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Evening star., 1926-03-19

There Is no set training system to
become a batsman. 1t rs not always
the boy with the greatest strength
who can hit the ball farthest. nor
is it the man with the greatest
strength who can do that. There are
men more powerful than Babe Ruth
who cannot begin to drive q ball as
he can, and there are men much
slighter than Ruth who can hit at
times quite as we'll.
The greater proportion of batters
who hit the ball very hard-"drive
it," as they say in professional ranks
are men of more strength in their
Evening star., 1926-03-19

good ball that he pitches will have
the batter waiting for a permanent
job and a reputation, but II the bat
ter will make the pitcher throw the
ball to him until either the pitcher
gives a. base on balls or the batter
has had a ball he can hit. or must be
hit because it is within the legal
boundary of strike. the batter will be
receiving the best training he possibly
can have to become q batsman who
can smash anything.
Copyright. 1926)
Evening star., 1926-03-19
1888 MILES AN HOUR
IS MADE BY McDONOUGH

CULVER CITY, Calf. March 10 Np)
An unofficial world record was set
yesterday by Bob McDonough when
he drove his racing car around the
speedway track here at the rate of
1883 miles an hour during trial spins
preliminary to the races here next
Sunday.
McDonough. who held the former
record of 1922 miles per hour, es-
tahlished during practice for the
Washington day race at Miami. Fla,
made his fast lap in 31.4 seconds.
Evening star., 1926-03-19

back and shoulder muscles than moS<
Of the very young and the youfls
men who play ball.
Greedy Eaters Arc Handicapped.
There is no necessity to enter upon
any rigorous diet to develop into a
batsman Of power. There Is none
necessary to develop into batsnlan
OF skill. The boy who eats greedily
of everything, especially those, foods
that fatten, and clog the digestive
tract, will not develop into much of
a player. whether batsman or fielder.
because his stomach and intestinal
channels will be 50 occupied in taking
care Of his appetite stufiing that the
remainder Of his body will be slowed
up. It's just like putting too much
coal on the furnace. Instead OF add.
ing to the consumption Of the fuel
and the generation of heat the Old
furnace gets so full that the fire goes
Evening star., 1926-03-19
JENNINGS WACINC WINNING
BATTLE ON WHITE PLAGUE
By the Associated Press.

SHEVLLE, C., March oiughie Jennings
~ base balls old guard taking
the diamond of the
the advice of his physicians and today fighting what
battle
tariu
Looking the picture OF health the
concerning the OF his condition Jennings yesterday
Press
to in with him for
Evening star., 1926-03-19
WINS HAND BALL TITLE.

WEST POINT. N. Y, March 49,
Cadet Charles B. Stone of Washing
ton was a member of the doubles team
that won the corps hand ball cham
pionship in the thirty.second annual
interclass meet of the corps Of cadets
at the United States Military Acad-
emv
Evening star., 1926-03-19
BREAKS SWIMMING MARK.

BAY CITY. Mich. March 10 CP).-
Walter Laufer. Cincinnati swimmer
clipped three-fifths of second from
Charley Spence's world record time
for the 300.yard medley in the fea.
ture event of swimming meet.
Laufer. swimming against time and
without being paced, negotiated the
distance in minutes 81 2-5 seconds.
Ono OF the best sprinters at the Uni
versity of Kansas is a Chinese bv the
name of Wongwai.
Evening star., 1926-03-19
the BOWlerS

ANkERS DCCkPN LEAGUE will its seventh annual Spring
tourney tomorrow afternoon o'clock Convention Hall alleys
the Washington Loan and Trust rolling the doubles and
singles The list the doubles
compel President Pollock the
o hedul
Evening star., 1926-03-19

That ambitious question be asked by i6 of
and the first impulse of ball would be
him that he soaring making
After ALL that not much the issue between the boy and
properly become basman If he develop high
batsman class will look about like another until he cononts
ball.
puzzle him and othe bat along.
Evening star., 1926-03-19
Talks to Boys on Base Ball
BY JOHN B. FOSTER

the
fit themselves become good ball pl1ycrs)
HOW A BATTER SHOULD TRAIN.
1)W boy 10 old train Class ptchngWinte
Haven, Fla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-22
INCOME TAX GAINS
NEARLY S7O,0)D,ODD
Estimated Treasury Surplus
for Close of Fiscal Year,
$500, 900, 900.

Treasury officials announced yester-
dav that income tax payments due
June is will exceed by almost $40, 900
900 the receipts from this source a
year ago, with the total payments es-
timated at about $440. 900 900
on the basis of this inCrea So off
Gals predicted a. surplus Of 1890 600
900 for the close OF the fiscal year on
June 80. The announcement was Just
a. few hours before President Coolidge
and Director Lord of the budget dis
cussed the Government fiscal condi-
ton at the semi-annual budget meet.
ing
The large increase in income tax
collections. despite the recent heavy
cuts in tax rates. was declared 10 he
the result of "unusuol prosperity.
last year. Although income tax col
lections in March. for the first install
ment. totaled S505, 900 900. consider
able increase over March Of last wear.
Acting Secretary Winston Of the
Urea sury said the effect of the new
revenue law could not ne gagged
until another year. as he believes re
turns from miscella neOus taxes would
be reduced considerably in that time.
The 1890. 100000 surplus is almost
four times larger than was counted
upon six months ago. md il was At.
tributed by Mr.. Winston to unexpect.
ed income tax collections and IN.
creased tax collections and ncreas ed
receipts as result Of a special drive
by the Internal Revenue Bureau for
back taxes. II will be used to pare
down the public debt TO about $I9.-
$40, 100000 at the end of this hscsl
year
BY this operation the Treasury will
hay 49,
ing this year, the greatest cut made
since 1924. OF the total reduction s317..
100000 was made from funds in the
sinking fund created by Congress for
debt retirement; $3.50 900 900 by war
debt payments received from foreign
governments and the remainder from
the Treasury surplus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-22
COOLIDGE CAUTIONS THE NATION
ON TAX CUT; SURPLUS NOW HUGE

Gals. soiled hand towels, ragged sleeve
protectors, obsolete calendars. discard
ed vanity cases. disreputable rubbers,
shabby relics OF whisk brooms, aban-
doned pipes, battered dating stamps,
forgotten milk bottles. rusty mouse
traps and other nondescript articles
which If they had legitimate place
were not occupying il. With these
rescued file cases and the construc-
ton Of cheap shelving our construc-
tive economist in the Treasury De
partment satisfactorily answered that
$35 900 call with a 1894 expenditure.
Curtails Publications.
"A constructive accomplishment by
bureau in the Department of Com
MERGE" said Gen. Lord. lis A saving
of $4,000 by radical curtailment of
free distribution Of its publications.
For several years you have been
urged to revise your mailing lists
downward and to reduce your free is
sues to the smallest number possible.
We are spending too much of the tax
PAYERS money in helping fill the
WaStebaskets of the Nation. Govern
ment prints can always he bought at
nominal price of the superintendent
of documents. If people desiring pub
lie documents do not need them enough
TO pay the ridiculously small amount
charged, they should not have them.
Curtailment of your free lists will also
help increase the amount which goes
into the Treasury from sale of Gov
eminent publications. We received
last year S487 ,922. 60 from that source
BY reducing your free lists it will be
possible to determine what issues
have sufficient merit to create real
demand. We can give away many
things we can't sell.
The Richmond, Va, postma Ster
who is also custodian Of the Post
Office Building. inaugurated A little
economy campaign Of his own. He
began with lighting-electric current.
He succeeded in interesting his asso-
ciates. BY turning off lights when
not needed and introducing other light
economies they reduced the cost Of
lighting in the Post Office Building
from S6,435.35 in 1923 to $l,8l970 in
1925-a reduction of III per cent
Both President Coolidge and Gen.
Lord paid tribute TO Congress for its
legislative economy record of keeping
down appropriations.
Referring to the Post Office Depart
ment, Gen. Lord said: The we'll
directed efforts of it's administrators
to eliminate waste and perfect pro.
| cedure give reason for hope that In
1928 our great mail service will be
independent of the Federal Treasury
The gathering was the elevent h
regular meeting of the business or
eanization of the Government. and
was entertained by the United States
Navy Band. The program of the
evening was broadcast from WCAP
and II other stations in link reach.
ing as far West as Kansas City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-22
CADMAN PRAISES
.. RELIGIOUS PRESS.
Brooklyn Pastor Speaker at
Editors Meeting-Aber-
nethy Adds Approval.

The religious pfess of the United
States holds a high post of response
hility in advancing the cause or the
Christian churches. speakers declared
today At the opening of two'day
conference Of the editorial council or
the religious press at the Nash1nG'
ton Hotel under the auspices or the
Federal Council of Churches. The
church of today could not have at
tanned and could not maintain it's
present position without the hearty
support afforded by the denomina-
tional journals. the editors were told.
Fifty editors of various Protestant
organs attended the opening session.
Among them were business man
ayers. owners and writer's widely
known throughout the religious
world.
Rev. DR.. s. Perkes Cadman. rresi
dent of the Federal Council OF
churches. who Is a Brooklyn. n. y.
rastor. and Rev Or. William s.
Abernethy of the Calvary Baptist
Church of Washington. were the
principal speakers today. Both en-
phs sized the need of the religious
press as supplement to the efforts
NJ the pastor in spreading true re-
ligious conceptions
DIR. Cadnan declared that because
Journalism was so powerful! medium
NJ information and publicity. u Wss
thereby "a very dangerous business.
unless directed from point of view
sympathetic to the cause OF Christ.
He lamented that many editors OF re-
lieious papers. past and present, tell
their reading public that the world
was on the brink of cataclysmic woe.
He urged an optimistic outlook.
Referring to controversial subjects
in the religious world. DR.. Cadman as
serted that the Christian church must
resist efforts OF the state to subject
Il 10 political domination. The sepa-
ration of the church and state. &C
complished many years ago, was re
garded as an ideal situation, but we
sre faced today with condition IN
some nations wherein the church is
the all too ohedient disciple of the
state. 1t has led even TO the church
making compromises Of positions TAX
en- by Christ Himself"
DR.. Cadman urged the editors to
foster the Christian spiritual life.
which is the one dynamic force in
all churches. regardless of the system
Of theology"
DR. Abernethy pointed in his ad.
dress to religious organs as a power
full force for spread of facts about
religion. az stimulating medium for
the church membership and as
broadening power.
The delegates were the guests OF
leaders of the Church Peace Union
and of the World Alliance for Inter
national Friendship Through the
Churches al noon at the Franklin
Square Hotel. when a discussion of
military training in public schools
was held.
Bishop James Cannon. ir.. of the
Methodist Church South addressed
the meeting this afternoon. The
meetings are presided over by Rev.
Paul S. Leinbach, chairman of the
editorial council of the religious
rreSS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-22

Calf Pumps. in Parch-
ment and White. with
and without straps.
Patent Leather Pumps
with a n d without
straps.
Patent Leather, Tan
Calf. Black Satin and
Gun Metal Strap Pumps
with medium Spanish
heels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-22
w. c. T. U. HEAD SAYS
PlNCHOT PAID HER
EXPENSES IN RACE

CONTINUED from First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-22

Auto busses are proving popular in
India and many lines are expanding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-22
Benefits Of Coordination.

The budget system prescribed by
Congress in 1927 co-ofdinated our
f1na ncial requirements. 1t paved
the way for the coordination which
now exists In the Governments rou-
tine business. We are transacting
our business in co-ordinated and
business way. II we have duplica-
lions or overlapping of departmental
authority we are minimizing the pos
sibility of waste in effort or eXpendi-
ture by coordination of policy and
action The improvement in the pub
lie service is apparent and expressive.
1t Is apparent in the manner In which
it's business is being transacted. 1t
is expressive in the lessening re-
quirement of funds for administra-
ton. The budget system Is not the
system of any one agency In the
Federal service. Each Of you in the
public service is an integral and i'm
portant part of this system. Your
allegiance to It Is inseparable from
your allegiance to the Federal Gov.
eminent. And this includes the &C
counting elements Of the budget sys.
tenn vested in the General Account.
ing Office The task of the controller
oeneral Ii dift1cult one, but his func.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-25
BY Beck

done. while others expressed disap-
pointment at the volume of business.
Retarding influences were the low
price. of cotton, which slowed trade in
the southwest; reduced automobile pro-
duction schedules with consequent I'M
employment; numerous bank failures
in the middle west; and curtailed lum-
Der mill operations in the north Pa
cific coast.
Sales of jewelry and confectionery
were about equal to a year ago. and
hardware and radio moved well.
Staple lines were rather quieter, ex-
cept where, as in the northwest ana
parts of the Pacific coast, cold wealth
err helped the movement of clothing,
shoes, coal and other seasonable goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-25

wheat this season would be 100000
600 bushels, n total 100000 bushels
in excess of his latest previous fore
cast and 100000 bushels more than
last year.
Talk was current, however, that ow-
ing to shortage of European wheat,
rye and potato crops this season as
compared with last year, European
wheat demand might well be expected
to prove larger. Helped by such rea-
sons and by evening-up of accounts
so as to be prepared for the holidays,
wheat values showed more or less rail-
lying power as dealings neared the
finish.
Colder weather expected to bring
about larger arrivals of corn here gave
a downward slant to the corn market
and to oats as we'll.
Provisions were responsive to the
government report on the pig crop
and to>an upturn in the value of hogs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-25
New York Produce Market
New York, Dec. 24.-(R

WHEAT-Spot steady; No. / dark
northern spring elf New York all rail
LOO; No. 2 hard winter fob New York
all rail 1.54s; No. 2 mixed durum ditto
to arrive 1.55a; No. 1 Manitoba lake
and rail to arrive 1.5Ss in bond.
CORN-Spot steady; No. yellow
elf track New York all rail 90s; No.
yellow ditto 87s.
OATs-Spot steady: No. white 57a.
1910.
other articles unchanged.
BUTTER-Firm; receipts 1891.
Creamery higher than extras SEA q 534;
creamery extras, 80 score, 52@52a.
EGGS-Steady; receipts 22,634. Pa
cific Coast, whites, extras, express, I'M
quoted; ditto freight 56a@5S; Pacific
coast whites firsts to extra firsts $50
sch.
Long Island bulk per $50 pounds
to, 5.25 @ $50: New York, bulk per $50
pounds, round white 4.50@4.75.
, CABBAGES-Dull; Central and
Western New York, Danish white bulk
per ton 30.00@33.00.
There was no change in the raw su-
gar market today with spot Cuban
quoted at sos duty paid. The only
sale reported was 1880 bags of Gu
ban for early January shipment, at
$40 delivered.
Trading in raw sugar futures was
Price movements were narrow and ir-
regular. Approximate sales 26,500
tons. January closed 3.1S; March 3.25;
May $50; July 3.37; September S.4S.
The refined2 sugar market was dull
and unchanged.
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rise in many issues apparently is
based on expectation of these distri-
buttons.
U. S. Steel common and General
Motors resumed their places as mar
ket leaders, the former showing an
extreme gain of nearly points by
approaching to within point Of the
record high. Baldwin touched new
record high at 1877 ga. Chicago
Pneumatic Tool, Coca Cola, Contin-
entail Motors, Du Pont, Electric Boat,
and United Drug were among the
score or so issues to sell at new peak
prices for a year or longer.
International Combustion Engi-
neering crossed so for a gain of over
4 points on the announcement OF
new motor fuel. Outstanding gains
also We're recorded by American Ex-
press. Brooklyn Edison, international
Harvester and National Distillers.
A sharp jump Of over Z points IN
Pittsburgh and West Virginia, which
touched a new high record at 49,
and the establishment of a new rec
ord price by Atchison at III divided
speculative interest in the railroad
group, the latter losing most OF the
days gain.
Commodity prices showed little
change. -.
The weekly clearing house state
ment showed excess reserve OF VAL
19s.4so. as against q deficit In re-
serve of s5,os6, $50 last week. The de-
tailed statement of actual conaitI u, u
this dav showed gains In all OF the
principal items.
Call money renewed at six per cen.
hut eased to s IL. closing at that
fg,re Time money held relativeIy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-25
LITCHFlELD

CORNERS-The w. r. c. held
their annual election of officers on
Monday at the regular meeting.
Ell Campbell was business WIS.,
itor in Augusta Wednesday.
Miss Daisy Kendrick, who is a
teacher in Orono, is passing the
Christmas vacation with her brother
C. M. Kendrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Earle OF
New Salem, Mass, are visitors al
W. F. Allard's.
Mrs. Mary Stewart has returned
home from DIR. Cobb's hospital In
Auburn, where she has been Tor
, treatment.
The Congregational Sunday school
will hold their Christmas concert
and tree at the church Saturday,
December %.
The box social given by the pupils
of the Earle school Thursday eve
ming was well attended and good
sum realized.
The prizes offered by Mrs. George
Anderson to the Sunday school of
the congregational church for the
best attendance for the year were
won by Helen Huntington and Stella
Small.
A few members Of Litchfield
Grange attended the State Grange
last week.
The schools in town are closed for
"a two weeks vacation. Mr.. Topper,
the principal of the academy, is
passing his vacation In Lisbon and
Miss Morse in North Waterford.
Miss CULVER left Friday for
Dover-Foxcroft, where she will
pass her vacation.
Miss Gladys Godfrey, teacher in
Worcester, Mass, Is passing Christ
mas week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus Godfrey.
Mrs. Arthur Hall, who submitted
to an operation at the C. M. G. hos
pital recently, returned home Thurs
day and is reported as improving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-25
Cotton Sold About
Eight Times
Before Last

New Orleans, Dec. 23-(P-If the
shirt on your back contains cotton
| it is a safe bet that some of the ma
! terial used in it's making was sold
eight times before you paid the last
price.
Statisticians estimate that every
| bale of cotton is sold an average OF
| five times before it is received by a
| spinner or other manufacturer. Then
the finished article changes hands
| twice before being finally sold.
Grower to Trader
Cotton is first, traded by the pro-
= Queer to the merchant who advanced
/ him the money to raise his crop, OF
| to small town dealer. It's next sale
is usually to a larger buyer, generally
known as a cotton merchant. He has
| headquarters in the large cities or
concentration points.
Many of these interior merchants
sell direct to spinners or make ship
ments to connections abroad for sale
among foreign spinners. In many in
stances, however, the interior mer-
chant ships his cotton to some port
for resale or sells 1t to an exporter or
larger merchant at one of the princi-
pal ports or at large mill centers.
Cotton often Is sold several times
while at concentration point or
port, before 1t reaches the manufac-
turer.
Ups and Downs Of Market
The usual method of selling and
buying cotton in the interior is to buy
or sell 1t so many points ION" or "off''
the most active trading position in
the New Orleans or New York future
markets. These IONS" and "offs" are
regulated by the supply and demand.
Re-sales of cotton after it leaves
the planter or country merchant, are
made payable either on cash terms or
on what is known as call" Call
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Largest Family In
England Numbers "a

Barnsley. Yorkshire, Dec. 2r-P)-
Villages in this part of England are
vieing for the largest family.
The first claim was made by the
village of Denaby Main. when Mrs.
William Manchester, wife of miner,
became the mother of her nineteenth
child.
The village of Blacker Hill then put
up Noah Bissell and his next door
neighbor, Thomas Hazelwood, both of
whom are fathers OF % children, and
pointed to Matthew Dawson of the
same village, who has a family of
seventeen. Bissell organized a foot
ball team among his sons and chal-
lenged all corners.
The record, however, is held by
Mrs. John Austen of Platts Common,
near Barnsley, whosis mother of "a.
and has, in addition, reared four
adopted children. One of Mrs. Aus
tens daughters has IL children and
two others IL each.
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financial
NEW YORK MARKET
natures Of the Days Dealings In
All the Leading Stocks

New York, Dec. 24-(P)-Wall
eeet witnessed an old fashioned
llfstmas market" today which
Vught cheer to most every one but
war traders. While trading was
as brisk as it was earlier in the
HS the seasonal contraction in
ulhe was less marked than usual.
'Sng quotations disclosed a long
y VI net gains ranging from 1 to 5
as, with many of the high priced
hOrds.
Inc weekly clearing house state
sal which waa issued after the
wy OF the market instead of Satur-
noon, showed sharp increase
reserve, indicating that holiday
aasnds had not caused any strair,
y ,ae credit situation.
weekly mercantile reviews report
u.ue change in general business
s.auon with none expected until
the first of the year. Retail
, sus generally was believed to have
"Onsned new high records during
week The last of the so-called
~ dividends was a Use extra
. urn Products refining common,
suere are several special dividend
hT,ae IN prospect by other large
n, Oa au and Industrial corporations
r. We next month or two. The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-25
Boston Produce Market

Boston, Dec. "a.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 14a @153.
BUTTER-EXtra firsts 513@52;
firsts 45@51.
CHEESE-Extras 26@26i; firsts 25
@25a.
CORN-No. 2 yellow 95@97.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras 64@65; white and mixed extras
62@64; eastern extras 5000; western
extras 56@5S.
FLOUR-Spring patents 1876 pound
sacks special short S.65 @S.75; standard
7.50@S.e5.
HAY-No. Q Timothy 24625.
Handspring 2S@2s.
PORK-Medium backs 34G3e.
OATS-4D lbs. 66@73.
POTATOES-Cob and Green
Mountain 2.75Q2.85; sweets 1.15Q1.25
per basket.
SUGAR-American Sugar Refinery
quotes $40 cents in 100 pound lot less
3 percent for cash.
VEAL-12@24.