Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 181, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1927 — Page 15

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MANY STOCKS DROP IN EARLY MARTDEALINGS Coolidge Announcement, Decline of Steel Production Adverse.

Average Stock Prices

Average of twenty Industrials Tuesday was 191T44, off .52. Average of twenty rail* was 142.02, off .61. Average of forty bonds was 99.27, up .01. Bu United Frets NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Many prices declined in early dealings on the Stock Market today. President Coolidge’s announcement Tuesday was working against operations for the rise. Then, too, late Tuesday announcement of steel production showing a marked falling off for November also caused nervousness. Commission houses took the occasion to hammer in the belief that the market was due for a drastic corrective reaction. United States Steel sold off 1% points to 143, General Motors off Vs to 127%; Radio off 2 at 94, Montgomery Ward 1% at 113%; Mullins Manufacturing off 4% at 73; Goodrich off 1% at 9378, and Nash off 1 at 94%. Atchison was a strong exception, rising 1% to 196%. Curtiss Aero firmed up % to 53%, within % of its record. Many Wall Street interests felt that President Coolidge’s reiteration of his vefusal to run in 1928 definitely eliminated him from the race. But there was a strong body of opinion that the fresh statement left the situation unchanged and that Coolidge might yet be forced into the race if sentiment developed for his candidacy. This served to offset the President’s request that the Republican national committee select another standard bearer. However, another element of disturbance was furnished by news of a million dollar shipment of gold to London, the first transfer of the metal from this country to England since 1914. In conjunction with the Coolidge statement, this development caused heavy selling in the early dealings and prices in active stocks showed general losses.

Banks and Exchange

FOREIGN EXCHANGE By United Press NEW YORK. Dec. 7.—Foreign exchange opened irregular. Demand sterling, $4.87 11-18, off .00 3-32 c; francs, 3.93%c; lira. 5.4214 c, off .00%c: belga, 13.98 c; marks, 23.86 c, off .02Vic. LIBERTY BONDS B‘‘ United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Liberty 3 Vis opened at 102.11, off 1; Ist 4%, 103.13, unchanged; 3d 4’4s, 100.22, unchanged; 4th 4%5. 104.1, up 2; Treasury 3%5, 102.27, up 1.

In the Stock Market

(By Thomson & McKinnon) NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—President Coolidge’s restatement of his unwillingness to be a candidate adds nothing new to the political situation. The most important item of i,ne market news that I can see this morning is the shipment of a million dollers of gold to Europe. This may or may not be the beginning of a return flow. But it stresses the fact that, regardless of theoretical calculations, gold is actually at the shipping point. Foreign nations have vast sums on deposit here, which, if withdrawn, will alter our entire credit situation. This shipment may be like the first flakes of snow announcing winter. There is only one factor in the stock market at present—money. Therefore, watch this development closely. I think we are headed for unsettled markets. Marriage Licenses ■William Taft Jones, laborer, 1623 W. Washington St., and Lila Lavon Dickerson, 1712'/a W. Washington St. Samuel Gant, presser, 721 Douglas St., and Marion Livingston, 92514 Indiana Ave. Fred Gardner, porter, 753 Indiana Ave., and Cora Lewis. 750 Indiana Ave. Raleigh Oscar Payne, salesman, 1129 N. Belle Vieu PI., and Thelma Frances LaForte, 847 College Ave. N Births ' Girls Dale and Opal Littrell. 343 Lynn. Earl and Henrietta Wilson. 1714 Naomi. Augusta and Olivea Johnson, 21214 Patterson. William and Ruth Stevens, 417 E. Ohio. William and Birtie -Byrd, 820 Vi W. Walnut. -- Herve and Mattie Duerson, 39 W. Pratt. Forrest and Virginia McCord, 1209 Woodlawn. John and Florence Ott. 143 E. Southern. Clyde and Gladys Ward .181 IS .East. Walter and Gladys South, 601 S. Irvngton. Boys Clarence and Marie Miller, 4706 Fletcher. Harry and Mary Hollan, 1057 S. Treinont. Clive and Ettle Linhart, 2167 N. Drexel. William and Mary Gould, 1135 E. Washington. Redozer and Mary Tucker, 1250 E. Calhoun. Russell and Ada Smith. 1106 E. Georgian. Clarence and Mary Mullin, 1426 Pleasant. Deaths Elmer Stone, 62, Methodist Hospital, myocarditis. Mary Donnie Blount, 59, Methodist Hospital, diabetes. Charles E. Nickett, 16, Long Hospital, acute nephritis. America Nash, 68, 1301 E. Eleventh, carcinoma. Minnie Duncan, 54, gt. Vincent Hospital, acute nephritis. Lucinda Ellen Boles, 85, St. Vincent Hospital, diabetes mellitus. Elizabeth May Leonard. 58. Methodist Hospital, cardiac dilatation. George T. Weller. 69, 9 W. Morris, cerebral hemorrhage. Mary Jackson, 41, 2463 Columbia, apoplexy. Lucas Glover, 12. 2070 Highland Place, ecrebral spinal meningitis. ‘ . Building Permits Francis Lambert, dwelling and garage MO2 W. Washington, *3,500. 8 Ke ’ M. Robinson, reroof, 914 E. Fifteenth. $325. W. Cotteri, furnace, 1343 N. Meridian $350. , William H. Kindley, reroof, 109 N. Harding. *320. Lilly & Cos., reroof, 708 8. Delaware, *223. Standard Metal Company, reroof. 135 S Pennsylvania, *393. Indiana Pythian building, repair. 201 N Pennsylvania, *364. P. Seis. reroof, 1126 Union, *225. Pet Sorensen, garage, 1356 N. Dearborn, *4OO. Orlan C. Dorrah. alterations. 580 N. New Jersey. *6OO. Indianapolis school commissioners, addition. Arsenal and Michigan, *179.000. Ira Wilson, furnace, 1309 W. Thirtieth, $350. Mary Henderson, furnace, 809 Dawson. $330, George Sam. furnace, 219 Bright. *2OO. lira. Hannah Weser Estate, garage. 140204 ji. Vermont. *256. W. B. Holler, dwelling and garage, 1417 If. Chester. *3,150. W. E Holler, dwelling and garage, 1423 N. Chester. *3,150.

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—Dec. 7 Railroads— Prev. High. Low. 12 p.m. close. Atchison 19614 ... 194% 194V* Atl Coast Line .193% ... 193% 193% B & O ...1 119 118% lIBV2 119% Can Pacific .. 210% 209 209 212% O & O 208 V ... 207% 209 C& N W 89% ... 89% 90% C R & P 1087* Del & Hud 190*4 ... 189 193% Del & Lack ...137 ... 137 137 Erie 83% ... 62% 63% Erie Ist pfd ... 63% ... 62% 63% Grt Nor pfd ...100% ... 100% 100 Lehigh Valley ..102’% 98% 99 104% K C South .... 64 ... 62% 64 L & N 155% ... 155% 155% M K & T 43% 43% 43% 44% Mo Pac pfd 113% ... 113% 114*4 N Y Central .. 162% ... 162% 163% N NH& H ... 56% 55% 55% 55% Nor Pacific ....100% ... 99% 100% Nor & West 195 Pere Marq 130 ... 130 130 Pennsy 65% 65 65 65% Reading 109 ... 109 109 Southern Ry ..143%, ... 143% 143 Southern Pac ..120% 120% 120% 120% St Paul .1 17*4 ... 17 17Vi St Paul pfd ... 1 ... ... 32% St L& S W ... 80% ... 80% 82% St L& S F ... 110% ... 110% 111% Union Pacific ..193% ... 193 194% Wabash ....... 68 67% 67% 68*4 Wabash pfd ... • 94 Rubber*— Ajax n% 11 10%. Fisk .. 16% ... 16*4 16% Goodrich 96*4 93% 94 95 Goodyear 61% 60% 60% 60% • • 28% 28% 28% 28% US Rubber 53% 53 53% 53% Equipments— Amer C & F ..104'/* ... 103% 104% Amer Loco ....109 ... 109 109% Am Stl Fed ... 5* I" 53% 54 Baldwin Loco .... 252% Gen Elec 130% ... 129% 130% Lima 57 ... 57 56 N Y Air B .... 42% ... 42 42% Pres Stl Car * 70 Pullman 83*4 ... 82 Vi Axxc Wsth A B 46% ... 46% 46% Wstn Elec 92% ::: 90% 92 h tee is— Be Mile . ..... 54 ... 53 5374 Colo Fuel 75% ... 74*4 76*4 Crucible 86V* ... 86% 85% Gulf St Steel 51’,5 ... 51% 51% Inland Stl 56 55 55% 56 * Phil RCA 1..,] 41 ... 40% 41*4 Sl-Shef 117 y S Steel 143% 141% iii% 144% Alloy 26% ... 28% 28% Vanadium 56% ... 55% 56% Motors— Amer Bosch.’... 22% ... 22% 22% Chandler 17 Chrysler 58% 55% 57 58 Cont Motors .*.ll ... 10% 11 gods? , 18% 18 18% 18% Gabriel 33V* ... 33*4 33% Gen Motors 128 V* 126% 127 128% Hudson 71% 68% 70% 69% Hupp 30% 29% 30 30% Jordan 141/, Mack 110 iOB% 110 109*4 Yellow C 33% 30% 32% 31% Moon 7*4 ... 7 7*4 Nash 95% 94 95*4 95y. Packard 53 52 _ 52*4 52 Peerless 25 ... 23 26 Pierce Ar. 13% ... 13*4 13% Studebaker 57% ... 57% 57% Stew War 82% 82% 82% 83 Timken 129 ... 121% 129% Willys-Overland 15% ... 15% 15*4 White Motors . 38% 37*4 38*4 38% Am** Smelt ....174% 173% 173% 174% Anaconda 52% ... 52% 52 Cer De Pas 66 ... 65% 65% Inspir 19% ... 1974 20*4 Int Nick ,68% ..'I 67% 68ft Kennec ...82% ... 84% 82 Magma 49*4 49*4 49% 49% Tex G & 5u1.... 79% 76% 77*4 76% U S Smelting 48 ... 46% 47% Oils— At Ref 108% ... 108 109 Cal Pete 22% ... 23 22 I Freep Texas 101% 99% 100 101% Houston 159 ... 156V4 159% Indpt Oil 25*4 ... 25 % 25% Marland C .... 34 33% 34 34 Mid C Pete ... 27% Lago 32% Pan-Am Pete B 45*4 44% 48 44% Pro & Refg ... 23% ... 23% 23% Phil Pete 40% 4040% 40% Union Oil 43 42% 43 43 Pure OH 25% 25% 25% 25% R y’l Dutch 47*4 Shell 25% ... 25% 20% Sinclair 16% ... 16% 16 7 /„ Skelly 26*4 SO of Cal 55% ... 55% 53 Vo SOof N J ... 39% 39*4 39% 39% SOof N Y ... 31% ... 31% 31% Texas Cos 5274 ... 52% 52% Trans Pete .... 9% ... 9y* 9% Whi Eagle 22 Industrials— Adv Rumlv IJ% Allis Chaim ....114 ... 114 114 Allied Chem 149% ... 149*4 149% Armour A 10% 10% 10% 10% Amn Can 70% 69% 69% 70*4 Am H-L 12 Am H-L pfd 57% Am Safety R ... 58 ... 57% 57*4 Am Wool 22 ... 22 21% Am Linseed 71 %■ 70 70% 71 Coco Cola' 125 ... 125 125 Cont Can 80% 80% 80% 81 Cert Prods 52 % Dav Chem 36% ... 36% 36*4 Dupont 314 ... 311 316% Famous PI 108 ... 107% 108*4 Gen Asphlt 79 ... 78'4 79 Int C Engr ... 54% 53*4 ,53 54 Int Paper ... 77 Int Harv 245 ... 245 247% May D Sta ... 87% ... 87 88V* Mont Ward ....115*4 113*4 115 114% Nat Lead 128 ... 128 128 Owen Bot 83% Radio 94% 93 93% 96 Real Silk ....... 24% ... 2474 24% Rem Type .... 24% 24% 24Vi 24% Sears-Roeb 87y 85% 86*4 87 United Drug ... 192 Univ Pipe .... 26% 25% 26 U S C I P 206*4 USin A1 98% 96% 98 96*4 USIn A1 99V, 96% 98 96*4 Woolworth 194% ... 193*4 195% Amer TANARUS& T ..179% ... * 179 179% Amer Express ..172 169 172 168*4 Amer W W .... 58 ... 57% 59 Brklyn Man ... 56*4 ... 56V, 56% Col Gs & Elec.. 90% 90*4 90 % 90% Cons Gas 117% 117*4 ’117% 118% Interboro ... 28% Nor Amer Cos ... 59*4 58% 59 59% Peoplpes G ....160 ... 180 162 Phila Cos 140 Std Gas & Elec . 60% ... 60 60% West Union " ... 168# Shipping— Am Int Corp .. 58% ... 58% 59 Am S & C 9% ... 3% 3*4 Atlantic G ... 39% ... 39% 39% J. nt M M p fd "40% 40*4 40% 40% United Fruit ..141%. ... 141% 141% Foods— Amer Sugar ... 66 ... 66 67% Beech Nut .... 69 ... 69 68% Cai Pkg ....... 68% ... 68% 68% Corn Prods .... 65*4 ... 65V* 65*4 Cuba C pfd ... 30V* ... 30% 30% Cuba A Sug 20% Fleischmann .. 68*4 67% 68 68*4 Jewel Tea 76 ... 76 75*4 Nat Biscuit ...176*4 175*4 176 175 Punta Ale . ..*. 30% Postum 120*4 119% 120 121% Ward Bk B ... 27% 27% 27% 27% Tobaecos— Amer Sumat 63 Amer Tob 174 Amer T B 175 Cons Cigars ... 83y 80% 83 80% Gen Cigars 72 t K ?. e ,n, 121 *4 ... 121*4 121% Lorlllard 39% 38% 39 39 R J Reyn 157 ... 157 157 T° b P B 109% 109% 109% 109% Un Cg Str .... 33% 33*4 33% 33% Schulte R S ... 51% 51% 51% 51%

SCHOOL TRAFFIC COPS MAY BE GIVEN FLAGS Boys Need More Distinction Than Badges, Citizen Suggests. Dr. A. D. Carter, 318 State Savings and Trust Bldg., h?s suggested to the board of safety that schoolboy traffic officers be provided with distinctive flags eighteen by twentyfour inches. “It is difficult for motorists to distinguish badges on the boys and someone is likely to get hurt when he steps in to the street to direct traffic at school corners,” Carter said. “Motorists could see the flag a long way off and would start obeying the boys’ signal sooner if so warned,” he said. Police Chief Claude M. Worley said the suggestion is “good” but pointed out most school- traffic “cops” now have a large sign which they use. f Fred W. Connell, safety board president, said the suggestion will be considered. BURIAL AT BIRTHPLACE The body of Miss Margaret Brooks, 23-year-old society girl, who killed herself Monday at the home of Miss Dorothy Dell, 4285 N. Meridian St., was taken to St. Johnsbury, Vt., her birthplace, late Tuesday. Accompanying the body were the girl’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hillard Brooks, of Newton Highlands, Mass.

PORKERS PAUSE IN DECLINES TO RISEJOCENTS Hogs Up Generally 10 to 15 Cents at Yards; Other • Livestock Steady. —Hog Price Range— Nov. Bulk. Top. Receipts. 30. 8.75 ® 9 00 9.00 9.000 D l* C - 8.75® 9.20 9.20 5.000 >2. 8.75® 8.10 9.10 8.500 J. 8.50® 9.00 9.00 7,500 5. 8.00 i> 8.80 8.85 10,000 6. B.oo® 8.70 8.70 13.000 7. 8.65® 8.85 8.85 9,500 Pausing in the consistent declines of the last five days, hogs went up generally 10 tp 15 cents on the local live stock market today to and top of $8.85 on the hundredweight. Receipts were up to the average for the week at 9,500 with 438 holdevers. Animals weighing 180 pounds up sold in the bulk at SB.BO. The Chicago market opened slow and weak with a 10-cent lower tone. Traders were asking $8.90 to $9 for best butchers, which were selling at an early top of SB.BO. Receipts were about 27,000. All Hogs Up All classes shared in the higher market, pigs advancing 25 cents on the top end of the range and selling at $7.25 @8.25. Packing sows were $7 @B. Animals weighing 130-160 pounds were up 15 cents at $8.15 @ 8.65 and those in the 160-200-pound class were [email protected], up 10 to 15 cents. Hogs weighing 200-250 pounds were 15 cents higher going at 8.75@ 8.85 and heavy meat animals, 250350 pounds, sold at [email protected], an advance of 15 cents. Beef steers made up the decline of Tuesday and went back to about normal, selling at $11.25@16. Other cattle were steady with 1,500 in the sheds. Beef cows were $7 @9 and low cutter and cutter cows sold at $4.50@6. Bulk stock and feeder steers went at $7.50 @9. > Calves, Sheep Steady Best vealers were unchanged at sls @15.50 as were heavy calves which sold at [email protected]. About 800 were brought to the yards. , Sheep and lambs were unchanged with approximately 600 in the pens. The top stood at $13.75. Bulk fat lambs were sl3@ 13.50 and culls sold at $7.50@ 10.50. Pat ewes were $4.50 @6.50. ■ ' —— • —Hots — Receipts. 9,500; market, higher. Packing sows $ 7.00® 8.00 90-130 lbs ■ 7.25® 8.25 130-160 lbs 8.65® 8.80 160-200 lbs 8.65© 8.80 200-250 lbs 8.70® 8.85 250 lbs. up B.Bo® 8.85 -CattleReceipts. 1,500; market, steady to strong. Beef steers ,• • Beef cows 7.004 V 9.00 Low cutter and cutter cows.. 4.50® 6.00 Bulk stock and feeder steers.. 7.50® 9.00 / —Calves— Receipts. 800; market, steady Best vealers j Heavy calves .... 6.50® 9.50 —Sheep and Lambs— Receipts, 600; market steady to lower. Tod fat lambs *l2 A***** sn Bulk fat lambs Bulk cull lambs ?* > 2% 1 2 , 22 Fat ewes 4.50 w o.ou

Other Livestock / Bu T'nited Press ... , , CHICAGO. Dec. 7. —Cattle—Receipts. 12,000: fed steers, steady to strong; spots higher; she-stock slow, steady to weak; other classes steady; lightweight steers predominating; bulk of values to sell at *ls, downward; good trade on common and medium grade fat steers and Stockers and feeders; rater class very slow; no weighty steers sold through , here; best yearlings. *17.50; mixed yearlings, *17.50; Stockers and feeders. *9® 10.50; weighty sausage bulls. *7.76®7.90; vealers. *l2-50® 13 to Dig packers. Sheep—Receipts. 11,000$ market very slow; few early sties choice heavyweight lambs to shippers at *l4O 14.25; practically nothing done on plainer kinds; sheep steady. Hogs (soft or oily hogs and roasting pigs excluded)—Receipts, 27,000; market active, steady to 10c higher than average; heavyweight 250-350 lbs, medium to choice. *[email protected]: me-dium-weight 200-250 lbs. medium to choice, *8.3008.85;. lightweight 160-200 lbs., common to choice. *7.60® 8.55; light lights. 130-160 lbs., common to choice. $7.10® 8.20; packing sows, smooth and rough, *7 ®8.10; slaughter pigs, 90-130 lbs., medium to choice, *[email protected]. 8 CINCINNATI™ Dec. 7.—Hogs—Receipts. 15 8 ® ( 2'bc h up! )V 250- 3 56 08 1b’3., m *8!50V9 S ; te lbs:. *8.85419; 160-200 lbs., *8.50®9; 130160 lbs., *8418.50: 90-130 lbs., *708.25; packing sows. *77.50. Cattle —Receipts, 450. Calves—Receipts. 400; market, strong; beef steers. *9014; light / Yearling steers and heifers. *8.50013.50; beef cows. *6® g 50; low cutter and cutter cows, *4.75® 5.50; vealers. *10.50014.50: heavy calves, (11013.50: bulk stock and feeder steers. *8.5009.50. Sheep—Receipts. 850; market, slow; top fat lambs, *l4: bulk fat lambs. *10013.50; bulk cull lambs, *T@9; bulk fat ewes, *4@6. Bu Times Bvecinl LOUISVILLE, Dec. 7.—Hogs—Receipts. 1,200; market, steady to 15c higher; heavies, *8.90; mediums, *8.50; lights. *7.75; pigs. *[email protected]; roughs. *5-90® 6.90; stags, *5.90. Cattle—Receipts. 100; market, steady: calves, receipts. 200; market, steady: good to choice. *U.SO® 13 50: medium to good, *9& 11.50. outs, *9 down. Sheep—Receipts. 200 ; market, steady: top lambs, $11.50<?i12; seconds. $6 07: sheep. *3®s. Thursday’s shipments— Cattle. 109; calves, 103; hogs. 468; sheep, 109. BEAST 8 EAST LOUIS. Dec 7.—Hogs - e-250 lbs.. *8.5008.70; 180-200 lbs. $8.15® 8.60: 130-160 lbs.. *7.604,8.40; 90-130 lbs.. *7.25@8; packing sows, *74,7.75. Cattle — Receipts, 4,000; calves, receipts 1.700; market. steers slow; others steady; beef steers. *lo® 13.50; light yer-.r ines and heifers. *8.50®ll: beef cows, 16.50418; low cutter and cutter cows, vealers, *14.75: heavy calves, *6®9; bulk stock *nd feeder steers. *6.254,9. Sheep—Receipts 3,000; market, indications steady: top fat lambs, *l4; bulk fat lambs. *13.504) 13.75; bulk cull lambs, *9; bulk fat ewes, *s® 6. Bu T United Press EAST, BUFFALO, Dec. 7.—Hogs—Receipts. 1 200; holdovers, 1,921; market, strong. 250-350 lbs., *94)9.25; 200-250 lbs, *8.9009.25; 160-200 lbs., *8.854)9.10; 130-160 lbs.. *8.5009; 90-130 lbs.. *8.25® 8.00: packing sows, *7.25418. Cattle—Receipts. 100; calves, receipts, 150; market, steady: calves, steady; beef steers, *11.75; low cutters and cutter cows. *4.2505.75; vealers, $15.50® 16. Sheep—Receipts, 650; market, steady; bulk fat lambs, *14.50; bulk cull lambs, *10.50011.50; bulk /fat ewes. *6417.50. Bu T'nitrd Press CLEVELAND, Dec. 7.—Hogs—Receipts. 4.500: market. 10 to 25c down; 250 350 lbs.. *8.90: 200-250 lbs.. *8.90; 160-200 lbs., *[email protected]; 130-160 lbs.. *[email protected]; 90-130 lbs.. *84,8.25; packing sows. *7.254) 775 Cattle—Receipts. 200; calves, receipts, 400; market, cattle steady; calves, slow; beef steers, *9.754)11.10; light yearling steers and heifers, nominal; beef cows. *6®B, low cutter and cutter cows. *4.504)5.50; vealers, *124)16. Sheep—Receipts, 500; market, steady to weak; top fat lambs. *14.50; bulk fat lambs. *l4® 14.25; bulk cull lambs, *11@12; bulk fat ewes, *s@7; bulk feeding lambs, *li@l3. 8 PITTSBURGH. B, Dec. 7—Hogs—Receipts, 1,500; market, 10® 15c up: 250-350 lbs., *909.15; 200-250 lbs.. *909.15; 160-200 lbs.. *8.7509.15: 130-160 lbs., [email protected]; 90-130 lbs., *808.50: packing sows, *74iß. Cattle—Receipts, none; calves, receipt*. 1.25: market,' full, steady; beef steers ouotable, *11014; vealers, $14.50016.50. Sheep—Receipts, 1,200; market, weak, tending lower: top fat lambs, *14.25: bulk fat lambs, *13014.25; bulk cull lambs, *BOIO. Bii Ignited Press TOLEDO. Dec. 7.—Hogs—Receipts, 750; market, 10®25c off; heavies, *8.504(8.80; mediums, *8.404(8.50; Yorkers, *8.250 8.50: good pigs, *7.504)8. Cattle—Receipts, 100; market, strong. Calves—Receipts, light; market, steady. Bheep and almb*—Receipts, light; market, slow.

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In the Cotton Market

Bn United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Cotton opened 4 to 9 points higher. December, 19.34; January. 19.36; March,, 19.55; May. 19.71; July., 19.70; October. 19.28.

Produce Markets

Butter (wholesale price)—No. 1, 50® 54c; No. 2, 47®49c; packing stock. 22®25c. Butterfat (buying price)—sß©s2c. Eggs—No. 1 fresh, averaging 24 ounces to doz.. 45®46c; No. 2, 28®30c: general run, 40®42c. Cheese (wholesale selling prices, per pound)—American loaf, 35®38c; pimento loaf, 37@40c; brick loaf, 37®40c: Swiss No. 1. 42®44c; Imported Swiss, 62c; Wisconsin flat, mild and sharp. 30c; print cream. 28®29c; flat display. 29@30c: l-ong-horn. 28®29c; New York limberger. 30® 34c: Wisconsin limberger, 28®30c. Poultry (buying prices)—Hens. 19® 201; Leghorn hens. i3®lsc: spring. 18621 c; Leghorn springs. 14® 15c; roosters. 10® 13c; turkeys, young toms, 35®38c: young hens. 32®35c; old toms, 25c; old hens, 28 ®3oc; ducks, 15®17c: geese, 13@15c; guineas, young, 50c; old, 35c. Bu United Press , CLEVELAND. Dec. 7.—Butter—Extras, In tub lots. 52%®54c; firsts, 45 ©46c; seconds, 42®43c: packing stock, 28® 30c. Eggs —Extras, 54c; extra firsts. Sic; firsts, 45c; ordinary, 37c; pullet firsts, 27c. Poultry— Heavy fowls. 23®25c; medium, 20®22c; Leghoans. 16617 c; heavy springers, 24® 25c; Leghorn springers, 19® 21c; cocks, 16®17c; ducks, heavy, 21623 c; medium. 18#20c; geese, 20®22c. Potatoes—Round white. 150-lb. sacks. New York. slls® 3.25; Maine, $3.25; Ohio, $2.85®3; MichTgan, *2.65#2.75; Wisconsin and Minnesota, $2.50® 2 60: 115-lb. bags, Idaho Russets. $2.50®2.75; selected stock, $3.75®4. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Flour—Dull and unchanged. Pork—Steady. Mess—634.so. Lard—Steady. Midwest spot—sl2.2s® 12.35. Sugar—Raw, firm; spot 96 test, delivered duty paid. 4.52© 4.55 c; refined, dull; granulated, 5.50®5.90. Coffee —Rio No. 7, on spot. 14c; SantoS No. 4, 21%®21%C. Tallow—Dull: special to e-.tra. 8%®8%c. Hay —Quiet; fro. 1. $1.10©1.15; No. 3. 80@95c: clover, 65® 1.10. Dressed poultry—Firm; turkeys. 30®50c; chickens, 20® 36c; broilers. 32®38c' capons, 36®47c; fowls. 16# 31c: ducks. 20®28c: ducks. Long Island. 23 ® 28c. Live poultry—lrregular; geese. 22® 23c: ducks, 14®24c; fowls. 21©28c; turkevs. 35®42c; roosters, 14c; chickens. 18®30c; broilers, 30© 40c. Cheese, quiet; State whole milk fancy to specials, 28 *4® 20c; young America, 28*4® 29c. Potatoes—Long island. 5264.15; Jersey. 62.50®2.75; southern basket, 61.50: Maine. 62© 3.70; Bermuda. s7©sls. Sweets—Jersey, basket, 50c ©62.25; southern basket, 68c© $1.25; southern barrels. s3© 3.25. Buttei*—Steady; receipts, 10,430; creamery extras. 51%c: special market. 52©52%c. Regs—Quiet; receipts. 16,233 :nearby white fancy. 57® 58c: nearby State white, 48®56c; fresh firsts. 44®48c: Pacific coasts. 50®S7*4c; western whites. 38©52c; nearby browns, 63 ® 64®. Bu United Press CHICAGO. Dec. 7.—Butter—Receipts. 4.202: extras, 50%c; extra firsts. 461 © 47%c; firsts, 40%©43c; seconds. 37059 c; standards. 46%c. Eggs—Receipts. 3,273; firsts. 42©46*4c: ordinaries. 32®40c: seconds. 22<>t30c; extras. 33®33' 9 c. Poultry —Receipts. 3 cars: fowls, heavy. 22%c; small. 17® 18c; springs, 24c; ducks, heavy, 24c: small. 18c; geese. 21©22c: turkeys. 25 ®32c; roosters, 17c. Cheese—Twins, 26'4c; voung Americas. 28c. Potatoes—Arrivals, 51c; on track. 275: In transit. 554; Wisconsin sacked round whites, [email protected]: Minnesota and North Dakota sacked round whites and Red River Ohios, t1.30wi.40; Idaho sacked russets No. 1. $1.50® 1.60, parti vgraded. $1.25© 1.45. Sweet potatoes —*1.50®3.

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• PRICE TO RETAILERS FRUITS * Apples—Fancy barrel apples: Jonathans. $8.50: Bellflowers. 67.50; Batymens. 68.50 @9; Grimes Golden. 69. Barrel apples: Grimes Golden. $7.50: Bellflowers, 66; Baldwins. $5.75®8; Wagners. $5,754/6: Jonathan. 67. Box apples: Delicious, 63.74 ©'4.50; Grimes Golden. *2.7563.50; Jonathans. $3#3.25; Staymens. $3.50. Basket apples (40-lb. baskets); Jonathans, $2.50® 3; Grimes Golden. $2.50®2.75: Delicious, $3.25; Wolf River. *2.75 ®3; 20-ounce Pippin. $2.50®3: Starmens, 62.50; cooking apples, $262.25: York Imperials. B grade. $r.75: Staymens, B grade. *1.85: Grimes. B grade. *2.25. Bananas —6®Bc lb. Berries—Cranberries, 610® 10.5$ one-half barrel. Grapefruit—Florida. 64®4.75 crate. Grapes—Callfornlt Emperors. 66 keg: 62.25W2.50 lug: California Almerla. *2.75 U Kumquats—Florida. 35c quart. Lemons—California, *9. Limes—Jamaica, $3 per 100. Oranges—California. $4.5068.50 crate; Florida. $466.25. _ ~ e . Pears—Washington Bos.:. *8.25 per box; Florida Avocados. 65 per dozen: Washington D’Anjcus. S8 box. Tangerenes—Florida. 64.50 a crate. VEGETABLES Artichokes—California. 62 per dozen. Beans—Southern. $2.25®2.50. ' Beets—l bu. Brussels Sp-outs—2sc lb. Cabbage—H. 0.. l%@2c lb. Carrots—sl@L2s bu. bu. Cauliflower —California, 63.75 crate. Celery—Michigan, *1.35 flat crate: Michigan rough, *3 per 2-3 crate; Michigan washed. 50c®i doz. Celery Cabbage—sl.2s doz. Cucumbers—Hothouse, *2.25 doz.; southern, *1.25 doz.; Florida, *6 crate. Eggplant —H. G.. $2.25 doz. Endive—so doz. Kale—H. G.. $1 bu. Leek—soc bunch. , Lettuce—California. head, 66 6 6.50; crate; hothouse, leaf, SI.BO 15 lbs. Mushrooms —75c lb. Onions,—Spanish. $2.35®2.50 crate; Indiana white. *2.50 per 100-lb. bag: Indiana yellow. $2 per 100-lb. bag. Oysterplant—soc doz. Parsley—Boc doz. bunches. Parsnips—*l.3s bu. Pea* -California telephone,; 6.50 hamper. Pepper.:—Finers. 75c peck; Florida mangoes. $4 'rate. Potatoes—Michigan white. *3 150 lbs.; Minnesota Russets, *3.40 120 lbs.; Minnesota Red River Ohios. $2.25 120 lbs.; $2.40 CWt.' A . Radishes—Hothouse buttons, 61 dozen; Southern long red, 35c dozen. Rutabagas—*l.7s per cwt. Shallots—7sc doz. Spinach—H. 0.. $1.2561.50 bu. Sweet Potatoes diums, 61.50 bu.: Indiana Jerseys* 62.25 bu.; Nancy Hall. *1.60 hamper. „ Tomatocs-jHothouse. $3.50 per 10 lb*. Turnips—H. G.. 85c bu. MISCELLANEOUS Cider—New York, *5.50, 14 gal. keg; $4.50. 6 gal. case; *4.75. 12*4 gal. lar. Cocoanuts—s6 per* 100. Garlic—lsc per lb. Oysters—Standards. *2.50 gal.: selects. $2.75 gal. Squash—Hubbard. $3.50 bbl. HOLIDAY SUPPLIES Trees—s2©2.2s, bundles of 2. 8. 4, 5 and 6. Laurel Roping—sl.so per 20-cord coil. Holly—Wreaths, $1.75 per doz.; loose, $6 per case. 7 t Lycopodium—)sl.2s, 20-yard roll.

Local Wagon Wheat

Local grain elevators are . paying (1.31 fqa No. 2 red wheat. Other grades are Dufchased on their merits. C. OF C. VOTE THURSDAY Three Directors Will Be Chosen at Election. Three directors for a term pf three years each will be elected at the Real Estate Board luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce Thursday. Candidates are: | Regular ticket, D. A. Coulter, Everett J. Holloway, Forest B. Kellogg, Dan Le Gore, William Low Rice, H. L. Richardt. Independent ticket No. 1, James S. Crusse, Frank E. Gates, Walter T. White, Charles R. Yoke. Independent ticket No. 2, Robert Allison, Lawrence J. Sexton, Marion Stump. The board also will vote on a constitutional amendment raising the initiation fee to SIOO and active membership dues to SSO. SEEK 1928 MEETING C. V. Spickelmeir, general manager of the Spickelmeir Fuel & Supply Company, and C. C. Ridge, assistant director of the Indianapolis convention bureau, are attempting to bring the 1928 convention of the National Builders and Supply Dealers Association to Indianapolis. i Spickelmeir, who is national .secretary and head of the local delegation, and Ridge are pow In Cleveland, at the 1927 convention.

CORN FUTURES LEAD ADVANCES AT GRAIN PITS Traders See Wheat Shift of Tuesday as Result of Corn iJpturn. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 7.—Cora futures a general upturn in all grain prices at today’s opening on the Chicago Board of Trade. Opening prices; Wheat, % cents higher; com, % to % cents higher, and May oats M cents higher. December and March oats were not quoted. Traders regarded Tuesday’s sudden shift of wheat sentiment to the bull side, more as a result of corn’s upturn than as indicating any fundamentally bullish conditions in the wheat pit. Liverpool was slightly higher than expected, but this Influence probably will be offset by a lower Buen**; Aires market and generally bearish Argentine news. The interests of traders this week probably will be centered in the Argentine situation and export demand. The latter was reported quiet overnight. An increase of 2,* 589,000 bushels in world’s available stocks was also expected to have a bearish effect. The weight of influence in corn was on the bull side again this morning. Predicted sleet and cold weather struck the central and western belt section last night. Husking and marketing will be practically held up. while conditions continue unfavorable. The Argentine market was sharply and unexpectedly lower this morning, for the first time in ten days. TTiis news will probably exert a strong bearish influence here, but was not expected to offset the unfavorable American* news. Oats were still inclined to trail with other grains, although the technical position is strong. Provisions opened lower. , Chicago Grain Table —Dec. 7 WHEAT— Prev. Hiuh. Low. 12:00. close Dec 1.29% 1.29% 1,29% 1.29% March 1.33% 1.33% 1.33 1.32% Mav 1.35 1 34% 1.34% 1.34*4 CORN— Dec 91% .90% .90% .90% March 95% .95% .95% .94% Dec 53% .52% ,53 .52% March 55% .55 .56% .64% Mav 57% .56*4 .57% .56% RYE—— Dec 1.10 1.09% 1.09% March 1.10 1.09% 1.10 1.09% May 1.10% 1.10 1.10% 1.09% LARD— Dec 11.65 11.65 11.67 Jkn 12.15 12.10 12.12 12.15 May 12.52 12.47 12.50 12.50 RIBSJan 11.37 Bu Times Special CHICAGO. Dec. 7.—Primary receipts— Wheat. 808.000 against 694.000; corn. 1,085.000 aratnst 966.000; Oats. 298.000 against 284.000. Shipments—Wheat, 1305,000 acralnst 1,075.000: corn, 469.000 against 270,000; oats. 263.000 against 211,000. B CHICAGO, ‘ S &ec ,fl 7.—Carlots: Wheat. 11; corn, 169; oats, 44; rye. 6.

Indianapolis Stocks

—Dec. 7 —Stocks— Bid. Ask. Amer Central Life 500 77. Amer Creosotlng Cos pfd 10114 103*4 Belt R R com *7% 68 v. Belt R Rpfd SBli ... Cent Ind Power Cos pfd 94 95 Cities Service Cos com 51 la ... Cities Service Cos pfd 941% ... Citizens Gas Cos com 56V4 58 Citizens Gas Cos pfd 10614 ... Commonwealth Loan Cos pfd ..99 ... Equitable Securities Cos com. 81 Hook Drug com 3014 ... Indiana Hotel com (Claypool).. 125 ... Indiana Hotel pfd 101 Indiana Service Corp pfd *5 Indianapolis Gas com 81 Vi 63 14 Indpls 3t Northwestern pfd ... 53 •IndDl* P & L 6Vis pfd 102 104 Indpls P & L 7s pfd .....101 Vi 102'4 Indpls Pub Wei Ln Assn 47Va ... Indianapolis St Ry pfd 38 44 Indpls water Cos pia 103 Indpls Water Wks Sec Cos 98 Interstate P 8 pr lien pfd..103 Interstate P S 6s pfd 86li ... Merchants Pub Util pip 100 North Ind Pub Service pfd... 98’i 100 Progress Laundry com 25 Rauh Fertilizer pfd 60 Real Silk Hosiery pfd T H I At E sqm ili ... T H I & E prd 24 T H Trac and Lt Cos pfd.... 92 Union Trac of Ind com ti Union Trac of Ind Ist pfd 1 Union Trac of Ind 2d pfd ..... % Union Title Cos com 84 Van Camp Pack Cos pfd 10 Van Camp Prod Izt pfd 96 100 Ven Camp Prod 2d pfd 100 —Bank Stock.— Aetna Trust and,Bav Cos 120 125 Bankers Trust Cos 140 City Trust Cos * 150 Continental National 123 ... Farmers Trust Cos 245 Fidelity Trust Cos 162 ... Fletcher American 177 Fletcher Sav and Trust Cos 280 ... Indiana National Bank 265 267 li Indiana Trust Cos 237 257 Livestock Ex Bank 162 Marion Countv Bank 216 Merchants Nat Bank 328 Peoples State Bank 235 Security Trust Cos 275 ... State Savings and Trust ICO Union Trust Company 480 Wash Bank and Trust Cos 168 Bonds Belt R R and Stockyards 45.... 9014 ... Broad Ripnle 6s 8014 83 Central Indiana Gas 6s 98 Cent Ind Power Cos 6s 103 ... Cht 8 Bend At N Ind 5s 18 22 citizens Gas Cos 5s 10414 106 Citizens St RR 5s 8714 8814 Oary St Ry 5s 89 94 Home T At T of Ft W 6s ..103V4 108 Indiana Hotel* 5s 100 Indiana Northern 3 Indpls Northern 5s 12 13 Ind Ry 'and Lt 5s 95 Ind Service Corp 6s >,... 95 Ind Union Trac 5s 2 Indpls Col At South 6s 99 101 Indpls Gas Cos 5s 101*4 102V4 Indpls At Martinsville 6s 8114 Indpls Northern 5s 13 17 Indpls At Northwestern 5s 8114 ... Indpls Power and Lt Cos 55....100 100(4 Indpls St Ry 4s 68 6814 Indpls Trac At Term 5s 9514 98 Indpls Union Ry 5s 10214 ... Indpls Water slis 104 10414 Indpls Water Ist $s 99 Indpls Water 414s *7>A ... Indpls Water Wk Sec Cos 65.. 150 Interstate Pub S 6s ~.,.104 Interstate Pub S Bs 6Vis 10514 ... N Ind Pub Serv Cos 58 99V4 ... T H I & E 5s BO ... T H Trac and Light 5s 99 U Ex dividend * nd ® S IV4 12,4 —Liberty Bonds— Liberty Loan Ist 314s 102.32 102.50 Liberty Loan Ist 4V4s 103.40 103.56 Liberty Loan 3d 4V4s 100.70 100.90 Liberty Loan 4th 4Vis 104.04 104.20 U S Treasury 414s 115.50 115.68 U S Treasury 4s ~..110.54 110.70 U S Treasury 3%s 107.54 107.74 U S Treasury 3 Vis 100.04 100.18 U S Treasury 3%s 102.72 102.90 —Sales—--10 sh Cent Ind Power pfd 0 99

In the Sugar Market

(By Thomson At McKinnon) NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Sentitment ln the raw sugar market for the moment Is somewhat more bearish. The continued withholding of the long expected decree fixing the date of the start of grinding and the size of the 1928 Cuban crop is having a depressing effect on the • futures market. The demand for refined sugar is also being held down to hand to mouth basis, in the hope of a lower market later. Nevertheless this situation will straighten Itself out very shortly and I would take advantage of any such depression to purchase the late new crop months.

Women Lead Winners in Last Line Contest BY LIMERICK LARRY Women are the leading citizens of Limerlckville! At least, representatives of the so-called “gentler sex” seem to be the most consistent winners of these daily limerick contests. George L. Winkler; Federal prohibition administrator for Indiana, picked the winners to Limerick No. 4—the “dry agent” limerick—but we can’t accuse the judges of any of these contests of being partial because all names are removed from entries before they we submitted to them. Limerick No. 4 and prize winning lines are: A cold in the head is “bad news” To a dry agent smelling for booze, For tho’ on the watch For a truckload of Scotch THE CREW PLAYED “HOP SCOTCH” WITH HIS VIEWS. Mrs. G. L. O’Connnor, 4224 Carrollton Ave., Is the author of this line: which wins $5 for her. Mrs. H. M. Hull, 715 E. Twenty-First St., Apt. 15, won $3 for this NOT A “SCENT” CAN HE GET FOR HIS CLEWS. John P. Keevers, 2909 Indianapolis Ave., won third prize and $2 with this: HE HAS TO DEPEND ON HIS “VIEWS.” If you are not limericking every now! Limerick Larry is offering daily cash prizes for the best last lines submitted and a grand prize of a S2OB Stewart-Warner radio, given by the National Furniture Company, 335 W. Washington St., for the best line received during the contest. Read the piles and start now! 1. Write the ftleve rest and most fitting lasty line you can think of. 2. Contestant* may use the coupon in The Times or may send in their “last line” on any separate paper. They may send in as many “last lines” for each limerick as they wish. 3. The paper or coupon must bear the same number as the coupon wHlch contains the “last line” limerick as printed in The Times of that day. 4. If any two or more contestants supply equally clever and fitting “last lines,” the judges in deciding the winner will take into consideration neatness and spelling. 5. Anyone, except employes of The Indianapolis Times and the ScrippsHoward newspapers and their immediate families, is eligible to enter this contest. 6. Remember, if you win a prize any day you will, without further work, be eligible for the S2OB grand prize.

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WOMAN PICKED ON COURT JURY December Term Will Follow Unusual Procedure. The courthouse witnessed the unusual sight of a woman serving on a jury today. Mrs. Orpha Gray. Friendswood, Ind., has been qualified as member o 4 the regular December jury for Municipal Court One and sat at hearing of a minor damage suit before Judge Thomas Garvin. Although a jury composed entirely of women once served in one of the superior courts,. courthouse attaches could not remember of a woman ever haying served on one of the regular juries. “I wanted to beg off service just like every one else, but I guess it won’t be so bad,” Mrs. Gray said. When Sheriff Omer Hawkins served her summons she insisted he make sure she was the person called before she answered. Criminal Judge James A. Collins has refused to qualify women for Criminal Court juries, because there are ho facilities for the comfort of women jurors if a jury should be locked up for a long session over a decision. DECORATORS IN SESSION Banquet, Dance Tonight Planned / by State Pointers. E. S. Woodward of the Aluminum Company of North America, spoke before the Indiana State Association of Master House Painters and Decorators today, at its nineteenth annual convention at the Elks Club. Other speakers were: W. B. Fuller, Buffalo, N. Y.; P. W. Ruppert, Milwaukee, Wis. A banquet and dance tonight will colse the Wednesday session. A tour of Indianapolis, inspection of the Lilly varnish factory, luncheon at the Athenaeum, business meeting and election of officers are on the Thursday program. The woipen inspected the Real Silk Hoosiery Mills this morning, had luncheon at the Spink-Arms, and made a tour of the city this afternoon. L. S. Ayres and Company store will be inspected Thursday. _

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BROOM BILL EXPLAINED Central States Meeting of Manufacturers Closes. Explanation of the Coqper Bill now before Congress which requires that prisons comply with the interstate commerce laws in labeling and selling brooms was the closing item of business Tuesday of the quarterly meeting of the Central States Broom Manufacturers and Supply Dealers Association at the Sever in. Irvin Richards, an eastern broom manufacturer, said many prisons were shipping brooms out of the State in which they were manufactured without labeling them prison made. BLAST INVESTIGATED Five Marshal’s Office Inquires Ir to Theater Bombing. Investigation of the explosion which wrecked the State Theater at Hammond, Ind., Nov. 8, was transferred to Ipdianapolis today. Deputy State Fire Marshal Elmer Vrooman, Arson Chief Bert Fowler and Sergt. Sandis Singer of the Hammond police, interviewed witnesses at the office of the arson division at the Statehouse. Among the witnesses was William Kleihege, owner of five other theaters in Hammond and Chicago, who leased the State from tjie corporation which owned it. The mysterious blast caused $500,000 damage.

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CHANGE OF TIME Effective Sunday, December 11 A New Train —TO — New York and Boston No. 40 '' No. 39 5:00 p. m. Lv. St. Louis . .Ar. 1:30 p. m. 9:55 p. m. Ar. Indianapolis (Note) Lv. 7:50 a. m. 10:00 p. m. Lv. Indianapolis Ar. 7:45 a. m. 5:00 a. m. Ar. Cleveland Lv. 2:00 a. m. 8:50 a. m. Ar. Buffalo Lv. 10:00 p. m. 6:50 p. m. Ar. New York Lv. 12:10 p. m. 9:45 p. in. Ar. Boston Lv. 9:30 a. m. Note—First trip westbound December 12. Sleeping cars between St. Louis, Indianapolis and Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Boston. Club Car between Buffalo and New York, Albany and Boston.' Observation Car between Buffalo and New York. Dining Car serving all meals. All-Pullman east of Buffalo. For further particulars apply City Ticket Office, 112 Monument Circle, Phone MA in 0330, or Union Station, phone MA in 4567. J. N. LEMON, Division Passenger Agent. BIG FOUR ROUTE

LEAGUE WEAK 1 IF BIG NATION IS JNVOLVED Bronner Declares America’s Failure to Join Has Caused Impotency. This is the fourth in a series of articles by Milton Bronner, foreign corespondent for The Times and NEA Service, discussing the situation In Europe today. BY MILTOITiRONNER NEA Service Writer LONDON, Dec. 7.—-“But there Is always the League of Nations.” That is the reply one is apt to get when one talks about how Europe is still an armed camp and about how powder barrels In the shape of new Alsace-Lorraines are scattered all over the map awaiting only a spark to start an explosoin. But the plain truth is that the league is shriveling up. It started out to be a world league. But that dream ceased abruptly when America would have none of It. Then the most populous country in Europe—Russia—with the biggest Asiatic possession in the world— Siberia—refused to have anything to do with the league. Then Spain gave notice that It intended to withdraw, because it was not given a permanent seat in the council and some? of the South American states grew cold toward the league. A Debating Society The league tends more and more to be a league principally of European States dealing with European matters. Also it tends more and more to be a debating society. But that is not all. When President Wilson was battling for the principle of the League of Nations and anew diplomacy, he spoke of “open covenants openly arrived at.” That meant full publicity, dealing in the open in front of witnesses, who represented press and public. No longer were a few old men, sitting in secret session, to decide the fate o'! nations. The League of Nations, in solemn conclave assembled, was to prevent wars. The league, by its massed opinion and its massed power, was to force nations to keep the peace. Well, the plain truth is that the league is bold where small nations are concerned and timorous where the big ones are the principals. More and more the tendency is to keep away from the league some of the greatest European problems. League Timorous Take the recefit dispute between the little state of Albania and the bigger state of Jugoslavia. Albania never would have dared make faces at Jugoslavia., if big brother Italy was not at tier back. And because Italy was there, the matter was not taken up by the League of Nations. The big powers advised that the matter be settled outside the league. There have been other matters in which Itt*,ly has had an where the league has abstained from interfering. It abstained be/ause it was known Mussolini would net hesitate a moment to take Italy out of the league and declare his intention to have freedom of action. Lets Italy Alone The league has never interfered with Italy from Fiume to Corfu. The league has never lessened the grip France has on the Saar. The league has never interfered with Poland’s grab of the city of Vllna. The league has done little or nothing for the racial minorities who find themselves in the new Alsace-Lorraines. The league has accomplished practically nothing for international disarmament. Where the big powers have allowed it to function, it has done its work splendidly well. But the big powers tell it too often that certain matters ate none of its business. The big powers are too inclined to want "open covenants openly arrived at” only for the small nations. Tomorrow: Old World Against New.

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