Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 182, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1928 — Page 15

DEC. 20, 1928.

TAKE PROFITS IN STOCKS ON EARLYOPENING Brokers Advise Selling on Theory That Market Will Weaken.

Average Stock Prices

Avprage 30 industrials Tuesday 375.42, tu> 5.19; 20 rails 146.21, up 35; 40 bonds 85.97, off .11. BY ELMER C. WALZER United Press Financial Editor NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Trading opened quieter today after Wednesday’s activity on the Stock Exchange, but prices maintained a steady to firm tone. A few large blocks came out on the opening, including 22,000 shares of Central Alloy Steel at $45, up 63 cents; 10,000 shares of Sinclair at $41.50, up 50 cents, and 5.000 shares of General Motors new stock at $77, lip 50 cents. , Abitibi Power and Paper dropped nearly 2 points to 4114, following action of directors in passing the common stock dividend yesterday. Radio advanced 4 points to 350 and Victor Talking Machine 2% to 14314. The Street is expecting an official announcement any day on the merger of these companies, now that negotiations are said to be nearing completion. Advise Profit Taking Copper shares continued in demand, with the exception of Granby, which sold off 3 points to 88 on profit-taking following action of directors in placing the issue on a $6 annual basis compared with $4 paid previously. Prices maintained early gains well in the later trading, but profit-tak-ing cropped out there and there and traders were more cautious. Brokers had sent out further advices to sell for profits overnight on the theory that the market’s technical position had been weakened in the recent recovery. Credit conditions were expected to stiffen today, and the brokerage loan statement due after the close was not expected to be of much encouragement to bulllshly inclined traders. Call money renewed at 1 per cent and funds were available outside the market at 614 per cent. This brought out more active trading in the first hour and tickers were running late for the first time this week. Stock Exchange officials immediately discontinued printing of sales on tickers, and quotations on selected issues were carried n the bond tickers to keep traders informed of floor prices. Sales in the first half hour totaled 636,800 shares, against 412,000 shares in the same period yesterday. Prices Improve Prices improved sharply under the leadership of General Motors, which reached 192, up 214 points. This stock and other motor share-i were helped by an optimistic statement by President Sloan of General Motors. Sloan believes 1929 will set anew record in motor production and that general business should continue to progress. Radio shot up to 355, a gain of 9 points over the previous close Wright Aero gained 6 points to 261; Steel 114 to 157 and Anaconda 2 J 4 to 11014.

Banks and Exchange

TREASURY STATEMENT Bii United, Press WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—'The treasury net balance for Dec. 18, was $436,266,469.88. Customs receipts this month to the 18th, were $27,838,495.95. NEW YORK STATEMENT Bn United Press _ , , , NEW YORK. Dec. 20. —Bank clearings, $• 372,000.000; clearing house balance, $ 000,000; federal reserve bank credit bai. ice,

Local Wagon Wheat

City grain elevators are paying $1.27 for No. 2 red wheat and $1.09 for No. 2 hard. ACQUIT REAL ESTATE MEN OF MAIL FRAUDS Four Officials of Defunct Georgia Firm Set Free Bn United Press GAINESVILLE, Ga„ Dec. 20. Four officials of the defunct Adair Realty and Trust Company, of Atlanta, were acquitted by a jury of eleven men Wednesday night on charges of using the mails to defraud. The men freed by the verdict are Forrest Adair, Sr., Forrest Adair, Jr., Frank Adair, and Evans Erwin, who were tried on three indictments in the U. S. district court charging misrepresentation through the mails in connection with the sale of bonds for construction of hotels in Birmingham, Little Rock and Knoxville. DEFER BLACKMER CASE Income Tax Hearing Delayed by . Illness of Attorney. Bn United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Illness of one of the attorneys representing Henry M. Blackmer of Denver; missing Teapot Dome witness, caused postponement until after the Christmas holidays of discussion with treasury department officials regarding an $6,000,000 income tax action brought against Blackmer by the government, it was announced today. DENIES KILLING \ BOY Railroad Section-Hand Arraigned for Death of Lad, 7 Bn United Press JERSEY CITY. N. J., Der. 20. A plea of not guilty to the murder of 7-year-old Joseph Storelli of Manhattan, was today made by Peter Mudzinowski, 26, railroad section hand, when arraigned here before County Judge Robert V. Kinkhead,

New York Stocks (By Thomson A McKinnon) — ™

—Dec, 30— R*llro<l*— Prev. High. Low. Close, close. Atchison 194% 193 194% 195 Atl Coast Line 166 Balt A Ohio ...118% 117% 118% 11714 Canadian Pac ..233% 232 233 229% Chesa A Ohio ..302% 200 202% 203% Ches Corp 74% 74% 74% 74% Chi A N West.. .. ... 86‘4 86 Chi Grt West.... 21% 21 21% 31% C R I A P 128% 128 128 128 Del A Hudson... 191 190 191 190 Del A Lacka ...127 126 127 126% Brie 68% 66% 68% 66% Erie Ist pfd 60% 60% Ort Nor 108 107% 108 107 111 Central 140% Kan City South 88% 87% 88% 88% MK & T 52% 52 52% 51% Mo Pac pfd ....119% 119% 119% 119 N Y Central ...186% 185% 185% 164 V. N Y C & St L. .133% 133% 133% 133% Y N H & H 74% Nor Pacific 107% 106 107% 105% Norfolk A West 91% Pennsylvania .. 71% 71 % 71% 71% Southern Ry ...145% 146 145% 146% Southern Pac ...136 ‘125% 125 V. 126 3t Paul 33% 33 V. 33% 32% St Paul pfd 54 53% 54 54 St L A S W 107% 104% 107% 106% St L & S F 114 113% Union Pacific ..208% 208 208% 207% West Maryland 41% 41% Wabash 73% 72% Rubber a— Ajax 9% 9% Fisk 13% 13% Goodrich 91% 90% 90% 91 Goodyear 107% 106% 106% 106% Kelly-Spgfld 22% 27% 22% 23 V, United Btates... 42% 41 41% 42 F.quipments— Am Car * Fdy.. 92% 92 93% 92% Am B Shoe 42% 43 Am Steel Fd ... 63% 61% 62 63% General Elec ...188 185% 188 184% Gen Ry Signal.. 97% 97 97% 97% N Y Air Brake 1 42 Pressed Stl Car 31% 31% 21% 31% Pullman 82% 82V, 82% 83% Westlngh Alrb.. 46% 45% 46% 46 Westlngh E1ec...128% 137 127% 126 V. Steels— Bethlehem 83% 82% 82% 82% Colorado Fuel.. 67 66 66 65V, Crucible 83 83% Otis 36 35 36% 34% inland Steel .... 78% 76% 78% 76 Rep Iron & Stl.. 79V. 77% 79 77% U 8 Steel 157% 156 156 154% Alloy 47 % 45 46% 44% Warren Fdy .... 37% 35% 37 25 Vanadium Corp. 95 94 94 93% Motors— Am Bosch Mag.. 43% 41 Vs 43 42 Chandler 21 20% 21 20 Chrysler C0rp...122% 120 V. 120 V. 122 Conti Motors .. 17% 17% 17% 17V. Graham Paige .. 48 % 47 % 48% 47 Gen Mot (new). 88% 87% 87V. 76% General Motors 192% 189 191 V. 187% Hudson 87 86% 86% 86% Hupp 74% 73% 74 73% Mack Motor ....103% 101% 101% 101 Reo 38 27% Motor Wheel .. 38% 38% 38% 36 Nash 101 99% 100% 97 Packard 149% 147 V. 148% 148 V, Peerless 19 18% Pierce Arrow ... 27% 27 27 % 26% Studebaker Cor.. 73V, 73% 73% 73 Stew Warner ...117% 115% 116 115 Eaton Axle 58 % 58 58% 58% Timken Bear ...145 143% 143% 143 V, Willys-Overland. 39 % 28% 28% 29% Yellow Trie 37% 36% 36% 35% White Motor 37% 37% Mining— Am Snul A Rfg.27l 270 270% 269% Anaconda Cop ..110% 108% 109% 108% Andes 40% 49 49% 49% Cerro de Pasco 105% 104'/. 105 104% Chile Copper ... 66% 65V, 66% 64V. Greene Can Cop 174% 173 % 173'% 173 % Inspiration Cop 43 42 % 42‘/a 42 V. Int Nickel 269 % 262 265 269 % Kennecott Cop .146% 143'% 144% 143% Magma Cop .... 69% 67% 69% 65% Nev Cons 35’/. 35% 35% 34% Texas Gulf Sul. 75% 74V. 75V, 74% U S Smelt .... 62 61% 61% 63 Oils— Atlantic Rfg .. 56% 56% 56% 56% Barnsdall (A).. 43V. 41% 42V* 41% Frepeort-Texas.. 52% 51% .51% 51% Granby 90% 88 89% 85 Houston Oil 87% 86 % Indp Oil A Gas. 32 31% 32 31V. Marland Oil 42 41% 41% 41% Mld-Cont Petrol 38V* 38V. 38V* 38 Lago Oil A Tr 31% Pan-Am Pet 8.. 48V* 48% 48% 48V. Phillips Petrol ~ 44V. 44’/, Richfield 46 45% 45V* 45V. Union of Cal 51% Pure Oil 27% 37% 27% 37% Royal Dutch 53% Shell 28 28 Simms Petrol 22% 22% Sinclair Oil .... 42% 41% 41V. 41 Skelly Oil 35'/a 35% 35% 35% Std Oil Cal 73 72V* 72% 71 Std Oil N J .... 53V* 53V* 53V* 53% Std Oil N Y .... 40V* 38V. 4048 V. Texas Corn 65 V* 64V 66% 64% Transcontf 10V. 10% 10V. 10% White Battle ... 35% 35% 35% 35 Industrials— Adv Rumely .... .. ... 50 32% Allis Chalmers 158 157 Allied Chemical. 239 238% 339 337% Armour A 15% 15% 15V. IS S /, Amer Can 103V* 101% 102% 100% Alaska J 8 8% Am lee 42% 42V* 42 % 42 Am Wool 24% 24% 34% 23% Curtiss 144 Va 142V* 144% 144 Coca Cola 165V* 165 Conti Can 56% 58% 56% 56% Certalnteed 23% 23 V* 3: % 33 V* Congolcum 27% 37 3t 37% Davison Chem.. 56% 56% 54% 56V* Dupont 475 470 475 469 ?amovs Players. 54 53V* 54 52% ox A 95V. 94% 95 94 V* Gold Dust 132% 130 Va 133% 131% Olldden 33% 32% S3 32% Int Paper 58 58 % Int Harvester .. 83% 83% 83% 83V* Lambert 122% 132 V* 122 V* 122 Loews 82V* 62V* 82V. 62% May Btores 97V* 96% 97% 97V* Montgom War..l37V* 134% 135V* 133% Natl C R #O% 89% 90% 89 Pittsburgh Coal. 77V* 78V* 77 77 Owens Bottle 80 80 Radio Corp ....356 350 354 346 Real Silk 51 50% Rem Rand 30 V* 30 V, 30% 30 Sears Roebuck.. 167 65% 165% 166% Union Carbide... 190 188% 190 185 Victor 144 142% 142% 141% Unlv Pipe 22% 22% 22% 22% U S Cs Ir Pipe 40 ... U S Indus A lco 139% 128% Wright Aero ....262 256 362 255 Warner Bros ...114V* 113% 114% 112% Utilities — Am Tel A Te1...189V* 189% 189% 192 Am Express ....287% 281% 287% ... Am Wat Wks 68% 68% Brklyn-Manh T. 73 71V* 71V* 72 Col G & E 130% 138% 130 V. 129 Consol Gas 106% 163% 104 105% Elec Pow A Lt.. 45% 44% 45 43% Interboro ... 47V, 47% Nor Am Cos 89V* 88% 89V, 88% Natl Power 43 Va 41% 41% 41 Va S Cal Edison ... 54 52% 53% 51% Eng Pub Serv.. 47% 46% 47% 46% Std Gas A El.. 77% 77% 77V. 76% Utilities Power 39 39% West Union Tel 180 Shipping— Am Inti Corp ..127% 126% 127% 127% Am Ship A Com 4 Atl Gulf *W I 43V. 43% 43% 40% Inti Mer M pfd. 37V* 36% 37% 36% United Fruit 141 139 Foods— Am Sug Rig ... 83V* 82% 83% 82% Kroger 116% 115% 116 115% Austin Nichols 5% ... Beechnut Pkg *.. 89 % 88 89 87 California Pkg 72% Corn Products.. 89V. 88 88 89% Cudahy 62 61V. 61V. 62 Cuban Am Sug.. 16V. 16% 16% 16% Flelschmann Cos. 79V* 78Vi 78% 78V* Jewel Tea 162 159% 162 Kraft Cheese 33 Natl Biscuit 182% 181% 182% 182 Natl Dairy ....123% 121% 1222% 121 V, Postum Cos 66V* 66 68 64V* Ward Baking B 18 17% 17V* 18. Tobaccos— Am Sumatra 55 Am Tob B 176 175% 175% 175 V, General Cigar .. 65V* 65 65Tb 65% Lig A Meyers.. 91% 90% 91% 91% Lortllard 28V. 27V. 27 s /. 28% R J Reynolds ..153% 152% 153% 152% Tob Products B 103% 102 V, 102% 103 % United Cigar St 24V. 24V. 24% 24% Schulte Ret Strs 41% 40% 40% 41%

In the Stock Market

(By Thomson A McKinnon) NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—We have no doubt that every one reading the statement of the president of the General Mofcofs Corporation will be pleased; it is cheering. He looks for another new record in the motor industry next year. He should know. He is an expert and has the advantage of world-wide sources of information. This makes a good starting point for those looking ahead. So far as we can see today there isn’t a single branch of industry but what appears promising, perhaps not to the same degree as the motor industry but enough to show the trend. There is not a thing new in the money market here. It is not as easy as it looks on the surface, so we would suggest that you keep this in mind and not become too enthused about the immediate resumption of a bull market on a big scale. NEW RANGE High. Low, Close. ftsar. m uu ftg il;?S lift 11:2 December 15.75 15. SA IAM

GRAINS LOWER ON REPORT OF VISIBLESUPPLY Bearish Wheat Sentiment Is Being Opposed by Consumption. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Wheat was weaker today, losing the firm tone of Wednesday’s close. Weather conditions sent com lower. Oats were down In sympathy. At the opening wheat was unchanged to % cent lower, com was down % to % cents and oats were off % cent. Provisions were slightly lower. Bearish sentiment In wheat inspired by the large visible supply Is being opposed by evidences of increased consumption. Traders believe the market will take a more definite trend after the close of the December delivery. Liverpool was little changed. Farmers are not moving corn as expected and with prospects of good foreign demand. Some operators predict May corn will eventually sell around a dollar. Oats were quiet and without feature. Chicago Grain Table —Dec. 20. WHEAT— Prey. High. Low. Close close. Dec. 1.15% 1.15 V* 1.15% 1.15% March ...... 1.19% I.IBV, 1.18% 1.19% M corn— '' ‘ Dec 83 Va .83 .83 .83 Va March 87% .87 .87 .87% May. 90% .89% .89% .90% OATS— Dec. 47% .47% .47% .47% March 47 V* .47% .47% .47% M 48% .48 .48 .48% Dec 1.02 1.01% 1.01% I.OlV* March 1.04% 1.04% 1.04% 1.04% May 1.07% 1.06% 1.06% 1.07 LARD— Dec 11.00 u. 03 J*n- 11.77 11.80 March 12.25 13.02 bWh 1315 11,7 Jan - 10.60 B” Times Special cmCAGO. Dec. 30.—Carlots: Wheat, 6: corn, 121; oats, 51; rye, 4.

The City in Brief

M. M. Monroe, president of Uie Dayton (O.) chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants, addressed the Indianapolis chapter of the organization Wednesday night at the Chamber of Commerce. “Incentives for Executives’’ was the subject of his address. M. C. Maloney, of the Electric Refrigeration Company, 116 West Washington street., Indianapolis, has Just been awarded a loving cup for winning a salesmen’s contest conducted by the Copeland Products, Inc., Detroit. Catherine Miller, alias Lemon Belle Coats, 21, of 406 Muskingum street, arrested Tuesday by a police squad which claimed she had a quantity of narcotics in a small match box, was held to the federal grand Jury under $2,500 bond by John W. Kern, United States commissioner Wednesday. J. L. Slutsky, was elected president of the Personnel Association of Indianapolis at a dinner Wednesday night at the Columbia club. Prank C. Jones was elected vicepresident; Paul C. Merchant, secretary, and W. B. Allen, treasurer. The officers and Earl Buchanan, Earl Overton and George E. Gill, com* pose the board of directors. Despite failure of Louisville detectives to identify John and Robert Bums, of Nashville, Tenn., held by police here, as having been implicated in a bank robbery in Louisvi.le recently, the brothers are being held pending further investigation. The Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith, pastor of University place Christian church will be the principal speaker at the meeting tonight of the young people’s division of the Marion county conference of religious education at the Immanuel Reformed church, Prospect and New Jersey streets. Wesley Lewis, cometist, will play. Plans for the twenty-eighth annual convention of the Indiana Grain Dealers association, which will be held Jan. 24 and 25 in Indianapolis, are near completion. More than 100 millers and grain dealers will attend. Members of the 1928 Butler university football squad and coaches "Potsy” Clark,” “Tony” Hinkle and Bob Nipper will be guests of honor at the open forum luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce Friday noon George Steele, 73, former police chief of CrawfordsviUe, Ind., suffered a severe scalp wound today when he stumbled as he left a restaurant at 502 E. Washington street. Police took him to city hospital and then to city prison, where they charged him With vagrancy and intoxication. SENTENCE IS UPHELD Conviction In School Bombing Case Confirmed. Bi' United Press SPRINGFIELD, HI., Dec. 20 Hiram Reed, convicted in La Salle county of placing dynamite in the stove of the Pleasant Valley school house in an attempt to destroy his sweetheart, lola Bradford, the 24-year-old teacher of the school, must serve an indeterminate sentence in the state penitentiary, the state supreme court ruled here today. The court affirmed the decision of the trial court. Nurse Attempts Suicide. Bu United Press EVANSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 20. Miss Josephine Davis, 37, Louisville, Ky., a registered nurse, is in a serious conditoin here today from effects of self-administered poison, according to police. A note in which Miss Davis described a life of disappoinment from lack of employmen was found addressed to a friend of the woman, • <

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Produce Markets

Butter (wholesale)—No. 1, 65®56c. No. 2. 61 @ 52c. Butterfat, 54c a lb. Cheese (wholesale selling prices, per pound)—American leaf, S3: pimento loaf. 35c: Wisconsin flat. 27c: prime cream. 27c; Daisy. 37c; Longhorn. 27c: New York Huber ger. 30c. Mgs—Buying prices: Preah delivered at Indianapolis, loss of 45c. Poultry (buying prices) Hens, 2348 24c; Leghorn hens. 15919 c; 1928 firing, large breed, 2 lbs. and up. 23924 c; 1 to IV* lbs., large. 19920 c; Leghorns. ld®2oc; old roosters, largee, 12915 c: small. 10 ft, 12c; duck*. 15@17c: geese, 14c; guineas, young. 50c: old, 35c; turkeys. No. 1 young toms. 12 lbs. and up, 36 938 c; No. 1 young hens. 38c a lb.; No. 1 old toms. 22® 25e: No. 2 old hens. 259 30c a lb.

Commission Row

PRICES TO RETAILERS FRUITS Apples—lndiana Jonathan, $1.50(5)2.25; box Jonathan. $2.5092.75; box Grimes $1.7692.35; Delicious [email protected]. Santaloupes —Casaba, $3. ranberrfes—ss, 25-lb. box; $lO aSO lb. box. Grapes—Corntchons, $2; Conlord, 30c a 5-lb. basket; Emperors. $2®2.10. Grapefruit—s4.2s9 4.50. Lemons—California. $6.2598.75. Limes—Jamaica. $2.25®2.50 per 100. Oranges—California Valencias. *7ft9.25 crate; Florida. 84.5095. Pomergranates—B3.so a crate. Persimmons—Japanese $1.75ft2; Indiana. <191.25 a box of 12 pints. Pears—Bose., 34.54; Anjo. $4.75. VEGETABLES Artichokes—Bl.7s a dor. Beans—Southern stringless, 35.50 &6 bu.; wax. 14. Cabbage—Fancy home-grown. $2.50 bbl.; Wisconsin. 393%c lb. Cauliflower—Oregon and New York, $2.75 Celery—California rough. $6.50@7 large crate. Eggplant—s3 dor. Kale—Spring, southern, bu. box, $1.25. Mustard—Fancy home grown, $1 bu. Onions—Home-grown ■yellow, $4(54.50 per 100-lb. bag; Spanish, $292.15 crate. Parsley—Home grown. 50c dor. bunches. Peas—California, $8.50 45-lb crate. Peppers—Florida, til per crate. Potatoes—Michigan round whites. $2; 150 lbs.. $2; Ohios, $1.50(91.75; Idaho. $2.50 a bag. Radishes—Hothouse. button. 75@85c dozen bunches. . Spinach—Pancy home grown. $1,259 1.50 bu. Tomatoes—Hothouse, $3. 10-lb. basket. Cocoanuts—s6.so per bag of 100. t Sweet Potatoes—lndiana Jersey. $3 per bu.: Virginia Jersey, *4ft'4.25 a bbl. Tennessee Nancy Halls. $1.7691.90 a hamper. CHRISTMAS SPECIALTIES Christmas Trees—Bundle of 2, $2.25: bundles of 3 and 4. $2.50. Laural Roping—sl.7s per 30-yard roll. Wreaths—sl.7s per dozen.

Births Boys John and Mary Turner, 953 Roache. Jacob and Rebecca Cambl, Coleman hosP* Uili Paul and Dorothy Stafford. Methodist hospital. Charles and Lucy Mountcastle, Methodist hospital. Wllford and Bernice Bradshaw, Methodist hospital. Robert and Mary Coleman, Coleman hospital. Jerome and Alpha Hardy, Coleman hospital. Dwight and Myrtle Horton, Coleman hospital. Girls Ralph and Opal Adkins, Coleman hospital. Clifford and Dannetta Robertson, Coleman hospital. Beniamin and Florence Snyder. Methodist hospitalEdward and Marjorie Helwig, Methodist hospital. Max and Elolse Hastey, Coleman hospital. Twins Ralph and Carlotta Updike, Methodist hospital, boy and girl. Deaths Oust Rosberg. 80, Methodist hospital, chronic myocarditis. Nellie Richie Samuels, 31, 874 Jones, pneumonia. Infant Oarrett, 1 day. city hospital, intracranial hemorrhage. Katherine Petit, 79, 1186 West Thirtyfirst, myocarditis. Helen Thompson, 4, Riley hospital, meningitis. Mary Brandes, 88, 726 E. Morris, myocarditis. Ann Eliza Jaqvlth. 89. 841 East Thirtysecond, chronic myocarditis. Charles Tarrant, 41, city hospital, accidental. James P. Foran, 50, 3601 Graceland, myocarditis. Edward G. Wledenhaupt, 23, 1423 S. Alabama, pulmonary tuberculosis. Blanche Walker, 39, 1321 Hudson, acute encephalitis. Anthony Olulalno. 86, 901 S. New Jersey, broncho pneumonia. Daniel Bvers Burkhardt, 80. St. Vincents hospital, chronic myocarditis. Willard David Hoss. 70. 1744 West Washington, organic heart disease. Kenneth Loren Wlgley. 1, 1435 West Ohio, tubercular meningitis. Charles Ross, 82, Flower Mission, pulmonary tuberculosis. Charles Bryant, 83, city hospital, chronic myocarditis. Thomas Rodlbaugh, 75, Methodist hospital. broncho pneumonia. William J. Archer, 73, 3614 Salem, arteriosclerosis. Alpha O. Bowman. 48, 3205 East Twentysixth, myocarditis. Harold Agnes Baker, 35, 622 Fayette, rear. Intestinal obstruction. Sophfrona Noblet, 34, Christian hospital, broncho pneumonia. Oecella Shockley. 79, St. Vincents hospital. lobar pneumonia. Bridget Dally, 83, 520 East Vermont, broncho pneumonia. Edmona Downs, 38. 2724 Wood, lobar pneumonia. Building Permits S. Davis Realty Company, dwelling and garage. 41 South Butler. $2,550 8. Davis Realty Company, dwelling and garage. 437 South Butler. 82.550. f• K. Coatney. garage. 2271 Union. S2OO. 3718- Birth, dW * mnK * nd ******* K. Foltz, repair. 1236 Relsner. S7OO. 8130 Cranor ’ Teroot > 1316 West Eighteenth, w! Noblet, garage. 3518 Kenwood. 8175. 132 < Clr?U. sm! ItV C ° mpany> rem<>del - I. H. Ferris, reroof. 2434 Stuart, S2OO. HIT BLUE LAW IN RADIO M jr*ule*s Sundays” Protested t Federal Commission By United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Opponents of Jazzless Sunday radio programs hit back at the Lord’s Day Alliance today by petitioning the federal radio commission not to interfere with Sabbath broadcasting. The petition was filed by the National Association Opposed to the Blue Laws, Inc., numbering Rupert Hughes, Clarence Darrow, and Sinclair Lewis among its officers, in reply to an Alliance resolution asking that the commission restrict Sunday programs to religious music and oratory. FRAUD CHARGES FILED MeFadden Publications Accused of Fraudulent Advertising. By United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Charges of publishing fraudulent advertising have been filed against the MeFadden Publications, Inc., of New York, the federal trade commission announced today. Company officials have been ordered to appear here Jan. 28 for a hear. The publishers are accused of circulating advertisements in their magazines offering reduced prices for subscriptions which the commission alleged are no lower than the usual rates. LION CLAWS WORKMAN Rips Trousers When Carpenter Turns to Pick Up Hammer. DETROIT, Dec. 20.—'While installing wire screens In a cubs den at the zoo here, Talmadge Stevenson, carpenter, made the mistake of turning his back to an adjoining occupied cage and stooping to pick up a hammer. A lion leaped and grabbed the surprised carpenter’s trouser seat. After five minutes work attendants using a crow bar Eried the claws from Stevenson’s eavy clothing which prevented them from reaching the flesh.

FURTHER BREAK IN PORK PRICES AT STOCKYARDS Not Enough Steers on Hand to Make Market; She Stock Up. Dec. Bulk. Top. Receipts. 13. 8.65 8.65 11,000 14. 8.75 8.75 14,000 16. 8.75 8.75 8.000 17. 9.00 9.00 9,000 18 9.00 9.00 16.000 19. 8 75 8.75 16,000 20. 8.50 8.55 10,000 Weakness continued in the hog market today at the Union Stockyards, prices ranging about 25 cents lower all around. The bulk, 160 to 300 pounds, sold for $8.50. Receipts today were estimated at 10,000; holdovers were 1,006. In the cattle market there were not enough steers on hand to make a market. The stock was steady to higher. Vealers were steady, good to choice kinds selling at sls to sl6. Lambs were around 25 cents lower, with better grades going at sl3 to $13.75. Early top was sl4. Culls and throwout were selling at $7.50 to sl2. Fat ewes were quotable at $5 to $7. Chicago hog receipts were 65,000, including 9,000 directs. Holdovers were 9,000. Market slow with very few early sales; $8.50 was bid on a few loads of heavy butchers and paid for 260 to 270 pound averages. The market was generally 20 to 25 cents lower than Wednesday's best prices. Cattle receipts were 8,000; sheep, 15,000. Hog prices at the city yards today were: 250 to 350 pounds SB.IO to $8.55; 200 to 250 pounds $850; 160 to 200 pounds $8.50; 130 to 160 pounds SB.IO to $8.40; 90 to 130 pounds $6.75 to $8; packing sows $7 to $7.75. Cattle receipts 600, calves 600; beef steers quotable at $9.50 to sls, beef cows $7 to $9; low cutter and cutter cows $5..25 to $6.50; vealers sls to sl6; heavy calves $6.50 to $11; bulk stock and feeder steers $8 to $10.50. Sheep receipts 1,000 top fat lambs $14.25 quotable; bulk fat lambr. $12.75 to sl4; bulk cull lambs $7.50 to $9.25; bulk fat ewes $5 to $7.

Hogs Receipts, 10,000; market, lower. 250-350 lb* $ 8.106fc 8.55 200-250 lbs 8.50 160-200 lbs 8.50 130-160 lbs B.IOW 8.40 90-130 lbs 6.759 8.00 Packing sows 7.00®* 7.75 -CattleReceipts, 600; market, steady. Beef steers $ 9.5QW;15.00 Beef cows 7.009; 9.00 Low cutters and cutter cows .. 5.25 ft 6.50 Bulk stock and feeder steers... 8.00910.50 —Calves— Receipts, 600; market, steady. Best veals $15,009:16.00 Heavy calves 6.50ft11.00 —Sheep— Receipts, 1,000; market, lower. Top fat lambs $14.25 Bulk fat lambs 12.759 14.00 Bulk cull lambs 7.50 ft 9,25 Bulk fat ewes 5.009 7.00 Other Livestock Bu United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Hogs—Receipts, 65,000; market, 10925 c lower; mostly an $8.400i 8.50 market on better grades, 170280 lbs.; top. *8.55; butchers medium to choice. 250-350 lbs., $8.30ft8.55; 200-250 lbs., $8.30 W 8.55: 160-200 lbs., $8.109 8.50; 130-160 lbs., $7,409 8.35; packing sows, $7.6098.10; pigs, medium to choice, 90-130 lbs., *6.3597.85. Cattle—Receipts, 8,000. Calves—Receipts, 3,000; market on steers and yearlings mostly steady with yesterday’s 259 75c downturn; shipper demand narrow but well finished steers scarce; she stock and light yearlings dull; slaughter classes, steers, good ana choice. 1300-1500 1b5..’512.75916.25; 1100-1300 lbs., $12,759 16.25; 950-1100 lbs., $12.509 16.75; common and medium, 850 lbs., $8.75*012.50; fed yearlings, good and choice. 750-950 lbs., $12916.50; heifers, good and choice, 850 lbs., down. *10.75 A# 13.50; common and medium, *7.50 ® 10.50: cows, good and choice, *10.50; common and medium. $6 98; low Stocker and cutters, $5 509 6.60; bulls, good and choice, beef, $9,259 11.25; cutter to medium, *799.25; vealers. milkfed, good and choice, $12,759 15; medium, $11.50912.75; cull and common, $7.8041 11.50; Stocker and feeder steers, good and choice, all weights, *10.759 12- common and medium, $8,509 10.75 Sheep—Receipts, 15,000; most early sales weak to 2ic lower; bulk of fat lambs, *149 14.25; fat lambs, top, *l4 40; sheep, steady; fat ewes top, $8; feeding lambs, slow; lambs, food and choice, 92 lbs. down. $13,509 4.50; medium, $12,259 13.50; cull and common, $8.75912.25; ewes, medium to choice, 150 lbs. down, $5.50 98; cull and common, *2.259 6; feeder iambs, good and choice, *[email protected]. Bu United Press PITTSBURGH, Dec. 20 —Hogs—Receipts, 4,f00; market, 25930 c down; 250-350 lbs., *8.359 8.10; 200-250 lbs., $8.909 9.10; 160200 lbs., $8.859 9.10: 130-160 lbs.. $8.259 9: 50-130 lbs., $898.65; packing sows* $7,259 7.75. Cattle—Receipts. 50; cal\ls, 150; market, weak; beef steers, sll9 14; light yearling steers and heifers, $99 13; beef cows, $7 9 9.50; low cutter and cutler cows, $4.50 9 6.50: vealers, $139 17; heavy calves. $10915. Sheep—Receipts. 1,500; market, weak; top fat lambs. *14.75: bulk tat lambs. $13914.75; bulk cull lambs. $8.50 @11; bulk fat ewes. SB9 7. Bu United Press EAST BUFFALO. Dec. 20.—Hogs—Receipts. 2,800; holdovers. 400; market, slow, 259 50c down; 250-350 lbs., $8,609 9.10; 200-250 lbs.. $8.759 9.10; 160-200 lbs., $8.75 99.10; 130-180 lbs., $8.50 9 9.10 ; 90-130 lbs., $8.259 8.75; packing sows, $7.509 8. Cattle—Receipts. 100. Calves—Receipts. 200; market, steady; beef steers, *ll9 14.25; light yearling steers and heifers. $11.509 14.50; beef cows. $7.759 9.75; low cutters and cutter cows. *4.SO<V/ 8.50; vealers, $16.509 17. Sheep—Receipts, 1,400market, slow, 25 9 50c down; bulk cull lambs, $8,759.11.25; bulk fat ewes, $6.25 ft 7. By Times Special LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Dec. 20.—Hogs—Receipts, 1,000; market, 25c lower; heavy and medium hogs. 180 lbs. up. $8,059 8.55; pigs and lights. 180 lbs. down. $6,459 7.95; stags and throwouts, $6,359 6.95. Cattle— Receipts. 100; market, steady; prime heavy steers. [email protected]; heavy shipping steers. $10912; medium and plain steers, $8,509 10; fat heifers. $7.509 11; good to choice cows. $7,509 9.50; medium to good cows. $6 9 7.50; cutters, $5.50@6; canners. $4,509 5.25; bulls, *699; feeders, SB9 11.50; Stockers, $6,50 9 11. Calves—Receipts, 200: market, steady; good to choice. *11.509 13.50; medium to good. $8910.50; outs, $8 down. Sheep—Receipts. 50; market, steady; lambs, sll9 11.50: seconds. $7.509 8; sheep, $49 6; bucks. $39 3.50. Wednesday’s shipments; Cattle, 114; calves. 169; hogs, 532; sheep, ..tone. Bu United Prests CINCINNATI, Dec. 20.—Hogs—Receipts, 2,900; holdovers. 3,600: market, mostly 209 25c down on butcher; 250-350 lbs., SB9 8.85; 200-250 lbs., $8.509 8.85; 160-200 lbs., $8,409 8.85; 130-160 lbs.. SB9 8.50: 90-130 lbs., $6.75 9 8.25; packing sows, *6 259 7.25. Cattle— Receipts. 400; market, steady; beef steers, $8,509)13; beef cows. $6.509 9; vfeali.s, $10.50 9 14; bulk stocker and feeder steers, *99 10. Calves—Receipts. 350: light yearling. steers and heifers. $9914: low cutter and cutter cows. $59 6.25; heavy calves, *99 14. Sheep—Receipts. 350; market lambs, steady to 50c up: top fat lambs, $15.50: bulk fat lambs. t13@15: bulk cull lambs, SB9 12; bulk fat ewes. ssft7. LAD DIES OF RABIES Tipton Boy Succumbs to Bite of Dog Inflicted Thanksgiving. Joseph Small, 15, son of Mr. anti Mrs. James Small, Tipton. Ind., died today at Riley hospital from rabies The child was brought to the hospital late Wednesday in the final stages of the diesase. He was bitten by a stray dog Thanksgiving day according to his pareafe

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Left to right: Ruth llollowcll, Edith Flack, Hazel Robinson and La Verne Conway. Seated: Ned Sharp and Betty Truby. Parents and students were entertained Wednesday afternoon at the annual Christmas pantomime and pageant at School 67, 3615 West Walnut street. “Why the Chimes Rang.” was directed by Miss Elizabeth Sacre and Miss Dorothy Wenner, principal. A chorus of seventy-five voices was directed by Miss Gertrude Free. Included in the program were the followi/hg students; Rosalin Petrovich, Jack Nicholas, Billie Andrews, James Lentz, Ned Sharp, Betty Truby, Ruth Hollowell, Edith Flack, Hazel Rqbinson and La Verne Conway.

SANTA TO VISIT SICKJHILDREN Junior League to Cheer Patients at Riley. Santa Claus will visit the children at the Riley hospital Christmas under the auspices of the hospital committee of the Junior League, headed by Mrs. John A MacDonald. Decorated Christmas trees will be placed in each lobby Tuesday morning and Santa Claus will distribute the gifts the children have received from relatives and friends A miniature circus will give two performances at the hospital Saturday from 2 to 4 p. m. Ice cream and cookies will be served. The Theta Beta Bible class of the West Park Christian church will entertain women at the county infirmary at a Christmas party this evening. A Christmas entertain • ment was given this afternoon at the Theodore Potter fresh, air school, West Tenth street. A Christmas cantata will be given at 7 tonight by School 43 at the school, 150 East Fortieth street. Indiana Bell Telephone Company employes will be guests at a Christmas party Friddy night. The annual party of the Central Universalist church will be held at 8 tonight. The annual Christmas dinner for Y. M. C. A. night school students will be held at 6:30 p. m. Friday. The Meridian Heights Presbyterian church, Forty-seventh street and Central avenue, will give a! Christmas pageant and musical program at 7:30 p. m. Friday. SPECIAL TO ANDERSON Traction Company Will Operate Car to Durbin Rites. A special interurban car will be operated by the Indianapolis Street Railway Company, Friday, to cany j close friends of the late Winfield T. Durbin, ex-Governor, to Anderson for funeral services. Mr. Durbin was a director of the street railway company. The special car* arranged by G. K. Jeffries, general superintendent of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company, will leave the terminal station at noon Friday. Directors and other officials , of the street railway will attend the j funeral. SORT 100,000 CARDS Miniature Postoffice Established byBryson for Rush. A miniature postoffice has been established on the fourth floor of i the federal building by Postmaster j Robert H. Bryson for sorting and j cancelling more than 100,000 Christ-1 mas greeting cards. These cards were delivered to the! postoffice, tied in bundles and marked “for Christmas delivery,” in advance by thoughful postoffice patrons, enabling clerks to sort and cancel them in advance of the last minute deluge of Christmas mail. The cards will be delivered Saturday. POPE CELEBRATES Observes Fiftieth Anniversary Asa Priest at Low Mass. Bn United Press ROME, Dec. 20.—Pope Pius began celebration of his fiftieth anniversary as a priest by saying low mass at St. Peter’s cathedral today. Cardinal Vannutelli at the same time consecrated anew cathedral in the suburb of Ostia. A solemn ceremony was scheduled for later today at St. Charles church, where the pope celebrated his first mass fifty years ago. Steal $350 Near Police 81l I Hited Press SOUTH BEND. Ind.. Dec. 20. Safecrackers broke into the city water works office, within twentyfive feet of the police station, Wednesday night, and chiseled the combination from the safe. They got about $350. Police were unaware of the burglary until employes rparhPfj thp office this morning.

Socks Bandit TWO healthy “socks,” one in the eye and one on the nose, Wednesday night changed the complexion of a filling station holdup from serious business to a joke. The recipient of the haymakers was a bold, bad bandit. They were bestowed by Yale Stafford, 1415 North Kealing avenue, attendant at a filling station at Tenth street and Central avenue. The bandit, his eye black and his nose bloody, pocketed his pistol, wailed, “it was only a joke lemme outa here,” and fled.

LEGION MEETING SET State Confab to Be Held Here Jan. ,6. The annual state meeting of the Indiana department of the American Legion will be held here Jan. 6, it was announced Wednesday. Post commanders, adjutants and service officers will participate. The meetings will open at 8:30 a. m. in the War Memorial building. A business session will follow in the Elks Club. It will be opened with a talk by Frank McHale of Logansport, retiring state commander. Fred Wiecking of Bluffton, new commander, and other officers will be installed by Paul V. McNutt of Bloomington, national commander. Among the speakers will be James Berton of lowa, national adjutant; Dan Sowers of Kentucky, chairman of the Americanization; Thomas McConnell-of Fowler, state chairman of child welfare: L. B. Hnuk of Norristown, rehabilitation chairman; Forest Harness of Kokomo, legislative chairman; Frank A. White of Indianapolis, publicity chairman; Albert Curry of Shelbyvillc; John Smith of Gary; Floyd Young of Vincennes and Pleas E. Greenlee of Shelbyville, state adjutant. DE MALAYS ELECT Glenn E. Harsh New Commander of Templar Order. Glenn E. Harsh has been elected commander of De Molay ccmmandery of the Knights Templar. Other officers: Joseph J. Davis, generalissimo; George M. Spiegel, captain general; the Rev. Girard H. Gebhardt, senior warden; George F. Schreiber, junior warden; William Earl Gentry, prelate; Ralph K. Smith, treasurer; Oliver A. Keely, recorder; Ray H. Briggs, standard bearer; Le Roy C. True, sword bearer; William Henry Harrison, warder; Horace Mitchell, Henry K. English and Wilbur H. Winship, guards, and Edward Schuler, sentinel. FACES TEXAS CHARGES James Cordeal Ordered to San Antonio by Federal Judge James Arthur Cordeal, alias Charles Tucker, 32, arrested Tuesday on federal motor theft charges after eluding police three years, was Wednesday ordered by Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell removed to San Antonio (Tex.) to face the motor theft charges. Cordeal was arrested at a downtown hotel after he had become ill, obtaining medical services with the statement he was a department of justice agent. Later he told his nurse he was a postoffice inspector. Federal agents did not press charges of impersonating a government officer against him. DAM BILL MN MILL’ Passes Through Routine Before Going to President. Bu I lilted Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—The budget bureau was making a routine survey of the Boulder dam bill today for President Coolidge, as is customary with such measures. Later it must be visaged by the interior department, after which it returns to the President for signing or vetoing. Its friends predict signing.

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BOY MURDERER OF SWEETHEART IS SENTENCED Judge Orders 20-Year Life Term for High School Youth. Bn United Press ST. GEORGE, L. I„ Deo. 20. Vincent Rice, 17-year-old high school youth who admitted killing Alice Joost because he resented her amorous advances, was sentenced to serve from twenty years to life Imprisonment today. He pleaded guilty to a second degree murder charge earlier this week. The youth showed no emotion aa Justice Selah B. Strong passed the sentence. He was dressed meliciously in the same costume he wore during his trial, a complete study in brown. His hair was neatly combed and' his face was impassive. He was asked whether he had anything to say about the sentence and he replied in a low tone: “No.” He was taken back to the county jail at Richmond, his home, and probably will be removed to the penitentiary before Christmas day. Rice admitted killing little Alice Joost, a 15-ycar-old girl, after the couple had “made up” a quarrel. Rich went to the Joost home onu day and spent the entire day talking with the girl. In his confession he told how she kept putting her arms around his neck and how he resented her actions. Then he said she stood up and said: “Oh come on, be a sport.” Rich confessed he struck the girl knocked her unconscious and bound an electric light cord around her throat. Then he kissed her and left,

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Automobiles reported to the police as having been stolen: Ford roadster, Ilinois 424-894, from Sheldon. 111. C. E. Waltz, 3012 Phipps street, Hudson coach, 637-269, from New Jersey and Ohio streets. P. E Crabill, 1009 Harrison street, Auburn sedan, 699-564, from Pine street and Fletcher avenue. Washington Auto Sales, 750 East Washington street, Chevrolet coupe, M-750, from 200 East Market street. Carl Patrick, 1663 West Riverside drive. Ford touring, 639-150, from Holmes avenue and Michigan street. W. H. Book, 4728 Kenwood avenue, Ford sedan, 662-244, from Indianapolis Athletic Club. Merrie Slater, 2633 Stanley avenue. Ford sedan, 10-584, from 15 South Senate avenue. Walter Reed, 2965 North Gale street, Ford sedan, 634-403, from Liberty' and Walnut streets.

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Stolen automobiles recovered by the police; Ford coupe. 698-168, found in alley in rear oi 406 North Alabama street. RAIL MAN SUCCUMBS Big Four Employes Mourn Loss of. William Bcvington, Engineer. Big Four railroad veterans today mourned the death of William Bevington, retired engineer, who had hauled In his fifty years as a train pilot, thousands of Indianapolis and Indiana residents over the Chicago division of the Big Four without being responsible for a single wreck or injuring a person. Mr. Bevington died suddenly at his home in Cincinnati Wednesday. He was retired in 1921. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at Madisonville, O. TRUCK DRIVER JAILED Found (o Be Fugitive After Probe of Crash With School Bus. Frank Burns, alias Frank Pierceal, driver of the truck which Monday collided with a school bus at Avon, Ind.. and endangered the lives of a score of school children, was returned today to Winchester, Ky„ from where he escaped from jail. The alias and jail escape were discovered by Lieutenant Charles Bridges of state police, who investigated the accident, which resulted in amputation of a leg of the school bus driver, Odus Jackson.

MddkVikst Utilities Company Notice erf l Ji -iOtl r Ptjfcf FWIL* iHMjCW The Based a* OwnwMrf WBBfc Ww UtiHa Cunyuy ha cktmi the faHowfag ipMin ikllld dends- Two Do Ban. CPjKP unu each share of the t mmtmnSkm r*e> (bred Stock having a par vahui flf SIOO a be, payahie )wnamy I\ 1929, to hoWecMjt accoadoD Efcnetnbcr 31, M 2&. The hat pnxafcqg dfridend at $2-23 * mat i~ duded 23c a-ttuae in aader cocoa* piece the paymcHt in ft* ainuA* rear 1928 .at the addiriwud 1% acquired CO be paal an the pwfrnwd Mock becaus: at the jjqanrat at dividends in caeca of $6 per ahenc on the common stock. One Dollar and Fifty Cents CSL3OQ upon each share of the outstanding $6 Cumulative Non Pnr Preferred Stock, payable January IS, 1929, to holders of record on December 3L, 1m