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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-10
IS
SURE WE WILL
TAKE HIM HOME

HAVANA, Feb. 3 P-The Spirit
of ST Louis, his beloved plane,
was the first thought OF Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh, when he had
a few moments of leisure today.
He proceeded out to Camp Colum-
bia, where the plane is guarded
day and night, gave it a close in
spection and was satisfied that it
will carry him safely and quickly
back to his home country.
At the Officers club at Camp
Columbia, the Cuban secretary Of
war, Senor Iturralde, addressed
Colonel LinGbergh, in the name of
the officers, and told of the great
emotion he felt yesterday when he
saw the ambassador of the air
alighting bringing message of
friendship from the United States.
lie eulogized the courage Of the
youthful aviator and declared that
The name OF Lindbergh and the
Spirit of St. Louis would in his
t tory be equal of the name of Colum-
bus and his three caravelg.
The club flag, which has flown
over the building since it was
erected, was bestowed upon the
flier.
In reply, Colonel Lindbergh said :
IL feel most honored by this re-
ception and will keep the flag as
a memorial of my visit to Cuba
II is not necessary for me to carry
anything to remember this visit
which is most pleasant one"
| COIonnI ;o1harUb "a
he had looked forward to visiting
Cuba during the Pan-American con
ference, even before he left Wash
ington. He would like to spend
more time here, although it was
necessary for him to leave Monday
, but he hoped some day to return
and spend much longer time in
the Cuban capital.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-10

MARKET CLOSED MONDAY
CHICAGO, Feb. o tP--All Chicago
grain markets will be closed Monday
-Lincoln's birthday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-10
HISTORY OF HICKMAN CASE FROM
time OF KIDNAPPING OF GIRL, IL

Los ANGELES, Calf, Feb. 8 QP)
A few hours after Marion Parker,
12-year-old twin daughter of Perry
M. Parker, Los Angeles bank Off
cial was lured from Mount Vernon
Junior high school here December
Is last by William Edward Hick-
man, there was launched a man
hunt for the kidnaper and his vic
tim which police officers said be
came the greatest in the criminal
history Of the country.
The chase ended December % AT
Pendleton, Ore, when Chief of Po-
lice Gurdane and Motorcycle Off
Ger Lieuellan, watching for q green
sedan which the Los Angeles office
of the Associated Press reported
had been stolen by Hickman, stop
ped the car and arrested the fugi-
tive without struggle on the
Columbia river highway.
But before the kidnaper was cap
tured he had, according to his own
later confession, killed the victim,
dismembered her body and sold the
fragmentary remains to Marian's
father for $500.
At noon, Dec. Is, a well dressed
educated, suave young man, later
identified as Hickman, told Mrs
Mary Holt, supervising teacher at
Mount Vernon school, that Marian
Farker's father had been injured
in an automobile accident and was
asking for Marian. The teacher re-
leased the child to him without sus-
pecting that his story was a lie
That night when Marian failed
to return home, her father notified
the police that his daughter had
disappeared.
Then Parker received two tele-
grams, one from Alhambra, Calif,,
the other from Pasadena, nearby
cities, signed George Fox" and
''The Fox" instrueting him not to
do anything until further orders,
and warning him not to call in the
police.
The following day, December 16,
a special delivery letter arrived at
the Parker home, signed "The Fox, :"
threatening death to Marian ii
$500 ransom were not paid. Park
er was told to obtain the amount
in treasury notes and have it ready
fer delivery.
A secondO letter was enclosed,
signed by Marian, and voicing an
appeal to her father urging him to
comply with her kidnaper's de-
manda.
That night the kidnaper tele-
phoned Parker, ~instructing him to
go to a rendezvous with the ran
som. Parker complied, but his
daughters jailer failed to appear.
Saturday night, Dec. II, another
ransom letter came to the Parker
home, chiding Parker for having
police watching the rendezvous the
previous night and insisting that
the police withdraw from further
plans for meeting to return the
child and turn over the $500.
At 7:15 o'clock that night the
kidnaper telephoned Parker again
and set what was the final rendez-
vousL the 400 block on Manhattan
Place, a wide, dimly-lighted street.
Parker drove to the spot in his
A few moments after
he arrived and parked at the curb
with lights out, as instructed, an
other automobile pulled up along
side. A man, with his face masked
by a handkerchief, showed him his
daughter apparently asleep in his
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-10

Vincent Gellerman, radioman aboard
the freighter Griffco, agitated the
whole Pacific with an SOS" recently,
but when the ship reached Honolulu,
Capt Herbert Martin said there had
been no trouble and his operator had
a brain storm" Gellerman has main
tanned silence.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-10

alienists, who contradicted those for
the defense and concluded unequi-
vocally that Hickman knew right
from wrong and was normal men
tally and physically.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-10

commerce department. will apply to
the vessel only the treatment given
foreign ships in American harbors,
which means the acceptance of Eng
llsh regulations and supervision
with reference to the vessels safety
and design.
In case the trial trips with the
R-100 justify the outlay MI. HoOV-
er said, Americans will be invited
to associate themselves with the
British enterprise in the construc-
tion of several additional dirigibles
for the service. G. Dennis Burney,
a member of the English parlia-
ment, has dealt with Mr.. Hoover
and other American officials in the
negotiations for the installation Of
the new air service.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-10
D. A. v. INVITE COOLIDGE

WASHINGTON Feb 8 (R-Presl-
dent Coolidge was invited today to
attend the national convention of the
disabled American veterans next June
in Denver. He also was invited to
again spend his vacation In the Black
Hills of South Dakota.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, September % CP) Omitted
States Department of Agricultural -
Hogs-Receipts, 5000 head; market on
choice hogs steady with Fridays aver
age: lower grades, 10a20 lower; top,
1910 paid for a load of around 200
pounds weights; shippers took 1000;
estimated holdover, 1000.
Butchers, medium to choice, 250-350
pounds. 11.75a12.65; 200-250 pounds,
II. .7Oa12.7O: 10000 pounds, 11.00a
1910; 13O-160 pounds, 10.50a12.25:
packing sows, 10.25a11.35; pigs, me-
dunn to choice, 90-130 pounds, 9.6Oa
lips.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; strictly
choice fed steers and yearlings steady;
others 5Oa1 90 lower; she stock sharing
decline; cutter cows about steady; bulls
25a5O lower; vealers LOCAL so lower;
supply in-between fed and Western
grass steers excessive; about 10000
Western grassers offered; stockers and
feeders and range slaughter steers
25a75 lower; best fed yearlings, 1850;
heavies, 1880; heifer yearlings, 1850;
Western grass steers to killers, 14.70;
Westerns on feeder account, 1925.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; no fresh
supplies on sale; for the week BIG
doubles from feeding stations, 5000
direct; fat lambs prices gained 25a40,
with the weeks highest price on late
rounds: few prime rangers to shippers
late, 14.35. Best fat native lambs for
the week, 1410; fat ewes, 6.75; no
yearlings to test market values; bulk
fat range lambs for the week, l3.7oa
1415; natives 13.50a13.75; throwouts,
10 OOa1O so; fat ewes, 6.00a6.50; feeding
lambs closing, 25a50 lower; bulk for the
week 1325a14 90
Evening star., 1928-09-22
DUN'S SEES STORM
AS BRAKE ON TRADE
Says Business Broadly Is on Up
Trend, However, With Politics
of Little Effect.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 22.-Dun's
today says:
The satisfaction derived from a
further seasonal commercial expansion
has been overshadowed by the recent
destructive tropical hurricane. extending
to the lower Atlantic Coast and fol-
lowed by severe storms in some other
sections. Although the work of recon-
Struction and rehabilitation ultimately
Will give impetus to certain branches
OF business, the immediate results in
the affected regions, and to some ex-
tent in outlying territory, naturally are
deleteriouS.
Broadly. however, trade has followed
the upward course that invariably de-
velopS at this period, evidences of rain
being more numerous in reports COW
ering the country. as a whole. The
spreading of mercantile and industrial
operations is not now, nor has it been
Tor long time, evenly distributed. but
the existing irregularities and contracts
DO not obscure the fact that the under
lying conditions are favorable. Political
influences are not acting as a brake
on progress, and such retarding elements
as prevail are outweighed by stimulating
forces
Weekly bank clearings, $11 ,595, 900, 900,
an increase of 8.02 per cent over a
year ago.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
MOTORS ARE ACTIVE
IN STOCK TRADING.
Demand Is Stimulated by
SIoan'S Statement-SteeI
Stocks Bid Up.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Il nisnatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WALL STREET, NEW YORK, Sep
tember 22.-Pronounced activity in the
motor group was the outstanding Incl
dent of the opening dealings on the
Stock Exchange today. Stimulated by
the intimations of President Stone OF
General Motors as to what could be ex-
pected at the next meeting of the cor
poration in the way of special consid-
Grafton for stockholders, urgent demand
came into the market for all of the
motor stocks
In the case of General Motors itself
the price opened a point under The
high record for all time established yes
terday but the rise of the previous day
had indicated that Wall Street had been
anticipating favorable announcement.
In the meantime Packard, Studebaker,
Hupp and many of the motor access
sories opened on large blocks at i'm
proved prices.
SteelS in Demand.
The steel stocks, notably United
States Steel, continued in demand and
the coppers, Cerro de Pasco, Kennecott
and Greene Cananea, were bid up
sharply.
The irregularity of the price move
ment was characteristic of the closing
session Of week in which prices had
been carried up sharply to a level
where profit taking was warranted.
Heavy Volume.
Motors, coppers and oil stocks were
turned over in heavy volume.
General Motors was called upon to
absorb heavy realizing sales, with the
1rinn Y.YIIir1n fNniY1fc Itrdor Fri
days final
Chrysler Motors crossed Ill to its
best for the present share capitalization,
but subsequently dropped below Friday
final. Packard Studebaker and Hupp
after early strength receded from their
best levels.
Record export sales for the copper
metal during the present week and the
upward revision of price schedules re-
suited in advances in the stocks. Cerro
de Pasco, opening on a block of $500
shares at 1922, was up 21a points, but
subsequently lost part of the gain. The
shorts in Green Cananea had to bid
the price up in order to cover iE their
commitments and Kennecott crossed 100
again. The oils were in active demand
at advancing prices.
Electric Auto. Lie and Coty were
prominent among speciality favorites
and National Dairy Products was taken
at its former hign record. At intervals
the tape ran as much as 20 minutes
behind transactions OH the floor and
the volume of business continued at an
active pace up to the close.
General Motors closed at 21334, loss
of Az points on the day. Radio Cor
poration was pressed for sale and ended
with loss of 212 points. The tape was
80 minutes late at the close.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
Wall Street Briefs

NEW YORK, September % (P).-The
volume of new bond offerings for the
week fell off to SOS 100000 from $101,-
425,000 the week before. A year ago
the total was $101, 10000.
Several railroads are reported from
Chicago to have placed large orders for
steel rails, among them the Chesapeake
& Ohio for $4,000 tons, Union Pacific
10000 tons and the Great Northern 15,-
900 tons. The New York Central is ex-
pected to place orders for 100000 tons.
w. L. Mellon. president of Gulf Oil
Corp, who attended conferences of oil
executives in England, said on his re-
turn yesterday that he was entirely in
accord with the statement of Walter C..
Teagle, president of the Standard Oil
Co. of New Jersey, who had forecast
Improvement in world oil conditions
European oil consumption was increaS-
ing rapidly, he said and while over
production would continue to be a fac
tor both here and abroad, prospects of
improving the situation were better
than In some time. Gulf Oil is extern
sively engaged in oil operations in
Venezuela and Mr.. Mellon hoped that
country also would feel the benefit of
the better understanding.
E. N. Brown, chairman of the Pere
Marquette Railway, expects the roads
share earnings for 1928 to approximate
the 1881 a share on the common for
1927. after per cent preferred divi-
dendS. The road had a record year in
1875 when 1t earned $14.47 on the COM
mon.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
LOREE is BARRED
FROM MKT. POST
I. C. G.. Withdraws Permission for
Magnate to Sit as Di-
rector for Road.

Authority which L. F. Loree has been
given by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to hold a position as director of
the Missouri-Kansas-Tex Railroad
was withdrawn yesterday by the COM
mission. In effect, the railroad magnate
was ordered to withdraw from the di-
rectorate in question.
In reviewing the reasons the commits
sion went into railroad stock transac-
tions incident to the proposed merger.
The commission concluded that Loree
had privately purchased considerable
blocks of Missouri ri-Kansas-Texa stock
upon which "the net profit to Loree
was $l44,708"
The commission later refused to au-
thorize the tentative combination of the
three roads which Loree proposed, and
opponents of the consolidation objected
to his retaining the Missouri Kansas
Texas directorate.
Commissioner Brainerd dissented from
the order in its entirety.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
SLOAN SEES RECORD
MOTORS EARNINGS.
President Says First Nine
Months Will Exceed All of
1927-May Cut Melon.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 22.-Earn-
ings of General Motors Corporation for
the first nine months of 1928 will ex-
ceed those of the entire year of 1927,
and indications are that 1928 earnings
will be the largest in history. the presi-
dent of the corporation, Alfred P. Sloan,
jr., said last night on sailing to visit
the corporations European subsidiaries.
Readjustment of the corporations
capital structure through a stock divi-
dend and an increase in the dividend
rate may possibly be made at the direc-
tors meeting in November he suggested,
but added that nothing has yet been
determined
Conditions in general with the cor
poration now are satisfactory, he said,
with earnings proceeding at an excel
lent rate, operations abroad were said
to be increasing in Importance each
year. and the corporation hopes for
total shipments overseas for 1928 of
100000 cars and trucks, representing
wholesale business worth about $685.
100000.
Discussing the corporations position,
Mr.. Sloan said that stocks of General
Motors cars in the field relatively are
the smallest they have been at this
season for many years, with retail sales
for the first eight months 26 per cent
ahead of the first eight months of 1927.
Production of recently announced new
series of cars is taxing the capacities
plants, he added, and a new Oakland
model Is to be announced within three
weeks.
General Motors Corporation has no
intention of entering the airplane field,
Sloan said
Evening star., 1928-09-22
Baltimore Markets

Potatoes-White, 100 pounds, 1.00a
LIS; barrel, 1.25a1.90; sweet potatoes,
bushel, 200a3.00; barrel, 3.00a350;
beans, bushel, 150a2. 90; beets, 100,
300a5 90; cabbage, 100, 4.00a700 car
rots, 100, 500a7.O0; celery, crate, 1.50a
$50; corn, dozen, 25a35; cucumbers
bushel, 1.25a1.75; eggplants. basket, so
a1.00; lettuce, crate, 75a1.50; lima
beans, bushel, 250a4.00; onions, 100
pounds, 2.75a325; peppers, basket 25a
40; tomatoes, basket, 60a1.00; packing
stock, bushel, 1.00a1.10; small yellow,
basket, 35a40.
Appies-Bushel, 75a2.5O; crabapples,
basket, 40a45; cantaloupes, crate. LISA
2.75: damsons, basket, LOCAL rs; grapes,
basket, 40a50; peaches, bushel, 1.50a
$50; pears, bushel, 1.00a2.00; Seckle
pears. basket, 4oa75: plums, bushel,
1.75a2. 90.
Poultry.
Live-Spring chickens, pound, 30a34;
Leghorns, 28a31 old hens, 24a30; Leg
horns, %; small and poor, 18a20; old
roosters, 16a18; ducks, 25a26; small,
18a20; old, 18a20; guinea fowl, each,
60a90; pigeons, pair, 25a30.
Eggs-Receipts, 1,141 cases; native
and nearby, selected. white, free cases,
dozen, AZ; flrsts, 81; current receipts,
35.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound, 44a49; prints, 49a51; blocks,
47a49; ladies, 35a38: store packed, 33;
process butter, 41a42.
Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter, export, no
quotation: No. red Winter, garlicky,
spot, 1.34a4; September delivery, 1.3434;
October delivery, 1855, bid. Cargoes
on grade, no sale; bag lots, no sale.
Corn-No. yellow, domestic, LIZA
1.23; cob corn, 5.75a600 per barrel.
Oats-No. 2 while, domestic, new,
spot, 511aa52; No. 3, 49a5O.
Rye-Nearby, 1.10a1 20.
Hay-No receipts. New hay Is arriv-
ing in only limited quantity. 1t is,
therefore, not being officially graded,
and sells strictly on its merits, within
range of 1400a16.50 ton, timothy and
clover grades.
Straw-No. 1 wheat, II 100a12.O0 per
ton; No. 2 oat, 12.00a13.00.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
WESTERN MARYLAND LINE
REPORTS EARNINGS SLUMP

BALTIMORE, September 22.-The
Western Maryland Railway reports esti-
mated earnings for the first half of
September at 1896, ,324, a decrease of
$3.50, TAG, or 81 per cent, compared with
the corresponding period in 1927. Re-
ceipts from coal traffic were $287.7 .787,
a comparative shrinkage of $149,622, or
"a per cent. Mail was the only item
to show a gain, increase from that
source being $303.
For the fiscal year to September IA,
earnings are off some $2,922 800, or 19
Der cent, compared with the correspond
ing period last year. Slow coal traffic
was responsible for $2,238,28 of the loss.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
ELECTRICAL TRADE SOUND,

NEW YORK, September % R).-
Business in electrical equipment as a
whole is on a satisfactory basis, with
the trend upward in most sections of
the country, Electrical World reports.
Central station business continues to
show Improvement. The call for rail-
road apparatus during the week was
moderate, but there was a gain in de-
mand for marine equipment and sup
plies for industrial plants. Increasing
demand for f1ood-lighting equipment for
airport service was feature of the
market.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
AUTO PARTS SET RECORD.

NEW YORK, September % tP).-The
automotive parts and accessory business
in August had the greatest month in its
history, the Motor and Accessory Manu-
facturers' Association reports While
car and truck manufacturers were set
ting a new monthly record, makers of
motors. bodies and other original equip
ment naturally were operating at high
levels. They fell little short of their
March record, but exceptionally large
August volume in service parts, acces-
sorry and service equipment brought fac
tory shipments for the parts industry
generally to a point never before
reached.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
COTTON PRICES RISE
ON BUYING MOVE
December Contracts Ad-
vance 81 Points and
Close Near Days Top.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 22.-There
was further broadening of the buy
ing movement in the cotton market to-
day and prices advanced to 1851 for
December contracts, or 81 points net
higher, and closed practically at the
top of the day. Spots were steady at
1880.
The market met considerable realiz-
ing and moderate amount of selling
for Southern account, but the demand
continued, and after momentary re-
actions the market firmed up again.
Cotton range:
Evening star., 1928-09-22
MARYLAND FRUIT MEN
OPPOSED TO QUARANTINE

BALTIMORE, September 22.-Farm-
ers and fruit growers from many parts
of the State held a conference here
yesterday and formulated plans to op-
pose the proposed quarantine for Mary
land, aimed to prevent spread of the
Japanese beetle.
The quarantine would forbid ship
ment out of the state of thousands
of dollars worth of apples for which
there is no market in Maryland 1t
also would affect other crops and in
flict a heavy loss on producers.
The conference framed a formal pro-
test to the United States Department of
Agriculture, which will be presented at
the hearing in Washington Monday.
Evening star., 1928-09-22

1Or Jne week emu
ed September 20
amounted to $29,-
O35,000, compared
with the lower fig
ure of $27,473,000
in the preceding
week. The figures
also showed an in
crease of 16.9 per
cent over the cor
responding week of
last year.
This city S
ahead of Balti-
more, which had a
sharp advance over
the previous week,
but fell behind
la It year. The
eap,a citYfafi0y1 f1rp-
Evening star., 1928-09-22
Nickel Plate Gains for Month.

NEW YORK, September 90 LP).-
August Surplus of the New York, Chi
cago and st. Louis (nickel plate) rose
to $502,576, after charges. from S459.-
795 in August, 1927, but for eight
months of 1923 showed a decline to
$3,248,310 from $4125.222 in the cor
responding 1927 period
Evening star., 1928-09-22
Radio Firm Elects.

NEW YORK. September % LP.-
Powell Crosley. jr.. president, Crosley
Radio. Cincinnati; Vincent Bendix,
president, Bendix Co., South Bend, Ind,
and P. Chauncey Anderson, New York,
were elected directors of the De Forest
Radio Co.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
D. L. & w. Earnings Off.

NEW YORK, September % LR-
August net operating income of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western was
$1,549.938 a decrease of $295, 1925 from
August, 1927 and for eight months
this year was $9663, ,043, a drop of
S1,278,4 ,436 from year ago.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
Rubber Unchanged.

NEW YORK, September % (SpeciaD.
Crude rubber, smoked ribbed sheets.
was unchanged at today'S quotation Cf
Ii. This compares with 19 month
ago and 33H4 year ago.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
437 Failures in Week.

NEW YORK, September % LP.-
R. G. Dun & Co. reports 437 commercial
failures in the United States this week
against 405 the week before and 337
year ago.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
Schultz Reports Earnings.

NEW YORK, September % CP.-
Schultz Retail Stores Corporation re-
ports profit of $2,607,375 for the first
half of 1928 before Federal taxes,
against $2,694,00l in the first half of
1927.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
Aircraft Co. Offers Stock.

NEW YORK, September % CR.-
Keystone Aircraft Corporation is offer
ing stockholders of record October /
rights to subscribe to 52,524 common
shares at $40 a share, one new share
for each two held,
Evening star., 1928-09-22

Dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly declarations.
Unit OF trading less than 100 shares
So in preferred stock Plus l/25 In stock.
Faid this vear-no regular rate Pay
stock. I Plus lO% IN stock, g Plus 6I
in stock. h Partly stock , Plus 2W In
stock. Plus 1870 share quarterly in
stock, m PAYABLE lll0 share quarterly In
United Cigar Stores common stock. Plus
N % in stock.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
WEEK SHOWS GAIN
IN BANK CLEAR|NGS
Expanding Fall Trade Seen
Here-Trust Progress Noted
4 by Insurance Men.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Business in Washington gained dur
ing the past week, according to the
bank clearings report from the local
Clearing House Association. Clearings
Evening star., 1928-09-22
Ore.

CLEVELAND, September 22.-Ore
stocks on docks and at all furnaces on
September /, totaled 35,802,56 tons,
compared with 31,754,179 year ago.
Stocks of ore on Lake Erie docks and
at the central furnaces totaled 18,169,-
393 tons a year ago. 1t is expected
that the fleet will move considerable
quantity of ore the balance of the sea-
son, as the demand is likely to continue
high through the fourth quarter.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. September % OP).-Bar
silver. SIS; Mexican dollars, 433A.
Evening star., 1928-09-22
Money to Loan

Secured by frst deed Of trust on real estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
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