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-1 STATESMAN COOKING SCHOOL Grand Theatre, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Frt dajr, October 8, 9, 10, 11. Everyone Welcome. WEATHER Cloudy and unsettled with occasional showers today and Wednesday. Max. tem perature Monday 70; Mln. 45; Rain ,07; Wind south. FOUMDEP 1651 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 166 Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, October 7, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS VCifJXOLxY C- II JhL Vlv, VCL VI U 1 1 iLJ LI I I 1r. VI i 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LONG AWAITED WORLD SERIES STARTS TODAY Cubs'and Athletics Come to Grips in Annual Base ball Classic Earnshaw and Root Occupy Sox; Both Teams are In Good Shape Sy ALAN J. GOULD Associated Press Sports Editor' CHICAGO, Oct. 7. (AP) To the accompaniment of all the tu mult and shouting that goes with America's annual baseball carni Tal, the boys will go out on the firing line tomorrow to substitute fast balls and base-hits for ora tory and argument in the battle for the 1929 championship of the world. The Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Cubs, rivals again for the richest of the game's prices after a lapse of 19 years, coma to grips in the opening game, with fair weather and a spectacular fight expected from the outset between two fat. hard-hitting and aggres sive ball clubs. Root and Earnshaw Will .Da. lltching Unless there., is a last-minute switch, Charley Root, foremost flinger of the National league, will pitch for the Cubs against big George Earnshaw of the A's In a struggle between fastball right banders. Root was definitely selected to day by Manager Joe McCarthy as the opening game choice over Pat Mitone, another rugged right bander. Connie Mack, 67-year-old chieftain of the A's, kept his twirl ing secrets to himself on arrival the afternoon with his team but the experts considered Earnshaw the logical choice. There wa3, however, the prospect that Mack might switch to Robert Moses Grove, his famous left-hander, or so far cress up the experts as to send either old Jack. .Qu Inn or Howard Ehmke to the box. Crowd of 50,000 Fans Will Watch Content The full-throated roar of 60. 000 fans is expected to resound In Wrigley field for the opening game of the series that furnishes the climax to the greatest base ball season Chicago has ever known. So keen was the enthusiasm that hundreds of fans were in line tonight outside the park, pre pared for the all-night vigil be fore the bleacher seats go on sale afaund 8 a. m. tomorrow. Scores had begun to hold their posts more than 24-hours before Um pire Bill Klem, dean of the Na tional league staff, cries "let s go" at 1:30 p. m., a Chicagoan oc cupied the first place in the bleach er line, with Pittsburgh and Montreal next represented and the first woman customer identified as a tourist from Rensselaer, N. T. Reserved Seat Are Completely Sold Out All reserved seats have been sold, with speculators hating dif ficulty doing any substantial bus iness, even at such fancy prices as 150 for a single game ticket. The 'gate" for the first day, as well as for the second game here, is expected to exceed 1200,000 with a million-dollar series assured if the issue' goes only to five games. The best guess is that it will go six. Pre-game developments today, ' aside from the inpouring of fans, officials and notables, centered chiefly about the late arrival of the Athletics, the definite selec tion of Root to pitch for the Cubs and a -tendency to shorten the odds which hare made the Amer . lean League champions from the start. . ( Wagers, hitherto largely based on quotations of 7 to 5 on the A's, dropped to around 6 to 5 with a rally .in Cub stock. Because of the uncertainty over the A's in itial pitching choice, the opening (Turn to Page 2. Column 1.) Scientific Methods Must Be Used in Education of Child Says Speaker Here Education for citizenship in the schools of the country must be ap proached In the same scientific way in which health education had been w-orked out. If it is to be successful, Dr. Clyde B. Moore, noted educator at Cornell uni versity, New York, told Marion county school teachers Monday afternoon in delivering the prin cipal address of the day at the annual institute of teachers on "Citizenship Through Education." Dr. Moore pointed out how health education is now on a prac tical basis, rather than on the ab stract one which characterized health education not so many years ago, and asserted that rela tively few children get much out of the usual manner in which the constitution Is now itadied. T itia tratnincr for citlzanshia. the individual end social phase can not be separated, although the tendency is to empasixa the so cial most, he said.The teacher or Pitchers hw-v I, f ' I Urn - -1 k ' - v.r. : i " f 7' - - -Ok - George Earnshaw (above) is scheduled to occupy thdv Enotua4 for the Philadelphia Athletics In the first game of the world series today. Opposing him will be Charlie Root, (below) star hurler for the Chicago Cubs. STATE BODY SAVES Public Service Commission Vigilant Protecting In- ' terests of Road The absorbing spectacle of the public service commission reach ing forth its mighty arm to save the Southern Pacific company the cost of two buckets of paint, was observed by Salem's city council Monday night when Fred A. Wil liams, city attorney, reported the receipt of an order amending the commission's previous ruling anent the grade crossing on Mar ket street. As a result of the hearing July 23 into the dangers of this cross ing, the commission September 12 issued an order requiring the city to put up warning discs along the street at a distance of 300 feet on each side of the crossing, and this has been done, Mr. Williams said. The order also required the Southern Pacific to paint advance warning signs on the street pave ment, opposite these discs. Ap parently the company objected to this, with the result that the com mission, in its substitute order re ceived by the city attorney Mon day, orders the city to provide these signs also. The council instructed the city attorney to notify the commission (Turn to Page 2, Column 3.) individual who subscribes to good citizenship must accent the re sponsibility to obey laws; must re members that the spirit of justice is quite as thrilling to the group of 16-year-olds as to the" group of 60-year-olds: must recognize the spirit of equality; and must have respect for propertly constituted leaders. In the realm of cltixenshin. freedom has not yet been achiev ed, Dr. Moore said, pointed to the restrictions placed upon the teacher in discussion of social and political problems. More and more criticism will be leveled against the school, the educator asserted, bat counteracted his statement with the assertion of another that "it is only dead things against which there is no criticism." . "It anything is to be gained through the scientific study of education, it is that we are coming to know that things happening (Turn to Pace a. Column 1.) SI M HERD STORIES RITUALS HEARD Leaders of Strange Order to Be Prosecuted Upon Fraud Charge Graves of Two Mules to be Examined for Clues to Fate of Humans LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (AP) Strange stories of ritualistic dances about the graves of two mules, sacrificed in the Santa Susana mountains by priestesses of the Devine Order of the Long Arm of the Great Seal, were writ ten into police records of the in vestigation of the cult tonight The inquiry began with the Issu ance of complaints against lead ers of the order charging they ob tained $50,000 under false pre tences. s Officials suspended laboratory efforts to determine the cause of the death of 16-year-old Willa Rhoads, adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Rhoads, of Ven ice, Calif., and sought in the mountains to discover a possible key in the animals' graves to the allegad disappearance of other cult members. Forest rangers report ed seeing cult members dancing nude. Corpse Found Buried With Seven Puppies The girl's body was discovered beneath flooring at Rhoads' home, buried In a casket which lay beside another containing re mains of seven puppies, held sa cred by the order. Mrs. Rhoads cofessed the body had been concealed for three years after the girl's death of diphtheria, but objected to police interference. She said the girl would arise, and the time of her resurrection was near. The fraud complaints were sworn to by Clifford Dabney, Long Beach, Calif., oil operator, and Mrs. Nellie R. Banks of In dianapolis, Ind., who charged a total of $50,000 had been mulcted from investors by Mrs. May Otis Blackburn and her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Angelina Weiland Rizzio, admitted priestesses of the organ ization: Self-Styled Expert And Author Arrested Mrs. Blackburn, who was said td have been writing a book con. taining the solution of all of na ture's mysteries, including the lo cation of all precious metals and minerals, was arrested and ques tioned. Cult members said Mrs. Black burn had caused Mrs. Frances Turner to be placed in an oven in an effort to cure her of a dis ease. They said the priestess placed hot bricks about the wo man, and next day she appeared to be dead. However, they re ported, Mrs. Blackburn later said (Turn to Page 2, Column .) WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. AP) Ishbel MacDonald. slipped away from the pomp and ceremony, of official doings today to spend more than a hour at a model school and clinic for children. Dropping her role of official visitor to assume that of investi gator in the work she holds dear tbe educational phase of social service she left the White House shortly after luncheon accompan ied only by one of the secretaries of the presidents wife, and an aide. The prime minister's daughter had an engagement for tea at Woodley, the home of Mrs. Henry L. Stimson, wife of the secretary of state, and after that the state dinner at the White House. She had not had one free moment dur ing the morning after returning from the president's camp with Mrs. Hoover, for it had been fill ed with a visit to congress and luncheon in the executive man sion. E KILLED IN OREGON PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. -7 (AP) Three lives were claimed by hunting accidents In Oregon Sunday, records here revealed to day. Arthur J. Miller, Chlco, Calif., waa killed by C. S. Montelius of Klamath Falls when the latter's gun trigger canght on a fence and was discharged near Merrill, Ore. Russell Starr, 16, Corvallls high school student and athlete, was killed by Clinton Lovis, his com panion, while hunting in a Benton county slough. Lovis was said to have fired at a flock of ducks just as Starr leaped Into his line of fire. . . Edward Chamberlain of Med fbrd - was fatally wounded by C. M. Cooper when the latter mis took him for a deer. MISS 1CD011D PUTS N B 1 HUNT Oregon Bears Not Up to Form This Season, is Report PORTLAND, Ore Oct. 7 (AP) Lethargy has gripped the bears of eastern Oregon. This season only a few have charged Into bands of sheep, cuffing dozens to death with powerful blows and sending scores to death la "pile ups" againt high logs or in box ravines. The present generation of bears has become comparatively peaceful. " These facts were brought out today In the September report of Stanley Jewett, head of the predatory ani mal division in Oregon for the United States biological survey. Other interest facts, too, were revealed. Only 11 stock-killing bra ins were capured in the roundup this season. Last year, in Malheur national forest alone, 14 "killers" driven to preying upon sheep by a scarcity of ber ries, were slain and fully a score were sought out and killed by hunters in other national forests. 'CITf BEAUTIFUL' Prize Winners Announced in Event Held by Local Garden Club Dan Larmer won first award in the city division, C. C. Crowe who lives on route eight across from the poor farm placed first In the suburban division; and the F. A. Doerfler farm took first in that division in the top placements in the "city beautiful" contest just closed under auspices of the Gar den club. Price winners were an nounced at last night's meeting held at the chamber of commerce rooms and awards will be pre sented at the regular November meeting which occurs the first Monday. Five awards were made in the city department, other places be Judges as follows: William P. El lis, 875 Cross, second; R. S. Hoff man. 1335 North 19th, third;. F. W. Ennor, 2495 Laurel, fourth; Dr. Estill L. Brunk, 1225 North 5th, fifth. Seeond and third place in the suburban contest went to Robert Fitzmaurice, 710 Judson, and Alice Palmer, on route four, respectively. -Paul Wallace took second in the farm beautificatlon and G. H. Thompson was third. The Judges, Ernest Iufer and WilHam McGilchrist, Jr., reported a narrow margin in the difference between the leading places, and in some Instances had to decide on the basis of how much had been accomplished previously on the lot. The contest has done consid erable too in working up genuine interest in home beautification. At last night's meeting, letters of appreciation were read from the American Legion, the Realty board and the Kiwanis club, giv ing thanks for the Garden club's floral contributions and decora tions offered for conventions of each of the groups. President F. A. Doerfler was also requested to appoint a committee to work in connection with the state federa tion in the matter of beautifica tlon along the highways. Plans for one of the most In teresting and practical years for members of the Salem Realty Board were laid last night at the first business meeting of the fall year. This year, Instead, of Invit ing outside speakers in for lunch eon meeting, steps will be taken to bring the members of the board closer together and to bring more cooperation between the individ ual realtors through discussion or vital matters pertaining to the real estate business. Under the new plan, time of meeting will be changed from Thursday noon to an evening din ner session, the first of these to be held at the Marion hotel Mon day night, beginning at 6:15 o'clock. Other plans were outlined and will be submitted at the gen eral meeting Monday evening. Rose Morgali, who has acted as assistant secretary for the group for several years, has submitted her resignation and no successor will be chosen. Private Police Is Arrested for Trying Bribery LOS ANGELES. Oct. 7. (AP) . Harold H. Dolley surrendered to police today after a secret grand jury Indictment charging he .attempted to bribe a witness ap pearing at the trial "of Alexander T. Pantages, multi-millionaire, on a statutory defense had returned. - - Dolley was. accused of offering Ivan Sampsonoff, a witness sub poenaed by both the state and de fense, a sum of money If he would testify in favor of the theatre magnate. CIMEST HOSES BUS OUTLINE PLANS FOR SEASON DONALD IN ADDRESS ASKS 'ILL Need of International Har mony Stressed by Pre mier of Britain Gratifying Progress is Made With President Hoover He Declares By C. P. WILLIAMSON Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. (AP) Prime Minister Ramsay Mac Donald Interrupted his conferen ces with President Hoover today to tell the congress of the United States that there could be no war between the two great English speaking nations if each did Its duty in making effective the Kel-logg-Brland treaty denouncing war. "There can be no war," the British statesman said. "Nay, more, it is absolutely Impossible, If you and we do our duty in making the peace pact effective, that any section of our arms, whether land, or sea, or air, can never come into hostile conflict." Chamber Is Crowded With Eager Listeners The senate chamber was crowd ed with legislators, diplomats and j citizen spectators who eagerly em braced his words Asserting amid applause that the problems of jealousy and of fear have disappeared, the Prime minister declared the American and British governments have met together and have said: "What is all this bother about parity?" "Parity?" he questioned sharp ly. "Take it," he exclaimed "with out reserve, heaped up and flow ing over. This is one of the re sults of this visit. Another result of the visit is that we have come to understand each other." "Ah senators," the prime min ister continued "as long as you conduct your negotiations by cor respondence over thousands of miles of sea, you will never un derstand each other at all. Personal Contact Is Declared Vital "In these democratic days, when heart speaks to heart as deep speaks to deep and silence talks to silence, personality, per sonal contact, exchange of views by the lip, sitting at two sides of a fireplace, as it was my great (.Turn to Page 2, Column I.) School House and Number Of Other Buildings Tak en by Conflagration HILLS BORO, Ore., Oct. 7. (AP) Fire which started in the slashings of the Brix Logging com pany near here today and quickly spread over 3,000 acres of land, destroying the Wallace school house and gynasium, three farm homes and logging equipment. was reported under control to night following' a downpour of rain. Fire fighters expressed surprise at the speed with which the fire spread, but explained that an east wind, so strong that It carried away the top of one fighters car. had blown most of the day. They said slashing and timber blazed up like tinder in the face of the wind. Children were .attending classes when news of the fire reached the Wallace school. They were quick ly dismissed and sent home. Residences of John Tannock, Harry McEdwards and Peter John son were destroyed and a large barn on the Fred Haussler ranch burned to the ground. It was reported that the logging company had been issued a per mit to burn slashings by the fire warden's office. The wind was said to have whipped the small fire out of control. New Vote is Ordered for Guard Unit No election has been ruled by national guard headquarters in the post of captain of headquar ters battery. 249th coast artillery, and a re-election has been order ed. First Lieutenant Arthur Bates was declared Immediately after the Vote here last Monday night to hkve gained the majority vote and tbe office, subject to confirm ation bf the guard headquarters. However when the matter came before Brigadier General George A. White and his staff, ' It was found there was no majority vote representing the voting strength of the battery, a split command with part in' Salem and part-in Marshfield. The regimental com mander has been notified of the non-election and another vote will be taken. , t . ; DW ILSEltl UK PUT UNDER CONTROL Cooking School's Start Scheduled At 2 p.m. Today Mrs. Fern T. Hubbard, Instruct or at Statesman Cooking School. Heart Balm Suit Thrown out Of Court for Lack of Evidence SEATTLE. Oct. 7. (AP) Mrs. Minnie E. Kennedy, mother of Almee Semple McPherson, stood victorious tonight in the $50,000 breach of promise suit brought by the Rev. H. H. Clark as the result of the granting by Superior Judge J. T. Ronald to day of a defense motion for non suit. The action was dismissed, Judge Ronald said, because of "lack of evidence" and the fact that the plaintiff had written a letter to Miss Kay Burbeck, Mrs. Kennedy's companion, telling her of his acquaintance with the evan gelist, "a thing which she had specifically told him not to do." The Judge held that his action in writing the letter "Justified" Mrs. Kennedy in not marrying Clark. The former minister had sought damages from Mrs. Kennedy, al leging she failed to marry him as promised, leaving him "destitute" and "morally unfit" to carry on his work. The non-suit motion was made Friday when the plaintiff had rested his case. Clark was the chief, witness during the entire case. Another letter written by Clark to Mrs. Kennedy, asking for a $200 loan was also referred to by the Judge in decision. The de fense had charged that Clark's promise In the letter to "fade out of the picture," if given the mon ey, constituted blackmail. The former minister's attorney, Gordon McGauvran, said he was considering an appeal to the state supreme court. PERISHABLE STUFF KEPT OUT OF I y. NEW YORK, Oct. 7. (AP) An embargo on shipments of- all perishable produce to New York was laid down tonight, effective at midnight, by the New York Cen tral, Pennsylvania, Central of New Jersey, Lehigh Valley, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and Erie railroads. The action was taken because of the congestion In freight terminals resulting from the strike of 2000 market truck drivers. The action was taken by the railroads despite an earlier an nouncement by Miss Frances Per kins, state laHor commissioner, who said Ward W. Smith, secre tary of the fruit and produce trade association, informed her an agreement probably would be reached tonight to end the strike. Miss Perkins transmitted Smith's announcement to acting Governor Herbert H. Lehman, who then auhtorized her to cancel ar rangements he had made for a meeting of Interested parties at his home tonight in an effort to settle the labor dispute. State Dinner is Staged at White House Last Night WASHINGTON. Oct 7. (AP) Prime Minister Ramsay -Mac-Donald was the gnest of honor to night at a state dinner 'given, by the President and Mrs. Hoover, the first at which they have en tertained since they entered the White House last March 4. Gathered around the massive table In the state dining room were 81 guests, including Miss Ishbel MacDonald, daughter of the British statesman, and the diplo matic representatives of Great Britain, Canada and the Irish Free state; all members of tbe cabinet, a number of foreign cabinet offi cers and John D. Davis, former ambassador to Great Britain, and Mja, Davis. " 1KEHWINS IN OAK ACTION Statesman Event Gets Under Way This Afternoon Grand Theatre Scene Of Expert Demon strations The stage Is set for the States man's Free Cooking school which opens at the Grand theatre this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Fern T. Hubbard, the home economist in charge, has put her seal of ap proval on the plans for the event which promises to attract hun dreds of Salem women each'of the four days this week the school is in session, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. A differ ent menu will be featured each day. On the "Cooking School Page" in this issue will be found the full menu for today's school. The baking contest will be held Friday and is sponsored by the Salem Women's club. It will be held at the Johnson store room on State street, former Kafoury location. Valuable prizes are of fered in this competition and may be seen in Miller's windows. The rules for the contest appeared in Sunday's Statesman. Cooking Expert Will Give Latest Hints Mrs. Hubbard, the expert In charge Is a thorough student of home economics. She has made careful preparation for her work in leading schools and has had (Turn to page 2, Column S.) VALLEY THIS WEEK Liquor Interests Get Severe Jolt as Large Number Of Arrests Occur Long strides were made toward crippling the liquor Industry in the Salem territory, when raids on two successive days wiped out two plants which apparently had contributed largely to the total of illicit beverages produced in this vinicity. Officers from the county sher iff's office and from the office of the state prohibition agent made a raid Monday on the Hoffman place near Sublimity and captured a large quantity of beer and wine which was brought to the sheriff's office in Salem. Hoffma j, who is a farmer, was found at home and is to appear before Justice Bra zier S. Small today at 10 a. m., for preliminary hearing. The officers seized the follow ing "contraband:" Eighty gallons of wine. Twenty-five gallons of wine mash. Sixteen gallons of beer mash. Three and one-half cases of beer. In addition they found a miscel laneous lot of paraphernalia con nected with the illicit liquor busi ness. PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 7. (AP) Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ander son, of Rlckreall. Roy Reed, Mar garet Taylor, George W. Moffit and Clyde Uhlman, all of Salem, are scheduled to appear before a federal district iudre here unnn as the result of their arrest near Salem on liquor charges. Federal and state agents reported finding a 1.000 gallon still, 5,000 gallons oi masn, a truck, an electric light ing plant and other modern equip ment on a piace known as the Ful mer ranch, eight miles west of Salem, cherp tit vnre annrahonf ed. The place was said to have (Turn to Page 2. Column .) TWO RIS Ml IN City of Salem Welcomes Drum Corps Upon Return From Louisville Journey Showing that Salem's pride In Its crack drum corps Is In no wise diminished by the fact that it ranked no higher than fifth In the national contest at Louisville, Ky., as many citizens as could wedge themselves into High street In the vicinity of the Oregon Electric passenger station were on hand Monday at 12:40 when the corps debarked after its second successful jaunt to a national con. vention. . To the accompaniment of wel coming strains from the munici pal band, the corps members re introduced themselves in snappy fashion to the home folk who had made their trip possible, by marching single file from the coach, then doing a right face and played one number; from that they executed "left by fours' and marched away to form a unit In the parade beaded by Governor Patterson and Secretary of State Hoss. Despite the drizzling rain. SLAPS EMS Note Announces Livestey's Friends as Members of Incinerator Body Rosebraugh, Purvine, Kowitz Ousted From Jobs When Committee Shifts By RALPH CURTIS Mayor Livesley wasn't pretest at Monday nieht's city council meeting; nevertheless he map- v aged to throw a monkey wreath into the machinery which may prevent its smooth operation for months to come. In a brief and Innocent appear ing note to the council, the mayoi threw down the gauntlet to the "independents" who have refused in recent months to follow his dic tates; and there were plain Indi cations from their ranks that the gage of battle would be accepted. The note announced the ap pointment of Alderman Slmtral, O'Hara and Ha kins on the new ly created incinerator committee, which will supervise the operatist of the municipal garbage eos sumer. In the resolution pessed at a recent meeting, dissolving the plumbing committee and creating in its stead the incinerator com mittee, the sugse.-uiou was mad by the council that the mayor ay point on the latter the members of the plumbing comuittte. On the old committee were Alderman Kowitz, Purviue and Kosebrauib. independents Now Left Minus Commit w-c llorths But these members were not of the mayor's "party," and he rhoee deliberately to ilout the majority and select his friends for the task. His action leaves Alderman Ko witz no coiumit'ee chairmanship, and membership on only tbe com mittee on bands. Rosebraugh is also without an asignineut except the chairmanship of the park com mittee. The matter of committee as signments has been the "club which the mayor has held over such aldermen as appeared dis posed to question his absolute au thority In the city govern meat, and In view of their recent staBd on opposition to that authority, the independents are looking for ward to being divorced from all ' important assignments next Jan uary. They hinted Monday nigsf, however, that they wouldn't go (Turn to Page Z, Column S.) Of CITY ALDEH The change of zone sought by T. W. Campbell, for one lot on North 24th street, permitting him to conduct a grocery store in a dwelling, was authorized by the city council at Monday night'e meeting, when the ordinance pro viding for the change from zone one to zone three special, as passed. Aldermen Dancy atd Rosebraugh dissenting. Mr. Camp bell's petition has been before the council for several months. The council passed another or dinance authorizing a rail for bids on $53,456.92 in Bancroft im provement bonds. Petitions for street lights wrw approved as follows: North lata and B, North 16th and B, Sag' naw and Superior, South 22nd at Southern Pacific crossing. The council passed a resolution authorizing a permit for insuHa tion of a government beacon at the airport. The request of Hollywood resi dents for street cleaning service in that part of the city was re ceived and referred to committf, as was also a remonstrant- against the proposed paving ef Fairmount avenue from Miller street to Owens. the downtown streets were crowd ed with persons m atching the par. ade. ' Exercises to welcome tbe draw corps home concluded, for the tims being, with a banquet at tb Elks club, and which the two state officials, officers ot the lo cal legion post, and member of the corps were speakers. How ever, further demonstration of praise for the corps showing will be made at tonight's meeting of Capital Post No. 9. Not by way of alibi or In criti cism of the support lent them at home, but Just in the Interest of truth, members of the corpn die closed Monday that their thre-year-old uniforms constituted the handicap which kept them fress winning the- national champion ship. They lost 1.9 points on these shabby and in some eas Ill-fitting uniforms, a margla more than sufficient to drop thesa (Turn to Pa J, Column a.) . MAYOR BEND AT LONG RANGE IE HIE TO