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REACTION STRIKES STOCK MARKET Fractional to 3 Point Losses After Opening Upturns. 9 NEW YORK./ Dec. 24.—Although torn* issues made further>upturns st the open ing today, the stock market turned re actionary et the end of the first fifteen and losses of from fractions to ra) points were suffered. Steel common yielded % to 79%. Crucible sold down 1% to 81% and Bald win yielded % to $2%. American Petroleum, after advancing 1 Point to 162, dropped to 160% United Fruit lost £ points to 194 and Atlantic Gulf 1% to 104. About the only stocks which did not yield were those In which there was a little trading after the first few minutes. Union Pacific made an opening gain of 1 point to 115% and Corn Products was np 1 point to 67. ' Replogle Steel opened with a loss of 4 points at 45. Reading was in fair demand at a frac tional advance and Southern Pacific held strong for a time, also showing a frac tional gain. St. Paul preferred was up 2% points to 41 on the opening sale. Virginia Carolina Chemical responded to the announcement of the continuance of the regular dividend, opening 4 points higher at 35. Some stocks rallied during the forenoon while others fell. Steel common ranged from 79% to 78%, Baldwin Locomotive dropped from 84% at the opening to 83. Vanadium Steel yielded over two points Texas Pacific Coal & Oil, after selling up to 29, dropped to 27. Southern Pacific, after its advance to 95%, reacted to 93%. Mexican Petroleum sold off to 158*4. Replogle Steel continued in supply, drop ping to 42. A violent decline of 19 points In Re plogle Steel featured the market dull ness of the early afternoon. That stock broke 12 points on a single transaction to 30, compared with last night's closing of 49. ft subsequently rallied to 40. No rea son was assigned for the sensational fluctuations. (By Thomson A McKinnon.) —Dee. 23 Apparently order has been restored. We have had every evidence of it today, and It is time, for liquidation was suf ficiently extensive to fully meet and dis count the emergency. To say that there will be no further liquidation would ob viously be an exaggeration. In the very nature of things yon can not have such an upheaval without leaving many very weak spots. . But viewing the situation broadly, we [feel reasonably safe in saylug that the kmarket has fully met and discounted Knancial and commercial conditions. I Today there was no longer any pres- Ifciirc of stocks on the marker, while bene rtMal results folio wed the appearance of ’ the same class of buying that we have hr_d for several days, buying on a scale having every appearance of permanent Investment, ar.d In addition to this we had a demand from shorts, all of which help in giving the market an appearance ■of stability and recording some Improve ment in prices. Financially, this country is now on a reasonably sound level, and we have every right to expect a gradual steady improvement in banking conditions. Our source of danger at the present time , Europe. The bank of England's is something to watch, that they will be able to [weather their storm, we may look for [more cheerfulness toward the future. I We will begin to retrace our steps from la more solid foundation. Bearish views should be modified, and investment buying should increase. TWENTY STOCKS AVERAGE. NEW YORK. Dee 24—Twenty indus trial stocks averaged t1*.63, up 2.61 per cent Twenty active rails averaged 72.63. up 1.89 par cent. CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. —Exchanges. 1901.946.849; balances. *77.17)..010; Fed eral reserve bank credits, 973,981,109. Money and Exchange Indianapolis bank clearings today ware $3,144,000, against $3,054,000 a week ago. For the week ending today the clear lags were $13,494,000. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Foreign ex change opened slightly lower today. Ster ling. $3.51%, off %; francs, .0588; lire. .UJ3-S; marks, .01:18; Canadian dollars, .8425; kronen, .1526. MOTOR SECURITIES. (By Thomson & McKinnon) —Dec. 24 —Opening— Bid. Ask. mitjscoe S% 9% I Cnalmers, com 1 1% Packard, com 9% 10% Packard, coin 70 74 • Chevrolet 400 .... Peerless 19% 22 Continental Motors, com. 5% and Continental Motors, pfd 92 94 Hnpp, com 9% 9% Hupp, pfd 90 " 95 Reo Motor Car 17% 18% Elgin Motors 3% 4% Grant Motors 1% 2 Ford of Carada 216 ' 220 United Motors 25 35 National Motors 7 .... Federal Truck 16 19 Paige Motors 15% 16% Republic Truck 17% 18% ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. (By Thomson A- McKinnon.) —Dee. 24 —Opening— Bid. Ask. Anglo-American OH 16% 16% Borne-Sehymser 875 425 Buckeye Pipe Line 78 83 Chesehrougb MBr. Cons 170 160 Continental Oil, Colorado 105 110 Cosden Oil ana Gas 5 5% Crescent Pipe Line 27 32 Elk Basin Pete 7% 7% Eureka Pipe Line 80 90 Galena-Signal Oil, pref. new. 95 105 Gelena-Signal Oil, com 45 49 Illinois Pipe Line ICO 160 Indiana Pipe Line 82 87 Merritt Oil 10% 11% Midwest OH 1 lt£ Midwest Rfg 137 138 National Transit 22 24 New York Transit 150 100 Northern Pipe Line 230 270 P-&R 4 4% ■ Hominy 1-10 ax ■Mex 32 37 e OH and Gas 420 450 e Pipe Line 175 177 pa Refg 4% 4% Refining 350 375 srn Pipe Line 90 100 Penn Oil 230 240 Southwest Penn Pipe Lines.. 55 60 Standard Oil Cos. of Cal 295 305 Standard Oil Cos. of Ind 60 09 Standard Oil Cos. of Ky 375 425 Standard Oil Cos. of Neb 420 440 Standard OH Cos. of Ohio 380 415 Swan & Finch 30 50 Union Tank Line 99 103 NEW YORK CURB. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Dec. 23 -^. —Closing— Bid. Ask. Curtis Aero com 1 3 Curtis Aero pfd 10 20 Texas Chief 0 12 First National Copper % 1 Goldfield Con 4 7 Havana Tobacco 1 1% Havana Tobacco pfd 2 5 Central Teresa 2 3% Jumbo Extension 4 6 International Petroleum 15% 15% Nlpissing 7% 7% Indian Pkg 3% 3% Royal Baking Powder 110 120 Royal Baking Powder pfd... 79 81 Standard Motors 8 Salt Creek 23 25 Tonopab Extension 15-16 1% Tonopah Mining 1% 1% knifed P 8 new 1% 1% Light and Hej t 1 1% Wriglit-Mattln 4 i% World Film % % Yukon Gold Mine Cos 1 1% Jerome % % United Verde 22 25 Sequoyah 3-16 % Omar OU 1% 1% Republic Tire 1% 1% NEW YORK METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Copper—Steady: spot. December, January, 13<g13%c. Lead Qnlet; spot. December and January of fered, 4.60-’. Spelter—Easy, spot and De cember offered. 5.70 y: January, 5.60© U 75c: February, 5.604/SSOe. % N. Y. Stock Prices " —Dec. 23 Prev. High. Low. Close, close. Adv-Rumely com. 14% 14% 14% 14% Adv-Rumely pfd. 43% 42% 43% 40 Ailis-Chalmers.. 28% 26% 28% 28 Am. Agri 54% 54% 54% 53% Am. B. Sugar... 37 35 37 33% Am.B. Mag. Cos.. 49% 47% 48% 47% Am.C. & Fdy. .>llß 113 117% 112% Am. Can.. 24' 22% 24 22% Ani.H. & L.eom. 6 5% 6% 5% Am.H. & L.pfd. 38 36 38 35% Am. Drug 6% 6‘; 3% 6% Am.lnter.Corp... 33% 32 32% 31% Am. Linseed.... 45 44 45 48% Am. L0c0m0.... 80% 77% 80% 70% Am. S. & Ref... 34% 33% 34% 33% Am. Bug. Ref . 89% 85% 89 85 Am.Bum.Tob.Co.. 69% 67% 69% 66% Am. S. Fdy 29% 27% 28% 2.% Am. Tel. A Tel.. 95% 94% 95% 94% Am. Tbacco ....110% 104% 110 104% Am. W001en.... 60% 57% 60% 58% Am. Z. & Lead, ft 6 6 5% Ana. Min. C 0... 32 30% 31% 31% Atchison 81 78% 80% <9 At. U. & W. 1.106% 109% 100% 100% Baldwin L0c0... 84% 80% 84% 80% B. A 0 32% 30% 32% 30% Beth. Steel (81. 54% 50% 54% uO% Brook. B. T.... 9% 9% 9% 9% Can. Pac. Ry.. 115 111% 115 112 Cent. Leather.... 34% 32% 34% 32% Chand. Motors.. 65% 62% 65% 63% C. A 0 56% 53% 55% o3 C.,M. A St. P... 25% 24 23% C..M. & St.P.pfd 41 38% 41 35% Chi. A N.W.... 64% 62Vs 64% 62% C.. R. I. A Pac. 25% 24% 25% 24 C.1L1.& P.6*>cpf and 58 56% 58 •*§ C. b 7% 67% 07% 60% Chili Copper 8% 8% 8% 8% Chino Copper .. 17% li I<% 16^> Coca Cola 19 18% J® Col. Fuel A Igpn 25 25 25 23% Columbia Gas .. 33Vi 54Va *J74 Columbia Graph 10 9% 10 9% Con. Gas 75% 73% 75% 73% Con. Can 55 54% 55 Con. Candy Cos.. 4% 4% 4% 4% Corn Products . 66% 63% 65% 64% Crucible Steel .. 83% 7&% 82% 78% Cuban Am. Su.. 27 24 26% 23% Del. A Hudson . 96% 94% 96 94 D. *K. G., pfd. 1% 1% 1% 1% Erie 13 12% 13 11% Erie lit, pfd. .. 17% 17% 18% 17 Famous Players 49% 43 48 43% Fisk Rub. C 0... 10% 10% 10% 10% Gen. Asphalt .. 40% 37% 40% 30% Gen. Cigars ... 53 52 % 53 52% Gen. Electric ...118% 117% 118% 117% Gen. Motors ... 13% 12% 13% 12% Goodrich 33% 28 33 % 28% Gt. Nor., pfd.... 73% 71% 73% 71 Gt. Nor. Ore ... 25% 25% 25% 25% Gulf States Stl.. 26 26 26 25% Houston Oil 67% 64 67 % 62% Illinois Central. 85% 84% 84% 84% Insp. Copper .. 29% 28% 28% 29 Interboro Corp.. 4 4 4 3% Inter. Harvester 96 93% 95% 94% Inter. Xlcke! ... 12% 11% 11% 11% Inter. Paper .. 45% 42 45 % 43% Invincible OH . 21% 19% 21% 10 K. C. Southern .IS 16% IS 16% Kelly-S. Tire .. 32% 29 32 % 29% Kenueeott Cop.. 16 15 15% 15 Lack. Steel 45% 46% 48% 45% Lehigh Valley . 52% 50% 52% 50% Loews, Inc 15 14% 15 14% L. A N 67% 96% 97% 97% Marine com 12 10% 12 10% Marine pfd 49% 47% 40% 46% Max Motor com 2% 2% 2% .. Mexican Petrol.. 181% 155% 161 155 Miami Copper... 15% 14 15 14% Mid States Oil.. 12 11% 11% 11% Midvale Steel... 30% 29% 30% 30 M„ K. A T 2% 2% 2% 2% M. P. Ity. 17 13% 17 15% Na. En. ASt 46% 45 46% 45% National Lend.. 68% 6ft 66% 6ft Nev Con Copper 8% 8% 8% 8% N Y Air Brake. 80 ,80 80 80 N Y Central.... 60% 67% 69% 67% New Haven .... 17 16% 16% 16% Nor A Western. 96 94% 96 94 North Pacific .. 77% 74% 77% 74% Okla. P. A R Cos S 2% 32% Pacific Oil .... 37% 36% 37% 36% Pan-Am. Petrol. 75 70% 74% 70% Pa. Ry 39 38% 38% 34% People's Gas ... 32% 30 32 29 Pierce-Arrow .. 17% 15% 17% 1.6% Pierce Oil C 0... 10 9% 10 9% Pittsburgh Coal 57% 56 57% 53% Pressed Stl Car 75% 74 75% .. Pull Pal Car... 101 99% 101 99% Pure OH 31% 29% 31% 30% Ry Stl Springs 74% 74 74% 73 Rending 80% 77% 79% 76% Rep. I. A S 59% ,{W% .’4)!, 57 Replogle Steel . 49 47 49 45 Royal D. of NY 62 58 61% 56% Sears-Roebuck . 98% 91% 95% 91 Sinclair 22% 20% 22% 20% Fles-Sbef. S. AI. 45% 44 45% 4i south. Pacific.. 95% 93% 94V 93% Southern Ry... 21% 20% 2l % 20 St. L. AB. F. com 19% 19 19% 18% Stromberg Carb. 29% IS 28 25 Studebaker 41% 39 41% 39% T*>nn. Copper... 6% 6% •% 6% Texas Cos 43% 40% 4.3 41% Tex. A Pacific. 17 16% 17 15% Tobacco Prod... 50% 4 50% 46 Trans. Oil 6% 6% ' 6% 5% Union Oil 20% 19% 2% 20 I'nlon Pacific...lls% 112% 114% 113% Unit. Ret. Strs. 51 46% 60% 46% U. S. Food Pro. 17 15% 16% 1.6% United Fruit.. 197 186 197 184 L'. S. Ind. Aleo.. 62% 60% 62% 60% I'. S. Rubber... 59% 53 58% .67 U. 8. Steel 79% 77% 79% 77% l'. S. Steel pfd. 104% 104% 101% 104% Utah Copper 47 45% 47 45% Vanadium Steel. 33% 30% i 32% 29% Vir.-Car. Chem. 31 28 / 31. 27% Wabash 7% 7% 7% 7% Wabash Ist pfd. 19 18% 19 19 W. Maryland... 10% 10 10% 10 Western I'nlon. 80 80% 81 80% Wesths. Elec... 40% 40% 40% 40% White Motors.. 33 30% 32% 31% Willys-Overland .6 .6% 5% 5% Wilson A C 0... 37% 37% 37% Worth. Pump.. 40 38 40 38 NEW YORK LIBERTY BONDS. Prev. High. Low. Close, close. L. B. 3%s 89.90 89.70 89.80 89.72 L. B. 2d 4s 83.70 81.52 83.70 83.36 L. B. Ist 4%5... 85.00 84.60 84.9 ft 84.32 L. B. 2d 4%5.... 84.04 83.60 84.0* 83.64 L. B. 3u 4%5.... 86.56 86 26 8ft.50 86.30 L. B. 4th 4%5... 84 6*) 84.00 84.50 84.08 Victafry 3%s 94.94 94.80 94.90 04.98 Victory 4%s 94 08 04.86 94.90 94.94 CHICAGO STOCKS. (By Thomson & McKinnon) Open. High. Low. Close. Carb. & Carb.. 45% 47% 45% 47% Libby K>% 11% 19% 11% Mont-V.'ard 13% 14% 12% 14% Natl. Leather.. 7% 7% 7% 7% Sears-Roebuck. 91 IU% 91 91% Ktewsrt-Warner 25 20 25 25% Swift & Cos 99% 101 00% 10) Swift Jnternntl. 24\ 25 24% 25 Armour Lea— 12% 12% 12% 12% Keo Motors.... 17% 17% 17% *17% W Terse Market Notes WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway Company, a newly created corporation, today asked authority of the interstate Commerce Commission to take over the Chicago A Eastern Illinois Railroad Company, and to issue securities for the reorganization of the corporation. AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 24. —Stockholders of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com pany at their annual meeting here to day voted in favor of a $50,000,000 mort gage loan ou the physical property of the company to cover the company's new financing plan. A total of 399.000 shares of preferred stock was represented at the meeting, more thin the necessary two-thirds re quired. Frank S. Monnett, Columbus attorney, whose suit to throw the company into the hands of a receiver was quashed Thursday was present and attempted to block the plan. His amendment to the motion to re finance was voted down unanimously. The meeting adjourned to meet Dec. 29. when details of the refinancing plan will be announced. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Butter—Creamery, cAtras. 54c; 'Creamery, first. 45%c: firsts, :.B®soo : seconds, 53® >Bc. Eggs—Ordina ries. 57®61a; firsts. Gfic. Cheese- -Twins, 19%e. Live poultry—Fowls lS®2sc; ducks. 26c; geese, 20c; spring chickens. 24c; turkeys. Mk : roosters. 17e. Pota toes —Receipts, 10 cars; Wisconsin and Minnesota $1.35® 1.35. WHOLESALE PRODUCE. Eggs —Fresh, loss off, 600. Poultry—Fowls, 19®i4c; spritigera, 23c; cocks. 15c; old tom turkeys, 35c; young to mturkeys, 12 lbs and up, -,oc; young hoti tuikeys, 8 lbs and up, 40c; cull, thin turkeys not wanted; ducks, 4 lbs and up, 25c; ducks, under 4 lbs, 20c; geese. 10 lbs and up, 20c; squabs. It ib< to doz. SC; guineas. 2-lb size, per doz, $6 Drawn. t*er doz, $2.25 Butter—Buyers are paying 40®50c for creamery butter delivered at Indianapo lis Butterfat Buyers aro paying 46c for cream delivered ah Indianapolis. CALVES JUMP $2 TO TOP OF $16.50 Hog Prices Unevenly Higher— Cattle Barely Steady. RANGE OF <I(M PRICES. Good Good Good Dec. Mixed. Heavy. Light. 18. 89.250 9.35 |9.00@ 9.25 39.50019.00 20. 9.250 9.50 9.000 9.15 9.65010.00 21. 9.250 9.50 9.000 9.25 9.50© 9.75 22. 9.350 9.65 9.25® 9.50 9.65010.00 23. 9.55010.00 9.50® 9.75 10.25010.60 23. 9.76010.00 9.50@ 9.75 10.26010.0 v 24. 10.25(4)10.50 10.00010.25 10.50®10.8a Hogs prices were unevenly higher at the opening of the hog market of the local live stock exchange today, with a top of $10.83 on two loads of fancy light hogs and the bulk of that grade at. $10.50 @10.75, pigs around sll, medium hogs $10.25®10.50. and heavies at $10@10.25. Roughs were steady to 26 cents Higher at $8.25®8.50, while some few pigs brought as low' as $10.75, but the bulk of that grade caine close to sll. The bulk of s-U-s for the day ran close to $10.25(3.10.75. Receipts were fairly light at around 8,000 hogs. Trade was. active with both the ship pers with Eastern connections and lo cal packers in the market. Shippers bought the bulk of the receipts. The higher were attributed to light receipts, a good demand and higher prices op other hog markets cf the coun try. Trade in cattle did not take on a very good tone, due to a dull demand by packers and light receipts at around 393 fresh cattle. Prices held barely steady. There were but few good cattle among the receipts. There were no good steers, which, had they been on the market, would have been higher. • The calf market was the feature of the day, with good and choice veils $1 50@2 hlgner than the close of the Thursday market. There was a top of $16.50. The higher prices were attributed to light receipts, less than 150 calves, and to the demand for calves by Eastern houses to furnish veal for over the hol iday week. With less than seventy five sheep and lambs on the market, prices held steads. with sheep at $3@3.50, and lambs at $r,50@9.50. HOGS. Best light hogs. 100 to 200 lbs average ... . 10 50@10.85 200 to 300 lbs. overage 10.00@10.25 Over 300 lbs. ® ®->j® Sows Best pigs under 140 lbs 10.25® 11.00 Bulk of sales 10.25®10.i5 CATTLE. Prime cornfed steers, 1,300 lbs. and up 10.00® 1150 Good to choice steers, 1,200 to 1,300 lbs. 9.00® 16.50 Good to choice steers, 1.100 to 1.2*10 lbs B.oo® 9.50 Medium steers, 1.000 to 1,100 lbs - 7.75® 8.75 Common to medium steers, 800 to 1,000 lbs 6.75® 7.75 —Heifers and Cows— Good to cholc* heifers 7.75@50.00 Medium heifers 6.00® 7.25 Common to medium heifers. 4.00® 6.00 Good to chotce cows . 5.50® 7.00 Fair to medium cows 4.30® 3.50 Cutters 3.50® 4 00 Canners .0 3-00® 3.50 —Bulls— Good to choice butcher bulls. s.B©®' 7.00 Bologna bulls 4.51*® 5.73 Light common bull* 8.75@'4.73 —Calves— Choice veals 1450® 16.50 Good veals 13.00@14 50 Light weight veals 7.<>o@ 0.00 Medium veals 9 .Oo® 11.00 Heavyweight calves 7.30® 9.50 Common heavyweight calves. 42)0® 7 f<o —StockeM and Feeders— Good to choice steers, >OO lbs. and up B.oo® 9.30 Good to choice steers, under HjQ lbs 7.00® 8.00 Medium ccvta 4.50® .6.00 Good cows 5.00® 5.30 Good heifers 3.3**® 609 Medium to good heifers .3 00® 600 Good milkers 50.00®95.00 Stock calves. 250 to 430 lbs... 5.00® S.OO SHEEP AND LAMBS. Good to choice sheep B.o**® 3.30 Fait to common 2.00® 2.30 lluek * 2 Vi® 5 00 Cull sheep I.oo® 1.50 —Lambs— Common'fe choice yearlings.. 5.50® 6.00 Spring lambs s.so® 9.00 Other Lice Stock CHICAGO, Dec 24 -Hogs— Receipts, 15.00); market, 15®IOr higher; bulk of scle. $0.63® 10.25; butchers, $9 60®‘.i.fv); packers, $;..>>%0.65; lights. 3885® 10.35; pig*. slo® 10.85; roughs, s9.2s®itt 50. Cat tle Receipts, 3.000; market, steady; Im-cvcs, $7.25® 14.75 ; butcher*. ss® 1073; earners and cutters, $3 25)15.50; Stockers and feeder*. $4 VWib.oO; c ows, $4 75® 9.40; calves, $8.75® 10. Sheep and lambs —Receipts. 2.00.; market, steady. CLEVELAND, Dec. 24. -Hogs Re rcipta, 2,000; market st*c tip; vorkers, .$7.25; mixed, $10.75; pigs. sll.-5: r ugbs, sv; stags. sti. Cattle Receipts, 1iS); mar ket Meudj. Sfcecp and lamb*—Receipts, 200; market active; to,*, *l**.-*>o. Calves _ Receipts, 200; market sieu iy; top, $lO 50. CINCINNATI, Dec. 24 -Hogs lie ceipts. 3,20); market strong to .V) cent* higher; heavies. $10®lo.5>); mixed, $10.50; mediums, lights and pig*, $11; roughs. ts®s.so; stags, $6.50® 1. Cattle- Re ceipts. 275; market strong to 25 cents higher; bulls, strong; calves. sl4 and down. Sheep and iambs—Receipts, none. EAST ST. LOUTH, Dec. 24.—Cathie Re ceipts, sftO; market, st.-ady; native beef steers, slo® 12; yearling beef stsers and heifers, sl2® M; cows, s7®s ; .tuckers and feeders, so®7; calves, $0 5O®lt); can tier* and cutters, s3® 4.50. Ilog#—Re ceipts. 5,800; market, 25®35c higher; mixed and butchers. flO® 10.75; good heavies, slo® 10.35; rough heavies, $s .”)* <<1.8.75; lights, $10.50® 10,83; pigs, $10.75 ® 11; bulk of wiles, $10.35®T0.75. PITTSBURGH, Dec. 24—Cattle -Re ceipis, light; market, steady; choice, $10.50® 11; good, $11.50®",*; fair, $8.50® 3; veal calves, $14.50® 15. Sheep aud lambs—Receipts, light; market, steady; prime weathers, $6®6.50; good. s3®s.Ao; mixed fair, $4®4.50; spring lambs, sli.sd ®T2. Hogs—Receipts, 20 doubles; mar ket, higher; prime heavies, $11).25®10.40; mediums. $10.50® 10.75; heavy yorkerx, sll ® 11.!5; light yorltors. $ll®11.15: pigs. $11®11.15; roughs, $80(9; stags, $6.50 @7. EAST BUFFALO, N. Y„ Dec. 24.-Cat tie—Receipts, 400; market, active and steady to alow; shipping steers, $11.70® IS; butcher grades, $7.5.5®! 1.25; cows, S3® 7.75. Calves Receipts, l,ikMj; market active to 50c higher; culls to choice, s6® 17. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 3,204*; market active to 50c up; choice lambs. sll.no® 12; culls to fair, s7@ll; yearlings, sß®9; sheep, s,'!'(/!5.30. Hogs—Receipts, 5.600: market active to 25c up: yorkers. $11.25; pigs, $11.50: mixed, $11®i1.26; lice vies, $11; roughs, $8®8.50; stags, s6@7. * In the Cotton Markets NEW YORK, Dec. 24. —In contrast to a decline of 12 to 15 points in nearby deliveries at the opening of the cotton market today, late positions were 5 to 10 point* higher. in general the tone was steady with subsequent advances all around, based partly 011 reports that Great Britain had made a trade agreement with Bolshevist Russia. Spot liousos also purchased while Liverpool concerns were made the sellers. At the end of the first fifteen minutes the list was 20 to 25 points net higher, with offerings light aud scattered. NEW YORK, Dec. 2!.—Cotton opening: December, 14.20 c; January, 14.50 c; March, 14.50 c; May, 11.70 c; July, 14.80 c; October, 14.85 c. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 23. Spot cotton opened dull. Brices were easier. Sales ran close to 2,000 bales. American mid dlings. 14.2’Jd; good middlings, 11.70(1; fully middlings, 11. Old; middlings, 9.54 and ; low middlings. 7.2i)d; good ordinary, 5 29.1; ordinary, 4.54d. Futures opened quiet. LOCAL HIDE MARKET. Green Hides—No. 1, tie; No. 2. sc. Green Calve* —No. 1,8 c; No. 2, 6%c. Ilorse liides—No. 1. $4; No. 2. $3. Cured Hides —No. 1. Sc; No. 2. 7e. INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920 GRAIN MARKET TRADE SLOW Conditions in Export Cause Declines in Prices. CHICAGO, Dec. 24.— Trading was slow on the Chicago Board of Trade today, with most quotations on grains showing some weakness. Conditions of the export market caused slight declines in most prices. Provisions were irregular. December wheat opened off % cent at $1.69%, but later advanced % cent. March wheat was off % cent at the opening at $1.66, and, lost an additional 10 cents later. May wheat opened down % cent at $1.62 and dropped an additional 1 cent subsequently. December corn lost 1% cents at the opening at and later gained % <*nt.. May gained % cent at the opening at 09%c, and Inter gained % cent. May gained % cent at. the opening at 75%c and lost 1% cents later. July opened unchanged at 75%e, and dropped % cent later. December oats opened at 46%c, off 1% cents, and held that figure in later trad ing. May opened up % cent at 49%c, nd later dropped % cent. July opened at 49c, up %e, ana later dropped %e. (By Thomson A McKinnon.) —Dec. 23 6Yhcat.—Sustaining action in grains, primarily thought to be a reflection of the leading elevator people's attitudes and the reported moderate operations of tile British commission on the buying side of wheat again today were directly responsible for a change in grain sen timent. Better prices in Wall street and less apprehension there for the time be ing also was a decided help. The essen tial surroundings in the grains show no radical change. There It plenty for all at a price and the prices fuling seem satisfactory enough to bring out offer ings on the advances. The new wheat business was placed at 1,000,000 bushel*. The bullish demonstrations expected at any time on account,of local conditions came to the front today and probably will continue to be in evidence, but that In our opinion does not change the fun oamentals, which still remain the same of sufficient reserves for all needs as they develop from t'me to time. Home demand for rye was reported today Deliveries cf what here were 123,000 bushels. The Southwest reported more liberal offer ings ot wheat from the country. Bueno* Aires quoted wheat 3%c lower. Kansas City late reported high export bid* foi January and February, gull loading. The sharp advance in Winnipeg December wheat was a feature. Corn—The corn market took Us tone directly frotn wheat. Becelpts wen* liberal and cash premiums shaded. Eastern market* reported points east of Chicago offering cash corn to them 3 to 6c under Chicago parity. Kansas City reported their cash prices un changed to %c lower in spile of strength in futures. The corn market all day fallowed the wheat action and had no initiative of its own l*eilverle Imre were larger, being IOG.OOO bushel. No. 4 corn is rapidly npproaeblug a full carrying charge bads. We continue to feel that sales of the July on these advances are In order. Oat* Market water logged with small price changes. The large stocks In Chi cago and the large visible supply makes it hard to create any euthuniasm ou the buying side. Provision* —A sharp fldvauce In hogs and the strength In grain kept prices firm and It was rather surprising that the advances did not extend further. CHICAGO GRAIN TABLE. —Dec. 23- WHEAT— Open. High. Low. "Close. Dee 1.69% 1.71 169 171 March.. I.6ft 1.6*1% 1.64 1.65% i May.... 1.62 1.62% 160% 1 61% i CORN— I Dec.... 69% 71 60% *9% ! May.... 7.6% 7.6% 74 74% i July.... 75% 76% 74% 74% |OATS— ! Dec 46% 47% 4% % May 494* 49% 19 40% July.... 40 49% 4.6% 48% PORK - Jan...... 23 00 23 40 23.00 23 40 , LARD 1 Jan.. .\. 13 4.6 13 4.6 12.07 13.00 May 13 05 13 95 13.10 13.50 RIBS— Jan 1197 1197 11.62 11.62 May.... 12 73 12.75 12 23 .12.50 CHICAGO CASH GRAIN. CHICAGO. Dec. 24.—Wheat No 2 red. $2.06; No. 1 hard winter. $1.7T%@1.78%; No. 2 northern uprlug. $1.70%. Corn No. 2 old. 71%; No 2 white (old). 72e; No 3 white, 65% '(69; No. i white, <55%® i 66%.-; No. 2 velluw io!d>. 78*); No 3 yelfoW. 71%@7.V: Nn 5 yellow, 97@08c; ! No. 4 mixed, 64%@f5%c; No. 5 mixed, 11%@65r. OaD No 2 white, 47@48%C; INo 3 white, 40%H47V,c; No. 4 white, 4tVy 47c. * TOLEDO CASH GRAIN TOLEDO, Dei . 23.- Clo<*-~ beat- -Cash and December. $1.99; Mart and May, $1.91. Corn No. 2 old. B.V; new. 79c. Dots No. 2 white, 62%@33%c. Rye No. 2, $1.58. Barley No. 2. ‘Ah'. Cloversceu - | Cash. 1919, sl2 16; 1920 and December, '512.25; January, $12.30; bruary, $12.4.6; March, $12.40. Timothy Cash. 1918. 53.50. 1019, $2.10; December and Jan uary, $3.50; February, $15.52%; March, $.1.65. Aislke < ash. new. sl6; cash and March, $1(1.75; Derember. $15.50. PRIMARY MARKETS. (Bv Thomson A McKinnon) —Dec. 23 - Wheat. Corn. Date. i Chicago 47,009 8.33,00.) 18ft,<X) Milwaukee... .6.00" liP-.OUO 28.000 Minneapolis.. 281.4)00 lfc.UK) 05.00* Duluth IIJ.Wt) 4,0-K) Bt. Louis.... 92,000 75.00" 08.000 , Toledo 1.6,000 C,uoo lief roll 4.000 4.U00 2.000 Knu. City 124. K) 36.000 10,!*t)0 i peoria 1,00 63,000 22.000 Omaha 31000 45,000 25,"00 lhdiuuapolis. 7,001 07,000 18,000 Total* .... 704,000 918,000 437,000 Year ago—Holiday. —Shipments Wheat. Corn. Oat*. Chicago 37.000 163,0)0 119,**) 1 I Milwaukee 24,060 38,tJ0l> .Minneapolis.. 135.0(10 50,000 34,000 ! Duluth 22,(A)0 ; St. Louis 48,000 17,0'5) hl,oDl Toledo 7,000 7.tKHt 12,055) Kan City 321,0*10 19.000 12.00 Peoria 2,000 54,000 45,000 : Omaha 61,0** 25,o<*> 24.'**' Indianapolis 28,000 24,090 Totals 643,000 387,000 386,000 Year ago—Holiday. INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN. —Dec. 24 - Bids for car lots of grain and hay at (he call of the Indianapolis Board of Trade were: Wheat No sales. : Corn Ensier; No. 3 white, 70®71c; No. 4 white, 67%®68c ; No. .6 white, 64 1 1 ®66c; No. 3 yellow, 75®76%c; No. 4 yel low, 71@72%c; No. 5 yelow 66@67%cl No. 3 mixed, 67(068%c; No. 4 mixed, W ®4!7%c; No. 5 nilxc.il, 65®85%c. 1 Oats Easier; No. 2 white, 40®50c; No. 3 white, 48®48%c. Hay—Weak; No. 1 timothy, $26®20.50; No. 2 timotliy, $2.6®25.50; No. 1 Uglit cio vw, $24®24.50; No. 1 clover hay, $24.50® 25. Wheat—No. 2 red, 1 car. Corn —No. 2 white, 1 car; No. 3 white, 5 cars; No. 4 white. 17 cars; No. 5 white. 9 cars; No. 3 yellow, 2 cars; No. 4 yel low', 10 cars; No. 5 yellow, 11 cars; No. 6 yellow, 1 car; No. 4 mixed, 2 cars; No. 5 mixed, 3 cars; No. 6 mixed, 2 cars; sam ple mixed, 1 car; total, 64 cars. Oats—No. 2 white, 8 cars; No. 3 white, 1 car: sample, 1 car; total, 10 cars. Hay—No. 2 timothy, 3 cars; No. ) clo ver mixed, 1 car; No. 2 clover hay, 1 car; toia-i, v> cars. HAY MARKET, The following are the Indianapolis prices for hay by the wagon load: ' llay—Loose, timoHiy, new, $25®27; mixed hay, new, $23@26; baled $25®27. Oats—Bushel, new, 50®53c. Corn —New, (s®Boc per bushel. WAGON WHEAT PRICKS. Indianapolis floor mills and elevators today nre paying $1.90 for No. 1 red wheat, SI.BB for No. 2 red wheat and $1.84 for No. 3 red. WHOLESALE HERE PRICES. The foUowlng are today’s wholesale market prices for beef cuts ns sold by the Indianapolis markets, l’rjces quoted by hwift A Cos.: Ribs—No. 2,35 c; No. 3,26 c. Loins— No. 2,22 e; No. S, 17c. Rounds—No. 2, 24c; No. 3,17 c. Chucks—No. <2, 15c; No. . 12c. Plates—No. 2,14 c; Not 3,12 c. Local Stock Exchange —Dec. 23 STOCKS. Bid. Ask. Indiana Rail. A Light, com. $W> Indiana Rail. & Lijfht, pfd. 84 . Indpls. & Northwest, pfd 75 lndpls. & Southeastern, pfd. ... 75 Indpls. Street Ry 53 Terre Haute T. & L., pfd... 00 ... iT. 11., I. &E. com 1% 6 T. 11., I. & E. pfd 9 12 : Union Trac. of Ind., com 1 ; Union Trac. of Ind. Ist pfd. ... 14 I Union Trac. of Ind., 2d pfd. ... 2 Advance ltumely Cos., com... 14 [Advance Rhmeiy Cos., pfd.... 41 ! Amer. Central’ Life 235 Am. Creosoting Cos., pfd... 90 | Belt, R. H„ com 01 72 | Belt It. R. t pfd 45 [Century Bldg., Cos., pfd... 9') ! Cities Service Cos., com 248 238 Cities Service Cos., pfd 01% 03 Citizens Gas Cos 31 34 Dodge Man. Cos., pfd i Home Brewing 85 ... ‘ Ind. Hotel, com 02 [lnd. Hotel, pfd 90 Ind. National Life Ins. Cos.. 4% ... Ind. Title Guaranty 50 09 Indiana Pipe Line Cos Ipdpls. Abuttoir, pfd 41 51 Indpls. Gas 43% 50, Indpls. Tw. Cos., com 5 indpls. Tel. C 0... pfd 88 | Mer. Pub. Util. Cos., pfd 55% ... Natl. Motor Cur Cos 10 i Public Savings Ins. C 0.... 2% Ranh Fertilizer, pfd 4i) Standard Oil Cos. of Ind. ... 61 74 Sterling Fire Ins. Cos 7% ... Van Camp Hdw., pfd 93 ... Van Catup Packing, pfd... 94 Van Camp Prod*.. iiKpfll. 93 ... Van Camp Prod*., 2d pfd.. 93 Vaadalla Coal Cos., com 5 land alia Coal Cos., pfd 10 Wabash Ry. Cos., pfd 17 Wabash Ry. Cos., com 7 BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES. | Aetna Trust Cos 104% ... Bankers Trust Cos 118 | Can mercial National Bunk.. 65 i Continental National Bank.. 112 I Fanners Trust Cos 200 Fidelity Trust Cu 120 I Fletcher Amer. Natl. Bank... 250 i Fletcher Sav. A Trust C 0.... 163 [lndiana Natl. Bank 265 [ Indiana Trust Cos 175 190 Live Stock Exchange Bank M<er. Natl. Bank 280 ! National City Bank 112 People’s State Bank 100 i Security Trust Cos 120 ! State Sav. & Trust 03% ... I I’nlon Trust Cos 310 370 i B ash. Bank A Trust 150 BONDS. It.'oail Ripple 5s 50 ... ; It dpi*. St. Ity. 4s 09 72% i Ind. Coke A Gea Cos 84 Indian Creek Coal A .’din 6* 96 Indpls., Col A Sou. 5s $8 ■ Indpls. A Greenfield 5s 03 ... ! indpls. A Martinsville 5s ... 55 Indpls A North 5s 30 44 : lnilpl*. A Northwest 5s 40 50 indpls. A Southeasterr 43 ! ludpi*., Shelbyv. A S. K. 5e 70 ... Indpls. St. Ry. 4s 5$ 65 1 Indpls. Trac. A Ter. 5s 60 71% ; Kokomo, Marlon A West. 55.. SO *vl T. H., I. A- E. 5* 46 [ Union Trac. of Ind. (is 50 .63% [Citizens Gas 5s 73 78 ; Ind. Hotel Cos. 2d 6s t*‘ ... ' indpls. Gas 5s 71 ... I Indpis L. A U. 6s TJ 70% 1 Indpis Water 4%s 87% $9% Indpis Water 4%* 70 75 ! Mer. H. A L Ref. 5s 85 00 1 New Tel. first 6s 94 [New Tel. L. Dlst. 5s 93% ... isou. lull. Power 6 $6 ... LIUKBTY BONDS. ; Liberty first 3%* 80.6*) ; Liberty second 4* 83.00 ! Liberty first t% 84 72 ; Liberty second 4%a: 83 V) : Liberty third 4%* 86.20 Liberty fourth 4% * 84.26 | Victory 3%s 94.72 Victory 44*s 94 96 On Commission Row TODAY'* PRICES. Apples—Missouri Jonatnahs. per bbl, $9; fancy Illinois Jonathan*, per bbl.. ss; extra fancy Grimes Golden, per bbl . s6<i9; extra fancy Wine Bap*. p-r lib!., f); Bell Flowers, per nut., $6 56; Bald wins, per bbl.. $5.30. Spy*, per bbl., $6; Route Beauty, p-r bbl. SB. Kiunard Red, per bbl.. SO4IB, King,* per bnl.. $0; Wolf Rivers, per bbl., sb; None Such, per bbl., $5, Maiden Blush, per bbl., $4-50; Green ing*. per bbl., $6; Choice Jonathan*, per bbl , sd. Almonds —Extra fancy grades In all brands, p* r pound. 22®82c. Beaut Michigan N.tvj tu bags, per ib.. s<Uoc; Colorado Pinto*, in bags, per lb.. 6%<(4t; Black Eyes, In bags, per lb, s®Vc, Red Kidneys, in bugs, per Ib, i.ydJe; California Limns, in nag*, p- r ib., #)•<*s 10- California Puik Chib, tu baga. per lb.. i%®Bc; Lintels, ,*er lb, 12c; dried p&is. green, per lb., 0 ; spilt yellow pea*, in 60-lt). bilge, per lb., ldc; Bp.it green peu*. per ll*., 10c; Marrow tal beaut, in bag*, per lb., 12c. Beets —iuacy toui*- j,.own. per bu., $1 30. Bananas -Extra fancy high-grade fruit. 50 tu i/s- par hunch; per Ib.. $9. Cabbage—Fancy .Northern, per Ib., 1 %c, i urrota—Fancy home-grown, per bu., t elery—Fancy New York (23 cratet. 4-v dot., $4.0; per crate. $6.30; fancy New York trimmed, per bunch, $1 25. Cucoauui*- t aucy, per do*., st.2o; per bag of l< 0. $7.75. Cranberries—Fancy C. C. Howes, per bhi., $18; per bu., *0 50. Cucumbers —Fancy Florida small, per dox., $2. Grapefruit—Extra fancy Florida (Blue Guohe brand), sbs, per box, $5.75; 465, por box, sb; 545, *>i, i" and so;.. i r box, $6; fancy Florida*. 3T, pe. box, $4.25; 46a, $4.75; 545. 64s nnd 70s, $i.73; 80s. $4.76. Lettuce —Fancy hot douse >af. per lb., 25c; in tmrrei lots, per lb., 25c; fancy California icebergs, per crate. $4. Oranges—California, all grades, .<3.50® 5.50. Onions -Fancy Indiana yellow or red, per 100 ib. bugs, $1.75; fancy Imliiuiu white, pur lwi in. bug, $2; fancy S t i.iu ten, per crate, *2.25. l’arsiey—i aucy large Bikes, per doz., $1.90. l'otatoes- Fancy Michigan und Wiscon sin round whiles, per Xsi)-lb. bag, $3; 5 or lu-lb. bag lots, per hag, $2.00; fancy Idaho Gem*, per bug, $2.30. Radishes—Bottou, targe bunches, per dot., it. :-w<o >. Potatoes—Fancy Tennessee Na<-y Halls, per hamper, $2.50; fancy Eastern Jerseys, pet hamper, $3. Spinach —Fancy per bu., $1.75. ’t "mips I-aucy washed, per bu., $1.25 @ > .50. Kale-—Fancy, i*er barrel, $2. Cauliflower—Fancy Califorui* per crate $2.40. Oyster I’lant —Fancy, per doz., 50c. leek Fancy, per dux., 50®35c. Suge—Fuucy, i*er no/.., 45c. Tomatoes—Fancy ripe, per C-lb. basket, $1.50; fancy ripe, 0 basket .crate, *9. Rutabagas—Fancy Canadian, per 00 lbs, $1; per 100 lbs, $1.75. Peppers—Fancy, per small basket, 75c" per 1% bu crate, $6. Kuniijiiitts— Fancy Florida, per qt„ 30c. i Tangerines -Extra fancy lofts, 168.- lioxes, $3.75; 1965. hex, *3.50. Lemons—Extra fancy California*, 300. ] per box, $4. Grapes—Fancy California Emperors, drums, 31 lbs, $7: imported Bpanish Ma lagas, per kt-g, sll®l2. Nut Meats—Pecuna, 5 11* cartoons, per lb, 90c; Walnuts, per lb, 410 c; Almonds, per lb, 55c; Filberts, per Ib, 40c. English Walnuts—Fancy, per lb, 26 ®3le. Pecans —Fancy, per lb, 25®80c. Filberts—Naples, in bags, per lb, 24® 20c; Sicily, In bags, per Ib, 20®23c. Brazils—Large, washed, In bags, per lb, 32c. Raisins—Fancy Spanish clusters, 20 pkgs to box, per box, $8.25; 5 1-lb plugs to box, per Vntx, $2.40. Hickory Nuts—Shell barks, per lb, 10c. Peanuts—Virginia Jumbo, snlted, per lb, 18c; .lumbo blanched, in 10-lb can*, per lb, 32c. CLEVELAND rRODCCE. CLEVELAND, Dec. 24.—Butter -Ex tra, in tub lots, 6t)%@6lc; prints/ (U%® 62c; extra firsts. 50%@00c; firsts. 67%<<’ 68o: seconds, 54®5ftc; packing stock, 52 ®3sc; fancy dairy, 38®40c. Eggs—Fresti gathered, northern extras, 73c; extra j fii-sts, 76c; Ohio firsts, new cases, 71c; ; firsts, old cares, 70c; western firsts, new i coses, 08c; refrigerator extras. 62c; re-1 frlgerator firsts. 60c. (A case contains j 30 dozen.) Poultry—Live, heavy fowls, 27®28c: light stocks, 20®22c; old roost-| ors, 10®20c; spring duckA 35@40c; tur-1 he •, 33®57c; geese, 28®,Vie. ATLANTA STORES WRECKED BY FIRE Blaze in Business District Causes $300,000 Lc,s3. ATLANTA. Ga„ Dec. 24.->-Fire this morning destroyed the buildings at the corner of Peachtree and Decatur streets, causing- a loss estimated at $300,000. The principal losers are the Ward Shoe Store, $73,000; Atlanta Dental Par lors, $75,000; May Brothers, Jewelry, $23,000; United Cigar Store, $05,000; Ad ler's Clothing Store, $lO 000. Damage to the buildings is estimated at between $50,000 and SIOO,OOO. Most of the losseß are covered by In surance. The more valuable goods of Mays Jewelry Store were locked In a safe and. it is believed, were not dam aged. The other establishments were wrecked. Harding’s Secretary Feeling Out Ropes WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. —George Christian, secretary to President-elect Harding will confer late today with Sec retary to the President Tumulty. Tumulty said the conference was to discuss routine which it Is necessary for the President-elect to know before going into the White House. Christian Is here to pass the holidays with his family. s > Marriage Licenses Henry Johnson. Wakefield, Neb 31 Lula Young, Princeton, Ind 18 Henry Elfel, 1811 N. Meridian st 67 Martha Henderson, 2023 Talbott ave. 43 Edgar Johnson. 615 S. Noble st 28 Edith Higgins, 220 N. Addison 5t.... 18 Dnbotg B-.rdwell, 714 N. Senate ave.. 28 Georgetta Boqpe, 45 Garfield ave 25 Hugo Daiiuar, Claypool Hotel 47 Alma Pederson. Claypool Hotel 32 Frank Hawkins, 2437 Slatons st 43 Della Chappelon, 710 E. 62d st 42 Charles Mock, Dresden, Ohio 26 Mary Wilson, 4172 Carrollton ave 22 Drtta Font, 1970 Madison ave 23 1 uullne Robrman, 2242 Union st 23 John Eliaby, 1325 Lee st 21 Lena Fleischer, 1325 Lee st 17 Ovid Mann, 837 N. Delaware st 23 Kathryn Mannon, 36 Woodland drive.. 19 Lawrence Wakefield. 719 N. Senate ave. 20 Alice Hazel, 1038 N. Talbott ave...... 20 Hubert Taylor. 631 Lockerbie st... . 22 G ndy* lU'scrvy.B23 Dst.. Whitley. Ind. 18 Chllora Pinkston, 1U W. North st 33 Georgia Geckler, m W. North st 2$ Albert Renner, 431 N. Hattgh st '>2 D rsle Hammond. 333 N Koehn* st..! 20 Howard Hartman. 4158 Rookwrrd eve 22 < atherine Miller. 2936 N New Jersey. 17 John Montague. Troy, N. Y 59 Clive Bohamin, Huntington, 1nd...".!". 32 Joseph Cooper, York, Pa 20 Dora Schnepel, 2.60 N Oxford.!!!!."!’.! 27 William Wallea, Washington. I). C.... 46 Mary Siguier, 2019 Central. No. 1 82 Maurice 1 lemons, 30 N M<vint .. 20 Bernice Srbardt, 306 N. Holme*..!!!! is Lawrence Hampton 530 W. Twelfth.. 27 Eunice Baugh. 949 Camp 20 William L. igue, 620 N. West 2s Ll/.zle Douglas, 32D Torbett .!.!!! 20 David Martin. Indianapolis, Ind 37 Myrtle Haggard, Roosevelt Hotel ! 31 Hi hard M' H’hirter. 242 ) E. Wash 27 Mary Chambers, 630 N. Gray u Frank S'ej heuson, 3812 Rader J 9 Rub) Taylor, 13J4 Eugene is H<*rt>ert Clnrk, Vincennes. Ind 28 Kivu Howard. Lawrence ville. Ind 24 Howard Walker. (B 2 N. West 22 Mary Smoot. 739 N California!!!!!! 21 Elmer Muss. 221 Oakland 31 Flora Brier, Cumberland, Ind [. 33 William Zelher, Speedway City, lad.. 21 Marhwt Vise, 465 tlaugh ... 17 William Kennedy Beech Grove. Ind.. 29 Edith Canarsy, 2836 N. Capitol m Memphis Alien, 1)21% N. Alabama S3 Hazel Jones. 118 W. Fortieth 25 Henry Prather, 1515 Hinggold 29 Thelma Noggle, 957 Minnesota is James Lake. Plaza hotei 38 Catherine Donnelly, Plaza hotel iS Births j <’laren.c and Viola Fortner. 4339 East j Sixteenth, girl. Martin and Bad!e Barrett, 1705 Bark, , girl. Floyd and Edna Lovell, 210 Minerva. | boy. Finch and Viola Sharpe, 529 West ; Twenty-Fifth, boy. Harry n.I Oilve Murkey, St. Vincent’s [Hospital, girl. \ .ilium and Emma Smith. 302 North ; California, hov. Will am uud Effle Woods, 502 North California, girl. Jem. -and Clara Boyles, 244 S. Ar -1 senai, girl. Deaths Lydia Emma Wood, 28, Deaconess Ho. pltal, uremia, . met j Lucilc Strothers. 4 months, 1016 N. Haugli. Broncho pneumonia. Edith Mr. ltrinwortb, 23. 610 North Temple, pulmonary tuberculosis. Martha Miller. 53, 1331 Miller, apoplexy. Frank J. Goldsborougb, 54 , 458 Agnes, cerebral hemorrhage. Francis C. Smith. 3 months, Rrospeet. broncho pneumonia. Henry F. Heed, 70. City Hospital, cerebral hemorrhage. Christian, 01, 3310 Robson, chronic myocarditis. , , Weather The following table shows state of the weather at 7 a. m.. Dec. 24, ms ob served by United States Weather bureaus: btailon. Bar. Temp. Weath. Intilaiispolis, Ind.. 30.34 13 Clear Atlanta, Ga 30.24 28 Cloudy Amarillo, Tex 30.40 12 Cloudy Bismarck. N. D 30.22 —lB Clear Boston, Mass 29.80 38 Clear Chicago, 111 30.30 Ift Clear Cincinnati, 0 302)4 22 Cloudy Cleveland, 0 30.22 22 Cloudy Denver, Colo 30.10 14 I’tCldy Dodge City, Kas... 30.44 4 Clear Helena, Mont 20.7*1 22 Cloudy Jacksonville, Fla... 30.20 46 I’tCldy Kansas City, M 0... 30.-18 4 Clear Louisville, Ky 30.36 22 Cloudy Little Rock, Ark... 30 42 20 Clear Los Angeles, Cal.. 39.22 50 Cloudy Mobile. Ala 30.,’U 34 RtCldy New Orleans, 1,a... 30.39 38 Cloudy New York. N. Y 30.00 36 Cloudy Norfolk. Vn 30.14 40 Cloudy Oklahoma City .... 30.50 14 Clear Omaha, Neb 30.48 —8 Clear Philadelphia. Pa. .. 30.10 38 Cloudy Pittsburgh. I’a. ... 30.22 24 Cloudy Portland, Ore 29.58 44 Unin Rapid City. 8. D... 30.12 —l4 PtCldy Roseburg, Ore 20.86 44 Rain Btui Antonio, Ter.. 30.46 30 Clear Son Francisco, Cal 30.14 52 Cloudy St. Louis, Mo 20.42 14 Snow St. Paul, Minn 30.36 —8 PtCldy Tatnpa. Fla 30.16 60 PtCldy Washington, I). C.. 20.18 34 PtCldy WEATHER CONDITIONS. An area of low pressure centered on the north Pacific const has caused rising temperntnres from the Rockies westward, nnd precipitation over the Faclfle and northern I’luteau States. Preelpitat ion was also reported over the lathe* region and In Florida. The weather In the re maining part* of Die country is gener ally fair. High pressure over tho Plain States lias caused colder weather from there eastward and temperature* are now below normal from the Appalachians we*t ward to the Rockies. T. G. -SHIPM AN. Temporarily in Clwurgo. Meteorologist, Weather Bureau. WRANGEL’S WIFE IN FRANCE. TOULON, France. Dec. 24.—Baroness Wrangel, wife of the former anti-Bol shevist leader in south Russia, arrived here Thursday wjth her family. She will make her home iu the suburbs of this city. OKBISON ENTERTAINS STAFF. Charles J. Orbison, Federal director of prohibition in Indiana, whs host at h banquet glvsa last evening at ' the Athanitenrn for members of his staff. Eleven members frore present. \ Prince in N. Y. xYZSzWk'-'’*.. ' v ["■. ■ PRINCE HAROL A. DE BOURBON. The photograph shows Prince Hftrol A. de Bourbon, who recently landed In New Y'ork for a brief stay. The prince, who Is the favorite cousin of King Aiphoaso of Spain, is ou his way to Cuba. Beautiful Panama Girl Prominent in Life of Republic Young Woman of Twenty-Six Powerful Factor in Political Life of Isthmus. PANAMA CITY, Panama. Dec. 24. Women have played ar. important part in the background of the world's his tory and there huve been some historic women of the ages past who have been credited with ruling the empires of the world. In this day of suffrage and In this period when woman Is taking her place in the sphere of politics nnd commerce, it is not surprising to find that a wom an is popularly believed to be the power behind the government of a Latiu-AmerJ eun republic. A beautiful young woman of 26 is said to be the most powerful factor In the l*olitical life of the iittle Republic of Panama. Anita Erhman, niece of the former President Le I->vre, and the descendant of nn old Panamanian family of Ger man, French and Spanish extraction, is generally given credit for keeping the politics of Panama on an even keel. With flashing black eyes and the car mine lips of a story-book Spanish beauty, this modern and aggressive young girl is seen wherever Panaman ian celebrities gather. Educated in the United States and thoroughly acquainted with the politics of the United States, as well as being friendly toward the American Govern ment, Anita Krbuian is said to ho one of the great factors in stilling the sus picions of some of the more excitable Panamanians who distrust the United States and Us aggressions in Panama. Anita Erhman is said to be the best friend the United States has in higher Panamanian circles. When President Porras of Panama gave a dinner in honor of President-elect Harding on his recent visit here, Anita Erhman had one of the places pf honor. BUe was the most prominent Panamanian woman there and' made more friends among the party than any other guest. She displayed an ability to mingle with Atneri'-an statesmen on their own levet. While she bolds no official position lu Panama, Anita Erhman Is looked upon as a Panamanian leader. She comes from the most prominent family in the republic. /Uxita Erlnnnnn, beauty though she is, Is said to wield her power in Panama through her ability to quickly discern political situations and to <*pnvinc through arguments those officials whom she has known all of her life and many of whom are her relatives. According to the popular belief Anita Erhman has so frequently won the lead ers of Panamanian politics to her view point that she Is now sought as an ad viser whenever political affairs become complex. Washerwoman Kept $2,100 in Stockings CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—The huslmnd of Urs. Alice IWkrann dit and some years ago. Mrs. Berk man, then almost 60 years old, almost Immediately established herself In one room in Chicago’s populous south side and began ekeing out a sometimes precarious existence by going out to and • aklng in washings. Recently while earning her daily bread over the tub Mrs. llerkman fainted. All efforts to revive her failed. The police, upon being called, decided that it must be a Potter's field burial, when someone suggested to search the dead woman's effects. The dead woman’s stockings gave up 52.100 In bills and a savings book on the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank show ing deposits of $3,000. Salesman Buys Drink; Dies an Hour Later JACKSONVILLE, FJa., Dec. 24 Shortly after buying a drink of whisky from a negro bellboy in a loea! hotel late last night. Carter W. Johnson, a Chicago salesman, was seized with In testinal pains and died an hour later. BFire and Bu glar Proof Safes and Vault Doors Real Fireproof Filing Sales In Five Sizes From 20x30 to 40x60 ins ide. These safes can be equipped with any stee 1 filing system. A com plete line of office furniture and equipment. Aetna Cabinet Company Display rooms 321-329 W. Maryland, Indianapolis Money to Loan on Mortgages STATE LIFE INSURANCE C 4 OBJECT TO FREE TOLLS IN CANAL U. S. Workers Say Revenues Would Be Cut. BALBOA. Canal Zone, Det. 24.—Tte Americans in the Panama Canal Zone are unalterably opposed to free tolls for American ships. ■When President-elect Harding recent ly paid a visit to the Canal Zone he was grafted with open-hearted welcome, but was frankly told by all those whose opin ion he sought that the people of the Zone do not endorse his views with re gard to free tolls for American ships passing through the Canal This oppo sition to free tolls is also shared by the people o fthe P.ep-ibllc of Panama. The opposition to free tolls for Amer ican ships is a personal matter with every resident of the Canal Zone, the great majority of whom “lire employes on the Canal. The people of the Zona argue that free tolls for American ships must reduce the revenues of the Canal, and that the cost of maintenance cannot he reduced, therefore free tolls will mean larger appropriations hy Congress. These people feel that larger appropriations will mean that Congress will seek econ omy in the administration and operation of the Caryvl and they fear that the first act of economy will be a reduction of working forces throwing many people out of employment, and there , are few of the employes here who are anxious to leave the Zone, which has become home to them. Another reason for opposition to free tolls for American ships is the fear that it would lmppde tite progress of busi ness in Panama. The Canal has been responsible for a great boon In business In Panama, many Americans entering the fields of commerce to meet with suc cess. Almost every ship passing through the Canal loaves some money In one or another port. There is a very prevalent feeling that if foreign ships are charged toils for Canal passage while American ships are not charged that there may be many of the foreign ships which will avoid passage through the Canal, seek ing some ether course, and thus causing the business of Panama to suffer. The residents of the Zone have no vote. Most of them have friends and relatives hack in the States, however, who are voters and they are already asking them voters to represent their desire* and to express their opposition to free tolls for American ships through the Panama Canal. Even Hobo Life Not What It Used to Be JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Dec. 24.—Life for the hobo in Johnstown is not what it used to he. City council, the mayor and the police department -have spoiled ail the soft snaps for the man of the road. Recently the police department cut out the good old free feeds. The mess has degenerated down to inolnsses and bread and a little coffee three times a day. Transients don't even get the molasse* and bread. Now the mayor has taken a band. Neither the home talent nor outsiders 'nn safely get drunk in Johnstown. It’s going to be a dry town. Mayor Joseph Cauffiei, sitting in police court, opened an active campaign against drunks. “Each and every offender brought before me In the future will re ceive a fine of $10.) and costs or spend the next three months in the county Jail,” declared the mayor, ns he imposed such a penalty on the first throe men before him, who Were charged with being drunks. •‘For a time,” said the city executive, “I huve been giving first offenders an opportunity to realize their wrong by imposing sma<! sentences. But in the future the first offender and the old timers will be treated alike—sloo and costs or three months in jail.” Debs to Be Denied Pardon by^President WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-President Wil son has practically decided not to Ex tend a pardon to Eugene V. Debs, it was announced by Secretary Tnmiilty today. -The President, it is understood, despite pressure brought to bear, has nbout reached the conclusion that the present administration cannot extend a pardon to Debs. It is understood that the President la taking the stand that a pardon to Debs would be a breach of trtist to the men who served in the World War. POSTOEEICE C LERKS GET ORANGES. Postoffice clerks and carriers today received several boxesc of oranges, the gift of Mrs. W. M. llerrtott and son. The custom of presenting the postal force with a gift of oranges at Christ mas was instituted by IV. AI. Herrlott many years ago. and has since been con tinued by the present firm. CARDINAL IMPROVING SLOWLY. BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 24.—A slow improvement is noted in the condition of Cardinal Gibbons, who for nearly two weeks has been at the home of Robert T. Shrtver, in Carroll County, suffering from a cold and overwork. GLASS PLANT CLOSES TANK. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Dec. 24. The No. 1 tank of the American Window Glass Factory here will close tonight at midnight for an indefinite period. Be tween 200 and 500 men will be out of employment. The No. 2 tank is new der construction and the work on u will go forward without change. SALES MANAGER HIGHEST TYPE MAN Real Opportunity FOOD PRODUCT Sales Ten Million ADDRESS 50 MAIN STREET CINCINNATI 7