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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-15
LEADS NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Frank Chance OF Chicago Doing the
Heaviest Smuggling.

Cincinnati, May 15.-Very few
games were played in the National
league last week. but those that were
had considerable to do with changes
IN the batting averages. Ward, OF
Philadelphia, while he still has an ex-
cellent average, has fallen from first
place and now is down with the mere
mortaIs. Frank Chance. Of Chicago,
however, keeps up his good work and
leads the league regulars. Miller
Higgins is high of the Cincinnati
team, while Cy- Seymour has dropped
down several points and is now below
the 800 mark. Raub. of ST. Louis. is
probably the biggest gamer during the
recent week. The averages include
Fridays games.
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CoIuEnbus 2. Kansas City I.

Kansas City, May 15.-It was Billy
Phyle's day off and his inability to han
die a couple of drives in his territory
without juggling and his objectionable
offense OF sleeping on the first sack
gave the Senators one score and saved
the Burkes from tying the score in the
seventh inning. At the windup the score
stood 2 to 1 in favor Of the Senators.
Score by innings: RI E.
Kansas City ..........1 0 0 0 0 0 OIL 10 2
Columbus .............02 0 000O-2 S 0
Batteries-Swann and Leahy; Flaher-
ty and Blue.
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Oklahoma city is, Wichita 4.

wichita, kan, May 15.-Oklahoma
City took another game from wichita
maging their winnings three straight.
Score, Is to 4. The feature of the game
was a triple play. In the ninth, with
bases full, Holland beat Pendry to first
tagged Porter Off second and shot to
the plate. catching Lotion. Attendance,
200
Score by innings: RHE
Oklahoma City ...2O3 051O13-15 is s
Wichita ............0 00O01 a. s /
Batteries-Woods and Lewis; Quiesser
Edwards and O'Leary.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.
St. Louis II, Boston /.


Boston, May 15.-The eleventh sue
cessive defeat was inflicted on the home
team, St. Louis winning by a score of
II to 1. st. Louis IS hits had double
value in total bases and Howell pitch
ed with entire success. Goodwin col
lided with Howell and had to leave the
game, while Selbach's temporary in
eligibility threw Catcher Peterson into
requisition as an Outfielder.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
St Louis ...-...-.....0 0311o3 81 Is 2
Boston ...-...........0 0 001 0 OIL
Batteries-Howell and Hickey; Young
and Graham.
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MCCOY AND FTTz SPAR.
Corbett Is Referee and Trio Have
Good Time

New York, May 15.-About 5000
persons attended boxing and wrest-
ling entertainment in the Madison
Square Garden. the proceeds of which
viii be sent to swell the California re-
lief fund.
over thirty bouts were put on dur
ing the night and while most of them
were purely sparring or wrestling ex-
ADDITIONS a few of them were pro-
ductive of some hard hitting. In two
of them knock-outs were barely avoid
"a BY the cutting short of round.
James J. Corbett refereed some Of
the bouts. including the one between
Rob Tftzsimmons and Kid Mccoy,
who. after they had lightly tapped
each other in clever sparring, caught
hold Of Corbett and rolled him all over
the floor Of the ring.
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vAssAR GIRLS BREAK RECORDS
Alice BeIding Jumped Feet Inches
in Broad Jump.

Poughkeepsie, N. z. May 15.-Iu
the twelfth annual field day at VassaI
college two new college records were
established. The former standing
broad jump record of feet inches.
made by D. E. Merrill, in 1902. was
broken by Alice Beldings Of Pough-
keepsie, who jumped feet inches.
The 100 yard hurdle record of
II lilo seconds. made by c. Barnes IN
1905, was broken by Martha Gardener,
of Hartford. who made the distance in
16 $40 seconds.
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wHERE rHFY PuAY ropAY.

IN THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
Joplin at Topeka
Oklahoma City at Wichita
Springfield at Webb City.
Leavenworth at st. Joseph.
IN THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo at Kansas City.
Columbus at Milwaukee.
Indianapolis at Minneapolis.
louisville at St. Paul.
IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Boston at St. Louis.
Philadelphia. at P1ttsburg.
IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago at Philadelphia
Detroit at washington.
St Louis at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL LEAe4O +.
Guthrie at South McAlester.
Tulsa at Shawnee.
MuskOgee at Fort Smith
IN THE KANSAS STATE LEAGUE
Pittsburg at Bartlesville.
Chanute at Coffeyville.
Parsons at lola
Independence at Fort Scott.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION GAMES.
Minneapolis 1, Louisville 1.

Minneapolis. May 15.-For fourteen
innings Minneapolis and Louisville were
only able to make one run each, and in
the fourteenth Umpire Haskell called
the game on account of darkness. Min
neapolis outhit the visitors. Sessions
was a little wild and retired in favor
of Kilroy in the fifth.
Score by innings: R-H-E
Louisville 20 0 900 20 O-I 4
Batteries-Kilroy Sessions and Yea
ger; Elliott and Shaw.
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telegram was sent to Miles Bros. adj
vising them that they need not for
ward their machinery. After a four
day wrangIe which nearly drove Nc
Carey crazy, the club manager made q
fiat proposition, which was not accept
ed by Nolan Nolan wanted bigger
cut than McCarey felt justified in Of
fering, and Nelson's manager would
not agree to give Herrera any part of
the proceeds.
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springf1eId 8. Webb civ <.

Webb City. No. May 15.-The locals
lost the third of the series to Springfield
through dumb fielding. Groom had good
support, but came near losing out in the
ninth, when two two base hits and two
singles netted the locals three earned
runs.
Score by innings: RHE
Webb City ...........0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 II 4
Springfield ............0 oil 8 0 0 Is II 2
Batteries-Meredith and Cheek; Groom
and Seabaugh. Umpire-Lewinson.
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New York 8. Cincinnati 8.

Cincinnati, May 15.-OveraH weaken
ed in the ninth inning, allowing four
hits and giving four bases on balls, the
combination, with wild pitch and a
sacrifice, giving New York five runs
and the game. The local team batted
was at his best with men on bases
Score by innings: RHE.
Cincinnati ........--..0 2-3 Q
New York ............O 0 0 0 1 0 90 So 0
Batteries-Oyerau and Livingston;
MatheWsOn and Bresnahan.
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New York, May 15.-Harry Pollok,
manager for Tom Jenkins, champion
wrestler of America, has posted a for
felt of $1,000 with Charley White as a
guarantee for his appearance for his
match with Frank Gotch in Convention
hall in Kansas City May %. A majority
Of the followers of the graphing game
here are of the opinion that jenkins
viii defeat the clever Iowan, although
the present champion has been out Of
the game for over q year
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St. Paul ?. Indianapolis o.

st. Paul, May 15.-Morgan held In
dianapolIs down to FIVE scattered hits.
three Of them being scratches. and the
locals shut out the visitors by a score
Of to 0. Fisher was wild, passing six
men.
Score by innings: Ri 2.
Indianapolis .........-0 0 0 90 % 90 s /
Batteries Morgan and PIERCE; Fisher
and Weaver.
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inning Leach. Wagner and Nealon
made hits in succession. Leach scor-
ing the winning run with nobody out.
Lush began on the rubber for the
Phillies, but quit cold in the middle Of
the fifth inning, after two runs were
made on three hits. Lever relieved
Hillebrand after the eight inning.
Score by innings: RHE.
Pittsburg ....04OO20001- 9 0
Philadelphia .........0 l 0003 O-6 9
Batteries-Leever, Hillebrand and
PETIT; Richie, Lush and Doom.
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Manhattan defeats Baker.

Manhattan. Kan, May 1.-THE Kan
sas State Agricultural college defeated
Baker university in a track meet here
by a score of 101 to %. The college Sc
cured first place on every event and
second place on all but the broad jump,
discus and the half, quarter and two
mile runs.
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sutton and schaefer to play.

Chicago, May 15-AlI Of the visiting
billiard players who participated IN the
Orchestra hall tournament. except SUIT
ton. started for their homes Cure is
going direct to France Sutton re-
mains over to play an exhibition game
with Schaefer at st. Louis this week.
The date has not been set.
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St. Joseph 6. I,eayenworth 3

st. Joseph, Mo. May 15.-st. Joseph
took another game from Leavenworth.
The score was to 3. The visitors we're
ragged in the field and gave the locals
plenty of opportunity to score although
they outhit the Soldiers two to one.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
ST. Joseph ....-.-.....3 0 0 0 &c 10
Leavenworth .-..--..-1 1 0 OIL o % 6
Batteries-Gilpatrick and Walsh; Port
and Kern. Umpire-Brennan.
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independents Q. IoIa 4

lola, Kan, May 15.-Independence
easily captured the last of the series
from lola by superior batting. Home
runs by Wilson and Adams for the visi-
tors were the features.
Score by innings: RHE
4oi1 ~ q y = o u @ q u z
Independence ........1011O321 % q 1
Batteries - Kratzburg and Gray;
Lindley and Adams. Umpire-Powers.
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BASEBALL IN LONDON.
American Scholars Introduce Game TO
English Cousins.

London, May 15.-In an attempt to
introduce the American game OF base
bail into college athletics at Oxford
university a game between teams req
resenting the various classes was
played. The American Rhodes scholars,
who are attending Oxford, were largely
instrumental in trying the experiment
to interest their English cousins in the
National American game
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ton in the game at Percy field and the
red men had to yield to the red and
white of Cornell by the score Of to 0.
An Indian player became somewhat
ratified and chased a Cornell player, who
had accidentally hit him with a stick,
the full length of the field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-15

Baldwin. Kan, May 15.-In the best
baseball game seen here this season
Baker university defeated the UNIVERSE
ty of Missouri team by a score of 8 70
2 Mason struck out ten men and gave
only one hit.
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feated Tulsa IN a closely contested
game. Few errors and excellent coach
ing being the feature. Attendance. 400.
Score by inningss R-H.E
Shawnee ............-.0 S1O00O1 p 8
Tulsa ...--.....-......-0 0 0 / o 0 1 0 o. 5 2
Batteries Browning and Moore: Daye
Hendricks, French and Csrubb Umpire
johnson.
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-OPEKl
ANDREWS batted for Murray in ninth.
:Baerwald out for interference.
iE1owey batted for IsbelI in ninth
SCORE BY INNINGS.


Joplin ............1 s o 0 0 90 0 20
By Dammann 2; by Isbel 8. Hits
OF Dammann 6; off Isben 6. Bases on
balls-On Wilkinson 5; off Isbell 2.
Sacrifice hits-Dunn 2. Wolfe. Stolen
bases-Bayless, Womble Zearfoss
hits-Cole. Cooley. Two base hits
Armstrong. Olson, Womble, Graves.
Wild pitche Wilkinson 2, IsbelI.
Passed balls-Wolfe 2. Time of game
2 hours. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES At
tendance-40O
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ToneIa Giants Won-

Junction City May 15.-Jack John
sons Topeka Giants defeated the team
from the Ninth colored cavalry at TT
Riley Monday by the score of Z to 0.
Rucker and Struthers were the battery
for the Giants
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Chicago 1O. Brooklyn I.

Chicago. May 15.-Chicago hit McIn-
tyre freely and stole bases off Brook
lyn's battery almost at will, winning
one-sided game easily.
Score by innings: R.H E.
Chicago ..............04 0O3O21 10 II 1
Brooklyn .....-.....-1 0 0 0 0 0 O. 3
Batteries-Reubach and king; Nc
Intyre and Bergen.
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KANSAS STATE LEAGUE.
Fort Scott s. Parsons 2

Fort Scott. Kan, May 15.-Although
outbatted Fort Scott had no trouble
winning from Parsons The feature
was Decker's steal of home in the fifth
inning.
Score by innings: RHE
Fort Scott ............O1 021oO1*-5
PARSONS -....-.-.-.....0 0 000012O-3 4
Batteries-Acheson and Finna1,. txi,.l,-
I'm and Pinkerton. Umpire-Iba.
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by lnnings:


Coffeyville. Kan. May 15.ECofrevviIle
won the old game from Pittsburg by
superior playing. Wflford's home run
was the, feature. Pittsburg's rally in
$50. -
score by innings: RE
CofTeyville ----.-......1 2 0310OO-S 9 z
Pittsburg -------------o 1 o 2 0 0 90 AZ II 2
-Wolverton and Reid: La
frapper, Mcdonald and BARLEY. I'm
pire-Tessmer
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CanfiIIon Gets Bile shinke

Milwaukee,, Wis, May 15.-Manager
Joe Cantillon has made deal with the
Cleveland club for Infielder Billy
Shipke. who was purchased last fall
from the Omaha club by Cleveland.
shipke will be sent to Cantillon's team
at Des Moines.
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SOUTH CENTRAL LEAGUE.
South McAlester 8. Guthrie 1.

South McAlester. I T.. May 15.-South
McAlester outclassed Guthrie, holding
them down to one run. The miners
made five scores IN one inning.
Score by innings: RHE
South McAlester 30 0 5 0 0 o. IS 10 ]
Guthrie .-...-.--..--.-0 0 1 0 0 Q OIL 1
Batteries-Cooper and White; Acken-
bach and Kearnes. Umpire-Oliver.
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De- NToines 6. Sion C,Ifv
ii Il Ia

Des Moines, Ia. May 15.-Des Moines
won from Sioux City by effective bat
ting in the first two innings.
Score by innings: RHE
Des Moines .........SS OO0ooOo6 6 i
sioux City .--.........2 0 0 0 90 % 2
Observation-Disclosures and Towne; Jack
son and Hess.
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The Watchdog in your
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No Moving right Pictures.

Los Angeles, Cal. May 15.-There
VIII be no moving pictures of the Nell
son-Herrera fight. This is positive. All
negotiations have been called on and a
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WESTERN LEAGUE GAMES.
Denver 1O. OMAN 8,

OCIINCI IUs OIIIdIId 3.
Denver, May 15.-Hits when needed,
coupled with Omaha's bad errors, was
responsible for Denver's success.
Score by innings: RHE
Denver .-.............1 O10220-lO ii 2
Omaha .-..-........--2 8 % 0OO22O-9 II 8
Batteries-Carries, Morgan and Wei
CART; McNeely, Corns and Gonding
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Fort Smith. Ark, May 16.-Fort
Smiths inability to solve the puzzling
delivery Of Bates lost the game for the
locals.
Score by innings: RHE.
Muskogee ............0 0 0 0 90 o. z 2
Fort Smith ...-......0 0 0 5000 90 Q /
Batteries-Bates and Mist; REESE and
Rogers. Umpires-Adans and Neville.
Shawnee 8. Tulsa 2.
Shawnee. o. T., May 15-Shavnee de-
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Bartlesville, T.. May 15-Reuber
went to the bad in the ninth and Sand
strom succeeded him, but too late to
save the game. In the ninth Miller
singled, Hughes was hit by pitcher.
Speck got a base on balls. Chance don.
6led and the three runs scored won for
Bartlesville.
Score by innings: RIM
Ghanute ;-..-.-.......0 0O102oL4 5 3
Bartlesville .2 n 4 n IN 00s
Batteries-Chaney and Miller. Reuber
Sandstrom and Lehr. Umpire-Vad-
dell. Attendance
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No Record of These Contracts.

Boston. May 15@President Ban
Johnson of the American league has
notified Manager Collins of the Boston
team that Seibach. Jesse Tannehill and
Dineen are ineligible to play, as their
signed contracts are not on record.
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KANSAS, STATE LEAGUE.
WEsTERN LEAGuR.
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Sd. T.ollis Q. Boston 1.

st. Louis, May 15.-Boston proved
easy for St. Louis, the score being to
T. Brown held the visitors in check
without any trouble, while Witherup
got a bad start and was given but ordi-
nary support.
Score by innings: RHE.
81 Louis ............s1 OO01O1 Z /
Boston ......-....--...0 0 0 0 OIL 90 o. 8 8
Batteries-Brown and Mccarthy;
WitherUp and ONeill.
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Cornell Beats Indians at Lacrosse.
Ithaca. N. Y, May 15.-The Cornell
varsity lacrosse team was too much
for the Indians from Onondaga reserva-
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Pittsburg z. Philadelphia s.
Pittsburg Pa, May 15.-Pittsburg
won out BY good hitting in the tenth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
GENEVA GRADED SCHOOLS.
Diplomas Are Awarded to Four Grad.
 mates,


 Geneva May 25.-tSpeciaL)-The commencement exercises of the Gene va Graded School have just closed. The commencement sermon was preached by Rev. J. B. Cummings of Dothan, Ala. and was a discourse filled with thought and helpful suggestions. The commencement address was delivered by Prof. C. L. McCartha of Troy, Ala, and was eloquent and forcible, fully measuring up to the high expectation of his hearers.
 The graduating class numbered four, W. H. Watts, Addie Ray. Lucille Chap man and May Metcalf The medal for oratory was awarded to Ira Tatum, the medal for scholarship to Annie Chapin McLane, and the medal for department to May Metcalf. The session of the school just closed is regarded as very successful. All the teachers have bee1 reelected with the exception of Miss Stella Chapman, who was not an ap- plicant Her place Is yet to be filled.
 The announcement of the marriage June of Miss Daisy Lee Carr of Fort Deposit and John A. Jenkins of Gene va, has just been made. Both are very pouular in Geneva. MT. Jenkins Is prominent merchant.
 Thursday the ball teams of Andalu- sia and Geneva closed series of three games. the first being won by Anda- lusia by a score of g to 8. the second being won by Geneva by a score of to 3. and the third game of five in- nings going to Geneva by a score of l2 to g.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26

vices morning and evening at St. Marks Church Sunday.
 Rev. Badveiee Krekor Hagop Basma- jan of Constantinople, but who has spent some time in the United States. will lecture on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. at the First Baptist Church. his lecture being "A Voice From Armenia"
 Rev Mir. Bosmajian. who Is Bap- tist minister, has some very strong endorsements from leadir- religious workers and prominent I lstsrs .
 June 1st, the citizens oI Troy are to enjoy the advantages of an electric current by day. Already electric fans. fans tric conveniences are being placed In readiness for the turning on. of the power. An electric car line Is 'also being agitated.
 The sunshine today is a welcome re- turn after thirty-six hours over cover cast sky and continuous rain. with temperature low enough to make fires comfortable If not necessary. The un- reasonable weather has caused much sickness. making people suffer from colds and grip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
' 2l6,293

"comparing these figures with tho lowing statement of the growth 9f the textile industry in n,,Sss the sosts; aap,ta, in iissssSS " =. " ....1.siss..SSS soSSS,SSSS lsoe lsoe ..s44S522ooSSSS S522oSS la9SSSSoo'SSooSo la9SSo 600
 Since 1900 this industry. as repre-, capital Invested. has more than. doub. which has prevailed for the last year or two it is quite probable that ai ieast 100000 more spindies wop1a tha says ossn ns ddeS to o the seeR
 ing employment. so pronounced up 70 1900, has now been changed, and Tn place of a surplus we have a shortage: Throughout the South there Is cry for more labor This Is voiced from tn. cotton. mill regions by nearly & Ioe letters published this. week in The snufaetursrs msnufaetursrs teiiins i of the great shortage of labor and how seriously their Industry is thus handicapped
 While some mills arc under construc. ton and old mills are to some extent being enlarged we have reached a point where there can be no great in- crease in cotton ill building until we have solved the question of nov to
 Tt was estimated by Col Henry G. Hester. Secretary of the New Orleans Orleans report. that hut for this shortage In the labor supnly Southern mills would last year have consumed about 2.b00,- 900 bales of cotton, istead of little over 100000 bales. Since. that report was written labor conditions have steadily grown more acute, and this industry, like the other great indus tries of the South. iron and coal and lumber and agriculture, have all come to a point where development must of necessity be halted unless marked increase in population can be secured. It Is entirely within bounds to say that the South could for the next ten years easily absorb k0n.0nn new people a year without any danger. to Its civ.
 '"There Is not a State sn the South to which not simply 10000 but sev- eral times 10000 laborers could not be the proper investment of money on the part of the State, the land owners and the business concerns of each State. Texas is calling for 100000 laborers. Louisiana needs 50,000 or 60,000, Ala line from Virginia to the far South and Southwest. Negroes are leaving the fields for towns and cities. to q great extent outside the South and though ten-cent cotton Is attracting 1t is not possible to get enough labor to cultivate all the cotton that the land will grow. On the other hand higher wages are not attracting . mills. and in some cases the increase in pay begets irre1ularity in occupation. Immigration Is looked to as the sol vent of the difficulty.> shortage of la bor. felt in all manufacturing lines and. indeed. in every phase of activi-