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PAGE FIFTEEN MIAMI DAILY NEWS, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1930 PRINCIPALS of peace treaty and merger of gangs in latest dramatic move of Chicago's un Market and Financial News derworld harmony efforts. Strange Events Of World News By The Associated Pans) TAMIAMI TRAIL CANAL PLUNGE in in nnmrn D. A. R. OPPOSES U.S.

ALLIANCES IN NAVAL PACT Resolution Against Commitment in Foreign Affairs Wins STOCK PRICES. ARE DIVERGENT; HOLIDAY NEARS I Sketch AL (SOARFACE) CAPOXE N. Y. STOCKS OPENING PRICES (Br Private Wire to ThomMa ft McKlonon) INDUSTRIALS At Chalm Alcohol Am Can lV'. In Com Ens Con Can Ofi In Harv Caae Mch In Paper Curtisa VVrirht.

Ki VLoewa Inc Eastman V-N Caah Res Players 72 IN' Supply Gen Elec Radio 88 12 ...112 1 83 60 ...118 Gold Dust Elec ,...195 RAIL.S Atchison 229141N Central ..18014 Bait A Ohio Chi Norw MS'Penn 81 St 22 Marquette Do pfd is A com 1 PacllSmst Erie Ry L. 8 Gf Slo 39 IS Pacific Mo Pac pfd Railway RAIL, EQUIPMENT Am Ixjco 7Hi Lima Loco 11 ...117 3 ...124 S9 82 46 Baldwin 33 Pullman Gen Ry SiB Air Bk Am Stl Fiiy ..47 I MINING Am Sm Ref. 73Kenn Cop Anaconda 70 Miami Cop r.2 23 lli de Pasco i8 'Nevada Cop Granby Con r0'Paetino Mines in nv piienu In Nickel 40 i CHEMICALS Al Chem 354 I Tex Gf Sul 2 Am As Chem Si Union Drug 84 DuPont 180 CHAIN AND DEPARTMENT STORKS Nt Storea fUIMont Ward 4. Kroger Gro Co 63 Sears Roe 91i FOODS Armour Co A K-lilCorn Pro Ref ..10, Do 3iN Dally Prod Con Bak Biscuits STEEL Beth Stl Iron Stl Fuel 72iLudlum Stl Cen Alloy lU Stl lt Crucible Stl RUBBERS Ajax Rub 2IU Rub 33 Goodyear 9 I SUGARS Am Suj Ref 67UIP A Sugar AIUTUKS Chrysler 51 2 13 4'l Gen Mot il Packard Graham Paige. 10Reo Mot Car Hudaon Mot .2 Studebaker Hupp Mot 21 I White Mot Mack 83 Willys Over 8 Moon Mot 12 MOTOR EQUIPMENT Warner 42ITimken 85 OILS At Ref 4fii4Pnre Oil 2 4 Col Gas 84 I.

Shell Oil 2:. Ind Ref 21 I Sinclair Oil Mid Con Pet 31 jSkelty Oil Freeport Oil Cai 70', 77 r.7H 20 Houston Oil ...108 Oil Marland Oil 28 Oil Mex Sea Oil Hi Texas Co Do 32lTran Con Oil Phillips Pet 38 PUBLIC UTILITIES Am IN American .128 S3'i Con Gas Pow Lt El Pow Pow A 44 TOBACCO Con Cigar 2 IP Lortllard 2o SHIPPING Am In Corp "2l NEW YORK COTTON January l.i.hl July ln.oo March in. October i v.n May 16.07! December 13.54 CHICAGO GRAIN WHUI September l.12VJuly May 1.08 CORN September 8BJuly May 84(4' OATS September May 421 .43 CITRUS MARKET TAMPA. April 17. JP) Citrus market summary released by the Florida citrus ex change, Tampa: Cars out of stata yesterday, orancea 29.

to date 10.753; grapefruit 41, to date tangerines none, to date 1,224. Totals 70: to date 37.313. Yesterday's prico averages and market conditions: Boston, oranges 4 cars, range 2.7568.93. mostly 5.80. unchanged: grapefruit 5 cars, range 3.1UK.0.

mostly 4.75. unchanged. Chicago, oranges 2 cars, 'range 9.40. mostly 7.O08.7". strong: grapefruit 4 cars, range 2-00 7.80.

mostly 4. 50 fr 6.0O. firm. Cincinnati, oranges 5 cars, ran pre 2 80 8.80. mostly 5.5o8.i0.

unchanged: grapefruit 2 cars, range 2.0tf 6.tK, mostly 4.00 6tK.35, unchanged. Cleveland, ran-es 4 cars, range 2 20p? 8.80. mostly S.Wt easier: grapefruit 4 cars, range 2.9048.10. mostly 4.00 tr 6.00. strong.

Detroit, oranges 2 cars, range 5.150 8.00. mostly 5.156.."..".. steady: grapefruit 2 ears, range 3.5o7.4.". mostly COG 6 7.45. steady.

New York, oranges 21 cars, range 2.0" 11.15. mostly 5.0ll9.3-". higher; grapefruit 3 cars, range 2.1010.25, mostly 3.50 aV 7 TO hieher. Philadelphia, cranres cars, range 1.00 feifi.m. mostly 4.00 8.s...

stronger: grapefruit 4 cars, range 2.156 C10, mostly 2.75 5.35. lower. Pittsburgh, oranges 5 cars, ranje 2.43 7.75. mostly 5. SO.

higher: grapefruit 3 cars, range 2.00tf.45. mostly 4.3U, strong. St. Lois. oranges 1 car, range 4.509 8.75.

mostly 7. good: grapefruit 2 ears. rans 4.1o' CIS. mostly 5.65. weak.

FLORIDA MARKETS JACKSONVILLK. April 1 7. CP) Job-hins quotations, representing sales to re tailers on Jacksonville markets, as re ported to tba state marketing bureau: Supplies of vegetables moderate, demand fairlv liiht. market about steady. Fruits and vegetables: From tbo follow ing fruit and vegetable prices, express aud commissicn should be deducted from consignment to arrive at probable returns.

Asparagus. South Carolina and Georgia crates. dozn bundles, fancy size, best 3.50 4.0O. Heans. bushel hampers, round strlnslesa.

be.t 3.75; beans, bushel hampers, blark valentines, best 3.50; Lima beans, bushel hampers, best, few S.ODW 5.50. New cabbage. lU-bushel hampers, pointed type, fair quality, mostly 1.50 2. OH; new cabbage, medium to large sizes, a dozen, green color, flat type, .801.25. Celery.

crates, washed 3s and os. mostly 3.253 IiO. Cukes, bushel hampers, field stock, fancy size, few 4.00 6 4.25; cukes, bushel hampers, field stock, choice. few 3.0o3.25. Corn, sweet, strawberry crates, fair quality, small 5.50.

Eggplant. bushel hampers, medium, few, best t.70; standard pepper crates, few. best Grapefruit. standard crates. 4ls and fits, fair to good, not 3.00 i 4.m.

Oranges, stan dard crates, 125s and larger, not processed. mostly 4.00ii5.00; oranges. rtamlard crafs. 10iPs and smaller, not processed. mostly 4.

25 Okra. Florida. 3-nck- age hampers, fine qnlity, ti.eo. pas. hrishei hampers, b-st.

mostly 3.20tji 3.01. Peppers, bushel hampers, medium to 1-irse, few 1.704 p. ppers, standard crate. large, few best 3. New potatoes.

lsh'll hampers. 1.1. tr. No, Is mostly 2.0O2.75; new potatoes. hampers, bl.

tr. No. 2s, muatiy 1.70. Fouash. bushel hampers.

yellow crooknecks. medium to large 3.0H& 4.: squash, crates, yellow crooknecks, small 5.0Ofeti.5O. ytrawbr-rrie. 32-tMrt crafts, quarts, mostly .19.21. Spinach, bushel hampers, mostly 1.25 1.50.

Sweet potatoes, sacked, per few best 2.25. Tomatoes. F'nrida (is. turning, fancy count. 2.70ft 3.00: tomatoes.

Florida tis, turn-ins, choic" count, best 2.20 2.50. Note: Poorer stock of some commodities at lower prices than quoted here. Kczs and poultry: Tho following eg-ss and live poultry quotations are jobbers-average se'ltns? prices; their buying prices are accordingly a margin lower. market st-ady on Florida fresh gathered whites. Esss, Florida, fresh gathered whites, standards, case lots, per dozen, mostly .27.

ts. mixfd colors, shipped-in, fresh firsts, case lots, per dozen .2. Hfns, live, per piund. colored. h-'ns, live, pound.

Leghorns, Fryers, liv-. pe- pjund ,30.37. Broilers. Te. ro'orad.

I1 povnds and up- per pound broilers, live. I.e-:h'.ins, 1 pound and up. per pound. .31 Roostftrs. live, -r pound .17.

1ft. WASHINGTON, April 17. (IP) Continuing attacks on "foreign entanglements," the Daughters of the American Revolution approved a resolution today, declaring against commit ment of the country to alliances "which would oierate to limit our full liberty of decision on international affairs." The convention also indorsed the report of the national defense chairman, Mrs. William Sherman Walker, which described an active campaign against "pacifism, atheism, socialism and communism." Mrs. Walker quoted Calvin Cool-idge as saying that the army and navy had already been reduced to the "danger point." She said only 5 and a fraction cents out of every tax dollar go for providing national defense, adding that the defense committee took "a firm stand in supporting an adequate navy while the cruiser agitation was going on in congress." "Our society till stands for a navy commensurate with American past, present and future," she emphasised.

Voting for vice presidents general proceeded briskly throughout the scs-(sion, with announcement that results probably would be available this afternoon. One of the candidates is Mrs. Theodore J. Hoover, aister-in-Iaw of President Hoover. WOMEN VOTERS' LEAGUE ISSUES REGISTER CALL (OOSiTIXUTO FROM FACE ONE) scepter' of authority.

It was purchased by precious, patriot blood, spent through centuries of sacrifice. "Voting ia a patriotic duty. OnI two wjeeks remain for registration. Unlessi- you rcsister, you cannot vote if you do not vote, either from indifference or ignorance, you are leaving the government of your community as possible-prey of anti-social forces. "Wonwn used to be called uncrowned queens otf America.

The 19th amendment made women crowned queens, giving taem the ballot, making them joint rulers of their country. "The patriotic, riilht-minded citi zenship is vastly in the majority. If they use 'their voting power, everything be ricbt with our govern, ment. Jf Hhey do not, they have betrayed a sarred tnist- "The purpose of the committee which waa appointed yesterday is to urge every good citinen, especially every wom.tn citir.cn to register in order that she may vote. As chair man of tike 'Every-Woman-at-the- Polls committee, I will issue tomor row a statement appealing to the wo men of Pade county to register before April 30." CAROLINA JUDGE IS RUM CAPTIVE SELMA, X.

April 17. (JP) Judge X. A. Sinclair of the Xorth Carolina superior court has been sum moned to appear" before L. S.

Commis sioner I. V. Massey here Saturday, to answer to a charge of violating the federal prohibition lawn. Commission er Massey said todajr. Warrant for Judge Sinclair's airrest was sworn out by S.

Coats, federal prohibition agent, who several weeks ago stopped an automobile in which the jurist was riding and found a pint bottle of whteky in Judge Sinclair's handbag. COAL CONCERN SUED ON OLD. CONTRACT PHILADELPHIA. April 17. A unit for for alleged breach of contract -wtts filed in common pleas court here yesterday by the Western Maryland Railway Co.

against the Consolidation Coal Co. The majority of the coal company stock is owned by John D. Rockefeller, and interests controlled by him, it is said. It is alleged the cool company repudiated a contract authorized in 1915 by John D. Rockefeller, and negotiated by his personal representative.

Frederick T. Gate. The contract, filed with the suit contains, it. is said, a guaranty by the Consolidation Coal Co. that if the railway company would spend about in building certain lines to reach, and equipping itself to serve, the mines of the coal company, the latter would ship 3,250, WO tons of coal a year over the Western Maryland railway during a fifty year period.

U. S. TREASURY REPORT "WASHINGTON. April 17 (-Pi-Treasury receipts for April 15 were expenditures balance X. Y.

CLEARING HOUSE XEW YORK, April 17. Clearing house statement Exf-hans. balances, IIILLO univcn Nine Other Persons Injured in Miami Auto Collisions An unidentified man about 45 was killed on Tamiami trail "when an automobile he "was driving plunged into Tamiami eanal and nine persons were injured, two seriously ia two motor far collisions withiu the Miami city limits Wednesday. The victim the fatal accident was driving one of six automobiles being transferred from Tampa to Miami by a used car firm and was rescued from 'the canal by other drivers in the caravan. He was met while beins brought to this city by a Gautier ambulance and taken to Victoria hospital, where he died without regaining consciousness.

In a delirious condition he told hospital attaches his name Meyers and the initials J- M. were tatooed on his left arm. A ISank of Bay Biscayne deposit book was found in his clothing with the name Jacob M. Berg. The body is being held by Gautier funeral home pending an effort to locate relatives.

Three small children of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Adams, 1498 X.

33rd St. were injured when an automobile driven by Mrs. Adams struck a pole at X. W. First st.

and 27th avc. Mrs. Adams and all the children were thrown from the machine, which was wrecked. The mother said one of the children climbed into her arms while she was driving, causing her to lose control of the automobile. Bert Laulatta, 24, of 755 X.

W. ISth court suffered a fractured skull when his automobile was overturned by a machine driven by H. F. Aylor, 37, of 1554 X. W.

Third st. at X. Eighth st. road and 11th st. Aylor was released under $200 bond by police on charges of driving while drunk and $1,000 bond on a warrant issued by K.

R. Williams, peace justice, on reckless driving charges. Aylor, B. O. Bishop and B.

J. Bevil, of the Pershing hotel Emmet Merrill. 252 X. E. 57th st.

and an unidentified woman were treated at Jackson Memorial hospital for cuts and bruises. The four were in- Aylor's automobile. George Carter, X. W. 43rd are.

and Xinth was injured about 8 p. m. Wednesday when his automobile collided with another driven by a 15-year-old boy on W. Eighth st. near 32nd ave.

Carter refused hospital treatment but was confined to his bed at home Thursday. He made no report of the accident to police, saying he did not wish to prosecute the boy. CARVER, FREED OH NTIL TRIAL, HEADING HERE Alleged Slayer of Wife, Child and Negro Makes Bond SEBRIXG, April 17. (iP) William R. Carver, former Philadelphia Veal estate operator and alleged slayer of his wife, small son, and a negro servant, was released from the county jail here today on bond.

He left immediately by automobile for the home of his father, Samuel Carver, at Miami. Carver was arrested on April 3, the day following the killings. lie was granted a writ itf habeas corpus Mon-1 day, but was remanded to jail until today because he was unable to make bond. In an unsuccessful effort to avoid photographer, Carver left the jail by the rear door. A friend drove him out of town to the Miami highway, where he was transferred to his own machine, containing his father and brother, Roy Carver.

At a preliminary hearing Monday, Carver pleaded not guilty to the three counts of an indictment, returned by the county grand jury several days after the killings. Authorities said they believed a SlO.UOO double indemnity life insur ance policy, which Carver had obtained for his wife, possibly had some bearing on the crime. Carver, however, has declared his innocence, and his relatives and those of his slain wife have expressed belief he is not guilty. nis trial has been set for May 12. Relatives Silent Upon Carver Plans William R.

Carver, who was released on bond Thursday on charges of claying his wife, small son. and negro servant in Sebring, bad not arrived at the home of his fathPr, Samuel Carver, 1704 Tiger Tail drive. Coconut Grove, Thursday afternoon, according to members of the family. The elder Mr. Carver and a brother.

Roy Carver, reside in Coconut Grove, aud William Carver is expected to stay at the home until his case i called for trial in Scbring May 12. Members of the family declined to discuss the cose, saying neither Roy or William Carver had arrived here and they were not aware of Carver's plans. 5,000 ARE HOMELESS IN PHILIPPINE FIRE MAX1LA. April 17. CT) Official reports to the constabulary today said at 5.000 persons were homeless as a result of a fire which destroyed the Insular Lumber sawmill at Ca di.

Occidental Xegros province. More than 1.000 workers were jobless and the loss was roughly estimated by the constabulary at pesos (about 1.oki.(KH1). Although the reports mentioned no Eli PASO. Xine eagles: have been killed at Marfa by an El Paso police marksman hunting in the plane with a pilot. The birds were carrying away a dozen sheep daily and easily got out of range of gunners on, the ground.

In the air they paid no attention to the plane till it was 10 feet or so from them. It took eight hours to destroy the flock. WASHIXGTOX. A couplet from the wall of a British angler's place in Cornwall has been euggoited to President Hoover for hungiug above the fireplace of his Rapidan lodge "Lord, suffer me to catch a fish so large that even I in talking of it afterwards shall have no need to lie." The suggestion, from R. E.

Blackwell, president of Randolph Macon college, was submitted by Senator Swansoai of Virginia. BERLIX. Kemaleddin Sami Pasha, Turkish ambassador, has water shipped from Vienna, in large bottles and all coffee served at the embisssy is made with it. He believes it makes the most palatable Turkish coffee. VIENNA.

For 40 years or mare Frnu Demel has been sitting at tile cash desk in her confectionery shop and she continues on the job daily. Aristocracy long has been wont to visit her for chocolate and ginger She refuses to enlarge or introduce jazz music and tea dances. XEW YORK. Bert Lytell is re turning to the screen handsomer than when he left it to go on the stage. His nose, has been beautified.

BALTIMORE. Arthur W. Bau- mann andViola McBeath, known on the etage as Yola Mack, divorced two years ago, are to be married again. They are so happy about it that the second ceremony will be in the presence of the audience of the show in which fhey are playing. CHICAGO.

Gordon C. Thome has mre money available to pay required alimony to three former wives. His mother's will leaves him a trust fund of $2,000,000. EDITORS HAVE ANNUAL MEETING AT WASHINGTON President Hoover to Address Newsmen Saturday at Banquet WASHINGTON, April 17. (P) Looking forward to an address by President Hoover, members of the American So ciety of Newspaper Editors gathered here today for the organization's annual meeting.

0 The president will speak at a ban quet to be held on Saturday night and, following the custom of the society, his address will not be made public. lortays program called for the opening of the meeting by Walter Harrison of the Oklahoma City Times, the president of the society, and an address of st-elcome by Xorman Bax ter, the president of the X'ational Press -club, on behalf of the Wash ington correspondents. rging couors to oppose aggres sively any law designed to give courts power to censure newspapers, Walter M. Harrison, president of the society, urged support of the Chicago Tribune campaign against the Minnesota law. The Minnesota statute, Harrison said, holds that any newsnaner or publication which regularly publishes! malicious, scandalous or defamatory1 matter to be a nuisance.

Under the law, he continued, the Saturday Press, a small weekly publication of Minneapolis, was restrained from publication. The injunction was sustained by the higher state courts and the Chicago Tribune, Harrison continued, planned to carry it to the supreme court. The society had offered to join the fight against the law. "Here is a club in the hands crooked office holders which the press cannot accept with folded hands if it values its freedom," Harrison said. "'Without a jury, this summary proceeding may be used in a campaign to destroy property." rules of law governing libel, slander and privileged publications are ample protection of the public." Harrison "also nrged support of the Capper-LaGuardia bill designed to protect reporters in their refusal to divulge confidential information in any federal court.

ESTATE OF DOCTOR LEFT TO SERVANT Entire estate of Dr. Zane Hughes Schuller, a practicing physician in Miami for many years under the name of Zane Hughes, is left to Marie Growden, her negro servant, "for her faithful services over 30 years." in a will filed Thursday for probate. lr. Schuller's will, dated Oct. 24.

1920, said she was the wife of Charles A. Schuller of Xew York, but did not mention him elsewhere in the papers. At the dath of the negro servant, her property, the value which was not estimated, is to go to Adrian Hughes, lr. Scbuller's brother, in Baltimore, and at his death is to go to the supreme council of the Loyal Order of Moose. Adrian Hughes and Clifton I.

Benson of Miami were named executors and trustees. THREE HOLY CROSS SERVICES SLATED Three flood Friday services will be held in Holy Cross Episcopal church at Buena Vista, starting at 10 a. m. with the communion observance; 8 three-hour service starting at noon. and an p.

m. service. Offerings "will be for Palestine missions. I'tah is 'Hitisidi-rinx the elimination of electrical equipment in mines and substituting compressed a.r Bulls Straggle to Keep Market Firm in Face' of Selling Wave c': NEW YORK, April (iP) Price trends were -dh vergent and confusing in today's stock market, as bulls struggled to maintain a firm. market in the face of heavy profit-taking and liquidation in advance of three-day Easter closing.

Trading was in somewhat reduced Operations for the advance were concentrated in high priced and vola tile stocks. Bullish activity in pivotal shares generally met with heavy selling. American Machine Foundry shot up 16 points to a new high, xnd Case 8. Iloaston Oil, Aubnrn Auto, Allied Chemical, Eastman Kodak and Vanadium rose 3 to more 4 points. Rails- were under pressure.

Boston Maine lost 5 points, and Chesapeake Ohio and Pere Marquette about Johns Manville declined. 3 IKiiuts. and U. S. Steel 2.

American Telephone and Fox Film isold off a couple of points, then Call money renewed 4 per cent. A. T. T. CHIEFS CUT HUGE MELON NEW YORK, April 17.

The American Telephone Telegraph; the world's largest utility and America's only 4.000,000,000 corporation, vestcrday cut a melon worth more than $300,000,000 to its 475,000 stockholders. It announced an offering of ew stock to be sold to shareholders at par, 100, in the ratio of one new share for each six held on May 23. Walter S. Gifford. president of the company, said on the basis of stock now outstanding, the amount of capital raised throuph the sale would approximate The new funds will be used in expanding the Bell System, of which American Telephone is the parent company.

The rights to subscribe to the "new shares expire on Aug. 1- Miami Markets- Jobbing qnotntlons, representing sales to retailers on Miami market, aa reported to the Miami representative of the state marketing bureau for Thursday, t-uppues of Florida vegetables moderate, demand moderate, market steady: FRCITS AX VEGETABLES Besns: Florida, bushel pampers, giant stringless. quality best, 3.006 4.50: beans. Florida: bushel hampers. Kentucky won- d-Ts, fancy.

3.004.00: beans. Florida. bushel hampers. Lady Bountiful, quality best. 2.50i 3.

00: beans. Florida hampers, Lima beans, quality fancy. 4.ot es.oo. Ca rrots: Florida, per dozen bunches, Celery: Florida, standard crates. 2.oO 2.5o.

Beets: Florida- per dozen bunches tiiO -t. Froecoiu: loriaa. per dozen ouncnes. l.Oo 1.0O. Cucumbers: Florida, bushel Dampers.

quality choice. 4.O0&5.0O. Cabbage: Standard cabbage crates. 1.23. Kiimlants: Florida, standard crates, best.

3.003.30: egspiants. busheL hampers, medium. 2.002.25..-. Grapefru Florida, standard boxea me dium sixes, quality best. 2.503.Oi.

Green onions: Florida, per dozen bunckes 40 .60. Okra: Florida bushel hampers. 4.50. Oranges: Florida, standard boxes, dium size. best 12ns and smaller.

4.50: King oranges. Florida, standard boxesv 8.00 5.50. Peppers: Florida, bushel hampers, me dium. 1.30 e2.SU. Potatoes: Red Bliss seed stock.

Maine, 150-pound sacks. No. 1. no quotations: No. 2.

ne quotations. Florida, new potatoes. bushel hampers. No. 1.

2.00 3.00; Nil, 2. L0OVI.5H. English peas: Florida, bushel hampers, quality fancy. 4.m5.M. Parsley: Florida, per doren bunches .60.

Spinach: Florida, bushel hampers. .75 MM. 8quash: Florida, bushel baskets, smalt yellow crooknecks. quality fancy. 3.00.

Radish: Florida, per dozen bunches .50.. Sweet potatoes: Florida, bushel bamjwrs. Porto Ricos. L5U1.7&. Tangerines- Florida, standard eraos crates, no quotations.

Tomatoes: Florida, six-basket carrier, choice count. 1.504J 2.0O. Turnip ereens: Florida, per dozen bunches. .409.60. Turnips: Florida- per dozen bunches .511 Strawberries: Florida, standard crates, per quart .23 .35.

EGO AND POtXTRT The following egg and poultry quotations are jobbers' average selling prices sod their buying prices are accordingly a margin lower Egg market firm on Florida fresh gathered whites: Ens: Florida, fresh gathered case lots, per dozen, selected. extra selected .34. Shipped In storage, fresh mixed colors, .28. Hens: Heavy sizes, live, per pound light and Leghorn, live, per pound JKQX. Fryers: Heavy sizes, live, per pound broilers, live, per pound .44 .48.

Roosters: Live, per pound .18. British Type Investor I AsM for free Bulletin I HOY TODD Indrahwt. Miami, or- luepnon THOMSON Members New York Stock Exchange Miami Office: 6th Floor First National Bank Building Telephone 2-7601 Palm Beach Office, Thomson McKinnon Bldg. 107 North Palm Beach Ave. Give-Up Eusiness for Client of Exchange Members Solicited GEOKGK (RUGS) MORAX NEGRO CHURCH SHORTAGE SAID MURDER CAUSE Enemies Within Religious Group Blamed for Murder of Auditor SC0TTSBURG, April 17.

(IP) Enemies within the church were blamed by county authorities today for the slaying of Edward D. Pierson, Chicago negro and auditor for the Xa-tional Baptist convention. Pierson was found in the Musca- tatuck river, near Scottsburg, yesterday. Three fishermen heard his faint cries for help and found him clinging to the branches of a tree. He died soon after he was rescued.

There were six bullet wounds in his body; his hands and feet were bound and two traveling bag's were weighted about his neck. Members of the family said Pierson had frequently found irregularities in accounts of the negro churches com prising the X'ational Baptist convention and expressed the belief that "someone was hired to kill him." Tierson went to Xashville, March 'AO to audit rtie books of the convention office there. He left there Tuesday evening for Columbus, Ohio, intending to stop first at Louisville, his secretary said. In Xashville, the secretary, Alma Overton, said the auditor carried with him a report of the condition of the Xashville office of the convention. Roy Harden of the Tennessee attor ney general's office said Pierson had found that a loan of to the Xashville office had been "juggled.

and that he preparing to report tins to the general ottices ot tne con vention in Chicago. His brief case, in which his wife said he always carried his auditing reports, was missing. A diamond stickpin and a watch were also gone, but $50 was found in the auditor's pocket. Sheridan A. Bresaux, negro investi gator formerly with the Cook county.

111., state's attorney's office, said efforts bad been made to prevent Pierson from going to Xashville. 2 DADE PRISONERS GRANTED PARDONS (Sprrial to Miami 1hiIt TALLAHASSEE, April 17. Two conditional pardons, effective Sunday, and three paroles for prisoners from Hade county were announced today following the semi-aniiunl session ol the state board of pardons. Isaac Lawton, serving 15 years for man slaughter, and Henry J. Walker, work ing out a $500 and costs fine fur aggravated assault, received the conditional pardons.

Taylor and James Whichard, seiving one year each for grand larceny, and J. H. Williams, five years for embezzlement, were paroled. Approximately HK applications for clemency were received and 48 rei-eived conditional pardons, paroles or restoration of citizenship. $1,000 GIFT SWELLS FUND FOR LIBRARY Voluntary subscriptions to the building fund for the John Collins Memorial library and art center at Miami Beach were increased by $1,000 through a gift received Thursday by C.

W. Chase, treasurer. The. individual donations are headed by one for $5,000 from Joseph H. Adams, president of the library, Final arrangements were made Thursday for the all-day tournament to be held Friday on the Plaza miniature golf course, st.

and Collins for the benefit of the building fund. Xumerous prizes will be given to winners of low scores and hole-in-one shots. A consolation will go to the player making the highest score. FREE FOOT SCHOOL CLINIC ANNOUNCED Opening of the 10th annual free foot clinic for school children is an nounced by I'r. Sidney II.

Jones, E. Flagler st. The clinic is open to children of Greater Miami and nearby-towns. Treatments will be given from 4 to p. in.

daily except Saturdays and Snndavs. Last vear several hundred children tok advantage of jtue tree tremnieiits. rnYArirTrn jUIivL IKj 1 CjU OF EXTORTION oE cxtortniR money trom Amster. millionaire traction magnate, under threats of iinming him publicly as the father of her six-ver-old son, Lee. The case went to the jury late yesterday afternoon.

The defense had rested earlier in the day with the completion of the testimony of Miss Edwards, its lone witnes. She denied she ever threatened and insisted contributions be made to her dnriup the years they were acquainted were given of bis iowu free will. 3 by Chicago Tribune Rare '48 Stamp Found' Is Said WorthSl 0,000 White Oblong Sticker Bears Name of James M. Buchanan in Block Letters WASHINGTON, April 17. (iP) Old letter files will probably get a searching scrutiny from philatelists as a result of the discovery by Miss Natalie Sumner Lincoln, editor of the I).

A. R. magazine, of a rare stamp tentatively valued at $10,000. The stamp, one of a provisional issue by postmasters in 1S45, was found by Miss Lincoln- on a letter written to her father. Dr.

Nathan Smith Lincoln, by his uncle. Dr. Nathan Ryno Smith of Baltimore, in 1.S4S. It is a white oblong sticker on which is printed in black letters at the ton "James M. Buchanan" and beneath it "10 cents." The stamp, one of the few of its kind in existence, is in an excellent state of preservation.

YOUNG BLAMED FOR PROPOSED RADIO COMBINE Dm charges Huge Trust Being Built Up by G. E. Official WASHIXGTOX. April 17 (P) sOwen D. Young, chair man of' the board of the.

Gen eral Electric "was charged in the senate today by Senator 1H11, (Iem with seeking to form a radio trust through the proposed business af fixation of the General Electric, the Westinghouse Electric and the Radio Corp. of America. Senator Dill said the proposed arrangement would permit the General Electric to dominate the Radio Corp. of America and all its subsidiaries. He called attention to the relation of Mr.

Young to the newly-formed World bank. "Only one more step is needed to complete the world-wide radio trust thft Young is building," he continued. "He is in a position to connect up the World bank anil to use the cx elusive contracts which the Radio Corp. has with the other nations of the world except Russia." The department of justic is mak ing a careful examination of the proposed acquisition of the radio manu facturing activities and facilities of General-Westinghouse by Radio Corp. The department's announcement, issued late yesterday, said it was "fully advised regarding the proposed af filiation," was "investigating it fully" and was "considerably concerned about it." Meanwhile, David Sarnoff, presi dent of the Radio issued a statement in Xew York giving thede- tails of the proposed consolidation.

He said the authorized common Radio stock would be increased from IHHI shares to 15.000,000 shares, with ti.5SO."7l issued to General Electric and Westinghouse in return for royalties, manufacturing rights and tan gible assets. An increase in the "IV' preferred Radio stock from to 1 .500.000 shares a No is planned he said, with a part of the increased stock being pivcn over t.i Westing- house and General Electric. TWO MEN KILLED CAPONE MORAN GANGS MERGED WITHAL' HEAD (COXTIXt'ED FROM PAGE OXE) car who poured machine gun bullets into Blew's body and then sped away. The murder was committed on Blue Island not far from Maxwell st. Police said Blew had been a factor in the city's underworld for a quarter of a century.

They said he was the man who furnished the saws and the automobile used in the 1918 escape from the county jail of Frank Mo Erlane, held a a safe blower, and Karl Dear and Lloyd Bopp. The latter two were awaiting execution for murder. Blew recently was released from the federal penitentiary at Atlanta where he whs serving a sentence for complicity in a Cincinnati, Ohio, mail robbery, in 1024. Police believed that' since his release he has been engaged in the liquor racket in Chicago. At the present time, two West side gangs are understood to lie in dispute over of beer distribution, and it was thought Blew may have been slain in this connection, A gallon jug.

believed to have contained was found in his automobile. ELECTRIC RATES CUT SUGGESTED, AI'GFSTA, April 17. A reduction in domestic electric rates to bring the full benefits of electricity to American homes was suggested here today by M. S. Sloan, president of the NVw York Edison Co.

and head of the X'ational Electric Light association. H. E. Cox of Birmingham was elected president. He succeeds T.

H. Tufwiler of Memphis. The executive committee includes G. C. Est ill of Miami.

The committee is to decide, the place of the next convention this wiuter. GEORGIA ALUMNI ELECTS MIAMIAN ATHENS. April 17. LP) D. H.

Redfearn, Miami, and James P. Jones. Rome, have been nominated for first vice president of the alumni society of the University of Georgia, it was announced today by Thomas 8. Grajr. secretary.

The flection closes June and results will be announced June 17. alumni day at, Georgia commencement. BYRD'S STEAMER REACHES TAHITI PA PETE Tahiti, April 17. (-P) The Eleanor Boiling, bearing several members of the Byrd-Antarctic expedition to Xew York, reached here Tuesday from Xew Zealand. The bark City of Xew York, bearing another section of the expedition, reached here April 11.

The Eleanor Boiling and the City of Xew York will proceed together from here to l'auania. MISTRIAL CALLED IN BRIBERY CASE ATLANTA. April 17. Judge John i. Humphries this morning declaied a mistrial in the Waliei-Taylor bribery case after disqualifying himself as presiding judge.

The trial was immediately started again with Judge G. V. Howard on the bench. 1 Judge Humphries' disqualification was! made late yesterday when it was learned that Joseph W. Humphries, the jurist's brother, was a member of the City club, which contributed to the fund used in investigating municipal funds.

ROACH CONTINUES LENTEN SERVICES Passion week services at the White (Temple will continue with a sermon Thursday nvjht bv the pastor. Dr. I. IN GRADE CRASH! xeu- April general sessions jury today convicted Mc; II EE, April 17. jOlaa Eide Edwards, former dancer.

NOTICE REPUBLICANS To white Keptihlicans and electors of Hade County, Florida, who desire to affiliate with the Kepuhiiean Party: The Kepnblican Kxecutive Committee of Hade County, Florida, has directed me to issue a ra.ll for a Republican County MASS CONVENTION to be held on Thursday Nisht, April at 8:00 p. in the Central School on First X. City of Miami, for the purpose of draftine ad a Keouldirzn Platform for Hade County and transacting any and all olh-r business that may come before said Mass Convention. HUGH G. WILLIAMS Chairman Paid 1'aJitieal Advertisement Two womeu were dead today as the re suit t.f a railroad crossing crash in which their automobile was demolished by a Misosiifi Pacific passenger train near here late yesterday.

The dead are Deputy Sheriff Lee Carter of Watson, and J. F. Beavers, farmer and timber dealer of Kelso. Reavers was tilled instantly. Carter died on the train en route to a hospital here.

The public in the Chicago boys" court is one of a pi-oup nf attorneys, who volunteer, their services. deaths, a Red Cross man left here to-jFrank Roach, on ''The Lonely One." day for Cadiz to render any aid jAt p. m. Friday there will be spt-cial needed. The American Chamber ofinmsic in observance of lo.n.l Friday Commerce said the plant was the larg- and a sTiiion.

"The Park Tragedy of est fcnrdwcod mill in the world. Fli'Tory.".

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