Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 274, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 March 1922 — Page 10

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BULL MARKET HALTED IN FACE OF STRIKENEWS Trend Toward Lower Levels With Textile and Alining Upheavals. FEWER DEALS IN STOCKS S'EK** Ll to Indiana Dally Tiro*'? and Philadelphia Public Ledger. BY MONITOR. NEW YORK, March 2S.—Reactionary scrxlinient predominated in financial circles nml it found expression in the course of the market which developed irregularity with a trend moderately toward lower levels. There appeared to be little disposition on the part of the pools tti give -npport where distribution of late hud been on a fairly large scale. Uneasiness and a desire to take profits where they existed, furnished the motives for the bulk of the offerings. Trading was rot heavy, as transaetions wore fully 400.9**0 shares below the total of a week ago. The hesitancy displayed by the market may be easily traced to present labor disputes and the threat of others to cotue. The spread of the textile strike in New England and the probability of a walkout of several hundred thousand soft coal miners are enough to give pause to bullish operations at a time when general conditions are far from encouraging. The liquidation that appeared was more pronounced in individual stocks than by groups. Considerable weakness was displayed at times by the spcialties. The exceptional declines of the day were registered by American Ice. Gulf Steel. Mexican Petroleum, liavison Chemical. Cuban American Sugar, Republic Steel, and a wide list of miscellaneous issues. Some of the recently bulled favorites also were under pressure, a notable example being Studebaker. The rails moved uncertainly, although they shared In the fate of the general list. One encouraging development among the carriers is a tendency in the recent reports to show an increase in gross. Heretofore, the marked gains have been in net, resulting from rigid and perhaps unwise economies. The Increase in gross, therefore, will be welcomed ns a gain in the volume of traffic, something which is urgently needed.— Copyright, 1922, by Public Ledger Company.

IMPROVEMENT IN IRON, STEEL MARTS CONTINUE Carnegie Steel Mills Now Operating at 65 Per Cent of Normal Capacity. PIGIRON MART STEADY PITTSBURGH. March 28.—Improvement in the iron abd steel trade has continued daring the last few days, despite the expectat.on that the coal strike threat would at the least result in curtailment. The facts, however, are the reverse, for the Carnegie Steel Company has blown in one Carrie and one Ouio stack and plans to add four more in a few days, increasing its active list to thirty-live of its fifty-nine blast furnaces. Some of the gain is the further effect of the recent price stabilizing movement in steel products, which has been marked by a heavy volume of orders and a substantial increase in the activities of the plants in this district. The Carnegie .Steel Company is now operating around 05 per cent of Us normal capacity. Thert- has been a substantial increase in the operations of the American Sheet & Tinplate Cos., and the other subsidaries have :it least maintained the recent rate. Steel makers of the Shetiaugo and Mahoning valleys have added both to steel works and finishing mill activities, and there also has been some gain with the leading independents in the Wheeling district. A conservative estimate of current production of ingots in the whole di-triet is between 00 and 05 per cent of capacity. On the whole, demand for steel products is high. Production of sheets is now well above the average rate maintained in the best year before the war, which was lb 12, while it is at about SO !>• r cent of the rate in the record year, which was IU2O. Production of standard stc-d pipe is also heavy. In tin plate, the current rate is well alcove the average in the best year on record, while the production from .Tan. 1 to tic* present time is probably ahead o fthat in the same period in any previous year. The foundry pig iron market has been growing steadier and is now quotable at the flat price of {fib. furnace, against a range of s‘*y7s$‘*y 75 to sll* recently quoted. Basic remains at the sl9 price, to which It recently advanced as already reported. Production of steel ingots h's now crossed the rate of 30,4*00,000 tons per year. This rate is about 75 per cent over the rate at the close of December and is 25 per cent above the rate of October and November. Semi-finished steel has been marked up $2 per ton by the larger producers, bringing billets and sheet bars to s3l and forging billets to $57. The Carnegie Bteel Company will place in operation its Furral works this week ori billets and bars. This company has classified its bar customers into 200 g. ups, and the most encouraging asi>cct of the present buying movement is that it is being conducted by practically all of these classes. Individual orders are not large, but atuomotdle, agricultural implement, fabricating, nut, bolt and rivet producers, fwge shops and many others are buying up to 1.000 tons at a time. Wire rods at are a dollar a ton higher. finished forms gem rally show Increases. Annng new pipe inquiries are three lines i ut of the Wyoming field calling for a total of about t 25 miles of sixiiich and eight-inch p.pe. All producers f V wire products are attcinpting to maintain prices at s2.4** base per keg for nails auu $2.25 base per 100 pounds for bright and annealed wire, which has given buyers seme confidence tr. the stability of the market, and this finds reth ction in larger orders' and specifications.—Copyright, 1922, by Public Ledger Company.

Local Curb Market (By Newton Todd.) —March 28— Bid. Ask. Am. Hominy Cos 10 19 Central and Coast Oil % ... Choa'e OH Corp >4 % Citizens Gas Cos. pfd 92 97 Commonwealth Fin Com. ... 30 ."6 Commonwealth Fin pfd. ... 41 48 Columbian Fire Ins. Cos 6 7% Comet Auto % 2' Dayton liuhber Units 47 Si Dictograph Prod, pfd 510 38 D W. Griffith 3% 7% Elgin Motor Car 2 2% Fed. Fin. Cos. pfd 77 87 Fed. Kin. Cos. corn 124 133 Gt. Sou. Trod. & Ref. 514 614 Goodyear T. &: R. com. ..... 10 12 Goodyear T. A R. pfd 23 28 ind. Rural Credits 50 0n Metro. 5-10- Stores com 3 6 Metro. 5-10 c Stores pfd.... 19 27 Nat. Underwriting 2% 5 Revere Motors % % Rauch & Lang Units IS 26 Rut. Tex. Units 10% 15% Steel Craft Units 32 42 Stevenson Gear Units . 21 U. S. Auto Units 50 00 U. S. Mtg. Cos. Units ....1... 145 162 BANK STOCKS. Cot.-mercial Nat. Bank 74 83 Cont. Nat. Bank 100 U 0 Ind. Trust Cos 175 Ind. Nat. Bank 260 270 Mer. Nat. Bank 282 Security Trust Cos. 130 State Sac. & rust 94 99 Union Trust Cos 300 Wash. Bank a Trust Cos. .. 150 ...

A’. T. Stock Exchange tlly Thomson & McKinnon.) March 2S— Prey. High. Low. Close, close. Ajax Rubber l- v 10% 10% 10% Allied Che laical 15 ~2 ;s 63 % *B; S Allis Chalmers.. 11% H 44% 44 Am. Beet Sugar :r*% ;,<*% 39% ;;o Am. It. Maguoto 45 15*1 45 45 Aiu. Can 40. 45 45 % 45 Am. C. A FUy. .154% 155 , i 154 " 154% Am. be I**7% 105 I**s% I*C.% Am. II A L pfd. 00% txs% 00% os % Am. Inter. Cor. 42% 42% 42''-. 42 Am. Loco lib', 1*17% 109% Ji*7% Am. Steel l-'dy.. 50% 55 1 -. 36% 55% Am. S. A ltcr... 51% 50% 51 % 51% Am. Sugar lief. To' . 69% 70% 70 Am. S. Tot*. Cos. 51% 51% 51 % 51% Am. Tel. xV Te 1.120%.120% 120 120 120 Am. Tobacco... 1.7 145% 155% 156 Am. Woolen SO% so * 5.;% sOVi Anaconda 50', 49% 49% 49% Atchison 90% JMJi.. 90% 90% At. Gulf AW. I. 25% 28% 28% 28% Austin Nichols. 27% 26% 27 * 27% Baldwin Loco 107% I\'o 107% 106% Rao as% ;f\% as 57% Beth. and (B) 71 b, 70% 70% Toy. Brook T 1,1% 17% i, v 'i 18% < al. l’etroliain.. 53 51% 51% 52% Can. I’ac. Ry.... 155% 155 155% 155% Central Leather 56% 56 56 55% Chandler Motor 71% 70% 70% 70% C. A 0 60% 60% 60% 60 ‘ CM A St. i* com 22% 21% 22 * 22 CM A St. 1* pfd 56% 55% 56% 56% Chi. A North... 70 69% 70 69% Chi KIA 1* 59% 38% 39% 38% Clt I & I’6pct p 78% 78' . 78% 78% Cltl Al* 7pct p 91% 91 % 91% 91% Chill Copper 17% 16", 16% 16% Cluelt A I* 57% 56% fr! 57 Chino Copper .. 27% 26% 27 20% Col. Gas 82% 81% 82% 82% Coca Cola 49 48Vi 48% 48 Col. Fuel Iron.. 2.* 29 29 Cons. Gas 110 106% 109% 106% Con. Can •oi", 61% 01% Corn i’rod. ... 104% 104 104% 103% Crucible Steel . 50% 55% 50% 55% Cuban Am. Sug. 22 20% 21% 20% Cuban Cane Sug. 13% 1.5 15% 15 Del. A Hod... 117 117 117 Del. A Lack .. 114% 114% 114% 114% Dome Mines ... 28 27% 27% 27% Erie 11% 10% 11% 11 Erie Ist pfd. ..18 17 18 17 Kndicott A ,1... 84 82% 84% 82 Famous Flayers **>% 77% 78% 78% bisk Itub. C 0... Be,•>, 10V', 10*% 16 Geu. Asphalt .. 59% 58% 59% 58% Gen. Electric... .1.44% 1.44 * 1.44 155 Gen. Motors 10% 10 10% 10% Gt. North, pfd.. 71% Tl'i 71% 71 to Gt. North. Ure.. 50% 5.4% 35% 5.4% Gulf States St!. 71 69% 7<>% 09% Hupp 1.4*;. 1.4*4 15% 15% Houston Oil 75b. 75 75% 74 Illinois Central.lol% 101% 101% 101% Indiahoma 3% 3% 3% 3% Inspir. Copper.. 40% 4040% 39% Inter. Harv 95% 92% 93% 92 Inter. Nickel.... 16% 15% I*l% 16 Inter. Fa per.... 44% 44 % 4-4Vj 44% Invine. Oil 19% 17% 18% 18 Kelsev Wheel...lo2b. 101 lot 99% Kelly-Spg. Tire 44*4 43% 44% 44 Ki net ott Copper 2.*% 25% 20 20% Lack:*. Steel.... 48'% -is 48 4$ Lee Tire A Rub. ”2% 32% 32% Lima Loeo 111% I**7% l*w% U>7 Lehigh Valley . 55% ,48% .48% .... Loews, Inc 14 14% 14% 14% Martin - Barry 26% 2*1% 20% 26% Marine com. ... 1.4% 14 14% 14% Marine pfd 70% *19% 70 09% May Stores 118 11.4% 117% 115', Maryland Oil .. 25% 21% 25% 25% Mexican Bet. ..11s*. 116 V, list. Miami C.q* 27% 27% 27% 27% Mid. States Oil 13% 13% 13 13% Midvale Steel .51 32% 53% 53 Mo. - Ba. Kv. .. 21% 21 21% 21 Mo. - Fa. Ity pf. 52% 52% 52% 52 Mont, and Ward 17% I*l% 17% 17% National Lead 88 Ss ,s8 so Nev. Con. Cop. .15 14% 1.1 14% X. Y. Central... S>% 86 86% 8.1% New Haven 21 l'% 2*l', 19 Nor. A Western ltd 190% 101 l*)*l Nor. Pa- ith- 75 71% 74% 74% <*k B. Alt. •<*... 2% 2% 2% 2% • 'Wen Rot. cun.. 31% 5.4% 51% 31 Bacific Oil 49% 49 4!* 49% Ban Am. Bote.. 5:;:, 52% .13 .12% Penn. Ity 35% 37% 58% 37% People's Gas 81% SO*, 81 80% Bare Marqti* tte. 27% 20% 27% 26’ , Bo rce-Arrow. ... 17 10% I*;% 10% Bierce **il C 0... 8% B'. 8% *% Bui. Bill. *'.ir 124 1"2% 125% 122 Bore Oil 29% 29% 29'% 29% ItLS. Springs... 9*l ••ip, 90% 96*^ Reading 75% 75% 73V, 73 Rep. I .V Steel. 5i% 51% 51% 7)% iteploj.de Steel.. 31 5.1 31 30% It. Dutch N. Y. 53% 52 52% 52% S-Roebuck 75% 72% 75 72% Sinclair 24% 23% 24% 24V. Slss-Shf. S Al. 41*8 4<>% 41% 39% South. Pacific... 8.7% 5.7% 85% 8.1% Southern 1tv.... 31% 31', 2.1% 51% St.L. A S.VV.Uv. 27% 27 27 % 27% St ml. oil of * al. 90% 9.1% %’,% 95 Std. Oil of N. .1.172", 172 172% 171*., St.L. A S.F.eom. 28 27% 28 27 Stewart A- Wrn. 5.8 5.7% 38 30% Strom. Carb 4.7 4.7 47 45', Stuilebaker 106% ltC.% I**o% I**s% Tex. Gas A Sul 41 40% 41 4*>% Tex. Coal A Oil 26% 2 4*. 2.1% 27% Texas Cos 43*, 42% 45.% 43 Texas A Pacific 5.1% 51*. 31% 31 Tob. Products.. 62 61% 61% 61 Trans. Oil !(% 8% 9% s% Union Oil 17% 17% 17% 17% Union Pacific... 135. 132% 133 132 United Fruit.. 137 137 137 137 U. S. Ret. Stores 4.7% 43% 45% 43% U. S. Cast Iron 34% 33 33% 33 U. S. Ind. A1... 49 47% 48% 47% U. S. Rub 60% 00 60% 60 U. S. Steel 94% 94*; 94% 94% U. S. Steel pfd. 117% life. 115*. 117% Utah <’oprer .. 63% 62% 62% 62% V .. Steel 39% 38 ,*;B% 37% V bash 9% 8% 9% S% V abash Ist pfd. 28% 27% 28% 27 Worth Butnp... .7***.; 4'.**% 49% 49 West. Union.... 96% 96 96% Wist. Airbrake. 86% 86*; .86% 8.7% West. Ele e. 57% 57% 57% 57 White Motors .. 39% 59% 39% Will vs-Overland 7% 7% 7*. S White Oil 9% 9% 9% 9% Wis. Central.... 23 . 27% 29 27% Woolworth 164% 164 164 165*, NEW YORK LIBERTY BONDS. —March 28— Brev. High. Low. Close, close. 1.. 11. 5% = 98.28 9V12 98.14 98.18 L. H. Ist 4s 98.26 98.20 98.20 L. It. 2d 4s >*S.2ii 98.16 98 16 bS.On L. 11. Ist. 4 % 5.... 98.50 98.30 95..70 1*8.26 I. It. 1M 4',s 98.36 98.20 98.2*1 98.20 1.. 11. 3d 4',- 99.60 99.38 99.54 99.4 b L It. 4th 4%5*... 98.58 98.44 98.52 9.8.42 victory 5%s l**u.**4 100**0 100.02 I*X).*M Victory 4%s 100.8*1 I*lo.Bo 100 82 100.80

CHICAGO STOCKS. (Ity Thomson & McKinnon 1 —March 2S Open. High. I.ow. Close. Arm. A Cos. pfd. !)•; Armour Leather. 12% Case Plow 4% 4% 4% 4'* C. C. & C. Ry pf 7Vi Chi. 111. iiy. pfd 6Vi 7 d'.i 7 Cudahv 66 Com. Ed'0n....1274 128 125% I_S Cont. Motors... 7’;, 1% 7% 7% Karl Motors.... 4 4 3% 3 ;, Libby-MeNeill... 4% 4% 4>s 4% Montgv.-Ward.. 17 17 % 17 17% Natl. Lea.. new. 10% 10% 10% 10% Pick A- Cos 24 i Pig. Wig -A - .. 30 38 38 7 s Quaker Oats.... 91 Reo Motor 20% Stewart-Warner. 5:7 38 37 2S Swift A Cos 101 K>2 101 102 Swift Inti 20% 20% 20 20 Thmpsn. ij. R.i 42% Tern. Corn A.. 2% Union Cb. & Cb. *5% 57% 53% 56% Wriglev 99 100 99 100 Yellow Taxi 71%. 81 7(1% 79% NEW YORK TIRPENTINE. NEW YORK, March 28.—Petroleum prices were steady in trade on the marlot hcr>- today, crude petroleum selling at $3.25 per t arrel. NEW YORK WOOL. NEW YORK. March 28.—Trade in wool was quiet on the market here today and prices ruled firtu. Prices of the past wujk were maintained. NEW YORK HIDES. NEW YORK, March 28. —Hides were quiet in trade on the market her,- today, native steer hides selling at 12%4( 13e and branded steer bides at 11 Vic. NEW YORK METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, March 28.—Copper— Weak; all positions offered, 12Vie. Lead— Firm: all positions. 4.706/ l.soe. Spelter— Quiet; all positions, $4,004/4.70. NEW YORK TURPENTINE. NEW YORK. March 28. Turpentine sold at 87c per gallon on the market today. TOLEDO SEED PRIt ES. TOLEDO, March 28.—Cloverseed —Cash. I $15.00; March. $15.00; April. $13.00: October, $ll.OO. Alsike—Cash, SI. 10; March, t 1.70. Timothy—Cash. $2.95; March. £9O; May, $3.05; October, $5.25.

STOCK MARKET TONE IS STEADY r New Haven Is Feature During Final Hour of Trade. ’* NEW YORK. March 2S—The slock market closed steady today. New Ilayen was a feature In the late dealings, moving up over 2 points to 20%. There was good demand for some of the other railroad shares. Rock Island advancing 1 point to 59%. Allied 'Chemical, after filling to 02%, recovered to 63-%. Consolidated Gas was in demand, showing a gain of S% points to 109%. United States Steel held steady nrour.d 94% nnd Baldwin Locomotive rose to 107%. Government bonds were unchanged and railway and other bond ssteady. Total sales stocks were 612,000 shares: bonds today, $15,561,000. (By Thomson & McKinnon) —March 25.~ To observers on the exchange it became apparent within a very few moments after the opening of the market this morning tha pressure was absent and from appearances, has run Its course through the future action of the professional element will depend more 011 ’he volume of buying than basic conditions. The professional element is interested in the immediate fluctuations, the public in the ultimate result. So that any tendency toward a contraction in the public demand may be followed again by bearish pressure, but this should be regai led as one of the incidents in a big mark'd and in a measure helps to the attaint lent of the higher level by maintenance of a short interest and a strengthening of the markets technical position. During the greater part of the forenoon there was on'; a moderate commission house demand, but during the day the market broadened and increased and some groups showed substantial improvement. | One of the encouraging signs in the market is the Increased demand noted recently for long period loans. Many months loans have been negotiated and it is even saiil that some eight months money has'been placed. This would naturally lead to the inference that the interests who have been accumulating stocks intend to hold for a considerable period. It Is possible that labor troncics, such as the growing textile strike and the approaching coal strike may have a temporary adverse influence. lut nulling serious is anticipated as a result of these. We continue to entertain a favorable opinion as to the future of the market. Reactions should l*e met with buying orders.. TWENTY STOCK AVERAGE. NEW YORK, March 28.—Twenty industrial stocks Monday averaged 86 60. off .40 per rent. Twenty active rails averaged 7879, off .40 per cent. CLEARING IIOUBE STATEMENT. NEW YORK. March 28. —Exchanges, $794,000,000; balance, $60,700,<W0; Federal Reserve Bank credit balances, $40,309,00b. Money and Exchange Indianapolis bank clearings Tuesday were $-',.747,010; bxnk debits, $5,000,4)00. NEW YORK. March 28.-The foreign exchange opened easy today with demand Sterliug higher at $4.36%. Francs were % centime lower to 8.95 c for cables and 8.94%0 for checks. Lire yielded 1 point to .1.05 c for cables and 5.93%e for ehe.-ks. Belgian francs were 2% centttucs low r at 8.24 c for cables and 8.33%' for checks. Guilder cables were 37.0--; cite ks. 57.*53c. Swedish kronen cables were 2605 c; checks. 26.<*c. NEW YORK CALL MONEY. NEW IOUK, March 28— Money -Fall money ruled 1% per cent; high. 4% p'-r cent;" low, 4% per < -mil Time rates all 4%e. Time mercantile paper quid. Bt*-r ling exchange was quiet, with business iu bankers' bills at $4 36% for demand.

MOTOR SECURITIES. (By Thomson A McKinnon.) —March 28— Closing— Hid. Ask Earl Motors 3% 4 Packard com 6% 7Vi Packard pfd 69 72 Peerless 35 37 Cont. Motors com 7% 7% Cont. Motors pfd 89 93 llupp com 15% 10 Hupp pfd 99 Re<> Motor Car 19% 20V4 I2gin Motors 2% 3 Grant Motors IV4 1% Ford of Canad 322 330 National Motors 1% 2% Federal Truck 17 19 j Paige Motors 17 IS Republic Truck 6% 7 ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. (By Thomson A McKinnon.) —March 28. Open. Close, lsld. Aik. Anglo - American Oil 17% 17% Atlantic Lobos 9 9% Borne - S< rymsor 3C<O 370 ' Buckeye I ipe Line 91 90 i Chesebrough Mfg. Cons 190 210 Cont. Oil, Colo 130 135 I Cosden Oil and Gas 3 8 j I'rcsettn Pipe Line 33 35 I Cumberland Pipe Line 110 ICO Elk in Pete 6% 6% Eureka Pipe Line 93 93 Galena - Signal oil, pfd 10 10'% Galena - Signal Oil, com 45 48 Illinois Pipe Line 174 177 Indiana Pipe Line 1"0 103 Merritt Oil 10 10% Midwest OH 2Vi 3 Midwest Kfg 170 180 i National Transit 27 28 New York Transit 172 Ist) Northern Pipe Line lot* 109 Ohio Oil 270 275 Oklahoma I’, and R 5% 5% Penn. - Met 27 30 Prairie Oil and Gas 555 505 Prairie Pipe Line 232 235 Sapitlpa Uefg 3% 3% Solar Refining .... 340 360 Southern Pipe Line 97 9!) South Penn Oil 177 179 Southwest Penn Pipe Lines .. 00 04 Standard Oil Cos. of Ind Mi's 68% Standard Oil Cos. of Kan 530 510 Standard Oil Cos. of Ky 475 495 Standard Oil Cos. of Neb 105 175 Standard Oil Cos. of N. V 375 378 Standard OH Cos. of Ohio ....395 405 Swan and Finch 25 30 NI'.W YORK Cl Hit MARKET. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) March 2S— —Closing— Bid. Asked. Acme Packing 1 11-16 Curtis Aero .coni 5 6 Curtis Aero, pfd 24 27 Goldfield Con 3 5 .litmbo Extension 3 5 International Petroleum ... IV, 15% Niplssing o'., 0% Standard Motors 4 4% Salt Creek 11 14% Tonopah Extension 1 7-16 165 Tonopah Mining 1% 11-10 F. S. l ight and Heat 13-16 15-16 I'. S. Heat and Eight pfd ... 1 1% Wrlght-Martin 2 5 Yukon Gold Mine Cos ! 1% .lerome 35 45 New Cornelia 17% 18% United Verde 27% 28 Sequoyah 3 10 timer Oil 11 1613-16 llep. Tire 40 50 Boston A Mont 35 36 Kirby Oil 2214 23 NEW YORK SUGARS. NEW YOFK. March 28. Raw sugars ware firm in trade on the market here today, Ctibas selling at 3.86 c per pound, duty paid, and Porto Itlcos at 3.904/3.960 per pound, duty free, delivered. Refined sugar was dull, tine grnnulateA selling at 3,404/5 50c and No. 1 soft au 5.50 c per pound. NEW YORK COFFEE. NEW YORK, March 28—Coffee values were somewhat weaker in trade on the exchange today, opening options being 3 to 11 points lower. There were bids of 10 per lb on Rio No. 7 on spot. NEW YORK KIUE. NEW YORK. March 2S. — Rice trade was active on the exchange here today. Domestic rice was steady, selling at 3% fa 7%c per lb.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES.

SWINE 15 TO 25 CENTS LOWER Cattle Values Again Unsettled —Veals Decline. RANGE OF HOG PKICEB. Good Good Good Mar. Mixed. Heavy. Llgut. 20. $10.005410.25 [email protected] 21. 10.40® 10.60 X0.25® 10.50 [email protected] 22. [email protected] 9.7 5 @ 10.00 [email protected] 23. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 24. [email protected] 9.85 @ 10.10 10.35® 10.40 25. 10.50® 10.60 10.25® 10.40 [email protected] 27. 10.50 @10.60 [email protected] [email protected] 28. [email protected] [email protected] 10.50 Q 10.60 With receipts close to 6,<K)O aui'. demands by both shippers and packers fair, swine prices were 13 to 25 eeut.s lower in trade on the local livestock market today, Brices moved within very narrow limits, the sales of all grades rang ng at [email protected]. The bulk of the sales were made at $10.35® 10.50. Light swine brought [email protected], mediums ami mixed, $10.35(8110.40, and heavies, slo® 10.15. There were but few extremely heavy swine on t he market. Both packers and shippers bought, taking about their usuul quotas of the receipts. A fair clearance for the day was anticipated. Cattle values were slow and steady to 25 cents lower, due to a very dull and slow tone and receipts that were somewhat larger than have been seen for some time. Good to choice cows and heifers were about steady, but the cheaper grades of these classes were weak to a shade lower, fanners and cutters were weak. Steers were again 15 to 25 cents lower. Bulls were steady generally. Iteceiiitß tor the day ran close to 1.2(H). Veals were 50 cents lower generally, with the demand by shippers somewhat slower than on the market of the previous day, due to weakness on Eastern markets. Receipts were large at 'lose to 800 and this bad gome weakening effect on the trend of the local mart. There were close to 50 sheep and lambs on the market and prices were steady. HOGS. ICO to ISO lbs. average $10.50® 10.60 Over 300 lbs 9.856/10.15 150 to 300 lbs 10.15® 10.60 Best pigs, under 140 lbs 9.50® 10.25 Top 10.60 Roughs 7.506$ 8.50 Stags 5.00® 7.00 Bulk of sales 10.35® 10.50 —Caltla— I’rlmc corn-fed steers, 1,000 to 1,800 lbs 6.75®, 7.25 Good to choice steers, 1.200 to 1,300 lbs 6.25® 6.75 Good to choice steers, I.lo*l 1,2*<0 lbs 5.00® 6.25 Good to choice steers, 1,000 to 1.100 lbs 5 25® 5.50 Common to medium steers, 800 to 1,800 lbs 5.004/ 5.25 —tint 1 and Heifers— Good to choice heif' -rs 7.50®; Bno Medium h -tiers 0.50® 7 3.1 I'ommou to medium heifers... 5.0* >® 6.1*1 Good to choice COWS 4 25® 6.25 Fair to medium cows Ikoou 4.00 Cutters 2.25® 4.00 —Hulls— Fancy butcher bulls 5 75®' 6.00 Good to choice butcher bulls.. 4.-70®. 3.7.7 Bologna bulls 3.75® 4 2-1 Light bologna bulls 3.00® 3.in Light to common bulls 2.50® 3..T0 —Calves— Choice veals 9.406(10.00 Good Veals 9,ott® 9,70 Medium Teals 7'S"i/ 9.00 Lightweight veals o.oo® 7.00 Commons fit heavyweight veils 5.00® 6.00 —Stockers and Feeders— Good to choice steers under sis* Ins 5.75*7/ 6.75 Medium cows 2 2 'ii. 3.“7 g 1 cows ; i'i t Good heifers ,7 2.7 II 0 Medium to good hejters 4 on® ' Milkers 35.00®85.> —sheep ami lainih* Cull ewes *2 25® 31 Good to choice ewes a im® 7.n0 Binds* 2.5"® 5 5(1 *'lipped lambs S.r**® 1*1.50 Wool lambs 10.00®14.t5) • -onds c.t ii 8.00 liin-k lambs 5.11:7/6 50 Culls 3.0"® 5.00

Other Livestock L CHICAGO. March 25. Hug!—Receipts. 20.000; market, uneven ; mostly steady to 5 cents lower; hulk of sales. $9,706/ 1‘>,20: top. $10.50; lmn vies, $9.804/10.2.7; medietas. $9.954/10.40; lights, $10,204/10.40; light lights. $lO6/10.40; heavy packing sows, smooth. $lO 40; packing sow s rough. $>.856/9.10; pigs. $7,736*10.25. Cattle—Receipts, 8,000; market, steady to strong; , beef steers, choice and prime. $8.856/9.25; I mediums and good, $7.504/;K.50; good and choice, $7.>54/9.10; common and mediums, $6254/7 85: butcher cattle, heifers. $56/S; fi ws, $4,254/7; bulls. $4616.25; earners and cutters, sows and heifers, $3 156/4.25; canner steers, $4,256/5; veal calves light and handy weight, $6,256/8.75; feeder steers, $5,406/ 7.25; stacker steers. $5,156/7 Sheep and iambs—Receipts. 13,000; market, killing classes, steady to 25c higher: good to choice lambs. $13,754/10.10; mill and common lambs, v 10,304/ 11 50: yearling [Wethers, $11,506/11.75: ewes. $74/10.,Vi • mill and common fives, $3,70'/7 ; feeder lambs, $11.754113.75. | CINCINNATI, March 2 —Hogs— n e . j celpts. 3.000; market strong; heavy, mixed and mediums $10.70; lights, sb).so; pigs, $9 73; roughs. $8 25; stags, $5.25. Cattle—Receipts. 400; market slow to weak ; bulls steady generally ; calves, $lO. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 150; market st< aii.v; ewes, $7: clipped ew es. S7; Wind lambs, sl6; clipped lambs, sl4; springers, S2O. CLEVELAND, March 28.—Hogs—Receipts, 2,000; market; 10 to 25 cents higher; yorkers. $1110; mixed, $11.10; mediums, sll.lf ; pigs, $1: roughs. $8.50; stags, $5.50. Cattle—Receipts, 200; market, steady generally: good to choice steers. $7,504, s 50; good to choice heifers, SO4/7; good to choice cows, $56(5.75; fair to good cows, $3,754/ 1.50; common cows. $34/3.75; good to choice Dulls, $5 6/6; milkers, $356/75. .Sheet/ and lambs —Receipts, 1.000; market, steady; top, sl4. Calves—Receipts, 250; market, slow steady; top, sll. EAST ST. LOUIS, March 2s.—Hogs Receipts, 11,(41); market, steady to strong; mixed and butchers, $10,304/; 10.50; good heavies, $10.204/10.40; lights, $10,344/10.45; roughs, $.>.506/8.74; pigs, $8,754/10.40; bulk of sales, $10.3)6/10.45. Cattle Receipts, 4,Out; market, weak: native beef steers, .88.256/9; yearling steers and heifers, $7.506/9; cows, $2.50 6/0.50; stoekers and feeders, $4,506/7.50; calves, $2.856i:8.50; runners and cutters, $2,506/3.50. Sheep and lambs—Receipts. 1.500; market, steady; mutton ewes, $s 619.251 good to choice lambs, $11(1/15; cannors and choppers, $26/5. EAST BUFFALO, March 28.—Hogs— Receipts, 3,200; market, slow; yorkers. sll6/11.15; pigs. sll6/11.15; mixed. $10.85 6/11; heavies, $10,506/10.75; roughs, $8.50 6/8.75; stags, $46/5.50. Cattle — Receipts, 150; market, slow steady; shipping steers, SB6/8.50; buteher grades. $7,256/; 8.25; heifers. $44/7.25; cows, $2.256/0; bulls. $3.504/5.25; feeders, $56/.6.25. Calves —Receipts. 400; market, slow; euli to choice, $34/11.50. Sheep and lambs —Receipts, 1.400; market, slow steady; choice lambs, $164/10.25; cull to fair. SB4/15.75; yearlings, SB4/15; sheep, $34/12.50. PITTSBURGH, March 28— lings— Receipts, 1,000: market, steady generally; prime heavies, $10,504/10.65: mediums. $11.15; heavy yorkers, $11.15; light yorkers, $11.15; pigs, 811.15; roughs, SB6/; 8.50; stags, $5.8/5,25. Cattle—Receipts, 100; market, steady generally; choice, S 904/9; prime, $8,404/8.50; good. SB4/8.25: tidy butchers, $7,506/38; fair. s6..‘iOT 7.25: common, $56/6.50; common to good fit bulls, $36/0: common to good fat cows, $2 6/6: heifers, $5667.25; fresh cows mid springers, $354/75: veal calves, $10.50; heavy and thin calves, $3,506(0.50. Sheep and /units—Receipts, 500; market, steady; prime wethers, $8.50679: good mixed, SB4/ 8.50; lair mixed. $76/7.75; culls and commons. 526(4; choice lambs, $14.25, INDIANAPOLIS PRODUCE, Eggs—Straight, 204/2le. Butter—Packing stock, 14 4(150. Poultry—Fowls, 176/' 22c; springs, 20@21e; cocks, 13®14c; young hen tnrks, 8 lbs. and up 346/.'lsc: young tom tnrks. 12 lbs. and up, 336/35c; old torn turks, 286/,30e; cull thin turkeys not wanted; ducks, 4 lbs. and up, 156/16: geese, 19 lbs. and up. 136/14c; squabs, 11 lbs. to dozen, $5.50®j0.00; old guineas, per dozen, $3. Butter-Local dealers are paying 3867 39c per lb. for butter delivered in Indianapolis. Butterfat—Local dealers are paying 36c per lb. for,butterfat delivered in Indianapolis. s

WHEAT AND OATS MAKE ADVANCES i Corn Closes Fractionally Lower—Provisions Irregular, CHICAGO. March 28.—Support, which came to a declining market about midday, caused a slight increase in wheat lirices on the Chicago Foard of Trade today. The market opened somewhat lower, because of liberal receipts, which were taken up later, and caused a recovery. l’rovisions were irregular. May wheat opened at $1.32%. up : %c. and was unchanged at the close. July wheat opened lit $1.18%, off %c, and I closed ur> lie. ! May corn opened off Vic at 58%c and closed off %c. July corn opened tit 01:4c, off V/c, nnd was off Vc at the close. May oats was up %c at the opening at 37*4c and later advanced 2c. July oats opened at 39%c, unchanged, and closed 1 %c higher. (By Thomson a McKinnon.) —March 28 — Wheat—The wheat market is still inclined to pay more atentlon to the crop news from the Southwest rather than to tlie cessation of foreign demand and the j action of Liverpool prices. Private eaI bles express the telief that the Failed j Kingdom has oversttpplied its immediate i wants and this idea is confirmed by the action of values there. There has been the usual run of minor complaints from portions of Oklahoma and Kansas, but nothing of Importance has been uncovered. The only export business reported Is estimated at 200.000 to Scandinavian countries. An English authority secs a surplus of 80.000,000 in the world's situation at the end of tiie year, against 120,000.000 a year ago. Eastern mills have taken some wheat from Northwest markets, but the hour trade is generally | reported as slow, Southwestern markets, j especially St. Louis, emphasizing this point. In addition to the complaints from portions of the far Southwest, tlie Northwest is now talking of delayed seeding by cold, wet weather. We still feel that the market will make response to crop news of this character, but this response will be tempered by the fact that primary receipts remain equal to last year's volume, tempered also by tiie fad that foreign markets display no individual strength. To express it differently values are not likely to show any decided trend until tiie growth of the crop has progressed further. I Corn and Oats-There were reports of export demand for corn hi west* rn markets which helped values some, alI though the action of wheat was the ebb-1 influence. Th ■ volume of export trade as | estimated by the seaboard was not large 1 enough to le of importance in the mar 1 kef. Further complaints in delay of seedi ing of oats are being received opposed \ to this is the failure of the easii dei maud to improve. Some of the cash In- | terests are seen as buyers of .Inly and sellers of May. For a time no think both corn and outs will lie simply a rell -- tion of the wheat to t ion. 1 Brevlsions—Hogs ami grains la-ing 1 strong 1 irl.v, proGsions were r--s|>ot."tv> ' Market lias been characterized bv unin.- ! portent and small trade. Foreign trade is fair, but very little doing in lard, lard. CHICAGO GRAIN TABLE. Mar h 2--W lIE.VT — Open. High. Low. Hose. j May 1.52% Id'.. 1.51% 1.32% I July 1.18% 1.2*1% J 17% 1 19% CORN - ! .Mar 58% .59 ,55% .SVV ! July 61*, .02% .61% .61% 1 * ATS - ! Mai ST', .39% .56% .39% , July 59% .59 .59% .40% I FORK - I •May 15.75 . LARD—- | May.. . 10.80 10.92 1*>.70 10.72 ; .1 ill v.... 11.12 1115 11.1*1 11.12 : KIRS - May.... 1*1.87 10.97 10 8,7 10.87 •.Inly 10.37 ; It Yll - May.... I**l 1 61% 1.02% 1 o:;% 1 July 91 .9.1% .94 .94% ! •Nominal. CHICAGO I \'ll Gil UN. | CHICAGO, March 28—Wheat No. 2 . mixed, $1.34; No. 3 mixed, 51 .29®.1 31: j No. 2 hard yellow $1.52 q; No. 5 hard winter. $152%; No. 4 northern spring I dark. $13,3. Corn No 2 mixed, 5.1%® i 56%c; No. 2 white, 57 q.77%e% No. 2 [yellow, 56®57%e; No. 3 mixed, 54%®. j 55%c; No. 3 white, 53® 55*.4e ; No. 3 yclj low, r*l'/i®s6o; No. 4 mix 'll. 53%*-: No. I white, 74®..71> m; .V-. t yellow. 53%® ' 53% c. Oats--No. 2 white. 37%®. ;:s%<•; ! No 5 white, 35®30c; No. 1 white, 31® TOLEDO < \s>t grain. TOLEDO, March 28. Wheat Cash. ; sl4l® M3: May. $1.40%: July, $1.22% : Corn Cash, 6fi®,oß-. Oats Cash, 40® 42c. Bye—Ca-h. sl.Ol. PRIMARY MARKETS. (By Thomson A McKinnon.) —March 28— —Receipts— Wheat. Corn. Oats. St. Joseph.... 1 l,t*iH 15,600 4.*tO-t Chicago 42.000 314,000 21,7.001 Milwaukee 44.1*00 27,000 Minneapolis., iso,ooo 13.000 34,0ut) Duluth 132.00 1 34,0*a) St. I.ouis 77,000 40000 44.000 Toledo 13.000 4.000 12,0* *0 Detroit 9.0*6) %ouo o.ishi Kansas City.. 142.0*6) 53.(66) 2o,*HK) IVoria 12J661 .72.00*1 31.ink* Omaha ;;i .**• ** *,.i.i6h 0.i66i Indianapolis., to.om *2;oi6* 44.0*61 Year ago... 535.000 534,000 394,000 —Shipments— Wheat. Corn. Oats St. Joseph... 10.(66) 42,(66) *i.l6 *9 Chicago 2,00*1 110,(66 * 77.000 Milwaukee 36.16)0 77.0(6* Minneapolis... 75,6)0 54. (6)0 120.0(H) Dillutl 28.0(6) St. Louis 70,00(1 90,000 101,0*):) Toledo 5.16)0 Detroit 2,000 8,(6)0 Kansas City. 174.0*6) 35,*66) 20.(6)*) Peoria • 10.16*0 44,(66) 49,(66* Omaha 19,0*6) 130,000 66.000 Indianapolis 1.1,166) 14,(66) Totals 413.(66) 06-1.(61) 544,000 Year ago... .147.(6*0 609,(6)0 624,*66) —Clearances — Wheat. Corn. Oats. Philadelphia.. 03,000 121.000 Baltimore 129, *66) New Orleans. 180,0*6) 188.000 Nc-wpt. News 13,(Km) Totals 233,0(6) 484,000 Year ago... 328,000 304,000 INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN. March 28— Bids for car lots of grain anil hay at the call of the Indianapolis Board of Trade were; Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.42® 1.44. Corn—Firm; No. 3 white, 00%@01*-; No. 1 white, 50%®60c: N*> 3 yellow, 59%®. 60c: No. 4 yellow, 58%®.59c: No. 3 mixdc, 58%®.19c: No. 4 mixed. 57%®55e. Oats—Firm: No. 2 white, 40®44c; No. 3 white, 3s%®4oc. Hay—Steady; No. 1 timothy, $18.30® -!); No. 2 timothy, slß® 18.50: No. 1 light clover mixed, $17.50@18; No. 1 clover, sl9 ® 20. —lnspections Wheat—No. 2 rod, 1 ear; No. 4 red. 1 ear; No. 4 dark northern spring, 1 cur; total. 3 cars. Corn—No; 2 white, 1 ear; No. 3 white, 5 cars; No. 4 white, 1 car: No. 2 yellow, 2 ears; No. 4 yellow, 2 cars; No. 5 yellow. 3 cars; No. 6 yellow, 1 ear; No. 3 mixed, 2 cars; No. 6 mixed, 2 ears; total, 19 ears. Oats —No. 2 white, 1 ear; No. 3 white, 9 ears; total, 10 cars. Hay—No. 2 timothy, 1 ear. lIAY MARKET. The following ate the Indianapolis prices for hay by the wagon load, delivered ; Hay—Loose timothy, $10®17; mixed bay, sls® 16; baled hay, slo®l7. Oats—New," per bushel, 40®42e. Corn —New, per bushel. s.7®Goc. Corn—Old. per bushel. 55®60c. WAGON WHEAT BRICES. Indianapolis flour mus and elevators today were i*aying $1.30 per bushel for No. 1 red winter wheat: $1.28 for No. 2 red winter and according to test for No. 3 red winter. WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES. The following are today’s wholesale prices for beef cuts as sold on the Indianapolis markets of Swift and Company: Ribs—No. 2,17 c; No. 3,14 e. Loins—No. 2. 25c; No. 3,20 c. Round— Mr*. 2 15c; No. 3,13 c. Chucks—No. 2 10c; No. 9,9 c. Plates —No.| 2,7 c; No. 3 6c.

In the Cotton Market NEW YORK, March 28.—The cotton market was quiet but steady at the opening today with first prices 2 to 6 points higher on steady cables from Liverpool, a wet weather map and prospects of continued showery conditions tomorrow and today. Liverpool bought. The South sold and spot interests offered July. Later, the market ruled quiet and about steady, with prices holding close to Monday’s final levels. Six April notices were in circulation. New York opening cotton prices; May, 17.70 e; July, 17.05 c; October, 1G.75e; January, ltUiOe. The cotton market closed quiet and urn-hanged today to 12 points higher. Cotton Futures — Open. High. X.ow. Close. January 16.35 16.60 16.03 16.56 May 17.64 17.77 17.03 17.76 July 17.07 17.18 17.03 17.17 October 16.75 16.80 16.70 16.78 December IC.6S 16.08 10.66 10.67 —Cotton Review — NEW YORK, March 28. —Further showers Fast of the Mississippi is at this time distinctly unfavorable us crop preparations are already lute. This is confirmed in the first of the private crop reports to lie published this season by .1 well known authority in which a preliminary estimate'is made of the acreage, showing an increase of about three per eent. Such an increase will he regarded as moderate. The textile strike is getting worse and while this cannot continue indefinitely it will serve the purpose of creating a scarcity in certain lines of manufactured g(tO(lF. The market continues very inactive. We need anew incentive for operations and in the meantime would maintain a trading position giving preference to the long side on reactions. Liverpool, March 28. —spot cotton opened quiet today with prices easier. Sides rati close to T.OfK) bales. America nmiddlings fair, 12.03d; good middlings, ll.OSd; fully middlings, 10.78*1 middlings, 10.58/1; low, 9.68*1; good ordinary, 8.83d; ordinary, 8.33d. Futures were steady.

Local Stock Exchange —March 28—• STOCKS. Bid. Ask. Ind Rv. & Light coin Cos Ind. Ry. ,v Light pfd 75 80 ' Jtxilpis. St. Rv 40'% ... , Ind|i!s. ,v N. W. pfd 1 Indpls. S. E. pfd T. U., T. *C L. pfd... CS T .IF, I. X E. com 5 iT. IF. I A- E. pfd 13 U *T. of 1 ad. com 1 : F. T. of lu*l. Ist pfd 4 , l . T. of I ml. 2d pfd 2 , - Advnnce-Kutuely Cos. pfd. ' Advance-Rum-My Cos. com ... Am. Central Life 195 ... Am. Cre-tsoting pfd 93% ... Belt it. K. com 67% ... Belt R. R. pfd 50 I *'• ntor.v Bldg. Cos. pfd. 93% ... Citizens Gas Cos 22 ... . City Service com ... * Ity Service pfd Dodge Mfg. Cos. pfd 85 * Home Brewing 45 Ind. Hotel com 85 ... Ind. Hotel pfd 99 l'f4 Ind. Nat. Life las 2 ; In*!. Bij*x Line !u*l|i's. Abattoir pfd 46 ... Indpls Gas 14% ... Indpls. Tel. com ’1 ... Indpls. Tel. r.-ni 2 Mer. Bui*. Util, pfd 48 ... Nat. Motor Car Cos 3 Bub. Sov. Ins. Cos 4% ... ftanh 1 Vr. pfd 47% ... j Stand, oil of Indiana 86 ! Sterling Fir.- Ins. •’** 7% ... jVan Camp lMw. pf*l 90 . r . * Van ('amp Brod. Ist pfd 101 Van Camp Brod. 2d pfd \ indalia < ’ *:> 1 < om 1 ... Vandaita Coal pfd 6% Wabash Ry. pfd 26% ... I Wabash Ry. com 8% ... BONDS. i Broad Ropple 5s 61 66 ! Citizens St. Ity. 5s 75 78 I'ndian Crook Coal *V Mine 109 ind. Coke X Gas 5s 86 indpls. C. & 8. 5s 94% ... Indpls. x North. 5s 38 42 1 Indpls. Light A. Heat 86 86% Indpls. k Martinsville 5.5.... 59% Indpl ,v N. W. 3s 48 Indpls. .V S. E. 05... 43 Indpls., Shelbvv. A: S. E. os. ... 75 j Indpls. St. Ry. 4s 61 |T. IF. I. & E. 3s 30 citizens Gas 5s 83% 89 | Indpls. Gas Cos 85% S9 Kokomo, M. .x W. 3s 84% ... Ind. Hotel C". 6s 96 Indpls. 1,. xV- 11. 5s 87 88% Indpls. T. ,C- T 95% ... Indpls Water 55..... 94 96 Indpls. Water 4%s 80 Indpls. T. & T 76 F. T. **f Ind. *K 4.1% ... Mer. 11. x* L 5s 96 100 New Tel. L. D. 5s 95 New Tel. Ist 6s 35 Sou. Tel. Bower 6s 88% < HICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO March 28.—Butter—Itereipts, 11,20*) tubs : creamery, extras, 38c: ' standards. 37*c; firsts. 34!i®37c: pnek- ! ing stock, 16® 18c. Eggs—Receipts, 27,175 eases: current receipts. 22®23c; or- : ciliary firsts, 21®21%c; firsts. 26®'23*-.■(•; j checks, 20®;20%e; dirties. 20*2® 21 %e. * Cheese Twins, new. 19c: daisies, 4S%® 1 19c: young Americas. 20®.2<1%e; long- [ horns, 2”2 <z 22%c; bricks, 14'3®1.1c. Live poultry—Turkeys, 30c; springs. 29c; I roosters. 19c; geese. 18c; ducks. 28c. Rotatoes— Receipts, 52 cars: Wisconsin Round Whites, $1.50® 1 65: Minnesota I Red Rivers, $1.60; Idaho Rurals, $1.75 * ® 1.85. CLEVELAND PRODUCE. ! CLEVELAND, March 28.—Butter—Ex- ‘ tra iu tubs, ,4 t%® 45<-; prints, 15%'ttOc; ! extra firsts, 45%® He; packing stock, ; IT u l'.ic. Eggs -I’rt-sh gathered, northern ; extra. 26® 27e: extra firsts. 25'./ 2*V-: Chios, | 2 4f//’24%c: western firsts, new eases. 23%®; 24e. l'oultry—Live heavy fowls. 29®30e; ; spring culls, 24®26c; spring ducks, 27® I 28c.

LEGION LAUDS ‘BONUS’ FRIENDS; RAPS SLACKERS (Continued From Page One.) cavalryman, but said he was willing to undertake the experiment. After witnessing an exhibition of drills by the cadet corps Mr. MacNider addressed the legionnaires and cadets, pleading for the maintenance of the ideals of the legion and the school which lie described ns similar. National Adjutant I’olles and State Commander Gregg emphasized the relationship of legion men to the young boys as that of big brothers, the cue for which came from Cadet Capt. 11. M. Reed, in presenting a souvenir of tiie conference to the State commander. DISABLED VETERANS GIVEN ATTENTION. Special work for disabled ex-service men has occupied much time in the conference. and R. Shaffer, of the Cincinnati office, has conducted a special school to instruct postotDces of the methods of obtaining action for their needy men. The final program included discussions of the following problems of post historians, introduced by A. C. Duddleson, State historian; ♦•Athletics," Harry Leighton, State athletic officer; “Legislation,” Judge Arthur It. Robinson; "Boxing Commission,” R. G. Elvin, Seventh district athletic officer; "Go to Church Sundays,” xS. L. Martin, State chaplain; “The County Council,” J. K. Yarnelle, eleventh district chairman; "Terre Haute Convention,” Clay Phillips, commander Ft. Harrison Post 40; "The New Orleans Convention," by Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant. The State commander set n goal of fiftythousand members to be reached by the membership campaign before fithe State convention. WOMAN FINED ON TIGER CHARGE. Anna Berman, was today found guilty of operating a blind tiger, and fitted SIOO and costs in city court. She was arrested about three weeks ago when the police raided her home ou Washington street near Belmont avenue and found a whisky still. $

NEGRO PREACHER SUFFERS BABES TO COME TO HIM Nine Pickaninnies in Family for Which He Assumes Responsibility. To the man who believes four children to be too many this is hysterically dedicated. The Rev. Charles Williams, negro, was ordered to appear in Juvenile Court, sometime ago, on the charge of contributing to the negle ct of the children of Mary Boland, negress, 2527 Northwestern avenue. The Rev. Charles was th -re today with Mary Boland. Also there were the nine little coal-black children of the Boland woman. Their ages ranged from six iftonths to fifteen years. Judge Lahr deliberated. The parson squirmed. The woman store-ally waited for Judgment to be pronounced. The nine little pickaninnies whispered among themselves. Finally the praeeher broke under the terrific strain of the thought of spending a while on the State farm and asked that he and the woman be allowed to leave the courtroom. Judge Lahr granted him five minutes leave and the two "exited.” About three minutes later, in they came. The negro person said rhetorically, “Judge, your honor, we wants to get married.” After more deliberation. Judge Lahr announced he would lot the negro marry the Boland woman, and said "Room 14 for .volt.” After procuring n marriage licence nt the county clerk's offi'-e. the negres received their sentence. They were married b ythe judge. When last seen, the negro preach 4" v as leaving the court house, his lady ott his left arm. three children on his other arm, * terrible weight upon his shoulders and a string of children conservatively estimated at half a square, when distances between each was counted, coming along 4>oliiml.

VIEBAHN HELD AFTER FAILURE TO SECURE BOND bahn obtained the whisky were unsuccessful. I Henry Ruth, on whose premises the liquor was found t"l*l officers lie wonted the shed to a man named Fay, s* nt to him by Vlebahu. The arrest of Viebabn took place at Washington and Pennsylvania streets, as ho was leaving a jewelry store. Yiebahn denied all knowledge of the liquor, but when he was searched a key was found on him which the officers do* are fitted the padlock on the | shed door. NO IDENTIFYING MARKS ON LUIUOK BOTTLES. There are no labels or stamps on the bottles of liquor. The number "3” is moulded into the bottom of each bottle. This, according to Federal officers, causes them to believe that the liquor is part of that stolen from the warehouse of the Old Charter distillery in Louisville, Ky„ several weeks ago. There were thousands of dollars worth of whisky stolen from the warehouse. | Each bottle found yesterday in the j East Maryland street shed was wrapped jin a Louisville newspaper. The Federal [ officers say they have information that Vlebahn made two recent trips to LouisI ville in an automobile, in loading the ' whisky the police say they broke two [ bottles. Vlebahn has been a figure in polities for years in Indianapolis. He was a soldier adventurer and during the I’oer war in South Africa, fought against England. He was taken prisoner, but later reached the United States. DEPUTY SHERIFF AND CHIEF JAiLER ONCE. Since living tn Indianapolis Vlebahn has been active in politics, and he was a deputy sheriff anil chief jailor at the Marion County jail a few years ago. When Joseph E. Bell was elected mayor, Vlebahn was appointed director of the department of recreation. Since that time It is said. Vlebahn lias been active in both the leading political parties. Vlebahn said he had been in Louisville at least twelve times, recently, but that he had -done no "booze running.” He.said he had never heard of the Old Charter distillery where the warehouse was broken into, according to the Federal officers. Viebahu said he know Fay, having met liir**- at a case, two months ago, while in Martinsville. He said he happened to meet Fay six weeks ago, at the Denison Hotel nml that Fuv asked him where he, Fav, could rent a shed or barn for storage purposes. Vlebahn said he told Fay that Ruth had a shod in the roar of bis boarding place on Maryland street. Vlebahn declared that he did not know whether Fay rented I the place. Vieba’in said that if the key, j found in his pocket, fitted a lock on the door, of the shed where the liquor was j found lie did not know it. Vlebahn has been arrqsted four times j on charges of violating the prohibition : law. He is under suspended sentence in ' city court, it is saiil, for the violation j of the liquor laws. Viebahu will have a j hearing before the United States com- ! commissioner today. POLICE ADMIT NOT TAKING RIGHT MAN. When the police and Federal officers! raided an office on Maryland street near 1 Delaware street Saturday afternoon and ! arrested Ernest Renmschussel, 33, 258! Caven street, they said after the raid ! that they were not after Renmschussel, ' but had gone to the place in search of a • “booze plant," said to have been owned | by Carl Viebahu. The officers claimed to have obtained knowledge that liquor, j said to have been - owned by Viebahu, j was moved from the place three days! before to another storage place. Ilenm- i sehnssel is said to have admitted j ownership of four bottles of white mule ; whisky found in the office where he was j arrested. His ease was continued in city j court until April 12. Lieutenant Jones arrested Thomas \ Bryant, negro, 2140 North Arsenal ave- j nue, yesterday. The raiders say they | found 100 gallons of mash in his home ! and they arrested Bryant when he visited i the home of Green Beard, 2348 North I xVrsenttl avenue. Beard, the police say, J owned the still for which Bryant is said ! to have fermented the mash. Beard j dashed' out of the house and broke four i jugs when the police entered, lie es- j caped.

Figures Show White Plague Losing Grip Headway in the fight on tuberculosis in Indianapolis in the past twetny years is refflected in a chart, showing a decline of 46 per cent in the death rate from 1900 to 1921. The chart was prepared by C. Tom Johnson, chief clerk of the board of public health. Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secretary of the board of public health, said the decrease is due to the improvement in housing conditions, spreading of public knowledge tuberculosis is transmissible, precaution taken by families of afflicted persons to prevent the infection of other members, the tuberculosis nurse, increased hospital facilities 4and the fact symptoms now are recognized earlier.

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USE FOR OLD ASPHALT SAID TO BE FOUND Discovery Will Save City $5,500 a Year, Says City Engineer. A way to utilize old asphalt, taken from worn-out pavements to make patches, which will save approximately $3,300 in a year has been discovered practical by Foreman Brillhart of the city asphalt plant, City Civil Engineer John L. Elliott said today. The old asphalt is boiled in a tank nt the asphalt plant until its roaches a thick, liquid state. Then it; is poured into the hole to be patched. The idea came from Cincinnati, Mr. Elliott said. It was tried out early In January and all the asphalt street patching this year has been done in this way. Heretofore the city has bought emulsified or “cold patch” asphalt for winter patching, A fund of $5,00 was appropriated to buy this material in 1922. Mr. Elliott said he has ordered enough of the old paving saved this summer to supply material for all of next winter’s patching. The patch will not last as long as the pavement, but it will serve the general purpose of a repair, the engineer said. If the experiment proves successful, Mr. Elliott said, he Intends to try patching brick pavement with the reclaimed material. The city asphalt plant will open for the summer repair season tomorrow. Fif-ty-three laborers and foremen on asphalt repair gangs have been appointed by the board of public works. Some of these men have been working on Meridian street, between the Circle and Washington street, since yesterday morning, using the new method.

LEWIS PLANS TO TELEGRAPH STRIKE ORDER (Continued From Page One.) in n that the 75,*100 union flock workers will not unload British coal if the Administration authorizes its importation as ballast in shipping board vessels. This move on the part of the dock workers, it was said, will compel America to rely on the present stock of fuel and that turned out in the nonunion fields. The longshoremen's announcement comes in advance of formal ratification of the "economic coalition” pact. The promise of “moral” support elicited from the railroad union chiefs by Mr. Lewis at Cleveland last week amounts, according to opinion expressed at miners’ headquarters, to this: "We're for you; God help you!” The railroad unions pledged neither financial support nor a sympathetic strike, it was stated Nevertheless. the miners are awaiting completion by a committee named at Cleveland of the drafting of a formal agreement similar to the 'Big Three” alliance of railroaders, dock workers and miners of Great Britain, and are counting strongly on "real backing" from the rail workers. None of the sixteen major railway unions which tentatively accepted the "defensive alliance” idea at the recent Chicago conference have yet given it formal ratification. No high hope was held out in miners’ circles that the non-union coal workers may be relied upon for strong support in the forthcoming strike. In fact, theii aid “will be only a drop in the bucket,” it was said. Regardless of how the unorganized miners may be to asi s:st the unions in resisting wage slashejß it was admitted, they are so leadership that it is unlikely that t will Join the walk-out in force. CHICAGO, March 28.—Conference bB tween coal operators nnd union official* to be held here tomorrow may serve aa the opener for negotiations for a truce) to prevent the threatened mine war April 1. according to opinions expressed herd today. Preparations are under way far the meeting of Frank Farrington, head of the Illinois union miners, with Illinois operators. Farrington, in accord with an agreement made with mine owners, suggested the date of the conference. The operators immediately accepted the proposal of the union chief. It was predicted here that peace would not come directly out of the conference, but it wits believed peace feelers would be thrown out which may result in wage negotiations of a wider scope before Saturday. Farrington, it was pointed out, cannot consistently make peace tomorrow. He told John L. Lewis and other officials at the recent Cleveland conference that Illinois miners would strike with ’ha others. However, operators and union officials of Illinois in the conference, may make plans for drawing unions and operators of other States into a meeting to discuss a general peace. Rice Miller, head of the Illinois Coil Operators’ Association, expressed himself as "optimistic’’ over possibility of an "amicable’’ agreement. WASHINGTON, March 28.—The Unit® Stales faces a nation-wide coal strike next week, with approximately seventy million tons of coal in reserve. A careful study of stocks on hand made by the Geological Survey in conjunction with the Department of Commerce, which will be made public tonight, indicates that the big public utilities of the country, such as gas and electric light plants, street railway systems, etc., have sufficient coal in storage to keep them running for fifty-three days after the strike begins. TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. March 28.—Indiana miners will not quit work on aeeoxtut of the nation-wide coal strike until March 31, officials of District 11, United Mine Workers of America, announced today. There are a few mines closed because of local trouble, but none have closed in preparation for the strike. John Ilessler, president of District 11, was confined at his home with a severe cold today. He probably will not be back on the job until the last of the week. League Program for Senator New Addresses by Mrs. E. F. Ilodges, Miss Eleanor B. Barker. Miss Ida Anderson, representing the Business and Professional Women’s league, anil by Senator Harry S. New, if he can return to Indianapolis for the rally, are scheduled on the program at the Bropylaeum day night at tiie mass meeting of womehc who are interested in candidacy of Senator New. The program follows: Community singing led by Mrs. E. C. Itumpler; patriotic reading, Mrs. Hugh McGibenv; vocal solo, Mrs. James H. Lowry; violin solo. Miss Bettie Williams; address of welcome, Mrs. E. F. Hodges; address. Miss Eleanor P. Barker; address, Senator Harry S. New. or message from him; address. Miss Ida Anderson of Business and Professional Women's League; address, Charles A. Bookmaker. Informal half hour.