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GHOST OF GAS
RSHROUDS
GERMAN CITY
200 Stricken In Hospi-
tails Of Ham burg
May Die; Presence
Of Poison Mystery

HAMBURG, Germany. May 12.-tPl
The cloud of Phosgene. one of the
deadliest Of the war gases. which
hung over Hamburg and claimed IL
lives had been dissipated, but its
menace still fingered today.
More than 200 persons we're in hos
pitals. Authorities believed many Of
these might die since the gas some
times does not have fatal effects un-
til week after il is inhaled. A cor
tent Of only a half a gram 10 a cubic
meter of air is sufficient TO cause
death.
All available milk in the city was
requisitioneG TO serve as antidotes.
Phosogene poisoning causes a viru-
lent inflammation of the lungs and. IN
cases where consciousness W re-
tanned, death comes after horrible
suffering.
$50 Families Homeless
Cattle lay dead in the fields. chick
ems and ducks in the farm yards and
dogs and cats in the city streets
mute evidence or the terrible death
which crept through the sleeping city.
Trees. grass and growing crops
shriveled as the silent menace spread.
Three hundred and fifty families
driven from their homes in terror by
deaths silent approach were per-
mitted to return when the authorities
were convinced that the gas had been
dissipated by wind and rain. They
returned apprehensively. They shud-
dered as they reflected upon their
close escape from death and upon the
sufferings which might be inflicted
upon a defenseless people by gas
bombs dropped from airplanes IN
time Of war.
As they watched experts from Ber-
lin remove other phosgsne containers
Continued on page three.l
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House Passes z
Bills Over Veto

WASHINGTON, May 22.-tPl-The
house IN rapid order today twice
overrode vetoes az President Cool
idre.
Despite the presidents expressed
disapproval = bill to provide increas-
ed pay for postal employees assigned
TO night work was approved by q
vote Of 319 to AZ. Then. Just as
quickly As the roll could be called,
the house voted 3l9 10 AZ 10 pass
the bill 70 grant allowances 70 fourth
class postmasters for rent. light and
fuel.
The senate must act on both rea~
EurPE
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Naval Flier Lost
OFF Hawaiian Isles

HONOLULU. May 22.-tPl-Ths
death Of Lieut.. William ReddinEton
naval flier attached 70 the u. s. s
Langley, was announced here late
last night.
The announcement said ReddinE.
ton was killed yesterday when his
plane went into a nose dive after
taking off from the deck Of the
Langley. a radio operator in the
plane was able to get clear and was
saved. No trace of the body had
been found late last night.
Lieutenant ReddinRton was n resi-
dent Of Coronado. California. He
was q native Of Indiana and was ~
years old.
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| TAKEN out
alive SPURS
RESCUE WORK
Slight Hope Seen For
Any of Remaining
Workers in Pennsyl-
vania Coal Shaft

MATHER. Pa. May 22.-(P,-The
| IN fated Mather mine, scene of a dis
astrous explosion, continued to give
up its dead this afternoon. The
| known death toll reached 50, and
mine experts said the prospects were
that all other missing men, number
ing 1l5. would be added to the list
Of dead.
Imprisoned for more than sixtv
hours IN the underground recesses.
Frank krubik was found alive by a
rescue crew. He was brought to the
surface and rushed TO the emergency
hospital nearby, where doctors said
his condition was very good in view
or his narrowing experience.
This rescue, after practically all
hope had been abandoned for the en-
tombed, spurred the rescuers to re-
new their work. They started a new
drive through the blast-swept tun-
nels. hoping TO find other miners
alive IN the far reaches Of the work
ings. While some rescuers held hope
that others might be found alive. vet
eran rescuers said there was only a
remote chance for them.
Seven additional bodies were
brought from the mine during the
morning. making the total known
dead 81. and leaving $50 entombed
men unaccounted for. Despite the
rescue Of Krubik, veteran rescuers
said they believed all the others were
dead. They said Krubik's case was
exceptional. and that through some
freak in the air currents, the man
had escaped death by gas.
The disaster was brought home
forcefully to sorrowing Mather resi-
dents today when a public funeral
mass was celebrated in the public
square. in front Of the recreation
hall. in which the bodies of the vic
tins lay. Some of the bodies were to
be shipped TO nearby mining towns.
while others were TO be buried in this
section.
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3remen Rescuers
Are Forced Down

STONINGTON. Ne. May 2.-(PD-
me two army amphibian planes un-
Ier command Of Major General James
Eeehet. which are returning from
f.rsenlv Island. where they went "a
,-.s;xt in the attempt to bring out the
F.-.rs-AtIantic plane Bremen. were
( sa-rsd down in the harbor here dur
- the forenoon, because Of poor
ss;hilitv due 70 . heavy fog. They
:had left Deer Island. \. B. this
morning. ,,
Ih.-e urtil the fog lifted and then
kcred 70 HOP directly 70 Bostoas
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Fund Probers To
Tour States

WASHINGTON, May 22.-LFS-Un-
soie to obtain all the information IA
seeks from witnesses called 10 Wash
ington, the senate presidential cam
paigr funds investigating committee
has decided TO 20 into Ohio and In
diana and perhaps into West Virginia.
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ISSUE GAS PERMITS

GENEVA. Nay 2e.-tF-It va
stated today in league Of nstson'
circles that the intarallied military
commission had aathorized three
German firms to ma alnufacture phos-
gene for Industrial phrposea-
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ASK EXECUTION OF sLAyER

WASHINGTON. May 22.-IPl-Tb.
United States has presented 4 note 10
the nationalist government in China
requesting that the slayer az Dr.
Walter n. Seymour, American Pres
byterian missionary nc TsininR. shan
tung, who was killed April is be ar
rested and executed.
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MENTAL HOSPITAL BILL PASSES
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Fi-The
house bill to authorize sl5.000,000 10
provide additional hospital and dis
pensary facilities for mentally af-
tllctei world war veterans. was pass-
ed by tha senate today.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley
Fair tonight and Wednesday; not
much change in temperature.
For East Texas: Fair tonight and
Wednesday; warmer In interior
Wednesday.
Light to moderate northerly winds
on the coast.
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HELEN WILLS VICTOR

AUTEUIL. France, May 22.--dPt-
Helen Wills and Francis +. Hunter,
American mixed doubles team. de-
feated Helen Antony ard Jack Pea
|aeek. Ahe AustxalasiAn tesm-
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The river viii continue tc fai
slowly from Mission down, and rae
somevhat nc Rio Grande City dur
ing the next % 60 a. hours.
Flood Present "a Hr. 3d Hr.
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GRE1AN RULERs RESIGN

ATHENS. Greece, May 22-tFp-Ths
coalition government Of Premier Zsi-
mis- resigned today after q brief life
ID semswheA more tAan three morthI.
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BY STANLEY w. PRENosrL


associated Press Financial Fditorl
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-P)-Bus-
mess men generally look forward
70 i529 with confidence.
views Of nearly 200 Leading execu-
ives representing practically all Of
'ne large industries If the country,
gathered by the Associated Press for
us annual symposium of business
forecasts, are s~trikingly cheerful in
character. A few words of warning
are cropped here and there By con-
serVative business men, but these
are more than offset By the roseate
predictions of optimists, who look
1929.
Several leaders point out that the
stress Of competition and the neces-
sity OF reducing overhead increases
.ne likelihood Of further ~consolida-
uohs. This is said to be partic-
uiariy true Of the retail merchandise
ing Held and the cotton textile in
uustry, but probably also applies 10
automotive, oil, public utility and
otner so-called major industries"
increased operating and sales eff
REGENCY are again expected to swell
the profits of the country's leading
corporations next year. For the
second consecutive year. isses by
IRE in 1925 fell below the previous
year, due in part to the campaign Of
education which will DO expanded
next year. There also has been n
marked falling off in the dollar vol
ume OF commercial failures.
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Shows q. S. Business Leaders Optimistic for 1925

atively cheaper than 10 has for many
years. Cotton growers, speaking
generally, have sold NJ fast as they
could pick and gin. Mills will not
and cannot buy practically their
years supply in three or four
months, and this stampede 10 sell
has prevented cotton bringing prices
justified by world conditions.
As selling pressure from growers
lessons. / am satisfied that prices
will adjust themselves upward i'm
accordance with the law OF supply
and demand. Heretofore this law
has been in allegiance with mn excess
temporary supply compared TO the
immediate demand.
Far more cotton has been dcliv-
cred to the cooperative associations
Of growers than last year, but IL In
difficult to understand why cotton
growers do not make greater use OF
the advantages offered them by this
method of selling.
when the cotton trade has south
ern delivery. and nothing but south
ern delivery, We will have a futures
contract which will properly repre-
sent the value of spot cotton and he
a real and safe hedge TO merchants.
nills and the cotton trade generally.
ms we have had under New
fork delivery and will never have
under New York delivery, even cam
ouflaged as II ~ with n differentiaI.
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in 1898 crops we're good, although
in some respects not as good "a in
1927, and the farmers financial con
dit;on has continued to improve.
They have been buying more freely.
adding TO farm facilities end ma
chinery.
As so much depends on the result
of farm operations and that in turn
Dependents en- the weather during
the growing and maturing seasons, II
is not possible this time 20 make a
forecast for 1929 beyond the state
ment that present conditions should
carry over into the cGely part a
1929 at least. The general improve
ment in our part Of the country IN
recent years he's given q new slim
illus to the development OF the
outlook at the present time Is en-
couraging.
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tions OF the movement have been
made almost impregnable by the first
decision on cooperative marketing by
the United States Supreme Court.
In a decision handed down through
Justice McReynolds in the case Of
Liberty Warehouse company vs.. Bur
ley Tobacco Growers Cooperative
association, the Supreme Court ap.
proved the Copper-Volstead act and
principles underlying cooperative
marketing contracts.
In the sphere Of membership re-
~lations further liberalization Of
members marketing contracts and
further development of cooperative
schools should be emphasized. Suits
against members for non-delivery
have been noticeable for their ab-
sence. Consensus Is that superior
service. not legal comnulsion, Is the
only sound course in preventing
backsliding of members.
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Foreign Trade
By o. X. DAVIS

BY o. X. DAVIS
tSecretary, National F.reign Trade
Council)
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-tP1--Final
figures for the worlds international
trade during 1923 will show, | be-
lieve, that 10 was in some important
respects considerably better than
any year since the war.
The worlds progress toward re-
covery has been slow but steady and
II now is gaining momentum. Before
the var the annual rate OF growth
was abIut six per cent. For 1926
and 1927 it was about three per cent.
For 1923 it was probably n little
orc
During 1926 and 1927 there were
price r~ecessions all over the world.
averaging about six per cent, with
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Expect
Breaking OF More
Records of Profit

speculation which has marked the
closing months Of 1928.
These conditions-the natural re-
suits Of national success-are con-
trollable and, with proper regulation,
should not affect the sound, sub
stantial foundation on which our
prosperity is based.
If American business men will
operate their various enterprises
along sane. economical lines, and will
continue to build the ever higher
standards of American value that
are offered at home and abroad,
and il labor continues to recognize
it's vital responsibility in keeping
business on an even keel, we are
bopnd TO have satisfactory times in
1929.
Concerning the automobile indus
try, I feel that its outlook is excel
lent for a prosperous year in which
1t will serve its vast public TO eve
better advantage.
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Marketing
BY RORIN HOOD

BY ROBIN HOOD
editor, Cooperative Marketing Jour
raD
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 2S.-LP-
With 1880 active farmers coopcra-
tive associations doing business IN
excess of $4,000. 600, 1000 IN 1928. the
cooperative movement Is keeping
pace with general business and in
dustr;al progress. Membership is
estimated at 5000, 600.
The number IF active associations
is not decreasing in proportion 20
the growth Of membership or volume
n business, confirming observation
we are witnessing a trend toward
larger associations. but fewer. One
reason doubtless Is that the move
ment has passed the organization
stare and u favoting attar ton 10
i7r~e-~rale efficieacies IN business
r~1-at'o-.
Extensive use RI research from
state and federal agencies, rs well
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Advertising
BY C. c. YOUNGGREEN
president. international Advertis-
ing Association

ing AsSociation)
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 2s.-dP
In 1928 we saw the capitalization
of merchandising concepts; determ-
ination Of trends of business; bet
ter understanding of advertising. by
advertising practitioners as well as
by advertisers, and we gained a
clearer INSTALLATION Of what it was
all about.
Craving consolidation OF former
individual units into new units will
have a powerful effect on methods
and policies in both production and
distribution. Research will become
n recognized essential Of business
advertising methods. lnter-indus-
trial competition will require the
development of distribution policies
far beyond the scope of our former
technique. Forced selling will be re-
placed by the balanced condition Of
production and distribution.
Advertising can no longer sit in
its office chair. II must take on re-
sponsibilities commensurate with its
duties and its opportunities 10 bus
luGS<. NAGAllh a NhNNA 49,
intelligently into the fundamentals
Of business instead of remaining
merely one Of the factors Of distri-
button alone.
There is apparent a growing divi-
sion in advertising ranks. Specific
advertising will devote itself to
greater refinement and DEVELOPMENT
Of pure advertising technique. Super
advertising will assume the duty of
rationalizing Industry and procuring
the essential balance between pro-
duction and distribution.
] rook to 1929 as a year OF exeep-
tional promise. / see its rewards rs
measured entirely by the extent TO
which business will permit advertis-
MISUNDERSTANDING - to render
the services Of which II Is capable.
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Fish
BY JOHN N. COBB
Dean, University OF Washington Col.
lege of Fisheries

Nkt " EhbUttAFn
SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 2s.-(P1-
The fishing year just closed has been
one Of the best the Pacific coast has
enjoyed for some time. Old estab-
iished companies made considerable
profit. and this will be reflected in n
greater effort to increase their 1929
output. New companies will be en-
couraged TO enter the field.
This will be especially noticeable
in the canned salmon industry, the
pack being the second largest ever
made on the Pacific coast. Study CT
krwoH factors leads me to believe
the coming seasons pack will be
smaller. Probable shortage in the
western and southeast Alaska packs
will likely be made up IN central
Alaska and Puget Sound. In Puget
Sound 1929 will be the quadrennial
big year. and the pack will likely
overtop by 100000 cases that OK
1923. -.
In the mild-cured salmon field
there was n short pack. Prices are
high and fish in demand. Other
fishermen are complaining OF the OPP
eraticns Of trollers, and 1929 legis-
lative sessions may see u curtali-
ment Of operations. .
The halibut industry Is faced with
the necessity Of reducing It's fleet,
owing to a falling off in the supply
OF fish on the northern banks.
Herring packers had an excellent
season and will doubtless outfit on
n large scale in 1929. Salt cod fish
ermen have been in the dumps for
several seasons.
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be marketed in competition with a
much larger crop of oranges than
California w has produced. The
estimated total amount Of fruit from
the two states is something more
than 100000 cars. or about 10000
cars more than was shipped during
l923-24.
Florida has approached her task
with much determination, growers
and shippers alike being bent upon
%wringing m appreciable profit from
the seasons output. C1e Mnve.
ioinei ty Ebon. 70 per rent ~ the
growers and shippers. that ~ organ
izing a clearing house, is expected to
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Real Estate
By JOSEPH r. DAY
Real Estate Operator

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-The 1928
real estate market in New York has
felt the effects of capital diverted
for speculation in Wall street stocks
and mortgage money has been af-
fected the same way on account III
the high interest call loan rates.
This condition does not apply only
to real estate. but. | nm reliably in
formed, X applies TO a great many
trends OF business, not only in New
York. but around the country.
True. the real estate business for
the past two years has been feeling
the reaction from the tremendous
seven years postwar boom period.
With all that, building construction
went on at an intense rate, particl-
larly in office buildings in the
Grand Central station zone and
apartment structures in the new res
idential zones on the upper east side.
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financing OF both the manufacturing
an dtransport branches Of the trade
have kept a constant public interest
in aviation quite unprecedented in
the history Of the trade.
Actual manufacture and sails OF
commercial products has been much
larger than during any previous
year. Many air mail operators, who
prior to this year were merely pio-
necrs in a new field and were ex-
pending capital month by month.
turned into substantial and profit
able companies.
There are no signs that 1920 will
not continue the upward tendency in
the trade as a whole. although there
are many signs Of considerable infla-
in the promotion Of companies
hitherto entirely unknown in the
trade, end created. IN some instances,
solely in the interest OF their pro-
moters.
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corresponding effect on profits. But
1928 shows some encouraging ten
dency toward price recovery.
II also shows increasing industrial
and commercial activity, especially
in Europe. Europe always takes
about half our merchandise exports
and with increasing purchasing pow
er there u shipments should in
crease.
There Is striking Significance In
the fact that the five or six nations
which are always our keeneSt COM
petitors in the 122 so-callcd neutral
markets Of the world are also always
the heaviest purchasers or our pro-
ducts. manufactured as we'll as
crude.
With our better understanding Of
Far a~stern. South American and 9TH
er markets. ard with orr increasing
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Banking

BY A. r. GIsNNINl
president, Transamcr;ca Corpora
toni
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. e9.-PD
More than anything. from she stand
point OF financial institutions. the
past rear has been marked BY major
banking consultations and mergers.
At one time the Pacific Coast SEEM
cd t. have a decided lead over other
sections or the country IN this re-
spcct: now. however, the movement
has become quite general.
New York and ChicaEn-thc two
largest cities In America have step
ped 70 the front. and during 192s
both Of these great financial cen
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higher levels of prosperity for the
United States in 1929.
In my opinion there is nothing in
The general economic conditions of
today nor the outlook for tomorrow
that should make us expect n slowing
down in the inspiring Industrial
march that has made this nation so
fundamental a leader in the worlds
work, its progress and happiness,
unless Il II the shadow OF over-eon-
fidence and the widespread market
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20 a long way toward solving mar
keting problems.
The clearing house has three pur-
poses. 20 stardardize grade and pack,
20 increase consumer demand by ma
tional advertising and 10 distribute
the fruit more evenly throughout the
markets so as 10 avoid gluts and
famished markets.
However, much as the clearing
house can and will do this year, it
can scarcely be expected 10 satisfy
the public generally in the face Of
last years particularly fortunate
circumstances or n short crop both
here and III California and the late
ness Of the western fruit.
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ters announced large banking con-
solicitations. Other cities have fol-
lowed along. until now, the idea that
originally was slow IN take hold il
assuming The proportions Of a ma
tionwide program.
This tendency toward banking con-
solicitations Is in keeping with the
spirit Of the times, and augurs well
for the progressive leadership which
the financial institutions Of the
country are developing. It would be
extremely difficult to extend ade-
quate support to industry and agri-
culture If we did not have banks that
were ready and able to meet the de-
mands Of the great business enter
prises that have grown up within
the last few years.
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Tlleaters

BY Il. r. ALBEE
president, Keith-Albce-Crpheum
Corporation.D
NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-H9-T be-
lieve the country in general is pros
porous and ] see no reason why pros
perity should not continue.
The show business is about the
first TO feel a great depression. it
being more or less Of a luxury. but
] see no cause for alarm and / look
Tor a very prosperous season in all
branches, particularly in vaudeville.
Under the new order Of things,
with Keith-Albec Orpheam circuit
combined with Radio-Keith-Orpheum
and + i . pictures. these compa-
MES are assured OF the finest pic
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timber and minerals, rs well as large
manufacturing centers, il IS mainly
a farm and range country and there
fore farm results have an ininortent
effect upon all other lines Of husi-
ness, including the railroads.