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Evening star., 1920-01-15
ETRA2PERCENT
DIVIDEND VOTED
Washington Loan and Trust
Company Reflects Of
ficers for 1920.

At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Washington Loan and
Trust Company, held yesterday immc
diately after the election of officers
for the ensuing year. an extra divi-
dend of per cent was declared in
addition to the regular per cent
dividend. payable February /. to
stockholders of record January -.
Books close January - to February I
inclusive.
There were no changes in the cleo
tion of officers, which include John
B. Larner. president; Andrew W.
Parker. vice president and trust Off
GER: Harry G. Meem, vice president
and treasurer: Thomas Bradley, vice
president and real estate officer: Boyd
Taylor, assistant treasurer: Charles
II. Doing, assistant treasurer: Charles
X. Grant. assistant treasurer: William
II. Baden, assistant trust officer. and
Arthur Peter. general counsel
Metropolitan Bank Election.
At a meeting of the National Met
ropolitan Bank directors the follow
ing officers were elected yesterday:
George w. White, president; Q. ". J..
Johnson vice president; A. y. Hochl-
ing. jr-. trust officer. {. +. Ogilby. as
sistant trust officer. {. +. Jacobsen.
cashier; J. Gales Moore. auditor; {. T.
Bright assistant cashier: A. IL Bed
ford, assistant cashier. and {. l.. Eek
loft, assistant cashier.
Dupont National Bank.
The Dupont National Bank rc-elect-
ed w. w. Spaid. president; l.. \.
Slaughter. jr vice president; H. T.
Schreiner. cashier, and w. q. Baden
assistant cashier.
Second National Bank.
The Second National Bank re-elect-
ID md nj
uel J. Prescott. vice president; John &
Eckloff. vice president; Jacob Scharf,
auditor: Victor b. Deyber. cashier:
J. X Seyboth. assistant cashier, and
w. w. NARROW. assistant cashier
Merchants Bank.
At the Merchants Bank Peter n
Drury was reelected president; Jo-
seph A. Berberich, vice president:
Ernest E. Herrel, cashier; Edwin w.
Popkins, assistant cashier, ana MI
chael J. Keane, counsel.
Trading Brisk.
Trading was extremely brisk on the
Washington Stock Exchange again
today. Three $1,000 SIS and one 500 rs
of Washington Gas sold at 50 1s. Nv"
81 900 and four $500 Capital Traction p
5 per cent bonds brought 93. and SIX
81 900 Washington Railway and Elec-
tric sold at 57la. There were two
$1,000 IS Potomac Electric ConsolI-
dated IS sold at IS. five shares OF u
S Savings Bank at 200 and SIX lots
of ten shares each of Lanston Mon
otype sold at S21s. There were six
other lots of Lanston Monotype sold.
two of twenty shares at S2at, one OF
ten shares at S2S. two of hve shares
at S2s. and one of five shares at s. e'2:
After call one five-share lot OF
Lanston Monotype sold at SIS, and
ten shares of Continental Trust Com
pany at HE.
Foreign Exchange.
Pound sterling was quoted thlS
morning at s371L, French francs Al
OSs2 cents each. German marks AT
.O1S5 and Italian lire at .Ot39 cents.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
STOCKS [y.STRONG;.
OILS ARE WEAKEST

NEW YORK. January 1.-THE tone
or the stock market was strong at the
active opening Of today's session. al
though fears Of. yet more stringent
money rates continued to hang over the
financial district Oils and motors. re-
cent features of weakness. recorded sub
stantial rallies with several Of the, rep
resentative steels, equipments and snip
ping shares. Further changes within
the first half hour were mainly at ad-
Vancing quotations.
Early Advance In Extended.
The early advance assumed further
dimensions, especially among motors,
steels. equipments and shippings.
General Motors, United States Rub
Der. Crucible and Republic steeis.
BALDWIN and American locomotives,
Atlantic Gulf and American Inter-
national were the outstanding fea-
lures at gains of to points.
Iobaccos. metals, American Woolen
and Industrial Alcohol also strength
ened materially
Rails kept in the background and
oils became unsettled on the weak
ness manifested by middle states oil,
winch extended yesterdays severe
loss by 10k points.
Columbia Graphophone was weak
est OF the specialties. falling points.
Call money opened at per cent.
stocks made another demonstration
or strength at midday, their further
advance coincidjng with word from
Washington that the federal reserve
er1ng interest and discount rates
Some gains were soon reduced, how
ever, on recurrent weakness Of minor
oils and Specialties.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Quartet 0fNati0nals Farn1ed to Minneapolis Club
BASE BALL tSe +: INSIDE
By Billy Evans

pitchers had been pitching low and
inside to Ruth. After the series it
seemed they decided low and outside
would have been more prontaDle. VI
course that was the second guess
The Chicago club came from New
York that afternoon and arrived in
Boston several hours before the de-
parture of the Cleveland club. De-
ductions of the Cleveland pitchers
were passed on to the Chicago staff
Eddie Cicotte worked the opening
contest. Eddie is a close student of
the pitching game. He works on
every batter. When you make base
hit on Cfcotte you earn 1t. Eddie,
after following the advice of Cleve-
land pitchers, worked low and out
side. In the Cleveland series Ruth
had been hitting them mile to right
field. OF course that was impossible
the way Cicotte was pitching. How
ever. in three chances against Cicotte
he ratified three doubles off the left
field wall.
Some one told Fred Coumbe once
that Ruth couldn't hit a slow foater
pitched at about his letters. Last
year Coumbe was called on in a pinch
to face Ruth with the bases filled. He
remembered the slow ioater advice.
tried one. and got away with it. Ruth's
swing just about drove all the air out
of the park. He glared defiance at
Coumbe for his nerve. The little
southpaw came back with another.
Ruth was set for it and made a fast
one out of the f1oater. 1t cleared the
right field wall a mile. more or less.
Walter Johnson is one of the few
pitchers who says he doesn't try to
pull any strategy on great hitters.
When Ruth or Cobb is up. according
to Walter. he simply tries to throw
tn bass past them-that is, tries to
throw it just bit faster than they
swing. They don't hit Walter much.
and perhaps he has the right idea.
but all pitchers do not have the speed
of Johnson.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

If you are a great hitter you be
come the common enemy of all pitch-
ers. There are in every league pltcn-
ers who are given credit for having
more brains than others. There is
Christy Mathewson, for instance: ne
cause of his cunning. Batters always
claimed no pitcher was easier 10 MT
with the bases empty. or harder 10
even foul with the bases filled.
In every league it is customary lot
the so-caIled brainy pitchers to go TO
work on the great hitters. 10 hno
out if such hitters have weakness
or more than one weakness: woe 10
the batter who has fault at the
bat. Pitchers are clannlsh, ana liie
moment something worth "hiie
discovered about a star hitter II pc
comes the common property of the
league. 1t has been interesting 10
me to watch the way pitchers nave
worked on Babe Ruth the last wv
wears. or. since, he acquired the rep
u.ation of heine a hitter to be ieareu.
three or four years ago Ruth got
1;ttle or no Consideration from pitch
ers. He was known as wild swing
~ whose favorite speciality was 10
strilsr out. Thea Babe" became ia
nous overnight began to estaDisn
re .oyds for fome-Tun ciouts, anu oe
came the common enemy of the pitch-
There is Jim Bagbv of the tIeve.
land club. a brainy pitcher. jim. with
his change of pace, usually makes
trouble tro for Ruth. In series at Bos-
ton Ruth had done things to the
cleveland pitchers Despite his care
in working on Ruth. Babe. after Ia1I<
ing four straight times, got no,u - :,
one late in the game on BagDy. MI IL
for three bases and broke up the
game. Stanley Coveleskie had neen
the victim of home-run ciout TN, tne
day before that had lost him his Dali
game. and all other Indian pltchers
Rad suffered equally. The CieVelahu
Evening star., 1920-01-15
DAIRY MARKETS.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md. January 10 tarri-
walls by boaO.-Poultry, liveOChick-
ems, young large. smooth. pound, 5ia
35: do, small to medium. pound, o4a
35; do. white leghorns, 81; do. rouGn
and poor, 80; old roosters, pound
do, old hens, more than four pouhos,
per bound 34a35; do, small, pound, j.
asa; do. white leghorn hens. pound.
32a33; ducks. muscoVy, young, pound.
34a35; do, white pekins, young. pound,
37a3S; do, puddle, pound, 35a3b; 40
smaller, poor, pound, 81; geese, near
hens, pound, so; do. gobblers, pound,
As; do, old toms, pound, AZ; do. crook
ed breast, poor. pound. 40: pigeons,
old, pair, 30a35: do. young, pair goa
35; guinea fowl, young, more than =
pounds, each, so; do, smaller. each,
4sa52: old toms, 44a45.
Chickens-Young. 35a36: old and
mixed, 34a35; old roosters. 25a26,
ducks, 35a40; geese, 35a40; capons'
42a50.
Eggs-western Maryland. PennsyI
vania, nearby, dozen, 74a75; eastern
shore, Maryland and Virginia, dozen.
74a75; western, dozen, 74a15; West
Virginia. dozen, 73a14; southern.
dozen. 72a73.
Butter-Creamery. western separa-
tor. extras. 6S; do, prints. half-pound,
extras, O5d pI mus, -PoohN. -
tras, 6Sa69: nearby creamery. extras.
IS; dairy prints. Maryland. Virginia
and Pennsylvania. extras. 4lais'
store-packed. firsts, As; rolls. Mary
land and Pennsylvania. extras. 41ai9;
do. West Virginia, extras, 45a4I; do,
Ohio. extras. 4oa47; process butter,
57a5S.
CHICAGO, January 15.- Butter -
Lower; creamery, 51a60.
Eggs-Lower; receipts, 4,142 cases;
firsts, 81; ordinary firsts. 50a5s; at
mark. cases included, 57a60.
Poultry Alive, unsettled; springs,
81; fowls, 81.
NEW YORK, January 15.-Butter-
Steady: receipts. 7,135 tubs; creamery
higher than extras. 621sa63; extra ts2
score), 81: first, 571aa61h; packing
stock, current make. 10. 2, A.
Eggs Unsettled; sreceipts, 11,06l
cases; fresh gathered extras, i6: do.
extra first. 74a75: do, first, l2al3;
state. Pennsylvania and nearby west
ern hennery white, first to extra, lsa
S4: do. brown, 7sas0: do, gathered
brown and mixed colors, 76.
Cheese Irregular; receipts. LIZ
boxes; state, whole milk fats, current
make. specials. 81 i2a32; do, average
run, 80 01.a31; state whole milk, twias.
current make specials, 81 iaa52; do.
average run, 30a3l
Evening star., 1920-01-15

by. the following day. Contests WIN
the Brooklyn Dodgers are listed a.
Tampa. March 1s and 20: ana WIZ .iie
Cincinnati Reds on March 22 and 20.
Reds and Griffs will hop to Games
willie for a battle the following day,
and then go to Miami to play Mareh
20, 26 and %.
dine. at Jacksonville to play in one end
of a double-header that will estaolisn
a precedent in base ball.. meeting tne
Brooklyns after the Reds ana 1anh.es 80
have had a tussle This will be the
first doubIe-header ever played that
will enlist four clubs of the American
and National leagues The Natlohals
start north with the Reds from tnere'
the first stop being at Charleston, >. Z.
The games to be played from then on
until the teams arrive here for battles
April ) and 4, and in the week inter-
yening before they are due to appear
in Cincinnati April and 10, have not
yet been definitely decided.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
MAY END SALARY LIMIT
American Association Expected to
Reflect President Hickey and
Adopt 154-Game Schedule.

CHICAGO, January 15.-Sentiment
strongly favored adoption of 154-
game schedule when club owners of
the American Association met here
today to lay plans for resumption of
the game in 1890 on a pre-war basis
The election of officers and fixing
player and salary limits was the other
business up for consideration.
President Hickey. whose reelection
seemed assured, said he would urge
opening the season April IA, the date
of the major league opening. and
closing about September 81 or. %.
Some of the club owners, however,
favored 16s games. The. 16s-game
schedule. President Hickey said,
headers, and he was prepared to op-
pose it, Several schedules were ready
to be presented. with the best one to
be adopted.
Hickey to BE Reelected.
Whether President Hickey's term of
office again would be set for three
years or be increased to five was a
question the club owners would not
discuss before they went into ses-
shorter term was expected, however,
as the club owners are unanimous on
political and business issues.
Advance indications favored in
creasing the player limit to nineteen
or twenty men. A SKY" limit on sal
aries was in prospect, however, as
President Hickey said the club own
ers might vote in favor of casting
aside all restrictions on monthly pay
rolls The salary limit last season was
$4,000 for sixteen men.
TWO new club owners,-W.-G. Smith
of Indianapolis and Otto Borchert,
president of the syndicate which pur-
chased the Milwaukee franchise, pre-
sented themselves at the meeting.
Others in attendance were: Roger
Bresnahan, Toledo; Joseph B. Thinker,
Columbus; George K. Beldon, Mime
apolis; John W. Norton. st. Paul;
George Muehlebach, Kansas City. and
William Knebelkamp. Louisville
Evening star., 1920-01-15
CAMP HUMPHREYS GIVEN
A BUMP BY GALLAUDET

The Camp Humphreys basket ball
quint. comprising former West Point
players and headed by Vidal, an
Army star, journeyed to Kendall Green
last night and received good trounc-
ing from the Gallaudet tossers, the
score being so to 20.
Vidal did the most work for the
Humphreys quint, but he failed to
check Downes, the ,Gallaudet star,
who put over ten field and two foul
goals. La Fountain. was a big factor
in holding down the score of the
soldiers, his defensive work being on
a par with the offensive playing of
Downes.
The Gallaudet quint is in splendid
form at present, and this condition
told in the long run against the SOL
diers.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
ASKS LEGION TO GIVE
HEARING TO DEMPSEY

LOS ANGELES. Calf, January 15.-
Jack Kearns has telegraphed the ma
tional commander of the American Le-
gion, in Indianapolis. asking for an
opportunity for Jack Dempsey to ap-
pear before the supreme council of
that body and give testimony as to
his record during the war.
Kearns' action follows. adoption by
various posts of the American Legion
of resolutions condemning Dempsey
as Stacker" and draft evader."
Evening star., 1920-01-15
CHICAGO NOT TO STAGE
WESTERN JUNIOR GOLF

CHICAGO, January 15.-The sixth
annual western junior golf championship
probably will go to some club outside
Chicago, golfers here to attend the an
nual meeting of the Western Golf Asso-
citation Saturday said today The
players have been developed for the
senior championships heretofore, has
been held at one of the Chicago clubs.
1t was not held last year because of
the war.
Younger golf players have but few
events in which to compete. it was point
ed out. and the Junior championship is
valuable in giving them the poise neces-
sary for the larger meets as they grow
older.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. January 15.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head: higher: bulk,
15.1Oa15.40; top 15.45; heavy. 15.1oa
1885; medium, 15.15a15.40: light
152Oa15.45; light light. 1i.75alJ.25: /:
heavy packing sows, smooth, 14-29a
14.S5; packing sows, rough, 13,1Ja
1925: pigs, 13.75a14.7a.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head: firm:
beef steers. medium and heavy, choice
and prime, 1S.00a19.50: medium and
good, 11.50a 500; common. 9.00a11.J0:
light weight. good and choice. 1i.eoa
1850; common and medium, S.2Ja
400; butcher cattle, heifers, 6.J0a
1850; cows. 6.50a13.25; Gamers aud
cutters. 5.25a6.5O: veal calves, 16.J0a
1900; feeder steers, S.0oa12.5o; stocker
steers, 7.25a10.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head: weak:
lambs, 16.75a1e.65; culls and common.
13.75a16.50; ewes, medium, good aud
choice. 9.00a12.0o; culls and common.
525aS.50.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
WILDE AND MASON BOUT
STILL is IN ABEYANCE

TOLEDO. Ohio. January 15.-A mes
sage. received from Milwaukee yes
terday to- the effect that a match
had been arranged between Jimmy
Wilde and frankie Mason brought a
denial from George Biemer, manager
Of the latter.
Biemer declares that the match
has not been made and that the only
point agreed upon between himself
and the Milwaukee promoter was the
matter of weight.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
OIL SUIT IS DISMISSED.
Charges Against Transcontinental
COMPANY Are Not Sustained.

PITTSBURGH, January 15.-The
suit of the United States government
against the Transcontinental OIL
Company and five officials of the con-
Germ in which il was alleged that the
firm had charged unjust and unrea-
sonabIe prices for fuel oil. WAS or
dered dismissed yesterday by United
Humes,
4 Thorough investigation of the
case showed that the defendants
actually lost on one of the transac-
tions referred to in the complaint
and that i'm the other transaction said
defendants secured profit of ap-
proximately 10 per cent he said.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
BRITISH RAILWAY MEN
ACCEPT WAGE OFFER.

LONDON, january Is (by the Assoc
ciated Press). of railway
mems unions nave accepted the. govern.
ment's offer in settlement of wage de-
mands made by employees in the lower
grades of the service. e,..
After today's meeting of the dele
gates, J. H. Thomas, general secretary
of the National Union of 'Railwaymen;
said:
"The conference has decided by a
very narrow majority to accept the
offer"
Evening star., 1920-01-15
GEN. WOOD TO BE GUEST e
OF DR.. RYAN DEVEREUx

Gen. Leonard Wood will be guest
of honor at reception accorded by
rr. Ryan Devereux. at his home.
Bradley lane. Chevy Chase. Nd. this
afternoon at o'clock. High Army
officials and prominent persofiages in
society and official circles have. been
invited to attend.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Steel Stock offered Employees.

NEW YORK, January 15.-The
United States Steel Corporation again
has offered to its. employees, on the
partial-payment plan. $4,000 shares of
common stock at $106, a share, it is
announced. Similar opportunities
have been offered employees Of the
corporation every year but two since
1909, in which year steel common was
sold at $50 share.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
LONDON BANK STATEMENT

LONDON, January 15.-Thes weekly
statement of the Bank of England shows
the following changes :. Total reserve
Increased. f5,105.0O0; circulation de-
creased. f2.0sS.000; bullion increased.
f3,00S.5s4: other securities decreased,
11,502.000; public deposits decreased,
f2,SO6.000 =. other deposits decreased,
f9,862,000; notes reserve increased,
f5,14S.000; government securities. de-
creased, f6,231, 900.
The proportion of the banks reserve
to liability is 1915 per cent last week
it was 1920 per cent.
The rate of discount is per cent.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
CANT|[[0N TO GET
.FOURMOREG GR|FFS
Murphy. Davis, Graft and
Fisher Shunted-Spring
s. Dates Are Listed.
NJ DEyMAN THOMPSON.

Or of the features of the 1919 sea-
SON. Bob Murphy.s tanglefoot ex-
hibitions on the base lines. will not
ttes available for patrons of American
lea que Park this year. The former
Western Leaguers speciality will be
offe red for the amusement of Amerl-
can Association fans the coming sea-
son President Griffith having farmed
him to the Minneaolis club. Perform
ing for Joe Cantillon also will be
thFee other players on the reserve
Jist of the Nationals-lnhelder Ike
Dssvis and Pitchers Molly Craft and
Clarence Fisher
bsyis, touted as a phenom because
of-the showing he made at Augusta
during the spring training last year
fetl down badly when tried al snort
step at the. @epening OF the season
and was shunted westward within
fen, weeks Craft was carried Tor
three seasons in the hope he would
make good on the slab and followed
Davis to Minneapolis toward midsea-
sen. Fisher was obtained from me tne
Goodrich team of akron iast ldl
along with Shortstop LINDSAY anu
Pitcher SNYDER. He needs more sea-
soning.
Murphy Fnvorite Here.
Murphy became quite a favorite with
the fans at Georgia avenue last season
through his ability to hit and to snare
f1v balls He can travel long way TO
-el them and is, sure catch. Bob also
las q good arm, although 1t takes MN
some time to get the ball away, but lie
has a couple of glaring faults that hurt
his chances to make good in fast COM
many One is a penchant for stepping
on himself while running the bases and
the other an impeachment of the nerve
centers which causes much delay in the
dispatch of messages from the brain
10 the muscles. Then. too. he is OF the
type who always imagine there is some
thing wrong with them physically. Bob
is always ailing.
With Roth added to work along with
Milan and Rice and Shanks on hand
for utility roles in the outfefd. Crit
fifth has decided he can stagger along
without Murphy.
Some of Gria's Spring Dates.
President Griffith recently has put in
some hard licks on the schedule of ex-
hibition games for the Nationals, and
has only few more to book before
the itinerary is completed. AS tenta-
tively arranged. the Griffs will play
their first game with the Indianapo
club at Tampa on March II. and meet
the A. A. club at st. Petersburg, close
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Girls Bowling League Opens.

In the opening games of the Com
munity Service Girls. Bowling League
last night at Carroll Institute. NUM-
tioas No. @, managed by Miss Sauter,
lost to Income Tax. managed by Miss
Stackhouse, while Munitions No. i,
managed by Mrs. Bennett. won over
Labor Department. managed by Mrs.
Grayatte.- Tonight the Bell, Phone
girls meet the Treasury on the same
alleys. - -
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Tech Reserves Triumph.

The Tech Reserves hooked up with
the Central Juniors yesterday after
noon and a battle royal followed, the
former overcoming a big lead and
winning by the score of IA to 49,
The tossing of McNulty and Cum
mings featured the match.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
EX. DIVIDEND TODAY.

EX. DIVIDEND TODAY.
Republic Iron and Steel. IL: United
Drug 1st preferred. 7: Virginia Chem
lcal /; Crucible Steel, 3; United Retail
stores, j; International Mercantile Ma
rine, 8; Consolidated Textile, z; Su-
perior Steel. Il and u extra; Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati. Chicago and st Louis.
z; Fisher Body. 21a, and preferred 1a. !;
Philadelpha Company q: Chicago
Pneumatic Tool, 2; Mullins Body, /,
ana preferred. 2; Pacific Development.
l; U. S. Rubber, and preferred. 3:
Jones Tea, 12.
- High. Low. Close.
Call Money. ..
HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
l a.m.. 26s 300 IL M. 514 700
l Pm. 703 200 2pm.. S65 900
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Cody May Coach Mercer. !.

MACON. Ga. January 15.-Joshua
Crittendens Cody. senior at Vanderbilt
Of head COACH, in charge of all Fath-
letics at Mercer University ; Cody,s
name has figured im the all-Ame rican
football selections He is an all
Evening star., 1920-01-15
WALLACE SCORES EASILY.

The veteran Wallace continued his
magnificent safety play in his pocket
billiard match against Benny Marks
at the Grand Central last night and
came out an easy winner by his great
generalship. Score. 100 to 81.
Tonight at s kefchner will meet
Pcaca Official referee. George T.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

NEW YORK. January 15.-Flour-
Easy; spring patents, 14.00a15.00;
Kansas straights. 1375a14.75. Other
articles unchanged.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
LIBERTY BOND PRICES.

New YORK, January 15.-Pfices OF
liberty bonds at 20 am. tooay were ::
as, @s.e4 first Is $3.50; second As.
91.1S; first AS, ?3.2G; second dhs,
9t.46: third 4:4s, s3.52; fourth AIS.
af.,o: victory sAs s, $50 victory Az 5.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Price of Lead Is Boosted.

NEW YORK, January ts.-Thc
American Smelling and Refining Com
Dany Ioda" advanced he price Of lead
-" - = cents Il lpua.-
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Joe Beckett to Visit U. S.

LONDON, January 15.-Englands
heavyweight boxer. Joe Beckett, has
decided to come to this country in
the Spring.
Evening star., 1920-01-15

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