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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
TOCK PRICE INDEX
SCORES AN UPTURN
iade Volume Is Lighter
Stores and Coppers Groups
Distinctly Higher.

ecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW HAVEN, July AFTER slow,
dl start the market came to life late
1t week with a renewed strength that
Ehed up prices pretty generally all
ang the line. There was quite natur-
az some profit-taking toward the
wk'S close, but not enough to disturb
tn upward trend.
wo groups showed distinct price
gas-stores and coppers. Chile Cop
peand Homestake copper rises boosted
tn groups index, while National Tea,
SEES Roebuck and Montgomery Ward
hoed the stores index.
,dex crops from last week were COM
patively insignificant, only two groups
reStering more than a l-point loss.
Stls, led by recession in Sloss Shef-
fie and Crucible, dropped 212 points
am General Motors and WHY'S Over
lar slumps helped peg down the
mors price levels.
Survey of Movements.
icompact survey of stock exchange
moments is given below by indexes
- t.1Ati
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
Money and Prices

NEW IAVEN. July 2 (Specian The
purchasing power of the dollar was off
half an index point last week, fairly
considerable drop. Wholesale prices
naturally swung the other way. and as
far up as the dollars buying power
Waned.
No intervening factors to stop the
steadily increasing rise of wholesale
prices seem yet to have appeared.
Fluctuations in the general wholesale
price level and in the purchasing power
of the dollar are given below for various
periods. The average for the year 1926
is the base used,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
WHAT PRICES RISE
N CABLE REPORTS
Talk 3 Further Buying for Russia
lso Has Bullish Effect
on Prices.


+ CHICAGO. July Owing largely to
much higir Liverpool quotations than
expected al reports of further buying
br Russia wheat prices here took an
carly upwaa swing today. Unofficial
monthly CLIP estimates proved TO be
abour as Ia been looked for. Opening
4 cent togss cents higher. Chicago
wheat afterard held near to the initial
figures. Goa, oats and provisions were
also firmer. with corn starting I'M
changed to cent up, but subsequently
rncting son7what.
Towards te last. however. q reaction
enSued. Whe deliveries today on Chi
caso July cotracts amounted to 4,999,-
0oC bushels Wheat closed unsettled at
IA 70 q neadvance, corn at II off to
y ap oats trying from y decline to
"a gain. andprovisions unchanged to
a rjke of 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
Survey of Movements.
lcompact survey of stock exchange
moments is given below by indexes
anper cent of return:

APR 26) (Apr. 2bl (Apr. z8l
TI1ing on the New York Stock EX-
cham again slumped last week due
to mixed inactivity early in the week.
The erage daily value of common in
dustrss traded in fell to the surprls-
inglySw total of S106, 800. 600 while the
turnor on all issues slumped to an
avera daily trading value Of only
$126,0, 000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
UNITED FRUIT PROFIT.

NEW YORK, July . CP).-Profit of
United Fruit Co for the first half of
1928 slightly exceeded $l1.100, 900.
Cash on hand Appropriated 500, 100, 900
after payment of the July dividend
and exclusive of its securities in the
insurance fund, against $23,800,000 a
year ago. World production Of bananas
has increased 10 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
MINORITY GETS OFFER.

NEW YORK, iuly tA1.--In connec-
ton with thu cent acquisition from
the New York Chtral Railroad of SILL
400 shares of Mhawk Valley Co. COM
mon stock by Ell Phillips and asso-
ciates and the JSas interests, minority
stockholders arebeing offered SIS a
share for the Roaming 238.250 COM
mon shares. thelame price paid the
Central In lieu cash, they may cx~
change their Mollvk holdings. on the
basis OF five shAs Of common for
three shares Of deferred, and three
shares of RochesteEmpire Power COM
mon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
Trading Is Lighter.

Aga every group showed trading
acknowledgements from the week before.
The sres and automobile accessories
were Re only groups whose activity
was athing approaching the previous
week 's,while Public Utilities, Motors
and nrellaneouS suffered the greatest
tradins decreases. General Motors.
Hudsonnd Hupp all helped drag down
the n1ors activity as United States
Steel ID American Locomotive eased
off theseels.
The Nerage daily value of trading
in cornon industrial stocks for the
precedk week was $15T 100000 and
for theorresponding week year ago
was $500, 900.
The gerage daily value OF tradings
in all socks (preferred and common
stocks ,mbined) was sl90,300,00o for
the we, ended June %.
(cogight. 1928. by Irving Fisher)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
H|GH-GRADE LIST
OF BONDS LOWER
Continued High Money Fac
tor--Speculative Issues
Score Advances.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 2-Continuatior
Of TO per cent call money had the ef-
feet today Of forcing out moderate
supply of high-grade bonds that mac
rallied from / to 2i2 points since the
low level was reached the middle OF
june Such bonds showed reactions
ranging from one-Quarter to three
quarters. At the same time there was
a decline in United States Liberty bonoS
and in Treasury issues, With the nISl
3i5s approximately at par.
The influence of the time money on
the remainder of the market was nor
felt TO any extent. Price movements III
other issues we're regulated by Specuia,
tive considerations almost entirely ana
also by special situations. PUBIC SeE.-
ice of New Jersey IS advanced carry
l., points. but lost most OF TINS gam
before midday.
Rubber SIS Lower.
United States Rubber SIS opened y
noints higher and were 8 points ABOVE
fl1e low level of last week. The mining
conuanv convertible issues moved WITH
in a narrow range. Local tractlohS
we're generally higher. especially the
surface line road bonds, which rose i
70 - points, 10. ,,,oro
In the junior rails. small gains yS,;
recorded bv Chicago and Eastern IN
nois SIS. Erie SIS. Rock Island .2s' sea-
hoard Air Line IS and Frisco IS.
THE foreign department. had seVerai
strong groups, especially the japanese
and italians. Japanese government
SIS went above f03. which represents
more than half of the recovery OF the
cecline that took place IN the Spring.
Greek IS rallied a point after getting
Gown recently s points below their issue
frure. French 71ss, German rs, PonSh
As and Belgian 6s were higher. Cnlle
IS were of -.
Number of Soft Spots.
In spite of the better tone to the mar
ket there are still quite number OF
soft spots. with many new low prices
within the last few days in hlgn-graoe
issues The closing of new bond synoi-
Gates is also having its effect especial
II in the foreign list. Some OF these
bonds are of from Z to 10 points.
Today the syndicate which brougnt
out the American Power & Light per
cent preferred stock closed at the price
breaking 4 points. There has been the
same reaction In many OF the puohc
utility 6 per cent preferred issues that
went I'D during April and May as III
the new public utility Ala and per
cent mortgages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02

Silk Is considered unclean by the
Aiohammcdans because il is the prod
ucL 81 IL worm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
CHRISTIE BROWN CONTROL
TO NATIONAL BISCUIT

NEW YORK. July 2 H).-Nationai
Biscuit Co announced today that ne
gotiations for IA controlling interest In
Christie Brown IL Co Ltd, virtually
had been completed.
The transaction viii be ON the basis
OF one share OF National Biscuit com
mon stock for two shares Of Christie
Brown common. All shareholders Will
have the opportunity 10 exchange their
stock on the same basis. No changes
are contemplated in the management
directorate or personnel Of Christie
Brown IL Co. Ltd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02

Gable advIces from london report
that the index of wholesale commodity
prices in England as computed by
Crump was 939 last week as compared
with 94,4 week ago and 953 a year
ago.
The index of Italian prices was 1873
rs compared with 75.4 the week preced-
ing and TOO year ago.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
SILVER QOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. julie up. Bar silver,
SOS. Mexican dolls. As "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
PLANS STOCK BOOST.

NEW YORK, July (4).--Independ-
ent Oil 61 Gas Co. proposes to increase
its authorized capital stock from l.0o0.-
GOO to 2 100000 shares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02

NEW YORK, July 2 OPl,--Swift g.
Co has bought the assets Of Interstate
Packing Co. OF Winona, MINI.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
NEGRO DANCER SCORES
"ScandalOus," Says V:cr1a, bu::
Likes Her.

VIENNA, May a Josephine
Baker, Negress of siruous, wrlthing
dance fame, has made a hit in
Austria. That is, if you can take
every knock as a boost.
DR.. Jerzabeck, a leader of the
Clerical Party, say, "It's scandal
Gus. Her dances are devoid of any
real art, consisting only of grotesqul
distortions and writhing grimances
But there are others who think heI
stuffs great"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
RARE LIGHT OF
SETTING sun is
VISIBLE AT SEA
VoyagerS to Europe Given
Chance to See Novel
Green Ray

BB Science SfrricC
BALTIMORE, May 4.-Intendihe
voyagers to Europe during the mex
few months should watch tn
setting sun carefully and may b.
able to see the green ray" TIL
is he brilliant green coloration th'
the sun assumes just before its Ia
narrow silver disappears behind t.
horizon.
A really satisfactory sight OF D
rather rare, says Prof. r. w. Voc
professor Of experimental physi
at Johns Hopkins University her,
On thirty crossings Of the Atlantn
he has Looked for it every time Their
was :. gear sky, and no haze OF
clouds near the horizon at sunset.
but has seen it only three Of four
times.
Only once, he said, was it really
striking. At that time it appeared
a brilliant emerald green, about the
COIOT Oh a IdllIOdQ SlSIldls
Light Rays Bent
The cause of the green ray
generally is supposed to be that the
rays of light are bent as if by q
prism when they pass through the
atmosphere Ct the earth. This en-
ables an observer to see the sun fol
short time after it is below the
line Of the horizon.
AS the red And orange rays are
bent least, they disappear first
behind the horizon. This leaves the
, green. blue, and violet rays still
visible.
Blre and violet affect the eye
much than green. and so the green
color rredominates.
DR.. Wood accepts this theory OF
the origin of the ray. but proposes
new theory to explain why 1t Is
not always seen at sunset. At the
time that he saw the ray so well,
The air and ocean were at approTi-
mately the same temperature.
Depends on Warmth
Through the rest of the voyage,
when it was not seen, the ocean was
much warmer than the air. He
thinks that when the water is warm
and the air cool, the layer of warm
air right in contact with the sea
would cause the light rays Of all
colors to be bent less, and so the
sun would set abnormally early.
When the air is warmer than the
water, the curvature of all the rays
would be increased, and so the at
mospheric dispersion that causes
the ray would have a longer time TO
act
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
WIRELESS SAVES DAY
FOR WELCOMING KING
Afghan Anthem Sent to Egypt from
Ship for Reception.

BU NEA SCrricc
LONDON, May "A very en-
barrassing situation was averteI
and Egypt greeted King Amanullah
and his queen with proper ceremony
upon their arrival from Bombay.
thanks TO wireless.
A frantic message picked up by
the P. and o. liner Rajputana, from
an Egyptian operator, bemoaned the
fact that Egypt was not un.
acquainted with the Afghan ma
tional anthem.
The purser had it wirelessed 10
Port Said, where it was decipherad
note for note-and upon the ar.
rival of the royal pair they were
erected With a perfect rendition Of
their anthem.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-25

After meeting Taftville in that
town this afternoon. the Kensington
baseball team is scheduled to CLASH
with the Bristol Endees at the Per-
cival Avenue grounds tomorrow aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock. The team is out
to win two games over the weekend
and for this reason, two extra hard
games are being anticipated.
Bristol is out for revenge. Last
Sunday. Kensington with only eight
men, used a Bristol man in its line
up and came through with victory
over the Bell Towners. This hit a
sore spot in the Bristol pride and
the only balm for the injury is a
victory, decisive one. over Ken
sington tomorrow.
The visiting team is one Of the
strongest in the Connecticut State
league. With roster studded with
the names of stars past and present,
the Bearing Makers are strong con-
tenders for the third round cham
pionship in the league and kensing-
ton forms big obstacle to the sue
cess of the Bristol team.
The pitching selections Of both
managers have not yet been an
nounced. West. kensington's best
bet, is out of the game for good. ac-
New Britain herald., 1928-08-25
KENSINCTON WILL MEET
BRISTOL TEAM TOMORROW
South Enders Anxious to Win Two Straight Over Week
end-Bristol Seeking Revenge for Last Weeks De-
feat-Paper Goods Town Crew Bound for Taftville
Today-New Pitcher Secured to Take the Place of
West-Sunday's Game to Start Promptly at 3.

cording to a specialist whom he Wis
tied last week. He H.. ured his back
in the game with Manchester re-
Gently and it has been discovered
that he has permanently hurt his
spine. This requires that kensing-
ton seek out a pitcher to take his
place and. according to latest re-
ports, star slabman has been Sc
cured to work on the mound.
The game in kensington will start
promptly at o'clock. Patrons from
out of town will be furnished with
bus service from Upson's Corner to
the baseball field. Lynch and Nc
Keen will umpire.
In Taftyille Today
kensington is taking a strong
squad of players to Taftville this aft
ernoon in an attempt to even up
matters with the baseball crew there.
Taftville two weeks ago, beat out
Kensington with two out in the last
of the ninth inning on what really
was ''fluke." Kensington will take
no chances with the team today.
The team left from the corner of
Church and Main streets today at
1890 o'clock bound for Taftville.
The game was scheduled to be start
ed at o'clock
New Britain herald., 1928-08-25

West End games drew 1900 fans,
while both the American Legion
games with Hartford drew crowds
of 1900. Evidently baseball Is still
the citys biggest attraction.
The greatest feature of the new
diamonds and even the old ones is
the fact that they are in perfect
condition. The new park superin-
tendent announced that he was de-
termined to give the baseball teams
the best diamonds possible. The six
fields at Willow Brook, Walnut Hill,
Washington street and North End
park, which come under his super
vision are the last word in perfec-
ton, as far as condition goes. The
infleld on the six diamonds is as
smooth as pool tables and the in
fielders have no excuses when they
make an error. The diamonds are
kept in good condition weekly, men
being set to work after each game
to roll them down and put them in
shape for the next battle.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-25
League Standing

In the three gains scheduled this
afternoon in the City league, any.
thing might happen o upset the en-
tire dope. The battle of the day
will be played on Diamond No, at
o'clock when the Rangers and
the Burritts clash. Tese two out.
nts are In dead hea in the race
with each standing nowin the shad.
ow of the leading position, Both
nave a chance with inspected up
sets OF tying the leader for tho
front position.
In the last meeting of these two
clubs, the Rangers defeate the Rur-
ritts in a 1S-inning struggle. This.
in the minds Of the defesed clan
was anything but decisive and ths
Burritts have been Boosting IL week
long that they will turn tn, tables
on the Rangers.
In the first game being plaed IN
Diamond No. at 2 o'clock, to pi.
rates face a tough contender /, tha
Cardinals. Weakened considea hlv
through injuries, the Cardinals ave
consistently played good baseau
and today's game will be no exon.
ton. The Pirates stand in a preca,.
GUS position in the league. In Sc.
ond place because they have one
postponed game yet to be played, thu
Pirates have lost only two games,
the same number as the West Ends.
A loss for the Pirates today will be
a calamity for that team.
The West Ends meet the Tabs on
Diamond No. 2 at 2 o'clock. AL
though by far the favorite team, the
Tabs are liable to break out and
smother the veterans in the game
today.
The league schedule is to be fin.
ished next week and unless one OF
the upsets which are never antici-
paid occur. then it Is likely that 4
playoff will be necessary.
Junior City League
The Laurels and Burritt Reserves
are scheduled to meet on Diamond
No. at I o'clock in a Junior City
league game. Both Of these clubs
are rivals and this should be 4 good
game.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-25

The play of Miss Jacobs was fully
as impressive as that of Miss Cross.
Stocky, earnest Miss Jacobs pro-
duccd a brand of tennis in trimming
the country's seventh ranking play
err, Miss Penelope Anderson of Rich
mond. GA, 6-1. that has doomed the
gallery opinion Of her chances of
checking Mrs. Mallory's bid for her
ninth national championship.
In the doubles title play the lead
ing teams surviving are the Wills
Wightman and Bundy-Jacobs COM
bination and there is plenty of rival
ry between them. In addition there
remain such youthful combinations
as little Evelyn Parsons of Palo Alto
and Virginia Rice of Boston, and the
Cincinnati tandem OF Miss Clar1
Zinke and Ruth German, to make
it more interesting.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-25
TOURNEY TO BEGIN
Singles Matches to Start on Play In
Hartford County "Y" Tennis This
Afternoon

The first Hartford County Y. NJ.
c. A. tennis tournament will begin
with two singles matches at Walnut
Hill park at . o'clock this after
noon. Dick Gordon of this city will
play Baldwin of kensington and
Backman of Southington will face
Farr of rlainville in the first
matches. At o'clock Hurlburt of
Southington will meet Tonga of
kensington and Alden Hewett OF
New Britain will tackle Siegrist of
East Berlin. Hanny of Plainville
and DeGarmo of Simsbury will play
at 1 o'clock, as will Kramer u East
Berlin and Pattison of Simsbury.
Two doubles matches will be played
at o'clock. with Simsbury oppos-
ing New Britain and Southington
meeting East Berlin.
On Monday night the winner of
the Hewett -SiegriSt match will meet
the conqueror of the Hanny-De-
Garmo set-to. The winners of the
Hurlburt-L onga and kramer-Patti-
son matches will draw byes in the
second round and enter the semi
finals, which will be played We'd
nesday night.
Plainville and kensington. which
drew first round byes, will play
doubles Tuesday night. as will the
winners of the two first round
matches. Singles and doubles finals
will be played next Saturday after
noon.
Trophies will he awarded to the
winning singles player and the VIC
| torious doubles team.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-25
CALIFORNIA IN
LEAD IN Tennis
-Four Best Women Players Enter
Into Semi-F Final Round

Forest Hills. N. u, Aug. Is Rl-'
Boiled down to the four who pre-
sumably are the best tennis players
of their sex in the country, the
womens national tennis champion
ship has a predominantly youthful
and Californian look. Queen Helen
Wills of Berkeley, Edith Cross of San
Francisco, Helen Jacobs of Santa
Barbara and the perennial Mrs.
Molla Mallory of New York. these
are the four who survived two ar
duous rounds of play yesterday to
qualify for the semi-final round to-
day. Miss Wills meets Miss Cross,
while fate and good tennis have
brought together Mrs. Mallory and
Miss Jacobs who waged some nip
and tuck struggles last season with
honors about even. but have not yet
met this year.
The three Californians average
little more than 30 years with Miss
Cross, and Miss Wills. who is 20.
about the same age and Miss Jacobs
couple OF years younger. Mrs.
Mallory who was playing big time
tennis when the others were playing
with dolls was the only one of a
great array of gallant veterans to
survive yesterdays play. She defeat
ed Miss Marjorie Morrill, of Boston,
one OF the best of the younger east
ern players, 60, Sc, 6-3, giving
away some 20 years yet outlastins
her opponent. Mrs. Hazel Hotchkiss
Wightman of Boston, champion in
1893, 1910. 1911 and 1919, provid-
cd one of the sensations of the tour
nament by putting out her old Cali
fornia rival, Mrs. May Sutton Bun
| dy. champion in 1904. only to tall
herself in the quarter-finals before
the hard hitting attack Of the stall
wart Miss Cross. SO. GA.
Miss Wills defeated Mrs. Harper,
Go, CO. and Mrs. Chaplin by CO.
ga, but she had by no means
The easy time she ordinarily enjoys.
The six games Mrs. Chaplin took
dent than any other player has been
from her represented more of a
able 10 make in Miss Wills game
this season. or in any of the tourna
ments in which she won the three
championships she now holds-those
OF United States, England and
| France.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-25
Lure OF BASEBALL
DRAWS Big CROWDS
New Britain Public Diamonds
kent in Perfect Condition

New Britain has always been In
dire need of baseball diamonds be-
cause of the large number of or
ganized baseball team. Despite the
persistent rumors that baseball Is on
the wane in this city. the large
crowds at games in the City and In
dustrial leagues this season have
a long way to go before it can re-
place baseball.
1t was the current idea in late
years that automobiles would even
tually kill off baseball, but it has
been seen this season that the lack
of suitable playing surfaces was the
reason for its decline in the past
seasons.
This year the park board made a
persistent drive 10 establish new
diamonds and has met with great
success. Two years ago the two dia-
monds at Walnut Hill park We're the
only two fields in the city outside OF
st. Mary's. Last year two playing
surfaces were constructed at Willow
Brook park and this season the
park board completed diamonds at
the North End park and on Wash
ington street.
The result has been startling te
the baseball pessimists. AT the open
ing of the Washington street dia,
mond two weeks ago more thar
1000 fans attended the game, al.
though it was stager on Sunday
Good sized crowds attend the game.
every Sunday at Willow Brood
park.
The games staged on the fields a
Walnut Hill park during the pas
weeks by the Industrial and Cit!
| City league outfits have been draw
ing record breaking crowds. Thu
Stanley Works-Corbins and Pirate
New Britain herald., 1928-08-25
ANSWER GRID CALL
Squad OF IS Hopefuls Turn Out At
Summons OF Bill Wood, Head
Coach at Wesleyan.

Middletown, Aug. rs OP1The cali
for football candidates was an
swered by IS Wesleyan students to-
day and Bill Wood, head coach will
begin holding practice sessions Sep
TENDER Is, two weeks before the
opening clash against Bates. Pros
poets for a bright record are dimmed
through graduation and scholastic
difficulties.
Wood will be aided in holding his
eleven by DR.. Edgar Fauver and
Martin of Oberlin. Lash of Spring.
field and Jerry Lee, captain Of last
years team. Several alumni have
offered their services to help out
before important games.
The schedule calls for eight games.
September 20, Bates at Middletown:
Oct. 6, Conn. Aggies at Storrs; Is,
Columbia at New York: 20. Roches-
ter at Middletown: 81. Amherst at
Middletown; Nov. 3. Trinity at Hart
ford; 10. Williams at Williamstown;
II. Bowdoin at Middletown.