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The Washington times., 1926-03-13
WORK
81 ONS Up

Indications of a slow-up in build
ing activities covering a very large
section Of the United States and
reaching unusual proportions in
many cities were revealed in the
national monthly building survey Of
s. w. Straus & Co.. made public
today. In $40 cities covered in the
straus report, there was loss of
per cent. as compared wir6 Feb
ruary. 1875 Building permits is-
sued in these places in February
totaied s27O.10O,172. compared with
s2so;274.6so in February last year;
2e states and the District OF Co
lumbia reported losses, while n
States made gains.
Activities in increased volume con-
finued in most parts of the South.
where SO leading cities showed a
gain of 20 per cent. Florida led
the South with a $50 per cent gain.
Atlanta reported slightly less than
$1,000 900 in February permits, max
ing il the leading Southern city
and giving It sixth place among the
cities Of the country. Large activi-
ties were reported Ia leading Texas
cities, while substantial progress
waS shown in New Orleans. Birm-H
ingham. Memphis, and Greensboro
and AsI1eville. NJ.
In New York city losses were
shown in Manhattan. Brooklyn and
Queens. which were overcome by a
S6 900. 900 gain in the Bronx. and
the Greater City had net increase
of $4,000. 900. Losses were shown
IN Chicago. Detroit Philadelphia.
Los Angeles, Washington. Boston,
Cleveland. Portland, Ore: Pitts
burgh. Milwaukee. Oakland, Calf.
and st. Louis where gains as
rule. are shown.
Among the Northern and Western
cities reporting increased activities
were Newark and Jersey City, n. j.,
Gan Francisco, Seattle, indianapolis.
and Mt Vernon and Yonkers. n. Y.
The suburban areas Of most large
cities continued to show healthy In
creases
The Straus reports indicate that
building activities in the entire
country have only made negligible
gain over the first two months OF
1925.
Meanwhile. the building material
market has reflected increased firm
ness and the indices of building
costs have either remained sta
tionery or risen slightly. A decided
decrease in quotations on certain
grades of lumber was reported.
while increases were made I'm COM
mon brick due To adverse weather
conditions and lack Of pulverized
anthracite.
Hollow tile and Portland cement
prices remained firm and some
slight weakness was revealed in
the structural steel market, espe-
cfally in the midwest district. where
competitor among fabricators was
effective. Linseed OIL continued to-
decline in New York and Chicago,
~ HE in the general markets Of the
country, lime. crushed stone. sand
and wire nails tended to rise.
The Washington times., 1926-03-13
/ 0 R NJ 8
SAL Is GROUP

The sales managers division of
the Washington Real Estate Beard
was organized several days ago. and
.C. IA Hillegiest sales manager for
w. q. 4 A II. Miller. has been
chosen chairman. and St George r.
Raby, Of Moore & Hill, secresAry
Two meetings have been iIeld by
this division Of the board and round
table discussions on sales topics
have been discussed. The purpose
OF this organization is to keep fully
in touch with the problems oa the
various sales departments, the sales
situation with respect to real estate
in the District OF Columbia and its
contiguous territory, and tt stand
ardize and modernize the sales
work
The Washington times., 1926-03-13

The st. Louis Real Estate Ex-
change, joining in a campaign in
which q number of member boards
Of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards have been active, is
cooperating with the bureau in ex.
posure of the deception.
The board has officially voiced its
disapproval Of the .free-iot scneme"
as method OF selling real estate.
The scheme tends TO mislead the
buyar as to the value OF his bar
gain. and tends to destroy public
confidence in those engaged In sell
ing real estate, resolutions passed
by the board OF directors of the
exchange point out.
Reprints of an advertisement is
sued by the Better Business Bureau
exposing the lure OF Something for
nothing" in the free-loItter's method
are being distributed at all neigh
borhood motion picture shows where
the promoters Of such a scheme op-
crate.
A reprint has also beer. sent Ito
every st. Louis reaItor.
The bureau tells the story Of a.
man who was approached in the
lobby of his neighborho6d motion
picture house and told that IL he
would sign his name to caro- he
might be selected" to secure q free
lot, "iust as advertising, = Ia sub
division which the issuing company
was promoting.
OF course he was later informed
that he was a winner, and that he
The Washington times., 1926-03-13
13 COUPLES TO WE'D
AFTER SEA VOYAGE

SOUTHAMPTON, England, March
13.-Dan Cupid seems to work rap
idly at sea.
Thirteen couples announced their
engagement when they put into port
here at the end of world cruise
on the liner Carinthia.
The Washington times., 1926-03-13
IRISH LITERATI ARE
ROWING OVER PLAY

DUBLIN, March I3.-Irish liter.
airy circles are enjoying a pretty
row. There is controversy over
a play. THE Plough and the Stars
whether it belittles the Irish
patriots.
Senator William Butler Yeats,
the Irish poet and Nobel, prize
winner, spoke in defense yof the
play. Liam O'Flaherty, Irish nov
elist, has written a letter to George
Russell's paper, Irish Statesman, .
denouncing Senator Yeats as a
"pompous fool"
The Washington times., 1926-03-13
RELATIVES LEAVE FOR
FUNERAL or FIELDER

ATLANTA. Ga. March 13. Rela-
tives Of Thomas B. Fielder, New
York and Georgia attorney, who
died IN savannah yesterday, left
here today for Dublin, Ga, w1ers
Felder's funeral viii be held sun
day afternoon.
The service will be held from
the home Of Mrs. FEEDERS sister,
Mrs. A. w. Garrett
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20

Look In Fridays Times for the
Finger Print Contest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20
NEW ARENA
To l)PEN
TONIGHT

Tony Cortez, the local lad who
piled up q record Of IA straight
wins and who has never been
knocked down, faces Wee Willie
! Virgins, Of Trenton, in the feature
10 rounder at Kenilworth Arena
tonight. Cortez, while he has wins
to his credit over such as Andy
Bowen. George Leslie and others.
has never met q puncher OF the
hitting power Of Virgins.
The latter has scored IL straight
knockouts, the last one as recently
as Tuesday night. He has been
boxing five years and Is a main
eventer in various New Jersey and
Pennsylvania rings.
In tho second 10 rounder Billy
Augustine, Seat Pleasant Lad who
held the Navy lightweight title.
win try TO curb the professional
aspirations of Walter McFeeley,
Georgetown law student.
The Blue. and Gray representa-
tive is a former member Of The
United States Military Academy
ring squad and recently won the
South Atlantic middleweight title
In Baltimore. He won four bouts
IN two nights. two Of them BY
clean knockouts.
In the opening ten-rounder
Johnny Meyers, Baltimore fly
weight favorite, takes on Young
Dencio IN q return match. In a
shaded Dencio. The latter, with
both hands in great shape. figures
to reverse the nod. this time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20
a WASH|VGT ON
GOLFERS IN

! Pairings and time Of play OF the
II washington golfers entered tn
the invitation tournament Of the
Baltimore Country Club show that
the washington delegation this year
will not be nearly so formidable as
last years, when Roland MacKen-
zie, George Voigt, Mel Shipley, ana
q host Of others were entered.
The qualifying round Is being
played today.
The washington pairings ana
time OF play are 10, w. N. Baldwin
CWashington, unattached) and Y.
ii. Boone. Baltimore, unattached;
1890, r.. e. Baines Coll and III.
King CornweIl (Col.li 1885, Al. wv.
Howard washington Golf ana
Country Club and s. Hoff Roli-
ing Road; 100, George James Coli
and Hugh FL. Saum lCol.l; 1880, w.
r McCallum washington COLO
and Il. s. Beecnam (B. G. ca; 1.40,
Hugh Mackenzie tColl ard wv. II
swindeli lB. @. C.l; 2:O6. r.. M.
Champion lCol.l and g. .. Doyle
Coli: 2:15, u. s. Julien tColl and
r.. w. Laudick Coll; 2:20, Reginald
LOTUS (Chevy Chasel and Fl a.
Croker B. G. CD; 2:26, Miller 3.
STEVENSON Coli and ,. w. Biggs
(Carolina G.. CT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20
Ruth Is Ten Days
Ahead Of 1921
Record

With two brand-new homo
runs added to his growing roll
lection, Babe Ruth today was
far ahead Of his 1921 record,
when he set his record breaking
mark Of SO circuit clouts.
In 1921 the Yankee slugger
hit his fourteenth home run IN.
the thirty-seventh game Of the
season, on May 20. Yesterday
he hammered out his thirteenth
and fourteenth homers Of the
1925 season in the thirty-first
game, on May 10.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20

night. It will be Carpenters fifth
appearance in American rings and,
although beaten three times, his
popularity apparently Il still great
judging from the advance sale Of
tickets.
All Of Carpenters previous op-
ponents have been big timers.
In his first American bout he
won the worlds light heavyweight
title from Battling Levinsky. Then
he was knocked out by Jack Demp.
sew, beaten by Tom Gibbons and
stopped by Gene Tunney.
Georges has been In the ring Is
years, and no longer Is the dreaded
figure he once was, but reports
from his training camp have him
in first-class physical condition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20
DOROTHY WHITE
WINS TITLE

All honors in the annual invita-
ton cup tournament for women,
held this year at the Indian Spring
club. went ia. the washington Golf
and Country Club. Miss Dorothy
white won the cup With net
score Of 16s. and Mis- Phyllis
Keller was second with 4 net II0.
Both are from the washington club.
Miss White also had the low
aggregate, leading Miss =. It'd
marsh, Of Chevy Chase, BY three
strokes.
Miss White won the low gloss
on Tuesday but Miss Tidmarsh won
thursdays prize with an SIS.
Mrs. James RI. Harper, Miss Susan
Hacker, and Mrs. II. b. Chapman
finished close to the leaders and
but for unsteady golf might have
cut IN on the honors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20
College Baseball

Princeton. /; Penn state, o.
Holy Cross. s. Array, !,
Yale, 10; Boston University, IL.
Harvard 2: Bates &
Navy. IL; Delaware, 8.
Colgate. 4; Hamilton, 70 inninGsg
rainy.
Springfield College. 10; Connecticus
Aggies 5.
Maine, b; BowdOin. 1.
Rhode Island State 81 Brown,
Catholic IT,, 81; Providence College. 4.
ST. Lawrence. 16s Amherst 4.
Quantico Marines. 4; New Hamp-
shire. 4.
Illinois. s.; Mississippi Al and NJ &.
Northwestern, 5: iowa. 2.
Princeton Freshmen S. Tome School :.
Dean Academy, 3; Yale Kreshmen.e.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20

ferior gasolines being substituted for Tydol.
They believe that the high quality Of Tydol
deserves the seal Of protection.
Therefore, seal has been affixed on the
intake pipe of every underground tank
which feeds Tydol pump. This seal is only
broken when the dealers tank is being
filled with Tydol. Then the intake pipe is
Immediately resealed and remains sealed
until the pump again needs to be reflled.
Only genuine Tydol can enter Tydol tank,
only genuine Tydol can flow from the pump.
When you buy 7JdOl yO~ get 7Jdol
Stop at the nearest Tydol dealer. Ask
him to show you the seal that assures you
that you get Tydol when you pay for Tydol.
Your dealer is proud Of his Tydol seal.
And proud Of Tydol, the only gasoline sold
under seal Of protection.
T TAYLOR-KORMAN OIL CO.
Wholesale Distributors
for
\ TJDE WATER OIL SALES CORP.
Rossfyn, Va. West 3O45
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20
I ENNIS VE I 5
BEATEN

Clarence M. Charest was defeated
in the singles play Of the Ward
man Park tennis championship BY
Gwynne King in straight sets.
That was the surprising feature Of
the latest rounds.
Another veteran went away from
there when A. o. White lost to
o. D. Hertelendy, and the latter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20
ooTDooR .SpoaTS
GEORGES Sc I
FOR BAT TIE

NEW YORK, May 2O.-Ruling an
s-to-5 favorite. Georges Carpenter,
one-time fistic idol Of the French
boulevards. win arrive IN today
from Atlantic city to wind up prep.
arations for his bout with Sailor
Eddie HUFFMAN, Of California. at
Madison Square Garden tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20

was bumped By Milton Yates. The
last blow came when =. a. Puri1l-
ton was beaten by Bob EOnsidtne.
Stanley Carr, Hicks and Mangan
were the reliables who did not
meet defeat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20

III your finger print worth five
dolIars3 Read Fridays Times and
ret the answer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20

The show starts at 8:15 o'clock,
with Charlie Short as referee.
The judges viii be Jack Kennedy
and Frank Schuyler. Royce Hough
win hold the watch and Muggsy
Morris win announce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20
FIGHT DECISIONS

AZ New York Harry Ebbets, Free
port, weIterweight, knocked out
PADDY Ryan, Of Pittsburg, IN the
second round.
At Buffalo Frank Garcia, Utica
bantamweight, stopped Dave
Schwartz, Of Buffalo, three rounds.
At Cleveland Tommy Freeman,
Cleveland welterweight defeated Joe
siminich, Of Butte, Mont. II rounds.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS
Kansas city &. st. Paul 2.
Milwaukee 12, Minneapolis 3.
Indianapolis at Toleda, rain.
Louisville at Columbus, rain.
w Il. pei W. A. PC.
Louis'lIe 10 IL .ei3I Ginn'1ts. 16 is 500
Toledo 171s .keTl Indian'Iis IS IS 500
Kan. ICY 1713 667lAEiiwskee is is 800
ST. Paul II II .64slColumbus "A zoo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20

The opening bout is . four
rOunder between Jack Cody and
Jack Skinner, willing light
weights.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-20

Daily totals. .66 20 90 - 81 90 4I--24I
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Leaders for the day Pittsburgh,
philadelphia, s.
Low Brooklyn, !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31
Epitome of Present Religious
Turmoil in Mexican Republic

dPrss.
Laws effective enforcing Of 1857 re-
affirmed by the constitution
These resolutions
No foreign clergyman function in Mexico
Church and
Religious instruction
hidden - ~ " ~
1t is Illegal for clergy religious
Mexican Episcopae
ices in which $4,000 priests function
100000 be hearn
communion
which will be by aymen. 4
The church
worship
than churches, closed
Purchases will to tiles.
Governments attitude
Church and eschew
politics.
light
Church's attitude
Persecution is threatening religious freedom The church
II meddled
absolutely
Catholics
coreligionists
asks
United Catholics
secuted church In Mexico
bishop Methodist Episcopal
religious
have persisenty 1nsS1led in pohucs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31
MEXICO REITERATES CLAIMS
TO ALL PROPERTY OF CHURCHES
Millions of Dollars Worth of Jewels Are Held Fed
eral Owned-Priests Ordered to Make Inventory
of Holdings.
The government contention is tina

The government contention is tina
1t loans to worshipers church build
ings, grounds. jewels and other prop
critics. the title 10 which for 60 years
has been constitutionally vested in
the government. Neither the govern.
ment nor church headquarters here
possess any records of the exact
value of the Catholic property
throughout the republic
In consequence of the 10-year revo-
luton and the five-year reconstruc-
ton period, there has been no COM
plete census of church belongings.
The government demands an inven-
tory from every Catholic priest leav-
ing his church in the hope that it
will obtain a satisfactory estimate of
the value of church property in
Mexico.
1t is unofficially estimated that the
Jewels in Mexican Catholic churches
alone are worth several million pesos
One of the most valuable single
pieces of tewelry is the crown of the
Virgin of Guadalupe in the shrine of
Guadalupe, just outside the capital.
1t is a beautiful gold creation. thick
~ studded with Jewels 1t is valued
at between 100000 and 100000 pesos
The fund to purchase the crown was
raised years ago by popular sub.
scription through Mexico
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31
CANTON CLEANUP
STARTED BY ROACH
Attorney Who Cleared Out
Terre Haute Vice Tackles
New Job Today.
BY the Associated Press.

CANTON, Ohio, July 31.-Joseph
r. Roach, the man who sent lat
Terre Haute, Ind, public officials and
gunner to the penitentiary for mix
ing crime with politics, today began
his operations In Canton as advisory
counsel to Acting Chief of Police
Earl W. Hexamer
Those who see the darkest side of
the situation In Canton believe Roach,
a Chicago attorney. has a job Of sim.
liar importance before him here.
Charges of political protection to
commercialized vice and Illicit traf.
ticking in liquor and narcotics have
been banded about freely since Don
r. Mellett. publisher of the Canton
Daily News, was shot down at his
garage door July 16.
MeIlett Made Charges.
Mellett himself frequently made
such charges editorially, and person
ally he aided in putting some of those
involved behind the bars.
Mayor S. M. Swarts indicated his
intention to give Roach wide latitude
in the murder and Its contributing
causes"
AS Roach prepared to begin his
work today investigators into the
murder mystery. headed by Detective
Ora Slater, awaited returns from their
broadcast yesterday of pictures and
information concerning Patrick Eu.
gene McDermott, Cleveland, wanted
for questioning in the inquiry.
Informer Is Guarded.
A mysterious informer after tip
ping off the investigators to McDer-
mott as man with knowledge of the
plot to murder Mellett, is held in Jail
near Canton for protection. The in
former fears for his life. declaring
that he had been offered role In the
murder, refused it and had been
threatened with death If he ever
"squealed." The investigators he.
lieve that. even though McDermott
NAV not have taken part in the shoot
ing, he can tell who did and who were
the "higher-ups" seeking Melletts re-
movaf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31
FIRE ON GRADERS
IN NEW OUTBREAK
Virginians Charged by Mary
land Operators With Re-
opening War From Boat.
he republic, which contains
Pr the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
CRISFIELD, Md, July 31.-Rullets
few again yesterday in the Maryland
Virginia crabhers' dispute at the
Smith Island boundary line. Mem
bers of the island Grabbing fleet, upon
returning from the grounds reported
they had been forced to stop their
boats to avoid a fusillade.
The shots. estimated at about So
were fired from the Virginia State
patrol boat Marguerite, the Maryland
crabbers said. None struck the men
or their boats
The crabberS assert that the shoot
ing was without provocation or warn
ing. They declared that at no time
during the afternoon were they ,poach-
ing in Virginia waters No attempts
were made TO return the fire of the
Virginia boats, the crabbers said.
Returning the charges of the Old
Dominion authorities, some Smith
Islanders also say that Virginia fish
ing boats show no fear of entering
Maryland waters, often making heavy
illegal catches and returning to Vir-
ginia unmoleSted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31
HOST AT DRY DINNER.
Fetes British Executives With Whom
He Made Rum War Pact.

LONDON. July 81. CP).-The staid
old Ritz Hotel. which shuns novelties
as a rule. last night was the scene or
one of the most unusual formal din
ners ever served in London, as 1t was
absolutely dry.
Gen. Lincoln c. Andrews, chief OF
the American prohibition enforcement
service. was the host. and his guests
were the British interdepartmental
executives with whom the American
chief has recently drawn an agree
ment to hinder liquor smuggling into
the United states.
The dinner was given in return for
several dinners given the Americans
Among the guests We're Sir Horace
Hamilton. chairman of the board OF
customs excise: Sir Charles Hipwood
of the Board of Trade; A. G. NJ. Burns,
colonial secretary of the Bahamas.
who came to London especially TO par
ticipate in the discussion with the
Americans, and Robert Van Sittart.
chief of the American department OF
the foreign Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. July 81. - The
Mexican government, in taking
charge of the property in Catholic
churches. claims. as it has claimed
for many years, that the jewels and
treasures and all property within
church buildings, as we'll as the real
estate and the buildings themselves,
are and have been the property of
the federal government for more than
half a century.
This claim is made by virtue of
the reform laws and the constitution
of the reform war period, which for
babe the church to own property in
Mexico, and declared all church prop
erty conflscated and reverted to gov
eminent ownership. The present
constitution of 1917 repeats the dec
laration that all church property be-
longs to the federal government. The
Catholic authorities never had adj
mitted, nor do they admit at present
the federal governments claim to
title to church property. Although
at various times during the past six
years much Catholic Church property
has been diverted by the government,
no efforts had been made until today
for some years literally to enforce
the constitution on this point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31

fiuence. and although it contains
numerous Catholics, there has been
no indication that it's policy in sup
port of the government has been
weakened for that reason.
400 Marriages in Capital.
Services were suspended in the
churches yesterday at various hours,
ranging from as early as 3 pm. to s
or 9 o'clock, but in all cases the
suspensions left would-be worshipers
unaccommodated. 1t is estimated
that about 400 marriage ceremonies
were performed in all of Mexico City's
churches yesterday, and at the cathe-
dral alone there were 5000 confirma-
tions and 1900 baptisms.
Secretary of the Interior Tejeda is
quoted by FL Universal as saying that
the priests ceasing religious services
will not be allowed to resume until
they comply fully with the govern
ment's requirements regarding rel1g-
ious affairs. This means that the
priests would have to register with
the municipal authorities, give infor-
nation desired regarding church prop
erty and subject themselve to the con-
stitutional regulations.
The newspaper quotes the secretary
entrance to the churches and surely
will be more open to conversation
without the priests than with them,
because in their preachings the latter
have always pursued no other objec-
tives than to satisfy their material in
terests and obtain political control
which does not belong to them"
The federal government has ordered
stores to cease selling arms and am
munition of any kind during the pres
ent situation,
attorney General Weeps.
Attorney General Ortega was deep
Nv moved, and openly wept during
the closing of the Offices of the arch
bishoprie at the cathedral. Senior
Ortega personally attended and SUI
pervised the closing of the episcopate,
which was done under his orders.
simultaneously throughout the re-
public, government agents were clos
ing or preparing to close all Cathollc
offices and structures, except actual
places of worship giving the govern.
ment control over all storehouseS OF
church valuables.
Archbishop Mora Y Del Rio was not
present personally when the arch
bishopric offices We're sealed. Bishop
Maxine Ruff v Florez, the Arch :
bishops secretary, was In charge
when Senior Ortega and his staff
arrived. Monsignor Ruiz formally
protested. Senior Ortega, however.
although showing great emotion pro-
ceeded firmly in executing his own
order. Afterwards the attorney gem
erai asked Monsignor Ruiz IL he had
anything further to say.
Clergy Keep Homes.
Il could say many things" replied
the prelate, but 1t would be useless.
Under the circumstances. what could
be accomplished by any words of
ours?r
Senior Ortega's orders for the gcvs