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were ample. Now $4,000 cars a year
are coming into Philadelphia, while
nearly 100000 will come into. New
York this year.
Traffic Especially Valuable.
This traffic is especially valuable to
the carriers. 1t must be moved ex-
peditiously, with cars loaded and
emptied promptly. 1t is the only kind
of traffic on which water borne com.
petition has no effect. 1t has been de-
veloped into an all-year-round prop
osition, with fruit and vegetables
coming from Mexico, California,
Florida, and the Southern States dur
ing times when the truck growers of
the North are battling Winter
weather.
An example of the Improvement in
handling is shown today by the
Georgia watermelon crop. This croE
is bringing 5000 a carload more to
growers than last year, due to bett@
distribution. The peach crop, on tho
other hand. is not being sold advan
tageously. although the supply y
short since growers are receiving com
plants of the condition of the fruf
at destination. The main part of tn
crop of liberia peaches is Just begir
ming to move North.
Marketing Prune Crop.
The success of growers in market
ing the California prune crop, which
will amount to about ESQ 900 tons, dg
ponds on the acceptance of the con
tract submitted to the packers. l.
this is accepted. two growers organ.
cations controlling 80 per cent of PFC
duction will cooperate with the pack
erS for orderly marketing. The indus
try has suffered for some time from
Reorganization and the large croI
this year makes careful marketing
and distribution even more important
than ever. According to past prices
the crop this year should be WORTH
around $25,O00.O00.
An annual net gross revenue fol-
the railroads of the Northwest OF
100000 is expected to result from
extension of lines into Klamath Falls.
Ore. territory. Several short lines
are being built in Montana TO tar
high protein wheat country where the
soil is virgin. Grades are being re
duced and tracks put in shape to
handle the increasing traffic in agri,
cultural products, which is expected to
be better than the 10-year average.
Strong efforts are being made in the
Northwest through land finance cor
porationS to stabilize farm land values
through colonization and proper finan-
cling of agricultural activities.
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GETS CAR ORDER.

NEW YORK, July P).-Pullman
Car and Manufacturing has an order
from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe involving about 100000 for 10
diners, Is baggage and mail cars
and buffet library cars.
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BUSINESS LIGHTER.

NEW YORK, July 6 @.-Unf1n
ished business Of George A. Fulle,
Co. on April 80 totaled $34,641, 913
compared with S50,S02,938 a year ago
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
RALLY
To BARNEY

That Walter Johnson's twentieth
big league birthday celebration will
60 over big seems assured BY the
interest being shown all over the
Capital among fans, beth those
who saw that first appearance Of
the FIRE BAN King ana those
who have been introduced to his
great deeds only in recent years.
II looks like q big gathering Of
fans 1t tbs Griffith Stadium next
Tuesday.
President H1n Jehnson viii
present. il the mama dc the Amer
lean League, q handsome diamond
studded medal 81 merit to Wash
ington's great veteran htlrler. This
win b the first gift of this nature
20 be presented 20 any biz league
ball player ana It Il probable that
many more years win come and
so before another = awarded.
Before the game q granite mem.
orial win be- dedicated to johnson.
This polished memorial will be
placed in the flower bed Immediate
" facing the entrance gates at
5tA0 para NgA AZ VIII DC UEOHE0
relief showing Johnson in his fami-
liar pitching pose.
A banner throng win mean q
handsome present for Johnson, both
the Detroit and Washington clubs
agreeing to hand over to him all
receipts above an average attract.
ed by the Tigers. Thus, Il the
average attendance IL 5000 ana
10000 fans turn out next Tues
day, three-fOurthR Of the receipts
win Be given to him.
Present plans call for the 4esti.
vities to be completed by $50 when
Barney viii enter the box against
the Tigers. Old Time fans, those
claiming to have seen that first
game hack on August 2, 1907, will
be introduced to Johnson and be
photographed.
FOLLOWING the dedicatory exer-
cises at the johnson memorial be-.
hind the stand, the official party
VIII move TO the home plate where
the medal OF merit VIII be present.
ed. That win BE- the last official
deed before johnson starts In to
win On his twentieth big league
birthday, though he lost that
opener twenty years ago.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
NE fans FAVOR
HELEN WILLS

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA,
Mass. July ga series OF rain
and electric storms passed over
this fashionable seaside watering
place today before the tennis battle
between the two Helens of Cali
fornia, but the storms did not
dampen the ardor of the fans for
the final singles match in the Essex
Country Club tournament between
Miss Helen wills and Miss Helen
Jacobs, both Of Berkeley, Cal, both
members Of the Berkeley Tennis
Club and both students ut the Uni.
versity Of CALIFORNIA;. Miss wills
WAS the favortts to win.
It was the second meeting be.
tween the champion of Wimbledon
and the younger girl from the Pa.
cific Coast. In 1925 they PLAYED
for the Pacific Coast title. Miss
Wills won, 81. 63. Now. on the
other shore Of the continent they
battle again.
Both advanced to the final rounds
by smashing victories. Miss wills
disposed Of Mrs. ] Dallas Cor.
biere, SO, g.. Miss Jacobs up.
set the predictions by defeating
the national woman singles cham.
pion. Mrs. Molla Mallory, ana tlier,
in the semi-f finals defeated Miss
Margaret Blake, Of. Lenox, e.,
6-2.
Miss Wills has one Leg on the
Essex bowl, having won the SINGLES
tournament ia the first vAar ~
competition, 1925.
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lost
To MACKNEN

PHILADELPHIA. July 2s.'I
don't expect Al Simmons to be back
in the As lineup for the rest of
the season"
This statement fell from the lips
OF Connie Mack. the tall chieftain
cs the White Elephants, yesterday
afternoon upon inquiry regarding
the condition Of the American
Leagues leading batter and the
punch Of the local team.
Mack appeared downhearted when
he made tl1e announcement, which
will have such d disastrous effect
on the As in their fight to share
. part OF the World Series coin 80
. first-diyision team.
Simmons received an injury
70 his groin In sliding TO second
base during the second game
OF the dOuble-feader with the
Indians b Cleveland last Sum
day.
En- route to this city after the
battle Unser Al complained Of an
intense pain and an examination by
Doc Ebling on Monday divulged .
more serious injury than was first
conceived.
& simmons was ordered to rest.
At the time 1t was hoped that he
would be in condition to play within
three weeks. However, his condi-
ton has grown worse and Mack
has been informed that AIS services
fer the series are virtually fin
ish6d.
This Ii . death blow both to the
team and to Simmons himself. Al
was enjoying his greatest campaign
since breaking ia with the MaclSs
back in 1925.
After being M with the bat
ting leaders from the bell, Sim
mons went on 8 campaign DUR
INK the recent Western trim and
forged ahead Of the heaVy-Iait-
ting Lon GehriG. Of the YAnks.
ana Wrested the league lead from
that individual.
Simmons holds the top rung by
the margin Of four points.
Il was Simmons big ambition to
gain the batting champio This
hone IS virtually m now that his
1897 playing days are over.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
Final Rites Today
For Freddie Welsh,
Champ

NEW YORK, July 29.
Funeral service will Be held
late this aftefhon for Freddie.
Welsh, former lightweight cham
pi6n Of the world, who died
yesterday in his room at, the
Hotel Sidney.
A maid found the ex-pugilist
lying on the floor Of his room.
Welsh has not been in robust
health lately and had worried
over his financial troubles.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29

Lawson assumed prayerfiil atti.
tude in the seventh round after the
Astoria Assassin had vigorously
massaged his almost unprotected
jaw for half q minute. He had put
up 1 good fight. but he knew, when
he had enough. They counted Law.
son out aa he rested on one knee.
He may have been badly hurt, but
he was fully conscious.
For d time 1t looked as IL Eerlen-
bach, who Is still q light heavy.
weight, had been overmatched, as
Lawson olltweighed him 1904 to
172 and made this poundaRS count
In the first round. Opening his at.
tack with long right handed leads,
Lawson made Berly's head sag with
the first punch which landed on the
cheek. Paul galloped clumsily after
the dark man with his left cooked,
but later il the round another
right sunk him to one knee and d
third one bent his legs He did not
take 8 count when he was down.
Like Dempsey against shar.
key, Berlenbacli warmed up I'm
the first round by catching
punches. He began 10 score
with his famous left nc close
range In the second round and
had Bob holding. Paula rapid
recovery hAd the spectators in
an Uproar during this round.
Lawson reeled ont 81 clinches
and once almost dropped.
, ) &.
It went along this way until the
end Of the fifth round with Ber,
lenbach the agsressOr and Lawson
catching SO many Iefts that he
bled freely iii the fifth round. The
negroes punch had departed but
Berry was no geranium himself NJ
the end Of the fifth. The sixth
was Lawson's round as Berlsnbach
slowed down suddenly.
Things looked bad Tor Paulis
but he once more proved his
gameness and endurance. He
had taken 4 fearful lugging IN
the stomach IN the sixth but
was stilI trying. The round
started with Berlenbach firing
lefts rapidly 20 the body and
chin. He hung Lawson across
the, ropes and bolabOred the
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
Two Contests Tomorrow
In Snort Mart / .eagile

Two games are slated tomorrow
in the Sport Mart league. The
Southerns and Central Reds clash
at ! o'clock on Diamond No. 1 of
the Monument grounds. The CORN.
THAN Props and Mount Vernon mix
at 3 o'clock on the East Ellipae
Rr0unds.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29

final contest Of the series here
and "dOne noble" He scored
two runs on 3 single and 3
double, the latter driving In q
run n the second inning. His
four fielding chances were
handled gracefully and ac-
Bucly Harris pulntneled the
White sox hurlers right merriIy
yesterday. four singles coming ia
him II five trips to the plate.
Bpcky scored three runs and drove
In another.
The officiating Of Evans, Nc.
Gowan and Hildebrand Is crafty.
ing to the Griffs, who have been
about fed up on Messrs Nallln and
Dineen, The latter pair have been
annexed to the WASHINGTON club
for the greater part Of the season
and have worn out their welcome.
This n especially true OF Nallin,
never any TOO popular with the
Washington club.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
! CARDINALS no PLAY

ALEXANDRIA Va. July zs.-
Sam Devaughan'g Cardinal tossers
and the Loudon A. G. win naix- 90
Se1eaRen paxk Sunday at e'eloelz.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
Be [ENBACH'S 5 IN {
NOT ASOF 0LDDAYS
By Sid Mercer

NEW YORK, July 29Pau Berlenbach boosted 1927
battling average last night ct Madison Square Garden agast the
pitching of Bob Lawson, large eolored
truth cope the admission that Der Paue looked good
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
KELLIHER SOCKS am

Mickey Ke1liher, manager Of
Chanbersburg. Blue Ridge League,
collected three hits when his team
snatched 4 90 fifteen inning strug.
gle from Frederick yesterday.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
CHASE HURL s SHUTOUT

Frank Chase, former FiverdAle
pitcher. hurled Waynesb6ro ID 4
4.to-0 victory over Hagorstown in
q Blue Ridge League game yester-
day. Chase granted two hits and
tanned five.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
ALL-STARS DATED

The Hiser's AlI-Stars will oppose
the Capital A. G. tossers tomorrow.
afternoon at . o'clock ON the River.
dale Field
The Washington times., 1927-07-29

Manager Moriarty had 4 lot Of,
trouble getting his team away from
the mark. His pitchers were weak
and some Of his best batsmen were
6flcundered around for q long time.
Isut finally things grew better and
today the Detroit club Is quite up
10 its required standard.
Etoner and Cicero Gibson form 4
hurting quartet worth while. All
four viii quite, likely show their
wares ct the Griffith Stadium on
this visit.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29

LII Blue, Washingtoniafl ana
crack 6rstsacker, fractured q rib
and while nursing his injury Johnny
Neun, his understudy, set such a
fast pace that Blue has become
bench warmer and pinch hitter.
Nouns base running il one Of the
seasons sensations, by the way.
Heinie Manush, champion bats.
man in 1896. has failed to equal His
work ~ last season, though he con-
t.nues 20 be 4 dangerous hitter.
Most baseball men feel that Manusl
was hitting over his head last year
and that he is now back to normal,
The Griffs are today II games
behind the Yankees and three
ahead Of the Tigers. They have
six and half games on the AS.
This would be q pretty race were
the champions but, say. three
games in front As 1t liz. there is
plenty of excitement in the fight
for second place.
Some reports have the Wash.
ingtOI club making an effort,
or planning to make one. to
acquire George Sisler whenever
Phil Ball goes through with his
announced intention Of ripping
his team apart and rebuilding.
There's nothing to that says
President Griffith. ''The Washing.
ton Club has no intention ot seek.
ing Sisler ana has, made no such
move. It does not want him, has
made no offer ana won't make
any"
Inasmuch as both the st. Louis
and Philadelphia clubs win shake
mp their rosters considerably before
next spring. it Is well within the
realms Of possibility that Sisler viii
be found playing first base Cor the
As In 1928.
Sam Rice suffered from an at.
tack OF Indigestion that kept him
in his bed yesterday. He was much
improved today. though. and may
resume his activities at the old
stand.
McNeely went to right field
against the White SOx in the,
The Washington times., 1927-07-29

subhrbaR MoSnes for eale--Fer tOAay's
hnys c0namlt enc Neal Essaaa aa8sRs
tas classlfled AdsI
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Here liz Isl

Totals 50 63t 81 Totals. AZ ts 20 30
Chieako ........ 1000 90 D o. Q
Washington ...s 0sa o s o x--12
harris l3l. speaker. Judge (3l G0sltn.
RueL Bluege ErrorsBerR, Ward.
ReSvbs TW0-hAss hits--AcNeely. Blan.
isr -i ainefe. Ward. = sscrifice hit--Bsr.
rett Double uIaye~Ward TO Peck TO
Clancy. Clancy to Peck Left on
bases-C Chicago. 8: WashinGton. 3. Bases
on, bails-Off johnson. 3: of Blanken-
ahip. !. Hits--Off Barnabe. IN ! 2-3
Innings: off BlankenshIp In Ia i'm
ming: of Cole. in inning. Struck
Wild pitch--JOhnaon. LOainR pitcher
Barnabe. Umpires-Evans MCGOWAN
and Hildebrand. Time--1:4B
The Washington times., 1927-07-29

With one down Speaker pumped
4 single to right. Judge walked All
Gosiin's Texas Lacquer to left filled
the sacks. Kanm fumbled Ruel's
bounce and Speaker scored. leaving
the corners crowded. But not for
long, ossie Bluege clearing them
with a triple to left Reeves fly
scored Bluege.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
War White StichInen
Down Reds by j ia /

The War White mallst wielders
dcwned the War Reds. Al. in 4
thrilling polo game yesterday after.
noon Oh the Potomac Park polo
field. Captain Hasty. : newcomer
to District polo players, made his
first appearance here and showed
himself 70 be an able player. The
results follow:
~. ms Fositlon REDS
ma. Parker. s.s...2. !. Lieut.. Robinette
MAJ: Hoyle. .s...... Capt Hasty
Capt. Houghton. Back. Mai, Woodwarl
Scores BY chukkers:
Whites. 11O -
Reds. ............ o o 0--1
Goals-Thomas. Hoyle. Parker. Hough-
ton, Hasty. Time Of periods---6h min.
uIes.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29

Marty McAIanus Il hack Ii
che Tiger lineup. replacing
Johnny Tayeuer, the midget
shuytstOp. Marty has been 3
puzzle this year. Dissatisfac-
ton WAS said 70 have lowered
tia caIiber Of his work with the !.
Browns last year and his friends
predicted brilliancy the moment
he was traded TO the Tigers.
But he started poorly, gOt into
4 lam with his boss and rested
on the bench for many weeks.
Lately he has been sent to the
short field. where he Is deliver.
ing the goods.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
: robable Lineups
For Todays
Contest

negro who could not keen mis-
hands up. The black man fin.
ally collapsed under this hail
Of blows and dropped 60 one
knee. He was too smart to get
up again although his seconds
urged him 70.
Much Of the old STING has de-
parted from Bsrlanbach's left and
he Is slow and easy to hit. He
still has that btolid earneness. He
should confins HIS saIAenAss to the
lieht heavyweights since he can
make the weight easily and Jack
Delaney has graduated from that
class. We fear PauliS win not get
Tar with good big heavyweights.
REX WANT GAMES
The Rex Insects are seeking OBJ
position. Call North 1853.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29
ZACH Will
PERFORM
BY Louis A. Dougher

Uncle Tom Zachary. a big favor
tie with Washington fans, makes
his home debut today at the Grif-
fifth Stadium in the uniform Of the
Harris clan. He performed once
before this year. but in the hated
spangles Of the ST. Louis Browns.
He was chGered then, though up
setting his old mates, but today
he should be royalty welcomed for
he viii be wearing the candy-stick
socks OF the. Griffrnen with the
cigar store ad on the sleeve.
Opposing Uncle Tom viii prob.
ably be 'Two.G Gun" Rip Collins, .
fine speed bali pitcher. Collins
usually bothers the Griffs not 4
little and, with luck today, should
1--we up to his record.
Today Is Ladies' Day at the
. ball park, which means that
some 5000 or 10000 rabid root.
ers are certain to be behind
the Griffs from first to last.
The girls are decidedly partial
toward Bucky Harris and his
pals.
Walter Johnson rang up his
fifth victory Of the season yester.
day when he held the White Sox
to six scattered hits and copied
IL to 2. II was his final work.
out before tackling the Tigers next
Tuesday on the goth anniversary
OF his first appearance In big
leagus baseball.
Reeves two-base error, an infield
out and Barrett's long ny to Nc.
Nicely gave the White Sox 4 run
IN the opener. They got the other
one IN the fifth on Crouse's pass and
Blankenship's two Dagger out over
Goslin's head. That's al they 1sd
/ get, too. from old Barney. The
old boy just wanted to win that
game. 80 did his mates, too. Judging
from the way they hammered the
Sox Fingers.
McNeely, Harris, Speaker and
Judge opened the game with success.
sive singles. Goslin rolled into a
double play and Kamm threw out
Ruel, but two runs were alreadv
over the pan.
Barnabe, q new southpaw, vanished
IN the second when three runs had
come In after two were out. John.
son singled, McNeeIy doubled ara
Harris and Speaker singled. red
Blankenship relieved Barnabe, end
ing the attack with Judges fly to
Metzler.
Blankenship did wen until the
~ Il.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29

BlankenSllip did well until the
fifth when Harris singled, JUDGE
doubled and G0slin singled, bring.
ing two more runs over the dish.
The seventh YVES most painful for
the big cowboy from Oklahoma
and he never came back for the
eighth.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29

AHaTNNUAEs9 RESULTS
BROOKLYN. Z. Pittsburgh. 5.
Cincinnati, II. Boston {.
New York. s.: CHICAGO, s.
St Louis 10: PHILADELPHIA. 3.
GAMES TODAY
Phil6delphia at st. Louis.
Boston az Cincinnati.
Brooklyn e pitahurRh.
New York at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1927-07-29

McNeely went 10 right field
against the White Sox in the
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CHEVY CHASE TAX
INQUIRY NOW ON
State Official Looks Into AS
sessments. Which Are Caus-
ing a ''Pretty HoWdy-Do.'

Chevy Chase, Md with hated
breath has learned that the much
heralded and muchfemed ny"Stj@a-
ton Of tax assessments in that area
is under way.
When the Village political boss j.
rIvported 10 have demanded that NIL
liam Iyles ofutt remove his assess
mont records from Tho latterS office
a few hundred yards within tho Dis
trict of Columbia line. even though
that procedure Had hoen followed five
years ago 0nutt refused, The iraie
village political boss then went to his
'hiG bosses in tn" political orcaniza-
tion controlling the county and de-
mandod Offutts custer. The latter
official again refused 10 listen and
quit Then. working through Law
renee \. ChjSWolL supervisor of taN
assessments in tho county. the nolltI-
cal powers began @n inspection Of OF
futtS returns on assessments. Thy
were much shocked when they found
p few Of the property assessments
were reduced, NH Of these reductions
being GEMS lower than the prevail
ing rate on connecticut avenue IN
Chevy Chase though the property in
yolved was much less desirable So
terribly shocked they claimed to be
that the charge Of reducing assess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
PHONE DELEGATES LEAVE.
Will Attend Pioneers Convention
at Colorado Springs.

Miss Carolyn II. Martin. president
of Alexander Graham Bell Chapter.
Telephone Pioneers of America, Will
head the delegation from the Chesa-
peake 4 Potomac Telephone Go. to
the general convention to be held in
Colorado Springs. colo. Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The party from Washington in
cludes John c. Rooms. vice president:
John l.. NandaGrift. plant employ
ment superintendent; Miss BESSIE NJ
smith and Miss Anna +. smith, who
are leaving today. other delegates TO
he convention include Miss Mary G..
BURNS Frank G. Adams and Ny. and
Mrs. Alfred Goorgc of Baltimore.
The pioneers convention was held in
Washington in 1875
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
EMPLOYEES ON PICNIC.
Workers of Veterans Bureau at
Chesapeake Beach.

The Employees Welfare Association
of the Veterans Bureau is holding its
annual excursion at Chesapeake Beach
today.
The arrangements committee is com.
posed Of Harry II. ApplebN, chairman:
Frances NJ. Miller. and Mary \. Coyne.
George 4. Iiolcomb is president of
tbp aSSociat ion
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Towns 100 Years Old.

Core spondeuce of the Associated Press.
RACINE. Wis.--Six towns in south
western Wisconsin have celebrated
the hundrodth anniversary Of their
tonndin" mis- year.
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ments was formally made. This was
after the. first resignation demand.
which was inspired by the village
political boss, who 1t is claimed in
CHEVY Chase. did not like the color Of
the eyes of the man who owned the
office in which Offutt had his records,
or something like that.
Investigator Asked For.
To find a way out, III face Of the
adamant stand of Ofutt, who pro-
yollinelv refused 10 resign on what
he declared triumped up charges.
hurry up message was sent To the
state Tax Commission to send an
investigator 10 Chevy Chase to probe
the purported iniquites of the as
Sessnents and at the same time. Il
Il was thought advisable. boost thA
Chevy Chase assessments and the
taxes. letting the state Tax Commits
sion and not the village political boss
and kindred associates in the county
government bear the hrunt OF the
blame for higher levies.
NJ. J. Lindsey, according to rell-
able report. is on the Job Tor me
state Tax Commission. He has con
fcrred with political authorities OF
the county ana the investigation OF
the Offutt case is on.
And Chevy Chase is wondering
whether or not moro taxes VIII nave
to bn paid as the result of the
suuahhle. initiated, it is said, because
The village political boss IS greatly
disturbed over the colnr Of the eyes
of the man oWninG oflutts ONCE, or.
like that.