The Tomahawk., 1924-07-17
Sports

assigning business reasons as the
cause. McGovern informed Governo,
]. A. o. Preus by letter not to consid'
er him for the position when appoint
ing successor to Lyman Stanton
| present incumbent.
New York-Gene Tunney, the
Greenwich Village Irishman who will!
battle Georges Carpenter for IL
rounds at the Polo grounds on July
"a, promises to have the classies'
known in sparring partners ever as
sembled under one camp roof. Mike
Gibbons, one Of the cleverest boys
who ever laced on glove, Is the lat
est addition to Genes stable. Word
came from Mike Collins that Gibbons
was ready to tender his services graf
is and Gene promptly decided to take
advantage of Gibbons experience and
boxing skill.
Foreign
Jaen, Spain-Locusts have destroy
ed the entire harvests in this prov
ince, the loss being especially heavy
in the vicinity Of Linares.
acknowledgements of all Ger
man parties and emissaries from all
countries separated from Germany by
the Versailles treaty gathered at the
reichstag to commemorate the fifth an.
niversary of the signing Of the Yer
sailles treaty.
Peking-Rev. George Douglas Byers,
missionary of the American Presby-
terrain church on the Island of Hainan,
was murdered June "a, presumably by
bandits, according to word sent to the
American consulate at Canton by the
British Consul on the island.
Montreal-In consequence of a de.
crease in revenue. officers of the Ca:
madam National railways offered to
contribute one days salary every
month to help reduce the deficit. The
directors are said to be considering
also a general wage reduction.
Peking-President Tsao Kun is re.
ported to have submitted to parlia.
ment the nomination of w. w. Yen for
premier. DR.. Yen was minister of
agriculture and commerce in the cab.
met Of Premier Sun PaoChi, which
resigned few days ago.
Paris-The death is announced here
of Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican min.
lister to France. Senior Covarrubias
was foreign minister and for time
held an official position representing
the Mexican government in Great
Britain.
Vienna-Reports were received
here from Tirana, indicating new diff,
ficulties in Albania, where the Mos.
lem leaders have broken with Signor
Fannoli, head Of the provisional gov.
eminent, over agricultural reform and
have refused to recognize his govern
ment.
Rome-The seismopraphic observa.
tories recorded an earthquake shock
so violent that 1t put all the instru'
ments out of action temporarily. The
Bandandi observatory estimated that
the center Of the shock was about s..
500 kilometers distant, probably in
Turkestan or India. The oscillation
lasted on hour.
Del Rio, Texas-Dr. Fred M. Rose
Of Del Rio, held by Mexican authors.
ties at Villa Acuna on instructions
from Mexico City, has been released.
Secretary Of State c. E. Hughes had
made strong representations to the
Mexican government to either release
Dr. Rose or file specific charges
against him.
Tokio-Rihei Okada, arrested in
Osaka on a charge of having cut down
the American flag in the grounds Of
the American embassy here July 2,
has been remanded for early trial by
the Toxic local court. His two accom-.
plices also will be tried. The flag,
which was cut from it's canvas band,
was formally returned to Jefferson
Gallery, the American charge d'affairs.
Paris-The American battle monu-
ments commission with which Gen.
eral ]. J. Pershing arrived here, will
area Of activities of the American ex-
peditionary forces in France next
week Before the real work begins,
the commission will visit the Marine
battlefield for a preliminary look.over
the ground.
Madrid-Professor Miguel IMAM
uno, SPANS foremost intellectual and
former rector Of Salamanca Univer.
sity, and Rodrigo Soriano. prominent
socialist and editor of Espana Nueva,
both of whom had been banished to
the Canary Islands by the government
because of their connection with poll.
teal disorders, have been set at lib
erty by virtue Of the recent amnesty
decree.
Toronto-Herbert Hartley Dewart,
former liberal leader of Ontario, Is
dead here. He was SO years old. De.
wart, who had held numerous public
offices and distinguished himself in
the practice of law, was known as q
strong advocate Of Canadian indepen.
dence.
Troyes, France-Premier Herriot
defended his policy Of frankness and