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Evening star., 1926-08-21

ACCOUNTANT familiar with subdivision
dsvelopment TO handle accounts for con.
particulars and salary expected. Address
Rox 3f6-R Star Office oCs
Evening star., 1926-09-26
200 HOLES CUT IND. C.. STREETS
DAILY, OR $4,000 IN LAST YEAR
Motorists Get Hard Jolts in
Driving Over Bad Places
in Highways.
City's Older Sections Are
Most Frequently Under
going Repairs.

o. Henry, in one of his stories,
suggested that gang of laborers
with picks and shovels, but no au-
thority whatever, could go to work
and tear up whole street in New
York City without once being ques-
toned or investigated. And in these
days of rapid construction In WASH
ington the same thing might happen.
Gangs of workmen, not with PICKS
but with pnuematic drills, the most
modern implement for penetrating an
asphalt or concrete surface, are tear
ing gaping holes in the siewalks,
streets and alleys Of Washington
at the average rate af 200 day.
Records in the Office of c. B. Hunt,
engineer of highways of the District.
show that more than $4,000 cuts
were made in the last fiscal year
ending June 30-not longitudinal cuts
through an entire street, If you
please, but what the highway 'engi'
neers describe as transverse cuts.
These are the holes that are dug IN
front of a residence so that con-
nections can be made with the water.
gas, sewer or electric ma!hs' wIi!cll
lie either under the sidewalk or unoer
the surfacing of the street.
It's the motorist who tolts over
these excavations after they are filled
and topped off with dirt. grave like,
who have something to say, whenever
anything is said.
Mostly i'm Older Sections.
Approximately SO per cent Of these
transverse cuts, according to Mr
Hunt, are made in the streets. side
walks and alleys of the older sections
of the cfty-sections which were built
before the advent Of electricity. Thus
whenever a property owner decides to
replace gas lights with the modern
medium of illumination, a cut must
be made in the sidewalk or street.
facing his house to make a connec-
ton with the electric main.
The remaining 2 per cent Of the
cuts are in the newly developed Sec
tions, some of which are made in
concrete surfaces which have not
shown any signs of traffic wear. 1t
is these cuts that the highway de-
partment would like to control. but
is at a loss to know how to do it.
Property owners on the newly sur
faced streets where the cuts are made
join the motorist in plaintive howls,
but the ground is opened. the con-
nections made, and after long period
of time a concrete patch Is put on to
blemish the smooth surface.
AS one method of preventing the
surfaces on the new streets in COM
munities under development from be-
ing chopped up for any underground
connection, the highway department,
by congressional direction. will not
Evening star., 1926-09-26

While only so boys will be accepted
in the John Hays Hammond Club II
is the hope of Mr.. Place that he will
be able to find enough sponsors in the
city to take care of some 1900 news
boys. H H,-
Those Given Invitations.
The names of the so local newsboys
who have been invited to join the club
follows:
Ernest Glascock. Roger Groves. Joe
Sullivan, Frank Brown, Claude Coun-
Gil. Linwood Heller, Philip Gentilcore,
Arthur Williamson, James w. Martin.
Russell Biggs, Francis Collins. Walter
Turk. Charles Herbert. Herman Mallt-
noff William Tumilty, Frank s. Mauck,
jr.; Edward Fuller. Dick O'Boyle. Mil.
lard Hill. Mortimer O'Sullivan, VIII.
liam Fritts. John Kerns. David Morris.
Burke Reddington. Francis Garner,
William Council, Charles Muscolino.
Joseph Pusster. Fred Williamson.
Charles Lo Medico. Frank Littlefield.
Leonard Moore, Russell Creel, Ambros
Murphy, Francis Henderson, John
Bostic, Waymath Robinson. Cedric
Redd, Francis CLANCY. Harry Bassin.
Richard W. Stelzer, Robert Bowsher,
John Vito, Raymond Gesso. Billy
Howes, Woodrow Wilson, Edward Sill
vester, Frank Muscolino. Campbell
Pryor, Lyndon d. Atwood, Harold
Brockwell, Leroy Glaze, Bernard
Swami, Albert Litoff, Jacob Fradin.
Charles Fisher, John S. Mansuy, jr.:
George Sesso, Willis Pittman, Thomas
Tilson and Richard c. Stelzer, jr.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
so NEWSBOYS GET INVITATIONS
TO BE SAVINGS CLUB MEMBERS
First Organization of Kind Here Has John
Hays Hammond as Sponsor-Financial
Benefits Outlined.

Sixty Washington newsboys are
being extended invitations by James
Milton Place, 1857 Park road, to join
the John Hays Hammond Newsboys'
Savings Club being conducted at a
local bank.
\ This club is the first to be formed
by Mr.. Place in the National Capitol.
although he made a success of test
club formed at Cory, Pa, and another
newsboys' club formed at st. Peters.
burg, Fla.
Mr. Hammond is sponsoring the
local club, Mr.. Place announces, by
the deposit of S100 in the newsboys'
fund and the pledge to increase this
amount by a similar deposit each
year for five years.
Under the plan worked out by Mr..
Evening star., 1926-09-26

Place and which he hopes to make
nationwide, the newsboys will match
the contribution Of their benefactor
by depositing at least 81 a month
throughout a period of five years. At
the end of five years the savings club
Is divided into as many portions as
there are newsboys left in the club
and through the original contribution
of their sponsor they obtain not less
than 10 per cent interest.
Mr.. Place is working hard to make
the newsboys' savings clubs of ma
tional importance. He has secured the
backing of some of the most promi-
nent men in America. He declares he
Is interested in the newsboy getting
into the savings habit because he used
to be a newsboy himself.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

concentrate on problems at times to
the extent that for him nothing else
exists.
1.-THE Fourth of July was the day
dad really devoted to us kids" Charles
Edison said. Just at daybreak on
the morning of the Fourth he would
come into our bedroom and wake us
up. The f1recrackers were ready; we
never stopped to dress. Barefoot, we
all dashed madly to the lawn and
there in the dawn we had a splendid
time setting off the days first fire.
crackers.
Turn About Fair Play.
Father got lot of amusement out
Of lighting firecrackers, throwing
them at our bare feet and making us
dance when they exploded. He had it
all his own way one Fourth. After
that we ganged him. We made him
take off his own shoes and stockings
and do his dancing on the lawn while
we threw lighted firecrackers at his
feet.
He used to play poker lot. But
since his deafness has become practi-
cally total, he cannot hear the cross
fire of talk around the poker table
and he always use to think that was
half the fun of poker. So it has de-
veloped that the movies in the eve.
ming are practically his only amuse-
ment. . y
HE gets along with remarkably
little sleep. When he IS on what we
call 'campaign'-working out some
idea that has taken full possession of
his mind and that looks as though it
could be developed into commercial
success-the clock doesn't exist for
him.
Not Opposed to College.
"No, father is not opposed to a.
college education. though this has
been said. He never went to college
because he didn't have the price when
he was Of college age. He taught
himself His advice to every boy is
to get, college education If. possible.
education as tool-not as an orna-
mental cargo to carry around with
him.
He isn't working on anything now
that you could exactly call revolu-
tionary.
"Just now he has finished a 12-inch
disc phonograph record that will play
40 minutes Of music. He had to re-
duce the space between the grooves
so that the record has $50 grooves to
the inch instead of the present 80
grooves to the inch. That was some
problen1-to work in a thousandth of
Evening star., 1926-09-26

cuts is the fact that after the cut is
ref1lled with earth it remains a menace
to the unwary motorist for months.
The earth must have time to settle
before the concrete surface can be re-
placed and during this settling process
the earth sinks below the surface of
the street, providing sudden and
spring breaking jolt to those who leap
1t unprepared.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

bare feet as they
danced around to
dodge them on the
lawn of their New
Jersey home. This
and other Incl
dents in the life of
the great inventor
are told in an inter
view with Charles
Edison, his son,
which will appear
in the New Or
leans Daily States
tomorrow.
The inventors
son also said his
father is not the
typical absent
minded" inventor,
altho11ch he does
Evening star., 1926-09-26
R. H. MASON IS DEAD.
Was Telegrapher Of Washington
Terminal for "a Years.

Terminal for "a Years.
Robert Hampton Mason, So years
old, telegraph operator of the Wash
ington Terminal Co., for the past "a
years, died Friday in Garfield Hos
pital after a lingering illness. Mr..
Mason was a native of this city, but
at one time resided in Virginia for
several years. He was a member Of
the Southern Society and of Order
of Railroad Telegraphers.
Funeral services will be conducted
in the Cunningham, Kennedy & Wat
kins funeral parlors at Alexandria,,
Va, tomorrow afternon at O'clock.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

an inch and turn them out by the
ton. You can make anything once,
but mass production Of anything as
delicate as that holds terrific prob
lens that only a scientist can ap-
preciate."
Evening star., 1926-09-26

the street subject to potential cuts
after the surface Is laid. 1t Is hardly
possible to reduce this percentage, the
highway engineers point out, due to
the fact that often an unimproved
piece of property may be subdivided,
and If the laterals are extended to
the building line before the subdivi-
sion takes place, a hole would have
to be cut for joining the plumbing
gas and electric mains for the i'm
provements not projected on the orig
inal plat.
Burden of Paying for Cuts.
There is some consolation, in Mr.,
Hunts opinion, in the fact that nei-
ther District nor taxpayers are re-
quired to pay for such activities. AL
expenses are paid by the person or
corporation that makes the cut. 1t
may be the plumber, the gas company
or the electric light company as the
case may be.
Under the law a longitudinal cut
cannot be made in a newly surfaced
street for year. When the highway
department decides to resurface GER
tain street, these corporations are noti-
fed, with a view to having them make
any additional installation on that
street which may be needed at the
time or at some future date, so that
the surfacing will not have to be torn
up unnecessarily. These companies
always take advantage of such advice,
Mr.. Hunt explained.
One Of the evils resulting from the
Evening star., 1926-09-26
THOMAS A. EDISON
. REVEALED BY SON
Some Popular Impressions of
: Dignified Inventor JoIted
in Interview.
By tha Associated Press.

HY tha Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, September 25.-|
Uhonlas A. Edison and his children
used to enjoy the Fourth of July by
throwing firecrackers at each others
Evening star., 1926-09-26

The Colombia government is plan
ming to take up pearl fishing and ex-
plora tior
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03
CONTEST GOES TO 10.
INNINGS; ARCHER IN.
BOX FOR ; INNINGS.

with two of his stars, Chase and
Lindsay, out of the lineupt Buck
Weaver and his battling Blues drop
ped 10inning exhibition game to
the Bisbee Fees Tuesday afternoon, 8
to 6. Archer was given a chance in
the box for the locals, but his Wild
ness forced his retirement after the
third inning. During this time the
visitors had amassed a four-run lead.
Gomez went in at the start of the
fourth and hurled nice game, al
lowing but five hits the rest of the
game.
Bisbee scored two runs in the sec
ond inning without a hit. Archer
started his own downfall by walking
Kelly. Berry bunted and both run-
ners were safe when Archer threw to
second to catch Kelly. Archer then
uncorked wild pitch and both run
ners scored.
Bisbee increased their lead in the
third by scoring two more. Kucera
walked. Another wild pitch advanced
him to second. Dorman doubled, scor-
ing Kucera. Lee singled, scoring Dor
man.
Douglas annexed their first tally in
the fourth. Chester singled cleanly
10 center and took second on a passed
ball and third on a wild pitch. After
Herbstreith and Williams had famed,
Griffith dropped a Texas Lacquer back
of second base and Chester registered.
Three more were added in the fifth,
tying the score. Gomez bounced a
single over second. Pereyra famed.
Storey walked Weaver singled, scor.
ing Gomez Chester followed with
single, scoring Storey. Weaver scored
the tying run on double steal, Ches-
ter taking second and continuing to
third when Nucera threw wild to the
plate to catch Weaver.
Bisbee again took the lead in the
eighth. Lee was safe when Pereyra
dropped his fly. Kelly was hit by
pitched ball. Berry advanced both
runners with a sacrifice. Lee scored
on Henry's fly to Griffith. Another
run was added in the ninth when Ku-
cera hit to center, which got away
from Griffith for home run.
Douglas put on a rally in the ninth
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03
BOTH WILLS AND
LENCLIN WIN in
PARIS MATCHES
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

PARIS, June 2.-Helen Wills and
Suzanne Lenglen, rival tennis cham
pions of America and Europe, won
their opening matches today as the
international hard court champion
compelled most of the spectators to
retire before contests were completed
Mile. Lenglen triumphed impress
sively over Madame Peters, the Hun
garian champion, 60, 60, but Miss
Wills was extended to the limit of
her game to advance in straight sets
against Nine. Golding of France, 6S
7-5.
Suzanne Lenglen sandWiched her
match between showers of rain, dis.
playing all her old dash and clever
ness. Her opponent proved an made.
quate test of her playing form, how
ever, since the French girl was able
to score Sc points to her rivals rs III
the II games.
Playing in the mems competition,
Vincent Richards of New York, Amer
ica's third ranking player, disposed OF
M Hirsch, young Frenchman, 6-2
6-3, GA. Richards was not called upon
at any stage of the contest to exer1
himself.
The Mexican player, Idela Borbolla
was beaten by the Czecho o-Slovakiar
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03

and tied the score. with one out,
Gomez beat out a hit to Kucera.
Pereya hit cleanly to left Storey hit
one to Weiss which was too hot fol
"the Grasshopper," and the bases were
filled. Weaver hit to Garrity and it
looked like q double play and the end
Of the game. Garrity tossed to Ku-
cera for force-out of Storey. Ku-
cera dropped the ball but recovered
it in time for the force out, Gomez
scoring. Kucera then held the ball
while Pereyra also scored.
After Kelly ahd Henry had singled
in the tenth, Weiss singled to right,
scoring Kelly with the winning run.
They added another one for good
measure when Storey dropped Gar
ritys fly and Henry scored. Douglas
failed to change the situation in their
half of the tenth.
Chester, with three hits, and Co
mez with two, led the batting attach
for the locals. Kucera and Kelly were
the batting leaders for the visitors.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03
CORORANACH IS
EASY WINNER IN
BRITISH DERBY
lBy Dispatch A. ?. Wire)

EPSON, Eng, June 2.-Lord WOO
layington's Cororanach, son of Hurry
On and half brother of the famous
Captain Cutie who negotiated the
fastest derby ever run, became KING
of all horsedom this afternoon when
he in turn cantered proudly home
winner of that historic classic by
five lengths w. Singers bay colt,
Lancegaye, was second and Lord
Derby's Colorado. favorite in the bet
ting. finished third.
Colorado's downfall was great, for
third place was the best he could
achieve, and he carried a vast for
tune of something like ten million
dollars of his hackers money. Just
a short head in front of him at the
finish was the rank outsider, Lance
gaye who was at the big odds of
40 to 1.
This was the 143rd renewal of the
derby, over a distance a little more
than a mile and a half, which the
winner covered in two minutes,
H7 AS seconds.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03

A sharp upturn in prices tool
place towards the close of today S
market after an early period OF ir-
regularity. Shorts, particularly in
the motor group, scrambled to cover
when strong buying support appeared
in several sections of the list, and it
became apparent that the floating
supply of many stocks was relatively
small Trading picked up measurably
in volume, the days sales aggregat-
ing 1,2S7,2OO shares, as compared with
$4,000 in yesterdays dull and de-
clining market.
The days news was largely con-
structive in character. Call money
rates eased as funds withdrawn for
June payments began to flow back
here from the interior. The weekly
steel trade reviews limited at fur"
ther reduction in steel mill schedules
in June, but on the basis of in
creased business in the latter part of
the day., statisticians made a substan-
tial downward revision of their earli-
er estimates of the reduction in the
May untitled orders of the United
States Steel corporation which is now
expected to be around 100000 tons.
The declaration of an extra on Asso-
ciated Oil was accompanied by opti-
mistic statements on the business of
other oil companies, particularly by
some of the smaller units.
General Motors common led the late
advance by climbing nearly points
to 129, largely at the expense of an
overcrowded short interest. Wall
street heard uhconfirmed reports that
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03

directors would declare another extra
dividend of $4 in the next quarter
Sharp advances also took place iii
other motors. Oils were under quiet
accumulation. Lago, one of the most
active issues, touched 231a, the high
est price since it was listed on the
exchange, and Amerada corporation
crossed 1874 for a net gain of more
than 1 point, after having sold down
to 122h, and Bethlehem advanced
nearly a point to 40ss, but the turn
over in each case was relatively
small.
A drop of over 3 points in Atchison
presumably in further reflection of
the statement of President Storey
that no increase in dividend was
likely for some time to come, was
the only development of consequences
in the railroad group. Most of the
other rails moved irregularly higher.
Reactionary tendencies again pre-
dominated in the commodity market.
Active wheat futures declined a cent
or more a bushel on further selling
inspired by reports of favorable
weather
Cotton moved within an extremely
narrow range. Raw sugar declined
lie of a cent a pound, but futures
were slightly firmer. Coffee prices
sagged to Is points on increased
offerings from Brazil.
Call money renewed at AZ per cent
and then dropped to 4, closing at that
figure Time money and commercial
paper rates were unchanged.
Foreign exchanges were mixed, but
the undertone was steady. Demand
sterling ruled slightly lower just un-
der $4S6 and French francs eased to
around 1926 cents. Belgian francs
rallied over 6 points to around 1922
cents and Italian lire were slightly
firmer at 3.S4 cents.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03
DENVER UNION CARPENTERS
ENn SHnRT STRIKE.
Dy UIopdIOII n I W 4IOI

DENVER, June 2-Denver union
carpenters who Tuesday struck for an
increase of one dollar a day in pay,
returned to their jobs late today.
Differences between the union and
contractors were ironed out at a
meeting at noon between the Denver
branch of the Associated Contractors
of Denver and representatives of the
Denver district council of carpenters.
Under the agreement reached, car
penters working on jobs that were
contracted for after January 25, 1925,
will receive $40 day, while those at
work on construction jobs contracted
for before that date will receive 50
daj1V
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03
MEXICAN POWDER PERMIT
BLANKS RECEIVED HEI

Permit blanks have been received
at the Douglas Chamber of Commerce
and Mines which must be signed by
the purchaser and submitted to A. n.
Garcia Norfega at Ortiz, Sonora, bep
fore powder may be purchased in tho
Mexican military district in which it
is to be used.
After purchasing the powder if the
purchaser desires to- take it to another
district than that in which it was
originally purchased he may do 50
only by obtaining permission for the
transportation from the military comv
mander of the district in which it was
purchased.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03
Y. M. c. A. Pool Will Be
Opened to Women And
Riddles Thursday Night

The Y. M. c. A. swimming pool will
be open tonight for the first time
this year to the women and children
of Douglas, according to announce
ment made by Miss E. Marjorie Will
liams, general secretary of the Doug
las Y. w. C. A.
AS in previous years, the swimming
pool will be turned over one night
each week to the women and children
of the city, so that they may enjoy
the privileges of swimming there
during the hot summer months.
1t was stated however, that the
children must do their swimming dur
ing the first hour, between q and s
o'clock, so that the older girls and
women may have the use of the pool
between the hours of 8 and 8.
A nominal charge is made for the
use Of the pool and information may
be obtained by calling Miss Williams
at 795 or Mrs. Guy Sites at S27. Mrs
sites is chairman of the Y. w. c. A
swimming committee.
1t is also stated that bathers must
wear grey or white suits by order OF
the Y. w. C. A officials, so that all
danger. of the dscoloration of the
water by dyes in colored bathing suits
be eliminated.
The pool will be open to the wom-
en- and children each Thursday eve>
ming during the summer months be-
tween the hours of and 9 o'clock.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03
GRAIN MARKET.
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

CHICAGO June 2.-Sustained sell
ing apparently from Winnipeg and
the east today brought about a set
back in wheat values despite an
otherwise strong upward trend. Rains
the Liverpool wheat market had con-
siderable bearish effect. Chicago
closing quotations on wheat were un-
settled, u to 15sc net lower, with
corn Il C to 1sc up, oats virtually un-
changed and provisions varying from
sc decline to a rise of 15c. Down
turns in wheat values came chiefly in
the late dealings and were accompa-
MED by assertions that Argentina is
shipping more wheat to Europe than
was expected and that the Canadian
visible supply has been slow to dimin-
ish
A better milling demand for wheat
was in evidence today and suggestions
were numerous that domestic stocks
will be sharply curtailed this month,
with receipts falling off to almost
nothing. Arrivals of wheat in Chi
cago today amounted to only 16 cars
and spot prices were relatively, Zee
to 1c higher. Six weeks are expected
to elapse before any new wheat will
reach Chicago. Reports from 1000
country correspondents made public
here today, indicated that domestic
stocks of wheat on farms are 25 per
cont less than the total a year ago.
Better demand for future deliveries
of corn was apparent. Buying ap-
peared to be based a good deal OH
the lateness of planting as likely to
mean reduced production. Oats lacked
feature.
Provisions were firm owing to the
smallness of the increase of ware
house stocks here in May.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03
Bees Take Exhibition From Douglas
TOD MORGAN TO
MEET SULLIVAN
THIS EVENING
(By Dispatch A. P. wirel

NEW YORK, June 2.-Tod Morgan
of Seattle, Wash, junior lightweight
champion of the world, will make his
eastern debut tomorrow night at Eb-
bets Field in a 15-round title match
with Steve (Kid) Sullivan of Brook
lyn former champion.
The Puget Sound boy has been
made the favorite to retain the crown
he won by scoring a technical knock
out over Mike Ballerino of Bayonne,
N. j. in the final round of 10-round
match at Los Angeles on December 3
1926.
Jack Delaney of Bridgeport, Conn,
and Tommy Burns of Detroit will
mingIe in the 10-round semi-final,
match which will vie with the cham
pionship affair for popularity.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-03
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
DEMPSEY IN X. C. ON
WAY TO COLORADO
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire }

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 2.-Jack
Dempsey, worlds heavyweight cham
pion, spent today in Kansas City be-
tween trains en- route to Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Dempsey had nothing to say in re-
ply to the New York Athletic COM
MISSIONS edict, issued yesterday, that
he sign not later than June 22, to
meet Harry Wills, other than to re-
iterate his statement made at Little
Rock, Ark, last night that the mat
ter was in the hands of TeA Rick
ard promoter.