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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-29

swallow and call for your money back
IN two minutes if you cannot feel the
distressing symphonic Of your cold
fading away like a dream, within tina
time limit. Don't be bashful for all
druggists invite you and expect you
TO try it. Everybody's doing it.
When our cold or cough is relieved.
take the remainder of the bottle homo
to your wife and children, for Aspir~
cnal is by far the safest and most
effective. the easiest to take and the
most agreeable cold and cough
remedy for children as we'll as adults.
Quickest relief for catarrhal Group and
children's choking up at night-Ad-
Vertisement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-29
BRICK CONTRACT is LET
Allied Coal and Material Company to
Supply Playground Barn.

Contract for brick used in outside
construction of the cattle and sheep
barns at the State Playground was
awarded to the Allied Coal and Ma
terial Company, Indianapolis, Oh bid
Of $16.75 a thousand.
The Western Brick Company Of
Danville, H., received the interior
brick contract ar s1s q thousand.
Movable partitions will be used in
the cattle building at the request Of
the indianapolis Chamber of Com
merce. Use Of the building by conven-
tons is planned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-29
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN
UMAN hokum.

IL UMAN nokum-
HILL That is what you will find
IL in Sally. Irene and Mary"
It is this human quality which is
the saving grace Of this musical COM
edy which opened a three-day engage
ment at the Murat Thursday night.
Hokum is q legitimate form Of en-
tertainment, but there are different
grades OF the stuff. When a show
either by the lines or a member Of
the cast or both, can make an audi
ence laugh honestly I am not going
to put a curse upon 1t because we
haven't the original company. I am
concerned only with the product we
hSve with US at the present time.
The cast is a road show company.
It Is large in numbers but there is
only one member who stands out. Am
speaking of Eddie Fetherston as
Jimmie Dugan. an honest" plumber.
It Is Fetherston's human qualities
which makes his line of hokum mighty
close to a classic.
I think he INDUCES little too gen
erouEly In slang. This show doesn't
need it in such large qualities. Fether-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-29
IN WHICH EMILY DARRELL
PROVES A POINT OR TWO

Take any vaudeville entertainer
and there are times when he doesn't
connect with the audience.
Emily Darrell bumped right into
such a condition yesterday afternoon
on her first appearance at the Palace.
Some months ago 1 saw this woman
and her dog at another vaudeville
theater here and she was an easy
winner at that time with the same
material
Yesterday this woman couldn't make
the connection with her Palace au-
dience. Once when she cracked a sure
fire joke she turned to the musical di.
rector and said: IF that don't get
them, give up"
She didn't give up. but kept on wit
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-29
COLDS
Break a Cold Right Up with
"Pape's Cold Compound"

Take two tablets every three hours
until three doses are taken. The first
dose always gives relief. The second
land third doses completely break up
the cold. Pleasant and safe to take.
Contains no quinine or opiates. NIL
lions use "Pape's Cold Compound"
Price, thirty-flve cents. Druggists
guarantee Acknowledgement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-29
voGTs ROBIN is. SEEN
Harbinger Reported to Mayor Shank
by Faithful Observer.

When Michael Vogt. 1928 2. Mich
igan St.. sees an early robin, he re-
ports to Mayor Shank.
Vogt made his annual report late
Thursday. The robin was reported
soaring over the broad open coun-
try" north of Vogt's home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-29
PARTY IN HOUSEKEEPING
Schortemeier Says Republicans Solve
Own Problems.

The Republican party is cleaning
its own house and solving its own
problems, Frederick e. Schortemeier,
secretary of the Republican State
committe, declared before the Junior
Club at the Marion Club
Thursday night.
Schortemeier spoke on why Am
a Republican" He declared the Re-
publican party is the only agency for
sound government in the world.
Several candidates were present.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-29

Elwyn Bridgens, honorary colonel
$50
Of cadets at the University of Mis-
souri,, was suspended from school for
alleged participation in a lively
sorority party. Charges that a case
Of liquor was brought to the festiv-
tiles are being Investigated by uni
versity and county authorities. Sew
eral other students also were ex-
PEELED.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-29

RUsSIAVILLE. Ind. Feb. 20
Bishop Frederick D. Leete spoke to-
day at the Logansport district con-
ference Of the M. +. Church here.
DIR. George Il. Grose, president of
De Pauw University was the principal
speaker Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-29

Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, bishop
Of the diocese Of Bethlehem, Pa, is
the new presiding bishop Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. He
succeeds the late Rt. Rev. Alexander
c. Garrett of Dallas. Texas. He has
been a bishop since 1887.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. October 90 Omitted States
Department of AEriculture) Hogs
Receipts, 59, 9,o0o head: uneven: - TO so
lower; largely 80 to 40 off :. desira BILE
grades show minimum losses; poor de-
mand, top. 1890: bulk, good and choice
200 10 325 pound butchers. 1o.60a1o.s0: :
majority 16o to 100 pounds weight, e.65
a1o.40: better 40 to $50 pound aver
ages, largely 9.00aa.40; bulk packing
sows. 2.4oa9.65: desirable strong weight
slaughter pigs, mostly S:25as60.
. Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head: fed
yearlings and handy-weight steers FAIR
ly active; generally. steady: spots show
Ing strength; greater portion of run
made up of plain quality steers; West
ern and butchers stock meeting very
narrow outlet on early run: bulls, steady
to strong; veals. slow, % to so lower;
stockers and feeders fairly active,
around steady; best yearlings, early,
1928 few loads held higher :. bulk bet
ter kind nandy-weight and yearlings,
11ooa1o.0o: some strictly choice long
fed heavy Nebraskas without bid bulk
vealers to packers. a.06a9.Je: few to
outsiders upward to 1000; early sales
TO feeders. mostly 5.50a7.o0.
Shcep-Receirts. 10000 head: fat
lambs, II TO % higher: sorting mod
crate: bulk desirable natives. 13o5a
1919: outsiders upward to 1890. culls,
10O0a10.50 good to choice Westerns.
1340a13.15; best, 400; sheep steady
fat ewes, 5.00a6.75 aged wethers. 80 ;
feeding lambs strong; early sales, 1900
a132o: comeback Western as feeders
1925: ehort-mouth, range-breeding ewes,
7.10a7.25.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
GAS STOCK PLAN
HAlTEDBY COURT
Injunction Stops Baltimore
Officials Four Shares for
One Exchange.
nv Tie Associated Press.

nv tho Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, October 20.--The Cir
cult Court today was asked for an in
junction restraining the Consolida ted
Gas. Electric Light and Power Com
pany (of Baltimore) from putting
into effect plan for a no par value
common stock issue which the COM
pany proposed to launch tomorrow.
Judge Charles F. Stein signed an
order requiring the gas company to
show by October so next, why a
permanent Injunction should not be
allowed.
Tho court is asked to restrain an
issue Of four shares of common stock
without par value in place of one
share each at 800 par. without per-
mission Of the Public Service Com
mission. Attorney General Thomas
II. Robinson ruled in favor of the
corporation when the question was
submitted to him.
William Mines Maloy, people, s
counsel Of the Public Service Com
mission. instituted the injunction pro-
ceedngs as citizen of the State, a
resident of Baltimore, and user Of gas
and electricity on behalf of himself and
other consumers. 1t was declared
that the decision of the Attorney
General had tied the hands of the
commission.
The petition recited a report cur
rent in financial circles that the pur-
pose of the change was to permit the
company to raise its dividend rates.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
BANK DIRECTORS HOLD
OUTING AND DINNER
Educational Plans at Local Institu-
tute-Trading Slow on
Exchange.

The Northwest Savings Bank held its
annual directors dinner yesterday in Al
outing at the GaleSburG Country Cluh
including yacht ride on the Chcsa-
peake Bay.
Bank matters were not discussed NJ
Savage. president Of the institution. who
recently returned from Italy, spoke a.
the sympathetic interest in and sdmira
ton of returning Americans for IT,
Italian people. and OF their eterrnin"d
and successful efforts to recover from
the effects of the war.
Program mt Institute.
Agency" A commercial law sub
jeCt. will be discussed at the inttia
session of the American Institute of
Ranking tonight and also on Wednrs-
day. ''Proprietorship and Businese
Organizations" by Joseph *. Meyer
will be conducted before the new ac-
counting class tomorrow night ana
on Thursday Eliot II Thomson WI
discourse on Paying Teilers Depart
ment." On Friday night "DlstrIbu-
ton is scheduled before the stand
ard economies class and "EauE
Loans-Investments' before the credits
students.
The regular meeting OF the board
of governors viii be held Wednes-
day night.
Local Exchange Quiet.
The Washington Stock Exchang,
WAS in a lethargic state this morn.
ing. and one of the dullest session.
of the year ensued. Railway pre-
ferred stock was strong at 20. :"
shares changing hands. while Ian
ston was likewise firm at the same
figure.
Washington. Baltimore and An
napolis Us sold to the extent o.
$4,000 at 81 downward 10 81 -, and
$4,000 Railway Is brought -.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
MARYLAND CROPS SHOW
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT
Total Production Will Be Under
Last Year in Spite of
9 Per Cent Gains.
Special Dispatch =, Tho Star

Special lcspa t"h 10 Tho Star
BALTIMORE, October While
growing crops in Maryland show .
per cent Improvement in condition
over last month, production generally
will be less than it was last year. ac-
cording TO a bulletin just issued by
John :. Dennee. United States De-
partment of Agriculture statistician
in this district.
OF Is major crops. 10 show de-
creased production from last year.
the bulletin showed Crops with
greater production this year than in
1928 are barley, oats. Irish potatoes.
hay and peaches. The Increases are
slight in all except hay, which shows
a yield of 10000 tons, against 10000
tons in 1923.
Crops with smaller yield this year
than in 1928 are corn, wheat. buck
wheat. canning. corn. tanning tonra-
toes. sweet potatoes tobacco. apples,
pears and grapes.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
SPOT COTTON LOWER.
Price Drops Little-Cent Per
Pound in Weeks Sales.

The average price for middling spo.
cotton In 10 designated spot markets
declined a little over cent a pound
Fridays quotation being 2e.SS, as
compared with 23.4s a week ago and
29.2o last year. the Department of
Agriculture reports.
The volume of spot transactions in
the 10 designated spot markets for the
five business days of the week (Mon-
day being holiday amounted to
1860 bales. as compared with 1884,
$50 bales for the previous full week.
Weather conditions throughout the
cotton belt continued fine, which had
further tendency to improve the
grade of the offerings. which was re-
ported as average middffng and bet
ter.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES.

CHICAGO, October 20. - With
weather conditions favorable for the
crop movement in Canada, wheat
underwent a decided setback in price
today during the early dealings. A
decline In Liverpool quotations tend
ed also to weaken values here. On
the declines. though, houses with ex-
port connections became good buyers
of the December delivery. The open
ing. which ranged from x to 1c lower
with December 1.4sk to i.4sst and
May 1.52Is to 1.62%. was followed
by a decline that in some cases went
more than cents under Saturdays
finish.
Fine weather together with wheat
weakness tended to ease down corn
and oats. After opening at 4 to &c
lower. December 1.0Sla to 1.o9, the
corn market continued to sag.
Oats started unchanged to &c off
December 53h. Later there were
losses all around.
Lower quotations on hogs pulled
down the provision market.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
COTTON REPORT OUT.
Census Bureau Gives Figures o,
Mill Consumption.

Cotton production and distribut ION
for the season 1884 3 compiled by
the Census Bureau in its annual re-
port. shows the total supply to have
been 12.7c",2s6 bales and distribution
to have been l2,903.1I6 hales. The
excess of distribution over supply
1880 bales. was due princi pally. IL
was explained, TO the inclusion in all
distribution items OF the city crop.
which consists of rebaied samples and
pickinss from cotton damaged by fire
and weather
Ginnings during the twelve month
ending July 81. 1924. were 1n.12s.Ih<
bales. net imports. 21o,11a bales. not
exports, 5,S41.10S bales; quantity cor
sumed. 5.sso.534 bales. and quantjt.
burned, 90 nU0 bales
Evening star., 1924-10-20
New Orleans Quotations.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. October 20 tSpe-
ciaD.-Potatoes-Whitn. 100 pounds.
50al.j0; barrel. 75a225: sweet pota
toes, barrel. l.50a3.75; vans, barrel,
2.75aS.00; beans. bushel LOCAL 80
bets, 100. 3.00a5.00: broccoli. busheI.
3Ja40; cabbage. 100, 3.00a5.oo: car
rots, 100. 3.o0a5.00; savoy. busheI So
ass: celery, crate. 1.5oa2.oo; corn. doz.
1Ja30; cauifower, crate, l2ja2. 30
bushel. 5oal.5o: onions. 100 pounds.
15ao.G0; peppers. basket. 4oa65; spin
ach basket, e5a35; packing stock,
bushcl 20a@5; savoy cabbage. hushel,
50a65; pumpkins, 100, 5.o0a15.o0.
tomatoes. basket, 4oa75; packing
stock. bushel, 1.00a1.20; turnips,
basket, 40a50.
Apples-Barrel. 2.0oa5.0o; bushel, as
s1.15; grapes. basket, 1.00a1.lo: grape
fruit. box, 400a5.5o; peaches, bushel,
l.00ae 90: pears, basket, l5a25: bushel,
l.2Ja$.25; ounces, bushel. l.ooal.oe.
Selling Prices mt Noon.
wheat-No. . red Winter. spot,
t.57a.: No. . red Winter, garIicky,
1.51i. No. > rcd Winter, garlicky,
1851
sales-Bas lot Of nearby at 1.3s.
Corn-Cob. old yellow, $50 per bar
rol: old white 6.@5 per barrel; track
corn. yellow. No. =, l.@a asked.
Sale cs-None.
Oats-No. nov, s1'e asked per
bushel; No. 2. 60is asked.
Rye-Nearby, 11oa1.co: No. rye,
spot, 1.3oi1.
Hay-Receipts 80 tons. The de-
mand for hay is moderate and con-
fined almost entirely to the better
grades of timothy and light clover
mixed. Medium and low grade hay
in ample supply is slow sale at ir-
regular discounts.
Quotations today: No. l timothy,
21.o0; No. timothy, 1a.5oa2o.50; No.
timothy. 17.o0a1s.0o: No. 1 light
clover. mixed. Is. .50al9.00: No. 1 clover,
mixed. 17.50a1S.00; No. 2 clover mixed,
1J.00a16.00
Straw-No. wheat, new, 12.00a
1900; No. ! oat, l3.00aI4.oQ.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
BUMPER SUGAR YIELD.

NEW YORK. October 20.-The la2
French sugar crop is unusually good.
the present yield being estimated q
100000 tons of refined sugar, against
100000 tons last year. according t.
the Bankers Trust Company of New
York. Sugar crop conditions have
been generally favorable throughoui
the whole Of Europe. The total Flu
ropean production-js expected to yirid
between $500. 600 and $4,000 tons.
against 100000 tons last year
Evening star., 1924-10-20
NEW YORK EGG PRICES.

NEW YORK, October 20.-EEgs-
Irregular; receipts. 1875 cases: fresh
gathered extra first, 4Sa52; do.. first,
40a47; do. seconds and poorer, 33a3s;
nearby hennery whites; closely se-
lected extras. 79aS2; nearby and
nearby western hennery whites. frsts
to average extras, 56a78; nearby
hennery browns. extras, 57a67; Paci-
fic Coast white, extra, 74a7S; do,
firsts to extra firsts, 56a72; refriger-
ator extra firsts. 39a391s; do, flrsts,
SASSY.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
WILL VOTE ON PURCHASE.

NEW YORK. October 2o.-Stock
holders of the Baltimore Gas Appli
ance and Manufacturing Compa ny
will meet October % to ratify ths
purchase Of the William NJ. Gran.
Company of New York, large manu-
facturer of gas appliances. II is
planned to organize a new company
TO be known as the Standard Gas Ap-
pliance Company, with resources ex-
ceeding S4,000,o00. George II. Warner
for years vice president of the Cram
Company. is slated for the presidenc.
of the new corporation.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
RAW SILK LOWER.

NEW YORK, October 20 Especially.
The raw silk market fell back to-
day. losing most of the price gains
which it made on Saturday. XxA
and xxB were down 20 cents at Sc. o5
and $6 respectively. Canton I4.l6
and 20-22 were down cents at S5.75
and $40. The other grades were
The cotton goods mar
kets were quiet and featureIess. Print
cloth quotations again We're 5-s for
Ct and 60 and 8 SIS for 6S by ~
Evening star., 1924-10-20
GAINS MAINTAINED
BY LIBERTY BONDS
Treasury 4 1-2s Near High.
est Point of All Time.
Today's Offerings.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispntch TO Inc star.
NEW YORK, October 2o.-The i'm
pressive feature in today's trading In
bonds was the quiet strength of the
giIt-edge investment grade. All the
Liberty Loans were firm around last
weeks closing prices and the Treas
ury 4Hs sold approximately at their
high record for all time. 1t was the
same with the first mortgage rails.
Atchison general As, considered the
standard of quality. sold at 80 for
the first in month and only a peint
below the high record for the year.
New York Central 5s sold at par.
Ease In Money Factor.
Again today. as last week, the
bond market gave unmistakable tes-
timony of the ease in money. Such
foreign financing as has so far been
accomplished has made no impress
vestment capital.
The new German rs steadied down
after last weeks rise. They still
sold at premium Of lis to ia
points over the offering price. where
supply and demand seem about bal
anced. French bonds failed to inn
prove much. although 1t was stated
that new French loan was not in
immediate prospect Today's report
In Preparation
Among the speculative rails. the
features were the Seaboard and the
st. Louis-San Francisco issues. All
the Seaboard bonds were in demand
the 6s crossing 81. The buying of the
st. Louis San Francisco obligations
went along with the strength in the
stock.
New Land Bank Offering.
Price changes In the fractions were
mixed. Interborough 5s were strong.
Third Avenue adjustments were
heavy. Chicago Railways Is were
active at or just above the low of the
year. The Warner Sugar issues lost
more ground and the copper and su-
gar bonds generally were heavy.
Today's new issues included 81 ,000.-
900 first joint stock Land Bank of
New Orleans 5s due 1914 to yield 4.S0
per cent TO the redeemable date.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
WALL STREET BRIEFS,

NEW YORK, October 20.--On Janu-
airy ., 1925, the Standard Oil Company
of New York will redeem all of it's
$26,00O.000 z per cent serial gold
debentures, dated January 3, 1921, at
105 and accrued interest.
The Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Com
pany Of Toledo. Ohio, has declared
an extra dividend Of SO cents on the
common stock, payable November !
to stock of record October -.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
FLOUR EXPORTS HEAVY.

BALTIMORE, October 20 (SpeciaD
Food exports from Baltimore for
the week included 6s5,616 bushels Of
grain, divided as follows: 298,610 Of
wheat, 1922 barley. $4,000 oats and
25.714 rye. In addition. four was an
important item. There were exported
61,ss3 barrels Of wheat flour and l,44s
Of rye flour.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
CLOSE is UNSETTLED.
Selling in Steels Offsets Gains in
Rail Shares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 20.-Today's
stock market was a two sided affai ir.
Selling of the independent steels, in
anticipation of a poor quarterly re-
port by Bathlehenn on Thursday, was
counteracted by the strength of in
vestment rails, particularly in some
of the roads in the proposed new
Nickel Plate" system. Sales ap-
rCloxima ted 72J, 900 shares.
Tho dosing was irregular. United
States Cast Iron Pipe was hammered
down 5t4 points on announcement of
:Ln unfavorable court decision in New
Jersey. General Electric and Beth
lehem Stel s. to 405s, a new 1924
low, in the final hour.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October 20.-Foreien
exchanges steady. Quotations Gin
United States dollars)-tireat Britain.
demand, Ass; cables, 4.4e1a; 60-day
bills on banks, 4.461s. France. de-
mand. .052lla: cables, .0522. Italy,
demand. .04S5io; cables, .043S. Bel
gium, demand, .o4sl1a; cables. .o4sl.
Germany, demand (per trillion), .237s
Holland, 1913; Norway. .l425: Sweden.
.265s; Denmark. .1716: Switzerland.
1920; Spain. 1913; Greece, .0l74; Po-
land, .l9l4; Czechoslovakia, .02sS;
Jugoslavia, .0145; Austria. .000014is
Rumania. .0056: Argentina, 300:
90.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
WESTINGHOUSE ORDERS.

NEW YORK. October 20.-New or
ders booked by the westinghous-
Electric and Manufacturing Company
in the third quarter of 1924 totaled
s34.10o,000. representing decreasc
of IL per cent from the ageregatc
of the preceding quarter. For ths
first half of the company's fiscal year
bookings amounted to s74.13a. .n"P
contrasted with $50. .5s9 n66 in III
corresponding period of 1898.
Evening star., 1924-10-20
JORDAN'S SALES HEAVY.

NEW YORK, October 20.-The Jo"-
dan Motor Car Company reports tn.
largest volume of business in its his
tory. sales in the first nine months
of 1924 having reached s9.2i5.50>
Profits before Federal taxes amount
ed TO s65s.444 The balance sheet As
of September 80 showed current liza
bilities of s.16,54S and quick asset
of S2.SGGa,3Sa