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The Washington times., 1919-01-25

Russtans haze parted Trot=krs Van
dyke cast aud soest aud bounced ON,
OF his chin. BEllsheriki are .hootir,
dnion0 themsclres, but they can't oC
oron9. As long as they don't miss
they're right.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25

rs Wty-ffty. A nut golfer can't stop
blizzard Gad a blisSdrd can't stop q
nat golfer. -,
The Washington times., 1919-01-25
Two THREE.
lH=WITH=|
|"BUGS" BAER.

Jimmy Wilde's arms are like
pipestems, which explains his
kicking powers. The first pipe
stem We ever chinned knocked us
coo-coo for two days.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25

6dH johnson must be sincere. RS,
ere" trying to get the lefthandcrs out o.
the army. -
The Washington times., 1919-01-25

If this were only leap year, W.
would have an extra day for the
extra dry.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25

WHY DO JANITEERs DECORATE
APARTMENT HOUSE RADIATORS
WITH GOLD LEAF? THEY SPARK
Ii LIKE INSTALMENT JEWELRY
BEFoRE TITS TAKEN OUT OF THE
WINDOW. BUT THEY'RE COLDER
THAN AN ICEBERG'S NOSE.
PROVING THE OLD ADAGE THAT
ALL THAT GLITTERS rs coin
The Washington times., 1919-01-25

Might hang the Kaiser. But why
give the rope business a bad name? !?
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
MACHINE C0. WINS
 IN HARD C0N7if,> I
Tractor Builders Are Forced to
 Top Speed for Victory

After forcing the Now Britain Ma ! chine company team to show it's besL i wares and travel at top speed through 1 out the game, the Hart x Hutchinson ] team was beaten Saturday night by l 2S to 13 score. Lack of weight and height again told heavily upon the los ing team but that was practically It's only weakness. The game marked the return to the basketball court of Charlie MerN'ln after an absence from that game Of over decade. The eN-Pratt institute star was slow at the start but developed some of his old time form as tho game progressed. Jaccbson played hard throughout but was somewhat off on foul saooting, earning but three points by free tries. N. E. MACHINE. H. & H. Lofgren .......,. Woodford Left forward
 Hancock Jacobson Right forward
 heatlnS ..,....t. ......... Mer0 in
 Center
 Jones ,...s..... ............. Blelman
 Left guard
 Campbell ....... .....,. RestelG
 Right guard
 New Bitain Machine 2S, Hart & Hutchinson IS; field goals, Lofgren c. Hancock 4, WOOdfOrd j, MerWln ], Restelli 1: from foul line, Hancock 6, Jacobson ,. .
 The first game of the evening brought the Stanley Rule & Level team and the Fafnir five together in a slow contest, the latter team winning by q 3Sls score. Johnny Sheehan was the individual star for the losing team, while Cahill, who replaced Gib- ney in a forward position for Fafnira in tho second half contributed several fine, plays.
 FATNIR'S. $. R. & l.. Moran. ....... Schadc, Whitaker Left forward
 Gibney, Cahill ........ . Sheehan Right forward Nooh '......'... .......'. James
 Center NY Left guard
 Liepitz ...... :. Wheeler, Stack
 Right guard
 kafnir 3S, Stanley Rule & Level IS: field goals, Moran ,, Liepitz f. Sheehan 5, Cook 3, Cahill 2, Gibney ?, Schade ?, lanes 1. Whitaker 1 from fouls, Schade ,, Sheehan ?, Cahill 2, Moran
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
BAN JOHNSON SAYS
 HE AIDED YANKEES
Tried to Secure a Long Lease on
 Polo Grounds

Chicago, Dec. 29.--Ban Johnson, with striving to. oust from the Amerl- can league Jacob Ruppert and T. l.. Huston, owners of the Yankees, ern- phatically denied yesterday the accu- sation and added the statement that a year or so ago the Yankee owners sought to get out of baseball by or fering their club for sale to him for the sum of <600,000 when they be- lieved the war in Europe would con- tinue for several years and that the national game was doomed to suffer almost unbearablo losses.
 Not only did Johnson deny that he had endeavored to get them out of his league, but he said he had made strenuous efforts to obtain for them & long lease on the Polo grounds after it had been refused by Charles A. Stoneham and John McGraw.
 Before Euppert made his offer to Johnson he declared that his club would not spend another cent on base ball and that Johnson could have the stock on five minutes notice. This of- fer and Ruppert s determination not to
 mrest another penny in the game caused the American league executive to send to his club owners the letter that was recently read in court by Charles Futile. the New Y York club s attorney, in Ruppert's suit to obtain tho right to investigate Johnson's in terest in tho Cleveland team.
 An etract read from the letter tend ed to create the impression that the cecutive attempted to get Rupper' 1 and Huston out of the league by say ing that fin his judgment the 1ankes owner should be retired from base { ball.n s. ..s .ar.. --.... ... !. .. .. ....a..
 The present New York owners were 1 asked to build a ball park of their oWl ' by the American league, it is said, bu this they declined to do, and so in 1 formed Johnson, who then notified l the other club owners to that effect l Johnson also took this step to lappris' 1 his member of the facts in the cas- l after he had been told by Ruppert tha 1 the Yankees had been ''lSicked out o the Polo grounds" d serious matter , since the American league club hal no property on which to build and ha, 1 no prospects of getting q site. At tha ] time 1t was negotiating for a plot o
 land but declined to push the trans
 actions because conditions in baseba
 were too uncertain and because tn
 club had decided not to spend anothe
 cent.
 Johnson says he realized how seri ous was the plight of the Yankees, m he made urgent appeals to Joh Heydler, president of the Nationi league, to secure long term lease 0 the Polo grounds.
 Nothing has been said of this. and is likely that Ruppert and Husto
 knew nothing of it. l. Judge McQuade and John McGrap owners of the Giants with Charles { . Stoneham, are said to be bitter again' ! Huston for letters he sent from Franc l 1 during the war criticizing the Nations
 league for it's laXity in war work, an
 they decided that so long AS he Ina 1 anything to do with the Yankees the 1 would not consent to giving lon ! lease on tho Polo grounds. la
 Hence the notice to the America league owners that they would | 1 compelled to yarn.H after the seaso Of 1920. #tJ'
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29

my blood boil when I read unfound- ed rumors after the worlds series that I would succeed the Kid as mana ger.
 II want to say that l will never ac- cept a job as manager as long as l am able to play and l expect to sec a whole lot of playing yet. l will be 33 years old next May, but l have always taken care of myself and be- lieve 1 will be able to play when l am 1o. =. st ,-~ e1r'. s.s
 This year I enjoyed playing base ball for the first time in some years. The blight of war put q damper on the sport in 1917 and 1918 but last season conditions were ideal and there was every incentive to enjoy the sport and play ones best. Next season ought to be the greatest on record in baseball, We White SoE will be out for the pennant again, and with Kid Gleason keeping everybody on his toes we have a, good chance to re- peat"
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
COLLINS IS SATISFIED
White Sox Captain Says He Has No Idea of Holding Up Boss ComislScy for Increased Salary.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 29.--Capt. Eddie Collins of the White Sox, un- like Babe Ruth of the Red Sox, has no idea of holding up the Chicago club, although his contract has ex- pired. Eddie's five year contract with the SoN ran out after the close of the world s series in the fall, but at his home in Lansdowne yesterday he said he did not expect to have any trouble coming to terms with Owner Comiskey when the time comes.
 Eddie, who is at his suburban home, said: II was never treated better in my life than by Comiskey and I feel sure that he will do tho right thing by me again. This year. when the season ended, totally unsolicited. he handed me bonus that was not men, . toned in my contract. I am not showing the slightest anxiety over what my salary will be next season."
 II never have been q holdout in my life and never expect to be. l like Comiskey as an employer and Kid Gleason as a boss. It recently made
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29

Of 1:I2 4 ,. He took the lead at the start and just lasted to win by half 8 length from Brizz, with Assign third, :t length back.
 Big Smoke made runaway race of the second when he N'on Ill a gallop by four lengths. It was his first vic tory of the meeting. Count Boris was second, with J-nwlse Child third, 8 length and |. half back. Perfect Lady closed with lreh and won the first race by a length and a half from the favorite, I,avensea. Superior was third.
 Jose de Valas, at to i, was the Iongest priced wirtae of the day. He defeated El Coronel with Soldier third. The last event went to Foun- tain Fay, with Homan second and Dick Benson third.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
HAIRY ARD IS F,AVORITL,. Light Betting is in Crirnson's Eayor- Weather Condition Suit Donovan.

Pasa dena, Cal, Dec. a9.-Weather conditions were described as ideal by Trainer Donovan who, has charge of conditioning the Harvard football team for it's game on New Years day with the University of Oregon. Donovan said the weather was just warm enough to suit the needs of his men, who, he indicated today were still overweight.
 On the other hand Coach Hunting ton Of the Oregon squad has decided after observing the customers that his team will require more poundage and is putting the men through only one light practice daily.
 Harvard is regarded as a slight ia = vorite among the followers of the game. Ea. .t
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
SENATOR'S HURLER l, LEADS BAYS LEAGUE
Johnson Allowed 1.49 Earned
 Runs Records Show

New York, Dec. 2S.--Every now and then one hears person say that Wal ter Johnson, the famous Washington pitcher, is going back. Perhaps some day such thing will happen, but II certainly didn't happen in 1919. In the , seasons prior to 1919 Johnson only beat his pitching record of last season twice, and one of those times was in 1918 when the teams weakened by the draft and enliEtments wSfe soft picking for Sir Walters terrific speed.
 According to the official pitching averages Of the American league re leased yesterday Johnson permitted less than one and a half earned runs a. game. His average is 1.4s. The only times Walter has been under one and a halt earned runs in a game was in 1913, his record year, when he per mitted 1.03 earned runs, and in 1918, when his earned run record was 1.2S. Johnson pitched 290 innings in 3s games last season in which 73 runs were scored on him, 4S of them being earned off his pitching.
 The hard worked Eddie Cicotte of tn White Sox was second to Johnson on earned run efficiency. Cicotte was stung for an average of 1.S.. Walter Johnson and Cicotte are the only American leaguers who allowed less than two earned runs q game. In ad ; dition to ranking second among pitch CTS Cicotte also was the hardest wo1As- CT in the lea que, appearing in SO7 in nings.
 Carl Weilman of tho Browns is ranked third Including ''r New York games Carl Mays Of tl sN&e . a4 fourth with 2.10 earned r. .,.s- Based on only his Red soA gam es Mays ranks seventh, showing that hs improved his general average conaid Grably after coming to New York Herb Thormahlen. the left hande r. ranks next to Quinn among the yS9i kees in the point or effectiveness Thormahlen was tenth, at average ot 2.e2, while Quinn comes next with .Ss earned runs.
 Johnson leads the league in srik s outs with l41, Jim Shaw also of the Senators, second with lc7 Houarf Ehmke of Detroit was the wild nsx,I of the Am nlerican league with e7 base. on balls Williams or the White Saz hit the most batsre,t, II, and Shaw ot Washington made the most wild Ditch es, 10.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29

Captain, Balf West, All-American tackle, will review the season from the teams viewpoint, and Gillo, Ander- son, Watkins, Cottrell and Captain elect Laird will also be called upon.
 Larry Bankart will speak for thc coaching staff, and his assistants, FL lery untlngton and Norville Mill more, will also be heard from. +. C. Huntington, director of athletics at Colgate, will announce plans for next year, and Graduate Manager Reid will also speak James C.. Colgate will preside, and President Bryan Of the university is on the program. Walter Camp is expected to be present.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
TAKE THINGS EASY
Oregon ;.Etl Harvard Football Teams Hold Only Short Practice on Sun. ,,ay-Crinrso,, to Work in Secret.

Pasadena, Cal, Dec. 20.-Making Sunday day of seni-rest, the liar ward and Oregon football teams pre- pairing for their game here on New Years Day, confined themselves to one short practice period each. Har- ward players spent the afternoon vis- iting motion picture studios.
 In the hope that his players will add to their weight between now and Thursday Coach Huntington has de- cided one light training period will be sufficient while Trainer Donovan of the Harvard squad has ordered two periods of hard practice for his charges, with view to reducing their weight.
 Much of Harvard's practice now will be secret, according to official an nouncements. although the general style of playing followed by the East 0rners is so we'll known that the se- >recy will be required principally for few special naneuvers in which E lead Coach Bob Fisher is perfecting is men.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
BIG BOWLING MATCH
Eido O'Brien, Freddie Donlou and Andy McCarthy, to Roll With Hart
 ford Team Here Tonight. &

The formal opening of the Casi,lh bowling alleys under the mana goIneilt, of Frank McDoEough, will tal:a pla, . this evening. with a match same he- tween tho New Britain and Hartsor1 duintets. Tn the lineup of inc Ca.5 itol City team. will be found ridt. O'Brien. Freddie Donlon and Andy Mccarthy. the sI,eedy trio that recent Ky took some added cash from Con- nie Lewis, Fred Stone and Fred liar, per Orsine, Lathrop and Donahue will comprise the remainder Of the visiting team. New Britain will have .Joo Foote and Bill ka,Ams as leading pin smashers in the lineup
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
RAGING AT HAVANA
Hubbub, Carrying Colors of Maryland Forsenan, Wins Par1uc Central Handicap.

Havana, Cuba, Dec 29.---Hubbub, running in the colors of w. J. Press, the Maryland turfman scored an easy victory in the Pal que Central Handli- cap, the feature of the card at Orien- tai Park yesterday. His victory show cd l return to his best form. The k. 1T. Diaz entry, Blue Wrack and Ofca- tes, again were made the choices, but they failed to perfC rm anywhere near their lest form. Blue Wrack man. aged to get into the third hole while Orestes was very rank and finally lost his rider.
 Betterton, in the six furlong sprint
 the fourth on the card, showed that he is somewhat of Gprinter when he defeated a good field in the fast time
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
sFLKIRK's FAMOUS MUskET.
Historical Firing Piece Has Been
 Going Rounds Of British Musgunr.

London, Dec. 2s.--The III nusket said to have been given to Alexander Sel kirk when he was put ashore on the island of Juan Fernandez, 400 nalea off the Chilean coast, has been going the rounds of British museums. r.. was Sekirk's adventures upon which was based DeFoes famous story. Robinson Crusoe The rnusket IS in scribed with the name Of "A. SeIkirk Largo 1T71." It was purchased bN andolph Berens for s6.25 but the owner has dnsured it for $10,000.
 Selkirk owned s. tavern near Clapham but died in 1723 at sea as d lieutenant aboard a naval vessel x
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
COLGATE TO CELEBRATE.
Alumni Will Honor Football Team at
 New York Smoker Tonight.

New York, Dec. 29.-The Colgate University Alumni association of New York and vicinity will hold it's annual football smoker this evening at Stewards cafe, Park Place, near Broadway. Colgate's successful grid - iron season will be celebrated, and al most the entire team will be present.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
BASKETBALL AT "Y"
Crack Federa1s Quintet to Oppose Lo-
 calls in This City Tomorrow Night Rule ShOD XS. Stanley Works, --.

Physical Director Warren $. Slater has booked the Federals of New Hay en as the opponent of the Y. M c. A. five tomor night. Tho Elm City team is rated as one of the best in that city, and are expected to give the Hardware City lads a warm argu- ment. The preliminary game will be between the Stanley Rule and Level and the Stanley Works lives. The first game will start at s o'clock Dancing will follow the big game.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
LONDON FEARS TRUSTS.

London, Dec. 29.-A tendency to- ward large combinations Tn business is becoming evident in England. Enterprises in which promoters have recently been effectihg amalgama- = tions are moving picture production, banking, restaurant, baking and con- fectionery busin esse', "chain'' cigar and drug stores and shoemalling.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
WILDE TO BOX BABE" ASHER.

| WTIIVE JU f5FJA 1sIxbIl ASHFIN. ss St. Louis, Dec. 29.--Jinrny Wilde. English hywcight champion, and Babe Asher. bantam cham pion Of the X. T.. F.. will fight an eight round no decision bout here the night of January 8, it has been announced. Wilde wilt train in Milwaukee.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29

fafnir 3S, Stanley Rule & Level 1S field goals, Moran ,, I.iepitz f. Sheehan 5, Cook 3, Cahill 2, CIibney ?, Schade ?. James 1, Whitaker 1: from fouls, Schade ,, Sheehan ?, Cahill ?, Moran
New Britain herald., 1919-12-29

This letter is considered the dearest Statement of tho opinion of Yaie men who have for years followed Yale football which has yet been published.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Bankers Willing to
Helm Germany

New York bankers revealed the fact
that German overtures for credit here
were being made as early as a fort
night ago. The dominant view in
financial circles seems 70 be that if
the Germans carry out the peace treaty
in good faith they should be helped
with credit and raw materials to
heighten their economic activities in
order that they may pay off their debts
to foreign countries.
Financiers were asked yesterday
what obstacles prevented the immediate
consummation of a German loan, and
they replied "merely technical consid-
isolated during the war and it takes
time to restore the machinery fol
financial intercourse, it is asserted.
Instead of starting in with a loan
consisting of a public offering of bonds
bankers here, it is said, prefer to have
the initial advance, relatively small in
amount, secured by commercial paper
Tie figure of $30,00O,O0O has been per
sistently mentioned as. the size of the
first loan.
Many bankers contend that relatively
short time commercial paper opera
tions are best adapted to the needs
of other European nations, such as Po
lard, Rumania and Czecho- -Slovakia
whose politics have not yet beceme
Stabilized inasmuch as such loans bear
the guarantee of banks, governments
and commercial firms and are secured
by definite collateral.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Commodities
Cotton

Tho tendency of prices in the cotton
to hour. Advancing quotations marked
the first part of the session. but then
sweeping declines came. and at the close
the net effect was that prices We're from
25 to 60 points lower
From the first sale. which was made at
an advance in price of to 12 points. the
market scared until October was selling
at 35.47. December 1868 and January
$500. representing a net advance of 30 to
~ points. The upturn was helped by buy
ing encouraged by heavy rains in Georgia
and by an Improvement in foreign eX
change rates Until the last hour the
market held its position, but then became
unable to absorb the liquidation orders
which appeared. Prices gave way rapidly.
October sold as low as 34 95. December
35.i1 and January 35 90, aud closed Writ
uatly st tho lowest level of the day.
The National Ginner's' condition figure
OF 69.3 attracted much attention. and
ing government crop report might not be
so iaVorablc to prices as had been antici-
patcd few days ago when tho South was
flooded with water.
Eastern cotton states according to re-
ports. arc much aEitated with The boil
weevil menace, particularly in Georgia and
Alabama. Some of the spot operators here
New York contracts on record, unless
within the next few days October should
sell at such a premium as to warrant the
transferring of hedges to the better posi-
tion.
The range of prices follows:
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
General Chemical Earned
&8.O} q Share IN First Half

AS a result of operations in the six
months ended June so, 1919, the Cen
eral Chemical Company reports a sur
plus after charges and Federal taxes Of
$1.780,l32, equivalent after preferred
dividends of $456.249 to So OF share
stock, which compares with $3.206, ,459,
or S16.99 a share, in the spending
period Of 1918.
Total profits for the six months
amounted to S3,09043 against 50 ,502.-
468 in the first six months of last
year. Depreciation, taxes, etc, were
$1,000 600 Holders Of the common
stock shared $3.50, 76S in dividend dis
burscmcnts, after which surplus of
S663,i15 was shown.
The usual quarterly dividend of per
cent on the common stock was de-
clared, payable September 2 to stock
holders of record August 21
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26

ANDREW ]. MCCORMACK, Auctioneer.
REGTIAR AUCTION SALE
STOCKS AND BONDS
BY ADRIAN II. MtLLEN 6 SON.
OFFICE 55 WILLIAM ST.,
WEDNESDAY, JULY so. 1919.
at l. 80 o'clock. at the
EXCHANGE SAI;ESRo0M.. SAL; $ 90 y l.rr
For Account of Executors
$50 shs Meteor Auto Tank Co
For Account of Whom 1t May concern;
$500 900 Maxim Munitions Corpn sc Gold
Bonds. due March 5, 1922. Nov
1917. Coupons on.
s22c, 900 Maxim Munitions Corpn. lst Mtge
SO Bonds. with all coupons at
$4,000 washington utilities Co Sc Coll.
Trust Notes. due June, 1918. ex-
tended a $50 to June. 1919 In
terest paid March /. 1919.
100 shs. Washington Virginia Railway
100 sis. New Jersey Consolidated Gas
so shs Chatham & Phentx Natl
Bank.
25sis shs Seymour River Lumber Co,
$50 shs. Seymour River Lumber Co..
dated Jany. l. 1917
s3.a55.5o Demand Note of Seymour River
Lumber Co, Ltd. Interest 60
dated Sept. 81. 1917.
prefd.. with 40 shs. common bonus
All the right. title and interest OF Paul J
snyder under the will of Joseph
ins duly probated in the Surro-
gates Court. New York County, or
Feb. %. 1897. and recorded il
Liber SCI OF Wills at page 3Gl.
\ lso all OF the right. title and interest OF
George L. Snyder under said will
of Joseph II. snyder deceased.