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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
7
Patrolman Otto Frenks watches beat 51 from McCarty to Morris East to Meridian bounded area with filling stations garages and night closures. Assigned June 9 1913 he works 11 p m to 7 a m and is praised by police captains for reliability.
After yesterday's heavy selling the general list showed improvement with slight recoveries in leading stocks. U S Steel rose modestly to 134 1 2, Baldwin 1 4 to 127, Hudson 1 2 to 105, U S Rubber 1 4 to 89, Chrysler 2 to 212, and Mack Truck 1 2 to 215 as Southern Railway hit record territory at 117 1 2 amid optimism from the budget message and a tonnage gain report.
Indianapolis bank clearings for today amounted to 3,698,000 with bits at 6,231,000. New York clearings noted preliminaries with 1,134,000 and balances of 110,000.
A dense listing of wholesale prices for assorted fruits and vegetables by basket or bunch. Items include Grimes Golden apples, Stayman Winesap, Jamaica and Florida produce, nectarines, oranges, navels, iceberg lettuce, peppers, beans, and greens with varied price points and packaging. The list names regions such as California Florida and New Jersey, with multiple per-unit and per-basket prices.
Prices across markets show turkeys and ducks at 18 to 35 cents per pound with varying grades. Butter and cheese report steady receipts with creamery butter around 0.53 cents and cheese at 23 cents per pound for twins.
The Sugar Market reports that final crop estimates from leading experts may exceed all prior forecasts, with some predictions above 400000 tons. Despite generally unfavorable news, market indicators suggest the crop outlook will determine price direction in the near term.
Fragmentary OCR lists beef and pork price levels with cuts and weights. Mentions native steers, fores, hinds, carcase totals, rebates, and plant items with scattered figures and terms such as 12 13c and 4 to 14.
C BE Whitehill president of Banner Furniture Company forecasts about a 25 percent rise in retail furniture trade next year based on extensive local building plans and strong Christmas demand. Unemployment remains a factor, but wage levels and credit conditions support purchases as inventory time nears.
Indianapolis mill and 7, jevatore priced at 1.75 for No Bed grade. Shippers forecast regional deliveries with 28 to 35 inches north and east, 35 to 42 inches south and west.
Two elderly pioneers died today in Indiana. William H. Fredel aged 108 was Knox County's oldest resident and had lived in the southwest. Funeral services were held for Grace Abbott 107 who died in Lawrence County NL across the river from Vincennes.
Indianapolis offices of the Pennsylvania Railroad announced a $3,000,000 produce yard will be built in Philadelphia, creating one of the nation’s largest fruit and vegetable handling yards. The project will benefit Indiana shippers heading to the east.
Rome reports Vatican circles voiced displeasure at United Committee for Prohibition Enforcement publicity for papal moral support against liquor in the United States.
Mrs. Walter Graham of 102614 Olive Ave reports a thief took money and jewelry valued at $93 while she was away from her home today.
A milk wagon driver, Emmett Stevens aged 63 of 63 N Mount St, had a wagon run away at the intersection of Keystone Ave and Stock St today. Four autos were damaged in the resulting crash.
Opening business on the Chicago Board of Trade showed unsettled wheat with hesitant buyers and demand pressure. Spot corn held firm while oats remained steady and provisions showed no notable features with several houses active in futures.
Benjamin West, 45, of 2231 Martha Street, was fined 60 dollars and costs and sentenced to thirty days in jail on drunkenness and driving while intoxicated charges in city court. His car struck Orland Richardson’s at Stop 10 Madison Road, injuring Paul Brawn of Greenwood. Ralph Kennedy and Benjamin Yount, both charged with drunkenness, were fined 10 dollars and costs.
Joseph C. Kern 71 of 1703 Central Ave Apt 3 died this morning after weeks of illness. Burial will be in Richmond Indiana on Saturday. Survived by widow Ann Kern. Kern formerly worked in sales at Kahn Tailoring Company for 26 years.
BERMI NGHAM Ala Dec 10 Two men were killed in an explosion at the Alabama Fuel and Iron Company mine in Bermi ngham today. Not enough details were released about the incident and casualties.
Heavy receipts pushed hog prices down with heavies at 11.00 to 11.26 and lights up to 11.85. Lightweights and pigs sold around 11.50 to 11.75. sows and roughs declined. Cattle showed lower prices on a large 1,000 head run, with steers 6.00 to 6.10, cows around 4.75, and feeders steady. Sheep and lambs traded steadily, choice lambs 15.50 to 16.50, veals up to 14.50 as sales of 600 head calves continued active.
Live stock receipts and prices across Chicago Cleveland and East Buffalo show slow to moderate activity. Cattle receipts near 0.3 to 0.8 thousand with steers at 8.50 to 14.00, vealers up to 12.50. hogs around 10 to 11.40 top. Sheep and lambs uneven with lambs 16.75 to 17.00, rams scarce. calves active in some markets.
Michael J. Glenn traffic inspector applied for the Miami Beach police chiefship as backers led by Indianapolis men including Carl J. Fisher who built the Motor Speedway push his appointment. Glenn has served four years as traffic inspector in Florida.
Engineer Abraham L. Burns of the Erie Chicago flyer died in Marion Ohio when a freight car side swiped his cab. Burns was from Huntington Indiana and was identified as the engineer on the crack train.
George Davis reports Raymond Williams of 2602 Columbia Ave. telephoned his wife and went to the Davis home at 2323 CG Arsenal Ave. He admitted telephoning as a joke and knocking hard. Court imposed eight dollars and costs and thirty days on the In fana State Farm, but the days were suspended.
The Turkish delegation refused to attend the League of Nations council session as the Los Angles Laidner report on Mosul Christian deportations was discussed. It says deportations continue en masse with new arrivals daily in Iraq and that Christians face peril while Muslims fear reprisals.
Two 14 year olds involved in shoplifting incidents. Willis O Donogal of 331 Spencer Ave observed a group urging theft and later reported a pair of $5 shoes disappeared. Elmore Johnson of 315 Talbott Ave charged with petit larceny for stealing shoes from Charles Gift shoe store at 42 Massachusetts Ave.
A list of residents and patients connected to St. Vincent and city hospital appears, naming Lois Gilespie Mary Marshall Christiana Christenson Caroline Norton and others. Entries include St. Vincent patients, the city hospital, and MEP deaths with ages and causes such as nephritis pneumonia and other ailments.
Six men and seven youths were convicted before Criminal Judge James A. Collins on vehicle taking charges. Fines and terms ranged from one day to fourteen years with sentences for nine guilty and four not guilty. Notable defendants include Charles Furman and Clarence Job, both fined and sentenced, plus others from Indiana and across states.
Washington December 10 Two Wisconsin insurgents were removed from committee chairmanships by the Republican committee on committees. John M Nelson was replaced as elections committee chair by Vincent of Michigan and Laamp ert by Vestal of Indiana on the patents panel. Beck’s Labor chair was given to Kopp of Iowa, Keller retains Railways and Canals chair, and was not chosen for Claims.
Police say four youths were arrested in connection with a series of holdups. Pierson was found at 901 N New Jersey St Apartment 25 with three young women and items matching theft reports were recovered. Additional searches at 63514 Massachusetts Ave uncovered a lumber jacket a hat and trousers linked to the suspects.
Senator Borah introduces a resolution calling for recognition of Soviet Russia in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He asks it lie on the table to be called up at any time rather than be delayed by committee reference, repeating a measure from the last session.
A historical notice catalogs numerous building permits across multiple addresses including 2608 and 2604 West Michigan, 3929 Hoyt, 3945 and 3930 Hoyt, 3988 and 3946 Hoyt, 2925 Hoyt, and 3124 West Tenth. It lists uses such as dwellings, a garage, a tank, a furnace, and additions with various names like Abeker, D Sample, and Eastman. It notes project values around 2 to 300 dollars and references firms like Invest Realty and Refining Company in a mixed compilation of permit items.
Fred C. Gause former Supreme Court judge testified before Indiana’s tax board on behalf of florists alarmed by a law reclassifying fruit trees and certain growing plants as personal property. The old assessments taxed both land and growing plants as real estate.
Thirty youth ful judges from nine states participate in the Midwest Poultry Association show in Chicago. They represent state universities and agricultural colleges and judge fluttering hens on egg capacity estimates as the main feature of the collegiate contest. The winning team will be announced Friday.
Senator Shipstead Minnesota introduces a bill to fix agricultural prices by a Government export corporation. The measure aims to guarantee farmers a fair return based on the aggregate value of production inputs and would be a sweeping farm relief move modeled after railroad rate regulation.
The President endorsed the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and its call for expanded scientific research. He supported creating a Bureau of Air Navigation in the Commerce Department to dispel the impression that America lags in aircraft tech for military use.
Major General Mason Patrick, head of the Army Air Service, told the Mitchell court martial that the U S ranks below France and England in air defense with only twenty obsolete pursuit planes and no attack aircraft. He defended anti aircraft artillery as a dangerous factor and urged continued gunnery practice. He criticized War Department support as insufficient.
At Chicago meeting the American Farm Bureau Federation adopts radical resolutions backing a Federal export corporation to handle surplus crops and push for a new McNary Haugen style bill. The vote elevates 8.8 Thompson of Quincy to lead radicals vs Bradfute conservatives. W. H. Settle of Indianapolis named central region director for one year.
Governor Jackson is weighing two forthcoming appointments. One likely fills a vacancy caused by Oren 8. Hack of Indianapolis resigning from the Indiana State Reformatory board as Democratic member. Hack’s term ends December 21 and a replacement is under consideration. The other seat held by Charles W. Mauch of New Castle expires March 22, 1926.
Merlin L. Seder of Webb Publishing Company tells Indianapolis Advertising Club that the salesman is the key in making consumer advertising productive. He urges merchants to invest in national ads and to coordinate local newspaper space to promote advertised products.
A. D. Swope of Lebanon was elected president and Len Hanna of Bloomingdale secretary of the Indiana Trustees' Association at Claypool. Swope formed a legislative committee with Charles M. Dawson of Marion County. Reports were read and discussion focused on abolishing county and township institutes for teachers. the resolution was tabled and locals urged to seek citizen sentiment.
The Gary Railways Company filed today a petition with the public service commission seeking authorization to issue 350000 in notes to buy street cars and buses and to refinance existing indebtedness. Officials met with commission member John W. McCardle prior to the petition filing. McCardle explained the commission’s stance.
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