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:. After deducting amounts treasured, the
total assurances in force now amount to 81 $780,
o15, o3457, an increase of $4O8 925 ,25448. Poll
cies in force number 633,240, and in addition,
1928 certificates of assurance are held by
employees of corporations and firms under the
group plan.
While every field of operation contributed its
full share to these impressive advances, the
rapid development of our business in Great
Britain and the United States is especially note
worthy. The generous reception of our Com
pany in countries served by powerful domestic
institutions is particularly gratifying, testify
ing to widespread appreciation of our record
and services.
=. The amount paid to policyholders since
organization, together with the amount at pres
ent held for their security or benefit, exceeds
the total amount received from them in prem
iums by Sill ,370,22o.1O.
The strength and resources of the Company
have been still further enhanced.
The net rate of interest earned on the mean
invested assets, after making provision for in
vestment expenses, has risen to 6.s8 per
cent. Dividend increases, bonuses, and stock
privileges, accruing on many of the Company's
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CALUMET G. HECLA REPORT

NEW YORK, February 10 Especially j..
Calumet 81 Hecla Consolidated Copper
Co. reports for quarter ended December
81, 1928 net profit of $l.206,2l3 after
taxes, depreciation. depletion, etc.
equivalent to so cents share (par $3.50
earned on 2,005,502 shares of stock
This compares with net profit of $847,-
e33, or AZ cents share. in preceding
quarter and net profit OF $3l0.517, or
is cents share, in fourth quarter Of
1927.
Net profit for year 1923, computed
from quarterly reports, totaled $3,ll0,-
573 after above charges, equal to $1.55
share. against $582. 744. or 20 cents
share, in previous year.
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EXTRACTS FROM DIRECTORS REPORT

provide for unforeseen contingencies has been
maintained at $12,500,0O0.
$15,822, 1905 has been paid or allotted as
profits to policyholders during the year.
After making all deductions and ALLEGATIONS,
$o,157 ,o66.34 has been added to the undivided
surplus, bringing the total over liabilities,
contingency accounts, and capital stock to $S4.-
43S852.4S.
The continued prosperity of the Company
enables your Directors to announce, for the
ninth successive year, a substantial increase in
the scale of profits to be distributed to partici-
pating policy holders during the ensuing year
In addition, your Directors have inaugurated
the principle Of granting Special Dividend on
participating policies maturing after having
been in force ten years or longer. This new
bonus will enable policyholders or bene6ciaries
whose withdrawal is occasioned by the maturity
Of policy contracts, to participate in the accu-
muated surplus which it has not as yet been
considered prudent to divide.
The effort to provide life assurance at the
lowest net cost obtainable has been increasingly
appreciated. Our polcyholders will be grati6ed
by this further evidence of our desire that the
Company's prosperity shall be fully shared by
its members.
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Public Utilities
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 18.-The re-
port of Detroit Edison Co. shows oper-
ating revenues of So, 900,226 for the IL
months ended January 81, 1929, COM
pared with $47,584,360 in the corre-
spending period of the year before, and
total revenues of $52,978,803, compared
with $47,658,276. Gross income, after
all expenses and taxes, totaled $18, 494,-
856, contrasted with $15,437. 908, and
net income, after charges, was $l2,867,-
958, against $l0,31l,347.
Commonwealth Power Corporation
system reports new high monthly sales
records in January in both the electric
and gas departments. Electric sales
amounted to 65,975,513 kilowatt hours
and gas sales 718,036,300 cubic feet,
compared with the previous high rec
ords in November, 1928, of 158,778, 1886
kilowatts and 677,54l 400 cubic feet.
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last week are typical of market whose
future course seems all too obvious.
Small traders rush in to trade on what
they believe to be sure thing and the
professional element proceeds to prove
to them that speculation, especially on
the short side, isn't such a simple
game as it seems.
AS a result of last weeks fluctuations
many have been frightened away from
short selling, while at the same time
the sharp rallies have led many small
buyers to purchase stocks. All of which
tends to weaken the markets technical
position.
Banking Situation.
Last weeks banking figures contained
much Of interest to the stock market.
They have revealed that out of the 1O1
million dollar reduction of brokers
loans the heaviest reductions were made
by the out-of- town banks. But in spite
of the liquidation banks had to fall
back on Reserve facilities for credit.
The reason was that the Reserve banks
had been taking credit facilities away
from the banks by selling Government
securities and bills. This, together with
the higher rate for bank acceptances,
gave visible proof that the Reserve
banks were taking steps to enforce their
threats.
1t seems as though the prolonged
meetings Of the Federal Reserve Board,
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
and now the Federal Reserve Advisory
Councils warning backing up the Re-
serve Board would be enough to prove
that all is not we'll in the brokers' loan
situation. Unfortunately many figures
showing actual conditions are not made
public. but We may be certain that the
Reserve banks haven't thrust them
selves into situation where they are
not needed. On the contrary, the mar
ket has been trying its hardest to pull
the Reserve banks with their credit
facilities into the picture. The Reserve
authorities have finally let forth very
decisive mo"
The banking events of the week left
no doubt as to who was master of the
situation and If the rediscount rate
were raised liquidation of brokers loans
would come quickly enough. This is the
next logical step, but it is reported that
because Of a difference Of opinion
among Reserve officials that weapon is
not to be used yet. 1t will probably
now be used only as last resort.
Entire Market Moves.
Most stocks are showing a greater
tendency to move with the general mar
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Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, February 10
Potatoes. white, 100 pounds, LOCAL IS !;
new potatoes, bushel 200a3.O0; sweet
potatoes, barrel, 1.50a3.50; bushel, 75a
1.65; yanls, barrel. 1.75a4.o0; beans
bushel, 250a5 90; cabbage, hamper, 100
a1.25; carrots, bushel, l.50al75: celery,
crate. 200a3.00: caulifiower, crate, / so
AGO: eggplants, crate, 4.00a600; kale,
a2.00; onions, 100 pounds, 3.50a5 so;
oysterplants, 100, 600al0.OO; parsnips,
basket, 75al.00; peas. bushel, 250a3 90;
peppers, crate, 2.00a400; spinach,
bushel, l.1OaI. 25; tomatoes, crate, 1.00a
500; turnips, basket, 50a60; apples,
bushel, 75a2O0; cranberries, half barrel,
9.00a10.00; grapefruit, box, 250a3 so;
tangerines, per half strap, 1.50a2 so;
oranges, box, 2.25a3.75; Strawberries,
quart, 35a45.
Dairy Market.
Poultry alive-Young turkeys, pound,
AZ; small and poor, 20; old hens, 20a32;
Leghorns, 2Oa30; capons, 33a42; old
ROSTERS, 17a20; ducks, 20a32; guinea
fowl, each. 40a85; pigeons, pair, 30a35.
Dressed Turkeys, young, pound, 35a
IS; old, 25aS5; chickens, young, 32a36;
old and mixed, 2Sa32; capons, 34a44;
old ROSTERS, 90; ducks, 25a30.
Eggs-Receipts, 602 cases; native and
nearby firsts, 40; current receipts, Sass.
Butter-Good to fancy, creamery,
pound, 47a52; prints, 52a54; blocks, 51a
So; ladies, 34a38; store packed, Is; rolls,
25a28; dairy prints, 25a28; process but
ter, 4la42.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle receipts, 400 head; fair sup
ply. market steady.
Steers, choice, 1925 to 1875; good,
l. 90 to Ills; medium, 1000 to 1915;
common, 800 to 900. Heifers. choice,
1000 to 1880; good, 9.25 to 9.75; me-
dium, $50 to 900; common, TBS to
8.25. Bulls, choice, stable, $50 to 1000;
fair to good, $50 to 9.25; common TO
medium. 100 to 500. Cows, good to
choice, $50 To- 900; fair to good, CTS
to 500: common to medium, 400 to 600.
Sheep and lamb receipts, 900 head;
light supply; market steady.
Sheep, 800 to 500; lambs, 900 to
100.
Hog receipts, 1900 head; fair sup
ply; market steady. ~
Lights, 1925: heavies, 1850 to lilo;
medium, l1.25; light pigs, $50; West
ern hogs, 10 to 20 higher than quota
tons.
Calves-Receipts, $50 head; light sup
ply; market steady; calves, 500 to 1900;
no extras.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter, garlicky,
spot, lao; February delivery, lao.
Corn-No. 2 export, February delivery
1.0434; No. 2 yellow, domestic, spot
1.l2; cob corn. 5.25a5.50.
Oats-No. white. domestic, spot, 81
e62; No. 3 white, domestic, spot, SO
a60
Rye-Nearby, 1.10a1 20.
Hay-Receipts, 13 tons. While hay is
arriving here in limited quantities only
1t Is more than ample for the demand,
which is being supplied mostly by truck
from nearby points, few carloads being
received. There is not enough business
passing to establish prices on the vari-
Gus kinds on merit at range of 1700a
1900 per ton Of timothy or clover hay.
Straw-No. l wheat, 1l0oa1200 per
ton; No. oat, 12.00al3.00 per ton.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, February 18 (P) UNITED
States Department of Agricultural -
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head. Market
opened 10 higher later trade steady to
10 lower; trading very slow; top, 1850,
paid for load of around 100 pounds;
most early sales of l60-320 pounds,
1015a10.40. Butchers - Medium to
choice, 250-300 pounds, 1O0oal0. IS;
200-250 pounds, 1000a10.45; 10000
pounds, 975a10.50; 130-160 pounds,
8.85a10.40. Pack sows, 9.40al0.00. Pigs,
medium to choice, 90-130 pounds, lisa
$50.
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 head; calves
receipts, $500 head. Fairly active and
strong to shade higher trade on light
steers and yearlings; medium weight
and weighty steers, slow, steady; best
light steers, 1880 early. some held
higher ;she stock mostly steady Slaugh-
ter classes: Steers-Good and choice,
1,300-1 500 pounds, H.75al4.75; 1,lO0-
1900 pounds 1200al475: 950-l, 100
pounds, 1225al475; common and me-
dunn. $50 pounds up, 9.O0a12.25 Fed
yearlings-Good and choice, 750-950
pounds, 12.25a15.00. Heifers-Good and
choice, $50 pounds down, 1125al3.50;
common and medium, 800al1.25.
Cows-Good and choice, S.50al0. 90;
common and medium, 675a8.50; low
cutter and cutter, 575a675. Bulls
Good and choice (beeD, 9.25a1O.50; cut
ter to medium. 7.75a925 Vealers milk
fed)-Good and choice, 1250a15 so;
medium, 11.50al2.50: Gull and common,
800a11.50. Stocker and feeder steers
Good and choice (all weights, lO.75a
1l.50; common and medium, 825a10.75.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head. Mar
ket opened l5a25 lower; bulk fat lambs.
mostly 8.00a8.75; feeding lambs, 1900
down. Lambs-Good and choice, 90
pounds down, 15.75a1685; medium,
| 14.50a15.75; Gull and common, l1.00a
| 1850. Ewes-Medium to choice, $50
pounds down, 7.50a9.40; Gull and COM
mon, 3.75a9.95. Feeder lambs-Good
and choice. IA 5Oal6.00
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BY KENNETH S. VAN sTRUM.

NEW YORK, February 18 1T is not
often that we experience such widely
fluctuating stock market as last week.
There was, of course, great nervousness
over the credit situation, but technical
conditions were largely responsible for
fluctuations in the entire body of stocks.
When, in the previous week. the Re-
serve Board sounded its warning, the
market broke badly 1t was all too
obvious that the proper course for the
market to take was downward. AS Is
often the case under such circumstances
there is much hasty short selling and
the market promptly becomes oversold
The sharp rally that occurred on Mon
day. in which practically every active
stock on the list advanced sharply, indi-
Gated that this is just what had hap
pened. and that many shorts did not
care to continue their positions over
the holiday.
Technical Position Weakened.
For the first two hours on Wednesday
the advance held fairly well, but the
volume of trading was very heavy and
stocks began to weaken again, running
off sharply and touching the old low
levels of the previous week. Then an
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COTTON PRICES FIRM /
IN EARLY TRADING
Southern Selling and Realizing
Cause Slight Price
Recessions.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February l8.-Cotton
opened steady today at an advance Of
to points. Active months soon
showed net gains of 4 to o points on
covering. which was believed to be COM
bined with little trade buying and
some rebuying by recent sellers.
May sold up to 20.13 and the new
October contract to 1887. Demand was
promoted by relatively steady cables and
reports that sales Of. cotton goods in
some houses last week had exceeded
production.
The advance met a little Southern
selling and realizing. however, and prices
were a point of two of from the best
at the end of the first half hour. Trad
ing was quiet at the start, but became
moderately active after the call.
Liverpool cables reported trade call
ing supplied by liquidation in a quiet
market and said that business in cotton
cloths and yarns was limited. with
spinners and manufacturers losing
ground.
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SPECULATIVE CURB
ISSUESFLUCTUATE
Utilities Show Best RaIIying
PoWer-Market Trend
Is Uncertain.
By WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 1s-In a
highly confused market on the Curb
Exchange, Goldman Sachs trading held
the center of speculative interest today.
The stock left of last week at 220L4,
after having reached its peak of 226.
1t opened today at 2l6 and was pressed
for sale until the price receded on a
heavy turnover to 1911.
At the same time heavy offerings of
Financial & Industrial Securities we're
coming upon the Produce Exchange
securities market. The action of both
stocks was an expression Of nervous
ness over prospective developments when
the dissenting stockholders of Financial
& Industrial Securities meet after the
close of business today. Public request
was made for all stockholders to be
present at this meeting, which has been
called by interests opposed to the
merger terms whereby both companies
are to be united.
AS a group the public utilities dis
played the best rallying ability. Electric
Bond and Share Securities was bid up
almost points. but the higher level
attracted profit taking. American Gas
81 Electric. American 81 Foreign Power
and American Light & Traction felt
the eIIeEL Vi SLlOIt CUFeIlIlS, UuJ IL WAS
q question whether these stocks were
attracting real buying at the current
price levels.
Auburn Auto. following favorable
operations reports. was carried forward
points to l59 Renewed interest was
noted in the aircraft issues and the
mining stocks were inclined toward
higher levels.
The oils were again led by Missouri
Kansas Pipe Line, which went to new
high above 80 for a gain of almost 2
points. Others of the group fiuctuated
irregularly, with gains and losses about
evenly divided.
Speculative opinion appeared to be
agreed that last weeks shake-out had
gone long way toward correcting an
unhealthy technical position in the
market as whole. Short covering
played a prominent part in the days
rY1nrafsoYac
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OIL OUTPUT HIGHER.

The worlds production of crude
petroleum during 1928 Is estimated by
the Department of Commerce at
1922 $685. 900 barrels, an increase over
1927 of 81 1923 900 barrels, or per cent
Production outside the United States
increased by approximately 6l,000,000
barrels, or II per cent, while domestic
production is estimated to have been
only slightly greater than that reported
for 1927.
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HAY and Grain Prices.
COMPANY PAYS BENEFITS.

NEW YORK February Is (SpeciaD =.
Benefits totalling 19.48805 were
paid last year to sick and disabled en-
ployes and dependents of deceased en-
ployes Of Bethlehem Steel Corporation
and its subsidiaries according to the
third annual report Of the company's
relief plan, which will be published to-
morrow.
Since its inauguration on June l..
1925, S2,206, 603.56 has been paid out
under the relief plan, which was adopt
ed by Bethlehem in order to provide a
uniform scale Of benefits for all of its
employees and their dependents.
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POTATO MARKET STEADY.

CHICAGO. February Is GU. s. De-
partment of Agriculture) Potatoes
Receipts, 141 cars: on track, 226 cars;
total U. S. shipments Saturday, 1914
cars; Sunday, "a cars; trading rather
slow account of weather; market about
steady; Wisconsin, sacked round whites,
75a90; Minnesota and North Dakota,
sacked round whites, 75a80; sacked Red
River Ohios, 100a1.15; Idaho, sacked
russets, sound stock, 1.55a1 80.
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ket, although few groups did stand
out some because Of their strength or
weakness. The electric manufacturing
stocks, the oils, rails and motors were
inclined to greater than average weak
ness, while the amusements. steels. and
particularly the coppers and utilities,
were more inclined to strength. But as
a rule the price changes for the week
were of little significance. The position
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other rally sets In. This was short
lived. however, and prices eased of
again on Friday. touching the resistance
points which the market has tried to
break three times on the current re-
action and twice in January On Sat-
urday the market broke through this
old resistance level.
Such fluctuations as were experienced
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Baltimore Grain Exports.

BALTIMORE, February 10 Especially.
The Maritime Exchange reports grain
exports for the week were LOIS, 800
bushels, besides 1,05l barrels of -four.
The grain represented 584 400 bushels
Of wheat. 154,2S5 Of corn, 1882 Of oats
and 317,273 of barley.
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of the entire market was more at
stake than the trends of particular
groups or issues.
One of the most notable developments
of the past few days Is that the good
stocks are now moving with the bad.
On rally they all rise abruptly and
on reaction they all slide off quickly.
There are many signs of general liquida-
ton and in the event of sharp de-
cline We may expect that few stocks
will be spared. The redeeming feature
is that the stocks with real merit. rather
than merely future promises, will be
the quickest to recover.
Copyright, 1920
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received BY Private Wirs Direct to The Star Office
INDUsTRrALS.
Sales

Following is list of stocks and bonds
traded in on the New York Curb Market
t0dav.
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CHAPTER TX.
ENTER THE PROFESSOR.


TIME whispered words almost
echoed in the stiffness Of the
library:
l. "It's a mani don't know ii
he's dead!'
Wayne snapped an order to the con-
stable:
go and see what it is, Sanderson
and report back here alone. NOBODY
else IS to enter this room"
Wayne faced us across high noun
tain of suspicion. If this was Trick,
he seemed to say, the trickSters should
discover that Wayne was not man to
be played with.
But it was no trick. The constable
came back within a minute, and said
something to Wayne. The inspector
answered:
every well, I'll go. Keep guard. San
derson. These gentlemen are to stay as
they are-Dr. Eastley, will you please
come with me?"
The minutes went or--two, four, five.
There was a scuf1e of footsteps out
side. Wayne's voice called to the police
man to open. Wayne came in first,
walking backwards. He carried the
shoulders of a heavy man. Eastley APP
peared holding him under the knees.
They lifted their burden to the table
and stretched him out.
There aren't two corpses on our
hands," said Wayne, as though to re-
neve us. This mans not dead. He's
got q bit Of conclusion. He was found
in small passage of the corridor OUT
side, leading to wine cellar. How he
got there the servants don't know. Your
butler stumbled over him. And nobody
seems to have seen him before. Do you
know him?"
NO. said Mr.. Fotherbury, "I've never
seen him"
And you, gentlemen?"
But nobody knew the man on the
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BY
R. A. ].
WALLNG

well? Go on"
II picked myself up and went and
switched on the light. Then saw him.
Thought he was dead. Ran out and
called the footmen."
And then you called me, see. Now,
MI"
Carter" said Mr.. Fotherbury.
Now, MIR. Carter, how did he get
into the house? Did the footman see
him come in?"
Ferris says, No. Nobody came into
the house after you and the constable"
The butler had nothing else to tell.
Wayne guided him out Of the room.
The footman could tell the inspector
very little more than Carter. But the
little was important.
He had been on duty In the hall all
the afternoon. He admitted the in
Spector and the constable, After them,
nobody The last before them was
Mr.. Pell.
The footman had not shown PelT
to the library, as he knew the way
very well. The others were familiar
with the room, and the minute or two
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table except me, and remembered that
Laxton had asked me to keep his visit
on Sunday night secret. forgot that
as had met him week before at the
British Museum my denial must be con-
founded whenever his identity came out.
But looked calmly down on Laxton's
features and shook my head with the
rest.
Eastley worked over the man with
feverish haste, the inspector standing by
f1dgeting with q button of his coat. Pres
emily he spoke to the constable.
"Sanderson, go and fetch the butler"
All of US save Eastley were looking
at the door when the butler came tn-a
middle-aged man In black, extremely
scared.
you're the butler?" said Wayne.
"Tell me what happened. Do you know
this man?" But the butler did not know
him.
where did you see him this after
noon?"
Lying in the passage leading to the
wine cellar? It's rather dark Just there.
I fell over him"