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The Washington times., 1928-01-12
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BY ''skeets' Watson

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Perry B. Hoover. chairman Of
the COMMITTEES selected to appoint
a new pro at Indian Spring, has
called a meeting OF his committee
for Sunday afternoon, at the club
house. to consider the applications
now on hand. At the present time
there are about lis applicants for
the position, including one from q
former open champion.
The committee, headed by Mr..
Hoover, is composed Of Bryan
Morse. Vernon nj. Green, william
w. Curtis and ]. Il. TenIey.
Fred Paxton, chairman of the
golf committee Of the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club,
entertained Albert Mackenzie,
Miller B. Stevenson and Roland
Mackenzie yesterday 90 the
Jewel Station course. Albert
and Miller teamed against
Roland and Fred. The match
was squared BY Stevenson on
the eighteenth green.
James e. Baines paired with John
G. Walker played 3. match against
II. Il. Sinclair and John G.. Nc
Laughlin at Columbia yesterday,
the former winning / up. This has
been the third meeting between the
four players In as many days,
Baines and Walker winning each
time by the margin of l hole.
Strange to say, In two Of the
matches played. Baines scored
birdie on the sixteenth hole which
won the match. The play has been
50 even. Sinclair still maintains
that he and Mclaughlin have been
outlucked each time.
Mrs. Sidney. Kent and Mrs. AL
Minnix took advantage OF the
played over the Columbia course,
Col. r. j. Hampton and Carter b.
keane also played over the Colum.
bia links.
Jimmy Connolly, former
Georgetown track star has
taken up golf and II reports
from All HouRht0n Of Manor
are true Jimmy has another
championship IN view. al says,
Jimmy Is going to be some
golfer rs he ID now playing
well down IN the eighties.
Carl J.. Quintell, Ralph b. Flah.
arty. w. M. Kockenferfer. and Al 8.
Gardner, Of Columbia, had an inter
esting match yesterday, QuintelI and
Fleharty winning on the last green,
l up. DR.. Bob shelton watched the
match from the lookout and upon
returning to the club said Quintet
Is some putter.
The Temple Noyes Lodge will pre-
sent a, handsome golf bag with q
complete set Of clubs to Ralph Bar
nard tonight as a token of deep
appreciation for Mr.. Barnard's Eff
forts the last two years AZ chairman
of the entertainment committee.
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LYONS IS LOST

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. III
The st. Mary's Celtic basketball
team has lost the services Of Leo
Lyons. forward ana guard, Tor sew
eraI weeks. Lyons has suffered
recurrence Of an old ankle in1rrr.
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cuARDsMEN BOOKING

The Laurel Guardsnen are quest.
ing games with unlimited CUNTS.
Communicates with Manager =.
Murphy, 1920 Connecticut Ave.
M. w. 81 phone Main 5272, Branch
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81 TLISSL rs.
ON LIST

Ceorgetown'g varsity nine opens
its campaign ct the Hilltop On March
27, meeting Sprins field Training Col
1ege, unless rain or snow preveutas
day. Thus FAR 81 eaanes have been
arranged. but three 81 four more
may IS added before the athlsten be-
rim work.
Coach Zen ERan win Call out The
pitchers early next month, using the
rvninasit1un whenever tncieraent
weather prevents outdoor work Just
now the makeup ~ the mound squad
= unknown.
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TECH STAR.
IS HURT
By George A. Simpson

Louis "IIawkeye" Berger. dazzling
forward OF Coach Joe Lowrey' :
powerful Tech High quint, may not
be able to play in the Crucial game
tomorrow afternoon with Central
at the Arcadia.
Berger came out of the Western
rout Tuesday with sprained ankle
that has swollen to twice Its size.
Coach Lowrey il frantically seeking
an immediate remedy, but sprained
ankles are sometimes stubborn and
Berger may find himself warming
the bench tomorrow.
The accident happened in the
third quarter when he leaped Tor
q pass, but Berger did not discover
1t until relieved in the fourth quar-
ter. He went to the bench and
found that his ankle panied him.
An examination disclosed the sprain.
This mishap may prove q 80.
FiOus blow to Techs chances.
Berger III regarded as the main.
spring Of the Tech Offense and
defense. and everything revOlVes
around him and the players
hold him as b leader. He il
I one or the foremost schOOIbOy
expOnents Of the floor sport
here and some have not been
backward in claiming him rs
the best iii this vicinity. The
Manual Trainers will need Der.
ger If they are counting on
victory over the Blue and
White.
The Central. Tech affair win de-
termine first place for this early
stage OF the race and may also
give either slight grip on the
championship. Critics are agreed
that the title remains between Tech
and Central and they alone have
survived tlnscathed. Tech has floored
Western, 61.15, and Central dropped
Eastern. its deadly rival. by 4 44-34
count yesterday. One or the other
win roost atop the heap BY dusk
tomorrow.
Central exhibited 4 varied pass
ing game yesterday against the
Lincoln Parkers, but It's password
slackened toward the games climax
and became ragged. Nevertheless,
every member of the Mt. Pleasant
five showed himself accurate with
his shooting irons. Captain Bur.
CESS, Woodward. Burch, CoIley,
Fischer. Castell and Lemon all ex.
celIed. They'll make 1t torrid for
Tech tomorrow.
Charlie GuyOn, Eastern coach,
started Oehmann and Lawson,
at forwards; Smell, center; Cap
tain DepfO and HOgartI1, guards.
Central pulled away from this
crew and rang up q 81 COM
Inand gefOre GuyOn despatched
another five which numbered
CappelIi and Hoffman, forwards;
BushOng, center: and Essex
and Shapiro, guards.
The requirements enlivened the
contest and converted it into a
steanling battle. With Essex and
Cappelli as the offensive weapons,
Eastern gnawed CentraI's lead un-
til 1t had narrowed to three points
before half was up with Central out
in front, 1923.
The damage had been effected in
those first few moments and the
requirements were unequal to the
task Of overhauling the enemy,
although they came periIously close
on several occasions, only to have
Central press the speed button.
Eastern comes back tomorrow to
engage Coach Dan Ahern's West
ern five, but this game pales when
mention is made Of the Tech Central
meeting.
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Perez Elicit, who went into the
last set Of last years sweepstakes
with lead on the field, Is not likely
to shoot again. Elicit has had a
mediocre season and his health is
not so good.
This splendid bowler usually Is
The Washington times., 1928-01-12

High Individual avera ge-Whelan IFS.
High individual game-LaBiIle, 133.
High individual set--Whelan, 354.
High team Eame--"Its," $50.
High team sst--Cyclons. 1882.
High spares--Werls and LaBiile, ~.
High strikes-Reidy and Smith. 5.
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|I)IICI1pIll
| SCORES
NoRrH 49, cHURcH

FIRST Reformed Mt Pleasant
Kelly. III. 9e SIS 00lWatte... 101 "a At
Kamm. Ill iO4 122lLandhhrdt se Dc 81
Loeffler. IS 1O4 los slieer.... III 1Oa Ill
Poult0n., 94 los 111lC0e..... 100 ll5 125l
WarmAn 1af VI sslAshford.. ~ ys ~
@--- $500 49, ----s.
Totals SIT 500 B21ITotaiH 500 4e4 561
petw0rth Baptist Cnlu1nbia Hts
CIampitt lis III 111GR0bbin, r.. IS 96 81
Seavers. los 100 39l Arnold. los i04 ID
Howison. IS 11B 37Smith II. 112 ~ Do
Elicit. III 1He 113iNViuhides III los 1Ua
Knemore Ill III 1Oe Robbins E.10S los Id
---- -. -----l 49, ~aA-@
Totals ..S3s SIS 6i7lTotaIs.. $50 500 Sos
Emory. Gunton Temple
Hamm. IS 81 =. NV. AIilanB. 30 109 l0z
Harriaon iO1tSe1txer I37 los 101
Harrison lOf Sc Graham SO 107 So
Hamra1.. gSIVerbrycre on SS lis
King. 10i iis no. keller. 10A 90 los
Hobbs. los los 131
Kluge... 113103 %
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Following are some 81 he eI-
tra1ts and prospects: Maize
Rosenberg, Al Fischer, winner
Of the Convention Hall tOurna.
mient; Claude COwIes. Irving
BiIhImer, Campbell. Arthur
Logan. Glenn WOletenhOInne,
Happy BURNER, Red MegaW,
Jack WIaalen, al Work. John
BIicl. doe Harrison. Paul HaKri.
sen, Mandley, Dutch Weidman.
Ollie webb, winner Of the King
Pin tournament; Freddie Moore.
Henry Hiser. George Isemanr.
Bert SIaeeIly, Johnny Welca.
Pappy Praft, Oscar Swain. Joe
MuIrOe, Joe TOOmley. Johnny
Pappas. George Friend. Nose
MuIvey and Phil GOOdaII. last
years King Pin champion.
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counted on for participation In all
major events.
Hyattsviiie win be well represent
ed by Henry Hiser, who not only
Is 4 sIillfuI bowler but game one.
Another Hyattsville star, Kessler.
would have taken part but FOR an
accident. He is nursing 3 broken
arm.
save trouble ana Footsteps ~ con-
suIfing Rental ads today IN the Timea
and Herald.
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The Temple Noyes Lodge will pre-
sent a, handsome golf bag with q
complete set Of clubs to Ralph Bar
nard tonight as a token of deep
appreciation for Mr.. Barnard's Eff
forts the last two years as chairman
of the entertainment committee.
The Washington times., 1928-01-12
GEHR|1 AND
BA|NB.NVO
LEAD
BY Louis A. Dougher

Buster Lou Gehr5g and Babe Ruth,
oh. what mnrderers they were dur
Ing the campaign Of 1927 in the
American League. Gehrig drove in
AS runs for the championship team
and the Bambino was close behind
with 164, q total Of S39 between
them. No wonder the Yankees ran
away with the league title.
Goose Goslin and Harry Heilman,
the batting champion OF the year,
were tied for third place by driving
n 40 runs apiece. Only four others
reached the 100 mark Fothergill,
81 Detroit, hammered In ia runs;
Al simmons, Of the As, los; Bob
Meusel. Of the Yanks, 1903, and Tony
LazzerL. his teammate. 1O2.
The Washington times., 1928-01-12

Babe Ruth naturally drew
most 81 the free tickets during
the past season, moving over
~ first no fewer than 13c times
~ l1ia ISL games. This led the
LEAGUE Gehrig, the Yankee
firstsaClxer, got 400 passes, and
Max Bishop, Of the As. was
third with 1885,. Bishop Is entitled
f0 most credit for having good
eve, and he benefited lite from
the intentional passes granted
Ruth and Gehrig.
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he ID first choice, incidentally, Of
the sweepstakes founder. Howard
campbell.
ssIf Brad IL in trim he'll be one
tough hombre. said Campbell to-
day. He added:
II believe he Is 4 far better
bowler than most people think. His
quiet way on the alleys gives the
impression that he's not doing
much. You'd hear . lot more about
Mandley IL he had more color. There
are some bowlers who attract q lot
Of attention even when their scores
are not 30 hot.
It is almost certain that at least
so bowIers will take part and
Campbell il hoping for list Of 40,
which would make prize fund Of
$1,000.
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=
Easter w6ek viii find the MlI.-
tOppere busy playing every da
and with morning and afternoon
games on April Z. Harvard
Yale and Princeton VIII be played
twice each, once here and OncD
abroad. FOrdhaKns Holy Cross
and Boston College, natural ~
walls 81 the KlilltOppers, VIII also
BE- played under the sa1B aHs
FAngements.
on May Is the HilItoppers win
open their Northern trip against
Holy Gross at Worcester. Before
returning home they win meet Bos.
ton COIIege Harvard, Yale and
Providence College and Forohann.
Following III the scheGules
March ~ Springfield, nt hotne5 -
BuckneIl. et homes 81 Vermont ak
1nrti 4. I.afavette. "a hclnos s.
west virginia fpondingls at hcTnos
Penn state e. NIB ct homes
Boston College %. ul.l at homes
Yale. at home; 80 eyracuees a homes
tt home: Ia. Harvard' Al home; ~.
Holy Cross 1t hornes III Nichmon4, ~
home 10. ut. St. Mary'A At homer
2s william and Nary O. homs. 1e
West Point.
May =. Princeton az Princekons ~.
Js Il Duke, At homes z, Temple ~
IL. Navy. At Annapolis; rs. Wogtern
Maryland, At hones Is, Penn ~ c.
ut honle; 23 open; ~. Holy Croa& &C
Boston; 90. Harvard. st Cambridge 50.
Yale. AZ New Haven; 81, providenca
College AZ Providence.
June 4. opens a Fcrdhams nc New
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BIackie o,Rourke. the Browns
veteran infieIder, was hit by pitchers
~ times. leading the circuit IN TINS
respect.
Three players. all Yankees, struck
out more than so times. Ruth led
with SO Gehrig was second with
~. and Lazzeri was next with 81.
Bucky Harris got the most free
tickets handed out to the Griffs, ~
Al 12g games. He also stopped five
pifched halls with his anatomy. he
drove in IS runs and famed IS
] times.
sam Rice. who had d poor year.
drove In SIS runs He took 10 free
tickets. famed II times. and never
once was hit by pitched bali.
Joe Judge was responsible for
n rfns IN his IT1 games. he
famed 20 times, took IS passes,
and was hit but twice.
Speaker was secon to Goslin by
driving in IS runs The gray
Eagle got into 141 games, took %
masses. was hit four times and
tanned only times. The old boy
had 4 good eye and, but for an
injured wrist, would have finished
much higher among the batsmen.
Oseie Bluege hit for mere .274
An 146 games. yet he drove in Sc
runs. SURPRISING the work OF Ruel
and Rice, who outhit him. Ossie
wasn't the worst guy up there IN
q pinch.
Wiley Moore. of the Yankees, had
q strange record. He was up %
times in so games and got six hits
Tor a total of nine passes, giving
him an average of $50. Out of
those rs times up he struck out 3S
times. II this isn't a record It
ought TO be.
TT Cobb was no useless bit
Of bric-a-brac with the As. The
Cd boy got into 134 games dur.
ing. the year, took 81 bases on
balls, was hit five times, famed
only IL times and drove in 80
runs.
Eddie Collins, who played So
games at second base and got into
90 more as a pinch hitter, took so
bases on balls and famed only nine
times. AS he usually went in TO
reach first base rather than to hit
in any runs it is not odd that he
drove in but Is for the season.
George Sisler proved himself a
fine straightaway batsman by driv-
ing in 81 runs in 149 games, TAX
ing but "a walks and tanning only
Is times. He was the most efficient
hitter on the St. Louis club.
George Burns and Joe Sewell
were the most effective clouters
among the Indians. Sewell drove
in 90 runs and Burns 78 Seweil,
by the way. famed only seven
times in 1913 games. He is 4 tough
man for a nurler to face
The Washington times., 1928-01-12
PIN STAKES
LIST BIC

Make Rosenberg. who has red.hot
individual series with Glenn VOL
stenhoIme pending. was the first to
post his cash for the Campbell
sweepstakes. He win be i dan,
.gerous contender without doubt.
Rosenberg has rolled no league
matches this season but has turned
in some remarkable scores in indie
pendent play.
The entire Convention Hall team
Of Whalen, Wolstenholme. Megaw,
work and Captain BURNER Is en-
tered.
One Of the most respected
entrants ii Bradley AGamdley,
the auiet-mannered chap who
won the No. ranking Of the
washington City DuclkpirI Assoc
citation last season. Mandley
has been III 3 streak.
The Washington times., 1928-01-12

TT Cobb was no useless bit
Of bric-a-brac with the AS. The
Old boy got into 134 games dur.
ing the year, took 50 bases on
balls, was hit five times, famed
only IL times and drove in SO
runs.
The Washington times., 1928-01-12

Joe Judge was responsible for
n rfns IN his 1T1 games. he
famed ~ times, took IS passes,
and was hit but twice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-20
POWE R BARON5
Of SOUTH DUE
FORT PROBE

Activities Of the Power Trust in
Georgia, Alabama. Tennessee ana
North Carolina will come under the
scrutiny Of the Federal Trade Com
mission investigation beginning FRI
day.
On that day, the commission an
nounced today, Marcy B. Darnall,
OF Florence, Ala. will testify briefly,
after which sessions win be sus-
pended until Tuesday, September
25 Two persons have been sub
peonaed for Tuesday and three for
Wednesday.
For next Tuesday thoss sub
poenaed are:
G. NJ. Kilian. Atlanta. secretary
of the Southeastern division Of the
National Electric Light Association,
and J. S. Thomas, Birmingham.
former secretary Of the Alabama
State committee on public iuforna-
ton.
Wednesday J.. A. switzer, Uni
versity of Tennessee, Nashville
secretary of the Southern APP
palachian Power Conferences; DR.
Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. N.
c.. chairman OF the executive COM
mittee OF the power conference, and
Thorndike Saville, also Of Chapel
Hill, and former treasurer Of the
Southern conference.
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BOY LEADS COPS
IN HUN FOR
K|lVAPERs
By international News Services

BY international News Service
CHICAGO. Sept. 20 Despite dire
threats that he would be slain II
he did not preserve the traditional
silence Of the Malta, Billy Ranieri.
1O.year-old italian boy. freed by
xidnapers after being held is days
prisoner on an isolated farm for
a ransom Of $4,000. is today lead
ing heavily armed cordons Of Chi.
cago bureau detectives in hunt
for his captors.
A gigantic dragnet, the largest
In Chicago police annals and acting
under the guidance Of the child,
swooped down on a lonely farm.
house located on the Fox River 40
miles from Chicago. and searched 1t
for possible clues to the boys alb.
serted, it tailed exactly with the
description given by the lad as his
captors' lair.
Silence Demanded
In the midst OF these investiga-
lions the mysterious Malta again
raised its head long enough to de.
mand OF its ilk and victims the
stole silence of the banditti. Say
nothing and do nothing" was the
ominous warning issued from the
hidden Cammorists.
As the investigation progressed
two more Sfcilian suspects were
arrested and taken to the office of
the assistant States attorney for
questioning in connection with the
kidnapping. The identity Of these
men authorities refused to divulge.
However. they intimated that the
men occupied a prominent role IN
the extortion plots of Chicago's
Little Sicily"
In addition to these two men. po-
lice are wedding the Italian colony
to unearth a. doctor and lawyer
brothers, both prominent in Siclllan
circles here, for questioning IN con-
nection with the abduction.
Their implication came after a
series of swift developments in the
Investigation. Close relatives of the
boy, disdaining the threats OF the
Cammorists, talked freely and told
police that the doctor and lawyer
were active in efforts to collect the
$50, 900 ransom demanded by the
extortionists.
While authorities are leaving no.n-
ing undone in ferretfng out the
boys captors, Assistant States AT
torney Samuel Hoffman, laying care
tut plans to guard against the rather
trying to give permanence to the
silence he has maintained since
discovery of his son. will produce
both father ana son in court today.
Judge Frank A. Comerford will SIT
as examining magistrate for the
purpose of inscribing every word OF
evidence in an indestructable court
record. Every ounce of pressure az
the command of the court will De
brought to bear to make the father
tell what he knows of the kidnapping
plot.
Chicago Italians. incensed by the
activities of the Malta extortionists,
are uniting with police to wipe out
lawlessness on the part of their
countrymen. At conferences TO
be called today between authorities
and naturalization bureau officials,
the Italians intimated they would
seek deportation of undesirable
| SicilianS.
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|. International

] THE HURRICANE TOOK HEAVY TOLL
at West Palm Beach were strewn with wreckage from
buildings covering dead in many instances This pic
ture sent by arpane Atlanta and then by telephone
to this city gives graRhc idea of the destruction
caused by the hurricane. 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-20

Cowboys, Indians, oil men. farm.
ers and city folk Joined in prCfusicn
in the streets to accord the Demo
cratic nominee Western welcome
such as he never before experienced.
Smith has been on the road four
days and Travelled approximately.
1000 miles. meeting thousands Of.
people. He has yet to make any.
thing even approaching speech
from the rear platform OF his train.
There have been opportunities
galore and urging no end. But the
Governor is adamar1t. He has
strained bis back In q dozen diff
ferent postures, shaking upstretched
hands. but no speeches.
Huge Crowd Disappointed
At times it has been difficult
for him to stick to his program.
At Topeka. Kan. for example,
thousands OF people thronged about
his train and about the speakers
platform that had been erected.
with loud speakers and campaign
paraphernalia. hard by the railroad
track Senator Charley Curtis home
folks turned out en- masse for the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-20

HeIicopter That Flew
Channel Wrecked,
Pilot Unhurt
By InternationaI News Service

LIE BoURGET, France, Sept 20.
The "Cievra Autogiro, Z helicopter
which successfully negotiated the.
English Channel and flew to Paris,
was wrecked today when It crashed
to the ground here from height
Of 500 feet. Don Juan de cievra.
inventor, builder and pilot Of the
helicopter. and q passenger were.
uninsured.
Cievra was making a demon.
stration flight. The helicopter rose
almost vertically and suddenly
crashed after 1t had reached only
500 feet altitude. The Spanish In
ventor of the Autogiro could not
explain what had caused the crash
and was heartbroken over the
wreck of his brain-chiId.
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Democratic nnulines. They expected
3 speech. They were Disappointed.
ZAP shook scores of hands with
q cultural glad to see you. But
that was all. So It was al OF yes
terday through the towns and ham
lets Of Nebraska and Kansas-Fa air.
bury. BeIIeviIIe. Clay Center, Mani
haitian. Topeka, Mcfarland. Herring
ton.
They told him 4 few weeks ago In
Albany. to- leave his famous brown
berby behind when he started West.
They said the West wouldn't un-
dersfand the brown derby. that they
weren't being worn in Kansas. Ne
braska, Oklahoma and the other
States he win visit on this two
weeks tour. Above all things, they
said, leave the brown derby behind.
.sWhy?'' asked the Governor.
wear it here, why not there m
going to be myself.
He has worn the brown derby "a
every public appearance he has
made since leaving Albany. Not
once has he appeared IN any other
headgear.
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HATCHET USED 10 MURDER MOUTHS
Strike ii Baltimore
Prison Broken By
Tear Gas

BALTIMORE, Sept. 20.Quiet
reigned il MARYLAND penitentiary
today after guards had employed
tear gas bombs to break 4 strike
Of 200 Of the 800 prisoners con
fined here.
The convicts, protesting against
alleged brutal treatment and de-
mandiug public investigation.
5arricaded themselves ii their
cells BY using chains ana bars
from their cots,
In order to set into the cells.
Warden Brady ordered one sec
ton Of the penitentiary sprayed
with tear gas. Several prisoners
were rendered helpless and were
removed to isolated cells.
a general disturbance had been
iii progress Since Monday.
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New Menace Barred by
Aurora. Mo. Postal Head
BY International News Service

BY 1nfernatOinal News service
AURORA, Mo-. Sept. Pot h q
New Menace was unmailed for an
other day as Mark Mathes. Post.
master. refused to allow the weeks
edition to go through his office be-
cause it carried an editorial termed
by Mathes. as being "irreverant and
written In indecent language"
Matles said the papers would be
held pending a decision from the
third Assistant Postmaster General.
The New Menace" is successor Of
the anti.Catholic Menace published
at Aurora for many years.