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not to come down until compelled
to by her feminine constitution or
motor.
Other Events
Other events scheduled for the
day that are of major Importance
are the start of the Rim of Ohio
Derby, postponed from earlier in
the week; dead.stick landing con.
tests for women; the finish Of the
Canadian Derby, and the possible
arrival of some of the fliers in the
nonstop Los Angeles.to.Cleveland
Derby.
Lee Schoenhair. one of the en-
trants in this last named race,
arrived here Tuesday after covering
the long hop in slightly less than
IA hours.
Yesterday was truly the biggest
day of the 1929 races or any other
races. for that matter.
Fully 10000 persons fought,
bribed and pushed their way into
the grandstand at the airport.
Things-thrilling interesting and
otherwise-were taking place con-
stantly throughout the day. begin
ming with the finish. OF two derbies,
lHC anu
bies, and ending with the flight
over the city of the Graf Zeppelin
late at night.
The Los Angeles arrived at tne
field shortly after l o'clock, and
crowd was flown to a point in
front of the grandstand. where m
exhibition was given of the Navy's
newly perfected stunt of hooking
a moving plane onto trapeze sus.
pended from the big dirigible.
Sails For Lakehurst
With this accomplished, the Los
Angeles was moored to a specially
constructed mast in the center of
the field, where it will remain until
late today before taking off for
Lakehurst, N. j., If weather per-
mitted.
Still other thrills were stunt fly-
ing by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
and his two thigh hats"f of the
Navy. Army squadron maneuvers,
dead stick landing contests, exhi.
billions Of the powers of the auto.
gyro by its inventor Senior Juan de
la Cierva, glider contests and short
races around closed courses.
Yesterdays Results
Yesterdays events and their re.
suits are as follows:
Philadelphia to Cleveland derby
believed won by Errett williams, of
Greenville. S. c.. Official times not
yet determined.
Portland to Cleveland derby-Loren
Mendell declared unofficial winner.
Fifty mile race for planes with
Ox-5 motors-won by Douglas IT
Davis, of Atlanta, in a Travelair
seconds.
Dead stick landing contest-won
by Arthur C. Chester of Joliet, nj.
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safed coldly: This isn't a thing you
understand"
What is there to understand" said
the girl passionately, but that YOU
that we-are standing by and letting
that poor little thing to be put to
death?"
81 expect we stand by at home and
let a great many unjust executions be
DONE"
But this we know about. This is
in our power"
"Its not in our power" he contra
dicted, with the sharpness of his crisped
nerves. TITS their affair-utterly.
We've no authority, no means of en-
forcing our demands-no earthly right
to rush in and make trouble. daren't
risk it. I've my responsibility toward
YOU"
"We'll absolve you from that" said
Sallie grandly. 81 am speaking for my
brother, I know. He'd face any danger
rather than see a helpless thing like
that girl murdered
Neither you nor your brother know
Africa" said the captain stubbornly.
II do--more or less. have to get
you two safely back to Nairobi-
"Or your reputation will suffer-"
She was ashamed of that the mo-
ment 1t was out But she wanted, saw
agely enough, to hurt him, to break
through that glacial arnor of cold,
safe, cautious authority. Her whole ma
ture was In arms, in passionate pro-
tectiveness. It was unbearable to her
that this thing should be done-un-
bearable that he should stand by and
let it happen. She had thought him
so brave, so strong, 500 different!
And now he was cold and hard ana
ignoble. Yes, ignoble!
Yet there was something oddly re-
buking in the steadiness of the look he
gave her.
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ghost through the grayness, came q
shrinking, soft-stepping little creature,
with abject head.
I'D better tell you," said sallie, that
I've taken on personal maid. nope
YOU don't object, Capt. Lovett?"
There was an uncertain little humor
in her bravado but the captain did not
respond. His dumfounded look dwelt
slowly on that ghost girl, crouching be.
hind Sallie-shivering in the cool air OF
dawn, and trembling, too, with more
than cold; then his eyes came bleakly
back to rest on Sallies flushed ana
mutinous young face.
How did you get her?"
Simplest thing in the world" A very
feminine jubilation flouted him. u
just walked down to the village last
night"
"Alone?"
"Kamau was with me. He carried
my gun for parade, but the people were
peaceful enough. I went straight to
that hut where the girl was, and there
was crowd of them, singing and drink
ing pombe and twanging those gourd
instruments Of theirs, and the chief was
there, and I told him, through Kanau,
Of course, that the girl was to come
with me. And I just took her by the
arnl-the poor thing was sitting there
in the corner like q scared little sheep
and walked her off,"
"They said lot of things we couldn't
understand" said Sallie honestly, that
didn't sound awfully pleased. And it's
only fair to Kanau to say that he was
terrified at my coming at all, and
wanted to wake you. But he couldn't
help himself. But the people didn't
seem really angry--they trooped after
US, and jabbered a lot among them
selves. and stood around outside camp
for q while; then they melted away.
At least, I didn't see them or hear them.
I didn't sleep myself very much. ]
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HE Is calling her spirit back" ssi I
Kamau, through chattering teeth.

HE is calling her spirit back" ssi 1
Kamau, through chattering teeth.
\
A LREADY the girl had begun to stir.
n Now she was moaning. Immediate
~ the witch doctor seized her and
dragged her to her feet, where she
swayed dizzily. A woman rushed for
ward from the throng, them another
and another, and the crowd closed In
about the ghost girl, murmuring in awe
and amazement.
With a screeching song Of triumph,
dilating upon his own great powers,
the witch doctor whirled and began
frenzied dance back to the WALLACE, the
men joining wildly in about him, while
the women followed more slowly. chant
ing and clapping, carrying the girl.
For an instant the chief stayed In
talk with Lovett; then, with hasty ges-
lures of assent, the old savage broke
away and the young Englishman stood
alone in the cleared space, staring after
the retreating blacks. Slowly he took
off his helmet and passed his hand
over a brow that was wet.
"Chloroform!" Bob was saying exul-
family. HE must have been thinking
that out all day!"
Not word said Sallie But she
marched out to that solitary figure and
held out a none too certain hand.
please, won't you let me thank you?"
said Sallie. And then she added hasti-
ly: tits after 4:30-but I'll keep my
helmet on. If you say So"
Their ewes met There was no stiff
ness in his now. only unutterable relief,
and at the sight of Sallle. warm-heart-
ed, hot-headed little Sallie, standing
there in that new contrition and ap-
peal, something very quick and eager
and protective began to glow-Sallie
in disarming penitence, her eyes with
that little-girl look The very color of
her hair was softer, its curl more sub
dued. Lovett thought he had never
seen lovelier hair
Il was afraid was Jolly well killing
her with the stuff" he said a little
Imply, but 1t was all could think Of"
And he added, his eyes still kindling
at this new sight of her. his lips soft
ening in quizzical smile, What do
you think Of your expurgated Africa
now?"
But Sallie was not thinking Of Africa.
Copyright, 1927
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Sallie's knees were shaking under
her. Was Lovett killing the girl
before them? Did he think this way
was better for her than to fall into the
hands of those savages? Was it death
she was seeing, death at Lovett's hands?
Still and lifeless, the little thing lay
there. Lovett was speaking again.
He say" whispered Kamau, "he say
her spirit gone now meet her sister
both dead in beyond place-one spirit
now. He say her body come back with
another spirit, new daughter to chief
new name-new girl. Treat her well
now. This because her father big chief
This magic from big spirits. He say he
give big magic now to medicine man, so
he can be biggest medicine man in the
forest. .. He say girl wake up now
when medicine man call her."
Sallie breathed again. She felt her
heart beating like mad.
Lovett was holding out the bottle to
the medicine man, talking rapidly and
urgently. That strange figure stood ir-
resolute, then, like swooping hawk,
he bent over the sleeping girl. Lovett
withdrew the handkerchief from her
face-she lay there, one slender arm
outfung, IN the abandonment of that
strange sleep.
Behind them the natives were crowd
ing in awed eagerness to see this new
magic. Their witch doctors had drugs
that made them invisible. There were
charms even. evil charms. that made
mems spirits ride aloft in the night,
while their bodies lay inert within their
huts, but this swift flight into uncon-
seriousness, this new death-in-life that
sent the spirit to the spirit land, was
a new and fearful thing that shook
their souls
They tiptoed to peer over each other
and they muttered in awsome under
tones as the witch doctor listened at the
girls heart. lifted one arm to let it fall
back. inert. raised her head to let that
drop back heavily. Suddenly he broke
into wild chant.
Now she saw Lovett lean forward and
speak swiftly to him. He was thrusting
the bottle on him, and the man seized
it and passed it on to a follower; then
the witch doctor bent again over the
girl and began making wild gestures
over the young form.
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limited to the simplest of camp de-
mands, and she gathered nothing at
all now but that the porter was ex-
cited and voluble, ready enough to ex-
plain things to the ignorant white
man, and that Lovett at first sounded
sharp, then carefully casual and in
different. She supposed he thought it
beneath him to let native see he was
interested.
She was watching with the rest, as
the curious procession made its slow
way across the sun-bright clearing
that wild, sinister witch-doctor, the
helpless-looking girl and the impassive,
guarding men-and then Withdrew,
step by step, into the low doorway OF
an opposite hut.
Instantly the crowd lost the con-
straint that had held it back during
the procession and rushed to swarm in
after them, as many as could enter.
The rest packed the entrance, save for
a jigging circle about the tireless drum
merS.
TELL me about this ghost girl" said
Miss Bryce.
"she-er-she's the chiefs daugh-
ter" said Capt. Lovett slowly. Her
er-sister died. Now she-er-repre-
sents the ghost. That's it. Sort of a
religious ceremony"
What do they do?" asked Miss Bryce
practically. "Sit about the ghost and
mourn?"
Rather" said the captain quickly.
That's it-mourn."
"She looks scared to DEATH" said
Sallie sympathetically. ''She looks as
If she thought she was a ghost"
ST expect she does" said the cap
tain. He began walking toward their
camp No use telling this girl.
They could do nothing. There was no
oficial within reach. And there'd be
the devil to pay If they tried to in
terfere.
If he'd been alone-but he had his
responsibility toward these two Ameri-
cans. He knew the folly OF going
against native customs. But the busi-
ness made him sick.
y \ X =
CALLIE BRYCE rather wondered
- at the flow Of anecdote that sud-
denly surged in him during that walk
back to the camp. She herself was
oddly impressed even secretly subdued.
Something about the ghost girl haunted
her. She made up her mind to ask
Eamau, her English-speaking tent-hoy.
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LIE was going down the clearing IN
L long strides. as If to leave her be-
hind: his glance, seemingly so casual.
was sweeping every yellow grass hut,
every black recess Of doorway. NO one
in sight, no one but two or three bob
bling baby heads peering feartully over
the logs that provident mothers nao
laid across the openings.
The drums were louder now. Tney
could feel the thudding of stamping
feet, but the dip at the end OF the
opening still hid the natives from
them.
He nodded ahead. Better let me
look first" 80
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19

League and club records for dis
lance hitting are already on the
chutes but the center of interest
now is Klein, who at this stage Of
the season is Only two blows short
of the pace that Ruth set in 1927
when he boosted his own seasons
record total to go homers. On July
10 of that campaign the Babe had
collected exactly half of his final
total. Klein. prior to today's game
had % and led both leagues. Ruth,
although handicapped by illness, a
layoff of several weeks and now a
strained knee has % circuit blows to
his credit.
1t probably is asking too much of
Master Klein in his first full season
as a regular to knock off the Babes
great record but even with a jack
rabbit ball and a short right field
target, it is little short of miraculous
for the Phillie star to maintain the
pace he has done.
He not only is in a fair way to
eclipse Hornsby's National league
record for a seasons total, needing
only Is homers to do so, but he may
also be the first National Lacquer
to enter the Ruthian class Of so or
more for one year. The Babe has
passed the so mark four times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
TWO NATIONS PRAISE


PARIS, July 19.-(P1-The con-
gratulationS Of two nations were
bestowed today upon Captain Lewis
Yancey and Roger @. Williams for
their successful transatlantic flight
from Old Orchard, Maine, to San
lander and Rome in the monoplane,
Pathfinder.
They were received first at the
American embassy, where Charge
d'Affaires Norman Armour told
them how proud Americans were OF
their flight.
The aviatorS were then taken TO
to the ministry of the air, where
Air Minister Laurent-Eynac well
coined them in the name Of France.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
'PONCO JOE
BASEBALL VET
Old-Time Diamond Figure
Still In Game After
Half Century

HICKMAN, KY, July 19.-(PJ-
"Pongo Joe" Cantillon, who has 2
home and a favored sun parlor
here, claims an unequalled record
of consecutive baseball service.
"Pongo Joe" says he has been IN
the game so years. He was a veter-
an when Babe Ruth was born. A
aat boy back in GAINESVILLE, Wis, in
1879 he has run the gamut OF or
yganized baseball without Interrupt
1 ton until the present time and his
job as supervisor of umpires in the
American association.
In a reminiscent mood, Cantillon
is a mine of information about
baseball players. In his own words
he was a baseball player when the
managers used to give stories to
Ring Lardner because they felt
sorry for the poor boob" And as
manager Of the Senators he va on
deck when a gangling farm youth,
now known as THE Big Train"
Bhambled into his office requesting
a try-out.
Joe Shay, n of u old pitch
CLOS ACRO WAAOllS AAC GbOuk WoAVCL
Johnson until 1 sent for him out III
Idaho" said Cantillon. when !
first saw him he was a tall, awk-
ward boy, modest even about that
fact that he'd won every game he
pitched the previous season"
"Pongo Joe'S" longest service was
with the Minneapolis club of the
American association which he join
ed in 1910. He remained there IA
years winning four remnants, and
keeping out of the second division
every year but one. After that he
managed the Little Rock club of the
Southern association and for a while
secuted for the White Sox and the
Cubs.
The best thing that ever hap
pened in baseball" he declares, was
Commissioner Lands. And the next
best thing was the American Le-
gion'S Sand-lot leagues"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
PLAN WAR ON c
IN VALLEY

FORT WORTH, Tex, July 49,
PJ-Tick eradication work will be
extended to II counties early next
year, according to present plans of
the livestock sanitary commission.
Plans have been announced for be-
ginning work in February and
March in Atascosa. Willacy, Cam
eron, Hidalgo, Pamela, Rusk, Chero-
kee, Duval, parts Of Live Oak and
Fort Bend and the west half Of An
derson counties.
The commissioners said that with
sufficient appropriations Texas could
eradicate cattle fever ticks in four
years. An appropriation two years
hence of $4,000, 900 would effect this
result, they estimate.
Ten counties are scheduled to be
released from quarantine next De-
cember.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
SEVEN DIE in
PLANT BLAST
Nine Injured When Belt
Clogs And Dust Explo-
sion Follows

NEW KENsINGTON. Pa. July
19.-CP-Seven dead and nine in
iured was the toll today Of the ex-
plosion which last night wrecked
part Of the Logan's Ferry works OF
the United States Aluminium COM
pany, a subsidiary of the Aluminium
company of America.
Coroner w. j. McGregor said a
machine belt became clogged, and
friction or a spark probably had
caused an explosion of dust.
, j. 7. Paustenbach, IS, Tarentum.
Pa, night foreman, staggered from
the plant q few minutes after the
explosion and dropped dead. The
body of another workman was
found in the ruins. Five others died
in a hospital.
The explosion wrecked two con-
Meeting brick and steel one-story
buildings and rocked the entire
New Kensington district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
BIDS CALLED FOR ON
HIGHWAY BUILDING

AUSTIN, July 10. -tP- An
nouncement that additional con-
tracts totaling approximately s254.-
600 for highway and bridge con-
Struction would be let by the state
highway commission July 31-August
l, was made today by Glib Gil
christ, state highway engineer. The
projects Ger 1892 miles in 10
counties
Bids n construction work which
will cost s1,3s6,n00 were called for
yesterday by the highway engineer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Florence Villages
Damaged By Quake;
No Lives Are Lost

FLORENCE, Italy, July 19.-CP-
Florence was shaken by an earth
quake at 1902 p. m, yesterday. The
shock lasted about eight seconds
and did considerable damage to
walls and roofs in neighboring vii
lagos.
Roofs fell and crevices appeared
in walls in Borgo, San Lorenzo.
Vicchio, Barberino, and Firenzula,
but no personal injuries where re-
ported.
The quake viii was of undula-
tory character caused many to de-
sert their houses and spend the
night outdoors. It's epi-center was
believed to be about Is miles dis
tant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
MRS. ANZUALDUA
is LAID TO REST

Mrs. Mary Hoyt Anzaldua, 81 year
old native of Brownsville, was buried
In the old city cemetery Thursday
afternoon following rites at the I'M
maculate Conception church.
She died at the McAllen hospital
Wednesday after a lingering Illness.
The deceased was the widow of Luis
Anzaldua. She is survived by five
children, two grandchildren and a
brother, John 3. Hcyt Of Monterrey,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Houston Endurance
Plan Nears End of
Second Day In Air

HOUSTON, Tex, July 19.-tP-
High above Houston the Billion
Dollar City" endurance plane, roar
ed on today toward completion of
it's second day in the air.
AT 1:49:54 a. m, the ship passed
the 36-hour mark, her motor and
two-men crew still functioning
smoothly. Periodic refuellingS were
carried out without incident.
Yesterday the pilots, Glenn L.
LOOMS and Joe Glass, ordered up a
cork to plug the main gasoline
tanks refuelling a~perature. Fuel
had been evaporating.
This is the second time the craft
has been up in searcl of a new re-
fuelling flight record. The first
ended in failure, about 20 hours aft
er it began Monday.
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FIGHT BY
ROUNDS

CONTINUED on page 10)
rams chin. Instead his OWN was clip
ped by a right upper cut Jimmy
was smiling after taking several
light blows to the face. After being
handled easily in a series Of clinches
Braddock gestured to the champion
to come on and fight Loughran
responded with a pair Of stiff wal
lopS to the head. Jimmy forced the
champion into the ropes but took
enough to answer several loud
voiced ring critics. They broke from
a clinch at the bell.
Round Twelve
Braddock Stalked the champion
about the ring without getting much
satisfaction. The champion, realiz-
ing the big margin he had piled UP
on points, took no chances and
stayed strictly on the defensive.
The crowd clapped for action and
got clinches. Tommy danced in anG
out of his rivals reach, meanwhile
masSaging the challenger with his
left. The champion fired both hands
to the Jersey boys head and ducked
- vicious left just as the bell
sounded.
Round Thirteen
Braddock bored back into a fur
ry of blows. The crowd yelled as
the champion speared Jimmy with
his left and skipped out of the chal-
lenger's reach. Tommy was content
to spar and clinch but Tom took
one to the face. The champion wad-
ed in for a moment with both hands
Furnishing Braddock about the body.
But there was comparatively little
action. Loughran was in complete
command of the situation and stood
Jimmy off easily with well directed
labs as the round ended.
Round Fifteen
Braddock charged in taking IN
other series Of battling pokes from
Tommy's talented left. Loughran tied
up the challenger easily but was
forced into a corner by Jimmy's
impetuous rush. Loughran landed
his right to the head auL avoided
another of Jimmy's wild plunges.
They were tied up most of the time
in clinches but Loughren took a few
light blows to the head in a corner.
They were sparring at the bell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Chicago Waterfront
Battered AS Raging
Storm Sweeps Lake

CHICAGO, July 19.-[P)-A furi-
Gus Worcester dashed Lake Mich
igan yesterday and early today,
causing thousands of dollars loss in
lakefront damage. Fifteen-foot
waves battered lakefront apartment
buildings, tore craft from mornings,
and swept yer streets, beaches,
and parks.
Mariners described the storm as
the worst in 20 years. Excursion
steamers and freighters fought
their way with difficulty through
the tumbling waters.
The storm started shortly after
noon when a strong northeast wind
swept over the lake. An hour later
many lakefront streets were awash
and coast guard crews were kept
busy answering distress signals.
Repairs recently made to shore
property damaged in the severe
spring storms were in most cases
swept away by the battering waves.
Several small bathing beaches were
obliterated. "A large portion Of the
sand fill extending from 18th street
to 51st street for the site of the
Worlds Fair in 1888 was carried
back into the lake. Motorists in
south shore drive were rerouted
when seas dashed over the seawall
at 67th street, inundating the
thoroughfares and part of jackson
park.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Pirates Margin Is
NarrowedB Giants;
Yankees RdinedOut

thy troops swept through the pa
per defenses of the Robins in Flat
bush for an ii to 7 decision. The
Pirates remained in the top perch
in the league standing, but they
enjoyed a margin Of less than n
full game.
A five-run rally in the eighth en-
abled Old Alex the Great to PICK
up credit for the Cardinals 6 to 4
victory over the Braves. Alex gave
way to battling relief in the big in
ming, and Fred Farmhouse fin
iShed. The Phillies turned back Gin
cinnati by 6 to 4 in a game note
worthy because no one hit a homo
run.
The Yankees were rained out in
Cleveland, and the Athletics picked
up a technical advantage Of half a
game by defeating Detroit, 8 to 4.
The Mackmen margin now is eight
and one-half contests.
More important to Connie Mack
than this paper advantage Of hav-
ing won a game which the Yankees
yet nave to play was the showing
of George Walberg, who in recent
games had threatened to enter a
slump. Walberg gave the Bengals
nine hits, but SO scattered these
that the afternoon was an Athletic
walk-over.
Washington opened its stay in st.
Louis by winning a wild 10 to 8
decision. Seven Washington runs in
the seventh decided the issue.
The veteran Red Faber shaded
Danny McFayden in a fine pitching
battle at Chicago, and the White
Sox defeated the Red Sox BY Q
to l in ten innings.