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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-19
INDIANA STOCKS
AND BONDS

The following quotations do not repre-
sent actual bids OF offerings but merelv
based on buVing and selling inquiries or
recent transactions.
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BV Times SpecidI

CHICAGO. April 18.-CarIots: Wheat.
10: corn. 1914 oats. IA; rye. 9. and bar
ley. 81.
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CHICAGO FRUIT MARKET

CHICAGO. April Is.-Apples - Illinois
Willow Twigs bushel, Sl.15; Winessps
oushel, sl.4oG150: Starks bushel, s125;
Michigan Spies bushel. sl.25 q l.35; Bald
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Corn-No. 2 white. 2 cars; No. white
"a cars; No. 4 white. cars; No. yell
low. l car; No. 3 yellow, 80 cars: No 4
yellow. cars; No. 3 mixed. l car; Total,
81 cars.
Oats-No white. Is cars; No. 3 white.
90 cars; No. 4 white, cars; sample white,
8 cars: total, 81 cars.
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Daily Price Index
BIZ United Press
ll93O-l932 AYerage. 10ol

81 CHited Press
NEW YORK. April 1s.-Dun & Brad
streets daily weighted price index of thirty
paste commodities, compiled for the United
Press:
(1ssO-ls32 Average, 1000
Today ....................... 1919
Yesterday NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 75.44
Week ago NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1882
Month ago Observation-Disclosures. 72.29
Year ago MISREPRESENTATION. 77.66
1888 High April 49, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1919
1888 Low Jan. 20 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 675S
Copyright, 1888. by Dun & Bradstreet,
InC.)
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INDIANAPOLIS WAGON WHEAT
City grain elevators paying soc for
No. 2 soft wheat. Other grades on their
meritS-
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SHEEP AND LAMBS
Receipts. 1000; market. steady.

Lambs, Shorn Basis
$50 lbs. down Good 81 choices $3.50 5.75
t90-l10 lbs.) Good and choice. 4.50d 5.50
100 lbs. down Com. q med. 300M 5.25
Spring lambs ......:......,. b.OUM hoO
Good and choice ......... 1000 ais
Common and medium ......,, 1.00Q zoo
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STOCKS

Belt Rail Il stock Yards com q 81
Belt Rail q stock Yds Did e. IS SO
Central Ind Power pfd IT,. 5ia 8ts
CITIZENS Gas com ...-......... u is
citizens Gas Co pfd 5eo..... So So
Home T a. T r WAYNE pfd ~ "a SO
Ind 4, Mich Elec Co pfd m. IS II
Ind Gen Service Co pfd 6~o 65 70
Ind HYDRO Eec Co pfd IT,. 81 80
Iuols Gas CO com ........... 30 As
IuCps Pwr Il Il Co pfd Go. 40 as
Indps Water co ptd 51o...... IS 30
Indp.s pWr L. 1t Co pld 6izlo. IS so
10 Ind pup Ser Co Did 5i2fo.. 25lz % :
No Ind Pub Serv Co ptd &c.. % 30
North Ind Pup Serv Co pfd IL 30 81
Public Serv CO Of Ind Dlfd go Is 10
public Sarv Co of Ind pfd 81 IA 10
south Ind Gas l. Fl Co Dfd o. SIS So
Terre Haute Elec ofd 61o..... 81 "A
BONDS
Citizens Gas Co IS 1912 ....... 70 80
Home # az r w 5i2s l955.. 81 81
Home T & T Fl W S. 1943..... g5 SO
TndDls Gas Co s. 1892 ....... So IS
Indp.s Rvs Inc IS 1861. ........ 2li2 Is
IndDls Water CO rs l940.... 1872 80 2
IndDlS water CO IS !So0..- u 81
Indps water Co IS 1870. 81 81
IndDls Water CO )! s 1883 95l2 100 ?
KOk0mo Water Works IS 1888. 10 IS
Lafayette Tel Co IS l957.... 81 IS
Muncie Water Works IS 1889 80 "a
Richmond water Works IS 1897 30 80
Terre Haute Water VIZ IS 1856 90 IS
Terre Haute Wat VIZ IS 1919. 80 e5
Traction Terminal Co IS 1857. 80 43
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indianapolis Cash Grain

-. April H.
The BIDS for car lots of grain at the
call of the. Indianapolis Board of Trade
+: Q. b, shipping point, basis Az New
York rate. were:
Wheat-strong; No. I red. 6Oae1c No.
red 590 SOC; No. 2 hard. $4,000
CONFIRM; No. 2 white. 28isd291 &c;
No. 8 white. 2212 a 2812c No. 2 yellow. 26la
Q2712c; No. 3 yellow. Is z q 26l2c; No 2
mixed. 234a Q2612c; No. mixed. 241a@
25l2c.
Oats-Firm; No. white, 1S12@19c; No.
white, 18G18l2c.
-, HaX5035Steady H. o; p. country points TAX X
Louisville(-No. timothy, $5.50G6; No. 2
timothy, S5d550.
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Market. steady.

Market. steady.
G4O-16O Good and choice. $3.4Oa $50
Light Weights
G60-13Ol Good and choice, 365
Q80-200) Good and choice. 3.65
Medium Weights
(20O-220l Good and Choice. 365
t220-250l Good and choice. 3.65
(250-2eO Good and choice. 5000 3.65
(290-350l Good and choice. $500 $50
1850 down. Good .-........ 300 ? 80
(All Weights medium ........ 300fD 3 20
CAll weights medium ......., ASA $40
100000 Good and choice.,... 300 800
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Bank CIearings
INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT

IFDIaNAF ULIo STATEMENT
April 18--
SGlIhattIhRS 81 70? 0O0. 90
Debts .................. ..... 1901 900 90
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
SITS UP TO THE WOMEN"

Mrs. Franklin ID. Roosevelt, II is
announced, will soon write a book
by the above title. 1t will deal with
the American wOman's position in
the nation, and what she can do to
improve present conditions.
The women need advice, just as
the men do. One suggestion might
be that if they would follow the af-
fairs of their national, state, and
municipal governments with as
much attention as they give TO styles
and fashions. we could make i'm
measurable improvements in gov
ernment, reduce our taxes, and
make our bankers smile as they
gaze on our growing balances. The
men of course have their own pet
foibles on which they are equally
or more exposed to comment, but
the above suggestion is respectfully
offered to any lady friends who
wants to know what they can do to
help.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
SUPPLY AND DEMAND

The far famed law of supply anC
demand was once looked upon by
orthodox economists to solve all
production problems. If the makers
of an article produce too much Of
it, it was said, the excess of supply
over demand penalized them by
causing low prices. But the low
prices had a tendency to cure them
selves.
Many producers, II prices were
low, would produce something else,
or go out of the business. The next
thing would be a scarcity in that
product. Demand would exceed sup
ply. which condition would restore
the price of normal or above. Thus
the law of supply and demand cor
rected excesses.
So the specialized professor in the
economics class told us. And in the
main the idea seems to work. 1t is
ChSStifC III the NOTWITHSTANDING HSius
These producers do not like the idea
of turning ont surpluses that won't
sell.
But in farm production, the law
does not work so surely. Farmers
do not unite for mutual action as
we'll as factory producers. Suppose
4 farmer has been raising 500 bush
els of wheat, and getting 40 cents a
Dushel for it, a gross return of 5000.
Then suppose the price drops to 80
,ents. According to our professor,
lie should reduce his production. If
Ill did that, there would be a re-
luced supply, and prices would rise.
But our farmer may argue, that |
{ instead of raising 500 bushels, he
hOuld raise 667, he would still get
lis 5000 if the price stuck at 80
ents. But if many do that, then the
urplus may rise higher, and the
rices drop again.
Farmers have not yet learned to
tick together. If told to reduce pro-
uction, some of them may quietly
tick in a little more seed, believing
hat reduction would lead to higher
rices. There is Il lot of human ma
Ire in this farm problem.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
RELIEF CAMPAIGNS

All over the country, campaigns
are being carried on to raise money
for relief work. The people who
are generously giving their time and
strength to such efforts should be
cordially received. 1t is not a pleas
ant thing to have to ring peoples
dOorbells and ask for money for
charity purposes. The canvassers
hear so many hard luck stories, that
often they feel they should give
something to these distressed folks,
rather than ask anything of them.
At the present time many people
who never before had to ask for as
sistance, lack the necessaries of life.
Humanity will not permit them to
suffer. 1t is intolerable that people
be hungry and cold and poorly
clothed in this land of abundance.
1t is better for money to be raised
for this purpose by voluntary sub
scriptiOn than through taxes. Char
ity societies and philanthrophic peO-
pie are best equipped to handle such
funds. They have had long expe-
rience in determining whether ap-
plicants for relief are worthy or un-
worthy, and under their direction
money will go farther than in any
other way.
As you look around and see about
as many automobiles running as us
ual, many people spending a good
deal in other ways, il is evident that
there is money enough in the coun-
try to take care of all cases of need.
People who can spend money for
luxuries can give to the support of
the needy.
If sufficient money is not raised
by voluntary gifts for the needs of
the unemployed, they will have to
be supported out of the public treas
ury. That means higher taxes, which
are a disturbing force in business,
and which will tend to delay eco
nomic recovery. The least expen-
sive way out of the situation is to
give literally, and help unfortunate
people over hard place.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
TAKING STOCK

Business concerns face the tedi-
GUS and sometimes anxious job of
the annual inventory. In prosperous
times, the proprietors face this task
with joyful anticipation of profits.
But in slow days, they don't look so
smiling, and it is not an opportune
time to approach them with requests
to sign subscription papers.
The concern that takes its inven-
tory faithfully, determined to face
the facts whatever they are, is the
one whose heads are greeted with a
warm smile at the bank, and who
don't have to argue about loans
when they need them. Such con-
cern knows where its losses are, it
will never go far into the hole, and
it will make money while some are
losing.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
LONG WINTER EVENINGS

What do you do with your long
winter evenings? Do you, like some
of our lively sports, devote them all
to shows, dances. sports, and games
Or do you learn something you need
to know?
In former days, the long winter
evenings were considered a time
for good reading and study. Peo-
pie gathered in little groups under
the living room lamp, and someone
read aloud the works of famous au-
thors. When the long winter had
passed, these folks knew more about
literature and life. They were fitted
for a larger place in the world.
We need our hours of fun and
merriment. But those for self i'm
provement should not be ommitted.
IC is a good time to read the news
papers more thoroughly. Less
money and time for sporting life,
and more for newspapers and mag
azines, and you will be better able
to cope with modern life. People
who do big things in the world laid
the foundations for these achieve
ments in quiet evenings under the
home lamp.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
WHY PEOPLE TRADE ELSE
WHERE

Business men in most places like
our community complain that a
great many people do too much of
their buying in larger cities. Where
this is so, there is reason for it.
Usually that reason is that the busi-
ness concerns in the larger cities
are very free advertisers. They
publish announcements of their
goods which circulate over a wide
area. In this way they draw in
great amount of trade, which is
pulled out of the communities where
il naturally belongs.
The prices asked for the mer-
in the stores of Milford are
commonly below those asked in
larger cities. But to persuade the
people of that fact, the goods must
be thoroughly advertised, the facts
about these goods must be told, and
the prices for them quoted.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
CAN,T AFFORD nIYORCE

The gorgeous high stepping days
of 1928 and 1929 were not calculated
to quiet matrimonial restlessness
During that gorgeous period, the
woes Of i'll mated people echoed
louder than ever before. The profits
Of much speculation and trade
poured into the divorce and alimony
business.
All is not so well today in this
form of activity. Reno, Nevada, ia
nous divorce capital, reported only
1914 divorce complains in 1882 up to
December 20, while the previous year
there were 4754. Many people are
saving money by living along with
their legal mates.
Perhaps it has also occurred to
some peppery couples, that they
might be no happier if the courts
granted them an additional inning at
matrimOny. The children of many
of these broken homes would report
that the parent that remarked was
no happier with the new mate than
with the former one.
Some people were never provided
with the mental outfit required for
happy married life. Not for them
the dancing flames of the home fire.
side, or the purring cat on the WOOL
ly rug. No, they want the glaring
lights of the dance hall and cabaret
in place of the fire side. The moan
ing saxOphone sounds better to them
than old Pussy's purr.
1t may be true that many divorced
couples are bright enough to learn
from the lesson that Life"s bitter
school taught them, and would use
more judgment next time. But half
The divorces result from a dislike |
or quiet home life. or from unwill-
ngness to give up ones own way.
Where those traits predominant, not |
much is gained by changing part
lers. One of the best ways to make
/ small income go, is to get along
with your husband and
wife. The fire on the hearth and
he cat on the rug help accumulate
bank deposit.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
CONFIDENCE AND MONEY

It takes two things to make busi-
ness go right, money in the hands
of the people, and confidence in the
minds of business managements. If
either one of these elements is lack
ing, business goes slow, and hungry
people tramp the streets asking for
jobs. The business people may have
confidence, but if the people have
no money, not much business will
be done. And the people may have
money, but il the business manage
ments are scared stiff, things will
go very slow.
If the business people could all
wake up some morning with the firm
conviction that the depression was
over, we should see an amazing
improvement within 80 days. Deal
ers would discover that their stocks
were greatly reduced, and would
rush hurry-up orders to the factO-
ries. The reviewing activity would
promote so much good feeling, and
provide so many folks with money.
that the new stocks thus ordered
would sell.
You can't expect business people
to go ahead and buy raw material
and employ labor, unless they can
see a chance to make dollar. Some
people think that business can be
done without any profit. But it is
not human nature for people to risk
their capital, unless they see
chance to get at least little return.
Business concerns ought to eX-
pect to do business at low margins
of profit in these times. They are
better off operating even without
profit, than they are to close down.
If they stop, their organization
breaks up, while overhead expenses
like taxes are running along indefi-
nitely.
If the business people can feel
that all sound and useful enterprises
will be given reasonable and favor
able treatment, some business folks !
who have retired into some deep cy-
clone cellar will come out, look
around, and conclude to do a little |
work.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
OUR MARINES COME HOME

The American people will give a
resounding cheer for the home
coming of the United States ma
rines who have been giving the peo-
pie of Nicaragua some primary
school lessons in the art of self gov
ernment. We have had smaller or
larger forces of marines there most
of the time for 20 years, but it is
with regret that we ever land our
armed men on any foreign soil.
Those little republics of the
south are constantly boiling over.
Some outside force is needed to step
in and calm their excitable natures.
But when such forces of ours set
foot on foreign soil, it conveys the
false idea that Uncle Sam wants to
conquer more territory, which does
not make him any more popular
among his neighbors.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
OUR FRIENDLY PEOPLE

Some folks go through life with
chips on their shoulders. They al
ways have the feeling that people
don't like them. So they adopt a
selfish attitude themselves, which
tends to increase whatever antagon-
ism there may be.
It's a great thing to go through
life with a smile on your face, and
not be specially anxious to hunt up
trouble. Don't feel that your bust
ness competitor, the other workmen
in your shop, other salespeople in
your. store, have anything against
you. If they do, perhaps you have
not been friendly enough with them.
Some of these cold and jealous folks
should thaw out their cold faces and
hands, and greet life with a smile.
They will find that the people of
Milford anyway, are very friendly
and will meet them half way.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
RAILROAD LABOR

The magnates of the railroad com
panies and the railroad unions have
been dickering over railroad wages
at Chicago. One thing is certain,
that the country can't stand any
railroad strike. Any party respon-
sible for tying up transportation
would be about as popular as a ma
tion shat should decide that the
world needs a new war about now.
There is always a fair and middle
course. The railroad employees are
skilled men, on whom we depend.
They must have a good wage. But
the railroads must be permitted to
live, pay their honest debts, and
make penny or two. If each fac
tion will see the others point of
view, all will remain friendly.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
Milford, Friday, January 90. 1898
HONEST TAX RETURNS

Before any federal income tax
law was ever enacted, predictions
were made that innumerable tax
dodgers would illegally evade such
a law. Many returns would be fall
sified, it was said. and the country
would not get anything like the rev.
enue it expected.
Nevertheless, i'm good times the
income tax law has been a big reve-
nue. producer. II is doubtful if many
people of large property, except
criminals, have deliberately falsi-
fled their returns. Men of business
standing could not afford to do so.
The penalties for such evasion are
too heavy. Injury to business repu-
tatiOn would also be serious.
The tax laws permit people to
legally avoid such taxation, by in
vesting their money in tax exempt
bonds. They have the right to do
so. for ii il has been considered
good public policy to issue such
bonds, the citizens must have
moral right to buy them. The issue
of such bonds is probably undesir-
able as a permanent policy. and this
method of escaping taxes may not
be tolerated very long.
Probably many persons liable for
small income taxes have failed to
make returns. 1t takes a very big
and closely woven net to catch all
the little fish. Back in 1926. for in
stance, Il good average year, only
4,13S.OOO persons made tax returns.
Probably many more than that had
at least small taxable income.
Some people think that cheating
Uncle Sam is all right, and cOnsid-
er il a smart act. The number who
try to slip goods through the GUS
tom houses without paying duties
is an illustration. But their neigh
bors do not see it in the same light. |
Uncle Sam has ways of locating
these cheaters that they do not re-
alize. They would better get busy
and file an honest return, before
the old gentleman with the striped
trousers gets ON their tracks.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
EXAMINATIONS

If you see school and college stu
dents with a worried look, they are
perhaps anxious about their mid
year and term examinations. Such
ones will probably pass all right.
Meanwhile others who never al
low themselves to fret about what
they consider a minor issue, are
quite likely headed for an unpleas-
ant surprise.
Examinations are not a perfect
test of scholastic work. Some nerv-
Gus young folks who have studied
faithfully, are so flustered when put
up against a list of questions, that
they do themselves no credit. 9th
ers have fitted serenely from date
TO date, and have fiuttered through
their athletic and social life like
bees extracting honey from every
flower. Many such ones fall by the
wayside, yet some of them are so
plausible and fluent of talk that they
get credit for knowing more than
they really do.
But in the long run those who re-
ally work, show the results thereof
when the fates of examination day
call on them to give an account of
their labors and opportunities.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
WHY POLITICS GOES WRONG

Frequently the American people
rise in their wrath and throw inef-
ficieht and corrupt governments out
of their cities. These spasms OF
virtue are very noble, and such peo-
pie seem to think they have taught
the politicians lesson that will
last. Then they go home and fall
asleep politically. 1t is not clear
that the women voters will be any
more alert.
Then when the voters go to sleep,
the same old crowd, or some new
one with similar aims, creeps back
gradually into power. Perhaps it
is a little more refined, it learns to
avoid some of the grosser abuses.
But the old style of thing is essen
TALLY the same.
And yet we have a great well
governed, city in Delaware. The
thing can be done. The average
small town does not shelter much
graft. The people are watching the
game too closely. They don't like
the idea that anyone can get rich
at the cost OF the taxpayers.
When cities acquire considerable
size, and IL there are large elements
of people who will blindly follow
the lead of bosses, then almost any
thing can. happen. One great trou-
BILE is the feeling on the part of
many intelligent folks, that it is
cheaper to tolerate some grating
and ineffciency, than to sacrifice
their time in efforts for good clean
business government.
That attitude is all a mistake. A
poorly governed city or town has a
high tax rate, it lacks the advant-
ages it should have, it acquires an
reputation. 1t really |
loes not take much time TO attend
to civic work. If good
citizens in any place will take pains
o read the newspapers carefully, if
hey will talk politics with their
riends, bring up political subjects !
or discussion in clubs, maintain ac-
i've organizations to arouse the
'oters and get them out for cleo
ions and primaries, any community
an be we'll governed. And it need
lot take much time or effort for
nyOne.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
ENGrNEERING ACH1EyEMENTS

The National Geographic Society
publishes a bulletin showing the
great engineering achievements of
the past year. Again man has tanned
great rivers with his power plants,
he has thrown his pathways under
the tunneled mountains and across
wide streams of water.
Our engineering science is far
ahead of our political and social
knowledge. We can produce mar
vellous plants for the service of
man, but we can't seem to operate
them so man shall always have
work. Where are the great leaders
who shall handle these plants as
well as they were built, so that every
pair of willing hands is provided
with a job?
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
NEW INDUSTRIES

Every community desires new
manufacturing industries and thou
sands compete to get them. What
can be done here in Milford to oh
tain our share of these new begin
nings?
If a business man talks with 1000
other business men in the course of
year, there is a considerable chance
that he will hear of one or more
people or combinations of people
who contemplate starting some new
industrial proposition. When people
hear of such indications, the subject
should be taken up and pushed.
through local organizations or 9TH
erwise. People in this neighborhood
or section who contemplate starting
any new proposition. should be COM
municated with or interviewed, and
the advantages of starting their out
fit in Milford should be thoroughly
explained to them.