Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 283, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 March 1928 — Page 29

MARCH 23, 1028_

GENERAL MOTOR STOCKS RISE TO RECORD LEVELS Shares Sell at 183 to 185; Huge Volumes Sold at These Figures.

Average Stock Prices

Average of twenty industrials Thursday wac 206.67, off .11. Average of twenty rails was 140.30. off .11. Average of forty bonds was 99.33, unchanged. By United Press NEW YORK, March 23.—General Motors continued its rush upward today. The first sale involved 15,000 shares at 183 to 185, up 4 to 6 points, and anew record for the present shares. The price remained midway between these figures, in early dealings in huge volume. At the outset the entire list was carried up on the overnight report on brokerage loans showing an increase of but $32,650,000, when an expansion of more nearly SIOO,OOO 000 had been looked for. New High on Rails St. Louis, San Francisco continued to feature the rails, turning over in heavy volume and rising to anew high at 120%, up 1%. U. S. Steel opened up 2!i at 150% and held around that figure, while Radio, which opened at 155, up 4, eased to 153%. Victor soared 6% to 91, anew record, and new highs were made by. Consolidated Gas at 142, up 1%; General Electric, exdividend sl, at 148, up 4%; and Sears, Roebuck at 95, up 2%. Describing the market the Wall Street Journal’s financial review said today: “Wall Street was agreeably surprised by • the relatively small increase in brokerage loans in the week ended March 21. In view of the extraordinary activity in the stock market in that period, a larger gain had been anticipated. Traders who had taken a short position in the belief the loan figures would have a bearish influence on the prices were given severe punishment in the early dealings. General Motors Up General Motors soared to a record at 185 at the outset, a gain of 6 points from the previous close. Just before the recent forward movement motors was selling at 137. Today’s high represents a rise of 38 points from that figure or an appreciation in the stock of $661,200,000 on the basis of the 17,400,000 shares of common outstanding. After touching 185 today, the stock reacted to 181% from which it gradually recovered. Victor Talking Machine soared to anew high at 91, up 6% points. This issue was bought heavily on the increasing likelihood the company would merge with Radio Coraoration of America, thus receiving the benefit of that vast organization’s distribution force and patent rights. Neither Radio nor Victor officials would comment, but it is believed in Wall Street that a definite announcement of a merger would be announced soon. Radio reached 155% this morning, a net gain of 4%, dropped to 150 v, and then recovered more than 2 points from the low. Dupont, U. S. Steel and a long list of other industrials were sharply higher, dipped and Railroad issues were strong under the leadership of New York Central.

Banks and Exchange

INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT nnn pc? A clearings today were 53,090,000. Debits were $8,474,000. , NEW YORK STATEMENT 7.7 United Press Bank cie-arlngs today were $1,344,000,000 Clejtnng, AoiGe balance was $142,000,000. TREASURY STATEMENT P.y United Press WASHINGTON, March 23.—The Treasury net balance for March 21, was $421,466 - .Customs receipts this months to March 21 were $32,292,729.38. LIBERTY BONDS PM United Press NEW YORK, March 23.—Liberty 3* >c opened at 101.9; Ist 4%s 102.25. off 3: 3rd 4Vis, 100.14; 4th 4%5. 103.17, off 1.

In the Stock Market

By Thomson & McKinnon) NEW YORK. March 23.—0n a few occasions during Thursday’s session there were indication of liquidation, and. technically speaking liquidation was the proper procedure. However, the fact must not be lost sight of that the market yesterday end other days during the week actually strengthened Itself during these periods. This situation, together witii tremendous Nation-wide outright purchasing by individuals and corporations, explains in some degree the negligible increase in brokers’ loans. Turning to the economic side of the picture, we find possibilities of mergers which are on a scale heretofore unthought of. and with these in view, continued stock market activity on a large scale may be expected. NAME JEWETT MANAGER Harry Hendrickson Takes Charges of Work in County. Harry Hendrickson, attorney and former Marion County chairman, today assumed the Marion County management of Charles W. Jewett’s campaign for the Republican nomination for Governor. Jewett addressed the Optimist Club today and will embark next week on a speaking tour which will embrace every county in the State. BLAZING TREE KILLS SIX Falls On School Bus On Highway in Mississippi. P.ij United Press LEAF, Miss., March 23.—A burning pine tree caused the death of five school children and a driver Thursday when it fell on a school bus. f Hoover Chairman. Is Appointed Extending the . Hoover-for-Presi.-dent organization in the Second district, strongly Democratic, but claimed by Watson in the State’s Republican presidential preference race, District Manager H. H. Nutter today named Dan Turner of Martinsville, as Morgan County chairman.

New York Stocks (By Thomson & McKinnon)

—March 23 Prev. Railroads— High. Low. 12:00. close. Atchison 188% 188 188% 189 Atl Coast Line. .180'/a ... 180 Va 180!Balt & Ohio 117% 116’/a 117 116 Canadian Pac ..214% 213f'* 214 213% Chesa & 0hi0... 19614 196 196% 195 Chi & Alton 73% Chi & N West.. 84% ... 84% 84V* Chi Grt West... 11%- ... 11% 11% C R I & P 112% 112 112% 111 1 ,: Del & Hudson ..167 166% 167 164% Del & Lacka 144% ... 144% 144% Eriei 58% 57 3 / 4 58 57% Erie Ist pfd 58% Great Nor pfd .. 99 ... 99 99 111 Central 138% Lehigh Valley ... . . 91% Kan City South 56 ... 56 5S " Lou & Nash 152% MK & T 37% 37% 37% 38 Mo Pac pfd 111 */ 2 110% 111% 111% N Y Central ....173% 173 173% 171 % N Y C & St L. 131 Vi ... 131% 132 NY NH & H 63 ... 63 62% Nor Pacific .... 97% 97% 97% 98 Norfolk & W.. 190 189% 190 . 189 Pere Marquette 130',Pennsylvania ... 67% 67% 67% 67% P & W Va 125 Reading 107% 107 107% 106 Southern Ry ...147% ... 146% 147% Southern Pac ...122% 122% 122% 122 St Paul 26% ... 25% 26% St Paul pfd .... 42 ... 42 41% St L& S W 83% .. . 83% 83 St L & S F 121% 119% 120% 119% Texas & Pac ....129 128% 129 128 Union Pacific ...195% ... 195 194% West Maryland. 45% 44% 45% 44% Wabash 72% ... 72 72 Rubbers— Ajax 11% ... li n% Fisk 15% ... 15% 15% Goodrich 84 83 84 82% Goodyear . . . 56 Kelly-Spgfld .... 21% ... 21% 21% Lee 19% 19% 19% 18% United States .. 46 45% 46 45% Euuipments— Am Car & Fdy. . 108 ... 108 107% Am Locomtive ..112% 109% 112% 110 Am Steel Fd.... 67 65% 66 65 a Baldwin Loco 276% General Elec .148 146% 146% 145% Gen Ry Signal ~1C2% ... 101 101 Lima Loco 58% 57 58% 57 N Y Airbrake .. 45% ... 45% 45% Pressed Stl Car 24% Pullman 85% 85 85% 84 3 4 Westingli Air B. 52% ... 52% 52-% Westingh Elec.. 103% 101% 102 101% Steels— Bethlehem 60% 60 60 5938 Colorado Fuel... 78% ... 76% 77 Crucible CT 86% ... 86% 87’* Culf States Stl. 54% ... 54% 55% Inland Steel ... 50% ... 50% 50% Phil R C' & 1.. . . 30 Rep Iron & Stl. 60% ... 60% 60 1 ; Sloss Shell 128 % U S Steel 150% 148% 149 148% Alloy 30 ... 30 29% Youngstown Stl. 88% ... 88% 38% Vanadium Corp. 90% 88% 89% 89% Motors— Am Bosch Mag. 21% ... 21% 21 CUrysler Corp.. G 4% 63% 63% 63% Conti Motbrs .. 11% 11% 11% 11% Dodge Bros .... 21% 21 21% 20% Gabriel Snbbrs. 16% 16 16 16% General Motors. 185 181% 183 179 Hudson 93% 91 92 91% Hupp 51% 50% 50% 49% Jordan 11% ... 11% 11% Mack Trucks .. 95% ... 94% 94% Martin Parry ..13% ... 13% 13 Moon 6 % ... 6% 6% Motor Wheel ... 31% ... 31% 31% Nash 91% 90% 90% 90 Packard 65% 65% 65H 64% Peerless .. 20% ... 20% ... Paige 26% Studebaker Cor.. C2*U ... 62% 62% Stew Warner .. 91% 90 90 88% Stromberg Carl.. 27% 27% 27% 52 Timken Bear .. 123% ... 123% 123% Willvs Overland. 22% 22% 22% 22% Yellow Coach... 32% ... 32% 33% White Motor ... 33% ... 33% 33% Mining— Am Smlt & Rfg. 178'% 178% 178%- 177 Anaconda Cop... 56 55% 55% 55% Calumet & Ariz.. 99% 98% 99 97% Cerro de Pasco. .. ... ... 65 Chile Copper ... 39% ... 39% 39% Greene Can Cop 16% ... 126% 123% Inspiration Cop. 19% ... 19V* 19% Int Nickel 96% ... 95% 93% Kennecott Cop.. 83 ... 83 82 - 0 Magma Cop ... 49% ... 49% 49% Miami Copper 18 Texas Gulf Sul. 75% 75 75% 74% U S Smelt 40% ... 40% 40% Oils— Atlantic Rfg ... 110 ... 110 110 Cal Petrol 26% ... 26% 26 Fteeoort Texas. 83% ... 83% 81% Houston Oil . . .152% ... 150 147% Indp Oil & Gas. 25% ... 25% 25% Mariand Oil ... 36% ... 36 35% Mid-Cont Petrol. 26-% ... 26% 27 I ago Oil & Tr 31% Pan-Am Pet B. 43 ... 42% 42% Phillips Petrol.. 39% ... 39% 39% Pro & Rfgrs... 20% ... 20% 2’. Union of Ca 1.... 49% 49% <*9% 49% Pure Oil 22 % . . 22 12 Royal Dutch ... ... 46 Shell 25% ... 25% 25% Simms Petrol .. 19% ... 19% 19% Sinclair Oil ... 26% 26% 26% 26 Skelly Oil 26% Stc' Oil Cal .... 56 ... 56 56 St.fi Oil N J 39% ... 30% 39% StJ Oil N Y 30% ... 30% 30% Texas Corp . .. 52% 52% 02% 52% Transcontl 7% ... 7% ... Industrials— Adv Rumelv 14% 14'i 14% 14% Allis Chalmers ..121% .... 121% 122% Allied Chemical. 159 1 h- ... 158% 157 Armour A 13% 13% 13V* 13% Amer Can 84% 84 84% 83% Am Hide Lea ... . . ... 11% Am H L pfd ... 53% Am Linseed .... 98 96% 97 Vi 95% Am Safety Raz 59% Am Ice 33% . . 33% 33 Am Wool 23 . 23 22% Curtis 65 64% 65 63% Coca Cola 139% 139 139% 138% Conti Can 99% ... 99 98% Cercalnteed .. ... 05% Congoleum 28% 27% 28 27% Davison Chem ... ... . . 37 1 Dupont 372 I ,* 268% 271 366 Famous Players.ll7 ... 116% 117% Gen Asphalt ... 85 84% 85 84% Int Bus Mch ...131 ..., 131 131 Int Cm Engr... 50'/* 50 50% 50 Int Paper 76% ... 75% 74% Int Harvester ..250 249% 250 247% Lambert 95% .. 95 94% Loews 68 % 67 Va 67% 67 May Stores .... 79% ... 79% 78% Montgom Ward .140% 140 140% 138 Natl C R 53% ... 53V* 53% Pittsburgh Coal 4775. Gwens Bottle .. 83% . . 83% 83 Radio Corp ...155% 151 151 151 Real Silk 28% 27% 28 27 Rem Rand 27% . . 27% 27% Sears Roebuck.. Union Xfferbide.. 151 150 150% 149% USi ‘Vfcther.... 28% 27% 28 27% Univ Pipe 24% 24 24% 24% U S Cs Ir Pipe. 262 280 261 260 U S Indus Alco 117% ... 117 116 Wright 86 ... 35% 84 Woolworth Cos . 186% ... 185% 185 Utilities— Am Tel & Tel.. 181 % 181 181% 180% Am Express ... 180 ... 180 181 Am Wat Wks.... 57 ... 57 57% Brkl.vn-Manh Tr 65 ... 65 63% Col G& E 93 ... 92% 93V* Consol Gas ... 142% 140% 140% 140% Elec Pow & Lt. 37% ... 37% 37% Interboro .4 39% ... 39% 38% Nor Am Cos 65% ... 64% 64% Montana P 162% 161 161V* 161% Peoples Gas 170 So Calif E 48 ... 47% 47% Std Gas & El.. 64% ... 64% 64% Utilities Power. . 32% . . 32'i 32% West Union Tel. . 167 Shipping— Am Inti Corp... 89 88 88% 87 Am Ship & Com 4% Atl Gulf &W I. 40% ... 40% 41% Inti Mcr M pfd. ... ... 38% United Fruit ... 140 139% 140 140 Foods— Am Sug Rfg ... 65% 65% 65% 65 Austin Nichols.. 5% ... 5% 5% Beechnut Pkg... 79 California Pkg.. 75% ... 75% 76% Corn Products . 75% 7514 75V4 75 Cuba Cane Su p 26 Cuban Am Sug. 21 ... 21 21 Fleischmann Cos 70% 70% 70% 70V* Jewel Tea 80 % Jones Bros Tea. 31% ... 31% 31 Natl Biscuit ... 172 ... 170 170% Punta Alegre 31 P.ostum Cos 122 Vi 121% 122% 121% Ward Baking B 23% Tobaccos— Am Sumatra ... 55% ... 55% 55 Am Tobacco ... ... 167% Am Tob B 166% ... 166% 166V* Con Cigars .... 84% ... 84V* 84% General Cigar 70 % Lig & Myers .. 108% ... 108% 108% Lorillard 40% ... 40% 40 R J Reynolds .. 144% ... 144% 144 V* Tob Products B 110 109% HO 109% United Cigar St .. ... ... 31 % Schulte Ret Strs 53% ... 52% 52%

In the Cotton Market

(By Thomson & McKinnon) NEW YORK, March 23.—Cotton held ground the top Thursday, but lacked steam. Should there be no new motive force brought into play there should be a normal reaction from the 19-cent level. It will not go far. Genuine support will reappear around 18.75 for October. Other Livestock By United Prest CLEVELAND. March 23.—Hogs—Receipts, 2,500; market, steady; 250-350 lbs., sß.softß 70; 200-250 lbs., sß.6oft 8.90; 160200 lbs., sß.Bsft 9; 130-160 lbs., sßft 8 90; 90130 lbs., $7.50(®7.75; packing sows, $7 ft: 7.25. Cattle—Receipts, 200. Calves—Receipts, 150; market slow, steady; beef steers, sll.lsft 11.50; light yearling steers and heifers, sll.soft 12; beew cows, $6.75ft 9; low cutter and cutter cows, ss@B; vealers, $13.50(rf17. Sheep—Receipts, 700; market, 25c up: top fat lambs, sl7; bulk fat lambs, 516.75ft:17; bulk cull lambs, sl3 @14.50; bulk fat ewes, [email protected]. | Bji United Pres* TOLEDO, March 23.—Hogs—Receipts. I 450; market 15c, up on heavies; heavies, ' $8ft8.25; mediums, [email protected]: Yorkers SB.6oft 8.90: good pigs, [email protected]. Cattle— Receipts light; market steady. Calves— Receipts light; market steady. Sheep' and lambs—Receipts light; market steady.

HOG PRICES ARE STEADY TO HIGH IN CITY MART Chicago Market Opens Strong; Sheep, Lamb Receipts Numbered at 100. Mar. Bulk Top. Receipts. 16. B.oo® 8.75 8.80 6,000 17. 8.25® 8.90 9.00 2,000 19. 8.25® 8.90 8 90 5.000 20. B.oo® 8.65 8.65 6.000 21. 8.20(5! 8.85 8.85 6.500 22. 8.00®) 8.75 8.80 5.500 23. B.oo® 8.70 8.85 5.500 Hog prices were steady to 10 cents higher at the Indianapolis livestock exchange today. The market was generally steady to higher compared to Thursday’s average with normal receipts estimated about 5,500 and 1,441 hogs held over from Thursday. The top price was $8.85 and bulk $8.75 and down. The Chicago market opened iairly strong to 10 cents higher with 23,000 hogs in the pens. Numerous sales in the 170-230-lb. class brought $8.25 to $8.50 and 190-210 lbs., good to choice sold at $8.60 to $8.65. Hogs weighing 250-350 pounds were priced at $8.25®*8.70; 200-250 pound material was $8.60® 8.85: 160200 pounds, sß.so'ft-8.85; 130-160 pounds, $7.75® 8.50; 90-130 pounds, [email protected]; packing sows, $6.75® 7.75. With about 600 cattle in the pens the market on slaughter classes was steady. Beef steers were priced at slo® 12.85. Beef cows were s7® 10; low cutter and cutter cows were $5.50 ® 6.75, and the bulk of stock and feeder animals were priced at $7.50"- ] 9.50. The calf market closed higher I with 900 vealers in the pens and a top price of sls® 16.50. The bulk of the sales were made at $6.50® 10.50. Sheep and lamb receips were numbered at 100 on a steady market. Top for lambs was $16.25 while the bulk of the fat lambs were sl4® 15 Bulk of the cull lambs were $7.50® 11. Bulk of the fat ewes were $6.50 ® 9.50. —Hogs— Receipts. 5.500; market steady to higher. 250-360 lbs ..$8.25® 870 200-250 lbs 8.60® 8.85 16-200 lbs 8.50® 8.85 130-160 lbs 7 75® 8 50 90-130 lbs fi.75-!, 778 Packing sows 6 75®7.75 -CattleReceipts. 600: market steady. Beef steers slo.oo® 12 85 Beef cows 7.00® 10,00 Low cutters and cutter cows . . 5.50® 675 Bulk Stocker and feeder steers 7.50®. 9.50 —Calves— Receipts, 900: market higher. Best vealers $15.00® 16.50 Heavy calves 6.50© 10.50 —Sheep and Lambs— Receipts. 100: market steady. Top fat lambs .... $16.25 Bulk fat lambs 14.00® 15.00 Bulk cull lambs 7.50® 11 00 Fat ewes 6.50®, 9.50 Other Livestock l\’i United Presto CHICAGO. March 23.—Cattle—Receipts. 2.000: killing classes, steady to strong: steers and yearlings and lower grades of she-stock. active; good to choice cows slow; best fed steers. $13.85: bulk of common and medium offerings. $10.65® 12.75: good trade on light yearlings; mixed steers and heifers. $12.75 downward to $11; light beef heifers selling $12.75 downward to $11: light beef heifers selling well: most medium bulls. $8 downward; heavy offerings eligible to sß.lo® 8 25; bulk of light vealers, $11.50® 12.50: selected offerings up to $14.50; good to choice feeders with weight. very scarce. Sheep—Receipts. 3.00; opening fat lambs trade fairly active, setady to strong, equality considered; indications pointing to a weak close on heavier weights and- kinds lacking finish; early bulk, good to choice woolpd lambs. sl7® 17.35; top to shippers, $17.60: sheep steady; light supply feeding and shearing lambs, unchanged: few good feeders. $15.50 ® 16. Hogs (soft or oilv hogs and roasting pigs excluded) Receipts. 28.000: market mostly strong to 10c higher; heavyweight 250-350-lb. medium to cnoice. $7.70©8.50; mediumweight 200-250-lb. medium to choice, $7.90*8.60; lightweight 130-200-lb. common to choice, $7.65® 8.60: light lights, 130-160 lbs., common to choice. $6.75® 8 50; packing sows, smooth and roughs. $6.75® 7.50: slaughter pies, 90-130 lbs., medium to choice, $6.25©7.75. Slaughter cattle and calves—Steers. 1.500 lbs. up. good and choice. $13.50® 15; steers, slo® 15; choice. $14.25® 15; good. sl3® 14.50; steers, 1,100 lbs. down, choice. $14.25® 14.75; good. $12.75® 14.25: medium. $11.25®)13.25; common. $8.75® 11.25; liwht yearling steers and heifers, good and choice 850 lbs. down, $12.75® 14.50; heifers, good and choice 850 lbs. up, $8.75®-13.25; common and medium, all weights. $8.50(5)11.75; cows, good and choice. $8.50 511.25: common and medium. $6.50® 8.50; low cutter and cutter cows. $5.25®)6.50: calves, medium to choice. $8.50 ® 10.50: vealers. cull to choice. sß® 14.75; feeder and stock cattle: steers, common to choice, $8.25®, 12.50. Slaughter sheep and lambs—Light and handyweight lambs 92 lbs. down, medium to choice. $15.50® 17.65: cull and common, all weights, $13.50® 15.50; ewes, medium to choice, $7.50® 10ewes. cull and common. s3® 8.25. Feeding lambs (range stock, medium to choice. $14.50® 16.60. By Times Special LOUISVILLE, March 23.-—Hogs—Receipts I. market steady; heavies and mediums , ! , b S- UP. $8.35® 8.75: pigs and lights 175 lbs. down. $5.70® 7.70; throwouts and stage, $5.75. Cattle—Receipts, 200; market steady; prime heavy steers. sl2® 12.75; heavy shipping steers. $10®)12: medium and plain steers. s9®>lo: fat heifers sß® 11. good to choice cows. SB®-9: medium to good cows. $5.50®8; cutters. $6.25®5.50; canners. $4.50® 5; bulls, s6®9; feeders, ceipts, 250: market 50c higher: good to choice. $11.50®13.50: medium to good. $9 ® 11.50: outs, $9 down. Sheep—Receipts, 50: market steady: top lambs. $13.50® 14; seconds, $8®11; sheep. $5.50®7. Thursday’s shipments: Cattle 59; calves none; hogs, 156: sheep none. P, 7 United Press CINCINNATI. March 23.—Hogs Receipts. 3,000: holdovers, 1,285: market steady to 25c down; 250 to 350 lbs. sß® 8.75; 200 to 250 lbs . $8.65® 8.90; 150 to 200 lbs.. $8.50® 8.90; 130 to 160 lbs.. $7.75® 8.65; 90 to 150 lbs., s6® 8; packing sows, $6.50®7.25. Cattle —Receipts, 425; calves, receipts. 650; market steady to 25c up: veals 50c to $1 down: beef steers. $10.50® 13: light yearling steers and heifers. $10.60 ® 12.25- beef cows. $7.f150® 8.50; low cutters and cutter cows, $5.25® 6.50: vealers. slo® 15; heavy calves. s9® 12; bulk stocker and feeder steers. slo® 11 Sheep—Receipts, 100; market steady: top fat lambs sl6; bulk fat lambs. sl3® 15.50: bulk cull lambs. sß© 11: bulk fat ewes, 56®7.50. P,y United Press PITTSBURGH. March 23.—Hogs—Receipts, 2,400; market, steady to shade lower: 250-350 lbs, $8.50®9; 200-250 lbs., $8.85® 8.20: 160-200 lbs.. $9.10® 9.20; 130160 lbs., $8.50®9.20; 90-15 lbs.. $7.50®8.25; packing sows, $7®7.50. Cattle —Receipts, none. Calves—Receipts. 225; market, firm: beef steers, $11®13.65; vealers, $14®!16. Sheep—Receipts, 600; market, strong to 45c up; top wooled lambs. $17.25; bulk clipped lambs. $13.50® 14.50. P,y United Press FT. WAYNE. March 23.—Cattle Receipts. 100; calves. 75; hogs, 500: sheep. 100; market, steady to 25c higher; 90-110 lbs., $7: 110-130 lbs.. $7.25; 130-150, $7.75; 150-160 lbs.. $8: 160-180 lbs., $8.40: 180-200 lbs.. $8.50; 200-225, $8.00: 225-275 lbs., $8.35; 275-350 lbs.. $8.10: roughs. $6®6.75: stags. s4(@s. Calves—sl6.so down. Larmbs $15.50 down. Ry United Press EAST BUFFALO. March 23.—Hogs—Receipts. 3,600; holdovers 2.093: market 10® 15c up; 250 to 350 lbs.. $8.40®9; 200 to 250 lbs.. $8.75® 9.15; 160 to 200 lbs.. $8.75® 9.15: 130 to 160 lbs., $8.25®8.75: 90 to 130 lbs., $8©8.25: packing sows, $7®7.50. Cattle—Receipts. 100; calves, receipts. 700; market steady; calves 50c up: vealers, $16.50® 17. Sheep—Receipts, 1.600: market 25©50c up: bulk cull lambs. $12.50®15.50: bulk fat lambs, $16.75©117.50; bulk fat ewes $8.50®9.75. Bit United Press EAST ST. LOUIS. March 23.—Hogs—Receipts, 14.500: holdovers. 3,830; market steady; 250-350 lbs.. $7.75(6 8.25: 200-250 lbs., $8.15®8.60: 160-200 lbs., $8.25®8.60: 130-160 lbs., [email protected]: 90-130 lbs., ss.so®' 7.50; packing sows. $6.50®7.10. Cattle— Receipts. 700; calves, receipts 350; market, steers nominally steady; beef steers. sll© 12; light yearlings and heifers, $9.50® 11.50: beef cows. $7.50®9; low cutter and cutter cows, $5©5.50; vealers, sls; heavy calves. sß® 10: bulk stock and feeder steers. s9®. 11.25. Sheep—Receipts, 1,000market nominal; top fat lambs, sl7: bulk fat lambj, $16.75® 17: bulk cull lambs, $12.50®1#.50; bulk fat ewes, [email protected].

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Produce Markets

Butter (wholesale price)—No. 1. 52@53c; No. 2. 50©51c lb. Butterfat (buying price)—soc lb. Cheese t wholesale selling prices, per pound—American loaf. 32® 35c: pimento loaf. 34@37c: brick loaf. 32© 35c; Swiss, 39@42c; Wisconsin flat. 27©)30c; print cream. 25®27c; flat display. 26©27c; Longhorn, 26%®27c; New York limberger, 30 ©32c lb. Eggs—Buying prices: Fresh, delivered at Indianapolis, loss off. 24@25c doz. Poultry (buying price) Hens, 22®23c; Leghorn hens. 16®18c; staggy young springs, 15©16c: 1928 springs. 1% to 2 lbs., 38c; old roosters, 12®13c; ducks, 16®18c; geese. 13©15c; guineas, old 35c, young 50c. Bjl United Press CLEVELAND. March 28.—Butter-Extras In tub lots. 52© 54c; firsts. 49®51c: seconds, 454/ 47c; packing stock. 30"/ 32c: prints In one-pound cartons range from lc to 3c a pound above the quotations. Eggs —Extras. 50%c; extra firsts, 30c; firsts. 27%c; ordinary. 26%c. Poultiy—Heavy fowls, 29®30c: medium. 29©30c; Leghorns. 23© 25c: old cocks. 16© 17c; stags. 22© 24c; heavy broilers, 50"/52c: Leghorns 40"/45c: geese. 22© 24c: ducks. 27© 30c. Potatoes—--150-lb. sacks round whites New York. $4.25 ©4.50; Minnesota, $4: Michigan. $4. Petoskey. 54.15"/4.25: Wisconsin, $4: 120-lb. sacks Minnesota. $3.25© 3.40; Maine Green Mountain. $3.75© 3.85: Idaho Russet Burbanks. $3.50: homegrown, bushel sacks. sl.oo© 1.75; Florida barrels, Hastings No. 1. $12.50® 12.75; No. 2 slo® 10.25. Bp United Press NEW YORK. March 23.—Flour—Firm and quiet. Pork—Steady: mess. s3l. Lard —Steady; mid-west spot. $11.85© 11.95. Sugar—Raw. firmer; spot 96 test, delivered duty paid. 4.55© 4.58 c; refined dull, granulated. 5.80"/5.85c. Coffee—Rio No. 7 on spot ,16c; Santos No. 4. 22%©23’iC. Tallow-Firm; special to extra, 8%®8%c. Hay—Steady; No. 1. $1.10: No. 3. 75©90c: clover. 65c© sl. Dressed poultry Dull: turkeys. 30"/45c: chickens. 18© 45c; broilers, 35© 55c; capons. 30"/48c; fowls, 18© 30c: ducks. 15® 20c; ducks. Long Island ,17©21c. Live poultry—Steady; geese, 14"/19c; ducks. 15®30c: fowls. 29"/ 33c; turkevs. 25"/50c: roosters, 16c; chickens, 22© 33c; capons. 26"/50c; broilers, 40© 50c. Cheese—Firm: State whole milk, fancy to specials. 29® 29%c; young Americas. 30"/31c. Potatoes-Long Island. $2 50 ®5; Jersey. $1®2.25: southern. $5 50® 9; State. $3.85® 4.10: Maine. $3.75© 5.40; Bermuda. s4® 12: Pennsylvania. $3.85© 4.10. Sweet potatoes—Jersey, basket. 75c"/ $3; southern, basket. $1.25© 2.25: southern, barrels. S3© 4.25. Butter—Firm: receipts. 12,918; creamery extras, 40%c: special market. 50’ i © 50%c. Eggs Steady; receipts. 35.819: nearby whites, fancy. 36"/ 38c; nearby State whites. 28® 352; fresh firsts. 28%©29c: Pacific coasts. 29'/37%c; western whlets, 29"/32c; nearby browns, 30"/37c.

Indianapolis Stocks

- March 23Bid. Ask. ! Amer Centra! Life 550 ... ] Amer Creosoting Cos pfd 104% •Belt R R & S Yds com 63 71 •Belt R R & S Yds pfd 60 Cent Ind Power Cos pfd 98% 100 •Circle Theater Cos com 101% Cities Service Cos com 58% Cities Service Cos pfd 98% .. . •Citizens Gas Cos corn 56 58 Citizens Gas Cos pfd 101% 103% Commonwealth Loan Cos pfd...100%' ... Equitable Securities Cos com “Hook Drug Cos com 30% ... Indiana Hotel Cos com 125 ... Indiana Hotel Cos pfd 101% Indiana Service Corp pfd ... 93% ... Indianapolis Gas Cos com . .. 62 C 4% Indpis Ac Northwestern pfd.. 36 Indols P & L 6%s pfd 104% 105% Indpis P & L 7s 103 104% Indpis Pub Wei Ln Assn.... 471* ... Indpis St Ry Cos pfd 30 32 Indianapolis Water Cos pfd.. . 103 Ind Water Wks Sec Cos pfd...105% Interstate PS pr lien pfd ...,!05 109 Interstate P S Cos 6s pld . ... 95% 100 Merchants Pu Utilities Cos pfd. 101 North Ind Pub Serv Cos pfd..102 105 •Progress Laundry Cos com 28% E Rauch Ac Sons Fert Cos pfd.. 50 Real Silk Hos Cos pfd T H I ti E Trac Cos com 1 T H I & E Trac Cos pfd 15 T H Trac & Lt Cos pfd 93 Union Trac Cos com % Union Trac Cos Ist pfd 1 Union Trac Cos 2nd pfd % Union Title Cos com 82 Van Camp Pack Cos pfd 10 Van Camp Prod Ist pfd 98 100 Van Camp Prod 2nd pfd 90 100 •Ex-dividend. —Bonds— Belt R R & Stk Yds Cos *1 92 Broad Ripple Trac Cos 5s 81% ... Central Ind Gas Cos 5s 98 Centra! Ind Power Cos 65....104 ... Chi S B & N Ind Ry 5s 17% ... Citizens Gas Cos 5s 105'* 107 Citizens St R R 5s 90 % 92 Gary St Ry 5s 92% Home T & T of Ft Wayne 65.. 103 Indiana Hotel Cos 5s 101 Ind Northern Trac Cos 5s 4 ... Ind Ry Ac Lt Cos 5s 98 ... Ind Service Corp 5s 98% Indpis Power Ac Lt Cos 5s 10! % 103*4 Ind Union Trac Cos 5s 4 ... Indpis Col A- So Trac 6s 101 Indpis Gas Cos 5s 102% ... Indpis Ac Martins Trac Cos 55.. 50 Indols North Trae Cos 5s 14 ... Indpis & Northw Trac Cos 55.. 50 Indpis St. Ry 4s 66 67% Indpis Trac & Term Cos 5s 96 % 98 Indpis Union Rv 5s 102'* ... Jndpls Water Cos 5%s 104 ... Indpis Water Cos Ist 5s 100 Indpis Water Cos 4%s 98 ... Indpis Water Wks See Cos 65..102% ... Interstate Pub SCo 6s 104% ... Interstate Pub SCo (Bi 6%5..105% ... No Ind Pub Serv Cos 5s lot T H I & E Trac Cos 5s 55 T H Trac & Lt Cos 5s 96 Unior. Trac of Ind Cos 6s 14 15% —Liberty Bend*— —Liberty Bonds— Liberty Loan Ist 3%s 101.20 101 34 Liberty Loan Ist 4%s 102.70 102.80 Liberty Loan 3rd 4%s 100.32 100.44 Liberty Loan 4th 4%s 103.43 103.56 U S Treasury 4s 115.60 115.90 U STreasurv 4s 110 60 110.90 U S Treasury 3%s 108.00 108.20 U S Treasury 3%s 102.90 103.10 —Sales— SI,OOO Ind. Ry & Lt 55 99 23 shares Indpis St. Ry pfd ... 30

In the Sugar Market

(By Thomson & McKinnon) NEW YORK. March 23. - Holders of raw seem Inclined to await developments. Buyers also prefer to wait and except for some scattered buying here and in London. little remains to be said. However, consumption continues and with no great amount of raws in view prices should begin to firm up. Births Twins Kenneth and Lucy Read. 1634 E. lowa, girls. Boys Jacob and Margaret Beach, St. Vincent's Hospital. Frank and Agnes Cline, St. Vincent's Hospital. John and Nan Langan, St. Vincent’s Hospital. William and Lucy Donell. 2309 Station. Harold and Virgia Davis, 1511 Garfield PI. Roland and Ruth Thompson. 1459 Hoyt. Clarence and Nellie Martin. Coleman Hospital. Walter and Mary Gordon, 1335 S. Belmont. Max and Bessie Cohen, Methodist Hospital. Amond and Freda Owen, Methodist Hospital. Jay and Marie Wlnget, Methodist Hospital. James and Catherine Moreland, 937 N Miley. James and Helen Ricketts, 556 Eugene. , Girls Ernest and Ernestine Desmonds, St. Vincent’s Hospital. Elvine and Ira Destnore, St. Vincent's Hospital. Jeff and Eva Denton, 722 Beecher. Filbert and Elva Dixon. 1437 E. Ohio. Ernest and Mary Martin, 1335 Tuxedo. Frank and Mary Lindsay, 423 Concord. George and Amy Morison, Osteopathic Hospital. Edward and Virginia Deßruin, Coleman Hospital. Ford and Eleanor Carmin, Coleman Hospital. Lawrence and Velma Branham. 2131 W. Morris. Frank and Ruth Jordan, Methodist Hospital. Deaths Stephen Lawrence, 68. 2614 Brookside. myocarditis. Zertha Gray. 23, 1914 Roosevelt, pneumonia. Emma Lawn. 63, 813 S. Meridian, carcinoma. Margaret Ellen Thompson. 80, 2614 Oxford. arteriosclerosis. Mack Simmons, 55, 2317 Shriver. uremia. Roy Edgar Downing 33. Christian Hospital. acute peritonitis. Sarah J. Peek. 75, 1328 S. Belmont, cerebral hemorrhage. Martha E. Duckworth, 5. St. Vincent’s Hospital, brain tumor. Bvron Boyer, 73. Flower Mission, pulmonary tuberculosis. Lydia Weir. 60. 2350 Park, meningitis. George Foreman. 81. 3040 N. Capitol, uremia. Viola Green 55, Methodist Hospital, carcinoma. James C. Balderson, 57. 416 W. New York, chronic myocarditis. George T. Avery. 75. 411 N. Walcott, ehronic myocarditis. Mary E. Dale. 82, 3032 College, chronic myocarditis. Moses Zaler. 68. 835 Union, arteriosclerosis. Lillie Franklin, 17. city hospital, lobar pneumonia. George William Gamble. 58 1437 W. Market, pulmonary tuberculosis. Elizabeth Underwood. 74, 3024 N. New Jersey, arteriosclerosis. Louis Friedrichs. 69. 127 W. McCarthy, gastritis. John S. Boyer, 78, 807 Bradshaw, carcinoma.

RUMORED LOSS ON WHEAT CROP BOOSTS PRICES Liverpool’s Reaction Leaves Bidding Irregular; Corn Is Erratic. B.y United Press CHICAGO, March 23.—The growing impression that abandonment of winter wheat will seriously cut down the crop, sent wheat futures into another irregular advance at today's opening session on the Board of Trade. Corn was also erratic. Oats held practically unchanged. Opening figures: Wheat, unchanged to a i cent higher: corn, % cent off to % cent higher, and oats unchanged to % cent up. Provisions opened a shade lower. Liverpool’s failure to respond to Thursday’s advance in Chicago wheal was responsible for the irregularity of the opening. Sentiment continues divided, many traders fearing a short crop and others believing it entirely too early to make any reliable estimate. There was no special news in corn, and the market opened quiet. Farmers are busy with spring work in the fields and the country movement is expected to be light from now on. Weather continued springlike. Oats continues to be fundamentally strong, but prices are easily influenced by tiie movement of other grains. Chicago Grain Table WHEAT— ’ MarCh 23 - ~ High. Low. 12:00. close! t’u'V 1.38'* 1.36% 1.37 1.37% CORN -■•’• 135134S 135 May t. 01% 1.00% 1.00% 101% S OAT&i.-"” 104 " 1-03% 1.04% May 57% .57% .57% .57% July 52'* 51% .52% Se RYE-h 4634 49 ’ 461 -' • 46 ’’ 4 March i 23 3 4 May 122 12f) r 2 122 JU LARI> ’'' 115 1137 i:is3 March 11.50 Mav 11 75 11.67 11.77 Julv 12.05 11 95 12.07 RIBS-’” 12 32 12 22 1232 May 11.40 11.37 11.55 Julv 11.65 11.65 11 85 By 7 imes Special CHICAGO. March 23.—Carlots: Wheat. 29: corn. 172; oats. 41; rve. 5.

Local Wagon Wheat

Local grain elevators are paving $1.55 for No. 2 red wheat. Other grades are purchased on their merits.

Commission Row

PRICE TO RETAILERS FRUITS bar /el apples, seasonable varieties, sß© 11: fancy basket apples seasonable varieties, 12.25"/ 3.25 40 lbs. : $3 25® s boX at,Dles> seasonable varieties'. Grapefruit—Florida,' $3.75®6.50. Grapes—California whites, $7.50 keg Lemons—California. $5.50® 6 crate. Limes—Jamaica, S3 per 100. Oranges-California navels. $5.50®7 50 crate: Florida. $5 50® 7.50 crate bo F ears —Washington D AnJous, $3 50 half Pineapples—Cuban. $9 rrate. Strawberries—Florida. 65© 70c quart. VEGETABLES Artichokes—California. $1.75 dozen. Asparagus-California. 90c doz. Beans—Southern. ,$6 hamper. Beets—Texas. $3 bn.: home grown. $1.75. Broccoli—Texas, $3.50 bu. Brussels Sprouts—3s® 40c lb. Cabbage—Holland seed 2©2%c lb ■ Texas, 4"/4%c lb ; red. 4®4%c lb. Carrots—Cal.. $4.50 5-doz. crate; homegrown. $1; Louisiana. 04.75. Cauliflower—California. [email protected] crate. Celery-California. $7.50 crate; Florida $3.75 per crate. Celery Cabbage—s2.2s%2.so dozen. Cucumben!—lndiana hothouse. $2.253 3 for box off doz. Eggplant— H. G., $2®2.50 doz. Endive—slso"/1.75 doz. bunches. Kulc—s3® 3.25 barrel. Leek—7sc bunch. Lettuce Arizona, head. $3.75®4 per crate; hothouse, leaf, $1.50 15 lbs. ' Mushrooms—sl 75. 3 lbs. Mustard—Southern. $2.50 bu. Onions- Spanish. $3.50 crate: Indiana red or yellow. S5 ■/ 5.50 100-lb. bag. Ovsterplant—4sc doz. bunches. Parsley—6oc doz. bunches; Southern 75c bunch. Parsnips—sl.so bu. Peas—California telephone, $7 hamper. Peppers—Florida mangoes. $5.50 crate. Potatoes—Michigan white. $4.25. 150 lbs • Minnesota Red River Ohios, $3.35. 120 lbs.; Idaho. $3.25. 110 lbs.; Florida Triumphs. $4 ©4.50. 50 lbs. Radishes—Hothouse, button. 90c"i*$l. ' Rutabagas—Canadian. $3 per cwt. Rhubarb—Hothouse. 65"/85c 5 lbs. Shallots—6o"/65c doz. bunches. Spinach—Texas. $1.25 bu. Sweet Potatoes—lndiana Jersey mediums. $2.75 bu.: Indiana Jerseys, $4 bu.: Nancy Hall. $2; hamper: Porto Ricans. $2 bu. Tomatoes—California. sß®9 six-basket crate. MISCELLANEOUS Cider—s4.so 6-gal. case; $4.75 doz. halfgal. Jars. Garlic—22c per lb. Sassafras—2s © 30c doz. bunches. SEED STOCK Onions—White sets. SB. 2 bu.; red. SB. 2 bu.; yellow. $6. 2 bu.: Bermuda plants, white or yellow. $4.50 crate of 6,000. Potatoes—Main coblers. $5.50 150 lbs.: Red River Ohios. $3.50, 150 lbs.; Minnesota triumphs. $4.10: 150 lbs. Sweet Potatoes—Selected Indiana Jerseys. $3 bu : Indiana Jerseys. $2.50 bu. ASH FOR BOND ISSUE Rail Securities to Be Sold by Kuhn, Loeb & Cos. WASHINGTON, March 23. Authority to issue $17,887,000 of refunding and general mortgage 4!i per cent gold bonds was asked of the interstate commerce commission today by the Wabash railway. The securities would be sold through Kuhn, Loeb & Cos., at 93 per cent of par and the proceeds used to reimburse the treasury for improvements, new equipment and purchase stock of the Ann Arbor railroad. Building Permits Dudley Williams, garage, 4127 Graceland, $325. Miss Gusslc Scfton, garage, 875 Fletcher, S3OO. Caroline Schnebol repair. 250-52 N. Oxford. S4OO. Fred Newsom, repair. 802 S. Pershing, SBSO. Artificial Ice and Cold Storage Companv, station. Langsdale Ave. and Big Four Railroad, SI,OOO. W. R. Pierpont. dwelling and garage. 27 N. Kenycn. $4,650. James F. Wolker, storeroom. 1613 Prospect. $1,550. Ravhnam Construction Companv. heating system, 3541 N. Meridian. $9,000. Lynn B. Milligan. Inc., heating system. 933 N. Meridian, $2,000. Strens & Cook, heating svsteh. 2312 Park. $2,000. Hare-Chevrolet Company, heating system 553 E. Washington. $7,000. Mothershend & Fitton. Inc., heating system. 552 E. Washington. $7,000. College Park Realty Company, heating system. Fifty-Fourth and College. SII,OOO. Bayfield Realty Companv, heating system, Market and Capitol. SIO,OOO. system. 5824 E. Washington $7,000. Southern Building Companv. heating S. Ashjian. garage. 3358-60 Graceland. $390. George Neet. addition, 1453 W. ThirtyFourth, S3OO. E. D. Boring, dwelling and garage, 809 N. Linwood, $4,000. Russell R. Calkins, dwelling and garage, 5264, E. Tenth. $4,250. William H. Mayer garage. 1145 W. Thir-ty-Second. S3OO. J. T. Smith & Son. dwelling and garage 776 N. Riley. $5,050. .Fred Freije. alterations, E. Michigan and Koehling, $1,600.

Dance Contest Winners

These couples were winners at the second preliminary of the National Eccentric Dance Contest held under auspices of The Indianapolis Times at the Indiana Ballroom Thursday night. Winners in the Thursday nigh tpreliminaries will compete at a final city contest April 12. The couple winning that event wil lgo to the Trianon Ballroom, Chicago, April 17-19, for a national contest. The couple at the left is Marie D’Arcy, 234 Hendricks PI., and Otto Van Blaricum, 2330 W. Ray St. At the right is Alma Dunford, 752 W. New York St., and John M. Roe, 1908 W. Michigan St.

WAIT CHOICE OF HIGHWAY CHIEF Speculate Over Ziegler's Successor. Speculation is rife at the Statehouse as to the possible successor to Charles W. Ziegler, chairman of the State Highway Commission, whose term expires April- 17. Farmer elements are asking that a farmer be appointed to the board in view of the importance of highways to that group. They have advanced as their candidate W. W. Rose of Rossville, a prominent stockman. Jess Murden of Peru, Eleventh district Republican chairman, is reported to be advocating the appointment of Arthur Thompson of Wabash, but declarations are that Murden would not be adverse to receiving the appointment himself. Through all of this discussion. Governor Jackson has kept silence, and although visited by Murden this week, has refused to comment. No moves to direct the trend of the appointment have been evidenced by John D. Williams, director of the commission, who is watching the appointment attentively, sor 9 ;f the appointee is unfavorable to the present director, a move w’ould probably be made by Williams’ opponents to oust him. PAPERHANGERS TO MEET Union to Celebrate Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Tonight. Twenty-three charter members of Paperhangers’ Union, No. 912, will celebrate the organization’s twentyfifth anniversary tonight at the hall, 38% W. Washington St. Present officers are: Joseph Bogard, president; L. A. Barth, secretary; R. B. McDuff, funeral secretary; Edward Love, treasurer; Charles Talbott, warden; Clem Murphy, conductor, and H. C. Williams, L. T. Overdurff and H. G. DeHaven, trustees.

Cops Read All Sorts of Books —Euripides to Gray

Five Foot Shelf or Western, All Interest City Policemen. To the discovery that there are seven college men on the Indianapolis police force, add the fact that a Times poll shows that most policemen read while off duty. They don't all read detective stories, either. A number go in for the heavier stuff, such as treatises upon serology. The amazing success of a book agent, who recently visited police headquarters prompted the inquiry. The agent sold leather bound sets of Guy de Maupassant’s.unexpurgated works and gay backed volumes of Joseph Conrad’s novels right and left. Many policemen declared that not having had opportunity in their youth to obtain a cultural education they now are trying to recoup this lack. Contact with better educated folks has convinced them of the value of being able to discuss other topics than baseball scores and the price and supply of bootleg liquor. And don’t think that some of them can’t talk intelligently with the best read of citizens. Police Chief Claude M. Worley said he reads to suit his moods—even policemen may have the luxury of moods. “When I have had a hard day at the office and the bandits have been running wild all over the city, I find comfort in short stories,” he said. “On the other hand, when things have been peaceful and quiet all day, I like to read adventure

Commandment Pp United Pri slt CHICAGO, March 23.—Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell of Indianapolis Thursday sentenced to the penitentiary a former client who also w r as once a member of the judge’s Sunday school class in Princeton, Ind. The judge sentenced Norman Stephens, 26, to ninety days on a narcotic charge.

3E? ARTIE NT TO OPENROAD BIDS Maintenance and Building Program Arranged. Maintenance division of the State highway department will open bids on March 28 and March 30 for the 1928 season’s program of maintenance and building, according to announcement today by J. D. Williams, director of the commission. This work calls for resurfacing of eighty miles of roadway with bituminous macadam; bituminous retread work on forty-five miles; and surface treating of 147 miles. These are regular forms of maintenance. The work will be let in ten contract projects, bids for five to be opened by the commission on March 28, and the remaining five on March 30. It will represent an investment of $1,500,000 and will be divided in the following thirty-three counties: Warrick, Vanderburg, Perry, Crawford, Spencer. Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Washington, Jefferson, Dearborn, Ohio, Wayne, Randolph, Delaware, Blackford, Wells, Allen, Noble, Lagrange, Wabash, Elkhart, Steuben, Adams, De Kalb, Jasper, Montgomery, Boone, Fountain, Warren, Clinton and Putnam. The amount of mileage involved this year, Williams said, is about the same that the maintenance division does each year on the basis of approximately $14,000,000 handled annually by the commission.

stories, the more exciting the better.” Captain Walter Claffey’s hobby is flowers and all the books he reads are about culture and care of flora. Patrolman Lee (Doc) Hindman, assigned to the emergency squad, is a six-year college man and requires two years to compelte his medical school course. His spare moments are taken up in reading tnedical books, and when the emergency squad is not out on investigations, one can find him in a corner of the bicycle room deeply engrossed in a thick volume. “My favorite subject is serology—a study of toxins, anti-toxins and vaccinations,’ ’he said, “although I like to read all medical books which I can get my hands on. But I am afraid to bring them down here as the other fellows take them away and hide them.” Detectives Herbert Fletcher and William Miller both like to read short stories. Lowering their voices, they both admitted that they enjoy detective stories and get a “kick” out of the impossibilities of the spectacular arrests and solution of terrifying mysteries. When a young man, Patrolman William Schreiber decided that he would rather be a policeman than go through school. Now he is trying to further his education and Dr. Eliot’s five-foot shelf occupies a permanent position in his library. Major Lewis Johnson enjoys reading stories of life in the orient and South Sea Islands. Lieutenant Ralph Dean reads only adventure stories, especially those by Zane Gray and Jack London. Patrolman John (Jack) Welch and Calvin C. Simmons also like stories of adventure, with Simmons showing a preference for “wild west” stories.

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BIGGEST FLYING BOAT TO CARRY FIFTY PERSONS Plane Being Build for British Will Dwarf All Existing Aircraft. Bjt United I'rax LONDON. March 23.—The greatest flying boat ever built—with n capacity of fifty passengers, and which may be used in a GermanyUnited States service—now is under construction, Brig. Gen. P. It. C. Groves, secretary-general of the British Air League, said today in an interview. The plane is being built at the Geyman-Dornier Company, on the Swiss side of Lake Constance, Groves said. Most of the details in connection with the new air monster are unavailable, as the company is making every effort, to keep its plana and the plans of the plane secret. However, it was learned, Groves said, that among other things tiro plane has the following specifications : Wing span of approximately 1',3 feet. Fully loaded will weigh forty-four tons. Twelve monster engines. Twelve propellers. Passenger capacity of fifty. Dining room and sleeping compartments. It will dwarf all existing heavier* than-air craft. ‘PLAIN TALK’ ON STATE POLITICS IS PROMISED Solon J. Carter to Make Keystone Speech Saturday. Solon J. Carter, candidate for the E rll.an nomination for United St..„es Senator, today promised “plain talk” on corruptive influences in Indiana politics when he makers his keynote address Saturday night at Rockville, Ind., his old home. Carter indicated he would bi plain spoken about Governor Jackson, George V. Coffin, D. C. Stephenson and others prominent in the last four years of Republican reign. Friends said he would take thrust 3 at his two rivals for the nomination, Senator Arthur R. Robinson and Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom. A delegation of Carter's local friends will accompany him to Rock - ville where a torch parade, band and other features of old-time political gatherings are planned. CRAVENS FOR CONGRESS Veteran Stale Senator Files for Democratic Nomination. Joseph M. Cravens of Madison, veteran State Senator and unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 1924 today filed his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Fourth district. Samuel D. Jackson of Ft,. Wayne, filed for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Twelfth district. Wiliam A. Arnold, 2262 N. Delaware St., and William M. Hough. 1864 N. Pennsylvania St., filed for the Democratic nomination for Stats Senator fro mMarion County and Walter J. Brown, 907 Park Ave„ filed for the Democratic nomination for State representative. SURPRISE FOR FRICK Works Board Employes Congratulate Secretary on Wedding. Friends of Ernest F. Frick, works board secretary, had a surprise for him when he came to his office at city hall today. Frick was secretly married to Miss Maerie Estelle DeMoss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John DeMoss, Pendleton Pike, March 16. Board of works employes found it out today, decorated the office and placed a card “just married" on Frick’s desk. “Some of my friends were planning to have me in jail on the wedding day so I moved up the date,” Frick declared. They were married by Dr. F. S. C. Wicks, All Souls Unitarian Church. They are at home at Apt. 5, 5143 W. Washington St. FACES ATTACK CHARGE James -Bennett to Be Tried Friday for Striking Boy. Special Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth today was considering the .case of James Bennett, 25, of 222 S. State St.,, arrested Thursday night after a week’s search by police and charged with assault and battery on Gerald Jackson, 15, of 932 E. Maryland St„ the night of March 17. His case has been set'for trial Friday. Bennett is alleged to have struck the boy and knocked outpour of his teeth after a group of Ays had thrown stones at Bennem; car parked at Maryland and It is charged the Jackson across the street from those ing the stones when hit by Bei^, GIVEN 211-YEAR TEF% German Faces Two Centuries i,' Jail for Robbery, BERLIN, March 23.—For robbery, Buchmann, 37, is serving what is believed to be the longest prison sentence in the world. His sentenca formerly was 208 years. Recently he was taken from jail to face another robbery charge. An additional term, three years, was added to his original sentence, making it 211 years in all. Arrest Negro With Dope Federal authorities investigated alleged interstate narcotic law violations by Fred Stafford, 22, Negro, of Louisville, Ky., who was arrested at the Union Station Thursday night, by Detectives Englebright and Hubbard in possession of “dope” valued at S3OO.