MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 171.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1928.
PRICE TEN
CENTS
DEMOCRATS PLANNING EXTEN-S
SIVE CAMPAIGN THROUGH
OUT THE FARM BELT
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CHICAGO. July 2 4, (/P)—Herbert
Iloover will open his western cam
paign at a native son celebration at
his birthplace. West Branch, Iowa,
on August 21st. Janies W. Good, Re
publican nominee, western manager j
made this announcement alter con- j
fArence with committee from the ;
West.
Advices from ,Palo Alto California j
*
say that Governor Charles C. Young
first of members of the western
leaders invited to8* confer with Mr.
Hoover assured nominee that -Cali- j
fornia is going to give him the great-!
est majority that they ever voted any '
candidate either nationally or lo
\
rally. From Washington came an
nouncement that the Democrats are
planning to make intensive campaign
in the Farm Belt. Governor Smith
* has delayed naming the date for his
nomination acceptance speech pen1
ing arrangements for a-nation wide
radio hook-up for the event.
COOLIDGE INFORMED ACTIVITIES
OF SOUTH AMERICAN REBEL
HAS CEASED
SUPERIOR, July 24. (/P)—President
Ooolidge has t‘3en informed thru the
report of Rear Admiral David Hel
lers, commander of the Specal Ser_ |
vice Squadron, that activities in Nic
aragua on th'3 part of Sandino have
apparently ceased entirely and that |
Sandino lias fled the country.
The report showed that, the differ
ent bands which kept the country in
a turmoil since Henry Stimson arrang
ed a truce between the warring fac.
lions, has fairly -well surrendered and j
given pledges to future law abiding,
ness.
NOT OVERCONFIDENT
TET BELIEVES WILL
KNOCKOUT MR. HEENEV
SPECULATOR, July 24. (TP)—Al
though not over confident Tunney be.
lieves ibe lias an excellent chance to
knockout He'aney. The champion
claims he is in better condition 'than
he rvvas for either of the Dempsey
fights. BiWy Gibson, hfs maifagleir,
backs his claims and newspaper ex.
perts from 'the Heaney camp, agreed
that Tunney twill win. Probably by a
knockout, in the early rounds.
UNDERGOING REPAIRS
MORTA, July 24. (/P)—The French
plane La Fregate was hoisted on the
breakwater to receive minor repairs
and will b*3 unable to leave on iits
trans.Atlantic flight to New York via
Bermuda until completed.
FORMER MEMBER ANCHORAGE
HEADQUARTERS STAFF TO
MAKE INSPECTION
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 24, (£>)
—G. C. Dickens of Washington, D.
general agent for the Alaska
Railroad, left for Alaska where he
will make a general inspection of
the railroad region, the* Interior De
partment announced.
O. F. O'hlson of Duluth, recently
appointed general manager, will con
fer with Wahington officials before
leaving to assume his duties in Al
aska. Ohlson is due in Washington
in a few days.
HOP AGAIN TOMORROW
. 'l ' I
HORTA, July 24. (/P)—The French
fliers hope to continue their trans.j
Atlantic voyage 'tomorrow.
CAPTAIN FJ|ANK COURTNEY,
BRITISH AIRMAN, ON BREAK.
WATER TO GREET THEM
HORTA. July 24. </P)—The French
seaplane “La Fkogate” arrived from
Brest, France, completing the first
leg of a trans.Atlantic fight to New
York by way of 'the Azores and Ber.
mud a.
With Naval Lleulonant Paulin Paris
in command tbs plane came down
at 7:20. Paris and his two cam pan.
ions, piilot Marrot and wireless opera,
tor Gabon, completed 'the flgl^ of
1,680 miles in 15 hours and 15 min.
utes.
Thtey alighted beside a French
cruiser carrying a supply of petrol for
their next leg of their flight. They
plan to head for Bermuda, stopping
'there to refu<?l if necessary, before
continuing on to New' York.
Capt. Frank Courtney, British air.
man, who was turned back by bad
weather when he tried fly to
America from Horta, was on tl*3
breakwatef when the Frenchmen a,r.
rived.
DEFENDS TITLE
TORONTO, July 24. (/P)—Frankie
Genaro of New York successfully de_
fended his National Boxing Assoc ia.
ticn flyweight croiwn when lie held
Steve Rocco of Toronto to a draw in
a fash lO.iound match.
II. S. GEOLOGIST III
PARTY ARE REPORTED
LOST SASKATCHEWAN
POLICE EXPEDITION BELIEVED
TO BE NEAR THE FOUR
MEN IN PARTY
REGINA, July 24, (/P)—Pro spec,
tors, trappers, traders and guides
in the Reindeer Lake country, in
Northern Saskatchewan, told of the
distress of members of the Fuller
expedition who are believed to be
starving somewhere between the
lake and Lac Prochet.
A police expedition is believed
near the four who entered the coun
try with J. D. Fuller, U. S. Geolo
gist, but every effort made to give
help has been from other sources.
PIE THOT RESPONSIBLE
BOSTON, July 24. (/P)—Chocolate
cream pie was believed responsible
for more than 200 cases of food pois
oning in greater Boston. Seventy
five victims are-in the hospital.
TOM HEENEY, HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGER
HAS NUMBER PASSEUGERS AND
SUPPLIES; AND NEW SCHOOL
HOUSE FOR VILLAGE
SEATTLE, July 24. —Bound for
Nome, Colovn, Teller and Kotzebue,
via Point Wells, the motorship Sierra,
Capt. Edward G. Baker, Commander
of the Arctic Transport Company,
sailed Saturday night.
The Sierra has a number of passen.
gens, Including W. I). Vincent, car.
pen ter, in the employe of the United
States Bureau of Education, bound for
Point Barrow wh»are his son Leon
Vincent is the school teacher.
The Point Barrow school house
burned down and Vinicent will build
a new one. He will board the M. S.
Box'er at Nome for Barrow.
T. W. Durham is aboard the Sierra
bound for Golovin whure he will take
charge of the reindeer meat cannery
for the Loimen corporation. The
Si'erra has a new knockdown school
house for White Mountain which will
be discharged at Golovn.
COKE TO IMF
TWO ADDRESSES TO
AID FRIEND HERB
DR. JULIUS KLEIN OF PENNSYL
VANIA IS THOUGHT SLATED
FOR SECRETARY
SUPERIOR, July 24. (JP)—Presi
dent Coolidge will make two speech
es in aid of Herbert Hoover’s cause
it is understood. One will be de
livered in New England, probably at
Urston. The other may be in .the
Midcilowest.
The President has determined to
accept the Secretary’s resignation
from the Cabinet sometime between
now and August 21, when the nomi
nee will return to Washington.
Before leaving the office, Mr.
Hoo'ver will adjust a uuniber of pend
ing makers in connection with the
fisheries rights on the Pacific coa<t
Dr. Julius Klein of Pennsylvania,
chic’ division of foreign and domes
tic commerce, is believed to be
slated as the nominee’s successor in
the Cabinet.
FI VESSEL'S NOLO
EXTINGUISHED SEATTLE
SEATTLE, July 24. (£>)—Fire in
the 400_ton cargo of fishmeal on the
Pacific Steamship freighter Curacao,
which broke out Saturday night while
the vessel was 'anroute to' Seattle from
Southeastern Alaska, was extinguish,
ed today by the Seattle fire depart,
m'ant after a long fight. The blaze
was confined to hold Number 2.