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New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
French Boxing Board Has
 Withheld Drake's Money

Paris, March 31 Pt-The French boxing federation today decided to withhold Harry Drake's share of the purse for his fight with Peolino tz~ cudun a week ago In which the Spanish champion knocked out tho English heavyweight after one min ute and twenty-five seconds of fight ing. The action was taken because of the miserable showing made by 1 Drake.
 Tho sum withheld will go in oolal parts 10 the war.blinded war orphans and the French boxers emergency fund.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31

Company on April 80. according to an announcement by Gimbel Broth CTS, The withdrawal of the three men interrupts activity of the saks family in New York merchandising. which began when the late Andrew Saks, brother of Iaidore and father of William, came here in 1892 and established business in lower Broadway. The announcement gave no hint of the future plans of the three retiring officials.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31

tho final bracket in the girls nation al indoor tennis singles at the Long wood covered court today and will meet for the title Saturday morning,
 Miss Palfrey won over Louise Packer of Winchester in one semi final match today, 6-l, 6-l. while Miss Morrill,, who Is IT years old, defeated saray Palfrey who is IS. in the hardest fought match Of the tournament, The score was 7-6. 4-5, S.6.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
Would Clean Mails
 Of Obscene Matte,

Washington, March 31 PN-A solution proposing congrcssIonaI iaquiry to determine 10 what extent indecent printed and pictol'al ma'' ,cr is heinz circulated in the mails was introduced yesterday by Rep rcscntutivc Elliott, republican. ln' diana. The commission would re- mort on the advisability Of remedia legislation,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-31
Three Saks Retire
 From Noted COmnanv

New York, March 31 R,-Isldore Saks, president, his son, Joseph J. Saks, and his nephew, William A. Saks both vice-presidents, will retire from the management of Saks and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
SALES HEADS MEETING
TO BE HELD TUESDAY
Luncheon Of Division Under
Charles II. Hillsgeist to BE
&c Lee Housa.

The sales managers division of the
Real Estate Board viii hold its regu-
lar monthly meeting at the Lee House
on Tuesday at 1890 pm.
This division. under the chairman.
ship Of Charles II. Hillegeist, is made
up of the various sales managers OF
the Offices which are members of the
Washington Real Estate Board and
deals with advertising, sales and the
various problems in connection with
actual selling and transferring real
estate in the District of Columbia.
A number Of important topics are ex-
pected to be discussed at this meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
SOFTWOOD SHOWS,
ADDED PRODUCTION
Holiday Delays Reports, But Ac-
tnal Increase Is Indicated
in Returns.


On account of the July holiday
reports to the National Lumber Manu-
lecturers Association were incomplete
for the week ended July 5, being re-
ceived from only 354 softwood and 1OI
hardwood mills. Data from 339 COM
parably reporting softwood mills APP
parently show that there was little
relative change in total production,
shipments and new business. when
compared with reports from 393 mills
for the week earlier. In comparison
with reports for the same period last
year, when A more mills reported,
there was, nevertheless, an absolute
increase in new business. The hard
wood operations show decreases in all
three items when compared with re-
ports for the previous week, when 40
more mills reported. which, again, is
no doubt chargeable to incomplete re-
turns due to the holiday shutdown
Reports were not received from the
Southern Pine Association ia time for
publication. For the 102 West Coast
mills the untitled orders were All. 1884,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
RETURNS FROM MORTGAGES
YIELD AVERAGE OF 6.19 PCT.
Report of Life Insurance Company Holdings Over
Ill Years Shows Investments More Fruitful
Than Those in Stocks and Bonds.

The mortgage investments Of life
insurance companies of the United
States have yielded an average gross
return of 6.l9 per cent over d period
Of the last II years, according to a
premliminary report of the institute
for Research in land economics and
public utilities to the mortgage and
finance division of the National As
sociation OF Real Estate Boards.
i The study included $50 companies,
all those having assets IN 1925 OF
more than $500, 200. The average in
come on stocks and bonds owned by
the same period was 4.76 per cent.
Difference OF LAB Per Cent.
The differential in interest returns
between mortgage investments and
Investments in stocks and bonds was,
therefore, AZ per cent. That is to
say, the mortgage investments of
the companies in question have
yielded approximately So per cent
more than their Investments in
stocks and bonds.
Never save once in the period
studied has the return from mort
gage Investments been under per
cent. This was In the year 1919
when the average return received
was $50 per cent. On the other
hand never have the returns from
stocks and bonds owned by the in.
surance companies in the same period
exceeded per cent. except during
the years 1924 and 1925. when they
yielded Sol per cent and 5.04 per cent
respectively.
Recognition OF the desirabiiity OF
mortgage investments on the part OF
life insurance companies who are
responsible for investing more than
eleven billions of dollars is indi
Gated by the fact that the percentage
of their total investments placed In
mortgages has increased from 31.6s
per cent In 1911 to 40.5 per cent In
1925. That is, the percentage of life
insurance funds thus invested IN
mortgages was. In 1925, % per cent
greater than 1t was in 1911. The
actual increase is, Of course, tire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10

Two more OF The Stars model
homes have been completely furnished
and opened for inspection to the pub
lie. This brings the total number of
the model homes that are now opened
for inspection fully furnished and
Handicapped to four.
The model house at Thirteenth
street and Alaska avenue and the
semi detached houses at Thirteenth
and Upshur streets northeast have
been on view, completely equipped.
for some time.
Tomorrow the MARYLAND model
house and the northeast row houses
will be on view with the interior
decorating plans fully carried out.
Frame Colonial Type.
The Maryland model house is To-
Gated at Wynnewood Park, near Silver
Spring, This structure is a frame
colonial type. residence typical of a
Maryland suburban home. 1t was
built by the Stambaugh Construction
Co. and designed by p c.
Adams. Fully equipped and land
scaped in a manner commensurate
with It's style and cost this house will
furnish a. very Informative and in.
teresting study for those who are de
sirious Of a suburban home. This
project viii be opened tomorrow fully
furnished from 10 am. until 10 pm
1t will remain open until the end OF
the demonstration.
The row houses will open tomorrow
fully equipped. They are located al
West Virginia avenue near Queen
street northeast. These model houses
were built by the C. H. Small
Co. and designed by j. Wilmer
Smith. The small houses have beer
particularly stressed in the demon
stration conducted by The Star fol
the reason that they are erected in
the greatest number here and because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
C LONIAL1TYPE HOUSE rs READY
THROUGHOUT FOR PUBLIC VIEW
Maryland Model Home Is in WynnewoodP Park Row
Houses Also to Be Open Tomorrow
for Inspection.

they form the chief means of housing
by. far the larger proportion Of those
persons In Washington OF moderate
means.
These houses will Enthusiastically be
of great interest to many people as
will the northwest row houses at
Fifth and Decatur streets, which will
be opened fully furnished the latter
part of next week.
Questions Are Invited.
The attention of the visitors Is
called to the materials used in these
model houses. The planning and
equipment is worthy of study as they
give some idea of what can be ex-
.pected in houses of various types and
sizes. The public is invited to make
inquiries of the persons who have
been placed in charge of each exhibit,
Inquiries may be made in regard to
the design or construction to the
architects or builders whose names
appear on the sign at each Of the prof.
ects or to the Real Estate Editor Of
The Star 3
Next week in addition to the north.
west row houses the Virginia model
home at Lee Heights, Va, will be
completely furnished.
Progress is being made on the other
demonstration houses. The detached
house at Wesley Heights is struc-
turally complete and the details for
the handspring and interior decorat-
ing are now in process Of formula
ton. The largest model house, a
stone colonial detached residence at
Thirty-fifth street and Massachusetts,
avenue. is nearing structural COM
pletion and now presents q worth
while house. to visit The community
group houses at Fifth and Longfellow
streets will be completed within a
week or so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
joRN M0ElEk

of the Minnesota Realty Association
in 1925. An authority on taxation,
he was one of the first group of MEM
bers of the Minneapolis Taxpayers
Association.
Resolutions OF regret for the death
of r. Leedy Matthews OF Memphis,
Tenn. were adopted by the officers
and delegates in attendance at the
nineteenth annual convention of the
National Association Of Real Estate
Boards. Mr. Matthews died In Okla
convention, which took place in
Tulsa.
He was formerly a director Of the
association and was serving on it's
committee on ethics and arbitration
at the time of his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10

362 feet as against 431, 424, 1924 feet for
106 mills week earlier.
Altogether the 339 comparably re-
porting softwood mills had shipments
los per cent and orders 103 per cent
Of actual production. For the South
ern pine mills these percentages were,
respectively, 10 and 95. and for the
West Coast mills 10S and 113.
OF the reporting mills the 319, with
an established normal production for
the week of 214,T40,564 feet, gave
actual production % per cent, ship
ments 103 per cent and orders 102
per cent thereof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
REAL ESTATE OFFICER
DIES IN MINNEAPOLIS
C. T. Moffett, Vice President Of
National Body, Was Expert
on Financing

G. r Moffett OF Minneapolis,
Mimi, vice president-elect of the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards, died June g.. Mr.. Moffett
was for four years chairman of the
taxation committee OF the association
and guided the early shaping of it's
policies on taxation and legislation.
He was also chairman of the taxa
tion committee Of the Minneapolis
Real Estate Board for a number of
years.
Originator Of popular financing
plan for small homes, MFR. Monet
had been identified with real estate
activities in Minneapolis for.the past
20 years. He was elected president
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
$1,000, 900 BUILDING
FOR DOCTORS OFFICES
Baltimore Structure Will Be Eight
Stories High-Work to Be
Started Shortly.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
BALTIMORE, July 10.-Plans for
Mathematician medical arts building
here have been completed and work
will be started shortly, it is said.
According to information, the build
ing VIII be eight stories high and de-
voted exclusively to Offices, labora.
tories and clinics Of physicians and
surgeons.
Although financial arrangements for
the structure have not been fully
completed, it was stated that the
necessary capital would be raised
without difficulty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10

mendous, leaping from $1,22S, 000, 900
in 1911 to Salts ZOO, 900 in 1895.
That lis, life insurance companies
have Increased their investments In
mortgages both absolutely and rela-
lively. The average rate earned on
the different types of investments
for each year from 1915 to 1925 Is
given in the following table
Comparison Of the Average Cross
Rates Of Income Earned by Insur-
anee Companies on Mortgages and
Stoke and Bonds. I915.1925, average
Gross Rates Earned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10

Time waits for no man"--but
hangs around the corner bit for the
average woman, says the ONCE Boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
Age of Gloom Passes,

The drab wall, the uninteresting
decorative scheme; in fact, all the
earmarks of the age of gloom" are
passing. Decorate everything" is
the new, formula. For decoration Of
any sort-particularfy that in which
are desirable paint naturally comes
to the foreground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
Permanent Furniture.

Convert your partitions between
rooms into permanent furniture. The
permanent bookcases are useful ar
ticles of household furnishing and
they cost very little more than would
lath and plaster for the same space.
These bookcases are never in the
way for they take up very little
more floor space than would the
partition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
Gable Roof for Dwellings.

The gable roof is the plain pointed
roof which is confined almost en-
tirely to dwellings. It's effect depends
upon the pitch of the roof, meaning
its inclination or degree of steepness.
and upon the skill with which dormer
windows and chimneys are introduced
to break its monotony.
The Kevin review., 1926-07-29
SUNBURST CASE
BLACED BEFORE
HIGHEST COURT
FOOT TAKES APPEAL IN TEST
ACTION ON RECOVERY OF
GASOLINE TAX

Helena, July 27.-Endeavors OF
Montana's attorney generals depart
ment to collect $48,OOO from the Sun
burst Oil & Refining company, which
amount has been collected in 2-cent
gasoline tax from consumers. has
been placed before the United States
supreme court.
Attorney General L. A Foot has
made application for a writ Of GER
torari asking that that adverse opin-
ion of the Montana supreme court be
review The case was once before
taken before the nations highest tri-
buna, but was returned without re-
view. This time 1t has been present
ed from an entirly different angle,
according to the attorney general.
The state supreme court held the
tax was collected under an unconsti-
tutional law and that the consumers
who paid 1t, rather than the state,
were the loser. The Sunburst case
has been made the test medium for
some Is similar cases involving $780,
900 from the state claims as taxes
and penalties for failing to remit the
gasoline tax.
The Kevin review., 1926-07-29
LOCATED NEAR AssARokEE

Billings, July 23-Reports in Wall
street of the Ohio Oil company un-
corking a gasser with oil indications
in Carbon county, near the Wyoming
line, is based on the tapping of a So
100000 daily cubic feet flow of gas in
the well being drilled II miles south
east of Absarokee, with sprays of oil
showing in the gas blowing from the
hole
This is the biggest flow of gas ever
tapped in the state and due to its
force, difficulty is being experienced
in keeping the tools on the bottom.
The company proposed, if the force
is not lessened, to drill another aole
close by and thus attempt to modify
the excessive force of the gas. The
idea is to penetrate to the Kootenai
sands, from which 1t is expected to
obtain oil. These sands are 100 feet
deeper
The plan is to use the gas supply
ing Red Lodge and Cooke Citg, at
which latter point there are extensive
mining operations
The Kevin review., 1926-07-29
QUEEN CITY OIL co.
SHOWS GOOD STANDING

A letter to the shareholders of the
Queen City Oil company received this
week, states this company is still
progressing. Letter in part states:
We have only drilled one well this
year, that being our number 20, and
when it was brought in large well
under heavy gas pressure. it i'm
mediately caught fire, destroying all
equipment tools, etc These, OF
course, were fully co yere2 by jnsur-
ance This fire resulted in some
damage to the we'll The we'll is now
producing, having been placed on the
pump.
Your directors, after survey of
the southeast side of the Kevin field
have purchased some pooperty, con-
sisting of eighhty acres it being nwA
nwA 18-34-1 west.
We would also state that forty
acres has been purchased in the Tur-
ner Valley country, southwest OF Cal
gary. Other fields is also being in
vestigated.
We have not considered it abvis-
able to do any more drilling up to
date than was necessary, owing to
the fact that we only receive $1.05
per barrel for our oil this year. There
has been more oil produced in the
Keyin field than could be marketed.
However, with better freight rates
on crude oil and refined products,
the market is gradually being extend
ed and we expect that this will, in
the near future, result in a better
price for our crude oil. Our produc-
tion to date on the Moore lease is
$4,000 barrels.
The Kevin review., 1926-07-29
NORTH DAKOTA GAS TAX
BILL ALLOWS MORE @
HIGHWAY WORN

Bismarck, N. D., July 24.-Passage
OF the two-cent gasoline tax at the
recent primary election will enable
the state highway department to let
contracts and begin work this fall on
projects which otherwise wculd have
been delayed mntil next spring, H.
C. Frahm, chief engineer of the stats
highway commission said Saturday.
Although the new law becomes e.
fective July 80, no additional revenue
will be available from it until the mid
die of SEPTEMBER, Frahm estimates.
Based upon last years figures it is
estimated that about 25,000,000 gal
Ions OF gasoline will be consumed be-
tween August and September, insur-
ing gasoline tax receipts of approx
mately 100000. Under the one-cent
tax, approximately half that sum
would have been available Since the
new law provides for refunds to per-
sons using gasoline for other than
automotive purposes, however, it is
expected that 20 per cent OF the
amount collected will be returned to
the consumers, leaving net income
of about $4O00,000. or $150,000 more
than would have ben available under
the one-cent tax, with no refund.
Since the state contributes only rs
per cent to the cost of building roads,
the increased revenue will permit the
highway department to let contracts
for additional work up to $500,000 in
excess of the original program for this
year. Dates for the lettings will be
announced in August and the work
will be pushed as rapidly as circum-
stances and weather conditions per-
NIT.
Increased revenue in prospect for
1927 also will permit the department
to increase its 1927 construction pro-
gram. Instead of only $50 miles of
earth grading as planned for every
year, the department plans to survey
700 miles. -Four hundred miles of
earth grading and 200 miles of gravel
ing carried over from 1925 lettings,
also will find place on the enlarged
program. Under the new law, all
revenue from the gasoline tax will
go to road construction. Under the
old law. 100000 was deducted from
the gas tax collections for the state
general fund
The Kevin review., 1926-07-29
JUDGE FURBER QUITE
BUSY PAST WEEK

Justice of the Peace Arthur w.
Furber, disposed of several cases in
his court this week, and promised
that violators of the law will have
rd grinding in his court.
The case of the State OF Moltana
VS.. II. Kirby which was disposed of
is one of the interesting affairs. Kir-
by is charged with disturbance at a
dance in progress at Oilmont. He
was given forty days in the county
jail, and the Judge says that this
should not occur again. If So look
out for the consequences.
The case Of the State OF Montana
vs. Ray Wagner, and state of Mon.
tana VS.. John Feeser. These genetle-
men was charged with malicious mis-
chief, in that they were accused of
forcing entry in the house of Clyde
Bell at Sunburst. Both defendants
were released for insufficient evi.
dence.
The Kevin review., 1926-07-29
ADAMS PURCHASES
THELEN LAND IN
KEVIN-SUNBURST

Announcement is made of the pur-
;hase by the Adams Lend company of
the 560-acre farm of John N. Thelen
of Great Falls in the Kevin-Sunburst
oil field. The figures involved are
not given but are understood to run
into a large sum-
The land is the ne 8, NV ne. of
4-34-1 W, and the W and sw e Sc of
35-35.1 W. 1t lies mile north of the
Sturdevant-Patterson well, which
came in short time ago as a good
producer. The land was located bv
Attorney Thelen years before the Ke-
vin-Sunburst field was discovered and
armed by him for time by proxy
for several years; since oil was dis.
covered in the field he has been held.
ing the properly and operating more
or less in the field.
]. H. Adams, who made announce.
ment of the purchase, said that the
tract would probably be operated in
small leases, operating to begin as
soon as possible.
Mr.. Adams also announced the sale
by him to SC. Ferdig of 24O acres
in the field in 1912, and that Mr..
Ferdig has already moved a rig on
the land purchased to drill a deep
test well. This sale was made by
Mr.. Adams personally, and had moth
ing to do with the company, or with
the purchase of the Thelen land.
The Kevin review., 1926-07-29

IN EAST END
NOW PLANNED
kEVIN-SuN5URST FIELD OPERA
TORS HAVE PROGRAMS FOR
FOUR NEW WELLS

| Development in the east end of the
kevin-Sunburst field is expected to
reach an intensive stage within the
next so days. Drilling programs laid
out by various operators call for -four
wells in the south and south-central
portions of township 35-1 east and the
north end OF 341.
The Sturdevant-Pe Peterson well in
section 11-34-1w, which was complet-
ed short time ago with the highest
gravity oil in the field, is being offset
by the same company that completed
"a we'll in 4-34-2w, and which is f.
nanced By Washington capital. This
company has taken over the S Sc
3-34-1 W, and is erecting a rig on
location in the southeast corner of
the 80.
The Sturdrevant company has skid
ded its rig to another location in the
southeast corner of the 40 on which
the first we'll is located, and in the
rortheast corner of section IL the
Cascade Oils, Ltd, Of Calgary, is drill
Ing. It's first hole was lost because
of the crews inability to recover
string of tools.
In township 35-1e Frank Pike has
spudded in on the sw sw NV 20. and
other acreage will be commenced in a
short time. The location in section
l6 has not been definitely selected.
but it will be in the southern part of
he southwest quarter and the same
applies in section 81.
There has been great deal of geo
ogical work done recently in these
townships, especially in 35-1 W. and it
has been rather definitely establish
ed that there is a closure and a high
N the southern and central portions
If the township.
This condition is expected to create |
tremendous pressure in the area if |
'il is found 1t has been reported that |
some of the larger Independents are
rying to get protection acreage in
trea, and recently about 5000 acres
vas turned to some operators in Shell |
'y. This is understood TO cover the
'hoicest part of the territory.