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Evening star., 1927-12-28
BUlLSHAVE EDGE
! IN CURB DEALINGS
Buyinu Chiefly Centered in
Shares OF Speciality Type.
. Oils Do Better.

Dispatch to IN. star.


NEW YORK. December Ss,-The
upward movement was predominant
on the Curb Exchange again today.
So tar AS the character of the buying
WAS concerned varied little from
that Vc previous sessions. II centetea
in issues of the speciality type. whicn
were bid up for special reasons.
The oil shares as group did better
than they have for sonne time past.
possibly because of the better trace
advices and the latest news concern
ing revision of the Mexican oil laws
The outstanding feature OF the en-
tire proceedings. however, was the
spectacular rise in Midland steer ftrn
ucts, which VAS moving Sympa thetl-
cally with the preferred shares on the
Stock Exchange. The acton or no'h
stocks gave every indication tnat
technical corner actually eNisted IN
the market, and at Intervals price
changes were sensational. Foliowlng
the recent sharp uptuin Presioeht
kulas stated he had no knowledse OF
any one attempting to buy controi. IN
connection with today's gyrations ne
added that the company Is contem
plating no change In the dlVfoeho
rate. This latest statement was ioi'
tcWe0 by ra1ner SnaTp sctuaNN hS"
the high of the day in both issues.
American Rolling Mills was another
which by its action created the mn
preston that as result Of the recent
buving the supply available for mar
ket purposes had been considerably
reduced. Crossing ioS. it sold at its
best. notwithstanding the advance or
more than 6 points yesterday.
Practically all STANDARD Oil stocks
reached higher levels, but Improve.
ment was limited. Interest centered
more In several OF the shares OF inde'
pendent comps nies. particularly those
operating IN the Salt Creek feld. Ne
gitistions with the New York Oil Co,
on the part OF the Salt Greek Pro
ducers' Association and the Mountain
Producers Corpora ton. the two major
factors i'm this field. 10 acquire minor
ity royalty holdings in these areas
are nearing completion and details
are expected shortly. according 10
TO those we'll informed on Salt Creek
producers affairs.
American Arch was taken up in the
afternoon and bid up some points
before the demand was supplied.
Evening star., 1927-12-28
Commodity News

ssHfCAfsD Dessn8t,eF q tEpecisi, ~
Yits,sa3e farmers have increased ths
Esu s.,w,a wheat acreage by s2z 900
acres on IS per cent The total acre
sgs ia S.Z4s 400 Hse acreage in the
s,ste ia up Is per cent ~ u 900 acres.
WORT WORTH file last ~ this
.sxg'. turkey shipments ~ The ~orfh
sud East now hiss been dispatched.
.,Ttas ,,,oA efusuf aoisiieG 700 Gars ~ ns
80 soufg which, said from "a 10 3Dc
. psuna on the f'oi
IspRTf.A Nd ORG \ faf volume
- ennsyseiing for tie 1879 "o"i stoe
i,esy, confirmed ~ eastern ftsson
Lars The prices ~ three 'DhtfsafF
a1.axarnstF 80 cents . pound Tie
tn+.fAi,loa ~ szooi on ihs shssps baFh
!. ssid 20 bs the bes' ln mshs y*sfs'
...s A A.srA ~~Tiargs sliH srs some
,an,sssnd bs lea ~ Eoiton 10 ~" h"ids
~ St. souaa, which probably may
r...r bs fieIed The pi"kffs a'e MOI
,.n,4luf during the h,liGass ahe ~
n,.g ia beaten into ths sfcoha u
,sia. sad bad weather occur.
SAN FRAkeIstD. -~fh$ 1sIlfofhns
a,.,,,I.sr Industry IL ia sa U"pfosho
.n,.A1tieo cosnparsd win year ~"
p,oataetion has tpese Dndsf ti'si ~ '"r'
EAT but new ataalafss Hhh F'''bf''F'''s
~. 4as&a xyesi@f ss"Fts Afs -
fssien 10 be about Dot4isl IN Jan"
Evening star., 1927-12-28

1. SIS: New York. f50.pound sacks,
round whites, q. n. No. /. fair quality
and condition, 400.
Spinach--Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady: Texas
ana Virginia, Norfolk section, bushel
baskets. Savoy type, 1.40ai.60.
Tomatoes--Eupplies limited; demand
slow, market dull: unknown origin re-.
packed in New York City. 3.basket
carriers. ripes wrapped. fancy count.
2.50a2.75: choice count, 2.00a2.26.
String beans-supplies light: dema nd
light, market about steady: Florida.
M.bushel hampers. green and black
Valentines, 200: Bountifuls. 2.7S.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
light. market dull; Florida pepper
crates. fancy, 200; few higher.
Squash and cucumbers-Practically
no supplies on market; no sales re-
ported.
Carrots--Supplles light: demand
light. market steadv: California, West.
ern lettuce crates, 300.
Beets--supplies light: demand mod.
Evening star., 1927-12-28

NEW YORK, December ~ tAsi. ~~-
Premiums on the guilder on the for.
eign exchange market resulted In an
additional shipment of $4,000. 900 In
gold 10 Holland on Saturday. IL be.
eams known yesterday. The metal
was shipped nn n freight steamship
II the Hoila nj A nieriosn line and the
identity of The shipper WAS moi re.
vsaie A shipment ~ stsA. 400 10
Batavia yesterday was announced by
the Farmers Loan Al Trust 10, Mare
gold shipments 10 Holland are expect
ed this week no the gntidef NOW In al
a premium ~ about ~ points above
parity VI 40.a0 cents.
Evening star., 1927-12-28
PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
UNION IN EFFECT FEB. IA
December 81 Last Date for Ex-
change Of Stock for United Gas
shares. II Is Announced.

~ the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. December IS
Tire consolidation OF interests OF the
Tn;fed Gas Improvement Co. and the
Philadelphia Electric Co. will become
effective February IL. 1928. 1t was an
bounced tast night by q committee
representing shareholders OF the lat.
ter company, under the plan OF ex.
changing two shares OF Philadelphia
Electric stock for one share OF United
Gas Improvement stock.
The announcement empha sized that
December 81. 1927. is the final date
for Philadelphia Electric shareholders
10 exs.hs nge their stock for shares OF
Tnised Gas Improvement.
Shares Of the United Gas Improve.
ment Co will be delivered to holders
of the Philadelphia Electric Co. GER
fffcates OF deposit ON and after Feb
rsaary "a. together with check for
ore months dividend on Philadelphia
Electric stock. Dividends on the
United Gas Improvement stock will
begin 10 accrue January Is, 1928.
Evening star., 1927-12-28

NEW YORK. December 2s IpD.~-
Proxies from stockholders of Northern
Pipe Lire Co. are being sought by the
Stockholders Protective COMMITTEES, Of
which Benjamin Graham In chsirrns n a..
for the snnnsi meeting. January 10.
The letter ssio large part of the
company C. pitsi was not used In
the pipe isns business. hut In an in.
voluntary 3nyestr1en' trust. Welding
only az per cert after incntns tar,
ana that per, Of these cash assets
shoUid be returned II ssocksoIders for
investment - isley see ~.
Evening star., 1927-12-28

BALTIMORE. December - .Spe-
eizll-Totsi operating revenue Of the
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Co. for November was s7s.os7.1s, an
increase Of s3.iss.ss over the ike
month last year. Net railway operai'
ting Income was &ia.127.ss. an increase
of 35.l5s.35. For the eleven months
operating revenue totsied &S11 .s32.7s.
q decrease Of t5.ss0.7s. az compared
10 same period last year. while net
railway operating income was 3174.-
z1s.4a. an increase Of $4,l1s.ss.
Evening star., 1927-12-28

CHICAGO. December 20 @.--Busi.
ness conditions In the seventh FEDERAL
Reserve district. a. reflected by saw.
inss accounts ana deposits. continued
on the upgrade during November. Q
report Of the Federal Reserve Bank
Of Chicago said yesterday.
The district, comprising Indiana. II.
linois. Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa.
reported a total increase of rs per
cent in savings and deposits a. com.
pared with November a year ago. and
an increase Of IL per cent over the
previous month.
Indiana led the other States in in.
creasins 10 per cent over November
OF 1928.
Evening star., 1927-12-28

crate. market steady: Western isttucs
crates, punched, hnA quality and con.
dition. $50; fair quality and condition.
3.00a3.2S.
Caulihower-Supplles light: demand
moderate. market steady; California
crates. 2.40a2.So: few high AZ 2.s5.
KaIe---supplIes moderate: dema nd
moderate. market about steady: Vir.
xinia, Norfolk section. cloth top veneer
barrels. 1.5O.
Eggplant-Supplies light: demand
light. market steady: Florida. pepper
crates. fancy. wide range prices, 1.50
a2.25: best, mostly 200.
Evening star., 1927-12-28
POST OFFICE BUSY.

BALTIMORE. December a tsps.
~salL--Three records of the Baltimore
post once were broken during the
holiday season just ended. They were
tire largest days stamp sales amount.
ing 10 $4,000 In - hours; the great.
est number Of csnceiis tons in one
Aav. amounting TO 4,1es .os9 pieces
and the greatest number of special
delivery ard special handling stamps
ever sold during a Christmas sea son.
Evening star., 1927-12-28
ZINC OUTPUT DOWN..

NEW YORK. December zs Upj,
November procaci ION nf slab zirac by
s0untf1ts which furnished sbeit 50
per rent ~ the worlds output in 1929
wss .559 stGf, tons, against izi.t7g
ss,s,s In Dct0i,ef ana 1lz.fia TONS in
Tes,tesDher, Ibs American Bureau of
Metal Ftsiistics reports
Evening star., 1927-12-28
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received b. Private Wire Direct to The Star Once

Following Is the list of stocks and
bonds traded in on the New YORK
Curb Market today:
Evening star., 1927-12-28

Three new bTifsss are Ia bs con.
sir seasa over ths Thsmsa,
Evening star., 1927-12-28

PARIS. December 2s tN.--Prlces
moved irregularly on the B0urse to.
day. Three per cent rentes, 81 francs
rs centinnes: exchange on London. 124
francs . centimes: 8 per cent loan. Al
francs Is centimss. The dollar was
quoted At rs francs 3sA centimes.
Evening star., 1927-02-15
Squad National Rookie Pitchers Z1esses Onslov Tampa
With the Bowlers

7 INABILITY of the leading teams to
overcome limit handicaps COM
bined with hectic bowling by
L these same leaders during the
past two weeks has brought
about some radical changes in the
standings In the War Department
Bowling League.
Barbettes. Frankies and Statistics
have been the greatest sufferers TO
date in this upheaval and the TopoS.
even though still in the van. have
Jared poorly.
Statistics losing streak was extend
Ell to six games when 1t dropped
set to the Construction outfit last
week. Five of the six losses were due
to inability to overcome the opposi-
tion's handicap. Barbettes and Frank
les suffered similarly, the former fall
ing before the District Engineers and
the latter before the Armys.
TOpoS are heading the l6-team cir
cult, but only with a game advantage
over the QuartermaSterS, which in
turn are but a game ahead of Hob
bes, Statistics, Frankies and Brandeis
tied for third place. One game back
of this quartet are Barbettes, Auditors
and Engineers deadlocked in seventh
position. A game farther back are
Medicos and Air Service in a tenth
place tie.
These tenth place outfits are three
games ahead of District Engineers and
Army, punched in twelfth position.
Construction is fourteenth. HowitZers
fifteenth and Reproduction sixteenth
and last.
Renning Council is setting the pace
for the other teams in the second
half of the schedule of the Junior
Order League. Following Benning are
J. NJ. Read. Capitol, Liberty Bell No. ..
Liberty Bell No. /, Reno, Star Span
gled Banner and f. j. Ross teams in
the order mentioned. Capitol Council
won in the first half of the schedule.
The Junior Order teams are to bowl
tonight on the Grand Central alleys.
A group of girls was staging bowl
ing party at downtown establish
ment. One of them in particular was
quite elaborately dressed for such an
occasion, a fact which did not pass
unnoticed by her companions. Gee.
Alice" remarked one of them.
wouldn't your mother raise the mis-
chief if she knew you were wearing
an outfit like that to bowl in?" "I'll
say she would responded Alice,
cheerfully. Its her dress
With the third series under way
bowlers in the District League are
whooping 'em up these days. There's
apt to be plenty of excitement tonight
when Cornell's Lunch and Arcadias
clash on the Grand Central alleys.
Internal Revenue and knights of
Columbus teams will battle tonight at
the King Pin in National Capital
League match. Charley QUAINT figures
his Revenuers will have everything
spotted just right.
Now that all clubs must stand pat
on their line-ups. some redhot fighting
is anticipated in the Athletic Club
League that holds forth on the Con-
vention Hall drives. A good scrap is
Evening star., 1927-02-15
TALL AND HUSKY HIJRLERS
DRAW PRAISE OF MENTOR
s'Best Looking Bunch Ever Saw Coach Ayers as
Young Mound Aspirants Go Through Initial
Conditioning Drill i'm Good Form.

arrival of Bill Morrell. accompa MED
by Uncle Nicholas Altrock and Cousin
Alexander Schacht. who think they re
pretty clever cut-ups on the ball field
and who must he good actors. because
they admit it. after spending a week
on the stage at the Capital.
In interviews exclusive to those
within earshot. Altrock proclaimed
Eve knocked 'em off their seats" and
Schacht added I'VE broke the house
attendance record"
In announcing his probable batting
order for the Spring exhibition games
and which probably will be adhered to
when the championship season opens,
Bucky Harris did the obvious thing in
placing iris Speaker in third place
and Goose Goslin in the cleanup hole.
That's where these two have appeared
for years and just where they belong,
considering their polling propensities
Giving Buddy Myer the lead-off as
signment seems logical enough
thing, too. in view of the newly wed s
hitting prowess and fine turn of speed,
hut sending Rice up second will occa-
sion some mild surprise.
That's the sacrificing hole and Sans
questionable ability as hunter is
taken to mean either that he will be
drilled intensively in the art or that
Bucky is planning slambang mode
of attack to the exclusion of the scien-
tific tactics that would dictate using
some one at No. , who is adept at lay
ing EN- down or hitting behind the
runner. such as himself.
Apt to Change Order.
The tentative list has Judge coming
up fifth. which is fair enough, due to
the timeliness and distance of the
blows Joe evolves. with Harris him
self sixth and Oss Bluege seventh, fol
lowed by the catcher and pitcher.
/ venture that if there is a change
made in this assignment, it will in
volve shift of places between Rice
and the boss. For one thing the pros
pective batting order involves an un-
broken succession of lefthand hitters.
Myer, Rice. Speaker. Goslin and Judge
all being of that persuasion. This is
not an ideal situation by any means.
With only two orthodox stickers
among the egulars-Bluege and Har-
ris-t would seem advisable to have
one of them up somewhere among
that leading bunch. and it is my hunch
Bucky ultimately will nominate HIM
self for the honor.
Evening star., 1927-02-15

looked for tonight when the Airing.
tons, Sstill struggling desperately to
overhaul the leading Smithfields, take
on the Nationals
John Blick's rival aggregations will
tight 1t out tomorrow night in "A
Ladies' District League setto at the
Arcadia. Convention Hall and Ar.
cadia girls will be opponents.
Representatives of the knights of
Columbus, Elks. Junior Order. Ahepas.
Odd Fellows and Royal Arcanum i'm q
meeting at the King Pin last night
proposed the organiza ton Of Fra
ternal Duckpin League Another
meeting will he held next week at
which it is expected the Masons.
Modern Woodmen. Red Men. Wood.
men of the World. knights of Pythias.
Moose and Rnai Birth will he rep.
resented in addition to those having
delegates at hand last night.
Some neat pinspilIing is due at Con
vention Hall on Friday night when
the Holy Rosary Dramatic Club and
Wonder fives clash. The Wonders
will replace the Smithfields, No. ..
originally scheduled to meet the Holy
Rosary boys.
Main Press. with "a wins and 50
losses. is leading the race for the Gov
ernment Printing Office League title.
Electrical is in second place. only a
game back. Linotype. Apprentice,
Assemblers. Patents. job Press, Bind.
cry. Construction and Maintenance
and job teams follow. Barnard of the
Linotype team, with an average of
l12-17 for 81 games. is the leading
bowler of the circuit.
Evening star., 1927-02-15

ward, slightly as you strike the ball.
When the balls scoot to the right of
the cup instead of into it the indiCa
tions are that you are letting your
right hand collapse just as the ball is
struck. In other words, one putt has
aaslight hook spin. while the other is
sliced
One of the best of practices for
overcoming these imperfections of
putting, imperfections that will creep
into your stroke any time and with
out your being conscious of it, is to
draw the blade hack with the left
hand and send it forward with the
right.
Letting the body move during the
blade action also can cause puts to
roll slightly off the line. since body
action disturbs the straight-line action
of the blade in the same way that
wrist rolling will throw it off. The
body should be absolutely fixed while
the putting swing is accomplished.
To make sure of the body being still
it is a good idea to anchor yourself for
the putt. You can do this by throwing
all your weight onto'o foot or the
other. 1t really makes no difference
whether this be right foot or left
whichever suits your comfort best.
Most players go forward onto the left
foot, perhaps because this is nearer
the hole. With all the weight on one
Evening star., 1927-02-15

Ever remember as a youngster, of
hearing the other kids shout just be-
fore the ball game began, Three out,
all out?" Undoubtedly you did. Then
did il ever occur to you to try to trace
the origin of that phrase, to ascertain
why boys yelled. Three out. all out"
so loudly that YOU could hear it in the
next block?
The supposition, of course. would
be that. Three out, all out" origi-
mated because three out did put side
out for the inning. But that WASH I
all Of the reason; in fact. ii was little
of it. In the days when base ball first
was played, sometimes there would be
two out because the players wanted
to get through an inning during one
school recess, which lasted about 10
minutes, and sometimes one side
would put out four because 1t was
stronger than the other side, while
the weak side would put out three.
The game did not begin to be stand
ardized as it is today. when the smaller
boy would resent the fact that he was
unable to put out three in each inning
exactly as his big brother Tom put
out three in his games. The smaller
boy wants 10 be correct and according
10 rule even if he cannot play ba Sc
ball with the strength and dexterity
Of his elders. He is offended when
some one intimates that he plays a
baby game"
Sometimes it is hard TO get the
smaller players to play with base
ball that is smaller than the one used
in the games for larger boys. 1t
would be better if they did use the
smaller ball. because their fingers are
not long enough to get around the
standard base ball, They really hurt
their play by trying to do too much
1t is never pleasant to see a small boy
try to swing a bat three or four sizes
too heavy for him, although he
bravely undertakes to do so because
he doesn't want any one to believe
that he can't swing it.
Evening star., 1927-02-15
MOTION PICTURE EXCHANGE.
When Base Ball Was Young
BY JOHN B. FOSTER
The Origin of Three Out. All Out

The three out, all out" so inter
ested the writer that he sought for
long time to find some first use of the
phrase, and at last discovered that
the very rules themselves were re-
Sponsible for it. Away back in lS45
when the knickerbockers played base
ball in New York City and long before
they had any of the modern delights
of base ball--even before the days
of hoop skirts and bustles-section 10
of the rules of base ball read: Three
hands out, all out.
And there you have the phrase
which has fitted into the mouths of
small boys when they wish especially
to make all of the players of both
sides know they are going to play
grown-up base ball and that each in
ming must go to it's limit of three out
before the team in the field may take
its turn at bat.
In two old cat. one out usually was
enough to make a shift in the bat
ter and the fielder, but it has been
found by the writer that away back
when two old cat may be said to have
first sprung from the base ball feline,
more than one batter often had to be
retired in order that the players could
shift.
Probably that was derived in some
way from the game of base ball and
it would seem for that reason that
base ball gave something to two old
cat and one old cat and all other
cats, instead of the game of base ball
being derived in some way or other
from some primitive game which pre-
ceded it.
There was town ball, of course,
prior 70 base ball, and base ball has
some resemblance to town ball, but
there is nothing, despite the asser.
tons of some who never agree, to
prove in any way that such a game
was really played as base ball prior
to the time when Abner Doubleday
outlined it in Cooperstown, N. Y.
Evening star., 1927-02-15
RUARK is DISTRICT
3.CUSHION CHAMP

Gene Ruark is the new three-cush.
ion billiard champion of Washington.
fie won the title last night at Lewis
4 krauss parlors. when he took the
measure of Curtis Lamson in the
round robin tourney for the crown
30 to 33. w. G.. Norwood and Or. Ed
ward Connolly were tied for second
place. Connolly beat Frank Turton
last night, 81 to 81.
The BartelmPs brothers won cue
matches last night in the handican
pocket billiard tourney at the King
Pin. Charles Bartelmes defeated p
Soper l25 to 60. and George Bartelmes
trounced l.. w Collins. 10 to 50. To.
mGht Young will play Hobbs and Lar
man will meet Welsh
Bert Watt beat Steve lhlarik 100 In
a in pocket billiard match at Scan.
Ions last night.
Chick Lappine and George Kelly
won matches in the ArCade's pocket
billiard tourney. defeating Fred Rev.
nolds and Fred Talbert, respectively.
Talbert will meet Joe McCann tonight.
Evening star., 1927-02-15
Three ARE IN ATIE
FOR SKATING HONORS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LAKE PLACID, n. Y. February
15.-With apparently no arrange
ments made to break the deadlock,
Charles German of st. Johns, New
Brunswick. Canadian champion and
Harry Wilson of Chicago today were
in tie for the national outdoor speed
skating championship. Each had so
points.
Racing in events which completed
the program originally scheduled for
Detroit. German added so points to
his total by winning the 400-yard
dash in world record time and finish
ing second in the mile at Saranac
Lake yesterday. Nelson gathered 20
points by placing third in the 440 and
third in the mile. German had 80
points won at Detroit and Nelson
had So
Germans time in the 440, which
bettered his old world record mark of
1924, was 35 3.5 seconds. The former
record was 36 3-5 seconds.
Valentine Balls of Lake Placid
former international champion, won
the mile race, outstripping German in
the stretch. He was next to the
leaders in points, with 20.
Evening star., 1927-02-15
SHARKEY ASSERTS BOUT
LOSER WILL BE LUCKY

NEW YORK. February Is P).-All
this fuss over the coming Jack
Delaney.Jimmy Maloney fight is silly,
in the opinion of Jack Sharkey. Bos-
ton contender for the heavyweight
title.
After all, says Jack, it does not mat
ter who wins. THE lucky guy will
be the one who gets licked. The other
one will have to fight me-"