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New Britain herald., 1928-05-07

and Ross occupied the outer garden positions while Tommy Blanchard and Joe Mccormick worked in the box with Witham behind the bat.
 Several changes will probably be made in the lineup before satur- days game but from present indi- cations. 1t is assured that the Ken stnston team will be a headliner in the Connecticut State eague and a thorn in the sides Of all opposition teams.
 Tobin and Bill Clancy. who coached the Red SoX last year. will both work with the kensington management in getting together the strongest possible team. All efforts will be devoted towards this end during the coming week and it is entirely probably that at least one more practice session will be held before the game on Saturday after noon.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
DILLON LEADING
 COURT OFFICIALS
Magazine Article by Clarence H.
 Barnes Praises Referee

Clarence H. Barnes, general sec retary of the New Britain Y. M. C. A.. has written an article on Dick Dillon. leading basketball referee of Connecticut that is at the same time interesting and entertaining. Tho ar ticle gives many instances from the stors of experiences of the popular court official. It appearA tn the May issue of Association Men. official publication of the Y. M. c. A. In part the article is as follows:
 When | busy basketball referee can 70 through . whole season with out being banned by the papers. he Is . pretty good official. When he can look back on more than | score of years of officiating without roasting he is better than good. When colleges postpone important contests until he can referee the games. they must rate him above the average. When editors of sporting pages continue for . long stretch of time to describe Dick Dillon as New Engiand's best basketball official. and teams demand his services six nights and . couple of afternoons each week of the playing season. chalk it down that Dillon is an ex- ample of what the youth of the present age calls pluperfect."
 Richard J. Dillon of Hartford. Connecticut, ropularly known as ''Dick," officiat,d at 2s7 basketball games last year without incuring the enmity of reporters. players or fans. His record Is well known locally, but 1t deserves a wider range.
 His presence on the floor insures clean sport and fair play-no pro fanity nor dissraceful episodes"
 Dick Dillon calls them right. That means that he calls them often. The home team is quite as likely aB the visitors to be on the long end of the fouls when he is handling the game. When that happens howl rises to the rafters, but noise or silence are all the same to Dick. He continues to call them as he sees 'em.
 "A while ago he was officiating at en important game in Massa chusetts. At a crisis in the contest the cap t,ins of both teams agreed to disre- gard rule which could not be waived. The players insisted and the referee left the floor. If the game couldn't continue according to the rules some one else must handle it. The burly manager came down to the locker room where Dillon was changing his clothes. .He wanted to know what it was all about. He ad- mitted that he didn't know the fine points of the game but he would like to see the rule that had caused the fuss. Dick showed 1t to him. What the manager said Q his players and the captains was aplenty. He made it plain that his opinion of the referee was higher than his regard for them. The game continued with Dick at the helm. After the con- test the two managers engaged Dil- , lon for the deciding game between their teams.
 "on and off the floor he is a gem tleman whose honor has never been questioned Ae | player he learned to ruie hirnsclf and no referee ever put him out of the game for ques-
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
TWO GAMES THIS WEEK

Cambridge Mass, May ' JP>-- Har>ard's unbeaten baseball nine faces two major obstacles this week with games against Holy Cross and Dartmouth scheduled. The Cru saders will meet the Crimson here Wednesday. and Harvard will play Dartmouth in Hanover. N. IT.. Sat- urday. Holy Gross has been defeated only once this season.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
TRACK TEAM IS
 BEATEN IN MEET
New Britain Second in Contests
 With Suffield and Enfield

.N Britain High school track team fin ished rather poor second in a tri- angular meet with Suffield Prepara- tory school and Enfield High school Saturday. it showed better form than that expected by its followers. The score was Suffield, A: New Britain. 43: Enfield. g.
 Suffleld scored the greatest num- ber of first places, but New Britain outscored its two rivals in second and third places. Suffield scored 10 firsts to there for New Britain and one for Enfield. New Britain scor- ed eight second places 10 five for Suffield and one for Enfield. and it scored seven third places to 6 for Suffield and one for Enfield.
 New Britain's first places were scored by Captain Aronld Reckert in the shot put event: by Dick Cor don in the high jump and by Joe BogdanSki in the pole vault. Not only did Bogdanski win top honors in this event, but he established a new record at Suffield for the event. He broke record that was in exist ence for several years with a vault Of 10 feet. 6 inches.
 The relay team looked like d good bet until the middle of the race when Yahn and Lines were slow in passing the stick and several valu- able seconds were lost. However. both of these players did good work for the team. Lines finishing second In the 100 yard dash and Yahn fin- ishing third in the 22o yard dash, third In the iavelin aud third in the broad jump.
 By its strong showing against . team as strong as Suffield the team has stamped itself a. a good bet in the meets which are oa the schedule this year.
 The new men showed very well in the meet especially, Bogdanski. Hin chey. Zaleski. Pfersick. Szynanski and Sowka.
 Meet Results
 The results Of the meet were as follows:
 IS yard high hurdles: II. Wake man, (s); Wolf. (S): Hinchey. (NB); time. 1o.5 seconds.
 100 yard dash-Fricke (S): Lines tNB): Galdano (S): time, 1o1 sec onds.
 Mile run. underhill. ts>: Connir (s): Pfersick. (NB); min. II sec.
 1eo yard low hurdles. H. Wake man, (s): Fricke tS); Szabo. tNB).
 40 yard dash. Musso. (S): Cole, (S): J. Crieve (S); 5s.s seconds.
 220 yard dash. Prick (S); Galdano (S); Yahn, (NB.
 High jump. Gordon. (NB); Reid (NB). Wolf. (s).
 Discus throw. F. Battaglia. (S): Nevulis. (NB): Russo, tS).
 Javelin throw, King. (E); Sowka- (NB): Yahn. (NB).
 ssn yard run. II. Wakeman. tS); Szymanski. (NB), and Meligonis (NB).
 $50 yard relay, suffield. first: New Britain, second. and suffield seconds third. New Britain team consisted Of Grzybowski. Lines, Yahn and Zzabo
 Pole vault. Bodganski, \. B., 1t 1t. s in: Alex Zaleski. \. B.. 10 ft. 3 in; August. Enfield, 10 ft.
 Broad jump. Prick, ts). % fl, l-2 in: H. Wakeman, 19 ft.. 10 in. Yahn, 19 fl. in.
 Shot putt. Reckart tNB). q ft II 1-2 in.: King, tE). B r. 4 l.. in: Zwcrdling tS>. 36 1t. 5 in.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

Games Yesterday Cincinnati 1. New York 5. (l0 innings,) St. Louis IA, Brooklyn 2-5, Chicago 5. Philadelphia {. (ll innings.) (Other clubs not scheduled.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07

Games Today Chicago at New York. Cleveland at Boston. St. Louis at Washington. Detroit at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
Baseball Standing,
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Yesterda

Games Yesterday New York {. Chicago 2. Detroit 3, Boston 0. St. Louis :. Washington 6. li innings.) (Othcr clubs not scheduled.)
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
Games Tomorrow

Detroit at Washington. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Cleveland at New York. Chicago at Boston.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Ycstertlay

Games Yesterday Newark (. Buffalo c. Montreal 3. Jersey City ?. ell innings.) Toronto lS-S. Baltimore 5-o. Rochester 10. Reading 5.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
EASTERN LEAGUE Games Yesterday

Hartford 6. Providence 5.
 (l0 innings)
 New Haven :. Springfield ;. Bridgeport 6. Pittsfield 1. Waterbury IS. Albany 10.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
king of Sports

The entertainment committee of the Industrial Athletic council which h planning the annual banquet of the Industrial Basket ball League for next Thursday night at the Y. NJ. c. A.. is planning ah attractive pro- gram for the evening.
 Headed by John Tobin, the menl- bers are searching the city for a good toastmaster. but many have summed the job. Jimmy Sullivan will be down to render a few favorite vocal selections while Jimmy O'Brien will officiate at the piano. With those two as a nucleus, there will be plenty of fun and enjoyment for those who attend.
 The decision of Manager John Tobin of the Corbin Red Sox base ball team to cast his lot with tho kensington team. comes as a boon to the Kensington A. C.. but it marks the passing of q baseball in- stitution in this city, the Corbin Red SoX team.
 The outfit captured the champion ship of the city last year and things looked favorable for another gool campaign this year until the man. ager encountered numerous difficult ties with players and others.
 The team had already received permission to use Willow Brook park as it's home grounds on Sunday afternoon. The diamonds there. fol- lowing the decision of the manager, will be free for the season.
 Kensington, with Berg and Al Huband as a battery. has the mak- ing of an excellent baseball club. Mills. former Norwich State hospital star, was at third base with the team in the practice Saturday. and hopes are being entertained that he will stick with the crew.
 kensington opens the Connecticut league season Saturday against the Bristol Endees. while on Sunday at St. Mary's field in this city, the team will come to grips with the Falcons.
 In the opening contest in the Con- nccticut State league played in Mer- iden yesterday. the Manchester Conl- munity club swamped the Silver City entry by a to l score. Ray Fisher who occupied the mound in several contests for the Falcons, worked nicely fr othe Manchester club and allowed only three hits.
 Louise (Kid) Kaplan and eGorgie Day come to grips in New Haven tomorrow night in a battle that has long been awaited by the fans. X few choice seats fore the affair have been received by Patsy Bridget and any fans in this city wishing to take in the bout. can secure their ducats st the Church street smoke shop.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
Standing

Games Today Newark at Buffalo. Jersey City at Montreal. Baltimore at Toronto. Reading at Rochester.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07

Gaa.es Today Hartford at Providence. Springfield at New Haven. Pittsfield at Bridgeport. Waterbury at Albany.
 C., "s Tomorrow Fittsiield at Hartford. Springfield at Albany. Providence at Bridgeport. New Haven at Waterbury.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
(.nnNA sGf,aaN~r

Games Tomorrow Boston at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at Pittsburgh.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
Standing

Games Today New York at Cincinnati. hiladelphia at Chicago. Brooklyn at St. Louis. Boston at Pittsburgh.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07

The outfit captured the champion ship of the city last year and things looked favorable for another goo campaign this year until the man. ager encountered numerous difficult ties with players and others.
Evening star., 1928-12-31

cellent year, the ballooning of stocks on
the New York Exchange having pro-
duced many new customers.
Last Quarter Business Good.
Merchants report business as about
normal for the year as whole. The
last quarter, aided by Christmas trade,
made strong finish.
Retail trade in october was the high
est ever known in the city except in De-
cember, 1927. The index number was
145.7, a gain Of 395 points higher than
in September.
The city as whole has enjoyed wide
prosperity. Business has been uneven,
however, as is always the case. Cool
weather at times in the Summer ham,
pered the sale of hot-weather goods.
Warm weather in the Fall delayed the
sale of such garments as overcoatS.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond has recorded many small COM
mercial failures in Washington and in
the other cities in the fifth district.
But the boards last report revealed
many important gains in trade and
highly satisfactory Christmas business
regardless of whether it skaters all
former records.
The latest Richmond bank report re-
vealed retail sales as more than is
per cent ahead of the average for the
same period during the three years,
1923-1925. The reports are based on in
formation furnished by 80 representa-
tive department stores in this locality
and are more favorable to Washington
than to almost any other city in the
fifth district.
Complete figures for the year, which
Uyi1I cOnY1 ho available oro oypnntod fn
show that Washington has enjoyed a
degree of mercantile prosperity which
is highly satisfactory. Bank clearings,
as previously noted, indicate record
business year, one that will hang up
some new marks in the hall of sta
tiStics.
And what Of 1929? The bulls Of
Washington'S Wall Street declare 1t
will be a repetition of 1923, while the
bears say Watch your step, especially
during the last six months
Evening star., 1928-12-31

The United States on July had ap-
proXimately 1,0l8,000,000 bushels on
hand. including an indicated crop of
904. 100000 bushels, the largest since
1919, and carry-over Of 114,000,000
bushels. In addition world supplies
were large. The world carry-over was
245 100000 bushels, and indicated sup
plies were 3,910,000,0O0, compared with
1857, 100000 on July /, 1927. Import
ing countries raised crop of LAS, ,000,-
900 bushels, compared with 1,129,000,-
countries harvested 2.520,000,000 BUSH
els, against 3,345, 900, 900 last year.
These figures would suggest much
lower market in the future when the
weight of world supplies falls on the
markets, but all authorities and the
Government officials seem to feel that
lowest prices already have been reached.
This impression is based on the fact
that bread grains the world over are
in no greater supply than year ago,
largely owing to the big reduction In
Europe's harvest of rye. Europe Is ex-
pected to take much more wheat than
a year ago, and this belief gained
credence from the fact that from July
l to December l importing nations alb
sorbed $50, 100000 bushels OF wheat,
compared WIFI ozU,uUU5VUU AOi tAAC oA4AAS
time year ago.
Wheat At Less Than q ollar.
The Bureau Of Agricultural Economics
says that although the wheat crop, ex-
elusive of Russia and China, will be
the largest on record, the American
wheat grower should obtain good prices
until the new Southern Hemisphere
crop comes on the market. Yet prices
have been lower throughout the
marketing season than at any time in
the past four years. Growers In many
sections have had to take somewhat
less than 81 a bushel.
Canada has come to be the chief
factor in the world situation. Her
crop this year is estimated to be a
record breaker in total volume Of
Evening star., 1928-12-31

HICHLIGHTS IN WASHINGTON FINANCE
REVEAL PROSPERITY DURING 1923

Banks report gain Of more than "a
100000 in total deposits over last call
in 1927.
Clearing House cancels largest num-
ber of checks in history of local asso-
citation.
Volume Of Washington Stock Ex-
change sales larger than any total es-
tablished in recent years.
Mercantile business brought to highly
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Grain Business Beset With Many Obstacles

will probably be stimulated by the rel
atively low price and the fact that the
corn crop in Southern Europe was
short. Russia's rye crop Is short and
that country will probably import more
wheat than 1t did in 1928. The
prospect Is for the consumption Of this
years large wheat production to an
extent which should lead to a
relatively increase in the worlds carry
over"
Temperature Changes Disastrous.
There is some prospect of smaller
yield of Winter wheat next year than
this, although very doubtful, because of
the poor condition of this years full
planted crop. Sharp changes in tenn
perature this past Spring destroyed
fully 100000 acres of Winter wheat
and thinned the stand on another large
area. But the acreage SCwn this Fall
is set at between 5 and per cent
smaller than year ago. This was due
to the unfavorable. dry weather over
wide section of the country. And, al
though the acreage is materially less
than year ago, 1t still is larger than
the 43,553,0 900 sown in the Fall Of 1925.
With favorable conditions next Spring
the yield may easily pass that of the
present year, because the condition OF
the Winter crop now Is above average,
at about 86 per cent, compared with
84.6, the 10-year average.
Despite the fact that Government
officials had advised farmers to hold
wheat, marketing up to December
averaged SO per cent of the market
able supplies, compared with 72.7 per
cent year ago and 67.1 normally. APP
plying these percentages to Govern
ment estimates of production and as
suming that 125,000000 bushels re-
main on farms, it would indicate that
538, 600, 900 bushels have been marketed,
compared with 543,000.000 up to this
time year ago, and 241 100000 bushels
remain to be marketed, against 2o5,-
900 900 last year.
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NEW YEAR PROSPERITY
FOR FARMERS FORECAST
Head of Chicago Trade Board An
ticipates Profitable Outlet for
Nearly All Food Products.
3v the Associated press

~ tAAO AaoOCtdICO EEGSns
CHICAGO, December 31.-Farmer
prosperity is greatly enhanced and the
world in general is prosperous enough
ft-' anticipation of profitable outlet for
practically all food products, Samuel P.
Arnot, president of the Chicago Board
OF Trade, found in an annual review
made public today.
Mr.. Arnot also finds the live stock
farmer better off than he has been at
any time since 1920, the cotton grower
prospering, grain prices good in the
light Of bumper crops and the prospect
OF farm purchasing power being greater
than at any time since the war.
"Gross income of the American farmer
for the year will be greater than that
of the preceding year and net returns,
after deducting costs of production, will
exceed those Of last year" he said. He
added that the increased purchasing
power will be more uniformly distributed
than in the past.
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Abandoned Ship Is Salvaged.

MEXICO CITY, December 81 Up.-
Tampico dispatches to Excelsior last
night say that the American steamer
Mabel Gale, abandoned by its crew
during a recent hurricane, was found
afioat and towed to that port by the
Mexican steamer Dos Equals. It's cargo
was salvaged. The crew of the Mabel
Gale had been taken off by the Mexi-
can steamer Coahuila. When the storm
was encountered they were bound from
Houston Tex, to Soto la Marina,
Mexico.
Evening star., 1928-12-31

view of the large amount of grain avail
able, which had to be digested before
any important price movement could
be put under way. 1t was significant
that the prices of memberships on the
board, after holding under $4,000
through most of the year, suddenly shot
up above $4,000 on the mere announce
ment that trade in stocks would be
inaugurated.
Because of the big crops, prices for
the principal commodities naturally
were lower Wheat values have been
from 10 to 80 cents under last year,
corn from 3 to about Is cents lower
and oats from to nearly is cents
under.
Production tells the story In wheat.
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around 55O,000,000 bushels. But the
quality of the crop was impaired by
frost so that the millable wheat in
Canada, on the basis of the November
estimate, should be about 100000 900 to
10000, 900 bushels smaller than In 1927.
Exports from that country from August
/ to October 81 were nearly 54,0000 900
bushels larger than last year. This
leaves a supply of millable wheat in
Canada, exclusive of durum, at from
55,000,000 to 85,000,000 bushels smaller
than at the same time last year, as
suming that domestic. consumption will
be as large.
This is something of a bullish factor
and is strengthened by the estimate
that supplies of old wheat in Argentina
are 10000 900 to 25,000,000 under this
time year ago, while the new crop is
expected to be about the same size.
Russia, too, may be bull factor.
While the wheat crop in that country
is somewhat larger than last year,
there will be no wheat to export be-
cause of the near failure of the rye
crop. In fact Russia may have to do
some importing again early next year.
Secretary Jardine Optimistic.
These developments cause William M.
Jardine. Secretary of Agriculture, to be
optimistic over the outlook.
"Our production of wheat exceeded
9O0,0O0,000 bushels for the first time
since 1919" he said in his annual re-
port. "The increase was mostly In
hard Winter and durum wheat. Indi-
cations are that the world supply for
1928 and 1929 marketing season will
be per cent greater than during the
1929 season.
Canada, our most important COM
petitor in wheat, has record crop,
although part has been reduced In
quality by frost. Europe, outside OF
Russia, had a crop somewhat larger
and better quality than last year, but
the increase in world supplies was con-
siderably offset by an increase In de-
uaand. In Europe the consumption
Evening star., 1928-12-31

satisfactory point by very heavy Christ
mas sales.
More than $7,O0o,000 distributed on
December ! by banks maintaining
Christmas savings clubs.
Four new bank presidents elected by
Capital institutions during year now
ending.
One important merger in 1928 and
many sweeping Improvements made in
banking facilities.
Evening star., 1928-12-31

In reviewing the business prosperity
of 1928, the above summaries paint
picture Of pleasing activity.
Active Year on d. c. Exchange.
Transactions on the Washington
Stock Exchange have been uniformly
heavier than in the past, the total
amount Of business far exceeding that
recorded for many years. One official
said he did not think it had been sur
passed since the days Of margin trad
- ing. Certainly the exchange has never
had higher standing in the community.
| Several important new issues were
listed during the year, among the bonds
s being Chanbcrlin-Vand Hotel 8 12S
and Washington Consolidated Title 6s.
The Washington Consolidated Title Co.
also listed an issue Of preferred stock
on the local board-7,090 shares, now
selling at so. which is par.
Another important stock listing was
f. the common and preferred stock of the
Chestnut Farms Dairy Co. There are
12.500 shares of the common, the stock
paying 4 per cent and selling at 100.
T. The preferred pays per cent and sells
q around l06 One of the most active
stocks listed this year is Peoples Drug
Stores 6ia preferred, which took the
place Of a higher-paying issue that was
redeemed. II Is now ScIIlIlB dIOu4lu 4%o.
=. Local Bonds Remain Popular.
.7 The heaviest trading in local bonds
. during the year was recorded in Capt.
Is tai Traction first 5s, which have figured
T0 IN a turnover of more than S345,0
! Second in Importance have been Wash
= ''ington Railway & Electric Consolidated
IS and Washington Railway & Electric
. General 6S.
o. Washington Gas Light Series A and
Series B bonds have been decidedly i'll
demand in the past u months. Poto-
mac Electric Power Consolidated 5s and
the same corporations General 6s have
received their full share of attention.
- In the miscellaneous list, Barber & Ross
i6las and Wardman Park Hotel 5l2s
have figured in large turnover during
the year.
Most Of these local bonds are selling
at the end Of the year a bit under theil
Apeak prices. Some are off between
Evening star., 1928-12-31
BY GEORGE SCHNACKEL.
,ecial Dispatch to The star.

CHICAGO, December 31.-The grain
business during the past year has not
been generally profitable either for
growers or for spectators.
Crops were so large, both in this
country and other producing areas, that
they weighed on the market, particu-
larly in wheat, and discouraged specu-
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lative ctivity.
Prices, except for
corn, were rather
u n S a t isfactory to
producers, leaving
cash interests to
profit most from
the big increase in
production.
Speculation W a s
light the y e a r
through. The boom
in stocks had much
to do with this
situation. S p e C u
lators count on
turning their money
over quickly. and
this was h ardl y
possibl e on the
nY &c gY7. -