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11 THE' AUSTIN STATESMAN, AUSTIN, TEXAS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1924. BUSINESS and COTTON OPENS UP WITH FAST SPURT $5 RATE ON KATY AND $2 DIVIDEND THE biggest news story of the day in England is the trial of the -suit of Charles Ernest Robinson (inset) against a London bank for $700,000 paid by an Indian potentate, referred to as Mr. to hush up an affair with Mrs. Robinson, but which he avers he never received.

THIRTY different breeds of livestock from virtually every state in the United States and province in. Canada, competed for prizes in the international livestock show in Chicago. Miss- Emma Swanson is. shown above with Laurel Perfection one of the prize bulls entered in the show. DIRECTORY of AUSTIN Patronize Tliese Firms For the BEST GOODS and SERVICE Insurance 1 rA i 1 -j ivV- I Lj" 9 1 -vj- sf .4 I.

i i i "X'-JO I -y i it 1 i ON PRAIRIE GIVEN General Electric Leads Ensh of Industrial Stocks Upward. rUnlted Pre Dispsteh Statesman. 1 Wall Street Journal Review. MEW YORK, Dec. 15.

Specula-; received further ffht from two divi f'dend developments including estab-ijishmeint of a 15 rate on H. K. X. Prefierred continuation of regular quarterly dividends of 52 Piri Oil ind Gas. The latter was especially en couraging as considerable doubt had been entertained in wan otreci seeming maintenance of thia pay Stacks continued buoyant In the dealings and further gams nr.

Kcorpd throughout the list General Electric headed the rush, upward among industrials, reacning hieti -for twenty years at kj: Both industrial and rail road averages attained their besl levplff of the current Dun mare and'tbis factor served to imparl j.nnfidnce regarding continuance of xha forward movement in. the whole Stocks1 continued to carry glad tidings of a merry Christmas for the bulls. No change took place In' the natiiro of the. market which mam talned in sits vivid style all the nharacteristics of a great, swing. This was even true of the reactionary tendencies which devel- nned in the late afternoon.

For fthe uprush in special stocks in the earlier hours had reached the vio- lent stage. St it vas a healthy in dication of the markets desire to protect itself against excesses that an easier tone should nave set in towards the close. Aside from', sensational rises In industrial specialties like Cast Iron Pipe. vVorthinetcti Pump, iron fro ducts, the principal feature of the market waa the impressive behavior of the railroad stocks, based on fresh traffic statistics showing that the carriers are still enjoying unexampled NEW HIGH PRICE MARK, ON WHEAT DELIVERIES 4 'sssggg Press 'Dispatch to Statesman. Dec.

16. With increased general commission house buying all deliveries rose today to a new high price record for the season. Reports of rain fti- terfering the wheat harvest in Argentina did a good deal to encourage activity on the part of pur- chasers. The opening which ranged from to 1 cent higher, May, 1.68 1.69U. and July, 1.48 1.4S, was followed by a slight sag and then, by a' decided upturn all Jaround.

5 Cold weather likely increase feeding' tended 'strengthen -corn and oats. Country, offerings of com to arrive were small. After opening unchanged to cent higher, May. 1.30 1.30 corn eased down little, and then scored moderate advance. Oats started to cent- up, 'May, reacted somewiat and then went higher: than before.

were to enlarged Subsequently ajl deliveries of rye ON GABLE REPORTS Importers Lifting Hedges, Says Report From Liverpool. Anotiatta1 Press Diapitck to Statesman. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 16 The cotton market opened with a spurt of activity and at a good ad vance in sympathy with higher cables, Liverpool reporting that im porters were lifting hedges freely First trades showed gains of 25 tc 28 points and right after the call January traded up to 24.1, March tc 24.17 and May, 24.43.

or 28 to 33 points above yesterday's closing There was good trade buying and shorts covered freely finding con tracts scarce. v. The main cause of the advance was the strength of the situation lr spots. Prices soon eased 'off 11 to 17 points from the highj on more or less realizing but soon rallied again until prices were nearly back to the highs. -Sentiment appears to be increasingly bullish.

The market ruled very steady all morning, annough there was some reaction due to profit taking. Thus at the end of the first hour January traded down to 23.95c and March to i4c, or 17 to 20 points off from the early high, but soon rallied again, maKing new nighs at 24.22c for Jan uary and 24.29c for March. This advance again brought realizing. but prices only eased off moder ately, the offerings being absorbed by trade buying. COTTON CLOSINGS, NEW ORLEANS.

Dec. 16. Cotton fu tures closed steady at net advances of 1 to 7 points. Previous High. Close.

Close. Dec 24.35 23.96 23.96CO 98623:92 Jan 24.22 23.83 23.83'riM 23.82 March 24.29 23.92 23.92fy.94 23.88 May 24.55 24.20 July 24.64 24.32 24.22 24.15 24.32 bid 24.27 24.34 asked Openine: December. 24.15: January. 24.10; March, 24.10; May, 24.38; July, 24.62. NEW YORK, Dec 16.

Cotton futures closed steady. Previous High. Low. Close. Close.

Oct 24.10 23.85 23.871 89 23.79 Dec 23.75 23.42 23.47 (u 49 23r42 Jan 23.87 23.56 23.65W58 23.49 March 24.27 23.95 23.9699 23.91 May 24.63 24.32 24.32635 24.27 July 24.78 24.47 24.47 24.39 Opening December, 23.55 January, 23.65; March, 24.08; May, 24.46; July, 24.65. LIVERPOOL COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 16. Cotton spot quiet, prices steady.

Strictly good middling, 14.11; good middling, 13.76; strictly middling, 13.56: middling, 13.26; strictly low middling, 12.96; low middling, 12.56 strictly good ordinary, 12.16; good ordinary 11.56. Sales, 5000 bales, including 3300 American. Receipts, 24,000 bales, including 16,200 ROTARY HEARS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES w. A. Smith and Sterling Takeuchi Address Luncheon Club.

American ideals of democracy and their spread in other nations formed the general topic around which the Rotary program for yesterday noon was bunt. Talks by Block Smith, Y. M. C. A.

secretary at the Uni versity; Sterling Takeuchi, University student from Japan, and J. G. Maytin, Russian diplomat under the old regime, were featured on the program. i Block Smith outlined the work and scope of the X- M. C.

A.agencies now maintained In twenty-three nations, and the methods by, which this growth was effected. Sterling Takeuchi made an analy sis of the extent of American cus toms in the Japanese nations and the deep rooted hold they had taken. The supreme test of the extent Japan has reached In its assimilation1 of western civilization will come Dec. 24 of this year, when the Japanese nation will vote on the question of manhood suffrage," he concluded. Maytin closed the talks with the statement that the development of American ideals In the Chinese and Russian nations and a consequent of America with them would bring about a concentration power that eliminate the necessity of a league of nations.

Music wa3 furnished by Mrs. Margaret Huddle Slaughter, who jave three MARINES TO PROTECT AMERICANS IN CHINA Mutiny of Troops Causes Order at Hekin. United Press Dispatch to Statesman. 1 PEKIN, Dec. 16.

Twenty picked American marines were ordered to proceed to Kalgan, 125 miles north west of here, at 5 a. m. Wednesday to protect lives of American citi zens endangered by a mutiny of Chinese troops. The Chinese assured the Ameri can legation that the situation was 'well in hand, but the unusual action of rushing' the marines to Kalgan was decided upon regardless of the assurance. COOLIDGE OPPOSES NAVAL COMPARISONS Opposes Washington Treaty Spirit, President Thinks.

United Press Dispatch to Statesman. WASHINGTON, Dec, 16. President Coolidge expressed disapproval to callers today of the tendency to compare the United States navy with other navies. He believes this is a violation of the spirit of the Washington arms conference, and if followed by the administration, would lead to competitive armaments building be tween the nations, against which the administration has set its face. The Dead JAMES BRADY.

HRradv. '81. father of Jude John Brady of Austin, died Tuesday moining at the home 01 his daughter, Mrs. Fred B. Wilder, in Long Beach, according to a message received by Judge Brady.

Mr Rradv was a moneer resiaent in Austin, coming here in 1871 and for forty years was engaged in the mercantile business. Survivine- him are three sons, John W. Brady, Austin; Will P. Brady and D. J.

Brady, Los Angeles and two daughters, Mrs. D. T. White. El Paso and Mrs.

red jb. Wilder, Long Beach, Cal. PLURALITY ELECTION OF PRESIDENT ASKED Bill Introduced in Senate by" John- son of California. Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman.) WASHINGTON. Dec.

16. A reso lution proposing a constitutional amendment iirovidiiig for election of ja president by a plurality of elect ors rawer man a majority waa intmHunori tnrlnv hv Senator John son (Republican) of California. NEW JAP AMBASSADOR. i United Press Dispatch to Statesman. Tnii-m rpr 16.

Tsuneo Matsu- daira, vice minister of foreign affairs. Is acceptable to the United States as Japanese ambassador, it was announced He will shortly take up his new post. LA GRANGE STORE ROBBED. United Press Dispatch Statesntan.l t.a riRANOE. Dec' 16.

Bandits robbed A. Morgan store here some time after last midnight, escaping with merchandise valued at $500.,. "Buy Christmas gifts'' and Christ- mas cards inuw ai- j.d huwhjo Shoppe. Adv. notarhnhlR onllflrs were invented by Hannahv Montague, an English housewife, in.

18 2 5. A-lS32-fork in an English house hold is believed -to be the oldest in existence. 0 Abstractors GRACT TITLE GUARANTY CO. S10 Littlefield Bldi. Phone 51B TRAVIS ABSTRACT TITLE CO.

214-16 Littlefield Bids. Phone 6S48 Courtesy Service Satisfaction Accountants HTJDDLE8TON SMITH Public Accountants Income Ta Prattles 428 Littlefield Bldg. Phone 1474 WERKENTHIN BROS, Systems Audiu Phons 2427 91S Littlefield Bids. W. G.

LEE WOODS rnrnnr.tioa Accountant 429 Littlefield Bldg. Phone 7221 Advertising AUSTIN MULTIGRAPHING SHOP Sales Letter Specialist, Campaign 604 Scarbrouih Bldg. Architects GIESECKE HARRIS Architect 520 Littlefield Bid. Phone 6675 Art Novelty Shop Wall Paper, Paints, Window Glass Art Supplies. Pictures.

Picture Framlnr A. BRADFORD CO. th and Colerade YE QUALIT SHOPPE Painting, Prints, Antiques. Gifts 1104 Colorado 3t. Phone 7901 Athletic and Sporting Goods 8 SPORTING GOODS CO Wholesale, Retail, and Manufacturing 704 Congress Ave, Auto Supplies AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY Wholesale Only Phone 4992 408 Congress At.

Auto Tires Brunswick and Goodrich Tire HARRY GOLDEN Corner Sth and Braioe Phnne 7069 NITSCHKE TIRE INC. Federal Extra Service Tire 108 Brazos Phone 8880 Auto Tops Top Recovering and Body Upholstering F. W. CRANE 118 E. 8th St.

Phone 660S Bakeries' Best of AH Bntter-Nut Bread MACRY'S BAKING CO. MAERKI BAKING CO. Wholesale Only Better Bread Better Sorvie Banks AUSTIN NATIONAL BANK Resources $6,000,000.00 "No Account Too Small" 6 Per Cent Guaranteed First Mortgage Real Estate Notes for Sale TEXAS BANK ft TRUST COMPANY Batteries BATTERY SERVICE COMPANY -Recharge and Repair All Make of Batteries 221 W. 6th St. Phone 6420 We Repair All Makes of Batteries SHAW BATTERY SERVICE 119 Congress Ave.

Phone 6860 SIMS AND MEREDITH Battery Repairing oar Specialty 217 E. 6th St. Phone 2502 Blacksmithing Iron Work Figure With He fcr Your Wrought Iron Work for Christmas E. T. SIGO.ELL Chiropractors KINNEY Kl SNEY, M.

D. C. Palmer School Graduates SOO E. Sth Phone 4038 The Wright' Cblropractie Offices J. STANLEY WRIGHT, D.D.8..

D.C., PH.C. 205 W. 7th St. Tel. 6695 Cleaners BIGGS COMPANY Cleaner and Tailor 1007 Congress Avs.

Pbons 7601 Suits Cleaned and Pressed 61.00 JACK THE HATTER Phone 2062 110 E. Sth St NICK LINZ Master Dry Cleaner Tailor Hatter Phones 2662-7986 611 Congress MILE0 BROTHERS Cleaner and Hatter 324 5th St. Phone 6026 GEORGE WESLEY Master Cleaner -Phones 2670-2646 918 Congress Ave. Dentists DR. G.

F. ECKHARDT 700 Brazos St. Phone 6727 Drugs When You Think of Drag THINK OF RENFRO'S Phones: No. 16846; No. 29411.

Dyer KOCH, CLEANER AND DYER Quality and Quick Service 405 W. St. Phone 6823 Electrical Repairs THE AUSTIN ELECTRIC WORKS Rewinding of Ail Kinds 601 Colorsdo St. Phone 2858 Florists ART FLOWER SHOP Bouquets. Cut Flowers, Funeral Designs 204 W.

6th St. Phone 9360 Hardware JOHN ROSS HARDWARE CO. Everything in Hsrdware Phone 7066 3i9 Congress Ave. BRUSHES "69 Uses, Hel. Fr Cellar te Attic" Phonf 626 Ice Cream nuiauturers VIOLET CROWN ICE CREAM Pasteurized 101 6th St.

Phone S194 Insurance BULL DEVIMEY General Insurance Littlefield Bldg. Tel. 4428 Fire and Tornado Insurance, en Feeristuffs, Cotton, and all other property FREE AND WILLIAMS SURE INSURANCE AT GERHARD INSURANCE AGENCY Phone 6678 912 Littlefield Bldg. WERKENTHIN BROS. Insurance Agency Phone 2427 613 Littlefield Bid Kodak Finishing THE GAZLEY COMPANY Kodsy Finishing and Enlarging In at 10, and out at 6 that Afternoon.

Laundries We Do Family Washing Austin Laundry A Dry Cleaning Cat Phones 53686369 "Send It to the Lsundry" HOME STEAM Pbons 8702 211 E. Sth SI 22 Leather Dealers Plow Harness. Saddles, Slicker Ranger Belt and ftcabbards. Leather and Shoe Findiugs. A.

W. BRILL 218 E. 6th Loans 6 Per Cent Farm Loans Per Ceng THOS. P. WH1TIS 710 Scarbrough Bldg.

Phone 6453' Lumber REINHARDT LUMBER COMPANY Everything la the Building Line 501 W. 5th St Phone I79J Markets' FLETCHER'S MARKET IT. S. Government Inspected Meat Phones 8453-3579 West Sixth St Try Our Home-Baked Ham Imported Swiss and Italian Ghees STANDARD MARKET Machinists and Welders Cylinder Regrirdlng, Score Filling Auto Engine Part Structural Steel And Machine Supplies HEIERMANN INDUSTRIES 117 E. 6th 408 Brun Optometrists and Opticians WARD TREADWELIi Optometrist 7th and Congresa Ave.

Phone 678 Osteopathic Physicians DR. ALBERT L. DEVENT 1 Osteonathte Phvailan G. Phone 6872 701 Scarbroua-h Bide-' WM. A.

LEWIS, M. D. O. Specialties in Osteopathy First Floor Masonic Temple Phone 680 Photographers Where There's Beauty, Holland Take I Where There's None. Holland Make 11 HOLLAND'S STUDIO Physicians i rnnr mrnueJi DR.

E. P. DAVIS9 F.vs. F.ar. Nam mnA ThMi 227 Littlefield Bldg.

Phone 206(1 'Pleating and Hemstitching MABEL CANNAWAY Pleating, Hemstitching, Buttons 911 Congress Phone 836 Plumbing Electric Supplies A. E. HANCOCK CO. Plumbing Radio Electric 908 Congress Phone MOST HARPER A LINSCOMB Plumbing, Gas and Electrical Contractor Show Room, 204 W. 13th St.

Phone 8521 "Where Good Plumbing Repairs Are Made" i E. RAVEN PLUMBER Phone 6768 1408 Lavaca St. Printers and Publishers FIRM FOUNDATION PUB. HOUSB "Good Printing Costs No More" 104-108 E. 9th St VON BOECKM ANN-JONES CO.

1 Printers and Binder Phone 6368 811 Congress Avv Produce Highest Cash Prices Paid For Your Eug and Tnrksva BALAGIA PRODUCE COU ItC Public Stenographers AUSTIN MUf.TIGRAPHING SHOP iegal Work a Specialty 604 8carbrough Bldg. Radiator Repairing Welding and Radiator Work Exclusively KADIATOR wig. 205 E. 5th St pholl S7SJ Real Estate W. A.

BOSWELL 912 Littlefield Phon. O. G. HOFHEINZ Real Estate, Rentals, Fire, and Life Insursnee Car Service Drlverless Fords LIGHTSEY'8 SYSTEM Phone 8545 10t 7tfc Roofing Barrett and Johns-Mansvilte Hot Air Heating J. O.

BUAA8 SONS SINCE 1884 Seeds Seed and Bird. Dog and Poultry iaprIeg Sheet Metal Works GAGE BROTHERS General Tin and Sheet Metal Work 600 E. 6th St Phone 627f Shoe Repair Shops The Strid Shoe Shop, Opposite Pestoffica For the Very Best in Shoe Rcpairinir W. J. Evers.

Prop. Stove Repairing Let Us Do Your Stove Repairing B. KING 1417 Lvaca 8t Phone 489S Transfer Companies MERCHANTS TRANSFER We Move Anything Phone 6286 400 Colorado St Turkish Bath LITTLEFIELD BATHS Open Under New Management Expert in Charge. We Keep You Yeang. Veterinarians AUSTIN VETERINARY HOSPITAL We Specialize in Treatment of Dogs 207 EL 6th Phone tUi VETS IN HOSPITAL ARE NOT FORGOTTEN BY; LEGION WOMEN Austin Auxiliary? Will Send Bos; of Gifts For Fi nal' a tiDeal was issued Tuesday by Mrs! Q.

C. Taylor, president of Travis' Post Legion Auxiliary lor donations by citizens be included in Christmas -boxes to be sent Wednesday to the -three veterans hospitals in Texas. 1 Eatablss Not Wanted." TJi'e legion auxiliary Texas, she announced," -is trying tb -make Christmas, pleasant for the wounded- men arid is urging 'the co-oper ation of those who can give; Jtfoney, clothing, books, magazine tions, dominoes, playing man jongg will 'be acceptable. Eatables cannot be accepted be cause of the fact that hospital inmates are. on regular diets- SIX PERISH WHEN FIRE SWEEPS TENEMENT Survivors Of Families Fiea In jZero v.

United Press Dispatch to Statesman. NEW. YORK, Dec." 16. Six per sons periHhc'd today when flames of suspicious origin swept -through a tenement house near- the Moynt Sinaf hospital. -Survivors of ten; families, were driven', -to the streets in-zero weather.

hoipation: of the disastrous blaze is in the A -madman- was -responsible for loss, of a Score of lives in the neighborhood: a year "or so ago. Only one of the six victims was identified; He was Edward- Rue-sll, 64, ''driven froma -window by flames. SWEETIN CONFESSION RULED OUT BY JUDGE Signed Under Duress, Claim-Made In Murder Trial. United Tress Dinpatrh to Statesman. 1 i MOUNT Dec.

16-The rconfession -Elsie Sweetin, In which she admitted poisoning her Wilford Sweetin, was ruled out as testimony in the case tpday by. Judge J. C. Kern. Judge Kern ruled that Mrs Sweetin signed the! confession under duress and; that her; constitutional rights hald been violated in.

obtaining. the 14 NEW OIL Four.te,en oil w'ells were -added Tuesday, to the forrest of derricks surrounding Wortham, 1 Freestone county's newest oil center." Twelve of these wells are to be drilled by the Simma Oil' all in Freestone bne -to Wednesday, and eleven them Thursday. Magnolia? Pe'troJe'um Company; will drill two wells In Limestone jcounty, just; across the county. 'Mine, starting both on Dec' 30. i Airmail service has been' introduced in, China." Canada exported 401.98$ tons of frvpaum -dliring the year-ended cr, MrcliT31, 192.4, 6 MINISTER REFUSED DUEL WITH EDITOR Argentine President Refuses to Grant Resignation.

United Press Dispatch to Statesman. BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 16. Presi dent Alvaear has refused to accept the resignation of Finance Minister Molina, so he might be free to fight a duel with the editor of a newspaper. It is customary for ministers to resign and resume office after the duel.

FALLS OFF WHARF; DROWNS. Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman. HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 16. Members of an ambulance crew today were searching the waters of the ship channel in an effort to recover Prank Chase's body.

He fell from the wharf at the Long Beach plant last night. Chase, -who was 62, was walking the wharf with two companions when he slipped, into the BAD COFFEE SEIZED. A follow-up campaign will be made by inspectors of the food and drug division, following the survey of coffee roasting plants throughout the when twenty cases of misbranding and eight crises of adulteration were found, and the conditions. remedied, it was announced by the state health department. THE TRUTE ABOUT CANCER New Book Gives Latest Developments in Extensive Cancer Research.

A very complete and" comprehensive book on cancer and its treatment is now offered by Dr. O. A. Johnson, well-known cancer specialist. There is probably no man in America who has' made a closer study of this dread disease or who has treated as many sufferers from it.

For 25 years he has been treating eancer without the knife. The results of his experience and research hetgrives in this new book. Anyohe suffering from cancer or w-ho has a loved one or friend so afflicted, should by all means get this book. Just address Dr. O.

A. Johnson, Suite 356, 1324 Main street, Kansas City, Mo. It will be sent free and postpaid. Mcauefs AS Prbcipsl Eicasaiss Orleans, Chicago aod-iBmr hoot the. Seats.

TO LOAN rZZ Skinnay Will Entertain Newsies COME fellers! Skinny's gonna let us in free Christ-1 mas Day to his show from 10 a. m. to 8 p. -That's What newsboys and messengers of Austin will likely say to their "buddies" on Christmas morning. Manager "Skinny" Pry or.

of the. Grand Central Theater is 'inviting all newsboys and messenger boys of the city to attend his show as his guests on Christmas Day. PRESBYTERIAN MEN WILL HOLD MEETING Monthly Conference Scheduled For Tuesday, At r.iv p. The men of the First Southern Presbyterian Church will hold their monthly meeting at 7:30 Tuesday night in the church annex. Judge Sansom and Mr.

Rorie of Somervillo' will speak. Several musical numbers-will also be given. The program is in charge of the following group: Milton Ilorris, M.i Kreisle, J. B. Jarmon, A.

j. Love, J. C. Brown, Donald Smith, A. Cribble J.

T. Johnson, rank Nivens, William Kendall, W. W. A. M.

Kreisle and Felix Shufoid. DIVORCE ASKED BY ACTRESS OF MOVIES She's- Reported Engaged To Cham- Jek 1 Dempsay. United Press Dispatch to Statesman-1 PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16. Ida Estelle -Taylor Peacock, motion picture 'actress, Is suing her husband, Kenneth M.

Peapock for a divorce in the court of common pleas here, it was learned at Cjity hall today. The motion picture actress was reported as being engaged to Jack STATE MAY; CLOSE M'COY CASE TODAY Asked in Murder at Los Angeles. Trial (United Press Dispatch to Statesman. LQS ANGELES, Dec. ,16.

The framework of evidence the state has. designed as a basis for a demand that "Kid'' McCoy be hanged for murder is nearing completion. The prosecution may conclude its case according to Deputy Attorney Fricks, head of the state's Thirty-four witnesses have so far been called to testify against the. "Kid." INVESTIGATION ASKED IN LAREDO SHOOTING Deputy Sheriff Shot by Mexican Soldiers. Alleged Associated Press Dispatch- to Statesman.

1 LAREDO, Texas. Dec 16. United States Consul Walsh in Nucvo Laredo tdday requested Mexican au thorities to thoroughly investigate the' shooting yesterday of Deputy Sheriff Joe Fierros of Iiredo by alleged Mexican" soldiprs and smug- i and oats as well "as. of wheat topped the season highest quotations. For the-first time this season, the world's available supply total was less than at the corre- sponding date' last 'year.

Heavy profit taking sales checked the corn market advance. Wheat P--. May July Corn Dec. May July Oats- Dec. May Open.

High. Low. Close. 1.6S $1.64. M.66 1.50 1.4'3 1.43.5s 1.25i, 1.24 1.301, 1.81.

1.30 1 1.31ft, 1.2S!i 1,254 1.8014 1JWU .694 .61. ":.6914, .65 -64 1 1.411, i 1.44 1.40 ,60 .65. .644 1.44 i 1 July Ttyt I Dee. I May 1 July Lard I Jan. I May Ribs I Jan.

May Bellies-t Jan. May 1.4S 1.4Mi 1.46 1.49 1.33.H 1.86, 1.35 ....16.70 M6.80 17vl2 1W 16.70 145 14.97 16.S0-17.87 14.70 16.17 14.70 16.17 15.45, 15.90 CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO, 'Dec." 16. Poultry: 1 Alive, unpetttedr. 14 18c; 184c; tur-j keys, 30c; geese, 16c; ducks, 16d Butter: -creamery extras, 5 standards, etra firsts, 39Mi40c; firsts, snds.

3133c. Eggs: firsts, 4854c; firsts, 3B40c; refrigerator extras, 36g i iHc s- TWO-POUND BABY AT HOUSTON LOSES FIGHT Uiyet for Thirteen Dy Bgt Finally "Dies. United Press Dispatch Statesmsn HOUSTON, Pec. IS. I Hermann Sdunders Houston's i a valiant thirteen-i tflay struggle for life today.

I Brought here by. the stork five. 8 'months before his schetjuled arrival I sit was necessary to keep him iswathed in absorbent cotton and j)lankets in hope that he' mipht live to defy -medical, tradition. infant weighed two pounds at time of his death. 1'- English courts, try about breach of promise suits a year.

300 Parent Eskimos -never punish NEW ORLEANS BROKERS NEW YORK ORDERS RECEIVED THROUGH Our Branch Office 718 Littlefield Building, Phone 3232 FRED PRYOR, Manager. Direct Privste Wirss te New York, New MONEY On Justin Gity Property and Black Land Farms. TEXAS BANK TRUST CO. ii REG'LAR FELLERS By Gne Byrnes. YZ-Q NOuT I I VkJ (tf-rf jpr1" CoTvrithr.

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