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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
CURB ISSUES MOVE
!. IN NARROW RANGE
Leaders React on Offerings,
but List Holds Fairly
Firm.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, December 22.-Early
irregularity and activity on the Curt
Exchange today were replaced by de-
clining quotations and relative in
activity as the session progressed.
In the power and light division Elec-
trio Bond & Share sold off about l y
points before showing signs of resist
ance. Cities Service, after stubbornly
holding around Saturdays close, re-
acted fractionally.
Standard Oil of Indiana opened up
"a at 35, but lost all of that gain dur
+ ing the first two hours of trading. This
was true also of Standard Oil of Ken
lucky, but Humble Oil and Interna-
tional Petroleum during the same
period retained their initial advances,
while Vacuum, after opening lower, re-
covered and registered a slight rise.
Cleveland Tractor moved lower fol-
= lowing the announcement that it had
halved its quarterly dividend with the
payment of 20 cents at this time. The
fresh decline in farm commodities
brought short selling into Deere & Co.
The third successive quarterly COM
mon dividend readjustment made by
Knott Corporation caused it to sell at
new low for the year A decline of
one point followed declaration of 25
cents quarterly instead of 40 and so
cents quarterly declared in the two pre-
vious periods.
Stocks not only responded to unfavor-
able dividend actions, but to favorable
ones as well. Swift International, for
instance, increased its yearly rate from
$3.50 to So, which action today was
gAa& AAI Nvy INA NVaf
rise in the shares Saturday. The stock,
however, was slightly firmer today.
Trading in the forenoon amounted
to 210, 400 shares, the slowest two-hour
period since December 4, when 172, 900
shares were turned over. There was a
notable absence of big blocks, the only
one noted early being 400 shares of
Blue Ridge Convertible preferred at
307s, off Il.
The announcement that Morris
planned car that would sell in Eng
land for $500 had little effect on Ford
Motor, Ltd, shares, though both Ford
Motor of Canada A and B eased
Alabama Great Southern common hit
new low, and Pennroad Corporation
tapered, but Pittsburgh & Lake Erie was
a shade higher Glen Alden Coal rose 2
points on the first few trades.
Preferred shares met a slightly i'm
proved demand in the third hour. Elec-
trio Bond & Share preferred was up /,
Northern Indiana Public Service pre-
ferred up and Starrett Corporation
preferred up 2as.
Aviation Securities was an outstand-
ing leader in point of gain in the air
division as it rose 112. Western Air
Express was up point. ArcturuS Radio
again led the radios in point Of volume
and fluctuation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December a.
Potatoes, white, 100 pounds. 1.25al.7S;
barrel, 2.50a300: beans, bushel, 2.00a
$50; beets, crate, 3.O0a3.50; cabbage,
ton, 19OOa21 90; carrots, 100, 200a4 90;
caulihower. crate, 1.5Oa2.00; celery.
crate, 1.5Oa275; eggplant, crate. 1.5Oa
$50; kale, buShel, 50a65; lettuce, ham
per, 1.75a2.75; peppers, crate, l.00a2 so;
parsnipS, bushel, rs 100; spinach,
bushel, 60a90; tomatoes. crate, 1.00a
400: turnipS, bushel, 75al.00; apples,
bushel, 60a2 90; cranberrieS, box, 2.75a
375; grapefruit, box, 1.50a3.0o; oranges,
box, 1.75a3.25; tangerineS, box, l.0Oa
Its.
Dairy Market.
Poultry, ahve-Turkeys, pound, 32a
IS; old, 20a28; chickens, Springers,
20a24; Leghorns, 15a18; bareback, 12a13;
old hens, 18a23; Leghorns, 12a16; rooSt-
ers, 18a23; ducks, 12a20; geese, .giena
fowls, each, 30a60; pigeons, pair, 20.
Eggs-Receipts, 297 cases; nearby
f1rsts, 3d. hennery, whites. firsts, 34a35;
Southern firsts., 80; current receipts. 80.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound, 30a33; ladies, 23a25; rolls. 19a20;
process, 28a29; store packed, 14al5.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Receipts, 500 head: moderate
supply, market weak; steers, choice to
prime, none; good to choice, 8.50a9. so;
medium to good, 7.50a8.50; fair to me-
dunn, 6.50a7 so; plain to fair, 5.50a6.50;
common to plain, 4.50a5.25 Bulls, choice
to prime, none; good to choice, 5.50a
900; medium to good. 525a5 so: fair to
medium, 4.75a5.25; plain to fair, ASA
ATS; common to plain, 3.75a4.25. Cows,
choice to prime, none; good to choice,
5.50a6.0O; medium to good, 4.50a5. 80;
fair to medium, 400a4.50; plain to fair,
3.00a4.00; common to plain, 2.25a2.50
Heifers, choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 675a7.75; medium to good,
6;25a6.75; fair to medium, 5.5Oa6 100;
plain to fair 5.00a5.50: common to
plain 450a5.00. Fresh COWS and
Springers 20.00a8000.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts rs head;
Sheep and lambs - Receipts, 800
head; light supply, market higher;
sheep, $50 to 400; lambs. $50 to S.25.
Hogs-Receipts, 1850 head; moder-
ate supply, market higher; lights, $50
to 9.15; heavies, 825 to 875; medium,
500 to 9.15; roughs, 6.75 to ITO; light
pigs, s.75 to 600; pigs, $50 to 9.15:
supply, market higher; calves, 500 to
1900.
Hay and Grain.
Wheat-No. red Winter, export,
rs; No. red Winter, garlicky, spot, 10;
December, 70.
Corn-No. 2 domestic, yellow, old,
84a85; cob corn, new, ABS.
Rye-Nearby, 55a60.
Oats-White, No. 2, new, HAAS; No.
3, 43a44.
Hay-Receipts, none. General hay
market strengthening. Drought has
seriously curtailed nearby crops, chang
ing the entire situation. Sections
heretofore shipping are now asking for
offers of hay. Good clover mixed and
timothy new hay will bring from 24.O0
to $500 per ton.
Wheat straw. No. /, per ton. 9.0Oa
1000; oat straw, No. l, per ton, 9.0Oa
1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, December % (SpeciaD
Cotton prices advanced to IL points
at the opening of the market today.
There was continued covering by shorts
in distant positions. Trade buying was
responsible for some of the strength in
near months.
Opening prices were: December, old,
$50, up 6; December, new, 9.75, up S.;
January, old, 9.72. UP 4; January, new,
9.79, up 4; March, 1905, up 4; May,
1898, up 4; July, 1888, up z; october,
1918, up IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
CHECK TOTAL GAINS.
By the Associated Press.

by IIiT ASSUCIaItu FIeSS.
Checks caShed on individual bank
accounts in principal cities of the
per cent last week Is compared with
the previous period. The totals, AZ
compiled by the Federal Reserve
Board, follow, for comparable weeks:
Week ended December II, $13,5O1,s
$4,000; previous week; $l0,645, 040, 600;
same week last year, $1,000 ,O9o, 900. =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22

Ian loA Com Edison Feb 81 IN IIst IlM in
Dividend rates collars last quarterly
IN stock Adustment div
2I % stock l0& "a stock Plus a. IN stock.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27

i, It is "a real fight that lies
ahead of the Americans, to de-.
fend their much-vaunted laurels.
Never before in the history of.
international competition has
such a collection OF stars been
gathered. on one team as viii
compete tonight under the Brit
iSh emblem, Winners in their
own sectional and national meets,
then ip the. empire games, His
Majesty'S :. forces. represent the
ultimate in careful selection OF
talent. ..
It is certain that at least u.s.
600 persons will be in the stands
when the elaborate ceremonies
start the competition under way,
with a possibility that there may
be closer to 0,0O0' Judging from
interest being shown. = >.
Fifteen events, will be
staged. Fourteen, Of them to-
count In the point total which.
win determine whether Amer
lea OF. Great Britain reigns
supreme over track and field.
/ 80, = ''A-S-
Every event except the special
1O0:nfeter race will be a team af-
fair. An the running competibio
| will be in the form of relay races,
ranging from 400 yards to four
miles. In the field events each
nation is limited to three entries,
and their total will decide the
| winner. One point only is scored
in each event. .. -. ,s,->. :
The first meet in 1920 resulted
| in a tie. The second, held after
the olympic games Of 1894" gave
the United states its most over
whelming victory, IL to 3. IN the
last meeting Of the two nations,
the Stars and Stripes once more
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
Wilson's 44th Homer
Breaks League Mark;
Ties Babe Ruth

CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-Realiza-
ton of a dream fostered since
he joined the Chicago Cubs in
1926 was Hack wilson's today
after knocking out his forty
fourth home run Of the season
into the right field bleachers
at Wrigley Field yesterday.
Wilson'S homer against the
Pittsburgh Pirates broke the
National League home run re-
cord and tied Babe Ruth's 1880
record Of A.
Having led the league once
and tied for first place twice in
home run hitting, Wilson has
been at or near the top in all
of the five, seasons he has
worn a Cubs uniform. Wilson
made his major league debut
with the Giants in 1928. but
was soon sent to Toledo.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
Birch Elected Head
OF Local Soccer Loop

william Birch was elected presi-
dent Of the. Washington Soccer
League at q meeting Of the cir
cult yesterday. Birch was form
erly head Of the Capital City
Soccer League.
. Other Officers elected were
Gamaliel Carlton, vice president,
and Ben Kali, secretary-treasurer.
The following teams were repre-
sented: D. C. Kickers. Foxall Soc"
Ger Club, Washington Soccer
Club, British United and Gaelic
The Washington Soccer Club
will hold q meeting at the Dis
trict Building September Is. II
was announced.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
E..X TRA..:: MATCH.
FOR. mat CARD. !.
HA. -
kEH4HE =
~Hu So - Z, Wills - =

George Kiatta, the George
town grappler, and Leonard War
ner have been added to- the
wrestling show a tomorrow night
at the. Washington Auditorium.
Kiatta and Wagner will open the
mat activities at $3.50 O'Clock.
Promoter Joe Turner has listed
four other star. bouts The main,
attraction will bring, together Dr..
Frank Wilson, and Chief White
Feather, the cruel Indian. Billy
Bartush, the Masked Marvel. r
faces Boris Demetroc, the, Greek
heavyweight, Mike Chaplin tackles
Mike Romano, the Italian, and
Bill Middlekoff, former football
player, faces ''Roughhouse" Oh
sen. the big Swede from 4Cleve-
land. ...- ,....-
DR.. Wilson will enter his match
with Chief White Feather de.
terrnined to give the Indian the
! thrashing Of his life. The In.
dian treats his opponents roughly,
but Wilson isn't afraid. 49,;
"IM put that big Indian
down on the mat. and make
him like it," today declared
DIR. Wilson as he discussed
his chances" I know the
Indian is tough and q hard !.
man to deal with it, but i,
can get rough, too. And I'll -,
give that RedSkin all he's %
looking for, you can count
ON that" :, a. -.
The bout will be real grudge
affair. A capacity house is the
outlook, fNr many fans will be
present to cheer for DR.. Wilson.
The Chief has many enemies
here and they hope he gets his
medicine. Their last meeting was:
d wild scramble; but their bout
tomorrow night promises to bring
the fans to their feet. -,
, Billy Bartush, who wants a
shot at Jim Londos, Dick Shikat
or Gus Sonnenberg, will have d
merry time" with Boris Demetros,
the SGreek. star. Demetros is no
baby as Bartush will learn. Mike
Romano and Mike Chaplin, as
well as Bill MiddleRoff and
"Roughhouse" Olson should keep
the fans on edge also. ...s..
J Ladies, accompanied by es7
corts, will, be; admitted free.
Tickets can be obtained from
Goldie Ahearn.. Ninth ana =
Streets Northwest, or from the
washington Auditorium box OF.
flee which will remain open all
day tomorrow. g.; - - :.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27

i am always interested in the
Babe Ruth Contest selections
of Van A. .Zahn. Q name with
which the readers Aof these .
sports pages should be some.
what. familiar by pow.. for, he
has annually been a contestant
and in 1925 was a trip winner.
I have no little respect: for
Mr.. Zai1tl's. baseball .s.j'tddg-T
ment, having. spent many holarS.
talking baseball with. him as
the years. swept by and, form
ing a high opinion Of his knoWl.
edge Of the game, the. players
in it 5; and, what constitutes,
smart baseball in these new days
as against what was considered
strategy. in the old. -. - :
Then, too, it is informative to
the newer generation to talk, OF
the men of the game who were
in their heydey a couple..of >
baseball generations ago, the
Pop Ai1sons, the Heinie WagN:
nerS, Fhe' Delehanties, the Dan
Brouthers and the Johnny
Killings. An evening with this e
fellow Zahn and we younger !.
Squirts, as it, were, can get a :.
perfect connecting link, a COM
plete line Of evolution, between
the early days Of baseball @and
the current era. :
.s.''
So no wonder we look. for
ward annually to seeing Zahn's
baseball selection. because a
man with his baseball back
ground would be sure to have
substantial, men on it and TO
pick them. for, their worth to-
an imaginary team on which
they might play. -.
~
g Of course, no man can tell
how close to Ruth 8, team Mr..
Zahn may; have COME but If
Ruth didn't. pick a single man
that zahtr has picked, Zahns
team would still be a good team.
{ because he has a batting order
made up of men with an un-
8 canny ability to manufacture
doubles and tripleSH and home
runs who are also at or near
the top Of the men in their re-
spective positions in scoring and
in driving in runs.
That seems to me to be a
very good basis on which to pick
a team. Hitting the ball is not
enough; but hitting it effec lively
j.. so as to score men ahead Of the
batter and then score ones self
certainly recommends a player.
Furthermore, Zahn has en-
bodied a quality in his team
, which would be the envy. of
every big league manager, that
is, he has alternated every other
player with a right-hand batter
!. and left-hand batter. His pitch
.erS are the two which have won
the most games in major ball
and altogether his team COM
bines offensive and defensive
baseball in. exceptionally rare
quantities. It wouldn't be fair
to Zahn to repeat his team here,
after making the comment we
have, but should he win. the
Iosers will have to take their
: hats off to a man who has Sc
lected a unique team. yet. not
cluttered it UP. with all the play
ers whose names are at present
on the ends of evefybodyS
tongues.
49, -L-i----.---,. -'1---.---' -,
Somehow or another, we have
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
Interior BouUyers
-. Omen Sent. I8

Earl E. Sschrest and Henry D
Billings will be president and sec
retary,treasurer, respectively, of
the Interior Department Duckpin
League, for the current year.
The league win have .eighI
teams this season and viii open
its season at King Pin No. / on
September Is.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
Barry Meets GIazer
.Eridnu nt Ocean City

! Joe Glazer, Baltimore mldo!e-
weight, and Reds Barry Wash
ington youngster, wiH meet in the
weekly boxing show !. at Ocean
City, Md, Friday night ine AN
eight-rotnd bout: .zy.
Glazer, a 160-pounder, Is in the
midst of a winning astreak. He
whipped Billy Strickler, Washing
ton; in one of his last bouts. =.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
J: 9s:;TODiIl.Al'Y,S.l. |
oPORTOl|RIAEl|! /!
BYKIRk MILLER~]

fight scheduled for September
25 between Jack Sharkey and
Vittorio Campolo wall not draw
flies. ss.;r." ra~. >1-et
FROM the first q we have
thought it d, a poor match and
the crowd, which will go to see.
it can be just as well accom-
modated in Madison SQUARE
Garden as at the, baseball, park.
Campolog did not j, put UP
much Of a fight against John
:; ny Risko in Miami, in fact he
was 3sH washed up after two
rounds, whereas the Cleve
lander tore into the, tall South
American throughout the melee,
and we. thought piled up a
splendid margin, II for his ag-
gresSiVeness alone. s:,a = :t.,
Sharkey ought to beat Cam
polo with one hand tied behind
him. and the fans must know
this. However, Madison Square
Garden is, determined to. carry
. out. Tex Richards plan OF
building up the :Latin-AmericaS
heavyweight, even If they go in
the hole on the match. >
It would be far better for the
racket If they. let 6ome- of the
smaller fellows carry fighting
along snow until next sWinter,
: or even next summer. and give
the public an opportunity to
get some Of the foul smell out
of their nostrilS that followed
the last. two heavyweight fights
of Importance.
It won't be, very long now.
"A month from, today is the
first big football day of the sea
sno, the larger colleges playing
their first games, some of which.
may be tunimportant but which
will show which way the varl-
Gus college gridiron Winds are
g blowing. Army will be playing
Besten: University at the Point,
Dartmouth will be sharpening
it's teeth on Hanover, Yale and
Maine. clash, = Columbia. Cornell
b and California 4 will tf6t2 out
their teams for their first com
petitions, and Georgetown, fresh
from its Point Lookout train
ing grounds, will be playing
Mt. St. Mary here. s<<2.' VI
Of course there a few scat
tered games before, September
27, Friday, September 10, SAT
urday, September 30 and Fri-
day, September 26 carrying a
few, odds and ends of games,
but a month from today is the
big bang-off.
We are in receipt of a letter
from one, Johnny EYers, who
needs no introduction to sports
readers, bemoaning the loss OF
a silver wrist watch on a re-
cent visit to. Washington. A
week ago Sunday the former
spit-fire of the Boston Red Sox
was here to witness the Detroit
Washington game, and some
where between the Connod odore
Hotel and the ball park the
time-piece was lost, IT, was in
scri3ed with the initials ~. J.
E." and Johnny asks usg,to in
quite herein whether It was
found and to assist in securing
!. its return. II the finder 3 vail
make himself known, no ques.
tions- will he asked and q re.
ward Of q nice juicy apple win
be made.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27

=
1 Schang battet for Quinn in seventh.
z McNaIr batted for shores In eighth:
WASHINGTON 50 OO$eOo 90
Runs s'batted in---Croain CO., Judge.
Spencer (2l, HadIey Simmons (O,
FOxx (3), COchrane (2l. Ltska. Rice.
McNalr. ! TwO-base hits-rRice. ROmmei,
West. Three-base hits imm0ns, FOxx,
Home runs-COchrane. Simmons. stolen
bases-Judge. Bluege, spencer: Sacr1'
fIces-COchraHe, MeNaiF. Double play
Lislxa to CrOnin 'tOe sJnd.e. LEFT ON
bases--W Washington. TO-: Ph:'adeiDhia. u:
Bases ON b, lIs-(Hf HNd.ey. 81; "ft'
Lislxa, 4: off ERFRshaw.' 2: oft Rom
mel, 4; off QuinR. u. off Brown. Z.
struck Out-BV Hadley I; bS I.iskn. D
by Quinn, 5; By Grove, 2. Hits-Oif
HadIey, S In 3I-3 lnaiags; off Farm
shaw. 5 I'm 2-3 InRinE; off ROmmel,
In rs innings; off Quinn. : IN l-S
InnlMge. wild pItcls-EsadIey. Cmplres
-MOFIaFity. Guthrie. NalIin and Hide
brand. Winning pltcher-ShOres. LOS-
ing plteher-Llska.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27

YESTERDAYS, RESULTS
Chicago. ]: Pittsburgh s.
st. EOuEs, 3; Cincinnati i.
(Ouly games played0 ..t
TODAY,S GAMES
Boston at Philadelphia:
BROOKLYN at New YOESs
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
st. E-0uis at Cincinnati.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
Old GoIf Bd to Pass FAVOR eJp and Lighter One LGtes
ASSOCIATION
SETS JAN. [ =.
As DATE
=" -t
BY DAVIS J. WALSH

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-The
really heinous nature of a ruling,
by which a larger and lighter
gold bali is to be placed in Amer
ican circulation after January !
next, was revealed for the first
time today when it was admitted
at the offices of the United
States Golf Association that no
other ball is likely to be avail
able to anybody after the dead
line In question. AS a matter OF
fact, this wasn't an admission ex-
actly; it appeared to be boast.
All, of the leading manu-.
facturers, it seems, are COM
mitted to making only the
new 1.68 ball. 1t even. is
my understanding that they
plan soon to stop. turning out
the old type of bali in the
hope that in the meantime,
they will exhaust the supply
and leave no surplus when
the bars go up.
Thus it appears that a regula-
ton, which everybody deemed TO
have been aimed mostly at the
low-handicap and tournament
player, is to be visited alike upon
j. william Chucklehead, who Is
right straight along
and is liable to break lis almost
any day. The new ball, it is
said, viii do Chucklehead a lot
of good, which statement only-
serves to confirm an impression
I have held about America for
some time. It seems to pc g
country composed of l1O,ODO,GOO
people-and those who know
what is best for US. ...>
The populace has only one e1'
fective. rejoinder in this connecE'
ton, but it seems to suffice: IL
listens very attentively and then
does what pleases its fancy. In
this case, its fancy does not APP
pear to run to larger and lighter
golf balls. These have been avail
able at most courses for, upward
of a year. yet dare. say that you.
see one of them being played 10
" 1 GOO of the others. :
It is reasonable to assume,
therefore, that the average
American doesn't want what
is best for him. He is a faS- :.
tidious man, and is very par" !.
ticular about what ball he
misses his golf shots with.
AS a matter of fact, the whole
matter is a legislative stepchlld
that has been left on the Amert-
can doorstep. The child is OF
British parentage. but its care ana
upbringing is to become strictly
an American responsibility. They
started it by asking us II we
didn't wish a larger and lighter
ball. We said yes, and this nat
urally pleased them immensely,
"That's fine" they replied,
"becauSe personally we don't
want it at all" as,
So we are finding ourselves
committed to an experiment. to
which not even the authors are
favorable. In fact, they have
turned their backs upon it with
marked hauteur and, having per:
suaded America that it is doing
a big thing in q big way, they
are prepared to go on hitting the
old bah firmly and with much
resolution. -
suspect, of course, that the
problem, so typical of modern
America, will be solved in the
modern American way. The
bootleg" ball, prest93O stock
right out Of the old bicycle shop,
ought tn have a brisk sale.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27

triumphed by the narrow margin
-nf tR2 tn a., e., rs. =.
Americas advantage appears to
be mainly. in the field events
where the Britons have practically
conceded all six points.
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
Britain's Best Athletes Face
u. S. Stars Today

CHICAGO, Aug 27-Meeting the combined forces Of
England Scotland Canada Australia New Zealand ireland,
Africa and other portions Of Britaips farung empire the
pick of Americas track and field stars will endeaver once
more to uphold Uncle Sam athletic supremacy tonight when
the fourth Of the international games is held at
g. NAnI;n
The Washington times., 1930-08-27
LONE EXCEPTION

Only one American, Frank Kra.
mer, has won the worlds bicycle
sprinting championship, which
has been held annually since 1895,
when the high-wheel bikes passed
out. 49,,