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The Washington times., 1923-11-21
REDS MAY PLAY
CUBAN CHAMPIONS

CINCINNATI. Nov. 21.-August
Hermann, president of the Cincin-
natl Nationals, will probably go to
Havana about February Is and will,
il possible, make arrangements for
at least one game between the Reds
and whatever club wins the Cuban
championship.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
To Fete Stewards.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 21.-A
program of hospitality is being ar
ranged for the stewards of the grand
circuit, scheduled to hold their an
nual meeting here January 10.
Among the questions to be consid-
cred is an expansion of the circuit
Goshen Is among the bidders for a
franchise.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
laxative Golfer Can
Gum Works For
All

"The laws Of etiquette pre-
scribe for us, certain line of
conduct, not only to our part
ner in a foursome and To our
opponent in a single, but also
to other neighbors on the links,
writes prominent golfer.
zone Of the first things that
the young player has to learn
is that the prime requisite for
good golf generally are silence
and immobility while the OPP
ponent is making the shot. If
he be not careful to preserve
these conditions he will render
good golf an impossibility not
only within the circle Of his
own match, but also for the
moment with any other of the
matches which he may chance to
meet"
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

points to it's credit. However, 1t:
rivals have not made more thar
forty-eight against the strong Navy
defense.
The Army looks to have some
good end men in Don Storck, Doyle
and Baxter. Storck has been ouI
of the game most Of the year WITH
a bad leg injury. Doyle received
damaged shoulder against Yale
They are of the big, strong type
In Taylor and Brown they will taco
a pair of veterans that are going Il
give a good account of themselves
Taylor is hard tackler and fine
man on the receiving end of a for
ward pass. He is going to cause
the Army much worry on Saturday
Folwell has used four men at hi:
tackles. Bob has tried out these
players in the hope of discovering
a strong pair Of tackles. 1t look:
as if Clyde and Walker would draw
down the assignment Brant ant
Shewell have hal some experience
They may be sent against Capt
Dennis Mulligar, Mack, and Good
man on Saturday.
The Array lads outweigh their
Navy rivals considerably. Multi
gan is one of the biggest men
playing the East. He is a tower
of strength on the defense and an
able leader. Goodman is a steady
tackle. He fights bard at all
times
Farwick and Ellinger are a fast,
aggressive pair of guards. They
have shown up well in all OF the
Army's games. In Captain Carney,
Levinsky and Lentz, of the Navy,
they are going to find themselves
with their hands full Carney is ?
fine guard. He is sure to inspire
his team to fight to its very last
going to find Carney a hard man
to keep out of their backfield. He
charges hard and sure
Ed Garbisch, at center for the
Army, is the best pivot man in the
country. A veteran of the Dave
Morrow school at w. and j., this
lad has played hard and well in
all of his games. He is of the
rowing type that is so hard to find
His playing on defense has boil
stored up the Army Garbisch
should outplay Matthews or Huber
the Navy pivot rRen.
In the backfieId, both teams arc
equipped with fine backs. Smythe
Wood, Gilmore, Ives and HewiCt
gre capable men. Smythe is a fast
clever quarterback. He won fol
the Army last year by his sensa
tional playing. Against Mckee
Cullen, Barchet, Shapley and Dew
ems. the Army players compare
favorably In fact, it looks like
the team that would get the breal
was going to come out victorious
The Navy will have the distinc
ton of starting the contest a Sigh
favorite over its Army rival
Whether or not Bob Folweli!
pupils will be able to maintain thi!
advantage over their West Poin
rivals only the game can tell.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
Tough Break.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov. 21.-
Joseph Mckenzie. while watching
the football game Saturday between
Minnesota and Iowa. snatched his
hat and waved it so hard he broke
his arm when Minnesota made the
first touchdown.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
Tommy Ryan Foils
Foolish Laws OF
Gotham

NEW YORK, Nov. 2i.-The
mere matter of a name has
kept one of the best bantams
in the division out of competi-
ton in this State, still even
our industrious State athletic
commission cannot stop this
ambitious youth from appear
ing here under a name other
than the one he was duly
christened. 1t seems that
Charlie Marine, of McKeesport,
Pa, had made quite reputa-
ton in cauliflower ear circles
under the nom de guerre of
Tommy Ryan. With this Celtic
appellation he defeated such
notable bantams as Johnny
Curtin, Pal Moore, Joe Bur-
man, Young Montreal and
Terry Martin. With such a
record Tommy could have had
a star bout here at almost any
club, but the law which pro-
hibits boxers from battling un-
der assumed names in this
State barred Ryan, but not for
keeps, for Tommy went to
court had his Irish cognomen
made legal and thus foiled our
fussy old law. He will soon be
seen in a local ring.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

ing their last high school game to-
day.
So. too, is Bob Greenwood, captain
OF the Business eleven, truly
splendid tackle. Greenwood is with
out peer in his position in scholas
tic football. For four years he has
been a mainstay Of Business eleven
His fighting spirit is not the least
of his qualities. Business regrets,
indeed, the end Of his high school
career.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
SKI. PROVES PRIMITIVE
BOXER AT BEST
Bv DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK, Nov 21.-With only primitive idea of ring
technique undoubed what alleged be three
fingers of Old Jordan between round from the tenth
Battling Sikh remain with Kid Norfolk and the stua
ton fifteen Madison Garden last night
the Batrs American debut neither triumph
downright failure He lost the decision but friends by
his ability laugh off punch and by what seemed be his
cou and
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
BOTH ARMY AND NAVY
BEING TEMPERED FOR
GRUELING GAME
By TOM THORP.

NEW YORK 21-The the
Polo Grounds going battles
traditional being
made at both schools learning
field No unturned get
ting squads the pink of condition.
The Army trifle heavier McEwan is
believer strength and weight football squad The lads
coors of Uncle military school have
been competition against of the sudest opposition
in nifty
pair whom send his
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
Used Two Substitutes.

In such good physical condition
are the Quantico Marines that they
used only two substitutes against
the strong Haskell Indians in New
York. Eanderson relieved McMafns
at quarterback and Hunt replaced
Kyle at tackle.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
CENTRAL DRINKS DEEPLY
OF BITTER GOBLET
By r. .. THOMAS.

meeting o'clock this afternoon in
Central stadium in the final contest Of the high school champion
did in such that Central fans wondering today what
Tech striving series probably
will predict certainty
outcome q
has BEEN anything looked this afternoon
Business Tech
well throughout and thus far has outassed all rivals
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

Techs great star. from the start
has been Charlie PAgh, captain and
halfback. Few will deny him to be
the leading halfback of the series,
although his teammates, Gooch and
Price. showed real class. Gooch
looks good for all-high distinction at
fullback and Price the same at
quarter.
Eight of Techs regulars are play
The Washington times., 1923-11-21


Yale was such that many think
this season is going to find the
soldier lads adding another victory
TO their win of last year. For the
first thirty minutes of that mem
orable battle Captain McEwan's
pupils outplayed their Eli rivals by
a margin sufficient to cause all to
rate the present Army outfit as a
first-class aggregation.
1t was not until they began TO
tire in the second half that Tad
Jones lads began to score on their
West Point opponents. However,
the way the Blue eleven ran
roughshod over Princeton on Sat
urday is enough to raise the Army 5
game a trifle in the opinion of most
experts,
Then, again, il the West Pointers
win they will consider the season
q bowling success. Football is
maintained at the Military Acad-
envy for the one expressed purpose
Of scoring victories over the Navy.
This is going to make McEwan'S
men fight harder than ever.
Much has been said about Bob
have not given the future adnfralS
an even break. Folwell is one Of
the best coaches in the game. He
knows football and is a thorough
teacher. His success at LAFAYETTE.
pennsylvania, Washington and JEFF
1erson and the Naval Academy has
earned for him a high reputation
both as a sportsman and gridiron
instructor. His teams are ALWAYS
fighting outfits. They are sure TO
make their Army rivals hustle to.
keep abreast of them on Saturday.
The Navy has played in hard
luck all season. Folwell's lads made
the trip to State College to play
Hugo Bezdek's Penn Staters. After
outrushing the Nittany Lions all
afternoon they were forced to bow
70 defeat at the hands of Harry
wilson, the sensational Penn State
back. That defeat was enough To
sap the fighting spirit of anv out.
ut. That it did not speaks for the
quality of the fight FOlweIl has IN
3ected into his team
The following Saturday the Navy
came right back to play a tie game
with Princeton. A week later they
put up gilt edge brand of football
TO defeat Dick Harlow's Colgate
team by tally of 9 to 0.
On this latter game we are of
the opinion that the Navy will go
Into the big classic on Saturday
. favOrife over its Army rival.
COlgate's showing against syria.
euse on Saturday makes us be-
HeYe that the midshipmen have a
strong team ready to send against
their West Point opponents.
The Army has played eight
games, while the midshipmen have
only engaged in seven contests.
McEwan's lads have tailed 236
points to fifty-six by their op-
ponents. The Navy has only 155
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

punch but swinger was ever an
inaccurate hitter and easy to avoid.
Sikh couldn't hit a straight punch
for all the gin in Jamaica.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

The Father, in short, can come
back for more fights and American
dollars provided any athlete can
hope long TO survive the losing fight
with dissipation. They took the/sin-
gular ones absinthe away from him
while training for the Norfolk fight
and it was inevitable that his sod
den system must protest under vio-
lent exercise. Hence, the 'shots"
between rounds.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

Western alone was worthy Of
Techs mettIe. All through the
series Western has shown an at
tack nearly as strong as Techs,
but failed to back it up with
enough TeadWOrIx to be victorious
in nc least one game that was
vitality important. Eastern won
this, ia to s, although completely
Outrushed.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

cOngruous figure of man-ape, who
toes in like a bear with one foot
and swings long punches with
much venom, but no idea of direc-
ton. But the effect of alcohol
burns up like a paper collar and
Silks rallies were like that-a
flash, puff of smoke and they
were gone.
At the end, the Sengalese was all
through. He left the ring with the
credit Of having carried only three
rounds out of the fifteen. Both eyes
were nearly closed, his bleeding nose
flattened out almost to his cheek
bones. The casualties were the re-
suit of almost interminable head-to-
head mitigating at which the Amer
lean negro proved vastly superior.
Norfolk won. the fight with a left
Jab at long range and his ability to
punish inside.
Without these advantages it is
conceivable that Norfolk might have
lost, Sikh knew absolutely nothing
about protecting himself in the
clinches, he couldn't block at long
range except with his head and his
foot work at times was Iaughable.
Yet our young friend had something
beside a bullet head and a 1unny
face. He is a swinger, pure and
simple, but good one at that.
His long left has the speed Of a
CLINT OF light and with better
direction, might have scored
knockout as it did over Georges,
the pale lily. After watching that
left move, it was easy to convince
ones self that Carpenters knock
out was genuine, whatever file
circumstances that led Ip to it.
Skis right swing was fair enough
and he is given to eccentric move
ments that sometimes prompted
Norfolk to leave openings for a
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

The Army has played eight
games, while the midshipmen have
only engaged in seven contests.
McEwan's lads have tailed 236
points to fifty-six by their OPP
ponents. The Navy has only 155
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

CenlTdI scored only one IlrSt-
down on Western, and this by aid
Of penalty. The Mt. Pleasanters
lacked entirely the fighting spirit
that is. mark Of Central teams.
Toward the end, the entire Central
first team was yanked and the
seconds sent in.
Charlie Hageage. Westerns lit
tie haIfback, plouglled through
the Central line. dashed off tackle
and skirted the ends consistently
for good gains and was Westerns
star. He was assisted ably by
Captain WheIcheI and Bernie
GOrmIey in the ground gaining.
Young CARRIER kept Central
backed up with fine punting.
Western gained 237 yards on end
and line plays against thirty-riye
for Central, and scored ten first
downs to Central one. Western
surely outclassed its long standing
rival, and 1t was sweet victory
for it was the first for Western
over Central since 1913.
1T punk year AOT AO01 'Ss-,, -
Central, without a doubt. The
Mt. Pleasant team has now lost
three straight games. Old CentraPs
alumni are unable TO recall any such
humiliation in the past. The team,
especially in the line, appeared to
| have plenty of stuff at the start.
when Eastern was licked. It was g
story representative Of old Central
| yesterday.
A victory for Tech today will give
| the Manual Trainers brilliant
record for the series. Only once
have they been scored on, and in this
| instance it was safety registered
l 1,v tn r,feSsVa
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

The Array lads outweigh theif
Navy rivals considerably. Multi
gan is one of the biggest men
playing the East He is tower
of strength on the defense and an
able leader. Goodman is a steady
tackle. He fights hard at all
times
Evening star., 1923-04-02
PENNSYLVANIA NET
INCOME UP IN 1922
Railroad Reports Gain of So,
O74,389 Over i921--Govern-
ment Assailed.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 2-Samuel Rea
president Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, asserts in his annual
report to stock holders that the gov
ernment's railroad regulatory policy
which since 1908 has allowed a re-
turn upon the railroad investment
averaging only about per cent per
annum for this fifteen-year period. is
not regulation, but confscation of the
investment"
1t Is also, in substance he adds
a slow but sure confiscation of the
business of the country. because II
mas resulted In congestion of traffic
IN prosperous periods, on account OF
insufficient transportation facilities"
1he income statement Of the roa0
snoWs sIo net income last year OF s32.-
@HS OoS. an increase of SIS 074.369 over
1871. The net railway operating in
come was S73.405.327. or s36,247.993
more than that of the previous year
While this was described by Mr. Rea
as notable Improvement over 1921.
the net railway operating income. he
explained is far from being adequate
In view of the transportation demands
TOT greater service.
II Is difficult to understand" he
pointed out, the continued failure Of
our FEDERAL and state governments, 3,
and the commissions appointed for
that purpose, to enforce construc-
tive railroad policy. when il Is con-
Sldered that the railroads are owned
by the public and their savings, in
surance, and other institutions, your
company alone having about l40.0 900
OF such individuals and corporate
stockholders. and about 10000 bond
holders
This failure to deal equitably with
the railroads. which constitute the
"t ief collecting and distribution sys-
tenn for the nations trade. commerce
and products. is all the more incred
'ole because 1t is still possible to
secure beneficial Legislation for the
farms, the Industries, the highways
and the waite ays
TT is cxI ted that in 1923 the
-atlroads viii earn something ap-
proaching a fair return on the in
vestment. provided Il ere is no
marked recession in business or rates.
and no labor disturbances to inter
rupt the transportation service"
Evening star., 1923-04-02
PRICE OF JEWETT
AUTOS ADVANCED
Paige-Detroit Company Adds $50
on Closed and $40 on
Open Cars.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
DETROIT. April 2.-The first OF the
automobile price advances expected
came In an unusual way. The Paige
Detroit Company notified its dealers
Saturday that on Monday prices OF
Jewett closed cars would advance $40
and on Jewett open cars $40. Hun
dreds Of prospective buyers rushed
in Sunday on learning of the advance
which was whispered around auto
mobile row and many bought new
cars.
There is a general feeling here that,
the ice having been broken by Jewett
others will follow. Among those ex-
pected to make advances are the
OIdsmobile and Studebaker COM
panies Definite figures on March
automobile production are not yet
available, but the quarter just closed
was probably the largest in point nf
sales and production in the history
Of the industry
Evening star., 1923-04-02
u. S. EXPERTS SAVE MORE LIVES
WITH OXYGEN IN MINE DISASTERS

Increasing use OF oxygen breathing
apparatus Is playing an important
part in the saving OF human life from
fire and explosions In mines, the In
terror Department announced today.
Within the past few months several
cases OF the efficient use of rescue
apparatus in the saving OF life and
property have come to the attention
of the bureau of mines.
Proper use of breathing apparatus
after the recent coal mine explosion
at Spangler, Pa. resulted directly in
the saving of twenty-five lives. I'm
conscious and dying men were found
by rescue parties in atmospheres low
in oxygen. carried back to fresh air
by apparatus men and revived at the
hospital base by waiting doctors.
Much Property saved.
Apart from the human aspect of
rescue work at mines. the value of
the property saved by apparatus men
has been considerable. and is held.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
INCREASED WAGES
GIVEN THOUSANDS
Workers in Southern Cotton
Mills Are Today Working :
Under New Schedules.
BY the Associated Press.


COLUMBIA. S. c., April 2.-Thou-
sands of cotton mill operatives
throughout South Carolina today be-
gan working on increased wages
Raises of from 10 to IAN per cent be-
came effective in more than a score
of mills. Most of the increases fol-
lowed closely on the heels of an
nouncement of wage increases by
wooden and worsted mill operators in
New England. although in some in
stances announcement of wage in
creases in South Carolina were made
before any increases were granted
northern workers
The Pacific Mills Company, operat-
ing four mile In Columbia, yester-
day announced wage increase of
l2h per cent for the more than 500
operatives here. This is in line with
a similar increase granted the oper-
attves OF this company's New Eng
land mills.
The Spartan and Saxon mills of
Sapartanburg ten days ago announced
a 10 per cent increase in wages and
shortly afterward number of other
mills in the Piedmont section of
South Carolina took similar action.
On Saturday the owners OF seven
mills at Rock Hill announced in
creases, while. this morning Leroy
Springs at Chester announced 10
per cent increase In his Springsteen
and Eureka mills at Chester, the
Kcrshaw mills at kershaw, I.ancas-
ter mills at Lancaster and the Fort
Mills Manufacturing Company at
Fort Mills. The Republic cotton
mills at Great Falls. the Baldwin
cotton mills at Chester and the Glenn
Lowry Manufacturing Company at
"httmire also announced increases.
The increase in the wages OF oper-
atives in the CaroliDas is said TO be
entirely voluntary on the part of mill
owners. The mills are non-union.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
Received by privat
BY WILLIAM r.. HEFFERSAN

NEW YORK. April 2,-The curb
marke. generally showed strength to-
day during early dealings. but came
on In the afternoon when weakness
developed on the big board. A num-
Der of noteworthy advances occurred,
however, in special issues.
The market action today of
Schulte's stock proved that the an
nouncement over the week end to the
enect that the American Tobacco
Company had purchased a substan
tial interest On Schultz Retail Stores
Corporation had been discounted by
the rise of over two points last week
Schultz opened Y points above the
close Saturday, but reacted sharply
later. r, ,r.-..r
Standard Oil of Ohio gained 80 points
on the publication of figures showing
total assets as of December. 81 of $45,-
Evening star., 1923-04-02
SOUTHERN RY. MAY
RAISE $12,300,0O0
I. c. c. Approves Financing Plan
to Cover Cost of New
Equipment.

Railroad security issues totaling
si2.300,000 by which the Southern
railway system will finance purchase
OF new equipment were approved to-
day by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Three separate parcels of equip
ment trust securities may be sold
under the authorization. s6.750.000 of
which will be sponsored by the South
ern railway itself, while the Cincin-
natl, New Orleans and Texas Pacific
will issue S2,700.000 and the Alabama
Great Southern S2.S50.0O0. The last
two corporations are subsidiaries of
the Southern system.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Dir.c. n Tn. Star oAsce

20s,3so. against s3s.711.362 at the close
OF 1921. Earnings for 1922 were
equivalent TO $40 a share on the new
stock and compared with $51 share
on the old stock in 1921.
The only movements of note in the
motor section were continued
strength in Yellow Taxi, which got ut
almost points at one time and ar
advance of around points in Durant
the latter rejecting the publication Of
March output figures aggregating 49,
900 vehicles.
Red Warrior Mines featured the
mining group. moving UP TO a new
high for the year.
The curb exchange admitted tc
trading the new 100000 shares Of Mid
vale Corporation OF Delaware, initial
sales occurring at l2h: Armour &
Company per cent bonds were dis.
posed to harden, while the preferred
stock continued depressed. Rosen-
baum preferred sold off as the result
of the dissolution of the syndicate.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
35,333 AUTOS STOLEN.
Statistics for 1922 Show Decrease
Over Previous Year.

ST. LOUIS, April 2.-Statistics an
nouuced by the National Automobile
Dealers Association show that ~36t- :!
333 automobiles were stolen In TWEEN
ty-eight principal cities OF the
United States In 1922. as compared
with 49, in the previous year..
Clarence A. Vane. manager, ascribed
this decrease 10 low price levels for,
new automobiles" which, he said =
"are rapidly eliminating the posslblea, a,
market for stolen motor vehicles :. ~
New York, with. 1907 automobiles.
stolen: Chicago, with 1886. and De- :.
troit, with 3,194, led the List.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
ROCKEFELkER'S OIL
Up S1O4,201,Qt]
Holdings of John D., Jr., Show
Enormous Gains in Market
Value During Year.

NEW YORK. April 2.-The market
value OF John d. Rockefeller. jr.'s
holding in Standard OIL stocks in
creased s104.2O1.0O0 in the last year,
according to a tabulation today by the
Evening World.
The amounts of market appreciation
in the various companies is given by
the newspaper as follows:
Standard OF New Jersey. common.
sl6,5Os. 900; same. preferred. $l03.000;
Standard of California, Sl6.939.00
Standard of New York. S37.023. 900;
Atlantic Refining. common. $3.50. 900;
same. preferred. $4,000: Ohio Oil,
$4,o24.000; Prairie Oil, S4,254, 200; Illi-
nois Pipe. sls4,G0O: Vacuum OH,
S1S,l52,000.