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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26

Mo. That one win be managed by
Edward A. Glenn. who handled
Champ Clark's 1912 campaign for
the nomination.
Blease Offers Split
Thus Reeds headquarters, in the
Washington hotel. takes a central
position in . political campsite
where other plots have been marked
off for prospective or announced en-
tries in quadriennial White House
handicap. For his neighbors Reed
may expect Gov. Smith Of New
York, Gov. Richie Of Maryland, Sec
rotary Hoover, Vice President
Dawes. Senator Curtis Of Kansas,
Senator Willis CT Ohio, Former Gov.
Lowden Of Illinois, and many others.
IL the opinion Of Senator Blease,
democrat. South Carolina, is widely
shared. another camp might be
pitched TO straddle the party line.
He told the senate yesterday that a
good ticket would be Borah, repub-
lican, of Idaho, for president. and
Overman. democrat. Of North Caro-
lima, for vice president. These men
he described as -two great demo-
Gratis" and ne then proposed TO the
republicans that they unite on CAL
win Coolidge. adding that he would
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
Labor Expresses
Views to Congress

MIAMI, Fla. Jan. 26.-CP1-A let
ter to Charles Evans Hughes at
Havana outlining the views Of organ
lied labor on the Pan-American
situation, was the principal business
yesterday of a meeting here of the
executive council Of the American
Federation Of Labor.
In announcing dispatch Of the
communication to the chairman OF
the United States delegation at the
Pan-Ameriean conference as the
final action of the council, President
William Green, of the federation
withheld its contents out of cour-
tesy to the former secretary OF
state, saying Mr.. Hughes would d.
vulge its recommendations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26

DISCUSSED BY
PAN-AM MEET
Mexico Offers Sugges-
ton For Control of
Foreign Planes Fly
ing Over Land

HAVANA, Jan. 26.-tP-Ths mat
tsr o. Intervention by one country in
sne internal affairs Of another was
ceiore the Pan-American congress
Tor discussion today.
IL Is not possible to denounce all
such interventions, q report dealing
with the subject declares. The re-
port was explained by DR.. Victor
Maurta of Peru before its presenta-
tion to the committee on public in
transitional law for which he is the
reporter.
DR.. Maurtua urged that subjects
included in the first two chapters of
the Recommendations for the codifi-
cation of international law. pre-
pared by the Jurists' conference in
hio Janeiro. last April. should be
made the subject of a general decla-
ration instead of being incorporated
In q treaty.
Decline Nations Rights
These chapters define the various
basic legal conceptions Of such Law.
Iney also include the article:
NO state may intervene in the
internal affairs of another"
DIT. Maurtua's report argues that
according to modern conceptions OF
international law. a nations o v
ereignty is somewhat subjected to
restrictions imposed by constantly
growing international customs.
The report, however. denounces in
tervention as q general rule. Ii
maintains that among the funda-
mental principles of international
law are independence and the right
OF all countries to grow strong and
flourish undisturbsd. Both these
preeePts. the report holds. are only
valid If accompanied by behavior on
the part Of the country in question
IN accordance with the rules Of in
transitional romitv.
Mexico Would Control Planes
The committee on communica-
hons had before il amendments sug-
gested by Mexico to the draft treaty
on commercial aviation. Their
amendments appeared 70 delegates 10
introduce the possibilitv Of discrim-
inatien between national and foreign
planes on the part Of any govern
meet.
The Mexicans would allow govern
ments to designate the zones over
which, for military reasons. all for
eign planes and national ones en-
gagged in international service could
be excluded from flying. The draft
treaty recognized the right to estab-
lish such one but specifically men
toned that both national and f~oreign
machines, with distinction or ex-
ceptions, would have 10 be ex-
cluded.
The Mexicans also would halt all
international flyers at the frontier
under an amendment providing the
government should supervise all en-
tries and exits of planes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26

mt shed . tear" if Coolidge We're re-
elected.
Many in Race
With establishment Of headquar-
tiers. Reeds candidacy takes first
rank prominence in the pr~e-conyen-
ton campaign. His organization
however, is no more complete or
far-reaching than the less visible
machines of some other candidates
who are active themselves or whose
friends are working for them. Sup
porters Of Governor Smith are re-
ported to be extremely active
throughout the country perfectinE
an organization. as are those OK
Secretary Hoover.
Dawes has no known organization
behind him although his name holds
its own in discussion OF presidential
candidates. Senator Curtis is not
saying much about his campaign but
there are indications that the Kan
san is pushing his efforts in sever
al states. and that he has a head
quarters somewhere. Meanwhile,
friends Of Senator Willis are active.
particularly his Ohio campaign man
ager, Carmi Thompson. who will
soon open headquarters at Colum-
bus.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
Less Than 5000
Poll Taxes Paid

Poll tax receipts through Wednes-
day amounted to 1926, exclusive of
those issued at Harrington, San Be
nito, Rio Hondo and La Feria banks
and two recently designated receiv-
ing places in Brownsville, according
to figures in the office Of J. J. Fox.
county a collector. The excluded
out Of town points at the last COM
pilation had received approximate
900 payments.
OF the 1926. a total Of 3,070 were
paid and 225 were exemptions. This
represents a gain of l26 over the
totals up through the previous day.
The aggregate is still under the half
way mark Of the estimated 10000
poll tax receipts which should be is
sued.
1t will be illegal 70 issue poll tax
receipts after midnight, Jan. 81, Mr..
Fox said.
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(continued from page onel

ton. attended the dinner, later said
he would shave to be excused from
talking partisan politics." "There
is no honor that could come TO Jesse
Jones' he continued. that would
begin to show the appreciation We
have for him in Texas. He IL big
enough for any office within the
gift Of the people"
Mayor Holcombe, earlier in the
day. called on Mayor James ]. Wal
ker at city hall and in an inter-
view later said that the city OF
Houston would be neutral political
territory.
My position Is simply this" he
said. II am not for AL Smith nor
for anyone else. I am for the man
who can be elected, whether he be
Gov. Smith, Gov. Richie, Owen
Young or anyone else. We in Heus-
ton will be hosts to the democratic
party. and we shall be neutral. Per-
sonally, / hope the Texas deless'io-
is uninstructed."
G.. q. p. Discuss hvv,SI
Meanwhile. the campaign started
in New York state by followers OF
Herbert Hoover to bring about the
election of delegates pledged to his
nomination as republican presiden'
tial candidate. caused considerable
discussion in party circlss, Charles
r. Hills. vice chairman Of the ma
tional republican committee, in
statement, said he and George X
Morris, state chairman. maintained
the attitude they took on Dec. u
for an uninstructed and u~npledgeG
delegation and asserted they count
confidentially" upon the approval
of this policy at a statewide con-
ference of party leaders at Science
tady tomorrow and Friday.
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Potato Growers
Start Campaign

The Rio Grande Valley Potato
Growers association will inaugurate
a vigorous campaign after the frs;
Of February to secure the member
ship Of all potato growers in the
Valley. The organization now con-
trolls the major part or the preduc-
ton, but will endeavor to bring all
growers into the association.
Licensing Of dealers who will
handle the production for the grow
ers is now onder way. and it IS on
derstood there will be few changes
in the list of dealers. At the an
nual meeting the association decided
to place the dealers upon a COM
mission basis instead Of paying per
sack rates for handling potatoes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
Newsboys Guests of
Tanning at Movie

Twelve newsboys who sell The
Brownsville Herald on the streets
every afternoon, last night were
guests of John Tanning, manager of
the Texas Theater at q showing Of
the Tsmptress.
This is the second time the boys
have been entertained by Mr.. Fan
al enjoyed the party highly, they
declared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26

Mrs. A. NJ. Darling. mother of W.
A. Darling. suffered a fracture Of
the right hip Wednesday morning
when she fell at her home in FL
Jardin. She is now at the Mercy
hospital with the fracture in a
plaster cast which must remain sew
eral weeks. according to the physi-
cisn in charge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26

Except for q slight disturbance
W the Lower Rio Grande Valley
and another over the far northeast
ern states, the barometrie pressure
was moderately high throughout the
United States and the Canadian
Northwest this morning. As a re-
suit the weather has changed very
little since last report except be-
came more settled in the eastern
states also. Precipitation was a
tieally negligible throughout the
country within the last "a hours, and
temperature readings were near the
seasonal average in almost all parts
of the United States and the Cana
dian Northwest.
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First figures lowest temperature
last night; second, highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
at 8 q. M; fourth, rainfall past "a
hours.
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Expert Opinion

JACK DEMPSEY 'Tunney looks best
to me. think he Will win.
BILLY MrCARNEK'sYo You'll see q
new champion. Heeney win beat
Tunney.,.
JOHN MORTIMER. British manager
of Heeney Naturally. Heeney I've
bet f1,9a0 that Heeney will win and
I've taken long shot bet for 1900 that
Hesney scores 4 Knockout.
ARNOLD KOTHsTEIN ST like run
neg, but II wont be cinch
TOM McGINTY Tunney viii keep
the title
JOE JACOBS Heeney has 4
splendid chance.
JIMMY JOHNSTON think run-
ney should win but he'll Be hard
pressed. z
JAMES j. CORnETT-eT unney Is
much improved. He'll keep the title
and II good for several more years"
JACK -Tunney Tor me.
Hen meet tough fellow, but should
JACK DoUGHERrr-~1 IKE run-
tom runney win win. 4
BERNARD \. GIAiBEI, Tunney
GEORGE i. BROWER-.I like Tnn-.
THoMA ( { D 90 Ut saw both
boss. Each II in fine trim. tut Gene
looks little better to me, and
think he Will win.
FRANK WEINER-"Tunney is my
TOMMY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES il In
fine condition and so il Heeney. Gene
viii know he IL in fight I think
Iunney will keep the crown.
Dan GAPLIN--sIm wavering I was
Tunney enthusiast but I'm On edge
now snd feel that Heeney VIII come
EDDIE HARyEY--rYou,li seq III.
sharksy q this Heeney."
JACK KEARNS- Heeney has fine
chance Cd ] wouldnd be surprised to see
MICKEY WALKER-t'Tom looks good
to me. He is q great infighter and if
he can keep in close, watch Tunney
CHARLEY HARVEY-.@rom viii wear
Tnnney down. He'll win. Bet your
isst dollar on that.
condition than when he 1asi fought.
Hell win but he'll face tough battle
JACK BRlTTON never lost d
decision on my choice. picked Tnnnes
twice 20 beat Dempsey and now pie
Heeney TO win from Tunney. Heeney
is ready. The title Will change hands !,
SAMMY MANDEIds--'.Tnnne win
win. Heeney's style will never get him
anywhere against clever fellow like
EDDIE KANE-"I side with sammy y,
JOHNNY RISKD-- 'Tunney should win
easily perhaps by a Knockout,
KNUTE HANSEN - .Heensy loots
good. He'll give Tuuney q hard fight.
LEO r. FLYNN--"I hate to think
what Jack Dempsey in his prime wou'd
do to both. Tunney IL Just 4 fair
ordinary fighter and Hseney has more
than an even chanee Watch him"
KING TET--ttTom viii maui. Gene
and keep on top OF him ea~tv in the
fray and then later in The bout come
OH 10 win the decision"
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tercst IN this fight tonight which
has marked previous TaInney fights,
yet such d statement is nor borne
out by tIIe number OF newspapers
making reservations here for their
Ike Dorgan, brother of TAD
IT. a.. DOrgan). The Times famous
caftoonist, whose Indoor and Out
door Sports charm So many readers.
ana who is in charge OF RickaTd's
public relations department, says he
had fully as many press seat appli
cations for this fight ais for either
Philadelphia or Chicago. There
were 500 applications, but ots!y 400
can be crowded into the four first
rows installed for newspaper report
ing purposes. That allows 3 men
to row on each of the four sides
OF the ring.
There are but two foreign corI'es
spondents here to see Tunney,
whereas. when Carpenter fought
Dempsey. Europe sent two dozen
writer's and artists.
The whole answer to Richard IS
dilemma may not be that Tunney
and Heeney do not arouse nor I'M.
trigue the fancy Of the customers.
at all. 1t may just be that the
fact that ten days ago II was an.
noAnced nationwide hOok-llp OF
radio stations would broadcast G'sr..
Inns and McNamee's alternate de-
scriptions OF the bout, blow By blow,
have kept many people At home,
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CHAM I()N
C(Q'KaR
BY Gene Tunney

SPECTATOR, M July
26 4 do not accept Tom
Heeney lightly, but / was never.
more confident Of anything in
my life than that ! will defeat
him tonight.
AS / write this my immediate
concern Is the airplane trip that
awaits. Bill Winston and Charley
Bob are ont there now tuning her
mp. and 1 can barely restrain my
self long enough to finish this bit
of seribbling. have looked for.
ward to the airplane ride and Tex
Richard, 4 believe. II unduly
alarmed.
He appears TO overlook en-
tirely the hazard Of train wreck.
1 feel Just as safe In q plane
ar on train.
II. Is mere repetition to say that.
/ am in perfect fettle for the fight,
Never before have entered a bout
so we'll conditioned, both physically
and mentally. 1 hope that Heeney,
too, Is perfectly prepared.
In that event there could be
no abiIi for either of MS, barring
freak occurrence In the ring,
that WOsild cause one or the
other 10 suffer unfairly.
When the hell rings for the FIRST
round, the spectators. am posi-
tive, will witness a fast fight, NO
one who has seen Heeney In action
in the ring can disparage his power.
ful fighting ability.
But he is meeting a different man
from the one who took the title
from Dempsey. ] am at the peak
and believe tonights fight will
prove it.
tCcpyright 1929. by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
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We have been suffering around
New YOrk's tofrid setting for four.
days getting the material for the
first four lines OF this report, be-
cause We have felt right along that
II was about Tom Heeney, not Gene
Tunney, that the public is curious.
We hope you will not sneer at the
pen picture we paint--he Is typical
village blacksmith, short, squat,
stout ard stolid, with a muscular
development which is marvellous.
But, here Ii the rub, the man he
r. TO meet has development too, OF
more even and widely distributed
type. Gene Tunneys muscular de-.
ve1opment IL mt so massive as Is
the Anzac's. but lis mental alert.
ness III rough and. easy sailing il
something beautiful to waseh, and
IT II the pop-eyed consensus Of Top.
sided opinion that he will be master
OF the situation tonight.
Heeney. In case You have for.
gotten. would wear the ermine
cloak Of proud array Of pugil-
istic predecessors. some Of them
sluggers Or the blacksmith type.
and others nIaster-minders, Of
the bett-Tunncy shade. There
was Sullivan, who had nothing
under his derby, but whose mus
elee In his arms and legs stood
out Ike sn1OIxehOUae hams.
Then there was Corbett, man
whose mentality was unreasonable.
and later followed Fitz. Jeff, John,
son and the gang. But it is OF
Sullivan and Corbett who tonight's
fight reminds rs, because their great
nght, too. had hammer and tongs
man on the one hand and a great
scientific and skiIIful boxer on the
other.
History Is repeating itself UP ia
to point oE the sounding ~ the
kening gong tonight, and from
then On, what man can say--will
the 6Iugger Or the scientist SURVIVE
. 5
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Here ! Hoo Riral Fighters
Compare Eor Bic
Brazil 4 Tonight

Here Is how the champion ana
the challenger. Gene Tunnex ana
Tom Heeneys compare physically
TuNNEY HEENEy
New York City. Born. Nav zesian8
May IS. 1888 Born Nay Il, ls5f
100 pounds. Z. weight. s. 100 ponnd4
s IT. ii n Heisht A. tosk a.
rs Inches NV. Reach .s7 tnche3
III inches Neck III inches
4Ox inches Chest In0rl 50 tnchs7
Ash inches Chest texp. inche1
s1k irchen waist s7 inches
Hi inches Il. Biceps ~ fs5k inches
1eik inehfs Forearm III inchss
z3 inches Tnigh % inches
~ inches. ~. = Calf s.Ss IS y inches
4 inches n. 81. Ankle !. /. &. 3 = 1nch42
&5k inches. Wrist Il inches
Tunney viii wear purple tights
ana Heeney red and black
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Ring History OF Tune,
And Heeney
IN Brief

TunnAy Matches, 81: knock.
outs, 30; decisions. II; no decis-
ions, il: draws, none: knocked
out none; lost decision. one: no
contest tordered from ringl. one.
Hseney Matches. "a; knockouts
10; decisions II; knocked out,
none: lost decisions, 3; draw, 4. !
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Since the war, these have become
extremely wealthy, considering the
energy involved. Luis Tirpo. the
.Argetine planter. made more money
il less time than any man of ring
history. He sot his and beat Ii
hack to South America.
Here Is about the way the
pendulum Is swinging today, AZ
most 40 years after the first
worlds heavyweight champion 4
was corOnated.
! IL Gene Tunney retains his title
tonight, the class will be dead be-
cause he will have defeated the out.
standing contender of a very cheap
lot indeed.
That Is to say the class will be
dead from sportiye standpoint. Ii
II just as well to add that 1t viii
be dead from financial birdseye,
because Heeney, not entirely with.
out color, hasn't been able to pack
EN- IN with Gene. and Tunney's
magnetism as a gate attraction il
conceded to be about 80 points below
par any way you look at him.
We will say more about Tim.
ney as drawing card after We
nave disposed OF the theme con.
corning the treacherOus impaSSe
g which heavyweight boxing
finds itself today.
On the other hand, should Heeney
ascend the heights, an eventuaIity
very little expected by the inteIIi-
genc1a, distinctly bullish tendency
may be expected in cauliflower in.
dustrials, ais foxy old Texas Ricardo
VIII more than likely come right
back IN September with Dempsey-
Heeney shebang which would rock
either New York or London to its
very bridges.
But with Tunney winning. one OF
two things will happen. Either he
VIII retire permanently, which ]
rather look for, or he will duck the
racket Tor a year or two until he does
some much desired touring Of the
world.
This would mean he would get en-
tirely away from fights and fight
folks, probably break his more rigid
habits OF life and cut out his monk
like. abstemious existence. Then.
when he tried to come hack he would
find that Il wasn't 80 easy after
&c and no doubt make quite q spec
tacle out Of himself against some
man unknown who. IN the meantime
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Ugh :
I LASHES

At New York Sergeant Sammy
Baker. won from Andy Di Vodi.
BROOKLYN, on foul. five rounds.
James Braddock, OF Jersey City,
one of Tom Heeney's sparring part
ners. drew with Nando Tassi. tia
Ian light.heavyweight 10 rounds.
Andre Routis, French feafherweiglt
outpointed Vic Rurrona, New York
10 rounds. Tommy Grogan. Omaha
lightweight, knocked out Sid Bar.
barian. Detroit, four rounds.
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HI MPIO NSHIP
HAT TER . .|Ss

NEW YORK, July 26. Tonight1s scrap between Tom
Heeney and Gene Tnnney with something than
merely the heavyweight championship Of the world The Incl
dent financially ii be little than
that the end Of big gates big purses and quick
fortunes such have marked the day Of such
Dempsey Firpo and Tunney
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would Be eating, sleeping, dreaming
and thinking fight.
~ Is not. ut al Improbable that III
the intervening days Gene would
find himself life companion Whicn.
undoubtedly would mean the end Of
his fighting career
Don.esticity does not blend with
nugiIisna. that IS 20 say. the type
~ DllgiIism we are discussing.
understand there n much anna.
tenn uyrgflism in our very best
households, hut am not qualified
either BY nature or experience TO
verify this view.
~ the heavyweight business can
either take terrific boom after
Tonight, which it would with q
new champion, and u foreigner at
that. or it may 60 into q calm,
81 decline. and remain at q
standstiIl until that great tonic,
time, revives interest in It.
we are guilty Of saying above
that Tunney is not gate attrac-
tion. which in a measure Is a lnis-
take What we should HAYS said
Il that Tunney doesn't pack in
fhe mob. The $S and SIS and $40
fans wouldn't give q dime to see
him dive off Washington's monn-
ment.
But the more appreciative, more
intellectual, better.thinktng class
who are In the great minority. hat
who can afford $40 for 4fngsida
seats 70 to see Tunney because Of
his appeal as d clean liver, clean
thinker, clean fighter and general
outstanding characteristics.
1t isn't the $40 seats with which
Tex Richard Is stuck today, my
friends, 1t is the SIS to $S spaces
which are q drug on the market.
If II were possible to get more
ringsida seats within resin-smell-
ing Sdistance Of 4 24-foor arena,
tlley would take Richard out OF
his mental agony in two hours.
or course, were RicEard nm
scrupuIOus. which he isn't, he
could charge ringside prices for
seats Tar beyond that zone and
come out with 3 nice profit,
hut TEX isn't that sort Or
gambler nor that sort Ot busi.
Iless man. He's i'm this business
n stay and wouldn't take 3
black eve IN one bout which
might queer him for his other
enterprises.
II has been said and written that
there isn't the natural outside m
( :
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Then The Times win carry tie expert articles 6f
such fight authorities IS Sid Mercer BilI COrum Davis
y Walsh and last but not least Gene Tunney himself
The champions story 81 The Don't win appear exclu
aiyely ii The washington Times The best.trained
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year for the title and The Washington TINES nas s.
ranged 70 cover it ii every detail for jig readers
Kirk Miller. Times sports editor who covered tne
champions fights with Dempsey, again will be e sne
ringside.
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Tonight il the Yankee stadium New York
csty. osn. Tunnsy defends his heavyweight cham
pionship from tie onslaught q Tom Heensy the New
zealand challenger This viii be the only fight this
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miller THINKS GENE
SKI[.LFU[ ENOUGH To
OVERCOME Drawn
By KIRK MILLER
Times sports Editor
Under the Spreading ArcIights' CLEAN,
& Nen ZeaIdnd's blacksmith Stands,
The Muscles on his Arms and Legs,
Stand ont Like Smitlfieid Hams.

NEW YORK, July 26To those of You who know something
f Gene Tunney the scholarly heavyweight champion Of the
world but to whom Tom Heeney who essays that role is
complete and total stranger that jingle dedicated.