The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 12, 1936, Page 1

RE IGNORED THE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL TIE TIME” 'VOL. XLVIIL, NO. 7199. TERRITORIES ATGLEVELAND Urgings for Planks in Plat- | form Turned Down by Republicans DEAF EAR TURNED | TO ALL DELEGATES| FiritTihe Stice 1892 Has| ' Just Recognition Been | Purposely Withdrawn | CLEVELAND, Ohio, June, 12. — The Republican plat-| form as adopted at the Na-| tional Convention, for the first | time since 1892, ignores Am-} erican noncontinental terri-| teries and insular possessions. ! Keen disappointment at such an action is expressed by‘ members of the delegations to| the convention from Alaska,| Puerto Rico and Hawaii. The delegates urged en- dorsement for a greater meas- ure of autonomy with a view of ultimate Statehoods. Those urging were completely iu-! nored by the party policy makers who were bent on| brevity in the party platform.| Henry Benson, of Juneau, acted | as spokesman for the territories | and insular possessions at the final session of the Resolutions Com- mittee, but with the convention waiting for the report on the plat- form, the members turned a deaf ear to his pleadings for a terri- torial plank and he finally acceded to their pleas against further delay.| Hawaii sustained a triple setback ! when it lost the proposal for great-| er party representation and two proposed planks, one for recognition and a desire for ultimate State-| A. E. DEMARAY hood and the other for full econ- | 3 COMPROMISE IS S0y IET 1S T0 3 ORGANIZED SEEN IN NEW GUP PLATFURMTWO Parliamentary Bodies| e to Be Formed—Elected Landon Gets Gold Standard| for Four-Year Terms Plank Despite Opposi- | S - MOSCOW, June 12.—The official tion of Borah | program for building a “Soviet Dem- ocracy” which calls for a gover CLEVELAND, <hio, Junu ment through two parliamentary- Without a murmer or a dissenting | Jike bodies to be known as Supreme voice or vote, the Republican Na-| Councils, was made public last night tional Convention at 9:05 o'clock|at the Presidium. The All Union last night adopted the platform as|Central Executive Committee ap- recommended by its Resolutions|proved the text and proposed a new Committee and which was changed | constitution for the USSR. in many respects at the request of| A session of an All-Union Con- nominee Alfred M. Landon. | gress of Soviets has been called for It was distinctly a compromise. | November 25 to pass on ihe consti- It calls for “sound” money, mak-|tuticn. Members of the two bedies ing no mention of the gold stand-|will be elected for four year terms, ard; for state wage and hour leg-|and will have the rights of initiat- islation under the Constitution as|ing and promulgating legislation. | | ‘National Park Service | | Official Visits Juneau i { | 1 | q 1 | A. E. Demaray, Associate Director| the Natienal .Park Seryice, is| 2 making a tour of the Alaskan res- bt ervations under the administration of that bureau of the Department of the Interior. He arrives in Ju- neau as a pessenger on the Alaska, and before returning to the States will visit Mount McKinlay Na- tional Park, Sitka, Glacier Bay,| and Katmai National Monuments. Durin? his progress Mr. Demaray will utilize all three forms of trans-| portation available to travelers in acka—steamer, rail 1 train and Rev of the past few years, in this Bu- reau of the Department of the In- | >wing the Accomplishments accomplishments terior, Mr. Demaray brought out | the fact that since July 1, 1933, Al- | askan parks and monuments have | benefitted by allotments totaling $415,765.41 . Of this amount, $158,- 986.16 represented appropriations from Public Works funds, expended on roads, trails, and physical im- | provements in Mount McKinley Na- tional Park. Roads and trails in| that area have been the greatest beneficiaries, both from PWA mon- | eys, of which $150,000 were spent ! for such purpose, and from the reg- | | and will reach the scene this evens ing Steamer Yukon SKAGWAY, Alaska, June 12. — Steamer Klondike enroute from Whitehorse to Dawson, struck a roci four miles below Hoctalingqua rivee this forenocn and sank in deep wa= |atr with heavy damage to the ship and cargo. The ship is probably a total loss. Passengers were landed safely. iately dispatched irom Whitehorse and will pick up thirty pas- 1d complete the steamep trip. The Kiondike is the former Amer=- ican steamer Alaska end was re- named. She is a sister ship to the river steamer Yuken . D GOVERNOR TROY IS IN SEATTLE; | IS GOING EAST 1er Whitehorse was immed- MEMBE R ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS | SEATTLE, June 12.—~Gov. John W. Troy, of Alaska, on his way East, told interviewers he will at- tempt to enlist Congressional sup- port for the $2,900,000 airfield pro- gram dnd landing field expansion in Alaska and for increased mail service. The Governor’s son-in-law, Rob- ert W. Bender, Editor and Manager of the Daily Alaska Empire at Juneau is accompanying him to the Philadelphia Democratic Con- vention, also to Washington. Mrs. Bender remains here DELEGATES T0 CONFERENCE AT SITKA RETURN Returning to Juneau yesterday af- ternoon on the missionary boat Princeton, delegates to the Young People’s Conference, which was held in the Sheldon Jackson School at| Sitka from June 4 to June 9, re-| ported the best conference ever it now stands; for balancing the - - budget through reduycing expendit- | % e ures rather than raising taxes; re-| turning administration of relief to| STock QAU‘OVTATLO_N§_7 the States; shunning the World Court and League of Nations; help- ing the farmer with benefit pay- ments and crushing monopoly. Gold Dollar Hardly had the chorus of approval died when National Committeeman | John D. Hamilton of Kansas read a telegram from Gov. Landon which said that while accepting the plat- form in principle, the Governor re- served the right to place his own interpretation on two of the planks. He then interpreted “sound curren- cy” to mean a dollar exchangeable for gold, an interpretation against which Senator Borah had strug- gled vigorously. Hour-Wage Clause The message also said that Lan- don wanted the party to know he would favor a constitutional amend- ment if necessary to see that state maximum hour and minimum wage laws were enacted. The delegates obviously were surprised by the move but there was applause also. Meanwhile Senator Borah left Cleveland for Washington before the formal nomination of the Kansas Governor. How he would react even- tually to the Landon message was problematical. The Senator had been equally as outspoken in oppo- sition to the constitutional changes as he had to the return to the gold * standard. ————————— MRS. FOX FOR SEATTLE Mrs. Arthur W. Fox, wife of the local attorney, sailed on the Prin- cess Louise for a vis.. of about two weeks in Seattle, | NEW YORK, June 12—Closing |quotations of Alaska Juneau mine |stock today is 14%, American Can |129%., American Power and Light |11%, Anaconda 33%, Bethlehem | Steel 52%, Curtiss-Wright 5%, Gen- |eral Motors 64, International Har- | vester 88%, Kennecott 38%, United States Steel 617%, and Southern 3%, 4%, Pound $5.02%, Cities Service Calumet 10%, PEACE EFFORTS AMONG CHINESE SHANGHAL, June 12.—Threats of a Chinese Civil War eased today as reports of prospective peace nego- tiations were received. Envoys of the Nanking, Central Canton and Southwest Governments are in a huddle and it is believed the peace efforts will be successful. FIRE LAST NIGHT Fire last night broke out on the home of Capt. Snyder on Gastineau Avenue below the Home Boarding House. The fire, which occurred at roof, it was reported. ular appropriations, totalling sz:!.-‘held. Fifty-one, delegates from var- 1225 for administration, protection,|ious Southeastern Alaska towns were Commonwealth ! only burned a few shingles off Lhel and maintenance, from which sum! another $20,000 was expended on| emergency construction, roads and | trails. Altogether Mount McKinley | National Park has had expegpded | upon such improvements, in the| past three years, the sum of $414,- | 190.16. Mount McKinrley Statistics for the travel year end- ing with the close of Mount Mec- | | Kinley National Park’s short sea- | Hecla Mining 13%, Bremner 19500 on September 3, 1935, was t‘ne} at 25 largest since 1929, and brought ml the area the first motorist bear-| DOW, JONES AVERAGE |ing a United States automobile li-| The following are today's Dow, cense. This was a retired chief yoe-| Jones averages: Industrials, 153.71; | Man of the U. 8. Navy, who shipped | rails, 46.64; utilities, 32.13. [‘hh car from Seattle by the Alaska | Steamship Company to Valdez,| | drove over Richardson Highway to| Fairbanks, where again he shipped his car, this time over the Alaska | Raiiroad to Fairbanks. From Fair-| | banks he drove the rest of the way| into the headwaters of Mount Mc- | | Kinley National Park. | To Attract Tourists Commenting upon future travel, | Mr. Demaray said that he believes| the plan of the Alaska Steamship| Co. of operating two passenger | steamers each week during the sum- | mer to Seward, coupled with the| iexcexlem showing made by the Al- | aska Road Commission and the Na- | tional Park Service in road improve- | ment, will attract ever-increasing numbers of tourists to Alaska each | year. | | “The scenic beauty of the park' |and the opportunity to observe 6:30 o'clock, was a small one and| w4 |ife under natural conditions,”| Webster, registered. Rev. David Waggoner, dean of the conference announced A party of nine delegates from Juneau attended the conference, six from the First Presbyterian! Church and three from the North-| ern Light Presbyterian Church. The Juneau delegation was accempan- ied by Rev. David Waggoner, and Rev. and Mrs. John A. Glasse Many Talks Given i Classes in Bible Study, talks on| mission work in various countries, | religious pagentry and drama, and recreational activities were all a part of the program which made a success of the conference Those in Charge | Teachers who were in charge dur-| ing the session were: The Rev.| David Waggoner, of Juneau; the Rev. R. K. Wheeler, of Haines; Miss Ruth B. Mead, teacher in the Shel- don Jackson School; M. Wurster,| of the Sheldon Jackson School; the Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Webster; the Rev. and Mrs. D. G. Christiansen, | of Ketchikan; Mrs. Hollman Le- | Roy, teacher in the Sheldon Jack- son School. The Rev. John A. Glasse was the vesper reader during the confer- ence, and the Rev. E. Bromley was leader at the morning devotion. The dean for next year’s confer- ence which will be held in the same place is Rev. Christiansen of | Ketchikan, Rev. Waggoner an-| nounced. Attendance From Juneau Those who attended the confer-| ence from Juneau were: Mildred Stanley Heisel, George (Continued on Page Five) (Continued on Page Two) The neminee for President on the G. 0. P. ticket was bomn in a graduate of the s marvied and has three children, He is an oil operator and his hobbies are fishing, ridin on September 9, 1887, since 1932. He ALFRED M. LANDON, Governor of Kangas v of Kansas et Anne, and bridge Ini versil Mar Nominee, Vice-President COL. FRANK KNOX The running mate to Landon Boston. He is married but has no children, his hobbies are fishing and riding. CIRL SLAYER PAYS PENALTY FOLSOM PRISON, Cal —Elton Stone, sla Louise Stammer, 14, of Fresno, executed by Warden Clarence kin here today. “The quicker it is over am forgotten, the better it v Stone said. June 12 Mary was Lar- of and I - BIBLE SCHOOL PICNIC Students of the Vacation Bible School which closes today, are en joying a pienic this afternoon witl their teachers, Mrs. David Waggon- er and Mrs. O. Carmichael. The party planned to hike up Mt. Rob erts, was born on January 1, 1874, in He is a publisher and KILLED ON WAY TOHIS WEDDING YAK Gordon, aged v Washingten graduate, was killed in off the Yakima River night two hours before have been married to Whitlock, of Toppen- was traveling at peed at the time - GO TO WRAN of to auline he car a of Adjt family George Tanner with his and Lieut. Morris, all of the ion Army staff of Juneau, left this morning aboard the m Princeton for Wr plan to s there a short boat and time NOMINAIED | | | | | [ | Weel Middfeses, Ponnsylvania, and has been Governor of Kansas | 19, Nancy Jo, 4, and’ John Cobb, 2 . 'His nick name is Alf. | HOW GOVERNOR LANDON CAME 70 BE CHOSEN His Was Only Name Pro-| posed Before Convention —19 Votes Against CLEVELAND. Ohio, June i2.—Al-| fred M. Landon, Governor of Kan-| sas was nominated as Republican | candidate for President last night | at the Républican National Con-| vention. | There were only nineteen votes | cast in opposition. His was the| only name placed before the con- | vention | & IS CHOSEN FOR SECOND PLACE Convention Unanimous for Chicago Publisher for Vice-Presidency SEN. VANDENBERG TURNS DOWN OFFER Delegates Admit Intensive Campaign Must Be Made Starting Now CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 12.—It is new all over but the rampaign shouting. The Republican National Cenvention delegates have el- ected their standard bearers follows: For President: Alfred M. Landon, Governor of Kansas. For Vice-President: Frank | Knex, of Chicago. KNOX UNANIMOUSLY CLEVELAND, June 12.— The Republican National Con« vention today nominated Col. Frank Knox for the Vice | Presidency with the same un« animity that marked the Lan- don nomination last night. Not anotlier name was pres« ented. e A it 2 g From the start of the roll call by States, not 'a solitary dissent was made. Col. Knox had left. the: city, and evidently a landslide for him was farthest from his mind. ing in November.” stod the reading A5 the convention adjourned it was admitted that an intense cam- paign must get under way ab once to make a showing in the Novem- | ber election. Efforts to draft United States Senator Arthur Vandenberg for the Vice-Presidency failed. A letter from him was read at the conven- tion asking that his name be not considered and saying: “I can serve more effectively on the floor of (Continued on Page Two) ———e— | All three Alaska votes were cast for | Landon, Albert White who has been Y cree a supporter of Borah and who an-| nounced the second day of the con- vention he would vote for the Idaho | man, shifted his vote at the last| minute, Made Unanimous | Although eighteen votes from Wis- consin and one from West Virginia | were cast for United States Senator | Willlam E. Borah, Landon's nom- ination was later made unanimous | on motion of the Wisconsin dele- gation. | Take Recess | The convention rece: 1 after the| Presidential nomination until 10 o'- | clock this morning when a selection | of a running mate for Landon was taken up. Many delegates expressed dissat-| isfaction with the Convention rule| | which required a roll call be taken| as they wished to nominate Landon | by acclamation. i Kansan Nominates | John D. Hamilton, National Re- publican Committeeman from Kan-| sas made the nomination speech | placing Landon Before the conven- | tion delegates ! Gaspar Bacon Massachusetts, of made the first seconding speech. | He was followed by several others o ek SN SEATTLE, June —~Charging de- sertion, Mrs. J. Marie Dix today ob- tained an interlocutory divorce de-| from 1. F. Dix, Public Utilities Company executive. The case was not contested Kansan Accepts Nomination; To Wagg (}ampaign Gov. Landon Acknowledges Honor—Topeka Has Big Celebration TOPEKA, Kansas, June 12—Gov. Alfred M. Landon, nominated for President on the Republican ticket by the delegates at the National Convention at Cleveland, promises his fellow Republicans to make an aggressive campaign. Gov. Landon expressed heart-felt appreciation to his fellow Kansans at a celebration unequalled here since the signing of the Armistice roared through Topeka. Thousands of persons jammed the street and the spacious lawns of the Executive Mansion and shout- ed greetings to the Governor as he stepped to the porch to acknow- ledge the nomination. CONGRATULATIONS FROM HERB HOOVER TOPEKA, Kansas, June 12.—Gov. Landon received the following tele- gram from Herbert Hoover, from New York “I am sending you my heartiest congratulations. ~ You have a great task to perform for the Americar people. I pray you will have Di vine help.”