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G. O. P. CONVENTION SESSION
Borah Says No To Being Head Opposition Drive
SEARCH PRESSED FOR INSANE CRIMINALS
GOP CONVENTION
CALLED TO ORDER !
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Landon Supporters Appear Confident
He Be Nominaed Early. Routine is
* Order Business In First Session
(By The Associated Press')
CONVENTION HALL, Cleveland, Ohio, June 9,—
Landon “sunflowers” showed keen optimism, as the
convention got under way this morning, in its opening
session, which was devoted to routine businass, with
the keynote speech by Senator Steiwer, postponed un‘
* tonight.
Many leaders are frankly uncertain where the
platform dispute will take the party. Instead ol an
out and out “stop Landon drive”, smaller groups seem
ed to bo concentrating on platform arguments.
The convention was called to order and everyone
remained standing while singing the song America. The
throngs in the gallery were invited to join in with the
^ twenty-seven hundred and sixty delegates including al
ternates, whose seats in the massive auditorium border
ing on Lake Erie, ranged from the back to the middle
of the room.
The main floor of the hall has been enlarged since
Calvin Coolidge was nominated there 12 years ago.
Opening prayer was said by Rev. Albert Joseph Mc
Cartney, Covenant Presbyterian Church of Washington
D. C. Seven hundred newspaper men were on hand.
Band music entertained the immense crowd, and huge
* amplifiers in the roof carried the music of the song:
“I’m putting all my Eggs in One Basket”, to all ears.
Around the gallery rim were the flags of all the
states, clustered in groups. Three Landon, eastern and
western supporters failed to agree among themselves
after an all night conference on the more troublesome
platform planks. William Allen White, former Senator
* Henry Allen of Kansas, of the west and Ogden Mills
and William R. Bell of the east, are leaders of the con-,
ference.
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New Strikes In
France Causing
Trouble Gov’t.
(By The Associated Press)
PARIS. June 9, — New strik
es spread rapidly throughout the
provinces of France, as the new
Socialist government and the gen
eral federation of labor strove to
get the strikers to observe agree
ments which had been signed
with employers.
Toulouse industry has been
paralyzed by fifteen thousand
workers going on strike. Rouen
is facing a second night without
street lights due to a strike in
the gas plant. The one hundred
and fifty thousand miners in nor
th France are still out.
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Judge in Seattle
Forces Man Pay
Care Children
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, June 9. — Super
ior Judge William G. Long order
ed John M. Williams, war veter
an and WPA worker to pay the
money received from the war
veteran’s bonus to the court for
the support of his minor children
or spend six months in jail.
Mrs. Ernesta Williams sought
the money for the support of
{their four children. Williams re
fused to promise to pay, although
'he expected seven hundred dol
lars. Attorneys said they believ
; ed this is one of the first decisions
of its kind.
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City Council
Met Regular
Session Mon.
With all councilmen present, the
city council took up affairs of
business last evening in the city
hall. Minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved, i
and a large list of bills and ac
counts against the city was voted j
to be paid with the exception of j
th ee bills which had not been ap
proved by the finance committee, i
An offer of $5 for part of a lot1
near the head of Hogan’s Alley
was accepted by the council from
Harry Knutsen.
A letter from the Mack Inter
national Motor Truck Corporation
relative to motorized fire fight jpc
equipment was read and ordered
placed on file.
John Swedman offered $15.00
for lot 14 in block 01, which the
council voted to accept, the lot
being located at the west end of
Nome near the railroad bridge.
Applications for extra fireman
in the Nome Fire Department
were received from J. A. Bell,
Frank Redwood. A. Sambo. Gene
Comer, Nils Bango, and Fay C. ,
Morrow. The mayor declared a
recess for ton minutes while the
councilmen talked over the appli
cations, after which they reeonven
ed and a motion to accept Fay C.
Morrow made, seconded and pas
ed unanimously. Mr. Morrow was1
an applicant for the position of:
driver, at the last meeting of toe
council, at which meeting the.'.' dis
regarded his application bea ms ■
he was not an elector of the city
of Nome, and therefore under the
new ordinance passed recently,
could not be appointed to that
position because the ordinance
read only bona fide residents of
Nome should be given first co> -id
eration. However, the council
seemed to take another viewpoint
last night, the vote being unanim
ous for Mr. Morrow, and no one
bringing up the fact that his other
application had been disregarded.
H. E. Moon offered $5 for the
north 20 feet of lot 28 in block 29,
which the council voted to accept.
A request for approval of a res
tuarant liquor license was receiv
ed from Joe Boyd, which matter
was placed in the hands of the
special council liquor committee.
A telegram from Juneau advis
ed the council of numerous license
being granted by the Board of Liq
uor Control, namely, Mrs. C. Bale.
John F. Divine, John Lepri, Chas.
Cavey, Greenberg and Lewis, S.H.
Burgh, T. Lehmann. The wi:e al
so requested the council to wire i
reasons for rejecting the approval
of the application by Jack Swan
son. A motion was passed and or
der made to advise the Board that
approval of Mr. Swanson’s appli
cation had been withheld, because
he had not conducted hsi place of
business according to the regula-1
tions. and that he had been main
taining a nuisance and running
the business in a disorderly man
ner. The Clerk was directed to
advise the Board that this was the
BORAH REFUSED TO
HEAD STOP LANDON
DRIVE CONVENTION
Platform Bnlllr Looms Signs Lamlon
Men Move Get Amendment Plank
Permit Slate Legislation Wages
(By The Associated Press)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 9, —- Borah shunted
wide the leadership of the “Stop Landon” drive which
he is forsaking because: “I don’t want to go into any
combination in an attempt to control the convention,”
so he informed news men.
He told the Idaho delegation: “They are willing to
become the spearhead of such a drive but they say
nothing about what will happen to me after the opposi
tion has been destroyed.”
Crowds were increasing hourly as the last of thou
sands of delegates and visitors arrived for the big event.
John Hamilton, Landon’s manager said “The cam
paign is rolling nicely”. There were additions here but
not losses to Landon’s strength.
The prospects of a battle over the platform in
creased today when signs became apparent that Lan
don’s supporters would present a plank to call for a
constitutional amendment to permit minimum wage
legislation by the states.
CLEVELAND, June 9—In the perfunctory session
which brought none of the party strife to the surf.; e.
the Republican Convention opened with a profusion < '
Landon sunflowers. The committees on platform and
other subjects set up, the members were called to meet
and endeavor to reconcile if possible many dispute
got under way under the forceful diplomatic guidon e
of Chairman Henry Fletcher. Routine work was dis
patched in less than an hour after which a recess was
taken until eight o’clock tonight, to hear the keynote
speech of the convention.
reason approval had not been
granted.
A telegram from Commissioner
of Education Karnes at Juneau ad
vised the council that Councilman
E. B. “Duffy” O'Connor had ob
jected to the appointment of J. C
Kennedy as engineer for the con
struction of the new school build
ing, and stated to the council that
unless whole, or nearly unanim
ous approval was given Mr Ken
nedy it would be necessary for
the office in Juneau to appoint
someone from there to the posi
tion.
Mayor Seidenverg expressed his
displeasure at the means employ
ed by Councilman O'Connor in
wiring his objection individually,
especially after the action of the
council at the last meeting, stating
he hoped that henceforth council
men would abide by the action of
the council, and not continue such
a proceedure in the future. Mr.
O’Connor and Mr. Kennedy enter
ed into discussion concerning Mr.
O’Connor’s objection, charging
incompetency, which discussion
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\ andenburg Says
Not !>e Nominee
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 9, —Sen
tor Arthur M. Vandenberg, re
publican of Michigan, announce 1
formally today he would not ac
cept the republican vice-presi
dential nomination if it were ten
dered him. Previously Variden
burg announced he would not be
the party’s presidential nominee.
U. Of California
Go Poughkeepsie
(By The Associated Press)
BERKELEY, Calif, June 9, Un
i iversity of California oarsmen en
j trained tonight for Poughkeepsie
I New York, to defend their nation
al collegiate championship and
make the first bid to represent
the United States in this year’s
Olympic Games at Berlin.
Search Beinj*
Pressed For
insane Men
(Bv The Associated Press)
ST. PETER. Minn.. June 6. —
rhe search for ter. insane crim
nals, four of them convicted
nurderers, is being pressed vig
jrously.
Two state off, • ab expressed
the belief that Lawrence Devol,
the leader, and two others had
crossed the border into Iowa. The
other seven are being sought
throughout Minnesota.
Six of those who had escaped
hava>- been r- captured and are
back in the’'’ cells.
Melvin Prssolt, superintendent
of the strle bureau of criminal
detention was apprehensive, and
th mght that Devol, Albert "scar
face” Saroko. . id Donald Read
er are heading for their "Id hide
out in the Ozark mountains.
An aband oned car was found
near the Iowa line, west of El
more. Minnesota. The recaptur
ed men said that the three had
planned to raid national guard
armory in low:, steal weapons,
and then rub banks, garages and
stores.
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WASHING! ()N, r 0.
on Zioncheek 1"-’ his reputation
rs Gnllir, e Ib spital'- model
patient, '. hen lie 'r od himself,
kicking ' "■ i ■ ■ i id nvs rmd
screen-'. J t en !! ped about
.he g;" ids v.d,( a g and puff
ing a 1, us. black osar, until he
was apprehended by the guards.
Member of Black
Lerion Bonfe^ses
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{By Tne Associated Press)
DETROIT, June 9. — A confe -
;ion by a Black Lemon night rid
;r that the hooded order attemp1
=d to murder the mayor of Ecors'
i suburb, with dynamite, turne I
Ihe investigation of its crimes to
ward almost forgotten but sud
denly significant bombings.
At the same time di. eoverey cf
a mans head in a gully at Cleve
land, coupled with a mysterioi
tip to Cleveland police, indicate i
that two unsolved murders might
be traced to Legion executioner
Aides of prosecutor Dunea i
McCrea of Wayne County, said,
said Fred Gulley, accused of par ■
ticipating in Legion floggings, u>
vealed the plot against Mayc •
William Voisine of Ecorse.
The Legions only grudge ag
ainst Voisine, Gulley said, wr ;
that he was a Roman Catholic.
Voisines home was dynamintei
several weeks ago.