Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 247, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 February 1921 — Page 8

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STOCK MARKET TONE STEADY Losses and Gains About Equal in General List. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—Reports that the district attorney will beaked to Investigate the 6harp declines suffered in Atlantic Gnlf and West Indies for the past week, led to a rush of shorts in that Issue to cover at the opening of the stock market today. Asa result the stock rose to 50%, a gain of 4% points. The rest of the list displayed a steady undertone with fractional losses and gaina being about equally divided. The railroads made little response to the passage of the Winslow bill by the Senate yesterday, which provides for partial payments to railroads. Baltimore A Ohio rose % of a point to 34%, while Reading. Southern Pacific and Atchison also rose fractionally. Norfolk & Western yielded % of a point to 1 2%. Sears-Roebuek was in heavy supply, failing nearly 3 points to 82%. Central Leather showed a firm tone, making a gain of IV* points to 35%. United Stales Steel opened dcjwn % of a point at S3'y, but moved up agaiu to 83% In the next few sales. Trading in other issues was small and changes without importance. The feature of me forenoon trading was the almost entire absence of offerings except from shorts. These Interests. however, were cautious about continuing the drive against Atlantic Gulf and after 1,000 shares of that stock were bought at the opening at 49 to r>o. it made a farther gain to 50%, or almost five points above Monday's final prices. From that It reacted to 49. Some of the bear traders offered United States Steel, making that stock yield % of a point to 831s, but It recovered its Mexican Petroleum, which was the pressure at the start, declined % of a point to 157, advancing before the end of the first hour to 158%. There was little business In railroad stocks, but the changes were generally to higher figures. • TWENTY STOCKS AVERAGE. ■ NEW YORK. Feb. 23 —Twenty Industrial stocks averaged 75 10. off .83 per cent. Twenty active rails averaged 73.57, off .38 per cent. CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. NEW YORK, Feb 23.— Exchanges. $730,003,998; balances. CS.ofid.l22: Federal Reserve Bank credit balance, $57,755,904.

Money and Exchange

Indianapolis bank clearings today were $2,632,000, against $2,352,000 a week ago. NEW YORK. Feb 23.—Opening figures for foreign exchange showed allied exchanges easier with the exception of Belgian and pronounced strength in Scandinavian and other neutrals. Quotations were: Demand Sterling, S3.SS%: franc cables. 7.27 c: checks. 7.20 c. Lire cables. 3.06 c: checks, 3.C5%c; guilder cables. 3.42 c: checks. 3.45 c. Belgian cables, 7.57 c; checks, 7.50 c. Marks, 1.C5%c. NEW YORK METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—Copper—Dull; spot. February, March anil April, offered 13c. Lend—Easy; spot, February. March and April, offered 4.50 c. Spelter—K -y; spot and February, offered. 4.95 c; March and April, 4.SO® 4.85 c. NEW TORK WOOL MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—The wool market was dull today, with domestic fleece. Ohio, scoured basis. 24@45c per lb; domestic pulled, scoured basis. 18® 750. and domestic, Texas, scoured basis, 40®80c. PETROLEUM PRICES REDUCED. FINDLAY, Ohio, Feb. 23.—The Ohio Oil Company today reduced the price for Plymouth and Wooster grades of crude oil 25 cents a barrel to SI.9S and $2.80, respectively. NEW YORK RAW SUGAR. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—The raw sugars (centrifugal) were quiet today, with Cnbas. 5.64 c. duty paid, and Porto Ricos, 6.77 c delivered. NEW YORK REFINED SUGAR. NEW YORK. Feb. 23.—The market for refined sugar was generally steady today, with fine granulated quoted at 7.50 c a pound. NEW YORK PETROLEUM. NEW YORK. Feb. 23.—The petroleum market was e~.sy today, with Pennsylvania crude at $3.25 per barrel. NEW YORK HIDE MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—The hide market was dull today. Native steer, per lb., 14c; branded steer, 11c.

Weather

The following table shows the state of the weather at 7 a. iu.. Feb. 23, as observed by United States weather bureaus: Station. l!ar. Temp. Weath. Indianapolis, Ind... 30.07 2i Snow Atlanta, Ga 30.06 42 Rain Amarillo, Tex 30.34 So Clear Bismarck, N. D..,. 30.14 22 Cloudy Boston, Mass 30.00 30 Cloudy Chicago. 11l 30.02 20 Snow Cincinnati, Ohio 30.02 28 Cloudy Cleveland. Ohio .. 20.50 32 Cloudy Denver, Colo 30.2S 60 Clear Dodge City, Kas... 30.32 30 Clear Helena, Mont 80.38 40 Rain Jacksonville, Fla... 20.18 50 Cloudy Kansas City. Mo 30.30 28 PtCldy Loulsville. Ky 30.10 32 Cloudy Little Rock, Ark— 30.28 36 PtOl/ly Los Angeles, Cal... 30.24 60 Clear Mobile. Ala 30.0(5 58 Cloudy New Orleans, La... 30.12 58 Rain New York, X. Y... 30.00 36 Cloudy Norfolk, Va 30.04 38 Cloudy Oklahoma City 30 3 1 32 PtCldy Omaha. Neb 30.28 22 PtCldy Philadelphia. Pa... 20.00 34 Cloudy Pittsburgh. Pa 20.84 38 Rain Portland. Ore 30.50 46 Cloudy Rapid City, S. D... 30.26 38 Clear Rosebnrsr, Ore 30.52 38 Clear San Antonio, Tex.. 30.38 44 PtCldy San Francisco. Cal. 30.36 48 Clear St. Louis, Mo 30.20 28 Clear St. Paul,' Mian 30.24 4 Clear Tampa, Fla 30.18 54 Cloudy Washington, D. C.. 20.02 36 Cloudy WEATHF.R CONDITIONS. The storm which was In the far West Monday morning during Tuesday moved rapidly eastward across tlie central valleys, and Is now centered over the lakes region. It Is accompanied by rains and warmer weather in its front, and followed by snows and considerably colder weather. The area of lower temperatures tills morning covers practically all of the region from the upper Mississippi Talley and Western Lakes to Texas. It Is warmer again, however, over the middle Rockies and the Northern Plains States and the far Northwest, due to another depression which has made its appearance In Alberta. —lndiana Highways— The roads show marked improvement since the last report. In the northern and central portions improved roads are In good condition, but byways and unimproved roods still remain poor. The snow in the extreme southern portion did not permit as rapid improvement in that section. J. 11. ARMINGTON, Meteorologist, Weather Bureau. INDIANAPOLIS PRODUCE. Eggs—Fresh, loss off. 30c. Poultry—Fowls, 274(25<-: springers. 22c; cocks, 16c; stags, lrtc; old tom turkeys, 37c; young tom turkeys, 12 lbs and up. 42c: capons, 7 lbs and up. 42c: young hen turkeys, 8 lbs and up, 42c; cull, thin turkeys not wanted, old tom turkeys. s7c; ducks, 4 lbs and up, 25c; ducks, under 4 lbs, 20c: geese, 10 lbs and up, 20c; squabs. 11 lbs to dozen, 17; guineas, 8-lb size. per doz, SB. Butter —Buyers are paying 48@49e for creamery butter delivered at Indianapolis. Bntterfat —Buyers are paying 46c for cream delivered at Indianapolis. CLEVELAND PRODUCE. CLEVELAND. Feb. 23.—Butter—Extra. In tub lots. 54®54W[C; prints, 55ig 65'4c: extra firsts. si@s34£c; firsts, 53c; seconds, 42H<Jx43fije; pa-king stock. 134 J 13c; fancy dairy, 30c. Eggs—Fresh gathered, northern extra, 40c; extra firsts. 89c; Ohio firsts, new cases, 38140; Western firsts, new cases, 37c. Poultry—Live, heavy fowls, 324x33c; culls, 27@2Sc; Lml'ti-I chickens. 83&34c;

Local Stock Exchange

—Feb. 23STOCKS. Bid. Ask. Indiana Ry. & Light Cos. com 60 ... Indiana Ky. & Light Cos. pfd. 84 86 Iml pis. A N. W. pfd ... 75 Indpls. & S. E ofd 75 Indpls. St. Ry 57% 59 T. H. T. & L. Cos. pfd..,. 70 T. H„ I. & E. com 2 T. U„ I. & E. pfd 10 City Service com City Service pfd ... ••• U. T. of Ind. com.. ..1 1 U. T. of Ind. pfd 8 10 D. T. of Ind. 2d pfd 2 Advance-Rumely Cos. com... 19 Advance-Knmely Cos. pfd.... 51 ... Am. CeDtral Life 235 Am. Creosoting Cos. pfd 93 ... Belt K. R. com , 82 68 Belt R. R. pfd 45 65 Century Bldg. Cos. pfd 93% ... Citizens Gas Cos 30% 35 Dodge Mfg. Cos. pf 4 91% ... Herne Brewing 55 ... Indiana Hotel com 71% ... Indiana Hotel pfd 94 ... Indiana Pipe Line 53 89 Ind. Natl. Life Ins. Cos 4% ... Ind. Title Guaranty 59 62 Indpls. Abattoir pfd 44% 50 Indpls. Gas 45 50 Indpls. Tel. Cos. com ...... 6 ... Indpls. Tel. Cos. pfd ....... 89 ... Mer. Tub. Util. Cos. pfd 40% 50 Nat. Motor Car Cos 5% 7% Pub. Sav. Ins. Cos 2% ... Rauh Fertilizer pfd 45 Stand. Oil of Indiana 70 74 Sterling Fire Ins. Cos 7% 9 Van Camp Hdw pfd 90 100 Van Camp Pack, pfd 93 190 Van Camp Prods, Ist pfd.... 90 101 Van Camp Prods. 2d pfd.... 90 Vandalia Coal Cos. com Vandalia Coal Cos. pfd 10 Wabash Ry. pfd 19% ... Wabash Ky. com 7 ... BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES. Aetna Trust Cos ••• Bankers Trust Cos 118 ... City Trust Cos 85 ... Com. Natl. Bank 65 ... Cont. Netl. Bank 112 ... Farmers Trust Cos 300 ... Fidelity Trust Cos 125 ..A Fletcher Am. Natl. Bank 230 255 FleG-lier Sav. & Trust Cos 160 Indiana Natl. Bank 263 285 Indiana Trust Cos 175 195 Live Stock Exchange Bank... SSS ... Merchants Natl. Bank 280 Nat. City Bank 110 115 People's State Bars 187 Security Trust Cos *122 The State Sav. & Trust C 0... 89% 94 Union Trust Cos 535 355 Wash. Bank & Trust 150 BONDS. Broad Ripple 5s 63 69 Citizens Street Railway Cos.. 70% ... ligLd creek Coal A Min. 6s. 92 ... Indpls., Col. A So. 5s 88 ... Indpls. A Martlnsv. 5s 55% ... Indpls. Northern 5s 42% 47 Indpls. &X.W. 5s 54% 57 Indpls. A- S. E. 5s 45 Indpls., Shle. A S. E. 55.... 70 ... Indpls. St. Ry. 4s 59 65 Indpls. T. A T. os 71 75 Kokomo. M. A W. 55........ 78 82 T. 11., I. A E. 5s 52 U. T. of Indiana 5s 53 Citizens Gas os 75% 82% In i. Hotel Cos. 2d 6s 95 Indpls. Gas 5g 73% 80 Indpls. 1.. A H. 5a 75% 83 Indpls. Water os 88% 91 Indpls Water 4%s 70' 75 Mer. H. A L ref. os 86 91 Xtw Tel. Ist 6s 94 New Tel. L. D. 5s 93% ... LIBERTY BONDS. Liberty first 3%s 91.n0 01.30 Liberty first 4s 86 50 Liberty second 4s 86.50 Liberty first 4%s 87.00 87.30 Liberty second 4%s 86 68 86 90 Liberty third 4%5.... 90.08 90.20 Liberty fourth 4%s 87 08 87.20 Victory 3\s 97 34 97 54 Victory 3%s 97.50 97.54 SALES. SIO,OOO Victory 4%s 97 50 $5,000 Liberty fourth 4%s 87.1s

In the Cotton Market

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—The cotton market opened steady today. March contracts were 53 points lower and under heavy liquidation promoted by the circulation of notices for about 70.000 bales. . Later months were 16 points lower to 19 points higher on rebuying by sellers of the nearer positions and on domestic and foreign trade demands. Liverpool cables were weak, influenced by reports that Lancashire probably would incre se short-time upz/atlons and by the further decline in silver. Locally, the market after the opening, continued irregular, but with the near positions showing slightly greater steadiness on demand from the firms which had issued notices and which appeared disposed to take them back at a discount on March of about 65 to 70 points under May. New York cotton opening: March, 12.30 c. May, 13.15 c; July, 13.83 c; October. 14.35 c. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 23—Spot cotton opened in limited Inquiry today, with prices easier and sales close to 3,000 bales. American middlings, fair. 11.36d; good middlings, 8.068; full middlings. 8.40<t: middlings. 7.61d; low. 6.36d; good ordinary. 4 96d; ordinary, 3.96d. Futures opened quiet.

On Commission Row

TODAY’S PRICES. Apples—Missouri Jonathans, per bbl„ $8; fancy Illinois Jonathan, per bbl„ $7; extra fancy Grimes Golden, per bbl., ss.so4i|S; extra fancy Winesaps, per bbl., $9; Bell Flowers, per bbl., $5; Baldwins, per bbl , $44(5.50; Spies, per bbl., 51.50; Roiner Beauty, per bbl., $8; Maiden Blush, per bid.. $5; Greenings, per bbl., $5.50; choice Jonathans, per bbl., SO. Beans—Michigan navy, in bags, per lb., 54(5 >4 c; Colorado pintos, in bags, per lb., (Or 7c; California linias, in baps, per lb.. B@9c; red kidneys, in bags, per lb., 10<3 lO'-jo; California limas, in bags, per lb.. 84(90; California pink chili, in bags, per lb.. 74(8e. Beets—Fancy home-grown, per bu„ $1.25. Bananas- Extra fancy high-grade fruit, 50-60<\ per lb., B@B>4c. Cabbage—Fancy Northern, per lb., l\c. Carrots —Fancy home-grown, per bu., SSetgSl; Celery—Fancy Florida, S doz. crate, per crate. $3.25; fancy Florida, 4-5 doz. crate, per crate. $3.50; fancy Florida trimmed, per bbl.. $14(1.15. Grapefruit—Extra fancy Florida (Blue Goose brand*, 46s and 545, per box. $6 5(1; 645, 70s, per box, $7.25; fancy Florida*, 365, per box. $3.50; 545. per box. $4 50; 64s and 70s, per box, $5.25; SOs, per box, $5.25. Lettuce —Fancy hothouse leaf, per lb.. 22c; in barrel lots, per lb., 20o; fancy California icebergs, per crate, $4.50. Oranges—California, all grades, $3.75 @5. Onions —Fancy Indiana yellow or red, per 100-lb. bags, $1.25; fancy Indiana white, per 100-lb. bags, $1.40; fancy Spanish, per cate, $2.35. Parsley—Fancy large Bikes, per dot.. sl. Potatoes—Fancy Michigan and Wisconsin round whites, per 150-lb. bag, $2.25; 5 or 10 Ib. bags, per bag, $2.15; fancy Idaho Gems, per bag, $2.50. Radishes —Button, _large bunches, per doz.. $1.50; long red. per doz., 40c. Sweet Potatoes—Fancy Eastern Jerseys. per hamper, $3: fancy Indiana Nancy Halls, per hamper, $2.25; fancy Indiana Jersey, per hamper, $2.50. Spinach—Fancy, per bushel basket SIAO. Turnips—Fancy washed, per bu., $1.50; per crate, $2.50. Kale—Fancy Eastern, per bbl., $2.25. Cauliflower—Fancy California, per crate, S3. Oyster Plant —Fancy, per doz., 50c. Leek—Fancy, per doz., 35c. Sage—Fancy, per doz.. 45c. Rutabagas—Fancy Canadian, per 39 lbs., $1: per 100 lbs., $1.75. Peppers —Fancy, per small basket, 85c. Lemons —Extra fancy California, 300s to 3605. $4.50. Sassafras Bark—Per doa., 30c. WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES. The following are today's wholesale market prices for beef cuts as sold by the Indianapolis markets: Ribs—No. 2,29 c; No. 8,20 c. Loins— No. 2, 25 c; No. 3,18 c. Roands—No. J. 24c. Nat 3,18 c. Chucks — No. 2,12 c: No. a. we. bum*—No a, xa#; *. a, ioo.

HOG PRICES HOLD FIRM Steers Generally 25 Cents Up —Other Steady. RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Good Good Good Feb. Mixed. Heavy Light. 17. $9 25® 9.75 $8.75® 9.25 SIO.OO © 10.25 18. 9.26® 9.75 8.76® 9.26 [email protected] 19. 9.25® 9.50 8.75® 9.25 [email protected] 21. 9 50® 9.75 9.00® 9.25 [email protected] 22. 9.50 @ 10.00 9.00® 9.50 [email protected] 23. [email protected] B.oo® 9.50 [email protected] With a good, active demand - on the part of local buyers, the other markets of the country strong and the local ceipts rather light, hog prices were steady to strong at the opeuing of the local livestock market today. Both the shippers and the local pack ers were active In the markel. Kingan A Cos. buying around 2,500 hogs and Armour taking tlieir usual quota. There was a top of SIO.OO on a few extra fancy light hogs, but the bulk of that grade sold around [email protected], which was steady with the Tuesday market. Roughs were somewhat weak, while the top on pigs was $lO, which was 23e lower than the top of the market of the day before. There was a narrower range on the bulk of sales than on the Tuesday market, but the bulk of sales today ranged from $9.75®10.25. This was due to u smaller per cent of mixed and heavy hogs than on the market of the previous day. With cattle receipts close to 1,000 fresh cattle and only a small number of stale cattle in the pens, there was a fair tone to the trade and prices were steady on cows, heifers and bulls and 25c higher on steers. There was a fairly strong tone to trade on the calf market, with receipts light at 500 and prices steady to strong on the good grades and weak on the poor stuff. The bulk of the good and choice i calves brought $12(313.50, with a top of j sl4 on a few extra fancy veals. With less than 100 sheep and lambs on I the market, prices were fairly steady ; with good prime sheep at sl®3 and j lambs $56i7.50. There were no good sheep or lambs on the market, and with the other markets strong prices would have been higher here today had there been any good stuff on the market. UOG9. Best light hogs, 100 to 200 lbs. average slo.2*>@lo.oo 200 to 300 lbs. average 9.00® 9.50 Over 300 lbs S.oOtft S.oj Sows 7.00® 7.->0 Best pigs, under 140 lbs. ... IMKKoriO.OO Bulk of sales 9.75® 10.25 CATTLE. Prime cornfed steers, 1,300 lbs. and up 8.50® 9.25 Good to choice steers, 1,200 to 1,300 lbs S.oo<§ 8.50 Good to choice steers, 1,100 to 1,200 lbs 7.25® 8.00 Medium steers, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs 6.75@ 7.75 Common to medium steers, 800 to 1,000 lbs 5.25® 6.25 Heifers and Cows — Good to choice heifers 5.50® 7.50 Medium heifers 4.00® 5.75 Common to medium heifers . 4.00® 5,00 Good to choice cows 3.75® 4.75 Fair to medium cows 3.00® 4.50 Cutters 3.25® 1.00 Cauuers 2.5u® 3.00 —Bulls— Good to choice butcher bulls 5.00® 6.00 Bologna bulls 6.00® 5.50 Light common bulls 4.00® 5.00 —Calves— Choice veals 12.50® 13.50 Good veals 12.00® 12.50 Medium veals [email protected] Lightweight veals 5.00® 800 Common heavyweight calves.. 5.00® 9.00 ; —Stockers and Feeders— Good to choice steers, under 800 lbs 7.00® 8 00 j Medium cows 4.50® 5.00 Good cows 5.00® 5.50 Good heifers 5.50® 6.00 Medium to good heifers 5.00® 6.00 Good milkers 50.00® 05.00 Stock calves. 250 to 450 lbs.. 6 00® 8.00 SHEEP AND LAMBS. Good to choice sheep 2.00® 3.00 Fair to common 1.50® 2.00 Bucks 2.00® 2.50 Cull sheep I.oo® 1.50 —Lambs— Common to choice yearlings. 4.00® 500 Spring lambs 6.00® 7.50

Other Livestock

CHICAGO, Feb. 23 Hogs -Receipts 16.000; market I.V to 25c up; bulk, s9.2t> 'll 10; butchers, $9.20'<x9.50; packers. $8 10 9; lights, $3.854(10.25; x>lgs, sßl*l'q 10; roughs, $7,854/8.10. Cattle Kceii-t*. 6.000; market 25c to 4"c up; beeves, 11.15; butchers $5,504/9.40; tanners aud cutters, $2.25';/5.50; stickers and fe-der*. 564i9; cows, .>4 250/7.75; calves, $9 50(<X 12.75. Sheep—Receipts, 14.000; market 25c up; Lambs, JO.oO'ti 10.75; ewes, $2.25 4x6 25. CINCINNATI, Feb. 23 —Hogs—Receipts, 3,000; market 26<9.50c higher; heavies, $94l 10; mixed, $10.25///10.50; mediums and lights, $10.50; pigs. $9.75; roughs. $7; stags, $5.75. Cattle Re celpts 6.000: market gtroiig to 25c higher; bulls, steady, calves. $13.50. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 100; market strong; sheep, $1.50<g5; lambs, SO4/10. CLEVELAND, Feb. 23.—Hogs Receipts, 3,000; market, 25c up; heavies, $9; jorkers. mixed and pigs, $10.75. roughs, $7; stags $5. Cattle —Receipts, 100; market, 25c up. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 5oo; market, 25<g|50c up; top, $9. Calves Receipts, 200; market, 50c up; top, sls. PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22.—Cattle—Receipts, light; market steady; chobc. $9 50 (i/9.75; good, s9(l/9.25; fair, $h.25(//8.50; veal calves, $ 144x41.50. Sheep and lambs —Receipts, light; market steady; prime wethers, $5,754/0; good, $54x5.50; mixed fair, $4.50(05; spring lambs, $9,554(10. Hogs—Receipts, 15 doubles: market higher; prime heavies, $9449.25; inemiums, $10.55(010.75; light yorki rs, $10,554/10.(5; pigs. $10.554x10.75; ruughs, $6/'/.7.75; stags, $4,504(5. EAST BUFFALO, N. A.. Feb. 23—Cut tie—Receipts, 200; market active to steady; shipping steers, $8.504(9.40; butcher grades, $7.754(8.75: cows, $2.50 (7/6.50. Calves —Receipts, 100; market active to 50c up; culls to choice, $54(10.50. Sheep nnd lambs—Receipts, 1.000; market active to 25(1/150c op: choice, $104? 10.50; culls to fair, $74/9.75; yearlings, $6(07.50. Hogs—Receipts, 3.200: market active to 25c up; yorkers, $11; pigs. $11; mixed, $lO4/10.75: heavies, $9.504/,10.25; roughs, $74x7.50; stags, $5.50 (g 6.25. EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., Feb. 23.—Catlle —Receipts, 2,500; market steady; native beef steers, $8.504/9.25; yearling beef steers and heifers, $8,504/9.60; rows. $5,50 @6.35; storkers and feeders, $5,304(5.75; calves, $10.504/11.75; dinners and cutters, $14(4.25. Hogs Receipts, 15,500; market lOe higher; mixed and butchers, $9.804( 10.10; good heavies, $9,104/9.60; rough heavies. $7,504(8; lights, $104(10 25: pigs, $9.75/010.23; bulk of sales, $9.80(510.10 Sheep—Receipts, 1.300; market strong; ewes, $4,504/5: lambs, $94x9.50; eauners and cutters, $2.50(03. WHOLESALE FEED AND FLOUR. Ton. Cwt. Acme Bran $30.00 $1.55 Acme Feed 32.00 1.65 Aeme Midds A- • • 34.00 1.75 Acme Dairy Feed 43.50 2.20 E-Z Dairy Feed 34.25 1.75 Acme 11. & M 85.50 1.80 Acme Stock Feed 29.55 1.75 Cracked Corn 31.25 1.75 Acme Chick Feed 42.75 2.20 Aeme Scratch 39 75 2.05 Acme Dry Mash 4700 2.40 Horalick Yellow 33.25 1.70 Rolled Barley 40.75 2.10 Alfalfa Mol 39.00 2.00 Cottonseed Meal ~ 41.00 2.10 Linseed Oil Meal 51.00 2.60 Acme Chick Mash 49.25 2.50 FLOUR AND MEAL. E-Z-Bake bakers' flour, 98-lb. cotton bags $10.50 Corn Meal, 100-lb. cottou bag 2.00 CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—Butter —Creamery extras, 50c; creamery firsts, 49c; firsts, 404x49c; seconds, 304138 c. Eggs—Ordl narles, 304/31c; firsts, 33-s4o. Cheese— Twins, 25b.c: young Americas, 25M>c. Live poultry—Fowls, 30c; ducks, 36c; geese, 24c; spring chickens, 30c; turkeys, 43c; roosters, 22c. Potatoes—Receipts. 51 cars; Wisconsin and Minnesota, $1.20 @1.30. OIL HITS NEW LOW TRICE. PITTSBURGH, Feb. 23.—The Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency today announced the price of Corning grade of crude oil had been reduced 30c to $1.90, the Lowest It kaa boea since October, iSltl

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1921.

GRAIN PRICES SUFFER DECLINES Light Buying Said to Be Principal Cause of Losses. CHICAGO. Feb. 23.—Grain prices dropped slightly on the Chicago Board of Trade today, due to light buying, after a fairly strong tone had been shown at the opening. Offerings were very light, causing a slight advance during early trading. Provisions were lower. March wheat opened up %c at $1.72% but lost Its gain In Inter trading. May wheat, opening up %c at $1.62%, dropped lc later. „ May corn down %c, opened at 71%c, and lost an additional %c subsequently. July corn opened at 73c, off %c, and dropped an additional %e later. May onts opened unchanged at 46c and lost an additional %c before tbe close. July up %c, opened at 47%c, but dropped %a before the close. CHICAGO GRAIN. —Feb. 23 WHEAT— Open. High. Low. Close. March... 1.72% 1.73% 1.70% 1.71% May 1.62% 1.63% 1.60% 1.61% CORN— May 71% 72 71 71% July 73 73% 72% '72% OATS— May 46 46% 45% 45% July 47% 47% 40% 46% PORK— Jari 21.10 21.10 21.00 21.00 LARD— May 12.05 12.25 12.10 12.10 July 12.50 12.55 12.50 12.50 RIBS— May 11.25 11.32 11.25 11 27 July 11.62 11.67 11.62 11.65 RYE—- , May 1.44% 1.45% 1.43-#, 1.44% July 1.2.8% 1.28% 1.27% 1.28 CHICAGO CASH OR UN. CHICAGO, Feb 23.—Wheat—No. 1 red, $1.00: No. 2 red, sl2; No. 2 hard winter, $1.07%®1.77 No. 2 hard winter. $1.72%; No. 2 northern spring, $1.73%. Corn—No. 2 yellow, 71c; No 3 white, 67®67%c: No. 3 yellow, 00%0f O.Sc; No. 4 white. 04’ , 05%c ; No. 4 yellow, 64®65%c. Oats—No. 1 white, 45Gj(S46c; No. 2 white, 45%® 46%c; No. 3 white, 44%@45%c; No. 4 white, 43®44c. TOLEDO# CASH GRAIN. TOLEDO, Feb. 23.—Wheat—Cash, $4.94: March, $1.91; May, $lB3. Corn—No 2 yellow, 75c. Oats—No. 2 white. 47%® 48%c. Rye—No. 2, $1.59. Barley—No. 2, 78c. Oloversced —Cash (19-0), February and March, $10.90; April $9.75: October, $9.80. Timothy—Cash (1918), $2.80; cash (1919), $2.90; cash 0920), February and March. $2.95; April and May. $3; September. $3.25 Alslke —Cash (new), $15.50; March, sl3. PRIMARY MARKETS. (By Thomson A McKinnon.) —Feb. 23Wheat Corn Oats Chicago 46.000 786.000 276 000 •Milwaukee .. 15.000 12.8.000 49.000 Minneapolis . 470,000 47.000 37.000 Duluth 46.000 12.000 5.000 Sr Louis 211 0<(0 283.000 140.000 Toledo 20.000 5.000 8.000 Detroit 6.000 7.000 21 000 Kansas City... 545,000 140.000 29.000 Peoria - s.OOO 178.000 32.000 Omaha 66,000 234.000 12.000 Indianapolis.. 10,000 99,000 58.000 Totals 1,433.000 1.910.000 073.000 Year ago ... 607.000 1.129,000 947,000 •Two days —Shipments—Wheat Corn Oats Chicago 37.000 270.000 178.000 Milwaukee 65,009 23.000 Minneapolis . 112.000 43.000 37.000 Duluth 2,000 1.000 St. Louis 93.000 118.000 86.000 Toledo 4.000 11.000 Detroit 4.000 4.000 Kansas City.. 136 000 45.000 24 000 Peoria 6.000 80 000 31.000 Omaha 43,000 101.000 76.000 Indianapolis 35,000 4.000 Totals 429.000 832.000 474.000 Yeur ago .. 746.000 748,000 752,000 —Clearances— Dora. W. Corn Oats New York 34.000 Philadelphia 133 000 Baltimore ... 82,000 2,000 6,000 Totals 82.000 109.000 8.000 Year ago... 80,000 17,000 279,000

INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN. —Feb. 23 Bids for car lots of grain and hay at the call of the Indlaut/polls Board of Trade were: Wheat No sales. Corn Easier; No. 3 white.. 674(68c; No. 4 whlt“, 634x66c; No. 5 white, 62144i64c; No. 3 yellow, 685/70c ; (No. 4 yellow. 65 4/CiOUjc ; No 5 yellow, 034i04e; No. 3 mixed, 674567>we; No. 4 mixed, 03Vj4i 66 Vic; No. 5 mixed, G3@64c. Oats Easier; No. 2 white, 46ig47c; No. 3 white, 454x46c. Hay—Weak; No. 1 tlmothv, $21.50<Q22; No. 2 timothy. $214(21.50; No 1 light clover mixed, $20.504/21; No. 1 clover hay, $184(19. s 2 red. 3 cars; No. 1 hard, 1 car; No 2 mixed, 1 car; total, 5 cars Corn —No. 3 white, 19 cars; No 4 white, 43 cars; No. 5 white 8 cars; No. 2 yellow, 1 car; No. 3 yellow, 11 cars; No. 4 yellow, 41 cars; No. 5 yellow, 15 cars; No. 0 yellow, 3 cars; No. 3 mixed, 2 cars; No. 4 mixed, 7 cars; No. 5 mixed, 2 curs; No. 6 mixed, 1 car; total, 153 cars. Oats—No. 1 white. 6 cars; No. 2 white, 12 cars; No. 3 white, 1 car; No. 1 mixed, 2 cars; total, 21 cars. Rye—No. 2, 2 cars. Hay—No. 1 timothy, 1 car; standard timothy, 3 cars; No. 2 timothy, 1 car; No. 3 timothy, 1 car; No. 1 light clover mixed, 1 car; No. 1 clover mixed, 2 cars; total, 9 oars. Straw—No. 1 wheat, 1 car. HAY MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis prices for hay by the wagon load : Hay—Loose timothy, new, s2l@*22; mixed hay, new, $194(21; baled, $214(23. Oats—Bushel, new, 45@48c. Corn —New, 65@6$c per bushel. WAGON ‘WHEAT PRICES. Indianapolis flour nulls and elevators today are paying SI.BO for No. 1 red winter wheat, $1.77 for No. 2 red and $1.72 for No. 3 red. Sunday School Class Is Against German Special to Th Tlm. CRAWFORDSVILLK, Ind, Feb. 23. The men's Bible class of the First Methodist Sunday school of this city gave special attention, at their last meeting, to what they feel Is one of the vital questions In the United States today, and by unanimous vote, took positive stand against the return of the teaching of the German language In our public schools. The me.mbership of this class numbers 100 and Is composed mostly of business and professional men. Frank It. Jones Is president of the class and C. E. Lacey, secretary. U. S. Shipping Board Steamer Sends SOS NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 23.—The United States shipping board steamship Cambridge sent out an ‘‘B. O. S.” early today, reporting herself helpless off the coast. The naval authorities said they would send a destroyer to her aid If the Cambridge was In immediate danger of sinking, but the steamship reported she was not In such an extremity. There was no coast guard cutter in port at the time, but the Manning was expected to arrive here early In the afternoon. Celebrate Starting °f Corn to Europe Special to The Times. VALPARAISO, Ind., Feb. 23.—Schools were closed here Tuesday In order that the pufcils might participate In festivities in connection with the shipment of the carload of corn to the starving people of Europe. Thousands of persons witnessed the shelling of the grain and the loading of the corn into the car. Porter County claims the honor of being the first county in the United States to start a carload of corn on Its way across the ma. ■*>

LAW TO DRIVE FIRE HORSES TO A UCTION BLOCK Plans to Provide Comfortable Old Age Knocked Out by Ruling. The cold hand of the law may crush warm-hearted plans of the board of park commissioners to provide a comfortable old age for several horses which are veterans in the fire department. It appeared today. The horses are being replaced by motor equipment. The park board planned with the board of safety to have ten of the horses, including Bob, one of the oldest horses In the department and the namesake of City Controller Robert H. Bryson, transferred to the park department for the nominal sum of $35 each. An appraisal at this amount was accepted. When the general appraisement of obsolete proper.v held by the board of safety was made for the board and approved by the city council tbe ten horses, which already are being cared for by the park department, wa“e included. Now, Corporation Counsel Samuel Ashby has ruled that the ten horses, having been included in the general appraisement, must be sold at the auction sale at the city barns, 1134 Shelby street, at 10 o’clock Friday morning. James 11. Lowry, superintendent of Barks, said he thought the park board would try to find some way of obtaining at least the older horses. The board will discuss the question at the weekly meeting tomorrow afternoon. VERDICT SAVES ASSESSOR’S JOB Jury Acquits Huntington Man of Neglect. Special to The Times. HUNTINGTON, Ind., Feb. 23.—At the end of a trial lasting five days, the first day of which was consumed In obtaining a Jury, George H. Paul, assessor of Huntington Township, charged with neglect of duty, was found not guilty by the Jury after less than an hour of deliberation Tuesday. On complaint of County Assessor E. E. Gard, the State tax board had insisted on the removal of Paul. Testimony of witnesses was largely In Paul’s favor. The decision of the Jury reinstates him as township assessor and makes void the appointment of his wife, Mrs. Lulu Paul, to that position during the litigation. The case of Paul Is the second of the kind In the State. The' first originated at Rochester a year ago. 6 Take Chicagoan Here as Drug Smuggler Bon Mastrofky, 4876 Winthrop avenue, Chicago, was arrested Into Monday night at ISWO Broadway and taken to Chicago by Federal officers In connection with an nlb-gi-d plot to smuggle narcotics from Mexico Into this country, according to Ixss A. Kidder, division chief of prohibition agent#! today. It Is also charged that Mastrofky flbnn dotted an automobile containing fourteen quarts of whisky at Ituskvllle Feb. 11. Prohibition agents seized tbe car. Morphine smuggled across the border at San Antonio, Texas, In the plot Is zelleved to tie In storage In Chicago. Wilson May Return Privileges to Debs WASHINGTON, Feb. 23—The White House is Investigating the order issued by D. 8. Dickerson, superintendent of Federal Prisons, restricting tho privileges of Eugene V. Debs in tbe Atlanta Penitentiary. It was announced today. It was Indicated at the Wb to House that If It Is established Debs’ attack on President Wilson Is the sole reason for the restriction of Debs’ privileges the President will order the Socialist hauler enjoy nil the privileges accorded other prisoners.

Terminal Station Master Is Stricken Ethan Brown, known ns Colonel Brown at the Traction Terminal Station, where he Is employed aa station master suffered a slight stroke of paralysis at his home, 1355 Ashland avenue, today. Dr. Ralph S. Chappell, who was called to attend him, says his condition Is not serious. Colonel Brown has been In the employ of the Traction Terminal Company for thirty-live years and has a host of friends, particularly among the newsies and the traveling public who use the Terminal Station. ‘Medicine for Cold’ Costs SSO a Quart Fred Brethnuer, 32, 133 North New Jersey street, who gave the name of Ed Stein, 32, 121 South Rural street, when arrested, was found guilty of operating a blind tiger and was fined $5(9 by Judge Walter Pritchard In city court tnd-yv. Stein was arrested by Patrolmen Shea In ft poolroom /tt 455 East Washington street while carrying two pints of “white mule,” which he claimed was “medicine for a cold." It developed in court that the name and address he had given were fictitious. Legislature to Hear ex-Governor of lowa Former Governor W. L. Ilnrding of lowa will address a joint session of the Indiana Legislature Friday afternoon at 2 :3o o’clock, It was announced this morning. The Governor Is coming to Imltnnapolls to talk before the State Chamber of Commerce Friday evening. His talk before the Legislators will be on tho value of inland waterways as a method of facilitating transportation. Woman Asks Divorce; Advances Her Youth Mary L. Shivers, by her next friend, Anna Williams, today filed suit for the annulment of her marriage to WiLlie Shivers on Dee. 11, 1920. She claims that at the time of her marriage she was only 16 and was Incapable of contracting marriage. Lafayette to Have Milk Commission Special to The Times. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 23.—At a meeting of citizens, called by the Tippecanoe County Medical Society, whose members accused a local milk distributing company of using milk powder aud condensed milk to supply the local trade, a decision was made to appoint a milk commission of six persons, two from consumers, two from producers and two from the distributors to work out plans which would Insure an adequate supply of pure milk for Lafayette. Passengers Jostled ATTLEBORO, Mass., Feb. 23.—Lives of 300 passengers on the “Quaker Express," Boston to Philadelphia, were jeopardized today when the engine, tender and express car jumped the track of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, In East Junction. Passengers were thrown about In the four Pullman's, coach and smoker. Many sustained minor IsJuAml

MEXICAN RAIL STRIKE GROWS Obregon Meets Threats by Sending Troops. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 23.—A general railway strike threatened today to test the strength of the new Obregon government. President Obregon met the threat of strike by stationing troops In railway offices here nnd dispatching others to take possession of outlying stations. Much damage already has been Inflicted on railway property. Workers late yesterday tore up a long section of the Colima road to the west coast, scattering ties and rails and effectively stopping traffic. Several telegraph stations were entered, Instruments being destroyed and the buildings damagd. The general labor situation has been disquieting for months and It was brought to a crisis during the recent Pan-American labor congress here when radicals protested that Mexican delegates did not represent Mexican labor. Roporls have been current that the radicals were being financed from the outside. It was believed that a railway strike would he followed quickly by demonstrations in other lines of work. Marriage Licenses Carl Rugenstein. 935 Union si; 27 Elnora Betz, 920 Union st 20 Espry Higgins, Holton, Ind 43 Melvina Thomas, Bloomfield, Ky 57 Paul Jordon, 733 N. Trevont av 26 Olivine Beaulien, 11*25 Central av 26 James Reynolds, 501% Buchanan st.. 23 Bailie Hanks, 501% Buchanan st 26 Roy Johnson, Marshall, 111 43 Mae Nichols, 1837 Senate av 35 Cortland Whiteside, 717 W. Michigan 49 Alice Horton, 717 W. Michigan st 40 Edwin Hoeferkamp, No. 4 Guilford... 26 Viola Burgette, 707 N. East st 21 Will Reed, 849 W. Twenty-Fourth st.. 31 Sally McClellan, SSI W. Twenty-Ffth. 29 Births Lewis and Ruth Foster, 132 North East, girl. William and Day Polley, 2724 Highland place, girl. Edmond and Faye Stewart, 2444 North Meridian, girl. Willis and Charlie Hamilton, 2445 Rader, girl. John and Lucy Lunsford, 1124 Calhoun, boy. Joe and Mary Sgro, 720 Lord, girl. Clarence and Mary Johnson, 500 North Oriental, boy. William and I.yndal Scarbrough, 273 North Pershing, boy. Stanley and Ethc‘l Raeburn, 404S Oliver, boy. Herman and V'era Fletcher, 56 South Holmes, boy. John and Marion Adler, 704 North Fulton, boy. James and Anna Stayton, 4704 East Thirtieth, boy. Albert and Ruth Lewis, city hospital, girl. dames and Elva Vorocokos, city hospital, boy. John and Ruby Wood, city hospital, girl. Paul and Ida Shornton, city hospital, boy. Clem and Mario Williamson, city hospital, boy. Claude and Dana Higgins, 3151 Northwestern, boy. Taylor and Lillian Martin, Methodist Hospital, girl. Charles and Vera Jefferson, Methodist Hospital, girl. w esl -v and Ruth Green. Methodist Hospital, girl. Shir.ev and Deborah Dougall, Methodist Hospital, boy. Robert and Evelyn Edwards, 1137 Church, girl. William and Golden Mlkels, 1140 Brookside, girl. Avery and Ruth Gipson, 1134 St. Peter, hoy. Bon anil Fanette Cones, 420 North Keystone, boy. Cljde and Anna Gowln, 27 North Lansing, girl. lira and Ruth Kirby, 1056 ReUfontiUc l *, boy. Verneni and Mary McCarty, 734 Union, boy. Crank and Emma Lemis, SO6 Arbor, boy. Walter and Mary Britt, 1857 Applegate, boy. Richard and Flossie Mohler, 917 North Temple, girl. <>ra and Alma Marks, 337 Church, girl. John and Murget Murray, 946 North Keystone, boy. Raymond and Anna Evans, l(Jl4 Chadw lek, boy. William nnd Gertrude Fischer, 1235 Shepard, girl.

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Evan n. Brown, 57, Methodist hos- ! pltal, acute nephritis. Ruby M.irle Marrs, 2 months, 1803 \Y. Washington, acute gastro enteritis. Nelson D. Oonnnn. 38, 3718 N. Capj ltol, cerebral embolism. William 15. tieyer, 55, 1310 Nordyke, | artcrio sclerosis. Emellne Patterson, 76, 1227 N. Capitol. cerebral hemorrhage, Anna E Artel, 61, Kl2O S. Meridian, chronic myocarditis. J. Mldell Buhneing, 21, city hospital, general peritonitis. ! t’h.rlcs Brady, CB, 1117 W. Fifteenth, carcinoma. | Anna Schatz, 69. St. Vincent's hospital, diabetes mellitus. Frank Urge, 32, Methodist hospital, carcinoma, Anna Rosfor, 45. city hospital, second degree burns (accidental). Nannie Xchluter. 48, 412 W. Twelfth, pulmonary tuberculosis. M ilisa White, -40, 520 W. St. Clair, tuberculosis. Clara A. Matbes, 59, 4010 Rookwood, diabetes mellitus. .loan Sticknev. 2, Methodist hospital, chronic meningitis. Hazel Jeannette Rrown, t month, 3011 E. Twenty Seventh, acute gastro enteritis. Clara Addison, 66, 2010 N. La Salle, influenza. Carrie Wood. S7, Methodist hospital, acute cardiac dilatation. Viola Arbor, 26 days, 618 W. Maryland, acute gastro enteritis. Everett Redmeier, 17, city hospital, dip htheria. Thomas Jefferson Brothers, 70. 2849 N. Gale, acute parenchymatous nephritis. Betty Jane Mikcl, 2 hours., 1145 Brookslde, premature birth. Calvin Hood, 17, .'DOI E. Twentyseventh, pulmonary tuberculosis. Anna Dtifloag. 58, 727 E. Ohio, chronic interstitial nephritis. Orlando Totes, 84, 2005 Hillside, arterio sclerosis. Johanna Wadkins, 5, city hospital, diphtheria. David Wendell Roarhert. 14 days, 1311 Roisuer, acute dilatation of heart. Infant Moore, 24 davs. St. Vincent’s hospital, premature birth. Bobby Lee Noble, 15, 1119 E. Nineteenth, ttiberculnr peritonitis. Henrietta Berry, 82, 1106 Linden, arterlo sclerosis. Effie Kreiner, 83, St. Vincent’s hospital, tuberculosis. Jjilia A. Franklin, 67, Deaconess hospital, uremia. Had there been no wars or epidemics. It Is estimated the present population of the world would be 1,519,000,000 people.

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Woman Is 107 Today DWIGHT, 111., Feb. 23.—Mrs. Mary Ann Potter of Dwight, reputed to be tbe oldest woman in central Illinois, celebrated her li[7th birthday anniversary today. Mrs. Potter was born In Essex Count, New York, In 1814. TEN ARE HELD FOR FEDERAL ACTION Vincennes and Terre Haute Men Taken on Warrants. Four arrests on grand Jury capiases and six on commissioner's warrants were made yesterday at Vincennes and Terre Haute, by C: E. Whicker, deputy United States marshal. James F. Parrott, Vincennes, was Indicted on a charge of using the mails to defraud. It is alleged that while a solicitor for Emmons & Cos. of Newark, N. Y., dealers in fruit trees, he sent in “phony" orders to the company, for which the company paid him a commission, and that when the fruit trees were sent out It was found no such person existed as the ones in whose names the order was sent. In default of bond Parrqtt was brought to Indianapolis and placed in the Marion County Jail.' Charles S. Miller, also of Vincennes, was Indicted for alleged violation of the food and drug act. He is accused of making and selling a patent medicine called "Improved Vegetable Compound” and of branding and labeling it falsely. He was released on bond of SSOO. Ed Walker, Terre Haute, indicted for alleged theft of am automobile at Paris, 111., and transportation of the machine to Terre Haute, was released on $3,000 bond. Thomas Dalton, Terre Haute, indicted for violation of the national prohibition law, was brought to Indianapolis and placed in jail in default of SI,OOO bond. Six men were arrested on commissioners’ warrants and arraigned before Clyde Randel, United States commissioner. They were hound over to the Federal grand Jury under the following bonds: Noah Lindsey, $4,000; Thomas McKinney, $5,000; Pete Vulen, $5,000; Eylo Meesieb, $5,000; Ernest Strand, $3,000; Silio GentlUni, $3,000. All are from Terre Haute, except GentilinL, who is from Centenary, Vermilion County. Gentllini ha said to have 2,600 gallons of wine In his possession when arrested. Lindsey furnished bond and the others were placed in the Vigo County Jail. Money Order Record Broken During Month All records for the month of January for money orders paid out by the local postofflce were broken last month, according to Robert E. Springsteen, postmnster. During the month 81.515 orders for $767,736.24 were paid, an increase of $174,000 over January, 1920. Indianapolis ranked eighteenth among cities of the country in this classification. In money orders Issued Indianapolis ranked twenty-third, with 23,640 orders for a total of $2‘0.552.92, a decrease of about $6,000 from January, 1920. Ad Club Will Hear Photography Talk "Commercial Photography as Related to Sales Promotion" will lie the subject of an address by Clem C. Voorhis at the weekly luncheon of the Advertising Club of Indianapolis tomorrow at the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Building.

Xhi? The Field Is Unlimited — The Future Unmeasured —for the Stevenson Multiple Gear Shaper A machine that will cut a complete gear in the time it takes to cut one tooth by ordinary methods is sure to have a revolutionizing influence in the gear-cutting industry. That is what the Stevenson Multiple Gear Shaper will do. The business has grown so rapidly that it has outgrown its quarters three times in two years and is now preparing to move into its splendid new plant. This company is offering, for a short time, a small amount of stock. If interested, sign and mail the coupon below for copy of prospectus. Stevenson Gear Company 942 Daly St., Indianapolis MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY STEVENSON GEAR CO., Indianapolis, Ind. Please send me more Information regarding this growing concern. NAME- - 823. I

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TO DECIDE SOON ON PAVEMENT Works Board Promises to View Stretch of Prospect Street. The board of public works today promised a delegation of business men from Fountain Square that it would view Prospect street between Keystone avenue and Sherman drive and give n early decision as to whether it will approve the plan of the county commissioners t 9 pave the stretch with brick under the three-mile road law. The commissioners let a contract for the improvement to the Marion County Construction Company several months ago and now is anxious to sell bonds and go on with the Improvement, which is said to be designed to give farmers residing in the southeastern part of the county a more direct route to the stock yards. More than four years ago this section of Prospect street was disannexed from the city so the commissioners could improve it, the abutting property not being of sufficient value to stand the expense. The commissioners went through the legal preliminaries to improve the stretch and then let the matter lie dormant nntll a short time ago when, agitation for It was resumed. The contract was let and then the county commissioners remembered the law provides approval of the board of public works is necessary. A week ago the board refused to give Its approval on the ground that water and gas mains are not laid in the street and the board does not care to violate its rule never to improve a street permanently before the service lines are in. Sewers have been laid in Prospect street, but it is said there would be difficulty in getting gas and water mains because there are so few residences along this section. The Fountain Square delegation called to urge the board to deviate from its rule, arguing that the section never will grow until the street is paved. Pians were ordered for the permanent improvement of Raymond street from Meridian street to Madison avenue. Clinton Man Is Held Relative to Trade Raymond Hollabaugh of Clinton, Ind., Is being held by police on vagrancy charges, pending the outcome of an automobile deal Hollabaugh is said to have made In this city. According to Detectives Hanks and Fields, who made the arrest, Hollabangh stole an automobile belonging to Roseoe Polland of Clinton, brought it to Indianapolis and sold it to an Illinois street garage man for $125. TAX ASSESSING DISCUSSED. County Assessor James C. Douglass today held a conference with the township assessors of Marion County relative to the assessments appraisements which will start soon. Mr. Douglass said the general question of assessing was discussed and the assessors were given a list of the market price of hogs, grain and the like.

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