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The Washington times., 1927-05-14

Fayors Park Spaces
For All Subdivisions

The allotment of some portion of
all new city subdivisions for park,
playground and community recrea-
ton purposes is approved by the
New York State Association of Real
Estate Boards in a resolution which
has just been reported to the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards.
The New York State Association s
action is taken on the ground that
the acquisition of necessary park
space and the establishment Of an
adequate playground system is
often hampered by the high cost of
acquiring land for recreation use in
growing cities.
The action was taken in connec-
ton with the associations work in
advancing regional planning for the
State in accordance with pernissive
legislation recently adopted by the
State.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
8 AWAIT CHAIR
IN D. {. JAIL

death Row. IN the District
Jail, houses five men today who
are waiting to die in the electric
chair. On this day last year the
row was empty.
The three white youths convicted
of the murder of Policeman Leo
K. Busch present a strange con-
trast Of emotional reaction to their
death sentences and would make
an interesting study for a charac-
ter analysist.
stoical, phlegmatic Italian Ameri-
can, shows little interest in any
thing, and before he answers a
question he looks for some indica-
ton of opinion from his friend
Nicholas Lee Eagles, the swagger-
ing, careless type. who sings of
his fate in parody for the amuse-
ment of his fellow prisoners.
On the other hand, John Proc.
tor. while only 10, has felt the
full import Of his death sentence
and the consequences of his early
association with boys who lived
by their wits. He is quiet and
thoughtful and fully convinced
that he will be granted a new trial.
The other two men are Philip
Jackson and Malcolm Howard. col
ored. Jackson was convicted of
an attack on a white woman in
the Capitol grounds. He has be.
come philosophical and merely an,
that Ibis case is in the hands OF
the Lord"
Howard is a puzzle. When DO
lice. were searching for him after
he slew his wife he was found
at the morgue praying over her
body. He talks little and not about
the situation which brought him
there.
The three white men, have heen
sentenced to die on July s, but
each has appealed his case. This
will postpone the executions until
the appeals have been heard and
acted upon.
Only four more cells are avail.
able in death row." Five is the
greatest number of men waiting
to be executed in the history of
the institution. it is said.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
DOCTORHELD0N
DRUG CHARGE

Said to have prescribed narcotics
to Government informer IN
five different occasions before, DIR.
Charles ]. Demas. 35, 1901 Massa-
chusetts Ave. N. W., was arraigned
yesterday before Commissioner
Needham C. Turnage and held I'M
der $4,000 bond for action of the
grand jury.
Doctor Demas was arrested by
Federal Narcotic Agents S. L. RAJ
kusin and e. K. Rabbit, who claim
that they have found more than
80 of his prescriptions in local drug
stores, all issued within the past
few months.
Although patients" numbered
only about 10 persons. the agents
claim, the prescriptions were eacn
issued under a different name.
The agents say that they sent a
woman dope addict to the office on
five different occasions and that
she received injections and pre-
scriptions on each visit.
Doctor Demas, Greek, is al
legged to have been preparing to
return to his native country.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
JOTTINGS FROM
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA. Va, May IA
Sergt. Edgar Sims yesterday ar
rested man giving his name as
James L. Harding. Richmond, Va,
in connection with the operation of
the firm of ]. w. Manning & Co.,
which was raided by the Richmond
police on the charge that 1t was
conducting bucket shop" He
was turned over to Sergeant Eddie
ton, of Richmond, and returned to
Richmond last night.
The old city poorhouse will be
sold at public auction Monday noon
in front of the City Hall. The
property includes IA acres of land
and a large brick colonial house.
1t is valued at about $4,000.
The final report on the settle
ment of the estate of the late
Charles M. Adams, pending in the
circuit court for about Is months,
has been received and approved.
'Ephraim Adams is the principal
beneficiary.
Final arrangements for observance
of Boy Scout Day, May 10, are
being completed by Head Scoutmas-
ter Henry P. Thomas.
A scout will be selected to fill
every office in the city government
and various business houses have
given permission for the scouts to
study their workings.
The Alexandria Post of the Ameri-
can Legion is considering the pur-
chase of the old Gadsby Tavern,
better known as the Old City Hotel,
as a meeting place and memorial.
A committee from the legion in
spected the old building and the
question of it's purchase will prob
ably be brought up in the next
meeting. The purchase of the build
ing next door, known as the Old
City Tavern is also contemplated.
The work of resurfacing the half
mile of cobblestone road from the
south end of Highway Bridge to
Columbia Pike will be done by the
District of Columbia this summer,
according to word received by
Major w. A. Smoot.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
MANY To co To
BANKING MEET
BY RICHARD HATTON

The second call" for reservations
for the ninth annual convention of
The District of Columbia Bankers
Association, to ba held at Hot
Springs, Va, June 9 10 ~, was
mailed from the associa tons head.
quarters last night.
Arrangements completed thus far
and reservations which have been
made indicate that this convention
viii be the largest and most impor-
tant in the history of the associa-
ton. 1t is the desire of the com
mlttee that the convention have at
least 300 in attendance and the re-
port from the committee on trans
portation shows that the reserva-
tons so far made nearly double
those made last year, which indicates
that the goal viii be reached. Be
cause of the limitation of accommo-
datlonS it is essential that these at
t9nding place their applications at
once.
The primary purpose Of the CON
yention is business. A program is
being most carefully prepared with a
view of making it of the greatest
possible interest to all attending
The entertainment, sports and
hotel committees are making every
effort to have unusual arrangements
made for the pleasure and comfort Of
the guests and members.
The Chesapeake and Ohio special
train under the personal supervision
OF j. d. Edmunds. resident manager,
viii leave for Hot Springs Wednes-
day evening at 9 p. M, June s, arriv-
ing in time for breakfast and the
opening of the convention on the
morning of the 9Th.
Reservations and remittances
should be sent at once to John NJ
Riordon, chairman, transportation
committee, care Of the Bank of Com
merce and Savings.
The convention is less than a
month away, and the committee is
desirous of getting it's plans COM
pleted as soon as possible.
The third and last "call" will be
mailed within 10 days of the conven-
ton.
President John Poole, of the Fed
eral-American National Bank, was
honored in Richmond Friday by be-
ing elected general chairman of the
stockholders association of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Richmond.
40 AAO Al4GhlCI DN0AL4O1l III IIlS
gift of the association, and Mr..
Poole assumes a great responsibility
in the direction of the association.
He succeeds Charles M. Cohen. of
Huntington, w. Va.
Notices will be sent today to those
who subscribed to the recent issue
Of $2,500,000 So per cent preferred
stock of the Potomac Electric Pow
er Company giving them the amount
of their allotment. The stock was
heavily oversubscribed, the amount
asked for by subscribers being $13,-
262,600. However, the public utili-
ties commission had authorized an
issue up to $4,000 900 and. in view
of the heavy oversubscription the
allotment will be made on that
amount
Extensive Improvements are being
planned by the officers of the Sc
curity Savings and Commercial Bank
The directors of the institution
have approved plans of President
julius l. Peyser. which will double
the lobby space and greatly increase
the space used for offices.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
DC. HEADS BUSY
ON BUDGET

Departmental heads in the Dis
trict government were working to-
day on preliminary budget estimates
for the fiscal year 1929. which
must be in the hands of Auditor
Daniel j. Donovan Monday.
A few of the smaller estimates
were turned over to Donovan today,
but the larger ones are expected to
be submitted Monday, the deadline
set by the District Commissioners.
1t will probably take Donovan
about week to assemble the esti-
mates Of the IS branches Of the
District government and arrive at
a total.
He hopes to submit the prelimi-
nary total to the Commissioners
shortly after May 20. This will give
the Commissioners nearly two
months in which to pare them down
for submission to the Budget Blu
rear, July 10.
The Commissioners this year in
tend to insert an item of $4,000 in
the estimates. it was learned today,
for the purchase of small park
areas.
This money would be used for
the acquisition of some 35' triangle
sites at street intersections.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
REFUNDS
To START SOON

The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company will be given
three years in which to refund the
$4,000 which it owes to subscrib.
ers as a result OF the rate compro.
mise reached with the Public Util.
tiles Commission yesterday.
Preparation of the order directing
the company to distribute the inn
pounded fund was begun by the
be issued as soon as the District
Supreme Court approves withdrawal
of the company's appeal, now pend.
ing. The courts approval is ex-
pected to be gained Monday.
The three-year limit is the same
which was given to the Potomac
Electric Power Company to dis.
tribute it's impounded fund of
Sc, 600, 900. The same length OF
time will be given to the telephone
company in order to give the COM
pany time to locate subscribers who
have moved or discontinued service.
Continuous subscribers. however.
will get their refunds Immediately.
The refunds will not be given in
cash, but in credit on future bills.
The company will be directed to
make every effort to locate former
subscribers who are entitled to re-
funds. These refunds will be made
in cash.
Refunds for subscribers who have
been using unlimited residential
service since June 10, 1925, will be
S5 g0-fha difference between the
IS rate which they have been paying
and the $4.75 rate which becomes
effective retroactively.
Refunds to the users of the two
party, unlimited service will be the
amount they have paid during the
two years for extra calls over and
above the old monthly limit of IS,
but under the new limit of 40.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
]. w. Dayton Elected
AS National Director

j. Wilson Dayton, of Long Island,
vice president Of the New York
State Association of Real Estate
Boards and former president of the
Long Island Real Estate Board, has
been elected director of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards
to fill the vacancy left by the death
of Albert S. Adams. of Atlanta, Ca.
The term expires January /, 1928.
Election was by action of the
board of directors of the associa.
tion at their recent quarterly meet
ing held in Chicago.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
Cotton Broker, Ill,
Hangs Self i'm Cellar

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, May IA.
Despondent over poor health, Ed
ward o. Knowles, 55, one of the
leading cotton yarn brokers of the
East, took his life by hanging i'll
the cellar of his home here today.
The body was found by his wife.
Before entering the cotton yarn
business, Knowles was for many
years treasurer of the Bristol Cot
ton Mills.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET

Wheat-Firmer. No. red win.
ter, $1.50&; No. red winter gar
licky. $1.47A. Receipts, 1882
bushels; shipments, 161, AIT bushels.
Corn-Firmer. No. 2 yellow do.
nestle, $4,000 bushel. Receipts,
1900 bushels; shipments, 1884
bushels. U
Oats-Firmer, No. white domes-
tic. Coo bushel; No. 3 white, SIC
bushel. Receipts. 1886 bushels;
shipments. $500 bushels.
Rye-Nominal Receipts, none;
shipments. none.
Hay-Quiet. Supply ample.
FlOur-Firrn
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
TEETH KNOCKED OUT

The loss of eight teeth was
suffered last night by Edith Will
liams, colored, 81, 628 Marion CT.
n. W., when she was struck in
the mouth with a glass. She said
that her husband, Frank Williams.
colored, So. threw the glass. The
woman was treated at Freedmen s
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14

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LIBERTY BONDS

NEW YORK, May 14.-Closing
Liberty Bond quotations: 31hs.
S1O0.29: First ANS. $103.2; Second
ANS, s100.10; Third ANS, 500. rs;
Fourth Ans, $103.27: new AIS.
S113.31, and new AIS, $106.5.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
CLEARING HOUSE REP0RT

NEW YORK, May 14.-Clearing
house statement, Exchanges. $685..
10000; balances, S10S,OO0,0 900 Fed
eral Reserve Banks credit balance,
$103 900 900.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
TREASURY STATEMENT

The daily statement of the United
States Treasury shows:
Income to date this year, $685.
S68,645.97.
Income to date last year, $4,000.
6S3, 474.07..
Increase, $S5,735, 171.90
Income over outgo this year,
$272, 1891, 1894.
Income over outgo last year,
$134, 1913, 6SS.25.
Balance general fund today, $194,-
S35, 7S2.S7.
Decrease, S4,950,435.5S.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14

In the evening--when the day is
done--and you have retired to your
home for q few hours of rest-hOw
own horne. B1y IL from tire Real
Estate Columns In todayA Times and
Herald Classified Ads.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, May 20 P)-Despite
heavy profit taking, corn today over
topped the seasons highest prices for
July and September, with May Jump
ing above 80 cents, the first time in
months. Adverse planting conditions
as well as prospect of more wet wea-
ther tonight over the entire corn belt
had q decided bullish effect.
Corn closed unsettled, q cent to rs
cents net higher; corn irregular, 1s
cent off to u cent up; oats a cent to
y cent down, and provisions varying
from cents decline to rise of rs
cents.
Throughout the day the corn mar
ket was big, broad affair. 1t was
pointed out that the present situation
as to corn is paralleling 1924 when, on
account of a cold, wet spring, the first
official crop reports on July 1 showed
the lowest condition on record, and the
final yield was only 2,3O9,OOO,OOO bu-
shells. According to one of the prin-
cipal crop authorities here, the present
indications scan hardly be regarded as
forecasting any larger. acreage, either,
than that Of 1924,2
In the face of the fact that the new
corn crop is getting an extremely late
start, the movement of old corn to
market today continued light, and old
stocks We're shown to be decreasing.
There is still much elevator corn to be
disposed of here, however, and shipping
demand is erratic. Cash sales of corn
here today were ,203 900 bushels. Vessel
room to Buffalo was chartered for
10000 bushels.
Wheat averaged higher on account of
scattered rain northwest and because of
reports of crop deterioration southwest
and west Oklahoma advices were
especially unfaNoi'able, thousands of
fields being reported as scarcely able to
, return 10 bushels, whereas 20 to 80
bushels had, been looked for. Much
notice was also taken of Canadian
seeding delays. On the other hand,
export business from North America
was again slow, totaIing only about
100000 bushels
Profit taking weakened the oats mar
ket.
Packers selling unsettled provisions,
Notwithstanding firnness of hog values.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
EBERT H. GARY FINDS
COUNTRY PROSPEROUS

NEW YORK, May 20 Q0-The iron
and steel industry OF the United
States is in a strong position, the
country is prosperous, national re-
sources are large and money is cheap,
Flbert H. Gary, chairman or the
Iron and Steel Institute at their
semi-annual gathering today.
THE steel industry for three years
has enjoyed considerable activity, a
steady volume of business without a
booin," he said. 80 far as we can
see, there have been no changes in
fundamentals, nor indications OF any
changes interfering with the normal
flow OF business"
There were no banked up inven-
tories of unusual size, he asserted.
and expressed the opinion that the
falling off in demand was only tenn
porarily, competition was very keen,
he said, and at times there had
been drop ir demand for some
products, but it had not been deslr-
able tc drive mills at full capacity.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
Los ANGELES LIVESTOCK
LOS ANGELES. MaY 2O R.-(Fe

LOS ANGELES, May 20 P.-(Fed-
eral State Livestock Market News
Service). Hogs: receipts 100; steady;
load 159-pound butchers, top $1140; 8
loads 143 to 179 pounds weights SLIPS;
others all CALIFORNIA;, unsold
Cattle: receipts 100; offerings mostly
small lots she stock; no steers offered;
medium to good quoted $3.50 to 1915;
small lots she stock $5.25 to $3.50; all
cutters $275 to $3.50; bulls $3.50 to S..
Calves: receipts 100; steady; load choice
246-pound weights $12.25.
Sheep: receipts none; medium to
choice spring lambs $12 to $13.75: COM
mon to choice shorn ewes $3.50 to $3.50.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
Blue CHIP STOCK
JUMPS TO new
HIGHS ON FRIDAY
(By the Associated Press)
Total stock sales 1886, 400 shares.

NEW YORK, May 20 Qp.-The stock
market today moved into new high
ground to the accompaniment of spec
tacular advances in the high-priced
induStrials and SpecialtieS. Total sales
ran around two and one half million
shares.
Spectators centered their efforts, at
first in the So-called "blue chip" issues
selling over $3.50 a share. Renewal of
call money at A per cent with an
abundance of funds offered at that
figure and the publication of optimis-
tic business forecasts by steel execu-
tiveS attending the Semi-annual meet
ing of the American Iron and Steel
institute here soon accelerated the buy
ing movement, which embraced prac-
tically all groups Of stocks.
The violence of the advance in the
high priced specialties, many of which
scared to is points, naturally resulted
in some profit taking, but gains gen.
orally were well maintained.
Kansas City Southern opened with a
block of 1000 shares at so, off SIS, and
closed at So. st. Louis Southwestern
rallied from a low of TIA to 1875.
Katy common opened at 431s,
climbed to As and then settled back to
441s. On the other hand, New York
Central, Union Pacific, Rock Island,
Baltimore and Ohio, Pittsburgh and
West Virginia and a few others reached
their highest prices in a year. !
Lacleoe Gas scared 81 points to a
new peak at 263, or nearly go points
above the years low, and closed near
the top. Commercial Solvents B
jumped over II points to 378A and
Case Thfeshing Machine nearly 10
points to 224A Brooklyn Union Gas,
Continental Insurance, Houston Oil,
international Cement, international
Harvester, Liggett and Myers and Tim
ken Roller Bearing climbed 4 to 10
points, all to new peak prices. Arneri-
can Smelling, Woolworth, Collins and
Aikman, American Tobacco, Christie
Brown and Gold Dust were among the
more than two score other new highs.
There were several soft spots scat
tered throughout the list, notably Colo
RADIO Fuel, Internal Combustion, Pan
American Western B, Wabash and
Westinghouse Airbrake.
Erratic fluctuations in Japanese yen
featured the foreign exchange market.
Soon after the opening they sold down
to 49O cents, later rallied to 1850, fell
to 46.25 and closed between 46.35 and
464O cents Other rates held fairly
firm, with demand sterling quoted
around $4.85 3-16 and French francs
just above 3.91 cents.
Except for a drop of nearly 2 cents
a bushel in May wheat, the commodity
markets presented few changes of inn
portance. Cotton and coffee closed
slightly lower and sugar prices were
firrner.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
COTTON SEED REPORT

WASHINGTON, May 20 Pl.--Exports
of cotton seed products for the nine
months period ending April 80 an
nounced today by the census bureau
were: crude Oil 26632 215 pounds, COM
pared with 34,748,719 for the same
period year ago; refined oil 16,190,078
pounds, compared with 20,084 ,O83; cake
319,423, and linters 210,631 bales, COM
pared with 1855.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
lage for the G. and Q. was 213O.

mage for the G. and @. was 213O.
In the second match of the evening,
The Trojans forfeited four points to
the Moose. Pollak was high for the
Moose with 444, while their total
pinnage was 1909.
Scores:
G. Q.-Hart, 495; Struthers, 465;
j. Doe, 800; March, 4S8; Linder, 432.
Total, 2130.
PantherS.-Forfeit.
Moose.--C. Beals, 357; Lamb, 1886;
Pollak, 444; Cooney, 1856; Chambers,
1876. Total, 1902
Troians.-Forfeit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21

The play this far in the season
Tor the Copper league has produced
some close games and crowds at
Warren park to see the rival teams
in action have been good. The
games this afternoon and tomorrow
promise to disclose some really flasny
ball playing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
WESTERN WooLs sTEADY
BOSTON, Nav 20 (H. = Westel

BOSTON, May 20 up. = Western
wools continue to sell at steady price
especially choice lines. Limited guam
titles of Texas IL months wool are
moving. Choice offerings are reported
to have realized Ito; lots with good
French combing and average strictly
combing staple are bringing LOS to
1.08, secured basis. Fair sized are.
reported on territory halfblood So to
COS and 9s blood 56s strictly combing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, May 20 (P.--A further
advance promoted by unfavorable wea-
ther reports attracted heavy realizing
in the cotton market today, followed by
reactions. July contracts, which had
sold early up to 1925. eased off to 16
but held around 16 in midafternoon,
when the general market was steady,
at net declines of about to points.
The close.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
BISBEE BEATS Ell PASO
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

The Bisbee team of the Copper
league yesterday beat the FL Paso
aggregation in hard-tought game
at Warren park by a score of 8 to
$. The two teams-will play again
this afternoon at 4,30 o'clock and at
2:30 Sunday afternoon.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
CHEW is AMBASsADOR

WASHINGTON, May 20 P)-For-
NAL announcement that Joseph c.
Grew, under secretary OF state, had
been appointed ambassador to Turkey
was made late today at the White
House 1t was announced that
Robert E. Olds, now all assistant
secretary OF state, would succeed
Grew as under secretary.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
BOWLING SCORES

The Panthers forfeited four points
to the G. and c.. last night on the
"Y" alleys. Hart was high for the
G. and Q. with 495. The total pin
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
COPPER AND SILVER QUOTATIONS

The average daily quotations for
copper and silver, as carried by the
Engineering and Mining Journal for
the week ending May 10, are as follows:
Copper, 1878; Silver, 55.98.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
STOCK QUOTATIONS

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