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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
BROWNING GUN @. X.
AS AIRPLANE WEAPON
Synchronization Tests Success.
fully Passed-Two Other =
Types Also to Be Used
shington, MAY IS.


Unofficial complaints Of the failure
of'the signal corps to develop properly
synchronized aircraft machine gun and
intimations that influences in behalf Of
special type Of synchronizer were re-
sponsihe for it were contradicted in their
entirely when Secretary Of war Baker
authorized announcement that the
Browning machine gun had been put
to severe tests and had demonstrated
its worth for aerial service.
The War Department made the follow
ing statement;
The Browning machine gun has sue
cessfully undergone test to determine
its value for use with aircraft. The test
given the Browning gun was severe.
"A gun was mounted on the frame OF
an American combat plane and connected
with the airplane engine. The test was
conducted on the ground. and in place
of the propeller a metal disc was at
| tached to the crank shaft. The Brown
hits on the metal disc as it revoved
at varying speeds from 400 to 1000
revolutions per minute. The slightest
| hang fire. or delay In action on the
part of the gun would have been shown
| by the failure of the bullets to hit pre-.
csely on the spot on the disc represent
| ing the center of the zone of fire. The
gun functioned perfectly.
|
aircraft, is the heavy type with the
water jacket removed"
/ The War Department statement added
that the three types of guns will be used
| on American airplanes.
| Besides 4, the Browning, the United
| States also will employ the Marlin air
craft gun as synchronzed weapon.
| Several thousand of these have been
manufactured, and the gun is in guam
| tity production.
The British and French use the Vick-
ers as synchroRized machine gun
The Lewis aircraft machine gun is
used by the British, French and Ameri-
can forces. but for different purpose
In two-seated combat plane. fixed ma
chine guns are mounted forward to be
operated by the pilot. and flexible guns
are mounted TO be operated by the OBJ
server In the rear seat of the plane.
The observer operates Lewis guns on
flexible mounts, tiring % right or left OF
the plane. :.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
WIDENER COLT
WINS BIG RACE
Trompe La Morte Captures
Metropolitan Handicap
at Belmont

With he shifting Of Yesterdays rae
chapter in the 1918 srrtog record Of New
Yorlls sport that hovers about the
thorouehhrcd horse was opened la
matca furnished rh" FRS, and the cn~
suciatirn the second and as usual the
personal side Of yesterdays start Of
eighteen days Of the finest sport Of the
kind was 4 prominent feature Of Bel
mnnt's opening Ten thousand persons
Witnessed the racing
When Joseph F., Widener's imported
three -year-Old TronNe La Mort won the
historic Metropolitan Handicap there
We're cheers that reminded veteran race
goerS of thu palmy days of Morris Park.
whore the first Metropolitan was decided
in 1921. Though the imported colt was
uot n public fancy. there were many who
km"w his raliher, and the memory
brokers VII have good cause 10 remem-
her his good race, uS they laid as good
as 30 to I against his chances The
closing price was no better than 10 to |. =.
showing that he had many admirers
There hav" been larger galleries at
belmont Park - nee rs opening in 1905
hut u more sincere lot Of advocates of
hish-rlass racing never rheered a Metro
nnlltan Handicap winner. Major August
Belmont was present t. make cOmDete
the personnel and Major Edward b.
tassatt. Richard T. Wilson, Pierre LOril-
lard Andrew NJ Her Joseph r: Widener
and A. Kingsley MaComher' were among
the leading men Of the present racing
world who added their cheers to the new
holder Of tn" Metropolitan Handicap
hOnOrs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
DORNHEIM WINS
THREE MATCHES
Frankford High Reaches
Semifnals in Junior
Tennis Tilt

Good progress was made in the junior
tennis tournament at the German
town Cricket club yesterday. as the
semifnal was reached. There were sew
eral excellent matches in the second and
third rounds, notably those between II.
+. Dornheim and .. Watson and D. l..
Nichols and Rodney Beck Watson put
up really good game against Dorm
helm, and he was seen to especial adj
vantage iE the second set which he won,
6-4. In the. first and third sets Dorm
nem was little bit too clever for the
West Philadelphia boy and he won
them. CO, 6-3.
After winning the first SET against
Nichols by six games to one, Beck
found that he had tough customer
on his hands. Nichols displayed excel
lent headwork in the second set and
won it, rs, and in the third set he kept
Beck working for all he was worth and
was only beaten at the finish. Sc.
Dornheim and Beck did not meet
with such troublesome opponents in the
third round. for Dornh.im defeated G
Andrew Morgan, 6-i. 6-3. After defeat
ing S. V. Boggs. 6-4 7-5. G. B. Pfngst
tackled Dornheim in the semifinal round
and although he put up a good game he
was beaten in straight sets.
In the first set II was MP and tuck
between them and fVe-all was called
but Dornheim broke through the service
OF his opponent and won the next game
and the set. In the second set Dornhcin
was too speedy for his opponent, and
he won by margin of three games
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
MEMPHIS COUNTRY CLUB
RAISES $4,000 FOR RED
CROSS BY NOVEL MEANS
Some Suggestions From Exhibition Golf Match Which
Will Help When We Begin the Series
Here Shortly
By CHARLES rCHICK, EVANS. JR.

T1HE Memphis Country club raised
L $1,000 for the Red Cross at tn"
eighteon-hole match played there. and
that is So good showing ror city Of
its size that ! feel it would he interest
ing to other communities to learn how
the money vas raised. or course. there
were good many golfers present from
other parts "f the South. hut the enthu-
siasm that translated itself into so large
collection was none Gh~ less remark
able. The players We're Bobby Jones.
the southern hoy golfer. and Kenneth
Edwards against Warren wood and the
writer. the latter three from Chicago.
Bobby is Of course. very popular in his
home community and All the other play
ers A." w"ll known in ;ns South. hut II
was local club methods and not the pop
ularty Of the players that enabled the
club to rails" the large sum of money
Before the players lrriv"d the 'lTh
had sold more than 1000 tags al 81
apiece. This SUM made fine nucleus
and think selling tass hefore the day
of the game is 4 good iuea tn" sum
secured by that Weth"d was \ good
amount IN itself AND made every other
dollar 4 pleasant little addition
just heforr the match hogan No had
the usual amusing ceremony Of auction.
ing on the players. bf@Ihteu ny tnP Sc
rious statement that cam home to every
one of us that the real object for WhlCh
We had gathered in that pleasant place
was e raise money for the greatest in
stitutTOn Of mercy iu the world.
Bobby Jones. the champion of thu
South. was sold first for $iSi; then
had the unique and happy experience I"
being sold to a lady for s2"N; the Uther
players. both married. were sold. anC
then Rchby tones was reSnid for $500
and Mrs Humphreys. my lady pur
chaser. was sold for $5"n
At tn" conclusion of the aI"ti0u thu
match began. and pretty girls dressed
in Red cross costumes wound in and "u
of the gallery and sold tags tn thos,
who by any chance were tagl"sS S"orr
cards We're sold also. and for twenty -hr'
cents piece. and to make them "f pra"
teal use Cand it H. really an idea Wortl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

copying wherever score cards are sold),
MIR Pheil announced tn" scores at each
hole This keeps up the interest in the
game and is an additional reason for
huving q card Keeping a score card
correctly is hard work in a big crowd.
Delicious soft drinks were sold at p
little Summerhouse. and believe ahou,
$500 was made here. and all of these
little things sprN ed to bring up tn" wnuie
think that another thing that added
much to the success Of the occasion was
the presence of 9. +. Thompson. of
chicago .\president Of the Western 'ioI'
Associations and II + Smith. director
and cN-pr,sidcut. The interest shown by
those two officials was a great pn"ouraE
meul. It meant much t" the gallery
and much to the players. asked Mr.
smith at tho fifteenth hole if hr were
not tired trudgnG IN tn" hot sun and he
said. II could watch YOU h"ls play n,
day" And the boys were glad I" ht
able to play.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
MISS TOULMIN WINS
CLOSE TENNIS SETS

Only four matches were nlayed in the
wOmcn's tennis championship of the
Merton Cricket club. at Haverford.
yesterday. and all except one of them
We're rather Onesided. Miss Frances
Toulmins and Miss Ruth Wallace We're
50 evenly matched that they played
twenty-siN games in two sets. In the
first set first one aud then. the other
obtained the lead and fire-all and six
all were called.
In the thirteenth game Miss Toul-
min Outguessed her opponent and took
the lead. and. keeping up her good
work. she also won the next game and
the set Five-all"was called in the sec
ond set but again Miss TOulmin got
the upper hand and won. rs.
Miss Marion Toulmin proved decidedly
too good for Miss NJ r. Wallace in
straight sets. and Miss Mary Willard
easily defeated Miss Sidney Franklin,
two sets to none.
Miss Venette Willard and Miss Eliza
beth Thompson were fairly well ma tChed
but the more accurate placing OF Miss
Willard enabled her to win, 6-3. Ga.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
CAV ANNI GH ENLlSTS IN
THE FIELD ARTILLERY
Cau,ain Of Northeast High Football!
Team in 1911 Now Stationed
al Fort Slorum

Martin l.. FrieL Of 9l35 North clarion
street. better known to the boxing fans
OF this city as Young kaNanauGh. yes,
terday enlisted in the field artillery and
has been sent to Fort Slocum. \. Y,
While in the .rinG IN" met and defeated
such boys as Paddy BedIey. Jack Lang
don. Jack T0land Newark Fitzgerald
Frank COuN"ry and Eudir kaNanaugh
and Young Zulu Kid, Of New York
In addition to being = Hrst-class h"NCr.
Friel was well known as football and
baseball player. He WAS captain of the
Northeast High school football team in
lqIl and later played with the American
Pulley Company in the industrial Base
AL I.caGu" He iS married and has ~ "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
GARNET PREP EASILY
BEATS GERMANTOWN

Swarthmnre. Pa. MAY .S--Rv rapturing
first place in every event ot the track and
field meet held here Yesterday the Swarth-
more Prep School track team easily defeated
tn" "indsr-path athletes from Gcrmantown
Academy hv the score of - to ~
Fred Miliken. captain OF the Gar
team. with three frst piares to MS rrenrt
was the star Of the meet. He leEpcd 20 feet
- inches in the broad jump.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

lection of the day was unfortunate for
one thing. as coming as It does few
days before national holiday II is
Impossible for scores Of golfers to play.
Most of our golfers are too busy lust
at this time to take of two days ont
of the six working days with a Satur-
day half holiday as we'll
There has been considerable misun-
derStauding about II. For some reas son
or Other the clubs are Just getting their
schedules of the Golf Association nf
Philadelphia and most of the golfers
have been under the impression that the
tournament would he played on Me
mortal. Day as il has been in the past
The failure to award the cup last year
was mistake. hut fortunately this
has been corrected and Fred Knight 5
name will appear on il with the other
winners
No More Holida, Journeys
But there is every indication that It
will never he contested for again on 4
national holiday In the first place. the
members of the club feel. and rightly
so. that II" event should I've scheduled
for day that win interfere with the
golf Of the members. To play on other
club courses is, of course. possible. but
for hundred or more members of the
Cricket club to play somewhere else on
/ "A holiday in turn IL not fair to the mem
hers of the club whose course they are
uSiuE
A few years ago the Golf Associa ior
/ decided to list no tournaments AT any
club on a Saturday. and the Suburban
! cup matches were shifted from Satur.
| day to Thursday in order that the
courses would not he crowded witl
/ matches with outside players. The
| Memorial bay contest for the PattCr.
son cup is the last to go hy the board
and next year some day will be selected
! that will not interfere with the assem-.
bling of large field of players.
Golf at Shawnee
More tournaments are scheduled fol
present season than are listed for the
! whole of the metropolitan district up t.
this time. The course has come or
/ finely and is in excellent turf right now
although the plan Is not to place the
circuit in regular commission until tn,
end of this month. when the clubs quar-
ters in the BuCkwoOd Inn will he open
| At that time Willie Norton. who fo
| years has been located at Deal in tn,
summer, will take charge in the profes
sionals shop. Lest golfers forget, her,
are the Shawnee dates:
Women's annual invitation. June /!
to ~ annual invitation for BuckwOot
trophy. July IS to 20: the annual open
August { and 3; annual fan invitation
October 10 to l..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

NCStpdny'S hC0uy slugOorS:
r. Htier. yankees. throc SinOicS ~ tour
tpnte up; LoiboM, white So!., thrCC siHoIos
i hrc times Wp: RfSbcrO. white Sor. tiro
singles 0dd doublc IN fOur Tunes Up;
Hoopcr, Red 500, three Nim0icS in drc tjm"E
IN: Poush. CiHCiHHdti, three SiuOi"S out nf
frd times ,tp; Hdau. cubs. four Srn0icS IN
four times MP! GnrdnCr, ithlfiiCS, t'rO sir
gIsS ard a frplc il three times M.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
Lynch's Homer Wins for Germantown

A home run with two on ha coming
from the bat Of Lynch. OF Germantown. in
the ninth inning nablrd II TO win uphill
game from Chelten yesterday by a score Of
to 3. Hartley's daring steal Of home in
the third frame featured the contest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

Three hits by Larry Gardner triple and
two singles-frntured the successful attack
Of the Athletics against st. Louis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
Little Bear in Drw Fight

baltimore. May IS - The ten-round
bout between Little Bear. Of Philadel-
phia, and Bobby Hughes, Of New Or
leans, ended in draw here last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
HOUCk BEATS SMITH
Lancaster Boy Gets Decision Over
Cunboat in Six Rounds

Lancaster. Pa. May IS The first
oren-air show held in this city in n
number of years was held last night at
the Automobile Parking Place
The principals In the wind-up being
Leo Houck, of this city, and Gunboat
Smith. of New York and the verdict at
the end of the six rounds went to the
local battler, who forced the fighting
throughout and scored repeatedly with
solid lefts to the stomach.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

The cubs rut the G,ants down to lh'lr
sIzr Hsndrtcks pulled chicago gam"
nearer the top.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
RS INTERESTING COMMENT ON THE GAN
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston at PittsburEh--t'leari $3.50 ~. IN.
Cincinnati at Chicaro--CIoudyi s y. IN.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
-. Louis at adelphin-Cloudy; $3.50.
Cleveland at New york-Partly cloudyi
3;i5.
Chicago at Boston-tiou SlS.
Detroit at WRshington-CIoudNi $3.50.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Jersey CITY at BuffnIo-tIoudy: &
Newark at Toronto - Clear; two games,
? nnd u. NJ.
Baltimore at Syrarusp--t loudy: $3.50
Ringhamton AZ P""h"s'er-t"oudS; I.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics. \: 1t. Louis, I
Washington. :; Detroit.
Chicago. 81 Boston.
New York. !: Cleveland
NNTIONAI LEAGUE
rhlliirs. =; Cincinnati l.
Chicago. :; New York. z
Boston. ,: Pittsburgh. I
BronklSn, I: st. Louis n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
Notes of the Bo,Ulers

sTs TFS a%sl stfss the .S"6
keystone alleys, and judging from the early
rolling some, records are due to fan. Hoy.
Trucks for III pins looks. like a Keen con
tender for the championship scoring,
Aad.rs, the holder of. Of hishissoT record
sIs 81 s1i pint: III K tie H.: .Ss
o'e over sin'hS in his frst triR for 2@5 pins anu
Kalker. in class 3: Was not far behind
Ing TO his fancy, he he hnished his hye games
count and over
EiseIe kent up with the pscems kers, when
BE Century. shults ran a close third in
this class totslins 500 -.
The deadlock between the Eckman and
Terminal alleys. The standing Of the clubs
DRUG LEAGUE
E!E;:': III I!|: s.: i n ii Il
american lee squads toT,tb viii Id TSlI on for
asss ass elas. &c q q d~SIfiSS aSts foiiows; 4' ~
AMERICAN IcE LEAGUE
4 d A d / II d
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

BoInHd and Jo0cN, DCtrou pitchcr5s FnoW
uhD Washington iron.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

ThC PhiWiCN nud Rcd~ pidyCd q fftD fhy
on fhcir series. CrUrnth'S trO-bug0Cr ana
a d0ublc Stcdl udS me duSlICr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

4 BCidtcd BlrOw bU ShOrtNtOp CUtou n III"
Pirates TO eaten Il runner Al Utrd base 0nt"
BOStOu the pdgr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
TRADES PLAYED
WITH EIGHT MEN
Right Fielder Failed to Ap.
pear and Central High
Won. l4-6

Central n ell school Yesterday stopped
i,s er,,d .obogs.,, slido =, tho I,ter-
S'h"IaS'' 6ASehaII League ny n""h'hS
Trades School at Houston Field by the
score of "A to This victory marked
,, S.. r.. -, ,..i.,,.., .,, r,.,, -,
Wv "''' ''' Wv ''''S'" '''' WV" !"
It's last ten league starts. ThNN luSt
had to win. for 1t would have taken
a Iope time for Central ,o wine out
d "e'""' J" NeS''''"H '"''eS'
Trades school appeared on Houston
Field without right fielder Perhaps
this iu,rortart roe in the machine
,.,..,. ....,
'"""S"' ''''' MS TEAMMATES "''" ''''
rlrht heIder TO defeat l'o'tor - 6fleh :
squad If this is true. then his dope
ra, all ,.rorg for rsrtraI kapt tbe
,a Tr,d,, S,,hooI ou,eeldors Snrat,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

Shpllenbark. newest white S0N pitcher
went eight Innings to victory over Boston.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

Field Marshal Huggins repOrtS that his
Nanks gained ground by successful raids.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

shipyard Teams in Long Game
Gloucester City. y. T., May 2s.--fr 4
twelve-inning contest yesterday COMPANY ilF
Twenty second Infantry. met defeat Al {HS
hands Of the Hull department team ~ f6S
The game was contest OF the inter-
= ~"r'mont League nf the Pusey Jones'
shipyards here and 1t was verv exetttre.
Newport daily independent., 1918-07-12
ENDORSE N|ORK
 IF COAvEAT T|0y
Democratic State Convention Urgeo Submission of New Constitution
 At Early Date.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, July 1.-The Demo- cratic State Convention yesterday af~ ternoon adopted a platfo4m endorsx ing the work of the Constitutional Convention and recommending thu submission of the proposed constitu- tion at an early date.
 The employment of state convicts' on public roads was advocated.
 The prohibition and suffrage prop ositions were approved, and thu enactment of a workmen's compen- sation act advocated.
 The abolition of all useless officera and commissions and retrenchment and economy in the administration q government affairs were demandeds
 Vocational training with especial attention to other rehabilitation oh those disabled by the war was ad-| vocated, that the whole industrial system of the country must be dealt with in the most liberal and enlight- ened manner, and the natural re- sources systematically developed.
Newport daily independent., 1918-07-12


 The Independent established tele- phone communication with parties at Oil Trough this afternoon who know John w. James, referred to in the above dispatch from Washington. Communication could not be had with the parents of the young man, MT and Mrs. Daniel c. James, who reside in the Oil Trough section. It was learned that young James, who is "A years of age, enlisted in the regular army a year ago, going to Jefferson Barracks. His friends at Oil Trough stated he arrived in France three months ago. He is Mir. and Mrs. James only child.
Newport daily independent., 1918-07-12
FIVE ARP LANES
 FAIL T0 RETURN
Associated Press Dispatch.
 Washington, July 12.-- General Pershing reports five American air planes, which went on bombing ex- petition, have failed to return.
 RIIY w s S
AMENDMENT TO MA
 REALIZATION LAW.
BUY WI. s. s

Circuit Clerk R. w. Randy has re- ceived communication from the u. s. Department of Labor in which it is pointed out that an amendment to the naturalization laws approved May 9th, 1918, makes it unlawful to issue declaration of intention on election day or during the period of thirty days preceding the holding of any election in the jurisdiction of his court.
 The communication continues:
 "There was state primary elec- tion in your state on May 28, 1918. Therefore, from May 9th, to and in- cludinp said election day, to-wit, May 1 28, 1918, declarations of intentions could not be lawfully issued. In case declaration of intention vas ac- cepted by you in any given case dur [ ing this period of time, please report the matter to this office with com plete details.
 "On November 5, 1918, a general election will be held all naturaliza- tion-that is, the filing of declara- tions of intention, and the final hear ing on petitions for naturalization is prohibited by law during the thir- l ty days preceding said general cleo tion."
 | MT. Randy was requested to bring the above matter to the attention of the local press.
 BUY W. s. Don't ''let the other fellow do it. War Savings gives you per cent or your money and chance to feel thai you hare "taken shot at the Hun.
Newport daily independent., 1918-07-12
The Independent:

The Independent:
 Gentlemen: The following letter is in answer to one written by me to the s. w. Division of the American Red Cross, calling attention to an article which appeared in the Liter ary Digest of July 9th, reprinted frome a Brookline, Mass, paper.
 The article in question has done much harm to the Red Cross, and while it may not have been written with that view, this certainly is no time for setting up by individuals of personal opinion against the advice and judgment of men and women who are making special study of the needs and requirements of our army and navy. And so, it may be judged as just another example of "helping the Kaiser" I am glad tc believe that there are thousands of women who are sensibly willing to continue knitting even willing to "speed up," under the direction of the Red Cross, secure in the knowl- edge that it is working with and through the government.
 That the writer of the article die not take the trouble to ascertain whether he was stating facts, so lost was he in the opportunity to ail