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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-10-08
81, 10000 Estate For n
Black Dots" Widow

NEW YORK. = Producing doeu-
mentary evidence in proof of her
claim that she was the common-law
wife of the late Cecil Graham, col
ored vaudeville actor, Mildred Mitch
ell, of 204 w. 134th ST., was named
administrative of his estate by STR
rogate John P 0'Brien. Graham
who appeared in vaudeville here and
abroad as one of'the Two Black Dots,
died interstate at Rochester on MAY
5th last.
Grahain's estate, consisting mainly
of accounts in the U. 8. Postal Saw
ings Bank, will be slightly in excess
of $4,000, according to Monroe Gold
stein, attorney for the widow. The
entire estate will go to her under the
inheritance law. Besides his widow
the actor is survived by his mother
resident of Kingston. Jamaica, and
a brother, Herbert, who lives in Har-
lem.
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Form New Radio
Bro'aidcastnlg Co.

NEW YORK. = According to a
statement given to the press by one
of its prominent officials, the organ
ization plans of the Atlas Broadcast
ing Corporation have been completed
and the company expects to begin
putting radio programs on the air
beginning November 1.
For this purpose a studio will be
opened in New York City at 2370
Seventh Avenue. Control boards, mi
crophones. speaker phones and other
equipment will be installed.
Many prominent leaders have been
invited to attend the premiere of the
studio and to participate in the inau-
gural.
The Atlas Broadcasting Corpora
ton is mutual stock company, cap
italized at $4,000 and operating un-
der a charter issued under the laws
of New Jersey.
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Negro Actors Fast Forging To The Front

Evidence Of the increased reeogni-
ton gained by Negro players is of
fered by Aarons and Freedley's pro-
duction of "Singin' the Blues" The
last four years have seen "Porgy, ="
Harlem" 1.-The Green Pastures, /"
and now "Singih' the Blues" - all
plays of merit and distinctidn-on
stages traditionally occupied by
white actors. Prior to "Porgv," the
Negro dramatic actor was chiefly
seen either in Harlem, in stock COM
panes engaged in the reproduction
of standard Broadway successes, in
neighborhood playhouses devoted to
experimental and mildly artv tits
with the Enthusiastically the Bran
hall. the Provincetown and the
/ Greenwich Nillage--or in predomin-
ately white plays which called for
one or more Negro actors.
1t was in plays with the latter
classification that Charles Gilpin,
Paul Robson. Abbie Mitchell and
many others got their opportunities
to exercise their skill before white
audiences.
The Negro really got started en-
masse in "Shuffle Along" and right
down TO and including "Blackbirds, -
but the serious side of NEGRO acting
in all-Negro companies, rather than
in white companies with a sprinkling
of Negro players, is best represented
/ by "Porgy," Harlem "Singin' the
! Blues" and '"The Green Pastures. u
From the days Of Williams and
/ Walker the Negro has contributed
to our musical comedy stage. The
names of Florence Mills. Josephine
Baker, Bill Robinson, Ethel Waters,
Sissle and Blake, all recall memoir
able moments in the theater.
The cast of "Singin' the Blues" is
probably the largest yet seen in a
NEGRO play or, for that matter, in a
Negro musical. "Singin' the Blues
is a melodrama. with cabaret back
/ ground in three of its ten scenes.
i Three of the male players date
back to ''Porgy Frank Wilson, ere
ator of the name role in that play
Jack Carter, the sinister cabaret pro-
prietor of thq Aarons and Freddy
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VaIaida Receivers
From Suicide Try


NEW YORK-With the famous
Rhapsody In Black" playing IN the
Bronx preparatory to a Broadway
return, Valaida, completely recov-
cred from her attempted suicide, is
more scintillating than ever.
All along the Rialto of Harlem.
that is, in front of the Lafayette
Theater, the thespians at "leisure"
or rather "at liberty" are discussing
the case quietly, attributing the at
tempt to the Interference of the
father of a noted young dancer in a
love affair which the lady and dancer
were conducting. 1t has been said that
the lady is considerably older than
the youth in question and his father
resented the lads interest in the
noted actress.
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Chicago Plans
Birthday Party
For De Lawd

CHICAGO.-As" 1.-THE Green Pas
lures" swings into its fourth week
in this city, it is announced that it
has broken just about every record
that a producer can shoot at. No
matter how the figures are juggled,
Marc Connelly's play with an all
oolored cast comes out on top. ss'a
As sort Of recognition for this
achievement, group of citizens led
by Sol Butler, star athlete of a decade
ago, plans huge birthday party for
Richard B. Harrison. stellar perfor-
mer of the cast, at the Eighth Regi-
ment ArnIory Monday night at which
more than four thousand guests are
expected. The entire cast of "The
Green Pastures" will Join in cele-
brating with ode lawd."
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Bad Company Opens
AT R K O On Friday

Should a girl serutinize the past
OF the man she marries?
In bad Company new film
opening Friday at the RKO Or
pheum, Helen Twelvetrees plays a
bride who takes her husbands good
character for granted and in doing
so becomes involved in "a sequence
of highly dramatic happenings
Ricardo Cortez, in menacing
role, is said to give an outstanding
performance, and John Garrick is
cast as the young husband the sin
lister chap seeks to displale.
An exciting picture, those who
have attended previews report, is
bad Company, M
Toto, internationally ( a m o u S
clown, will head the new vaudeville,
sharing the bill with this firm.
Other acts will feature Ann Prit-
chard and Her Boys; Cherry and
June Preisser, "Dixies own Dane
ing. Daughters and Art Henry and
Dorothy Martin in what they herald
as 1.-The Unfinished Act"
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COIOred Football Ace
To Be Seen Oregon
Washington Game

Joe Lillard, colored half back of
the Oregon University football team
will be the cynosure Of all eyes Sat
urday in the annual grid battle be-
tween Oregon and Washington. Lii
lard is one of the most talked of
athletes on the Pacific Coast. Ment-
ally alert, game and fast LIZARDS
playing has made him one of the
stars of the grid diamond. Coach
Doc Spears of the Oregon team has
built up much of his strategy around
this big colored player. Last Satur-
day at Multnomah field in Portland,
Lillard carried the ball for the only
touchdown in the game between Ore
goh and Idaho Thousands of fans
will watch every move of the colored
star in the Oregon Washington game
next Saturday.
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Baseball Men To Hold
Banquet In Washington

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Plans for
an Eastern Baseball League for the
season of 1882 will be discussed
when the owners OF Negro teams in
the East meet here at a banquet
on October H. S. b. wilkins, Bait
more, is acting secretary OF the
committee sponsoring the banquet
that owners of teams who have not
already heard from him and who
would like to join in such a league,
communicate with him at once.
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Tuskegee--W WHEREFORE
Game Not For Chicago

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
The Tuskegee Wilberforce football
game will not be played at Soldiers
Field this year.
d, In all probability the'two teams
will meet in their annual game at
Wherefore. The transfer of the
game from Chicago was due. to the
fact that De Paul, local city col
lege, and Hastings College of Hast
ings, Nebraska, were given the date
on which Tuskegee and Wilberforce
had agreed to play.
Effort was made by the athletic
committees of both institutions to
secure the White Sox baseball park.
but were Informed by Mr.. Harry
M. Graviner, secretary. that the
park is Undergoing repairs and
would not be available.
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NJ. Athlete Killed by Train

MOORESTOWN. n ] = Cliffora
Muse Of Moorestown. N. j., home
ward bound workman, who was
killed on Thursday, near Merchant
vile, when the truck he was riding
ION was struck by a Pennsylvania
train. was one of the best known
athletes in South Jersey.
He and his brother. Howard
formed the famous interchangeable
Muse battery. Both We're excellent
pitchers and competent catchers,
and gained fame throughout the
Fast by changing about at critical
moments in baseball games.
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~ s. 10 Cuhans

OMAHA, Neh The Cuban House
.of David baseball tossers tasted de-
feat here last week as the Kansas
City Monarchs turned them back by
a 7-3 score
Following a series with the St
Louis Stars, the bearded players will
meet the Monarchs III return en-
gagement Nimin, the Cuban first
baseman, is out of the game for the
rest OF the season with broken
finger. Wilson, Stevens aud Estrada
have recently been added TO the
Cphans lineup,
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QUEBEC George Godfrey
wrestler and erstwhile boxer Of Lie
pervlle. Pa, defeated Yvan Grand
aviteh. Russian. in wrestling
match here Thursday night taking
the second and third falls in 2:23
and 3:5S.
Grandovich scored the first fall
ia 1850, Godfrey weighed PA
and bis opponent 282 pounds.
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Ellington to Tour

NEW YORK. - Duke Ellington
and his famous orchestra are about
to begin a six months tour of mo-
ton picture theatres for the Para
mount-Publix circuit which will take
this celebrated organization into
most of the large cities of the East
and middle west.
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Ned's Eyes Good Too

WAKEFIELD, Mass. Lieutenant e.
o. (Ned) Gourdin, former worlds
champion broad jumper, attached to
the 372nd Infantry battalion rifle
team, was fourth among the ten
highest individual scorers in a re-
cent match held here.
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Mae West Talent

NEW YORK (ANP)-Earl Tuck
FL, Paul Meers, Cora LaRedd and
a number of other colored top notch
CTS are playing in Mae Vests lies'
show, Constant Sinnees." at the
Royals Theatre 1t is believed for
long run.
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Chatter Of Stage and Screen


I NEW YORK. { ANP)-DukeI Mil
Ter, former partner of Willie Bryant,
is now with Pete and Peaches, dane
ing stars, making the long famous
team a trio now. They opened in
Philadelphia last week.
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The Deas' outfit halls from Boston
While playing around New York CITY
n funny guy who had iabit Of
going back stage and telling per-
formers that he was from their
agents OF lice, informed several of
the boys that they were fired. They
qult the job, tu' got th;ngs straig'.t
IN tune fr the show.
Radcliffe aid Bob Proetor, yonk-
el's. N. ", last half
The Three. Gobs are shatinp hon.
ors with l.fi n'orsay at the Earle,
Washington, D. c.
The Green Pastures ntlndes
at the Illinois, Chicago.
..Rhap. ody III Black" is at the Me-
iestie, b~ston
The Wonder Bar fChilton and
Thomas) re-opened last Monday at
Shubert, Newark, with Boston for
October s.
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lack Johnson's Cab

los ANGELES, Cal, (ANP) =
With the big sun-arc flood lights all
ready. profuse decorations inside ana
out, and celebrities both colored and
white getting ready for the big event
Jack Johnson's Show Boat Cafe opens
this week in the Dunbar Hotel.
Ernestine Porter, slender graceful
little parcel of tireless vitality has
trained principals and chorus into a
wonderful floor show. As directress
she is staging a gala opening show
characteristic of the name and at,
mosphere. Ruby Buddy Williams,
Catherine Lemar, and Dick Bareo
are principals.
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1t is rumored that Dusty Fletcher
will be seen in the new edition of
BLACK Birds in which Adelaide
Hall, now in London, viii be fea-
tured.
Bessie Dudley and Mae Alexander
have been added to the new revue
at Commits.
Z. Ada Brown, the 200 pounds of
personality, is splitting between the
Madison and Chester. 40.
The Justa (Helena) Four are do
ing their stuff at Keiths Albee,
Boston.
Bojangles and his Hot From Har-
lem" gang are at Keith's, Columbus,
Ohio.
Harlemania Steppers are at Hill
Street, Los Angeles.
Al and Charlie Gaines are tunlbl-
ing at the Regent, Paterson, y. j.
Eddie Deas and band, Shea's, To-
ronto.
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Handy transforming

NEW YORK.-W. C. Handy, com
poser of "St. Louis Blues and
Broadway music publishers, has or
ganized new dance banI and gone
ON transforming trip througho 1T
the South and Southwest. During
his absence his son. William, will
conduct the music-ppblishiaG liusi-
ness.
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FALLS ATTEMPT ID
 ESCAPE PRISON FAILS

WASHINGTON, July IA. (P) II Albert B. Falls seven year attempt to escape prison, where he Was sentenced for conviction of accept ing bribes in connection with the Harding administration scandals failed definitely.
 The former Interior secretary has only a few more days of liberty, following Justice Bailey, of the Su- preme Court of the Dis:::ct of Col umbia. refusing to susncrd his year sentence.
 It is expected that Fall will be ordered to prison in Wa>hingson at once.
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PLANS CO FORWARD
 0N HEARST PROPOSAL

WASHINGTON, July IA. R III Plans are under way for an inter- state conference to carry forward the campaign for a gigantic feder- al bond issue for public improve ments and thereby bring back pro- sperity, as proposed by William R. Hearst, according to advices receiv- ed here.
 Senator Elmer Thomas, Okla homa democrat, has sent requests to Congressional leaders in other states to join in arranging an in terstate conference.
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BATTLE STILL RACES

VATICAN CITY, July 14. (P T Pope Plus decided to move the head quarters office of the Catholic Ac- tion Society to within the Vatican walls. This would take the head quarters out of the jurisdiction of the Italian government and would render it impossible for Premier Mussolini to close the headquarters unless the concordant with the Vat ican is denounced.
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ALL BANKS CLOSE UNTIL THURSDAY
 STEM CRISIS TIDE
BANK MORATORIUM IN GER MANY FOR ONE YEAR :.
 IN EFFECT

BERLIN, July IA (R-The Ber- lin government moved to stem the tide of financial disaster by plac- ing in effect what amounts to a general moratorium on banking operations.
 In accordance "';+'-
 by Hindenburg, all banks viii ous.l-. out the Reich, with the exception of the Reichsbank, closed nominally until Thursday but actually as long as officials deem it advisable to restore confidence.
 Banks and postofficeS are pro- hibited from handling payments of transfers either in Germny or to foreign countries and the stock exchanges have been ordered to suspend operations for the re- mainder of the week. Anyone in- sisting on buying foreign curren- cieS will have to pay cash as checks will not be accepted
 The World bank is willing to renew the $1OO,OOO,OOO credit due Thursday.
 It is understood the Bank of France and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which par ticipated in the credit, also the Giant Extension Bank of Eng land, have not yet ruled on the matter.
 The reaction outside of Germany to the collapse of the Darnlstaed- ter and National Bank caused a temporary closing of all banks.
 The British foreign secretary, Henderson, from London, and Stimson from Rome, are enroute to Paris for conferences.
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DEEP CONCERN FELT
 FINANCIAL SITUATION

WASHINGTON, D. C., July IA. (P)-The financial situation in Germany is the cause of deep con- cern in official circles
 The credit extension has some what eased anxiety but President Hoover continued to watch every development from the results of the order of Hindenburg closing banks and awaited reports on the frail economic position of the Bruening government from Am bassadOr Sackett
 These reports indicated condi- tions are still bordering an col lapse
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SEATTLE MAYOR |S RECALLED BY FEWER
 VOTES, ELECTION
OUTCOME OF OUSTING EN- PLOYEE IN SERVICE
 20 YEARS

SEATTLE, July 14. P)-Mayor Frank Edwards was recalled by 35,657 votes to 21,836, a total of about 1000 less votes than at the spring election.
 Robert Harlin, council president. takes charge until the council elects new mayor within 20 eays.
 The recall campaign began when the mayor dismissed J. D. Ross, for more than 20 years superin- tendent of the city light plant, last March, on the eve of the council election.
 BackerS of Ross promised his immediate reinstatement by sym pathetic council.
 The mayor was accused of un- due friendlinesS with private pow CT interests; Ross was championed as a defender of public ownership.
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RUSS OFFICIAL REFUSES
 TO RETURN MOSCOW

HAMBURG, Germany, July IA. P-R. Dowgalevsky, chief of the grain department of the Russian delegation here and nephew of the Soviet ambassador to Paris, was reported to have refused to obey an order from his superiors to return to Moscow
 He was said to have learned that Joseph Stalin had discovered his opposition to the Stalin policy, and that the Russian secret service sus- pected him of sympathizing with the rightist opposition in Russia.
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EXPLORER IN EATEN LAND
 WILL CHAT WITH CHICAGO

CHICAGO, July IA. (P Daily chats between Chicago and Baffin Land, at the top of the world, will keep some short wave radio chan nels busy this summer.
 Ralph Brooks, maintenance en- gineer at the NEG studios here, will be on the Bowdoin with Command CT don B. MacMillans' crew of voyagers, who'll spend the sum- mer studying the ice cap.
 He has arranged with a number of friends, operators of short-wave sets, to pick up his signals so he may keep in touch with goings. on in his native habitat.
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SECOND OPERATION MAY
 SAVE TWINS LIVES

BALTIMORE E, July IA. (P- Twin babies, joined at birth but severed by surgical operation, de- clared to have few parallels, re- mained alive and surgeons express ed the hope that a second vital operation to save them would be possible.
 They are doing better than ex- pected," it was said at Mercy hos pital and the twins began their fourth day of life. Without the se- cond, operation the babies cannot survive, surgeons said.
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SOMEBODY WILL PAY
 FOR TH|s,' CAP0NE

CHICAGO, July IA. (Ep - Al "Scarface" Capone, gangland czar of Chicago was arrested on a vag- rancy warrant.
 His stay in jail was very brief, however, as bail was posted with in 30 minutes of his arrival at a south side station.
 Upon being released he refused to make any statement other than, somebody will pay for this" and hurriedly left when a photographer appeared on the scene.
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STEEL OFFICIAL DIES IN
 ATTEMPT 10 SAVE GIRLS

ERIE, Pa, July IA. (R-Plung- ing into Lake Erie in an effort to rescue two girls, Harry J. Marks, 35. president of the Federal Steel Company of Detroit. was drowned and one the girls, Phyllis Klingen- smith, IT, was clinging to Marks when they disappeared.
 She jumped in to save her sister Jackie, who dove in from their boat and hit in too deep water.
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SWALLOWS FALSE
 TEETH AND DIES

WASHINGTON, D. C., July IA. R)-Private Olaf Nelson of Fort Bliss, Texas, died after five un- successful attempts to extract ar tificial teeth he swallowed
 He was rushed across country in an army ambulance plane in an attempt to have his life rallied from the fifth probing for the dental bridge which caught in his throat while eating breakfast.
 He died after a two hours at tempt to remove the obstruction.
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COTTON CROP PAYS

FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn, July IA. R)-The congregation of a Pros pect Baptist church wanted a preacher so badly that 100 men and women went to work for one. A seven acre tract was planted in cotton, and proceeds will be used C. the pastors salary. Previously, the church had preacher once a month.
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GANDHI TO LONDON

BOMBAY, July fl. (P) - Ma hatma Gandhi has informed the government of India that he is like ly to go to London for the secoll,i round table conference in Septenl- Der if no further difficulties ais with the congress party. It is ex- pected he will sail on August 25
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TENNIS PROS PLAY

FOREST HILLS, N. Y. July H (P)-Vlncent Richards and William Hidden, 2nd, old rivals of amateur tennis days, won their way to the finals of the American professional championships with straight set victories over Howard Kinsey and Karel KozeIur, respectively.
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FRENCH AGES FORCED
 DOWN IN SIBERIA

IRKUTSK, Siberia, July 14. (P) Joseph Lebrix and Marcel Doret, French fliers, were forced down near Nighue Udinsk, 500 kilomet- CTS west of here.
 The men, including a mechanic, were uninjured except one who sustained an injured knee.
 They covered about $500 miles on a projected nonstop flight from Tokyo, 1000 mile flight.
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MONOPLANE SIGHTED

SEATTLE, July IA. R-A plane identified at Burns Lake as the Fort Worth" passed at 11:15 yes terday making directly for Seattle; it was also sighted over Hazelton'
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ROBBER WOUNDED

SAN DIEGO, July 13. (H) A rob- ber who identified himself as Oliver Arnold, B years of age, of Regina, Canada, was fatally wounded in 2 gun fight with police who came upon him while he was tying Mar ion Bookberry, a garage employee b an automobile.
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VARIABLE PITCH PROP

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y. July 14. James Goodwin Hall, war fly CT, arrived from California for tests with a variable pitch propeller, af- ter which he expects to better the trans-continental flight record of Captain Frank Hawkes..
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1O8 COLLEGE MEN SEEKING WINGS IN
 ARMY AIR CORPS

WASHINGTON, July IA. R III It's harder these days to keep Joe Colleges feet on the ground, for he's turning to flying.
 Of the 245 students forming the new primary flying school class of the army air corps, 1O8 were ac- cepted because they were college men.
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STORMS CAUSE HAVOC

NORTH BATTLEFORD. SaSk. July If. R-The terrified citizenry of North Battleford took stock of the damage which has been caused by a series of storms which have swept this entire section for the past two weeks.
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HOW THEY STAND

Morgan, of the Cleveland h. dians, maintained the batting lead ership in both leagues in Mon days games with an average of 1896.
 Ruth, of the Yankees, is next with 1883.
 Klein and Davis, both of the Phyllies, are tied for the National League leadership with .36O.
 Gehrig, of the Yankees. and Klein are tied for home runs wiht g each; Ruth has q.
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REBELS DEFEATED

LIMA. Peru, July IA. (R Dis patches from Arequipa to the news paper Fl Commercio said federal troops in the Cuzko region had de- feated rebels in battle which re- suited in a large number of caus- altieS.
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FORGED STERN POST

MARE ISLAND, July 14. (P) - The cruiser San Francisco, to be built here will have a forged stern post instead of a casting such as was used in the cruiser Chicago type and found to be defective in five of the ships.
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SEATTLE HALIBUT PRICES

SEATTLE, July IA. (R Mine vessels with 123,500 pounds of medium halibut and 78,5O0 pounds of small brought 734c to 8Ac for mediums and 4c to Sc a pound for the smallS.