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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
POOR MECHANIC
FINDS WAY TO
TEMPER COPPER
Tells Tale of Getting ST.
100000 for Rights to
Lost Art,

By United Press
ST. LOUIS, July S.-What scien-
tific men have been trying TO do for
1000 years-to find a process for
hardening and tempering copper
which was lost with the passing Of
ancient Egyptian civihzation-an OBJ
scure mechanic of little education
and scientific knowledge is said to
have done in a brief period Of a
month of experimenting. He is
James Earl Cummings, SO, East St.
Louis.
Cummings. formerly was a railway
switchman. Before that he was a
truckman who had been forced be-
cause of lead poisoning. to give up a
previous job as a lead worker.
A week ago Cummings was at the
point where he felt he would have to
appeal to his friends for funds to
help him care for his wife and six
children. Today he says he is a
millionaire through the receipt of a
check for 81 500. 900 which a copper
company in Detroit paid him for the
process which he is said to have dis
covered. Moreover, he declares that
he is to receive a royalty on every
100 pounds Of copper produced by his
process.
1t was while cleaning a copper
gasket for his car, a low-priced ma
chine Of long service and worn
aspect, that Cummings declared he
fell upon the secret.
Il was cleaning the gaskets and
dipped them into a chemical mixture
had figured out as the best for
that purpose" he said. "One of the
Easkets was bent when I dipped it.
was surprised later that it would
spring back to its bent form when
tried to straighten it out.
81 didn't think much about It at
the time, but later I was talking to
some Of the boys and told of the Oc-
currence. One Of them was sur
prised. Jim, he said. If that's true
your fortune is made. Then he told
me how everybody had been looking
for that process for years.
Il remembered the mixture I had
in the basin and set about expert
menting until 1 found a mixture that
would give the copper a certain de-
gree Of hardness. Then I decided to
patent the formula. This almost
cleaned out all my money. You see
I was out Of work at the time.
Then a copper company invited
me to Detroit to conduct some tests
there. All the tests were satisfac-
tory. and got a check that almost
knocked me cold-$1 100000. It's all
like a dream. really"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
HOGS STEADY At
MONDAY PRICES
Price Range, S725 to $3.50
Others Firm.
Hog Prices Day by Day

In spite Of heavy receipts Of $4,000
hogs, prices held steady with Mon
days quotations. Demand was
strong from both shippers and out
siders. The price range was from
1925 TO $3.50. Medium mixed pork
ers were quoted at 1850 40.
Heavyweights were selling at $745
G75o. The bulk Of sales were made
at $3.50 40. Pigs We're steady,
with the market at s566.75. sows
were steady at $3.50 to S6.75 for
smooth packers and s6.4O to $3.50
for roughs. Lightweight hogs We're
moving at s7.Z5. Light mixed We're
moving at 1913 10 81. Receipts
sGere- about equally divided between
alhippers and local packers. There
= ere 224 holdovers.
Cattle trading rested firmly on
Mondays quotations. Little change
in prices occurred in lightweight
stuff. Steers were quoted at $40.
out InS best price pald was -. %.
Choice cows were bringing $3.50 and
choice heifers were moving at 1925.
The market was strong. Receipts.
1900.
Calves were steady at $3.50 for
choice veaIs. The bulk Of sales were
made at s1O.5O TO s11. Activity Of
shippers was said by some TO be the
dominant factor in the sustained
high prices established before the
holiday. Receipts. 1000.
Sheep prices were steady, with
none good enough TO bring higher
than $3.50. Lambs We're steady at
S13. Buying interest held up fairly
well and receipts of 500 appeared
heavy enough TO supply all orders.
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A. Lubian Behymer, dwelling. 2169 n.
Temple. $4,000.
n. A. Mccoy. furnace. 5452 Laurel.
\. Jones. dwelling. 4o1e BroOkville
I'd Ross. garage. 915 W. Thirtieth. $500
/. K. Giles. garage, 936 Rowland $3.50
Edward Haus. garage. $50 Moreland.
Francisco Csrelli, dwelling. $3.50 E
Guy Buckley. double. 2414 Sheldon.
Richard A. Poole, garage. 1855 n. Keal-
Frank 4. Throop. dwelling. 745 N
Anna G. oSIelia. reroof. 514 n. Riley.
c. Judson. reroof. 80 Whittier. $3.50.
John Emrick, addition. 949 E. Tabor
Lenora C. Haag, Aeroof. 1858 Virginia
G W, Frazier. furnace, 81 Eastern
Tiisie Genoa, reroof, 513 W. Vermont
w. 5. Bittrich. reroof. 1925 College
Harry Powell. garage. GAIL Ashland
Brode Morrow. double. 244s Paris,
stoeker & Blown, double. 1908 Kelly,
John Winter. rerooi. 1911 N. Gale
5000
Augusta wacter. reroof 10 E. Twenty
Fourth. $3.50.
Victoria Brown. remodel, 7os Somerset,
George saddlier. dwelling. sos W. North,
50 400.
F. W. Folke. garage. 2o51 Ruckle
4. E. Bunnen. reroof, e13s Ashland,
S270.
]. H. Lowe. reroof. 1921 Park. s41O.
Edward Rinderknecht. garage. 546 N
Keystone, 5000.
Robert Bryson. dwelling. $40 W. TWEEN
ty-Sixth. 81 500
William 7. Eagan. dwelling 1913 E
Tabor S4.450
William E. Esgan. furnace. 1913 E
Tabor. $3.50.
Arthur o. Main. addition. 521 Emerson,
500.
Standard Building and wrecking Com
pany. 1913 E. Michigan, garage, 81 500
j. A. Mcdonald. furnace, 1927 n. Penn
sylvania. S255.
William L. Rice. garage. 51ss Kenwood.
S4Oc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
PICK LA TOILETTE AIDS
Socialists Name Workers to Push
Progressive Ticket.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July S.-Th9
Socialist national convention today
laid plans to actively cooperate with
Progressives i. in campaign to elect
Senator Robert M. La Toilette
president on an Independent ticket.
A permanent executive committee
of seven members to handle details
of campaign and confer with lead
ers of the Conference for Progress
ice Political Action at the latters
next meeting in Washington July IS
was to be selected at final session
today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
INCOME COMFORTABLE
Wife, Suing for Divorce, Says Hus-
band Makes $500 a Week.

Alleging that Lawrence Burnett,
2063 College Ave, is guilty Of cruel
and inhuman treatment and told her
he doesn't love her any more. Mrs.
Elizabeth Burnett, zoos Applegate
St., has filed suic for divorce, ali
mony and custody Of a minor child.
The suit was filed In Superior Court
two.
Mrs. Burnett says her husband
makes $500 a week. Burnett was
convicted in Criminal Court recently
Of violating liquor laws. He ap-
pealed to Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
Tank WAGON Prices

(6ssoline prices do not include State
tax If &c a gallon.) 70
GASOLINE-Energee 22c gallon:
PurOl, 1879: Red Crown. is &c: Diamond
1920; Silver Flash. 22c; Standolind avia-
ton 23c
EROSENE-Crystaline. 1870 gallon:
Moore Light 1880; Arclite, 12.7c; Per
Afectitn 12.7c: Solvent. 35c.
n NAPTHA-LiOn Power Cleaners. % &c
"a gallon: V. NJ & p. 90 Sc; Standolind
Cleaners. %. sc.
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Other Livestock

CHICAGO. July S-Cattle-Receipts
5000. market fed steers and yearlings
slightly more active than Monday: steady
TO strong with low time yesterday: no
choice kinds offered: best early. S1O.25:
bulk. SS25 $50: best heavy bologna
bulls. S5I5 and above; vealers uneven
and sharply higher. mostly SOC up: about
S10d1O.75 to packers: choice kinds up 10
S11 11.50 and above. Sheep-Receipts.
10000: market active on natives: about
25c up SI3 a 1880: sorting heavier: cuus.
$3.50 G9: no action on westerns: bidding
around SOC lower; odd lots fat ewes
steady, IS q ). so: choice feeders steady
S12.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
Deer Learn Quickly

WASHINGTON-Quick to learn
tke advantage of Uncle Sam's pro-
lection, the deer of Glacier National
Park remained in the vicinity of the
part. administration buildings all
winter, according to report of the
bureau Of national parks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
Produce Markets

Fresh eggs. loss off. 24c; packing stock
butter. 24c: fowls. AZ lbs up. 2lc.
fowls. under Al lbs, I7c: cocks. lie:
springers. 1921 Glib. size. 32c: young
tom turkeys. IL lbs. up 23c; young hen
turkeys. lbs up. 23c; young hen tur-
ducks, lbs up. 13c: old tom turkeys
1Sc: ducks. lbs. up, 13c: spring ducks. 4
lbs. up. lie; geese. 10 lbs. up. lie:
squads, IL lbs. to dozen. 81.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
Nickel Sandwich Back

BOSTON The scent sandwich
has come back! True, it isn't much
more than a mouthful-a bit of
bread with cheese, ham, beef or let
tuce-but the way people line up in
Joe's place here suggests that it is
worth a nickel, anyhow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
American Telephone g. Telegraph Co.
10th Dividend


The regular quarterly dividend of
Two Dollars and Twenty Five Cents
per share win be paid on Tuesday, July
Is. 1924, to stockholders of record at the
close of business on Friday, June 90,
H, BLAIR Treasurer,
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continued FROM rage ID
not some legal way to force the rail.
roads into making them safe. II
what law we have is not enough
we're going to try TO get q law that
win give us more power"
Three Held to Jury
AS a step in this direction the
coroner recommended to city court
that three men held after the death
of two men in a crash at Twentieth
St. and Northwestern Ave. June q
be held to the grand jury. The
court did so, fixing bonds at $500
Those held: James c. Kelley, SIS
s. State Ave. engineer, and Thomas
Walsh, 315 S. Rural St, conductor
Of the Big Four switch train which
struck an ice truck, fatally injuring
Alonzo c. Whitaker, %, OF 49, W.
Twenty-First St, and Fred Hayes,
81, of 704 n. Illinois St NARROW
J. Buckingham. 543 Vinton St, the
truck driver also was held.
Municipal code provides a fine Of
not more than 5000. to which may
be added not more than ten days i'm
prlsonment for violation of the sec
tons providing for guarding cross
ings.
e. S. Kirby, Upton. Ind, division
superintendent Of the MCKEE Plate,
could not get to the coroner's office
today in response to a subpoenae In
the investigation Of the Thirtieth St
accident, so DIR. Robinson directed
him to report Wednesday.
Council Joins Crusade
City council Joined the crusade for
crossing safety by passing an ordi-
nance Monday night requiring the
Monon to maintain a flagman from
Z a. m. to p. m. at Forty-Ninth st.
View is INSTRUCTED there. The ordi-
nance, effective Immediately, pro-
vides fine of from $40 to 500 for
violation. each day to constitute sep
arate offense.
Asked why there were no watch
men at Seventeenth St, Twenty
Fifth St, and Sutherland Ave. Mon
day evening, F. J. DeGrief, general
superintendent of the Nickle Plate
here, replied:
I'VE do not have a copy of that
ordinance. We never got one and
consequently I am not prepared to
say what Is required. The situa-
ton is being investigated"
The municipal code containing
the ordinance was published in 1917
and hundreds Of copies of it are in
existence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
LUNGS FOIL BURGLARS
Man YeIs When He Hears Noise
Two Run.

Lungs prevented burglary at the
home Of John. F. Donahue, 80 N.
Hamilton Ave.
Donahue heard a noise at his bed
room window. He yelled and two
meneTan. His wife gave police a
slight description of the men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
KANSAS C|TYBALL
PLAYERS QU|zZED
IN GIRLS DEATH
Skiff and Scott Are Taken tc
Police Headquarters for
Statements.
By United Press

bV CHRtCu IFtSS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. July s.
Two members of the Kansas City
American Association baseball team
were questioned by police today aft
er death of Blanche Pierce. 81. in a
fall down an elevator shalt at the
Raddison Hotel.
Bill Skif, catcher, and Pete Scott,
right fielder, were taken to police
Headquarters and their stateme nts
taken. According to Mrs. Edith
Henry. manager of the hotel, sew
eral baseball players were staging
a party" on the tenth floor of the
hotel at the time the accident oc-
Cured.
Blanche Pierce and her sister,
Helen, were at the hotel together.
Helen denied they were on the
tenth floor where the party was be.
ing staged. but said they were visi-
ting frineds on the fifth floor. The
Pierce sisters conducted a millinery
store at Madison. Kan.
Scott and Skiff We're released after
making their statements. Police
announcea Mrs. Pierce and her
sister had attended the party given
by the baseball players in a room
on the tenth floor of the hotel.
About a. m, the sisters left
the room to go to their own quart
ers on the fifth floor. intending to
90 down the back stairs. An open
door leading to the freight elevator
shaft was next to the stair landing
and Mrs. Pierce mistook the eleva.
tor opening for the stairway.
Muehlebach RiIed
George Muehlebach. president OF
the Kansas City Baseball Club, today
ordered a thorough investigation Of
the trouble
This" said Muehlebach, may be
the answer TO the question the Kan
tbas City fans have been asking.
What is the trouble with the Blues
II I find that those players were
drinking it is going to go hard with
them.
In any event there is a. punish
ment coming because they are keep
ing late hours. That is against our
rules. 1t is evident TO me that there
IS a lack of discipline on the ball
club"
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SENATOR RALSTON
GAINS STEADILY
Continued FROM Page y

Adoo had dropped to 3l4 and Smith
to 35412.
Ralston rose to a new high o.
1879 as the drive continued through
the ninety-frst ballot Kansas swung
to him. McAdoo and Smiths vote
were practically unchanged. The
/ Ralston drive was nesting with
stiff resistance on the part Of the
Smith followers.
David Houston broke into the bal
/ loting for the first time since his
nomination when Illinois gave him
| two votes on the ninety-second bal
/ lot.
Houston's friends have been main
tanning large and expansive head
/ quarters here. but every one has ap-
parently been following the reques;
OF Lewis Stephenson, who placed
| him in nomination. with these words
Il do nor want any one to vote for
him until it has been definitely
shown that all OF the other candi-
dates are out Of it."
On the ninety-second ballot Rails
ton had 1868. and McAdoo had
dropped to 3551a.
At end Of that ballot, Frank c.
Davis Of San Antonio. chairman Of
the Texas State central committee,
moved that the National committee
be authorized to select a new place
Of meeting for the convention. The
Cbn{r 1pc1ara1 Tho motion ttau not
! In order.
why not?' called out Davis.
The chairman ordered the ninety
third ballot roll call to proceed.
The ninety-third ballot showed no
| material changes. Senator Ralston
showed a loss of IL votes. with Nc
Adoo 314 and Smith 1854.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
bulldog Revival

LONDON, July 9.-The bulldog
again is returning to favor in Eng
land. More than 200 of theem, with
scowling facese and fierce jaws, were
entered at a recent show. Several
Of the bulldogs were valued at more
than 1000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
Hay Market Prices

Wagon load lot prices hay and grain at
Indianapolis are as follows:
Timothy-S1S a % a ton: mixed 500 q
%; baled. SIS q %. Corn-S3 q S5c a
bushel Oats-506 SIC a bushel. Straw
Wheat. SO GIL a tea
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
Births
Boys

William and Elsie Wilson. So y. Gale
Roscoe and Dorothy Campbell, 11o1
Fayette.
Thurman and Inez Tidd. city hospital
Milton and Ruby Smith. s36 Minerva.
Lee and Elizabeth Wudrick 1926 Colo
RADIO.
Grover and Mapnda Puyear, 1925 Nor.
dyke
Edward and Alice Jones. 922 Nney St.
Grant and F1ay Sharpe. Methodist Hos
Dital
Oscar and Neoma Bradford. Methodist
Hospital.
Joseph and Alice Emond. Long Hospital
, Homer and Hazel Chenoweth. Methodist
lie and Helen oltean. Deaconess Hos
pital
Bernard and Vivian Curry 90 Brook
Walter and Marie Fultz. $500 Hillside.
Frank and Leona Dellahan, 1909 Pros
l. z. and Elree Looper. 2os2 Martin
osvaido and Luls4a Mar.utto. a2e N.
Ernest and Nav Moore. 1915 Olney.
George and Grace SchneDi. 977 Hos
Girls
Carl and Elsie Seitz. 1910 s. Eastern.
Abery and Frances McCarreIi. 912 Ham
Charles and Julia spnlman. 44a Di-
vision.
Farley and Gertrude Meyers. BAL N.
jefferson.
Floyd and Neenah Daniel. 90 S. Sen
ate
William and Lillian Trimble. 25o9 n.
Station
Biorn and Florence winger. Clark
Blakeslee Hospital.
Gales and Christina Anderson. 1888 E.
Seventeenth ST
Clarence and Helen Jessup Long Hos
pital
Thomas and velma Pyle Long Hospital
Hugh and Florence Marshall Long Hos
pital
Stewart and Lucia Wilson, Long Hos
pital
Van Pelt and snoeu Murphy. Methodist
Hospital.
Edward and Doris Holloway. Methodist
Hospital
Robin and Myrtle Sheppard. Methodist
Hospital
Herbert and Nellie Ralston, 345 S.
State
-, Joseph and Cecil HasseIberg. ADJ S.
Elmer and Medora Rogers. city hospital.
James and Litha Stokes city hospital
Carl and Edna Young. 2427 z. Six
teenth ST.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
St. Louis Man Traffic Sneaker

The Traffic Club will dine at the
SEVERN Thursday. z. G. Hopkins,
manager, department of public rela-
tons, NJ, K & T. Railroads st. Louis,
will speak.
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LIKE WHITTIER'S POEM
Thief Steals 20 Pairs of Sox, Man
Tells Police.

Avery McClain, 20 n. Norwood ST.,
was almost barefoot boy again
today.
Told police a mean thief stole
twenty pairs of sox out of his room,
along with other clothing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
STATE BANK STATEMENTS

Lost something? Find it! Phone
4 Want AID to MA in $500.
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Chicago Grain Table
Building Permits

CHICAGO. July s.-Carlot receipts we're.
Wheat II; corn. 1876: oats. 16S.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
POLITICAL NEWS
TRADING ON
STOCK EXCHANGE
Increasing Steel Operations
Add BuOyanCy to Many
Issues
= Average Stock Prices

Average price of twenty industrial
stocks Monday was 1921. up As. Aver
age price Of twenty rails was 1886. up 90
to new 1924 high. Average price of forty
bonds was 9O3S. up .OS TO new 1924
high.
BIZ UHited Press
NEW YORK, July S.-StOcks de-
rived some encouragement in the
early dealings from indications that
the Democratic convention was
rapidly approaching an agreement
on a conservative candidate.
Another stimulating influence was
the evidence Of increasing steel
operations around Sharon and in the
Youngstown district.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
OhiOans Clash

A row broke out in the Ohio dele
cation on the convention floor over
half vote credited to Ralston. Burr
d. Gongwer, Democratic leader in
! Cuyahoga County, charged the Dur
bin faction with stealing votes"
for Ralston. Gongwer said that Mrs.
w. NJ. Siddal Of Cleveland, an Ohio
delegate-at-large, before leaving the
convention floor. requested to be re-
cOrding as voting for Glass
Instead GOngwer charged, Charles
Truck Estate director Of agriculture,
recorded her for Ralston, Gongwer
and Truck met in the aisle. where a
wordy battle took place.
Frank c. Davis of San Francisco,
chairman Of the Texas State central
committee, moved further sessions Of
the convention be held in executive
session, but it was howled down on
a viva voce vote.
George Brennan was recognized
and speaking briefly to the delegates
that the deadlock must be broken,
moved a recess until Q p. m. p. m.
Indianapolis time. There were cries
Of mo, no."
j. Bruce Kramer stepped up, sec
onding the motion, also Brennan's
hope that something might be &C
complished in a discussion between
the various elements and interests in
this convention"
Kramer declared that II the con-
vention convened at p. m. without
something being offered he would
throw his entire Vote-that of Nc
Adoo-toward holding the convention
in order and at work until a nom
inee has been named.
st. Louis Man Talks
Charles M. Hay of st. Louis was
recognized and declared that unless
some delegations came prepared to
help nominate some one, instead or
devoting all their time toward keep
ing some one from being nominated,
it woulds make no difference whether
the convention kept on going or re-
cessed.
THE slogan of many during the
COHNeHIlOi, ne Seilub SSelueu W ne
he shall not pass.
He made It plain that he was first
for McAdoo, land my heart is with
him now" But, he added, neither
for McAdoo nor for the great Gov
ernor Of New York State, nor for
any other man lam I willing to tear
down the walls of our party, just
for the sake of any man."
He said he was willing to enter
conference for the selection of a
candidate, but he was not willing to
enter a conference with 100 different
men, all, of whom have their light
ming rods out.
His speech was greeted with a rosr
of applause and Immediately afteN
ward the convention recessed until
8 p. m.
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RAIL CROSSINGS
FOUND UNGUARDED


Continued From Page u
not some legal way to force the rail.
roads into making them safe. II
what law we have is not enough
we're going to try TO get law that
viii give us. more power"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08
Local Bank CIearingS

Indianapolis bank clearinEs Tuesday
were So 9S7. 900. Bank debts amounted
TO S6473 600.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-08

cANDYMAKING HoME-A complete manual for the home
maker containing full directions and hundreds OF
recipes for candy-makng.
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CONSTITUTION OF THE u sA neatly printed vestPocke
fundamental law OF the u 81 with uu
all the amendments.