Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 10, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 May 1931 — Page 15

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Erich Remarque

The second war novel of Erich Remarque, the German novelist, is | now a best seller. “The Road Lack” is a magnificent story of post-war readjustment by the man who gave the world "All Quiet On the Western Front.” Little, Brown is the publisher. a a a BY WALTER D. HICKMAN. A M about through with an advance copy of the biography of “Stalin,” by Isaac Don Levine, which will be published soon by Cosmopolitan Book Corporation. The publishers write me that Levine has inscribed in Russian for Stalin himself an advance copy of the book and has sent it to the Russian leader in care of The Kremlin. The author did the same for M. Leon Trotsky, now in exile in Prinkip, Turkey. I would like to see the expression on the faces of both men as they read Levine’s carefully studied book on what has been going on in Russia since the revolution. I am convinced as far as I have proceeded in this book that here is the treatise of the revolution that the world has been waiting for. a a a IT seems that authors who have one big success really invite other successes. Take the case of Susan Glaspell, the author of the 1930-31 Pulitzsr prize play, “Alison’s House.” Her new novel, “Ambrose Holt and Family,” just published by F. A. Stokes Company, is listed as a best seller by Brentano’s New York. The drama critics, nearly all of them, have severely panned the Pulitzer prize committee for selection “Alison’s House” as the best play of the year. a a a WAS asked the other day in a | letter to this department “What book have you read in the past year that you received the most enjoyment?” My answer is, “The Story of San Michele,” by Dr. Axel Mowthe, published by Dutton. This is the accurate and absorbing recital of a physician w r ho has treated European royalty and some others not so royal. To me it was more interesting than lot of the I fiction I have read. a a a Paul Poiret who up to three years ago, -before his retirement, was one of the most famous creators of women’s styles, has written a book, “King of Fashion,” (J. B. Lippincott Company). a a a With the publication of the Pulitzer prize announcements, “Years of Grace,” by Margaret Ayer Barnes, leaped back into the best sellers list where it had already been for the greater part of a year, and for the past fortnight Houghton, Mifflin Company’s presses have been kept busy meeting the demand. a a a YOU may be interested in knowing that all of Mary Roberts i Rinehart's famous “Tish” stories are being collected—or merged—into one immense volume, “The Book of Tish." It will be published late next \ month. London’s literary sensation, “After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie," by Jean Rhys, will be issued by Alfred A. Knopf in June. It’s a story of one woman’s many men. Os course the women will read it. “Rockne,” by Warren Brown, with an introduction by the Rev. C. L. O’Donnell of Notre Dame, will be published May 25 by Reilly & Lee, Chicago. The story of the famous Knute will be aided by many illustrations. “A/f ARIVOSA,” by Baroness Orczy !V1 iDoubledav, Doran & Go., $2), is a fine romantic story linking Ireland and Brazil. You will find Tim O’Clerigh “a card.” a a a For something quite light there is “The Dean’s Elbow,” by A. E. W. Mason (Doubleday, Doran <Sz Cos., $2.50). It’s an interesting little romance. a a a Powerful and brilliant is Sonia Ruthele Novak’s “Strange Thoroughfare” (McMillan, $2.50). It is a skillfully wrought and ripping story of a girl’s many loves. FOR the lovers of Christopher Morley—and there are many—now comes “John Mistletoe” (Doubleday, Doran, $2.50). "John Mistletoe” seems to be an autobiography—gentle, sentimental, wistful. If you like to read slowly and comfortably, you will find Morley’s latest a cheerful and excellent com- ; panion. It probably is the only book of the week with good, old j homely charm. It doesn’t link with “Thunder on the Left” or “Where the Blue Begins,” but reverts to those lovable ! and kindly books of his “Parnassus i on Wheels" and “The Haunted! Bookshop.” What more could you I want? i

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BUILDING GAIN INDICATED IN SOMEJITIES Evansville, Ft. Wayne, Elkhart and Columbus Show More Activity. BUSINESS INDEX HIGHER Increase Above Seasonal Margin Noted in Most Lines. BY CHARLES C. STONE State Editor. The Times Seme improvement in the construction business is noted in a survey of Indiana for the week ended today, including a $150,000 improvement project of the Bloomington Water Company; a $30,000 addition to the plan/; of the Highland Iron and Steel Company plant at Terre Haute, and a $15,000 project of the Indiana General Service Company of Marion. At Columbus there is more building activity now than at any time in two years, with permits for w-ork to cost $66,350, already issued this month. Several men are being employed in an improvement program of the Indianapolis <sz Southeastern Railroad Company, comprising placing of 600 ties in tracks. Gain in Three Cities A survey of building in eighteen Indiana cities during April shows an increase in three over totals of the month last year, these being Evansville, Ft. Wayne and Lafayette. In five there was more building last month than in March of this year, these being Elkhart, Hammond, Larion, Mishawaka and South Bend. The index of Indiana business in general reached 81 in April, as compared to 78.3 for March and 76.9 for February. Slightly more than seasonal gains were noted during the month in most lines of business. Full working schedules which have prevailed for several weeks are still in effect at various Anderson plants, including Delco Remy, Guide Lamp, American Steel and Wire and Anderson Stove Company. More on Pay Roll Employment in the plant of the Warner Gear Company at Muncie is at a higher point than in 1929, the record for months thus far this year being 34 per cent higher. About 150 more persons are on the pay roll now than in May, 1929. The Indiana Cash Drawer Company of Shelbyville has received orders from England and Italy for a total of 145 units. The G. S. Bursley Company of Ft. Wayne, wholesale grocers, has leased quarters -at Logansport for a branch, operations to begin June 1. The company also has branches at Elkhart, Mishawaka, Marion, Muncie and other Indiana cities; Force to Be Increased Completion of an expansion program of the Ft. Wayne Tailoring Corporation will permit trebling the number of persons on the pay roll. Officials of Wayne Candies, Inc., announce business in April was 361 per cent greater than for the same month last year. The Queen Anne Candy Company of Hammond and United Boiler Heating and Foundry Company have increased their forces during the week. The former now' has 430 persons at work, against 300 a year ago. The latter has added 100 to the pay roll. Hiring of employes in anticipation of starting operations in the plant of the Mt. Vernon Straw and Paper Board Company was begun this week. Approximately 110 men will be at work w’hen the plant is opened about June 1. EPSTEIN TO APPEAL 30-DAY FARM TERM City Pugilist Convicted on Charge of Keeping Gaming House. Appeal from a thirty-day state farm sentence and a SIOO fine, w’ill be taken by Maxie Epstein, pugilist, who was convicted Thursday by Municipal Judge William H. Sheaffer for keeping a gaming house. Sergeant Lester Jones and squad recently raided a place operated at 828 South Meridian street by Epstein. They arrested eleven men on charges of visiting a gaming house. Six of these were acquitted by Sheaffer and the others received suspended thirty-day sentences and $lO fines.

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What’s Coming in Aviation of Future Years?

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John A Macready

ONE of the greatest fliers this country has produced has written a series of five articles for The Times on “The Future of Aviation.” He is John A. Macready, formerly chief test pilot for the army at Dayton, and an aviator with a record of more than fifty flights above 30,000 feet and ten above 25,000 feet. The articles give you a glimpse as to what the future peace-time uses of aviation will be; how it will change our mode of living; what are the prospects for transAtlantic travel; what kind of men are needed and how the industry has changed. You do not even have to be airminded to be interested in these articles by Macready, starting on Monday in The Times.

POLICE DENIED FREEGOLFSNG City Cops Must Pay Fees, >• Park Board Rules. Stock of Indianapolis park policemen soared today in the opinion of their brethren on the city police force as result of decision of the park board Thursday on municipal golf course passes. Board members ruled city policemen may play as often as they wish cvn municipal links, but only after paying the usual fee. Requests of numerous police golfers to be permitted to play free were denied. However, the board’s three park policemen not only may play free, but will be assigned to do so at times, in civilian garb, to break up a wave of golf ball stealing, the board decided. The board decided to reduce playground Maypoles in height, to break up the practice of 200-pound adults swinging on them, weakening the poles and making them dangerous FOUNDRY FIRM WINS SUIT FOR $235,617 Fire Insurance Companies Must Pay, Federal Court Jury Rules. After a trial of a week’s duration, a jury in federal court studied the question involved for three hours Thursday and awarded the American Foundry Company damages totaling $235,617.37 against five msurance companies. The foundry concern asked $302,000 from the insurance companies for loss alleged to have been sustained because of failure to fill its contracts following the fire. The company already has collected about $300,000 for actual damages to the plant, it was declared. Defendant companies and amounts assessed against them are: United States Fire Insurance Company, $133,516.51;' Agricultural Insurance Company, $15,707.82; Allemania Fire Insurance Company, $21,561.74; National Liberty Insurance Company of America, $31,415.65, and American Insurance Company, $31,415.65. STOVE BLAZE FATAL Bluffton Man, 72, Burned as Flames Raze Home. By Vnited Press BLUFFTON, Ind., May 22.—Lon Oxley, 72, was burned fatally here today when flames, caused by an overheated stove, destroyed his home. William Poffenberger pulled Oxley from the binning house, but he lived only a few minutes. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Frank Rowe, Huntington; Mrs. Clifford Miser and Mrs. M. J. Theis, Ft. Wayne, and Mrs. Arthur Costello, Bluffton. ARRANGE cM? FETE Celebration of Big Eagle Opening to be Held at Communal. Pre-camp opening celebration of \ the Big Eagle Camp of the Jewish I Federation will be held Sunday, afternoon at the Communal building, 17 west Morris street. The affair j will be directed by the Council of j Jewish Juniors, sponsored by Mrs. Jacob H. Wolf and Miss Evelyn Hahn, members of the camp committee. The Sunday session marks the opening of thejifteenth consecutive season of the camp which is located on Big Eagle creek near state Road 52. Dates for registration of the camp, which probably will open about July 1, will be announced later by Dr. H. A. Jacobs, camp committee chairman. Young Motorist Killed By Times Special VEEDERSEURG, Ind., May 22 George Dobbs, 21, was killed and Monroe Helms, 50, probably fatally hurt when an automobile in which they were riding overturned three miles south of here.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1931

CITY LEADENS OPPOSE RAIL RATEBGOSTS Transportation Lines Will Be Harmed, Instead of Helped, They Say. NOT THE PROPER TONIC Reduction Would Be Better, Opinion of Coal Club Vice-Chairman. Proposal of the nation’s railroads for a 10 to 15 per cent freight rate increase, and their claim that such a boost may start national economy recovers', today was engaging the serious thought of manufacturers, business men and farm and labor l groups throughout Indiana, j That freight rate increases are not the proper tonic for business depression was the view of four Indianapolis executives in manufacturing, farm, and retail coal pursuits, who were among the first interviewed by The Times in its effort to sound sentiment on the railroad’s proposal. Deluse Is Opposed Otto P. Deluse, president Western Furniture Company, former president Indianapolis Board of Trade, declares that railroads still are the main arteries of commerce and trade, and that, concededly, rates should be ample to provide efficient service and a reasonable return to the owners. “But I doubt the wisdom of a railway transportation at this time,” says Deluse, “because it will defeat the very purpose for which the increase is demanded, by further deflecting tonnage, in large volume, to other forms of transportation. “Furthermore, there has been no material decrease in freight rates for many years, while the prices ot raw material and commodities have shrunk to lowest levels. Excessive freight charges stifle competition and handicap business. Tonnage and not increased rates is what the railroads need. “The roads now are receiving an unfair portion of the purchasing dollar. For example, some Indiana coal, selling for $1.30 a ton and less, costs $1.13 a ton freight; grain from Illinois selling for 45 cents a bushel by the producer carries a freight charge of 24 cents to seaboard, and certain grades of southern lumber selling for sl6 a thousand feet pay sl2 freight to northern points. “Equalized rates and a revision downward will stimulate sales and production and bring tonnage. The recent return to large-scale passenger excursions, evidently profitable, is evidence of that logic.” Get Out the Water Lewis Taylor, vice-president of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation and head of its tax and legislative department, says that “Every One will grant that the railroads are entitled to adequate revenue, adequate maintenance, adequate wages, but when they ask for adequate return on their investment that’s something else. “What do they call an ‘adequate return on investment’?” he asks. “If there’s inflation in the ‘return on investment,’ hadn’t they better cut that down? If there’s water in it, ought they not shake it out? The railroads always look to the government to give them something, apparently forgetting the large land grants and subsidies given them years ago, which they sold as town sites and pocketed the money. Increased freight rates on grain would mean confiscation of wheat, corn and oats. The farmer has enough burdens already. “Isn’t the lack of something to haul what’s wrong with railroads, instead cf freight rates?” Reduce Rates, His View L. F. Shuttlew'orth, Indianapolis, vice-chairman of Retail Coal Merchants of Indiana, believes the rail- i roads should reduce rates instead of increasing them. “At present, 42 per cent of the delivered cost of Virginia lump coal in Indianapolis is represented by freight charges,” he says. “Coal that sells at $6 a ton in this city had a freight charge of $2.52 a ton. In fact, the freight charge on coal is 26 per cent greater than the cost at the mine. “Increased rates on coal would add 25 cents a ton cost to the consumer. Our organization, I’m sure, will be opposed to any increased rate.” John C. Muesing, president of the Retail Coal Club, Inc., of Indianapolis—lt’s unjust to the coal dealer and the consumer for freight rates to be increased. A reduction in rates would be more in keeping with the times and conditions than an increase. The Indianapolis Coal Club will take a stand against the proposal, I’me sure. Missouri River Fund Granted By United Press WASHINGTON, May 22.—The war department today allotted sl,900,000 for improvement of the Missouri river.

Second Eliminations in Marble Play Saturday Second set of preliminaries in The Times city-wide marble tournament will be staged at four playgrounds Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. All contestants are requested to report shortly before time for play at Sixty-first and Broadway, Eilenberger, Riley and Municipal Gardens play centers. / Third and last set of preliminary matches will be played June 6 on four other playgrounds. First set was played last Saturday at Rhodius, Garfield, Spades and Willard. Winners of the dozen elimination tourneys will meet at Willard playground, June 15, for the city finals. Victor in the finals will go to Ocean Cjty, N. J., the week of June 21, as guest of The Times, to play in the national meet. All expenses will be paid and a chaperon will accompany the lad, who will have a great round of entertainment and sight-seeing at the Jersey resort and at places of historic interest in the east. All boys and girli in the city between 6 and 15 years of age are eligible for the tournament.

8A Graduates of School No. 13

Virsril Hartman

Vincent Romano

Halene Lambert

Robert Armstrong

Earl V. Rosenbaum

Velma Gillespie

William Layton

DEATH CLAIMS DIAMOND KIND Solomon Joel’s Brilliant Career Is Ended. By United Press NEWMARKET, England, May 22. —Solomon Joel, fabulously wealthy diamond magnate and racing enthusiast, died here today. Joel was born a poor boy in the east side of London, and died the head of the diamond syndicate, which controls the output of stones from the South African fields. His career was spectacular and his fortune was built to an immense power in the world of money on South African diamonds and gold, although his interests embraced many other fields. His uncle, the late Barney Barnato, was the pioneer in the South African fields. He developed the great Kimberley mine, which later was consolidated with the rich Da Beers mine, controlled by the late Cecil Rhodes, and the syndicate established. Joel succeeded him. Joel familiarly was known as Solly all over the world. He was a great racing enthusiast and owned a big stud and racing stable. He maintained yachts, town and country estates, motor cars and ail the luxuries of wealth. His spare, upright figure and white, pointed beard was a fimiliar sight at the important race meetings. EIGHT ABE INDICTED Charges Against Eleven Are Dismissed by Jury. Eight persons were named In indictments reported to Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker today by the Marion county grand jury, and charges against eleven persons were dismissed. Charles Chinn was indicted for second-degree burglary and grand larceny for the alleged theft of SSO worth of women’s apparel from Sam Greenwald, 2148 North Illinois street. Others indicted included Floyd A. Tracy, 2334 North Dearborn street, and Bailey Lowe on second-degree burglary charges. MILLIONS LEFT HEIRS Children of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid Willed $3,000,000 Trust. By United Press WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., May 22. —Cash bequests and trust funds exceeding $7,000,000 are left by the will of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, filed for probate today. Her two children, Lady Ward and Ogden Mills Reid, receive trust funds of $3,000,000 each. The bequests and trust funds did not include Mrs. Reid’s former holdings in the New York Herald Tribune, which were transferred to her son before her death.

Edward H. Reeves

Edna Sleetb

Evelyn Bruner

Robert J. Miller

Estelyn Nance

Ruth Hal l ■

Gwendolyn Heflin

Dennis C. Maxey

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‘Out of My Sight, f Says Bobby Coogan to Jackie

By Times Special NEW YORK, May 22. The new Coogan boy doesn’t want any advice, thank you, from that famous movie actor el4er brother of his. Jackie tried to give counsel, Photoplay magazine reveals, when young Bobbie was making “Skippy.” And it didn’t set well at ail. “Say,” said Bobbie to his big brother, “I wish you weren’t even here.” After that set-to, Jackie kept off the lot and Bobbie was allowed to develop his own talents. Bobbie is -a lusty kid now, but when he was an infant --his parents feared he wouldn’t live. Ke weighed 5 pounds at birth and didn’t talk until his fourteenth month. He was 15 months old when he started to walk. “Many fathers and mothers would be perfectly willing to have the same delay in their progeny,” says Photoplay, “if they could become the grand little youngsters that Bobbie is on the screen at 5 years.” Much difficulty was encountered in making one scene in the picture. It was a fight between Bobbie and Jackie Searle, the boy who had the sissy pari. Bobbie had played with Searle (no sissy in real life) for several months, and liked him. So he wouldn’t fight—at least, not realistically enough for® screen purposes. “I can’t hit him. I like him,” Bobbie said when he was admonished. Bobbie’s father found the way out. He remembered that Bobbie’s elder brother used to call him “Chicken,” and it was a nickname that made the young Coogan fighting mad. The scene was re-shot, and at the beginning Searle, coached by Papa Coogan, shouted:

“Come on and fight now, you little chicken.” “You call me that again and I’ll bust you,” retorted Bobbie. “Yah! Chicken, Chicken!” cried Searle. And Bobby socked him good and plenty. The introductory gibes had to be cut out of the picture, but there was plenty of action to the rest of the fight.

ROADS IN CONDITION FOR RACE THRONGS

With traffic drawn to highways leading to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the annual 500-mile race, May 30, the Indiana state highway commission today announced that roads will be in good shape for the motoring throng. According to the commission, each state road has been conditioned, for while the bulk of traffic leads to the speedway, officials rea-

BOY CRITICAL AFTER • AUTO RAMS TROLLEY Companion, Unhurt, Is Held on Charge of Speeding. One of two youths, whose automobile rammed broadside into a street car at Thirtieth street and College avenue Thursday night, was in a critical condition today at city hospital, with a skull fracture and intern*.! injuries. He is Thomas Carroll, 22, of 2420 North Meridian street, driver of the car. His companion, Thomas Lyons, 16, of 2821 North Delaware street, escaped with minor injuries. The boys were speeding west on Thirtieth street, when at the intersection they jammed into the street car. Miss Alma Dichorn of 3740 Carrollton avenue, a passenger on the car. and another passenger were injured slightly. Carroll was slated at city hospital on a speeding charge. A witness said the auto was traveling fifty miles an hour.

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Chester Owens

Rosemary Brown

Pan] HaUinesworth

James Sutt

Floralee Brinkman

Ruth Branstetter

Georre Hiddlestan

Earl L. Brandon

Joe Schneider

lize Memorial day services will bring a great volume of traffic into all parts of the state. Maintenance crews have, for weeks past, been engaged in repairing stone and gravel surfaces. Weeds and grass were mown, shoulders repaired and dragged, guard rails and bridge ends painted, and sharp curves likely to constitute hazards doubly marked with warning signs. If traffic drives according to directional signs, the danger of moving hundreds of motor cars on this occasion will be greatly minimized, officials declare. Virtually all the principal highways leading to Indianapolis likely to be used by race day traffic are paved. PLANES TO SCATTER FLOWERS OVER TREES Memorial Services to Be Held for World War Dead. Airplanes will drop flowers over a grove of trees dedicated to soldiers who died in the World war as part of the memorial services to be held at 2 Sunday afternoon by Garfield Park post of the American Legion at Garfield park. The flowers will be scattered by Lieutenants Stanton Smith and Earl Nicholson, army aviators. The Rev. W. T. Jones, post chaplain, will give the memorial address and Mrs. Walter C. Rothermel will recite “In Handers Fields.” Services will be held near the grove at the East and Raymond streets entrance to the park.

Second Section

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Thomas Marshall

Mollie Mclntyre

Eloise Hazard

James Hall

Marcia Gillespie

Thelma Surber

Aron Beers

Lloyd Mattson

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SCHWAB SEES TIDE TURNING FGRBUSINESS Bethlehem Steel Chairman Frankly Optimistic Over Outlook. FARRELL SEES CLOUDS Head of U. S. Corporation Is More Pessimistic in His Views, By United Press NEW YORK, May 22.—Two views of the economic status and future of the steel industry were presented to the American Iron and Steel Institute today by Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel Corporation. Schwab is frankly optimistic and believes that the nation “can be cheered by the knowledge that the tide is coming in.” Farrell said that he does not believe leaders in the steel industry are doing a good job “and, unless we do a better job, something is going to happen.” Farrell said that he believes the steel industry “should take the risk of closing down rather than to waste our raw materials.” Wages Not Cut, He Says Schwab told members of the institute that the steel industry has not cut wages and will continue to stand by its workmen. 'While professing not to give counsel to other lines of business, his address made clear his conviction that, through greater efficiency in operation, American wages generally can be stabilized. Farrell urged the leaders to pay attention to Schwab’s advice and said he wished he had the power to bring about rehabilitation of the industry. “Unnecessary fears of the nation’s people should be dispelled at once.’* Schwab said, “for those fears are an important contributing factor in the present economic situation.” Schwab probed the subject of depression from several angles and declared there are “two clouds over our business horizon,” and two only, which need to be dissipated. W’age Cutting Is Cloud One of these “clouds,” he said, Is the question of wage cutting, which has been solved by the steel industry with extremely satisfactory results; and the other is the fear on the part of business men concerning the instability of prices, particularly the fear cf lowering prices. These two conditions can and will be adjusted, Schwab said. Millions of American families, he declared, entertain a fear that there wall be a cut in wage rates and a consequent living standard. “This fear,” Schwab said, “has led the public to husband its savings, to wear old clothes, to postpone the buying of homes, to curtail purchases far below the level of normal needs.” Arbitrary Slashing Is Danger The danger lies, Schwab believed, to arbitrary slashing of wage rates, and he held that such methods are neither sound nor sane. “I am fully mindful,” he said, “of the obligation of industry to the investing public. I am aware that the reduction of dividends properly raises the question as to whether there has been a reduction in labor costs, but I say that labor costs in the steel industry can be and have been liquidated without taking it out of the wage rate of the mill employe. “Labor costs can be either by greater efficiency or by * slash in rates. Arbitrarily to cut rates is much the easier method. It is a simple matter for management to take the pay roll and say, ‘Cut it 10 per cent.’ But the former method is the one that has permanent value.” Doesn’t Menace Standards "In getting lower labor costa through increased efficiency, industry so improves its production facilities that the cost per ton is far less, and yet the buying power and the living standard of our people need not be threatened.” The second cloud of the business horizon, Schwab said, “has been the fear on the part of busi- , ness men concerning instability of prices, particularly the fear of lowering prices. Before liquidation could be completed, this readjustment had to be made. “Wholesale prices, as a matter of fact, had been trending downward, on the average, for ten years, with, only occasional short-term rises. This benefit had not, in the main, been passed on to the ultimate consumer, and the sharp readjustment of retail prices was necessary before the situation was in proper balance. “We have had the liauidationi now in most lines. Retailers who have not made adjustments to the new price levels know theii own situations and still have that step to make . . . “When prices are out of line, price cuts will bring new business, because they can be made without imperiling purchasing power, which consists of wages, profits, dividends and other forms of income,” he said. BEES TO BE EXHIBITED Culturist to HI us tr ate Talk at Children’s Musuem Saturday. Bee products and a hive of bees will be used by E. E. Trissler of Greenwood, bee culturist. Saturday to illustrate his talk on bees, concluding the season’s Saturday morning story hour at Children’s museum, 1150 . North Meridian street. At 9:30, an hour before Trissler’s talk, Arthur B. Carr, curator, will hold the final class of the rear, speaking on invertebrate*