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The Herald-Palladium from Benton Harbor, Michigan • 8

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PAGE EIGHT THE NEWS-PALLADIUM FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1928 LIVESTOCK K7. a. lit?" GRAIN IKgLO OPENS NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE BROADWAY'S DANCING HEIRESS FREDERICK FISCHER DIES IN SODUS Tips For The Taxpayers How to Figure Tour Income Tax- Promissory notes received In pay FIRST BUYERS OF STOCK REAPFORTUNE -J I'. lot jr" wwamBWr' I JJ wf Frederick- Fischer died at his home in Sodus township at 4:14 o'clock this morning. Mr.

Fischer was born in Germany November 14, 1856. He had lived in Berrien county for 23 years. Surviving him are his widow, and three sons, Charles and Frank of Benton Harbor and Walter at home, and two daughters, Charles Juergensen of Sodus and Mrs. Carrol Kelly of Berrien Spiings. There Is one sister In Germany.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 Monday at the home, with Rev. Haase, pastor of the German Lutheran church of Benton Harbor officiating, followed by burial in Crystal Springs cemetery. ONE IS KILLED IN CAR CRASH ON HILL (By Associated Press) HILLSDALE, March 9. Robert Barnum is dead and five other persons are' suffering from injuries as a result of an automobile collision on a hill a half mile south of here oh highway M-4. The injured are: Mildred Gettings, Lucille Barnum, Russell Gimmell, Willard Hilliard and Carl Rich.

The cars were driven by Gimmell and Rich. A coroner's Jury has been sworn in for an Inquest March 23. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. There will be a meeting of the stockholders of the Elks Temple Co. on the afternoon of March 15th in club rooms of the Elks club at 2 o'clock, Pipestone and High streets Said meeting is for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction ot such other business as may come before said meeting.

Signed, M. J. Hall, Wm. H. Klum, Sec.

Adv. It 3-9. iTr SWF tp I Lisbeth logins, only child and llonalre Ink manufacturer, is the a dancer at a nignt club. Here she News-Palladium Want Ads-Bring Results TIPS FOR TAXPAYERS No. 23 A person may receive for his services compensation other than money that Is subject to the Income tax.

The fair market value of the thing taken in payment Is the amount to be Included as Income. For ex- ample, if a clerk In a grocery store receives as part of his wages groceries or provisions, the market value, of the merchandise must be reported by him as income. TEMPERATURES WEATHER BULLETIN Furnished by IT. S. Deprtment of Agricultur Weather Bureau.

Stations and Friday March 9. 1928. Alpena "i Atlantic City 40 Boston 24 Buffalo 28 Chicago 36 Cleveland 86 Denver 34 Detroit 30 Duluth 20 Escanaba 18 26 4 2 40 28 38 34 58 -36 20 26 70 36 TO 62 68 32 62 24 60 34 24 80 44 23 54 28 56 62 26 84 64 Galveston 66 Grand Rapids 2 Jacksonville 62 Kansas City 38 Los Angeles 64 Ludlngton 26 Louisville 48 Marquette 18 Memphis 52 Milwaukee 32 Montreal 4 New Orleans 68 New Tork 80 Port Arthur 38 St. Louis 40 St. Paul 24 Salt Lake 46 San Francisco 56 Sault Ste.

Marie 14 Ttmpa 68 Washington 36 Winnipeg 12 16 The hlgghest temperature reported yesterdav fgth) was (4 degrees at Tamps. and at Abilene. Texas; and the lowest reported this morn-U degrees below tero at Mln-nedjsa, Manitoba. THE WEATHER EAST LANSING. March 9.

Ship pers rorecast: rerisname goods en-route during the next 36 hours should he protected to withstand temperatures of sero In the west and north and above In the east and south. The dln'urbance noted yesterday in tne mianie north west Is central this morning over Ohio. It has In creased In energy and Is causing con alderahle rain and snow over the eastern half of the country. In Michi gan several Inches of snow have fsl len at most but In the south and western sections of the state rain, rreezlng as It fell. Is reported.

The rainfall has been heavy at a few stations In the south, Including 2 84 Inches at Chattanooga. The barometer Is rising and the temperature falling In the middle northwest. Farther to the west, however, another low pressure area and warmer weather prevails. The Indications are for a pronounced fall In temperature In this section tonight followed by warmer again over Sunday. SMFW.FY BUTLER'S 'REFORM WNKED IN PHILADELPHIA (By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, March 9.

All vestiges of the regime of Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler as director of public safety here are to disappear in a drastic of the police bureau, effective Sunday mid night. The new orders re-establish all the police stations closed by Butler upon assuming office here four years ago, affecting approximately 4,000 of the total personnel of 4,400 on the force and in general abolish all the Butler "reforms." STINSON BALKED BY BAD WEATHER (By Associated Press) DETROIT, March 9. Unfavorable weather today caused Eddie Stinson and George Halde-man to postpone their second attempt to establish a new flight endurance record. Stinson announced postponement of the flight until "after Sunday." CHICKENS DISAPPEAR Sheriff Fred G.

Bryant was asked this morning to investigate the disappearance of four chickens from the Ventrilia farm on the Riverside road. Another fowl disappeared on Wednesday night. XOXV PfiANN A smart bootlegger never lets his secret leak out R. G. heiress of Charles M.

Hlaolns. mN-l latest notable to come to Broadway, as; is with her partner, George Clifford. CorviiOHT 1921 BOTH MOOS 'I The first living being to cross Pontchartraln to- New Orleans, der-riding Persian cat. He'll be more feet ahead when his owntr bridge. entered the house of Wanamaker to learn the business.

i Twice Married His father made him his partner in 1888 and sent him to Paris where he remained for 10 years as head of the Wanamaker Paris House. He assumed the presidency of the entire business in January, 1923, following his father's death. Wanamaker married twice. His first wife was Fernanda Henry Philadelphia, deceased. He later married Violet Cruger of Providence end New York.

Insured For $7,500,000 NEW YORK, March 9 Rodman Wanamaker, merchant prince who died today at his Atlantic City villa, had his life insured for $7,500,000, making him one of the most heavily insured persons in the country. The Spectator, Insurance magazine, last September ranked him at the head of a list of 194 persons who held policies for $1,000,000 or more. Only seven persons held policies as great as $5,000,000. OBITUARY RITES FOR BANKER ARE TO BE HELD IN BUCHANAN ON SAT. BUCHANAN, March 9 Funeral services will be held Saturday at the home of Mrs.

Ida Emerson here for Vera W. 45, former Buchanan resident, who died Thursday morning in a Detroit hospital after an illness of a few days. Mr. Tourjie was vice president of the Alpena State bank at Alpena. He was born in Buchanan August 26, 1882, and has engaged in bankinc since leaving here some years ago.

He was engaged in business in Cassopolis and Dowagiac, and left the latter city IT years ago for Al-Ina. He is survrved by his mother, Mrs. Alice Torjie of Buchanan, his widow, Mrs. Erma Torjie, and two daughters, Helen, 22, and Jane, 11, of Alpena. There also are two brothers, Carl of Chicago and Fred of Youngstown, and two aunts.

Mrs. Emerson and Mrs. Helen Weaver, toth of Buchanan. Following the funeral tomorrow the body will be taken to Cassopolis for burial. BURIAL AT COUOMA Burial of Adam J.

Enders will occur at Coloma, following services in Benton Harbor at the home, 991 Bishop avenue, and at the Free Methodist church in Benton Harbor at 1:30. MANY ISSUES REACH YEAR'S HIGH LEVELS Buying Movement Is Influenced By Decrease in Brokers' Loans (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. March 9 Establish ing a new high record for the sixth the first ment for services and not merely as security for payment constitute in come to the amount of their fair market value. Board and lodging when furnished compensation for services must be included as income. Thus, a hotel clerk Who is given a room and meals aa part payment for his services must report the fair value of such In his income-tax return.

POTATOES GREENVILLE GREENVILLE, March I. Potatoes steady; delivery light, prices to growers mostly around 1.68 ewt. CHICAGO CHICAGO, March 9. U. S.

Dept. of Agriculture) Potatoes receipts. 121 cars; on track, 258; total U. S. shipments.

1.139 cars: demand and trading slow, market dull; Wisconsin sacked round Whites, 2.20 2.36: Idaho sacked Russet Burbanks. 2.50 2.70; commercial 2.00 2.25: Florida crates Biles Triumphs, 3.25 3.60; Cuba 4.00. POULTRY DETROIT DETROIT. March 8. Live poultry receipts light, prices steady, snringers medium slse.

31; over 6 25 9 26c: white Leghorns. 24c. Hens heavy, 26o; medium, 27c; Leghorns. 24c; stags. 25c: cocks lg le: capons, 7 lbe up.

21 9 87c. Large white ducks. 30 9 32c; email and colored 27 29e. CHICAGO CHICAGO. March 9.

Poultry alive, firmer; receipts, one fowls. 23 9 26: springs, 22 turkeys. 25 28: roosters 20; car; 9 29; ducks, 23; geese, II. STOCKS NEW TORK STOCKS 1 P. M.

PRICES Friday. March 12. AH. Chem Dye 152 Am. Can 83 Am Fdy 0B Am.

Loco 110H Am. Km. Ref 176 Am. Sug fil Am. T.

ft ISflS Am. Wat. Wks 66 4 Woolen- 22i Anaconda KR Atcnison H3T4 Atl. Coast Une 171 Atlantic Ref 109 Raldwln Ixco 261 Rait. Ohio Ill Rarnsdall A 24 4 Reth.

Rtl Calif. Pet 2H Canadian Pao 20S4 Cerro de Pasco S3 Ches. Ohio 19 Chle. Mil. St.

P. pfd 39 Chle. A N. West HI Chic. R.

I. A Pae 1104 Chrysler H4 Coca Cola 139 Colo. Fuel 71 Col. Os El (094 A DD STOCKS Cons. Gas 13SW Corn Prod 73 i Crucible Steel J7H Dodsre Bros.

A 1Vx Du Pont de Nem 349 Erie R2Vt Flelschmann 704 Freepnrt-Tex HO', en. Elee 1324 O. Mtr IBs 14 Oen. Ry. Slr 97 Ot.

N. Ir. Ore ctfs 22V4 fit. Northern pfd 95 Houston Oil 13'4 Hudson Mtrs 98 '4 111. Central 1351 Int.

Com. Ens: Tnt. Harvester 241 Tnt. Nickel 3 int. poer 71 Inter.

Tel. ft Tel 14H Kan. City South R2 Kennecott S2 Ihlah Val 8S'4 I-ouls. A Nash a. 145H Mack Truck 94 Marland Oil 3V4 Kan.

Tex 35 '4 Mo. Pac Montfr. Ward 13B Nash Mtts dsn v. cenTral 1R1 N. V.

H. Htfd (t Nor. Am 1 14 Northern Pac 9RS fsckard 64 Pan. Am. Pet.

43 Param't. Fam. Las 12014 Pennsylvania Htu, Phillips Pet 39i Pleroe-Arrow 12 Postum 121 Radio 102 Reading; 98 Ren. Ir. ft St MYt, Reynolds Tob.

14S ft. ft San 11BU PeahoaWl Air Une 154 Sears Roebuck 88 Sinclair Con. Oil 22 Southern Ac 119 Southern Ry 142U St. Oil. Cal R6 St.

Oil. N. 30 Studebker Texas Corn S2i Tex. Oulf Krl 7u Tex. Pac.

I Tr Tlmken Roll. Bra- 119 Hnlon Carbide Inlon Pacific 191 7T. S. Ind. Ale.

114 IT. S. Rub 43 14 TV 8. Steel 1441; Wabash fi1 West. Maryland 3914 Westinsrh.

Elec 95 Wlllva- Overland 20 Wool worth 1834 Yellow Tk 3n Commonwealth Power 69 Elec. Refrigeration 14 Inspiration Copper 18 rsv; Skellv Oil 28a- Standard Oil (Ind.) 74 il Stewart Warner 85 White Mtr 31 F. Goodrich Asphalt 79 Mid-Cont. Petroleum 28 Tobaco Produete tooa United Drur 200 Kelsey Hays 23 KBW TORK NEW YORK. March 9 Peppermint oil, (3.30 asked.

DEATH TAKES rANAfiIAKER (Continued From Page One) the office of special deputy police commissioner of New York City in charge of police reserve, and wolf-re committee work. He was chosen in 1924 to head the mayor's committee for reception of distinguished guests at the time of the Democratic national convention at Madison Square Garden. Son of a distinguished father, John Wanamaker, Lewis Rodman was born In Philadelphia in 1863. He attended Princeton university, was graduated la ISM, and Immediately Present Value On Original Investment Increased 9,353 Per Cent By Associated Press NEW YORK, March 9 Many in vestors who bought General Motors when the company was launched and who held the stock are now comparably In good fortune to those who Invested with Henry Ford before the name became familiar to everybody. Fourteen years ago, 100 share of General Motor common cost $6,800, assuming that the stock was purchased at the average price obtaining In 1914.

Rapid expansions, both in the price of individual shares, and through numerous stock dividends, have raised the present value of this original investment to $636,00, an Increase of 9.353 per cent in 14 years. The annual report of the corpor ation. Just issued, reveals that its assets now aggregate more tnan $1,000,000,000, making it one of the few companies In the world to attain that high level. General Motors corporation ad vanced from $137.50 a share one week ago today to $151.50 yesterday. The closing was strong.

LIVESTOCK EAST BUFFALO EAST BUFFALO. X. March 9. (V. 8.

Dept. of Agriculture) Hogi-recelpts. J.iOO; holdovers, 1.534: market steadv; hulk 170 to 240 lbs 9.00: few 1.90 to 9.10: 2S0 lbe. 8 S5: 280 to X2I lbe. i.BO 9 M5: few plT 7.00 9 7.H; light llrhts 7.ISO 9 8.00 packing sows 7.00 9 7.

B0. Cattle receipts, 60; cows steady, steer slow. Calves receipts. 800: good" "to choice vealers 17.00: cull and common mostly 10.00 9 1J.00. Sheep receipts.

1.600: mostly 25c higher; good to choice lamb 1.60 to mostly 1S.75: cull and common 11.00 49 18.00: few clipped ewes 7.50; wools 5 00 9 9.50. CHICAGO CHICAGO. March 9. U. S.

Dept. of Agriculture) Hogs 38.000; market 6 to 10o higher; better grade hogs, 260 lbs down, acttve on ehlrmlng account: mostly steady with Thursdays beet prices: heavy butchers slow: top, 8.40 Tiald for chipper choice, IRA to 210 bulk better rrede. 170 tn 8.2K 9 835; bulV desirable 230 to 250 lbs, (.00 to (.80: good In choice 270 to 820 lbs. 7.80 to 8.10 largely; choice pigs and light lights active; strong, best, 140 to 150 (.25 to 8.40. Cettle 2.000: general trade largely nominal; shout steady; lower grade, all classes predominating: most fat steers.

18.00 down to 11.50: god action on a sprinkling of light heifers, most fat cows, 7.00 to 8 50-a few 9.00: low cutters, 6.80 to 8.85: not enough hulls here to make a msrket: undertone bull trade very weak: light vealers, 13.00 to 11.50; a few 14.00. Sheep 6 000: fst lambs fairly active: hulk. IB to 25c higher on paper: actually 10 to 15c up. quality and lighter welerhts considered: handy weights, with finish absent: good to choice medium weights, 18.15; hulk, wooled lsmbs. 15.75 to 1800; (t ft to 96 lbs.

Colorado 15.75 to 15.85: sheep feeding and shearing lambs scarce: strong; good fat ewes. 9.00 to 9 25: a few medium to good feeding lambs 14.25 to 14.50. BUTTER CHICAGO CHICAGO, MrCh 9 Butter higher; receipts. 7.456 tuh: creamerv extras, 49; standards. 4Ri; extra firsts.

47H 9 48- firsts. 44H 46: seconds. 41 tt 43ty. Feres higher: receipts 19.411 cass; firsts, 28 2814: ordinary firsts. 27.

DETROIT DETROIT. March 8. Butter-creamery. In tuhs. 46 49c.

Eggs fresh receipts, best quality. 28 ft 28 i dirts and checks 25ttc. DETROIT DETROIT. March 9 IT. S.

Dent, nf Agriculture) Potatoes Old. firm. Sacked Round Whites. 150-pound sacks, TJ. S.

No. 1, Michigan. 3.50 iff 3.60: mostly 3.50. New stock, about steady. Florida double headed barrels, Soauldlng Rose, V.

S. No 1 Mi 13.IICI: no. 2. moptlv lOflfl; Florida bushel crates. Bliss Triumphs, No.

I. 3.00 di 3.25: No. 2 2 50 AWARD SCOUT HONORS The attendance at the meeting of 1 roop Hoy bcouts of America, was nearly 100 per cent last night. Scout-master John Englebright gave awards to the Flying Eagle patrol, which won the contest last month. Each member received a bar pin and Patrol Leader Charles Frick was given a 100 per cent duty pin as a for sustained effort.

Scout Executive C. F. Spur gave the boys an Inspiring talk. Next Saturday the Scouts will spend the day at their new camp Bite near Somerley-ton, felling trees to make room for their cabin. This site was given Troop 8 by Committeeman George ugei.

Legal Notices TRl'NT MORTGAGE SALE B.ori'r of Trustee under a 1 sha" sell, at public suction, and to the highest bidders, on Monday. March 12th. 1928, at 2 In, Central standard time, at the premises of the Benjamins Bhoe store, No. 184 Pipestone street, Benton Harbor. Michl-Usn, All of the stock In trade, furniture and fixtures, of approximate value of $4,000.00.

i Block and fixtures will be sold In bulk or parcels to cult dealers. Sales are for cash, and subject to Ike confirmation of the Trustee MtJ M. CUNNINGHAM. LEGAL OTICB Election notice Is hereby given that the annual Hagar Twp. election and Presidential primary will be tLd ft H'vrld town hall April (n, 1(21 tor the purpose of expressing their -preference for the nomination of the President of the V.

A and to elect Twp. officers end to irtnsaot such business as should before the board. XOU Clerk. new Wz mite bridge across Lake soon, will oe Teddy, a hood and fen to cross because he'll be two or -drives the first official car over the consecutive session, general motors common, with another sensational gain of more than points at 157, lead another spirited advance in today's stock market. Early gains in some of the high priced specialties i an from 3 to 10 points, with at least 30 issues at new high levels for the year, or longer.

Trading was conducted at a terrific pace. The buying movement was based on two important developments, the unexpected decrease of more than $26,000,000 in brokers' loans, and the announcement that General Motors executives, through their securities corporation, had purchased a block of 200,000 shares ot General Motors common for approximately in cash, or about $150 a share. Midland Steel rroducts preferred soared 10 points, National Tea 9, Du Pont, 8, Baldwin and Radio 7 tach and Commercial Solvents 6, all but the first-named touching new, high prices. A variety of other issues reached new high ground, including Hudson Motors, Commonwealth Power, Famous Players, Corn Products, American Can, Sinclair and Union Oil of California. With the exception of St.

Louis- San Francisco, which advanced 2 points to around the year's high Jevel, the rails did not participate in the upward movement. CORN PRICES JURIP SHARPLY ON GOOD NEWS Active Trading Develops On Bullish Reports On Farm Reserves By Associated Press CHICAGO. March 9 Heavy selling to realize profits for holders developed toward the last both in corn and wheat today, and corn values receded as fast as they had previously advanced. Late weakness of wheat was a bearish factor as corn, with rains in the western part of the winter wheat relt having con siderable influence on wheat prices. The wheat market gave signs of an overbought condition and speculative sellers found support for values lacking.

Corn closed nervous at to V4c net decline, wheat lc to 2c down. oats to lc off, and provisions unchanged to a rise of 5c. CHICAGO, March 9 Active trading in corn and sharply higher prices developed early today on account of the unexpected bullish aspect of the government report regarding farm reserves. Besides weather condi tions were unfavorable for corn movement. Starting at Vt to lc gain, corn subsequently showed decided further upturns.

Wheat also developed strength, opening at to higher and afterward hardening a little more. Oats were Arm. Provisions held about steady. At noon corn was lc to 1 l-4c net higher and wheat at J-8c decline to an equal advance. TRY OUR WANT ADS Securities Harbor 1028 ROTHMOOR COATS New styles'tiew fabrics new spring inspirations for women and misses They've arrived the new models and there's spring in every line of them in their breezy, clean cut Scotch and French patterns, in the expert man-tailoring and stunning lines which stamp them unmistakably as wonderful Rothmoors $69.50 and $45 to $150 National Gas Electric Corporation First Mortgage Collateral 25 Year 5s The Company, through subsidiaries, furnishes public utility services to well-diversified groups of communities in nine states.

Consolidated earnings report shows net income available amounting to 21 times annual interest requirements to thee bonds. Due Feb. 1, 1953. Price 981 and interest.to yield over Circular on request. Cress, McKinney Co.

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