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The Washington times., 1926-12-15
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ON BLOCK
BY BlCKY
BY Gene Hoffman

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-Indorsement
Of the administration of Baseball
Commissioner Judge Kenesaw M.
Lands with certain well-defined
qualifications. appeared today as the
keynote of the American League
club owners pow-wow, in session
here.
While details of the meeting, held
behind padlocked doors, were not
made public. it was learned on good
authority that the johnson circuit
harons found much TO commend in
the general policies of Judge Lands,
but desired considerable curtailment
of his czarist powers.
Exactly how the American
League. leaders feel about the
matter will be CLEANED tomorrow
at the joint session of MAJ Or
league officials when q vote on
the question of renewing Com
missioner Lands contract will
be taken. The johnson circuit
faVOrs retaining him, under a
seVen-year contract, It is under
stood. providing certain cOnces.
siOTls are made.
The board of directors named
committee of three to call on Judge
Lands and pay their respects.
Those named on the committee were
Jacob Rupert, president OF the
Yankees; Phil Ball, owner OF the st.
Louis Browns, and e. S. Barnard,
president of the Cleveland Indians.
Meanwhile. the ivory exchange at
the Congress Hotel, where the ses-
sions are being held. HUNS with trad
ing, negotiations among the as
sembled managers.
The market was bullish in second
basemen. Some clubs have a
others have none. While no definite
the law of supply and demand
argues that ere long several of our
best people in baseball will be
appraised OF change Of address
for the season of 1927.
Ray Schalk. new manager OF
the Chicago White SOx, wants 4
man to fill the shoes OF Eddie
Collins. He has his eye on
Aaron Ward of the Yankees
and Frank O'ROurke of the
Tigers. just how far ray got
I'm his chickering's with Miller I
Higgins and George MOriarty
Is not known.
Bucky Harris, pilot. of the Griff-
men. put Roger Peckinpaugh on the
block. when he let it be known
he is willing TO listen to any real
offers for Peck's services. Harris
has Buddy Myer for the shortstop
position and feels he can dispense
with the veteran Peekinpaugh.
Connie Mack registered slight
annoyance when asked what ne has
done about signing Eddie Collins
former manager of the White Sox.
His action indicated that he and
Collins had been talking business.
The Washington times., 1926-12-15

LEAGUE LEADERS
High team gamer. M. S.. C75.
l 5 i32sn is""
High individual Average-Murphy,
Second individual Average-Bryan.
Night Owls. 106.
Third Individual Average-Weeks,
Squirrels. 106.
High Individual Game-Ballard. Top
pers. lat.
High individual Set--Edwards, Car
Shops, 376.
High Strikes-McCall, B. & O., ~.
High Spares-Ballard, Toppers. 50.
Total Pins-Night Owls, 1912.
Second Total Pins-Toppers, 1851.
The Washington times., 1926-12-15
MAKE THE ST AXE HIGH
THEN TRUST IN GLENN
By r. d. Thomas

In the matter Of plankng down hard cold cash the hope
doubling Washngtons bowling feel safest when their
placed in Glenn Wolstenholme
Today Hall shapshoor has league
inferior the carried by
least dozen others.
Wolstenhome selected Phil
Spnea duel that will feature the big nrcy clash
December 81 Convention Hail. between the Brooklyn orpheums
The Washington times., 1926-12-15
CapeIIi Does It

Cap Cappelli is responsible for
the Arrows ninth straight court
victory last night. He led the team
IN 16-to-14 win over the Live
Wire fossers i'm the Eastern High
school gym. Thomas was the OUT
standing player for the losers with
three goals.
The Washington times., 1926-12-15
BASKET BALL
STANDINGS

Tonight's Games
Philadelphia at New. York. &
Rochester at Fort Wayne.
Last Nights Results S
WASHINGTON, 50; Philadelphia, "a.
Chicago, As; Baltimore 90.
Cleveland, 26; Fort Wayne, 25 extra
TomOrrOw's. Games
Washington at Baltimore.
Rochester at Cleveland.
Fridays Games
Rochester at Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
Saturdays Game
New York at Rochester.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09
TEN BANDS TO PLAY
IN FIESTA PARADES

At least ten bands will participate
in the Fiesta dc San Jacinto street
parades which will be held from April
is TO "A, according to John +. Fenti
man. chairman Of the committee on
music.
Five bands will be in the parade
Wednesday. April IA at p. m. when
the queens and attendants of Us
school will be featured. Cadet corps
of military schools will participate
in this parade. Beside the union
bands, the Army, PostOffice, Elks and
Firemen's bands will play.
Lewis KaytOn announced at a meet
ing of the Fiesta Association Thurs
day night that the San Antonio Pub
lie Service Company will present a sill
yer loving cup to the winner Of the
bathing girl revue which will be held
in connection with the water ballet at
San Pedro Park, Wednesday night,
April IA.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09
LEARNS
Of ROGERS
FREEDOM
Mrs. Wade Talks to Her
Niece of Her Affair
With Australian.
CONTINUED From Page ~

Modified a the quasi-apOlogy from
her aunt But I'm sort of off John
Rogers. Rough he is. Now Philip
Andover is a whole heap more attrac,
tive. He's a gentleman"
Mrs. Wade was worried, anxious, at
this new turn.
Even if he is a gentleman. Mr.. An
dover has his family skeletons. Not
that this one"-nOdding towards the
box where the buxom sister-in-law
was seated-"quite fits the name"
more like a hippipotamus than o
skeleton" giggled Luella in sudden
fit of nerves.
Later, when the "quiniela" was
over, they decided not to go on TO the
gambling rooms.
Back in the patio of the hotel, Lu-
ella-still jumpy from the disturbing
but highly interesting news that Mrs.
James Andoycr had recently imparte
to her-partOOk of gin rickey, and
listened. to the romantic splashing of
the fountain in its wide-bronze basin.
A slender wiSp of the moon was in
the sky. The heat Of the day had
gone. and balmy breezes swept the
island from the sea, tanning her
cheeks. Enchanting perfumes were
about her. Luella sighed and closed
her eyes.
Romance! 1t called to her tonight
But the call was not in Rogers Cock
ncy voice. Oh, no!
She stirred and sighed again. her
thoughts drifting to Philip whom
she now admittcd-she had treated
rather badly. Handsome, chivalrous,
Notwithstanding Philip. Where was
he tonight? Oh far away in Nassau
Wide stretches Of the sea divided them
she told herself.
CONTINUED TOmOrrow)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09
MEDICAL OFFICERS
TO FLY TO CONFAB

Medical officers of Fort Sam Hous-
ten will fly from San Antonio in a
Douglas transport from Brooks Field
to Dallas to attend the annual con-
vcntion of the American Medical asso-
citation, which meets April 10 to "a.
Lieutenant Colonel K. +. Metcalfe,
chief surgeon Mt station hospital, has
been designated as official delegate of
the medical department by the surgeon
general of the army.
Major General VI. w. ireland. sur
gcon general. also expects to attend
the convention.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09
.L.48Progeny 1888
Autos to Each
Princeton Grad

PRINCETON, n. j., April 10.
The much-caricatured cold grad"
is unmasked by the current issue
Of the Alumni Weekly, as COM
paratively young man, statistics
being quoted to show that the
average age Of living Princeton
graduates is 34.4S years.
The entire graduate body aver
ages 1.4S children and 1873 au-
t0mObiles apiece, 6S.4 per cent of
the alumni are married and 20
per cent carry over $4,000 in
life insurance.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09
CLOTHING STOLEN

Clothing and II yards of crepe dc
chine. valued at more than 500. were
stolen from the home Of Joe Diaz. 21J
Montezuma alley. according to a po-
lice report Friday.
Diaz told officers burglars gained
entrance to his residence by using a
skeleton kew.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09
THE FINISHED PRODUCT.
o. MEN PlISlNEn

MOSCOW, April 9.-R)-Twenty,
seven workmen have been poisoned
by drinking tea from a galvanized
tank which, investigation showed, con.
tanned arsenic. Seven are dying and
the rest are in n critical condition.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09
GIRLS FURNISH ROOMS
WITH ODDS AND ENDS
Continued From Page ~

there are two rooms that look exactly
like they might be filled with the dain-
test bits from some exclusive, eXpen-
Sivc "gifte shoppe"
( And as a matter of fact those rooms
are filled with ex-rags, retired gro
Gerry items and camouflaged cambria.
USE ODDS AND ENDS.
Edna and Malta Marckwardt, cou-
sins - both 16-h have demonstrated
what can be done with odds and ends
mostly ends. For their material
they chose practically nothing, and of
that they made something-yes in
deed. Rugs and vases and curtains
and dainty boudoir lampsi
OF course, Edna and Malta both
had pretty rooms to begin with, but
since they are county home demon
Stration club girls, studying home
Identification under Miss Ida Rey-
nOlds. county agent, they decided TO
decorate their rooms all by them
selves.
ROB ATTICS.
So they robbed attics and SCRAP
bags and waste baskets, and now their
rooms are the envy of every girl they
know.
First they converted some old. worn
cut curtains into dainty pink and blue
rag rugs. Made in the round Colo
NAL style, they are just like Martha
Washington used in her 'parlour''-
and they cost Edna and Malta ten
cents apiece!
Then they bought bit of cambria
and stretched it over lamp shades, and
pasted cut-out paper flowers from
fancy paper napkins on-and 10, there
were the daintiest lamps you ever
dreamed of for your boudoir.
THE FINISHED PRODUCT.
And when they had finished stencil
ing their curtains and embroidering
vanity sets and linen. they decided
to make some vases. A vase isn't as
hard to make as it seems to feel in the
funny papers. They just appropriat-
ed some empty bottles-nay, nay =
cherry bottles-and painted them
black, covered them with sealing wax
and painted them with ole.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09
QUIT BATTING EYES
TO CONSERVE ENERGY
CONTINUED From Page ~

tell peddlers that she doesn't want
any. Skates or fewer doorbclls or
high mortality among peddlers would
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-09

there are two rooms that look exactly
like they might be filled with the dain-
test bits from some exclusive, expen-
Siyc "rifte Shonne"
Evening star., 1926-05-02
TRADING NARROW
IN STOCK MARKET
British Strike Has Small e.
feet on List, But Sales
Decline.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 1.--Desultory
trading characterized today's stock
market. with the. general body OF
stocks drifting within narrow and II
regular limits. Weakness cropped out
in a few special issues. but it failed tu
cause any unsettlement in the stand
ard rails and industrials. Total sales
were only 456, 100 shares.
Except possibly to restrict trading.
the calling of a general strike in Great
Britain for next Tuesday, had little In
fiuence on the securities markets. II
did cause some selling of sterling ex-
change, demand bills easing Il of
cent to around S4.S59s. While no eff
fort was made to minimize. the serious
ness of the situation in Great Britain,
there was a rather general feeling In
the financial district that if the strike
went into effect it would be. of short
duration and not cause any serious dis
turbance to international trade.
United States Steel common f1uc-
tuated within a range of l point. clos.
ing "a lower at 1273s. Fractional re
cessions also were recorded in such
issues as Allied Chemical, American
Can, Anaconda Copper, American
Smelling, Davidson Chemical, Inter
national Combustion. MontgomerT
Ward and Texas Gulf Sulphur. al
though some of which had sold down
to points in the early trading.
Oils displayed a relatively firm un-
dertone as a result Of the recent W
ward readjustment of gasoline prices
Motors sold off in the early trading
but rallied on short covering, persist +
ent rumOrS of a generous extra cash
dividend by General Motors this month
acting as a sustaining influence.
American Agricultural Chemical
common and preferred broke to new
levels for the year the latter sinking
over four points TO "a ?, and then re
covering about half its loss. Gimbei
| Brothers broke four points TO 81 and
rallied one. Heaviness also develop
| ed in International Nickel. Interna
tional Telephone, National Cloak and
Suit, and United Alloy Steel. Ameri-
| can Woolen issues rallied on the an
| nouncement that the company was
not considering any new financing.
Rails were sluggish. the only
| change of consequence being a drop
| of nearly two points in ST. Louis
| Southwestern.
| Trading in the commodity markets
was quiet with price changes general
| ly unimportant. Wheat and cotton
futures displayed a slightly firmer
undertone. Raw sugar was unchanged
and coffee ruled four To ten point :
net higher.
| Foreign exchanges, other than ster-
| ling, held relatively steady in quiet
trading. French francs ruled around
| $50 cents and Belgian francs around
$40 cents. Other changes were nomi-
nal.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
WEATHER NEWS PUTS
WHEAT PRICE HIGHER
Deliveries of May on Contract
Meager-Market Closes With
Tone Firm.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, May High tempera-
lures and continued drought over most
parts of the wheat belt did a good
deal today to strengthen grain values.
Besides, deliveries of wheat on MAY
contracts both here and at Liverpool
were meager. The wheat market in
Chicago closed firm, Il to q net
higher. May new 1.641s to 1.64I4
and July 1.4314 to 1.43l5, with
corn unchanged to y up. oats at Is
and 4 to Il and s. advance, and
provisions showing to IS gain.
Notwithstanding that all bulges in
market showed an upward trend from
the outset. The forecast was for un-
settled weather over a wide area. but
indicated just cloudy conditions in the
Dakotas. Nebraska and western Kan
sas. where ample moisture is badly
needed. Meanwhile. the fact that
wheat deliveries on Chicago May con-
tracts totaled only 900 bushels made
previous sellers uneasy and led to buy
ing that quickly served to tighten up
prices. especially as a decrease in the
United States visible supply figures
on Monday was looked for and per-
haps some additional falling off in the
small stock on hand here.
Slight rain and snow in Alberta
Province, Canada. served to empha-
size that the weather as affecting the
crop outlook is the chief present in
f1uence on the wheat market. Current
talk was that good general rains on
both sides of the Canadian boundary
would bring about heavy selling and a
decline in prices, whereas persistent
lack of rain would have an opposite
result. Private crop estimates looked
for on Monday are expected to indi-
cate a larger yield of domestic Win
ter wheat than was suggested by the
latest Government figures.
Corn and oats sympathized with
wheat strength. Large deliveries of
corn on May contracts appeared to
have been discounted in advance.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
COFFEE FUTURES QUIET.

NEW YORK, May l R).-Coffee
futures were quiet today, with prices
a few points higher on further cover
ing by near months shorts and little
trade buying. The market opened un-
changed to 5 points higher, and after
selling up to 1915 for September.
showed little further changes. The
close was to 10 points net higher.
Sales were estimated at 10000 bags.
Closing quotations-May. 1870; July,
1892; September, 1917; December,
1852; March, 1917.
Spot coffee quiet. Rio Is, 1871 to
1917; Santos As. % to 22A. Owing to
the holiday in Brazil, few il any cost
and freight offers were received, and
there were no mitreis quotations from
the Brazilian markets.
Brazilian port receipts yesterday
SO, 900; Jundiahy receipts, is 900.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
GRAIN FUTURES TRADING
RESUMPTION FORECAST
Informal Conferences Held Be-
tween Produce Exchange and
Agriculture Officials.
By the Associated Press.


Informal conferences have been
held between officers of the New York
Produce Exchange and the Depart
ment of Agriculture. looking toward
the resumption of trading in grain
futures on the New York Exchange.
No formal application has yet been
made by the exchange for designa-
ton as a. grain futures market.
Conditions precedent to such action
by the department were presented to
representatives Of the exchange by
j. w. T. Duvel, chief of the grain
futures administration. They in
clude the formation by the exchange
Of q business conduct committee;
guarantee by 1t that grain delivered
shall at least equal in grade and quail
ity that described in the covering
warehouse receipt, and granting the
right Of appeal to Federal supervisory
authorities to traders who consider
deliveries not up to specifications.
Buffalo has been proposed as the
place Of delivery by the New York
Produce Exchange, but the depart
ment favors making New York and
Buffalo equally eligible.
Evening star., 1926-05-02

some of the producing interests have
been holding steady at IA cents, sales
have been reported at 1871 for cleo
trolytic delivered at Connecticut Val
ley points.
Tin has eased somewhat despite
good buying of June, July and Au-
gust by consumers, owing to the de-
cline in London. Large American de-
liveries were offset by the increase in
shipments from China. Prompt
straits still command a big premium
over futures owing to scarcity on the
spot.
Lead was less active, the heaviness
abroad and possibility of importation
Of Mexican ore serving to defer pur-
chases in anticipation of lower prices.
Zinc was lower, rejecting the de-
cline abroad and the continued slow
domestic demand.
Anthony was weak under increased
offerings Of both spot and future ar
rivals.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
VOLUME Of STEEL
BUYING HOLDING
No Noticeable Falling Off
Seen-Copper Trade Con-
tinues Light.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The eharac-
ter of buying in the steel market dur
ing the past week was again largely
for Immediate or nearby delivery, but
the volume showed no noticeable fall
ing off from the recent rate. Produc.
ton appeared to be gradually decreas-
ing to conform with the current de-
mand although still in excess of new
business. Aside from sheets, prices
were steady. but confidence relative
to the future was largely lacking
among buyers. Pig iron was quiet
with sales confined to small lots and
prices were barely steady.
Business in copper has been light
both at home and abroad. Home con-
sumption Is believed to be proceeding
at a satisfactory rate, but with pro-
duction heavy. the market is sup
posed to hinge on the demand abroad,
and domestic buyers are evidently
disposed to operate cautiously in the
absence Of export interests. During
the past week. foreign markets have
naturally reflected the British labor
situation, which seemed to offset the
favorable sentimental effect Of the
French debt settlement, and while
Evening star., 1926-05-02
M'FADDEN BILLS
CHANCES IMPROVE
SpeciaI Status v0ted-LocaI
Security Prices-Work to
Start on Bank Annex.
BY EDWARD G. STONE.

Chances Tor passage Of the McFad-
den banking bill appear brighter than
they did a few days ago. The Repub-
lican steering committee in the Senate
has voted to Stye the bill privileged
status along with several oVtTor very
important measures now awaiting
consideration. 1t is Intended to take
up this measure after the railroad la
Dor bill has been disposed of. While
neither of these bills are near the top
of the list, yet it is expected by their
supporters that both will be reached
at this session. The general belief
that Congress will not adjourn as
early as had been planned by the lead
ers also makes the outlook for the
passage of the McFadden bill in some
form or other much more probable
than it was early last week.
Record Convention Expected.
II. G. Hoskinson, chairman of the
TRANSPORTATION committee of the Dis
trict Bankers Association, arranging
for the coming convention at Hot
Springs, Va, reports that applications
are coming in so rapidly that the
meeting is almost certain to have the
Evening star., 1926-05-02
RIGHTS-EXPIRE.

Dividend the above table the cash
quarterly half
Unless otherwise noted extra special dividends are
sPartly stock tPartly tPus ~ stock payable
quarterly sPayabls preferred stock lPlus
a
able 2M 20 quarterly. Plus So b seocs
Evening star., 1926-05-02
BONDS
Bank Clearings Increase.

There was a decidedly larger margin
of increase in bank clearings during
the week, leading cities Of the United
States reporting an aggregate OF $9,
354. 1868 900 to Dun's Review. This IS
III per cent more than the amount
for a year ago, whereas the gain last
week was only IA per cent. The New
York City clearings this week-S6, ,044,-
000. .000-are "a per cent above those
for the corresponding week of 1925,
while the total for the outside centers
SO, $40 1853 .000-shows an expansion
of 6.3 per cent. Nearly all of the cities
included In the statement report gains,
notably Boston, Baltimore, Atlanta,
Louisville, Dallas, Cleveland, Los An
geles and Seattle.
A we'll defined downward trend to
prices still features the wholesale COM
modify markets, AZ out of the Go
changes that appear in the list of quo
tations being declines, against "a ad-
vances. In the previous weeks COM
pilation. there were 45 reductions and
20 increases; in a similar comparison
for the corresponding week of last
wear, 20 recesSionS contraSted with IL
advances.
Less Credit Required.
Inc DOWNWARD LT6llQ III IGSeINc
bank rediscounts was interrupted
during the fourth week in April in
the country as a whole. Total dis
counts of the IL reserve banks jump
ed $50 1898. 900.
But in the fifth district. in which
Washington is represented. discount
operations moved in an opposite d.
rection. Total bills discounted de-
creased from $48 500 900 to $4S. III 900.
The middle of April frequently marks
the peak of farm credit needs in this
district and discounts usually work
lower and lower until Fall.
The ratio of the Richmond bank in
creased from 56.S3 to 61.95 per cent,
and compared with ratio of 1856 per
cent for the system as whole.
Richmond member bank deposits
totaled $65. $50. 900. against $66,662 900
the week before; note circulation $12,-
44S, 900, against $72 800 900. and total
reserves ss7.373,Oo0, against sSo,12S,-
600.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
SEEK SARGENT OPINION.
Federal Reserve Officials Want Rul
ing on Power Over Branches.

Attorney General Sargent was asked
yesterday by the Federal Reserve
Board for ruling as to whether it
has power to discontinue branch re-
serve banks.
1t was indicated that if the board
is denied this right it will adopt n
strict policy in regard TO future
authorization of branches. An ap-
plication for a branch in North
Carolina of the Richmond Bank is
now pending
Evening star., 1926-05-02
VIRGINIAN MEETING.

NORFOLK, Va. May 1 CP.-Stock
holders of the Virginian Railway, who
held their annual meeting here today.
reelected the roads entire directorate.
but considered no other matter, Off
GERS of the road announced.