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$50 votes on the 10lst ballot to rank
third behind John W. Davis and
Oscar W. Underwood.
He was again in the race for the
nomination in 1928. being put forth
as Iowa's favorite son candidate in
an effort to win delegates in the pre-
convention campaign from Governor
Alfred Z. Smith Of New York. The
ticket favoring the New York gov
ernor. however. was successful in the
Iowa primary election.
Edwin Thomas Meredith was born
at Avoca. Ia. December %. 1876. the
son Of Thomas Oliver and Minnie
Minerva Marsh Meredith. He married
Miss Edna c. Elliott of Des Moines in
1896. They had two children.
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c. OF G. HEADS To MEET

A postponed meeting of the d.
rectors Of the Brownsville Chamber
Of Commerce has been called 10
convene at $3.50 .. m. Tuesday bv
Manager 6. c. Richardson. There
are no special problems to be pre-
scented, the managed said. Plans for
the Fourth of July celebration will
be discussed
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n. Y.ISV VISITED
BY CARRANzA
Mexican Filler Greeted
BY Elias; To Go To
West Point

Mitchell FIELD. N. ". June 1s.-
tPi-Csptain Emilio Carranza, Mex
ico's good will ambassador. landed at
$50 u. m, today from Washington.
In the throng that greeted the
Mexican flier at the end Of his two
hour and fifty minute jump from the
capital were Arturo NJ. Elias, Mex
lean consul general in New York and
members Of his staff, General Han
son ID. Ely. commander of the second
corps area. and Major John N. Rey-
nolds, commanding officer at Mitchell
field.
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Continued from page oneJ.
passengers, and If 80 who was the
fourth, weer hindered by the diff
Guilty Of communications with BURY
Port and the confusion attendant
upon the arrival of the transatlantic
plane at tht little palce.
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GLAD WE'VE DOxF 1T

BURY PORT. Wales. June IS
Pl-"I am very glad we have done it
and very happy we've landed said
Miss Amelia Earhart to a correspond
ent OF The Associated Press as she
stepped ashore from the %monoplane
Friendship.
II am too tired 10 say more"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-18
TO ENFORCE FIRE TAu

MISSION, June 1s.-Notice that
city ordinances regulating traffic in
cases Of fire will be strictly en-
forced in the future is given BY G..
r. Dohrn, mayor; D. D. Holmes, city
marshal, and Ross Marcus. fire mar
shall Of this CITY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-18
CLUB LEADERS VISITING

DONNA. June 1s.-Mrs. viii Min
Ter of Oakland, Nebraska, past pres
ident Of the Nebraska State Fedora
ton of Women's clubs. and recently
appointed director of the national
board. is here visiting her cousin.
Mrs. Walter G.. Weaver.
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CHILD DIES

The o~ne-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pedro Tonnage died at the fam
ily home in Victoria Addition Satur-
day night after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held from the
Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-18
BUILDING BRIDGE

MERCEDES, June 1s.-Excavation
work in preparation for the construc-
ton Of an international bridge across
he Rio Grande Immediately south
Of here has been started. Material
Tor construction IL expected 10 ar
rive shortly.
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MRS. STUTLTZ p

MINNECLA. n. ". June ls.-(Pl-
When word came that her husband
had guided his plane safely through
the Atlantic storms and was nearing
his destination-England--Mrs Will
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CANDIDATE

McALLEN. June ia. d. Leavell
has announced a. a candidate for u
place on the McAllen district school
board. in the elections to be held
Saturday. July Y.
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mer Stultz guessed she'd "never want
to sleep again
II was too anxious to eat" she ex-
planned. '"And now / guess I'm too
excited.
II was getting awfully tired" she
admitted, "But now | feel like lid
never want to sleep again.
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MOTHER Had ITS OVER

ALTOONA. Pa, june Is.-fH7-
Mrs. Clara Stultz. Of Williamsburg,
informed that her son, Wilmer
Stultz, had piloted the plane Friend
shin safely across the Atlantic, *
claimed: Thank God. that's over"
Mrs. Stultz. a widow. had kept q
long vigil, awaiting word Of her son
success.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-18
SERVICE STATION SOLD

MeALLEN, June 16.-Purchase of
the Universal Service station here
by Nick and Bill Yoder from Il. J.
Fox is announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-18
GREEK WORKER
STRIKE GROWS
Riots Reported While
Reds Work for Gen
eral Walkout

ATHENS, June 1s.-tR1-Addition-
nj workers today joined the strike
which communists are attempting to
make general.
Employees or the water company
and bakers at Salonika joined in the
walkout as well as tobacco workers at
Dede Agach and Grevena-
Public utilities in Macedonia were
under guard after several days of
disorder growing out Of a strike Of
tobacco workers. Strikers damaged
waterworks al Saloniki and there
have been clashes between troops and
strikers i'm the KavRlR headquarters
OF the American Tobacco company
with several casualties.
"A dispatch from Saloniki 70 the
Vienna Tageblatt said that a COM
munist revolution was threatened in
Greece because the government had
been unable to suppress disorders
growing out Of the strike.
A Saloniki dispatch to the news
papers Pravada Of Belgrade. Jugo-
Slavia, said the first squadron Of the
Greek fleet. stationed at Mytilene.
joine dthe cause of the strikers.
Clashes with the police nc Saloniki,
Piraeus. drama and other places were
reported. with several persons killed
at drama
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DOeg Defends His Title /
Against Harvard Net Star

& LONGWooD CRICKET CLUB.
BROOKLINE. Mass, July I7.--John
Doeg, Of Santa Monica, Cal, de-
Tending his singles title III the
Longwood bowl championship tennis
play, was pitted against Malcolm
Z. Hill. the Harvard lad, this after
noon in the third round.
W. Barry Wood. jr5 Massachu.
sets junior champion. caused some
what OF an upset in the second
round by defeating BerIey Bell, OF
university OF Texas, rs. 62 John
Wan Ryan, Princeton University;
Doeg: william Allison, Of Texas;
Herbert Bowman, of New York,
Fritz Mercur Of Bethlehem, Pa.
Frank Shields. OF New York, and
Ben Gorchakoff, California, won
first and second-round matches.
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Nearer : killer i Chicago La.t year

Mr. Tunney 81 highly anyway, felt quite
the failure Of the general public TO give him full credit for
Philadelphia He intent
knocking Chicago that he actually became
Grabbed attendants during the days Immediately
before the battle.
During Chicago fight convention Mr. Tunney the
being killer than time IN his he
vertically red when he thought Of Dempsey and ms mental
horizon fairly bazed when the thought 70 MN tna large
percentage Of the people bong under the impression that
the Philadelphia thing less Of . luke.
year Tunney hoping again for knock
being serious frame Of mind ct All times IL
fight have extremely
serious cautious young ut course he wants
fighter maintain that Tunney
has seriousness he always just that's
that
Should Tlnney retire after the Heeney debate ne will be the first
Jees quit back at Reno for dose Of
It Johnson?
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T0DNS SPoRI0RIAL
! BY KIT K Miller

tt may BE 81 but don't know ike "a mel
reaction strong hint that comes out of
effect
folks who Is Thursday night
Tunney Heeney the
in his final fight for all time.
handles this surprising startling bit ot
scandal Re that Tnney win retire after the 18th
anything his life. His
Bill Corum and he writes interesting for Mr. Hearts,
New York Journal.
IN nv life say his great Sports column n The
Iourna short weeks
at Pimco when sitting beside him IN the press box observed
downstairs T0T0s win the
Outside Of that instance Mr. Corum has
verv accurate gentleman undertakings little
inclined q % anyone dabbs
sports literary otherwise.
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NJ. Tunasy Dos.n't Thri0s !. CoIdf.h

course Tunney the he
thrive the life of canary hafes being
caged in the invisible confines championship restrictions IN
unlike achieved
We picture President Coolidge but what
England hills where he spade for his nshwo without The
not choosing to
Now according Corun Gene Tunney point
he fight further He wishes to be able
peases; the mob behind. He the
privacy of q citizen.
dispatches Spectator Tunney does not
this independence from the uuce except after
decisive said be training harCer
life be yearnng for knockout
That makes reading better bahoo However adhere
the harder fight than
he did at Lake villa year ago preparation for the Second
Passing Of Jack Dempsey.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
Short Football Activity
At Alexandria TONIGHT

A meeting OF the ST. Marv,a To.
ceum A. G. Is to be held tonight in
Lyceum Hall. Alexandria, at +
o'clock u has been announced
fnai nackIieid candidates for the
cubs footnall team next season viii
begin WorkontA on the old shipyard
field this week. The day has moi
haen ~ rs yet. 80 'ot
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more milk he drinks the more
strength and stamina he will az.
tain. lie never INDUCES in tea or
coffee. but his average consumption
OF milk Is two quarts d day.
After our talk, Gene said that he
would change his plan In the future
and, although he will not reduce
the quantity he drinks every day,
he will never take more than one
glass at time and not more fire.
auenfly than at half.hnmr interNals.
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NATIONAL LEAGl1E

Yesterdays RESULTS
New York, 3; Cincinnati. Z.
Chicago, I'D; Philadelphia. s.
Sc. Louis. !; BrOoklyn, 8.
Pittsburgh, 8; Boston, 3.
TODAY's GAMES
Philadelphia nc Chicago.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
New York ut Cincinnati,
brooklyn nc Sc. I.Ouis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
Ruth Now Five Homers
Ahead 81 1927 Recnl:rI

Although Babe Ruth's batfinr
average has silmped to .s11. hs Il
crashing his way to new hornS
run record. It's home run or no
count with the Bam.
Ruth's 35th homer Of the current
campaign. made against CieveIsna
Yesterday, put him 22 eames. 81
days and five home runs ahead 81
his 1927 record.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
Bis Dis NO YE I
HDRAVV|V

An effort win be made tonight
To bring about an agreement u
the Georgetown a. 6. and Dread.
naught teams to play their SEIZED.
nied game III the Capital city
League. The Dreadnaughts Inof-
ficlally have withdrawn from the
league and thus given Georgetown
grounds to claim the title, it hay.
ing won 10 games and lost none IL
the Dreadnaught game goes BY
forfeit.
The contest has been scheduled
for July 20 Ar American League
Park. Browns Lenerie, the Dread
naught manager, Will take up the
matter with the powers that be in
the Dreadnaught Club and later
will confer with the league manage
ment.
It Is understood that the
DreadnaMghts would be willing
To play the game Ut American
League park II lseOrgetown
would agree to play q return
game ut Alexandria. The Dread.
naughts are up against It for
finances ana llan counted on the
Georgetown game To get them
out Of the hole.
Visiting teams at Alexandria have
been given Is per cent Of the gate
and Manager Pete Haley, of
Georgetown. refused to accept this,
having announced his stand when
his entry was accepted Nv the
league.
All Dreadnaughts are paid for
every game and the league teams
sent To their park have been poor.
pay. the home club having lost
money on them. It was because
Of this that the Alexandria team
had decided TO withdraw from the
league. with regret. However. it has
not notified the league officials ana
the matter may yet be Strengthened
out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
CHICAGO SCOPES

It may annoy metropolitan turf
followers to know that Chicago citi.
zens consider Arlington bigger
and better racing establishment
than Belmont Park.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
BASEBALL
.L)RIEFLY
AMERICAN LEAGUE

NHsIHHUAY'H RESULTS
81. Louis, 4; WASHINGTON. 3.
Chicago. 49,; BOSTON, O-I.
New York. s-6; Cleveland. Sc.
Philadelphia. s-6; Detroit, 2-II.
TODAY's GAMES
81. Laalls ~ WASHINGTON.
Detroit 1T philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago Mt Boston.
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Any orders OF instructions the
champion takes In regard to the
amount Of training he should do.
the amount and kind Of food he
should eat. and osher matters per-
tanning to the training Of prize
fighter come from Gene Tnnney
and gene Tunney alone. His corps
Of managers. seconds, trainers. and
other camp aides are merely figure
heads.
/ am not, BY any. means. predict
ing that Gene II going to lose his
championsllip to Tom Heeney, but
my observation Of his training
methods for the past three days
leads me to make the statement
that for an athlete as intelligent as
he is supposed to be, Tunney knows
very little about diet rules. which
are 80 essentially important to SCI.
entific physical training.
/ was seated il Tunney's
dressing room after he had com.
pleted 5O-minnte workout
whicIi included bag.puRchinE
and boxing. PersipratiOn flowed
freely from every pore.
A4 uG S1cppG0 lFOtu htS 11t0syNt
one OF his lieurenants handed him
. pitcher Of fee cold milk. was
really astonished to zee Gene drink
almost pint OF cold milk without
stopping, and after a few minutes
he consumed the remainder.
There were several persons IN
the room at the time and / did not
question the champion In regard To-
this practice. but did speak about.
1t TO Billy Gibson, Tunney's man
ager. Gibson agreed with me that
ii was the wrong thing to do
but said that 1t was one OF Gene >
pet theories which could not be
shaken.
1t so happened that the following
day Gene appeared at his training
quarters in anything but perfect
condition. He claimed that he had
had bad night. that he was not
feeling fit and was suffering from
dyeentery.
had an opportunity at that time
to discuss with him the matter OF
drinking such large quantity Of
cold milk while his body was In an
Oyerheated condition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
US RACK TEAM
UNCHANGED

ABOARD s. PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT. fvIa radlol July N.
the personnel Of the track team
which WIS represent the United
states st the olympic games "a
Amsterdam remained intact follow
ing The settlement u ths Elkins
controversy.
Fait ElIins. tie Indian decaih
Ion star. has not recovered
sufficiently from THE effects ~
Injuries Re suffered during the
Olympic tryOufs % permit his
addition 10 the team. Major
General Macarthur. pFesld1ut
81 The American Olympic Com
mittee, has ruled
E'Ilins IS now Ell route 70 Amster.
dam. however at the expense Of the.
New York G., and Will view
The games though he cHnp0t com
pete -Four other athletes three o.
whom are now en- route to Europe
also ut the same clubs expense
have been hatred from represent
ing the United States because they
failed to Qualify III pre- Olympic try.
outs.
After 4 protest by the New York
Al q. EIkins, who was considered
Americas brightest hope III the
sdecathlon, was given special try
out before he left for Europe. The
results OF the tryout showed his.
injuries had slowed him IN IL the
100-meter event to II as seconds
and brought his broad jump mark
down to 40 feet 4 inches. Both of
these marks are below those of any
Of the four present .decathion en-.
trants.
Miss Marfhe NOrelius, the
swimming star, IS now recovering
from q mild ease 81 t0nsiIlfins
she contracted aboard shin.
Bernell Every. Yale fencing and
tolls star. narrowly escaped serious
injury In practice when his cpp0.
nent's broken blade pierced his left
breast. Physicians aboard said that
the injury was 70 slight Every
could continue practice innmediafeiv.
Members Of an teams are now
having two daily workouts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
HAS A BAD ARM

Bruce Caldwell. who joined the
Cleveland Indians after graduation
at Yale. is said to have a bad throw
ing arm, which will handicap his
baseball career.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17

A small down payment will enable
you "a etart driving car ~ your own:
Select IL through t0day's Classlfiea
Used Car ads IN the Times and Herald
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
TIGERS ARE
COMING To
CAPITAL
BIZ Louis a Dougher

Those pesky ST. Louis
Browns finish their second
series here today and then
come the Detroit Tigers vita
j doubleheader on Thursday.
Tomorrow the Griffs idle.
This series with the Jungle Cats
becomes important II only for the
fact that the Harris gang Is sagging.
dangerously near the cellar The
Grfffs today are but 4 game ahead
cf the Tigers and 3 game and q
haIf out OF the cellar, now held by
the Boston He'd Sox.
Five games are tO be staged
here 81 the AFOrfarty mob. open
ine with twin bill and closing
Sunday. Then the Griffs de-
part for three weeks. While he
has made no official statement,
it n expected that Manager
Harris win begin playing some
of his second-string athletes rs
soon % the team hits the road,
Bobby Reeves ii one lad badly
needing q rest. With GOSlfn play
ing in the 0ntfield Reeves has he
come nlaratIlOn runner. He covers
more grOG1nd iiseIesslv than any
player III the big show and the efs
feet Il q Lack OF weight and
strength.
For several weeks Reeves was.
hitting Up around $50, being one
Of the leagues first five clouters.
With the coming of warm weather
and his extra work diminishing not
fFfe least, Reeves has dropped back
TO III and today he shows every
siRn Of lvacking under the strain.
n there u one Griffman needing >
rest, II is Reeves. Because Of this
evident fact the fans condone his
ferccicus pegging, costly as It Is to-
the team.
It Is well to explain the conflict
ifle attitude Of the players and the
fans. The former believe that the
veterans should be played just as
long as the team has d mathemat;-
cal chance Of finishing IN the first
division. Such q finish would give
them 2 cut In the world series
profits.
The fans can't see that IL al.
NUDy Dctleyc tuAts W1tu TIC
present lineup failure, new
blood now with the team, Or
accessibIe, should be used with
3 view ID their possible class
year from now. Judging from
experience this writer would say
that BncIky Harris will pay
little attention TO the fans but
will hang on to tire veterans.
In this he will be doing what
most managers would do I'm the
same situation.
Though hitting for .404 since Be.
ing played regularly, West was
benehed yesterday when Rice. re-
ported u shape Tor work fsosIir
was retained, though his hitting has
fallen away considerably. That was
Manager Harris decision when fac.
ing the situation CAUSED BY Vests
regeneration and Rice's recovery
from his injury. He's the boss and
nobody quarrels with him IN the
least Something had to be done
and he's the boy To do III.
However, once the team hits the
road Il Is believed that Harris will
begin planning Tor next year. He
has Hayes. Cronin, and Boss avail.
able for the infieId, with West and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
BY Artie McGOvern

international News servisl
SPECUIATOR. III r.. July 17--H Gene Tunney loses his
title Hecney July 26 it will be because he has
eeriorated pugst but because he insists being his
manager trainer detician and general expert around
his training camp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
7unney 7oOMuch Oun Boss
Famous Trainer Finds

Editors Note:Tk foIolng
Tnys tgang ~ cong Corlds Championship ti0ht Nth
HeemeN Arie McoVer physical ulurist
Babe Ruth johnny Farrell and Gene Sdrdzen The
mdnytie esviun k0gaOrr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
WAaHiNGTON

n,fscmrke Two-base hits--Rice. Mannsh.
Stolen bases-Rice (2). Reeves. sacri-
ssres--Judge. Barnes. Blue, CrOwder,
Hadley (2l, Rice, O'Rourke. Double
.,Iays--O' ROnrke to BeannOn to Blue 4;
RIrera II Harris to Judge. Left ON
- ses-st. Louis, 10, washington, B.
Rasea 81. balIs--Off Hadley, A; off
fyr0wder. 4. struck Out--l8y CrOwder,
4. ~ HadIey, I. UmpiPes-Mr3Owan,
ConmoIIy and barry. Time Of game
--2;l9.
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The Griffs havU been receEv.
ing excellent pitching 81 late,
even from those failing earlier
III the season, vet they have
now dropped their last five ii :
row and III 0lIk Of Z played IN
this second long home stay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17
BYRD N|AY Il \
GENE TO FIGHT

SPECULATOR, N. Y., July IT,.
Upon the arrival Of Commander
Richard e. Byrd and 4 party Of
friends III an airpIane here today.
Gene Tunney viii ask the famous
filler TO take him To New York In
his plane on July rs. the day Or the
heavyweight champions fight with
Tom Heeney. 1T this cannot be ar
ranged, Tunney intends to leave
here on the day before the bout.
Gene announced he would
box today. tomorrow and Thurs
day, lay off on Friday and
work Saturday. Sunday and
Monday. On next Tuesday and
Wednesday he intends to get
iii some road work and light
exercises to keep on edge.
The champions only work yes.
terdav consisted OF nine miles on
the road. He spent the remainder
OF the day In seclusion In his
wooded retreat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17

Poor fielding in tight places,
coupled with generally weak hit.
ting when hits mean runs, explains
most Of these defeats. President
Griffith IL convinced that saaIeup
Is due and Is already planning
for IL.
Joe CrOrin Is now with the team,
hoping for chance to get into
the lineup. He reported yesterday
thing.
With the Pittsburgh Pirates
Cronin worked generally at second
base. He han been playing third
base Tor Kansas CITY Nevertheless
he Is said II be : flashy short.
stopper and 1t would not be sur
prising tO see him relieving Reeves
shortly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17

I told him that IL was q dan.
gerOus practice To take any cOld
drink at snch time. but more
40 with milk. since milk in large
quantities II . food difficult to
digest.
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Gene believes In drinking milk AZ
an aid to health. and rightly 50.
Esut unfortunately his enthusiasm
for this great. natural, health food
has led him to the belief that the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-17

Miss Martha NoreIius. the
swimming star, IS now recovering
from q mild ease Of tOnsiIitin
she contracted aboard shin.