Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 40, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 June 1924 — Page 11

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1924

PERSISTENT RAIL BUYING FEATURES * STOCKJARKET Exchange Continues in a Waiting Mood With Strong Tone. By United Press NEW YORK, June 25—Stocks' continued in a waiting mood in the early dealings, although sentiment prevailed in the street that nothing would happen at the convention to interfere with the strong tone maintained by the general list. Industrial shares were stimulated by further indications of renewed activity in the steel districts. The principal feature in the initial trading was the persistent buying of leading rails. Southern Railway was the most conspicuous issue of this class, selling at 61%, the best price in its history. Opening prices: North American 26 *4 : New Haven 22. off % Colorado Fuel 47. up %: American Can 107%. up % : Anaconda 29. up 14: C. & O. 82%. off %: Sinclair 18%: B. & O. 56%; Westinghouse 60%. up %: St. Paul 13%. off ’■> Schulte 110. off 2: N. Y. C. 104%: A. T. & X. 121%: Montgomery-Ward 27%; Southern Railway 61 % : Tobacco Products 61. off %. Local Bank Clearings Indff.napolis bank clearings Wednesday were 52.726.000. Bank debits amounted to 55.293.000. Clearings a year ago were 53.317.000. Debits. $5,837,000. BURN OPENS HIGH AS OTHERS DROP

Liquidation Brings Setback in Wheat. By United Press CHCAGO, June 25.—Corn was the market leader in the opening on the Board of Trade today, gaining fractionally while other grains started unchanged to'lower. Liquidation by disappointed bulls brought an opening setback in jsrheat. July corn went into new high ground on the crop, due tp the light cash situation. New crop deliveries were up fractionally Oats was dull and neglected, but Started firm. Provisions opened steady. Chicago Grain Table At 11:4iT June 25. 1924. WHEAT— Prev. Open. High. Low. 11:30 close July 1.13 s * 1.14% 1.13% 1.14% 1.14% 1.13% Sept 1.15% 1.16% 1.15% 116 1.15% f1:45% II.IS 1.19% 1.17% 1.18% 1.18% 1 18 % RN July 89% 91% 89% 90% 89% Sept 87 % 89 % 87 % S3 87 % 88 % Dec.. 78% 79% 78% 78 Va 78% 78% OATS — July 47% 50 47% 49% 4734 Sept 43% 44% 43% 44% 43% Dec.. 44% 46% 44% 45% 44% ; CHICAGO, June 25.—Carlot receipts Were; Wheat. 7: corn, 29; oats. 35. Indianapolis Stocks —June 25Bid. Ask. American Central Life ....200 ... Amor Creosoting Cos pfd... 97 % .- • Advance Rumely Cos com... 8 7 Advance Rumely Cos pfd. ... -9 31 •Belt RR com 76 /9 Belt R R pfd §3 Century Bldg Cos pfd 98 ... Cities Sendee Cos pfd - - Citizens Gas Cos com 29 30 Citizens Gas Cos pfd 102% 106 Indiana Hotel com 100 Indiana Hotel pfd '-100 ... Indiana Pipe Line Indiana Title Guaranty Cos.. 90 100 Indpls Abattoir pfd 50 ••Indianapolis Gas 51 ... Indpls & Northwestern pfd. 34 42 [lndpls & Southeastern pfd.. .. 45 Indpls Street Ry 50 59 Indpls-Tel Cos com 1 ... Indpls Bell Cos pfd 90 Mer Pub "Util Cos pfd 83 Public Savings Ins Cos 12 ... Ranh Fertilizer pfd 47 51 Standard Oil 55 ... Sterlingg Fire Ins 10 11 T H I & E com 38% T H I & E pfd 8 15 T H Tr and Lt Cos pfd. . .... 90 94 Union Trae of Ind com Union Trac of Ind Ist pfd .• 20 Union Trac of Ind 2d pfd.. .. 5 Van Camp Prod Ist pfd 100 Van Camp Prod 2nd pfd 98 Vend alia Coal Cos com 5 Vandaiia Coal Cos pfd 0 Wabash R Cos com 14 16 Hjkh Ry Cos pfd 44 46 wMj' Bonds BeItTtR&SV 4s, May, 1930. 82 Broad Ripple ss. July. 1923. 03 ... Cit Gas ss. July. 1942 90 93 Cit Gas 7s. serial 102 % ... Cit St Rv ss. May. ’33 80 90 2lnd Coke & G 6s. April. ’46 90% 94 Ind Hotel ss. July. 1931... 95 ... Ind Hotel Cos. 2d 6s. draw.loo Ind North ss, Oct, 1928 ... Ind Ry and L ss. Jan.. ’43. .91 ... Ind Serv Corp ss. Jan. 23... . . Indpls Ab Cos 7%5. Sep 32.100% 103 Indpls, Col & S Os. Feb. 48. 90 100 Indpls Gas ss. Oct. 1952.. 90 92 IpdplS L& H ss. April, ’4O. 97% 99 Indpls & Mart ss. Jan. ’32. 50 55 Indpls Nor Bs. July, 1932.. 40 44 Indpls & Northwestern .... 40 50 Indpls & S R ss. Jan. 1925. 25 i Indpls A S E ss. Jan. ’32.31 ... Indpls St Ry 4s. Jan. 1923. 63% 64% Indpls T & T ss. Jan. ’65.. 89 89% Indpls Union Ry ss. ..... . 98 101 Indpls Un Ry 4%5. May. ’26 99 - • • , Indpls Wa 5%5, March. *53 98 99% Indpls Water 4%s 90% 93 Ind Pub Ser 6s. April. 1943. 89% 94 TRI & E ss. Aug.. 45. ... 59% ... T R T & Lt ss. May. ’44. . 82 ... Un Trac of Ind 6s. July, ’32 53% 58 Bank Stocks Aetna Trust and Savings C 0.103 Bankers Trust C a ...110 ... City Trust Cos 102 ... Continental Nat Bank 105 110 Farmers Trust Cos 205 Fidelity Trust Cos 152 . . . Fletcher Am Nat Bank 137% 114 Fletcher Sav and Tr C0....200 225 Indiana Nat Bank 257 287 Indiana Trust Cos 214 230 Live Stock Ex Bank 190 ... Mar Cos State Bank 150 ... Merchants Nat Bank 300 ... Peoples State Bank 200 Security Trust Cos 170% ... State Sav and Tr Cos 104 115 Union Trust Cos 330 360 Wash Bank and Tr Cos 150 Liberty Bonds Liberty first 3%s 101.10 101.20 Liberty first 4%s 102.00 102 08 Liberty 2d 4%s 101.12 101.18 Liberty third 4%s 102.04 102.12 Liberty fourth 4%s ....102.06 102.12 U. 5 -Treasury 4% s 104.96 105.02 j/mcee per cent ex-dlvidend. • per cent ex-dividend. —Sales— Two shares Citizens Gas pfd at 103 Ten shares Union Trust at 345 Tank Wagon Prices (Gasoline prices do not include State tax of 2c a gallon.) GASOLINE—Euergee. 22c a gallon: Purol, 18.2 c; Red Crown, 18.3 c: Diamond 18.2 c; Silver Flash, 22c: Standolind aviation. 23c. KEROSENE—-Crystallite 12.7 c a gallon’ Moore Light. 15.0 c; Arclite. 12.7 c: Perfection. 12.7 c: Solvent, 35c. NAPTUA—Lion Power Cleaners. 22.6 c a ration: V. M. & P„ 22.5 c; Standolind Cleaner*, 23.5 c.

CITY TO BE MADE FURNITURE CENTER W, H, Stewart Announces Plans for Permanent Furniture Exposition for Retail Buyers,

Another step in making Indianapolis a greater trade center was made today with announcement by W. H. Stewart, veteran furniture man, of the opening soon of a permanent furniture exhibition in the new’ ten-story Industrial Bldg., 603 E. Washigton St, now nearing Stewart is manager of the building and the displays. It is his plan to make Indianapolis a furniture trading center similar to Chicago and Frand Rapids. Legitimate retail dealers will have the double advantage of seeing the exhibit and then buying at rates reduced by the central location of the market. Manufacturers will lease the display space ind instead of sending salesmen on the road place them in the building where trading will be carried on every day iq the year. Will Surpass Chicago Market “In time.” said Mr. Stew r art, “the local market will surpass even that of Chicago in size. Dealers from Illinois. Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana have been wanting just such a place where they may come and see the articles they will purchase. “At the time no less than forty-six retail dealers visit the city daily for the purpose of buying,” said Mr. Stewart. “On a recent two week’s tour of the South, seven manufacturers signed for space in the bailding. In the near future we will have fifteen salesmen on the road advertising the project.” Two floors of the exposition will be opened about July 15 and other floors will open as construction is completed. Included in the facilities for buyers will be a luncheonette on the first floor and a clubroom or. one of the upper floors. The buildin? was erected by the Liberty and Washington Realty Company, of which E. G. Spink is president, at an approximate cost of $325,000. The structure has a total floor space of 70,000 square feet. A Pool Car Center This new furniture market will make Indianapolis the center of pool car distribution, according to Stewart. Merchants, and especially those on E. Washington St., are enthusiastic in their views of the project. With the opening of the Industrial

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Railroads— Prev. High. Low. 1:30 dose. Atchison . .103% 103% 103% 103% B A 0.... 57% 56% 57% 56% C A O 83% 82% 83 82% C.. R. A P. 30% 29% 30% 29% Erie 29 % 29 29 % 29 % Gt Nor pfd. 62% 61% 02% 81 I.ehi Val . 43% 43% 43% 43 Mo Pac pfd. 47% 47% 47% 40% N Y Cen 104% 104% 104% 104% NY.NH A H 23% 22% 23 % 22 % Nor Pac . 57 56% 57 50% Nor A West 119% 119%119% 119% Pere Mar . . 52 % 51 62 % 51 Penn 44 % ... 44 % 44 % Reading ... 55% ... 55% 55% Sou Ry. . . . 62% 61% 62 % 61% Sou Pac .. 92 % 91 % 92 % 92 St P pfd . . 23% 22% 23% 22 % Un Pac ...134% 134 134% 133% Wab pfd . 44 % 43 % 44 % 43 % Rubbers— Kel-Spn? .. 11% 10% 11% 11 U. S. Rub .26 % ... 26 % 26 % j Equipments— Am Loco .73 ... 73 73 Bald Loco .112% ... 111% 111% Gen Elec.. 235 232% 233 231 % West Elec . 60% 60% 60% 60% Steels— Bethlehem .46% 45% 45% 45% Colo. Fuel 47% 46% 46% 46% Gulf States 67% ... 67% 66% P R. C A I. 49 % 48% 49 U S Steel.. 97% 96% 97 96% Motors— Chandler M. 45% ... 45% 45 Gen Mot. .13 ... 13 13 Max M (A) 50 49% 50 49% Max M iB) 13 ... 13 12% Studebaker. 33 % ... 33 % 33 % Stewart-W’„ 66% 68% 66% 66 Yellow Mfff 51 50 50% 49% Minings— Int Nickel. 14% 14% 14% 14% Tex G A 9 64% 84% 64 % 64 % Coppers— Am Smelt. 64% 64 64% 64% Anaconda.. 29% 28% 29% 28 % Kennecott... 39 % ... 39 % 39 % Oils— Cal Petrol.. 22% ... 21% Cosden ... 26% ... 25% 26% Houston Oil 68% ... 68% 68 Marland Oil 30% 30% 30% 30% P-A Pete... 51% ... 51% 51% P-A P IB). 50% ... 49% 49% Pacific Oil. ... 46 % 47% Pro A Ref. 28% 25% 26% 26% Pure Oil. . . 20% ... 20% 20% S Oil of Cal 50% ... 55% 56% S Oil of N J 34% ... 33% 34% Sinclair . . . 19 18% 18% 18 s , Texas C 0... 38 % ... 38 % 38 % Tran Con 0 5 4 % 4 % 4 % Industrials— Ad Rumely 6 % ... 6 % 0 % Am Can ...108% 107% 107% 107% Am Wool . 70% 70% 70% 70% Coca-Cola .. 73% 72% 73 73 Cont Can .. 52% 51% 52 51% Dav Chem . 47 % 46 % 47 % 46 % Fam Play .75 ... 75 75 % Gen Asph . 42 40% 41 % 40% In Paper... 47 45% 46 % 46% M A W ... 27% 27% 27% 27% Sears-Ro .. 90% 89% 90% 89 % U S C I P. 95 94% 95 93% U S In A1 . 79% 70 70 70 Utilities— Am T A T. 121% 121% 121% 121% Con Gas . . 67 % 67 % 67 % 07 % Colum Gas. 39 ... 39 38% Shipping— In M*M pd. 34% 34% 34% 34% Foods— Am Sugar . 43 % . 42 % 43 % Com Pro . 34 % 3* % 34 % 34 % C C Sug pd. 58 ... 68 57 % C-A Sugar 29% 29% 29% 29% Punta A1 .. 50 49% 50 50% Tobaccos— Tob Pr B . 81 59% 60% 61% Produce Markets Fresh eggs, loss off. 22c; packing stock butter. 23c: fowls. 4% lbs. up. 22c: fowls, under 4% lbs . 18c: cocks. 11c: springers, 1924. 2-lb. size. 36c: young tom turkeys. 12 lbs up. 23c; young hen turkeys, 8 lbs. up. 23c: old tom turkeys, 18c: ducks. 4 lbs. up. 15c: geese. 10 lbs. up. 11c: squabs, 11 lbs. to dozen, $4. Hay Market Prices I."agon load lot prices hay and grain at Incianapolis are as follows: Timothy—slß<422c a ton: mixed. s2o® 22: baled slß® 22. Com—Bo® 83c a bushel. Oats—so® 52c a bushel. Straw —Wheat, s9® 11 a ton. A Whole Half Gallon Police Capt. Paulsel reported today he found William Bigham, 30, colored, 313 N. Senate Ave., in front of the Lincoln with a half gallon of alchohol. He was slated on a charge of transporting liquor. Frogs and toads destroy vast numbers of insects and worms. Sunflower seeds yield a valuable food for cattle and poultry.

Blcfg. also comes the opening of a new trade locality, the dealers of that section of the city say. Stewart desires stress on the fact that the displays are strictly for legitimate retail buyers. All business will be on wholesale basis. HO3SGONTINUE DOWNHILL TREND Low of $6,85 Is Reached — Top Price, $7, Hog Prices Day by Day June 250-300 lbs. 200-275 lbs. 150-180 lbs. 19. 7.5.0 7 45 7.40 20. 7 36 7 40 7.35 21. 7.50 740 735 23. 730 7.23 7 25 24. 7.10 7.00 7.00 25. 7.00 690 6.85 Hog prices at the local livestock exchange continued their downhill trend with a drop of 15 cents Wednesday. Receipts were fairly heavy with 12,000 fresh and 2.457 holdovers. Only a few porkers were sold to establish a top of $7. The bulk of sales were made at $6.85, lowest mark reached this year. Heavyweights were quoted at $6.85 <56.90. Pigs were steady at $6.50 down to s,">. Sows were lower at 56.25'?6.35 for smooth packers and [email protected] for roughs. Lightweights were moving at $6.85. Light lots were sold at $6.50®'6.85. The market did not display a marked degree ,of activity. Buyers were plainly dissastified with receipts Shippers showed only mediocre in terest. Other markets did not seem to figure in the slump Wednesday. Cattle trading started on a steady basis with Tuesday’s quotations. Four steers of “extra choice” quality were sold at $9.85. Cattle of this quality would have brought sll and $11.25 a month or so ago when the marker was normal, traders said. The bulk of good steers were moving at $8 and $9. The best prices were paid for steers weighing around 1.100 pounds. Good to choice ccws were moving at $7, about a quarter lower than last week. Bulls were in dined to be off a quarter to a half Heifers were moving at sß<§3 25. Receipts, 1.000. The calf market was nominally steady. Choice veals were quoted at $9.50. The bulk of sales were made at $8 50® 9. Medium and poorer classes were slightly off. Receipts, 800. Sheep and Limb prices remained steady with Tuesday at s4®-!.50 for sheep and $12.50 for choice lambs Several head brought as high as sl3 tTut hardly enough to establish a top at that figure. Receipts, 300. —Hogs— Choice lights $ 6 85 Light mixed 6 85 Medium mixed 6 Rj(t 690 Heavyweights 6 85® 890 Bulk of sales 6.85 Top 7 00 I'lgs 5.00® 6.50 —Cattle— Steers, 1.250 lbs. up. choice $lO 00 Fsir to rood 8.50® 900 Steers, 1.100 to 1.200 lbs.. choice 8.50® 9 00 Steers 1,000 to 1.100 lbs , choice 9 50® 9.75 Fair to good B.oo® 875 Choice heifers 7.50® 8 00 Common to fair heifers .... 5 50® 7.00 Baby beef heifers 8.50® 875 Choice cow* 6.00 a ~00 Medium to common cows . 3.50® 4.50 Car.nors 2 75® 3.00 Choice light bulls 6 50® 6.50 Choice heavy bulls 5.00® 5.50 —(Wives— Choice veals .-.$ 9 50 Good va!s 8 50® 900 Lightweight veals 7.50® 8 00 Common heavies 6 00® 7.00 Bulk of sales 8.50 @ 9.00 —ShA-p and Lambs— Extra choice lambs $12.50 Heavy lambs 9.50® 11 00 Cull lambs 0 00® 7.00 Good to choice ewes 3.50® 4.00 Other Livestock CHICAGO, June 25—Bulk fed steers and yearlings, $7.25®9.50; bulls, weak to lower - vealers. steady to 25c up; bulk to packers. $9.50 and below; outsiders up to $10.50 and above. Sheep—Receipts. 9,000: market, lnlrly active; quality and range below standard; fat lambs, weak. 25c off: sheep scarce: steady: fat lamb prospects, steady: no early sales: bulk desirable native lambs sl3 50: few $13.75® 14: good Idaho lambs averaging 67 pounds. $13.50 ;eull natives. $8; largely, few $8.50: mixed ewes and aged wethers. SB. fiog9—Receipts,*2s,ooo: market, steady to strong: built, $0.50®7 10; heavyweight $6 90® 7 15: medium weights. $0 80® 7 10; lightweights. $0.25 ® 8.95: light lights. $5.35® 0.70: packing sows smooth. $6.25® 6.55; packing sows rough. $5,90®6.25; slaughter pigs. $4.75 ® 5 57. CHICAGO. June 25.—Cattle—-Receipts 6 000: market moderately active, largely clean up market: steer offerings numerous, trade more active on led steers and yearlings, strong to 15c up: spots more; choice weighty kinds around sll.

GROCERS REPORT BUSINESS BETTER A slight Improvement In the wholesale grocery business for 1923 is shown in the annual bulletin for this trade just published by the Harvard Bureau of Business Re search. Net profit, was .7 per cent in 1923 as opposed to .6 per cent in 1922. The results also show a slight increase in tock-turn from 5.7 a year in 1922 to 5.9 times in 1923. A feature of the bulletin is a table showing- that firms located in cities of 50,000 population and less made a net profit of .9 per cent of sales while firms in cities of from 100,000 to 400,000 people made a profit of only .3 uer cent. The largest stockturn was found In cities of 400,000 and over. This report 'which represents the eighth annual study of the cost of doing ousiness in the wholesale grocery trade, indicates that the tendency in 1923 was toward augmented sales volume, narrow gross margin, and substantially unchanged net profit ratio maintained principally by the achievement of economies in operating expenses and slight increases in stock-turn.

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William J. Bryan, Like Firefighter, Sleeps With His Clothes on, Ready for Any Call

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GOVERNOR CHARLES BRYAN, NEBRASKA (LEFT). DINES WITH “BROTHER BILL”—WILL,IAM JENNINGS BRYAN (RIGHT).

By ALEXANDER HERMAN NEA Service Writer NEW YORK. June 25.—William Jennings Bryan, three times run-ner-up in the presidential race and champ endurance record holder, seems all set for another comeback. He doesn’t acknowledge this outright, of course. For that would be poor polities, since Bryan comes to the convention a Florida delegate instructed for McAdoo. “But I’m here like a fireman at a firehouse," he told me, “sleeping with my clothes on ready for any fire.” Some unkind wag remarked that

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(Continued From Page 1) Voyles to ask about keys and locks, Voyles professing ignorance o£ their whereabouts. A clock on top of the seventh floor safe was stopped at 12:24 a. in. Officials said the clock was running whan the store was closed Tuesday evening. Alarm Buzzer Started Meanwhile the robbers had discovered the safe in the counting room in the basement. They forced a door to the cage, starting a burglar alarm buzzer. They wrecked this buzzer and wired a telephone to a counter so the receiver would not be jarred off when the safe was blown. The guard at the paper storage room was very nervous over the buzzer, lie asked Voyles what the noise was. The robbers then used three charges of nitro glycerin to get into the counting room safe. Thenlhe entire party left the basement. Voyles, with a .ttiek found on the floor, pried himself loose from the handcuff attached to the bailer and went to the first floor, lie telephoned police and hastened back to the basement, believing the robbers might be working on a safe in the jewelry department on the first floor and might shoot him. Sergeant Allison and Motor Policemen Bartlett and Thompson, Lieutenant Schubert and liicyclemen Moriarity and Everson sped to the store. While Allison and squad entered the Meridian St door Moriarity and Everson, in a police Ford, went to the Pearl St. entrance There they saw a Hudson touring car, with an Illinois license. A man in the oar started to speed away when he saw the police, but Moriarity hopped to the running board and reached the switch key of the Hudson. Shots Are Fired The man jumped out and ran west in Pearl St. Bartlett and Thompson and Sergt. John Richter joined the chase. Til t fugitive turned .south in Illinois and west into Maryland St. Bartlett and Thompson fired two shots at him. The officers saw the fugitive turn into a billboard storage yard just Most of Illinois St. in Maryland St. They found him buried in a big box of sawdust. At police headquarters this man denied having been in the store, hut the watchmen and bakers identified him, according to officers, as having been in the gang. Tied To Water Fountain Before the robbers left the store Sturgeon, according to police, said he saw four more men. They tied him to the water fountain on the first floor, f Sturgeon said he believed three left by the Meridian St. door and four went out the fourth floor window. Police liberated Sturgeon and the three bakers. On a small hand truck near the Pearl St. entrance a suitcase and three traveling bags—the belong to the store—were found. They were stuffed with silver and currency. It was estimated there was between $15,000 and SIB,OOO in the bags. A pint of nitroglycerine also was found on the truck. An old grip contained costly burglar tools, such as a high speed electric drill of the latest type, fuses, hack saws and drifts. Another old bag contained ropes, which may have been used in the entrance through the fourth floor window. The burglars left things scattered throughout the store. For instance, in iront, of one of the basement safes was an old bag containing $8.90. A copper engraving plate and several sledge hammers were among other articles found.

Clothing Is Found In the Hudson automobile a hat bearing a Harry Devison (Indianapolis) label and a black coat with the label of Rotchsehlld, a Chicago tailor, were found. Another hat Was found on the first floor and on the small truck a 30:30 calibre rifle with several 38 long calibre bullets were found. The man found in the automobile gave his name as Thomas Thompson. 47, of Decatur, 111., after a long grilling. He at first said he was from Cincinnati and then Chicago. The only possible trace of any of the other men police otbained was a report from Motor Policeman Charles Bernauer that he saw three men, hatless and coatless, speeding west on Speedway Rd. at Emrichsville bridge early this morning. Charles Langen of the Dixie Toast Shop, 27 N. Illinois St., said two men entered his place about 12:25 a. m. and stayed until he closed some time later. They appeared very nervous and scrutinized every one who entered. Detectives said these men may

Bryan’s clothes look as if he had slept In them a long, long time. But the Colonel went on: “I hope there will be no alarm. But if there is—l’m ready.” Bryan certainly looks fit. His wind seems as good as ever and his general condition is fine. And his position at the track is relatively the same as it was in 1896—when he hopped out of the press box and spoke himself into the nomination with his famous “cross of gold” speech. Although there may be no conflagration at this convention, Bryan says he Is sure—- “ There will be a very hot time ' Some of it will emanate from

have been part of the gang and that they did not go to the store until the robbery was well under way. Strong Box Holds The inner strong box of the safe in the counting room in the basement was not opened. Store officials said about $5,000 was in this compartment. The outer door of the strong box was torn off. but the Inner door was impregnable. Sturgeon said he had just stepped off the fourth-floor elevator when “four men seemed to just spring from the furniture, all pointing guns at me. “All_had masks that seemed to be fastened to their caps and dropped to the nose. They tried to keep me from seeing their faces as much as pi isible. “When the shot was fired in the bakery the man who was leading me shouted: “Don't shoot any more for God’s sake.” When Sturgeon hesitated abqjut calling Voyles on the first floor, he

the Florida delegation. For at least one member of the group is suspicious of Bryah. He is Albert W. Gilchrist, former Governor of the State, and he believes the Commoner is seeking the nomination for himself. However, Bryan insists that he is for McA.loo, and says he will stick by him until he is nominated —or has lost all chance. But as the convention grows hot and the delegates swelter as one lark horse after another is trotted around, Bryan may detect a blaze that needs extinguishing— And then some real fireworks may begin. said his captor poked a gun at him and sa'd: “Damn you, call him or I’ll blow your head off.” As the other watchman approached two of the veggmen hid in the elevator and sprang out upon him, Sturgeon said. Captive Is “Captain” Sturgeon said the man who held him captive apparently was the leader for he kept issuing orders. He sent one man to watch the front door and answer the telephone if it rang. “As we passed the engine room in the basement,'' Sturgeon said, “I told the burglar thatj I always oiled the engines at that time of night and asked him if he please would not allow me to either shut them off or oil them. At first he agreed and then said: “Oh. come on! To hell with those engines.” "When I pulled the front box first instead of the back on the first floor my captor became nervous and then angry. He said: “How does it come that you are pulling the north box instead of the south on this floor? “Because we have permission from the A. I). T. to do it and save steps," I replied. Death Is Threatened “Well, we have a man with us that knows all these, A D. T. workings, and if you lie to us, il you. I'll kill you if it's five years from now.” * As they had about finished their work the yeggnien tied Sturgeon to the water fountain, saying: “Dad, you're pretty old and have been pretty fair with us. s.> I'll you sit down. We carry this wire special and don't try to pull loose, for you can't untie it. We yeggmen have our own tools." “I was asked if I had a key to the back door, and told them that the engineer always carried it." As the men were ahout to leave by the back door the police were arriving and confusion reigned inside the store. Sturgeon said. “I heard someone say. ’Are you ready? Open the door.' and it sounded like it came from the outside.

Comparison Results "Then someone suddenly said, 'Back you go and go like hell and don't take any main highways.’ Three ran by me and to the elevator, and I thought one or more ran to the Meridian St. entrance. I can say there were at least five and at one time I thought six or eight.” Ayres’ officials said Sturgeon probably prevented molesting of approximately SIOO,OOO worth of diamonds in the Jewelry department safe by telling the yeggmen that the stones always were removed at night. Sturgeon likewise throw the bandits off by telling them money was kept in the small safe in the delivery room and not in the largo, when the opposite was the fact. A policeman dispatched to the Washington St. side of the store reported lie saw three men run out of the building west of Ayres’ store and disappear just as he arrived. Police said the explosions of the safes were not heard outside the building because of the noise the Veiled Prophets were making throughout the business district until early this morning. HARD WARE MEN REPO R T 'SPEED-UP’ IN BUSINESS Few Manufacturer's Price Changes Are Announced. NEW YORK, June 25. —Hardware Age in its weekly review of conditions in the various hardware centers of the country says today: - Continued warm weather has resulted in a general speeding up in business in the various hardware jobbing centers throughout the country. Stocks have been fairly low in many sections of the country, and the advent of summer has occasioned a movement of seasonal goods out of dealers’ stocks which has resulted in reordering. Market sentiment has shown a decided improvement during the past week, and there is a feeling of optimism that did not exist several weeks ago. Few manufacturers’ price changes have been announced, and such as have been made are largely in the nature of reductions. Price changes which were made by manufacturers a short time ago are now being passed along by the jobbing trade.

KLAN AND DIE ARE MAIN TOPICS (Continued From Page 1) men: to offset the ntiw outbreak of Democratic censure for the oil scandals. Furthermore, leaders declared, the Administration can hardly take a vast amount of credit for the action inasmuch as the information on the gasoline “patents” on which the suits are based has been a matter of public record for two years, having first been brought out by Senator La Follette. The convention was called to order at 11:32 a. m. today (9:32 Indianapolis time) by Temporary Chairman Pat Harrison. All delegations were represented at that time, but there were many absentees. The galleries were very sparsely settled. Because of arrivals, the appeals of Harrison were almost futile. After ten minutes there was no semblance of order and the milling continued. Tom Taggart was caught in the jam at a time when Harrison was demanding that the police and ser-geants-at-arms clear the aisles. Taggart was attempting to talk with a woman delegate and protested vigorously against being shoved along. “This convention must begin,” shouted Harrison. “The delegates must be seated ” He then called on Bishop Thomas F. Gailor of Tennessee to deliver the invocation, and that move brought quiet and order at 11:45. Mrs. Leroy Springs of South Carolina was recognized to make the first report of the day—that of the committee on credentials. A tall, good-looking woman, dressed in white with a straw picture hat. she went to the platform as the band struck up “Oh, You Beautiful Doll.” When the name of Thomas J. ; Walsh of Montana, announced as ; permanent chairman, was called, the delegates rose to their feet and cheered, the hand played, a committee was named to escort Walsh to the platform and Walsh appeared before the delegates in the midst of another great outburst of cheering. Led by Texas, cheering delegates ranged behind their standards and paraded about the hall when Harrison introduced Walsh as “the greatest investigator in the history of this | country.” The band played and the ! parade continued for some minutes before Walsh could get order and proceed with his speech. Woman Named Vice Miss Mary Kennery of the Bronx was named vice chairman, the first time in history that a woman has I been chosen for such an honor. Walsh finished his address at I 12:52 and immediately the delegates leaped to their feet and for the second time since he took the platform started a parade of standards around the hall. At the height of the demonstra*ion a white dove was let loose from the speaker’s stand and it flew around the hail while the crowd ap- : plauded. A man perched in the galjlery against the roof caught it and I then released it. While the band played "In The I Good Old Summer Time," Walsh I conferred with leaders on the plat- | form regarding the proceedure. | During the intermission. Senator ; Walsh read the United Press dispatch from Washington announcing the launching of Government suits against the oil companies. He smiled and declined to comment on them. Harrison also refused to make any remarks after first writing j same out. After the demonstration had i stretched into fifteen minutes, Walsh pounded for order, breaking the j gavel and making it the second one to collapse under the strain. Order was finally restored. Senator Carter Glass was recognized and presented the usual resolution governing meeting and organization of the national committee following the nomination of a party ticket to get ready for the coming election. The resolution carried without dissent. The committee on rules reported that the rules of the last convention, including the two-third nominating rule, shall apply to this convention. Limit 30 Minutes That no delegates shall occupy the floor for more than thirty minutes in debate unless by unanmious consent of the convention. The report recommended the following eider of business: 1. Report of commimttee on credentials. 2. Report of committee on permanent organization. 3. Ratification of members ot Democratic national committee. 4. Presentation of candidates for President. 5. Report of committee on platform. 6. Selection of a candidate for President.

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7.Presentation and selection of a candidate for Vice President. It carried without a dissenting vote and thus the final squelching of the threatened movement to abolish the two-thirds rule was effected. By approving the order of business recommended, the convention indicated that the nomination for presidential candidates would occur as expected before adjournment today. A resolution was adopted empowering the Democratic national committee to fix the time and place of the next national convention and ordering the delegates to the next national convention be fixed exactly upon the basis of representation in Congress and that Alaska and other territories and possessions be allowed two delegates each. Nominations Begin “The next order of business,” Walsh then shouted, “is the nomination of candidates for the presidency of the United States.” A resolution highly commending the national committee for its selection of Pat Harrison as the keynoter of the convention was loudly applauded. The resolution specifically recommended the keynote of Harrison as a chart for the coming campaign. Marriage Licenses Charles W. Sharp, 37, 802 N. Jefferson, chiropractor: Vanda L. Martin, 27, 1230 N. Gale, bookkeeper. Sherrill Arvtn. 22, 2945 N. Gale, mason contractor: Isabell Dolan. 20. 256 Leeds, stenographer. Francis F, Earner-. 25. South Bend. Ind.. dentist; Mary C. Wheeler, 22, 923 N. Pennsylvania, clerical. John A. Augustin. 26. Indianapolis, mail carrier: Marie J. Kress. 21. 2105 E. Washington, office work. George W. Sohmeette, 23. 4718 Broadway, auditor; Marie A. Weimer. 23. 1846 S. Delaware. William H. Roberts. 52, 1419 N. Senate, chemist; Sarah L. Moore, 39, 705 N. Senate. dress maker. Henry J. Schneider. 34. 4727 Central estimator: Irene A. KirkhofT, 21, 255 N. Randolph. Edward E. Mansfield. 22. 335 W Thirteenth. clerk Elvia G. Cissel, 17, 345 W. Thirteenth, maid. Vergne i. Darragh. 28. Portsmouth, Oh o. rroce-r: Mary A. Williams, 33. 845 West Drive. Alfred F. H, Vehling. 34 1222 Evison, clerk. Ruth C. Fehr. 22. 1302 Woodlawn. George L. Gold. 24 1621 Cruft, truck driver: Alma Z. Hoffmark. 17. 1621 Cruft. Lcnyer N. Rankin. 29, 723 N. West, waiter: R :by V Wilson. 26, 2069 Boulevard PI., teacher William A. Wright. 21. 1326 Fletcher, car finisher: Hattie Morrison. 16, 245 Detroit. Joseph A Miller. 22. 1833 Barth, service station manager: Bridget M. Hinton. 17. 334 E. Morris, machine operator. Births Boys Harry and Audra Matillo, 758 Wallace. Orville and Margaret Rushen, 715% Elder. John and Elian Pringle. 1026 W. Eighteenth. William and Mildred Gale, Methodist Hospital. sValter and Floy Bottin, Methodist Hospital. Abe and Harriet Nathansen. Methodist Hospital. Walter and Cecelia Davidson. 1040 S. Mount. Mathew and Iva Phillips, 1639 Comar. Ardeu and Emma Ober, 2543 E. Eighteenth. Clarence and Blanche Ellis. 101 S. Neil. Wilbur and Verna Roberts. 1355 W. Roach. Alva and Mary Parker. 1443 E. Terrace. Ernest and Susie Nockett. 901 W. Walnut. I.cnnie and Mary Webb. 2137 N. Oxford. Daniel and Irene Skaggs. 2226 W. McCarty. „ Buford and Blythe Beach. 2034 3*. Olney. Girls Charles and Effie Hearald. 57 S. Rural. Louis and Josephine Koerner, 1743 John and Marie Lichtenberg. 3713 E. M arket. John and Man- Mootz 1211 Bates. Clayton and Mary O'Banion. Methodist Hospital. „ _ John and Hazel Garrett. 833 S. Tremont. James and Cora Burnside. 1501 Linden. Phillip and Opal Prentice. 101S E. New °.'ohn and Marear-t Eariin. 2006 Gent. George and Pearl Lucid. 1425 S. Linden. Robert and Violet Bradshaw. 720 EWalnut . _ . Samuel and Clara Copeland. Clark Blakeslee Hospital. Deaths Julia M. Clark. 54. 724 E. Fifty-Second. acute meningitis. Nan Mack. 50. 47 N. Kealing. caxcinoma. . .. , King Strong. 26. city hospital, acute appendicitis. ... Grace Jester. 30. 2748 Cornell, hypostatic pneumonia. Mary R Curtis. 75. 2436 Ethel, carcinoma. Eilward J. Huegele. 64. city hospital, cerebral hemorrhage. William A Burgess. 40. White River, drowning, accidental. Agustus D Shaw. S3. 5628 College, clrrhosia of liver. Building Permits R G. Sandwich Shop, remodel, 107 N. Pennsylvania. $1,200. John Klarich. remodel. 729 Hauzh $3.0. W. R. Mays, garage, 913 N. Alabama. S2OO. W H Oldham, garage, 1063 W. ThirtySixth. S2OO. „ _ . Maxwell Patton, garage, 711 N- East, SSOO. W. P. Denton, remodel, 1822 Mansfield, $235. •Sam Shampaign. garage, 2327 Central, S4OO Fred Schtnk, addition. 414S Park. $485. Robert R. Neal, remodel, 331 Chester. S2OO. Virgil Cornett, dwelling:, 1600 Mills. $2,800. Herbert Murray, addition. 1230 Lexingrton. SOB 7. _ Zero lee Company, building:. 2701 Cornell. SIO,OOO. , v ™ F. E Trosky, reroof, 2940 N. New Jersey $2 02. John j' Troy, dwelling, 2261 Beecher, $4lO. Jesse C. Moore, move dwelling, 333 W. Seventeenth. S4OO. _ _ S L Schory. dwelling. 1720 Tabor. $250. B. D. Brown, double, 509 N. Riley. SB,OOO. v Mrs. C. J. Keeley. dwelling, 1211 N. Tremont. $2,500. Samuel Corey, dwelling. 2130 N. Olney. SI,OOO. „ . . ... Capital Cifiv Fuel Company, shed. 420 S. State, S3OO. William Haulesen Realty Company, repairs. 24 W. Maryland. $3,500. William H. Smith, reroof. 1508 Pross2oo S C. Kirkpatrick, garage. 617 N. Beville, E. D. Foxworthy, garage. 24 Johnson. s3l a . Ernest Morris, garage. 20 Johnson. $3lO.

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