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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, January s (P).-Bar
silver, 537s; Mexican dollars, 4OM.
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Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY
MISCELLANEOUS

Chevy Chase Club 100
Chestnut Farms Dairy & Us. ia ia 80
D c. Paper Co Mfg. SIS al go
Pot, Joint Stock Id Blk. IS hi -
Sopthern Bldg Is hs ~ -
Wash. Mkt Cold Storage as. 81 -.
Wardman Park Hotel Us ~ m
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Water Works System Bought.

The Mountain State UTILITIES Corpo
ration of West Virginia has purchased
the water works system at Buchan-
non. w. Va, from the Mononganeia
West Penn Public Service Co. rms
company already owns water WORKS
and electric service companies IN oth-
or West Virginia cities and towns.
The Allied Utilities Corporation
with offices in the Mills Building, owns
and operates the Mountain State Uui-
tiles Corporation and the stockholders
are largely Washington investors.
The officers of this company are: r.
r. Weller, president; A. j. May, vice
president; NJ. X Wilberding, secretary
treasurer, all of Washington, and John
T.. Iivers of Charlottesville, Va, ana
c. G. Pierce of Kingwood, w. Va, vice
presidents.
Frederick. NJ Feiker, who joined
Secretary Hoover's staff in 1921 and
assisted in making important changes
in the Department of Commerce, has
become managing director OF the AS
ISOLATED Business Newspapers, winch
cover business news. While in Wash
ington he established the Division OF
Simplified Practice in the Bureau OF
Standards, made changes in the For
eien and Domestic Commerce Bureau,
assisted in improving the monthly
business reports of the Bureau of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08

Census and spent much time in build
ing up the departments commerce re-
ports. Mr. Feiker is still connected
with the department as an adviser.
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Details of McCr0ry Offering.

Merrill, Lynch & Co. and Hamp-
hill, Moves & Co. are offering an issue
of 100000 convertible 6 per cent
cumulative preferred stock of Nc
Crory Stores Corporation at $500 per
share and accrued dividend. The STOCK
is convertible into class B common
stock of the corporation at any time
on q share-for-share basis. The pro,
ceeds of this financing will be applied
partly for the redemption on Feb
ruarv 1. 1927, of the per cent pre-
ferred stock now outstanding and
for additional working capital.
This corporation now ranks as tne
fourth largest chain of its KIND IN
the country. 1t operates 1873 5-and. ~
cent stores, distributed in the mid-
die Atlantic, Southern and mloole
western States. Sales are reported
to have increased from 1881, 1908 IN
1917 to $93,592,730 in 1926.
The company states that apphca-
ton will be made to list TINS stocH,
when issued, on the New York Stock
Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Failure of the McFadden banking
bill now before Congress will NEAR
that branch banking will continue tC
spread, and insistence on the HUI
amendments to the branch banking
provisions will insure it's failure
Charles w. Carey, president of the
national bank division, American
Bankers Association, asserts in a cal
to members to urge their congressman
to work for the passage of the McFad
den bill without the Hull amendment
He also claims that enactment of the
measure without the Hull amendment
will effectually limit branch banking
Mr.. Carey says:
THE McFadden bill is the first effort
of the National Congress to regulate
branch banking. AS originally intro
duced it would have accomplished that
end and the Hull amendments were
not part of it. Without them it still
would limit branch banking as fol
lows:
1T would deny members of the Fed
eral Reserve system, both State and
national banks, the right to establish
branches in any State which does not
permit State banks to engage in
branch banking; and deny them the
right in States which permit branch
banking to estab lish branches out
side the city in which the parent
bank is located.
ut would make it unlawful for any
member of the Federal Reserve Sys'
tenn to establish a branch or branches
in any city or town with fewer than
%, 900 inhabitants; to establish more
than one branch in a city with popu'
lation between $4,000 and $4,000; or
to establish more than two branches
in a city with population between
$4,000 and 100000: and in larger cities
branches Of national banks could be
established only with the approval
of the Controller of the Currency.
"All these restrictions on branch
banking would become statutory
through enactment of the House bill
without the Hull amendments"
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24
ANCIENT CITY EXPECTED
 DISCLOSE GREAT WONDERS

REsINA, Italy, May "A. P)-King Victor Emanuel yesterday inaugural ed the new excavations in the ancient city of Herculaneum, which was ex- pected to produce artistic and intel lectual treasures surpassing those of Pompeii. in addition to throwing the flloodlight of modern research on the condition of ordinary life in Roman times.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24
POLICE SEARCH FOR PEND
 AS RESULT C|RL'S DEATH

NEW YORK, May 24. (P)-The po- lice are continuing the search for a young man believed to have criminal ly assaulted and beaten to death Yetta Abramawitz, 12-yeaHold girl. A particular search was being made for a tall youth, 20 years of age, who, it is thought. lured the girl to the roof of an apartment, where he committed the crime
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24
TROUBLES OVER NATERED
 O|L STOCKS MULTIPLY

LOS ANGELES, May 24. (P)-The charges that certain persons, both within and without the Julian Petro- leum Corporation have profted by the over-issue of stock in the company, which resulted in the companys stock being barred from the Los Angeles and San Francisco Stock Exchanges, were made in a statement issued by attorneys for C. & Lewis, resigned president of the corporation.
 The Los Angeles grand jury voted a secret indictment in the Julian Pe- troleum Corporation probe. s. c. Lewis was pursued by small crowd of women when he left the grand jury room
 Harold Davis, chief deputy district attorney, loosed a sensation into the investigation of the deaths of George F. Powell, Jr, wealthy Pasadena man. and his secretary, Maggie Pike, with the declaration that for several days the couple had been under a watch to determine whether the pair had been obtaining. by dictaphone, the secrets of the Julian corporation.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24
PLATINUM STRIKE ADDS
 10 CAL|FORN|A'S CHARMS

LOS ANGELES, May 24 [P)-A re- port of a rich strike of platinum in the nearby hills spread throughout the country yesterday. Samples of the ore were taken to the office of Los Angeles assayer, but he was absent from his place of business and no esti- mate has been returned on the valua- tion of the find.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24
NARCOTIC ACT SUSTAINED

WASHINGTON, May 24, (P)-The Harrison anti-narcotic act, under which the Federal government prose cutes drug smugglers, addicts, unli- censed buyers and sellers of narcotics, was held to be constitutional by the Supreme court yesterday.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24
113 DEGREES AT YUMA, ARIz.

YUMA, Ariz., May 24. (P)-With a temperature of 113 degrees yesterday this city claimed the somewhat doubt doubtful honor of being the warmest spot in the United States. No cases of heat prostration were reported and only twice in 50 years has Yuma had a warmer May day.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24
o'BRlEN TO BOX MEXICAN

LOS ANGELES, May "A. (P)-Tom- my O'Brien, the fighting Irishman, to- day was installed the favorite over Young Gonzales, Mexican lightweight, who halls from Arizona. They will step ten rounds here Friday night.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24

Lucky says: The plum that little Jack Horner pulled from his corner is nothing to Lucky's Italian ones at BOG Ia can.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24

Mems shoes resoled, heeled and polished $275. Seward Leather Works.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24

Ask for the film In the yell W box Eastman's Films. Schallerer's Alaska Shop
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24

For winter or summer drink an orange for health. comn and see it made. Can- dy { age.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24

Gateway is hard to eYcell. Write for sample copy.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24

Have you seen the Weekly Gateway
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-24

A swell mo..e Is on tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
Mclean Ordered
To Pay Alimony

George A. Mclean was given
hearing on an order to show cause
why he should not pay his wife ali
mony, pending the outcome of di-
vorce action now before the court
by Judge A. G. Finney yesterday
afternoon. At its conclusion he was
ordered to pay his wife $50 a month
during the time the case was before
the court and he was further order
ed to pay $50 in attorneys fees.
The judge ruled that in addition
he is restrained from molesting the
plaintiff in any way or interfering
with her custody of the minor child,
born to the union.
The divorce action was filed a
few DAYS after Mclean is alleged to
have attempted to end his own life
in a garage on He'll avenue. The
wife charged two such attempts
were made by the defendant in her
complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15

TRIAL READY TO
START MONDAY
BY HERBERT LITTLE
United Press Staff Correspcndent)

WASIli NPTON, Oct. 13.-Wlth
many of the principals already here,
preparations were completed today
for the Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy
trial starting Monday in the Dis
let of Columbia court house.
Difficulty in obtaining jury of
- men who have not formed an
opinion or read of last Monday 5
supreme court decision holding form
ar Secretary of the Interior Albert
l.. Fall a faithlcss public servant -
is expected by many to prol0ng the
first stage of the trial through sew
cral days, perhaps week.
Extensive evidence touching on
the many anglcd activities of the
Continental Trading company, focal
point of the government S ease,
probably will prolong the trial past
the two and onc-half weeks, taken
last winter by jury in the same
courthouse in acquitting Fall and
t.. l.. Dohcny on Il similar charge
of criminal conspiracy in the Elks
Hills lcasescase.
IL. NJ. Blackmcr and j. f.. O Neil,
key witnesses sought by the govern
mont for two years, are missing and
there was no indication that they
would appear to tell of the Copti-
rental company s oil manipulation
of 1921, which made more than So
100000 of profit. Fall is charged
with receiving S230,J00 of the profit
in Liberty bonds.
Harry +. Sinclair, multi-million-
aire and race stable owner, who held
the lease to Teapot naval oil reserve
in Wyoming until the supreme court
annulled it, is expected here late to-
dav or tomorrow.
Fall, who with Edwin DENLY, then
Secretary of the navy, signed the
Teapot Dome lease III 1922, is al
ready here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
OFFICIALS SEEK
MYSTERY MAN.
IN GIRLS DEATH
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15.-
Search for a man whose mysterious
telephone call led to the discovery
of the body of Miss Helen Hadley,
80, former Spokane girl, was being
conducted by police here today.
Miss Hadley was found on the
floor of her apartment an empty
bottle, which contained poison, by
her side. According to c. NJ. Shaw,
proprietor of the apartment house,
he went to the girls apartment
following strange telephone mes
sage.
"There is a woman in 300 who
is going to kin herself,' a mascu-
line voice informed Shaw and the
man hung up the receiver abruptly
refusing any further information.
Shaw found the door to the girls
apartment locked and forcing it
open found Miss Hadley laying on
the floor clad in pink silk paiamas.
She was still living but uncon-
scious, and died enroute to hos
pital.
She left a note with two S. bills
attached, asking that they be given
to Gertrude Woodstock and another
note addressed to her mother, Mrs.
7. M. Hadley of Spokane.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15

Accidentally shot by j. Fred
Smith, his five year old play
mate, Charles Wendell Comp
ton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Compton, was instantly killed
on the w. b. Smith farm, three
and one-half miles southeast of
1loltville late yesterday after
noon.
According to the story of the
tragedy told to Coroner Lem
ons, who conducted an invcsti-
CATION, the Compton boy came
to the Smith farm to play with
little Fred.
Sometime previous to his ar
rival Mrs. Smith had loaded n
shotgun and fired at a hawk,
which was menacing her chick
ems. The shot missed and Mrs.
Smith reloaded the weapon, n
single barrel shotgun, and set
it in the yard believing that
the hawk might return.
She then went about her
work and warned the youngsters
against going near the gun.
Her attention was attracted
elsewhere for a while and she
was Mortified to hear the gun
go off. Young Fred had lifted
the weapon and in some man.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
MARTIN JENSEN
TO PAY VISIT
HERE MONDAY

Martin Jensen, winner of second
place in the famous Dole race to
Hawaii, and we'll known to resi-
dents of Imperial Valley, will arrive
in this city Monday between II a.
m. and noon for a short stay that
may extend until Wednesday. Jen-
sen, prior to becoming world famous
for his part in the Dole flight, flew
often in FL Centre and was here =
few weeks ago, shortly after his re-
turn from Hawaii, when he was
rendered a dinner by local friends.
Jensen is making an extended
tour east in the interests of avia-
tion. He is accompanied by Vern
Speich, high official in the National
Aeronautical Association, who is
flying a sister ship to Jensen s.
Since learning of his coming so
many have expressed desire to ride
with the famous aviator and hear
his thrilling story first t-hand that
local enthusiasts have prevailed up
on him to take few up here. Those
desiring to make this trip are urged
to come to the Airport Monday af-
ternoon or Tuesday all day. Each
one flying with Jensen will be Civ
en- a personally signed certificate by
the aviator.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
Woman Injured
In Car Crash

Mrs. T. ]. Milton, %, suffered
several minor body injuries and
possible fracture of two ribs in an
automobile accident which occurred
near Laguna Junction yesterday af-
ternoon, according to report made
here last night by her husband.
According to his declaration he
and his wife were riding in a ma
chine with an apparently green driv-
er and when they passed over the
top of the hill at the junction he
lost control of the machine. He said
his wife in trying to get out of the
car got onto the running board and
that while there the machine crash
ed into bank, pinning her in be-
tween the ear and the embankment.
Milton said that he was only slight
ly injured and that the driver escap-
cd unhurt.
The woman was placed into an
other automobile and brought to Ell
Centre for medical treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
Bicycle Riders
Must Have Lights
OsWalt Declares

Pad news for Youngsters and good
news for motorists, was announced
this morning by Chief Oswalt.
Following receipt of many COM
plants at police headquarters, the
chief has issued instructions that
one week will be given to youths
riding bicycles, to equip their ma
chimes with lights. Those failing
to provide lights will either have to
stop riding them at night or will
be subject to arrest.
Each night there is a large num-
lcr of Youngsters riding around the
streets without Lights the chief
said, land they are constant men
ace to motorists who at times have
harrow escapes from striking them.
The boys scoot out from side streets
with no warning sign. 1t is remark
able that some of them have not
been seriously injured or killed.
A city ordinance requires lights
on bicycles at night. The law has
not been enforced in recent years,
lut from now on it will be. 1t IS
20 protect the youngsters as much
rs it is to aid motorists.
''As most of the offenders are
only youngsters, it is up to their
parents to see that they comply
with the law. We will give them
all of next week to provide lights
for their bicycles and after that
they will be arrested if they break
tie law.
'We don t want to be set down
IS picking on the kids or making
it difficult for them,o the chief
said, $50 we ask the parents to help
Us out by cooperating with us in en-
forcing the law.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY
FIVE YEAR OLD PLAYMATE

ner which the child was unable
to relate, it was discharged, the
heavy 10 oSl of shot striking the
Compton boy in the back of the
head.
Medical aid was summoned
but there was nothing that
could be done and the authori-
ties were notified. After ques-
tioning by Coroner Lemons,
the body Of the little chap was
removed to his funeral parlors
here where an inquest was con-
ductcd. The jury returned
verdict of accidental shooting.
Though only n tot, the Smith
boy realized the terribleness oS
the tragedy and was heart
broken over the death of his
playmate. Mr.. and Mrs.
Compton, who had lived in the
valley for eight years, are grief
stricken over the death of their
boy but generously tri"'
comfort the innocent author of
their grief and his sorrowful
parents.
Funeral arrangements have
not vet been completed. pend
ing the arrival of sister of
the dead boy, who is at present
living in the northern part of
the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15

KILLED IN
DISASTER
Interurban Car Plunges
In Group of Masons on
Grade Crossing.
SCORE ARE INJURED
Pleasure Party Quickly
Turned into Shambles
by Hand of Fate.
by United Press Leased Wire

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 15.--
Still shaken by the tragedy which
overlook them as they were bound
for an evening of pleasure at a
dance, q group of Masonic members
today recounted how their laughing,
singing party last night was sudden
ly transformed into q horror strick-
en- group at a grade crossing.
About so were in the party. Eigh-
teen, including rive women, were
killed and q score were injured.
The men were members Of the
drill team of the Sahara Grotto of
the Masonic order. They were
speeding down the highway to Fort
Benjamin Harrison to attend barn
dance when the truck and trailer
in which they were riding was
struck by an interurban car.
They told how, before their eyes,
their comrades were ground to death
beneath the trolley, how those in
the truck stood transfixed as their
friends on the trailer were in an in
slant transformed from a happy
crowd into mass of tangled bodies.
Paralyzed for moment by the
suddenness of the tragedy, the sur
viving Masons summoned aid and
started to seek out the bodies of
their relatives and comrades.
Stumbling down the track in the
pitch dark, the men found limbs torn
from bodies, parts of bodies lying
crushed on the tracks or thrown to
the right and left.
Car Hits Trailer
I A. R. Carney, who was on the
truck, told of the wreck. He said
he noticed how dark the crossing
was and remarked on this fact.
"We got across the track when
all at once we heard grinding,
crashing noise" Carney said. "We
looked around and saw the trailer
being carried off by the interurban
car a
cit was ground under the wheels
as the cars sped on.
cit was terrible to hear the
screams and you could almost ina
gine the grinding of bone and flesh
under those whee:s.
"I jumped from the truck and
we started running down the track.
We saw arms and legs and parts of
bodies lying there. We ran on down
to the interurban where we found
the bodies of five of the boys
crushed on the front
"The hot stove in the car had
been crushed against the conductor.
He was lying under it, unable to
move. We helped get the bodies in
automobiles
Harry Stewart, motorman, Will
liam Merrill, conductor of the inter-
urban and Hal ID. Titus, driver of
the truck were held on charges of
involuntary manslaughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
Dying Messenger
Defeats Bandits
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. Is,

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. IS. -
Thomas Kennedy, "a, bank mes
senger, today was killed defend
ing his money satchel when he
and a fellow messenger were at
tackled by five bandits as they
entered branch Of the Belmont
Trust Company.
Kennedy, shot near the heart
as the bandits opened fire, with
out warning, fell on the satchel
on the sidewalk and struggled
successfully with two Of the ban
dts for possession while his COM
panion, John Lindley, fired on
the assailants.
After an exchange Of shots, the
quintet fled. Kennedy staggered
into the bank with the satchel
and died.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
Youth Who Stole
Ride on Stage
Given Warming

J. r. Goetsch, %, giving his home
as Congress Park, Illinois, arrived
in this city last night atop Pick
wick stage and was picked up by
the police. Goetsch was the second
person to be arrested for stealing
rides on stage in the last week
and the practice is apparently be-
coming as common as riding the
"blind baggage.
Questioned in court this morning
by Judge Perkins, Goetsch stated
he was on his way to San Diego and
had hoped on the stage at Hassy-
ampa, Arizona.
The court said he would like IA
sentence Goetsch to ride on top of
the stage to San Diego but would
instead give him his liberty and a
word of advice to keep off the
stages unless he had money to pay
his fare.
Goetsch took the advice and
agreed to proceed on his way.
Jim Singleton, colored, was be-
fore the court for failing to make
payment 'on $25 fine imposed
September 26, following his arrest
for conducting gambling joint.
The court had imposed 500 fine,
suspcnding $75 of this amount.
Singleton claimed he has been
sick much of the time since his ar
rest and was unable 10 pay the mon
cv. The court told him to produce
the $o5 before Q o'clock Monday
morning, or the full sentence ori-
ginally pronounced, would be i'm
poscd
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
Youth Held For
Assassination of
Albanian Envoy

PRAGUE, Oct. Is. An eighteen
year old Berlin student was held to-
day for the assassination of Ceno
Bey, who came here three years ago
as Albania s first minister to Cze-
eho Slovakia.
"Bey was traitor to Albania
and therefore had to die, said AL
giwaith Pebi, who confessed he as
sassinated the Albanian minister.
Bey was dining in cafe when
the shooting occurred. Two shots
were fired. The minister died on
the way to a hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-15
REBEL LEADER
SURROUNDED BY
FEDERAL NJ E N
Capture or Death of Co.
mez Confidently Expect
ed By Mexican Officials
By G.. F. FINE

Omitted Press staff Correspondent
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 15.-Three
columns of federal troops under Gen
eral Gonzalo EscoDar nave surround
ed the rebel leader, General Arnulfo
Gomez at Huatusco, state of Vera
Cruz and expect TO take him, dead
or alive within short time, the gov
ernment announced toray.
Hopelcssly outnumbered, Gomez
and his band of 80 rebels probably
will be Innihilated if they choose
to fight it out. The soldiers may
save their lives if they surrender.
But for Gomez it probably will be
another matter.
Gomez almost certainly will face
a firing squad if taken alive.
The first account of the battle
last Sunday at Ayahualulco which
ended the revolution. was contained
in Alvarez statement. The federals
lost 20 and 72 were wounded. The
rebels lost 1876 and the number of
wounded was not given.
The federals outwitled and out
flanked the entrenched rebels.
Before the battle Gomez had told
his forces, according to Alvarez, that
10000 men could not dislodge them
from their fortified positions on the
mountain sides.
Gomez, Alvarez said, was not
near the scene of the battle, having
fled before the fighting began.
Captured rebel soldiers said they
had been misled into believing they
were fighting rebellious Agrarians.
Other federals, meanwhile, attack.
ed from the top or the mountain.
The fedcrals rear guard was attack.
ed by band of Indians and the
fighting rapidly extended all along
the line.
The battle was fought stubborn.
~ but machine guns finally turned
the tide for the federals, causing the
rebels to retreat so rapidly that
many of them fell down the mount
aims sides and were killed.