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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS.

AS the Right Honorable Herbert
Henry Asquith is bles ed with seven
daughters. 1t seemed like embar-
RAISING him with riches when the
suffrasettes Sent Dm two human
letters;'' that is to say. Two of them
selves, by mail prepaid.-New York
Sun.
Mr.. Tafts speeches do net oristle
with picturesque PHRASES. as do MIR.
Roosevelt's-acr do they provoke the
picturesque phrases o! others.-Char-
io:te News and Courier.
The Car Of Russia now seems to
be able to ride about his capital as
the Sultan OF Turkey.-New York
Tribune.
One Of the great troubles with trial
marriages seems to be that they
never Prove to he satisfactory
Chicago Record-Herald.
The President is the COLOSSUS CT
Hampton Roads-New York Mail.
Castro has lost his title. bu: re-
tains his appendix.-I.ouisville Cur
ier.Journal.
The ground hog is wurst--Ph:!ade'-
phia Evening Times
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27

We are delivering our Bread in
Hampton fresh every day and it
can be bought a, the following gro
Gerry stores:
Mr.. Todds, Marshmarket Corner.
Davis Grocery. Armistead Avenue
and Holt Street.
F.. NJ. Tu-nbul,. West Queen Street.
Iiickman's. King Street.
J. J. kimbalrs. East Queen Street.
Lees Grocery. Cross Roads.
J. s. Weber'S. Cross Roads.
Our three leading brands are
Snowflake, Jennings Butter Bread and
Diamalt Bread When you use this
Bread you get the Best.
ReSppctfnlly
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
OLD DOMINION LIN
Dailv Service

- Daily Service
~ FOR NEW YORK
k@9S From Company's Wharf.
i Norfolk. foot Of Church
II street every week day
( at 200 p. n.
FARE-First-class. one way. $500;
Round trip. limit thirty days. $l4.Oo--
meals and berth III stateroom In
cluded.
Steerase. without subsistence. $500.
TICKETS on sale at c. & o. Rail
way Ticket Office.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND. VA.
Steamers Brandon and berkley
leave Pier az $50 every evening
passengers only.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COM
PA\Y. James River Day Line for
Richmond and all James River land
irss. Steamer Nnbjack leaves
Newport News. Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays at S:45 q. m. Leave
Newport News Monday. Wednesday
and Friday at p. NJ. for Norfolk and
Old Point.
Steamer Hampton viii: leave Pier
"a daily except Sunday. at 900 a.
m. going to Norfolk, and at 4:o0 :.
nj, going to Smithfield. Steamer "Ac.
comac" will leave Pier "A" daily. ex-
cept Sunday at 8 a. n, going to
Smi;hfeld and p. m, going to Nor
folk.
All business between New York
and Newport News transacted at pier
No. 6.
All business between Newport
News. Norfolk. Smithfleld and local
points transacted at Pier "a" foot q
Twenty s.. W. II. LANOON.
Agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
TRUSTS PLAYING THE GAME.

II il not only possible but very
probable that another struggle is dcS-
tined &c begin on April between the
United Mine Workers CCganiZa'ion
and the coal operators in the anthra'
cite regions OF Pennsylvania.
The union miners have formulated
the demands which they will submit
to the operators, including st'pula-
tons as to hours and pay and tha'
agreements between the two shall be
renewed annually instead Of remain
Ing in force for three years. which
was the period fixed by Mr.. Roose
yelt's arbitration commission.
But In Justice to the miners. 1t
should be noted that the commission.
headed by Judge George Gray. OF
Delaware. did not determine that the
rules II laid down were to govern
rciatious between The miners and
mine owners indefinitely. The COM
mission simply specified that its de-
cisicn, IL accepted BY botn sides,
should remain in force for three
years. tina, is from 1898 to 1906.
without compulsion or binding
obllgat!ou on either side. the commits
.son.s award was extended over an
CHER three year period from 1906
to. 1908.
Now the miners have given evil
deace Of a disposition to return to
the Old practice Ct arranging a wage
scale annually in lieu OF binding
themselves to three year contracts
Tho operstors appear 10 be de-
xasnined C resist this move and pres
emit indications are that the sangui
nary war Of 1903 between the anthra'
cite mine owners and their operatives
WIN be duplicated this year.
II Is extremely doubtful whether
Z the anthracite operators would have
thrown down the gauge OF battle tc
their employees upon such pretex
vere Il not tha, the great industrial
eorpsraticns deem 1t an opportun'
J: moment to aggravate rather than u
relieve the stagra,ion in business.
A new tariff bill Is abcI 10 b
framed BY an extra session OF Con
aress. To make a showing Of dis
: srpss and inability 10 demand OF II
sre0 and inability TO grant the Dc
s napds Of ito employees naturally i
expected BY industrial corporations 4
.exest no iuconsiderabie iahuence upo1
2 a. Isw.spakers a washineton.
TIE Upited States Steel Ccrpors
sisa, with something like three mi
knsa tors Of unaIled orders on han
a ne old prices. has recently rcsiire
- usxens necessity for lowering II
figures. The steel trust ha
B eosuel down many Ct its mills
or1er 20 decrease It's outpu, and I
mhs ccnsumers wai; long for III
1890 they order. apparently vii
- Wv 70 creating the imprcss'o
- aurrhaxer's mind thar he
ssunsse TO ossain what he wants I
~ Srjee.
- Sseadra zane 10 being ski
1pasysG b. he ,srsess besesciar''
- prsAssstive tssA seseAssr
- - ssHase1lsasy ssoioa I
onayaf4 CsaUsO seall -,
80 - pFv1eeted new tariG b
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27

al, her candidate. but because of it's
ties-rv-dly high standing in the State
this somewhat excited indication o!
Il desire to commit bo,f OF them on an
important point is worth tncking
away for future reference. Richmond
Times Dispatch.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
CLYDE STEAMSHIP co,
2I.25 w. QUEEN st.
Phone S3eJ

Steamers 10 Philadelphia.
SUNDAY. MONDAY. THURSDAY
sod epST0Av.
Sailing from Philadelphia. Tuesday.
Wednesday. Friday and Saturday.
Freight received and delivered
daily at c. & o. Pier No. &. Once
River Road. JAS. W. M-CARRICK.
Con. Scuihcrn Agent
CLYDE STEAMSHIP CO.
~ South Delaware Avenue.
PbiIaAeiphSe. p.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
TRANSPORTATION GUIDE.

Chesapeake & Ohio ny.
Fast Trains to Richmond and the
West.
leave Newport News 1905 a. III.
s: Is p. IN.
Locals Trains to Richmond
$50 am; 5:45 y. m.
Trains arrive Newport News, 1000
q. M; 1926 am, 5:35 pm. and 1920
p. m.
Steamers Service for Norfolk.
Leave Newport News 10:4O a. m.
$40 p. m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27

NOT BY A JUG FULL
can you find better assortment IN
WHISTLES. brandies and wines. as Of
fered here in abundance for your de-
Ia .f;0n
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27


OF course. President-elect Taft will
manage to get along on $4,000.
Wall street con ribIted that $23.-
600 to the Roosevelt; trip for the pr
pose no doubt. Of helping to get him
away.
There is every reason 10 believe
that Mrs. Hetty Green will make
typical mothcr;n-!aw.
Our weather has gone In for mod
ern vaudeville-quick changes anu
many OF them.
Kentucky is suffering from hoods
hut int prnal drouth continues.
From the tropics to the Arfics in
- hours. This is swift land:
Next thing some reformers VIII pe
demanding Federal inspection OF tooth
brushes and toilet soap.
Inaugural ion week is the only get
, rich-quick scheme in which Washing
ton takes any stock.
Mrs. James Brown Potter has abon'
cOncIldeJ to do her part Tn up!iftins
the drama by having the stage.
baltimore Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27

OF course. President eject Taft vi
manage to get along on $75.000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
UNeEAMS.

The weather changes It's mind as
often as woman
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27

The Baltimore public schools are
no; correspondence schools.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27

Daily Service
FOR NEW YORK
From Company's Wharf.
Norfolk. foot Of Church
street every week day
at 200 p. NJ.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
DECLARE NELSON IS
TRAINING IN SECRET
Those Watching Dane Say
He Privately Is Pre-
pairing for Fight.

Chicago fans who know Battling
Nelson and who are watching his move
ments declare he is secretly training
for fight in which he will defend his
title as lightweight champion of the
world. They cite the Battler's trip to
New Mexico as proof Of these asser-
lions.
One fight enthusiast who knows
Nelson well puts it this way:
Every time Nelson decides to go
into the ring with somebody he makes
one of these trips to his rach at Obar,
New Mexico. While there he boils out,
takes of weight in the hot climate
and then jumps to the coast. At and
ready for a battle, and generally con-
trives to get somebody into match
on short notice. Nelson is planning to
fight on March II and intends to take
off weight in New Mexico before he
signs articles with anybody. Nelson
weighed about $50 pounds when he left
here. He'll take most of this stun of
before he agrees to fight The Dane
is shrewder than most people think. "
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
WITH OUR ADVERTISERS.

The horseshoer had harvest dur
ing those days when the Calumet sec
tion was carpeted with ice. The faithful
horse has been getting square deal in
these parts. Blacksmiths worked long
hours remedying his shoes so that he
could stand on his pins. Two to three
hundred horses were shod in a single
day recently, right here in Hammond.
and these benefactors no doubt were
equally busy in every nook and cor
ner of this part of the state. Mr.
Monberg Of the firm of Peterson & Mon
berg, No. As State street, says that
new shoes as general rule can be
relied upon to last for four weeks and
that they cost 81 per set, and old ones
one-half of that sum. He says that
for service on ice or Ice and gravel, or
hard frozen sandy roads, the life is
often not longer than single week.
The Neverslip Horse Shoe seems to
meet with little favor in Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
EAST CHICAGO AND
INDIANA HARBOR

and says he has got the documents TO
prove it, has abandoned the sawdust
ring and adopted the less exciting pro-
fession of driving a cab. Mr.. Smith
has bought an outfit of his own and
holds forth in front of Sternberg's
restaurant.
Undertaken F. ]. Teal yesterday took
his nephew. D. Connolly. to his for
mer's home in Ottawa. H.. suffering
from typhoid fever.
Mr.. Ben Roop is confined to his bed
with the grippe. While his illness is
not considered serious, il is sufficiently
severe TO worry his friends and family.
Special meetings. beginning Monday
evenin, March /. will be held in the
Methodist church, and will continue
nightly for three weeks. The praying
band of Evanston, numbering about
twenty five will be on hand the first
and second Sundays in March to assist.
Special music will be one of the feat
ures OF the meetings.
Stephens & Haywood. the hardware
people. received and distributed about
fifty of the new iron mail boxes. which
they have taken orders for since Indi-
livery privilege
Judge H. F. Kaske moved his Office
Saturday from the Auditorium to the
Schrieber building. on Elm street.
Judge T. NJ. G. Hembroff, who has
teen sick with tonsilitis for the passed
week but who was out Saturday, has
had a relapse and is again confined to
/ the house
Essack Buchstaber, the photographs
er, has let the contract for new Ii
brary at $3.50 Pennsylvania avenue.
| Carl Anderson will do the work.
Mrs Bertha Blumenthal has given
up the store building on One Hundred
and Thirty seventh street, and will con-
tinue her millinery business at her
residence next door The store room
just vacated will be occupied in the
near future by mems furnishing goods
firm from Chicago Heights.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
INDIANA HARBOR.

Messrs. Robert E. Todd of New York
and John A. Chapman of Chicago,
president and director. respectively, of
the East Chicago Land company. spent
yesterday in Indiana Harbor and East
Chicago inspecting the property and
looking after the compsny's business
generally.
Mr.. L. t. Mauger, who has been Ill
with typhoid fever all winter, reported
for work at the Inland mill last njght
for the first time since he was taken
sick.
The 1-year-old son of John Jaguish
of One, Hundred and Thirty-Six street
and Parrish avenue died yesterday of
whooping cough, and will be buried
today.
Frank J. Smith. who claims the
proud distinction of being ex-champion
trick and bareback rider of the world.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
EAST CHICAGO.
NOTICE.


Mr.. Joseph Freeman viii henceforth
be the stan correspondent of The Times
Mt Indiana HarbOr and East Chicago,
and any favors shown him will be APP
preciated, j. Roy Morrison is no long
er connected with The Times I'm any
capacity.
Mr.. Charles Cutler of Magoun ave-
nue. was called to Youngstown. O.. by
the sudden death of his sister, Mrs.
Ben. Pritchard.
The guest-day meeting of the Tues
day Reeding club will be held at the
South Bay hotel this evening instead
of this afternoon. Owing to the length
of the program, it will be necessary
to begin promptly at o'clock. Guests
and members please take the 1880 car
for the Harbor.
Contractor William Ahlborn of
Hammond has started work on his
pavinb contract of One Hundred and
Forty fifth street. from Railroad street
to Homer Lee avenue. a distance Of
about seven or eight blocks. Mr.. Ahl-
born has a large force of men and
teams at work, and will push the
work with all possible celebrity. West
rumite will be used for the top dress
ing.
Floyd Stephens of One Hundred and
Forty eighth street and White Oak av-
enue, who was severely burned about
| the face, arms and body last Thursday
by the blowing out of a fue at the
Republic mill, is reported better to-
day. 1t is estimated that it will be
a month or six weeks before Mr..
stephens will be about again.
Marian and Ruth Brown. the little
daughters of DR.. Brown, who have
been i'll for some time with typhoid
fever, are getting along very nicely.
Mr.. Charles Cutler of Magoun ave-
nue. left Sunday for Youngstown. O..
to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs
Benjamin Pritchard. Mrs. Pritchard
was also the sister-in-law of Mr.. Jo-
seph Pritchard of East Chicago. The
deceased leaves, besides her husband
four sons and four daughters - al
grown Mr.. Pritchard was formerly
an employee of the Republic mill.
Mr. S. Andrezak, for the passed yea
and a half the Lake county agent fo
the Schlitz Brewing company, but wht
recently resigned, left yesterday 70
Chicago, where he will make his hom
in the future. Mr.. Max Bear will sue
coed Mr.. Andrezak as the agent TO
the Schlitz Brewing company.
Mr.. Burton Clapper, who has beef
i'll for a week with typhoid fever, 4
reported about the same today. wit
possibly a little less fever.
Mr. Arthur Friedman of Benton Har
Dor. Mich, was the guest yesterday 0
his brother, julius, and son, Max.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
BRITT IS BEATEN
ONCE AGAIN
Victory for Briton Costs
Jimmy Chance to Fight
Nelson in Australia.
THEY BOX UNDER NEW RULES
Clean Breaks Style Turns Bout at
London, England, Into Spar
ring Match.
THEY BOX UNDER NEW RULES

London, Feb. 23.-Jimmy Britt of
California was outpointed by Johnny
Summers in a twenty round bout at
the National Sporting club last night
and thereby lost his chance to go to
Australia to fight Battling Nelson for
the lightweight championship of the
world
Britt and Summers battled under the
new rules. which practically prohibits
inhghting. The new style proved a
decided advantage to Summers. who
outboxed Britt in almost every round
The bout was fast and lively; but lit
tie damage was done to either man be-
cause Of the restraint put on them by
the new style. AS soon as the men
came together in a clinch they were
forced to part at the referees order,
without either daring to strike blow
for fear of disqualification.
The bout was simply a sparring
match from start to finish. Each man
blocked cleverly and took care to see
that no dangerous blows landed while
they were sparring at long range.
Summers won by forcing the lighting
and by landing the cleaner blows when
they were rushing together.
Britt made a speech from the ring
side after the bout. He said: This is
not the first fight I have lost and
am not a bit discouraged. have no
complaint to make against the deci-
sion, but still believe I am the better
man and will prove it If given another
match with Summers"
Britt apparently was as clever as
Summers, but made the mistake OF
playing a waiting game He let Sum
mers do all the leading and contented
himself with sharp left and right
counters whenever Johnny left on op-
ening. Johnny got to Britt's face and
body frequently with singing punches
but none of them was hard enough t.
more than momentarily slow UP the
| American.
| If Britt had come out from behind
his guard and set sail after Johnny
the result might have been different
but as the boutswas fought Summers
| clearly deserved the verdict, as Brit
admitted in his rihgside statement.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
WINS The
GAME WITH HAMMOND H.
End of Longest Trip Taken by Hammond High School
Athletic Team Comes Today and Boys Are
Back Home Again.

The Hammond basketball team,
which represented the local high school
in the most important athletic tour
that was ever attempted by a northern
Indiana high school, returned to this
city early this morning via the Monon
after one of the most pleasant trips
that the members Of he party ever en-
joyed.
The Hammond boys were defeated
at Charlottesville by the score of 80
to Is, but that is much better than
they expected. In reality this was g
victory for Hammond for the Craw-
louisville players are easily the cham
pions of the state and Hammond came
within 20 points nearer beating them
than any other team that has gone UP
against them this year.
The Rocheser high school, which has
been claiming the championship of
northern Indiana, was defeated by the
Athenians by the score of 81 to 16, and
Hammond's defeat to the tune Of 80 to
Is is really splendid showing.
Were Great on Long Shots.
The Charlottesville boys excelled in
long shots and in accuracy in hitting
the baskets. 1t seemed as though the
boys from C'ville could hit the baskets
from any angle. They also were used
to playing on floor in which two OF
the ends were enclosed instead of al
lowing for out of bounds and this wor.
ried the Hammond boys
The Charlottesville boys, however
had way of climbing the walls so tina
they could put the balls in from almos
any angle and this gave a great ad
vantage. There was large crowd IL
attendance.
The first half Of the game ended II
a score Of IA to Z IN favor of Craw
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
LUSH COACHES YALE
Seventy Five Baseball Can
didates Report.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. o. - The
revolution which has been worked in
Yale baseball affairs was carried into
effect this afternoon when Billy Lush,
who was deposed a year ago by Cap
tain Tad Jones. came back into power
as coach under the administration Of
Captain Fred Murphy.
Baseball training began this after
noon for all candidates and about
seventy five reported on the gymnasium
floor to Coach Lush. The cage is flood
ed from recent rains and cannot be
used at present.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
JEANNETTE ROBBED?
Paris Gable Says Joe Out
fought McVey.

New York. Feb 23.-According to a
cabIegram received from Paris the
twenty round battle between Joe jean
nette and Sam Mcvey Saturday night
really ended in favor of Jeanette.
The cablegram says that Jeanette lost
the decision. but that it was first given
to him by Referee Watson of London,
who later reversed himself and awarded
the bout to McVey on points. There
was a big uproar on the part Of the
crowd, which was a record breaking
one. but the decision stood and Mcvey
was declared the winner, The cable
gram further SAYS that the Paris pa
pers of Sunday morning all favor
Jeanette and claim that he was en-
titled to the decision
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23

louisville and that greatly encouraged
the Hammond boys. Ebert was the par
ticular star Of the Charlottesville game.
Atwood was the bright and shining
light in the Lebanon game.
The Charlottesville players said aft
er the game that it was the hottest
contest that they have been in this
year and that it is going some in a
region where he game is so highly de-
veloped as it is in the central portion
of the state.
Claim n. /. Championship.
Hammond viii now claim the north
ern Indiana championship until Crown
Point agrees to a game on neutral
floor and until Rochester agrees to
play with Hammond.
The boys were delighted with the re-
ception they received in Lebanon. The
boys there gave them a new insight
into the manner in which to treat a
visiting team. The Lebanon players
showed the Hammond boys over their
city and then took the INTO the train
in the morning.
At Charlottesville the reception
given them by the students Of Wabash
college was a rousing one. Each OF
the members Of the team were parceIed
of among the various fraternfties Of
the college and were royalty cared fol-
by the fraternity men there. The
school made a splendid. impression or
the Hammond men and it is expected
that some of them may decide to &c
there next year.
Principal McElroy was we'll pleased
with the trip, the conduct of the Ham
mond players and with the reception
they received wherever they went. Thu
trip advertised Hammond and it
schools and was enjoyed by all of thu
boys.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
DYER.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Berens of Merrillvine
visited at the home of NJ. Fagen here
over Sunday.
Quite a crowd from here went to St.
John yesterday evening TO attend the
dance given at Spring Hill Grove.
Mat Hilbrich Of Schererviile tran
sacted business here Monday.
Frank Liesenfelt stopped of here a
short time yesterday while on his way
to Chicago Heights.
Mrs. w. N Gettler spent Sunday Wis
ting relatives at Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
NoTRE DAME BEATEN

Notre Dame, Ind. Feb. 23.-The vars
ity five suffered defeat at the hands of
the Detroit A. c. here last evening by
rs to Is. This is the first game the
varsity has lost on the home floor this
year. Freese. Maloney and Fish played
a great game for the locals, with
Busch. MacDarmid and Cox starring
for the visitors. Lineup:
Notre Dame (15). Detroit (25)
Maloney :. Right forward .. Busch
Fish. ...... Left forward MacDairnid
Vaughan. -. Center 800. ...... Cox
Freese,
Mcdonald. Right guard. ..... .Mazer
Scanlon -. Left guard. $50. Miller
Baskets from field-Fish ca, Freese.
90, Busch, go. MacDairmid 60. Cox
ca Free throws-Vaughan, Mazer
90. Referet-Brewer, NJ. A. G. Time
of halves-Twenty minutes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
La Crosse Man President of
NV. Ball Circuit.

La Crosse, wis, Feb. 23.-John A.
Elliott of this city was elected presi-
dent of the Minnesota Wisconsin Base
ball league and organization was eff
fected at a meeting of the clubs pro-
posing TO form the league at st. Paul
last night. Other officers elected were:
Vice presfdent-A. ". Keuhnow, Du-
Iuth.
Treasurer and secretary-C. A Borth.
Winona
The clubs in the league are La
Crosse, Eau Claire, Wausau and Super
ior, Wis, and Winona and Duluth,
Mimi 1t will be a class G organiza-
ton. The season will open May II
and close on Labor day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-23
BROWNS TO SPRINGS
Veterans Escorted by Nc
Aleer to French Lick.

St Louis, Mo-, Feb. %. = Manager
Jimmy McAleer Of the Browns chap
eroned a party Of four veterans who
left for French Lick, Ind, today, where
they will begin early training. George
Stone, Harry Howell. Rube Waddeu
and Jack Howell composed the party.
They will be met at the springs by
VIII Dineen, Bob wallace, Hobe Fer
ris and Lou Criger.