Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 107, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 September 1922 — Page 7

BEPT. 13, 1922

MILLION LOSS IN TERREJITE FIRE American Hominy Mills Are Destroyed in Early Morning Blaze. By Unit'd Prat* TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Sept. 13. Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the local plants of the American Hominy Mills early today at a loss estimated at nearly SI.OO'J.OOO. A general alarm sent in to tire headquarters called out all but two companies shortly after midnight. More than one hundred thousand bushels of corn, contained in the largest corn crib in the world, were destroyed by the blaze. Sparks from the burning mill set Are to half a dozen homes In the vicinity. The blazes were extinguished by citizens without loss. JOB SITUATION GOOD. NATIONAL SURVEY SHOWS Continued From Page One cided improvement. Practically all plants working full time. NEW .HAMPSHIRE—Many mills re-open and large numbers of employes return to work. Surplus of workers in granite and railroad shops, due to labor controversies. VERMONT —Textile mills operating full time. Shortage of workers in hosiery and knitting mills. Building k trades active. MASSACHUSETTS—TextiIe industry fast approaching normal. Shoe factories running nearly full capacity. Granite plants approaching normal. Decided improvement in machine industries. RHODE ISLAND—Jewelry and silverware show improvement. Nut and bolt plants operating overtime. General improvement. CONNECTICUT —Conditions excellent. Typewriter factories operating nearly normal basis. Hat factories running night shifts. Brass and cooper lines register shortage of workers. NEW YORK—Momentum of business restrained by labor controversies, fuel and transportation difficulties. Shortage of all types of labor and experienced tradesmen obtains in nearly all districts of State. Supply unequal to demand for experienced farm hands and workers needed in fruit harvesting and canneries. NEW JERSEY —Encouraging employment gains throughout State. Big demand for unskilled labor. Shortage farm hands. PENNSYLVANIA—L a b o r con

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troversies have checked operations : in many industries, chiefly, in iron and steel trades. Record-breaking building construction. Labor shortage in building trades, common labor i and agricultural workers. With fuel i r.nd transportation problems settled, | outlook would bright. ILLINOIS —Demand for factory 1 help and unskilled labor exceeds supply. Leather, clothing and packing industries showing steady improvement. Large orders for farm implei rr.ents indicate better buying power- ! throughout agricultural belt. INDIANA —Rapid decline in unemployment despite temporary handicaps. Extensive road repairs emplay large numbers and shortage farm bands. MICHIGAN Little involuntary unemployment. Many auto plants paying premiums for coal and steel to keep plants running. Increased production in paper mills. Men needed for lumbering In northern part of State. WISCONSIN Lumber industry recovering rapidly. Big demand for men in lumber camps Scarcity of common labor and farm hands. Gas and electric plants face shutdown unless coal supplies reach them soon. | Leather and packing industries on upgrade. , | OHIO Few idle men. either skilled or common labor, except striking railroad shopmen. Rubber industry holds to heavy production schedule. Glass companies busy. Despite fuel and traffic problems, underlying conditions in iron and steel industry continue firm and there ! is a general shortage of industrial | labor. Harvest Demand Strong MINNESOTA —Harvest demand for labor strong. Men wanted for lumber camps. Mining operations on satisfactory scale. lOWA—General slowing up of business and decreased employment due to difficulties In shipping and fuel shortage. Coal shortage has caused many Industries to shut down. MISSOURI—Effects of rail and coal i strikes, delaying materials and fuel, , has Increased unemployment. Road and paving work being pushed. Packing industry normal. Farm workers in demand. KANSAS —Many industries wording part time, including soap factories, foundries, box factories, tire factories, railroad shops and coal mines. Good demand for experienced farm help. [ NORTH DAKOTA —Unemployment due to labor controversies counterbal- : anced’by tremendous harvesting activ- | ities. Heavy demand for threshing i crews. SOUTH DAKOTA—Marked shortage in harvest help. Building continues light, but no apparent surplus of skilled mechanics. NEBRASKA—Some curtailing of operations due to fuel and rail tieups. Road work keeps common labor em-

ployed. Demand for experienced farm help. DELAWARE —Improved conditions noticeable in food and fiber products, iron and steel, chemicals, tobacco and miscellaneous industries. MARYLAND—Upward trend in employment maintained in spite of fuel and transportation difficulties. Fuet Shortage Felt WEST VlßGlNlA—lndustrial conditions suffer reverses due to lack of fuel and transportation; iron and steel being the worst sufferer. Resumption of coal production in 350 mines is most encouraging factor. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—SurpIus of general clerical workers, due to reductions in Government departments and to influex of clerical workers from other points, seeking employment Extensive building opI erations hampered by shortage of brick, due to fuel and rail situation. VIRGINIA —General conditions improved. Heavy Increases in textiles, lumber and leather industries. NORTH CAROLINA—Both textile ! and lumber industries show encourag- | ing improvement. SOUTH CAROLINA Notwithstanding fuel and railway difficulties employment is increasing. Textiles show considerable increase. Farms providing employment for many hands. GEORGlA—Textile, and vehicle industries showing recovery; slight increase in employment in stone, clay and glass products. FLORIDA —Plenty of work for all classes. Anticipating large influx of winter tourists, earlier than usual, on account of coal shortage in northj ern States, much labor employed in j new building and in repairing and j painting. KENTUCKY —Decided improvement j in leather, food and kindred industries. ; Slight decline in chemicals, tobacco i and miscellaneous lines. I.abor supply about equal to demand. TENNESSEE—Encouraging gains in employment in textile mills, lumber mills and coal mines. Highway and building construction very active. Heavy demand for cotton pickers. ALABAMA—Iron and steel 1.-dus-tries hold their own, despite hinI drance of industrial situation, and env ' ployment conditions are encouraging, i Blast furnaces, pipe and cement plants, steel mills on full time. Foudries resuming operations. Ore mines work- | ing double shifts. Ga : ns Encouraging ; MISSISSIPPI —Encouraging gains made in textiles, lumber mills, food ! and kindred industries. Cotton pickj ing- sufficient to absorb all unem- ! ployed. LOUISIANA —Gradual showing up iof activities under adverse effect of j rail controversy. Lumbering, buildj ing. oil and kindred operations slugj gish. | ARKANSAS Employment conditions unsatisfactory, though partially I offset by agricultural work. Glass - manufacturers and smelters report small additions to forces. OKLAHOMA —Oil production cur-

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tailed. Smelting slightly more active. Lumber and its manufacturing continues active. Demand for labor limited. TEXAS—Employment in industrial lines reduced; In agriculture, increased. Railroad controversy lias influenced general employment situation adversely. MONTANA —Continued demand for labor in smelters, copper mines and harvest fields. Some mines closed down because of Insufficient supply of experienced miners. Harvesting record wheat, potato and hay crops make big demand for agricultural labor. IDAHO —Only railroad shop craftsmen idle. Shortage of farm hands. Lumber-and building industries active. Renew Activity WYOMING —Renewed activity In coal mining, construction work, oil activities. Heavy demand for farm and highway labor. COLORADO Employment active and steady with exception of railroad shopmen and miners. All other industries in State working to capacity. NEW MEXlCO—Employment conditions steady. Mining activities normal. Road ivork and cattle industry offer openings. ARIZONA Conditions improving. Four thousand cotton pickers needed in Salt River Valley. Metal mines reopened and building operations active. UTAH —Metal mines, principally copper, recently added to forces. Em-

Downstai rs AtAyres Fall $-1 Q. 75 Dresses at Twenty styles, all new, in Canton erepe, crepe de ehine, satin, printed crepe and Georgette combinations; trimmed with braid, beads and other trimmings, with the new long skirts, short and long sleeves, long and bloused waistlines, with panels, tunics, drapes and basque bodices. The majority of the styles artin sizes for large women—sizes to 46, in navy, blaok and brown. Fall and Winter s■■ Q. 75 Coats at j %) Three Distinct Croups in This Selling —Dressy, wrappy coats of Normandie, Bolivia or velour, fur-trimmed or plain, beautifully lined and interlined, —Double-faced sports coats, mannish and well tailored. —Longer plain plush coats for conservative women, in fall styles, in cocoa, black, navy, royal blue; braided, stitched, tassel trimmed. Sizes l r to 46

New Fall Millinery Popularly Priced At $2.95 and $4.95 New shipments are arriving daily, bringing a splondid array of hats, large and small, in velvets, felts and duvetyns.

1 Ify, HEADLIGHT OVERALLS V, ST Sfe JJ it .) n.. TO OU FWEAR jIH RIBU TWO OR UNARY PAIR” The Famous Headlight Overalls $1.39 Pair Sale Starts Thursday Morning By special arrangements with the factory we have a large quantity at this low price. Working men know the Headlight overall—of fine, sturdy quality, backed by the union label. Sale ends Saturday. Limit two to customer. No Phone or Mail Orders Can Be Accepted.

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ployment at smelters Increasing, Can- j ning factories > perating to capacity. Ample supplies of both skilled and unskilled labor. NEVADA —Improvement In mining, agriculture and lumber industries. CALIFORNIA —Demand for agricul- j tural workers and fruit pickers has ’ absorbed all surplus labor. Canneries operating to capacity. Demand for experienced lumbermen and power construction workers. OREGON—Fishing. berry-picking, canning, lumbering, logging, construction and manufacturing are at high tide, demanding all surplus labor. WASHINGTON —Limited shortage of labor in coast logging camps, harvest fields, agricultural pursuits and building trades. There is a surplus of clerical help. All industries practically at normal. SELL FOR $300,000 Balmoral Court Apartments Go to Arthur Jordan In Trade. Approximately $300,000 changed hands yesterday when Arthur Jordan, j 925-9 Lemcke building, purchase 1 the Balmoral Court apartments, 3061 N. ; Meridian St., from Merlin R. Moser, a Vincennes business man. An exchange of farm land valued at $125,000, 250 lota at Beech Grove, and the Martin Manor apartments, were Involved, ac- j cording to D. J. Foster, real estate op- ; erator, 818 Hume-Mansur building.

STRIKERS TO VOTE 1 PEJpfIMS Shopmen, Not Included in List of Roads Willing to Settle, Resist Agreement. Bi United Prest CHICAGO, Sept. 13. —The railroad crafts policy committee will vole on the Baltimore peace proposal today. Shopmen's headquarters refused to issue any statement other than It was believed that a vote would he taken today. Workers on railroads not included In the Baltimore plan are resisting an agreement for the reason, they say, they would be "left out,’ to fight the strike battle alone. One delegate said fifty-one roads have agreed to these terms. Strikers who return to work will contribute two days’ pay a month to the strike fund toy those who remain j out. Daniel Willard, president of the j Baltimore & Ohio, and a Iqgder in the I peace movement, was reported today jto be attempting to line up other

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Business Women’s Coats and Suits THE TOPCOAT is blessedly practical for the woman who must give a garment day-in-and-day-out wear through a whole season. And business women will find utterly smart, splendid topcoats [ 1 I \ here at modest prices. Among them are pin check plaid-back tweeds A K in green and gray and brown and tan, jaunty of style, with four U? .7 Ina \ pockets, convertible collars, inverted back plaits and yoke linings. / fj)/ \ At $20.50. Airedale polo cloth topcoats, shaggy like an airedale, rxW/VW come in tan and brown shades, waist lined, at $lO. <5. / m-l' s Seini-dress coats of Rattan and Stewart’s Bolivia are gracious, charming / affairs with Jenny sleeves and self throw collars, at $29.50. Coats of \ velverette in all shades are 939.50. Embroidered and fur-trimmed coats H 1 of Normandy and Bolivia include caracul, Manchurian wolf, silk braid, (f gjjfeflg V H fancy stitchery, tassels and throw scarfs among their features of decoration. / : |s||H \ h \ They are wrappy and extremely smart, and are priced at $49.50. i : j Tailleurs, $29.50 to $49.50 ' jyb| Fine Poiret twill is developed admirably In the new suits with the 3S-inch coats with one to three-button fastenings. Exquisite tailoring, pin tuck- \ j \ 1 ings, self folds, braid bindings, slashed seams aid in achieving the perfect ) i V tailored effect. In navy blue and black —$29.50, $35.00, $39.50, $45.00 kC % and $49.50. —Ayres—Coats and suits, third floor.

Correct Clothes for the Large Woman FASTIDIOUSNESS in apparelling herself for business on (he part of the large woman will correctly result in her wearing plain clothes of nice quality and stylish lines. Dresses answering this description are made of wool or Canton crepe in navy blue, brown and black, and are priced at $35.00. Models somewhat more pretentious are beaded and embroidered, are of Canton, and come in navy, brown and black. At $25.00, $29.50, $35.00 and upward. A tailored coat, of Fashona, w-ould be a suitable coat for general wear. Soft, warm but not weighty, and comniendably made throughout, it is a mighty good value at $59.50. Other coats and dresses at other prices. —Ayres—Gray shop, third floor.

The Miss Employed: ,!>*, Her Clothes mRULY a wide subject for auy one to attempt. We shall confine our inllijlllflrjy / ■J- terest to suggestions here. These clothes will be found in the Tetite Shop, catering to the miss up to 18 years, and to the petite woman. Appealing Little Frocks of Wool Wool jersey, Poiret twill, and velours in plaid vs. plain combinations all conU 8 Sli g-]BU tribute dresses of exceeding youthfulness, charm and appropriateness to the modI ifili M K ern business office. The circular skirt of uneven iangth, the severe straight-line dress so chic on the young miss, and even the'basque-bodice full-skirted types range among moderate pricings. Jersey dresses with plaited skirts and lpng blouses are \l/ good, as are the swagger knitted models from England. The general range of ; 11 prices Is from $12.95 to $49.50. prices agreeably reasonable. $17.50 to $39.50. Ayres Third floor.

Gown Room Dresses of Dignity % Os Wool and Silk , Equally in Good Taste /IsSlI A GROUP of dresses specially selected for the woman of aver- p 7 // age figure to wear to business, is comprised of the soft silk 1/ crepes for early fall. They are quietly smart in effect, with gentle \Jjpj #£• / K drapes or straight and soft in line, and finished with such tasteful L fig, 'kipl vet modish things as metal and colored bone buckles. This par- \ ticular lot is uniformly $35.00 and $39.50. Ij Good-Looking Cloth Dresses jrajl j'i Tricotine, Poiret twill, and serge in a modest quantity are the 1 iff i J materials employed in the new wool frocks. They arc tailored—and ! j|9jf 1 J remarkably well done—showing either the long bell sleeves or the 6® |/ simple long close sleeves, the bateau and the round necklines, trimming consisting of soutache braid and ribbon. The prices— H \ r $25.00 to $59.50. — Ayres— Gown voom. thfrd Poor. \)

roads to his side hetfoi e'the strike ! vote is taken. The shopmen will vote by crafts and | a majority of the crafts will be i eces- j sary for settlement. DEIiiTSIL HEAR ROBINSON Seventh District Women's Club to Hold Barbecue Thursday at Park. Activities at the rally to be given tomorrow by the Seventh District Democratic Women’s Club at Turner Park, will start at 11 o'clock In the morning and will continue until 6 o’clock in the evening. Charles A. Greathouse, who will be the permanent chairman for the day, will be introduced by Mrs. W. H. Blodgett. The principal address will be given by Senator Joseph Taylor Rob inson. Others on the program will be Miss Hazel Fesler. Dan Link, candidate for State secretary; L. Ert Slack. Samuel M. Ralston, candidate for United States Senator, and Thomas Taggart.

THREE MALIGNED BOOKS ARE FREER Censorship of Literature Given Blow by Judge’s Decision on Accused Volumes. By United News NEW YORK, Sept. 13.— Literary liberals will continue to call a leg R leg and not a limb. This privilege was guaranteed when Magistrate George W. Simpson dismissed the complaint of obscenity brought by John S. Sumner, secretary of the society for the suppression of vice, against the publishers of "Casanova’s Home-Coming,” "Women in Love” and a “Young Girl’s Diary.” These books, far from being In decent, were read by the magistrate and pronounced "distinct contributions to literature.” The case was regarded as significant in turning back the concerted wave of reform and censorship which edi tors and writers feared would Invade their fields.

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