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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
ImprOmptu Speeches Made at
Rotary Club.

Five improptu speeches, made by a
like number of Rotarians, and lasting
from three to five minutes each, were
made by members of the Rotary Club
at the weekly meeting at the William
James Hotel on Friday evening of last
week. The remainder of the evening
session was taken up with singing the
Rotary songs and the regular dinner.
Judge L. F. Everhart and J. H. Whit
taker, members of the Terra Alta Ro-
tary, were present at the meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09
Miss King to Attend Convention

Miss Rhesa M. King, county health
nurse, will leave Saturday night to
attend an international convention
for crippled children, which will be
held at Memphis, Tenn. She will re-
turn next Thursday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-09

Mrs. J. W. Butt waS
finch party given
Fifth street on
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Evening star., 1928-09-18
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, September 18.-Hudson
Valley six-basket carriers of tomatoes
wholeSaled at 3.00a3.50, occasionally 3.75
on the finest, l50a250 on the ordinary
and fair quality. Tomatoes from Colo
RADIO wrapped in tissue paper and in
lugs holding approximately 30 pounds
commanded 175a2. 90 for the best, while
CALIFORNIA; best offerings realized 1875.
Upstate New York Copenhagen cab
bage in bulk brought chiefly $500 per
ton for the best and around 5000 on
unattractive stock.
Elberta peaches in bushel baskets
from the western part of the State ped
died out at mainly 1.75a2.25. Hudson
River consignments sold within the
price range of 1.25a2.50.s
Twelve quart baskets of Moore early
grapes jobbed out at 60a75.
Caulifiower from the Catskill Noun
tains brought chiefly 200a3.00 per crate.
Occasionally some extra fancy large
reached $50, while some poor small lots
sold down to 100 Colorado caulihower
changed hands at mostly 2.00a2.50 per
crate.
Crates of "a heads of big Boston let
tuce wholeSaled mainly at 75a1.25. In
few instances sales were reported as
high as Its. Some inferior lettuce, how
ever, worked out as low as 25.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
RAISIN Men BLAMED
FOR GRAPE CRISIS.
Three Day Shutdown Due to Over
production and Car Shortage
Traced to Dry Law.
BY BEN G.. KLINE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO. September "a
The raisin growers are being blamed
by the wine grape vineyardists for the
crisis that has hit the juice grape in.
dustry of this State as the peak OF
production was being reached. caus-
ing an unprecedented three-day shut
down on out-of-State fresh grape ship
ments, when those shipments were
nearing 1000 carloads a day.
The present situation In the industry
involves the complicated conditions Of
Volsteadism and overproduction Of at
least some varieties.
1t vitally affects the States pros
perity because of the huge acreage in
volved in the s60.000,0 900 crop, and it
exhibits a scramble for markets which
ultimately end in the householder's wine
cellar
H. F.. Stoll editor Of the California
Grape Grower. in an editorial which
has caused wide comment, pointed out
that the raisin growers. then experience
could to help bring about prohibition
and wipe out the juice grape vine
yard"
Later, according to Stoll, the raisin
industry went into tailspin and the
growers climbed on the juice grape
band wagon. shipping great quantities
East and selling them at low prices. to
be made into on-intoxicating fruit
juice"
Naturally" states the Grape Grower
editor, 1.-The wine and table grape grow
ers of California cannot be blamed for
being peeved at these dry raisin grape
growers for shipping their grapes in
fresh form. instead of drying them. and
monopoliZing q large quota OF refrig-
orator cars"
Mr.. Stoll cites New Orleans, which.
he says. before prohibition, used over
100000 gallons of California wines,
but which now takes only few car
loads of Juice grapes and makes its
various beverages from raisins and col
ors 1t red with anliine dye.
The raisin industry. despite Its con-
tributions to the cellars of the Nation,
is In difficulty now because of apparent
overproduction, but 1t gets no sympa-
thy from the growers of wine grapes.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
7 n C. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1S, 1923.
SOUTHERN STORM
AFFECTS COTTON
Prices Fluctuate With Conflicting
Reports of Damage
to Crop.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 18.-Cotton
prices recorded further advance OF
IA during early trading today, as a
result of the Southeastern storm DAM
age. but lost the gain by midday.
Fears that the storm might damage
cotton open in the fields inspired more
general covering operations, so that
December sold at 1780. which was 45
points from low levels of the movement.
This advance, however, brought the
market under aggressive pressure from
hedging operations, and the greater part
of the quarter r-of-a-cen gain made this
morning was lost by midday.
AS weather continued extremely
favorable for picking and the rapid
marketing of the crop in other sections
of the belt, steady stream of Southern
hedging orders poured into the New
orleans and New York exchanges and
operations of this character supplied
tens of thousands of bales of contracts
Every upturn met blocks of contracts
spot interests distributing october con-
tracts steadily only few points over
December, while houses with Southern
connections were persistent sellers OF
distant deliveries.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
MERIDIAN HILL PARK
CONTRACT AWARDED
S75,O 900 Allotted for Construction
of Proposed Improvements, In
cluding Rejecting Pool.

A $75,8OO award for construction
work in the lower terrace of Meridian
Hill Park was made today by the Office
of Public Buildings and Public Parks
to the Charles H. Tompkins Co.
Col. U. S. Grant. Sd, explained that
the work, which will entail the construc-
tion of a rejecting pool and a large
amount of pavement and walk, will take
about nine months.
In conjunction with this work 1t is
expected that the foundation for the
Buchanan Memorial. which will face
the rejecting pool, will be set in place
some time during the Winter.
The awarding of this construction
work marks another big step forward
in the program for beautifying the
park which serves densely populated
area north of w street and east of
Sixteenth street. Later on a beautiful
cascade will be constructed and when
fully completed water will tumble down
from the upper garden near the Joan
of Arc statue into the lower terrace
garden.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
WHEAT TRADE QUIET,
WITH PRICES LOWER
Chicago Selling Based on Liver.
pool Weakness-Corn Under
Pressure.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. September 18.-Wheat
trade was quiet today with prices a
trifie lower on local selling, based on
weakness in Liverpool. After the first
half hour September was 1.0SA, De-
cember 113t4 and March 1.17as.
Corn was lower under local pressure.
September 1924, December 761s and
March 1914.
Oats sold off, September 41ss, De-
cember 41M and March 43I2.
Lard was cents lower.
At midday September was 1882, De-
cember 1874 and March l.l734.
Liverpool closed 50 to "a lower, af-
fected by the increased Canadian move
ment. Winnipeg receipts today were
2,O45 cars. Likewise the movement in
our Northwest was heavy, with Duluth
getting $50 cars and Minneapolis 352.
Minneapolis stocks increased 1,125,000
bushels for three days.
September corn trade was light and
the market erratic. AT midday Septem-
ber was 1O1A, December 1884 and
March TIP. Cash corn basis was steady
owing to light receipts of SO cars.
Oats were easier in sympathy with
other grains. Shipping demand was
slow. At midday September was 413s,
December 415s and March 1875.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
NEW HIGHS SET
IN CURB MARKET
SafeWay Stores and Ma
chinery Issues Reach Peak
in Conflicting Trading.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 18.-Con-
fiicting price movements character
lied trading on the Curb Exchange to-
day. The list, however, was not with
out its features on the side of advance
and a number of the favorites were
carried into new high ground.
SafeWay Stores made new record at
684, compared with the previous final
of 670. Buying was said to be based on
prospects of increased earnings and a
prospective apitaliZation of the finan-
cial structure. Announcement is eX-
pected soon of the acquisition by the
company of another important Western
chain. Sanitary Grocery was another
feature among the high priced issues,
equaling its previous high of 400, where
it was up Is points.
Machinery Up.
New high records also were cStab-
lished by Consolidated Automatic Ma
chinery. which sold above the l312 level.
still responding to reports of new IN
come business from chain store COM
panies. Blaw-Knox at 107 was at It's
best and up point from the previous
final. Crocker Wheeler crossing lU0
gained over z points to new top.
Wayne Pump at its best was responding
to reports that the company Is negotlat-
ing ior acquisition of two MidWeStern
manufacturers of gasoline filling station
equipment.
Newmont Mining led its group, cross
ing ITS for gain of points. It was
announced that the regular quarterly
dividend had been declared on the stock
today. Golden Center was again active,
but met profit-taking.
The oils failed to follow through with
Mondays rally, but absorbed profit-tak-
ing fairly we'll Among the motors Stutz
was in urgent demand at new high
for the year and Durant worked frac-
tionally higher. Specialties were fea-
tured by a new top for McKesson &
Robbins common, gain of almost
point in Raybestos, which went to a
fresh high, and an active demand for
Bastian Blessing.
Stutz Hits Peak.
Mixed price changes characterized
the curb opening, although the upward
movement ruled.
A new high for the year in Stutz
Motors featured the motors group, while
Safeway Stores, responding to reports
of another important acquisition, went
to a new top at CTS. Curtiss Acre
rights reached their best in sympathy
with the strength in the stock on the
big board Consolidated Automatic
Machinery, crossing 81, reached new
high.
The oils again were active, although
Improvement was confined to small
fractions in most instances. Interna-
tional Petroleum. Standard of Ken
lucky, Prairie Oil e. Gas and Vacuum
were the features. Newmont and
Golden Center led the mining issues.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
FLOWER BULBS.
Baltimore Receives 100000 From
Holland in Week.

BALTIMORE. September 1S.-More
than 100000 flower bulbs from Hol-
land arrived in Baltimore last week,
sbreaking all previous records for weekly
arrivals of this article. according to
Charles E. Prince. inspector in charge
of the plant quarantine and control
office here.
Baltimore is the port Of entry for
practically all of the United States for
flower bulbs Mr.. Prince said. OF the
It's cases only So are for use in Mary
land. The balance will be transhipped
by rail to every State in the Union, ex-
cept to California and Washington, his
records show. Some also will go to
Cuba and Porto Rico.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
NOSE DIVE KILLS FLYER.
Student Pilot Injured When Plane
Crashes Into Tree.

OLEAN, N. Y. September 18 (P.-
Earl Miller. of Olean was killed and
Kenneth NJ Guinnip. student pilot.
was seriously injured Sunday night when
their plane crashed into the top OF
a tree on the bank of the Allegheny
River, about a mile east of here.
Spectators said the plane had been
flying at a height of about 1000 feet,
when it nosed down, apparently with
the intention of landing on a private
air field. When within about 200 feet
of the ground the plane went into
nose dive The engine is believed to
have crushed Miller. who was found
dead. Guinnip's fall apparently was
broken by the tree branches. He was
brought to hospital here.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
SAVINGS REACH PEAK.
Deposits in Baltimore Mutual Ac-
counts Total S1s3,5s4,146.

BALTIMORE, September 18.-Sav-
ings deposits at Baltimore mutual banks
at the end Of July we're at the highest
level on record. Totaling $183 ,584. .146,
they were $16,005,67 ahead of the same
date last year and approximately $22,-
000,000 above January, 1927.
Such deposits have increased each
consecutive month for more than two
years with only one exception, that of
last June. In that instance the decline
was ascribed by bank officials chiefly
to the withdrawal of money for specu-
lative purposes, the decrease occurring
at time when the Spring bull market
in stocks was at It's crest.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
BOSTON WOOL.

BOSTON, September 18 (SpeciaD -
Some houses advanced their asking
prices in the Boston wool market today
as a result of a broadening of demand
on some grades, but most dealers MAIN
tanned last weeks prices. Fine territory
was quoted at 1.12a1.15. clean basis:
French combing at 1.05a1 08, half blood
at l O8a1 10, three -eighths blood at los
al OF and quarter blood at 97a1 90. Fine
Ohio fieeces were quoted at 47a49,
grease basis: half blood at 50a55, three
eighths blood at 55a56 and quarter
blood at SIS,
Evening star., 1928-09-18
Newton Co. Hikes Dividend.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, September l8
(P,.-Directors of Newton Steel Co. to-
day increased the quarterly dividend on
it's no par value common stock from
621z cents to IS cents. Robert G. Will
son of Pittsburgh was elected direc-
tor. The common dividend Is payable
September 80 to stockholders of record
Sentemher 20.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
Raw Sugar Quiet,

NEW YORK, September Is P).-The
raw sugar market was quieter early
today, with no sales reported. Sugars
were offered at last paid prices of 400
for spots, duty paid. Raw sugar futures
opened to points off under liquida-
ton prompted by the disappointing
showing of London and increased offer
ings in the spot market.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
Ore.

CLEVELAND. September 18.-Orders
have Just been closed for 100. 900 tons OF
ore, which makes about 100000 tons
contracted for the past six weeks. The
additional orders mean about IL big
cargoes for the feet and with the 500, 600
tons previously booked, give the ship
pers considerable backlog Of business
for this period of the year. Cleveland
docks lead in ore received in August and
the season. In August the carriers un-
loaded 1.744 500 tons here. which
brought the total for the season to
5.212,482 tons. COnneaut ranks second
and Ashtabula third in the amount OF
ore received.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, September 18 @.-But-
ter lower; receipts, II .875 tubs; cream
cry. extras, 46 standards. 45A; extra
firsts, 45a451 "a; firsts, 43a44; seconds, Al
a4212.
Eggs unchanged: receipts, 1921
cases.
Poultry alive-Easy; receipts. cars;
fowls, 81; Springs, %; broilers, 80;
roosters, 18; ducks, 90; geese, ID.
Evening star., 1928-09-18

NEW YORK, September 18 R.-
The Ford Motor Co. is in the market
for $4,000 tons of rails for the Detroit.
Toledo g. Ironton. The Chesapeake &
Ohio is inquiring for 45.500 tons and
the Hooking Valley for $500 tons.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
Race Horse Owner Dies.

FRANKFORT, KY. September 13 (H).
Col j. SWigert Taylor, IA, owner of
Scotland" stock farm and of "Scot-
land Belle" and number of other race
horses, and for years associated with
his father in the manufacture of "Old
Taylor" whisky, died here yesterday.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
Steel.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, September 18.
Setting in of Fall has failed to bring
any falling off in orders to local steel
fabricators. who are continuing on firm
operating schedules. Truscon Steel Co.
and Youngstown Boiler g. Tank Co.
are at full CAPACITY. while General Fire
proofing is on 90 per cent schedule.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
Gulf Oil BUYS Terminal.

NEW YORK, September 18 R.-
Gulf Oil Corporation has bought the
Keene 81 Wolf refinery on the Houston
Ship Canal for a. bulk terminal. The
plant covers. 81 acres and has $50 feet
of water front
Evening star., 1928-09-18
Commodity News
Packing House Goods.

CHICAGO. September 1S.-Bacon,
ham and picnics are leading the pack
ing house trade. with demand reported
by packers to be very active and prices
firm. There is also reported to be a
widespread ordering of dry salt meats.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
Wool.

FORT WORTH. September 18.-The
first car of this Falls mofair has left
Lampasas for Eastern mills. The 1928
clip will exceed last years by a large
percentage. Prices continue satisfactory.
Shearing is general everywhere in the
Mohair districts.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
Spring Valley Water Co. Gains.

NEW YORK, September 10 tP.-
Surplus of Spring Valley Water Co. for
8 months this year. after dividends.
was s1S1,273, against s127,s64 in the
same period of 1927.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
Rubber.

AKRON. Ohio, September 1S.-Oper-
ations- of tire and rubber factories in the
Akron district are continuing on a sat-
isfactory basis. with predictions Of excel
lent Fall weather Frightening the out
look.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. September 18 F).-Bar
silver. 567s. Mexican dollars, 43.
Evening star., 1928-09-18
$5,OOOOOO
The Utilities Service Company
Dated August I, 1923
First Lien go Gold Bonds, S

BUSINESS AND PROPERTY: The Utilities Service
Company incorporated under the laws Of the State of
Ohio has acquired substantially all of the capital stock
and obligations except current indebtedness of twenty
Ohio telephone companies and four ice companies In
addition, it has acquired controlling interest in The
Lima Telephone & Telegraph Company 1t also has &C
qured substantially all Of the capital stock of The Stark
Electric Railroad Company which in turn holds all of
the outstanding stock Except Directors quail
flying shares) of The Alliance Power Company. The ag-
gregate population of the territories served all situated
in prosperous and popuous districts Of Ohio Is approx
imatelY 100000.
Evening star., 1928-12-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December LEROY Gill
bert, the South Chicago Heights police
chief, who was proud of his reputa-
ton as "a tough cop" won't bother
the boys in the booze racket any
more, some men with sawed-off shot
guns got him last night; shot him dead,
through the back.
He was seated at home with his
family. His back to the front window
and the light from a floor lamp beside
his chair set him apart from others
in the room, like a spotlight singing
out an actor on the stage His chair
was only a few feet from the front
window and the back of his head,
dropped slightly forward as he read,
was an easy target from the street.
The shade had been draw only half
way.
Tracks Found in Snow.
The killers got out of their motor
car sedan, and crept the few yards
from the curb to the window Their
tracks in the skim of snow on the
ground were found by investigators
later The shortened gun muZzleS were
rested on the window sill, permitting
the slayers to take steady aim.
Twice the guns sent charges of shot
tearing through the window into the
back Of Chief Gilbert's head. A third
volley went wide, and the third finger
of Mrs. Gilbert's right hand was torn
away.
Thirteen? year-old Ruth, one of five
children, came running in from another
room and dropped, screaming, beside
the chair in which her fathers body
had Slumped.
Glenn Gilbert the chiefs brother,
ran from the house, and the gunmen
sent wild volley at him as they drove
away. He was able, however, to gain
good view of the machine, the deScrip-
ton of which provided one of the princi-
pal clues on which highway police are
at work.
If Gilbert's life had been threatened,
Evening star., 1928-12-07
TOUGH CHICAGO OFFICER KILLED.
RACKETEER GUNMEN BLAMED
Shot Through Back While Seated at Home
With Family-Sawed OFF Shotguns
sed-Slayers Escape.

he had kept it a secret. His wife said
she had not known that her husband
had an enemy in the world.
Protector of 1000.
Gilbert, with four policemen, has been
in charge of law enforcement of the
community of 1000 inhabitants for six
months. The village, miles south Of
Chicago Heights. is largely populated
by Southern Europeans, and Federal
prohibition officers on several occasions
hase found thriving alcohol business
there, as we'll as in Chicago Heights.
The slain chief has co-operated with
the Federal dry agents, and on some
occasions has led raids himself, turn
ing his prisoners over for Government
prosecution. Recently he discussed
with the sheriff a program for cam
paign against vice which had sprung
up, he said, under the protection of the
alcohol industry.
This challenge to the outlaw rule,
authorities said today, may have been
responsible for his assassination. The
brother. Glenn, holds that belief.
Racketeers Blamed.
"The boys in the booze racket did
it." he said. "They said Leroy was a
tough cop and they marked him. He
knew they would"
Gilbert, who was 80 years old, was
appointed chief last. June by Mayor
Fred Hartman, who said he wanted
things cleaned up and kept clean"
Last Friday there was an execution"
similar to that of Gilbert, when Joseph
MARITIME, regarded as leader In the
alcohol racket, was shot and killed In
front of his soft-drink parlor In Chi
cago Heights The killers drove by
slowly in large car, with no attempt
at concealment, and used shotguns and
pistols.
Evening star., 1928-12-07
VESTR|S OFFICERS
.AGA|N ARE FLAYED
Failure of Captain to Direct
Crew Is ASSaiIed in Ad-
ViSerS' Report.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December THE re-
ports of the British and American
nautical advisers at a Federal COM
miSSionerS investigation of the sinking
of. the British liner VestriS agree that
the officers of the vessel were incom-
petent.
Although they differ in tone. that
of Capt. E. A. JeSsop, U. S. N, retired,
being uncompromising and severe, while
that of Capt. Henry McConkey of the
Cunard Line being more restrained,
both declare the S o S should have
been sent out six hours earlier and that
the officers did not take proper steps
to see to the safety of the passengers.
Capt. McConkey tempered his criti-
cism of Capt William ]. Carey, who
went down with his ship, by calling
attention to the captains long service
and perfect record. He said there might
have been reasons which the inquiry
had not brought out which led the
withholding Judgment on the captain
until a review could be made by the
British Board of Trade.
Capt. JesSop, however did not spare
Capt Carey nor other officers in his
charge of inefficiency and bad sea prac-
tice.
History holds no incidents. to my
knowledge, to compare with the incom-
petence and sheer stupidity of this
exhibition"
He said the evidence seemed to show
that the crew would have been compe-
tent if they had been led, but they had
no leadership"
Capt Jessop made a number of sug-
eestions for more stringent regulations
to safeguard ships at sea.
Evening star., 1928-12-07

will be presented to his mother, Mrs.
Annie Hutchison, through Rev. Andrew
r. Bird, pastor of the Church of the
Pilgrims and past chaplain of Camp,
No. 305, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
All Confederate veterans, sons of vet
Grams and daughters of the Confederacy,
are invited
Evening star., 1928-12-07

There are now Is lord Mayors in
England and Wales, the chief magis-
trates of Nottingham, Leicester, Stoke
on-Trent, and Portsmouth having re-
Gently received this honor from the
King
Evening star., 1928-12-07

The fiftieth anniversary of the Brit
ish occupation of the Island of Cyprus
is being celebrated this year.
Evening star., 1928-12-07

France now has 100000 licensed
automobiles This is due to the general
increase in prosperity and the spread
of installment buying.
Evening star., 1928-12-07
WILL CONFER CROSSES.
Daughters of Confederacy Honor
War Veterans Monday.


Stonewall Jackson Chapter. No. 90
United Daughters of Confederacy, will
hold short meeting, to be followed by
program. Monday at 7:30 pm.
The Confederate Cross of Service will
be conferred on two World War vet.
Grams, Walter Council Tyner and Rea'
vile Brown. The cross to Neil Fletcher
HutchiSon, who was killed in action