TUESDAY
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FIGHT PREDICTED OVER LEAGUE,
PROHIBITION AND IRELAND
San Francisco, June 28—A tight
over prohibition, the League of Nations
and the Irish question is looming large
in the democratic convention at the
close uf the llrst day. Leaders widely
experienced in the ways of platform
building predicted this evening that it
might be three days before the finished
platform is ready for submission to the
convention.
Near Fist Fight Develops On
Convention Floor
San Francisco, June 28—-At the be
ginning of a demonstration for Presi
dent Wilson on the convention floor
this afternoon a near fist tight occurred
in the New York delegation when As
sistant Secretary of th< Navy Koose
velt took up the New York standard
to join the demonstration and several
New York delegates sought to prevent
A number of policemen mixed in the
scramble between the contending dele
gates; fists flew and prospects of
bloody noses seemed imminent for a
while. Hoosevelt triumphed, however,
and marched tiff bearing New York’s
standard into the demonstration for
Cummings Denounces Senate Defeat Of
San Francisco, June 28—The
League of Nations covenant was
warmly championed as “the Monroe
doctrine of the world." by chairman
Cummings in an address on the de
feat of the treaty in the senate at to
day's session of the convention.
"No blacker crime against civiliza
tion has ever spiled the pages of our
history," Cummings declared.
Glass Elected Chairman Resolutions
Committee
San Francisco, Juno 28—Senator
Glass was unanimously elected chair
man of the convention Committee on
Resolutions this afternoon. The con
vention adjourned at four o’clock to
Many Bogus Tickets To Convention'
and bogus tickets of adimission to the
Auditorium, where the convention is
being held, were presented at the en
trance during the first day’s session.
The tickets had been sold to their
ladders by swindlers for $50 per ticket.
Administration Forces In Control Of
Convention
San Francisco. June 29—The ad
Coinmlttee. llryan was excluded from1
the sub-commit tee of nine chosen to I
actually draft the party platform,
while Secretary nf State Colby sits on,
the committee as representative of]
President 'Willson.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of!
Arkansas, another staunch administra-]
tion supporter, was chosen for perm.v-I
nent chairman of the convention and]
administration men are at the head of
other committees. This is the lineup;
brought out of what promised to be a'
Reed Denied Convention Seat
San Francisco, June 29—The con
vention Credentials Committee after
hearing a four hour argument against'
his admission as a delegate, has denied1
Senator Heed, of Missouri, a seat in
the convention.
Wall Street Favors McAdoo
New York, June 29—As a result of
the announcement yesterday that he
will not refuse the democratic presi
dential nomination, Wall Street betters
today switched to McAdoo as favorite
for the nomination.
Several Active For Vice President**!
Honors
San Francisco, June 29—The active
candidates for the vice presidential
nomination are Secretary Meredith,
James Hamilton Lewis, Governor Ste
wart, of Montana, and David W. Fran
ces of Missouri.
MINING MILLIONAIRE CHARGED
WITH MURDER OF SON
Tonopah, Nev., June 28—J. T,
Giroux, millionaire mine operator of
Los Angeles and founder of the town
of Ely. Nevada, is under arrest at
Mina on a charge of having shot and
killed his own son while they were at
dinner together. According to the
police Giroux said his son had demand
ed money, in addition to fifty thousand
dollars he had given the boy during
the past year. A hitter quarrel en
sued and ended in the shooting.
FIRE DESTROYS MILLION
IN FOOD STUFFS
Chicago. June 29—null ion dollars
worth of flour, sugar and other .food
stuffs wore destroyed here today when
fire swept the transfer yards of the
fltirlington railroad.
SUGAR PLANTERS FORM MERGER
Manilla. I*. I. June 29—The sugur
planters of the Philllpines have formed
I a merger, which includes all important
growers on the islands.
DRAFT DESERTERS MOSTLY
NEGROES AND FOREIGNERS
Washington. June 29—Foreign born
men and Southern negroes comprise a
majority, of the forthcoming list of
173,000 arnfty draft deserters soon to be
published by the War Department.
TRAIN BANDIT KILLED
BY PASSENGER
Sacramento, Cal., June 29—A lone
bandit who boarded and attempted to
hold up the passengers on the South
ern Pacific Atlantic Express a short
distance south of here, was shot and
probably killed by Al. Model 1. of
Cleveland, a passenger, after the bandit
hail shot twice at Conductor Muldow
FOUR KILLED IN COLLAPSE
BUFFALO HOTEL
P.uffalo, June 29—Four persons were
killed today in the collapse of the
Sutherland Hotel here.
DELEWARE CENSUS
RETURNS ANNOUNCED
Washington. June 28—The census
Bureau announced today that the pop.
ulation of the state of Deleware is
223.003. an increase of 20.681 since the
previous census. The bulk of the
state s population is located in New
castle County, where 146.239 people
reside and which contains the city of
Wilmington.
AVIATOR MAKES LONG
NON-STOP FLIGHT
New York, June 28—Aviator Lars*n
landed at Staten Island tonight, com
pleting a nori-stop flight from Omaha,
Nebraska. The distance covered by
the hirdman without a landing was
1200 miles, making the flight one of
the most notable so fat occuring >n
WEDNESDAY
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ROBINSON ASSAILS REPUBLICANS
AT YESTERDAY'S SESSION
itohinxon assailed the republican party
for its Chicago platform, for the dis
closures of the large sums of money
spent in the preconvention contests,
and particularly attacked the repub
lican senators who fought ratification
of the peace treaty with the League of
He declared that the issue this year
centers in humanity and peace.
Convention Committee Rejects Unit
San Francisco. June 29—The con
vention committee on rules today (re
jected the unit rule in stales in which
there a re laws requiring the election of
delegates by districts. The effect of
the committee’s action will be to split
the New York delegation if the re
port is adopted by the convention.
Wets Win First Convention 8kirmieh
San Francisco, June 29—The Wets
won the first skirmish today befo e
the convention Resolutions Committee,
when by a vote of 27 to 2S- the com
mittee adopted a motion which fore d
the Dry’s to present their sid* of tne
question. The motion and vote fol
lowed a lively scrap during the course
of which Bryan charged Senator Glass,
chairman of the Resolution's Commit
tee, with “quibbling on serious ques
RESOLUTION COMMITTEE IN RIOT
OVER IRISH QUESTION
San Francisco, June 2*—The meet
ing of the Resolutions Committee broke
up in a riot over the Irish question
this afternoon. A red haired young
woman enthusiast for Irish freedom
was escorted from the meeting room
and it took the services of throe police
men to stop the demonstration. Out
side the hall she continued her r<
ties and when DdnofWt Floyd, of Bos
ton, who is opposing sn Irish plank
in the democratic platform left, the
young woman attacked him and
pounded him about the head and
shoulders with an Irish republic flag.
TAMMANY SPLITS N. Y.
ON LIQUOR QUESTION
San Francisco, June 29—Tammany
emerged viet<«rious today in a sharp
contest in the New York delegation
over the liquor question by adopting
steam roller tactics. Tammany suc
ceeded in instructing the New York
members of the Resolutions Commit
tee and W. Bourke Cochrane to vote
far a wet plank.
Nominations Scheduled for Wednesday
Afternoon
San Francisco. June 29—Nominat
ing speeches are scheduled to begin
Wednesday at one o'clock but the re
port and adoption of the platform will
probably cause a delay In the actual
Piloting.
McAdoo's Name To Bo Presented
San Francisco, June 29—Presenta
tion of McAdoo's name to the conven
tion will be made by Burris A. Jen
kins. of Kansas City, according to an
nouncements here this evening.
Reed Dcnouneee Disbarment From
Convantion
San Francisco, June 29—"I am still
a democrat and an American national -
1st. and not an Internationalist." Sen
ator Reed declared today in a state
ment in which he sharply denounced
the action of the convention in refusing
him a seat as delegate from Missouri.
Reed declared he would "never »ur
render the destiny of the republic to
representatives of foreign powers.” and
added. "I was excluded because i re
fused to support the League of N'a
John W. Davit Mentioned At “Dark
San Francisco, June 29—There- is
much talk hero of John W. Davis,
ambassador to Great Britain, as a d irk
horse in the presidential nominal ion
Hoi Dehats Over Time of Nominations
San Francisco. June 29—The nues
tion of whether the nominations
should he made before the platform is
adopted caused u hot debate in the
Buies Committee this afternoon. Fin
ally the rules of the 65th Congress
were adopted, with the proviso that i‘>e
order of business shall he as follows:
Beport of Credentials Committee, re
port of the Committee on perman nt
organization, report of the Buies Com
mittee. nominating speeches for pres
dential candidates, report of the Plat
form Committee and adoption of same,
balloting on nominations for presid -n
tlal candidates, nominating speechen
for vice presidential candidates, ballot
i.if on nominations for vice president
ndidates routine resolutions nnd fl
ial adjournment.
Women To Have Place On National
Committee
San Francisco, June 3rt—The c*n
ventlon has adopted the National Com*
'»ittee's plan to double the memberslilp
of that committee and gif » the siddl
state. and also affirmed the action of
flic Credential Committee in denying a
scat to Senator Beed.
Nomination Speeches Limited To 29
Minutes
San Francisco, June 30—Following
is today's program for the democratic
convention: 11 a. m. prayer by Rabbi
Meyer of San Francisco; presentation
of candidates (for the presidential
nomination: nominating speeches, lim
ited to 20 minutes each, each opening
speech to be not over five minutea and
not more than three for each candi
Sub-Committee Rejects Wet Plank
San Francisco, June 30—The sub
committee of the Committee on Resolu
tions has rejected a proposal to put n
wet plank into the convention plat
Platform Committee Works While
Wind Flows
San Francisco, June 30—While the
nominating speeches are being deliv
ered the Platform makers are hard at
work endeavoring to frame in suitable
language the planks, upon which In
c*.sense they are practically agreed.
CANNED 8PEECHE8 FOR
6. O. P. CAMPAIGN
Washington, June 30—lb -
first utterance in the campaign was
made for a phonograph record to be
released on July 4th and to be used
thruout the campaign- He declare1*
that the “nation requires no council
of foreign powers to point out the way
of American duty." Copies of the ut
terance were made public at the Sena
tor’s office here today. u
LOWOEN REFUSES SECOND TERM
'Springfield, June, 30—Governor
Lowden announced tonight that he will
not be a candidate for reel action, be
Bering In the principle of one term
for governors and presidents.
BANDIT8 ROB EXPRESS
IN GEORGIA
Augusta, Oa.. June 30—An express
cor was robbed here today by bandits
who gagged and bound the messenger
and armed guard and made away with
a $59,725 payroll for the marines at the
Tarls Island, South Carolina, station.
THREE ARRESTED FOR PLOT TO
DEFRAUD EX-80LDIERS
Washington, June 30—The arrest A
three employees of the Bureau of War
Bisk Insurance on charges erf conspir
acy to defraud forme* service men of
compensation resulting from disabili
ties was announced today by Secretary
Houston. The parties engaged In the
plot advised the service men on pre
sentation of their claims that they
were entitled to only $300 compensation
and later agreed to obtain additional
compensation on promise to divide the
in reased .- mount.
HUNGARIAN MONARCHISTS
AGAIN ACTIVE
London. June 30—“Hungarian army
officers with a detachment of troops
are preparing to march on Budapest
and attempt to restore the monarchy,"
said a dispatch from Prague today.
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AIRPLANE OCCUPANTS
ELECTROCUTED—FRI8CO
San Francisco, July 1—Two men
and a ten year old l>oy were killed and
their bodies badly burned when an
aeroplane ir. which they were rid ins
here today struck a high voltage elec
tric wire and crashed to the ground
In flames at the Marino flying field.
The dead are Daniel I<ane, commercial
pilot, Paul E. Lane, the ten year old
nephew of Daniel Lane and : . Stuck*
er, of San Francisco, formerly con
nected with the United States forestry
NOMINATIONS OPENED AT
CONVENTION YESTERDAY
Auditorium. San Francisco. June
30-^—A determined effort to stampede
the convention for Cox was In full
swing today when chairman Johnson
called the delegates to order at 11.2t
a. m. to hear nominating speeches.
Kabbi Meyer delivered the Invocation
while the crowd stood. The chairman
then called for nomination i f'T presi
dent. The roll call of .states was oe
gun. Alabama, tho first state on the
roil, passed and Arizona, the second
state, yielded to Oklahoma. Senator
Owen was the first candidate to be
presented to the convention. Hayden
X. Linbaugh. of Muskogee, Oklahoma,
delivered the speech that .formally
placed the Oklahoma senator In nom
ination.
Delegates Instructed Not To Nominate
San Francisco, June 30—Final in
structions came from the East today
that McAdoo’s name was not to be
formally placed before the democratic
national convention.
McAdoo Nominated In Spito Of
Contrary Instructions
San Francisco. June 30—Notwith
standing refusal to permit the name of
McAdoo to be used on the convention
floor a«s a candidate for the presidency
the former Treasurer was placed in
nomination informally late today by
Burris A. Jenkins of Kansas City, the
latter simply declaring that the form
er secretary would accept the honor.
Convention Remains In Soso ion Until
Nominations In
San Francisco, June 30—James W.
Gerard, former Ambassador to Ger
many, and Homer S. Cummings, chair
man of the democratic national com
mittee, have been placed in nomina
tion. All other nominating speeches
will be made In today's continuous ses
sion and when complete the following
sand (dates win be (formally before the
convention; Governor Cox, Attorney
General Palmer, Cummings, Governor
Edward, of Now Jersey, Senator Hitch
cock, of Nebraska, James W. Gerard,
Senator Owen and John W. Davis.
Late this afternoon the democratic
platform Is still in an embryonic stage
but with prospects of presentation to
the convention tomorrow.
Twelve Candida tee In Nomination
Last Evening
San Frandneo, June JO—Late this
evening twelve candidates are in the
field. Including Governor Smith of
New York.
Leaders -Seeking To Sleek McAdoo'*
Sanu Francisco. July 1—Seemingly
In agiaement that McAdoo has tho in
side truck on the nomination,'attempts
are being made within the Inner circle
of old line democratic party lea deni
to prevent hie selection by the con
vention .
The plan of this element la Mid ta
Include prominent consideration .
Champ Clark as a candidate.
Fight Over League Delays Platform
San Francisco, July l—A plank
dealing with the League of Nation*
was adopted by the platform commit
tee rhie morning following a bitter
fight which so delayed the platform
worker* that he committee recessed
until 10 o'clock. The leader* hope to
have the platform ready for the con
vention this evening. Substitute planks
af Bryan, and senator'* t’omerlne. of
Ohio, and Walsh of Montana we-e
thrown out of the discussion. The
treaty took up moot of the session,
which began at t o’clock last night
and ended with a recess at 3.30 this
morning, when the committeemen wero
so fatigued that they ceabed work
without taking up the liquor, Irlith or
other controverted points.
First Draft Of Platform Completed
nan r ranciscn. juiy i — me oemo
cratlc platform as drafted »*y the sub
committee c! nine and submi‘.tel ;>
the foil committee today for ratifica
tion, declares for ratification of the
uence treaty an a requisite to preserve
the honor and integrity of the nation;
suggests that the Irish qu«totlo>n can be
brought legitimately before the league
of Nations for settlement and is silent
on tho subject of prohibition. It ad
vocates collective bargaining for farm
ers; opposes compulsory arbitration of
labor disputes; declares for recogni
tion of the new Mexican government
when it has established order in Mex
ico, and calls on the legislatures of
Tennessee. Florida and North Caro
lina to ratify the female suffrage
amendment.
In many respects the platform fal
lows that adopted by the Virginia dem
ocrats and publicy approved by Pres
ident Wilson. The league of Nations
plank in particular was taken virtually
as a whole from the Virginia platform,
though In other respects there have
been modifications and many new sub
jects have been added.
Bryan To Make Minority Platform
San Francisco, July 1—“1 have no
hope of glory as a writer of the dem
ocratic platform." said William Jen
nings Bryan; “but it takes only one
man to bring In a minority report and
I am that man. If I can help this
world banish alcohol." the Commoner
continued." and after thdt to banish
war. no office, no presidency, can offer
the honors that will be mine."
CHEAP SUGAR ARRIVES
IN CHICAGO
Chicago, July 1—Shipments of 3.
000.000 pounds of sugar have been re
ceived in Chicago during recent days.
The sugar was received in the Windy
City via Canada and was billed to
various Chicago packers, cannera and
wholesalers as at low as 9 cents a
pound, acocrding to statements made
by federal investigators tdday.
THIRD 8EATTLE HOTELS
JAP OWNED
Olympia. Wn. July 1—A third of
the hotels in Seattle and Tacoma are
pwned by Japanese, reports of the
State Department made to Governor
Hart showed here today.
CORK POLICE BARRACK BOMBED
Cork. Ire. July 1—The King’s Street
police barracks was partly shattered
today by bomba planted by the revolu
tionary element.
JAPS LAND MARINES
AT CHINESE PORT
Tokio. July 1—Japanese marines
have been landed at Shanking. China
to protect Japanese residents of that
place, according to a communique ts
sued today by the Foreign Office.
NEW JBpAD COMMISSION
HEAD ARRIVES—SEATTLE
Seattle, June 21—Colonel Jamee Q.
Steele, the newly appointed president
of the Alaska Road Commission, ar
rived here today on hts way to the
Juneau Headquarters of the commis
sion . Col. Steele said he will at ones
take up a five year read and trail
building program.
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NOTICE OP APPLICATION
POP PATENT
M. A. No. 0M1
M. E. No. 1M1
In the United States Land Office at
Nome. Alaska
June. 20. 1920.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
THOMAS J. DONOHUE, a citizen of
the United States, residing at Seattle,
Washington, and whose post office ad
dress is Seattle. Washington, acting by
his duly authorized agent and attor
ney in fact, Jas. M. Streeten, of Nome.
Alaska .and whose post office address
Is said Nome, Alaska, has made appli
cation before the United States'bapd
Office at Nome, Alaska, for a United
States Patent for the TIDAL. WAVfc
PJACER MINING CLAIM SITUATED
about three miles Northeasterly of the
town of Xomet In Cape. Home Record
ing District. Alaska, Second Division,
being Mineral Survey No. 1241; said
claim being more particularly desorlb -
ed in the field notes and plat of the of
ficial survey thereof now on file in
said Land Office at Nome, Alaska, as
BEGINNING at Cor. 1, Identical
with lax*, cor. a limestone 24x8x6 ins.,
12 Ins., in ground, marked 1TW with
cross on top surface for true point,
with earth mound 24 Ins., base, and
It ins., high N. side of cor., thence
U. S. L. M. No. 11 bears 8. 72 deg.
25 min. W. 4012.70 ft: Cor. 2. Survey
No. 334. Minnie Bell Placer, a fir post
4 ins. sq. 2 ft. above ground in earth
mound sciribed 2 334 bears 8. 24 de<.
20 min. W. 117 ft. and Cor. 7, Sur.
1210, Diamond L Placer, scribed 7 1210
P. bears S. 13 deg. 12 min. W. 193^6
ft: thence S. 86 deg. 20 min. E. (Var.
'l» deg. E.) 604.60 ft. to Cor. 2. Iden
tical with loc. cor; thence N. 9 deg.
17 min. W. (Var. 19 deg. 20 min. E.)
766.70 ft. to Cor. 3, identical with loe.
eor; thence N. 19 deg. 10 min. R.
(Var. 19 deg. 15 min. E.) 16.20 ft. to
Cor. 4., identical with loc. cor: thence
8. 9 deg. 10 min. E. (Var. 19 deg.
10 min. E.) 1624 ft. to Cor. 5. identi
cal with loc. cor; thence N. *2 deg.
20 min. W. (Var. 19 deg. 15 min. E.)
694.20 ft. to Cor. 6. identical with loc.
cor: thence N. t deg. 54 min. W.
(Var. 19 deg. 15 min. E.) 711.50 ft.
to Cor. 1 and place of beginning; con
taining an area of 12.762 acres.
That said claim Is in conflict with
and overlapped by Survey No. 334.
Minnie Bell Placer, to the extent of
6.216 acres, ss Shown toy the officCii
pint and field notes of survey thereof,
but that said area so in eonltct with
the Tidal Wave Placer la hereby ex
cluded from this apipillcatlon, and pat
ent for same is not hereby or here
under applied for. Total area for
which patent Is asked is 6.416 acres.
That said claim Is sltuatsd on unsur
veyed ground on the tight bank of
Dry Oreek, about three miles north
easterly frera the town of Nome. Cap*
Nome Recording District Alaska. Sec
ond Division, U. 8. L. X. No. 11, to
which this claim Is tied Is a fir post
6 Ins. sq. f ft. above ground, in atone
mound 6 ft. bane, t ft. high, scribed
V. 8. L. U. No. 11. and Is situated
76 ft. east of a Government road
known as the Bceole Road, and about
2.76 miles northeasterly from the town
of Nona* in Lot. 64 (tag. 11 min. N.
Longitude 165 deg. 22 min. W. The
original notice of location of odd
claim is recorded In Mol. t«i. pngu 471,
end the amended location notice there
of in Vot. Iff at page 411. of the re
eprds of mid Cap# Nome Recording
The adjoining elaims are. on the
North the Pearl Fraction placer, un
surveyed, Pat Ivory, claimant: on the
East the Eskimo Chief or Discovery
Placer, Sur. No. 1160. claimant un
known; on the South the" Minnie Beil
placer, Sur. 614, claimant unknown,
and on the West said Sur. 264, above
mentioned with other placers, claim,
ants nnknown.
TMOt. MetAffN
Publish—-July 2. 10. 17. 14. ILAng.%.
14. 21. 26, 1620.