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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
,Sandlotters
Enter Sixth
Week of Play
Stutz TangIes With Unde-
feated Power and Light
in Feature.

Indianapolis amateur baseball
leagues will swing into the sixth
week Of regular play Saturday
Stutz Motors will attempt to stem
the ambitions of the undefeated In
dianapolis Power and Light club,
1926 worlds industrial champs.
The two mines clashed in the open
ing game of the season, Stutz bow
ing when it's outer defense crumbled.
The game will be played at Garfield
Park.
Northwestern Milk will step for
ward in an endeavor to halt the
winning streak Of the First Baptist
aggregation of the Cooperative
League. The game is to be staged
at Jameson Park.
Saturday complete schedules fol-
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE
CLASS AA
Marmon VS.. Polk Milk at Riverside
Fl. Harrison VS.. Thos. Madden at FIT.
Harrison.
stutz VS.. I. P. and L. at Garfield No. g.
FRATERNAL LEAGUE
CLASS AA
Sahara, Grotto VS.. Capitol Diaries at
Armory VS.. G. and j. Tire at Riverside
Printers VS. Hornaday Milk at Garfield
BIG SIN LEAGUE
CLASS A
Fletcher Savings VS.. Illinois Central at
state Highway VS.. Van Camp Hardware
seventh christian VS.. Press Assistants
CITY LEAGUE
CLASS AA
C. l. and W. VS.. Emerson at Riverside
Link Belt VS.. K. of C. at Brookside
United Brethren VS.. st. Johns at River
side No, TO-
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
CLASS A
Riverside NJ. E. VS.. Victor Memorial at
Zion Eyangelical VS.. Central Christian
at Riverside No. 5.
woodruff VS.. Memorial Baptist at River
side No. 9.
MANUFACTURERS LEAGUE
:. Freshmen VS.. Tuxedo Baptist at Spades
s. z. Merchants VS.. Rub-Tex Company
at Riverside No. 4.
Drop Forge VS.. lockwood Company at
Riverside No. s.
COOPERATIVE LEAGUE
GLASS A
Roberts Milk VS.. Standard Sanitary at
,5 TiF:t BS NJ vs.. Northwestern Milk at
2-in-1 shinola VS.. E. C. Atkins at River
side No. @.
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Commission, Promoters and
Newspaper Men Linked
With InSinuations.
TITLES TOSSED ABOUT
Graphing Sport Described
as Vaudeville Circuit
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, June 3.-Investigation
into conduct of the Illinois athletic
commission, the body which governs
professional boxing and wrestling in
the State, opened before a legisla-
tive committee today. Numerous
newspaper charges have been made
against recent wrestling and box
ing bouts.
Among the charges were that a
member of the commission had &C.
copied more than $1,000 following
the Sammy MandellRocky Kansas
lightweight championship fight last
summer; that $1,000 had been given
newspaper men to write stories of
the fight; that Promoter Jim Mullen
had a monopoly on all big boxing
and wrestling bouts in Chicago and
that several wrestling bouts were
staged in an unethical manner.
Wrestling as Vaudeville
The charges concerning wrestling
we're uldQe Dy the chicago DAILY
News. 1t accused Billy Sandow and
Ed White Of booking wrestlers and
directing their acts as if it were a
vaudeville circuit"
The article charged Ed Lewis with
purchasing the heavyweight wres-
ting title from Joe Stecher for $685.
900. 1t also alleges Lewis gave"
the title to Wayne Mum, former Ne
braska University football star, on
instructions of the wrestling syndi-
cate, and ''as per program, Lewis
took it back"
All Charges Denied
John Righeimer, chairman of the
athletic commission, has made a
blanket denial of all charges and is
urging the most complete investiga-
ton
The State Senate Thursday passed
resolution empowering the com.
mittee to make a thorough investiga-
ton of the commission.
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Sammy MamdeH
Is ExOnerated

PH United Press
KANSAS CITY. Kan, June g.
Sammy Mandell, lightweight boxing
champion. has been exonerateG from
any charges growing out of the
death of lIs ring opponent, Steve
Adams.
Adams died in the ring here
Wednesday night after Mandell had
scored several rights and lefts to the
body. "A subsequent investigation
showed Adams deathe due to a
broken neck.
Arthur J. Mellott, county attorney,
said the death was entirely ac-
cidental and there was nothing up
on which criminal action against
Mandell could be based.
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Little Giants
Defeat Butler

Wabash College baseball team
scored a 9 to 6 victory over Butler
at Irwin Field, Thursday afternoon.
The Little Giants opened up with
smash and scored five runs in the
opening frame. Butler came back
in the third with three tallies and
scored three more in the seventh to
go into a one-run lead. The Cave
men retailiated in the eighth with
three runs and made it good with an
other one in the ninth.
The start Of the contest was de-
layed by rain more than thirty
minutes. The ball was hard to
handle and each team was charged
with four errors. Score:
Wabash ..... 500 600 031-a
Butler ....... 600 200 1000 q &
Bennett and Gordon; Chadd and Collyer.
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has been meeting difficulties in the
weather toward finishing the school
title play. The matches have been
held over Coffin and Pleasant Run
courses. He promises he will have
most OF the players and all the good
ones in The Times interscholastic in.
vitational, at South Grove course
June 8, ., 10 and II. Sam Pattison
came to The Times Office with his
entry today.
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BEAM FIRST IN OAKS

Lord Durham's Entry Wins English
Classic for Fillies.
BIZ Junfd Press
EPSON, England. June 3.-LOrd
Durham's Beam today won The
Oaks. classic race for FLIES, over
the Derby course.
Lord AstOr's BOOl<law was sec
Ond and Sir George BullOugh's
Grand Vitesse was third. Twenty
three horses ran.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
GRIFFITH NET SCHEDULE
Wilson, Coach, Announces Basket
Card for 1927-28-1S Games.

BIZ Times Special
GRIFFITH. Ind. June SC. L.
Wilson, coach of the Griffith High
School basketball team, announces
the eighteen-game 1928 net sched-
ule as follows:
Nov. IS. Chcsterton. here; Nov. %.
Dee %. Morgan Township here: Dec. 10.
Lowell there: Dec l6. Kouts, there. Dee.
% Alumni, here Jan q. Chesterton there
mon here. Jan IL Crown Point there;
an 20 Roosevelt. there. an. y. Lowell.
Feb. 10 Kouts. here Feb. II Roosevelt.
here: Feb IS Crismon. there, Feb. "a, He
hrOn hcre.
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STAR PILOT IN DETROIT

III WITIU TTIsN
DETROIT. June 3.-George Sou
ders. winner of the 500-mile classic
at Indianapolis, arrived here today
to participate Sunday in the 100-mile
dirt track race for $l2, 500 prize
money.
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LEWIS ELECTED

81 Hiifh TTfNS
EVANSTON. ILL.,, June Iceland
Tiny Lewis, elected captain Of
Northwestern University's football
team for next fall. Thursday night
also was elected captain of next
years track team. lie is a weight
man. Luke Johnson was elected
captain of next years baseball team
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r.> NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ili
lWRASSIE b.
lWIRDIES h Ri:9

The c. A. Taylor trophy viii nestle
lat home" Saturday when the finals
in the handicap tournament for its
possession will be played at High
Ian. C. L. Kirk and Robert Elliott
are the finalists. Kirk defeated
Frank Binford. Wednesday and
Elliot downed c. D. Bracket.
The tournament has been popular,
according to Neal Mcintyre, club
pro, who said the entire play was
filed with upsets to the favorites.
Both Elliott and Kirk are dark
horses" with the stars, Tuitte,
Schafer and others on the side lines.
Sunday all members of the VIII
liam Noble Wallace post, 1913, Ameri.
can Legion, will engage in a tour.
nament at the Indianapolis Country
Club for the Wallace trophy. The
club members will engage in the
regular weekly sweepstakes play.
A two-ball mixed foursome is on
the schedule at Pleasant Run this
year. j. r. Cady, secretary, Is
pleased with the turnouts at the
Journeys.
With the qualifying rounds of the
national open golf tournament only
a few days away. keen interest is
being manifested in the play. The
finals will be held at Oakmont
course. just outside of Pittsburgh,
June II to 16. and the qualifying
rounds will be held next Monday at
various points over the country.
Local aspirants will play at Chicago.
That local interest is running high
is established in the following letter
from a South Grove golfer:
Dear Brassie-Who was the first Amer
lean born golfer to win our National Open
who was the first amateur to win the
Open? (Signed( n. M;
Answer-For the best records available
il appears two "hOme bred players tied
for the title in 1911. They were J. J. Me.
DeTmOtt and VI. J. Brady, with scores OF
3Os they were ted with George simpson
from overseas. In the play-Oh McDermOtt
won with so. Brady had 81 and Simpson
had SO. Ray was over the Chicago golf
course. Francis Ouimet was the first
nous triple tie play-OG with Ray and
NardOn ut BrOOkl.ne in 1913.
A. +. Laggemann, golf manager
at Technical High School. states he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
KEOGAN SIGNS

BIZ CHHe6 Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, June s.
George Keogan, basketball coach
at Notre Dame University, has
signed contract to continue as
basketball mentor for the Irish
again next season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
EDDIE DEMPSEY WINS

BIZ iHHCd Press
PHILADELPHIA. June eddie
Dempsey. 156. Philadelphia. out
pointed Honeymoon Evans, 1911. Coal
dale, Pa. in ten rounds of boxing
here THURSDAY
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WeIter Go by Radio
BIZ United Press
H.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, June 3.-Radio sta
ton WAAM of Newark, operating on
263 meters, will broadcast the Dun
dee-Latzo welterweight title fight
from the Polo Grounds tonight, the
United Press was informed today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
MALONE VS.. LANGFORD

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, June 3.-Jock Malone,
st. Paul, and Walcott Langford,
Negro middleweight of Chicago, will
meet in the 1O-round main event Of a
boxing show tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
MAXTON ELECTED PILOT

Ohio Student at Purdue to Captain
1928 Nine.
BIZ Times Special
LAFAYETTE. Ind, June g.
Charles c. (Chuck) MaXton. Column
bus. Ohio, Thursday was chosen to
captain the 1928 Purdue University
baseball team. Maxton, a junior, is
a pitcher.
All players awarded varsity letters
will be back next year with the eX-
ception of Captain Wise, who grad
yates this month.
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Minneapolis at Kansas City (wet
grounds.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit ,....... 900 900 1000 . O
New York -. 900 oil 00'-2 S l
stoner. woodal; Ruether, Grabowski.
S. Louis ... 600 zoo 600 10 p
Washington .... 113 003 30'-11 Is 10
CASTOR, wingard. oNeiH; Thurston.
Ruel.
Cleveland .... O1O 800 0O0-4
Philadelphia 80. 022 zoo 02'-S IL o
shaute; Karr, Collard, L. sewell; Gray.
Boston ....... 900 io1 0o0-3 3
Lyons; McCurdy; wiltse, Wilson, Hof-
mann, Moore.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New. York =. 600 002 O10 OO2-5 Is 2
CINCINNATI 210 900 900 001-4 10 >
McQuillan Grimes. O'Neill Cummings.
Donahue, May Picinich, Hargrave.
Philadelphia ... 600 003 0Qo-3 ) >
Pittsburgh ..... 003 900 4O'-7 IA o
Ferguson. Wilson: Hill. Smith.
(0nly games scheduledl
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Today
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

INDIANAPOLIS at Toledo.
Columbus at Louisville.
ST Paul at Milwaukee.
Minneapolis at Kansas City.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE

ST. Louis at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
New York at CincinnatiA
Boston at Chicago.
BROOKLYN at ST Louis
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Yesterdays Results
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Columbus at Louisville (rain).
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Minneapolis at Kansas City (w
grounds.
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A two.ball mixed foursome is on
the schedule at Pleasant Run this
year. j. f. Cady, secretary, Is
pleased with the turnouts at the
Journeys.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-14
Chamber of Commerce
Formed at Blowing Rock
Organized Tuesday Night With H. c.
Martin President and Mrs. Rupert
Gillett Secretary

Blowing Rock, July 1.-THE Blow
ing Rock Chamber of Commerce at
an organization meeting Tuesday
night elected H. c. Martin as presi-
dent for the year. J. A, PAMELA was
chosen vice-president and Mrs. Ru-
pert Gillett secretary and treasurer.
Lloyd Robbins and Miss Elize
Brooger were elected to serve on the
executive committee, the other mem
bers of which are the president, the
vice president and secretary.
1t was voted that the annual dues
be So.
Before the election of officers,
addresses were made by W. w.
Stringfellow, H. C. Martin and May
or George NJ. Sudderth.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-14
DOUGHTON MAY
BEHOUSELEADER
One Leading Democrat Thinks Far
mer Bob" Is Right Man to Head
Party in Lower House; Is Student
of Taxes and Tariff

Washington, July 10.-"What is
the matter with Representative
Doughton for Democratic floor leader
in the house," asked prominent
Democrat here from the state today.
There is not man in the house on
either side who has more "horse
sense" than Bob Doughton, he said.
He has not the culture, perhaps, of
10 Byrns or Cordell Hull, of Ten
nessee, nor the polish of Tom Con-
nally, of Texas, nor the saw mill
voice of W. F. Stevenson of South
Carolina, nor the parliamentary skill
of Charles Crisp of Georgia, nor the
hoary crown of James B. Answell, of
Louisiana, nor the skill for publicity
of Martin L. Davy of Ohio, and so on.
But in pinch Doughton can come
nearer hitting the bulls eye than any
one else. this authority went on to
say. He is a member of the ways and
means committee, and made the best
tax speech in the house when the last
revenue bill was passed. Even lead
ing Republicans conceded that it was
the ablest presentation of the sub
iect from the Democratic side.
Doughton, a mountain dirt farmer
himself, though he entertained doubts
as to the merits of the McNary-
Haugen bill, finally supported it as
that OF nothing. He believes that the
farmers of the south and west should
combine to secure relief. Doughton
is now a hard student of taxes and
tariffs and is one of the gamest fight
ers in the house, his friend said, and
sooner or later he will be at the
front of the stage.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-14
FELDSPAR INDUSTRY in STATE

An article by Jasper L. Stuckey in
the Manufacturers Record for June
80 gives some rather interesting facts
regarding the feldspar industry in
North Carolina. This is a compara-
lively new industry in this state, al
though small quantities of this min
eral have been mined for several
years. North Carolina abounds in
mis- and other minerals, which on ac-
count of the fact that they are not
so valuable as the rare minerals and
are sold in large bulk to be used for
special processes, have not been
mined extensively. The people own
ing mineral lands in western North
Carolina have not had the finances
necessary to mine these minerals in
bulk. However much progress has
been made in recent years and field
spar and other mining industries are
taking on new life. DR.. Joseph
Hyde Pratt, former state geologist
stated that this states raw minerals
have scarcely been touched. A great
opportunity awaits those who ven
ture to develop the states mineral re
sources.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-14
JUNIORS NAME OFFICERS

At the regular meeting of the
local council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, held in
the hall Monday night, the following
officers for the next term were
elected:
Junior past councillor, Russell d.
Hodges.
Councillor, W. R. Gragg.
Vice councillor, W. c. Greer.
Recording secretary, Clyde K.
Greene.
Assistant recording secretary, 5.
M. Ayers.
Financial secretary, l.. S. lsaacs.
Outside sentinel, Linney Walker.
Inside sentinel, B. X. Osborne.
Warden, w. S. Christian.
Conductor, T. M. Greer.
Treasurer, A. w. Smith.
Representative Russell d. Hodges.
Chaplain, M. B. Woosley.
Trustees, n. C. Greene and Will
C. Walker.
The financial secretary was order
ed to send check to Mr.. 0. l.. Hardin
for $500, this being the amount
due him for sick benefits.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-14
Pender Statesman Out
For Governorship
Senator Johnson's Platform Favors
Frumenti a La Parcel
Post

Efforts to locate O. Max Gardner
who is now touring Europe, in order
to inform him of the candidacy OF
Senator L. n. johnson of Penuel
county, has failed. Gardner is likely
the favorite of the Democratic party
as the next governor of North Caro-
lima and it is thought that news OF
Johnson's running on wet platform
will bring the Shelby statesman back
to the states pronto.
Accordingto Raleigh dispatch
Senator JohnsonS platform is kill
er. 1t is. says Mr.. Johnson, certain
ly purely and exactly wet. 1t pro-
vides that the national government
buy all the surplus grains and fruits
at fair price to the producers, and
that good liquors and excellent wines
be made by said government from the
said grains and fruits and that said
liquors and wines be distributed by
parcel post to bona fide householders
at actual cost of production plus
transportation charges"
Prohibition is the states religion,
and Mr.. Gardner is orthodox There
fore, his return is emphasized. Then
should the opposing candidate come
out for evolution, a survey of women
in dustry, trial marriages and birth
control, with possibility of posing
as the leader in North Carolina for
Al Smith, what then? These suppo-
sitions have already caused uneasi-
ness among those who have wiped and
oiled the machinery for smooth
running Gardner campaign.
Miss Julia Alexander declared her
candidacy in the spring of 1925 after
her services in the lower branch of
the general assembly, but popular
opinion is to the effect that she like
ly will refuse to enter the race.
To say the least of the situation,
the would-be governor johnson has
figured the farm relief situation.
Who couldn't farm cheerfully in the
anticipation of his otherwise waste
products coming back to him in neat
little packages in the form of good
liquors and excellent wines?"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-14
ROUTE 2 NEWS

Boone, R. F. D. 2, July 10
Messrs. Donald Robbins and Ray
Isom. Miss Bertie Isom of Dorches-
ter, Va, and Mr.. and Mrs. Standifer
of St. Charles, Va, spent the Fourth
at the home of Mr.. J. c. Ray.
Mrs. J. F. Johnson and little
daughter, Mary Anne, of Farming
ton, N. c., are visiting Mrs. Johnson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Greene,
Mrs. George Blair and children OF
Fort Myers, Fla, are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. l.. Handy,
who are spending the summer at their
farm on New River.
Miss Laura Wilson spent last week
with Rev. and Mrs. Finley Watts at
Purlear.
Mr.. NJ. E. Randolph of Asheville,
spent last weekend at Mr.. j. c.
RAYS. On his return, Mr.. Randolph
was accompanied by Mrs. Randolph
and little daughter, who have been
here for few weeks visit.
The many friends of Howard
Brookshire were panied to hear OF
his accident and hope to hear of his
speedy recovery.
Mrs. j. C. Ray, who has been very
sick for the past two weeks, Is
slightly improved.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-14
NO. 60 PROFITSBY
RECENT LETTINGS
Slowly But Surely Boone Trail is Be-
ing Hardsurfaced; Contract Let
For Paving Five Miles East of
Wilke sboro
L. j. Hampton in Winston-Salenl
JournaD

North Wilkesboro, July S.-The
ultimate paving or oiling of the
Boone Trail all the way to Boone
within the near future is vision since
the state highway commission on
Tuesday let the contract for hard
surface concrete construction of five
and a fraction miles down the Boone
Trail from the end of the concrete
at the edge of the Wilkesboro city
limit in the direction of Winston-Sa-
lem. That will make eight miles alto
gether of concrete between these two
towns and The biggest city in the
state and the remainder of the dis
tance to the Yadkin county line will
be oil surfaced, which is even pleas
anter travelling, if it is not quite SC
substantial.
C. S. Currier, chief engineer of the
seventh highway district, who was
here today from Lenoir and Blowing
Rock on tour of inspection, is well
pleased over the prospects for more
and better roads in the northwestern
part of the state and the great de-
velopments already underway OF
planned, he thinks, will be given even
added impetus, The highway en-
gineer was especially glad to see the
letting of the contract for dirt
road from Elkin to Dobson, which is
also to be given an oil surface. That
highway, which is No. 26S, will be re-
located in places, in other words
Strengthened out, where sharp elbows
occur.
Gravel is now being laid on the
route between Sparta and Boone,
half of it having already received its
coat of oil. The other part will be
finished before the cold weather sets
in. Then the continuing link of the
Black Bear scenic trail from the
Jeffersons to Boone by way of Todd
will also be given a surface of oil
The entire route will be one to de-
light tourists.
In less than years time the high
way to jefferson is also to be widened
and Strengthened out at various
points and then given a coating of
oil. The oil roads in the state which
are built out of special funds and
come under the direction of the
maintainence division with provision
from the district engineers are popu-
lar with the people and have demon
strated in a highly satisfactory way
their wearing qualities, under fairly
heavy traffic. They are also repaired
easily and at small cost.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-14

Washington, July 1.-THE short
est corn crop in 26 years was indi-
Gated today by the department of ag-
riculture in its July crop report which
forecast a production of 2,274, ,424,-
600 bushels. The figure is almost
half a billion bushels below the aver
age production of the last five years.
"Crop prospects as whole are far
from promising" was the comment of
the crop reporting board in its re-
view of conditions. While it Is still
too early to forecast accurately the
production of late sown crops, the
present outlook is for very short
crop of fruits, for material reduc'
ton in the production of tobacco; fol
about average production of pota
toes, wheat, sugar beets, flaxseed ano
feed grains other than corn; for rath
er lare crops of beans, peanuts anc
sweet potatoes and for record pro
duction of hay. Crop prospects are
fairly good in the western states but
very unpromising in the eastern par
of the corn belt. The area in crops
this season shows reduction o.
around seven million acres or TIVE
per cent below the acreage in crop
at this time last year"