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SO. ST. PUAL LIVESTOCK

0ouCn st. PAU, May 3.-(AP)-.
~. s. p. A.)--Cattle-l,700 fed
ttsers and yearlings in vea-, light
supply, slow, steady; odd lots 1880
10 1875; bulk conlidcrcd eAlable
11.45 to 1900; she stock fully steady,
~ cows 7.25 to 900: heifers $50
. 1915; cutters fully steady, bulk
k76 - TOO; bulls steady to atrene.
bulk weighty medium Srades 800 70
$50; heavy kinds upward to S.75
or better; stockers and feeders
scarce. nominally steady.
Calves-l, 600j quality and sorting
Considered. steady; 1850 TO 1880;
mostly 1900 70 1900.
Ho9s~-7, 900; 10 to Is cents low.
81 than Wednesday: t,p $50 paid foy
sorted 10 to 200 pound averages;
most sales light and butcI ers to
111ekers 9.25 to $50; underweishts
4.76 - 900: packing sows 500; Rlet
.ntDody to SIS; average cost We4.
n1tdoy o.l2; weight ~.
ohoep-3oO; little don packers
fi11in9 weak 70 % cents lower on
IDNAAt; steady On SHEEP; few fat
Noolbl owct 1000 to II 20; NJ shorN
'Jna6ho q sheep here: one Loaf In BE-
'tNe1n grade wooled lambs 100.
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Chicago Heat Wave
Causes One Death

Chicago, May 3.-(AP)-A mer.
curry top Of 50 degrees yestardav
was blamed for one death in Chi.
cago. It was the hottest Nav 9 in
Is years.
Temperatures Of 50 degrees or
higher were general over the middle
west. the weather bureau reported,
adding. however, that much cooler
weather was the immediate pros.
pect.
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STOCK MARKET
is IRREGULAR
Motor Shares. Utilities, Up
Oils and 1obaeces Down
Rails Mixed

New rsrk. May 3.~i41wSpecu.
lative unsasinsss over the credit
situation subsidized somewhat today
and prices moved irrs0ulavly high
er as pools resumed activities In .
vide assortment Of stocks. A rlen-
tiful supply ct call money ct tho
renewal figure 81 s per cent fol-
lowed BY . drop to 1 ~ in the early
afternoon. and Secretary Melons
assurance that the meeting Of fed
cral reserve governors was without
special significance and that no i'm
portant action was contemplated in
connection With the brokers' loan
situation. helped 70 revive bullish
confidence.
Motor shares were heavily bought
on reports Of large current earn
ines. General Motors leading the
advance with a gain Of four points.
Chrvsler mounted TO 4 new high
level in anticipation Of = record
breaking hrst quarter report after
the close Of the market.
Higher earnings also provided the
background for tho advance In pub
lie utility issues. Montana rowet
SCARED nine points to It's and was
followed into new high ground BY
American Telephone, international
Telephone, Philadelphia company
and Columbia Gas, the gains run.
ming as high as four points. New
York fractions quickly climbed ia
new peak prices and then lost their
gains On the traditional 'selling on
the good news" which followed the
| announcement that the federal
statutory court had granted the In
terhcrcugh Rapid Transit's appliea-
ton for . seven-ceut fare.
Oils we're again reaeticnary on
selling presumably inspired by the
reported failure Of Seminole field
operators to reach an agreement for
extending the curtailing arrange
mcnt which expires May u. Fresh
selling also developed IN some Of
the tobaeccs with LoFillaFd touch
ing a new 1923 low. Coty broke
8 l-2 points On reali1irg.
Rails were mixed. Southern Rail-
way touching 4 new record high At
1873. Missouri Pacific common
crossed 50 TO Z new peak On buying
influenced by expectations Of IN
early report BY the committee ap-
pointed to study a plan for paying
off the back dividends on the pre-
ferrsd. New York 4 Harlem, which
recently broke from EOS to 226 on
odd lot transactions VAS again In
demand, moving from Sz5 to $40.
Chicago Z Alton issues were aeaIs
under selling pressure after their
rapid advance Of Tuesday.
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Two Severely Hurt
in Plane Ride With
Unlicensed Aviator

Chicago, May 3.-t1N-A man and
a woman who went for a pleasure
ride in an airplane piloted by an un-
licensed pilot we're fighting for
their lives in hospital today. The
plane dropped 600 feet late yester-
day into tree on the bank Of the
Desplaines river.
The seriously injured were Miss
Dare Montgomery. "a, and Eugene
Apfelbaun,, 81. The plane was
piloted by DR.. Milton n. Weir. who
was slightly hurt. His flying ex-
perience was acquired 10 years ago,
and he was said to be rusty in It.
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N. p. r. r. Employees
Get Pay Increase

st. Paul, May 3.-tFp-Three
thousand railway clerks and station
employees Of the Northern Pacific
railway today were granted an hour,
~ increase in pay Of from one to
three cents, following negotiations
between officers Of the Railway
company and representatives Of the
clerical employees.
The aggregate annual payroll in
crease on the Northern Pacific will
be about 100000, according to the
company announcement
The increase is retroactive to
February /, 1928.
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Diri9ible Is on Its Way
10 Spitzbergel,

,Ccrtirned from rage 0neI
city In keautiful sunshiny weather.
Several airplanss flew to meet the
efaft and 70 welcome the italian ex.
ploretp. Stockholm 10 about $40
imiles from the airship's starting
point, 6tolp, Germany.
The airshlp continued on her
course, flying IN = nertherly dirsc-
ten. Reports indicated that the
pspsp>cts were good tor the ltalia's
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Appointment of Ii
brary Committees
Urged

Continued from page one)
vatory Of Wesley College at Grand
Forks 10 not q North Dakotan by
birth but has located here. Mr..
Johnson's compositions, Of which
theye Is . long list, place him as q
composer Of worth in the fields Of
organ, violin, voice and piano.
"Ralph Travis of jamestown has
written Z group of songs which
have been highly commended and
AZ soon to he published. At the
present time Mr.. Travis is studying
In New York."
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Harry Hill Now Lives
in House Where Body
of Mother Was Found

Streator, ILL.,. May 3.-,E1-Harry
Hill. free under bond awaiting !
second trial for matricide, has
moved with his father into the
house in which his mothers body
was found, buried in . basement
grave. last September.
One Of young Hills first acts up.
on returning to his home town aft
er months in Jail at Ottawa was to
visit the cemetery and place flowers
OF. the grave Of the mother he Is
charged with having slain.
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GRAIN
LIVESTOCK
WHEAT MARKET
DOWN AT CLOSE
Market Affected by Reports
:. OF Drought Relief West
and Southwest

Chicago, May 3.-tP-Late re.
ports Of further heavy rains today
in the west and southwest led t.
sharp fresh breaks in wheat prices
today at the last. Some places in
Kansas reported two inches Of rain,
and the downpour still undated.
Under such circumstances indica.-
ing substantial relief from drought,
wheat rallies based on frost predic-
.tions proved to be only transient.
and the corn market also broke
owing TO acute weakness Of wheat.
Wheat closed heavy 5 7-sc to
A 5-sc net lower, corn 5-Sc to
! lac off, oats unchanged to SIC
down.
Influenced by the fac. that the
wheat market had declined about
10c q bushcl from the recent high
point, and that the effect Of bet
ter moisture conditions had been
largely discounted. a good class Of
what buying developed speedily a.
times today. Indications Of freezing
!. temperature in parts Of Nebraska
: and Kansas did much to encourage
bullish traders to reinstate sold-out
!. holdings, and SO likewise did rela-
! tive firmness Of wheat quotations
! ct Liverpool.
Corn, US wei! rs wheat developed
: notable rallying power despite ar
/ early show Of weakness. 4 report
, which a leading crop expert issued
regarding stocks Of corn on farms
. was construed as bullish. He es-
timated the amount a. present as
500. 900, 900 bushels, against 100.
OO0. 900 bushels . year ago. and
900, 900, 900 bushels two years back.
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NATIONAL. LEAGUE

Results Wednesday
Cincinnati s; 81. Louis 4.
New York 2: Brooklyn l.
Pittsburgh ?: Chicago ..
PHILADELPHIA 3; Ec--ton 3.
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RADIO PROGRAMS


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Bpsleish County. First Nettoaal
BurleiFh County. FIRST dpara.ty
Bank. Surety ................
BWleigh County. Mofflt state R4nk.
psrlsisI County. Sterling STAT:
Burleigh County. Farmers state
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Burleigh County. First State Bank.
BrsisisS csss;yy. k:s.n stat. s:.i.
BgrIeish Comfy. ipiasnaki' Of Net,l
nsxan sehoo, District. 1..k 81
l,a ns!'s cr nsso' School District. B.n,;
Wilson S''i School Ssa0' District. ...k 81
sts!s.s ssaass District: bank ii
c.sfis!a sss:ai district; s:..' {;
rtyss. ssSssl District. i.i.k Il
Painted Woods schssi District.
Bank OF North Dakota ...........
Ghylin School District. Bank Of
summit sehsoi B,ii,;ie;.:. Bank 81
phesni1 School District. b,nk Il
rlessss. LAKE School District. Bank
Ly MAR, Seh zoe! District, Bank q
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Harriet School district; Bank Of
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M:Kensie ssSoe, D..,rie.. s..x Il
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Long Lake echAet, District. Bank
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Crofte school District. Bank Of
sihley Butte School District. Bank
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Village Of Wing. Bank. OF North pa
south Wilton schec;,i. District. sank
c,Hy i sfI 5ss.a ps AIi{ea. a..k i North
Drlseel! rownAhip. Bank Of North
q. I. speat. County Tree:oi::r
by certify that the fofe9otne 20 1 e
ef the severll depositorith h4vln6 -
said County according . reror0S 81
the period ending this 3otA 14v ef 4
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Minneapolis. l9 3.~-(AP)-~
Fl0ut eee l1wekI IN eagloe4 lete
family patsrtl 4ueesA - 30 - l.lo
: Dbl. q 4 y, ecetsa tashs. Ship
meYits 36,293 b11s,
Bran No. = $3.50.
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; DOCTOR HELD FOR TRIAL-

Minot, May 3.-(AP)-Dr. E. C..
Stone, who was charged with second
degree murder in connection with
the death Of Miss Marguerit, Nelson
Of this city. today was ordered held
for trial in district court in a decis-
ion given by Justice Carl N. Cox in
a preliminary hearing. The bond Of
$1,000 which the defendant furnished
a few weeks ago was ordered con-
tinucd in force.
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Pennant Progress
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Results Wednesday
Minneapolis z; Louisville 8.
St. Paul 8: indianapolis >.
Kansas City ): Columbus l..
milwaukee Z; Toledo 6.
Games Today
Louisville at Minneapolis.
indianapolis at St. Paul.
Columbus at Kansas City.
Toledo At Milwaukee.
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FRIDAY, MAY Z
by The Assocfaeed rrtesl

(6y The AsSoctdeed Frtesl
Programs In Contra, STANDARD tins
Add one hour for Central tMyllsh
time. u time q 2. y. unless either
OF call letters. kiloeyclee % eight
sss-xyw chIssss-s,o
5.e0-uncle COB
e:0O-uodfrsy Ludlow
e::o.-Wkito Ecsk Concert
c:00-Wrigisy. Review
o:ov-Sl9dlo Feature
3:60-Movle CLUB: Studio
sss.<-WooM ch,es-
s:oo-0rchestre: Orgtn
s: :SsSS--eecnssrs assae!s
s: :oS-oreHss.r asa
sss.s-wEoH,WJJp chje,a J,
s:oo-orsan: Vocal
S:oS-Ctt.ss Service Hour
s:ao-La France Orchestra
S:0o-Nveieal
&:3S-Danco
-S:0e-a)umbsr Music
10:c0-popular
4,s.4--wQn.wL,s chissss-,so
S:lv-Quin: Ensemble: Almanak
S:0o-Sfns and Henry
6:3.l-Eky Riders
I:0O-Concert Orchestra
S:30-HosteSH
S:D0-Palmoiivs Houe
0:0o-Fsaturss; Popular
s~<.e-WIS chlesoe-sso
EsS-Orxan Concert
c:oo-Scrap Rook: Jack 4 Jsan
6:30-AngElus
::00-Silysst0ne Heur
s:se-Spee!ai Msslcsi PreEsm
S:00-WI.S Showheat y hr6.D
~@s.s-wMAe.W1J chlssso 60,
5:oo-o!Shsssra ana Features
S:o0-WOR Progr@ M
ss: ~ 4. %. tas s. H,n4y
lss.3-WLW c,nslaaaM
s:ee -e.saa;sS:' css ssHe'
::eo-Wyi9ley ne:lsw
S:00-Dance and Studio
3st.2-WSA0 cinelnn.'i
s:eq-clt!ss service Hour
e:0o-PasMoilvs Hour
o:0e-Orchtetre
sssA-WTAM Cleveland
S:O0--Jestero
S:0e-Cities Service Hour
v:O0- Anglo Pssstans
;;: :ssse:-kt;:lEssSs: aas :a.
s&s.s-kFYR ;:a.,
D:3O~-Music.
. :45--Markets.
0 :0O--Woather.
o :<5-Weather.
e::o-Muaic and markets.
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e. ?l@ etyis blaqs eA~ll wsrs IN.
st9sc ~ = 80 crew vesldAe O.
~ N Nos1o = herr, yoQeerdav.
~ eneu pose ~ >aeesiptien ut ~
nes 9eetpAeSebls ewing - esl1eojen.
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Many Sections Of State
Show Good Promise
for Oil
CONTINUED from nave ma,


piped into Glendivc and Baker
Montana. and has recently been
piped to Marmarth. However,
though drilling has been carried to
. depth Of over 1000 feet, oil in
commercial quantity has not been
found anywhere on this structure.
Another encouraging location. y
he says, "has been found several
miles west Of Mohall, near the east.
EN- border Of Renville county. With.
IN the district covered by the Mo.
hall anticline a large number OF
wells yielded gas under pressure of
about 100 pounds. the gas being
found at depth Of 200 to 800 feet,
Another anticlinc, not quite 50
promising in structure, seems to &C.
cur 10 to Is miles northwest of
Minot. Gas has been found at shall.
low depths in this locality. and wells
drilled have yielded a little oil. Deep
drilling on this location reached q
depth Of 3.9A0 feet, the shaft penc.
tYatins into Dakota sandstone about
5 feet, but finding only traces OF
oil.
Other Anticlines
There IL some evidence Of an an.
ticline or dome in Hcttinger county,
northeast Of New England. During
the last year still another anticline
has been located in Kidder county,
between Steele and futile.
"A very interesting well is being
drilled at Glenfield, Griggs county,
since It 10 one Of the very few wells
IN North Dakota to have passed
through the Dakota sandstone and
thus It affords information as ia
the formation below that substance
Samples st the rock passed through
are taken at intervals and sent ia
the University Of North Dakcts, &c
that . complete record Of tina well
can be maintained"
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MINNEAPOLIS CASH CLOSE
Minneapolis, May 3.--lR-Whest
receipts today l6s compared {, l45
q year ego. Minneapolis cash wheat
and coarse srAin closing quotations
today follow:
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Fesos. n p. Nay s--(Ap)-.la
~ leteeet ~ Il ~ war asale n
Co equity. aeult!es from tAs
LEI eeer q 10 so,idcqee q "a
4assks R9dastla3.
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fowls - to ~; brcilsrs 3: to IS;
turkeys 20 to 30, recstsrs 10 1-2;
ducks 10 to 20; spring ducks %;
geese l6.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results Wednesday
Washington $; New York ).
Detroit Z; Chicago l.
St. Louis :; Cleveland ).
Philadelhia a. Boston, postponed,
rain.
Games Today
Philadelphia At Boston.
No other games scheduled.
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railroad following nagetlatipp( With
the state railroad board. The state
moyat said.
MORE QUAKEs At coRYNrH

Athens, May 3.-~(Ap)~-t3ix
quakes, tive .,nf which were strong,
xers fslt At, fstlHth yestel1ay.
were no casuoitiee.
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County
y the ;sye M ne sSs ana
81 i AS asS - n'' - ~ sss ser
q. T. SPEAR,
Subscrbea
~ '9'' - WV v. ~" WY S&.9r ~
CO.: sgmkn ais'||s 3 ..s,sH S sSSst Mp
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Games TODAY

Boston At Pittsburgh.
No ether games scheduled
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Mad! s:,s:s section r. Capt., II
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SturHte, 8. D., May 3.--(Ap)-A
human skeleton, . cannon ball and
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Chies.o. May 3.--tR-rU. S. b.
A.-Pstatoss --rsesipts now stseh
.. old 100 sses, On track nee stock
-, old 2z7; tStal y. s. shipments
l12 Canada 3 esrs, cid pt1et trad
iNt slo~. market dull; wisconsin
seeksd round whites 1.7SQl.70t
Idaho sacked rupsey No. !. l.SS0
$50, commercial 1.00. New steck
tP&ding slow, meykst wsak; Texas
sacked bliss triumphs test $3.50
SIS, eFdiAsry 3.004S.3g.
Minneapolis, Nay y.-~<R)~v. 8,
b. A.--Pst4tse Nsaerate VIM IN.
quily, demand elQs, market weaker.
carlea4e delivtlt4 poleo. pFjee 9aly
dednetsd. 4inAeapslie and r. Paw
rate, eeekea eve.. round whites y,
No. ! lsw saiss, !! IL q }.13, H,Ct.
y 1.SS to LEO.
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Grisseihamn. Sweden, May 3.--tR
General Mobiles dirigible Italia
passed over this city ct 1905 p. NJ.
1t soon disappeared over the Gulf Of
Bosnia.
(Grisseihamn is about fifty miles
north Of Stockholm.)
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CHlCAC0 P0ljLTRY

chisAfc, Nay 3.-(AP)--Peultyy
---aliyss stse1y; receipts s cart;
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DULUTH RANGE
May 3
Open High Lew Clot'
CHICAGO cAea cHAlk :,

CHICAGO CA(4 CRAM
Chicago, May S.-sb-- Wheat No.
I: red 2.6e; No. !: hard 1.e741.0e 81.
Corn No. : naked l.07 S-4@l,0S,
No. 4 yellow l.t0ol.ll IL.
oatl No. : white 97Ql970; No. :
white 64~o0.
No oal6e rye.
BARLEY l.0O11.0e.
1iHAbthy aes4 e.Q6G>.e0.
Clover pee4 lS.eoVv529.5o,
LAID l1.N.
Hibb 1900.
Bellies 1850.
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enc ounte-ing favorable weather
conditions at least until north Of
Sweden.
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BY The Annotated Prtesl
Programs In Contra, STANDARD time.
Add one hour for Central IN yIlghe
time. All time q 2. n. unless ether.
wise inAh.a ted. Wav4iNngths IN left
Of call letters. kiloeycles % eight
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BISMARCK GRAIN

One cent per psuNd discount UNI
der IS II. ear corn, 70 h.. five cents
under she'll.
Hard winter wheat ......... .$l.39
Dark hard winter wheat ...... 1.30
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:t: symZ ais'|s 1 ..s;i:s!S :S
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-18


 recommendation of Chief J. l.. Gray of the Fire Department, adopted a schedule of rates to be charged for the use of fire appar- atus for purposes other than fighting fires. It was pointed out that on numerous occasions the trucks are called out to pump out cellars and for similar serv- ice for which no charges have been made. The Council fixed a rate of s5 per hour for such work within the city limits and $8 per hour where it is necessary to go outside of the city. Pay ment at the rate of $1 per hour was also 1xed for firemen after the first kour's work at any fire
 H. R. Shepard. City Clerk, was appointed by the Council to act as Registration Clerk for the municipal election.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-18
REFERENDUM ON COAL BUSINESS
 IS SUGGESTED
Council May Ask Voters to Decide Whether City
 Shall Maintain Dock


 The desire of local voters as to maintain ng the municipal coal 5rs.ness may be sought in a ref erenGum at the April city elec- ten, it was iiit.mated last night at the c:ty Councils regular meeting. Nyiis there has been some d.scusg cn recently relative to tho ciig's.sf Sure roIicy in the coal bus ncss none tf tho mem bers of tie Council, t was said, had [ ve.s t very serous study, and 't wsa n parent that it had no in ;ii ca of taking decisive action pending pretty general expression of opinion by citizens lonst.vcs.
 T..c srbicet VI cpaned last night ty c. D. Ferglfon. local aSsn. fc. the Pacific Ccas. Coal Company. Several weeks ago wnile in Seattle, W. s. George, President of the Chamber of Commerce., discussed with the company management the possi- bility of the city purchasing a portion of the waterfront prop erty owned by it., and, also the possibility of the city retiring from the coal business. MT. Fer guson appeared before the Coun- cil to get an expression of opin- ion from it on what action was likely to be taken, if any, $.
 Make Price Guarantee
 The Pacific Coast Coal Con- pany. the Council was informed, is willing to guarantee that the present level of prices on coal will be maintained for period of five years regardless of any raise in fuel costs during the period. At the end of that time should there be any increase in the basic prices for coal at the mine, it would make only cores bonding raises in local rates. MT. Ferguson emphasized that the company was not seeking to in- fluence the city's policy, that 1t is not a matter of concern to the company. but made its offer in response to a suggestion that such proposition be submitted When the Council did not in dicate it was prepared to take any action at this time, some oi the members sukgested referen- dunn on the subject at the com. ing city election. The matter was carried over last night to the next regular meeting.
 The Council last night. at ths
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-18
WEDDINGS IN INDIA GOLDEN FROM START

BOMBAY. India-Golden wed ding in India doesn't mean the fiftieth anniversary. It means the wedding itself
 American bankers recently sent $1,00o,000 in gold to India. It was for the annual crop of spring brides.
 When the bride comcs before the indefinite number of priests to be married she wears cn her fingers upwards of twenty rings. They are usually precious ston7s in gold settings, the g.fts of tie husband and relative.
 No wedding ring is rs2d in the | ceremony itself, as in tE.e Chris tisn marriage. But f is oonsid- cred almost essential for the bride to appsar heavily bejew- elled She wears a number of bracelets, usually of gold if she or her husband can afford it, and golden earrings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-18
WHITE ENSEMBLE WORN
 BY PALM BEACH VISITOR

PALM BEACH, Fla. new en- semble creation for the spring and summer. worn by Mrs George D. Simon, of New York. is at tracting attention among the win. ter residents here.
 In two pieces, the costune is of white silk of heavy but ex tremely soft weave. A new idsa in the form of blue, green and red silk embroidery. one row Of which is carried across the back of the blouse, only two rows showing in front, is effective. A white coat with fur collar and white hat gloves and shoes complete the costume.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-18
SECOND WIFE GIVES
 MEMORIAL TO FIRST

PRATT, Kas., Feb. 1S-A second wife who was not jealous of her husbands first love has revealed in her will that tolerant trait of charac- ter.
 Mrs. Carrie Holden, widow of Frank Holden. made a be- quest of $500 to the First Methodist church of Litch- field, IT.. 10 buy a memorial to the first wife of her de- ceased husband The will, filed here for probate, also expressed the wish of the sec ond Mrs. Holden to be buried near the first Mrs. Holden.