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Evening star., 1928-06-15
BONDS IRREGULAR
| IN TRADING TODAY
Government List Unsettled
Dealers in More HeSi-
tant Mood.
By CHARLES r. SPEARE.

Special Dispatch TO The star
NEW YORK. June 15.-The bond
market was in more hesitant mood
today. Liquidation of the urgent sort
had been completed, prices had rallied
several points from the low of Tues
dav and the question with the dealer
was whether be should follow up the
narket or take the small profits that
had been realized on the basis of pur-
cflases made two days ago.
The easier rate for cali loans helped
some of the standard issues. There
were moderate advances in a number of
the highest grade rails, public utilities
and industrials. The list, however, was
irregular. with weakness breaking out
here and there as evidence that there
was still some selling and that the bids
were none too strong.
Government List Unsettled.
The Government market appears 20
be in an unsettled state. The long,
term Treasures have been moving back
and forth for several days with no fixed
course. They declined an average of
Ia early. with some improvement later.
There was also an easier tone to a
number of the short-term railroad ma
certificates state that there has been a
moderate amount of liouidation OF old
issues, and that some of these have re-
Gently been offered on a 5 per cent
basis This compares with prices that
throughout the Spring gave the pur-
chaser AZ per cent or less. 1t is under
stood that the bids on the new st. Paul
equipments sold this week were very
low
The extent to which the market
break and the high money rates nave
limited new financing is shown in the
total OF less than S32,000,000 OF offer
ings this week. compared with $23l .00O,-
900 last week when the Toxic Electric
and several other large issues were sold.
The Toxic 6s today were nearly 2 points
above the subscription price. showing
the largest premium on any new foreign
bond OF importance this year.
All Of the Japanese municipals and
public utilities were strong. Another
aman Scandinavian bond syndicate
closed with the price off 2l2 points
from the original figure.
The Industrial List.
In the industrial list an advance Of
point IN Anglo-C Chilean rs contraSted
with a decline of y points in Andes
Copper U.s. There was some selling at
lower prices in Phillips Petroleum 5L4s
and Porto Rican Tobacco per cent
bonds International Telephone 4l2s
showed a fair rally, while U. S. Rub
Der IS were at the lowest of the year.
Profit taking was evident in Erie
General SIS. Chesapeake Corporation IS,
Missouri Pacific SIS, st. Paul SIS and In
q number Of the unlisted 4i2s and 5
per cent public utilities and industrtals.
Evening star., 1928-06-15
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received BY Private Wire Direct 70 The Star OMcs

Following is list OF stocks and
bonds traded In on the New York Curb
Market today:
Evening star., 1928-06-15
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, June Is C).--Bar sil-
yer, 5934: Mexican dollars, ASA.
Evening star., 1928-06-15
N. & W. OUTLOOK.

NEW YORK, June IS Up.-A. C.
Needles, president Of the Norfolk g.
Western Railway. estimates gross reve-
nues for May at $8.600,000 and surplus
after charges about s2.300.000. A year
ago gross was s9,580962 and surplus
So, 2,632, 100. Miscellaneous business was
holding up well and was about equal to
the volume last year.
Evening star., 1928-06-15

NEW YORK, June is HJ.-~ForeIgr
exchanges mixed; quotations In cents:
Great Britain, demand, AIT 1918:
cataleg, 4sg 3~l6; G0~day bills on banks.
4s4A. France, demand, 392Ts; cables,
a.02H. Italy, demand, 5,26. cables.
B.2gM.
Demand Belgium, 1899; Germany,
23s8; Holland, 40.3I, Norway, 2G.7s,
Sweden, 2G,s2lz; Denmark, 1881:
Switzerland, 1927; Spain, 1887, Greece,
f.30; Poland, l1.2S Czech0gloyakia,
2.egA; Jug0elayia, i7e; Austria, 1903;
Rumania, .slH; Argentine, 42.G2A
Brazil, 1900; Toxic, 4s75; Shanghai,
e5.37H. Montreal, g0.74,
Evening star., 1928-06-15
WIRE WHEEL SALES UP.

NEW YORK, June IS C9.-H. C.
Jackson, president Of Wire Wheel Cor
poration Of America, said sales for the
first i've months this year were S1,912.-
SGT, gain Of 90 per cent over the
corresponding 1927 period
Evening star., 1928-06-15
EMPIRE POWER CORP.

NEW York, June Is CP).--Empire
Power Corporation declared a dividend
of so cents on the participating stock.
the first since the Summer Of 1927. 1t
Is payable July to holders Of record
June 81.
Evening star., 1928-06-15
COTTON GOODS DULL.

NEW YORK, June is Especially -
Cotton goods markets were dull today
Print cloths were quoted unchanged al
7asc for 64x60s and at 8%c for 6Sx72s
Raw silks we're marked up 10 points In
an active market.
Evening star., 1928-06-15
PRICES ON PARIS BoURsE.

. PARIS, June is (R.-Prices were
firm on the Bourse today. Three per
cent rentes, "a francs e5 centimes; 5
per cent loan. "a francs 95 centimes;
exchange on London, l24 francs 20
centimes. The dollar was quoted at 25
francs 44N centimes.
Evening star., 1928-06-15
EARNINGS SMALLER.

NEW YORK, June rs DPJl-~Het
earnings Of Federal Mining ~ Smelling
for the quarter ended April 80 we're
4SsI 800 before depreciation. depletion,
taxes and charges, against Se7i .6eg a
year ago.
Evening star., 1928-06-15
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

tcsuatati0ns furnished ~ W II. HtDbg X Col
Nominal gold SELLING cheeks
yaius f0r paFy. Today
Evening star., 1928-06-15
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
sRsDertea w J, 4 W. ssiisman 4 O

Uruguay now has 1886 miles OF
ltAs1a railways ..-.-..Asa i'd ...., 4k6s-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
NEW LOBBYISTS
 BILL PROPOSED.
Would Bar Ex-Members of Congress for Scheme
 for Two Years

WASHINGTON, March 5. - A prison sentence for former mem- bers of Congress engaged in lob- bying within two years from date of their retirement from the Sen ate or House, is asked in bill drafted for introduction by Rep resentative Edgar Howard. Demo- crat of Nebraska.
 Representative Howard said: T feel that if we send q few ex- member lobbyists to the peniten- tiary the effect might serve to make less offensive the nose of common decency and less damag- ing to the public welfare and practices of predatory interests which employ ex-members of Con gress.
 Representative Howard said he regarded the plan as responsive to an aroused and indignant pub lie sentiment over the large ac- tivities of a powerful lobby mar shalled by a former member of the Senate for defeat of pending legislation looking to investiga- tion of certain great combines of wealth invested i'll public
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
FIVE KILLED
 PLANE CRASH
Home Made Monoplane Dashes to Earth-All
 Occupants Killed

SAN DIEGO. Cal, March 5-- Five men were killed yesterday when home made experimental monoplane in which they were travelling nose dived 300 feet to earth. They were thrown against the engine which telescoped through the framework as the plane crashed.
 Four were taken from the wreckage dead and the fifth died few minutes later without gain ing consciousness. All the vic tims were terribly cut.
 The dead are w. w. Bird, pilot and builder; Ralph Craig, Chester Kidwell. Clifford Dill and Irwin Thomas.
 When the plane left the airport. against regulations. it appeared unairworthy and the nose was flying above the rail. The pas sengers knew that Bird had been refused pilots license.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
INNOCENT MAN
 l. IS ExONERATED BY CONFESSION
Circumstantial Evid e nee Convicts Chicago Man
 Now Set Free

ROCKFORD. H., March b. Henry T. Olson, aged 26, who is nnder life imprisonment sentence fer crime he did not commit, is home. happy once more.
 Last September, two men en- tered filling station and during the hold-up, Fred Stotler, oil station attendant, was shot and killed
 olson was arresed and circum- atantial evidence identified him as the slayer.
 After two trials, Olson was convicted of the murder charge and sentenced to life imprson- ment.
 Olsons attorney appealed and the court granted Olson his free dom on $10,000 ball bond. That night Olson and his wife left Rockford and while the police sought to prevent their escape, two youths, George Bliss and Maurice Mahan confessed they killed Stotlcr. Then the police sent out a message for Olson to cotsse home as he was innocent. He has returned and is now granted a new trial. The Judge said he will direct the jury to return verdict of acqnittal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
PROHIBITION BIG ISSUE IN
 FALL CAMP AICN
Keynote Is Sounded in Southern Conference
 by Bishop Cannon

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, March 5 Prohibition as definite is- sue in the 1928 Presidential cam .paign in the South is. squarely be fore the Anti-Saloon League off cials attending the dry convon tion of nine southern states in this city.
 This keynote was sounded in an address, announced as the of- ficial expression of the League , attitude toward candidates. bv Bishop James Cannon. He told the delegates attending the scs- sion that the nomination of Coy ernors Smith, Ritchie or United States Senator James A. Reed would be the greatest calamity that could befall the Democratic Party" He called npon the South ern Democrats to hold the party leaders strictly to account if q wet should be named.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
SPENCER SLAIN; POCKETS RiFL-ED
 LARGE AMOUNT
Murderers Escape with 900, Night Earn
 ings and Jewelry

NEW YORK. March 5-John Henry "Scarface" Spencer. whose nod was good for thousands of dollars where big gamblers laid bets, was found dying i'll q gut ter in Brooklyn this morning.
 His last big game Is believed to have led to the murder of the famous gambler. Only few hours before he was found, he left floating crap game, so- called because it's location was changed nightly, and to . which only big players gained access, with $75,0O0, his nights wn- nings. His pockets were empty. diamond ring and q diamond atickpin. and his watch were stripped from him, when found.
 Spencer died on the way to the hospital.
 Several hours later, the body Of Richard Adams. barber and ace track gambler, was found Cd Brooklyn street. Four bul-
 { wounds were in the body. Mrs. Adams said man called at their home and asked Adams 10 90 for ride. which he did.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
TWO AVIATOR HELMETS ARE
 FOUND, SURF
B elieved to Have Been Worn by Two of Three
 Missing Pliers

NORFOLK. Va, March D. Fishermen found two leather avi- ator helmets in the surf short distance from the spot where the wreckage of the missing navy amphibian plane was located last week. Officials believe the hel- nets were those worn by Com mander Ellyson and Schmidt or Ransehousen. The three avia- tors took off week ago today from here for Annapolis. Two parts of the plane and the two helmets are the only trace that has been found of the plane or missing three men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
Use Wild West MOuies
 To Test Bus Driuers

and then the wild west scene are thrown on screen to distract his attention. This has been worked out as fully equivalent to the interesting things careless chauffeur might try to watch in the street while he turns corners on two wheels. avoids collisions and obeys traffic signals. Later the chauffeups operate dummy bus while street scenes are shown and everything they do in this imaginary trip through crowd ed streets is recorded.
 Another interesting test is the almost instant designation of the point at which two moving oh- jects will meet. Quickness 0f perception is determined by auto matte stopwatch timing of the chauffeurs answer to signals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
.PtCKPOCKETS
 NOW ACTIVE

BERLIN, March 5-This years inventory sales brought greater crowds into the downtown shops than ever before in Berlin's his tory. It also brought an aggre- gation of pickpockets including not only German men and women wanted by many a police depart ment, but also attracted profes. sional thieves from foreign coun- tries.
 A case in point is Marcella Santi, known to the European police under many aliases. She had worked" in Brussels, London and Amsterdam during the pre- Christmas shopping season, but always managed to slip away to the next country before she could be caught in the act
 Reading of the inventory sales in Berlin, she decided to earn her living there. German detec. tives had their eye on her, how ever, and caught her in the act of opening lady shoppers hand bag and deftly taking the purse.
 The police reported the arrest of several other pickpockets with international records.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
FATHER ADMITS DRO " N ING TWO SMALL CHILDREN
Indiana Man Confesses to Death of Two Sons
 Woman Blamed

INDIANA HARBOR, Ind, March 5.=George Chisholm has admitted that he pushed his two sons, George aged 9, and Edgar aged ' years, into the Indiana iIarbor Canal on February 6. He said he induced the boys to lasso each other then he tied rocks to the ends of the lassoes. and showed them into the water.
 Chisholm said he planned the same fate for Robert, twin of. George, and blamed the nagging of Mrs. Helen Lawrence. with whom he lived. She complained about the boys tracking dirt into the house.
 Chisholm attempted to commit suicide by piercing his throat with prong of belt buckle. He pleaded with the jail guard to let me die. I told every thing. Let me go."
 Chisholm wept hysterically.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

PARIS, March 5--Cowboy nov ies to the mad accompaniment Of strident automobile sirens, all in darkness, are used to test the psychological qualities of autobus drivers in Paris.
 There are all sorts of labora- tory experiments to determine physical and mental reactions of applicants and the old employees are also given a new examination every five years.
 Movies have only recently been added to the tests but they have greatly reduced accidents, The applicant. in dark room. Is sup posed to indicate his reactions to sounds and signals by pressing a button or one of two pedals but meanwhile, first 2 ballet dancer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
COSTES AND
 LEbRIx ARE
 CALLED HOME

PARIS, March 5.--it is semi officially announced that French aiers Costes and LeBrix, now in the United States, have been instructed to return to France immediately. abandoning their projected trans-Paeiac journey and Asiatic flight.
 A plane built for the Paris New York flight is reported ready for trial The instructions are interpreted here as meaning the transatlantic flight will he at tempted by Costes and LeBrix.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
SECURE s5,s00,
 BANK ROBBERlES
Leader, Robber Trio, Con- fesses Three Att
 tempts to Suicide
s-.---,s-r= q - ss sseesz

OAKLAND, Cal, March 5-- Frank Moran. leader of a robber trio, has confessed, according to the Police that $500 were ob- tained < this year b. holding up three branches of the Bank of Italy. He admitted they expected larger "clean-ups."
 Moran and Charles M. Taggart also confessed. the officers said, to a $20,00O jewelry robbery in Sacramento.
 Moran attempted suicide three times in his cell yesterday by hanging but the Police frustrated all attempts. He is described as dime novel crook but an adept at lightning and startling dis guises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
14-YEkn-0LD GIRL IS SOLD
 FOR BIG SUM
Refuses to Become Party to Contract and Is
 Slain by Buyer

CHICAGO, H.. March Slow a 14-year-old girl was sold by her mother to man, aged 35 years, for $7,5O0 and her rejec- tion of his attentions brought death to both. was related in the mans dying statement.
 Steve Tarvosoff, who roomed with Mrs. A Narusezizic, the girls mother fell in love with the girl. Nora Fancy, and when she became 14 years of age, he bargained with her mother who accepted full payment for her The girl refused to live with him. Tarvosoff moved to Milwau- kee and after several weeks ab- sence. returned, crept into the girls bedroom. shot her and then fgtally wounded himself.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
Restrictions on Rubber
 Snap Back at Britain

NEW YORK. March 5-Ruhber has exhibited one of it's natural characteristics and snapped back at the British government, insti. gator of the Stevenson act, an export restriction scheme design ed to benefit the British rubber trade.
 Announcement by Premier Bald win that operation of the act would be investigated and recon. mendations for changes received. made public what the rubber trade long had discussed in pri- vate-the possibility that the scheme was not entirely success.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
MORE TROUBLE
 IN EGYPT FOR
 BRITISH GOVT.
Anglo Egyptian Treaty Proposals Rejected
 Premier Resigns

CAIRO, Egypt. March 5-Pre- mier Sarwat Pasha has resigned for reasons of health" The Council met last night without the Premier and agreed upon terms of note sent to the Brit ish High Commissioner Lloyd re- iecting the proposed Anglo-Egyp- tian relations back to the position of 1922 when Great Britain grant cd Egypt conditional indepen- dence
 Premier Sarwat's resignation is understood to have been caused by the fact he was responsible for the compromise proposal in the treaty which allowed British occupation to continue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
5OO,OO0 CASES
 OF FLU, TOKYO

TOKYO, March 5.-A serious epidemic of influenza is raging here. Emperor HorishitU is con fined to his bed with feverish cold. Premier Tanaha is also suf- fering and Princess Hisa, six month sold daughter of the Elm peror is. critically i'll.
 Deaths from the influenza av- craze 5S daily. The police said there are 500,000 cases reported and 1.700 died in February, mostly infantss
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
Rebel General Sandino's
 Whereabouts Reported

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 5-Rebel Gen. Sandino is believed to be in the region northwest of Jinotega where the American Ma. rines have been reinforced and newly provisioned by airplane. against eventualities.
 Rumors that Sandino has left Nicaragua are also being circu. lated and other rumors are that he is about to attack Querto Ca bezas. Little faith is placed in the rumors.
 One rebel was slain in i. a clash yesterday with Sandino's rea:' band,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
R. c. Fullerton May
 Be Ordained Pastor
 By Bishop PIT. Ro,ve

TANANA. Alaska. March 5 Ii. c. Fullerton, in charge of the In dian mission above Panama, left the Mission last Thursday for brief visit to Fairbanks. It Is ex- pected that Fullerton's trip to Fairbanks is 10 meet Bishop P. T. Rowe, who is due in Fairbanks soon. and be ordained minister in connection with his duties as missionary at the Mission.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
sALTERy OPERATOR IS
 SOUTH BOUND TO LIVE

Andy Anderson. saltery operator at Seldovia, accompanied by Mrs. Anderson and their daughter Az nes, are passengers on the steam, CT Admiral Watson for Seattle where they will make their fu- ture home. MT. Anderson will continue his operations at Sel- dovia and expects to return north within the next few weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
GUERIN MAKE SURVEY
 OF INDIAN TOWNSHIP

E. c. Guerin, cadastrel engineer in charge of the Public Survey office in Alaska, left on the steam CT Admiral Watson for Metlakat- la where he will make a topo- graphical survey of the Metlakat- la townsite. He was accompanied by Winston Spencer of the To- cal survey office. who will assist him.
 They expect to complete the survey and return to Juneau in about week or ten days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
Seppala Is to
 D,iuc Huskics in DiphtI,cria Fight

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 NEwS YORK, March 5- Leonard Seppala, Nome dog musher, is again to drive his huskies in fight against diphtheria. under the aus pices of the State Charities Aid Association. He is to take part this week in pro motion of five year project to protect children from the diphtheria menace. He will drive five huskies during the series and be accompanied by Mrs. Elizabeth Kicker, Jr.. who recently defeated him in dog derby.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

ful and might we'll be abandoned As the report may he made with in a few months. possibly about the close of the first quarter. end of the legal life of the Americaa rubber pool" developments m the. world rubber trade this year are expected to be drastic and important.
 The Stevenson act, which soughf to maintain an artificial minimum price of 42 cents II pound for rubber by restricting exports from British posseasiol1s to about 60 percent of capacity. Is
 (Continued on Page Thr&a)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

lent to Prison for Life Confession Finally Clears Man
One Certai,i SeaguH Is
 Worth $l,2OO

s A N T A MONICA, Cal, March ). Somewhere in Southern California is sea gull worth $1, 200.
 Mrs. Harriet Johnson was throwing popcorn to Sulls while standing on pier Her diamond ring. valued at S1,200 slipped from her finger into. the water.
 A seagull dived for the ship stone. swallowed it and flew away.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
L;ndbergh O& on
 Flight with Four

WASHINGTON, March 5-CoI. Charles A. Lindbergh with four companions hoped off for an un- announced destination this fore noon A broken tail shaft pre- vented an earlier start.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
R. c. MIzE HOME

R. c. Mize. chief meteorologist of the local U. s. Weather Bureau Station, has returned home from the St. Ann's hospital where h. had been confined for some time recuperating from g major opera- ticp,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
Get $4OO in Daylight
 Robbery in Seattle

F SEATTLE, March 5-In a dar- ing daylight robbery, two unmasF- ed men yesterday robbed a down. town cigar store and escaped with $400. The bandits walked quiet ly from the store and mingled with the passing crowds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
SLorf Route to Netu Gold Strike, SquaiU
 Creek, Is Reported

HAYNES. Alaska. March 5- Special to Empire)-Pa Duncan has returned here from Squaw Creek. the scene of the gold strike last fall. He declared that the shortest route from the Jack Dal- ion Post is through Haines by Pleasant Camp. This is over 100 miles shorter than the otlier route
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
4. ]. QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, March 5.--Alas- ka Juneau mine stock is quoted today at BE,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-21
CALL FOR SICK LIST
Council Considers Retiring
Firemen Off Duty.

Public hearing on the 1929 ap-
preparation ordinance was a routine
matter at city council session Mon
day night.
Edward w Harris, finance chair
man, presided and asked for citi-
zens to suggest means of cutting the
proposed $1.15 levy IS, or 10 cents. Z"
About dozen spectators, including
few city officials, were present, but
no one spoke. After the council
meeting the members retired to the
caucus room with Harry E. Voshell.
fire chief.
Councilmen asked Voshell for a
record of the number of f1remen
who have been on sick leave during
the year. 1t is said several coun-
cilmen feel that too many f1remen
and policemen have been absent
absent from duty, and those suffer-
ing from frequent illness should be
retired or ordered to work. Police
Chief Claude M Worley also has
been asked for a sick leave list.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-21
HEALTH BOARD
NAMES EXPERT
Chooses N. Y. Man for
Hospital ConSuItant.

DR.. Christopher Parnell, Roches-
ter, N. Y, general hospital director,
will be consultant for the city hos
pital building program.
Dr.. ParneI was selected Monday
night by the board of health after
the hospital expert had conferred
with Mayor l.. Ert Slack and city
councilmen earlier in the day.
Councilmen demanded that the
board employ a consultant. The ex-
pert's fee has not been made public.
DR.. Frederick E. jackson, board
president, said the hospital build
ing program will be advanced rap
idly with the selection of DR.. Par
nell.
DR.. Jackson has called an early
meeting of the Flower Mission So
ciey and health board to discuss the
report of the Indiana Inspection Bu-
reau, citing the fire hazard in the
mission tubercular building on Coe
ST., adjoining the hospital.