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New Orleans, December sO-Spot cot ton steady, 1-16c up; middling, IA 15-16c. Sales on the spot, $50 bales; to arrive. GOO; low ordinary, 111ac, nominal; ordinary F 5-16c, nominal; good ordinary, 18%c; strict good ordinary, 1a1sc; low middlins II 7-16c: strict low middling, IA 11-16c mid ding, 1415-16c; strict middling, 15 f-16o; good middlng. 15Ac; strict good middling. 15 7-16c middling fair. 15 1l-16c; middling fair to fair, Is 1-16c: fair, 16 7-16c. nom inal. Receipts, 12,6S1; stock, 221,363.
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the entire stock, amounting to about 200,0o0 bales. Of these tenders about hat were bought back during the first hour, the balance being taken up by the various commission houses, who thought this cotton relatively cheaper< than elsewhere.
 Rather lighter receipts were report cd from the interior towns. This fact together with the demand from the sellers of January for the distant de- liveries, caused a quick advance, which. while not fully maintained at the close, was thought to indicate the possibil- fly of better market after the hol- Hays.
 Liverpool advices continue to. bs 0ullish.
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HUBBARD BROS. 6 co
COTTON MERCHANTS,

CUTTON MERCHANTS. ~ Hanover Square, New York. IAEMBERS-New York Cotton Ex. |Ehsl.ge, New York Conee Exchange, Few Orleans Cotton Exchange, Chicago board of Trade. Associate Membors Liverpool Cotton Assoeiatsoks
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Somparative Cotton Statement

Comparative Cotton Statement
 New York, December 3O.-For the week ending December 30: Net receipts at all United States ports during week, S15,61o; net receipts at all United States ports same week last year, 174 4s9 total receipts since September 1, 6,019061; total receipts to same date last year, 5,064,057; exports for the week, 260,2 ,232; exports for same week last year, 1G5,675; total exports since September 1, 4,324, 4,454; total exports same date last year, 3,669,560 stock at all United States ports. 1157,791; stock at all United States ports same time last year, 79o'2lS' stock at all interior towns 733 46S stock at all interior towns same time last year, 7,9s1, ,125; stock at Liverpool, 975,OuO; stock at Liverpool same time last year. l,oo4oVo; stock of American af1oat for Great Brit ain. 422. .ooo; stock of American afloat for Great Britain same time last year, 4S4,0O0
 New Orleans Cotton Market New Orleans, December 30,-Cotton flu lures opened steady, to points dowh on the near month and to 2 points up on the distant. More attention was pald to the large number of January notices issued in New York than to any other feature Private telegrams established these notices at 200,o00 bales before the opening and bears predicted a break of
  lowest in the early trading. After the call a moderate amount of buying was sufficient to support the market and at the end of the first half hour of trading prices were to points over yesterdays close.
 The market was very steady through out the morning session, chiefly on the report from New York that those who is- sued January notices were large buyers of January contracts. The movement Tn the south continued large and the tele- grams from the interior predicted that 1t would continue heavy for some time 10 come, but this did not have as much ef- feet as usual. Prices gradually advanced until at noon the active months were s to 9 points over yesterdays close. Trad ing was more or less restricted by the fact that triple holidays will follow to- days close.
 In the afternoon session the market was dull but steady at small advance. At o'clock the trading months were , to I points over yesterdays close. The market closed steady at net ad- vance of to 9 pointsf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-31
Dry Goods

NewN York, December 30.--Tlre dry goods markets were slow for the day. holiday being on. Cotton goods are steady and quiet and yarns dull Pulled wools are cleaned up in the local mar ket Recorders are coming forward in moderate quantities on fine wash goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-31
Worlds VisibIe SunnIY

winter yellow, 75o@Sc; prime summer white, 7.35@7. soc.
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weekly Interior Cotton Town.

Albany: Receipts. 2s; shipments, s2; stock, 1904.
 Athens; Receipts, aoSs; shipments, $500; stock, 20,00l.
 Atlanta: Receipts, S507; shipments, 3S9s; stock, 21,7S3. Brenham: Receipts, T- shipments 1s1 :: stock. 2934.
 Charlotte: :. Steady; middling, 14kc; re ceipts, 15s; shipments, 15S.
 Columbia: Receipts, 226S; 1o5S; stock, 2S, ,4lS
 Columbus, AGa.:- steady;s middling, 141kc; i; receipts, 2700; shipments, 1905; sales, 1905 ; stock, 25,945. merlts, 1409; stock, 5306.
 Eufaula: Receipts, 53; shipments, 66; stock, APT.
 Greenvtle; Receipts, 2455; shipments 2S92; stock, 26,319
 Greenwood, S. C.: Receipts, 512; ship ments, 3s; sales, 19s; stock. S4oo.
 Helena; Receipts, 156s; shipmests, 1885, stock, 15,To5.
 Little Rock: Receipts, 6574; shipments, F54: stock, 4S,926.
 Maeon;s Receipts, 22e; shipments. S57; stock, 1852
 Meridian: Receipts, 2s1s; shipments. 2s7 stock, 23,5o4.
 Montgomery: Receipts, 1875; shipments, 4C95; stock, 34S65.
 NuSHEiiic' t}ulel, HiluuiiHes lo12C, IS- cepts, 125; shipments. 1525; stock, 1894.
 Natchez: Shipments, 200
 Newberry: Receipts. 134.
 Raleigh: Easy; middling, 14Mc; re- ceipts, s5; shipments, 134; stock, 5o9.
 Rome: Receipts, 1929; shipments, Al; stock 6332
 Selma Receipts, 1881; shipments, 619; stock, 1l.4co. Shreveport: Receipts, 1041; shipments, 2363; stock, 25,135
 vicksburss Receipts, 174s; shipments, 1905; stock. 1922.
 yazco City: Receipts, 7la; shipments. 1877; stock 1S,7S9.
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Knnrns City Grain

lures: May, 94as@941sc bid; July, s95sc bid. Corn futures: May 46ss@464c bid; July, 471h6l47ssc. Cash wheat: Unchanged; No. hard. 9od971ac; No. 8. s9@95c; No. 2 red. se@97c; No. 8, s4d9ec. Cash corn: Unchanged: No. ? mixed, 42Ac; No. 8, AAc; No. white 4214c; No. 8, Ale. Cash oats: Unchanged to 1sc higher; No. 2 white, S11sQ321sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-31
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton Market
Cotton Seed Products

Corrected daily by Buckeye Cotton OH
 Company)
 oil, prime, 40Q471sc per gallon: meal, prime, 7h per cent ammonia. S27 per net ton; hulls. sacked. S11; hulls, loose. $s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-31
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, December 30.-Wheat futures. Lower; December, 96o; May, 97szc; July, 92 C. Corn futures: Firm; May, 4713c; July, 4SAc. Oats futures Higher; December 32Nc; May, 33%c. Cash Wheat Firm; track No. red, 96G99c; No. hard, $40 99c. Cash corn: Steady; track No, ?, AGO 4sc; No. white, Acc. Cash oats: Higher; track No. 2. s2c; Mo- 2 white, 3311c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-31
Cotton Seed OH

New York December 30.--Cotton seed oil steady at the start but eased off later ewing to reports of larger offerings of crude, local professional selling and in absence of outside demand. Total sales. 5000. Futures closed ? to 5 points net lower. January, 7.27@7, 29c; February. 7.27 @7 BOG; March, 7.Sc@7. .S2c; April, 7.S2@ 7S6c: May, f7 S5@7 S6c. Prime crude, 6.S3c; prime surnmer yellow, 7.27q7 40c; prime
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Treasury statement

Washington, December 30.--At the be- ginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was:
 Working balance in the treasury offices, sS3, S23,297; in banks and Philippine treas ury s33.143,1S2. The total balance in gen. cral fund was $S5,591,133
 Ordinary receipts yesterday were s2,- ns.1ss, with disbursements of s1,S21, ,3o5.
 The deficit to date this fiscal year is S,oT,045, as against $26,14O,025 at this time last year.
 These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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Live stock Market

Chicago. December 30.-Cattle-Re- ceipts 1500. Market strong. Reeves $4.4o or. Texas steers $4.25@ $40, western steers s4.25@6, stockers $S.5o co 5.So, cows and heifers $2.50@6.30, calves S'
 Hogs-Receipts 17,Ooo. Market more active. mostly 15c higher than yester- days average. Light $7.e0@ 7.s5, mixed s7.60@7.95, heavy s760@7.9 rousn $7.6O@7.75, good to choice heavy s1'.a m7.95, pigs s7.25@S, bulk of sales Sf.fo @7.90.
 Sheep-Receipts 1000. Market strong. Native s26O@4.35, western $2.15 O 4. oo, yearlings S4.75@5.S0, native lambs S4.oo @640, western $4.7oQ6.40.
 Kansas City, December 3o.-Cattle- Receipts 1900 including 100 southerns. Market steady to 10c lower Dressed beef and export steers $o.eo W o.oV' western steers s4.50Q6, stochers s4w $40. southern steers s4.05@6, south ern cows s3@45o, bulls $3.75 @4.S5, calves s4.50@S.50.
 Hogs-Receipts 5000. Market 5@1oc higher. Bulk of sales S72k@7. .T71A; heavy s7721s @7sO, packers and butch- CTS $7.70@7.sO, lights $7.7o@7.771 #.
 Sheep-Receipts 1900. Market 5@ loc higher. Lambs s5.5o@ 6.S0, yearlings s4.25@550, wethers S350@4.30, ewes $3.25Q 3.90, stockers and feeders SoW 3.75.
 St. Louis, December 30.-Cattle--Re- ceipts GOO including 100 Texans. Mar ket strong. Native shipping and export steers Se.50@725, dressed beef and butcher steers s6.25@7, stockers sS.75 @5.25, cows and heifers s3.75 @6.25, canners $2.75@8.25, calves s5.25 @ g, Texas and Indian steers S4.o0 @6.50, cows and heifers $S@ 4.50.
 Hogs-Receipts 4700. Market 20c up. Pigs and lights s7.5o@s, packers s7.90 mS.O5.a butchers and best heavy S7,85 @S.05.
 Sheep--Receipts 1000. Market strong. Native muttons SS.50@4 lambs s5.50@ 6.5O, culls and bucks $250@3, stock CTS s2@3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-31
Cotton Receipts

New York, December 30.--The follow ing are the total net receipts of cotton at ell ports since September l:
 Galveston, 2,O59,3s9; New Orleans, 7,484 Mobile, 1sS,Ss6; Savannah, l.. 111,070 Charleston, 246.672; Whining ton, 33321S; Norfolk, 441,924; Balti- more. 67,S79 New York, 1925; Boston, 22,707; Newport News, 1140; Philadel- phfa, 150; San Francisco. 20.502; Bruns- wick, 162.ss6; Port Townsend, 26,43S; Pensacola, 6S,916; Port Arthur and Sa- bine Pass, 95,210; Jacksonville. 16,06s; El Paso. 55; Laredo, 22o; Gulfport, 12,325; Georgetown, 69S; Texas City. 17S.ss9; minor ports, 1556; totaL 6.01s.- 06l bales. ~,..
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Hubbard Bros. < Co.'s Letter
 New York. December 30.-(Special.)-- Tenders were made today of nearly
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Naval Stores

Savannah, December 30.-Turpentine firm, Tie; sales. 317; receipts, GIT; ship ments, 52: stocks, 1e 199. Rosin firm; sales, 2124; receipts, 3505 shipments, S15; stocks, s4O76. Quote: P. s5.s2lk@6. .o5; D. $5.S5G G.05; F, s5.S7k96.05; F, $5.9o@6 o712; c, s5 921Aal6 .10 H. S5. 95n6 10; l. 10; K, s6.7o; M. ST; N, STGl7. 20; VIC, SIPS; wv. sT.35.
 Charleston, December 30.-Turpentine firm, re: rosin firm. Quote: A, B, c. $5.s .s5@5. STE; D, $o.so; F, $5. 901z@5. .95; F, 8. .95; G, s5. s71kae; II, s676o5; I, s6.p5; K, se.7o; M, s7.l5; N, s7.35; VIC. s7.45; wv, S755 ft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-31

Weekly Cotton Statistics. New York, December 30-The follow ing statistics on the movement of cot ton for the week ending Friday, De- cember 30, were compiled by the New York cotton exchanges:
 WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
 This Year Last yenr.
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Ncw or1ean. Rice Market

New Orleans, December S0.-There was a good demand for rice today. the tone of the market being steady throughout. Prices were unchanged compared With those of yestreday.
 Receipts: Rough, 5654; clean, none; mill CTS, 3999.
 Sales: Rough. 47o Honduras at $2.06@ g. 50; Japan 2s76 at s2. .1Oa2.92. Clean, 1474 Honduras at 1ss@41ac; Japan, 23S7 at 2ss@3c.
 Quotations: Rough Honduras steady, s2ly310 Japan steady, $2@3 .0o Clean Honduras steady. sQ47sc; Japan steady, 21kC13Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-31
Coffee Market

New York, December 3O.-The market Tor coffee futures opened steady at an advance of to points, despite rather disappointing European cables Brazilian news continued bullish however There was very little coffee for sale here and the market moved upward during the day with all active positions reaching new high records for the season on bull support and covering The close was firm at net advance of to 16 points Sales of 625o bags January. 11.20c; February, u.25c; March, 11.32c; April, 11.22c; May, n.14c; June, 1109c; July, 11.O5c; August, He; September, 10.95c; October, 1o.S5c; No- yenber, 10.S2c
 Havre was unchanged to l4 franc lower. Hamburg was A@&c up. Rio unchanged at 62o; Santos unchanged at t4s Is X $50; IS x 050. Receipts at the two Bra gillian ports. 27.OO0 bags. against t20, ,ooO last year. Jundiahy receipts, $500, against $500 last year. New York warehouse deliv- cries yesterday, 16,37S bags, against 14,- 023 last year. private cablegram from Brazil said that owing to unfavorable weather, berries continue to fall from thu trees, necessitating further reductions in estimates of the coming crop.
 Spot coffee steady; Rio No. ', 13kc; Santos, No. 4, 137Ac. Mild quiet; Cordo- va, 13AG15%c nominal.
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Brought into sight
 fhuu far fnr sen.

son o,9oO,1oO f,aOS,W Deduct ~290 bales from receipts for .he season.
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Metal Market

New York, December 30.-Standard cop per dull; spot December, January, Feb ruary and March. Sl2@l2l5. London quiet spot E56. futures G56 16s ga. Local deal ears report nonlinally unchanged mar ket. Lake copper, sl3Q13.25; electrolyt tic $l2.7S@l3, and casting, s125o912.75.
 Arrivals reported at New York today 425 tons. Custom house returns show ex- ports of 2S,794 tons so far this month.
 Tin dull; spot and December, s3SI3s. .35 {: January. ssS@sS.4o; February. sssQsS. 30,
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
Diving for Coins

AS we drew in and came to anchor
we saw descending upon us q feet of
small curious boats filled with half
naked men. We suspected now that
Madeira was cannibal island and pre-
pared for the worst. 1t was not quite
so bad as that. They merely wanted
us to throw coins over into the liquid
azure which they call water In this
country, whereupon their divers would
try to intercept the said coins some
the sea- We didn't believe they could
do it, but we tried and, as usual, found
that the other fellow knew his own
game better than we did.
If those araphibians did not always
get the coins they generally did. They
could see them perfectly in that amaz-
ing water and they could dive like
seals. Some of the divers were mere
children--poor, lean creatures who
stood up In their boats and shouted
and implored and swung their arms In
a wild invitation to us to fling our
money overheard. But they did not
want small money--at least not very
small money They declined to dive
for pennies Perhaps they could only
distinguish the CLEAN OF the white
metal. Let nickel or a dime be tossed
over and two or three were after II
IN a fash, while a vehement outbreak OF
Portuguese from all the rest entreated
still further largess, IL was really
good show, and, being the first OF It's
kind, we enjoyed it--Albert Bigelow
Paine IN outing Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
THE HISTORY OF THE IRISH POTATO

F. ROM the common name. Irish po-
tato, many suppose that we are
indebted TO ireland for this useful
indebted to Ireland for this useful
vegetable. The reverse, however, is
true, for in 1886 Sir Walter Raleigh.
having obtained some of the tubers
from Spanish sailors who brought them
as a part of their cargo to the colonies.
had them planted on his estate near
Cork 1t was not until the middle of
the eighteenth century that the po-
tato was generally cultivated, even In
Ireland. In the United States 1t Is
called Irish potato to distinguish 1t
from the sweet potato. and because
it has become the principal food staple
OF Ireland
The potato is a native OF Chile Tt
was introduced by a monk into Spain,
from which country 1T has extended
slowly over the greater part of Europe.
In America the potato was first
raised In Virginia and North Carolina.
The potato Is we'll adapted for uni
versal vegetable. since it will thrive
IN almost any place between the arctic
and antarctic circles For this reason
It is more widely cultivated and eaten
by all classes and nations than any
other vegetable.
In the days OF Queen Elizabeth po-
tatoes were a luxury. which only the
rich could afford, as much as $125 be-
ing paid for one pound.
In northern Germany many thous-
ands of tons of potatoes are raised an
nually, a large portion OF which is
used in distillng alcohol and other
spirits. In this process a large per
centage of starch is needed, conse-
quentiy the Germans are careful to
plant in soils that produce the great
est quantity c, starch. the percentage
varying from about 13 per cent to 25
per cent.
Many times a day I'm some form we
meet the potato. The gum that sticks
a stamp to a letter is made OF dex-
trine from the potato much of our
laundry starch comes from the same
source. Many of The substances com-
monty sold as arrowroot, tapioea and
other farinaceOus compounds are often
formed from potato -four or starch
In 1896 In the city of Paris 40 900
tons of potatoes We're converted into
flour for making bread. There are
said to- be 250 ways of palatably
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cooking potatoes so we need never
tire of this staple vegetable, but
should remember that it is chiefly
for its bulk that we need and
useN 1T as a food, rather than for It's
nutritive value, since the potato is
mainly composed of water. containing
1873 per cent water, 1S per cent starch.
proteid 2.1 per cent, mineral matter g
per cent, fat 4 per cent.
The sweet potato, though similar
to the white potato. is the fleshy root
OF the plant; it belongs to a different
family, and contains a large percentage
of sugar These potatoes can not be
raised in high attitudes nor do they
keep SO well as the white or Irish po-
tato,
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12

wipe up the doods from tn town. That
the cadits are able, we feel shure, what
with We thrainln an kapin thin from
mischief Me bye Tom has been watch
in the dood cadits an he says we can
bate 'em at walk"
Ned smiled I'm not SO sure of
that" he. said Gentlemen, 1t Is not
an easy job to outdrilI the school
boys. / think we have better material,
but we have not the discipline. The
boys want to do what is right, but they
are too careless"
But think what they were six
months ago." cried Mr.. Breen. my
Jim was in Jail half the time for his
mischief and in mischief when he was
out of Jail. You've done great things
for the boys, Ned"
Ned blushed and hurried along with
his argument "Then we have no uni
forms and no rifles and they make a
big difference in the appearance of a
drill"
Bate thin with yer sthicks,' ex
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army officer. Neither was there any
idea in the minds of the town trustees
that there would be any contest for
the flag and 1t was considered as n
delicate way Of presenting 1t to the
school cadets, although the invitation
to compete had been sent to all the
towns of the county.
Mr. Patrick Casey, father of Ser
geant Tom Casey, with a committee ofN
Shantytowns prominent citizens wait
ed on Ned few nights before the
celebration. Mrs. Haskins. with a great
deal of trepdation, invited them into
the parlor and called Ned from his
books. Mr.. HaslSins pulled on his
coat to be polite, and went in to back
his son up in case it was serious.
I'VE are here, ladies and gentlemen,
as committee" began Mr. Casey,
clearing his throat, "as a committee
reprisinting the sentimints of this inn
portant part of tn community to re-
quist av yez Captain Ned. that ye take
tn scalpins intil this contist Toos'dy an
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AND A FLAG; HOW NED HASKINS WON
ny PERRY NEwnMRnY

n ENG poor has always it's disad-
* vantages, but they had been Of
small consequence to Ned Has
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-18
WRESTLING MATCH OFF.
Rowett and Gronlund Will Not Meet
Saturday Evening.

The Mining Journal says:
The catch-as -catch and Graeco-
Roman wrestling match arranged a
month ago for Ishpeming, Saturday
the 18th. between John Rowett, cham
pion of the world i'm the Cornish style,
and Gunner Gronlund. the clever cop
per country wrestler, is off. For some
reason unknown to Mr.. Rowett, Gron-
lund has refused to wrestle.
Rowett is in fine condition, as he has
been training hard ever since his match
with Carl Lehto, in the copper coun-
try, nearly two months ago. Wednes-
day evening of last week he defeated
William Allen of Chicago i'm catch
as-catch- can match at Ironwood, WIN
ming his first fall i'm twenty-seven min
utes and the second in twenty-eight
and one half minutes. He secured both
falls with a half-nelson and bar hold.
This was the second time that Rowett
has defeated Allen, whom he declares
is one of the best men of his size that
he has ever met. Rowett outweighed
Allen between fifteen and twenty
rounds.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-18
MICHIGAN AND SYRACUSE
MEET ON TRACK TOMORROW

| Ann Arbor, Mich, March 19.-Inter-
est in the first big dual meet that Mich
igan has had in years which will be
held with Syracuse tomorrow has
been increased by the practical selec-
ton of the men who will uphold the
| Wolverine colors against the Metho-
dists.
Horner, who broke the indoor rec
ord i'm the 35-yard dash i'm the var
sity meet of Saturday, is expected to
be the mainstay of the Michigan team
and he will enter five events, the shot
put, high jump, 95-yard dash and the
high and low hurdles. Horner made
a mark of four seconds fiat in the short
dash last Saturday, which clips one
fifth of a second from the mark set
by McNair in 1908, and which has been
frequently tied, but never before bro
ken.
Craig showed that he was back i'm
form by taking both the high and TOW
hurdles i'm the first meet in which he
has made an appearance. He was hard
pushed by Horner I'm both events.
Michigan has her greatest material in
the 440-yard dash and it is probable
that the final selection of three men
for that event will not be made until
1ust before the meet. Ross, Keck, Lee
ger and Gamble are the four men who
look best and from past performances
the first three are favorites.
Capt May and Beardsley in the
mile and Hall with Reck in the half
mile will probably be the only ones
picked by Trainer Fitzpatrick to up
hold the maize and blue I'm the dis
lance runs. Capt. Mays mark of 5S1
for the mile last Saturday is consider
ed as exceptionally good. II BONN
sack is in shape he will probably be
added to the list of men chosen for
the half-mile, making the list for all
events as follows: Capt. May, Beck,
Craig. Horner. Leger, Freeney. Ross
Beardsiey. Reck. Bohnsack and Hall.