The Cordova Daily Times
VOL. 5. NO. 1 79 ____CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
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BALLOTING FOR CANDIDATES WILL BEGIN
M’ADOO’S NAME ML NOT BE
PLACED BEFORE CONVENTION
AND VB MUCH IN DOUBT
SAN FRANCISCO, June HO (by Associated Press).—
When the convention assembled at 11:30 o’clock to hear can
didates nominated, the dominant feature was word from the
East that William G. McAdoo’s name must not be formally
presented, whereupon Burris Jenkins of Kansas City changed
£iis plan to nominate him. There were no changes respecting
the other candidates and prospects were for a continuous ses
sion, getting all of the speeches out of the way for nominations
tomorrow.
Although administration chiefs said the sub-committee of
nine to draft the platform had virtually agreed on all important
particulars, the sub-committee, after a brief conference with
the entire resolutions committee, announced that it would con
tinue work on the draft secretly until 7:30 o’clock tonight,
when it would again report to the full committee.
Meanwhile administration chiefs declared that a prohibi
tion plank “slightly moist” had been agreed upon which
would shut out Bryan’s bone dry plank.
It was further predicted that the League of Nations plank
will be adopted “just as the president wants it, without dotting
an ‘ i ’ or crossing a *t\”
NOMINATING TALKS
FIRST ON PROGRAM
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 (by As
sociated Press).—The program today
^ills for the convention to convene at
11 o’clock, with prayer by Rabbi Mar
will come the presentation of candi
tin Meyer of San Francisco. Then
dates for the presidential nomination.
The nominating speeches are to be
limited to twenty minutes, with sec
onding speeches of five minutes each.
Not more than three speeches are to
be allowed for one candidate.
SUB COMMITTEE TURNS
WET PLANK DOWN
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 (by As
sociated Press).—Though many minor
planks were virtually settled, Chair
man Glass, of the resolutions com
mittee, said the most troublesome
questions remained unsolved at ad
journment this morning at 2 o’clock.
By late this afternoon or tonight he
hoped to bring the platform before the
fu|i committee, and before the con
vention tomorrow.
The League of Nations and prohibi
tion planks are the big barriers to an
be in a fair way of realization,
adjustment, but the former is said -to
The sub-committee, by a vote of six
to three, are reported to have rejected
the proposal to put a wet plank in the
platform. Those supporting the plank
are reported to have been Secretary
Colby, M. M. Crane of Texas, and W.
R. Pattingall of Maine, while Senator
Glass, Senator Walsh of Montana,
Vance McCormick, Senator Kellar,
Horace Hawkins of Colorado and Geo.
H. Hodges of Kansas are said to have
opposed the wet plank.
Colby is said to be favoring a beer
and wine provision, which is accorded
significance because of his recent con
ference with President Wilson. The
drys insist on a prohibition expression
promising enforcement of the law,
but silence on this subject is still
prominently advocated.
CREEL ON JOB AS
LITERARY EXPERT
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 (by As
sociated Press).—George Creel, for
mer chairman of the committee on
public injormation, has been added to
the platform sub-committee. His part
is understood to be to look after the
literary qualities of the platform, as
did Colonel Harvey at Chicago.
Richard Seely and E. Jones of Wash
ington, appeared before the platform
committee and presented resolutions
providing for selective or optional
compensation for former service men
and condemned the “hypocritical con
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duct of the Republican congress” on
the question of compensation for ex
service men.
V. S. McClatchy, of Sacramento, of
fered a plank dealing with Japanese
immigration, forbidding “non-assimil
able” peoples already here from own
ership or control of soil.
Other planks proposed include ex
pression of sympathy with Korea,
home rule for Porto Rico, advocate a
monterary commission to stabilize the
dollar, keep control of American ships
under the American flag, promise
restoration of liberty bonds to par
value, and declaring for the inde
pendence of India.
ADMINISTRATION HAS
EVERYTHING OWN WAY
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 (by As
sociated Press).—With no organized
opposition, the convention yesterday
went through with the administration
program. The roll of delegates was
perfected by affirming the unseating
of Senator Reed, of Missouri, and the
approval of the seating of the Palmer
delegation from Georgia, with some
opposition to the latter from the
southern states.
The convention sent a congratula
tory message to Governor Roberts, of
Tennessee, for his action calling a spe
cial session of the legislature to act
on the suffrage amendment.
Recognition was given the women
by giving places to many in the list
of officials, including Mrs. Martin
Glynn, wife of the former governor of
New York. The national committee’s
recommendation to double the size of
!
the committee and give the additional
places to the women was adopted, and
the convention then adjourned at 4
o’clock.
GOV. LOWDEN NOT
AFTER RE-ELECTION
SPRINGFIELD, 111., June 30 (by As
sociated Press).—Governor Lowden,
after a conference here yesterday with
oarty chiefs, announced that he will
not be a candidate for re-election as
governor.
HARDING SPEAKS FOR
PHONOGRAPH RECORD
WASHINGTON, June 30 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Senator Harding today
made his first speech of the campaign
for phonographic records to be re
leased July 4. He declared the “na
tion requires no counsel of foreign
powers to point the way to American
duty.” Coolidge made a similar rec
ord last week.
TAMMANY CHIEFTAIN
INDICTED FOR BRIBERY
NEW YORK, June 30 (by Associate*
Press).—Thomas Sheehan, Tamilian;
chieftain of the Fourth assembly dis
trict, was indicted yesterday by th
grand jury for alleged attempte*
briuery of a juror.
| TRAIN DYNAMITED BY
1 FOLLOWERS OF VILLA
l EL PASO, Tex., June 30 (by Asso
< ciated Press).—Villa followers today
-j dynamited a passenger train near
3 Armendariz, captured and executed a
1 federal officer, but were finally driven
off by passengers, who escaped injury.
REINDEER MEAT
SOON PRODUCED
ON VAST SCALI
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SEATTLE, June 30 (by Associate*
!
Press).—A million reindeer, grown b
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natives and white herders, will soo
s convert Alaska -nto a vast meat pro
ducing territory, says Edward W. Ne
son, chief of the biological survej
here today on his way to Nome to 01
ganize a staff of wardens.
A. M. Bailey, of Juneau, chief o
the bureau for the protection of an
mals; Dr. L. Hadwin, pathologist o
the biological survey, and two othe
experts and naturalists, will accoir
pany Nelson.
Hadwin will- be stationed at- Um
lakleet, while Donald Stevenson wil
go to the Aleutian islands to promot
sheep raising.
The proposal is to grade up fln
reindeer stock for breeding purposes
Nelson said he understands that tw
ice plants- with a capacity for free!
ing a hundred carcasses daily, will b
i built in Alaska this summer, but h
i
did not say where.
The Hudson Bay Company ha
leased extensive tracts for reindee
pastures.
WAR SUCKERS
ROUNDED UP BY
FEDERAL COUR1
NEW YORK, June 30 (by Associate*
Press).—Indictments against mor
than 2,000 alleged war slackers wer
filed here yesterday in the federa
court and warrants for their arres
will be issued soon, after the elimina
tjon of about half the number wh
are believed to have entered the sei
vice without notifying their owi
boards.
MEXICO AFTER FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FROM U. S
CHICAGO, June 30 (by Associate*
Press).—It was announced here toda;
that Salvador Alvarado, secretary o
the Mexican treasury, will soon mak*
a visit here to seek financial aid fo
Mexico and establish trade relation!
with Chicago.
COMPLETE FUND FOR
CITY SWIMMING P00I
MISSOULA, Mont., June 30 (by As
sociated Press).—Started three year*
ago, following the drowning of thve*
small Missoula boys while swimming
in the river here, the Missoula munic
ipal pool fund of approximately $20,G0(
/
raised by public subscription, was re
cently completed. The pool has beer
built arm the building will be con
structed at once. No charge will b(
made for children who may wish tc
swim there, but a minimum charge
will be assessed upon adults.
EIGHT INDICTED
COMPLICITY IN
: BERGDOLL CASE
1 PHILADELPHIA, June 30 (by As
y sociated Press).—A special federal
, grand jury here yesterday indicted
eight men as a result of their investi
gation into the escape of Gergdoll,
the million army deserter. The jury
> censored D. C. Gibboney, of St. Ansel,
- and E. S. Bailey, counsel for Bergdoll,
for gross carelessness, and recom
mended the court martial of Major
Hunt, commander of the barracks
^ where Bergdoll was released to go on
a treasure hunt, and three sergeants
responsible for his escape.
; TENNIS TOURNAMENT
8 DRAWING TO CLOSE
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WIMBLEDON, June 30 (by Associ
3 ated Press).—Tilden defeated Shi
i- midso, of Japan, in the finals of the
3 tennis match and now meets Yatter
3 son, of Australia, in the challenge
round.
s Mrs. Lambert Chambers, of England,
r defeated Miss Ryan, of California, in
the finals of the women’s singles.
ANOTHER ARMY
IS FORMED TO
' ENTER RUSSIA
i COPENHAGEN, June 30 (by Asso
3 ciated Press).—Advices from Kovono,
3 Lithuania, say Alexander Kuckkoff,
1 Russian war and navy minister in
t 1917 and later associated with Yuden
nitch, has concentrated near Koeins
3 burg a volunteer army of 56,000 well
armed men for a new invasion of
1 Russia.
CONSPIRACY CHARGE
IN WAR RISK BUREAU
l WASHINGTON, June 30 (by Asso
T elated Press).—The arrest of three
f employes of the war risk bureau on
} charges of conspiracy to defraud a dis
- abled former service man of compen
} sation was announced here today.
MONTANA HUNTER
COMES TO ALASKA
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s LIVINGSTON, Mont., June 30 (by
s Associated Press).—Donald Stevenson,
; well known in this section, has for
■ saken local hunting fields for Alaska,
i where he will breed reindeer with
■ caribou for the biological survey,
i Stevenson hunted wolves with only a
■ trap and a sharp stick. His method
i was to find their caves, enter, hold off |
i the beasts with the stick and fling
! traps at their feet. He took the
wolves alive for the biological survey.
FIVE CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN
PRESENTED FOR NOMINATION
AT HOUR OF GOING TO PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 (by Associated Press).—
Owen, Gerard, Cummings, Hitchcock and Palmer were
placed in nomination in rapid succession with the usual
demonstrations, which quickly subsided.
FIRST NOMINATION IS i
OKLAHOMA SENATOR
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 (by As
sociated Press)-—Described as a man
whose record would appeal to the
women voters, the business interests,
the farmers- the laboring men, and
to all lovers of popular government,
Senator Robert L. Owen, of Okla
homa, was placed in nomination to
day before the Democratic national
Convention by D. Haden Linebaugh,
of Muskogee.
Mr. Linebaugh declared that “party
lines were binding more loosely” and
that the need of the hour was “a can
didate whose record and whoso char
acter will inspire the confidence of
progressive-thinking, forward-looking
men and women, without regard to
past party affiliations.”
“We present you a candidate who
will appeal with extraordinary power
to the eighteen million women voters
in the United States. Who, when all
other candidates were silent, indiffer
ent or opposed to woman suffrage,
was their valiant champion and the
chosen leader of the woman suffrage
forces in his state' We present you
a man who has always been for those
things which women deeply desire. If
there be a man in America who is
entitled to the support of the women
of America, that man is Senator
Owen.
“Oklahoma presents you a man,
who without bigotry has been the
faithful champion of prohibition in
his own state and throughout the
nation. One who can be relied on
to faithfully execute the eighteenth
amendment.
“We present you a man who has
been a faithful leader and supporter
of the great legislative program of
Democracy. Senator Owen has sup
ported every Democratic policy, every
progressive act and every war meas
ure. His speeches in support of the
peace treaty of our great president,
Woodrow Wilson, were unsurpassed
In the senate chamber.
, “We present you a well. known
friend of labor, whom the working
men would strongly support. His
authorship of the child labor law and
active support of all progressive lab
or legislation shows his intelligent
appreciation of the problems of labor,
and his earnest desire to solve .them
wisely.
“We offer you a great Democrat,
an old Virginia Democrat, born and
reared in the Old Dominion. A
Western Democrat, who for thirty
years has been the acknowledged
leader of the Democracy of Okla
homa- A man whose thoughts, words ;
and acts have helped to give stability
to capital; have strengthened and ;
steadied the arm of labor; protected j
his children; brought women into
their rightful heritage; made the
nation sober and brought the govern
ment nearer to the fireside of the
citizen; a man who would make a
people’s president.”
HITCHCOCK’S NAME
FOR HEAD OF TICKET
“The Democratic party must stand
or fall upon the record made by the
Wilson administration,” former Gov
ernor Shallenberger, of Nebraska, told
the delegates to the convention in
nominating United States Senator Gil
bert M. Hitchcock, of Nebraska. “We
have no other political asset,” declared
Mr. Shallenberger. “Without it we are
bankrupt.
“That administration waged a world
war and won it gloriously, and when
the president signed the peace treaty
at Paris, America had stepped into the
leadership of the world.
“American democracy was triumph
ant. Its edicts were accepted as the
law of nations.
“But the Republican senate has lost
for us all that the statesmanship of
the president achieved and the sol
diers won for us upon the field of bat
tle. The world wants peace and I be
lieve America demands a League of
Nations that will make that peace per
manent. There if anywhere must
democracy triumph.
“Whether the politicians desire it or
not, we are going to have a great ref
erendum at the next election, to decide
whether the American people are with
Woodrow Wilson, or with the Repub
lican senate.
“The man who occupies the presi
dency for the next four years must
face a tremendous task, but our man
is big enough for the job. Whether
as congressman, United States sena
tor or as publisher of a great news
paper, he has always made good. He
fias ability, he has courage, he has
experience at his command and a wide
vision as to America’s needs, as well
as a thorough understanding of inter
national affairs.
“I am authorized by the Democrats
of Nebraska to present as our candi
date Gilbert M. Hitchcock, of Ne
braska.”
PALMER HAILED AS
A NEW NAVARRE
Hailed as a “new Navarre; his
lance that of law and his shield that
of justice,” Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer was formally nomina
ted to day for the Democratic presi
dential candidacy by John H. Bige
low, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
“True Americanism must be on
guard,” Mr. Bigelow said. “No foe
within and no enemy without must
impair it or diminish it.
“The hosts that we sent abroad in
the years of our great conflict per
formed their prodigies of valor and
wrought their noble conquests to the
eternal glory of the country. By their
force and their prowess the mightiest
menace to the world’s Democracy was
subdued. The militant spirits brood
ing over the bloody battlefields of
France and Flanders were conquered.
But the menaces to the free govern
ment were not banished. They still
rear the hydra-head of anarchy and
revolution. Some gather in the sil
ences of the night within the gates of
secrecy. Others take up the venal
pen or by the art of speech spread
their pernicious doctrines. They prey
upon the ignorance and long establish
ed hatred of every form of govern
ment
“In the halls of congress of the
nation in 1909 and 1911 when the re
gime of autocracy threatened to
crush the genius of Democratic gov
ernment, it was he that stood stead
fast with that magnificent array of
our leaders that routed the old order
of absolutism, abolished Cannonism
and opened the doors for the oppor
tunities that the ensuing years
showered upon our party.
“When finally the people of the na
tion entrusted the charter of power
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