TOL. Till NO. 19
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. JUNE 16. 1928.
PRICE 26 CENT*
Hoover Nominated For
President; Senator Curtis,
of Kansas, Vice President
KANSAS -CTEY, June 12.—With
-loivtu* ’Certain of nomination on an
e«i4*» ballot, the t Alaska delegation,.
k'dlnVhfudge cjames Wiclcershain,.en
tered the convention still clinging to
the Lowden standard, with the: possi
bility of backing Senator Curtis if he
is introduced’ as a compromise candi
dates, . Wickerstaam declares it looks
like a, losing fight, but he will, hold
outs,Hoover doesn’t like Alaska.
In committee* -ararngementsv Wick
ershaihi was placed-on the plfftform of
resolutions committee, and ■. W. H.
Chase on credentials^. and permanent..
organizations
Convention .Opens.
KANSAS CITY, June 12.—Bent on;
nominating Hoover for. President and j.
getting ho me* -again as.-soon as pps
slbli, the. Republican national conven- !
tion opened todayu with a two-hours j
session,, .whose nearest approach -to j
nicktime political thrills was a-iquietl
in A dignified * tribute to Cooiidge. \
hlvery time a. rival rises ^who has been |
moving-under pre-convention - consul-;
ration, he i was smothered completely.
As- the delegates came together, at
last-by the crashing weight Of num
bers the>-Hoover-organization had cap
tured completely the party machin
ery,, and it handled it quietly and- with
dispatch. *•
The name of Coolidge, with .which.
Republican leaders have conjured
through months, of perplexity,, was
thrown into the convention- - in. its
opening- hours by the temporary
chairman -and keynote speech of -Sen
ator Fess of Ohio. His* keynote
speech described the President as-the
* greatest, personal' and political force
in the polls today, .
Farmers Protest the Nomination - of
. Hoover.,
KANSAS. CITY, June 13..—Farm,
-?ra protesting, the nomination -of
Jfohver, and gathering numbers as
they proceeded,. stormed the conven
tion hall, today and were prevented
from carrying .their cries to the dele
gates -only'.by ^threatening clubs of
policemen.' Frustrated in their initial
endeavor- to storm the interior of the
convention hall,- the farmers, shoutr
mg “We. don’t want Hoover" at the
top of their-voices,-.surged- outsidethe
hall in noisy, disorderly fashion. The
throng tras led to the; very doors of
* the auditorium by . Edgar D. Rush,,
formerly, .Lieutenant Governor of In
diana.
Tightening GriiToi Farm Reher issue.
KANSAS CItY, June 13'-—Kinged
about with the tightening- grip o£ the
far mrelief issue, and still unready to
bring its troubles into the open,. the.
convention occupied itself with other
things today ate a quiet and almost
ealorlcssiseasurtu With the platform
camwiittefe deadlocked over a farm re
* lief plank and not ready to report,
the-convention turned to the consid
eration of delegate contests or. the
- adoption'of routing reports from
other committees, speechmakingi and
just plain waiting.
Platform Presented.
KANSAS CITY» June 14.—The
platform as presented to the conven
tion--today by a-majority of the com
mittee indorses without qualifications
the records of the Coolidge adminis
tration, pledges the nominee to a con
tinuance of Coolidge policies, indorses
the policy of the present administra- .
tidn with reference to- Alaska andi
favoring a continuance of the com'
* aeavative .development of the.'Terri
tory, dvilares for reorganization of
-the- farm marketing systerm and the
creation of .a. fum board, for the ob
servance and vigorous- enforcement of
the Eighteenth amendment, for tax
reduction, for full, and adequate re
lief for disabled veterans, and for
continuance of appropriations for
road building by the government.
KANSAS ICTY, June 14.—After
rejecting the minority reports on the
agricultural and prohibition enforce
ment planks, the convention approved
the platform as reported hy. the reso
turaltural and prohibition enforce
ment. planks, the convention approved
the platform as reported by the reso
Iuons committee, and recessed at 2:45
p. ns. The next business before it is
the nomination of a. c andidate for
President.
Anti-Hoover Delegates Make Dem
onstration.
The convention rejected a. minority
farm plank on the principles of the
vetoed MeNary-Haugen bill. It had
been prepared by Earl C. Smith, a
Lowden delegate from Illinois. A
loud protest,, with a ring of challenge,,
rang through the convention hall, in
terrupting in succession its own
speakers as they gave minlintant no
tice that the farm States really were
aroused for the McNary-Haugen bill.
The anti-Hoover coalition,, centering
around Lowden of Illinois, carried
away convention decorum with a ten
minutes’ demonstration in defiance of
the convention and the chairman’s
gavel.
Coolidge Sends Word to Connecticut
Delegates.
KANSAS CITY, June 14.—Presi
dent Coolidge sent word to the Con
necticut delegates, which have held
out for him to the last,, asking them
not to cast, its seventeen votes for
him, and the delegation will adhere
to the request.
MeNab Nominates Hoover.
KANSAS CITY, June 14.—At 7
o’clock the convention was called to
order for a night session, with the
nominating of candidates for Presi
dent the first order of business. John
L. McNab, of. San Francisco, placed
Hoover in Domination.
Moses Permanent Chairman.
KANSAS CITY, June 14.—Senator
Moses of New Hampshire was elected
permanent chairman of the conven
tion..
Vicfeenham Asks That Appointments
Be Bona Fide Alaskans..
KANSAS CITY, June 14—Judge
Wickersharn today introduced recom
mendations to the committee on
resolutions asking that future polit
ical appointmentts in Alaska be from,
bona iide residents of Alaska- The
resolutions will be considered by the
committee, and £t is hoped the: con*
vention wiM approve the measure as a
reform of Federal administration of
Territorial affairs, as a; greater mea
sure of self-determination ini local
affairs and. marking improved- pro
gress toward ultimate statehood.
Lowden Withdraws Hie Name From
the Convention. .
KANSAS CITY, Juno U—1The con
vention met to east its JbaHot for the*
nomination-of Hoover* Lowden, chief
candidate: agamsb'hmv withdrew -hid)
name from nomination >by the conven
tion because he could hot accept as:
satisfactory the’administration farta;
rfelief ‘plank written today y into the:
party platfofn* thereby springing a
real hbrprise, J^dwdeu authorised the
reading of his statement of with- j
drawal from the convention platform.
Senator Charles Curtis, of Kansas.
Nominated for Vice President.
KANSAS CITY, June 15.—Senator
Charles Curtis, of Kansas, was nom
inated for Vice President. Curtis
was placed in nomination by Senator
Borah. James W. Good, Hoover man
ager, announced just before the con
vnention met that Hoover would take
no part in the selection of his running
mate.
New York and Pennsylvania dele
gations both declared solidly for Cur
tis in caucus just before convention!
hours.
Not Pleased
With Hoover
SEN. NORRIS DECLARES NOMI
NEE WILL BE DISAPPOINT
MENT TO PROGRESSIVES.
WASHINGTON, June 16.—Dissat
isiied with the Republican platform
and with the party nominee.Senator i
Norris, Republican, of Nebraska, to
day declared that the action of the
convention at Kansas City will be a
sad disappointment to every progres
sive citizen in the United States.
THREE MEMBERS OF CREW
OF ITALIA ARE REPORTED
TO HAVE BEEN RESCUED
LONDON, June 14.-*—Three mem
bers of the crew of Nobile's Italia
have been rescued, according to a
Central News dispatch tonight from
Kings Bay. Those reported saved
are Swedish Professor Malmgren,
Italian naval commander Zappi, and
Mariano.
PERMANENT RADIO STATION
INSTALLED AT POINT BARROW
SEATTLE, June 14.—A permanent
Government radio station has been
established by the Signal Corps at
Point Barrow, Alaska, the first mes
sage having been flashed out Wednes
day, 45 hours after the equipment for
the station was started from Seward
by airplane.
LINDBERGH WILL ACCEPT
POST AS PLANE DIRECTOR
NEW YORK.—Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh has decided to enter the
commercial airplane field, having an
nounced today that he will accept a
full time job as chairman of the tech
nical committee of the recently or
ganized Transcontinental Air Trans
port, Incorporated.
Lied berg b will assume his new post
immediately taking charge of the
work of puttin ginto operation the
raiLplane service between New York
and’ the Pacific coast which is to be
inaugurated by the Pennsylvania rail
road, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Wright Aeronautical Corporation,
Curtis Airplane & Motor Corporation
and National Air Transport.
Lindbergh will have supervision
over all matters pertaining to choice
of equipment, fields, general ' se
vice, flying routes and safety appli
ances. He wiU have associated with
him four aviators, who will be select
ed later.
Fred Rbethlisberger was a yester
day arrival from Little creek, coming
over with Manager Russell, of the F.
D. Co., with whom he proceeded today
to Yankee. Robert Lowrie, after a
couple of days in town, also returned
to Yankee with Mr. RussclL
Bandits At
Kansas City
|GKT *60.000 IN BANK HOLDUPS
r
DURING BUSY HOURS OF
CONVENTION.
KANSAS CITY. June 14.—Six ban
dits during convention activities to
day staged a succession of bank hold
up. They scooped up sixty thousandj
dollars from the Home Trust Com- j
pany, shot two policemen, and es- i
caped.
“HE OUGHT NOT TO BE A
HARD MAN TO BEAT,” COM
MENTS GOVERNOR AL SMITH 1
_
ROCHESTER, N. Y., June 13.—On!
being shown the dispatch from Kan
sas City saying that Hoover had
clinched the Republican, nomination,!
Governor A1 Smith commented:
“Well, he ought not to he bo hard to
beat.”
COOLIDGE SENDS HIS CON
GRATULATIONS TO HOOVER
SUPERIOR, Wis., June 15.—Presi-I
dent and Mrs. Coolidge arrived today j
for their vacation at Brule River. !
President Coolidge, shortly after j
arrival, wired his congratulations to ■
Hoover on the latter’s nomination for!
“the most important position* in the!
world, and may God continue to be- j
stow upon you the power to do your.
duty.”
SAYS HOOVER SYMPATHETIC
TO FARM RELIEF LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON. June 16.—Senator
McNary, one of the authors of the
McNary-Haugen farm relief measure,
who conferred with Hoover today,
said he found the nominee sympa
thetic and anxious to relieve the dis
tress of our farming population.
SAYS REPUBLICAN PARTY
TURNED ITS BACK ON EAST
HOUSTON, June 16.—“The Repub
lican party turned its back on the
East by nominating Hoover and Cur
tis,” Chairman Shiver, of the Na
tional Democratic committee, de
clared here today, in a preconvention
statement.
COOUDGES LEAVE FOR
WISCONSIN SUMMER HOME
WASHINGTON, June 14.—Presi
dent and Mrs. Coolidge, the latter
under the care of her physician, left
Washington by train last night, on
the way to their Wisconsin summer
home, on the Pierce estate, about ten
miles from Superior.
Clint Winan was an airplane pas
senger with Pilot Young from Mc
Grath to Fairbanks a few days ago.
Mr. Winan went to Fairbanks for the
purpose of consulting doctors regard
ing an infected foot, caused by porcu
pine quills. Late word from Mr.
Winan is to the effect that the foot
is all right, and he will probably re
turn to McGrath within a short time.
Andrew Olsen was among recent
arrivals at McGrath, coming down
< from Medfra.
i_
| Jeanne Daniels returned here Fri
1 day, after a visit of some days at
McGrath, coming up with the Frank
Larson launch.
Bill Hertsberg and Dan Callahan,
well known old timers, arrived at Mc
Grath a few days ago from up the
Kuakokwlm.
Gives Praise
To U. S. A.
SAYS INDEBTED TO HIS COUN
TRY BEYOND ANY HUMAN
BOWER TO REPAY.
WASHINGTON, Jane 15.—Her
bert Hoover, following his nomina
nation for the Presidency, today sent
the following message to Senator
Moses, chairman of the national Re
publican convention at Kansas City,
in part:
"You convey too great a compli
ment when you say I have earned the
right of the Presidential nomination.
No man can establish an obligation
upon any part of the American peo
ple. My country owes me no debt. It
gave me, as it gives every boy and
girl, a chance. It gave me schooling,
independence of action, opportunity
for service, and honor. My whole life
has taught me what America means.
I am indebted to my country beyond,
any human power to repay."'
ROBERT W. STEWART. ACQUIT
TED OK CONTEMPT, CHARGES
WASHINGTON, June 14.-—Robert
W. Stewart, chairman of th'e board of
directors of the Standard Oil of In
diana, was acquitted today by a jury
in the District of Columbia supreme
court of contempt of the Senate in
refusing to answer questions of the
Senate oil eormuitte
SECRETARY 19 SHY THIRTY
THOUSAND IN HIS ACCOUNTS
SEATTLE, June 14.—A warrant
has been sworn out for the arrest of
Robert B. Allen, until recently secre
tar yof the West Coast Lumbermen's
Association, whose funds to the ex
tent of thirty thousand dollars he is
accused of embezzling. Allen is sup
posed to be in California.
MAIL VIA YUKON WILL AR
RIVE HERE ABOUT JUNE 28
The following wire from Max Simel
to Postmaster Chris Bolgen of Gphir
gives newe wnrsegarding the mail
coming via Holy Cross:
“Holy Cross, June 10.—Been held
here for some time on account of
storm. Leaving today for Ophir.
Will leave Ophir June 28, at 2p. in."
Arriving on Friday, and coming up
with Frank Larson and Frank Gus
key, were Frank Joaquin and Ed
Whelan. Mr. Joaquin, who made the
trip via airplane from Fairbanks to
McGrath, spent the winter at hia
home in Orland, Calif., where Mrs.
Joaquin and daughters Nellie and
Greta are now in charge. Messrs.
Joaquin and Whelan left Saturday for
Ganes, going as far as Yankee with
Gilbert Russell, Flume Dredge man
ager.
Pete Carlson, of the firm of Carlson
& Hounan, Ophir, was a today ar
rival. Coming over in the car with
him were Misses Helen and Elsie
Rick and Mary McLean, Tom Bare,
Andy Hansen and Bill Pershinger, all
of whom returned to Ophir with Mr.
Carlson this afternoon.
Mrs. Bert Demientieff was a recent
departure from McGrath as a passen
ger of Pilot Ed Young. Mrs. Demien
tieff went direct to Tanana, at which
place she «... ..come a patient in the
hospital there.
Bill Goss was among recent ar«*
rivals in town for a short visit.