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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06

Venezuela and the source of the
Orinoco, northwest Bolivia, Elbeni
Chaco, and in southern Argentina,
Clubut and Santaa Cruz regions, Pa
tagonia and the Caupes region Of
Columbia. There are routes and
trails across some of those areas, but
the work of exploration has only
begun.
What was the value of the coins
issued by the United States minis i'm
the fiscal year, ending june 30, 1926?
S64 ,315,565 in gold; S19,1S3,178 in
silver coins; and $5,115,675 in minor
coins.
How much cotton was produced in
the United States and i'm the world
in 1925 and 1926?
The United States produced 49,
104, 900 bales of cotton in 1925; the
estimate of the worlds production
for the same year was 100000. 1t
is estimated that the crop for 1926
is S.61S,0 900 bales. No estimate of
the worlds crop is available.
Where and when was Tom Tyler,
the movie actor, born? Does he use
his own name?
He was born in Port Henry, N. Y.
He is 23 years of age. His real
name is William Burns.
When was the seven-hOur working
day for miners put in effect in Great
Britain?
BY the act Of July, 1919.
Is there a place in the Pacific
Ocean where TO marine life exists?
In the Pacific, approximately half
way between the continents of
South America and Australia, is an
ocean desert. It was discovered by
scientists on board the Prince of
Monaco's oceanography ship in 1903
1904 when they surveyed the region.
They made regular and frequent
dredgings and examined the dredg-
ings with scientific filtering machines
and found that even bacterial life
on the ocean bed was missing. The
reason for this condition is not
definitely known, but there are a
number Of theories. One of those is
that natural gas seeps out Of the bed
Of the ocean and makes Aquatic
life uncomfortable and dangerous.
Is snowfall in the United States
greater in the mountains than on the
plateaus?
In the region Of the Cascades and
Sierra Nevadas snowfall sometimes
reaches 500 inches a year. In the
vicinity of the Rocky Mountains the
snowfall sometimes reaches 800
inches a year. In the plateaus Of
the western States the snowfall is
comparatively slight.
What is the correct way to use a
napkin?
The dinner napkin should be
spread across the lap, folded in half.
When the meal is finished, if at a
hotel or dinner party, the napkin is
laid on the table as it was used it
is never folded as if for future use.
If one is a guest in the home, a
clean napkin should not be expected
at every meal, and the napkin should
be folded neatly and put beside the
plate. The use of the napkin is
never made conspicuous, but it
should be in constant use to remove
any grease from the lips. Our
Washington bureau issues a bulletin
on Dinner Etiquette" which gives
detailed information on this and
other points. 1t can be obtained
from the bureau for 5 cents in
stamps or coin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06

Apollo; Venus Of Venice" at the
Circle; Children of Divorce" at the
Ohio; Hulce at the Uptown; movies at
the Isis and burlesque at the
Mutual.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06

Who played the parts of "Fhe Bal"
and "MOletti' in the pIotoplay "The
Dat"?
Lee Shumway played tho part OF
the Bat and Tullio Carminati played
the part of Moletti.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06

Has an American citizen of Swed-
ish birth all The rights Of native
born citizens?
Yes; except that he cannot be
elected President or Vice President
Of the United States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06

Why do dogs howl when they hear
music?
Not all dogs do. The only explana.
ton that can be given is that howl
ing is a manifestation of emotions
stirred by certain chords of caco-
phonies striking their tympanum
akin to equivalent sounds in nature,
that arouse the herd or hunting in
stinct in dogs and are inheritances
from their wild ancestors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06
Questions and Answers

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stamps for reply. Medical legal and
marital advice cannot be given nor can
extended research be undertaken. All
other questions will receive a personal
reply Unsigned requests cannot be
answered. All letters are confidential.
Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06

Where are the chief UNEMPLOYED
regions of South America?
In central and northern Brazil, the
far reaches of the Amazon, north
Evening star., 1927-03-30
Wholesale Markets

Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; barrels, Vir-
ginia. No. l Staymans, A 2k-A 2k
inches, generally good condition, 3.25;
boxes, Northwestern, extra fancy
Winesaps, mostly 800.
Asparagus--Supplies moderate: de-
nland moderate, market firm; South
Carolina, doZen-bunch crates. green
very large size, 6.00a6.50; large size,
4.50a5.00: medium size, 3.00a3. so;
white. large size. 400.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market slightly
weaker: Florida and South Carolina
11s -bushel hampers, pointed type,
2.00a2.25; round type. 1.75a2.00; Texas,
barrel crates, approximately 100
pounds net. round type, 3.50a3.75.
Celery-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market dull; Florida. 10
inch crates, as dozen, 2.75a3.25; most
fy around 800.
Lettuce-Supplies. moderate; de-
mand. moderate; market, steady; Cali
fornia, crates Iceberg type, dozen,
South Carolina, / II bushel hampers
big Boston type, 1.50; few high as 200.
Onions-vSupplies, light; demand,
moderate: market steady; Michigan,
100-pound sacks yellows, L. S. No. /,
sprouted, 250a3.00.
Potatoes--Supplies, moderate: de-
mand. moderate; old stock, market
slightly, weaker: Michigan, 150-pound
sacks Russet Rurals, l.. S. No. 1,
3.50a3.75. Maine, 120-pound sacks
Green Mountains. L. S. No. 1, 3.30a
$40; new stock, Florida, doublehead
barrels. Spaulding Rose, u. S. No. /,
$50, few low as 900.
Spinach-Supplies, light; demand.
light; market steady; few sales.
String Beans--Eupplies, light: de-.
mand, moderate; market steady;
Florida, u bushel hampers green,
good quality and condition, mostly
1.00a2. SO.
Tomatoes-Supplies, liberal; de.
mand,s moderate: market steady;
F2orfda, skies, ripes and turning wrap
peea. fancy count, 3.00a3.50. mostly
around 3.25: choice count, 2.50a275.
Carrots-Supplies. moderate; de-
mand, moderate; market steady; Cali.
fornia, standard lettuce crates, 3.75a
400; Texas, bushel baskets, 200:
Louisiana, bushel baskets, fair quality
and condition, slack pack, 1.50.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
Turning to Preferred Stocks.
By GEORGE T. HUGHES.

The search for sound investments
with a satisfactory yield, which has
characterized the market for the past
year or more, is turning more and
more to the preferred stock, q fact
which makes it important to study
the differences in the provisions ap-
piicable to the preferred issues.
The distinction between a cumula-
tive and non-cumulative stock has
been brought out in this series al
ready Just now with a corporation,
the stock OF which commands an In
vestment rating so prosperous, 1t is
not so important that the preferred
dividend be cumulative. More stress
is being placed on whether or not the
stock is callable. Assuming interest
rates are going to continue to decline
and investment securities to work
higher, the advantage all lies on the
side of the non-redeemable preferred
issue.
Other matters which are becoming
increasingly significant are voting
power and the privilege of participat-
ing with the common in additional
earnings after the latter has received
a certain minimum. The voting power
assumes value when negotiations for
Il
when some amendment to the com
pany's charter is proposed. Very re
Gently II happened that a public util
ity preferred issue advanced in market
price far beyond it's investment merit
simply because it had voting power
in a matter which involved a capitaH
zation change.
1t is obviously desirable that a pre-
ferred stock share with the common
in surplus profits, and preferred is
sues which carry any such provision
invariably command a higher price
than those which lack 1t. The best
known case Is that OF Chicago q
Northwestern preferred. This stock
| is entitled to per cent, then the
| common gets per cent. then the pre-
| ferred 5 per cent. then the common
3 per cent. after which preferred and
common share alike. Now Chicago &
| Northwestern preferred has on more
than one occasion in It's history re
| ceived dividends In excess OF the reg
| ular 81 rate under this provision, an(
! SO today. although there is no i'm
| mediate prospect of anything OF thu
kind happening. the possibility is rec
ognized in the price OF the stock
Evening star., 1927-03-30
FARM PRODUCT PRICES
SHOW FURTHER DECLINE

The general level of farm prices of
agricultural products declined ] point
from February Is to March Is and
was IA points below a year ago, the
Department of Agriculture announces.
An advance in cotton and cotton
seed prices from "a to 102 per cent of
the pre-war level. was more than off
set by the continued decline in egg
prices from 1876 to 81 per cent. The
farm price of eggs was at the lowest
point since the Spring of 1924.
The farm prices of most important
cash crops on March Is were reported
as lower than a year ago, cotton show
ing decline of "a per cent. cotton
seed. IA per cent: wool, 10 per cent;
sheep, per cent; wool. 10 per cent:
eggs, IA per cent. and chickens, 8 per
cent. The index of purchasing power
OF farm products in terms of other
commodities is placed at So for Feb
ruary, against 81 for January and 81
in February last year. the five.year
period, 1so9-1914, being considered
100.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
HAS ITS BEST YEAR.
General Electric 1925 Earnings
Above All other Annual Profits.

NEW YORK. March 80 (P.-The
General Electric Co. enjoyed its most
prosperous year in 1926. the annuad re-
port showing that sales billed amount
ed to S326.974.104. an increase of more
than $50 200, 900 over 1925. The previ-
Gus best record was in 1924 when sales
totaled s299 .251 ,S69. Orders received in
1926 aggregated 1927, ,400.207. per
cent over 1925. The previous high
record was $31S,47O.43S in 1920.
Profit available for dividends on the
common stock was $44.314,SS4, equal
to $6.14 a share on the 1911. .4S1 shares
of no par value outstanding in 1926.
compared with S20.49 a share In 1925
on the 1,S02,S70 shares $100 par value
common stock then outstanding.
which is equivalent to $5.12 a share
on the present stock. In August, 1926,
four shares of no par common were
exchanged for each share of old COM
mon.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION
CENSUS NEARLY READY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 30.-The first
commodity distribution census ever
undertaken by the Federal Census
Bureau is nearing completion here
and the report will be ready for dis
tribution in about a month, according
to II. &. Dunn, special agent, who had
charge of the work here The force
was transferred to Washington this
week and the few firms that have
refused to give the information sought
will be handled by w. M. Steuart,
director of the census at Washington.
The work, Mr.. Dunn said is nearly
completed. Only skeleton force will
be left here to "clean up" he added
and the few enumerators left In
charge win report direct to Washing
ton.
There were AZ enumerators engaged
in the work of collecting statistics,
Mr.. Dunn said, and these have turned
in about $4,000 schedules. Every
wholesale and retail establishment in
the city was visited, he added. and
only few declined to cooperate.
These he said, are the cause of the
delay In completing the report. which
probably will not be ready for at least
80 days.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
WHEAT SCORES GAIN,
ON LIVERPOOL MEMS
Favorable Domestic Crop Condi-
tions, However, Tend to Check
the Advances.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. 1T
CHICAGO. March 30.--Infiuenced
by upturns at Liverpool. wheat aver
aged little higher today in the early
dealings here. Favorable domestic
crop conditions, however. tended to
check advances. Starting unchanged
to "a gain Chicago wheat fiuctuated
within narrow limits. Corn. oats and
provisions were also firm. corn open
ing at Il off to Il up and subsequent
Iy showing some rise all around.
Higher quotations on wheat at
Liverpool, notable strengthening fac
tor here at times today. We're attri-
buted largely to absence OF any pres
sure of offerings and to demand from
previous speculative sellers in the
British market. On the. other hand.
predictions of further moisture with
moderate temperatures tended to en-
hance the auspicious outlook for new
wheat crops in this country.
Corn traders today We're taking note
of the fact that during the last 40
years the seasons low cash price OF
corn in Chicago has been reached but
twice within the period from April
to October l. whereas the high price
has been reached 81 times. 1t was
also pointed out that feeding of corn
is still giving farmers a profitable corn
outlet, the average price OF cattle and
hogs being still higher than il has
been at this time during the last five
years
Evening star., 1927-03-30
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. March 30 Omitted States
Department of ure).-Hogs-
Receipts. $4,000 head: slow: light hogs.
generally 10 to Is lower than yester-
oays average: butchers. steady;
.nostiy 10 traders and shippers; big
packers taking lower: packing sows
arouno ~ lower: pigs sharing light hog
choice $50 to 100 pound weight: hui,
better grades. $50 to 200 pound aver.
ages; ll.16al1.50; 210 to $50 pound
weight. mostly 11.65a12.15; heavier
outchers, l1.25a1165: most packing
sows: s.ooas75: pigs. 110Oa11. so; light.
Weishts downward to 1880 or below:
heaVyweight. 10.25a1O.75: medium
usual. 80: light. 10.75al1.65: light
ngnt' io.o5a l1.65; packing sows. 9.25a
800, slaughter pigs, 10.S5a11.50.
cattle - Receipts, 5000; killing
Glasses STEADY to strong; stockers and
.eeGers scarce, steady; vealers, 25 to
oo iower, lower grades of fed steers
ana ln-between grades yearlings un.
even; slow; no strictly choice steers
offered; active demand for all grades
scaling over 1900 pounds; best. 1925:
numerous loads. 11.50a12.50; bulk,
S.50all.15; mostly 9.50a1O.5O on light
vealers; shippers. 13.00a14.00; mostly
1900. '
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head: fat
lambs opening very slow; few sales to
packers around steady: choice me
dium-weight lambs to yard traders.
early strong to 25e higher: upward to
100; early bulk wooled lambs,
16.O0a16.75: few good heavy lambs.
15.75a16,00; choice 93.pound lambs
held above 1928; clipped lambs. 14.5oa
1925: choice handyweight held up.
ward to 1850; sheep scarce, nomi-
nally strong; feeding and shearing
lambs in light supply; market un-
changed; medium to good finishing
lambs. 14.25al5.50.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
COTTON IS LOWER
AFTER EARLY RISE
Southern Selling and Scat
tering Liquidation Send
Values Downward.


NEW YORK, March 30.-The cot
ton market opened steady today at an
advance of to points. active months
showing net gains Of to D points
after the call on a continuation OF
overnight buying orders brought in by
the firmer tone Of yesterday.
There was further buying here be-
lieved to be for continental trade ac-
count, but the demand was less active
than the previous day and prices
eased shortly after the opening under
Southern selling and scattering ltqui-
dation
The weekly report of the Weather
Bureau seemed to make rather
more favora BILE showing than expected
and may have accounted for part OF
the selling which eased prices off to
14.38 for July and 1870 for December,
: or to points net lower.
Private cables said that trade call
ing and continental buying had been
supplied by liquidation and hedge sell
ing in Liverpool.
New Orleans Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, March 30 R).-
Favorable weekly weather report and
hedge selling caused losses of 10 to IA
points in cotton prices early today
after they had opened with gains of
; or points. The strong opening
was due to unfavorable weather pros
poets and the reported levee break of
the Mississippi River in Arkansas.
/, At the end of the first half hour May
had dropped to 1422, July 14.39 and
October 1850.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

PORTLAND, Greg. March 3O.-
There has been a small amount of con
tracing FOR unclipped 1927 wool in
the Yakima section of Washington at
prices from 251a to 27c q pound, but
contracting Is reported in progress
from Oregon and Idaho points.
PHILADELPHIA is stated by
executives of Gimbel Bros. here that
the building programs Of the com.
pany which have been in progress in
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and New
York will be completed within six
months.
YOUNGSTOWN. --- Pipe producers
ia this territory have orders on their
books for large lapwell tonnage in
sizes over 10-tnch, but there has been
a falling off in demand for smaller
sizes. One company has an order for
100 miles of 12% inch gas pipe from
the Rio Grande Valley Gas Co.
CHICAGO.-The acreage planted TO
corn In Illinois will be reduced 6 per
cent If farmers carry out their in,en.
tons, with the oats acreage decreased
per cent. However, IL Is planned to
increase Spring wheat acreage 20 per.
cent, barley 35 per cent and tame
hay 10 per cent.
NEW ORLEANS.--N business
fell off among the mills of the South
ern Pine Association in the last week
TO 6f.523,O00 feet. Shipments in
creased to 1892 900 and production
TO ss,2s7 900 Unified orders tota
237.67S.000 feet
Evening star., 1927-03-30
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March 80 UD.-FYour
unsettled; Spring patents. 6.90a7.30;
soft Winter straights, 5.S5a6.25; hard
Winter straights, 6.75a7.15. Rye firm;
No. Western, 1.14ss f. o. b. New
York and 1.12% C. /. f. export. Barley
firm: mailing 8Sa90 C. |. f. New York.
Lard firm Middle West, 12.S5a12. 95.
Wheat futures opened steady; domes-
tic, May, 1877. Other articles un-
changed
Evening star., 1927-03-30
PAPER LOSS HEAVY.

NEW YORK, March 80 (R.-The
New York Herald-Tribune says a
paper loss of about $11.500,000 has
been incurred by the common stock
syndicate formed to sell Tide Water
Associated Oil Co. stock. The syndi-
cate is said to have taken up S3 per
cent of it's commitment in the issue
when the syndicate dissolved recently,
or about 100000 shares. The paper
loss is about points, as the average
cost is believed to have been around
241a, while the shares are now selling
around 1917.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
CAR LOADINGS AT MILLION.

Loadings of revenue freight on the
railroads topped the million-car mark
for the week ended March 10, for the
second consecutive week this year,
the American Railway Association an
nounced today. The total for the
week was l,006,S61 cars. an increase
of 29,S43 cars over the corresponding
week last year and an increase of
1880 cars over the corresponding
week of 1925. Miscellaneous freight
loading aggregated 37O,871 cars, while
coal loadings totaled 2O6,452 cars, an
increase of 23,247 cars over the same
week last year.
Evening star., 1927-03-30

NEW YORK, March 80 CP.-Pan-
American Western Petroleum has
omitted the quarterly dividend of SO
cents share on the "a" and "B"
stocks. Net profits for 1926 dropped
to $1,1s4,624, from $4,232 600 in 1925.
equal to $2.33 a share on the com.
bined A and B shares against $S.46
a share the year before. Cross earn
ings were $34,683. 3.046. against $685.
583.179 in 1926. Profit for the first
two months this year was $94,522
against loss of $73,327 in the same
period of 1926.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
HOOKING VALLEY INCOME.

NEW YORK, March 80 UP).-Feb.
ruary net income of the Hooking Val
ley Railway rose to $193,805. from
$138,S94 in February last year and
for the two months Of 1927 to 1901 $50
from 1881 ,558 in the corresponding
period of 1926.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
POTATO MARKET STEADY.

CHICAGO. March 80 R).-Pota-
toes--Receipts, Ill cars; on track,
239; total United States shipments,
727 cars; supplies moderate; demand
and trading moderate, market steady;
Wisconsin sacked round whites. 1.S5a
2.10, mostly around 200; bulk, 2.O0a
2.15; Idaho sacked russets. 2.S5a3.OO,
mostly 2.90a3.00.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
THE BUSINESS OF GETTING
AHEAD.
When Efficiency Is Highest

The human animal is inclined to
attempt to master all his tools except
himself.
Business men who apply efficiency
engineering to their machinery and
equipment, are frequently wholly ig-
norant of the conditions under which
they themselves can perform most ef-
fectively.
Eax example, IN the practical waslRr
Evening star., 1927-03-30
WILL DEFER PAYMENTS

NEW YORK, March 80 R.-Di-
rectors of the Denver and Rio Grande
Western Railroad, after a 2-hour
meeting yesterday. voted to defer pay
ment of interest in the general mort
gage per cent coupon bonds. Inter
est on these bonds from February 1,
1924, to February /. 1929, is cumula-
tive but need not be paid on due dates
if net income. in the opinion of the
directors, does not suffice.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
OFFERED RIGHTS.

NEW YORK. March 80 LP).-Com-
mon stockholders Of Oil Well Supply
Co. of record April z. are being offered
rights to subscribe for additional COM
mon stock at $32 a share in the ratio
of one new share for each eight held.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE.

NEW YORK. March 30 OP.-Ca-
madam Westinghouse reports net
profit Of $l,366,742 for 1926, equal to
$IS:Ss a share, against $1077,3S7 in
1925, or $14.49 a share. Profit and
loss surplus was $4.2449 993, against
S5,62l,5 ,54l the year before.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
PRICES ON PARIS RouRsE.

PARIS, March 80 CP)-Prices were
irregular on the Bourse today. Three
per cent rentes, 5S francs 10 centimes;
exchange on London, 124 francs 3
centimes; per cent loan, "A francs
25 centimes. The dollar was quoted
at 25 francs 5312 centimes.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
H0vEY SUCCEEDS MORSE.

NEW YORK, March 80 CR.-W. S.
Hovey has been elected president of
Fairbanks Morse & Co.. succeeding
c. II. Morse, who becomes chairman
Of the board.
Evening star., 1927-03-30

NEW YORK, March 80 @.-Ryan
Petroleum had operating
profit of $642,980 for 1926, against
S413,891 the year before.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office
INDUSTRI!

Following is a list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
POULTRY MARKET STEADY.

CHICAGO, March 80 R).-Poultry-
Alive, steady; receipts, 3 cars; prices
unchanged.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
Closer by Wire Service.

Recently, a friend of the house, who
had been somewhat apathetic toward
constitutional law, strayed from his
home in Westchester County. without
a hat. Half an hour later, his wife
called up the brokerage firm at their
New York number, and asked If her
husband had arrived yet. The quick
est time in which he could have made
the trip would have been two and Il
half hours.
Brokers are perpetually drawing
closer to their customers by extending
direct wire service to other cities.
Moreover, the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. has been extending ticker
service through the South and West,
giving Americans in all parts of the
country equal access to instantaneous
information concerning quotations.
In the unlisted markets. brokers
trade over the telephone. Some of
their best customers are merely names
aud voices. Such, relationships fire.
quently continue for years before in
dividuals meet in person. One of the
chief purposes of trade conventions
Is to facilitate such meetings.