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Evening star., 1923-12-08
TRADE CONDITIONS.
Holiday Business overcomes De
pressing Factors.

NEW YORK, December 5.-Brad
streets Review today says:
While mild weather, rains, or bad
roads are variously reported a draw
back to final distributive trade, poor
crops also being a retarding influence
IN parts Of the south and northwest
and depression in the petroleum and
soft coal industries also being noted
in some areas, the impetus given pur-
chasing by the approach of the holi-
days has seemed to make up for
most of this. Wholesale and jobbing
trades have tended to quiet, as have
some lines of industry, the disposi-
tion being to enter the new year with
small inventories. Notwithstanding
all these drawbacks, most of which
were present also in November, how
ever the tenor of reports as whole
show slight change. and fair to good
is the most accurate generalization
which can be made.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, December 8.-Cotton
spot, moderate business: prices easy;
good middling, 2075; fully middling.
20.45: middling, 1925; low middling.
1895; good ordinary, 1875; ordinary,
17.45.
Sales. 1000 bales, including 1,7oo
American. Receipts, $4,000 bales, in
cluding $4,000 American.
Futures closed steady; December,
20.29; January, 20.34; March, 20.36;
May, 20.23; July. 1878: September,
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new HOTEL COMPLETED.
Biltmore Chain Now Extended tt
Cuban Capital.

HAVANA. Cuba. December s.-With
the new year there will be added an
other link to the Biltmore chain of
hotels of transcontinental extent
The new Biltmore will be formally
and permanently opened in the capt.
tai city of Cuba.
The new Biltmore in Havana Is
replica of the original New York
hotel with the added attractions in
the way of Spanish architecture.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
WOOL MARKET STRONG.
Week Closes With Steady Prices.
Buyers Waiting.
al Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, December S.-Strength,
rather than activity, was the main
characteristic Of the Summer street
wool market as the week closed. Ohio
delaines were in excellent demand
but were firmly held. Considerable at
tention also was given the lower
grade woods, as mills are turning to
those products as prices advance.
Holders of consigned woods here
showed no signs of change in the III
attitude of waiting for higher levels
and growers in the west continue to
ask figures above the Boston level.
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EARNINGS FALL OFF.
Western Maryland Reports No
vember Income.
Ilisnatch to the Star.

Special Dispatch to the Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December s.
Estimated earnings of the Western
Maryland Railway Company for the
four weeks ended November 80, show
a decrease of s204,O5s.2S. or II per
cent, as compared with the corre-
spending period of 1922. the totals
being as follows: for. 1923, s1,701,-
46s.S2; for 1922, s1.905.51S.10. This
still leaves the total for the period
from January ! to November 80. s4,-
&69,62196 above the SIG, 1921, ,045.44 for
the corresponding period of last year,
or 81 per cent greater, the total for
1928 being $21,290, ,667.40. Earnings
for the fina! week of November
showed a decrease of only per cent,
or s4152144 earned for the week as
compared with s537.106.14 earned dur
ing the corresponding week of 1922.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. December Especially
The week closed quietly In the cot
ton goods markets. with prices gen.
orally firm. Print cloth quotations
held at 11Hs for the "a by so and 13
cents for the 68 by 72. Quotations
were reduced to Is cents pound In
the raw silk market, where trading
vas light
Evening star., 1923-12-08
WILL GO TO FLORIDA.
Daugherty and Wife to SeeE
Health in Southland.

Attorney General Daugherty plans
spend part of the winter in Flor
ida in the hope OF benefiting his
wife's health as well as his own Mrs
Daugherty has been confined in
hospital for almost two years.
While the Attorney General has
not definitely decided when he will
leave for the south, he probably will
go early in the new year.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. December S.-Forefgn
exchanges irregular: quotations (iu
United States dolIars): Great Britain.
demand, 4,355s: cables. 4.361s sixty
day bills on banks, 4,33as. France.
demand, .0533 l2; cables. .O534 Italy.
demand. .0433 y; cables, .0434. Bel
gium, demand, .046012 cables. .046i
Germany. demand. .0000000OOO0O24
cables, 00000000000G24 Holland. de
mand, $500; cables, 3S05. Norway.
mark. .1779 Switzerland. .I745. Spain,
1902. Greece, .0195. Poland. .00000030
Czechosioyakia, .0292l2 Jugoslavia.
.011$12 Austria. .0O0014 Rumania
.005lA. Argentina, .03175 Brazil.
.0925 Montreal, 81 1882
Evening star., 1923-12-08
ToDAY,s CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO, December 8.-With vtr-
tually no buying support in evidence,
the wheat market dropped to lower
prices today during the early deal
ings. Scattered selling from commits
sion houses was sufficient to start
values downward. Sentiment was
generally bearish. The opening,
which varied from a shade TO " low
er, with December 1033s to 1.034
and May 1.O9A to l.0912. was followed
by a material further decline.
Corn and oats weakened with wheat.
After opening at 4 off to Is up, May
74ss to 7434, the corn market under
went a moderate setback all around.
Oats started at Is lower to a like
advance Nav 46 to 464, and later
showed a small general loss.
Demand for PROVISIONS continued
GOOD. despite weakness of hog values.
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WEEKS BANK CLEARTNGS.

NEW YORK, December S.-The
actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust companies for the
week shows an excess in reserve OF
s25.546,930. This is an increase OF
s12, SAL, 100.
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PARIS PRICES EASY.

PARIS. December S.-Trading was
dull and prices were easy on the
bourse today Three per cent rentes,
81 francs 95 centimes. Exchange on
London, 81 francs 80 centimes. Five
per cent loan, 10 francs 65 centimes.
The dollar was quoted at Is francs rs
eentimes.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
BUTTER LOWER TODAY.

CHICAGO, December 8.-Butter-
Lower; creamery extras, So; stand
ards. 4s1a; extra firsts. 40 a52; firsts,
45ha471a; seconds, 431aa43k.
Eggs-Lower; receipts. 4,368 cases;
|frsta. 46a4S; ordinary frsts, S7aAO.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
RATES ON BAR SILVER.

LONDON, December 8.-Bar silver,
80 3-16 pence per ounce. Money, 2%
per cent. Discount rates-Short bills.
81 per cent; three-month bills. 3A
s3 sis per cent
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LIVE POULTRY LOWER.

CHICAGO, December s-Poultry--
Alive. lower; fowls, 14a20la; springs
is; roosters, 12l2; geese, II; tur-
keys, %.
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Why does the baby, who talks so
plainly to its mother, always decline
- - SnkAxYlsHed by StranEeraa
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DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, Md, December
(special). = Poultry = Live. turk keys
pound. 25a40; young chickens, 26a
%; Leghorns. 20a24; old hens, 20a21
Leghorns. 20a22; old roosters 14al5;
ducks. 1Sa34; geeae. 20a26; pigeons,
pair. 25a3o; guinea fowl. each. 35a70.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys 3oa4O;
chickens. 25a2S; old roosters, 16a11;
ducks. 20a25: geese, cease.
Eggs-Loss off, native and nearby
firsts. dozen, 52a53; southern, 50a51.
Butter-Creamery, good TO fancy,
pound, 50a55; prints. 55a57: nearby
creamery, 42a46; ladies', S4aSo; rolls,
2Sa32; store packed, IS; dairy prints,
2sa32; process. butter. SO.
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BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON. December S.-FollowIng is
list of today's highest, lowest and
closing prices for the most active stocks
dealt in here:
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CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, December S.-Following
is a report of today's sales, high, low
and closing quotations at the Chicago
Stock Exchange:
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

led by " 3. Hibbs {: GO.
Nominal Selling checks
eoid value today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18

went to Bermuda. My attorney has
had the suit ready to file for SIX weeks;
but we waited until their return. fear
Ing that Zaiser would refuse to put
himself in the power of the local
courts"
Attorney Young went with a deputy
sheriff early this morning to Zaiser's
home and saw that personal service
of the subpoena was made.
Student at Butler
Mrs. Zaiser was a student of But
Ter University during the second SCI
mester las+ winter, said Reed. "zaiser
paid her bills. as he paid her rent at
the Seville and Graylyn Apts. before
their marriage"
THAT divorce charge she filed
against me was pure bunk" said
Reed "Why she used to be proud of
my little ability, and encouraged me to
do my best Then she left me for a
man who has been married three
times before"
Zaiser was married when he first
met Mrs. Reed, but has since been d.
vorced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zaiser could not be
reached. but the charges were denied
on their behalf.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18
FRANCE IS WILLING
TO CUT DEBT IF
ALLIES Do SAME
Poincare Note Makes Slight
ConCeSSion-Firm on
(Ruhr Policy,
BIZ United Press
PARIS Arc

bV CNtted PTeSS
PARIS, Aug. 17.-Prenlier PoIn.
cares reply to the British reparations
note will agree to cancel a part of the
German debt to this country, If an
equivalent amount of inter-allied debts
are Cancelled, it was understood today.
Otherwise France will insist upon
following bout the arrangement of May,
1921. for distribution of reparations.
The reply will confirm the French
demand for minimum of twenty six
milliards of gold marks. which would
make the total German debt about
fifty milliards, after compensation for
the reduction in the inter-allied debts.
England doubts the legality of
Franco-Belgium occupation of the
Ruhr. the writer said, while France is
so sure of her position that she re-
fuses even to discuss it.
England desires evacuation Of the
occupied territory prior to the entire
payment of reparations which France
and Belgium refuse
Meantime, there was no indication
of a break into the Franco Belgian
solidarity under British pressure.
The minister of finance announced
last night after a conference with the
director Of the Belgian National Bank,
France, has agreed in principles to a
loan of 10000. 900 francs to be raised
in the French market for use in boI-
stering up the Belgian franc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18
GOLF CHAMP FILES
ALIENATION SUIT
William H, Reed Asks for S1OOOeQ Judgment Against
Edward w, Zaser Alleging He Took We'S Affections

Alleging that his home was broken
up through alienation OF his wife's
affections, William H Reed, 81, of
1902 Spann Ave. today filed suit for
100000 damages from Edward w.
zaiser, 40. of Ss45 College Ave.
Reed is city golf champion and
champion Of the Riverside Golf Club.
Zaiser is president OF the American
Finance Company and a member of
the New Highland Golf and Country
Club.
Zaiser first met the then Mrs. Mary
l.. Reed. now Mrs. Zaiser. In 1918
Reed charges in his suit, which is
being handled by Attorney George
Young. From that moment on he
pursued her, Reed alleges, with ex-
clandestine meetings.
Finally Zaiser persuaded Mrs. Reed
to file suit for divorce, Reed charges,
which she did April %, allegeing that
her husband neglected her and their
son, Billy. Jr., to play golf exceesiV ely.
Reed Has Son
Expenses of the divorce suit were
met by Zaiser, the golf champion
states. and /tbe decree was granted
by Judge James M. Leathers on May
10. Reed a department manager for
the Standard Oil Company here, has
custody of Billy Jr.
my divorced wife and Zaiser were
married within less than a month, on
June T." Reed said "Then they left
on honeymoon tour of the East, and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18
VAN CAMP CARRIES
ONFATHER'S JOB
Son of Dead Man Named
Head of Company

Raymond P. Van Camp has been
elected president Of the Van Camp
Hardware & Iron Co., to succeed
his father, Cortland Van Camp, who
died Aug. Z.
Besides the new president, the ex-
ecutive staff consists of E. Van Camp
Martindale, vice president; c. J. Prem
tiss, vice president and supervisor of
the purchasing department; G. B.
CretZ, vice president and general sales
manager; A. B. Caldwell, secretary
and treasurer. and G. E. Varney, as
sistant secretary and treasurer.
A statement from the company says:
1.-THE progressive methods. and busi-
ness policies pursued in the past to
which the company owes its present
enviable position in the mercantile
world, will be continued"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18
STOCKHOLDERS TO
REPORT HOLDINGS
Protective Committee at Col
umbus Active

All stockholders OF the r L. Doll
ings Company and Of subsidiary com
panies have been asked in a letter
sent out by the Dollings Stockholders
Protective Committee, 205 Martin
Bldg. Columbus Ohio, to inform the
committee concerning the number OF
shares they hold and the cipcum-
tances surrounding the purchase of
the stock.
The committee announced It is
urging the appointment of receivers
who will have the interest of the stock.
holder in mind. opposing the appoint
ment Of receivers where none are
necessary, urging the lifting of re-
ceiverships where companies are oper-
ating on a sound basis, taking legal
action in cases of misrepresentation.
submitting TO stockholders plans of
reorganization, and keeping stock.
holders informed OF developments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18
SHANK PROPOSES
BUYING BREWERY
FOR CITY YARDS
Civic League Opposed to Ken
lucky Ave Garage
Site,

Mayor Shank today started a move
f,r city purchase Of the property OF
the Indianapolis Brewing Company,
on McCarty St. between Alabama ana
New Jersey SITS. for use as municipal
garage and storage house.
In conference with John F. Walker.
superintendent OF street cleaning. and
John Elliott, city engineer, today he
pointed out the value af combining
the city barns, now at 1894 Shelby SIT.
with the proposed garage and repair
shop by the sanitary board at Ken
tucky Ave. and White River.
Residents of West Indianapolis have
protested against erection of the gar
age. Seven acres are owned by the
city. bat citizens want the ground
used for park purposes.
Albert Lieber. president of the In
dlanapolis Brewing Company. has
been in conference with the mayor
over the sale OF their property. but
Shank said today no offer had been
made.
II believe we can buy that property
CnedpeF IMAM we can erect any new
building and Wen have room to take
care Of future growth Of the city. The
location is ideal, and 1t will not require
much work to put it in shape" the
mayor said.
Mayor Shank said he sbelieved the
city could be saved 500 900 in estab-
lishment of a~centralized garage.
A sanitary commissioner pointed
out that the board proposed to use
only three Of the seven acres available
leaving four acres for park purposes
He stated that the border Of the three
acres required for the use of the com
mission would be fully screened with
shrubbery along Kentucky Ave, and
the park site.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18
OVERSEAS WOMEN
TO HELP SISTERS
Local Organization to Raise
Funds for 'BuddieS,

Ameliorauon of the conditions of
women VINO did war work overseas
and who are not entitled to government
compensation or care because their
work was Independent of government
organizations is the object of a move
ment to raise funds in their behalf
by indianapolis Overseas Women. The
local organization has named it's fund
the Ruth Charlotte Bush Fund I'm
memory of Ruth Bush Weber of over
seas fame.
A refreshment stand at Thirty.
Eighth and Meridian Sts. will be
opened tonight by the local club.
According to Miss Grace Hawk, an
officer here, investigation has shown
5S4 women on the Pacific coast alone,
broken in health and helpless to bet
ter, their conditions. Among the ac-
tivities already started by the ma.
tional movement has been the rescu-
ing of one woman from a county poor
farm and the establishment of med
ical care for a girl who had lost her
mind Miss Hawk said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18

Taylor E. Groninger. corporation
counsel, instructed w. T. Bailey, as
sistant city attorney, to draft the
ordinance.
Joseph L. Hogue, city controller,
said 1t probably will be necessary to
make a transfer of funds. but that the
money will be available. John f.
King. president of the council, said he
believed the ordinance would be
passed.
The telephone case is now in Fed
eraI Court, where the Indiana Bell
Telephone Company is asking for an
injunction TO prevent the public serv
ice commission from interfering with
present rates charged under a re
straining order issued Wednesday in
Chicago.
Other cities will cooperate with In
dianapolis in fighting the increase.
The Federation Of Community Civic
Clubs is entirely opposed to any in.
crease in telephone rates, said Edward
o. Snethen. president Of the Fedora
ton. today, following a conference OF
the executive officers and utilities
committee, Of the organization Friday
night.
To Arouse Public Opinion
The Federation will lend any ef.
fort that will lower the rates. Snethen
said. Public opinion viii be aroused
to show that the citizens of indian
apolis are opposed to an increase, he
said. Many civic club members nave
informed Suethen they will inmedi
ately remove their phones.
Governor McCray was commended
for assigning U. S. Lesh. attorney
general. to represent and defend the
public service commission in the court
action brought by the telephone com
rany Mayor Shank and John Nc
Cardle, president Of the public serv-
ice commission, were also praised for
their actions in the fight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18
TWO SH|PSL
IN WILD TYPHOON
Entire Crew of Steamer Loom
sang Is Missing,

BIZ United Press
HONGKONG, Aug. 18.-The wild
est twphoon in the history of Hong
kong Bay was abating here tonight
as authorities checked over damaged
shipping to ascertain the extent of
the disaster.
Available reports indicate only two
ships have been sunk. the British sub
marine L-9 and the steamer Loon
sang. Many small boats were de-
stroyed, and it was feared the total
Of the death toll would be high.
Late reports said all members of the
submarines crew were saved, but that
the entire crew of the Loonsang was
missing and probably all were
drowned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18
ke-Shift School Buildings Are
Awful Cold in Winter Says Child
we Got Cold Sitting in Our
Seats, Adds Another
Pupil,

IS "li lat house is awful cold in
the winter" Helen Warren.
Ia, declared today in de-
scribing the abandoned house at
Bloomington and Market Sts., in
which she is forced to attend school.
Helen lives with her aunt, Mrs.
Arrest Neese, 1443 w. Market st.
The old house is one OF several
used in connection with School No.
16. 1t is one of the shacks the
school board hopes to replace with
modern building. Fourteen re-
monstrators are objecting to the
sale Of bonds to pay for this and
other buildings.
Sometimes 1t is terribly smoky"
added Anna Mae Neese,, Z, daughter
of Mrs. Neese. Last winter the
janitor had to open the windows in
the middle of the winter to let the
smoke out"
Mrs. Neese said the janitor was
firing the little stove with which an
effort is made to heat the building
and that the stove smoked.
THE wind blows under the floor
and we get cold sitting in our
seats" Anna AIDED.
One room of the old house meas
ures IL feet by Is feet. In that
space are crowded desks for twenty
pupils.
Hearing on the remonstrance
against the bond issue viii be held
before the State tax board at the
Statehouse, Aug. %. Parents OF
school children will have an oppor-
tunity to state their case.
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HOURLY TEMPERATURE
SHANK PUTS POPE
ON STABBING CASE
Mayors Personal Detective Understood to Be Looking Over
Technical High Records,

the detective department is doing on
the case and decided to speed things
up"
Pope also will investigate a rumor
that the suspect was a standholder al
the city market several months ago.
Search for the man who stabbed
Watson was started today in Terre
Haute. A long distance telephone
call from Postmaster Rowland Graw
at Oxford, Ind, to the In
dianapolis detective department late
Friday furnished the new clew Wat.
son died at the City Hospital, saying
he did not Know the name of his as
sailant.
! Graw said he and his wife were
riding in their automobile on the Ma
Continued on Page III
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B-JUDGE URGED
AS SUCCESSOR TO
! BLESSINGS PLACE
Effort Made to Convince Gov
ernor That Eberhart Is
EIigibIer

Republican friends Of George NJ.
Eberhart of Huntington, former Hunt
lngton County Circuit judge, were
trying today to convince Governor
McCray that Eberhart is eligible to
appointment on the public service
commission to succeed Edgar Bless
ing. who it has been indicated, will
resign soon.
Eberharts former prosecuting attor-
ney OF Huntington County, was elect
ed to the judgeship in 1918. but re-
signed last year. two years before
the completion of his term. The
statutes hold that no judge is eligible
to appointment to a public Office, ex-
cepting judicial positions. for which
remuneration is offered, even though
he may resign prior to the completion
cf his term.
Eberhart's friends, it is understood,
have tried to persuade Governor Nc
Cray to make the appointment on the
ground that membership on the pub
lie service commission is judicial An
informal opinion on the question was
rendered some time ago by the attor-
ney general, holding that public serv-
ice commissioners are mot judicial" "
This opinion practically would elm
mate Eberhart's chances for appoint
ment. Governor McCrasy has shown
an inclination to adhere to the opinion
and has declined to express his inten-
tions until Blessing has made it Of
ficially known that he is to resign.
Eberhadt. prominent in Huntington
position Of district attorney for In
diana. He declined the offer. Among
local persons who are favoring Eber-
hart's appointment is the managing
editor Of an afternoon publication, who
conferred with McCray today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18

Mayor Shank today assigned HIS
personal detective, Capt. Roy Pope.
to the investigation Of the murder of
Robert Watson, 19, of 215 n. Rich
land St, by an unknown assailant
with a dagger Thursday.
Pope is understood to be looking
through pictures Of graduates and
records at Technical High School
where Watson graduated last spring.
Just after he was stabbed in the rear
Of 221 n. Richland St., Watson told
police he did not know the name
of the man who attacked him. but
he had known him as a student at
Tech and thought he graduated In
1920 or 1921.
At the city hall it was said the
mayor was dissatisfied with the work