The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1927, Page 2

MARKETS | CORN PRICES G0 DOWNWARD Liberal Receipts Have Bearish Effect—Prices of Other Grains Affected Chicago, Dec. 27—-P—Liberal | | receipts of corn had an early bearish| effect on the corn market today, and tended also at times to weigh down other grain. Arrivals of corn) in Chicago today totailed 775 cars.! Opening unchanged to 3-4 cent off, corn subsequently showed a moder- ate general setback. Wheat started at 1-8 cent decline to an equal ad- vance, and later receded a little all around. Oats were easy. Provisions likewise in:lined downward. Although corn prices underwent! an early setback today, evidence o! power to rally showed itself later. . Indications of corn export business} acted as considerable of an o for a heavy influx of co: today both at Chicago and i ind Omaha as well. indications pointed to un: | settled weather adverse to a con-| tinued free movement of corn from! rural sources. | Comprchensive advices at hand| | ‘were to the effect that most grain) dealers now are acting on the basis that latest government figures as » to corn production a.d also regard- ing oats yield are over estimat Talk was current that this is par- ticularly the case in many sections| where the ligh: test weight and poor} quality of the feed grains have be-| come most apparent \ previous close. dull and ge . in feature. Extreme dullness pr } vailed through the fore part of the P session and prices held within Barrow range of only 1-4 to 3-8 cent, Oats eased in sympathy with corn, | May sagging 5-8 to 3-4 cent. Export trade w news was lacking! . Ing off 5-8 cent. | Rye futures sold off 5-8 cent on; @ narrow trade, Flaxseed futures were dull and y. Cash wheat offerings were farge and the market was unsettled. De- » mand was good for 15 per cent pro- tein or better. Below 12 per cent - protein demand was quiet and buy- ‘ers were bidding below the recent » basis. Winter wheat was in light supply and steady. Durum off ings were larger and demand was good for choice milling quality. Corn receipts were light, but trading basis was unchanged. Oat: is in fair to good demand and steady. Rye basis was firm to 1-2 cent sbetter. Barley prices weakened 1 @ 2 ‘cents. Range was .77 @ .85. Flaxseed was steady. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago, Dec. 27.(7)—(U. S. D. | of A.)—Hogs 50,000; hogs 200 q ds up around steady at Friday’s das time? lighter weights active on » bread shipping demand, 10 to 15 cents higher; spots up more; big » packers inactive; top 8.85; bulk good and choice 210 to 300 pound aver- ages 8.45@8.80; 160 to 200 pounds 8.25@8.55; 160 to 200 pounds 8.25@ 8.55; 130 to 155 pounds 7.60@8.25; most pigs 7.50@7.75; selected lots , upward to 8.00; bulk packing 7.40@ 775: heavyweight hogs 8.25@8.85; medium 8.15@8.75; light 7.85@8.60; light lights 7.65@8.35; packing sows | 7.15@7.85; slaughter pigs 715@ Cattle 13,000; fed steers steady to strong; weighty kinds suitable to shippers 10 to 15 cents higher; sup- | ply weighty offerings very scarce; f she stock strong; bulls 15 to 25 cents higher; vealers 50 cents high- er; stockers and feeders scarce; | firm; mest fed steers early 16.75; / some ee} higher; alinners aay | i) active to upward; going slower on leet gy medium light steers / and yearlings; most low cutters ) around 5.25; strong weight up to 6.00 and r; vealers to packers 11.00@12.00; few 12.50; shippers and small killers 13.00@15.00. i _ Sheep 17,000; demand for choice light and handyweight lambs broad; supply larger than late last week; osening and choice medium b weights strong; 13.00@13,50; ask- ing 15 to 25 cents higher; above 13.85 for handyweight; sheep ; strong; fat ewes 6.00@6.75, mostly; seoane, lambs firm; bulk 12.00@ | Hi . tops 13.25, RANGE OF CARLOT SALES ‘trend apy . ent), | General May barley also was dragsy, sc‘l-| Stee] common in the vanguard of the a up “ ‘this had a tendency to restrict spec-| ulative higher rate was generally regarded as temporary. By Associated Press Leased Wire Wheat— Dee. March May July 1.36% Corn— Dec. March May July Oats--- Dee, March 5 May ae lis 1.06 1.07% 1.08 March M Lard I Belli receipts Soiet 1 a year ago, and coarse grain colosing quotations today follow. 1 hard spri bailey ai ‘0 arr United] 1 DNS} fanc To arrive States Steel Common Lead Advance Movement 1 New York, Dec. 2 movements in today’s stock market | lacked uniformity, but the main/ ared to be upward with) Motors and United States —(AP)—Price | 4 Call money was marked and one-half per cent, and vant to fi the!2 3 3 3 operations, although Buying of steel common was in: fluenced in part by widespread re- 3 orts that J. P. Morgan would be | Khamed chairman of the board of di-|! rectors of the corporation at the, regular monthly meeting late this afternoon, ports also were a factor. Favorable steel trade re- The demand for General Motors Chevrolet car is introduced on Jan. 1, Steel rallied from an early low of 152 5-8 to around 155. General Motors moved up more than two points. Several strong spots also devel- | oped in the public utility, fertilizer, rubber and sugar groups, while 2 heaviness was most pronounced = among the oil, copper and merchan- 3 dising issues. Rails were rather quiet, although a fair demand de-|1 veloped for Erie common. Manati gar, Commercial Solv-| ents, Continental Insurance, old and 2 llins and Aikman sold three to % five points higher, while Greene! Cananea, copper, Montgomery Ward, General Railway Signals and A. M. Byers sold down three points, 5 MINNEAPOLIS RANGE 1 1 1.21% 1.21% 23% 1.23% 1.22% 2.03% 2.0912 2.10 34 81 81 80 79% 7956 DULUTH RANGE Dec. 27 Open High Low Close 117) 1.17% 1. 117% 1.21% 1.21% 1.21 2 80 Dec. May March R; ye Dec, 1.01 Ma: 1.03% Mex Dec. 2.06 sae 99% 99% 3 1.03%% 1.03% 2.06 2.05 2.05% 1,01 1.04 Minneapolis, Dec. 27.— (AP) — Range of carlot grain sale: - ‘ it; No. 1 dark northern 1.25 8-4 @ 1.52 3-4; No. 2 dark noythern 124 5-8 @ 1.36 5-8; No. 3 dark ; northern 1.20 @ ant oe mane gtade dark northern 1 ; No. 8 1.38 5-8; No. 1 hard : 20 5-8; No. 4 durum 1.17. No. & yellow .71 @ .75; No.| Nn, 8 34 09 1-2. t No. 8 white ,50 @ .52. Flos No. 1, 2.14 @ 2.25. grade 82 @ 87; re May 211 211 210 2.10% BISMARCK GRAIN (Furnished by Russell-Miller Co.) Bismarck, Dec. 27 No. 1 dark northern No, 1 northern ... No, 1 amber durum No, 1 mixed durum 6. One cent per pound discount ‘un- der 55 Ib, ear corn, 70 Ibs., five cents To arrive .. DNS, gd to fancy To arrive .... ae gd to choice. 1.35% @1. aL 1 dark northern 1 northern .. 2 DNS, ch to fa DNS, gd to choice. DNS, ord to good |_ To arrive inn, & SD, ard To arrive was stimulated by rumors of several Minn. % SD, 1 hard. 1.2 surprise features when the new Fey 1 atnbecsduen Fey 2 amber di 3 durum .... TOES aot teat Dae 27—#)—(U. S. D. cars; 01 States shipments Saturday 57 Sunday 19, 9} and movement slow; market dull Wisconsin sacked round whites 1.50 @1.65; Idaho sacked russets 1.50@ 46 }1.65; few 1.35@1.50. D. of A.)—Potatoes: 3 slow: FINANCIAL» NEWS ~Today— law = Chose 1.26% 1.27% 1.28% 1.24% @h 81% 8543 88% 911 1.24% 1.27 1.28% 1.23% 19% 84 8748 89% 51% 53% 54% 52% 1.05% 107% 1,08 50% 52% 54 51M 1.05 1.06% 1.07 11.97 + 12.30 11.85 1 2. ‘4 11.50 11.45 EAPOLIS CASH CLOSE Minneapolis, Dec. 27—4)—Wheat 855 compared to 301 inneapolis cash wheat hard spring: 1.29% @1. DNS, ch to fancy. 1.48% @1. is INS, ord to good. 1.2378@1.34% 1.22%@ .:. 1.22% @131% 2 143% @1.58% 133% @1.43% To arrive .. northern D: mn DNS, ord to good. 1.18% northern 1T%@L: dark hard (Mont.) 1.19% @-.39% To arrive .. 1.19% @1.39% hard (Mont.). 1.19% @1.38% i 1.387% 1 dark o. 1.21 2) 64! &@1.24% 1.21% @1.24% 141% @151% 'o arrive ...... To arrive .. amber -durum. To arrive durum .. To arrive .. amber durum. durum amber durum... red durum. To arrive yellow corn. yellow corn. 'o arrive ellow corn ‘0 arrive yellow cor: yellow corn. mixed corn. mixed corn. To arrive .. mixed corn. To arrive .. white oats. To arrive To arrive rye ... To arrive No. 1 flaxseed To arrive .. CHICAGO CASH GRAIN ji 7. —4P)—W heat Chicago, , No.1 hard 1.28; No.1 northern spring 1.274%@'. Corn: New, No. 3 mixed 7744@ 1.211% ‘79; No. 3 yellow 80; old No. 2 mixed 82; No. 5 yellow 82. Oats: No, 2 white 53!4@55%2; No. white 5155 @54%. Rye: Not quoted, Barley: 2002. Timothy seed ae 3.75. Clover 6 @20.08% POTA’ A.)—Potatoes: mn track 182; londay 80 cars; demand fancy 1.80; partly graded Minneapolis, Dec 27.—(7)—-(U. S. wire in- 3 ight, ce peed | GIRL FRIENDS KEPT ALIVE 36 DAYS IS DEAD 16-year-old Alma Overgard of Oconto, Neb., Passes’ Away This Morning Oconto, Nebraska, Dec. 27.—(#)— The stubborn fight to save the life ‘of Alma Overgard, the 16-year-old high school girl, who has lived for| 36 days through the aid of artificial respiration, ended today. The girl died at 8:30 this morning, conscious to the end. Failing since Christmas day, the girl’s strength was almost gone last night. She no lofger joked with her parents, and for the first time during her fight for life complained she was in pain. Death ended the 36-day-and-night battle, wherein frien 1 relatives have unceasingly assisted in artifi- cial respiration, altesnately pressing the girl’s bod, and raising and low- ering her arms. There was no re- spite until death won. At the bedside were the father and mother, M: id Mrs. Peter Overgard. .Steve Overgard, an uncle, was bending over the child pressing air in and out of her lungs and whispering encouragement to her when she died. Alma did not know she was dying and those making the fight to save her life did not tell her. More than a month ago, the child wat ‘icken with paralysis. ~ twin sister was ill at the same time, ne recovered to aid in the fight for ize. Hypodermics were resorted to yesterday when the child, weaken-| th, ing, cried with pain. Her arms were raw and disco‘ored with black and blue bruises, the marks of the losing fight. Christmas eve she told her par- et well. “I’m hap- ents she would “Gee, 'm a y,” she told them. other.” ENRAGED WHEN GIRL ASKS HIM NOT TO CALL (Continued from page one) side of her body. A second and third shot also hit her. Takes His Own’Life — Believing his victim dead, the boy got into his car and drove to hi: home where he fired a shot into hi: abdomen, He died just as he was |taken to Drake for medical atten- tion, Rath Very Jealous Amplifing the story of the shoot- ing, Miss Filler today told of how Rath, during the few months that he has been calling on her, has ex- hibited a jealous attitude whenever she talked to another vad Gitte She declared that she had become fearful of hi which she and it wi the reason that he w 7s older, that prompted her to inform him that she believed their on ee should end. « The wound in Miss Filler's left arm is between the shoulder and the elbow. The shot which was re- moved was of a small size. OWES LIFE TO FACT SHE DID NOT ANSWER Harvey, N. D., Dec, 27—()— Infuriated by rejection of his at- tentions, William Rath, 21, living near Anamoose; shot and seriously wounded Miss Lillian Filler, 16, and then took his own life early Monday morning. The shooting of the girl occyrred near her farm home, 17 miles southwest of Harvey, and Rath took his own life in the front yard of his farm home a short distance from Anamoose. ae Paes mid ae ee Psa ly mang] a disc! m a shot gun, and her right hand injured by ‘another shot, has chance for recovery, alth many lose her left arm, Dr. J. Sei-| Tha: 1 of Harvey, the attending physi- cian, declared Ley Tells How She Saved Herself In full possession of her senses, although sntlering extreme pain, the girl in a local told of how she ager jhereelt from instant y “playing possum,’ had fired three shots at her from a shot gun, two of which took effect. Rath, according to Miss Filler, called to her after he times, and if she was dead. Frightened and suffering from in, she had tumbled -head first into a ditch al the road where Rath had stopped they had been riding. made no answer to his question, and quotes Rath as having said: .and that her fai Mandan with her nts, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Wilson, : Mr, and Mrs. F. C. Wagenhals of berdeen, S. D., are holiday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E W. jer. Mill TELLS POLICE HE DID ENTIRE JOB HIMSELF|s AContinued from one) Los Angeles, He rented the apart- ment November 23, and in a few weeks decided ee the daughter of Parker as his victim. On December 14 he followed Mar- ian and her twin sister, Marjorie, to school, and by telling school at- tendants that her father was in- jured and was calling for Marian, tricked them into surrendering her. He told Marian she had been kid- pares: Then he bound and gagged er. Keeps Her Quiet With Pistol The girl him not to leave her tied and he removed the bonds but displayed a pistol to keep her quiet. He then went to Pasadena and sent the first telegram to her father, saying Marian was safe and declaring that instructions would follow later as to how she could be restored to her family. That night he took his little cap- tive to a motion picture theatre in Los Angeles and then to his apart- ment. Given the choice of sleeping on the bed or a couch, she chose the latter. They awoke at 7 o'clock that morning. and Hickman penned the first letter to her father, in- structing him to obtain $1,500 in $20 bills and await further instruc- tions. Marian also wrote a note which was enclosed, _ Girl Writes Second Note Hickman tied Marian to a chair and went out and mailed the letter. He returned and prepared b: but the girl did not eat. en engaged her in conve and told her she might write an- eae btice to ey : She fel in tears, but s crying when allowed to write the aecad tote. The abductor then left the apart- ment a second time and returned with newspapers telling the story, of the kidnaping. Together they read the papers. That afternoon Hickman took the girl for a ride of 70 miles, but re- turned about dark, bringing more newspapers filled with stories of the case. The confession then told how he had telephoned Parker and arranged for a rendezvous but how he had failed to keep it because the lice had been allowed to take id. Back in the apartment Ma ian sobbed because she could not re- turn home that night. Again she slept on the couch awak the next morning—t day of her death—at 7:30 a. m. Again Hickman told her to write a note to her father. This time she was allowed to use her own words except that she was instructed to make. it appear she was being treated badly.. Hickman then prom- ised to allow her to return home if her father did not pay the money demanded. He wrote another note— chiding the father for allowing the Police to interfere and threatening death to Marian. Once more Marian was bound and a blindfold was added. As he left the apartment she pleaded with him to hurry bac) declare: Hickman then got the idea of kill- ing Marian. He had told the girl “too much” about himself—that he formerly was employed at the bank er knew him. He realized if she returned alive she would tell this and he,would bo marked man. He took a dish towel and twisted it around her neck, holding it tight- ly for two~ minutes before she be> came unconscious. With his pocket knife he dismembered the The arms and legs he He then co: Bair, her fi ed Bang let the effort to aoe the After finishing the work he wrote final to ng he his “last chance” ughter returned alive. he theatre. ce and thread- eyelids in an eyes open. had shot three| end the car in which] {2 “Now, what am I going to do? hell There comes another Tl kill myself.” Rath then jumped into his ma- chine and drove repealy. away. As soon as he reached home he a shot into his own abdomen died while he was being taken to Drake for medical atten’ {Personal and Social News of Mandan Vicinity Dr. and Mrs. A. O. Henderson had as their guests over Christmas, Dr. and Mrs, C. A. Ai and their son, Robert, and Me nad. Mer, Neel J town, ear. I guess i FF & F Ege ened| New Lignite Freight in 1921, it wa» pointed out, the board still has ‘pending it tion of intrastate rates on North Dakota's native fuel. Hazelton Woman Poe Is Out of Danger Mrs. J2.W. Hazelton, 2 pa- tient in a tet rrp beat ing by. her nutans last to- day. was said by cians to be out of danger, For a time after she was brought here siderable surg! work re- mains to be done on Mrs. head and her arm, it was but. these are not regarded as serious obstacles to her recovery. The arm was broken in four places. New England Boy Expected to Live here of William Edward Hickman, confessed kidnaper and slayer of Marian Parker, caused police to use the utmost secrecy in laying plans for spiriting the youth into the city ile mob violence was not re- garded as probable, the sfficers re- fused to take chances and decl: they would attempt to prevent Hiek- man from els, f seen by large cro if le.’ Reports from e car this morning indi- cal that the prisoner would be taken from the train at sogne way- side point and smuggled into town. MURDERER IS NOW SAFE IN LOS ANGELES JAIL Los Angeles, Dec. 27.—(AP)—Wil- Nam _E. Hickman, confessed slayer of Marian Parker, was iocked in this morning. as taken off the Southern Pacific train Padrie at Al- ameda and Jackson streets, in the outer railroad yard district. No crowd was gathered there. The youth was shackled to Detec- tives Harry Raymond and Dick Lu- cas. The two officers and the prison. er entered a police automobile witn| he expects District Attorney Asa Keyes and| Dr. Sarchert ‘ssid dashed for the county jail with a his convoy of police cars in front and re lice had surrounded the hall of justice, housing the county jail, au hour before the arrival of Hickman and the officers. A throng gathered around the building, but there was no disorder, GIRL NOT DEAD WHEN DISSECTION STARTED Los Angeles, Dec. 27.—(AP)—The Evening Express says that in an “unofficial” confession, William Ed- ward Hickman has admitted Marian Parker, although unconscious from strangulation, was not dead when he began to dismember her body. casE Corey UNTIL THURSDAY Los Angeles, Dec, 27—(AP)—Less than two hours after his arrival in Los Angeles, William E. Hickman, confessed kidnaper and slayer of Marian Parker, was brought into court today for arraignment. Judge Carlos Hardy of the superior court, presiding, continued the case until 2p. ‘Thursday. Judge Hardy indicated that Hick- man would be given an opportunity to obtain competent defense counsei if he wished it. It was the second time Hickman had come under the official observa- tion of the judge. Last summer, it was Judge Hardy who occupied the bench when the young man’s appli- cation for probation on a forgery charge wag granted. La Dr. the youth to recover. years old, wears a white summer boy_ has serra [eaie thene hill » As birthda; exercise 4 to climb a 50. Te is suffering |foot railroad signal towe the lives of) New York—Old folks, in the care of them- @ sister and a brothet/ main, are able to take selves. Of 14,815 persons over 65 tna interviewed in behalf of the jational Civic Federation, only 20 relatives” or charity. While reat or ¢l re suffering was found, many of tore f In rai i ns questioned had ample means. L Turin, Italy — The gid hand is ogtotall Ch Sat: cela , $225, ped for Sylvester Z. Poli, of New 5 sheim, Alfred Ryman and Theodote Leine. » Van Hook, My W. ‘Malley, Van Hook, ison, Granite Falls, tich should revisit the - Draper and W. scenes of his early labors in marble and L. 0. J Minn. Nashville—The modern child is a far better speller than his fore- fathers, in the opinion of lessor Frank N.- Freeman, of the Univer- sity of Chicago, as exnressed at a meeting of scientists. The reason is modern educational methods. HALE DOG TO COURT. Mount Sterling, Ky.—After J. P. Young had ven off a Pack snore ware for the it of the animal he be- sponeentied represent atto idence warranted a conviction and coy elena me an appeal dog was released ler $800 bonds.| ¢¢ the inevitable HEADS PURITY DEPART. Jacksonville, Fla. —~ The latest mode for northerners who lit Ag bi eisai ep atras summer to winter ‘s to yen Rates Misunderstood) Sctsai"or emphrey W. Chadbone: ot New Pp and Misunderstanding of the new lig-| publicity department | of ‘the’ state| ot set the style. nite freight rates established for| federat of women’s clubs has BUFFALO IN ALASKA interstate traffic by the interstate |been made here by Mrs. J. E. Feath- Fort ¥. Al Piawhice ee sae nary ae nice | Sal ha ben Lee asi hough the Fox areand ely 5] attem: clarify the situa- active in assi Haas it coos g said today at the of-!her husband in several publishing have reported an immense herd of fices of the state railroad board. a here, Mrs. Feat Despite repeated hymen that in on mtrastate rates, ‘treleht| XMAS LEGEND ESTABLISHED IN BISMARCK bills dated as late as December 3 show that the increased interstate —— . (Continued from page one) from attic to cellar, father n plied on ship- ments within the state, traffic searches pockets and hidden places for stray Ect irks ie re : el ir new Le should watch their bills ca: ally fess othe granyer Christmas: applica. and. if they are in doubt | Xi a are in dou! - should send their freight bills to the |to the mmonateh ee tock eee state railroad board’s traffic depart-| ing decorations, clearing the floors ment for audit, it was said at the/and counters for Christmas: board off: sales and the yearly re The last general increase in intra-} And ly surveys fowl, state rates on lignite coal was made|the wreckage of once proud distinction eating and drinking numbering around 50,000. animals are much like the buf- falo of the Americar. plains, but are called wood bison. herd is be- Lakes. For best results ship charges dition the railroads have been asked to have their agents make an effort to see that lignite is properly billed for shipment in the future. vers shippers of li GRAIN COMMISSION MERCHANTS MINNEAPOLIS — DULUTB Ask your b abou ‘(Member American Association of Vocational Schoois, t attiliated with the Amer ican Business College, Fatgo) - saecxig Never before in my nearly forty years in training young men and women Greed aes ie eatbetin etbodiote tie ethan bale do so much for students attending one of my schools as at present. BISMARCK BUSINESS COLLEGE equipment is on» par with equipped rail cmrned sepeee in the country. Here the s have the so essential to success f \