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0 0 0 to to MARCH 25, 1929 LEWISTON EVENING JOURNAL' 11 N. Y. Stock Exchange Reported for the Journal by Wrenn Bros. Co, Members New York and Boston Stock Exchanges 123 Lisbon Street! Tel. 4420-4421 Open 2.55 Allied Chem 271 Am Bosch Allis Chalmers 178, 175 Am Can Am Locomotive 113 Am.

Woolen 20 Anaconda Atchison Atlas Tack. Am. Smelt Ref Am. Steel Fyds 69 66 Am Sugar Am. Tel.

Tel. 214. 210 Am. Tob 165 Baldwin 250 240 Balt Ohio 120 Bangor Ar Steel 101 Briggs Barnsdall A Cal. H.

Copper Canadian Pac. 237 231 Cert. Prod. Ches. Ohio 217 Con, Gas Crucible Steel Cont.

Can. 75 C. M. S. Paul C.

M. St. Paul Chrysler 196. 100 C. R.

I. 126 Con. Tex. 3 Col. Graph.

76 Dav. Chem. Del. Hud. 189 183 DuPont de 184 180 Erie Famous Players 65 61 Stores 68 67 Fisk Rubber 14 Pleischman 73 72 Gen Asphalt 671 65 Gen Electric Gen Motors Gillette 114 118 Goodrich Rub 931 Great North Pl 1031 Gulf States 67 Hudson Motor 875 S4 Hup 70 Inspiration Int Match Pr Int Nickel 4914 Kreuger 38 36 Kenn Copper 90 Kresge 48 May Dept 85 Marland 401 Mack Truck Montgomery Ward 120 Missouri Pac, 78 Missouri Pac.

Pfd. 131 1291 Mid. Cont. Pete .34 Wush Mot. N.

Y. Central New Haven 87 85 Nor. America 101 99 Northern Pac Norfolk and West 193 193 Overland 2714 Packard Mot 1334 128 Pan. Am. B.

45 Pennsylvania Pere Marq. 161 161 Postum 6814 Pierce Arrow 31 Pullman Phillips Pete 4018 40 Radio Corps. 89 Reading 104 Remington 31 Nev. Iron Steel 93 St J. and 4.

West 10612 Hears-Roe 152 Sinclair Oil Southern Pac 124 Southern Railway 145 1441 Studebaker 8078 StO of 52 Standard G. 1. 87 $5 Stew. Warner Texas Gulf 8 764 Texas Pacific Texas Co. 62 Timken Tobac.

Prod 181 Union Pac. United Drug 1141 Ind Alco 137 United Fruit 138 Rubber 59 Steel War Bros 150 Wan Found 2234 West Air 497 483 Westinghouse 15014 145 Woolworth White Motor Western Union 2031 201- Wright Aer 241 Youngstown Yellow 381 IN. Y. Ford Eng. MONEY MARKET NEW YORK, March 25-(P)- Prime mercantile paper per cent.

Foreign exchange steady; demand rates (in cents): Great Britain France 3.90 5-16; Italy 5.23 5-76; Germany 23.10. Bar silver Mexican dollars 4 BOND MARKET NEW YORK, March 25-(A)-The Bond Market today turned irregular when banks called more than 000,000 in loans with a resulting advance in the call loan rate to 10 per cent. Trading was on a restricted scale. The Federal Reserve Board which met In Washington Saturday, again went into session today, and traders also began to become apprehensive over the New York and Chicago bank meetings this week. Bankers' acceptance rates were advanced for the second time in a week.

RUBBER FUTURES NEW YORK, March 25-(P)-- Rubber futures opened Irregular; May 2120: July Sept. 22.80. CHICAGO WHEAT CHICAGO, March -With reports current that in some sections: the condition of domestic winter wheat was the best in years, wheat prices averaged lower early today. Opening unchanged to lower, wheat afterward scored rallies. Corn and oats were relatively strong.

with corn starting unchanged to higher and subsequently showing some advance all around. Provisions inclined downward. CURB REVIEW NEW YORK, March 25-(AP)-The Curb Market was generally unsettled today, reflecting widespread nervousness over the credit situation. Bullish operations in a few issues in the late forenoon were abandoned when call money touched '10 per cent. Still higher rates for bankers acceptances were announced, and the Federal Reserve Board again went into session in Washington.

Declines appeared through the list, but generally the situation was kept well in hand. TURKISH EXPERTS GET A WORD DICTIONARY lent Kemal has experts a year STAMBOUL, Turkey Presito make a new dictionary. Having to reclassify words according to the new alphabet and coin words of Turkish origin to replace the Arabic and Persian terminology which the Nationalists have forbidden, the commissioners are rushed. They are paid ten cents a word. A new electric broiler retains the juices of meats in a metal compartprevents their loss and liminates smoke.

REACTIONARY TREND CAUSED BY SELLING Scores of Leading Industrial And Railroad Issues Break Thru February Lows NEW YORK, March -(A) Heavy selling for both accounts imparted a decidedly reactionary price movement in today's market. Scores of leading industrials and rails broke through their February lows, the previous resistance points, and at least 30 dropned into new low ground for the year. few issues were run up 3 to 9 points early trading, but these gains were practically wiped out. By early afternoon a long list of issues were selling 2 Ito 10 points below last week's final quotations. Call money renewed at 9 per cent but the rate was advanced 10 when banks called from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000 in loans, and was exvected to go higher in the next few days.

Heavy withdrawals of funds from New York have been made by or- town institutions, individuals particularly Chicago where and available their surplus funds for corporations asked to make collateral loans in that city. With the Federal Reserve board meeting again in Washington today, Wall Street traders continued to show alarm over the credit situation. was heavy liquidation pool stocks, stimulated by reports" that some of the large operators, previously identified with the "bull" campaign, had liquidated their speculative holdings, or taken a short position in the market. Another advance of of 1 per cent in Bankers' Acceptances, placing them of 1 per cent above the count rates, also prevailing Federal Federahadesecepressing rediseffect on sentiment, Selling was particularly urgent in the merchandising and automotive many issues in the former group having sold at 20 to 30 times their earnings, while liquidation in the latter group was inspired by reports of unusually large stocks of cars in dealers hands. Among issues to estabiish new low prices for the year were Union Pacifie, Rock Island and Reading Railroads, Sears Roebuck, Kresge, Jordan, Brockway Motors, Gardner Motors, Coca Cola, Postum, Fisk Rubber, International Match preferred, Johns Manville and Anaconda Copper (new International Telephone practicancelled an early gain of 9 points and Curtiss, Goodyear, General Electric, and Radio also were unable hold early advances.

American, points and below Foreign Saturday's Power closet, A. M. Byers, Chile and Anaconda Coppers and Union Carbide 6 son, each, Safeway and Kennecott, Stores and Detroit Warren Edi- 5 points or more. U. S.

Steel Common dropped below $180 a share, The deluge of selling orders continued without letup in the final hour when call money rates went to 14 per cent, the highest in nine years. A. M. Byers slumped 18 points, Johns Manville and Greene, Cananea around 10 while Anaconda Copper. Chile Advance Rumely, Union Carbide, Wright Aero, American Railway Express and Midland Steel Products preferred were off from 7 to 9 points.

A large assortment of other shares dropped five points or more. The market at the close was weak. Total sales approximated 5,400,000 shares. Wall St. Briefs NEW YORK.

March 25 (AP)--Should the Federal Reserve rediscount rates be raised and cut down the supply of bank funds available for loans against! securities, Wall Street believes the deficiency, in part at least, would be made up by increased loans for account of "others." chiefly corporations. Annual reporte of corporations have shown, In many instances large cash reserves and sume statisticians estimate cash resources of big industrial, railroad and utility companies to be more than $10.000,000.0000, or three and one times as great as the loans for "others" reported by the Federal Reserve bank of New York. Production of the Motor Corporation from Jan, 1 to Mar. 20 totaled 21,880 cars, equalling its entire 1927 output. Last year that figure was not reached until May 2.

Output of the Anaconda group of copper producers is estimated to be at a rate above one billion pounds annually, an Increase of 40 per cent over that of a year ago, and with the metal selling at 24 cents 8 pound, domestic, Wall Street expecta Anaconda Copper Mining Co. to report extraordinary earnings this year. earnings of 32 leading chain store systems last year, as calculated by Wall Street statisticians, Increased 7.73 per cent over 1327. Profits totaled $98.142,696 against $91,097,793, gain of $7.044,903. Three drug store chains showed the greatest increase, 52.37 per cent.

Western Union Telegraph which recently acquired control of the Mexican Telegraph Co. is planning to improve the cable system of that company at a. cost of about $500,000. New shore ends of several cables will be laid and the terminus of the Vera Cruz Morgan City, cable will be moved to Galveston, Texas. NEW YORK EXCHANGES NEW YORK, March 25-(P)-Exchanges balances 000,000.

COTTON FUTURES NEW YORK, March Cotton futures opened steady: May 20.07; 20.73; Jan, July 20.05. 20.18; Oct. 19.97; Dec. NEW YORK, 25-(AP)COTTON MARKET. Cotton opened steady today at a deof 9 to 12 points, active months selling 12 to 15 points net lower in the early trading under liquidation combined with some southern and local selling.

BOSTON MARKET BOSTON, March 25-- -The trend was mainly to the offside in the early trading in the Boston market today, Quincy was off and American Founders and Arizona Commereial were each off Aviation Corporation of New England was The range was mixed in the later trading. Bigelow and Hartford was up Boston Elevated first preferred was up 3 and Mohawk was up Swift and Co. was off LIBERTY BONDS NEW YORK, March 25-(P)-Liberty bonds closing: Liberty 97.19. Do first fourth 98.17. 98.24.

Treasury 106.4. COTTON MARKET NEW YORK, March 25-(P)- Opening declines in response to favorable weather news and easy Liverpool cables -were checked by covering and trade buying in the cotton market today. BOSTON BANK BALANCES BOSTON, March balances exchanges 000,000. MEN MARKETS By P. F.

B. Northern Pacific' Earnings BABSON PARK, Mar. 25 -Northern Pacific made excellent earnings' progress in -1928. Good grain and fruit crops, active shipments livestock and generally favorable business conditions in the Northwest contributed to the 11 per cent gain in net operating income which the road was able to report for the year. January and February business of the road in 1929, however, was adversely affected by unusually severe snow storms and treme cold weather in the whole Northwestern area.

This condition served to slow down traffic and increase Net operating income for January, 1929, therefore, was slightly lower than in January 1928; and February car loadings were also at a lower rate than the preceding February. With the coming of Spring and Summer months, however, the underlying upward trend of earnings is expected be resumed. Conditions in the Northwest are fundamentally improved over what they were two or three years ago. The better purchasing power of the farmers should stimulate shipments of all classes of merchandise. Northern Pacific is especially dependent upon business conditions in the territory served since threefourths of its total traffic originates on its own lines.

When general bustness improves and crops are good the effects are reflected in increased earnings for the road. Another factor looking toward future earnings' expansion is the development work which the company has done in the year or two, and which is still continuing. A new line was completed last year in Eastern Montana which opens. up more than 1,000,000 acres of farm lands for settlement. Another ne wline was built to serve a new $1,500,000 sugar beet plant.

These and other projects completed or planned promise to augment future traffic and earnings. Net income in 1928 was equal to $8.52 a share on the capital steok compared with $7.47 a share in 1927. Given reasonably it is expected that 1929 will prove another year of earnings' improvement, in spite of the somewhat indifferent showing of the first two months. The financial position of the company is sound. Working capital is adequate.

No bonds mature within years. Total funded debt is fairly heavy, but interest charges are not burdensome under conditions of normal earning power. There is no preferred stock. long record of dividends has been maintained 011 the capital stock. From 1909 to 1921 the rate was per annum.

Owing to post war deflation and depression, particularly in the farming territory which the road serves, the rate was cut to $5 in 1922, and has since been maintained at that rate. 1928 earnings covered the dividend by a good margin. The consolidation of Northern Pacific and Great Northern, while nominally declared effective is still to be approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. It is felt that important economies and improvements will result from such a merger when actually in effect. At present prices Northern Pacific stock is selling to yield 4.7 per cent.

Longpull prospects are considered fairly promising regardless intermediate reactions that may occur. Price On Share Range Common Earnings High Low 1925 781; 5813 7.24 1926 8.47 1927 78 7.47 1928 118 0238 8 8.52 1929 105 WILTON WILTON, March 25 Eliza Adams is clerking in Gould's store, during the Easter opening. Mrs. Martha Bubier has, been spending a few days with relatives at North Jay. Miss Susan Weston will spend the Easter vacation in Boston and vicinity.

Miss Grace Hussey went to her home in North Berwlok for the holidays. John Leplante, Manual training teacher at Wilton Academy, at his in Gardiner for a week." Miss Sadie Martin spent the weekend at her home in Lewiston. Robert Bass entertained seven of his friends at bridge party on Friday evening. Those present were Miss Grace Melendy, Miss Caroline Carter, Elizabeth Sawyer, Ruth Sawyer, Master Streeter Bass, Walter Nelson and Wesley Nelson. Refreshments were served.

The new men's clothing store now occupying the block recently vacated Blacks barber shop had their opening, Saturday, Mr. Stolt is in charge. George French from Milo is in town. Clayton Curtis is in Lewiston for the week-end. Richard Small from Portland was town, Saturday, calling on aunt, Mrs.

Mary Newport and his uncle, Cony Eaton. EIGHTEEN INJURED IN VIENNA CLASH VIENNA, March 25-(P)-Eighteen workers were seriously injured and a large restaurant at Gratwein was demolished during a series of clashes late yesterday between members of the Fascist home Defense League of the town and socialist workmen. FACISTS WIN BIG VICTORY IN ITALY ROME, March -Premier Mussolini and the fascist party won an overwhelming victory in yesterday's parliamentary election, returns today showed. Almost complete returns were 506,576 "si" or "yes" and only 198 "no" or opposition votes, WALES PARTY LEAVES FOR FOCH SERVICES LONDON, March 25 -(A)- The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, Major, the Hon. Plers Legh and Captain Gilbert Stephenson, left this afternoon for Paris to represent the King at the funeral of Marshal Foch.

MOTHER OF 4 MAY FATALLY BURNED North Adams, March 25--(AP) -Mrs. Mabel Weeks, 89, mother of four small children, was probably fatally burned here Sunday when a gasoline container exploded as she was engaged in cleaning a barber shop. A passing motorist smothered her flaming clothing in a blanket after she rushed into the street. Ships of the British navy burning oil as fuel now number 286, and those using coal 135. BOSTON NEWS BUREAU BOSTON, March 25 (Special)PULLMAN, issues its report for calendar year.

1928. It shows net after all charges, including taxes, of $16,396,697, equal to $4.85 a share on the 3,375,000 shares which will be outstanding when all of The Pullman Co. has been converted into stock of Pullman, Inc. A year ago the report covered a period: of eight months from May 1 to Dec. 81.

1927, in which period the company earned after charges $11,502,246, a share on the same amount of stock. W. T. GRANT CO. reports for year.

ended Jan. 31, 1929: Sales 784; operating profit, total income, $3,648,211: depreciation, Federal taxes, net income, $2,759,750. Earnings comparison of HAYES BODY CORP. over a period of years is not available due to the fact that the present company was incorporated only in September, 1927. For the year ended Dec.

31, 1928, however, net income after all charges; ineluding depreciation and taxes, amounted to $884,529, equivalent to $4.42 a share on the 200,000 shares outstanding during the greater part of the year, In the year to Dec. 81, 1928 HOWE SOUND reported net of 649,068, or $5.34 a share, against 142,116, of- $4.31 share, in 1927. These totals are after taxes and depreciation but before depletion. Quarterly dividends of $1 a share are being paid. Earnings of Industrial Alchohol have shown considerable fluctuation in recent years but it is noteworthy that results for the year ended Dec.

31, 1928, when net of $3,777,801 shown, were the best since the was 621, 309 figure reported in 1918. Giving effect to capital changes to be. completed, 1928 earnings were equivalent to $11.80 a share on 000 common shares, with net in the previous year of $2,161,989, or $7.25 a share. On the capital stock outstanding during 11 months of the year, profits were equal to $13.64 a share on 240,000 common shares, against the equivalent of $7.25 a share on the same share basis in the previous year. Earnings of FOLLONSBEE in recent years have shown good upward trend with net income in 1925 of $560,577, equivalent to $2.11 a share on the common after preferred dividends, mounting to $1,535,732 in 1928, or $7.53 a share on the common.

This contrasts with net in 1927 equivalent to $3.48 per common share. NEWMARKET MFG. CO'S earnings for the year ended Dec. 31, 1928, of $245,214 after all charges, or $7.57 a share on 32,400 shares, were gratifying in view of conditions in the textile field generally. Had some $17,000 tax refund been included, net would have been ample to cover the $8 dividend, which in November, 1928, was reduced to a $6 rate.

The figure represents an increase of 16.8% over the $6.48 a share net profit of 1927. BURNS BROS. earnings equivalent to $9.11 a share on a common, $1.11 on Estimates the Bare heard In Wall Street that earnings of TEXAS GULF SULPHUR in this quarter will run about $800,000 in excess of those for the same period last year, O1 an increase of approximately It is also predicted that the full year will establish a new high record for revenues. A resumption of buying by important concerns was noted in this stock recently and this has been responsible for some public demand developing during recessions. DIXFIELD DIXFIELD.

Macrh 25 (Special)- Orletus Phillips of Weld, was a guest the past week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Laforest Collins. Maurice and Carl Merrill, have been enjoying a visit at the home of their grandparents, Mr. Mrs. E.

E. Holman at the Center, and assisting in the annual maple syrup making. George Towle is now dence, R. visiting his daughter, Mrs. Archie Lasell.

Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Stowell, and Richard Wing, assistant of the high school, accompanied the debaters of the negative side of the question in the Bates League, Rand Stowell, Priscilla Stowell and Lucille Bisbee to Farmington, Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Paul were recent guests of Elroy Francis. Mr. and Mrs.

Pearl of New Gloucester were also recent guests at the Francis home. The Advance club will meet Wednesday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Ralph Young, lower Main street. The Church Aid Society will meet for work at their rooms in Masonic The Bethany class will meet building, Thursday, afternoon. the president, Mrs.

D. E. Bishop, Friday evening. The village schools closed Friday for a two weeks vacation. The high school teachers and Mrs.

Effie Cameron, teacher of grades seven chicken and eight, were last week entertained the at supper at home of Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Goding. Miss Barbara V. Works, a freshman at. Colby College, took part in the second performance of the Y.

W. C. A. play "Susanna of the Parsonage," which was given in Winslow March 14. Miss Works is a daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. V. B. Works of Dixfield. Miss Celia Holman, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Eugene Holman is working in Attleboro, Mass. Mrs. Merle Witham has been a guest for a few days at the home of Mrs. Maville Witham at Weld.

Miss Helen Ricker, a nurse at the Children's Hospital Portland, was a guest over the week- -end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Ricker. Mrs. Ralph Dunning was a recent visitor at the home of Mrs.

Elizabeth Lord at West Peru. THREE INJURED WHEN CAR STRIKES HEARSE Middleton, March 25-(AP) A funeral procession was Interrupted and three persons badly injured here Sunday when a car driven by William Laporte of Haverhill crashed into a hearse. Laporte was arrested charged with drunkenness, drunken driving and driving so as to endanger the lives of the public. His father, Alfred, and two daughters, Louise, 13, and Marian, 7, were taken to the Peabody hospital. The hearse was so seriously damaged that the casket had to be transferred to another before the procession could proceed.

PHELPS DODGE Earned $20.15 share before depletion in 1928, against $7.25 in 1027. MIQUEL EXECUTED FOR KILLING GIRL Leaves Cell for Death Without Statement or Sign of Emotion BELLEFONTE, March 25-(P) -Alverez Miquel, 28, of Pottsville, was electrocuted at Rockview penitentiary today for the murder of Miss Louise Jacks, also of Pottsville. Dr. Asa Hickok, prison physician, pronounced Miquel dead at 7.06 this morning; four minutes after the single contact current had been applied. The slayer was attended by Flev.

Father Francis P. McCreech, prison chaplain, and Rev. Father Quinn, of Pottsville. He left his cell for the march to the death house without making a statement or without apparent sign of emotion. "TEDDIE" GERARD IS ILL IN LONDON LONDON, March Gerard.

American actress, is reported seriously ill. She is at a west-end nursing home suffering from an affection in her right lung. FOUR KILLED (Continued from Page One) Ryan Aircraft St. Louis." Another victim had a card pocket bearing the name of Harola W. Lloyd, Worthington, Ohio.

The accident occurred one half mile from Colebrook, on. land adjoining the National Guard reservation. The pilot -apparently had lost his way in the mist and fog and was flying low in all effort to regain his bearings. Flying over a hill covered by woods, part of a wing of the plane torn off by a The pilot tried to gain altitude, started upward and then turned over, crashing to earth against a tree. The machine total wreck.

wane bodies were badly mangled. the men were well dressed and the pilot had evidently been giving a demonstration. The plane was a silver and blue monoplane; manufactured by the Mahoney -Ryan St. Louis. J.

Herbert Manbeck, of Lebanon, took the bodies to Lebanon where further search of them and of baggage was to be made in an. effort to ascertain their identity. The accident was witnessed by Charles Schreadley, Harrisburg, employed at the Military reservation, and Mrs. Emmanuel Keener, Colebrook. They called Major W.

L. Hicks, in charge of the reservation, who notified the St. Louis factory, and the Middletown Airport near Harrisburg. flying due north when the crash ocThe witnesses said de the plane was curred, NEW YORK, March 25-(P)- John L. Campion, pilot of the plane that crashed at Mt.

Gretna, today, is listed here as a native of Clayton, Mo. His Department of Commerce transport license is number 748 and aviators here said they believed he had been employed as pilot for Fred Stone before the comedian crashed and severely injured himself last year, PILOT KILLED, MAN INJURED IN CRASH CHICAGO, March 25-(AP)-Wil- liam Dorey, a pilot was killed, and William Perkins, a passenger was injured perhaps fatally in an airplane crash in Oak Lawn, a suburb, today. Witnesses said the engine of the plane apparently stalled and sent the plane into a tail spin, barely missing the house tops. The plane fell within 100 feet of a church. Perkins was killed instantly.

Dorey was injured 80 badly doctors said there was little hope for recovery. The plane was an open biplane. AUGUSTA AUGUSTA, March 25 Mr. and Mrs. J.

S. Brooks and daughters, Marion and Ruth, have returned to their home on Green street after passing several days in Lewiston where they were the guests of relatives. Capital grange held a meeting at Grand Army Hall Saturday evening with a large attendance of members and guests. The business meeting was held with Elmer Davis in the chair after which the lecturer, Mrs. Edward presented the following program: Roll call answered by current events; singing by the grange; a talk and demonstration on Aid" by Celestia Messer and Florence Larrabee; test questions for all the members; letter puzzle by the grange with Elmer Davis winning; "Round Robin" singing by the members.

Holy Week services will be observed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7.30 o'clock at the Green 'St. Methodist church with all the Protestant churches joining the union services. Frederic Mason of Swan street left Saturday morning for Boston where he spent the week -end returning by way of Portland where he will attend the Lindsey-Pattangall debate being held this evening. Mrs. Estelle Robbins and two daughters returned Sunday to their home in Bangor after passing a week in this city and Gardiner with friends aid relatives.

Rev. George Magraw, Mrs. Magraw Mrs. George Coffin and Margaret Coffin motored to Portland Monday where they will attend the Lindsey M. Classe debate.

returned to has his home in Brockton, after spending a week in this city. Dr. and Mrs. E. H.

Jackson and daughter Marilyn, have returned to their home on Chapel street after passing the week-end with relatives in Portland. Walter Cole left Sunday for his home in Guilford after, passing a few days in this city with Mr. and Mrs. Merle Cole. Alton Wing and family returned to their home in Portland after visiting for several with Sunday, Mrs.

Wing's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Enman of Center street. Charles Bassett and Eugene, Mansur left Monday afternoon for their homes in Boston after passing a few days at the Bassett Camp at Lake Cobbossee. The Augusta League of Women Voters will hold its meeting on Tuesday evening on the Grand Jury room the Kennebec court house.

A splendid program will be presented with the chairmen of the various committees in charge. The annual party given by the members caTch League of Women Voters is one. of the outstanding social events of the year and this year it will be given on April 2 on both afternoon and evening. Already tables have been reserved almost to the capacity for the evening party and all the tables for the afternoon are filled. The afternoon whist will be played at the Ingraham hall on Lincoln street and the evening at the girls' club rooms at Central Maine Power on a Green street.

Mrs. E. A. Hussey is general chairman of the affair. Augustus Boye of Naples, who is passing several months in this city has returned after passing the weekend in Portland and Maples.

The meeting of the East Kennebec Pomona grange will be held with Winslow grange on Tuesday, March 26. Fred Loring will be 'the speaker of the meeting. Mrs. Levi Williams, Green street has returned to home in this city after several weeks stay in Boston where she went for surgical treatment, returning home much improved in health. There will be a meeting of Troop Boy Scouts of America Monday evening at the Universalist church at 7.30 o'clock.

Instruction will be given in first aid under the direction of Holt. Dr. Warren B. Sanborn, former superintendent of the Augusta General hospital is now located at the Northwestern branch of the NationSoldiers' Home at Milwaukee, Wis. HOLD 2 FOR KILLING BRIDGEPORT, CT.

MAN Danbury Police Arrest Two In Connection With Slaying of Store Manager DANBURY, March 25-(A)- Two men were taken into custody Sunday night on suspicion of having been involved in the holdup in Bridgeport Saturday night in which Lester Jacobs, chain grocery store manager, was shot and killed. They are George Bath, 30, and Roland Becker, 30, who their addresses as Hartford. Police said slayer of Jacobs was wearing and of descriptions given of the clothes a the the car in which he and a confederate made a getaway led rest. The police also said they found a cap on the floor of the two men's auto which answered the description given of the slayer's cap by 14 year old John Romane, eye witness of the holdup and murder. Police of Pawtucket, R.

and Greenfield. Hartford and Stafford Springs, have wired the Danbury authorities they are sending representatives to examine the two suspects in the hope of clearing up holdups in their cities. The Bridgeport chain store manager was shot to death when, instead of complying with the gunman's demand for money, he seized a weighing scales with the intention of throwing it. After he had fired, the slayer ran to a waiting sedan, in which his confederate sat at the wheel and sped off. GUGGENHEIM FUND GRANTS $180,000 Foundation Announces Grants To 88 Scholars--Total of 230 Aided in Creative Work- NEW YORK, March (A)-The John Simon Guggenheim memorial foundation established in 1925 by former Senator and Mrs.

Simon Guggenheim York dins memtheir son. announced Sunday grants totalling $180,000 to 88 seholars, painters, sculptors, composers, authors and experts in the theatre arts to assist them in carrying on research and creative work in foreign countries. Since the fund was established, fellowship grants have been to 230 scholars and creative workers, including Prof A. H. Compton of the University of Chicago, winner of the Nobel prize in physics for 1928, and Stephen Vincent Benet, poet.

and author of "John Brown's body." The foundation has a fund of $3,500,000 given by Sen. Guggenheim. the 88 who comprise the list announced today, 62 are receiving grants for the first time. The new fellows were picked from 20 States and 37 schools, colleges, a and universities. Eighteen grants are to not connected with any educational institution.

The list includes seven artists, five composers, and five authors. More than 600 applications for fellowships were received. Among the outstanding awards was that to Paul Green, an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina and author of the Pulitzer prize play "In Abraham's Bosom." His Fellowship was. renewed to permit him to carry 011 a study of the European theatre and to engage in further creative, dramatic work. Two negroes are among those who received awards: Eric Walrond, author of the "Big Ditch" and "Tropic Death," and Archibald, Motley, of Chicago, an artist.

Among those who fellowships are being renewed is Dr. Warren K. Stratman-Thomas, now in Africa where he has established a clinic in the jungle to study sleeping sickness. Other scientists say that finding a cure for African sleeping sickness would be "equivalent to the discovercry of a continent." GERMANY'S CAPACITY MUST BE CONSIDERED Dr. Schact is Backed by Officials and Citizens in Conference Statements Berlin, Mar, 25-4AP)-If Dr.

Hjalmar Schacht, chief of the German reparations delegation, needed any assurance that he was right- in insisting that Germany's capacity to pay must be made the starting point of' all discussions, he had been given this Sunday by the Cabinet members, industrialists, and financiers with whom he had conferred. Men close to Dr. said that he still was a inan of iron nerves who will not be empressed by possible sentiment. Appeals by other members of the experts committee to make concession in the interests of harmony. His friends asserted that he will affix his signature to the experts only if he is convinced that Germany, is not assuming more than she can carry.

It is not the size of annuities alone must bet considered, they declared, but also problems the ability of Germany to export, how money transfers can be made without impairing the German exchange, and how transfers in kind can be effected without glutting foreign markets. There was no intimation of whether Dr. Schacht was ready to depart from 0 his maximum figure of 1,400.000,000 marks but on all sides 0 0 it was insisted that he return to Paris as a free agent uninstructed by either government or industry. ITINERARY OF TRIP JORDAN HIGH SENIORS Leave Next Friday Morning Returning One Week Later Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence E. March of Lewiston will again chaperon the party from Jordan High school on its annual trip to Washington which begins Friday. Students, friends and relatives in the party will leave at 10 a.m. by special train arriving in Boston at 2.30 p.m. to remain there until 5 p.m.

when they will take the boat to New York. This boat, "New York" goes thru the Cape Cod canal and will arrive at New York, Saturday at 8 a.m. A ferry will take the party to Jersey City. From here they will go to Philadelphia. Sunday morning and Easter, all are planning to attend church services at various churches and one group plans to visit the Franciscan monastery during the day.

The itinerary will Include a visit to the 200 and into Virginia to Arlington National cemetery, the Congressional library, the White House, the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, the Pan-American Union, the Smithsonian Institute where Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis" is a recent addition, the new National Museum, the House of Representatives, the Capitol, the Senate, Washington's monument and Mt. Vernon, Wednesday, the party will return to New York by special train where the party will be free until evening. Headquarters will Breslin hotel on Broadway 29th. Thursday will be spent sightseeing in New York with the start of the sail back to Boston that evening to arrive in Boston at 8 a.m.

next day, just a week from their departure from Lewiston. They will visit Boston until 4.30 p.m., when they will leave for Lewiston arriving here 8 p.m., April 5th. Students making the trip will be: line Adams, Dorothy Babb, Ona FurClarice Pierce, Winona Davis, Madea a a bush, Jessie Millin, Mary Hyde, Dorothy Fitz, Charlotte Cutts, Helen O'Brien, Mary O'Neil, Eleanor Libby, Shirley Dingley, Agnes Minkowski, Alice Ramsdell, John Parent, Gerard Parent, Raymond Emond, Ludovie Moreau, Louis Malo, Gerald Simard, James Girou, Donald Fitz, Roger Crafts, Gardner Brown, John Flaherty, Forest Libby, Francis MeSherry, Frank Pendleton, Albert Bickford, Lester Beaumont, Edward Martel, Ralph Keenan, John Roche. Others will be: Ten year old John Berticelli, who by securing the largest number of subscriptions in the Sun-Journal newsboys' contest was awarded a round trip to Washington; Mr. and Mrs.

J. A. Howell, Mrs. George Fogg, Miss Mildred Fogs, Mrs. Bessie Sullivan, Miss Doris Whitmore, Miss Dorothy Lane, Miss Genevieve Tyler, Mrs.

Edmund W. Beaumont and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. March.

CELEBRATE FIRST DAY OF HOLY WEEK IN ROME Elaborate Ceremonies Scheduled for Observance of Catholic Holidays Rome, March 25-(P)-The beginning of Holy Week was celebrated Sunday in Rome, centre of the Cathclic church, as perhaps nowhere in the world with the possible exception of the grandiose fetes at Seville in Spain. Elaborate ceremonies are scheduled for each day, reaching their climax on Holy Thursday which commemorates the institution of the Lord's supper. Immediately after comes Good Friday with its rememberance of the crucifixion and sepulchre. During the whole week the priceless statues and paintings of Rome's famous churches will remain shrouded in deep purple. or black, and the clergy will wear mourning garb.

Although Catholics are at liberty to partake of their Easter communion at any time between Ash Wednesday and Trinity Sunday, most of the more plous to do 80 during the Week. On Easter itself there are equally large throngs feasts, the confessionals of all at the altar rails, and on the afternoons and evenings before both Rome's 400 churches are besieged by those of all races and languages. Speculation was indulged in on all sides tonight as to how the Pope would celebrate Easter Sunday, the first since 1870 when Pontiff would be free to out of the Vatican territory, to celebrate mass where he pleased. The Pontiff's custom in recent years has been to celebrate his Easter mass in the Pauline chapel, which is. in effect "parish church" of the Vatican.

In former years the himselt administered communion his mass Pope, to a limited number of specially invited persons. FOX FILM CORP. TO MAKE ONLY TALKIES This Program in Its Four! Studios Will Affect of Actors New York, March Fox Film Sunday announced that hereafter it will make only dialogue and sound pictures in its four studios here and on the West coast and at the same time announced the signing of several stage stars and writers to act and write exclusively for talking pictures. Loew Film companies, other fox Metro and the enterprises, will continue to produce both silent and talking pictures. "Not only will thous: ads of actors be affected," the statement from Winfield Sheehan, vice president general manager of Fox Films, said, "But scenario writers, title writers, directors and supervisors, while this ill wind is blowing no good for them it means new importance will accrue to speaking actors, singers, stage experts" and others connected with the so-called legitimate stage.

Will Rogers, George Jessel and Willie Collier were among the stage stars Fox reported it had signed. The Fox units affected by today's statement are one in New York, two in Hollywood and one in Westwood, Cal. BEAUTY IS TIRING NEW out by the exertion of shattering three brellas over the mashers' heads, Reena Blettel, beauty prize winner, called policeman when a fourth accosted her. She told the judge she was too tired to hit him. Mrs.

Inglis Administers Husband's $25000 Estate Decree Issued by Judge Hastings of Oxford Co. Probate Court By a decree issued by Judge Henry H. Hastings of the Oxford County Probate court, Mrs. Katherine Taylor Inglis, widow of Dr. George R.

Inglis Auburn, becomes administratrix of the $25,000 estate left by the A Auburn veterinary. The petition was heard last week. by Judge Hastings who was acting in place of Judge B. L. Berman of the Androscoggin court because the latter had been consulted by Mrs.

Inglis a few days before Dr. Inglls' death, when she started a suit for divorce. Dr. Inglis died In January and several weeks ago, his death was followed the death of Mrs. Florence Inglis White, a daughter by his first marriage.

At the hearing, attorneys represented the grandmother of this daughter because there was a petition that she be a appointed to handle the daughter's estate, AUTO ACCIDENT ON DANVILLE ROAD A Dodge roadster belonging to Dr. F. M. Rowe of 181 State street Portland, was badly smashed Monday when it skidded on the Danville road, near Furbush's "Oasts." The car overturned, breaking a rear wheel and the front end of the car. It was towed to Lewiston by a wrecking car for repairs.

City Locals Services for Thomas F. Joyce were held from the home at 8.30 a. m. Monday followed by solemn requiem mass at 9 m. in St.

Patrick's church. Rt. Rev. Monsignor McDonough officiated. Interment was at Mt.

Hope cemetery where the committal service was read by Rev. and Rev. Fr. Shannon, new assistant priest at Patrick's parish, out of town relatives attended the services and there was an abundance of flowers. Bearers were Charles Wade, Timothy Walsh, Michael and Gahagan, Howard Call and Joseph Anthoine.

LOCAL LODGES Van Dyke Auxiliary Van regular m. in C. Catherine Dyke Auxiliary will hold its whist Wednesday at 2.30 p. A. R.

hall in charge of Mrs. Egan. WATERVILLE Party in Honor of Mrs. Pierson -Reception for Rev. Otto Duerr -Personals WATERVILLE, March 25.

(Special) -Easter decorations will be attractively arranged at the home of Mrs. Lillian Proudman Young on Colonial street. This Monday evening when she is entertaining for her sister, Mrs. Hazel Proudman Pierson, whose marriage to Kenneth Hanley formerly of this eity now Boston will be a June event. Three tables of auction bridge wili be in play during the evening.

Those invited are: Mrs. Jerry Welch of Augusta; Mrs. Earl MacBeth of Fairfield; Mrs. Arthur Pollard, Mrs. Freemont Hunter, Mrs.

Paul Gilman, Mrs. Clinton Clauson, Mrs. Chester E. Dunlap, Miss Blanchie Proudman, Miss Ethelyn Daly, Mrs, Herbert Proudman the hostess, Mrs. Young and the guest of honor, Mre.

Pierson. The Prudential, committee of the Unitarian has decided to hold a service for the installation of the Rev. Otto Eugene Duerr, the newly elected minister on April 17 in the evening. This will be followed by reception to Mr. Duerr and his family in the church parlors and it is expected that a brilliant event will be made of it.

There will be several prominent, the speakers Rev. at George the. Patter- service son, vice president of the American Unitarian association of Boston: Rev. Walter Greenman, general sec4 retary of the Maine Unitarian conference: Hon. Charles F.

Johnson: Rev. Gordon C. Reardon of the Waterville Universalist church. and Rev. Leopold H.

R. Hass, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city. Dr. and Mrs. Harold Toward of Main street are spending Monday in Portland on business.

The New Brunswick club will hold a meeting 011 Wednesday evening. April 3, at the Knights of Columbus hall and not on March 27 to the regular meeting night coming during Holy week. Harold Withee has returned to his home at Madison after spending it few days in this city calling 011 friends. The many friends of Mrs. Lydia Berry who has been ill the past week at her home.

on Winter street with the mumps will be glad to learn that Mrs. Berry is improving and expects to be out the middle of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wheeler and children of Boston have arrived in this city to spend a few weeks the house guests of Mrs.

Wheeler's tives. METHODIST PASTOR OF LOWELL IS DEAD LOWELL, March 25-(P- Rev. John R. Chaffee, 59, pastor the Highland Methodist Episcopal church here, died in a hospital 10- day after an operation. Many of his parishioners had submitted to blood transfusions hope that their pastor's life might be saved.

He was for 34 years a Methodist preacher. Approximately 71 per cent of the residents of the United States use electric light. LEGISLATIVE NOTICE LEGAL AFFAIRS The committee on Legal Affairs will give A public hearing In its rooms at the State House, in Augusta, on WEDNESDAY March 27, 1929, at 2:30 P. M. on the following: S.

P. 381. S. D. 162, An act relating to the acquisition of title to lands of railroad corporations by adverse possession.

H. P. 1081. H. D.

344. An Act relating to taxes upon mortgaged real estate. H. P. 1053.

IT. D. 337. An Act relating to the Board of State Assessors. H.

P. 1054. H. D. 338.

An Act relating to voting by persons physically incapacitated. FRANZ U. BURKETT. See. AERONAUTICS AND RADIO CONTROL The Committee on Aeronautics and Radio Control will give a hearing in its rooms at the State House, in Augusta.

WEDNESDAY. March 27, 1929 at p. on following: S. P. 608..

S. D. 342. An Act to 1997 Relative to Radio Reception. Amend Chapter 215 of Public Laws of ELLSWORTH E.

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