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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-03
MITCHELL is TWO DOWN AT 18-HOLE MARK
Local Golfer Trails CORA
in Semi-Final Struggle of
National Public Links Play
South Grove Ace Puts Up Hard Fight Against St. Paul
Contender; Armstrong Tops Young Up at
Halfway Distance in Pittsburgh.


PITTSBURGH Aug 3Ahur Armstrong from Honolulu held a
commanding Antonio Tex, the end
the thrtyxhoe semfna the national
championships Park
Mitchell
Indianapolis
South Club Indianapolis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-03
Indians and BreWers Mix
in Split Doubled Header
Games Will Be Played at and 8:15 to Close Out Series;
It's Bargain Offering for Women.

will last 1884
appearance Indianapolis
doubleheader fashion, tilt the daylight and
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UNDOUBTEDLY the majority OF
- opposition for champ Paulsen
will come from Indianapolis pros.
Working diligently on his game,
George Dick Stark, former pro
at Coffin and Willowbrook courses,
now unattached. has been able to
fire scores under 10 every day for
the past week. Counts of 60 and SO
have been his favorite dish. Furth-
ermore. George has been hitting
EN- as they lie and using the back
/ tees at Coffin to get the longest
yardage test possible. All of which
means that young Mr.. Stark is
going to be tough in Evansville.
Bill Wilkinson. assistant pro at
Coffin has been playing well for the
past couple of weeks and is ready
for the big show. Chuck Garringer
and Henry Simons yesterday bowed
in defeat once more before Wilkin-
son and Jack Tuitte. this time over
Speedway course. The wind that
swept the race track course was al
most a gale and the scores were not
as hot as this fourSome has been
turning in during their season fued.
Wilkinson and Tuitte gained a
3-up lead on the outgoing nine.
While Garringer and Simons gained
a one-up verdit on the back nine.
The next match is carded for High
land early next week.
MAX BUELL., tournament man.
WI ager for the Indiana Pro-
/ feSSional Golfers Association. called
of the regular Monday afternoon
: pro-amateur tournament for next
week in favor of the pro-amateur
that annually precedes the state
open play.
( 1t Will be held at Evansville over
F the championship course on Wednes-
/ day afternoon. The title play will
/ consist of thirty-SiX holes Thursday
and the same number Friday.
The next pro-amateur in the
section will be played at Hillcrest
on Monday. Aug 49, 1t Will be
draw partner event.
QUITE q few Indianapolis anna
~ teur stars are planning TO
shoot at the galaxy of beautiful and
valuable prizes the open will offer
10 the simon pure.
Bill Slyker. president of the Hell
frich Club and his associates, who
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F0cEv-cr A. meet Paper Pack
81 Crmn- Bliv Hill diamond
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ayior Is requested
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-03
By Joe Williams

Bob Grove Mystery Deepens
Trouble May Be Tight Arm
And Price Paid Was S125,0
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7 UNDOUBTEDLY the majority of

Total par, g.
Total yardage. 6,2i3.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
STOCKS ARE FIRM
IN DULL TRADING
Few Specially Shares Win
Most Attention, but
Leaders Gain.
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, March 3l.-Stocks
pointed slowly upward in todays brief
session. The principal activity was in
handful Of specialtles and it was
reported that professionals we're busy
in a few low-priced issues. Most of
the old-time leaders improved, but
they were relatively dull. The close
was firm. Transfers approximated
700 900 shares
Many operators extended yester-
days holiday and little public partici-
patton was apparent. At the same
time brokerage house sentiment was
still OF the intiationary type and Of
ferings, except in some of the utili-
ties. were scarce.
Grains furnished no especial inspi-
ration for equities. Wheat, corn. oats
and other cereals were slightly lower
at midday. Most of the other futures
markets were closed.
Bonds. especially secondary rail
liens, displayed improving tendencies.
United States Government securities
were mildly mixed
Changes in foreign currency rates
were negligible. Foreign exchange
trading in the principal European
centers was suspended for the Easter
holidays
There was a last-minute buying
rush which put a number Of stocks
up to around points. There was
demand for steel and metal equities.
United States Smelling got up more
than 4, Bethlehem Steel. 3; United
States Steel. nearly 2: Allied Chem
zeal. g. and American Locomotive 2.
Issues up fractions to around
point at the finish included Westing-
house Johns -ManviIle. General Elec-
trio. General Motors. Chrysler, Amer
ican Telephone Montgomery Ward.
Case. Sears Roebuck, American
Smelling, Howe Sound. Noranda,
Wilson Co. Armour of Illinois, Union
Pacific, Santa Fe, Pennsylvania, Bald
win and New York Central.
Some of the aircrafts. aviation
equipment and amusement issues
were given run for advances of
fractions to around a point.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
lO3d Birthday Marked
By Potomac Insurance Co.

The Potomac Insurance Co. Of the
District of Columbia. which has an
unusually fascinating history. is now
we'll started on its second century of
progress. 1t is l03 years old today.
Present officers of the company are
George w. White president: Thomas
c. Moore, vice president and man.
ager. and Alexander K. Phillips, sec
retary. Early in the present year the
corporation raised its capital to ST.
100000.
One hundred and three years ago
w. w. CorcOran, J. KurtZ. John Mar
bury. Raphael Semmes and others, all
top men" of Georgetown, met in the
old council chamber in that city for
the purpose of effecting an organiza-
ton in keeping with charter granted
by special act of Congress to launch
the Potomac Insurance Co. of George
town. The bylaws and policy con-
tract. with certain amendments. Of
the old Franklin Fire, then operating
in Washington since 1918, were
adopted.
The paid capital of the Potomac
at that time was SIS 500: the COM
pany showed no surplus. Enthusiasm
was evidently omnipresent as several
risks were offered and accepted. al
fered by one Of the directors, Raphael
Evening star., 1934-03-31

Semmes. was declined, it being ap-
parent that underwriting rules had
been inaugurated. At this meeting
w. w Corcoran. together with Presi-
dent j. Kurtz constituted commit
tee to ascertain the prevailing in
time.
Several lines OF insurance were ac-
cepted, representing a net liability of
two-thirds of the paid capital of the
company and carried profit without
reinsurance. Such a policy Of under
writing was possible at that time. as
there was no moral hazard existing to
create incendiary losses and success
full underwriting was based almost en-
tirely on physical conditions and ex-
posures. w. w. Corcoran asked for
rates on household furniture in
dwelling and was given so cents per
500 for 1000. 40 cents per sl00 for
$4,000 and 33ls cents per sl0O for
$4,000.
1t Is interesting to make a COM
pariSon of this old company with the
present financial statement. The sur
plus including capital is 81 .9O3 5O9.
and its active operations include about
81 States besides the District of Co.
lumbia- The company now writes its
allied lines, fire, automobile and the
other classes Of inSuranceS.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
FIRE INSURANCE
TITLE INSURANCE
MISCELLANEOUS
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
PUBLIC UTILITY

CHICAGO. March 81 Up, UNITED States
Department of Agriculturel Cattle 100;
Weishty steers. 15as5 a higher; al yearlines ies
and light steers, steady to strong, in
stances shade higher on better grades;
weighty bullocks in fairly, liberal supply
and market active on shipper account
ereater part of week; heavy steers slight
ly higher than any time during 1888: ex-
1852 pounds, 200; bulk better grade
weiehty bullocks. 6.25a7.25; big weights.
5."5a5.75; yearlings topped at 7.65; sup
ply choice offerings scarce; not much to
killers under 500: better grade yearling
heifers. 23a50 higher; top. $50; lower
grades and all other heifers about steady:
cows barely steady; bulls, 10a15 lower;
vealers. 1.00a2 90 lower
Sheep 1000 for week ending Friday.
direct; compared Friday last week slaueh-
ter classes generally around steady, wooled
lambs having regained early losses: week s
top. $40 paid late. with closing bulk.
9.25 downward; weeks bulk wooled offer
:ngs. 9;O0a9; Is. with shorn consignment:
T.ooas.5o: largely 1.l5aT.3 scattered
late uldertone weak; few lamb weight
wooled native ewes. 5.00a5 80 mostly;
comparable shorn offerings. 4.00a4:25.
Hogs, 5000. including 1000 direct;
supply meager, demand dull; market
nominally steady; occasional sales. big
weiehts and, plain lightweiehts. 4.15
downward. about in line with Friday
close; shippers took none; estimated hold
over. 600. All quotations nominally
UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 31.-Inf1uenced
by reports of moisture, both south
west and northwest, wheat prices
averaged lower early today. Uncer-
tainty regarding effect of the new
national grain code and of proposed
regulatory legislation counted also as
a bearish factor. Opening unchanged
to "a lower, May $685., wheat after
ward held near the initial limits.
Corn started Is off to ls up, and sub
sequently eased all around.
Led by corn, the wheat market late
underwent moderate general fall in
price, Rather persistent commission
house selling of corn was in evidence.
with buying support only fair. AS a
result corn soon reached a new low
on the current downturn of values,
the market tumbling about a cent a
bushel.
Rallies in corn prices took place
after May had touched 47A cents,
within 3al cents of the seasons bot
tom level. Enlarged receipts of corn
attracted attention, today's arrivals in
Chicago totallng 155 cars, against SO
week ago and 113 at this time last
year. Pit observers said today's SELL
ing of corn bore earmarks of liquida-
ton. Oats paralleled the action of
corn, whereas wheat was relatively
frmer
Provisions gave way with hog values
and with grains.
Wheat futures purchases Thursday
totaled l2,049,O0O bushels, corn, s.
991 900. Open interest in wheat was
1851, 900 bushels, and in corn GA
485, 900.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
S693, ,669 NET EARNED
BY COMMERCIAL CREDIT
Special Dispatch 70 The Star

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
BALTIMORE. March 31-Net IN
come of the Commercial Credit Co. of
Baltimore. including all subsidiaries,
was S693 $50 for the first two months
of 1884, according to a statement Just
issued by A E. Duncan, chairman OF
the board.
After providing for minority inter-
ests, preferred class A convertible
dividends. there remained a balance
Of S45l 900 available for the outstand-
ing comon stock. This was the equiv
alent of an annual rate of 50 .83 a share,
compared with s30l a share for the
five months ended last February %,
and S275 a share for the eight months
ended that date.
Consolidated gross purchases of the
Commercial Credit Co. of Baltimore
and Textile Banking Co. amounted to
S45, ,l69,626 during the first two months
OF 1884. against 229.077 for the
like 1888 period. a rise of 17S per cent.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Drive Organized
Against Exchange
Control Proposal
Special DISPATCH TO The Star

optCIdI DlSpdtCn 10 Inc star.
BALTIMORE. March 31-Emploves
of banks and stock brokers are or
ganlzlng a campaign to arouse public
sentiment against provisions of the
Fletcher-Rayburn bill for control of
the stock exchanges
Stressing the unfavoraple effects
which they believe the measure in
its present form will have on busi-
ness In general, a petition is being
circulated for signature of the work.
ing forces of virtually all brokerage
houses. banks, insurance and cas-
,ualty companies in the city.
The petitions when completed will
be forwarded to the Maryland Rep
resentatives in Congress.
Leaders in the movement are H
B. Bye and N. B. Benson of w. w.
Lanahan & Co.; w. Keyser Manley
Of c. D. Barney & Co.; BENJAMIN D.
Williams of Field. Glore & Co.; C. w.
Reniger of Frank B. Calm g. Co.:
Edward Armstrong of Stein Bros. &
Boyce; E. C. Gibbons of Robert
Garrett g. Sons and W. L. Shaw of
WeStheimer g. Co.
A committee consisting of Messrs,
Bye, Williams. Armstrong, Shaw and
Frank has been formed to consider
further action for mobilization of
financial employees.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK March 81 lPl.-Foreien
exchange steady. Great Britain in dol
lars. others in cents: Great Britain. de-
5.11A. France. demand. 8.57s4: cables.
saga: Italy. demand. s52: cables: 8 50
1870: Holland. 81. .3S: Norway. 1915:
Sweden, .642; Denmark, 22sS; Finland
2.2s: Switzerland. 32.2s; Spain, 13:62ls: ::
Portugal 4.66: Greece. .95: Poland. 10 90:
Czechoslovakia, 4-16; Yugoslavia. 2-2s:
Austria, Is 90: Rumania. 1.0l: Argentine.
"a 13'. Brazil, S.66': Toxic. 1923;
Shanghai "a Is: Hongkone 3S.75; Mexico
City (silver peso. o7.95: Montreal. in New
York 10000: New York. in Montreal.
100 90.
Nominal
Evening star., 1934-03-31
LUMBER FIRMS REPORT
BETTER JOB CONDITIONS

The preliminary report on January
February employment statistics pre-
pared by the National Lumber Manu-
facturers Association statistical agency
for the lumber code authority cover
ing identical reports from $3.50 estab-
lishments. shows that the total num-
Der of employees increased 282 per
cent in February over January. with
a total increase in pay rolls of 2.38
per cent, Last year there was de-
crease of about 4 per cent in these
items, but normally an increase is
indicated.
Total man-hours worked went up
1.48 per cent, while there was drop
of 3.73 per cent in average hours per
employe The average of lowest
wages per hour remained almost con-
slant, dropping only 023 per cent,
and the average rate per hour showed
an increase of 4-43 per. cent. .-.....
Evening star., 1934-03-31
GOLD STATEMENT.

NEW YORK. March 80 CP)-Yes-
terday'S gold statement of the New
York Federal Reserve Bank showed
imports of S8.123 200 from England.
Canada, Cuba and Mexico. There
were no exports and no change in
gold stocks held under earmark for
foreign account.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
EXECUTIVE is NAMED
FOR PLYMOUTH MOTOR
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, March 3l.-The ap-
of Waco, Tex, as general manager
of the Plymouth Motor Corporation
was announced today by B. e. Hutch
inson, president and chairman of the
board. Eddins was formerly with the
Olds Motor Works and other General
Motors units.
Eddins assumes the position. a
newly created one, Immediately.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
~ the Associated Press

The position OF the Treasury March 90:
Recsipts. Sl2,666; 6;12o.62' expenditures
S.I,96l,1 ,133.o6: balance. S4.S49.2o:i.- =
3a2,S7 customs receipts for the month:
500. .755325.g2. Receipts for the fiscal
year tsince July u. S2.305. S64 .344 40:
expenditures. S4,s17, $50. .5s2.96 dncludins
SS.S.,4 721 544.40 of emergency expendi-
tures); excess of expenditures, So. .511,-
65S,23S 56. Gold assets. 81. .6S4 ,323226 .53.
Receipts for March %. 1888 com
parable date last year,. S104 .603,617 ;36;
expenditures. S104.3g2,1 ,141 .6S: net bal
ance. S506,a4S. .329 so; customs receipts
for the month S15,969. .507 Al.
Receipts for fiscal year. S1.459,51 =
rS313 expenditures. S2.SH3 76S, a93. .6;
excess of expenditures over receipts. l.
3S4.Ia6 $40 or. exclusive OF SSSo.317.-
o7oI4 expended for the Reconstruction
EinPnce Corporation
Evening star., 1934-03-31
FEBRUARY RAIL PROFITS
STILL FAR ABOVE 1888
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 30-Reports SO
far available indicate that February
net operating income Of the country's
class I railroads totaled about s28.-
100000 or l9l per cent above Feb
ruary, 1893. and 32.5 per cent above
the same month two years ago. This
total would be about 50 200 900 under
January. 1894.
February gross revenues Of the car
riers are estimated at S247 500 900. up
16.e per cent from year ago, but
6.l per cent under the figure for
February, 1882.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
DAIRY INCOMES CLIMB.

CHICAGO, March 81 (P). Dairy
farmers received S39,355,OOO in 1893
for milk delivered to evaporating
plants, Dr. Frank E. Rice. executive
secretary of the Evaporated Milk As
sociation, reported yesterday. DR.. Rice
estimated this was 81 1000, 900 more
than in 1892.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
STORE SALES CLIMB.

NEW YORK, March 30 Up).-Total
sales Of department stores in the New
York metropolitan area during the
first half of March were 36 per cent
larger than in the corresponding pc
riod last year. the monthly review
OF business condItipps of the New York
Federal Reserve Bank says.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
BANK DEPOS|TSUP
MILLIONS IN YEAR
Substantial Gains Noted in
Analysis Covering Last
Four Calls.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Deposits in Washington banks on
the date of the controllers last call
March s. totaled exactly S245, ,453-
e1094. compared with 1922 ,036,6 $50 93
on December 30 1888, or an increase
of S23,4l7230.Ol. according to COM
pilation completed today by Audley
A. P. Savage. auditor of the National
Savings & Trust Co.
The analysis shows that the ma
tional bank group gained SIS. .675.-
767 30 during the three months, the
savings banks added an aggregate
total of $l.7l2 79877 and the trust
companies lifted their deposits by So
026,663 "a, making the surprising ag-
eregate increase for the three classes
Cf banks of more than S23000000
Deposits in ID. c. Banks.
Auditor Savage reports the following
deposits in the u WASHINGTON banks
on March 5 1884
Evening star., 1934-03-31
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK; March 30 Rl.-Buttrr
chansed
Eggs, l7.7l3; steady; mixed colors. white
and brown eggS AL upchansed
Evening star., 1934-03-31

Sales of Stocks on New York Exchange.
ll:00 AM....... 100000 1900 Noon. $4,000
''' N
Unit OF trading less than 100 shares tPsry tPus
9ee rate Bile in
n
Plus 40 tAccumUlatPd n
dividends this Companies reported in recevershp
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Four Calls Compared.

Four Calls Compared.
Auditor Savage also presents an in
terestlng schedule picturing the steady
growth in Washington bank deposits
as of the dates OF the controller of
the currency's calls since the bank
holiday in March. 1888. The March
call that year was omitted.
Reports of total deposits in the
banks here in the four calls that were
issued follow.
Call of June 80, 1888 S2l2.9O4, ,324
Call of October 25,
1888 .............. 217,208.574
Call of December 30,
Cali of March 5, 1884 245, ,453,91O
From the above figures 1t is seen
that deposits have mounted $50 .54e,-
586 since last June.
In the restoration of Government
pay bankers predict further advances
in all classes of deposits
Branch Helps Deposits.
The Washington Mechanics Savings
Bank reported a gain of 81 .257 4O8 Is,
compared with the figures on the De-
cember call, the reopening of the
Mount Vernon Savings Bank as a
branch being vividly reflected in the
report
The Hamilton National made its
third condition report since the con-
solidated institution was opened for
business. The summary showed
gain of Sl768,45284 since the De-
cember call.
The National Bank of Washington
came within Sll 600 of having sfo,-
100000 on deposit
c. e. P. Phones Increase.
Washington was served by 1sO.61o
telephones at the close of business
February %, which was an increase
of 2.346 over the number in service
on the same date last year, according
to the report of operations of the
Chesapeake d Potomac Telephone Co,
Just filed with the Public Utilities
Commission.
The net gain in telephones for
February was 728, as compared with
a loss of 474 in February last year.
Washington telephone users made
l8,930,000 calls in February, as COM
pared with l7,939O 900 during the same
month last year. During the two
months ending February % this year,
390l3,O00 calls were made. as COM
pared with 37O7l 900 for the same
period of last year
The companys operating revenues
in February amounted to s790 ,2O1,
which, with expenses and interest
ance before dividends of s159,407 for
the month of February. against sl38,-
526 in February, 1888.
Net earnings for the first two
months of 1884 totaled 1922. .854.
against S268,553 in the like 1888
period.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
new YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. March 81 R.-Over-tbe
counter market:
Quotations as of IL o'clockO
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.
AFTER CALL.

Potomac Elec 5i2'c pfd.-5 at llOia.
Washington Rwy. g. Elec pfd.-1 at
9334
Washington Gas IS 1851 900 at SO.
Columbia Title Insurance Co-l00
Evening star., 1934-03-31

Isl. l0S. Telautograph C)..
29's 23is Texas Corp ~.
43l. 34i3 Tex Gulf Sulph 90.
43i. 49,. Texas & Pacific. -.
Al 81. Tex Pacific Z d Oil.
10't 6'. Tex Pacific Land Tr
l5ia 10 Thatcher Mfg Co...
12is s The Fair. r..........
ga 81. Thermoid Co. .....
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Sales of Stocks on New Yorl

~. 81. Zonite Products....
RIGHTS. Expire.
q. Is. y Y Central. MAY 10
Evening star., 1934-03-31

3D. 22l4 La m bert Co 90
IA. Lee Rubber th20c).
2ll. l3 Lehigh Valley R r.
rs 65i, Lehman Corp t240)
AZ, 34I. Libby-Ow q I'll lao
20 III Life Saver t160). :.
93H 13 LigG Il Myers tt5).
90. 7%Ia Liss Il Myers h vs..
l40l2 1873 Ligg & Myers pftD
2lt l6 Lily Tulip Cupu
36L 25'a Lima Locomotive.
l9S, l2L Link Belt t4Oc).
33a. 26h LIQUID Carb tt1H).
34N 25s. Loews Inc % -.
91h y Loew's Inc,pf t6l1).
3 Is, Loft Inc c....-..
pa. Ia Long Bell Lum tA).
1871 15s. Lorillard tP) 1.2e. .
81 Is Louis GRE Atlk)..
61Ls 4S1i Louisa Ma sh Oh l ~.
Evening star., 1934-03-28
S1,4OO IS TAKEN
IN ROBBER|ES HERE
Clothing Store Is Heaviest
Loser in Series of
TheftS.

More than s1,400 in cash and
clothing fell into the hands of bur-
glars and thieves last night in series
of robberies reported to police.
The largest loser was Arthur Sloan.
proprietor of a clothing store at 733
Seventh street. Overcoats and mems
suits valued at S544 were taken by a
burglar who broke the glass in front
window.
Three clothing stores at 1912 Thir-
ty-first street. 1920 Fourteenth street
and 1920 Seventh street were robbed
of merchandise worth s462 by pair
of colored men who toured the city
in taxicab and entered the places
after hurting empty milk crates
through the windows. A passer-by
told police he saw the robbers leaving
the vicinity of one of the stores. and
reported part of the number on the
taxicab license plate.
Jewelry Stolen.
Wearing apparel, jewelry and medi-
Cines valued at $500 we're stolen from
the automobile of Clifford Walker, 507
East Franklin street, Richmond. Va.
The visitors machine was parked in
the 500 block of Twelfth street when
the theft occurred.
A thief who identified himself as an
Electrician" entered the basement OF
Child's Restaurant at l340 New York
avenue yesterday and stole $56 from
the lockers of six mattresses, police
were told by the manager, John Mel
rose.
Snatches Purse.
Pretending he wished to make a
purchase, a young colored man
snatched purse containing $50 from
the manager of a dress shop in the
5000 block of Fourteenth street yes
terday and escaped to the street.
A youth of about Is years snatched
the pocketbook of Elizabeth Hartman
of the Ontario Apartments while the
latter was waiting for a street car al
Connecticut avenue and N street
about O'Clock last night. The purse
contained a small sum of money anc
eyeglasses valued at 500.
Evening star., 1934-03-28
MILITARY COLLEGES
ELECT COL. COUPER
Association Ends Annual Meeting
After Choosing President
and Other Officers.

Col. William NJ. Couper of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute, Lexington.
Va, today was elected president of
the Association of Military Colleges
and Schools. thus concluding the Or
ganization's twenty-first annual meet
ing, in session since Sunday at the
Mayf1ower Hotel. Col. Couper sue
ceeds Col. Guido F. Verbeck, president
Of the Manlius School. Manlius. N. Y.
Other officers chosen we're Col. M.
H. Hudgins of Fishburne Military
School, Waynesboro Va, vice presi-
dent, and Col. C. B. Richmond of the
Kentucky Military Institute, Lyndon,
KY, secretary-treasurer.
Delegates this morning discussed
tuition rates for the coming school
year.