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will be installed to broadcast the pro-
gram.
Prior to the exercises two parades will
be held, one, headed by the Costello
Drum Corps of the American Legion. to
form at Seventeenth and K streets. and
the other. led by the Overseas Drum
Corps of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will form at Fourteenth and K streets.
They will meet and circle the Wash
ington Monument and proceed together
to the Sylvan Theater.
Various civic, fraternal and patriotic
societies will participate in the exer-
cises. one of 1865 others to be held by
as many lodges on that day in all quar-
ters of the United States and her pos
sessions.
Committee in Charge of Program.
The committee in charge of the Flag
day ceremony here consists as follows:
Mai c. Eugene Edwards, commander
and chairman; Lieut. Albert B. Evans,
and Lieut.. Julius LaZroW vice chair
men: William B. Shelby, secretary, ard
F. S. Adtroth, F. w Baxter. L. j. Cur
tin. c. D. Floyd, Benjamin. Garbel-
man, F. B. Meyers, w. G.. Johnson, j.
J. Moriarty. l.. J. Mccarthy, j. j.
O'Connell r. r. Perry. r. j. Penn, P
E. Peterson, j. E. Powers, j. c. SprosSer,
Paul Sullivan, G. w. Schreeck, Sam
Lipman, Guy Tartaglea P. H. Tucker,
c. w. TrcadWay, A. A. R!mer, publicity
committee.
The officers of the lodge participating
actively in the services are Exalted
Ruler John Dillon Fitzgerald. Esteemed
Lecturing Knight George E. Strong,
Esteemed Loyal Knight John J. Mori-
arty, Treasurer Michael G. Mccormick,
Tiler Thomas King. Esquire Lemuel
Robey. Chaplain Charles Montgomery,
Commander of Drill Team Maj G. Eu-
gene Edwards and Secretary William S.
Shelby.
Evening star., 1929-06-04
veg Decides to "Be a Sport"

Worried by the number of burglaries
in his neighborhood. resident of Beck
enham, England, recently placed on the
dining room table bottle of whisky
and the following message: There are
no valuables in the house. Be sport.
Have drink and 60" When he re-
turned home, he found that the house
had been entered. and the intruder left
the following reply: Thanks tor the
refreshments. I have had drink and
gone. I would not have come had /
known here was so little to get"
In two months recently Argentine
imported nearly $4,000,000 worth of
American motor trucks.
Evening star., 1929-06-04
HARRIS RITES ARE HELD.
Services Conducted at Padgett
Funeral Home.

Funeral services for william H.
Harris. So years old retail confectioner,
who died at his home, No. Sc Adams
street Sunday, were conducted at
Padgett's funeral home this afternoon at
2 o'clock. Interment was in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Mr.. Harris had been in the confec-
tionery business for the past several
years, conducting business at the Adams
street address and In Eastern Market.
He at one time conducted a motion
picture theater on lower Pennsylvania
avenue. Mr.. Harris was q native of
Wilmington, Del. He was member of
the Royal Arcanum.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Mary j. Harris; a son, William F.
Harris. and two sisters, Mrs. Laura
Donaldson and Mrs. May Manuel.
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its legislative proceedings in two 1an-
gusges. Il = =
In Montreal. where International
League ball is played. the batteries are
announced in both French and English.
Evening star., 1929-06-04

Phil Sheridan Woman's' Relief Corps
will meet tonight at 8 o'clock In Grand
Army Hall.
Evening star., 1929-06-04

COlurnDla congress OF Parents dIlC
Teachers. The play will be "Smilin'
Through"
Regular meeting of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association tonight al
8 O'Clock in the assembly hall of the
Columbia Heights Christian Church
Fred A. Emery will speak on Side
lights of Earlier Columbia Heights.
Election Of secretaries. Committee re-
ports.
The National Woman's Party will give
q garden party to mark the tenth an
niVersary of the passage by Congress
of the Susan 3. Anthony amendment
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Senator
Watson, Republican leader, and Miss
Mabel Vernon. executive secretary o1
the Woman's Party, will speak.
Business Womens Council will meet
at the Church of the Covenant tonight
Mrs. William A. Eisenberger will have
charge of the Bible study. A program
Of music will feature the evening.
East Gate Chapter, No. 81, o. E. S,
will visit Birmingham Chapter Of Belts
vile at 8 o'clock. Meet at Masonic
Temple, Rhode Island and Mills ave-
nues northeast, at o'clock.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Vincent
B. Costello Post, No. Is, American Le-
gion, will meet tonight at 8 o'clock, at
1850 Massachusetts, avenue northwest
A reception and musical program has
been arranged to welcome the 200
members.
The Marjorie Webster School will
present a selection of readings. Mrs
c. c. Burks, pianist, will entertain.
Benefit card party sponsored by
Alpha Sigma Theta Sorority at 8 pm.
Thomas Circle Club.
FUTURE.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, American
Legion, and Auxiliary will meet at the
Hamilton Hotel Wednesday at pm
New members will be initiated followed
by entertainment.
Weekly meeting of the Rotary Clut
of washington will be held at the Hote
Willard Wednesday at 1890 pm. Will
liam Knowles Cooper will be the
speaker.
The final meeting of the season oil
the Starmont Aid for tuberculosis vii
be held tomorrow morning at 1926
O'Clock, at the home of Mrs. Appleton
Clark, l778 Lanier street. All members
are urged TO attend, as important DuSl
ness is to be transacted. A buffe
luncheon will be served.
Woman's Alliance of All Souls Uni
tartan Church will meet Friday at Il
o'clock in Pierce Hall, Fifteenth anC
Harvard streets. Mrs. Stephen Olol
will report on May meetings in Boston
Box luncheon. Mrs. Robertson, hostess
District of Columbia Public Schoo
Association will meet tomorrow evening
8 to 10 o'clock, in the board room o
the District Building. Prof w: C
Ruediger, dean of the Graduate Schoo
of George Washington University, vii
speak on The Broadening and Re
organization of the Curriculum" Thi
is the final meeting Of the year. ON
GERS will be elected.
Park View Platoon School PIT. A
meets Thursday, 2 pm. Surpris
program.
Lincoln Post, G. A. r., will meet at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon in th
G.~A.-R.-Hall.
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Costello Post will meet in the board
room, District Building. at pm. New
members are needed for the Drum and
Bugle Corps. Get in touch with Jack
Lynch at the meeting if you know Of
anyone who should join. Plans for a
proposed marching club will be dis
CUSsed.
Evening star., 1929-06-04

Benefit theater party at the National
Theater tonight for the District Of
Columbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers. The play will be "Smilin'
Through"
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BATTERIES ANNOUNCED
IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH

After 30 years under the American
7eg. New Mexico still has to conduct
Evening star., 1929-06-04

Large deposits of sulphur have just
been discovered at the Putana Volcano.
near Clama. Chile.
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BELGIUM AND GERMANY
REACH AGREEMENT TO END
PREPARATIONS MEETING

Continued from First Page.)
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NATIoNALIsTs QUIT REICHsTAG

BERLIN, June H0.-German Ma
: colleagues In the. foreign Affairs COM
Evening star., 1929-06-04

The National Woman's Party will give
a garden party to mark the tenth an
niVersary of the passage by Congress
of the Susan B. Anthony amendment
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Senator
Watson, Republican leader, and Miss
Mabel Vernon, executive secretary OF
the Woman's Party, will speak.
Evening star., 1929-06-04

Regular meeting of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association tonight at
8 o'clock in the assembly hall of the
Columbia Heights Christian Church.
Fred A Emery will speak on Side
lights of Earlier Columbia Heights !"
Election of secretaries. Committee re-
nOrtS.
Evening star., 1929-06-04

Business Women's Council will meet
at the Church of the Covenant tonight.
Mrs. William A. Eisenberger will have
charge of the Bible study. A program
of music will feature the evening.
Evening star., 1929-06-04

East Gate Chapter, No. 81, o. E. S.,
will visit Birmingham Chapter Of Belts
vile at o'clock. Meet at Masonic
Temple, Rhode Island and Mills ave-
nues northeast, at o'clock.
Evening star., 1929-06-04

Weekly meeting of the Rotary Club
of Washington will be held at the Hotel
Willard Wednesday at 1890 pm. Will
liam Knowles Cooper will be the
speaker.
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BAT'TLELOOMS

Continued from Page One.)
an 80-foot right-of-way along the
route OF the present road. and some
200 acres or land along the bay. IN
lieu Of a proposed route extending
cast from San Perlita 10 the bay,
which a road committee had Sc
lccted. The Willacy county COM
missioners' court turned the offer
down, giving as their reason that
some $4,000 of a bond issue re-
manned Unused. and that this money
could not be applied to a1y other
read than the one designated In the
call for the bond election.
Say Route Expensive
The owners Of the King ranch
ara others familiar with the coun-
try say that the route proposed east
from San Perlita runs through a
series Of lakes.sard that an immense
suT Of money would be necessary
in building a road along that line.
The ranch owners also claim that
the proposed change in the route
would put them TO a considerable
amount Of expense and inconveni-
ence. since fences would have 20 be
constructed. and that water pipes
from the only water we'll in that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
Betting QUITS
AT IOWASTATE
Hawkeye Coach Resigns Aft
err Agitation BY Alumni
after Grid Seasons

IOWA CITY. Iowa. May S.ER-
A far-reach shakeup in the athletic
department Of the University OF
Iowa was predicted on the campus
today following the announcement
thas Paul Il. Betting had resigned as
athletic director.
In accepting Belting's resignation,
the university athletic council an
nounced he would remain In charge
Of physical training classes. but will
have no part in the control Of ath-
letic teams.
Beiting's resignation followed by
two weeks that OF Justin NJ. Barry.
head basketball coach, who an
nounced he would go next season TO
the University of Southern Califor-
mia.
Belting's and Barry's designations
came after two years OF agitation by
alumni. following the football sea-
sons OF 1926 and 1927 when the
Hawkeyes won only n conference
football game.
Bert ~Ingwersen, head football
coach. for q time was included in
the alumni attacks. but the agita-
ton against him subsidized last sea
son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
O

Roy s. Neal. @. d. Wright and
Charles A. Sarber are guests az FL
.Iardin. They come from Miami,
Fla.
Lorraine ID. Owens is here from
Dallas.
Boone Sadler of Dallas is in the city.
@. r.. Simpson Of Corpus Christi
was here Monday.
Robert II. Parks Is here from
Waco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyler and MI. and
Mrs. Lake OF Elkhart. Ind, and Mr..
and Mrs. Ponceford. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wedge Of Minneapolis. are
stopping at FL Jardin.
II. G. Lawton Of San Benito was
here Monday.
#. w. Nicer of Minneapolis Is in
town.
Tut Caddel OF Alamo was here
Monday.
Terry. Farrell OF San Juan visited
here Monday.
G. S. Lastly Of san Benito was In
the city Monday.
"A. II. Kampmeyer Is here from
Sioux City. Iowa.
ID. (. Carlson Of Corpus Christi Is
here.
d. X. O'Connor is a guest at e.
Jardin. from Houston.
Teton Harrison was here from
San Benito Monday.
Z. S. Mcclure Is stopping at Fl
Jardin.
M. Fochs Is here from Evanston.
III.
o. II. Gordon OF Houston was in
town Monday.
J. A. Hall of San Antonio Is stop
ping at the Travellers.
l.. G. Doney of Corpus Christi was
here Monday.
NJ. B. Wilhart is here from San
Antonio.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Stark or Dali
las are here and r guests at the
Travellers.
J. B. Sutton is here from Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. s. Plunckett Of
Davenport, Iowa, are stopping at the
Travellers.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Castle arc
here from st. Louis.
r.. K. Day. Jr., and y. C. Baskin
we're here Monday from Mission.
Abner Miller Of San Antonio. is
here.
James r. Little il here from ST.
Louis.
w. X. Larrimore and John Jo-
sephscn are stopping az the Trav-
elers.
+. p. Butler Of Derwent. Okla.
Is In town.
L. E. M%oulthorp is here from San
Antonio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Datel Duveis are
here from San Antonio.
MI. and Mrs. A. T.. Krious arrived
Tuesday morning from Dallas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

section Of the ranch would have TO
be run 20 the south sire or the road.
for the use of cattle there
The county commissioners court
have appointed a jury OF view TO 60
over the proposed right -of-way fo-
the new road, and state that con-
demnation proceedings will be IN
stituted. The ranch owners retort
that they will fight the Ease 10 the
highest courts. Former County
Judge A. B. Crane and County At
torney Roger +. Robinson have been
retained by the commissioners
court to represent them. and the
King ranch will be represented by
j. K. Wells of Brownsville. and 9TH
or attorneys.
Present Road Misses Town
The road offered by the King
ranch Is the road that has been used
for a good many years by everyone
going 10 Red Fish bay. and IL Is
claimed that IL is more direct than
the route preferred ny the commits
sionerS' court. This road has been
paved with concrete Tor 10 miles
east OF Raymondvilie. where ii
turns to the north scr two miles TO
San Perlita. The new road would
run directly east from San Perlita,
ieavira the old rCLte 10 the south.
Former County Judge w. III. Meade
claims that he drove over this road
p years ago. when IL was only a
trail, and that he was the first
Willacy county settler ID drive over
ID. The roadway offered BY the
King estate would leave San Pcrlita
off OF the main travelled read to the
bav.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
NEED CARS FOR
c. M. 7. C.. TRIP
Reserve Officers I'm Meet
Make Plans to Take Boys
To San Antonio

Especial to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN, May 8.-The work
Of signing up more than a hundred
automobiles to convey Valley boys 70
the Citizens Military Training camp
in san Antonio. leaving this section
May IA. was started at a meeting Of
the Valley Reserve Officers corps
here Monday night.
Lieut.. Carl T.. Bclch Of the reserve
corps In charge Of transportation,
announced that committees will be
appointed in each city to handle the
transportation from those points
The principle problems will be in
Brownsville and Harrington, where
more than GO boys will leave from
each OF these cities. The Harrington
situation is being worked out now.
Mr.. Bolch said, while a request that
Brownsville work out her list OF cars
as soon as possible was made.
San Benito and Rio Hondo. with
rs boys, have arranged their trans
portation: La Feria with 20. Mer-
cedes and Weslaco with III. Donna,
Alamo. Pharr and San Juan with IL,
McAllen, Mission and Edinburg with
IS. and Raymondville with 3 have
also arranged transportation, unless
more are signed up.
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IN our VALLEY

Continued from page : 7e.)
removed. The exchange Sc | away.
Brownsville's next telephone SER
vice came into being about 1904.
when the late p. @. Stegman built
the present system. which in 1912
was sold to the Southwestern.
MR.. ARTHUR BRI5BANE'5 col
umn recently carried the following
which may interest cotton growers
In the Valley:
Cotton growers will be glad to
hear that big department stores are
specializing in cotton goods. Cot
ton arrives. Is the announcement
Of one store, biggest in New York,
doing about 10000. 900 a year.
Dotted Swiss, 'pique and ging-
hams are featured energetically.
"'Often woman changes, the
French say.
Real or imitation silks have been
the rage; now King Cotton comes
back
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
CLUB OWNERS
BUCK lands
Faction Led BY Griffith Ril-
ed Al His Attitude To-
ward Covering Up

NEW YORK. May 8.-tP-The
smooth surface OF organized base
ball has been somewhat ruffled by
reaction TO the disciplinary moves
OF Commissioner Lands on the Gov
ering-up" Of strings attached 10 mi
nor league talent.
tseball men familiar with events
eNFxle last few months. subsequent
70 the drastic steps taken by lands
20 free the players involved Inc fine
the big league clubs accused Of vio-
latins the optionM player limit. I'M
derstand that a bloc OF American
league magnates Is again ready to
shoulder arms. In fact. the wise
ones assert the main purpose Of the
american league meeting in Cleve-
and yesterday was to air the objec-
ton to lands action. although the
headlined item OF news concerned
the abandonment Of the most valu-
able player" award.
For years the major league mag
mates. by a gentlemanly understand
ing, have covered up" players put
out for more seasoning in excess Of
the official limit Of eight.
Apparently a number of them.
understood To be led by Clark
Griffith OF Washington. resent the
summary action OF the high commits
sioner in not only calling an abrupt
halt but In administering sharp dis
cipline.
Whatever their personal feelings.
there is not likely to be a serious
tempest. especially since Lands re-
tains the full backing Of the Ma
tional league and sufficient Amer
lean league support to give him any
vote OF confidence required. Furth-
ermore the commissioners sweeping
powers Of office give him undisputed
control Of the situation. There is no
appeal from n decision by Lands.
whose SIS. 00O-a-year job as sole
arbiter of organized baseball has
until 1888 to run.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

Tuesday, May Z
The G. A. 7. Ryan 7727 left for
Mazatlan at z a. m. this morning
with Pilot Holms at the controls.
The !. A. i. company Fish plane
NC96iS with Pilot "A. ID. burst ar
rived from Sofa Ia Marine with a
load Of fish ut $40 a. III.
The Mexican Aviation company
Stearman plane 81 with Pilot Lyle
Thro and the mail for Mexico elf
Tor Tampico at 8:35 a. m.
Capt. Ralph Stone, In the Stinson
Detroiter. number 7472, left for Sofa
Ia Marino at 9 a. m. for a load Of
flsh and returned at ? p. II. same
day.
The Mexican Aviation company's
Ford tri-motor plane No. 8 arrived
from Mexico with Pilot r. v. Kent
and two passengers. This plane also
carries the mail.
The Texas Air Transport company
Stearman mail plane left for San
Antonio and points north with the
mail and Pilot Andrews at 2:20 d. m.
The Texas Air Transport plane
No. % arrived from San Antonio
with the mail, with Pilot Mangham
at 2:30 p. m.
The Texas Air Transport pasSen-
ger plane. a Travel Air with a new
ly installed Wright JIG motor ar
rived from San Antonio at 4:45
r. m. with three passengers and Pi-
lot Rooster. This plane stayed over
In Brownsville last night and will
leave out Wednesday morning.
The G. A. T. company's Ryan
plane No. 7729 arrived from Mazat-
Ian at s p. m. with Pilot Starkey.
These planes carry the Mexican
mail to this point from the interior.
Ken Matthews is now doing solo
work here at the Brownsville air
port, having learned to fly here in
Brownsville with the Brownsville
international Aviation school. OF
which he is now in charge. There
are several other students with the
school and it is rapidly growing to
the extent that IL Is thought prob
able that another ship may be nee
essary to take are OF the students.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

The battle for the 1890 conven-'
ton is TO be featured by large dele
cations from these cities, ard es-
pecially from New Braunfels where
more than half the merchants will
Join in an automobile led
by a band, and storm San Benito
to seek the convention the following
year. i.
Announcement was made by Mrs.
Ethel d. Fnks. secretary of the Local
Retail Merchants association. that
one special train viii arrive the
morning Of the first day, this train
being made up in San Antonio. Two
cars viii come from Dallas. 10 90
into the special train. and cars viii
come from other parts OF the state
into the Alamo City.
From Houston and East Texas will
come a large delegation. but ii was
believed that due 10 the large num-
Der that will come by automobile.
a special train out of that section
will not be run.
Two bands. the New Braunfels
band and the San BenitO Munich
pal band. have been secured TO fur
nish music for the convention.
While activities r being report
cd from other parts of the state.
the city OF San Benito Is continuing
her preparations for the convention.
the first statewide gathering thai
has ever been held here.
Tuesday a committee from the
chamber OF commerce called on the
city commission. and was assured
that every step will be taken to aid
in identifying the city for the con-
vention. Parks will be watered,
streets cleaned, and other improve
mentS made.
Flags and Streamers for decora-
ton work in the city of San Benito
arrived Tuesday. and q representa-
tive OF the Interstate Decorating
company, which has the decorating
contract. arrived wednesday. when
the work Of making San Benito
ready for the convention started In
earnest.
The chamber of commerce and
CITY commission are cooperating IN
this program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08
SUMMARY

Barometric pressure was rather
high throughout the northern and
eastern halves Of the United States
this morning. and relatively low
over the Southwest and appar-
emily northern Mexico. Consider
able cloudiness prevailed through
out the central and south-central
portions Of the country at the
morning observation. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms occur
red within the same region during
the lest "a hours. 1t was warmer
over the immediate Northwest this
morning. and colder IN the far
Northwest and the extreme eastern
states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

GULLANE. Scotland. May 8.-tP
Leo Diegel. who led the qualifying
field for the British open golf cham
the play for the championship prop
er began. turning In q score OF III
for the first 10 holes at Muirfield
today.
Diegei went out in SO and came
home in IS. His performance was
only a stroke over his record break
ing round yesterday and was under
the old course record.
After going out in even fours
the professional champion of the
United States came back n stroke
better. returning a card without a
single five on II. re had eight
fours and a three.
Herbert jolly. British pro who
played with Diegel. returned a score
OF II, equalling the count OF his fell
low pro, Abe Mitchell. Diegel and
Jolly went around IN sensational
style In almost stroke for stroke.
GULLANE, Scotland. May 8.-tF
Scores for the first round Of cham
pionship play for the British open
golf title. included:
Abe Mitchell, Great Britain. ~.
Gene Sarazen. United States. 70.
Macdonald Smith, United States,
70.
Johnny Golden, United States, "a.
Horton Smith. United States, 70.
Jose Jurado. Argentina. N.
James Ockenden, Great Britain,
10.
Fred Robson. Great Britain. 20.
x-Georgc Won Elm, United states,
10.
Willie Robertson, Great Britain.
70.
J. II. Taylor. Great Britain. 10.
Arthur Havers. Great Britain. 30.
Arthur Day. Great Britain. 81.
Tom Renouf. Great Britain, 81.
Michael Daraghon, Great Britain.
50.
Harry vardon. Great Britain. 81.
Leo Diegel. United States. II.
Herbert Jolly. Great Britain. Il.
Percy AlliSS, Great Britain. 60.
Archie Compton, Great Britain,
rs.
Johnny Farrell. United States. 70.
Charles Whitcombe. Great Brit
ain. II.
Alex Herd. Great Britain. "a.
XIV. @. Brownlov, Great Britain.
81.
Jim Barnes. United States. II.
BIZ Mehlhorn. United States. "a.
Archie Compston, Great Britain.
rs.
Joe Turnesa. United States. 70.
Albert Whiting. erGat Britain. rs.
Ted Ray. Great Britain. so.
Stewart Burns. Great Britain. 50.
Fred Jewell. Great Britain. 81.
X-Indicates amateur.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-08

CHICAGO. May 8.-F1-A match
between Tommy Loughran. light
heavyweight champion. and Jack
Sharkey, the Boston COB, Is being
engineered by Paddy Harmon for
his Chicago stadium.
Loughran is after a chance at
the throne vacated by Gene Tunney.
and Harmon has first call on his
services. Johnny Buckley. Sharkey's
manager. has notified Harmon that
Sharkey is willing TO meet the Phil
a delphian. II the price Is right.