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Evening star., 1927-10-15
RECEIVERS NAMED.
u. S. Moves to Foreclose Mortgage
on War Town of Nitro. w. Va.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, october Is
Lp). -- Receivers for the Charleston
Industrial Corporation were appointed
in Federal Court yesterday and the
Government fled bill OF complaint
in a move toward foreclosing its mort
gage on the war-born chemical town
of Nitro, which was purchased by the
Industrial Corporation from the Gov
ernment in 1922.
The Governments bill Of complaint
alleges that the corporation, a real
estate concern, owes approximately
$3.50, 900 of the purchase price of
Nitro. The town, it was stated, was
sold by the War Department for
$4,000, 900.
w. d. Payne, president Of the Indus.
trial Corporation, and j. Z. Campbell,
an. attorney. were appointed receivers
for the corporation.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
COTTON ADVANCES
AFTER EARLY SAG
Trade Interests Credited
With Buying on Decline and
Prices Snap Back.

BY the ASsociateo Press.
NEW YORK, October. 15.-The cot
ton market opened steady today at a
decline of 10 to "a points under further
Southern selling and liquidation. pro.
NOTED by unfavorable Liverpool ad-
vices and a favorable view Of the
weather outlook.
Trade interests were credited with
buying on the early decline to 20.45
for December, however, and the mar
ket firmed up shortly after the open
ing on demand from this source. and
covering for over the week end. BY
the end OF the first hour December had
advanced to 2o.64, or within a point of
yesterdays closing quotation.
Private cables said there had been
hedging and Bombay selling in Liver
pool. with offerings absorbed by trade
calling and London buying.
The amount OF cotton on shipboard
awaiting clearance at the eni OF the
week was estimated at 1854, ass bales,
compared with 0,231 last year.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
WOOL MARKET QUIET.

BOSTON, October Is (SpeciaD.--The
raw wool market closed the week
quietly. rejecting resistance of buy.
ers to advanced prices. Fine terri.
tories are in best demand. Fine terri
tory combing, clean basis, was quoted
today at liz to LIS, French combing
at 1.05a1.0S, half blood at 1.03a1. .O5,
three-eighths blood at 93a95 and quar-.
ter blood at 83aS5. Ohio grade fleece,
grease basis, was quoted at 46a47 for
fine and half blood and 46 for three
eighths blood and quarter blood.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, October Is tSpeciaD.
White potatoes, bushel, 1.00a1.25;
barrel, 1.50a3.25; sweet potatoes, bar.
rel, 1.75a2.50: yams. barrel, 1.75a2.00;
beans. bushel, 75a1.25; beets, 100, 3.00a
400; Brussels sprouts, quart, 10a20;
cabbage, 100. 3.O0a5.00; caulihower,
crate, 1.25a2.00; carrots, 100, 3.00a4. 90;
celery, crate. 1.25a2.00; corn, dozen,
20a35; eggplalks, basket, 25a35: kale,
bushel, 25a35; lettuce, crate, 2.50a3.25;
lima beans, basket, 50aS5: onions, 100
pounds, 90a1.65: peppers, basket, 25a
40; parsnips. basket, 35a40; savoy cab
bage, bushel. 35a40; spinach, hushel,
Isaac; Tomatoes. basket, 25a50; pack.
ing stock, bushel, 35a50.
Apples, basket. 25a75: barrel. 250a
500, cantaloupes, crate, 10Oa $50;
grapes, basket. 15a20; Damsons, bush
ell, 2.75a3.0o: peaches. bushel, 2.50a3 90;
pears. bushei, 1'2Sas.oo; ounces. bush
ell. 1.00a2.00.
Dairy Farm Products.
Live noultry-Turkeys. pound, 34a
&C, Spring chickens, 26a29: Leghorns.
2sa27; poor and thin, 20; old hens. goa
20: Leghorns, 15a1S: old roosters, 15a
IS; ducks. 23a26; small and poor, TIA
IoI pisSoIls, pdiTb %VdoVb kuAhSd Ap"is
ea"h. 40aS5.
Eggs--Receipts, e17 cases; native
and nearby current receipts In free
cases, dozen. 40; strictly fresh, dozen,
42.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery.
pound. 44a4Sta; prints. 4sa50; blocks,
47a49; ladies', 36a3S: rolls. 33lzaS6;
store. packed, 33L5; dairy prints, 331aa
So; process butter, 40a41.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter, export.
1.3sN; No. red Winter, export,
135A; No. 2 red Winter, garlicky.
export. 1861, No. red Winter, gar.
licky, export, 1874; No. red Winter,
garlicky, export, 1881.
Corn--No. 2 yellow, domestic, 1.06a
1.07; cob corn, old, $50 per barrel,
nominal.
oats-No. 2 white, new, 5Sh asked;
No. white, new, STA asked. Old
oats selling and 21s bushel over
new oats.
Rye-Nearby, 95a1 90.
Hay-Receipts, IL tons. New hay
Is arriving in only limited quantity
and in somewhat irregular condition.
1t Is, therefore, not being officially
graded and sells strictly on its
merits. within range Of 14.00al6.00 a
ton. timothy and clover grades.
Straw-No. l wheat. 10.00a11.00 per
ton; No. /, oat straw, 10.00a11.00.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
LEAD PRODUCTION.

NEW YORK, October Is R).-sep-
tember production OF lead In the
United States and Mexico comprised
1880 short tons OF crude; 70,517
tons OF refined and 49s OF antimonial,
the American Bureau of Metal Sta
tistics reports. Output for August was
7s,002 tons of crude; 77,226 tons Of
refined and 1872 tons of antimonial.
Stocks IN both countries held by mem.
bers OF the institute were 1921 tons
on September 80, decrease of 5,96S
tons under the month before.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
POTATO MARKET WEAKER.

CHICAGO. October Is R.-Pota-
toes-Receipts. 1874 cars; on track, 422
cars; total United States shipments,
slightly weaker; Wisconsin sacked
round whites, 1.50a1.S0. according to
quality; Minnesota, North Dakota
sacked round whites, 1.45a1.55; sacked
Red River Ohios. 1.45a1.55; Idaho
sacked rurals. 1.50a1.70; sacked rus.
sets, 1.65a2.0g. according to quality.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
PASSES DIVIDEND.
Prairie Oil Board Gives Cash Con-
servation as Reason.

INDEPENDENCE. Kans., October
Is @.-Directors Of the Prairie Oil &
Gas Co. voted yesterday to pass the
October dividend, explaining merely
that the action was taken to conserve
the company's cash.
The Prairie has been buying and
storing large quantities Of midcon.
tinent crude oil during the period Of
overproduction and low prices since
the Seminole area was opened last
year.
Steel storage tanks with a capacity
OF more than 100000 barrels are
being built by the company in the
Seminole and other areas Of the mid.
continent field.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
SIMPSON OPTIMISTIC.

NEW YORK, October Is R.-
Prosperity will continue in the opin'
ion of James Simpson, president of
Marshall Field & Co., sailing for Eu.
rope. The crop situation in the West
was greatly improved through good
September weather and with easy
money rates prevailing, he saw little
cause for despair as both these fca'
tors tended to create broad purchas.
ing power.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
COTTON GOODS SLOW.

NEW YORK, October IS tSpeciaD.
Cotton goods markets were slow at
the week end, with prices generally
.teady. Print cloths were unchanged
at s% cents for 64x60s and 9& cents
for 68x72s. Raw silks were mod
erateIy active at unchanged price
lavela
Evening star., 1927-10-15
PROFIT SHOWS GAIN.

NEW YORK. October Is DR.
Island Creek Coal Co. produced 1905.
7l2 tons In the third quarter. Net
profit rose to $1,109,072 from $623,539
In the third quarter last year, and
for nine months this year to $2,s25,.
TAB from $2.041, ,036 q year ago.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, October Is @.-Rye
firm, No. 2 Western, 1.07h I. o. b.
New York and 1.06h C. !. (. export.
Barley steady: mailing, 90 c. !. (. New
York. Wheat futures opened steady:
domestic December. 1924. Other ar
ticles unchanged.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

1t is estimated that more than sew
en- million sheep have died as a result
Of the protracted drought in Queens
land. Many farmers are faced with
ruin.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
Have You Been stunr yets

Some men have to get stung good
and hard before they learn to be eau.
tious in making investments. Before
you II 'est-investigate.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

~ Special Leased Wire to The Star.
CHICAGO, October 15.-Following
IL a report of today's sales high. low
Sand closing quotations, on the Chicago
Stock Exchange:
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BOSTON STOCK MARKET.
,ported by J. & W. Seligman & Coz

BY Special Leased Wire to The Star.
BOSTON, Ocsober 15.-Following is
a list of today's highest. lowest and
closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt in here:
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star 0aiee
INDUSTRIALS

Following is the list Of bonds and
stocks traded in ON the New YORK
Curb Market today:
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
WORK IS RUSHED
ON JANNEY PLANE
Canadian Flyer Has Kept
Plans to Be First to Hop
to England Secret.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, August 1S.-The New
York World today disclosed that
plane has been under construction for
weeks at the Farmingdale. l.. l.. plant
of the Fairchild Airplane Corporation,
and will be delivered next month to
Capt. +. l.. Janney of ottawa, who
hopes to be the first to fly from Can
ada to London.
Spurred by a $4,000 bonus, force OF
men Ia working day and night to rush
the machine to completion. Already
the fuselage of the ship. which Is
modification of the Fairchild folding
wing monOplane. has been completed.
The plane will be driven by a single
Wright Whirlwind motor of the type
that took Lindbergh. Chamberlin and
Byrd to Europe. and will have gas
tanks with a total capacity of 500
gallons.
Secrecy has guarded the construc-
ton Of Janneys craft in an effort to
allow him to beat to the take-off Capt.
w. r. Maxwell and Terence Il. Tully
who plan to fly from London, Ontario.
to London England. and Phil Wood
and Duke" Schiller, who plan to fly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
rom Windsor. Ontario. to Windsor

from Windsor. Ontario, to Windsor
Castle.
While preparations for these flights
were in progress. Comdr. Byrd's Amer.
lea was removed yesterday from
Roosevelt Field. l.. l., where 1t Started
It's flight to France.
The plane. which was damaged in
landing in the ocean off Versur-Mer.
on the northwestern coast of France
was taken to the factory of the At
lantic Aircraft Co, at Hasbrouck,
Heights. n. J. Its three motors had
been taken to the Wright factory at
Paterson. n. j., for overhauling and
recondtioning.
Grover Whalen, personal represent
alive of Rodman Wanamaker. who
financed the Byrd flight. said state
ment regarding Mr.. Wanamaker S
plans for the plane would be made in
the near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
MISS DORIAN GIVEN
SEAT RELUCTANTLY
Consent of Guardian for
Place in Plane Won After
InsiStent Demands.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FLINT, Mich. August 1S.-Insist-
ent demands upon her guardians, VIII
l.Rm Malloska. wealthy Flint oil man,
Epoftsman and hacker of the plane,
Bliss Doran, won Miss Mildred Doran,
Caro- school teacher. her place in the
cabin on the planes apparently UNI
successful flight to Honolulu.
Left motherless several years ago,
Miss Doran kept house for her father
and brother here while attending a
Flint high school. After graduating
in 1874 she worked nights in local
telephone exchange to obtain money
10 attend college. Graduation from
Ypsilanti State Normal School and a
position as fifth grade teacher at Caro-
followed.
Later becoming ward of Me lloSka
Miss Doran became interested in avi
alton about the time Malloska, always
an enthusiastic sportsman, conceived
a Flint-to-Honolulu flight. Construc-
ton of the plane Miss Doran was
begun. Meantime, Miss Doran breach
ed the proposition of being one of the
passengers.
Friends recalled today that Nal
loska. at first reluctant to give his
permission, finally yielded to Miss
OOrdN requests. A commence IN
spired by several yeaf' acquaintance
with the Doran family ruled Malloska
in granting his permission. Shortly
after announcing that the pretty
school teacher would be a member of
the planes crew, Malloska, after ar
ranging for transportation to Homo
lulu to greet the flyers, said, II have
all the confidence in the world in
Miss Doran. She will go through this
flight just like she has gone through
other hardships."
Preparations for beginning the
flight then went forward apace after
Auggy Pedlar. who learned to fly at
Long Beach, Calf. had been chosen
as pilot by Tipping a coin with Eyre
Sloniger, another Flint pilot.
The eternal feminine was not lack
Ing in Miss Doran's practical prepare.
ton for the flight Asked, soon after
her participation in the flight had
been announced, to pose for a picture,
she replied that she would be glad to,
but that her flying uniform had not
arrived. She posed with Pedlar, how
ever. but was more pleased several
days later when the uniform arrived
and she again was snapped. dressed
In the neat uniform set off by a Sam
Browne belt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
FLYER TO BE WELCOMED.
Chamberlin Will Receive Home
town Tribute Today.

DENISON, Iowa, August IS Up
The home town of Clarence d. Cham
berlin. New York to Germany flyer,
today was adorned in holiday attire
for its a homecoming welcome to the
transatlantic pilot.
first since his historic fight. and
Denison made known its admiration
with an extensive program Of entet-
tainment in honor of the flyer. A pa.
rade, speeches. banquets and similar
activities were prepared for Cham
berlin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
Fire Damaged Grocery.

When a fire of undetermined orr.
gin broke out in the grocery store
of Solomon Kaitlin, 2 NJ street south
west at o'clock this morning. the
building and stock suffered damage
estimated at $500. Occupants of an
apartment on the floor above the store
discovered the blaze
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Erwin at Oakland In which he made
the additional offer of $4,000. which
he called "side show. all my own"
The Dallas capitalist explained that
his original Dallas.to-Hongkong flight
purse of s25.000 still stands for any
other aviator who wishes to enter.
The only stipulation Of the offer
made to Capt. Erwin is that he must
stop at Honolulu and Toxic and com.
plete the trip to Hongkong in ESQ
hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
GOEBEL STUNNED FARM
TO TINKER IN GARAGES
Pacific Conqueror Preferred Motors
to Cows, Hometown
Folks Recall.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROCKY FORD, Colo. August Is
Out here in Art Goebels old home
town they remember when he Stunned
milking cows on his fathers farm
In favor of tinkering with gasoline
motors in the garages of Main street.
The townspeople celebrated far into
the small hours today Goebels feat
in plotting the Woolaroc into first
place In the Honolulu air derby.
Goebel left here after enlistng in
the Army in 1918. and his parents
moved TO New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
GERMAN PLANS HOP-OFF.
Flyer May Start Trip to United
States Tomorrow Afternoon.

LONDON. August IS CP.--Advices
from Cologne to Reuters Berlin cor
respondent state that Lieut.. Otto
Koennecke, German pilot, is likely to
take off on his attempted flight to
the United States tomorrow after
noon, following the southern route
via the Azores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
RAIN HALTS ROME HOP.
Bertaud Calls OFF Start Due to
Swampy Runway.

ROOSEVELT FIELD. n. Y, Au-
gust Is R).-Rain that turned the
runway into spongy swamp this
morning precluded all possibility of
a take-off this afternoon for the
monoplane Old Glory on it's pro-
iected nonstop flight to Rome.
Lloyd Bertaud and James ID. Hill,
the air mail pilots who will operate
the single motored FOkker, an
nounced after inspection OF the run
way that all hope of a start today
was gone. although clearing weather
might permit a test flight.
Many of the early mieratio of
men were to escape regions shaken
by earthquakes
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$50, 900 FLIGHT PRIZES
OFFERED IN NEW TESTS
International Aerial Meet Planned
for Oklahoma Town
in October.

BY the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY. August 1S.-Prizes
totaling $50 900 today were hung up
for airmen by two Southwestern bust
ness men. One $25 900 offer. however.
is for Capt. w. p. Erwin of Dallas
Tex, alone.
Frank Phillips, president of the
Phillips Petroleum Co.. who person
ally backed the Woo!aroc. winner of
the Dole air derby. announced an in
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ternational aerial meet. to be held In
BartIesville, Okla, some time In Octo-
Der. with cash prizes totaling $4,000.
Despite his two starts from Dallas.
a forced landing at Beaumont, Calf.
and failure to get away In the Dole
flight, Capt. Erwin was given a chance
to win a purse of $4,000 If he con-
tinues on to Hongkong. China. through
an offer made by Col. William L. East
erwood Of Dallas.
Col Easterwood sent a telegram to
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Lieut.. Col. Robert Davis, Field Ar
tillery, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas,
has been ordered to his home to await
at the convenience of the
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the world and thus have paid the price
of our comfort. 1t will be our turn to
foot the bills some other time. and the
sooner we realize that we are powerless
to affect the forces of nature n way
or the other, the sooner We develop
greater human charity which makes US
recognize the whole world as simply a
part Of our GREAT family and face mis-
fortune with courage and happiness with
a deeper appreciation for the fact that
we get it by chance and not by our own
WOrthiDess
, 1927-10-26
ANNUAL
of the Governor of the Virgin Is
lands to the President Of the Uni
ted States for the fiscal year 1927.

Continued from Mondays Avi8.)
A campaign of intensive advertising in
newspapers and periodicals in continen-
tai United States should be instituted,
and a slogan for this purpose has been
adopted. But a prerequisite to such adj
vertising on a large scale must be install
lation of adequate hotel facilities to care
for the tourist trade which would follow.
At the request of this Department, the
merchants and business men of Saint
Thomas organized a committee to arrange
and conduct a Tourist Exhibit for the 10.
, 1927-10-26
EDITORIAL.

The official three month tropical hur-
ricane period ending October 25th closed
yesterday. Looking back through this
time, and for the previous months of the
year it rs gratifying to note that Saint
CrOiX has been favored with exception
ally good weather in 1927. We have
derived the benefits without the dangers
incident to the hurricane season and
vegetation bears silent testimony to the
bOuL teous rains which have been pretty
evenly distributed over the whole island.
1t is not generally known. but it is a fact
Notwithstanding, that discoveries Of sci
ence indicate that hurricanes. earth
Quakes, |tOTnadOes, and other disturb
ances OF the earth are simply in accord.
ance with natural laws, and not alone
are necessary and Interchangeable but
beneficial in their way. There is nothing
that is acquired without giving some
thing in return and even nature exacts
this toll in bestOWlng or US the fruits Of
the earth IN that where we gain on the
one side there is a loss somewhere by
somebody on the other. This makes US
at times unmindfui of the fact that while
rewards largely are the result OF our own
efforts, not necessarily is failure always
OF our making. This is because by the
operation of natural laws success is
mostly in the hands of Providence and
conferred it would seem without regard
to individual deservingness as a rule.
Today with our hearts full of thankful
ness that we have been spared from the
furies Of the elements during what is
for many a trying period in the year,
we must not forget that co~rrespondingly
others have suffered in other parts Of