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VOL. 37. No. 137. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, June 10, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
Keynote Speech Jumps New Deal
UNDER CURRENT DISCORD IS APPARENT
Spring Flood Waters Inundated A Canadian City
HERBERT HOOVER
ARRIVED ADDRESS
DELEGATES G,OP
Inter-Conventional Activities Worrying
Delegates. Hoover Not Attempt To
Stampede Convention Anyone
(By The Associated Press')
CONVENTION HALL, Cleveland, June 10, — The
third session of the convention assembled to hear per
manent chairman Representative Bertrand Snell of
New York, today attack the New Deal, but the session
was largely overshadowed by the efforts of reapproach
ment of the Landon and Borah forces; a conference be
tween Borah and William Allen White; and plans for
the arrival of Herbert Hoover had many delegates an
xious, as to the future developments.
Landon forces assured Borah that he would have
a chance to present his own platform planks to the re
solution committee and uphold them before the conven
tion himself if they were rejected. This development
electrified the hitherto listless convention because of
the party’s cleft over the monetary monopoly and for
eign relations policies.
Cheers accompanied Hoover’s arrival and his pro
gress through the lobby of a crowded hotel. Chester
Howell, chairman of the California delegation said that
Herbert Hoover’s speech tonight “will be no attempt
at self-seeking or any attempt to stampede the con
vention.”
Delegates were slow again in gathering for the
session. Platform committeemen labored until 2 A. M.
today, and the Credentials Committee until past 6 A. M.
A caucus last night of the Pennsylvania delega
tion gave fifty of its seventy-five votes to Landon.
CLEVELAND, June 10—The Republican conven
tion overruled the Rules Committee and rejected the
proposal to increase representation in Alaska, Hawaii
and the District of Columbia from three to six delegates
each. Action was taken by acclamation after a short
debate.
High Waters In
Interior Wash
Out Highways
(By The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, June 10, — Th<
Richardson Highway near hen
was severed yesterday by wash
ed out bridges and fills, with th<
river rising steadily with flooc
waters.
Volney Richmond of Seattle
operator of a store at Dawson
flew here from there saying thi
stores at the Canadian city hat
lost heavily in the flood. Fresl
supplies are being rushed to Dav
so and also to Mayo.
Frank Nash, divisional superin
tendent of the Alaska Road Con
mission said the Richardson Higl
way would be closed for at leas
ten days. There is thirty inche
I
j of water over the road in the
| vicinity of Tiekel.
Nash warned motorists if they
persisted in using the highway,
that they would be confronted
i with many washouts, and could
' expect no help from the road
crews, who are trying to restore
bridges and fills.
Big Fire Anyox
(By The Associated Press)
J HAZELTON, B C, June 10, —
Radio reports this morning said
. mine buildings, a large ore crush
[ i er, and the school house had been
, destroyed by a forest fire at An
■1 yox yesterday. The reports said
the fire had finally been controll
. ed.
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COMMITTEE
BACKING CP
1st DECISION
(By The Associated Press)
CLEVELAND. June 10, —
The Credentials Committee of
the Republican National Con
vention voted to seat Albert
White, Mr. Benson and Mrs.
Nafstead, thereby affirming the
ruling of the national commit
tee.
In arguing the case. White
attacked the party loyalty of
(he Faulkner group, saying:
“They have done nothing for
the party during the past four
years.”
Faulkner contended that the
White delegation had forced a
unit rule at the Alaska conven
tion without authority.
Ben Hammond, Washington
state member, reported that the
decision, rendered behind clos
ed doors, "was virtually unani
mous".
Two More Insane
Were Captured
(By The Associated Press)
ST. PETER. Minn., June 10.
Flic capture of two more insane
criminals. Wilbert Jori-hen “tor
:ure bandit”, and Adolph Wul
ivo:th. convicted of grand la
■eny, was announced today after
dficers went to the home of J r
shen's sister, Mrs Ed Lahr, last
light.
Walter Hornstein who murde
;d Percy Kenosha, was also ap
prehended. Five are still at iur
;e.
Seventh Convict
Is Apprehended
(By The Associated Press)
ST. PETER, June 10. — The
seventh convict, William Lann
?nji, alias Lammi, was captured
;ix miles from here Tuesday,
and two others are believed to
pe surrounded in the woods near
Norwood, after fleeing on foot
when officers forced their car
into the ditch.
Bids For Gov t.
(By The Associated Press)
VICTORIA, B. C„ June 10, —
H. D Twigg, former member of
the British Columbia legislature,
announced Joday he was at the
head of an organization seeking
a provincial status for Vancouv
er Island.
He said the Island has a low
debt and large capital assets.
Twigg charged there had been
an increase in discrimination, in
favor of the mainland.
KEYNOTE SPEECH
ATTACKS THE NEW
DEAL UN AMERICAN
Repuhlieas Cheer for Aerican Deal T<
Replaee New Deal. Roosevelt Was
Charged “Retarding Recovery”
i
(By The Associated Press)
CLEVELAND, Ohio June 10, — A flaming key
note speech, an attack upon the New Deal, and a cal
for members of all parties to supplant the Roosevel
administration with an “American Deal”, stirred th
surface last night of the Republican National Conver
tion, that underneath was in conflict.
Senator Frederick Steiwer of Oregon, standing a
temporary chairman before more than fifteen thousan
people who jammed the auditorium to the eaves, br<
the delegates to their feet cheering with a thunderin
call for party harmony and an assault upon Presiden
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He called the New Deal out, saying it had been con
victed of “retarding recovery”, and asked the natioi
to return the Republicans to power.
He said “the purpose here is not only to adopt i
platform and nominate a republican president, but ti
go deeper and thoroughly into an American purposi
and start a drive to replace the self-styled New Dca
with the American Deal.” Steiwer did not refer to th*
President by name but said the New Deal Caesar wa
without conscience, and who is destructive of basic i
sentials of popular government.
He declared the G. O. P. has got to make sure pi,!,
lie funds will be voted to feed hungry mouths, and us
ed for that purpose—not employed for the enrichmen
of political strap-hangers.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
i
(By The Associated Press')
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 10th—The Senab
Munitions Committee has recommended permanen
legislation to prevent loans and credits to belligeren
nations as some persons believe that it evenually wii
draw the United States into another world war.
LONDON, June 10—Sir John Foster Frazer. age<
67. noted writer on current events, died Sunday. It wa
claimed he had more than 3.000,000 readers ever;
Sunday.
SINGAPORE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, June H
—Britain’s mighty seventy-five million dollar nava
base here, at the cross roads of the world, is now ai
effective and active unit in the Empire’s powerful chaii
of defenses. The main parts of this gigantic citadel
whose primary purpose is to protect Australia and Nev
Zealand against Japan, were completed this month am
the British admiralty has taken over the subsidiar;
work from the construction by Sir John Jackson am
Company. Additional work on the world’s stronges
naval bases will require another year or two but in ai
emergency the present fortification can be put into im
mediate operation.
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Dawson City Is
Hard Hit Flood
Waters, Rivers
(Ry The Associated Press)
DAWSON. June 10, — Yukon
i residents sighted relief with
flood waters in rivers and streams
d. opping rapidly.
Reports from outlying settle
ments say the worst flood danger
is past.
j Mayo is believed to have been
the hardest h;t. Another report
this morning said the upper reach
es of the Stewart River had drop
- ped 12 feet and the situation is
1 much relieved. Nome saying they
^ would be able to sere the road
house at the mouth of the Stew
art, w , icn .Iso undermined the
“admin tration b1 and pol
ice headquarters he e.
S They tire st.ll surrounded by
j water. Sidewalks and other mov
^ able objects began t • float aw iy
yesterday. Automobiles were
= stranded in the streets,
t Today's reports declare that
water still surges down Fifth
A nue, M lin Street md Fin t
Avenue to the w terfr nt. Back
of F,fth Avenue, Ha. per Street
is still flood-id.
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Dikes Protecting
( ih Power Plant
%>
(Bv 'the Associated Press)
DAWSON. June 9. Glacier
. fed st-'f urss spread ov r more is
olated “ttU.T.en'.s.
, The dikes ptotecting the* powi
plant hen were reinforced, and
the tel“p"one and light service
: kept t 1 • n.ng.
Son ' residents ■ » Mayo still
live o’ :tl 11.! r” A.isala.
iu\er Steamer
Reports Floods
t Stikine Fiver
i _
fBv The Associated Press)
WRANGELL. June 10. -Cap
1 tain Sid Barrington reported the
5 highest flood waters he had wit
, nessed in twenty years of expc
ience on the Stikine River, afte
mooring his river boat the Haz
B No. 2 last night, when 1*
) landed twenty-five passenge
1 here.
j The boat was marooned a hu
dred miles up-river from May • >
1 to June 7. until the flood ere.
• had receded in Stikine canyon.
1 He -said the flood swept awa '
J the wing dam being bu.lt at B
? rington, and all of the season a
, work undone. The crest was >
1 sudden the workmen barely h 1
Vtime to save their tools and liv
1 es.
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