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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07
SON OF REV. SHUMAKER
HELD UP BY TWO MEN
Robbery of Robert Shumaker Nets
Bandits so Cents.

Robbery of his son Albert, 81, was
reported to police today by the
Rev. E. S. Shumaker. superintendent
of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League.
DR.. Shumaker said the son was
walking north in Park avenue at
about Nineteenth street when two
men caught up with him, seized
him and commanded him to keep
walking toward the entrance to a
garage. AT that point one poked
a gun at him while the other
searched him and took so cents, ac-
cording to the fathers report.
The Shumakers live at 1892
Broadway.
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BIZ United Press
ETEUT vow

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb Trading on
the stock exchange slowed down
sharply in early dealings today and
prices broke one to fifteen points
following the federal reserve boards
credit warning and the Bank of
England's increase in rediscount
rate.
Huge blocks we're thrown on the
market. A sale of American Can
involving 10000 shares changed
hands at 11015 off 51s. Cash
Threshing Machine opened at $50
off IS. international Nickel opened
$4,000 shares at 81, off IA; Gold
Dust 5000 shares at 70, off 3.
Union Carbide at 215H, off 65s +;
Standard on of New York, 5000
shares at 4O1s, off q; Warner Bros.
Pictures, 10000 at 121. off 8; 10000
U. S. Steel, 1751s off SIS.
Rails, oils, special issues, motors
sold off.
Curb stock declined sharply and
bonds were lower.
International Combustion opened
10000 shares at 851l, off 8; General
Motors 10000 at 81, off 8; General
Elec 1000 at 231, off Is; 1000 Ana
conda at 1857, off 33S; Westing-
house 5000 ct 148, off 111s.
Kennecott lost 6& to 1854; Con-
gress Cigar, AS; Beth Steel AS to
361s; Nash, 91h to 104. On the break
ample support was afforded the
leaders. American Can Quickly rail-
lied three points; United States
Steel nearly Q points; Anaconda a
point and others proportionately.
Sales in the first thirty minutes
totaled 1,32s,6O0 shares or at the
rate of more than 100000 shares
for the entire session.
Call money renewed at per cent
unchanged from the over night
charge. This renewal caused re-
sumption of buying in many sections
of the list by traders who had sold
out their holdings earlier in the
week.
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TREASURY STATEMENT

RV United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE treasury
net balance for Feb. 5. S126, 386. 093.4i;
customs receipts to the date. S8,547, 005 SO.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07
LOWER STOCK
PRICES DUE TO
DISCOUNT RATE
Huge Blocks of Stock
Change Hands at Lower
Prices.
Average Stock Prices

Average Of twenty industriaIs wednesday
was 3i7.i8. OF 4.s8. Average Of twenty
rats vas 1913. OF 1.53. Average OF
forty bonds was $3.50. OF .08.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07
Tnitad Press
Local Wagon Wheat

City grain elevators are paying $3.50 for
No. red wheat and $1-l5 for No hard.
Every year 5000 girls disappear
in the United States, and no trace
is found of them. according to Mrs.
Mary =, Hamilton. the first police
woman Of New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07

IN United PTcsS
NEW YORK. Feb. Bank clearings.
81 ,72s. 900 900; clearing house balance.
si55, 600 900: federal reserve bank credit
balance, SI2f ,OOO, 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07
BULLETIN

BN JHttcd RTcg
NEW YORK, Feb. Wild
selling on the Stock Exchange in
early dealings today brought the
most severe break since the
debacIe of last December. Stocks
were thrown overheard and losses
ranged to Is points before leading
issues met support.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07
Produce Markets

Butter (wholesale)-No. /, 53@54c: No
2, 51@52c. Butterfat-Lb., 50@5fc.
CHEESE (wholesale selling price per
poundl-American loaf. $50; pimento loaf.
35c; Wisconsin fat. csc; prime cream. 27c;
Daisy. 26c; Longhorn. 26c; New York lin
Eggs-Buying prices: Fresh delivered at
Indianapolis. loss of, 32034c.
Poultry fbuying prices Hens. ESQ
26c; Leghorn hens. ale; 1926 springers,
large breed. 2 lbs. and up 26c; I to. IL
lbs. 23c; Leghorns. 21c: old ROSTERS
large. lac; small, 10@l3c: ducks. 16@17c;
guineas, young. SOC; old, 35c; turkeys, No.
young toms. IL lbs. and up. 35@38c;
toms. 22@25c; No. old hens. 25@30c
a h.
BIZ United Press
CHICAGO. Feb. 7.-Eggs-Receipts,
1853 cases; extra firsts. 3e1a 040c; f1rsts,
380381a: ordinaries, 32@36c; seconds, 279
acc. Butter-Receipts. 5,249 tubs; extras,
ACC; extra firsts, 471z q 4ec; firstS, asa 47c;
seconds, 44045c; standards, 1910. Poultry
Receipts, car: fowls, 20Q 28c; springs.
ROSTERS, 22c: ducks, 24G30c; geese, 23c;
turkeys. 2O@35c. Cheese-Twins. az; young
Americas, 24A,@24sAc. Potatoes-Market.
transit, 1853; Wisconsin sacked round
whites, S0cM sf; Minnesota and North Da-
kota sacked round whites, 80@90c; Ida
no sacked Russets, $1.50Mi.70.
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BIZ United Press


FIR. WAYNE. Feb -caIves-Receipts,
so; hogs. receipts, 40: sheep. receipts. 1o0
market. steady to 15c higher; 90-l20 lbs.
81 $50; 120-l40 lbs. s. 80: 14o-16O lbs, So 40;
i6o-i80 lbs. ss.75: 10000 lbs. 50 so; 200
$50 lbs. $3.50: 25G-3O0 lbs. se.65; 300-400
lbs. $3.50: coughs, ss-25; stays, So; calves.
$3.50; lambs. $3.50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07
Hogs

Cattle
Receipts. 500 market. steady.
Beef steers ................$ $40. 00012 so
Low cutters and cutter cows. $3.50 675
Bulk stock and feeder steers. 5000 1880
Calves
Receipts. 500: market, higher.
Best veals SIS .00d II .O0
Heavy calves s.............. 700@ 100
Sheep
Receipts. 700; market, steady.
Top fat lambs 100
Bulk fat lambs ............... 1900 1880
Bulk Gull lambs ,....,..., l0.50M13.50
Bulk fat ewes ............. 7.50@10.00
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Banks and Exchange

City bank clesrinEs figures, as given
In The Times daily, are checked care
fully and always are correct, barring
possibility Of tYpogra phical errors
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INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT
NEW YORK STATEMENT

Indianapolis bank clearings. Thursday
Feb. Z, s4.10900o; debts. S7.221 900.
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DIR. G. L. Pickett, medical mis-
sionary who has served twenty-five
years in the Philippine islands I'M
der the United Christian Missionary
of the Disciples of Christ church,
will speak at the weekly fellowship
dinner tonight at the Northwood
Christian church.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07
New York
Stocks

: tBy Thomson a McKinnonl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07

"Ask Me Another" is to be the
discussion subject Monday night at
the monthly meeting of the Indian
apolis chapter of the American So
ciety for Steel Treating, in the
Chamber of Commerce. A motion
picture showing the manufacturing
process of a steel product will fea-
ture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07

The annual dinner of the Indiana
Nature Study Club will be held ila
the Lincoln Feb. 49, Stanley E.
Coulter will be the principal speak
er, and special musical program
viii be presented.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07

The ninth annual banquet of the
Hayward Barcus Post No. SIS and
auxiliary to American Legion, was
held Wednesday night at the Marott
hotel with 400 persons attending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
BOARD TO WEIGH
AUTO SPEED CUT
Traffic Director Asks 22-Mire
Limit for Connecticut
Avenue.

A recommendation by Traffic Director
William H. Harland that the speed limit
on Connecticut avenue be reduced to %
miles per hour is before the Commits
sioners and will be discussed at the
board meeting tomorrow. The present
agitation grows out Of the traffic acci-
dent at Connecticut avenue Tuesday
night in which Ann Woolard, 8 years
old, of 4514 Connecticut avenue was
killed, but the matter of the speed OF
automobiles near the intersection Of
Connecticut avenue and Albemarle
street has been under official scrutiny
for some months.
On April Is the traffic director recon-
mended reduction of speed at this In
tersection, but Commissioner Proctor l.
Dougherty returned the recommends
ton and asked for consideration Of the
question of reducing the speed limit
over the whole length Of Connecticut
avenue.
Residents Of that section have for
some time urged reduction of the speed
near Albemarle street. which was de-
Scribed at the inquest yesterday as a
death trap" Requests have also been
made for installation Of q traffic light
there.
Inc speed LInlt on tnlS SecClOn, winch
is designated an "arterial highway"
lation adopted by the Commissioners
and duly advertised for 10 days, accord
ing to Daniel e. Garges, secretary of the
board. Mr.. Garges said that Mr.. Har-
land might place signs on this stretch
reducing the speed limit to % miles per
hour, but that no prosecution could be
maintained against a motorist who
chose to drive at 80 miles per hour I'M
til after q regulation has been adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
$3.50, 900 KEENAN, ESTATE
CONTROVERSY SETTLED

Settlement of the controversy over
the $50, 1000 estate of Henry r. keenan,,
a former journalist has been effected
and a formal verdict sustaining the
taken in Circuit Division l before JUS
tice Stafford The contest had arisen
through a caveat filed by a number
of distant relatives who had been men
toned In previous viii of the de-
ceased.
An agreement was reached by At
torneys Wilton j. Lambert and Rudolph
H. Yeatman, representing the caveators,
and Attorneys Hamilton g. Hamilton
and william E. Leahy for the pro-
ponents Of the will, by which the claims
Of the contestants to the will were
satisfactorily adjusted. The terms of
the compromise were not made public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13

the time she was employed by the In
terstate Commerce Commission and took
sick leave in an effort to regain her
health. Since then she had been tenn
porarily employed as hostess at res
taurant.
On several occasions the girl told
relatives that she contemplated suicide,
but no one took her seriously.
Throughout the late Spring and early
Summer Miss Arthur had been going
frequently to the Tidal Basin, where
she was seen by park attendants seated
on bench, book lying unopened in
her lap and gazing into space. 1t was
in much this same attitude that Sulli-
van noticed her about ii o'clock yes
terday morning. Several times he saw
her during the day at different points
in Potomac Park, but always near the
waters edge.
When her body was pulled from the
basin Miss Arthur's wrist watch had
stopped at 3:45, indicating she had been
In the water almost an hour.
AS far as police were able to learn
no one saw the girl plunge over the
wall. When the officers arrived, how
ever, a half dozen persons were at the
scene, any one Of whom, 1t was said,
could have brought her from the water,
above five feet deep at that point.
Funeral arrangements for Miss Ar
thur had not been completed today, al
though members Of the family said she
would be buried in her native city
Richmond, Va. The girl was q graduate
of Business High School, with the class
Of 1924, and was regarded as a popular
and talented student by her classmates.
In addition to her mother and her
father, a salesman here, Miss Arthur is
survived by brother, William j. Arthur
Of Washington, also salesman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
TENTS ARE PITCHED
FOR 4H CLUBS
Delegations of Boys and Girls
From Farms to Meet Here
June 10 to 25.

The Department Of Agriculture
grounds, bordering on Fourteenth street
near the Monument grounds. resemble
miniature army camp today, In prep
aration for the third annual meeting
here Of delegates Of farm boys and
girls All Clubs. June 10 to IS, who
will live in Army tents on the grounds.
Regulation tents are being used, sew
eral rows on one side to be occupied by
the boys. Delegates will begin arriving
June 10.
Forty States and the Territory of
Hawaii are to be represented at the
convention, with four delegates from
each, and two adult leaders. The club
members range in age from about Is
to 81 years. The meetings will be held
in the National Museum, where the
delegates will be addressed at the open
ing meeting, Wednesday, June 10, by
Secretary Of Agriculture Hyde. The
remainder Of the program Is to be COM
pleted.
The camp is held for the purpose Of
giving representative rural young peo-
pie an opportunity to become better &C
quainted with the work and facilities OF
the Federal Department of Agriculture
to study their Government at flrst-hand
and to confer with representatives of
other States on plans and methods for
facilitating extension work in agricul-
ture and home economics with farm
youth.
A new feature this year will be the
awarding of q trophy to the boy and
girl attending camp who have the most
outstanding record In All Club work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
SEMMES TRUSTEES SEEK
MOTOR CONCERN LOAN
Apply to District Supreme Court
for Second Trust of 100000
on Property.

M. Gertrude Semmes and Raphael
Semmes, trustees of the estate of
Charles w. Semmes, former president
Of the Semmes Motor Co., today ap-
piled to the District Supreme Court for
authority to loan $1,000 900 to the motor
company and to accept a second deed
of trust on premises 15O2-04 Connecti-
cut avenue, which is already subject
to first trust of 1852 500.
The trustees name as defendants
William A. Semmes, minor son OF
the deceased, and seven other bene-
flciarieS under his will, and assert that
the interest Of the beredciaries will
be advanced by aiding the company
The estates holding of the stock OF
the company Is large, the court Is
advised, and its welfare Is largely de-
pendent on the success Of the company
The trustees also explain that they
already have, under order Of court
made advances to the company to the
extent Of $209, 556.48, and that the pro-
posed additional advance Is needed for
the extension of the business of the
motor company. Attorneys Roger j
Whiteford and Harry c. Clark appear
for the trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
LAUNDRY
PLAN IS CRITICIZED
BY DEFICIENCY BODY
Objects to Using Working
Fund at Workhouse
and Reformatory.
BELIEVE maintenance
FUND SHOULD BE USED
Declares Working Capital Was
Established for Industrial and
Farming Activities.

The District Commissioners today re-
ceived report from the Bureau of Eff
cheney criticizing a proposal to pur-
chase laundry equipment for the work.
house and reformatory out Of the work.
ing capital fund, rather than out of the
funds for maintenance of the institu-
tons. The bureau report claims that
this would be improper.
I'VE understand" said the report
that this equipment is to be paid for
from the working capital fund which
was established for the operation of in
duStrial and farming activities. There
is no doubt In our minds that the laun-
dry equipment is urgently needed for
the establishment of a central laundry
at the reformatory and workhouse. This
has been previously pointed out in
memoranda from this bureau to the
Commissioners. The question is
whether 1t Is proper to use the working
capital fund to pay for this equipment.
It's cost would be a proper charge
against the working capital fund If the
laundry was to be installed and oper-
ated on an industrial basis. However
II the laundry is to serve the reforma-
tory only, and this Is understood to be
the case, 1t will be a maintenance &C.
tiv1ty only and its cost should be charg-
Gu W cLle maintenance APPROPRIATIONS.
1T Is understood that the District
auditor has indicated his approval of
the purchase of this equipment from
the working capital fund, and that such
action Is contrary to his previous view
OF the matter. This case Is cited in
support of the statement made in our
memorandum Of May 81, relative to the
estimates OF appropriations for the
hscal year, 1881, that the present meth
cd of appropriating encourages Jug
Cling Of the appropriations for the
workhouse and reformatory contrary
to the intention of Congress In creating
the working capital fund. Appropria-
tons for maintenance should be defi-
nitely segregated from those for indus
trial activities in future appropriation
acts"
The report was signed by A. l.
Peterson and j. w. Sanford, investiga-
tors Of the bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
GIRL, %, LEAPS OVER SEAWALL :.
TO DROWN IN TIDAL BASIN
Body of Miss Arthur, DiScov-
cred by Operator of Boat,
Who Notifies Police.
Former EmpIoye of Com
merce Commission Said to
Have Suffered Breakdown.

After haunting the pleasant shores
Of the Tidal Basin yesterday through
the late morning and afternoon, Anne
Estelle Arthur, % years old, of 1916 Cal
vert street, left her blue Summer hat
and pocketbook on park bench, walked
to the waters edge and flung herself
over the seawall.
1t was 30 minutes later that Joseph
Sullivan, operator of the Swan Boat
noticed the telltale hat on the bank
swung his craft inShore and saw the
girls hair on the surface Of the water
stirring in the surface rippleS about 10
feet from the Seawall.
Sullivan hastily landed his passengers
at the boathouse and notified park po-
lice. Meanwhile, another paSSer-by, j.
M. Lowdon, 500 Fourth street southeast
had become aware of the tragedy and
sought out an officer.
Officer Receivers Body.
Sergt. o. r. Reese and Private Rob-
ert Howell ran to the south bank of the
basin, cast about for means of reach
ing the body floating upright In the
water Just beyond reach, and hit upon
the crutch of colored cripple nearby,
which they employed to draw the girl
inshore.
Miss Arthur had been in the water
around 40 minutes, and only faint
spark of life remained when she was
brought ashore, but bystanders and po-
lice labored over her for more than 20
minutes until the fire rescue squad ar
rived.
She was pronounced dead by DR.. I.
Rutkoski on the arrival Of the Emer-
gency Hospital ambulance.
A certificate of suicide was issued last
night by DR.. Joseph Rogers, deputy
coroner The body was removed to the
morgue and remained there for some
three hours before members Of the har-
Dor precinct could learn the identity
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Arthur. This was accomplished through
the telephone number Of the girls music
teacher, found serawled on a slip of
paper in her coat pocket.
Had Suffered Breakdown.
Members Of Miss Arthur's family said
she had been mentally Ill since a ner-
vouS breakdown several months ago. At
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
BARUCH IS NAMED
TO POST
Succeeds Guy Moffett as
Representative of Civil
Service Commission.

Ismar Baruch has been named as the
representative Of the United States Civil
Service Commission on the Personnel
Classification Board, 1t was announced
today. He succeeds Guy Moffett, who
Is resigning to accept q position with
the Spelman Fund organization in New
York City.
Mr.. Barucl's service with the COM
mission dates from 1916. He has been
engaged In classification work since
1919, when the original survey Of the
civil service was made by the joint
congressional committee on reclaSsif1-
cation of salaries.
Aided Air Corps Survey.
He represented the commission in
connection with the classification sur
vey of the engineering division OF the
Air Corps at Wright Field, Dayton,
Ohio, conducted jointly with the War
Department in 1922.
In 1920 Mr.. Baruch was appointed
assistant chief of the examining diV-
sion and in 1924 assistant to the chief
examiner. He was made chairman OF
the board Of prohibition appeals In
1927 and has also served as the COM
missions legal representative.
Graduate Of Brown University.
He has been identified with the
Personnel Classification Board since its
establishment In 1928, when he was
designated chief Of the field division.
During the past year he has been In
charge Of the unit engaged in classify
Ing the field force.
Mr. Paruch Was graduated from
Brown University in 1915, received an
M. A. degree from Princeton In 1915
and in 1921 an LII. B. degree from
George Washington University. He Il
chairman of the committee on CLASH
fication and compensation plans OF the
Civil Service Assembly of the United
States and Canada, and Is a member
Of four intercollegiate scholastic So
cieties-Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma XII,
Delta Sigma Rho and the Order Of the
Golf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
MIDWIVES DELAY ASKING
LICENSES IN DISTRICT

Health Onicer william c. Fowler
today called attention to tina fact that
although the recently enacted medical
practice law requires registration Of
midwives IN practice in the District
with the Commission on Licensure to
Practice the Healing Arts, no midwife
has yet asked for registration.
Midwives now IN practice are not
Required to take any examination for a
dcense, but may obtain it by paying
the registration fee of 81. The period
for registration expires July "a. DR..
Fowler said there are about 80 midwives
In practice here.
No applications have been received
from students of chiropractic, wishing
to practice here. for examination, al
though such applications must be re-
ceived on or before Saturday. Chiro-
practors already in practice viii be
allowed to continue practice on reg
istering with the commission, but stu.
dents not yet practicing viii be required
to take an examination in basic sciences
followed by one in chiropractic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
BROWN TO BE HONORED
BY TESTIMONIAL DINNER
Retiring Planning Commission En-
gineer Will Be Feted Tuesday.
Good, Jadwin Guests.

Representative zihlman Of Maryland
and Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, execu-
tive secretary Of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, are to
be principal speakers at the testimonial
to Maj. Carey Brown, engineer of the
planning commission, who is to end his
term of duty here shortly, to be tend
cred by local trade and civic organiza-
tons next Tuesday at the United States
Chamber Of Commerce.
Among others invited as guests at
the joint luncheon, meeting at 1890
o'clock, are Secretary of War Good,
Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of en-
gineers of the United States Army, the
District Commissioners and heads of
local trade and civic bodies.
Gen. Anton Stephan, head of the Dis
trict National Guard and president of
the Merchants and Manufacturers" As
ISOLATION, Is general chairman Of the
committee In charge Tickets may be
obtained from the offices of local trade
bodies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
ADAMS PRAISES FATHER
WITH d SONS IN NAVY
Secretary Dispatches Letter to
William F. Speares of
Prescott, Ark.

Secretary Adams today ofiicially rec
ognized the father of four boys who are
now serving in the United States Navy
by forwarding to him letter Of appre-
citation. The father is william r.
Speares Of r. F. D. No. of Prescott,
Ark.
In his letter Secretary Adams said:
1T has been brought to my attention
that a fourth son of yours, namely,
Luther Clifton Speares, enlisted in the
Navy on the fourth of this month. 1t
appears that William Frank enlisted
4 January, 1929, thus Arnold Ross en-
listed on 81 January, 1928, and that
Ernest enlisted IL years ago on IL April,
1913"
Secretary Adams recalls that Ernest
is chief radioman and is serving on the
u. S. S. Beaver with the Asiatic Fleet.
Arnold Ross, seaman, second class, is
now on the u. S. S. Wright in the At
lantic and William Frank is attached to
the U. S. S. Argonne In the Pacific.
1T Is most unusual record Tor one
family to have brot.4ers in the Navy at
one and the same time" Secretary Ad-
ans wrote. "It Is an evidence Of prac-
tical patriotism Of the highest order
and, as Secretary of the Navy, wish to
express to you my appreciation"