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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-03
Miller
to Preside
OUe1~ Clubs

Ninth district Federation Of Clubs
will hold its twenty-second annual
convention at Sheridan Wednesday,
with the Federated clubs of Ham
ilton county as hostesses. Mrs.
Bert Miller, Lebanon, district pres
ident, will preside.
The main address will be given
by Mrs. Edwin F. Miller, Peru,
president of the state federation.
A musical program to be given by
the Girls Glee Club of Sheridan
has been arranged by Mrs. Charles
COmmela, Noblesville.
Mrs. Jane Parlon, New Richmond;
Mrs. j. NJ. Thistlethwaite, Sheridan,
and Mrs. NJ. B. Rawland, Craw-
louisville, district officers, also will
be on the program.
Mrs. Harry Snyder, Winamac,
was elected president of the Won
ans Club to fill the place of Mrs.
Russell Fry, whose illness caused
her to resign
At a recent meeting f1fty-dollar
student loan fund was established
Mrs. Harry Lee Beshore, Marion,
county federation chairman and
Eleventh district vice. chairman,
spoke on What 1t Means to Be a
Member of a Federated Club at a
meeting of the Wednesday evening
Study Club at Jonesboro last week.
At the close Of the talk plans for
new club were formulated, and
Mrs. E. w. Tucker was appointed
chairman of the new group.
Mrs. Burt Cedare was reelected
president Of the Howard County
Federation of Clubs Wednesday at
the convention. Mrs. H. B. Davis,
corresponding secretary, and Mrs.
G. o. Hazeltine, corresponding Sec
rotary, were reelected. New Off
GERS named are Mrs. H. R. Nation,
vice-president, and Mrs. Hanley
Pickett, treasurer. Ruthven Byrum,
Anderson, was luncheon speaker.
Mrs. Edwin F. Miller addressed the
afternoon session.
Hamilton county federation off,
GERS, elected at a recent meeting at
Sheriden, are Mesdames Fred Nc
Donald. president; Clifton Caca,
Noblesville; r. r. Williamson, Sher-
iden, and j. F. Bales, Westfeld.
Carmel was selected as the place
for the next meeting.
Professor John j. Haramy, Indi-
ana Central college, will address the
tWenty-third annual convention of
the Fifth district convention at
Clinton next Friday. His subject
will be Americas Gift to the
World"
The morning session will begin at
9 and the afternoon at las. YER
million county officers, Mrs. Ora
Doyle, president, will make up the
reception committee.
Mrs. Edwin F. Miller addressed the
21st annual convention Of the Thir-
teenth district federation held at
Rochester Wednesday on Our
Common Goal" Mrs. H. r. Mis-
ener. Michigan City. spoke on Our
Legislative Program and Results"
More than 200 we're present. Mrs.
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Miss D1rneLI
to Be Bride of
Dan MacLaren

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Durneu.
1907 East Twenty-1fth street, an
nounce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Dorothea Wnifred
Durnell, to Dan B. AIacLaren, son
of MI. and Mrs. David NIacLaren.
The wedding will take place Satur-
day, April Il.
Miss Durnell attended Butler uni
versity and is a member of Alpha
Delta Theta sorority. Mr.. MacLaren
was graduated from Purdue univer-
Sity and is member Of Theta Tau
engineering fraternity.
Miss Durnell will be honor guest
at a party to be held Saturday at
the Lumley tea room by Miss Olive
Montel.
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Mrs. COnkHn Is
REELECTED as
D. 4. r. Leader

Mrs. Alfred P. Conklin was re-
elected regent of the Corneia Cole
Fairbanks chapter, D. A. r., at a
meeting Thursday at the Propy-
laeum.
Mrs. Henry W. Buttolph was
elected first vice-regent and Mrs
Allan Hendricks, treasurer. Other
officers who were reelected are:
Mesdames Edgar H Evans. second
vice-regent; Newton Todd. recording sec
rotary: John E. Hollett. corresponding
secretary; Clarence Forsythe, registrar
and Albert Rabb. historian.
Mrs. Demarchus Brown spoke dur
ing the afternoon on The Life OF
Lafayette" The Junior League glee
club sang.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-03
Three Types
of CirCLetS
Are ShOzCn
BY JULIA 3LANSHARD
NEA Service Writer

NEW YORK, April 3.-April
showers-provided they are the kind
given for brides-have a way of
bringing in their wake June we'd
ding rings as well as May flowers.
The rings that will be given as
pledges Of the marriage VOWS this
year are lovely little circlets, deli
cately engraved, sometimes set with
gems, individual, distinctive.
The good old-faShioned plain yell
low gold wedding ring that was
good enough for mother is not
daughters choice. White gold, plati-
mum, these are the new rings, and
there are many different styles to
choose from.
Some have hearts and flowers,
daring to be sentimental and there
by poyiding that the world is chang
ing.
Some Have Rosettes
Others have rosettes OF beautifully
engraved diminutive orange bios
SONS, with diamonds cleaning be-
tween the rosettes. Still others
have carved olive leaves, symbol OF
the beautiful peace that the union
promises.
In fact, any bride with originality
can draw up her own design or
specify what she wants and the
bridegroom will have it made up in
platinum or one Of the other white
metals.
Two new and very distinctive
wedding rings make their appear
ance this year. One is the di-
vorcee's wedding ring. The other
Is the Widows wedding ring
Divorce Has Ring
The first, the Divorces wedding
ring, is a beautifully engraved plati-
mum wedding ring with a cleft
around the center Of the ring to
denote the disunion.
It Is said to have originated in
Reno, but certainly 1t is appearing
on the Atlantic seaboard, and for
women who wish their rings to sig
nifty their marital state, it speaks
for them to the sophisticates and
spares them any embarrassment.
The second ring, the widows ring,
is a narrow platinum wedding ring
with black enamel band around 1t.
II is to be worn as a guard to the
wedding ring that has meant so
much TO a woman through her hap
PLY married years.
Shows WidOwhoOd Quietly
Paris originated this ring, for In
France they make much of mourn
ing. Americans, however. are copy
ing the style and instead OF the
wide sleeve band of mourning which
publicly flaunts ones bereavement,
this simple band on the ring finger
states the same fact in quiet, suave
manner.
Mems wedding rings are growing
interesting, as there is an increase
in the double ring service here,
which is used so much abroad.
A mans ring may be merely a
larger duplicate of woman's we'd
ding ring provided the design is a
personal one with meaning to the
couple. Or it may be a convention
allied leaf or flower design, done In
one of the white metals.
Have Two Rings
For the June bride it may be OF
interest to note that the Well-mar-
ried lady of today is supposed to
have a couple of wedding rings
her conventional wedding ring with
which the bridegroom pledged his
troth and a second, or dinner ring,
for dress-up evening occasions.
This latter, also usually Of white
metal such as platinum, is gleam-
ing ieWeled circlet, set in diamonds,
or rubies. emeralds or anything
else a bride desires, even opals, If
she defes superstition, so sure is
she of her hearts choice.
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CHILDREN TO FROLIC
AT FRENCH LICK
BIZ Times Special

~ INt66 NpeCl0J
FRENCH LICK, Ind, April s.
Easter Sunday viii be observed at
French Lick Springs with a flower
show and egg hunt for children.
Among the arrivals from Indian
apoliS at the hotel are:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. 2. Cippinger. Mr..
and Mrs O. A. Braun, Mrs. Paul Payne.
Mrs. H. r. Wilson, Morgan Springer. L. F.
Mead, Edwin N Eaton and James B.
DARLINGTON
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DR.. EDWIN McSnt
POSTMASTER for
the annual dinner
dance to be held
by the En-Av-Ant
Club on Monday
night at the An
tiers. Decorations
will carry out the
club colors Of blue
and white.
Speakers will
include Francis
Mccarthy, Will
liam Eich, Edward
Feeney and Urban
Renner. Music will
be furnished by
Stiles COllegians,
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ELECT SIGMA RHO
HEADS FOR YEAR

New officers of Sigma Rho Delta
sorority are Misses Ferne Conrad,
president; Helen Bottema, vice
president; Helen Beier, secretary;
Ethel Gutter, treasurer, and Grace
Curran, sergeant arms.
The retiring officers are: Misses
Ethel Beck, president; Helen Crooke,
vice president; Conrad, secretary;
Lorena Curran, treasurer, and Bot
ten1a, sergeant-at-arms
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Bridge PARTY to Be Held

Miss Margaret Ralston, Rushville
will entertain Saturday at a bridge
party at her home. Indianapolis
guests will include Misses Mary and
Frances Russell, Thelma O'Reilly,
Harriet Clary, Margaret Smith,
Martha and Bess Cross and Ruth
Lanham.
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O. z. s. to Hold Sale

Ladies auxiliary, Prospect chap
ter. Order Of the Eastern Star, will
hold a bake sale Saturday at the
Prospect Masonic hall, Prospect and
State streets. Mrs. Charles Sabins
is chairman.
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S0r0rjtV Elects Leaders

Alpha Beta Chi sorority recently
elected the following officers: Mrs
Mary Pope, president; Miss Dean
Bowman, vice president; Mrs. Nellie
Smith, treasurer; Mrs. Irene Thorn
as, secretary, and Miss Marie Tu-
dor, sergeant
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The Franklin college chapter of
zeta Tau Alpha will entertain
with formal dance Friday night.
April II, at the Indianapolis Ath-
letic Club. Miss Marcella Hunt.
Franklin, is in charge of arrange
mentS.
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Mrs. R. w. Houser, Kewanee, Ill,
is the house guest of Mrs. NJ E.
Costin, 4216 Broadway.
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Pledge Services Slated
Pledge services for Miss Josephine
Written will be held following the
regular business meeting of the
Alpha chapter. Rho Delta sorority,
at 8 tonight at the Antlers.
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Sorority to Hold Sale
Alpha Theta Chi sorority will
have a bake sale Saturday at
Kruge's radio shop, 24O5 East
Tenth street.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
.REFUTES WHEAT
SALE RUMOR

A categorical denial of a pub.
lished report that the Federal
Farm Board had decided to dis
pose of its stabilization wheat
holdings in Europe for what they
would bring" was made today by
Chairman James C. Stone. In a
formal statement, he said:
There is no foundation in
fact for such reports. The sub
ject was not even considered by
the Farm Board yesterday. The
board has made no decisions in
regard to future wheat stabiliza-
tion operations except those
previously announced.
"These are ~ that an effort
will be made to sell abroad by
July / 35,0OO,OOO bushels of out
Opposition wheat stored at At
lantic, Gulf and Pacific North
west seapOrts, and (2l that
sterilization purchases will not
be made from the 1881 crop.
"Any statement that the Farm
Board at this time cOntempIateS
any other action is erroneous"
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
NEW TREASURY.
NOTE ISSUE
FORCED
Secretary Mellon Puts Out
s5o,ooo,ooo in 81 Day Bills
to Fend Imminent Deficit
BY ROBERT S. THORNBURGH

BY ROBERT S. THORNBURGH
With expenditures of the Gov
ernment already $756, ,000,0 900
greater than ordinary receipts,
the Treasury has been forced to
60 deeper into the hole" by an
additional borrowing of $50,0oO,'
900, authorized today by Secre-
tary Mellon.
This will be an issue of 91-day
bills, dated April 27, on which
bids will be received up to April "a.
Demands Are Heavy
Although the Treasury has q
cash balance of more than $780,
O00 900, demands will be heavy
during the rest of the fiscal year
because of the rapidity with which
building contracts are being let by
the Treasury, the veterans loans
and farm relief expenditures.
The new loan will push the
Governments short-time indebted
ness to more than S3,206,000, 900,
about 80 per cent of the entire
public debt. Secretary Mellon
will authorize a large bond issue
TO refund a nortion of the short
term debt before the end of the
calendar year, since this raper, all
but $451, ,720.450 of which natures
within a year, is getting out OF
control.
Market Closely Studied
Close studies are being made
of the security market in order to
select the most favorable time to
float the bond issue.
The issuance of the new block
of bills marks the third time dur
ing April when securities have
been floated to obtain new money
since no issues matured during the
month. Early in the month, $780,
100000 in bills was issued, fol-
lowed by S275,O0O,000 in certifi-
Gates April Is.
Next month the bill maturitieS
will amount to S214,281 900, while
on June IS. $3.50, ,314,O0O in certifi'
Gates fall due.
Refinancing to Be Vast
The necessary refinancing be-
fore January / will be tremendous.
For the calendar year issues and
maturities may exceed $4,000, ,000,-
600, setting peace-tlme record
and even approaching the dizzy
wartime financing, which ap-
preached $25, ,000,0O0,000 in a little
more than two years.
With the new bills, issues will
have exceeded the maturities dur
ing the year by $6O1, 100000, Al
though it is difficult to forecast
with accuracy the debt may be in
creased during the year by up
wards of $80O,000,000.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
HOLDING FIRMS
ARE PRAISED

CHICAGO, April 2l.-Regula-
ton of the operating company,
with freedom of the holding COM
pany, is to the best interests OF
the public. Martin J. insult, presl-
dent of the Middle West Utilities
Company, declared in talk to-
night. He pointed out that the
public is thus protected against
monopoly, and has the advantage
of the initiative and enterprise
that financially strong private
business brings to institutions
where it's money is invested.
Mr. insult traced the develop
ment of the investment holding
company, showing that it was
necessary development in the
building up of Americas wonder
full electric power industry OF to-
day. He also showed that it was
not a new idea in Americas IN
dustrial history, nor has it been
confined to the electric light and
power industry, and as examples
of other holding companies cited
the General Motors Company, the
United States Steel Company and
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company.
It is the initiative and enter
prise of the holding companies
during the past 20 years that has
made the electrical industry in
America pre-eminent in the whole
world, Mr. insult declared, and
outlined the development of the
industry since the holding invest
ment company activities were
started in 1910.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
BOND RESERVES
ADVOCATED

GLEN COVE, N. Y, April 81
Establishment of adequate Sc
serves against bear markets in
bonds was advocated for banks
by Russell Leavitt. vice president
of Moody's Investors Service, in
an address before the Nassau
county bankers round table.
The outstanding trouble with
bank bond accounts during the
recent severe drop in bond prices
was described by Mr.. Leavitt as
a conspicuous lack of sufficient
reserves to offet depreciation in
securities which is normal in all
depression periods. He said:
There have been, of course.
mistakes in thte selection of
bonds suitable for bank invest
ment.
Perhaps there have been
more such errors than should
be expected. Nevertheless even
under these conditions, where
bank bond accounts generally
are a mixture of gilt edge and
lower grade issues, a very great
part Of the difficulties recently
encountered would have been
eliminated if attention had been
paid to the creation of proper
reserves against an ultimate de-
clining bond market"
A logical method to provide
such a reserve in the future was
suggested by Mr.. Leavitt as the
setting aside for that purpose all
capital profits arising from the
sale of bonds when the market
rises again.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
AVERAGE HOME
LOANS GROW

Moderate increase in the aver
age size of loans on city reslden-
tial property funded by Investors
Syndicate was shown during
March and the average approx
mated that for the first quarter
of the year, according to report
issued by E. E. Crabb, vice presi-
dent of the company. Loan aver
age for the month and f." the
quarter was slightly under that
of the IL months ended March
81.
March loans averaged $4,263 .88,
compared with $4,227.41 in Feb
ruary. The average for the quar-
ter was $4,277.44 and for the year
ended March 81 was $4,308.26.
In the first quarter of 1881, loans
funded by the company numbered
437' and totaled $1,869 ,241 20.
During the quarter loans we're
made in II cities.
Los Angeles continued to lead
in the average size of loans placed
during March with an average of
$5,85773. Houston. Tulsa, Dallas,
Fort Worth and Oklahoma City
also ranged high in the average
size and number of loans funded
during the month. Loans in Az
lanta. Ga. averaged $3,2i8 each.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
Rail Man First Steel
Chief Fired Under
Pension Plan

NEW YORK. April 81 G.N.SD,
A. F. Banks, president of the
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern rail
road, owned by the United
States Steel Corporation, prob
ably will be the first head of
a subsidiary to retire under the
company's plan for compulsory
retirement at the age of 10,
adopted at a stockholders meet
ing yesterday. He has been
with the railroad 81 years.
Myron C. Taylor, chairman
of the finance committee. and
James A. Farrell, president of
the corporation, predicted
speedy return of prosperity, Mr..
Farrell saying:
"If we can get a little better
tonnage on present prices, we
are going to have a reasonably
good year." said Farrell.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
Advance in Corn Prices
Seen Likely in Spots

With both farm stocks and
commercial stocks of corn at
very low levels, the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics reports,
it is to be expected that central
market prices during the next
few months will be largely influ-
enced by developments as to COM
mercial demand, and supply
which may be imported from
Argentina or other countries.
Local shortages may occur dur
ing the next few months, which
would probably result in marked
price advances in such areas
even though there should be no
material effect in central market
prices.
Recent quotations for Argentine
corn at Atlantic ports have been
as low as 4612 cents per bushel-
duty of IS cents per bushel un-
paid. May futures quotations at
Buenos Aires have been around
81 to 80 cents perS0ushel recent
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
SURPLUS FREIGHT CARS

Glass I railroads on Marcl. 81
had 621,509 surplus freight cars
available for service, the car
service division of the American
Railway Association announced
today. This was decrease Of
AIT cars, compared with March
23 Surplus coal cars totaled
252,825, an increase of 1916,
while surplus box cars totaled
298,837, a decrease of 1924.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21

ly, indicating the prospect of the
prices of Argentine corn at
Atlantic ports being somewhat
lower as the new crop becomes
available.
However. prices in Argentina
are so low as to provide little
returns to growers, and no
material further decline seems
probable. With very low level
OF wheat prices in prospect dur
ing the coming months, there is
little incentive for a marked ad-
vance In corn prices.
However, the small corn SUD-
plies and the limited extent to
which Argentine corn is likely to
be substituted for the American
grown product indicates the pos
sibility of some improvement in
corn prices in the inland markets
of the United States if there
should be any significant i'm
provement in demand.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
financial Ne1us Stocks Bonds and Connen
Washington Leads Cities
AS Shopping Favorite

With slightly larger population
and fewer stores than either New
Orleans, Minneapolis or Cincin-
natl, Washington outclassed all
of these cities in retail sales in
1890. much more than doubling
the sales in the Louisiana me-
tropolis, which had 1000 more
stores than the Capital.
Figures supplied by the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers AsSo-
citation, Edward D. Shaw, Secre-
tary, show Washington had 5,917
stores and sales totalling 1891, ,873,-
844, an average for each store OF
$56,08S, while 1906 stores in New
Orleans totalled sales of $158, $685.
164, an average of only $2O,O22
for each unit.
Per Capita Doubled
Per capita retail sales in Wash
ington almost doubled those in
New Orleans, the figures being
$682 to $344, respectively.
Minneapolis most nearly ap-
preached Washington in number
of stores, total sales, population
and per capita consumption. Her
464,356 people bought from 6,028
stores goods valued at $304,330,-
792. or $685. per capita.
Cincinnati's 6,981 stores sold
1921, ,572, ,167 in goods to her 451,-
100 people, an average of $646 per
capita.
The proportion of business done
by department stores was much
higher in Minneapolis than in
Washington, lower in Cincinnati,
and much lower in New Orleans.
Baltimore Surpassed
Retail stores in Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
50 Representative
N. Y. Stocks LOUeT

The market value of so repre-
sentative stocks on the New
York Exchange at the close Of
the week ended Saturday, April
18, was $18,693, ,553,578, a decrease
of $547,086,422 or approximately
2.84 per cent under the value of
$19,240,640,000 at the close of
the preceding week, according to
a compilation by Paul H. Davis
& Co.
This compares with $27.176,-
091,2 ,230 the value of the shares
at the close Of the corresponding
day in 1880.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
MARACAIBO OIL

Statement of Maracaibo Oil
Exploration Corporation and sub
sidiaries as of December 81. 1880,
shows total assets of $4,371,963,
comparing with $4,345, 900 at end
Of 1929. Capital stock and sur
plus, represented by $4,000 no.
par shares of stock totaled $4,-
37l,963, against $4,329,5O3 in pre-
ceding year.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
SP|NDLES GAIN
FOR MARCH

The Census Bureau announced
today that on March 81 last there
were 33,132,418 cotton spindles
in place in the United States. of
which 26,489, 1892 were operated at
some time during the month,
compared with 25,763, ,408 in Feb
ruary and 28,862, 400 in March a
year ago.
The aggregate number of active
spindle hours reported for the
month was 7,001,319,579.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
ATLANTIC REFINING co.

Atlantic Refining Company
and subsidiaries report for quar-
ter ended March 81. 1881, net loss
of $2,162,800. This compares
with net profit in first quarter
of 1890. of $1,124,200, equal to
~ cents a share (par $3.50 on O.
685,8 shares of stock.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21

Washington's big neighbor with
go per cent more population, are
listed at less than 10 per cent
higher. The figures are: Popu,a-
ton, 804,874 and sales $3.50, ,450,-
518, per capita of $473.
Some part of Washington's ad-
vantage undoubtedly accrues from
its big tourist trade, and some
from its popularity as a shopping
center for residents of nearby
Maryland and Virginia.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
NEWS
In Today's
CLASSIFIED ADS

Spring. Md: 5-rOOm bungalow.
with bath, hOt-water heat, bniIt-in
garage: located on large lot: good
condition; 18th st. bus service to
center Of city,
AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE-l9SO
Cord Sport Sedan: real bargain;
owner going abroad; 8 wire wheels:
run only 1000 miles: can't tell this
car from new: perfect condition:
terms reasonable
BOARD AND ROOM-The Rose
Inn; nicely furnished single and
double rooms: excellent meals.
NUWAY RUG CLEANING co.
X IL rugs thoroughly cleaned. M
way process, S?.75. Our method
does not injure sizing: satisfaction
guaranteed.
FURNISHED APARTMENT FOR
RENT-.16th St: second floor. front:
3 rooms and hath: heat. light and
gas furnished; $50.
Thess are "sidelights" m some ~ maHy
fHteTest'Ng advertisements you t1I tiR6 II
seaav'S Tunes GaG HSraId C1aSStftOG Adss