Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 79, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 August 1920 — Page 10

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STOCK MARKET HAS STRONG TONE Advance of 1 to 4 Points in Most Issues. NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—The stock market wai full of buying orders at the opening of business this morning and In the early trading many stocks made advances ranging from 1 to over 4 points. United States Steel was one of the most active features, moving up 1 point to 86%. Baldwin Locomotive advanced 1% to 104%, and Bethleham B rose over 1 point to TO%. The greatest gain was In Shell Trading ana Transport, which sold at 66, an advance of over 4 points. Mexican Petroleum made a gain of 2% to 156% and Pan-American Petroleum rose 2 points to 81%. Corn Products made a gain of 1 point to 86% and Cuban American Sugar rose 1 point to 38%. Reading was up 1% to 87%. Studebaker advanced 1% to 62. While the stock market waa under pressure for a time In the first hour when prices retreated from the high levels of the early trading, the tone continued strong, and as the first hour ended, another advance was In progress with many stocks then selling at new high figures for the day. U. 8. Steel sold at 87 and Baldwin Locomotive moved up 2 points to above 105. Pan-American Petroleum rose to 82%. a gain of over 2 points. Texas Company and Sinclair Oil both advanced about i point. Reading was again in good demand, advancing 1% to 87%, and Lackawanna made a gain of 5 points to 250, anew high for this movement. National Analine was exceptionally weak, falling 4% points to 64%. The quiet period that extended into the early afternoon was followed by a development of renewed strength on which many Issues moved up to new high prices of the day. Marine preferred moved up 3 points to 70. Shell Trading and Transport, after reacting to 64%, advanced to 07. Baldwin Locomotive, which reacted to 104%, moved up to above 103, cud United States Steel was In steady demand, rallying to 86%. The market was decidedly firm in late dealings and stocks held near highs of the day. Steel common held a position above 86% and Beldwln held around 105. Money was loaned during the last halfhour at 6% per cent. Closing prices were: U. S. Steel 86%, up %; Vanadium 66, up 4%; American Locomotive 94%, up 1%: Pan-American Petroleum 81. up 1%: Studebaker 62%. up 2%; U. S. Rubber 83%, up 1; National Aniline, up %; Industrial Alcohol 81%. up 1: Southern Pacific 91%. up %; Central Leather 52%, up 1%; Crucible 128%, up %; Baldwin 105. up 2; Mexican Petroleum 156%. up 3: Royal Dutch 73%. up 1%; Maxwell Motors 13%, up 3%; Kelly-Springfleld 75, up %. (By TUomson & McKinnon.) —Aug. 11— Steel Industry, according to the Iron Age. is not feeling the effects of readjustment to the same extent as other lines of business. The slump In the automobile Industry. the same authority points out. has gone farther, but it appears that the steel trade is not suffering much on account, as agricultural enterprises have taken advantage of the slump to accumulate supplies. The expectation of increased buying by the railroads is also entering importantly into the steel trade’s calculations, though plans for financing such purchases are for the most part still In the making. Much of the strength which characterized today's market originated in the steel shares, while some of the equipment issues were conspicuously strong at times. The market appeared to derive most of its support from covering by shorts, there being a noticeable lack of commission house buying. The foreign situation had an influence on trading to the extent that there appeared to be a disposition on all sides to await the outcome of the discussion of armistice terms. Absence of pressure so noticeable today encourages hope of good demand if result of negotiations presumed to be In progress on the other side are in keeping with public ideas. new vork Liberty bonds. NEW YORK. Aug. 11.—Liberty bond .quotations: 3%5, 90.70; second 4s, 84.30; hirst 4%5, 85.46; second 4%5. 84.58: third 4%5, 88.52; fourth 4%5, 84.96; Victory 3%5, 95.70; Victory 4%5, 95.70. MOTOR SECURITIES. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Opening— Bid. Ask. Briscoe 36 39 Chalmers com. 2 5 Packard com 17% 10 Packard pfd 84 86 Chevrolet * 250 500 Peerless 30 33 Cont. Motors com 8% 9 Cont. Motors pfd 95% 97% Hupp com 13% 14% Hupp pfd 98 101 Reo Motor Car 8% 9% Grant Motors 4 4% Ford of Canada 355 365 United Motors 38 50 National Motors 9 10 Federal Truck 32 35 Paige Motors 25% 26% Republic Truck 40 41 ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Aug 11— > Bid. Ask. Anglo-American Oil 20 20% Atlantic Refining 1050 1100 Borne-Scr.vmser _..... 420 460 Buckeye Pipe Line 85 .87 Chesebrough Mfg. Cons 220 230 Chesebrough Mfg. Cons. pfd. 100 105 Continental" Oil, Colorado... 110 120 Cosden Oil and Gas 6% 6% Crescent Pipe Line 26 28/ Cumberland Pipe Line 140 145 Elk Basin Pete 0% 6% Eureka Pipe Line 97 100 Galena-Signal Oil. pfd. (new) 88 92 Galena-Signal Oil, com 40 44 Illinois Pipe Line 145 150 Indiana Pipe Line 87 90 Merritt Oil 11 12 Midwest OH 1 1% Midwest Rfg 146 148 National Transit 24 26 Kew Y’ork Transit 160 170 Northern Pipe Line 88 93 Ohio Oil 275 280 £& R- 5% 5% Prairie Oil and Gas 520 540 Prairie Pipe Line 175 185 Sapnlpa Refg 4% 5 Solar Refining 340 360 Southern Pipe Line...., 120 125 South Penn Oil 245 250 Southwest Penn Pipe Lines.. 02 65 Standard Oil Cos. of Cal 294 298 Standard Oil Cos. of Ind 615 625 Standard Oil Cos. of Kan 500 520 Standard Oil Cos. of Ky 325 350 Standard Oil Cos. of Neb 400 440 Standard Oil Cos. of N. Y.... 335 345 Standard Oil Cos. of 0hi0... 415 440 Swan & Finch .... 65 80 Union Tank Line 116 120 Vacuum Oil 340 350 Washington Oil 27 33 NEW YORK CURB. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Aug 11 — Bid. Ask. Curtis Aero, com 4 8 Curtis Aero, pfd 40 50 Texas Chief 5 11 Sub Boat 9% 11 First National Copper % 1% Goldfield Con 9 i| Havana Tobacco 1 6 Havana Tobacco pfd.., 5 10 Cent. Teresa 5 5% Jumbo Extension 3 5 International Petroleum 32% 33*% Niplssing 8% 8% Indian Pkg fi 6% Royal Baking Powder 120 130 Royal Baking Powder pfd... 80 90 Standard Motors 6% 7% Salt Creek 28% 29% Tonopah Extension 1% 1% Tonopah Mining 1% 1% United P. S. new... 1 u jn U. S. Light and Heat 2% 2% U. S. Light and Heat pfd.... 2 3 Wright-Martin 2 6 World Film % % Yukon Gold Mine Cos 1 3 Jerome % % New Cornelia 16% 17% United Verde 30 32 Sequoyah % % Omar Oil 2% 2% Rep. Tire 1% 1%

Indianapolis Securities

—Aug. 11— STOCKS. Ind. Ry. A Light com 56 ... Ind. Ry. A Light pfd 95 Indpls. A Northwest, pfd 76 Indpls. A Southeast, pfd 75 Indpla. St. Railway 50 60 Terre Haute T. A L. pref... 60 T. H., L A B. com 1% 5 T. H., 1. AE. pfd 0% 16 T. H„ T. A I. pfd 53 70 U. T. of Ind. U. T. of Ind. Ist pfd 10 U. T. of Ind. 2d pfd 2 Mlscellaneoua--Advance-Rumley, com 27% ... Advance-Rumley pfd 60 Amer Central Life 235 ... Amer. Creosoting pfd.. 93% 100 Belt Railroad com TO Belt Railroad r.id 47% ... Century Building pfd 98 Cltiea Service com 265 270 Cities Service pfd 04% 65 Citizens Gas 31 Dodge Mfg. pfd 99% ... Home Brewing 55 .. ? Indiana Hotel 00 Ind. National Life 1% ••• Ind. Title Guaranty 59 69 Indiana Pipe Line S5 92 Indpla. Abattoir pfd 48 51 Indianapolis Gas 48 54 Indpls. Tel. com 4 Indpls. Tel. pfd SO Mer. Pub. Util, pfd 44 National Motor 10 15 Public Savings 2% ... Itaub Fertilizer pfd 40 Standard Oil of Indiana (520 Sterling Fire insurance 8% 9% YanCamp Hdw. pfd 95 VunCamp Pack, pfd 95 ... Van Camp Prod. Ist pfd 93 Van Camp Prod. 2d pfd 95 Vandalia Coal com 5 Vandalia Coal pfd 10 Wabash Ry. com Wabash Ry. pfd 24 ... Banks and Trust Companies— Aetna Trust 100 Bankers Trust 118 ... City Trust 82 Commercial National 65 ... Continental National 112 Farmers Trust 200 Fidelity Trust 120 Fletcher Am. National 257 Fletcher Sav. & Trust I*® Indiana National 283 290 Indiana Trust 193 Live Stock Exchange 430 Merchants National 275 National City 112 120 People’s State 170 ... Security Trust V2O State Savings & Trust w Union Trust 340 370 Wash. Bank A Trust 145 BONDS. Broad Ripple 5s 46 Citizens St. Ry. 5s 72 SO Ind. Coke A Gas Cos. 6s 87 ... Ind. Creek Coal A Min. 65.. 98 Ind. Union Traction Indpls. & Coluzn. South. ss. 88 Indpls. A Greenfield 5s 90 Indpls. A Martinsville 55... 52 Indpls. A North. 5s 33% 40 Indpls. A Northwest. ?.... 48 Indpls. A Southeast. 5s 44 54 Indpls. Shelby. A S. E. 55.. 80 90 Indpls. St. Ry. 4s 57 65 Indpls. Trac. and Ter. 55.... 65% ... Kokomo, Marlon A Western. 80*4 83 T. H., I. A E. os 48 57 Union Trac. of Ind. 6s 94 59 Citizens Gas Cos 72% 79 Ind. Hotel 2d 6s 96 100 Ind. Gas 5s 72 80 Indpls. L. A H 73 82 Indpls. Water 5s 89 92 Indpls. Water 4%s 71 80 M. H. and L. Kef. 5s 87 91 New Tel. Ist 6s 94 New Tel. Long Dist. 5s 93% ... South. Ind. Power 65.. 86 LIBERTY BONDS. Liberty 3%s 90.50 90.80 Liberty first 4s 85.10 Liberty second 4s 84.40 Liberty first 4%s 85.40 85.66 Liberty second 4%s 84.46 84.70 Liberty third 4% 88 52 88.70 Liberty fourth 4%s 84.98 85.20 Victory 3%!* 95.06 95.88 Victory 4%s 95.70 95.88

Money and Exchange Indianapolis bank clearings Wednesday were $3,516,000, against $3,432,000 a week ago. NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—Foreign exchange was steady at the opening today, with demand sterling quoted at $3.64, up 1%; francs, .0727. up .0008; lire, .0703, unchanged, and marks, .0212, up 0001. Foreign exchange was steady at the close with sterling demand at 3.66%. Francs demand were .0731; lire. .0507; marks, .0215; Canadian demand, .8860. NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—Commercial bar silver: Domestic unchanged at 99%. Foreign %c lower at 94%c. LONDON. Aug. 11.—Bar silver was Id lower at 58%d. In the Cotton Markets NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—Favorable news from Europe accounted for a rise of 9 to 26 points at the opening of the cotton market today, except September, which was 35 polntg lower. Buying by the south and Liverpool absorbed the offerings but when this demand was supplied the list eased, soon losing about half the improvement, only to rally again at the end of the first twenty minutes on renewed covering. Throughout the last hour the cotton market was unsettled, with a declining tendency. The close was Arm on covering at a net decline so 20@70 points. New York cotton range: Open. High. Low. Close. October 32.30 32.65 31.62 31.85 December 31.25 31.43 30.40 30.60 January 30.10 30.18 29.05 29.30 March 29.50 29.65 28.70 29.00 May 28.87 29.03 28.25 28.38 NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 11.-Cotton futures opened steady. 23 to 25 points higher on reports or too much rain over the belt and advanced 12 to 23 polntg further In the early trading. Later on heavy eastern selling and bearish cable prices broke 73 to 95 points under the openlug levels. The close was steady, 41 to 70 points lower. Open. High. Low. Close. October 31.25 31.48 30.49 30.60 December ... 30.45 30.67 29.62 29.82 January 29.70 29.88 28 83 28.95 March 29.45 29.46 28.50 28.50 LIVERPOOL, Aug 11.—There were moderate demands for spot at the opening. Prices were steady; sales, 7,000. American raids fair, 32.57d; good midi, 29 82d; full riiids, 28.57d; middlings, 27.32d; low middlings. 23.52d; good ordinary, 20.07d ; ordinary. 19.07d. Futures opened steady. CHICAGO STOCKS. (By Thomson & McKinnon) —Aua. 11Open. High. Low. Close. Carbide & Carb. 60 61% 60 61% Libby 11% 11% 11% 11% Natl. Leather . 9% 10(4 9% 10% Sears-Roebuek .130 131 130 130 Stewart-Warner 30% 32% 30% 32% Swift & Cos 104 105 103% 105 Swift Inter 29% 30% 29% 29% Amer. Lead .... 15% PRODICERS' PRICES DECREASE. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—The prices of principal food commodities, paid to producers, decreased about 11.8 per cent during July, according to a statement today from the department of agriculture. However, the July prices paid to producers Increased about 2.9 per cent over the ten-year average. On Aug. 1 the index figure of prices was about 0.2 higher than a year ago. 17.5 higher than two years ago and 73.0 per cent higher tbnn the average of the past ten years on Aug. 1. CLEVELAND PRODUCE. CLEVELAND. Aug. 11.—Butter—Extra in tub lots, 60%<a<llc; prints, 01%®62c; extra firsts. 59<@59%c; firsts, 56*@57c; seconds, 64@56c; packing, 4(v. Eggs— Fresh gatnered no them, Ohio extras, 64c; extra firsts, slc; firsts, new CH&es,’ 50c; first, old cases, 49c; western Urals, new cases, 48c. Live poultry—fowls, ?7@3Bc; broilers, 40@50c roosters, 23 @ 24c ; spring

HOG MARKET DROPS 25 CENTS Cattle Are Steady to Strong— Lambs and Calves Down. RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Good Good Good Aug. Mixed. Heavy. Light. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 6. 16.25 @15.75 [email protected] [email protected] 7. 15.50 @15.76 15.00@ 15.50 [email protected] 9. 15.50 @ 16.00 15.75 @16.75 [email protected] 10. [email protected] 16.00 @ 15.50 [email protected] 11. 14.50 @ 15.00 14.76 @ 15.25 [email protected] / There was a general decline of 25c on the hog market today, due to an over supply, the drop in provisions within the last few days an,s a lack of many good hogs among those that were on the market. Eastern shippers bought fairly well, while local packers took about the usual number. Receipts for the day approximated 11,000, with about 8,000 fresh hogs and 3,000 left over from Tuesday Commission men were of the opinion that there would he a small number left over for Wednesday. The schedule set by the local packers and confirmed by the eastern shippers as well was as follows’ Hogs weighing 160 to 223 lbs, $15.75, 225 to 250 lbs, $15.25; 250 to 275 lbs, sls, and 275 to 300 lbs, $14.75. Roughs brought sl3 and down. The pig market was 50c lower, with the bulk of best pigs under 100 lbs bring lug around $15.00. The bulk of sales* ran between sl3 and $15.75. Cattle were strong to steady with the strongest market on some fairly good steers. There were more good cattle on the market than 011 Tuesday, but nothing was above 25 cents higher than Tuesday. Receipts for the day approximated 800 with several left over from Tuesday. With 800 calves on the market, but with very little good stuff among them, the market dropped 50 cents on best calves and $101.50 on medium and cull stuff. The bulk of good calves, what few there were on the market, brought sl6, while a few odd lots brought $16.50. Sheep were steady to 50 cents lotrer and lambs brought 50 cents to $1 less, with top spring lambs at $11011.50. Receipts approximated 1.200.

HOGS. Best light hogs, 100 to 200 lbs average 15.50015.75 230 to 300 lbs average 14.75015.00 Over 300 lbs 14.25014.75 Sows 11.00013.00 Best pigs, under 100 1b5.... 14.00© 15.20 Bulk of sales [email protected] CATTLE. Prime cornfed steers, 1,300 lbs and up [email protected] Good to choice steers, 1,200 to 1,300 lbs 13.75© 15.00 Good to choice steers, 1,100 to 1,200 lbs 11 .500 13.00 Good to choice steers, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs 10.00© 13.00 Common ro medium steers, 900 to 1.000 lbs 8.50© 10.50 —Heifers and Cows Good to choice heifers 50© 13.00 Medium heifers 9.<x>©U.o!i Common to medium heifers. 0.50© 8.23 Choice cows . 8 50© 10.50 Good to choice c0w5......... 7.50© 8.7-5 Fsir to medium cows 6.50© 7.75 Canners 3.75©' lAi Cutters %75© 7.75 - Bulls— Good to choice butcher bulls 7 50© 9.00 Bologna bulls 6 s<K<t B.<*) Bight common bulls 4.50© 6.50 —Calves— • Choice veals 15.00© 16.50 Good veals 14.00© 15.00 Medium veals 12.50© 13 75 Lightweight veais 7 00©10.00 —Stockers and Feeders — Good to choice steers, 880 lbs. and up 9.00© 10.00 Good to choice steers, under 800 lbs , 8 00© 9.00 Medium to good cows 5.50© 0.60 Good cows 6 00© 7 00 Good heifers 7.00© 8.00 Medium to good heifers 7.75© 5.25 Good milkers 50.00© 123.00 Medium milkers 60UO© 100 00 Stock calves ,250 to 450 lbs.. 7.00©10.00 SHEEP AND LAMBS. Good to choice sheep 5.00© 575 Fair to good sheep 3 50© 450 Common to medium sheep... 2.50© 3.00 Bucks 2.50© 4.50 | —Lambs— Common to choice yearlings. 5.50© 7.50 Spring lambs 6.0u©11.50

Other Live Stock

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Hogs—Receipt*. 17,00(1; market mostly 25c lower; hulk. $13.75©15.70; top, $15.90; heavy, $14.15© 15.35; medium. *l4 00© 13.75; light, $14.h0 ©15.65; light lights, $13.75© 14 10, heavy packing sows, smooth, $13.25013.70; packing sows, rough, $13.75© 14.10; pigs, $14.25© 15.40. Cattle—Receipt a, 9.000; to lower; market for steers steady: she stock steady to dower; beef steers, choice and prime, $16.25017.50; medium and good, $12.50© 16.25; good ami choice. [email protected]; common and medium, s3© 14.25; butcher cntt.e. heaters, s6© 15; cows, $5©12.30; bulls, $406.25; erws and heifers, *4.50@7; veal calves, light aqd handywelght, $14.25©16; feeder steers, $7.50011.75; Stocker steers, $5.50010; stocker cows and heifers, $509. Sheep— Receipts. 25,000; market unevenly lower; lambs, h 4 lbs down, $11.50© 14.10; lambs, culls aud common, $7 50011.25; yearling wethers, *8.25011.50 :ewes, $608.50; ewes, culls nod common, s3@6; breeding ewes, $0.50011; feeder lambs, $10.75012.50. CINCINNATI, Aug. 11. -Hogs— Receipts, 6.500; market, 25050 c lower; heavy. $15015.25; mixed. $15.25© 15.75; medium and light. sl6; pigs, $13.60; roughs, sl2; stags. $9. Cattle—Receipts. 400; market steady; bulls steady; calves, $16.50. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 4,000; market weak; sheep, $7; lambs, $14014 50.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 11.—Hogs-Re-ceipts. 3,500; market 25c lower; yorkers, $16.25; mixed, $10.25; medium, $15.5(.@ 16; pigs, $16.25; roughs. $12.50; slags, SB. Cattle—Receipts, 400; market, null. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 800; market, 50c lower; top, sl3. Calves Receipt*, 400; market, steady; top, $lB. PITTSBURG, Aug. 11.—Cattle -Receipts. light, market, sternly- choice, $15.25015.30; good. $14014.75; fair, $l2O 12.75; veal calves, $l7OlB. Sheep and lambs- Receipts, light; market, steady; prime weathers. $8.5009; good, $7.2508; fair mixed, $0.5007; spring lambs, sl3©) 13.50. Hogs—Receipts, 15 double decks; market, steady; prime heavies, $15,750 16; mediums, $17017.10; heavy yorkers, $17017.10: light yorkers, $ 16.50© 10.75; pigs, $16016.25; roughs, sll© 13.50; stags. $8.50® 9. EAST BUFFALO, Aug. 11 -CattleReceipts, 900; market, slow and steady; shipping steers, $14.50015; butcher grades, $8014; cows, $309.25. Calpes- Receipts, 450; market, slow and 25c lower; culls, choice. $15018.50. Sheep and lambs —Receipts; sl6. market, slow and steady; choice lambs, $13.50© 14; culls, fair, $lO 012.75; yearlings, $10011; sheep, SSO 10. Hogs—Receipts, 2,009; market, slow and 15025 c lower; yorkers. sl7. pigs, sl6 @16.50; mixed, $16.50016.85; heavies, $13.75016.25; roughs, $11013; stags, sß© 10. EAST ST. LOUIS, Aug. ll.—CattleReceipts, 5,500; market steady; native beef steers, $12.50016.35; yearling beet steers and heifers, $11.50012.78: cows, $7©9.75; stockers and feeders, $808.75; calves, $14014.25; canners and cutters, $3 5005.50. Hogs -Receipts, 11,000: market 35c to 50c lower; mixed and butchers. $15.60015.90; good heavies, $14,300 13.50; rougli heavies, $12.50013.25; lights, $15.90016; pigs, $12.75015.75; bulk of sales, $15.75© 10. Sheep Receipts, 2,600; market steady; ewes, muttons, $7.5008.25; lambs, $11.75012.75; canners and cutter*, $2.5005.50.

SINCLAIR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND. NEW YORK. Ausr. 11.—The Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation today declared an initial quarterly dividend of $2 a share on preferred stock, payable on the stock record of Aug. 15. This stock recently was issued in exchange for 7% per cent convertible gold notes. NEW YORK METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, Aug. U.—Copper— Quiet; spot to October offered at. Ift. Lead —Quiet; spot to October offered ItlO. Spelter—Quiet; spot to November offered 800.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1920.

Terse Market Notes STOCKS. NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—The foreign situation is still considered uncertain, and advices are conflicting and confusing, but the hope is that tne terms to be offered by Russia today will be fair and reasonable. If this develops It will materially ease the present high tension. At home problems are being worked out slowly and free from disturbance to the commercial structure. Time money is very limited even at the quoted high rates. Call money remains comparatively easy and plentiful in supply. Chief attention will be directed toward the armistice conference scheduled for today. * COTTON. NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—Further improvement in the foreign situation was reflected in the Liverpool market, which at noon was 37 points, whereas cable reports were due 20 points higher. The spot market came 33 points better. Increasing rains are reported from the south with more moisture predicted for today. COTTON LETTER. NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—Firm cables, private reports of continued rains and professional buying on expectation of a bullish weekly weather report, brought about higher prices during the morning but the report was better than expected and subsequent liquidation carried prices down a cent from the high. The decline, however, was possibly due as much to a technical reversal of the market as to the weather report, shorts having covered freely yesterday and this morning. The map was not as wet as yesterday, but the forecast was for showers all over the belt. A two-sided market Is in pros, pect. On Commission Row

Imported Spanish onions are now on the market at $2.25 a crate, fifty to the crate. There was a good supply of tomatoes on the market today with the prices practically unchanged. Sweet apple cider Is now on the market in gallon and one-half gallon glass jars, selling at $1 per gallon jar and 65c per half gallon. The prices range from $1 to $3 a bushel. Inferiors selling at sl. medium grades at $1.50 to $2 and fancy grades at $2.50 to $3. It will only be a matter of a few days until the Indiana cantaloupe supply will be on the market to take the place of foreign melons. Owing to the fact that the farmers are unable to make cider out of the fallen apples there is an unusually good supply of that grade of apples on the market now. todavslpkices. Apples—Baskets, sl©3. Sweet Apple Cider—Per gal, $1; half gal., dc. . Bn nanas—Pound, $8.5009.50. Cabbage—Home-grown, bbl, $1.50©2; lb, 2c. Beana—Michigan navy. In bags, per ib, B%©9c; California plmas, in sacks, 13© 14c; marrowfats, per lb. 14 %@Uic; green, fancy, home grown, bushel, [email protected]. Beets--Fancy, Kentucay, per hamper, $1.25. home-grown, doz. 40c. Carrots— Home-grown, 80c per doz Cantaloupe—Crate, standard, sl@3 50; fiat, 60©75c. Celery Michigan, 6 doz crate, $175©3. 3.25. Cucumbers— Home-growu. do*, sl. Curran’.*— Home-grown. 25-qt basket, *C©7.25, Kale—Fancy bome-rown. rer lb. $1 @1 .50. Lemons—Extra fancy, California. $4.50 ©5. Mangoes—Fancy big basket. 91-25© 1.50 Melons—Honey Dew, crate, [email protected]; southern Indiana Tip Top, bbl, *4.5005. Oranges Extra fancy California* iaveil, ss©7; Valencias, $4 7506. Onions—lndiana, yellow and white, bo $1.50; home grown, green, doz. 15©25c Import Spanish Onions —Per crate of fifty, $2.25. Parsley—Fancy home-grown. 30c dos; $4 25©4.50. Pears—California Bartlett 40-lh era**. $4.5005; alligators, per doz, *4; home grown sugar pears, bu, $3 Peas Fancy Mississippi, per hamper, $3©3.50; fancy Telephones, bu, $4 Potatoes—Virginia and Kentucky Cobblers. bbl, *7.5008.50; new home-grown, s7© 8.50. Radishes Home-grown, button, doa hnnebes, 25©33c. © 4 50. Rhubarb— Home-gruwn. cos banches. Tomatoes —Bu, *1.2502; basket, 75c. Huckleberries— Huffle-grown, 18-lb. $4 Sweet Potati*es Alabama, bu, s3©3 50. Peaches- Alabama, per crate. 9450© 5.50: per bu, *506. Watermelons Georgia, email. 40@45c. Jumbos. 60©90c. Plums California blue, per crate, s3*o; Bine Damsel, half bu basket*. $2.50©2 75; Burbanks, basket. $1; bit, (3014; Wild Goose, basket, $101.50; Green Gage, bu, $i 5001.75. Eggplant—Home-grown, per • dos. s3© 350 Sweet Corn —Home-grown, doz, 40c. Indiana Live Stock Law Used Elsewhere The Indiana live stock commission law Is being used a* a model for similar measures in other states, according to word received by Dr. L. E. Northrop, state veterinarian. Dr. Northrup has received several requests for copies of the Indiana law, the latest coming from Georgia, where a law similar to that of Indiana ia contemplated.

WHOLESALE FEED PRICES. Ton Sacks. Cwt. Acme brand $57.25 $2.90 Acme feed 50.25 3.00 Acme middlings 00 23 3.30 Acme dairy feed 76.75 3.00 E-Z dairy feed 67.00 3.90 Acme H. tc M 84.25 4.25 C. O. & 11. chop 70.25 3.25 Acme stock feed 63.00 3.0(1 Acme farm feed 72.25 3.65 Cracked corn 67.25 3.40 Acme chick feed 72.50 3 65 Acme'scratch 69.50 5.50 E-Z scratch 66.00 8.25 Acme dry mash 72.50 8.65 Acme hog feed 72.50 3.75 Acme barleycorn 83.25 4.20 Urouud barley 66.00 3.35 ((round oats 85.75 4.35 HomHk white 80.75 4.10 Rolled barley 84.75 4.30 Alfalfa mol g.. 69.00 3.00 Cotton seed meal 80.00 4.06 Kaffir cornmeal 63.75 8 25 GRAINS. Shelled corn, small lota $1 62 Shelled corn, large lots Lfli Shelled corn, 2-bu. sacks 1.71 Oats, 3-bu. sacks 97 Oats, bulk, large 90 Oats, less than 100 bu 91 Chicken wheat, cwt. sacked 5.00 CORN MEAL AND FLOUR. Corn meal, cwt. net | 4.20 E Z Bake bakers’ flour, 98-lb sacks. 12.75 WHOLESALE MEATS. Wholesale meat prices are noted by Indianapolis packers as follows: Hams—Regular, 14 to 16 lbs, 39%c; skinned, 8 to 10 lbs, 42V4c; fancy boiled, 10 to 13 lbs, 63c. Bacon—Fancy breakfast, 5 to 7 lbs, 48c; fancy sliced, 1-lb carton, 57c; sugar cured, 4 to 6 lbs average, 47c. ' Lard —Refined tierces basis, 21c; open kettle, tierces basis, 21V4®22c. Fresh Pork—Spare ribs, 18V4c; shoulder bones, 7V4c; tenderloins. 62@65c; dressed hogs, 25c. Beef—Steers, medium, 40 to 500 lbs, 20c; No. 2 heifers, 19c; native cows, 22 V 4 <B26e: medium cows, 14c; loins. No. 2. 35c; No. 3,34 c; ribs, No. 2,27 c; No. 3, 25c; rounds, No. 2,28 c; No. 3,27 c; chucks. No. 2. 15c; No. 3, 14fe; plates, cow, No. 2,814 c; No. 3. Bc. HAY MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis prices for hay by the wagon load: liny—Loose timothy, old, $32®34; loose timothy, new, $25®28; mixed hay, old, $29@31; mixed, new, $24@27; baled, $35@38. Corn—Bushel, [email protected]. Oats—Bushel, old, *o®9oc; new, 65® 75c.

GRAIN MARKET WAS IRREGULAR December Wheat Off, March Up, Provisions Steady. CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Trading was irregular on the grain market today. At the outset traders showed a disposition to buy December wheat and sell March, reversing their policy toward the close. Corn and oats were slightly lower after an early bulge. December wheat opened at $2.40%, up 3c from yesterday's close, and lost 2c at today's close. March was off %c at the opening, but gained lc at the close at $2.42. September corn opened l%c higher at 1.48%, closing at $1.48. December opened at $1.26, up l%c, and lost lc at the close. September oats, after opening %c higher, closed at 72%c, off %c. December opened at 71c, %c higher, and closed at 70%c. Provisions were steady on a lower hog market. ' —Aug. 11— (By Thomson & McKinnon.) Wheat—The refusal of the country to accept prevailing prices and deficient transportation facilities continue to play a rather important part in the wheat market. There is a moderate milling demand, but export business is of moderate proportion. Corn—The probable size of the growing crop of corn and a bejief that reserves of the old crop are liberal, seem to be uppermost In the minds of the trade. The cash situation Is gaining strength in that premiums are Increasing despite a rather modest demand. The country seems to be an unwilling seller of the old crop until something more definite is known of the outcome of crop. Showers are predicted over northern portion of the belt for tomorrow, and if they materialize, market may start easier, but we are inclined to the idea that the long range bearish items have been discounted. Believe also that the small movement and the premiums for the cash are entitled to a little more recognition. We do not anticipate any material advance In values. Oats—There has been a particularly dull and uninteresting market in oats, a strengthening cash position being ignored. Tbs* light offerings from the country seems to have stimulated the eastern demand, sales today being reported at 191,000 bushels. There has also been a little export business as indicated by reports from the seaboard, nlso from western points. We believe this market considerably oversold, which position must be rectified. Provisions—There being no improvement in the demand for hog products, the future deliveries have dragged from lack of interest. There seems to be a probability of renewal of liquidation.

CHICAGO GRAIN. —Aug. 11— WHEAT— December .. 2.40% 2 40% 2.37 2.38% March 2.41 2.43% 2.42 2.42 CORN— September 1.48% 1.49% 146% 1.48 December .. 1.28 1.27 1.24% 1.25 OATS— September .. 72% 73% 72% 72% December .. 71 71% 70% 70% PORK— September... Nominal. 25.15 October Nominal. 26.00 LARD— September ..18 57 18 57 18 52 18.52 October ....18 90 10.00 1890 18.92 RIBS— September . .15 35 15 37 15 30 15.30 October 13.65 15 70 13.05 15.65 CHICAGO CASH GRAIN. CHICAGO, Aug 11.—'Wheat—No. 1 red, $2 5402 54% ; No. 2 red. $2.5302.54; No. 3 red, $2 53; No. 1 hard winter, $2 53%©2.55; No. 2 hard winter. *2 530 2.54; No l northern spring, $2.5702.71%; No 2 northern spring, $2.64®2.6.V Corn —No. 1 mixed. *1.5801.61; No. 2 mixed. *158; No. 1 yellow, *16101.62%; No. 3 yellow, *161%; No. 1 white, $1.59%; No 2 white, *1 59; No. 3 white, $1.58; No. 4 white, $1.58 Oats—No 1 white. 77@ 78%c; No. 2 white, 77@78%c: No. 3 white, 74%@77%c; standard, COc. TOLEDO CASH GRAIN. TOLEDO. Aug. 11.—Wheat—No. 1, *2.60. Corn—No, 2 yellow. *1.05. Oats— No. 2 white. 80081 c. Rye—No. 2. $2.04 Barley—No. 2, *l.lO. Oloverseed—Cash xnd October. *18,60; December, $18.50; March. sl9. Timothy—Cash (1917 and 19181, (4.15; cash *1919) and September. (4.25; October *nd December. *4.05; March. 14.20. Alstke—Cash, October -and December, *l9. Butter, %0c: eggs, 63c. Hay. *2.30. PRIMARY MARKETS. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Aug. 11— Receipts— Wheat. Corn. Oats, Chicago ..... 449.000 151000 400.000 Milwaukee .. 19,000 16,1*0 29.000 Minneapolis.. 121,000 6.000 35,000 Duluth 81,000 st. Louis 257.000 29,0n0 138.000 Toledo 17,000 4.000 2.000 Detroit 4.000 4 000 Kansas City.. 103.0(0 H.Ot*) 17.000 Feorla 28.000 28.000 36.000 Omaha .. .. 143.000 32,000 28.00 b Indianapolis.. 81,000 24.000 10S.OUO. Totals 1.358.000 302.000 913.000 Year ago.. .2.515.000 152.000 493,000 —Shipments— Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 172,000 224,000 196,000 Milwaukee .. 3.000 JUS** 37.<*X) Minneapolis.. 40 000 9.000 48,000 Duluth 95.000 St. Louis 138.000 32.000 73,000 Toledo 1,000 B.*m twtrolt 2.<X10 4,000 Kansas City. 186,000 8,000 7,000 Peoria 17,000 Ifi.OOO 40 000 Omaha 212,000 55,000 32,00) Indianapolis.. 6,<XW 48,000 14,000 Totals .... 847,000 380.000 451,000 Year ago... 1.008,000 191.000 562,000 Clearances Dom. W. Corn. Oats. New York.... 54,000 i nu&delphla. 43,000 Totals 07,000 Year ago.'.. 384,000

IN DIANA I*ol.lß CASH GRAIN. Aug. 11 Bids for car lots of grain and hny at the call of the Indianapolis Board of Trade were: Wheat—Strong: through billed, track, milling, No. 2 red, $2.54. Corn—Strong. Oats Strong: No. 2 white, 77V6®78%i0; No. 3 white, 774?7Styc; No. 4 white. 76c. Hay—Firm : new timothy, 527 50<ff28.50; new light clover mixed, $27®27.50. —lnspections -.. Wheat—No. 1 red, 11 cars: No. 2 red, 24 cars; No. 3 red, 10 cars; No. 4 red, 2 cars; No. 2 inland, 1 car; total, 54 cars. Corn—No. 1 white, 3 cars; No. 2 white, 2 cars; No. 1 yellow, 3 cars; yellow, 1 car; No. 3 yellow, 3 cars; No. 2. mixed. 2 cars; total. 14 cars. Oats—No. 1, white. 5 cars; No. 2 white. 37 cars; No. 3 white, 15 cars; total, 47 cars. Rye—No. 2, I car. Hay—Stnndard •timothy, 2 cara; No. 2 timothy, 1 car; total, 3 car.*. Barley—One car. WAGON WHEAT. Indianapolis flour mills and elevators are paying $2.20 for No. 1 red wheat, $2.17 for No. 2 red and $2.14 for No. 3 red Other grades according to quality Straw—Wheat, sß@9 a ton. CORN AND WHEAT BULLETIN. For the 24 hours ending at 7 a. m., 90th meridian time, Wednesday, Aug. 11: temper- . atur *>- Stations of nieZ a * Indinnapoli* S *N 2 3 District Jj I *c • 4i g a(• E J a. (j3 South Bend I 85 I 63 0 1 Good Angola 1831 01 0 Good Ft. Wayne | 84 | 62 0 ) Wheatfleld 92 |SB 0 Good Royal Center 62 O Good Marion 88 j (V) 0 Good Lafayette 89 I 64 0 Good Farmland 89 |59 0 Good Indianapolis .... 87 j 66 0 Good Cambridge City. S8 | 60 O Good Terre Haute ....! 00 jOB 0 Good Bloomington s8 |6B 0 Good Columbus | SK) j 64 0 Rough Vincennes .1 90 |6O 0 Good Fnoli 1871 65 0 Fair Evansville 1 88 | 70 O jTiT ARMINGTON, Meteorologist Weather Bureau.

RURAL SCHOOLS WILL BE BETTER SBOO Salary Minimum Expected to Bring Back Teachers. Better rural schools as a result of the passage of the teachers’ wage bill Is predicted by L. N. Hines, state superintendent of public instruction. “We are very much pleased over the bill, which makes the minimum wage SBOO a year,” declared Mr. Hines. “It will be possible, we think, to obtain efficient teachers for the rural schools.” Letters and telephone calls are being received dally regarding the details of the law, Mr. Hines stated. Mr. Hines said there has been much difficulty in procuring teachers for country schools. “They hnve been trained In the city and find city lifts more congenial, and hence unless there is some attraction in the wage of the rural school, they stick to the town. Mr. Hines said he believes that the new law will have the following results: First, lead to a tendency to lengthen school terms. j Secqjid, cause the abandonment of oneroom schools with small attendance. Third, create a tendency to employ teachers of the higher classes. Fifth, place exemption teachers In a higher wage class than others. Sixth, place Indiana toward the front among states In the matter of rural sal--1 nries. Although a recent survey shows there .is a shortage of about 700 teachers in the state, Mr. Hines is of the opinion that the vacancies can be filled by the opening of the school term. “There are many men and women In commercial occupations on account of | better compensation who will undoubtedly return to teaching under this act," he j declared. School attendance and work permit laws will be discussed at a conference of persons interested Monday morning at the offices of the board of instruction. The conference has been called that there may be a better understanding ot the federal statutes regarding child labor. In the afternoon Mr. Hines will hava ! a conference of teachers yesterday; the teachers’ pension law. The rural school commissioners will confer Aug. 16 In connection with conducting a campaign for better country schools. Mrs. Hence Orme, president of the Indiana Parent-Teacher association, and officers of the State Chamber of Commerce Krill give talks regarding the campaign. The advisability of conducting a state I wide drive this fall will be decided upon, and the active measures In that direction will be formulated. As part of the general plan there will he a conference at the State Normal school at Terre Haute Oct. 18-20.

Biggest Hangar Will Be Put Up in Jersey LAKEHURBT. N. J, Ang. 11—The hangar now being built here by the United States navy, the largest In the world, has been enlarged 200 feet In new plans. It will be 1.000 feet long, 318 feet wide and 200 feet high. The bangrr will be large enough to hold two liners the size of the Leviathan. The big air garage ia being constructed for the R-38, a dirigible one-third larger than the R-34, which flew to the United States from England last year. The building, with power house, machine shops and officers’ quarters, will cost about *3,577,000, It will be complete next spring.

Farmers Pool Wool and Net Good Profit Special to The Times. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 11.—Tippecanoe county farmers will turn 17,000 pounds of wool over to the Ohio Sheep and Wool Growers' association of Columbus, O. The local wool growers pooled their wool several months ago and the sale of the product to the Ohio association will net them n good profit. The wool will bo sold along with 4,000,000 pounds of Ohio wool. Appointed Ad Man for National Furniture J. W. Davenport has been employed by the National Furniture Company as advertising manager. Mr. Davenport came from the Scott & Hart Store and Furniture Company of Terre Haute, which operates a chain of seven stores. Mr. Psvenport is widely known in Indianapolis, having been connected with some of the large furniture concerns here.

Militia Withdraws From West Frankfort SPRINGFIELD. 111., Aug. 11.—Half of the 800 militiamen on riot duty at West Frankfort were withdrawn today, Adjt. Gen. Dickson was informed. Brig. Gen. Weils, in command of the troops, reported conditions there permitted a removal of the soldiers and that those remaining would be gradually sent home during the next few days. Dearborn Residents Will Hold Reunion The twenty-ninth annual reunion of former residents of Dearborn county will be held at Brookslde park, Sunday, beginning at 2. All former residents are Invited. Mrs. Jennie Downey Is president of the organization and Mrs. H. L. Howlin, 5433 Julian avenue, secretary, is lu charge of arrangements. wholesale produce. Eggs—Fresh, loss off, 45c. Poultry—Fowls. 30; broilers, IV4 to 2 lbs, 3Sc; cocks. 17c; old tom turkeys, 32c; young tom turkeys, 12 lbs and up, 37c; young hen turkeys. 8 lbs and up, 37c; cull thin turkeys not wanted; ducks, 4 lbs and up, 20c; ducks, under 4 lbs, 17c; young ducks, 23c; geese, 10 lbs and up, 16c; young beese, 22c; squabs, 11 ibs to dozen, $6. Butter —Clean packing stock, 36c lb; fresh creamery butter lu prints is selling at wholesale at 55@60c; in tubs, 55* Butterfaf —Buyers are paying 56®58c for cream delivered at Indianapolis. Cheese (Jobbers selling prices—Brick, 3(>@32c lb; New York cream, 35c; Wisconsin full cream, 29®32c; longhorn?, 30®32c; ltmburger, 33Vi36c; Swiss, domestic, 60®65c; Imported, sl. CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Butter—Creamery extras, 53V4@54c; creamery first, 63V4c; first. 48@52V4c; seconds, 44®47c. • Eggs— Ordinaries—-12V4@43V4c; first, *6Vi@47V4c. Cheese- Twins, 22Vjc; young Americas, 23%e. Live poultry—Fowls, 88c; ducks, 30c; geese, 20c; roosters, 28o; spring chickeus, 30c; turkeys, 45c. potatoes— Receipts, 58 cars; Kansas and Missouri Early Ohiog, $3<§j3.25. QUIET BUT STRONG MARKET. NEW YORK. Aug. 11.—The market for outside securities was quiet but atroug. General Asphalt gold up to 45%, while Sweets of America declined to anew low.

Weather Tb following table shows the state of the weather at 7 a. m., Aug. 11, as observed by United States Weather bureaus. Bar. Tempt. Weath. Indianapolis, Ind 29.85 71 Clear Atlanta, Ga 30.02 72 Rain Amarillo, Tex 29.86 6S PtCldy Bismarck, N. D 30.02 56 Cloudy Boston, Mass 29.90 72 Rain Chicago, 111 29.94 72 Clear Cincinnati, 0 29.96 68 Cloudy Cleveland, 0 30.00 64 PtCldy Denver, Col 30.06 60 Cloudy Dodge City, Kas. ... 29.88 66 PtCldy Helena, Mont 30.16 54 PtCldy Jacksonville, Fla. ... 30.06 78 Clear Kansas City, Mo 29.88 74 PtCldy Louisville, Ky 29.96 72* Cloudy Little Rock, Ark. ... 29.94 72 Clear Los Angeles, Cal. ... 29.92 64 Clear Mobile, Ala 29.98 76 Rain New Orleans, La.... 29.96 76 Cloudy New York, N. Y 29.92 72 Cloudy Norfolk, Va 30.00 76 Cloudy Oklahoma City 29.88 72 Cloudy Omaha, Neb 29.92 72 Cloudy Philadelphia, Pa. ... 29.96 76 Cloudy Pittsburg, Pa 29.96 68 Cloudy Portland, Ore 30.14 60 Clear Rapid City, S. D.... 30.08 60 Cloudy Roseburg, Ore 30.10 5S Clear San Antonio, Tex... 29.88 76 Clear San Francisco, Cal... 29.92 50 Cloudy St. Louis, Mo 29.94 74 Clear St. Paul, Minn 20.84 72 Cloudy Tampa, Fla. 30.04 80 Clear Washington, D. C... 29.94 74 Cloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. Since Tuesday morning showers and thunderstorms have occurred in many places in the eastern and Gulf States and over the Missouri and northern Red river valleys. It is a little cooler over the far northwest, but as a rule the temperature changes have not been decided in any part of the country. The readings generally are slightly above normal in the north-central states. J. 11. ARLINGTON. Meteorologist Weather Bureau,

SCOUT LEARNS MUCH ABROAD Indianapolis Lad Tells of English Cousins’ Ways. Charles W. Moores, who Is representing Indianapolis Boy Scouts at the International scout "jamboree” In England, Is learning many things about scouts of other countries, according to a letter received from him by The Times. Ills letter follows: “The scouts sailed July 6 from Hoboken on the transport Pocahontas and were located In troop quarters aboard the ship. “The quarters, while rather crowded, were clean and well ventilated. “On account of the limited space very little time was given over to scouting. “Tryouts were given, however. In the athletic events In which the United States representation Is entering. “Teams are entered in rope climbing, boxing, wrestling, tug of war, bicycle riding and pageantry. “A big Indian demonstration In native costume is to be conducted under the direction of Scout Master Ralph Hubbard of Denver. "The expedition landed at Southampton Friday evening, July 16. “We were taken by special train to T,ondon. where we are quartered at the Y. M. C. A. training school. ’Most of the time here is devoted to intensive training in the various contests. “English scooting is quite different ftom that of America. ' t “The boys themselves are physically inferior to our American boys. "They are. as a rule, younger than onr representatives and much more polite and courteous. “Their uniforms have much more color than ours. "Each scout wears a brilliant neckerchief. khaki uniform and wool stocking* with green trimmings. “A acout In England may qualify for merit badges after he has attained the second class rank. “After he passes tests corresponding to those of our life scouts he is called a ‘king’s scout/ “The highest rank in England scouting Is called ’silver wolf.’ "In addition to the required badges the scout must do a brave deed. “The percentage of ’silver wolves' is much smaller than the percentage of our ’eagle scouts/ “Sea scouting is also a well-developed phase of our scout system. "The boys train on an old transport Which is located on the Thames.” Can Recover lowa Corn, Says Report DEB MOINES, Aug. 11.—Although lowa corn has fired and curled badly on uplands and thin soils In many portions of tLe state, most of the crop has not suffered belond recovery, according to the state weather and crop bulletin Issued today. Unless temperatures are somewhat above normal during the next month there will he considerable soft corn. * MAY NOT EXCHANGE WHEAT. "Wheat produced on the grounds of the Indiana colony for feeble, minded may not be exchanged for corn purchased in the open market, according to an opinion of Eie Stansbvry, attorney general, in response to an inquiry from E. E. Chenoweth, superintendent of the Institution.

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YEARLY FRIENDS’ MEETING OPENS Largest Body ot Quakers in World in Session. Special to The Times. RICHMOND, Ind., Aug. 11.—The hundredth annnual session of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends was formally opened here at Lindley hall, Earlham college, Tuesday morning, with an attendance of several hundred representatives and visitors from Indiana and other states which are in the Jurisdiction of the organization. No other body of Quakers in either America or England is so large as thia one and none so widely known. The first organization of the Indiana Yearly Meeting took place in Richmond, and every year since 1821, with a single exception, the deliberations of the body have been held here. The exception was twelve years ago, when Marlon was selected as the meeting place. At the opening session all of the six-, teen quarterly meetings in the organization were represented. Hermon O. Miles has been chosen clerk of the meeting on ministry and oversight, to succeed Ancll Ratliff, who is In England attending the world’s conference of Friends.

Conference Object Is Better Rural Schools Secretaries of chambers of commerce In many Indiana cities, superintendents of schools, representatives of parentteacher clubs and other persons will meet next Monday with L. N. Hines, state superintendent of public instruction, to discuss plans for a campaign to be instituted next winter, for better rural schools. The deplorable condition Into which many of the country schools have fallen has led those In close touch with educational problems of the state to become alarmed. An effort will be made to list every person In the state in the campaign to obtain better conditions for the rural schools. It Is expected that practically every large community in the state will have one or more representatives at the conference Monday. Watch for Steamer Carrying Rebel Guns BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Aug. IL—Federal agents here are watching for a small steamer said to be bound for Matamoras, Mexico, with a cargo of 5,000 rifles and a million rounds of ammunition. The steamer has been reported as carrying liquor for Matamoras, bnt agents say the cargo Is ammunition. The arms are believed to be consigned to rebels who are knowt: to be operating in Tamaulipas and who are expected to attack Matamoras. The steamer left Galveston several days ago. Officials expect a landing to be made a short distance below the American border. .

Reports Made on Work of League Institute The Epworth League of the Roberts Park M. E. church with various representatives of the Indianapolis district organization of the league held an echo meeting last night at the church. Dale Sommers, district vice president, was in charge and reports were made by members of the work of the league institute recently held at Bethany park. The- devotional service was conducted by Rev. H O. Kisner. Ada Nelson gave a report of the school of foreign missions. Gladys Marsh reviewed the work done by the citizenship class. Ruth Jenkins talked on life workers. Bernice Bailey discussed Junior methods, while Henry Meyer talked on evangelism and Elmer Lee made a report on recreation and culture work. 5 Business Places in Mill grove Robbed Special to The Times. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Aug. 11 Five business places at Millgrove were entered this morning by thieves who escaped in an automobile with SIOO in money and considerable merchandise. The Brackin Hardware store, in which the postofflee is located, was robbed of sl2 and a rifle but the postofflee uart was not molested. Twenty-one gallons of gasoline were stolen from a grocery. Negro Released From Manslaughter Charge Pinky Hamrick, negro, 1817 Broadview terrace, whs released from the charge of manslaughter in city court today after Special Judge Symmes read the coroner’s report concerting the death of Theresa Dodson, negress, who was killed by a street car at Fall creek and Northwestern avenue on Aug. 4 while riding on the handle-bars of Hamrick's bicycle. The coroner's report held that the death was accidental.