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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
|E|GHT PER CENT
NOW LEGAL RATE
Measure Increasing Interest
Limit and Amending Code
Is a Law.

Bankers are congratulating them
selves on the passage of the measure
revising the District code and in
creasinS the legal rate OF interest
thar may he charged by written
agreement. TO per cent.
There were those who contended
thai 10 per cent rate was made
legal by the code. but the best au-
thorities were against this view 1T
has been the habit Of bankers to send
large sums Of money 10 New York
recently in order to take advantage
of the going rates Of interest there.
An per cent rate will make money
more plentiful and viii. in all proha-
bilitN, do away with the commission
which many borrowers have been
asked to pay IN addition to the go
ing rate heretofore of s per cent. u
ia not likely that bankers will mark
IN loans 10 the new legal limit. but
it is within the probabilities that y
will become one Of the mediums ~
the restriction OF credit where loans
have heen too large,
other changes in the cod" are it-
.portant and those Interested should
at once embody the new measure in
their copies Of the District laws.
Wait on Amendment 10 By-Lnws.
The new method of settling daily
balances at the clearing house via
the Richmond bank and the plan for
obtaining cash At the Treasury on
the order from Richmond await the
action Of the local clearing house IN
amending its bylaws to permit or
such changes The plans are All COM
plete A meeting Of the full assocla-
ton will be called in the near future.
Cnll Due-C0minE.
Papers were received. from the con-
troliers office on Saturday for the
next call for statement of condi-
ton AS but little time is allowed
to eiapse between the distribution or
the papers in this city and the call
itself it is expected that the latter
will come tomorrow morning. Tn.
last previous call was for Fehruar.
%. a year ago May Il a call was
issued.
Local stock Market.
Sales Of 5 shares of Firemen's In
surance stock were reported TO-DAY
at 21a4, FL. and 81 %. but these prices
compare with 20 of the last previous
sale. indicating at least one strong
security on the local list.
Second National Bank sold at lo2 TO
$50 and quite number of sales OF
Commercial National Bank were re-
corded al 115.
Railway preferred was weak at 4?
to AS. Gas 45.
Graphophone common reflected the
weakness Of Wall street. all support
being evidently withdrawn from I'M
der the shares and they being al
lowed to find their own level
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THE WEATHER.

Tho District of Columbia--Far. con-
tinued cool tonight and tomorrow prob
ably frost tonight; gentle north. and
northeast winds.
Maryland-Far. continued cool to-
night and tomorrow frost tonight. gen.
tie to moderate north and northeast
winds.
Virginia-Fair. continued cool tonight
and tomorrow frost tonight in the in
terror fresh northeast winds on the
coast
West Eirginia-Fair. continued cool
tonight and tomorrow; frost tonight.
probably heavy.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer and barometer readings
since pm. yesterday:
THERMOMETERS pm, g.: S pm. 81 !.
l . midnight. so; 4 am. AZ: s am. 40.
Barometer pm. 1883: S pm,
1880: II midnight 29.9s; 4 am. %. 80 !,
s am. 1905.
Highest temperature. SO, pm yes
terday: lowest temperature, 40. 5 80 a.
m. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. II: lowest. As.
Weather In Various Cities.
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DISTRICT GOLFERS
IN FIRST TOURNEY
Washington Country Clubs
Opening Event Has Big
Entry List.
ny w. n. MeCALLUM.

The golf season about the District
of Columbia will be formally ushered
in next Thursday morning. when, the
first player in the annual Stirring
tournament of the Washington Golf
and Country Club drives towarG the
first green.
The qualifying round at eighteen
holes will be held all day Thursday.
The first and second rounds at match
play in all flights will be held Friday
and the semi-hnal rounds saturday
The golf committee calls attention to
the fact that entries for the tourna-
ment close with the committee Tues
day evening. All entries for the
tournament should be mailed to. the
golf committee. addressed to the
Washington Gulf and Country Club.
r. F.. D. No. !. Rosslyn. Va. together
with the club handicap and the time
of starting wished. The usual handi-
cap event will he held Saturday all
day. Players not competing in the
tournament may enter the handicap
competition.
The course. although somewhat set
back by the cold weather Of early
April. is rapidly rounding into shape
and ought to be in perfect condition
by the middle of next week. Greens
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Over the Net
By w. II. Hotel

There will be a meeting of the Sub
urban League Wednesday evening at
O'Clock. at the home of President
John Holmead, 1858 18th street.
Plans for the season will be made and
officers elected. J. w Carr is the
present vice president and l.. c. Nell
son the secretary-treHsursr
Manager ICY" Long of the Catholic
University has rounded out schedule
running to the end Of the month as
follows: May 4. George Washington.
at q. w. L.: May 8. Johns Hopkins;
May 13. Maryland State. May 10. st
Johns of Annapolis: May 20. Loyola
College; May 81. ST. Johns, at Ann.
Baltimore. With the matches already
played. the schedule is by far the
most pretentious undertaken by the
Brookland racketers.
George Washington racket wielders
will be busy this week. In addition
to playing Catholic University tomor-
row. the Hatchetites will go TO Ann
apolis Wednesday to meet ST. Johns
College. entertain the Johns Hopkins
players here Friday and go to Col
lege Park Saturday to engage the
Maryland State combination.
Columbia Country Club net men will
visit Dumbarton Club next Saturday
for a Washington Association match.
Dumbarton is keen for victory be-
cause Of Columbias victory over
Chevy Chase April "a
Dumbarton Club Is to hold a closed
tourney OF mems singles and doubles
some time this month. 1t probably
will start on the 10th.
George Washington girls are to on
gage in a round robin tourney with
play Wednesdays. Thursdays and Sat
urdays on the municipal courts from
ESQ to 4:3O O'Clock. Miss Elizabeth
Earnest, team manager, Is looking
after the details.
Play in the third weekly series in
the Womens League calls for the
following matches to start Saturday:
Midcity vs.. High Schools: Treasury
vs. Community Service: War Risk vs..
Blue Triangle; Rehabilitation vs. Lib
erty; Burial Glass vs. Piney Branch
George r. Adee. former president of
the national association. has just re-
turned to New York from a trip west.
He said that tennis will enjoy a ban
ner season in the western section this
season.
British tennis players figure the
Americans will carry off the Davis
cup preliminary honors rather easily.
They have made no prediction as TO
the outcome Of the challenge match
with the Australians.
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that were slow in getting In con.
dition have been sanded ana rolled
nearly ready now for the tournament:
James T. McClenahan. chairman OF
the greens committee of the club. an
nounced last night that the new elev-
enth green would not be put In use
green has hardly had enough rolling
and seeding and that rather than
play the tourney on green which
might be rough the old eleventh will
be in use.
for the event this year. On the bulle-
tin board at the club there are more
than seventy-fve names of members
of the Washington Golf and Country
Club and it is expected this number
will be augmented by at least as many
from the other clubs about the Dis
trict Four sixteens will qualify
Thursday for the match play rounds
and prizes will be given to the winner
and runner-up in each sixteen and the
winner Of the consolation in all
flights. Prizes will be given to the win
ner and the second man in the quail
fication round and to the winners OF
low gross and low net in the medal
play handicap event.
The match in which Fred Mcleod
of the Columbia Country Club was to
against the well known amateur pair.
Francis Ouimet and Jesse Guilford:
has heen postponed. according to word
received yesterday by Mcleod.
member Of the Belmont Springs
Country Club. where the first round
of the match was to have been played.
today telegraphed that the course is
not in good enough condition to war
rant the playing of a big exhibition
match. Another round was to have
been played at New Britain. Conn.
but this also has been postponed.
The match will probably be played at
a later date.
Alex (Sandy) Douglas has been APP
pointed caddie master at the chevy
Chase Club, succeeding w. B. Selby.
ship tournament Of the Middle At
lantic Golf Association have been re-
ceived from the printer and are being
sent out to the member clubs OF the
over the course of the Country Club
of Virginia., Richmond, Va. June 3.
haze expressed their intention OF
playing in the event. Richmond will
first time since 1914. Next year the
event is expected to go to the Prin-
cess Anne Country Club. near Nor
folk. Va.
The month Of May is crowded with
eolfing events at the clubs about
Washington. Following the WASH
ington Golf and Country Club tourna-
ment will come the annual spring
tourney of the Chevy Chase Club to
he held May 90. 81 and %. The fol-
lowing week the women's champion
ship Of the District Of Columbia will
be held over the Chevy Chase course.
The week after the middle Atlantic
event District golfers will compete
in the mems championship Of the Dis
trct Of Columbia over the Columbia
Country Club course. BY the way.
golfers OF the District are probably
the only players whose championship
is held over a course outside the
limits Of the championship territory
Although the champion Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Is also virtually the
champion Of all the surrounding
country. the title tourney has not
been played inside the District for a
number Of years. This is a situation
hardly with a parallel in the history
of sectional champi onships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
GIRLS PLAYING BALL.
League, Composed Of Ten Teams,
Gets Under WAY.

The Liberty Loan Club Girls Base
Ball League of ten teams. composed
Of over $50 young women employed
in the bureau Of public debt. has been
started and the following games will
be played this week: May 3. Register
Surrender VS.. Paid Securities: May
4. Transfer and Exchange VS.. Numeri-
calls; May S, Hold Over VS.. Account
ing; May 6. Interest VS.. Independ-
ents: May I. Change of Address VS..
Addressograph.
After this week two games will be
staged daily. making a total of 1870
for the season, which will end in
september. All the games are to be
played south Of the Monument, near
the Sylvan Theater.
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VOLTS HOMER WINS.
Beats Big Field Of Starters in
Pigeon Race From Cumberland.

The first race of the Washington
Racing Pigeon Club took place from
Cumberland. Nd. yesterday. when 254
birds, representing is lofts. were re-
leased for the 11O-mile journey.
The average speed in yards per
minute OF the first return to each loft,
was as follows: B. F. Miller, 1.466;
f. c.. Koch. 1.461: bureau of animal
industry. 1850: L. s. Army. 1850:
c. Pennington. 1.446: L. Gayer. 1.444:
W. F. Dismer. 1893: w. ]. Crockett.
1879; F. H. Grouse. 1859; Phil Krous,
1898; Ed Neitzey. 1929: Moore Bros.
7S0; 2 lofts gave no report.
Diploma winners, Wolf, Miller and
Koch.
Championship winners, Koch. De-
partment OF Agriculture and U. s.
Army.
Single nomination. Koch. first; PEN
nington, second.
Sectional winners. Wolf. Department
Of Agriculture and u. 8. Army.
Two pigeons of r. o. Wolf broke
the speed record for pigeon flying in
q race from Cumberland, Md. when
they averaged 1886 yards per minute
for the course in the opening race
of the season Of the National Capital
Concourse Racing Pigeon Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
Cissel- Saxon Post Wins.

The Cissel- Saxon Post defeated st.
Dominic's Club yesterday by a score
Of IS to 4. The Post team. with Lud-
wig on the mound. held st. Dominics
to one run through the first six in
nings, three scores being made in the
last three sessions off Clark and
Grub. The Post team will battle Hy-
attsville next Sunday on the Silver
Spring grounds at $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03

The White Sox found the Browns
nitchers easy yeste rday in the Mound
city and romped away with the game.
7 to 3. Felsch started the lombard
ment in the second stanza with a
home run over the left field fence.
The Browns used four twirlers to f1n-
ish the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
Another Long Game for Robins

day with the Phillies. butted into an
other long game. the latter getting
the decision in thirteen inings. to 3.
Wheat tied up the score in the ninth
with a home run. but single. a dou-
BILE and a sacrifice fly got the Quak-
ers the necessary tally to win.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
Pirates Check Reds.

The Pirates apparently can't win at
home. but in cincinanti yesterday
they gave the Reds nice trimming.
, to o. stopping the champs winning
streak of six games The contest was
a fast one. lasting only hour and is
minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
Knickerbockers Win Easily.

Knickerbockers won a rather easy
victory yesterday from the Gibral-
tars by to 2. The winners took the
lead in the early innings and were
never headed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
Ianyrin's Muf Costly.

Janvrin. running true to his Wash
inston form in st. Louis. muffed
fly yesterday which permitted the
Cubs to tie the score in the ninth in
ming and then win out in the tenth.
5 to 4. Kilefer's double scored Pas
sert in the fna round
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
Drivers Pitching Features.

Drivers pitching was the main fac
tor which gave the Marines 3-to-1
victory over Hyattsville at Hyatts-
VILE Yesterday afternoon. The Marine
hurler allowed only three hits and
famed eight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.

Memphis. .: Nashville, o.
Mobile. .: Atlanta. q.
Little Rock. I: New Orleans. 3.
Birmingham. 3; Chattanooga. :.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville. Z; Columbus. 1.
Toledo. 5: indianapolis. 4.
st. Paul. s; Milwaukee, ..
Kansas City, 3; Minneapol l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
AMERICAN AssOCIATroI

INTERNATIONAL LEAGIE.
Buffalo. ID; Jersey City, 3.
Toronto. .: Syracuse. 1.
Heading. Z; Rochester, g.
Akron, =; Baltimore. 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW
Chicago at Cincinnati Chicago at Cincin
New York at Phila. New York at Phila.
Brooklyn at BOSTON. BROOKLYN at Boston
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Philadelphia. 4: Brooklyn. 3 t13 innings.
Pittsburgh. 3: Cincinnati. o.
Chicago, 5; st. Louis. 4 10 inningsl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
TEXAS LEAGrE,

Fort Worth. 4: Shreveport, 2.
Beaumont, &: Houston. q.
Galveston. q: San Antonio. 2.
Wichita Falls. 4; Dallas. 3 III innings).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. b. Hibbs & Co.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-23
Americus is Facing Shortage,
But Yards Have Coal on Hand

year he has on hand less than hum
dred tons, with prospect that dellv-
cries hereafter will be few and uncer-
tain. eve are selling coal in 1-ton
lots to our customers only" Mr.. Coun-
Gil said this afternoon. Mr.. Councils
coal is quoted today at $3.50 for
best grade Jellico lump, but he stated
he was having trouble securing ship
ments of steam coal at $3.50 a ton,
with $500 freight charges from the
mine to Americus and $500 car un-
loading charges. Steam coal is very
scarce, Mr.. Council said, and it is only
with greatest difficulty that supply
sufficient for our need has been Sc
cured. Several weeks ago he said he
remitted large sum to coal mining
company with which he does business,
askinp immediate shipment of a guam
tity of coal, only to learn that the
cash would have no effect whatever
upon the time of delivery. The trou-
BILE, Mr.. Council thinks, lies principal
ly with labor, although the railroads
and the scarcity of coal cars may also
affect deliveries in a degree.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-23

Americus, along with the rest OF
the country. faces a very serious coal
situation, although Thomas Harold,
a leading coal dealer here, stated to-
dav no occasion for alarm exists be-
cause of the scarcity of fuel.
at is too early for people here to
get alarmed" said Mr.. Harold; al
though we are having unusual diff
cultv in getting deliveries" Prices
this fall may be expected to be high,
according to Mr.. Harold who says
his firm has on hand only about 90 to
go tons, whereas at this season usual
ly there is full seasons supply, with
deliveries being made for winter use
The coal they have on hand is from
the Jellico region, and sells for $3.50
per ton, although Mr.. Harold says,
IL it were sold on its replacement
value instead of it's cost price, the
ouotation would be at least S13.25
ne nm. Coal ordered long ago, and
whrrn should already have been de-
liyered, Mr.. Harold says, has not
vet been loaded at the mines. Many
coal cars, he believes, are being used
in export trade, which probably has
added to the acuteness of the situa-
ton, but other causes may also af-
feet the situation. Only minimum
prices are set by mipe-owners, Mr..
Harold says, and all orders are ac-
cepted only at prices ruling on the
day of shipment.
J. E. johnson, manager of the Am
ericus Lighting Co. showed telegram
today stating that only run-of-mine
coal is now being loaded and quoting
this at a price which means practi-
cally S12 a ton delivered in Americus,
with about 81 per car to be added for
unloading cost.
L. G. Council said that at this sea-
son he usually has twenty-five cars
unloaded at his yards here, but this
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-23
EUROPE BIDDING
PRICES OF COAL
TO SKY; Get IT
Supply Flows to Tidewa-
ter While Famine
Threatens Here

THE es-Recorder's coal inves-
tigators already have revealed the
prospective $3,000,0 100000 profteer-
ing in coal, and the famine threaten
ing, particularly for the northwest.
The next report will touch another
vital spot, the car congestion caus-
ing it all.)
HAMPTON ROADS, June %
Especially aD-Practicall the entire out
put of Pocahontas, West Virginia
Splint and Kentucky Block Goals is
flowing east for export through
Hampton Roads and other Atlantic
ports.
The movement is SO great that
these three, the highest grades of
American domestic Goals, have vlrtu-
ally disappeared from the domestic
market and cannot be bought by
Americans at price within reason.
No matter how big the American
retailer bids, the exporter goes him
dollar better-and gets the coal.
The export drain is particularly
strong on the output Of Pocahontas
mines and the mines around Fair
mont and New River, W. Va. To
get this cream of American coal, ex-
porters are paying as high as $11.50
q net ton, with correspondingly high
er prices for Pennsylvania anthra-
cite.
Coal jobbers say that if this price
were cut in half, the operators would
still be getting a fair price.
The heavy export demand sets the
price pace for the American who
buys in the domestic market.
Americans either pay the export
price or don't get their orders filled
a - .e mines, for the demand for
coaI at Tidewater is now unlimited.
Exporters are taking every ton they
can get.
No matter how scare coal is, nc
matter how scarce coal cars are, the
exporters order is filled first.
These export shipments, as they
flow east, have clogged the railroads
so that New England mills have run
up an S. o. S. signal. They want
some of this coal diverted from
Hampton Roads and other ports and
hauled into New England.
Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts,
is demanding embargo of some form
ON coal exports. He points to Eng
land. which has recently clamped on
the lid by limiting coal exports to lO
per cent of her total productlon'
though in 1913-1914 England export
ed "a out of every 100 tons OF coal
from her mines. ~ :.
England, according to Walsh, is
keeping her coal at home, then buy
inc American coal and using it as
medium of exchange for acquiring
Cuban sugar, Argentine beef and raw
materials from Mediterranean coun-
Walsh has compiled figures show,
ino that about 100000 tons OF coal
were shipped out of the United States
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-23

tion in my mind as to whether or not,
in common with most others, am not
Understanding Palmer outside of
the Palmer camp.
There has been disposition on
the part of political writers and po-
liticians not to take Palmer's candi-
dacy seriously. Until very recently
most of the other candidates and their
managers have not considered Palm
er's nomination as within the posi-
bilities much less the probabilities
They are not so sure of that today
in fact, there is some fear that stu
alton may be in the making that will
force a coalition of the Wilson and
Bryan forces behind Palmer and NOM
mate him early in the balloting rather
than take the chances on deadlock
with Cox as the possible nominee.
have Just learned that those members
of the national committee who be-
gan months ago to groom Palmer as
the candidate have renewed their eff
forts with increased vigor. Since Nc
Adoo's withdrawal their purposes Is
to line up the greatest possible num-
Der of delegates for Palmer who will
agree to support him on the first two
or three ballots and as long thereaf-
ter as his votes continues to increase
then as soon as Bryan gets here he
will be shown the only way to insure
the defeat of Cox viii be for him tc
throw his influence to Palmer JUS
as he did for Wilson at Baltimore
while there are lots Of men Bryar
would rather see nominated thar
Palmer, he is not in the commoner''
black book as is Cox.
Bryan has branded Cox as the can
didate Of the vets and as he eonsid
ers rigid enforcement of the pro
Inhibition amendment the most impor
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-23
Scouts Reach Asheville
On Lake Junalaska Trip

arrived here at 10. Boys all
well. Great trip" was the text of a
telegram received by the Times-Re-
corder at IL O'Clock this morning
from Asheville, N. c., signed Scout
Master Silas Johnson
Rev. Mr.. johnson left here Mon
day morning with a company of local
Boy Scouts by auto truck for Lake
Junaluska, about 20 miles beyond
Asheville, where they are to spend
two weeks in a scout camp. They
had expected to reach their destina-
ton Tuesday evening, but evident
ly found the travelling slower than
had been anticipated.