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Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-07
OIL EXPLOSION AT BUFFALO

BUFFALO, n. V, March T.
Two men were killed and four re-
ported missing in an explosion at
the Standard Oil Co. plant here to-
dav. The explosion rocked all Buff
falo and could be heard for miles
around. The cause has not been
determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-07
IN
OF
Ab|NET
br Urges Creation
(visory Body from
rtment Heads.
MEASURES UP
Serves Notice He
Fight for Abolish
of Death Penalty
bMEF L. ROBERTS
Tess Staff Correspondent)

j ENTO, March T. Gov
hg's reorganization bills
honors with capital pun
nd week day religions
measures in the lcgislat-
ut this week.
Illustration $ rcorganiZa
roposes the creation of n
for the governor to be
{ the nine heads of ma
hents. These men will
the executive monthly to
J Sportant and correlated
|rtmcnts involved include
public works, finance, ag-
Institutions and public
hree new departments
rreated, the departments
resources. to include the
(tate park commissioners
ld game commission; the
of health, replacing the
te board of health, and
|nent OF industrial relo-
reorganization bills were
for the governor by Sen
Swing, of San Bcrnar-
ssemblyman b. j. Fcigen-
hn Francisco. They will
(Iblic hearings in the as
senate governmental cf-
lnmltteos Tuesday after
Roy Fellon of San Fran
pr of the measure to re
ate s death penalty law
has served notice that
to put up as stubborn n
get the measure on the
senate as he did for his
nd the California crimi-
lism act, killed in com
week.
brings Scheduled
speakers will appear
senate education commit.
ublic hearing on Senator
Cobb s measure provid-
RS of religious education
outside of schools, for
ren.
ill be given public hear
senate chambers tomor-
Senator Herbert Slater
psa will preside.
and advertising of oleo-
increasing hunting and
nse fees, the various
property bills, compul-
bbile liability insurance,
embly vote on the self
bar for attorneys are
tant high lights ON the
calendar for the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-07
OSAKA is
REPORTED
IN RUINS
Heavy Loss of Life and
Property Indicated By
Meager Reports.
TOURISTS IN DANGER
Ex-Governor Richardson
Believed Passenger on
Boat Meeting Trouble

TOKYO, March 7.-Reports of
death and destruction caused today.
by an earthquake, which was most
severe in the region of Kobe and
Osaka, began arriving tonight.
Nine persons were known to have
been killed in Osaka, according to 4
message received here at II p. m.
and 100 were injured. 1t was fear
ed that there had been considerable
loss of life and injury in the prov
inces of Tamba, Tango and Tajima.
Many portions of those provinces
were cut off from communication
tonight.
-, The admiralty ordered a cruiser
from Maizuru to take provisions
and medicinal supplies, doctors and
nurses to the ports of the stricken
provinces. Many houses were re-
ported down at Toyooka, which was
hit hard by the 1928 quake and
which was in the process of rebuild
ing.
Heavy damage was reported from
Yonano, while Kinasaki, which was
razed in 1928, was reported to have
suffered severely again.
HONOLULU, T. H., March =
The Hawaii Hochi Sha, japanese
language newspaper here today
learned in special radio dispatch
from Toxic that fire which damaged
Osaka, following the earthquake
there, had been brought under con
troll.
Extent of the fire damage was
not estimated, although previous
advices stated the flames were
widespread.
The city of Kotori, also in the
earthquake zone, with a population
of $4,000, was a raging inferno
from fire, the Hochi Sha dispatch
said.
Railway lines between Toxic and
Kobe and Osaka were crippled and
many wires were down, the advice
stated.
Seismologists reported the earth
quake centered in the Kioto River
region, where heavy damage was
sustained. Only reports from this
district came by airplane to Toxic,
all other communication being dis
rupted.
The United Press has been receiv-
ing reports of earthquake damage
in Osaka today by way of Tokyo.
None of the messages received by
that route indicated anv such wide
spread destruction as was suggest
ed in reports received at Honolulu.
The latest reports from Osaka
We're timed at 1880 p. m. today,
which would correspond to 9:3O q.
m. eastern standard time.
TOKYO, March 7-One unidenti-
fled elderly woman was drowned
and two persons were injured mt
Kobe today when passengers of the
world cruising steamship California
crowded onto 4 landing stage dur
ing the earthquake which shook
that city.
The landing stage collapsed,
throwing many persons into the
water.
The passengers were returning to
the California at the time of the
quake.
The California is a vessel Of IL
600 tons belonging to tho Cunard-
Anchor line and of British registry.
Although the tours office said the
passengers were mostly from New
York, the Cunard company today
said th.t the tourist list had been
drawn from all parts of the United
States. The next scheduled port Of
call for the California was Shang
hal.
SAN PEDRO, Calf, March -
Ex-g governor Friend W. Richardson
of California, his wife and sou,
were among the passengers who em-
barked from this port on the liner
California.
According to the agency Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-07
LEONARD WINS GOLF TITLE
by United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, March III. B.
"Dutch' Leonard, prominent fig
ure in the recent baseball scandal,
today is golf champion of Fresno
city. Leonard, with a card of 160
for SO holes, led field of thirty
golfers.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-07

Someone in Omaha won the chew
ing gum championship by examining
10l sticks in his mouth at once.
Great historical changes certainly
do take place swiftly these days.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-07
EaScar Dead
Pt Is Growing
Id Press Leased Wire

Id Press Leased Wire
COWN, South Africa,
Known dead in Tama-
Eascar, which was struck
ne last week, numbered
ccording to official dis
Pived here.
sages said all buildings
except the treasury and
ad been destroyed.
March IA tidal wave
G cyclone which struck
Madagascar, and nearly
ing in the city was de
patches from st. Denis,
and, said today.
Pill villages of the NADIA
were engulfed and cas-
run much higher than
BIT estimated, the dis.
Il. The horror stricken
s reported to be at work
ies out of the debris.
Eere washed out and
G made impossible, but
on work had already
G dispatches said. II
FED three years will be
rebuild the damaged
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-07

SAN PEDRO, Calf, March -
EX governor Friend w. Richardson
of California, his wife and son,
were among the passengers who em-
barked from this port on the liner
California.
According to the agency Of the
Cunard Steamship Co., here l4s pas
sengers boarded the steamer at this
port.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
CURB SHARES RISE
|NTODAY'S TRADING
Recovery Continues-Some
Sharp Advances-Deere
Common Is Feature.
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.
Special Dispatch to The star.


NEW YORK, November 14.-Con.
tinuing the recovery that has char
acterized trading in the Curb Market
during the past two weeks, new high
records were marked up today in the
issues in good position to discount i'm
provement in earnings and future
operations. In several instances the
improvement was sharp, while in
others gains were limited to within
a point of Saturdays final prices.
The rise Of approximately points
in Deere common fOreshadowed ia.
vorable dividend action when directors
again meet, now that preferred ac-
cumulations have been cleared up.
Because Of the high selling price of
the issue some were anticipating
reca pitalization involving a split up
Of the common and Inauguration Of
a substantial dividend on the new
shares. Nothing official, however, has
been mentioned along this line.
The market for the metal shares on
the Stock Exchange failed to have
sympathetic influence on the group in
this market. Newmont Mining after
a
hack TO where it closed last week.
Bunker Hill and Sullivan at 1904 lost
almost five points.
OF most significance was the persist
ent demand for shares OF pipe line
companies. Eureka Pipe, Northern
Pipe and Indiana Pipe all reached new
tops. The last named issue had the
SIS special cash distribution, which is
to be paid out of surplus, to take into
consideration while others Of the
group we're discounting tho possibility
Of increased earnings and special dis.
bursements to share owners because
OF large cash resources. National
Transit reached its best for the year
and the oils generally were giving a
good account of themselves.
Tubize Artificial Silk, one Of the
high-priced specialties, easy to move
because Of their limited floating sup
ply, gained IA points to 375, a new top
for the issue. General Baking issues
sold higher, but interest today CEN
tered in the "B" stock, which was
thought to be out of line with the class
"a" Crossing I'll Maryland Casualty
reached it's best, but improvement was
limited. Larke blocks of Stutz Motor
changed hands at improved prices.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
WHEAT GOES LOWER
ON ARGENTINE NEWS
Word Of Harvest's Progress Has
Bearish Effect-Corn Also
Heads Downward.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. November 14.-With the
Argentine harvest reported progress
ing under favorable conditions, the
wheat market here showed an early
downward trend today. An increase
in the amount of wheat on ocean pas
sage was also a bearish factor. Start
ing "A to "a lower, Chicago wheat
later declined a little more. Corn also
was easier, opening unchanged to g
off and subsequently declining all
around. Oats were steady. Provisions
headed downgrade.
Despite sharp rallies at times, wheat
traders gave much of their attention
today to the fact that not only was
the harvest outlook in Argentina re-
ported as auspicious. but crop condi'
tions for the Southern Hemisphere, as
a whole, was commented upon as gen.
orally satisfactory with probable
Yields such that North America can
with ease take care of any shortage.
In this connection, it was pointed out
that although the Canadian govern
ment crop estimate shows a reduction
instead OF an increase from last
month, the Canadian yield indicated,
is the second largest on record.
Corn prices today continued large
ly to reflect the sensationally bearish
showing Of the latest official crop f1g-
ures. On the other hand, prevalent
moist weather unfavorable for curing
corn, had steadying influences and so
likewise did persistent adverse husk-
ing returns.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
PRICES co LOWER
IN COTTON MARKET
Rallies Following Opening De-
cline Meet Increased
Offerings Today.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. November 1.-THE
cotton market opened easy today at
a decline of to Is points under
selling promoted by reports of warmer
weather in the South and relatively
easy Liverpool cables. There were
rallies of or 10 points after the
call on buying, encouraged by the re-
port of the Census Bureau showing
consumption of 612,935 bales of cot
ton in this country during October.
compared with 56S,361 for the same
month last year.
The bulges met increased offerings,
however, and the market was barely
steady at the end of the first hour,
January selling around 1885 and May
20.16, or about eight to ID points net
lower.
Private cables reported hedge sell
ing and liquidation with poor off-take
in the Liverpool market.
The market eased later under liqui-
dation by recent buyers, who seemed
to be Influenced by the failure of the
consumption figures to bring in more
buying. There also was some con-
| tinued near-month liquidation. The
business included considerable switch.
ing from December to later months
December sold off to 1857. and March
to 1892. making net declines of 90 to
81 points, and prices were within 3 or
4 points of the lowest at midday.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
Commodity News

FORT WORTH, November IA (Spe-
ciaD.-In the first 10 months of this
year stock growers who shipped to
Fort Worth received a sum estimated
at $67,279,542. With two months still
to be counted. the live stock trade of
this city probably will total about
$50, 1885, .450.
ATLANTA.-Alt operating on
a slender margin Of profit, cotton mills
in the Southeast are in a generally
healthy condition, with orders well
ahead, and as good demand as can be
expected. Many plants are on "a
hour daily basis.
AKRON.-After a temporary slump
a pickup in the rubber industry now
have received an order from Ford for
100000 tires. Firestone executives
refuse to confirm this.
BATON ROUGE.-It Ia reported
here that Standard Oil Of Louisiana
has laid off 1000 men at it's refinery.
The large stocks in storage are in
stanced as the reason.
CHICAGO.-Imports Of cheese from
Canada have been having an adverse
effect on American markets. The Ca.
madam supply Is larger than can be
absorbed by England and the cont.
nent, and prices have dropped to a
point where quantities are being
brought into this country.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
Wall Street Briefs

UNITED STATES STEEL.-The
price at which employees of the United
States Steel Corporation will be offered
common stock next year under the
profit.sharing plan is arousing interest
in the financial district. This year
employees paid record price OF $l22
a share and the stock is selling about
Is points above the price at which 1t
was last offered. The corporation
takes 100, 900 shares or more each year
for distribution to it's employees. Stock
market bulls" view the corporations
gain in tonnage last month with salts
faction, regarding it as a turning.
point, and should a further increase
be shown this month, higher prices for
steel products are anticipated.
OVERPRODUCTION MENACE
Many industries are now alive TO the
menace of over-production and are
trying through cooperation to ach1eFe
greater stability and more normal con.
ditions in industry. Lessons learned
in this respect recall the demorallza-
ton of the oil industry through over
production and the experience OF the
cotton industry last year. From time
to time the bituminous coal, rupper,
copper. tire, textile and automobile IN
dustries have felt its effects, with the
resultant prices for products that can
not guarantee a fair wage or a falr
return on capital invested.
AMERICAN CAN.-Accumulation
of American Can stock, which has
touched a new high, is said to be
based en- expectation of Rwer cost
next year, because of prospects that
tir ,)late quotations may De reduced
25 cents box to S5.25, rejecting the
low selling price of tin metal. Amerl'
can Can Co. is the largest lndlVlduai
consumer of tin plate and usually gets
quotations below the regular market.
MISSOURI-KANSAS ZINC. - Mis-
souri, Kansas Zinc Corporation plans
TO sell privately an additional lO,ooo
shares Of IFS capital stock, proceeds
from which will be used to finance the
construction of mill to recover waste
ore known as "tailings," which re-
search has shown are worth $l,o00,ooo.
FOREIGN COMPETITION.-J. G.
Geddes, vice president of the Union
Trust Co. Clevela nd, just back from
a study of European conditions, says
competition from European industries,
which are showing signs of activity
after the long period of depression
caused by the war, will not affect the
American manufacturer seriously.
Many lines Of American goods are
strongly entrenched and so falrly
priced we should be able to hold our
markets abroad.
ULSTER & DELAWARE RAIL
ROAD.-fiolders of the Ulster & Della
ware Railroad Co. first consolidated
mortgage 3 uer cent gold bonds, out.
standing in the amount of $2,000,0 900,
are asked in notice from commit
tee OF which +. j. Lsman is chair
man. to make prompt deposit Of their
| bonds with the Central Union Co. of
New York, as depositary, for the
| proper protection Of their interests.
| The committee stated: ut Is antic-
| ipated that the railroad company will
not te able to make payment of said
bonds at maturity" The bonds ma.
ture June !, 1928. -
Evening star., 1927-11-14
WOOL PRICES FIRM.

BOSTON, November II Especially -
Prices We're firm in the Boston wool
market at the start Of the week al
though trading WAS not active. For
eign cables indicating higher wool
values are helping to maintain n firm
tone here Australian clips are cSt-
mated at IS per cent under those of
last year and the weight per bale is
lower. Fine territory was quoted to-
day at 112al.15. clean basis: French
combng at l.o5al.0s, half blood at
102al.o5. three-eighths blood at ga
81, and quarter blood at 83aS7. Fine
Ohio fieeces We're quoted at 41a48,
grease basis: half blood and three.
eighths blood at 47a47l2, and quarter
blood at Ala as.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
Public Utilities

NEW YORK, November "A fSpeciaD.
Great Western Power in its report
for the u months ended September 80
shows gross Of S1S.SS6 .0S9. compared
with s1s.4sS.100 in the previous year,
and surplus after preferred dividends.
taxes, charges, depreciation was
$1,239,261, against S1,180,7S9.
The statement for the 12 months
ended September 30 Of Laclede Gas &
Electric and subsidiaries shows net in.
come of 81 .206.527 after all charges.
but before depreciation and Federal
taxes.
For the II months ended September
30, Utilities Power & Light Corpora.
ton. including subsidiaries, reports net
income after depreciation. interest.
Federal taxes and all other charges
of S3,004,91s.
Evening star., 1927-11-14

Three wooden collins found In the
ruins Of an English abbey that was
destroyed in the early sixteenth Gen.
tury show that wooden cofiins were
used in England at this early date.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Oasce

Following is the list Of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
Evening star., 1927-11-14
DELIVERIES LARGER.

NEW YORK, November ID R.-
Deliveries Of American cotton to Brit.
ish spinners in the four weeks ended
October 2S amounted to 161 900 bales.
compared with 1873, 900 bales in the pre-
ceding four weeks. the Liverpool Cot.
ton Association reports. Total deliv.
cries for the present season to that
date were 100000 bales, against 372..
600 bales in the same period last
season.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
PENNSY PLAN DENIED.

NEW YORK. November IA P).-
Reports from Pittsburgh that the
Pennsylvania Railroad had completed
plans to electrify it's lines between
that city and Altoona were denied by
w. w. Atterbury, president, who said
no such plans were under considera.
ton.
Evening star., 1927-11-14

A new issue of $1,135 900 City OF
Vancouver Az per cent non-callabl
debentures is being marketed today
hv Dillon, Read & Co. The debentures
are dated August !, 1927, 100000 of
them maturing August !, 1912, and
are priced at 9S.93, and s635,000 are
priced at es.19 and due August i,
1857, both nlaturities yielding $50 per
cent.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
HECLA MINING PROFIT.

NEW YORK, November "a (P.-
Third quarter Of net profit of Hecla
Mining Co. declined to $251,02 from
s41s,933 in the second quarter and
from s49s S3S in the third quarter last
year.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
RUBBER ADVANCES

NEW YORK, November ID (SpeciaD
Crude rubber, smoked rib sheets ad
vanced Il at todays noon quotation
Of 36H. This compares with 34N a
month ago and AK a year ago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-15
A, F. |. CONVENTION REORGANIzES
WORKERS EDUCATIONAL BUREAU
TO SQUEEZE OUT JAMES MAUREF
Comes to End Amid Speeches of Self-Laudation
By ReactiOnary OfficialdOm

LOS ANGELES Oct. 14-The convention Of the American
Federation of Labor adjourned today with all the old Of
fcers unanimously reelected The shorter worweek
dorsed and workers education also approved but there
recommendation that the workers. education bureau be
zed that would be possible out James H. Maurer
president of the Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor 1t
decided to the fight for federal child labor law.
resolution advocating academic freedom in colleges, uni
verses and other institutions of learning buried The
ventiOn defeated resolution avOrng afatOn with the Am
International but commended the PanAmercan Fed
GRAFTON of Labor.
session convention there any mention of
Sacco and Vanzeti
closing Green referred to the mOst wonderful inter-
esting and constructive convention"
LOS ANGELES Oct 14-Withou even a demand for the
pardon of Mooney and Warren Billings who personify in
their prison cells the whole struggle of labor this reaconay
foyseventh convention of the American Federation
of Labor to end yesterday.
All officials reelected. New Orleans was selected as
the next convention city.
Fear Mass Mooney Defense.
action of the convention in referring the of Mooney
Billings the executive council and declaring that affiliated
organizations should be guided solely by its recommendations in
whatever action be taken effect step to prevent
mass movement outside regular F. of L. channels similar
to that which arose 19189 being organized to free these
two victims of California capitalist class justice
Systematic Reaction
The convention marked by systematic opposition
progressive the other hand by evidences that
the official leadership making every effort to concate the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-15

Wants $4,000;
Furriers BaIk

Personal appeals by international
officers for funds for the information
al office fell on deaf ears at a mem
bership meeting of Local 2, Interna-
tional Furriers' Union, Brooklyn,
heretofore considered one of the
right wing international administra-
ton.
International Vice President Kali
minoff pleaded that the international
office be given $4,000. When re-
sponses were not Forthcoming he re-
ported dolefully that the international
officers were not even being paid
their salaries, due to the condition of
the treasury. Kalminoff then asked
for $4,000. International Secretary
Treasurer H. Begoon took the floor
to support the plea of his fellow
official.
But the local, which is the largest
of the locals not affiliated with the
New York Joint Board, voted down
the request.
The executive board of the local
mad previously voted Tor the dona-
tion and the membership was ex-
pected to fall in line.
Owing to the interference in tfe
industry and in local union admins
tration on the part of American Fed
Grafton of Labor officials, the work.
ing conditions of the members Of the
Furriers' Union have been seriously
lowered, according to statement is
sued yesterday by the Furriers New
York Joint Board. Work was plenti-
full for the membership and agree
ments with the bosses were being en-
forced in 1925 and 1926, prior to this
interference, the statement continues.
rhe statement also reminds the men,
bership that the nine furriers SEN
fenced for alleged felonious assault in
Mineola are still awaiting the hear
ing of their appeal for a new trial.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-15
Chicago Superintendent
of Schools Being Tried

CHICAGO, Oct. 1a.-The shadow
of George III, king of England dur
ing the revolutionary days in Amer
lea, was projected into the trial of
Superintendent of Schools William
McAndrew here today.
McAndrew, political enemy of
Mayor William Hale Thompson, is
charged with INSTRUMENTATION and
permitting alleged pro-British text
books to be used in Chicago schools.
McAndrew has been one of the Bit
terest opponents of the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Teachers since his arrival
in Chicago, during the Dever admin
stration.
The Thompson administration,
after earning many votes by promis-
ing to remove McAndrew, significant
ly leaves out of its charges against
him his anti-labor record.