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The Washington times., 1932-06-25
BILL AND HUEY
FIGHT DRAW

CHICAGO. June IS GNSD.
Gov. william H. alfalfa Bid
Murray of Oklahoma and Sena-
tor Huey P. Long, the Louisiana
"kingfish, fought a two-round
verbal battle in Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt's hea dqu a rters last
night over the proposal of the
Roosevelt forces to abrogate the
two-thirdS nominating rule, it
leaked out today.
When the smoke of the battle
had cleared away, spectators
called it a draw. They gave the
first round to Long and the
second to Alfalfa Bill"
It all happened when Governor
Murray walked straight into the
private office of James A. Farley,
Roosevelt's campaign manager,
and proceeded to denounce the
move to abolish the two-thirds
rule.
Long, according to one who
was privileged to witness the
battle, came out of his corner
with a bang and started to tell
the Oklahoma governor where he
got off. Said Murray:
you're a lot of damn fools
to attempt anything like this"
Said Long:
"NO, you're q damn fool for
holding out against abrOga-
ton"
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NJ A | D DRIVEN
To SUICIDE"

LONDON, June Is GN.SD.-A
dramatic letter written by Miss
Violet Sharpe, maid in the Nor
row home at Englewood, New
Jersey, three days before she COM
mitted suicide rather than face
further questioning by police, was
turned over to Scatland Yard to-
day.
The letter, received by Miss F.
Simon, of Wrexham, friend of
the dead girl, read as follows:
There is nothing in life
worth living for after what l
have been through with the pO-
lice. 1 tainted twice during two
hours questioning.
There is nothing much in
life these days. 1 do long for
the old home, but 1 cannot
leave this place"
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FORESTS MEN
HEAD PARADE

Amid enthusiastic cheering OF
several hundred WaShingtonianS,
the surviving Confederate veterans
Of Gen. Robert E. Lee were greeted
at the Union Station as they ar
rived from Richmond, to join the
parade held today in their honor.
Approximately 1875 cars were
used to carry the party, which in
cluded about 100 veterans and
their friends and families in the
parade.
Leading the gay march past
the reviewing stand at Seven
teenth Street and Constitution
Avenue were the six surviving
members of Brig. Gen. Nathan
B. FORESTS cavalry, all mounted,
though the youngest is 81 years
old.
On the reviewing stand was the
Secretary of Navy Adams, who
represented President Hoover, and
many officials and officers of the
Army and Navy.
Units and organizations in the
parade included Spanish-Ameri-
can War Veterans, the, Navy
Band, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
the American Legion, American
Red Cross, Daughters of Job, the
Army, Navy and Marine Bands,
a detachment from the Army,
Marines and the Navy, the Elks
Band, Fireman's Band and the
Boys High School Band, of Little
Rock, Ark.
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z 2V.P.|. CADETS
LOSE LIVES

BLACKSBURG, ", June 25.
Two cadets of the Viginia Poly
technic Institute are dead as a
result of accidents in their quest
Of pleasure. Leland D. Baker,
jr., 19, of Cape Charles, was
killed in an automobile miShap
Thursday while returning home
from a dance. He had just
concluded his freshman year
here. Robert Waller Broaddus,
of Glen Allen. a sophomore, lost
his life as a result of a plunge
into Craig Greek near Roanoke
on the eve of graduation ex-
erciSeS here.
An inveStigs ton of BroadduS'
death. which was at first re-
ported as a case of drowning,
caused a report to the effect that
he Succumbed to heart trouble
as a result of over-exertion due
to remaining in water too long.
Randolph McMath, 18. and
Calvin Richardson, 10, both of
Cape Charles, lost their lives in
the same accident in which
Cadet Baker was killed.
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reached a new high.
And then, in flew Amelia.
Chicago forgot its guests
parked in the spare bedrooms
and bolted to Lady Lindy.
And by the time the candi-
dates were up and shaved,
the news had gotten around
that Aemlia had been nomi-
mated for President by ac-
clamation.
Well, a good, stiff bromo self
Zer eased off that shock. But by
noon a newsboy on Michigan
Avenue upset everything again.
He was yelling about Jimmy
Walkers invasion. Rumor was
that he had gone direct to the
Stadium, called a convention of
his admirers and had accepted
the presidency without waiting
FOR an election.
Getting Worried
OF course, that was exagger-
ated, but those receptions handed
to Amelia and then to Jimmie
sort of started an inferiority COM
plex working among the candi-
dates.
Besides, the presidential aspi-
rants suddenly realized they'd
have to keep their pants pressed
and maybe carry canes to head
off any further demonstrations
for Jimmie.
One barber told me Alfalfa
Bill Murray came busting into
the shop and got his first shave
this week.
Then Ritchie Arrives
On top of all that. Gov. Albert
Ritchie got in town just in time
to horn in on the noise and
cheering for Amelia and Jimmie,
plus what he rated on his own.
And that's not so good for candi-
datorial nerves.
Then, the Army, which is hold
ing its Washington bicentennial
celebration, sent up blimp that
looks exactly like the ghost of a
big, silver elephant lowering over
this battlefield like a warning
from 1928.
So hitch up the husky-dogs,
boys and girls. Rush that relief
shipment of Utter juice-prepaid.
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Bloc Formed to Back
Two-7hirds Rule

nominee of the Chicago conven'
ton be nominated as they had
been-by two-thirds rule, ~-~y
The split in the Roosevelt camp
was evident. Senator Pat Har-
rison of Mississippi, keynoter at
Madison Square Garden and a
Roosevelt supporter, declared the
action of the younger RooSe-
veltians in starting the two-thirds
rule battle to be "foolhardy and
asinine."
He was one of those who today
were working industriouSly to set
tie the thing before it reaches
the spectacular conclusion Of an
open battle on the floor of the
convention.
But whether the pacifiers can
accomplish this remained a queS-
ton. Confident of their ability
to control a majority of the con-
vention, Farley. Long and Wheeler
planned to drive straight
through" as they expressed it,
and strive for a first ballot nomi-
nation on the majority vote.
Long and Wheeler were sarcaS-
tically referred to by Smith as
the two new generals" One is
the self-Styled "Kingfish'' of
Louisiana politics; the other in
1924 ran as vice president on the
third party ticket of the late
Bob" La Toilette.
The Roosevelt control of the
convention, by a majority at
least, cannot be questioned. It
was demonstrated last night when
the national committee voted to
seat the Roosevelt delegates from
Louisiana and Minnesota. The
Louisiana delegates seated were
those headed by the "Kingfish"
himself. AS he left the meeting
Senator Long boomed:
you can't beat the King.
fish"
Confession Of Weakness
The effect OF the two-thirds
rule fight has been to pitch into
each others arms all of the
candidates opposing Roosevelt, of
which there are nine, and to
draw in as well some of the
older heads in the Roosevelt
camp.
They consider it "a confession
of Weakness tacit admission
that the New York governor can
never attain the two-thirdS by
which every Democrat since Jack
sons day has been nominated.
Senator Pat Harrison today said:
Roosevelt could have been
nominated by twO-thirdS of the
delegates. 1t makes me sick
to see all this diSSenSiOn de-
VelOp> when we had such q
wonderful opportunity to win
in November. All can do
Is hope that this fight will not
drive dagger deep into the
heart Of the Democratic party"
The convention meets on Mon
day to hear Senator A. w. Bark
ley of Kentucky sound the key
note. Thereafter the fighting
starts. and unless all the signs
fail there will be plenty of it.
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Bv ST. CLAIR McKELWAY
Copyright, 1892. by International
News Service)

BANGKOK, Siam, June 25
(By radio-telephone to Lon
DOM. - King Prajadhipok of
Siam, last of the absolute mon
archs in the civilized world, to-
day capitulated to the leaders
of a military revolt and ac-
ceded, to their demands for
establishment of a constitu-
tional monarchy modelled along
western lines.
The young king, held captive
with Queen Rambai Barni at
Huanhin, a seaside resort near
Bangkok, where they we're vaca-
tioning at the time Of the revolt,
signified his acceptance of the
revolutionary demands by radio.
Dramatic Ways
I was the only WeSterner pres
ent at the moment the Kings
message was received by wireless
at the headquarters of the new
provisional government here.
At present, the new govern
ment. headed by a group calling
itself the peoples Party" is in
complete control. The revolution
aries seized power yesterday in a
sudden and dramatic coup d'etat
led by Bola Ay Aoho, military
leader.
The King and Queen will be
brought to Bangkok aboard a spe.
cial train sent out from the capi.
tai, due to the fact that none
of Slams warships is able to of.
fer accommodation suitable for
Slams exalted ruler and his con-
sort.
Sends Second Message
A short while after King Pra-
jadhipok lad delivered his first
message accepting the revolution
aries demands Internationally.
he sent a second proclamation to
Bola ay Aoho at the latter's
headquarters in the Bangkok
town hall.
In his second message, the king
said that he not only accepted the
wishes of the Peoples Party, but
that he had for long time con-
sidered the possibility of institut-
ing a limited monarchy. His
hopes in this respect, the king
pointed out, had in the past been
fruitleSs. He added:
"The king Is returning to his
capital with high hopes of his
COuntry'S future prosperity and
peace under the continued gov
ernment of the Peoples Party.
The entire coup d'etat was ac-
complished without property dam
age. Two persons trying to re.
sist the authority of the pro.
visional government were killed.
Two army officers were shot but
are expected to recover.
The Peoples Party is composed
Of both army and navy officers
and civilian officials of the gov
ernment. The revolution was con-
Quoted not to unite the country
against the king but to curtail
the powers of members of the
royal family. who were believed
conducting themselves in an ex-
travagant manner and not to the
best interest of the country.
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with his defiance of police in
the Camp Meigs controversy.
The commander was requested
to evaclate an Erie, Pa, dele
cation at Camp Meigs because of
insanitary conditions, refused to
do so and said re-enforcementS
would be sent.
Police of all precincts are on
the elert today ready to respond
to an immediate call, should trou-
BILE break out in the bonus march.
erS' camps or threatened demon
strations take concrete form.
To Sleep On Hoover Lawn
Under the order of Brig. Gen.
Pelham D. GlaSSford. chief Of po.
lice. all members of the force are
instructed to keep in close COM
munication with their precincts,
so they will be available for in.
slant duty if needed.
The threatened demonstration
at the Executive Mansion got un.
derway last night, but for some
unaccountable reason, never
reached its objective.
Five hundred CalifornianS, un.
der their leader, planned to spend
the night on the White House
lawn and if prevented from doing
so, threatened to sleep in the
street."
The B. E. F.. executive com.
mittee moved to avert possible
trouble with the police when it
issued an order that no addi-
tional reinforcementS are to be
sent to Camp Meigs, which has
been condemned by health
authorities as inSanitary. Vet
eranS now there, however, will
not be moved.
Pace Back On Job
John Pace, Of Detroit, Mich,
was displaced yesterday as leader
of the veterans area at Thirteenth
and B Streets Southwest. Pace
was ousted for "a hours after B.
E. E. headquarters had cut off
the areas food supply because
Pace is connected with the
Workers Ex-Service Mems League.
B. E. F. leaders have decreed that
any veteran affiliated with the
league will not be fed out Of the
bonus forces rationS.
Pace is back on the job today
and indications were that if
B. E. F.. leaders cut off the ra-
tionS, trouble may result. The
men at that camp said last night
that if their food was cut off,
they would march on bonus head
quarters and "start something"
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HERE s JABBER
'TN|XT NJ 'ADOO
AND SMITH
Eight-Year Feud Is Ended
In Fast, Jolly Round of
Airy PersitIage

CHICAGO, June % (I.N.S.).
The most tantalizing mystery
Of the Democratic pre-conven-
ton period was solved today
w h en- International News
Service learned what was said
when former Gov. Alfred E.
Smith, of New York, and for
mer Secretary of the Treasury
William Gibbs McAdoO ended
an eight-year feud at their
surprise peace conference
Thursday.
The two great leaders, whose
forces battled for 103 deadlocked
ballots at the famous Madison
Square Garden convention in
1924, have buried their political
hatchetS.
Unite Against Roosevelt
They united here in a drive to
keep Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt
from being nominated-though for
different reasons. Smith is fight
ing for his own nomination, NC
Adoo to nominate Speaker John
N. Garner of Texas.
An approximate transcript OF
their conversation when McAdoo
called on Smith, as recalled by
both today, follows:
McAdoo: "HellO, Governor"
Smith: Hello, Mr.. Secre-
tary."
McAdoO: 81 just dropped In
to pay you my respects"
Smith: I'm glad to see yOu'
Sit down"
McAdoo: "T'm making the
rounds of the headquarters,
Governor, and 1 wanted to
greet you"
RECALL DAYS OF "a
Smith: "Fine. I'm glad you
dropped in"
| McAdOO: It's Deen q AOhS
time since we last met"
smith: That's right. 1
haven't seen you since we met
at the Garden in 1924"
McAdoo: 81 guess you're
right. We had quite a con-
test there, didn't we?"
Smith: "Td say we did. We
had quite a time Of it."
McAdoo: "Well, that's all
over now"
Smith: It's all over with me.
McAdOO: It was eight years
ago and a lot has happened
since then.
Smith: No one knows that any
better than i do.
McAdOO: It's a good thing we
have a sense Of humOr, isn't 1t?
Smith: 1t sure is.
McAdOO: Well, I'm glad to
have seen you, Governor. Good
day.
Smith: GOOd-by. Call again.
any time.
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Boy Scout Leader
Makes RiUer Rescue

CUMBERLAND, Md. June 25.
The alertneSs Of a Boy Scout
leader saved Prof. Marlin r..
Steely, 20, instructor in chemistry
at the University of West Vir-
ginia, from drowning in the
Potomac near Oldtown, in this
county, when Steely was seized
with cramps.
James M. Clifford, 19, assistant
scoutmaster of Troop S, Boy
Scouts, and a member of Com
pany G, First Regiment. Mary
land National Guard, plunged in
and swan with the teacher so
yards against the current to
safety.
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WATERS QUITS
AS B. EF, HEAD

(COntinued from Page y
traffic and very few persons saw
them Blaine continued:
"If you want to do something
to honor tn memory Of George
Washington, appropriate some
money for the thousands Of vet
Grams who are now on our door
steps wanting q bonus.
-..c7e men today are almost
without funds or food. They
are getting hungry. The appro-
priatiOnS committee should
call into conference General
GlacsfOrd, chief Of police, who,
/ think, has performed faith
fslly a difficult task, and ask
General GlaSSfOrd how much
money is needed, either to keep
these men here or to send them
back home.
'Tf the Appropriations Com
mittee will do that, 1 am GER
tain that the relief bill will go
through Congress by almost
unanimous vote. I am not talk
ing about the soldier bonus; I
am talking about feeding these
men while they are here"
Mrs. George Huey, of Pitts.
burgh, whose husband is already
a member Of the bonus camp, is
today planning a new develop
ment in the B. E. F. siege OF
Washington, the initiation of a
national march by women and
children of veterans.
so PetticOat MarcherS
Her purpose is to bring them
on here to stay. She has her
own group of some so women
and a number of children, ready
to start from Pittsburgh at once,
and she is comforting with Com
mander Walter w. Waters Of the
B. E. F. this afternoon on the
matter Of their reception and on
plans for the larger march she
is promoting.
She reached here this after.
noon by plane from Pittsburgh,
accompanied by her son, George
Huey, jr., and ptloted by cyrus
Davis. a Pittsburgh lawyer. From
the Washington-H Hoover Airport
she went to visit the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier at Airing
ton. On her return she met
Commander Waters.
Following refusal of the mem
berS of the Bonus Expeditionary
Force to go to the Capitol yes
terday as he requested. and be-
cause of growing diSsension on
communism among the members,
Comdr. Walter w. Waters ten
dered his resignation today to
the executive committee of the
organization.
1t was understood that the
resignation would be accepted.
Waters in reSigning Issued a
statement in which he said that
he did not believe that "the rank
and file" of the B. E. F. had had
q hand in the election Of their
commander.
will Stay If Asked
He indicated that he would re-
main with the organization, and
that if the men after an election,
desire him to resume the COM
mand he would do so.
Waters action follows close on
q step taken yesterday by the
Executive committee in connection
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CONTINUED from Page ~
Of Senator Walsh as permanent
chairman is approximately the
Roosevelt strength - which Is
around $50 votes"
On which AL. commented:
"BOlOney!"
Senator GLASS; fermentation of
revolt seriously worried the
Roosevelt leaders, for the little
Virginian is thoroughly aroused.
Moreover, he is a dangerous an,
tagoniSt, and an influential leader
of his party.
A round robin with all of the
party elders stating they would
not support any candidate named
by less than tWo-thirdS of the con-
Vention might well give the RooSe-
velt managers pause.
Not Favored in "a
The tWo-thirderS were busy cir
culating among the arriving dele
gates, too, the words of Franklin
D. Roosevelt in 1924 that he did
not favor abolishing the two-thirds
rule in the midst of a current con-
vention. This was at Madison
Square Garden.
The Roosevelt forces were ex-
periencing considerable difficulty
in holding their forces intact for
either the rules or the chairman
ship fight. They were putting
on the pressure, but in some
instances it was keenly resented.
The Iowa delegation furnished
one example. The Roosevelt
leaders in the delegation insisted
at a meeting this morning that
the delegation go down the
line" on the Roosevelt program,
and it caused heated argument.
There was even talk that the
delegation might split and part
of it desert the Roosevelt
candidacy altogether.
Few Last bitches"
The weak spot in the Roose-
Velt armor has always been that
while he has by far the most
delegates a good many of them
are not enthusiastic to the point
Of being last ditcherS." That is
not true of the Smith supporters
or the Ritchie supporters or the
Garner supporters. Smith said:
"ThOSe that are for me will
stick till Labor Day, if neces-
sary."
The Garner movement picked
up momentum today with the
arrival of the California delega-
ton, which is solid for the
Texan.
The Californians marched from
the station to the bulging Con-
greSs hotel with banners flying
and bands playing. At their
head strobe William Gibbs
McAdoo.
McAdoo an earlier arrival, has
done some noble missionary work
among the Roosevelt delegates
for the two-thirds rule cause.
most of the States that are now
lined up here for Roosevelt were
for McAdoo in 1924, and he is
still a popular figure among
many of the delegates.
AL Smith today was in touch
with James M. Cox, the nominee
OF 1920, and John w. Davis. the
1924 nominee, and they assured
him of their unyielding opposi-
ton to changing the rules in the
middle of the game.
Thus the only three living men
who have carried the Democratic
standard into a national cam
paign we've inSiStent that the
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never so thoroughly as in this
latest essay on how to excel in
athletics"
He says:
"YOu should eat plenty Of
vegetables, some Of them raw
in the form Of salad. In addi-
ton to cereal, potatoes and
bread and butter, your diet
should include meat, fish or
eggs, and you should drink at
least one full glass Of milk with
every meal. Eat fruit or Ice
cream for dessert, eschew pas
tries. This makes for q bal
anced menu, and q balanced
menu Is the secret Of good
health"
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Blind Artist to Sing
For Southern Vets

Miss Mary Cook Cowerd, blind
soprano, will sing with the Ma
rine Band at 6 p. m. today at
the District World War Me
mortal, Potomac Park. in honor
of Confederate veterans.
Miss Cowerd, who was termed
the Dixie Nightingale" by the
late Victor Herbert. has been
prominent in radio and concert
singing.
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WOMAN BURNS
k|NGFFSH

CHICAGO, June IS GN.SO.-
Senator Huey P. Long, self-styled
''Kingfish Of louisiana" stepped
out today with the snappy gait
and assured manner of an initial
victory in a joust with anti-Roose-
velt forces.
The 'Kingfish's" delegation
from Louisiana had been seated
by the national committee. But
along the corridors opponents of
the flamboyant Louisianan were
repeating delightedly the out
spoken feminine criticism Long
had to face before he carried on
to victory.
Some of the national commit
teewomen were with the Senator
from Louisiana, as was shown by
the vote of SIS TO 80, seating his
delegation. A vitriolic minority
was not.
The Kingfish brought the open
ing blast on himself when he
pointed out one of his opponents,
Mrs. Stella Hamlin, Louisiana's S
national committeewoman, and
shouted. beating on his breast
lthe while:
| "Why, you wouldn't be here
If I hadn't written in your
name as committeewOman Four
years agO!"
She replied:
'sRidkculOuS. Why, he never
even Knew there was such a
thing as a COmmitteewOman.
He hates women in politics"
HOmeseekers who want to establish
themselves in home of their own will
RsaI Esta for Sale Columns OF the
Classified &CtiOn.
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for to lose his dusky bride in
1925, was suing william J.
Mont, Halifax provision dealer.
for $4,000 insurance collected
when the bungalow burned
down three years ago.
He had hired Mont as his
agent to avoid publicity, but
the entire episode was revealed
when he brought suit three
weeks ago.
Rhinelander, it was disclosed,
had lived in his hidden home
for 18 months with a Miss
Cookson," a companion named
Mike" and a servant.
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ness retreat,
Leonard Kip
Rhi n elander
was handed
$4,000 by the
S u pr e m e
Court of Nova
Scotia.
Th e N e W
Y ork scion,
who took ref
uge in a bun.
galoW on iSo-
lated Scraggy
Lake in Hall
f ak County
after his un.
cIIoNoccfU1 tf-
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Smith and Dexter R. Smith,
designers of the endurance
plane.
Rankin and his co-pilot, yet
to be named, have the problem
Of staying in the air more than
% days to beat the present
refueling endurance record.
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S|AMESEREB
IN COMPLETE
CONTROL
Former D. C. Writer Describes
Revolution; King Accepts
All Demands

In. the first radio-telephone call
eDer made from Siam to London.
St. Clair McKel1OGy, editor OF an
English language newspaper in
Bangkok and former Washington
newspaper man, today furnished
international NelDS Service tOith
latest details of the revolution
which oUerthreD the absolute
monarchy of King PrGjddhipok
and established a constitutional
kingdom.
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make another
effort to es-
tabliSh a re-
fu e ling en-
d u r a n c e
flight record.
He plans to
start the ven
ture ov e r
Portland the
first of July.
The flight
is the culmi-
nation of q
years pla n
n in g a n d
work by Ran
kin, Lieut.. B.
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Motor Explosion
Fatal to AUintOr

NIAGARA FALLS, June Is
QN.SO.-An exploded motor was
blamed today for the death of
Richard Bennett. 38, Binghamton
aviator in the international air
meet here yesterday. He was
instantly killed. -
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ship Of the
world. issued
a series Of
S t a t e ments
t cd ay in
W hich his
theories Of
physical de-
velopment are
set forth in
detail.
MI. Cor
bett has ad-
vocated milk,
v e G e t ables.
and clean fin
gernailS be-
fnrA hut
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Corbett Tells What
Athletes Should Eat

NEW YORK, June 25.-James
j. Corbett, who gained fame as
an athlete in 1892 by defeating
John L. Sullivan in New Orleans
for the heavyweight champion