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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 173.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1928.
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MITTEEMEN
PALO ALTO. Calif., July 25. (JP)—
Herbert Hoover, Republican nominee
for President .resumed his political
conferences with leaders of the party
today. ITis first caller •was Senator
IIliram J. Johnson, who announced h's
readiness to take the stump in behalf
a of the Republican ticket. Mr. John
son was opposed to Mr. Hoover when
the Secretary of Commerce was a
candidate for nomination.
Considerable interest was manifest,
'■d in a dispatch from New York quot.
ing John J. Raskob, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee a?
declaring in an interview, that no
bootleggers money would be accepted
in support of Governor Smith’s fight
f for preisidem^-. ?H??nife Democratic
nominees avowed championship of a
proposal to modify the 'Volstead Law.
Chairman Work and the Republican
National Committeemen f' >m 10 Last,
'em states spent the day conferring in
New York on plan? for the G. O. F.
campaign in that section of the conn,
try.
ITALIA SURVIVORS ARRIVE AT
OSLO; NO ONE ON DOCK TO
GREET STEAMER
OSLO, July 26. (id5)—A seaman with
fixed bayonet was placed on guard
i at the gangplank of the Citta De Mil.
ano when it docked at Narvik with
survivors of the Italia. Onlookers at
the dock regarded the move with as.
tonishment.
Wh'en the ship arrived early this
morning comparatively few people
wore on hand altho many had waite 1
until late last night. When the moor,
mg rope was thrown ashore no assist.
anc'3 was forthcoming in fastening the
rope and one of the crew had to jump
ashore to do it. No Norwegian art
thorities were present.
None of thP rescued men appeared
on deck. The survivors will continue
their journey to Italy byi train tonight.
A special carriage will drive them
from the vessel to the station.
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CIRCUS TRAIN CRASH
ROCHESTER, N. H., July 26. {£>)—
Four wer© killed and eight injured
in the wreck of a circus train near
here.
TRAIN WRECKS
BOSTON, July 26. (&)—Two dead
and 26 injured was Tuesday’s casual.
ti»3s in elevated train wrecks.
TOO HEAVY A LOAD
HORTA, July 26. (/P)—Capt. Court,
ney made a futilo attempt to take.otl
i
! in his seaplane for America but was
' unable to rise from the water even
* though h'3 threw overboard seme fuel
| BEN EIELSON AND WILKiNS PART
COMPANY AT OMAHA; BEN
TO MINNEAPOLIS
SAN FRANCISCO. July 26. (.40—Sir
(It ! 1. Wilkins arrived in an air.
! plai:»3 to discuss with radio manufac.
• tiuvrs plans for building radio appara.
in for use on his proposed flight over
the gSouth Pole.
The explorer rode in the baggage
compartment of an airmail plane be.
i cause the passenger, seats* were all
booked. He was in a hurry and did
; not wish to wait for another plane.
Cant. William Woorrmevor, autliori.
; i ■
Jy on aerial navigation, -met him at
the Oakland Airport. Sir Wiikim
; said he- expected to leave New York
for Motevid'oo oti Sepf ember* 2'2’on the
first lap of the expedition and would
; catch a Norweigan whaling vl-ssel
which would take him to Grahams
I Rand where the 2,000 rail'ts Antarctic
flight starts.
Wilkins and Ben Eielsdn parted
company last night at Omaha. Kiel,
son is planning to hop off for Min.
i
neapolis.
OLD EDITOR DIES
! •
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 26. (JP)~~
i Capt. William Rule, for more than 50
years, editor of the Knoxville Journel
i and believed to be the oldest active
, editor in the country, died following
‘ aif operation for appendicitis.
TOM HEENEY VANISHED
[HI THIS MORNING
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FAIRHAVEN, July 26. (JP)—Tom
| Heeney has become a man of mystery.
I He has vanished completely and lie
must weight in at 2 p. m. in New York.
It was assumed his disappearance act
meant he has quietly left for New
York along with his retinue but
whether by boat, train, or automobile,
could not be ascertained.
TUNNEY FLEW TO N. V.
AS PREVIOUSLY PLANNED
NEW YORK, July 26. (P)—Gen's
Tunney arrived in an amphibian plane
after a two.hour trip from Speculator.
Rickard’s announcemrfnt that Jack
Dempsey would second Hteeney was1,
set down as just another blast of bally.
!boo when Dempsey failed to appear
befom the Boxing Commissioii to ap_
ply for a second’s license.
MANY VESSELS, MARINES AND
SAILORS STILL REMAINING IN
AREA
WASHINGTON, July 26. (^—Ap
proximately 1,350 American marines
on duty at Tientsin, China, will short,
ly be homeward bound. Orders for
their immediate withdrawal was is.
sued by Acting Secretary of he Navy
Robinson after a discussion of the
Chinese situation with State Depart,
ment officials.
The action was recommended by
Rear Admiral Bristol, commanding
the Asiatic fleet, and Brig. General
Butler, in charge of the marine forces
in th'3 Orient.
In addition 13 planes and about 95
officers and men of th‘3 marine flying
forces were ordered from Tientsin to
Guam. A total of 90 officers and
1,437 men will remain in the Tientsin
district.
With 58 officers and 1,03</ men at
Shanghai, and approximately .60 naval
vessels in Chinese waters, no other
change in number of ships or blue,
jackets is contemplated.
TUNNEY IS 11 AND ONE.HALF
POUNDS LIGHTER THAN
CHALLENGER HEENEY
! NEW YORK, July 26. (£>)—Weigh
ing in this afternoon at the Yankee
Stadium, Tunney weighed 192 (pounds
u.id Heeney 203 and one ha.li. So few
were the wagers vectored On the
jinmtuh itself that it is difficult to de_
termine the exact odds.
Bets of three to one that Tunney
will retain the title were mentioned
but no one seemed to have seen any
money change hands.
Greater by far was the wagering on
! the size of the gate and the probable
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amount of money Rickard seemed des
tined to lose.
HUNDREDS PASSENGERS
STRIKES ROCK ARCTIC
OSLO, July 26. (/P)—Striking a rock
iin Bell Sound, Spitsbergen, the Ger.
man motorship Mon© Cervantes, with
1,500 passengers, including two Ameri
cans, is said to be in no immediate
danger. Standing by was the ice.
breaker Krassin which rushed to her
aid when SOS calls were sent yester
day. The vessel .was on ‘a tour of the
Spitzbergen region.
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YANKEE STADIUM, New York
| July 2G. (/P)—Subjecting Tom Heeney
| .o one ol‘ the most severe beatings
janV man ever took Gene Tunney,
! world’s bavyweight battler, scored a
! technical knockout over the Anzac
jin the 11th round of a 3 5 round
match.
! Tunney knocked Heeney uncon
| scious near the end of the 10th
j round but the bell saved the chal
! longer who was lying unconscious
or. the floor.
Tunney weighed 189 pounds and
Heeney 203 and one-half.
Never has any man been sub
jected to such punishment as Heeney
j took after the seventh and still'kept
. his feet to plunge stubbornly into
the champion’s flailing punches.
The challenger’s left eye was hurt
in the seventh and left him half
blindedfh: "es< of the figL:
Aider reeling thru • ter»*I1 ic punish
1 men in the eight and ninth sessions
i Hggljjay collapsed urAmr the champ
j ion’s bitter attack. Just as the 10th
I closed Tom rolled on his back almost
j out £■? the ring. He had to be car
! r ed to his corner:
i Although revived .somewhat for Die
j lltb Tunney slashed him into a gory
! figure in two minutes and 52 seconds
j before.-it was called a fight.
Fifty thousand spectators witness
ed the battle.
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ROUND ONE
Grimly determined Tunney whip
ped a solid right to H'eeney’s jaw.
The challenger ducked and swarmed
Gene with short right hook to the chin
that drove the champion to the ropes.
Heeney shot a solid right to the head.
Using his right Gene crashed two on
I Keeney’s jaw but a sweeping left
| hook almost bowled the champion
| over. Tunney was out fast and stab
bed with his left but Tom beat him
with both hands on Tunney’s chin.
Gene ripped a solid right to Heeney’s
heart but it never moved the chal
lenger. Tunney was on the run as
Tom ripped after him with boh hands
flaying away to the head. With a
bad bruise over Tunney’s eye the
round ended.
ROUND TWO
Tunney wras startled by Heaney's
fiery offensive and started boxmg.
He shot his left to Heeney’s head but
coubln’r keep - the challenger away.
Tunney blasted a left hook in a furi
ous exchange. Tunney sparred as
Tom ripped in when Gene’s left hook
dropped a little low, Tom mentioned
it, and Gene smiled and asked forgiv
ness. A second later they were
crashing each other in a slugging ex.
change of head clouts rocking both
on their heels. The crowd roared
approval.
ROUND THREE
I Unawed at Tunnuy’s newij found
| right Heeney plodded into a right.
: hand exchange. Tom dropped his
' guard and stood before the champion
! hands ready and daring another ex.
| change. Gene accommodated him and
j they cracked left and rights and vie5.
| oils pokes that stung, and which Gene
| seemed to dislike. He bounced back
j r ■ '
on the defense spearh.s, _ ' ” v'
: ger with a succession of lefts. Tun.
rey slipped as Heeney swept a light
j hook to the bead and nearly fell but
| came back without a fall, unhurt,
j Heeney slugged viciously at the
i champion with left h- olw to *v
| body
ROUND FOUR
Sympathetic at Her m g' wo -
ed showing the crowd -
j be whipped short left and :•••:’ • i ooks
| onto Gene’s chin. Tunney bounced
j two rights off of Tom’s flinty; cV
1 “md shot the challenger’s herd back,
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ling the upper hand derisively for JJ>~>
I first time. Tunney shot his right
| three times to Heeney’s head with
; all’his strength. Tunney pressed two *
'crushing rights to the heart. Sen*
I sing the turn, with blood beginning
(o drip from his chin. Heeney tore
savagely in and nailed the champion
to the ropes with roekinsr his head
in the same position as when Demp
sey floored Tunney last fall. Tunney
fought vainly to get out but TTeeucy
nailed him repeatedly on the head.
The bell broke up the onslaught.
ROUND FIVE
Tunney smashed a right full under
Heeney’s heart but the challenger
seamed to like them and closed in
with a slug at the champion’s body.
Gene drilled a left and right into
Tom’s head and blood dribbled from
the challenger’s nost?. Boxing easily
and naturally Gene prodded Tom with
jolts on the head and body as Tom
sturdily plowed into him for more
punishment. Tom slipped as Tunney
sAierHl Tnjjo n. yftsvii liikHmei
hooked him clinched but was up with,
out a count. Tunney pecked steadily.
ROUND SIX
Tunney’s defense had Heeney mud.
died as Tom found his clouts caught
on tbe champion’s arms with his body
battered by Gene’s thudding right.
The champion stepped in with bull
bke hook to the body that bounced
right off Heeney’s face. In the clinch
Tunney was content to maul the chal.
lender killing his effectiveness with a
left hook and by burying a right hard
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WATER NOTICE
Water will be shut off on Fourth
and Fifth Avenue, from Adams to the
railroad, including the Vaji Gilde\r
hotel, for 30 minutes at 12 o’clock to.
night.