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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14
Visible Wheat Supply Low
BY Thomson & McKinnon

By Thomson e McklnnOn
Within three weeks the visible
supply of wheat in North America
has decreased $4,000, 900 bushels, but
the consequen. tightening Of the
hedging load is very helpful in the
period of inadequate volume of
speculative trade. Crop prospect is
the controlling motive; news items
OF growth are less favorable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14
Millions of Bibles

LONDON, May 14.-Three million
Bibles or portions Of the Scriptures
were distributed last year by the
British and Foreign Bible Society,
which recently celebrated its 10th
birthday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14
Rubbers Depressed

Trading proceeded in leisurely
fashion in the late morning ana at
midday, with some sections of the
industrial list sluggish. Several rails
displayed strength. Rubbers were
depressed by further declines in
prices. Kelly Springf1eld reached a
new low on the movement at 1885.
u. S. Rubber common at 26s4 and
the 8 per cent preferred at TIA, as
against Tuesdays high Of rs. Oil
shares acted better. due to the fact
that the decline in crude oil prices
has not been general.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14
Family Likes Town

EPPING, England. May 14.-The
family Of G. Hummerston. who re-
Gently died here. has lived in Ep.
ping for more than 400 years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14
High Average in State 90

The average infant mortality rate
in Indiana, 1910-1914 before the de
partment was established was
ninety-six per thousand. In 1888
the rate dropped to eighty-five and
in 1922 it was sixty-eight per thou
sand. The mortality rate of mothers
has dropped from eight per thou
sand in the period 1904 to five in
1922.
AS part Of the maternity and in
FAINT hygiene work, 1900 children
We're examined by the department
in 1928, Dr. Sweitzer said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14
INF ANT MORTALITY
(. SHOWS DECREASE
IN HOOSIERDOM
BIackford County Makes
Greatest Progress in
Hygiene Work,

A baby's chances against death
from preventable causes until it Is
a year old are increasing in Indiana.
A comparison of the two fve-year
periods ending in 1920 and 1928, re-
spectively, show a general decrease
in the infant mortality rate, accord,
ing to DIR. Ada Sweitzer, director,
infant and child hygiene division.
State board of health.
Blackford County showed the
greatest decrease, 43 per cent. The
figures are based on infants under
one year old and show deaths per
thousand. In the first period an
average Of seventy-five babies out of
every thousand died annually. In
the latter leriod, the average was
down to 40, the lowest in Indiana
Other low rate counties are Union.
Benton, Noble, Jennings, Porter
| and Harrison, all under f1fty-fve
deaths per thousand.
Lake County High
Ohio, Vigo, Verrnilion and Lake
Counties are high with a rate Of
10S, 101, 112 and 126 for the first
period and a reduction to SO. SO, 81
and 105, respectively. for the last
| period. There We're slight increases
in eleven counties.
A table compiled to show the rate
for 1928 alone showed Brown County.
with an average Of 116 Infant deaths
per 1000; Lake County, Ill; Steu-
ben, 1902; Vermilion, 100.
Benton and Blackford Counties
show low rate of 20 and % deaths
| per 1000, indicating the effect that
the five years previous has had in
keeping the average high. Isolated
rural communities and solely indus
| trial districts suffer most.
! The lowest infant mortality rate
in the United States in 1922 was at
/ Seattle. in cities of over 100000
population, according to DR.. SWEET
ger. Its figure for 1920, 1921 and
1922 were 56, SO and 40, respectively.
| The lowest death rate in 1920 and
1921 was at Dunmore, Pa, which
had, respectively, 225 and 2S6 infant
deaths per 900. Bristol, r. L. had
rate of 202~ deaths in 1922 for a
! low record.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14
Local Seed Prices

Local retail prices of seeds Tuesday
thy, $3.50: alfalfa. SIC: alsi1e, S10412.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14
TOLEDO. May IL. Wheat

TOLEDO. May II. - Wheat-Cash.
s1IOh @111h Corn-Cash. 79G soc.
Rye-Cash. CSC Oats-Cash, 5212 a
531ac Barley-Cash. nc Cloverseed-
Cash, S11; October S121O Timothy
Cash and May, $3.50; September. $3.50.
teri q 42c Eggs-22 a 23c. Hay-S3O.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14
Local Bank CIearinqS

indianapolis bank clearings Wednesday
were S36O4. 600. Bank debts amounted
70 So 365. 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14

CHICAGO, May 14-wheat-No. 3 red.
S106; No 2 hard. s106% 6115t2 Corn
No. {, yellow. TN @76Ec. No, 3, ESQ
70 l &c: no 2 mixed. 76% a 77He; No, 3.
76a 76Ac: No. I. 74l5c: No g. 73c; No.
white. 7scc; No. 3. nc; No 4 74c; No.
g. 73c Oats-No. white AS q 4s a C;
No. T. ~ n 4Sc; standards AZ G45 4 @.
Barley-6e a roc Rye-No. 2, SO a
66Ac Timothy-S5 q7.25. Clover
$1,000 61S5O.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14
Chicago Grain Table

CHICAGO, May 14.-Car lot receipts
were: Wheat, SO; corn, So; oats 80.
Evening star., 1924-07-16

est pace q man can walk. Everybody
knows that the carts stop and that
lines Of them stand at the curb and
remain there until policeman COM
mands, Move on!'' And it has come
to be that a Policeman will often not
give the word because he knows that
as soon as he has left that part of
his beat the pushcart procession win
halt. The pushcart men are licensed
to do business. The District govern
ment accepts their money and gives
them a license to do business and
knows that they cannot do business
without violating regulations made by
the city authorities. The logical thing
would be not to license pushcart
venders, but if the license system is
continued the license should be sold
with the understanding, written in the
license, that vending is only allowable
in a specified district.
Once sidewalks were numbered with
stands from which goods were sold.
The time will probably come when
retailing goods from carts and wagons
in busy streets will not be allowed.
Perhaps the time win come when sale
Of merchandise from wagons will not
be allowed in streets in any part of a
city. but it will no doubt be long
time before the strolling huckster is
banished from residence streets. At
present he is filing useful Office and,
if he carry on his trade without noise.
is sill useful to the community.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
The World Flyers.

Americas world flyers hoped off
this morning from Paris. glad, no
doubt, to be free from the irksome
attentions that were showered upon
them from the moment they landed
from Vienna. They would have been
far more delighted If they had been
allowed to sleep during the thirty
six hours of their stay at the French
capital. But they had to be enter
tanned One report states that they
formance, at which they were the
guests of honor. Inasmuch as one Of
the pluciy flyers had broken rib,
their endurance Of the entertainment
is to be entered in the log Of the flight
as one of the accomplishments of
note.
London today; new motors there
and some other fixings to put the
planes in the best possible shape for
the Atlantic crossing, and then of
for the northern islands, for Iceland,
for Greenland and the American
mainland! From now on the bearers
of the American colors in the great
est air race ever known will be on
the home stretch. They are behind
their original schedule, but mainly
because of Interruptions at the very
outset, in Alaska. From their passage
over the Pacific they have been fly
ing not only on time. but ahead of
schedule.
Preparations are being. made al
ready for a reception here in Wash
fngton when these wonder men Of
the air reach the Capital. They will
be feted here as in Paris and the
hope is that they will be given a
chance to rest as we'll. They are max
ing world record, and as they ap-
proach the home shores admiration
for them rises higher and higher. But
they are only human beings, with
limits Of endurance. and they should
not be put out of commission by too
much attention when they have
reached this point. -
Evening star., 1924-07-16
Says Tourist Guide
Asked Fee in Capitol

To tie Editor Of Ths Star:
wish to call the attention Of the
proper authorities through TIE Star to a
little incident which is annoying to
visitors Of our national Capitol. My
granddaughter. 10 years old. who had
Hever been in Washington, recently ac-
compauied me to Statuary Hall in the
Capito1. where several parties nstened to
the explanations Of the guides Of the big
touring oarA The child listened with
patriotic fsrvor, and we wers following
'ene crowd to the sens4e chamber. In
front OF the picture OF The Father OF
Our Country" the guide suddenly stopped
his explanations and demanded IS cents
from each man or lady who did not be-
long to his touring car. When put nay
hand In my poclket a gentieman. ap-
parentfy an official Of the CAPITOL tapped
me on the shoulder and said: EVERY
thing hero In tho Capitol Is free to any
visitor from any section Of our country !;
that guide has NO right to demand
money from 2uyn0dy inside the Czpitol. -
I thanked the Gsaxlsman tor hts KeaaBur-
ing FemAxk sna cut ~ Inspiring WHIT
of my gran0eA1o - 0R nntjossl CaDdtol
'shoYt a =. THkFPE
Evening star., 1924-07-16

ball OF smoke and fame, followed by
q large fash Of flame.
From this 1t seems that not only
was the air-pressure mechanism not
functioning well, but that the gun
may have been fred while adjustment
was being made. The tragedy hap
pened during the firing of the eighth
salvo. In firing the third salvo, an
other gun in the same turret was
prematurely fired, and the court finds
that this was due to the foul bore
consequent to insufficient air pres
sure and gun not being properly
cleared of gas before loading" The
court finds that this gun was fired
prematurely while the firing circuit
was open and while the gun was in
loading position, but as the plug was
closed no damage was DONE"
The court finds that the number
of casualties was no doubt larger
than it might have been because .'of
failure to keep the safety doors over
the shell table closed, that the fire
in the upper handling room was
caused by the safety doors not be-
ing entirely closed" and by the pres
ence of unofficial observers, who
crowded the passageways, making ex-
it's more difficult" .-
These things carry their lesson.
The court made no recommenda.
tions, cenfining itself to findings of
fact. Secretary Wilbur and his tech.
nical staff have taken the document
under study to determine whether
there should be further action in con.
nection with failure to comply with
regulations requiring that safety
doors in turrets be closed during fir
ing, and also with regard to the
presence of unauthorized persons.
There is no doubt that all precautions
suggested by the tragedy will be taken
by naval authorities and that there
will be. at least for some time, scrupu-
lous observance of those regulations
which have been made as the result
of experience.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
Pushcarts.

The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association has brought the pushcart
question to the attention of the Dis.
trict Commissioners and has asked
that pushcart vending be restricted
to the area from 10th to 18TH and
B to C streets northwest. The essor
citation makes the point that farmers
selling produces at retail are restricted
to q prescribed space.
The pushcart question is an old one
and becomes an Irritating one at
times. An advanced thought might
be that pushcart vending Ii out Of
place in- streets in any business sec.
ton Of the city. The problem. Of
street traffic has become one with
many perpiexing factors. Siow-mov.
ing vehicles. impede and often tie up
trahdc. An automobile may not stop
in. the "fairway'' unless to let On or
of a passenger. There 10 not room
for parking and throughout the busi-
ness district there is time limit OF
parked cars and the Indications are
that the Restrictions will be frightened.
The pushc4rt vender chooses husy
streets for his operztinn. There In q
regulation, that it n,a1st keep moving.
but II It moves at ailtft Is at the Giow-
Evening star., 1924-07-16
Member of the Associated Press.
A Horrid Plot.

Another conspiracy of the big in
terests is in evidence, a conspiracy to
cheat the farmers of the country and
to defraud their champion, Robert NJ.
La Toilette, of his rightful political
heritage. This conspiracy detects it.
self. 1t proclaims its own guilt. 1t
shows its wickedness by it's very
maneuvers.
This conspiracy is manifest in the
sudden and marked advance in the
price of corn and wheat and oats
Wheat has gone up 20 cents bushel,
corn has reached $1.10 bushel and
oats have advanced to a new high
level. The walls of the Western farm
ers have turned to chortles of joy.
Motor cars are being bought by the
great gross out in the wheat belt.
Elaborate radio sets are being in
stalled. Prosperity is at hand. The
wicked big interests have transformed
the situation from gloom to gladness.
And all for what? To defeat La Fol
lette. To make the farmers believe
that they do not need champion to
lead them out of the wilderness of
debt and desperation. To cause them
to vote as they formerly voted, con.
servatively. 1t is a truly wicked game.
Can there be any DOUBT on the sub
ject? Can any one question that this
rise in the grain prices has been
manipulated? Is it not an old trick
~ $I,a i,,fa fro ool- f,
cease to wonder: Here were the farm
ers in a slough of despond in the
Spring, looking for a rescuer. with
low prices for their products in pros
pect. Here they are now with higher
prices enabling them to Iiquidate their
obligations and even to increase their
rolling stock and amusement devices.
Who else than the wicked interests
could have done such a thing?
Dame Nature perhaps smiles behind
her hand as she contemplaes the situa-
ton and hears the clamorous charges
Of the progressive politicians about
the denominations of the big interests
in working up the grain prices just to
fool the farmers into belief that they
are not so bad off as they thought
they were going to be. Maybe she has
ideas Of her own On the subject. May
be she has some inside information
about crop quantities and qualities
and supplies and demand. Possibly
she takes little stock in the corrupt
conspiracy claim. She has seen wheat
prices go up in other years than those
marked off for elections. She has seen
corn soar when there were no rescuers
scurrying over the prairies shouting
to the downtrodden to be of good
cheer, for aid is on the way.
Well, anyway. there are the farm
crs, there are the prices and there are
the new motor cars and radio sets, and
there is Dame Nature, smiling upon
everybody. 1t is anybody's guess who
wins.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
President O. KS Our Climate

The Washington climate has re-
ceived presidential Endorsement. 1t is
believed that fear of Washington Sum-
mer or Washington March has not
Stacked the desire of statesmen to pas IS
four or eight years in the White
House, but it has become usual to
speak lightly or warmly of Washing
toms Summer and to say rude things
in March about the backwardness of
Spring. It is the habit of many Wash
ingtonians to leave Washington in
Summer to find recreation at some
hotter place, but going away for the
heated term" has become a habit, and
it is known that habits are hard to
break.
Now comes President Coolidge, who,
I'M conference with newspaper men,
says that We are having excellent
weather here. and he is reported by
the reporters as 'emphasizing his sur
prise that Washington was much
more delightfully."- cool in July than he
had anticipated" The President is a
New England man. Being a New
England man he knows as much as
can be known about New England eli
mate. Yet this authority on New Eng
land climate speaks praisingly of
Washington Summer. The old Wash.
ingtonian who does not run away to
the White Mountains or the Green
Mountains or take a million dollar
cottage" at Newport just because the
Washington thermometer on one or
two days says 102 in the shade, or
because he leaves his footprints in the
Avenue pavement, thanks the Presi-
dent for the kind words he spoke in
bahalf Of Washington Summer.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
Historic Niagara Fort
Will Be Preserved

It is good news to all the Niagara
frontier to hear that the War De-
uartment has decided to devote
Sao 900 of the money made available
BY congressional appropriations to
the restoration OF the castle ut Fort
Niagara
Visitors to this shrine Of American
history in the last few months have
heen impressed by the danger that
nnIess repair work to undertaken
soon the. action Of Lake ontario's
raves on the north wall of the his
toric fort will cause 1t to tumble INTO
the water. 80
This money spent now will pre-
serve the castle in its original form.
That is the desirable thing A re-
huilt post, even IL modeled on the
lines of the old one, would not have
the kailowed distinction that the
present vsaeF1ble pile holds as one
q the f1st outposts of Ameriezn his
teTy.-Bu6410 News
Evening star., 1924-07-16
A Soviet World Revolt.

A tale that would be rated as fam
tastic if it were not for background
of reasonably corroborative facts
documents recently inspected there
show two things about Russia: One is
that the economic and financial condi-
ton. of the soviet republic is desper-
ate, with famine assured if great
credits are not secured from abroad to
stem the export of grain, upon which
the soviet depends chiefly for rev.
enues; another is that in these cir
cumstances the leaders are convinced
that the only thing that can save their
government is a world revolution.
The phrase world revolution" is
not a mere figure of speech, according
to this information. Elaborate pFepa-
rations, it is reported, are being Iaada
by the Moscow government, in CO.
operation with the Third Internation-
ale, for simultaneous communist up
risings in Germany. Poland, Rumania,
Bulgaria and Jugoslavia. These re-
volts will be accompanied by Rus
sian military attack upon Rumania
Bulgaria and Jugoslavia, and the lat
ter to extend into Germany.
Fantastic? Verify. Yet consider the
situation. The soviet experiment has
brought Russia to point OF bank
ruptcy, morally and financially. A des-
perate condition exists. The joint
ownership, non-capital scheme has
failed Halfway recognition has been
won for the soviet organization from
some of the powers, but recognition
the simple reason that nobody has
confidence in the capacity of Russia
to meet obligations. The industries
have failed to function profitably. The
peasants have been deprived Of their
initiative for work. One corrupt gov
ernment has been merely replaced by
another corrupt government. Fanati-
cal ideaIism has succeeded to fanatical
devotion to a worn-out monarchical
regime. The experiment, to repeat,
has fdlleQ, ana LnOS6 VINO are Charged
with its prosecution will not admit
failure.
A world revolution has been the
basic concept of the bolshevists from
the outset. Recurrence Of the idea is
not surprising. The Moscow viewpoint
is obvious. The readjustments from
the war have left most of the states
of Europe in a condition of discomfort
and despair. There is a strong. mill
tant minority of subversionists in
practically every country. A few
pushes here and there and these may
be set in motion. Given then a sharp
attack from the East and the whole
of Middle Europe will be in convul-
sion. That will be the soviet's oppor-
tunity.
This may not come to pass. Pros
poets Of disaster often fade away. The
croak of universal bolshevism has
been heard before, and has been dis
credited. But it is not to be ignored as
incredible now, in view Of the estab.
lisf1ed fact that the soviet state is in
extreme distress.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
Trade, Not Sentiment,
Irish Diplomats Aim

An Irish minister plenipotentiary
at Washington is a development not
unexnected but now assured Inc
british government has authorized
the proper representations 10 the
government of the United eta.ee.
and Prof. Timothy A SmlddE
with the dignities and duties OF tne
office to which he was aireaoy ap
nnintsd in advance of the imperiaA
apP Prof. Smiddy does not dwell upon
~ ar;ewoIs mains that have ac-
compsnied the birth OF the Irlsn
Free State. He is neither orator noa 1h
warrior, but an eeononlsIf; itM Is o ;s not @
a sunerpatriot who hopes to make
the Tree state independent OF Great
RritaIn and the world, but an aovo-
cate ofigternafiona,d nnd 'raIG raioices @ to see
y.sseIs again busy trafhcking be-
tTean ireland and world markets He
is now in the Cnited States to en-
courage that very. commerce and he
iS annarently more interested IN
%aking Irish 1aces and linens popu-
lar than he is in advertising her
poetry. .t... ...,s ..
trade. but there Is no DOUBT that tne
who. like her new minister. are busi-
" encouraging the resumption OF
orderly production in the disorgan-
lied countries. of ireland. Agricul-
tire and neighborhood industries
hold out fair hopes for the people
of the new dominion. It is to be
hoped that" the appointment of Il
minister sympathetic with this idea
and capable in its advocacy will be
followed by more prosperous trade
between his land and the United
States. And for whatever dignity
aocrues to the Irish Free State by
virtue of the privilege of dealing
directly with a foreign government
sincere congratulations are in order.
It Is another step toward achieving
the full status of; q self-goverriag
Observation-Disclosures Sun.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
Editors Not Entirely Agreed
On Educational Department

Of national concern" The Sioux City
Journal (Republican) insists there
should be a federal department OF edu--
cation. because more general education
would contribute not only to the well
fare of the Individual, but to an i'm
provement in the national life" In
advocating it. the Milwaukee Journal
Independently is confident the Pres
ident expresses the best educational
thought Of the country as well as the
thought Of all who consider seriously
the future citizenship OF the nation"
+ X
Suggesting that the Presidents
statement that it "does not mean any
Interference with the local control"
will be hotly disputed by States
rights defenders. the New York World
(independent Democratic) claims, 'ff
the proposed new Secretary of Educa-
tion has no powers that clash with
those of the States, he must inevita-
bly, seek such power or bow to the
decision that his department shall be
merely a clearing house for informa-
tion." In regard to the equa1i12tion
World holds .the President is right"
The New York Times Cndependent
Democratic) also considers the latter
view particularly sound, because 1n
View OF Ln6 IdCC Cudl, wuIlc dll Coil-
munities have the same obligations to
the children and to society, their
wealth and resources vary, and the
State treasury should be called upon
to supply the needed deficiency"
While the Omaha World Herald dn-
dependent) regards the Presidents
cideas as excellent, it disagrees with
his statement ax to the teaching of
sound economics In the schools. It
admits "it is . fine, splendid idea, but
the trouble is it won't work. The
reason 1t won't work is the same rea-
son that makes dog fights No one
can say with final authority what is
sound economics and what is not The
economists themselves can't"
In answer to the Presidents state
ment that America Il turning from
the things that are seen to the things
that are unseen" the Birmingham
News Ondependent Democratic) says:
True, the process Of turning may
seem as slow ~ the processes of evo-
luton. We caunot leave of national
scorn and. hztreds in q day. Many
generations must pass in the process
OF adding wisdom to power, morality
to greatness. But 1t is heartenfne to
be told that we are stumbling in the
right direction"