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STOCKS TAKE ON
STRONG TONE
leading Issues, in Good De-
Bknd. Make Good Upturns.
KfEW YORK, Dec. 31.—'There was a
■versal of sentiment at the opening of
Hbe stock market today, the leading is
sues being in goad demand and making
upturns of from fractions to over a point..
Steel common rose I*4 points to 79%,
and Baldwin advanced a point to 84%.
Pacific was most active of the
!%!% with an advance of nearly 1 point
info jling rose fractionally to Mand
Central Impr.-vi-d l point to Tt.
MfWpHptic Gulf, ilowcv, r. continued P r
pressure and yielded 3% points
low record of 72.
later rallied to 74.
d'it '• nui.v
to 3.'., but reacted on the next
rose 1 point to 1* util
was % of a point higher
Petroleum rose ! point to 153.
gs Tire became active ..Ui;t- up t,
market was one or urgent buying
the lorenouti. Mi'n-tantiai
cotmno ros“ ov> r 1 point to 80%
■d 'other steel industrials moved in the
■me way.- Baldwin wi. t:p 2 points to
■%, and Republic Steel sold up nearly
to 62.
he greatest upturn was made in
which rose over 5
But- 10 41.
States Rubber was actively
selling up to 64%, a gala of 34$
HS* ■
Arrow rose •_?% points to 20. and
moved up over 1 point to
Bow 44. i
■Mexican Petroleum rose 3 points to lei
■d Pan-American Petroleum was up
points to 74%.
Sheading rose 1 point to 84%.
■Cuba Sngar was over 2 points higher
■ (By Thomson Sc McKinnon)
V —Dec. 31—
■Although the market was obliged to
■Sorb a rather liberal number of shares,
■esumablv because yesterday was the
■t dav for this months delirery, th
■ rke: ‘took it well and gave every evi-
of a good undertone and an lm
■>vlng demand from Investors.
few sto-ks suffered front further
among which A. G. " was
■notable example.
■in rails there was - :rte profit-taking.
■ t n o signs of important selling.
stock market in general is new
as sound a condition as we have
In a number of years,
is a long time sir.cp liquidation ha
Bu so thorough. ;tud , this is the real
■nidation on which will ultimately de
■lop a rising market, but until such
Bme as conditions will favor a rise we
■ll necessarily have to pass through a
■ rind of Irregularity, a fluctuating mar-
Bt. when it will be most essential for
B* trader to be constantly on guard
Bid not be misled by the many tempor-
Bv bulges.
■it la necessary to be patient and buy
■ur stocks on the weak markets.
■ TIITSNTV STOCKS tVERAGE.
■'HIV YORK. Dec. 11l Twenty indue
stocks averaged 70.03. up' .S3 per
Twenty active rails averaged 75.56,
.06 per cent.
H SEW YORK STOCK SALES.
BeW YORK. I>ee. 30. Total sales of
on the exchange today wer- 1.303,-
ah* res, and bonds to the valua of
■.908,000.
■CLEARING HOI SE STATEMENT.
BiEW YORK. Dec 31.—Clearing house
Bttmmt: Exchange. $U2i.690.572: bal-
Hres, $76,120,495: Ke.lerd Reserve Bank
balances. $63,0n4.1'.)1.
Money and Exchange
hank I'li-uring* r . lay were
against $.'!,144.C<'0 Friday of
weK.
the month the clearing-" were $71.-
: °°’ autl fol ' th, ‘ year S.H.NFi.OMO.
PPi-lV TORK, Dec. 3!.—The foreign
tascrdinge market opened steady todav.
BB ; - sterling pound st $3.53 Frani-a
kronen, .1537.
g* NEW YORK CALL MONEY.
YORK, Dec. 30.- Money; Fall
ruled at 7 per cent: high. 7 per
Wjkat; low, 7 cent. Time rates, 7%©7%
cent; time mercantile paper steady.
g£B 2 exchange "as strong, with busi
in bankers' bibs a: .'3.52 for demand.
HKkIV YORK LIBERTY BONDS.
(■k High. I.ow. Close, close.
BR B. 3%s 89.64 89.44 89.54 89 50
H B. Ist 4s 85 60
■B- -’d 4s 84.50 84.74 84.7 h 84.3.8
■ lst 4%x... 86.00 85.4') 85 70 75.74
■B. 2d 4%5.... 84.80 84.5*1 84 52 84.60
■ls 3d 4VR 8732 87.06 87.1.6 87 20
4th 4%5... 85.30 *4.‘i) 84 72 85.50
■■tory 4%s 95.10 94.90 95.10 94.92
B MOTOR SEC llt IT IKS.
■ (By Thomson Sc McKinnon;
■ —Dec. 30 -
BB - -Opening -
BB ..... Bid. Ask.
■decoe sVi 9
g*. a! mere, com 1 1%
com. % jo%
■kclcard, pfd 70 75
■herrotet-2 - 300
■outinental Motors com 514 oy.
Motor*, pfd 92 94
■upp, tom. io
■npp, pfd 90 95
Br° Motor Car 17V4 18
■-fn Motors 31! 41/,
■rant Motors 11 a o
of Canada 215 220
■nlted Motors 25 35
■ederal Truck 1C pj
■M* Motors i 15*- icu,
Be public Truck 1713^
%_ ACTIVE OIL STOCKS.
M <By Thomson & McKinnon.)
J —Dec. 30—
JT —Closing—
Buglo American Oil iVu iu\.‘
rltlantic Refining 990 1050
orne-Bcrymser 390 410
■uckeye Pipe Line s' ( gi
■hesebrough Mfg. Cons 170 190
y&iesebrough Mfg. Cons, pfd 97 ion
J-Ks djental Oil, Colorado.... 103 107
■Rsden Oil and 4ias 5 Sir.
■reseent Pipe Line 26 28 ”
■umberland Pipe Line 120 130
■lk Basin Pete 7U, 7*.;
■ureka Pipe Line 75 gO
■lena-Signal Oil, pfd (new) 95 100
■alena-Signal Oil, com 41 44
■llnois Pipe Line 155 160
■ uiana Pipe Line 81 84
B Jwet ' Refining 136 137
■htionai Transit 22 24
|Tw York Transit 150 160
Northern Pipe Line 90 95
Prairie Oil and Gas 435 445
Prairie Pipe LiDe 175 185
•Solar Refining 350 370
.Southern Pipe Line 97 100
{Southern Pipe Line 97 I<X>
' South Penn. (Ml 245 250
1 Southwest Penn. Pipe Lines. 50 60
■Standard Oil Cos. of Cal 295 3uo
■Standard Oil Cos. of Ind 60 68
Ktandard OH Cos. of Kan 510 580
Standard Oil Cos. of Ky 395 420
■tandard Oil Cos. of Neb 33b 400
■Undard Oil Cos. of N. Y 300 32a
■tandard Oil Cos. of Ohio 375 40ti
■wan Sc Finch 20 40
Bn ion Tank Line 90 102
■acuum Oil 280 285
■raahington OH 30 35
STOCKS.
in * Bon McKinnon.)
- V' —Lee 30-
Open. High. Low. Close.
Carbon. 4S 7 s 51 4s 7 i, 50Vi
:¥r£Q9 11S 11% 11 HVfc
Leather... 7 7 -, 8 7% 774
ila:t-Warner .. 25% 25% 25% 25%
■mORl 7 C ® IG' l - Hil 10U% 301
Leather... 12% 12% 12% 12%
Ca&Zt*:
YORK METAL MARKET,
f ORK, Dec. 31.—Copper—Dnl'; j
ember, January, February anl
fg-v re'l, 13c. Lead—Quiet; spot, I
January offered 4%c Bpelteru
offered 5.65 c; Decembers
S*t February and March offered!
N. T. Stock Prices
—Dec. 30 — Prev.
High. Low. Close, close,
i Adv.-Rum. com. 15% 14% 14%, 14%
! Adv.-Rum pfd. 45 45 45 45%
i Allis-Chalmers. 29 *28% 28% 28%
J Am. Agrienltnr. 55 54% 55 54%
Am. Beet Sugar 40% 39 40 38
Am. Bosch Mag. 49 47% 48% 47%
• Am. Car. & Fdy.119% 117% 110 119
I Amn. Can 24% 23% 24% 23
i Am. n. AL. com. 6% 6% 6% 6%
i Am. H. &L. pf. 39% 38% 39 33%
Amn. Drug 674 6% 6% 6%
I Am. Internatl... 37% oil 37% 32%
; Am. Linseed.... 48% 47 43 47%
I Am. Locomotive SI SO Si 80V*
Am. Sint. & Ref. 33% 31% 33 31%
! Am. Sugar Ref. 90% 59 7 . 8 90 90%
Am. Sum. Tob. 74 72% 73% 73%
Am. Steel Fdy.. 29% 28% 28% 29%
Am. Tel. A Tet. 9474 94% 94% 94%
Am. T0bacc0....112 111% 111% 118%
Am. Wcoien.... 60 57% 58% 58%
Am. Z. A Lead.. 6 6 0 6%
Ana. Min. C 0.... 32% 3174 31% 3174
Atchison S3 82 82% 82%
At. G. & W. I. 83% 7574 75% 89%
Baldwin Loco. 85% 83% 83% 84
;B. A 0 36% 357 35% 35%
! Beth. Steel tB). 54% 53% 53% 5474
| Brook. R. T 9% 9% 9% 10
i Can. Par. Ry... 116% 115% 115% llfl
j Cent. Leather... 35% 33% 34% 83
• Cfcaud. Motors.. 64% 65% 63 61%
IC. A 0 60% 59% 00% 5974
C„ Ji. A St. P. 29% 28 29% 28
C...M. A St.P.pfd. 43% 41% 427* 41%
Chi. A X. W... 67 64% 06 65%
C., R. I. A Pac. 277* 26% 27 26%
C.U.l.AP.6pcpfd. 62% 61% 62% 61
C. 74% 73% 73% 73%
Chili Copper... 9% 9 9% 9%
Chino Copper... 1.8% 18% 18% 1774
Coca Cola 10% 18% 19 19%
Col. Fuel A Iron 25% 25% 25% 25
Columbia Gas... 58% 57% 57% 5874
Columbia Grap. 9% 9% 9% 9%
Consolidat. Gas. 77 75 % 77 58%
Cont. Can 54 52% 54 527*
Cont. Candy Cos. 4 3% 3% 3%
I Corn Products.. 67% 60 60% 66%
I Crucible Steel... 73% 71% 73% 73
I Cuban Am. Sug. 29% 28% 28% 28
Del. A Hud 98% 9S 9874
D. A R. G. pfd. 1% 1% 1% 1%
Erie 147 k 13% 13% 13%
Erie Ist pfd 207- 20 207, 19%
Famous Players 4S 45% 4(5% 45%
; Fisk Rubber Cos. 11% 10 11% 10%
i General Asphalt. 39% 37% 387* 37%
| General Cigars.. 527s 52% 527* 53
I Gen. Electric 119% 117% 119% 117%
[General Motors. 13% 13% 13% 13%
Goodrich 33% 327* 33 % 32%
Gt. North pfd... i<V* 70% 767* 76
Gt North Ore... 28 25% 27% 25%
Gulf States Stl 26 257* 26 26
Houstou Oil 68 01 % 02 62%
! Illinois Central. 86% 85 86% 55%
Inspir Copper.. 287* 2s 28% 257.
Inter Corp 4% 3% 4% 3%
Inter Harvester. 92% 82 927- 92%
Inter Nickel ... 12% 12% 127* 12%
Inter Paper 467* 43% 45% 43%
Invincible Oil .. 22 217* 21% 21%
K. C. Southern. 20% 19<-* 20 20%
Kelly-Sprg Tire 37% 36 30 33%
Keane Copper.. 15% 15% 15% 157*
I.acka Steel 49% 49 49!i 49%
Lehigh Valley... 55% 54 54 557*
lioews. Ins 15% 15% 15% 15%
L. A N 109 99% 100 99%
Marine C0m.... 1174 11 11% 14%
Marine Pfd 48% 46% 48 48%
Max. Mot. Com. 2% 2% 2% ...
Mex. Pete 156% 153% 154 ].V,%
Miami Cop. 15% 14% 14%
Mid. States Oil. 12 11% 11% 14%
Midvale Steel.. 30% 29% 3D% 30%
M , K. A T 2% 2% 2% 2%
Mis. Pac. Ry... 19% 18 19% 17%
Nat. Enam&Stp. 4*17,
! National Lead.. 66% 65% 66% 66
Nev. Con. Cop.. 8% 8% 8% 8%
N.Y.Air Brake 74% 72 7474 71
N. Y'. Central.. 75% 72% 73 72%
New Haven 18% 17% 18 18%
Norfolk A W.. 99% 98% 98% 98%
Northern Par.. 85 83 83 .84%
i Ok. P. A Rf Cos. 3% 33% 3
Pacific Oil 41t* 40% 40% 40%
I'an-Am. Pet.... 73% 71% 72 73
Penna. Ry3 3 7, 39% 39% 35*
People's Gas.... 33% 32 3J 327*
Pierce-Arrow .. IS% 17% 17% 177*
Pierce Oil Cos.. 9% 9% 9% 9%
I Pittsburgh Coal 5774 36% 37% 567*
: Pressed St. Car 80 79% 79% 77
Pull. Pal. Car. .105% H3S 106% 103%
Pure Oil 33% 32% 33% 32%
[Ry. Steel 5p...79% 78 79% 78
Reading 85% 83% 83% 84%
Rep. Iron A St. 597* 58% 59 58%
Replogle Steel... 34 32 .34 32
Roy. D. of N. Y. 65 03 63*4 05
Sears Roebuck. 95% 92 94% 93
Slnelair 227i 217i 22% 22%
Sloes S. S. A 1.. 47 47 47 46
Southern Pac. .100% 997s 99 1 a 90%
Southern Ry. ... 23% 23% 23% 22%
Stand. Oil. N. J.. 15774 156 156% 153
S. L.&S. F„ com. 2374 22% 22% 22%
Stromberg Carb. 30 28% 29% 2874
Studebaker .... 43% 41% 43 * 42
Tenn. Copper .. 6% 6% 6-% 6%
! Texas Cos 43% 42% 42% 42%
Tex A Pac 17% 17 17% 17%
i Tob. Products . 50V, 48% 49% 48%
Trana. Oil 6% 6% 6% 6%
t'nion Oil 2074 19% 193, 20
Union Pac 119-% 118% 118% tl
1 td. Rtl. Stores. 31 49% 50% 49%
t*. S. F. P. Corp. 19 16% 18 10%
ltd. Fruit C0...196% 192% 194 194%
U. S. led. Alcoh. 647* 62% 63% 62%
C. S. Rubber 61% 3574 f>oi 58vl
tj. S. Steel 79% 78% 79 * "TH%
I. S. Steel pfd..107 106% 107 105%
l tab Copper 48% 46% 477* 46%
Vanadium Steel. 32% 31% 32 32%
Vir.-Car. Chem. 3i74 32% 34% 34
IVabash 8% 8% 8% .8%
Wabash Ist pfd. 20% 20 20% 20%
W. Maryland... 10% 107* 1074 10%
Western Union. 86 85% .85% get
West h'se Elec.. 42% 41% 42% 41
White Motors ... 34% 33% 34% 331^
IVillys-Overiand 57* 5% 5% r7i
Wilson A C 0.... 86% 36% 36% 36%
Terse Market Notes
ASHJNtjTOX, Dee. 31. United Staffs
I expgrts and imports both decreased for
i November, 1920, compared with Novetn
j her, 1919, the Department of Commerce
announced today. However, both export*
land imports increased for the first eleven
I months of this year, compared with the
similar period last year.
Imports from Ho'uth America to the
I nited States were less for November
I this year than for November. 1919. Ex
I ports to South America Increased for
I November, compared with November,
1919. For the first eleven months this
I year both Imports from nnd'exports to
South America increased, compared with
last year.
' In the Cotton Markets I
1
NEW YORK, Dec. 551.—-After opening
: rather easy today, at a decline of 10020
Points, because of weak cables, selling
by Wall street and local liquidation, the
cotton market soon recovered, aud In the
case of January sold 10 points over last
night s close, due to covering orders and
buying by spot houses.
Liverpool also was a fair buyer of the
near positions.
As far as could be learned, no notices
were issued this morning.
The local market will close at noon
today and no transfer of notices can be
' made after that hour.
New York Cotton Opening: January,
il4c; March, 13.45 e: May, 13.55 c; July,
\ 13.63 c; October, 13.70 c.
Heavy covering of shorts, especlailv
| January and Mnrch, and n*w buying by
j traders who had previously sold out to
! establish losses were prominent In the
:in;l dealings.
The close was steady, 4 to 24 polar*
net higher.
LIVERPOOL, 1 tec. 31.—Spot cotton
| was dull at the opening of the market
I today, with prices easier. Sales ran
ciosc to 2,C00 bales. American middlings,
113 40(1; good mb's, 7.00d; fully mid*.
O.OOd; mids, 5.65d; low mids. e.9od; good
ordinary, 5.40d; ordinary, 4.85d. Futures
were easy.
INDIANAPOLIS PRODUCE.
Eggs—Fresh, los off, 63c.
Poultry—Fowls, 20025 c; springers, 25c;
cocks, 17c; old tom turkeys, 35c; young
tom turkeys, 12 lbs and up, 40c; young
hen turkeys, 8 lbs and up. 40c; cull, thin
turkey s not wanted; ducks. 4 lbs and
up, 25c; dusks, under 4 lbs. 2*le; geese,
10 lbs and up, 20c: squabs, 11 lbs to dozj
57; guineas 2-lb size, per dor, 56.
Rabbits—Drawn, per dor, 52.50.
Butter—Buyers are paying sU@slc for
creamery butter delivered at Indiana po
lis.
Butterfat —Buyers are paying 45046 c
for cream delivered at Indianapolis.
WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES.
The following are today's wholesale j
market prices tor beef cuts as sold by 1
the Indianapolis markets. Prices quoted
by Swift & Cos.: f
Bibs— No. 2. 35c; No. 3,20 c. Lorn a—
>*#. 2,22 c; No. 3,17 c. Rounds—Nd. 2,
Lie; No. 3,17 c. Chocks—No. 2. 15c/ No.
■fl2c. Pis tea No O Ai>: No
LIGHT HOGS
HOLD STEADY
Heavy Swine 25 to 50 Cents Off
—Trade in Cattle Slow.
RANGE OF HOG PRICES.
Good Good Good
Dec. Mixed. *f*avy. Light.
24. $10.25 #10.50 SIO.OO ® 10.25 $10.50®10.85
27. 10.25 # 10.50 10.00©1C.25 10.5i®10.85
25. 10.25@10.35 10.00@10.25 10.35@10.50
29. 9.75 @lO 00 9.65@ 9.75 10.00@10.25
36. 9.50® 9.75 9.;.'5@ 9.50 10.00@10.25
31. 9.26 @ 9.50 9.00® 9.15 10.00@10.25
Light hogs continued to hold their
grounds at the opening of the market to
day, with prices on that grade steady,
but there was a loweT tendency on the
prices of heavy and medium hogs. These
grades were fully 25@50c lower. Pigs
beffrmbout steady, but roughs were weak.
Good light hogs brought $10@10.25, but
there was not the $10.50 top of the Thurs
day market. Good heavy hogs brought
55.75@9.25 and mixed hogs $9.25©9.50.
Roughs were generally rolling at 57.75©
8, with a few as high ns §8.25, and a
similar nnmbej selling as low as 57.50.
Pigß generally brought $10@10.25, with a
few at $10.50.
Receipts for the day were fairly light
at around 10,000 fresh hogs and approxi
mated 1,000 left over from the Thursday
market.
The demand f.-r most grades of hog*
was good, but the lower tendency of out
side markets and the nearnass of tne
New Year holiday, when the hogs If
bought today would have to be carried
over until Monday by local packers was
enough of an offset to force tha price
of heavy hogs down.
Klngan & Cos. bought 5,000 bogs tb#
other local packers about 1,000 ana the
shippers with Eastern connection about
4,000. It was thought that there would
be around 1.000 left over for the Satur
day market.
Trade In the cattle market was alow,
with prices about steady and around 50J
cattle ou the market. \
Packers bought but little stuff.
With a larger run of ca!ve,s on the
market than lias been sepn for the last
two weeks or more, at close to 600 calves
prices were baroly stonily ou choice, good
and medium calves, while some of the
poorer grades were unevenly lower.
Some, calves of poor grades sold as
much as $2 lower, some were $1 off, some
only 50c down, while a few were about
steady.
With approximately 150 sheop and
lambs on the market prices were about
steady with the opening of the Thursday
market.
HOGS.
Best light hogs, 100 to 200 lbs
average ~..510.00(310.25
200 to 300 lbs average tUKKtf 9.25
Over 300 lbs 7.7544 8.26
Sow s 7.7504 8 00
Best pigs, under 140 lbs 10.004410.23
Bulk of sale* O.OO® 9.75
CATTLE.
Prime cornfed steers, 1,300
lbs and up .... 9.75<g10.75
Good to choice steers, 1,200 to
1,300 lbs 9.0041 9-75
Good to choice steers, 1,100 to
1,200 lbs 8.004* 9.73
Medium steers, 1,000 to 1,100
lbs 7.50<3 8-25
Common to medium steers,
800 to 1.000 lbs 6.00(8 7.25
—Heifers and Cows —
Good to ehoice helfera 7.25@ 9.25
Medium heifers 5.0044 7.00
Comiuou to medium heifers.. 4 0044 5.50
Good to choice cowa 5.004$ 6.75
Fair to medium cows 4.2541 SAO
Cutters 3,2544 4.00
Cannera ’ 3.0048 9-50
—Bulla -
Good to choice butcher bulla. 5.0044 7.00
Bologna bulla 4.50% 550
Light common bulls 3.75*4 4.75
—Calves—
Choice veals 16.00(017.00
Good veals 15.00<@ 16.80
Lightweight veals 6.50(?t 8.75
Medium veals 11.0021H.0fi
Heavyweight calves 7.0048 9.00
Common heavyweight calves. . 3.0i4t 7.50
.—Stockers and Feeder*—
Good to choice aieers, 800 lb*
and up 8.004i 9.5 >
Good to choice steer*, under
800 jbs 7.0044 8.00
Medium cowa 4 50 <fp 500
Good cow* 5.0044 5.30
Good heifers 5.5078 0 00
Medium to good heifers
Good milkers 50.004495.00
Stock calves, 250 to 450 lbs... 5.0044 800
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Good to choice sheep 3.00(<4 350
Fair to common 2 00W! 2.50
Bucks 2.6044 3.0n
Cull sheep 1.004} 1.50
—Lambs—
Common to choice yearilDga. . 5.50 fa 6.50
Spring lambs 8 00% 9.00
Other Live Stock
CHICAGO. Dec. 31.—Hoff*— Receipt a,
37,000: market 35c to We lower ;btilk,
$8 854x9.25; butchers. $8.754x9.50; (jack
ers, lights. $94x9.50; pigs. $9,254x9.75;
roughs, SB4/8.25. Cattle Receipts, 4,000;
market steady: beeves, *1.754x13.25;
butchers, $5,504} 10.50; fanners and cut
ters, #3.504x3.25; Stockers and feeders.
$4,254(9; cows, $5 254/9.25; cslves. $lO4/
12.25. Sheep -Receipts, 9,000: market
2f>c to 50c lower; lambs, $84x11.75; awes,
$24x4.75.
i CINCINNATI, Dec. 511. Hog* Re
< ceipts, 3,500; market, 25 cents lower;
j heavies, 5909.50; mixed, $9.75; mediums.
; $9.75(0110; lights and pigs, $10.25; roughs,
! 57.75; stags. $6 25. Cuttle —Receipts. 400:
! market, slow, steady; choice, light aud
| butcher stuff, 25050 c higher; calves,
sl7 50. Sheep nn(. lambs- Receipts, 50;
I market, strong; sheep. s2@s; lambs, $5
i fell.
! CLEVELAND, Dec. 31. Hogs Re-
I ceipts, 4,000; market, 25@30c down; vor
i ker.x, 510.50; mixed, 510: mediums, 59.50;
pigs. $10.50; roughs. #8; stags. $6. Cat
tle Receipts. 300; market alow. Sheep
and lambs Receipts. 1,000; market, 500
75c lower; top. 511.50. Calves Receipts,
i 350; market, uOc down; top, $16.50.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. M.—Cattle- Re
ceipts, light; market, steady; choice,
i $10.50011; good, 51(K@10.25; fair, 190
9.75; veal calves, $18018.50. Sheep and
lambs—Receipts, light; market, steady;
prime weathers. $606.50; good, 5505.50;
mixed fair, $404.75; spring lambs, .sl2
012.5". Hogs Receipts, 25 doubles;
market, steady: prime heavies, $9.50010;
mediums, $10.50010 75; heavy yorkers.
510.500:10.75; light yorkers, $10,50010.75;
pigs. $10.50010.70; roughs, $7 sdo;
stags, $607.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 51.—Cattle—Re
ceipts, 200; market, steady; native beef
steers, 311.10012.50; yearling beef steers
and hellers, $13014; cows, $708: stock
ers and feeders, $007: calves, $13013.50;
ennners and cutlers. $404.75. Hogs—Re
ceipts, 8,500; market, 10c to 15c lower;
mixed and butchers, $9.3500.80; good
heavies, 50.3509.50: rough heavies. SBO
8.75; lights. $9.7509.90; pigs, &>.S5@
10.25: bulk of sales. $9.5009.85. Sheep—
Receipts, 250; market, steady ; ewes, S4O
| 4.50; lambs. $11011.75; ennners and cut
iters, $1.5003.
EAST BUFFALO, Dec. 31.—Cattle Re
j ceipts, 525; market, slow, active: shipping
steers, $10.30012; butcher grades, $7,500
110.73; cows. .V2.i>t't(.e. Cam’s ■„(. .
i 1.400; market, active. $1 c.il; culls, ciiulc*,
! tilol9. Sheep and lambs —Receipts, 7,000;
| market, slow; choice lambs, $12012.50;
j culls, fair, *70:11.75; yearlings, $9010;
sheep, s3ols. Hogs —Receipts, 9.000; iuar~
i ket, active, 25050 c lower; Yorkers, $10.50
©lll pigs. 511@11.25; mixed, S10@10.50;
! heavies, $100! 10.25; roughs, s7@B; stags,
$5.5007.
CLEVELAND PRODUCE.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 31.—Produce
Market—Butter —Extra, in tub lots, 61U
§62c; prints, 62*/i@d3c; extra firsts’ 60'<i
61c; firsts, 68V4®58c; seconds, 55@5c;
packing stocks, 17@23c; fancy dairy)
36040 c. Eggs—Fresh gathered northern
extras, 73c; extra firsts, 73c; Ohio firsts
(new cases), 71c; firsts (old cases), 70c;
western firsts (new cases), 6Sc; refrigl
erator extras, 62c; refrigerator firsts,
60c; (a case contains 30 dozen). Poultry
Heavy fowls, 27<@280 ; light stock. 20@
22c: old roosters, 19020 c; spring ducks,
35038 c; turkeys. 50053 c; geese. 28.030 c.
t lIICAWI PRODUCTS MARKET.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31. —Blitter—Creamery
iextras, 54c; creninery first, 47Vjc; firsts,
40@51c; seconds, 33037 c. Egg*—Ordi
nnrie#. 52©57c; firsts, Hi@aol>,c. Cheese
—Twins. Live poultry—frowls, 20
@2Bc; ducks, 30c; geese, 28c; Spring
chickens, 26c; turkeys, 40c; roosters, 17c.
Pat*toes—Receipts, 28 cars; Wisconsin
A Minnesota IlJO&l.M.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31,1920.
LIGHT TRADE
IN ALL GRAINS
Improved Flour Trade Causes
Strengthening of Wheat
Prices.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—Improvement in
the flour trade caused a strengthening of
wheat prices on the Chicago Board of
Trade today, slight advance being re
corded in moat quotations.
Other grain prices were irregular.
Trad# was light due to the holiday.
Provisions were Irregularly higher.
December wheat opened up >■ %<: at
$1.71%, and gained %c later. March
wheat was down %c at the opening of
$1.61. advancing 2%c before the close.
December corn lost. 3V*c at the open
ing. May corn opened down %c at 74%e,
but gained %e later. July corn opened
up %c at 74%c, and advanced %e before
the close.
December oats opened unchanged at
46%c, advancing %c subsequently. May
o ts was down %c at the opening at 49c,
and gained %o later. July oats opened
off %c at 48%e, and lost an additional
%c later.
(By Thompson A McKinnon)
—Dec. 30-
Wheat—Foreign demand for wheat
was not strongly in evidence today, but
the markbt was stimulated to some ex
tent by the further advices of improve
ment in the flour demand. Contrary
Influences were the usual holiday dull
neat, and a Broomball estimate of t>e
Argentine surplus, making it 140,000,(00
bushels, against previous private esti
mate of 130,000,000 bushels. It is not
PTobable that any new interest will be
displayed in the market tomorrow, trans
actions are likely to be mainly in the
completion of December contract*. The
prospect of a broader flour demand
brings to the attention of the trade
the heavv shipments übread, these total
ing 176 000.000 since the first of July.
This reduces the amount available for
six months export and a carry over to
o rather small volume.
It is boginning to be accepted that the
pessimism prevailing in the cotnuier dal
world has bad full effect in grains, It
being argued that the human stomach
must receive its ordinary quota of ration*
Irrespective of mental conditions existing
in business.
Corn —Reports of export business in
corn stimulated the early market. The
advance brought out a moderate Increase
in the offerings from the country which
proved more peteot than the foreign
rnnnd. This market, like all others, Vs
not subject to a broad outside Interest,
but L la likely that the distributing and
consuming trade will appear In the mar
ket after the turn of-the year.
Oat* The early strength in oats was
a reflection of other grains. The market
encountered selling by elevator Interests,
although there were no reports of any
increase In the offerings from the country
This market continues colorless.
Provision*—Tbo weakness in hogs and
moderate selling by packing Interests,
were the factors In the provision mar
ket. Gene-a 1 trade ie dull.
CHICAGO CASH CHAIN.
WHEAT— Upon. High. Low. Close.
Dec. ... t. 71% 173% 171 1.7.3
Mar. ... 1.66% 1.69% 1.65% 16*%
May ... 1,61 1.68% 1.60% 162*.
CORN—
Dec 70% .71 .67 . 07%
May ... .74% .74% .73% .74%
OATfL"' " R ' 7< ' 74 * ,
Dec 46% 46 % .46% .47
May ... .49 .49% .40 .49%
July ... .48% .48% .47 .47%
PORK—
Jan. ... 23.00 23.50 22.80 23.50
LARD—
I Jan. ... 12(0 12 66 12.50 12.66
May .. Uk2 13 37 18.13 13.35
RIBS—
Jan. ... 11.22 11.22 11.10 11 20
May .. 12.02 12 02 11.85 1197
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.
| CHICAGO. Dec 31 Wheat No 4
I uorthern spring, $1.61%; No. 1 northern
I spring, $1.61%; No. 1 mixed. sl.Bl. Corn
No. 1 yellow, 75%c: No 3 white,
! 60r; No. 3 yellow. OfletfiOe; No. 4 white,
fiStHAfic; No. 4 yellow. 65%' Dor Oats
No 1 white. 47%4f4H%r; No. 2 white.
47%4(48-: No 3 white. 46%M45%r; V,
4 white, 44%045c.
TOLEDO CASH GRAIN.
TOLEDO. Dec. 30.-Wheat- Cash aid
December, $1.98; March and May, $1.93
Corn—No. 2 yellow, 79<\ Oal* No. 2
white. 52(jtf53c. Rye- No. 2. Il.tiu. Bar
lev No. 2,79 c. Cloverseed Cash (1919
and 1920), $12.80; December, sl2 85; Jan
uary. sl3; March. $12.96; April, sl2. Tim
othy— Caah (1918). $3.45; cash tl9l.ii,
$3.58; December and* January, $3.62%;
February, $366: March, $3(17. Alslke
Cash (new), $16.50; cash (old) and March,
$17.50; December. $15.76.
riUMAHV MARKETS.
(By Thomson A McKinnon.)
—Dec. 30 —
Wheat. Corn Oats.
Chicago 18,000 230,000 107.000
Milwaukee ... 3.(k0 *o.o<) .22 Ota)
Minneapolis.. 182.000 08,000 62.000
Duluth 46,-MM) 3,000
St. Loula 92.000 49,000 48 000
Toledo 3.100 8.000 2.000
Detroit 2,000 5.000 18,000
Kansas City.. 174,000 20 000 lO.'vk)
: Omaha 32,000 48,000 50.000
Indianapolis. 1,00<( h.'.diX, 24,000
Totals 658,000 541,(44) 302.000
Year ago.. Holiday.
Shipments
Wheat. Corn. Oats.
Chicago 21,000 133,000 123,000
Milwaukee .. s.ooo 2V,000 21.000
Mlnnoapulls.. 157,000 53,000 89,000
Duluth 6,00)
St. Louis 82,000 22,000 25,000
Tola/lu 3,000 5,000
Kansas City. 210,000 15.000 13,000
Omaha 37.0(H) 32,0(4) 32,000
indlanapolls 20,000 6,O<X)
Totals 330,<4)0 309,000 295.000
—Clen ranees—
Dorn. W. Corn. Onts.
New York.... 3"8.<W0
Philadelphia.. 127,000
Baltimore ... 249,(44) 58,000 4.000
New Orleans. 422,000
Totals 1.106,000 56,000 4,000
INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN.
—Dec. 31-
Bids for car lots of grain and hay at
the. call of the Indianapolis Board of
Trade were:
Wheat -Easy; milling. No. 2 red, $2,02.
Corn—Easier; No. 4 white, CC®7e; No.
0 whit*. 64®6>c; No. 3 yellow. 72@73c;
No. 4 yellow, 70<r}71%e; No. 5 .rellov.,
66%<?}.68r; No. 4 mixed, 66(<.tC0%c; N’u. 5
mixed, 04<8t)l>%c.
Oats—Steady; No. 2 white, 49§}60c; N<<
3 white, 48de4l*c.
Hay- Weak ; No. 1 timothy. s2o(&.2(’< 50;
No. 2 timothy, 82.5')/:25.50; No. 1 light
clover mixed, $24''((24.f)0; No. I clover hay,
$24,504X25.
—lnspections
Wheat—No. 3 red. 1 car.
Corn —No. 4 white, 6 cars; No. 5 white,
2 cars; No. 3 yellow, 2 cars; No. 4 yel
low, 0 cars; No. o yellow 8 cars; No. 6
yellow, 1 ear; No. 4 mixed, 5 cars; No. 5
mixed, 1 car; total, 32 cars.
Oats - No. 1 white, 1 car; No. 2 white,
11 cars; No. 3 white- 1 cur; No. 4 white,
2 curs; total, 13 cars.
Hay—No. i timothy, 1 car.
BOARD OF TRADE STATEMENT.
The weekly statement of the Indian
a polls Board of Trade, showing the out
put of flour by local mills, inspections
for the week and slock In store, follows:
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
Output of Flour — Bbls.
Jan. 1, 1021 5,011
Dec. 25, 1920 5,898
Jan. 3, 1920 11,978
.lan. 4, 1919 4,740
—Bushels—
Inspections for Week— 1919 1920
Wheat 12,000 13,000
Corn 329,000 120,000
Oats 186,000 34,000
ltye None. None.
Hay Seven cars.
STOCK IN STORE.
Wheat. Corn. Oats. live.
Jan. 1, 1921..140,370 589,060 427,260 1,400
Jan. 3, 1920..573,010 331,320 74,130 5,320
Jan. 4, 1919. .300,381 442,710 328.910 17,800
WAGON WHEAT PRICES.
Indianapolis flour mills and elevators
today fire paying $1.85 for No. 1 red
wheat, $1.83 for No. 2 red wheat and
$1.79 ft)r No. 8 red.
HAY MARKET.
The following are the Indianapolis
prices for hay by the wagon load:
Hay—Loose, timothy, new, $25027;
mixed bay, new, $23026; baled $25027.
Oata—Bushel new, 50063 c.
ve?. bushel.
Weather
! The following table shows the state of
the weather at 7 a. m., Dec. 31, as ob
served by United States Weather Bu
reaus :
Station. Rar. Temp. Weather.
Indianapolis, Ind.. 30.02 34 Foggy
Atlanta, Ga 30.24 44 Cloudy
Amarillo, Texas... 29.70 2S Clear
Bismarck. N. D.... 29.42 26 Cloudy
! Boston, Mass 29.5S 38 Clear
i Chicago, 111 29.96 21 Cloudv
Cincinnati, 0hi0... 30.06 40 Cloudy
j Cleveland, 0hi0.... 30.00 32 Cloudy
! Denver Colo-. T.... 29.00 40 Clear
Dodge City, Kan.. 29.68 32 Clear
(Helena, Mont 29.68 20 Cloudy
! Jacksonville, Fla. . 30.16 46 Clear
Kansas City, M 0... 29.74 42 Cloudy
Louisville, Ky..... 30.06 46 Cloudy
Little Rock, Ark... 29.94 52 Cloudy
Los Angeles, Cal... 30.06 50 Cloudy
Mobile. Ala 30.14 46 Clear
New Orleans, La... 30.12 54 Clear
New York, N. Y.... 29.94 40 PtCldy
Norfolk. Va 30.02 42 Cloudy
Oklahoma City.... 29.80 38 Clear
Omaha, Ne.b 29.62 38 Cloudy
Philadelphia, T’a... 29.98 4t Clear
Pittsburgh, Pa 30.08 32 PtCldy
Portland, Ore i3()..'!0 40 PtCldy
Rapid City, S. D... K 9.44 44 riear
Hoseburg, Ore 30.38 28 Clear
Sail Antonio, Texas 29.92 48 Clear
San Francisco, Cal. 30.21 40 Clear
i St. Louis, Mo 29.92 42 Cloudy
\ St. Paul, Minn 29.56 34 Cloudy
Tampa, Fla 30.14 48 Clear
Washington, 1). C.. 30.02 32 Clear
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Temperatures rose since yesterday over
the Plains States under the Influence of
a depression central over Manitoba. Thfv
are now decidedly above normal over tin
Missouri Valley and northern Plains
btates. They are normal or above In all
parts of the country except the extreme
Southeast, where tliey are slightly below.
Light rains (ell since yesterday In the
Northern Pmillc unit Northern Plateau
States, and at scattered points In the
Northern border States and provinces.
The remaining portion* of the country
are generally fuir. T. G. SHIPMAN,
Meteorologist Weather Bureau, Tempo
rarily in Charge.
On Commission Row
TODAY'S PRICES.
Apples-Missouri Jonathans, per bbl.,
$9; fancy Illinois Jonathans, per bid.,
tb; extra fancy Grimes Golden, per bbl..
s6lx9; extra fancy Wine fcsps. per bbl.,
$9, Bell 1 lowers, per out.. $0.50; Hald
w!aa. Per bbl., $5.50: Soya, per bbl., $6;
Rome Beauty, per bid. lb: Kiunard Red,
per bbl., s64xß; Kiug,s per bbl.. $6; Wolf
Rivers, per bbi., $5; None .Such, per bbl.,
$5; Malden Blush, per bbl . $4..50; Green
ings, per bbl., $6; Choice Jonathans, per
bbl, $6.
Beuua Michigan Navy, in bag*, per lb..
54x0c; Colorado Pintos. In nags, per
lb.. 6%&7c; Biack Eyes. In bags, per
lb.. S®9e; lied Kidneys, in bag*, per lb.
12©13c; California Limns, in bags, per
lb., $94x10; California I’ink Chih, in bags,
per lb., 7% {*Bc, Lintels, per lb . l-'c;
dried peas, green, per lb., 9c; split
yeilow peas, in 00-ib. bugs, per lb., 10c;
spilt green peas, per In., lOc; Marrow
Ist beans, in bags, per lb.. 12c.
Beets—l nncy borne yrowu. per
$l5O. >
Bananas Extra fancy high grade
fruit. 7io4}(S(B per bunch; per lb, B%c.
Cabbage*—Faucy Northern, per lb.,
l%c.
Carrot* —Fancy home-grown, per bu.,
s!.(*).
Celery—Fancy New York (2-3 crate).
4-5 dor., $4, per crate. $6; fancy New
York trimmed per bun> b. $1
Cecoanut* Fancy, per do*. sl.!j3; per
bug of 100. $7,77>.
Crauberrlea—Fancy ( C. Howes, per
bbl . sl>>; per bu., $6 50.
Cucumbers—Fau<> Fiorlda small, per
i10r... $2.
Grapefruit Extra fancy Florida (Blue
Goose brand), 36*. per b0x7"55.73; 465. per
box. $6. .54*. 645, 70s anil 80s, o*r Pox, $6;
fancy Florida*. 36*. per box. 54.25; 4fl,
$4.75; 545. 64* and 70s. $4.73; 80s, $4.76.
l/ettuco- Fancy liotnouse leaf, per lb..
25c; In barrel lot*, per lt., 23c; saucy
California Icebergs, per crate, $3.50.
, 15rangns CtiUfornia, all grades. $3.5u4$
SAO.
onion* Fancy Indiana yellow or red,
per 100-ib. bags s;.t"s; fancy liulkma
white, per 100-lb bag, per bu, $1.25;
fancy bpanUh, per crate, $2.25.
Fa nicy - Fancy large Bikes, per doz.,
SI.OO.
I‘otatoea Faucy Michigan and Wiscon
sin round whites, per 150-lb. bag, $3; 5
or lu-lb. bag lots, per J>ag. $2.90; fancy
Idaho lieuib, per bag, >-’SO.
Kaillabaa —Bolton, large bunches, per
dox.. sl.
Swier I‘otatoe* Fancy Tennessee Nacy
Halil, per bumper. $2.50; fancy Eastern
Jerseys, per hamper, $3; saucy Indiana
Jersey*, $2.75.
Spinach—Faucy, per large crata, $3.
'1 urnips Faucy washed, per bu.. $1221
©l5O.
Kale—Fancy, per barrel. $2.
Cauliflower —Faucy C'ailfornl per
crate $2.40.
Oyjter I‘lnnt—Fancy, per dox, 60e.
Ix-ek Faucy, per do*., 30<;t35c,
9,-iKe Fancy , per do* , 4.V.
Tomatoes -Fancy ripe, per 6-lb. basket,
$1.50; fancy ripe, 6 basket crate, $9
Rutabagas—Fancy Canadian, per 50
lb*. $1; per 100 ll,a. $1.75.
I‘epper* Fancy, per sniaii basket, 75c.
iviiinqiiuts—Fancy Florida, per qt., 30c.
Tangerines Extra fancy lues, 168s
bole*. $4.25; 196*. box, $3.
I.emuii*—Extra fancy California*, 300a
per box, $4.50.
Grape* Fancy California Emperora,
drums, 31 lb*. $7: Imported Spanish Ma
lagas, per keg. sU4fl2.
Ba**ftfras Bark i’er ilo*. 40c.
Marriage Licenses
Charles Young, 628 East Forty-Second 22
Marguerite Bund, 242 North Tacoma.. 20
Roy Romas, 33 North State av 23
Mae St. John, 2139 East Washington. 20
Luther Lyons, 615 Division at 54
Josephine. McClure, 632 East Thlr
teenth at 46
Sam Zu her mini, 1217 Union at its
Victoria Flacker, 1217 Union st 35
Births
Wayne and Marguerite Jordan, 4615 E.
Tenth, boy.
Carl aud Mary Knight, 86 Alton ave
nuc, boy.
Bert and Anna Everhart, 1233 N.
Parker, girl.
Everett aud Edna North, 1930 Foun
tain, boy.
Frank and Mattie McCracken, 1202 E.
Washington, boy.
Peter and Mary Russ, 25 S. West, girl,
Charles and Dolly Simon ton, 2060
Yandos, girl.
Loren and Margaret Driscoll, 270S N.
Illinois, girl.
George and Mabel Conner, 2705 Shelby,
boy.
Virgil and Pauline Shepard, 524 E.
New York, girl
(•tie and Carrie Hunter, 2310 N. Dear
born, boy.
William and Georgia Baar, St, Vin
cents Hospital, girl.
Walker and Mabel De Haven, St. Vin
cent's Hospital, boy.
Henry and Emma Gleger, 2710 Stuart,
girl. *
John and Martha Burrows, 271 k) N.
Gluey, girl.
William and Myrtle Patterson, 2805 K.
Nineteenth, hoy.
Everett and Verna Arbuckle, 1133 Holi
day, boy.
Lee and Ella Walden, 90,sf. English,
girl.
Guy and Mildred Simmons, Methodist
Hospital, girl.
Royal and Ruby Hooper, city hospital,
girl.
Claude and Nine Rose, city hospital,
givl.
Charles and Lucille West, city hos
pital, girl.
Charles and Eva Wright, city hospital,
girl.
Charles and Geneva McCracken, 322 N.
La Salle, girl.
Deaths
Charles Hoppenrath, 48, City Hospital,
fractured cervical vertebra (accidental.)
Mary R. Cavlor, 77, 331 North Dela
ware, carcinoma.
Carrie Wilson, 58, 1108 Central, car
cinoma.
Louis A. Meyer. f.S, 1140 East Market,
cmophalltis.
Lydia Fair, 16, Long Hospital, septi
caemia.
Mary Louise Schell, 1 month, 2143
Northwestern, broncho pneumonia.
William Stanley, 39, St. Vincent's Hos
pital, toxic myocarditis.
LOCAL HIDE MARKET.
Green Hides —Nb. 1,6 c; No. 2, sc. Green
Calves—No. 1,8 c; No. 2, 6s4c. Horse
hides—No. 1. $4; No. 2, *3. Cured Hides
KO-2..T*. a
STREET OPENING
ACTION DELAYED
Works Board Meets With
Pennsy Terminal Engineer.
Following a conference with D. P.
Beach, terminal engineer for the Penn
sylvania R2illro.nl Company, and a hear
ing in which a number of manufactur
ers and property owners expressed op
position, the board of public works to
day postponed final action upon the res
olution for the opening of Shelby street
from Maryland to Washington streets
until Jan. 24.
The rtilroad company is interested be
cause the board has ordered Its tracks
elevated from Davidson to State streets,
and if Shelby street la opened It will be
necessary to place a bridge over it.
The manufacturers, who have plants in
the vicinity of the proposed street open
ing, objected on the ground that it would
make it Impossible for them to run side
tracks into their plants off of the ele
vated tracks. Several resident property
owners objected because of the expense.
‘Lazy Husband’
Charges Dropped
Eleven spouses were made happy to
day when Prosecutor Ralph Spa’an dis
missed “laty husband" charges againat
that number of defendants, none of whom
was In City Court.
Attorneys hare attempted to “turn the
police court into a divorce court,” Spaan
explained, and all these rases have been
continued numerous times and some of
the men have obtained divorces iyul
other* have settled their trouble*! in
Judge Lahr’s Juvenile Court
"I just could not wish any of these
< oi s over on to my successor," the pros
ecutor explained.
Lazy husband charges agr.lnst the fol
lowing wore dismissed: Thomas Haw-'
kins, Jeff Carter. Artie Horton, (ieorge
Morris, Walter Cole, Carl H. Blattenweer,
Don Donaldson, William E. Harris, Har
vey Nevlns, Robert C. 11. Meyer and
Crockett Brown.
2 Witnesses in Auto
Case Are Sentenced
Ralph McGuire and Thomas Chin, who
were the principal witnesses for tha
State In the ronvlctlon of John lum
pier. i barged with rex-Mvlng stolen auto
mobiles. today wars each sentenced to
serve alx mouths to five years at tho
Indiana State Reformatory by Judge
James A. Collins. Both pleaded guilty
and admitted having part In tbo stealing
of eight machine*.
A number of cane* of minor Importauce
ere disposed of by the Judge today tu
winding tip the affairs of the court for
this term.
Negro Is Charged
W r ith Killing Horse
Charged with having killed a horse by
ttlcklng the handle of a hovel into its
Cody after be bad tied it down. Craw
ford* Rowlett, negro, 926 West Twenty-
Sixth street, appeared in City Court to
day. Ills attorney asked that the case
be continued und the twelve wltnesse*
were Instructed to return next Thursday.
Sergeant Bledsoe of the Human* So
ciety, Patrolmen Hadley and Davis ar
rested Rowlett and he I* said to have
sgneil a confession Ernest Madison
owned the horse/
Ex-Mexican Bandit
Making Adobe Brick
MEXICO CITY, Mexico. Dec. 31—Gen.
Perdo Zamora, the reformed bandit, now
with Gen. Francisco Villa, who has also
turned over anew leaf, at least for *
time, is reported to be making adobe
brick a* the Canutllla hacienda In the
.State of Durango.
The story of Zamora’s honest toll was
brought to Mexico City by CoL Lnls
Alvarez Gayon, on his arrival from 1
Durango.
According to Colonel Gayou, Zamora
is Interested in his work as brlckmaker
for the hacienda anil want* nothing
better.
Says College Girl
Makes Best Farm Wife
BERKELEY, Hec. 31.—The American
ntv:hod of selecting n "farm wife" Is a
"happy-go-lucky" one In which a man
takes a chance and goes at it without
j locking Into the future, declared U. L.
Adams, professor of farm management
of the University of California, before
n meeting of the "Ag Club," In dls
usslng "The Selection of a Farm Wife."
Professor Adams declared that "the girl
that makes good as m farm wife ts the
one who has had a college education.”
Japanese Prince to
Visit United States
LONDON, Dec. 31.—The Crown Prince
of Japan will make a world tour next
year, visiting Formosa, Slam and India,
i anil then Europe and America. This
will be the first time a Japanese heir
to the throne has ever traveled out of
the empire.
The tour will begin after the crown
prince's marriage, but It is uncertain
whether hla bride will accompany him.
Ills longest stay will be made In Lon
don.
Rush to Aid of Ship
NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 81.—Rescue ves
sels were en route from this port today
to the shipping board steamer Dauperata,
reported without fuel oil and short of
drinking water six hundred miles east
of Capo Henry.
SEEKS MOTHER OF JAMES GARRET.
The Indianapolis Rod Cross Home
Service received word yesterday of the
death of James Garret, Indianapolis col
ored ex-soldier, In Pittsburgh, Pn., with
the request that his mother, Mrs. James
Garrft, be notified. The society has not
been able to locate the woman. Garret,
who served with the 803d Infantry, had
no relatives or friends in Pittsburgh.
IMH DKLTS PICK K. C,
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 31.—Delegates to
thp general convention of the Phi Delta
Theta Fraternity, in final session today,
selected Kansas City as the meeting place
fop its 1522 convention, opening Dec. 28.
Officers will be elected later (his after
noon.
TELI.S ARMENIAN 110 l NDAKIts.
Washington. Dec, 31.—Boundaries of
Armenia, as determined by President Wil
son, pursuant to the request of the Allied
Supremo Council, were learned today at
the White House. The President left
out of his award the Vilayets of Dlarbe-
Kir, Slvas, Harpoot and Adana, ail of
which have been claimed by Armenia, it
was learned.
AGED MAN IKRIGUBLY ILL.
EDINBURG, Ind., Dec. 31.—John Deer,
86, is In a serious condition at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. James Wade, of
this city. Until recently, Mr. Wads lived
alone, but his home was burned a few
weeks ago, since which time he has snf
f-reil two strokes of paralysis, from
which physicians say ha cannot recover.
SECOND OPERATION SUCCESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec; 31. Senator
George E. Chamberlain of Oregon was
successfully operated upou for the sec
ond time today and Is netting comfort
ably this afternoon, according to the
aurggon'a report, |
Hold Golden Jubilee
The golden Jubilee of the Red Cloud
Tribe, No. 18, Improved Order of Red
Men, waa held at Tomlinson Hall last
night. Thirty-one members of the tribe
who had been members for twenty-one
years were presented with veteran jewels
by W. B. McFerran, great chief of rec
ords' of the United Stateß.
The principal address was made by
Thomas E. Sedwick, great senior saga
more of the United States. Souvenirs In
the form of boxes of candy were given
to those attending.
ENGINE CREW IS
KILLED IN WRECK
C. & E. I. Special Jumps Track
Near Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—Charles Stener, en
gineer, and C. Dilly, fireman, were killed
and 600 passengers were badly shaken
up today in a wreck of the St. Louis
Special on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
P-allway at Yard Center, 111., thirty
miles from Chicago.
The locomotive and baggage car of the
train left the tracks and overturned.
Stener and Dilly were crushed in rhe
debris of the engine cab.
A broken chain drrgging under the
trucks of the engine is believed to have
caused the wrack.
Make-Believe Table
Is 24 Miles in Length
Some calculations made by the Indiana
committee of Near East Relief show that
if a big dinner party were given for the
orphans now under American protection
the table would be twenty-four miles
long.
This Imaginary (able is set ia sections
ail over the hills of Asia Minor, Syria.
Armenia. Norther!) Persia, but it is not
in one piece. The Turks, who still keep
the Armenians in u state of terror, <io
not allow it. Seated on both sides of this
’■make-believe” table are the orphan*—
Syrian and Assyrian, Greek and Armen
ian, Jew and Christian—all rescued from
the fear of the Turk and under the care
of American men and women.
The children keep changing, Near East
Relief officials aay. Last year they were
all thin and pitiful; now it is the new
comers who are thin. The orphans who
have been from six months to a year
under American care are well-fed and
well-clothed.
"They cling to their new-found
friends,” says a letter from the Near
East. "Every day other iittle waifs find
a place In the orphanages and are told
of the generous people of the United
States/'
Siedensticker Named
to Succeed Himself
Governor Goodrich today appointed
Adolph Bledcnfrticker of Indianapolis to
another four-year term on the Board of
Pardons.
The Governor also appointed John
Bennett Lyons of Brook to succeed Or
lando Somers on the hoard of trustee* of
the SiJte Soldier*' Homs at Lafayette.
John L. Bayard of Vincennes was reap
pointed a member of the board of trus
tees for the Southern Hospital for the
Insane, anil William P. Keller of Co
lumbus was reappointed on the board of
trustees for the Farm Colony for Feeble
Minded at Butlerville.
Park Board Holds
Special Meeting
The board of park commissioners met
in special session this afternoon for •
final hearing upon a resolution condemn
ing the Askrau property, comprising
twenty-seven acres north of Thirtieth
street, between the Canal and White
River. Tne* Riverside Amusement Com
pany now occupies most of the property
with amusement devices.
The park board will purchase the land,
order the removal of the devices and im
prove the plot for addition to Riverside
Park.
May Call Meeting
on Disarmament
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.—An official
hint today that the future may see "an
Important development” In the interna
tional relations of the Government, gave
rise to reports that President Wilson is
considering the calling of an interna
tional conference on illsarmatnt?nt as one
of the elostng acts of his administration,
which hns but two more months to live.
Remembered Roof
That Sheltered Him
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 31-In gratitude
for kindness when he was an inmate.
J. Cooper Harris, deceased, left the Boys’
Orphanage nt Betbesila, in Chatham
County, SIO,OOO, by his will, just pro
bated.
Sets Linotype Record
SUMTER, 8. C. Dec. 31. P. Frank
FTnddon, linotype operator on the Sumter
Hem, made what is believed here to be
a world’s record for setting type ou a
linotype machine. In six hours ho set
69,280 ema, using 7-point on an 8-point
slug and a 13-eni measure.
SENTENCED FOR FORGERY.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind.. Dee. 31.
Robert Wiley, 22, of Wells County was
sentenced by Judge Gordon, in
Blackford Circuit Coorr here Thursday
to serve from two to fourteen years in
the Jeffersonville Reformatory, when he
entered a plea of guilty to a charge of
forgery. Clemency was asked on the
groum s that. Wiley was not responsible
for his notions. Wiley's mother wept
bitterly when sentence was pronounced.
ELECTION DATE FIXED.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the tndiapapoliir Chamber of Com
merce this afternoon March 1 was se
lected as the date for the annual elec
tion of officers. A nominating commit
tee composed of Arthur Baxter, chair
man, Felix McWhirter, Edward A. Kahn,
James Ogden nnd Hilton U. Brown are
named to present nominees.
CHIKCH WATCH MEETING.
New Y’ear'a eve service will be held at
the North Park Christian Church. The
annual reports from all the church de
partments will be read. Following the
business session Dickens’ ‘‘Christmas
Carol” will be presented. A luncheon
and friendship meeting will follow, and
the old year will be sent out and the
new year ushered in with a devotional
*ervice.
MILLER REMEMBERS POLICE.
Sheriff Robert F. Miller, who retires
from office tonight, presented the police
department with several barrels of ap
ples and a cigar for each meanber this
afternoon. Tomorrow Mr. Miller will as
sume his duties as superintendent of the
Majestic building, a place he held for
twenty-six years previous to becoming
sheriff.
Money to Loan on Mortgages
STATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
NEW SYSTEM TO
ADD 208 FIREMEN
Two Platoon Plan to Be In
augurated Jan. 8.
Installation of the two platoon ayatem
in the Indianspolis fire department will
be started 8u dwy, Jan. 8. when the
personnel of station No. 15, 2101 English
avenue, starts working on the two shift
a day plan, Fire Chief John C. Loucks
announced today. The thirty-one stations
will be operating under the new system
by July 1, one or two being converted
each week after the start.
Plans for the conversion were com
pleted last night at a conference of Chief
Loucks with the board of public safety.
The arrangement calls for the addition
of a total of 208 men to the fire force
by July 1. This will give the department
a membership of 589, the present strength
being 381. The addition of 208 men pro
vides for manning the two new firehouses
which the board proposes to build and
have in operation by the middle of the
year. If these houses are not built the
number of new men will be cut by thirty.
It is estimated .by the board of safety
(bat the increased personnel will adil
approximately $273,000 to the fire de
partment pay roll in 1921 and approxi
mately $375,000 each year thereafter.
BOARD to name
NEW LIEUTENANTS.
The bot?rd intends to have each sta
tion in command of either a captain or
lieutenant both day and night. There
are at present forty-two captains and
forty-six lieutenants. The number of
captains will not be Increased, but ten
new lieutenants probably will bo appoint
ed by advancing men now in the ranks.
Four new battalion chiefs will be appoint
ed before the system is completely in
stalled. it being the pir.n to have four
such officers on duty at all hours.
The shift hour* were tentatively fixed
at ten fur (he day force and fourteen
for the night. This, however, may bo
changed before Jan. 8, it was saiu.
The order in which the stations will
be converted to the new plan was de
cided by lot at a drawing held at the
central fire headquarters Wednesday
evening. Each station appointed a rep
resentative to attend the drawing. Sta
tion No. 15 drew first place. The others
come in the following order: 28, 22, 25,
14. 3, 19, 9. 1, 26, 12, 21. 20, 23, 13, 10
24, 8, 27, 31, 30, 6, 17, 18, 7, 11 4,2, 5,
16 and 29.
Chief Loucks stated that there prob
ably will be no additions to the force
until the board of safety meeting on
Jan. 10. There are approximately sev
enty five applicants on the waiting list.
The force at Station No. 15 will be
Increased from seven to ten men when
the two-platoon system goes into effect.
I Ive men will be on duty in both day
and night shifts. The decrease in the
force constantly on duty from seven to
fUv is made possible by the fact that
one of the new 600-gallon Stutz motor
pumpers lias been assigned to tha sta
tion, it was stated.
NEED MORE MEN
ON NIGHT SHIFT.
Hie plan of having an equal number of
men on duty on both the day and night
shifts is not in accordance with the
o- oinmendations of the National Board
of Fire Underwriters, a representative of
whom recently told the board that it ha*
been found throughout the country to
be better to haw? more men on duty at
ulght than in the day time because of
the greater number of fires and tha
greater difficulty in fighting Ihem in the
dark.
The board, in contemplating the In
crease of the department strength to 589
mn. also goes beyond the recommenda
tion of (be underwriters, who state that
a force of 544 could well handle the local
situation. Th underwriters, likewise,
condemned the plan to install two new
station*, recommending, on the contrary,
that three f the present houses b#
abandoned in view of the fact that the
motorization of the department will make
them unnecessary.
Lafayette Printing
Cos. Suffers Fire Loss
Special to The Times.
LAFAYETTE. Ind., Dec. 31— Fire, the
origin of which is unknown, caused heavy
damages to the printing establishment of
the Lafayette Printing Company here
early this morning. The loss is esti
mated at $50,000, with only $15,000 of In
surance.
The fire started in the basement of
the building and soon swept through
every department and firemen had much
difficulty In confining (he flames to the
one building. The company had Just re
ceived $12,060 worth of paper stock, which
was a total loss and the grea.er part of
the machinery was either destroyed or
badly damaged.
The company was formerly the Mur
phy Bivins Printing Company, but was
recently reorganized as the Laiafett*
Printing Company.
Belt From Skeleton
Sent to War Office
MULLINVILLE. Kan., Dec. 81.—A
leather belt taken from a skeleton found
under a hay stack, near here, bearing
remnants of a soldier's uniform today
was on route to the War Department at
Washington for possible identification.
On the belt was stamped "G. LiefTera.’’
HELD TO GRAND JURY.
Ganty Borden waived examination In
City Court today on the charge of ve
hicle taking and was bound over to the
grand Jury by Judge Walter Pritchard
under a SSOO bond. Ho is alleged to have
stolen au automobile from Charles E.
Beckman, on Dec. 21.
EDINBURG WOMAN HURT. A
EDINBURG, Ind., Dec. 30.—Mr*. Wli-1
11am Robbins is in a serious condition as |
a result of having fallen down a stair
way leading from her apartments to the
street, over the Pierce News Store,
Wednesday night. When picked up she
was unconscious.
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