Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 116, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 September 1920 — Page 10

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RAID ON PRICES IS INSTITUTED Industrial Lis* Suffers—Rails Sfightly Off. . NEW YORK, Sept. 23. —Railroad stock* assumed prominence at the opening of the stock market today, nearly all of the active speculative interest being concentrated in the low-priced rails. Many of these Issues made further advances and new high levels for the year established by many shares. Bt. Louts Sr San Francisco rose % to 29%, Southern Railway % to 31% and Texas & Pacific 1% to 39%. Uock Island was actively traded in and after selling off fractionally rose to 40 %. The Missouri Pacific issues made gains, common advancing 1% to 29% and preferred 1% to 50. A steady tone was generally shown in tile miustriaU. Baldwin advancing % to 112% and Pittsburgh Coal rose % to 78%. Mexican Petroleum made a gain of 1% to 192%. Ste;; common sold off to 89. A feature of the market was a flurry in Republic Motors, which rose 7% to 37%. Yhie movement followed statements that commission houses generally refused to make any sales of the stock yesterday for short account. The entire industrial list was raided ; with extreme declines In Bnldwln Loco- j motive. Crucible Steel. Pan-American, all ! the rubber stocks and some of the mo- ! tors. Kelly-Sprlngfleld made anew low record for the year, 61%, representing a decline of more than 100 DOlnts from last year's high. About the only stocks of the industrial group to hold up were tobacco shares and coal stocks. Ralls failed to give way and some or ! them went into new highs, including St. Louis Southwestern, Itock Island A Gulf, Mobile & Northern. There was a drive on prices which car- i tied Mexican Petroleum to 184%, while others of the morning s leaders sold off a point or more. Even Tobacco stocks were carried down and American Tobacco B sold at 128, a decline of over four points from, the day’s high. Ralls sold off a point or more and. Southern Pacific at its low was off 3 ; points from the week's high. Exceptions to the general trend were American Express, which ran up ten points to 130; Republic Motors touched 38%. A spurt in New Haven, which carried it above 37, was the feature of the last half hour of trading. St. Louis Southwestern preferred made anew high at 46. After its early low at 154%, Mexican Petroleum rallied nearly 3 points largely on short covering. American Tobacco ii rallied nearly 4 points after selling off to 128. Closing prices: United States Steel BS%, off %; American Express 148, up 8; Republic Motor 33%, up 4%; Baldwin Locomotive 110%, off 1%; Southern Pacific 95, off %; New Haven 37, up 1%: Central Leather off %: Crucible 128. off 2; Mexican Petroleum 185%, off 5%; PanAmerican 91%, off 1%; Studebaker 59%, off 2%;'General Motors 19%, off 1; Willys-Overland 13, off %; KeUy-Spring-field 62%. off 3%. The market closed strong. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Sept. 23 — "And a little child shall lead them." The far-famed and htunorized Ford started something which may prove to ! be the most important step taken to com- j piete the readjustment of prices. We are in the midst of another pricecutting period, and with the pace set recently by the American Woolen Company,! the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company,, the Ford Motor Company and the big Cbl- • cago catalog honses, it la difficult to see any result other than a most general; and complete readjustment of all corn- 1 modity prices. And all attention will now be centered on the steel Industry. It is one department of business that so far has been, able to maintain its schedule of prices, j But if 3 change is coming, the steel la- j dustry, like every other, will have to j submit to the inevitable. And this from a market standpoint is a mixture of good and evil. It is disturbing at the moment but will j be beneficial in the end. The liquidation in the market today and yesterday may be attributed directly i to this unsettling factor. In the railroad list the demand was still good, but there was considerable) profit-taking which should prove beneficial and help this branch of the mar- I ket technically. We anticipate considerable Irregularity in the industrial list, bnt higher prices for the rails would buy them on reactions. TWENTY STOCKS* AVERAGE. NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—Twenty Industrial stocks averaged* 87.45, a decrease of 61 per cent. Twent active rails averaged 80.15, an increase of .04 per cent. CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. New York Clearing Honse statement: Subtreasury debit, $3,097; exchanges. $672,i ( 8,734; balances, $*14,347,902. Money and Exchange Indianapolis bank clearings Thursday were $2,810,000, against $3,270,000 for Thursday of the week before. NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—Sterling demand, $3.49% at the opening today. Cables were $3.50; demand fram-a, .0680; cables. .0681; demand marks. .0164; cables, .0165; demand lire, .0432; cables, , .0433; Canadian dollars, .90c. Closing prices: Sterling demand, $3.50%; cables, $3.51%; demand francs, .0683; cables, .0884; demand marks, .0163; cables, .0164; demand lire, .0420; cables, .0428. NEW YORK LIBERTY BONDS. —Sept. 23 Irev. 1 High. Low. Close. Close. Liberty 3%s 90.3S 90.20 90.20 90.26 Liberty Ist 4s 50.62 Liberty 2nd 4a. 86.60 83.62 85.85 85.56 Liberty Ist 4%s 87.30 86.86 87.30 86.82 Liberty 2nd4%s 86.25 85.78 86.24 85.78 Liberty 3rd 4Vs 89.78 88.82 89.16 88.80 Liberty 4th 4%s 86.54 86.04 86.48 85.90 Victory 3%5.... 95.64 95.50 95.64 95.50 Victory 4%.... 95.70 95.50 95.60 95.54 MOTOR SECURITIES. (By Thomson * McKinnon.) —Sept. 23 Bid. Ask. Chalmers com 1% 2% *** 15 16 I’-.ckard pfd 7.8 82 Chevrolet 2**o 500 Peerless 32 34 Continental Motors com i Continental Motors pfd 95% 97 Hupp com 15 16 Hupp pfd 98 101 Read Motor Car 24 24% Elgin Motors 7 7% Grant Motors *. 3% 4' Ford of Canada .330 340 United Motors 45 55 National Motors 9 jo Federal Truck 29% 25% Paige Motors 24% 25% NEW YORK CURB. (By Thomson A McKinnon) --—Sept, 23 —Closing— Bid. Asked. Cnrtis Aero, com ..2% 5 Curtis Aero, pfd........,.,,., 20 40 Tex. Chief 9 12 Sub Boat U% 12% First National Copper. % 1 Goldfield Con. 8 10 Havana Tob&oco ............. 1 1% Havana Tobacco pfd 4 $ Cent. Teresa 8 5% Jumbo Extension .......... 13 14 International Petroleum .... M 35 Nlpisslng 9% id Indian Pkg 4% 4% Royal Baking Powder 110 120 Royal Baking Powder pfd... 80 85 Standard Motors TANARUS% 8% Salt Creek .; 81 *3 Tonopah Extension 1% Tonopah Mining 1% 1 % United P S new 1% 1% U- 8. Light and Heat........ 1% 2% U. S. Light and Heat pfd.... 1% 3% W right-Mattin 4 T World Film % % Yukon Gold Mine Cos 1% 1% Jerome % % New Cornelia 17% 19 United Verde 29 80 Sequoyah % % & gj

Indianapolis Securities 1 —Sept. 23STOCKS. Ind. Ry. & Light Cos 55 ! Ind. Ry. & Light pfd 95 ! Indpls. & Northwest, pfd... ... 75 ; indpls. A Southeast, pfd 70 Indpls. St. Rv 67 70 T. H„ T. & L.pfd 36 T. H„ I. A E. com 1% T. H., T. A L. pfd 57 U. T. of lad. com 1 U. T. of Ind. Ist pfd 10 U. T. of Ind. 2d pfd 2 Miscellaneous— Advance-Rumely com 30 ... j Advanee-Rumely pfd 60 ... Amer. Central Life 235 i Amer. Creosoting pfd. 1... 93 Belt Railroad com 70 80 I Beit Railroad pfd 47% ... Century Building pfd 95 ! Cities Service com 293 296 Cities Service pld., 66 66% Citizens Gas 32 35% pfd 91% ... Home Brewing 55 | Indiana Hotel com.k.. 61 v 'lndiana Hotel pfd A.. 91 ... i Indiana National Life 4% ... I lud. Title Guaranty 59 71 .Indiana Pipe Line 92 | Indpls. Abattoir pfd 45 51 I Indianapolis Gas 45 60 | Indpls. Tet. com 7 Indpls. Tel, pfd 88 Mer. Pub. Util, pfd 46 National Motor 9 12 1 Public Savings 2% ... ; Rauh Fertilizer pfd 43 j Standard Oil of Indiana 723 ... I Sterling Fire insurance 8 VauCamp Hdw. pfd 95 Van Camp Pack, pfd 95 ... Van Camp Prod. Ist pfd 95 Van Camp Prod. 2d pfd 95 Vanda.Ua Coal com 5 Vandalia Coal pfd 10 Wabash Ry. com 11% ... 1 Wabash Ry. pfd 30 Banks and Trust Companies—i Aetna Trust 100 ! Bankers Trust 118 ... I City Trust 82 Commercial National 65 ... Continental Natl. Bank 112 Farmers Trust 200 ... Fidelity Trust 120 ... Fletcher Am. National 256 ... 1 Fletcher Sav. & Trust 133 Indiana National 285 291 ! Indiana Trust 190 Live Stock Exchange 450 Merchants National 277 National City 112 People's State 176 Security Trust 120 State Savings and Trust.... 90 91 Union Trust 340 370 Wash. Bank and Trust 149% ... x BONDS. Broad Ripple 5s 45 Citizens St. Ry. 5* 73% 82 Ind. Coke A Gas Cos. 6s 87 Indian Creek Coal & Min... 98 Indpls. & Coluu. South. 55.. 88 Indpls. A Greenfield 5s 90 ... Indpls. A Martinsville 55... 45 ... Indpls A North 5s 36 41 Indpls. A Northwest. 5s 49 55 Indpls. A Southeastern 45 Indpls., Shelby A S. E. 55.. 80 Indpls. St. Ry. 4s 57% 67% Indpls. Trac. A Term. 5s 68 Kokomo. Marlon A Western. 80 85 Union Traction of Ind. 55... 47% 53 Citizens Gas Cos 75 80 Ind. Hotel 2d 6s Indpls. Gas 5* 72 80 Indpls. L. & H 75 82 Indpls. Water 5s 88 92 Indpla. Water 4%s 71 80 M. H. & L. ref. 5s 83 90 New Tel. Ist 6a 94 New Tel. Long Dlst. 5s 93% ... South. Ind. Power 8s 80 LIBERTY BONDS. Liberty 3%s 90.24 90 46 Liberty first 4s 86.62 Liberty second 4s 85.56 Liberty first 4%s 87.20 87.50 Liberty second 4**B 86.32 86.50 Liberty third 4%s 88.9S 80.12 Liberty fourth 4%s 86.52 86.60 Victory 3%s 95.60 95.76 Victory 4% s 95.60 95.70 —Sales—sl,ooo Victory 4%s at 95.70 SI,OOO Liberty third 4%s at 89.12 In the Cotton Markets NEW YORK. Sopt. 23.—The cotton market opened easy today and generally 10 to 24 points lower, despite unexpectedly strong Liverpool cables. The selling was mostly southern, based on reports there hud beeu less damage from the gulf storm than had been expected. Local pressure wag active. Later the market turned heavy In tho face of trade baying and at tue end of the first fifteen minutes was about *0 points net lower. The market was unsettled and heavy under long liquidation late In the session. The close was easy at a net de- ; cline of 35 to 95 points. LIVERPOOL. Sept. 23. —Spot cotton opened In fair demand today, with prices easy. Sales totaled 4,(<00 bales. AmerlI cau. mid* fair, 2.78d; good midding*. 1 25.03d; fully middling*. 23.29*1; mld- , dlings. 21.53d; low, 17.73d; good ordl- ! nary, 14.25d. ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Sept. 23 -OpeningBid. Ask. Anglo-American Oil 21% 22 Atlantic Refining 1175 1250 Borne-Scrymger 410 425 Buckeye Pipe Line 92 93 ) Chesebrough Mfg. Con 220 230 | Cont. Oil, Colorado 120 125 ' Cosdeu Oil and Gaa 7% 8 ; Crescent Pipe Line 29 32 I Cumberland Pipe Line 140 145 Elk Basin Pete 8% 9 i Eureka Pipe iLne 115 120 : Galena-Signal Oil, pfd. new. 88 92 i Galena-Signal Oil, com 48 52 Illinois Pipe Line 160 165 ; Indiana Pipe Line 93 95 Merritt Oil 14% 14% Midwest Oil 1 % i Midwest Refining 153 155 ; National Transit 28 30 i New York Transit 180 190 Northern Pipe Line 98 100 i Ohio Oil 310 315 j Penn.-Mex 50 5.7 ! Prairie Oil and Gas 580 595 i Prairie Pipe Line 228 233 j Sapulpa Refining 5% 5% Solgr Refining 405 415 Southern Pipe Line 124 128 Southwest Penn. Pipe Linos . 64 68 Standard Oil Cos. of Cal 312 315 Standard Oil Cos. of 1nd.... 723 727 Standard Oil Cos. of Kan.... 525 550 : Standard Oil Cos. of Kv 370 380 • Standard Oil Cos. of Neb.... 420 440 I Standard Oil Cos. of N. Y.... 384 388 ; Standard Oil Cos. of 0hi0.... 420 440 I Swan & Finch 65 75 j Union Tank Line 122 120 Vacuum Oil 320 325 Washington Oil 30 35 NEW YORK CALL MONEY. j 'NEW YORK. Sept. 23.—Money—Call money ruled 7 per cent; high, 7 per cent; i low, 7 per cent. Time rates, quiet, 8% per cent. Time mercantile paper was weak. Sterling exchange was Irregular, | with business in bnnkers’ bills at $3.49% j for demand. NEW YORK METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—Copper dull; spot and September offered, 18%c; Octo ber offered, 18%c; November offered, 18%e; December offered, 19c. Loud — Dull; spot and September offered, Bc. Spelter—Quiet; spot and September, 7.66 c bid; October and November, 7.toc, bid. CHICAGO STOCKS. (By Thomson A McKinnon) —Sept. 22Open. High. Low. Close. Carbide & Car. 06% 66% 65 65% Libby 12% 12% 12 12% Mont.-Ward ... 22% 33 31% 31% Nat. Leather... 10% 10% 10% 10% Seara-Roebk ..136% 136% 135% 185% Stewart*-Warn.. 82 32 81% 81% Swift ACo 100 100 108% 106% Swift Inter 82% 32% 32 32 Ann. Lea 16% 15% 15 15% CLEVELAND PRODUCE. CLEVELAND. Sept. 22.—Butter—Sxtra in tubs, 63%@64c: prints Ik higher j extra firsts, 62%@<Wc; firsts, 61%®62c; sseonds sT@3Bc; packing stock, 40c. VKggs—Fresh gathered northern Ohio, ***, 6I0; extra firsts, 60c; Ohio first*. *ew cakes, 5Te; old cases, 55c; western firsts, new cases. 54c. PoiJtry—Live, heavy fowlA 87 (a, 38c; rooster*!

HOG MARKET STILL DECLINES Dull Trading Features Cattle —Calves Strong, Sheep Steady. RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Good. Good Good Sept. Mixed. Heavy. Light, 16. |17.00 @17.25 $16.50 © 17.00 $17.26017.60 17. 17.25017.50 16.90 ® 17.25 17.40017.65 15. 17.75018.00 [email protected] 18.00018.15 20. 18.00018.15 17.55018.00 18.00018.25 21. 17.85018.00 17.50017.85 18.00018.55 22. 17.25017.50 17.26017.50 17.50017.60 28. [email protected] 17.00017.10 17.25017.35 The slump in the prices of the hog market was continued at the opening of the market today, when there wus a general decline of 25 cents on mixed and light hogs, a decline of 25 to 40 ceuts on heavy hogs. The best light hogs on the market during the forenoon trading brought a top of $17.35 and the bulk of the good light hogs brought around $17.25. Mixed hogs were sold on a close schedule, with the prices ranging [email protected], and heavy hogs brought as low as $16250, with the balk at [email protected]. Roughs were lower at $16.75, with the bulk selling at $16.50, while best light pigs were about steady with tho Wednesday market at $16.50017. The bulk of sales ran close to $l7O 17.26. Receipts for the day approximated 7,506 fresh hogs, with 1,600 carried over from the market of the day before. I The tone of the early trading was not j as firm as the trading of the opening of! the Wednesday market, and there was | but little added streugth at the close of the forenoon. \ All Indications were to the effect that! unless there was some added strength to the tone of trading before the end of the market there would be a great number of the hogs carried over for the Friday market. The cattle market assumed about the dullest aspect this morning that has been in evidence since the beginning of the flooding of tho market with the common and culls grades of cattle. The heavy receipts of especially the last week, not only on this market, but in other markets of the country, has j caused trading to take on an exceedingly dull tone. Coupled with heavy receipts is the slack In the demand for beefs caused by the hot weather, especially In the East. Local meat packers say that they already have their plants packed to the limit of their capacity and that there are but few orders coming in There were approximately 1,200 cattle ; carried over from the Wednesday market and all Indications were that there j would be but few of 700 receipts of today sold. -I Farmers who asked commission men what the outlook for the market was were advised that the best place for their cattle at the present time, unless it waa choice stuff, was on the farm. Even the prices of good and choice cattle is effected by the volume of poor stuff that Is flooding the market. Good grades todav were 25c lower and common and medium grades were 50c to $1 lower. The calf market developed a firmer tone with a better demand for good calves and but few good calves on the market to snpply that demand. There was an extreme top of $lB. Receipts for the dsy approximated 700. With approximately iW sheep and lambs on the market, prices were steady. HOGS. Best light hogs. 180 to 200 lbs. average 17.25® 17.35 200 to 300 lbs average 37.00017.10 Over 300 lbs 16.50@ 17.00 ! Sow* [email protected] Best pigs, under 140 1b5..... 10.50017.00 Bulk of sales 17.00C17.23 CATTLE. Prime cornfed steer*. 1,300 lb* and up [email protected] Good to choice steers, 12100 to 1,300 lb* 14.00*816.50 Good to eboleo steer*, 1,100 to 1,200 lbs 11 [email protected] Good to choice steer* 1,000 to 1,100 lbs [email protected] Common to medium steers, 800 to 1,000 lb* [email protected] —Heifers and Cows— Good to choice heifers 11.00(214 00 Medium heifer* U.<[email protected] ! : Common to medium heifers.. 6.sttt S.OO Choice cows [email protected] Good to choice cows s.o<>@ 9 **o Fair to medium cow* 6.5U4* 7.50 (Tanners 4.00® 4.50 Cutters 5.000 7.75 —Balls— Good to choice butener bulls 7.30® 9 <*> I Bologna bulls 6.00@ 7.60 Light common bulls 4.500 6.00 —Calve*— Choice veals - [email protected] Good veals 1500010 00 | Medium veal# [email protected] Lightweight veals .... [email protected] —Stockers and Feeders — Good to choice eteere, 880 lbs. and up 9 [email protected] Good to choice steers, under 800 lbs B.oo@ 9.00 Medium to good cow# 5.500 d.Ou Good cows *• 00@ 7.tH) Good heifers 7.000 0-j Medium to good heifers b.73@ 7.00 Good milker* s* % .UO‘u 12 *.OO I Medium milker* 00.00'a IJO 00 j Stock calves. 250 to 450 lb*.. 7.000 0.00 SHEEP AND LAMBS. Good to choice sheep -6.on@ 6 **o Fair to common 2.50@ 3 73 Bucks 4.000 4.50 —Lamb* — Common to cholco yearling*. 5.00@ fi.QO Spring lambs [email protected] Other Live Stock CHICAGO, Sent. 23.- Hogs—Receipts. 18,0*10; market 15@25c lower; bulk, $15.40 @17.25; butchers, $13.75(217.40; puckers, $15.30015.65; lights, $lO 25(1/17.25; pigs. $15.75® 17.10; roughs. sls® 15.30. Cattle— Receipts. 10,000; market steady; beeves. [email protected]; butchers. $0.50® 14.50; can ners and cutters, [email protected]; Stockers and feeders. $6.25® 10 95; cows, s(kii 12.25; calves, $15017.75. Sheep Receipts, 16.000 ; market steady ; lambs, [email protected] ; ewes. $2.75® 9.75 CINCINNATI, Sept. 23.—Hogs Re celpts, 2,500; market steady; heavy, $l7O 17.60; mixed, medium and light, $17.75; pigs, sl4; roughs, $14.50; stags, sll. Cattle—Receipts, 800; market slow and weak; heifers, dull; bulls, strong; calves, $18.50. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 2,000; market strong; sheep, $1.5006.50; lambs, $@T4. CLEVELAND, Fept. 23.—Hogs—Receipt*, 8,000; market, slow; yorkers, $17.1)0; mixed, sl7 60; medium, $17.60; pigs, sl6; roughs, sl4; stags, $9. Cattle Receipts, 500; market, slow. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 300; market, steady; top, $13.30. Calves—lteceipis, 500; market, strong; top, sl9. EAST BUFFALO, Sept. 23.—CattleReceipts, 350; market, slow and steady; shipping steers. sl4® 15.50; butchers grades, s9@ 13.75; cows, $309.75. Calves j Receipts,, 200; market, active and 50c | higher; culls, choice, S6O 20. Sheep and | lambs—Receipts. 1,600; market, active |and steady; choice lambs, $1401450; culls fair. $9®1;5.75; yearlings, [email protected]; sheep, SSOB. Hogs Receipts, 1,600; market, active, 15@25c lower; yorkors, slß® 18.23; pigs, $18; mixed. $18.25; heavies, i $17.75018; roughs, $12014.50; stags, $9 ! @l2. PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23.—Cattle Ue- ! celpts light; market steady; choice, sls® i 15.50; good, $13.75® 14.50: fair, $12.25® 13.50; veal calves. $18.50® 19. Sheep amt lambs—Receipts light; inhrket steady; prime wethers, ss.so®9 ; good. $7210®8 25 ; fair mixed, $6®6.50; spring lambs, sl4® 14.50. Hogs—Reeeipts. 15 doubles; market lower; prime heavies, [email protected]; i mediums, [email protected]; heavy yorkers, slß@ 18.15; light yorkers. [email protected]; tugs, ?16.75@17; roughs, [email protected]; stags. s9@ 9.50. EAJ3T ST. LOUIS, 111., Sept. 23.—Cattle —Receipts, 25,000; market steady; native, beef steers, $15.75® 16.50; yearling beef j steers and heifers, $13.50(3116.50; cows, $7 @8; Stockers and feeders-. [email protected];; choice veal calves. [email protected]; canners | and cutters, st@6. Hogs—Receipts, ,- 500; market. 10@15c lower; mixed and 1 butchers [email protected]; good heavlee, $16.25@:17..90; rough heavies, $13.50(315.23, lights, $17.40017.00; pigs, $14.50® 17.25; i bulk of sales, $17.35017.35. Sheep Re , celpts, 2,200; minuet steady; ewes, $5.50 @7.50; lambs, [email protected]; canners and cutters, $1.6006.50. LOCAL HIDE MARKET. Green Hldse—No. 1,18 c; No. 2,12 c. Green Calves—No. 1,20 c; No. 2, 18%c. Horsehtdes —No. 1, $6; No. 2. $& Cured hides—No. 1,15 c; No. 2, Uo,

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1920.

Merchandise Prices Are Cut 20 Per Cent CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—Orders cutting their catalogue prices from 10 to 20 per cent on several lines (ft merchandise, including men's ready-to-wear clothing and wool garments, were on their way today through all departments of Rears, Roebuck & Cos. and Montgomery Ward & Cos., Chicago’s two big mall order houses. Cotton staples, muslins, cambrics, sheetings, women's clothing of many kinds led the list of reductions in both firms. Food prices, with the single exception of sugar, will remain the same temporarily. Sugar was listed at $19.90 per. 100 pounds. , Standard dress goods were reduced approximately 10 per cent and will not go back to previous levels. A reduction of 25 per cent from a few months ago In furniture prices was announced. No statements were made by either firm with regard to reasons for the-re-duction in their lists. Terse Market Notes NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—From over the entire country comes reports of cuts in prices, following the breaking of the Ice bv Henry Ford, who is of the opinion tnat that Is the only way in which row materials can be forced on the market and business brought back to a prew.ir status. The reports rapidly coming in of the reductions, show cuts In prices of most of the necessities of life, outside of some food products. Reductions in cottons and woolens are especially noticeable. Cleveland automobile manufacturers say that the higher-priced cars will not be affected by the reduction of the Ford output, but it is generally believed that the entire list of ears within and near the range of Ford prices will be greatly affected. There Is a general Inference among distributing agencies in New York that there will oe no reduction In car prices ; uutil after the national automobile show the first week of January. The Brussels Financial Congress meets j tomorrow to consider economic condition* j in various nations. The Bethlehem Steel Corporation has I proposed the Issue of $20.<K)0.000 of new ; security for tho purpose of constructing five new ore boats to bring ore from the companys mines In Chile.

On Commission Rote There was a decidedly firmer tone to trading on the wholesale produce mar- i ket this morning, following the reopening of the grocery stores after the parade. Trading opened (stronger and gained an even firmer tone after the opening hour. Watermelons are about a thing of the past. What few that are left on the market are of poor quality and sell for Just about what is asked for them. As yet there seems to be no lull in the Influx of the peach supply from Michigan and New York orchards, and the prices are about steady. The New York apple crop that was held off the markat here so long on account of the car shortage Is now arriving. Practically all of the early varieties grown in New York orchard* are now on th~ market In barrels and baskets, but the principal variety is tho Malden Blush. TODAY’S PRICES. Apples—Baakst. sl.7> @3. Sweat Apple cider—Per gal., 11; per half gal., wic. Beaus- Ntvy In bags, per pound, 7%0 8c; California Uni as, in sacks, 13014 c; Colorado pinto*. In bags, per pound. 8% j @B%e; red kidneys. In bags, per pound,: 18019 c; California pink cbUl, In bage, per pound, 8%@8%c; Untels, per pound, 15c; California red chill. In bags, per pound, 8%@8%c, Beets—Fancy home grown, per bu., 11.75. Cabbage Home grown, per brl., 12. Bean*—Fancy home grown, per bu., $1.73. Cantaloupes—Fancy Colorado flat*, per crate, $1.5001.75; fancy home grown Honet dew, per crate, $2 5003; Ohio American Beauty, per crate. $15002. Carrota —Fancy home grown, per bu., $1.60. Celery- Fancy High Ball, per crate, $2. Cucumbers—Fancy home grown, per doz., 85c. Grapes—Home grown, per lb., 6@7a; California, white <Ue*. per 23-lb. box, $2 7503; California Yislagas, per 23-lb. box, $2 5003. Egg Riant —Fancy home grown, per doz., $1.2501.33. Lettuce New York head, per crate, [email protected]; fancy home grown endive, per doz., Ric; fancy homo grown head lettuce, per bu., $2; fancy home grown leaf, per Ih., 10c; per brl. lots, per lb., he. Oiih'Us Fancy home grown, yellow per 100-lh. bag, $2.50; fancy Weatern, yellow, per 1001 b. bag, $3; extra fancy Indiana, white, per ICO lb. bag, $3; fancy Spanish, per crate $2.50; fancy pickling, per 20 lb. box $1.50. Oranges—Extra fancy California Valencias, per crate, $6.5008.50. Rarsiey- Fancy home grown, per do*., 25c. Reaches —Michigan Albert**, per bu., $3.2503.50; New York St. John*, per bu., $.'103.50; some grades, $3; other grade* as low as [email protected]. Rears—All kinds, $1.5004 per bu. Radishes Button home grown, per doz , 25c; fancy long, per do* , 25c. Rota toes —Fancy Eastern Cobbler*, per 150-lb. bag, $5; fancy Minnesota wnd Early Ohio*, per 150-lb. bag, $450; fancy Michigan, round whites, per 130lb. bag, $4.30. Sweet Rotatncs- Fancy Virginia Red Stars, bbl. $6.50; per hamper, $2.60. Spinach—Fancy borne grown, per bu., $1.25. Squash Summer, per bu., $1.75 Sweet Corn—-Homo grown, per do*., 20') (25c. Tomatoes Fancy home grown, per bu.. sl. Turnips—Fancy home grown, new, per bu. $2.75. Watermelons Fancy Florida, each, 26@50c. Weaihev The following table shows the state of the weather at 7 a. tn., Sept. 23, as observed by U. S. Weather Bureaus: Station. 'Bar. Temp. Weather. Indianapolis, Ind... SO.OO 0(1 I’tCldy Atlanta, Ga 50.06 68 Cloudy Amarillo, Tex 39.62 56 Clear Bismarck, N. 1\... 29.56 60 Cloudy Boston, Mass 30.28 60 Clear Chicago, HI 29 96 70 Clear Cincinnati, 0hi0.... 30.10 64 Clear Cleveland. 0hi0.... 30.20 *l4 Clear Denver, Colo 30.42 52 Cloudy Dodge City, Kan... 29.54 6*) Clear Helena, Mont 29.64 38 Cloudy Jacksonville, Fla... 30.04 76 Cloudy Kansas City, Mo.. 29.72 tu Cloudy Louisville. Ky 30.08 66 Clear Little Rock. Ark.. 29.88 66 Cloudy Los Angeles, Cal... 29.92 62 Cloudy Moliile. Ala 29.90 76 Rain New Orleans. La... 29 B*l 78 PtOldy New York. N. Y 30.30 62 R Cldy Norfolk, Vh.\ 30.20 72 I/alu 1 Kin)) <’*ty. 29.66 68 < lenr Omaha, Neb. 29.62 64 Cloudy Philadelphia, Pa.. 30.32 60 Clear" Pittsburgh, Ra 30.22 62 Clear Portland, Ure 29.54 52 Cloudy Rapid City, S. D... ,'10.44 56 Cloudy Roseburg, Ore. ... 29.70 64 PtCldy San Antonio, Tex.. 29.84 70 Ptcidy San Fianclsco, Cal. 29.88 60 Rain St. Louis, Mo 29.88 68 Cloudy St. Paul, 51inn.... 29.78 70 Rain Tampa, Fla 29.98 74 Cloudy Washington, I). C. 30.28 62 Cloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. The field of high pressure still covers the eastern sections of the country, while the extensive depression overlying most of the western section is centered this morning on the eastern slope of the middle Rockies. This disturbance has caused showers over the Northwest, and In the stotes .lust oeyond the Mississippi, while some showsrs also have fallen In the Southeast. Asa rule, the temperature changes have not been of marked degree over large areas, and the readings continue considerably above normal throughout the central valleys. w J. H. ARMINGTON, Meteorologist, Weather Bureau.

CORN SLUMPS TO BELOW $1 MARK Trading in All Grains Was Extremely Nervous. CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—Corn got below the $1 mark in trading on the Chicago Board of Trade today. Shortly before the close, corn for December delivery sold down to 99%c, off 5%c for the day. The drop waa caused by continued fafr weather and other favorable crop conditions. All the grain trading was nervous, but wheat held fairly steady. The flood of Belling in corn came on reports that Eastern buyers were selling corn bought for September delivery. There was general selling by commission houses. Provisions were slightly lower. December wheat opened off 1% at $2.35, closing up 1%; March wheat lost 2 at the opening, $2.28, and dropped another cent at the close. September corn was off 3 cents at the opening, $1.33, and lost 6 cents more at the close. December corn was off % at the opening, $1.04%, and later dropped 6% cents. September oats opened up % at 57c, but loat 2% at the close. December oats were uS % at 60%c at the opening, closing off 2% cents. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Sept. 23 Wheat—According to seaboard advices there has been another large business In export wheat. Character of tile buying tn December wheat corroborates these re ports. Cash wheat is strong in all markets, particularly In the Northwest, where brisk demand Is reported. There 1* no evidence of any particular selling on the part of the country. Messages from Winnipeg suggest that the total yield may be larger than any previous estimates, also believe that movement from first hands will he heavy. Chicago market kept iu check by the action of coarse grains. It is natural that the market should present a firm appearance so long as export demand appears and movement remains as small as at present. Corn There was rather urgent selling j of old corn on overnight bids and during the early part of the day. Yellow corn, selling a* low as 15c under September for fifteen days' shipment. Toward the close there was less anxiety on the part of the country seller. Eleva- j tors have been the principal buyers of i the current arrivals, selling the Sep- ! tember against their purchase*. The i country sold new corn moderately when I prices were 15c to 20c higher, but there is very little offering at prices now ruling. There Is nothing to indicate any change In temperatures, except a private \ message saying that the Colorado weather bureau predicted light frosts. There is. however, a forecast of widely scattered I showers. In view of the small offerings of the new crop by the country, and uncter the belief that the Eastern trade will enter the cash market lu a broad wa.f with any Indications of firmness, we believe that anticipation of still lower i prices should be avoided. It Is hardly probable that the market will scone an i Immediate about face, tn a* much aa the reasons for tho recent decline still exist. Osts—Small export business In oats refiortod by the seaboard, but this was gnored la the face of the weakness In corn and general liquidation of holdings which was going on. The price of this grain Is not us far above a pre-war level as In other grain* and because of this should receive some consideration from tho lnveator. Its relative cheapness makes It possible that there be a material Increase in its use for fe><l on the farm. Provision* There was more or less liquidation September and October holdings in the provision list, us for some time past the demand wss confine,l to Csrklng Interests. Thla market should e sympathetic to a moderate extent with any firmness In corn, but broad investment demand doss not materialize. CHICAGO GRAIN. —Sept. 23 WHEAT— Open. High Low. Close. Dee 2.33 2.37 % 234 2.36% March... 2.28 229 % 2.26 2.27 CORN— Sopt..., 133 1 35% 1.26 127 Dec 1.04% 1.05% 98% 99% OATS— Sept.... 57 57 54% 64% Dec 00% 60% 57® 57% PORK—•Sept 24.60 Oct 21 75 24.75 24 60 24.60 LARD— Sept.... 19.80 19.95 19.80 19 95 Oct 1997 19.97 19.70 ll'.'H) BIBS—•Sept 16.60 Oct 16.9*1 17.00 16.77 1680 •Opened nominal. CHICAGO CASH GRAIN. CHICAGO, Sept. 2s.—Wheat—No 3 red. $2 53%; No. 1 hard winter. $2.4802.53; No. 2 hard winter, $2.47; No. 1 northern ; spring. *2 5602.63: N<>. 2 nortfcern soring. $2.21. Corn No. 1 mixed, $1.2801.83: No.; 1 White, $!.29%®1 34 ; No. 2 yellow, $1.27% @132%; No. 3 white, $12:7; No. 3 yellow $1.2701.81%: No 4 yellow, $1.21%. O.U* - No. 2 while, 5705/%c; So. 3 while, 56 @37 %c. TOLEDO CASH GRAIN. TOLEDO. B*’pt. 23.—Wheat: Cash, $2.55; December. $2.58%. Corn- No. - yellow, $1.2501.26. Oats—No. 2, 000 Ole. Barley—No. 2 $lO9. Rye—No. 2, $1.86. Clover seed —Cash. $14.80. October sls 55; December, lift 30; February, $15.53; March. $15.06; January, sls 30. Timothv —* 'ash, 1918 and 1919. $3 65; September, $3.90; October, $3 00; December, $3.60; March. $3.77%. AUike— Cash $1*5.25; October. December and March, $16.75. PRIMARY MARKETS. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Sept. 23 Wheat. Corn. n.sts Chicago 84.000 525.000 157,00*1 Milwaukee .... 7.*100 17.15) 113,000 Minneapolis ... 373,000 29,000 152.000 Duluth 318.000 42,000 I St Louis 114.001 78,000 108,000 ! Toledo 33,000 11,000 60,000 1 Detroit 4.000 8.000 28,000 I Kansas City .. 231,000 13,000 21,000 Reorla .... 11,00*1 33.000 40,000 Omaha 50,00*1 20,000 34,1*00 Indianapolis .. 21,000 32,000 02,000 Totals 1.248,000 771.000 852,000 Year ago .. .2,003,000 274,000 508,000 —Shipments— Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 106.000 68,000 111,000 Milwaukee .... 13,000 14,00*1 47,00 u Minneapolis ... 217,000 29,000 59,000 Duluth J 29.000 St. Louis 133,000 39,000 57,000 I Toledo 2.0*Ml 10,000 ! Kansas Cltv .. 204.000 5,000 10,000 ! Teorla 32,000 14.000 Omaha 78,000 41,000 24.000 Indianapolis .. 3.00*1 14,60*1 30,000 Totals 878,000 244,000 362,0*10 Year ago ...1,182,000 209,000, 522,000 —Clearances— Dom. W. Corn. Oats. New York 162.000 Philadelphia .. 141,0*10 New Orleans .. 514,000 Totals 817,000 Year ago ... 721,000 50,000 INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN. —Sept. 23Bids for car lots of grain and hay at the call of the Indianapolis Board of Trade were: Wheat—Easy; through billed, track, milling. No. 2 r @, $2.4802.51. Corn—Weak; No. 3 wlilte, [email protected]; No. 3 yellow, $1.14%@1.15%; No. 3 mixed, $1.13%@1.15. Oats—Weak; No. 2 white, 57%@88e; No. 3 white, 56%@57%c; No. 2 mixed, 54%@55%c. Hay—Weak; all new; No. 1 timothy, $29.50@30; No. 2 timothy, $28.50029; No. 1 light, [email protected]; No. 1 clover, s2B® 28.50. —lnspections— Wheat—No. 1 red, 3 cars; No. 2 red. 3 cars; No. 3 red, 2 cars; No. 4 red. 3 cars; total, 11 cars. | Corn—-No. 2 white, 16 cars; No, 3 I white, 2 cars; No. 4 white, 1 oar; No. ! yellow. 1 ear; No. 2 yellow. 11 cars; N. j j 4 yellow. 2 ears; .sample yellow. 1 car; No. 2 mixed, 1 car; sample’mixed, 1 car; total, 36 cars. | Oats —No. 2 white, '2B cars; No. 4 white, 2 cars; sample white, 1 ear; No. 2 mixed, 2_ cars; total, 33 oars. Rye—No. 1, 1 car; No. 2, 2 cars; sample, 1 car; total. 4 cars. Hay—No. 1 clover mixed, 1 car; No. 1 clover hay., 1 car; No. 2 ptulrie, 1 car; sample, 1 car; total, 4 car*.

Price of Franklin Car Reduced 21 Pet . SYRACUSE. N. Y., Sept. 23.—The H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company today announced a price reduction in the Franklin automobile ranging from 17 to 21 per cent. H. H. Franklin, president, in announcing this action, indorsed the stand taken by Henry Ford for a general lowering of commodity prices to a pre-war level. Wages at the Franklin plant will not be affected, but an effort will be made to secure lower-priced raw materials. Franklin asserts that price reductions are necessary to stimulate business generally and do away with unemployment, which is on the Increase. Operating at capacity, the Franklin plant employs more than five thousand persons. Within recent weeks it has released 2,400 employes. CORN AND WHEAT BULLETIN. For the 24 hours ending at 7 a. m., 90th meridian time Thursday, Sept. 23: Temperature. s* Stations of , a 73 g" Indianapolis S x 2 District. | S 6* 5 •S 6 3 c4S b >S 63 South Bend i9l 65 0 I Good | Angola 01 68 0 Good Ft. Wayne 88 ;62 j 0 ' Wheatfleld 91 [63 | 0 f Good Royal Center Marlon 90 I 69 0 Good Lafayette 89 64 0 Good Farmland 90 ( 60 0 Good Indianapolis 89 j 6+ 0 Good Cambridge City. 91 j 66 0 Good Terre Haute 90 j 66 \ 0 i Good Bloomington ... 92 50 j 0 Fair Columbus 89 57 i 0 Fair Vincennes j. Paoli Evansville 80 66 , 0 T h Thm INGTON. ‘ Meteorologist. Weather Bureau. WHOLESALE FEED PRICES. Ton sacks. CwL Acme brand $50.75 $3.05 Acme feed 59.75 3.06 j Acme middlings 67.25 3.40 ! Acme dairy feed 72.00 3.65 E-Z Uairv fecit 50.50 3.00 j Acme H."A M 55.00 2.80 Acme stock feed 54.50 2.55 i Cracked corn 61.00 3.10 j Acme chicken feed 69.75 3.55 ! Acme scratch 06.75 3.40 ‘ E -7. scratch 02.75 3.20 j Acme dry mash 70.75 3.60; Acme hog feed 68.50 3.45 j Ground barley *16.00 8.35 Hornilk. yellow 60.00 3.06 Rolled barley 04.50 3.261 Alfalfa mol 64.00 3.251 Cotton seed meal 65.00 3.30 GRAINS. shelled corn, small lots $1.45; Shelled corn, large lots 1.44 Shelled corn, 2 bu. sacks 1.32! • lota, 3-bu. sacks 79 > Oats, bulk, large 72 j Oat*, less than 100 bu 23 Chicken wheat, ewt., sacked 4.80 CORN MEAL AND FLOUR. Corn meal, rwt., net $3.85 i E-Z Bake bakers' flour, 98-lb. sacks. 13.40 | WHOLESALE PRODUCE. Eggs—Fresh, loss off, 55c. Poultry—Fowl*, 30c; broiler*, 1%@2 | lb, 34@30c; broilers. Leghorn, 30c; ; cocks, l,c; old tom turkeys, 35c; young; tom furkeys, 12 lbs and up. 40c; young hen turkeys, 8 lbs and up, 40c; cull thin, turkeys not wanted; ducks. 4 lbs and up, 25c; ducks, under 4 lbs, 18c; geese. 1" lbs snd * p. 18c; young geese, 22c; j squab*. 11 lbs to dozen, $8; guineas, 2 lbs per dozen, SB. Butter Buyers are paying 57@38c for ! creamery butter delivered at Indtanapo- 1 Butterfat- Buyers are paving 56@57e ; for cream delivered at Indianapolis. Cheese * Jobbers' selling price*)—Brick, ■ ; : New York cream, 32c; Wisconsin full cream. 31@33c; longhorns 310 :.V; Umburner. 320330; Swiss, domestic COc; Imported, [email protected]. CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO Kept. 23.—Buttar—Creamery, extras, .TT%c; creamery, firsts, 63%c; firsts. 48(>$56e; seconds, 43@47c. Eggs nr.ilimrlc, 48®.10c; firsts, 53@54c. Cheese Twing. 2i%c; young Americas, 26c. i Live poultry—Fowls, 54%c; ducks, 3t)e; I *<<*>•. 24e; roosters. 31'; spring chick- I eiis. 45. ; lurkeyH, 23c. Potatoes Ho- : '•elpt*. w cars; Wisconsin. $1.6503.90; Jerseys. $2.1502.23. ‘U’ EXTENSION TO OPEN HERE OCT. 4| I, Already Enrolled for Various Courses. The bulletin for the fall semester of the extension division of Indiana University, 116 Merchants Bank building. has been issued. A larger cirrkulum is being offered this year with courses from practically every department of the state university j at Bloomington with the exception of laboratory subjects. All classes are held in Indianapolis In the late afternoon and in the evening. The schools of commerce and finance are a big new feature offered by the ex. I tension division. The fall semester will open Oct. 4, student* being registered at auy time before 1 the aemester open*. During the past twelve months nearly I

Free From Local Taxes and All Federal Income Taxes $82,600 City of Washington, Indiana 6% Electric Light Bonds To Yield Dated July 15, 1920. Denomination S7OO Callable at par on and after May 15, 1931. MATURITIES 2 bonds of S7OO each due May 15, 1921, and November 15, 1921, and each May and November 15 thereafter to and including May 15,1950. These bonds are the direct general obligation of the City of Washington, Indiana, and were issued for the impro\ r ement of the municipally owned electric light plant. Legality approved by Messrs. Robbins & Weyl. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Net assessed valuation $7,222,455.00 Indebtedness • $143,949.10 Population 10,000 t Fletcher Savings and Trust Company Fletcher American Company INDIANAPOLIS

a thousand persons bare enrolled at the extension center which la more than double any previous enrollment. The administrative officers are J. JPettijohn, director of the extension division ; Frank W. Shockley, associate director in charge of the extension teaching center; Rovert A. Cavanaugh, officer in charge of the teaching center and Miss Mary B. Orvis secretary. The following courses In the various departments will be given; In the Economics Department—Principles of Economic, Industrial Society, Public Finance, Tax Problems, Money and Banking, Labor Problems and Introduction to Statistics. In the Sociology Department—Principles of Sociology, Community and Social Surveys, Business Organization and Management, Efficiency Standards, Indusrtial Surveys and Comercial and Civic Organizations. In the Eudcation Department—Public Education In the United States, Problems of the High School Curriculum, Educational Psychology and Mental Measurements. In the English Department—Business english, English composition, advanced English composition, English usage, advanced business writing, introduction to English literature, Browning's poetry, types of English literature, early nineteenth century poets, elementary public speaking, story telling and dramatic repertory. In the Fine Arts Department— Mediaeval art and plastic and graphic arts. FRENCH DEPARTMENT COVERS MANY PHASES. In the French Department—Elementary French, modern French drama, survey of French literature, French composition and conversation, and second year reading. In the Geology Department—Physiography and commercial geography. In the History Department—American history, contemporary history of the United States, and nineteenth century Europe. In the Journalism Department—Newspaper writing and publicity, practical advertising, short story writing, typography, and advertising and publicity. Id the Law Department—Elements of law, and business law. In the Mathematic* Department—College algebra, plane trigonometry, and business mathematics. In the Office and Library Practice De-partment-Library methods and office organization and management. In the Phyaical Education Department —Play and playgrounds, folk dancing, and singing games. In the Physiology and Hygiene De- ; partment—Elementary physiology and * bygipne, and general and Individual by- | glene. In the Political Science Department—! American Government and politics, political tendencies of today and civic relations. PSYCHOLOGY INCLUDED IN REGULAR COURSES. In the Pyachology and Philosophy Department—Elementary psychology, personal efficiency, mental measurements, psychological problems of employment management, psychology of advertising and selling, pyschologieal basis of supervised study and educational psychology. In the Spanish Department—Beginning Spanish and second-year Spanish. In the loology Department—Eugenics. In the the School of Commerce the following courses will be given: Elementary accounting, advanced accounting, cot accounting, elements of economic*. civic relations, commercial geography, corporation finance, investments, business organization and management, salesmanship, pyachology of advertising and selling, credits and collections, business statistic*, life inuranee, property insurance, efficiency standards, community and social survey*, marketing methods, business law, insurance problems, commercial and civic organizations. Industrial surveys, library methods, typography. development problems, office organization and management, business mathematics and advanced business writing. The courses in the College of Liberal Arts will be held at Sbortridge High School and the course in the school of commerce will be conducted In the old Indianapolis Medical building. The following instructors will teach at the extension division this year: Harriet N. Bircboldt, Walton S. Bittner, Claude M. Bolser, William F. Book, Alfred M. Brooks, Robert E. Cavanaugh, Hubert O. Childs, Ernest Cohn, (Mrs.) C. E. Edmondson, Lnther S. Ferguson, Edgar G. F'rasier, Maurice Fulton, Clinton H. Gtvan, Will T. Hale, Henry B. Holmes, IV. M. Hudson, Harry D. Kitson. Ernest M. Linton, William O. Yynch. Lander MaeOlntock, James E. Moffatt, Mary B. Orvis. Herriott Clare Palmer, J. J. Pettijohn, (Mrs.) Luelltt W. Pressey, Alva L. Pricket*. (Mrs.) Kate Mil- i ner Kabb. Thurman B. Rice, George E. Sehlafer, Frank W. Shoekley, Frank 11. Streightoff, Charles IV. Snow. Henry T. Stephenson, Albert J. Stump, Stephen S. 1 Vlsher.

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STEP UP, LADIES! HERE’S OUIJA Saleswoman Guarantees Past, Present and Future . By KATHLEEN McKEE. “Come on ouija, dearest, tell me, won't you?” is the plea of thousands of Indianauolis "votaries” at ’ the little wooden shrine In the wee small hours. Back in the era when woman suffrage was unheard of and the trtandard male considered it immodest to venture forth unadorned by side whiskers, some net conceived the ouija idea. But it required the dear public thirty years to get his line of mental process. In the present epoch when a yard and a half is considered ample for milady’* costume and her escort sports transparent flannel outfits, the ouija board has become a resort when the individual does not care to soak his cash in more expensive pastimes. In fact, ouija land Is Just as popular as the newlweds’ visit to Niagara Falls or a month's excursion to Atlantic City. Indeed, what can equal the anticipation of the sweet, young thing at the psychological instant when ouija informs her whether he is true? Social status or the amount of dough you possess has no effect upon onlja’s friendship for you. Os course, you here the privilege of purchasing ouija in a lovely mahogany finish, imported from California, with the mysterious letters In gold, hut you will receive Just as much mention if you Invest $1.25 plus war rax. "Everybody buys ’em,” said the New York fashion book saleslady who maintains that she sells half a dozen or ao all in a bunch. “Well, are they genuine?” I asked, my curiosity getting the best of me. “Why, I bought one,” she stated wlthi dignity. 1 "What kind of folks buys ’em,” B asked. Just then one of our Rotary Gsfl Chamber of Commerce type of bualneefl man, made a hurried entrance, siddli&fl toward the counter in what he contrtdv ered a very inconspicuous fashion. “Where can I get one?” he Inquired vl a whisper, looking around to see if friencT wife, whom he had guyed the night before, might be shadowing him. Firmly grasping his purchase, he mad* a precipitous exit, wiping his forehead after the ordeal. The saleslady cast a triumphant glanca in my direction. “That’s the way they all do, and they never ask a single question,” she said. "Once in a while we get a tough one,” she amended. "Last week an old hen came in here three days straight and mxle me try it out with her, and asked it about a million questions about her husband's business. “I guess she must have found out what she wanted to know because she never came back. “The other day some gink came la here and bought one, and yesterday h* came back." "Wasn't it any good," I interrupted. "Yon bet your life, he . st came in to tell me that he didn't believe in th* thing, but it was simply marvelous.” The gentleman who had fallen, she* told me, had lost something i.nd tha weegee (that's the way she pronounced It) told him right where to find it. "Say, what did he lose?” I demanded. “He —he didn't say,” she returned and busied berself selling another ouija board to a grandmother, who explained that the children had so much fun wita theirs that she thought she would try It —not that se believed in it—no, not at all. “My conslb lost a scarf pin last winter and he asked "weegee" if it had been stolen and “weegee" said that it had been taken into another Slate and h* would never see it again and he didn't either." she *aid with emphasis, while I marveled at its wonders. “Why, last month by chum was going to be married and she wanted to find ont if her fellow loved her and she asked "weegee" and it said that he did. and now they are married and are Just as happy as can be," sbe informed me enthusiastically. Who could doubt such convincing evidence of the superhuman power of ouija after all the evidence? The class of education In the hidden secrets of the past, present and future of lovelorn maidens and foreign policies was continued to the effect that the creative mind, which concocted the ouija board, belonged to an individual by the name of Fuld, and all other ouija board* are imitation* and therefore are not so liable to give truthful instruction*. ' With awe I viewed the trade mark "Fuld” on ouija boarde which are the households gods from Manhattan to the Golden Gate. “Say. can I ask one question," and a genuine, honest-to-goodness Fuld waa placed before me. With fingers pleaeed in exactly the correct position I breathed my query, “Which will it be, Taggart or Watson?"