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Evening star., 1929-06-27
CONVERTIBLE BOND
/ ISSUES ARE ACTIVE
Profit Taking Appears After
j Recent AdvanceS-U. S.
Group Steady.
BY CHARLES F. sPEARE.
Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 27.--There were
vigorous movements again today in the
convertible bond issues, but with the
new high prices there appeared some
evidence of profit taking. Since the
movement began two weeks ago Ameri-
can Telephone AIS have advanced
from 1901 to 1877, International Tele-
phone 41as from 1902 to above ia,
and Atchison 4 1zs from 1852 to about
127.
This gives tempting profits for some
of those who have simply been taking
a ride" in the market for convertibles
Public Service of New Jersey 4l2s on
comparatively small transactions have
points, and Missouri Pacific 512s
points.
The mortgage market is overshad-
owed by the convertibles and by the
continued high rates for money. IT
was extremely dull today, with small
changes each way, which did not In
dicate any definite tendency in prices.
The offering of an additional issue
of $4,000 900 Mortgage Bank of Chile
per cent bonds at 80 had the effect
of depressing the price of the old 6s
and the 612s, and 1t also caused frac-
tional declines in other South American
issues. The Mortgage Bank of Chile
now has SIS loans aggregating $780,
O00, 900. OF these the 63i and ~ per
cent bonds have held closely to the
original issue price. The 6s brought
out last year at e5a4 were selling today
below 90. 1t is understood there was
an indifferent demand for the new
bonds.
Recently the Canadian National
Railways sold S40,000,000 of per cent
mortgage. bonds here at 99h. This
issue went so we'll that another block
of $40, 600. 900 at the same coupon rate
and at the same price was being Of
fered today. Altogether June VIII
show the largest total of foreign issues
this year and comparing with best
months in the second half Of 1928.
United States Government issues
were quiet but steady.
Evening star., 1929-06-27
B. G. O. and Pennsy Earnings.

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to-
day reported total net railway operat-
ing income for May, 1929. as S4,961 ,902,
in comparison with $4,o31 ,375 in the
corresponding period last year. Freight
revenues showed a gain during the
period of $1,935, 1851. The company also
reported for the first five months of
this year. net railway operating in
come reaching $17,702, ,763, against last
years total of ,391. an increase
in 1929 of $4,384,372. While passen-
ger revenues showed a falling off,
freight revenues advanced more than
$6,000,o 600.
Net railway operating income of the
Pennsylvania Railroad for May was
$I3,380, $50, an increase of $2,966,830
over May, 1928. Railway operating
revenues were $59,953,652, gain OF
$4,785.3l4.
For the first five months of this year
net railway operating income totaled
s53, 1911, a gain of $12,740,880 over
the like period in the preceding year.
Evening star., 1929-06-27

arrangements and their stockholders
than for any like period since 1926.
Some of the large systems that have
already reported for May and which
show substantial gross and net increases
are the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific,
Missouri Pacific, Northern Pacific, Great
Northern, Chicago & Northwestern,
Southern Railway and Chesapeake d
Ohio.
The trunk line systems will all report
excellent earnings for May, not only
with respect to gross revenues, but in
the saving after operating expenses have
been met. Conditions in the South are
so much better than they were at this
time last year that several of the sys-
TENS in that territory that were having
difficulty in covering their fixed charges
in the Spring of 1928 are now able to
show surplus. though they are still
running well under the earnings for
1927 and 1925.
Evening star., 1929-06-27
TRANS-AMERlCA STOCK
SPLlT-UP is PLANNED

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 27.-Discussions
are under way for a split-up of Trans
america Corporation shares, it was off,
cially learned. Details of the proposed
capital readjustment could not be OBJ
tanned, however Reports stated that
the split-up would be either four for
one or five for one.
Transamerica Corporation, it is be-
Evening star., 1929-06-27
Eyes, buy it for investment" replied the iuDestue1

The steadily growing
earnings of Cities Service
come from more than 100
public utility and petro-
leum properties. These
subsidiary companies
supply over 1000 cities
and communities in the
United States and Canada
with everyday necessities
of modern life.
Evening star., 1929-06-27
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
washington Gas $500 at 9915, 81 900
at 9912.
washington Gas IS "B"-$200 at 1o3.
Capital Traction Cos at 925s.
washington Gas Light-20 at 1851.
washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.--5 at SO.
Federal-American National Bank-10
at 332.
Barber & Ross com.-25 at 10.
Federal Co. com.-10 at Al u,
10 at 471s, 5 at 47Ia.
Merchants Transfer & Storage CON-
10 at 120. IA at 120.
Mergenthaler linotype at los, 10 at
1047s, 10 at los.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas 5s-$5o0 at 9915.
Washington Rwy. g. Elec. 4s-$500
at 86.
National Mtge 81 Inv. pfd.-2oo at Az,
20 at Az 80 at Az.
Potomac Elec. cons. 5s-$1 900 at 10034.
Potomac Electric 51A % pfd.-5 at 107, S
at lot.
Washington Gas SIS "A"-$1, 900 at 1O1.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star., 1929-06-27

NEW YORK, June 81 Cp).-The
American Eagle Aircraft Corporation of
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Minneapolis, Portland, Dallas and At
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Evening star., 1929-06-27

Daniel willard. president Of the
Baltimore & Ohio. has been elected
director of the Mutual Life Insurance
Co. OF New York.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Important Fight Facts

thy, Boston, Mass: Sid Terris,
Mebane. n. C., and Paul HOff.
man, The Hague, Holland;
Marty Gallagher. Washington,
d. c., and Johnny Crosse. Mt.
Vernon, N. Y.
The OfficiaIs-Referee (Shar.
key.Stribling bout. Lou Mag.
nOlia, New York. Alternate,
Johnny Brassil, Boston.
official timekeeper-R my
Dorm, New Orleans. Associate
timekeeper-Charles j. Murray.
Buffalo. .Timekeeper for Shar.
key-Jtm Downing, Tampa.
Timekeeper for Stribling-Her-
bert StriblinG, Macon.
AnnOuncer--Jack Adler, New
York.
Official PhySician-Dr. w. n.
Atkins, Miami Beach; associate
physician, DIR. R. e. Pass, Miami
Beach; associate physician, DIR.
Arthur Walter, Miami Beach.
KNOCK down Timekeeper-
Billy Hack, Memphis, Tenn.
Referees for Preliminaries-
Ed COchrane, Kansas City; Leo
Shea, Chicago: Tommy Con.
nelly, New York: Harry Gra-
ham, Miami; Harvey Nester,
AshevilIe; Howard Livingston.
Miami; r. w. DickersOn, Grand
Rapids; Slim Mcclellan. Detroit;
Roy Bronson, Jacksonville;
Frank McCracken, Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27

The Contestants Jack
Sharkey, Of Boston, vs.. w. Il.
(YOung) Stribling, of Macon,
Ga; 10 rounds; tonight.
Tie PIace--F'IamingO Park
Arena, Miami Beach.
The ISsue-The elimination
Of either participant as q
heavyweight contender and to
TO decide which one will get
the next big heavyweight
''ShOt."
Time Of BOut-AbOut 10 p. m.
Probable Attendance-3S, 600.
Probable Gate-$360, 900.
Sharkey's Guarantee-$lO0,-
coo.
Stribling's Share ~ Twenty
per cent Of the gross receipts,
minus the tax, or between
$4,000 and 6O,OOO.
The PrOmOter-Jack Dennp-
sey.
The preIiminaries - BATTLE
royal az negrOes): Chief George
Newberry, Asbury Park, N. j.,
and Texas Ranger, Fort Worth,
Tex; Joe Mckenzie, Norfolk,
Va, and Andy Vallahan, Law
renee, Mass: Mike FirpO,
Tampa, Fla, and Rush Heize,
Columbus, Ga; Red Riley, Troy,
N. ", and Able Balm, Newark,
N. j.; Spike Webb, Orlando,
Fla, and Tony Fuente, Mexico
City; SuIIy Montgomery, Fort
Worth, Tex. and Pat McCar-
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
E5>IGTIT1
.IASHFS'

At New Haven. Conn.-Freddie
Mueller. of Buffalo. N. Y. won
from Louis kid Kaplan, of
Meriden, Conn. on foul. rounds.
At Indianapolis-Chuc Virgins,
of Indianapolis heavyweight. stop.
ped George Gemas, of Philadelphia,
rounds. Matt Durman, Indian
apolis heavyweight. kayoed Jack
Anderson, of Paducah, ky, round.
Jock Garry. Of Columbus, Ohio,
knocked out Billy Myers. Indian
apolis heavyweight. round. Bud
de Haven, of Paris, III. defeated
Charley Shine, Indianapolis middle
weight, 8 rounds.
At Minneapolis-Dick Daniels,
Minneapolis light heavyweight, stop
ped Mike Mandell, of ST. Paul, 2
rounds.
Hayes, Philadelphia. outpointed
Ruby Stein, New York, s rounds.
Jack DAILY, Atlantic City, N. J.,
outpointed George Siddons, Phila.
delphia. s rounds,
At New York-Tony Caragliano,
New York featherweight, knocked
out Jackie Schweitzer, also of
New York, 8 rounds, Spider
Kelly. Kansas City soldier, knocked
out Howard Wright. Z rounds. Joe
Barry, Brooklyn, won from Bat.
tling Clemens. Kansas City, on
foul, 10 rounds.
At Chicago--Tony Canzoneri. New
York featherwelght. was awarded
decision over Ignacio Fernandez,
the Filipino. 10 rounds. Eddie
Shea. Chicago featherweight. and
Sailor Fay kosky. of the Pacific
Coast. fought a draw. 10 rounds.
Earl Mastro, Chicago featherweight,
outpointed Willie Mitchell, the Bel
gian, 10 rounds. Joey Medill, Chi
cago lightweight, won from Joey
kaufman. of Brooklyn, 10 rounds.
At Los Angeles-Baby Sal Sorio,
Mexican lightweight, knocked out
Mike Waters. of Los Angeles, 6
rounds Jimmy Watts. Georgia
featherweight, was awarded the de-
cision over Goldie Hess, of San
Francisco, 10 rounds.
Marty Gallagher, Washington s
195.pound heavyweight. meets johnny
Crosse, of Mt. Vernon. N. Y, in
the eight-round semiWindup.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Decisions OUcr Very Poor Lot

victims DECISIONS therefore, been such Homer
Smith, johnson, Jack Renau Suy Montgomery Johnny
Risko AL Roberts, George Cook King Solomon, Jimmy Maloney,
Eddie Huffman and K. 0. Chrstner.
K O. record includes just spoor lot-Dan Lucas Bill
Mudoon Hace Eddie Mexican Orlando
Rverd and Homer Smith all pa!ookas well Leo Gates
world why Sharkey isn't prime favor tonight instead of being
considered merely the better of two ordinary heavywghts
Poor Sharkeys court Strbngs Ted
Jameson Tunney the light heavyweight cham
ponshp of the A. E. F. Martin Burke Romero Roas and
possibly Big Boy Peterson are the only we-known fighters in
just we'll plain Bill Smith, far the weight
their carry in boxing circles is concerned
AS winning his opponents Strbng
claim prowess than Shakey In their
victims this respect the fighters the
Eddie Huffman, Johnny Risko and George Cook
The others Srbing outpoined a mixed lot about
Porat Wiggns, Make Rosenboom Johnny Urban
Ray Neuman Gates Joe Lhman Benny Ross and Ad Stone
The Washington times., 1929-02-27

We expect Sharkey to be about
1874, but the weight difference viii
not be a. factor. Sharkey has to
get set to hit with his right. His
left is all we need to look out for.
Speed and hitting win win for w.
l.. I was worried about him last
week. but for the last three days
he has been all right"
Sharkey scaled only J9O
pounds after his rundown yes.
terday. but will pick up some
weight today. He figures to
have at least 10 pounds on
Stribling tonight, but Stribling
has it on him in height and
reach.
Referee Louis Magnolia in a con-
ference yesterday with Pa Stribling,
Johnny Buckley, Jack Conway, and
Jack Dempsey, boiled down the
New York rules to working code
that he discussed thoroughly with
the managers.
It was a peaceful session until
the lecture on fouls was delivered
by Magnolia. Buckley insisted that
if there was any fouling Stribling
would be the offender and asked
Magnolia to pay close attention to
Stribling's left to the body
Dempsey cut in and Buckley's
Irish temper flared up. "You ought
to be an expert shouted Johnny.
for you know you fouled Sharkey
yourself and I'll always say you
did"
We'll. that Il past and gone"
replied Dempsey and turned the
conversation into other chan.
nels.
In order to avoid a repetition of
the Chicago long count Magnolia in
formed the two managers that
when man is down his opponent
must go at once to the corner far
thest away and remain there until
the count is completed or the fallen
man gets up.
The knockdown timekeeper, Billy
Hack. of Memphis, has been in
structed to begin welding the gavel
the moment a knockdown occurs.
Magnolia will then see that the
other man goes to the farthest
corner and returns to the man on
the floor to pick up the time
keepers count.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
McTisus and Bcrlsnbach Through

The MTgue meetings draw and the other newspaper
Striblng Berenbach, real
recognition Georgian got and he very
either MTigue old Berlenbach
slipping.
On the these records may expect anything the
world to happen tonight from collapse of the stands to
long thing is ceran-the stand
up and fight tonight relegated fight oblivion Each
has been knocking opportunity for long He's getting
his chance tonight and a golden chance it is
The personalities of the two interesting is
hospitabe Southerner and the other cold calculating
Engandr Each married with growing children Therefore the
important growing families yearn for
There is really SOMETHING to fight for tonight
failure tonight be
forgotten S far ring matters go.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
GTODAYS
|opORTORIAL~
BIZ KIRK MILLER -

recall heavyweight fight of Importance which
there is little wagering this at Miami Beach tonight
granting Strbng -Sharkey affair is important.
may be that the coorless records of the two principals
little choice which let his
ride Strbn hand has made his best showing against
very brilliant fights with some most ordinary ones
the track say horoughbredsan nand
Had he consistent string of impressive performances
against first rater he would today find himself picked
merely the better Of two ordinary ring actors.
For instance-Sharkey fought no-deson bouts with
such mediocre opponents Charley Wnert and Young Jack
Johnson say nothing with Heeney. On top
that he lost Weiner Maoney and Rsko
All Rsko and possibly Heeney second and third rate
Dempsey knocked out sharkey did Romero Ros
the cheap he decisions compare
them the two whom he defeated Godfrey by decision and
Harry Wills foul, hardly know how to figure out
the Boston boy
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Detroit HOckeyists
Spill Chicago Team

DETROIT. Feb. 27.-The battered
Chicago Blackhawks today were
nursing another national hockey
league defeat following their brush
with the Detroit Cougars here last
night.
The score was 3 TO 0. The game
Threatened to he another scoreless
tie until the Cougars ''cut loose IN
the waning minutes and chalked pp
three goala in Q row.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
GOIdstein Will Enter
Amateur Ring Tourney

Bobby Goldstein, brother Of
Goldie Ahearn, will enter the South
Atlantic A. A. u. boxing champion
ships as an unattached contestant
in The featherweight division. Fhe
champs will take place in the 104th
Regiment Armory in Baltimore on
April l and 8. Goldstein will be
eligible for the national amateur
champs in case he lands the S. A.
A. A. U. featherweight cap.
1t is rumored that Goldstein will
enroll at the University of Virginia
next fall. He recently graduated
from Tech High School in the mid
year classes. "
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Basketball Results

George Washington, 80; Catholic u. 2s
c. U. Frosh, 80; G. W. Frosh, "a.
Columbus U. 80; Benjamin Franklin, ~
strayer. 50: Charlotte Hall, II.
Western High, 33: GOnzaga, 23.
g. u. Props, So; Dewitt Prep, "a.
Penn U. Frosh, 40; Central High, -
Bethlehem, Pa, 2Os Central, 4s.
Emerson, So; Swavely, II.
Columbia, 35: Penn, 2s.
Wash.-Lee, so; Virginia, 30.
Clemson, IS; Presbyterian, IL.
Furman- 56: wofford, rs
Basketeers, 2S; Gypsies. 81.
Wallace IS: Guuton Temple. II.
Tivoli, So: Eastern Props, 1S.
Woohslde as; BrightWood. IS.
WaAh. Grays, 81; Poutiacss u. B..
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
NAIL 8 It
TORI: TURN
RUNOR
By Jack Dempsey

MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Feb,
27.-The whispering squad
has taken quite an interest in
the Stribling- -Sharkey fight
and, all of a sudden | hear
that Dempsey is pulling for
Sharkey to win. -
Such an allegation is 3. deliberate
lie. Just what the purpose is in
| spreading around anything ike
that, is a mystery to me.
| | hear that I'm supposed to he
roofing for Sharkey for reasons
which the false rumor hounds put
| it this way: IF Sharkey wins, then
Dempsey having flattened Sharkey
once, would try q comeback in Sep
tember. But il Stribling wins, and
especially if he does it in a spectac-
ular fashion, Dempsey will figure
that Stribling is too tough, will stay
| retired and thus pass up the chance
| to add $780, 900 to $508,O0O to his
| bankroll."
| That's bunk of the worst kind
The only "break" I am get.
ting in rumOrs OF that sort ts
that I have not been accused
Of agreeing 10 fight the win.
ner merely with the idea OF grab
bing the losers end.
-~------
In this fight I am neutral--and
nothing else. Personally ana every
other way. I do not care who wins.
Rut do hope it is the better man
and I sincerely trust that when the
last punch has been delivered and
tho result announced there will not
he any suuawks, scandal or ugly
aftermath of any sort. =,
NV own plans for the future viii
NOT he altered in any way by this
fight no matter who wins. A
wear and a half ago when / falled
to win back the old title after ]
had Tunney on the floor for more
than IL seconds, l became some
what disgusted
Mixed with that disgust was the
conclusion that the best plan for
me was to quit the game as a
fighter. My failure to follow up
on Tunnev and finish him after
Dave Barry saved him, made me
realize that even then / was far
removed from what has been called
the Dempsey of old"
Since then have become
bit more ancient athleticaIly.
will be more 80 In Septenlber.
have not done any real train
ing for months and 1t would be
a hard job to get back into
shane for another fight. And
when l did get in fair condi-
tiOn. I'd be only . tuned up 81
year-Old rlngman!
Nobody knows that any better
than 1. None realizes more than
/ do what a fierce job 1t would be
for me to tune up for one more
ring effort. / might make the
grade and I might win. Or |
might lose. I'm sure I've taken all
the real punching my system can
intelligently stand.
So. as far as / am concerned.
must be counted out of all
future reckoning as q fighter. l
am thrOugh-juSt as / said /
was In September. 1897.
] wish the folks would take that
statement as fact and then halt the
whispering squad" which is doing
me a big injustice by saying I'm
roofing for Sharkey to win 50 that
can tackle him once more.
Copyright 1929. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc
The Washington times., 1929-02-27

II went over to Lincoln, Neb.,
and got a trial there. but the wing
simply wouldn't straighten out and
after two months they figured I
wouldn't do So they sent me to
Burlington, in the Mississippi Valley
League.
by this time / had learned how
to control the underhand pitch and
had developed a pretty fair fast
ball. l won nine games for Burl.
ingtOn and lost eight.
Last year Burlington shipped
me to Minneapolis. In the mean
time the arm was being treated by
a darn good doctor. He helped me
plenty. But he wasn't able to fix
up the wing so / could pitch over
handed and / decided to try to
make a go OF it with the motion
you see me using now. It's really
a cross between a side-arm and
submarine delivery.
'Well, the records show ] was
fortunate with Minneapolis. / got
in lots of work and my arm never
bothered me a bit. At one time
when the club was short Of ready
pitchers l worked two games in
The Washington times., 1929-02-27

1t Int much of a betting fight for
the reason. that all of the speculative
gentry from the North want to back
Sharkey. The price on the Bostonian
has fluctuated from to 5 to6 to 5.
Some to l money was quoted this
m .rning and it appears that this
price will have to be offered to un-
loosen the Southern bahkrolls.
The man on the street seems to
like Stribling as we'll as Sharkey but
that is because a large number of
visitors fri south of the Mason and
Dixon line are pulling for their
standard bearer. But those en-
thusiasts are not backing up their
talk with cash.
tiUt more than five of the
Northern experts pick Strib and
only one SOutherner, the sports
editor Of little paper in North
Carolina, has come out for Shar-
key. Sentiment seems to rule the
AelectiOns as well as the betting.
Sharkey has every outward ap.
pearance of an athlete in splendid
condition and has been much more
impressive in his boxing than Strib-
ling, who never has had much ex-
perience in marking time before
big bout Stribling's ordinary train
ing consists of a fight or two every
week and lots of travelling be-
tween.
The usual last minute bear reports
were floating around last night.
About 10 o'clock a rumor that
Sharkey injured himself at the Ro-
lot 10.
terday afternoon struck press he1d.
Quarters and caused commotion.
After his limbering up exercises at
the Miami Kennel Club late yester-
day afternoon Sharkey took a
plunge at the pools. Somebody saw
him slip on a stone step and from
that the rumor grew into story
that he had sustained bad fall and
cracked his elbow,
Jack had retired when the
;, boys at press headquarters tele-
phOnad his suite at the Fleet.
wood Hotel. but he got up and
personally killed tho fumOr.
p" ''I have not been injured in any
way" he said. "I feel fine and
am hitting the hay early because
! expect to take a jog early to.
morrow morning. After l weigh in
at 2:SO, ] will take a long nap and
be as fit as a fiddle by evening.
Don't worry about me. I'll win"
Pa Stribling predicted his son
would score a quick knockout.
r I think we are going to win
this fight quickly he prophesied.
''The Berlenbach experience taught
me a lesson. w. J.. is going out
to win In the first round If he can.
He should weigh about 1S4 pounds.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
TEM PlM PARADISE

More than $4,000 bowlers will
compete for approximately $125 900
in prizes at the American Bowl
ing Congress tournament in Chi.
cago.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
By Sid Mercer

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Feb 27.-Jack Sharkey will enter
the ring Flamngo Park tonight favorite Young
Srblg because of his experience against strong opposition
weight advantage and general impression that Stribg has
not fully recovered from the injury that interrupted his train
inc last
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
SORE WHIP GIVES L|SKA
TRICK DELIVERY
By r. D. Thomas

TAMPA Fla Feb 27.-Adolph Liska, 22yearold pitcher
from Dwight Neb. in the big show today b. virtue OF
sore arm He is here trial with the Washington club
and every old head Grmen camp figures he IL stick
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Comparable Dope
On StribHng
And Harkey

MIAMI BEACH. Feb. 27.--Here
is how the combatants stack up for
the big battle tonight:
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