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The Washington times., 1926-12-06
IS Up
IN RUNNING

Having assumed. after due de-
liberation, that the Cleveland In
dams do not intend to start the
1927 season without manager, the
keyhole listeners were moved to .
burst Of generosity today and fur
nished no less than five.
The nominees-by-acclam are
Billy Evans, the umpire: Jack Nc
Allister, scout; Clarence Rowland,
another umpire; Roger Peckinpangh,
Of the Senators, and Eddie Collins,
who was swept out Of Comiskey's
office on a wave of economy.
The Indians, of course, win
have the boys out Of the trenches
long before Christmas. The club
can't hold out on the situation
much longer, with the annual
American League meeting being
due next week to the everlasting
regret Of the fallen arches.
just who will fan heir to Speakers
post seems TO be highly specu-
lative matter, and, my guess being
as good as anyone's, / would VEN
ture that Peckinpaugh has better
than an outside chance. There was
A tip going the rounds today that
McAllister was the favored gent,
the original boom for Collins appar-
emily having been allowed to ole
from malnutritfon.
One consideration that interfereo
with the progress OF this laudabie .
project was the fact that Collins
happens to be the property or the
Chicago club. If the Indians really
wish to make Collins their manager,
they must first take their hats in
their hands and see what Comiskey
wants.
II may be said for the latter
that he seldom wants anything
more than a vest for . button
hole.
Collins would be a popular choice
in Cleveland, but the talk during
recent days has been about Meal
lister and Evans. The latter also
would lind much favor with Cleve-
land fans, but they say that this
sentiment does not extend to Byron
Bancroft Johnson, who is not alto
gether without influence in this
situation.
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The Washington times., 1926-12-06
''BREAK' IS COMING IN
BIC LEAGUE RACE
BY Louis A. Dougher

and struggle the first half Of the American
Basketball campaign becoming affair among
Washington Palace favore with fans
Rosenbums winners of last
in Philadelphia
team this from the ranks of the independents
Cleveland tied with five
Philadelphia along just behind them with
five victories and lone defeat handed them by Ray Kennedy and
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
Time to Retire

Tommy Uren, holder Of three
Australian boxing titles hght.
weight, welterwsight and middle.
weight-has decided to retire from
the ring at the are Of SO, after a
career lastinG IA years.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
Pyle Takes Troupe
Of Tennis Stars
TO Frisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. o.
Headed by the colorful Suzanne
Lenglen, C. C. Pyle's troupe of
tennis players will arrive in San
Francisco today. The French
tennis star is scheduled to play
Miss Mary Browne here tomor-
row night. Other players to
engage in the exhibition are
Howard 0. Kinsey, Paul Ferret,
Vincent Richards and Harvey
SnodRress.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06

That there is likely to be shak-
ing up in the standings, however,
and that right soon, is indicated by
this weeks schedule. Washington
viii be the first to feel the sharp
edge, playing the New York Celtics
wednesday night. With Manager
Kennedy not in prime physical con-
dition the Palace five will be for
tunate to pass the Celtic hurdle
without a tumble.
Philadelphia is travelling in the
West this week, playing at Fort
Wayne tomorrow and Wednesday,
ut Chicago Thursday, and battling
The Rosenblums RICH where they
leave on Saturday night. = will be
up to the Celtics to trip the Wash
lngton outfit and for Cleveland and
Philadelphia to stage the dog fight.
After suffering an injured
neck in Fridays exhibition at
Hudson, n. T., Ray Kennedy,
Wasslington's dapper little man.
ager and star guard, incurred
twisted knee just before last
nights contest with Detroit
came to a close.
Washington was moving at top
speed when the accident happened.
Down close to the goal Kennedy
r1ilided with Reece Jones and
DerInody, of the visiting brothers
In green, and tumbled with hard
lam upon the polished floor. He
Fad to be assisted to his feet and,
seeing he could not continue, Ken.
nedy limped to the dressing room
for first aid treatment from J..
Frank Riley Baxter, the Palace
clubs trainer.
Though the injured knee was
still bit stiff and sore, Manager
Kennedy believed that two days
rest will put him in good shape
for tomorrow's important clash
with the Celtics in New York.
Detroit, much strengthened since
( was here last season, proved a
big surprise at the Arcaria last
night and before the Palace out.
&c could win, 51-to-34, the fans had
been given many worrisome min
'ftef. Indeed. for the first time
his season the first half ended
Nth the visiting team out in front.
furthermore. Detroit had been
9utplaying the league leaders.
Unger and Dermody got away
from the mark I'm fast time.
the formers speedy dribbling
through the court drawing
much applause. Both teams
bGttled stubbOrnIy. but Palaces
well-knOwn passing game was
being broken up and smeared
HB over the place.
BY the MIDDLE of the first half
though, Palace was slowly forging
ahead and when time was taken
nut for the second half. Palace
led, Is to II, largely through some
clever tossing by Kiley and Glasco
Unger and the lanky Jones swung
into action again when play wa.
resumed and when the first half wa.
over Detroit was ahead, 20 to Is
The fans were chattering ovel
Rusty Saunders sluggish work a
enter and the electric spark pla,
~ Ungtr, the visiting guard.
Detroit maintained its lead O
We points until time was caIle,
9r rest in the second half, bu
Don thereafter Glasco and Kennel,
OF busy and when Kennedy sanl
long field goal, bringing III
oHuL TO gu TO 81, the capaclt,
rowd let up wild roar that mus
save reached Pennsylvania Avenue
Palace was now beginning Z
how its real basketball class an
lso its superior physical condition
'etroit was being run ragged q
Hey, Ripley, Kennedy and Glasc
iced from one end of the cour
the other. scoring constantly
sIhGo the teams stopped for
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
Here it is in figures:

twenty -ninute halves.
AS an added feature of the eve
ming, the Cartons, boys team,
played and defeated the Arcadians,
a girls team. "a to 20. Boys rules
were used and the contest was at
times exciting, especially whenever
the girls seemed about to overtake
the boys. Clara Alderton's sorrel
top flashed up and down the court
as she scored six field goals out Of
her teams total of eleven.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
Team Challenges

The 1851 l0-pound Park View
basketball team desires games with
teams having gynnasiums. Call
Adanas 7e2s
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
Stanford Resumes
Practice For
Alabama

PALO ALTO, Cal, Dec. g.
After resting for two weeks,
the Stanford football squad to-
day resumed practice for their
game with Alabama at Pasa-
dena on New Year Day.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06

brief rest Palace led, As to 81. and
the end was in sight.
Willie Glasco produced the
final score of the game, a clever
shot from the side court, and
the big crowd went out into the
chill of the evening satisfied.
Here If ia In ffulIress
The Washington times., 1926-12-06
.WAVERLY'S LEGAL KICK
|. FAILS To STIR PATSY
By r. ID. Thomas

Dsdaining work himself into ather oyer the Wavery
declared today Wen play Waver next Sunday as we con-
tracted to If they desire. ~,
"ut wen play Waverly AFTER Apaches contract did
time December ~ what field the cams
The Washington times., 1926-12-06

Everybody has an eye on Che Christ.
mas gift sugKestions made IN the Eh0r..
o-scopa columns OF The Times Ana
Herald eiaeslEiea section.
The Washington times., 1926-12-06

| HERE'S WHERE BOckN
|STARTEO As A GRE E
BOY, THESE ZIG WAchlEa-
ES DO THE WORK NOW.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
FRENCH ANNOUNCE NEW
FINANCE PLAN FOUND
Definite Policy to Be Kept Secret
for Time to Prevent Over
speculation.

By Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1925.
PARIS, December S.-The French
government announces it now has a
definite financial plan. This plan
must I've kept secret for the present,
in order to prevent financial specu-
lative maneuver:s, but it is widely be
lieved that stabiliZation of the franc
is contemplated at the rate of about
130 francs to the pound sterling.
The correspondent is informed that
Premier Poincare has been conf
tlentially consulting the nations lead.
ing financial authorities on the sub
ject In the last few days. 1t is
thought the government meanwhile is
fully satisfied with the results of its
revalorization policy and will make no
further effort to improve the franc
for the present, especially since re
valorization seems to be precipitating
an economic crisis the outcome OF
which is difficult to see.
Some observers believe the govern
ment intends to attempt. de facto
stabilization prior to formal official
stabilization.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
CONTROL PLAN SHAPED UP.
Germany Must Accept Form Allies
Agree Upon.

News. Copyright. 1925.
GENEVA, December Sit appeared
today that Germany would get the
chief thing Foreign Minister Strese-
mann demands-removalo of interallied
military control on January but
she must accept League control In the
form agreed upon by the powers at
LOcarnO.
Germany has been insisting that
this control should not function con-
tinuously, but only as occasion de-
manded. The Locarno powers in
plenary session have virtually com
pleted their scheme, to which Strese-
mann is said to have agreed. This
plan will be presented to the League
council Thursday, and the council un-
doubtedly will agree to it.
At this afternoons meeting of the
council final approval was given to
the proposal for two international con-
ferences during the coming year-a
conference on the private manufac-
ture Of arms, at which the United
States already has signf1ed its willing.
ness to be present, and an economic
conference, as a result Of which it is
hoped Europe will finally recover to
her pre-war level of production and
definitely stabilize her currencies.
This conference will be held at
Geneva Hence, Russia is virtually
ruled out, because Of her protest fol.
lowing the Vorovsky assassination at
Lausanne. An effort was made TO
name Amsterdam. as the meeting
place, In order to enable Russia to
attend.
1t now seems certain there will be
no general disarmament conference
next year.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
BILL BOOSTS QUANTICO.

Replacement of temporary war
buildings at the Marine Corps base at
Ouantico, Va, at an estimated cost of
S2,225, 900, is proposed in bill intro
duced yesterday by Representative
Coyle, Republican, Of Pennsylvania.
who served in the Marine Corps dur
ing the World War.
In the flood of other bills were pro-
posalS to:
Permit the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to reimburse owners of lost Gov
ernment securities, by Representative
Underhill, Republican, Massachusetts.
Prohibit the director of the census
from announcing estimates Of cotton
production. both in this country and
abroad, by Representative Oldheld,
Democrat, Arkansas.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
SECRET CAUSES DENIED.

ROME, December s LF).--Emphatic
denial was given in official quarters
here today Of a report that the re-
cent pact signed by Italy and Albania
contains secret military clause
amounting virtually to a protectorate
by Italy over Albania.
Alarmist and false reports which it
is declared here have been spread
abroad. especially from Geneva, are
characterized as absurd and offensive,
since 1t is held that the treaty con
cluded at Tirana has 10 aggressive
character and does not aim at any
body.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
'B|GF STREET STORE
PLANNEDbYK KANN'S
Company to Enlarge Homer
Building at 18th in Expan-
sion Program.

Plans are now being perfected by S.
Kann Sons Co. to move from it's pres
ent location at Eighth street and Mar
ket space to Thirteenth and r streets,
where it will open a large modern de-
partment store, it was learned today.
While this move has not been finally
authorized by the officials of the COM
pany, it is understood there is little
doubt about the fact that the plan
will be carried through.
The company owns the present
Homer Building, at the northeast cor
ner of Thirteenth and + streets, and
it Is this building that will be enlarged
and constructed into a big department
store building. All leases in this
building have been set to expire in
March, 1929, and no renewals have
been made.
The Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
| Co., which occupies large portion
! of the building, will move into it's new
| building, now being erected near the
Capitol The Washington Chamber
of Commerce will also move. The
| chamber has now under consideration
| plans for new quarters submitted by
| several of the large office buildings
! in town.
| The Homer Building has been in
possession of the Kann Co. since its
erection. When it was built it was
Sc constructed that it's four-story
height could be increased with very
| little trouble. Iron girders and sup
! ports are so placed as to extend the
building to any height required. This
| property faces on r street and runs
| the entire block between F and G on
Thirteenth street and good distance
on G street.
1t is understood that S. Kann Sons
have had the plans for removal to +
street and enlargement of their store
under way for some time. Recently
they purchased large warehouse at
Delaware avenue anu G street. This
warehouse has more than 100000 feet
of storage space. Additional property
was purchased for an increase in the
warehouse site yesterday. This gives
an additional $4,000 square feet of
ground next to the warehouse for
further enlargement. The company
| has recently installed one of the most
modern delivery systems.
This move contemplated by Kanu s
| Is the latest of a. series of enlarge
ments and ambitious plans by Wash
| tngton department stores on F street.
, The Hecht Co. has almost doubled the
| size of it's building in the past two
| years. Woodward & Lothrop have
doubled the size of their store IN two
separate operations in the past three
Years. julius Garfnkel has purchased
more than 100000 worth of proper
ty at Fourteenth and + and G streets
and has in mind a department store.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
DRY FUND SPLITS
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Three Democrats Refuse to
Approve Item in Treasury
Appropriation Bill.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Prohibition drove a wedge today
that split the usual unanimous re-
port made on annual supply bills by
the House appropriations committee
Representatives Gallivan of Eassa-
chusetts and Cullen and Griffin OF
New York, all Democratic members
of the committee, fatty refused to
concur in the $11,990,000 provided for
the prohibition unit in the Treasury
Post Office supply bill. which is ex
elusive of $15,349, 900 recommended
for the anti-rrlm smuggling activities
of the Coast Guard.
Two other members, Ware Of Penn
sylvania and Tinkham Of MasSachu
sets, Republicans, reserved the right
to vote against certain. provisions fol
dry law enforcement.
Shortly after the appropriations meas
ure was reported Representative
Black, Democrat, New Yolk, intro
duced a bill to create a Federal alco
holic liquor board in the Department
Of Agriculture to license farm organi
zations to sell beer and wine. Reve
farm relief purposes.
UndercOVer Fund Asked.
The bill incorporated a virtual re-
quest for congressional sanction of
the employment of 'undercover" pro.
hibition agents.
Containing the substance for re
newal of a bitterly contested phase OF
the prohibition conflict, the question
which Congress must decide is wheth
er the fund from which advances are
made to secret operatives will be in
creased from $250,000 to $500, 900.
Having survived heated attack ir
committee hearings. as disclosed ir
transcripts OF testimony made public
today, the issue was placed before the
House at the special request OF Gen
Andrews, enforcement chief, and with
the support of the Appropriations com
mittee.
II am against the whole proposition
Of paying this money for this pur
pose" Mr. Gallivan declared, after eX
planning that he was not concerned
with the argument that increasing the
fund would not cOrrespondlngly in
crease the general prohibition appro
priation.
His questions produced statement:
nv prohibition officials that 1876 opera
tfyes had been convicted on variou:
charges, 80 acquitted, and 144 released
without trial and that 80 cases were
pending. They also evoked informa
ton that as much as 100000 has
been spent in one year for purcnast
of uuuor with which to confront
bootleggers in court.
The doctor who sells wholesale hi
annual allotment of 400 whisky pre-
scriptions, home distilleries and diver
sion of Sacramental wine are three
problems that still loom large before
enforcement officers, Gen. Andrews
testified. Progress is being made to
curb all three. he said.
Closer cooperation by district at
torneys has resulted in the partia
clearing of court dockets congestet
with prohibition cases, the genera
said, adding that it has been helpful
in the New Jersey.New York d1strlc
to nolle PROSE- nearly 1000 cases In
which convictions were doubtful. Ul
tried cases still number about 10000
throughout the country, he said.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
JUGOsLAvIA is STIRRED.
Cabinet Crisis Over Treaty j
Practically Ended.

BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, December
CP.-Popular excitement in Jugo'
sIavia over the signing by italy and
Albania Of a pact of friendship and
security shows no signs Of abating.
In fact it has been intensified by
reports that the pact includes a secret
military arrangement, and the feeling
is now comparable to that in 1908
created over the annexation OF
Bosni and Herzegovina by the Haps-
burg dynasty, then ruling Austria
and Hungary.
The cabinet crisis precipitated by
the announcement Of the pact Is
practically ended. Premier Ouzouno
witch, who with his entire ministry
resigned, has taken tho task of form
ing a new Government, which will be
q coalition ministry!
1t is understood the national
Democrat Vita Markinkovis will take
the place of Foreign Minister Min
chitch, who resigned before the
cabinet announced its determination
to give up Office. His assumption
of NJ. Ninchitch's portfolio. it is
generally believed, would mark a
radical change in Jugoslavia's foreign
policy. Some observers even assert
that one of his first steps would be
to grant recognition to the Russian
Soviet government.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
ALLIES WILL GRANT
MAIN BERLIN WISH
Control of Armaments by
League Virtually Agreed on
by L0carno Powers.
By the Associated Press.


GENEVA, December 8.-League OF
Nations Council members not directly
connected with the negotiations being
carried on by the Locarno powers De
lieve that an accord in principle al
ready has been reached on the cessa-
ton Of interallied control Of German
armaments, to be replaced by the
right of investigation by the League.
Their opinion is chiefly based on
the fact that jurists have been called
In to study modification of the League
plan Of supervision Of German arn1a'
ments to the satisfaction Of Germany
and the allied powers.
Foreign Minister Stresemann OF
Germany, confined to his room with
an inflamed throat, and attended by
a physician, was obliged to delegate
Herr Won Schubert to represent him
in a new conversation with Sir Austen
Chamberlain Of Great Britain today.
The Council today adopted reso-
luton asking the preparatory COM
mission of the disarmament confer
ence to suggest the best time for con.
vening disarmament conference,
due allowance being made for the
necessary preparatory work.
Members Of the Council made ad-
dresses in which they warned against
overhasty cOnvocatiOn which might
shipwreck the conference.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
GARNER PRESENTS
/. DEMOCRATIC BILL
FOR CUT IN TAXES
Measure Calls for Slash OF
$685., 600, ,0OO-Backed by
Minority Leaders.
REPEAL OF AUTO LEVY
WOULD COST SIS, 900, 900
Theater and Club Dues, Corporation
and Stamp Items Also Would
Be Ended.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Democratic tax reduction bill
calling for a 1895 100000 cut at the
present session of Congress, was in
troduced in the House today by Rep
resentative Garner of Texas, the mi
nority financial spokesman.
The bill begins it's legislative jour.
ney faced with a hostile Republican
majority both in the committee and
the House itself. 1t also has the op-
position Of President Coolidge. who
has suggested a tax credit on next
years payments instead of the
straight-out reduction demanded by
the Democrats.
Sponsor Makes No Comment.
No comment was made by Mr..
Garner in placing the measure for
mallX before Congress and 1t was re-
ferred to the House committee on
ways and means, of which the Texan
is ranking Democratic member.
The bill would call for a reduction
from 1879 to IL per cent on corpora
ton taxes and authorize repeal OF
amusement, automobile and club dues
taxes. as well as repeal of the stamp
tax on produce sales.
Garner drafted the bill after consul
tation with Senator Simmons of North
Carolina, financial spokesman for
Senate Democrats, and other minority
party leaders of both House and Sen
ate.
Such reduction and repeal OF rev.
enue rates are estimated as follows:
Estimate of Cut.
knx
$3.50 900 900; repeal Of the automobile
tax, SITS ,000, 900; repeal of admissions
and club dues taxes, $25, 900, 900, and
repeal of the stamp tax on sales of
produce on exchanges, So 100000.
Treasury figures show beyond any
doubt" Mr.. Garner said, that there
will be a surplus at the end of the
present fiscal year of at least $500,000,-
900. The Treasury can well stand the
reductions proposed and the people
deserve them.
"The reduction in the corporation
tax would benefit the entire people
and reduce the cost of living $780,
600 900 annually. The great bulk of
the corporation taxes are passed on
the consumers and they would be
the real benefciaries of the reduction
proposed. The smaller corporations
also would be aided.
Demand for Enactment.
1--WE have been constantly increas-
ing corporation taxes to reduce or
repeal other taxes. 1t is only far to
reduce these when the condition of
the Treasury clearly warrants such
action"
Garner described the automobile
tax as purely q consumption tax,
which the poor as well as the rich
must pay" and asserted that taxes
on admissions and club dues are paid
by the great masses Of the people,"
'"There is no reason to continue the
stamp tax on sales of wheat, cotton,
corn and other products" he con-
tinued. ut is simply another burden
on the farmers, which brings compar-
atively little revenue into the
Treasury.
"The Democratic bill is equitable
and fair. 1t would benefit every man,
woman and child in the country. The
people deserve and demand it's en-
actment into law"
Evening star., 1926-12-08
new COMMISSIONERS
TO BE CONSIDERED
Senate District Committee to Con.
fer on Dougherty and
Taliaferro Soon.

The Senate District committee will
be called to meet within a few days to
consider the nominations of Commits
sioner Proctor L. Dougherty and Sid
ney F. Taliaferro, Senator Capper,
chairman, announced today.
Senator Capper indicated that the
information reaching him thus far
has been to the effect that both ap-
pointments represent wise selection,
but that If there is any one who has
anything unfavorable to offer they
should do so in time to enable the Dis
trict committee to consider it before
it passes upon the nominations.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
"One-Legged" Bird
In Zoo Denounced
By OldLady Until

William III. Blackburn, head keep
er at the Zoo, vouches for this
story:
The other day Mr.. Blackburn
was standing In front Of the cage
OF the shoebill, the rarest and most
valuable Of the creatures recently
brought to Washington by the
Smithsonian-C ChrysIer expedition.
The sl1oebill, as is the habit OF
this odd bird, was standing on one
leg, the other drawn up under his
wing.
A kindly old lady came up to the
keeper.
"Sir." she asked, "are you con-
nected with this institution"
Mr.. Blackburn admitted that he
was.
''Then I just want to tell you
what I think Of men who would
deliberately go out and capture
birds by shooting off one Of their
legs and then keeping the poor
creatures suffering like this. It's
the most desplcable thing I ever
heard of"
Just then the shoebill put down
it's other leg.
"You see, madame" said Mr..
Blackburn.
"Sakes alive"' said the old lady.