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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
BATTLE ROYAL In
METROPOI,ITAN
Americas Best sprinters, Jump
crs and Weight-1hrowers
to Compete.

E NEW YORK, August 17.-The Metro
politan track and field championships,
which Will take place at Trayers Is
land. August 81. will BIO the biggest
athletic affair in and around New
York this summer. One of the most
Interesting meets seen in years Is
looked for because of the fact that the
result Of most of the events is an open
question. But three of the contests
look TO be foregone conclusions--the
half mile. three mile and discus throw.
IN these. three events. respectively.
Martin Sheridan, all OF the frish-Amer-
lean a. O., look unbeatable.
Right through the. program IN the
other events uncertainty prevails. and
the tape is snapped. In the spirits.
the winners may turn up in an. one
OF half a dozen, including Robertson,
Seitz, O'Connell, sedley Cloughan,
Archer, schaffer and keating: In the
h ssr than s"sh s ssson assn ss at
the result there Is no foreEone con
clusion. The mile. too. will be heart
breaker The field will include +.
sullivan. Rodgers, Coin. Munson. Has
The first four are capable, OF going way
under 4:2b.
Although Jack Ellcr in the high hur-
dies. and Harry Hiilman. in the low
hurdles, are natural favorites. neither
can be rated as sure thing. IIller him
self has Improved lot in the last
year, and the slightest mishap TO Hill-
man IN the latter race viii see new
champion. On the other hand, Eller
Will have his hands full in the short
Understanding sprint with any one Of
half a dozen Of Hjertberg's schoolboy
fnds"
The bright point in the field events
Will be the duet between Fianugan
and McGrath with the hammer. The
high jump IS absolutely open-Ma-
honey, Very. Hetnan, Cotter and Rislcy
are all good for six feet and better.
As for the shot put. Krueger. the coll
lege champion; Dennis Morgan and
Martin Sheridan are all doing close to
10 feet in practice. The broad jump
shows three possibilities In Prinstein,
the champion; j. f. O'Connell. the hop.
step and jump champion, and Floyd
Risley. the junior metropolitan title
holder
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PITCHING AND
BATTING FIGURES
---.---------.
What the Stars Of the Box and
With the Willow Are Doing
This Season.
VIRGINIA MEN MAKING GOOD
Its Pitching Still Ranks With the
Best-some Of the Leading
sluggers.
VIRGINIA MEN MAKING GOOD

The work of the great batters In thu
National and American Leagues is al-a'
ways or interest to baseball fans. ma,
well as Is the work of the pitchers
IN the two leagues. The great pitchers
Tor several years past still rank high.
and are apparently as good as ever.
though the weakness of the teams be-
hlnd them handicaps them somewhat,
IN the American League Donovan,
or Detroit; +. Smith. OF Chicago; Joss,
OF Cleveland; Bender. of Philadefphta:
Walsh, of Chicago, and Klllian, of De.
troit, are the leaders. Donovan having
the best record of all, having won IA
out OF l6 games. Old Virginia and At
lantic League pitchers well known To
thermometers still stand High in point
of efficiency in both the big leagues,
In the American League Newton, Al
Ortiz, Jesse Tannehill. Chesbro and
Hess are all holding their own we'll,
even though their teams are second
raters. In the National League. Victor
Willis, the old Lynchburg pitcher, has
winning percentage of 1874 for Pitts
burg; Sparks. an ex-Richmonder, had
won eleven out OF eighteen games at
last accounts, and Sam Lever has
won nine of his seventeen games.
They are all good with their present
teams, and with Chicago In either
league would have a still better per-
centage.
RUDE Waddell. the eccentric star
twlrler of the Athletics, Is very far
from being n back-number, having
landed fourteen out OF his twenty
three games. Old Cy Young, OF the
Boston Americans, who has been
star for twenty years or more, al
though with a weak team, Is still
among the premier pitchers OF either
league. having 10 victories in "a
games.
Among the batters Doyle. of the
Giants, was leading the National
League stickers week ago, but he
had played in only a few games. Hans
Wagner, OF Pittsburg. in 90 games. had
hit for an average of 1892, and Clarke,
of the same team, for .So2. No other
player had batted obove 300. Magee,
Of Philadelphia; Leach. Of pittsburg;
Beaumont, of Boston; Holman, of Chile
cago; schlei, OF Cincinnati; Schultz. of
Chicago; Sheehan. of Pittsburg; Stein
feldt of Chicago; Jordan, OF Brooklyn;l
Lobert of Cincinnati; Bowerman. OF
New York; Lumley, of Brooklyn, and
Chance, OF Chicago, come next In the
order named, all being above .275. OF
the first twenty-five batters Chicago
has four; New York, 5; Pittsburg. H.,
and Cincinnati, o.
In the American League clymer
playing in twenty-odd games was
leading at last reports, with Donovan,
OF Detroit. second; Elmer Flick. Of
Cleveland. third. and Niles of ST.
! Louis, fourth. Cobb and Crawford, OF
| Detroit. are tie at .323. Parent, of
ston: Orth. of New York; Nichols.
/ OF Philadelphia; Lajoie, of Cleveland,
| and Pickering, OF st. Louis are all
batting above the 300 mark.
Here are the latest published figures
on the work Of the pitchers Of both
| the 'flgueS:
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GRIFFITH GETS
GREAT COLLEGIAN
Raymond Tiff, Star Twirler
Brown University, Enters
League. Ranks.

Charlie Barrett, athletic trainer for
Williams College, who acts as scout
for the New York Americans. an
nouncea that a contract has been
signed whereby Raymond Tiff, the
crack pitcher of the Brown University
team is to join the New York Ameri-
cans at once. Barrett made all OF
the arrange ments, and Tiff and Man
ager Clark Griffith then came to
terms. Tiff is to receive larger
salary, and Will, in addition. be given
bonus October LIST ii he pitches first
class ball. At present he is pitching
for the Rockville, Conn.,, Independent
team. His great work for Brown
brought him into prominence, and sew
eral big league teams have been try
ing to secure his name to contract.
1t was his pitching that caused the de-
feat of several Of the larger colleges
by Brown.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
M,nncsotn,s Dig Games.


CHICAGO, August 1.-THE football
schedule of the University OF Minne-
sofa. which is the last of the "btg
nine" of the West TO be published.
calls for the usual five games allotted
TO conference. college e!evens. The
season Will open October 18th with a
practice game against the Ames Col
lege team. A week later Nebrask a will
be tackled, and on November I'd Chi
cago will be played at Minneapolis.
The Carlisle Indians are due two
weeks after, and the season closes
With the game against Wisconsin at
Madison, November 23d This fall will
be the first time since 1900 that a
Chicago football team has played in
Minneapolis. The Minnesota and Chi
cago Universities are on friendly
athletic relations and followers of the
Gopher team expect great contest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

dent of the American League, is one
OF President Ban Johnson's warmest
friends and supporters, and has proved
one of the mainstays of the league.
Every season of the last three years
Somers has succeeded in getting to-
gether strong club but misfortunes
fell with such rapidly. that at the
end of each season his team was little
better than second-cass. He has spent
money literally during his connection
with the Cleveland Club. but all his
efforts met with failure. The last
blow fell Saturday when two Cleveland
players We're suspended, and he an
nounced his intention to retire perma-
nently from baseball.
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Tennis on Pacific Coast.

san FRANCISCO, CAL, August IT,
States Lawn Tennis Association, has
completed arrangements for the hold
Ing oftithis years coast championship
tournaments at Del Monte. The date
for the play has been set for Saturday,
August alst, and 1t will continue until
Monday, September 9th. Stanley Fay,
the Well-known Olympian an No al
Corinthian yachtsman, has received the
contract to build two new courts Fay
laid down the court n 5t-o3d' q a
Park, on which tournaments are held.
and he says those at Del Monte VIII
be the finest In the State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

This Is Matt NIcGrnth, of the Ne,,
York A.. c., who ins already estnb-
lisllesi Ills supremacy at throwing the
Sixtccn-pound hnrnnrr. Recently he
tossed the missile 173 feet nine inches.
nnd at s.notI,er time Registered q throw
OF 175 feet eight inches. 10th OF these
performances excel John F1anaEnn'a
worlI's figures of IL. feet eleven inches.
Unfortunately for McGrath, he cnn-
not yet claim the worlds record. On
Saturday the tape measure proved un-
true, and the hammer WIS much too
long. a week rEp the hammer handle
broke en- his recc-d throw. The 4. 4.
q. corld not. therefore, recent the rec
-ords. jicGrnth will undoubtedly sup
plant Flnnngnn on the record list tl,e
next tins he completes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
TWO PROMISING RUNNERS.
,Inkno,yn New York Youngsters VINO
WIN Make Il Name soon.

unknown New York founEstsrs WI"
- : VIII Make n Name Soon.
Nmv WORK. August TIN ], Me-
En n ana George Ford, the Ne New H am
Athletic Club has two Likely vi, eha ~ :
known Know. in the athletic world !, but ut
Trniner Hiertberg expects that !, eei Lori
the end OF the outdoor season ne VIII
have hns In in them two runners at a distance
Of aao yards as good as any AoW sf fom-
Both are Youngsters and Inexperienced,
but they are training hard at Trav .f'l's
All OF Fords running has been done
at Trayers Island s where e,a ne 81 l1 Nim
At the spring games of the Pasttme
Athetlc club he dlspayyed tb the astute
~ ins,. ar The New York Athletic
cub lost ne time Inc s s,n mak Mnsr,h him tba
winred foot Ford has developed to
such an extent that It is now likely
he will represent the New York
Athletic Club in the national cham-
tpionships at Jamestown,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

the spring months did 30 much dam
age TO the young birds that 1t viii
prevent anything in the shape OF record
bags being made. But the abnormnlly
backward season llaS had at least ORG
advantage. Nesting began late. therdl
fore there were n considerable number
OF broods that survived which would
not have done 80 othcrwiae. Had II
commenced earlier, ana they had cx-
pcrIenced climatic conditions similar
TO that they have actually gone
through, they would have been deci-
mated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
Ainrnl, s.-lIyls,tA Rant

| NEW YORK AUGUST Y .---On Sep
tember nth, In Philadelphia, Tommy.
Murphy and picls Hyland will meet.
!The event Is sure to prove interestins.
and the winner Will be
| a step nearer Joe Cans and his title,
IHyland has decided to so TO- New
rontest, while NIurphy will probably
lido his heavy work Mt his quarters $
above Nyncl1, Tommy's knee that he
good shape shortly, SO his doctors
say, and then he will be able to get
ION the road and do heavy gymnasium
l1vork Fl la 5EG laAg sgsI Al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
LARGE PURSES OFFERED
At NEW YORK FAIR

NEW YORK. August 17.-More than
$4,000 is offered In prizes for horses
competing ut the New York State Fair
this year, which Is to be held at Syra-
cuse September to IA, inclusive. and
more liberal program never has been
arranged during the siXty-siX years the
annual exhibition has been held. En-
tries close on Saturday. August 81. AL
ready there is every indication that all
previous records will be broken in the
number of horses that will contest the
different events. Every class sof horse
Is catered to in the program.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
OF National Importance,

From commercial standpoint base-
ball cuts big figure In tho nation's
prosperity, One sporting nrm lone on,
n capital OF less than $500, 900. NOW has
an annual output OF $b0.oo00oo, pr.n,-s
cipally baseball goods. And this cons
Germ is but one OF several, So oaton
Gfoha. .5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

Mr.. Harrison rolled the highest score
in tenpins for the week; score. 242.
Miss Wyatt rolled the highest score
in goosepins for the week; score. 90.
Mr. Brown rolled the highest score In
goosepins for the week: score. l34.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
a Dclel,nnty Dny

In the games of Friday, July 26th
the three Deehantys of Cleveland,
Washington and Williamsport each
made three-base hit. and there would
probably have been one ortwo more
4l!y.ng
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
BOWLING SCORES
AT LAKE ALLEYS
Messrs. Evans and Page Win.
the High Scores
Prizes There.

a lively contest was rolled on the
Lake Alleys last Tuesday and Thurs
day nights. AR. Evans captured the
prize on Tuesday night and Mr.. Page
on THURSDAY night Following are the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
Grouse Shooting IN On.

The grouse shonting season Is now
with us, and the, GLORIOUS Twelfth"
was appropriately celebrated with tho
popping of guns9throughout the grouse
country.
Opinions seem rather divided as to
what sort Of a grouse shooting season
1t will be. Some say 1t will be quite
up to the average, While others say
the winter, which lasted so far into
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

Other events. the dates of which have
not yet been fixed, are fifteen miles
and twenty-five miles ocean races for
- ha cha llengeg Guns ssif5{-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

The swimming world is interested in
the attempt which will be made next
week.of team of four city policemen
to swim the British Channel in a relay
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

have already spoken of the success
OF Mr.. w. X. Vanderbllt's string Of
youngsters. The American turfman Is
rapidly forging ahead. and while his
stable has not as yet developed another
all-conuuering Maintenon, he has sew
era1 youngsters which give grea;
promise and may develop into world
heaters. Among them are Lincoln,
JIdine. Hudson. Northeast and over
night. He viii win many race with
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-15
ODD FELLOWS
ELECT TRUSTEES
First Board Under the New Charter
Mr.. Dulin Makes Fine
Speech to Lodge.

Adelphi Lodge No. s, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, held an en-
thusiastic meeting last night Three
candidates we're given the first de-
gree and other business was attend
ed to. A feature of the meeting was
a very interesting address by the
Hon. Alex Dulin, of Sutton, on the
good of the order. Mr.. Dulin is a
speaker of ability, thoroughly versed
in Odd Fellowship and stands high
in the grand lodge. Mr.. Redman,
Of Cleveland, o., another visiting
Odd Fellow, also made very profit
able address. The first board OF
trustees under the new state charter
was elected and consists OF James
w. Robinson, Howard Post and FL
lott H. Williams.
Those upon whom the first degree
was conferred are JIM. Johnson.
Dorsey Reed and W. Guy Tetrick.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-15
annual meeting
OF STATE COUNCIL
OF the knights of Columbus of West
Virginia is Held at
Grafton,

The state council Of the knights
of Columbus of West Virginia ad-
journed It's annual meeting at Graf
ton last night. About fifty dele
gates were present from all the
towns and cities throughout the
state where the X. Of @. are repre-
sented. The delegates attended high
mass at 10 O'Clock a. m. at St.
Augustin's Catholic church, at which
the chaplain. Rev. T, E. Gallaher,
otticiated. A business meeting was
held in the afternoon and at night
ia reception and ball was given In
St. Augustine's school auditorium
by the Grafton knights in honor of
the visiting delegates.
Dr.. ]. j. o'Kane, of Wheeling,
state deputy of the West Virginia
chapter presided at several sessions
held throughout the day. officers
for the ensuing year were elected,
after which the convention complet-
ed its work and adjourned.
The officers elected are: ]. J. o.
Kane, of Wheeling, state deputy; F.
G. Reister, of Wheeling, secretary;
R, H. Farrell, of Elkins, treasurer;
y. ]. P. o'Brien, Of Wheeling, lee
turer; Clarence E. Martin, of Mar
tinsburg, state advocate; j. T. Bren-
nan, Of Fairmont, state warden; ].
J. o'Kane and G. A. Winegerter, of
Wheeling, delegates to national con-
vention, which meets at Norfolk,
Va, in August; ]. j. Coleman, OF
Wheeling, and John McGuigan, OF
Piedmont, alternate delegates.
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DENTAL ASSOCIATION is FORMED
FOR THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
Constitution and Bylaws Are Adopt
ed and Officers for the Coming
Year Are Elected.
NEXT SESSION AT PARKERsBURG
Attendance is Good, Interest En-
thusiastic and Deliberations
Are Instructive.

After completing an organization
and deciding to hold their first an
nual meeting in Parkersburg Wed
nesday, October ., the dentists OF
the State who have been meeting at
the Waldo hotel for the purpose, ad-
journed their sessions Wednesday
forenoon. The new organization was
named the West Virginia Dental AS
sociation.
The new officers elected are:
President-Dr H. H. Harrison, Of
Wheeling.
e-Presidents-Dr Charles II.
Bartlett, of Parkersburg; DR.. ]. q.
Doudens, of Fairmont.
secretary-Dr. F. L. Wright, Of
Wheeling.
Treasurer-Dr. D. G. Clark, OF
Blackville.
Committees, as follows, we're also
appointed:
On arrangements for the next
convention-Dr. Bartlett, DR.. Lang
fit and DR.. Turner, of Parkersburg.
On membership-Dr. ]. H. Nc
Clure, Wheeling; DR.. W. J. Boyd
son, Fairmont; Dr.. L. ]. Walker
Grafton.
On publication and essays-Dr J.
w. storer, Wheeling; DR.. Earl A,
Teets and Or. F. R. stathers, Garks.
burg.
DR.. ]. A. Libbey, noted dentist
of Pittsburg, addressed the meeting
Wednesday morning on the subject
Of Dental Legislation and Juris.
prudence"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-15
EXERCISES OF
GRADUATES
From the High School Will Take
Place Friday Evening in the
Grand Opera House.

The graduating exercises of the
Clarksburg high school will be held
in the Grand opera house on Friday
evening, May "a, beginning at s
o'clock. An admission of is cents
will be charged, which includes re-
served seats, and the proceeds will
be devoted to the High School 1,.
brary fund.
The senior class this year consists
of sixteen members, nine young
ladies and seven young men. Fol-
lowing is the class roll: Hettie O..
Blair, Edna NJ. Hardman, Lamira s.
Gusman, Callle c. Nuzum, Tina X.
Heenan, Emma B. Grimm, Bertha
Raymond, Josephine A. Sheets, Eula
B. Jones, orpha A. Chidister, John
Racy Lynch, Clarence A. Lyncn,
Robert B. stotler, Samuel A. Hard
man, L. Stanley Dawson and Ralph
N. Hefner.
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Among the Hartman Railroad Lines
in the West is Recommended
to the Commission.
COMPETITION IS CUT OFF
Over An Area Equal to One Third Of
United States Says Report to
Commerce Commission.
tBy Associated prons.l /

NEW YORK, May 15--A portion
of the recommendation Of Attorneys
kellogg and Severance to the Inter
state Commerce Commission con-
cerning the Hartman investigation
have been published here.
II holds that real competition has
been suppressed in area equal to a
third of the United States, that the
seyeran contracts between the Unie4
Pacific, Rock Island and Illinois
Central railroads were violations or
the Sherman antitrust law, and THAI
the attorney general should institute
proceedings to annul such contracts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-15
FLAG RAISING AT
PIERP0NT SCHOOL
Interesting Program win Be Carried
Out Consisting of Addresses, Rect
tations and Chorus Music.

Appropriate ceremonies viii be
carried out Thursday afternoon on
the occasion of the raising of the
new nag at the Pierpont public
school, They will be as follows:
Letter of Presentation .......
.....,..... DR.. q. N. Flowers
Address of Acceptance .....
............ ]. w. Duncan
The Old Thirteen. ]. Mary Clifford
Singing Columbus, the Gem of
the Ocean"
Raising the Flag
Appropriate recitatlons. !. School
Singing ..., "old Glory"
Patriotism in the Public School.
....... -. Hon. Stuart F. Reed
singing .....,.....,.. America"
Patrons and friends of the school
are cordially invited to attend.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-15
W0NBA IS PUT IN JAIL
TO AWAIT A HEARING
Two Men Arrested With Her Plead
Guilty to Being Drunk and
Disorderly.

Dora Davis, William Roush and
NJ. L. Duckworth were arrested at
Lynch's mine Tuesday afternoon BY
constables Waldo and shrader on
warrants charging them with being
drunk and disorderly in front Of the
Fairmont Coal company's store at
that place Saturday night. Roush
and Duckworth pleaded guilty be-
fore Magistrate Gordon and we're
fined 81 ana costs each which they
paid, but the woman pleaded not
guilty and was placed in Jail to
await hearing which win probably
be held Wednesday evening.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-15
MERCHANTS WANT
AN ASSOCIATION
Movement is About to Start to Or.
ganize One Here in the
Near Future.

A movement is about to be start
ed to organize merchants asso-
citation here. Several leading mer-
chants are busy ascertaining the sen
timent of the merchants on this sub
iect and within the next few days at
most It is expected that the move
ment will take definite shape. The
purposes Of such an organization are
manifold, among which are closing
hours and protection against bad
debts Every city Of any size has a
merchants association and Clarks-
burg Is not to be in the rear in this
respect.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-15
AWWUL LNEWT
or CONTRACT
4 i q = u y &aa
y AGED WOMAN LEARNS
9 TO READ AND WRITE.

y Mrs. John Young, aged so :
= years, residing near oyerfeld =
z in Barbour county, has ac- =
Y complished an unusual thing. =
: that Of learning to read and y
= write at the age OF so years. =
= She did It because she desired 8
. to write letter to her daughter /"
= Miss Anna Young, who went q
to Washington on the Pacific =
" coast January 16 last Mrs. =
= Young's granddaughter was her =
= tutor. Until she set out to =
I achieve this, she did not know a Y
= single letter OF the alphabet. =
: Now she writes an intelligent 4
and leglble letter. /"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-15
WHOLESALE GROCERY
AT ELEINS IS SOLD
BY the General Distributing Com
pany to Wholesale Grocery
Firm at Grafton.

The Randolph Grocery Company,
of Elkins, owned for several years
past by the General Distributing Co.
of Clarksburg, has just been sold to
Joseph Pugh and William Beavers,
the owners of the Pugh & Beavers
wholesale grocery in Grafton. The
deal which has just been made has
been in contemplation for some
time. It is understood that New
York parties are assisting the pur-
chasers in financial way, the pur-
chase price being said to be in the
neighborhood of 100000.
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GONE TO ANNIVERSARIES.

Mr.. and Mrs, Dexter G. Powell, Of
Salem, lett the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Lyon, this city, this
morning for Washington, D. c., to
attend the Baptist aniversaries ana
will 80 from that city to the James
town exposition to attend the gen
eral Baptist convention and TO visit
,theae1pOsition. They vim be gone
two weeks.
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ny AssOolated presS.l

WASHINGTON, D. G., May 15-
The Kellogg and Severance recon-
mendation has not yet been acted on
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion which has not yet been reported
according to the statement Of Com
missioners Knapp and Harlan.