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Evening star., 1934-07-03
Girl Ball Teams
Enter New Loop
DOZEN teams, including two

a DOZEN teams, Including TWO
n made up Of girls, are expect
ed to compete in a sandlot
base ball league sponsored by the
Eastern High School Community
Center and under the direction OF
Mrs. Lily Nicholas, famed decade
back as a diamond pilot.
Mrs. Nicholas has called meet
ing for tonight at 8 O'Clock at
Eastern High. and all unlimited,
senior and junior teams desiring TO
enter are requested to have repre-
sentatives present.
All games will be played on the
Eastern diamond.
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THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE
OVER THE PLATE.

Bill Jones had the speed OF q cannon ball;
He could loosen brick from q three-toot tDdH
When he shot one across it mould hurtle by
Too Swittly for epen the surest eye
No one could hit him Dhen he iDdS right,
As no cue could tollotD the balls quick flight.
should hdUe starred in big league role,
But he stuck to the ntnorS-he lacked control
Jack Smith had cure like a loop-the-loop
II uould start for your head NTH sudden Swoop
And break to your knee lDith zigzdo UdUe.
And the leagues best bdtterS mould and rdUe
At the lump ii took and the sudden SuerUc.
Shades of the boomcrdnqi What a curue!
But Jacks still doomed to bush league fate
He could not get it across the plate.
Here's the GnSiDer to profit and loss
HON much OF it can uou oct acroSS2
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In order to size up the situation
more completely, we turned the argu-
ment over to our expert statistician,
who returns the following report:
With both races this year as close
as they are, and pennant hopes still
flaring in Detroit, New York, Wash
ington, st. Louis, Cleveland, Chicago
and (Mr. Ripley Boston, perhaps the
July 4 traditions will miss fire for a
change. Anyway, here are the sta
tiStics.
In 1924, the Giants and the Sena-
tors we're away ahead at the end of
the season after leading their leagues
on the Fourth. A few days later in
July, the Yankees went into first
place, but Washington came through
at the end to win the pennant and
the series. Washington was in first
place on the holiday again in 1925. So
was Pittsburgh in the senior circuit,
although the Giants were on the BUGS
heels all through the schedule. Pitts
burgh beat the Senators by winning
the last three series game in row.
But, in 1926, the Cincinnati Reds
were in first place and st. Louis was
third at the mid-mark. st. Louis won
the pennant and then beat the Yank-
ees for the world title. The Yanks had
led all the way in 1927 and 1928. The
Yanks were unbeatable from May,
while Pittsburgh and st. Louis led on
July in those years and went on to
COP the bunting. The Yanks won each
series, four straight.
This is the way the National League
looked on July 4, 1929:
w. L. Pct.
Pittsburgh ............. A Is .638
Chicago ............... AZ "A .636
And like this on October 2:
w. L. Pct.
Chicago .............. SO 54 .645
Pittsburgh ............. 90 90 .ofo
The Athletics had won SO and lost
only II games on July 4 of that same
year, and when the pennant chase was
done they were on top of the heap
with lo4 victories and % dsfeats. They
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BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
@HILADELPHIA, July g.
- Manager Cronin has picked
only one of his pitchers for
i tomorrow's twin sketch
- with the AS in Washing
ton it's Walter Stewart
The other hurler will not be Sc
lected perhaps until game time .
may be AL Crowder and it may
be Bob Burke Neither Stewart
nor Earl Wh!tehill came up here
with the club Whitehill is
being rested . for service in the
New York series later in the week.
Luke Sewell was back in action
yesterday Just six days after
being "beaned" by Bump Hadley
He cid a good piece Of re-
ceiving and was not al all
shy at the plate didn't get a
hit in four tries but three
times he snacked the ball soundly.
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Sound Questions Left Unanswered.

HR. FUCHS does not intend, OF
V course, to make the issue a
political one His subject is
sports writing. He observes the field
impartially, and he doesn't like what
he sees. He mentions a certain sin
lister document which appeared some
years ago, describing a number OF
sports writer's as being strictly on the
take.
why is it that the tom-toms aren't
beaten in order to dispel some of the
illusions that the infdels greater"
demands Mr.. Fuchs, in a tone fraught
with implications.
Well, that's a very sound question.
The coloumnist of the Daily Worker
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Clicking Again
WASHINGTON
.Ratted for Dietrich in ninth.

~Retted 1or Dietrich III hiHIh'
washington ....... OIL 002 0o2-a
Philadelphia ....... 100 600 Oils
Runs batted in-Myer 90. Travis. Kress
hits-Myer, Manush Schultz McNair.
Warstier Three-base hit-Myer. Home
runs--Kress t2). Sacri1ce-Cronin. Dou-
BILE play-Herry to McNair. Left on
ba bases--Washngton. 3: Philadelphia. 8:
First base on balls-Of Thomas, . of
Dietrich. 3. Struck out-By Thomas l;
by Dietrich. - Umpires-MesSrS. Moriar-
ty and Hildebrand. Time-l:36.
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beat Chicago (remember that horrible
seventh inning, october IL, 1929, when
the AS scored 10 runs when they
were trailing 8 to 0?).
A Remarkable Race.
TN 1880 there was remarkable
race. which was not decided in
the National League until the last
two days. The standings on July
that year were:
Brooklyn ......... 1923
Chicago .......,. .602l
New York ........ .529
st. Louis ......... .522
And do you recall who won? Why,
the Cardinals won with 81 victories
in their last 26 games. At the end,
this was the standing of the clubs:
st. Louis ......... .597
Chicago ...... .584
Brooklyn .s..,... 900
New York ....... .535
The Cards were spent and the AS
beat them in six games. But, when
the Cards and AS were in first place
ON July and october l in 1881. the
bets were even. st. Louis copped the
series, to 3.
The Cubs were in third place in
1882 at midseaSon. Pittsburgh and
Boston were ahead of them by two
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TEAM STANDING,
Texas.

leXaS.
Oklahoma City, q; Dallas, 2.
Tulsa, 4; Fort Worth, 3.
Houston. 4; San Antonio, 2.
Galveston, /; Beaumont, O.
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Ew YORK, July 3.-The mat
ter of publicity for wrestlers
is stressed by William Fuchs,
sports editor of the Daily
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Western.

Topeka. S; Omaha, l.
st. Joseph, 5; Sioux City, 4.
Des Moines, 9; Rock Island, 4.
Davenport, IA; Cedar Rapids, 9.
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TEAM STANDING

Piedmont.
Richmond, 3; Norfolk, 2.
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New ork-Pennsylvania

Wilkes Barre. 7; Scranton, 5.
Harrisburg, lis; Reading, 1917.
Others not scheduled.
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GAMES TOMORROW
Minor Leagues
international

INTERNATIONAL.
Syracuse, 13; Baltimore, 5.
Albany, 8; Newark, 2.
Rochester, 8-3; Montreal, 3-4.
Toronto, Az; Buffalo, 3-3.
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CONTINUED on Page 9, Column %
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League Races
ESDAY, JULY 3. 1884.

TUESDAY. JULY 3. 1884.
American
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
washington. +; Philadelphia, 3.
New York, b. Boston, o.
Detroit, q-5. Cleveland. 2-6.
other clubs not scheduled.
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GAMES TODAY

New York at Boston.
Phila. at Bkln.
Cinci. at Pitts.
St. Louis at Chicago.
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Revive Their Hitting.

THE Nationals snapped out of a
batting slump that had made
them all but helpless against the
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Pacific Coast.
No games scheduled.
Southern.
SOUTHERN.
Nashville, IL; Atlanta, 4.
Others not scheduled.

TEAM STANDING.
(Final, first half.D
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American.

TEAM STANDING
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The Athletics had won SO and lost
only II games on July 4 of that same
year, and when the pennant chase was
done they were on top of the heap
with lo4 victories and 90 defeats. They
Evening star., 1934-09-23

will be held in Foundry M. E. Church,
Sixteenth and P streets, October 10
to 81, inclusive.
The official staff and 81 commit
tees of the organizations IL branches
have been busy for some time COM
pleting their plans for the sessions,
which will be open to the public
Business sessions will be held in the
mornings and afternoons, and eve
nings will be devoted to addresses.
music and demonstrations. Approx
mately rs missionaries in native cos
tune are expected to be present.
Among the distinguished speakers
and visitors will be Bishops Edwin
Holt Hughes, William F. Mcdowell.
Titus Lowe, John A. Mackay and DIR.
Evening star., 1934-09-23

riodic inspection Of all motor vehicles.
Under the plan. the inspection
would be made by the District. ex-
penses of which would be met out OF
the existing motor tax revenues. The
plan was drawn up in an effort to
prevent the District from becoming
one of the country's worst accident
centers.
Four other proposals. besides the
inspection suggestion. are:
Police Department personnel in
crease for more rigid enforcement of
motor laws and the setting up OF a
separate traff1c court to deal in a
uniform and speedy manner with
violators; second, passage OF the
safety-responsibility bill for control
Evening star., 1934-09-23

Of reckless and financially irrespon-
sible motorists and compulsory liabil-
ity insurance for regular motorists
and taxicab drivers; third, engineer
ing studies to determine how street
facilities can be used to the best ad-
vantage and to prevent any break
down in the system. and fourth. the
keeping up Of continuous campaign
of education for both motorists and
pedestrians, adults and children.
Evening star., 1934-09-23
Agency Sues ELISA Landi.

LOS ANGELES, September % H).
Blond ELISA Landi, movie actress,
was sued today for $1,000 claimed as
agency commissions under a contract
between her and the Schulbert-Feld-
man Theatrical Agency.
The suit said Miss Landi had earned
$1,000 since last August l and 10
per cent of that is due the agency.
Evening star., 1934-09-23
GERS, will conduct the Installation

ceremonies.
Officers for the new year are Stuart
Rice. assistant director, United States
Census Bureau, president: D. w. VIII
lard. professor of sociology, George
Washington University, vice president;
Frederick F. Stephan, co-ordinator Of
statistical projects, Federal Emergency
Relief Administration. secretary-treas-
urer; Emma A. Winslow, director, Di-
vision of Statistics, United States
Children's Bureau, and Elwood Street.
director of public welfare, District
government, members of the Executive
Committee. All persons interested in
sociology are eligible to associate
membership in the chapter.
Evening star., 1934-09-23

Thomas Ferrier Hume Of Bristol,
England; DR.. Kenyon Butterfield. DR..
Lucy Wang, president of the Wha Nan
College, Foochow, China; Miss Michi
Hawai- of Japan and Miss Yosko Saito
Of Japan.
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FOREIGN MISSION
EXECUTIVES TO MEET
Sessions Will Be Opened at Found
ry M. E. Church on DC.
tober 10.

Plans are being completed this week
for the annual general executive
meeting of the National Women's
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, which
Evening star., 1934-09-23
FIVE.FOLD SAFETY
PROGRAM DRAFTED
A. A. A. Proposes Compulsory
Periodic Inspection of Mo-
tor Vehicles.

After. review of increasing traffic
fatalities and injuries the American
Automobile Association has drawn up
a fve-fold safety program, including
recommendations for compulsory pc
Evening star., 1934-09-23
Escape From Prison.

Eighteen criminals, most OF whom
were serving life sentences are re-
ported to have escaped recently from
DEVILS Island
Evening star., 1934-09-23
SOCIETY INSTALLATION
EXERCISES TO BE HELD
Former Washington Sociological
Group Will Be Chapter of
American Organization.

Formal installation of the former
Washington Sociological Society as
the Washington Chapter of the Amer
lean Sociological Society will be made
Thursday at dinner to be given in
the Admiral dining room. President
Ernest w. Burgess of the national
society, assisted by other national off,
Evening star., 1934-12-04

Continued From Third Page.)

Dyer and Mrs. j. H. Dellinger. Mrs.
N. Graham Fountain and Miss Mary
Maxon, with group Of young girls,
will assist in serving tea. Mrs. Ulysses
G. B. Pierce, Mrs. James M. Doran
and Mrs. Laurence c. Staples have
arranged the details.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton Ferguson were
hosts to a company of % at an old
fashioned party at their home, The
Eltanna, in Lyon Park, Va, Friday
evening, November 30. entertaining
for members of the review division of
the Agriculture Adjustment Admins
tration.
Guests included Mrs. Martha Berg
sith, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Simpson. Mr..
and Mrs. B. L. Fletcher, Mrs. William
Compiler, Miss Susan Hensley, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Chappell, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. H. Megeath, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Simpson. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Abbott. Mrs Lulu Cullen. Mrs. Daisy
Whitaker. Mrs. Adele johnson, Miss
Thelma Benton, Miss Velma Rich
mond, Miss Ida German. Miss Eunice
Eaton, Mr.. Thomas Campbell, Mr.. Hy-
man Lewis. Mr.. J. D. Parks and Mr..
Eddie Minor.
A quiet wedding took place Novem-
ber Is at O'Clock pm, at BOT Port
land avenue southeast. when Miss Eta
Ward daughter of Mr. and Mrs Will
liam Ward of Independence, Va. be-
came the bride of Mr.. Arthur Dale
Todd of Ontario, Calf, the son OF
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Mr.. and Mrs. g. s. Todd Of 7os VII.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Todd Of 708 vii.
low street, Ontario. Calf.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. George L. Conner of the Congress
Heights Methodist Church. and Mr..
and Mrs. McCubins Of Washington
were the attendants.
The bride wore a costume brown
dress and her flowers were roses. The
bridegroom wore brown suit.
Mrs. Todd attended school at Inde-
pendence. Va, and Teachers College
at Harrisonburg, Va, and is a grad
uate Of st. Elizabeths Hospital and is
now supervising there.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward left for a short trip to Natural
Bridge and the home of the bride in
Independence, We.
the life of the poet, Emily Dickinson,
and which the Columbia Players will
present at Pierce Hall December IL
and l3, is attracting great deal of at
tention among lovers Of poetry. Among
those who have taken tickets for the
production are Miss Meta Neuman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Buford H. Penrose, Mrs.
Nellie Wilson Shircliff, Mr.. James Nc
Lain. Mr.. Lawrence Gichner, Mrs.
Martha Mayo, Miss Louise Mayo, Mr..
George Scherrer, Miss Marjorie Beall,
Mr. Albert Abramson, Mr. Oliver Girls
void. Mrs. George w. Wharton. Mr..
and Mrs. George Russell Young, Mr..
and Mrs. George Durno. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alien Underwood, Miss Eileen Whar-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard M. Rice, Mr.. Thomas
Vernon Hall. Mr.. Norman S. Lang,
Miss Ann Harper. Mr.. and Mrs. James
w. Burns, Miss Winona Thurston. Mrs.
Irene Godsell, Miss Marie Day, Miss
Annie Seay. Miss Grace Smith. Mrs.
Margaret Pieper, Miss Efiie o. Wade,
Evening star., 1934-12-04

7-pouch plus 8 envelope styles equals
10 glorious gift styles at one low
Evening star., 1934-12-04
Pouch Styles

With twin clasps, talon
closing, 3-part frames,
over-the-arm, top handle,
back strap and double
flap.
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operation with the National Capital
Parks Office in presenting public en-
tertainments in the Sylvan Theater
during the Summer months.
The acquisition of new areas in
tended for active recreation by the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, and the development of
these areas by the National Capital
Parks Office, together with a con-
slant increase of active recreation
facilities in properties already owned
by this office have brought the Ma
tional Parks Office face to face with
the problem of organization and di-
rection of recreational activities.
With the additional acquisitions
called for by the plans for the Ma
tional Capital. this problem will be-
come increasingly urgent"
Evening star., 1934-12-04

ORDER NOW FOR CHRISTMAS
Evening star., 1934-12-04
RUSH OF ALIENS SEEN
TO OBTAIN CITIZENSHIP
Bargain Prices and Hopes Of Old
Age Pensions Held Rea.
son for Increase.

BY the Associated Press.
Bargain prices for citizenship papers
have brought rush of applications
from aliens.
Last Spring fees were cut SO per
cent Now Labor Department figures,
though still incomplete, show there
were 1886 more applications for first
papers from May through September
than in the corresponding period of
1888.
First pappers' are officially called
declaration of intention" to become
a citizen.
The increase in second papers" ap-
plications was even greater. 1898.
Second papers" when granted, con-
fer citizenship.
Besides the cut in fees, reports from
the West Coast indicate that aliens
desire to be eligible for State old
age pensions accounted for part Of
the jump.
Nowadays, provided there are no
undue complications, it costs only $40
for an alien to become an American
citizen.
Evening star., 1934-12-04
Narv Piokford Returns Home.

HOLLYWOOD. December R.-
Mary Pickfrd returned from the East
yesterday to attend to her business
affairs. Her estranged husband,
Douglas Fairbanks, was not at the
station to meet her. and she had
nothing to say" regarding her pend
ing divorce action or the possibility OF
a reconciliation.
Evening star., 1934-12-04

Washington's present confused rec
reational set-up has its roots In leg
islation enacted nearly half a CEN
tury ago, L. H. Weir. recreation eX-
pert, pointed out in his report to
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, and present-day
agencies are reaching out to extend
their powers.
In 1890, the report recites, the Or
flee of Public Buildings and Grounds
first received authority from Congress
to permit certain of its properties to
be utilized as childrens Fairgrounds.
This was later extended to other
grounds, and embraced adults, as well
BY congressional edict the District
Commissioners received jurisdiction
through appropriation acts to equip
and maintain certain properties and
funds to buy certain lands, and
finally, in 1912, provision was made
for supervision and the present Play
ground Department came into being,
said the report.
Community Centers Launched.
Out of an act of Congress of 1915
grew the Community Center Depart
ment, for the Board of Education was
clothed with authority to use school
properties for supplementary educa-
tional purposes, civic meetings .
social centers, centers of recreation,
Fairgrounds"
The report declares that in 1924
the National Capital Park Planning
Commission was created. and two
years later was granted larger pow
ers and the name altered to the pres
ent National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. This group lacks
administrative powers. but does pur-
chase land and is charged with plan
ming a comprehensive systematic de-
velopment of park, playground and
parkway system for the National Cap
ital and its environs"
The Welfare and Recreational As
soclatlon or Public Buildings and
Grounds, Inc. Quasipublic agency.
came into being in 1927 as the opera
tive agency Of several different types
Of recreation areas and facilities under
the jurisdiction of the former Office
OF Public Buildings and Public Parks.
the duties of this latter body now
being exercised by the National Cap
ital Parks, under President Roose-
Nelts reorganization of the Govern
ment.
Services Outlined.
Weir delineates the Original lines
OF division of these principal admin
istratlve agencies: The Playground
Department, providing service
chiefly for children. largely outdoors:
the Community Center Department.
providing recreation service largely
for adults and chiefly indoors. and
the National Capital Parks. providing
service OF an unorganized type for
all ages and both sexes. a service
Tor self-organized. lf-directed
groups largely adults and entirely out
doors. and service for all ages
through the Welfare and Recreational
Association and various concession
aires
Shifting aims are thus picturized
by Weir:
In recent years the trend of de-
Velopment of the Playground Depart
ment has been toward an extension of
It's service to adults. and of the Com
munity Center Department toward an
extension OF its service to children
and young people including an ex-
pressed desire to take over the ope-
ration OF Fairgrounds on school PROP
critics now conducted by the PLAY
ground Department. It has also ex-
tended its services outdoars in co-
Evening star., 1934-12-04

Leo Joukovsky, who has the booth for
wooden articles. Also active in work
for the fair are Mime. Natalie Emelia-
nov, Nine. Olga Grinefi, Mrs. Vladimir
Ayvazoglou, Mrs. Paul Galtsoff, Mrs.
Barbara Merwin, who has returned re-
Gently from Spain: Mrs. D. E. Blumen-
thai. and Nine. I. Mishtowt. There
will be program Of music.
Tickets for the fair can be secured
at the door Of the Washington Club,
Seventeenth and K streets northwest,
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1934-12-04
Actress and Singer to Wed.

RENO, New, December 4 R.-
Margaret Perry French, titan haired
New York actress, announced last
night she plans to marry Charles
James Bobby" Burns, singer and
actor, as soon as she obtains a divorce
from Winsor French, Cleveland social
registerite and newspaper man. Burns
divorced LIE Cray Blocker Burns OF
Hollywood here last Wednesday.
Evening star., 1934-12-04
Farm Workers May Get Dole.

Britain Is considering bringing agri-
cultural workers into state unemploy-
ment insurance. The two farm en-
ployes' unions, the National Union
and the Transport and General Work.
ers' Union. are strongly in favor Of
the plan. but the National Farmers
Union. composed of employers, has
not committed itself definitely.
Evening star., 1934-12-04
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Doehrer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Kent and Mr.. Andrew "
Allison.

Miss Taisia Stadnichenko, one Of the
most active members Of the Circle Of
Lovers Of Russian Arts and Crafts, is
chairman for the st. Nicholas fair. to
be given tomorrow from till 10
o'clock pm. at the Washington Club
for the benefit Of ST. Nicholas Russian
Orthodox Church of this city.
The other members of the group
having charge of booths, include
Nine. Olga Pirojanikoff, in charge Of
the doll booth: Mrs. Paul Schaffer, in
charge of the embroideries, and Mrs.
Evening star., 1934-12-04
RECREATION LAWS
. HELD PATCHWORK
Weir's Report Says Basis
of Confusion Began
in 1890.

This is the third Of series OF
articles on the report OF L. H. Weir,
expert OF the National Recreation
Association, uho has suggested Jour
plans for reorganization OF the Dis
trlct's recreation system.
Evening star., 1934-12-04

Russia plans to SOW 900 900 acres
to grain by airplane next year.
The Washington times., 1934-11-22

An extraordinarily low price for seamless aluminium roaser! Just
in time for your holiday cookng tool These roases have self
bastng tops and VENTS Well made Of seamless aluminium with
Paramount engraving Just the thing for roasting Chickens turkeys
beef CUTS etc.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
FIRE LOSSES IN CITY
LOWEST IN A YEARS
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Elects
Same Officers and Hears
Annual Reports.

Managers Of the Mutual Fire m
surance Co. Of the District, recently
elected ct the seventy-ninth annual
meeting Of the corporation, elected
the following named as officers for
the ensuing year: President. Charles
Kattelman; secretary, L. Pierce Bote-
Ter; treasurer, Henry e. Bittinger:
assistant secretary, william Reed
MacGill, and general counsel, z. G.
Brandenburg.
The present managers are the first
three officers, and Mr.. Brandenburg,
together with Frank A. johnson,
Charles M. Boteler and Charles r.
Crane. Mr.. Crane was recently
elected to NIL the place Of Arthur
Carr, deceased.
Secretary Boteler, who has begun
. service Of 80 years with the Mutual.
reported the fire losses Of last year
were the lowest in a years, and as
q result substantial sum was placed
to the credit Of the policy holders,
and to surplus.
It was also stated that It Is ex-
pected Congress win shortly approve
certain amendments to the company's
80-year old charter, thus permitting Q
great advancement In the scope and
business Of the company.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
nnflv Rvlen YuNa~

NEW YORK. February 17.--lndex Of Is
stsple commodity prices. (December 81.
Evening star., 1934-02-18

(lo26 weekly average equals 1909
(Copyrisht, 1884. BY Moody'sA