Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1928, Page 21

WALKER HAS PLAN 10 AVERT STRIKE New York Mayor Indorses Vote of Transit Workers to Heal Breach. Br the Associated Press, NEW YORK, March 5.—As New York City's threatened transit strike neared | crisis today, & new plan said to be favored by Mayor James J. Walker, to take a secret vote of the 15000 workers | their union preference was up for stderation, The Workers under the suggested plan would be asked to say which labor or- gnnization they favored. the Americ Federation of Labor body (the Amalg: et and Electric | he Interboroush v union. n 80 per nated ase of hub | 0 a board thr‘d Thy npany is ex s . as it yor \\ 1ker. ce voting plan would as been called for | ght at 8 o'clock, two hours ime limit it has set for the to accept its proposal for arbi- tration. One hundred and fifteen miles of the eity subway and elevated lines would | HOSPITAL MAY CLOSE. American Institution Turkey Faced With Money Shortage. CONSTANTINOPLE, h 5 (P).— Financial difficulties threaten to c! the only American ™ospital in this city The stafl of 40 many nationalities has voluntaril; 1 to work for half pay for two mon mn the hope that a | headed by George able to rais in Plimpton EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE LANSBURGH & BRO. BASEMEN o more than SHO SHO ] | | m fl MATERIALS: ( Patent Satin Kid Calf Suede has proposed that | THE TVENING STAR, . WASHINGTON, D. 5, 1928. MONDAY, MARCH PYLE'S PEDESTRIANS START Two Finns Lead By the Associated Press, PUENTE, Calif., March 5.—The $48.- 500 prize athon from Los Angeles to New York today was under way with | 199 runners and walkers having put be- hind them the initial lap of 16 miles. | A nondescript group, ranging from | youths of 16 years to veterans of 6 | started from Los Angt‘h‘: in the afte noon as a parade of 275 contestan Seventy-six fell by the wayside as th threaded through the Sunday automo- | bile traffic on the asphalt highway. The first's day's honors went to a sinewy Finn, 40 years old. Willie Holeh- mainen of New York City. Running casily and finishing strong, he took and lm'\h\tmn(‘d the lead. His time for the |16 miles was 1 hour, 38 minutes. Finn Also Second. Gunnar Neflsen, also a Finnish run- ner of New York City, followed his countrgman into the first control sta- tion here, but a few seconds later. Sam Richman of New York City was third in four minutes more, and Nicholas Quo- | mawahu, Hopl Indian from Arizona, came in two minutes behind Richman | for fourth place. The four leaders had stepped out in front at the end of four miles, and kept closely grouped the rest of the way. A staff of physicians was at the con- trol station to attend to blisters and other medical wants as the racers flop- | ped onto their tent cots. The physi- cians, the promoters of the Marathon and newspapermen led the transconti- nental parade in two huge buses. C. C. | Pyle is the leading promoter Regular running togs were the cos- tumes of most of the runners, but these | were augmented by sun visors, extra | sweaters” and in a few cases, knee- {length golf hose. { One pair of lumberman's boots | clumped off at the start, but the wearer | was not among the first day’s survivors. | Full length pants flapped around the { ankles of a few, and one. of an age | appropriate to the aid, carried a cane. Winner Gets $25,000. First prize winner will receive $25,000, | but the race promises $23,500 more for other finishers. Second place draws $10, OES—that were made to sell for much this unusually low price OES—that are fresh from a well known manufacturer’s new Spring lasts TUESDAY—AN EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF 000 Pairs Women’s ew Spring Shoes Actually $5.00 and $7.50 Values |to the Great | $501,000 paid in has come from the COAST-TO-NEW YORK RACE 199 Out of 275 Survive First 16 Miles. Brethren—Prizes of $48.500 Offered. 000; third, $5,000; fourth, $2.500, and the next six finishers were promised consolation pri of $1,000 each. Phillip Granville, Canadian walking champion, was the first of six walkers to finish the 16 miles. coming into camp in 3 hours, 35 minutes. Arthur Newton, 46, of South Africa, who broke the 100- mile running record in England last January, was among the strong finish- ers, while Charley Hart, oldest hoofer of the lot, at 63 years, another Brit- isher, who held the record which New- ton broke, also survived the first day. Today's stint called for 36 miles, end- ing at Bloomington, Calif. The route then runs along a 40-mile grade up through Cajon pass, across 100 miles of Mohave desert and then into Arizona through Flagstaff. The runners will stop at Albuquerque, New Mex., and go through the P’mhaudle of Texas. “OLD IRONSIDES” FUND PASSES HALF MILLION Now Believed Historic Frigate Can Be Rebuilt for Smaller Sum Than First Estimate. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, March 5.—Contributions to the fund for the rebuilding of the frigate Constitution, “Old Ironsides,” have passed the half-million mark, it s announced yesterday by Rear Ad- miral Philip D. Andrews, commandant of the Boston Navy Yard. Originally | it was estimated that $748.000 would | be enough to restore the historic ship, | but it is now belicved that a lower amount may be possible. The rebuilt vessel, Admiral Andrews said, will be seaworthy, with all her rigging and furniture complete. will be towed up all navigable rivers of the United States, to Alaska and Lakes. Most of the sale of pictures of the ship and of uvenirs made from the original hull. 714 TO 8T TO E STS. Quality. at a Price Just at the Beginning of the Spring Season Comes This Tremendous Sale of New Shoes—Never Before Advertised! 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NEW YORK, March 5.—The Jeffer- son Centennial Commission of the United States yesterday called upon patriotic societies throughout the coun- try to unite on April 13 in observing the 185th anniversary of the birth of i ‘Thomas Jefferson, author of the Decla- ration of Independence and third Presi- dent of the United States. The commission, of which President Coolidge is honorary chairman, was cre- ated by act of Congress. President Ed- win A. Alderman of the University of Virginia is honorary vice chairman and Stuart Gibboney, = president of the ! ‘Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, 1804 Dollar, Paid At Movie Window, Bid Up to $1,250 WAYCROSS, Ga., March 5 (#).—It begins to appear as though a Way- cross movie fan has pald dearly for his look at the flickering shadows. An 1804 silver dollar presented at the ticket window of a theater here attracted the attention of Mrs Frank G. Hadams, wife of the owner. 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