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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1922
Page
3
A prowler visited 2724 N Illinois St twice today. At 3 a m he rang the doorbell and fled when a window opened. At 4 a m he returned, climbed the porch roof, and broke framework before fleeing as Miss Isabelle Madigan spotted him looking from a window. he wore a black hat.
United Financial reports a mixed outlook with overall good business conditions, rising prices, and strong farm prospects. Rail freight rates faced talk of cuts while operating ratios remain high due to lower rates and higher costs. Iron steel and copper show gains. farm credit legislation advances. reserves inch down though rates stay firm.
The post office will operate 9 a m to noon on Sunday and Christmas day. One complete mail delivery will occur on Christmas. Postmaster Robert H. Bryson reported yesterday’s mail volume atop a new record, with over 1 000 000 pieces moved and 1 250 sacks from railway mail service. Stamp sales reached 17 971 45 dollars, surpassing last year by 550. Incoming mail up 25 percent and outgoing 39 percent from December 22, 1921.
Chicago Produce by United Financial shows market quotes for butter creamery extra firsts and other dairy items, eggs, cheese, poultry, and potatoes. Notable entries include butter firsts at 47 2s 42 48c, eggs ordinary ace firsts at 40 42c, cheese at 26 57c, poultry with ducks 16c and turkeys 15c, and potato receipts of 54 cars with round white at 857 cased and 60 per car for Minnesota round white.
In New York on December 23 Cottonseed oil quotes show bids for January at 9.98c, February 10.10 to 10.20c, May 10.47 to 10.49c, June 10.5c, July 10.68c, and spot at 9.90c. Market firm with 3,300 sales recorded.
Local bank clearings for Saturday totaled 3.315 million with 35.911 million in bank debits. For the workweek Saturday figures show clearings at 21.084 million and debits at 41.053 million.
Dressed beef prices are provided for various cuts: Ribs No. 2 lic No. 3 and Loins No. 3 at 16 cents, 25 cents respectively. Chuck No. 2 at 10 cents and No. 3 at 8 cents. Plate and g verlettes No. 3 at 6 cents.
Prosperity in Indiana business shown at the Secretary of State office with five manufacturing concerns and one bank increasing capital stock and two articles of incorporation. Marschke Realty Company forms in Indianapolis with 75 000. Huntington Oil Company files for 25 000 to drill for oil and gas. Other firms raise capital include Harding Miller Music Evansville 100 000 to 175 000 Fendrich Evansville 500 000 to 1 000 000 Wayne Tank Fort Wayne 2 000 000 to 2 500 000 Peru Canning Muncie Gear Stone City Bank Bedford 75 000 to 100 000.
With receipts of only 5500 hogs prices rose 10 to 25 cents to a top near 9. Pigs sold at load price. sows steady to strong amid little change. Cattle activity was slow with 200 arrivals and nominally steady prices. Calves rose 60 cents to a top of 14. Sheep numbers under 50 head with unchanged prices.
Summary of midwestern livestock: Chicago hogs receipts around 10,000 with prices up to 8.60 for top contracts and mixed weights from 8.25 to 8.60. cattle receipts about 1,000 with steady to higher bids and ranges from 3.60 to 13.15 for various classes. Cincinnati and Kansas City markets show mixed movements with hogs at 8.15 to 8.20 and cattle generally steady. East St Louis reports 7,000 receipts and higher prices for several classes of cattle and sows.
Cleveland Produce market notes butter tub prices 57 59 cents per pound eggs fresh northern Ohio extras 48 cents extra firsts 46 firsts 44 western firsts 4 storage extras 3 extra firsts 2 poultry live heavy fowls 20 22 cents roosters 14 15 ducks 3 24 turkeys 45 46 cents potatoes 131 25 1.35 per cwt
Indianapolis dealers quote raw linseed oil at 1.01 dollars per barrel and boiled oil at 1.03 dollars per barrel as selling prices for bulk quantities.
Fragmentary report notes naval stores and a person named Gide amid a dated maritime context. Details are unclear but reference to treaties or bonds appears alongside ship related notes. No full names, dates, or locations are confirmed in the legible text.
Corn and wheat closed fractionally lower in quiet trading at the Chicago Board of Trade. Holiday proximity and closing foreign markets reduced activity with export sales mainly to Greece and farmers expected to sell next week amid ample car supply.
Wheat No 2 red 1 35. Corn No 2 yellow 73 c. No 3 yellow 71 c. No 4 yellow 69 c. No 2 mixed 73 c. No 3 mixed 71 c. No 4 mixed 69 c. Oats No 3% white 43 44. No 4 white 42 c. Corn No 2 white 73 c. No 8 white 71 c. Barley 61% tie. Rye No 2 90 % .
On December 2 bids for car lots of grain and hay at the Indianapolis Board of Trade showed wheat steady with No. 2 red at 1.29 to 1.31. corn easier with various No. 3 to No. 4 white and yellow prices. oats higher with No. 2 white at 43 to 44c. hay prices for timothy and clover blends listed. Inspections detailed car counts by grade for wheat corn rye oats and other grains. Total receipts for the day were 70 cars with grain prices quoted on a same day basis to New York.
Market notes show loose hay priced at 17 to 18 dollars per unit. Pimothy bale pricing ranges from 16 to 18 dollars. Mixed hay listed at 15 to 16.50. Corn seed price cited at 70 to 73 cents, with oats around 50 cents per unit.
Local traders report No 2 red wheat buying price at $1 25 per bushel. The market shows activity as sellers respond to demand and corn markets influence futures.
Bloomington faces water shortages after eight fires since Sunday with the Delta Zeta sorority home on the Indiana University campus destroyed for a loss of about 20 000. Other damages include Mrs Harriet Hughes’s home and W E Showers’s residence. City officials discuss financing a new water works at Griffey Creek while Mayor Harris vetoes the engineer’s report.
While pulling on a sweater David Norris a high school boy dislocated his neck. The injured member has been adjusted.
Dr. H. S. U. Tarney will continue his yearly practice of giving apples to all children who pass his home on Christmas day, a holiday tradition noted in Auburn.
County records show 79 chattel mortgages filed in Marion County last Thursday. Homehold goods and livestock led the list as families mortgaged furniture, cows, horses, autos, and farm tools to buy gifts for relatives.
Police booze squads last night confiscated a large private stock of whisky and wine and arrested 69 year old John Rosasco a commission merchant at his Graceland Avenue shop. A home search uncovered 150 gallons of various wines and spirits. A tip led to a suspected seller offering Cincinnati wine by the gallon, but the man could not be found.
Shirley Doyle travels to Newcastle to clear his name regarding the double hatchet killings of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Shaffer. He was arrested in Anderson for illegal liquor possession and posted a $500 bond. Doyle claims no knowledge of the Shaffers and plans to tell his side next Tuesday.
Terre Haute report says William Martin a section man for the Big Four railroad was killed and James Dunn John Clifton Ed Canter William Brown and Frank Wilpobich were injured when the railroad motor car they rode jumped the track and threw the men under the wheels.
Farmers of Hendricks Addison and Union townships resolved against the proposed sales tax on gasoline or the repeal of the current property tax at a joint meeting in Shelbyville Indiana.
A list of newborns by pairs of parents at city hospitals and numerous street addresses. Names include William and Beulah Ray. Walter and Mabel Mead. George and Cleo Hamilton. John and Louise Metallic. James and Iona Richards. and others. Hospitals noted include city hospital and St Vincent Hospital.
A compiled list shows Myrtle Ferris Young 36 Burns accidental. George Shelby 49 Chronic parenchymatous disease. Joseph Strickland 75 Cerebral hemorrhage. Hattie Brunic 30 Acute myocarditis. Eliza Barker McCoy 76 Bronchopneumonia. Laura Ross 54 Hyperthyroidism. George Hohman 6 months Endocarditis. Margaret Nichols 42 Pulmonary tuberculosis. William Janitz 41 Pulmonary tuberculosis. George Borders 50 Acute myocarditis. Cleopatra Womack 70 Arteriosclerosis. Charlotte Reid Cole 60 Lobar pneumonia. Thomas Niles 78 Fractured skull accidental. Nellie Ftt 38 Multilobar tuberculosis. Walter Assell 38 Ery Podge Meken 86 Delaware street listing unclear.
At Lausanne the Near East peace conference stalls as Turks and Christians clash over minorities in Turkish territory. La Roche urges concessions as Riza Nur Bey quips that Turks do not give Christmas presents. Moslem delegates demand Christian exemption from conscription and protection of church property and sacred sites.
The Near East Relief in Indianapolis reports strong support from local donors for orphans in Bible lands. Adoption costs six dollars per month per child with Dr. B B Turner of Indiana University School of Medicine the adopter of twenty five orphans. Recent gifts include 1380 from Mrs George Lilly and daughter Anderson and 100 donations from several residents.
A high wind fueled flames that swept through Hammond’s business district yesterday, destroying an entire block. The Woolworth building and Columbus Theater were among the structures burned, with damage estimated at $100,000.
Citizens of Linton Jasonville and Bicknell will meet in Linton on December 29 to discuss plans to prevent a recurrence of the drought that hit the three cities this fall.
A purse valued at 325 dollars was reported missing last night from the residence of Rosy Harvey at 241 West New York Street. Police are investigating.
Firemen of station No 26 Webb and Raymond streets host a community Christmas event with Mayor Shank at 6 30 pm. Capt Hueber oversees gift distribution. over 600 invitations issued. includes children's choir, tableaux, and manger scene. linked to thirty other engine houses under the city recreation department.
Mayor Shank indicates willingness to sign an ordinance funding a free employment bureau in Indianapolis. Paul Benjamin of the Family Welfare Society announced the move. John White, whom Shank appointed as employment bureau committee chair, also chairs the Welfare Society committee and called a joint meeting for next Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce.
Adj. Gen. Harry B. Smith underwent a qualification examination at the Statehouse for a National Guard officer under Federal direction. Gen. Dwight Aultman Maj. Larry B. McAfee and Col. Frank Halstead of Ft. Benjamin Harrison oversaw the assessment, which was reported satisfactory.
Fifty Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in full regalia conducted final services over the body of Dr. Joseph W. Klotz former president of the Indiana Veterinary College in Noblesville Indiana. The Klansmen attended the cemetery and placed flowers on the coffin before kneeling in silent prayer as taps sounded.
Daily Metal Trade from Cleveland shows No 2 foundry pig iron delivery at 26.50 6.75 basic pig iron at 24.50 5 sheet parm at 36.50 37.50 steel bars at 1.95 2.00c sheets No 2 black at 3.35 3.50c plain wire at 2.45 2.50c with prices listed for Pittsburgh and Youngstown.
The Gordons of 223 East Tenth Street report hope rises as Gordon's condition improves after a suicide attempt in New York. Mrs Gordon and her two children Isabel and Bill, aged 1 and 3, face a brighter Christmas as recovery seems likely.
Ft. Wayne mayor Willam J. Hosey refuses to reappoint D. N. Foster who has led the city park board since 1905. Hosey cites dissatisfaction with Foster's work and his term expired today. The decision triggers protests from local citizens.
Voluntary petitions in bankruptcy were filed in Federal Court today. Julius Dorfman of 1 Bungalow Park lists liabilities of 2,461.68 and assets of 20. Bernard Dorfman of 55 Fall Creek Boulevard lists liabilities of 1,495 and assets of 142.
Police lack clues four bandits still at large after robbing a Federal Reserve Bank truck of 200000 dollars in front of the United States mint Monday in Denver and killing a guard during the heist.
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