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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Jingle Bells

bW JNIFFU FIfNs
ONG ISLAND CITY, y. Y,
Dec. 20,-Larry Miratrlno
- read a newspaper story
about a run on u bank and decided
bank wasn't safe. So he with
drew the $1,000 he had saved, Civ
ing 1t to his wife for safekeeping.
Friday night Larry overturned a
lamp and set fire to the mattress
on his bed. That's where his wife
had tucked the 81 600 All gone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
1t Didn't Register

Eddie's immune, He put the item
under headline. Fencing News .
Prohibition sleuths needn't get
chesty about chasing all the boot
leEEers away. That isn't why those
a-thirst have had trouble locating
the saviors here lately. Bootleggers
are about the only folks who can
afford to devote whole days to the
indoor national pastime.
Which brings up the query Has
poker been replaced?
Somebody's going to write the
editor suggesting that the cops serve
crossword puzzles instead OF war
rants on bootleggers.
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You couldn't let me have five dol
lars till next week, could your"
mo, and / can't promise to do it
then. Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Age Is No Bar

Il gets EN- at all ages A news-
paperman living on y. Talbot Ave.
handed hts ten months old son d
crossword puzzle. The kid just ate
It up.
Out at Julletta. county hospital
for the insane they let the patients
work EN-. Mental gymnastics. 1t
helps take the limp out OF the brain
like rubbing arnica on a Charley
Horse. says Dock Benjamin Potter,
am,ab!e superintendent.
Sure they do. Dock says. Don't
the doctors treat heart trouble with
arsenic?
A hefty lad walked up TO Eddie
Ash's desk at The Times the other
day and left an item reading:
THE Eighteenth Christians will
cross words with the Thirty-Fifth
Presbytcnans Saturday night"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

BIZ fnitcd Press
r. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 90
r Christopher Egnox is under
IL arrest for impersonating
Santa Claus. All dressed up in
whiskers and red coat, he paraded
the thoroughfares taking up a col
lection in a tin pan
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CONGRESS, READY
TO ADJOURN, HAS
MUCH TO FINISH
Muscle Shoals and Postal
Bills Come Up After
Christmas.

81 United Press
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2O.-With
an incomplete record behind it and
an uncertain future ahead, Congress
will adjourn today for the Christ
mas holidays
During the past three weeks, two
important measures have been fin
ally disposed of-the deficiency and
naval reconditiOning bills which were
hanging over from the last session
On Muscle Shoals and the postal
salary raises. the Senate got into
such a muddle that none of the
leaders can foresee the outcome.
The thirteen appropriation bills
which the House is making short
work Of viii require the Senate's at
tention az soon as il recOnvenes.
Three of them already have been
passed by the House.
Shoals Opponents Confident
Opponents of the Underwood Mus
Gle Shoals bill. encouraged by their
Il TO % victory on the Walsh amend
ment making leases subject to the
Federal water power act. feel con-
ddent they will be able to defeat the
measure after the recess.
Senator Curtis. Republican floor
leader, declared ne had abandoned
his efforts 10 get a vote before adj
journment. He wants to clear up all
important amendments however, in
the hope that a vote can be obtained
as soon as the Senate comes back.
Senator Sterling, who is in charge
Of Administration plans to rush his
bill FOR increasing postal rates 10
meet proposed raises in salaries of
postal clerks, declared he hoped to
have his bill before the Senate by
Jan. 5. the date scheduled for con
sideration Of the measure vetoed by
President Coolidge,
Hearings to Open
Hearings will be opened Tuesday
and speeded during the holidays
House Postoffice Committee mem
bers have been requested to join in
the session. so that a separate hear
ing will not be required on the
House side.
Hearings upon the proposal for
Government development OF the big
California Boulder dam project VIII
be opened Monday by the Senate
irrigation committee and continued
through the holidays. These two
committees VIII be the only ones in
session during the recess. Congress
will reconvene Dec. %
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MISCELLANEOUS OILS

consumption figures were much smaller than looked for and the outlook is for continuance of small domestic con- sumption this month and probably dur ing July, as active spindles in the United States decreased during May 1,37S,OO0 versus a decrease of only 139, 900 during May of last year. Locally and in New York the heat wave in the southwest is considered unfavorable for young cotton, but reliable advices from the country say hot and dry weather Is favorable for growth, cultivation and cleaning of the fields of weeds and grass, while the high temperatures are serving to check activity of insects, particularly weevil. Prospects are for slightly cooler weather, perhaps show CTS, over extreme north portion of the belt but generally fair and continued warm in west and east Texas.-H and B. Beer to J. F. Willingham & Co.
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PROFIT TAKING FINDERS STOCKS Fails To Halt Advance Of
 Many Issues, . However

NEW YORK, June 14.-Profit talk ing, after six successive days of rising prices, brought about some irregularlty in today's brief session of the stock mar ket;. but it failed to halt the advance in several low priced rails and Il num- Der of industrials and specialties re ported to be under pool control. Bonds continued to show impressive strength with new high records for the year being recorded in all sections of the list.
 Lackawanna was one of the out standing strong spots in the rail group, climbing nearly 31a points to 12G7s, a new peak price for the year. Addi- tional new high records, also were estab- lished by Rock Island ' per cent pre- ferfed, Pere Marquette, preferred, Vest erh Pacific common and preferred, Great Northern preferred, Erie com mon and Chicago and Northwestern pre- ferred. The gains in most instances being relatively small. Norfolk and Western dropped nearly two points to 123A and heaviness also was noted in Delaware and Hudson and Southern Pacific.
 American Can led the so-called piv- ota1 stocks by climbing more than Il point to 1091s. |. $. Steel common advanced fractionally to 91, but Bald win, and Studebaker registered slight recessions. U. $. Cast Iron Pipe, which hasenjoyed remarkable advance in the last few weeks, fell back more than q point on realizing.
 Among the specialties, Woolworth continued to respond to reports of high current earnings, moving up five points to record top at 90, or 16 points above the closing price last week. kresge, anather favOrite chain store issue, add ed five points to its recent gain. Davi- Son Chemical moved up more than Il point to half century mark. Other strong spots included Fisher Body United Fruit and American Car and Foundry.
 A 50 cent cut in Pennsylvania crude oil prices had a restraining effect on trading in the oil shares, but it failed tb bring out any large volume of liquida- ton. Atlantic Refining, which was under pressure recently, actually snapped back more than two points. Stiffening of the market for raw silk brought good buying into the silk shares, Nallison standing out with a gain of 25 points.
 Interest in the foreign exchange mar ket was confined chiefly to French francs, which bounded up about 15 points to just above 5.05 cents. De- rhand sterling held steady around @.31% and other rates showed little change.
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SELLING FURRY
 LOWERS COTTON
Demand Light And Offer ings Increase On Low
 Consumption Report

NEW YORK, June 1.-The census bureau report showing domestic mill consumption of only 413.649 bales for May, compared with 620,S54 for the same month last year. an unexpected ly small figure, was followed by a fur " of selling today, which sent the cot ton market down to 2S.6Sc for July and 25.75c for October or 34 points to 3S points net lower. At these fig ures the market steadied on covering for oyer the weekend. Despite rallies, the close was easy at net declines of 10 to IS points.
 The market opened steady at declines of 2 to 10 points. High temperatures in the southwest may have inspired a little buying, but the demand was light and offerings increased on the bearish consumption figures. Another private report was published placing the mid month condition of the crop at 66.S against 67.6 toward the end of May, but had no apparent effect on the mar ket, which was chiefly influenced by the statistics and prospects for cloudy weather with showers where tempera- lures have been about normally high. July was relatively firm in the fore noon on trade buying, presumably to fix prices.
 NEW YORK COTTON
 NEW YORK. June l4.-Folldwing are the open inu hfphast Iosrest and elOeinR quotations the
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SELLING FAILS
 TO HALT WHEAT September And December Touch Highest Points
 Of The Season

CHICAGO, June 14.-High tempera- lures endangering the wheat crop in the southwest lifted the wheat market today to above any price which ;Septem- Der or December delivery had heretofore touched this season. Closing quotations for wheat were strong at Hc to l h Co l 5sc net gain with corn unchanged to 12c up, oats varying from hc@Ac de- cline to Ac advance and provisions un- changed to 7c higher.
 Notwithstanding heavy sales to real ize profits and despite otheE> selling based on belief that reactiOn--was due after a weeks advance, the wheat mar ket showed decided upward tendency throughout the day. Highest prices were reached just before the finish of trading, and after strenuous efforts had topping $114 for September. Spe- cial attention was given to reports that the bulk of the wheat crop in the big producing regions of Kansas and much of western Oklahoma was in either the milk or the dough stage of development and was extremely susceptible to shrinkage or blight.
 Record of better export demand at the SeabOard tended somewhat to ac- celerate the upward swing of the wheat market It was estimated that 5OO,- 900 bushels had been taken for Europe, including 100000 bushels to be shipped by way of the Gulf of Mexico. It was also reported that 500,000 bushels had been sold out of elevators at Minne- apolis to millers in other cities, and that big trade in flour was under way in Great Britain.
 Corn and oats were firmer owing to the wheat advance. Improved condi- tions for. growth of corn, however, acted largely as a counter balance. Besides Illinois offered little new oats to ar rive. ."
 Higher quotations on hogs helped to strengthen provisions.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES

NEW YORK, June 14.-Foreign ex- changes irregular; quotations in cents {: Great Britain, demand, $4317s; cables, $4.S2; 60-day bills on banks, $429h. France, demand, 5.41; cables, 5.42. Italy, 4.S4AQ4.35; Belgium, 4.63@464; Ger many (per trillion), .23B; Holland, BIAS; Norway, 1851; Sweden, 26.53 ; Denmark, 1887; Switzerland, 17.65; Spain, 13.4S; Greece, 1.76; Poland, .OO0O12; Czechoslovakia, 2.93; Jugo- slavia, 1.19; Austria, .OO14lA; Rumania, .43h; Argentina, 3275; Brazil, 1O75 Tokyo, 41; Montreal, 9s 5-16.
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|STEADIER FEELING '
 IN SPEED CIRCLES
More Buying Interest Shown
 During Past Week s

NEW YORK, June 14.-CBy As sociated Press. IA somewhat steadief feeling prevailed in steel circles, at- tended by more buying interest and belief that as production is now about 45 per cent of capacity and not likely to go much lower, price declines have about run their course. Unless they improve considerably, however, there is possibility of wage. reductions be. ing established quite generally in the fall. '-..fs.sx,
 Copper ruled easier, with no i'm provement in demand either export Or domestic. May. statistics showed an unexpected increase in production which was estimated at 226,OO0O00 pounpfs for the month against 216O00, 900 for April, and compared the total deliveries of 222yO00,000 pounds pointed to an ffi- crease of 100000 pounds in surplus stocks. There are rumors of further re-seliing by German interests and business in finished products, in the do. nestle markets is reported in small volume. , Ah
 Tin was firm and higher, although consuming demand Jagged, due to slack business among can manufacturers as result of the backward fruit seq, son.
 Lead ruled firm, with little disposi. tion to sell beyond July as the trade anticipates higher prices in the near future. fsss
 Zinc advanced on a better export inquiry and light offerings. Antinoiy had declining tendency following re- ports of depression in the Chinese markets. sls
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, June 1.-The cot ton market today developed a steady undertone, notwithstanding a bearish consumption report and generally favor able weather in the belt. The opening was higher, with all active months es- tablishing the highs of the day in the early trading, with July at 2S.76c, Oc- tober at 25.44c and December at 25.1Sc, or 12 to 16 points above the close of yesterday. July later traded 40 points down from the earlier high, but re- covered the loss in the final trading. After the consumption report was made public, October and December dropped 46 to 47 points down from the opening highs, but recovered moderately in the late trading. The close showed July unchanged for the day and new-crop months IS to 20 points net lower.
 The feature of the day was the census bureaus report on consumption. The total was much smaller than exepected and the decrease in stocks not as great as looked for.
 While new-crop months eased fairly on the consumption totals and the good weather, they rallied moderately in the late trading on the firmness of July, that month recovering quickly from the effects of the consumption report and closing unchanged for the day. An other private condition report made the average 66.S, or fractionally lower than the condition average of the same authority two weeks ago.
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INFERIOR MOVEMEN
COTTON SEED nIL

NEW YORK, June 14.-A few liqUidating sales in July and local sell ing of September on favorable weather news carried old-crop positions in cot ton seed oil lower today, closing net losses being to 10 points, while dis tant months were quoted to points net higher. Sales, 4,300 barrels. Prime crude "B," .5o@.75c; prime summer vel low spot, 10.10910.50c; July closed 10.12c; September, 10.20c; October, 9.75c; December, Sc, all bid.
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tatoes was rather light; market about steady Receipts, new, AS cars; old, 21 cars; total United States shipments new. 875 cars; old, 115 cars Wisconsin sacked and bulk round whites, $1.25@ 1.40; Alabama. and Louisiana sacked Bliss Triumphs, $2.2592.5O; heated, $2g2.20; Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs, $19Oq2; North and South Carolina (barreD cobblers, $S.5O04, according to quality.
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INDEPENDENCE Kas., June 14>-A dividend of $2 per share was declared today by the Prairie oil and Gas com pany, payable July 31 to stock of record June 80. The Prairie Pipe Line com pany also declared a $2 dividend.
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FLAX MARKET
POTATO MARKET

DULUTH, Minn., June 14.-Flax closed: July, $2.36; September, $2.13B ; October $2.O9B.
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NEW YORK, June 14-The principal news today was that referring to a re- duction of soc barrel in Pennsylvania crude oil prices. The general market presented a somewhat mixed appear ance and the bulk of the turnover was chiefly representative of cleaning up at the weekend. Weekend trade re- views indicate that trade in general seems to be marking time. Consider able activity in the bond division on the up side of prices continues to be the order of things. Some of the motor issues continue to be under pressure, undoubtedly as a result of reports of slow sales. It would not be surprising if we are in a period where the sub stantial dividend-paying securities may lead the stock market out of the rut and probably bring about a revision of prices RenerallY.@John F. Clark & Go.
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HUBBARD BROS. 6 co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special cOnsignments of spot cotton for delivery.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

CASH GRAIN
 CHICAGO, June 14.-Wheat: No. 8, .$1.13; No. 3 hard, $1.15%; No. hard, $1.14. Corn, No. mixed, s2&c; No. mixed. s2Ac: No. ? yellow, S3Ac; No. yellow, 82M 6S2%c; No. 2 white, S3h @s4c; No. 8 white, S3c; sample grade, 76c. Oats, No. white, 50Q51hc; No. 3 white, 495s6 651c.
 Rye, No. 2, 76hc.
 Barley, 7e%S1c.
 Timothy seed. $507.25.
 Clover seed, $1101S.50.
 Lard, $10.47.
 Ribs, $10.12.
 Bellies, S10.37.
 Rye, firm; No. 2 western, S7c, f. 0. b. New York, and S5c, c. i. f. export. Barley, firm; malting, ss696c, c. 1. f. export. .ss..
 Other articles were unchanged. ST. LOUIS, June 14.-Cash wheat, No 2 red. SIS; No. hard, $1.11. Corn, No. ? white, s5@S6c; No. 2 vel low, 841a@S5c. Oats, No. 2 white. 52c; No. 3, 5o14 951c Futures closed-Wheat: July, $1.11% @111h; September, $1.13h. Corn; July July, 4sc. KANSAS CITY, June 14.-Wheat, No. hard, S1.07@1.22; No. 2 red, $LO7@10s Corn, No. 2 yellow, S5c.
 Oats,~ No. white, 51c.
 TOLEDO, O., June 14.-Clover seed, $11.20; October, SIPS; December, SIP. Alsike, $10.05.
 Timothy seed, $3.55 bid; September, $3!95; October, $S.s5.
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ELOIR MARKET

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 14.- Flour, unchanged. Shipments, 36 406 barrels.
 Bran, $1s.5O919.
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NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK. June 14.-FollOwlng is the official list Of transactions the New York Curb Ex- change giving all tocks and bonds traded in:
 INnuSTRIAI
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FOREIGN BONDS

2 Comp A7ucarea suE 7l1s... 95 05 a5
 l Russian 6l9s ctfs N c.. F I2 l2
 l solyay < Co 6s......,...l .l00n l66H loo4 D swiss 51as .......,......; Ss% osh 9S%
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NEW YORK BONDS
un,TEo STATES sonDs

NEW YORK, June l4.--Following are todays , high. low and closing prices of bonds the New York Stock Exchange and the tetal sales of each
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Stock averages By Associated Press )
STOCK LETTER

NEW YORK, June 14.-A 5Oc cut in Pennsylvania crude oil was announced shortly before the opening, which af- fected some of the oils to the extent of about point. The rest of the mar ket was rather mixed, with some stocks going up, while others went down. Weekend evening-up was responsible for this, as the market has been mostly going up for six days. New York Air Brake was strong, advancing to 44h. American Can was prominent, running up to 1099s. Studebaker acted heavy, although 1t did not lose much. Spe- cialt;es such as Colorado Fuel, Cast Iron Pipe and Industrial Paper held about the same as yesterday. Texas Gulf Sulphur was well bought at ad- vancing prices. Demand for Davison Chemical ran prices up to SIS, later reacting to 50.-Fenner & Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
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COTTON LETTERS

NEW ORLEANS, June 14-Cotton was under moderate pressure today, but took the selling remarkably well in view of the small consumption figures and ended unchanged for July and IS points lower for October. Most of the trade accepted the continued dry weather in the west as favorable, but reports of high temperatures and tele- grams from some good authorities cleain1ing the crop is not likely to make the gains in condition some are assert ing made sellers cautious and pressure was not heavy. It is well to remember that the census figures on supply in clude over 100000 bales which it was unable to prove recently. Even with this imitation, its figures show a loss of 550,000 bales since the end of April, and stocks in warehouses and mills are given as 930,000 less than a year ago. Present stocks in mills and warehouses are given as 2,284,000. The market still acts oVersold and we believe is a pur- chase on dips as long as the outlook is for a crop inadequate for world needs -Fenner & Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
 NEW YORK, June 14-The market this morning was under the influence of a favorable map, which brought about a moderate amount of profit-taking; but at times there were short spasms of buying on the idea that the weather has d possibly we may have some rains very shortly, which would cause a further setback in the crop. The market was extremely dull and there was very lit- tie business doing, but nevertheless prices held very firm for a market that has so little outside interest. We might say that we have had two or three telegrams recently saying that this good weather has helped the crop great deal, and if good weather con tinues 1t will enable the crop to i'm prove somewhat and overcome some of it's tardiness. We doubt very much if the crop will be able to come up to the standard that 1t should be at this time of the year, but we feel 1t must do so In order to be sufficiently pre- pared to overcome the difficult months 1t has to pass through Should the weather be favorable over the weekend, undoubtedly there will be some easi- ness in the market on Monday. On the other hand, should the weather be ad- verse, some advance can be expected as the market Is entirely centered on the weather at the moment. Liverpool futures are due. Monday: July, 17O9d. and October, 15,20d-Hubbard Bros. & Go.
 NEW ORLEANS, June 14.-The close of the week finds the undertone of the market steady in the face of the continuance of favorable weather in land and smaller domestic consumption figures for the month of May. Appar- ently the impression prevails that, while better weather has been expert enced for the past two weeks, the con dition of the crop has not improved to the extent generally expected, as noted by the mid-month private reports. The
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SPOT COTTON

NEW YORK, June 14.-Spot cotton, steady; middling, 29.20c.
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T,ONnON MONrv

LONDON, June 14.-Bar silver, 34 13-I6d per ounce. Money, 1h per cent; discount rates, short bills, 15-16 Q3 per cent; 3-months bills, 2 15-16Q3 per cent.
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NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK June 14.-FolIdwing are the open ing highest. lowest and closing quotatiOns on the New York Cotton Exchange:
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NEW ORLEANS COLON

NEW ORLEANS. June l4.-FollownR are the opening highest, lowest and closing quotations on the New Orleans Cotton Exchange:
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RA W2IIK

RIA WSILK NEW YORK, June 14.-Raw silk. firm; prices per pound: Kansai dou- ble extra cracks, $5.35@5.45; Kansai best No. l, $4.95@5; Shinshu No. 1, $4.sO @4.90; Canton extras, A, 14-16, $5@5.1O; Shanghai-China steam fiji gold double deer, $6Q6.25.
 BAR SILVER NEW YORK, June 14.-Bar silver. 66%c; Mexican dollars, 61%c.
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STEEL MARKET NEW YORK, June 14.-Steel prices were unchanged.
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW lORk. June l4.-FUbOwIng are Ioday'S sales high low and closing prices Of stocks listed the New York Stock Exchange:
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United States bunds are quoted in dollars and thirty seconds of dOliaru,
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Bran, $1S.5Oq19.