THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. Vi II NO.- 21
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. JUNK 30. 1928.
PRICE 25 CENT«
A1 Smith Nominated For
President; Sen. Robinson,
Arkansas, Vice President
'TIUUe'TjN, June 20.—With most
fv~i* its disagreements already smother
».dog themselves in the dust clouds
v . rtu:,fd by the Smith band .wagon, the
. tDemocrats assembled at noon today;
j for their national convention, that
everybody seemed to think about as
good as over before it started.
The convention was called to order
1 by Chuiianan Shaver of the national
committee. Only the briefest opening
. formalities^ were, enacted, leaving
i over for, the evening meeting the
■ event ofthe convention, the keynote
speech.
Claude G Bowers Delivers Keynote
Address.
HOSTON, June 26.—“American
Democracy has mobilized today to i
\ wage a war of extermination against!
privilege and pillage,”.. Claude G.j
Bowers declared tonight in his key- j
note speech. The address was a ring
ing cal’ to arms in a savage attack
c on the Ha’ding and Coolidge admin
istrations. Bowers branded the lead
ers in these administrations as plun
derers-bnd criminals, whose shock
troops are black horse cavalry, whose ^
hoof beats have made hideous music
on Pennsylvania avenue- for the last
eight y.eaTs. He characterized the oil
scandals and the Veterans’ Bureau
aeandals the most shameless carnival
of corruption that has ever blackened
the republic of a dec°nv and self-re
specting. .people.
Angry Words and Fist Fights—Re
ligious Liberty Demonstration.
HOUSTON, June 27.—The tide of
enthusiasm .for Smith, and prohibi
tion, and ■the. antL-Catholic current of
protest against him, met today in a
short and sharp encounter on the floor
of the convention, ending in angry
words' and a half-dozen fist fights.
The Smith- people, parading half in
a religious liberty demonstration, and
with nearly every State standard in
their entourage, precipitated much of
the physical tussling and some direct
blows as they sought to draw' into
line the.'standards of some Southern
anti-Smith States. The police inter
vened with their night sticks, and
there.; w_-re no serious injuries.
Chairman Robinson lighted the
powdered trail by interpolating into
his prepared speech these words:
“Jeffersi n gloried in the Virginia
statute of religious liberty. He re
joiced in the provision of the Consti
tion that declared that no religious
test shall ever be requirede as a
qualification for any office of trust in
the United States.”
Robinson Chosen Chairman—Conven
tion Hall Receives Baptism.
.‘HOUSTON, June 27—Senator Rob
ison; of. Arkansas, who will probably
b* the Yice Presidential nominee, was
unanimously elected honorary chair
man of the convention at the morning
session.
; Receiving its first baptism from
the skies, the Houston convention hall
sprang leaks in many places, the
downpour of which almost reached
the proportions of a cloudburst. It
proved too much for the roof of the
massive temporary structure and the
water poured through all over, half
dousing particularly the speaker’s
platform.
A 23-Minute Demonstration Marks
Nomination of A1 Smith.
HOUSTON, June 27.—A 23-minute
demonstration swept over the conven
tion hall tonight when the name of
Alfred E. Smith of New York was
placed in nomination for President-bv
Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York.
Roosevelt extolled Smith as being em
! inently fitted for the Presidency, de
claring that the problems he had suc
I cessfully solved as Governor at Al
bany were not much different from
i the problems that he would be called
i on to settle if seated in the White
House. Smith was placed in nomina
tion after a long speech by Charles
1 F. Crisp, of Georgia, in nominating
Senator Walter F. George of that
State, one of the forlorn hopes of the
! convention.
Prohibition Plank.
! HOUSTON, June 28.—A strong
I prohibition enforcement plank, men
: tioning the Eighteenth amendment by
I name, was drawn early today by the
! Democratic drafting committee,
I which in an all-night session wrote
| the platform around the issue of cor
ruption in government.
Others placed in nomination last
night were Senator George, of Geor
gia, by Representative Charles F.
; Crisp, of Georgia, and Representative
William Ayues, of Kansas, by Grove
McGill, of Wichita.
I ’
Favorite Sons Placed in Nomination.
HOUSTON, June 28.—While ad
justing in committee its differences
over prohibition, the convention
spent its waiting hours today paying
tribute to a little coterie of favorite
son candidates whose supporters are
still refusing to board the Smith
band wagon. The names of Reed of
Missouri and Hitchcock of Nebraska
were placed before the convention.
Charles M. Howell, of Kansas City,
[ nominated the former, and the Mis
souri delegation put up a great dem
1 onstration, aided somewhat by the
Kansas and Florida delegations. Six
names were placed before the conven
, tion, which recessed at noon until 3
! p. m. tomorrow.
Prohibition Plank Declares for En
forcement.
HOUSTON, June 28.—The prohibi
tion plank, declaring for enforcement
of the Eighteenth amendment, was
approved today by resolutions of the
subcommittee in winding up drafts of
the platform upon which the party
seek a grant of power in November.
The declaration, which has been the
subject of bitter controversy for days,
is exactly as drafted by Senator Pitt
ma, chairman of the committee, and
is understood to have the full en
dorsement of Governor Smith. Be
sides declaring for enforcement of the
Eighteenth amendment, the plank as
sails the Republican administration
for failure to enforce the dry laws
and also for placing political hirelings
in enforcement positions, thus mak
ing prohibition a political football.
Excoriation of Republican Party.
HOUSTON, June 29.—The plat
form adopted, and without the minor
ity report being presented, declares
for enforcement of the Eighteenth
annulment and all sections of the
Constitution and all laws, and excori
ated the Republican party for its al
leged failure in more than seven
years to make a real effort at the en-1
forcement of dry laws. The platform j
leaves the door wide open for legisla-i
tion embodying the equalization fee
of the McNary-Haugen bill or any
other form of aid for, formers, de
clares for flood relief, ,and denounces
the Republican administration for- al
leged corruption in its; government.
'-ihfcitfi Nominated.
: HOUSTON, June 29.—Alfred E.
Emith ,was nominated for President
tonight by the Democratic national
convention. The more than two
thirds needed to nominate him top
pled into his column at the very, start
of the balloting. The minority .set
tled its vote among the several fav
orite sons. The balloting heganvat
10:37 p. m., and at the end of the roll
call Smith had 724 votes, a few
short of the necessary two-tihrds.
The Ohio delegation then switched to
the Smith ccdumn. Mississippi also
changed enough of its votes from
Harrison. Alaska voted for Smith
from the start.
The official tabulation, after all
changes of votes, gave Smith 849 2-3.
He needed only 733 1-3 to nominate,
him.
Robinson Looms As Vice Presidential
Candidate.
HOUSTON, June 89.—Senator Jo
seph T. Robinson, of Arkansas, mi
. nority leader of the Senate, chairman
j of this convention, was selected today
as Vice Presidential candidate of the
Democratic party. He won as Smith’s
; running mate on the first ballot. Nel
lie Taylor Ross received flattering
[ support, especially from the Inter
mountain and Coast States.
HOUSTON, June 29.—The records
; show that Senator Robinscon received
1,032 votes, Henry Barclay 77 votes,
and Nellie Taylor Ross 37 votes. Both
minor candidates withdrew their
names and asked that their votes be
j credited to Robinson, following which
the convention adjourned sine die at
I 1:47.
Smith Sends
Acceptance
SAYS HE IS FILLED WITH JOY
AND THAT HEART IS WHERE
PALATE OUGHT TO BE.
ALBANY, June 29.—Governor A1
' Smith heard himself nominated for
the Presidency last night,
j “My nomination on the first ballot,”
I he said, "fills me with joy and satis
I faction, that I know is shared by my
family and friends, and my heart is
where my palate ought to be.”
Governor Smith sent his acceptance
telegram to the Democratic national
convention today, in which he reiter
ated his belief that there should be
some fundamental changes in the
present provisions of the national
prohibition law.
STEWART, HEAD OF INDIANA
STANDARD OIL, INDICTED ON
THREE PERJURY COUNTS.
WASHINGTON, June 26.—Robert
W. Stewart, head of ehe Indiana
Standard Oi Company, was indicted
on three counts of perjury on Monday
as a result of his Continental Trading
Company testimony before the Senate
oil committee.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, June 29.—H. C. Henry,
banker, railroad constructor and arts
patron, died at his home here today.
HOUSTON, June 29.—Mayo James
J. Walker, of New York, left this af
ternoon for the Pacific coast on a
speaking tour.
DEATH OF SENATOR FRANK
R. GOODING, OF IDAHO
GOODING, Idaho, June 26—United
States Senator Frank R. Gooding, Re
publican, died here Monday at the
home of his daughter.
Amundsen, 5
.Companions
NO JHDI'K FOR THEIR RESCUE,
SAYS. TELEGRAM FROM EX
; : FfATRER AT KINGS BAY.
OSLO, June JO.—Peter Freuchn,
DDanish xplorr, telegraphed today
from .Kings. Bay that experienced
men of.the Antic had virtually given;
up hope for the rescue of Captain!
Roald Amundsen and his five com
panion'
ENGLISH FLYER STARTS ON
ATTEMPT.TO CROSS ATLAN- j
TIC, ONE STOP AT AZORES
LISBON. Portugal, June 28.—
Frank Courtney, English flyer, start
ed today on an attempt fc(* fly across
the Atlantic, with one stop at Horta,
in the Azores islands. He took off on
his British flving boat at 8 a. m.
IIORTE, Azores, June -8.—Captain
Frank Courtney completed the first
leg of his transatlantic flight .this
aftprnoon, arriving at Horta from
Lisbon in his, a Dorneit Napier whale
plane, after a hop of 1,000 miles.
!
GIANT AIRPLANES SOON TO
TREAD SKIES. SAY INVENTORS
PHILADELPHIA— Airplane big
ger, safer and swifter, with sleeping
compartments for passengers in
wings seven feet thick, were prophe
sied by Charles Lawler, inventor of
the Wright Whirlwind motor.
New fuel lighter, than gasoline will
be. developed, thus . increasing the
load carrying capacity,, in the opinion
j of Henry Ford.
I There is little doubt but that air
! planes will became., the..principal- me
dium of long-distance expensive
expensive transportation, but the fu
ture of aviation and its possibilities
i cannot be predicted, Orville Wright,
father of aviation, believes.
These views were expressed in ad
dresses on the occasion of their visit
to the Franklin Institute, where Ford
was awarded the gold medsl for
achievements in automobile produc
tion. Lawrence said coming planes,
will be so large that it will bf possi-j
ble for mechanics to work -on the en
gines in flight and in fact they will
be able to take engines down while
flying. The airplane will be one of
the greatest factors in abolishing'
war, he believes.
Capital-To
CapitalRace
TEN POWER-BOATS START ON
900-MILE RACE, IN CAPITAL
TO CAPITAL RACE.
OLYMPIA, June 26.—At 12:30 this
afternoon ten power boats, the Leota,
Argosy, Sandpiper, Bolander, Dol*
phin, Maidie, Yankee-Boy, Winnifred,
Dell and Shoo'fly, started on a 900
mile race from Olympia to Juneau.
The average length «f the boats is
about 40 feet. A. L. Bodrick, head
judge and handicapper of the race,
says the first boat should reach Ju
neau on the morning of July 1.
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Democracy
On Alaska
ASKS FOR APPOINTMENT ONLY
OF BON AFIDE RESIDENTS
TO OFICE.
HOUSTON, June 29.—The Demo
' cratic platform contains the follow
ing on development of Alaska:
“We favor the development of
Alaska and Hawaii in the traditional
American way—through self govern
| ment. We favor the appointment
I only of bona fide residents to offices in
the Territories. We favor the exten
sion and improvement of mail and air
mail, together with radio, agriculural
experimenting, highway construction,
and other necessary Federal activities
of the Territories.”
COL. LINDBERGH APPOINTED
CONSULTING AERONAUTICAL
ENGINEER OF PENNSY R. R
NEW YORK, June 28.—The ap
pointment of Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh as consulting aeronautical en
gineer to the Pennsylvania. Railroad,
in connection with the railroad’s
plans for co-ordinating air and rail
road. transportation, was announced
today.
Democratic
Campaign
WATCHWORD OF AL SMITH WILL
BE A POLICY OF CONSTRUC
TIVE STATESMANSHIP
ALBANY, June 30.—Constructive
statesmanship will Jie the watchword
of Governor A1 Smith in his campaign
for the presidency.
“I don’t know when the campaign
is going to begin or what territory
it will cover,” the Governor said, “but
I do know that I will talk to the
American people just as I have talked
to the people of my own State in past
campaigns.”
SEN. REED SAYS HE’LL
BATTLE REPUBLICANS
HOUSTON, June 29.—Senator
James Reed, of Missouri, announced
today that he is going out to battle
again, to fight Republicans in the
coming campaign. Reed plans to re
tire from the Senate in March, after
a service of eighteen years.
FRANCE’S FAMOUS STUNT
KILLED AS PLANE CRASHED
PARIS June 2$.—Alfred Fronval,
France’s most famons stunt pilot,
was killed today when his plane
crashed and burned. He was prepar
ing to make a simple landing.
CHICAGO LABOR LEADER
SHOT AND KILLED
CHICAGO, June 27.—Big Time
phy, Chicago labor leader, was shot
and killed at his home last night by
assailants who attacked him with ma
chine guns.
WICKERSHAM'S NEW BOOK.
SEATTLE, June 27.—Judge James
Wickersham’s new book, “A Bibli
ography of Alaska,” is just tbr
preaa.