Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 154, 8 May 1920 — Page 10

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MARKETS

GRAIN PRICES CHICAGO GRAIN RANGE Furnished by E. W. WAGNER & CO., . 212 Union National Bank Building. Phone 1720. CHICAGO, May 8. Following Is the range of futures on Chicago Board of Trade today:

Open High Low Close Rye. July 211 207 208V3 Corn. May 192 192 189 190 July 172 173U 170 171 Oats. A May 105 106 105 rT)5 July ..- 92 93 92 92'e Pork. July 37.00 36.85 Lard. July 21.15 21.20 Ribs. July 18.90 1890

(By Associated Press) CINCINNATI. O . May 8 WheatNo. 2 red. $3.103.12; No. 3 red. $3.07 yo.0; other grades aa to quality, $2.903.03. Corn No. 2 white. $2.02 2.04; No. 3 white, $2.002.01; No. 2 yellow. $2 2.02; No. 3 yellow, $1.982.00; No. 4 yellow. $1.961.98; No. 2 mixed, 1.982.00. Oats $1.201.23. ' Rye $2.252.27. Hay $39.5043.75. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 8. Wheat No. 2 red, $3.05. Corn No. 2 mixed. $2.04; No. 2 yellow. $2.05. Oats No. 2 white, $1.141.15; No. 3 white. $1.12 1.13. Pork Nominal; Ribs. $17.75 1S.75; Lard, $20.30. (By Assoeluud Press) TOLEDO, O., May. 8. Clover seed Prime cash, $26.00; Oct., $24.25; Dec, $23.35. Alsike Prime cash. $24.00. Timothy Prime cash. 1917, $5.45; 1918. $5.45; 1919. $3.60; May, $5.60; Sept., $5.75; Oct., $5.52; Dec, $5.57 VaLIVE STOCK PRICES (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. May 8 Hogs Receipts 6,000; lower; steady. Cattle Receipts 400; weak. Calves Receipts 400; strong. Sheep Receipts 50; steady. HOGS. Good mixed, 140 lbs. up, average, $14.75 15.50; assorted 140 to 225 lbs. average, $15.5015.75; assorted 225 to 275 lbs., average, $14.5015.00; fat b'ack pigs. $15.00 down; fat hogs, under 140 lbs., $15.0015.25; sows, according to quality, $11.0012.75; sales in truck market, $14.75 15.40; bulk of sows, $12.25 12.50; light pigs, $14.75 down. Best heavy, a year ago $20.75; live hogs, a year ago. $20.60; most of sales a year ago, $20.6020.70. CATTLE. Killing Steers Extra good, 1,300 lbs. and upward, $13.00 13.25; good to choice, 1250 lbs. and upward, $12.75 13.00; common to medium, 1250 lbs., $ 12.50 ?J 12.75; good to choice, 1,100 to 3,200 lbs., $12.5012.75; common to 13.50; common to medium. 1250 bs. 12.50; good to choice, 1,000 to l.ltfO pounds, $12.0012.50; common to medium, 1,000 to 1,110 lbs., $11.5012.00; fair to good, under 1,000 lbs., $11.50 32.00; good to choice yearlings, $12.50 14.25. Heifers Good to best, under 800 lbs. and up, $11.0012.75; common to medium, 800 lbs. up, $10.0011; good to best, under 800 lbs., $11.5013.00; common to medium, under 800 lbs., $9.00 11.00. Cows. Good to best, 1,050 lbs. up-

ward, $10.0012.00: common to medf-iMrst

common to medfurn, 1,050 lbs.. $9.50(9)10.50; good to best, under 1,050 lbs.. $9.5011.00; common to meaium unaer 1,000 ids., $9.0010.00; canners and cutters, $5.008.00. Bulls. Good to best, 1,300 lbs., up ward, $9.00 10.00; good to choice, under 1,300 lbs., $9.009.50; fair to medium, under 1.300 lbs.. $9.009.50; common to good bolognas, $8.009.00. Calves Steady and lower; good to choice veals, under 200 lbs., $14.00 35.50; common to medium veals, under 200 lbs.. $10.00 13.00; good to choice heavy calves fg.OOll.OO; common to medium heavy calves, $8.00?i 9.00. Stoekers and Feeding Cattle Good tn choice steers, 800 lbs. and up, $10.00 311.00; common to fair steers. 800 lbs., and up, $9.5010.00; good to choice 6teers. under 800 lbs., $9.50 10.00; common to fair steers, under 800 lbs., $8.009.00; medium to good heifers, $7.008.00; medium to good cows. $6. 00 7. 00; good to choice milkers. $110.00135.0o; fair to medium milkers. $.75.00 100.00 ; springers. $7.509.50; stock calves, 250 to 400 lbs., $7.00(ftl0.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS Sheep Receipts, 100; good to choice sheep, $9.00fj 10.00; western fed lambs, $18.00 19.0; good to choice lambs, Jis.oo-G'ia.uo; common TOrtncnft. bucks, per 100 lbs.. $7.00 8.00 f shorn lambs valued about $2.00 per 100 lbs. lower than wool stock. DAYTON MARKET Corrected by McLean & Company, Dayton. O. Bell Phone. East 2S; Home 81235. DAYTON, O.. May 8 Hogs Receipts 3 cars; - market 10 to 15 cents lower; choice heavies, $14.7515.00; butchers and packers $14.7515.00; heavy Yorkers. $14.7515.00; light Yorkers, $14.0014.50; pigs, $12.00 $13.00; choice fat sows. $11.5012.00; common to fair sows, $11.0011.50; etags. $7.009.00. Cattle Market, steady; fair to good shippers, $12.0013.00; good to choice butchers. $11.0012.00; fair to medium butchers, $10.0011.00; good to choice heifers, $9.00 10.00; fair to pood heifers. J9.0010.00; choice fat cows. $9.00 10.00; fair to good fat cows. $6.00 7.50; bologna cows. $6.00 8.00; butcher bulls. $9.0011.00; bologna bulls. $S.009.00; calves, $10.00 14.00. Sheep Market, steady; sheep, $5.00 9.00; lambs, J12.0015.00. CHICAGO, May 8. Cattle Re ceipts, 2,500; mostly steady; compared with a week ago, heavy beef steers and heavy fat cows, steady to lower; medium and light weight, 25 to 50 cents higher; some yearlings at more: canners, 25 cents higher; calves, 25 to 50 cents lower; packers and feeders, generally 50 cents high er. Hogs Receipts, 10,000; market 15

to 25 cents higher; medium and heavy advacing most; top, $15.40; bulk, light and light butchers, $15.10 15.35; bulk. 250 lbs. over, $14.00 14.75; pigs, steady to 25 cents lower; bulk. 100 to 125 lbs.. $13.7514.50; sheep. 2.000; strong to higher; prime

90-lb. shorn lambs, $19.10; compared with a week ago. shorn lambs, 75c to $1.00 higher; wool lambs, around 50 cents higher; sheep, unevenly lower. (By Associated Press) CNCINNATI, O.. May 8 Receipts Cattle, 500; hogs, 2,200; sheep, 100. Cattle Market, quiet; steady; good to choice, $11.0013.00; fair to good, $10.0011.50; common to fair, $7.00 10.00; heifers, good to choice, $12.00 13.00; fair to good, $9.0012.00; common to fair, $6.009.00; cows, good to choice, $10.0011.00; fair to good, $8.0010.00; cutters, $6.508.00; canfhers, $5.006.00; stock steers, $7.50 11.00; stock heifers, $6.50 8.50; stock cows. $6.0008.00. Bulls, steady; bo logna, $8.5011.00; fat bulls, $11.00; milch cows, steady, $50.00140.00. Calves; first, lower; extra, $16.00 17.00; fair to good, $12.0016.00; comTiion and large, $G.00 10.00. Hogs Market, weak, 50c lower; heavies, $13.5014.50; selected heavy shippers, $14.2515.00; medium, $15.00 15.25; stags, $7.008.50; common to 'choice heavy fat sows, $8.0011.00; light shippers, $15.00; pigs, 110 pounds and less, $10.0014.00. Sheep Steady; good to choice (.lights, $12.0013.50; fair to good, $9.00 12.00; common to fair, $5.008.00; bucks, $4.009.00. Lambs Weak; good to choice, $19.0020.00; seconds, $17.00)18.00; fair to good, $18.00 19.00; skips, $15.0016.00; clipped lambs, $8.0016.50; $10.00g)19.00. (By Associated Press) PITTSBURGH, May 8. Hogs Re ceipts, 2,300; market lower; heavies, $14.5014.75; heavy Yorkers, $15.75 16.25; light Yorkers, $15.5015.75; pigs, $15.0015.25. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 600; market steady; top sheep, $12.50; top lambs, $18.00. Calves Receipts, 500; market lower; top, $17.00. (By Associated Press) EAST BUFFALO, N. Y., May 8. Cattle Receipts, 200; slow; calves receipts, 1,000; slow; $1.75 lower; $6 16.25. Hogs Receipts, 1,600; 10 25 cents higher; $1515.50; mixed, $16 16.25; Yorkers, $16.25 16.35; few, $16.40; light Yorkers, $1616.35; pigs $15.7516; roughs, $12.50; stags, $7 8.50. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 2,000; lambs, 25 cents lower; lambs, $8.0019.25; few, $19.50; yearlings, $12.0016.50; wethers, $14 14.50 ewes, $6 13.50; mixed sheep, $13.50 14. PRODUCE MARKET (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May S Butter Market, higher; creamery firsts, 4759c. Eggs Receipts, 27,500 cases; market, unchanged. Live Poultry Market, un changed. Potatoes Firm; receipts, 19 cars. Northern Whites, sacked and bulk, $7.35 7.50. (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, O.. May 8. Eggs Prime firsts, 41; firsts, 40; seconds, 36. Poultry Steady; springers 55; tur keys, 38; hens, 34. LIBERTY BONDS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. May 8. Final on Liberty bonds today were: 3 First 4 Second 4 prices 91.86 86.00 85.06 86.50 85.16 89.00 44 Second 4 U 'Third 44 Third 414 89.00 Fourth 414 85.70 fVictory 3 95.92 Victory 4 96.02 NEW YORK STOCKS (By Associated Press) (Markets by E. W. Wagner & Co., 212 Union Bank Bldg.) NEW YORK. May 8 Following were the quotations of the leading stocks on the New change today: American Can American Car Fdy. American Smelting . Anaconda Baldwin Locomotive Bethlehem Steel, b York Stock exOpen. Close. 4; 41 133 60 57 H5i 135 61 57 118 95 U 146 52 97 30 64 73 186 44 59 86 97 36 76 81 118 99 97 70 5414 94 Crucible Steel 138 Cuban Cane Sugar 51 Corn Products 97 General Motors Goodrich Tires International Paper . . Mexican Petroleum . Midvale Steel Pierce Arrow Reading Republic Iron & Steel Sinclair Oil 29 64 72 178 44 58; 86 96 36U Stromberg Carburetor 6 ,,... on Studebaker 80 Union Pacific 118U U. S. Rubber 98Ts U. S. Steel 95 Utah Copper 70 White Motors 54 LOCAL HAY MARKET Steady. No. 1 timothy, $39.5040; clover, $3838.50. BUTTER QUOTATIONS. The wholesale price for creamery butter Is 64 cents a pound. Butter fats delivered In Richmond bring 65 cents a pound. LOCAL QUOTATIONS (Furnished by Whelan) BUYIN.G Oats. $1.00; rye. $1.50: straw, per ton, $8.00; new corn, $1.65 per bushel. SELLING Cottonseed Meal, per ton, $80; per cwt., $4.15; Oil Meal, per ton, $S0.00; cwt., $4.25; Tankage 50 per cent, $105 per ton; cwt, $5.35; Tankage 60 per cent, $118 per ton; cwt., $6.00; Quaker Dairy Feed, per ton. $58.50; per cwt., $3.00; salt, per bbl., $3.00; wheat bran, per ton, $60.00; cwt, $3.15; pure wheat middlings, per ton, $70.00; per cwt., $3.60. FRUIT & VEGETABLES Beets, 15c bunch; leaf lettuce, 30c lb.; head lettuce, trimmed, 40c lb.; dry onions, 10c lb.; parsley, 15c bunch; green mangoes, 8c each; garlic, 75c lb.; new cabbage, 10c lb.: cel ery 25c bunch; spinach 25c lb.; sweet potatoes, 10c lb.; rutabagas, 5c lb.;

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Spanish onions, 15c lb.; spring onions, 5c bunch; white radishes, 5c bunch; red radishes, 15c bunch; Brussells sprouts, 40c quart; cauliflower. 30c lb.; cucumbers, 35c each; Irish potatoes, 10c lb.; parsnips, 3 lbs. for 2oc; onion sets, white or yellow, 15c lb.; ripe to matoes, 40c lb. Eggs, 45 cents per dozen; creamery butter, 75c lb.; country butter, 65c lb.; turkeys. 65c lb.; chickens, 65c. Fruits. Bananas, 12 to 12c lb.; lemons, 40c dozen; walnuts, 10c lb.; apples, 10c lb.; grape fruit, 5c to 10c each; oranges, 60c to 75c doz.: tangerines, 60o doz.; strawberries, 60c quart; rhubarb, 30c lb.; pears, 5c each; large eating apples, 5c and 10c each; pineapples, 45c each; cocoanut, 25c each. Produce, Buying. Country butter, 50c to 55c lb.; eggs, 38c dozen; old chickens, 30c lb.; frying chickens, 30c lb.; turkeys, 45c lb. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Richmond flour mills are paying $2.93 for No. 1 red wheat; $2.90 for No. 2; $2.86 for No. 3; No. 4, $2.76. Farmers' National Grain Association Formed Here; Takes in Co. Elevators The Farmers' National Grain association, with a capital stock of $150,000, is being organized in this city. It Is the purpose of the organization to buy and sell grain and feeds. The Buckeye Elevator and Grain company has been taken into the new associa tion, with elevators at Boston, Witt's Station and Kitchell. Plans are now being made by which other elevators of the county will be incorporated. An elevator that is expected to be taken in soon is that located in Fountain City. Headquarters of the association will be located in this city. E,. C Price ,is president. 4 Generations, 8 Branches, At 63d Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Leonidas Turner, ot Columbus, Ohio, who are here visiting their son, L. E. Turner, 104 North Twenty-first street, celebrated their 63rd anniversary Friday. A family dinner was served to Miss Ina D. Turner, of Columbus; Mrs. K. L. Allison and two children, of Cleveland: and Mrs. L. M. Turner and family of thi3 city. A remarkable coincidence of the anniversary was the fact that at the table, four generations representing eight different branches of the family tree, were present. 61 "Y" Boys Hike North For All-Day Outing Sixty-one boys left on an all day hike from the Y. M. C. A. Saturday morning, with V. D. Brammer, formerly of the local "Y" boys' department, and Maurice Minnick, as leaders. The boys all took a lunch which was prepared or could be cooked by a camp fire. It was the plan to walk to Thistlethwaite's Falls and then about five miles north up the creek, returning to the association about 5 p. m. Wheat Rises Again; Car Shortage Given As Cause Wheat went up 10 cents in the local market Saturday. The cause is attributed to the shortage of cars. It Is paid that there is much wheat awaiting transportation in the large terminals, but that it is impossible to get it out to the markets. Corn and oats was also quoted at an increase of five cents per bushel. Creamery butter dropped from 78 to 75 cents, and white radishes and spring onions were marked five cents a bunch, the lowest price this spring. Census Statistics (By Associated Tress) WASHINGTON, May 8. Newark. N. J., 415,609, increase 68.140 or 19.6 percent; Lynn, Mass., 99,148, Increase 9.812 or 11.0 percent; Newark, O., 26,718, increase 1,314 or 5.2 percent; Clinton, la., 24,151, decrease 1,426 or 5.6 percent; Muscatine, la., 16,068, decrease 110 or 0.7 percent; Conneaut, O., 9,343, increase 1,024 or 12.3 percent; Benton Harbor, Mich. 12.227, Increase 3,042 or 33.1 percent; Mandan, N. D.. 4,336. Increase 4fi3 or 12.0 nerVent ; Ottawa. 111., 10,816, Increase 1,281 or 13.4 percent. DOUGHBOYS TO VISIT FRONT THROUGH ARMY EFFORTS COBLENZ, May 8 American doughboys will be given an opportunity to visit points of interest in the former battle zone of France through the ef forts of army authorities, who have arranged for 10 different tours of two weeks' duration for men on leave. The men will travel on special trains which will carry about 100 officers and men. Guides will be furnished and the men will be expected to pay only incidental expenses. DIRIGIBLE LANDS SAFELY NEW YORK. May 8 The navy dir igible C-10 reported missing after it had left Chatham, Mass., at 5:45 o'clock this morning for New York, landed at the Far Rockaway Naval Air Station at 11:30 a. m. It carried a crew of seven men.

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CARS NEED OF WHEAT; WINCHESTER MAN AT CHICAGO CONFERENCE

A breakdown of the railroads has dropped wheat Into a critical plight almost on the eve of the expiration of the wheat guaranty act, June 1, according to grain trade experts who met in Chicago yesterday for consultation with Julius H. Barnes, United States wheat director. "Cars, more cars," was the cry from delegates from all parts ot the cereal belt. A large part of the old crop is still back on the. farms unable to move, country elevators and terminal elevators are choked with wheat they cannot get to market; bank credits for handling the old crop are being stretched long beyond the usual season, and meanwhile the new crop is coming along, with prospects that its path to the mills and elevators will be blocked by stuffs harvested a season before. The freight car supply may be measuring the price of bread next summer. Plan Free Market. The conference was to take steps as provided by the law. to establish free and open market for the handling of wheat and products, after federal control passes, June 1. Machinery for accomplishing this was established through committees. A body of 16 men from the grain exchanges of Chicago, Milwaukee, Duluth, Minneapolis, Omaha. Kansas City, St. Louis and Toledo will form a plan for tho reopening of tho exchanges to future trading in wheat, and this plan will be submitted to a general committee repre senting all elements, producing, hairdling. manufacturing, and transporting A steering committee is composed of: Fred B. Wells, Minneapolis; H. N. Sager. Chicago; O. M. Mitchell, New York; F. J. Lingham. Lockport, N. Y.; P.. E. Goodrich, Winchester, Ind. Mr. Barnes will remain in Chicago today and is expected to meet representatives from the Board of Trade. Short News of City DR. MARVEL CHOSEN A state organization of the Indiana members of the American College of Surgeons was perfected at a meeting at Indianapolis, Friday. Dr. Miles F. Porter, of Ft. Wayne, was elected chairman. Dr. Charles Marvel, of Richmond, is the sixth district representative. The state organization plans to conduct, a clinic once a year in some Indiana city. FOR ARMY COMMISSIONS Emergency officers, or former emergency officers in the army who have not approved applications for permanent commissions on file in the war department and who desire to make application should do so at once, according to Circular 119, issued by the department, and received by Richmond men in these classes. No further action Is required for applications on file. BLACK ON SALMON Black numerals on a salmon background will be the color scheme of the 921 automobile plates, Wayne county motorists learned Saturday. An order for 425,000 sets of the new plates has been placed with the state prison by the secretary of state. Only 350,000 sets of the 1920 plates were ordered. AT CHURCH MEETING The Rev. and Mrs. Lydia Brandyberry, pastors of the Nazarene church, attended the annual Indiana conference of Nazarene churches which was held in Anderson this week. A. J. HART DELEGATE A. J. Hart, of this city, is one of an Indiana delegation to the national convention of the Socialist party In New York Saturday. MRS. BATES RETURNS Mrs. Walter Bates has returned from Washington, D. C, where she attended the national congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Over 1,300 daughters from throughout the country were present at what was conceded to be the most successful congress ever held. War work activities of the D. A. R. ofrmed an important phase of the report of the retiring head. MOTHER'S DAY PROGRAM Mother's Day program for the Trinity English Lutheran church is announced as follows: Song by the school; Responsive reading, Psalm 46; Song by the junior choir; Recitation, Evelyn Kemper; Violin and Cello Duet, Margaret Karcher, Marguerite Deuker; Songs and recitations by the primary department; Roll Call; Recitation by Marvin Minneman; Song by Mrs. Tressel's class; Address by the Rev. Tressel; Song by Ladies' Double Quartet; Recitation by Raymond Stauber; Song by school. LINDLEY LECTURES Prof. Harlew Lindley, head of the history department at Earlham college, delivered the closing address of the Madison, Ind., lecture course Friday night. NO BUILDING STRIKE? Investigation Saturday proved a rumor unfounded that building and construction work in Richmond had been tied up because of a general walk-out of the Hod Carriers' and Building Laborers' union. Rumors were to the effect that the men de-

SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1920.

TAFFETA FROCK HAS PETAL -LIKE SKIRT TO HONOR SPRING This navy blue taffeta frock must have been inspired by the early blossoms of spring for the skirt is surely lik- flower petals, each tier scalloped and edged with narrow fluting. The blouse is a quaint little short-sleeved affair with a net and lace gilet. A double row of the fluting and a band of Roman striped ribbon form th eirdle. manded 75 cents an hour, time and a half for overtime and double on Sundays. However, contractors say there have been individual disagreements with men over wages. INTEREST IN CLASS Great interest is being shown by the boys of the "Y" story Bible class which meets every Saturday morning. Forty-five were present Saturday morning. Thomas P. Wilson, who is in charge of the class, is planning to give a banquet. Each boy will be given a chance to compete in a contest t osee which can tell the best story. MUST FILE ACCOUNTS Any person who made a race for any office in the May 4 primary, except for precinct committeeman or delegate to the state convention for which there is no salary, must file his expense account with the county clerk before June 3, Linus Meredith announced Saturday. Only 30 days Is allowed. BETTER "GIVE IN" AUTOS Warning has been issued by Township Assessor David Reid, and County Assessor "Billy" Mathews stating that persons who have not included their automobiles in their taxable goodshould do so at once, or run risk of being doubly assessed for hidden property. SOCIETIES TO MEET The annua meeting of the Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church in this district will be held in Winchester, Ind., June 4. The district; Kpworth League meeting will probably be held in Greenfield, Ind., June CHURCH TO ELECT Every family of the First Baptist church is asked to bring a basket supper Tuesday evening, and stay for the annual election of church officers. RED MEN TO CHURCH The local order of Red Men will attend the morning services of the First Baptist church, Sunday. An appropriate Mother's Day sermon will be delivered by the Rev. Shelby C. Lee, pastor of the church. SEAMAN IS PARALYZED J. S. Seaman, veteran of the Civil war, living at 1502 Main street, hasj suffered a light stroke of paralysis. ' He is confined to his home. ! TO GIVE COMEDY j "Sewing for thp Il'nthr-n" title of a one act comedy winch will Y& cHvoti u t tho Trim'tv I .11' ho i-h :i church, Wednesday evening. May 12, by members of th Ladies' Aid society. STAND WELL IN SCHOOL A grade of SO per cent or more was received by the following pupils of Boston, high school for the school year just ending: Edith Sheffer, Gladys Focht. India Stanford, Zelma Bosinson and Gladys Stanley. Pauline Druley. a five A pupil, received 9S plus for the year. ANNUAL MAY MEETING The Home and Foreign Missionary society of the St.. Paul's Lutheran church will hold its annual May meeting next Wednesday at 2:30 p. m., at the church chapel. All membprs of the society are urged to be present and to bring guests.

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TAKEN SPURT, SHOW FIGURES FOR APRIL (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. May 8 A decided spurt in the awarding of contracts for homes in the territory north of the Ohio and east of the Missouri rivrs during April was announced here today by the F. W. Dodge company, construction statisticians. Residential buildings aggregated 31 per cent of the total, whereas during the first three months of the year It representated only 19 per cent. The amount to b expended for homes north of the Ohio and east of the Missouri as announced during April was $103,743,000. The total residential construction work in this territory reported from .Ian. 1 to May 1, was $482,344,000. The total . of all kinds of building construction in this territory for the first four months of 1920 is $2,144,637,000. Increase 3 Times. Building contracts in April for New York state and Northern New Jersey were three times the figure - for the same month last year. In New Eng land, the amount was reported as doubled. Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, and Virginia show an increase of 81 per cent over April, 1919. Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio report an increase of 82 per cent. Illinois, Indiana Iowa, Wisconsin. Michigan and portions of Missouri and eastern Kansas show an increase of IS per cent despite the fact that building costs have risen more than 15 per cent in the central west in the past year. Double the amount of building contracts were let in Minnesota and North and South Dakota last month than in the same period last spring. FRENCH PROTESTING SPA POSTPONEMENT; GERMANS WANT IT (By Associated Press) PARIS, May 8. Reports of a possi - ble postponement of the Spa confer ence between allied and German delegates, from May 25 to June 10 have caused a universal protest from editors of newspapers here. They fear the meeting may be deferred indefinitely. Premier Millerand's visit to London next week for the purpose of conferring with Premier Lloyd George as to indemnity payments will be important it is indicated, as the British premier is believed to favor the payment of a lump sum by Germany in place of the present plan by which the allies will be paid an indeterminate amount. The Germans have not made formal request for the postponement of the conference, but the question was raised informally by Dr. Mayer, the German charge, during the conversation with Premier Millerand on Thursday. The charge intimated that such a request might be made. Might Make Long Delay. It is pointed out in official circles that if the Spa meeting should be held up pending the result of the German elections, a delay of several months might ensue. The belief being advanced that if a postponement were allowed now the Germans would not only want to wait until after the reichstag elections on June 10, but until a date subsequent to the presidential election weeks or months later. One theory advanced here Is that the Berlin government was disappointed at the result of the San Remo con-

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the election campaign without having previously risked the result of the Spa conference, which might rob the German people of all illusion as to the revision of the treaty of Versailles and cause dissatisfaction with the government. GERMANY WANTS CHANCE TO SHOW HER IMPORTANCE (By Associated Press BERLIN, May 8. Germany's delegates to the Spa conference, will refuse to attend that meeting if not assured they will be given a hearing, said Dr. Wirth, minister of finance, speaking at Dresden yesterday according to the Nord Deutsche Aliegemcine Zeitung. They will be prepared to lay the true state of affairs before allied representatives he declared, and will be able to demonstrate that the economic " I position of the continent depends on that of Germany. ' IMPOSING RITES FOR ROMAN SOCIALIST ROME. May 7 Funeral services over the body of the late BissolatiBergamaschi. Socialist member of the chamber of deputies, were held today, and assumed imposing preparations. The expenses were borne by the state and the coffin was cuarded by Alpine I wish to thank the voters of Wayne Co. for their support at the nomination. HARRY C. THORNBURGH

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fought during the war. Representatives of the King, members of the cabinet. Senators. Deputies and , large number of associates of the d0 ceased, were present. ' , FARMS FOR SALE 43 FARMS All sizes, prices and locations. See us for values. Petty Bros.. Main St. Phone 232S. REAL ESTATE WANTED 45 FARM WANTED From 40 to 120 acres; must be worth the money. State location and price. P. O. Box Richmond. HOUSE and LOT or lot wanted to buy, not to exceed $10,000 in value. Call 430 Main. Phone 1905. LEGAL NOTICE 49 NOTICE OP APPOINTMENT Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned, named as trustee In an indenture of assignment executed by Huren O. Wills, has by virtue thereof duly qualified as such trustee and taken possession of all the property, ritrhts. credits and effects of said assignor, In trust, to be administered upon for the benefit of all his bona ftde creditors, under order of the Wayne Circuit Court and pursuant to the laws of the State of Indiana relsfttnsr to voluntary assignments. Dated April 19th. 1920. A LB KPT ANDKUSON. Trustee Kelley & Kelley, Attorneys. arp.24-mav1 -S State of Indiana, Wayne County, ss.: Dickinson Trust Company. Trustee under Item Three of the will of William G. Scott, deceased, vs. Henry Scott Miller, et al.. Wayne Circuit Court, April term, 1920. No. 19026 BE IT KNOWN. That on the 23rd day of April. 1920 the above named plaintiff by its attorneys, filed in the office of the Clerk of the Wayne Circuit Court its complaint against said Defendants in the above entitled cause, Complaint to construe Item of Will, together with the affidavit of a competent person, showing that said. defendants are not residents of th j State of Indiana. Said Defendants, Robert J. Ferguson, Edwin H. Miller, the unknown widow, heirs, legatees and devisees of Edwin H. Miller, deceased, the unknown heirs, legatees, and devisees of the unknown deceased widow of Edwin H. Miller, deceased, the unknown heirs, devisees and legatees of Augusta Ferguson, deceased, the unknown children of Elizabeth Miller, 1 decased, the unknown heirs, devisees and legatees of the unknown children of Elizabeth Miller, deceased, therefore are hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said complaint against them and that unless they appear and answer or demur thereto, at the calling of the said cause, on the 16th day of June, 1920, a day of the April Term of said Court which was begun and held at the Court House in the City of Richmond on the first Monday of April, 1920, said Complaint and the matters and things therein contained and alleged, will be taken as true, and the said cause will be heard and determined in their absence. WITNESS the Clerk and the seal of fcaid Court at the City of Richmond this 23rd day of April. 1920. LINUS P. MEREDITH, Clerk. Robbins, Reller & Robbins, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Apr 24 May 1-S State of Indiana, Wayne County, ss.: Theresa Mastin vs. Eleanor M. Campbell, et al., Wayne Circuit Court. April Term, 1920. No. 19027. BE IT KNOWN. That on the 23rd day of April, 1920 the above named plaintiff by hr attorneys, filed in the office of the Clerk of the Wayne Circuit Court her complaint against said 1 Defendants in the above entitle cause complaint for partition of real estate together with the affidavit of a .competent person, showing that said auer Mini, manes muii. ana ttenna are not residents of the State of Indiana. Said defendants, therefore are hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said complaint against them and that unless they appear and answer or demur thereto, at the calling of the said cause, on the 17th day of June, 1920, a day of the April Term of said court which was begun and held at the Court House in the City of Richmond on the first Monday of April, 1920, said Complaint and tht matters and things therein contained and alleged, will be taken as true, and the said cause will be heard and determined in their absence. WITNESS the Clerk and the seal or said Court at the City of Richmond this 23rd day of April. 1920. LINUS P. MEREDITH. Clerk. Robbins, Reller & Robbins. Attorneys for Plaintiff. Apr 24 May 1-8 NOT H'KO FA P PO I N T.M K NT State of Indian;!. Wayne County, ss: Kstate of Sarah K. lunlar. Deed. Notice is hereby given that the underiffned has been appointed by the Wayne Circuit court administrator of tho estate of Sarah K. Dunbar, deceased, late of Wayne county. Indiana. I Said estate is supposed to be solvent. IllilS J . I't .-StiAlt. Administrator. Gardner, Jcssup &. lloclscher. Attorneys. may 8-1 5-22 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT State of Indiana. Wayne County, ss: Kstate. of Thomas G. Dunbar. Deed. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Wayne Circuit Court administrator of the estate of Thomas O. Dunbar, deceased, late of Wayne County, Indiana. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. GUIS K. DL'NBAK. Administrator. Gardner, Jcssup & Hoelscher, Attorneys. may8-15-22