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Evening star., 1927-05-08
INVESTMENT RAIL
STOCKS LEADERS
Trend Upward Despite Some
Selling and Week End
Profit Taking.
BY the Associated Press,

by the Associated Press,
NEW YORK, May 7.-The main
price tendency in today's brief session
of the stock market was again up
ward. despite sporadic bear selling and
week end profit-taking. Investment
rails and public utilities were promi-
nent in the upswing, which lifted
more than a score Of issues to new
peak prices. Trading was in heavy
volume for a alf-holiday session.
The increase of over $51 600 900 In
Stock Exchange member loans last
month was disregarded as a market
factor, more attention being paid to
the arrival of another shipment of
Sc, 100000 in French gold today.
Spectators for the advance have been
marking up their favorites on the
theory that Spring business will be
maintained in fairly large volume, and
that no stiffening in money rates is
likely before the crOp-moVing season.
Buying of the rails was stimulated
by the report that the Van Sweringens
acre forming a new holding company
TO take over the Chesapeake & Ohio
stock now owned by the Nickie
Plate Railroad and the Vaness Cor
poration, and by the new Erie Rail
road financing on unusually favorable
terms. Chesapeake & Ohio was bid
up nearly points to a new 1927 high
at 177A, but lost part of it's gain.
Baltimore & Ohio touched 1229s, the
highest price since 1906. and Union
Pacific was bid up over points to
177L, a figure not reached since 1911.
Recapitalization and merger rumors
accompanied the advance in Public
Utilities. Laclede Gas was the out
standing individual feature, scoring
l4Ia points to a record top at 233, and
closing within a fraction of the TOP.
Brooklyn Union Gas, which Is believed
to be under accumulation by Con-
solidated Gas of New York interests,
climbed over points TO another new
top at 1865 Hudson & Manhattan
attained a new maximum at .6312
There were several strong spots In
the industrial group, among them
International Business Machines,
American Telephone & Gable, National
Biscuit, Electric Auto Lite. lnterna-
tional Silver Penick G. Ford, The
Fair, Rossia Insurance and Western
Union. all of which registered new
1927 tops. Dodge Brothers common
and preferred rallied briskly at the
expense of an oyercrowded short in
terest. United States Rubber was
heavy on unofficial reports of poor
first quarter earnings. international
Combustion had another temporary
sinking spell. but closed higher on the
day,
Another rally in Italian lire which
carried them around 5as cents was the
only feature in the foreign exchange
market Other rates held firm with
demand sterling quoted around
s4.S5 7-16 and French francs around
391 lilo cents.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
BUSINESS IS SLOW
IN STEEL MARKET
Improved Demand Develops
for Copper-Tin Advances.
Lead Is Easy.
By the Associated Press

bS tbe N~~pf tdttb Iits>
NEW YORK. May Business -
the steel market during The Wet y
both new orders and The movement
against Specifications. continued =
leave much 10 be desired. The de.
preston in the oil industry caused
some manufacturers who supplied
sami-finished steel To pipe ma kers. go
try and find another outlet for their
products. and the result was pressure
to sell in the open markets. The ef-
feet of the price advance i'm steel
sheets has been felt largely in the
way Of increased shipping orders
against outstanding contracts. Zig
iron trade was moderate In the
Pittsburgh district prices were reduced
slightly; elsewhere values were main
tanned.
An improved demand has developed
for copper following considerable
period Of inaction, during which con
sumers have been dra wing upon previ-
GUS purchases with the result that i'm
same cases requirements seem To have
become necessary, Expectations that
April statistics will show decreased
stocks have been a factor and reports
Of fair export business at the recent
decline probably had some influence
on The attitude of domestic consumers.
No advance IN producers prices was
reported. hut the market at the end
Of the week appeared to he more firm
ly established on tho basis Of 10 cents
for electrolytic.
Tin advanced as result OF the
scarcity Of spot supplies. London and
Singapore, while irregular at times.
also displayed firmness toward the
close of the week
Lead was again easy. Consuming
demand was no better than routine.
and the bulk was for future shipment
positions.
Zinc was somewhat firmer. Higher
prices prevailed abroad. A fair ex-
port business was reported.
Anthony was dull and the price
trend a trifle easier. Consumers as
well as dealers showed little interest
and about the only feature was a
moderate inquiry for June shipment.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
COTTON DECLINES
AFTER EARLY RISE
General Market Closes
Steady at Net Losses of
From 2 to q Points.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. May An opening
advance in the cotton market today
was followed by reactions. July selling
off from 1897 to 1880 and closing at
1886. The general market closed
steady at net declines of to 4 points
The market opened steady at an ad-
vance of to 9 points on overnight
buying orders probably brought into
the market by the strength and rain
news of the previous day. May sold
up to 1913 and October 10 1923, but
the demand was supplied by week end
realizing at these figures and selling
became more active. when sentiment
appeared to be influenced by rather Il
better weather map than expected.
The official forecast was for thunder
The official forecast was for thunder
ern belt. except the Southeast and
west Texas, but the opinion seemed
to prevail that these would be more
or less local and that the outlook was
for gradually improving conditions.
| The disposition to take profit for over
the week end also was promoted by
| the reactions which occurred after an
early advance in Liverpool and while
the selling was not particularly heavy
| or aggressive there appeared TO be
| conn paratively little buying power
after the initial demand had been sup
| piled.
May sold off to 1850 and October to
| 1903, net declines of about 10 points
| but last prices showed rallies of or
| points from the lowest on covering.
| Private cables attributed the early
advance in Liverpool to covering and
| trade calling. but said reactions had
| followed under realizing. better
home demand for cotton goods was re
| ported in Lancashire.
Nothing fresh developed in the Mis-
sissippi flood situation to attract the
attention of traders, and a good part
Of the business reported was supposed
to represent the evening up of old
| commitments.
The amount of cotton on shipboard
awaiting clearance at the end of the
week was estimated at 10000 bales,
against Sc 900 at the same time last
year. Figures published here today
put sales of fertilizer tags in the J.
Southern States for April at 20 per
cent larger than last year. but for the
five months, December to April. in
elusive, were only So per cent OF the
same period last season.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
Jury List Announced.
.acIal DLsnatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star
LA PLATA. Md. May Chief
Judge w Mitchell Diggs has drawn
The following to serve as jurors at
the term of court which begins
May 10: Lewis J. Spalding. Charles
Frederick. Dana Stevens, Washington
Bowling. Robert H. Davis, Archibald
Robey. Robert J. Mills. ir.; James q.
Marshall. L. Augustus Wheatley,
Ben iamim r Brown. r. Lee Clements,
J.. Preston Williams. William W.
Berry. Francis L. Edelen, j. Harry
Jenkins. Joseph H. Bateman, Uriah
s. Falran. James T. Hodges, Edward
q. Edelen John r. Simpson, John X.
I.o,nax. James B. Higdon. Millard
Thompson. George A. Carpenter,
charles r Chandler Harry X,
Bowling. George T. Higges, Waiter A
Jameson. Andrew Z. Gardiner
Norman II. DE Marr. Bartholomew
campbell. Carlton Hicks, James a
cox. j. Monroe Wathen, e. Leigh
Tdelen. Benton {. Barnes. j. Richard
R,yan, William A. Dyson. Samuel .
Long. Henry +. Albrittain. Sige
brown. H. Holland Hawkins, X
Ernest Neave. Matthew Nj. Hancock
William Ferguson, John T. Hndie
samuel h. Adams and Harry =
MessiCk.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
Trading IN Grain Beyond September
Suspended in View of Uncertainty

ing the ability of the Chicago trade
to successfully perform it's usual serv-
ice in the marketing AM distribution
of agricultural product " the event
certain proposed legislation is enact
ed at Springfield. the market report
committee be. and it hereby is in
structed to make no further provision
for contracts for delivery maturing be
yond September 80. 1927, until fur
ther notice.
The effect of this order is 10 pre-
vent resumption of trading in De
cember future contracts. which usual
~ begins al this time of year. such
contracts might be thrown into ques-
ton by radical legislation halting the
future market.
President John A. Bunnell of the
Board of Trade declared after the
meeting that it would be utterly i'm.
possible" for the exchange to continue
functioning properly in the distribu-
ton Of agricultural products If the
keSsinger bill. passed by the State
Senate, is enacted and enforced.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
BUILDING rs HEAVY.

NEW YORK, May LP.-Another
heavy volume OF building and en-
gineerinE contracts is reported for
April by r. W. Dodge Corpora ton.
the total for 81 States east Of the
Rocky Mountains, including about 81
per cent of the country's building, he.
ing put at S604390. 700. only per
cent under the record of March and
per cent more than in April. 1926.
New construction started since the
first of the year reached s2.003. l6G :
500. u decrease of t12 per cent from
the same period of 1926 and 19 per
cent ahead of the first four months
of 1925.
Evening star., 1927-05-08

5025, which would provide a commits
sion to take up the whole question
of floods and food control.
Secretary Mellon states that the
troubles of the Kansas City Joint
Stock Land Bank rose out of local
conditions and insists that the affairs
of the Kansas City institution will In
no way affect the rest of the joint
stock land bank system.
Secretary +. p. II. Siddons of the
America.a Security & Trust Co, has
returned from a business trip to Phil.
adelphia.
Murray Gidlin, manager OF the
Standard Co., fiscal agents for the
North American Title Guaranty Co..
is in Atlantic City and New York on
business.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
BUTTER DECLINES.
Liberal Offerings of 90 Scores Re-
suits in One-Half- Cent Drop.

CHICAGO, May Z Cp).~-In the but
ter market today liberal offerings of
81 scores resulted in l2cent decline
on that grade. The market tone at
the decline was about steady on all
grades. with trade slow. Supplies of all
grades were ample to the light de-
maud with the exception of 1888
scores which were rather closely
cleaned up. The centralized car mar
ket was about steady, although de-
mand and movement was slow; SO
scores were in liberal supply, but buy
ers showed very little interest. Fresh:
92-score. 49h; 9l-score, AZ; 90score,
Al S9-score. 3sA; Ss-score, 36M 81
score, 3512. Centralized: 90-score,
40A; 89.score, 3Sa4; 8S-score, 81.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. May Trading in grain
futures for delivery beyond the end of
September was ordered suspended to-
day by the board of trade in view ri
the uncertainty" in connection with
proposed legislation pending in the
Illinois Legislature.
The drastic action of the governors
of the exchange was taken in resolu-
lion as grain traders were commenting
that futures trading could not be car
ried on under the proposed State
regulation, and as newspapers com.
mented that the board would he
driven from Illinois to another State
should such proposals be enacted.
The Ressinger bill, which has passed
the Senate, would put grain futures
under a licensing form of regulation
administrated by a commission to in
clude the State director of agriculture.
The resolution adopted by the board s
governors follows:
"Tn view of the uncertainty surround
Evening star., 1927-05-08
CAPITALIZATION CHANGED

NEW YORK. May ( CE).-Capital-
ization Of the New England, New
York & Texas Steamship Go. has been
changed to 10000 shares of no-par
value, and common stock which was
donated by former owners has been
reissued aud sold to provide necessary
working capital to carry on opera
tions. The line is now operating FIVE
ships and a regular sailing schedule
between New York, Baltimore and
Norfolk has been inaugurated
Evening star., 1927-05-08
EARNINGS ARE LARGER.

NEW YORK. May { Cq).-Northeru
States Power reports net earnings of
$14,5Sl.170 for the year ended March
81. against St2,755.571 the year
before. Gross was $2S, ,629 ,3S5, against
Evening star., 1927-05-08
SALES SHOW GAIN.

NEW YORK. May lP.-April
sales of - H. kress & Co, We're IS
per cent larger than year ago, reach
ing $4,$29. 1879. and for the four months
this year SIS 5,oS5.621, against $685.
96S in the same period of 1926.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
SURPLUS IS LARGER.

NEW YORK, May tP).-The con.
Eolidated statement of international
Combustion Engineering Corporation,
&c of December 81. 1926. shows total
assets Of S28,7s0.543, against $24,614,-
1o7 the wear before. and surplus 81
100 1875. against 81 1894 ,362.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
PREFERRED rs OFFERED.

NEW YORK. May LP) Offerings
of per cent cumulative preferred
stock Of the Federal Investment
Trust, Inc, is being made at 80
share.
Evening star., 1927-05-08

Countess Olga Loris Melillov,
era ndda ughter Of Gar Alexander ii
Of Russia. is working as drummer for
alParisian fashion house.
Evening star., 1927-05-08

The Connecticut League of Women
Voters is making a study of the
finances in it's State.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
TONNAGE SHOWS GAIN.

NEW YORK. May Z CP).-Tonnage
figures of the United States Freight
90. for the first quarter show sub
stantial monthly gains. compared
with the same period of 1926. Janu-
AIRY showed I'm increase Of $4,000, 900
pounds. February a gain of $4,000 900
pounds and March, 2S.000.000 pounds.
\ former school teacher, Margie
Neal. Is the first woman State Senator
OF Texas
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
L|NDY WILL FLY
 ID MEXICO CITY
Good Will Ambassador" to Attempt Spectacular Mission

Washington, Dec. g LP-America' 5 aerial ambassador of good will Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. is to under take another spectacular mission his time q flight from Washington Q Mexico City.
 Accepting a telegraphic invitation rom President Gales ot Mexico which reached him here yesterday, Lindbergh will add 2,000 more miles to the log of his spirit of St. Louis" which already includes New York to Paris hop and a long jaunt around the Un"ed States.
 The time of the flight. its route and other details await the flying colonels decision after he has had opportunity to examine conditions. He does not now contemplate a non- stop flight.
 He believes now. however, that his course will not take him over the Gulf Of Mexico. The land route is only about 100 miles longer and of a forced landing.
 Use of the transatlantic Spirit of St. Louis" also is contingent upon final inspection finding it's motor 1T satisfactory condition. The engine never has been overhauled. he said although 1t still is funcuoning per. fectly.
 Possibility that Lindberghs Mex ico City flight might be extended tc Cuba and Central and South Amer ica has not yet entered Lindbergh s calculations.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
POLICE CLOSE ON
 STAbbER'S TRAIL
Bridgeport RedoubleS Efforts to
 Locate Mystery Man

Bridgeport. Dec. LP,-Police Of flcials have redoubled their efforts 10 apprehend Bridgeport's Phantom Stabber." since he claimed his 25th victim Wednesday night when he stabbed Mrs. Estelle Haupler, 1S Every member Of the department, both plain clothed and uniformed. Is under special instructions in the search for the phantom.
 Orders will be issued today can ceiling all leaves Of absence ill the department except for illness. in &C., cordance with suggestion made by Mayor r. William Behrons. Supt. Patrick J. Flanagan of the police department suld last night that the suggestions made in q letter written 10 him by the mayor and published today in the Bridgeport Telegram will be put into effect at once.
 Citizens of Bridgeport, especially the women. are extremely nervous over the stabber terror and the ten sion of the situation was reflected in a number of telephone calls re- ceINed by the police officials last night. Some offered suggestions for catching the stabher and others told of persons who were acting suspi- ciously in various parts of the city.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
DEMOCRATS MAY GO
 SOUTH FOR CHANCE,
Would Be First Party Convention in Tropical Cline Since 1S60-
 Miami Considered.

New York. Dec. 2 (UP) -- The democratic party, for the first time since 1860. is seriously considering holding it's next national convention in the south.
 Clem L. Shaver, chairman of the national committee, after several conferences here. revealed that Miami, Fla, is lookd upon with great favor by democratic leaders as the scene of the 1928 convention, even going so far as to say that the de- cision probably would rest with the southern resort itself.
 If Miami decides to back up it's tentative offer, made by representa- lives several months ago, of $200, 900 Chairman Shaver believed it would De the choice of the national con- mittee.
 Railroad and steamship lines, meanwhile, have promised to cut their passenger rates in half should Miami be chosen.
 Ii no bona hde financial offer came from the southern city, Cleve~ land was believed to be the most favored site because Of it's central location, Chairman Shaver said.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
TWO C|NDERELLAS
 BACK HOME AGAIN
Janesyille, Wisconsin, Has
 Couple Of Sisters

Janesville. Wis. Dec. 9. tPt- Janesville's modern Cinderellas have come back to their fireside, but not in tatters and sorrow as did the heroine of the fairy tale.
 Instead. Jean and Catherine Buchanan, home from a visit in London with their grand uncle, Baron Wollavington. are planning how best to spend the income from q Sl50,o00 dot which he gave them. The baron, formerly Sir James Buchanan, asked the girls. daugh- ters of a Janesville widow in mod est circumstances, to visit him. He had been fond of their father. They went to London and enjoyed a month of dazzling entertainment, with every wish gratified by wealth.
 When they got home it became known that he had given them the trust fund. Jean. IT, plans a college education. Catherine, 22, has not decided what she will do, but she has turned her back on office work which enabled her to help support family of five before the visit to London.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
RUMANA BLAMED
 FOR PROSECUTIONS
Anti-Senlite Riots Said to Cover
 Country'S Crisis

Bucharest. Rumania, Dec. Pt- Revocation of fatal Semitic riots in two former Hungarian towns to di- vert attention from the present Ru- manian political crisis has been charged against the liberal govern ment. The riots occurred in kolos- gar, Rumania, 80 miles from the Hungarian frontier and Oradea Mare Rumania, within ten miles of the border.
 Professor V. x. Madgearu. a lead CT of the national peasant party in making the charges i'll parliament, asserted that the government gave university students 3,ooo,oOo lei (roughiy $1S.600) 10 support the anti-Scmite movement.
 M. Duca, minister of interior, re- piled that the government would make no statement until it was in possession of ali the facts of the case.
 The students, Madgearu said, in- dulged in the widest excesses, end- ing in setting fire to a synagogue at Cluj. The prefect, he said, was ab- sent and the students broke through the cordon Of police, terrified Jew ish shopkeepers, smashed windows, obliterated Jewish signs and forced all stores and banks, except one, to close. They arrayed themselves in rabbis' yestments in mockery and shouted epithets against the Jews, he declared.
 From Cluj the students journeyed to Oradea Mare, went on the tram which they seized, conducting dem- onstrations at every station ana committing similar outrages at Ora dea Mare, he asserted.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
ROSCOE AILS IN BRISTOL

Roscoe Ails and Kate Pullman of fer their all new act at the Cameo theater, Bristol, today and tomorrow where they are headllning the vaudeville program.
 Ails and Pullman have an all new offering this time with complete change of comedy, songs. dancing and scenery. Always considered one of the best standard acts in vaude- vile, the Ails-Pullman team excel any previous offering in this new presentation.
 Other acts will be featured on the same program and the screen offer ing presents Patsy Ruth Miller and Ralph Ince In a thrilling sea drama "Shanghaied."
 The Cameo thcater has free auto parking epace for 500 cars which is illuminated at night and under the watchful eyes Of three attendants at all times.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09

Schmidt of Louisville. "all America has produced is chop suey. ham burger steak and the hot dog and nobody knows what's in them"
 The session named a&ommittee for drafting ways and Smeans Of standardizing all soups and dishes.
 We need a whats what and why" explained c. L. Schweitzer of Chicago. Take hors d-oeuvre. Thousands don't know but what it's hors d'combat. Sometimes 1t is. Hamburger has many aliases; you can get 1t in 17 languages from a la Duke os Marlborough to popoletti ii milano."
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09

ler-the smiles stars buy from their dentists usually are an improve ment on the originals.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
Blackstone River Is
 SWelled by Floods

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 9.-tP,- Flood waters from the stor moi We'd nesday night swelled the Black stone river and it's tributaries today and threatened serious damage in several towns. Schools throughout Blackstone valley were closed. The river broke over it's banks at Mill
 bury where the Ducharme land, the site of the Worcester Suburban Electric Light company dynamo was under 16 inches Of water most Of
 the day. The sudden rise moved
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
No More Wars for Him,
 Saws Bennett DOtv

Paris, Dec. 9 UP)-Bennett J. Doty, American vagabounding ad- venturer, is through with wars.
 Doty. who saw service under the name of Gilbert Clare with the French Foreign Legion in Algeria and Syria and who enlisted with the A. F. F. during the World War, was in Paris today preparing to go home and peaceful quiet. He will sail tomorrow for the United States
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
Better American Menus
 Is Aim of Caterers

Chicago, Dec. 9.-A national cam- paign for the uplift of the American menus has been started by chefs and caterers meeting here.
 Harsh words were spoken of the lack Of Amrican culinary ingenuity.
 Tn the past century," said Fred
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
OINTMENT WORTH
 S100 A JAR
TO MAN WHO SUFFERED CONSTANTLY
 FOR FIVE YEARS
Healed leg entirely

Spokane, Wash, March 21:- While working in stone quarry. slipped and cut my leg and blood poisoning set in. The doctor stopped this, but my leg refused to heal It became a running sore and hurt me so l could hardly do my work I wore bandages constantly for five years, using several remedies with out success. One day friend rec commended Rcsinol Ointment and after I had used ten jars of it my leg was entirely healed. This oint- ment is worth $l00 a jar to me, and l will never be without it in my house again. -(Signed) W. P. Bower. Box 593.
 Resinol Ointment should be In every home. It's invaluable for cuts, burns, blisters, chafng, etc, IS wa as moro serious skin dis orderA All druggists sell the Res mol products.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
Christmas Greeting Cards

We have cards for every occasion, as well as every member of your family. A particularly large assort- ment of cards for your sweetheart.
 Ask to see our etched and