DEMOCRATIC
.CONVENTION
IS NOW OPEN
MEW YORK, June 25.—The Demo
cratic National Convention convened
at noon today and heard the keynote
speech by Chairman Harrison, assail
ing the record of the Republican ad
minist-ation, and set out to lay down
the party platform and name the
nominee. The high nctes of today's
prelude to the impending spectacle in
Madison Square Garden, were the ad
dresses of Senator Harrison as tem
porary chairman, the appointment of
resolutions, rules and credentials com
mittees. and the passage of a reso
lution of respect to the memory of
Woodrow Wilson.
“America needs a Paul Revere, not
a sphinx in tiie White House to call
it back to duty and high resolves,'
Senator Harrison declared today.
In sounding the keynote of the
Democratic campaign, Harrison rar
p?s gamut of the administrations of
Warding and Cooiidge, in a senes o;
biting criticisms. A large part o
his speech was taken up with a re
sume of disclosures of the Senate
investigation committee.
“Show this administration an oil
well,” he said, “and it will show you
a foreign policy.”
NEW YORK, June 24.—Alaska del
egates to tlie Democratic National
convention were elected to the fol
lowing: Chairman ot Resolutions
Committee, George 13. Grigsb\ , Rules,
John W. Troy and Robert W. Jen
* nines; National Committeemen, T.
J. Douohoe of Cordova and Mrs. John
W. Trey of Juneau.
NEW YORK, June 25—The Rule;
Committee voted 51 to 3 this aftei
noon for a continuance of the two
thirds rule in the nominating of pres
idential candidates.
Homer S. Cummings was elected
chairman of the Resolutions commit
tee by a large vote. The convention
remained in session two hours.
Chairman Hull of the Nationa
* Committee sustained another collapse
as Harrison finished his keynote
speech and was carried unconscious
off the platform. Harrison’s first men
tion of Woodrow Wilson brought £
demonstration lasting seventeen min
utes.
Excerpts of Harrison’s speech de
dared “the cornerstone of the Repub
lican party is special privilege ant
crooked business, and needs only £
gesture to make this administrator
understand.
“Do the American people know tha1
it was investigations conducted by th(
Democrats that sent Albert Fall t<
his ranch at Three Rivers, a disgrace
man and proven criminal.
“Starving herds ,rotting grain, rus'
ing spindles, have not stirrd the sleep
ing spirit or warmed the chilly cool
ness of the President.”
NEW YORK, June 26.—The con
vention today perfected its crgani
zation and gave a rousing reeeptior
to permanent chairman I homas J
Walsh 01 Montana, heard his speech
and began naming presidential can
didates.
Voting on a nominee will not be
gin. however, until the conventior
has received and voted on its plat
form, which is taking shape in tin
sub committee.
Alabama presented the name c
Oscar W. Underwood; the Arkansa:
delegation placed Senator Joseph T
Robinson in nomination, and forme;
Senator Phelan of California namec
\\ Pliant G. McAdoo “as the natura
leader of progressive thought am
achievement.” The American peoph
will by on trial before -he world ir
the coming presidemial campaign
the speaker declared.
Walsh asserted the issue in tin
coming campaign will be whether tin
people will want to continue in pow
er the present administration will
the scandals recently disclosed ii
the Senate investigations.
Demonstration Against Klars
A demonstration against the retort
and performances of the Ku Klu:
Klan was made by the members
the convention jumping to its foe
and loudly applauding when tin
speaker nominating Underwood de
dared he was against unAmericanisn
in every form and the Klan in par
ticular. Johnson demanded that tin
Platform denounce the Klan.
Samuel Gompers presented a labo
legislative program stressing mem
bership in the League of Nations am
adherence to the world court.
Having given a rousing demonstra
tion for McAdoo when his name wa
mentioned, the convention toda;
plunged into another demonstratio)
for Governor Alfred Smith. The dem
onstration was aided and pushei
along by a complete organization o
demonstrators hundreds of w7hon
marched into the hall from the out
ft
side bearing banners and noise-mak
ing devices.
Smith Flaced in Nomination
Franklin K. Roosevelt, who placed
Smith in nomination, said he is the
most dangerous adversary the Re
publican party ever had to fear and
his name spells victory.
Fred Vannuys of Indianapolis, plac
ed in nomination the name of Sena
tor Ralston, former governor of In
diana, and Senator Bayard named
Wm. Saulsbury as Delaware’s candi
date.
The platform is not expected to be
ready until tomorrow morning.
TEN ASPIRANTS FOR
DEMO NOMINATION
FOR PRESIDENCY
NEW YORK, June 27.—Ten aspi
rants for Democratic nomination for
president had been placed before the
convention when recess was voted
tonight until tomorrow morning. In
addition to Underwood, MoAdoo, Rob
inson, Smith, David F. Huston ol
Texas, Saulisbery, Ralston, Governor
J. M. Davis of Kansas, Governor
Ritchie of Maryland, Senator Ferris
jf Michigan, five avowed aspirants
are yet to be placed in nomination,
among which are James Cox, of
Ohio; Governor Hilzer of New Jer
sey, Senator Glass, and John W. Da
vis of West Virginia, Governor Bry
an of Nebraska, and others. Senator
Cummins announced tonight that the
platform will be submitted to the
convention tomorrow.
Confer With Smith
NEW YORK, June 27.—Following
a conference with W. G. McAdoo,
and Thomas Taggart, leaders of In
diana democracy will be closeted to-;
night with Gov. A1 Smith.
—
Conventcn in Recess
NEW YORK, June 27— Rockwell,
McAdoo’s convention manager, an
I nounced at 1 o’clock this afternoon
j that the leaders of the different 1 ac
tions had agreed to recess after the
nominating speeches were concluded
until 8:00 o'clock tonight. This was
confirmed by George Brennan. There
was some doubt, hc.vever, that the
platform would be ready for report
in time this evening to make the
meeting worth while.
: Rockwell said that if it appeared
the platform committee would not be
ready McAdoo supporters would make
• an effort to suspend the rules so that
balloting could begin. It is has been
. decided that if the platform commit
. tee is not ready to report there wi.l
he adjournment until tomorrow.
Ku KIjx and League Discussed
NEW YORK, June 27.—Five more
nominating speeches are being made
, today which opened with the Ku Klux
, Klan and the League of Nations the
I only stumbling blocks in the way ot
an agreement among the Democratic
■ I platform builders on all other planks
| including even those dealing with
prohibition, agriculture, transporta
tion, the platform committee is in
accord.
ifiJunm
y
Charles Keller, employee of the
Fairbanks Gold Dredging company on
; Fairbanks creek, was painfully injured
! last week and narrowly missed death
I when the stacker fell while the spuds
j were being changed. Dr. J. H. Kormg
| was called to the creek and Keller was
| brought to St. Joseph’s hospital. A
! broken ankle and deep flesh wound on
I the head where his principal injuries
i and it is believed he will be out again
. in a few days.
A head on collission in Anchorage
recently between E. Lewis’ Hudson
. super six coach and C. W. Wagr.er’s
. Dodge sedan occurred last week, result
. ing in the Wagner boy, William break
t in ghis arm, Mrs. Wagner’s face be
! ing cut Dy flying glass, and Lewis re
ceiving several cuts in the face. Both
cars were badly damaged.
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The airplane used by Pilot Ben Eiel
son in the mail trips in the Interior,
will arrive .pn one of the next trains
for shipment to the states; having
been condemned by the postoffice de
partment as unsafef for further use.
- SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.—Lieut.
5 Manghen successfully completed his
dawn to dusk flight from New York
1 to San Francisco last night, arriving
• at Creswell field, San Francisco, at
• 9:47 p. m. Pacific time. During the
l flight he made five refueling stops.
1 His total flight in an air line was
- 2670 miles.
THREATENS BOMBARD
CH1ESE CITY IF DO
MURDERERS OF AMERICAN ARE
EXECUTED—FORCE CHINESE
TO ATTEND FUNERAL
PEKING, June 23—Under threat i
that he would bombard the city of!
Wanhsien on the Yangtze river, Com
mander o fthe British gunboat Cock
chafer, compelled the highest military
leaders there to walk to the cemetery;
in full uniform behind the casket con-,
taining the body of Edwin C. Hawley, j
American, killed there by Chinese, and
to attend the burial services for him.1
Two Bandits Executed
PEKING, June 23—After Chinese
leaders had made their compulsory
demonstration of respect to the mur
dered American, they carried out the
orders of the Commander of the Cock
chafer by executing on the spot where
Hawley was slain, two leaders of the
banditry gang who were responsible
for the crime.
NOW AT CHITTAGONG, SMALL
CITY ON SOUTHERN COAST
OF INDIA
CALCUTTA, June 25—The Ameri
can round-the-world flyers hopped off
from Rangoon this morning, ariving
at Chittagong, Bengal, this afternoon.
Chittagong, is a small coastal city
of India, about one hundred and fifty
miles south east of Calcutta, where
the American flyers have their sup
plies and fuel stored.
Lieutenant Smith has completely
recovered from his recent illness, and
it is expected that good time will be
made from here on.
Flyers at Calcutta
CALCUTTA, June 25—The Ameri
can flyers arrived at Calcutta today,
after a short stop at Chittagong.
They will remain here several days
when they will exchange their pon
toons attached at Seattle, with lighter
land gear.
Save for the trip across the Eng
lish channel, the flight from here to
Hull will be over land.
BRYAN IS READY
FOR CONVENTION
NEW YORK, June 24—When asked
whether he expected to make any
speeches in the convention, Bryan re
plied:
“I am like a volunteer fireman and
hope there will be no alarm, but I am
I ready to fight a conflagation. I am
i sleeping in my clothes.
CONTEST OF SEXTON
FRAME IS INDEFINITE
SEATTLE, June 24—Information
received here from members of the Re
publican national committee states the
sub-committee which had first consid
ered the Frame-Sexton contest for a
place from Alaska, referred the con
test to the executive committee. This
is headed by Daniel Mulvane ,of Kan
sas City, and date of settlement is re
, garded, as uncertain.
BODY OF WEALTHY
NEW YORKER FOUND
POUGHKEEPSIE, June 23—The
body of Clarence D. Sheldon, wealthy
New York publisher, was found near
his summer home yesterday. The con
dition of the body indicated that he
had been dead several days. Sheldon
disappeared ten days ago.
TEX RICKARD WILL BUILD
LARGE AMUSEMENT HALL
_
NEW YORK, June 23—Tex Rickard
announced that he has purchased the
old car barns on Eighth Avenue be
tween Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Streets
and will erect on the site the largest
! amusement building in the world, and
! will call it the “New Garden.”
SWITZERLAND WINS
IN PISTOL SHOOT
RHIEMS, June 23—Switzerland
: won first place in the International
! pistol competitions, shooting at fifty
meters. The United States took fourth
j place.
CONFERENCE BETWEEN
McDonald and herriot
WILL BE HELD TUESDAY
PARIS, June 23—A conference be
tween McDonald and Herriott will be
held at the Checquer’s Court Tuesday
concerning; first, a means of putting
the Dawes plan into execution; second.
France’s security.
JUDGE GEORGE A. JOINER, MT.
VERNON, NEW DEPUTY
GRAND MASTER
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BELLINGHAM, June 11—(By
Mail)—The first session of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows, jurisdiction of
Washington and Alaska, and Depart
ment Fortress, Ladies’ Auxiliary, Pat
riarchs Militant ,were held in Belling
ham Tuesday, the second day of the
great Odd Fellow’s annual gathering.
The grand lodge convened at Liberty
Hall and the Department Fortress in
the I. O. 0. F. hall on Commercial St.
After the election of officers which
resulted in F. A. McMaster, of Spo
kane, being selected as Grand Master,
and the choosing of Wenatchee as the
convention city in 1925, the grand
lodge adjourned its business until the
next day to give committees a chance
to prepare their reports .
The other officers elected are: Geo.
A. Joiner, Mount Vernon, deputy
grand master; A. F. Brockman, Bick
leton, grand warden; Fred W. Bier,
Vancouver, grand secretary, re-elect
ed; grand representatives, R. H. Back,
of Vancouver, retiring grand master,
; one year, and James H. Davis, Taeo
j ma, re-elected for two years; trustee
of the Odd Fellow’s home at Walla
I Walla, Joseph A. Graham of Aber
deen, re-elected for five years.
Following the conferring of the
grand lodge degree and the past
grand degree upon approximately a
; class of 170 candidates, committees
i were appointed.
At the Rebekah assembly Mrs. L.
A. Fields of Connell, was elected as
president, succeeding Mrs. Caroline A.
Staley of Bellingham.
INDIAN SUPERSTITION
IS RUDELY SHATTERED
An interior trapper now in Juneau
tells of how an Indian settlement in
Southern Yuko is somewhat demoral
ized owing to one of their ancient be
liefs having been proven a fallacy. A
1 traprer who is a white man, had an
Indian trapper partner last winter and
on going over their line one day they
found a rusty cross fox in one of the
traps. As the skin of the animal was
wholly worthless, the white man hu
manely released the spring of the trap
and allowed the fox to fade away in
the surrounding scenery. It was then
that his Indian partner berated him
i with:
Heap fool you! Turn ’em fox loose
I you never get mother this year. White
man crazy and me quit him, and be nc
; more his partner.”
And then and there they dissolver
partnership, the white man retaining
the business. Two days later on vis
i iting the ti’ap line, a fine silver-graj
| fox was in the same trap from whicl
j the rusty cross had been libefated
The silver was sold for $200 and the
Indians are still talking about the
| white man’s fool luck.
MACLEAN DIVOBCE CASE
j BE CLOSELY WATCHES
PORTLAND, June 25—County At
torney Ralph M. Ongalls announcet
tonight that Cumberland county au
thorities will observe closely the ac
tions brought against Kenneth Ross
MacLean of Tacoma, Wash., by his
young wife, Nettie May MacLean, anc
] if the wife’s story is substained, crim
! inal proceedings will be taken here b>
! government authorities against Ken
I neth MacLean. In two actions filet
j in the western city, Mrs. MacLean al
I leges that her husband smothered hei
j infant daughter in a hotel at Bruns
! wick last winter. When arrested here
on a murder charge, Mrs. MacLear
said she caused their infant’s death
by accident.
SIX KILLED BY TRAIN
TOLEDO, June 25—Six persons
■ were killed yesterday afternoon wher
a fast Baltimore and Ohio passengei
train struck a loaded automobile on £
road crossing.
TAYLOR JURY DISAGREE
The jury in the E. R. Taylor cast
again disagreed and at 9 o’clock Sun
day morning were discharged bj
Judge Ritchie. This is the thirc
trial of Taylor who was charged wit!
forging a check.
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DAWES WILL MAKE NO
SPEECHES UNTIL AFTER
NOTIFICATION NOMINATION
CHICAGO, June 25—Dawes an
nounced that he would make no talks
until after the formal notification of
his nomination.
; M’CLAREN HAS COMPLETED RE
PAIRS AND ON HIS WAY
TO RANGOON
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AKYAB, June 25—Maclaren, Brit
ish world flyer hopped oil today foi
Rangoon, his machine again in ex
cellent shape.
Fie has been at Akyab since th-:
sixteenth of May, maki g repairs.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 25
Judge Dometrio F. Sotomanyor, a1
: Tiajuana, Mexico, shot and killed him
i self yesterday demonstrating at the
trial in a shooting case how the de
fondant could use the pistol.
SEVERAL OTHERS IMPLICATED
IN CONFESSION—BODY
BURNED
ROME, June 23—Reports that an
American named Dumins has been ar
rested for the murder of Matti Olti,
socialist deputy were received here to
day. It was said that he has confessed
to the crime and has implicated sev
eral others, some of whom are already
in custody. It was intimated that the
dead man’s body had been burned.
CHILEAN HEAVYWEIGHT
OUTPOINTS STOESIEL
NEW YORK, June 23—Romero, the
Chilean heavyweight, outpointed Joe
Stcesiel, of New York, in a twelve
round bout.
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