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The Washington times., 1927-01-10

Considering the mass of testi-
mony offered in his $4,000 investi-
cation. the commissioner was con-
fronted with the word Of 30-odd
baseball players. whose honesty has
never before been questioned, as
against the claims Of Arnold Gan
dill and Risberg. two men who ad.
mitted under oath they played The
game crooked.
Judge LandiS' decision Wednes.
day may determine the final
fate of Ty Cobb and Iris
Speaker. Ousted from baseball on
the basis Of a story told the
commissioner by dutch" Leon.
ard. former Detroit pitcher, Of
another alleged thrown" ball
game and a, betting coup.
Should the commissioner decide
Collins and others accused by Ris.
berg are innocent, there may be a
re-hearing Of Leonard's charges, it
was believed.
Friends of Cobb and Speaker de.
clared the baseball chieftain could
hardly believe the story Of Leonard
and then place no credence in the
tale OF Risberg and Gandil.
Judge Lands today gave no hint
Of his ideas in the matter. He re.
fused to comment on any phase Of
his investigation Of the charges Of
Risberg and the earlier traduce.
ment involving Cobb and Speaker,
other than to reiterate he had no
plans at present to give the two
former managers another chance to
clear their names.
He denied attorneys for the pair
had even sought a rehearing.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
SECTION
British Uniteds. /: Monroe. 1.
Walford, 10: Ger Amer. Reserves,
Fort Myer. 1; German.Americans, 0.
SECTION 2
Marlboro, 4: Rosedale, 1.
Army Mediccs. /; Rockville, o tforfeitp
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

took over Railroads franchise.
High team sets-Section D. 1905: Sec.
ton E. 1866: Technical-Review. 1541.
High team games-Section D, sea
Section 2. $50: Section G. bAB.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10
PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE

Rusty" Crawford, vete4an hockey
player now with Minneapolis, played
on about every professional team
in Canada before the National
Hockey League broke into the
United States.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

The Columbia Federation Of
the b. Y. =. U. will inaugurate
its court schedule tonight when
West Washington takes ON First
at Wilson Normal at O'Clock.
Manager Margie Wright and
Thelnla Hicks promise an in.
tereSting game,
The Washington times., 1927-01-10
CIRLSSPCRI'|
GOSSIP
By Jerry" Martin

Basketers. school and club team
basketball officials are invited to at
tend a meeting at Business High
School tonight at $3.50 for the dis.
cussion and Illustration of the basket
ball rules for women. Miss Hazel
Sayre. chairman OF the examining
committee Of the Washington board
of officials Of the N. A. A. F., will
conduct the meeting.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

The Washington Recreation League
continues to take more and more
teams into the fold. Providing for
any other teams which may be
wandering over the city without a
league membership, the entry date
has been moved up again to Jan.
uary IA.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

Read who's Who in today's Times
and Herald Classified Section and get
the best OF service offered by WASH
ington's dependable business. profes.
sienal &ad commercial inca,
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

If enough freshman basketball
squads can be formed at G. w. u,
a freshman tournament will be run
off at the end of January or the
beginning Of February.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

Team managers may arrange
physical examination dates in
their own gyms by calling Miss
Margaret Craig at Main 992.
Eligibility lists Of players should
be sent by team managers to
Louise Sullivan at IL T st. N. E.,
and entry fees should be mailed
to Miss Craig at 1902 Eleventh
st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

The George Washington Colonials
took it on the jaw Saturday night
from Teddy Hughes speedy kids
from Gallaudet. and as a result
Jimmy Lemon will shake up his
team before It takes the floor
against American University tomor-
row night.
The Colonials are really only Just
starting the season and 1t may take
several games before they will set
tie down and show at their best.
Here and there certain men may be
shifted around, but 1t is also ex.
pected that Coach Lemon will bench
one or two. using new players
against the Massachusetts Avenue
collegians.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10
T|[DEN On
TONIGHT

Big Bill Tilden, six times tennis
champion of the world. and Manuel
Alonzo, the net king Of Spain, will
clash tonight at the Arcadia before
a crowd that is expected to set q
Washington record for attendance
at a tennis contest.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

The big attraction Of the week
will come Friday. when the
speedy American University
team goes out to BrOOkland for
q tuSsle against the C. U. Car.
dinals. Fred Rice's squad is
generally credited with being
the best Of all the District col.
lege teams, but they can't
laugh off those seven straight
victories chalked up by the
Massachusetts, Avenue cOntin-
gent.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

The Cardinals will get some good
experience Wednesday when they
face the big, fast.moving Middies
at Annapolis. Seldom does the
Navy five lose a game at home.
and the Cardinals are sure to start
on the short end.
American University, made up to
a large degree Of former scholastic
and independent players here, has
been the sensation Of the early sea.
son. .Patterning its style on the
crack Palace professionals. Coach
Springston's lads have treated all
opponents rudely and roughly.
Their passing and shooting have set
high standards for all to conY.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

1t will be a 5-set match, start
ing Mt 8 o'clock. Immediately
following. TlIden and his IS.
year-Old prOtege, Emmett Pare.
will meet Tom Mangan. one Of
the Capitals foremost players,
and AIOnzO i'm q doubles set-tO.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

1t will be Tilden's first perform.
ance here on an indoor court and
the first opportunity for Washing
tons tennis fans in large numbers
to see him. The. Arcadia has in.
creased its seating arrangements
for the occasion.
While having the status Of an
exhibition by great opponents of
tennis. the meeting between Tilden
and Alonzo in truth will be a con-
test in every sense.
The colorful Tilden. with every
stroke in tennis at his command, is
expected to display all of his tricks.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

Nevertheless. the c. u. Cardi.
nails still rank as the leading
District five and will be backed
strongly to win from the Meth.
0dists on Friday. Fred Rice has
A veteran team as starters, with
other veterans sitting on the
bench and available at any
moment.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

ok gaines are scheduIed here for
District college fives this week as
follows:
Tomorrow - American University
at George Washington.
MISUNDERSTANDING College at
Georgetown.
Thursday-Lynchburg College at
George Washington.
Friday-American University at
Catholic University.
Saturday-Mt. st. Mary's at
Georgetown; Lynchburg College at
American University.
In addition to these games
to be played here, Maryland
has two contests on foreign
floors, meeting Virginia at
Charlottesville tonight and tack.
ling the Middies at Annapolis
on Saturday.
On Wednesday the C. U. Cardi.
nails will go over to Annapolis to
show their class against the Navy
five. This will be the first ap.
pearance of a District quint in
Annapolis this season.
Gallaudet, all popped up over its
victory Saturday night against the
George Washington Cardinals, will
go over to Annapolis Satu- day and
play the st. Johns team.
Lynchburg, with two games here,
is the fourth college team from
the South to pay a brief visit to
the District. Washington and Lee,
Bridgewater and High Point have
already been here. Bridgewater sue.
ceeded in winning from Gallaudet,
but the visitors lost every other
game played.
The Washington times., 1927-01-10

The standing Of the league fol.
lows:
Evening star., 1927-10-22

teakwood. built along the simplest
and most restrained lines, are lovely
against the gold wall. A sofa and
two comfortable overstuffed chairs
in soft blue greens in hrocades and
dull satins give not only delightful
notes of color. but are very inviting
to the visitor who would view the
room at leisure. Several pieces in
old lacquer. an old money chest on
n stand, small tables and n cabinet
add their color to the room and fur
nish comforts as well. On the teak
wood desk between the north windows
is a lamp base of soapstone in simple
Chinese design and bearing lights soft
ly shaded with a copper-colored
shade. Other lamps of handwroucht
iron stand near the comfortable chairs
and from their green shades give
splendid reading light as we'll as Il
lovely glow of color at night.
Oriental Carpet a Feature.
On the broad -planked oak floor, which
is stained and WaXed almost black, Is
a large Oriental carpet almost without
design and colored blue green, few
tones deeper than the color of the
upholstering. Nothing short Of a
miracle brought this rug to this room
AT the windows. gold -cOlored silk
gauze easement curtains and green
Evening star., 1927-10-22
COSTS Of BUILDING
REACH APRIL LEVEL
Contractors Report Rise in
September Survey of
Construction.

The cost of construction rose during
September. returning to the level II
held last April. according to statistics
compiled by the Associated General
Contractors of America. The rise off
set two slight declines that occurred
during the four preceding months.
1t was the first increase noted since
March.
Higher prices commanded by con-
crete materials and common brick in
several sections of the country were
RESPONSIBLE for the increased cost, 1t is
stated.
Wages Unchanged.
The average of wages entering into
the cost of construction remained un-
changed September was the eighth
-- successive month to pass without wit
Messing a variation .Of the wage aver
age.
The average level of costs, embrac-
ing expenditures for both materials
and wages, for the first nine months
of this year. is slightly above the aver
age registered during the correspond
ing period of 1926. The average for
the elapsed portion of the current year
is exactly twice as great as the aver
age registered for 1913.
BY rising during September the cost
of construction strayed from the
1rends established in 1925 and 1926.
Two years ago the month Of Septem-
ber saw a slight decline. while no
change occurred between August and
October last year.
Materials Higher.
A scale which places the 1913 aver
age at 100 a its basis shows the Sep
tember cost index number to be POI.
September of last year registered 1876.
Index numbers covering the cost
average for other months of this year
are: January, 1877; February, 1873;
March, POI; April, POI; May, 200: June,
200; July, 1879, and August. 1879.
Similar figures covering the prices
paid for basic construction materials
follow: January, 179; February. 1S1;
March. 1873; April. 1888: May, 1872; June.
1872: July, 1871; August, 1S1, and Sep
tember, 1S4.
Evening star., 1927-10-22

and around the built-in bookcases has
been painted n soft blue green, which
gives delightful contrast with the
orange gold of the walls. The mantel-
piece and base boards have been paint.
cd black. which gives great distinc-
ton to the room.
On either side of the fireplace, which
is simply carved with interesting
Chinese motifs, are built-in bookcases
ending high near the cornice in grace
ful arches.
At the back of the shelves, givinc
charming color and contrast to the
leather bindings of the books, are
Chinese papers in all.oVer designs of
orange and gold. The books extend
to shelf just below the base of the
arch, while on the top shelf. sill
houetted against this paper, are Chi
nese figures in jade.
Old Chinese tables and chairs In
Evening star., 1927-10-22
A Charming Library.
BY GENEVIEVE HENDRICKS.

In a beautiful Georgian house sit
uated on hill sloping down into Rock
Creek Park is one of the most delight
full libraries one could find. The owner
possesses many lovely old Chinese
pieces of furniture and materials and
she has wisely developed her decora'
tive scheme around these.
The library, with windows to the
north and east, commands view that
is far too beautiful to be wasted. In
stead of cutting it out with curtains
drawn across the windows, the owner
has left the windows clear, except for
overcurtains that are pulled across
only at night, and for thin easement
curtains that are drawn only on es-
pecial occasions.
The walls have been papered with
gold tea chest paper which, coming
Evening star., 1927-10-22
FURNISHING THE HOME
Conducted for The Star
BY ELIZABETH STETSON AND GENEVIEVE HENDRICKS

as it does in squares, cuts up the wall
surfaces into interesting sections.
shellac have been placed, both to pre-
serve the paper and to give it the
lovely warm tint it row boasts of.
This shellac has destroyed any brassy
effect it might otherwise possess.
Woodwork i'm Soft Green.
The woodwork around the long Win
dows that reach from cornice to floor
Evening star., 1927-10-22

Free transfers now are issued to the
bus, but this entities the passenger
a ride only as far as Thirtieth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. Residents
of Hillcrest. as result, are required to
pay an additional fare.
The Hillcrest bus line. according to
the commission, has lost approximate
" $4,000 since il began operation in
1925 and the sale of 2-Cent transfer
would add about 81 400 a year to these
losses.
Evening star., 1927-10-22
Military Attache Goes to Texas.

Maj Alfred w. Bloor, U. S. Infan-
try, has been relieved from duty as
military attache at the United States
legations at Guatemala, Costa Rica,
Nicaragua, Salvador, Honduras and
Panama, with station at San Jose,
Costa Rica, and ordered to Fort Sam
Houston Tex, for duty with the
2d Division
Evening star., 1927-10-22
BUS TRANSFER PLEA
BY CITIZENS DENIED
T. U. c. Refuses Hillcrest Group
Request for 2-Cent Ticket
From Trolley,

The Public Utilities Commission to.
day denied a request of the Hillcrest
Citizens Association that 2.cent
transfer be issued by the Capital Trac.
tion Co.'S cars, terminating at Seven
tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, to the company's bus line
at that junction.
Evening star., 1927-10-22
BORAH GETS BIG STICK.
Ready to Weld 1t on Old Guard,
Senator Announces.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Borah of Idaho is ready to
use the big stick" on the "old guard
of the Republican party.
Exhibiting n large black cane sent
to him from Ireland. the Senator, who
has demanded n definite stand on the
prohibition issue by the Republican
patty, yesterday told callers he might
have to use it on the "old guard"
The cane was sent to him from Ire
land by Father NJ. j. keyes, a resident
of HALEY, Idaho.
Evening star., 1927-10-22

side curtains frame the view into the
lovely valley below.
In this room there is a spirit OF the
artistic and beautiful which is most
happily combined with comfort to
make it an irrestible room where one
could dream dreams and see great
visions. There is nothing here that
could distract the eye or the thought
of the reader who would come with
his book to sit by the fire or pull a
chair close to the window.
Evening star., 1927-10-22

Transportation in the State Of
Queensland was brought to a standstill
recently by the refusal Of railroad
employees to haul -union-made
goods.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
READY TO APPEAR HERE.

NEW YORK. April % H9.-L. F
Loree and counsel for the Delawar
& Hudson Co. are prepared to ar
pear in Washington on Monday 10
the re-hearing of the oompany's ap
plication to lease the Buffalo. Roches
ter & Pittsburgh Railroad and Il
enter into contract with the Penn
sylvania Railroad for the use of con
Meeting trackage between the D. & II
and the B.. r. &c +.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

gains appeared in few high-prie
issues Leonard Tietz warrants mad
a further upturn OF 10 points ant
Tubize Artificial SILK improved
points from the initial transaction
Both OF these scored new high records
Motor shares rallied after early dc
clines. American Cellulose rose Il
new peak quotations. while Brooklyn
City Railway dropped to the year
low at 4.
Oil shares held fairly steady within
narrow range. Chesebrough Manufac
turing made a gain Of la points t.
the high level of 90A.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
TRADING is VIGOROUS
ON CURB EXCHANGE
Dealings Embrace Large Number
of Stocks-Support Appears
Where Offerings Occur.
Br the Assoclated Pres..

By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 23.-The market
on the Curb Exchange today perform
ed I'm a manner now becoming familiar
to followers Of operations in these Sc
curities. Trading lacked none of its
vigor and embraced a large number
of stocks for a short session with sup
port appearing where offering caused
recessions, American Light & Trac-
ton was in supply early and showed
a loss of 512 points, but this had no
perceptible influence on others of
that group.
In the industrial division sharp
Evening star., 1927-04-24

Dividend rates given In the above table the
Unless otherwise noted extra special dividends
~ q in stock payable e aqaEtesi ip1s 200 in stock PAID
bic 2s quarterly. stock when earned
e Payable Plus 60 z
lus IN
in
Class stock. m Plus u In stock. n Partly stock. =
Evening star., 1927-04-24

Financial High Lights of Past Week
Brought Out in Nutshell by Statistics
Evening star., 1927-04-24

HOW is BUSINESS?
Activity with Same Week Year
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
IS
TAKEN FOR D. c.
THE 'BEATRICE"

Alsxandrians are holding their
heads and chins just a little bit
higher than usual today.
For the first time on record their
city was mistaken for the Capital 81
the Nation when 14-year-old stanton
viverette, Of Enfield. N. G., stepped
off the excursion steamer Charles
Manchester when 1t locked on the re-
turn trip from Marshall Hall last
night, thinking he was in Wash.
ington.
When the rest Of tie family ar.
rived at the Seventh Street dock and
could find no Stanton, they were
properly worried. His absence was
reported to the harbor police and i
search instituted. Preparations were
made to- search the RIVER between
here and Marshall Hall.
About o'clock this morning STAN
ton strolled into his brothers home,
AS Fifth St. N. E., where he and his
sister, Dorothy, had been spending
2 week. He said that Alexandra
looked IKE big city to him and he
had no thought other than that It
was Washington.
Stanton's father is q dairyman
down in Halifax county. N. c., where
a city the size of raleigh, Rocky
Mount or Alexandria looks like q
metropolis. This is said to have ac-
counted for the mistake.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
Perfect Day Is Spoiled
When Horse Throws
Grand Patriarch

Life is just one disappoint-
ment after another to Charles
Harris, grand patriarch Of the
local order of coIored Odd Eel
lows. He was sitting ON his
horse at Twenty-eighth and M
Streets N. w., yesterday, watt
ing for the Odd Fellows parade
to start. Bands were playing,
his red, gold and blue uniform
shone in the sun, friends
watched in admiration-it
looked like a big day.
Suddenly the horse reared
and ran away. The grand
patriarch clutched at his
mounts neck, missed, and
landed in an extremely dirty
street.
His uniform was ruined and
the day spoiled. It's always
the same, Harris says, he has
no luck at all. Police were
asked to look for his steed,
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
PLANS FOR new
CONGRESS

The close Of next month viii
mark the beginning of activities at
the Capitol in connection with the
coming long session Of Congress,
which is to convene December 5
unless called into session earlier by
President Coolidge.
The first ana among the most
important of the District Of Column
bia business viii begin November 1,
when q subcommittee Of the House
Committee on Appropriations Is to
begin work on an urgent deficiency
appropriation bill.
This bill will include many mil.
lions of dollars for expenditure in
the District. 1t will provide funds
for initial land purchases In the
Mall triangle. for purchase of a
site for the proposed building for the
Supreme Court of the United
States, and for construction Of
public buildings south OF Pennsyl-
vanuia Avenue.
Urgent Items
A number of urgent local items
are to be included, among them
funds for the operation of st. Eliza
beth's Hospital and an item Of
$4,000 for the Board of Public
Welfare. The board now is operat.
ing on funds advanced by four dis.
tinguished local citizens. Emergency
funds for payment of jurors in the
District courts and for court at.
taches' salaries also are to be in.
cluded.
The Veterans Bureau, hard
pressed for funds to carry on re-
lief work among the war veterans
in accordance with the laws Of
Congress, also Is to come in for q
large slice of the appropriations.
The urgent deficiency bill, made
necessary by failure of the second
deficiency bill in the closing hours
of the last session, 10 to be whipped
into shape for presentation to the
House as the first business % the
new session.
Changes In Prospect
The House Committee on WAYS
and Means is to assemble October
81 to begin work on a new tax re-
vision program.
The Committee ON Committees, to
which Is assigned the task Of max.
ing all committee assignments, Is
to begin it's important work at
about the same time. A number of
important changes in the personnel
Of the House District Committee,
which acts as Washington's town
council, are to be made.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
|. O. O. f. Meet Goes Into
Third Day Session Here

The third-day session sof the
Washington district Of colored odd
Fellows oponed today with Louis f..
Myers in charge at the ColOrea
Odd Fellows Hall, M Street between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth Streets
Northwest, The states Of Maryland
and Virginia were well represented
when the session opened. The
pageant, drill and other exercises
Of the convention held at Howard
University stadium late yesterday
was witnessed by more than 5000.
The convention win end Friday,
The Washington times., 1927-09-06

hNA 2 - 4U Vd4Au Clcl1AA ASsdluSt
the United States for the perform
ance Of the autopsies in question
and upon review the settlement dis
allowing such claim Is sustained, =
the Comptroller General ruled.
DIR. Rogers presented bill
for $3.50 for Is autopsies, which he
declared were ordered by DIR. ].
Ramsay hewitt, District Coroner,
at the rate Of $25 each.
The amount Of the fee stipulated
is the usual and customary fee for
the performance OF such service, I
Or. Rogers stated in filing his
claim.
McCarl, however, declared that
IAN examination OF the accounts Of
the disbnrsing officer for the Dis
trict Of Columbia shows that q fee
OF SO Is uniformly paid for the
performances of an autopsy. and
that $40 is the fee charged and
collected by the claimant himself
for numerous autopsies performed
by him for the District Of Coium-
biA."
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
D. c. WILL GREET
PATHF|NDERS

The Washington Chamber Of
Commerce will entertain the path.
finding committee Of the Colonial
Highway Association upon its ar.
rival in Washington for a two day
stay September q, it was an.
Ilounced today. The delegation,
which ID from New Orleans. viii
! endavor to arrange an audience
with President Coolidge while here.
The Louisianians will be logging"
q Decline" highway from New
York to New Orleans, only per
cent of the 1856 miles of the route
being unimproved. F'ifty.five per
cent is paved, 1t Is said, and So
per cent improved gravel and sand
clay.
John 2. Walker, chairman; Charles
J. Stockman, w. Mex. Stowell,
Joseph d. Dreyfuss and Henry 4.
Ofterdinger have been named as q
welcoming COMMITTEES.
The route OF the Colonial High
way viii be from New York through
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing.
ton, Richmond, Burkeville. Danville,
Reidsvilles c.. Greensboro, Char.
lotte, Spartanburg, S. c., Green
vile, Cornelia, Ca, Atlanta, Opelika.
Ala. Montgomery, Mobile, Gulfport,
Miss, Bay St. Louis to New Or
laanA
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
Policeman In Hospital
After Fall From Car

II Sergt. James HI. Davis left
knee had picked out q more con-
venient place to give way under
his weight. he might now be walk
ing around with the use Of cane.
AS it is. he is still in the hospi-
tai.
Davis. attached to the Sixth pre-
cinct, was alighting from a street
car at First and B Sts., N, W.,
when his left knee gave way and
he fell to the street, injuring the
right as well. At Soldiers Home
hospital, where he was taken. it
was said that the trouble originated
in q dislocated joint.