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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
POLICE TO CURB
Wild PARTIES
OVER HOLIDAYS
A Little fitting of the Lid
May Be Winked at
by Officers.

Although granting indianapolis
residents the privilege Of good
cheer and merrymaking," there will
be no wholesale drinking in Indian
apolis between now and New Years
if Police Chief Mike Morrissey can
prevent it.
He announced today that orders
had been issued to officers to en-
force the law on drunkenness and
to make arrests in every instance Of
drunken driving.
Morrissey said he will attempt to
hold night club drinking to mini
mum. With the increase of alleged
night clubs in the last three weeks,
Morrissey said setups will not be
permitted.
If the table customers want soft
drinks, they can pour them in the
glasses and return the bottles to the
waiter or waitress" he said. If
they refuse to surrender the bottles,
I've instructed operators then to
direct their employees to remove all
glasses from the tables"
Morrissey said today he had con-
Quoted a personal investigation of
an alleged brawl this week in new
downtown night club which re-
suited in injury to one man who
gave the name of Jack Sherwood
Of Ft. Wayne. According to Morris
sey, the patron was cut severely
after a fight in the place.
Dance music will be permitted
until later than usual hours during
the holidays, provided the matrons
at the dance places are approved
by the chief.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
CaR Place Adhe Cost but Three Cents Wor
CHRISTMAS
IN THE
CHURCHES
Presbyterian

Presbyterian
Tabernacle Presbyterian
Central Ave. and 34th
Rev. J. Ambrose Dunkel, DID,,
Minister.
10:45 A. M-Theme - Rejoice for
Jesus Is God"
7:30 P. M.-"The Sweetest Story
Ever Told"
Excerpts from the Messiah by the
Quartet.
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FOUR CHILDREN ARE
CHRISTMAS ORPHANS

Parents Die Few Days apart Just
Before Holidays.
BIZ United Press
WHITTIER, Cal, Dec. 24.-Death
drove out Christmas cheer in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Mortimer l..
Nesbit today.
Their four children, the eldest IL,
were orphaned when the parents
died, a few days apart, from pneu-
monia. A double funeral was held
today.
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Bright Spots
Bv United Press

The American banker reported
only thirteen banks were closed
during the last week, against
thirty in the preceding week.
Steel plant operations in the
Youngstown area next week viii
be stepped up several points above
the current II per cent output.
Traffic Always this Christmas
is far in excess Of last year.
Penick 81 Ford, Inc, New York,
viii increase its working force by
l25 men and advance the wage
scale on Jan. I.
Employment at the Colgate
Palmolive-Peet Company at pres
ent IS Z per cent larger than a
year ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
Cards, In MemOriams

HARMENING-We express our sincere
thanks and appreciation for the many
kindnesses and beautiful floral offerings
neighbors. who assisted us during the
bereavement of our beloved wife and
mother. Agnes Harmening. We espe-
cially thank the Reverend U. S. Johnson,
Mrs. Roepke and club members, Rebecca
Lodge 749, Odd Fellows quartet Sham
pay Bros, teachers Of school No. 70 and
funeral director, Mr. Blasengym, for his
kind and efficient service
THE FAMILY.
wish to thank our
relatives, friends and neighbors for their
acts of kindness during the death of
my beloved husband, FREDERICK G.
HOHLWEG. Especially we thank the
Rev. Griffin. the singers and the under
taker Mr.. Harry Moore
WIFE. SON, MOTHER, FATHER AND
SISTER.
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Speakers at the three day con-
vention in the Missionary Taber-
nacle, St. Clair and Spring streets,
which will open Tuesday night, will
include the Rev. George S. Parker,
recently returned from India, and
the Rev and Mrs. F. B. whistler Of
Olivet, Ill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
BOOST FREIGHT RATES
More Must Be Paid on Bedford
Stone to Chicago.

Freight rates on dressed stone
from the Bedford Bloomington dis
trict to the Chicago switching area
in Indiana were increased Friday
by the public service commission
from 17is to 20 cents a hundred
pounds.
The new rates conform to rates
set by the interstate commerce
commission.
Another commission order ap-
proved exchange Of small rural
power lines between the Indian
apolis Power and Light Company
and the Southeastern Indiana
Power COmnanY.
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WILLYs-KNIGHT coupe. THOUSANDS Of
miles Of service in this car Actually
reduced to s45. SIS down. CONSIGN-
MENT SALES. 1890 N. Meridian st.
A FINE selection of highgrade exchanged
cars. Broad range IN prices. SIS TO
Sl.095.
CENTRAL BUICK co.
40 W North st. LT-199s.
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FIVE CHILDREN BURN
TO DEATH IN HOME

Christmas Tragedy Brought Grip
pied, Unemployed War Veteran.
BIZ JAttCd Press
BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. "a.
Five children in the family of
Patrick Weir, crippled and UNI
employed war veteran, were burned
to death today when fire destroyed
Weir's home.
The children ranged in age from
to 13 years.
Christmas shoppers watched the
bodies being carried from the
smoldering ruins
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CHEER SPREAD
TO CITY NEEDY
FOR YULETIDE
Christmas Celebration Is
Big Interest in All
Homes Today.
CONTINUED From Page One)

provided most Of the food and gifts
A fleet of trucks delivered more
than 200 baskets of food for the
Volunteers Of America, 800 North
Illinois street. In addition, a num-
Der Of transient or homeless men
will be served with Christmas
dinner and lodging A special
Christmas service viii be held Sun
day afternoon at 3.
Gifts to Riley Children
More than two hundred baskets
Of food were being distributed today
by the Wheeler City Rescue Mission,
245 North Delaware street. A Christ
mas party was held Friday for chill
dren, with each given toys and two
suits of Undertaking.
Gifts, and candy and fruit, to all
whose diet permits such food, Will
be distributed Christmas to children
at the James Whitcomb Riley hos
pital. one party for the children
was held Friday by the Junior
League.
Employees Of the indianapolis
Railways, Inc, at the Highland ave-
nue. barns, were to stage a COM
munity Christmas party this after
noon at 8. Toys and gifts were to
be distributed, Frank Upper, chair
man, announced.
Rows Are Entertained
Distribution Of $50 baskets, gifts
of the Kahn Tailoring Company
and its employees, was made this
morning.
The Sahara Grotto today distrib-
uted $50 baskets Of food to the poor
following an entertainment Friday
night in Pennsy gym, when persons
attending contributed food for adj
mission. William Hamilton was
chairman of the food distribution
committee.
Members Of the Exchange Club
entertained seventy boys selected
from needy families at Christmas
party Friday noon in the Washing
ton.
A Christmas tree and Santa Claus
were features Of the program. Each
guest received gifts Of nuts candy
sweater and stockings. Edwin o
Hurd was chairman Of the commit
tee in charge.
Public attendance has been asked
for Christmas entertainment
Monday afternoon at the Genera,
Protestants' Orphans home, l4O4
South State avenue, where a play
"Judiths Christmas" will be given
by the children
Christmas of the Hoosier Athletic
Club will be held Wednesday nigh
with the younger folk as specia
guests.
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Lawrence A. Spitzmesser. EIwood
steamer Is in Distress

/ . UTTIN I-ftHH
BOSTON, Dec. 24.-The Dollar
liner President Mckinley reported
by radio to tropical radio today that
She was standing by the steamer
NeWbrough, in distress twenty miles
southeast of Jamaica. The New
hrough's engine room was reported
flooded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
MERCHANDISE
81 Furs, Wearing Apparel


EVENING GOWN-Rose color. crepe satin.
size 36-38; reasonable, HU-7029
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The CITY
in Brief

Leonard Marschke, $40 Central
avenue, Shortridge high school
pupil, has been named winner of
the Fisher Body Company's second
annual craftsmanship contest. The
prize, PLAGUE, has been sent to
Principal George Buck for presen-
tation to Marschke.
The park board Friday awarded
to the Perry & Wilson Equipment
Co., Inc, the contract for an ex-
cavation shovel with three-quarters
of yard capacity. The company,
local firm, was low among twelve
bidders with a figure of $7843.
Parent Teacher Association of
School 8 will sponsor a benefit char
ity show at 2 Wednesday afternoon
in the Mecca theater, Noble street
and Massachusetts avenue.
Commanded not to move or make
an outcry until he heard an auto
mobile start. George H. Thomas was
robbed of S36 Friday night by a
young bandit in his cleaning and
pressing shop at 2542 West Wash
ington street.
Clothing worth $125 was stolen
Friday night from the automobile
of Louise EdmondSon, Clayton, Ind,
which was in a garage at 1907 Suth-
erland avenue, where he is a guest.
DIR. c. B. BlakeSlee, OsteOpathic
physician, with offices at 1000 Kahn
building, will be one of the speakers
on the program of the thirty
seventh annual convention of the
American OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
be held in Milwaukee in July.
A leaky gasoline stove was the
source Of a fire which caused slight
damage today to a rooming house at
706 East Market street. which is
operated by Mrs. Mary Gardner
The fire started when Homer Hill,
SO, lighted the stove to prepare
breakfast.
Speakers at the three-day con-
vention in the Missionary Taber-
nacle. st. Clair and Spring streets,
which will open Tuesday night, will
include the Rev. George S. Parker,
recently returned from India, and
the Rev. and Mrs. F. B. whistler of
Olivet, Ill.
George Dickerson, 81. of go Col
lege avenue. whose brother Richard,
same address, was arrested with
four other men as suspects in
series of street car, bus and taxi
cab holdupS was taken into Gus
tody Friday night on charges of
drunkenness and vagrancy.
Lawrence A. Spitzmesser, EIwood.
today was bound to the federal
grand jury by United States Com
missioner Fac w. Patrick on charges
Of vehicle taking and violation of the
interstate commerce act. He was
remanded to jail in default of So 1000
bond. John F. Goebel, Indianap-
oils. charged with liquor law viola
ton, was held to the grand jury, but
released on $500 bond
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Rescue Mission
MERRY CHRISTMAS AT WHEELER
MISSION
800 A. M-Breakfast Club, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray EverSon.
900 A. Mail Services.
1000 A. MINIS. Mary Knode.
2:30 P. M.-Christmas Program, VIM. G..
Hitz.
400 P. M.-Radio Service. wFBM. Chill
dren's Gospel Team
$50 P. M.-Youth Service, Mrs John H.
RAIDER.
7:45 P M.-Christmas Service, Rev. Her
bert Eberhardt.
Tuesday 7:45-Prof. Chas. F. Hansen.
Methodist Episcopal
MERRITT PLACE M. E.
Rev. M. H. Reynolds, Pastor
Morning Subject-"som Thoughts
on the Incarnation
Evening-Cantata by the Choir and
Sunday School.
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FUR COAT is STOLEN
Garment Worth S15O in Loot Taken
From City Homes.

A fur coat valued at $3.50 was
among articles stolen from homes
Friday night by burglars.
The coat was taken from the
home Of Ralph T. Davis 1869 Cen
trail avenue. The house was entered
through a broken window.
A rife, revolver and SIS in cash
was stolen from the home of Harry
Gallon Jr., S0o1 East Thirty eighth
street.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
POLITICS FOES
TRADE TREND

Waiting for November 8 to
come and go played so large a
part in the nations industrial,
commercial and financial activi-
ties and attitudes during the
month ended November IS that
it logged the picture of the con-
dition Of business, the American
Bankers Association Journal
states.
Under the circumstances it was
hard to discern how much the
manifest Slackening that oc-
Cured in the pace of improve
1nent was due to a normal sea-
Sonal let-down in activity, and
how much to a loss of momen-
tum in basic economic forces of
reconstruction, the journal pointed
out, adding:
Treating the mechanism of
politics itself strictly as a fac
tor in the nations business,
it is doubles . favorable cir
scumtance that there is now in
view the reeStabliShment of q
Governmental organism freed
from certain clearly definabIe
causes Of inability to deal ra-
tiOnally with essential public
problems on their merits.
"AS a business factor, the
passing Of November 8 was
obviously confined in its ef-
fects to clearing the air of
political controversy and set
ting up this promise of con-
sistency of political motive in
the Federal Government, mas
much as the change of ad-
ministratiOn that vas voted
expressed no actually defined
mandate for a concrete change
in any fundamental national
policy"
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
BOARD DEFERS
DIVIDEND

Directors of Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy Railroad yesterday
deferred action on the dividend
on capital stock for the second
half of the year until the Decem-
ber meeting. A dividend of So
was declared on capital stock on
June Is last for the first half
of this year, and previous to
that, IS a share was paid semi
annually. Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads jointly
own approximately 81 per cent
of Burlington's stock.
Burlington's earnings were only
26 cents for the first nine months
Of 1881. AS a dividend has
already been paid this year, it
was generally believed in finan-
cial circles that yesterdays defer
ment meant no further dividend
payments this year.
Yesterday, also, Colorado &
Southern Railway directors omit
ted the $4 annual dividend on
second preferred stock. Burling-
ton owns 70.48 per cent Of
Colorado & Southern's stock. AS
Colorado & Southern had previ-
ouSly omitted action on the first
preferred, the second omission
created little surprise in financial
circles,
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
VALUES
GAIN AS NEWS
BRIGHTENS
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Dec i G.N.S0.
The stock market strengthened
today after yesterdays weakness,
with stocks showing gains Of / to
more than 2 points.
A further rally in sterling was
q helpful factor. The principal
stimulus, however, came from the
ability of the general market to
resist further weakness in the
steel stocks.
Preferred Sold Down
q. s. Steel preferred was sold
down nearly 2 points to a new low
on the current decline shortly
after the opening, while the COM
mon slumped a point. Bethlehem
steel also was weak.
The rest Of the list was steady
In the face of this selling and
turned upward when pressure
lifted on the steel stocks, aiding
the rally was a rebound in Ameri-
can Tobacco B, another of yester-
days weak spots.
Rails Try for Rally
Strength in the rails gave
traders their cue to try for a
rally. Union Pacific was out
standing, jumping about 3 points.
AtchiSon was another strong spot.
Wheat provided bullish ammu.
milton in the second hour with
q rise of more than a cent a
bushel. Cotton steadied after an
early sinking spell.
American Telephone was
strong leader, as was American
Can. Gold stocks were neglected
and lower. Copper stocks marked
time, while the curtailment con.
ference wrestled with production
problems.
Trading was quieter than yes
terday, when turnover crossed
100000 shares for the first time
in q week.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
COTTON FUTURE
PRICES MOVE
LOWER

NEW YORK, Dec. / dN.S).
After holding relatively steady
at the opening, cotton futures to-
day resumed their downward
trend, registering losses Of about
so cents a bale at one time, then
recovering slightly.
In the early trading, the list
took on an attitude of marking
time. Hedge and professional
selling was barely watched by
buying orders from the trade and
foreign sources and contracts
held at or slightly below the
previous closing level.
Street Sales Seen
Later in the day, a good deal
of Wall Street liquidation was
combined with the spot house
and professional selling. In addi-
ton, New Orleans sold on a small
scale. The Far East was a buyer,
while Liverpool and the Conti-
nent made some purchases.
Only passing attention was
paid to crop-weather develop
ments. Fair weather and tenn
peratures above normal were
shown on the cotton map for the
entire belt. The forecast was
fair with rising temperatures for
the eastern belt, increasing cloudi-
ness or unsettled for most of the
central and western belts, and
probably rain for the Panhandle
of Texas.
Debts Worry Mart
, The international debt question
and the action of sterling con-
tinued to be the main topic of
market discussion, but the prof.
ects for agricultural relief at.
tracted increased attention. Sena-
tor Capper predicted passage by
Congress of the crop allotment
farm bill as an emergency meas
ure, and said the three major
farmer organizations were for it.
There was little speculative in
terest apparent in the ring today,
particularly as larger crop esti-
mate seemed due on December 8.
One of the local houses yester-
day estimated the crop at 12.-
1000, while another firm placed
the figure at 1927 900 bales. Re.
ports from various Southern CEN
ters stress the probability of in
creases in the bureau for Okla
homa, Arkansas, North Carolina
and possibly some other States.
Noon prices were unchanged to
3 points lower, with December un-
changed at 5.81; March, off 8 at
5.91; May, off 3 at Sol, and July
off 3 at 6.1O.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
MARKET VALUE
IS LOWER

The market value Of 100 rep.
resentative common stocks de;
creased Z per cent in November,
according to Frazier Jelke & Co.
The total appraisal at the end
of the month was 1913 per cent
less than on August 81, but SAL
per cent above the lows of June
30. The November decline of I
per cent compares with a drop
of 14.3 per cent in October, a
loss of 4.3 per cent in September
and a rise Of 80 per cent in
August.
At the closing prices of NO
vember 80, the 100 issues were
valued at $S,581, $50, 900, compared
with 1920, ,904, 900, a decline of
649,384;000 for the month. At
the end Of June the group was
appraised at $5,568,547, 900 and
at the end Of August $11,264,.
440,O0O.
Each one of the 13 groups con-
Stituting the index declined in
October. the largest loss in dol
lars being $109,441,000 in the
oils. The rails lost $1O6, ,536, 900
and the utilities $83,588,OOO,
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
D. C.. Building Associations
Among Larger Bodies

Eight associations located in
Washington, D. c., rank among
the largest building and loan -asso-
Citations in the country. according
to statistics compiled by the
United States Building and Loan
League, as of July /.
The Perpetual Building As5ocia-
ton is ninth in size with assets
of $29,827,546, the American
Building Association is 69th
in size with assets of $8,995,553
the Washington Permanent Build
ing Association is 8Oth in size
with assets of $7,921,256, the
Equitable Cooperative Building
and Loan Association is 11th in
size with assets of $6,238,848, the
National Permanent Building Asso-
citation is 116th in size with
assets Of $5,S56,712, the Oriental
Building and Loan Association
No. 6 is 124th in size with assets
of $5,692,246 the Metropolis
Building Association is 150th in
size with assets of $5,1O4, ,070, and
the Northern Liberty Building and
Loan Association is 152nd in size
with assets Of $5,054,832.
Many Large Holdings
|. The list shows SO associations,
members Of the league, with assets
of more than $4,000, 900 each. A
further compilation hows associa-
tionS with assets between
$4,000, 900 and $1O,OOO,0O0. There
are SO Of these.
The directory Of the 158 aSso-
Citations in these two groups will
appear in the forthcoming Build
ing and Loan Annals of 1882" a
book published annually by the
league.
Mortgage loans on homes con-
stitute 85.7 per cent of the assets
of these associations, according to
H. F.. Cellarius, Cincinnati, Ohio,
secretary-treasurer Of the league.
Their funds are derived from the
savings of shareholders who are
OW1IC1S VI GA1C dOoOC4dGAO4Ao'
Gain Noted
"The 158 associations in the
more than $4,000, 900 class this
year compare with 154 assO-
Citations Of similar size listed
among league members as Of
July 1, 1882" said Mr.. Gel
larius. '"There is a decrease of
one in the associations exceed
ing $1O,OOO,OOO and a gain Of
five in those between five and
ten million. Ten of the asSO-
Citations in these two largest
groups showed definite gains
in assets over the figures re-
ported by them for July 1,
1881. These gains are mainly
in areas where business has
not suffered as severely as in
the country as a whole, and
they show that the confidence
placed in these cooperative
home financing institutions con-
tinues to draw money into
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
FREIGHT CARS
SHOW GAIN

Class I railroads of the United
States in the first ten months
of 1882 placed in service 2,799
new fright cars, the car service
division of the American Rail.
way Association announced yes
terday. In the same period last
year, 1891 new freight cars
were placed in service.
The railroads on November
this year had 2,465 new freight
cars on order compared with
4,610 on the same day last year.
The railroads also placed in
service for the first ten months
this year 81 new locomotives
compared with ia in the same
period in 1881. New locomotives
on order on November l this year
totaled three compared with 10
on the same day last year.
Freight cars and locomotives
or otherwise acquired are not
included in the above figures.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
Unexpected Rise
In Failures Index

Unexpectedly the failures index
of Bradstreet's Weekly has re-
versed itself. For the week end
ing November "a, it jumped to
111.6 per cent of the 1928 80
average from it's depression low
Of 84.8 recorded a week earlier.
Normally, failures begin a sharp
rise in october, which finally
reaches its peak early in Jan
uary. Thanksgiving week, how
ever, with its one less business
day, usually proves a temporary
check to the advance. This was
distinctly not the case this year,
the actual number Of defaults
rising from 408 to 463.
The seasonal increase has been
much delayed this year, but the
postponement would seem to be
adding somewhat to the intensity
of the movement now under way.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
COTTON GOODS

NEW YORK. Dec. CLNs).-Trad-
Ing in the coarse yarn cloths market
To-Day was featured by further cas-
ing in print cloths which attracted
moderate covering. A number of
buyers were in the market with bids
for large quantities of print cloths
ter and later shipment hut few
houses were willing to take such
business at spot prices, with the result
that the days sales were substantially
by buyers. Minis and buyers alike
were anxious not to pile up December
goods, with the result that spot and
quick deliveries were lower and not
greatly active
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
Farmers Getting
Half for Products

The farmer is getting just
about half now for the general
run Of his products, and only a
third for most of them. compared
to the prices during the period,
19O9-1914, the Department Of Ag-
riculture revealed today.
The present general average
index IS 81, as compared to the
100 per cent standard of the pre-
war period. Cotton is now So
cents a pound, against 1914 then.
Other comparative prices given
include: Corn, 1914 now, 64.2
cents then; oats, 1871 now, 1919
cents then; potatoes, 34.4 now,
69.7 cents then; hogs, 3.05 cents
per pound now, 7.24 then.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Hogs-Receipts. 12,OOO market to
10c higher. Top, S3.45 bulk, $3@3.4O;
heavy. $3@S.4O: medium. SS.1O@S.45;
light, $3.15Q345; light lights, $500
$40; packing sows. $2.5o@3; pigs, S2.S5
@S.4O: holdovers, 5000.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 market steady.
Calves. receipts, 1000; market steady,
Beef steers: Good and choice. sos:
f$5@75O: Butcher cattle: Heifers,
S3.50@6.50: cows, 81. 2.25@4 bulls. $25O6
4; calves. $4@6: feeder steers $3.5O@6;
stocker steers, $S.25@5.75; stocker cows,
and heifers, $2.509425.
Sheep-Receipts. II, 900; market steady.
Lambs, S5.50@6.25: common, $S.5O@45O:
yearlings, $S,50@A5O; feeders. $4.250
6.25: ewes, S142.50.