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Evening star., 1940-03-10
otal -----S2gU,U3O,USl S2U9 .352,6II
Building Paw Rolls Soar.

Among subdivisions of the vari-
Gus major groups, pay rolls of build
ing contractors showed the spectacu-
lar gain of 40 per cent over the previ-
GUS year.
In the table below comparing 1889
and 1898 pay rolls in various sub
divisions, building contractors are
included in the contract construction
division, printing and publishing in
the manufacturing division, the
wholesale and retail figures in the
trade division, banks and trust COM
panies in the finance division, while
hotels lodgings, eating drinking
places, auto repair r-garages- filling
stations and motion pictures are in
cluded in the service division.
The various important sub-divi-
sions follow:
Evening star., 1940-03-10

New Car Titles Slump.
The number of titles issued for
new automobiles in the District of
Columbia showed an unexpected
tumble in February and fell behind
1899 levels after registering an in
crease in January.
The Traffic Bureau last night re-
ported 1923 titles for new cars were
issued in February against 1880 in
the preceding month and 2,181 In
February, 1899.
New car titles in the first two
months of this year totaled 3,753,
also behind $3.50 In the same 1899
period.
Totals for February and the two
months of various wears follow:
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Securities Unsettled
In Chicago Trading

oy tHe ASSoClaCeu FreSS.
CHICAGO, March 9.-Securities
prices were unsettled today, closing
quotations on 26 issues being slightly
higher while "a were lower and ~
unchanged. Transactions totaled
1900 shares.
Volume for the week totaled 131,-
600 shares, compared with $4,000
last week and 173,000 a year ago.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

yesterday t n a t
j ohm Marshall
Holcombe, jr.,
manager of the
Life Insurance
r e search Bu-
feau, Hartford,
Conn, will be
the principal
speaker at the
chapters fourth
annual banquet
at the Carlton
Hotel next Fri
day evening.
Mr.. Holcombe
Is an authority
Evening star., 1940-03-10

rapidly taxing
shape for the
association 22d
annual conven-
ton to be held
at Hot Springs,
Va, June 6 to 8.
Officers of the
a S soci a t i n,
meeting with A.
S cott Ofutt,
general chair
man of the con-
vention and vice
president of the
City Bank, have
already outlined
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Trade Keeps Lead

Trade Keeps Lead
Trade continued to lead all major
sections of the private pay roll in
the year with a total of $69, ,572,-
876.98. Including both retail and
wholesale establishments, it COM
pared with $65, ,835, ,285 % in the pre-
vious year.
The service section, which covers
a very wide range, including hotels
and lodging places, eating and
drinking places. repair services,
amusemeuts and recreation - vel
Evening star., 1940-03-10

ington Life In
Surance Tru S I
Council, it was
announced yes
terday.
Richard w
Griswold, of the
Guardian Lif {
Insurance Co.
was named vice
: president; Sid
ney H. K arr
N e W England
Mutual, secre-
tary, and Leon
ard M a r b ury
w a S h i n g t or
Loan & Trust
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Chicago Cash mfket
Cash wheat sample red, 1.o1E; No. 3
III corn No mixed. 5sN; No. 1 yellow
sss4: No 2, N5s-sas4; No 8. s7h-5SN;
No 2 white. s6-6eM; ssmple. s7'4.
ist oh.te Ne ssn-e4M fso ssmsle' an ssmS san 4o NO.
Barley maItire h5-6A nominal; feed.
40-hn nominal: No 3 melting S.
Field seed per hundred pounds nominal:
Timothv seed. 4a0-525: sweet clover.
450-5 25; red clover. J2.5o-1 300: red
top 500 90; alsike, 15.00-1S.00: alfalfa.
1SOO-23.0 90,
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Wheat Prices Rally
Sharply in Final
Chicago Trading
Late Buying Comes
Largely From Former
Short Sellers
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,

CHICAGO, March 9.-The wheat
market rallied sharply just before
the close today, scoring net gains
of more than cent bushel that
erased early fractional losses based
on prospect of precipitation over
the grain belt.
Late buying came largely from
previous short" sellers who were
covering sales in view of uncertainty
regarding European political devel-
opments over the week end and pes
simistic crop comments from the
domestic Southwest.
Wheat closed almost cents above
the early lows or 7s-1ss higher than
yesterday; May, 104-1.O4h; July,
1.02-1 .02h. Corn was Nh up, May,
56R-A; July, 57A; oats, Nv
higher; soy beans, 11s-17s up: rye,
h-ss advanced and lard S lower
to higher.
The early downward trend of
wheat was based largely on predic-
tions of light rain or snow in both
the hard winter and soft winter
wheat belts as well as the spring
wheat zone. Scattered moisture
also was forecast for next week, ac-
cording to the long-range predic-
ton. Only trace of moisture was
received in the Southwest overnight
but some spring wheat States had
fairly good SHOWS.
Offsetting the weather, however
were pessimistic reports from some
localities where wheat is showing
the results Of insufficient moisture
last fall and winter killings, one
Kansas milling concern told Of re-
ports that wheat that looked good
last fall having been lost and there
were predictions of heavy abandon
ment in some localities.
Grain range at principal markets
today:
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New Orleans Price

=, New Orleans cottonseed oil closed steady;
pleachable prime summer yellow. lion:
prime crude, 6.O0-6 6.1212n. March, 651b;
May, 63b; July. rob; September, 6.7Sb.
Bid. n-Nominal
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Benefit Needs Drop.
Benefit payments were smaller in
most groups, although increases were
significant in finance, insurance, real
estate and service.
The large trade division showed a
decline of 109 per cent, while the
utilities division recorded a drop of
81 per cent. Matching its sharp
increase in collections and employ
ment. the contract construction di-
vision showed a decline of Ala per
cent in benefit requirements. The
transportation decline of 49 per cent
was to be expected in view of the
shift of railroad employees mentioned
above.
Benefit payments for 1899 and
102Q with y,oreorf q uo rIoov,r fol1o,v,.
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Doo|ey 70 Head
Life Insurance
Trust Council
Official of Hamilton
National Elected by
New Organization
Nv EDWARD C.. STONE

Aubrey O. Dooley, assistant trust
officer of the Hamilton National
Bank, has been elected first presi-
dent of the newly organized Wash
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Total S220.0 Os1.2s $2OS.352.611. 81
RAILROAD pay rolls excluded starting
with July.
Monthly private employe totals for
1899 and 1898 also were reported
by the board as follows:
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Margin Maintained.

The Unemployment Compensa-
ton Boards report showed that pri-
vate pay rolls in every 1899 month
were well ahead of 1888 although
the margin was cut for time after
midyear by the shifting Of the rail-
road employees.
The railroad pay roll in June, last
month reported by the Compensa-
ton Board, totaled ,284, with
5,038 employees, but it is estimated
to have reached $974,427 with 1000
employees in December.
Monthly pay roll tables as reported
by the Compensation Board for
1899 and 1898 follow:
Evening star., 1940-03-10

PRIVATE PAY ROLLS INCREASE-The above chart shows
monthly totals for the years.
of railroad employees the retirement board July
for that section included in 1885,
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Per cent
Benefit Needs Drop.

Total S6.614,7s2 40 Sc. 2S2 906s1 ! So
Combination group includes real estate
insurance and loan firms.
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Spot, nominal; middling q inch), Il O3
Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures finished
unchanged to lower today on sales Of 9
contracts. Outside Of local evening up in
was negligible. May traded at 714, July,
7.19; September, 7.25 bid. Crude oil in
the Southeast and valley was steady at
61s cents bid; Texas 534 to 57s bid, de-
pending upon location.
New Orleans Prices
NEW ORLEANS, March 9 F-Cotton
futures advanced here today on trade
buying and weekend covering IN a quiet
session: Closing prices were steady at
net gains of ! to 3 points
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winnipeg Cash Market.
WINNIPEG. March R.-Cssh wheat
No. Northern, S7b: No. 2. s5H: No. 8.
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Benefit payments for 1889 and
1898 with percentage changes follow:
Pay Rolls Well Above 1888.

Tot. S1,437, ,1O4. 90 81, ,673.2Os50- 14.1
Combination group includes real estate.
insurance and loans firms
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Stocks Hesitant
As Traders Take
To SideIines
Possibilities Of Major
Developments Abroad
Cause Selling

WHAT STOCKS DID.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Spot, nominal; middling ~ inch), II .o3.
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(See INDUSTRY, Page ESD
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-06

The Daily Alaska Empire has the
largest paid circulation of any AL.
aska newspaper
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-06
CAPITOL SHOW
HAS TWO BILLS
OPENING HERE
Little Accident" under
Western Stars Are
Featured

Releasing a barrage of bright
quips and hilarious antics which
will sweep any audience into re-
peated gales of laughter, Hugh Her
bert and baby Sandy will romp
their way through Universals Lit
tie Accident" starting tonight at
the Capitol Theatre, to establish
themselves as a whirlwind new COM
edy team.
Florence Rice and Richard Car
son handle their romantic assign
ments pleasingly, and others who
contribute to the entertainment are
Joy Hodges as "the other girl, y
Peggy Moran and Anne Gwynne
as a pair of pretty models, Ernest
Truck as Sandy's race horse-tout-
ing father, Frances Robinson Kath-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-06
STUNTS ARE
ON TONIGHT
COLISEUM
American Legion Hottest
Show" Ever Given.
Big Double Bill

The hottest show" ever given
in Juneau will be offered tonight
at the Coliseum Theatre by the
hot boys and girls now attending
the American Legion convention in
this city.
In fact there will be two shows
"a Winner Take All
which is something "hot'' also, and
the stunts, all of a regular come
en-" vodvil type, never before seen
by any audience.
The double bill starts promptly
at 8 O'Clock tonight, at the Coli
scum, and the regular admission
price will prevail The public is
urged to go early as the indications
are there will be standing room
at a premium.
The double bill is in charge of
the local American Legion Com
mittee with the assistance of all
visiting Legionnaires.
Famed in early days as an end
man in minstrel shows, j. B.
Dutch" Bernhofer will be again
in his glory tonight as master uf
ceremonies down at the Coliseum
Theatre where Legionnaires and
their ladies will stage a. stunt night
for the public.
The evening is scheduled to get
under way after the first show with
grand march of colors to the
stage where Lola Mae Alexander
will sing the Star Spangled Ban
ner'
A long list of stunts is pre-
pared.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-06

leen Howard, Fritz Field Howard
Hickman, and Charles d. Brown.
Edgar Kennedy and Etienne Girar-
dot are humorously featured.
Also showing is Under Western
Stars an exciting Republic pic
ture, featuring two new western
stars.
Roy Rogers and Smiley Brunette
are the new two-fisted, hari-rid :
ing, sweet singing sons of the
open range. Rogers is an entirely
new name, while Brunette is al
ready famous as the Frog" of the
Gene Autry stories.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-06
VOTING BY ABSENTEE
BALLOT ENDS TODAY;
50 ARE CAST HERE

Voting by absentee ballot closes
throughout the Territory tonight
the statutory four days before the
general election.
In Juneau, u. S. Commissioner
Felix Gray said 38 absentee ballots
had been cast up to this afternoon
Opportunity to vote by absentee
ballot will cease when Gray closes
his office at 5 o'clock this eve
ming.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-06
LEGION AUXILIARY
SELECT COMMITTEES,
TO HOLD ELECTION

Legion Auxiliary delegates, De-
partment of Alaska, in the second
day OF convention session, heard
reports of various committees and
department chairmen this morning
and this afternoon at meeting in
the Dugout Mrs. Elizabeth Nord-
ling, Department president, presid-
ed.
Election Tomorrow
Plans were made for the election
of officers, which is to be the main
issue of business tomorrow morn
ing, and for joint installation of
officers tomorrow afternoon in the
Elks Hall.
Committees Chosen
Yesterdays meetings were taken
up by routine opening business
and the appointment of various
committees.
The Credentials Committee is
composed of Ruth Morgan, Ketchi-
kan; Creo Ives, Seward, and Lucy
Bailey, Fairbanks.
Those ON the Nominating Com
mittee are Myra Rank, Fairbanks;
Florence O'Neill, Anchorage; 10
Sheldon, Seward; Lucille Stone
house, Juneau; Astrid Knight, Ket-
chikan; Mary Walmer, Sitka; Eto-
lin Coulter, Wrangell, and Jessie
Anderson, Petersburg.
Resolutions Committee includes
Margaret Webb, Seward; Inabelle
Elliott, Ketchikan and Florence
Mulch, Juneau.
Those on the scrapbook commit
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-06

o'clock at the Sixth Street home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ture Holm. Regular
business will be discussed and a So
cial will be held later in the even-
ing. All members are invited to
attend.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-06
DEWITT INFANT DIES
AT HOSPITAL TODAY

The infant sen of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Dewitt passed away shortly
before noon today at st. AIMS Hos
pital. The child was born August
%. The remains are at the Charles
w. Carter Mortuary and no funeral
arrangements have been made.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-06

tee are Etolin Coulter Wrangell;
Mary Walmer, Sitka, and M ar e
williams, Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-06
FISH SALES

The salmon packers Elfin and
Missouri were unloading approx
mately 45.oC0 pounds of salmon to-
day at the Cold Storage along with
a number of trollers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-06
Sons Of Norway
Schedule Meet

A meeting of the Sons of Norway
will be held tomorrow night at 8
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Subscribe TO The Daily Alaska
EmpIre-the paper with the larges.
paid circulation.
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SUSPENDED SENTENCE

Leroy Long today was sentenced
by U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray
to four months in jail on charge
of being drunk and disorderly The
sentence was suspended on good
behavior
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
BASEBALL DOPE BOOK
 HERALDS SEASON

Containing new features of special interest to fans and with all records brought up to date, The Dope Book: Well-knoWn guide to baseball facts and figures, published by The Sporting News, St. Louis, Mo-, has made its annual appearance as prelude to the opening of the new baseball season. Issued in handy vest-pocket size, this compact manual of the diamond sport IS packed with statistics and inter- esting information for followers of the diamond sport.
 Notable among the additions to The Dope Book, now in its thirtieth year of publication, are the of- ficial rules changes in condensed form, Lou Gehrig's lifetime record and box scores of his first and last games.
 Schedules of the more important leagues also are included, those of the majors being arranged in con- venient day-by-day form. Other in- formation embraces rosters of major league clubs, with ages, heights and weights, averages of major league leaders, facts and figures about the Worlds Series, Junior Worlds Series and Dixie Series, 1889 All Star game. All Star team No. Men of the Year in 1889, list of managers, location of parks and similar features, giv- ing fans concise and authoritative record of the game. The book is handy reference for keeping up to date on baseball, in season and out
 The Dope Book is compiled from records as provided by the leagues Copies may be obtained by sending IS cents to c. c. Spink & Son, St. Louis, Mo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
HOPE YET TOLOSE
 MATCH IN TOURNEY
Ex= Boy Wonder" Has Won IS Straight; Battle
 for Second Place

Chicago, April 5-(UP)-Willie Hoppe, assured of the worlds three cushion billiards championship be- cause of his unprecedented record of Is consecutive victories without a loss, may help to decide the second place winner in the $20,000 contest today.
 Hoppe meets Johnny Layton, St. Louis, Mo-, one of the two second place contenders. Layton also plays against his rival for second position, Jake Schaefer, Jr., Cleveland, O. Schaefer likewise plays a double match. He was also paired with Jay Bozeman, Vallejo, Cal.
 Schaefer stood the best chance o1 winning second place, according tc statistics. He had three more games to go before he completed his play in the tournament. Layton con- pletes his play tonight. He must de- feat both Schaefer and Hoppe and Bozeman must defeat Schaefer be- fore he can be certain that he will take second place, tied or alone.
 Hoppe ran his string of victories to 18 last night when he defeated Bozeman, 50-37, in 45 innings. He now holds all tournament, match play and exhibition records for con- secutive games won.
 Schaefer and Layton won their matches yesterday. Schaefer beat Arthur Thurnblad, Kenosha, Wis. 50-33, in 46 innings and Layton beat Tiff Denton, Kansas City, Mo. 50-41. Denton earlier had lost tc Thurnblad, 50-45.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
PROVIDENCE REDS
 CLOSE TO GROWN

Providence. R. T., April 5-(UP)- With two wins in hand, the Provi- dence Reds, a team with punch in the pinch, were favored heavily today to finish their conquest of the Pittsburgh Hornets ard annex the Calder cup, emblematicS of in- ternational- American hockey league supremacy.
 The Reds won the second game of the 5est-of-five playoff series, 4-3, in the 18th minute of overtime here last night after scoring the equalizer with 30 seconds to play.
 The third game of the series will be played tomorrow night at Pitts burgh. If necessary, the fourth contest will be played there Tues day.
 AS in the opener which the Reds clinched with less than three min utes left, the Providence club was outplayed until the final minutes. Goals by Red Doran and Hub Wil- son in the last five minutes knotted the count. Doran notched the win ming tally at 2:46 of the second overtime period. Six forwards werfe on the ice and goalie Mike Kara kas on the bench when the Reds scored their dramatic equalizer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
C. L. P. Mixed Bowling League
BY LEFTY

At that time there was in the val ley beyond the Naugatuck certain Mixed League, composed of the em- ployes of the Power company, who when they saw that the time was at hand that the league should end, took thought unto themselves where they should hold their banquet. And so they gathered together ill coun- Gil, that this thing should be de- cided. And he who was chief among them, a certain Jonathan of the tribe of Kearney, spoke as follows:
 "KnoW ye not that the time of re- joicing is at hand? We have labored all the year, and now is the time of harvest. Let us take thought, there fore. Whereat we shall cut rug, for we have labored long and now is the time to jive."
 Who, when they heard, appointed disciple, a certain Patrick who was called Dwyer, that he should go forth into the surrounding country and seek prices; and he returned bearing menus.
 And they, haVlng seen the menus, said: "Let us go, therefore, to the Copper Kettle for it is indeed suit able for hep-hepping."
 And so it was decided.
 And the menu sayeth, Steak, one fifty; Chicken, one two five.
 But there was one among them, a certain Dillon, who, having seen the menu, Spake thus:
 Faith an 'tis a foine mess O pigs crubeens an praties we should be after havin'."
 But they paid him no heed, and so he held his peace. muttering to himself: "A foine state O affairs, in dade!"
 And all these things were done that the league might end well.
 Did or did not Nina Birs beat that 109 she rolled earlier in the season? Seems to me she had 110 game one night.
 Welcome back, Rita Tierney!
 Too bad there isn't a Prize Sweep stake, but the gals probably wouldn't go for it.
 What swell job Ange Mambruno has done as secretary. The league should be appreciative.
 So Longa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
Renaissance
 Versus Liths Tonight

Generally acknowledged to be one of the finest teams in the history of basketball, the Renaissance quin- tet will pay its only visit of the year to Waterbury tonight, meeting the K. of l.. at g o'clock at St. Joseph's hall.
 The Rens have won over 1,6OO games since their organization 16 seasons back and rank among the all-time greats in the game.
 Clever passing, shifty floor work and skillful shooting combined with shoWmanship make the Negro cagers prime favorites wherever they show their wares.
 Last season the club won 127 of 142 games, crowning it's efforts by running off with the national pro- fessional tournament in Chicago.
 The RenS trimmed the Brasscos, 44-32, here a year ago, four of the K. of L. performers, Matty Sheehan, Joe Boley, Fred Ferie and Joe Joyce seeing service with the local club.
 With only one exception, last years team is back intact, contin- uing the steady march through the best opposition the country has to offer.
 Tarzan Cooper who rates as one of the most brilliant centers in the history of the Rens; Eyre "Bruiser Saitch; Bill Pop" Gates; zack Clay ton; Johnny Isaacs; Puggy Bell and Wee Willie Smith round out a seven-man squad that is fairly loaded with dynamite.
 The Knights, winners in 16 of 21 starts, may be counted on to put up a great battle, with Coach Joe Boley, Joe Swasey, Dick Tuckey Frank Saldukas, Matty Sheehan Nick Hudobenko, Joe Joyce, Vic Verbyla, Wally Salemonas, Henry Koch and Freddie Ferrie ready fol action.
 The game is slated for g o'clock 7:3O preliminary featuring St. Jo- seph's Holy Name opening the pro- gram.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
Sports QUESTIONS Answered

Have you sports question you want answered? Write your Ques- tion clearly, sign your name and address and mail your query to Sports Fan Question Man, Sports Service, Bureau, The Waterbury Democrat, 1913 18th street, Wash ingtOn, D. C., enclosing a Scent postage stamp for personal reply. Don't telephones: write as directed.
 @. Who holds the individual record for batting in the most num- Der of runs in one season in the Major leagues?
 A. Lewis R. (Hack) Wilson, who batted in 190 runs in 1880, while with the Chicago Cubs.
 @. In Poker with the Joker wild one player held four Aces and a King while another had a King high straight flush, using the Jake1 as wild" card to complete it? Which hand wins?
 A. A straight flush always beats four of kind, regardless of whether wild Or natural cards are used.
 o. Who won the 18-2 balkine billiard championship for 1889?
 A. From 1886 through 1889 nc tournaments for this championship were held. Welker Cochran won the title in 1885.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
New Baseball Rules

principally affected
   boils this: Preliminary pitching, ALWAYS ON, in CON- delivering batman his other foot except he TO EITHER
    he VI preliminary
  starting delivery o well outfelders barred
  first and first second and third bases occupied judgment INTENTIONALLY
   emphass).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
Caught In Passing

Perhaps the FDR influence
 
 duly eed last night dnner-dnce The "big Rosa Vincent Sent One) Mane Pat Slvestro Don Sao Lefty Spagrola Anthony the well while toastmaster Frank Summa guy Nick the News II he when he left our fair city for the Hot Springs but he and will eat those II pounds back invites dinner. Intercollegiate than eight with four aernates the regulars fallen arches plan but four teams Of two each who will season George White of New Haven listed