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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21
JOHN I. SPICKETT
 IS SERIOUSLY ILL

John T. Spickett, pioneer resi- dent of Juneau and prominent for years in the theatrical business, is seriously i'll in St. Ann's hospital. He was moved from his rooms in the Spickett Apartments to the hospital late yesterday He is af- flicted with stomach trouble.
 For almost two months, MT Spickett was confined to bed in his apartment. Since he was first taken down, he has become grad ually worse His age, "A years, tends to retard his recovery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
 LECTURE BE GIVEN
 HERE NEXT MONDAY

A lecture on Christian Science free to the public, will be given next Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the Scottish Rite Temple, Fourth and Seward.
 The lecturer, William Duncan Fitzpatrick, ClS.B., of Boston, Mas sachusettS, is passenger aboard the steamer Alaska which left Se- attle last Tuesday morning. He is accompanied by Mrs. Fitzpatrick on his Alaska lecture tour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21
GIVING ACCOUNT
 TO BLINDED BOXER
 AIDS IN RECOVERY

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 21. Ernie Fliegel, once a tiger among the bantamweights once more has stayed off the count he dreads to hear.
 Fliegel was moving steadily up- ward toward ring prominence when his career was cut short by a punch which blinded him for six months.
 During those dark days, little hope was held that the sight once more would be restored and his old manager. Freddie, Lucas, found on- ly one method to rally his friend. He would begin to count.
 one. Two =. three. four" It was simple trick but F'liegels ring spirit would re- spond and he would rally to regain the hope and patience which fi- nally returned him his vision. But it was not of normal strength and Fliegel turned to managing fight ters for his livelihood, bringing King Tut, among others, along to prominence.
 A year ago his sight failed again He was. off to Physicians in Rich ester, Minn., and at Chicago and again he listened to that counl through long months in a hospital cot. One eye remained sightless but the other has improved and Fliegel, his spirit rewarded, is get ting back into stride for further managerial activity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21
ALEX. STILLMAN
 IN PLANE CRASH
Mother and Her Husband Escape Unhurt in An-
 other Accident

CHICAGO, Ill, July 21-Alex- ander Stillman, aged 20. scion of a wealthy New York family, was slightly injured when the plane which he was piloting crashed at @ forced landing on the outskirts of Gary, Indiana.
 The crash occurred shortly before Stillmans mother, Mrs Fowler Nc Cormick, of Chicago, and her hus- band escaped unhurt when plane they were in, hurrying to the boys side, nosed over at the Lansing, Illinois, airport.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21

titles-football, baseball and track respectively, while Washington of St. Louis won swimming and ten- his championships. Grinnell was the only regular" member of the loop not annexing a title as But Ter, the sixth member, joined only in time to compete in the track tryouts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21
CANADA MAKES PROPOSALS TO
 GREAT BRITAIN
Preferences to Domi nion Imports Requested
 Exchange Offer
'-sr Ssrsz.yssEs

OTTAWA, July 21.-A definite offer proposing wider preferences for British goods in exchange for greater British preferences to Can- adian imports was made by Pre- mier Bennett, of Canada, on the opening of the Imperial Economic Conference here today after he had been made Chairman.
 Any such program of preferences would have considerable effect on the trade with the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21
Thirty-eight
 SuccumbtO
 Suns ScOrch
More Deaths Reported as Heat Wave Partially
 Subsidies

CHICAGO, H., July 21.-Torch- like temperatures subsided today throughout the upper Mississippi Basin as the nation was credited with 38 more deaths as a result of extreme summer heat
 Showers swept mercifully across the northern brow from the Rock ies to the Great Lakes but the Southern areas still gasped in an- ticipation of relief promised by to- morrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21
MISSOURI VALLEY TEAMS
 DIVIDE ATHLETIC TITLES

DE MONIES, Ia, July 21.-Sport titles were well divided in the Mis- souri Valley Conference for the l93132 school year.
 Drake, Creighton and Oklahoma A. and M took the three major
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21
DINO GRAND|,
 AMBASSADOR

ROME, July 21. = Dino Grandi, Foreign Minister, who resigned from the Italian Cabinet yesterday, has been appointed Ambassador to Great Britain. He takes his office next month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21

With England melting all gold to increase her reserve, British jew elers have developed ornaments of chromium plate. Bracelets, ear rings, etc, are being made of this metal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21

Since tobacco stores are not per mitted to sell cigarets after p. m. in England, more than 5000 venc- ing machines have been installed in railways and other places in Lon don.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 21. George Rolph, aged 59 years, brother of Gov. James Rolph, Jr.. former President of the California Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corpora tion, is dead He suffered a stroke last Friday and had been critically ill since then.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21
RObERT D SHUEER

RoeeRT StJ1ER OR JOHN BRnIEEY &HENRY FE1D( (NczE) pu, because of the welknown of the ether have recently activities the political field Brnkley of KFKB Milford revoked by the commi.sion and Rev ShIler former Angeles Dr. Bkleys Federal permit cancelled following similar action being taken with regard to m Medical Board because of unethica bavior the vndition for Dr. Shue who pastor the Angeles provoked nation wide dis cyonc the Citizens politicians and lash of his until the license revoked by the Federal Radio Commission both the Democratic and seeking the seat occupied by Sam probable that these of the of Henry Fields who recently defeated Senator Fields who .endueted radio station But Mr. Fields spelling mcrophone Very
 
 studio.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21
MOTHER AND SON HOME

Mrs. Eli Radovich and son, born several days ago in St. Ann's Hos pital, left the institution yesterday for home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21

Sliced cold boiled ham, home made potato salad, cucumbers and onions, cold slaw, hot buttered toast, iced tea,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-21
RELIEF BILL
 NOW SIGNED

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Presi- dent Hoover today signed the Un- employment Relief Bill.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14

Curtis without getting mixed up
in any fight over South Carolina
and Mississippi Republicans.
The official call Of the conven-
ton was then read by George de B.
Keim, secretary of the national
committee. It was rather dreary
business and the delegates paid
little attention to it. The hub
bub on the floor was so great that
Keim's voice could not be heard
20 feet away from the mikes"
Dickinson Chosen
Once this routine business was
accomplished, FeSs proceeded to
nominate Dickinson for the tenn
porary craftsmanship. There was
no dissent.
A committee composed of Gov.
Wilbur Brucker of Michigan, Gov
James Rolph of California and
Gen. Edward Martin of Pennsyl-
vania was appointed to escort the
gray-haired Iowan to the platform.
Flashlights danced all over the
place as Dickinson launched into
his speech. He spoke slowly and
with deliberation.
The first mention of President
Hoover's name brought applause.
But it fell far short of cnostitut-
ing anything like a demonstra-
tiOn To cojS.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
WAGNER RELIEF
BILL OKAYED
IN SENATE
Banking Group Substitutes
That Measure for
Garner Plan

The Wagner Senate general
unemployment relief bill was
substituted for the Garner
House bill today by the Senate
Banking and Currency Com
mittee.
The bill carries $2,OO0,000,-
900 for a gigantic relief pro
gram, including loans to prl-
vate industry for self-liquidat-
ing projects of a public nature
and $5OO,OOO,0O0 for public
works.
Meantime a compromise move
ment was under way between
Democratic leaders of Senate
and House with the hope OF
reaching a quick agreement.
PasSag of the Wagner program
by the Senate would throw both
the Garner and wagner measures
into conference.
House leaders plan to consider
the separate Wagner bill passed
by the Senate providing $500, ,000,-
900 in loans to States the latter
part of the week.
They are considering the sub
stitution of the Garner program
for this measure, which would
open up a further avenue Of
compromise.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
5 ALLEGED REDS
FACE TRIAL

Three persons arrested late last
night at Thirteenth and L Streets
Southeast, where they are alleged
to have been distributing com.
munist handbills, were scheduled
to be tried this afternoon before
Police Court Judge Gus A.
Schuldt.
The trio, who are charged
with distributing handbills on
the streets. are at liberty on
collateral of $25 each, posted by
the International Labor Defense
League.
They were arrested by Police
men B. F. Spittle and Watson
Salkeld, who said they were
giving the literature to
pedestrians, fastening it to trees
and placing it on doorsteps.
The handbills bear a demand
for payment of the bonus and
also carry alleged communist
propaganda. Those arrested gave
their names as Lawrence Owens.
colored. 80, and Sophia Russ. 40,
both of 500 P St. N. W., and
Lucille Rowe, 38, of 5O4 Kenyon
st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
Simeon Fess Opens the Convention
As Boom for Charles 6. DaweS Gains

Just what this progress" con-
sisted of Newton did not say.
Newton looked worried. The
battle is harder than he antici-
pated. The vets feel they have
the votes, and they are impatient
with compromise.
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt,
the flaming dry of four years
ago, was an early arrival. At
Kansas City in '28 she presented
the platform to the convention
But she isn't going to do it
this year. She was not given a
place on the resolutions commit
tee. and she has nothing to say
about prohibition this 7ear.
Figures Are Missing
A good many conspicuous fig
ures at Republican conventions
OF other years were missing about
the hall. For the first time in
nearly 40 years such party stall.
warts as Jim" Watson, If In.
diana, and others were absent
Congress decision to go on
through stopped a lot of them
from coming out.
But DR.. Nicholas Murray But
ler, the earnest wet leader, was
a prominent figure in the pro
ceedings. He declared:
"There is no such thing as
re-SubmiSsiOn. There is only
repeal"
Someone asked:
"HOw about DaweS?"
"See Texas. You'll hear plenty
of Dawes there"
The Administration crowd, how.
ever, was clinging to Curtis.
One of the White House
spokesmen said:
1--WE are in an embarrassing
position. We are committed to
Curtis and yet we cannot be
opposed to Dawes, for he is a
part of the Administration"
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satisfy DR.. Butler and his cohorts.
He said:
There is no such thing as
resubmissiOn. There is only
repeal"
The Administration leaders were
acutely embarrassed by the revolt
against Curtis. Starting modestly,
q boom to put Gen. Charles G..
Dawes on the ticket gathered
force and intensity as the day
wore on, and by noon the Dawes
hackers were privately declaring
the votes in sight to put him
over.
In this Vice Presidential situa-
ton, the White House emisSarieS
maintained an EN- barrass d
silence.
They admit privately that the
q addition of Dawes would
strengthen the ticket, but at the
same time they are more or less
committed to Curtis.
Curtis friends were highly in.
dignant. They claimed Charley"
was being double-crossed, although
they didn't say by whom.
They contended that the dry
Kansan was prevailed upon to
stand again for Vice President
The Washington times., 1932-06-14

Texans PUSH DAWES BOOM,
i WHILE PROHIBITION PLANK
!. BECOMES REAL BATTLE

rather than run for the Senate
because of his loyalty to the man
in the White House. 1t is now
too late to run for the Senate.
Flags and Bunting
The place was choked with
flags and bunting. They sUreamed
from every rafter and gallery.
Above the floor rose three tiers
of galleries, packed with customers
at so much per head. The place
holds some $4,000 people, but
there was nowhere near that mum.
ber parked in the seats when the
gavel fell.
Empty blocs of seats yawned
from all sides.
Eight thousand dollars worth Of
high-powered lights we're focused
on the platform from the galleries.
The glare was so binding that
those on the platform had to
shield their eyes.
The delegates were as slow in
coming as the paid customers.
Ten minutes before the gavcl
there were hundreds Of empty
seats on the floor.
A lot of people apparently pre-
ferred to stay downtown in the
hotels, where all the comforting
over prohibition and the vice
presidency was going on.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
DR.. BdLLOu Speaks
At His Alma Mater

The efficiency of the present
national educational program can
not be maintained with the cur
rent reductions in school appro-
priations, DR.. Frank w. Ballou,
superintendent of District schools,
told graduates at the commence.
ment exercises of the Potsdam
State Normal School, N. Y.
DR.. Balllou. who was graduated
from the college 80 years ago,
declared that American education
is facing a crisis, which will re-
suit nj the reduction of educa-
tional services.
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1--WE are gathered here "tO
nominate another stalwart
HnOvNrO

The applause started, slowly at
first, and then increased. The
Oregon delegates down in front
rose to their feet and California
followed. Governor Rolph waved
the State flag, and about half
of the delegates were on their
feet.
He "TelIs En-"
The band chimed in with a
Snappy air, but it all soon died
down. Teh keynoter shook his
finger at the delegates:
"NOw, you listen to me. I'm
going to tell you some things
today that you can take home
and talk to your Democratic
brethren"
Someone doomed from the
floor:
GO to it."
Dickinson then proceeded to
tell 'em."
He reviewed the economic crisis
through which the country has
been wading for three years and
recounted at length that Mr..
Hoover has done to combat its
effects. The delegates listened
somewhat alphabetically.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
Fess Gives Flag Talk, Then Cermak Has
Words of Official Welcome for G. O. P.

= It was 1925 when Senator
Simeon D. Fess began banging
his gavel to get some order.
He repeated the familiar chant
about clearing the aisles." He
bawled:
"The delegates will take their
Seats"
| ILLINOIS MEN ABSENT
There was a prominent hole in
the center of the floor supposed
to be occupied by Illinois del
egates. At convening time they
were still engaged in a caucus
and deadlocked over the election
of a new national committeeman.
1t was 1880 before Fess could
get any semblance of order.
FeSs opened the proceedings
formally with a. tribute to "The
Flag" He called the delegates
attention to the "profuse emblems
that decorated the hall"
He traced the history Of the
flag from "the nimble fingers of
Betsy Ross" down through and in
Guiding the World War.
The r !rpose of Fess' flag speech
was not apparent until he had
procc led for five minutes. Then,
while the convention stood, an
American Legion detachment
marched in with the military
tread, carrying the colors.
The delegates stood and sang
"'The Dtar-Spangled Banner"
The song ended, the buglerS
sounded ITO the Colors" and
marched out. Chairman Fess
! l9amed on them from his place
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
j. s. LAUNDR|ES
ASSA|LED

Competition Of Army laundries
at Ft. Myer with private concerns
of the District was condemned
today by D. w. Corbin, repre-.
sentative of the Laundry owners
Association, when he appeared be-
fore the Shannon committee in
the House, which is investigating
Government competition with pri-
vate enterprises.
Corbin said Army trucks can
vasSed the city for laundry work
of Army officers and their fami.
lies at a price considerably below
that charged by commercial
laundrieS.
Corbin estimated that approx
mately $4,000 a week in laundry
work is being diverted from COM
mercial laundries by the Govern
ment laundry at Ft. Myer.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14

The weather was typical politi-
& cal convention weather-muggy
and hot. Photographers and re-
porters shucked their coats early
and perspired freely. The glare
OF the powerful lights made it
all the hotter.
At 11:05, the sergeants-at-arms
really started to work to clear
the aiSles, under insistence from
the platform.
An odd feature of the conven-
ton hall was that not a picture
of President Hoover looked down
on the assemblage. Nor was
there any of Curtis. The only
picture in the building was that
of George Washington.
While the delegates were still
milling around trying to find
their seats. the Dawes-for-Vice.
President talk became more and
more pronounced.
r. B. Creager, national COM
mitteeman from Texas, circulated
about the floor declaring that
Dawes statement that he was
not a candidate made no diff
ference at all" Creager said:
"Texas will nominate him,
If Illinois doesn't"
Hears He Will Accept
To which Senator Hiram Bing-
ham. of Connecticut, added:
81 hear Dawes will take it,"
Walter H. Newton, one of the
White House secretaries, came in
late. He spent a long and ardu-
Gus night trying to convince the
wet leaders that Mr.. Hoover
would stand for just so much in
the way of a wet plank and no
more. Newton said:
EFT isn't settled yet. We nave
made some progress, but it isn't
aeftled."
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
Outburst of Applause Greets Name
Of DaweS and Finance Corporation

When Dickinson mentioned the
creation of "the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation under the
able leadership of General
Dawes" there was an outburSt
of applause.
1t came from the delegates
Immediately in front of the plat
form but the Senator gave no
time for the possible development
Of a demonstration. He ploughed
ahead with his speech,
The Washington times., 1932-06-14

Secretary of state Stimson and
Secretary of the Treasury Mills
were so uninterested that they
got up and strolled out before
Dickinson was 10 minutes into
his speech.
Hey, you amt walking out
on the show, are yOu?"
This from Will Rogers, the
humorist, as they passed the
press action. They laughed and
proceeded on their way.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14

high on the platform. The chorus
in the CALLER. then broke out
with "All Hail Our President" "
The delegates sat down and re-
sumed their talking with their
neighbors.
There was a long pause while
the official picture was being
taken. Then Fess said:
"The convention will now
come to order"
Fess introduced SilaS H. Strawn
to the convention as the man
who was responsible for the con-
vention coming to Chicago.
Mayor Cermak's Welcome
Strawn generously gave Ed
ward N. Hurley, a Democrat,
great credit for the achieve
ment.
Then Democratic Mayor Tony"
Cermak took the platform and
bespoke an official welcome:
Chicago welcomes you with
a warm heart, we feel a deep
sense of gratitude to you for
having chosen Chicago. When
you leave us you will carry
away pleasant memories of
real hospitality"
The mayor hoped" the dele
gates would not fail to visit "our
public Institutions" and he
asked them all to come back to
the worlds fair next year.
The mayor got a nice hand
when he concluded.
He was followed to the stand
by Bishop James A. Freeman, of
Washington, who delivered the
convocation as the convention
arose.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14

get that settled first and
maybe it will have some effect
on the other"
Dickinson got a rising ova-
ton when he concluded with a
vigorous plea "for the reelection
of Herbert Hoover"
The temporary officers then
were elected-Col. Lafayette B.
Gleason, of New York, as secre-
tary of the convention; Everett
Sanders, Of Indiana. as sergeant
at arms; James F. Burke, of
Pennsylvania, as parliamentar-
ian. etc.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
Big OUatiOn Greets Dickinson's Final
Plea for "Herbret Hoover'S Reelection"

Before Dickinson was through,
the delegates were roaming all
over the floor, shaking hands and
chatting about this and that.
Ambassador Walter E. Edge, a
delegate from New Jersey, was
busy on the floor. Although
member of the Administration,
by reason Of his ambassadorship,
he is an avowed wet, and sees
eye to eye with DR.. Butler on
the prohibition issue. He said:
eve are more interested in
prohibition than in this vice
presidential situation. Let's
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
Chairmanship,
Into Keynote Speech

Brown proposes to take his
fight to the credentials COM
mittee, and if defeated there, to
the floor itself. But efforts are
being made to head him off from
that.
The leaders feel they have
enough trouble on. their hands
with prohibition and the ques-
tion of shelving Vice President
The Washington times., 1932-06-14

pressing and
not so likely
to create an
a t m o sphere
Of despair.
s uc h. at
least, was the
advice Of Mrs.
Edith Rookie
feller McCor-
mick, promi-
nent socially,
in addressing
a meeting of
Friends of
the Ope ra.
She said
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
MYSTERY NOTE
MENACES BOYS

Lockwood J. F. Wright, of Sic
Van Buren st. N. W., told police
he has received a note which
threatened the safety of his chill
dren, James. 7, and Lockwood,
jr., 6, unless be moved from
that neighborhood. The note
follows:
"This is to notify you folks
that you must Iieve this neigh.
bOrhOOd by June 30. If you
fail to cOmpli it will be too
bad with your two"
The note was signed "P. G."
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
Z Students HOnOred
By Business AUGrds

Business High School held its
Semiannual award assembly yes
terday. Faculty members pre-
sented winning students to Prin'
cipal Allan Davis. Awards were
as follows: Gold medals, Thomas
F. Callahan, Bernard Chism, Will
liam Edelin, and Reuben A. San
ders; silver medals, Robert L.
Hartman, Frederick Kitchener
and Howard H. Strasser; bronze
medal, Jack Mccormick.