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The New York herald., 1922-05-19
SHIPMENTS ON WAY
DROP WHEAT AGAIN
Cool, Wet Weather Regarded
as Help to Crops-Foreign
Z Demand Slow.

CHICAGO, May 1s.--Wheat closed un-
settled to-day at Nc. to &c. net decline,
with May s1.41% @142. and July
$1.261s @1.26ss. Germ finished &c. 70
&C. lower; oats 1ac. to 1Bc. or, ana
provisions unchanged to &c. advance
Weakness in May wheat became ap-
parent soon after the opening, AND de-
veloped rapidly In the last haif hcur.
The leading seller was specuiator
whose favorite position is on the pear
side. In addition to prospective large az
rivals of wheat here from the country
the prevailing cool. wet weather' re-
garded as likely to improve botn the
winter and spring crops did much TO IN
spire bearish sentiment. Besides. Foreign
demand was slow. despite reports tna'
France was after new crop wheat. he, re.
newaI of an estimate that 6s,ooo'eoo
bushels still remained available for ex-
port from Argentina counted as q de-
pressing factor.
Corn and oats sagged with wheat, not
withstanding that rains tended 10 oe-
Law the completion OF corn planting:
Higher quotations on nogs gave firm-
ness to provisions.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
NEWARK BANK PAYS 414 P. c,
Howard Savings Institution In
creases Interest Rate.

The Howard Savings Institution of
Newark has increased it's interest rate
TO Az per cent. on deposits amounting
up to and including $1,000. and to 3m
per cent. ON deposits in excess of $1,000,
Samuel s. Dennis, its president, an
nounced yesterday. The rate on deposits
of less than $1,000 had been 4 per cent.
and that on deposits of more than $1,000
3 per cent.
The interest was increased. it was
said, on the conviction that depositors, to
whom the assets of the bank belong,
should be put on the same basis as
United States Government bonds In the
matter of interest payments. The
Howard is the oldest savings bank in
New Jersey. having 10000 depositofs.
1t has assets of $43,0O0,0oo. s10,o00,000
of which is invested in Government
bonds,
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
s1,322.sOo Utility Issue.

A new issue of s1,s22.soo of Northern
New York Utilities. Inc, first lien and
refunding, series B, 6 per cent. bonds is
being brought out to-day for public SUBJ
scription by f. l.. Carlisle e Co.. Inc.
and u. III. Rollins & Sons, at par and
accrued interest. They are dated May
l. 1922. are due on May /. 1s47, and are
non-callable. Their proceeds will be
used to reimburse the company for past
capital expenditures and provide $1,000
900 to cover the cost of It's new hy-
draulic development of 1900 horse
power at Brown Falls, Lewis county,
N. Y. The company owns and operates
gas properties in Watertown, N. Y. with
a capacity of 2.215,000. cubic feet, and
electric light and power properties serv-
ing thirty communities in northern New
York adjacent to Watertown. Its net
earnings in 1921 were "a times all in
terest charges. including the present
issue.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Average Bond Prices
May IS, I9ee.
BOND NEWS AND NOTES.
s1.75o.ooo Sugar Flotation.~

A syndicate composed of Kelley, Dray-
ton & Co., Waiting. Lerchen & Co.,
Detroit. and William l.. Ross & Co, Inc.
Chicago. are offering new issue Of
$1,750,000 of the Columbia Sugar Com
pany's first mortgage 7la per cent sink
ing fund gold bonds, due on July 1, 1882.
They are secured by closed first mort
gage on all the company's fixed assets.
owned or which may be acquired, which.
when appraised in April. 1922. were
valued at more than 2.9 times the
amount of this issue. the proceeds of
which are to be used to fund the COM
pany's current indebtedness and provide
1t with additional working capital The
bonds are offered at 100 and interest 10
yield ~ per cent.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
IDLE FREIGHT CARS DECLINE.
Surplus freIght cars on American rail.

SURPLUS Freight cars on American rail-
roads we're 521.746 cars on May 8, a
decrease of 7.912 In week. according
20 reports OF the American Railway AS
sociations car service division. or that
total 353,239 we're in serviccable condi-
ton and the remaining 16s.507 needed
repairs. the largest number since March
IS, when 1915 cars were reported in
unserviceable condition. on May sur
plus box cars numbered S6.604. a de.
crease OF s.049 In week. and idle coal
cars decreased s,s0t IN the same period
10 226,276
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Municipal Offerings.

The Liberty Central Trust Company
ST. Louis, is Offering 100000 of the
Howard and SEWER counties. Arkansas,
road Improvement. District No. is per
cent. serial bonds. due in 1926 to 1945
inclusive.
Blanchet. Thornburgh & Vandersall.
Toledo, are Offering s13s,000 of Brad
ford county, Florida, 6 per cent. road
Improvement bonds 10 mature In 1880
TO 1862 inclusive, to yield SIS per cent.
They are general obligations OF the
county and payable from ad valorem
taxes on all property there.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Subscriptions Closed.

Subscription books for the Virginia.
Carolina Chemical Company's first mort
gage per cent. bonds offered yesterday
by a syndicate headed by Blair & Co.,
Inc. Hallsarten & Co.. the Equitable
Trust Company of New York and the
Chase Securities Corporation. have been
closed.
Bonbright & Co., the Federal Securi-
ties Corporation and Hayden. Stone &
Co. announce that, the subscription books
for the S12,500,000 Commonwealth
Power Corporations 6 per cent. bonds
have been closed, the issue having been
oversubscribed.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
SOUTHERN NEW CARS ASSURED,

WASHINGTON, May 1s-The Southern
Railway received permission to-day ia
guarantee payment of the interest and
principal of ss,300,000 In equipment
trust certificates. The securities will be
sold by Philadelphia financial institu-
tion as trustee, but the funds will go
to the railroad for the purchase OF new
rolling stock.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON May 1s.-Gilt edge securities
and oil shares we're active and prices gen
orally were frmer on the Stock Exchange
to-day. Quotations follow
Bar silver, 3Td. an ounce.
Bar gold. OBS I'd.
Money, 1M per cent.
Discount rates: Short bills and three
months BILLS, 2fs62M per cent.
2h per cent. consols, 5S.
British 3 perscent. war loan. 09ss.
British AZ per cent. war loan. 90.
DE Beers. 117s
Rand Mines, 2N.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Roger. brown Contracts.

The New York Stock Exchanges COM
mittee on securities rules that contracts
for the Rogers Brown Iron Company's
twenty year general and refunding z
per cent. bonds. due on May 1, ,~1942.
when issued, must be settled on Mon
day by deliveries of its temporary
bonds
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Rumanian Loan Expected.

Bankers were inclined to treat seri-
ously the report that New York may
participate In large long term loan to
Rumania- The Rumanian Government
is said to be negotiating with Paris and
London bankers for loan, its proceeds
to be used to pay all Rumania's out
standing Treasury notes issued in
foreign currencies. Representatives OF
New York bankers in Europe are re-
ported to be making representations to
participate In the loan.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Loss ny SWIFT INTERNATIONAL

Swift. International reports for 1921
a net ioss OF s6.7O6.i99 IN contrast TO
profit of si14S,t29. or S2.76 q share
earned on the s225O0,O00 of its S15
capital stock In 1890. The deficit was
increased to s1o.437.23s after payment
Of dividends in contrast TO surplus OF
s412,0sa IN 1920. AS the result of heavy
loss thel elIoxnpany's surplus dropped from
e2g,15s,e1e 20 y12,62s,s17,
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
CHICAGO PRICES.
NEW YORK PRICES.

wuEAT-No. . red and No. hard, si.51M;
No / Manitoba, $3.50: No. 2 mixed durum.
ass f, track nslSolS New snS Yors N erriys White
sos.c-: No. q mixed, s01sc.: c. !. Z. New York.
OATs-No. . white. Soc; No. 3 white.
4silc, No 4 white, 47c.; fancy clipped white.
5siid5sc.: ordinary clipped white, o2a54c.;
all elevator.
RYE-No. 2 Western. sf.23. Z. o. b., and
ri 2fM, O. 4. 4. New York export.
BARLEY-Maltins. 7T9sic.. c. !. T. New
HAy-No. 1, ssiaa2; No. Q. s29as1; No. Q.
soGncS; shipping, $2%T26 per ton.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
LEE RUBBER EARNINGS.

The Lee Rubber and Tire Corpora
tion's earnings for the first quarter of
1922 were s139.360, or 92 cents share
on it's outstanding stock after all charges
and taxes, in contrast to So cents a
share in the corresponding period Of
1921, II
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
Ex DIVIDEND TABLE.
lnNnnN MnnL.

LONDON, May is.--There were 10.57J
bales offered In to-dny's wool sales. There
vas full attendance. the demand continued
Mrong and all sections bought freely az full
Mfssnt rates. The series VIII close to-
morrow.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
o. s. CERTIFICATES AND NOTES
CusroM HOUSE RrcErrTs.

Receipts for duties at the Custom House
yesterday were sTs9 800 ,01. or which $751;
T36 20 was for merchandise Withdrawn from
bonded warehouses. and sU96.i34 Al for re-
cent importetons.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19

PARIS, May 1S.-Prices were firms on tho
Bourse to-day. Quotations follow.
The New York herald., 1922-05-19
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-03-15

Sc vENDE PAPEL vIEJo A $500
QUINTAL
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Notas de sport

Ell GAME DEL tMoRRo" Ell
sCoLECTIvA' NO REcIBE M UNI
CERo EN- Los NUEvE INNINGS.
don PEPITo EENUNcTA COMO
MANAGER DEL 'TREs BANDE-
RAS".-LA DEBACLE
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colberg. Despues que Sc aprob6 La
constitution por la cual Sc ha de regir
ell club, Sc prosecute la election de la
directiva, que result6 ser la siguiente:
Presidente: Manuel Garcia valdedios;
vice-presidente, Manuel Garcia Diaz;
secretario Federico Garcia we've;
tesorero, Ramon Colberg; vacales: Jo-
Sc A. vizcarrondo, Guillermo A. Saliva
y Justo Rivera.
Los colores que Sc escogieron como
simbolo del CLUB son, verde y
blanco.
Aunque actualmente Ell "Club De.
portivo" consta solamente de cuaren-.
ia miembros, esperamos que ell pueblo
de Rio Piedras ayude dar reaIce
esta nueva sociedad, por 10 cual esps-
ramos que en- breve ingresaran en- 81 un
ndmerO crecidisimo de j6venes.
A. Diaz GARCIA.
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DOS RENIDos DEsAF1os
EN- GUAYANIl

FL domingo cinco del corriente mes sc
lnevaron efecto dos desafios de base
ball en- la culta ciudad de Guayama, en-
ire las novenas locales 1878" y "Gus-
yama Stars contra los muchachos del
''Humacao Stars
En- ell desafio de la mafiana los huma-
palos, sobresaliendo Thompson Herman
dee. Podemos asegrfar, sin tenor rec
tiicaci6n alguna, que el desafio de Ia
lnafiana fue una verdadera 'tbachata'',
rues bola estaba continuamente en- Ell
garete debido la fuerte majagua de
los players del Humacao.
Ell "Humacao Stars salio triunfa-
COR por TN "score' de diez tres. A
las dos y media de la tarde Ell umpire"
dio la VOC de "play'', presentandose el
Humacao Stars, el cual iba lidiar
con los del "Guayama Stars. FL pd-
blico va saba qui6n resultarfa venceaor,
pues en- el campo e5taban Simon, cat
cher; Pe1lin, pitcher; Babeta, pri
1rera; Marino en- segunda; CULLEN, Ell
terror de los lanzadores, en- tercera,
ademas MARCHING Guitar, oueteco y
Eenoves.
Daba lastima ver los eSfuerZos que
hacia el Humacao por pisar ell home
zero sin resultado alguno. Un 'fiy' cal
do nos ocasiono dos carreras y dos ca
rreras mas un chit" que dsscuido nues-
ttro pitcher. A pesar de este Ell "Gra
yama'' tenia anotadas siete carreras.
Babeta, con tres en- base, dio un tre-
mendo l. home rum. Guitar, Simon,
Marcelino, Genoves, todos dieron tre-
.nendos "two'' ''three baggers".
Ell juego termin6 las seis y media,
len Ell setimo inning, con un ''score''
de siete cuatro, en- favor del Guaya-
ma.
Con esta victoria uueda fuera de du-
da la fortaleza del ''Guayama Stars
el cual esta en- condolences de hacerle
frente cualquier novena de primera
clase.
4
Para el pr6ximo domingo nos visitara
el "coamo'', ell cual cuents al formi-
dable atleta Guarionet Delgado, vence-
dor de Beitia.
Contestando a una cr6nico nue apare-
clio en- Ell MUNDo, en- la cual autorizan
a Paco Lopez, manager" del "colec
tiva'', para que nos rete, he de decir
que no cedemos ninguna un pie de
terreno que pronto tendremos el en-
cuentro, pues por ahora tenemos va
rios compromises.
Nos permitimos hacerle una pregua-
ia a Rafael Brown del "colectiva" pa
IA que nos conteste la pregunta que le
Ihiciera Jacinto Hernandez, manage"
del "Humacao Stars.
Sc nos ocurre preguntar: Gdespu6s del
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CONSULTORIO
MGdico Quirdrgico y de Intermediates
de la sangre.
DIR. BoCANEGRA LOPEZ
.= -
AVISO

Para desvanecer ciertas dudas me
complazco en- anunciar al p1blico que
uso exclusivamente NEOSALVAR-
SAN ALEMAN LEGITIMO, ell dnico
importado en- Puerto Rico, hasta la
fecha, mediante la dnica Licencia
concedida, los senores Pesquera &
Pesquera de esta plaza. Nuestro
NEOSALVARSAN ALEMAN fue
examinado por los Laboratories del
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oTRo TRrUNFo EN- RIO p1EDRAs
Guayama, mario 10.


Rio Piedras esta de placemes con ell
nuevo CLUB que los entusiastas j6-
venes de eta poblaci6n han sabido
organizar y sabran sostener FL NOM
bre del Club es 'Deportivo''.
Pertenecen esta sociedad los j6venes
mas preEtigiosos de Rio Piedras, todos
los cuales luchan por ell progreso y
bienestar de su pueblo.
Los fnes que persigue este club son
elevados. otro de los prop6sitos del
Club es ell estrechar mas los Ia
zcs de aniistad y confanza entire sus
mismos miembros. La primera reunion
del Club Sc llev6 efecto en- la re-
sidencia del correcto joven don Ramon
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IeUA LOUIE MoNcHo REYES:

Sc nos informa que Allende encarga
do del diamante'' del Condado, dice
que Ell que no esta con el, esta contra
su novena, v lay! del que 1e niegue los
terrenos a algunas novenas que los do
mingos iban hacer sus juegos ALI.
Esto 10 ponemos en duda, amigo Mi
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JOHN LEWIS

Stop S1a Puerta de TERRA.
Telefono s29.
Pago por:
Bronco grueso 31h 4 cts. libra /;
cobre grueso, 4A y 5 cts. libra; alu-
mimic (limpio) Y 515 cts. libra; tu-
bos de gonna / u cts. brocce fno a
2y IA cts. y cobre fino a 8 liz y
centavos.
Compro cualuuier cantidad.
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Despues de las dos derrotas desastro-
sas, la renuncia de Don Pepito y 10 in
disciplinado que estan rcsultando sus
players no lie queaa otro canine a
la novena de las "Tres'', que Ia disolu-
'ci6n.
Els de lamentar que una novena que
durante algdn tempo Sc sostuvo firme
EN- la arena del combate, haya llegado
hasta su exterminio, motivado por la
poca correction de algunos de sus
componentes, quienes parecen recordar
aquellos tiempos en- que Sc concurria a
los "diamantes con los ganchos afila-
dos con ell fin no de jugar pelota, sino
de inferirle algunas heridas sus COM
paferos de lucha.
Con este ultimo nos referimos la Ne
grada, Quien lie ocasion6 una herida al
receptor Net del "Colectiva", hecho
del cual protestaron hasta sus mismos
compaheros del "Tres Banderas''.
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MoNcH1LE AL "conEcr1vA":

Monchile, ese muchacho que ha veni-
do desempeaando EN- ''jardin corto" del
''Tres Banderas' y que en- las filas del
extinguido 'Puerta de Tierra" ocup6
igual posici6n, hasentrado formar par
te de la novena del hume.
Felicitamos los cigarrilleros por la
adQuisici6n.
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Ell CAMPEoNATo BAsEBoLERo
EN- Ell MoREo

Los soldados que forman la iga ba-
sebolera Sc aprovecharon del buen item
po que reinaba la semana pasada a fin
de jugar todos los ''games'' posibles.
Hubo numerosas sorpresas Y errores,
per 10 cual la Compaiiia "H'' esta ocu-
pando el primer termino. FL Short Stop
Hernandez, de La compalia ''B'', en- I'm
juego que celebraba esta con la ID"
rompio el record" al bate, pues en-
cuatro veces que fue la majagua To-
gro dar dos "home runs y un "three
baggers''.
He aqui ell estado en- que Sc encontra-
ban las novenss en- la mafiana del 13:
Novena Co. H, ganado 4, perdido 0,
por ciento 1000. Co. E, ganados, 5; per-
dido 1; por ciento, $50.
Co. g, ganados 8; perdido, /; por Glen
to, $50.
Co. X, ganadOs, 8: perdido, /; por
ciento 75O.
Service, ganados, 8; perdido, 1; por
ciento 750.
"A'', ganadOs, 2; peraidos, 2; pOr
cicnto, 500.
"c'', ganadcs, 2; perdidos, Q; por
ciento, 500. 3e
"1'', ganados, 2; perdidos, 2; por
ciento, 500.
Stars, ganadOs, 2; perdidos Q; por
ciento, 500.
"B', ganado, /; perdidOs, 3; por Glen
to, $50.
"D'', ganado, !; perdidos, 8; por
ciento, $50.
Howitzer, ganado, /; perdidOs, 3;
ror ciento, $50.
no y MD, ganado, /; perdidos, g.;
por ciento, $50.
"F", ganado, o; perdidos, 4; por
ciento, 600.
LOS JUEGos QUE Sc cELEBRARAN
LA SEMANA ENTRANTE
Lunes, Stars VS.. Co. q.
Martes, Co. G. VS.. Co. B.
Microbes, Co. D VS. Co. H.
Jueves, Co. Service VS.. Co. E.
viernes Co. K vs. Co. A.
Sabado por la msiiana, Co. VS. Co. Ha.
ND.
s&bado por la tarde, Co. Howitzer VS..
Co. F.
Los dias de ejercicio, los juegos en-
rezaran las tres de la tarde y los sA-
bados las 1000 antes meridiano a
las $50 pasado meridiano.
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Quinto inning" y de acuerdo con la
liga, cuando es demasiado tarde para
continuar ell juego, quien CANA Ell desa-
flo?
EsPEcTADoR.
Guayama, MARIO 10.
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LOS JUEGos ATLETIcos DEL sA
BADO:

Muy concurridos Y animados resulta-
ron les juegos atlsticos celebrates el
sabado, los que fueron organizados por
Don Pepito, Instructor atl6tico de las
escuelas de Santurce, habiendo resulta-
do vencedores los siguientes atletaS:
Media Milla. Primero, NJ. Gonzalez; Sc
gundo, E. We've tercero T. Marin.
Broad Jump. Primero, 7. Marin; segundo
j. Urrutia Y tercero ]. L. Noa. 100 var
das Hardles., Primero ]. L. Noa. Segun-
do e. We've tercero Urrutia. 100 var
das Dash. Primero J. C6rdova, segundo
M. Gonzalez y tercero A. Garcia. High
Jump. M. Gonzalez, primero. J. Noa Sc
gundo e. We've tercero. Cuarto de mi
liza. Primero ]. Betancourt, ssgundo J..
C6rdova y tercero NJ. Gonzalez. Pole
Vault. Primero j. Noa, segundo G. Ro-
driguez y tercero J. L. Noa. 220 yardas
Dash, Primero j. Betancourt, segundo
j. C6rdova v tercero I. Noa Shot Put.
Primero J. Betancourt, segundo J. Cor
dova y tercero J. Lopez
Resultado. "Atletic Juniors 46 y
"Atletic" Giants" 3S.
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guel, pero, de ser cierto creemos que
no es justa tai resoluci6n espera1nos
que el rectifcara. MoNsANT
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Y A LA LUCIA:

A pesar de que el tires" Sc anot6 ma
da menos que cinco carreraS en- la prf-
mera ertrada, no fue 6bice para que 81
gui6ramos creyendo que los del hume
no habian de ser vencidos en- la con-
tienda.
Mariani, ell 'pitcher" mas corpulen-
to de los cigarrilleros fue Ia victima
de los del tires en- ese inning !;
por 10 cual fue retirado del "caj6n" p"
yendo a sustituirlo ell viejo Pichi, ha-
biendo realizado un trabajo eficient;si-
mo, pues solamente los de Don Pepito,
pudiercn anotarle tres carreras durante
los "episodios' restantes.
Un gran APPLAUSE recibio Don Pepi-
to, cuando por haberse retirado del ''dia
mante" Julian Chico, fuese ocupar 81
puesto. y 10 hizo con tan buena suerte,
que una "linea" que mandarin por sus
dominios, hubo de Hfldiarla" admirable
mente. Pero la ovaci6n mas grande fue,
cuando por medic de contundente "ba-
tazo", llevaba la bo1a con direction al
jardin centro, Y Agustin que le espera-
ba confado, recibio una sorpresa, pues
la ''efsride'' pas6 como una bala por
encima de su cabeza, negando Don Pepi
to hasta la "intermedia'' Y mas tarde
al "hogsr'', para mayor exito de su
oe+rayo con1o iupadoY- de Ia novena nue
iba abandonar.
Poca fue la efectividad que hubo poI
parte dc la noveha 'Colectiva'' por lc
que lc aconsejaInos un POGO mas de praC
tica, pues para enfrentarse con Ell "cu-
CO" mayagiiezano hay que eStar en- bue
ras condolences. de 10 contrario no:
veriamos obligados ''disipar" I'M po
CO de humo como dijera "Boricua".
Conque a practicar, caballercs, de
10 contrario, no me cojeran en- esa excul
sion, pucs no tengo muchos dcssos ds
venir con una felpa de la ciudad de
Tony.
He aqui ell desassre, digo Ell ''score'
de la contienda.
"Colectiva" 112S13111 LII
Tres Banderas' 90 600 0 L.
pitchers Por ell "Tres" ohech6r
y Negr6n, por Ell 'Colectiva" Maria.
nj, Don Pichi Net. ''Umpires' Acos
TIA home, Poncefito "bases''.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23

Parkinson, Phil Parks. Cecil Wylie,
and Edward Harrison; violin solo by
Gladys Currie: readings by Martha
Nicholson; christmas Milestones' by
Seville Finger, Kathline Logan, Ethel
Sa cks, Doris. Flanagan. Bertha Riggs,
Carrie Ludington and Elizabeth Fair
banks; saxophone solo by Edward Nc
Herman; The Turkey Tale" by Edlyn
Wassweiler. The last half of the hour
Miss Fuller's class presented the fol-
lowing program: piano solo by Muriel
Spalding; reading by Roy Taylor
playIet, "Tatters," by Ross Metzke.
Earl Lewis, James Mohler. James
Going; song by James Going and
Charles Whitmore.
Miss Calvert's geometry classes are
doing interesting work now in finding
lost treasures. Maps showing the
whereabouts of the treasures are
placed on the blackboards. The direc-
tions are given in the book and the
student draws the map to show the
location of the buried treasure
Last Wednesday, December 20, the
dismissed for the Christmas vacation.
Classes will ts resumed o Tuesday,
January 2, 1928. Three weeks after
this the mid-term will end.
Mrs. Rachel Shortt's and Miss Ethel
Aldrich'S advisory groups were enter
tanned by -Iiss Boughton's group with
a Victrola program.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23

Yuletides that were more than mere
dates on the calendar; with not
thought of daring to enter the grand
stores; haggling at some second-hand
store or rummage sale, over cast-otr
clothing or bits of furniture; some
body's mother--some time.
The Christmas shopper is a young
man with no overcoat, 70 money, no
job; gripped in an icy horror OF what
is ahead; feeling the tentacies OF want
and priVation closing about him; hat
ing charity, fearing starvation; cease
leSSly patro1ling the street with ms
fears and the memories OF past ChrlSt-
mas for company; looking at the tine
things for sale. and their buyers; ripe
for the time when he will demand with
force from some member of the So
ciety which is crushing him, what he
considers his rightfuI share in that So
ciety's goods; a menace, a mlS1its a
victim who may in turn victimize.
The Christmas shopper is a woman,
opuIent crude, ostentatiously seeking
for the most expensive things in jewels
and clothing-always something for
adornmenr; toe newly acquainted with
riches to bear their blessings becom-
ingly; strident in voice, exaggerated as
to accent when her guard is down;
calling the saleswoman 'tdearie; over
dressed, over -perfumed, over-beaqti-
fled; finding in Christmas only another
opportunity to blazon her wealth.
These are the Christmas shoppers,
and they have made of Christmas no
Christian festival-but a heather and
barbaric rite; mad and fostering
competitions; a heart-breaking race
filled with bitterness and regrets and
apprehenSionS; q ritual of alteration
of the Great God Front; an idiotic and
pernicious and cowardly practice.