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The evening world., 1913-09-03
METZ GETS $4,000
JUDGMENT AGAINST
partner He 0USTED
Congressman Had Endorsed
Note and Was Compelled
to Pay Full Sum.

Congressman Herman A. Msts. whj
MED suit aEn MT Ben r. Hardss.y las,
July to recover osoooo q . aoes widowed
~ Nets. wef1ch me OonGrssDman 0a1d
q maturity. won oct n JHeacs Wssts's
part Of the supreme Court today Whsn
che Justice awar1sd judGmAna h ~
anwos eor tAs tuiI amount ot shs npts.
The note Ia question figured n <hs
hnaadal Affairs q the New York Hfasl
Company. which has . ounNra0t wtala
the Government for uasvytnG al mA6lG
In lower New York. The corpoVntlon d
cApotaitssd 1t $4,000. Hardssev w.
President until Aprtl y WIEN. - T.
legged. he was forced out b. Nets. WIN
dirSctorats.
shortly sftsr he was aspossd Has.
deSty announced mat he would take
stsps 70 have Nots's connection With
the mail company investigated By Con-
Ereas on the srouno that the Con-
grsssmAn was interested In q contract
With the Government.
In his answer HardaOty sah tAat
Nets became the owner Of On 900 ~,or IN
Of stock In the Atlantic Expreas Com.
pany. whfh aaaerotled the mail carry
Ing concern, And sdvanced 10000 to
enable the latter company to carry
out Its contract.
Hardesty said that no end Metx
agreed to purchase stock control Of the
express company for $4,000 and that
he gave his notes for es7.OO ~ part pay
mont and that tho remainder was to be
raised on the TOooo nOte In question,
which was discounted by the Metro
politan Bank When the note fell due.
Metz alleged he had to pay
In deciding In the Congressman s
favor Justice Weeks also vacated An
order he had made two weeks ago. COM
luandins Mr.. Nets to undergo exami-
nation an open court
The evening world., 1913-09-03
BOHEMIAN BEAUTY
LOSING k|NG'SFA
OFFERS BIG REWARD
Gift Of Leopold Of Belgium
Was Left in Cab and
Finder Gets $4,000.

DO You went q little easy money!
Yes' Well. here's . chance to pidk w
$4,000.
An you have to DO 10 20 find . fan.
It's only . ntue fan. . little ivory tan.
But II was the gift Of ,inG. end tAsrs-
fore 10 valued for us associations. And
tho owner 10 a beautiful woman. erom
whom II would Seem . shame 70 take
the money.
Miss Anna Marie Hsrdlicska y ne
loser Of the fan. You needn't try 70 pro-
nounce the name. n you don't wish TOO
Because Now Workers. found II 70 hard
To pronounce. the Bohemian beauty mad
herself called Miss jackson.
Well at any rate, she went TO the
theatre last night. then to have some
goodies Whom she arrived homo she
found that she had lost a ring with
a black pearl. surrounded with eleven
diamonds and tho little ivory fan She
found the ring In the auto. but the
fan never did she flnd. A lady friend
called up Tho Evening World to-day
and told tho story Of the loss and said
that the loser was Offering $4,000 for
the recovery OF the fan. The lady from
Bohemia IL living At No. i22 West
seventy-second street An Evening"
World reporter ducked into the subway
and emerged at ssventy-second street.
WILL GIVE $4,000 TO FINDER
OF FAN.
1T was AZ the Naw York roof gar
den We were" she said. "rhe gentle
man was Mr.. Glamon-I don't know
how TO spell his name; ne lives on For
ty-ninth street somewhere. Well, when
We returned home | look at my ring
and there IL no ring. OOH and there
Is my IAN gone. too. In the machire
We find the ring, but the fan II 10 gone
for good, And ! regret Il 80 much be-
cause King Leopold give II 10 ne when
went wu my uncle to lunch at the
palace"
And do you mean to say that you
Will give $1,000 to the hnlar of the
FAM" the reporter asked incre,fulously
"Poof! Certainly" said the beautiful
woman. II would not lose the fan for
that sum NV unde Will Give it, or
will give IT myself,''
Are you going on the stage7" the re-
porter asked, his brain growing dizzy
NO. no. no." cried the Bohemia n
beauty Never the stage. Ooh. no"
Miss Herdliczka came into prominenc e
and the public prints In last May. when
her engagement to Francis Dalton Gal
latin was announced Then II became
known tina, she was OF an old Bohemian
family. living at Moravia. Austria. She
was educated at Prague, and IN tina,
city Mr., GSllatln met her when size was
but thirisvn years old. Mr.. Gslistir
was nearly three times her age. but the
/ beauty Of the child won his heart
Many other trips did he make to Prague
! About two years ago she came 10 Nss
yovk 70 vistt sTtso1A
o. Nay 10 last On snnur-smsnt "a
The evening world., 1913-09-03
EARL OF CARRICk TO SHINE
As l0NU0n STAGE STAR
House of Lords Member Has
Achieved Fame as Amateur
Actor in Anstocratic Society.

LONDON, Sept. s,-The Ea,l OF Car.
rick In announced to-day as the Attest
recruit from the ranks oi nobility to
the music hal stage. 1t 10 stated that
his appearance has been arranged for
an early Gate In = ons-aot play entitled
"A Point Of Honor"
The Earl OF carrick Ia considered one
OF the cieveres, amateur actors In aris-
tocratic society, lie 10 nearly forty
years old and sits In tho House VI Lords
IS Baron Butler, which title no ~
celvsd last year, His saridom being an
Irish one. did not sntitis him To Q ssas
In the House Of Lords, He was for.
merry ~ snsss u IN isfaatIy rssiusni
u the British aF0V.
The evening world., 1913-09-03
FIVE INVESTIGATIONS TO DE.
TERMiNE RESPONSIBILITY.

Five investigations are unt n way to-
day to determine the responsibility for
the disaster.
Three OF them. combined into one In
the New i.ayen office. are being held
In secret under directions Of the rail.
road. Coroner NIX, and Public Utilities
Commissioner Engineer Elwell. The
others are In the hands al the Interstate
Commerce Commission at the States at
torney OF New Haven County.
Every attempt to penetrate the stout
oak doors OF General Manager Bardo's
ONCE by newspaper men was met with
diplomatic hedging and passing of the
buck the blame finally being left with
the Coroner, who didn't care 20 have
ny one questioning his witnesses" A
plea for permission to sit quiet while
evidence was heard was refused.
The evening world., 1913-09-03
new WORKERS HURLED
OVER PREC|RCt WIlE
MOTORING |N.HNY
Mrs. Beverley Duer and M.
Vincent Smith Badly Injured
in Fail Near Turin.

TUUsM. fsa1y. 0spe a-Ths AoGsaa
sovetsss ln5usA when their susemsoaas
fen ovss . prseipscs nsae Atsis -
Bernard ySsesrday were Mr.. Dsvssesy
Duer q New Yort "a Ma o01AA.
whose fAi idOtity eosia - ~ Gssw-
tainsd.
The two women wsrs ~ hrst ~ -
b mortaly hurt. Ovs shey called ss0s-
what so-HAy IN the San Bernard Q9UB-
patai. Mrs. Smith 10. however. stir n
Q save condition. Beverley Dvss 81.
snA another MAJ In the party vss
not injured. although stunned BY ~
shock.
Nrs. Beverley Duer left New Ysrk
for Europe on June on board H.
Kronprins wilhelm. The party he'd beso
staying at Chamonix. France.
Mrs smith," who was injured 10 -
automobile accident near Little -
bernard. Italy. yesterday, 10 Nrs. w.
cent Smith Of this city and q sisterson-
law Of Mrs. BEVERLEY Duer. also u
New York. who was hurt In the some
accident Mrs smith has spent much
time abroad and up to q short time 80
had resided IN CHINA
Mrs Duer In widow of the late ~.
erley q. Duer who died In isoe ~.
Duer was cashier ~ the Bank Of she
state OF New York Mrs. smith Was ~
ll.x .sl. d,
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recalled that Coroner Mix has held an
open inquest In the many years he has
served. II Coroner MIX does not change
his plans II will be III likely that details
Of his probe Will be known until the
finding 10 nled with the Superior Court
The point which will have to b. de-
termined to-day before any responsibility
can be placed for the wreck 10 just where
the Bar Harbor Express lay with ref.
erence to the blocks when It wa struck
and where Il lay after hrst oosninS %
o stop.
u It stopped within the book sx-
tending back 10 wanlnEford. Engineer
Miller ran past . danger signal. II II
lay in the North Haven block there
would have been no signal warning from
the old-fashloned banjo" signal untrl
Miller was within q few yards Of the
rear d the train. The system OF banjo
signal warnings u the Oldest ir use In
America and was ordered discontinued
last December by the Public Utliitiss
Commission. II is stu In operation.
Engineer Miller. before the railroad
stopped him. said the fog was 30 denae
he could not see the signal at Miuer's
Crossing. a few yards from where the
wreck occurred. Miller said nothing
ABOUT a signal set against him at WAL
lingford. which would b set at danger
II the wrecked train was In the Wauing-
(ord block.
The evening world., 1913-09-03
C0RoNER'S INQUEST NOT LIKE.
" TO BE OPEN TO PUBLIC,

President Howard Elliott. who was
early at his Office. said that 30 far a.
he was concerned ne was perfectly will
Ing that the Coroner's inquest should be
public one. lie said, however. that he
understood Coroner Mix to feet that
many witnesses would be greatly wor-
rled II they had to testify IN the presence
OF newspapernen and others, and hs
thought more evidence could be obtained
II -aci, ~ltnsss hnew il. MAS taiA.ns
privately
Under the state law q Coroner has
the right to hold a private inquest. In
the recent wrecks ct Westport and
Stanford Coroner. PhslAp os Eatrasld
Ce0nty hsA open seeetens. u y ~
The evening world., 1913-09-03
10 CARS IN DANGER Block
AFTER THE WRECK.

After the wreck no part OF the train
lay In the Wallingford block. Conductor
Bruce Adams OF the train said after the
wreck that the Bar Harbor express
stopped few feet within the walling-
ford block and afterward pulled up out
side while an attempt was made to re-
pair brake on the third sleeper which
had been holding at intervals and de-
laying the train on the way down. II
hc stopped inside the block and later
pulled out, 1t is argued. the signal At
Walllngford would be set aGains; Miller.
This the railroad officials are trying 10
prove. Passengers no were awake
when the train stopped declare they did
not feel the train start again.
The evening world., 1913-09-03
Giant Batsieship for Turkey.

BARRoW-IN-FURNESS. Ems. Sept
3-One Of the most formidable battle
ships In the world. the Reshad- J. Hsmis
Vas launched here today as the nrst
unit In tho rejuvenatod Turkish navy
she dispiaces over 5000 tons and pos.
sesses an armament OF ten lS.s-inch
guns, thus exceeding In gun power any
vessel IN commission In rho British navy
The evening world., 1913-09-03
CAME 70 HER 40 AN ORPHAN
DoV or THIRTEEN.

'tAngust came 10 " when he was an
ssvAan. only thlrtssn years old. and he
hes 6ssa with u ever Ance. He's over
fos1V now. end he's Just - much my
~ - b. ever was. When ne was Mt
~ 1ellow be "a lots Of chores, and
stolbsa hard. and all the nsighbors
lsVed him. Then. when Mr.. Scott died.
- toAsas my man. and he's been my
- svF sincs.
% 20 ~ thak iawnf He keeps II
The evening world., 1913-09-03
CONTINUED from First PaseD
effect to employees to obey orders OF
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. HOWARD ELLIOTT.
WHY HAVEN'T WOODEN CARS
BEEN ABANDONED.

Interstate Commerce Commissioners
McChord has begun his Investigation
by wiring the general superintendent OF
the Pullman Company. at Chicago, re-
auesting a detailed statement on the
number Of cars that company now has
in service. wood and steel how many OF
each kind are In process OF construction
and over which roads the wooden cars
are now run.
Another poin, We will endeavor to
ascertain" said McChord, us why the
Pullman Company Is unloading It's
wooden sleeping cars on the knes OF
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford company. Other railroads nave
been enabled to discard the dangerous
wooden Pullman equipment. Why
hasn't the New Haven road?'
Inexcusable confusion attending the
proper classification OF the dead and In
jured led yesterday and last night to
the publication In the press OF consid-
erabIs misinformation. Coroner MIX
was 80 busily engaged with the rail-
road ofIicials In a star chamber inVes-
tigation yesterday afternoon and eve
ming that the bodies OF the dead were
left without oficial supervision. and no
attempt was made to straighten out
the most important feature or the
wreck-the identity Of the dead and the
presentation to the press OF accurate
news about the wounded.
NOT ovERWoRKEo, SAYS MAN.
AGeR c. 1. eARoO.
The statement OF Mrs F. A. Scott. the
oster-mother OF Engineer August Miller
Of the White Mountain Express, that
Miller was overworksd for week be-
fore the collision and slept only an hour
and q half on the day before the wreck
was denied to-day at New Haven by
General Manager C. l.. Bardo. The
railroad Official stated that Miller was
on his regular run. which called on him
for only nine hours Of actual road duty
every other day.
1.-THE engineers run" said the gen.
orai manager. was between Spring
neld and Stamford, taking train No.
IS from Stamford at 9,5s p. NJ, arriv-
ing at Springfield at 1895 a. NJ, leav-
Ing Springfield with train No. ss at
40 A. NJ, and arriving at stamford
at SIS 4. NJ, Between the latter hour
ana $50 the following night. Miller
was az duty and had nc extra runs.
ITO say that Miller was tired from
overwork is ridiculous. Whoever said
ne was made an irresponsible state
mont. Miller IL one Of our best men,
and In spite Of the fest that 10 made
. Mtstshs ~ sesnass ~ ~ asase
The evening world., 1913-09-03
ENGINEER WEPr; KNEW ROAD
WOULD PUT BLAME ON HIM.

''AuKust-everybody In the neighbor-
Rood Gales him that. everybody loves
him-came to me this morning ~ soon
~ ne could. He knew I would b walt
Ing for him. And he sank down In his
big Morris chair-the one he likes 10
much and began to cry. August isn't
weak man. either. He told me all
shout the accident aud how tired he
was, and how the fagnan wasn't sent
back. and how they didn't give any sig
ma. Then he told me what the road
omcials would say and how the blame
would be put on him.
August and ]. We knew what It would
- We knew he'd be blamed But
lust told him to stop srieving. that II
wasn't mans fault when another
, worked him and worked him until the
flesh dropped away from his bones and
his eyes were sunken, and bloodshot.
Jesus mover will put tho blood Of those
lost lives on my boys head.
Perhaps ought not to be telling this.
for he told me not to talk to any re-
porters. But when I think about them
trying to put the blame on him. Just
can't help but tell the truth. even II II
does hurt the road. Let them discharge
h4m u they want. He's my boy. and
knew whose fault II 10. But they
musax they musn't'-asain her voice
trsmbasd-'put him In one Of those
c0rS.
The evening world., 1913-09-03
WORKED WITHOUT SLEEP;
GREW OLD IN A WEEK.


Always has It been so. Always has
the road made him do things he ought
not 70 do; made him work when he was
tired; made him use old engines about
10 20 to pieces. Why, one time he re-
fused to run an engine because II was
70 rtckety. I asked hin last year to
Quit. and he wanted to. but didn't. Yes.
terday told him that he must rest. and
he laughed and said that the road had
ordered him to work and he must obey.
He didn't get but little over an hours
sieep and ! was afraid for him. Why.
~ had grown old during the week.
her voice sank. but she recovered In.
stant!y-"and his face changed So
"They won't put him In jaii?" she
asked again. 1T would kill him II they
kept him there one night. He has never
done q wrong thing. He hasn't even
had q little accident all the ten years
no has been an engineer. And he was
20 proud OF IT,"
The old-t.mey little gentiewoman's
face. ordinarily as sweet and peaceful
40 the atmosphere In the quiet suburb
OF Montowese. as she stood on the porch
'of the home into which August Miller
was adopted when he was thirteen years
old was sadly contorted by the grief she
70 desperately strove to hide. Behind her
ons could catch glimpses Of the polished
hardwood floor in the parior. the quaint
cid rugs and the furnishings which make
part Of the home for the engineer. his
foster mother and her woman com.
panion. Her husband died four years
The evening world., 1913-09-03
QyERW0RK D|D|T,
!. SAYS ENGINEERS
! F:0STER-M0THER
III They Won't Put Ny Boy
h Jail?" She Asks
Plteously. 81
VIGILANCE TO SLEEP"
9oN0suwn Old IN the Last
- MEX Prom Continuous
T'Duty finder orders."
OQHANCE TO SLEEP. :"

00o 4soo woman With Qutvering lips
- ~ - - brave y awaiting to-day
- Nstson Of Coroner Ell MIX Of New
Dov0o County, who 10 seeking to NJ the
roaDeassbility for the New Haven wreck.
~ out Of the great crowd Of high ON.
sAaSA mourning sufferers and curious
prsons. alone 70 drsadins the ultimate
veFdaet concsrping another.
they wonA put my boy in Jail. will
thsyr' Mrs. r. A. Scott. foster mother
q nDgiaeer August Miller. driver Of the
destA engine which crashed into the
rear Of the Bar Harbor express. anx-
iousty asked an Evening World reporter.
aad concealed her anguish when he did
MOI answer
why. he couldn't have made q mis-
take" she asserted piteously. He told
me the front train didn't put out signals.
And he never has told me a iis!" Her
body Strengthened proudly.
perhaps my boy must suffer. but II
he does II will be because OF the man
ayers of the road and not his fault. II
the blame is laid on him II will be be-
cause he has been made to work night
and day for a whole week. A person
can't stand Il when he isn't allowed
any rest, can he?"
AE wnakEn rnAiIr ci eco.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-22
HONEYWELL CHORUS
FOR CITY XMAS TREE
Brass Bands Offer Service
While Cash Donations
Pour i'm.
CANDY IS COLLECTED
Christmas Anthems to Give
Holiday Spirit to
Occasion.
CANDY is COLLECTED

Seventy-fve members of the Honey
well chorus promised yesterday after
noon to sing at the municipal Christ
mas celebration Christmas night. Coop
er's band offered to donate their ser
vices for concert, which was accept
ed by the committee. Tonight mem
hers of the committee will call at the
meeting of the Richmond City band
and ask that they play also.
Contributions continue to come in,
increasing in number and amounts. By
noon today cash received by Sergean.
McNally amounted to $8O75 Dona-
tons in clothing and toys have also
been made.
Only candy will be distributed at
the tree according to the decision of
the committee Saturday night. Cloth
ing, toys and the money will be divid-
ed between the Associated Charities
and the Salvation Army, the commit
tee believing the two institutions
were in a better position to know the
poor of the city and their needs than
any other organizations.
Collects Candy.
In a big motor truck, Councilman
Frank Jones is making the rounds Of
the grocery stores today, collecting
candy, which will be placed in pack
ages by Sunday School classes tomor-
row afternoon, and given to the chill
dren Christmas night.
Tomorrow in a truck furnished by
the Hackman-Klefoth company, Mr..
Jones will cover the entire city col
lecting packages from persons who do
not have time to bring their donations
to the city hall. Persons wanting the
truck to stop at their homes should
leave calls at police headquarters. A
fire gong will be placed on the automo-
bile so housewives can hear 1t coming.
Board of works today granted the
committee permission to have a hole
dug in North A street and the tree
placed in it, under the supervision of
Street Commissioner Gem. A thirty
foot tree has been selected and will
be placed tomorrow.
Music Selected.
J. H. McAfee has selected the fol-
lowing songs to be sung by the Honey
we'll chorus: "Joy to the World" "Oh,
little Town of Bethlehem" "It Came
on a Midnight Clear" and while
Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by
Night"
Additional cash has been contribut-
ed by J.. w. Ferguson. George Math-
ews, Rudolph Weidman, Harrison
Nichols, James E. Fry, H. III. Wagner,
Lewis A. Knopp, Paul Comstock,
Schultz & Lanning, B. B. Myrick, Bar
tenders Union, B. A. Kennepohl and
Louis Beeson.
Donations of sclothing have been
been made by Allen Grave, John How
ard. Mrs George Healey, Lon Webster,
William Schneider, Mrs. Will Ste
phens, E. ohnson. J. w. Ketrin, Mrs.
E, F. Hall, Mrs. Mae Farquahr, W. D.
Foulke, Paul Beale, Frank Waidele,
Oscar Hirschfield, Henry Wilkemeier.
Alice Hill, Lynn, Indiana, Louis Bee
son, Mrs. Gwyn and George Brehm.
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aged to throw trio of. field goals.
Jones, the other Richmond forward,
played stellar game and tossed sew
en- goals through the ring. The other
of the "Y'' quintet played consistent
basketball,
The visitors devoted their time to
watching Cory, the former Indiana I'M
1versity center, and he was unable to
do effective playing. F. Allen and r.
Allen, the forwards of the Losants-
will team played the game for the To-
Gals. The former scored sixteen points
and the latter made half that number,
There was some talk of protesting
the game ON the grounds that the
Richmond boys made ten deciding
score OTTER the whistle had sounded.
This would set the score back to a
tie. When Parker threw the goal the
crowd surged onto the floor, claiming
that the game was tie and that the
last goal was illegal.
The summary is as follows:
Losantsville, 81. Richmond 80.
II. Alien .-.......... LannlnS
Forward
Forward.
cunning cory
Center.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL
GIVES TEACHERS
REMEMBRANCES

Sunday morning at the Central
Christian church Sunday school. p. T.
Mcclellan, teacher of the c. B. A
class, was presented with handsome
gold watch by the president of the
class. DR.. J. c. Blossom. The class
had an attendance yesterday of 155,
Mrs. George Chrisman' teacher of the
was presented with a pretty cut glass
table service Mrs, Ross Robinson
president of the class made the pre-
sentation speech. The class had an
attendance of $50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-22
PLACE FOUR ART
WINDOWS IN CHURCH

Four art windows depicting different
Biblical scenes. are being placed in the
ST Mary's church. The windows, yalu-
ed at more than $4,000 are gifts of
members. Two were presented by
John ]. Harrington and family. one
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-22
SELL SOUVENIRS TO
BUY RILEY'S BUST

MILTON, Ind, Dec. 22.-Pupils of
Miss Marie Snyder, in the public
school recently completed the sale OF
$50 Riley couvenirs. From the results
of the sales a bust of the Hoosier poet
was purchased and a painting illus
trating Riley's famous poem The Ole
Swimmin' Hole" Frank Scott received
a copy of Riley's poems as a prize for
selling the most souvenirs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-22
WIN GAME
BY A CLOSE SCORE
Defeat Losantsville Five i'm
Last Half Minute
of Play.
PARKER THROWS FOUL

LOSANTSVILLE, Ind, Dec. %
The throwing of a foul goal by Par
ker of the Richmond Y. M. c. A bas-
ketball team, in the last half minute
OF play defeated the locals by the
score of 80 to 81, Saturday evening.
The game was the most exciting CON
test of the season, as the teams were
evenly matched.
tanning, the "Y'' star, was closely
guarded during the game, but man
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PAGE THREE

by Father Cronin and the fourth oy
NJ. ]. Eagen and family.
The windows are of the finest DO
nestle art that can be secured.
There are a number of windows 10
be placed in the church and when
these have been secured. general
dedication will be held for each. No
special dedications will be held for the
art windows as they are placed in the
church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-22

WANTED-Young man of good ad-
dress. W. G. Murray. 22-1t
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Field goals-Jones, I; Lanning, 3:
Parker, l; F. Allen, s; R. Allen 4:
Cory, /.
Foul goals-Jones. ?; Parker, 2 F.
Allen, 3, and Burrows, ?.
Time of halyes-20 minutes.
Referee-Hoover
Attendance-250.