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that"
He surveyed the ruin of his fair
fiannels and looking up saw her face
shaken again by unwilling mirth. II
have other trousers" he said with
dignity and led the way uphill.
Meekly, she followed him.
In his room, he changed his sopping
shoes, put on his spare pair of flannels
and brushed traces of Pluto's havoc
from his jacket. He wished he were
packing to 60 back to town. He feared
he could not dwell an entire week end
in the presence of Melissa and the
imminent Bob Wallace without disas-
ter. So stepped in misery was he that
he fingered in his chamber. Melissa
called at last and he opened his door
in such haste that he tripped upon
the puppy who lay beyond the thresh-
old like prayerful Moslem.
Meredith spoke to Pluto His words,
he felt, fitted the occasion, but they
were recklessly chosen and louder than
he thought Melissa waited in the
lower hall The meek silence in which
she had come back from the hill had
vanished. Her face was bright and her
voice crisp.
II don't see, Phil, just because
you're angry with me, why you have
to abuse an innocent puppy"
Innocent" he snorted. Don't
make me laugh"
You've nice sense of humor, she
told him. The right rear tire ON the
roadster is fiat. l suppose that will
throw you into outlaws"
1T only MEANS" he surrendered,
that we can't 60 to the brakes"
Listen" Melissa told him, you
wanted to go to the brakes and we're
going if If l have to change that
tire myself"
Don't be childish" he advised.
"I'll do it. of course"
II didn't think you knew how" she
said sweetly.
Il know much you don't think l
know" he retorted and hoped his
double-edge speech had cut her. As he
stormed out to the crippled roadster,
Pluto padded along behind.
Even in his calm moments, Mere
dith's gift for mechanics was slight.
Now, emotion unsteadied hands and
mind. Wherefore, in the ardent August
sun, he pottered about the car and
blundered and fumbled and had the
uncomfortable feeling that, from some
where in the house, Melissa observed
him.
Pluto was an added affection. Mere
dith stumbled over him twice, stepped
on his tail once and longed many times
to kick him. The puppy must have
felt his yearning. for presently he
vanished. At last, the tools we're
restored to their crypt and the man
stepped back with sigh.
"All ready" he called and Melissa
came out with suspicious promptitude.
Have any trouble?" she asked
mo" He mopped his face. She
considered the result Of his labors and
her dismay was so obvious that it
shocked him before she managed to
say: THAT dimwit. Walker, never
fixed it,"
Fixed what?"
She pointed at the tire over which
he had struggled. The spare was fiat,
too. 1t got punctured days ago and
Walker forgot to mend it."
He looked from her to his grimed
and scored hands. mice of you," he
said at last, Ito tell me-"
II thought you had eyes," she
answered. where's Pluto? Pluto!
Plu-utow
A hollow groan answered her. She
stared at her companion, who saw
with horror that her dignity was col
lapsing into mirth.
Philip Meredith" she began,
you've - you've -" She pointed a
Evening star., 1936-03-29
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On Commission ROlU

Quotations below subject to change are
average wholesale prices being offered to
buyers by local commission dealersJ
FRUIT-Strawberries Tennessee. 24-qt.
crate, S425. Limes-Mexican, carton. 20c
Bsnanas-Seven hands, pound sac. Ap-
Lemons-Sunkst 30Osi, 50. Grapefruit
Imperial Valley. S3.5 Pineapplcs-Cu-
bans tle-30sl, crate, $3.50. Grapes-S
America. 2o-lb box, So. Honey Dews S.
America. 50.
VEGETABLES - Beans, green. round
Stringless lhampersl. s2.40 Beets-Mis-
sissippi, bu.. sl.35. Cabbage-Mississippi
doz. cratel. $3.50. Cauliflower, California
ll2s cratel, sl90. Celery-Florida washed
and trimmed dozl, Asa S5c Florida t4s
IS los cratel $3.50. Cucumbers-Hot-
house tdozl. 9oc; two doz.. boxl. sl.65.
Egg pisnt-Florida tdoz.l sl,so. Kele-
california best S. Ss sssc s!qSS home sroWn
leaf tl5-lb. basket, 81. Peppers-Mangoes
leratel. $3.50; peck basket, sli5; do5..
40c Mint-Hothouse tdozl, 60c Mush-
rooms-Pound, 30c. Mustard-Texas half
crate, Sl.4o onions-Indiana yellow So
50-lb bag, sl25. Parsley-Southern llong
grown, washed, bushel, sOc: half-bushel.
soc, Peas-Florida, hamper, sl,s5. Po-
tatoes-Michigan Round Whites. l0o-lb.
bag, s2.1o; r. r. Early Ohio, l00-lb, bag.
Idaho Russets. roc box. So. Sweet pota-
toes-Tennessee Nancy Halls hampers.
sl.35. acknowledgements buttons. doz.,
sSe; white. SOC. Rhubaro--Hothouse
doz., 25c. Kutahagas-Northern, so-lb.
bag. sl;ss. sage-7Doz.:. 4sc. Turnips--
Repaoked l0-lh box. $3.50; Florida. orig.
l6-6) Tugs, S325.
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GRAIN MARKET
UNSETTLED IN
SMALL RANCE
Needed Rains, Weakness at
Liverpool Creates
Easy Tone.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO. May 18.-Wheat prices
eased today on the Board of Trade
as result of a weaker Liverpool
market and good rains in most of
the Southwest winter wheat belt.
At the end wheat was off 4 to up
Il cent. Corn was off /. to up 4
cent. and oats were off 4 to up Il.
After a slump in the first few
minutes of trade as reports of
disappointing Liverpool market and
that crops in most sections of the
wheat belt had received beneficial
moisture overnight, prices rallied
somewhat but held an easy tone
through the session.
The uncertainty of the outcome
of the May contracts acted as q
check on activity and traders were
cautious. Scattered selling by COM
mission houses and locals was re-
sponsible for the early downturn.
Corn eased early in sympathy with
wheat, but rallied later. Interest in
cash wheat was light in comparison
with last week and stock corn was
reported much lower. Small scat
tered selling affected the market as
volume of trade was light.
Oats eaSed in a featureless mar
ket and rye held within narrow
range Lard held about steady with
Saturdays close.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-18
UNLISTED TRADING
REGULATION ASKED
Head of Associated Stock
Exchanges Speaks.
Times Special

| 1 tmgS Special
CLEVELAND, May 18.-The Adj
ministration's efforts to regulate Sc
curity exchanges will fail unless the
over the-counter" markets are in
cluded, William w. Spaid Washing
ton, told the Associated Stock Elk
changes convention today.
"At the present time rs per cent
of the trading in stocks and bonds
in this country is not regulated"
said Spaid, president of the organi-
zation. An increase or decrease
in margin requirements on the Is
per cent of securities traded on reg
ulated exchanges is not going to
change the economic trend of our
country or the business morals of
our people"
He defended the stock exchanges
from the attacks of theoretical
economists who attempt to blame
the failure of the practical opera
tions of their theories on something
other than the theories themselves. u
1T seems that the public'S atti-
tude toward stock exchanges is such
that everything calculated to kill
speculation is hailed as salutary
both morally and financially" Spaid
said.
The truth is that our stock eX-
changes perform an absolutely es-
sential function in our economic
structure and the United States
could never have obtained world
leadership without the benefit of
these markets for securities
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Other Livestock
Inv United Pressl

CHICAGO. May 1s..-Hogs@,Receipts,
II 900 including 400 directs; fairly active,
mostly 10 cents higher r. than a1 Fridays aver y
100 lbs, Ss85@935; sows, steady to
strong; mostly $8.25Is.5O; lightwelghts,
s srons to 5'GS ef higher a% ddars
timent in trade All other classes getting
good outlets; heifers, higher; cutters,
1aly steady bulls lG@lSc higher sS ea anI
to So; S6,25 paid freely on weighty sau-
sage bulls; several loads steers, s8;75@
$50, with . two loads, s9.25; best St. light
lambs in meager supply; better grades
steady to strong; other classes weak:
bulk clipped lambs, $3.50 1925; few thin
wooded offerings. S10@l025; medium Cali
ss@4
FORT W, WAYNE w Ind; May Ma ls.mHogs-
SO. 60; 2o0-225 lbs, $3.50; 225-250 lbs. 50. 40
s5o255 lbs ss25 1880 90. lbs: ssl5 800
stays, $6.25. Calves, SO. Lambs, $ll.
(By Times Specially
LOUISVILLE. May 8.-Cattle-Receipts,
100 run includes nine loads distillery
tive, generally steady except spots on
light butcher steers and heifers around
25c higher; most sales steers and heiferS,
s6.5o@7; so; odd lots desirable light steers
and baby beef type yearlings,. $775m8
common dairybred steers and heifers,
quotable down to S.; bulk beef cows. s5@
SIS: good beef BREEDS quotable to around
S6.25; most low cutters and cutters S3.75
OATS; thin shelly low cutters down to
$50; sausage bulls very scarce: consid-
stocker trade moderately active mostly
steady; bulk light beef type stockers and
stock calves. s6.50@7.75; better steers
calves to $3.50. Calves-Receipts, 500, in
Guiding $50 stock calves; market opening
generally steady with close last week;
bulk good to choice grades. S868.5o; strict
ly choice SO; medium and lower grades,
81 so down. Hogs-Receipts, 1900; market,
loc higher than Saturday or steady with
last Friday; better 16O-225 lbs, ss.55: 23o-
$50 lbs, 1925; 255-300 lbs, 1910; 305 lbs.
up, ss25; l2o-155 lbs. $s.7o; sows, s7.35.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; better grade spring
lambs opening 25G50c higher than close
last week; bulk good to choice grades.
few medium springers. s1o610.5o; clipped
lambs .salable mostly sSds.50; bulk fat
ewes. 81 down to $2.08 or less for thin
culls.
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HOGS DISPLAY
STEADY TREND
Supply Estimated at $500;
Cattle, VeaIs, Lambs
Are Unchanged.

With medium and heavier weights
receiving most attention. the pork
market was generally steady in quiet
trading today at the indianapolis
Union StockyardS. Few light lights
and slaughter pigs were around 5
cents lower, however.
Although receipts we're estimated at
$50, slightly above normal, demand
continued to show improvement from
both local and outside sources.
The top price paid TOR good and
choice grades held at $3.50 a hun
dred pounds.
The general bulk of 100 to 225
pounds was salable from $3.50 to
$9.75, while medium classes, scaling
225 to 260 pounds, brought $9.45 to
1855. Heavy slaughter grades, from
325 pounds and upward, sold at SO
to $9.15. Light slaughter pigs, from
1870 to 100 pounds, cashed in at SO
to $3.50. Packing sows sold mostly
at So to $780,
Initial trading was light in the
cattle market with few bids and
sales about steady on most classes
of slaughter steers. Heifers and
COWS were active and strong. Small
lot of medium grade steers brought
$7.35. Heifers ranged from SIPS to
$500 Receipts were 1900.
Vealers again remained un-
changed. Bulk of good and choice
kinds sold at SO to $3.50. Receipts
numbered 600. Only slight change
was evident in lambs, and most
prices were steady. Hardly enough
spring stock was on hand to estab-
lihh trading range. Clipped lambs
sold at SO to So Slaughter sheep
brought 81 down. Receipts were 5000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-18
COAL DECISION
Squirt LEAVES
LIST IRREGULAR
Floor Traders Buy Leaders
but Sell as Demand
Fails to Develop.
BY ELMER C. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, May 1S.-War
Streets first Interpretation of the
Guffey Coal decision as highly bull
lish brought an active squirt fol-
lowed by decline that left the
stock list irregular On the day.
Hasty reading of the opinion left
the conclusion in the minds of Urad-
ers that it was sweeping defeat
for the New Deal. As it was seen to
close to future legislation Federal
regulation of business through iinpo-
Sition of penalties, it was considered
highly favorable to business and to
markets.
Floor traders Jumped the gun"
on the first report on the deci-
sion and bought the leaders in pro-
fusion. Long strings of them APP
peared and tickers were four min
utes late within a few minutes.
Prices rose l to more than 3
points. But the following the floor
traders had hoped to obtain failed
to develop so they switched posi-
tons and sold stocks. Longs who
recently acquired stocks at low prices
took the opportunity of the strong
market to take profits. Short cover
ing soon was exhausted and the
list drifted into its former lethargy
before the finish.
Other Favorable Factors
There were several other favor
able factors. Steel operations rose
Slightly contrary to the usual sea-
sonal trend. Car loadings of sew
eral roads reporting tor the week
ended Saturday showed gains over
the previous week.
Du Pont declared a 70-cent extra
dividend, passing on to its stock
holders the recent dividend declared
by General Motors Corp.
On the adverse side were the pros
poets of a steel tax pill and re-
newed weakness of the French
franc. Despite assurances from
French politicians, Wall Street still
believes the franc will be devalued
and that might upset equilibrium of
world currencies.
On the squirt following the Guffey
decision, U. S. Steel reached 595s,
up rs point. 1t had touched SITS
earlier in the day. Near the close
it was back to below So. bethlehem
dropped more than points from
it's high and showed net loss of a
point. Chrysler was down points
from its top. Western Union, West
inghouse Electric, American Tele-
phone and several others performed
similar to Chrysler.
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Produce Markets

The prices quoted are paid for stock
gathered in the country. while delivered
IN Indianapolis the price is a cent higher.
Heavy breed hens Ice; Leghorn breed
hens; lac colored springers. 2 lbs and
up, ful feathered, 2lc: Leghorn springers
Ia pounds and up, fun feathcred. iSc:
bareback broilers, heavy type l3c: old
cocks. &c; ducks: white. 5 lbs. and over,
guineas. Ia lbs. and up. l5c: No. l strict
~ fresh eggs loss off tic; delivered in Ii /.
dianap polls, iSc. Each fun case must weigh
% lbs. gross; deduction of 10 cents a
pound under SIS lbs. will be made. No
butter. 2si263olsc: No. 2 asa G27lsc.
Butterfht 25c
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fBy United Pressl

CHICAGO, May .-Eggs-Msrkst easy:
receipts, 42,964 cases fresh graded firsts,
90.4c; extra flrsts, 20s4c; current receipts,
l9iac: dirties' l8I2c: checks, 1871. Butter
Market steady. receipts i4.l56 tubs: ex-
ira ts2-Scorel. 26cc; extra firsts 1892 y
seorel. 25h62Siac: firsts 1885, -scorel
24ss q Csc: specials. 26i.627c. Poultry
Market steady: receipts. cars, 26 trucks.
DUCKS. l2m iSc. geese, l0ml1c: spring
chickens. ISL 2sizc; hens. i71 20tsc: ca
pons. asa 2Sc turkeys, i06 zoe; broilers.
24d25c; Leghorn hens. i4Gl Bc: old roost-
ers i4c: flyers, 25027,sc. Cheese Twins.
i3Ml3sAc; daisies. i4Gl4i4c. longhorns.
l4ni4hlc. Pctatoes-New stock: supply
moderate; demand good: market slow;
Alabama and Louisiana Bliss Trlumphs,
s7.15M2.S0. Old stock: Supply moderate.
demand good, market stronger; Idaho
Russell Burbanks So 10n2.s0: Colorado
and Washington Russell Burbanks. 81. so.
wisconsin Round Whites. sl.5S6i IS. Min
nesota Cobblers and early Ohios. sI.4sR
l:oo: North Dakota Cobbiers. $3.50 Ar
rivals. leo; on track, 2al; shipments. 633.
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NezO York Stocks

Sales in the last hour totaled
$4,000 shares, against 100000 shares
in the first four hours. The days total
of $4,000 shares was the rame as
the Friday session. Curb sales were
224,000 shares, against 100000 Fri
day.
Dow"Jones preliminary closing
averages: Industrial 150.3S, off I.O9;
railroads 44.9S, off Is; utilities
30.41, off .12.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-18
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

CHICAGO. May is.-Apples - Willow
Twigs bu. 81 IS. Carrots-IinoiS. bu, rs
d30c. Sweet Potatoes-Tennessee. bu..
STOOLS. Cabbage-Mississippi lettuce.
crates. Si.4o6l.60 Spinach--Illinois. bu.
40d soc. Tomatoes-Fiorida. Tugs. S2.5o6
32S Caulhower-Ca California crates 81 40
6l,65. Peas-California, bu.. hampers,
$50. oeiery~Fiorida' crates. s7Gs7s.
Onion Msrket-Texas white wax, co. zoe
Texas yellow Bermudas. 500 S5c
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-18
HOUSING BAROMETER

lmeS Spcctdt
WASHINGTON, May 18.-The
total amount of business reported up
to May Z by private financial in
situations under provisions of the
National Housing Act ,O30,942 in
sured modernization loans totalling
$370,56 4,094 66,S47 home mortgages
accepted for insurance, amounting
to $267 ,54S,47S.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-18
CASH sURENDERs DROP

Times Special
FORT WAYNE, May 18. - The
Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.
has reported that requests for cash
surrender values on all types of
policies decreased 48 per cent during
the first four months of 1896 over
the corresponding period of last
year.
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Trends
Defends Employees
Who Render
Service.
by JOHN T. FLYNN

XXTAsHINGToN, May 10 - A
w general expression Of horror
went up from the critical observers
OF the government when Congress
reached an appropriation of 1879
million dollars for the new Social
Security Board. The horror was
not inspired by the appropriation
but by the fact that the bill made
provision for 1000 new employees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-18
LOCAL BUSINESS
MEN TO SPEAK
AT CONVENTION
Employment Service Heads
to Convene Here
May 27-29.

Unemployment insurance is to be
one of the major topics to be studied
here by delegates to the convention
Of the International Association OF
Public Employment Services, accord
ing to Martin F. Carpenter, presi-
dent Of the organization. The
gathering Is scheduled for Indian
apolis May q, % and 90.
Several local men besides Mr.. Car
penter are to take prominent parts
IN the program. Gov. McNutt and
Mayor Kern are to give welcoming
addresses at the opening session to
be held Wednesday morning II the
Claypool.
w. Rowland Allen, personnel
manager l.. S. Ayres 81 Co., is to
lead a discussion during the Wednes-
day afternoon session on What
Business Expects of the Public EN-
ployment Service"
Industries to Be Visited
Thursday afternoon, May %, the
delegates are to be escorted on a
tour to the Eli Lilly g. Co. plant and
the Real Silk Hosiery Mills.
The annual banquet is set for
Thursday evening. It's chairman is
to be c. G. Winegardner. vice pres
ident of the Diamond Chain and
Manufacturing Co., who is also head
of the state advisory council of the
Indiana State Employment Service.
Following the banquet, Clarence
A. Jackson, Indiana Unemployment
Compensation Division director, is
to speak on the subject. "Unemploy-
ment Insurance in Indiana"
w. Frank Persons, United States
Employment Service director, and
Richard A. Rigg, director of the
Employment Service of Canada, are
slated for two of the most impor-
tant addresses of the convention.
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Here, said
the conserva-
tive critics Of
the go" r n :
ment, is a new
b u re a ucracy,
the greatest in
the history of
the government
"a new army
of bureaucrats
saddled on the
backs of the
people.
This is a
common COM
ment now when
any new gov
eminent activ-
ity goes into
action. It ig-
N Or u z Cnna
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-18
LOCAL CASH MARKET

City grain elevators are paying s6 cents
for No. 2 soft wheat. other grades on
their merits. Cash corn new No. yellow
Sc cents and oats Ia cents.
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Other livestock
fBy United Pressl

. LAFAYETTE. Ind May ls.-Hogs-Mar-
ket. q l0c higher. l70-2i0 lbs. ss45G9. S.:
1s.2s: 26o-ao0 lbs, ssGsi0: so0-325 lbs.
$3.50; l30-l70 lbs. sei5G9.30: i00-130
lbs. ss.50Gs; rcughs So down. Cattle
$50 down. s rGE amss sIOso down.
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CHICAGO PRIMARY RECEIPTS
INDIANAPOLIS

red, sods1c. Confirm; No. white.
62d64l2c: No. 3 white 5912 q 62lac; No. 1
white. 58i9 59l2c: No 2 yellow, 59iz q Sic:
No. yellow, STA 59l2c, No. yellow. 5417
"a 56lac: No. mixed. 5812 a 591ac: No. 3
mixed. $50 sac: No. mixed. 53G 55c Oats
Steady; No white, 24Q26c; No. white.
22624c.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-18

very simple and obvious facts
about government. For one thing,
there is an impression-and big
business, busy trying to make gov
eminent unpopular, stresses the
lmpression-that government de-
partments and government en-
ployes are all lot of tax eaters"
who suck the substance of the bust
ness world and give nothing in
return.
or course government employees,
~ in almost all cases, like all en-
ployes, are paid for rendering a
service. Take this Social Security
Board which is called the new bu-
reaucracy and the latest to climb
on the peoples back" What is it
but great insurance corporation?
1t is going into the business of old
age pensions, unemployment in
surance, and other forms of social
insurance. 1t is going to require
in the coming year 1000 employees.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. is in similar business. II
employs not 1000 but $4,000 Does
any one ever think of calling the
Metropolitan a bureaucracy? Do
we think of their $4,000 employees
as climbing on the public's back?"
Most certainly not. The reason is
plain. The Metropolitan performs
public service. 1t manages a great
life insure nee business, covering the
life policies of about Is million per-
sons. 1t takes an army of $4,000
men and women to handle this vast
business. Those who pay insurance
premiums are glad to pay for the
service and never think of the en-
ployes as riding their backs.
THE Social Security Board will
l. handle the old-age insurance
of 25 million persons. 1t will, by
the end Of this year, supervise the
unemployment insurance of some
100000 persons. 1t will handle
other agencies for succoring chill
dren and the blind. For this it
asks a staff one-half the size of a
great insurance company and it is
described as climbing on the peo-
pies backs.
1t would sbe good idea to re-
member. while we talk of taxes, as
we are now doing very Industrious
ly, that they are paid out to men
and women workers for perform
ing the most essential services in
our society.
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