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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
1
Many signatures accompany petitions taken to the state capital as a committee led by Harley Worden of Buchtel heads for today’s meeting.
In Columbus on July 26 members of the Ohio Coal Operators Association refused to meet with the Ohio Mine Workers executive committee to discuss a new age pact. Private morning talks drew only a few independent operators, likely under 10 percent of the state's coal output, to the scene.
In Nelsonville yesterday afternoon the Hocking sub district mines operating open shop report payrolls will exceed fifty thousand dollars. Stores stayed open late with more shoppers, traffic was heavy and parking scarce. Partial mine reopenings due to reduced orders and a coal fuel surplus limit full operation, but analysts expect gradual improvement in a few weeks as markets recover.
Lee Kil of District No. 6 called the conference as the miners’ union shifts to allow districts to set wages. Ohio operators deny wage talks, with H. Robbins and 12 independents represented. A petition drive seeks Ora Jaugherty’s reinstatement as sub district leader amid moves to reconsider recent policy changes. A Dayton-area petition committee plans to present its case in Columbus.
In Pomeroy on July 26, the two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J A Harris were buried on the family farm at Great Bend. The private graveyard now holds eight graves all from the same household after the Webster farm move 12 years ago. This double funeral follows the earlier death of the grandparents who passed away within hours of each other in the same home about three years ago.
Fairhaven N J July 26 Tom Heeney in perfect condition with no alibi plans to contest the fight against Gene Tunney tonight. Heeney trained at Rumson Farm, weighed in at 2 pm at Madison Square Garden, and expects Tunney’s style in two or three rounds. Heeney said he feels better than ever and may punch back if opportunities arise.
A wild cat well on the McGonagle farm near New Lexington is drilled with an estimated 50 barrels daily, drawing hundreds of locals and Crooksville promoters to witness the first Perry County oil excitement in about 15 years.
Friends say Daugherty opposed the strike policy as harmful to miners and spoke forcefully for months. He pressed for a meeting of the international board to represent his sub-district and seek modification. The board’s about-face exonerates him in supporters’ view, and renewed calls for his reinstatement are anticipated.
Four men named Harry Garrison Dewey Garrison Jack Anderson and Ross Smith claim they were robbed and assaulted while passing through Greens Run picket camp seeking work at Mine No 281 A group of locals including William Simons John Simons Harvey Brooks Chris Parker John Lesko and Franklin Kempton and Henry Kempton were arrested for highway robbery and assault with intent to kill They faced arraignment before Justice Carl Porter with bonds set and were sent to jail awaiting further action.
Covington Kentucky July 26 Webb Hogan a 33 year old painter was shot to death early today while investigating noises at a nearby barbecue stand. The incident occurred in Covington as police investigated a possible disturbance.
Striking Adena district miners appeal to Clevelanders for food and clothing for women and children made destitute by the 16 month soft coal war. Donald Mac Lauren, union representative for Dillonvale and Dun Glen Ohio, says contributions may be sent to the Cleveland Federation of Labor after city officials refused a tag day permit.
Charles J. Neumiller, California Republican chairman, outlined a broad campaign plan for Hoover at a conference on the Pacific coast. Supporters report strong sentiment in Northern California for Governor Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic nominee, while Hoover weighs the field.
Geneva July 26 reports Charles Evans Hughes again named for the vacant World Court judgeship. Peru and the Dominion Republic designate him as first choice, with Elihu Root named second by Peru.
Paris reports that a nine nation anti war treaty will be signed in Paris on August 27. The announcement states the accord will bind the United States and allied nations to principles of collective security and restraint during wartime.
Police pursue E L Booth and his wife from Steubenville as they vanish after the death of G W Simmons a 78 year old Ohio man found with a crushed skull near a tourist camp in Lake City Florida. The getaway car was located in Jacksonville with bloodstains and witnesses describe a woman driving with two men in the rear seat.
Graham McNamee will describe the Tunney Heeney bout from ringside as NBC streams the event coast to coast. More than 50 stations, shortwave links in Schenectady and Cincinnati, and international rebroadcasts aim to reach Europe South America Australia and New Zealand. WEAF leads at 8 p m EST with the rest joining at 9 p m EST under Scripps Howard sponsorship.
SPECULATOR N Y July 26 Gene Tunney started to New York by airplane today to weigh in for his heavyweight title fight with challenger Tom Heeney at Yankee Stadium. The champion boarded an Amphibian craft piloted by Captain William Winston from Lake Pleasant near his camp at 10 12 a m. He was accompanied by Charles Y Bob and W O McGeehan with Louis Burnell as relief pilot sent up by Sikorsky Airplane Co.
Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer tried a one stop flight to Sweden from Rockford but their Stinson-Detroit monoplane crashed five miles north, wrecking fuselage and wings. Both pilots escaped injury. They were transported back to Rockford.
Dr. W N Alderman donates 10000 to Baptist hospital fund in memory of his son Fred L Alderman who died Oct 23 1925. The Fred L Alderman room will aid patients unable to pay and a four acre hilltop site on North Hill is provided with views of the city. The fund reflects the Alderman family ties to Athens National Bank and local charity efforts.
United Press reports Yankee Stadium will host the Tunney Heeney heavyweight title fight with 60 000 expected in, 28 000 more capacity. Tex Rickard guarantees Tunney 525 000 and Heeney 100 000. box office may fall short, risking a deficit near 200 000 amid slow advance sales despite favorable weather.
At 10 pm EST the Tunney versus Heeney bout draws twenty five thousand fans from around the world to New York. Promoter Rickard backs both calm fighters as Dempsey fever fades and odds adjust to a possible Heeney upset. Tunney hails from New York, a former Marine and scholar turned boxing champion with a long path from Paris Island to heavyweight fame. Heeney, a Haven New Jersey sportsman, brings a boisterous spirit, golf and dogs as he faces the world title test. The two pre fight statements set a confident tone as betting odds float and tension grows on canvas in the arena.
NEW YORK July 26 Tex Rickard said there was no change in the plan to have Dempsey in the challenger Tom Heeney's corner though Dempsey did not appear before the New York State Athletic Commission to apply for a second license at its morning meeting.
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