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New Britain herald., 1925-02-25
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BARNES LEADING
Tampa Professional Has Lead of Three Points Over Kirkwood in Golf Matches in Florida.

Tampa, Fla, Feb. 25-Jim Barnes, professional of the Temple Terrace Country club of Tampa, was three ahead of his nearest opponent, Joe kirkwood of Pasadena, California, today, as the 84 professionals enter cd in the Florida open golf tourna- ment shifted to the Palma Celia course for the final S6 holes.
 Barnes turned in a total score yes terday of 145 for the first S6 holes against the 14S Of KirkWood. Leo Diegel and Eddie Loos were tied with Walter Hagen, British open and United States professional cham pion, for third place with 149.
 Sam Rice, star outfelder for the Washington Senators, turned in the highest card of the tournament with total of 1SS strokes.
 Fred Mcleod, who furnished the sensation of the morning round yes terday by turning in a card of 69 for the first IS holes, finished the day well down in the ranks with a total score of 153, while Abe Mitchell, long driving British star, had trouble with his iron shots and carded 156 to tie for twelfth place.
 Cyril Walker, national open champion, who had been ill for sev-
 r.; {
New Britain herald., 1925-02-25
EIGHT MEN KILLED

Langtry. Tex. Feb. 25.-A prema- ture explosion of dynamite at a rock quarry belonging to the Southern Pacific railroad here yesterday aft ernoon caused the death of eight men and injuries to several others. So powerful was the blast that some of the bodies were hurled hundreds nf fnaf
New Britain herald., 1925-02-25
TO TRY X COMEBACK

Hot Springs, Ark. sFeb. 25.--Jot Lynch, former bantamweight cham pion, who is in training here, ha' gotten down to serious training ant intends to stage a comeback" h' has announced. If suitable arrange ments can be made 1t is likely tha Lynch will make his initial appear ance in the local ring about tho middle of next month.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-25
ROONEY WINS SIX.

Rooney of the Commercial alleys won six out of nine games from Har- ris of Hartford in the Class A state bowling league last night. He aver aged 107 to his opponents 104.6, and his total pinfall was 963 against 942 for Harris.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-25
CATCHER IS SOLD

Toronto. Feb. 25.-Eddie Onslow. catcher, who for the past seven years has been a member of the Leafs, was sold last night to the Newark club, which he will manage during the coming season. Negotiations have been under way since the In- ternational League meeting in New York,
New Britain herald., 1925-02-25
JAPs LAUNCH CRUISER

By The Associated Press.
 Tokio, Feb. 25. - The Japauese naval cruiser Furutaka, the first of several war craft proposed under the Washington agreement vas launched today.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-25
SPRINGFIELD 10
 BE HERE TONIGHT
Y. M. H. X. Stacks Up Against
 the Mats at the ArInOry


 K. FcIdman ..-........... KildufY
 Left Guard
 Substitutes: Greenberg, H. Fcld- man, LaHar, Weir.
 Gubersky also will be with the visitors. Referee: Dick Dillon.
 Dick Dillon, referee. doubtless will be called upon to step around pretty lively at the armory tonight when the Nationa Guards take on the Springfield Y. M. H. A. following the preliminary game at o'clock in which the Meriden Eagles clash with the Reserves.
 the National Guards take on the The big games starts at 9:3o and will be followed by dancing. -. This Springfield team, be 1t re- membered, is the one that gave the Mats their worst beating of the year when they handed them 52-26 trouncing in Springfield on Febru- ary 4.
 That tonight's game will have a different ending, is the opinion of every member of the team. Each one is out to win and from whistle and whistle 1t is expected that both teams will be going at top speed. Incidentally, this will be the first mid-week game the locals hav' played at home.
 On Friday night the local team goes to New Haven to engage the Atlas on the latter's home floor and a big delegation of rooters have an- nounced their intention of goine along too. A win over the Spring. field Hebs and the New Britain boys as well would just about put th' Mats on the top of the Connecticu l basketball world.
 Saturdays game will bring new conner 10 New Britain. in the Brs tol West Ends, the management no having been able to come to term with either the Bridgeport Appine or the Manchester Atlas.
 The Bristolites have been doinl well all season and include in thei lineup some well known players among whom are Dewey Carpenter Tracey, Darlington. Sheehy an' Rogasky.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-25
SYRINGE M
 
HIGHEST AND LOWESTSCORES
 AREMADELN LNDUS7Y CIRCUIT

planted with substitutes with the exception of Jasper.
 The summary:
New Britain herald., 1925-02-25

cral days, found hlms S3 at the end of the first + 'pped out before the afternc
 Jackson stood secOI ester- days play with 2 vii lost.
Evening star., 1925-01-19
WHEAT AND CORN
HIT NEW LEVELS
Today's Advance in Values
Due Largely to Market
in Liverpool.
BY the Assoc ated Press.

BY the Assoc ated Press.
CHICAGO, January 19.-With trad
ing on a big scale, all deliveries of
wheat and corn jumped TO new high
record prices today as soon as trading
began. May delivery OF wheat went
to above 100 a bushel, contrasting
sharply against the former top rec
ord of 1881 at the close on Satur-
day. The new advance in values here
was more OF less due to the fact that
the Liverpool market showed a de-
cided upturn above Saturdays quota
tiona. Chicago opening ptices. which
varied from unchanged figures to 2ss
higher. May 1887 to 100 and July
1.64Ia to l.65. were soon followed by
additional gains, despite heavy sell
ing to realize profits. Export busi-
ness in wheat was said TO be huge.
Corn and oats derived their
strength largely from wheat. Besides
country buying of corn continued ac-
tive. After opening at Is TO / 9s
higher. May 1858 to l.36, the corn
market scored a quick further ad-
vance.
Oats started at u to ~ gain, Ma,
sax to 63Ts. A further rise ensued.
Provisions We're responsive to the
action OF grain as we'll a. to higher
quotations on hogs
Evening star., 1925-01-19
DECLARE RATE CHANGE
WOULD HURT BALTIMORE
Railroad Officials Strongly OPP
pose Equalizing Rail and
Ocean Charges.
Special Dispatch to The star.
yn.T -rVaa a~rT- r.... -.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, January l9.-Oflcials
OF the railroads serving Baltimore de-
clare passage Of the Butler bill
equaliZing rail and ocean rates from
Atlantic ports, now before Congress,
would be disastrous to the trade of
Baltimore.
Il do not believe that Congress will
enact such a law" declared J. w.
Allison, freight agent for the West
ern Maryland Railway. Possibly
Mr.. Butler introduced the bill simply
to create public sentiment in favor
of ii, so that such sentiment would
influence the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
1T would make Baltimore an un-
attractive location for boat people"
said Mr.. Allison, and would ruin a
great deal of our trade here"
such a bill here could not help but
work to the disadvantage Of Balti-
more" said Archibald Fries. vice
president, in charge OF freight OF the
Baltimd%e and Ohio Railroad
Evening star., 1925-01-19
First Mortgage Loans

Lowest Rates Of Interest and Commission
Thomas J. Fisher & Company. Inc.
73s 18th Street
Evening star., 1925-01-19
GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS,

(Qdoted in dollars per million marks
Evening star., 1925-01-19
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

to a new high. Directors meet We'd
nesday to act upon dividends on the
common and reports were current
that $3.50 "a share would be initiated.
The demand for the new Boisson-
nault carried 1t to a new top. With
the old stock and the rights to sub
scribe to Dubilier Condenser new out
of the way, il was not difficult to bid
the present shares to a fresh high
around 50, but others of the group
did little.
The oils gave a fair account OF
themselves, but buying in this quar-
ter was selective.
Evening star., 1925-01-19

NEW YORK, January l9.-Follow-
ing Is an official list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb market today:
Evening star., 1925-01-19
TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
AND ALL OTHER PEOPLE
WE WANT you AS ONE OF
$4,000 NEW INVESTORS IN
THE SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
ne
"YOUR BANK"

To get your Investment we will
loan you ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS WITHOUT INTEREST OR
ENDORSEMENT.
The only condition is that you
will leave il on deposit in a saw
ines account for one year and
pay US back ten dollars a month.
Your one hundred dollar invest
ment will bear interest at 40
per annum, compounded semi.an.
rUally.
At the end Of one year your 500
investment will be worth S1o4.o4.
Under the usual Sc savings plan,
il you save S1o month for ten
months, your S1oo at the end of
one year would be worth S1o2.52.
Come in and talk with US about
this new investment plan.
Banking Hours-s:3o am. to
pm, except list, 2nd, 18th, 18th,
18TH and last day of each month,
$50 am. to $50 pm, Saturdays,
$50 am. to pm.
Evening star., 1925-01-19
CLOTH PRICES HIGHER.

NEW YORK. January le Especially.
The cotton goods markets were
quiet todaya but some prices were ad-
vanced fractionaliy. Print cloth quo
tations were 914 for 64 by so, and II
for 6s by -, the latter an advance of
an eighth cent. Raw silks were quiet
with few irregular price changes.
Evening star., 1925-01-19
BY WILLIAM T.. HErFERSAN
Received by PR

NEW YORK, January 19.-The up
Maru movement on the Curb Ex-
Change was most pronounced in the
nrst hour today. The demand from.
the short interest gained momentum
and was accompanied by an aocumu
latioh OF over the week end buying
oroers lcr long account Later the
market lapsed into d period OF COM
parative duilness an the price move
ment became irregular.
Among the features was the heavy
demand for Charles Freshman Co
which was bid up almost points
Evening star., 1925-01-19
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Potomac Elec lst 5s-s1 600 at 100; 81 900
at 1904.
WASHINGTON Gas Light-lO at 80.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. com.-l0 at 100,
30 at 100.
Washington Rwy. & Elec pfd.--l at s1l4,
at s1ta 10 at sli5, 10 at 81 y 10 at Sis.
Union Trust Co.-J at l7S, at 17s
AFTER CALL
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s-s1 600 at %.
Continental Trust Co.-10 at Sc.
National Mtge. & Invest. pfd.-i0o at ees.
UNLISTED DEPT.
Citizens Savings BaEk-ioo at IS.
Nunsey Trust Co.--l2 at 12l.
Money-Cau loans, and 6 per cent.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05

Hall last Saturday night when
town and county officers were
called in to, quell a near riot and
two officers and several habitues
OF the place were beaten.
1t was at these dances, Mrs.
Hines asserted, that her son
learned to drink and that bad com
panions are the cause of his down.
fall. She said her son was not
addicted to the use of liquor and
always had been good boy.
Justice Bower had before him
Edward Weaver, sixteen year.old
youth, whom officers, it is said,
took from the dance hall Satur-
day night dead drunk.
Weaver Is said to have told
Justice Bower about pronliscuous
drinking at the dance hall and that
nearly every man who attended
the dance had a flask in his hip
pocket.
Weaver was released on his
promise to stay away from the
place.
Burgess Rohrer, a large faction
OF Bald Eagle Tribe of Red Men,
members of the churches, and a
large element of the population
believe that the truce of a month
will prove effective and probably
no further action may be neces-
sary to close the dance hall.
Drastic steps will be taken, ii
necessary, Burgess Rohrer has de-
clared
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
MOTHER B { c s
DANCE HALL
BE CLOSED
Son Ruined at Funkstown's
Den of Iniquity," She Tells
Hagerstown Judge

HAGERSTOWN. Md, Feb 81
A mothers plea for her boy. who,
she told Justice j. Scott Bower in
the city court here, had been
ruined lat Funkstown's famous
dance hall, may act as-one of the
strongest arguments for the per-
manent closing of the place when
the months truce, agreed upon be-
tween Burgess Ray F. Rohrer and
members of the FED Mems Lodge,
ends.
"It is a den of iniquity. 1t has
ruined my son Clyde and / hope
they close the place forever, so my
boy will be the son he used to
be-" sobbed Mrs. Kate Hines in
her appeal to Justice Bower when
she came to inquire if Clyde Hines,
her son, who is serving thirty
days in Jail for driving an auto
mobile while intoxicated, could be
released.
Mrs. Hines said her son attended
the dance held in the Red Mems
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
z MEN BEATEN
BY BAND At
NIGHT
Georgia Farmers Victims of
Unidentified Midwife
of One is Clicked

GRIFFIN. Ca, Feb. 5.-with a
reward OF. $500 offered by Governor
Clifford Walker to spur their ac-
tons, deputy sheriffs today were
making an intensive search for the
leader of a band of men who are
alleged to have flogged T. H. Err
nest, tenant farmer. Tuesday
night. The attack became known
when Ernest came to this city and
related the story.
Ernest said he could give no rea-
son for the attack, but it was said
he incurred the luminosity of some
persons last week when came to
Griffin and asked for a warrant
Tor the arrest of G.. NJ. Rawls, aged
farmer, who owns the property on
which Ernest lives. Rawls today
said he did not know of the whip.
ping until he was told of it by
friends
w. j. Huff. Ernest's father-in-
law. was beaten about the head
when he attempted to follow the
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
DIXIE STARS TO APPEAR
At RADIO SALES STUDIO

You are invited to see and hear
the famous Dixie Stars
have been amusing you over WRC
radio for the past weekat the
PARK road Radio Salse Studio. just
under the WRC air towers.
The Dixie Stars win appear
there 'in person" at exactly 8
O'Clock tomorrow evening. These
entertainers have made records for
most of the photograph companies,
at sometime in their career. but
their latest hits are on the Bruins
wick.
The popular songs OF the hour
are in their repertory. The Radio
Sales Studio is having a little
Radio Revue OF its own. to which
the public is cordially invited. 1t
NAV be the first OF a series.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
U. S. VESSELS LEAD IN
.PANAMA CANAL TRAFFIC

Vessels of American registry
using the Panama Canal during
1924 exceeded those of all other
nationalities combined according to
a report made to the War Depart
ment today by Governor M. L.
Walker, of the Panama Canal Zone.
Vessels of twenty.one nations
used the canal during the year. The
total transit were 1898 vessels car
rying 25,S93,1S4 tons of cargo and
paying $22, sos, 416.334 tolls. Amer
lean vessels numbered 2 ,559, carried
14,665,619 tons of cargo and paid
$12,63S,357.27 tolls.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
FRENCH AVlAToRS SET
NEW NONSTOP RECORD

DAKAR, French West Africa,
Feb. 5. = The French captains,
Aarchard and La Mitre bettered the
worlds nonstop airplane record
when they landed here yesterday.
They hoped off from Etampes air
field, near Paris. Tuesday morning.
The distance is 1900 miles.
The unofficial flying time OF the
French flyers was "a hours and 81
minutes.
Aarchard and lie Maitre set out
to lower the record held by the
American army lieutenants, Kelly
and McCready.
United States Army Lieutenants
Kelly and McCready made non.
stop flight from Roosevelt field,
Mineola. N. Y, to Rockwell fiel6,
San Diego, CAL, May %. The
distance is $3.50 miles. Their fly
ing time was 26 hours, so minutes,
80 rs seconds
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
TWO STUDENTS
KILLED BY
POISON
Police Seek Motive for Deed
of Unidentified Person
at University
!, Ry Internatlonal Sow SERVED.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. 5.Did a
student in the pharmacy depart
ment, Ohio State University, de-
liberately distribute the strychine
which is believed to have caused
the deaths Of two o. S. u. stud.
ents and illness of four others?
County. police and university Of
ficials today are cooperating In an
effort to answer this question. As
yet, they are completely baffted by
the mystery surrounding the deaths
OF Charles H. Huls, Logan; DAVID
Puslxin, Canton: and the illness OF
Timothy J. Mccarthy, Fremont;
Harold f. Cillig, Tiffin: George D.
Bryon, Cincinnati; all students at
These young men numbered
among the fifty.nine university
students who received at the uni
versity dispensary last week, what.
was believed to he quinine AMI
aspirin ais treatment for scolds and
similar ailments.
Act Appears Deliberate
Investigation thus far made. it
was stated. point to the possibility
that some person. in filling preScrip-
tons at the dispensary, deliberately
mixed strychnine in capsules In
the medicine thus distributed.
Officials are unable, it appears, to
determine upon motive which
might have prompted such fiendish
misconduct.
Investigating officials planned to-
day to question approximately sixty
university students, registered in the
college of pharmacy, who are said
to have prescriptions at the dispen-
sary.
Proved by Analysis.
Chemical and medical examine
lions conducted late Wednesday.
proved concIusively, 1t was stated,
that the death of Pusl1in and the i'll
ness OF the other students resulted
from strychnine poisoning. Al
though no autopsy has been held to
determine the question, it is believed
young Huls death was due also to the
same cause. Thompson and the other
students, ii is said, are out Of danger.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
.vASsARs STUDENTS TO
HAVE MENTAL coNsULTANT

POUGHKEEPsIE, N. 2. Feb. 8
Doctor Austin Riggs, of stock
bridge, has offered to accept the
position Of ccnsultant In mental
hygiene at Vassar College without
zee. Doctor Riggs daughter Arm
IS a student in the 1927 class Al
Eassar.
The number OF cases OF mental
fatigue and nervous diseases among
students is sufficient to warrant the
services IF u consulting mental by
gienist. It is said, just as Vassar
has a consulting landscape architect
and a consulting garchitect.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
LACK THE tiUoGER'
RoRs Up IN WILMINGTON

WILMINGTON: Del, FEB, s..
Patrolmen in civilian attire patro!ed
the streets on the western side "
the city following the complaints
made byA several women Of the ap-
pearance Of Jack the Hugger
in that section Women and
children have been terrorized for
the past week by d man who has
accosted them on the street III uT
freouented neighborhoods
The man, it Is reported, has rrsde
NO attempt to harm his victims
nut releases them after giving them
\ hug and q resounding kiss.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
From our JOOIlleII s
department
COATS SUITS
SUITS

! Novelty Sports
Suit; with natural
camel's hair skirt
and checker-bOard
plaid box coat Of
green and tan
cameI,s hair cloth;
sire 16. COO E0
Was SIS 10
3 Tailored s d its;
triple pin stripe Of
navy blue wrap
around skirts sizes
IS and
3S. Were coo El
$65 OOsOO
2 Penny Brown
En- glish boxclOth
boyish suits; double
bre asted straight
skirts; sizes Ia and
~ Il; y gsFs S39.5O
/ Novelty tailored
suit plain back
mannish coat wrap
around skirt Of gray
striped trOuser ma
terial: sire
So Was 500 20
WV 80
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
Eyl.ibit of Stamps

Youthful stamp collectors will be
advised concerning their hobby IL
they visit the exhibit OF postage
stamps at the Public Library to-
morrow night. The exhibit now
being shown will be continued until
sunday. The Philatelic Society will
Tisit the exhibit in body Satur-
day night.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
GREENWICH VILLAGE IS
RUINED. SAYS TRAMP POET

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-Declaring
that Greenwich Village is overrun
with tradesmen and colIegians, who
have ruined its atmosphere and
sent living costs soaring, Harry
Kemp, tramp peot,Y mas departed
to more artistic and economical
locations.
Bohemians never 20 to the village
any more, he said, for the hosts Of
siglntseers, who mistake each other
for artists, have made rents and
food too expensive. Kemp III try
ing to. found a new artists colony
near his present home on the East
Side.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
COL. SHERRlLL'S ADVANCE
TO GENERAL BLOCKED

The proposal to promote Colonel
c. o. Sheriff.. officer. in charge
of public buildings and grounds, to
the rank OF brigadier general, made
by the Senate in an amendment
to the, War Department Appropri.
alton bill, was debated yesterday by
the House.
The House accepted the recon-
mendation OF the confefees on the
bill that the Senate amendment
be stricken out
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
Plague Outbreak Adds
To Chaos of Revolt
In North China

PEKING, Feb. 5.-Plague has
broken out along the Siberian
railway west of Chita, it was
learned today.
Chinese, Japanese and Rus
slams are forming a prevention
commission at Hardin in an eff
fort to step spread Of the deadly
disease.
Strict examination of passen-
gers crossing the Chinese border
at Manchu LII has been ordered.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
Two Die Trapped By
Flames In Oil
Refinery Fire

NEWARK, Ohio, Feb. s.
Their bodies showered with
flaming oil when large tank
in the plant of the Pure Oil
Refinery here was ignited,
Samuel Taylor, thirty-five, and
Lee Sommers, twenty-nine, were
burned to death early today.
The fire was brought under
control with a loss totalling
$4,000.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
TIES

y
go Ties; cut silk
b e autifuI patterns;
Resili0 made; with
elastic lining to pre-
vent pulling out of
shape. Were $3.50
!; $3.50 S1.65
345 Ties; cut silk ;
ass orted patterns.
Were. $1.OO HOn
to $500. IL
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
COOKS Sentence Confined

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 5.-The
United circuit court Of appeals al
firmed the conviction of Doctor
Frederick A. Cook, Arctic explorer,
who last year was found guilty at
Fort Worth, Tex, OF using the mails
to defraud in connection with the
sale of oil stock.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
TROUSERS

165 pairs III art
Schaffner and Marx
Trousers; made
from the new fall
suit patterns I'M
GLIDING some golf
knickers. Were
Sc: S. 70 S5.75
The Washington times., 1925-02-05

band members of which had seized
Ernest and thrown him into an au-
tomobile. His wife also was choked,
he told authorities.
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
HATS

SO Felt Hats,
standard make:
grays, browns and
tans; sizes 6%, 6M,
SIS and ~. Were
e e and S1.95
%
II III a is fine
quality felt; mostly
browns and tans;
only a very few left
in each size. Were
8 s. to S3.45
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
SHOES

SO Pairs Raleigh
Shoes; black and
tan Oxforis of regu-
lar Raleigh Haber-
dasher quality;
m 0 stIy all sizes;
widths in D only.
w ere So GA GE
and SO. 4'UU
So pairs Stetson
high shoes; tan;
sizes 5 to IL, one
or two pair in each
size. Were co Ok
$12 So $14 wOsoC
IS pairs Stetson
Tan Calf Oxfords:
sizes 5 to IL, except
8; one or two in each
size. Were co Ok
$12 $50. WJsOO
The Washington times., 1925-02-05
THIRTEEN TEN F STREET
RALEIGH HABERDAsHER
Big reductions IN this
week end clearance!
FOR MEN AND FOR WOMEN

Friday and Saturday will be big days at the Raleigh
Haberdasher as both mems and Women's departments
contribute to sensational clearance sale Of odd lots
in quality merchandise There big savings in store
for those and women who find what they need in
this odd lot sale. Store open at $500