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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
RAILS TAKE LEAD
IN STOCK MARKET
Loree and Van Sweringen
Merger Roads Shares DOM
mate Trading Today.
BY STUART p. WEST.


NEW YORK, February Railway
shares dominated the stock market to-
day and held the center of speculative
interest. Shares of roads involved in
the proposed Greater Loree Eastern
Trunk Line, the Van Sweringen Nickel
Plate issues, Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific and st. Louis and San Fran
cisco, became Increasingly active and
their strength overshadowed almost
everything else that happened.
1t could not have been said that the
placing of Rock Island ON a regular
annual SIS basis came as any surprise
TO Wall Street. 1t was evident that
the market for some time past had
absorbed an enormous amount of the
stock with the possibility of So an.
nual rate in mind, and the matter of
most concern now appeared to be what
Rock Island was worth in the market
as a regular SIS dividend payer.
Because of st. Louis-San Francisco's
holdings of Rock Island the dividend
was thought to be equivalent to 81 a
share for the latter company and the
market for this stock went along with
Rock Island.
Western Maryland RumOr.
Wall Street had report that nego-
tiations for the sale of the Rockefeller
holdings of Western Maryland had
practically been arranged. Where con-
troll Of the road will eventually rest.
however, appeared to make little differ
ence. The Western Maryland issues
were carried forward under the same
sort of buying noticeable for the past
few days. 1t was significant that Bal
timore & Ohio should have risen sharp
iy accompanying these rumors. Erie
issues bore their share in the improve
ment, while Pere Marquette, another
line which heretofore had been expect
ed to play a prominent part in the Van
Sweringen greater Nickel Plate system
was bid up sharply.
1t was natural that strength in mer
ger rails should have told eventually
upon the market for others of the
group. New Haven apparently was
bought on its earnings basis alone.
and its strength had sympathetic
influence upon New York, Ontario and
Western. Lehigh Valley, Norfolk and
Western. New York Central and Atchi
son were in urgent demand.
Others Carried Along.
Prominent industrials of the type
of United States Steel and General
Motors were carried along with the
rails. but they did nothing note
worthy. Colorado Fuel and Iron con-
finued to be influenced by prospects
of early dividends. Pressed Steel Car,
which for several weeks has been re-
spending to reports that negotiations
were in progress for merger with
related companies, was offered freely
following publication of earnings for
1926, which disclosed net loss of
$50, sos after depreciation.
Oil shares were higher, but no at
tempt was made to bring about a
general upward movement in this
quarter, Houston Oil increased it's
gain, but the demand was less pro.
nounced. Declaration of an extra 1211c
dividend on Standard of California
was reflected in somewhat higher
prices. while Marland and Barnsdall
continued in demand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
SETTLE WAR CONTRACTS.

Attorney General Sargent has an
nounced that the work of recover
ing on wartime contracts and other
transactions in which errors had
been made against the Government
was practically completed. Within
the next few months these cases
will be closed, although some details
may not be cleaned up until after
July /.
Claims aggregating $2,251, $50 were
collected from 10 firms last year,
bringing the total since 1922 to $12.-
946.4T2. The largest collection was
from. the Wright Martin Aircraft
Association. which paid s1,1S4.5S5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.


NEW YORK. February 2 P).-For'
eign exchanges steady; quotations lin
cents(--Great Britain, demand, 4SA
Ills; cables. 4S5 1872; 60-day bills on
banks, 480B. France, demand, 3.93
cables. 1924. Italy, demand. ATTN;
cables, 4.2S.
Demand--Belgium 1890; Germany
23.70; Holland, 39.92A; Norway, 1882;
Sweden, 26.67h; Denmark, 1854;
Switzerland, 1929; Spain, 1887;
Greece, 1924 Poland, Ills; Czecho-
slovakia, 2.96; Jugoslavia, LIS;
Austria, 14.121a; Rumania, .541a: Ar
gentina, 41.37la; Brazil, 11.S7 "; Toxic,
48.s7ia: Shanghai, $500; Montreal,
99.S4ss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
CAR LoADINGs LIGHTER.

Freight loadings during the week
ending January % totaled 942,587
cars, the American Railway Assoc
citation reported today, a decrease
Of 7.45S under the preceding week.
but an Increase of 20,944 over the
same week last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
BUTTER UNSETTLED.

CHICAGO, February 00.-Butter
Unsettled; receipts, 5,773 tubs;
creamery extras. 494 a49i2: standards
49h5: extra firsts, 4SAa4Sh; firsts,
46jza475z: seconds, 44a451s.
Eggs-Higher; receipts, 6,331 cases
hrsts, 3Sa3315; ordinary firsts, S11za32
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
BUYS OIL PROPERTY.

NEW YORK, February 2 CP).
California Petroleum Co. has acquires
the producing properties of the Dab
ney Oil Syndicate at Signal Hill, in
Guiding IL leases and 10 PRODUCING
wells, with daily settled productions OF
1850 barrels. Payment was mads in
California Petroleum stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
RUBBER DECLINES.

NEW YORK, February 2 (SpeciaD.
Crude rubber, smoked ribbed sheets
declined &c at today's noon quota
ton of 37Mc. This compares with
39c a month ago, and 67hc a year
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
CALL MONEY STEADY.

NEW YORK, February R).-Call
money steady; all loans, a; closing bid,
4. Time loans steady; mixed collateral
5000 days, Az 4-6 months, AZ; prime
mercantile paper, 4a4N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02

To provide funds for taking over
Nicholson Universal Steamship Co.
from the Nicholson Transit Co., the
United States Freight Co. has author.
lied issuance of the remaining 1928
treasury shares of stock, bringing the
shares. .s..au.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
EQUIPMENT ORDERS.

NEW YORK, February R1.--
Railroad equipment orders in January
were 81 locomotives, IA passenger
cars and 1920 freight cars, against
81 locomotives. PIT passenger and
1881 freight cars in January, 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
SILVER QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, February OP.-Ba
silver, 59A; Mexican dollars, ASH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
COTTON GOODS LOWER.

NEW YORK, February (Speciai).
Cotton goods markets were duh to-
day and prices slipped off nc at the
quotation of SIC for 64x60 print
cloths. The standard, 68x72s were
unchanged at 7Ac. Raw silks were
quiet at unchanged prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
Washington Stock EXCHANGE
9AI.E9


Capital Trac, $500 at 1O01i. $500 at
1O3 u So, 900 at los y. 81 'Ole al io3L 81
Georgetown Gas 5s--$3.000 at 90 u
Potomac Eiec. cons. 5s-s1 900 at 1O0E
Wash. Gas IS. ser. BIS, 900 at 104 r..
,o capital Tract ,Co--5 at 1O4h. at
Potomac Elec: pfd.-5 at 1898.
Wash. Gas LILO at 691S 10 at 60 so
at 69#. 10 at 90 H. 10 at 80 81.
On Wash v IN r. s s, E. pfd;-o20 at 9o%. 3 at
Cont Natl Bank-i0 at 233 u. 10 at
2S3a 10 a. 233i 10 at 233. 10 at 233.
Amer; Sec & Tr. Coo at 372.
COntI Trust Coo Mt 10Y go at lO7
:. Merch Blk & Tr. Colo at 1904 10
Merch. Trf & .stge. pfd-aO at 1907.
4oa Peoples Drug Str. pfd.--l0 at 100. S at
AFTER CALL.
Fed.-Amer. Co. COMIC at 3d.
Riggs Natl Bk.-10 at 474 IN
MOney-CalI loans K and par csnt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

Amsrio.n r., = NIL Bid. Asked.
z#sa 4s 5.l 5sl 6 S.: iSss 1851
Ana. & Potomac guar 5s. 95X
g. & Z. Telephone 5s 100K
Q. & p. Tel of Va. 5s I0I ''''
CAP Gapitsl g TTSctiSn r R. IS: 1SoH zoos;
Georgetown Gas LIST 5s 90 ooX
Potomac Elec. LIST 5s I00X
Potomac Elec. cons 5s 1O0& iOi
Potomac Elec. IS 1858 . 1877
Pot. FL Pow. e. e rid. Is. ;. los -.
Wash Alex & Mt " ctfs.. ''''
Wash, Bait. Z Annap. 5s... 20
Washington Gas IS. .. 1OO%
WASHINGTON Gas 6s series A. f04 = ''.'
Washington W. ash Gas Ss series B. i64S i04h
Wash. Rwy. & EIec. gen. Is. 1927 1n3M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02

Hourly Sales on n. 7. MaFket.
IL am. 522,100 IL n. $4,000
Jpn 1,011, 800 2 pm. l,28S,SOO
Dividend rates as given In the above sIble
ara The annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half yearly declarations.
Unless otherwise noted extra or special divi.
dends are not included.
Unit OF trading less than 100 shares.
! Partly extra Plus 70 in stock. Pay
able IN common stock 4 Plus 1850 In
stock q Paid this vear--no regular rate.
Ten per cent in common stock; pasabe
able when earned 4 PAYABLE In cash Or
stock Plus TO- % in stock. Plus 1850
share In sssck. B Plus y 2 share 10 spsciai
stock L rayabie i/4O 81 q share quarterly
In Class A stock. m Plus So In stock.
Plus one-half OF common stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02

Tasmania plans to start, construc-
ton OF automobile roads to cost nearly
one-half million dollars.
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''CF1INESE TORTURE" ADMITTED
BY FEDERAL DRY OFFICIAL
Tied Towel and Rope Around Mans Head
In Third Degree" to Get Confession,
He Tells Court.

nut a rope around the towel Mai
Heise kicked me in the stomach and
some one hit me on the head with g
stick"
The witness asserted that man in
another room was kicked. hit
thrown against a window and CUT
when he refused to give information
Mai. IIeise testified he had ordered
his men to tie Briggs arms and legs
and then tie a towel tightly around
his head He described the towel
feature as n Chinese method OF
punishment" and said he had warned
Briggs that il he did not tell the
truth l would twist it,
He said. however, he had cautioned
his men that neither the towel nor
the rope should be tied so tightly that
they would stop circulation.
Mai. Heise admitted that another
man had been pushed through a win
dow pane in frame up" fight with
a prohibition agent to scare Briggs
into confessing.
Three of the five men on trial are
Continued on Page A, Column 81
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By the Associated Press.
A San Francisco-toHawa non
stop flight by the Army Air Corps was
authorized today by Secretary Davis
The 2.407 mile hop will be attempted
by Lieuts. Lester j. Maitland and Al
bert +. Hegenberger, now at San Diego
with the three-motored Fokker espe-
cially equipped for the trip. The time
of departure has not yet been selected,
but is expected to be some time in
July.
Secretary Davis sanctioned the
fight after a conference with Assist
ant Secretary Dawson, in charge of
Air Corps activities, who reported that
final tests conducted by the two pilots
at San Diego had been satisfactory.
Present plans are that the flight will
start from the airport near Oakland,
where a special runway is now being
constructed. Maj. Gen Patrick, chief
of the Army Air Corps, is en- route to
San Francisco where, upon his arri-
val next Sunday, he will make a final
check up of navigation tests being
given the plane.
The monoplane will be ready for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-24
CHAOS DEVELOPING IN CANTON.
Labor Elements Oppose Anti-Red
Stand Of Officials.

CANTON, China, June "a P).--
Chaotic conditions are developing here
in connection with opposition by lahor
elements to the anti-red activities of
the authorities. Strong military
patrols guard the city and machine
guns have been mounted at the rail
way stations and in the artihcial
island Of Shameen. where the foreign
quarter is located.
The situation is aggravated by the
boycott against British shipping,
which has followed the closing of
headquarters of the seamen's organi-
zation at Hongkong by British author
tiles. Anti British posters in support
Of the boycott are on display and
placards signifying running dogs
and "imperialists" are making their
appearance on the property of pas
sengers arriving from Hongkong.
Detachments of police, fire engines
and armored ears are in readiness to
cope with any demonstration in
Shamcen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-24
RED SOX LEAD MATS,
Z TO | IN Sd INNING
Thurston and Slim HarriSS
Pitching Rivals in the
Opener of Series.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

BOSTON, June 24.-The Red Sox
were leading the Mats in the third
inning here this afternoon.
The score was 2 to i.
Nationals and Red SoX opened their
series OF five games with Hollis Thur
ston pitching for the former and Slim
Harriss on the slab for the home club.
Although the day was fine for base
ball there We're not more than 1000
fans in the stands when play began.
FIRST INNING.
Observation-Disclosures threw out
McNeely. Harris bunted and was
thrown out by Harriss. Speaker
bunted and was thrown out by Moore.
No runs.
BOSTON -F'lagstead singled to left.
Fiagstead stole second. Rueis throw
was short Haney walked. Carlyle
bunted, forcing Flagstead, Thurston
to Bluege. Regan drove into double
play. Reeves to Harris to Speaker.
No runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-Goslin grounded
to Todt. Rice bunted and was thrown
out by Harriss. Ruel bunted and was
thrown out by Harriss. No runs.
BOSTON-Todt singled to right.
Myer singled to center. Todt stopping
at second Shaner grounded to
Speaker. both runners advancing.
Moore flied to Rice, Todt scoring and
Myer taking third after the catch.
Reeves threw out Harriss. One run.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON -- Bluege walked
Reeves sacrificed to Todt, unassisted
Thurston singled down the lett-fieid
line, scoring Bluege with the tying
run. McNeely singled to right, send
ing Thurston to third McNeely stole
second. Harris fouled to Todt near
the Red Sox dugout. Myer threw out
Speaker. One run.
BOSTON - F'lagstead singled of
Thurston's glove and took second on
the pitchers wild throw to first. Haney
fouled to Speaker. Harris threw out
Carlyle, Flagstead taking third. Re
gan doubled over McNeely's head
scoring F'lagstead. Todt flied to Nc
Neely. One run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-24
STORM KEEPSBYRD
FROM OCEAN HOP
Plane, Menacad by Wind Out
side Hangar, Stands Ready
to Take Air.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ROOSEVELT FIELD, NJ Y, June
24.-The monoplane America, a great
gray moth with dripping wings, was
lashed down on it's runway today. its
hope of flight to Paris blocked for
still another day by the weather mans
decree.
Until after midnight preparations
went forward for a take-off in the
dawn. For two hours gasoline was
poured into the great tanks, until al;
most half the full load Of 1900 gallons
was aboard.
Thousands Stand BY.
Thousands stood about through the
hours or doZed in automobiles that
they might have the thrill of seeing
the great ship take the air on it's high
adventure.
Then James II. Kimbal. Weather
Bureau meteorologist on whose adj
vice Comdr. Richard f. Byrd hangs
his hopes of successful achievement,
raised hand in signal to halt.
There was a storm, he said, pivoting
on the st. Lawrence Bay, extending
over the lake region, and crossing
the Americas path. Fog was thick
along the air route to Newfoundland
and extending out to sea.
Aircraft Battened Down.
'The flight must not be made
Friday" Kimball said, "and Saturday
is too far off TO predict about"
But Byrd still had enough optimism
left to refuse to order the ship re.
turned to it's hangar.
"Batten it down." he ordered. Cover
the engines with tarpaulns, and we'll
be all ready Saturday morning If we
get the breaks then. We've got to
get them some time"
News of the postponement spread
slowly among the spectators and an
hour after it was announced hundreds
still slept blissfully in their automo
biles unconscious that all their dis
comfort was to go for naught.
The rainstorm that set the field
awash at 10 o'clock threatened for a
time to do real damage to the plane
poised high on the runway. The ship
trembled and wavered in the wind
and only the quick action of handlers
in clinging to its side and anchoring
it with hawsers saved 1t from possible
demolition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-24
S. MARINES
SENT TO T|ENTS|N
Butler Intimates More May
Leave Shanghai as Ma
tionaIists Push North.

SHANGHAI, China, June 24.-The
United States transport Chaumont,
carrying 1,150 Marines. sailed this aft
ernoon for Tientsin, Chilli Province.
The Chaumont came here from Manila
a week ago.
On his arrival at Shanghai from
Peking yesterday, Brig. Gen. Smed-
ley D. Butler, in command of the
American Marines in China, intimated
clearly that further American Marine
forces would proceed north shortly
He said: 1.-The transport Henderson is
here from Manila loaded to the gun
wales with supplies"
Prepare Against Outbreaks.
Foreign forces at Pel1ing and Tien-
tsin. he said, expected that the Ma
tionaIists in their drive on the two
cities would arrive some time between
July and Is. The foreign authorities
are making preparations to meet any
anti-foreign outbreaks.
Gen. Butler said he was planning to
return to the north in the near future.
Cooperation of Marshal Feng Yu-
Hsiang, once known as "the Christian
general and Gen. Chang -kai-Shek,
leader of the moderate Nationalist.
in drive on the north, and break
between Marshal Feng with the Com
munist element at Hankow, which
has been supporting him, yesterday
marked an important step for possible
removal of the breach between the
Hankow and Marking regimes in
South China.
AS a result of conferences at SUI
chow between the two powerful south
ern leaders, Marshal Feng has sent an
ultimatum to Hankow demanding that
certain members of the Hankow
regime, including the Russian, Michael
Borodin, who has been acting as adj
wiser. leave for abroad, and that the
remaining members proceed to Nan
king Immediately to join in the opera
tions against the north.
Chang Announces Drive.
AT the same time Marshal Feng and
Gen. Chang issued a proclamation
stating that communism must go and
calling upon their troops to uphold
the principles of the late DIR. Sun Vat
Sen, the Republican leader. for the
everlasting glory of China"
Gen. Criang Kai-Shek announced
the immediate launching of a drive
northward through the province of
| Shantung on Tientsin and Peking,
| while it was stated that Marshal Feng
u-Hsiang would begin his northward
| drive on July l from the province OF
| Honan.
1t was reported that the two gen.
| erals planned to meet in the Tientsin-
| Peking area and then to make
| triumphal entry into the Northern
| capital. Feng has returned to Cheng'
| chow, which he recently captured, to
| prepare for the launching of his drive.
| Hu Han-Min, executive head OF the
| civil government at Nanking, de-
clared today that the Nanking regime
would assume the honest obligations
of the Hankow government, but that
/ Borodin, Eugene Chen, the Hankow
| foreign minister and George Hsu-
| Chien, the Hankow minister of JUS
tice, must be eliminated. Hu Han
Min said that George Hsu-Chien was
a confirmed radical and that Eugene
| Chen, who played a large part in the
negotiations that followed the cap
ture of Hankow by the Nationalist,
was undesirable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-24

NEW YORK. June 24.--A Chinese
method of punishment" involving the
tying of n towel about the head of a
man given the third degree" has
been used at Federal prohibition
headquarters.
This was admitted in Federal Court
by Maj. August Heise, assistant
prohibition administrator for this
district.
Albert Briggs. an East Indian,
chauffeur for four former prohibition
agents with whom he is on trial on
charge of bribery, testified that Mai.
Heise had told him if he would "come
through" with information against the
suspected agents he would not be
prosecuted. He replied he knew
nothing against them.
"Then," Briggs continued, "the
major called me a damned liar. I was
tied hand and foot in chair. Then
they tied a towel about my head and
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REDS SEE ROYAL PLOT.


MOSCOW, June "a @.-Special
reports received from vladivostok by
the Krasnaya Gazeta say that five
PERSONS have been condemned to
death ana seven to imprisonment far
complicitx n . monarchist plot.
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"Sniper Bandit" Electrocuted.

LINCOLN, Ncbr. June "a R>.-
Frank Carter. Omaha ''sniper BAN
dit" was electrocuted in the
Nebraska Penintentiary today for
the murder at Omaha Is months ago
Of Dr. a. X. Searles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-24
Anti-Japanese Feeling Rises.

FOOCHOW, China, June "a P).-
Strong anti-Japanese feeling has
arisen here following the landing Of
Japanese troops at Tsingtao. Chinese
marines are guarding the japanese
consulate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-24
NON STOP FLIGHT TO HAWAII
IN July AUTHORIZED BY ARMY
Lieuts. Maitland and Hegenberger to Hop
Off on 2,4O7-Mile Attempt, Secre-
tary Davis Announces.

the take-off as soon as weather condi-
tions permit. Seer tary Davis empha-
sized, however, that care would be
taken to avoid any rush in last-minute
prepara ions for the flight.
A War Department statement said
that. while the Army is anxious to
make the hop to Honolulu, it is not
attempting the project solely with the
idea that an Army plane should be
the first to make the flight.
1t was emphasized that the Army
is not attempting to compete with
civilian airmen who will contest for
prizes offered for a transpacitic flight
and that under no circumstances
would Lieuts. Maitland and Hegen-
berger be permitted to accept any
prize money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-24
WIRELESS BEAM TO GUIDE.

Plans Go Ahead for Smith Dash to
Hawaii.
By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 24-Set to
resist any attempt that may be made
to delay the independent flight to
Continued ON Page q Column e.
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20. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.D
Partly cloudy and slightly cooler TO.
night; tomorrow increasing cloudiness
Temperature~~Hi Highest, IS, Mt $50
pm. yesterday; lowest, 66. at am.
today.
Full report on page ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-24

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
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Continued on Page 4. Column g.
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CONTINUED on Page 2, Column I.