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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-18
BERNET PROVES BIG FACTOR
IN VAN SWERINGEN'S SUCCESS

In the never-ending railroad CONSOLE
dalton merger discussions, Q. p. and
M. J. Van Sweringen loom high, as do
the Van Sweringen lines-the Chesa-
peake s. Ohio, Hooking Valley, Pere
Marquette and the Erie, otherwise
known as the Nickel Plate.
But the Van Sweringens are not rail-
road managers. They got their bust
ness start as real estate men, although
they are now railroad magnates. They
have had to have some one TO fall back
OH in the technical operation OF their
lines. That man is John j. Bernet,
President Of the Erie Railroad and the
Van Sweringens' chief railroad manager.
New Story in Railroading.
When the Van Sweringens bought
their first railroad, the Nickel Plate,
from the New York Central. they looked
around for an experienced railroad man
to run it.. They selected John Bernet,
then vice president of the New YORK
Central. The Van Swerin9ens' friends
said he was too young for the job and
his own friends said he was crazy to
think of leaving the New York Central.
The passing years have told new
story In railroading. He has had bril-
liant success In putting the Erie back
on the map. Bernet was the son Of ii
blacksmith, but did not care for his
fathers occupation. AS boy he
worked In an insurance office, sweep
ing out and running errandS. That did
not suit him, either. But while hang
ing around country railroad station
he was seized with a real ambition+-a
burning desire to become q telegraph
operator.
He listened in at the station. picked
up telegrsphy rapidly and soon became
substitute operator. Finally he was
summoned to the train dispatcher's Of
flee and given an important position
there. This brought him in the closest
possible touch with the operation of
railroads. Later he became train
master.
Once when he was young man
there was very bad case OF freight
congestion in Buffalo. The highest OFF,
Gals Of the road asked him what he
would do to clear up the situation.
Cut Is cars of every freight train
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GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS.
NEW YORK, May IS tSpeciaD.-

Bid. Asked.
cts attached per 100 K M. $500 100
Da1 Wi
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Vegetable Supply Large.

ScketSDse supply Large.
Wholesalers had immense quantities
Of vegetables Of every variety this week,
lima beans being about the only eX-
ception. Lima beans were both scarce
and high. Moderate receipts Of string
beans this week met q moderate demand
that made the market steady. Most OF
the beans were from Florida, Georgia
and South Carolina, and prices for IS
bushel hampers, according TO quality,
were from $l.25 to $3.50.
Moderate supplies Of peas have come
from North Carolina and the Norfolk
Va, section this week, reaching here
In perfect condition and finding ready
sale. The Virginia 5-peck hampers sold
mostly around 50 and 1928. while
bushel hampers Of North Carolina
brought around 81 So and 81.
Light supplies Of peppers, cucumbers,
squash and beats were mentioned III
Government reports. Cucumbers were
received In quantities in excess OF de-
mands and hampers were offered at
from So to So Ohio dollhouse stock
sold at 81 q dozen.
Liberal supplies of asparagus have
been received during the week, meeting
a light demand that weakened the
market. Most of the receipts came
from Delaware and the Eastern Shore
of Maryland, New Jersey growers con-
tributinE supplies II Was stated by
dealers this morning that some oil The
grass" received this week was as good
As any ever received here.
-Dee4eHs ~kAve resolved limited sup
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$25,O0O,OOO AVIATION
HOLDING FIRM FORMED
by the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May Reformation of
the $25,000,000 Porterfield Aviation IN
terests, Inc, holding company for sew
eral aircraft and aeronautical concerns
which are to be operated in connection
with American Eagle Aircraft Corpora
ton of Kansas City. was announced
today by E. E. Portertield. jr.. president
OF American Eagle. Controlling inter-
est III Lincoln Aircraft Co., Inc, of
Lincoln, Nebr., has been acquired Mr.
Porterfield said The Lincoln Co. will
be operated as a division of Porterfield
Aviation Interests without changing it's
personnel. Lincoln manufactures three
types Of biplanes and controls manufac-
turing rights to the former Wright
MorehouSe motor.
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plies Of green corn from Texas shippers
this week, the best Of receipts finding
ready sale, while some not SO good was
difiicult to sell. The light demand
made the market dun. The corn sold
mostly at $3.50 q bushel basket.
Cabbage came from Norfolk. Va. sec
ton In liberal quantities, and nearby
growers also supplied quantities OF the
vegetable to local dealers. A moderate
demand made the market slow at prices
ranging from 80 cents To $l.l5 a
hamper.
Moderate receipts OF lettuce, onions
and tomatoes were reported during the
week. Dealers still are dependent upon
Florida growers for tomatoes, but the
demand for the vegetable this week has
been moderate enough to weaken the
market. Potatoes, in moderate sup
plies, are more plentiful and slightly
cheaper. prices the past few days rang
ing from ST to $3.50 barrel.
Receipts Of marine products have
been heavy throughout the week, SO
many fish coming from points along
Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River
that the demand for fish from other
sections was slow. Shad, rockflSh,
perch. herring. croakers, cells and cat
flsh were among the varieties received
from Potomac River nets. Shad have
been plentiful and cheap, while herring
have been scarce.
Both hard and soft crabs have been
plentiful and cheaper. The hard crabs
sold as low rs 81 barrel. while the
soft variety sold around 81 dozen.
Crabmeat continued plentiful and cheap,
most Of it coming from the Hampton,
Va. section, while some OF the choice
meat came from packers at Biloxi,
Miss.
Poultry Receipts.
HOLSTERS have been plentiful the past
week, selling at SO cents pound Frogs
are not So plentiful, swapping turtles
also being scarce the past few days.
Scallops found ready sale at 81 gallon.
Increased receipts OF poultry the past
few days met a good demand. Fowls. In
great demand, continued high through
out the week, prices Of Spring chick
ems continuing unchanged. Dealers
handled many turkeys this week, more
than usual SO long after the Christmas
holiday season, and prices continued
cheap. Ducks also continued i'll plen-
titul supply.
A continued firm condition Of the egg
market WAS reported this morning,
prices not having changed TO any ma
terial extent 1t Is believed by dealers
that prices will 20 no lower this season
but probably will increase until the high
Winter prices are reached.
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and make them move faster" was his
reply.
Old timers were shocked, as they
wanted to add more cars to each train.
But the plan was tried and the con-
gestion cleared up in two weeks.
Solved Many Problems.
Bernet treated many other railroad
problems in the same successful way.
That's why the Van Sweringens went
after him. They knew his whole rec
ord. To get Western business the road
must penetrate the West, he told them.
So they bought road running into st.
Louis. He applied the same rule to
obtaining business in the East. SO they
bought the Chesapeake & Ohio, with
2,65l miles Of track
Bernet Is great believer in first
class engines. When he took the Erie
there were something like 81 different
types of locomotives on the road, re-
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curing that number of different parts
for repairs. The old ones were strapped
and replaced with standard types, max
ing a tremendous saving to the road in
repair costs.
At so John J. Bernet is as active as
ever. He has been with the Van Swer-
ingens since 1916.
Fav0rite With Men.
eve don't know railroading," the
Van Sweringens are quoted as saying
when they hired him.
Good" said Bernet. Neither do a
lot of railroaders who think they do.
The difference is that you admit it,
And it might be added that he is a
favortte with his men. In his reor-
CARNATIONS he has laid off very few
superintendent. Practically all the i'm
portant changes have been in the ma
ture Of promotions.
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Sugar Melting Report.

NEW YORK, May 18 LP.-The total
sugar melt of IA United States refiners
from January / to May IL was 1.775-
900 long tons, compared with 1,585, 900
tons for the same period last year.
Deliveries reported for the same time
this year were 1,565,000 long tons
against sos 900 in 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19
FEDERAL A. A. TAKES
/ ORGANIZATION STEPS

d, Organization of Federal A. A., to
promote various sports among the
various Government departments, was
assured at a meeting of large number
Of representatives from the majority OF
branches at the Arcadia last night.
Final organization is expected to be
effected at meeting next Friday night
in the boardroom of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
L. G. Schmidt, prime mover OF the
organization, was named temporary
chairman, and c. E. Hannah OF the
Office of the chief of finance, was named
temporary secretary. One representa-
tive was chosen from each department.
The Federal A. A. is planned to ope-
rate as consolidation of all the indie
pendent athletic bodies now beng con-
Quoted among the Government depart
ments and has been projected because
! the need Of an organization to foster
golf, tennis, track and bowling has long
been felt.
Those named to represent the de-
partmentS are:
J. E. Hupp. Veterans Bureau; J, s; Corn
son, Interstate Commerce Commission; J. T
Harris, Water Department; Robert Starr,
Department of Labor; r. A. Bryant, Patent
once; H. d. Billings, Interior DEPARTMENT
Noone, Treasury Department; J; B. Trying
Bureau of Engraving and Printing; H. A
Nelson, Agriculture Department. W. W
erai Accounting; r. l., McCutcheon, Depart
ment OF Justice, and N. z. Johnson r
b. p. P.
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INJURY TO BASKETER
BRINGS GAME TO END

When Robert Shanklin, 22-year-old
Company basket ball player, crashed
into a wall in the Congress Heights
gym last night and sustained a COM
pound fracture of the left leg, the con-
test between the Maryland Militiamen
and Anacostia Eagles was ended with
the latter leading, 81 to Is.
Shanklin, who resides in the Victoria
Apartments, Fourteenth and Clifton
streets, was taken to Emergency Hos
pital
Other games played last night result
ed as follows:
Woltz Photographers. 80; Petw0rth, 81.
Monroe A. c., Is: MOseans, S.
National Circles. FL: Boiling Field. III.
French A. c.. IS; Bliss Electrical Is.
American Express. 81; Y. M. G.. A., Is.
Renroc- Scholastics, %; Tivoli WhirI-
winds, IS.
Gunton Temple, IA; Metropolitans, Is.
Y. M. C. A. Juniors, 43; Chevy
Chase, Is. .t...-e
Calvary Baptists, 22; Calvary M. E.,
10.
Mount Vernon, 10; Western Presby-
terians, IA.
Nusbaums. 33; Peerless, is.
Clark Grifiiths. rs; Atlantic A. c., 70.
G. p. o. Federals, ~; Saks TrO-
jams, IA.
Lionels. 81; Monroe A. C., IL.
OptimiSts, FL; Corinthians, Is.
Tigers, 8; CoIonials, Z.
Times Boys Club, 10; st. Martins, 3.
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EASTERN ON HEELS
OF TECHS QUINTET
Defeats Central as Western
Drubs Business-Leaders
to Face Tuesday.

Eastern and Tech quints will meet
Tuesday afternoon at Tech High, In
basket ball match that probably will
60 far toward settling the public high
title. Central and Western will face
in the other half of Tuesdays double
header. The matches will mark the
start of second-round play in the series.
Eastern defeated Central, 81 to 10,
yesterday to keep within striking dis
lance of the series-leading Tech quint
Western drubbed Business, Al to 81,
in the other match yesterday to vir-
tually eliminate the Stenogs as pen
nant-contenders. The Business defeat
was surprise.
Tech defeated Catholic University
Freshmen last night SO to IS. at Brook
land In the preliminary to the Catholic
University -Villanova varsity game. Ben
Franklin scored over Georgetown Prep,
Is to 81, at Garrett Park and Emerson
took the measure Of st. Johns College
Junior Varsity tosSers at Annapolis, 80
to Is, yesterday afternoon.
Four teams Of the District scholastic
group were to get action today, all OF
out-of-town courts. Gonzaga was to
meet Calvert Hall at Baltimore, Emer-
son was to face Navy Plebes at Annap-
oils, st. Adams was at Winchester, Va,
to engage Shenandoah Military Acad-
envy baSketers and Bliss was to meet st.
Johns Junior Varsity at Annapolis.
Tech beat Eastern only 10 to Is in
the first round meeting and indications
are that Tuesdays match will prove
another real battle.
Western is favored to take the meas
uree of Central. The Red and White
has good chance to finish well up in
the race provided 1t triumphs.
AS the result of its win over Central
yesterday Eastern, standing second in
the series race, with three wins against
one defeat. is just one game behind
Tech, which has won four matches in
as many starts.
Central put up a much sitter fight
against Eastern than was generally an
ticipated. After trailing at the first
quarter, 4 to 8, the Blue and White,
with Capt. Ken Fisher in the game for
the first time. showed improvement and
at the half was only one point in the
rear at 12-11. At the end of the third
quarter Central was still only a point
In the rear at II to Is.
In the final quarter. however. Eastern.
led by Ben Mccullough, guard. and
Capt. Ted Capelli, found the range of
the basket in no uncertain manner and
! the Lincoln Parkers stepped out to put
the game in the bag. In the last few
minutes EaSternS reserves took the
floor.
Central was weakened through the
loss of Cross and DeLisio, who were
banished because of personal fouls, the
! former near the end of the half and
the latter early in the second half.
Western outclassed Business all the
way. The Stenogs, despite that they
were the favorites to win, trailed from
| the outset.
Western was ahead at the first quar-
| ter. 10 to 1, and held 1T edge at
[ the half. Business cut the Western
edge to 22-15 at the end of the third
quarter, but Western cut loose in the
final period to clinch the game.
Jimmie Thompson and Hunt for
Western and Capt. jake Lewis and
Newman for Business led their teams on
attack.
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INDIANA IS HOPEFUL
OF J0LTING PURDUE
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. January l9.-"Stretch"
Murphy and his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Purdue mates. and their old rival IN
diana. meet in the classic struggle Of
the Big Tens four-game basket bali
program tonight.
Minnesota invades Wisconsin. iowa
tackles Northwestern and Chicago
meets Illinois.
The ''HooSier Twins" are bitter rivals.
and the result will change the leader
ship OF the race as Michigan, now tied
with Purdue for the pinnacle, will be
idle. II the Boilermakers win. they
VIII have undisputed leadership. If
they lose. Michigan will be atop the
heap alone.
Although virtually out Of the cham
plonship scramble, because of two de-
1eats. Indiana. which tied with the
Boliermakers for the title last year.
may stop its rivals rush. A capacity
crowd OF 5000 is certain to watch the
traditional battle.
Wisconsin's rangy team, which tests
in third place with three victories and
one defeat. is expected to whip Min
nesota.
Iowa and Northwestern are expected
to put revised line-ups in the field for
their clash at Patten gymnasium.
Frank Marshall star Wildcat guard.
appears out because of an infection,
while four OF the Hawks are more ar
less bruised. Iowa's victims are Virgil
David, Forrest Twogood, Fred Geneva
and Doyal Plunkitt.
Chicago, which has lost its three Com
terence games. is expected to fall before
Illinois.
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NURM| WILL BEGIN
CAMPAIGN TONIGHT
Finn Opens Second American
Invasion in 5000 Yard Con-
test in Brooklyn Meet.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January .s-With one
of the many records he set during his
first American invasion as his objective,
Paavo Nurrni, the phantom Finn, opens
his second campaign on the board tracks
of the United States tonight at the
Brooklyn College meet.
He has chosen to run his first race
at 5000 yards. freak distance for
which no official record is recognized.
The best unofficial mark, TAG Us, was
made by Nurmi in 1925.
The opposition for Nurmi will be
provided by Owe Anderson, point win
ner for Finland in the Olympic games:
Gus Moore of the Brooklyn Harriers,
national cross-country champion; Joe
Hagen, Columbia cross-country star,
and Irving Totten, formerly of Union
College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19
THE SPORTLIGHT
BY Crantland Rice
When They Want to Be.


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many who believe George Godfrey oodfreys
imposing documents ring history by number OF
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will planked at the top OF the list
hard to his chance with
number of oy pages rewe and they nave
big opportunity big headwy toward the richest
all professional There or there may not
the next So but there will plenty M the one
who that he belongs at the top But ne VIII nave prove
nghng stribng else Either OF these
a r - hr t,sbs same being "a sbarkey still young with
them chance They can both hit when
they offensive
TwoB lest
Boston outht-Tenne
Lowe Long and con the Athletic oons Barry aho
slightly better than the Cub combination which carried
Bancroft and oroh of the GansGehrig
1azzerl Koenis and Dusan of the Yankees
brilliant defensive play but
they all bed Also the entire bunch had Its full share Of base
Pointing at the Browns.
will
his Mr. owey had pretty
fair nine in 1928 and expects better one the coming Summer
n.d and fs ncns y. needed more pitchers and GOOD catcher
good
pitching talent in Collins Ed se Herb Cobb and Estrada He
York or Philadelphia Mr. Howy believes his powerful nine will have word
MOUND CITY.
Champions md
THE YANKEES.
The Yankees bet against the field the
League And they do they better than
bet to win the
Much
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responsible for this reported to be condition with
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batsman that ever lived, and as
fielder, thrower, batter and runner
few ball fans of his own time and
none who have come up since APP
preciate the consummate skill OF
this great player"
X X X X
Ed Bang rises to remark that he
questions tUhether there is such q
thing in base ball as real hold-out.
We refer him to . couple Of fairly
well known diamond figures who re-
side right here in the Capital
Clark Calvin Griffith and Walter
Perry johnson.
1t has been more than a decade
ago, back when the outlaw Federal
League was lining the faces and thin
ming the thatches of organized base
bali moguls, but both will remember
-Griff because of the hurried train
trip he had to take to the Midwest
point of vantage from where john
SON issued his ultimatums, and
Barney because he got what he held
out for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO-Tony Canzoneri, New
York, knocked out Armando Santiago,
Cuba 80: Eddie Shea, Chicago, knock
ed out Lou Bloom, Columbus, Ohio
80; Sammy Dorfman, New York, out
pointed Mike Dundee, Rock Island, III.
QO; Pete Sarrno, Birmingham, Ala,
outpointed Johnny Erickson, New York
90; Solly Schuman, Chicago, outpoint-
ed Lou Wilson, Chicago a..
NEW YORK-Leo Lomski, Aberdeen,
Wash, outpointed James j. Braddock,
Jersey City Q0).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ham
bright, Cincinnati, Ohio, knocked out
Buddy Lee, Nashville, Tenn go; Carm
Schmadel, indianapolis, knocked out
Walter Gabel, Cincinnati 90.
ST. LOUIS-Benny Bass, philadel-
phia, knocked out Joey Rivers, Kansas
City, Mo. (2); Joe Ghnouly, st. Louis,
outpointed Billy Knowles, Chicago C0).
HOLLYWOOD, Calif-Eddie Gill,
Minneapolis, won on foul from Homer
Sheridan, Sioux City, Iowa co..
SAN FRANCISCO-Kid Francis, Eu-
San Francisco QO.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.-Joe Trabon, KAN
sas City. outpointed Benny Burns, Day.
ton, Ohio Q0).
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Bill Lang, Tacoma, and Bill Adams,
New Orleans. drew Q0).
NEW ORLEANS.-Joe Cook, New
Orleans, won on foul from Eddie
Wolfe, Memphis, 90.
TAMPA, Fla.-Benny Touchstone,
Plant City, Knocked out Jimmy Francis,
Jersey City, N. j., go. Young Russell,
Tampa. stopped Tarzan Liggett, Tupelo,
Miss, 80.
NORFOLK, Va.-Young Stribling.
Macon, Ga, knocked out Art Malay.
Chicago, (3).
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CANzONERI FLO0RED,
BUT STOPS SANTIAGO

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 19.-Tony Can
zoneri Of New York, who recently was
deposed as featherweight champion,
today stood out as principal threat to
Tod Morgan's junior lightweight crown,
following his knockout victory over
Armando Santiago Of Cuba.
Coming back after being pounded to
the floor for seven count in the first
round, Canzoneri knocked out Santiago
in the fifth session of their bout at the
Coliseum last night.
The victory stopped the sensational
rise Of the Cuban, who knocked out
Canzoneris old rival, Joey Sanger, in
the same ring last December.
Promoter Jim Mullen announced that
Canzoneri and Sanger will meet here
February with the winner virtually
assured of a shot at Morgans crown.
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X. C. BOXERS VICTORS
IN INTERCITY MATCH

Knights of Columbus boxers made
their bow in intercity competition last
night by defeating Y. M. H. A. scrap
pers Of Baltimore, S bouts to /, in
Casey gym.
Charley Caforna defeated Joe Beckett
in an exhibition bout.
Summaries:
Mi,key Harris. K. of c., outpointed Louis
GaranZa. Baltimore Y M H A.
Nevin Barber. K of c., outpointed Morris
Burlowitz. Baltimore. Y: M. H. A.
Joe Mervin. X. of c., outpointed Harry
Miller. Baltimore Y. M H. Al extra round
necessary.
Heimach Bressler. Baltimore Y. M H. A.,
:. Charley Caforna outpointed Joe Beckett
Leo Coveleskie, K. of c., outpointed Ray
Ashley: Baltimore Y. M H A.
*. Q. Roberts, <. of c., outpointed l..
Burney, Baltimore Y. NJ H A.