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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1924

Page

3

Dividend setback lowers Wabash stock two points

United Press reports Wabash A shares opened at 44 and fell over two points after directors failed to act on a dividend at Tuesday's meeting. Analysts expect a 5 percent rate to be declared soon amid investor speculation. Other stocks showed small moves in quiet early trading.

United Press New York Wabash Norfolk & Western Estinghouse U. S. Breethin Baldwin New Haven Southern Pacific A. T U. S. Rubber Studerbaker International Paper Dss Republic Steel

Local Bank Clearings Reach Notable Totals

Indianapolis bank clearings on Wednesday totaled 2.422 million dollars with debits at 5.622 million dollars, signaling activity across local financial institutions.

Indianapolis

Grains End With Narrow Margin On Chicago Board

United Press reports Chicago Board of Trade grain trading paused with a slight fractional slide. Wheat and corn eased to near session lows amid Southwest rains and tired longs selling, oats weak, and provisions holding steady in quiet trade.

United Press Chicago Board of Trade

Chicago Grain Table May 28 Report Shows Mixed Prices

Grain table lists May 28 values for wheat corn oats rye and related futures with varying highs lows and closes. Receipts shown include wheat 302000 bushels corn 350000 oats 165000 and rye 22000 along with No 2 hard wheat at 1.07 and No 2 yellow corn around 77 78 cents.

Chicago Orres Bo Berier

Markets report from Indianapolis and New York May 28

Fresh eyes packing stock butter 21¢, fowls and turkeys priced in Indianapolis. Chicago, Eveland and New York listings show butter 38–42c, cheese 19–24c, eggs 24–35c, fowls 16–34c, turkeys 20–28c, roosters 12c, potatoes and other produce with varied regional quotations.

Indianapolis Chicago Young Americas Wisconsin Idaho Eveland Hastings New York Midwest Rio Santos Long Island Pacific

Nipigon power project to gain 60 000 HP load at $21 per HP

Ontario Hydro signs agreements to assure 60 000 horsepower for Nipigon with a cost of 21 dollars per horsepower. By next winter capacity may exceed 76 000 HP and by 1926 reach 80 800 HP. Lake Alpigon level will be raised to increase power availability.

Toronto Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario Lake Alpigon

Hogs Slide as Prices Hold Steady at Local Yards

Hog prices at the local yards were steady to lower with heavies at 7.50 to 7.55 and light classes down to 7.30. The market slowed ahead of a holiday, with most sales up to 7.40 and some choicer porkers up to 7.60, while pigs and sows showed varied lower to steady ranges. Receipts totaled 12,000 hogs, 1,200 cattle, 1,100 in the call market, and 200 sheep.

Indiana stocks and bonds report with city and railroad listings

A dense list of Indianapolis area stocks and bonds with numerous company names, serials and maturities. Includes Indiana hotels, gas, railroad and utility issues, plus several bank and trust companies and a Liberty 2nd 4s bond quote at 100.40.

Bio. Ask American Central Life Amer Creosoting Co Advance Rumely Co Benorta Eee Century Ride. Co Ae Cities Service Co Cities Service Co Citizens Gas Co Indiana Hotel Coum Ose Indiana Hotel Mats Indiana Pipe Line Indiana Title Guaranty Indpis Eae Indpis & Northwestern Indpis & Southeastern Indple Tei Uul Co National Motor Car Co Public Savings Ins Co Nfl Rauh Fertilizer Ind Ind Com Ind Lstria van Camp Vandalia Coal Co Wabash Ky Co Wabash Ry Co Belt Rr&sy Ind North Ind Ry and S Ind Serv Corp Ind Union Trac Indpis Ab Co Indple Col & S Indpis Gas Indple On & H Is Aee Indpis & Mart Aea Pce Indpis Nor Indpis & Nor S$ E Indpis T & T Fletcher Am. Nat. Bank Indpla Water Fletcher Law and Tr Co Aetna Trust and Savings Co Eee Bankers Trust Co Oes City. Trust Co Continental Nat. Bank Eee Fidelity Trust Co E Sa Indiana Nat. Bank Indiana Trust Co Mar Co State Bank Hants Nat. Bank Peoples Ae State Sav Tr Co Union Trust Co Wash Sav and Tr Co Liberty

Hardware Trade Holds Steady Despite Backward Spring

Conditions in hardware centers across the country show little change over the past week. Weather remains the key factor in jobbing centers and the backward spring has slowed consumer demand for normally brisk items. Retail stocks are generally low while retailers buy sparingly. jobbers and manufacturers report ample stock and rapid delivery when orders come in.

Tank Wagon Prices Listed for Gasoline

Gasoline price list shows Energee at 22c per 8 gallons and multiple brands priced per gallon ranging from 12.7c to 35c. Standolind and Moore brands appear with 23.50 and 22.6c respectively, with a State tax excluded.

Moore Light Lion Power Cleaners

Livestock Market Summary Across Regions

Chicago reports 12 000 cattle and 26 000 hog receipts with mixed demand. Cattle steady for top fed steers at 11 50 11 75 per hundredweight, hogs mostly 6 85 7 40 with heavies up to 7 40, while sheep lambs show active demand and higher prices for spring lambs. Kansas City East St Louis and Pittsburgh offices note slower early sales, steady to weak bids, and varied calf and ewe prices.

Aed Eeewee Reese Chicago Idaho Kansas City East ST. Louis Pittsburgh Hiei

Three Defendants Sentenced in Federal Court

Shirley Checkers, 29, St. Paul, jailed after sentence by Judge A B Anderson for violating the Harrison narcotic act. He received eighteen months at Leavenworth. Norton G Finch, 74, Oxford Ind, fined $100 and costs for stealing mail from a box. William Clauson, 28, Lafayette, got eighteen months at Leavenworth for automobile theft. Checkers admitted prior jail terms and drug addiction but denied forging morphine prescriptions.

Shirley Checkers St. Paul Evansville A. B. Anderson Leavenworth Norton G. Finch Oxford Ind William Clauson Lafayette Checkers

Tragic Copycat Suicide In Paris Household

Paris reports a 10-year-old boy, Lucien Cordy, killed himself with his father’s Army revolver after feeling lonely when his mother left the house. The act mirrors a prior suicide four years earlier by his 15-year-old brother who used the same weapon to end his life.

United Press Paris Lucien Cordy Ami

Bill Will Put U S Navy First House 5 Told

Washington May 28 Representative Britten Illinois Republican told the House that a proposed 150 million naval construction program would put the American Navy first in the world. He said current ratios would shift to 6 4 3 with the US leading Japan and Great Britain after adoption. The plan calls for eight cruisers of 10 000 tons each and modernization of six battleships considered slow and poorly armored.

United Press Washington Britten Illinois House Today United States Great Britain Japan

McAdoo Leads In State Conventions Across Several States

Reports from Minnesota Montana Texas West Virginia Nevada show William G. McAdoo favored for the Democratic nomination. Coolidge unopposed in several tickets while some delegates remain uninstructed or split on Davis.

United Press Great Falls Mont T. J. Walsh Montana Calvin Coolidge William G. McAdoo United Press Wac Texas

Essay Contest Winner Chosen At Civic Clubs Event

Ruth Garrison, 15, of School No 38 Twelfth and Sterling Streets, wins first prize of 10 in an essay contest on The Value of a Civic Club in a Community organized by Edward O Snethen president of the Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs. Paul Henley 18 of Wallace Foster School wins second prize of 5. Honorable mentions include Leland Davis Dorothy Miller Lillian Young Zelda Klave and others from local schools.

Ruth Garrison Twelfth Sterling Sts Edward 0. Snethen Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs Snethen Indiana Trust Paul Henley Wallace Foster School Illinois Leland Davis John W. Shirley Frank Wilson Oliphant Irvan Frye Lillian Young Zelda Klave Dorothy Miller Charles Boswell

Marriage Licenses and Deaths in Central Indiana Listing

Marriage licenses show John A. Mayberry Lillian Mitchell and many others with ages and addresses. Death notices include Grant A. Taylor Elizabeth Duffey Edward Peats John Lucid and numerous conditions across local hospitals. Complex long list reflects civic vital events and health outcomes.

Grant A. Taylor Central Indiana Hospital Elizabeth Duffey St. Vincent Hospital Edward Peats Deaconess John Lucid Woodlawn Infant Shockley Long Hospital Katie Konrad N. Pershing Estelle Simmons Methodist Georgia A. Fowler State Mary J. Peyton W. Eleventh Willie Ann Bone Missouri Catherine Bindsaw City Hospital Wilhelmina M Witkleman N. Mount

Ratts Denied Salary Claim In Appointment Controversy

Oscar Ratts of Paoli filed a $500 May salary claim as his public service commission term ended May 1. Ratts refused to surrender to McCray appointee Oscar Smith, challenging the appointment as invalid. State auditor William A. Marsh said no check would be issued until courts decide entitlement. Attorney General Lesh issued an opinion finding Ratts not entitled to the salary.

Oscar Ratts Paoli Public Service Commission McCray Oscar Smith Knox William A. Marsh Office of State Auditor Batts U. S. Lesh Robert Bracken Lesh Smith

Speedway Fans Invasion Brightens Race Preparations

Speedways fans join proceedings in the Chamber of Commerce director's room as Fisher arrives. Henry Ford is expected tonight while two cars dropped from Tuesday’s program. Duesenberg and other European styles push for faster speeds with superchargers. the lap fund nears 5900 dollars as organizers seek 10000.

City Orders Ban on Smoking by Gentlemen and Reporters

Acting Mayor Louise Yager posted a city council order prohibiting all gentlemen and reporters from smoking in public spaces, effective immediately. The move targets smoke exposure in municipal venues and outlines enforcement in Waukegan Illinois.

United Press

Brothers in Hospital After City Assault Case

Two brothers were charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after a fight. Eddie Freels, in city hospital with a fractured skull, alleges Carl Freels attacked him at 624 North Capitol Avenue. Carl was at Methodist hospital with cuts claimed to be from Eddie. Juanita Frees, linked to both men, faced vagrancy charges and a statutory offense during a raid at the same address, with John Gilvary also held.

Eddie Freels City Carl Freels N. Capitol Ave Carl Methodist Hospital Eddie Juanita Frees John Gilvary

Workhouse Sale Probe Shapes County Budget Dispute

The article details a county council debate over land rights from a proposed workhouse sale, with Hoffman and Thompson disputing land strip figures. County engineer Griffith asserts 1.85 acres owed versus 1.5 in auditor records as the council approves about 962000 in expenditures including jail, insane hospital, and poor farm needs.

Hoffman A. W. Thompson Fairbanks Morse & Co Jonn J. Griffith Fesler McCray Julietta Benjamin Potter Kitley Joseph B. Kealing Marion County Board of Charities and Correction Hogle Council Poor Farm Jail Sunnyside B. F. Carlos Washington St Pices

Attorneys prepare appeal in Smith murder case

Plymouth Indiana May 28 attorneys for Raymond B Smith convicted of murdering his aged grandfather prepared to file an appeal with the Supreme Court after a new trial was denied on Tuesday.

La Follette Denounces Progressives and Communists

Senator La Follette argues progressives who rely on democracy are deceiving the public and that communists oppose real reform. He cites Teapot Dome and Veterans' Bureau scandals as proof of party machinery corruption and calls for ending monopoly control and political bosses to restore genuine progressive principles.

la Follette Teapot Dome Veterans’ Bureau

Mahoney disputes plan to cancel June convention

Mahoney said the national Farmer Labor Progressive convention set for June 17 in St Paul will proceed despite Sen LaFollette opposition. He noted delegates from across the country will attend, with LaFollette as the preferred candidate unless he blocks use of his name. Fred Pike said Minnesota Farmer Labor cannot join the National Third Party and will stay aloof, weakening the event.

United Press ST. Paul Minn Farmer-Labor-Progressive Robert M. LaFollette William Mahoney LaFollette Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party Fred Pike Farmer-Labor Party of Pike

Plans for Indiana Wheat Pool Sale

Indiana wheat pool officials move from signing up 40 percent of the state's crop to selling plans. Three men of major importance in the grain trade are under consideration for general manager. The pool will have four departments and handle 3 to 15 million bushels annually for five years.

Indiana Wheat Pool James S. Covert Ther&s

Police 10 Fight Release Of Boy Death Suspects

Chicago May 28 Police contend they still have a blank wall in the Robert Franks death case and will oppose releasing Matt Kirk Mitchell and Walter Wilson instructors at the private school the boy attended. Chief Collins says they will hold them for questioning until certainty of no connection.

United Press Chicago Robert Franks Matt Kirk Mitchell Walter Wilson Collins Hughes Franks

Alleged Slayer Charged as Police Threatened

Shelbyville Indiana May 28 Charges that he was beaten and forced into confessing to killing Indianapolis police officer Jess Louden were made today in a preliminary hearing for Charles E Henry a colored man on trial for Louden's murder The defense objected to the confession evidence Perry Owens testified he saw Henry within two blocks of the murder site Frank Riser corroborated Owens Louden died from a gunshot wound Deputy coroner Dr William A Coepper linked the wound to the death Frank Seifert Loudens companion identified Henry as the shooter and Seifert fired at Henry as he fled The jury was not present during the hearing

Times Shelbyville Ind Jess Louden Indianapolis H. C. Morrison Charles E. Henry Louden Lusia Harris Henry France Perry Owens Frank Riser Owens William A. Coepper Marion County Frank J. Seifert Seifert

Alleged Slayer Held in Shelby County Jail

Charles Snyder of Smithland remains jailed in Shelby County on murder charges for killing his lifelong friend John Osborne last Sunday. He was captured at his father's home after a two day manhunt by deputy sheriffs and citizens, as a grand jury prepares to hear evidence and Prosecutor McLane plans to seek a first degree murder indictment.

United Press Shelbyville Ind Charles Snyder Smithland Shelby County John Osborne Snyder McLane

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