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New Britain herald., 1930-10-09
NAVY PREPARING ID SCRAP SHIPS
Enlisted Personnel to Be Reduced
 by 4,@0 Men

Washington, Oct. 9 P-For greater efficiency and economy the navy will decommission shortly about 120,o00 tons of ships now in service and reduce its enlisted per sonnel by 4,S00 men.
 The fleet and base shakeup, in itiated by Admiral William V. Pratt. who has just become chief of opera tions, will detach all battleships from the scouting fleet on the Allan tic, reduce the number of destroyers in each division from six to four,
New Britain herald., 1930-10-09

create a training squadron of two battleships and eight destroyers, concentrate all minelayers and sweepers in one force. cut the num- Der of submarines by 25, redistribute the air force and dispose of numer- ous miscellaneous auxiliary craft.
 Most of the changes will be placed in effect during the winter maneu- yer off Panama. Only the Asiatic feet. operating in China and the Philippines, will remain unchanged.
 For the fiscal year ending next June a saving of $S,44o,ooo is cal culated and for the following year saving of $7.75S,s49. The per sonnel reduction is to be accom- plished by cutting enlistment from 400 to 200 monthly, beginning in November. The navy already has less than the S4,500 men it is all lowed.
 Regards Future
 The destroyer squadron, involving the layup of sixteen of these ships will be primarily, Admiral Pratt said, to reduce as much as possible
New Britain herald., 1930-10-09
CHURCH HAS CENTENARY

Colchester. Oct. 9-Colchester Baptist church will observe it's cen tenary Sunday. Lieut.. Governor Ernest E. Rogers will be one of the speakers. Deacon Lucius C. Brown will deliver the historica, address. He has been deacon for 50 years.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-09
BANK RATES RAISED

Berlin, Oct. R-The Reichsbank today raised the bank rate from four to five per cent.
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STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

his match from Gen. H. P. Mccain
yesterday to 60 into the final round.
Meanwhile the seniors are playing in
the first round of the competition for
the Perkins Plate, put up by the presi-
dent of the association.
Out at the Rock Greek Park munich
pal course Al Price. the popular Rock
Greek Park mentor has won the sec
ond flight in the Twilighters' tourney
and is to play Earl Mchieer, the star
Southpaw golfer, who won the first
flight last week. McAleer Is the same
gent who won the qualifying medal
in the national public links champion
ship of 1924 and is one of the strong
est golfers about the Capital.
Have you ever heard Of a pair of
eagles being scored in one round of
golf? Erwin p. Hair, the tall, dark
heared lad who hits EN- a mile at the
Washington Golf and Country Club, did
it yesterday. He drove the fifth green
800 yards from the tee, and holed the
putt for a deuce, and then drove the
seventeenth green, a shot of about the
same distance over towering trees and
again holed the putt for deuce. He
had trouble on some of the other holes
and finished the round with a card of
70. Only few days ago Hair knocked
a distance Of 305 yards from the tee.
Twenty-three public links golfers
were playing today at East Potomac
Park and Rock Creek Park to determine
the composition of the four-man team
which will represent Washington in the
tourney for the national public links
golf championship at Jacksonville, Fla.
early in August.
Thirteen players qualified at 161 and
better at East Potomac Park yesterday
and were playing an additional So holes
today at Rock Greek Park, while 10
players qualified up to 1859 at Rock
Creek yesterday and transferred their
final SO holes to East Potomac Park to-
day. The four lowest scores Tor the
u holes of medal play will make the To-
cal team to 60 to Jacksonville.
QualinerS at East Potomac Park yes
terday were led by a tall, 2o-year-old
youngSter named j. c. Jewett, who shot
consistent rounds of rs and IA for a
total Of $50. At Rock Greek Park the
qualif1ers were led by B. H. CTed) Bur
rows, with a card of 73-76-l49.
Members of the Washington team
last year were Louis Fuchs, j. B. Robert
son. Joseph Phelan and Walter Barrett.
Fuchs and Robertson were among those
who made the first 10 at East Poto-
mac Park yesterday. and Fuchs might
well have led the field. for he drove the
eighteenth green and took four puts
for 5, where a duece would have lead
and would have tied.
Robert Burton, however, put on the
fireworks at East Potomac, finishing his
round over course c with four conSecu-
tive brides to score a 70 and tie for
second place.
Scores made by the potential quail
hers yesterday follow:
East Potomac Park. G. Jewett,
76-74-150; Louis Fuchs, 77-75-152;
Robert Burton, 79-73-152; Ralph
Bonnie, 77-79-156; w. w. Billings,
7S-78-156; Leo j. Cooney, 8l-76-
1877; Maury Fitzgerald. S2-76-15s; j.
B. Robertson, 76-S1-157; Joseph
Micker, 79-79-158; w. L. Moore, So
78-161; w. H. Miller, S1-8o-161;
Wilbur Lines. 79-82-161; John M.
Downey, 79-82-161.
Rock Greek Park-B. H. Burrows,
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Many Foreign Athletes
In British Yank Games

CHICAGO, July R). Avery
Brundage. president of the Amateur
Athletic Union of the United States,
is back home from Europe with the
news that a record-breaking field of
foreign stars will compete in the
British-American track and heid
carnival at Soldier Field August 81.
Among the foreign stars certain to
compete, President Brundage said,
are Percy Williams, the Olympic
sprint champion Lord Burghley, 400
meters hurdle winner at Amsterdam;
Eric Liddel, the Scot who won the
400 meters in Paris in 1924; Phil
Edwards, star half miller from British
Guiana; Alex Wilson, the Canadian
quarter miller, and others from South
Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
The American team will be selected
from the National A. A. q. games at
Pittsburgh; the foreign team win be
picked from the British games at
Hamilton, Canada, August 1928.
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73-76-14s; Samuel Parks, 7s-77-
1855; w. z. Rice, 1853; W. w. Storay,
100; D. r. Particle, 100: John Hauser
16l; r. H. Brown, 1853; Richard Grifith,
l64; H. F. Saunders, 1877; Charles o.
Daniel, 1859.
Burrows added by mistake q penalty
stroke to his score when he pulled his
ball on the first nine holes of his FIRST
round over into the eighth fairway
Billings was penalized two strokes for
failing to hole out his ball at East Po-
tomac Park. The four qualifiers today
will compose the Harding Cup team TO
represent Washington.
s. G. Loeffler'S truck and tractor men
are building a new nine-hole golf course
on the west side of East Potomac Park,
which when completed will make 80
complete holes of golf. Sites for put
ting green's and bunkers now are under
construction. and the new course will
do away with the practice driving
course, which was the most commodious
driving course in the city. The course
is expected TO be completed before the
season ends. 1t will match in difhculty
the other layouts in East Potomac Park
and will be well trapped.
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DISTRICT PADDLERS
IN PHILLY REGATTA

PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-The pick
Of the Middle States canoeists will COM
pete in the annual July regatta sched-
uled as a part Of the Peoples Regatta
on the Schuylkill
Among the entries are the Washing
ton Canoe Club and Potomac Boat Club
OF Washington, D. c.; Philadelphia
Canoe Club, Cawaca c. c. of Tacony,
Bristol Young Mems Club, Tuscarora of
Belleville, N. j., and the Pendleton c.
G. of New York.
c. T. Majer of the Philadelphia Canoe
Club announces that the canoe races
will be held Friday morning starting at
10:45. On Saturday a series Of junior
events will be held at the Philadelphia
Canoe Club, Colony Castle, on the upper
Schuylkill, in which the out-of- town
crews will also compete.
Adoption of the schedule of races for
the Middle States regatta to be held
Labor day at Alexandria will be in order
at the meeting to be held in connection
with the regatta.
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WILLIAMS, WYK0FF, T0LAN
MEET IN 1OO-METER RACE

VANCOUVER, British Columbia. July
i P).-The worlds 100-meter dash rec
ord was In danger again today in the
Dominion day track and field meet here.
Percy Williams, Vancouver sprint
champion in the 1928 Olympic games,
had the pleasure of again meeting some
of Americas fastest runners.
In his first important race since his
much discussed victory over Eddie To-
Ian, Michigan negro, and Frank Wy
koff, Glendale, Calf, youngster, here
last year. Williams was pitted against
George Simpson, Ohio State Buckeye
Bullet" and Tolan.
Tolan Is the Official holder Of the
worlds 1O0-yard dash record with a
mark Of 9.5 seconds and shares the
100-meter figure of 10.4 with Charlie
Paddock, the former fastest human"
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TAKOMA RACE OPEN
TO ALL IN A. A. U.

Entry in the 7-mne run and the
various other athletic events to be
staged Friday at Takoma Park, with
the sanction Of the A. A. u, is open
to all athletes registered with the
A. A. u.
Officials of the A. A. U. today en-
phasized the necessity Of all who have
not yet registered doing so Immediately
with William Russell, 1903 North Cap
itol street, chairman of the registra-
ton committee Of the District A. A. u
Association.
Entries may be filed with Herman
Riley, supervisor of boys activities. Ia
koma Park Playground, Takoma Park
D. c., or at the Municipal Playground
ONCE, District Building.
A leg on The Evening Star cup will
go to the winner + the 15-mile run.
Capt. G. Leonard Boyer. Engineer
Reserves, is chairman Of the commit
tee IN charge Of the Takoma Park Ath-
letic program. Lieut.. Col. Frank Moor
man Is vice chairman.
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EMPEROR Of LINKS
ARRIVES TOMORROW
Hundreds of Friends From
Atlanta viii Be Among
His Greeters.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N T EW YORK, July 1.-THE en-
peror of golf, Bobby Jones, will
come home tomorrow to a well
come such as no golfer before
him ever has received.
A celebration of a size that ordinarily
is reserved for transatlantic flyers, re-
turning war heroes and foreign dig
narities has been arranged when Bobby
steps of the S. S. Europa on his return
from England, where he won the British
amateur and open championships.
In the crowd that gathers to do him
: honor as great Sportsman will be hun
dreds of friends from bis home town OF
Atlanta. A Bobby Jones special
steamed out Of Atlanta yesterday with
a trainload OF the golfing wizards adj
mirers. Preceding their fellow towns
men by a full day, Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
c. Gambler, Hunter Terry, Atlanta real
estate man, and Ralph Smith, repre-
senting the Atlanta Journal, landed at
Newark, N. j., Airport yesterday after
five-hour fight from Atlanta.
On the Bobby Jones special" were
Mai. John S. Cohen, president and
editor Of the Atlanta Journal, who
neduGu Tic COul1ll1blCC WAAASA4
the trip: Mayor I. N. Ragsdale, r. j.
Spiller, executive vice president of the
Atlanta base ball club. of which Jones
is an officer; DR.. l.. M. Britain, presl-
dent of Georgia Tech, and other proml-
nent Atlantans.
Under plans arranged by Grover
whalen, New York's oficial greeter, and
interested Atlantans, Bobby will be
taken of the Europa at Quarantine on
the municipal tug Macon. The city
will have a chance to hail a golhng hero
on an automobile ride up Broadway.
Mayor Walker will give the metropolis
Official greeting at City Hall. Visiting
Atlantans have chartered the excursion
steamer Mandalay, and plan to trail the
Macon on its trip from Quarantine.
After that, matters will be in Bobby's
own hands He will be invited by the
Gamblers to use their plane to ny TO
MINNEAPOLIS for the national open
championship to be held at the Inter-
lachen Club July 10, IL, II.
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FIVE MEETINGS CALLED
TO STUDY GOLF GRASSES

CHICAGO, July l (P).-Five meet
ings have been called for July by the
United States Golf Associations greens
section to compare different strains of
grasses and results of various turf prac-
tices.
The meetings-July /, Sleigh Munic-
ipal Course Grand Rapids, Mich; July
2. Niagara Falls Municipal Course, Mill
Road Farm Course, West Lake Forest,
Ill; July 9, Interlaken Club, Minneap-
oils, scene of the coming national open,
and July IA, Allegheny Country Club,
Sewickley, Pa.
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Get Record Welcome Three Yankee Netnen Wimbledon SenI
City Net Tourney List
viii Close Tomorrow

RAcketers who would show their
wares in the annual mems District
tennis championship starting Friday
morning at the Edgemoor Club have
until 6 pm. to place their entries
in the hands of Joe Rutley, tourna-
ment chairman, 4722 Davenport
street. Pairings will be made to-
morrow night.
Bob Considine, Dooly Mitchell,
Tom Mangan and Clarence Charest,
the defending champion, are given
the best chance to win the singles.
Considine and Mitchell are given
somewhat of an edge by many.
Several leading candidates for both
the Army and Navy Leech Cup
teams, a group Of Baltimore stsl-
warts and racketers from other
points will vie with Washingtons
best in the tournament.
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FAVORITES ADVANCE
IN WESTERN TENNIS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press'
CHICAGO, July 1.-The fight for the
mems singles title of the Western Ten
mis- Associations championships entered
the third round at River Forest today,
with al the favorites still In the run
ming.
Bruce Barnes Of Austin, Tex, seeded
No. in the draw, was already in the
fourth round. He entered the bracket
last night by defeating Robert Morten-
son, Chicago, In straight sets, 60, 81.
Cliff Suffer of New Orleans, national
intercollegiate champion; Maurice Ba-
yon, Tulane star; DOC" Barr of Dallas,
Tex; Karl Klamath, Austin, Tex, and
Harris Coggeshall Of Des Moines were
in the third round.
The only Semblance Of an upset in
the first two rounds of play was the
defeat of Rank O'Donnell of Chicago,
former Big Ten champion, by Barr.
The two played the hardest match of
the days play, Barr winning, rs,
3-6. S-6, after being down 5-4 and
40-l5 in the final set.
Play in the mems doubles was to
open today, with the women's singles
scheduled to open tomorrow.
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WHITE SOX AND BROWNS
IN DOUBLE BILL JULY 4

CHICAGO, July (PY-So as to offer
the still loyal fans their moneys worth,
both Independence day games between
will be played in an afternoon double
header.
For many years, the two games have
been played in the morning and after
noon, but the White Sox are imbedded
in the American League cellar and bar
gain prices were decided upon.
So far this year, the drawing power
of the Cubs and White Six are as differ
lent as their standings in their respective
leagues. The Cubs are breaking attend
'ance records in their successful pennant
drive; the White Sox are having lean
days at the gate.
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ROBBIE GETS PRESENTS,
BUT NOT ONE COVETED

CHICAGO (P).-Uncle Wilbert Robin
son received many membranes on his
sixty-sixth birthday anniversary yester-
eday, but the one he wanted most failed
Ito come.
His Brooklyn Dodgers failed to present
him with the undisputed leadership OF
the National League flag race.
The Cubs bats and Charlie Roots
right arm spoiled the birthday party
for the Brooklyn manager.
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sees that the pressure here is arm
throughout his swing.
suggest you try It. You'll notice
at once the tendency for your right
elbow to stay close to the right side.
When that happens the old curse,
your slice, gets a body blow. AL be-
cause you can rather easily swing
your clubhead through the ball from
inside the line.
Denny Shute's idea next.
Cure that hook or slice. Straighten
out your drive by writing Sol Metz
ger, care Of this paper, for free leaf
let on Driving. Inclose stamped, adj
dressed envelope.
(CopyriEht, 10SO.)
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MOST OF LEAGUE GAMES
DECIDED BY BIG SCORES

Most of the games yesterday in Dis
trict week day base ball leagues were
decided by decisive margins.
The results:
Government League-Naval Hospital,
8: Government Printing Ohce, 2.
lunbia Repair Shop, IL; Government
Printing once, 2.
GEORGETOWN Church League-West
Washington Baptist, IA; Grace Episco-
pal, 8.
Industrial League-Big Print Shop,
1s: Tile Settlers, 8.
Terminal "Y'' League-Pullman, 49,
Terminal, 9.
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LISKA IS ENTERTAINED

Representative Sloan of Nebraska
had as luncheon guests today AID Liska.
pitcher for the Washington base ball
team, and Mrs. Liska. The Washing
ton pitcher was introduced to Speaker
Longworth and House Leader Tilson
and many other members of the House.
Liska is from the town of Dwight,
Nebr., which has a population of APP
proximately 500 Representative Sloan
played semi-professional base ball
about 80 years ago and also pitched
underhand.
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BELLE HAVEN TOURNEY
WILL OPEN ON FRIDAY

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July play in
the Bell Haven Bowl tournament will
open with a qualification round Friday.
Sixteen will qualify and match play will
begin Saturday
T. E. Sebrell, jr., chairman of the
golf committee. has set second round
matches for July 8, the semi-finals for
July 10 and the finals at 36 holes, for
July Is.
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No Elbow Trouble
With Jones' Grip
BY SOL METZGER.

II you will grip your club much
as does Bobby Jones you won't have
much trouble with your right elbow
running wild and causing you to
slice when playing golf.
Bobby puts his left hand on the
club with a finger grip. The left
thumb straight down the back of the
shaft. The right hand Is then applied.
He fits the crease in the heel of his
right hand over the left thumb and
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OPTIMISTS ANNEX TWO
INDOOR. LEAGUE TITLES

Optimists were the winners in both
the senior and junior loops Of the Boys
Club Indoor Base Ball League, just
ended.
In both circuits OptimiStS won the
final two games of the play-oh series
after dropping the opener.
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WITTENBERG COACH DIES,

CANTON, Ohio, July CP).-Francis
Joseph Hermann, for several years bas-
ket ball coach and ASSISTANT foot ball
and base ball coach at Wittenberg Col
lege, Springfield, Ohio, died here yes
terday following a three months illness
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POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION
HOLDS MEETING TONIGHT

A meeting of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Power Boat Association will
be held this evening at $50 O'Clock in
the lobby Of the Willard Hotel to
complete arrangements for the annual
Tri-City regatta to be held at Herald
Harbor, Md.
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MINES MAKE CHANGES.

Numerous changes in personnel were
made in all loops Of the Capital City
Base Ball League last night, when team
managers took advantage Of the final
opportunity Of strengthening their roS-
terS,
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.HEDEK|N SPRINGS
TENNIS SURPRISE
Defeats Van VIiet, Army Net
Champion, and Wit Meet
Strahan for Title.
IEUT. DAVID d. HEDEKnN Of
Battery Park, Md, who cana

1EUT. DAVID d. HEDEKN Of
Battery Park, Nd, who eama
l. through with q surprise victory
over Maj. Robert @. Van Vliet,
jr, defending singles champion IN the
annual Army tennis championships,
was to face Lieut.. John w. stranan for
the title this afternoon at Columbia
Country Club, starting at 2:30 o'clock.
Lieut.. Hedekin, who formerly attend
ed Western High and played public
parks tennis here, conquered Mai. Van
Vliet In spirited play in three sets, IS,
Is, 81. Lieut.. Strahan reached the
final by triumphing over Lieut.. STANLEY
K. Robinson also in three straight sets.
The scores were, Ga, 81, 50.
In the Hedekin-Van Vliet match Il
was fiery youth triumphing over cool
headed steadiness. In the Strahan-
Robinson encounter it was experience
overcoming youth.
This Is Lieut.. Hedekin's third year In
the Army tournament. He and Lieut..
Strahan met in the 1927 final, when the
latter was victorious. Mai. Van Vliet
did not compete that year Last year
Mai Van Vhet defeated Lieut.. Stra-
han in the final round. Mai. Van Vliet
oloO BulllCu Tic CTOWn III 1873 ana 1870.
Seminal doubles play Is scheduled
tomorrow afternoon with the final,
which will mark the end OF tourney
play, set for Thursday afternoon.
Game scores of yesterdays matches
follow:
FIRST SET.
7 7sS vii.t:: s4ss3344!3iiiE-::ss
SECOND SET.
Van VIi.tt....... ssstfl45fssEGs44
THIRD SET.
HsGsk JT,:i 6252s22t5s!225es-ss-ssss
FIRST SET.
FSt oSinson... s6344:s35 @s5
SECOND SET.
s st5ahso .:..,'.,. tsfs 49,.
THIRD SET.
sSt5ans0. ::,...':: s3tcGG344Has
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BALL PLAYERS TO MEET.

Kings Palace and George Washing
ton Post ball players will meet ton1or-
row night at 8 o'clock at sos Tennessee
avenue northeast.
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rounds in two other events
are scheduled for this week, Clarence
M. Charest, the one-armed golfer-ten-
mis- champion, who holds the national
veteran singles title and also is the
Washington singles tennis title holder,
added another trophy to his collection
yesterday by defeating w. H. Alexander
in the final round of the Henry-Wn-
Hams Cup event at Bannockburn. The
pair had played the regulation IL holes
yesterday to tie and in the play-of
yesterday Charest won by the decisive
margin of S and 4.
At the Chevy Chase Club the senior
golfers are winding up the competition
for the Morven Thompson Memorial
Trophy and e. M. Talcott is to play
Col. Joseph Wheeler in the final.
Wheeler played his semi-fnal match
several days ago, but Talcott only won
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VICTORY NINE TO MEET.
Victory Post base ballers will meet
tonight at o'clock at the home of
Manager Kleindienst.
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Z V YITH the final round complet-
M ed yesterday in the one-club
v v tournament, the ultimate
The Washington times., 1930-09-01
S6t1,44O TAXES
REFUNDED

The Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue. awarded the Brompton Pulp
and Paper Company, Quebec, Can
ada, $641, ,44O as an income and
profit tax abatement. Other ad-
juStmentS were:
Estate of william L. Curry,
Pittsburgh, $160,S45.
The Mackaye Companies. Bos-
ton. $56,54O.
Chicago and Big Money Coal
and Coke Company, Chicago, $751;
220.
Estate of Harry A. Day, New
York, $47,S49.
Estate of j. j. Holloway, Wheel.
ing. w. Va, $42,SO3.
Estate of Meridith H. Pyne. New
York, $41,881.
REQ Motor Car Company. Lam
sing, Mich, $4O.Slo.
Estate of Cora S. Morgan. In.
dianapoliS, $36,227.
Estate Of willard c. Lipe, Syra.
cuse, $28.385.
Estate Of Frank G. Later. De-
troit, $28,148.
Estate of Ella M. Rhoades. Co
lumbus, Ohio. $24,868.
Estate of James j. Wood, Ft.
Wayne, Ind, $22, 2,229.
The Eagle-Pitcher Lead Com
pany, Chicago, $21, ,280.