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Evening star., 1927-05-25
HOOVER ON ESSAY BOARD.
Secretary to Act as Chairman of
Railway Contest.

Secretary of Commerce Hoover has
agreed to act as chairman of a spe-
cial committee to select the winners in
a contest now being conducted by the
American Railway Association among
school and college students for the
best essays on prevention of grade
crossing accidents, the American Rail-
way Association announced yesterday.
Other members of the committee are
Thomas P. Henry, president of the
American Automobile Association, and
Walter G. King, president of the Ma
tional Safety Council.
Three cash prizes of $3.50 each are
to be awarded, one for the best essay
by a grammar school student, another
for the best essay by a high school
student and the third for the best
essay by college student. The con-
test opened April and will close June
]. Shortly after that date Mr.. Hoover,
Mr.. Henry and Mr.. King will meet in
Washington to review the essays and
select the winners.
Arrangements are being made for
the authors of the winning essays to
make a trip to Washington. where
cash prizes will be distributed.
Evening star., 1927-05-25
"Auto- Knit Scat Covers
Alta Nev L0sv Price
$3.50

Just coorfu Sprngtme itself the multi hued pat
terms of these popular seat they design
for the knitted construction permits them fit glove-lke
to the seats and backs without any of the wrinkles and m
reguares that one usually finds in other The
special price affords substantial saving
Floor
Evening star., 1927-05-25
MURDER AND ROBBERY
LINKED BY PROBERS
Theft of 100000 Jewels in New
Orleans Connected With Slay-
ing of Innkeeper.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-Police
professed today to see a connecting
link between the theft of 100000 in
jewels from Mrs. b. G. Dahlberg of
New York and the Staying of Ted
Werner, owner of Victory Inn, an al.
legged gambling house here.
Joseph Bernstein, charged with the
murder of Werner, was being held
today in connection with the robbery
of the Dahlberg apartment in New
York. superintendent of Police
Thomas Healy said 1t had been estab-
lished that Bernstein made a trip to
New York a few days before the
death of Werner, and that he had
told maid in the hotel where he and
Werner lived that "he had to make a
trip to New York to collect some
money"
Officials We're working on the
Evening star., 1927-05-25

Masons will return to this city Mon
day afternoon. All Ma in Wash.
ington, their families and friends. are
invited and those desiring to go should
communicate with Martil L. Dicus,
Evening star., 1927-05-25

theory that Bernstein and compan-
ion, who has not been apprehended,
took the jewels and that Werner met
his death following an alteration over
the division of the loot.
Bernstein was said by officers to
have been Werners bodyguard.
Evening star., 1927-05-25

grave Of Theodore Roosevelt Monday.
Accompanying Mr.. Dunkum will be
members of Theodore Roosevelt
Lodge, No. "A, and the party will
leave Washington Saturday. The
Evening star., 1927-05-25

More than 5000 Indiana teachers
attended extension classes conducted
by normal schools and standard col
leges of that State last session, as
required by law.
Evening star., 1927-05-25
WILL HONOR ROOSEVELT.
Capital Masons Going to Oyster
Bay for Ceremony.

Washington Masons, led by Gratz
E. Dunkum. Grand Master of Masons
of the District, will make pilgrimage
to oyster Bay, Long Island, where
they will place a wreath upon the
Evening star., 1927-05-25

The available horsepower from
water is estimated to be 100000. 900.
of which only about 100000 is used
at DreSent
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chairman Of the committee on ar.
rangements, at 712 Eleventh street.

Potatoes scrubbed and wrapped in
tissue paper now come from Idaho.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
COTTON DECLINES
IN BRIEF SESSION
Prospects for Good Weather
in Belt Cause Prices to
90 Downward.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 14.--Prospects
for good weather a the South over
Sunday and rather smaller domestic
consumption figures for April than ex-
pected were cons erred responsible
for declines in the cotton market to-
day. July contracts sold off to 1850
and closed at 1853. the general mar
ket closing steady at net declines of
10 to 13 points.
Relatively firm Liverpool cables eyi-
IDENTIFY failed to make any impression
OF consequence on sentiment here and
the market opened ) points higher OF
May. but generally l to 4 points lower
under realizing, together. with some
local and Southern selling promot ID
by the better weather news.
Comparatively light offerings were
readily absorbed at initial prices.
there seemed to be a little trade buy
ing in addition to covering. but selling
became more active after the ublica-
ton of the census report. This placed
domestic consumption for April at
6t9, ,140 bales. against 694.193 bales
during March. and 577,67S during
April last ye;r. While the compari
son with last year was bullish, the
falli"" off. as compared with March,
appeared to be little greater than
leu HS iOtdl DuA6ISs AZ any
rate. selling became a little more az,
tive after Its publication. even though
it may have been based on the better
weather outlook. rather than on the
consumption figures, and the lowest
prices of the day were reached in late
trading.
May sold off to 1888. October to
1888 and December to 1904, or II TO
16 points net lower. Last prices were
shade up from the lowest on cover
ing.
Private cables said that some early
hedge selling in Liverpool had been
absorbed by trade calling. covering
and Manchester buying and the mar
ket there was 5 to points better
than due on the New York close on
Friday. Manchester advices reported
small cloth turnover and said that
the new minimum prices for ,,4rns
made of American cotton were check
ing business. The amount of cotton
remaining on shipboard at the close
OF the week awaiting clearance was
estimated as 1855 bales, against
81 1852 bales last year.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, May IA OR.-Rye
barely steady; No. 2 Western, 1.22A
fob. New York and 1.201a elf. ex-
port. Barley steady; mailing, loo t3a
1.0913 elf. New York. Wheat spot
firm; No. l dark Northern Spring elf.
New York, lake and rail, 1.631a; No
hard Winter fob. New York. lake
and rail, 1881 No. mixed Durum
fob. New York. lake and rail, non1i-
nal; No. l Manitoba, lake and rail to
arrive, 1852 in bond. Corn spot
firm: No. 2 Yellow elf. track New
York. all rail. 1.03%; No. 2 Yellow elf.
track New York, all rail. 1909. Oats
spot steady; No. . White, 81. Lard
firm; Middle West, IL. 70a12 80.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
Banks Reveal Money Ease.

The Washington Bond Club meets
tomorrow and will be addressed by
Charles J. Bell president of the Ameri.
can Security & Trust Co.
The allotment of the Potomac Elec.
tric Bower preferred stock appeared to
meet with general approval among the
financial; institutions affiliated in the
SALE
The vote of the Farmers & Me.
chanics and Potomac Savings Banks,
in Georgetown, to close an hour earlier
during the Summer is of special inter.
est just now, while there is move on
foot t" get all the banks in Washing.
ton to do the same.
AIbio, X. Paris. veteran Washing
ton financier. has reached Paris for il
stay of several months in Europe
Postal cards to friends indicate a fine
ocean passage.
Murray Gidlin. manager of the
Standard Co... is in Atlantic City and
New York fora few days on business.
w. III. Grimes. Of the Wall Street
Journals Washington Bureau, attend
cd the dinner given by G. w. Barron
Evening star., 1927-05-15
COTTON GOODS QUIET,

NEW YORK. May II OP.-Cotton
goods closed the week quiet. with
prices fairly steady. Tire fabrics con.
sumption for the first quarter was
greater than a year ago. Printed silks
and silk and celenese mixtures are
shown for Fall, and some new lines of
brocades in high qualities. Wool
goods demand continues moderate and
largely of a filling character. Burlaps
closed steady. Large rayon producers
are bringing out many finer qualities
for the coming season, more nearly
resembling soft silk fibers.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
Egg Prices Decline.
BUTTER STEADY TO FIRM.

CHICAGO. May IA LD.-Butter to-
day ruled steady to firm, with trade
fair. Supplies We're fairly liberal on
top and lower grades. but medium
scores SO to 80 were rather closely
cleaned UP, and premiums We're OBJ
tainable in some quarters. The cen
traliZed car market was steady to
firm. Supplies of 90score cars were
limited and firmly held; S9-score cars
were i'll fairly liberal supply. but buy
ers were critical as to quality. Fresh
---92 score, Al q 81 score. al; 80 score.
4012; 80 score, 81; SS score. 81; 81
score, SO. CentraliZed--90 score, Al;
80 score, 39H; SO score, 81.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
LEGION GETS ESTATE.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

SPECIAL Dspatch 70 The Star.
MENOMINEE, Mich, May a.
With no relatives except son. of
whom he had lost all trace, Albert
Campbell, So. a Civil War veteran.
who died Saturday, left his 40-acre i'm.
proved farm and 5000 to the Teddy
Budlong Post of the American Legion
OF Marinette. Wis.
The veterans will was made few
hours before his death, after he had
made every effort to locate his son.
The will provides that the property be
used for recreation camp for vet
Grams OF all wars. rebellions or insur-
Tections against the United States"
Evening star., 1927-05-15
LIQUIDATING DIVIDEND.

NEW YORK. May IA P).-With
the transfer of its assets TO the West
ern Foundry & Pipe Corporation. the
Replogle Steel Co. announces the dis
tribution to its stockholders of com
plete liquidating dividend in the form
Of one share OF Warren Foundry
stock for each two shares of Replogle
Steel on May 16 at the Empire Trust
10
Evening star., 1927-05-15
EARNINGS SMALLER.

NEW YORK, May ID (P.--Ludlum
Steel earned Al cents a share in the
first quarter, against IA cents in the
first quarter last year. net income de-
clining to $55,573, from $100,47t.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
NET EARNING DECLINE.

NEW YORK. May IA P.-First
quarter net income of Columbian Car
bon was $53S,11S, equal to $1.33 a
share, compared with $694,SS2 in the
first quarter of 1926. or $1.72 a share.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
to all of his employees. There were 200

present.
At t annual meeting of the Ana
costa Bank the directors reelected for
thu coming year included J. +. Camp
bell. A. f. Guide. George S. King, S.
A. Manuel, Joseph J. Mundel, Maurice
Otterback, l.. w. Thompson, James u.
Toner, Robert Thompson and Charles
w. Warden. The board organized for
the year by efecting Maurice Otter
back president; J. f. Campbell and 8.
A. Manuel, vice presidents, and w. L.
KooYltZ cashier.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
WILL BREAK RECORD.

NEW YORK. May IA [4o) --Produc-
ton OF Electric Auto-Lite to date and
relea seS scheduled TO July I assure
record. d.hreaking production of more
than 430. 900 sets. The entire output
for 1926 was 42S 900 sets.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
INCREASE OUTPUT.

NEW YORK. May II (P).-Dodgc
Bros, Inc. have increased production
schedules to 900 ears u day, which
compares With between 300 and 400
when production was at its low point
early this year. -..----. -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
NSvLLE PAYS HOMAGE TO VICTORIOUS HIGH SCHOOL QUINTET
Return of Victorious Team
Occasion for Informal
Celebration.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. March 81.
Martinsville today paid homage to
five slender boys-members Of Mar
tinsville's State champion quintet.
who carried the colors Of the Ar
tesian City through the stiffest Of
opposition to the peak Of Hoosier
sport fame.
Return OF the victorious quintet
Sunday was the occasion for an in
formal celebration, marked by the
ringing of church bells, blowing of
whistles, lighting of bonfires and an
impromptu parade through the bust
ness section of the city.
Today the high school planned one
of the greatest victory celebrations
in history for the youths who
brought this city its second State
title in four years.
Books were locked in desks and
the entire student body engaged in a
giant parade, pep session and a
general celebration, while the team
members were feted at banquet at
noon in the school gymnasium.
Friday night the entire community
will join in a community celebration
and banquet in honor of the
champions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
McINNIS HAS HARD JOB
FACING HIM THIS YEAR
Phes Appear to Be But Little Improved Over Last Year
Pitching Is Slightly Better.

ton club in the running in the 1925
series with Pittsburgh by working
two great games. Pruett. as men,
Der Of the st. Louis Browns, gained
fame by his ability to strike out
Babe Ruth almost as he pleased.
He didn't find the other hitters so
soft.
McInnis believes these three ex.
perienced pitchers, plus Harold Carl.
son, mighty fine performer, and
Wayland Dean, former Giant, will
round out a big league combina-
ton.
OF his recruits, Edward Oefty)
Taber, semi-pro, looks promising.
1 watched him hold the Washington
club to six hits and two runs in five
inings. Taber wears heavy spec
tacles while pitching, similar to
those used by Lee Meadows when he
starred for the Phillies.
wish "Stuffy' McInnis huge gobs
of success, for he is a fine fellow,
but ! fear he will have plenty to
worry about before the 1927 season
is over.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
BY Billy Evans
American League Umpire and NEA Ser
IT, Il,kran

American League Umpire and NEA Serv-
ice Sports Expert
BRADENTON, Fla, March I'll
For several years it has been much
mooted question among fans as to
just what league the Phillies were in.
Surely not the National!
Keeping the Phillies in the league
is the task that confronts Manager
''Stuffy" McInnis, new pilot Of the
Philadelphia Nationals. 1t is quite
some job.
1t is customary to blame the fail
ure of major league club on the
manager, yet no man can win ball
games unless he has the material to
work with. That has been the pre-
vailing fault of the Phillies.
No manager, no matter how smart
he may be, can make hits in pinch
or strike the batter out with the
bases filled. That is up to the ball
players.
Protege of Mack
"Stuffy'' McInnis, a brilliant ball
player in his day, with plenty of
gray matter, trained under one of
basebalIs greatest leaders, Connie
"Stuffy'' knows the game. He
is q likable chap, and am sure his
players will give him their best eff
forts. But it i:akes more than good
wishes and kindly feelings to win
ball games.
Philadelphia managers in the past
have been handicapped in Their usual
ly futile efforts to escape last place.
1t remains to be seen how well Nc
Innis can win ball games with the
material at hand.
Being smart, "Stuffy" fully real
ICES the task that is ahead. He
frankly admits that at least four
clubs, possibly five, have a decided
edge on him. He has no visions of
first division berth, although L am
sure to land one would be more than
acceptable. imagine if he were able
to finish fifth, at the top of the Sec
ond division, he would get all the
thrills of pennant winner.
The team that has been handed
over to McInnis is much the same
club that finished in the cellar last
season: Only in pitching will it be
materially different.
Change of Staff
Knowing the part efficient pitch
ing plays in baseball, McInnis,
through the medium of several
trades, has considerably changed the
personnel of his staff
1t is his hope that the veteran
John Scott, obtained from the New
York Giants, and Alexander Fergu.
son and Herb Pruett, American
League discards, will help his ball
club. 1 feel that this trio will. do
that very thing, but whether enough
to keep the club out Of the cellar is
a question.
John Scott, who has had mete-
oric career in the National League,
varying from world series hero to
a pitcher waived out of the majors
because of a supposed incurable
arm, is still a pretty good bet. He
knows how to pitch and how to get
the ball over, two most important
assets
Alex Ferguson will be recalled as
the pitcher who kept the Washing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

LEN CURTIS grinned happily
IL and placed his arms around
Wooden and Lockhart. The
photographer set his camera. Glen
laughed again and flushed. Every
body happy-laugh-atta baby"
Some one in the crowd called out to
Captain Reynolds kneeling with the
coveted shield in front of him.
Smile. Lester. smile" Lester shook
his head. iii can't" Click! The
picture was taken.
Too happy TO smile--tlIe ten
happiest boys in the woodland The
happiest mqn-GIen Curtis. And not
soul i'm the thirteen thousand
denied the fact that the Martinsville
High School team deserved every bit
of the honor attached 10 the State
high school basketball championship.
Ii was a wonderful team and a
wonderful fight it put up. When
Captain Reynolds shook his fist at
his teammates and shouted Fight"
they fought like demons.
We picked Logansport to win.
Martinsville was in the way. That
ended that. But we aren't going
back a bit when we repeat that VIC
still are proud of the way Logan
berries went down-fightipg.
The tournament proved to be the
greatest and best ever staged.
Everything went without a hitch or
pause. And we might say right now
that in our opinion the officiating
was the best we ever have seen
especially in the final contest. The
games were handled in perfect
fashion.
There is a lot of broken.hearted
boys and girls in Indiana right now.
Defeat hits hard-down deep. De
feat is tough to take. 1t will fall
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
ROB MEUSEL IN HARNESS

ST 9T1 MsH9TlS iN rI aAhN Msr..,
whose last appearance in Yankee uni
form in the world series Of 1926 was not
hoE sft Success ss sv has Up his ld
regular center fielder. is still suffering
from his recent tonsils operation and Babe
Ruth Is having trouble with his game leg
The young outfielders, however, fear the
sweep of the AK at any moment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
Artesian City Net Five
Fights Way to State
! Championship.
By Dick Miller

Mr.. and Mrs. Basketball Cham
pionsllip today moved back to their
palatial residence at Martinsville
High School after an absence of two
years. They spent twelve months
each of 1926 and 1926 in the com
munities of Frankfort and Marion,
but again chose the Artesian City as
their proper home from now until
March 1928.
Which all goes to lead up to the
ONT that Saturday night Martins
lie defeated Muncie, 1928, in the
nal game of the sixteenth annual
igh school basketball tournament.
'wo weeks ago the Artesians were
ust one of the 731 contenders for
he 1927 throne.
In their victorious march to the
title the red and blue clad hardwood
warriors swept aside MorgantoWn,
Eminence and Bloomington in the
sectional, Brownsburg and Spencer
in the regional and Logansport,
Gary. Connersville and Muncie in
the finals.
Coach Glen Curtis proved himself
to be a genius at developing great
teams. At Lebanon, where he
coached before going to Martinsville,
+ lie developed two championship
uuintets in addition to several of the
States greatest players. Since he
has been at Martinsville he has de-
yeloped contenders every season.
His teams generally reached the
quarter and semi-final rounds, in
1924 winning the championship and
in 1926 losing to Marion in the final
game.
Captain Lester Reynolds probably
was the main reason for Martins
ville's victory. 1t was a. team
nodded about him. a team that fol-
lowed him.
From the first tip-off in the final
game, when he crashed through
center, grabbed the ball and fired it
to Wooden under the basket, to the
.tinal gun, the outcome hardly was in
doubt. Once near the end, Muncie.
trailing by six points, started a squirt
but Eubanks proved himself the man
Of the hour by tossing in two field
goals that assured victory for the
Artesians.
That the victory was well-earned
by popular team, was demonstrated
by the ovation which broke forth
when the final gun went off declar-
ing Martinsville the victor.
+ Curtis loses but one of his team
Reynolds. The others are all young
STEERS. Eubanlls is Is years old, Lock
hart, Wooden and Suddith. 16, and
Reynolds, IS. Besisi, who played in
the Emerson game Saturday morn
ing, probably will take Reynolds
place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
From Big League
Training Camps
GAME CALLEI, OFF

GAME CALLED OFF
FIT. WORTH. Texas-Competition be-
tween the Chicago White Sox and the TT.
Worth club of the Texas League Sunday
was called off on account of rain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
PITTSBJTRGH PIRATFs WIN

PITTSBURGH PIRATES WIN
SAN FRANCISCO-The Pittsburgh Pr
rates beat the San Francisco nine of the
Paoific Coast League Sunday, IL to I, in
hard hitting game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
100 CREWS TO COMPETE
Annual Regatta TO Be Held Early in
August at WyandOtte.

BIZ United Press
DETROIT, March 21.-More than
100 crews of the most expert Ameri-
can and Canadian Amateur Oarsmen,
the expected to compete in the an.
nual regatta of the National Associa.
ton Of Amateur oarsmen, which
was awarded to Wyandotte, Satur-
day.
The event will be staged on Aug.
4, 5, and 6, one week after the
Henley Regatta at ST. GATHERINGS,
Ont.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
CHICAGO BOWLERS LEAD

Bu United Press
DETROIT, March 21.-Chicago
bowlers jumped into first place in
every event of the fifth annual
Knights Of Columbus tournament
here Sunday. Desota No. l.. rolled
3,067 for the five-man lead; Kne-
bethke and Schanz rolled 1884 in
, the doubles; L. Lafont shot, $50 for
the singles and Ernie Schanz made
a 1852 for all events.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
CAPTAIN LOSES HAND

WAUKESHA, Wis, March 21.-
When dynamite caps to be used in
clearing a golf course exploded,
Miles Loden, II. captain of the
Menominee Falls basketball team
lost his right hand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
TOMMY InINs snIAI

BRADENTOWN, Fla. g Tommy Theye-
now. shortstop, for three weeks a holdout
Sunday Joined the st. Louis Cardinals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Having won
their. first major league exhibition game
went back to first principles while Uncle
Wilbert Robinson juggled with his I'M
wieldly infield and contemplated trading
a battery man or an outfelder to build up
his inner defense.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
WINS NATIONAL CROWN

BU CHtted Press
CHICAGO, March 21.-De La
Sale High School of Joliet ILL.,, de-
feated the Roman Catholic High
School of Philadelphia, Sunday
night, 26 to IL, capturing the Ma
tional Catholic basketball prep
championship.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
URUGUAY ELEVEN WINS

NEW YORK, March 21.-Uru-
guay's soccer team, Olympic cham.
pions in 1924, wonsthe opening game
Of tour of the United States, Sun.
day, defeating the strong Indiana
Flooring eleven, 6 to l, before
10000 spectators at the Polo
Grounds
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
Nee +Lo - = By
NJ LFIC NORMAN
Blackboard lTAA0s

away though. and the same boys and
girls who this year went away from
the state Playground with tears in
their eyes will be back in 1928 root.
ing and cheering for the boys.
That's all there is. ... be good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
MAY SWITCH LINnsrRoM

SARASOTA, Fla.-John J. McGraw.
manager of the Giants. is urging Freddie
Linstrorm, his third baseman. to get all
the practice possible in chasing Outfield
flies. II Eddie Rousch does not report.
The youngster will be switched to the
outer defense and Farrell given a try-out
At the hot corner
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

There is a lot of broken.hearted
boys and girls in Indiana right now.
Defeat hits hard-down deep. De
feat is tough to take. 1t will fall