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SHARP REBOUNDS IMPAIR STOCKS I Active Industrials Suffer Slight Losses in Early Trading— Rails Are Dull. PROFIT TAKING FEATURES v Studebaker Is Strong, With Prospects of Heavy Dividends for Present Year. Twenty active industriai stocks Thursday averaged 96.91. up .16 per cent; twenty active rails averaged £4.39, off .12 per cent. By Uniteti Financial NEW YORK. Dee. B.—The Wall Street Journal today savs: Overnight news had little hearing on security values, so thè market devoted most of its attention at thè opening today to its own internai position which gave evidence of having been impaired by sharp rebound against short interest earlier in thè week. Studebaker. Rubber, American Can. Utah and other active industrials suffered fraetional losses in early trading. Rails continued dull and slightly heavy. Aster heavy prosit taking and short selling had been absorbed, thè generai market tumed strong around 11 o’clock. This reversai was largely due to another outburst of buying in Studebaker, which carrled thè stock to 131*4, a 2-point recovery from thè early low. Com Products rallied more than a point to 131 and Industriai Alcohol made a new high on thè move at 65 T sStrength of Studebaker is due more to estimated earnings of ?5 a share for thè current quarter than to thè 25 per cent stock dividend. If earnings reach $5 a share they will he better by .<1.50 a share than early estimates. Earnings available for dividends in 1922 for 860.000.000 present stock outstanding will be approximately S3O a share or three times thè present dividend rate. It is yet too early to forecaat earnings for 1923. but interests identifled with thè company seent confident they will ; be equal to more than S3O a share | on $75,000,000 capitai which includes 1 a 25 per cent stock dividend. In view of these actual and prospective earnings dividend of $lO a share an- ì nually is regarded as conservative. Studebaker's further advance to a new high on thè move at 133% stimu-' lated thè whole industriai list in thè second hour. FOREIGN EXCHANGE Bu Uniteti Financial NEW YORK. Dee. B.—Ferri sm exehruisre epe ned firm. tire, demand. S.O'ÌLe: cable. 5.030. Be'snan. dematui. 6.53 l e: cable. 6.54 e. Mark, detr.and. .01 .VIOc. Oreek. demand. ,90c: cable. ,92e. Swiss. demand. 18.87 c: cabies. 18 SPc. Guilders. demand. 39.88 c: cable. 39.92 c. Pegetas, demand. 15.52 c: cable*. 15.54 C. Swrden. demand. 26.94 e: cable. 264)5c. Norway. demand. 19.00 e; cable, 19.04 c. Denmark. demand. 20.59 c: cabies, 20.03 c. LOCAL BANK CLEARINCS Indianapolis bank clearing Friday w -re $3.395.000: bank debit were $5.891.000. METAL TRADE Bu Uniteti Financial CLEVELAND. Dee. B—Waily Meta! Trade today quote*: No. 2 foundry pus iron. Cleveland delivery. s27® 27.50; basic pig iron, valley. $25.50: sheet bar. Pittsburgh and Yoimgstown. $36.504138: Steel bar, Pittsburgh 1.90®2.00e: sheets. No. 28 biaek. Pittsburgh. 3.25®335c: plain aire. Pittsburgh. 2.45 c; ire nails, Pittsburgh, 2.70 per keg o£ 100 pound. STANDARD 0F INDIANA DROPS 0N CURB MARKET Effects of Recent Uptum in Stocks Stili in Evidence. By United Financial NEW YORK, Dee. B.—The effects of thè recent upturn in thè curb market, which most authorities feel was too rapid to be altogether heaìthy, continued in evidence in thè early trading today, resulting in irregularity and a tendency toward easiness on leaders in all groups. The active issues in thè oil group were selling off most, with Standard Oil of Indiana below 116 before thè first half hour of trading has passed, Kentucky at 126% off more than two points from Its recent high and with International Petroleum registering* fraetional recessions. May Department Stores, new stock, started steady, but it soon began recedlng. New Fiction Publishing went to 12% and Messabi Iron was steady at 12%. INDIANAPOLIS PRODUCE Fresh cggs, candìed 46e Packing stock butter -oc Fowl, 4 % lb. up 20c Fowl. under 4% lb lue Leghorn poultry 25 per cent discount. Co and stags •••••••• *l® Young om turks. 12 lb*. up 40c Young hen turks. 8 lbs. up 40c Old tom turkeys oOc Culi, thin turkeys not wanted. Ducks, 4 lbs. up J§ c Geee. 10 lbs. up Ipe Squabs. 11 lb. to doz Young guineas. IL lb. sire, per d0z..58.00 Locai creameries are paying 56c a pound. IN THE COTTON MARKET By United Financial NEW YORK. Dee. B—Cotton opened irregular up 6 to 17 points oh Wall Street and eommissioa house buying on better cabies, then reaeted quite sharply under hammerlng by locai, January guing from 24.80 c to 24.51 c. NEW ORLEANS. Dee. B.—Cotton opened up 1 to 10 points. January, 24.40 c, up 6: March. 24.50 c, up 10; May. 24 35c. up 3; July. 24.14 C, up 1. LIVERPOOL. Dee. B.—Limited epot demand. priees steady. Future opened quiet. Open. High. Low. Close. Decomber ... 13 72 13.76 13.69 13.69 January 13 65 13 69 13.62 13.62 March 13.46 13.53 13.46 13.46 May 13.35 13 41 13.33 13.33 July : 13.16 13.21 13.14 13.14 RAW SUGAR MARKET By United Financial NEW YORK, Dee. 8. —Raw sugar opened steady: Decomber. 3.95®399e; March. 3.44 ig 3.45 c: May. 3.55®3.56c} July, 366 ® 3.67 c: September. 3.75 c, bid. NAVAL STORES Indianapolis dealer' selling price on turpentine in barrei quanties. 51.60 per gal. COTTONSEED OIL Bu United Financial NEW YORK, Dee. B.—Noon cali: Decomber. 9.55® 9.65 c: January, 9.59® 9.62 c; February. 960®9.70c: March. 9.79®9.95c: May 9.95®0.96e; June, 9.98©1010c; July. 10.10610.20 C. Market, easy: sale. *OO.

STEADINESS 0F LIBERTY BONDS FEATURES MARKET Seasonal Lull Said to B© Holding Back Bond Market. fly United Financial NEW YORK, Dee. 8. —Steadiness in ! Liberty bonds and further sagging in | St. Louis, San Francisco issues were j features of thè early trading on thè bond market today. The Frisco adjustment 6s and Incoine 6s sold off yesterday. Today i they started around yesterday's dose and dropped fractionally through thè j first hour of trading. The income 6s were just above 59 and thè adjust- ' ment 6s had difficulty to keep around j 7s. The usuai seasonal lull and irregularity in stocks, particularly rails is one of thè factors which are holding back thè bond market. A few issues of new bonds are scheduled to be offered before thè end of thè year, but where it is convenient, loans are being held over until aster Jan. 1. A $12,000.000 pulite utility offering probably will be made on Monda}' and another $12,000,000 or $15,000,000 domestlc issue is expected on that day. ghigago mm in tomi Depressing Foreign News Aids in Sharp Slump. By United Financial CHICAGO, Dee. 8. —Grain priees on thè Chicago Board of Trade opened lower today, due to drops of % to ** at Liverpool, better weather in thè Argentine and depressiné foreign news. The United Kingdom markets were heavy, owing to thè pressure by grain already on hand and that afioat. There was good buying on thè early dip. Locai receipts were estimated at thirtv care. With heavy com receipts. estimated at 200 care, and big Argentine elearances, this grain cut % to Oats merely reflected thè drop in other grains. Provislons were irregular. LOCAL HAY MARKET Loo*e hay. $17618. Ttmothy. baie *15616 50 Mixed hay $146 15 50 Cor —New. 68 a 70c : old, 75c. Oats. 50 ® 53c. LOCAL WAGON WHEAT No. 2 wagon whe it. $1.16. INDIANAPOLIS STOCKS —Dee. 8— Stocks Bid. Aek. Indiana Railway fc Light com. 59 . • . Indiana Railway A Light pfd.loo ... j Indianapolis A Northwoet n pid 40 __ Indpls. A Southeastern pfd 00 Indiauapolis Street Railway 58 8% Ti rr- Haute Tr. A Lt. Co pfd 86 T. H.. I A E com • • • T. H.. I. A E . pfd 7 16 U. T. of Ind. com 1 r. T. of Ind lst pid 10 17 Ù. T of Ind 2d pfd 2 Advance Rumely com , • • American Central Lise 200 ... Amer Creosoting Co. pfd.... 98 ... Belt R R com 59% 6. kk-lt R . R. pfd M i Century Bldg. Co. pfd....... I*o ••• Cities Service Co. coni ... Citiea Service Co. pfd •• ••• Citizen* Gas Co 22 I Home Brew 2. ... I Indiana Hotel com 6S ... 'lndiana Hotel pfd 100 ••• Ind. Nat Lise In*. Co 2H ... Ind Title Guaranty 65 71 indiana Pipe Line Co.. •• • Inopi. Abattori pfd • Indianapolis Gas 50 "2 H ! Indianapolis Te), com ó Indpls Tel pfd 00 ... Merchant* Pub. Util. Co. pfd 75 ; Nat. Motor Car Co 1 4 Public Sav In*. Co 7 ... Rauh Fertiiizer pfd 49 . . . i Standard Oil Cc. of Ind 116 116 Sterlina Fire Ins Co. . .... 7S BVi Van Camp Hardware pfd.... 90 ... Van Camp Products lst pfd. 97 100 Van Camp Products 2d pfd. 10^1 Vandali a Coal Co. com 1 • ■ • i Van dalia pfd 10 18 Wabash Railway Co. com. BV* JOh I Wabash Railway Co. pfd ... 23 H 20** Bonds | Broad Ripple 5s 07 70 Citizen* Street Railroad ss. . 84 Indiana Coke and Gas da 88 93 Ind. Northern 5 24 % ... ! Ind. Union Traetion 5 29% . . Indpl.. Col. A So. 5 98 100 Indpl. A Martinsville _ss. ... 00 63 j Indianapolis Northern 5s .... 2 oo ! tnòpltì. Ac Northwestern 5.. 50 ... Indianapolis & S. E. 5 40 ... li dpi.. Shelbyville & S. F. 5 .>•! Indi&napoll Street Ry. 4.... 66 69 Indpl. Trac A Terrn. 5.... 87 80 Kokomo. Marion A W. 5.... 100 104 T. H.. I A E 5 72% ... i U. T. of Indiana 6 s^^* C.tìzen Ga 5 86 ! 90 Indiana Hotel Co._2d 6a 99% ... Indianapolis Gas 5s 87 90 Indpl*. Light A Heat 5 .... 96 95 n, Indianapolis Water 5 9fl S 4 97 j Indpl. Water 4% 84 87 New Tel. lst 6s ; 97 ... Long Dist. 5 97 ... Southern Ind. Power 6s .... 87 92 DRESSED BEEF PRICES Wholesale price of dressed beef (Swift A Co ): No. 2. No. 3 j Ribs 1? 13 ! Lotus Round }5 14 Ohiioks 10 Piate 8 7 ‘SPIRIT HOUSE’ 0F ACED ECCENTRIC BRINGS $5,000 Ucbiiilt for Forty Years and at Cosi of Hundreds of Thousands. i SAN JOSE, Cai., Dee. 8. —The famous old “Spirit House” of thè late Mrs. Sarah L. Winchester, millionairess, and eccentric, which aster j forty years of construction work stood : uncompleted at thè time of her death, representing an unknown cost of sev- \ eral liundred thousand dollars, has , been sold to thè highest bidder at I auctlon for $5,000. i The straggling old mansion of 104 ; rooms and many hallways, long a : place of ghost-like mystery shut away ; from thè gaze of thè curious behind a ! maze of hedges and shrubbery, was | placed at thè above value by apI praJsers who reported their findlngs to i Superior Judge P. F. Gosbey in Probate Court. Mrs. Winchester, it is stated, believed that when she stopped work upon her home she would die. As ’a result a corps of builders worked • unceasingly for forty years tearing down and adding to thè mansion in compliance with thè woman’s will. BILL HONEY AND BRIDE START THEIR HONEYMOON : Groom Is 60, Mrs. Honey Is 70, and They are Wed. j MITCHELL, Ont., Canada, Dee. 8. I ■ -William Honey buzzed over to thè home of Mrs. Ada C. Honey, widow, nnd by droning thè old, old story, prevailed upon her to be his queen. Honey is more than 60 years old and Alrs. Honey is 70. Aster a short honeymoon they will reside in MitchelL

HOGS SELL OFF IO TOMENTI! Locai Packers Withdraw Support Aster Early Deals. Hog Ibr'ces Daj tw Day 250-300 lb. 200-225 )bs. 150-180 lb. Dee. 1. 8.45 8.45 8 - 5 0 „ 2. 8.4058 8.45 8.40® 8.45 8.4.J® 8.00 4. 8.306 8.35 8.30® 8.35 B.3atìì 8.40 5. 8 15 8.15 8 20® 8.25 0. 8.25 8.25 8.30® 8.35 7. 8.35® 8.40 8.35® 8.40 840® 8.50 8. 8.25® 8.30 8.25® 8.30 8.35 Hogs sold off 10 to 15 cents at thè locai stock yards today, with receiptb heavy at 15,000, including a stale supply of 476. Locai packers withtìrew practically all support from thè market in thè early dealings, and thè only factor which kept thè market from breaking seriously was an abundance of shipping orders. At 10 o'clock there were stili approxiinately f.,000 hogs unsold. Later in thè day all of thè supply was absorbed and some late sales were a nickel higher than thè opening. Heavies and medium mixed ranged from $8.25 to $8.30, and lights sold at $8.35. Pigs brought thè price of thè load, although one lot of 140 lbs. I average succeeded in bringing $8.50. Sows lost a shade, with thè bulk of sales around $7.10. The quotations were [email protected]. The quality of steers in thè cattle I market was good, and priees held steady. Heifers were thè vulnerabie spot, dropping a good 25 cents, while cows ruled atiout steady. Receipts, 1,000. Calf trading was steady, with 500 in thè pens. The top price recorded was sl2, and most choice veals were disposed of at [email protected]. Sheep and lambs ruled steady, with thè lamb top at $14.25, and ewes at $5 down. Receipts, 300. —Hogs—--150 to 200 lb $ 8.35 | Medium 8.25® 8.30 ' Heavy 8.25® 8.30 Top 8.35 Pigs 8.25® 8.35 Packing Bow 7 00® 7.25 —Cattle--Few choice sterrs $12.00® 12.50 Prime corn-ied eteer. 1.000 to 1,300 lb 11.00® 12.00 Good lo choice steers. 1,000 to 1.300 lb . . 9.25® 9.75 Good to choice steer*. 1,000 to 1.200 lbs 8.25® 9.25 Good to choice eteer. 1.000 to 1.100 lb 7.75® 8.25 Common to medium steers, 800 to 1.000 lb 5.75® 0.75 Coiva and Heifers— Choice light heifers $ 9 00® 10 50 Good light heifers 7.50 H 8.50 Medium heifer 0.50® 7.25 Con mon heifers ,5.00® 6.00 Good to licoice heavy cows . 5.50® 623 Fair cows 4.00® 5.00 Cutter 3.00® 3 50 Canners 2.50® 2.75 —Bull Fancy buteher bulle $ 5 00® 5.50 Good to eboiec bulcher bulli. 4 00® 475 Bologna bull . 3.75® 4.25 Light bologna bull 3.00® 3.50 —4 ai v ee— Choice vea! slloo®lt.6o Good veai 10 1)0® 11.00 Medium vea! o.oo® 10.00 Lightweight vea! 8 00® u.OO Heavyweight veai 7 00® 8.00 Common heavies si 00® 7.00 Top 12.00 ,Sheep and Lamb— Ou!ls $ 2.25® 3.50 ; flood to choice ewes 3 50® 5.00 Few choice lambs 14.25 [Good to choice iamns 13 00® 13.50 [Heavy lamDe 12.00® 13.00 ! Culi lambs 7.00 ì Bucks 3.00 OTHER LIVE STOCK By United Financla’ NEW YORK. Dee. B.—Sterra—Supply. [light: market nn common. Subii: market on other*. $13®14. srlected choice. slß® 20: demand. fair Cows—Supply, fairlv librral: market. slo® 11: demand. good Unii —Loca! kill. $7.50 %t 8.50. Kogher hindi: and rih—Supply. nomini : market sl4® 25: demand. good. Vcai—Supply. light; maxkct. choice. $15®20; demand. fall. LambsSupply. moderate: market, choice. $26®27; demand. fair Mutton—Supply, norma!: market, choice. sl4® 17: demand, fair. Pork —Supply, fairly liberai; market. sl6® 18: demand, fair. KANSAS CITY. Dee B—Hogs Retceipt, | 5,500: market, 5c bighe*-: bulk, sß® 8 1,5: [heavies. $7.75® 8.10; butchor, $8.05® 1 8.20: lights. $7.73® 8.15: pie. $7.25® 8. Cattlei—Receipts, 3,000: market, steady; prime* fed 9te*er9, 510.25® 13: plain to fair , dresse! beif steer. $5 50® 10.25: western ste*er. $5.25® 9.75; southern leene, $4.25 | ®8 ; cows. s2®6: heifer. $4 25® 9; stock- ; ers and feeder, $4.50®7.75, bull*. 52.50® 4.50. calve. $4.50® 9. Sheeep—Receipts. 1.000: market, steady. lamb sl3 50® 14 3.5: yearltngs. $10.50® 12.50; wethera. $7.7.5® 8.50: ew-cs. $6 25®7.40; ateickers and feseder. $11.50® 13 25. CLEVELAND PRODUCE ' By United Financial CLEVELAND. Dee. B.—flutter—Extra in [ tub, 61® 01 He: nrinte. 02®62Hc; first. ; 60®60He. Eggs-t-Fresli northern Ohio exI tra, 54c; extra flrts, 53c: tirata, ,51c; western first, 40e: Storage extra. 31c: extra firsts. 29c. Poultry—Live, heavy fowl*. 21 ®23<•; rooster. 14®15c: ducks, 19®23c; turkeys. 35®40c. Potatele*—sl.so® 2 per | 130 pound. 4 WOMAN TRIES T 0 BURN HER BABY AND HERSELF Says Sh© Was Tolti it Was llor Night to Dir. PHILADELPHIA, Dee. B.—"Sombody told me this was my r.ighf. to die,” was thè cxplanation Mrs. Cathej rine Weber, 29 years old, gave thè pò li ce for pouring coal oil upon hersclf and her 18-months-old daughter, Rose, and setting sire to her bedroom. That mother and baby were not burned was due to thè fact that Mra. Weber threw lighted matches several feet from thè erib. The (ire started and was seen from thè Street. Weber and thè fìremen got thè woman and child to thè Street. Mrs. Weber said that for several days people had heen putting arsenlc in her food and she was tlred of what they were saying about her. Nelther she nor thè baby was even scorched. GAMBOLS OF SQUIRRELS ARE MAKING LIFE MISERABLE Rodents Invade Home and Play (ìaines at Night. NEW YORK, Dee. B.—Miss A. Lo- ! i gan complained to Mayor Fiske, Mt. Vernon, that squirrels are overrunning her home and making lise miserable. The animals, she said, had gnawed holes in thè roof and through thè walls. They play games in thè walls and ceilings at night and generally malie thè Logan home their own. The mayor said he would notify thè State conservation commission at Aibany. White in Voglie Whit.e chiffon velvet is proving one of thè ìox'eìiest of materials for thè i formai gown. Omuments of rhinestone, crystal and jet are used with it, generally at thè side. LINSEED OIL Indianapolis dealer quotations on barrei Ìuantltiea: Raw. sl.Ol per .al boilcd. 1.03 per gal

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THEY SCARE ’EM NOW IN MAKING DRY RAIDS Prohibition Agents “Petrify” Suspects Then Seize Booze. SAN FRANCISCO, Cai., Dee. B. San Francisco’s Federai prohibition agents ha ve adopted a new slogan, “Scare ’em stiff, then grab thè liquor!” Under pians made by J. L. Harville, assistant to C. H. Wheeler, chief agent, agents raiding a place auspected of keeping or selling liquor, on entering, will utter such bloodcurdllng yells that proprietors and employes will be so frightened they will forget to dump into sink any liquor they may have. Before aileged violatore regain their composure thè agents are to hurdle bara or tables, seize thè liquor and place responsible persons under arrest, it was said. Meanwhile, thè agents are practicing yells which they believe will serve to frighten thè violatore. The scheme was tried for thè first : time in a raid last Saturday night and with successs. HIDÌSSTOPPED; UET SHOOTS SELF Cripple Attempts Death When Compensation Is Cut Off. PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 8. A ! wounded veteran of thè World War | who shot himself in thè mouth, proba* ! bl\ fitally, told physlcians at thè Northeastern Hospital he lost heart when he reeeived a letter from thè War Risk Insurance Bureau, notifying hlm his allotment would cease. The man is Louis Golembrewski, 26 years old. He has a wlfe and tiaby boy. The polire of thè Belgrado and Olearfield Sts. station leamed thè man served three years with thè American cxpedltionary forces in France. He was wounded in thè left leg, thè wound leax'ing him crippled. and slnce returning to his home here he had been receiving S7O allotment each month from thè Government. I nable to obtain employment because of his conditlon, Golembrewski, with h!s wlfe antl baby, sound it dlfficult to make ends meet on thè S7O allotment Despondenoy turned into despair when he reeeived word last week that even that sum wculd no ; lcnger be forwarded. ”1 wish I had made a good job of it,” thè man told thè polire in thè hospital. "I dld it for thè wlfe and baby. They would be better ofT with me dead.” SUES Inìq SHED M LIFE , Teacher Seeks to Force Man to Marry Her. MADISON. Wls„ Dee. B—A ro [ mance which had ita inception duriti?: a campaign party on thè shore of lAke Waubesa eight lutnram ag ended in a sult for heart b&lm when Miss Genevleve Gwendolyn Meo re. pretty Milwaukee school teacher, flled charges against Perry Fess, 32, con structlon englneer of this city. No sum of money ls stated In thè com plalnt. In thè summer of 1914 Fess rea ! cued Miss Moore durlng a squali on thè lakes. She fell in love with htm, she says. nnd ho promised to marry her. The war carne and he enllgted. She walted. When he returned, she says, his excuse for further delay of thè eeremony was that he was "financially embarrassed.” He sotft her East on a trip “to forget and chango her mind,” she said, hut thè old love persisted. In thè spring of 1920 she agaln reminded hlm of thè delay, she testffied, and ■was rebufifed with thè excuse that he | waa not ready yet. DONAR LiWiS FIRSTENCOUNTER New Permier Victorlous Against Concentrateci Attack. By RALPH TVKSBRR United News Stati Corrrepondrnt LONDON, Dee. B.—Premier Boi.or lavw emerged victorious from thè first concentrated attack launched against his govemment by thè Labor party. The Hòuse of Commons gave thè prime miniater a Virtual vote of confldence, 303 to 172, followlng a bitter nrraignment of thè stories by Ramsay MacDonald f leader of thè opposition. The questlon was preclpitated when MacDonald invited thè. House to ac [ cept his unemployment amendment as a vote of censure against thè government. MacDonald s action carne in connection with thè debate of thè King's address. The dlvergence of views of thè gov_ ernment and opposition concerning thè German reparations problem wa3 brought out during thè debate by Philip Snowden, Laborite. Snowden pleaded for leniency for Germany in face of indications that Bonar Law is Inclined to harden thè ixillcy of dealing with Wilhelm strasse. The I.abor member. In his address, conter.ded thè Versailles peace treaty had destroyed thè economie lise of thè greatest commercial States in Europe, i He said that thè solution of thè unemployment problem in England depended on thè restoratlon of 'markets. POLICE CHARGE SWINDUNC By Times Spedai SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dee. 8. —Police of several northern Indiana cities are searching for a man who is charged with swlndlitig a number of boys. His ! pian has been to adverlise in a nexvs- 1 paper for boys who would recelve $45 j a week for working. He required a j cash bond of and aster he had re j ceived thè bond he would disappear, lt j is aileged.

DEATH RATE IN ' STATEINGREASES Births Show Largo Drop at Same Time. Deaths in Indiana from all eauses for thè first six months of 1022 numbered 12.9 per 1,000 population, according to statistics issued today by thè United States Department of Commerce. This is an increate of .8 per 1,000 population over thè death rate of last year. The death rate in Indiana is estimated as .3 per 1,000 greater than thè average throughout thè United States. In neighboring States thè death rate is considerably lower than that of Indiana. Illinois has a death rate of 12.1 per 1,000 for thè first six months of this year. Kentucky has a rate of only 10.9, a difference of 2 per 7,000 in favor of Kentucky. Ohio has a rate of 12.3. A fexv States, however, show a higher rate than Indiana. California ha.s a rate of 14.6; Connecticut, 13.2, and Delaware, 14. The number of births has taken a decided drop for thè same period. During thè first six months of 1921 there were 29.2 per 1,000 in Indiana. This year thè number dropped to 21.9. This is a decrease of 7.3 per 1,000 population. The rate of births throughout thè country is 21.5 for 1922, as against 24. S for last year. HEARREPGRTSDN INDIANA RISTORI Many Attending Conference on State Annals Here. The fourth annua! conference on Indiana history. hold under thè iiUspicìes of thè Society of Indiana Pioneer, thè Indiana Historical Society and thè Indiana historical commission. opened at thè Hotel Lincoln today. The conference will close tomorrow night, with a prò grani which will follow thè annual ólnner In thè Kiley rooin of thè Olaypool Hotel. Committee reports and leettires by prominent hlstorlans were heard todny. The Lincoln Memoria! Project will be considered tomorrow. Up until a year ago. thè society had never njoyed a membership larger than 130, but thè actual enrollment today was placed at 957. KERRINAAASSACDE JURY COMPLETE Court Adjourns to Announce Start of Testimony. By 1 vtfeti Press MARION. 111., Dee. B.—The jury In thè first Herrin massacro trial was compieteti In Circuit Court here today at 11 a. m. Court was immediately ; adjourned until 1:30 this afternoon to j announce thè date when taking of tes tlmony will hegln.

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MILA CDMPANIES STARI REFENDE Price Bulletins Subject of Argument in Trust Trial. Lawrence H. Wilson, president of thè Association of Indiana Manufacturers of Dairy Products, took thè stand as first witness in thè defense of thè association and gubsidiary milk companies on trial in Superior Court for aileged violations of thè anti-trust law. Wilson, also president of thè Indiana l'ondensed Milk Company, explained thè purpose of thè organization Monthly bulletins contalning price quotations were thè subjoct of hot argument, thè State olaiming thè priees were fixed from thè bulletin. “No Criteiton” Judge Limi D. Hay asked several questiona of Wilson in an attempt to ascertaln thè reai purpose of thè bulletins*. Wilson replied that they were siniilar to those issued every day by thè Government. “The Government's action is no criterion,” thè judge said, "with companies being allowed to deelare dividends of 40 to 400 per cent, with priees fixed at both ends, something is xvrong somewhere." The bulletins could not possibly affect thè cream, butter, and ice cream business, as they dealt only with milk, attorneys for thè defense said. Trial Nears End “The milk is thè source of all these Products and I don't see why it wouldn't affect them," stated Judge Hay. The defense expected to rest its case some Urne tomorrow. Judge Hay said he would rule on all motions and objections aster thè conclusion of exddence. MARRIAGE LICENSES Albert Cuthrill, 628 Indiana Ave.; Rose M- Ayer9. 635 N. Senate Ave. Robert Hunslnger, 2203 N. Alabama St.: Fisi M. Brown. 727 E East St. Fred J'erguson. Bloonilixrton, Ind.: Ida Lee. 1605 Mase Ave Oscar l.ydiek. Roaehdale. Ind.. Mtidred Coucb. lOOit Fletcher Ave. Albert Yeakey, 411 W. Twelfth St.: Mattile Joyner, 1144 N. Missouri St. Nii-'t Patriuo New York City; Isabello Re; , Roosevelt Hotel a C. W( athers, 3041 Hiarhland Pi.. Mamie Hastins. 1607 Northwestern Ave {' C Taylor, 911 Divistoli St.: Hazel S. Miller. 560 Bir.h St. Joseph Hawkl-is 410 ! j Toledo St : Fan-, me McHinney, 1927 N. West St. .1 H. Clifton, Flara Hotel; Ethel Adam- j eoo riaza Hotel. W (, Davi* 343% Danieli St.: Sesie : Ford, 2348 Ralston Ave BIRTHS Girl Ralph and Kleanor Torine, Methodist Hospital l.oroti and Ruth Daniet, 35 N. Holmes j Charles and Katherine Stoner. Deaconese H sitai. Boy Harry and Èva Tvner, 1402 Moaehe Solomon and Netlie Seleabra, 1802 Hollo- , way Frej ind Leota Horner. 903 E. Sistemili Culliam and l..:'a Rice. 1815 W Michigan. I 1 .Inni and Marie Mill 1131 Hoyt Frank and A i Irey Ford. 2108 Wondali. Milton and Jenni Forenian, Methodist | Hospital. Charles and Ruth Campton, Methodist Hospital. Arthur and Lillian Whiteley. 305 E. : Wyomtn. James and Stella McGutnees. 1426 N. Keallng. DEATHS Loui*a rerrbral hemorrha^:©. Richard W Hull. 31, 1019 R. M<*oarty. ; turni* myocardltl Klsw* May Griftlth, 21. 1435 Holiday. en-, docarditia Aldln A Miller. 42. Methodist Hospital, carcinoma Alleo A Corintil. 25, city hospital, acuto puimonary tuberculosia James Irvine Robertson. 71. Methodist j Hospit.il. carcinoma. Robert Francis Kerr. 3 months. city ho* I pital anphyxifitton

Tragedy By United New KANE, Pa., Dee. 8. —A Christmas tragedy in thirty-five words: Thirty-five thousand newly painted sleds, scooters, and coaster xvagons finished vehicles of thè same sort were reduced to ugly cinders Thursday by a $200,000 sire which destroyed thè Safety Sled company’s plant.

AAERCURY SAIDS DOWNJTS TUBE Summer Breezes Change to Wintry Blasts in Few Hours. From summer heat to winter colei all in thè space of twelve hours will be thè experience of Indianapolis today, according to J. H. Armington, | meteorologist at thè United States weather bureau. Temperatures as low as 20 to 25 degrees above zero may be looked for tonight, he said. Starting with a temperature of 62 degrees at 7 a. m. thè mercuri began to skid down thè tube at an astonishIng rate, droping sixteen degrees in two hours. Throughout thè State there was a wide variation of temperatures, according to weather bureau fìgures. At 7 a. in. while Indianapolis was enjoying a temperature of sixty-two degrees, Terre Haute was shivering with a temperature of forty-eight. The cold wave bore down from thè West, Armington said. In South Dakota thè mercury dropped to four degrees below zero. The rainstorm yesterday brought a fall of 1.15 inches according to Weather bureau figures. ACADEMY 0F SCIENCE HAS SECTION SESSIONS Papere Read at Second Meeting at Hotel Lincoln. The second session of thè Indiana Academy of Science met today in thè Travertine room of thè Hotel Lincoln. A business session and generai meeting at which papers of generai scientiflc interest, were read. was held this morning. During thè afternoon sectional meetings, including biologica! Sciences, physics and chetnistry and geology and geopraphy were held. The annual banquet will be held j this evening, aster which a generai meeting will be held. A discussion of i thè fundamental principles of radio I transmission and reception wiil be given by Prof. R. R. Ramsey of In- ! diana University. OWSLEY WILL ADDRESS PRESBYTERiAN BANQUET Legion State Adjutants to Be Guests of Men's Club. The Men's Club of thè First Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis will have Alvin Owsley natlonal commander of thè American Legion as guest of honor and speaker this evening, and as other guests at dinner thè forty-eight State adjutants in thè national convention here this week. An invltation has been issued to members of all Indianapolis church men's club members ami members of all Indianapolis posts of thè American Legion to hear Commander Owsley. Dinner will be served at 6 p. m.

DEC. 8, 1922

ALEIED PREMIERS ATTENDI EUR Conference at London Considered Most Decisive Since Versailles. By United Press LONDON, Dee. B.—Premiere of th allied nations carne to London today for a conference about Germany with at least three governments depending upon thè outeome. The conference is referred to a 3 tha most decisive since Versailles. InsteaT of a great conglomeration of delegatea with their unwieldy staffs, four meli will gather around a table at 10 i Downing St. Andrew Bonar Law, prime ministef of Britain, is host to Premiere Poin* care, Mussolini and Theunis of France, Italy and Belgium respectively. The parley program, it is semi-offi* j cially said, will be a discussion of: 1. A moratorium for Germany on condition France holds thè Rhine. j 2. Adjustments of debts in view oS thè American attitude, which is ex* pected to be stated by thè United States observers. 3. An international loan, which 13 considered impossible at present. 4. Reform of Germany’s budget and finances. INDIANA REALTORS ASK FOR EXPOSITION SPACE Out-of-City Firms Desire to Partici* paté in Exhibit. j Lettere asking for space on thè ex-“ hibition floor o'f thè Home Completa Exposition, which will be held in Aprii under thè auspices of thè Indianapolia Reai Estate Board, have been reeeived from several out-of-town exhlbltors, according to J. Frank Cantwell, chair* man of thè committee in charge. A model of an ancient Chinese pa* goda, or tempie, which has been a feature of thè St. Louis Better Homea show, and which will be exhibited at thè “Chicago Own Your Home Exposition.” will be exhibited at thè Indianapolis show.

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