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.RESORTS RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. ‘"THE _EV RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. AST off! Sails filling helmsman at the wheel ! in the breeze—a sturdy and away go for a nmr-to-befo:fflun adventure. mng of sea ait, a healthful tan, spray 2} flying in your wake; and as far as the eye can see, pleasure bound craft dot the horizon. Golf, Tennis, Roller-llhalr‘h' on the Boardwalk, Surf Bathing, Motoring, Fishing, Dancing, Theatres, Etc. Comfortable and convenient train service, with through Pull- Reached in 43 hours from Washington via Pennsylvania rallroad or via Baltimore and Ohlo railroad. Rallroad time tables and full information can be secured from local Ticket Agents. The Leading Houses are open Phone, Wirs or formation, Booklet, Rates, ae-Notel Knickerbocker a -Hotel Merion -Seaside House a -Chalfonte-Haddon Hall ae-Marlberough-Blenheim ae-Ritz-Cariton a -Hotel Strand ¢ -The Shelburne a—American Plan. e—Earopean Plan. ae—Both Plans. The Courtesies and Conveniences of RURAL Two Hotels at One Rate $3.30 up dly. Specl. wkly. Amer. Plan ELBERON and Fireproof Annex. Tennessee Ave. near Beach. Cap. 400; central: open surround- ings: ~opposite Catholic Protestant churches. Private baths. RUNNING WATER IN ALL ROOMS HOME, ON WEST RIVER AND Chesapeake Bay. . Boating, bathiug. fshing: large lawn, cool breezes, spacious porches, big open dining room, modern couveniences, ex- Solient” food: music for dancing: Gentlles only. Write for ‘booklet. Mrs. Matilla Noweil, Sbady Side. Md. Phone West River 217411, 5270 TOTEL, NT, GEORGE C. MOBBS, Proprietor. St.” George Island. Md. Auto road from_Washington. 3. 17 N d comprise the Sinest I the World. ‘Write any of the c.nu-l'nf"(w Ta- Reservations, o a -Galen Nall a -The Wiltshire @ -The Helmhurst © -The Ambassader 20-Hotel Traymore 26.The Breakers a -Hetel Boanis a -Hetel Chelsea a -Hote! Brighton CESS SO W ORKNEY SPRINGS, VA. Orkney Springs Hotel ‘Washington’s Mountain Resort | 2,300 feet elevation; cool table the best; golf, tennis swinimlug und all auusement and baths; reasonable rates. E. L. COCKRELL, Pres. HARPERS FERRY, W. VA. Excellent table; fresh vegetables. Win- dows screened.” White service. _Booklet. IROQUOI $3.50 Day Up. Specl. Wkly. A So.'Carolina Ave., right off Boardwal venient to all attractions. Capacity §00: strictly modern: elevator: private baths. | Phone’ Braddock 23. RUNNING WATER IN ALL ROOMS R & BETTERTON, MD, Hotel Chesapeake on beach, all resort amusements. Mrs. L. M. Owens. Prop. BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD. SIBRAH _APTS., BRADDOCK AEIGHTS, 13d., completel rooms, bath, electric Plan ; con- stoves: moderate price. Mrs. JENNIE A. HAR fur. apts. 4 rooms, bath: 6 | HILL TOP HOUSE HARPERS FERRY. W. VA. Over thirty years under with the same reputation. On account of Sunday crowds, when convem- fent, Sunday dinners. T. 8. LOVETT, P'roprietor. Shenandoah Inn Is Open. Don't Forget. MRS. TOUISE M. THOMPSON, Large. besutifully appointed solarium. Re- || i fincd patronage. 'Cureine and service unex- | | SHE e celled”” Booklet. Both hotels ownership | (“n“’"‘ SAPEAKE BEACH, MD. management R.B.LUDY. M. D, |! GES AND APARTMENTS AT CHE bay: furnished: also Tunning water, screen lKENTUCKY AVE,, Near Beach porches; $20 to' $35 a week. ~H. A. GARREN, 907 H st n.e.” Lincoln 4019 or Cliesapeake FoL lots, REASONABLE RATES—Impossible to Duplicate nning water and private baths, elevator to t level, electricity and 'phones in room: orchestra, dancing: buthing privilege; witl cuisie that is the “TALK OF THE TOWN.' rive 5327 and SALE OR RENT—COTTAGES North Beach., Chesapeake Heach, APPLETON CADY, Ave. and_Buftalo. 3 Mass. Ave. N.E. Telephone Lincoln 6107, NORTH CHESAPEAKE BEACH. D YOUR VACATION AT LETCHMORE . Washington ave. aud Philadelphia 1ovely rooms; home cooking; special : 1 AND Md. st rates. OCEAN _CITY, MD. OCEAN CITY, MD. 1 to me- tivities. Having undergone extensive improve. ments. now offers its patrons all mod. hotel com.- forts * Rooms have hot & cold also suites witn bath. Elevator. ice plant, clec. equipped kitchen. Famous for_excel. of table. Bathing direct from hotel. © Showers, music, ~garage, etc. Booklet. Fry & Hockenbury N ATLANTIC CITY TS Trme EW ENGLAND Ave., near 4ol pier WATER TN ALL ROOM (IMPROVED AT A €0 2 ful uew lobby and ated booklet and $4.00 up daily. Specla) weekly Botal. "Private bath honses Bl golf, teonls, fishing, bouting and dancing. Ocean Front, American .Plan. o T. W. TAYLOR. is, Comfortable, homelike sur- The Dennis, S0 e e tent table. View of ocean and bay. Reasonable rates. Mrs. R. J. DENN| "HOTEL HAMILTON Private baths. Hooklet. Ownership management. | : Newest Botel on . The Hastings Hotel jeroe botel on cellent _rooms and private bath. Mrs. GEO. | B._CONNER. Mrs. CHAS. LUDLOW. X Coot, alry rooms. The Del-Mar (oo, 27 oo Homelike. Rates reasonable. CAREY, Owner-Prop. Bathing. BREAKE On Boardwalk. Hot and cold running water. Golf and tennis. C. M. TIMMONS. B flan »thing from Phone Marine 679, TZER Over- and _bay. Mrs. % ATLANTICCITY.N.J. The ideal American plan hotel directly on the ocean front. CAPACITY 600 BRICK GARAGE LERINGTON Pacific & Arkansas Aves.. 33 block from Million Dollar Pier & beach. Capacity 700. Weekly rates with meals-Witnout running water $15 to $17: Yith running water $17.50 to $25; With private | £23: Furopean plan $15) to $3.00 daily. | 1. and sea foods daily. Orchestra and dancing. Larze porches. 75 bath houses for aurf bathers. Garage. Booklet. M. Haslett Wm. WELLSBORO Tty o u“"'::fr:l"_‘—‘:!":fi» '\Tfi%c’li;fi ] STON overlook- pr Phone 3 = Opens June 23, oce: {Atlantic Hotel gros e 2. ooean present management. Privite baths, music, Sancing. "C. W. PURNELL, Prop. & Mgr. MT. PLEASANT Qcean front. Hot anc . “old Running Water. Excellent Table. S, M. MASO: . i Tiunning_water Ta every The Belmont Jowne niter T8 tree Coul, delightiul roows. ates reasonable. L. R HEARNE THE “IDYLWILD.” Roardwalk. Best service. DR. E. L. BRIT- TINGHAM. Ownership Management. _ au16* New Avalon Hotel J5recued porche: per day up wkiy; rates on application. Dancing, bath- houses. D. OLIVER DITTO, Prop. KAYE COTTAGE Boardwalk: _excellent table; bathing Mrs. M_KAYE. on free N BOARDWALR . frout diaing room. e S i i . bathing fr hote Hotel and Cottages. Ocenn front. Best service. Orchestra. Ballroom, Grill and Tearoom. _Golf, Ocean City Golf Course. New Nine-Hole Course. SHADY SIDE, MD. Anmde-l House Vireetls on Chesapeake bay, $0 minutes from Washington. Fishing, boating, bathing; un- excelled home cooking. T. M. RUSSEY, Shady Side, Md. Tel. West River 202-F-22." aulo® PENNSYLVANIA MAPLEHURST INN, Stroudshurs, Pa. ‘dpacity 200; 10th season: croquet, bathis tennis; S-acre jawn: old shade, 300-f¢. verands garage; booklet. W. M. BURNETT. jul18® VIRGINIA. “NORTH HILL” | A colonial resort near Bluemont on Shen- i andoah river: valley, ~mountain and water shaded ground, drives, fishin | Ing, swimming: new bathis and ser { ehilaren, " invalids or tuberculars ta and $18 per week. Booklet. , Castleman, Bereyville, Va. WILSON COTTAGE — VIRGINTA {Ocean front. Special ratex for families and week ends. ' Address Mrs. E. L. WILLIAMS, Wilson Coftage. Virginia Beich, Va. . COLONIAL BEACH, VA. $3 Up Daily, Am. Plan, $16 U] o "COLONIAL HOTEL Exclusively situated in whole block of shady lawn, with gradual slope to beach and bos walk, at steamboat pler; extensive play- grounds, wonderful view of ‘the Potomac, elee- trie lights, baths, S-plece orchestra, sal er bathing from hotel, shower bath, dancing, ten- nis, riding horses, ‘garage, artesian water and an’excellent table. This resort hotel offers the best and cheapest vacation within easy reach. Transportation only $1. Bookl FRANK D. BLACKISTONE. Owner and Mg CEDAR COTTAGE, ON THE POTOMAC Best place &t Colonial Beach. combining sea- shore ‘and country: private waterfront; day, ank_ar month. COLONIAL BEACH boseh 10180 .. 3H18 Teiry e VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. Ocean front, few min- Idlewhile Cottage %o frox. 7ex = country club and golf links: large, airy rooms, spacious verandas: excellent cuisine and nain: ing_facilities umsurpassed. Write for rate POTOMAC BEACH, VA. POTOMAC BEACH Tite wost delightful resort on Potoniue. Bath. ing, Bshing, music, dancing. _xcellent tab The place for your family. information and reservations, ton, Polomac Beach, Vi Kentucky Ave. ne only. Running wa Bathing privi Buropean, rooms e batlis. elevator. nt_attached. NDER BROS. _ On Ocean front at Montpelier Ave, Suites with Lath: running water all rooms; clevators 1 duly rates. H. M. REE! CONTINENTA. Tennessco Ave. near Deach Private baths, excellent table: whit~ serviee. 8up daily; special weeldy A ratee. Garage. ALSH DUNCAN. HEALY'’S Ocean End Kentucky Ave. Ruoning water in_rooms: pri Bathing from hotel. _$3.60 day up /AecWILTS HIRE Virginia Av., near Beach. Amerlcan plan. Rgoms with Funning water and private baths. SAM ELLIS, Owner. N. J. COLLINS. iller Col 20 17 N. Georgla ave. iller Cottage 2,5 1%, Coury Me *table. $2.30 up daily; 316 up weekly. 'Free bathing.. - EMERSON CROUTHAMEL, Mgr. ESTELLE 2008 Pacific Ave. Running water in all rooma. Epeciar weekiy Tatex. M. MULLE: AUSTINE Z:2, Sames place. Close ments. te batl 318 weekly. | Ruoning wi Teun. ave. mear Beach. ning Beaumont, Bun pl.. $1.50 up dly. ‘wky. Own'p mg: BEACH HAVEN, N. J. H Beach Haven, N. J. The Englesi pothie Taland ‘Besort. The only resort on the Jersey Coast. that OO”;I:\""EE perfect bathing, always good fish- o Eeith & ‘modern hotel and_ Kives wure reer Trom Hay Fever besides. Booklet, Five . Tow open tennls courts, Fr ENGLE, Mer. " OCEAN CITY, N.J. av. Ocean The Fleettwood ¥ ,, Wes Oiy's Sm Motel. Ownership Management. Hal G. Nelson. i REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL. Hotel Henlopen _ Ucess frose ote! enlopen easonnble rates. Bpecial rates families. Bookle. with map. ;-nl road all way. Clean, safs beach. Best Bame mauagement. Sixth and Write at once for Frank G. Brere- or call Main 4767 REACH. LOCKWOOD HOUSE y Lawns n E. E. FOSTER * Studio Drawing, Composition, Color. 1517 H St. N.W, Hours: Room 20 8130—11130 a.m. Opens July 5th DUN’S CALL BUSINESS SLOW-UP BUT SEASONAL By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 13.—Dun's Review today say Contraction of demand and decliné of prices mark the present midsum- mer period in different branches of business. A further reduction of out- put in basic industries also is wit- nessed, and there Is a sharp contrast between the slowing down process now and the noteworthy expansion of the first quarter of the year. The change, however, is not unnatural, ac- tivities invariably diminishing at this season, and confidence still prevails in many quarters. While new buying has clearly abated, with many re- quirements covercd by the previous heavy purchasing. potentlal needs remain large and the absence of ex- cessive accumulation of goods is a fayorable augury. Various statistical measures show that transactions continue of sub- stantial volume in the aggregate, and there is no precedent for the total of car loadings reported for the end of June. The remarkable freight move. ment represents orders placed some- time ago, rather than current busi- ness, but it affords unmistakable evi- dence of the decisive industrial re- vival that has occurred this year. DIVIDENDS. Pa Period. Rate. Stock of Record. Aug. 31 July 16 June 30 | July 23 | Aug. 1 31 Compans. Ca. Packing. Elec. B. & Gray & Davis pf. Iron Products pf. ot Cent, America pf..... Mont. Tramways. Pitts] Steel pf. .. od. & Ref. pt.. Prod. & Ref. pf.. 8. G. of Ohio pf. L. Flour Mill L. Flour M. pf. teriing Products Tex. Pow. & L. pf. FINANCIAL NOTES. Consensus 6n England’s reparation stand after overnight study of full text is that England has made defi- nite start to work out solution of problem on practical basis. b July 20 July = July 18 July 18 I Operating manager of Western Electric's foreign subsidiary ex- pressed bellef after tour of continent that well informed European circles for first time in four years are look- ing for settlement of reparations question. Dow-Jones' average of eight im- portant iron and steel products based on Iron Age quotations declined this week to $58.74 gross ton f.o.b. Pitts- burgh from last week’s average, de- crease of $1 a ton in Bessemer iron caused drop. Rallroads on July 1 had 190,411 freight cars on line In need of repair, smallest since December, 1920, and re- duction of 10,373 compared with June 15. Shipments of anthracite in June amounted to 6,634,787 gross tons against 6,564,285 in May, and an in- crease of 602,850 in June, 1921. Carnegle Steel has banked its blast furnace at Niles, a detached stack, following its policy of sus- pending the least efficlent units in perlods of declining plg iron demand. Dow-Jones says the Union Oil Com- pany of California brought in eight wells during the week, adding more than 12,000 barrels a day to its pro- duction. Forelgn inquiry for copper metal continues large. Little copper is held abroad. and any clearing of repara- tions situation would bring largely increased forelgn buying for red metal. One American corporation re- ports its plants in central Europe were forced to shut down because of lack of copper supply. Southern railway system reports for the first week in July an increase in earnings of $836,378. From January 1, increase $17,538,452. ——— CHICAGO STOCK MARKE1. CHICAGO, July 13.—Following is a report of today's sales, high, low and closing quotations at the- Chicago Stock Exchange : " e, 45 Armour of Del ptd. 86 815 Armour of Til pfd.. ol 52 Commenwealth Ed. 127% 155 Gill Mfx . 20 385 Hupp Motor isn 26% 86 Y 127 . 30 Middle West Utll.. 10 Btandard_Gas_com. 10550 Stewart Warner . 750 Unlon Carb & Carb. 25 Yellow Mf, 578 Yellow Tz’ 021 Total sales, 24,000 shares, { those TH (Copyright. 1983, by Little, Brewn & Os.) (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) She had a momentary relapse. A look of terror suddenly altered her face. She caught at his wrist, Don't!” she cried. “Don't talk about such things!"” g He was a little bewlldered. The moment passed. She laughed almost logetically. Forgive me,” she begged, “but I hate the thought of fighting of any sort. Some day I'll explain.” “Clumsy a was!” he declared, completing his task and setting the result before her. “Now how's that for a first course? Drink a little of your wine” He leaned his glass against hers. y love,” he whispered, “my love now,” dear, and always, and you'll find it quite strong enough,” he went on, “to keep you from all the ugly things. And now away with senti- ment. T had a very excellent but solitary breakfast this morning, and it _seems a long time ago." “It seems amazing to think that you spent last night at the Sanctu ary,” she reflected. And that you and 1 were in a punt,” he reminded her, “in the pool of darkness where the {rees met, and the lilles leaned over to us.” . “And you nearly upset the punt. “Nothing of the sort! As a matter of fact, I was very careful. But.” he proceeded, with a sudden wave of memory, “I don’t think my heart will ever beat nornfally again. It seemed as though it would tear its way out of my side when I leand toward You. and you knew, and you lay still’ he laughed. % You surely didn't expect 1 was going to get up? It was quite en- couragement enough to remain pas- sive. As a matter of fact,” she went on, “I couldn't have moved. I couldn't have uttered a sound. I suppose I must have been like one of poor birds you read about, when some devouring animal crouches for its last spring.” e “Compliments _already!” he re- marked. “You won't forget that my name is Francis, will you? Try and practise it while T carve the chicken “You carve very blldly, Francis, she told him demurely. “My dear,” he sald, “thank heavens we shall be able to afford a butler! By-the-bye, I told your father this morning that T was going to marry vou, and he didn’t seem to think it possible because he had two million pounds. “Braggart!” she murmured. did you see my father “He came to my Temple soon after I arrived this morning. He seemed to think 1 might know where you were. 1 dare say he won't like me for a son-in- aw,” Francis continued, with a smile. “I can’t help that. H shouldn't have let me go out with you in a punt. There was a discreet knock at the door. Brooks made his apologetic and_somewhat troubled entrance. ir Timothy Brast is here to see you, sir,” he announced. “I ventured to say that you were mnot at ROt T happened to know other- wise” a still voice remarked from outside. “May I come in, Mr. Led- sam?” i Sir Timothy stepped past the serv- ant, who at a sign from Francis dfsappeared, closing the door behind him “When N rooms to the CHAPTER XXIL After his first glance sir Timothy, Francis' only thought was for Margaret. To his intense relief, she showed no signs whatever of ter- ror, or of any relapse to her former state. She was entirely mistress of herself and the occasion. Sir Tim- othy's face was cold and terrible. e “I must_apologize for this secon intrusion, Mr. Ledsam,- he said cut- tingly.. “I think you will admit that the circumstances warrant it. Am I to understand that you lied to me this e T u are to understand nothing of the sort,” Francis answered. ¥I told you everything I knew at that time daughter's movements. O ndeed:” "Sir Timothy murmured. “This little banquet, then, was un- ditated?” DT Entirely,” Francis replied. “Here is the exact truth, xo far as I am concerned. 1 met your daughter lit- tle more than an hour ago, coming out of a steamship office, where she had booked & passage to Buenos Ayres to get away from me. 1 was fortunate enough to induce her to change her mind. She has eonsented instead to remain in England as my wife, We were, as you see, celebrat- he occaxion.” I Fimothy laid his hat upon the sideboard and slowly removed his ves. B tiust,” he said, “that this pint bottle does not represent your cellar. I will drink a glass of wine with you and with your permission make my- self a pate sandwich. I was just sit-| ting down to luncheon when I recelved the information which ht me here. P ancis produced another bottle of wine from the sideboard and filled | s visitor's gla B ou will drlnk, T hope, to our hap- s8," he said. i P hall do othing of the sort, Sir Timothy declared, helping himseif with care to the pate. “I have no superstitions about bréaking bread with an enemy, or I should not have asked you to visit me at the Sanctu- ary, Mr. Ledsam. I object to your marriage with my daughter, and I shall take what steps I can to pre- vent it. “Why? Sir Timothy did not at once reply. He seemed to be enjoying his sand- wich; he also appreciated the flavor his wine. O our question.” he said, “strikes me as being a little ingenuous. You are at the present moment suspecting me of crimes beyond number. You encourage Scotland Yard -detectives to make asses of themselves in my stream. Your myrmidons scramble on to the top of my walls and try to bribe my servants to disclose the mysteries of my household. You! have accepted to the fullest extent my volunteered statement that I am a at E EVIL SHEPHERD By E. Phillips Oppenheim. ron of crime. You are, in sort— Porgive me it I help myself to a little more of this pate—engaged in a strenuous attempt to bring me to jus- ¢ Kone of eNeso things affects your daughter,” Francls pointed out. ‘Pardon me,” Sir Timothy objected. “You are & great and shining light of the English law. People speak of you as a future chancellor. How can You contemplate an alliance with the widow of one criminal and the daugh- other?’ . Ot Margaret. being Oliver Hil- litch's widow,” Francis- replied, “you were responsible for that, and no one else, He was your protege; you gave your consent to the marriage/ As to your being her father, that again is not Margaret's fault. I should marry it Oliver Hilditch had been three times the villain he was, and if you were the devil himself." “I am getting auite to like you, Mr. Ledsam,” Sir Timothy declared, help- ing himself to another plece of toast and commencing to butter it. “Mar- garet, what have you to say about all_this?” “I have nothing to say,” she an- swered. “Francis is speaking for me. 1 never dreamed that after .what I have gone through I should be able to care for any one again In this world. I do care, and I am very happy about it. All last night I lay awake, making up my mind to run away, and this morning I actually booked my passage to Buenos Ayres. Then we met—just outside the steamship office Zand I knew at once that I was making & mistake. 1 shall marry Francis exactly when he wants me ‘°5ir Timothy passed his glass to- ward his proposed son-in-law. “Might one suggest” he began— “thank you very much. This is, of cqurse, Very upsetting to me, J seem ! | to be set completely at deflance. It is a very excellent wine, this, and a wonderful vintage.” Francls bent over Margaret. “Please finish your lunch, dear,” he begged. “It is perhaps just as well that your father came. We shall know “exactly where we are.” “Just s0,” Sir Timothy agreed. There was a queer cnnutr#nc-d si- lence for several moments. hen Sir Timothy leaned back in his chair and with a word of apology lit a cigarette. “Let us,” he sald, “consider the sit- uation. Margaret is my daughter. You wish to marry her, Margaret is of age and has been married before. She 1s at liberty, therefore, to make her own choice. 'You agree with me s0_far?” “Entirely,” Francis assented. t happens,” Sir Timothy went on, “that I disapprove of her choice. She desires to marry a young man who belongs to a profession which I de- test, and whose efforts in life are directed toward the extermination of a class of people for whom 1 have every sympathy. To me he repre- sents the smug as against the hu- man, the artificially moral as against the free thinker. He is also my pers gonal enemy. I am therefore nat- urally desirous that my daughter should not marry this young man."” “We will let it go at that.” Francls commented, “but I should like to point out to you that the antagonism between us 1s in no way personal. You have declared yourself for forces with which I am at enmity, like any other decent-living citizen. Your declara- tion might at any time be amended.” r Timothy bowed. he situation is stated” he sald. “I will ask you this question as a matter of form. Do you recognize my right to forbid your marriage with my daughter, Mr. Ledsam?” “I most certainly do not,” was the forcible reply. “Have T any rights at all?" Sir Timothy asked. “Margaret has lived under my roof whenever it has suited her to do so. Since she has taken up her residence at Curzon street, she has been her own mistress, her banking account has known no limit whatsoever. 1 may be a person of evil disposition, but 1 have shown no unkindness to her.” “It is quite true,” Margaret ad- mitted, turning a little pale. “Since I have been alone, you have been kindness itself.” “Then let me repeat my question, Sir Timothy went on, “have 1 the right to any consideration at all?” “Yes,” Francis replied. “Short of keeping us apart, you have the ordi- nary rights of a parent.” Then I ask you to delay the an- nouncement of ‘your engagement, or taking any further steps concerning it, for fourteen days,” Sir Timothy #aid. “I place no restrictions on your movements during that_time. Such hospitality as you, Mr. Ledsam, care to accept at my hands is at your disposal. I am Bohemian enough. in- deed, to find nothing to complain of in such little celebrations as you are at present indulging in—most excel- lent pate, that. But I request that no announcement of your engagement be made,” or any further arrange- ments made concerning it, for that fourteen day “I am quite willing, father,” Mar- garet acquiesced. “And I, #ir,” Francls echoed “In_which case,” Sir Timothy con- cluded, rising to 'his feet. lighting a cigarette and taking up his hat and gloves, “I shall go peaceably away. You will admit. 1 trust,” he added, with that peculiar smile at the cor- ner of his lips, “that I have not in any way tried to come the heavy father? 1 can even command a cer- \ain amount of respect, Margaret, for a young man who is able to inaugu- rate his engagement by an impromptu meal of such perfection. I wish you both good morning. Any invitation which Margaret extends, Ledsam please consider as confirmed by me. He clo: the door softly. They heard footsteps descending the stairs. Francis leaned once more over Margaret. She seemed still dazed. confused with new thoughts. She responded. however. readily to his touch, yielded to his caress with an almost pathetic eagerness. “Francis” she murmured, arms closed around forget.” as his| her, “I want to CHAPTER XXII There followed a brief period of time, the most wonderful of his life, | the happiest of hers. They took ad- vantage of Sir Timothy's absolute license, and spent long days at the Sanctuary, ideal lovers' days, with their punt moored at night among the lilies, where her kisses seemed to come to him with an aroma and wonder born of the spot. Then there came a morning when he found cloud on her face. at the great wall, and away at the minaret beyond. They had heardj from the butler that Sir Timothy had spent the night at the villa, and that preparations were on hand for an- other of his wonderful parties. Francis, who was swift to read her thoughts, led her away Into the rose a She was looking ! work on public school bufldings, { the scale agreed on by the union is BUSIESS BLOLKED BYLABIRDISPTES Present and Threatened Strikes Causing Slow-Up of . Serious Nature. BY J. C. ROYLE, Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, July 14.—Unrest in the ranks of labor is having a de- cided influence in the business world today. The slowing down which has been plainly evident in many of the Industrial centers is not entirely sea- sonal, and a part of it at least is due to the labor situation. That situa- tion is not a threat to continued prosperity, but an influence toward uncertainty In the minds of the pro- ducers, manufacturers and distrib- utors, The possibility that mining may be @iscontinued in the anthracite fleld September 1 is being taken into con- sideration despite the apparent amia- bility of the negotiations now in prog- ress at Atlantic City between miners and operators. This has had a spe- clal bearing on the northern and eastern states, but a strike also would have an indirect effect on all the ter- ritory north of the Ohlo and east of the Mississippl. Several Serious Strikes. Other labor conditions are respon- sible for 3 material slowing down in industrial operations and in new con- struction in New England, and there is no indication of immediate im- provement. The strike of the tele- phone operators is still on and the shoe workers’ strike In Brockton has flared up again, with a renewal of picketing and 'miner " disturbances. The strike at the Gillette razor works has been adjusted with an upward revision of wages. More stress, however, is placed on the possibility of trouble between the rallroad brotherhoods and the New ingland and connecting railroads. Curlously enough, it is felt by many business men in Boston, that a rall- road strike might well have a ten- dency to alter the present soft com- modity price situation. “They argue that such a strike should stimulate forward puréhasing, in order to be assured of deliveries. At present_hand-to-mouth buying Is the rule. These business men, how- ever, are quite willing to admit that the effect of any such business stimu- lant would prove but temporary, and that activity so produced would be without solid foundation. Higher Wages Likely. Labor difficulties involving a de- cided upward swing of wage scales are feared through the entire north- west as a result of the advent of the Ford Motor Company into Minnesota, according to reports from St. Paul One labor member of the St. Paul city council has made a special trip to Detroit to urge the great motor manufacturer to force the Boston contractors erecting the first unit of the §10,000,000 Ford plant at High Dam to pay the union scale. De- mands have been made in other in- dustries for wages comparable to the Ford scale, and thousands of workers are prepared to quit their jobs in the hope of galning places in the Ford plant when it opens up. Farmers, not only in the northwest but in the middle wes tand south, have been unable to get workers enough and some southern planters will be in desperate straits when cot- ton-picking time arrives. Situntion in St. Lou Street car service in St. Louis is in danger of being tied up Ly a strike of electrical workers of the United Railway Company, who are demand- ing an Increase of from 78 to 92 cents an hour. The company has offered & ralse to 83 cents, but this has not been accepted. Understandings, how- ever, have been reached with other unions among the 6,000 employes of the company. The electrical workers involved operate power substations, maintain lines and do repalr work. In the bullding trades, even where demands for increases of wages of artisans have been “met, contractors are hesitating over inauguration of B | i) Reparations Tangle and Home Trade Chief Financial World - Awaits Market Factors Outcome of Baldwin Speech—Part of Domestic Showdown Is Seasonal. ‘ BY STUART P. WEST. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, July 14—The two leading questions before the financial markets are: First, What will be the outcome of the latest British move to settle the reparations prob- lem? and, second, Are the signs of diminished trade activity at home merely a natural reaction after the over-rapld expansion of the winter months, or do they foreshadow some- thing more? The much-discussed speech by the British premier has really left the European tangle no better off than before. It has, temporarily at least, eased the tenslon between England and France arising out of the fear that England in dealing with Ger- many would go it alone and so break up the entente. But whether the two governments, occupying such differ- ent points of view, can reach some! middle ground seems just as doubtful now as it has been at any time. The next big development will, of course, be Great Britain's reply note to Germany, which will go forward to the allied capitals during the com- ing week. This may contain some proposal that will be equivalent to urging both sides to make conces- sions in their attitude toward the Ruhr. 1If this happens it would un- doubtedly be received by the mar- kets of the world as a very hopeful step—something that would enable the political leaders on both sides to back down gracefully from their ex- treme positions und prepare the way for an agreement. Baldwin Paints Gloomy Picture. In the meantime the Eritish prime minister has painted a very gloomy picture of what would happen should conditions go on as they are. His thesis s that a ruined Germany would be a disaster for the rest of the world. He has said the same thing | before, and so have other statesmen | and economic writers. There is no in-, tention to belittle the importance of a German collapse which might en- tail a social revolution and place con- trol of government in the hands of the reds. But one ought not to forget that many of these same statesmen were making the same dire predictions just at this time two years ago, when we were approaching the bottom of our prolonged decline. It the fashion then to talk of general Europe: bankruptey—from which not England Was excepted—and prophesy the extinction of Amer foreign trade under the competition of European goods produced under economic conditions impossible for us to meet. Consequences of German Collapse. It is well to remember that the world did not go to pieces in_ 1921, when the whole eastern half o Europe had become a negligible fac- tor in international trade. What would happen now, supposing that Germany were to break down com- pletely? England would be hit in her coal trade and in other leading lines, France and Belgium would suffer much more because of their de- pendence upon reparations. The French cannot be made to see that their own fortunes are interwoven with those of Germany, and that if Germany collapses industrially and socially the hope of collecting repa- AIR MAIL SERVICE 96.73 P. CT. PERFECT 1,589,389 Miles Traveled in Last Fiscal Year—Gain Over Previ- ous Period. new work, fearing that offers of bonuses by rival jobs may make it impossible to hire men at the regular scale. Such a situation exists here where bricklayers can find so many jobs at $16 a day and up that it has been impossible to secure, men to vhere $12. DEMAND CAR CASE HEARING BY I. C. C. Class 1 Railroads Appeal From Ruling on Special Fuel Deliveries. The class 1 railroads jointly re- quested the Interstate Commerce Commission today to reopen the as- signed car case, in which the roads recently were refused the right to furnish special privileges in coal car garden where once she had falled m. “You have been looking over the wall, Margaret,” he sald reproach- fully. She looked at him with a little twitch at the corner of her lips. “Francis, dear,” she confessed, “T am afraid you are right. I cannot even look foward the Wallad House without wondering why it was built —or catch a glimpse of that dome without stupld .guesses as to what may go on underneath.” “I “think very likely,” he said soothingly, “we have both exagger- ated the seriousness of your father's hobbles. We know that he has a wonderful gymnasium there, but the only definite rumor I have ever heard about the place is that men fight there who have a grudge against one another, and that they are not too particular about the weight of the gloves. That doesn’t appeal to us, you know, Margaret, but it isn't crimina “If that were all!” she murmured. “I dare say it is”" he declared, “London, as you know, 1s a hotbed of gossip. 'Everything that goes on is ridiculously exaggerated, and I think that it rather appeals to your father's curlous sense of humor to pose as the lawbreaker.” She pressed his arm a little. The day was overcast, a slight rain was beginning to fall. 2 she whispered, “we had a perfect day here yesterday. Now the sun has gone and I am shivery.” He understood In a moment. “We'll lunch at Ranelagh,” he sug- gested. “It is almost on the way up. Then we can see what the weather is like. If it is bad, we can dine in town tonight and do a theater.” “You are a dear,” she told him fervently. “I am going in to get ready.” Francls went round to the garage for his car and brought it to the front. While he was sitting there Sir Timothy came through.the door in the wall. He-was smoking a cigar and he was holding an umbrella to protect his white flannel suit. He was as_usual wonderfully groomed and turned out, but he walked as though he were tired, and his smile, aa he greeted Francis, lacked a little of its usual light-hearted mockery. “Are you going up to town?” he inquired. Francis pointed to the gray skies. Just for the day,” he amswered. Sir Timothy explained, “and I found it more con- venient to stay at the Walled House. I_hope you find that Grover looks affer. you while I am away?, He has service to bituminous mines from | which they obtain fuel. The petition declared that the de- cision was likely to cost American railroads $100,000.000 annually in in- creased costs of Tuel, pointed out that there had been great division among members of the commission in reach- ing the conclusion, and asked for op- portunity to submit new evidence. If the commission does not grant the reopening, the petition said. it should at least allow some modifica- tion of its previous order, particularly for the rellef of railroads which own their own coal mines or which take the entire output of given mines for fuel. ‘WOOL AUCTION POSTPONED. LONDON, July 14.—The wool aue- tion sales, which were suspended July 10 until July 17 because of labor difficulties in the wool ware- houses, arising in connection with the dock strike, have been further postponed until July 24, it was an- nounced today. If the resumption of the sales is then found to be im- possible they will be abandoned, it was stated. Ukulele’s Passing. Frop the New York Sun. Something must have happened to the ukulele business, In nearly all of the shops now that sell them there are noticed: “Buy ukulele and we will teach you free. Some even go 80 far as to promise to teach the aspirant in five lessons. N Fond of Green Things. From Judge. . “They are well matched, don’t you think?” said one wedding guest to “"OV:";?IY, rather!” exclaimed the sec- ond guest. “She's a grass widow and he's a_vegetarian, Nenos vegetarian carte blanche so far as regards my cellar. “We have been = h‘lvnndertully ed,” Francls assure m. .e;rv\ the distance they could hear the sound of hammering on, the other side of the wall.- Francis moved his head in that direction. “I hear that they are preparing for another of your wonderful entertain- ments over there,” he remarked. “On_ Thursday,” Sir Timothy as- sented. “I shall have something to say to you about it later o . (To be continued tomorrow,) Air mall service efficiency, ured by the number of miles travel- ed with mail, as compared with the mileage scheduled, was 96.73 per cent perfect in the fiscal year ending June 30. This figure, announced to- day by the Post Office Department. compared with a percentage of 95 in the preceding year. The schedule for the last year called for 1,589,389 miles of flying and the pilots were given special in- structions to take no chances in an effort to break record Neverthe less in July, last year. they covered 99.86 per cent of all the mileage set for them; in August, 100 per cent; September, 99.59 ver cent; October, 98.8 per cent; November, cent; December, 91.53 {uary, 92.77 per cent per 'cent; March, 94.80 April, 95.78 per cent; M cent. and June, 99.21 per cent. For other years the approach to perfection in the air mail service vas shown to have been 94.09 cent in 1918, 91.35 per cent in 1919, 78.04 in 1920 and 92.84 per cent in 1931. OFFICIALS PLAN FIGHT ON “PITTSBURGH PLUS” Western Attorney Generals Meet in Chicago to Map Campaign. meas- 3 By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 14. cral or their representatives from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wis- consin met here to plan concerted action in_ opposing the “Pittsburgh plus” method of pricing in the steel industry. ey A temporary organization was form- ed with Attorney General C. L. Hil- ton of Minnesota as chairman. It was decided that whatever action is taken should be through some central body With headquarters in Chicago and a second meeting was called for July 21 to make further plans. It was decided to invite the attor- neys general of Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri and Colorado to meet the commis- sion here and join in opposing Pitts- burgh plus as interveners before the Federal Trade Commission. ; The attorneys general at toda meeting estimated that the practice of fixing steel grice on a Pittsburgh base price was costing their states not less than $15,000,000 a vear. —_— FRICTION OVER MEXICAN DEBT IS EXAGGERATED By the Assoclated Press. ~ “NEW YORK, July 14—The New York financial agency of the Mexican government made public today the statement issued by Mexi- et Dinance Minister de la Huerta n Mexico City, to the effect that re- ports of a difference between the Mextcan government and the inter- national committee of bankers on Mexico had been greatly exaggerat- ed ‘and that the “utmost harmony Sxists between all parties to the debt ent.” a8 homas W. Lamont of J. P. Mor- gan & Co., chairman of ‘the inter- Rational committee, expressed satis- faction at De la Huerta's statement ind sald he believed there would be & prompt response to the call for the Seposit of bonds prelimipary to mak Attorneys gen- rations adequate to meet the deficit in the French budget would vanish Exagly how would a German breakdown, with its attendant conse- quences for the rest of Kurope, react upon conditions here? We have seen that while our own trade movement has been hampered by the delay in European reconstruction, our foreign commerce has by no means been swept away, as the pessimists pre- dicted, in the summer of 1921. We are a heavy creditor, and therefore Suropean crisis would not threaten, as ten 3 a vast recall of foreign capital invested in American enterprise. The only other way we could be hurt would be through loss of foreign trade. Out of a total of $319,M0,000 expoms from this coun- try in May, 23,000,000, or 7.25 per ce many, and only $20,000,000 per cent, to France. Sixty per cent was outside of Europe altowether. Nobody ~supposes that, whatever happens. we would lose our _entire commerce with Germany and France, but if we did, it would mean a loss of 13.5 per cent. and even with this deduction, our export trade would be far above prewar years. To judge the margin which we have today, it should be noted that whereas in 1912 and again in 1913 exports were les thag $2,500,000,000, they now are run- ning at'the rate of some $3.800,000,000 per annum. Lull in Business at Home. Returning to home affairs, there has been a perceptible slowdown in business since the middle of last month. To some extent this is merely the ordinary midsummer lull. Ap- parently also the Wall street hap- penings and the decline in commodity prices, especially the ]0-cent drop during the last fortnighf in the price of wheat, have made business men yery cautious about forward buying. The pessimistic propaganda has tried to read into all this the beginning of a period of depression. Nothing that has occurred thus far warrants such a clusion. Business expansion was & altogether too fast a pace in February and March. _There was bound to be a falling off in new or- ders as soon as the depleted stocks merchandise, as these stood at the first of the year, had been brought back to normal Wheat Growers Unfortunate. The unfortunate position of the wheat grower is the most unfavora- ble feature of the situation. It is a striking instance of where- govern- mental measures of relief have not only failed but have made things worse if they had not been tri relying upo: special cr Xtensions to hely them hold their wheat, planted an acreage altogether excessive in rela- tion to world demand and supply Now it turns out that with a heavy carry over from last year, with a new crop well above the average, the wheat growers have to face the com- petition of an unusually large Cana- dian output, considerably larger vields from India and Europe, and all this with a subnormal European buy- ing_power s The unprofitable level of wheat prices st be taken into account for its effect upon next season's buy- ing power in the industrial markets. But against this it must be remem- bered that wheat is a special case Cotton prices are far above the aver- and eorn is high, the latter in dollars being a much more valuable crop than wheat. WEEK IS HISTORIC - INWHEAT MARKET Price Below Dollar for First Time Since 1914—Corn Values Lifted. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 14—History was made in the wheat market this week, pre-war price levels being attained regardless of cost of production. All deliveries of wheat reached the low- st price record for any July since 1914, and the pringipal delivery, Sep-: tember, dropped to 98%, leaving the dollar sign virtually a reminiscence. val in Chicago of the first of the 1923 crop. together with stop- f are about possible dam- by black rust, had much to do the collapse gf values. Com- d with a week ago wheat this morning was 3% to 3% lower, oorn at % to 4 advance, oats % to 5% off and provisions 10 to 37 down. It was in sudden flurry near the close of one day’s trading that the wheat market first tumbled as low as $1 a bushel. Dealers became im- bued with the idea that an unwieldy influx of new winter wheat here might take place, inasmuch as Chi- cago had of late been the highest market in the country. Simultane- ou: a cool wave had overspread the northwest and almost put an end to fears which had prevailed that black rust was likely to destroy a big portion of the spring crop. Hasty selling out by owners of wheat left the market =0 weak that below-dol- lar prices next day were inevitable. Rallies which subsequently took place in the wheat market were ap- parently lacking in force. Leading traders contended that this was large- ly due to recent legislation intended to regulate exchange Instead, the effect of the legislation was said to have been the paralysis of the great- er part of speculative demand that in the past had carried at harvest time and at other critical junctures the burden of as much 100,000,000 bushels of wheat Scarcity of old corn, together with damage to the new crop in Texas and Oklahoma, lifted corn values and helped sustain the oats market. Provisions went down, in line with hog value: ROLLING STOCK SHOWS HEAVY IMPROVEMENT There wene 52,456 locomotives ir good order on the railroads July 1, according to a report made public terday by the American Railway Association.” This total marks an in- crease of 1,237 over the total avail- able in the previous two weeks. At the same time the railroads had 11,450 locomotives in need of repair, repre- senting about 18 per cent of the total on line, against a 15 per cent level aimed at. The total of cars out of order was 1,209 below that on June 15. Of these 10,326 required heavy repair, a de- crease of 1,147 in two weeks. The roads reported also 2,181 semviceable locomotives stored in good repair and held for the traffic rush in the fall. From June 15 to July 1 the roads re- paired and turned out of shops 20,602 serviceable power units, an increase of 1,665 over the first two weeks In June. page age with par I | | e BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS. LONDON, July 14—Bar _silver, 30 7-3d per ounce; money, 2 per cent; Qiscount rates, short biils, 3% per ing the debt agreentent plan effective. _——— Gin takes its mame from Geneva,} where it was first distilled. cent; three-month bills, @%a3% per cent. V. YORK. July 14.—~Bar NE 63%. Mexican dollars, 48%. silver,