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The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
DOUGLAS BALKS
AT new CONTRACT
McGraw Offers Increase in
Salary, But Exacts Prom
Use of Better Conduct.

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. March d
Phil Douglas is baking at signing
contract that calls for twice the
amount he received last season
The catch in It. however. consists
of several clauses to the effect that
Phil must keep in condition at all
times or pay dearly for his missteps.
John McGraw discussed the situa-
ton with the correspondents at the
Menger while the Thermometer out
side registered l6 above and the
players sat around and talked base
ball in lieu of playing It.
Douglas will have to agree to
the terms I have outlined in his
contract or he will not play another
season for me-" said the Giant man
ager. ia rather not have him at
all than have him the way he was
last year. He's a great pitcher
when he's right. but I never could
depend on him last season. have
been very liberal with him in the
matter Of salary inducements, as
have with every other man on the
club, but I must have some guar
anty that he will keep At to pitch.
Last year Douglas won sixteen
games for us. which was nothing
remarkable for a pitcher on a
championship club. Give me any
good young pitcher and I'll win
fifteen or sixteen games a season
with him; but five pitchers like that
wouldn't win the pennant for a
club. However, II Douglas comes
here and is willing to sign I shall
be glad to have him; but. as / said
before. he must sign at my terms
or not at all. haven't heard from
him. but shall get in touch with
him and find out whether or not he
Is coming.
'As far as Jess Barnes is con-
cerned. I assume that he Is salts
fed with the contract I sent mas
much as he has come here. The
same goes for Meusel and Rawlings.
who arrived today, though neither
OF them is signed; also Earl Smith,
who ought to get here today. l
haven't received any offers for
either Douglas or Barnes, and II
they are content to play for me
again l am not particularly inter-
ested in any"
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
HARRY GREB, MIDDLEWEIGHT,
= HAS KNOCKED OUT HEAVIES

would be duck soup for him. In
his last fight with Tom Gibbons,
Harry chased Tom all around the
ring. and for a long time Gibbons
would not consider another match.
"Greb saw active service in the
navy during the war.
Sincerely.
GEORGE ENGEL."
Engel knows a fighter when he
sees one He managed Frank
Klaus, worlds midleweight cham
pion, when Klaus beat Carpenter
and Papke in France He has been
with Benny Leonard and Billy Glib
son for years, and has had Harry
Greb through a long list of sue.
cessful fights.
Whatever Greb's future. it lis a
wonderful feat for a man weigh
ing from $50 to 16S pounds to fight
heavyweiGhts like Bill Brennan.
Kid Norfolk. Bob Roper. Billy
Miske. Madden. Keiser. Dillon and
all that lot. and be returned a fair
ly consistent winner.
I see by advertising in the papers
that Barnes and Hutchison. touring
the West and South and now down
in Texas, are wearing 'sFitzem's
sport coats" aHoofzem's golf
Shoes" "Nearly-wool golf stock
ings." Ripping golf shirts" and
cheerily drinking Almost ale" at
the nineteenth hole.
They still. however. struggle
along with their own game"
Charlie Paddock is on again. af.
ter being of again for at least q
month. The sprinting king an
nounced his shnal. positive retire.
ment in December, reconsidered In
January, retired a couple of weeks
later and has now started training
So Dean Cromwell will probably
have a chance to send King Charles
after that quarter mile record this
spring. And IL he goes after it.
he'll probably get 1t.
from 100 yards to a quarter mile,
Charlie Paddock would have all
the past and present sprinting
champions looking like never-rans.
He is a remarkably strong runner.
and the quarter Is likely to be his
best distance.
1t would be unfortunate IL Pad
dock changed his mind again. Any
one can hit a typewriter, but there
is only one Paddock on the track.
Over in England they have a no.
tion their leading tennis players
possess more stamina and last long
er than American stars. The Brit
ons question the efficiency of our
aggressive style of game. They
believe the Americas tennis cham
pion burns out" too soon
Writing in a recent. issue of
prominent London publication III.
Roper Barrett says:
Too much Is made. I think. OF
the modern fiery service: II rarely
lasts for long.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
ALOysians Tackle
Yankees March rs

The final game between the Yam
KEGS and Aloysians for the District
basketball championship will be
played in the Ryan GYM George.
town University. Thursday, March
16.
This was agreed upon at a con-
ference last night between Nate
Sauber. the new pilot of the Yanks,
and Owen J. Cleary, chairman of
the Aloysius athletic committee.
NThe names of two officials were
also selected to. handle the game.
Their names will be announced
Permission to stage to game in
the Ryan gym was granted by
Father McDonough. faculty director
of Georgetown.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
Dempsey Not Fussy
As to Opponents Color

NEW YORK, March 2. - Jack
Dempsey was in a box at the Hip
podrome with Gov. Edwards, of New
Jersey, when word was brought that
Harry Wills had hung the ringing
raspberry on Kid Norfolk in the Sec
ond round.
~SWill you fight wills?" he was
asked.
"I'll fight anybody, white. black.
yellow or green. it I get the price"
the champion replied.
"Yes, and I'll make you fight in
New Jersey" said the New Jersey
governor.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
Buff Tackles Dempsey.

NEW YORK. March 2,-Tiny John
ny Buff, holder of the American fly-
weight and worlds bantamweight IT,
ties. will have the next crack at Jack
Dempsey's title.
They meet in a three-round eXhi-
bition at the Hippodrome Monday
night. and Buff says he wifi claim
the title il he knocks out the big
boy. .... ,.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
Another for Turner.

Joe Turner swon his match Jfover
Zeke Smith last night at the Capt.
toi Theater. taking two out Of three
falls. Turner won the first fall in
thirty -four minutes. Smith took the
second In thirty-six minutes and
Tufncr copied the deciding fan in
twenty-seven minutes. Pat O'Con-
nor Ffereed:
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
KELCHNER DEFEATS
WISEMAN, 100 TO "a

George Kelchner and George
Wiseman staged nip-and-tuck
game in last nights match in the
pocket billiard tourney at the
Grand Central before the former
earned the verdict by a 10o-to- %
score. After Kelchner assumed the
lead, Wiseman improved in his play
and passed his opponent. 1t was
anybody's game until the last
frame. Frank Knell and Joe Ken
nedy will meet in tonight's tussle
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
Havoc A. C. Meets.

The Havoc A. C. held a meeting
last night, at 50 ". street northwest.
Among the players who attended
were: Atkinson. Mealy, Melick.
Margolis, Jones, Smith, lswaters.
O'Connor. O'Donoghue, Schaefer, E.
Davis. n. Davis. widmayer, Harring-
ton and Jerry Ross. .,
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
Eagles Elect Manager.

Benton Minnich was elected man
ager of the Soldiers' Home Eagles
at reorganization meeting. Jerry
Richards will captain the nine.
Among the players who will try for
positions are: John Dyer. Bennie
Himel, Francis Tuany, Vaughn Nell
son and Roy Sewers.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
YANKEES BEAT =.
.VAGABONDS, 1928

ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 1.-The
Congress Heights Yankees Of WASH
ington defeated the crack .Vagabond
club Of this city here tonight in the
State Armory, playing before a ca
pacity crowd, 4S to 2S. The local
team. which was outplayed by the
Capital team at all stages Of the
game, did not present their strongest
lineup, Dehringer. former Naval
Academy center. and Freeny. former
st. Johns star. being out - the
game, due to injuries.
The Yanks' passing was as good
as any ever witnessed on a local
hoor. Bill Lush. Navy basketball
coach, who refereed the game, said
after the final whistle that the Yam
KEGS were the best passing and clean
est-playing team that he had ever
seen. Musterman and Wilson played
hest for the local faar,
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03

ouust1tulIoHS = Goetz Tor CatIin:
Costello for Atherton; Thompson. for
Wilson; Wilson for Anderson; Ste.
vens Tor Craig; Short for Ridgley.
Field goals-Heddons, 10; Atherton.
8; Ingley, 4; Catlin, Ford, Goetz. Co.'S
tello. Musterman,! s; Thompson, An
derson. Wilson. 3; Short, 2. Free
tosses-Heddons, out of Z; Wilson,
out of 8. Referee-Lush Naval
Academy.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
BOWLING RESULTS
COMMERCIAL.

Totals. ass 4e2 478 Totals. ass 45s 460
BUREAU ENGRAVING A PRINTING.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-03

, Totals. a.s $50 4is, To.al... 1as 80 sss
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18
WEEKLY FINANCIAL REVIEW

New York, June I7-Stock market
prices broke sharply again this week
after several incidents which seemed to
Justify the hope that the preceding
weeks. define had been effectively
checked. Later reversals were so dras-
tic. however, as to convey the idea that
many weak spots yet remained.
Oils suffered more han any other
group. but steels, equipments, motors
and shipping paid heavy toll. the latter
rejecting poor trade conditions and
waning prospects of ship subsidy legts-
lation. secondary or cheap rails also
Apart from the likelihood Of more
acute labor difficulties. with the ap-
proach of the mid-year, industrial and
general business conditions offered no
explanation for the additional deprecia-
ton of values which also affected the
leading commodities, notably grains
and cotton.
Although brokers' loans were main
tanned at the years record total. o
rates remained relatively easy and re-
newals Of commercial paper on a lower
basis were made on what is commonly
known as good names"
The coal strike continued to reflect
itself in higher operating costs. but pro-
duction Of steel and iron, as we'll as
other finished materials. held at the
a pid pace set In May and April. Quo
tations for metals shaded slightly, de
spite further foreign demand for cop
per.
In the international field the most
event was the reduction OF
the Bank of England discount rate to
the lowest figure since January. 1914.
Advices from Washington gave no sign
that his action would influence the
present conservative policy of the fed
eral reserve board.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18

Chicago, June 17.-SeIling to antic-
ipate enlarged arrivals Of wheat in the
southwest, where the harvest is nearly
general. has carried prices downward
THIS week in the market here. Com
pared with a week ago, wheat Saturday
morning was Il cents to AZ cents off;
corn q cents lower to Z cents higher;
oats varying from 2 cents decline to a
shade advance, and provisions at diff
ferences which ranged from a setback
or i2nl5 cents to a rise OF 2 cents.
Inc wheat market went to q point
where the question YVES seriously press
ed as TO whether returns were already
below the cost of production. British
dealers, however, were reported as can
ceiling purchases, and bears wero con
tnding that a bumper domestic crop
OF winter wheat appeared to be almost
a certainty. At this juncture, news Of
excessive heat in the west and south
west. together with discovery Of black
rust in the northwest. tended to rally
some. Word Of premature ripening Of
wheat in parts Of Kansas, Oklahoma
and Missouri became a special source
Of anxiety.
Corn was sustained in price by svt-
n OF continued rural demand for
feeding. On the other hand, liberal
supplies made the oats market sag.
=. Provisions were. governed mainly by
the changes in the price OF hogs.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18

isfactory as to have the strikers 90
back. The average business man is
primarily interested in having people
employed and to business as a whole
it makes little difference for whom in
dividuals work.
Il prophesy that the threatened rail-
way strike will end by the men shifting
jobs. These men engaged in the main
tenance of way, are largely men who
have not been able to secure positions
in trades. Under present business con-
ditions the cut is justified, as these men
could not secure elsewhere a wage
equivalent to what the railroads are
now paying them. If. however, bust
ness continues to improve this summer
and the demand for labor increases, it
is very probable that the best of these
maintenance of way men will get posi-
tions in the building and other trades
while the railroads will import a new lot
of men from the country.
For the past year or two we have
seen in the papers accounts merely of
wage cuts. Reductions have run all
the way from 10 per rent to 80 per
cent, with an average of about % per
cent. l should not be surprised to see
some advances from this time on. The
Firestone Tire and Rubber
has already advanced wage 10 per cent.
Other concerns which are temporarilv
short of labor are offering more money.
1t is. however, interesting to note that
the labor unions were not successful
in holding up wages at the time Of the
decline and are not forcing increase at
this time. History is simply REPEATING
itself. The law of supply and demand
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18
Stock Market
a. seen by
Bulls q Bears
Reported by H. h. Lake & Co.

Reported by H. b. Lake & Co.
New York, June 17.-During the first
hour the market was a trifle easier ex-
cept in the case OF Mexican Petroleum
or other shares where a specific influ-
ence such as the favorable news touch
ing on the Mexican matter accelerated
the inquiry for same. In the last hour.
however, teh general market moved
forward and some of the buying was
undoubtedly caused b. the favorable in
depreciation placed on the latest de-
velopments that ave to do with the
future Of the southern border country.
OF course, considerable short covering
which was probably representative OF a
desire to even up commitments at the
week enc had much to do with the
improving price tendency. At the same
time, however. II was observed that
small defines in the market were at
tracing a broader buying power and it
can be said that the market on the
whole seems to offer more stubborn
course. the injection Of the Mexican
situation as a bullish influence looms
up now in a way that would seem to
bespeak better things in a business way
as a result of the apparent amicable
understanding arrived at between the
INIT and the International bankers
committee. However. 1t may be well to
pay strict attention to further develop
ments touching on the o at least
until there are definite signs of a rati-
t~ication of the agreement by all parties
'iiat 1t look as though. there may be
an extension Of the rally especially as
there has beer further sharp declines
IN the last y days.-Logan & Bryan.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18

New York Market


New York, June 17.-Stock market
prices rose and fell in the widest con-
fusion during Saturdays short session.
The net result, however. showed a
number of successful gains.
Announcement over night OF the
signing Of an agreement for reorgan-
ization eff Mexico's foreign debt was a
strong sentiment factor as indicated by
the further strength Of Mexican Petro-
leum n affiliated stocks.
Realizing of profits and short selling
Of motors and equipments and miscel-
temporarily and effected fresh unset
Element. This was overcome before
the close on renewed buying OF Mexi-
cans and a sudden uDrush in prices Of
independent steels, several OF the prom
inent automobile issues and rails. The
latter. especially coalers. showed re-
~straint, however, in connection with
latest aspects Of the labor situation.
Among the few distinctly heavy is
sues was Lima Locomotive. traders
pany's plan Of recaoitalization. Its
trend was a striking contrast to that
of Baldwin Locomotive and other pop
ular equipments. Sales amounted 5O0,-
600 shares.
Foreign exchanges again were unset
tied, brokers reporting an increase Of
selling orders on London, Paris and
Amsterdam. Demand sterling at 4.43Ss
was 5@s cents below the weeks highest
quotation. The French rate forfeited
another eight points and recessions
among neutrals, particularly Dutch and
Scandinavian bills, ranged from Z to
10 points.
In keeping with forecasts, actual
loans and discounts Of the clearing
house disclosed another expansion,
lifting the total of that account to
slightly more than $4,000, 000, 900, the
years high record. Net demand depos-
it's showed a net gain of about s123,-
0 .OO0 and a cash increase OF $32 400
900 expanded actual excess reserves to
almost S64, O00. 900.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18
livestock
AT CHICAGO

Chicago. June 17.-Cattle - Receipts
500; compared with week ago: strictly
good and choice steers 1Oc to 15c high
er; others Is to 40 cents lower; with
uneven decline Of 5 to 70 cents on COM
mon grassy yearlings; weeks top beef
steers 1918: best long yearlings 1856;
dry lot beef cows and heifers 15c and
Csc lower; others. mostly grassy, Csc
to 75c lower; inner and cutters.
stockers and feeders largely Csc off;
bulls about steady; veal calves $3.50
sc.2o lower; weeks bulk prices beef
steers $685. TO 1915; stockers and feed
ers S6.75GS; cows and heiferE $3.50
7.25: Gamers and cutters S3.10Q4; veal
calves s9d9.75.
Hogs-Receipts 5000; market opened
firm on better grades; fully steady
with Fridays best time; top $10.75;
bulk s10G1075; Follower light heavy
mixed packing grades slow to lower:
pigs about steady; mostly S9.50G1O.25;
heavy weight $1o.40Q1o.65: medium
s10.60q1o.75; light $1070Q10.75: light
light $10.25G10.7 10: packing sows smooth
packing sows rough $500
$40: killing pigs s9.25410.30.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; practically all
direct to packers: market nominal;
compared with week ago: killing classes
lambs mostly s2@2.26 lower: yeariings
lower: sheep o0c lower; closing
bulk prices fat lambs S12412.25; culls
native S607; fat y~earlings s9.50G11;
wethers S6Q7; fat ewes $2.o0Q6.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18

determines wages as it determines
prices. If business begins to pick up
this summer, as l anticipate it will, the !
demand for labor will increase. Owing
to the fact that immigration has been !.
cut off, this will necessarily cause EN-
ployers to bid against one another andfi
wages will again go up. for a time at
least. Considering a long period Of
years in the future, the trend of wages
may continue downward, but the tenn
porary upturn would not be surprising.
THE Babsonchart on business condi-
tons is acting in a very peculiar way
and Is suggestive of a turn for the bet
ter within the next few weeks. The
time is fast approaching when one half
of the proceeding area of expansion
will be offset. When this time comes,
it can be truly said that we have turned
the corner. This does not mean that
we are about to enter a period of pros
perity, but it Hoes mean that we are
on the home stretch and have seen the
worst. The Babsonchart index today
stands at II per cent below normal.
This is due to the increased building
which is evident throughout the coun-
try. Moreover, this building boom is
only beginning. We may expect con-
cluded Mr.. Babson, a real scarcity in
certain classes of labor during the bal
ance of the year."
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strictly reserved).
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18
AT L ST. PAUL

South st. Paul, June 17.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 200; market compared with week
ago: Good and choice beef steers and
butcher stock steady TO 25c lower; 9TH
er dry feds 2oc and SOC lower; grass
feds iully zoe lower; spots off more:
canners and cutters 25c and so lower,
bologna bulls steady to 2o lower: stock
ers and feeders unevenly Csc and 75c
lower; quotations at close. common to
good beef steers s6.5043.75; bulk $3.50
8.25; Gamers and cutters S2.50Q3; DO
iogna bulls $3.50Q4.25; calves receipts
none; market compared with week ago:
fully $1.75 lower; best lights at close
S7.50@ $50; bulk S7.b01S; second s4Q5.
Hogs-Receipts 100; market mostly
steady; range $3.50 to $3.50; bulk 1855
d1O.3o; good PIGS s1075.
Sheep-Receipts 100; market about
steady; compared with week ago: new
crop lambs mostly 81 lower; better
grades closing at sl1a11.50; ewes about
81 lower; spot native ewes closing at
SEA {. so.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18
DIGEST
q THE WEEK i'm BUSINESS 9
By The Tribune.

capital to other markets offering q
higher return.
The abandonment, for several months
at any rate, of the project of a great
international loan to Germany has
made the German economic plight
worse than ever. Without help from
abroad, Germany must depend upon
two expedients which have already been
tried-increase in taxation and a
forced loan to be absorbed by German
business men. The best opinion is that
the new tax program will prove in
adequate because it will not reach
German capital that long ago was sent
put of the country. 1t will fall upon
domestic incomes, already overbur-
dened. As for the forced loan. It will
surely have a discouraging effect upon
industry and if it does not bring ABOUT
reduced production will at least stand
in the way of any advance.
Germany Cannot Underbid World
A year ago it was a favorite theory
that on account of her vastly depreci-
ated currency which meant low costs
of labor and all domestic supplies. Ger
many would underbid the rest of the
world in the foreign commerce. The
falsity of this notion has now become
apparent. The result in productive
costs and the initiation in home prices
generally at length brought German ex-
port values to a close approach to the
market prices of the outside world. In
consequence. foreign orders have fallen
off and the cancellations on old bust
ness have become quite frequent. All
this shows in the latest foreign trade
notwithstanding the month of April
where there was an adverse balance of
imports over exports amounting to over
five billion paper marks.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18
Chicago Market
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago, June IA closing bulge
similar to the one Friday was the only
feature to an otherwise lifeless ses-
sion in wheat on the board Of trade
Saturday. Houses that were buyers
late Friday were on the buying sid
again Saturday during the closing rally.
The buying was believed to be for big
cash interest, which Is taking advan-
tage of the technical condition of the
market and force pit shorts to cover.
At the finish wheat was Y to X high
er, with July $1.13% to $1.14H, and Sep
TENDER $1.12A to SLIPS: corr unchang-
ed to % lower; oats were unchanged to
e off, While provisions showed 7h to
12h cents decline.
There was a Jack of enthusiastic buy
ing OF wheat in the early trading.
Commission houses bought September
on a moderate scale early and July
came out rather freely, tending to
widen the difference somewhat.
Corn n oats were rather dull. Lo-
cal traders bought corn early while
commission houses sold and the mar
ket on the whole showed an easy I'M
relatively poor. but so far had little ef-
relatively poo but so far had littlt ef-
feet on the market.
The prices Of futures ranged as fol-
lows:
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18
AT KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, June l7.-Cattle Re
ceipts 500; for week: better grade Of
beef steers strong TO 10c higher; others
weak to so cents lower; top $3.50. bet
ter grade she stock and yearlings zoe
to CSC lower; others mostly Soc lower:
some off more; cutters CSC to 30 lower:
Gamers steady; bulls 16c to 26c lower;
calves $1.50n2 lower.
Hogs-Receipts 1000: fairly active;
strong to SC higher: shippers not buy
ing; top S10.55; bulk $50 and 200 pound
weights $10.40G10.50; throwout sows
mostly $909.25.
sheep-Receipts 200: for week: sheep
75c to 81 lower; lambs S1.7562.25 lower;
top natives at weeks opening $3.50.