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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
FARMERS BENEFIT
BY STEEL RULING
OF TRADE BODY
Pittsburgh Plus System of
Fixing Prices Abolished
by Commission.
BIZ Tnitef Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, July ga
100000 GOO annual saving in the cost
of steel to farmers in eleven western
States IL promised by the Federal
Trade Commission in a sweeping
decision, ordering the United States
Steel Corporation to abandon the
Pittsburgh plus" system Of fixing
the price of steel.
The attitude of the United States
Steel Corporation, controlling so Per
cent of the steel industry of the
country, regarding the commissions
decision. was awaited with great in
terest today. especially as to whether
the corporation will contest the de-
cision in the courts.
Bitter Fight
The Pittsburgh plus" question
provoked one Of the bitterest fights
ever brought before the Federal
Trade Commission.
The system, which decision of the
commission outlaws, is that by
which the steel corporation and each
of its subsidiary plans fixes prices
for steel outside the Pittsburgh dis
trict. The price formula is: Base
price at Pittsburgh, plus sum equal
ling what the freight charge from
that city would be. This meant
that wherever a steel purchase was
made the buyer had to pay the
price at Pittsburgh plus freight
rates from Pittsburgh even if the
product were delivered from a
point nearer the purchaser.
Among the most important effects
Of the abandonment OF the Pitts
burgh plus system, the commission
declared in its decision, will be to
strengthen the steel centers out
side Pittsburgh, returning to the
southern and western steel con-
sumers the natural advantages Of
their localities.
Other Evils
Specifying other alleged evils in
the steel industry that the decision
will eliminate, the commission says
abandonment of the Pittsburgh plus
system will bring about price com
petition and viii decentralize the
steel industry and industries con-
Stunning steel.
Commissioner Gaskin issued a dis
senting opinion, declaring the com
mission to be without authority TO
restrain the steel corporson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23

II mean that Leedon, for old times
sake. was hiding me when you were
dickering with him today. I over
heard your talk. And I decided that
half OF three hundred thousand
would just about fix me up. Don't
try to draw q gun; I've got you COW
cred through my pocket" he de-
clared.
Continued In Our Next Issue)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23

And now, with 100000 to be mine
next week, my plans became clean
cut, definite, not mere chaotic hopes.
1t would be simple. l would go to
Australia. / would stay there two or
three years. Then I would return
to America. I would go to that city
where I had been born and brought
up, and where my family was known
and respected. l would join my ia
theirs clubs; 1 would enter into the
civic life of the community. I would
even-and this was the compelling
force behind my plans-marry.
1t was spring; only a few days
ago I had felt the urge to lead the
normal life of men of my age and
tradition. I wanted to take a pretty
girl motoring, to dance with her, to
squeeze her hand, to kiss her, per-
haps to make her love me, to love
her, to marry. I could possibly do
all these things now; but If I were
not honest, l was at least honorable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
RAILROADS FIGHT ORDER
Seek to Enjo.n Commission From
Enforcing Coal Rates.

I Nineteen railroads in Indiana are
asking temporary and permanent
injunction enjoining the Indiana
public service commission from at
tempting to enforce an order Feb. Is
by which rates on coal in instra-
state shipments were reduced. The
bill Of complaint was filed in Federal
Court, Tuesday.
The railroads allege the proposed
reduction would be confiscatory and
they would lose about 1915, 900 an
nually should the lower rates go into
effect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
SUMMER FIGHTING TIME
Assault and Battery Cases Lead in
City Court, WiImeth Says.

During the summer there are
more persons brought TO city
court charged with assault and bat
terry than any other time Of the
year. said City Judge Delbret o. vii
meth. at the Rotary Club luncheon
at the Claypool. He said in winter
the majority of cases were petit
larceny, due to the theft OF food,
fuel and clothing. Efforts Of police
to enforce the law was commended.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
KAHN BUYS BUILDING
Purchase Price of Three-StOry Struc-
ture Is S32, 500.

Purchase Of a three-story building
on the southeast corner of Illinois
and South SITS. by Edward A. Kahn
at a consideration Of approximately
S32 500 from Mrs. Emma Carroll of
KnightstOwn, Ind, was announced
today. Kahn said the building was
purchased for investment purposes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
COFFIN AWAITS DECREE
Republican Chairman Temporarily
Out of Precinct Scrap.

George V. Coffin, Republican
county chairman, will keep his
hands off the contest for the office
Of precinct committeeman Ninth
precinct, Twelfth ward, until after
the Marion circuit court has passed
on the matter, he said today. Fred
S. Beck and Emanuel Wetter are
the contestants. Beck was declared
elected originally. Wetter won on
the recount. The case then was ap-
pealed to Circuit Court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
REV. LAIR LEAVING
Seventh Reformed Church Pastor
Moving to BucyTus, Ohio.

Announcement was made today of
the resignation of the Rev. w. H.
Lair as pastor of the Seventh Re
formed Church, S. Pennsylvania and
Hoefgen Sts., and Zion Reformed
Church. south of the city.
The Rev. Lair had been pastor of
the two churches for five years. He
Will leave Aug. is to become pastor
Of the MILESTONE Pharge Reformed
Church at Bucyrus, Ohio. Farewell
service will be made Aug. II.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
RIVER RACES PUBLIC
L. S. Naval Crews viii Hold Re
gatta on White River.

Rowing and sailing races will be
staged on White River at Camp
Shank, Sunday. at p. m. by mem
bers Of the Indianapolis naval re-
serve corps and teams from Logans.
port.
The races will be the second Of a
series to determine which crew will
attend the Culver regatta in Aug
ust. Contests will be public.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
FACTORY COMING HERE
Arts and Crafts Furniture VIII Be-
Manufactured Exclusively.
scopyrighl, 1924. by NEA Service. Inet

Plans are being completed for tha
LOCATION in indianapolis of the Arts
and Crafts Furniture and Novelty
Manufacturing Company in the 1900
block on Reisner St. Factory Wilt
be erected soon. Exclusive lines OF
novelty furniture will be made.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
BOBBED HAIR RECORD
Baby, 10 Days Old, Visits Barber
Shop.
By United Press

BIZ Untted PfeSS
COLUMBUS. Ind, July 23.-Rd-
gar Hoffman. Jr, 1O-days-old boy.
today claims to be the youngest bar
Der shop patron. In custody of his
mother, Edgar, Jr.. visited a local
tonsorial parlor and had his hair cut.
The boy had a heavy growth of
black hair at birth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
Fall Fatal to Two

BIZ Times Special
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, July 23.-rn4
jufies received in falls from cherry
trees last week have proved fatal
tc Mrs. Emma Carpenter, At. and
Robert kearn. 10.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23

ri AY making causes these
IRI accidents at Button:
LII James Price was struck
in the face with a pulley used 20
haul hay UP to the loft. Dan
Miller of Tocsin had his right
hand caught in a hay fork.
Miss Elizabeth Rupright was
also cut by a hay fork.
Doctors made hay too.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
SECOND ATTEMPT WINS
FIT. Wayne Woman Found Dead by
MOther-in-Law.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, July 23.-Per-
sistency triumphed in the desire of
Mrs, Sadie Shaheen to end her
troubles.
Her lifeless form, hanging from
the end Of rope. was found by her
mother-in-law late Tuesday. 1t was
Mrs. Shaheen's second attempt to
kill herself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23
HOOSier Briefs

THERIFF JESSE J. SMITH
of Shelbyville received a re-
port from Ed Parish, that
a lion had escaped from a circus
train en- route to Columbus and
was wandering over the fields.
Sheriff chose Eliza Crosby, James
Briggs and Sanders McKenney as
deputies and set out for the hunt.
The lion turned out to be a big St.
Bernard dog.
Bad luck was too swift for Swifts
at Lebanon. John r. Swift was
painfully burned when shocked by
a frequency charger at the traction
office. Harry Swift injured his ankle
when struck on the foot by a brick.
LBERT O'HARA, Circuit
Al Court bailiff at Muncie.
Ill is out of season. He
slipped on some ice and fell. He
was filing up the water cooler
when the accident happened.
Loyal G. Minear, Lafayette High
School professor. while building a
sandbox for children, used a small
Ratchet to remove a nail. A small
piece Of the steel struck him in the
eye. Complications followed, max
ing removal Of the eye necessary.
R. AND MRS. CHARLES
I'M MINERS Of Greensburg
I'll hope it won't rain any
more. While on a visit at Gin
cinnati they took Nride on a
roller coaster. Mr.. Miners got
excited and stuck his cigar in
his umbrella, setting it on fire.
1t was completely destroyed
when the ride was over.
Uno. small rat terrier and known
to practically every business man
in Lafayette. is dead at the age Of
20 years. Uno first gained promi-
nence when he adopted himself to
the late Judge Charles Blake and
has been a familiar figure in Circuit
Court ever since.
Willis Conner of Columbus tells a
real snake story. Saw a four-foot
blacksnake crush a three-foot spread
ing viper TO death. = Battle lasted
thif-tv-fiTe minutes he said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23

Willis Conner of Columbus tells a
real snake story. Saw a four-foot
blacksnake crush a three-foot spread
ing viper TO death. = Battle lasted
thirty-five minutes, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-23

N LBERT O'HARA, Circuit
TAI Court bailiff at AIuncie,
Ill is out of season. He
slipped on some ice and fell. He
was filling up the water cooler
when the accident happened.
Evening star., 1924-08-28

She wasn't going to let those peaches
spoil, and she managed to get them
preserved before the tremendously
busy day was done. That Is charac-
teristic: she gets what she wants
and she accomplishes what she sets
out to do.
And among the things she has set
out to do, now that the people have
virtually invested her with the
power, is to give every possible aid
10 State schools and the University
of Texas. The furtherance of educa-
ton is one of her cherished ideals.
Il want, too" she says, ito institute
reforms in the regulation of the
affairs Of our prisons.
Hopes to Aid Priaoners.
II believe that lash and horse and
other cruel means of Furnishing con-
victs should be abolished. Prison
farms should be done away with.
Hope should be instilled in the hearts
of convicts that they should go forth
from prison doors bent on a mission
to help society rather than as a
potential menace"
Ma Ferguson is an idealist, but she
is a practical one. She has a clear
vision of what she believes to be the
reforms needed in her State, and her
lips are shut tight in a firm deter
mination to institute them. She is a
klan opponent and has been abso-
lutely fearless in her avowal of the
fact
There have been those who have
hinted that Ma Ferguson will be but
Evening star., 1924-08-28

the first. year, and points out with
pleasure the stand" of the cotton
and the absence Of weeds and grass.
If the visitor is sufficiently inter-
ested-and he is pretty sure to be, for
Ma Ferguson has the qualities of
magnetism and the force of person
ality that communicate her own in
terests to her :companions--she will
round out the picture of her life's
setting, before going back to the
house, by going a little way along a
trail that winds among dense trees.
Nearby is a cleared square-the old
family burying ground.
Back in tho city-the final stroke
in the picture-she points out my
church" She explains she has been
a lifelong Episcopalian, and express
that church here in Temple.
wouldn't Let Peaches Spoil.
Mrs. Ferguson's interest in the
daily routine of her own household
is no less intense than her interest
in the farm. One day when the cam
paign was hottest, an old friend at
Tyler sent her bushel of unusually
fine peaches. She had lot to do that
day--a huge lot of kilograms and
letters had to be answered, and a
visit to the downtown Office had to
be made, to the accompaniment of
another batch of congratulations,
pledges of support and requests for
information.
But the housewife was not swaI-
lowed up by the political candidate.
Evening star., 1924-08-28

a nominal governor, and that Jim
Ferguson, her husband. will be the
power behind the throne. Some of
these hints reached the ears of Mrs.
Ferguson and she repudiated them in
no uncertain terms.
II want to say right here" she
said, when the voters of Texas elect
me--it's me-Jim Ferguson won't be
governor any more than Felix Rob-
ertson will be governor, and he hasn't
a chance"
Well QuaIfAed for Pest.
Ma Ferguson has a goodly endow-
ment Of some of the most important
qualifications for the position she is
going to hold. Determination she
has. Pluck is hers. Adversity, her
friends say, has but given her added
strength.
Mrs. Miriam Ferguson. suddenly
thrown into the limelight as prob
able occupant of the governors man
sion, where once she lived as the
governors wife, is one Of the most
remarkable women in Texas. 1t Is al
most a paradoxical thing, this ability
to overlook none of the little minis
trations which go to make a homo
just right, yet at the same time have
grasp on matters which affect the
wellbeing of several million people.
Yet this very versatility is one OF
the strong points in her favor. 1t in
dicates flexibility, which Is an i'm
portant asset for one who has to
handle the complicated reins Of gov
ernment. So it is very possible that
Evening star., 1924-08-28
HOME WOMAN'S PLACE, BUT HOME
NOT PRISON, SAYS MRS. FERGUSON
Texas Nominee for Governor Is Expert House.
keeper-Intends to Build Up Schools and
Reform JaiLs-Likes Chickens.

who was her mothers right hand
man" during the campaign, worked
very hard in the gubematorial race
But the majority for her. mother just
"livened things up" as she expresse d
it.
Philosophy Of Simplicity.
There is philosophy that Mrs
Ferguson cherishes which explains
the simplicity surrounding her.
Were what we are" she says "No
pretentions or false affectations can
change us. When you seek to appear
something you are not, then you
alone are the loser"
And that simple code she has taught
her daughters. Ma Ferguson delights
In pointing out the charms Of her
native country to the interested Wis
itor.
"There's the big house." she will
say. drawing attention to a distan,
roof that is barely perceptible
through the trees. And then she goe s
on to explain that every set Of i'm
provements has it's particular desig-
nation, such as the "hig house" the
little place" "the house on the
creek" or the place at the bridge"
Then, as the top Of small hill is
reached. Mrs. Ferguson points to a
roof barely visible surmounted by a
huge stone chimney
Daughter OF Pioneer.
That's where I was born" she
says. and she tells of the incidents
she remembers of the days when She
was Miriam Wallace, daughter OF q
pioneer Texas family, and lived in Z
little handhewn log cabin down or
Little River.
AS she talks her eyes take on :
faraway look and one can easily be
lieve she is thinking OF days wheI
J she wasn't nominee for Governor o.
TexaS-dayS when the green-clac
hills of Bell County made up neI
Evening star., 1924-08-28

world, and 1t doesn't take a great
deal Of imagining to believe she sees
again the young lawyer from Bolton,
tall and sangling then. ride up to
her parents home and plead his suit
the sort of suit that's not plead in
a court of law.
She might even fall to reminiscing
over the days when Jim Ferguson
courted Miriam Wallace.
Jim, she says, was a young
lawyer at Bolton and 1 lived near
Holland, and 1t was surely remark
able the number of cases Jim had
that required his visiting Holland"
And then she smiles. You know"
she goes on, II always was rather
suspicious about all of Jim's busi-
ness in Holland. 1t seemed to me
there"
Loves Old Home Place.
She loves to drive down to the
river-to the old home place where
she was born. There she points out
old in her childhood, and calls atten-
tion to the soundness Of the hewn
logs that the house was built OF and
which were revealed in several
places where the outer covering had
deteriorated.
Down there" she says, and the far
away look comes into her eyes again,
as she points down toward the river,
was the finest spring in the country.
In those days we had a springhouse
down there and vines and flowers all
around. Back behind the house."
this time pointing to a clump of fig
trees. there was big storehouse
where We kept our supplies"
And then she tells how when she
was just little girl she used to
climp up in a peach tree and watch
for her father who made a practice of
riding along a turn row from the old
cotton gin on the bank of Little River
branch to the house, astride a single
footing bay horse"
Down there" she continued, turn
ing and pointing toward a grove of
peach trees further down the bill,
stood the old granary" Today a
pair of modern silos occupy the
place.
Likes to Talk OF Crops.
She tells the visitor as she goes
along interesting bits Of the history
of this or that bit of land, the time of
planting, and so on. She shows great
interest in new land" planted for
Evening star., 1924-08-28
SCHOLARS WONDER
| At CHILD PRODIGY
Boy Of Six Displays Weird
Mathematical Ability and
Speaks Five Languages.
BY Consolidated Press.

ny Sonsondated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 2S.-
What makes a prodigy? Will some OF
the learned alienists. psychiatrists
and other experts of brain cells who
have analyzed. dissected. described
and In some instances found excuses
Tor the crimes of Babe" Leopold and
Dlckie Loeb please step forward and
explain by what strange mental
quirk 6-year-old boy can stand a
whole city on its head with his weird
mathematical ability?
Bobby Harris, who can neither read
nor write, who never went to school
until few days ago, but who can
add. subtract, multiply and divide in
whole numbers or fractions, and can
compute interest problems that would
give bank cashier a hcadache-all
In the tWinkling of an eye and with
out aid of pencil or paper--iS the
prodigy over whom San Francisco is
wondering.
just Normal Boy.
Outside of the fact that it does not
take any paid alienist to convince
folk that Bobby has AN abnormal dc
Nclopment, there is no reason for
mentioning him in the same para
graph with the Chicago slayers. He
Is just normal boy otherwise who
loves to play base ball and indulge in
other kid pastimes. Three of his front
teeth are Eone-from boxing. He
likes dogs, movies and cap pistols
and is exceedingly bashful where
girls are concerned
If there is any doubt about his being
prodigy, however. it also should be
mentioned that he understands and
can make himself understood in five
languages besides EngIish---all picked
up through playing with other kids OF
various nationaltieS.
Snaps Out Answers.
AS a human comptometer Bobby is
virtually chain lightning Here are the
sort of mathematical problems tc
which he snaps out answers almos,
before the words are out of the
queStioners mouth
What's 20 times "a? What's the
interest on 1876 at s per cent for II
months, days? If room is 16a. by
.j1s feet, how many yards OF carpe,
3 feet wide and wall paper feet :
inches wide will it take TO cover floors
and walls? II a case contains three
gross Of eggs. two-fifths of them broker
and one-sixteenth bad, how many good
eggs remain"
Bobby apparently solves each stag.
OF the complicated problems within
a traction of a second after he hears
them. There is no puzzling hesita
tion. OF course, there is limit. He
cannot work up into five-figure com
binations-yet-bu in mathematics
of the type usually handled by bust
ness men. with pencil and paper, he
can find the answer without such aids
in from one-half to two seconds.
Bobby does not know how he does
II. He says he Just sees" the an.
swer and says it. His mother frs,
discovered his human comptometer
proclivities two years ago Since
then his parents have helped him de-
velop the capacity.
His father furnishes the only clue
to 6-year-old Bobbys astonishing IA
cility at figures by divulging thai
Bobby's grandfather formerly was
professor Of mathe matics at GirarC
University.
Evening star., 1924-08-28

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Evening star., 1924-08-28
WORSTED WILTON RUGS

Clearance of small lots Lace Curtains,
Portieres, Madras and Terry Cloth.
Our best quality Velour Portieres.
50 inches wide by 2H yards
long. Regularly $3l. SO, this sale,
pair $zls0V
Color combinations as follows:
Rose and Taupe Blue and .Taupe
Green and Tan Blue and Rose
Mulberry and Gold
The following are made up from our
own materials and are sold at much
qees than cost, with no charge for labor.
Pair Brocaded Damask Curtains, lined
cream satine; 10000 to. $4,000
Pair Brocaded Damask Curtains, lined
green satine; 10000 to. ....... $4,000
Pair Derby Damask Curtains. double
faced material; $500 to. go. $3.50
1 Pair Green Damask Curtains, double
faced material; $3.50 to. ..... $3.50
Pair Sunfast Stripe Poplin (Rose>,
doutle=faced material; S21.50 to $11.50
1 Pair Sunfast Stripe Poplin Border,
double=faced material; $3.50 to. $3.50
rieAP A
Evening star., 1924-08-28
Fall Sale of RUGS
WOOL WILTON RUGS
Drapery Department

Colors Green, Brown and Mulberry
Arraure Portieres. Regularly
$3.50. Special, pair. $3.50
Stencilled Crash Portieres. Regu-
larry $500. Special, pair. .$4.00
Stencilled Crash Embroidered Por-
there's. Regularly Sa6.5O. Special,
pair $oszS
Cclored Madras Curtains with
Valance. Reduced from S3.7S to,
SET .$Asoo
Lace Curtains and Panels, on Scrim,
Wolfe, Net, ETC., one to pairs Of pat
tern, to close at half regular prices.
$500 up to $3.50 pair,
now, pair. .$1.5O to $18.75
Splendid Values in Window Shades,
made up from our own materials,
mounted on Hartshorn Rollers, Sc, 50,
~, 45 and 81 inches wide, all II inches
long, finished, allowing 4 lap around
roller.
Regularly S1.75 to S3.45
each. Now, each. .$1.25 to $3.50
p>:-s s.. -. II~;e>
Evening star., 1924-08-28

the pioneer of woman governors will
admirably clear the path for thoge
who follow in her wake.
tCopytisht. 1924, in q. g., Canada aad dneat
Britain BY North American News y
paper Alliance.)
La Follette's chief hope Is to oper-
ate the whisk In Whiskonsin. m
Evening star., 1924-08-28

Every man is the author of his
own fortune.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-16
Also Vetoed Ry Harding
OFFICERS ELECTED

Officers for the ensuing year have been elected by the Epworth league of Trinity Methodist church. at the annual meeting held last evening. The officers are as follows: Presi- dent. Dorothy Parker; first vlce-presi- dent; Mona Lohman; second vice. president, Oliver Everson; third vice. president Irene Demarest: fourth vice. president, Harold Dunta; fifth vice. president, Gilbert Marsh; secretary. Esther Futile: financial secretary. Dorothy Pinches; treasurer, William Semmons: publicity committee, Ruth Duptz and Gretchen Larson.