Evansville Press du lieu suivant : Evansville, Indiana • 14

jCj O' DECEMBER IS lvsd -TIIE EVANSVILLE TRESS- lUi 14- Arrested In Dope Iobe price of GRAIN AT STANDSTILL of the Accepts I News NEW TORS STOCKS Furnished by THOMSON McKINNON 1011-18 Cl titans Bank Bldg 11 Wall BL New York SCI 8 Lag alls bl Chicago 1 EVANSVILLE IND 12 Prices for Tuesday Dec 18 High Allied Chemical 130 A Ilia Chalmera Ainn A Amn Int'l Corp 12211 Amn Smelters 203)4 Amn Tob Amn Tel Air Reduction Anaconda Cop 101 Armour A Armour Atchison 1944 A inn Br Amn Can Amn Steel Fdy Amer Sugar Amn Wool com Itklyn Man Tr Hrlggs Mfg Balt A Ohio UTU lieth Steel 0r Rarnadall United Carbide Chrynler Motor Motore 12 230 157 91 V4 130 122 210 262U 1714 190 issa 104 194 13 96 Si 8 46 116 80 39 181 118 10 181 228 188 98 68 81 38 71 46 117 80 39 1814 1184 16 141 228 199 85 64 101 63 87 81 58 165 4 21 469 112 68 13 77 201 63 118 61 183 34 181 71 Co 94 88 103 106 44 45 81 84 72 78 188 62 20 134 135 84 85 114 (2 62 1 44 16 141 129 199 Cualie Airplane lc Can Facifl Chee A Ohio Chicago Col A I DePaaco Chile Copper Corn Product Crucible Steel A SL pfd 53 Coca Cola Cone Tex 1 Congoleum 25 DuPont Drug Inc 113 Erie com 60 Kink Tire FlelKChmann 77 Woolworth 303 Famous Playera Frisco Freeport-Texas 53 Gen Motors 184 Gt West Bug 34 Gen Electrln 101 Gen Asphalt Gen Clgara Gen Ry Big Goodrich Rub Goodyear Tire GL North pfd ill 64 100 61 112 67 76 201 51 182 34 180 65 04 16 102 64 93 84 100 Grdham-Palge Hudson -Motors 45 8 Hupp Motors Ind Refining Inspiration Cop Marine pfd 40 40 248 187 Comb Engrg 63 Kelly Springfield Kennecott Cop 135 Bouthern 86 248 188 62 Kroeger Lorrilord 62 Logo Trans Lima Loco HOOVER HEADS FOR LAST SOUTH AMERICAN CITY Utah Will Carry Good Will Party to Rio De Janeiro Bv t'alted I'm ABROAD THE 8 8 UTAH MONTEVIDEO Uruguay Dec Herbert Hoover boarded the battleship Utah at 10:05 a today and the big craft started for Rio Do Janeiro at noon local time The ship will take klin to Rio Do the last of the South American countries to bo visited During the lust week the president-elect has visited three major capitals and has conferred with dozens of prominent officiala Hie Utah will carry tho Hoover party 'back to the United States The Uruguayan light cruiser Uruguay carried the Hoover party to the Utah It was announced that the Utah definitely would sail direct to Key West Fla after the Rio De Janeiro visit was finished without making calls at Santo Domingo and Havana Rufiuo Domlnguss foreign miniHter of Uruguay bid President-Elect Hoover farewell The formal entertainment was closed last nljlit with a banquet given by President Camplsteguy Lauds Friendship of Nations The president In his formal address of welcome said that the stay in Montevideo Indicated the warmest possible friendship between the Lwo countries and expressed the hope that the trip would result in a strengthenfug of their traditional amity Hoover in bis reply said tho hospitality of the government and the people of Uruguay would "meet a response In the hearts of the pco- pie of the United DRANK POISON THRU MISTAKE Mrs Martha Jane Hassel Is Dead Special Csrmpeadeacs PRINCETON Ind Dee 18- Funeral for Mrs Martha Jane I i le Bedlna above Bolivian minister to the 1'nited States and delegate to the I'an-Amerlran conference of arbitration and conciliation banded a note to Secretary of Slate Kellogg yesterday accepting Paraguay's move to arbitrate the border dispute Ilariy In the dispute he was withdrawn from the conference bv his country bnt later returned Too Many Smiths A similarity of names has caused Lee Smith president of the Park Lawn Cemetery association much embarrassment Smith said Tuesday At the time Lee Smithr former Evansville attorney was found guilty In federal court at Indianapolis of- buying a stolen auto a story was published that Smith was formerly treasurer of the cemetery association here Lee Smith haa never been connected with the cemetery association" Lee Smith said Tuesday "My wife is secretary-treasurer" $5000 SUIT RECALLS 1922 RAILWAY STRIKE John Matting Sues Insurance Association The suit of Johu XutUng against the Locomotive Engineers Mutual Life and Accident Insurance association for 85000 judgment an eqho of the railroad strike of 1922 was started in probate court Tuesday A jnry was impaneled Nutting alleged he did not Join the strikers in 1922 and that as a result the association refused to accept paymeuls on three insurance policies which were livued to him in 1905' Darby occupied the bench as special Judge in the case INTERSTATE PLANES ON SCHEDULE AGAIN Planes of the Interstate Airlines Inc kept in the hangars for two days by heavy fogs over the routes were running on regular schedule Tuesday aviation officials here announced During suspension of traffic over the alrwuys mil of Evansville mull was sent by train 1 Recause of muddy conditions at the St Ionis Held and foggy at-niospherc the "Purker Duofold" plane pilot canceled his scheduled flight to Evunsvlllo Monday The ship was to have brought pens to local merchants DELAYS-MEETING The Columbia school Parent-Teacher club meeting scheduled for Thursday night has been indefinitely postponed on account the influeuxa epidemic Hughes Waller 111 Mm Julia Waller Slrnliunl-apts received word of the serious illness of her son Hughes Waller in West Reach Fla Mrs Thomas Hutchinson his sister left Monday night for her brother's bedside Air and Mrs Waller have lieen living in West Palm Beach for several years Julnx Murines Sergt Adrian Fleming local marine recruiting officer Tuesday accepted Francis Moore Evansville fo renllstment He will be sent to Paris Island 8 for three months' training after which he will he assigned to foreign duty Haeael wife of Benjamin Haaael who died at 3:20 a at her home hero after aha had by mlatake taken a apoonful of carbolic acid for cough medicine will bo held -Wednesday at 2 In charge of Rev Phillips with burial In I cemetery Mrs Haaael had been 111 with Influenza and during the night went to the medicine cabinet to get some cough syrup In the dark she got the carbolic add bottle for the syrup relatives aaid Above is Joxtpli Mjers nllax -I'nirer shown ax he nppeured shortly after his arrest iu Uni-fala charged wllh having keys and checks (or two I ranks containing $2OOOJHM) wul'ib of drugs according to police Hint were sclxrd tn Yew Turk Officers believe the drugs bad some connection with the Arnold Rofhxtcin murder FUGITIVE SHOT AND CAPTURED Father-in-Law Wounds Truman Adams Hpeelat MT VERNON Ind Doc Suffering from a bullet wound In hin hip Truman Adams 35 Bethel township sentenced In rosey circuit court Oct 3 to a year's Imprisonment on the statu penal farm for larceny is again a prisoner In the county juil here following his escape last week from the farm He wan captured Tuesday in Bethel township After his escape Adams returned to the homo of his father-in-law Herman Ammons Bethel township in an effort to obtain his automobile Ammons refused to let him h'ave the machine and an altercation followed and Adams was shot in the hip when Ammons discharged a shotgun The wound was said to have been a minor one Adams dashed to some woods near the Ammons home where be was later captured by Bert Ashworth who pinned him to tho ground and tied him with a rope RESTAURANT PROPRIETOR IS FINED AND JAILED John Burdick Found Gnllly of IBs- orderly Conduct John Burdick proprietor of a lunch room In Fulton-av between Maryland and Oregon was found guilty In city court Tuesday morning of being drunk and dixorderly on the night of Dec 3 He was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to 30 days In Jail Testimony brought out that Burdick during an altercation with Robert Gibbons 57 proprietor of a grocery and tish market at 1303 Fulton-av had struck Gibbons after cursing hint Gibbons fired three shots at Burdick two of them striking him and lnfllcllng minor wounds Gibbons was discharged TELLS OF MODERN CHINA 8 Leung general secretary or the Canton ('hinn A delivered the chief address at the weekly luncheon of the Rotary dub held at the Hotel McCurdy Tuesday noon "Tend dee Modern China" was rubjcct Scout Leaders To Meet A meeting of scout executives who will sponsor the annual scout rodeo next spring will be held at the A Wednesday noou according to an announcement by Dr Victor Knapp who Is In charge of the rodeo preparations Committees and directors of various acts will be selected at that time Attorney Seriously III William Stillwell local attorney who underwent a serious operation at Walker's hoBpIta was In a critical condition Wednesday according to hospital attaches INDIANA SHUNS AGTION ON FEN SHIRT IS CLAIM Missourian Says Hoosier Officials Take No Action on Misbranding llr HOSIOK fioim rrrn Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON" Dec "Apparently no action" haa been taken by indiaoa state officials to end miffbranding of shirta made in the Indiana state penitentiary it was charged by Senator Hawes of Missouri in the senate late yesterday The senate was debating the Hawes bill to deprive prison-made products of their interstate character which would allow Indian! among other states to limit or forbid the importation or sale of prison-made goods manufactured in other states Hawes called the senate's attention to a federal trade commission report made a year ago forbidding misbranding by the Commonwealth Shirt company of Chicago of shirts made in the Indiana state prisoa Hoff Joins Fight Senator Goff of West Virginia who has announced he will argue against the bill asked Hawes if he had called the situation to the attention of Indiana state officials Hawes replied that he had and Goff asked what action they had taken "Apparently no action because I have a communication sent by some convicts in the (Indiana) penitentiary shbwing very interesting facts" Hawes replied Senator Peas of Ohio 'sold the Ohio law forbade competition by prison-made goods we are flooded with goods from other states" Hawes also pointed out that New York Pennsylvania Connecticut Ohio and New Jersey "with more prisoners to handle thhn 25 to 30 other kept their prison populations busy with' work for state use He estimated the amount of prison-made goods going yearly into commerce at 340000000 to $50000000 Debate was resumed today WILL REFUND SEMI IN TAXES Cotton Mill's Formre Owners to Benefit Ipetlil rormiMMiJpwf HENDERSON Ky Dei- A tax refund of approximately $60-000 to former stockholders iu the Henderson cotton mills whose holdings were sold to the Consolidated Textile company in May 1920 at 8300 per share was granted yesterday by Federal Judge Charles I Dawson The plaintiffs paid tuxes on a profit of $106 a share the value id the stock taxes of March 1 191! before being put at $194 at the time of the sale The government later made an additional assesHinenl on the lanD of an original value of $150 per share Worsham of Henderson attorney for the plaintiffs waa instructed to draw an order The plaintiff! In the suit were 11 Sodper the Henduraou Xalionul hank Henry Barret and James llankln Sr executor for the estate of James Barrel The suit was against Robert II Lucas collector of Iniernal revenue YOUTHFUL COUPLE SAY STRANGER LOANED CAR Warn Against Arrepilnir Automobiles A warning tn young people against accepting offers of strangers to use their autos was Issued by police Tuesday following Hie arrest of two Juveniles caught in an alleged stolen machine The young eouple when questioned by police said "a coal miner whose name they did not know gave them permission to use the car" The youthful couple was released by police after their parents were notified The stolen mnchlne belongs to Raymond Freels 215 nrtii-st TTItE1 CHRISTMAS SM-RO IP NOTEBOOKS Sal Gifts fur film A CLEAN BL'IT For the holiday send It tn Paramount Cleaners and liyert Main 405 Peak of I'erfeetlnn CHRISTMAN CLUB SAYINGS Gur new club is now running Will you among those In receive a check next year? Ycur savings will earn 4 at this bank WEST SIDE BANK ENOS MEANS Lera Ash Which Mesne less work for Dad Call Main 2795 YOUNG COAL CO KEEP HIM WAPU Wlih a gift will appreciate Equip his car with a "-MOTO See us for Installation WABASH VALLEY MOTOR CO Eighth and Walnut Main 6859 It A RADI OLA "(ELfJTIliCl Is Sura to Pleas ths Entlrs Family HARDING A MILLER 634 Main WHITE Imported broadcloth stall ir collar attached or Backhand Ferd Joast Haberdasher Victor Clothes Shop LIVESTOCK i Quotations Furnished Daily by (The Bourbon Commission Union Btock Varda Telephone Lincoln 899 and 864 EVANSVILLE Dec 18 (By Bourbon Live Stock Commission Co) CATTLE Receipts light market steady with decline on all grides But very little demand for anything except something light In weight strictly good In quality and fat We do not look for a reaction until after the holidays Choice long fed heavy weight steers 210012 good heavy weight steers fair to medium heavy weight steers 875O0S5U choice eteere 5001000 lbs 19500 11 good steers 900-1000 lbs $5500 050 fair to medium steers 800-1000 lb $7500850 choice handy weight eteere and heifers $950011: Sood bandy weight steera and olfers $809 common to medium 160050 beet heavy heifers $8010 medium to good $708 common $60 650 choice fancy heifer rows 8750 0850 good cows $560 0760 common to good $10850 best heavy weight cutters $60625 medium to good $550 0 575 beat canners $475 0526 common to medium 840475 best light butcher bulls 18250850 good choice bologna bulla $7600 8 medium to good $7 0 750 common $560 0 850 good to choice stockcrs steers and heifers $90 1050 common to medium $5500 8 best milch cows $800100 medium to good $60080 common 140080 common $40050 CALVES Receipts moderate market steady Best calves 130-186 lbs $1801450 best calves 190-220 lbs $10012 medium to good 130-180 lbs $1060012 medium heavy calves $850010 fair 130-100 lbs 5350 0 050 common heavy calves $6 0 760 common light calves $50 8 SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts light market steady Beat spring lambs $1160 012 No 2 spring lambs $708 No I spring lambs $30 $507 best yearlings to good $607 common $306: best Ight fat sheep $560061 light weight fat sheep $5600660: medium 88600450 common 102 bucks $805 heavy fat aheap $850 0450 INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK By Called Ftm INDIANAPOLIS Dec 10 llog prices were 'generally steady at the Union stockyardi today Bulk 160-800 poundera sold fnr $0 Receipts were estimated at 18000 Cattle receipts numbered 1100 and calves 600 The market was little changed on (laughter classes Vealers were lower Steers were at $960 0 15 veulera sold or 015018 and calves cleared at $650011 Lambs were 50c or more higher Receipts 16000 holdovers 575 market generally steady 250-350 lba $88501 200-250 lbs If: 160-300 lbs $9: 110-160 lbs $1600 610 80-110 lba $7160150 pack Ing sows $7860825 CATTLE Receipts 1100: cal vs receipts 600 market slaughter claseas lltlte changed vealers off bsef steers $950 0 15' quotable beef cows $709 low cutter and cutter cows $625 0 850 vealers $15016 heavy calves $650611: bulk stock and feeder steers 8801050 SHEEP Receipts 500 market lamba up 50c or more top' fat lambs $1450 bulk fat lambs $1301450 bi ulk cull lambs $76009:50 bulk fat ewe $47507 CHICAGO LIVESTOCK By ('sited Free CHICAGO Dec (By Department of Agriculture) HOGS Re ceipts 41000 market slow 6010c higher light weights and pigs 100 25e higher top $8 paid freely for choice 200-250 lb weight Dutuh-eri medium to choice 250-150 lba $87008 306-250 lbs 169-200 lbs 8100 0105 130-160 lbs $8 0895 packing sows $7850840 Igs medium to choice 90-130 lba 25 0 856 TTL 7 CATTLE Receipts 8000 calves 2000 fed ateers around 10025c higher yearlings about steady loa-di-niand for light yearlings unless choice she stock Inactive top fed yearlings $1710 top hrtrer yearlings $14 Slaughter classes steers good and choice 1800-1500 lbs 8131501650: 110U-1300 lbs $130 1075 150-1100 lba $1375017 common end medium 850 lbs $875 01375 fed yearlings good and choice 750-950 lba $123501550 heifers good and choice 850 llw down $11014 common and medium 1750 011 cows good and choice $3 01060 common and medium $675 08: low cutter and cutter 85600 675 bulls- good and uholce beef $92501175 cutter tutmedium 870 915 vealers milk-fed good and choice 81301450: mediums $10500 13 null and commmon $75001050: stocker and feeder steers gnod and choice all weights 81075 0 13 common and medium $85001075 Receipts 10000 market on fat lambs around steady largely $1450 sheep steady- feeding lambs unevenly active Lambs good and choice IS Ibe down 91375 0 1485 medium 81260 01875 cull and common $875 0 1350 ewes medium tn choice 150 lbs down 851008: cull and common $32506: feeder lambs good and choice $132501465 TRIAL OF ALLEGED BANDITESS DELAYED Marie Long to Be Tried Later For Theft The trial of Marls Long charged with auto banditry In the theft of a dress at the Balm millinery store scheduled to start In circuit court Tuesday was postpone Several stat6 witnesses are out of the city and Prosecutor Lindsey Is 111 of Influenza Read CHRISTMAS SHOPPER'S notebook No 4 Gifts for tha Children ROLL TUP DESKS For the youngsters Just Ilk RELIABLE FURNITURE CO 1023 Main St A- well appreciated gift for the family A new model A Ford Tudor Sodan 1586 fully equipped KCKLEU MOTOR CO West Side Lin SOI HEADQUARTERS FOR GIFTS DOLLS TOYS COOKS CONNOR'S 611 MAIN KT Ba ft Gifts for the Home i Shades' Bed-Seta KLEIN DRAPERY CO 1917 Main St Lin 65 CH1FFOROBES Oak chlfforobes walnut chlfforobs Wllh or Without Mirrors STORK FURNITURE CO 1191 MAIN ST MAIN 6623 Heaiill(ul selection of floor lamps silk or parchment shades at various aLtrsrtive prices RELIABLE FURNITURE CO H)23 Main St "Clinics Selection of Used Cars' ARCADE MOTOR SALEH CO 1036-33 Main BL Lin 241 "EVEREADY RADIO" The Radio with Perfect Fidelity A pleasing gift fnr ths home For demonstration aes BERGER THE BATTERY MAN On llh bet Walnut and Chestnut EVANSVILLE PRODUCE (By Vickery Bros) VRGETABIBg New 4o lb $07o lb ISO 20o lb Muatard greens 1214c lb Turnip 12o lbw 10c Central America le New (o to lb Parsnips lb Gc Iceberg head 25o lb Leaf lettuce 20c lb I lbs 10c Tomatoes Florida 20e lb Egg lBo each Celery Head 5015c Homegrown 6e bunch Spanish IQlue lb Northern white 25o pk Home potatoes 23 0 25c pit Sweet 6c lb FRUIT! Orange 40 0 60a dos California 20024ft do Local I06o lb Grapefruit Florida 7013c each Grapes 10 qt basket 78c California 10c lb Qulncee 8Oo0)l doa MARKET (Belling Prlcei) (By Igleheart At Evansville $130 at stations 1137 REfllL (By Vickery Bros) Creamery 56 007c 12 qt 45o qt Country 60c storage 40c Granulated cane To lb powdered Oe lb brown 7o lb Feed stuffs Cheese brick ISOOOe 1 Swiss 40 0 50c lb cream 250 10c lb: Ilmburger 30a lb amino assL 15o pkg coffee 2706UC lb Hour 12 lb sack 49002c each 24-lb aack 88c0512O tea 50080a lb rice 8010a lb beans navy He lb lima beans 12c lb blackeyed peas lOo lb raleine seeded and seed lean 7010c lb Dried (By Vickery Bros I 25e lb peachea I5017c 1 prunes 10015c lb citron 35c lb Imported figs 28c lb Dromedary dates 22c pkgt country dried dary dates 22c pkgt country dried apples 16c dates per lb 15c Pecans 25c lb Georgia paper ahell pecans 40 0 56c English walnuts 24 0 35c lb black walnuts ill 4e lb filberts 25c lb nsw Brasl nuts SOo Ib-t almonds 30e lb nsw hickory nuts 40 7o lb mixed nut a 25o lb chestnuts SOo lb Coal (By Crescent Coal Co) Lump 15e nut 14c mine run 14e per hu (By Igleheart In $746 barrel Iota: fancy patent short patent Oil (By Standard OH Co) Kerosene Mo gaL motor oil light heavy extra heavy $1 gaL gaso line lOo (Including taxi WHOLESALE agar (By Vickery Brea) Granulated cane $589 powdered $730 blown $590 60c qt lie qt I (By Evansville Puro Milk Butter 50ft butter cream buyJ mg price 44e regular 47c premium Peultry (By Evansville Poultry Hens heavy 20c light A Egg Co) 17c colored springers 20c leghorns prlngere 17c old roosters 12c ducks young 20c old 10c guineas 30c each turkeys old tome 25c young tome 80c hens 8 lb up 80c geese old 15c young 15c Eggs Candled 31c doa Hide (By Kluga A Green salted under 60 lbs I4r green under 50 lbs 12c green BBC-011 UilUBI BV iUBq Adl! rVCI8 salted calf 16c green calf green jralted over 60 lbs 13e green over 50 lba 11c green ealted bull 10c green bull 8c green lamb akin shearings 60c: large sheep pelts 01 bora hides No 1 8460 horse hides No 2 $350 ponies and glue $3 Ginseng $11 in yellow $350 meyepple Be No 1 Cc lb No I 6c Clear 41a lb braids 80c lb alight burry 39c Its: hard burry lb (By Standard Oil Co) Kerosene lie gaL gasoline lie gaL motor oil 65c gaL CHICAGO PHOUUCK By Vailed Frees CHICAGO Dec Receipts 7364 cases extra firsts 410 43c firsts 38040c ordinaries 800 86c seconds 34 0 38c Receipts 0491 tubs extras 41c extra firsts 48048c firsts 45047c seconds 43044c standards 41 POULTRY Receipts 8 cars fowls i ifr 18035c springs 18037c leghorns 19031c ducks 17 0 36c geese 23c turkeys 20036c roosters 20c CHEESE Young Americas 34 0 25n twins 38024c Market dull arrlrale 62 on track 304 In transit 418 Wisconsin socked round whltea 85c a few $106: Minnesota and North Dakota sacked round whites 804i95c sacked Red River Ohloa 8105 Idaho sacked russets $1400 185 SEEK HEAD" THIEF WHO GRABBED MONEY Took fSS From John Springer Restaurant and Ran Police Tuesday were seeking a "red headed" thief who grabbed a money bag containing $25 from the restaurant counter of John Springer 2100 DivlMlon-st Monday Springer told police that while he was preparing a sandwich the thief Hnatched the bag and fled in an auto A business meeting and Christmas party will be held by the guild of Simpson Methodist church jit 7:3 Tuesday at the homeof Miss Laura Sanders 1704 West Pennsylvania-aL Gifts for Her Shop has the loveliest 11ns of attractive purses with gloves to correspond and ao reasonably priced 301 Did Hank ltldg MISS SNYDER haa any number of beautiful as well as useful gift suKgestlons unusually attractively priced In her shoppe at 391 Old Hank Bldg A NICK CEDAR CHEST FOR HER FROM $3 UP 403 THIRD jin 4 Gifts for the Children Open a Xmas Savings Account For 1939 Her -LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK Fourth and Sycamore NOTHING ulcer fur ths children than a rocker $158 Wollun-' Ira 403 Tlilr KEEP THE KIDDIES contented In a well heated house ENOS COAL Young Coal Co Main 3795 Dundy selection of rockers at various prices RELIABLE FURNITURE CO 1023 Main St RUHBER slumping sets Brownies circus animals Evansville Stamp ft Supply Co 103 Maln-sL GIRLS' PAJAMAS hose! sock! scarfs handkerchiefs purses costume Jewelry and everything fur girls 7 to 14 at tho Girls Junior Shop second floor of The llnby Shop 404 Maln-st Desk and Chairs In various sines and finishes $675 Up IIANDY FURNITURE CO (PAUL HANSHOE MGR) MAIN ST LIN Trading in Pit Only Along Holiday Lines By I' oiled Fkh CHICAGO Dec Grains were mostly unchanged on the board of trade today December wheat lost a little in the Belling Corn was about steady The larger movement of oats caused a alight weakness In the grain At the opening wheat was unchanged to 3-8c lower corn was unchanged to l-8c higher and oats were unchanged to 1-Sc lower Provisions were slightly higher There has been some selling of wheat against purchases of corn but trading Is moving along holiday lines The visible supply is slightly larger Liverpool was little changed Better export Inquiries for corn continue and the majority of operators here advocate buying the grain Weather over the corn belt was considerably Improved today The movement of oats has Increased with better prices but the demand has been holding up fairly well I OUT-TALKS BANDIT AND FOILS HOLDUP St Lonls Girl Relaxes (o 'Part With Mister's Coat Br United Preu LOUIS Dec Mina Sllnor Raymond 17 is a pretty good talker Returning home from a night school she talked a highwaymen out of a fur coat which she had borrowed from her sister A man who had followed her tor several blocks pressed a revolver against her side I want that fur coat" "I give it to you really" Miss Raymond replied "You see it he robber insisted but the girl was firm I It belongs to my sister and Rnyway the coat worth The robber had met his equal keep the coat and walk in the other The girl protested it was out of her way "Lady keep the coat but you will have to walk the other way" And the would-he robber won that point WAR DEPARTMENT 0KEHS USE OF BLUE UNIFORMS Anlhorlxe Clothing Similar to Pre-War Garb Secretary of War Dwight Davis according to word received at the local army recruiting office has directed that effective at once enlisted men of the army be authorized but not required to wear a blue dress uniform (the old uniform blue similar to that used befo-e the war) The letter further says that the blue uniform may not be worn on occasions involving formations vi 1th troops and the procurement and wearing of the blue uniform is entirely optional and at the expense of the indlvldusl Plans are being made by the quartermaster general of the army to provide for the manufacture of the blue uniforms by the government Junior lladasssh Meets Junior Hadassah met Monday night at the home of Misses Sophie aud Pearl Silver 1901 Walnut-st A "Chanukah" program was given with the lighting of the Chanukah candles and the Chanukah story being told by Miss Betty Perlmut Miss Minnie Fine gave a group of piano numbers Hold Teacher lnw By UsUnl l'rrw BRAZIL lml Dec Provisions of the teachers' tenure law passed by the last legislature were held unconstitutional by Judge Hutchinson in circuit court here in a mandamus suit brought by Emma Ratliff against Trustee Ie Rlngo of Dick Johnson township Miss Ratliff pointed out that she had been employed In the township schools for a period of 14 years and when Riugo selected his staff of teachers for the ensulug year he omitted her nuine The tenure law as passed by the legislature insures teachers a life time position unless removed for cause Miss Ratliff alleged that Rlfigo omitted her because she have been eligible for a life time teaching position Members of 0 Gifts for Her A CLEAN DKEihi For the holidays send It tn Paramount Cleaners and Dyers Main 405 The Peak of Perfect Ion" Cut Flowers ami Potted Plains LOCKYEAR FLORAL CO Kdw 1L Dauble Mgr Dixie Dr ITI-way Main in ENOS ENOS makes an evening at horn with mother mors Derails it's "All llrat" YOUNG COAl CO Main 3795 OPEN A CHRISTMAS HAVINGS AiVi'l'NT FOR 1939 HERE LINCOLN 8 A VINOS DANK Fourth and Sycamore A NEW NASH FUR HER The Ideal Xmas Girt EVANSVILLE NASH MUTllR CO 1299 Main St Main 1797 KKO FLYING CLOUD for her would make this Christmas on to be long remembered KKO EVANSVILLE CtX 1117-35 Indiana Ht I in 470 EASY WASHER MODEL Wringerless water exirncter Easy payment $15 down $260 a week KEITZ ELECTRIC CO 1114 Riverside Ave Main 1232 A TYPEWRITER for Xmas $2 lip" A Toilrnnk 210 2nd 1 4515 OUTFIT Evansville Ktnmp A Supply Co 103 Maln-st GIVE MOTHER "A HEATING I'AD $110 1600 $750 and $100 KWAXtoiN KLKiTKIC CO 316 Second Ili'Niitiful AsNiirtiiienl of CHRISTMAS GREETINGS CUN 611 MAIN hT CEDAR CHESTS In walnut or redar finish RELIABLE FURNITURE CO 1811 Mala St Poatuni Cer Co 614 1ST is 6'i 61 113 337 75 76 165 2S 39 153 53 J36 50 Kudin of A 337 Republic LAB 76 Reading Remington Type 29 Reynolds Tob 153 Itoclc lslaffi com Keul Bilk 50 Royal Dutch Bull lilts Ret BL 43 Stand Oil or 37 Stand Oil of Calif 70 Stand Oil of 53 Rinrlulr Oil 36 Houthnru 145 Hliell Vn Oil Corp Skelly (HI Ktuncl fen El Go 71 Mtudebaker 73 Krars-Koebtick 160 Ktewart Warner 111 flwift A Co 50 53 43 37 70 63 364 143 377 34 75 73 1611 111 134 43 37 69 53 36 143 74 73 117 111 NEW YORK CURB (Furn by Thomson A McKinnon) Htand Oil of Ind 85 86 85 Oil 19 19 19 Prairie a A Cities Service Mead Johnson Bervel 664 90 90 04 63 13 To be perfectly proportioned a man should wegh 28 pounds for every foot of Ills height BRIDGE IS READY $13000 Structure in City Is Completed Kperiel CorrMpnadese PETERSBURG Dee The $13008 bridge on' lower Maln-st here which has been under construction for the past four months has been completed The construction of the bridge is a part of the improvement plan being carried out on lower Main-at The city Is now widening the street from the bridge to the city limits in an effort to Induce the state to take over the road from here to Princeton This road runs thru Union Mt Olympus and Bowman and would shorten the distance from here to Evansville about elx miles Ponders Ditch Case An entry was made into circuit court records Tuesday stating the case against Ernest Bosso Scott township farmer charged with obstructing a ditch had been taken under advisement until Thursday by Judge James Cntler Teacher Held for Whipping Pupil Ur I'Bltnl I'm COVINGTON' Ind Doc 18-Lacey Hallett Shawnee townshh: school teacher will be tried here as a result of what Is termed a too severe paddling administered to Charles Corey a young pupil Xotft Gifts for the Home FOR XMAS CHEER CALL MAIN 006 Distinctive Lamps at ths lowest pricea that high elasa decorative lamps were ever offered Beautiful shades plated iron buses some set with genuine marble and onyx An unusual number nf attractive styles and sixes Southern Indiana Gaa and Electric Co Bee our Line of BRIDGE FIjOOTI AND TABLE LAM PS SWANSON ELECTRIC CO 316 8 Second No 8 For the Xmas DTnnrr THREE RLACK DIAMONDS Quality Service Pries VOUNQ COAL CO Enos Distributors Main 3795 VegetaiiloH NICHOLSON PRODUCE Seventh Bycsmore Lin 1313 for Ellsworth's home taursnt! faVOrt MPECIALFOlt THE i IiJ LlTj AYS-Try our delicious pumpkin piss also make a complete line of fruli and cream plot Order your fruit cakes and Nprlngerlles now --05 Un ilJAUT5r ajjldn lBL Mnln 31X6 Gifts For All the Family Are Presented These Columns 01 GIHs for film AN APPRECIATIVE GIFT A NEW DIO SOTO SEDAN Fully equipped delivered In Evansville 1995 Let Us Demonstrate TRI-STATE MOTOR 8ALES CO 312-314 Un-usl St Lin 57 The most acceptable- gift Is the nsw Pparton Knuasonne Richest Voire NATIONAL RADIO SHOP 518 l-'ntirlli Main £39 A Pleasing Gift for Him Rrsutlftil Coxwell Chairs diffeienl sixvs and upludHtering only $24 5u and up HANDY FURNITURE CO (PAUL HANBHOE MGR) 1308 MAIN ST UK HUB CHRISTMAS NOTTEECiiSw 02 Tnlmrro and IMpr IT TRUE Dad Likes His But Not COAL Smoke Burn Ennr for i-lean heat YOUNG COAL CO Main 3791 Give linn 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