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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-07
Fights and Fighters

York HEAVYWEIGHT. scored technical
Knockout over Roy Burger. Dodge City,
Kan. third round.
oelphia niddleweight. and Jackie Horner,
st. Louis, fought a ten-round draw. de-
clared by the referee after the judges
disagreed
NEW YORK-Phil McGraw. Detroit. was
held to a ten-round draw by Bobby Burns
Brownsville. Lou Kersch. New York, beat
READING. Pa-Joe Kuhns, Reading
won the decision over Ray Mitchell Phlla-
PARIS. March George Cook, Aus
tralian prize fighter, defeated the French
heavyweight champion, Noise Bouquillon
ten rounds. Cook won handily and Bouquil-
lon was credited with only two clean
blows in the entire fight.
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Fifteen Thousand Fans Expected to See
Basket Clash Between State Rivals;
Lineups Are Tentative.

The Butler and NOre Dame basketball teams today were
reported excellent shape for their basketball battle the
Butler field house, Forty Ninth St and Sunset Ave.
night The Bulldogs defeated by the Irish South Bend
Gently anxious matters up with the powerful Keo-
coached outfit Fifteen thousand fans expected
crowd their way into the huge Butler witness
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-07
VOIGT is WINNER

81 IHWCd PTCss
PALM BEACH, Fla. March T.
George Voigt, Washington. medalist
in qualifying rounds of the Palm
Beach golf tournament, eliminated
H. d. Bend, New York. S and 4. In
the first round Of match play.
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POSTPONE SESSION

The regular Wednesday night
session of the City Basketball
League has been postponed, because
of the conflict with the Notre
Dame-Butler game. The game to
be played at the Hoosier A. c. gym
will be staged at a later date.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-07
STRIBLING BEATS CHUCK

BIZ Times Special
CLEVELAND, Ohio. March T.
William (Young) Stribling, George
heavyweight, won from Chuck Wig
gins, veteran Indianapolis mauler,
twelve rounds, by decision here
Tuesday night.
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Gay and spent much time on the
rubbing tables after practice.
The following hurlers operated
on the mound during batting drill
Tuesday: Schcmanske, Boone, My
ers, Thompson, SwetOnic, Specie
and Roberts. SwetOnic took on
some needed weight over winter
and is looking good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-07
Sorozen Takes
Open Golf Title

NASSAU, Bahamas, March T.
Gene Sarazen, former United States
national open champion, won the
title in the Bahamas open golf
championship tournament by de-
teating Johnny Farrell. Mamaro-
neck, N. Y. The match was won
on the third hole Of the play-off
when Sarazen sunk a birdie. They
were halved at 1872 for the SO.
Bobby Cruickshank ranked third.
with Wild Bill Mehlhorn fourth
and Art Demare fifth.
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~
a Iii g a tor in the
Malone r O m a n
Pool, while 5000
cash Gus t o III erS
provided a $4,000
gate.
The nlegapllone
man introd u c C q
Mr.. Cottinger as
Gods gift to I'M
exempted courage.
He further indi-
Gated. IN a singu-
restrained
manner. that MIR.
OF tin 6 er's act
S urp 9 S S e d a IL
known exploits in
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Butler and Notre Dame Teams Ready for Clash Here Tonight
Playing
the Field
BILLY EVANS N

nNIAMI BEACH, Fla, March T.
4YA Your correspondent happened
to witness here the chaste spectacle
of a 27-year-old native, one Henry
COttinger. II. BY name. battling an
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The reproduction shows the
speedy HooSier Demons basketball
team which will meet the Hotten-
tots at 8:l5 tonight at the Rhodius
Community House. The Demons,
State girls champions for the past
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two years, have defeated such
strong teams as the Pennsy Girls,
Richmond Kodaks and Louisville
Blue Moon Dolls. The Demons
will compete in the city and
State girls tournament at the Y.
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indiana. 27; Illinois, % foyertimc).
Muskingum. ~; Duquesne. 81.
PlttSourgh, 80; Washington and JefTer.
Southern California. 81 Washington. 60
Evening star., 1928-05-14

Twenty-six American and four Euro
pean cars were displayed at the recent
automobile shown at Helsingfors. Fin
land
Evening star., 1928-05-14

O'DonneII and Smith His injuries wereb
not serious and he was later allowed to
return home.
Evening star., 1928-05-14

seventh and Warren streets. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital in pass
ing automobile and treated by Drs.
Evening star., 1928-05-14
FOUR SENATOR'S
TESTIMONY SOUGHT
Injunction Putting Ban on Sing
ing of Intimidsting Songs
Is in Court.

Ev the Associated Press.
INDIANA. Pa. May 14.-United
States Senators Wheeler, Wagner
Gooding and Pine. who made up the
Senate subcommittee which visited this
district some weeks ago. while investi-
eating the soft coal industry. have been
asked By counsel for the United Mine
Workers 10 come here and testify at the
injunction hearings now in progress in
the Indiana County Court.
The injunction. granted the Clearfeld
Bitunlinous Coal Corporation last
November. restrained union mines and
their sympathizers from singing songs
Of an intimidating or hostile nature In
the backyard of the Magyar Church"
at Rossiter. The church is located
near the entrance TO a Clearfield cor
poration mine.
Bruce Sciotti, union attorney. today
said he had written the Senator'S, re-
CueSting them 10 appear in person II
possible and 10 make depoSitions II
they were unable to come 10 Indiana.
The hearing win be resumed today.
no North American Holding Company.
~--AdveTtiseTneflt
Evening star., 1928-05-14
$500, 900 IS GIVEN
FOR TABERNACLE
Ellis Phillips Donates Half Million
Toward Completion Of Broad.
way Structure.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. May 14.--Gift Of
s50o,0o0 by Ellis Phillips. public util-
tiles magnate Of Long Island, toward
completion of the Broadway Taber-
nacle OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
IN New York City has been announced
here by Arthur j. Baldwin. rail-
road attorney of Newark. N. j., and
one of the officials of the tabernacle
corporation.
The money was given by Mr.. Phillips
on condition that the directors OF the
tabernacle raise s2s0,000 by July | and
that $750,000 additional be raised by
December !.
Mr.. Baldwin said II these terms were
met completion Of the structure would
be assured.
The tabernacle, he said. had already
Evening star., 1928-05-14
MOSAIC CODE PRAISED.
Jewish Speaker Calls Law-Giver
First Health Officer"

CINCINNATI, May II R.--Five
thousand years have given us no radical
advancement OF the code Of Moses. as
recorded in the Old Testament. said DR..
Charles r. Willinsky, deputy health
commissioner Of Boston. addressing the
final session of the national conference
Of Jewish Societies here yesterday. He
referred to Moses as the FIRST health
officer"
The codes social admonitions. dietary
emphasis and sanitary precautions. DR..
Willinsky said, foreshadowed the trend
OF the physical and preventive mind In
the Jewish physician.
Evening star., 1928-05-14
SAVES CARRIAGES
FROM WHITE HOUSE
Gen. Ckeatham to Place Ve-
hiCles in QuartermaSter
Corps Museum.

Presidential horse drawn CARRIAGES,
now replaced by the automobile, which
were used by Roosevelt, Taft and VIII
son. are to form part of the exhibit OF
the O,laYterniaSter Corps Museum. IneS
Will not follow the uScuai course OF DIS
csrSeCi public property and DC onereo
at public sale according 10 MAJ, Gen,
r. F. Cheathsm, QuartermaStcT Sener"i
of the Army. 49,
The neat little hrougham which Pres
i6ent Roosevelt used on all Official occa-
sicns and Its fair weather companion,
the trim, victoria later used by President
Wilson for driving 10 church. have just
been SEGREGATED from the official JUNK
pile bv direction of Gen. Chcathsm ano
will be added TO the ouartermaSter oe-
psrtment's permanent exhibit.
In view Of the hiStorial ASSOCIATIONS
Of the vehicles and because such con-
vevances are now becoming so rare as 70
make them valuable relics for future
generations, Gen. Cheatham decided 10
place them in his museum. EventualIy
they may find their way into the Ma
tional Museum.
For Five Administrations.
The two vehicles have been in the
Wnttc House 5 service AGliNUSLa AANV pASo.-
dental administrations. beginning with
President Roosevelt's down through
Taft's, Wilson'S. Hardines and Cool
idge's. It was during Roosevelts ad-
n1iuistration that the automobile made
.ts irst appearance in presidential use
having been utilized by the Secret Serv-
See during the Summer Of 1908 at Oys-
ter Bay.
President Roosevelt rode in these ma
chimes occasionally. but it was not until
March (. 1909 that the automobile
made its first Official appearance at the
White House President Taft is cred
tied with having introduced them. From
that time the carriage began 10 fall
into disuse. except that President VII
son liked the victoria for church at
tendance.
Replaced by Autos.
They we're used until recently only by
the White House servants for marketing.
But in February this year they were re-
placed BY automobiles even Tor that
purpose.
Daniel Webster, who as an employe
Of the Army had been White House Gus
todian since 1918. saw the automobile
coming into its own and learned to drive
one. He is So years old and has been
around horses all his life. but he says
he would rather drive car than
horse.
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FIREMAN IS INJURED.

Victim Suffers Bruises as Appa-
ratus Starts.
Pvt. John O'Neil, 80 years old, 1899
New Hampshire avenue, attached to No.
IL Truck Company District Fire De-
partment, suffered bruises to the knees
and body when caught yesterday be-
tween piece OF fire apparatus and the
station as he was about to start for a
fire.
The accident occurred when the truck
was starting to an alarm at Thirty
Evening star., 1928-05-14

cost s2.70o,0 900 and an added s2,800, 900
would be necessary to finish 1t.
Formal announcement Of Mr.. Phillips
gift was to be made at dinner in his
honor here tonight attended by %
leaders OF the Quadrennial General
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Evening star., 1928-05-14
PHILLIPS GIFT LARGEST.
Ss00,O00 Ii Greatest Sum Given to
Broadway Temple.

Broadway Temple. n
NEW YORK, May IL Up).-The gift
OF $500,000 by Ellis Phillips of New
York to the Broadway Temple, an
nounced at Kansas City todey. is one
of the largest recent donations to any
New York church and the largest made
to the Broadway Temple, the corpora
tion in charge of the Methodist EDis-
copal project announced here today.
Mr.. Phillips is president OF the Long
Island Lighting Co.
Until the announcement of Mr..
Phillips gift the largest single donation
to the Broadway Temple was that of
$2s0,00 made by John D. Rockefeller.
jr.. last year.
Evening star., 1928-05-14
u. S. SILK MEN IN JAPAN.
Committee on Tour of Inspection
Warmly Welcomed at Kobe.

OSAKA, Japan. May II Pl.-The
American silk classification committee
arrived at Kobe today after inspecting
filatures in the country. and was warm
ly welcomed by silk traders. The Amer
ican visitors will inspect the silk con-
ditioning house tomorrow and see how
silk testing is done at Kobe.
Evening star., 1928-05-14
PARD0NED BY PRESIDENT.
Minnesota State Senator Freed
From Winona Jail.

wINONA. Mimi May II tE1,-A. l..
Lennon. State Senator from Mime
apolis. convicted of conspiracy to vio-
late the prohibition law, was released
from Jail here Saturday after being par
doned by President Coolidge.
Senator Lennon was sentenced IN
1924 to one year in jail, and he began
serving his time october IS, 1927, after
losing court appeals. He was an officer
of an Eagles Lodge in Minneapolis
when it was raided by Federal prohibi-
ton officers. who alleged liquor bar
was in operation in the lodge.
Evening star., 1928-03-03
LEADERS RESUME
ADVANCE ON CURB
BancitaIy and Blackstone
Valley Gas at New Highs.
Oils Lose Buoyancy.
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.

Special Dispatch to Tho Star.
NEW YORK, March 3.--The leaders
OF yesterday again were the outstanding
features on the curb market today.
Included among these were Bancitaly
Corporation and Blackstone Valley Gas
and Electric. both OF which sold at
new high records. In each instance
special causes were responsible for the
demand
In the case of Bancitaly. there were
the expected benefits to be derived by
stockholders through recent acquisition
Of the Bank of America. At the same
time, entrance Of these Western bank
Ing interests into Eastern territory will
mean much In the way of increased
earnings III the future Around 1913 the
price compared with the previous final
of 194l2 and added to the 1O-point rise
of Friday.
The new high price for Blackstone
Valley Gas was direct response TO the
formation OF new utility association
to be known as the Eastern Utilities
This is to include Blackstone Valley,
the Edison Electric Illuminating OF
Brockton and the Electric Light &;
Power OF Addington and Rockland
Rights to subscribe to the new issue
OF preferred stock of the st. Louis-San
Francisco Railway were In urgent de-
mand above ga.
In the mining section Golden Center
was the feature advancing 10 a new
high. The oils lost good deal Of
their buoyancy although National Tran
sit again reached new top. Atlas
Plywood was responding TO the favor
able earnings statements for 1927
showing SAILS a share earned. Motors
were led by Auburn Auto which rose
points to l22.
Evening star., 1928-03-03
hOSJON STOCK MARKET,

hF iehs"d VIE Ia The star
hDh1ON, March g. Following Is n
iiht III todhy'h liigteai, lowest and clos
ihk prices iut The most active htoeka
dealt in here;
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H|CH-Y|ELD BONDS
FIND ACTIVE TRADE
S. A. L. Issues in Large Turn
over. With Downward Trend.
Rails Are Heavy.
BY CHARLES r. SPEARE.

sres~at dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK. March 3.--IntereSt il
bonds at the close Of the week was con-
fucd largely 10 the high yielding ana
more speculative descriptions. Business
III The strictly investment iSsues was at
lew ebh. There was bank buying Of the
s.. Louis. San Francisco adjustments
and incomes on their attfactNtheSS AS
short term securities.
A large turnover continued IN tAc
Seaboar(i ohligatjonS, with a downward
trend. Apparently liquldation had not
been completed. Notwithstanding the
losses IN these bonds. Seahoard ALL
Florida a" is. which had rallied late
Friday. dropped back again. breaking
below 15. The Seaboard Air Line con-
sol.da:ed 6s were down point and III
s..nplv Al that price, There was a par
f,aI rallv III the adjustment bonds 1T
the start. but II did rot hold. The re-
funding 4> had another setback.
Other junior railroad bonds we're
heavy. More selling came into inter-
national Great Northern adjustments
rejecting Disappointment over earnings
Missouri. Pacific general 4s sold neioW
so again. Chicago Great Western As
were SteaGy aFoallO 'iit-' ANNt'..
Local fractions were generally firm
both Interb0roueh IS ard Nassau Elec-
tric IS gaining lractionaily. No concern
was Shown over the labor troubles.
Dodge Bros. IS were shade higher.
sugar bonds we're unchanged.
In the foreign group there were !eW
changes Of Importance. A good deal OF
interest was taken IN flotation in Lon
don ot a new per cent Australian loan.
WniIe new domestic financing TINS
month has been much lower than III
January rev offerings this week set a
new hirn record for the year.
Evening star., 1928-03-03
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

Following Is the list OF stocks and
bonds traded in on the New York Curb
Market today:
Evening star., 1928-03-03
COTTON PRICES WEAK
ON LIVERPOOL NEWS
Forecast for Rain in Southwest
Another Factor in Lower
Staple Quotations.

NEW YORK, March 3.-The cot.rr.
market opened steady today at de-
cline of IL 10 IS points under selling
promoted by relatively easy Liverp1o.
cables and the forecast for rain In the
Southwest.
Initial offerings were fairly TeI.
taken and further price hzing vas re-
ported in May, but demand Tas l.nitnd
and slight b1ilges from the opening Ge-
cline we're followed By renewed weak
ness, May selling off 70 1910 and Cc-
tOber 10 1893 before the end ot the
first hour, or IS tn II points net lo1er.
Private cables reported hedging ard
liquidation in the Liverpool narkot.
with trade calling about the only SUP
port. but that demand for cotton clotne
in Manchester was well sustained ana
there was freer buying 0! yarns from
both American and Egyptian cotton.
Evening star., 1928-03-03
Washington Stock Exchange
Sales.

Pct. Tlec. cons. 5s-sI 600 at lo4.
wash. r. & {. 4s-$7 900 at 1884. $1,000
at a324
Car. Traction Colo at 10, : at ITO,
at 10. 10 a. 10, 9 az 10, at no,
10 a. lI0is, 10 at lloi., 10 at HOS,
20 al 1l0b2.
Pot. Elec. s. IS ptd.-2 at io7, at
107iS
wash. r. & (. pfd.-50 at l03i2.
Conf Natl Bank-5 at 265.
Riggs Natl Bk-I0 at SO. ! at $40.
Checy Chase Dairy pfd.-l0 at l01 2,
10 at loTi2
Dis. Natl Sec. ptd.-5 at 1921, 20 at
1929.
Peoples Drug Stores ptd.-I0 at 100.
After Call.
Wash. r. e. E. p.d.-25 at lo3'2, 25 at
wash. Gas IS A-s5oo at l0s
Pot. Elec. Sis pfd.-l0 at io7i4. at
10-is. 10 at l0Ils.
Barber & Ross e;.s-sl.000 at 97A.
Evening star., 1928-03-03
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, March 3 lpj.-Bar ST.
yer, ST. Mexican dollars. 43sa.
Evening star., 1928-03-03

Unlisted DEPARTMENT.
pT,RTIC UTILITY

tqE.sa aec453ssea rpt HsteG ga@ss E>chaaEe
ftte#
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EN ACTIVE STOCK
PER SHARE ANALYSIS.
What Il Back Of Zach share.

June 30 1927. Per share.
Total gross assets ...........,..- SiS.|@
Dfrurtlnns.
Preferred stock .&T.n2
Current obligations. ctr ...... i.11
Patents. good viii. etc. ...... $50
Net aaarta for common ........... S3G ~
Earnings lhaeIs prescnt stock q mo.
sf@ 3 saos sa2a saos ss9a siisl HE seg6 ss9a
I'rcsnnt dividend rate, E5.
Dividends paid:
$500 ". $50 800 $500 .s5 %
sInc!udes 50 80 extra in 1925. 81 in 1929
and Sl 30 extra IN 1918. which is not In
ciudtd above
At 10S stock yields 4 g per cent.
iConsult your banker Or broker for fur
ther information as 10 vaiurs back Of this
stock
s"raphools this for future reference.
,
There are less than 1000 Chinese
women in the United States.
Evening star., 1928-03-03
RUBBER APRONS POPULAR.

LONDON Scarcity OF domestic SER
wants and the higher wages they de-
mand when found have caused British
housewives 10 do much OF their own
work and so have increased consider
ably the sale Of rubber aprons. They
seem TO prefer aprons In green or blue
stamped with a design.
Evening star., 1928-03-03
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished by W. y. Hthhs e. Co ,
Nominal gold Selling checks

NEW YORK. March 3 P). Foreign
exchanges mixed quotations On cents :;
Great Britain. demand. 487 7l6: cables,
487 1916. 60-day bills on banks.
483 il-l6 France. demand. $685. :.
cables. $685.. Italy, demand, SPIN :;
cables. 5.28ia
Demand Belgium. 1893: Germany.
1885,; Holland. 40i9ts: Norway, 1858:
Sweden. 26S3i2; Denmark. 26.77ta ;
Switzerland. 1924; Spain, l6s9
Greece, 1926: Poland. 1875: Czecho-
sloyakia. 296i.; Jugoslavia. l76ia :;
Austria, l4l0: Rumania. .6l7s; Arecn-
tina. 4275: Brazil, 1900: Toxic, 467S;
Shanghai, 3l8a.; Montreal, 90 IS 1916.
Evening star., 1928-03-03

Have You Been Stung Yet?
Some men have 70 get stur2 good
and hard before they learn 70 be ca1-
tious in making investments. Before
you invest-inTestigate
Evening star., 1928-03-03

BALTIMORE, March 3 Especially .-~~
Live pouitry-Turkeys. pound. 34a42:
old. 30; poor and crooked breasts. rs;
Winter chickens. 40a42; young chickens,
aaa35: I@ghorns, 2aa30, poor and
thin. 23a24, old hens. 27a2s Leg
horns 24a25. capons. 36a3g; old roost-
ers, lgal8, ducks, 29a30. poor and
thin. 23a24: guinea fowls, each. 4oae5
pigeons, pair, 30a35
Dressed poliltry~~Turkeys. pound. 35a
AZ; old, 30a32. poor and crooked
breasts. IS; young chickens. 30a32; old.
23a2s. T0osters. l7al8; ducks, 25a30,
capons. 30a40.
Eggs Receipts. 9I8 cases: native and
nearby current receipts. In free cases.
22a26; stfickly fresh. dozen, 28Haa26a
Butter Good to fancy creamery, 4Ba
81 prints, 5la53. blocks, 40a5l; ladies.
35a37; rolls. 3Oa35, store packed. 80.
dairy prints, 30a35 process. 40.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat No, red Winter. export
] bGa4 No 3 red Winter export, no quo
tati0n No red Winter. garlicky. do
! mfatic. S7a4 No. red Winter. gar
! licky, domestic. no quotations.
| Corn No. z yellow, domestic. l,l0a
| | IL. No. 2 contract, export O6; corn
| cob, new. 4,75ab 90 per barrel
| Oats No. 2 white. domestic. 63aeb.
! Rye Nearby, 00al.l
! Hay Receipts. 10 tons, Hay ih ar
| riyinp here Ia fair quantity, but The de
! fnand for hay locally Is very limited.
| and not enough actual business ls pass
| Ing ~ establish quotations on The Vhf1-
Ous kinds 0f grades Range 0f prices
| H. about II 90 10 100 per ton for good
| hay IN timothy and clover mixed.
! STRAW No wheat. ! O0at2o o0 per
| tDiI No. Z, i3 16si4 90.
Country Produce.
! i1tatDea, white. 100 pounds, lhOa2 20,
trW potatoes, bishei. 90, sweet
pniatnes, barrel, 2b0aJ. 40 Vans. barrel.
z h0a3 90 Heans, buhhei, 20Oh4 90.
HeetA, cTate, 1ha20D. CabbaEe. ham
per, 2bai rs. Gauiiftower crate, rs
~ %, Carrots. hiishsl, ! 2bai 30. Gel
cry crate. 0Oa3 10. Elephants. crate,
2.50B4 80, Kaie. barrel. 200a2 2o. Let
tuee, hamper, 200a3 90. Onions, 100
poimds. Z 2h0s37b. Peppers, crate, ab6
ali 90, ParAnps, basket. 30a40, Savoy
rabbage, buhhel. aDaSD. spinach.
lnibhel. D0a1 10. I'omatots crate. 3h0
~ 90 InrnIph. baskel. a0u4D
hppips, Lti,iiei ! 2baa 90 barrel, $40
laaDD Grapefruit bns. J11ab -
Oranges. buX. 4a1aG 90 I'anaefineh
boa ) j50a5 30. Strawberries. quart
FHeSv' -e--@e v~.s sssss ~ sAssr ss~s NsAsaas
Evening star., 1928-03-03
CHICAGO STOCK MARnET.

By Special Leased wlr" to The Star
CHICAGO. March 3.-Fnllowing
Is a report OF today's sales. high. low
and closing quotations on the Chicago
Stock Exchange.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-27
COLOMBIA GOVT
SOFTSOAPS U. S,
No Friction, President
Tells Demonstrators

BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 90
Addressing a parade of hundreds of
students here supporting what i be-
lieved to be the governments firm
stand in the face of the American
state departments threat of inter
vention, president Abadia Mendez
told the demonstrators that the gov
eminent was taking no decided
stand, and that the relations be-
tween the two countries were en-
tirely cordial. He further apollo
gized for the American note declar-
ing that the state department had
really asked for nothing more than
information.
Silence greeted the presidents
speech, tho resentment was ex-
pressed thruout the city afterwards.
The secretary of industry yester-
day ordered that an analysis of Col
ombian oil be made which is inter
preted among oil men here as bid to
petroleum competitors, tho the rea-
son given is that high grade Col.
ombian oil is being mixed with in.
ferior American product.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-27
b0nsh Censor Fails Suppression Nus OF Mass Arrests Outbreak
FORTY KILLED IN BLAST
Morocco Powder Explosion Injuries 200

MELILLA, Morocco, Sept. &c
U.H.-The powder magazine of the
ancient Spanish fort of Cabrerizas
Bajas exploded today.
persons were killed
and 200 injured, some of them prob
ably fatally.
The explosion demolished the old
citadel, on a rocky hill overlooking
the town.
All houses around the citadel
were destroyed. Women and chill
dren were among the dead and in
jured. Nine soldiers of the Spanish
garrison at the fort were killed.
Authorities later expressed fear
that the number of injured might
exceed 200.
Many people of the town were
still on the streets when the explo-
sion occurred. Others had retired.
The sky was lighted with a red
glare, and second later came the
tremendous explosion. Doors and
windows were blown out and CHM
neys knocked down. Stones and bits
of debris showered the town.
People emerged from their homes
and joined those in the street, run
ming around in all directions and
shouting in panic.