assembly,
which he charged sought to block
him at every turn.
The Governor said “I will be able
to demonstrate, if not tonight,
surely before the campaign is over,
that not a single constructive i
achicvment that took place in the
government, this last six years, had
Republican support until they1
were beaten down to earth.”
Two conferences yeterday fail
ed to result on an agreement on
a gubernatorial candidate and the
balance of the ticket. Smith’s ap
proval for a ‘‘constructive plan
for ending the abuses which have
attended the futile efforts of the
Republican Party to enforce pro
visions in the loth amendment,
and the Volstead law,” was the high
spot of a long Party platform.
Smith declared “The present
intolerable evils demand a con
structive program designed to el
iminate abuses that existing leg
ilation has produced.” The docu
ment praised the record of the
Nominee and was adopted unan
imously.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE ENTHU
SIASTICALLY RECEIVED
AFTER TELLING WEST
NEW YORK, Oct. 2, (/P)—Party
7eaders with the Governor as cen
ter of a wildly shouting, milling
citizenry, met in New York today.
So dense was the crowd it took
more than half ah hour to drive
the nominee’s car a few blocks to
his hotel. Smith then began re
ceiving political leaders immediate -
'v to get the latest information on
the State situation
Tonight he will address the Dem
ocratic State Convention stressing
the de-ire that the campaign in
New York be divorced from efforts
to place him in the White House.
He declared he had been drawn out
for choice of gubernatorial nomi
nation along with Senatorial can
didate Others will be nominated
tomorrow.
Body Of Wrangell
Mm Is Recovered
Skiff Overturned
WRANGELL, Oct., 2, (Ah-The bo
by of Leslie Moore, who has been
missing since September 25 was
found in the bay. Following the
finding of his hat on the beach,
it is beleived that his skiff had
overturned. Moore was a world war
veteran of Seattle.
Hindenburgh Hale
On 81st Birthday i
BERLIN, Oct., 2, (IP)—President
Hindenburgh is 81 year old to
morrow. He spent today in seclu
sion with his family and close 1
i
friends. The President is in ex-;
ccllent health and anticipated
his anniversary ,with particular
happiness because of the perpe
tuation of the family which is as
sured for at least another gener
ation by the recent birth of a
grandson named after him.
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CO-STENTON CODE SECTION AL
LOWING INSANITY, VIOLA
TION, NOT SO GOOD
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct., 2, (A3)—
Chief Justice Waite denied the ap-1
peal by Hickman’s attorneys for j
asignment of error which would i
have stayed the execution until j
the United States Sunreme Court,
passed on the case.
The defense said that they
would carry the appeal to the
Supreme Court. i
Hickman must hang October 19.
The court ruled that the conten
tion that the State penal code sys
tem allowing a “plea of not guil
ty by reason of insanity” was in'
violation of the 14th amendment
and was not good.
SUPPORT OF OHLSON
SELECT FAMILIES AM) PER
SONS MAY SETTLE RAIL
ROAD AREA
KETCHIKAN, Oct., ,2, (A3)—The
plan first introduced*’ by Falcon
Joslin to colonize Alaska with a
“Selective number of immigrants
from Northern Europe,” is gain- j
ing ground in Alaska.
E. A. Rasmuson, banker, favors'
such an arrangement and urges i
it at every opportunity. The Ket
chikan Chronicle ha also come out I
for it favoring a study of the
plan.
It is understood here that Otto
F. Ohlson, general manager of the i
Alaska Railroad, is interested in
the proposition. The idea is to
bring selected families and persons
to Interior Alaska and cultivate the 1
rich lands now dormant.
\ ellow Taxicabs
Now Target For
Chicago Bombers
CHICAGO, Oct., ■ 2, UP)—Two
V ■
Yellow Cab company garages on
the North side were bombed with
dynamite during the night, sig-!
nailing what police fear to be, a
reopening of warfare between em
ployes of rival taxi cab concerns.
Police guarded all Yellow Cab
garages to forestall further out
breaks.
England Hardy
Knows Whether
Jo Admit Aitnee
LONDON, Oct. 2. i'/'P)—An official,
rnnouncement has been made by
he Home Secretary not to phohibit
\imee McPherson from landing in j
Rngland “on ground merely that 1
die may advocate religious beliefs,
ioctrins of controversial nature”.1
tike most every other alien she
must satisfy immigration officers1
at port of arrival. She may properly
ae allowed to land although within
•he terms of recent alien orders
representatives recently made, she
’ould be barred entering because of
what is described as sensational
evangelistic methods.
LEAK IN GAS TANK FOILS AT
TEMPT TO SET RECORD
SUSTAINED FLIGHT
SAN DIEGO. Oct.., 2, (/P)—Forced
to give up the attempt to break
the World’s sustained flight record,
Brock and Scheiee landed at
Rockwell Field at G:22 p. m. after
flying for 59 hours and six min
utes. Both flyers were in good phy
sical condition when they landed.
Although they failed to set a
new record they established a new
mark for America.
A leak in the gas tank forced
them to discontinue their effort.:
They said they would try again in
the near future.
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i'HERN CONFERENCE
BID FOR NATIONALS A NK
'DAN IN
VANDERBILT
COACH
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ALA3AMA! :
BACK | ■■
Favored by the return of many 1927 headliners, Southern elevens have
their eye on choice national rankings. Dave Brasfield, Alabama’s super -back:
Schwartz, North Carolina’s brilliant center: Banker, versatile Tulane back, and
Jimmy Armistead. Vanderbilt, fullback ace of Dan Me Gugin, dean of Dixie coa
ches, are among the 1927 stars back this year.
FRATERNITY BITE
BREUSS OESTIT
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UNEXPECTED ELECTRIC CUR
RENT BRINGS DISASTER TO
HAPPY AFFAIR
ANSTIN, Tex, Oct. 2, (JP)—Nolte
McEIroy, 19, University of Houston,
student and athlete of Houston is
is dead a victim of a mock Delta
T<appa Epsilon Fraternity initiation
which turned from a bit of student
horse-play to tragedy.
McEIroy died a few minutes after
neing shocked by light wires con
nected by Rheostat to two sots of
•red springs thru which he crawled
as part of traditional fraternity
ritual for Neophites.
Two physicians who examined
the body declined to say whether
fright or electricity itself caused
death. The strength of the elec
tricity charges which entered the
nody are undetermined and no ar
rests have been matte.
The fraternity issued a statement
saving the youth fainted during
the stunt thru which it asserted
five ether students preceded him
and to which 154 other students
had been subjected during the local
chapter’s history.
The expressed opinion was tha..
the youth probably touched expos
ed live wires leading from the
springs. He was said to ha*" been
fed on raw oysters saturated with
castor oil as another part oi the
initiation. He was a sophomore
member of the University football
team.
indictmeni Found
Against Marquam
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, (>P)—Fail
ure to report receipts and expendi
tures under the Federal corrupt
practices act a charge in an indict
ment returned bv a Federal Grand
Jury against Thomas A. Marquam
who in November 192G wa candi
date for election to the office of
Delegate to the Hovre of Repre
sentatives.
Mar mm no was candidatet a gainst
he present delegate and although
various persons and organizations
contributed the total of $3,000 for
the campaign, Marquam is alleged
to have refused and neglected to
tile a report of the receipts and ex
penditures as required by the Act.
rhe indictment as the first of its
kind filed in this district.
Log
Meets
big Avoid
Lode:' Craft
SEATTLE Oct. 2. mu—The big
oil tanker Solitaire, of the Texas
Oil Co., bound for Los Angeles
end Seattle went ashore on West
pcin 150 yards from a light house
in St ittle harbor. To avoid collid
ing a log craft vessel, heavily load
ed with a full cargo of oil struck
iust inside the buoy on falling tid£
plowing her way deep in sand and
mud. It is not believed that the
/cssel received any damage.
STILL UP IN AIR
SAN DIAGO Oct. 2. (fP)—William
Brock and Edward Schlee, noted
round the world fliers were still in
the air this morning to attempt
the new world duration record
started early Saturday. They must
remain in the air until 1:15 Sun
lay to set the record.