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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
COMEDY AT THE nARRTcK.


A clever bill Of comedy is announced for
the Garrick Theatre next week. The fol-
lowing acts are included. Edna Aug
comcdicnne, in character studies. 1hevan
Brothers, comedians. the Camille TRIO, IN
bit of fun. Fred LcReine Il Co., in The
Mystery Man. Rhoda Chester and
Lillian Allen, musical comedy elrls. AL
RAYMOND, somewhat different, Ernesto
monologust, and Van and Carrie Avery
in mime. Sirloin, Medium
LAST PERFORMANCE OF "BuDDtEs' THIS
EVENING.
Tonight sBuddies" will conclude their
engagement at The Playhouse with jolly
renewal Of their loves and their likes aided
and abettcd by some very clever songs and
jokes.
cuAuNcEY oLcoTr IN "MAcusHLA' MON
DAY.
"MacushIa," the comedy of good cheer
with Chauncey Olcott, comes to The
PLAYHOUSE the first three days of next
week 1t is in accord with the spirit OF the
times when morbidity should be thrown
into discard and optimism encouraged in
the theatre as I'm all affairs of life. 1t has
been received upon the stage with hearty
enthusiasm. Rida Johnson Young Is
credited with preserving the rainbows OF
humor and the blending OF sentiment and
romance. Emphasis is laid upon the fact
that this is a comedy for everybody. IL
has an appeal that has proved universal
1t is full of joyous surprises. 1t spreads
broadcast the spirit of courage. 1t IN
spires the desire for mutual helpfuness
and convevs one Of the tenderest messages
that the stage has carried TO humanity.
GRANT MITCHELL IN THE CHAMPION. :"
Grant Mitchell, who won popular favor
with the theatregoing public by his
creation of "'rhc Tailor-M Made Man, will
be at The Playhouse the last three days OF
next week in new comedy called he
Champion Seats go on sale Monday.
MACK sENsETT's "DowN ON THE FARM AT
THE MAJESTIC.
Wanda Hawiey's picture Food for
Scandal is playing its last day at the
Majestic Theatre. The picture is a very
clever and clean comedy drama with a
lovely star and an excellent leading man,
Harrison Ford Mack Sennett has put his
best genius and energy into the concoetion
of five-reel comedy which he released as
"Down on the Farm" and which comes 10
the Majestic Theatre for six days com
mencing Monday.
tom MOORE AT THE QUEEN.
Today Douglas Fairbanks most sue
cessful picture, ''The Mollycoddle,' Is
finishing its engagement at the Queen
Theatre after week Of wonderful popu-
larity. Beginning Monday and for four
days, Tom Moore will assume the title
role in the famous play Stop Thief. 7"
The play won popular favor all over the
country when it was first presented 10y
Cohan and Harris several seasons ago.
It's story is a clever one, filled with com
pications and situations that are be-
wilderingly funny.
PICTURES OF BOMB EXPLOSION AT QUEEN
In the Pathe News. which will be al
the Queen Theatre next week, pictures oi
the bomb explosion in New York City
will be shown. This terrible disaster was
filmed by the cameramen In New York
City and the print rushed for presentation
all over the country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
ALL-WILMINGTON GAMES.

-Four stellar attractions are booked for
the Wilmington League this after
noon. Parkside and Eleventh Ward will
play at the du Pont Country Club. Key
stone and Defiance will perform at the
Conrad street grounds. Neighborhood
and Silverbrook win play two games at
Second and du Pont streets, while Ninth
Ward and South Side-Eden viii have a
doubIe-header at Eden Park
A win for Parkside this afternoon
clinches the pennant for the leaders,
while victory for Eleventh Ward will tie
the leaders.
Action on the protested game between
South Side-Eden and Parkside of Sep
tember 4, protested by the Eden club, was
taken at the league meeting last night and
the arbitration board composed of Alex
Stirlith, 'Izzyp Hoffman and Joe Nc
Laughlin, found that the umpire had
erred in rendering decision on play he
had not seen and advised that the game be
played from the point of dispute. The
game will be finished next Wednesday
evening at the Eden grounds.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
FINAL ROUNDS IN
WOMEN'S TENNIS MATCHES
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Philadelphia. Sept. 18.-Final rounds in
both singles and doubles as well as in the
junior championship singles, were played
today in the women's S national lawn tennis
tournament at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club
In the singles Mrs. Molla Biurstedt NAL
lory of New York met miss Marion Zin-
.derstein of Boston
Miss Zinderstein and Miss Eleanor
Goss, New York, the titleholders. met
Miss Helen Baker and Miss Eleanor Ten
nant of California in the final round Of
doubles
The fEalists in the Junior singles we're
both Philadelphia girls, Miss Helen
Sewell and Miss Louise DIXON.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
S|SLER AGAIN At
TOP IN BATTING
St. Louis Star Breaks Tie With
Speaker; Nicholson Still
Leads in National.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Chicago. Sept 1s-George Sisler, the
St Louis star. broke the tie which he
shared last week with Iris Speaker, the
Cleveland Indians manager, and is top
ping the American League batters with an
average Of .399, according TO averages re-
leased today and which include games Of
Wednesday Speaker is seven points be-
hind with an average Of 392, while Joe
jackson, Of the Chicago White Sox, stands
third with .37s.
Babe Ruth. Of the New York Yankees,
who Is hitting in fourth place with an
average Of 372. cracked out three home
runs since Wednesday a week ago and
brought his string of circuit drives 10 40
one less than the mark he set out to reach
when the season started. He also carried
has total base record TO 347 and is far IN
front IN the number Of runs score with
l47. Rice of Washington safely leads the
base stealers with 81 thefts.
Other leading batters for % or more
games are: 4. Collins, Chicago, 1866;
Meusel, New York. .339; Judge, Wash
ington, .339: Jacobson, St. Louis, 1897 !;
Rice, Washington. .335; Weaver. Chicago,
.332: Felsch Chicago. .331: Tobin, ST.
Louis. 33l: Hendryx. Boston, .331.
Nicholson Of Pittsburg struck a slight
slump in his batting during the last week
while Roger Hornsby. of St Louis, got in
10 hitting stride The former continued
10 head the National League batters with
an average of .37I while Hornsby brought
his average up TO 800. Hornsby hoisted
his total base record up to 277. while
Bancroft. New York, increased his string
Of runs scored 10 81. Williams, Of Phil
adelphia. failed TO add to his home run
total Of IA and Carey Of Pittsburg failed to
add 70 his stolen base record which is 49,
o; her leading batters: Young, New
York .343; Roush Cincinnati, .342; J..
Smith. st. Louis. .:329: H. Wheat. Brook
lyn. 1923; King New York, .319: Hol-
locher. Chicago, .31S: Stock, st. Louis,
.3l6: Williams. Philadelphia, .312; Ko-
netchy Brooklyn, .312.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
SOX TAKE SECOND
GAME FROM YAkKS
Chicago Only Two Points Behind
New York: Indians One Game
m Lead.

With BROOKLYN taking two straight
games from the Reds the National League
race NJ last seems to be slowing up and
President Ebbets has already purchased
new uniforms for his team to wear IN the
hg series The champion Reds dropped To
third place and only superhuman playing
ON the part of the Giants who'are now Ill
second place. can overcome the Dodgers
head of six full games.
I'm the American League the race Is so
close that one days results have little
effect upon the chances of any one OF the
three leading teams Chicago made 1t two
straight from the Yankees yesterday by
pihng up l3 hits for total of SIX runs to
the lank's four. Ruth failed TO get hit
while Mays and Thornalon were pounded
hard.
Effective pitching by Covelcskie who
held Washington TO seven hits and struck
out eight men. won the game for Cleveland
9to3 Long hit : by Smith, Wambasganns,
Ivans and Speaker feature d the game.
1T LOUIS swampcd the Athletics IL to s.
IL was a slugglng fest for both teams, the
Browns collecting "A and the As ID.
Boston lost TO Detroit in a slow, listleSs
game IN the twelfth inning, ii TO IL.
Neach made home run, triple, a
double and three singles out of SIN times at
bat
BROOKLYN won the second game of the
series with the Reds 3 10 2. For SIX innings
the game was pitchers duel between Eller
and Cadorc. neither allowing more than
one hit an inning up To that time. After
the Dodgers made two runs in the seventh,
Luque replaced Ellcr and kept the Brook
lyn players of the pat hs for the remainder
OF the game.
Toney of New York, started a rally
with single in the tenth inning and won
his own game for the Giants against Pitts
burg, 4 TO 3. Burns made five hits out of
five times AT bat, including a homer, a
triple, two doubles and a single Adams
pitched good ball until the final inning.
Making II consecutive hits st. Louis de
feated Boston, 9 10 4. After Hornsby lined
d. Boeckel in the fourth the Cards made
fve hits in a row off Watson. also five hits
off McQuillan who relieved Watson.
After holding the Cubs scoreless foi
eight innings, Rixey blew up in the ninth
and Chicago managed To push across three
runs and wan he game 3 10 /.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
RALPH JACKSON MAKES GOOD.

Newark, Sept. 18.-Ralph jackson,
who played baseball for Hanover in the
Blue Ridge League this season, returned
home this week, the season having ended
last Saturday. jackson was signed by
Waynesboro in this league last spring, but
was later sold to Hanover. He played
third base most of the season and put up
aJgood article of ball. A couple of weeks
ago Hanover being short of pitchers, Jack
son was tried in the box and made good
from the start. In the final game of the
season he had the satisfaction of defeating
his former teammates, Waynesboro, in an
thinning game by the score of to 3.
jackson was signed by Haaover to pitch
next year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
ATHLETICS IN IND UsTRY.
Commu nifty Service to Provide Factories
with Trained Leaders.

With view to providing the city 3
industrial plants with trained leaders IN
sports and games, special lessons will be
given next Monday. Tuesday and We'd
ncsdav nights by u. .Nespor the VIII
minpton Community Service athletic
instructor, in reacreations adapted Tor
such purposes !,
The lessons will be made part of the
course now being taught nightly by MIR:
Nespor to classes in the High School
gymnasium and the Howard High School.
They will include instruction IN major
sports. such as football, volley ball and
basketball. 1t is expected in this way
that trained leaders will be provided for
industrial plants from among their own
workers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
HUGHES MAKING GOOD.

'Dick" Hughes won his first game in the
international League on Thursday when,
pitching for the Reading team against
Syracuse. Hughes had been the mainstay
in the box for Harlan and it was on the
recommendation of Otto Wagner that
John Hummell gave Hughes chance in
fast company. A Baltimore newspaper
peaks of Hughes as one of the most
promising youngsters in the league and
predicts bright future for him
Hughes Is spending the week in Reading
but will return to his work at the Harlan
plant for the winter. He will go South
with Reading on the spring training trip
and from all indications will be a member
of the pitching staff next season.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
ADVERTISING TEAM WINS.

The Press Recreation Club baseball
team was again defeated last night by the
Advertising team of the du Pont Girls
League, loo. The newspaper team show
ed a marked improvement over the previ-
Gus games, Miss Martin famed Is of the
Press players and hit homer as did Miss
Russell.
The playing of the Misses Montgom-
cry, Woodus and Smith excelled for the
Press team, while the entire lnheld of the
Advertising team gave the big crowd an
exhibition of clever fielding
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
GREENHILL SHOOT.

The Grecnhill traps will be open this
afternoon and special program has been
arranged for the day. Only a few VII
mington shooters are ut the Westy Hogan
shoot at Atlantic City, and it IS expected
that number of shooters will be out this
afternoon.
Class c and ID Shooters have trophy
to shoot for in a 50-target event at 10
yards. Class ID men will reach receive a
handicap of two targets in each 25-bird
event
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
GAMES TO-DAY.

National League Chicago at Phila-
delphia: Cincinnati at Brooklyn; St
Louis al Boston q games; Pittsburg at
New \ ork.
American Responsibilities at St.
Louis; New York at Chicago; Washing
ton at Cleveland; Boston at St. Louis.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
Named ''Christiana Wharf No. L."

The new municipal wharf at Front and
Church streets will be named the Chris
tiana Wharf No /, y it has been decided
by the Board of Harbor Commissioners.
The board is working ON a plan TO sys-
tematize the designation of all wharves
along the Delaware and Christian ma rivers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
DEL. WINNERS AT READING.

Delawareans Jared well at getaway
day at the Reading Fair yesterday. in
the 223 pace, Dick March, driven by
satterfield, placed fifth finishing fourth
in I'll four heats Silkobel, driven by
Peacock. took second money in the 2. Ia
trot, the Wyomissing Club stake, with a
81 900 purse The horse finished second in
the first and third heats and third in the
second heat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
YESTERDAYS SCORES.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


Chicago, 3; Philadelphia, /.
New York, 4; Pittsburg, 3 90 innings
Brooklyn, 3; Cincinnati, 2.
81. Louis, Q; Boston, f.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
81 Louis, IL; Athletics, s.
Chicago. Is; New York. 4
Cleveland. Q: Washington. 3.
Detsoit, Il; Boston, Is ID innings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
DU PONT CLUB TENNIS.

The du Pont tennis tourney starts at
the du Pont Country Club grounds this
afternoon. There will be mems singles,
mems doubles, ladies' Singles and doubles
and mixed doubles. All games not played
today will be finished Monday and Tues
day
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
Married by Mayor.

LOUIS Gurnblner and Rose ;1o'in, both
of Philadelphia. were we'd Yesterday Alter
noon by a ceremony Performed BY Mayor
William @. Taylor IN his Office IN the
Public Building.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
Scarchljpht for Prison Yard.

powerful eoarchlght has boon erect
cd over the exercise yard Mt tho work
house. This viii give moro time, prison
officials say, for men 10 exercise IN the
evening, as the days are shortening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
ForNot,ti Firat.

Councilman Charles Forwood was the
frst applicant for license under the Oc-
cupatlonal tax ofdinanc which vert
INTO elect this morning He paid SIS ~
n contractor and builder.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18

Earred runs-Parkslde, z Nelghbor-
hood, 2 Two-base hits-Briscoe, Under
wood, X. Smith, NOVEL; Home runs
Slaughter Struck out-By Ward. 81 by
Pasqualc, 5. Left on bases Noighbor-
hood, 5; Parkside, 4. Stolen bases-C.
Smith Sacrifice hit-Pasquale. Hit by
pitched ball-By Ward, Carroll.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18

LOST something7 Try classified ad-
vertisement IN Every Evening.-Adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-15
NEW YORK COTTON,

NEW YORK, May l5.-Reports Of
excessive rains in parts of Texas and
Oklahoma with unseasonably low night
temperatures in the belt led to renewed
firmness in the cotton market during
today's early trading. The opening was
firm at unchanged prices to an ad-
vance Of Is points, near months being
relatively easy under scattering iiuui-
dation which seemed to come largely
from the South They soon firmed IN
with the new crop positions, however,
and active months sold some % to 30
points above last nights closing figure,
with July selling at 3S.37c and October
at 36lSc. New Orleans was relatively
firm at the start and sert buying or
ders here, whit there was some fur
thor LiVrrjoC' t;ving II .Iui,.
The early advance carried October
contracts about 50 points above the
low level of yesterday and attracted
scattered realizing for over the week
end. Later fluctuations were irregular
in consequence, but there was no i'm
provement in the crop news and the
market closed steady
ADD SUGAR
Raw sugar strong; centrifugal, 2l.57c:
fine graduated, 19.062600c
Futures steady al advance of T. to IS
points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-15
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS MAY Is. Heavy
rains in the western belt and unsea-
Sonably cool weather over the belt gen
orally created a good domand for cot
ton today and in the first hour Of busi-
ness prices rose 80 to 80 points. july
advancing to 3S21c and October To-
3617c, Extremely heavy rains were re
ported in Oklahoma and they caused
unfavorable comment regarding pros
poets for the crop in that state. The
continued rainfall in Texas was also
set down as highly unfavorablc
After the first furry Of buying the
market became quiet, but held It's
steady tone mainly because otHhe fore
cast OF showery weather over Sunday
for practically the entire cotton region.
Weekend trade reviews of an unfavor-
able character caused comment but
led to little selling
Spots closed quiet and unchanged
ordinary 23C good ordinary, 25c; low
middling, 3l25c; middllng, lO,25c; good
middling, 4425c. Sales on the spot,
$40, to arrive 100
Futures closed steady at advance of
80 to 90 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-15
COTTON MARKETS
Heavy Rains in West Belt and
Promise of More Cause Ad-
vance, Low Temperatures

l. Higher prices in the speculative de
partment OF the cotton market resulted
| To-Day IRON general rains over the west
ern belt, some of them very heavy,
| with Indications of more there and
eastward, which aggravated the poor
start Tor the crop and stimulated ex-
pectation of a low condition report
This overshadowed the economic stu
atlon, although it was a bit surprising
| that gains were no larger APPARENT
ly the trade did not have time to fully
wake up TO the crop and weather news
Tor the low temperatures prevailing in
fully half the belt were also unfavor-
a BILE
Rains We're heaviest in oklahoma but
the wet sections of Texas also had
some more. while even the dryest parts
OF the state had a good soaking. Pri-
Nate reports said the streams were
again overlooking and that the hand-
cap was simply made worse by the cd
forecast called for showers in all the
peit over Sunday, which, If realized.
Will perhaps bring a lot OF calamity
reports by Monday. on top Of al of
this official long distance forecast
promised continuance of abnormallN
low temperatures into next week, with
rains for the first two or three days.
The market opened steady and slight
~ higher, but improved moderately and
then reacted a little when profits were
tdheIl' out Steadled later and was not
lar from the top at the finish. In
New York futures closed steady and
y TO 80 points net to the good while
New Orleans closed steady and 35 to
20 up.
Liverpool should come % points UP
on Monday, and will probably do so. as
some buying from that direction was
noted on this side today.
The week end trade reviews were
about as expected, but failed to have as
much effect as usual being overshad-
owed by weather news.
Spot demand seemed a little better. as
sales were slightly larger in some direc.
tons Memphis sold 1000 bales New
orleans, 422; Houston. 1035, and Au-
gusta, SS6 with no change in quota
lions, while Dallas sold SOP at an ad-
vance of Is points
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-15
FROM WALL STREET
Prospects More Gold Imports
Gives More Cheerful Tone
to Stock DEALING. -

NEW YORK, May 15--A more cheer
full feeling prevailed in the stock mar
ket today, prospects of a revival of
gold imports causing considerable short
covering Dealings were light however.
rejecting the reduced attendance of
members on the floor of the exchange.
Pools were active in several of ship
pings. oils and specialtles, substantial
gains being recorded by Atlantic. Gulf
and Mexican and Pan-American Pc
troleuns. Industrial Alcohol and some
Of the automobile issues. Textiles and
tobaccos also figured in the general
Improvement with such rails as Union
Pacific, Reading and Rock Island. The
closing was firm, Sales Appropriated
275,00 shares. Liberty bonds continued
TO decline, however, with nominal deal
ings in the general bond list
Range Of prices on the New York
stock exchange, with previous closing
sbids, furnished by Shepard & Gluck,
Falls building
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-15
DOW JONES SUMMARY.

NEW YORK. Siay ~ Amcriau
wooden increased wages Is per cent
effective in 50 mills May 81. making
total advance OF III per cent compound
since Ian 1915
Interstate commerce commission *
pcCtcd 20 invoke it's wide power under
tran pOrtaAop accol Mt shortly ard clear
up freight traffic situation by DECLARING
an emergency exists
President Shea. Of railway frcmcn.
tells railway labor board situation is
critical with trainmen growing restless
daily owing TO unfulfillrd wage promise
House committee virtually agrees or
taxation OF stock dividends in soldiers
bonus hin, but amount vet TO br deter
mined.
Senate passes resolution calling on /
{. e for fun information on freight
congestion and steps commission is taxi
ing 10 correct il
Dun's reports 1o7 failures in the
United states this week against 133
last week ard lIl last year
Average price % Hdustrials 81 "a. lr.
Twenty railroads. 732s up Sc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-15
BANKER BUYS BANK.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. May Is, (SplD
A B. Banks, of Fordyce has pur-
chased the controlling interest in the
Camden National bank, from S. r,
Morgan, OF Little Rock, it became
known today. Morgan owned more
Camden National is centralized at $50, -
600, with deposits of $500 O0O 1t is the
oldest bank in South Arkansas, having
been chartered in 1873
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-15
COTTON REGION SUMMARY.

Jnseasonahly cool weather prevails,
with minimum temperatures mostly II
% "a degrees in the northern portion
Of the belt. and 81 to GO degrees in the
southern i'oiton. eNcept for somewhat
higher temperatures In Florida and
SCuthCru Texas
Then we're light rains In Southwest
EN- Mississippi light TO heavy rains In
Louisiana, light to moderate rains In
the interior of Texas. and heavy rains
in Oklahoma and on the Texas coast.
HeHN Iains: Louisiana, Melville. 100:
Baton Rouge, 30 Jennings, liz:
Easton and CheneyVille. 1850 Oklahoma,
MARROW, lS4; Hammond and, Holden
vile, l9i: AItus, 2.3S: Ada. l.30, Car
negie. 30; Chandler. 200; Lawtou,
3.3S, Mangum, 2.94: Weatherford, . so.
Pauls Valley and Shawnee, L9S; Okla
InL.tn..
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-15
MONEY.

GNEW YORK. May Mercantile pa
per Exchange firm. Sterling so.
day bills. $3.57is. commercial 60-daS
Gay bills, SAT-. demand. $3SlAs cables
{}>2s Francs, demand. l522. cables
10 20. Belgian francs, demand. ltA2
cables. ll4o Lire, demand 2052, Ca
bles. 90 70 Marks, demand, 200: ca
blcs o.
Cover: ment bonds heavy, railroad
Lmnn- .inAlN
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-15
BANK STATEMENT,

NEW YORK. May I5-The actual
conditions of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
they hold S2S,752, 800 reserve in excess
of legal requirements. This is an in
crease of $23, 354 900 from last week
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-15
REJECT TAX PROPOSAL.

WASHINGTON. May ia tax on
stock dividends to raise money for the
proposed soldier relief legislation was
rejected today by the Republican mem
bers Of the ways and means commit
tee. The defeat came as result of
tie vote, to l..
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-15
CROP IN SIGHT.
CRUDE OIL ADVANCED.

ing crude oil was advanced rs cents a
barrel to S.25 by the principal puF-
chasing agencies here today. Corning
crude Is the grade produced in South
ern Ohio