Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 199, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1920 — Page 10

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ATLANTA GULF MARKET FEATURE Crucible Steel Forced Down to New Low for Year. NEW YORK. Deo. 29.—A further break in Atlantic Gulf featured the opening of the stock market today, thjt stock falling to anew low record for the year of 89, a loss of 414 points. Crucible again continued under pressure and was forced down 114 to anew low for the year at 70. Despite the weakness In these two issues, other stocks showed an upward tendency under the lead of the railroad stocks. Southern Pacific rose 2% points, to 9814, and the rights rose 1 point, to above 25, anew high since they have been traded in on the exchange. Northern Pacifle rose 1% points, to 80%. Baldwin Locomotive sold up 1% points, to 83. Steel common, after yielding %, to 77%, advanced to 78%. Royal Dutch was in urgent demand, selling up 3%. to 66%. and Mexican Pe troleum ranged from 153% to 152%, and then advanced to 154. Anaconda was actively traded in at Airbrake, following its sharp decline of yesterday, rose 1 point, to 70. Strength after the opening became more pronounced during the forenoon, when some further substantial advances were recorded. Baldwin Locomotive was in demand and rose to 85. a gain of % of a point. Crucible Steel, after selling at TO. recovered to 74. Steel common rose from 77% to TB%. American Locomotive gained 2 points, selling at 79. The railroad stocks attracted attention. Southern Pacifle advancing 2% points to 99, and the rights sold up over 2 points to 26%. Pacific Oil rose 2 points to 41%. Reading was actively traded in, advancing 2 points to 83%. Northern Pacifle gain of 2 points, selling at 81. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Dec. 29 We have had another demonstration of that fact tb.it unfavorable factors hare beeu discounted. The passing of the dividend by the Anaconda Copper Company was taken as * matter of course. having no perceptible effect on the market value of the stock. And this is undoubtedly true of most of our active stocks, this does not mean that ail Is now well, far from it. The business in this country has some Eroblein* which will taka time to solve. ut it will develop ultimately that we have overdone the serious side. It would be unrers' liable to expect a big demand for investment stocks at th • firesent time and consequently every seilng order will have the maximum effeet. This condition is likely to continue until the business men of the country can actually see some change in sight. In the meantime, the gradual daily absorption of our securities by permanent investors will help create that sound technical situation which will be essential as well as helpful In bringing about the ultimate change from a declining to an upward trend. (

Money and Exchange

Indianapolis bank clearings today were $2,445,000. against $2,546 a week ago. NEW YORK. Dec. 29.—The foreign exchange market opened steady today. Sterling, pound. $3.50% : francs, ; lire. .0334; lire, cables, .0335; marks. .130; Canadian doliars, .5550; Danish kronen, .1585. MOTOR SECURITIES. (By Thomson & McKinnon > —Dec. 29 - Opening— Bid. Ask Briscoe s ’-i Chalmers, com 1 !% Packard, com 9% 19% Packard, pfd TO 74 Chevrolet 300 .... Peerless 19 Continental Motors, com. ... 6 Continental Motors, pfd 92 94 llupp. com 9% 9% Hupp, pfd 9O 95 Itco Motor far 17% 18% Elgin Motors 3% 4% Grant Mo’ois 1% - I-’ord of Canada 216 220 United Motors 30 35 National Motors 7 Federal Truck 16 19 Paige Motors 15% 16% Republic Truck 17% 18% ACTIVE OIL .STOCKS. (By Thomson McKinnoni —Dec. 29 — —Opening— Bid. Ask. Anglo-American Oil 15% 36 Atlantic Refining V u > 1025 Borne-Scrymner 375 385 Buckeye Pipe Line 78 83 Che-eb rough Mfg. Cons 170 2(0 Continental OH, Colorado.. 105 110 Coiden Oil and Gas 5 5% Crescet.t Pipe Line 27 Elk Basin Pete 7% 7% Enreka Pipe Line 75 85 Galena-Signal (>ll. pfd 95 103 Galena-Signal Oil. coin 45 60 lU'ools Pine Line 150 180 Indiana Pipe Line 62 87 J1..1-.U (Hi P'% K>% MM west oil 1% 1% Midwest Refining 136 137 National Transit 21 25 New York Transit 150 100 Northern Pipe Line 9> 97 Ohio Oil 260 280 r. Jfc R 4 4% Osage Hominy 16 ..._ . Penn -Mex 32 37 Prairie Oil and Gas 430 450 Prairie pipe Line 170 176 Kapu'pa Refining 4% 4% Solar Refining 350 380 Southern Pipe Line 97 101 South Penn Oil 235 245 Southwest Penn Pipe Lines 57 02 Standard OH Cos. of Cal— 285 295 Standard Oil Cos. of Ind... 65 68 Standard oil Cos. of Ky..t. 375 410 Standard Oil Cos. of Nob... 400 440 Standard Oil Cos. of N Y-. sls 82-5 Standard Oil Cos. of 0hi0... 384 410 .Swan & Finch 30 50 Vacuum Oil 255 290 Washington Oil 25 35 NEW YORK METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. —Copper quiet; spot, December, January, February and March. nffe:ed at 13%c. Lead quiet; spot. December and January offered at 4%c. Spelter quiet; spot. December, January, February and March offered at 5.80 c.

In the Cotton Markets

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—Pronounced weakness at Liverpool, due to n lack of confidence In Jnanclal conditions, started a selling wave at the opening of the cotton market today, causing a loss in first prices of 20 to 33 points. L Among the more prominent sellers feearly were Liverpool houses. Southern Hiterests. spot concerns nud Wall street. ■ There was. however, au excellent de- * ind for investment account, through Bmmiasion firms, which shortly after the absorbed tbe offerings and paved 3L>> way for a sharp upturn that carried JPBp. iatlons about 20 points above the ng levels. York Cotton Opening: January, ’ ' lar ' l1 ' la — r ’ c; 13.30 c ; June, Dec. 29.—Spot cotton opened dull. Prices were easier, with sales close to 2,000 bales. American mlds, 13.43d; good middlings, 10.93d; full middlings. 9.9.3d; middlings, 8.70d; low middlings, t1.70d; good ordinary, 5.20d; ordinary, 4.44 U. Futures opened easy. WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES. The following are today's wholesale market prices for beef cuts as sold by the Indianapolis markets. Prices quoted by Swift Ac Cos.: Ribs—No. 2,35 c; No. 3.20 c. Loins — No. 2,22 c; No. 3.17 c. Rounds —No. 2. 24c; No. 3,17 c. Chucks—No. 2,15 c; No. *, 12c. Plates—No. 2. 14c; No. 3,12 c. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. CHICAGO. Dec. 29.—Butter—Creanlery, extras. 55c; creamery, firsts. 47c; firsts. 40®51c; seconds, 38@37c. . Eggs—Ordlu.*iles, 6<Ksß4e; firsts, C9c. Cheese—Twins. IfcVfee. Live poultry—Fowls, 2\?c; ducks. 29c; geese, 27c; spring chickens, 27c; turkeys. 40c; roosters, 18c. Potatoes--Receipts, 27 cart; Wisconsin and Minnesota, SI.4O@LO.

N. Y. Stock Prices

—Dec. 28— Prev. High. Low. Close. close. Ad-Rumely com 14% 14% 14% Ad-limn. pfd... 45% 45% 45% 45 Allls-Chalmers.. 28 27% 2S 27 Am. Agrl 55 54% 54% 54% Am. B. Sugar.. 37% 37% 37% 37 Am.B. Mag. Cos. 49% *B% 48% 4S Am. C. & Fdy.117% 115% 117% 115% Am. Can 23% 22% 22% 22% Am.ll. &L. pfd 38% 37% 38 38% Am. Drug 7 6% 6% 6% Am. Inter. Corp. 32% 31% 31% 32% Am. I.inaeed.... 45 44% 45 Am. Locorao... 7S 77 77% 77% Am, S. & Rgrf... 31 29% 30% 30% Am. Sug. Ref... 90% 88% 89 88 AmSuml’obacCo. 70% 70 70% 09% Am. S. Fdjr.... 28% 28% 28% 29% Am. Tel & Tel. 95 93% 93% 95 Am. Tobacco ..109% 108% :rt 309% Am. Woolen... 57% 55% 50 57% An* 7,. A Lead 0% 0% 6% C% Ana. Min. Cos.. 31% 30% 31 31% Atchison 80% 79% 79% 80% At. G. & W. I. 97 93% 93% 97% Bald. Locum o. 82% 80% 81% 81 B. & 0 32% 32 32% 31% Beth. S. (8)... 53% 52% 53% 53% Brook. R. T 9% 9% 9% 9% Can. Pac. Ry.. 114% 112% 114 113% Cent. Leather... 32% 31% 32 32% Chand. Motors.. 62 50% 60% 62% C. & 0 58 57 57% 56% C.M. A St. P.. 25% 25 25 25% C.M. A St.P.pfd 39% 39 39 % 39% Chi. &N. W.... 63% 62% 02% 03% C., R. I. A Pac..25% 24 24% 24% C. 69 68% 68% 68% Chili Copper... 9% 8% 8% 9% Chino Copper .. 17% 17 17% 17% Coca Cola 19% 19 19 19% Col Fuel & Iron 26% 20% 26% 20% Columbia Gas .. 57% 58% 57 54% Columbia Graph 9% 9% 9% 9% Consol Gas 75% 74% 75 74 % Contin Can .... 55 p 2 52 54% Con Candy Cos.. 444 4% Corn Products.. 65% 64% 65 64% Crucible Steel. .. 74% 71% 71% 75% Cuban Am Sug 27% 20% 27% 20% D. A R. G. pfd.. 1% 1% 1% 1% Erie 13%% 12% 12% 12% Erie Ist pfd.... 18% 1.5% 18% 18 Famous Players 45% 44% 45 40 Fisk Rubber Cos 10% 10% 10% 10% General Asphalt 38% 30% 30% 38% General Cigars.. 52% 52% 52% 53 Gen Electric ...116 117% 117% 118% Gen Motors 13% 13% 13% 13% Goodrich 32% 31% 32 31% Gt North pfd... 74 73% 73% 73 Gt North Ore... 25% 25 25 % 24% Gulf States Stl. 25% 25% 25% 27 Houston Oil 61 06% 00% 02% Illinois Central. 85% 81% 84% 85 Inspira Copper. 26% 2-8 28 28 Interboro C>rp. 3vs 3% 3% 3% Inter Harvester. 91% 90 91% 92% Interna Nickel.. 12% 12 12 12'% Inter Paper ... 43% 43 43 % 43 Invincible Oil.. . 21% 21 21% 21% K. C. Southern. 18% 17% 18 18 Kelly-Sprg. Tire 32 ' 31% 31% 32% Kennecott Cop.. 15% 15 15% 15% Laokawana Stl.. 48% 48% 48% 49 Lehigh Valley . 53% 52% 52% 52% l.eows, Inc 15% 14% 15 15% L. „• N 98% 97% 97% 18% Marine com 11% 11 11 H% Marine pfd 46% 48 48% 49% Max. Mot coin. 2% 2% 2% 2% Mex. Petrol 154% 152% 153% 155 Miami Copper.. 15% 14% 14% 15% Mid. Sta. 0i1.... 12% 11% 12% 11% Midvale Steel... 30% 29% 30% 30% M. K. A T 2% 2% 2% 2% Mo. Pac. Kv... 16% 16% 16% 16% Nat. En. A Stp. 40 45% 45% 46 National Lead.. 67 67 07 00% Nev Con. Cop.. 6% s% 8% 8% X. Y. Air Brake. 75% 66% 66% 76 .V Y. Central.. 70% 69% 69% ft>% New Haven 16% 10% 16% 10% Nor. A West... 97% 90% 97% 96% North. Pacific,. 79% 78% 70% 78% Okl. Pro. A ltef. 3% 33 3 Padflc Oil 39% 3.6% 39% l'nn-Am. Petrol. 73 71 71% 73% Penns. Ity 20% 59 30 :£* People's tins 33% 32% 32% 33% Pierce-Arrow... 17% 16% 17% 17 Pierce Oil 10 0% 9% 9% Pittsburgh Coal 57 56% 56% Prest. Steel Car 75 74% 74% Pulm. Pal. Car. 103 101% 102 101% Pure 041 32 31% 32 31% Kay Copper.... 11% 11% 11% 11% Reading 82% SO * 81% 70% Rep. lrn. A Stl 58% 57% .V% 59% Replogle Steel.. 34 3! .31 82 Kyi. Deli. N. Y. 65% fO% 66% Hl% .-ears Roebuck.. 98% 91% 92% 71% Sinclair 22% 21 -1% 21% Sloss-S. S. A J.. 44% 44% 44% 45 Southern Pac. .. 9(5% 9.*>V4 96% 95% Southern Ity. .. 21% 20% 21% 20% Stand, oil. N. J.. 152 15*> 152 152 St. LAS. F.. com 20*4 19% 20% 19% Stromberg Carb. 27 27 27 27% Studebaker 41% 40% 40% 41 Tenn. Cop 6% 6% 6% 6% Texas Cos 42% 41% 41% 42% ’lex. A Pac 16% Hi 16% 16% Tob. I’ri.duets . 48% 46 46% 48 Trans. Oil 6% 6% 6% 6% Union Oil 20% 19% _'o% jo% Union Pacifle ..117% 115 V, 117% 115% Utd. Rtl. Stores. 49% 48% 48% 46% U. 8. F. P. Corp.. 10% 15% 15% 16% Utd. Fruit Cos. .192 I*ll% 191 190 U. S. rnd. AICO.. 61% 0*- 4 61% 61% U. S. Rubber .. 56% 55 56% 55 U. S. Steel 78% 77% 77% 77% U. S. Steel, pfd..105 104% 105 105 Utah Copper ... 47 43'% 46 47% Van. Steel 31 30 30% 29% Wabasl 7% 7% 7% 7% Wnhnsh Ist, pfd. 19% 19 19 19% IV. Maryland .. 10 9% 9% 10% Western Union .82 8.1% 81% West. Elec 41 40% 40% 40% White Motors .. 53% 32% 33% 33% W lily s-Overland 5% 5% 5% 5% Wilson A Cos. .. 38% J 7 37 38% Worth. Pump .. 4040 4040 NEW YORK LIBERTY BONDS. Prev. High Low Close Close L. B. 3Vis ... 90 10 80.50 80 60 90.20 L. B. Ist 4s 85.00 L. B. 2nd 4s 84 24 84 20 84.20 MlO 1., B. Ist 4% 8 85.96 85.50 87.98 85.60 I. B. 2nd 4Vis 84.50 84.18 84.20 84.16 1.. R. 3rd 4%s 87.40 87.16 87.20 87.26 L. B. 4th 4Vi a 84.94 84.70 54.H6 84.84 Victory 3%s 95.144 94 92 91.96 94 94 Victory 4%5. 95.06 94.92 91.98 94.90 TWENTY STOCKS AVERAGE. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. -Twenty Industrial stocks averaged 67.96, down .05 per cent. Twenty active rails averaged 73x5. u; .39 per cent. CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Exchanges, $777,128,522; balances. $67,169,201: Federnl V .serve Bank credit balances, $61,037,758.

Weather

The following table shows the state of the weather as observed by L". S. Weather Bureaus at 7 a. m., Dec. 29: Station. Bar. Temp. Weatb. Indlunnpolis, Ind... 29.93 21 Cloudy Atlanta. Ga 30.14 24 Clear Amarillo, Tex 29.70 28 PtCldy Bismarck, N. D 29.08 20 PtCldy Boston, Mass 29.98 22 Clear Chicago, 111 29.80 24 Clear Cincinnati, O HO.Oo 24 PtCldy Cleveland 0 29.80 22 Cloudy Denver, Colo 20.00 48 Cloudy Dodge City, Kas... 29.N0 30 PtCldy Helena, Mout 2tt.oS 42 Cloudy Jacksonville, Flu.. 30 10 80 Clear Kansas City. M 0... 29 80 32 Clear Louisville, Ky 30.00 24 Clear Little Rock, Ark... 30.00 30 Clear Los Angeles, Cal... 20 94 48 Clear Mobile, Ala 30.21 32 Clear New Orleans. La... 30.22 3s Clear New York, X. Y... 30 00 24 PtCldy Norfolk, Va 3 008 32 Clear Oklahoma City 29.80 32 PtCldy Omaha, Neb 29.80 30 Cloudy Philadelphia. Pa... 30.10 22 Clear Pittsburgh, Pa 30.00 22 Cloudy Portland. Ore 29.70 54 Cloudy Rapid City, S. 1>... 29.70 42 Cloudy Koseburg, Ore 29.80 48 Rain San Antonio, Tex.. 30.00 38 Clear San Francisco, Cal. 30.02 50 Cloudy St. Louis, Mo 29.90 30 Cloudy St. Paul, Minn 29.72 20 Cloudy Tampa, Fla 30.18 40 Clear Washington, D. C.. 30.12 22 Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS. Pressure Is high over the .South Atlantic" and South Pacific States, and low along the northern border of the country. Temperatures have risen rapidly over the eentrai parts of the country, the rises amounting to 20 to 30 degrees ut stations In the middle Mississippi and Ohio valleys. They have fallen somewhat In the Atlantic coast regions and the upper Missouri Valley. Precipitation was reported since yesterday In the North Pacific Stah's and at scattered points over the Lakes region. The remalntng portions of the country are generally fair. T. G. 811 LEMAN, Temporarily In Charge. Meteorologist, Weatjier Bureau.

HOG PRICES GO STILL LOWER Swine Fully 25 to 50 Cents Off —Calves Up $1 to $1.50. RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Good Good Good Dec. Mixed. *fe avy. Light, 23. $9.55 #IO.OO $9.50®) 9.73 [email protected] 23. 9.754? 10.00 9.50@ 5.75 10.25®)10.bu 24. [email protected] [email protected] 10.50 ® 10.St> 27. 10.25 @ 10.50 [email protected] [email protected] 28. 10.23 @10.35 [email protected] 10.35 @ 10.50 29. 9.75 @ 10.04) 9.65®) 9.75 [email protected] There was a resumption in the slump of hog prices at the opening of the local livestock e.xuhan, today, with prices fully 25®50c .lower and Indications of still lower prices before the close of tne market. There was a toil of $10.25 on some good light hogs, with the bulk of that grade at $10.1.79410.2.7 Good medium hogs sold at $9.75(810 and heavies at around ?9.75, with a few at as low as $9.65. Roughs genornlly sold around $8 and pigs at $10<g10.25. The bulk of sales ran [email protected]. Receipts for the day ran close to 15,<700 fresh hogs, with more than 2,000 left over from the Tuesday market. Prices \would have. t>oen forced even lower today, commission men said, had 1 It nor been fre the fact that there were ja number of rders in from Eastern houses. ! Trade in cattle was slow, with light I receipts and most buyers limiting their I purchases to a few cattle. Butcher stuff was about steady, with ! steers and tbe commoner grades of : heifers lower. Steers were, fully 25® r .be lower,- due to the drop In prices on that ; grade of cattle on tbe Chicago market I during the last few days. Bulls were ; steady on the common stuff to strong on i good grades. I Receipts for the day approximated 400 j fresh cattle. There was another Jump in calf prices. I due to rush orders from Eastern houses | for veals to furnish a meat supply over , the New Year holiday. There was a top of $18.50 on choice j calves, while one or two sales were made. at S2O. Good veals generally brought 1 $lO.Wd 17.50 and mediums $13®15. whim I Is fully $1 higher than the Tuesday mar- | het prices. There, were approximately 300 calves son tin- market. With less than 200 sheep and lambs j mi the market prices held steady, with ! good sheep at $3®3.50 and lambs at $5.30 j hi 9. HOGS. j Best light hogs, 100 to 200 lbs ! average $10.0(Vd10.25 260 to 300 lbs average 9.6.7% 9.75 Over 300 lbs o.oo® 9.23 Sows B.oo® 8.25 Best pigs, under 140 lb* 10.00® 10.25 Bulk of sales 9,73®10.23 CATTLE. Prima cornfed steers, 1,300 lbs and up 9.50^10.75 Good to choice steers, 1,200 to 1,300 lbs 8,75® 9.50 Good to choice steers, 1,100 to 1,200 lbs 7.50® 9.50 • Medium steers, 1,000 to 1,100 - lbs 7.25®8 M* I Common to medium steers, 800 to 1,0(40 lb* 6.25® 7.25 —Heifers and Cows— Good to choice heifers 7.2.7® 0.27 Medium heifers 5.00® 7.00 Common to un-dium heifers.. 4 00® 5.30 Good to choice cows 3.00® 6.73 I Fair 1 o medium cows 4.25® 5.50 i Cutters 3.25® 4.00 ! (.'auners 3.00® 3.50 Bulls ! Good to choice butcher bulls. 5.00® 7. 1 00 Bologna bulls 4.50® 5.50, Light commou hulls 3.75® 4.75 Calves— Choice veals 17.50® 18.70 ‘ Good veals 16.50® 17.50 ! I Light weight veals 7 00® V •** . .Medium veals 13.00® 15.00 j 1 Icjivweight calves 8.00®10.(jo 1 Common heavyv.nght calves.. 5 00® 8.04 —Stockers and Feeders--Good to choice steers, Buo lbs and up B.oo® 9.50 Good to choice steers, under 8(40 lbs 7.0048 800 Medium cows 4 50® 5(84 Good cow* 5.00® 550 i;ood heifers 5.50® 6.6(4 Medium to good heifers 5.00® CO) Good milkers 60.00W95.00 Stock calves, 25<( to 450 lbs... 5.00® 800 SHEEP AND LAMUS. Good to choice sheep 3.0041 550 j Fair to common 2.00® 2.7 i j Bucks 2.50® 3.00 i Cull sheep I.oo® 1.50 Lambs— Common to choice yearlings.. 5.50® 6.0 • | Spring lambs 8.50® 9.0) j

Other Live Stock

CHICAGO. Deo. 29. Hogs—Receipt*. 20,!)0; market, 15 to 25c lower; hulk. s|i.*o®l6.lo; butchers, $9.80® 10; pickers, $9.35®9.65; lights. $9.90® 10.20; pigs, $lO ® 10.50; roughs. $9 Is®l> 35 Cattle He ■elpts, 9.000; market steady; beeves. $7 ®l;>: butchers, $5.25® 10.50; emmers and cutter*. $3.25® 4.75; smokers nnd feeders. *4.25®!*: cows. $3.25® 4 75; calves. slo® 12 50 Sheep Receipts, 13,000; market, -bytdy to 25 cent* lower; lambs, $8 75® 12.00; ewes. $2®5.50. CINCINNATI. Dec. 29. Kogs—Receipts. 0.200; market, 504/TV: tower; heavies, $9.50®10: mixed. $10; mediums, lights and pigs, $10.25; roughs. $8; slug*. SO..V* Cattle Receipts. 700; butcher cattle steady; weighty steer*. 25®50c lower; calves. sls. Sheep and lambs ReisHpts, 200; market steady; sheep, $1.50® 1.50; lamb*. ss® 11. CLEVELAND. Dec. 29.—Hogs Receipts. 25,000; market 25c to 35c lower: yorkers, $10.75® 10.85; mixed, $10.75® 10.85; pig*. $11.50; roughs. $8.50®6.25. Cattle Receipts, 400; market steady. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 1,000; market strong; top. sl3. Calves -Receipts, 300; market steady; top, $lB. PITTSBURGH, Dee. 29. Cattle Receipt* light; market steady; choice. $10,50 ®11; good. $10(o 10 25; fair, $!l®!) 75; veal calves, $ I.B® 18.50 Sheep and lambs- Receipts light; market steady: prime weth ers. $6®6.50; good, $5®5.50; mixed mid fair. $4(04.75; spring lambs, sl3® 1350. Hog* -Receipts, 20 doubles; market lower; prime heavies. $10.25® 10.50; mediums, $11.25® 11.10 : heavy vork-rs, $1125® 11.40: light yorkers, $11.50® 11 75 ; pigs. $11.50® i 1.75; roughs, sß®9 ; stags, so® 7 EAST ST. LOUIS. Dee. 29.—Cattle Reeelpts, 4.(eK): market slow; native beef steers, sl2® 13; yearling beef steers and heifers, $124/13; cows. $7®K; stockers and feeders, 6® 7; calve*. ssll® 12; dinners and cutters, s4® 4.75. Hogs—Receipts. 19,000; market 15c lower; mixed and butchers, $9 50® 10; good heavies, $9 50® 9.75; rough heavies. S.B 25 (a 8.50; lights. $9 85® 10.15; pigs. $9.50® 10; bulk of sales, $9.75® 10 Sheep Receipts, 2,300; market steady; ewes, $34/4; lambs. $10.50® 11.73; cauners anil cutters, $1.50®3. EAST BUFFALO, Dec. 29.—Cattle—Receipts, 300: market, slow; 50c to 75c off; shipping steers, $lO4/12; butcher grades, s7® 10.75; cows. s2® 7.25. Calves—Receipts, 175; market, active and steady; culls, choice. s6® 19. bheep and lambs— Receipts. 2,000: market, active and high er ; choice Inmlm, $13,504/ 11; culls, fair, $6,504(13; yearlings, $lO4/11; sheep, s2®6. Hogs Receipts, 1,300; market, active, 10 ® 25c up; Yorkers, $12.25® 12.35; pigs, $12.35® 12.50; mixed, $124/12.25; heavies, $11,254/12; roughs, $8.75®9; stags, $6.50 ®7.

Terse Market Notes

OIL CITY, Pa., Dec. 2D.—The price of Western Kentucky crude oil was cut 25 cents today, the price being reduced from $4 to $3.75. I’irrsnr.tGH, Dec. 29.—The Joseph Keep agent y here, buyers of Standard Oil, declare that the Standard oil Company has not cut the price of Kentucky crude oil and that they are paying 54,23 for heavy Somerset and $4.59 for light Somerset. Belief was expressed that the Independents were cutting prices. MONTREAL, Dec. 29.—A further drop in the trice of sugar was announced here today. The new figure is 10 cents a pound from the refiners, a drop of 1 cent. Wholesalers declared that the price will go to 9 cents soon. lOCAL ifIDE MARKET. Green Hides—No. 1,6 c; No. 2,6 c. Green Calve*— No. 1,8 c; No. 2, Horsehides—No, L $4; No. 2, $3. Cured Hides —No. 1. 8c; No. 2. 7c.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29,1920.

GRAIN PRICES MAKE RALLIES Heavy Buying, Due to Better Business Conditions, Factor. CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—Heavy buying, due to better market conditions, caused grain prices to advance on the Chicago Board of Trade today. Increased demand for export, easier money market conditions and unfavorable weather over the grain belt were the chief .factors. Provisions were Irregularly lower. December wheat opened down % cent at $1.65%, but regained 3% cents later. March wheat opened off % cent at $1.62%. advancing 2% cents before the olo6e. May wheat was down % cent at the opening, regaining 3% cents subsequently to $1.60%. December corn opened up % cent at 71 %c, and gained an additional 1 cent later. May corn opened up %c, at 73%c, subsequently advancing an additional cent. July corn opened up %e. at 73%c, and gained another %c toward the close. December oats were unchanged at the opening, at 40c, gaining l%e later. May oats were unchanged at the opening, at 48%c advancing %e before the close. July oats opened up %c, at 48c, and gained | %e later. (By Thomson A- McKinnon.) —Dec. 28— ; Wheat—A fair amount of export busi- ! ness has been reported in wheat. Be- j yond a demand from this source, there j has been very little interest in the mar- I ! ket. Offerings by the country are small I and receipts are falling off. It is to be i noted that the largest receipts are in the southwestern markets, probably for j movement to the gulf for final shipment ; abroad. Frequent reference is made to : the present price of wheat, ns far above I a pre-war level, although feed grains ap- ! proximate a normal level. Apropos of j this, there wa6 a news Item from Vienna j j saying that potatoes were selling at 160 : times their pre-war figures. The idea gathered from this Is that European needs j are so urgent that the prices will not j decrease the demand. We do not ex- j pert any Important market action so , long ns the present uneasiness over busi- i ness conditions prevails Corn—There is no improvement In the distributing demand for corn. At the | same time, current receipts are being j taken by industries and elevators, proba- j My for completion of December contract*, i Country offerings are at a minimum. | 1 This market is not likely to uncover any j ! pronounced action either way until con- i j dltlons more radical than those now exist--1 ing become apparent. Oats -No interest whatever displayed in i | oats. Values should reflect the action j of, corn. CHICAGO GRAIN TABLE. WHEAT— Open. High. Low. Close. Dec. ... 1.65% 1.70 1 64% 1.60% Mar. ... 1.02% 1.66% 1.61% t. 66% , May ... 1.57% 1.61% 1.56% 1.01% CORN— Dec 71% .73 Vi .70 -73 May ... .73% .75 .73% .75 j July ... .73% .75% .73% .75% * OATB—May ... .48% .49% .48% .49% July ... .48 .48% .48 .48% j FORK— Jan. ... 23 00 23.20 22.75 23 20 I.ARD—i Jau. ... 12.72 12.72 12 57 12.72 Mav ... 13 15 13.32 13.07 13.32 RIBS— Jan. ... 11 30 11 40 11 20 11 33 May ... 12.00 12.12 11.02 12.10 CHICAGO CASH GRAIN. CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—Wheat —No. 3 hard | winter, $171; No. 2 northern spring, $1.78. Corn —No. 2 yellow. 70®77e; No. ‘ I 3 yellow. 71%®72%c; No 4 yellow, 6t>{) : 70c; No. 3 white. 68%®70%c; No 4 1 white. 60®69%c Oats No 1 white. 47% j ®4sc ; No 2 white, 47%® 48c ; No. 3 white. ; 46%®46%c ; N0.4 white, 45%®46c TOLEDO CASH G RAIN. TOLEDO, Dec. 29.- Wheat-Cash and | i December. $1.98; March and May, $1.93. 1 Corn —Cash. new. 79c. oat* Cash. 52® 53c. Rye—Cash. $l6O Barley-Cash, ! 79-. Clover Cush. 1019. *12.40; 1920. cash' and December. $12.65; January. $12.70; February, $12.85; March, $12.80; April,!

sl2 Alslke Cash, 1919. 1920 and In* cember, *17.50; March. sls 00. Tituotby Cash. 1918. $3.45: rush. 1919. $5.53; December and January, $3 62',-i; February, $3.63; March. $3.67V. PRIMARY MARKETS. (By Thomson A McKinnon.) —Dec. 28— Wheat. Corn. Oats Chicago e 21,0*) 583.000 217.000 Milwaukee ... 7,000 67,00i> 32.600 Minneapolis.. 210.(MG 37.000 64.000 Duluth 110(100 12,000 St I,OUi 94.000 31.000 40 000 Toledo 3,000 39.000 33,000 Detroit 10,000 18,000 20,000 Kansas City.. 139.000 24.0- 12.000 Peoria 2.000 34 000 IS ,000 Omaha 85,000 17.060 6.000 Indianapolis 143.000 92. (MG Total! 631,000 1.013,000 541,000 Year ago... 810,0(lo 1.003,000 C 98.000 Shipments— Wheat. Corn Gats Chicago 23.00 166.1410 123,000 Milwaukee ... 64.000 34.000 33.000 Minneapolis.. 134 000 19.U00 30.000 Duluth 7.000 St Louis 119.000 14.0000 47,000 Toledo .2.001 Detroit 2,000 8.0(g) Kansas City... 203.000 9.600 6,(MH. Peoria 1,000 40 000 13.060 Omaha 00.000 17.14 M) 6,000 India ns polls. ISjOOO Totals .... 553,000 833.000 273.000 Year ago... 603,000 450.000 495.000 —C lea ranees— Domes. W. Corn. Oats New York. .. 383 000 Philadelphia. KM,OOO New Orleans.. 489,(MJ0 Totuls 970,000 Year ago... 301,000 32,000 INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN. —Dec. 29111, Is fr.r ear lots of grain and hav nt the eall of the Indianapolis Board of Trade were; Wheat No sales. port—Firm; No. 3 white, t!9®7lc; No, 4 white, 06'A® 68c; No. 5 white, 01 4 fiflr; No. 3 yellow, 75@70Vic; No. 4 yellow, 71 ®73b.c; No. 5 yellow, (UkftOSVjc ; No. 3 mixed, flCSjtWVfcc; No. 4 mixed, (’s® (57lie; No. 5 mixed, 6441;651ie. Oats Firm; No. 2 white, 49(g50c; No. 3 white, 48®48%c. Hay—Weak; No. 1 timothy, $26®26.50', No. 2 timothy, $25®25 50; No. 1 light clover mixed $24®34.50; No. ] clover hay, $24.56®20. Wheat—Sample, 1 car. Corn—No. 4 white, 5 cars; No. 5 white. ! 2 cars; sample white, 1 car; No. 3 yellow, ; 1 car; No. 4 yellow, 4 cars; No. 5 yellow, ] G cars: No. 6 yellow, 1 car; No. 4 mixed, ! 2 cars; No. 5 ml*ed, 3 cars; total, 25 i oars. Oats —No. 2 white, 5 cars; No. 3 white, j 1 tar; sample white, 6 cars; total, 12 cars. WAGON WHEAT PRICES. Indianapolis flour mills and elevators today are paying $1.85 for No. l red wheat, $1.83 for No. 2 red wheat and $1.79 for No. 3 red. INDIANAPOLIS PRODUCE. Eggs—Fresh, los off, 63c. Poultry—Fowls, 20®25c ; springers, 25c; cooks. 17c; old tom turkeys, 35c; young tom turkeys, 12 lbs and up. 40c: young lien turkeys, 8 lbs and up, 40c; cull, thin turkey( not wanted; ducks, t lbs and up. 25c; dusks, under 4 lbs, 20c; geese, 10 lbs and up, 20c; squabs, 11 lbs to doz, $7; guineas, 2-lb size, per doz, SO. Rabbits —Drawn, per doz, $2.50. Butter —Buyers nre paying s<)@slc for creamery butter delivered at Indianapolis. Butterfat—Buyers are paying 45®46c for cream delivered nt Indianapolis. CLEVELAND PRODUCE. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 29.—Produce Market—Butter—Extra, in tub lots, (UVj ®(l2c; prints, 62V6@63c; extra firsts, (>oi/j ((/01c; firsts, 58Mi@39e: seconds, 55®56c ; packing stocks. 17@-3c; fancy dairy, BC@4oc. Eggs—Fresh gathered northern extras, 73c; extra firsts, 73c; Ohio firsts (new cases), 71c; firsts (old cases), 70c; western firsts (new cases), CSc; refrigerator extras, 62c; refrigerator firsts, 00c; (a ease contains 30 dozen). Poultry —Heavy fowls, 27@28cj .light, stock, 20@ 22c; old roosters, 19®20c; spring ducks, 35@3Sc; turkey*, 50@55c; geese, 28@30c.

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TODAY’S PRICES. Apples—Missouri Jonathans, per l>bl., $9; fancy Illinois Jonathans, per bbl., $8; extra fancy Grimes Golden, per bbl., $G@9; extra fancy Wine Sups, per bbl., $9; Bell Flowers, per noi.. $6.50; Baldwins, per bbi., $5.50: Soys, per bbl., $6; Rome Beauty, per bbl. $8; Kinnard Red, per bbl., s6®B; Kiug.s per bbl., $0; Wolf Rivers, per bbi., $5; None Such, per bbl., $5; Maiden Blush, per bbl., $4.50; Greenings, per bbl., $6; Choice Jonathans, per bbl., $6. Beans—Michigan Navy, In bags, per lb., s®6c; Colorado I’intos, in bags, per lb., 6%®7c; Black Eyes, in bags, per lb., S@9c: Red Kidneys, in bags, per lb, 12@13c; California Limas, in bags, per lb., s9® 10; California Fink ChlL, in bags, per lb., 7%®Bc; Lintels, per lb., 12c; dried peas, green, per lb., 9e; Bplit yellow peas, in 00-lb. bags, per lb., 10c; split green peas, per lb., 10c; Marrow tat beans. In bags, per lb., 12c. Beets —Fancy home-grown, per bn., $1.50. Bananas—Extra fancy high-grade fruit, 50®60c per bunch; per lb, B%c. ! Cabbage—Fancy Northern, per lb., l%e. Carrots—Fancy home-grown, per bu„ SI.OO. Celery—Fancy New York (2-3 crate). 4-5 doz. $4; per crate, $6; fancy New York trimmed, per bunch. $1 Coeoanuts- Fancy, per doz, $1.23; per ' bag of tOO, $7.75. j Cranberries—Fancy C. C. Howes, per ; bbl., $18; per bu.. $6.50. 1 Cucumbers —Fancy Florida small, per 1 do*., ! Grapefruit—Extra fancy Florida (Blue j Goose brand), 365, per box, $5.75; 465, per box, $6; 545, 645, 70s and bus. per oox, $6; | fancy Florida*, 3t's, per box, $4.25; 465, $4.75; 645, 64s and 70s, $4.75; 80s. $4.75. lettuce—Fancy hotnouse leaf, per lb M ! 25c; in barrel lots, per lb., 23c; fancy [ California icebergs, per crate, $3.50. Oruuges—California, all grades, $3.50®; | 5.50. ; Unions—Fancy Indiana yellow or red, per 100-ib. bags $1.75; fancy Indiana white, per 160-lb bag, $2; per bu, $1.25; fancy bpanlsh, per crate, $2.25. Fnrslcj—Fancy- large Bikes, per do*., SI.OO. Potatoes — Fancy Michigan and Wiscon sin rouud whites, per 150-lb. bag, $3; 3 | or 10-lb. bag lots, per bag. $2.90; fancy : Idaho Gems, per hug, $2.30. Radishes —Button, large buuches, per do*., sl. Sweet Potatoes— Fancy Tennessee Nacy Halls, per hamper, $2.50; fancy Eastern I Jerseys, per hamper, $3; fancy Indiana ; Jerseys. $2.75. Spinach—Fancy, per large crate, $3. i Turnips—Fancy washed, per bu., $1.23 i ® 1.50. Kale —Fancy, per barrel. $2. Cauliflower—Fancy Caiitorui* per i crate $2.40 Oyster Plant— Fancy, per do*., 60c. Leek—Fancy, per doz., 1(0®35c. bage — Fancy, per do*.. 45c. Tomatoes—Fancy ripe, per 6-lb. basket, sl-50; fancy ripe. 0 basket orate, $9. Rutabagas— Fancy Canadian, per 60 lbs, sl, per 100 lbs. $1.75. Peppers Fancy, per small basket, 75c.' Knmquatt—Fancy Florida, per qt. 30c. Tangerines—Extra fancy lods, 168s boxes, $4.23; 1965, box, $3. Lemons —Extra fancy Californlax, 300a, per box, $4.50. Grapes—Faucy California Emperors, drums. 31 lbs, $7; imported Spanish Malagas. per keg. I11&12. .>uatras Bask— Per doz, 40c. Nut Meats —Pecans, 5 ib cartoons, per lb, 90c; Walnuts, per Ib, 00c; Almonds, per lb. 53c; Filberts, per ib, 400. English Walnuts—fancy, per lb. 20 ®3lo. Pecans—Fancy, per lb, 23®80c. Filberts—Naples, In bags, per lb, 24® 26c; Sicily, In bags, jter lb, 20®23c. Brazils —Large, washed. In bags, per lb, 32c. Raisins —Fancy Spanish clusters, 20 pkgs to box, per box, $8.23; 2 1-lb pkgs to box, per box, $2.40. Hickory Nuts Shellbarks, per lb, 10c. HAY MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis prices for hay by tb? wagon load: llay- Loose, timothy, new. $25®27; mixed hay, now, $23®26; baled $25®27. Oats- Bushel, new. 50®83c. Corn —New, 70®73e per bushel.

Marriage Licenses Wyatt Roberts, Birmingham, Ala 30 Mary Dempsy, 1700 Central. 24 Jesse McCord, Oakiandon, Ind 33 Ruby McGhehey, 37th and Hazel., . ... 22 Arthur Fllmi. 2331 Keuw >o<l 23 Helena Kchwlcko, 2331 Kenwood 19 ('laud Dean, Putnam County 40 Eva Field*. 329 N. HttooU.. .. H Arthur Geiger, Warren, 0hi0... 22 j Eleanor Harder, 862 K. McCarty lu ! Raymond Hughes, 911 N Meridian.... £9 Pearl Branbmn, 440 H E. New York 26 1 Frank Husterslch, 72.-' llsugh.... 29 Maryeta Klancan, 728 Haugh 22! Orville Holden, 1311 \V. 27th 21, Agnes Niccum, 1153 W. 28tb 28 ! Delby Monroe. 1414 W Morris 31 Louienla Huddeston, 537 Franklin.... 2.1 Tom Parch, 1133 E. Seventeenth 32 | Pearl Christy, 1133 E. Sevi uteetith.... 27 Raymond Merrill, 311 N. Noble... II ' Kuitna Kaultuan, 510 N. Dearborn 41 Hurry Stoddard. 11R>5 S. Meridian 21 I Margaret Schlaugen. 1111 Holliday... 2i James Cain, 1)81 Kouche 31 ' Ea Zueissli, 917 W. Twenty Ninth.. ;2 Hurry Caldwell, 743 Indiana 53 Sullie Alsup, 743 ludtuuu 49 Births Fred and Dessle Spencer, 1509 N. Iliiuols, boy . James and Fannie Leuvell, 1854 Peck, girl. Charles aud Margaret Keogh. 023 Par- I ker, girl. Robert and Elizabeth Guldens, 957 N. La Salle, boy. Arthur and Roberta Douglas, 309 N. Meridian, girl. Mike and Elinor Hudock, 215 Oelscndorf, girl. Alex and Martha Catron. 1015 W. Pearl. girl. Andrew and Ruth Miller. Old N. Be- i vtlle, boy. Othel and Gladys (Juackenbugh, 1028 Orange, girl. John and Catherine Kline, 1722 N. Pennsylvania, girl. Marion and (Juella Stump, 2249% Pierson, girl. Chains and Esther Hyde. Methodist hospital, girl. Victor and Bernice I’rauge, Mclhodlst hospital, boy. Carl and Anna Robinson, Methodist hospital, girl. Arthur and Marion Wilson, Methodist hospital, girl. Chester and Marion Stayton, Methodist hospital, girl. Frank ami Helen Clark, Methodist hos j pita!, girl. Nells and Alma Ranmunen, Methodist hospital, girl. Charles and Sophy Weiss, Methodist hospital, girl. James and Cecil Thomas, 424 N. West. ' boy. Morris and Esther Levy, Long hos- | pltui, boy. Curl and Nina Caldwell, Long hos- j pital, boy. Steve and Edna Uedek, 518 S. West, I girl. Kerman and Martha Glover, 832 Edison, boy. t Archie and Elsie Gerrnrd, 3319 Broadway, boy. Joseph ami Daisy Fultz, 1215 Kelly, boy.

Deaths William S. Hawk, 54 , 078 N. Miley, acute dilatation of heart. Mamie M. Crockett, , City Hospital second degree burns (accidental). Frank Mncolnik, 32, Bt. Vincent’s Hospital, acute lobar pneumonia. Florence E. Branham, 4, 2723 Southeastern, diphtheria. Mary Catherine, Smith, 80, 238 E. St. Joe, arterio sclerosis. Harry Stouch, 75, Deaconess Hospital, edema of lungs. Mary Owens Smith, 44, 702 W. Tenth, chronic myocarditis. Albert Wagner, 52, City Hospital, chronic myocarditis. Dave Ausbrook, 41 2023 Quill, lobar pneumonia.. Elizabeth Squibb, 77, 520 E. Vermont, chronic myocarditis. Emma Martin, 63, 427 W. Now York, chronic myocarditis. Myrtle J. Miller, 35, St. Vincent's Hospital. broncho pneumonia. Pearl Harsh, 40. 520 N. Hamilton, obstruction of bowels. Myrtle Henrietta Morn*, 25, 1703 Orange, pulmonary tuberculosis. Infant Hull, 24 hours, City Hospital, premature birth. Frankie Russell, 70, rear 73S Greer, broncho pneumonia. Mary Jane Robinson, 78, 2241 N. Talbott, arterio sclerosis.

STREET THUGS FIGURE IN TWO GUNJHOLD-UPS (Contlnned From Page One.) and a. woman’s fur-lined coat, the two valued at $165. Clothing valued at $42.50 was stolen from the home of John H. Fuehling. 947 East drive, Woodruff Place. The burglars used a skeleton key on the front door. A hold-up mo.i swung the butt of his ! revolver at the head of Lawrence Wor- ! ley, 2041 Northwestern avenue, but missed, i slipped on the iec and sprawled full j length, giving his intended victim a j chance to escape, according to th 4 story 1 Worley told the police. The robber ain- | bushed Worley from behind a billboard j at Northwestern avenue and Udell street. Burglars ransacked the home of W. B. 1 English, Thirty-Eighth street and Kher- ; man Drive, last night'while the family | was away. Mr. English told the police ' that three rings and a necklace were missing. FIRE DAMAGES LIEBER STORE (Continued From Page One.) to operate part of its business, as most of its moving picture films were in a fireproof vault in a Imilding on the north side of Court street, connected with the company's building by ‘bridge* reaching across Court street. From those bridges and the fire escape firemen fought the flames, preventing its spreading across the narrow street. The company’s factory is located at 1400 Madison avenue. MO,OOO PHOTO SUPPLY KI'INED IN BASEMENT. In the basement of the Washington street building wa* stored a stock of photo supplies valued at $50,000. The basement was flooded and was stated these photo supplies were a total loss On the first floor of the building was the retail department and that stock wag damaged by/ water and smoke in spite of the efforts of the salvage corps men In covering the cases. Many beautiful statues, paintings and other works of art were on tbe second ; floor. Some of those damaged can uever : be replaced, it was said. The company’s offices were on the j third floor of the building. The fire i raged for a time on this floor. If any- j thing was saved on that floor it was in j the safe. The safe was so hot that it was impossible to open it and learn if the contents were damaged. The fourth floor*, where the moving ' picture Sim and machine department wa* | located, like the third floor, was a mass j of flume* and it is believed nothing was J saved except possibly a few films in j a metal vault. Although firemen believe the Maze started on tho fourth floor the Are spread to the third floor so j quickly that It was difficult to determine on which floor It started. FIRE, CHIEF TAKES CHARGE. John ('. Loucks, chief of the fi.e de- | part men t, went to the scene when the second alarm sounded aud took personal charge of fighting the flame*. Heavy fire wails on each side of the Lieber building I prevented the flames from spreading to the Selig'B Cloak and Suit House. 20-22 1 West Washington street, and also prevented the flames from reaching The Tay ' lor Carpet Company store, a seven-story j building, at 28-28 West Washington j street. The Selig store was filled with smoke, however.

The fire occurred at a time when thousands of people were reaching the down town district en route to their work. The fire hose lines interfered with street car service and !n*j>cetors were kept busy rerouting street curs. Hundreds of people crowded Washington street to watch the fire and lnr ;e squad* of police ,under Lieutenants Cox. K. Winkler and Fer geants Sheehan and Richter kept the onlookers at a safe distance. STARTED ON THIRD FLOOR, 18 BELIEF. Battalion Chiefs .8. C. Hoyle and O’Brien, following the Are. in idea careful investigation and declared that they believed it started on the third floor between the passenger elevator shaft aud stairway .leading to the fourth floor. These chiefs led the first eighteen men Up the stairway, which is near the center of the building, with hose lines, aud It was at that polut the flames were burning the fiercest. Old records of the company were kept near the elevator shaft and only one electric drop light was located there. Tbe manner in which the flames originated is still a mystery. On the fourth floor the entire rear part is separated from the remainder of the room by a heavy, specially constructed fire wall and in that portiou about 250 moving picture films were stored. These were all In metal containers. The damage in that room was slight. FLAMES SHOOT THROUGH SKYLIGHTS. Two skylights at the top of the fourth floor ncted ftues for the blaze and the smoke and I flames broke through thoHo two b^p^Mgs. Fire chlrfsjrteclarert the 11. Lieber store building was of steel and concrete construction and was unusually well built, which, they said, prevented a much heavier lows. S2JiOOfiOO FIRE LOSS AT WILMINGTON, DEL. WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 29.—The plant of the Wilmington Leather Company, covering four city blocks, was destroyed by fire during the night. The lire broke out in n drying loft, rapidly spread to ten adjoining buildings, aim despite the best efforts of ten fire companies, the plant was a mass of ruins early today with a total loss estimated by James I. Ford, treasurer of the company, at $2,500,000. 500 HOMELESS IN BROOKLYN FIRE

NEW YORK, Deo. 29—Five hundred homeless men, women and children, wrapped in blnnkets and shivering under a spray of a dozen hose lines, watched a fine today which swept over five buildings in Brooklyn. Loss was estimated at ! $75,000. Policemen and firemen rescued 100 or more persons who had failed to awaken at the first alarm. They battered in doors to awaken two deaf men who had slept through the shouts of fleeing tenants and the roar of fire apparatus. CHICAGO HOTEL GUESTS OUSTED BY BLAZE CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—More than 300 guests, many scantily clad, were driven 1 from their rooms in two hotel buildings j here early today. The flames damage! ! the Calvert Hotel on Wabash avenue and 1 the W yell more Hotel on East Eighteenth street. $500,000 FIRE AT TERRE HAUTE Special to The Times. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dec. 29— Flip, j destroyed the entire stock of two storen and caused immense losses in the contents of four others in the heart of the business district here Tuesday night. The damage is estimated at *300,900. F ve hundred persons were thrown out of employment. The fire Is said to have started on the I second floor of the Lederer Felbo.lmnn | Company building but soon worked its j way over tbe intire structure and spread J to adjoining buildings. The stock of j the Lederer-fVlhelman Company, estl i mated at S3OOIOOO, was destroyed In Its entirely, and the flftMk of the Rainbow

Waist Shop, adjoining, was almost ruined. Thorman & Schless, clothiers, suffered damages from smoke and watea\ which will run into thousands. The Metropolitan 6 and 50-cent store, the Menter & Cos. store and the Ostrr Brothers Furniture Company all suffered considerable loss. Tbe block of burned buildings, which included the Hern building, which extended from 654 to 662 Wabash avenue, recently was given by Crawford Fairbanks to his grandchildren, Alice and CrawTord Failey, and is rained in the transfer of the estate at $750,000.

SENTENCED FOR STEALING DUDS Men Go to Prison for Taking Girl’s Clothes. An alibi that he assisted James Hollywood, 38, to steal SSOO worth of goods belonging to Ruth Nomas, formerly of Highland Place, to aid Hollywood in revenging himself on his “girl," with whom he had quarreled, was presented in Criminal Court today by James Parker, 36, who was jointly Indicted with Holly wood on n charge of burglary. The evidence showed that the defendants were supposed to have information that a large quantity of whisky had been delivered to a house in Highland Place and that a little visit to the cellar In question would reveal the truthfulnecs of the asse.rtion. Hollywood, according to the evidence, obtained a screw-driver and the two men went to the house in question. No liquor was found and Hollywood then went uo into the. house and obtained clothing val. tied at $.500, which he gave to Parkei,! who was waiting outside of the house. Parker claimed that Hollywood told him that he (Hollywood) was "mad’’ at his “girl’’ and was Just getting even by stealing her clothing. The evidence of the State showed that the alibi of Parker and Hollywood was false and that not a single drop of whisky had ever been delivered to the house in question and that Hollywood made false statments to Parker e-ncern-ing his girl. Parker and Hollywood were each sentenced from two to fourteen years in the Indiana State Prison. Others sentenced today were Raymond Revilles, $25 and four months on the Indiana Ftate Farm on a charge of vehicle taking; Edward Taylor, charged with Issuing fraudulent checks, fined $250 and costs, which Is to be served on the Indiana State Farm; Tuskie Verner, a negro, six months on the Indiana State Farm; William Enoch, a negro, nine months on the Indiana State Farm, on a charge of larceny; Elijah Williams, charged with entering a house with felonious Intent, one year on the Indiana State Farm; Frank Young, a negro, burglary, from two to fourteen years in prison; William Torrence, robbery, from oue to eight years In prison; Ellsworth Walker, burglary and vehicle taking, from six months to five years in the reformatory, and Henry Mayfield, charged with forging checks totaling S3OO, sentenced from two to fourteen years at the Michigan City prison. Judge Collins stated he was making an effort to clear bis docket of as many I :ases as possible before the end of tbe term. SAYS AUTOS ON TRACKS DELAY CAR SERVICE (Continued from Page One.)

; he checked up the time it took cars to \ go from Masncbusetts avenue and Ala- j barn's streets through the downtown j loop and back. Oars formerly were 1 i allowed twelve minutes on their sched- j i nles to make this trip. The time has i la*® increased to eighteen minutes. However. the check showed that few, if auy cars ever make the trip now in less than twenty minutes and one required forty minutes. Mr. Tretton said. Auto- ! mobiles on the tracks are responsible i for the present delays, he added. “Nearly everybody who tniks about relieving the downtown traffic situation [ 1 want* to move the street cars out to the j j fringe of the congested district.” Mr. ; j Tretton said. “I don’t think this is j fair because the street cars bring 150,000 I people downtown every day and the au- | tomohlles can’t claim that record.” i j RE-ROUTING OF FREIGHT CARS. Mr. Tretton was called before the hoard j to discuss means of re-routing the in- j terurban freight trains so they will not , pass through the congested district. After I the discussion the bonrd issued an or- ! der that after Jan. 1 the Indianapolis & ; Cincinnati Traction Company aud the j Interstate Public Service Company must j run their freight trains to and from both j the Kentucky avenue and the Terminal station freight houses from Virginia avenue through South streetto Kentucky avenue, thence to the particular destination. The freight trains of tbe Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Compjinies and the Union Traction Company from east, northeast, north and northwestern points will he routed through South street and Kentucky avenue to both freight stations as soon as some necessary changes in curves in the streets which must be traversed to reach South street can he made, the board announced. The board also ordered the Indianapolis Street Railway Company to start operating its Illinois street cars over the old loop in Maryland street, Capitol avenue, Louisiana street and back to Illinois | street on Jan. 1 and after that date to | place signs on all cars passing the Union : Station, reading “This Car to the Union Station.” A letter was ordered sent to all interurban companies warning them that the j hoard expects a stricter adherence to the j franchise rule that no train with more \ than two trailers shall be operated over j the city streets. Silent Orator Flashes Basket4)all Boost The Silent Orator of the Merchants I Heat and Light Company tonight will boost the basket-ball game between Indiana University nnd the Merchants Heat and Light Company five here Monday evening as follows: The game of the season—lndiana University and the Merchants Heat and Light Company basket-ball teams will clash. Where? Tomlinson hall. When? Monday evening, Jan. 3. Tickets on sale in the room below and at A. G. Spaulding. Remember the date, Tomlinson hah. Jan. 3. DINNER FOR PLUMBER EMPLOYES. Joseph Ilnyes of Mayes Bros., plumbing contractors, will give a dinner and entertainment at the Chamber of Commerce this evening for his employes. It is the custom of Mr. Hayes to give each a dinuer payty during the holidays.

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HIGHWAY BOARD * TO ASK SOLONS FOR NEW FUNDS (Continued From Page One.) and city of 5,000 inhabitants of more In the State. “On Feb. 24, 1920, this system sufficiently completed to comply witt* the law. That is. a system had been approved on that day by the commission which reached every county seat in the State. This system was presented to the Governor by the director of the highway commission for his approval. On March 31 the commission and the Governor met for a conferenceen the road system. Some few changes were made and the same again presented for his approval. On April 1 this system, with the exception of the road, reaching Vevay and Madison, was approved by the Governor. "The. total mileage of the system, as approved at this time, is about 3.200 miles. This mileage is about 5 per cent of the entire road syßtein of the State and should, in our opinion, be increased so as to include, practically 10 per cent of the entire road system of the State. With the system increased to this extent, practically all of the main highways of the State would be included as a part of the State system. “This, I am sure, would be more economical and give greater satisfaction 10 the people of the State and would en-y able the maintenance department to concentrate their forces and give cloeer supervision and inspection of the maintenance work throughout the State.” Hardships of the department in ©b- ] taining labor and materials during the 1 war and through the present reeonstruvI tion period are brought 1 , to the atten- ; tion of the legislators and the Governor in the report the auditor of the commission, Helen Norton-Freeman. The auditor's report covered an inventory of implements and property on hand at the close of the fiscal year. Other rei>orts included those of Fred Kellam, chief of the bureau of tests, and A. 11. Hinkle of the division of maintenance. Mr. Hinkle told of the joti ganizatiou of the maintenance department branches at Ft. Wayne, Vincennes, Seymour, Greenfield and Monticello, with subdivisions of these five districts. The State highway commission consists of the following persons: Archie Campbell, Kendallville, chairman; Earl | Crawford, Connersville; John Oliphant, Vincennes; Charles Ziegler, Attica; L. H. Wright, seertary and director. CULVER BANK I ROBBED; 2 MElflj SHOT BY r YEGI (Continued From Cage One.) ere ! across the srr.-er. Jake •fa d; y goods and hardware sto^H^S| ,>r tn K... su*ck buyer. wereHBHH n r- 1 to cr. wd // the -lit-. J (.-• ns they were -s - --.roe:, sew-.-al si.-o:* were^HH| t:.rough the bank window by di's, K. tckell fell, with a bullet kip and one in i.is nek. Sain was three bullets, one in the head other two in the neck. TVe I,audit in the automobile fTightened • drive awa^^^H the machine started one of the bandits jumped into the machine ■■ hi-v fle.i leaving their three Tcarried most of the money i machine. Several men ran to the hardware and obtained guns and returned purs^^^H ; !.e \\ urging* were sent^M.s* to s•;rri> in ling towns to watch forHH fleeing automobile. BB T!ie trio fled through tile frequent ’ c-s-e f'-llowed closely and ner.-d the three bandits in a MTpd After they had exhausted their nitlon the alleged bandits gave up. f|gj The men refused to talk when to tbe police station with the of saying they were out hunting and knew nothing of the robbery. Shortly after the three men were up. word was received from Knox ing the two others were arrested rresldent Schilling said he could estimate the amount of money the bai|H dlts obtained or whether it had all recovered until he had checked up aeount*. However, he said he about SIO,OOO was carried away by robbers. Sain and Kethcell were taken to a locrH hospital, where physicians said their couH dition was critical. Authorities believe that the men whfl attempted the robbery are members ofl the same gang which has robbed northern Indiana banks during the few years. Citizens here were enraged against robbers when they heard that their leading business men were injwK; and authorities were taking every igjfely , autlou to guard the men from mobWjuJl 7his ‘TftiKjazine ( INVESTMENT i \ Contains Reliable fm - v Information about - 1 Grade Stocks IB It will keep you posted on the Ik* leading dividend-paying corporations, and show you how to make money on stocks without gam- H bling. Such service “usually costs H from SIOO to $l2O per year,” says one reader of '‘lnvestment,” We Send It Free Write for It Today Write us todsy for three months’ trial subscription to "Investment” and we will also put you on the liat to receive our special New Year offering of high grade hated securities on a plan that will £9 systematize your saving and your investing, and enable you to start the new j ' year 19Z1 on a more profitable basis. , KRIEBEL & CO. 1 7nvesiment Bankaes hH L s-. 137 South LaSalle St- _ / V kj CHICAGO fOovp RrandS 1/nna I r.Aij | BACON| Pearsall's! oleomargarine!

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