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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-07
By JOHN l.. COOLEY GA. p. Science Editorl

(Copyright, 1928, Associated Pressi
 NEW YORK, Aug Knowledge of the Antarctic continent is so siIetchy that if hundred airplare expeditions could be set dewn on it's icy plateau there would be plenty of work for everybody, ana no need for duplication.
 Many south polar explorers in recent years have expressed the hope that some day the aifplane could be tried in this all but ipl- passable land. Heretofore dogs, ponies and even automobiles have teen used to supplement man pow CT, but the tremendous distances and unsurmountable obstacles lad down by Nature call for a tran i- portation nrethea that Is independ- 'ent of earth.
 Attempt Flights
 During the coming Antarctic summer-it will be mid-winter in northern atitudes-three parties of scientific birdmen are to at tempt flights over limited sec tions of the continent. Some ef them will try to land at hereto fore inaccessible places of the ih- terior to glean more information for geology, meteorology. zoogeo- graphy and just simple geography
 What do they seek from this dead land?
 Scientists would like, best of all. perhaps, to be able to lift the great ice-cap that covers Antarc- tica to an unknown depth. Then they could see the rocky floor that supports the glaciation, determin- ing whether it is a continuous mass or is divided into islands;
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-07
---------- I'VE AMERICANS" AT
 PALACE LAST TIME

The lowc.' East Side of New York, America's greatest foreign settlement, is the locale of most of the action of Universal's spec ial, We Americans" This unus- ual production deals with the lives of these people and will be shown
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-07
RETURNS TO HOME

Mrs. J. Lund, who underwent a major operation on July IT, is leaving St. Ann's Hospital for her home today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-07

THE EMPIRE HAS THE nARG- EST. MOST UP-To-DATE AND REST EQUIPPED JOB PRINTING PLANT IN ALASKA.
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EXPLORERS MUST PROBE
 ICE CAP TO LEARN ALL
 SECRETS OF 4NTARCTICA

EDlTOR'S NOTE: This is the fourth of series of stor- ies on forthcoming expeditions of exploration into the Antarc- tic.)
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Kellogg Muitilateral
 Treaty WiH Bm Wm
 Among III It's Sigpers

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-07
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New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
Referee, Rccano.
MONTREAL TEAM HAS TEN
 POINT LEAD IN LEAGUE
Canadicns Have g Sizable Advantage Over the Boston Bruins in
 Hockey Race

New York, Jan. 15 R1Breezing
 along at championship clip, the
 Montreal Canadiens today had
 rounded the 18th victory turn in the
 National League hockey scramble with d ten point advantage over the Boston Bruins, pace makers of the American group. The New York Americans dropped
 before the brilliant team play of the
 Canadiens last night by 3 to l, Howie
 Morenz, the leading scorer of the circuit, spinning the puck thrice for all the goals of the flying French men.
 | Thus far in the race. the Canadi- ems have sustained but one defeat which occurred on Nov. 27 at De { troit. There were four tie contests,
 also.
 The past week saw the Bruins | jockey ahead of the New York ] Rangers and Detroit in the sprint oi , the American contingent but the Rangers crept to within single
 point of Boston by 2 to verdict
 over the Cougars last night. Bill ! Cook and Thompson counted for the 1 Rangers.
 1 By the triumph, the Rangers as- sumed sole possession of second place, leaving the Cougars third in 1 the standing by two-point diff 1 ference.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
WILLING TO FIGHT
Sammy Wendell and Manager An swer Threat of Suspension By Ma tiOnal Association.

Chicago, Jan. 16 Rl-The threat of suspension by the National Boxing association. effective in 25 states, if a title match is not signed in 30 days has brought the response from sammy Mandell and his manager. Eddie Kane, that Mandell is perfect ly willing to risk his lightweight championship against any chal- lenger. for suitable purse.
 All ask," said Mandell, ''is that some promoter offer me a match with guarantee on which I can make some money, and they can put up whichever challenger they wish"
 Their 3nsistence on suitable purse recalls the fact that in the bout in which Mandell gained the title from Rocky Kansas in Chicago he lost $15,0o0 of his own money in the $50,000 guarantee to Kansas when the bout failed to draw a good gate.
 One year after winning the title, Mandell won with ease from Phil McGraw in Detroit in a title match, and since that bout the champion has met several strong contcnders. but always at weights over the championship limit of 1s5 pounds.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16

COLLEGE PIVES GARRY
 BURDEN OF SCHEDULE
Princeton and Columbia Meet Tough Contenders In Intercol-
 lcyiatc Race

New York. Jan. 2G R-Princeton and Columbia carry the burden of lopsided schedule in the Intercol- legiate Basketball league this week with the Tiger entertaining Penn- sylvania in Jungletown on Wednes- day night and invading the Dart mouth domain Saturday evening. Meantime, Columbia will trek to the Yale chalked court Wednesday and then tackle the Cornell hoop sters at Ithaca Saturday. These are the only contests down for settlement in the league strife.
 Princeton. now sharing the crest
 with Cornell. with one game won and 1 none lost, will be favorite to trim Penn. Pennsylvania has the edge, | however, in a long series of 52 1 games already played with 31 tri-
 umphs.
 hard game against Dartmouth as the | Hanover five, champion from the ! last campaign. boasts a formidable
 lineup of which Heep. sharpshooting
 center. is the big threat. | Despite the bad start, Columbia l hopes to show reversal of form.
 The New York entry in the league was the underdog in two games al-
 ready played, against Dartmouth
 and Princeton.
 The Yale troupe, which started off
 strongly with victories over Penn
 and Dartmouth, only to lose to Cor nell will make its fourth stand fac i ing Columbia.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
BREAKS "SpANK" MARK
William Bendza Is Thought to Hay

William Bendxa Is Thought to Have
 Created New Mark in Novel Con-
 test at Boys Club.
 William Bendza smashed his own spank the baby" record. believed to be a world mark. when he bounced g little rubber ball up and down 5,21s times at the Boys club satur- day morning. Last year. as junior, Bendza administered 5,159 spanks and won the competition hands down. setting what was generally admitted to be the best record made anywhere. Saturday he came into the club gym, took a ball. and for 35 minutes was the center of Q ring of boys as he competed in the inter- mediate class against the other youngsters and against his own mark. His face white and tense. he finally passed his old record and went on further before he finally missed. He will receive years free membership in the club. Out of the other 34 competitions, c. Kominos was second with 1850 and NJ. Nappi third with 1880. In the junior division Sam Ramet- ta and Mike Sedor had 8 spirited competition. First one and then the other Set the high mark. Rametta's best finally standing at 1.40O, Then Sedor tried again and spanked@ g. 557 times. Rametta made another effort Saturday and fell only 500 short at 2,050. Sedor will also re- ceive years membership. A total of 65 boys competed in this class.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
Who is the Skinniest Man in the World?

:, If he lives in this town you ought to clip out this notice and send it to him.
 Perhaps he has never heard of McCoy's Tablets or read of the fair and square offer Mccoy is making to all underweight men and women who need a few more pounds of flesh to gain in health, vigor and at tractiveness.
 Mccoy takes all the risk-Read this ironclad guarantee. If after talk ing sixty cent boxes of McCoy's Tablets or One Dollar boxes any thin, underweight man or woman doesn't gain at least pounds and feel completely satisfied with the marked improvement in health your druggist is authorized to return the purchase price.
 The name McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets has been shortened-just ask for McCoy's Tablets at any drug store in America.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
PLAY JUNIOR VARSITY
Boys Club Team to Meet Trinity
 College Quintet on Local Floor

Boys Club Team to Meet Trinity College Quintet on Local Floor Tonight.
 Boys Club Trinity Jr. Varsity Gill, Parparian ........... Jackson
 Right Forward
 Left Forward kley. ZuJko ........... Hardman
 Center
 Silva, Compagnone ........ Walter
 Right Guard Goffa, Benjamin .......... Cooper
 Left Guard
 One of the best attractions of the season will be offered at tho Boys club tonight when the basketball team of that institution encounters the Trinity College Junior Varsity of Hartford. The "Jayvees" have been compiling good record this winter and have downed some fast teams about the state. They have in their lineup Ronald Nye. former member of the South church team of this city, so that there is local interest attached to the team. Coach Ray Anderson of the club has taken considerable riding this week regarding his many shifts in his teams lineup. but he insists that these changes have all been neces- sary and for the best. Tonight the locals expect to snap out of their two game losing streak and turn in another victory.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
YALE EXPEDITION
 ID UNEARTH CITY
Dura Has Been Buried in
 Sands 2,M0 Years

New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. 16 (UP) Buried beneath desert sands for 2200 years, the ancient city of Dura, on the Euphrates. will be evacuated by an archaeological expedition from Yale univvrsity.
 Tho work will be copdueted in collaboration with the French acad- emy. most of the expense being borne by the general education board of New York.
 The city was an ancient Assyrian fortress named Dura, later replaced by q Macedonian military colony about 300 B. G., and the name changed to Europa, the name of its Macedonian founder. Later the city became Semitixed and following which it was under the domination of the Parthians and the Romans. During the third century A. D. the Romans left the city and it became ;l part of the desert as 1t is now.
 Beautiful frescoes were found in the ruins of what had been | forti- fled city by a detachment of British soldiers in 1920. The French acad- "my and the Syrian government realizing the importance of the eva cuations, decided to begin the work However. neither had sufficient funds for systematically excavatine the ruins. In 1926 the committee on excavations in the Orient at Yale headed by Professor Charles c. Tor. ""y. began negotiations regarding the work. Following the visit last year of Maurice Pillet. noted archi- t.rt and archaeologist to Dura an agreement was reached with the Syrian government whereby Yale re. ceiyed the concession for excavatine inc city for six years. In the fall oi 1927 the general education board of New York agreed to give the uni. ,"rsity funds which would ensure excavations for three years.
 Professor Michael I. Rostovtzeff of Yale. who conducted the negoti- ations with the French academy will visit the scene when work is commenced. representing Yale.
 Included in the ruins found were temples. Notifications, elaborate groves. fine sculptures. scores of in. scriptions of great importance and Greek. Latin and Aramaic parch. Hents.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
DODGERS HOPE ID
 REMAIN IN. RACE
Robinson to Have More Than
 Pitching Staff Next Season

New York, Jan. 16 1P-Wilbert Robinson, 61-year-old manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, hopes to have something besides a pitching staff to keep him in the race for the 1928 National League penrant.
 Consistently brilliant hurling exhi- bitions by the Dodgers well balanced staff went for naught last season because the team could not hit and the fnfield left something to be de- sired from a fielding viewpoint. Time and again the aces of the 1 mound corps held the opposition to run or two only to lose the yer dict because the scoring punch ne- cessary to cash in on these erform- ances was lacking. The Dodgers fin ished last ill the League both in fielding and batting. Harvey Hen- drick was the lone Brooklyn repre- sentative in the more or less select ed 300 circle.
 Rendered desperate by the impo- tent bats of his charges, Robbie" reached into the minor leagues and grabbed Del Bissonctte, Internation- al league slupper. Harry Riconda of Milwaukee. and Al Tyson of Buffa- 10, in addition to getting Dave Ban- croft. former manager of the Boston Braves. to give his wobbly infield some much neede steadiness. Few. if any. pennant dreams ac. company the portly Mir. Robinson's nightly sleep but he hopes that these new additions will enable the Dodg. CTS to finish higher in 1928 than the sixth that was their lot last season
 With Vance Petty, Doak. Elliot McWeeney. Ehrhardt and Clark tt call upon. Robinson is assured ol ss good pitching as any manager ir i the league will get. The first string i catchers. Butch Henline. Charle. ! Hargreaves and Hank Deberry Nance's side-kick. generally are rat ed as the best receiving corps in tho circuit.
 The outfield. too seems to bt pretty well taken care of by Hen. drick, Max Carey. Arnold Statz. Ma, West. recruit from Waco, and Ty. son. who has seen service with the 1 New York Giants.
 The starting infield probably will see either Bissonette or Babe Her.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
JACK DELANEY TO
 MEET MONTGOMERY
Former Light Heavyweight Champion PaVorite in Bout

New York, Jan. IS (UP) - AL though Tex Richards 1928 model eliminator (F. o. B. ringside) broke down in most distressing fashion right in the middle of the road to the next battle ''of the century, or how much have you?" the pro- moter has lost no time in cranl<ing up and starting the machine going all over again.
 | Tonight, two of TeX's reorganized band of mutual eliminators will ap- pear in tune-up bouts by way of re- furnishing public interest in the pro- cess.
 The fight which was to have show ed Jack Sharkey into the limelight of logical contender" proved pain full fiasco when Tom Heeney held the Bostonian to draw. Everyone except Rickard agreed that both men were successfully eliminated.
 The indefatigable promoter hur- riedly organized a new tournament and named Sbarkey. Heeney, Jack Delaney, Pauliho <zcudun, Johnny Risko, Knute Hanson and Nap Jack Dorval as participants.
 Delaney and Paulina start the ball rolling tonight, but in widely separ- ated rings. Naturally two such able eliminators are not to be hurriedly brought together. Nor has either achieved the dignity of a place at the top of the card in Madison Square Garden this week.
 Instead, Delaney, the former light heavyweight champion who holds the distinction of being the only man ever eliminated by Jimmy Maloney of Boston. will practice on Sully Montgomery of Chicago. Montgom- cry is a college graduate, and De- fancy, with an eye on a match with Gene Tunney, is anxious to acquire a few pointers on the manners and gestures of an educated opponent.
 Delaney probable will stop Mont gomery within a few rounds in their bout at the St. Nicholas rink. after which the Bridgeport boxer will journey up to Boston to pop over Jack Humbeck of Belgium later in the week.
 Pauline meets Ed Keeley. a 200 pound southpaw from Boston. at the Broadway arena tonight. The Basque already has run out on three pre- vious engagements with Keeley which lends certain air of piquancy to the affair.
 If Pauline gets past the Hub giant, the Basque will be rcintro- duced to the elimination tourney proper. There he may meet the winner of trial affair between Dor Wal and Hanson.
 Delaney, after he has defeated Montgomery and Humbeck, will pre- pare for a bout with Johnny Rislio early next month. This pair mel twice. Delaney winning in Madison Square Garden and Risko handing Jack 8 pasting in Cleveland.
 This, of course, is one of the grea : drawbacks to the present elimination tournament. Most of the contender: have met. and by their poor per. formances. become mutually elimin. ated from serious consideration q: fit opponents for Gene Tunney.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
WIN EIGHT STRAIGHT
Phantoms of This City Score a to IF Win Over Celtics in Bristol Saturday Night.

The Phantom basketball team of this city won it's eighth straight vic tory and the ninth win out of 10 games played Saturday night by
 beating the Bristol Celtics 23 to 17 in the preliminary to the Endee-At- las game in the Bell Town. The teams played evenly in the first half and ended the period in a deadlock at eight all.
 Both clubs speeded up play in the second half. Cohen scored his first field goal in the first minute and this
 was the signal for the Phantoms to
 pile up the score. They never lost
 the lead after that. Only 10 fouls
 were called during the game. Le- vine had his best night while Cohen and Newcity also starred. The sum- ! plory.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
Wat |, Good
 For Ckafng? :?

There Is nothing better for chafing than antiseptic pine tar soap lather. Try tho fragrant father of Packers Tar Soap and see how promptly it gives relief The pine tar is healing. soothing. antiseptic. This pine wood sy soap is specially refreshing and stimulating for all toilet purposes It Is as popular for the bath as the shampoo-and it's been the favorite shampoo for 55 years. recommended by physicians You can get Packers at any good drug or department store.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16

man at first base Jay Partridge at second. Bancroft at short, and Ri- conda, once with the Athletics and tho Braves, at third. The reserve tn- field strength includes Ty Freigau, who has worn ,he uniforms of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Braves. Jake Flowers. Chuck Corsan and Billy Rheil. . highly-regarded rookie from Atlanta.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
JUNIOR HI-Y WINS

The Junior Hi-Y basketball team defeated the Celtics by the score of 39 to 24 at the Y. M. c. A. Saturday night. Every man on tho winning team counted in the scoring. The Hi-Y team started off fast in the first half and had a lead Of 21 to 4 at the end of the session. The sum- mary.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16

holes and split third ana ~1pesth prize money. Each reeeivs1 @3e1A0.
 George Won Elm. tesmeF nation- al amateur champion. topped the non-money players with . card of 2S7 and received a silver cup.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
SPLIT GOLF PRIZE
"Wild Biu' Mehlhorn and Leo Dicgel Decide to Eliminate Play on in Tourney.

Long Beach. Cal. Jan. 16 (UP)- Wild Bill" Mehlhorn. of Wilkins
 burg, Pa. and Leo Diegel. New York, who finished with scores of :32 to top the list of contenders in
 the s2.50O Long Beach open golf tournament received $625 apiece after they decided to eliminate a playoff.
 Macdonald Smith of New York, and Tommy Armour, of Washington, turned in cards of 2S6 for the 12
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
DEMPSEY REMAINS
 AT HEAD 0f LIST
Jack Is More Prominent Than
 Eyer I Threat for Tunney

r New York, Jan. 16.-@-Without the necessity of lifting a finger in his own behalf Jack Dempsey stands out more prominently than ever as tho main heavyweight title threat for 1928.
 Aging though the Manassa Mauler may be. critics still place him head and shoulders above any of the pre- sent crop of contenders.
 At their present rate most of the other heavyweight aspirants, ex- perts think, will have eliminated themselves by spring unless there is a startling reversal of form.
 On their latest showing. neither Tom Heeney nor Jack Sharkey, pick cd as two of the outstanding con- tenders, can be ballyhooed into a title match, although the fact that their match was declared a draw leaves room for further argument and another substantial "gate."' Of the others. Jack Delaney. if he can get over his tendency of being an in-and-outer, looms as the most likely candidate for ''big shot,"
 If Tunney is to have two cham pionship bouts 1t would seem now that Delaney has good chance of being one of the itle-holders oppo- nents, with Dempsey figuring in the other clash. Or. if there Is only one title tilt, final "elimination" be- tween the two Jacks. Delaney and Dempsey. would furnish an attract i've melee.
 As this observation tower has sug- gested before, there is little question that Delaney's packers have high hopes of building him up for one of the main bouts of the year. The cratic French-Canadian always has Ibeen a big drawing card from the time he knocked out Paul Berlen- bach four years ago. If he can suc- cessfully negotiate one or two more tests. Delaney will be sitting pret- ty" in fistic row.
 The Boston Braves may be spur red to some more miracle stuff this year by the acquisition of Rogers Hornsby.
 It has been fourteen years since the Hubs National league team up- set all the dope by winning the pen- | nant race but the ex-Giant captain may provide the punch and playing l Cna rk napdoA AN D again a real contender. just as ''Rab- bit" Maranville did in. 1914. | They have good twirling staff and at least three stars, ex-Giants, who would like nothing better than to wreak a little revenge on the mighty New Workers Kent Green- field, right-handed pitching sharp shooter. is one of the members of the anything to beat the Giants' club. Around second base Hornsby will renew working relations with Eddie Farrell where the pair left off in the Giant infield last spring.
 The Giants have sold, traded or released several platoons of players in the last quarter-century of John McGraw's regime but Hornsby is the first to be let go for talking too much or out of turn, as the owners seem convinced he did.
 McGraw has always leaned to the truculent type, such players of the McGraw school as Larry Doyle, Buck Herzog, Art Fletcher, Earl Smith. Heinie Zimmerman. George Kelly. Ross Young and others d. ways were ready for a debate any time. By comparison with many of them Hornsby was a Sphinx, on the field at least. Rogers is an aggres- sive type but his remarks on the diamond usually have been short and to the point, the players say.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16

Detroit-The New York Ranesn defeated the Detroit Coussra,- ! te l. in National league hockey 0ayne.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16

'kisky" Feldman evidently has decided to cast his lot entirely with the Bristol Endees. He has severed his connections with the Hartford Yankees and. more important than that, he has resigned from the Springfield |. M. H. A. team. Fans in this section who are following the fortunes of the teams in the Nutmeg State circuit. will again see the fa- nous combination of Malcolm and Feldman in action.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
Speaking
 of Sports

The Meriden Endees will be | considerably changed team this week following the announcement from Holyoke that Jerry Conway. star center. had signed with Vic HanAon's Syracuse team. Conway is rated as one of the best centers in basketball and he could eaaily have connected with . professional team before if he had cared to.
 He has been the mainstay of the Meriden Endees in state league play and with his departure will go the strongest defense man the Silver City team has
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
I'liantOnlS

Score at half time, Phantoms g., Celtics $. Referee, Zetarski.