Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 289, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 April 1922 — Page 22

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BUOYANCY IN SOME PORTIONS OF STOCK LIST Upward Movement Steady on Eve of Holiday Suspension. OILS AND COPPERS SHOW Special to Indiana Daily Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. By MONITOR. NEW YORK, April 14.—1n suite of the proximity of the good Friday holiday, the upward movement in stocks was re slimed Thursday and most of the traces of yesterday's reaction were obliterated by gains ranging from fractions to several points. The market was fairly active and in fact it looked as if trading was settling down to a gale of spproximately a million and a half shares, as its normal pace. Price movements reflected a moderate amount of hesitation, but the rather firm opening gave traders confidence, while the strength of cenain issues imparted an aspect of buoyancy to portions of the list. The oils and coppers made the best showing viewed from the standpoint of groups, although quite a number of specialties were among the star performers of the session. The receot strength of Sinclair wag explained today by the announcement that it had goue into a partnership arrangement with the Government in the development of one of the richest high grade Wyoming oil tracts. This development, taken in conjunction with the securing of certain valuable concessions In South Africa and its stock ownership In Mexican Seaboard Oil. which has advanced substantially of late, has done much to change the attitude of Wall street towaid this stock. Pacific Oil made another new high record; Royal Dutch, Pan-American issues and Mexican Petroleum recovered sharply from yesterday's depression. Among the striking moves in the specialties were substantial gains by American Woolen, Fisher Body, Mullins Body, Tobacco Products. Electric Storage Battery. American Hide and Leather preferred, American Ice and Owens Bottle. The rails were firm and higher. The features in this group were provided by sharp gains in the common and preferred stocks of Gulf. Mobile and Northern, and anew high level for New York Central. Southern Pacific also was strong. One of the encouraging influences was furnished by the inauguration of the 4 per cent discount rate by the Bank of England, which is the lowe.-t since the latter part of July, 1914. This came as fully as much of a surprise as the announcement of the 3% per cent rate on the offering of Treasury certificates by Washington this week.—Copyright, 1922, by Public Ledger Company.

WALL STREET GOSSIP

By MONITOR. NEW YORK, April 14.—American Woolen was strong here yesterday as a result of recent optimistic statements made as to the condition of the industry, and as a more direct reflection of the advances made of fr ua 10 to 45 cents per yard in cloth prices Tins advance was largely an attempt o adjust finished cloth prices to hig er raw material prices. Pierce-Arrow and Lafayette are to merge in the near future, according to an announcement made by directors of both companies in session here yesterday. So far only tentative plans have been adopted and further details will be worked out in the near future. Although President Charles W. Nash of the Nash Motors Company, who is also president of the Lafayette Motors, is to head the new consolidated company. Nash Motors, as a company, is to have no interest in tae merger. Tierce Arrow has advanced more than three points in the last two days. Reports just received by the car service division ot the American Ea.lway Association show that 827,011 cars were loaded with revenue freight on American railroads during the week which ended April 1 last compared with 846,035 during tile previous week, or a decrease of 19.024 cars. This was, however. 1<3.840 cars in excess of the total for the corresponding week iast year, but 31,810 below that for the corresponding week in 1920. Original estimates as to the market price on the new Reploglc stock were pitched a bit too high, and it developed that the 125,000 new shares to be issued will be offered to stockholders at S3O per share. The proceeds of this, expected to net about $3,300,000, will be applied against the purchase of the Empire Steel and Iron Company capital. Stockholders will have until May 9 to subscribe. The new Issue increases Keplogle outstanding stock by 50 per cent. There are no bonds or preferred stock of the company. The General Motors annual report showed a deficit of $38,680,770 for 1921, as against a net income of $37,750,373, or the equivalent of $1.5 6 per share on the common for 1921. General Motors was rathe rinactive here yesterday, and closed with a fractional loss. The Ann Arbor report for March is a reflection of the steady improvement in rail operations. This company showed gross earnings during the month of $436,631. as against but $360,057 in the same month a year ago, or a gain of 2L27 per cent. Gross revenue treight carried during the period increased 38.78 per cent. Fisher Body and Mullins Body are expected to show greatly increased earnings as a result of the improvement in motor buying. According to reilatde reports, the Detroit and Cleveland plants ot the F.she.- Company are flooded with more business than they can accept, while the Mullins plans In Salem. Ohio, Is in much the same condition, with the managers making every effort to locate experienced body builders. Sinclair Oil is being well taken here as a result of expectations from the Mexican seaboard holdings and also as a result of the slgnin gos a contract between this company and the Government providing for development of tlie tremendous oil reserves of Teapot Dome in Wyoming. It is expected that some action will be taken on the Sinclair dividend arnund the end of this year or early next. Northern Pacific is joining the other roads in caring for part of its equipment needs now, and is buying 1.000 refrigerating cars from the American Car and Foundry at a total of $2,300,000. The road is also buying block signal equipment amounting to about $700,000. Anglo-American Oil Is now enables to make a profit on its dollar notes, which were put out when Sterling was $5.64. With Sterling above $4 40, the company has all the advantage of the advance In exchange, and the total of $15,000,000 notes can be paid off with an expenditure of about $12,000,000. Inspiration Copper, which shows a loss of $1,720,421 for 1921 operations, reflects the long shut-down extending from April 1. after which time the mere holding of the property meant a monthly loss. However, this condition has been fully discounted in the market, and Inspiration is now bought on its 1922 prospects. Royal Dutch received further encouragement from the report that Its new well at La Corona has an initial flow of 10,000 barrels. Atlantic Gulf and West Indies, one of the stocks which is affected by the possibility of the new ship subsidy measure, is making a fair Rhowing at the present time. Earnings at the current rate are in excess of the interest on the $13,000,000 collateral trust ss. The company, with $3,000,000 on hand, is stesdily improving Its rash position, and It is probable thdl the bank loans of $12100.000 which had been extended nnril Oct. 1, will be paid off when due.—Copyright, 1922, by JitabUo Ledger Company.

Markets Closed New New York and Chicago stock exchanges and boards of trade and markets tn other of the principal cities of the entire country were closed today in observance of Good Friday. Live stock exchanges were in operation. The Indianapolis Stock Exchange was open.

Weather

The following table shows the state of the weaiher at 7. a. m.. April 14, observed by D. S. Weatherßureaus: Station Bar. Temp. Weather Indianapolis, Ind. . 29.75 50 Cloudy Atlanta. Ga 30.00 68 Clear Amarillo, Texas.. 29.92 40 Cloudy Bismarck. N. D. .. 29.88 32 Cloudy Boston, Mass 29.80 46 PtCldy Chicago, 111 29.86 40 Cloudy Cincinnati, Ohio . 29.72 64 Cloudy Cleveland. Ohio .. 29.80 44 Cloudy Denvenr. Colo. 30.00 28 Clear Dodge City, Kan. . 30.00 42 Cloudy Helena, Mont 29.68 30 PtCldy Jacksonville, Fla. . 30.06 74 Clear Kansas City. Mo.. 29.82 44 Rain Louisville, Kv. ... 29.78 00 Rain Little Rock, Ark. . 29 70 72 PtCldy Los Angeles, Cal. . 30.16 48 Clear Mobile, Ala 29.98 74 Cloudy New Orleans La. . 29.94 76 Cloudy New York. N. Y. .. 29 84 48 Cloudy Norfolk, Va 29.82 72 Cle.ir Oklahoma City ... 29.68 54 Cloudy Omaha. Neb 29.90 44 Cloudy Philadelphia, Pa. . 29 86 50 Rain Pittsburgh, Pa. .. 29.80 36 Cloudy Portland. Ore. ... 29.82 38 PtCldy Rapid City, S. D. . 29.90 32 Cloudy Roseburg. Ore. .. 30.02 38 Rain Bau Antonio. Texas 29.78 74 Cloudy San Francisco, Cal. 30.22 48 Cloudy St. Louis, Mo 29.t>6 52 Cloudy St. Paul. Minn. .. 29.90 34 PtCldy Tampa, Fla 30.08 74 Clegg Washington. D. C. 29.84 00 Cloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. Sinee Thursday morning showers have occurred in a belt from the middle Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic cosat, and the rainfall lias been heavy In a number of places. Precipitation also occurred at many points In the west and novtwest. It is a little cooler In the middle Mississippi Valley, and wanner over the far west, although freezing temperatures were reported last night In the Rocky Mountain States. CORN AND WHEAT BULLETIN. For the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. m., Friday, April 14, 1922: temper ature. _• Stations ot • | _ Z'c.c ", Indianapolis w *' x: 525 —c K District. s'g I if a £ gr 5 | = -i - . £= Jo -f * :* sir v3 if ga'slfi i-r-a Och South Bend 157 44 I 0 j Good Ft. Wayne ; 56 42 ! 0.22 , Wheatfleld 50 !38 j 0 : Fair Royal Center ...; 58 40 024 Good Marion 175; 44 027 Good Lafayette 69 47 ; 0 ! Good Farmland 75 46 ; 106 i Good Indianapolis 76 50 : 0.96 I Good Cambridge City.: 76 53 ; 1.28 Fair Terre Haute j 76 50 j 1.28 Bloomington ...; 79 45 0.33 Muddv Columbus 79 61 039 Muddy Vincennes )SI 59 0.55 Soft Evansville | 78 j 66 | 0.94 ; j~H ARMIN' GTON, ‘ Meteorologist, Weather Bureau.

Local Stock Exchange

STOCKS. —April 14Bid Ask Ind.. Ry. tk light com 60 Ind. Ry. <k Light pfd 75 Indpls. St. Ry 45 50 llidpls. & N. W. pfd 00 Indpls. & S. E. pfd 60 T. H., T. & L. pfd 70 T. 11., I. A L. com 5 T. U., I. & E. pfd 15 L\ T. of Ind. com 1 L\ T. of Ind. Ist pfd 414 9% C. T. of Ind. 2d pfd 2 Advauce-Rumley Cos. pfd ... Advance-Burn ley com ... Am. Central Life 195 Am. Creosoting pfd 94 Belt R. R. com 67% 70 •Belt R. it pfd 50 Century Bldg. Cos. pfd 93% ... Citizens Gas Cos 20 ... City Service com ... ... City Service Cos. pfd Dodge Mfg. Cos. pfil 83 ... Home Brewing 46 ... Ind. Hotel Cos. com 86 Ind. Hotel Cos. pfd 99 Ind. Nat. Life Ins. Cos. ...... 2 Ind. Title Guarantee 71 Ind. Pipe Line 100 ... Indpls. Abattoir pfd 46 ... Indpls. Gas 44 Indpls. Tel. prd 90 ... Indpls. Tel. com. 2 Mer. Pub. UtU. pfd 48 Nat. Motor Car Cos 3 Pub. Sav. Ins. Cos 514 ... Rauh Fer. pfd 47 ... Stand. Oil of Ind 89 ... Sterling Fire Ins. Cos 7>4 ... Van Camp Hl*, pfd 90 Van Camp Prod. Ist pfd 100 Van Camp Prod. 2d pfd 100 Vandalla Coal Cos. coin I*4 GVi Vandulia Coal Cos. pfd 6Vi 11% Wabash Ry. pfd ... Wabash Ry. com ... BONDS. Broad Ripple 5s Cl Citizens St. Kv 3s 76 81 Indian Creek coal & Mine Cs ... 100 Ind. Coke & Gas 6s 86 Indpls. C. & S. 5s 91 ... Indpls. A North. 5s 38 43 Indpls. & Martinsville 55.... 58 63 Indpls. & N. W. 5s 47 52 Indpls. & S. E. 5s 43 Indpls., Shelby. & S. E. ss. 56 Cl Indpls. St. Ry. 4s 55 60 T. U , 1. A E. 5s 50 Indpls. Water 5s 93% 95% Indpls. Gas 5s 85 90 Citizens Gas 83% 89 Kokomo. M. & W. ss, 84% ~. Did. Hotel Cos. Os 06 Indpls. Water 5s 93 ... Indpls. Water 4%s 81 ... Indpls. T. A T 76% 81% Indpls. L. A H. os 87 89 U. T. of Ind. 6s 47 Mer. H. A L. 5g 96 New Tel. L. D. Os 98 ... New Tel. Ist 6s 96% ... Sou. Tel. Power 6s 86% 91% •Ex-dividend. LIBERTY BONDS. Bid. Ask. Liberty, first 3%s 99.76 Rki 18 Liberty, first 4%s 99.76 100.16 Liberty, second 4%3 99.50 99.90 Liberty, third 4%s 99.50 100.20 Liberty, fourth 4%s 99.76 100.16 Victory, 4%s 100.00 ICI.UO

Local Curb Market

(By Newton Todd.) —April 14Bid Ask Am. Hominy Cos 10 18 Central and Coast Ol! ... Choate Oil Corp % \ Citizens Gas Cos. pfd 90 90 Commonwelltb Kin. coni 26 30 Commonwealth Kin. pfd.... 36 46 Columbian Klre Ins Cos 6 7V<, Comet Auto (4 2 Dayton Rubber Units 44 54 Dictograph Prod, pfd 26 36 I). W. Griffith 7^ Elgin Motor Car 2 3V Fed. Kin. Cos pfd 77 87 Fed. Kin. Cos. com 124 132 Gt. Sou. I'roa. st Ref. 3Vfc i Metro, 510 c Stores com ..... 3 7 Metro. 5-10 c Stores pfd 19 27 Nat. Underwriting 2'A 5 Revere Motors (4 \ Rauch & Dang Units 23 30 Rub. Tex. Units 10>4 loVa U.*S. Auto Unites 37 47 C. S. Mtg. Cos. Units 137 151 BANK STOCKS. Commercial Nat. Bank 74 S3 Cont. Nat. Bank 1(M 116 Ind. Trust Cos 176 Ini. Nat. Bank 253 263 Mer. Nat. Bank 252 Security Trust Cos 130 State Sav. A Trust 93 98 Union Truer Cos 300 Wash. Bank & Trust Cos. .. 150 WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES. The following are today's wholesale prices for beef cuts as sold by the Indianapolis market of Swift & Cos.: Ribs—No. 2,20 c; No. 3.15 c Loins— No. 2. 30c: No. 3. 2(>c. Round—No. 2. 17c; No. 3,15 c. Chucks —No. 2,10 c; No. 3.3 c. Plates—No. X 7c; No, *. 6c.

SWINE 10 TO 20 CENTS LOWER Cattle Values Show Strength —Veals Steady. RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Good Good Good April Mixed. Heavy. Light. 6. $10.40® 10.60 [email protected] $10.65 ® 10.75 7 . tu.40f010.55 10.25 so 10.50 10.65©10.75 S. 10.50f010.75 10 [email protected] 10.75f010.85 10. 10 65010.85 10.25 so 10.65 [email protected] 11. 10.65 so 10.86 [email protected] [email protected] 12. 10.40 @ 10.60 10.25010.50 [email protected] 13. 10.35f01U.45 10.15 @ 10.40 10.00f0H0.60 14. 10.25 fo 1 10.35 [email protected] [email protected] Swine prices were 10®29e lower in trade ou the local live stock exchange today, with receipts close to 5,0<)0 fresh and approximately 2,000 held over from ; the market of the previous day. Shippers displayed fair demands for | the lighter grades, while packers bought ; the heavies grades. Trading was ot a 1 fair nature and practically all of the receipts had been sold before the close of ! the forenoon hours. Cattle values were strong generally, with receipts again light at 709 for the day, tie quality some betted than the : usual mu and packers displaying fair demands. veals were about steady. Receipts for the day ran close to 600 and shippers displayed fair demands. '\iih 205 sheep and iambs on the market, prices ruled steady. HOGS. 100 to 180 lbs average [email protected] Over 300 lbs 9.85®, 10.00 150 to 300 lbs 10.00® 10.50 Best pigs, under 140 lbs 9.25® 10.25 Top 10.50 Roughs 7.75® 8.75 Stags 5.00® 6.75 Bulk of soles 10.25Cgi10.40 —CattlePrime corn-fed steers, 1,000 to 1,800 lbs 7.50® 8.50 Good to choice steers, 1,200 to 1,300 lbs 6.75® 7.25 Good to choice steers, 1,1 00 to 1,200 lbs 6.50® 6.75 Good to choice steers, 1,000 to 1.100 lbs B.oo® 0.50 Common to medium steers, 800 to 1,800 lbs 0.50® 6.00 —(os s anil Heifers— Good to choice heifers 7.50® 8.25 Medium heifers 6.75® 7.50 Common to medium heifers... 6.50® 0.50 Good to choice cows 5.75® 7.00 Fair to medium cows 4.00® 5.00 Canners B.oo® 4 00 Cutters 2.70® 3.73 —Bulls— Fancy butcher hulls 5.50® 6.00 Good to choice butcher bulls. 4.00® 525 Bologna bulls 3.50® 4 25 Light bologna bulls 3.00® 3.50 Light to common bulls 2.75® 3.50 —Calves— Choice reals 7.50® 8.50 Good veals 7 00® 7.50 Medium veals 5.00® 6.50 Lightweight veals 4.50® 5.00 Common to heavyweight veals 4.00® 4.50 —Stockers und Feeders— Good to choice steers under B<’o lbs 6.00® 725 Medium cows 2.50® 4 U 0 Good cows 3.75® 4.75 Good heifers 5 50® 7.00 Medium to good heifers 4 25® 5.00 Milkers 35.00(6.85.00 —Blieep and Lumhs— Cull ewes 2.50® 500 Good to choice ewes 5.50® 850 Bucks 2.50• i 3.5(1 Clipped lambs 10.00®11.00 Who! lambs 12.00'u 15 00 Springers 17.00®25.00 Buck lambs 6.00® 7 00 Culls 4.00® 6.00

Other Livestock

CHICAGO, April 14. Hogs- Receipts. S.isi-i; market uirly active and mostly steady to 10c lower; bulk of sales, $lO 10 @10.50: top. $10.60; heavies, $10010.30; mediums. $9.25® 10.50; lights. $10.30® 10.60; light lights $10.20® 10.50; heavy packing sows, site th. '9 25®9.75: pack ing sows, rough, .>9®9 40; pigs, $9 25® lo.io Cattle —Receipts, 3'o; market stendv Beef steers -Choice and prime, f5.8509.50; medium and good, $7.6009 85; common. $6.7507.60; good and choice, $8,500:9.30; commons and mediums, $6.10 @8.40 Butcher cattle— Cows and heifers. $5 35 @8 40; cows. $1.35 @7.15; tolls, $4 100 6.50. fanners and cutters -Cows and heifers, $3.2501.35; caiiner steers, #4.2'®5.25; veal calves, light and handyweight. *5.75,0 7.75; feeder steers, ss.so®' 7 35; stocker steers. $5.35®7.25; stacker cows and heifers, $4®5.50 Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 6,090; market, lambs stead j- to 25c lower and sheep 25c lnwn; good‘to choice lambs. sll®l3 73; cull and common lambs, $9 25® 11.25; yearling wethers. $lOOl2 50; good ewes. $6 75® 9.30; cull and common lambs, $606 50. CINCINNATI, April 14. —Hoga —Receipts, 4,000; market, steady: heavies, mixed and mediums, $10.50: lights, $10.44); pigs. $9.75; roughs, $2.85; stags, $5.25. Cattle—Receipts. 450: market, steady: bulls, weak: calves, SB. Sheep and lambs Receipts. 000; market, steady; ewes, $7; dipped ewes, $5; wool lambs, sls: clipped wool lambs, sl4; springers, $lB. CLEVELAND, April 14.—Hogs—Receipts. 8,500; market 30c lower: yorkers, mixed and mediums. $10.65010.75; pigs, $10.50; roughs. $8.50 down: stags. $5 50. Cattle—Receipts. 200: market active and steady. Sheep and lambs —Receipts. 1,000; market steady: top, sl4 Calves—Receipts. 400; market 50e lower; top. SB. EAST BUFFALO, April 14.—Hogs— Receipts. 6.000; market, active; yorkers, $10.75011; pigs. $10.75; mixed, $10,750 11; heavies. $10.75® 10.90; roughs, $3.75® 9; stags, $505.50. Cattle Receipts. B'Xt; marki-t fairly active and steady. Calves —Receipts, 1,800; market, active; cull to choice calves. s3®9. Sheep and lambs — Receipts 9.000; market, slow; choice lambs. $14.50016; cull to fair, $0014; yearlings, $8012; sheep, “209. PITTSBURGH. April 14. — Hogs —Receipts, 2,000; market, 5 cents lower; prime heavies, $10.60010.65; mediums, $10.90011; heavy Yorkers, $10.900 11; light Yorkers, $10.50® 10.75; pigs, slo® 1025; roughs. $7.5008.50; stags, SSO 5.25. Cattle —Receipts, light; market, steady. Calves —Receipts, light; market steady; veal calves, $9; heavy and thin calves, $2.5006.50. Sheep and lambs— Receipts, 1,200; market. 25 cents lower; prime withers. $8.2508.50: good mixed, $7.5008.75: fair mixed, $0.2500.75; culls and common, $20.4; choice lambs, sl4.

Money and Exchange

Indianapolis bunk clearings, {2,345,000; bank debits, $4,777,000. Births Frederick and Ethel Dodd, 1158 West Twenty-Ninth, boy. Dorsey and Mary Osbourne, 970 Olin, boy. Arthur and Nellie Middlebrook, 1414 Roosevelt, girl. William and Elizabeth Thompson, 254 Leeds, girl. Norris and Marie Schwear, 222 North Rural, girl. William and Florence Fahrenkamp, 419 North Rural, boy. Marvin and Flora Forkner, 2101 Ashland, boy. Harry and Flora Dickerson, 535 River, boy. Paul and Della Hall, 1111 Madison, girl. Lawrence and Lucy Flood, 347(tj East Washington, boy. Deaths Herman Rankin, 60, 822 East Georgia, chronic gust no enteritis. Mary Eral< na Waniseott. 37, St. Vincent Hospital, cholecystitis. Margaret Krueger. 41, 1314 West Twen-ty-Fifth, chronic myocarditis. Delia Munter, 72. 2639 North New Jersey. chronic myocarditis. David Roach, 78, 3241 Park, chronic Interstitial nephritis. Helen A. Hetnricks, 26, 2Ce4 Broadway, acute myocarditis. Beatrice C. Adams, 27, ISIS North New Jersey, pulmonary tuberculosis. Harry Coleman, 43, city hospital, carcinoma. August C. Vordermack. 26, 314 North Bradley, pulmonary tuberculosis. Minnie Katherine Wahl, 69, 728 Prospect, lobar pneumonia. TWO POSTOFFICES CLOSE. NOBLESVILLE, Ind., April 14.—Official notice has been received here that the postoffices at Jolietville and Kuglelowu will be closed April 29. I’atrons at these points will then receive their mail through the poetoffice at Westfield.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES.

SQUARE TOES HELP IN DANCING

PAIL TSCHERNIKOFF, THE DANCING TOES AND IIOW THEY AID DANCING.

WASHINGTON, April 13.—The fashionable foot Just now among Washington’s debutantes is the blunt, squaretoed foot. It's all because I'aul Tschernikoff, ballet master, formerly wiih Pavlowa, who is instructing Washington's society misses In the difficult steps of Russia’s pre-soviet dances, declares the short, broad, square-toed foot the best possible foundation for a good dancer. “The big toe should be short,” says Tschernikoff, “and at least the next two toes should form a straight line with it. It's still better if all the toes, excepting the iittlu toe, form a straight line. “In point work”—Tschernikoff says one should always say ‘‘point work,” never “toe dancing”—“this enables the weight of the body to be borne on ail four toes instead of on the big toe alone. A low big toe is one of the greatest possible handicaps in point work.”

YOUNG SWIMMING STAR

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Dorothy Ilucknall, 13, of Philadelphia, is the youngest swimmer ever to win a plaee in an A. A. U. Mid-Atlantic swimming championship . She finished second in the 100 yard breast stroke. AND when she was born she weighed only three pounds.

Foolish Flappers Forced From Favor I-AS VEGAS. N. M., April 14.—New in thought as well as in existence is the comity seat of Harding County, N**w Mexico, a town of several hundred and going under the name of Moaquero. What is believed to be the first organization of its kind In tbe United States has been launched there with the avowed purpose of eliminating the flapper front the matrimonial race. The organization starts with a membership of fifty—virtually every young man in the town eligible to take unto himself a bride. The rules of the organisation taboo the following: Immodest: dancing, bobbed hair, face painting, too short dresses and rolled hose. Each member, and the membership list contains the names of all classes of young men from laborers to the wealthiest of the town. Is pledged to boycott and girl transgressing any above rule. The young ladles in Mosqtioro arc assuming an independent attitude. Election Boards to Receive Laws The election laws have been sent to members of county boards of election commissioners, county clerks, precinct committeeman, and other officials throughout the State by George Hcaly, clerk of the State printing board. Persons desiring copies may have them by applying to the board. It was stated. Requests for prim • y election ballots have been received by tho board. The State prtntß no ballots for primary election. Mr. Healy said. Dance on Severin Roof on April 19 The Federal Athletic Association, an organization composed of employes of the Internal Revenue Department, will give a dance on the roof garden of the Hotel Severin, Wednesday evening, April 19.

STEEPLECHASING HAS ITS DRAWBACKS

Many photographs of spills in steeplechases have come from England this year, but none so thrilling as this. St. Bernard fell over Awbeg in the Grand National Steeplechase at Bechet's Brook. The former horse broke his neck, but both jockeys escaped, although one was pitched on his head and the other was caught under the falling horse.

Ballet dancing is apt to put the beginner to bed, following the first few lessons, unless she is in the finest physical trim. “It brings into use muscles a lot of the girls never before knew they had,” Tschernikoff says. ‘‘After the first few lisjons they are likely to be so sore and stiff they can hardly get out of bed. But those that have the grit to stick .to it develop a physical stamina and agility that, few sorts of exercise can give.” A love of dancing, a sense of rhythm and natural grace are all helpful to the successful ballet artist. But the foot ts the foundation. And that, if not actually stub-toed, should bout least squaretoed. Which confronts society’s flappers with tlie enigma: "is the long, slender foot, formerly so fashionable, after all to be desired? “Give us square toes and a chance at Tschernikoff’s bullet,” Is tbe verdict of Washington s debs.

AGAIN WASHINGTON, April If. Fire broke out in a storeroom in the basement of (he Capitol early this afternoon. Smoke filled all the lower hallways, but Capitol employes extinguished the blaz.e before It did serious damge. It was the eighth tire In ihe building this year.

Crooks Bare Lives in Clinic of Lawyers JOLIET, 111., AprlJ 14.—Lives of criminals were bared to the American Bar Association today. A committee the association, seeking a way to abate crlmo. held a clinic at the State prison at Joliet. “Old timers” were interviewed by Judge W. R. Swnney, Chattanooga; Judge Marais Cavanaugh, Chicago; W. C. Fnrnum of St. Paul aud Wado Ellis of Washington, I*. C. Mrs. Keller Will Open Music Store Mrs. J. E. Keller, for four years In the music department of the Pettis Dry Goods Company, will open tho "Keller Music Shoppe,” at 25 East Market street, tomorrow. A complete line of player rolls, sheet music and phonograph records will be handled. Mrs. Keller Is a pupil of Dana Musical Institute of Warren, Ohio, and of Oliver Willard Pierce of Indianapolis. ‘Encouraging Developments’ WASHINGTON, April 14—“ Encouraging developments" in tho coal strike situation were reported to President Handing today by Attorney General Daugherty after a lengthy conference.

G. A. R. PLANS TO CELEBRATE GRANT’S BIRTH Invite Other Patriotic Organizations to Assist Them. The Grand Army of the Republic, aided by other patriotic organizations of Indianapolis, is planning a demonstration in the Cadle Tabernacle Thursday evening, April 27, in celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. A committee appointed by the Grneral Grant Memorial Association is arranging the program. Arrangements have been made with Maj. Donald Henley, commandant at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, whereby the Ft. Benjamin Harrison band, a company of soldiers and a bugle corps will participate. The doors of the tabernacle will open at 7 o'clock. The program will include a concert by the Newsboys’ band, singing by the Gipsy Smith choir and musical numbers by the Ft. Benjamin Harrison band. A brief address will be given by William P. Evans, prosecuting at- > torney of Marion County. The principal address, on .‘‘The Life and Services of General Grant,” will be delivered by Dr. O. W. Fifer, pastor of the Central Avenue Methodist Church. The chairman will be Dr. W. L. Heiskell, Civil War veteran. Among the organizations expected to attend are the Grand Army of the Republic, United BpanisbJAmrlcan War veterans, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, World War Veterans, the Knights of Pythias, the Elks, Red Men, Loyal Order of Moose, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of 1812, Daughters of the Union, Sons of the Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution aud other organizations. SAYS MORAL STANDARDS ARE LOWER

NEW YORK, April 14.—" Unwritten law” murders, of which at least a half dozen involving prominent people, are now in the courts, are Increasing in numbers because the national moral standards are shattered. Killers, tried aud acquitted under the “unwritten law," are freed because of individual Jurors, affected by the universal lowering of moral standards, identify themselves with the accused and say, “I would have done the same thing.” Andre Tridun, leader in psycho-analy-sis, today stated these conclusions. VEHICLE CASES BEFORE COURT Eighteen Defendants Plead Not Guilty Before Collins. Eighteen persons were arraigned in Criminal Court today before Judge James A. Collins. All pleaded not guilty. The charge on which the largest number were arrested was vehicle taking. Those arraigned were: William Robbins, Chester Wilson, Walter Wright, Byron Davenport, Emil Martin, Harry Carney, Joe .Milton, vehichle taking and unlawful possession of an automobile; Ernest Fulp, Joe Milton, Charles Williams, burglary and grand larceny; Beuuy Coose. William Hudson, grand larceny; Ernest -Martin, Harry Carney, conspiracy to commit a felony; George Strong, William Robinson, entering a house to commit a felony; Henry Pressley, Mike Powell, issuing fraudulent checks; Ben Wade, forgery; Wendell Hatch, receiving stolen goods, and Bud Jennings, assault and battery with intent to murder. Patent Office Has Jobs for Examiners In order to handle the 85.000 applications for patents received by the United States Patent Office every year more examiners are needed, according to H. M. Trimpe, secretary of the Civil Service Board, 421 Federal building. In order to meet this emergency civil service examinations will he held May 10, 11 and 12 and June 21, 22 and 23 to fill vacancies In positions of assistant examiners. The entrance salary is $1,740 a year with opportunities for advancement to positions paying $3,900. Technical training is necesssary. Examinations for lay Inspector and Junior veterinarian will be held May 24. These positions are In the Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture. Held for Enlisting Under Assumed Name Doris Roundtree, alias John Madison, 603 North Senate avenue, was arrested today on a charge of having enlisted in tbe Indiana National Guard under an assumed name. He was arrested on Information given the police by Lieut. H. I>. Galiher, headquarters company, First Battalion. 151st ludtaua Infantry. House Burns in Family’s Absence KNIGHTSTOWN. April 14.—Lightning struck the home of Joe Miller and family here Thursday night. Fire followed nnd the frame structure was destroyed. Only a few pieces of furniture wero saved. The Miller family was absent from home when the fire started. TONIGHT AT BT. MATTHEW’S. At St. Matthew's Evangelical Luther- , an Church tonight, the Rev. L. C. Faekler will preaeh on “Christ’s Crucifixion.”

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‘MT. CALVARY HIGHER THAN MT. EVEREST ‘The Cross’ Subject of Last Noon-Day Holy Week Meeting. “The highest mountain in the world Is not Mt. Everest, but Mt. Cavalry,” declared the Rev. Jesse M. Bader. In his ermon on “The Cross,” at the noon meeting at Keith's Theater today. Rev. Bader’s address closed the series of noon meetings which have been held in the theater during Holy Week under auspices of the Indianapolis Church Federation. He is the secretary of Evangelistic Disciples of Christ Church of St. Louis. In his comparison of the greatness of Mr. Cavalry and the Cross which it bore with the things which are ordinarily considered great, Rev. Bader declared that Christ's death had transformed the cross wrlm a symbol of ignominy and torture to a symbol of conquest and glory. “The cross is glorious in its dimensions,'’ he declared. “It is longer than lengbt, time or eternity. It is down as far as sorrow, as death, as the bottomless pit itself. It reaches upward to the very throne of God. Its width is the width of the universe. It stands as the universal heartache of God. “It is glorious in its plan, for it Is the plan of God for the redemption of the world from sin. Egypt’s fertile fields did not save the world, nor the culture of Greece, nor the laws and government of Rome nor the might of Germany. Only the Cross and the blood which Christ shed upon it will do that. It is glorious in its uplifting power, great in its' redepmtive power. It can take a man who is a prodigal and redeem. It Is God’s remedy for sin. Truly Indeed can we say with Bacchus, when he was asked who was the figure on the center cross at Calvary, ‘I know not, hut I know that He is dying in my place, and that because of him I am free today.’ ” Preceding the Rev. Mr. Bader's talk. Dr. Winters, secretary of the Church Federation, expressed the thanks of the federation to Mr. Eggleston, manager of the Keith Theater, and to Mr. Overmeyer, who lias led the singing during tho noon meetings, for their cooperation in making the meeting a success, in which the audience Joined him in a rising vote.

Rotary Club Plans Several Activities Chester S. Ricker, noted automobile engineer, will speak on the commercial possibilities of flying at the Rotary Club luncheon next Tuesday. Mr. Ricker has made a study of the air Industry in both America and Europe. Rotary bowling teams will go to Anderson Tuesday afternoon to participate In Rotary day at the State bowling tournament. Rotary team No. 1 will represent the club In the international Rotary bowling tournament on the Capitol alleys Monday evening. A Rotary theater party will be held at Keith’s Saturday evening, April 19. Boy, Held 3 Years by Kidnaper, Found CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 14.—Edward Gammon, 16, kidnapped three years ago from his home In Henrico County, Virginia, has been located at Loveland, Ohio, officials announced today. W. W. Snyder, sheriff of Henrico County, found the boy on a farm at Loveland last night. The sheriff said the alleged kidnaper had fled when he arrived. Federal Warrants to Be Served Soon Service of warrants on defendants named in the indictments returned by the Federal grand Jury to Judge Albert B. Anderson last week probably will begin the first of next week. Capiases were fumed over to Mark Storen, United States marshal, by Noble C. Butler, clerk of the court, today. Two hundred twenty-five defendants are named In the 133 Indictments. Gas From Open Jet Tells Suicide Story WASHINGTON, April 14.—Miss Blanche E. Meyers, 43, sister of Prof. D. E. Meyers of Michigan University, was found dead here today, with gas flowing from an open Jet in her room, apparently a suicide. Miss Meyers had been living with friends In Washington, and was said to have been despondent over inability to find employment. Duvall and Proxies to Have Busy Night John L. Duvall, president of the Marlon County State Bank and a Republican candidate for the nomination for county treasurer, will either appear In person or will be represented at twenty-four Republican meetings In the city anil eounty tonight, It was announced by Claude McElwalne, Duvall’s cumpaigu manager. 4-Y "Girl" Drownsjn Cistern ELKHART, Tnd., April 14.—The four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grootveld, was drowned Thursday In a cistern. Margaret, the child, was playing with a companion, when she is believed to have fallen into a hole la the rear voranda floor over the cistern. Ex-Navy Surgeon Dies in Hospital RICHMOND. Va.. April 14.—Dr. Charles U. Gravatt, for eight years a member of the State Senate, former surgeon in the United States Navy, died In a local hospital after a long illness. He was retired several years ago.

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CONAN DOYLE SAYS HE SAW 20 DEPARTED Novelist and Spiritualist Gives Views on the Hereafter. WICKED ON LOW PLAN^J NEW YORK, April 14.—“1 know absolutely what I am going to get after death—happiness.” said Sir Arthur Cotan Doylo, English novelist and spiritualist, who arrived recently on the White Star liner Baltic from Liverpool to dellverthirteen lectures In this country on spiritualism. “It is not mere hearsay,” he continued. “I have talked with and seen twenty of my dead. Including my son, when my wife and other witnesses were present.” Sir Arthur, who describes himself as a Spiritualist and Tbeist, a believer in one God, is accompanied by Lady Doyle and their three children, Denlß Conan Doyle, 13 years old; Malcolm Conan Doyle, 11, and Miss Lina Conan Doyle, 9. Sir Arthur said that his wife and the children were all spiritualists and happy. They were loyal to God and knew more of real religion than many bishops, he said. After paying the expense of the voyage to this country and tack to England jhe will devote the remainder of the ! money he receives for his lectures to | the cause of spiritualism in England, he said. He belongs to the National Spiritualists Union and the London Spiritualists' Alliance. Both Sir Arthur ar.d his wife spoke in tones of exaltation over the future of spiritualism, which, they said, would ! predominate all over the world and would bring love and happienss. IS ATTEMPT TO PROVE BEIJOIOI'S. These are some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's points in his argument for : spiritualism: “Making every allowance for : (which nas been greatly and for self-deception (which Is far ; more common) there remains a great residium of proved fact, which makes this psychic movement the most serious attempt ever made to place religion upon a basis of definite proof, which Is what all earnest minds must desire, i “Spiritualism is the one great final antidote to materialism, which is the cause of most of our recent troubles. “If we can make this good—and the case has only to be clearly stated to be proved—then surely America has good . ea’use to be proud that this great re- ' statement of the fundamentals of religion should have come upon her soil. It has been degraded by some who be- | ieved in it, and derided by all who did not. but the time has come to recognize ; the vital good that is in it, and to free It from sorbid influences. “High spirits did not redescend upon earth in order to tell fortunes, or to tdviße on business matters, such uses being a curse with them. The true aim of all communication with spirits is consolation, knowledge of spiritual matters (including the conditions of life after death) and self improvement. “Phenomena are elementary things, useful as signals which call our attention to the unseen, but tending too often to distract attention from the real spiritual knowledge to which they should be an introduction. NOT ANTAGONISTIC TO REAL RELIGION. “Far from being antagonistic to religion, this psychic movement is destined to vivify religion, which has long been decaying nnd is becoming a mere formality. This new knowledge makes it real and sure, and enables one for first time to understand the actions views of the early Christians and their great founder. Without this psychic knowledge, much of the New Testament is incomprehensible. With it one has renewed assurance of Its essential truth. “It unites real science and real religion, each supporting the other.” Sir Arthur, though deeply impressed by the experienced and convictions of Professors Hare, Crooks, Lombrsi, Richet, Lodge and others, is made more certain in his position by his own actual personal experiences, which he Is prepared to make public. One of the cheerful notes In Sir Arthur's discourse upon the life hereafter was that only the ones we loved on this earth would be able to meet us in the hereafter. He said that people who had led selfish, hard lives here would enter the hereafter on a lower plane and gradually descend Instead of going higher nd higher until the spirit of Christ was reached. He said that the churches In England were quietly adopting the tenets of Spiritualism, and that clergymen in reading the burial services over soldiers killed In tho war frequently said; “These heroes, who are with us in the spirit and can hear us now.” "It has had a great deal to do wltU ibolishlng the fear of death,” said Sir Arthur, “and I received many letters from officers and men at the front that spiritualism had been a great comfort to the men In the trenches.” Midwest Company Receiver Named Earl >l. Rappaport, of tho law of Rappaport and Kipp, was receiver of the Midwest Engine pany of Delaware, associated with tho Midwest Engine Company of this Stato today. The petition for a receiver was signed by Elwood Ramsey, Jr., an auditor, who complained that the Midwest company of Delaware owed him SI,IOOO for services. A receiver for the Midwest Engine Company of Indianapolis was appointed recently by Judge Solon .J. Carter In Superior Court, Room 3. These receiverships are said by officials of the company to be steps In a plan o? extensive reorganization of the corporation in Indiana.

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