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Evening star., 1928-12-16
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Evening star., 1928-12-16
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$l89

Lowest verified price in Washington
A coat of soft, silvery raccoon with
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Evening star., 1928-02-17

Stevinson Of Columbia, and Fred d.
Paxton of Washington left the Capital
yesterday for the South, intending to
spend about 10 days at South Caro-
lima resort and from there travel to st.
Augustine. where Clyde B. Asher and
Roger S. Whiteford of Columbia have
been for several days.
E. B. Eynon, jr. of Columbia. secre-
tary of the Washington Base Ball Club,
who has been in the South with PreSi-
dent Griffith of the ball club for sew
eral weeks. is due back in the city with
in few days to prepare the way for
the big party OF ball players who viii
go South for Spring training.
George J. voigt of Bannockburn con-
tinues on his steady pace at Palm
Beach. Voigt yesterday defeated the
veteran William B. Langford of Chi
cago In the semi-final Of the South
Florida championship tourney and is
paired against Eddie Held Of st. Louis
today. The match today should aid in
determining Voigt's ranking this sea-
son. as Held has been In the first ten,
while Voigt has been placed in the sec
ond ten. The Bannockburn star has
been playing the same consistently good
brand OF golf he showed last season,
and seems well started again on Ca
reer similar to that which netted him
trio Of sectional titles last Spring In
the South.
Edwin Burr has again been chosen
70 lead the Tech High Shcool golf team
The captain Of the outfit which won
the interhigh title last year has issued
call for candidates. and practice will
begin as soon as the public links are
opened, about March Is.
In line with Congressionals an
nouncement that 1t does not intend TO
hold an invitation tournament this
year, Guy Mason, chairman OF the golf
committee. says he would prefer that
the club not hold any sort OF big event,
such as the Middle Atlantic Golf Asso-
citation tourney. for which Congress
sionai Is In line this year. Last year
both Congressional and Baltimore were
bidders for the tourney, which was
awarded 10 Norfolk. This year Balti-
more has four big events scheduled for
the coming season. and prefers not TO
add another. while Congressional, ac-
coroing 10 Mason. has placed ban on
all big events This apparently leaves
the field open 10 other clubs K bid for
the Mid-Atlantic affair.
Evening star., 1928-02-17
FRANCIS HAS RUN AFOUL
OF BOBBY in SEMI.FINALS
las Been Put Out by Albanian i'm Penultimate Round
in Three of Last Four Championship Events
and Would Like a Change.

! tie. But in the afternoon the sturdiness
of the Georgian quickly told and Fran
! els fell and 4.
| Minakhada last Summer saw repeti-
| ton of the Merton slaughter. Ouimet.
who had been playing fine golf in his
earlier matches. was 3 down in five
holes. and all of his good shot-making
was lost in the storm Of Jones iron
parS
Master of Boston Star.
Had luck thown Ouimet in the other
half of the field, golf history might
have been slightly different. Jones Is
the only man so completely the master
of the Boston star. Ouimet twice has
engaged Won Elm and beaten him; he
can match shots with Chick Evans, and
his canny knowledge of the game gives
him the edge over the longer-hitting,
effervescent youngsters.
In the last three matches leading up
to the Semi-finals he has taken such
acknowledged stars as Eddie Held.
Wright, Phillips Finlay and EuStiS
Storey, an Englishman. His victories
were usually sharp and decisive. but
when he faced Jones his skill was
spent. Were Francis to lHcst Bob in
an lS-hole match. his chances for vic
tory would be slightly increased. for
Jones encounters his greatest difficult
ties in the shorter struggles and sell
dom puts on speed until they are
passed. But since both are seeded
players there is little chance of then
meeting early in championship and
Ouimet's best chance to reach the finals
is in getting a place in the bracket
opposite Mr.. Jones.
If Jones does not elect to captain the
1928 United States Walker Cup team.
the choice of Ouimet for that honor
would strike popular chord on both
sides of the Atlantic. Vardon and
Ray in the 1919 open went long way
toward popularizing the game--then an
object of ridicule and cheap Jokes
with the American public. Then the
spectacle Of Boston school boy de-
feating the accepted masters of the
game caught the attertion Of those
not initiated in the game It was the
first color touch to the game of golf
and the foundation for later interna-
tional victories in the open competi-
ton.
Ouimet has long been master with a
niblick and putter ana there are thou
sands who would Ike to see him exer-
else those clubs in the amateur finals
once more. Maybe luck Will favor him
with place in the bracket opposite
Bob Jones when the pairings are made
at Braeburn next September.
Evening star., 1928-02-17

Most good putters point the left
elbow at the cup when putting. A
famous woman golfer Goes not. Al
though she has wonderful control
oyer her wood and irons. and gets
exceptional length for woman, she
rarely comes through In big matches.
Her work around and on the greens,
the delicate shots Of gol!, are her un-
doing.
Oae Of the main reasons is that
ss1e does no; ii.e up her puts prop
eyIy. She has q firm stance. a keen
finger grip, gets her eyes almost over
the ball and al that. But she does
not flolc her arms correctly. Her LEFT
e.oow dDeS not point In the direc-
tior o the cup As result she
often slices her puts. They run true
= klnaoSt 10 the hole. bat when the ball
slows down. Is il should. IL orde. 10
riop Ia. II has nasty habit Of clip
Pig of 70 the right Just a few
inches before i. reaches the hole
ss4t ss9e takte another putt. DO this
G few times 81 close match I'D the
n4sN!3 Is lost
Failure " point the Jeff elbow
toXayc the hole often causes the
pgtsY " pull tte clubs faDe toward
h2!n as ne gaeS through. The stroke
seems ~ be played correctly 10 t1e
fyg3nt ~ contact Then the slice is
impaired by pulling t!le ciabhead IN.
e. sketcheG III detail II you have
that GoJDLe. this Is likely The cause
Evening star., 1928-02-17

Has sger3ai .}Sr<e eeus1s..c't,>s
~ c%rs<as 3NS4yas ~ MI.
80, Las sa:f-Hl sa1s sse.4
PASTE: tTcs sISNslex
Evening star., 1928-02-17
Wear of Philly Is New Head
OF Tennis Trophy Committee

Australia, and engineered the American
campaigns that were successful for
seven straight years
Philadelphia, where tbs French
staged their triumphant finish last
September. thus becomes the center Of
1913 American challenging strategy
with ColI0yu, Wear and Iilden all max
ing their homes here.
Although he has moi figured in the
executive councils 0f the game hereto
fare, Mr Wear has been cIoseIY iden-
tihed with tennis and It's Lenders A
former athlete al Yale, where he starred
IN base baii from 1896 10 1899, Mr.
Wear has been conspicuous III recent
years chiefly for his skiII al court
tennis which has little similarity 10
lawn tennis except IN name. Tie COM
biEatiOH III Wear ana jay Gould cap
titeG the national court tennis doubles
Ute aix times WIN Dwight r. Davis,
donor VI The famous tennis cup. Mir.
Wear also gained hofa0Is Ia rsEquets
since his earlier tennis playing days
III his old home, st. Louis Mr., WeHr
has done little with the outdoor game
except 10 pair with his son William
Wear. ~ win the father and son doubles
championship nt LoAgwood-
Evening star., 1928-02-17
b. fAe ksEal, sttC i'fehs.

B. tGe kss4c5stsG FfHAf.
II HthpEriA LILA 1;s',aaaa t rs*anry t,s 1,su. '1 G,
fIynsmsttee ard, 1T s4Gn tiae
L c3secpJr III Americas s jnErEa-
tlonaI tennis strategy this year
h. JoSepn w Wear ~ Philadelphia, d
Isle man ard si.-sFo1nd sE>oftAman.
Is selecting Nj Wear for this i'm
pJTlart pos IN his rev cabinet. Samuel
III Co..onl 81 Philadelphia. new pfesi~
Gent u the Dri1ec States Lawn Tennis
4ssocsat!on. rot only went outside The
arsaujzatiDigs & DIc guard but p!cked
Taan wi4o has helG no previous cfIace ia
sile Unlpec t:ta1ea Lawn Tennis Assn"
tiatl9n
The appointment came hE somewhat
81 surprise ~ many observers VINO
Lsc expAthc ~ Sc either Dlck WI
Eahls ~ Charles Garland fpTInef De Viz
Cup team captalJE he!eftf6 'pT the
ppsitI1u II II Was ~ " u some oi4e
outside TIE Dic guard
NT Wear succeeds Julian s MyFlck
o4 Kew York Who has headed the UsYis
Cup committee since 1870, when big
Bill 'ijiden anc I.ittle Eiii Johnston
tstoog 'hs fsa10i4k trophy back from
Evening star., 1928-02-17
By FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

T seems high time that Francis
Ouinlet of Boston interrogate the
L. S. G. A. fathers on how long
-. this Jones business will continue,
Losing to Bobby is getting to be
sch an annual affair with Francis
lat should any one defeat him the
atch probably would be called Un-
,Hcial. Jones has taken Ouimet'S S
sasure in three of the last four ma
onal amateur championships and each
ne in the penultimate round.
Losing to the Galloping Georgian is
othlng unusual. and no man is con-
1ered a good insurance risk when he
.,es out TO match shots with the
2wyer- banker champion. But 1t is
presumed that Ouilllet would appreci-
sc the opportunity TO play in Just one
s,.1ra final before he puts his clubs in
-orage. and that hardly is possible so
: ng as he continues TO meet Jones in
- Serli-fna.s.
Since 1922. Francis has failed only
zee 10 reach the seui-finalS Of the
.nateur and 70 rank as one Of the
,ur leading players Of the country.
he one-year interim occurred in 1925.
hen he failed 10 qualify at Oakmont
! 1928. he was put out by Max Mar
on and the Boy Scouts. while in "a.
IS and - it was Jones who reduced
him to the role Of a spectator. His
misfortune has been il being bracketed
nth Jones Had he been placed in the
other half OF the field. ii is possible that
'?a might have faced Bobby in the cli-
tactic round at least once and perhaps
vice. The L. S. G. A. should look into
his.
Georgian Is Up.
Francis and Bobby have met four
mes II the national amateur-more
item than any Of our other modern
s-ars-and the Georgian now is up in
: le matter of victories To be mathe-
, atically exact, Jones is % up on Oui-
net as the result of ll3 holes of play.
The first meeting Of the two friends
~ccur-ed al the Engineers III 1920. when
uin1et and Chick Evans fought it out
=. the finals. Ouinet was at his best
7en and Jones Just a little short of his
resent perfect game, so Francis won,
and 5. without any difficulty.
When they met again at Merton, in
a24. Bobby had reached the peak OF
I'm and repaid his slender foe from
C7pe Cod. with interest compounded.
q, e had Ouimet struggling from the out
- and won by the wide margin of II
nd 10. The battle was bit more even
: : Baltrusol in 1925, and for the first
: ; holes Ouimet gave Bob quite bat
Evening star., 1928-02-17
VOTES TO PLACE HORSES
DAY BEFORE THE RACES

NEW YORK, February II R.--
Drawings for post positions at the race
tracks viii be made the day before the
race under new ruling Of the Jockey
Club
Meeting here last night. the officials
decided To abandon the practice OF al
Iotting positions just before the running
Of "A race.
With the new provision, post posi-
tons of the horses Will be printed On
the program as has been the form at
tbs MARYLAND tracks for some years
Evening star., 1928-02-17
WISCONSIN TO PROVIDE
SEATS FOR 10000 MORE

MADISON. Wis. February II H9.-
The University of Wisconsin Athletic
Council has approved contract for
10000 additional seats at Camp RAN
dali foot bail field.
The cost is expected To reach sl25,000
and will provide the Badger grid zelda
seating capacity of $4,000.
Evening star., 1928-02-17
Jones Has Proved Nemesis Of Oet National Amateur Golf Tournaments

man at the University Of Minnesota. set
the marks In an exhibition swim against
time, In the 440-yard back stroke.
He swan the distance in 6 minutes
fiat, beating the former mark of 6:02 3-5
minutes. held by Perry McGillivary of
the Illinois Athletic Club, Chicago At
the 220-yard mark he was clocked in
2 minutes as 2-5 seconds. as compared
with the old record Of 2:48 3-5. held by
McGillivary. At 400 yards. his time was
5:2l 3-5 The best former time was
held by "StubbY" Kruger.
Evening star., 1928-02-17

ager Joe Mccarthy that he let the
youngsters chase fungoes in the outfield.
They were Jack Calvey, 18, and Dan
Haley, 10. who had Travelled West by
bus, sleeping nights In the bus to econ
omiZe on their meager savings.
II Mccarthy judges them worthy of
attention, he will cndeavor to place
them with some minor league club. Both
aspire to be infielders.
Aside from the appearance Of the
two stoWaWays, the feature of the OPEN
ing days training was McCarthy's quick
Evening star., 1928-02-17
TWO SCHOOL STARS
WITH CHICAGO CUBS
BY tho Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 1.-TWO Chi
cago high school ball players joined Chi
cago's Cubs in their first day Of Spring
training yesterday at Catalina Island,
Calf, and their plea so impressed Man
Evening star., 1928-02-17
SOUTHERN LINKS LURINC
MANY DISTRICT GOLFERS

~ ANKS Of local golfers in the
South steadily are being aug
nented by players seeking to
/ escape the frigidity Of this cli-
mate and tune up the golf game
y advance Of the opening of the North
TN season
Albert r Mackenzie and Miller B.
Evening star., 1928-02-17
WELSH SIGNS WITH GIANTS.

NEW YORK, February II R.--
Jimmy Welsh. the young California
outfielder received from Boston In the
Hornsby deal, sent in his signed con-
tract to the Giants office.
Evening star., 1928-02-17
TRIO OF SWIMMING
MARKS ARE BROKEN

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS. February 17.-Three
worlds indoor records were shattered
last night in the Central A. A. u. senior
championship and open swimming meet
held at the Minneapolis Athletic Club.
Lowell Marsh, II. of st. Paul a fresh
Evening star., 1928-02-17

refusal to let Catcher Gabby Hartnett
take a few swings at some curve ball
offerings OF Joe Bush. Batting practice
vas barred, Mccarthy announced firmly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
|MOTORSHIP SIERRA
 IS ENROUTE NORTH

SEATTLE. July 23. Bound for Nome, Golovin, Teller and Kotzebue via Port Wells, the motorship Sierra, Capt Edward c. Baker, of the Arctic Transport Company sailed Saturday night
 The Sierra has a number of passengers aboard including w. D. Vincent, carpenter in the em- ploy of the United States Bureau of Education, bound for Point Barrow. where his son Leon Vim cent is a teacher. He will build a new school house to replace the one destroyed last winter by fire. He will board the Boxer at Nome for Point Barrow.
 T. w. Durham is also aboard the Sierra bound for Golovin where he will take charge of the reindeer meat cannery of the Lomen Corporation.
 The Sierra also has a knock down school house for White Mountain to be discharged at Golovin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
RECORD PACK
 IS INDICATED
Plant Outputs Are Report ed Here by Special
 Deputy Keller

With the continued run of sal mon and the high tides of last week, packers are making large increases in the amount of fish canned and are more optimistic than ever concerning the outlook for a record season, according to w. K Keller, Special Deputy of the '. s. Marshals Office. who returned here today from a trip through the cannery districts.
 This week, he continued, $ ex- pected to be one of the greatest in history, for the salmon run is coming in heavy, and this part of the month is usually always the best part of the season.
 The Deep Sea Salmon company at Port Althorp had 79,800 cases packed up to Friday evening, while the Alaska Consolidated plant af Tenakee had 26,00C cases Friday. Thursday the r. k. Harris plant at Hawk Inlet had a total of 15,- 3S7 cases.
 Plants visited Saturday by MT Keller included the Sunny Point Packing company at Funter Bay, which had 37,000 cases packed, the Pacific American Fisheries at Excursion inlet, 4i000 cases, anG the Astoria Puget Sound Canning company, at Excursion Inlet, which had 45,O00 cases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
QUEEN HERE TODAY
 ENROUTE TO NORTH

Steamer Queen, Capt. Victor En- quist, arrived in port from the south at S:30 o'clock this morn ing, with passengers for Juneau as follows:
 Miss Rita Robertson. B. Littell, MT. and Mrs. Robert Birch, Miss Mary Birch, Miss Peggy Williams Mrs. Fannie Ankrom, Mrs. L. NJ Garberg, M. H. Truesdell, Albert s. Brown, D. M. Bothwell. Mrs. A. Shafer, c. E. Jones, and R. Urata
 The Queen will remain in port until o'clock this afternoon, when she is scheduled to sail for Haines, Skagway and Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
 HERE SATURDAY PM.

The Princess Charlotte, Capt. c. c. Sainty, arrived in port from the south at o'clock Saturday after noon, with the following passen- gers for Juneau. E. M. Base, MT. and Mrs. E. l.. Sackett.
 A Cosmopolitan Tour party of 12 persons, under the supervision of F. E. Robinson, is aboard the steamer. She left for the north at II o'clock Saturday night. CTS. versatile high school oth-
 She is scheduled to return here enroute south at o'clock tomor- row morning and will sail at 8 am.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
THE EMPIRE Is the Medium

Through which the general public can always have its wants supplied.
 Closing time for classified advertisements: 2 r. M.
 Closing time for display ad- vertisements: II A. M.
 Ten cents per line first in- sertion.
 Five cents for continuous subsequent insertion.
 Count five average words to the line.
 Minimum charge, 50 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
PRINCE RUPERT IN
 SOUTH YESTERDAY

The Prince Rupert, Capt. Don aid Mcdonald, arrived in port from Skagway shortly after mid night Saturday, and left for the south at 2 am. with the following passengers from Juneau:
 J. H. Cam, c. II. MacSpadden and MT. and Mrs. Nick Vain for Prince Rupert.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
ADMIRAL WATSON
 IN PORT SUNDAY

Steamer Admiral Watson, Capt c. c. Graham, arrived from the south at 11:30 o'clock yesterday morning. Passengers for Juneau included the following:
 J. N. Talswick, Henry Roden, Paddy Mervin Alvia Verra and T. C. Scroggins.
 She remained in port only one hour, leaving at 12:30 p.m., with the following passengers from here: Pete Louis for Yakutat; Cas- per Branbel for Seward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
MAlLBOAT RETURNS

The America First, Capt. John Haho, arrived in port at 8 o'clock yesterday evening from her week. y voyage to Petersburg and way ports. She brought Frank Burke and Frank Kuudsen from pybus Bay and Gene Owens from Sum- dunn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
ALAMEDA SOUTH TODAY

The Alameda, Capt. c. V. West erland, arrived in port from the north at 1 o'clock this morning and sailed south via Sitka. The only passengers boarding tho steamer here were Sarah Messer- ly and one steerage, for Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
SALMON FOR SAN JUAN

The Tern. Capt. Andrew Ros- nes, arrived in port this morning with 250 silver salmon and 10C pounds of king salmon for tha San Juan. Wallis George, buyer for the company, also received 200 silvers and 800 pounds of kings today on the Tigon, Capt. Axel Peterson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23

{ FIRE ALARM CALLS ] 1-3 Third and Franklin. IA Front and Franklin. 1 1-5 Front, near Ferry Way. 1-6 Front, opp. Film Exchange. 1-7 Front, opp. City Wharf. Is Front, near Saw Mill. :. 2-1 Willoughby at Totem Gro. 2-3 Willoughby, opp. B. P. R. warehouse and garage. 2-4 Front and Seward.
 ] 2-5 Front and Main. ] 2-8 Second and Main. 2-7 Fifth and Seward.
 1 2-9 Fire Hall. { 3-2 Gastineau and Rawn Way. { 3-4 Second and Gold. 3-5 Fourth and Harris.
 { 3-6 Fifth and Gold. 3-7 Fifth and East.
 i3-S Seventh and Gold. 3-9 Fifth and Kennedy.
 Al Ninth, back of power house.
 4-2 Calhoun, opp. Juneau Apts.
 4-3 Distin Ave, and Indian St.
 4-5 Ninth and Calhoun.
 ] 4-6 Seventh and Main.
 AZ Twelfth, Northern L'dry.
 AS Twelfth and Willoughby. { 4-9 Home Grocery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
LOGS FOR MILL

The Driva, Capt. Fred Bcynton, arrived in port from Seymour Ca nal Sunday morning with a tow of logs for the Juneau Lumber Mills.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
Alaskan
ZYnda
HAS MINOR OPERATION

Mrs. J. D. Smith entered St. Ann's Hospital yesterday and un- derwent minor operation today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
LOCAL SAiLiNGS

v LOONL oNICIVOS 4 Marginita scheduled to leave l
 Y for Silka and way ports a l 4 o'clock Wednesday night. :
 < Virginia W sails for Chicha- ] 4 gof and way ports at 6 O. 1 < clock every Wednesday ! < night. For Chatham Straits ] '.' route at 10 o'clock every :
 < Saturday night. 1 :. America First leaves every ]
 < Wednesday at 1 pm. for !
 f Petersburg and Rake and !. < wayports. |.
 :, < < :. z. ]. < j. i. !. 1. 1. j. ::
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23

LIT Almquist Press Your Suit. NO call and deliver. Phone 52S.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
AT THE HOTELS
Gastineau

Gastlneau
 Tom Jones. Alameda W. E. Moultray Seattle; Mrs. Stella, Young, city; E. M. Basse, city: K. c. Talmage. city; Alvin Tersa, Petersburg; F. H. Ahues, Taku Harbor; H. T. Danfroth, Forest Grove, Ore; D. 0. Hanza, Forest Grove.
 Alaskan
 A. Fagerland, Seattle; Bill Johnson, Aux Lake; Frank Bry- an, city; Ed Anderson, Taku Har- bor: F. Burke, Pybus Bay; c. Peterson, Sitka.
 Zynda
 Curtis Gardner; Ted C. Scrog- gins, Lincoln, Neb.; E. Owens. 6umdum; Peggy Williams, Se- sttle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOuND

< Queen in port and sails 5 pm. : today. < Dorothy Alexander due at ;: Il o'clock tomorrow. :. Aleutian due tomorrow. No < definite time.
 + Princess Alice due tomorrow s' evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
TIDES TOMORROW

High tide. 5:56 am. 12.1 feet.
 Low tide. 11:55 am, 3.7 feet. High tide, 6:22 pm. 13.9 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
SCHEDULED sAILINos

oSf1 L. U - LEU oAiElfSSo < Prince George scheduled to # sail from Vancouver July 4 23 at pm.
 < Northwestern is scheduled to 7. sail frCm Seattle July 24, at .t 9 pm.
 < Princess Louise scheduled to + sail from Vancouver July < 25, at 9 pm. :. Admiral Rogers scheduled to < sail from Seattle July 26 ** at 10 am. 4 Yukon scheduled 10 sail from < Seattle July 2S. at am. s' Prince George scheduled to | < sail from Vancouver July ] < 30, at pm. ]. Alameda scheduled to sail ! < from Seattle July 31 at 9 : s D. m. x Princess Charlotte in port at x 6 o'clock tomorrow morn . :: ing and sails south at : 4 a. m. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-23
SoUTHBOUND SAILINGS

# Alaska scheduled southbound . < about July 26. 4 Admiral Evans southbound !
 < about July 27. < Admiral w Is n scheduled | < southbound about August 2. .
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-09

AIRPORT PRICE
CUT is WANTED
City Officials Delay Move to
Buy Site.

City officials apparently are de-
laying purchase of a municipal air.
port site in hope of obtaining price
reductions.
i Mayor L. Ert Slack declined to
discuss what moves are being made
toward purchase of a landing field.
The mayors airport committee has
had only informal conferences.
Some city officials are understood
Z to favor another site than No. 30,
recommended by the Chamber OF
Commerce citizens committee. Cliff
ford L. Harrod, Chamber industrial
commissioned, and Paul H. Moore,
Chamber aeronautics secretary, have
conferred frequently with Slack.
The statute provides that city
council shall adopt estimates, plal,s
and specifications on one or more
sites. The council has not discussed
the airport in open meeting.
1T hasn't come to us yet, said
Chairman Edward W. Harris of the
finance committee. 1t is not known
whether council is awaiting recon-
mendation from the mayor.
Z Financial and equipment commit
tees of the Chamber are awaiting
action of the city in selecting a site
before they start activities.
Were ready to begin work at any
time after the city decides on a To-
cation" said Moore, secretary of the
equipment committee.