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J75UNE
Twenty-Seventh Year
MEDFOKD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1932.
No. 42.
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Dafkews ESCAPES WITH fSl f 3
By FRANK JENKINS
WAS the assassin of President Dou
mer, of France, a bolshevik?
At this particular moment, that la
the most Important question before
the world. It he WAS, popular an
ger In France wilt flame up against
Soviet Russia.
When the ' people of one country
flame with anger against people of
another country, trouble la In the
wind.
A N IGNORANT negro, tapping pine
" trees for turpentine down In
Georgia, makes an awkward stroke
with hie ax, producing a slash In the
bark that la different from the alash
by which turpentine In the past haa
been drained from the trees.
Dr. Charley Rerty, a research sci
entist, happened to be watching him.
and the different alash made by the
awkward negro started him to think
ing. As a result of his thinking a new
method of tapping pine trees wsa
worked out that that has added more
than ten million dollars a year to
the turpentine revenue of the South.
It PAYS to think, you see.
IT WAS the muscular arm of an Ig
norant negro that made the awk
ward ax stroke that added ten mil
lion dollars a year to turpentine out
put of the South.
But mark this: It was the BRAIN
of a thinker that turned the awk
ward ax stroke into millions of dol
lars of added revenue for an Import
ant Industry. Without the thinker's
brain, the awkward ax stroke would
have gone, unheeded.
Brains are the most Important
thing in the world. J,';
THIS same Dr. Herty Is now eon
ducting experiments In Savan
nah, In Georgia, by which he hopes
to prove that newsprint and fine
grades of white paper can be manu
factured from Southern pine.
That Interests us greatly. If news
print, which la the kind of paper on
which this newspaper Is printed, and
fine grades of white psper can be
manufactured from Southern pine,
they can be manufactured from our
Western pine and our fir.
That would mean a new and Im
portant outlet for our timber, and
a new by-product for our sawmills.
And here Is the BIO thing. It
would mean more employment for
our workers.
WHAT is wood, anyway? Why, it la
merely a raw material.
At the present moment, we are
using it as the raw material from
which to manufacture lumber. But
la also manfactured from wood. As
you may have read in this column,
rayon has been manufactured experi
mentally from waste wood from a
Western sawmill and from this rayon
beautiful garmenta have been made
that migt be worn with pride by any
woman.
Wood Is a versatile material. It can
be used for more things than build
ing houses and barns.
WOOD, here in this country, is one
of our greatest resources, as
everyone knows who Is aware of the
extent of our vast forests. There are
many who believe that the use of
wood Is declining so rspldly aa to
threaten the Inventory value of this
vast resource.
Before taking too much stock In
that rather gloomy theory, remem
ber these rayon undergarmente that
have been made out of wood. Re
member Dr. Herty and hie efforts to
find a way to make the higher grades
cf paper from the resinous woods,
such as our pine and fur.
IF A shrewd brsin. by turning to
good account an awkward ax
stroke In the side of a scrub pine
tree, can add ten million dollars to
the turpentine output of the South,
who can say what other shrewd
brains will be able to do In the fu
ture in extending the use of the
wood contlsned in our vsst, virgin
forests?
BudJ Claims No
Merger Planned
PORTLAND. Ore.. My 10. (AP.
Ralph Budd. president of the Burling
ton railroad, asld here last night be
fore departing for Sesttle. that there
la no disposition on the prt of con
trolling Interests of the Burlington.
Orest Northern. Northern Psclllc ana
Spokane. Portland and Sesttle rail
roads to reUve the rr-oposal to con
solid. sut Uit four roads,
WAD OF BILLS d P
Loot Estimated Near $1500 ; 1 4 V
-Robber Of Sheik Type : i J . --W :A
Makes Getaway In Auto KX J -
Toward South Highway. 1
The Central Point State Bank L XJ v I A M
of Central Point, was held up at R V ' , l.' ; r-HL
two ' o'clock this afternoon, by rV t -tJ ',Js-y JN ,
a lone unmasked bandit, who -iwWt-iwfa.- wm, t I I i.-towsr wnaaf., -ii--.vn., .
escaped with between $1000 and
(19M In bill, of ,m.ll a.n.n.1- I V ""J-HI, - 1 ' T"""' HS
auto with the engine running
stood a short distance down Main
street and Into It the robber
leaped and fled south on t he
Pacific highway, after pocketing
the loot. The bandit left, as he
entered by the front door.
Alvln Tollefson. cashier, was in
front and his wife, Margaret, book
keeper was in a back room at the
time, and were covered by the
bandit's pistol. This Is the second
robbery the Tollefson'a have passed
through In the last two years. The
bank was held up In September,
1030.
Forced To Lie on Floor
Pointing a pistol at Cashier Tol- i
lefson, the bandit made a curt dc
mand, "Hand over the currency."
Tollefson was forced to He down
on the floor for five minutes.
The bandit Is described as of slen
der build, shelklsh type, dressed In
white shirt, dark blue suit, and
about 30 years of age. He wore no
hat.
No description -was obtained of
the supposed driver of the bandit
car, or Its license number.
The exact amount of the money
stolen la not known, but waa be
tween' $1000 and 81600' In bills,
ranging from $1 to S20.
The Packard or Auburn auto
headed south on the Pacific high
way at a breakneck speed after the
robbery.
The state police and sherlff'a of
fice. Immediately threw a guard
north and south on the Pacific
highway and aent reconnolterlng
poeses over the country roads. State
police as far north aa Roseburg
were rushed here to aid In the
hunt.
The robbery waa planned and
executed with speed and dispatch,
and the bandit was cool.
Town In Turmoil
The city of Central Point was
thrown into s turmoil by the crime,
and local citizens Joined the search.
The hold-up today was the third
In this county In slightly leas than
two years. The first waa tha rob
bery of the Cltlaen'a bank of Ash
land. J. C. Albright waa killed by
gunfire of Hugh Bates, trying to
escape. No money was secured.
The second robbery was In the
Farmers and Fruitgrowers bank of
this city, when a Pocatello, Idaho,
youth secured $700 and waa cap
tured a few hours later. The third
was the robbery of the State Bank
of Central Point, when no money
was secured.
EXPECT BIG CROWD
10 EAT PRODUCTS
Plans are completed and a record
crowd anticipated for the filth an
nual home products dinner to be held
st the Hotel Medford tonight under
auspices of the Medford chamber of
commerce and the locsl branch of the
Women's Greater Orepton association,
the committee reported this after
noon. All candidates for office nre expect
ed to be present as spare will be re
served on the proarsm for their intro
duction to the public.
Roy R. Hewitt, dean of the law
school of Willamette university, will
deliver the msln address of the eve
ning. Pisces are being arranjjed for
300 auests and dinner will be served
at 6:30.
REVERSE VERDICT
IN SLANDER CASE
BALEM, May 10 AP The aup
reme court today reversed the Mult
nomah county circuit court In the
lander case brouaht by M. Olick-
man acalnut 8am WeMon. In which
j the plaintiff was given the verdict
1 for $30,000 damases.
! In the suit the plaintiff alleged
' Weston "spoke and published and
circulated concerning the plaintiff
that he la absolutely broke; that
,e will not pay hla Just bills: that
p la not worthy of any credit
hatever; that he la not worthy ot
! .ruAt; that h to dishonest In his
jbusiacaa dxalicgV."
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AsMoelttedPrtuPboto
A three-cornered battle for the republican nomination for governor
In Ohio la expected in the primary May 10. Candidates Include Clarence
J. Brown (upper left), secretary of state; David 8. Ingalls (lower left),
assistant secretary of the navy In charge of aeronautics; and Myers V.
Cooper (lower right), former governor. Gov. George White (upper right),
seeks renomlnatlon on the democratic ticket.
PLACE GOVERNOR
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(By the Associated Press)
Governor George White of Ohio,
steps officially Into the democratic
party's presidential running today
through the primary selection of his
state's convention delegates, 46 of the.
62 being aaaured him.
. Simultaneously West Virginia dem
ocrats selected 16 delegatea, confiden
tially counted for Franklin D. Roose
velt. In both states virtually the
entire republican delegate vote of 55
and 19 respectively, waa assigned to
President Hoover, although he stayed
off the preference vote list. A party
convention in Tennessee waa expect
ed tq give him a solid 24.
Governor William H. Murray of
Oklahoma, sought the preference vote
In both states, unopposed In Ohio
and In contest with Roosevelt In West
Virginia. In neither case la the pref
erence binding, however.
Yesterday Roosevelt built his list
of pledged and claimed delegatea to
345. taking six each In Wyoming and
Arizona. Hla supporters received with
pleasure a statement from Thomas F.
Donovan, chairman of the Illinois
democratic committee that Roosevelt
would get more than half of his
Mate's 58 If and when Senator J.
Hamilton Lewis' name waa dropped
from the roll call. Lewi, is the state'a
favorite son candidate.
FOR CHANCELLORSHIP
EUGENE. Ore., May 10 (AP) In
a statement to the Register-Guard
today Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of
Oregon State college, waa quoted
"I have never been a candidate for
the position of chancellor'' of Ort
gnn's consolidated system of higher
learning.
The question waa aaked In de
termining Dr. Kerr's attitude toward
the campaign In hla behalf an
nounced by state college alumni.
Lions Will Hold
Secret Meeting
The Lions club will hold a closed
meHinat tomorrow noon at the Hotel
j Holland during the regular lunch
; eon hour. It was announced today
by the president, O. W. Newberry
AH members are urged to be pres
ent' aa Important btulneaa will be
confidered. The program will be
in charge of the grievance com
mittee. Oreton Weather
Fair tonight and Wednesday;
warmer in the interior Wednesday;
1 moderate northerly wlttd offibop.
POLLING PLACES
DESIGNATED FOR
Polling
places for the fifty-eight
of Jackson county were
designated today by the
precincts
officially
county clerk and the county court.
The law requires that the selections
be made ten daya before election.
Medford precincts aa named are
North Main Hotel Holland.
South Main Public Library.
North Central City Hall.
South Central Hotel Jackson.
North Riverside Lincoln School.
Oakdale Senior High:
Newtown First Method lat Church
Northeast Boy Scout headquart
ers.
Southeast Roosevelt school.
East Medford Dr. Jud Rlckert
home.
Southwest Washington school.
West Medford Summit Grocery.
Northwest Jackson school.
The changea from 1030 are: North
Main from Pltchner'a Garage; New
town from old Washington school
Southwest Medford to new Waah-
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OSTEOPATH TRUSTEE
PORTLAND, May 10. Dr. O. B.
Holt of Pendleton wss re-elected
president of the Oregon Osteopathic
association St the annual meeting
of the board of trustees here Mon
dsy. Other officers are Dr. Eva Wsl
ker, vice-president, and Dr. J. A. Van
Brakle. secretary-treasurer. Trustees
are Dr. Mary Olles. Portland; Dr. W
A. Howard. Medford, and Dr. J. L
Ingell of LaOrande.
Madam President Rules
U. 5. Senate First Time
WAHINOTOM, May 10. JP) Not
even a tremor shook the senate walla
yesterday as that august and select
chsmber wss ruled briefly snd for
ths first time in Its grest history by
a womsn.
It wsa "Madsm president" for th
dlttniried representatives of the 48
Utes when Vlc-P"ealdent Curtis de
cided to take a rest, snd Invited Mis.
Ilnttle w. Csrssy to take bis plsoe
on ths rostrum.
Her rula wss uneventful, with no
difficult questions to settle, and sines
one member held the floor through
out. It was not even necessary for a
senator to address her by tha strsngs
U whict), wsa beta,
FIVE-POINT PLAN
VOTEDBYLEAGUE
Meier Program Finds Favor
In Oregon Taxpayers
League Meet County
Boards Will Be Appointed
SALEM, May 10. (P) Governor
Jullua L. Meler'a five-point plan for
tax reduction, presented to the Ore
gon Taxpayers' Equalization and Con
servation league yesterday, was adopt
ed by the organization In total last
night. Plana for putting the system
Into working order and to eriect its
legislative changea were 'worked out
In committees and approved.
The five main features of the plan
are:
Constitutional amendment and
statutory law designed to centralize
the control of tax levies, bond Issues
and other public indebtedness.
Amendment of the state income
tax lawa providing for higher rates
and lower exemptions, or botn.
To Cut Income Exemption.
Gradual lessening ot exemptions
under the state Income tax law, with
eventual elimination of all exemp
tions.
Investigation of the feasibility of
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FEAR DIRIGIBLE
ENDANGERED BY
STRONG BREEZE
TOYAH, Texas. May 10. (AP)
The Akron apparently encountered
Insurmountable weather obstacles thla
afternoon In Its battle to oroaa the
ranges of southwest Texaa and waa
forced to turn back. A 3 p. m. It
passed over Toy ah, heading toward lta
destination, but an hour later It came
back over the same course and con
tinued eastward toward Pecos.
When the dirigible came back over
Toyah It seemed to be drifting to
aome extent. Toyah residents feared
the giant ship might have suffered
aome mishap. Two messages were
dropped by pilot chute but the strong
wind carried them away from town.
It waa considered possible the giant
ship had run out of fuel. It waa at
an altitude of about 2000 feet and
waa partly obscured by clouds.
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Medford Rota Hans enjoyed a splen
did program furnished by the aenlor
high school this noon when Coach
Darwin Burgher, Mlaa Baldwin, music
Instructor, and the boys' octet were
present aa guests of honor. The pro
gram, which waa In charge of Rota
rlan Glen Smith, opened with i
group of vocal selections by the octet,
accompanied by Miss Baldwin at the
piano. The boys presented "The Bella
of St. Mary's" and other difficult
number In true professional atyle
and showed the result of careful
training and practice.
Co&ch Burgher gave a resume of
the past year's activities In athletlca
and outlined plana for the future.
John Boyle announced a apeclal
program for May 34, featuring the
Seattle convention, and urged local
Rotarlana to plan now to attend this
big International convention,
Ted Baker spoke of the fifth An
nual Home Products Dinner at the
Hotel Medford tonight.
Walter Sullivan of Portland waa a
visiting Ro tar lan at the session thla
noon and guests Included Mlaa Bald
win, Coach Burgher and members of
, the Boys' octet of M. H. S.
But Mrs. Caraway, by coincidence
or design, made the occasion Impres
sive. Boon slur stepping down she
snnounced she would seek re-election
In her own right. In a surprise to
the politics! Irsdera of her home
slate ot Arksruas. she filed notice
of her candidacy for a full sis-year
term. She la completing now the
unexpired term of her late husband.
Senator Thaddeus H. Csrswsy, after
being appointed last November and
aubaequently elected In a apeclal
contest, to serve until next Msrch.
Sha fsces big political opposition
with s: candidatea In tha field
against her. Many of them are vet
erans in public office and diatln
guiahod in alaU) aXfalra,
Self-styled Intermediary Ac
cused Of Taking $104,
000 From Wife Of Pub
lisher To Pay Ransom.
WASHINGTON, May 10. (T)
OiA ton B. Means, self-styled Interme
diary In the Lindbergh kidnaping,
waa indtcted today for larceny and
embezzlement of $104,000 from Mrs.
Edward B. McLean, eatranged wlfa
of the Washington Post publisher.
The district of Columbia grand
Jury returned two Indictments charg
ing tha spectacular ex -convict and
former government detective with
having fraudulently diverted and ae
creted a $100,000 "ransom fund" and
$4,000 for "expenaea of the kid
nape re."
Means had been employed by Mrs.
McLean to effect return of the kid
naped Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. He
haa admitted receiving the $100,000,
but maintains that after Mrs. Mc-
Iean demanded It, he gave It to
mysterloua stranger who he believed
waa an authorised representative M
Mrs. McLean.
The Indictments were read before
Justice James M. Proctor in the Dis
trict of Clumbla supreme court.
Prosecutors are ready for trial, but
some delay 'la expected to be sought
by the defense. Means waa Jailed
last week after a secret investigation
by the Justice department, following
complaint by Mra. McLean
Means' alleged misappropriation of
the $100,000, the Indictments charg
ed, tooh place on March 7, a week
after Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.,
waa kidnaped. The $4,000 waa ob
tained allegedly on March 18.
Government investigators are still
without a substantial clue to what
actually happened to the money,
F
ROSEBURG, Ore., May 10. (AP)
Dr. Edward N. Bywater, Granta Paaa,
waa elected president of the Southern
Oregon Medical association at the
forty-first annual session held here
today. Other officers chosen were
Dr. O. T. Sweeney, Medford, vice
president; ur. E. A. Woods, Aahland,
secretary-treasurer, and Dr. James
Hayes, Medford, member of the board
of censors.
Technical aubjecta were presented
by leading physlclana In active prac
tice and research.
Among the principal apeakera were
Dr. L. Howard Smith, Portland: Dr,
Prank Menne, Portland; Dr. Frank
Glrard and Dr. William Probert of
San Francisco; Dr. Clarence McCuaker
Portland, and Dr. Sweeney.
The next annual meeting will
held at Granta Paaa.
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PORTLAND, Ore., May 10. (AP)
El wood Wiles, real estate dealer, Iden
tified with one of tha two rival fac
tion, offering altea for a municipal
publlo market here, waa withdrawn
ss a slste witness today In the trial
of Mayor George L. Baker and four
othsr defendants on malfeasance
chsrges.
Wiles wsa connected with tha Plfth
street public msrket company but ad
mitted when the state called him
yesterday that he also had "a Joint
Interest" with C. Lee Wilson, presi
dent of the company backing the
Front atreet site, and one of the de
fendants In this trial.
OFFICERS SEIZE
APPLEGATE STILL
State police and federal prohi
bition officers at midnight last
night, swooped down upon the cabin
of Walter Wyant, AA. In the Appl-
gate district and Mixed a complete
and modern still, 300 gallon of
mash, and 30 galtona of liquor.
The atlll waa located between Waldo
and O'Brien, In Josephine county
and waa reputed to be the main
source of supply of liquid refresh
ment for Or ant Paaa.
It waa one of the largest liquor
selrurea In southern Oregon In sev
eral months. The "pot." officers
aald, ha been under survel lance
for some time.
Wyant la held tn tha Josephine
county Jail awaiting derision aa tn
whether he will be tried under the
federal or tU law.
Geo. Washington
First President
NotJno. Hanson
WASHINGTON, May 10. (API
George Washington was the
first president ot the United
States.
If you think that's no news,
you're wrong. The state depart
ment haa found It necessary to
prepare a form letter Informing
citizens of thla country of that
tact. AIL thia because so very
many have been writing In con
tending that John Hanson aa
the first president of the con
gress, waa the first chief execu
tive of the country.
LEBRUN ELECTED
FRENCHPRESIDENT
Veteran Statesman, Presi
dent Of Senate Finds
Little Opposition Protege
Of Raymond Poincare.
VBRSAILLES. May 10 (P) Albert
Francola Lebrun, the favorite son of
the department of Meurthe and Mo
selle, waa elected fourteenth, presi
dent of France today by an over
whelming majority, to succeed the
assassinated Paul Doumer.
M. Lebrun received 033 votea out
of a total of 767 cast.
Paul Faure, socialist leader, got 114
votes; 13 ballots were caat for former
Premier Paul Palnleve and 8 went to
Marcel Cachln, socialist. Fifty-nine
of the legislators Who attended the
joint senate and ohamber session at
which the president waa elected, x
pressed no choice.
Little Opposition. -
In the Interest of harmony tha re
waa vlrtuftlljCno opposition to the
veteran statesman whose service as
president of the senate had put him
In line for the presidency.
After the brief ceremony of Inves
titure, M. Lebrun's first act waa to
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EUGENE, Ore., May 10. (AP)
A reduced rate for water users, and
salary reductions for city and water
board employes were voted last night
at a meeting of the city council
and city water board.
A flat 10 per cent cut in salaries
of all city employes waa ordered,
except In tha case of the building
Inspector who waa cut from $225 to
lflq, and the park tender who waa
put on a 9100 aalary.
A reduction of 13 per cent In the
water rate will save users $17,000.
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TO
"Candidatea night" waa observed
by Medford poat of the American
Legion last night and a large group
of Legionnaire candidatea for office
were present a guest of the post
Among the veteran were George
Codding, Wm. Brlgg and Tom En
right, candidates for district attor
ney; Everett Brayton, candidate for
justice of the peace; Everett Beeson,
Relph Jennings and Phil Lowd, can-
Earl (. Bronaiigh.
did i tea for aherlff, and Earl C. Bro-
naugh of Portland, candidate for at
torney-general.
All of the offlceseekert were called
upon for speeches, although given
specific Instructions a to what to
say by Legionnaire "Shorty" Hum
phreys, who acted a master of oere
monies.
District Commander Ouy Apple
white waa a gueat of honor and gave
a report of the recent state axecu
tlv committee meatlni held la Port'
fit : fWf.
aAl
AS 0. SOLUTION
Envoy Tells Committee 20th
Amendment For Sale Un
der Federal Control On
State Option Is Ideal.
PHILADELPHIA, Mr 10. (AP)
Anti-prohlbltlon leares In ths opin
ion of P. Scott McBrlde. Anti-Saloon
leagus superintendent, ara afraid to
trust settlement of tile wet Isaua to
a real referendum "byan amendment
to article flvo of the constitution."
WASHINGTON. May 10 (AP) Tha
American minister to 8weden John
M. Morehead advocated today befoia
senate committee a "twentieth
amendment to permit sale of liquor
under strict government control and
only In states desiring it.
He testified with the consent of
the state department. Previously ths
department had declined permission
for him to appear before congresslon
al committees to discuss prohibition.
Describing himself aa "peraonslly
dry," Morehesd said "If ths question
should come tip whether we should
keep what we've got now. or go back
to ths old conditions, I would vote
dry again.
"In order to keep ths advantages of
what we've got now and get rid of
the disadvantages," however, he rec
ommended sdoptlon. of the Bratt sys
tem used in Sweden.
Proved Satisfactory
Morehead aald this system haa
proved "both successful and satisfac
tory" In Sweden.
'It provides for a government mo
nopoly under which liquor Is rationed
out by a system of allotment boo Its.
The minister's words were closely
followed by Senators Blaine (II., Wis.)
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MEIER DEMANDS
CAPITAL PAPERS
BALEM, May 10. (AP) No mora
atate-wlde meetings or stste sessions
of any kind would be called for Salem
unless an apology Is given for an at
tack on members of the board of con
trol made editorially by local Salem
papers, Governor Jullua L. Meier an
nounced today. The governor made
the statement following a meeting of
the board of control today.
If tha editorials, commenting upon
the absence from Salem of the three
members of the board, are representa
tive of the community attitude. "I
will not call any more state meetlnga
such aa tha state taxpayera session
held here yesterday for Salem," tha
governor aald. Ke emphaslud thla
decision and added ha would recon
sider "If the chamber of commerce
spologln to the three members of
the board, or some other apology la
received."
The editorials referred to appeared
In tha Oregon statesman of Sunday
and the Capital Journal yesterday In
which, among other thlnga, they com
mented that the governor apent but
eight working days In Salem during
April, Rufus O. Holman, state treas
urer, apent 10 days and Hal . Boas,
secretary of state, 15 daya.
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BASEBALL
RESULTS
American
The score: R, R. B.
Detroit .11 14 0
Boston ...... 0 3 1
Sorrell and Hayworth; Wetland,
Llsenbee. Kline. Michaels and Tate.
The score: R. H. S.
Chtcsgo . 0 6 0
Philadelphia .- 0 IS I
Jones. Gregory and Berry; drove
and Cochrane.
The score:
St. Louis
New York
R. R. I.
S 7 1
io io a
Hsdley. Stewsrt and Perrell; Gomes
and Dickey.
Cleveland-Washington, poatponed;
rain.
National
The score: R. R. H.
Philadelphia 4 10
Cincinnati 0 5 0
Benge and McCurdy: Kolp and
Lombard!.
Brooklyn at St, Louis, poatponed;
cold.
Boston at Pittsburgh, poatponed:
wet grounda.
R. H. .
New York . I
Chicago ..... 11 0
Gibson, Schumacher, Bell and Ho
iU)i Warneke and Hemsley,