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The New York herald., 1921-08-20
SPA HAS DULL DAY
AND POOR RACING
Polyantha Only Horse Of Class
to Win-Steeplechase Fur
nishes Another Farce.
ny HENRY v. KING.

Special Despatch to THE New NoRK HIRALp.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, y. H., Aug. ls.--
This was the dullest afternoon OF the
meeting here. The track was heavy,
there We're scratches galore and poor
horses composed the field in every race.
The only event ia which there was
any pretence OF class was the hnal. II
was for maiden two-year-old FLIES, and
resulted In stirring finish. with Clifford
A Cochran's Polyantha. a son OF Broom
stick and Early Rose. the winner. 4. K.
Macomber's Lizette was second and r.
A. Ciark's Chewinl third.
Polyantha was the best and showed
raro gameness In winning. He stood
long. hard drive under a strong finish
by Fator. who got up in time TO win by
neck
Chewink. with Sande in the saddle.
displayed a great burst OF speed and ran
away from her opponents as soon az the
barrier rose. Rounding the bend she
was four lengths In front and running
easily but when Strengthened for home
she began to tire. and Lizette came
along and flew past her. But Lizette
did not keep the lead for long, for Poly
antha came tearing after her and at
the final sixteenth pole stuck his nose
in front Lidette would not quit, though,
and fought IL out all the way. but the
Cochran Ally proved the gamer and was
gradually moving away at the end.
The steeplechase was another fiasco.
Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark's Candidate II.
was the winner, but he was not the best
horse In the race. Joseph Z. Widener's
Doublet was much the best. but care
less ride by Jockey Byers allowed him to
stumble and make Byers lose his reins
and stirrups. and then when he finished
second he was disqualified for fouling
Amstello, which finished third and was
placed second
The New York herald., 1921-08-20
MRS. BUNDY LOSES
MATCH OF THRILLS
Tennis Champion of 1904
Bows to Mrs. Mallory After
Plucky Fisht.
STAMINA PROVES FACTOR
Miss Mary X. Browne Meets
Title Holder in Final
Round To-day.
STAMINA PROVES FACTOR
Championship Matches
at Forest Hills To-day
SINGLES FINAI.

-. SINGLES FINAL.
At $3.50 =. M.--Mrs. Franklin I. NAL
Iory. New York, vs.. Miss Mary n.
browne, Santa Monica, Cal.
DOUBLES FINAL.
Az 4:30AP. M.-Miss Mary n. Browne
and Mrs: Louise X. Williams VS.. Miss
Helen Gilleaudeau and Mrs. l.. G. Nor
ris.
The New York herald., 1921-08-20

Winner entered to be sold for s.. 900 no
Scratched-Lady Mother. fi2; Avispa, !
oyerweg eght--valentine dor. 2.
Witchwork, showing remarkable improve
and came around the leaders in the stretch
Dolman, outrun early, lost n lot Of ground
determined rush. Fred Kinney and Valentine
run. Deep Sinker was colslng strongly In
Kinney and had to be taken up.
Owners-No. /, Mrs. n. Cook =, o. 9.
& Mrs. r. j. Carroll: q, Il. J. Kelley.
The New York herald., 1921-08-20
IA FOURTH RAcE-oue mile. For Y

Lcatherface, racing In vastly improved stvl
Scottish Chief into submission, drew away in
finished with good courage and iunt lasted u
was badly outrun to the stretch. who're size &
and tired chasing the pace Gath was Away
speed. Scottish Chief quit In the stretch.
Overweght-Gath, .: Scottish Chief. 3; IA
Scratched--Old Dad. l2I. Ting Ling, 12l
Owncrs-i. J. r.. Coburn ?. w X. Coe, .,
Griffith; g. y. Fisher 7, J. shaughnessy.
III FIFTH RAcE-siS furlongs Time, o
III Selling. purse 81 .OeO. Value 20 VIM
The New York herald., 1921-08-20

WIhhsr entered 20 be sold Tor ST 600. No b
. Staunch, outrun early, clored with a great
the end. BodanzSy saved ground In the street =
bore out In the stretch and stopped badly. Fluf
closed big gap and ran winning race. Conf
Oyerweight-Jessie. =. SerRtched-Scrub l.
III; Musty, liz: Molie Barnes 100 Frizlet, II
Owners-No. 1, J. Whalen; .. S. Louis; 8, T
ford O, Mrs. II. j. CARROLL Z. G.. Peterson; =,
Evening star., 1921-01-08
By Force of Law

We all desire to make a hit be-
fore we end our days. and leave
behind us. when we fit. a. fame
that will amaze: and so we'd
pass law to fit the crimes of
other jays. As moralists we'll
win renown. or break a valued
limb; and so we'll jump on
Neighbor Brown. and put a
crimp in him, and eagerly We'll
load him down with ordinances
grim. For Brown is fond of
crokinole, croquet and kindred
games; and sports like these
corrupt the soul, degrade both
gents and danes. and when they
die they're sure to roll to ever
lasting flames. We might per-
suade Brown, if we would, to
quit his course of guile; we
might persuade him to be good,
and do it with smile, but
statutes. be it understood, are
better worth our while. There
is more fun in forcing guys to
walk the narrow road than there
can be in counsel wise, on erring
men bestowed; and if you'd have
man win the prize, you prod him
with a goad. By law We'll make
the nations free. our plans are
duly made; we'll pass a law for
bidding tea and gum and lemon
ade; and when we're dead our
busts will be in laurel wreaths
arrayed. Oh. moral suasion as a
force is dead and in crate, and
legislation is the source of
everything that's great; and
though, perhaps, our work is
coarse, we'll make sin pull its
freight. WALT MASON.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams.
Evening star., 1921-01-08
SAVES TWO CHILDREN
WHEN HOME IS BURNED
Curtis Sp1c er Is Rescuer of William
and Pa u1 Barnes-other Calls
for Eiremen.

Two chi l,iren of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
Nence E. Arnes, 39th and K streets,
Benning. e4ere rescued from the burn
ing home aof the family last night
They weret William, four years old,
and Paul. two years old. They were
spending, the night there as guest of
his cousin, William Roy Spicer.
Spicer and the children were asleep
when the fin e started. When the for
mer was al yakened he grabbed the
little ones-t and hurriedly left the
house. not having time to don his
The bull ding. a two-story frame
structure. was doomed by the fire.
which staraAa.d in the kitchen. Mem
bers of No. II engine company sound
ed second alarm. Six engine and
two truck CT Ernpanies responded to the
Battalion iChief c. w. Gill directed
the fremen, = preventing serious dam
age to the :adjoining property.
Damage tb the house and contents
was estimated at $1,000 The property
is owned by IF. c. Barnes. 1904 Irving
street north e. lst.
Fire brok out in sheds on the
premises of NJ. J. Lesser. J. s. Craw-
ford and Milton F. Clerk, 519-21-23
Morton street, this morning about 3
o'clock. Firvsulen soon had the fire
$3.50.
No. S ent zine company yesterday
afternoon re. sponded to a call received
from Brown court southeast. and ex-
tinguished 4sdaze in the automobile
OF Samuel Jackson. 423 4th street
southeast. About $40 damake re-
suited.
An overhea fed electric motor caus-
ed fire scal ;e at the place of busi-
ness of Dulin & Martin, 1915 F street,
about 3 o'cl, lck last night. No.
engine comps my responded to call.
No damage eSulted.
Evening star., 1921-01-08
CLASSIFICATION OF ARMY
OFFICERS IS ATTACKED
Representative Caldwell Calls Ac-
ton Of Boards ~Outrage and
I Insult to Law Of q. ST.

Severe criticism Of the classification
and examination Of Army officers by
certain boards appointed by the wal
Department was made by Representa-
tive Charles Pope Caldwell OF New
York in arguing for his rec!assifics-
tion bill before the House military at
fairs committee Thursday.
The Caldwell bill proposes to amend
the existing law, makingefurther and
more effectual provision Tor the ma
tafy Justice"
According to Representative Cald-
we'll there were 500 bfficers of the
Regular Army ordered before these
boards. although an officer of the gen.
eral staff who was present claimed
that the number was 3s3. OF the
number. according to Representative
CaldwelIs reports. only sixty were
finally placed in class B, which means
their discharge or retirement from the
Army.
The amendment introduced by
Representative Caldwell will. he
claims, do away with the present in
Justice practiced by some of the
classification boards, which. he says.
will dispense with the opinion of
on fact" He also said that these
boards have not been in position at
times to base their opinions on facts
regarding the merits or demerits of
officers who have been ordered before
them.
The action taken by some of the
boards. according to Representative
Caldwell. 'is a disgrace to Anglo
Saxon law. an outrage and insult to
the law of the United States"
The meeting was adjourned until
Monday morning. at which time a
number of specific cases OF ofncers
will be cited, Representative Caid-
we'll promised. He hopes to get action
by the committee on his proposed
amendment on Monday.
Evening star., 1921-01-08

Send ShaMer's F1OWers to Brighten
your sick friends days. 900 18th. N. 2416.
advertisement.
Evening star., 1921-01-08
AMUSEMEN
Wellerson Recital.

DESPITE the handicaps of a small
audience. d e-quarter-slZe vloion-
cello and but ten years residence
upon this earth. Mildred Wellerson
played her way into the hearts OF her
auditors at the New National Theater
Yesterday afternoon. This splendid
little cellist needed no advance her
aiding as a miracle" to make her
playing exceptional, for she is some-
thing better than a 'miracle'-she, is
a real musician. Anybody can be pro-
claimed miracle cellist." but very
few can be such finished artist az
the age of ten as Miss Welierson. III
her progress in the future is in keep
ing with her present attainments. the
concert stage in about ten, years will
possess that rarest of all musicians
a woman master of the cello.
Possessed of a beautiful stage pres
ence. being of the large order OF
children whom nature. has blessed
with perfect physical development,
the child played without the slight
est trace Of embarrassment or man
nerism. devoting herself wholly to
her instrument. evoking thereIrom
tones of singular purity in her SLOW
er passages. Nowhere was this quail
ity better shown than in her playing
of her own composition. .The Cranky
BABY" which the small but enthusi-
astic audience made her repeat. Her
playing of rapid passages was equal
~ phenomenal. although she Will play
them better at twenty than she does
today. The way this charming child
bounced on and Off stage, with a sort
of hop, was a joy to behold. Her
rendition of Peppers 'Elfentanz' was
especially excellent. Other numbers
we're Chopin nocturne, Peppers
.sHunsarlan Rhapsodie," Goltermann's
dificult Concerto in A Minor and
the sonata No. 4" Of Marcello. Max
wellerson, at the piano. was excel
lent.
Roheme." "At Dawning." Nobody
Knew" Mother Machree" and \ft
in the Silly Night"
Evening star., 1921-01-08
PLEA FOR D. c. WORKERS.
Lower Salaries Here Than il
Other Places, Says Hendrick.

Employees Of the District of Column
bia receive lower salaries for 2. given
class Of work than do any other
group Of workers in the country. ac-
cording to Commissioner j. Thilman
Hendrick, who spoke Thursday night
before the Cathedral Heights Citizens
Association He said that Congress
was being pressed to remedy this con.
dition, and asked that the citizens OF
the District use their organizations to
back the Commissioners in this task
The association adopted by unani-
nous vote a resolution asking the
Senate to confirm the appointment OF
Mr.. Hendrick and Miss Mabel Board
man as Commissioners.
Franklin B. Jones was elected sec
retary of the association. succeeding
J. F. 3. Goldney, esigned. The ap-
pointment of several committees was
announced by A. Y. Gray. president OF
the association.
Evening star., 1921-01-08
OPENS WEEKS PROGRAM.
sBooklovers' Hour at 7. w. C. A
Monday Evening at 8.

The "bocklovers' hour at pm.
Monday will usher in the program of
the weeks activities arranged by the
Y. W. e. A. of the District. Miss Alice
Hutchins Drake, conductor of this
feature. which is held at main head
quarters. 1888 street northwest. will
be the speaker. her subject being
"Gentlemen Riders in Bronze"
Friday evening". January IA, at 1880
pm. there will be a varied program
of music, literature and dancing.
Numbers are to be contributed by
Miss Katherine Thompson. soprano;
Miss Mary Sibley Evans, reader, and
1.s Azora, who will give an oriental
dance.
Vesper services at 4:30 O'Clock Sun
day afternoon at main headquarters,
with A speaker to be announced later.
will be followed by informal open
house at pm. at the r street branch
Of the association. 514 Z street north
wrSt
Evening star., 1921-01-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The WoneI rs Bar Association Of
the District E Columbia will meet
Tuesday at Il Ne Washington College
of Law.
Representa- We W. b. Bankhead of
Alabama will -ke the principal speak
er at the NJ .eting of Washington
Camp, No 30!i Sons of Confederate
Veterans, Tues day night at the Con-
federate Mem-a ial Home, 1922 Ver-
mont avenue. dancing will follow.
The New lie a.ey State Society will
meet Tuesday might at the Wilson
Normal School 11th and Harvard
streets. Follow ting the election of Of
ficers. plans fo the Mardi Gras will
be discussed.
The Laymen:i Service Association
of the Diocese of Washington will
hold social heeting Monday night
at Trinity Com ulunity House, Sd and
c streets.
The regular meeting Of the NJ
Street Junior High School Parent
Teacher Associ htion will be held
Tuesday night I s o'clock at the high
school.
An interpretive talk on ''Great Ques-
tions of the Hou- r will be given Mon
day night at i lie Church of Our
Father, by Miss y anet Richards. .
The West vta :inia state Society
will meet Tuesd1s' night at o'clock
at the Thomson s. :hool. Following a
musical and litei 'ary entertainment
dancing will be he Id -.--
The Polish Club vii meet Tomorrow
night at Z o'cloct at the Pythian
Temple, l012 9ttsAstreet. Election of
officers will be lie Id.
The Takoma p uk CItixens' Asso-
citation will meet Monday night at 8
o'clock at the Take una Library build
ing.
The Washfngt0i Restaurant Assoc
citation, will meet Tuesday night at
$3.50 o'clock at 1882 G street. Election
of officers will be . eld'
public meetiI TX is to be held at
the Ludlow School, 9Th and G streets
northeast, Thursday evening at s
o'clock to form a t. mporary commu-
nifty center. The b Aard of education
has authorized th4s establishment Of
the temporary cent er. All residents
of the neighborhod d are invited to
attend and enter ili to the discussion.
Friends Of Irish Z reedom will meet
tomorrow night at ~ o'clock at Typo
graphical Temple. Edward Mitchell
will preside. A mus ical program will
be given.
Evening star., 1921-01-08
GUILTY OF CIGAR THEFT.
Williams Sent to Boys" Training
school-Buyer Is field.

Richard Gilbert William 8. colored,
sixteen years old, was ca nvicted in
Police Court yesterday OF q charge
OF theft of cigars from a delivery
wagon and sentenced to td Q National
Training School for Bolvs during
minority.
Leon o. Jackson. colored,a 4 wenty-six
years old, 10 Naylor court. who Is al
legged to have purchased 3l.e cigars,
was later arrested by Detectives
Kelly and Scrivener and ch kr. ged with
contributing to the delina ueincy OF a
minor.
Jackson. il is stated. admit ted pur-
chasing cigars, but denied knowing
or believing they were stoh,n. He fur
nished bond in the sum Of $500 for his
appearance in court Januaa y "a
Evening star., 1921-01-08
PUBLISHES LEGAL DIGEST.
William S. Torbert Adds Fourth
Volume to D. c. Decisions.

William s. Torbert, Washington
attorney. has just published a fourth
volume of digest of the decisions of
The Court of Appeals and Supreme
s'ourt of this District. Mr.. Torberts
first volumes of digest of the decis-
IONS of the local courts appeared in
1908. and a supplemental volume in
1914. The work was prepared under
the direction Of the Bar Association
of the District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1921-01-08
AT THE CoMMUN1T.7 z CENTERs

Dance by the Royal q 'untry Club at
the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1921-01-08
STRIKE INVOLVES QUANT1co.

FREDERICKSBURG Va. January
CSpeciaD.-The members OF the
local plumbers union are on strike.
s;emanding an increase in wages from
Sc to 81 for an eight-hour day. Be-
sides the men in Fredericksburg, q
much larger number in Quantico are
affected. Several plumbers working in
the post shop at the United States
marine barracks at Quantico, are
snemhers of the fredericksburg local
en6-afeAargsly. residents Of this city
Evening star., 1921-01-08
WILL DISCUSS FAIRGROUNDS

Need Of more playground facilities
for public school children will be dis
.psscd at meeting of the District
congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations at the Teachers
club. 604 nth street. Tuesday. The
;r.sIon will begin at 1890 am. and
continue until 4 pm
\ delegate from every parent-teach-
or associa.io in the District is ex-
pected TO attend. in addition to rep
3esentatives from each of the schools
Evening star., 1921-01-08
ASK $5s, 900 FOR SCHOOLS.

The Commissioners have forwarded
to the Secretary of the Treasury for
submission to Congress a deficiency
item of $5s.00o to carry the public
schools through the remainder of the
current fiscal year. 1t is expected the
appropriation will be inserted in the
urgent deficiency bill now pending in
Congress-
Evening star., 1921-01-08
WILLIAMS UNDER ARREST.
Witness in Arnstein Case Is Want
'-. ed in New York.

ed in New York. -
Winfield D. Williams, fifty-four
years old. who appeared as a witness
in the Arnstein bond case. tried in this
city last month, was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Detective O'Brien for
the New York authorities. 1t was
stated in a message from the New
ork police authorities that Williams
charged with crimina1ly receiving
stolen property.
Norman S. Bowles was arrested on
a similar charge several days ago
He gave bond for a hearing on a
petition for a writ of habeas corpus
and the case will be heard next week
Williams refused to go to New York
without a hearing on a requis ton
1T is probable that his counsel will
make application for the issuance OF
a writ of habeas corpus and furnish
bond for his appearance.
Evening star., 1921-01-08

Wilson Normal Commul 'ity Center will
have meeting of the a Gchigan State
Society tonight. There va II be informal
dancing, also music. game and refresh
ments. The Girl Scouts will meet at
$3.50 this afternoon and "the Columbia
Boys Athletic basket b1 II team at Z
O'Clock tonight.
East Washington Com A. unity Center
will hold a practice game 0 the Olympia
and Renroc athletic club3 tonight.
+. V. Brown Communit Center will
have social dancing for young people
tonight from 7:3O to $50. o'clock. This
includes instruction in soAial dancing.
At Johnson-Powell Corn munity Cen
ter the Mount Pleasant q tizens' Asso-
citation will meet tonight. The COM
munity secretary, Mrs. I'ohn Hunter,
will meet all community members in
conference this evening.
Margaret Wilson Comma nifty Center
will have meetings of mi uinery, Boy
Scouts, Troop No. %; ORA matte Club
Social Club and toymaking class.
The Community Center b 1sd at Dun
bar Civic Center will praf ,tice tomor.
row afternoon at 4:30 o'clod *.
Evening star., 1921-01-08
ORGANIZATION. ACTIVITIES

TOEVsY
Meeting of the Soc9 :ty for Philosophi-
cal Inquiry. 4:30 pI,., at the Public
Library.
Address by Richarl T. Wyche. ,z:4J
pm, at the Women's}, City Club.
TONIC TIT. ,.-..
Meeting Of the FedeE Lton Of Citizens
Association, S:15 o'clod (. in the board
room of the District f,a ilding.
Meeting of the Biol ,gicaI Society, 8
clock, at the Cosmos Club.
Meeting of the MouA Pleasant Citi-
zens' Association. o'cN ok, at the john
son Powell School. Lad lont and School
streets.
Dance at the Neighboi hood House, 47C
N street southwest.
Motor Transport reuEA on at the Had
leigh Apartments.
Address by Williaml c. Dennis, {
o'clock, at the Friends I. hurch, 18th and
Irving streets. :,
Social dance, $3.50 o'cF&ek. at the Trim.
ity Community House. IL and C streets
Dance by the Royal u 'untry Club a,
fha Poll oh,
New-York tribune., 1921-06-21
Bankers Are Honefui

Wall Streets banking leaders ex-
pressed quiet confidence yesterday in
the present unsettled situation in the
financial markets being worked out
without serious trouble. The bankers,
whose opinions were asked relative to
the sustained decline in stock market
values. were inclined to believe that
the selling had been overdone and
prominent fnancier went so far as to
say he thought "the bears are running
the danger of getting badly squeezed"
At times like these, when the air is
full of disquieting rumors and the
gloom hangs heavy over the Street,
bankers are usually supposed to be
rushing about, holding secret and mys-
terious conferences to work out ways
and means for meeting the emergency.
But if there were any such important
conferences yesterday they were not
held in the district Some Of the bank
ers met during the ordinary routine
Of the day as they would at any other
time, but nothing happened more than
the most informal discussions.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-21
Why the SelIing7

What is behind the steady selling :?
was asked hundred times. The un-
remitting pressure of sales of indus
trials and rails, industrials particu-
Iarly, was not explained satisfactorily
by any one. Some observers thought
it the eliminating movement in the
great bear market of 1920 and 1921. A
we'll known financial man thought Wall
Streets pessimism of recent weeks had
finally penetrated to the furthest cor
ners Of the country and was being re-
turned in full measure with an out
pouring of orders to sell stocks. This
was about as good an explanation as
was offered anywhere, although, of
course, it has been obvious during the
last week that the market has had to
take a large volume of forced selling
where DISTRESSED" stock had to be
thrown overheard. Margin calls have
gone out to holders of weakened &C
counts in increasing numbers.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-21
Pennsylvania Stockholders a Record

During May 581 additional investors
were added to the ranks of Pennsyl-
vania Railroad stockholders, bringing
the total up to the new high record
number of 140,740. Since the begin
ming Of 1921 the gain in stockholders
has been 1872. The list has grown
since the first Of the year as follows:
January, 133,068; February, 1874, ,74S;
March, 135,455; April, 1858; May,
140,159, and June, 140,740. AS com
pared with year ago the number of
stockholders on June l showed an in
crease of 1868. The average holding
on June 1 was 1895 shares, compared
with 71.24 on May and 1884 on
June /, 1920. On the first of this
month women held BIB per cent of
the total outstanding stock, an increase
Of 0.51 per cent, compared with year
ago, and numbered 65,903, an increase
of 5,887.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-21
In w all Street
Support Not Needed

One prominent banker who was told
that the Street thought some strong
banking support ought to be given the
market in view Of the extent of the de-
cline since early in May observed that
there appeared to be no reason for
artihcially checking the liquidating
movement. 1t was his belief. how
ever, that IL such support were forth
coming it would check the decline inn
mediately and probably be followed by
vigorous recovery.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-21
New State and Municipals

Two Important pieces Of public
Financing are scheduled to take place
to-day. The State of Pennsylvania is
selling s15,O00,O00 of per cent bonds,
Of s8,oOo,oo0 o. one to oNe eight year 7s 4s,
which will be sold on a discount basis.
The outcome of both sales is awaited
with keen interest in view of the un-
satisfactory result of several municipal
and state issues last week.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-21
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Much of last weeks gain in foreign
exchange rates was lost in yesterdays
weakness, which carried sterling cables
down to $3.771a a net loss of 2a4 cents,
Continental rates also were easier.
although Swiss francs held at II cents.
Polish marks set another new low mark
in their decline.
Far Eastern exchange was slightly
stronger, but South American rates
again ruled easy.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-21

BRAZIL {par s2.45 cents a paper n,,,rs,s,
Oeinand .......1l12h 1874 $500
''''''''' A1.2o 12.o0 25.l2h
FERU (par $3.50 a pound)
ChecKs ....... 3.sS 1858 ATS
ECUADOR (par 1850 cents a sucre>
ChecAs '''.'.. 1855 1856 -
CHILE (par 36.5 cents a peso)
checks ........10.6SN 1O87A 1900
URUGUAY tpar 1O3. - cents a peso)
Checks ........64.75 65.25
VENEZUELA (par 1913 cents a bolivarl
checks. .,.....l6.66 1856
Canadian Exchnnge-New York funds In
Montreal. 1891 per cent premium; Mon
treal funds in New York. 1lS per cent dis
count.