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The Washington times., 1923-06-15

A decade ago a bout between an
American champion and an invader
from foreign shores was a joke as
far as a boxing contest was con
cerned The Yankee fighter won as
he pleased.
Times have changed. Blame it on
prohibition, the radio or what you
will you cannot get away from the
fact that every time one of the in.
vaders starts against, our best the
boys who back the home talent with
real money get ,chills down their
spinal columns.
Our champions don't appear to
pack 8 100 ner cent proof WallOp
when opposed by the boxers who
don't think prohibition makes the
greatest fighting machine.
Criqui drinks great deal Of wine
during his training.
Wilde, tits said, favors ale and
beer, following the English custom
Firpo, greatest of all foreign fight
ers, orders plain ginger ale.
Sam Langford, former Boston lido
who is battling in Mexico, says real
whiskey helps him knock out his
rivals.
Il drink plain bar whiskey," says
Sam. 81 leave the fancy drinks fol
the other fellow"
Personally we do not believe whis
key ever helped any fighter up tbs
ladder of. success. We can name
hundreds of cases where 1t ruined
star performers.
Wine and beer, though. is another
story. If taken, in moderation, each
Ii an aid to an athlete in training
Jack Dempsey drinks beer when
preparing for an important bout.
He says ii keeps him from get
ting down too fine.
Which is getting away from the
downfall of our American ring idols
America and England originally
had monopoly of boxing. Yankee
boxers then began to teach their art
around the world. The French were
the first pupils. Joe jeanette, viii
lie Lewis, Billy Papke and severa
other American boxers put TIT
game on a firm footing in France
Georges Carpenter was the frs
star to be developed. His success
caused others to take the ring game
seriously. Today there are thou
sands of boxers in France. Ant
The Washington times., 1923-06-15
oARFIELDs' VICTORIES
QUALIFY TWO PLAYERS

The Garfields killed couple of
birds with ona rock when they
defeated the Independents in a
dolbleheader. S to / and to 0.
IN addition to swelling their total
OF victories they qualified two
players for the city series Hengle
pitched both games for the Gar,
fields.
The Washington times., 1923-06-15
Couldn't Blame Him
If Running in Other
Direction

A veteran athlete, Sam john,
son, recently ran from New
York to Philadelphia in twenty
two hours. .
This remarkable outburst of
speed could be more readily un-
derstood if he was running
from Philadelphia to New York.
The Washington times., 1923-06-15
WayerIy Lads Cop

The champion Waverly Junior
plastered the Elliotts, Is to 8
Augustine pitched for Waverly.
The Washington times., 1923-06-15

"a, large portion of the Silver
Spring semi-pros also. are with the
sandlotters. They have fairly, well
distributed themselves among ,.H
number of teams and this early it
Il easy to be seen that no team
in the big class will have easy sail.
ing.
d All Of last years champions are
prSpafed to defend their titles.
Once again tho MohawIs, in the
unlimited class; WaverIys flor.
naerly Holy Namel, in the senior
division: WaverIys formerly Holy
Nanfe), in the Junior, and Lin.
Warths, Tnidgets, have strong
teams. 4.
But there are many more strong
foes for them than in 1922, when
each of the champion teams had to
fight all the way to triumph. Each
class has its crack clubs, but their
regulations have been made in pre-
lifFainary contests some of which
were not indicative OF their true
strength.
Particularly of late the series
contenders have. been using irregu-
1df line-upe, qualifying extra
plaYerse,fAr. the, championships.
There are, numerous new teams
and among them several dark
horses in the title scrap.
II ID requested that managers
Of teams bring their entries In
person, II possible. Leaders in the
sandlOt series win be at hand to
give any information or to accept
any concerning the title event,
paFticuIarfy In the latter case
with regard to playing fields.
The names OF all teams and
players entered will be published
IN The Washington Times tornor-
rev. Team managers will be al
The Washington times., 1923-06-15
Legionnaires Win.

The American Legion drops a
bail game now and then, but their
defeats are few and far between.
Their latest victory was at the ex-
pense of the Comforter Club. score,
g to
The Washington times., 1923-06-15
Epiphanys on Top.

The Epiphany juniors slugged
their way to victory over the
Bureau of Navigation team, Is to
TO-. The Navigators scored seven
fhf sixth and nearly fled
the score, but Epiphany hoped
right back with four. in the seventh.
The Washington times., 1923-06-15
ENTRIES CLOSE TONIGHT
FOR GREAT SANDL0T
81. BASEBALL SERIES
By X. D. THOMAS.

With participants expected entries for the
indpndnt ssnd0t championship series Of Washington will
Munsey building twelfth floor two down the hall from
The Washington Times sports department. s
Teams virtually neghborhood in the city plan
pete city titles various classes Indications today
would
last disbandg the Rex Athletic Club has
big greatly strengthened Another fierce sug
The Washington times., 1923-06-15
Junior Order Wins.

The Junior Order team made! il
two. straight over the uilIuckJ
Phils A. c.. the score being Is to 0
They will play another game today
on the Congress Heights field.
The Washington times., 1923-06-15
AMERICA IS TOTTERING
ON BOXING THRONE
By JACK CONWAY.

BOSTON, ring losing their places in
the II
Foreign boxing stars threaten rule Of the ring
Eugene snathed the fatherweight
from johnny Kilbanes aged. brow.
Jimmy Wilde brilliant Welshman, still cngs to the fyweght
championship.
Luis Angel Fpo Argentine warrior well his to wreck
the heavy I.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
ASK WHEAT FREIGHT
RATES BE REDUCED

A 20 per cent cut in freight rates
on wheat and -four destined for ex-
port markets is asked by Gray Silver,
Washington representative of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
in letter sent today to the Inter
state Commerce Commission,
a'The price of American wheat Is
made by competition in the European
market and one of the principal
causes for the low prices of grain
now received by the western wheat
grower is that nearly 80 per cent of
the price received at the primary
markets Is turned over to the car
riers for. freight charges" says Mr..
Silver in this communication.
Cutting down these costs would
enable larger quantities of wheat to
mrove abroad. thereby reducing the
surplus which is holding down the
prices. in this country. - -s.-is,+,.
"The wheat growers must be given
assistance in disposing of this sur
plus through expectation. in order
that fair and reasonable price may
be received for the grain consumed
in this country
I'm our view the rates on wheat for
export are too high in ratio to
other commodities. II is possible that
changes may take place in the future
that will alter these ratios,T and we.
therefore. do not ask the reduction
to be fixed for more than the present
crop year"
Evening star., 1923-09-24
FEW BOND OFFERINGS.
Last Week and Last Month Make
Low Records.

NEW YORK, September 24.--New
bond offerings last week were limited,
the total for the week being $27,201.-
O0e, as compared with $41,443,0O0, ex-
elusive of the governments $780,
100000 offering, the previous week.
The scarcity of new issues last week
resulted largely from the pressmen' s
strike causing newspapers to be
printed in abbreviated form and with
out any large financial advertise
ments.
Two large railroad issues. reported
ready, were delayed, the $12,000,00o
Union Pacific and $10.000,000 Great
Northern equipment trust certificates.
The total of new financing for
August was $168.060.460, the lowest
since February, 1922. 1t compared
with S191,300,440 in July. Corpora
tion financing for the first eight
months of the year aggregated
S2,458, 100000 against $2,260, ,000, 900
during the. corresponding period of
1922.
Chief offerings last week were the
s1O,000,000 thirty-year 51z per cent
mortgage bonds of the Pacific Gas
and Electric Company and the $4,000, :
600 thirty-year 6 per cent mortgage
bonds of the Ohio Power Company
Both issues were readily subscribed
Evening star., 1923-09-24
INCREASE IN GRAIN
EXPORTSFOR WEEK
Decline in Wheat, But Gains
in Corn, Oats and Rye.
Flour Shows Drop.

Grain exports from the United
States last week amounted to 4.602. 900
bushels, compared with s,sSs,ooo the
week previous.
Detailed figures of grain exports
given out today at the Commerce De-
partment showed the following COM
parsons of shipments last week to
those of the previous week:
Barley. s05.000 bushels. against
ss4.ooo.
Corn. $4,000 bushels. against 49,
600.
Oats. 1900 bushels, against $4,000
Rye, 1,214,0o0 bushels. against IT,
Wheat. 2.ss3,ooe bushels. against
1921. 900.
Flour, 215,4oo barrels, against 1884,
900.
Canadian grain shipped from United
States ports last week amounted to
$4,000 bushels, against 247,000 bushels
the week before
Evening star., 1923-09-24
NEW YORK CURE MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Once

The new Kresge Department Stores
preferred and common moved in op-
posite directions. After opening 2
points under last weeks final. the
former was disposed to do nothing
further, while the common appeared
In somewhat better demand at a
slight advance. Some Of the oil
stocks maintained their recent gains.
Penn Mex Fuel at 90 was UP 2 points.
Imperial Oil OF Canada at 81 showed
Improvement. Shortly after midday
profit-taking sales were felt In Stand
ard of Indiana, but tho stock hard
ened later.
Durant of Delaware was supported
after breaking a point TO 80. The
Indiana stock crossed s again, but
others of this group were uegieeted.
Crown King Consolidated Mines
capital shares of 81 par value were
dealt In for the first time. They
opened at IN and held just above 1t.
Fhilipsborn stock trust certificates.
representing the newly authorized
common stock of 81 par value, were
also admitted. but attracted little at
tention,
Evening star., 1923-09-24
APPLE MARKET DULL.
Peaches Slightly Higher Today in
New York.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, September 24-west-
ern New York peaches, particularly
large sized, well colored stock, sold
more readily at slightly higher prices
today. partly due to the compare lively
light supplies on the markets this
morning. Eibertas in bushel baskets
ranged from $2.25 to So. Crawfords
sold mostly at $50 and Nagaras at 81.
The apple market was generally
dull. with receipts of barreled and
basket fruit liberal from New York
and other states. The early morning
demand was very limited. except for
strictly fancy, we'll colored soft Ted
varieties. and large sized green ap-
Piles. "A" grade 21z Inch wealthys
sold from $3.50 to s6: Mcintosh,
$3.50 to $3.50. and greetings from
$3.50 to $e.21 per double-headed
barrel
Pears of all varieties were in ex-
ceedingly limited supply today from
all state sections. The demand was
light, with the market generally lack :
ing in activity.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
RATES ON ELECTRICITY
REDUCED, IN ST. LOUIS
speciai Dispa tch to The star.

speciai Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS, September 24-The La
clede Gas Light Company, which fur
nishes electric power to 13,164 Gus:
toners mostly located in the down.
town district here, will meet the re-
cant rate reduction of the Union Elec-
trio Light ana Power Company on
October /. 1t is estimated this cut
will mean a saving to consumers OF
$4,000 annually.
Bankers attribute the increase in
the amount of the postal savings de-
posits here to the generally healthy
employment conditions, especially af-
fecting the unskilled workmen. Postal
deposits now total nearly $1,000, goo.
The unprecedented activity irfN road
building this fall has caused great
increase in the output of sand and
cement from plants In this district.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
HEAVY COFFEE RECEIPTS.

BALTIMORE, September 24-Im-
ported coffee into Baltimore is rapidly
approaching the full yearly mark of
1922. The twelve months of last year
produced coffee imports here of about
900 bags. and already in 1923
vessels of Baltimore's coffee trans-
port lines are going, or already have
gone, on Brazilian berth. one of them
to take about $4,000 bags. When
these ships arrive in a few weeks
last years figure will be surpas ssed
Evening star., 1923-09-24
ASKS BOARD TOACT
ON CHECK issue
Bankers Association Official
Demands Federal Reserve
Take Definite Stand.

The Federal Reserve Board has been
asked by L. r. Adams, secretary OF
the National and State Bankers Pro-
tective AsSocIation, what 1t means
to do about par clearance of checks
In letter to the board, made pub
lie yesterday, Mr.. Adams asserted
that banking institutions throughout
the country deserved to know whether
they were at liberty to charge ex-
change since the Supreme Court had
ruled against a compulsory par clear
ance arrangement.
Mr.. Adams Is one of the authors OF
the so-called Claiborne-Adams par
clearance plan, rejected last week by
the advisory council of the Federal
Reserve Board.
Urges Definite stand.
r'If it is the boards duty TO see
that policies properly promulgated
under the federal reserve act are
carried out" the letter said, lis II
not equally the boards duty to i'm
mediately abandon a previous policy
that has been declared by the Su-
preme Court to be beyond the pur-
view of the law and to see to II that
all federal reserve banks and their
agencies cease efforts to enforce such
policy? How, when and to what
extent does the Federal Reserve
Board now purpose to recognize and
abide by the limitations placed upon
its power to establish par clearance
which the Supreme Court says the
law placed upon it?'
Mr.. Adams letter maintained that
the board ought to inform the banks
I'VE were mistaken. we misconstrued
requirements to you" Many banks
would establish an exchange charge
Immediately, Mr.. Adams asserted, IL
they knew their status under the law
as interpreted by the highest court
and he submitted this further ques-
tion to the board:
No Complaint Against Banks.
'tAre you going to tell these state
banks that the federal reserve act
did not and does not undertake to
destroy the state banks right to
charge exchange, but that the state
banks are free to accept or reject
the par clearance system and to with :
draw from the par list without fear
OF open or secret reprisals:'
The letter made no complaint
Against banks desiring to continue
participating in the widespread
voluntary, organization arranged by
the board for par collection function.
1t said such a system was not favor
ed, however, by many banks, al
though they did not know what the
board would do IL they attempted to
withdraw from the par list and OBJ
tain such revenue as might be made
from levying a fee on check col
leCtions.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
STEEL OPERATIONS SLOW UP

YOUNGSTOSyN, September a.
Steel n,fll operations show further de-
cline this week. The Falcon Steel
Company will be entirely idle The
Mahoning Valley Steel Company will
reduce operations and two merchant
bar mills of the Republic Iron and
Steel Company will go on the idle
list The Trumbuii Steel Company
viii have one slabbing mill and four
tin mills inactive.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
FLOUR MILLS RUSHED.

KANSAS CITY. September "a (Spe-
ciaU.-Flour mills in the southwe st
are booked heavily, but the orders
re for scattered deliveries and mill
lers are experiencing difficulty in OBJ
tanning specifications from bakers
and jobbers for the orders now on
hand. Heavy production would be
desirable now, as there is a keen de-
mand for bran and shorts at prices
$40 above the basis on which the feed
returns were inquired when the for
ward shipment -four was sold.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

PHILADELPHIA September a.
The Baldwin Locomotive Company
has about $4,000. 900 worth of orders
on it's books. Much new machinery is
being installed to expedite the filling
of these orders.
PORTLAND. September 24-Port-
land candy manufacturers have de-
cided TO cut prices materially in order
to defeat competition from eastern
makers for the holiday trade:
ST. LOUIS, September 24.-Corn cut
ting in this section has been greatly
hampered by rains The crop is espe-
clally heavy in the Missouri and
paying cutters so cents a shock.
AKRON, Ohio, September 24-The
large rubber companies here are MAX
ing good headway- in reducing tire in
ytntories. Shipments in recent weeks
have exceeded production by SO to 1oo
per cent.
SEATTLE, September "a. The
Western Dry Goods Company has re-
ceived word from it's Japanese repre-
sentat tives that shipments of silk
goods and cotton crepes would be
resumed Immediately,
HOUSTON, September 24.-whoIe-
sale dry goods dealers and jobbers
report that fear of higher prices for
cotton goods has sent a flood of dry
goods orders in from outside districts.
KANSAS CITY, September a.
Prospects for good apple crop in
southwestern Missouri have been i'm
proved by rains. The fruit was Sc
yerely hurt by the early. drought.
Good prices are expected by growers.
! 81 a - .a ~. f. sr
WALLA WALI.A, WASH. Septem-
Der 24-Eastern Washington points
are beginning to offer the first OF the
Combination. pack and extra fancy,
while $3.50 Is asked for straight pack
extra fancy Jonathans for quick de-
livery. All prices are for l63 apples
to the box and larger.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
NEW SHIFTS ARE SUCCESS.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, september
"a Special)-The plan proposed by
the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Company. which provides for a ten
hour. day with six-day shifts and
FIVE night shifts. is reported to be
working satisfactorily. The Republic
Iron and Steel is contemplating a
similar arrangement.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
BEETLES DESTROYING PINES.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September
"a (SpeciaD.-The pine beetle is dam
aging long-leaf pine timber so badly
that government experts have been
called in to confer with officials of
the Georgia-Florida SawmiIi Assoc
citation on a remedy. Two million
feet of timber have been destroyed
i'm one locality.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

SALES
Washington Gas 5s-Si 900 at e3.
Washington Gas 6s 1e33-sf00 at 101, 800
at 10IA. S1Oo szt 1914.
Washington Rwy & Elec ISL 900 at IL
81, 900 at II.
Capital Traction Co--l5 at se1z. 6 at e91a
Washington Rwy. & Elec. com.--i0 at tS3
Riggs National Bank Rights at e3%, 10
at sSh. 10 at s31a. 10 at sSh, 10 at s3h,
at e3%, at 9311.
Meney-Cafl loans 8 and per cent.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
FISHERS PRICE INDEX.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. September "a
(Special).-Last weeks prices aver
aged 156 per cent of pre-war level.
The purchasing power of the dollar
was 81 Ito pre-war cents, accord
ing to Irving Fisher, Yale economist.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
By wilIiarn e. Henernan.

NEW YORK, September 24-Ths
new stock of the Gold Dust Corpora
ton. which Is to take, the place of
the present American Cotton Oil.
was brought out on the curb ex-
change today and Immediately at
tracted considerable interest. The
opening price was 1sN. Then 1t
sold down to 1SN. after which II
jumped forward sharply across 81,
Mixed price movements character
lied other active industrlaIs. Coal
stocks were strong for a time. but
sold off later as the result OF real
izing. This was especially true OF
Glen Alden and Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, which were up
over a point at one time.
New York Telephone preferred. Park
and Tilford and British American
Tobacco issues all came in for at
tention at rising prices.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

NEW YORK, September 24.-Fol-
lowing is an official list OF bonds and
stocks dealt in on the New York Curb
Market today:
Evening star., 1923-09-24
Money to Loan

Secured by first deed OF trust 90 real estass
Prevailing interest snd eommission.
Joseph I. Weller sIS. saG W:ss; s.s I = TrS,s TW
Evening star., 1923-09-24
BONDS.
Bid and Asked Prices.
PUBLIC UTILITIES

D. c. Paper Mfg. 6s.. so 49,.
Riggs Realty rs Qong). o. -.
Riggs Realty is (short). 9s g..
Sec Storage & Safe Dep. 6s.... 95 80.
wash. Mkt. Cold Storage 5s..... 94K 49,.
WardmaB Park Hotel 6s..... % 49,.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
LINING UP
ARRAY OF GRiDDERS

With the addition of several grid
iron warriors to its squad, the Quincy
Athletic Club has the material for a
formidable eleven. Martin, Love, Jim
Dunn and Openshaw are among the
newcomers. A signal drill will be
held tonight at 7:15 O'Clock on the
field at Lincoln road and Quincy
street.
Quincy will open its season against
Park View October at 2 o'clock on
the Catholic University field. Games
with the Quincy team can be arrang-
ed by calling North 2421 after Z
O'Clock, or communicating with +. y.
Grove, 46 r street northeast.
The following candidates are ex-
pected to report for practice tonight:
Bowes. Smith. Libbey, Beall. Martin,
Love, Openshaw, w Aiken. H. Aiken.
Jacobs, Brown. Palmer, Z. Bean, Beck,
McWilliams. Garner, ,Monohan. Dunn,
Donovan, Pyne and Flanagan.
Foggy Bottom eleven has Joined
the hunt for the 135-pound foot ball
championship Of the District. Last
years stars from the Simpsons and
the wynnokes are among the candi-
dates. meeting will be held to-
morrow night at o'clock at the ST
Stephens clubhouse. Wrenn, Torrens,
H Torrens, w. Smithers, Curtain,
A. Cleary. Mccartney, Bromley. NJ
Euright. NJ. OCallahan, o. Callahan,
G. Daglish, W. -McNickless, Holloran.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
NAVY eleven TO GO
TO COAST FOR GAME
Permission for New Year Game
With California Champion Given
by School Authorities.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, September 27.-
The Navy foot bail team will be per-
mitted TO make a trip to California TO
meet the intercollegiate champions of
the Pacific coast on New Year day, it
was officially announced today by Rear
Admiral Henry B. Wilson. superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy.
The announcement is by way OF ac-
ceptance Of an invitation from the Pasa-
dena Tournament of Roses Association,
extended a couple of weeks ago.
The entire main squad Of about thirty
PLAYERS will make the trip.
The MILDLY gridiron warriors have
voluntarily sacrificed their Christmas
vacation in order to bring about a con-
test between representative teams of the
east and west coasts. 1t will mean an
absence of the players for about two
weeks, but in view of the fact that prac-
tically the entire period will be that of
a holiday for the students. it viii not
interfere with the scholastic routine of
the naval institution
Gives West Chance.
From the standpoint of the academy
authorities 1t is stated that an additional
incentive for making the trip was fur
nished by the fact that it will afford
the west coast to witness their foot ball
pets in action.
Admiral Wilson made the further an
nouncement that any receipts that may
be Forthcoming from the game after the
payment of necessary expenses will be
utilized for increasing the seating
capacity at the academy athletic field.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
ECO FAIR SEX ATHLETES
IN A. A. u. TITLE GAMES

NEW YORK, September 27.-Close
to two hundred of the scountry's lead
ing girl athletes will compete for ma
tional titular honors in, the A. A. U.
track and field championships Sat
urday at Newark. The entry list to-
day showed a total of 1s2. with the
probability that others will be added
before the meet.
The Meadowbrook Club of Philadel-
phia has entered twenty-six athletes,
more than any other organization.
The women's Olympic Association of
Baltimore, is on the list with four
teen entries.