VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 150.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
ROOSEVELT BICKERS
SUCCEED IN HIKING
CHICAGO, June 28, uP)—Rally
ing the ranks which had been shak
en, Roosevelt supporters, won by
a narrow margin on the first test
by seating Huey Long’s Louis
ians delegation and moved along
toward his election.
Roosevelt’s forces backed Sena
tor Walsh of Montana as perma
nent chairman of the convention.
With the Long contest pressed
to victory Roosevelt gained a num
ber of more supporters as the Lou
isiana delegation is solid for the
New York governor. The New Yor
ker also gained more votes as the
result of a few breaking over from
the opposition ranks of supporting
favorite sons to support Roosevelt.
Whatever effect this rally may
eventually have on Roosevelt’s bid
for nomination the tide appeared
to be turned toward the selection
of Walsh over Shouse.
Angry arguments commenced
with the voting and discussion
over these two points; the long dis
cussion over the two-thirds rule
petered out in the committee which
adopted the rules of the last con
vention, requiring two-thirds maj
ority for nomination.
Some close friends of Shouse ad
mitted he counted on too many
votes and would be defeated.
TIME TO DO AWAY
WITH REIGN OF
CHICAGO, June 28. </P> —The
Democratic convention was the
scene of a cheering demonstration
as silver-tongued orators lambast
ed the Republicans and asked for
a repeal of the prohibition law.
The Convention began its ses
sion peaceful enough today and
it continued more so after the re
ceipt of Roosevelt’s order to aban
don the abrogation fight on the
“two-thirds convention rule.”
Only prohibition remained with
a few7 other planks to be threshed
out..
Roosevelt’s managers took tem
porary control of every convention
agency.
During the meantime, leaders
Raskob. Senator Barkley, and Sen
ator Walsh and others asked from
the floor for a change in the pro
hibition law. It was clearly indicat
ed that there wrould be a fight on
that issue.
Raskob's espousal was a surprise
speech and preceeded the keynote
speech. Raskob declared the time
has come to do awray w7ith the reign
of dry law7s.
The delegates approved of a tem
porary slate of officers and by ac
clamation set up and started work
ing on the platform.
The canidates were cheered as
they entered the convention hall.
The entire assembly listened to a
reading of Thomas Jefferson’s first
inaugural address.
ALBANY, New York. Jane 28. (/P,i
—Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt tele
. egraphed h i s supporters at the
Democratic convention at Chicago
to cease their efforts to abrogate
the two-thirds convention rule and
thus indicated he is confident of
the nomination without resorting
to a change in it
James Farley, Roosevelt’s cam
paign manager, said that Roose
velt’s action was taken only in the
interest of harmony.
THREE GIRLS ESCAPE
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 28,
(yP)—slugging two matrons into
unconsciousness, three girl prison
ers escaped from the detention
home at the Sacramento county
hospital.
HOSPITAL UP IN SMOKE
KANAKANAK, Alaska, June 28,
(/P)—Fire of undetermined origin
! destroyed the government hospital
| and three adjoining buildings. No
casualties were reported. Eighteen
patients in the hospital were sav
ed. One corpse was cremated. A |
part of the hospital equipment was j
! salvaged.
REVOLT HEIST DRY
IMS IS H SURPRISE
TO DEMO ORGANIZERS
CHICAGO, June 28. (JP) —A wet
revolt of surprising p r o p o rtions
even to the organizers, is moving
rapidly on in the Democratic Con
vention demanding a repeal of the
Eighteenth amendment and the
immediate modification of the Vol
stead Act in a plank proposed by
ex-Governor Alfred E. Smith.
The drive was launched by Sen
ator Walsh, of Montana, who
conceded to his own astonishment
in announcing a preliminary es
timate which showed 20 states and
territories were behind the pro
posal with a total vote of 566 which
is within a dozen votes of the maj
ority necessary for adoption. How
ever, presidential-minded delegates
have not been polled.
A neutral plank was offered by
| the Roosevelt leaders who reported
i a proposal to save the platform
i was to be considered by the con
: vention after the nomination.
J Alaska was counted in the first
plank favorably with Hawaii and
! the Philippines following.
A major battle on the floor was
proposition under a redoubled of
fensive of ring enemies. Support
’ssured today over the two-thirds
ers of Roosevelt battled desperate
j ly to hold the lines as multiplying
. troubles were brought upon the
convention by the selection of a
| convention chairman, writing the
convention rules, acceptance of
credentials, all of which loomed
I threatening. Besides this there was
! a floor fight on the prohibition
question in store for the delegates.
G. 0, P, PliTFOflM
CHICAGO, June 28. —John J.
Rasccb, chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, de-1
, manded a platform that will “strike j
' at rackets and other licenses that
are undermining this nation,” in
opening the convention.
“The people themselves should,
have the opportunity to vote direct- f
ly on the question of the 18th
amendment which, economically,
is more important than any prob
lem confronting our country today,”
he said.
The Republican plank on prohi
bition was so intellectually dishon
est that its mere presentation was
an insult to the American intelli
gence. “I want our platform built
definitely for conventions in the
States, as provided in the Consti
tution, to repeal the 18th amend
ment.”
ADMIRAL COONTZ IS
ACM IN DEMO RANKS
CHICAGO, June 28. (^—Admir
al Coontz, former United States
fleet commander, serving on the
credentials committee of the Dem
ocratic convention interested him
self in the part y’s platform by
submitting planks on National De
fense and World War veterans aid
of only about 20 words apiece.
It is the intention of convention
leaders to publicize these planks
and to this end intend to dis
tribute post cards containing these
plank to many people.
Of interest to Alaskans is the
fact that during an interview with
Admiral Coontz he said he had
married in Alaska.
LOW GRADE STRIKE
CORDOVA, June 28. (/P) —Fred
Johnson, F. E. Smith and Emil
Helekal today reported the dis
covery of low grade gold quartz
while prospecting in the upper
reaches of the Copper River Val
ley. The rock is estimated to run
about $3.00 to the ton.
Twenty-two claims at Mile Forty
One, on the Copper River Railroad
were staked. The strike is about
two and a half miles from the rail
road.
The discovery was made through
the breaking of a huge glacier
lake which “washed the entire side
of the mountain away, exposing
ledges 1800 feet wide and 1500 feet
high.”
The men further stated, “We
traced the main ledge a mile and
a half back and have 300,000,000
tons of ore in sight.”
SEMITE CEEHRS DECK
EOH PASSAGE 9IEES
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28,
—The Senate expected today to
clear two obstacles in the way of
adjournment by passing appropria
tion bills providing funds for gov
ernment boards and commissions,
the Treasury and Interior depart
ments for the fiscal year, beginning
July 1.
Few items remained to be con
sidered in the one billion dollar
independent office bill carrying
funds for the commission and vet
erans bureau.
BASEBALL SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St- Louis 4, Cleveland 1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 9, Boston 4.
Pittsburgh 15, Cincinnati 8.
Chicago at St. Louis, rained out
DEPORT POLITICIANS
BOGOTA, Colombia, June 28, —
Deportation of a score of members
of the Peruvian congress who had
been exiled to Colombia several
months ago by President Sanches
Cerro, of Peru, was being consid..!
ered by the Colombian government
following discovery that the dep.. i
uties were using mail pouches for j
transmission of anti government
propaganda to Lima.
ROYAL ADDRESSES
BERLIN, June 28. —Members of
the former German aristocracy
were active in addressing patriotic \
societies •while popular attention
centered on discussion of restora- j
tion of the monarchy. Crown Prin..;
cess Cecile, wife of Frederick Wil
helm, joined the applause at a,
meeting of the Queen Louis League j
at Dresden when the return of the
Hohenzollerns was demanded.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Won. Lost Pet.
Hollywood .
Portland .
San Francisco
Los Angeles ...
Seattle .
Oakland .
51 35 .593
50 37 .581
46 37 .554
43 40
40 46
.518
.465
39 47 .453
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York . 45 19 .703
Detroit . 36 27 .571
Washington . 37 29 .554
Philadelphia . 37 30 .552
Cleveland . 36 31 .537
St. Louis . 33 32 .508
Chicago . 23 40 .365
Boston . 12 51 .190
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh . 32 27
Chicago .
Boston .
Philadelphia
Brooklyn .
Stt. Louis.
New York ..
Cincinnati ...
.5501
35 29 .547!
35 31
36 34
33 34
30 §2
28 32 .467
31 42 .425
530!
514 j
493 |
484
SUE OPERRTOR
CONFESSES ROBBERY
SEATTLE, June 28, —Postal in
spectors announced that Elbert
Huston Wiley,, a deep sea salvage
operator of Olympia, had confessed
the daring $28,500 Seattle post.,
office robbery of six months ago.
Inspectors said his confession im..
| plicated Edgar A. Chitwood, veter
an assistant in the post office.
Both have been jailed.
Wiley’s wife and his brother, Ray
! mond, declined to answer to ques
tions. These two, also, were arrest
ed at the Wiley home, Monday.
BONUS UMTS CONDITION
BECOMING FRIGHTFBL
I _
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28,
—Owing to the renewal of Com
munist activities in the camps of
the bonus army, Washington po
lice found it necessary to arrest
six of the agitators
The food situation in the camps
is becoming more acute with each
passing day and it was said only
enough food for one more day was
available. For many days the vet
erans have been making a house
to house canvas in search of food
i but even these responses are said
! be be becoming less and less res
| ponsive.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28,
—The threatened food shortage
worried the bonus expeditionary
force while its leaders tried to end
the internal dissention and weld
the encamped veterans into a sol
i id and permanent organization.
! Only $1,380 was in the bonus ar
j my’s mess fund. Leaders said it
1 would only last three days.
A police census set the army’s
j maximum strength at 12,000; the
i veterans claimed 21.200.
REFEREE SELECTED
| LOS ANGELES, June 23. —Ref
eree George Black, of this city,
l who refereed the Max Schmeling
I “Young” Stribling fight in Cleve
1 land last year, has been selected
i as referee for the forthcoming fight
1 between Max Baer and King Le
; vinsky, at Reno. The bout will be
held on July 4.
FAST NOMINATION
CHICAGO, June 2 8. (/Pi—The
Roosevelt organization bases a fast
get-a-way in nominating the Gov
' ernor, on the compromise for ditch
ing the two-thirds rule by the
j adoption rule; that if no candidate
is nominated under it on the first
I six ballots, it will require only a
j simple majority to nominate on the
i seventh ballot.
PREHISTORIC PALACE
PHILADELPHIA, June 28. —A
ftrehistoric palace, built for an un
known people in Persia more than
4,000 years ago, has been discover
ed at Tepe Hissar, according to a
cable dispatch from Dr. Erich
Schmidt, field director of the joint
expedition of the University of i
| Pennsylvania Museum and the
j American Institute for Persian Art
and archaeology.
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PLENTY IN ALASKA
The only caribou known to be
still existing in the wilds of conti
nental United States are holding
out in the bogs north and east of
Upper Red Lake in northern Min
nesota. There are two or three
small bands totaling 30 or 40 ani
mals.
[
Pacific Coast fishermen produc
ed more than four-fifths of the na
tion’s canned food products last
year. Alaska led with more than
$29,000,411. The nation’s total was
$62,948,791.
The Wrangell council is spon
soring this year’s 4th of July cel
ebration.
TRANSFER APPROVED
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28,
The Senate bill providing for the
transfer of the Alaska Road Com
mission activities from the War
department to the Interior depart
ment, was approved in the House.
MOSES CHARGES
ABSENT DEMOGBATS
DELAY LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28,
—Senator Moses charged, in a for
mal statement, that the absence of
Democratic members of Congress
who had gone to Chicago to attend
the national convention, had brot
important legislation, to a stand
still.
He said that appropriation bills
must be passed by the end of the
fiscal year, Thursday night, other
wise the “government must face
an unnecessary expense until the
congressional idlers can take up
their alloted tasks.”
Twice, during the day as pre
siding officer, Moses counted the
Senators present but was unvoted
in order to count the quorum;then
unable to summon a quorum, the
Senate adjourned.
BURY THE HATCHET
LAUSANNE, June 28, (JP)—Ram
sey MacDonald, premier of Eng
land, called in the French and Ger
man delegates, telling them if the
reparations cdnference is to get
anywhere they will have to bury
the hatchet. He is making a deter
mined effort to prevent the confer
| ence from breaking up without ac
; complishing anything .
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LEGION INVITES PRINCE
LONDON, June 28, —Henry L.
Stevens, National commander of
the American Legion, will arrive
today from Paris to invite the
Prince of Wales to attend the Na
tional Legion convention at In
dianapolis.
STOCK TRANSFER
TAX IS NOMINAL 111
THE FINANCE BILL
i
The new United States tax bill
; expected to balance with the na
: tion’s heavy expenditures, calls for
a stock tax of 4 cents on each $100
of par Talue, and only in the case
of stock having no par the pro
posed tax is 4 cents per share.
! Present tax is 2 cents on each $100
| of par value and 2 cents a share
| on stock having no par. In the
| case of stock having a par value
| of $1.00 per share, the total pro
j posed tax on 100 shares (total par
| $100), or less, would be 4 cents and
! on 1.000 shares (total par $1,000)
the total tax would be 40 cents.
In the case of stock having a par
value of 10 cents per share the
total proposed tax on 1,000 shares
(total par $100), or less, would be
| 4 cents with 4 cents additional on
each additional 1,000 shares, or
part of 1,000- In the case of stock
of 1 cent par the total tax on any
amount to 10,000 shares (total par
$100) would be 4 cents, and so on.
Altho the proposed tax is double
the present rate, it will be seen
that it is not excessive on stock of
low par, as was at first feared.
DAWES RESUMES POST
CHICAGO, June 28, —Gen. Chas.
Dawes, recently resigned chairgian
of the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
today resumed his post as the head
of the Central Republic Bank &
Trust Company. Dawes, who an
nounced his resignation to reenter
his banking business, was elected
Sunday night by the board of di
rectors as chairman of the board.
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
SEATTLE, June 28, —Some of
temperature extremes recorded
throughout the United States and
Alaska Monday were: Seattle 73-67,
Denver 88-68, Los Angeles 74-68,
New Orleans 92-78, New York 86
72, Portland 84-68, San Francisco
68-54, Juneau 56-50, and Ketchi
kan 56-52.
CURTIS PERSECUTED
CHARGE HIS ATTORNEYS:
LINDBERGH TESTIFIES
FLEMINGTON, N. J., June 28, —
In the trial of Boatbuilder John H.
CurtLs which is underway here Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh was sum
moned to the witness stand and
he told of the fantastic dealings of
Curtis with the so-called kidnap
pers, whose threatening demands
Vrere relayed to the Flying Colonel
by Curtis.
Among the alleged threats that
Curtis had communicated to Lind
bergh was the threat that the kid
nappers intended to sell the baby
to the highest bidders.
Thunder crashed, lightning
flashed and rain beat on the court
room windows as Col. Lindbergh
told the reminiscent details of his
meeting John H. Curtis on his
Sourland Hills estate during the
storm on the night that the baby
was snatched from its crib.
Lindbergh’s recital seemed point
ed and thus proved the prosecu
tion’s contention that Curtis, in
| stead of “imagining” dealings with
| the supposed kidnappers, actually
| contacted with them or their in
j termediaries.
| The testimony proceeded under
I a barrage of objections by the de
I fense attorneys who claimed that
l, their client, Curtis, was being per
secuted and not prosecuted by the
Colonel’s testimony.
GARNER AND ROUSE
STRUGGLING TO SMOOTH
OUT THE RELIEF BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 28,
—Speaker John N. Garner and his
House conferees were deeply en
grossed Monday in the problem
of trying to adjust the differences
of the House and Senate over the
Garner and Wagner relief bills.
The public works section of the
bill, it appears, will likely stand
despite President Hoover’s oppo
sition to it.
President Hoover made another
recommendation to the legislators
to the effect that any emergency
fund which they may create
should this be distributed to areas
I where it is needed most and not
distributed promiscuously through
out the country.
The relief program, now before
Congress, is the principle bother
some bill which stands in the way
of hindering adjournment.
J. B. Johnson, mining man, and
; Warren H. Wilson, prominent Ju
! neau business man, arrived in Sew
; ard from Moose Pass Monday ar
i ternoon with Fred Matz, placer
j operator in the Mills Creek district
j The three men made a journey via
i Lake Kenai and the Seward high
j way.
ROYAL WEDDING DATE
STOCKHOLM, June 28, —The
wedding of Prince Gustav Adolph
of Sweden and Princess Sibylle, has
been set for October 20, at Coburg.
SIAM KING OPPOSES
BANKOK, Siam, June 28, —Ab
solute monarchy in Siam neared
an end today as King Prajadhipok
prepared formal approval of a con
stitutional monarchy which, it is
said, he had favored before the re
volt.
The king approved in principle
a new draft of the constitution, but
asked that he be allowed to study
the document. He said he had hop
ed for the establishment of a lim
ited monarchy, although it was
known the princesses opposed such
a step.
The country remained under
martial law but there are no dis
orders.