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Evening star., 1923-06-09

May construction volume was the
largest on record. according TO F. W.
Dodge Corporation. The previous high
record was in May Of last year. The
increase shown last month over the
previous May was nearly per cent.
This increase was shown in the twenty
seven northeastern states, which include
about three-fourths of the country's to-
tai construction volume. In the first
five months Of the year the increase
over the corresponding period of 1922
has been 13 per cent.
Many observers of late have stated
that the construction program this year
is in excess of the capacity to build.
The situation has become acute in New
York city and other eastern centers.
In fact. New England. New York and
the middle Atlantic states have already
shown a turn in construction volume.
the big May increase being evident in
the middle west and the south.
Total contracts awarded during May
in the So eastern states Including
about seven-eighths of the total con-
struction in the country amounted to
s433, ,9O6, 900. The increase over April
was per cent. Residential construc-
ton showed a slight decline: indus
trial and business buildings showed
increases. Residential construction
amounted to $16S,216,00O, or SO per
cent of the months total. The other
important items were: s83,817, 900, or
10 per cent, for public works and utili-
foy IN,
dustrial plants; s59,510.000, or IA per
cent for business buildings, and s30,-
$4,000, or per cent for educational
buildings.
New Work Planned.
Contemplated new work reported dur
ing May amounted to s641, ,6s6,000, a
slight increase from the amount re-
ported in April
New England building contracts in
crease of IL per cent over April and
of IA per cent over May of last year
Total construction started during the
first five months of this year has shown
an increase of a little more than l
per cent over the corresponding period
servative program than has been at
tempted elsewhere
Last months total included: s16,-
$4,000, or 43 per cent, for residential
DuiiulHssp Sl,oOl,ohU, or ~ per cent,
for business buildings: s4,564,000, or
II per cent. for public works and utili-
ties: s3,552.O00, or per cent for in
dustrial buildings, and s3.339, 900. or 8
per cent, for educational buildings
Contemplated new work reported in
May amounted to s43,1240 900, a de-
crease Of per cent from the amount
reported in April.
May building contracts in New
York state and Northern New Jersey
show reaction from the over-ex
panded program of the past few
months. The total for May was sS6.-
56S,O00, decrease of per cent from
April and of per cent from May
1922. Total contracts let from Jan
uary 1 to June / have shown a slight
decrease from the corresponding five
months of last year.
Included in last months total were:
s46.725 900. or 81 per cent. for resi-
dental buildings: s11,700,0oo. or IA
per cent. for business buildings
! $40. $4,000, or IL per cent. for public
! works and utilities; $685. 900. or Z
per cent, for Industrial buildings, and
Evening star., 1923-06-09

continue to increase in size. 1, how
ever. do object to a big paper one
year and a small paper the next year.
Business conditions will become
steady and gradually increase only
when the amount of advertising be-
comes steady and gradually increases.
Violent fluctuations in advertising
are not merely the result of fuctua-
tion in business. but are largely the
cause.
"A concern stops advertising be-
cause it's business has fallen off. but
the fact of it's stopping advertising
makes business still verse than ii
otherwise would be. To speak salts
tically. advertising begins to fall off
because business begins to decline,
but business declines to the depth
much worse than il otherwise would
because advertising is decreased The
changing of advertising rates Sand
Babsonchart would not only greatly
benefit business as a whole, hut would
benefit those who have advertising
space to sell and those who have
transportation to sell. Business in
every way will be helped by what I
call this ultimate advertising. May
we hasten the day when it will be
used"
General business as reflected in the
Babsonchart continues in satisfactory
volume. running this week at . per
cent above normal.
(Sir. Babson. the noted statistician, who is
regular contributor to The Star, will con-
time his special articles on business and
financial condtions.)
Evening star., 1923-06-09

favorable logging weather in its
territory last week was reflected in
an increase of Sc per cent in produc-
tioE compared with the previous
week. The average production per
mill last week was the largest since
the week ended March 2 Shipments
showed slight increase and new
business declined slightly. For 1913
mills untitled orders aggregate l4.37S
cars-an average Of 2,302.750 feet to
a mill Orders on hand decreased
1.96 per cent during the week-the
total now being 206.265.71S feet
Evening star., 1923-06-09

Reports received this week by the
National Lumber Manufacturers AS
sociation from the various regional
lumber manufacturing associations
seem to indicate that the decline in
the lumber movement. which has con-
tinued for some time, has been
checked.
Although the total reports OF pro-
duction. shipments and new orders
show small recessions from those Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
NICK CAN 7 SEE
MEN ON BASE
ANY MORE
Batter Either Strikes Out or
Slams Ball Over Fence,
Says Comedian.

Every time Nick Altrock notices
in the baseball summaries that a
pitcher has issued a base on balls
he waggles his grazing dome and
exclaims:
Gosh, 1 can't understand that
at ALL"
And then the comedian of the
Griffmen, who was one Of the
greatest pitchers in the game nearly
a generation ago, adds:
when l was singing them over
there was an excuse for pitcher
to become a bit wild once in a
while. That was because he had to
watch the men on bases.
Naturally, when a pitchers mind
is shared between trying to BATTLE
the batter and watch a base runner
he is inclined to be bit wild at
times when 1t comes 10 singing
them over the pan.
But in this day a pitcher doesn't
have to watch the bases for there
aren't any base runners He either
strikes out the batter or the batter
smacks him for a home run. So all
the pitcher has to do is to keep nls
mind on the matter of control.
$50, because a pitcher hasn't a
thing to do but to keep his mind or
controlling the baseball, | get puz
zled as to why any of them ever
| has to issue a pass"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
HOLLOHAN GIVES CUP
FOR LEGION GAMES

Another handsome silver cup
has been added to the big selection
of trophies which will be awarded
the winners of the American LIE.
gion games. Saturday April 81, al
the Central Stadium. This time, j
Burke Hollohan. of the General
Tire Company. has presented a
silver cup to be known az the
General Trophy" and will be
awarded to the winer of the special
two-mile local scholastic cham.
pionship relay number.
The cup will shortly be on ex.
hibition with the medals, in SpaId-
ings window. Another silver cup
will be presented the winner of the
one-mile scholastic championship
relay race. Members of the win
ming team in each event will also
receive the usual American Legion
gold medal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
MOLINES TO ENCOUNTER
PREMIER NINE TOMORROW

The Moline A. G.. will meet the
Premiers at II o'clock tomorrow in
Diamond No. ! of the Monument
lot. This game is an annual early
season event and always attracts ii
large crowd. Manager Abramson,
OF the Molines. wants all his play
ers at the lot at $50 o'clock. He
probably will send Johnny Goldstein
to the mound, with Sol Stein as
catcher.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
Shoot Record Scores
To Lead A. B. c.
AT Milwaukee :

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 7.
Following are the leaders in
the great American Bowling
Congress here and their record
smashing scores:
Five-man event-Nelson Nit
chells, Milwaukee, 3,139; Cla-
man Dairy Lunch, Indianapolis,
3,115; Risdon Creamery, De-
troit, 3,036.
Doubles event-F. Wilson-C.
Daw, Milwaukee, 1858; H. San
ders-F. Sichert, Dayton, 1913;
H. Schultz. Mack, Detroit,
1906.
Singles event-C. Baumgart-
ner, Cincinnati, 724; G. Neu-
man, Milwaukee, TIC; w. Lar
son, Racine, TIC.
All events-W. Knox, Phila-
delphia, 2,019; c. Daw, Mil
waukee, 2,014; w. Mcdowell,
Cleveland, 2,O03.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
KINGPIN BASEBALLERS
IN PRACTICE CONTEST

An intra- club practice game will
he played by the Kingpins tomor
row on the field at Eighteenth and
Taylor streets northwest, play
starting at l p. m. On Monday the
Kingpins will meet the Sergeant
Jasper Post outfit in practice
contest on diamond No. /, Monu'
ment Lot, at p. m.
The first regular game on the
Kingpins' scheGtHe is with the
Cardinal A. c. at Alexandria a
week from tomorrow. On April y,
the Kingpins will meet the strong
Shamrocks, and on April . -"
Arline+OnS wiz '
Teams desiring games with the
kingplnS anU~Au
Norman r. Blue, a 49,, .o'
between and p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
putting on such a wonderful con-

putting on such a wonderful con-
test"
Now read the plaintive cry of
another acrostic-stricken bug from
Alexandria, Jack Allen, 215 North
Columbus street, and call it day.
He enclosed twenty acrostics with
this letter:
Dear Skillet:
Am writing you to let you know
that l have not received my ticket
yet, but hope you will give me
the decision soon. l worked ali
evening yesterday on these acros,
tics that l am inclosing. and If I
win a ticket / sure will deserve it,.
II think there are some good
acrOstics in this bunch: please do
not skip one. We ought to have
some little party in Section p on
the 26th. One hundred and fifty
tickets in all, GEE WHIZ! Sup.
pose / win one; won't | raise some
disturbance. Old Alexandria won't
be able to hold me. The boys in
town here all read the first letter
wrote to you, and when they saw
1t was published, they turned green
with envy. 1t sure was the bees
knees, all right"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
New Mexico Basket
Team IS Freak
OF Big Meet

CHICAGO. April t. The
Hagerman, New Mexico, High
School team in the national in
terscholastic basketball cham
pionship tournament here is the.
''freak" team of the country.
The New Mexico schoolboys,
the rangy cowboy type, learned
the game without coach on a
dirt court cleared of its cactus
and 'sagebrush by the personal
efforts of the players.
A rattlesnake captured in the
sagebrush cleared from the
court is the mascot Of this
unusual quintet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
EBBETS' FENCE
NOLONGERIS
BILLBOARD
Brooklyn Owner Orders All
Ads But One Painted
Out.

Art for arts sake will cost the
Brooklyn National League baseball
club a pretty penny this summer.
The cost will consist of lack of in
come from advertising on the out
field walls of Ebbets Field.
Some years ago the ball players
protested so vigorously against
signs on centerfield fences, because
they confused the eyes of the bat
tiers, that the major leagues passed
a rule providing that certain pro-
portion of the fence in center
should be free of all advertising,
and should be painted dark green
to give the batters a better chance'
After that, some of the owners
came to the conclusion that the
signs were not only confusing 70
other fielders, as, for instance, the
signs in leftfield at the roo
Grounds are a great annoyance TO
first hasemen, but that they were
undignified. The glaring ads pro-
vided considerable revenue FOR the
clubs. but made the park look
cheap was the argument.
last autumn the board of direc-
tors Of the Brooklyn Club decided
that it would cut out all the ads,
except one, on the fence that ex-
tended from the third to the first
nasa line. That ad will probably
nav more, because of its loneliness,
hut on the whole, the club will sac
rifice a very tidy sum from the sud
don rush of aestheticism to the
beads of Charley Ebbets and of Ed
and steve McKeever. 1t is probable
thot In - few years not even one
al will, be found on the fence
rounding the fair ground at any
baseball park, and the change will
"a decidedly welcome.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL POST
HAS STRONG OUTFIT

All candidates and players Of the
National Capital Post, v. r. W.,
baseball team are asked to report
to Manager Gardelia at Seventeenth
and B streets tomorrow at 1 o'clock
p. m.
The Vets are in the field with a
fast team. Among the many play
ers on the roster are Tony Demma,
Ernie Atchinson. Jack Glassner,
Kerby Atkinson, Johnny Moye,
Morris Schultz. Rollie and Sticky
Muschlits. Joe Gardella, Ralph
Hoee and a host of others.
Games are desired with unlimited
teams. T. NJ. Birsh, 1904 Ontario
road northwest, phone Col. 1851,
is booking games.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07

A victory over Georgetown is no
mean achievement, for that team
will this year again be one Of the
finest in college circles, unless all
early signs are amiss. They have
in Jenkins a clever pitcher who is
certain to give a good account Of
himself before the season Is over.
Curiously enough. all the col
leges within the so-called Catholic
circle always have smart baseball
teams. Not alone Georgetown and
Holy Cross. both OF which were seen
in action yesterday. but as well the
teams they play, the former Ford
ham and the latter Catholic Uni
versity. F'ordham's progress in the
South will be watched with particu-
lar interest, for the local collegians
have not been at their best during
recent years.
The situation as regards the big
Three" is always Of interest.
Yale, which won the highest
hOnOrs Of the three last year,
will have to show considerable
Improvement VNCE ItB AOHAAA ~ AOA
in order to retain its laureIs.
Tomorrow the Ellis open their
home season, playing Providence
College.
1t happens that Harvard starts its
season the same day. The Harvard
nine will hardly be as far advanced
as Yale on that day, however, for
the Crimson scorns Southern trips
and does its training at home, which
this year, because of the protracted
winter, has proved most unsatisfac-
tory. Harvard plays Boston UniVer-
sity on Soldiers Field Saturday.
So far Princeton seems the most
powerful of the three old rivals.
The Tigers have a fast team
with heavy bats, but what Is more
important, they have that same
will to win that stood the Orange
and Black football team In such
good stead last fall.
That will probably be the most
important offensive weapon the
Tigers will have when they meet
their dearest rivals.
Another always interesting rival
ry, between the Army and Navy
is again smoldering. The Navy
seems stronger at this time, but thai
is usually the case so early in the
| season, for the Midshipmen have
Southern weather in which to prac
tlce, while the Army has to do Whu'
it can in the Northern cold.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
MEXICAN FIGHT PROMOTER
SIGNS UP CARPENTER

MEXICO CITY. April THE
Mexican promoter, Baldomero Ro.
nero, announces that his Paris
representative has obtained Georges
Carpenters signature to an agree
ment for a bout with Sam Lang.
ford here after Carpenters bout
with Sikh next September.
Langford recently won the Mexi.
can heavyweight championship by
defeating Kid Savage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
< ANAWHAS WILL PLAY
NORTHWEST A. c. TEAM

The Kanawha and Northwest A.
q. teams will clash tomorrow on
Municipal diamond No. 4, at l2;So
%. m. The Northwest A. e. Is
composed of players who won tne
inter. Hebrew series last season, but
tomorrow they will face one of their
former stars in Ellis Goodman, now
heaving for the Kanawhas.
MANAGER Chidechel, of the
Kanawhas, requests all players to
renort at the clubhouse at II a.
m. sharp tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
WHITE PERCH ARRIVE In.
RIVERS TURBID WATER
By r. A. ANGLER.

perch arrived belated nevertheless vel
visitor to local waters The first or might say the
mathematical taken in the vicinity Of Walkers Point up
the fish their
coming on Of tide.
anglers gray the pae that the
largest invariably mngIe being
abode
why experienced perch fishermen
during the nny fellows
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07

The first nibble he got from Vir-
GINA was up at Leesburg, where
the employees of the Loudoun Times
burned much midnight electriity
figuring out suitable acrostics with
which to win free tickets.
Next, Clarendon and Cherrydale
fell in line. Then Herndon, Alex
andria and Falls Church.
But listen! The distant parts
of the State are being heard from
now. Mr.. A. Dieken of Norfolk
has just telgraphed an acrOStic
which is receiving serious c0nsid-
GRAFTON. fredericksburg, Va, has
an only entry so far in the per-
son of William Baylor, jr., Of %
Princess Anne street, who made
an acrOstic on Russell as follows:
"ameRican league Sure has
sOmE Live players"
Not so bad! Eth? No, and not
quite good enough to win, but
good enugh for a starter.
AS everybody who read yester
day TIMES knows, Arthur w
Leith, of Manassas, won a ticket tt
"Skillet's" party and not SO many
days before that II. r. Walter, o.
Cherrydale hit the bullseye for rh'
same honor. So far those are thC
only two full-blooded Virginians whC
have won tickets, but as the confess
has two more weeks to run, othel
successes in the outlying districts
are undoubtedly imminent.
On the other hand, Maryland has
been a little more fortunate. VIII
liam Smith, w. G. Birch and w. e
Hayghe, both of Mt. Rainier, Md.
have copped-off tickets to the open
ing matinee as has Miss Lillian
Morris, of Chevy Chase, Md. Tha
makes the score 4 to 2 in favor o
Maryland; but Virginia is making
strong fight and isn't going TO b'
satisfied with running second Il
anybody.
If you believe that Virginia i.
| beaten, read the remarks Of George
K. Ward, of Leesburgh, who ha'
been in the contest from the start
off and who evidently isn't goinl
to be denied. His letter follows:
Dear Skillet:
mo, | haven't withdrawn yet
| My delay in writing you has beer
caused by sore digits on my paw
brought about by pounding on thi
| typewriter in a vain effort to coa1
from you a couple of those coveted
pastebOards which will ultimatel!
admit me to your party Of royalt!
and baseball bugs, acrostic bug
| and other nuts.
"You know Skillet / have just
found out that ] have opposition
in the office. My hitherto friend
has turned out to be my enemy.
But listen, I'll win those tickets
or bust this typewriter up trying.
Even if ] should not be one o
the lucky ones I'll be on the jol
the opening day and you can be
your sweet life that l am cominI
right over and shake your fin TO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07

Join the party. and the entire
troupe will leave at $3.50 p. m. for
savannah, where the first game Of
the tour is to be played on Monday.
Tuesday, the teams will play at
Charleston, Wednesday at Ports
mouth, and Thursday at Norfolk.
Richmond win see the teams next
Friday, and around midnight they
will arrive in Washington. where
Saturday and Sunday games are
booked on April II and Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
YANK GOLF TEAM TO BE
SARTORIAL SLAM

While golfers which is going England
playing that could De
The American players going to wear blazers on wn
of A. will have conspicuous place.
American golfers have never been very strong 1o unor go
the players all the group pictures
will playing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
JOHNSON TRIES HIS WING
ON BRAVES TODAY IN
LAST FLORIDA GAME
Bv LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

TAMPA Fla April Bush and his men, who are
Washington the American League pennant n
in Florida today racing the
Field Walter johnson will start Tor the
Gffmen going far he fit He Is expected 10 pn
least innings. -.
Upon depends his immediate future
him. he is likely direct from Jack
sonve Washington, the publicity values OF tour
through If his apparently
work, johnson will remain with the squad visiting
Savannah Monday
Johnson reporting here has proclaimed his pitching
He said that his and back need
Strengthening rather than his and shoulder His entire training
hal nri&h That nd in uiau
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
Reds Don't Need Harding.

CINCINNATI, April T. Frank
Harding, first baseman Of the Mays,
Vile, Kentucky team of the Biue
-;rass league, will in all PROFANITY
be returned to that club, August
Hermann, president of the Glncln,
natl Nationals, said today. ne sdlu
he club had no place for Hafulhs
and that the Maysville arrangement
was asking too much for the
players release.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
Tomorrow Dope for
The White Perch
Fisherman

Water conditions are any
thing but favorable for max
ing q killing Of perch. The
river is in q turbid condition,
due to the heavy rains upstream.
Bloodworms are available,
the first shipment arriving last
Thursday. They may be OBJ
tanned at several of the sporting
goods houses at 80 cents per
dozen.
The tides for tomorrow favor
the angler. Low tide, 8:16 am,
high tide, 2:11 p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
HOLY CROSS BALL TEAM
IS TOP-NOTCHER

Year after year OF the finest college baseball that trains
the south ana makes eurey swing back North that of Holy
Cross This year is exception and the that have
be in the top flight Of college mines.
The Holy Cross outfit not only hard hitting and fielding,
evidently
That plainly evidence in
Georgetown its first
ROLL riehthander held Georgetown
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
HURRICANES TO PLAY
Will SON NORMAL SEXTET

The Hurrisanas girls basketball
team will meet the Wilson Normal
School girls tonight at the Central
Y NJ. c. A. The Blue and Gold
team Is runner-up in the champion
shin series and is out to wind up
their season with a win.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-07
Seeks Junior Foes.

The General Accounting Office
juniors want games with teams in
the sixteen eighteen-yearold class.
Davis Wilson is arranging the
schedule. His phone number is
Clarendon S02-F-5, to be called after
7 D. m.