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Evening star., 1928-12-19
AKRON .SLAYlNG CLUE
PROVES WITHOUT. VALUE
Story Mrs. Heldman Was Seen on
Night Fearn Was Killed Doubt
ed by Investigator.
By the Assoclated Press.

BY the Associated Press
= CANTON, Ohio, December 19.-Au-
thorities investigating the deaths of
Vernard E. Fearn, 35, Canton coal
dealer, and Mrs. Margaret Heldman, 81,
today continued their search for details
of the past life of Wilbur Heldman, hus-
band of the dead woman.
Heldman, who is being held as a
material witness, said his wife killed
herself after confessing that she had
shot Fearn to death.
A clue that led to the questioning
OF an Akron woman last night was
found valueless by Ora Slater, Cincin-
natl detective, who has been placed in
full charge of the investigation. Mrs.
David BEEN, who runs rooming house
at Akron, said a woman she believed to
be Mrs. Heldman was at her home the
night Fearn was slain, but Slater placed
little credence in her Identification.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, December 10 C4pj Omitted
States Department of Agriculture -
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 head; market
opened, steady to 10 lower: later trade,
10 to, Is lower: top, $50; bulk, 185-270
pounds, 8.75a8.85; butchers, medium to
choice, 250-300 pounds, 8.60a8.90; ZOO
$50 pounds, 8.60a890: 10000 pounds,
8.40a8.85: 130-160 pounds, 7.75a8.70;
packing sows, 7.75a835; pigs, medium
to choice, 90-13o pounds, 7.25a8.25:
Cattle-Receipts IL 900 head; calves,
weak to IS cents lower; slow; compara-
lively little done; bidding 25a50 off:
killing quality plain; bulk selling at
400 downward; shipper demand mar
row; best light steers, early, 1925; she
stock fairly steady; other classes strong
to IS cents higher; slaughter classes,
steers, good and choice, 1,300-1, 500
pounds, 13.00a16.00: 1,100-1 800 pounds,
1300a16.50; 950-1 100 pounds, 1275a
1900; common and medium, $50 pounds
up, 875a12.75; fed yearlings, good and
choice, 750a950 pounds. 12.25a16.50;
heifers, good and choice, $50 pounds
down, 10.25a14.00;s common and me-
dium, 7.50al0.75; cows, good and choice,
8.00a10.50; common and medium, 6.75a
800; low cutter and cutter, 5.60a6s75: :
bulls, good and choice (beef), casa
11.25; cutter to. medium, 7.00a9. rs: !.
vealers milk fed), good and choice,
12.50a14.75; medium, 1f00a12 50;, Gull
and common, 750a11 90; stocker and
feeder steers, good and choice (a11
weights), 10.75a12.00; common and
medium, 8.50a1O.75.
Sheep Receipts, 10000: market very
slow; limited early trade weak to rs
lower: lightly sorted fed lambs, 1925;
best held above 1850; sheep and feed
ing lambs scarce; steady; lambs, good
and choice, 90 pounds down, 13.75a
14.75; medium, 12.50a13.75; Gull and
common, 8.75a12.50; ewes, medium to
choice, $50 pounds down, 5.50a8.00;
Gull and common, 2.25a600; feeder
lambs, good and choice, 13.25a14.65.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
WINTER WHEAT REPORT.

The Department Of Agriculture to-
day announced the area Sown to
Winter wheat and the condition of
the crop in the principal producing
States as follows: tst
Pennsylvania, 1,137,000 acres and 90
per cent normal; Ohio, 1872 900 and
"a; Indiana, 1,695,000 and 88; Illinois,
2,588, 900 and 81; Michigan, $4,000 and
81; Missouri, 2,015,000 and 91;
Nebraska, 3,68600O and 80; Kansas,
12,173,000 and 80; Oklahoma, 4,508 900
and 73; Texas, 2,576000 and 81; Mon
tana, $4,000 and 80; Idaho, $4,000
and So; Colorado 100000 and 80;
Washington, 1,318,000 and 70; Oregon,
$4,000 and 85; California, $4,000
and 81.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
Auto Lite Co. Expands.

TOLEDO, Ohio, December 10 RD.--
Announcement was made today that
the Electric Auto Lite Co. of Toledo has
acquired control of the 81, 100000 plant
and business of the Columbus Auto
Parts Co., Columbus Ohio.
The deal was handled by Hemphill,
Noyes 81 Co., New York, which syndi-
cate also made. public an offering of
$4,000 shares of convertible cumulative
preference stock of the company, pay
ing So annual dividends, guaranteed by
the Electric Auto Lite Co. for five
year term. e
Evening star., 1928-12-19
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, December 19.-Within
the next few weeks three groups Of
corporations that have been identified
this year with money market and stock
market movements will make their pre-
lin1inary reports and declare higher
dividends. They are National and State
banks and trust companies, fire in
surance companies and investment
trusts.
The banks and trust companies
throughout the country generally have
had a profitable IL months. In spite
of the fact that many have been COM
PEELED to reduce their earning assets in
the form of deposits and securities. the
top rates for call money and, for time
loans have over balanced losses from
these sources. Some of them have made
substantial earnings either directly from
securities or in the income received
from holding companies which they
control and which specialize IN stocks
and bonds
There has never been year when
banking institutions which are not re-
stricted as TO their Investments have
taken such a generous participation in
the speculative markets.
The fire insurance companies have
also profited greatly from the rise dur
ing 1928 in high grade common stocks.
Some of these companies reduced their
holdings of such stocks to- o minimum
early in the year. when the market
Evening star., 1928-12-19
COTTON PRICES SAG
IN EARLY DEALINGS
Market Opens at Decline Of 8 to
10 Points on Southern
Selling.
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December l9e-Prices
opened in the cotton market at a de-
cline OF 8 to 10 points under some
Southern selling and liquidation pro-
NOTED by relatively easy Liverpool
cables. There was some trade buying
| and covering at the decline, but the
market sagged of to 20.1 IA, for January
and 20.13 for May before the end. of
the first hour, or about 10 to IL points
below yesterdays closing quotations.
Trading was only moderately active.
There was some further near-month
LIQUIDATION incident to the circulation
of notices, but the near month was
relatively steady during the early trad
ing. m
4 Private cables reported Continental
and Bombay selling In Liverpool alb
snrbed by trade calling and covering.
.Freer cloth buying for China was re-
ported IN Manchester and fair turn
over In cotton yarns.
Evening star., 1928-12-19

cry. 973s; No. 2 yellow, 98a99: cob corn
4.80a485.
Oats-No. 2 white, domestic, spot
58a5812; No. 3 white, domestic, spot,
56a57.
Rye-Nearby. 1.10a1.20.
Hay--Receipts, 13 tons. While hay Is
arriving here in limited quantities only
1t is more than ample for the demand
which is being supplied mostly by truck
from nearby points, few carloads being
received. There is not enough business
passing to establish prices on the var
ious kinds on merit at range of 16.00a
1880 per ton of timothy and clover
hay.
Straw-No. 1 wheat, 1100a12.00 per
ton; No. / cat, 12.00a1300 per ton.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpeC1hI OlSpdtCu W 4hc otdEs
BALTIMORE, Md, December 1s.-
Potatoes, white, 100 pounds, a90a1 .25
Sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.25a2.50s bushel
bushel, 2.50a4.50. Beets, 100, 400a5.O
Broccoli, bushel, 65a85. Brussels
sprouts, quart, ,10a25. Cabbage. ton,
35.oOa38. co.. Carrots, 100, AO0a5 90,
Celery, crate, 9150a3.oO. Caulifower
crate, 125a2.50. Kale, bushel, 50a60
Lettuce, hampers, 75a1.5O. Onions, 100
pounds, 1.25a4.50. oyster plants, 400,
6.O0a8.00. Parsnips, basket, 50a60
Peppers, crate, 6.00a1000. Spinach,
bushel, 50a75. Tomatoes, crate, LISA
$50. Turnips, basket, 25a35. Savoy
cabbage, bushel, 40a90. Apples, bushel,
75a2.00. Cranberries, box. 4.25a5.50.
Grapefruit, box, 2.00a375. Oranges,
box, 250a450., Tangerines, per half
strap, 1.75a3.25.
n. rF<es Dairy Market.
Poultry, Young turkeys, pound,
37a38;. old, 32a36: crooked breasts, 25:
Spring chickens, 20a27;' Leghorns, goa
25; old hens, 20a27; Leghorns, 20; small
and poor 18; old ROSTERS, 17a18; ducks,
22a25; small and poor, 1920; geese,
20a25; guinea fowls, each, 40a80;
pigeons, pair, 80.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys choice to
fancy, pound, 38a40; fair to good, 35a
81; old toms, 3aaS4; poor and crooked
breasts, 26: chickens, young. 2Ta28: old
and mixed, 24a27; old roesters, 17a18;
ducks, 25a28;, geese, 22a28. y
Eggs Receipts, 1867 cases.. native
and nearby selected whites, free cases,
dozen, 42a44; firstS, 40; current receipts,
33a38. s3 .4
pound, 48a53; prints, 53a55; blocks, 81
ass; ladies, 38a40; store packed, "a;
process butter, 43a44. ~
Hay and Grain Prices.
wheat-No. 3 red winter, garlicky,
spot, 1901; December delivery, 1902.
Corn-No. export, December deliv-
Evening star., 1928-12-19
BUYS Milling Properties.

NEW YORK, December 10 R).-
President James F. Bell Of General
Mills, Inc, of Minneapolis, announced
today purchase from Frank KeH and
associates of all Ken milling properties
at Amarillo, Vernon, Wichita Falls and
Waco, Tex, and Oklahoma City and
Perry, Okla. These properties, have total
capacity Of $500 barrels of -four a day
and grain storage capacity Of 100000
bushels.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
$12,30O,O0O for Advertising.

NEW YORK, December 10 Especially
One of the largest appropriations
for advertising for 1929 is that of the
American Tobacco Co., which an
nounces that for advertising one brand
of its cigarettes it will spend $4,000, 900
this year-more than $1,000,000 a
month. ~
How Is this to be divided? Daily
newspapers, $6,5O0,O0O: Magazines,
$780, 900; billboards, $S,000,000; Store
helps, $1,O00,O00; radio, 100000.
Why this division? George w. Hill,
president, says: "Our experience has
demonstrated that newspaper offer
the most effective medium of appeal
more than one-half going to them"
Evening star., 1928-12-19
Coal Production.

NEW YORK, December 10 CP).-Na-
tionai Coal Association places the total
hituminolls coal production in the
United States In the week ended De-
cember is, at about II ESQ, 900 net tons
In preceding week.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
Steel Scrap Report.

NEW YORK, December 10 CP).-Iron
and steef scrap In the Pittsburgh dis
trict is showing strength despite lack Of
mill buying according to the Daily
Metal Trade. Conditions approaching
q scarcity Of old material are reported.
Heavy melting steel is at $17.50 to $18,
with dealers asking 81 ton higher.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
by KENNETH S. VAN STRUM.


NEW YORK, December 19--One Of
the simplest stock market theories IS
that those stocks which \, rise most
rapidly are most apt TO decline m the
event of a technical reaction in the
general market. Whether it is expressed
as "for every three steps forward we
must take one backward" trees never
grow to heaven" or the simple aphorism
''what goes up must come down" the
idea Is there. The recent reaction fur
nishes some proof of this. theory.
Weakened Technical Position.
Before the break list was given of
those stocks which had had the greatest
percentage rises since June. 1t was
pointed out that these were the most
logical candidates for a technical de-
cline merely on the grounds that the
sharp advance had created technical
weakness In the market for these stocks
OF course, the position of some of these
companies had actually improved as
fast as the price Of the stock, and in
those cases the market for the stocks
had not been weakened, but on the
whole the sharp advance had slefl most
stocks open to sharp technical declines.
As q matter of fact, practically all Of
the stocks listed did decline sharply
during the break of two weeks ago. I
In the following table Is compila-
Eion Of the stocks which declined over
10 per cent during the recent break
They are arranged in groups according
to industries, with the stocks with the
greatest percentage declines first in
eaci ernFfn.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
BUYS WAR TIME SHIPS.

BALTIMORE, December 10 (SpeciaD
The Union Ship Building Co. OF Bal
timore has bought As wartime ships
from the United States Shipping Board
for $4,000. ssS5 #
The .ships, now scattered in ports
along the Atlantic coast, will be brought
ito Baltimore to be dismantled and sal
Yaged at the plant Of the company
Evening star., 1928-12-19
Psychology Congress to Meet.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, December 10
LR.-Prof. Raymond Dodge of the Yale
University department of psychology
announced today that the ninth Inter
national Congress of Psychology will be
held at Yale September to z, 1929. ].
Evening star., 1928-12-19
World Copper Output.

NEW YORK, December 10 CP).-No-
Nember world output of copper is esti-
mated at 1888 short tons. against
i76.6o3 tons In October and 157, ,518 tons
in September, by American Bureau Of
AIetal Statistics. as- sa
Evening star., 1928-12-19
NEW YORK BANK CLEAR1NGs

NEW YORK, December 10 Especially
New York bank clearings, 1858, ,000,-
600: New York bank balances, $50, ,000,-
600; New York Federal Reserve credit
balances, $155, ,000,0 900.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
U. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS.

Treasury receipts for December II
were $l,036,0l7, ,749.4S; expenditures,
$655. .614.40; balance, $419. .326. .068.32.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, December 10 CP.--Bar
silver. 573s. Mexican dollars. 43N.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
Oils Suffer Most.

The other groups did not fare so
well. Most of them had about the same
number of leaders on the decline as
they had had on the rise. The coppers,
for instance, had 10 stocks which ad-
vanced over so per cent since June, and
now there are which declined over ID
per cent The oil industry suffered
heaviest in the decline While only
four oils advanced more than so per
cent there were IL stocks which gained
. place on this list Of leaders on the
decline.
This study shows that in the recent
break the oils suffered most, while the
copperS, motor accessories, metals,
anusements and radio, airplane, steels
declined about as much as one might
expect after the sharp rises. On the
other hand the motors, retail stores and
food products held their gains very
well, for their declines were moderate
IN relation to the previous rise.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
Some Grouus Hold Gains. I,

In comparing this list of stocks with
the ones which had previously risen.
most, 1t is interesting to note, while the.
motors, utilities, retail trade and food
products groups had risen sharply the
declines were very moderate. While
there were seven retail trade stocks
which had risen over so per cent since
June, only two declined more than 18
per cent in the break None Of the six
motors which had risen sharply de-
clined as much as 18 per cent, although
there were two different motor stocks
which did decline this amount. The
most striking fact was that while there
had been six food product stocks lead
ers in the rise, none of them appeared
In the above list.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

(Reported by J. & W. seligman q co.,
New Britain herald., 1928-07-17
PUIMOTORS IN AN EMERGENCY

A pulmotor is equal to nothing al all in an emergency if it cannot be brought to the scene of trouble, or if it doesn't work when it arrives, or when there is no oxygen tank on hand.
 It is like having fire apparatus on hand which doesn't work when a fire breaks out.
 The astounding incident in this city yesterday, when pulmotors were thought to be needed in the case of a youth who met with disaster in an ice cream plant, yields a needed lesson,
 When a pulmotor and lungmotor from the New Britain General hos p1tal were "rushed' it was found there was no oxygen tank. It was then necessary to send in a call to the police department. Every little delay in such an emergency wastes precious time.
 The police department pulmotor could not be furnished because the police service car was out on call. It seems 10 us that any other truck or even a taXicab, could have been utilized.
 The police department notified the fire department, however. and the latters pulmotor was sent to the scene. The pulmotor, however. was found to be inefficient. Then a lung motor had to be sent for from the police department. Finally. working the apparatus at hand as best it | could be done, a crew from the Con- necticut Light 6s Power company ar ! rived and these were skilled in arti- ficial respiration.
 From now on let the pulmotors be checked up at least once every month; let there be an oxygen tank on hand when needed and sent out as required.
 i In the case of the youth no pull motors, lungmotors or oxygen tanks 1 could have benefited him, as it turn ed out, But the incident called at- tention 10 lack Of efficiency that needs correction,
New Britain herald., 1928-07-17
Observations On He Weather

Washington, July 17.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair tonight and Wednesday. not much change in temperature. Moderate westerly winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair; somewhat warmer in south. west portion tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy; probably local thun. der showers and not quite so warm Wednesday afternoon in north DOT. tion; gentle to moderate winds most ly west and southwest.
 Conditions: The high pressure area that overspread the eastern half of the country continued about the same with center of 30.lS inches at Petersburg, West Virginia. Pleas ant weather with cooling breezes and temperatures somewhat above normals continues in all sections east of the plains states. A narrow trough of low pressure extends from Arizona and New Mexico northeast. ward to the upper lake region, thence eastward over Ontario, Cue bee and the St. Lawrence valley It is producing showers and thunder storms throughout the territory covered by its influence. Conditiona favor for this vicinity fair weather followed by increasing cloudiness.
 TernOer3tllreS yeStor6av.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-17

A. There are no natural green roses. Such roses result from the modification of color pigment by circumstances or through dyeing.
 Q. Why is the Republican party called the G. 0. F.?
 A. The letters stand for Grand Old Party, a nickname for the Re- publican party.
 c. Where can I find the follow ing quotation: "Entreat me not to leave thee or to return from follow ing after thee: for whither thou eoest. will go: and where thou lodgest ] will lodge; thy people sl-all be my people. and thy God my God. where thou diest I will die. and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me and more also, if aught but death part thee and me-?
 A. These are the words of Ruth to Naomi, her mother-in n-law, and are found in the Bible in the Book of Ruth, Chapter l, verses 16 and IT.
 c. What three states lead in manufacturing in the United States?
 A. New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois
 Q. Does the constitution of Ar genuine require that the head of that nation be a Roman Catholico
 A. Yes.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-17
THE CAMPAIGN JOKE

The joke of the present campaign is how reputable journals of wet ness, who have been anti prohibi- ton ever since the 18th amendment got into the Constitution, are now strongly prohibition in effect through their spirited espousal of Herbert Hoover for the presidential chair.
 Some Of these newspapers have printed reams of anti prohibition matter, including long and iluni- nating editorials. There have been periods when no such paper would go to press without strong edi- torial against prohibition.
 Now prohibition promises 10 be- come the leading issue in the cam paign, especially If William Allen White and the able mana cement of Dr. Hubert Work can bring this about. Hoover IS dry--not in theory but absolutely: by statement and practice. Smith is wet-not in theory but by word of mouth. Smith is at least ten times wetter in sentiment than the Democratic platform.
 The Republican liquor journals therefore have had a rare oppor- tunity 10 do something tangible for the great cause they have been hollerins about for years. They have had chance 10 knock the old Sth amendment Tn the manner they still must think Y ought to be treated
 But oh, the soft pedal now that Y Is lmperatiye' 10 save the coun- try by hallyhooing for Hoover. They have forgotten all they ever knew about the iniquity of the 18th amendment and its twin brother. the Nols'ead act Gaiiv they trot along whooping it up for the dry candi- | date.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-17
MRS, MCPHERSON HAPPY
No Cloud in Her Sky. She Asserts Insists Mrs. Kennedy Really Is Her Own Mother.

Los Angeles. July IT tPl-As far as Aimee Semple McPherson is concerned her family life is as tran qull as the waters of Lake Tahoe, where she is conducting an evange- listic Campaign.
 Before leaving Angelus Temple, here. she made 1t known that she had stopped an investigation by a group of her followers concerning her parentage. Mrs. NcPherson said there was no foundation for the assertion that Mrs. Minnie Ken nedy IS not her mother.
 Stating that the group of follow CTS. had sent to Canada for all records regarding her birth 10 de 'ermlne whether she might not be the daughter Of her father by q marriage previous 10 that of Mrs. Kennedy. Mrs, McPherson said "of course l am her daughter. Any other idea is ridiculous"
 Mrs. McPherson then took excep- ton to a statement by her mother, published in Seattle. charging the evangelist was in possession of large sums of money and that she dis tributed various sums in mysteri- ous manner and was unable to ac- count for it.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-17
CONNECTICUT's EXPORTS

IL must be gratifying to all Nut meggers 10 realize that Connecticut agined more in exports during the past year than any other New Eng land state. The gain was s2,1o5,24S. a comfortable lead over the nearest rival, Massachusetts.
 In the mass, however, the Bay State exports more than twice as much as Connecticut; but that of course is due to the big manufac- turing plants around Boston, Wor- cester and Springfield.
 When the Connecticut export sur plus is analysed 1t is, found that a goodly part of the gain was due to the exportation of typewriters. This industry is indigenous to Connecticut, and wherever language is written mechanically Connecticut lays tribute
 In other types of manufactures Connecticut did not gain any more 1 than usual, if at all. Typewritere happen to be a species of exclusive industry in Connecticut. They are made elsewhere, but Connecticut has the prestige and the inside track. We will not quote the story of the stenos of the King of England being discovered by parliam entart investi- gators in the act of hammerlng Con- necticut typewriters. They used the American make because the English typewritere were too much like bat tleships. We suppose they are still using them and have sent for more.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-17

to first decide whether to build an addition to the present senior plant or construct an additional, high school elsewhere.
 Even with the three bids on hand there is the likelihood that an ad- dition to the present plant will cost much more than was originally estimated. It is not likely that if three or four additional bids had been received that they would have been substantially lower. The three firms who went to the trouble of sending in bids are all reliable and know their business: others which might have Joined in the bidding match probably would have been no more reliable or wise.
 It is clear that the anticipated costs in connection with the senior high school needs have been too low all along. The job, whether an addition is built or new high school constructed in the northern section of the city is quite sure to be more of a financial drain than has been heretofore suggested,
New Britain herald., 1928-07-17
THE THREE LONE BIDS

Informed that only three con- struc',on firms had made bids for the high school addition, Mayor Paonessa expressed surprise" He had told 8 contractor to bid any how" doubtless on the assumption that bidding is free and if no con- tract is secured nothing is lost
 But it costs money to make bids. Money in the form of the time it takes to make the minute calcua- tions necessary 10 shave costs and stand q chance Of obtaining con- tract
 Construction firms arc thought to have failed to warm up to the high school proposition because Of the possibility there would be no fl- nancing for the addition; that an- other plan might be adopted.
 All of which may be true. And if so. the mistake made was one Of calling for bids for an addition be- fore it had been definitely deter mined whether there really would be an addition built
 The logical thing would have been