Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 87, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 August 1920 — Page 15

£ANY STOCKS OPEN STRONG Advances at Opening —Few Recessions Later.

YORK. Aug. 20.—There were gen- j eral advances at the opening of the stock market today, ranging from fractions to three points. The higher prices brought in a mod< erato supply of stocks, and some recessions occurred. Baldwin made a gain of % to 105% and United States Steel moved up % to SS, but later lost this gain. Mexican Petroleum opened up 1 point, at 157, reacting to 1561*.. There was scarce supply of Pan-Ameri-can, which advanced 2 points to 81%, on a few transactions. The motor stocks were in good demand. | Kellv-Springfield making a gain of 3 to 76. 1 Reading continued to reflect accumulation. advancing % to 88%. At the end of the first fifteen minutes the stocks that had reacted moved up again and the tone became steadier. Houston Oil wag the feature of trading in the first hour, moving up to 104%. Baltimore & Ohio made anew high on the move at 37, and Mexican Petroleum was up 3 points at 158%. Pan-American also moved up 2 points. Bethlehem Steel and 1 Mexican oils led in the second hour. On the report that Bethlehem will add at least $15,000,000 to the value of its common stock this year and would declare a substantial stock dividend within the next few months, that stock showed an easy advance. Mexican Petroleum approached ICO compared with the recent low for the year of 14S. Pan-American sold at 86. an advance of more than 10. Steel touched SS% in the afternoon There was a resumption of profit-tak-ing in the last half hour which carried some of the eariy leaders off a point or more, but still left them with substantial net advances on the day. Texas Company held close to IT. The market closed steady. United States Steel closed at SB%. no 1; Baldwin. 105%. up •% : Pan-American. 85%, up 2%: Bethlehem Motors. 0%. off 1%: United States Rubber. 85%. up 1%: Central Leather. 55*4. up 1%: Reading. 89% up 1%: Vanadium, 60%. up 1%: Union Pacific, 117%. up %; Bethlehem B, 74. up 1: Mexican Petroleum. 158%. up 2%; Houston. 103. up 8: American Woolen. 78%. up %: Retail Stores, 67%, up 1%; International Paper, 79>4. up 1%. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Aug. 20— Following a period of uncertain business with declining prices and restricted credits, if would be but natural to encounter more or less emharrassment among individuals and corporations. In the near future‘it Is just possible that announcements of this kind may momentarily have effect on sentiment and market fluctuations. But we must proceed on the tbenrv that the-stnek market has anticipated all this for otherwise there would be no satisfactory for present level of values. There are not wanting at the present time signs of improvement in business. Pig iron production for the past six months is well above the corresponding period of last year and very materially In excess of the second half of last year. Colorado Fuel has earned during th“ three months four times as much as in the preceding three months A leading distributing house, in its weekly review, says that there 1 a big demand for goods, but the public demands fair prices. Each (decline in commodities puts us on a sounder basis: not only are we thus approaching a more normal demand but a corresponding reduction in the strain on credits. Technically the stock market is no doubt in a satisfactory position since sentiment has been adverse and a protract'"! decline usually means a substantial short interest Therefore. with more encouraging news from Europe, favorable business .developments here should find a prompt response and we are Inclined to look honefi.llv towards the future There is nothing at the moment to indicate any Improvement upward swing, ' but there will lie opportunities for profitable operations on the long side and would take advantage of weak spots. B 'NEW YORK LIBERTY BONDS. ■ NEW YORK. Aug. 20.—Liberty bond £ otatlons: Liberty 3%*, 89.96; firs: ■is. 84.58: second 4%5. 81.40: third 4%.= ■lO: fourth 4%5. 84.70, Victory 3% BfO; Victory 4%5. 05 s'-. fjg. MOTOR SECURITIES. ■ ißy Thomson & McKinnon) —Aug. 20 - ■ , Bid. Ask. Packard, com 17% is Packard, pfd. 34 86 Chevrolet 25" 500 Peerless 31% 52% Continental Motors, coin 8% 8% Continental Motors, pfd 95% 97% Hupp. com. 13% 14 Hupp, pfd 9<- * 101 800 Motor Car 21 % 21% Elgin Motors 8 8% Grant Motors 4 J- 4 Ford of Canada 3-50 60 United Motors S5 - 50 National Motors- 10 13 federal Truck 29 30 Paige Motors 25 26 Republic Truck 58 41

ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. . *- r * " 4,>*sison A: McKinnon.) —Aug. 20-

Opening Bid. Ask. Anglo-American Oil 20 Cl Atlantic Refining 1100 1150 Borne-Scrymser , 420 400 Buckeye Pipe Line 00 03 Chesebraugh Mfg. Con 220 230 Chesebrougb Mfg. Cons. pfd. 10.) 105 Continental Oil, Colorado... 120 125 Cosden Oil and Gas 6% 0% Crescent Pipe Lin 29 32 Cumberland Pipe Line 131 135 Elk Basin Pete- 7% 734 Eureka ripe Line 102 107 Galena-Signal Oil, pfd 88 92 Galena-Signal Oil, com 43 47 Illinois Pipe Line 145 155 Indiana Pipe L'ne 95 100 Merritt Oil 13% 14 Midwest Oil 1 1% Midwest Refining 147 149 National Transit 25% 27 New York Transit 150 160 Northern Pipe Line 97 101 Ohio Oil 295 300 Osage Hominy % 14 Penn.-Mex 47 50 Prairie OR and Gas 550 560 Prairie Pipe Line 190 194 Refining 5 5% Solar Refining * 350 370 Southern Pipe Line 120 125 South Penn. Oil 265 270 Southwest Penn. Pine Lines. 62 65 Standard Oil Cos. of Cal 303 307 Standard Oil Cos. of Tnd 650 660 Standard Oil Cos. of Kas, 530 550 Standard Oil Cos. of Ky 350 360 Standard Oil.Co. of Neb 400 440 Standard Oil Cos. of N. Y 392 395 Standard Oil Cos. of Ohio 430 450 Swan & Finch 65 so Inion Tank Line 125 128 Vacuum Oil 360 365 Washington Oil 29 33 NEW YORK METAL MARKET. NEW YORK. Aug. 20.—Copper easy; spot to October offered at 19-. Lead quiet; spot to September offered at $9.15. Spelter easy; spot to November offered ut $8.15. CHICAGO STOCKB. <By Thomson & McKinnon) —Aug. 20Open. High. Low. Close. Carb. and Carb. 64 64 63Vi 63% Libby 12% 12% 12 12% Mont.-Ward 29 29% 29 29% Nat. Leather... 10% 10% 10% 10% LSears-Roebuck 139% 140 139 140 Swift & Cos 105% 106% 105% 1(6% Swift Inter 30% 31 30% 31 Armour Lea. .. 15% HAY MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis prices for hay by the wagon load: Hay—Loose timothy, old, $32034; loose timothy, new, $25028: mixed hay, old, $29031; mixed, new. $24027; bated. $35038. Corn—Bushel, $1.5501.65. \ Oats—Bushel, old. 80090 c; new, 660 75-.

Indianapolis Securities

—Aug. 20— STOCKS. Ind. Ry. & Light com 55 Ind. Ry & Light, pfd 95 Indpls. & Northwest, pfd 75 Indpls. &. Southeast, pfd 75 Indpls. Street Railway 50 58 Torre Haute T. & L. pfdd... 50 T. H., I. &E. com 1% 5 i T. 11., I. 4E. pfd.... 9% 16 j T. H„ T. & I. pfd 53 70 U. T. of Ind. com U. T. of Ind. Ist pfd 10 | U. T. of Ind. 2d pfd 2 j Miscellaneous — Advance-Rumely com 32 ... I Advance-Rumely pfd Amer. Central Lire 235 Amer. Creosoting, pfd. 94 Belt Railroad com 70 80 Belt Railroad pfd 47% ... Century Building pfd 98 ... Cities Service com 274 279 Cities Service pfd 65 65%; Citizens Gas 31% 35 Hodge Mfg. pfdd 99% ••• Home Brewing 55 Indiana Hotel com 60 ... ; Indiana Hotel pfd 90 Ind. National Life 4% Ind. Title Guaranty 59 69 Indiana Pipe Line 93 10Indpls. Abattoir pfd 4 51 Indianapolis Gas 17% 50 Indpls. Tel. com 3% ••• Indpls. Tel. pfd 80 90 Mer. Pub. Util, pfd, 44 54 National Motor ..: 9 II Public Savings ./.... 2% ... Rauh Fertilizer pfd 40 Standard Oil of Indiana 650 . Sterling Fire Insurance.... BV4 9% Van Camp Hdw. pfd 95 VanC3mp Pack, pfd 95 Van Camp Prcsi. Ist pfd.... 95 .../ VauCamp Prod 2d pfd.... 95 ... Vandalia Ona! com ® Vandalia Coal pfd 10 Wabash Ry. com 6% ... Wabash Ry. pfd 22% ••• Banks and Trust Companies— Aetna Trust M>o Bankers Trus, 118 ... City Trust 82 Commercial National 65 ... Continental National 112 Farmers Trust 200 fidelity Trust 120 Fletcher Am. National 257 Fletcher Sav. & Trust 163 Indiana National , 238 Indiana Trust 195 Live Stock Exchange 450 Merchants National 275 ... National City 112 120 People's State 176 Security Trust 120 State Savings & Trust 80% 95 Union Trust 340 310 Wash. Bank & Trust 145 BONDS. I Broad Ripple 5s 46 . •. EUizens St. Ry. 5s 73 ti% Ind. Coke & Gas Cos. 6s 87 Indian Creek Coal & Min.... 98 Ind. Union Traction ••• Indpls. & Colum. South. 55.. 88 Indpls. A- Greenfield 5s 90 Indpls A Martinsville 5s .... 52 ludpls. A- North. 5s 35% 40 Indpls. & Northwest 5s 48 53 Indpls. A Southeast. 5s 45 55 Indpls.. Shelbv A S. E. 5s 8" Indpls. St. lty. 4s 57 65 Indpls. Trac. A Term. 55.... 63% Kokomo. Marion A Western. 80 84 T. H I A E 5s 50 Union Trac. of Ind. Cs 43 57 Citizens Gas Cos 74 SO Ind. Hotel 2d 6s 96 100 Ind. Gas 5s 72 80 Indpls. L. A H 75 82 Indpls. Water 5s 89 92 Indpls. Water 4%s 71 >“> M. H. A L. Ref. 5s 85 90 New Tel. Ist 6s 94 New Tel. Long Diet. 5s 93% ... South. Ind. Power 6s 86 LIBERTY BOX PS. Liberty 3%s 89.90 90.10 Liberty first 4s 84 34 Liberty seconds 4s 84.22 .... Liberty U 4 s 84.70 84 90 Liberty second 4%5....i... 84.44 84.64 Liberty third 4%s 88.06' 88.2 Liberty fourth 4%s S4.OS 81 a S ''Victory 3%s 95.58 95.78 Victory 4%s 95.60 95,80 SALES. 40 shares National Motors at 10. The Indianapolis Board of Exchange'' meets only ou Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays during the meutli of August.

Money and Exchange

Indianapolis hark clearings Friday were $2,602,000, against $3,565,000 a we.-k ago. NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Foreign exchange quotations were steady at the opening today. Demand sterling was un changed at $3.58%; sanes .079, up : lire .0461. off (.001: marks .0199. up .0002: Canadian dollars .I*Bl9. Demand sterling closed ro 2 cents at $361)%: francs demand .'709. up .0003; lira demand .0167; lire cables .0468; marks demand 0197. unchanged; Canadian dollars 8885.

Terse Market Notes

STOCKS. .NEW YORK. Aug. 20. Many business men nre .isking themselves Just v. bat ip a share of stork worth? Evidently it* actual value does not enter the problem, for otherwise we would not witness the spectacle of a sliijre f.uctuating 40 to 50 per cent within twelve months. Commodities are seeking a reasonable level and business is waiting and can. lions. but stocks are not, la th hby of lingering and did their share quickly'and sensationally. It is thought that the upward trend of the stocks is about completed and that the stock market is now waiting for the world to catch up. Business men feel that we are now passing through the eleventh hour of liquidation. Yesterday, the military outlook In Europe was sufficiently encouraging to start some short covering. It Is thought that there will possibly be some sinking spells after every rally for a while, hut the opinion of some Is that the time is coming when during weak hours the traders should buy stocks at present for moderate turns and later on for something more substantial. Twenty industrial storks averaged 85.31, an increase of 1.30. Twenty active rails averaged 73.90. an increase of .37. CHICAGO, Attg. 20. —lt looks as if cheaper priced rails can be accumulated at the present level. COTTON. NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-Liverpool Cotton is again below a parity. The cotton trade is now in the same position as other lines of business. Members of the exchange and merchants nre in doubt as *d ‘the price level for the season and the market Is trying to ream a level that is satisfactory for consumer and producer. It is thought that we may ultimately hare lower prices, hut the time may lit ripe for some surprise*. Such surprises might come from a sudden demand for cotton or from a spell of bad weather, which Is now- due. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 20. —Cotton is due to 20 points lower. The market opened steady at 28 to 30 points decline. At midday the market tone was barely steady at a net decline of 24 to 28 pints. Spot cofton was dull at 63 points decline; middling. 24.82d. Sales totaled 4,090 bales. Including 3,000 bales of American cotton. Imports totaled 1,000 bales, all American. GRAIN. CHICAGO. Aug. 20*-There is a report of sales amounting to 100.000 bushels of oats for export late yesterday. The corn market looks steadier now and more two-sided. The weakness existing sharply in other commodities Intensifies the demand for lower grain values. An irregularly lower market is expected. There was more rains yesterday where they were needed and rains are now predicted for the central states. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 20.—There were further fine farm rains over eastern Kansas and Missouri last night The rains wtfkjuot only make corn, tAit put the soil in fine condition for fa'll plowing.

GRAINS MAKE SHARP RECOVERY Active Moves at Close Forced Gains After Weak Opening.

CHICAGO, Aug. 20.—A fair demand caused a sharp recovery in grains at the close on the Chicago board of trade today. After opening weak to dull on light trading and scattered offering the market lagged until the last hour, when active buying forced good gains. September corn was exceptionally strong. After opening weak and later dropped 2 cents, the market at the close showed a gain of more than 4 cents over the opening. December wheat opened at $2.36. down 1c and closed at $2.37, lc higher. March wheat down 2c, opened at $2.37 and J.%e advanced, closed at $2.28%. September corn opened at $1.40%, %c off. and dosed at $1.44%, up 4%c. December corn opened down %e at $1.20% and closed at 67%c. up %e. __ December September oats opened at 66*sC, off %e, adn closed at 67%e. up %c. December oats opened down %c at 67%c and eloseu up"%c at 67%c. Provisions closed lower. ,By Thomson A McKinnon) —Aug. 20 — Wheat —Demand is extremely slow and but for the moderate movement prices wold likely show further weakness. The country is (bowing a holding policy temporarily at least. New spring wheat was quoted 15c lower at Minneapolis today. We doubt if exporters will do any bidding up in wheat, being satisfied to await offerings. Corn—The sentiment in this market was very bearish early on the fine rains again in the corn belt and predictions for more in the central states tonight. Nu merous stop orders were uncovered or the break, but the buying was of an influential sort, as indicated at the time. The covering later, by local shorts as well as outside interests made a sharp rally, which was helped by higher cash prices ad moderate receipts. The September corn has not gotten away from places of congestion as yet. It becomes oversold quickly on account of light stocks. The weakness in other commodities helped intensify early bearishness. The advance of the day has probably eliminated the anxious shorts and with the expectation of a better movement of corn netx week from Illinois and lowa. It is not wise to follow the buying side. We deem it wiser to watch for Just such covering bfilges as was experimented today and meet them with sales. Oats—Cash prices remained unchange 1 to a shade higher, but only a small business passed in the cash article. The futures advanced moderately in sympathy wit htbe sharp upturn in corn, but the market showed no signs of being other than a sale on the hard spots. Provisions—There was rather an active trade in January lard in a liquidating Vav. The packers gave the market some support. The hog market was a shade aaler. We are inclined to feet friendly to ribs and lard just now.

CHICAGO GRAIN. —Aug. 20— WHEAT— Open. High Low. Close. Dec 2.3d 2.57 2 3t 2.37 March... 2.37 2.38 W 236 2.38*.* CORN— Sept 1.404 145 U 5 2 44% Dec 1 20% 1.22% I.l® 1 22% OATS— _ . Sept.... 66 7 g 68% 664 6*-\ Dec 67% 654 664 C<4 PORK— Sept .. 21.10 21 10 23.75 2100 Oct 24 85 21 90 24.65 21 80 LARD „ . Sept.... 18.25 18.40 18.07 18.1. Ocr .. .. Ii.SO 1® SO 18.50 I s 50 RIBS— Sepr 1475 14 77 1 455 14.77 Oct 15.20 15.32 15.15 15 15 CHICAGO t \SH GRAIN. CHICAGO, Auc. 20 Wheat No. *1 red 82.56*82.564: No. r hard w inter. $2.56® 2.56'-: No? 2 hard winter. .2.54<0 2 v. No. 3 herd wilder. $2 54; No. t northern -(-ring. $2.55: No. 2 northern spring. *2.43. t orn—No. i mixed. $1.57; No. 2" mixed. $154; W 1 vllow. *1.5981 61U; No. 2 veliow, *1.59® 1.01'1; No. 3 ye! ],.w. $1.55 Oats- No 1 white “2*'-c; No 2 white. 71i®7‘24c; No. 3 white 68% ftj.TO’.e; No. 1 white, Cdc. TOLEDO CASH GKBIN. TOLEDO, Aug. 20.— Wheat—No. 1 $2 6Com No. 2 yellow. $1.67 Oats—No. 2 white. 7'24<5744e R'e— No. 1. sl9* Barley—No. 1. $1.12. Clover seed. sl7 70; OoK.h'er and D" ember. $18.20; March. sl* 70. Timothy —''9l7 an t 1918. $4.10; 11919'. $1.29; September, $4.15 O-toher and Decernner, $3.90; March, $1 19. \lsik* 'ln'- u *l7 5.); Oc-wl,r. $17.80; Decern her. sl® March. $lB 50. PRIMARY MARKETS. I 1 P>y Thomson A McKinnon. 1 —Aug 20— Wheat. Corn. oats Chicago 4*.'.000 103. n Ol 4’OOVi Milwaukee ... 9.009 1.000 89.0*10 Minneapolis . 254.000 IOOn 111.009 Duluth .... 23.000 St Louis 189.000 22 000 100.009 Toledo 14.0 0 3.0(0 29.000 Detroit 3.090 6 090 Kansas City.. 260,00) 8.009 26.000 Peoria 7 0,90 51.090 68.000 Omaha 121.090 63,(00 28.900 Indianapolis.. 35,000 11,000 108.000 Totals 1.386.009 278,000 1 009 090 Year .:go.. 2.BGLOO* 374,000 1,152,000 Shipment* Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 450,0)0 62.000 168000 Milwaukee . 4 030 4.(00 12 000 Minneapolis . 52 OO) 2 000 29 00*1 fit Louis 189.01" 12,000 115.030 Toledo 10.000 2.009 Detroit 2.000 Kansas City.. 127.000 9 000 5.000 Peoria ....... 38,090 1 1 009 36.000 Omaha 02.000 32.0f5 50000 Indianapolis.. 7 00) 11.000 28.000 Totals 099.0.0 147.009 447.090 Year ago.. 1,097,000 145.000 505.000 —Clearance* — Dome*. \V. Corn. Oats. New York.... 104.000 Phil .ilelpbia,. 75.(j00 Baltimore'.... 81,000 New Orleans. 591.000 , Totals 854 000 Year ag0.... 835,000 380,000 INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN. . —Aug. 20 — Bids for car lots of grain and hay at the *all of the Indianapolis .Board cl Trade were; Wheat Easier; through billed, track, milling. No. 2 red, $2.53®2.64. Corn- Strong; No. 3 white $1.58(31.53; No. 3 yellow, *1.62(31.63; No. 3 mixed, $1.56® 1.57. oats—Steady: No. 2 white, 70%@71c; No, 3 white, "o®7C4c. Hay—Firm; new No. 1 timothy, s3o®. 31; new light clover mixed. f29 50<g30. ~ —’lnspections Wheat—No. 1 red, 3 -cars; No. 2 rod, 7 ears; No. 3 red. 7 cars; No 4 red, 2 cars; No. 5 red, 2 cars; No. 1 hard, 2 cars; No. 1 dark northern spring, 1 car; total, 24 cars. Corn —No. 2 white, 1 car; No. 2 yellow. 5 cars; toial, 6 cars. Oats—No. 1 white, 2 cars; No. 2 white. 50 cars; No. 3 white. 15 cars; So. 2 mixed. 2 cars; total, 78 cars. Rye—No. 2. 3 cars. WAGON WHEAT. Indianapolis flour mills and elevators are paying" $2.35 for No. 1 red wheat, $2.32 for No 2 red and $2.29 for No. 3 red. Other grades according to quality. CORN AND WHEAT BULLETIN. For the 24 hours ending at 7 a. nr., 90th meridian time Friday, Aug. 20: temper- 1 . j atUre ‘ .2^l Stations of jnes-l s j IndlsDapolia °n District - I g o|S| = | South Bend ...! 88 | 68 I 0 I Good Angola 84 I 66 | 0 | Good Ft. Wayne .... 82 | 60 0 ! Wheatfleld 92 | 63 i 0 Good Royal Center .84 69 0 Good Marion 8G j 65 j 0 Good Lafayette 89 ! 70 0 Good Farmland 86 ! 65 j 0 Good Indianapolis .. .|Bs| 71 I 0 Good Cambridge City. |BB| 61 | 0 | Good Terre Haute ...| 88 |72 | 0 Good Bloomington ...| 88 | 67 | 0 1 Fair Columbus ! 86 j 66 ! 0 1 Rough Vincennes (89 jO9 ! 0 j Good Paoll IBB| 64 | 01 IF air Evftnsville !02j 72 i Ojj. .1 IV ARMINGTON, . W( rthyr llareau.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1920.

On Commission Row

The tone of the produce market today did not shaw much difference from that of the Thursday market, and wholesale dealers did not seem to bo so hopeful as they were Thursday of the market regaining Its usual active tone. With the exception of the price of peaches the price schedule was practically unchanged. Peaches went up 50c over Thursday’s prices on better demands and a threat of a shortage. Several cars of choice southern Indiana and Kentucky peaches will he on the market either today or tomorrow, and the prices will be much higher, wholesale men said. Wholesale meu are c" ‘lie opinion that there is going to be a slump in the cheese market that is already developing a firmer tone, due to the increased consumption that will result in the arrival of cool weather both in the north and south and to the lessening of the supply which will result from the fall export business. TODAY’S PRICES. Apples—Baskets, $lO3. Sweet Apple Older—Per gal, $1; half gal, COc. Bananas—Pound, B%@9e. Cabbage—Home-grown, \bbl, $1.50®2; lb, 2c. Reans—Michigan navy, in bags, per lb, S%<s9c; California limas, in sacks, 13@ 14c; marrowfats, per lb, 14%@15c; green, fancy, home-grown, bu, [email protected]. Indiana hull limas, per ga!, $3.22. ' Beets—Fancy. Kentucky, per hamper, $1.25; home-grown, doz, 40c; per bu, $2.25. -Cantalope—Crate, standard, $350@4; flat. $101.25: baskets. $1.2501.50. Carrots—Home-grown, 30c per doz; per bu, $2.23. Celery—Michigan, 6 doz crate, $202.50. Cucumbers —Home-grown, doz, sl. Eggplant—Home-grown, per doz, S3O 3.50. Huckleberries-Home-grown. 18 lbs, $4 Kale—Fancy home-grown, per lb, $1 01.50. Lemons—Extra fancy, California. S4O 4.50. -* Lettuce—Per lb, 12c; bb! lots. 10c; home-grown per doz. 40c; fumy N. Y. head, per rrato *52.50. Mangoes—Fancy, home-grown, bu, #2.25. Melons—Honey. Dew, crate, $303.50; southern Indiana Tiptop, bbl. $4.5005. Okra—Louisiana, hamper, *3 Onions—lndiana, yellow and white, bu, #1.65; per bbl, $4.25; home-grown, green, doz, Jo@2se; fancy western yellow, per 100-lb sack, $3 Imported Spanish Onions —Fer crate of fifty, $202.25. Oranges—Extra fancy California Valencias. $4.50@7. Parsley—Fancy home-grown, TOc doz; $4.2504.50. Peaches—Alabama, per crate, $3 500 4.25; Kentucky AlberDts. per basket, $304; Southern Indiana, per basket, $3.3004.25 .Pears—California Bartlett 4$ lb ersie, #4.5005; alligators, per doz SI; homegrown sugar pears, bu $3. Peas—Fancy. Mississippi, per hamper $303.50: fancy Telephones, bu, $4 Fiums California blue, per crate $3.80; Blue Damson, lalf nu basic; <, $2.5002.75: Burbanks basket. $1.50;; in. $ 15004.50; Wild Goose, basket $l2lOO 1.78: Green Gage, basket, $202.50; Lombards, basket. $202.25, *ndiana blue freestone, bu. $3.560.4. Potatoes Virginia and Kentucky Cobblers, bbl, new home-grown, #0 07. Radishes—Home-grown, button, doz bum he . $230 -V Rhubarb—Home-grown, doz bunches Spinach, home grown. .$1.2301.50 i>u basket Squash -Summer, oer doz, #1 Sneer Corn—Home grown, doz. 330 ID . Sweet Potatoes Alabama, bu $3.5001 Jersey, per bbl, $5. Tomatoes - Ini, Sfl<ofl..sO; basket, 23') 50c Turnips Fancy, new, per bu, *2.5n. i Watermelons—Georgia, small, 4001 V; Jumbos, t <>o9Oc

in the Colton Markets

NEW YORK. Aug. 20. The cotton murker had a big opening today, with initial trades in almost every mo.it.!. August dropping 125 points and otbci. positions 25 to 50 point ", on the rifet <•!•., Selling was heavy to general, dount|ets due to weaker spot markets Cables were lower, support her<‘ "as poor, mainly from short*. Conditions in the dry goods trade am! an absence of cr ip damage news appear t to have discouraged all null activities. At the end of the first rwcntf minutes the list was still heavy at about 35 points net lower , A slight closing rally !f! fne market st a net decline of 69®160 points. New York cotton range—••pen High. Low. Close. October 27 52 27.77 ’26>9-’ 26.92 December . .. 26.60 2678 26AT 26.12 January 25.92 25.98 25.20 25.29 March 25.75 23.30 25 15 25 23 May 25.50 25.00 24 90 21.9) m LIVERPOOL. Aug. 29 Cotton Spot, dull; price* irregulir; rule , 4 (xs) bales. American middling.-, fair, o<(7d: cool middlings. 27 32d . fully middlings, 26.t;7d ; uilddiitfv 24.82') : low. .. •*. <1 good ordinary. !7 57d; ordinary, 10.57d Futures st-ady.

Tobacco Men to Pay French Debt, Report

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—There were re ports In Wail street that Arrangement* by which the French portion of the Anglo-French loan will be paid at ma turlty involve the fact that a substantial part of the funds to meet this obligation will be supplied by American to bacco Interests. The story was abroad in Walt street that the French tobacco monopoly has been leased or sold to an American syndicate. •fills syndicate will form a French company. It was said, which nominally will be under French management, although the capital wpl be supplied by American banks.

Food Commodities Show No Increase

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20—There was no change In the general average of prices of twenty-two principal food commodities from June 15 to July 15, r ■ bureau of labor statistics has announced. Increases of from 6 to 7 per cent In the prices of meat and eggs are shown in the report, but these increases are offset by decreases of from 1 to 7 per cent lu vegetables and cereal commodities. Statistics were gathered In fifty-one principal cities. WHOLESALE produce. Eggs—Fresh, loss off. 4.V. Poultry—Fowls, 39; broilers, 1% ro v lbs, 83036 c; cocks, 17c: old tom turkeys. 32c; young tom turkeys. 12 Ihs. and up, 87c; young 4icn turkeys. 8 lbs. and up, 87c; cull tbin turkeys not wanted; ducks, 4 lb*, and up, 20c; ducks, under 4 lbs., 17c; young ducks. 28c; geese, 10 lbs. aim up, 16c; young geese, 22c; squabs, 11 lbs. to dozen, $6. Butter—Buyers are paying 56057 c for butter delivered at Indianapolis. Butterfat —Buyers are paying 5.10580 for cream delivered at Indianapolis. Cheese (Jobbers' selling prices)- Brick, 30032 c; New York cream, 35c; Wlseon sin full cream, 29032 c; longhorns, 30(i), 32c; limburger, 33%036c; Hwdss, domestic, 60@&5c; Imported, sl. CHICAGO PKODCCE. CHICAGO, Aug. 20.--Butter Creamery, (xfras, 55c; creamery, firrts. 52 s * c; firsts. 45053%c: seconds, 44017 c. Errgi Ordinance, 42043 c; firsts, 4604Vc. Cheese Twins, 23%c; young Americas, 25%c. I.+re poultry- Fowls. :’oc; duck.;. 32c; geese. 22c; spring chickens, 35c: turkeys. 45c; loosters, 24c. Potatoes Receipts, 47 cars; Early Chios, $2,400 2.50. CLEVELAND PKODICE. CLEVELAND, Aug. 20. Potatoes—No. 1 Virginia Cobblers, $4,7504.85 per bbi; No. 1 Jersey Cobblers, $404.50 per sack of 150 lbs. Butter—Extra, In tubs, 620 62%c; prints lo h'gher,; extra firs s. 00% 061 c; firsts, s9%@6oc; seconds, 550,36 c; packing stock, 38040 c. Eggs Fresh gathered northern Otiio extras, 54c a doz; extra firsts, 54c; firsts, new cases, 50c; old cases, 49c; western firsts, new eases. 48c. A case contains 30 do/. Heavy fowls, 36037 c; light. 34(fip35e; h-oilers. Sso4Oc: old roosters, 23021 c; spring ducks, 35040 c.

HEAVY HOGS OFF 50 CENTS Light Hogs Steady, Mediums Down 25 Cents.

RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Good Good Good Aug. Mixed. Heavv. Light. 14.515.251015.75 $15.00(015.50 $15.76016.00 16. 15.10015.85 [email protected] [email protected] 17. 15.15015.60 15.00015.40 [email protected] 13. 15.16015.60 [email protected] 15.60015.85 19. 14.75 @ 15.00 14.50014.75 15.0 P @ 15.25 20. [email protected] 14.25014.75 15.00015.50 General buying and selling on the hog market here today began with several different seneduies, but after the opening light hogs were practically steady with Thursday’s market, medium liogs were 25c lower - and heavy bogs 50c lower. Roughs were practically steady and best pigs were £oc lower at $14.73 and down. Local packers bought the small end of the light hc.g receipts, while eastern shippers took the bulk at a top of $15.53 A few extra fancy light hogs brought $13.60, but that number wa3 small. What light hogs were bought by local packers brought $15.25. Receipts for the day approximated 10.000, with approximately 2,000 left over from Thursday’s market, leaving 8,000 fresh hogs on the market. Local packers and other local buyers took approximately 4,000 of the .hogs, shippers and speculators took approximately 4,000, and it was thought by commission men that there would be around 2,00 left over for the Saturday market. The schedule of buying used by local buyers was as follows: Hogs weighing from 160 lo 209 pounds. $15.25; 200 to 225 pounds, sls; 225 to 230 pounds, $1475; 250 to 275, $14.50, and 275 to 300, $14.25. Shippers took most of the good light hogs weighing from 160 to ’•’K) pounds at $15.30. The cattle market was generally slow and barely steady, but good steers were strong. Two loads of good steers brought $16.23. , Commission men say that the slow trend of the cattle market is due o the number of medium and. common cattle that are being pushed on the market and to the lack of good stuff Receipts for the diy approximated 700. a very light run for this time of the week. Calves were steady to strong, with choice veals 30 cents higher at sl6 and in fairly good demand and other steady. Receipts appproxlmated 600. with the bnlk of good stuff bringing $15(816. With approximately 800 sheep . and iambs on the market prices were steady with Thursday. HOGS. Best light hogs 100 to 200 lb* average 15.00015.50 230 to 300 lbs a\erage Over 300 lbs . 13,75014.25 Bov.-* , 12.0001375 Best pigs, under 140 lbs 13.75014.75 Bulk of sales 14.75®15.25 CATTLE. Crime cornfed steers, 1,390 lbs and up 13.00016.23 Good to choice steers. 1,200 to 1.300 lbs 13.75® 15 00 Goo i to choice steers. 1,103 to 1.200 lbs 11.50® 13.00 Good to choice s;i*ers, 1,000 to 1400 lbs 10 00® 13.00 Common to medium steers. OUO to' 1.090 lbs 8.50® 10.80 —Heifers and Co*s Good to choice heifers 1100^13.73 Medium he.fera 9.00010.50 Common to medium heifers rt.fiOvj 8.23 Choice cows 9 50(811.50 Cood to choice cows S.oO'jj 9.*>> Fair to medium cows 0.60® 775 fanner* 4 00® 430 Cutters 5 75® 7.73 —Bulls— Good to choice butcher hull* 760 ® 9.00 Bologna bulls 6 -V)® 7.30 Light commo.i bulls 4.30® fc.so —Calves— Choice reals 15 00015 50 Good vests 13.00® IA.OO Medium veals IOOOtjr’OO Lightweight veals 7 00® VO) --Stockers and Feeders— Good to choice steers. BSO lbs. mid up 9.00010.00 Good to cboiie steers, under BU> lbs 8.000 9.00 Mrdinra r-> good rows 5.30® 6.5) Good qows 6 00% 7.00 Good heifer* 7.00® vOO Medium to good heifers 7 75® 825 G0..,| milkers 50 008125 00 Medium milkers 60.000100 00 Stock calves ,250 to 450 Ibs.. 7 00® 10.00 SHEEP AND LAMBS. Good to choice sheep 530A 6.01 Fair to cotmnou 2.01 %|4 .00 Bucks 3.30® 4.00 —Lambs— Common to cholc :■ yearling* B.oo® 790 Spring lambs 7.0001 l.Ou

Other Live Stock

1 CHICAGO, Aug. 20—Hogs Receipts. 13,0*90; market 15®2 f> r lower, bulk. sl4 10 •315.69; tup, *ls 75; heavy, sl4 40® 15.50; medium, $14.75'./15 65; Ugh'. sl4 85315.65. light lights. $14,(15.40. heavy packing sow s, smooth $15% 14 35: packing sows, rough sl3 05®; H. pic*. sl* 75(314 50 4’sttle - Rocelpts. 4.000: market, steers strong; cattle slow but steady. Beef steers--Choice and prime. *1625(317.25: medium and good. [email protected]; good and choice, $14.30® 17 25 ; common and medium. $10(314 25. Bute her entile— Ifeifers. s6® 15: cows $5% 12.50; bulls. $5 (31150; canners and cutters, cow* and ( dfeys $4 9 6.2.5. . anner steers s4so(ft 7 ; veal calves. sl4® 1.5; fee ler steers. s7so®! 12 25; storker steers. $5 50® 10.75; stock*r rows and heifer.*. $5319 Sheep Receipts, 10,000; lambs. $lO 50® 13; lambs, culls and common. s7®lo; yearling wethers. $7.75®9.50; ewes. $6 50 c<47.; ewes. e\:!l ant common. $2.50® 5; breeding ewes. $6 75® 10.75; feeder lambs. $10.75® 12.30. CINCINNATI, Aug. 20- Hogs-Re-ceipts. 4.590 ; market generally 50e lower; heavv, sl4 25® 15; mixed and medium, $15.25; light, 516; pics. sl3; roughs, $1150; stags. $9. rattle—Receipts. 1.300; market steady; bulls, steady; calves, sls 50. CLEVELAND. Aug 20 -Hogs—Receipts, 3,500; market 15c lower; yorkers. $15.85; mixed, sls 85; medium, $15.85; pigs. sls: roughs, $12.50; stags, ‘sß <’at lie Receipts, 800; market slow. Sheep and lambs Receipts. 500; market 50c lower: top. sl2, Calves —Receipts. 500; market slow; top. $lB. I'ITTSBT RG, Aug. 20 Cattle- Receipts light; market steady; choice, [email protected]; good, sl3 25(3(14 *5; fair. *9 (V/ II; vea! calves. s!7<ftlY Sheep and lambs - Receipts, light; market steady; prime wethers. 55.25®9; good, $7 25(86: fr.tr mixed, srt.s*y®7; spring lambs. *7(3 1359. Hogs Receipts, 20 doubles: market slow: prime heavies, ,*15®15 25; mediums, $16.50(pit’.65; heavy (*/ 1 0 65; llgiit yorkers, *15.50(313.75; pigs. SI iff 15; roughs. sll® 13: stags, $7®8.30. EAST BLFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 20.—Cattle -Receipt.-i, 750; market light, steady; shipping steers. sl4® 15..59 • butehcr grades, SO® 13.75; cows. s3® 10. Cattle— Receipts, 900: market active, 81.75 un: rillis to choice, $0(1(20 Sheep and lambs Receipts, 2.000: market active: choice, lanilis, sl3® 13.5*0; cullr to fair, s9® 12 75: yearlings s7<go; sheep, $5®S. Hogs Receipts, 4,800; market slow. 25c lower; yorkers, slo® J 6.60: pigs, $15.50® 16; mixed, $16.26*? 16.50; heavies, $15.50(3) 15.75; roughs, $12*413; stags, .88® 10. WHOLESALE MEATS. Wholesale meat prices are quoted by Ifidlanapolls packers ns follows: Hams- Regular 14 to 1 ldhs, 3934 c; skinned, S to 10 lbs, 42%e; fancy boiled, 10 to 13 lbs, 62e. Bacon—KUney breakfast, svo 7 lbs. 48c; fancy sliced, 1-lb carton, 57c; sugar cured, 4 to 6 lbs average, 47c. Butter—Clean packing stock, 36c Hi; fresh creamery butter in prints is* selling at wholesale at 55®60c; in tubs, 540. Lard —Refined tierces basis, 22c; open kettle, tierces /basis. 22%®23c. Fresh Pork —Spare ribs, 1814 c; shoulder bones. 7%e; tenderloius, 63@63c; dressed hogs, 25c. Reef—Steers, medium. 400 to 500 lbs. 20Uo; No. 2 heifers. 19e; native cows, 17%®18c; medium rows. 15c; loins, No. 2. 35c; No. 3.34 c; ribs, No. 2,26 c; No—3, 24c: rounds, No. 2,28 c: No. 3,27 c; chucks. No. 2,1414 c; No. 3,1314 c; plates cow. No. 2. 814 c; No. 3, Bc. LOCAL HIDE MARKET. Green Hides -No. 1,15 c; No. 2,14 c. Green Calves--No. 1,20 c; No. 2. 18%c. Korsehiclcs —No. 1,.56; k'o./. s'*. - Cured Hides No. 1,17 c; No. 2, 16•.

Weather

The following table shows the state of weather at 7 a. m., Aug. 20, as observed by United States weather bureaus: Bar. Temp. Weath. Indianapolis, Ind... 30.07 73 Cloudy Atlanta, Ga 30.14 70 Cloudy Amarillo, Tex 29.86 6.8 PtCldy Bismarck, N. D 30.10 48 Clear Boston, Mass 80.36 64 Cloudy Chicago, 111 30.00 78 Cloudy Cincinnati, 0 30.0S 68 Cloudy Cleveland, 0 30.10 63 PtCldy Denver, Colo 30.08 56 Cloudy Dodge City, Kas... 29.90 66 Cloudy Helena, Mont 30.16 46 Clear Jacksonville, Fla... 30.16 80 Clear Kansas City, M 0... 29.88 72 Cloudy Louisville, Ky 30.08 74 Cloudy Little Rock. Ark... 30.02 74 PtCldy Los Angeles, Cal... 30.00 62 Cloudy Mobile, Ala 30.10 78 PtCldy New Orleans, La... 30.08 76 Cloudy New York, N. 5T.... 30.30 64 Cloudy Norfolk, Va...’ 30.12 74 Cloudy Oklahoma City 20.90 74 Cloudy Omaha, Neb 29.88 70 Cloudy Philadelphia, Pa... 30.26 66 Cloudy Pittsburg, Pa 30.14 68 Cloudy Portland, Ore 29.98 60 Clear Rapid City, S. D... 30.76 56 Cloudy Itoseburg, Ore 29.9$ 52 Cleat San Antonio, Tex.. 30.00 74 Clear San Francisco, Cal. 29.96 > 56 Cloudy St. Louts, Mo 29.98# 56 Cloudy St. Paul, Minn 29.94 66 Cloudy Tampa, Fla 30.12 80 Cloudy Washington, D. C.. 30.16 66 Rain WEATHER CONDITION’S. The western depression has moved slightly eastward and now extends from I,ako Superior to Texas and New Mexico. It lias caused showers and thunder storms from the middle Rockies to the upper Mississippi valley, and Is followed by cooler weather from over the middle and northern plains states. Some showers have also fallen from the middle Atlantic states southwestward to the central gulf. J- H. ARMJNGT.ON, Meteorologist, Weather Bureau.

BIG ENGLISH AND U. S. FIRMS UNITE Explosive Trades Invests $25,000.000 in General Motors.

LONDON, Aug. 20.—International combines. particularly the aroigamatlon of British and American firms, are attracting much attention here at present and the results are feeing watched with great interest. Amog the firms of the two countries which have entered into such combinations are the United Drug Company or America and Boots Cash Chemists of Great Britain, General Motors, the Dunlop Tire Company and Explosives Trades Limited. While the amalgamation of the two big drug firms is expected to eliminate competition and result in decreased prices, the position of the tniall druggists will be greatly affected. At a recent meeting of Explosives Trades Limited it was stated that substantial interests have been acquired In the Dunlop Rubber Company in Great Britain. Canada, tbe Far East and In America and that an investment of over $23,000,000 had been made in the General Motor* Corporation of America. An interesting statement was made at the meeting by the chairman, who declared that it was almost Impossible for English msnnfacturcrs to compete successfully with their American rivals, as the output per man in Great Bfitain is much below shat in America, where restriction Is not the rule and where much higher wages are earned as a result.

Grain Corporation Stocks Is Reduced

WASHINGTON. Aug 20. President Wilson has ordered s further reduction of the capitalisation f the I'nltcd States Grain corporation from $150,000,090 to $50.000000. In July the president reduced the capitalization $300,000,000 and the amount was turned into the treasury. The $100,000,000 of the present reduction also will go into the treasury. The remaining capital stock of the cor poratlou. together with about $30,000,000 profit*, will he returned to the treasury when the corporation completes Us work In a 'few months. It was announced. 4VHOLEBAI.E FEED PRICES. lon ac.<s. Cwt. Acme brand $57.25 $2 90 Acme feed 59.23 300 Acme middlings 66.25 3.35 Acme datrv feed 72.73 3.70 E-35 dalrv' feed 63.50 3.20 Acme H. A- M 5 0 3.30 Acme stock feed 63.50 3.20 * ('racked corn • ■ 74.75 S.BO Acme chick feed 75.50 389 Acme scratch 72.50 3.65 E 7. scratch 70.C0 3.55 Acme dry mash 75.75 3.85 Acme hOff feed 741.75 3.9*9 Acme barleycorn 83.25 4.20 Ground barley 66.00 3.55 Ground oats 83.75 4.33 Homllk yellow 73.75 3.75 NRol'ed barlev 64.25 3.25 Alfalfa mol 6*o*' 3.45 4’otton seed meal ........ 80.09 4.03 Kaffir rornmeal 63.73 3.25 GRAINS. Shelled corn, small lots $1.85 Shelled corn, large lots 1.84 Shelled corn, 2 bn sacks 1.9-* Oats. 3-bn racks 92 bulk, large 83 Oats; leas than 100 bu 86 Chicken wheat, cwt, sacked 5.00 CORN ME At, AND FLOIR Corn meal, cwt, net ...... • $4 43 E-7, Bake bakers' flour, 9S-lb tacks. 13.30

The Aetna Ideaa. nn. _ CS2HS3WHBBBI Tne answer to Why 3ave Your Money?^ Get your name on tho j s founded on the belief that the list for Booklet A-3. working dollar of the investor en now. should be paid a fair wage. The idea has developed several angles that have proved interesting to investors all over the state. They have discovered that their money is worth more when backed by the Aetna idea. Aetna Single Payment Bonds earn 8%, payable quarterly. Thev are secured bv BEAL ESTATE MOBTGAGES held in trust. They may be used as collateral security. They have every element, of safety and conveni- :| CO 1 D cnee that makes for a satisfac|k !; tory investment. >• Fidelity Trust Building, Indianapolis. ;! out putting rue under obligation, t h'. Aetna Mortgage and ;! several phases of th* Aetna idea. % i; Nam. investment Cos. : Address j: Capital $600,000.00 V*AAA^VVSAA^AA>AAfVNAAA^A(VBAAA^A I Fidelity TfUft 111(113.123 p 0113.

KILLS HERHABY, BUTISJPAROLED Girl, Betrayed, Receives Clemency From Court.

AKRON, 0,, Aug. 20.—Although admitting killing her new-born babe and pleading guilty to manslaughter, pretty 21-year-old Clara Marr escapes with a parole and a suspended sentence to the state reformatory for women. When the babe was an hour old the young mother cut its throat and stabbed the back of its neck with a knife similar to those used in local rubber shops, according to County Prosecutor Roetzel, who asked the court to extend clemency to Miss Marr, who, he said, had been betrayed by a coward on a false promise of marriage. Her betrayer disappeared. Clara has received employment in a private family. The court ordered she remain in the family until she is 24 years old. If, however, this plan does not prove acceptable to the wife in tbe family, Clara is to report to the court. Coming here from Leetart, W. Va., where her parents and eight brothers and sisters live, Clara found employment in a factory where she met a man from Pennsylvania who made love to her and then betrayed her.

COMPARES IRISH TO CONFEDERATES Lloyd George Arouses Protest From Griffith.

LONDON, Aug. 20.—For the past two years the chief argument against Irish Independence advanced by Lloyd George and other British officials Is that Lincoln prevented, at tremendous cost, the secession of the Confederate states; erg/> England will prevent the “secession" of Ireland, cost what it may. Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sinn Fein republic, answers the argument thus: “The attempt of the prime minister of England to draw an analogy between the case of the southern states and Ireland shows how desperately necessary England feels 1# to stand well with the opinion of America. There is no analogy. ‘‘The southern states formed as Integral part of ono nation and had never enjoyed a separate political existence. Ireland and England are different nations, and Ireland enjoyed for 1,400 years a separate political existence. That existence Eng’and has for generations attempted to crush by force of arms. ’’England holds Ireland and Russia held Poland—not ns the United States held its constituent elements. Tha analogue is not the southern states bv Poland. The analogue of England’s prime minister is not "Abraham Lincoln, bat the Russian czar."

Woman Vender Made Fortune Off Peanuts NEWARK. X. .7.. Aug. 20. It was learned that Mrs. Dominica Zazzali. keeper of a fruit and peanut stand in Newark for thirty-seven years, who died recently, left property worth $185,000. Tax officials la Newark verified her ownership of fofty tenement buildings. Mrs. Zazzali was a well known character, and persons who passed her stand during her business hours, which were from 5 a. m. until midnight, often noticed her counting her peanuts, instead of weighing them. Rite, however, wa* not n raiser and was never known to call for the rent, but would wait until her tenants brought her tbe money. In the last seventeen years Mrs. Zazrali bad only raised her rents once, and then the increase was only sl. Children in her neighborhood were always glad to see her. for she had a nickel or n dime for every one less than ten years old.

Veteran in Fear of , Knife Disappears

PATERSON, N. J.. Aug. 20._Fear of a fifth operation is believed to have been the motive for the mysterious disappearance of Albert Wuascb. former soldier, of No. 311 East Railway avenue. this city Wnnsch was one of the first to enlist from Paterson after this Country entered the war. He was sent to Ft. Oglethorpe and while there suffered a severe attack of froet bite There followed four operations in which nil the toes on his right foot and two on his left were amputated. TVunsch Is 24 years old, five feet ele.ven inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds.

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WILL NOT FORBID ALSATIAN TONGUE No Bar to German-French Patois in Repatriated Provinces.

PARIS, Aug. 20: —France has no Intention of trying to abolsh the Alsatian dialect, or even of attempting to replace the dialect and the German tongue by French. While tbe provinces. Alsace and Lorraine, were in the hands of the Germans the use of French was barred. It was forbidden to teach French In the primary schools, and that language was known only to the wealthy who had private teachers sos their children, . But everybody in Alsace, rich and poor, bourgeois and peasant, speaks the native patois. It is the plan of the French government to keep this dialect alive. In the long winter evenings in the Alsatian valleys before the war which redeemed the provinces from Prussian sway, children would ask their grandfathers or grandmothers to tell them about France, for which the elder generation had maintained a profound attachment And the stories the children listened to were always told in patois. For twenty years after the disaster of 1871 It seemed as if* the Prussians would be able to kill the French tongue In the ‘‘lost provinces.’’ * But they counted withont their hosts. In 1908 the cult of the French language became a veritable religion. Societies sprang up in every town and village. Concerts and theatrical representations were given in French. The number of French-speaking Also-, tians grew every year. In 1595 only 159,732 Alsatians spoke French. By 1910 this number had increased to more than 290,000. DIALECT HAS lIARSH SOUND. The Alsatian dialect has a harsh sound lu comparison to French but. it is slid. It translates exactly the Alsatian mentality. It can not be used for a psychologicaL treatise or a scientific discourse, but it is admirably adapted to songs, folk lore, proverbs and old sayings, so popular In the district. It has been used with great success by a young dramatist. Eugene Gerber, of Dambech, who is director of a theater in that town, where he has produced several short plays in dialect. His taleDt has been officially ‘recognized by tbe Societe des Gens de Letires. M. Charlety. director of public instruction of Alsace, has announced bis urogram regarding the use of the language of the province as follows: 1. German must not be forbidden. 2. We must assure the predominance of French, as an essential Instrument of intellectual and moral culture. 3. Children who have received primary instruction in German will continue to study in that tongue, with French instruction on the side. Children who entered primary school after the signing of the armistice wilt be taught French by the so-called ’‘natural method,” that is by tbe use of images showing the meaning of the French words. When some of Napoleon's entourage' made fun of the patois of Kellermann, lt.opp and Lefevre. his famous generals, tlie emperor retorted: “Let them babble in their diuiect all they like. They always fight \n French." Fifty years from now, when the little children of Alsace ask their grandparents to tell them about the war and the liberation of their country they will listen to the story in Alsatian dialect.

Swiss Profiteer Is in for 2 Million Fine

GENEVA. Switierland. Aug. 20.—A Swigs multi-millionaire company promoter and financier. M. Jnles Bloch, who made enormous profits iduring the war and declared only a part for taxation, was flnde by the federal commission at Berne the record sum of 16.000,000 francs, which, according to, the present rate of exchange, amounts to more than $2,6*10.000. The case has been.j>ending •ineo the armistice. Incoming Aliens Kush Swamps Ellis Island NEW YORK. Aug. 20.—With 4.904 immigrant aliens on the boards of island for examination and several big steerage-carrying ships coming into port, briuglng at least 3,001 more to be landed as soon as Inspections can be made, there is a rush of incoming aliens as iu days before the war.

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