The Emporia Gazette from Emporia, Kansas • Page 1

TWO EMPORIA A 11Y GAZETTE EVENING, 20, 1925 Wheat Higher At Close Today Follow Values at Finish Reaching to Si Cents Higher. Chicago, April 20. Rapid price upturns the wheat market- today followed declines during the part I trade 'session. Unfavorable reports irbout the condition of winter had a. stimulating effect- on and so too did a decrease In the amount of wheat on ocean passages, as -well as 2,147,000 Imshels falling off in the united States visible supply total.

Wheat closed strong, 13 to SJc net higher. Jfay to 1.51 and to 1.4 OJ. good buying developed, and swift all around were scored, with May touching a rise of SSc from the day's lowest Later, toe corn market advanced much -higher than affected by greatly improved cash demand here and by announcement of 3,065,000 bushels in the Corn closed firm PRODUCE Tork, April steady; creamery higher than extras Eggs tssy; frcah gatherad exira state whote milk. Hats, fresh, fimcy ttve poultry firm; chickens by freight poultry irregular; to 3 l-4c higher, July 7-S to 51.13. Wheat, May fl.50.1-i; Julyijl.40 1-4; Sept.

$1.33 1-2. Corn. May $1.09 1-4; July $1.12 7-S: Sept. J1.12 1-S. OittSj May 41 1-2; July 43 1-4; Sept.

43 Ribs, May July $1.07 $1.01. July 47; Sept. $15.80. Ribs. May July Sept.

BelJfes, May I1S.30; July 20. CnlcagO, April' 1 He; extra Eras- lower; ordinary packed extras 30c; 2SJc. alive higher: fowls SSQiSc; springs Me; roosters J6c; 'ISc; ducks 30c; geese ISc: broilers Potatoes, market about steady; Wisconsin sacked and bulk 'round whites No. 1, Minnesota socked Red river Ohlos No. new stock, market about steady; Florida double head bsrrtli Spaldlng Rose Ko.

1. SS.TSSfT; 'Texan sacked 'Buss Triumphs No. J3.7o(54; Louisiana bushel hampers Bliss Triumphs partly graded K'ansoa City, April. Creamery butter'Ze higher, packing unchanged, 17c. Eggs unchanged, firsts 2Sjc; select- id 303p.

Ic higher, Poultry unchanged, hens I2c; roosters broilers 48c. STREET New York, April prices uharacteriied the opening or the week "Emporia and Lyou county are over-run with cats," complains Vf. Lostutter, of the Racket store, JSmporia's, man. "Drive out into the country in a car at night," 'he Bald, "and you will see cats' eyes all along the roads." Cats eat many young birds, Mr. Lostutter.

says, and their value negligible. as mice 'catchers is "Why, I can catch more mice with a couple of traps than a whole town full of cats. It's the said. birds they're after," he A man carrying a sign advertising a revival and a boy bearing a poster, telling of a dance met on' Commercial noon. DEATHS AND.

FUNERALS Funeral F. Funeral services tor A. F. Higgins, died 7.0.1 Merchant, last Friday, held at the horns -Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev.

Hi J. Rice, pastor of the First Congregational church, conducted the Dr. Higgins was born" in Chicago, October 21, 1856. He was graduated college in Chicago in 1884, and came to Kansas that year, locating in Eureka. He was married, in 1885 to Lucy I.

Evans, who dieij March 8, 1907. Dr. Higgins practiced medicine Eureka until 1890, when he moved to Emporia. He, is 'sur- LATE OIL NEWS To increase Activity In Fromm Extension White Eagle, Empire and Tidal Companies to Have Part in Drilling Play. The Empire Gas Fuel com pany will move out the rigs, this week for its Nos.

2 and 3 -Bush to bo drilled in the no'rtb. Fromm extension offsetting 'new-, Fisher, Lauclc and thV.White Eagle company on the ItcElroy prop erty. The 1 has Kansas City, Wheat 63 cars: 1'to 2o higher; No. 2 hard No. 3 dark hard No.

2 hard No. 3 hard il.4Hgl.63; No. a red red Jl.EKXg-l.P2. Corn, unchanged to So -higher; No. 3 white tl.OSffl.Wi; No.

'3 white No. yellow il.OEi91.ll; No. 3 yellow Sl.07Sfl.09; No. 2 mixed No. 3 mixed IS to 2c lower-, No.

2 whito No. 3 white Rye Barley Katlr Mllo maize Close: Wheat, May July S3; Sept. Cora. May July tl.WI; Sept. Jl.06iei.06}.

HAY Kansas City. April Hity unchanged to lower. 138 care. No. 1 M4.6MÍ15; No.

Xo. 1 snWJi); No. 2 J7.5009; 3 J307. choice No. 1 JlS.GOjfl8.SO; No.

2 IS: Xo. 3 Clover mixed light N'o. 1 S12.60@Í3.- EO; No. 2 In the stock market, with speculative sentiment cheered by continued accumulation of the motor Issues. 5iax- well Pierce.

Arrow nnd Mack Trucks moved up a point each, while Pierce Arrow preferred '5 points. Maxwell on th other opening unchanged at 86j, broke five points and United Btates Caat Iron Pipe fell back 3. The precipitate drop in Maxwell Jed to of. other Industrial stocks which later unsettled the general market. The upwnrd movement the motor shares was checked and combined with the heaviness ot united States Steel.

Baldwin and other rccogrotted exerted a. restraining influence on trading. Several howi Conrad Vanderveld.e, dean of C. of went today to Ottawa to attend the inauguration the new president of Ottawa college. Celebration ot the sixtieth anniversary of the" founding ot the college Believe it or Not.

Vic Trusler qualifies for the best fish story the year. Trusler was on the Neosho fiver last week: painting his boat but didn't have a fish "The fish knew I didn't have my line and they kept jumping out of -the calling, 'Vic, Vic 1 and I had to come home and get ray said Trusler. and Mrs. Frank! Taos, N. two brothers, H.

Higgins, "of "San- and A. W. Hlggins, Altoona. Dr. Higgins was.

a member pi the Elks lodge and'the and was examining physician for the Woodmen and the United CommercialI the JHmpire -and Tidal companies point big drilling play: north Verdigris in the Fromm extension. The Empire Gas Fuel com- pauy is slated to top the sand late today on Hind Np, 4, in'the south. He was vest corner 0 the also a member of thft Lyon County of 11-22-11. The Empire expects to bring in. a good Medical Society.

The Elks had i. a i fcs au tne oller on this tl nce No the grave The. pall- directly to "the south Is re Vi A an excel 6nt producer. Diagonally dall, Dr. Frank Foncannon, Dr.

A. to the southwest of the Hind test C. Empire is rigging up on No, 4 and directly to the west the location has been staked for I No. 1 Yearout. Phillips Petroleum com- Nichols, The Xmmpldns Funeral Today.

Funeral, services, for -Mrs; Ida Tl19 i D. Lumpkins, who died Saturday pany has nut down on its Bessie afternn The debut of the Kiwanis quartet and a program in charge of the business standards committee will be the attraction at the club's weekly, dinner in the Newman tearoom Tuesday evening. The attendance contest has resulted in. an attendance of 90:03 per cent in the past seven weeks. The average at the last dinner was 91.66.

No. I team leads with a percentage of 91.6 to S3 for No. 2. Smith, who was injured Saturday when a jack slipped from under a car beneath which he was working, rec advanccd points to a new 1825 top price and Fierce-Arrow preferred shot up 61 points before reacting 4 points from Its high. Frisco was an outstanding- strong spot In roll list, moving- up Hea-vy nelllnR of United Cast Iron Pipe drove that stock, down' six points to 149, moro than 100 points below the year's peak price.

American Sugar fell back Ij points on a sale of 6,500. shares. Foreign' exchanges opened Irregular with nterllns: fractionally higher at M.78I. ary tone In today's market Fresh weakness cropped out in the St. Paul nhd Chica50 Alton Issues, which broka to hew low prices.

whll the standard Industrials yielded to a resumption of short selling- and profit- taking. Total approximated 1,200,000 shares. April 20 Cattle: KflpU 16,000: talves 3.000: icd steers': Bud yi-nrllnKB extremely dull; practically no largo proportion "oT'ruh bidding around 25c cows, cannera heifers and lifht mixed ycarllnB" 25c lower; bulk butcher cowj canners and cutters calves S5 to bOc lower; practical top 18; bulls bolognas 5I.265Í4.75; and feeders slow, steady; mostly StfS. Hogs: Receipts. shipper market uneven, 25 to 40o lower than their market Saturday; top bulk of sales'.

bulk aver packer market slow lBB Wo lower; light lights 25 Me .340 to. 150 JU.DOu 3L75; packing sows mostly J10.73; stop P.RS 25c lower. S11S12. Sheep: Tlccelpts lambs very slow; opening snlfn around Se lowpr tcp Jllg) 11.70: sher-p weak; fed'shorn wcthei STJO; shorn cwce KM; yroolcd ewt MONEY New York, April mon high. 31 cent; low.3| par cent; jrullny rato 3j per 1 cent; "elosln'E bid 31 per cent; offered ot 3J per cent; lost loan 31 per crnt.

Citll loans against 3 per cent. Timo steady; mixed collateral 69-M days 3f per cent; 4-6 months 4 per cent. Primo commercial paper per cent. LIBERTY BONDS New York, April bonds closed: J101 30-31; first 4is, J101 30-32; second third 2T-8C: fourth J102 6-32: 8. 4s, 7-32; U.

S. 4js, 10-3J. a brother of Mrs. M. M.

Ringer, 21S Commercial. The Kansas fish and game laws are being violated by persons who are taking freshly caught bass, crappie. perch and catfish to the markets and selling them, according to Harlcy Stack, deputy game warden. Stack says It is against the law to sell or offer for salo fish taken from Kansas streams. Spring Has Come.

0. M. Wilhtte came to town this morning in good spirits. Ho carried a basket of vegetables which were planted in the winter before a heavy snow The basket was filled with lettuce, onions, aa- spinach aria'rhu- barb. Sounds Like Cannibals.

From The Topeka Capital: A steak roast last nfght included Mr. and Mrs. John flfortf- afternoon, at her. home, No. 16, in the northwest Union, -will be held this afternoon I quarter of 32-23-10, Thrall pool of Greenwood county, in order to D.

F. drill the sand before drilling of the well. This operation, will be watched with interest since It noon at 3:30 o'clock at the First Christian church. REV. Cross will have charge- services.

Mrs. Lumpkins was' born marks a new departure in- Kansas Indiana August 18, 1864, and) field work. Thus far the Phil- came to Mlliord. in 1S73, and moved to Emporia' In- 189S. She was married in 1900 to J.

W. Lumpkins, in She is survived by her husband, J. w. Lumpkins, 728 Union; one son, Clarence W. Bartell, Arkansas City; her mother, Mrs.

Nancy "Wilson. 728 Union; three sisters, Mrs. Ottie Bennett lips has never encountered a dry hole on the McKee tract which is of the most productive leases in Greenwood county. County Hospital Notes. Miss Lillian Clausou, of Hartford, underwent an operation this morning In the' hospital.

Mrs. Roy Loomis, 1010 Me- brothers, Clint and Elmer Wilson, Barnsdale. Okla. The Eastern Star will have charge of the. cervices- at the grave.

Interment will be in Maplewood cemetery. Allen, of Allen, a Ralston, of Westphalia, is sick in the hospital. Four chiltjren- underwent tonsil operations Saturday. They were: Leva and Cora Foley, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.

Albert Foley, First and Market, and Letha and Madeline Lauderback. daughters of Mrs. Gertrude Lauderback. 1'J Rural. Tho following patients have re- John Martin, of John patient, in the county turned to their homes: Mrs died-at 11 o'clock" Sunday Yearou, 312 West Seventh; hospital.

Manning, Osage City; Mrs. Mr. Martin was a retired farm- fair Turner, 923 Exchange; er and was 70 years of age. Glandon Iverson, Plymouth; Mrs. OFFER GARDEN PRIZES TO SPONSOR GLA0IOM CONTEST.

Will iVee to Young, Gardeners Entering' All-City Child for which three sets of prizes will ue awarded during the being sponsored by Emporia Kiwanis club in each pf the ot Emporia. Plans for the gardens have been completed, and the applications for the bulbs will, be received Tuesday-at the-Office-'Appliance company's -store, 15 West Sixth. Applications received after Saturday, The Kiwanis. garden committee has worked out rules which must Jje observed strictly by the young rlhe 'plan is to distribute 50 packages of bulbs containing'enough for a to Emporia children, vequally in the four wards. every plication for hulbsVmay not be applications make-the 'The rules.of the-ccmtit follow; Pupils city schools aged from-9 to'i4 Inclusive, are eligible.

Each child, must have the approval: of his'parents to enter 3. The contestants seleated will be divided equally among the four -wards. 4. Each garden will bs subject to inspection by a Kiwanis committee at any time during the season, 5. Each child must furnish the ground, care for the garden, and harvest the bulbs.

6. All bulbs and flowers -will be the property ol the child upon the fulfillment of these conditions. 7. Each applicant must giv.e his name, age, grade in school, name of parents, home, address, and ward. The prizes will be awarded for.

the garden in the best condition at a time unannounced. At a flower show to be held whon the flowers are bloom, first, sec-1 ond and third prizes will be i awarded for the best three spikes. Later, a prize will be given for Ihe best collection of bulbs after harvest is made. The bulbs supplied free by the Khvanls club were grown by Prank Agrellus, and contain many- all; of. -jrhich will not the first, year.

The 'dub hopes by sponsoring these gardens interest he BUm- better, gardens in Emr and that by retainine the bulbs, the children will continue the culture of the gladiolius from year-to year. Spring is here and so snappy, attractive assortment, of ring gold and and Williams A. -Vf. friends out tonight to Noi 2 social Q. 10-Day Tube FREE Mill the Coupon This works on cloudy teeth Modern Kience, by perfecting a new way of combating the stubborn that coven teeth, now opens the roed to whiter teeth, HAT cioudy teeth, ish, discolored teeth can be made -whiter is now an accepted fact foremost dentists of the world arc widely urging new method.

You can, have cleaner, 'prettier teeth if you will start This is accomplished combating a viscous film that coyrrs teeth. A stubborn, hard to remove film that old type dentifrices do not fight successfully. Run your tongue across your 'teeth and you. can feel this film. Under it are the clew, attractive teeth you envy in others.

Com-, bat it, and your teeth become many shades whiter more glistening. This offers you a 10-diy test free. Hail the coupon, Film If the great enemy of tectu beauty. And. a chief cante, cording to world's dental thoritks, of most tooth It clings to teeth; into crevH.

ices arid stays. by breed in it. Ther, tartar, sre the common cause of pyprrhea. It holds food in tact with teeth, inviting; the. acid that causes decay.

You can't have prettier, teeth; you can't have unless you combat that film. Ask your druggist or coupon for Pepsodent Don't expect the same results old time dentifrices. Begin beautifying your teeth today. i T7T3 Mal1 thl fot 2S KHjb to CTtgTSSQugAl. The Pepsodent Company, Sec.

150, 1104 S. Wabosh Avc. Chicago, U. S. A.

Send to Name. OnlT a lomHy. Ain't Rufl-A-Round Good? Funeral arrangements have not been made. at Boston IVedncsday. The pupils of the Boston school will givo theiMast day of school program Wednesday, at o'clock in the Grange mil.

Miss Hinze is cacher. mor Long, Klnkel and Shell, jr. Mr. Mr. nnd anil Mrs.

Mrs. Paul Earl Chicago, April- Receipt fiO.OOS; opening eiow, I5c lower; clos. Injr active; IS to 40c lower; fe torti'd 3SO to 2T5 pound nvtrants J12.4MÍ HBO: early bulk 170 to VI pound kind 12.20812.33; 135 to 160 sferasren mostly 1 1I.3; bulk w-eisrht slnuRhter pigs 511.50212 p.ic-klnK sown mostly around tlP.TS: heavy weight medium lieht J1Z.10SÍ2.W Cattle: Receipts ted st'er trade 25 to 50c lower; very slow at decline; practically only action on light iew of nuch kind steady to Sceak; 'largely a sttcr nin; kinds of medium weight predominating: liberal sprinkling of choice heavy few early sales light yearlings liglit' btef heifers upward to til; bulk fed steers of quality and condition to sell at stockera ena feeders tcircc; firm: fat sh stock IS to 2Sc lower; cunnern and cutters irteady to weak; bulls uneven: about lower: mostly tSS9. Receipts n.OOO; extremely no t-arly tuiei red iambs; few early bifi-s rr.nstly 60c nr.rt more (rood to r-i S'ouna wool lambs bid TVlchita. Apr)! Rtcelpts mnrket looks 4Pc pros- top f.l.Tft; bulk Cattle: Receipts Inclydiiig 300 cau-pt; market on fat.

steers nnrt ytarungs; nr.d fnt and vrals beef itecr heifers Tsul'm P56.T5; ven! cnlves stackers FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York, April exchanges Great Britain demand M.7S 7-16; cables 14.78 13-16. Franco demand B.Ilic; cables B.Hc. Itnly demand 4.Wc: cables 4.0S}c. Bclpium demand S.Wc. 31.80o irolland rtcmnnd SS.CTc.

Swlteicrlanfl flemnnd 3S.330. CFreeco demand l.STc. Poland demsnd I9jc. Crccho Slovakia demand; 2.86|c. Miss Eleanor Kitchin, who formerly was an instructor in the physical training department of (ho Teachers College, landed to- i day in Boston after spending five In China under Y.

W. C. A. I supervision. She has circled the globe on h'er trip.

of Company Slorse, 604 Sherman. Guards Shoot, on Ten members had an instruction shoot Sunday en the range'cast of Erhporla. The men sfiot slow fire at 200, 300, 500 and 600 yards. "After a man has shot two days on the range and shows any ability at all, he shoots for record," said J. Doncllan, captain the company.

"Practice and With cold awkward wea- j. ul lilu rracuce ana Cner predicted up to the mid- record shoots will continuo until I die you'd take advantage of splendid coat values. Downs Taylor. better October 31." these Sunda was tno a rBt LOCAL MARKETS, Buttcrfot went up ono at the crcnmcy today. Price now quoted Is 33c a pound.

Poultry hens, 4 and over 21o Ib and light hem 160 Ib ijo Jb joe Ib CocJta 80 Ib Old go 15 Grain Corn and 96c bu Wheat (Xo. 1 to 3) J1.3S to tt.40 bu (PrlCtt paid to ButCeitat Price paid at creumerlen 38c Ib Butter on Creamery butter 45c Ib (No. I) doz Eggs (No. J) sic doi! charged consumer) (flrits) Modo: A Ford touring car belonging to Dave Brown, Nogro, an em- ploye of the KfefTcr garapre, ran Into a ditch Sunday evening on the road to Council Grove north of Emporla. Thres adults nnd two Ij.ibios were In tho Ford.

Otic child, Martha McHftnry, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph MfiHc.nry. 314 West First, was slightly Mrs. Brown drove tho car, which was badly damaged.

Another entry has been made in the First-to-g-ee-a-wron' contest. Wrens came Easter morning to a bird house on Mrs. Margaret Gll- more's lawn, 417 Union. The wrens have nested In the Gilmoro yard for several years. Gloria Swancon, film actress, and her husband.

M. le Marquis de la Falaise do la Soudroye, will pass through Emporia Wednesday morning at noon on special train bearing officials of the Famous Players-Laaky corporation. Among those on board will bo Adolph Zukor, president of the I corporation, and Jesse IX Laskeyi train will stop in Emporia five minutes, and Gloria will ho Mrl'-nnd Mrs. William Vaughan and children, 'of Florence, and Mr and Mrs. G.

B. Ridley, of Caldwell, visited Sunday with Nora C. Ford and family, Mrs. American Ix-gion Auxiliary. Important meeting of auxiliary members at Legion club rooms i Tuesday evening at o'clock.

I of the company this season. Some wonderful coat and dress bargains Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday a few from each size and color to make room for summer goods coming in. Downs Taylor. Mrs. Jane Howlands returned today to her home in aft- Amcrican IjCRlim Auxiliary.

Important meeting ot auxiliary members Legion club rooms Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Some- liitoS new. and Sec Why." Buy One TODAY! 10c and 15c Evening lOc and 20c TOMORROW Harry Carey in the Border" The fastest two-gun westerner who ever road a horse or Vhrew lariat supported by a wow of a cast. Jack Dempsey in "ALL'S SWELL ON THE OCEAN" trawM-SiLr: Now! For Three Days! i Philip B. Morgan, of Kansas or visiting with her brother, R.

J. City, formerly" of Emporia, visited 'j Jones, and family, 702 Union. Emporia Eggsc second!) jjc 0 the observation platform dur- ase ph I ing that time. Detail creamery butter 60 to 63o Ib I nJ charged consumer) TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY Icet is for Jl for A. O.

V. W. members and rlends come out tonight to No. 2 orial session, A. O.

U. W. hall. pin. center, fur- rounded by small leaves; 132 Twelfth, reward.

of five keys; Icitv.i at Gazette, reward. Special All Week! With each $2.00 order of other meals, we-will sell groceries and 15 Ibs. Sugar for $1 40c lOc 30c S-lb. Sack Wright's pure Buckwheat Flour ISc Package F. F.

O. G. Pancake Flour 35c Can Calumet Baking- Powder Phone 229 Jones Clodfelter Our Own Delivery 22 West Sixth Ave. Mrs. C.

H. McClelland, of City, came today to visit with er mother, Mrs. Margaret Soden. Mr. ani Mrs.

Gilbert Frith reamed Sunday from a trip to ermuda. Wheat! Corn! Kafir! bringing good prices. We are the market every day. Lord Grain Company Eaai. Fifia Are.

Emporia, Kan. The strangest experiences that ever befell woman! To-bo misled'in to meet the man ahe really to find herself freo to marry him a world of happiness before her to suddenly find herself married to two men. And nil this action breaking in the sunny south, in the Canadian wilda. in society's ballrooms arid In ths Malay jungles: With Holmes Herbert ian Keith Emily Pitzroy Torrcnco Shows at Corinne Griffith More Beautiful than ever! Gorgeous Gowns! Matlnco lOc and 80c Evening lOc and 40c FABLES, ORCHESTRA, PUZZLE, NEWS.