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SEWARL, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1924
PRICE TEN CENTS
VOLUME >
;iX NUMBER 153
DEMOCRATS GIVE OUT PLATFORM
STORM IN OHIO KILLS FOUR HUNDRED
W. C. HcAdoo Is Leading in
* Ballotting for Nomination
NEW YORK, June 30.—The Democratic platform was adopted
at 1:30 o’clock yesterday morning by viva voce vote, after the anti
klan forces had lost their fight by a single vote to put a plank in
the platform specifically denouncing the klan by name. Only a pow
erful speech by William J. Bryan prevented denunciation of the
klans in the platform which carries a general plank on religious lib
erty and political freedom, and indorses the League, but leaves the
question of American entrance to be decided by popular referendum
under a special act of Congress.
* In an impassioned but losing appeal to the convention by New
ton D. Baker, to adopt the minority report on the League of Na
tions plank, said: “I served Woodrow Wilson for five years, and
said to him ‘I did my best, and I’m doing it now- You are still the
captain of my soul. Wilson is standing beside me now urging me
to say to you to save the nation
The Alaska delegation voted to denounce the Ku Klux Klan by
name.
NEW YORK, June 30—The com
pleted Democratic platform of half a
hundred planks was submitted to the
((invention late Saturday afternoon,
when it reassembled, at three o’clock.
The plank on the Ku Klux Klan adopt
ed by the committee in its majority
report, was the Bryan plank which
does not name the klan, only by infer
ence.
Other planks include:
A national referendum for the
League of Nations.
Future tax reductions and revisions.
Tariff enactment.
Legislation designed to restore the
farmer again to economic equality
with other industrialists.
Immediate independence of the Phil
ippines.
Establishment of a full Territorial i
form of government for Alaska.
Strict public control and conserva-!
tion of the Nation’s resources.
Recovery of all oil reserves fraud
uently leased and the vigorous prose- !
cution o fany guilty of wrong-doing j
in the leasing transactions.
Government control of the anthra
cite industry ,and all other corpora
tions.
^/vernment control of the necessi
ties of life where the public welfare j
has been subordinated to pi-ivate in
teiests.
The Alaska Plank
The full text of the Alaska plank
in the platform reads:
“The maladministration of the af
fairs of Alaska is a matter of concedn
to all our people. Under the Republi
can administration development has
ce^ed and the fishing industry has
been seriously impaired. We pledge
ourselves to correct the evils which
have grown up under the administra
tion in that rich domain. An adequate
form of local self government for Al
aska must be established and to that
end we favor the establishment of a
full territorial form of government for
that Territory similar to that enjoyed
by all territories except Alaska during
the last century of American history.’’
Excerpts From Platform
The Democratic platform started
off with an eulogy of President Wil
son, and a declaration of principles
the first of which was, “equal rights
to all and special privileges to none,”
the Republican party being accused of
holding that prosperity must origi
nate with special interests and seep
down through the channels of trade
to the least favored industries and
wage earners of all, and that the Re
publican party was chiefly concerned
with material things, and the demo
cratic party chiefly with human right.
The platform also declares that the
Democratic party stands for remedial
legislation and the Republican party
stands still.
After this platform urged a com
parison of the Wilson administration
and the Harding Coolidge administra
tion, asserting “there is no corruption
in the former and their pledges were
faithfully fulfilled."
It^as pointed out that “privilege
was uprooted and the corrupt lobby
ists driven from the National capital,
and it was further asserted that Am
erica enjoyed an unprecedented period
of social and material progress, up to
the time the world war was enacted,
and Wilson introduced more construc
tive and remedial legislation than the
Republican party has done for a cen
tury. “Under Wilson we had a leader
ship that carried America to greater
heights, honor, power and glory, than
she ever knew before in her entire
history.”
Republican Inefficiency
The next heading was Republican
inefficiency and corruption. The dec
laration was made that the govern
ment. was never so tainted with cor
ruption and never had the adminis
tration so utterly failed. The Repub
licans were accused of attempting to
limit the inquiry into official delin
quencies, the platform declaring it
was these investigations that sent
former Secretary of the Interior Fall
back to Three Rivers in disgrace and
dishonor, and revealed the incapacity
and indifference to public obligation of
the secretary of the navy and con
firmed the general impression as to
the unfitness of the attorney general
and disclosed the appalling conditions
of the Veterans’ Bureau, and revealed
the criminal and fraudulent nature of
the oil leases.
Republicans Had Boasted
The platform further said that the
Republican party had long boasted it
was the only party fit to govern, but
had proven its inability to govern
even itself. The nation cannot af
ford to entrust its welfare to an exe- i
cutive whose policies have been re
jected by his own party, and explain
ed that “a vote for Coolidge was a
vote for chaos.”
Issues
The platform declared under the
heading “issues,” that “the dishones
ty, discrimination ,extravagance and
inefficiency that exists in the govern
ment and the burdens of taxation have
become unendurable. Agriculture
was asserted to be in distress and the
slowing down of industry was causing
high costs of living. The tariff was
alleged to be destroying foreign mar
kets and the high cost of transporta
tion was taking the profit from the
mining and other basic industries. The
platform then pledged the democracy
to drive from public places all who
make barter of National power and
put nothing but honest men in office
and practice economy in expenditures
and reverence and respect the rights
of all under the constitution, destroy
ing government by the spy and black
mailer ,the Republican administration
encouraging and practicing both.
Tariff Denounced
The platform denounced the Ford
ney-McCumber tariff as the most un
just and unscientific and dishonest
tariff measure ever enacted in the his
tory of the country.
Duck K. K. K. Plank
Little attention was paid to the dis
cussion of the Ku Klux Klan question
until the sentence “renewing our faith
in the League of Nations” was pro
nounced, when a brief demonstration
was made, after the promise of a ref
erendum on the League of Nations
question.
A plank relating to religious liberty
was read, “The Democratic party re
affirms its adherence and devotion to
those cardinal principals contained in
the constitution and the precepts
whereon our government was found
ed,” that Congress shall make no
lows respecting the establishment of
religion or the prohibition of free ex
ercise thereof or abridging freedom
of speech or the press.
These principles we pledge ourselv
es to ever defend and maintain. We
insist at all times upon obedience to
the orderly processes of law and de
plore and condemn any effort to arouse
religious or racial dissention.”
The platform then concluded by af
firming “our faith in these principles
and submit our cause to the people.”
Demonstration Follows
The demonstration which followed,
lasted less than half a minute. Chair
man Cummings moved for the adop
tion of the above plank. Newton D.
Baker then presented a substitute
plank on the League of Nations which
was followed by applause.
Wm. R. Pattangall, of Maine, rep
resented the minority plank on the K.
K. K., which he said fourteen commit
teemen had signed ,and the galleries
yelled when the Klan was mentioned,
but Walsh pounded for order and the
the sergeant at arms quieted the of
fenders.
The convention then adopted the
committee plan to debate the League
of Nations for two hours and the klan
question for two hours, starting in
with the League of Nations f-^st.
No Agreement Reached^
Reports from a conference of Dem
ocratic leaders early this morning
showed no prospect of an agreement
to keep the Ku Klux Klan issue c|T the
floor of the convention. Anti-Klan
leaders selected Former Secretary
Colby to lead their fight ,and it was
indicated that William J. Bryan might
lead the fight for the Klan.
Alarmed Over Klan
Thoroughly alarmed by the poten
tialities o fthe fight over the Ku Klux
Klan yesterday on the convention floor
various groups and leaders conferred
last night seeking some way or means
to smooth out the situation. Three
planks with respect to the Klan were
presented to the Platform committee.
One plank would pledge the party to
oppose the efforts of the Klan or any
similar organization that interferes
with political or religious freedom.
Bryan would leave out of the plank
any mention of the Klan.
The third or so-called Alabama
plank reviews the history of the
“know-nothing party and declared
that the Democratic partyr openly^ op
posed it and there is no reason now
why they should not specifically op
pose the Klan as they did in 1860.
Proposal Approved
The proposal for a National refer
endum on the League of Nations ques
tion for American Membership was
approved by the Platform committee.
Homage To Will on
New York, June 29—The Democrat
ic National Platform opens with pro
found homage of the memory of Wil
son, saying “our hearts are filled with
gratitude that the American Demo
cracy should pi-oduce this man, whose
ideals on government will serve as an
example and inspiration to future gen
erations.”
The platform declared for trade on
an interchangeable basis with recip
rocal advantages to all countries par
ticipating, which is a time-honored
doctrine of the Democratic party. The
party’s position was given as “in fav
or of a tax on commodities entering
the customs house that will promote
effective competition and pr tect
against monoply and at the same time
produce a fair revenue to support the
Government.” It was contended that
the only taxation relief the Republi
can party had suggested was “a cut
of three hundred million dollars in
direct taxes and that was to be given
principally to those with the largest
incomes” and it was remarked that
“fortunately this plan of their admin
istration failed and under Democratic
leadership aided by progressive Re
publicans a more equitable plan was
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SINCLAIR’S ASSOCIATES
INDICTED FOR BRIBERY
WASHINGTON, June 30.—Former
Secretary Albert B. Fall, Harry Sin
clair, E. L. Doheny and E. L. Doheny
junior, were criminally indicted by a
i Federal grand jury here today, charg
ed with conspiracy to defraud the
government in connection with leas
ing the California reserve. Fall and
Sinclair are accused of conspiring to
defraud in connection with the Tea
pot Dome, and the third indictment
charges Fall with accepting a bribe
of $100,000 for using his official in
fluences in the California leases in
behalf of Doheny senior. The fourth
indictment charges the two Doheny’s
with inducing all in behalf of the
Pan American Petroleum company to
take a $100,000 bribe.
STFAMSHIP STARR IN
PORT LAST EVENING
The steamship Starr, Captain O. A.
Johansen, arrived in Seward yester
day evening with a large passenger
list. Captain Johansen reports a
very fine trip with fair weather on
the entire route until two days out of
| Seward when they ran into a small
; blow. Everything to the westward
! is in readiness for a good season of
■ fishing according to the Captain. They
were to begin fishing in the Bristol
Bay section on the 27th.
The captain anticipates a very suc
| cessful trip with the Chamber of Com
| merce, and feels that it will result
* in much good to Seward thru the es
j tablishment of pleasant relations be
tween this port and westward com
munities.
MANIAC ATTACKS MAN
WITH DOUBLE BIT AXE
TACOMA, June 30—A man believ
| ed to be a maniac was shot and killed
at Puyallup last night after he had
hacked G. Angels, a restaurant cook,
and a man named Wilson with an axe.
and then attempted to attack Motor
cycle officer Smith. Angeles is in a
critical condition.
i FOUNDER ALASKA S. S. CO.
DEAD IN SEATTLE TODAY
SEATTLE, June 30—Captain Mel
j ville Nichols, one of the founders of
! the Alaska Steamship Company died
! here yesterday.
INDIANS SAVE HISTORIC
MISSION FROM FIRE
| SAN DIEGO, June 30—Heroic ef
i forts of Indians in this neighborhood
I saved the historic Pala Mission in the
! northern part of San Diego county
i from fire which threatened its des
i traction yesterday afternoon.
—
! SLIDE FROM GLACIER
KILLS PORTLAND MAN
TACOMA, June 27.—Earl Kummer
| of Portland was instantly killed when
i rocks fell on him from the Nisqually
glacier on Mt. Ranier.
;TAX ON TELEGRAPH
MESSAGES BEEN REPEALED
The tax on telegrams and radio
messages has been repealed and will
j become effective July 2 at midnight.
■ The tax is five cents on all messages
up to 50 cents and 10 cents on all
i messsages over 50 cents.
—
BRITISH PLANE DOWN
RANGOON, June 30—The British
plane after it left Bangkok yesterday
went down at Tavov in Lower Burma,
said a message re eived here this
morning.
STEAMER \NS DUE
The steamship Evans is due to
morrow some time. She will wait
for the arrival of the evening train.
WINS, DERBY
LATONIA, Ky., June 30—Khilho
wee won the $30,000 Latonia derby
with Giblon second and Blackgold 3rd.
Two Thousand Injured by
Tornadoes in Central States
CLEVELAND, O., June 30.—Northern Ohio lay prostrate last
i nigh tunder the fury of the worst tornado ever experienced in the
history of the United States, which swept the shores of Lake Erie
from Sandusky to Lorraine, killing 400 persons and injuring 2.000,
many of whom will die. Property damage is estimated at one hun
dred millions. Reports indicate the catastrophe tto be one of the
worst in the history of the country. Lorraine alone will have 300
dead and 1500 injured. Eighty dead were reported taken from
the State theatre building where a large audience was gathered when
the storm struck.
In Sandusky estimates of the dead range from one to 25 persons.
Earlier in the day similar storms had swept various parts of
the upper Mississippi valley, causing many deaths in Illinois and
Iowa, together with heavy property damage.
At Peoria the tornado killed eight and injured scores, causing
damages of one and a half million dollars.
SATURDAY’S BASEBALL
American League—Boston 7, New
York 12; Second game Boston 5, New
York 10; Cleveland 0, Detroit 1; Chi
cago 9, St. Louis 3; Other games post
poned on account of rain. Muesel of
New York and Jacobson of St. Louis
home runs.
‘ Pacific Coast—Salt Lake 3, Los An
geles 8; Vernon 17, Portland 3; Sac
ramento 4, Oakland 3; San Francisco
11, Seattle 5. Burst of Los Angeles
made one home run.
National League—St. Louis 3, Cin
cinnati 5; second game St. Louis 2.1
Cincinnati 5: Pittsburg 9, Chicago 0; ;
Others rain. Rousch of Cincinnati, one,
home run.
! ADOLPH B. SPRECKLES
DEAD SN ’FRISCO HOME!
SAN FRANCISCO. June SO—A. B.
(Adolph) Spreekles, 67 years of age, i
and well known sugar manufacturer
of this city died at his home yesterday
of natural causes. The announcement
was made from his home.
Adolph Bernard Spreekles was born
in San Francisco January 5, 157, a
son of Claus and Anna C. Spreekles.j
He is also a brother of John Deidrich 1
Spreekles, wealthy exporter. Spreekles j
was educated in San Francisco and
Hanover, Germany, and was married
in 1908 to Alma Bresteville of San;
Francisco. He is a member of J. D.
Spreekles & Bros. Lo., Spreekles Sug- j
ar Co., Oceanic Steamship Co., West-!
ern Sugar Refining Co., Cal. Sugar
Refinery; and was Park Commission
er of San Francisco in 1900.
SCHOONER BOXER LEAVES
FOR FAR NORTHERN PORTS
SEATTLE, June 30—The Board of
Education’s schooner Boxer, Captain
Whitman, carrying government sup
plies for teachers, teachers, and knock
down school houses, sailed last night
for Bering Sea and Arctic ports.
W. T. LOPP IS MAKING
ANNUAL TRIP NORTH
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W. T. Lopp, supervisor in Alaska!
with the United States Bureau of j
Education was aboard the Alaska for |
Seward en route to Point Barrow on
a trip of general inspection of govern
ment scho in the north. Mr. Lopp
will go down the Yukon river from
Nenana to St. Michael where he will ,
board the government ship Boxer for ,
the northern cruise. ,
The Boxer is carrying supplies to ]
the various school stations along the £
Arctic Coast and coal will he taken on |,
at Wainwright for the various points. ,
Several teachers are aboard th6 ship ^
to take over the work in the schools. ]
It fs expected the ship will not re- j
turn south until October, Mr. Lopp j
said. On the southbound trip a cargo!
of seven hundred reindeer carcasses
will be brought out and disposed of, <
1 in Alaskan towns and the states. 1
JAPS MEET TO TALK
OVER EXCLUSION ACT
TOKIO, June SO—Representatives
of all parties in the lower house met
before a formal session of the Diet,
and drew up a resolution requesting
the government to take prompt steps
to remedy the situation resulting from
the exclusion act.
STEAMER YUKON SAILS
WITH 230 PASSENGERS
SEATTLE. June 30.—The steam
ship Yukon sailed Saturday morning
with 230 passengers including 55 ex
cursionists and 70 one way excur
sionists, that is, excursionists who
will return on some other vessel. The
Seward list, many of whom are no
doubt excursionists, is as follows:
Mrs. W. M. Lowery, G. Lew Lau
enee, \Ym, Taylor, Lew Ellingsen, C.
F. Earl ' and wife, Mrs. G. A. Ross,
Anna Diamond, H. E. Lawrence, a.
Peterson and wife, Norman Stines,
C. S. Alexander, E. \Y. Dreyfuse,
Hammon C. Fisher, R. W. Harley,
Miss Marion Harley, P. H. Borheis,
Miss Stanzer, C. P. Hubbard and
wife, Miss R White, Miss Fowler,
Miss M. E. Charlton, Inez Williams,
Mrs. A. H. McDonald, Miss A. Bland,
Mrs. E. Alexander, V. Wells, Miss
Russ, Mrs. J. B. Diamond, Ruth
Lincke, Dr. W. E. Peterson, Mrs. J.
A. Easton, Mrs. E. M. Marcus, F. Rai
nier, W. Calvert and wife, Mrs. M. C.
Dugo, E. Brooker, Robert Alexander,
Mrs. W. LT. Jeffers, Mrs. J, S. Chotz,
Miss E. Kelleher, G. A. Russ, Paul
Ripley, Mrs. E. Snyder, Mrs. M. L.
Mallett, C. F. Snyder and wife, Miss
J. McDonald, Mrs. M. . Hubbell, F.
H. Wibber and wife, Miss M. E.
Tones, Miss D. W. Wibber, C. H Ash
ley and wife, Jane and Ben Calvert,
Louis Lohy, M. Smith, M. A. Sloan,
Ruth White, E. Brooker, Mrs. J. A.
Easton, Mrs. E. M. Masons, F. S.
Tudah and wife, Wm. Calvert and
vife, Mrs. M. Miller, D. W. Beldon,
J. N. Nichols and wife, Mrs. J. B.
3eeson, Paul Beeson, L. F. Driver,
A'. S. Stuck and wife, E. H. Driver,
J. T. Williams, Anna Jones, Verna
Jail. Eva Harrison, Elsie Gillin, Miss
A Koch, W. H. Tree, V. Ewing, L.
,V. Orso and wife.
SCHOONER HERMAN
BREAKS CRANK SHAFT
NOME June 30—The Schooner Her
nan, Captain Louis Lane, with Sid
ley Snow and D. M. Ledourdais, a
lewspaper correspondent aboard,
imped into Nome Thursday under
ail from the Diomedes Islands. The
vessel broke her crank shaft which
lecessitated her return. She will
srobably have to go back to Dutch
larbor for repairs. The Cutter Bear
s off Kotzebue sound but no anxiety
s felt for her safety.
PARIS, June 30—Denmark defeat
'd the United States in fencing for
he Olympic game.