The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-30
PLANK OF PARTY HONEST,
 THE|LE AYERS
Republican Delegate Tell; Chamber of Recent Con-
 vention in Chicago

The Republican Prohibition plank, adopted at the Chicago convention, was described as perfectly fair, " by Secretary Karl Theile, who was Chairman of the Alaska Delegation to the party meeting and member of the Committee on Resolutions which drafted the platform, includ- ing the much condemned and de- tended statement on Prohibition that is generally labeled as one looking both ways.
 MT. Thsile gave an interesting account of some of the convention features, mentioning briefly the Prohibition debate. There was a beer parade, he said, with buckets and steins of something which he couldn't say was beer, adding, "as I am no chemist" He, H. B. Thompson, Gov. Parks's brother in-law visiting here, and Filler Han son, Administrative Officer of the Experiments Stations which go out of existence today, were speakers at today's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Committee Works Hard
 If the party platform was all cut and dried, MT. Theile wasn't in on the secret, he said. The Reso- lutions Committee spent two days working on the document with but few hours respite from labor. It then reported the completed plat form and defended it in a session that lasted to the wee sma' hours of the morning.
 The Alaska plank, he said, was evolved by the Alaska delegation and Judge Wickersham in the Stevens Hotel, and wes agreed upon by all present. As matter of fact, the Alaskans were unit on every issue and worked harmon iously. The group was composed of himself, Delegate Wickersham, Mar shal Albert White and Edward A. Rasmuson, National Committeeman
 Meet Maj. Gotwals
 Before going to Chicago, MT. Theile visited Washington where he met Maj. John c. Gotwals, former Alaska Road Commission member, who has been seriously III for many months. He is slowly improving and was able to be at his desk, MT. Theile said. He also met Maj. Douglas H. Gillette, an- other Commission member, in the national capital
 He then went to Toledo, Ohio, to visit several days with his mother, now in her 76th year. Mrs. Theile, he said, had her life's sav- ings deposited in four of Toledo's largest banks and all of them fail ed. But she hasn't lost faith in the Government" he added.
 This, and an incident on the trail in Canada were his only re- ferences to current economic condi- tions. A passenger boarding the train at Calgary told him of a farmer who took a watch to a jeweler to be repaired. Without funds he offered him 48 dozen eggs for a $2 job. Make it 50 dozen and I'll take you," the jeweler re- piled. Eggs are selling for three cents per dozen on the farm and an additional cent delivered,' MT. Theile added.
 "Finis" Is Written
 The work of the Agricultural Ex- pertinent Stations in Alaska comes to an end today and that organi- zation ceases to exist. MT Hanson told the Chember. MT. Hans on leaves shortly for Sitka, where, he told the Chamber humorously, he will seek to make his home and living without job and business.
 His talk, filled with witty flash es, kept the meeting in almost continuous laughter. In conclusion he thanked the Chamber for it's effort to save the Experiment Sta tions, and for the friendly spirit which it had exhibited toward their work and to himself and other members during their stay here. Dr. H. w. Alberts, chief of the bureau here, was present but did not talk.
 More Enjoyment Here
 MT. Thompson spoke briefly. He said he was here to enjoy himself. He commented on the extraordi- narily low tax rates in Alaska and Juenau. Communities in Wash ington, Oregon, Idaho and other States of the West are paying six and eight cents in taxation on ev- cry dollar to defray the costs of new public buildings, roads and other things they have been de- manding for years.
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