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NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, April 20 CP).-Over- the
counter market:
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INTEREST RATES.

BY the Associated Press.
Time money averages declined last
week as their trend was measured by
the Commerce Department, but call
funds remained unchanged. In the
table that follows the average rate for
both classes of money is given for COM
parable periods, as reported by the
department: =
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CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET,

CHICAGO, April 20 (P.-Butter, 7,848
tubs; steady; prices unchanged. Eggs,
&c, ,268 cases; steady; extra firsts, 1234a
1874; fresh graded firsts, 12a1334; cur
rent receipts, 11al114; storage packed
firSts, IA extras. 49,.
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U. S. TREASURY BALANCE

BY the Associated Press
Treasury receipts for April 27 were
S55, 1893, ,6805l; expenditures. S6453l.- =
993.68; balance, $336,063,575.55. Gus
toms duties for 27 days of April were
SIS, ,029, ,O48.23.
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PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS, April % CP).-Three per cent
rentes, n francs 35 centimes. Five per
cent loan, 10l francs is centimes.
Exchange on London, 80 francs 80
centimes. The dollar was gtsoted at 25
frINcs 39A centimes.
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SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW York, April 20 (P-Sil-
yer futures barely steady; sales $4,000
ounces. May, 27.48 T; July, 27.70 bid;
September, 2815 bid; october, 1882 T;
December, 1855 bid.
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TR ANSACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SW

Prev. 1882 Stock and "a
High. Low. Dividend Rate. A
56% ~ Tri-Contl Corp pf(s)
4 ia Twin City RapTran.
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',BumPing off" Trainmen.

COME years ago practice known as bump
- ing Of was common among train workers.
Under the rules OF seniority any engineer, for
instance, could bid in the run of any other en-
glneer oil fewer years service than he. Now
and then, II an unpopular man. or one incur
ring the enniity of the others obtained a r-,u.
he might be permitted to keep it until he be-
came well establishd, perhaps even moving his
family to the end of the run, after which an
Older engineer would bump him off" or bid in
his run. This sort of treatment could be car.
ried on indefinitely, engineers sometimes giving
up passenger runs for freight cars in order to
punish man believed in need of discipline by
his fellows.
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Amey1Cu at the Crossroads

roads and their schools their towns and their
cities.
'As pointed out in the beginning to re-
build America We will have to reform our
selves We cannot close our eyes to the fact
that there has been disintegration in our
moral life. Discipline has gone out of us, but
defeat will bring it back. We will have to
form again the conscience of the individual
by transmitting, through school and church,
a moral code that is adapted to our urban in
dustria life. We will have to inculcate, through
precept and example, new virtues needed in our
new life.
Devote a generation to fulfilling these tasks
and we viii have finer and stronger race of
people who will again be stirred to nobility
and lofty enterprise. And they VIII build upon
our new foundation, q civilization that will
realize the great dreams and hopes that
America has inspired in men"
Copyright. 1922
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nCULTURAL life in America is also in need

IiCULTURAL life in America is also in need
~ Of rescue. At present it is superficial
and vulgar But change will take place when
the level of the race rises by restricted immi-
grafton and the blending of stocks, a reduction
in the breeding of the ignorant, co-ordinated
industry and educated leadership. Such a race
Is bound to mold a new medium of expression
for itself. And the art that they will create
viii make beautiful the things that they use
their homes and their equipment their rail-
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Dela7rare S DiU0rces Drob

OELAWARE'S matrimonial activities. as WEN
- as its divorce proceedings, fell of cousid-
erably last year, as compared with 1880 There
were only s76 marriages in the State which
was q total $50 short Of 1880 figures. while di-
vorces dropped from 211 in 1880 to 1sI ia 1881.
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term in Libbey Prison and 10 months in An
derSonvilie where nearly everybody but he
died, having been taken there after being cap
tured In action at the Battle Of Cold Harbor
On December ID, 1855 just q year and O
half, almost to the day, another explosion oc-
cured at the Arsenal in which eight at least
were killed outright: Jeremiah Mahoney Pat
rick Reardon. James Moran. Michael McDer-
mott, John Feely, Marshland Whiteley John
Meehan and Peter McGariehey
In this case the unfortunate men, who were
all discharged soldiers of the Army were en-
gagged in asserting fixed ammunition and re-
moving tbe cartridges.
few days ago the writer went to the old
Arsenal grounds for the purpose of trying
to identify one of the two old buildings still
standing there. And to his satisfaction he
concluded that one is one of the end build
ings of the old pententiary. authorized by
Congress back in 1926, for the incarceration
of Federal and local prisoners, and which was
removed in November, 1867, except that part
which is standing today and used an officers
quarters, but which many years ago we are
told, was the hospital and later a portion of
the workshop OF the prison. Here also was
held the military trial of Mrs Surratt and
those accused with her of conspiring to AS
sassinate President Lincoln, and here in the
connecting structure three-story brick
building which was the penitentiary proper
took place the execution of those adjuged guilty
OF the conspiracy. In the floor OF the prison
was buried the body of John Wilkes Booth,
who all will at least agree was the actual
assassin.
{ INCE there appear to be but two old build
- ings at the present Army War College
grounds. located close together, both of which
no doubt had some connection with the old
pententiary, it may be Of interest to trace a
bit of that buildings history.
Sessford, in his annals for 1925 says The
sheds and workshops at the Arsenal have been
nearly completed, together with an extensive
wall to prevent the washing Of the banks by
the river: considerable progress made with the
penitentiary."
The next year we find: THE penitentiary
and keepers houses are under cover and nearly
completed" and in 1928 the following: THE
penitentiary and keepers houses are COM
pleted and only await the passage of q law
for the organization of the establishment.
The next item Sessford gives is for the year
1884. when he says
have been much improved and have a fine
view, being on the point of the Potomac and
Anacostia Rivers. The marsh, the east side
Of it, and the pententiary ought to be drained
by the cutting OF a small canal as far north
as South street which would give additional
ground and remove much Of the cause Of sick
ness In the neighborhood"
And In 1887 find that the swamp COM
planned of had been filled in
In 1S4l we find that additional buildings
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were erected, and seven years later that: The
grading of Four-and- -a-half street south of
Maryland avenue to the penitentiary has been
carried on with spirit, and. when completed in
the Spring, will be of great Importance to that
section"
In 1850 we find: Considerable improve
ments have been made at the Arsenal for va
rous purposes and the manufacture Of gun
carriages and many articles necessary for Army
purposes carried on"
IN 1852 the chronicler concludes with: "At the
] Arsenal much activity prevails in the vari-
Gus machine shops in making and fitting gun
carriages, etc, and all the necessary append
ages"
An item, said to be War Department
record, gives the main events in the Arsenals
history as:
1797-A fort.
1803-Military station formed.
1807-Workshops erected.
1812-Place Of storage for gunpowder
1814-Destroyed by British.
lSl5-Rebult.
18l6-Onhcialy designated Arsenal.
l826-Penitentiary established.
1860-1S65-Depot of supplies for Army Of
Potomac
1881-Arsenal abolished; buildings trans
ferred to Quartermaster Department.
To complete the picture it may be said that
many of the old buildings located here were
demolished in 1904 to prepare the grounds for
the Army War College and Engineering School,
and about all that remains of the place as
many Of us knew it in our younger days are
the two buildings before referred to and the
weeping willow trees to which fondest
thoughts will often turn.
Several years ago Miss Rosa Mordecai wrote
to The Star, giving her version of the introduc-
ton of the Arsenal willows into this country
She said
Il think 1t Is not generally known that the
willow trees that adorn the banks Of our river
were prcpasated from q sapling brought from
the tomb Of Napoleon at st. Helena by Com
modore Porter, who represented our Govern
ment at the transfer Of the body OF Napoleon
from st. Helena to the Invalides in Paris
MY father Mai. Alfred Mordecai, was in
command OF the Ordnance Arsenal where the
War College now stands. We had the young
tree planted in front of his Office. unfortu-
nately too near the pump that supplied the post
with drinking water, for the roots soon blocked
up the well, 50 the tree had to be cut down
Portions were planted all along the bank as
far the old penitentiary where they still
flourish. I am not sure that those on the
Speedway Scions of their opposite neigh
bors Hoping these "reminiscences may inter-
est you
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end of the mansion is short distance from
the original twig brought to America by an
English ofhcer in IT'S from Popes Villa, Mt
Twickenham England. That officer came over
with the intention Of settling in America, mot
doubling that the rebellion would be entirely
crushed in the course of few months. He
soon convinced to the contrary and, aban-
doning all idea of remaining here, he presented
the twig to the father of Mr.. Gusts, then
Washingtons aid at Cambridge 1t was care
fully preserved in oil-silk covering. Mr.
Custis planted it upon his estate at Arlington
on the Potomac. Pope's Willow came from
the East, and was the parent of all the viii
lows of that species in England. The willow
at Arlington became the parent of all other
trees of the kind in America, and even fur
nished shoots many years ago for English gar
denS where the tree had become extinct. There
is a noble specimen of that species of willow
the corner of Twenty street and
Third avenue, New York. It was twig taken
from the parent tree at Arlington by Gen.
Gates and planted there by him when that
portion Of Manhattan Island was his Rose Hill
Farm"
In the last year some asked Mr..
Haskins how many species of willows there
were, and the reply nearly 200, and so
Miss Mordecai and Historian Losing may both
be right, for each may be referring to q sep
arate and distinct species.
h lot long since the writer received letter
from a reader Of The Star seeking further
information about Crystal Spring, and it is
hoped that the following explanation will suf-
hce:
Before the Civil War and even during and
after that event. many German families OF
this city frequented on Sundays and holidays
the vicinity of the old reservoir at Sixteenth
and Kennedy streets and to the south OF the
road that leads into Rock Greek Park
At that time the place was well wooded and
several fine springs were nearby, and the entire
neighborhood soon became known as Crystal
Spring, or Crystal Springs. The largest of these
was at the west side of the loop where the
cars turn at Fourteenth and Kennedy streets,
where it remained until about two years ago,
when it entirely dried up. That this section
was called Crystal Spring we find by the re-
port OF the 6th Army Corps on its way to Fort
Stevens July IL, 1854, which states that they
encamped for the night at Crystal Spring
Soon after the beginning of the Civil War
the territory usually referred to as Crystal
Spring became gradually known as Brightwood,
and so large was this imaginary territory that
in 1876 The Star refers to Wineberger's, then at
Rock Creek Church road and Seventh Street
pike. as being in Brightwood.
The FIRST mention of Brightwood-
TO this section-which the writer has been able
to hnd-is in an item in The Star of November
10, 1851, when it is said: Peter Martin COM
pany B, 36th New York Volunteers, died at
Camp Brightwood."
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Continued from Third PAGE

painting. I believe that woman should be free
to develop her powers, but we should impress
it upon her that her first and finest career is
that Of motherhood and wifehood, and the cur
riculum in the girls schools should prepare her
for this work
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[ lOWEVER, an earlier account of these trees,
written in 1888 by the noted historian.
Benson J. Losing. shortly after he had visited
George Washington Parke Custis at Arlington
House. tells us:
The beautiful weeping willow near the north
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
Last Nights Fights

At Toronto-Emile Pladner
French bantamweight, defeated
Willie Davies, Charleroi, Pa.
At Syracuse, N. Y.-Mickey
Serrian, Scranton, Pa, light
heavyweight, defeated Rip Ma.
shaw, Ogdensburg, N. Y, 10
rounds.
At Miami, Fla.-Relampago Sa'
guero, Havana welterw e light,
scored a technical kayo over
Young Russell, Tampa, seven
rounds.
At San Francisco-Joe Click,
Brooklyn, N. Y, welterweight, out.
pointed CASTOR Decarde, France,
10 rounds; Andy Divodi. New
York, scored technical Knockout
over Paddy Creedon, New York,
seven rounds.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
Pickups and
Putouts
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

By GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Baseball attendance at the
local park is below that of
last year. Richard "Dick"
King, who graduated last week,
was nine-letter man at
Georgetown. He won his var
sity &c" three times in foot
ball, baseball and basketball. =.
Tony Martini, Greenkill Lodge,
N. v, barber, finds Max
Schmeling his best custO-
mer the champions hair is
clipped twice a week. =.
"Shanty" Hogan, the Giants
husky catcher, injured him.
self while getting a base on
balls. twisted his ankle as
he moved to allow a fourth
wide pitch go by. "Bucky"
Greene, ex-trainer for the
Giants, has been a visitor to
the Polo Grounds. also Waite
HOyt, who works out daily
there awaiting new cOnnec-
tiOns. Louis A. Fisher, 1882
Georgetown U. golf captain.
was placed on the honorable
mention list of the All-Eastern
collegiate team chosen by Alex
Berry, coach of the undefeated
Columbia U. golf team. Sid
ney NOyes, of Yale, was as
signed the top position with
the No. 2 spot given to Billy
Howell, of Washington and
Lee.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
SUBURBAN GOLF.
PAIR SCORE

Ralph Beach, pro, and Leon
Hanline, amateur, home pair, ac-
counted for first in the pro-
amateur sweepstakes of the Mid
die Professional Golfers over the
Suburban Club course in Balti-
more yesterday. The Baltimoreans
scored a better ball of IS. with
Beach turning in a low medal
round of 81.
AL Houghton and Maury Fitz-
gerald, the KenWood Club pair,
and George Diffenbaugh and J.
William Harvey, jr., represent
ing Indian Spring, tied for
second, with IS each. Sum-
maries:
burban). 33-s2-G5; George piffen-
baugh and J. w. Harvey, ir.. Undian
Spring.. S5-S1-66; AL Boughton and
Maury Fitzgerald (Kenwood). $3-SS-
Lunn Burning Tree). 31-S6-67; Law
renee Wiesner and Nathan Kaufman
(Suburban), 33-34-67; Glenn Spencer
and W. j. English (Maryland), "a
34-6S.
Cliff McKimnie (unattached and
Jesse Baggett (Beaver Dam), 35-S4-
So John Flattery and George Harlan
(Allview), 35--34-6s: Carroll Mac
Masters and Ernie Caldwell (Hillen-
dale). S5-34-69; Alex Taylor and
Dave Crook (Rolling Road. 35-SS--
6S: Arthur Thorn and Milton Harris
(WoodmonD. 34-36-7O; Charles Bet
schler and John Voneiff (Rodgers
Forge), 37-33-7O; Mel Shorey EAST
Potomac) and DR.. L. s. O'Ten Undian
SPRING.. 35-36-71; william Scott and
Talbot SpeerI, Baltimore C. c., SS-
33-71; Leo Herman and Edgar Lucas
(Baltimorel. 35-36-71; Leo Walper
(unattached) and Maury Nee (Manor),
S7-34-71, and Cliff Spencer (Beaver
Dam). and Fred Nassaue (Suburban),
37-35-72.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
.ARLETT At TER
75 HOMERS

Buzz Arlett. the heavy-footed
outfielder of the Orioles, who
was with the Phillies last season,
is setting his mind on making a
home-run record this season that
may never be surpassed. Buzz
so far has hit 26 home runs for
the Orioles, and major league
owners are wondering how they
ever let the big fellow get out Of
the circuits.
Those who have been following
Arlett closely this season say he
will hit IS home runs, providing
he meets with no injury and the
pitchers take chance on him.
The ball in the International
League is a little livelier than in
the National, being about the
same as the American League
ball.
Two years ago, Joe Hauser,
former member of the Athletics,
belted SO home runs for Balti-
more, and, strange as it may
seem, not a major league club bid
for his services badly as they
needed hitting.
Records at Baltimore show that
at this period of the season when
Hauser was with Baltimore he
had hit less than half of Arlett's
total and did not make his TWEEN.
ty-sixth home run until July 4.
Arlett. hitting either right or left
handed, promises to beat Hauser
by a dozen. Some players figure
that he may go as high as 80
home runs.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
IrUing-BOrdeGu Hope
To Steal Laurel ShOV

Apprised that Lerow Bordeau,
former Georgetown University
athlete, will be pointing for a
Knockout tomorrow night when
they get together in six-round
special on the boxing card at Twin
City arena, hard-hitting Henry
Irving, Northeast Washington
slugger, today declared he was
ready for the battle of his life.
Although eight-round topliners
list Marty Gallagher and Bob
Tow and Reds" Barry VS.. Tim
Charles, many predict that the
Irving -Bordeau swatfest may cas-
lily steal the show. In another six
colorful Joe Bruno tests Harry
Lenox, a newcomer hereabout,
while "Chuck" Lindahl, Pitts
burgh welter, has been signed to
engage Billy Hooe in a four.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14

This means that they'll have
to do more than merely break
even against the two teams still
to be met, namely the Detroit
Tigers who are scheduled in four
contests beginning tomorrow at
Detroit, and the Cleveland
Indians whom they play in four
engagements next week.
"a break in both the pitch
ing and hitting will do it" was
Manager JOhnSOn'S comments
and of course I realize that's a
difficult thing to get with the
opposition angling for it just
as much. But with our pitch
ing bound to be better with
Thomas and COffman with the
club, all we really need is the
hitting which we'll get full
strength if CrOnin only will be
able to return.
Although they have most
always been tough customers
to beat in the past when play
ing at Griff Stadium, the
Detroit Tigers are not feared
so much by Manager JOhnsOn's
gang as the series with the
HarriSmen nears.
1--WE can beat them in their
own park" was Trainer Mike
Martins musings in discussing
the subject. ."1 hope we can
continue to turn the trick this
time"
Although the Griffs looked
like cellar champions in their
two contests against the Browns
Sunday, they have been able to
make comebacks in other games
this season. This is just what
they hope to do in their remain
ing trays on this western trip.
Success in their efforts will
truly bring out their nickname
as the mystery team" of the
Junior circuit.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
CreLUs Take Spins
OUer Hudson Course

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June
14.-Racing crews of Washington
and M. I. T. were to arrive here
today completing the list of en-.
tries for the intercollegiate re-
gatta Monday.
California, Cornell and Syracuse
took spins yesterday. Unofficial
watches caught the Californians
in close to % minutes for the
course, coming down stream
against the tide. CornelTs time
was unofficially placed at 81
minutes. The Syracuse crew
merely padded over the course
Navy, Columbia and Penn took
long rows.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
7ER BOAT BODY TO STAGE TWO MAJOR REGATTAS ONLY
RAIN CUTS GOLF.
TITLE FIELD
IN HALF
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
"NOpe. Can't let you qualify
tomorrow. You'll have to come
o,,t fodou daSnifa tho roinO

"NOpe. Can't let you qualify
tomorrow. You'll have to come
out today, despite the rain"
That was the answer Harry
Graham gave to women golfers
who wished to postpone their
qualifying. round in the third
annual public parks champion
ship.
Fifty-one feminine players had
been entered for the tourney,
but only twenty-five appeared at
Rock Creek Park yesterday
morning, the remainder absent
ing themselves on account of the
drizZle.
Mrs. Irwin Leads
Graham didn't feel that the
slight rain was sufficient to keep
any of the entrants off the course
and refused to allow a postpone
ment of one day.
Mrs. Morris Irwin captured the
qualifying medal with 80, in
spite of four puts on the final
green. Mrs. Mae Hill, runner,up
last year, was second with 81.
Miss Virginia Williams, 1881
champion, and Mrs. Evelyn Gla-
Wis, 1880 titleholder, deadlocked
for third, each with "a.
Pairings for first round. match
play, follows:
Mrs. Doris Irwin. 90. VS.. Mrs. Cor
don Rule. 10; Mrs. J. r Powell SO,
VS.. Mrs Elizabeth Caviness. 90; Mrs
Nick Altrsck. los, VS.. Mrs. Fisher;
Mrs Wilda Martin, 80, VS.. Mrs. Eve
lyn CLAWS. 94 Miss Virginia Williams
81. vs.. Mrs. Florence Godfrey, 1O8;
Mrs. David Mcpherson, 1O3, VS.. Mrs
J. NJ. Jester, 90; Mrs. c. A. White,
1O1, vs. Mrs. Marjorie Groesbeck, LII
Miss Louise ]. Goodall, 1O7, vs. Mrs.
Mae Hill, 81.
Second fight-Mrs. Nina Owing, 12O.
Mrs. C. f. Gibson, 12O; bye VS..
Mrs. Bradbury. 116: Mrs. II: J. zindelI.
III. VS.. bye; Mrs w. r. Rice, 120, VS..
Mrs. G. w. Curtiss 1lS.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14

ruins in New York state.
Unless there is a wholly un-
expected change in the situation,
all tracks will have so much red
on their books that the volumes
can be sliced and served as beet
salad. Those darling boys who
dominate the game are mainly re-
sponSible.
Enter Own Steeds
Most of them own horses. AS
bosses of racing associations they
hang up big prizes for owners to
shoot at. Then they take shots
with their own Steeds.
In the past, by charging the
public an admission fee of 1885,
the tracks have paid expenses and
often made a profit.
They did not sense that this
might be a bad season. So they
arranged for the usual large
purses for stakes and overnight
events, figuring that J. Dominick
Public and his bride, as has been
the custom, would drop in the ad-
mission fee often enough to en-
able the associations to pay off.
Belmont Drops $175,OOO
But j. Dominick Public has
baked at the $685. fee, remained
away from the horse courses in
vast armies and, as a consequence,
many days have come and gone
when the gate receipts have not
been sufficient to pay the purses.
Belmont Park, for instance, took
in $l75,O00 less during it's spring
meeting just closed than it hauled
through the gates for the spring
session of 1881.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
NOT WORRYING
AYSNURN|

has given up his isolation under
the influences of his young blonde
wife, and granted his first pres!
interview IN many months.
"1'm not worrying about Los
Angeles" he declared, accord
Ing to the Leipziger NeueSte
Nachrichten. "My suspension
has not been Cancelled official
ly. If cannot run in Los An.
geleS, / will run here. Running
is everything to me.
"f the International Ath-
letic Federation should lift my
suspension" the flying Finn
continued, "I'm not at all sure
which distance would prefer
in the games.
"The 5,OOO.meter race is too
short for me, and moreover Fin
land is brilliantly represented
by Lauri Lahtinen.
"As to the Marathon" Nurmi
warned. "the nations should
watch the Japanese. They
should be very dangerous COM
petitOrS in Los Angeles. The
Argentinian ZabaIa is also very
fast and reliable.
Personally, 1 consider the
German Paul De Bruyn as the
favOrite over the Marathon dis.
tance.
"The first and most difficult
task for any foreign athlete
competing in Los Angeles will
be that of getting accustomed
to the climate"
Nurmi's young wife. Sylvi. al
ways accompanies him to the
grounds, although she
hated athletic activities before
marriage.