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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11
PAYS 8.55c ALOAF:
FARMER GETS |. .l5c; BAKER ST. |

in a general way following the
trend of flour prices during that
period, the commission noted.
1t further observed abundant
potential competition" in the flour
milling industry, but there were
frequent efforts to limit prOduc-
tion among millers by agreements
and understandings to sell at a
profit" as well as by exchange OF
information on selling prices and
by other means.
Profits of wholesale bakers were
comparatively high in the six
years from 1920 through 1925, the
report stated. The rate. of return
on the total baking investment, as
shown by the companies books or
as reported to the commission, was
14.9O per cent, and the investment,
as revised by the commission to
eliminate intangibIes and apprecia-
ton, averaged more than rs per
cent.
In table showing the distribu-
ton of the 8.55 cents paid out by
the American householder for his
pound loaf, the commission reveal
ed that the miller received the
smallest share. 9.41 cents with the
grocer getting 1.2S cents, and the
railroads and other handlers O.6O
cents.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 P2-Tarift
and taxation, that old legislative
team, monopoIized the spotlight today
in congress, while favorites of lesser
public appeal made their voices heard
intermittently and with difficulty.
A genuine old fashioned debating
performance was put on by the SEN
ate, with Harrison, OF Mississippi;
Watson, OF Indiana; Borah, of Idaho;
Bruce, of Maryland; Fess, OF Ohio;
Brookhart, OF Iowa; McNAaster, OF
South Dakota; McNary, of Oregon,
and others joining in to swell the
volume in the discussion OF the
tariff which has been raised by
McNIaster.
Ostensibly the senate was con-
sidering whether it should declare in
favor of a downward revision of the
tariff, but taxes crept into the cres~
cendo, occasionally, notably at the
instance of Harrison, who undertook
to make fun OF the position of Reed
Smoot, of Utah, who is determined
that no bill shall be approved until
the March is tax returns are in.
Back and forth the debate went
on all afternoon, nobody giving
ground and nobody admitting error.
It was punctuated at times by a few
observations not relative to the sub
ject under discussion, one OF these
instances being when Senator Norris
gave his opinion Of the Continental
Trading company, Ltd, OF Canada,
which has been linked with the Tea
pot Dome case.
The house went along with the
appropriation bill for four government
departments under rule which gave
little room for the airing of congress
sional opinion. Madden, of the ap-
preparations committee, got the floor
long enough to tell his fellow repre-
sentatives that it would be hard work
for any unplanned appropriations to
be approved by the house.
House committees, however, were
unusually active; even for that fast
moving branch of congress. Director
Hines, OF the veterans bureau, gave
one OF them a plan for spending
$10,5O00O0 for veterans hospitals
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11

PANAMA, Jan. 10 QP) - The
president and president of
Panama were passengers in a
DehaviIand biplane flown by Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh today, pro-
viding a high spot in a day full
of festivities in honor of the
noted flyers visit.
After a short test flight, Col.
Lindbergh took President CHAR
up for a 15-minute trip. When
the executive stepped from the
aircraft after the first ride of
his life, he said: admirable;
magnificent; a man must fly in
order to realize how insignificant
he is in the universal order of
things"
After cabinet members had has
tened to congratulate the chief
executive, Tomas Gabriel Duque,
vice president of the republic and
owner of the Star and Herald, "a
member of The Associated Press,
stepped into the plane and went
up with Lindbergh for a H.
minute flight.
The flyer was entertained at
luncheon, receptions and sight
seeing trips. Everywhere he went
he was acclaimed with the utmost
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11
COL. LINDBERGH TAKES PANAMA
PRESIDENT FOR AN AIR TRIP

enthusiasm. This morning he laid
wreaths on the statues of Boil
var, South American LiberatOr,
and Balboa, Central American
discOverer, and at the foot of
monument to firemen killed in
action.
Lindbergh was given a model in
rare native woods of his famous
plane, the Spirit of st. Louis, when
he visited the Panama Normal
school. At the Masonic temple
he was offered a globe made Of
native mahogany and cedar, on
which the routes of his New
YOrk-tO Paris, WashingtOn-tO-
Mexico City, and Central Ameri-
can flights were traced. The
globe was set up on a replica
of a book supposedly recount
ing his achievements, but which
upon pressure of a secret button,
opened disclosing Panama hat.
Colonel Lindbergh probably will
spend an extra day in the canal
Zone for much needed rest, it
was said today at the office of
the American charge d'affaires.
The aviatOr's program calls for
two days in Panama, one in the
Canal Zone, and one in Balboa.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11
Eye Witness of Crime Par
tally Identifies Kid
naper Murderer
FEARS DOCTORS
Prisoner, With Ashen Face
Flees From AIienists'
Examination

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 (P)--A third
murder cast its shadow today over
William E. Hickman, confessed killer
Of Marian Parker.
While alienists examined the youth
full kidnapper in the county Jail,
girl witness electrified a court room
where three men are on trial for
murder by declaring that the man
she saw stage drug store robbery
and kill the proprietor looked more
like Hickman than Harvey Lesher, a
defendant, whom she previously had
identified by police photographs.
Hickman, who confessed not only
to the abducting, killing and mutilat-
ing of Marian Parker, but also to,
participating in robbery at which
c. Ivy Thons, druggist, was shot
to death, pleaded not guilty by reason
of insanvy to the murder of the
school girl. Arraigned for Thoi1s'
murder he took advantage of another
provision in the states recently en-
acted statutes involving insanity de-
fenses by entering the double plea Of
mot guilty. and mot guilty by
reason of insanity"
Lasher and two alleged compan-
ions, William Rohan and Mike Gar
vey, are on trial for the murder OF
A. v. Miles The girl witness was
Roberta Server, who was present
during the holdup of Miles" drug
store. On rosS-examination by de-
tense counsel, she said she had iden-
titled Lesher by police photograph
as one of the robbers, but since see
ing him in court she felt that the
man she saw welding the gun in
the store looked more like Hickman
than it did like Lesher.
Attorney S. S. Hahn, who brought
cat the testimony, Immediately be-
gan re-arranging Lesher's defense.
It seemed a day of reverses for
Hickman This morning, his confess
ed partner in one crime, Welby Hunt,
16, pleaded not guilty to the murder
of Thoms which made definite his
attorneys announcement last night
! that Hunt would be states witness
against Hickman when the latter'S
sanity trial begins on Jan. Is.
In the county Jail, guards reported
: that Hickman, his face ashen gray
ana MS eyes Wlue WIFI 4caH' AASu
precipitately from room where three
psychiatrists were examining him, to
the door of his CELL There he cow
erred until the steel gate was opened
and he rushed inside
What caused Hickman to become so
frightened was not revealed, and
three alienists declined to comment
on their findings The youthful pris-
oner will be questioned further on a
later day.
CONTINUED on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 up = A
pound loaf of bread cost the
American family 8.55 cents over a
three-year period recently studied
by the federal trade commission,
with the farmer who raised the
wheat receiving LIS cents and the
baker Sill cents of the amount.
With nearly half the bread now
consumed by the United states
produced by commercial bakeries
and with three companies con-
trolling about 80 per cent of that
output, the commission found that
competition was keen although
price cutting wars had resulted in
price fixing agreements in some
cities.
The report of the commission,
prepared for the senate and made
public today, said it has been OBJ
served that where restraining in
fluences on competition were found
indications frequently pointed to
activities of national, district, or
local associations or clubs of bak-
ers or nliIIers. These associations,
it was added, are prominent in
price fixing activities. =
Wholesale bread prices have
shown a pronounced decline from
the high levels of 1920, with prices
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11
RUTH SNYDER
ANDUIDDGRAY
FACING DOOM
Smith Says No Basis Exists
For Tempering Law
With Mercy
WOMANHOPEFUL
Pins Last Hope to Applica-
ton for Writ Of Habeas
Corpus
WOMANHOPEFUL

NEW YORK, JAN 10 Ex-Governor
Smith today denied the pleas of Ruth
Snyder and Henry Judd Gray for
executive clemency Both are sched-
uled to die in the electric chair
Thursday night for the murder OF
the Woman's husband
'The execution Of this Judgment on
a woman is so distressing that
had hoped that the appeal would
disclose some fact which would justify
my interference with the process OF
law" the governor said in announc-
ing his decision.
81 have searched in vain for any
basis which my conscience in the
light OF my oath Of office will approve
on which I might temper the law
with mercy he continued. 'Up to
this writing, there is no extenuation
shown for what the seven judges OF
the court OF appeals, in agreement
with the IL Jurors and the trial
justice, have found to be a deliberate
and premeditated murder committed
by these defendants"
With the governors decision, it
seemed almost certain that the con-
demned pair would die in the electric
chair Thursday. While Mrs. Snyder'S
attorneys we're in disagreement as to
whether they should appeal to the
federal courts for writ of habeas
corpus, there was no indication that
any further, effort would be made
to save Gray.
The governor said the case had
received his anxious consideration, not
merely since the hearing upon the
application for executive clemency,
but since their conviction was unani
mously affirmed by the court OF
appeals November %.
''This case has received my anxious
consideration" the governor, said, mot
merely since the hearing before me
upon the application for executive
clemency, but ever since the court
of appeals unanimously affirmed the
conviction of the defendants"
Governor Smith announced his de-
cision to a group OF newspaper men
in the temporary executive offices he
has established in his suite in the
Biltmore hotel during Mrs Smiths
recovery from an operation for APP
pendicitis.
In their appeal to Governor Smith,
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11
NEW PRESIDENT
OF UNIVERSITY
COMES TO VISIT

TUCSON, Jan. 10 tP-Dr. Homer
Leroy Shantz, president-elect of the
University OF Arizona, who assumes
his official duties next September,
is coming to Tucson for a ten day
stay January 26 This is his first
visit to the institution since his
election last September, and during
the time he is here he will familiarize
himself with its operation and next
years budget.
DR.. Shantz was selected for this
position at the first meeting of the
board of regents held during tbs
present academic year. He is q
nationally known biologist who has
engaged in government work for a
number of years and is at present a
member of the faculty OF the Uni
ve1Sity OF illinois,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11
GIVEN
HIGH HONOR BY
FRENCH NATION
Local Man Made ChevaIier
Of Legion Of Honor, Is
Word Received Here

That the French government has
conferred high honor upoEi James S.
Douglas, one Of the prominent citizens
of Arizona with his home in Douglas,
became known to his friends in Doug
las yesterday when the copy of the
Engineering and Mining Journal of
January 7 issue was received here. The
announcement is made in the follow
ing paragraph:
GAMES Douglas has been award
ed the honor of appointment as
ChevaIier of the Legion of Honor
and he has received other hOI1Ors
from the French government In
recognition of his sustained and
noteworthy loyalty to the cause OF
France"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11
Governor Of New York Denies Clemency Pleas
* * * y * * 4 4 * X X 4 X
Too Much COddling OF
Young Criminals, Says
Congressman Robsion

X WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 R) -
* The name of William Edward
* Hickman, the youthful Los An
* geles confessed kidnaper and
* slayer, was brought up before the
* house today during a debate on
y. the question of extending the
* federal courts probation system.
y SHOULD Hickman be placed on
X probation?" Representative Rob-
y sion, republican, Kentucky, asked
y Representative Oliver, a New
y. York democrat, who made plea
f for. more clemency for youthful
4 criminals.
y "There is too much coddling of
* young criminals in the United
X States, declared Robsion
y
:Y4 * y. y * * * * * a * X y *
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11

Copper steady; electrolytic,
spot and futures, 141sc;
lead dull; spot, 6.50c.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11
PHOENIX BANK.
VOTES INCREASE.
STOCK

PHOENIX, Jan. 10 tP)-An increase
of $15O,OOO in the capitalization and
surplus of the First National Bank
of Arizona was voted today by the
stockholders OF the institution who
convened in special session for this
purpose Immediately after they had
met for their annual meeting and
elected two men, G.. H. McKellips,
.of Mesa, and T. A. Morrissey, OF
Los Angeles, as additional members
of the banks board OF directors.
All members of the old board OF
directors were reelected at the an
nual meeting. These are Thomas
Armstrong, Jr., Joseph t. Melczer,
Edward Eisele, Leo Goldman, r.
William Kramer, G. T. Washburn and
is. G. CAM.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11
CABIN MONOP[ANE
CRASHES KILLING
THREE AWAIT T0RS
Driving Full Speed Through
Inpenetrable Fog, Plane
Hits Earth

CANAJOIARIE, N. Y, Jan. 10 dR)-
Driving at full speed through an
fog, which hid the earth
beneath them, three aviators in a big
cabin monoplane crashed to instant
death in farm meadow, near Rural
Grove, seven miles southeast of here,
Sunday afternoon.
The fog was so dense that although
the plane crashed within 100 yards
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-11
LOUIS f. POST DIES

WASHINGTON Jan. 10 (P-Louis
F. Post, editor and economist and for
mer assistant secretary of labor, died
today after a brief illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
EDITOR IS SLAIN
IN VIRGINIA FEUD
Cousin of Rex Beach Ends
Life After Lawrence
vile Shooting.


LAWRENCEVILLE, Va, October S.
A feud between newspaper publishers
resulted in a double tragedy here yes
tsrdav afternoon when George Kilpat-
rick, editor of the Lawrenceville Times
Gazette. a small local weekly, was killed
by J. R. Beach, who then committed
suicide.
The shooting occurred in the weekly
newspaper plant. five bullets taking
effect in Kilpatrick's body. Beach
was said to have been nephew
OF Rex Beach, novelist. A few years
ago, according to Commonwealth At
torney B. A. Lewis. AApS rick pur-
chased the newspaper pl' NJ end good
will from Beach, Dc@cn assuming en-
ployment as a printer At that time an
agreement was recorded under the
terms % which Beach was not to under
take newspaper publication in Bruins
wick County.
Not long ago Beach gave up his posi-
ton and there had been reports that he
intended to set up new county news
paper Fitzpatrick threatened injunc-
ton proceedings. This. apparently,
caused i'll feeling and led to the shoot
ing.
A witness in the printshop says there
were no words between the men, who
rushed toward each other. Beach started
shooting Immediately The witness ran
to separate them, but Beach. he says,
turned the gun on himself. He died at
a local hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
OFFICER ACCUSED
OF DUTY NEGLECT
PatroIman R. ]. Allen Is
Charged With Failing to
Report Accident on Time.

Capt William c. Stott of the third
precinct today filed with Superin-
tendnnt of Police Hesse complaint
against Policeman Robert j. Allen, a
member of his command
Stott charges that Allen last week
failed to report an accident on his beat
until the day following the accident,
that he said he forgot to make a re-
port, that Allen was late reporting to
duty and was late IN pulling a box.
The accident was said to have occurred
at Fifteenth and K streets. where Allen
was directing traffic last Friday.
The report was not made until the
following day when Allen was taken
off of the traffic post and returned to a
beat.
Allen is the officer who created a
sensation at a meeting of the Police
mems Association about month ago
by charging several of his brother Of
ficers with aSsaulting a defenseless
prisoner. He subsequently repeated this
charge in signed article recently pub
lished in The Star.
Maj. HeSse said he has not yet de-
termined what action to take on Capt
Stott'S report. but he gave assurance
that Allen is not to be prosecuted.
Portugal is facing an economic de-
preston
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
Ex-Pug Now pub" Host.

Bombardier Billy Wells, former heavy
weight champion of England, and his
wife have just established themselves as
host and hostess of the Mayfair Hotel,
which stands in Piccadilly near Hyde
Park London. Following the achieve
ments of other ring favorites of Eng
land as innkeepers, Wells has made a
successful start in his new venture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
GAS TAX REFUND WANTED
Winchester May Join Cities in
Plea for Legislation.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va, october S.
The Winchester common council prob
ably will unite with similar bodies
throughout the State in sponsoring a
bill to be offered in the next General
Assembly, asking that certain portions
of the State gasoline tax money be re-
funded to cities, as is done for the
counties.
1t is held that residents of cities using
motar vehicles pay large share of the
gasoline tax collected By the State and
get nothing in return for local street
improvements. The council here has
delegated City Manager L. R. Dettra to
represent it at the annual convention
of the League of Virginia Municipalities,
to be held in Newport News October
1918.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05

Portugal is facing an economic de-
preston
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Percentage
POINT GOLFERS
TO PLAY AT SCOBEY

Scobey.-Dr. 7. w. Collinson, presi-
dent of the Scobey Golf Club, has re-
ceived word from the WolfY Point
Club that a number of the golfing
Wolves will be pleased to come to
Scobey for days sport on Sunday,
May 20, instead of May IL as was
planned. The visitors sent this word
in response to an invitation from the
local club last week.
Wolf Point has some splendid play
ers. who have We'd for honors with
some of the best teams on the main
line and the local buffers will have an
OPPORTUNITY to learn some of the fine
points of the game from the visitors.
None of the Scobey players are ex-
perts but all of them have the ambi-
ton that will overcome the many
mental and material hazards of the
great sport.
Caretaker Geo. Ruth has been get
ting the greens in fine shape and
"bank pool" will soon be a thing of
the past on number one, three and
nine greens, while an extra hazard
is being constructed at number two
to make the boys use their mashie in
stead of dribble shots.
The Scobey links will be one of the
best in all eastern Montana and with
more than so members paying annual
dues more improvements are planned
this season.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
MASONS OF BAINVILLE
TO BUILD NEW TEMPLE.

Bainville-At a meeting of the
members of the local Masonic lodge
last week the matter of building a
new lodge hall was acted upon and
steps taken toward putting up build
ing 3Ox70 feet, two full stories and
base, on lots on Main street on which
they have secured an option. These
lots are situated two lots south of the
Bainville Pharmacy and is an ideal To-
cation. The upstairs of the proposed
building will be used as a Masonic
hall and by other fraternal organiza-
tons while the lower floor and base
ment will be for renting purposes.
The local Masonic order has out
grown its present quarters and for
some time past has been looking for
a larger building but as none VISA a.
valuable it was finally decided that the
only solution to the matter would be
the erection of a building. While it
is not definitely known at this time
that the building will be put up this
year committees are at work and
plans and specifications are being
drawn up and it looks real promising
that the work on the building will be
started in the very near future.
The proposed building will be of tile
and finished in an up-to-date manner
and when completed will cost about
$4,000.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
OF WINTER
WHEAT In MONTANA
ESTIMATED AT 746. 900

Helena.-Acreage of the 1928 win
Ter wheat crop in Montana after de-
Quoting losses by winter killing and
other damage to May 1 is estimated
at 146,OOO acres compared with 625,-
GOO acres harvested in 1927 and the
five year average of 5O8,OOO acres.
according to the official state and fed
eral May crop report released bv the
office of the agricultural statistician
through the state publicity division.
On the basis of this acreage and a
May l condition of 1870 of normal
average weather conditions between
now and harvest time would give Mon
tana a crop of 13,317,000 bushels as
compared with 13,75O,000 bushels har-
vested in 1927; 6,272,OOO bushels har-
vested in 1926 and the five year ager-
age production of 8,896,O00 bushels.
The relationship of the May con-
dition to final yields during the past
Il years would indicate for the pres
ent crop an average yield of ia
bushels per acre. This is nearly two
bushels higher than was indicated a
year ago for the 1927 crop when the
May l condition indicated 1877 BUSH
els. The final yield may be above
or below the May l condition indica-
cation according as how later develop
ments affecting yields may vary from
the average. Last year an unusually
favorable season resulted in a final
yield of % bushels per acre. A SINH
lar situation this year wuold result in
a 1928 crop of 16,808,000 bushels. On
the other hand an extremely unfavora-
bic season such as 1919 if duplicated
this year, would cut the 1928 crop tC
4,644, 600 bushels.
During the past 10 years, fina
yields have been seven times below
and IL times above the average rela
tionship between May 1 condition anC
final yields. Monthly estimates o.
condition and yield relationship will b.
for June and July preceding the har
vest estimate in August, and will SHOW
such changes as may occur from tn,
present outlook" ]. G. Diamond, agri
cultural statistician says.
april weather on the whole ha
been favorable for the crop with tn
plants that survived winter, shown;
very healthy appearance and ten
dency to stool heavily. Winter dam
, age in many instances was reporte
as being such as to thin out the stand
but not sufficient as to require re
seeding in view of the healthy cor
ditions of the remaining plants. Sue
abandonment as will be reseeded
other gram or otherwise utilized wa
estimated at 1870 of the total acrc&g
seeded last fall. Other winter dan
age not allowed for in acreage Gedu'
ton is reflected in the condition r,
ported for the crop that will 90 I
harvest" Mr.. Diamond comments.