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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
MAY CONTROL RAILS
Officials DECKER for All Shares of In
terOceanlc Route.

By Ontten Ft1dHctdl
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 14.-Consid-
cradle activity is noted in railroad cir
cles of Mexico The secretary of the
treasury and the international com
mittee Of banks reached an agree
ment for designation of candidates to
act as the board of directors of the
National Railways of Mexico. The
board will be composed Of sixteen
members named by the government
and five named by bankers.
In the meantime, It has been
learned. the Mexican government is
dickering for all shares of the narrow
gauge Interoceanic Railroad. from
this city to Vera Cruz. now owned
principally by English stockholders.
Parts of the line will be electrified,
as submitted by engineers. Work for
the electrif1cation of the Mexican
Railroad from Esperanza to Orizaba
has been going on since the first Of
the year.
The Southern Pacific Railroad of
Mexico has announced that 1t will
establish two large petroleum supply
stations for ships on the Island of
Ardilla, near the port of Guaymus.
Petroleum will be substituted for
coal and wood as fuel in Mexican To-
comotives.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Marriage Licenses

c. B. Taylor, 81. Terre Hauts. Ind. Iris
Ward, 10, 1929 N. Capitol
Guy simmerman, "a 1901 Hoyt; Estia
Ba Reber 49, Ke 12S E Lo IdssI twentieth
Margaret Mimms 20, 1887 E. Tween
j. o. Beckman. 90 Capitol Hotel; Juanita
Chambers IS, 1899 Nordyke
j.. ]. ,Gartner, p, 1414 Hoefgen; Leona
Ipde 1s aa g2s Pleasant 81 4 Bun svd Jefferson
Irene Ingie. 10. 251 y. Randolph.
J. E. Metzger 20, 1742 Olive; Edith M
Black 20, 1904 Calhoun.
G. M; o'Toole. %. 1925 Eugene; Julia
Berry. 10. 1921 Eugene.
Brown. "a. 1904 Yandes.
W. L. Lancaster. 40. 293o TindaIl: Grace
Jackson AZ 500 w Twelfth,
John Franklin 22; 1877 Alv9ord Jennie
Esther Bowie. Al. 1901 Mill.
Joe Jackson. %, 745 Center; Effie Boone,
W. j. Hubbard, 80, 61s N. East; Mable
stabner, 80, 315 N. New Jersey.
Monaghan ao Ta4 a. R 141g PARK Mildred
Estelle Banks, 20. 1854 Napoleon Bernice
J. E. Mickens 81 Indianapolis; Ada
Ewers 19 Clio Highland Ave:
Y. F; 1taliane, %. 1901 villa; Mary
(. W. johnson ohm 81 21o2 Highland Pr;
Reba johnson, 20. 2102 Highland Pl.
J E. Travis. 1904 "a Union: Rebecca
Crawford, 10. 1904 Unino
E. Wesling; u Lib Park Erma
Mary Neal, 81. 141s Kelly.
well Tbrasher. 10, S627 Il. Illinois
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Other Livestock
" United Findncfd

KANSAS CITY. Aug 14-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, % 600; calves. receipts 1000; slow;
practically no killing classes sold quality
fairly good veal calves slow; early sales
desirable stockers and feeders around steady;
feshy feeders. S9.25q0.3O. Hogs-Receipts.
IL 600: fairly active to shippers: mostly
25c higher; bulk desirable 1856 q 240-lb. aver
ages at S7.90@S; packers holding back
Sheep-Receipts. 5000; lambs strong 10
15c higher: top Colorados. S12.55. other
westerns. s12.25 d12.30; odd punches up
to $12; other grades $11 so q so: sheep.
% a soc higher Colorado ewes. $3.50.
Fast ST. LOUIS, Aug. 14.-Cattle-Re-
steers, $1,000 611.50; yearlings and heifers,
S9.5041O.65; cows. 1913 5.25; Gamers
and cutters. 81 90G3; calves, 1915 a 1925:
stockers and feeders. s4.50@7. Hogs-Re
ceipts. 1880; market active heavy. 81 80
q $40; lights. IS q 500; light lights. 81 %
$50: packing sows. $500 a 8. 40. pigs
1895 a 8; bulk. $685. a 500, sheep-Re-
ceipts, 1900; market strong ewes, SAGE;
S1O5O@12.50.
EAST BUFFALO. Aug. 14--Csttle-Re-
ceipts. I25' market 30 dun, steady shipping
sseeFs SlUSo@ % SO so butcher 5G gF2des S
ceipts. 200 market. active to soc higher
culls to choice choice ~ loo sheep s sod
higher. active: choice lambs. si2 a 1850:
culls to choice, So a IL; yearling5 81 a 10;
sheep. S3ds.50. Hogs-Receipss. 5000 +;
%9,ket light Is T. zoe higher y9k IS $40 20
stays. s45Oa5.
RILEY CdEyEtA d06 Ohio avg a. 4-F Bapsr
workers.. Se.15: mixed, 50 10; medium,
SS5G RES ss.S Ss@5 oo coughs So stag stSsS "a
market. strong; top S13 Calves-Receipts
500; market active; top, $l4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
GRAINS FIND LOW
CLOSE ON BOARD
Wheat Traders Await Govern
ment Report.
Bu Nnited Financial

By United Financial
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Grain prices
were generally lower at the close of
the Chicago Board OF Trade following
a day of irregularity.
The wheat market was nervous and
erratic throughout, being marked by
numerous dips and rallies. AS re-
suit September wheat, which passed
the 81 mark in yesterdays trading.
dropped to l 3-S late today and closed
at SO So. Local traders showed a dis
position to hold off awaiting a gov
eminent report tomorrow indicating
the total acreage to be sown to win
ter wheat. Export business continued
dull. Crop news remained favorable.
Cool and dry weather following a week
of heavy rains, brought about resump-
ton Of threshing operations and relief
from the rust and blight menace. The
cash market also weakened somewhat.
A switch from the buying to the
selling side, brought about by heavy
receipts and reports that the after
harvest run of the new crop TO ar
rive at marketing centers would be
larger than expected.
Oats showed some independent
strength, but closed lower, with lack
Of demands
Provisions declined after the open
ing strength, with a falling of of
demand
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
SPOTTED MARKET
MARKS HOG SALES
Choice PorkerS Sell for 1915
Receipts Heavy,
Hog Prices Day hy Da

A spotted market featured hog sell
ing at the local livestock exchange
today, dealers varying in reports from
10 cents lower to cents higher. Buy
ers who bought at the peak prices
Monday felt a decrease in the market.
Those who purchased hogs at the low
ebb of Mondays trading reported the
increase. Generally the market was
steady. Heavy hogs were sold for
1926 to $40. Mixed hogs brought
from $3.50 to $685.. Light and choice
porkers sold from $3.50 to $S.75. The
bulk of sales ran the gamult from $3.50
to $685.. Receipts were $4,000. with
81 followers from Mondays trading.
Sows were sold from $725 down pigs
1925 down
The cattle market was steady to
strong. Good stock was strong, while
the cheaper grades held steady. Prime
steers brought $11.50. Cows and heif
ers were sold from SO to $10.50. Re
ceipts were 1000.
Calves were strong in the days
trading Top price was s13; while the
bulk of sales ranged from S12 to $3.50.
Receipts were $50.
In the sheep market buyers report
ed a steady market. Top price was
quotably Sc for sheep and $12 for
lambs Receipts were 700.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Births

Ted and Maxine Campbell I11s Park.
Roy and Viola Jones, 2o1 s State
Ivan and Agnes Denwood, Methodist Hos
pital
August and Margaret Boehn, st. Vincent
Joseph and Rebecca Goldstien, ST. Vincent
Hospital.
George land Blanch Price. St Vincent Hos
pital.
James and Olive Ferguson. 1910 N Hi
nOis.
Russell and Minnie Wilson, 1917 Broad
view Terrace.
Terry and Mamie Anderson. 1895 River.
Arbo and Eva Emerich. 3511 w. Six
James and Elsie Osborne Long Hospital.
Harold and Sarah Enrich, 1920 spann.
George and Hyacinth Rothrock, Ardmere
Herman and Lena Good. 347 S. Gray.
James and Dorothy Waller, 1130 n.
Edgar and Edith Taylor. 1919 E. Nc
Carly
Samuel and Lille Jones. 542 " wilkins
Gerald and Henrietta Power. 1880 Barth
Daniel and Leola Gilbert, 2062 Martin
Peter and Nellie James. 952 Parker
John and Fern Reid. Methodist Hospital
Grover and Virginia levitt. Methodist
Vaughn and Charlotte voris. St. Vincent
George and Isabel Evans. St. Vincent Hos
Leigh and erase Elliott, St Vincent Hos
pital
Orby and Maude Smith, ga Coffee
Austin and Bernice Wallace, 1881 Gush-
ing.
Sheffield.
samuel and Maggie Crawford s72 Edge
mont
James and. Mary Hill. 900 W Twenty
Sixth.
Edward and Mary Pipes 4e1 W Eight
zenith.
George and Mildred, Bender. 1929 Trow-
bridge.
Robert and Nellie whited. 1921 Jackson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
OILS ARE BATTERED ON
NEW YORK CURB MART
Entire Market Is Affected by Petrol
cum Weakness
~ United Financial

- United Financial
- NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE legacy
of overproduction of crude oil bat
tered the oil division of the Curb
market today to weak levels. Pres
sure was insistent from the beginning
Of trading and as the oil developments
-of the day became even worse than
for the day before the entire group
turned heavy.
Analysis of the oil situation were
shot through with pessimism in the
face of the gasoline war and in the
afternoon word was spread that
sharp reduction In the price Of crude
oil is expected. This unsettled the
xroducing companies and at one
time Prairie Oil & Gas of the Stan
dard group showed a recession of 8
spoints to 16S There was an i'm
provement to 10 later, down from
1.-The previous close.
~- Standard of Indiana. was under
pressure all day and sank as low as
49&, only y point above the years
dow price. Short covering brought
the price back. to 5Oh, down ~
from Mondays final figure
There were sharp breaks in the
Standards and the Wyomlngs and
these affected the rest of the issues.
The heayiness In the oils affected the
rest of the market and the industrials
were hesitant with only scattered
sales.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
BuiIdinu Permits

B. H Gardner, garage, 1o2 Linwood,
Harry washburn. shed. 1914 RinggoId,
Grace NJ, Huntington. garage 011 N. Gar
field, s245.
Abraham Draizer. remodel. 212o W. Mich
L. NJ. Dunning. dwelling. 1547 Roosevelt
$1,000,
L. NJ. Dunning. dwelling. 1547 Roosevelt,
81 900.
G. L Hayes garage. $40 N. California.
Gregory g Appel. repairs, 141 W. Thirty
Frank Blackledse. repairs. es2 Spring.
E C. Andrews. repairs. 1915 Tacoma,
H. c. Davie garage. ss1 Bradshaw, $3.50.
J., s. Bray, garage. 6124 Pleasant Run,
Gerose Mayer Company. boiler. Liberty
and Market. 81 .424.
NJ. L. Bourne, dwelling e14I Broadway,
Harry schley, garage 1o17 Reisner. 5000.
National Investment Company. dwelling.
1645 z. Tabor, $4,000
L. o. Morgan. reroof. IL N. Bevtlle, $500.
Julia A. Minor. double. l13 N. Sheffield,
Civic Realty Company. dwelling, 2e17 E.
Eighteenth. $4,000.
$1,000
L. G. Fulwider. repairs. 2o49 Cooper.
5000.
John C. Jackson. addition. 4o35 Rock
wood, $3.50.
R. H. Bland. building. 1884 Cornell. $500
H. L. Merrill, dwelling, 1117 N. Mount,
$4,000
Waiter E. Lockwood garage. 1918 Ksp-
pes. $500.
H. D, Price, garage. ss42 Pine. $500,
Trustees Protestant Episcopal Church. re-
model 1885 Contra. $4,000.
American Estates Company, dwelling.
2e53 Washington Blvd. $4,000
p. r. Newman, garage S21 s. Missouri.
$3.50.
R z. Gumm. garage. 1929 Broadway.
$500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Produce Markets

NEW YORK. Aug 14.-Flour-Fsirly ac-
tive and steady. Porlr-Quiet mess $24. 80
@25 Lard-Firmer; middle west. spot
81. 35 n1145. SugaR-Raw quiet; centrif-
ugaI, e6 test $6,15: Eefined, quiet; granu-
lated. S7909S. Coffea-Rio No or spot,
1890: Santos, 13@l4o Tallow--Firm
special to extra Il @6%c: city, &c. Dressed
poultry-S Steady; turkeys, IS Q40;c chick
ems. "a a 43c; fowls. IA Soc ducks. 25c.
Long island. Live poultry-Steady; geese.
I6c; ducks, IA a 22c; fowls, 20@27c; tur-
keys zoe: ROSTERS, Ice; broilers. 81 a 31c.
Cheese-Firner; State. whole milk, common
to specials. 19@261sc; State, skins, COM
mon to specials, S@ tic.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Aug. 14.-Batter-
Extra IN tubs, 46 q 45c; prints As q 49c;
firsts A a acc: packing stock, 500 32c
gsAAFresh gathered Northern extras. 33c:
ohio nrsts. 33 y q 85c; Western frsts. new
cases, 27c Poultry Heavy fowls. 90 q z3cs
light fowls. 10000; cocks. ~ q l8c
broilers. 35c; ducks snE&pg. 22c. Potatoes-N
Virginia cobhlers. SEdH525 barrel 81 ~
- - q 4 n - i
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
FINANCIER SEES GOOD
OUTLOOK FOR BUSINESS
New York Only Gloomy Place, Says
Il. HI. EttIeson.

By United Financial
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-'New York
is the only gloomy place in the coun-
try. Elsewhere everybody is busily
at work" said B. H. Ettleson of Thorn
son & McKinnon. who has returned
from an extended western tour. He
is optimistic on the general business
situation.
THE oil situation will be solved by
itself" he believes. "Once the large
producers have taken over the same
ones, the present unwise competitive
production viii be regulated.
Labor conditions are much the
same throughout the country.
There is no use borrowing trouble
about the motor industry. The bug
aboo Of the second hand car is mag
mary.
THE stock market is disregarding
European difficulties. There is no
trouble ahead for the United States. :"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Deaths

Mildred Lucils Dosier. IL. Deaconess Hos
pital. acute eudorcardtts.
Louie NJ Pogue. IS Methodist Hospital.
septicaemiR.
Nathaniel T. Leager. rs. 224 N walcott.
Amanda Boyer. So. 1858 Boulevard Pl.
chronic lyocardltis.
Richard WAGNER, 1. 21os W. Morris.
acute entercolitis.
Thomas ], Faber. 81. St. Vincent Hospi-
tai general peritonitis
Fern Sears. As. St Vincent Hospital
acute nephritis.
broncho pneumonia.
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ernor ]. o. Preus was today offered
100000 gallons of gasoline at S.5
cents per gallon f. o. b. Omaha, to be
sold in the price war in the northwest.
John A. Anderson, Chicago, made the
offer. The governor refused to say
whether he would accept. Gasoline
is selling here today for from 14.9
TO 1919 cents gallon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Grain Briefs

CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-THE reported heavy
cancellation of hard winter wheat by ex-
porters is due to an advance In cash pre-
miums making It more profitable for for
eigners to sell out.
The crest of the winter wheat movements
in the Southwest is about over
Reports of corn being blown down in
the Central West by heavy rains of last
week were becoming more general.
Hedging pressure has been reduced and
with unfavorable crop news from the North
west wheat values are expected to continue
ON the advance
Germany has plrchased 300. 900 tons of
rye from Russia according to cables.
II Is for the best interests of the trade
and the country TO have wheat values hold,
an expert declared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
NEBRASKA TWELFTH STATE
Price War Invades West With Cut
to 1914 Cents.

By United Press
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 14.-The Stand
ard Oil Company of Nebraska today
reduced its retail price of gasoline in
this State to 16A cents a gallon, max
ing Nebraska the twelfth State af-
fected by the price war. The former
price was 22H cents. Other compa.
MES met the cut
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
INCLUDES CITY TAX

Kansas City Price Is 1879 Cents
at Stations
BY United Press
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 14.--Gasolins
sold at all fling stations today for
1853 cents. including a cent per gallon
city tax. Independent dealers. al
most without exception. met the sc
cent price cut of the Standard OIL
Company.
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BV nffed FinGnctGI
NEW YORK Aug. 14-Ruling rate for
commercial paper is 81 per cent. with a
little business done at 8 per cent.
Time money duh. Rates unchanged at
5H per cent. Supply of money offered not
large but there is little demand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
STANDARD PRICE is MET
Independent Companies Declare They
Will Follow Competition.

By United Press
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. IA
Standard Oil gasoline and service sta
lions dropped to 1862 cents a gallon
today. Gas in tank quantities fell to
142 cents. 1t has been 22.S cents.
Independent companies met the Stand
ard decline with the announcement
that we will meet any competitive
price in gasoline"
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browns in Pond

By Times Special
NEW ALBANY. Ind, Aug. 14.-Jo-
seph Stephens. 81, Of New Salisbury,
was drowned in a pond near town
while bathing with a party of friends.
The body was recovered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
In the Cotton Market
United Findncial

BH Jnft6Q Ff1tdHCfdI
NEW YORK Aug. 14-The cotton mar
-ket opened steady today, up Is to 30 points
on further unfavorable crop advices and
=.<pigher Liverpool cables. Spot in trade. New
orleans and commission houses bought
~Efveapool, locals and Wall Street sold
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
DEATH TOLL HIGH
IN GERMAN RIOTS
Continued From Page u

long proposed Rhenish Republic;
bloody rioting in Silesia. Neisse.
Hanover, Seitz and other towns;
strikes in score OF cities. and mis-
cry and famine everywhere.
II II were winter the Socialists ad.
mitted the situation would appear
completely hopeless. but under pres
ent conditions they hoped to stave
off final crisis with aid of the har-
vest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Chicago Grain Table

CHICAGO Aug 14-whest-No 2 red.
20 hard, 81 OF @16s 10. O 3, y s. 4 diSa
1;00A; Cora--No. l yellow, sec; No. 2,
SO @ sec; No. 3. ssAc; No. 1 Z medium.
SIC: No. white. S7ss a Ssc; No. 8. 81 Il C.
Osts-No; 3 white, 3eR Q37hc No. 4,
Sec: standards, "a u q 34&c. BarIey-57 q
69c. Rye-64 4 a IS "A c. Timothy
S5.s5 @6.05. Cloyer-S15 ali.
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GASOLINE PRICE
SLUMPS IN CITY
Continued From Page y

reductions. prices including the 2-cen
State tax.
Great Western Oil Company,
service station price, 1872 cents.
National Refining Company,
service station price on special
gasoline, % cents. Reduced 5.5
cents.
Indian Refining Company, 1872
cents at service station.
Western Oil Refining Company,
Sc reduction on Target gasoline.
Pure OIL Company, 1872 cents
at service station.
Sinclair Refining Company, 1872
at service stations for commercial
gasoline.
Republic Refining Company, 1872
cents at service stations.
Supreme Oil and Refining Com
pauy, 1872 cents at service sta
tions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Sugar Prices Cut

NEW YORK. Aug. IA further
slash in the price of refined sugar was
made today. Arbuckle Bros. led the
price cutting by reducing its lists ten
points to 7.90c a pound This cut was
Immediately met by Federal Sugar.
z. A. Atkins & Co also reduced its
refined sugar price ten points TO loo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
To Increase Mark Output

Streserann was planning measures
to increase the output of the ever
more worthless marks, which com
munists feared would put an end at
least temporarily to their hope for a
red republic.
Appointment of the much adver-
tised patriot. Fuchs, expelled from
the occupied territories by the French
as minister for the occupied areas.
was interpreted to mean the new
chancellor would continue Cuno's pro
gram of passive resistance to the
Franco Belgian invasion.
Traffic in the city was resumed
early this morning. although strikers
tried to confiscate coal deliveries and
halt street cars.
Generally speaking. however, the
situation seemed easier at noon, de-
spite the morning and overnight out
breaks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Ice Plant Is Raided

BIZ United Press
ELGIN, Ill. Aug. 14.-Prohibition
agents raided the plant Of the Elgin
Ice and Beverage Company today and
arrested eleven truck drivers and
helners ON charges of home running
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Raw Sugar Market

BIZ United Financial
market opened lower to-day: September,
4.36 a .3Sc; December. 4.02@4.03c; jan
uary. 3.74c; March. 3.46 3.47c; May,
8 .53c bid.
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Method Is Simple

His method was simple. After the
Standard refused his demand for a
cut from the rs cents then charged in
South Dakota, he ordered the Mitchell
(S d. State highway department TO
sell to the public at 16 cents. He also
started plans to dump a half LNllion
gallons on tho market through State
filing stations. After a day Of this
the Standard met the 16-cent price.
Independents and other companies fol
lowed. North Dakota, Nebraska,
Iowa and other States took their cue
and wired demands for similar general
cute by the Standard, their Governors
claiming unjust discrimination.
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By United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. IA gasoline war
that will lower retail prices through
out the country probably to is or II
cents gallon appeared imminent to-
day.
The competitive struggle between
the Standard OIL Companies and indie
pendent dealers was forecast in the
midwest war which eliminated In the
Standard Oil Company OF Indiana put
ting prices as low as 1914 cents and
averaging 1914 cents a gallon. in effect
today in ten States and part of an
other.
All Independent dealers previously
reduced prices to II cents. Some other
companies cut TO 16.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Local Hav Market

Loose hay-$21 Q23: bales. S2O6 90:
heavy mixed hay. $14@22; light mixed
hay. SIS ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Tension SIackening

Police headquarters at noon said the
tension was slackening, although
heavy police reinforcements were kept
ready ut all barracks in the work.
mems districts with orders to be pre-
pared for any eventuality.
A general view of the nation wide
situation, as meager reports from the
provinces began coming In early this
afternoon, indicated the communist
plan for a general strike on the first
day of the regime Of the new cabinet
of Chancellor Stresemann would be
only partly successful.
The Neu Berlinger Tageblatt head
lined General Strike Collapsed" and
all reports indicated the disorders had
not reached the limits red leaders had
expected. although authorities ad-
mitted conditions were grave.
Leipzig dispatches said communists
marched On the farming districts con.
f1scating every third pig in all herds
encountered and one COW from each
large herd. The animals were
slaughtered and taken to the, city.
where the meat was sold at $4,000
marks a pound. or about cent.
Farnen were reimbursed at this
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Local Bank CIearingS
New York Money Market

r Total bank clearings Tuesday were
So. $50 600: bank debts were Sc. 091 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Closing Hour

5Industrials easily recovered their
morning losses. Shorting to cover
contracts found a scarcity of offerings
and prices advanced sharply In rela-
lively few sales. American Ice re
bounded from S91z to go on three
transactions. and similar conditions
were uncovered in Steel, Baldwin,
:. American Can and Dupont. Oils con-
tinued irregular. but the balance of
the list displayed a marked tendency
to break away from the influence Of
the disturbing group.
80 Twenty active industrials Monday
averaged 1896, off .16 per cent. TWEEN
ty active rails averaged 1910; off 1.01
per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-14
Cut Of e.s Gents

The Standard Oil reduction repre-
sents a cut of Sc cents a gallon; the
Independent decrease. cents. AL
though gasoline was selling from 90
TO 35 cents in the territory affected,
the average was 23 cents. States In
which the cut is effective, bringing
swarms of bargain hunting" auto
lists upon filing stations, include:
Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, parts
of Oklahoma, Iowa. South Dakota,
North Dakota. Missouri, Kansas. Min
nesota and Michigan.
The price war" was attributed di-
rectly to McMasters. Public senti.
ment which has long been smolder-
ing against what officials termed lex
orbitant high prices and huge stock
dividends by oil companies" was
stirred by his success In forcing the
Standard Oil Company to capltulate.