Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 238, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 February 1923 — Page 11

TUESDAY,

WIDE AND ACTIVE (BUYING OF STOCKS FEATURESMARKET Entire List Responds With Gains Ranging Up to Nearly 2 Points, STEELS MOVE HIGHER Speculators Show Little Regard to European Developments During Week-end, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—There was a wide and active demand for stocks at the opening today and the entire j ’ist showed gains ranging from a fraction to nearly 2 points. The more conciliatory attitude of the Turks no doubt had some influence on the sentiment, but it becomes more evident every day Jhat the speculative and investing public is paying >ittle regard to European developnents believing the United States can De and actually is prosperous in spite of Europe. First Hour Demand for stocks continued strong and active in the early trading, with particular attention to independent steels. Prices of copper, steel, crude oil. gasoline, wheat, sugar and other commodities are advancing ant} the purchasing power of the dollar tends downward. Old traders argue that under a downward trend in securities this would not""be due to tradition. Demand for raw and manufactured products is in excess of supply and many lines of industry will show record earnings before the close of the year. Second Hour Trading broadened in the second hour and a substantial portion of the transaction converged on operations for bringing new groups into line ■with the ‘general market. Powerful buying developed ip a number of rails. S New Haven’s drop of more 'than three points to 18 a i provided an exception to the genera! trend among carriers. New Haven commuters who I saw fresh snowfall and w#re late getting to town proceeded to sell the stock. Some of them had in mind the I. C. C. order for a 20 per cent reduction in mileage books and the high proportion of New Haven’s tevenue derived from passenger travel. || Twenty active industrial s'orks Sat Brday averaged 101. TO. up .SS pe r cent ITwenty active rails averaged 89.56, up ".39 per cent. Third Hour Stocks maintained exceptional activity through the noon dealing. Prices In the main body of stocks held around" the best lovipls on the current advance and operations for the rise went anead In many sections of the list. New York Central and Delaware & Laekawanna reached new highs on the j move Another extraordinary outburst of strength in sugars followed the Jump of more than a cent in the' price of raw. Local Bank Ctearings Indianapolis ban-. < icarings Tuesday were : $3 .TtifMjOO: bank debits were $6,303,000. Foreign Exchange By United financial XFW YORK Dec 13. —Fnrcim ex -banc" ease Sterlin?. demand. *- .Ok% - rabies. S4 68 %. Fram-s. demand, 6 11%'enbtrs' 6 13, 7.ire. demand. 4.81- cables 4 J>l Hr. Reiman, demand. 5.41 c. eahks. f, 41 i,o. Marks 003S, Czech, demand 2.PIV-- cabbs 2.96 c. <wts. demand. !V "S. cab!.,,. 1 a 86. . Guilders. demand 30.48<rabies. 30 V! i Pont as. demand. V.64e: rab'es. 1V nr,. Sweden, demand. 26 .30c: cables! 2h 54<- Norway, demand 18 64<-. rabies, 1R 08c. Ilrnmark. demand. IS.SPe: rabies. 18.93 c BULLISH TRADING MARKS CURB MARKET OPENING Oils and Industrials Continue to Head List. By United Financial fc NEW YORK. Feh. 13 —The rousing m ulTlsh market that ended last wpek's curb trading continued today with active buying in both the oil and In dustrlnl sections of the list. In the industrials, Goodyear com . mori was ♦he feature. The settlement of suits attacking new financing was one bullish feature behind this stock. The other was the publication of the annual report showing an addition of more than $4,000,000 to the company’s surplus during the year 1922. The common stock went to 15 %. The preferred rose early, hut fell hack belcw 50. Hayes Wheel was another gainer, starting around .36 and going to 37%. Curb observers are unanimous in remarking nhout the increasing public buying of Pete shares.

Dividends Today

NEW YORK. Feb. 13—Dividends announced include: Texas Company, regular ouarlerly dividend >f 75c, payable March 31 to stock of record March 9. Remington Typewriter $3.50 dividend on first preferred, payablo March 5 to atock of re<oni Feb “4 leavinv only $5.25 aeeuraulatcd back dividends on first preferred. Dressed 3eef Frices Wholesa’e selling prices at dressed beef Swift it Cos.: Rib-—No 2,17 c: No. 3. 14c.. Loins—No. 2. 22c: No. 3.19 c. Rounds—No. 2. 15c: No. <?. 13c. Chucks— No. 2,11 c: No. 3,9 c. Plates—No. 2. 7c No. 3.6 c. In the Cotton Market By United Financial a NEW YORK Feb 13.—Cotton opened Higher. Mareti. 27.98 cup 7 points: May. aoc. up 5 nmuts July. 27.78 c. up 12 points: October. 25.35, up 7 points. Raw Sugar Market By l nitrd Finnnriat NTTW YORK. F oh l.*{.—Options on raw pugrar opf*nr*tl mji -' to 10“ munts todav. March. iYOO'cf .YlOo: May .Yrtio hid: July. 5.82 c bid: 5 Sic bid. Cloverseed Market CloToreoed was quoted at $8 <£l2 a bu tn Indianapolis today

New York Stocks fßy Thomson Ac McKinnon t

Railroads— Prev. : Prev. High. Low. 12:45. dost. 1 High. Low 12:45. Close Atchison ...101% 101% 101% 101 % Kenneeott .. . 38% 38% 38% 38% BA O 52% ... 52 52% Utah Copper. 66 65% 66 65% Can Pacific . 148 % 148 % 148 % 148 ■U s Smelt... 38 % 38 Vi 38 % 38 C R I * P. . 36% 36 36% 36% , Del & Lacka 120% 130 i Cal Petrol . 81% 81% Erie 13% 13 13% 13% Cosden 56 ... 55% 55% Gt North pfd 77% ... 77% 77% Houston Oil. 77 75 76% 75% Lehigh Val. .. ... 70% 76% * an-A Pete A 80% 80 80% 79% Mu Pae pfd. 48% ... 48% 48% fc.n-A Pete B 72% 72% 72% 72Vi N Y Cent 96% ... 96 96% ITo anil Kef 62% 52% 52% 52 NY Nil &H2l % 18% 19% 22% Pore 0i1.... 32 31 % 31% 31% Nor Pae ...79% ... 78% 79% Ro -val Dutch 61% ... 51% 51 I Nor & West .117% 117 117% 116% , St Oil of Cal 60 ... 59% 69% Penns.v 46% 46% 46% 46% ]*■ Oil of NJ. 41% ..... 40% 40% Reading .... 80% So 80% 80 Sinclair 3433% 34 34 So By 33 % 33% 33% 33 Texas Cos 49% 49 49 Vi 49 So Pae 96% ... 96 92% Industrials— ' P a “* Pg l -• 43% ••• 42% 42% Allied Chem. 77% 76% 77% 76% St L & gV, r pi 62 ... 61% 62 Adv. Uumely .. .. 18% Un Pacific .141% 140% 141% 140% Am. Can 90% 89Vi 89% Wabash 10% ... 10% 10 4 Am. Ice 109% 109 Vi 109% 109 Wabash pfd. 30% 30% 30% 30>j Am. W001en.102% 101% 101% 101 Vi Rubbers— Cent. Leather 37% 36% 37 Kellfv Sr>g b * >er 54 % 55 L & 4°'Pea. 72 % 73* 72 % 72* r'l/STEbher hU :::: hit < iVt ti* Equipments— Fam. PlSyers 89 % 88 % 89 , 88 % Am L0c0... 126% 126% 126% 126 Gen. Asphalt 47 46% 46% 56% Bald. Loco.. 138 137% 137 Vi 136% | Inter. Paper. 55 54% 54% 54% Gen. Electric 188% .... 187% 187 Inter. Harv . 96% 96 Lima I„oeo.. 69% 69 e 69 Vs 69% I May Stores.. 73% 72% 73% 73 Pullman ....131% 131% 131% 130 % ; Mont. Ward.. 26 25 Vi -25% 25 West. Airb... ... .... 110% 110% Owen Bottle. 44% 44 % 44% 44% West. Elec.. 62% 62% 02 Vi Bears Uoebk. 92% 91% 92 91 % Steels— Sterling Prod 61 _ 58% 59% 61% Beth. (8)... 66% 65% 66% 655, ,\f ? n ■ 9 i < ? r 9% 68 ‘ 69% 67% Crucible ... 81% 80 80% 79% * n Ai OJ ‘ 08 „ ™ tw ’ Gulf States. . 93% 92% 92% 91% Wool worth .223 219% 223 220% Midvale .... 30 29% 29% 29% Utilities— R. I. A Steel 59% 57% 58% 54% Am. T. &T. 122% 122’. 122% 122% C. S. Sieel. 107% 107% 107% 107% Consol. Gas. 66% 65% 65% 66% Vanadium ... 39% 39 39% 39 Columbia G. 110% 11 >% 110% 11(% Motors People's Gas 93 92% 92% 93 Am BoIST.M 39% 40 113 * 115 ’‘ 115 * Chandler M. 73% 72% 73% 72% Shipping— , Gen. Motors 14% . . 14% 14% Am. Int. Cor. 29% 29% 29% 20 Hudson M... 29% .... 29% 29% Atlantic G 20% 25% Max M IAI 48% 48 l n . M. M. pfd 44% 44% 44% 41 Max Mot B. 16%,*... 16% 16% United Fruit 170% 166 169 165 Pierce Arrow. .. ... 13 12 % Foods Stud-baker. 120% 119% 119% 1f9% Willys-Over. . 8 7% 8 7% Am. Suirr : . s>% 84% 84% B.J Timken 38 37 37% 37% Am. Beet Bg. 49% 4i% 49% 41% Timken -i ‘ * J * Corn Prod.. 135% 134%- 13.5% 135% Minings— Cuba C. S. pfd 60 * , 57% 60 68 Butte C & Q 11 % 10% 11% 10% Cuban-A 8c... 37% 44% 36% 33% Dome Mines. 42% ... 42% 42 Wilson & Cos. 41% 41% 41% 41 Tex G and S. 61% ... 61 Vi 61% Tobaccos coppers— Anl Sumatra 35% 33% 35% 32% Amer Smelt. 63% 63% -P* Am. Tob. Cos. 161 % 159% 160% 158% Anaconda... 48 >4 48 4© 4© l 8 Gen Clear ?Kl ft" ftl u Chile Cop... 2D *4 29 29 H 29 1 4 Tub. Prod... 83 82 % 83 Sl'

GRAINS ADVANCE IN CHICAGO TRADE Cold Wave in Southwest Leads to Export Buying, | By United Financial CHICAGO. Feb. 13.—A1l grains advanced on the Board of Trade at the opening due to the heavy Liverpool advance yesterday, a severe cold wave throughout the Southwest and heavy buying for export. September wheat led the market, with an advance of l s *c. followed by May, which was I%e over Saturday s close. There was considerable profit-taking after the opening, which gave prices a fractional set-back. Corn was the chief sufferer in the set back. Heavy receipts caused the weakness. Oats showed speculative support at the opening. Provisons opened lower. Chicago Grain Table —Feb. 13— WHEAT— Prev. Open. High. Low. 11:45. o!oe May .124 1.24 Vi 123 Vi 103% 1.22% 123% 1.22% .Tulv 1 16% 116% 1.15% 115% 1.15% !.16% 1.15% CORN— Mav .77 .76% Ju’y 77 % 77% 76% 76% .77% 77% .77% OATS— Mav . 46% 47 46% .46% 46% 46% .46 July 44% 45% 44 % 45Vi 44% 44% CHICAGO. Feb 13.—C;„- lot roceipts—• Wheat. 60. corn. 900 oats. 190 Local Hay Market Looe* Hav— Sl.'xfi 17: balos *16^17: 5 heavy niix*d hay. $13*314: Msrht mix**d hay. j Local Wagon Wheat Local mills arc paying: $1.30 for No. 2 . rod wheat.

Produce Markets

INDIANAPOr,IB. F*b 10.—Eggs—Fr**]i randled 28<- Butter—Parkins' stock. 26c. •'aeoiis—Scv—t, lbs up 25c; fowls. 3% !b fi’ 2lc; fowls. Btraiiht, 21c; loghorr, poultry 25 per cent discount: bprnii ; <ock*. 12c; stairs. Joe; young tom turkeys, 12 ibs up. 32c: young hen turkeys. 8 lhup. 32c old ten, turkeys, 22c: ducks. 4 ’bs up. 15c: erepsc. 10 ibs up. 15c. squabs. I 11 Ib* ,o dozen. S5, India-napolis ' creameries are paying 50e a lb for butter fat. NKW YORK. Feb 13.—Flour—Quiet un•hansed Fork—Quiet: mess. Lard—Firm Middle West spot. sll6o® 1170 Sugar—Raw-stronger: centrifugal. 96 te-t. 6.22 c: refined firmer: granulated. 7 25'1l 7.30 c. Coffee—Rio No. 7 on spot. 13f 13 %o. Tallow—Steady, special. 8% 4iß%e; city. 8c Hay—Firm: No. 1, $1 20: o. 3. $10TO5: clover, 70c4i$1 13. Pressed poultry—Quiet: turkeys 30046 c: chickens. 184146 c: fowls. 15@31c; ducks. : 16 Hi 31 c. Live poultry—Nominal geese. , 74-: duck* 30c: fowls, 311^3.,c: turkeys. , 25fii45c roosters. 17e chicken* 28® 36c; i broilers 30®35c. Cheese—Quiet: State ; who e milk, common to specials. 24® 29c; j State skims common to specta s. 14®22c. Butter-—Quiet receipts. 10,183: creamery • extra. 49c: speqi'a mrrket. 49 % ® 50c State I dairy tubs. 49®48%c. Birr* —Firm; re ccipts. 13.438: nearby white*, fancy 45® . 48c: nearby State white*. 41®45c fresh i first* to extras 35® 39c; pacific coast. 37® I 45c: western white. 37® 45c; nearby | brown*. 45® 46c ! CHICAGO, Feb. 13.—Butter—Creamerv I extra. -tß%c; standards 47c: firsts. 45® 46c: seconds. ‘ 43% ® 44c. Eggs—Ordinary firsts. 29® 20c firsts. 32c. Shoese— Twins. 24®24%e. young Americans. 27® j 27%,: Pool try—fowls. 24®26c; ducks, i C.V: geese. 16c; springs. 27c: turkeys, 25c: roosters. 17c.. Potatoes— -Receipts. 149 | cars Wisconsin round white, sacked. 80® ' 90c: Wisconsin round white bv'k. 90c: | Minnesota. Red River, sacked 81 10® 1.15: i Michigan. rn,i, and wh.te, bulk. s9oe CLEVELAND. Feb. 13—Butter—Extras lin tubs. 54®64%c: prints. 55®55%e: firsts. 62® 52%e. Eggs—Fresh northern Ohio extras, 35c: extra firsts 34c: Ohio firsts. 33c: western firsts 33c. PoultryLive heavy fowls. 27®'28e; roosters fl® 15c: ducks 25c; geese, 20®24c Potatoes —Michigan $1.50®2.10 per 150 lbs. New York3. $2.10®2 20 per 150-lb bag: Ilaho russets. s2® 2.40 per ewt. TRUCK HITS TWO WOMEN Driver Arrested After Accident at Capitol and Ohio. Misses Bessie 1, 1304 N. Penn Isylvania St., and Vera Campbell, 37 N. Keystone Ave., were slightly injured j today when they were struck by A j truck of .he Star Store as tney j stepped from jhe curb at Capitol Ave., I and Ohio St. Earl Allen, IS3O Ludlow ! Ave., driver, was charged with assault and battery. ACTION IS~RECONSIDERED i Senatee Cancels Vote on Attorney General Measure. | When it was' charged broad and i dangerous powers wore conferred on the State Attorney General, the Sen ate moved late Monday to reconsider its action Friday in passing Senator Cann’s bill giving the Attorney General powers concurrent with a prosecutor. Senator Richards made the reconsideration nintior.

DAUGHTER KNOCKS' POISONFROMHAND Suicide Attempt- Blocked by Quick Thinking, Quick thinking of Mrs. Maude Maudlin, probably saved the life of her mother. Mrs. Agnes Lauck, 44, Monday night, when the daughter knocked poison from iter hands, police said today. Mrs. Lauck is in a serious condition at her home, 1241 Union St. She had taken a small quantity of the poison. The attempt to take her own life is the second one, according to her daughter, police said. Despondency over ill health was blamed.

Business News

DETROIT, Feb. 13—Km: Motor Car Company has mafia a reduction ot 8130 on Its touring yar and roadster and 846.5 on its coupe. This is second time within present year that King has reduced its prices. WASHINGTON —At-hison Railway applied for authority to acquire control by tense of Hio Grande, E, Faso & Santa Fe Railroad Com pany. BOSTON —Gillette Safety Razor Company for year 1922 shows u-t earnings of 87.602 93!! b' fore tax. equal to $25.07 a share on 303.170 sbar- a common of no par value rgainst $7,008,564. or $25 48 on 275,000 shares no par capital sto: in 1921. t CLEVELAND —Suit to enjoin settlement of the s lk stockholders' suits against tho Goodyear Tire :u)d Rubber Company aa approved in court at Akron. Ohio. Saturday, was tiled today in Federal Court here by an attorney representing W. T. Sawyer, Good •ear stockholder and former Mayor of Akron. Injunction against the decision of the Akron court is ask-d on the ground that the agreement reaelied with Goodyear directors and bankers who handled the company's financing amounting ,o 785.000,000 is "unjust and detrimental to the best Interests of the stockholders." WASHINGTON —Proposal of certain carriers to reduce rates on refined petroleum from points in Houston. Beaumont and Port Arthur group of Texas to Chicago, Sr. Louis Kansas City and other points in wc-tcrn trunk line territory was held to t> justified by the interstate commerce commission The commission also held as justified proposal to reduce Koportional rates on refined petroleum and on crude and fuel oils from same points of origin to New Orleans, Baton Rouge and North Baton Rouge for shipment beyond. Justification for these reduced rate-, th- commission •dates, rests largely upon intensive water competition encountered b.v rati carriers on petroleum traffic from Beaumont group to New Orleans. Baton Rouge and north Atlantic ports. NEW YORK A number of corporations made public their r-jiorts for 1922 today. Hercules Power reported net earnings of 264.8,06. after charges and taxes, equal after preferred dividends to sll 10 a share on common U, S. Tobacco's net for 1922 was 52.013,115. after all charges and Federal taxes, eoual after preferred dividends to $5 14 on common Cor:-,h,dated Cigar reported a net equal to $5.13 ii share on 150.000 shares S. f :,),!■■ Stores had a surplus of SIOO,SP4 after charges This compares with a deficit of 51.106 751 in 1921. Illinois Bell Telephone for 1922 reports a -pet Income of $6,353,629. after charges and taxes equal to *lO 50 a share on $60,oon.ooo capital stock. FORMER POLICEMAN DIES Aiden Perry Sureumbs to Pneumonia at City Hospital. Alflett Perry. 516 Town St , fomtor policeman, died of pneumonia at the city hospital Monday night. He had been ill five days. For a year before resigned in 1921 Mr. Perry was assigned to Juvenile court. UTILITY MEASURE KILLED House Postpones Action Against Public Service Commission. Indefinite postponement of the Murray House bill providing for establishment by municipalities of public utilities without consent of the public service commission followed reeommendafiotiK of judiciary A committee today. The bill'provided for establishment of utilites in towns and cities where private utilities operatg. Minority Wins A bill prohibiting court action against intangible assets for formrely listed as taxable passed to second reading tmJay when the House accepted a minority oomriVittee report favoring passage. The bill was introduced by Representative Carter. Politics Upheld The Seifhte took up at-a move io take control of county roads out of politics today when the upper House voted to postpone indefinitely a bill of Senator Adams providing that not more than 60 per cent of county highway superintendents be of the same political party.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

BOTTOM DROPS OUT OF HOGMARKETS Local Exchange Follows Break in Foreign Trade. Hog Prices Pay by Day Feb. 250-300 lbs. 200-225 lbs. 150-180 lbs. 6. B.lo® 8.75 8.30 (a. 8.65 8.70® 900 7. B.oo<d 8.25 8.25® 8.55 B.oo® 890 8. 8 00® 8.20 8.20® 840 8.40® 8.65 9. B.oo® 8.25 8.25 di 850 8.50® 8.7 10. 8 00® 820 8.25@ 8.45 8.50® 8.70 12. ,7.90@ 8.10 8.15® 8.30 8.30® 8.50 The bottom dropped out of hog prices at the local livestock exchange today, the break having come in sympathy with decreases on other markets. The Chicago prices broke Monday. The top price for sorted light hogs fell from $8.75 to $8.50 over night and the bottom price for extreme heavies fell from $8 and above to $7.90. This was the first bsea.k below $8 in hogs prices in 1923. Sows and pigs both lost about a quarter in sympathy with the general list. The Inilk sold between $8 and SB.IO. Receipts touched 10,000 with Monday’s holdovers of 125 V The cattle market opened firm, but displayed a tendency to weakness on steers. Butcher grades, however, >cld reasonably firm. Receipts, 1.20 c. The calf market opened fully a half dollar higher, establishing a top for choice veals of $14.50, which in special cases was stretched to sls. i The bulk, however, sold between $13.50 and sl4. Receipts, 500. The and lamb market was active and steady on receipts of 100. A top price of sl4 was paid for choice lambs while ewes ruled steady. Fifty cents was deducted for water in the wool. —Hf,g—--150 to 200 lbs $ 8 30® 8 50 Medium 8 1 'U 8 50 Heavy 7.90® 9 10 Top 8-50 Pigs 7.50® 800 Packing sows. .. .v 0.25® 075 -—Cattle—Few choice steers slo.oo® 10.50 Prime corn-fed steers. 1,000 to 1.300 lbs 9.506110.00 Goofi to choice steers. 1,000 to 1.300 lbs . . 9 00® 9.50 Goofi to choice steers. 1.000 to to 1.200 ibs 8.25® 9.00 Good to choice steers. 1,000 to to 1,100 Ibr. 7.25 0 7.50 Common to medium steers, 800 to 1.000 ib 6.75® 6.75 (aw* and Heifer*— Choice lig-ht heifers $ 0.006,10.00 Good light heifers 6 50® 850 MrtUum heifers O.OU i 7.25 Common heifers 5.00® 0.00 Good to choice heavy cows. . 5.50® 62 ■ Pair cows 4.000 500 Cutters 2.75 ® 32., Cannera 2.25 0 L.uO —Bull*— Fancy butcher bulls $ 5 00® 5.00 Good to choice butcher bulls. 4 00® 4.2.> Bolomia bulls 3 77,® 4.50 —Calves— Choice veals sl4 00014.50 Goofi veals 13.05 < 14.00 Medium veals 12. .>O-013.00 Lightweight veals 11.00® 12 HJ Heavyweight veals 9.00010.00 Common heavies B.oo® 9.00 Top 14 00 —‘Sheep and Lamb*— Culls * 2.25® 3.50 Good to choice ewes 6.00® 6 0 Few choice lamb* 13.50014.00 Heavy lambs 12 50014.u0 Cull lambs 900 Bucks ••••••• 3.u0 •50c off for water ln the wool.

Other Livestock Bu United Financial CHICAGO. Feb. 13—Hoys- -Receipts 63000; market. 10c lower: top. $8 15; bulk of soles, $7 .10448 In; heavy weight. $7.60 ft 7.70; medium weight. 57 (10 48, iigiit weight 57.90 ft 8 15. light lights. $7.90 ft 8 15: heavy pac king sows. st; 85 (it 7.26: packing sows, rough. 56.50kt7.90; pigs. s7.soft 8. <a4tio —Receipts. 14.000. mar i kef. slow, lie lower; choice and prime. $lO. list 1 1 (10: medium and good. s7.ooft 10 15; ..'ommon, $tl s *7.PO: good .ind choico. $9.15 ft 10.29. common and medium. S.YSO ft 9.15: butcher cattle and heifers. $4 00it 9.63; cows. $4ft7.00; bulls 65: cauners. cutters, cows and heifers, $3 it 4. iCanhcr steers. $3 50® 4.50: veal calves, $9 I (313.25: foeder steers. $5.75'38. st<>. ,cr steers $4 50'a7.85; Stocker cows anil heifers. s32oft6.uC. Sheep—Receipts 14.000: market, steady; lambs. si:'.7s@ 14.75; i lambs, culls to common. 50 2.* ft 12_7nj yearling wethers. $9.50(3 13.25:_ ewes. 50.25 1 @8; cull to common awes. s3.f 0% 0 2.i. EAST ST LOUIS, Feb. 13. —Cattle—Receipts. 2,500; market, steady; nativ ■ beef steers. $7,25ft 8.50: yearling stems. SO-60(3 i8 • cow* $4 25 it 5.50: conners and cutters. s2.6o'u. 3.50; calves, $12.50313; stnekers and feeders. $5.25 ft 6 25. Hogs—Receipt*. ! 21.600: market. 15c to 26c loser, heavy. $7.6507.95; medium, $7 85 ft 8 20; light weights. $8.15(88.86; light lights. *8 15® 8 35: packing sows s>>7sft7.lo; pigs $0.,.) ft 8.25; bulk, $7.75ffl 8.26. 6hoej—Receipts. 1,200: market, steady, lower, ewes, $5 50(3 8 25: eanuers and <,liters. $2.6044 5.50; wool 'ami's. sl3ftl4 75. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 13.—Hogs—Receipts. 160.000; market. lower hulk. s7,o® 7.90 heavies. $7.50(§7.85; butchers. $7.,0 (38; lights. $7.80(38: pigs. $7 40w 7.8.,. Cattle—Receipts, 11.000; market, shady: prime fed steers. $10(3 10.75: plain to fur dressed beef steers. $7 a 10; western “teers. $0 75ft9 25 southern steers. $5 ft.SaO; cows. $2.25ft 6.75: heifers *l ~0 (•( 9 : Stockers and feeders. $5.60(3 8 *0: bulls. $2 60ft5: calves. $5.504811.60 sheep--Ke-ceipti, 6.000; market, steady: lambs, $13.45 ft 14.35; yearlings, sll ft 12.25 wethers. $7.65ft8.85; ewes $6.50ft8; Stockers and i feeders. sl3 ft 1 4 2n. EAST BUFFALO. Feb. 13.—Cattlo-^R, . ceipts. 150; market slow, steady; prime Steers. $8.50 ft 9.00 . butcher grades. $7.25 ui i 8.50; cows. $2.25®3.60. Calves —Receipts. \ 300: market active, higher; culls to ! s4ft 16.26. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, i 600; market slow, steady: choice lambs, sls ft 16.26; mills to fair. $8514.25: yearlings, :$7 ft 13: sheep, S3 ft 5.90 Hogs—Receipts, 10,500; market lower; Yorkers. $8.75: nigs. ■*8.75: mixed, $8 5008.60: heavies $8 ft 8.25; roughs, $6,80® 7: stag*. $4.80®6 CINCINNATI. Feb. 13.—Cattle—Receipts, 400; market, quiet and steady; shippers. s7.soft>9. Calve* —Market., steady; extras, I sl3ft 14. Hogs—Receipts. 4.500: market, i wealt. 15e to 25c lower: good or choice packers. 58.25 ft 8 00. Sheep—Receipts. 100: market. steady: extra*, $5 ft 6.60. i Lamb*—Market, steady: lair to good, sl6ft ! 15.25. STATE BUILDING COUNCIL Van Orman Kill Passed by Senate Despite Attacks. Despite organized opposition, in which the bill was termed the “most dangerous piece of legislation introduced,” Senator Van Orman's measure creating a State administrative building council passed the Senate, 27-14, late Monday. The bill provides an administrative council from the officers of the State hoard of health, fire marshal and in- ! dustrlal board to codify the State I building laws. Senators Chambers j and Henley led opposition. REDUCTION BIDS- FILED A* Contract for Plant Equipment to Be Let I jJiter. A bid of $255,000 on cookers, conveyors, motors and general pipings and fittings at the new city garbage 1 plant was made today by C. O. Bartlettt. Snow & Company. William G-. Morrison bid $126,845 on the cookers, motors and individual piping. The contracts are to be let after the $375,000 414 per cent bond issue has been sold, Feb. 22. The board appointed Earl Gossett ns foreman of the ash collection department at sl,Bgp per year.

Jack Henley Speaks Good Word for New

Hero is “Jack” ITenley, officially known as L. W. Henley, past master at politics, the newspaper game and various other things. Jack frequently is seen in the lobbies of tho Statehouse, where it is rumored he seeking support for his friend, Senator Harry S. New, who is trying to land in- tho Cabinet. Jack is connected with the Republican National Committee and was one of the active workers in the Harding campaign.

ROOSEVELT SCORES KLAN AS ‘HOSTILE TO U. S. IDEALS’

Son of 'Teddy' Declares 'Americanism Never Goes Masked, and He Who Tells You It Does, Lies,’

By United .Votes , i'ORK, Feb. 13.—The Ku-Klux | Klan is a brutally intolerant group, 1 hostile to American ideals, in the opinion of Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. The son of “Teddy,” swung his j 'father’s big stick straight at tho I enemies of free speech, racial and re- J ligious toleration and j>erßonal liberty’ In a Lincoln day address before the national Republican Club here Monday night. “Liberty means the right to free : speech,” Secretary Iloosevelt said. “Free speech is a prime essential in our country.

BERT G. BRADY, PRINTER, BITS

Representative of Typographical Union Succumbs, , Bert G. Brady, 52, a representative of t lie International Typographical Union since 1901, died today at his home. 618 N. Alabama St., of uremic poisoning after six weeks’ illness. Mr. Brady was known to printers throughout tile country, having worked in Kansas City, Minneapolis and Boston and traveled extensively as agent for the union. Until recently he was chairman of the union committee on apprentices and supplemental education. He was born at Monticello. Surviving are the widow and two sons, John .1. and Paul Brady, botli of Frankfort, Ind. YOUTHS AND EMPLOYERS FREED IN CITY COURT Clinton Cauldwell and Aroliie White, Are Dismissed. Charges of vagrancy against. Clinton Cauldwell, 16, and Archie White, 19, both of 942 Highland Ave.. were dismissed in city court and judgment withhold on charges of assault and battery. The cases grew out of an alleged fight between the boys and their employers, Lewis V. and Chris Michelle, at a bakery, 840 Massachusetts Ave. Judgment was withheld on assault and battery charges against the Michelles. Police said that the Michelles reported a watch missing after the alleged fight, but that later It was found and no charges were filed. CENSORSHIP CONSIDERED Senate Committee Drafts New Bill, but Makes no Recommendations. Despite the fact that the Senate committee on public morals drafted anew bill to replace Senator Steelo’s movie censorship bill, tho committee today reported its efforts out "without recommendation” and tho Senate advanced the bill to second reading. Senator Batt’s bill providing for a new State tax law was indefinitely postponed following a report by judiciary B committee. ORGAN GIVEN TO MASONS Gift to Franklin Home N Formally Presented. Formal presentation of a $5,000 organ to the Masonic Home at Franklin was made by Henry C. Smlther at a meeting Monday night of Mystic Tie Lodge 398, F. and A. M. Responses were made by Grand Treasurer E’rank E. Gavin, Grand Secretary Swinta, Fletcher Boyd, superintendent of the home, and members. Tho organ will be dedicated in the summer. Jury Fails to Agree By Times Special KOKOMO. Ind., Feb. 13.—’The jury which heard the case of Abe Philippoy, plate glass worker, charged with the killing of his wife, Frances, and V,er foster mother, Mrs. Ellen Barnes, was discharged after deliberating almost three days. No decision was reached. Reports were That the Jury stood nine for convictioAmd three for acquittal. s*

YOUTH FIGURES IN SWIFTSCENARIO 'Through College in 4 Days’ to Be Enacted in Court, ‘‘Through college in four days,” was to be the scene re-enacted in Juvenile Court today with Paul Terhune, 15, of 1232 College Ave., as star. Policeman Elburn Ratliffe, who attended the youth on five days’ adventure, was chief, prompter. Here is Paul’s experience, according to Ratliffe: Took an Automobile at Tech, where he was a student. Feb. 4, taken to college at Jasper, Ind., by Ratliffe, on request of parents and permission of Juvenile Court. Two days later, left college charged with taking sl7 cash, gold watch, and two fountain pens belonging to other students. Three days later, back in Indianapolis and riding in a Cole Eight “borrowed” from Edwin Letzer, '324 N. Capitol Ave. Ride ended ln a crash and trip to detention home. Riper Talks on Lincoln Lincoln’s life in Indiana was the subject of an address by Judge Roscoe Kiper of Boonville at a dinner of the Loyal Legion at the Lincoln Monday night. Senators Joseph Cravens and Walter S. Chambers were guests.

“Liberty means free press, but for a free press it is unnecessary to make a ease, because the power of the great newspapers is such that it is assured to them without dispute. “Liberty means religious toleration. A religious Intolerance has manifested itself in many ways. The word ‘Americanism* lias been soiled by being used by some groups for the purpose of furthering their brutally intolerant designs. Such a group is the Ku-Klux Klan. Americanism never goes masked, and he who tells you it does, lies.”

WELFARE SOCIETY HAS BUSY INTO

Budget Is Cut $4,000 From Mark Set by Chest. Outstanding developments in the work (I? the Family Welfare Society for January, according to a report today, include: Absorbing Juvenile Protective Association, making the welfare society a ; combination of five organizations. Handling of 171 unemployment cases through a bureau. Reducing the budget 14.000 from that approved by the Community Chest. January budget was $16,269, compared to $13,609 for December, 1922. Only $11,710.21 was expended. Increasing the staffs in'child welfare and service and relief departments. Handling 323 cases in service and relief department In January. Handling 304 cases in child welfare department. In January. Increasing deposits in saving association $1,352.20 over December, 1192"'I 192 "' FARM BLOC APPROVES $6,000,000 FOR HIGHWAYS Support for Gasoline Tax Is Indicated at Meeting. Provisions for not more than $6,000,600 for the construction of State highways during each of the next two years would he approved by the Legislature farm bloc, it was decided at a meeting Monday night. The making of provisions for the highway department, including the proposed gasoline tax, is the rtext big problem before the Assembly. | The farm bloc took no formal ac- | tion on the proposed gasoline tax, i hut indicated It would approve it. prol vlded 25 per cent of the proceeds | should go to the counties where the ! money originated. SECOND INJUNCTION FILED Power Companies Fight to Keep Out Third Firm. J Suit for an Injunction to prevent enI trance T. H., I. & E. Traction I Company into the commercial electric field in Indianapolis has been filed in County Superior Court by the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company. A similar suit was filed recently by j the Merchants Heat and Light Com--1 pany, the other local power company. The injunction is aimed at enforcement of the order of the public servile commission empowering the T. H., I. ft E. to build a $7,000,000 generating plant to serve local consumers. City council has passed an ordinance sustaining the commission’s ruling. \ VERNE 0. SHOCKLEY DEAD Local Manager of Keystone Tire Company Succumbs. Funeral services of Verne Ogden Shockley, local manager of the Keystone Tire Company, who died at hi3 home. 2405 N. Capitol Ave., will be held at 10 a. in. Wednesday in the Flanner ft Buchanan chapel. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Shockley, Jamestown, Ind.; the widow, an 4 two sons, Eugene and Robert of Indianapolis.

HOOSO BRIEFS

BLOOMINGTON—Mrs. Fred Sciscoe lest control of her automobile in the business section and the car crashed through the window of a barber shop. RICHMOND—LincoIn Gipe, O. R. ft I. engineer, took his first lay-off in forty-four years. Mr. Gipe never has had an accident.

FRANKFORT—‘‘Day by day in every way we are getting better and better,” is the phrase being applied to the seats formerly used by the Blinn Theater in this city w’hlch have been sold to the Holiness Church of Lebanon.

LOGANSPORT—AIIeging she had been injured by inhaling gas fumes escaping from a defective main, Mary Parks has filed suit against the Logansport Gas Company for SI,OOO damages. ANDERSON Earl Miller, 22, suffered severe bums when static electricity caused an explosion of naptha in a cleaning establishment. FT. WAYNE Fifty-eight aliens were admitted to citizenship following examinations by Judge Sol A. Wood.

COLUMBIA CITY—John Harms, farmer, was badly burned about the face when alcohol fumes from the radiator of his automobile were ignited by his cigar.

PETERSBURG —Blake Lamb, truck farmer near here, Is planning to plant G.OOO Alberta peach trees. He formerly specialized in watermelons and toma toes.

MUNCIE—“What is your husband’s occupation?” an attorney asked a woman serving on the jury in Delaware Circlut Court. "Well, since the first of the year he has been keeping house while I serve on the jury,” she replied.

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Muslin, Sheeting and Bed Pillows

BLEACHED MUSLIM—Yard wide; “Hope,” “Lonsdale” and ‘‘Hill" brands; $ A yard lifC BLEACHED MUSLIN—Yard wide, medium weight, nainsook finish; 22c j p quality 10C FINE THREAD NAINSOOK—Yard wide, perfect bleach (no phone orders); LONGCLOTH Yard wide, soft chamois flhish; $1.75 quality. <£ | 4 A 10-yard bolt, UNBLEACHED MUSLIN—39 Inches wide, smooth weave, soft finish, good weight; 20c quality, j r yard . ...\ lilt. UNBLEACHED SHEETING —“Utica” brand, .2% yards specially priced, yard Ut3C BLEACHED SHEETING “Mohawk” brand, 2>4 yards wide; specially pa priced, yard ?/C

Heart-Shaped CANDY BOXES For Valentine Day Good assortment of wonderfully attractive heart shaped candy boxes, plrln and fancy styles, including lovely satin covered ones. Large and small, from three pounds down to two-ounce sizes. SATIN FINISH FILLED ASSORTED FLAVORED D11TT . 0 .,,.,. j CHOCOLATES —Soft oen--BUTRROUP- ters. Special. o Q Special, pound pound &,/C —Candy Dept., Basement Store.

BEVERIDGE SPEAKS OF LINCOLN’S LIFE TO REPUBLICANS Ex-Solon Characterizes Martyred President Personification of America, By Times Special ELKHART. Ind., Feb. 13,—An eulogy to Abraham Lincoln ae the personification of America more than any merely human figure in history, was made by Albert J. Beveridge at a Lincoln day banquet of Northern Indiana Republicans here Monday night at the Hotel Elkhart. Several hundred people from northern Indiana and southern Michigan gathered for the banquet and later for the address. David M. Hoover, county chairman of Elkhart County, acted as toastmaster. The speaker asserted that at no time in the history of our country has the ideals and philosophy of Lincoln been more needed than at the present. He attacked the Versailles treaty and what he termed governmental interference with private affairs. ’Physical Director Is Dead By United Press MUNCIE, Ind., Feb. 13.—Following a w-eek’s illness with pneumonia, William E. Blamy, 28, physical director in the boy's department of the Y. M. C. A. here for the last three years is dead today. He was well known in athletic circles over the State. Name Convention Dates By Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., Feb. 13.—Tho annual national convention of Maccabees will be held here June 4-7, according to an announcement made by Mrs. Frances E. Burns, St. Louis, Mich., great commander of the order.

BLEACHER SHEETING “Utica” brand, 2’4 yards wide; specially PO priced, yard UOC PILLOWCASES—Soft thread muslin, good weight, free from dressing, finished with deep hem — 42x36 Inches, each 25<) 40x36 Inches, each 23£ BED PILLOWS inches; weight, pounds to a pair; new feathers; ventilators in each end of pillow; 8-ounoe woven sat-in-finish ticking covers, pretty gray and lavender stripes; $1.76 d*-j *y A quality, each BED PILLOWS inches: new, sanitary feathers; handsome art tick design covering; $1.25 quality, QA each

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