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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30


business had only one Jumbo, and
baseball has known only one Babe
Ruth has arrived at a critical stage
In his career. Early next month ne
win be IS. He has been IN the pig
leagues since 1914. For years he has
been the most dominant and dazzl-
ing figure in the sport. He has last
ed a great deal longer than anybody
figured he would.
With tOp-heayy body perched
periIousIy on pipe-stem legs the
Babe, Haunting training rules,
scofIing at accepted standards of
health preservation and burleS-
quing all the laws of the game,
has Numbered on from one
epOchal baseball accomplishment
to another-a human Niagara
eharting its own course.
BUT FROM THE ERUDITE WHISPERS
OF SCIENCE WE LEARN THAT THE
TIME WILL COME WHEN EVEN THE
ROAR OF NIAGARA WILL DROP TO A
THIN. FEEBLE WHISPER. so IT SEEMS
REASONABLE TO SUPPOSE THIS BASE
BALL INSTITUTION. KNOWN AS THE
BABE. CANNOT LAST FOREVER.
n
INDEED, even now the boys are
i beginning to look askance at him
and nod their critical heads in a
significant manner, as if to say,
This is the year" 1t is always
dangerous to prepare an obituary to
the memory of the Babe. He has
a way of kicking off the casket lid
and walking out on the wake, leav-
ing his mourners in a state Of con-
sternation and astonishmeslt.
y
Maybe this will be another
great season for him. And maybe
il won't. Personally I'd say the
odds are quite against him. Even
the Babe isn't immune to the
ravages of time. And when You
are So in baseball you are pretty
old.
DON'T LOOK FOR THE EMOTIONAL
SHOCK WHICH THE BABE SUFFERED
THROUGH THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE
TO LEAVE A MARKED IMPRINT ON HIS
WORK. HE IS NOT THE TYPE THAT
BROODS. THE BABES SITUATION is
STILL SIMPLE. IF HE HAS A LOT OF
GOOD BASEBALL LEFT IN HIM HE WILL
SHOW IT TO YOU THIS SEASON; IF HE
HASN'T HE WON'T.
It 4
Z Asst year Babe, in spite Of his
~ fifty-four home runs, turned in
the lowest full-season batting aver
age he ever has had as a big Lacquer
Perhaps it is not fair to contrast
this with his previous years record,
which was, in point of home runs
at least, his greatest. The differ
ence, however, is striking. In '27
the babe in ISL games made 1872
hits for a total of AIT bases and
an average of 1856. In '28 in 154
games he made only 17S hits for a
total of $50 bases and an average
of 1928. Thus he fell off SO points
IN hitting.
y
Going back still another year
the difference becomes even
more striking. In '26 in 152
games he made 1874 hits count for
sos total bases and an average of
1872, a margin of nearly so batting
decirnals between the Babe of that
season and the Babe of last sea-
son.
THIS WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE A
DEFINITE RETOGRESSIoN. IN ANY
OTHER BALL PLAYER IT WOULD BE
BEYOND QUESTION. BUT THE BABE
UNTIL PROVED OTHERWISE MUST BE
ACCEPTED AS SOMETHING ELSE. AND
BESIDES he WILL BE IN THERE PLAY
ING FOR A NEW CONTRACT THIS SEA-
SON. AND THAT MAY MAKE A DIFF
FERENCE. WITH HIM IT ALMOST IN
vARIABLY DOES.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

DLENTY of hardwood action is
Il expected at the Butler field
house Friday night when the
powerful Bulldog squad tangles
with its city rival, Indiana Central
college. Reproduced above are
three of Central's star FASTENERS,
Captain Pete Bailey, one of the
fiashiest forwards in the state;
Ray Brenneman, the husky back
guard, who formerly starred at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Annual City S. S.
Basket Tourney
Starts Thursday

The third annual city Sunday
School basketball tournament will
open Thursday night at at Tom
linson hall when the First Bap-
lists meet the Bro" dway M. E.
quintet. The drawings:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
HOLSTERS LEAD WA

"0r Technical win get YOU.
III you don't watch out!f
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

The Boosters won three from the Bali
room Five as the Tumblers, Indian Clubs
and Bucks took two from the Ropes.
Water Dogs and Dumb Bells in the II.
A. G, League At the Elk Club alleys. Wies-
man rolled SIS with games of eeI. ISL
and isS. which was high.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

The Engines won three from the Car
losos while the shippers took two from
the Tracers in the Traffic League at the
Prltchett aileyS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

PLAYER may have "black magic" habit you have missed.
The bat boy series will start in The Times shortly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
TUESDAY BASKETBALL

CoI-.EGE
Manchester, SO: Huntington. 80.
North Carolina, 20: Virginia, 20.
Missouri, %; Iowa State. 10.
HIGH SCHOOL
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Tech Faces Two Stiff Con-
tests With ConnersviIIe
and LoganSport.
IRISH MEET WASHINGTON
Greenfield, Shortridge Clash
on Friday.
THE WEEKEND CARD

FRIDAY
Technical at Connersville.
Cathedral at Washington.
Greenfield at Shortridge,
Mt Comfort at Broad Ripple
Crispus Attacks at Xenia. Q.
SATURDAY
Logansport at Technical.
Garfield (Terre Hautel. at Cathedral.
Crispus Attacks at Dayton. o.
RushVille at Manual
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

Maybe this will be another
great season for him. And maybe
it won't. Personally I'd say the
odds are quite against him. Even
the Babe isn't immune to the
ravageS of time. And when yOu
are So in baseball you are pretty
old.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

NORTHERN Indiana teams are
~ rated quite lower than expect
ed because it is generally conceded
that the far upstate brand Of has
ketball can not compare with the
central and southern types.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

DON'T LOOK FOR THE EMOTIONAL
SHOCK WHICH THE BABE SUFFERED
THROUGH THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE
TO LEAVE A MARKED IMPRINT ON HIS
WORK. HE IS NOT THE TYPE THAT
BROODs. THE BABES SITUATION is
STILL, SIMPLE. IF HE HAS A LOT OF
GOOD BASEBALL LEFT IN HIM HE WILL
SHOW IT TO YOU THIS SEASONS IF HE
HASN'T HE WON'T.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

TEo-time wins fealured the. shrine
League games at the Ilinots alleys. the
Drums. Divans and Band taking the Gun
Suuad. Caravan and Bugies over talS
reute o. Frank rolled tar best total with
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

DONDERING over the ifs and
4 why of tournament warfare, we
finally have arranged a list of tour
nament odds and are presenting
them today for your once-over.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

THIS WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE A
DEFINITE RETOGRESSION. IN ANY
OTHER BALL PLAYER IT WOULD BE
BEYOND QUESTION BUT THE BABE
UNTIL PROVED OTHERWISE MUST BE
ACCEPTED AS SOMETHING ELSE. AND
BESIDES he WILL BE IN THERE PLAY
ING FOR A NEW CONTRACT THIS SEA-
SON. AND THAT MAY MAKE a DIFF
FERENCE. WITH HIM IT ALMOST IN
vARIABLY DOES.
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Business Notes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 29.-McKesson
& Robbins, Inc, organized to develop
system of distribution and service to
$4,000 independent retail druggists, has
formulated plan to establish close
relationships among drug manufactur-
ers, wholesalers and retailers. All
nationally advertised drug and toilet
products are to be handled by the cor
poration for resale to retailers so that
costs of distribution may be reduced
for manufacturers. The products will
be sold only to retail druggists and
small chains.
General Refractories Co. has obtained
the exclusive right to construct Eu-
ropean type Of continuous kiln in this
country. Canada and South America.
The kiln Is said to reduce manufactur-
ing costs materially. The company will
also sell the kilns on q royalty basis
for use In all branches of ceramics.
Consumers Power Co. has applied
for permission to build l0O-foot dam
on the Mukegon River at Oxbow, Gen.
trail Michigan. The dam, planned as
the highest earthwork embankment of
It's KIM A1 ttlc WITH, Will AuipUuIlu q
lake with 48-mile shoreline. A hydro
electric plant will be operated in con-
junction with the dam. Consumers
Power Co. is subsidiary of Common
wealth Power Corporation.
The Common Brick Manufacturers
Association of America, with headquar-
tiers in Cleveland, reports that on April
returns from 113 manufacturers, rep
resenting every section Of the country,
indicated "only slight pickup in the
brick business during the past 80 days"
New high monthly records were made
In March in the production Of auto
mobiles, in rubber consumption and
in the output of steel ingots, while high
levels prevailed in the pig iron, ma
chine tool and farm machinery indus
tries, in textiles and in the manufac-
ture of electrical equipment, says re-
port by the conference of statiSticians
In industry, which operates under the
auspices Of the National Industrial
Conference Board. Manufacturing en-
ployment stood at higher level during
March than at any time since April,
1927, and pay rolls were larger than
any since November. 1928. While a
peak of activity is believed to have &C.
Cured in March," says the report. the
easing off thus far in April has been
very mild"
The current issue of the Guaranty
Survey, published by the Guaranty
Trust Co. of New York. asserts that
most of the favorable elements con-
tributing to prosperity during the last
six or seven years are still operative
and that, with a continuance Of the
sound and cautious policies" prevailing
during most of this period, American
business is justified in looking forward
to general prosperity for some time"
The most conspicuous change during
the past year, says the Survey, has
been in the level of money rates, adding
that "the present state OF business gives
little reason to believe that this change
need bring about any serious difficulty. y
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BANKS AGAIN EXTEND
CREDIT IN SQUEEZE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 29.-Call money
rates again today went to the Level
where the New York banking pool had
to supply funds on a rising scale in
order to satisfy the Stock Exchange
demand and keep the money market
from getting out of the reach of the
borrowers.
There was an unsatisfied demand at
the closing last Friday, when rates were
made carrying over until today OF be-
tween 10000 900 and $25, 100000. The
official renewal rate this morning was
IL per cent, compared with 9 per cent
at the end of last week, but with indi-
vidual banks renewing as high as IA per
cent. BY midday the rate had jumped
up to Is per cent, with $4,000, 900
wanted.
Not only did the scarcity reflect in the
quotation for call loans, but it was ap-
parent also in the rates for time money.
These rates had eased off after the
middle of April from 9 per cent for 30
day loans to ga per cent. This was one
of the arguments that the bulls on
both stocks and bonds had used in
maintaining that the back of the
money market had broken and that THE
| Spring months would witness a very
much lower average of rates than that
to which Wall Street had become &C
| customed.
Today the rate for 30-day money
was again up to 9 per cent, equaling
the high of the year. Two and three
| months loans were made at 812 per
cent. The borrower who wished to protect
himself against the possibility of high
rates until the end of 1929 had to pay
between 81 and 81 per cent. Where
he presented mixed collateral or lots OF
| securities he was charged anywhere
between to 81 per cent and in some
cases 91a per cent.
No change occurred today in the
rates for bankers acceptances or fol
commercial paper. The commercial
borrower was able to obtain funds in
the local market at per cent, while
stock brokers were paying Is per cent
| There has all along been strong pres
sure to keep the commercial rate from
going through per cent. This is one
of the arguments most generally adj
vanced against lifting the Federal Re-
serve discount rate from to per cent
as many members of the system favor
| International banking houses were
watching the foreign money situation
closely today, and especially conditions
| in Germany. There is some question
whether the 7l2 per cent rate in Ber-
| lin will be effective In preventing fur
Their losses Of gold.
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This high rate was wholly unexpected
and brought a decline in stock prices
which was soon checked by large Of
ferings of funds by the New York banks.
While the increase in brokers' loans
showed that the stock market is requir-
ing additional supplies of money, the
higher rates also showed that the banks
are still following their policy Of exert
ing pressure on stock loans. Probably
their will continue to do so unless as
was the case on Friday it becomes
necessary to prevent prohibitiye rates.
They evidently do not intend to allow
the stock market to absorb the funds
released from business needs as a sea-
sonal decline sets in.
Group Tendencies Lacking.
The question of farm relief took the
attention of Congress from the stock
market temporarily. But because of the
depressing influence of money rates
stocks made little progress In spite of
various pool operations.
Strength in particular groups, based
on favorable trade developments, have
been noticeably lacking during recent
weeks. Instead, process of backing
and filling has been apparent. Thus.
while there was neither pronounced
strength nor weakness in an individual
group of stocks, many of the utilities,
amusements, coppers and chemicals
were active and moderately strong.
Oil Production Increase.
While the oil industry has been strug-
Cling with the problem of overproduc-
ton these past few weeks the oil stocks
have been rather neglected. For six
consecutive weeks production has alter
nately increased and decreased.
Last week production jumped ahead,
which might be interpreted as signi-
flying the failure of the industry's at
tempts to curtail production. 1t has
been shown, however, that last weeks
increase was due to the reopening of
various wells recently closed in order
to form a basis upon which curtailment
will be carried forward. The industry
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Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, April 29.-Pota-
toes-white, 100 pounds, LOCAL 40; new
potatoes, barrel, 3.75a7.00; sweet pota-
toes, barrel. 2Ooa3.5o: yans. barrel,
2.0oa3.25; asparagus, dozen, 1.25a4.25;
beans, bushel, 2.00a4.25; cabbage, ham,
per, T5a1.25; carrots, hamper, 2.25a
$50; celery, crate, 1.50a3.00; cauli-
flower, crate, 200a2.75; cucumbers,
bushel, 2.00a4.00; eggplants, crate, 2.25
400; kale, bushel, 20a40; lettuce, ham,
per, 1.00a2.25: lima beans, bushel, 400
a4.50; onions, 100 pounds, 2.00a4.00;
Spring onions, 100, 75al 90; peas, bushel.
.l25a1.75: peppers. crate, 2.50a4.50; rad
sishes, 100, 1.50a2.50; squash, crate, $50
Assoc: spinach, husheL 30a90; tomatoes,
crate, 2.50a5.50.
Apples-bustel, 75a20o: grapefruit.
strawberries, quart, 8a20.
Dairy Market.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound, 45a48; prints, 49a5l; blocks, 48a
so; ladies, 35a39; store packed, 3la32;
rolls, 33a35; dairy prints, 33a34; process
butter, 42a43.
Poultry, alive - Spring chickens,
pound, 40a45; small, 35a38; Leghorns,
34a40: old hens, 3la33: Leghorns, 25a
81: old roosters, 18a2o: ducks. 20a27;
guinea fowl. each. 5oa1 10; pigeons, pair,
35a40.
Eggs-Receipts, LOTT cases: native
and nearby firsts, dozen, 1914; current
receipts, 2oa22.
Hay and Grain Prices.
wheat-No. 2 red Winter, garlicky,
spot, 120h; April delivery, 1907.
Corn-No. Q export. April delivery. no
quotations; No yellow, domestic, spot,
LOCAL OF; cob corn, 500 barrel:
Oats-No white, domestic, spot,
60a60ia; No. 3 white, domestic, spot,
58a5shs.
Rye-Nearby. 11Oa1.l5
Hay-Receipts. none. While hay Is
arriving here in limited quantities only.
Ii is more than enough for the demand,
which is being supplied mostly by truck
from nearby points, a few carloads be-
ing received There is not enough BUSH
ness passing to establish prices on the
various kinds on merit at q range OF
12Ooa16.0o per ton Of timothy or clover
hay.
Straw-No. / wheat. 12.00a125o per
ton; No. i oat, 12.50al3.00.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, receipts, $50 head: light supply,
market at steady prices. Steers, choice,
1925 to 1878; good, 1900 to 1215:
medium, 100 to ITS; common. SOC
to 1925. Heifers, choice, 1l50 to 1880;
good, 1925 to HOO; medium, 500 to
1000; common, IT'S to 8.75. Bulls,
good to choice, 1000 to HOO; fair to
good, 900 to OTIS; common to medium
zoo to $50. Cows, good to choice
s.25 to 1000; fair to good, $50 to 900;
common to medium, 500 to TOO.
Sheep and lamb receipts, $50 head;
light supply, market steady; sheep
300 to $50; lambs, 800 to 1900;
Spring lambs, 2l.00.
Hogs, receipts, $500 head; fair supply
market lower; lights, 1900; heavies
100 to 1900; medium. 1925; roughs
7.50 to 1895; light pigs, 1880; pigs
HIS. Western hogs, 10 to Is higher
than quotations.
Calves, receipts, $50 head; light sup
ply. market steady; calves, 500 10 1850
no extras.
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this group, as against IL which ad-
vanced. The others showed no net
change for the week. The best gains
were made by A. T. & T., Common
wealth Power, Columbia Gas e. Electric
and American Power g. Light. The
group level went up over 4 per cent.
The stores group advanced more than
per cent IL stocks of the group ad-
vancing and declining. Grant, Mont
gomery Ward, Kroger and Woolworth
were the strongest individual issues.
Three-fifths of the food group issues
advanced, two-fifths declined. Corn
Products and Postum led.
The rails did unusually well-for the
rails. Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific
and Atchison made the best gains.
The oils registered the largest price
decline, with trading relatively heavy in
these issues. Eight oil stocks were
among the weeks so common indus
trials most heavily dealt in.
The coppers almost held their own
after declining rather persistently for
several weeks since prices for the metal
turned downward from the recent peak.
Copyright, 1929, by Irving Fishery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
BY KENNETH S. VAN STRUM.

NEW YORK, April 29.-Last week
stock prices moved within narrow
range, but on the whole slightly abote
the trading area in which they had
been fiuctuating during the three previ-
Gus weeks. Many standard market
leaders showed signs of strength, but
they we're unable to make any great
progress because of rising money rates.
High Call Rates.
The money market situation is con-
fusing. During April and May, money
rates ordinarily show signs of seasonal
relaxation. The rates for both brokers
loans and business money usually both
fall at this time of the year.
So far only the rates on business
money have declined noticeably, as
demonstrated by the slight easing Of
bankers acceptances and commercial
paper rates in recent weeks while call
loans have stayed at high level. This
last week. for instance, although lower
call rates were anticipated, call money
actually opened the week at 712 per
cent and reached 16 per cent by Friday
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still feels confident that production
will soon be cut to satisfactory level.
The Curb and local Stock Exchanges
showed irregular trends similar to
those experienced the previous week.
Curb stocks continued to fiuctuate
within a narrow range, most stocks
showing no progress for the week. The
local markets continued to fiuctuate err
radically, and In those cases where the
averages progressed the advance was
caused by the action of few stocks
rather than by a general rise in values.
Pool operations in several stocks in
anticipation of easier credit conditions
were recently started, but last week the
pools received definite indications from
high money rates that the banks would
look with diSfavor on a broad rise In
pool stock at the present time.
(Copyright. 1920
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TO uQlCaCe neSlCa =
ton to go ahead
and unwillingness
to retreat.
It looks a good
deal as If the mar
ket was saying to
the Federal Re-
serve Board. What
are you going to
do about it?" The
volume of brokers
loans ended its
three weeks de-
cline and regis
tered a substantial
increase.
Public utilities
made the best
showing. Only two
Storlyc doclirad in
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WHEAT IRREGULAR.

CHICAGO, April 90 CP)-Notwith-
standing announcement OF 3,459,00
bushels decrease In the United States
visible supply, wheat prices were easier
today in the late dealings. Dearth of
export demand for wheat from North
America gave more or less advantage
to bears. Besides. domestic crop ad-
vices were generally favorable except
from Texas and parts of Oklahoma
Estimates that the wheat crop of Ru-
mania would be 100000 bushels less
than last year owing to loss in acreage
acted, however, as something of a
counterbalance.
Wheat closed irregular at Il net
decline to % advance; corn, 20 off 20
u up: oats, varying from Il setback
to Il to " gain. and provisions, I'M
changed to a drop of 20.
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Banana Imports Gain.

BALTIMORE. April 20 Especially -
Banana receipts are beginning TO in
crease, imports last week having in
creased to S2,497 punches by the arrival
Saturday of the steamer Ormes with
23.97l punches from Jamaica to the
United Fruit Co. Four steamers are
scheduled to arrive this week-the
Viator TO the Banana Sales Corporation
and the Vera to the Lanasa Fruit Inn
porting Co.. both from Jamaica, and the
Cradell from Honduras and the Cadmus
from Jamaica, both to the United Fruit
Co.