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FRIDAY, FEBROGARY 16, 1924, | EVERETT TRUE BY CONDO Daily Doings of The Star’s Funny Folks © @ ADAM AND EVA Just Like a Woman BY CAP HIGGINS | SOME DA’ aN a ARAM, >\ ‘THE MOST, WONDERFUL, BUBBLE Veo iat WELL | GLAD | iF YOU'LL SAWS THAT'S JUST LIKE A WOMAN! SHOW'EM THE re uN YOu THINIC THATS A IN THE WORLD ,EVA, ROUND AND r fie You Are derriug & [in IN HALE ") [GREATEST DISCOVERY OF THE AGE AND THEY | oe oe Nas OF THAT, LOVELY PERFECT AND SOLID AS A ("Zon ADAM INTERESTED, wiiar's) ITLL MAKE. Two] | THink IT'S SOMETHING TO PUT FLOWERS we Yo Eva? BUB ‘ : pyfaky : ni u 9 — Py GOGH,EVA, IF & SCIENTIST SAW THAT GUBE | WILL LIVE IN BLE Rock THE SIDES ARE "VE Gor , LTHE IDEAS —S LOvELy FERN em WE'D. THROW A PIT! SOME OAY THEV‘Li | MY BUBBLE. 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YOU 0O Business Is Prosperous in East Central States 1 ‘Babson Thinks Freight Rates on Farm Products Will Be Reduced - v PARK, Fla, Feb. 15.— euch visit with ‘he menasing die = t Central section of the |ycrsity of interest ard the changes) s is more active and is |that have taken place in the sources « tly in a better position busi-|of purchasing power ‘Today we. se than elther New England |find income derived frum varlous = jor the North Atlantic group,” ac- | sources: lee {cording to Roger W. Babson,| “Statistics show that 65% of the, — jstatistician. The third section of |income of these six states Is indum © hig detailed report on business con-jtrial rather than agricultural. The, |ditfons in the United States and|crops, of course, are still important. | Canada, issued today, gives his find-| MAY REDUCE vee ) py es + ” ings in the six states comprising} FARM FREIGHTS om this up. “When in Washington recently —-—s “Michigan ‘fs leading,” says Mr. | spent ponstrrtlien, time studying the = xt 4 orev l! Babson, “with in of 23% ts for raflroad legislation by | THe TEAROT DOME TROUBLE. 1S NoTHINer TO WHAT eves ers aaean alae a a talents eee en THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE IF TIHEY DONT USE A LITTLE HIS WIFE, ACCIDENTLY RAN Kentucky comes second, showing a|vinced of two things: First, that the = MORE DISCRETION a PAPER @ A ON “THE LINE “TODAY, BOTA ED AND THE SHIRT WERE DAMAGED @) |gain of 179%; Indiana follows with a|Esch-Cummings act will not be rev WHEN “THEN DELIVER A CERTAIN 5 4 gain of 16%; Ohio also shows a gain | pealed; second, freight rates on farm . Se aed of 16%, while Wisconsin figures| products ape too high ones “FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS” The Desired Effec BY BLOSSER |i russing an evea 10m ahead of|readjutueat wit te made, a FRECKLES AND HIS FRIE. e Desire (~) th. figures of 12 months ago. This| “With the farmers getting only iile nce: the section as a whole shows an !n-|prewar prices for their products = “ese pe crease of 13% over last year, and being obliged to pay about 70% 9 INDUSTRY BECOMING Ligher freight rates, it 1s fairly ¢ NAW = HE'S” NO, MY POP = MORE IMPORTANT tain that an adjustment 1s due a GEE WILKINS! Do WONT KE GO SPOILED, ATS WE TOOK HIM FOR “Twenty-five years ago this sec-|that freight rates on farm prol SOMETHIN’ T’ MAKE ‘TY’ SLEEP UNLESS WHAT HE A RIDE IN WIS tion was almost eatircly agricul|will probably bo lowered while tl HIM STOP @ KES VA SHAKE HIM tural. But since that time I have|f eight rates on manufactured go BUSTIN’ MY been more and more impressed on|wwill be slightly tncreased. GENERAL MOTOR|SPRING WHEAT STOCKS SLUMP) UNDER SETBAC Coppers Stronger at Open- |Corn Influenced to Slump; ing; Leaders Unchanged | Lard Reaches High Mark WALL STREET JOURNAL FINAN-| CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—Grains clos CIAL REVIEW irregular on the board of trade NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Stocks were| aay after holding firm to early fairly active at the opening with! vances, price changes showing some trregu-| Late realizing lost for May larity, Dupont and General Motors | geptember wheat ite gotal ad both opened lower. The latter stock! o¢ the day and these dell: went down to 15, 1% under the re-| closed unchanged. Z cent high, probably due to the fact} Corn was under the influence ef. that an extra dividend was not called | wheat and ‘when that market jat yesterday's director's meeting. —_| ened profit takers became active. Leaders like Steel, Studebaker and| Oats weakened with other gral American Can showed only fraction-| put closed % to % cent above ti al differences. opening. Coppers were stronger, Anaconda| Lard reached a new February advancing % to 40, and Cerro De|mark before reaction set in, wh! Parco %4 to 48%. Independent olls | Caused @ slight setback. Ribs jshowed a stronger tone, Marland selling above 38 and Phillips at 38%. Pan-Americans remained about un- changed. Opening prices on the stock ex- change today included: Studebaker, | 103, off %; Southern Railway, 46%, Inited States Steel, 106%, up iH Haven, 20%, up 4; Dupont, 132%, off 24; Americ 8 63%; M . & 0, 57M, off %; Baldwin, 126%; Bethlehem Steel, 59%, up %; American Can, 117%, off %, f cA VAC deal yr Ine Hes¥ Ae Portland Live Stock “4 so@11.00] Florida, case Tarnips—Sack . ; Lai Ve || Pier 2st Coton, Northwestern, Alana. ' ington triplets a3. 0 ied aon: || Pier 1—str Dorothy Luckenbach. jamook triplets, © ae, | Yams—Loviate Cottier rReaey's, Gaetations GS || Pier A—ste_ Admiral Nicholson. POULTRY AND MEATS | 7 so Se Beeity pay Pe pyres ee A 995) (88T) 8eT p Cc S || Pier D—stes Admiral Bebreo, Admiral | FRUITS Wood rade steers, $808 ay || Rodman, ua | Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers hte era faa paces, a 72% 73 g cific € Cc Bunk —-U. 8. 04 pee! OW! a heifers, F. on i Tides in Seattle eae Prime ‘lasik 11,0012.00 | 4DPles—Delicious medium, $4.25@6; common, $3.75 STS te FRAY || Pacific Coast Engineering Works—U. 8. Peatdie ta tokees 60@11.00| Spltrenderga . ’ cannera and cutters, $2@3 2 3 FED. 15 | || _0-,8 Surveyor. ctngs ttre | RO ol eee ‘ ‘ medium a calves, 19 Livervool Grain lie = |U. 8. Bhipping Board Moorings— =I | vet 3 | Ark. Blacks . Gown, $10@ 11.6 to 260 ibs, ‘Thareday‘s ; \| ‘'w bo, Jepth = : a q Am. 10. f|| connecticut Birest Terminal—stre tiaxn-| Cattle and Sheep Advance | wes | Yellow Newtons O10; 260 Ibs: up. 84-700 a Second Migs Tiae| _ 2i06 Low Tide, | Sar, U. & & Discoverer, P d Geese—Live ... ; VEGETABLES | Rome Beauties dacs Meta pogo 0-2 Ma % 12:20 D. 104.98 te | second nigh, 100 , on Better Grades Fancy dressed’... oO. Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers | 3 : Medium 160. Oe eee eae Second Low Tide \ sity 5. me 9.4 ft|| Standard Olt Co.'s Terminal—tite A. ¥.) ae Belgian Hares—Live . 3 (The prices given are thors made) to | { . Pas : . Eig oe law La a Te om ob remned retail dealers by wholesale : 2 : os, pbhuahte . 740 pm, 14 ft. | King & Winge—Schr Ruby, ms Anvil, Another drop of from one to two | seasonal exceptions, prices to producers a - h. J freeaee bed nines bd San Francisco Preduce . | Milwaukee Ocean Terminal—Ms Austra-| cents on eggs went into effect with 2/can be figured by deducting the cost of tesa teak bt; oohe eipts, none. Market nominal, Thursday's Quotations 8. #. Conneeticut,|the opening of the market Friday. 3 | tra ports jon to guy Binet ry » 36- : i » $4 ibe. down, medium choice | Butter—Extras, 40¢ 1b; prime Warehouse Co—| Firsts are now being quoted at 31] veal Fancy milk, 60-120 © «16 | cna addline’ cnet ; . 36 1 pie, meni maeecumice 20%e doz; extra Str Hallgyn. 1 32 cents, with mixed pullets| Heavy, medium quailty O13 . Rere— ‘od Dry Docke—Stre H. F. Alexander, |%00 32 4 a S-layer... 5 0; old weth- Admiral Rogers, |Tuling at 28. POULTRY AND MEATS seeds fs ; S| ers, $5.30: ewes, medium to Dorothy Alexander.| Advances in the better grades of Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers ' Fi | . Dee. : $4 narked local stock | Ducks—Dressed, per tb. . ick ‘geom | Ames Terminal Co—Str Gyokoh Maru, |cattle and sheep im “ “ teers ran, s° » tnmte | Weet Seattle Elevator—Str Hoyetsan yard quotations, prime 6 Dr ea ne a . ing from $7.75 to $9.00, and tho top|" Sressea. ight ans aks oer opts Oe price on sheep being advanced to| Live, heavy . from Riehmond, at 8 p. Ms me Ai jen from Copenhagen Vi8 Dorts, .|$12.60. The market was reported | , Jive, lant - 5... « are | inne vegeiables. Cals ae ; Denver Live Stock 309 3) | Cabbage—cCal., per Ib. ‘Tharsday’s Quotations 210 . ¥ pe Fruit—Fiorida . NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Foreign ex-|Cattle—Receipts, 785; market, steady t¢ | om Money: , a change opentd lower, Sterling demand,| weak. Beef steers, $7638.50: cows Strained, . +128 $0, % 7.50; calves, I Alaska Steamship Moorings—Stra eady. Goese—Dressed, per Ib. . 4.50. ‘son, Ketchikan, Redon: as steady t Sarierecyaocs, areseed A x t 0 f Market, 1 » 14,—Btr Bilverade for Han| Alaska Steamship Moor! (Port Blake- DAIRY PkKODUCTS Belgian Hares—Live, per Ib. o2. . / " ‘ 3 : Dulk, $6.50: Biubber bay, at 10 P. m;)_ ly)—BStre Oduna T: Prices Pald Shippers | Dressed, per 1b. a 230 \ 0 ire, hid x vr Montpelier for Liverpool ports, at )Winsiow Marine agie Harbor) it | Cows—Country dressed, Ib.. ‘ 19 p. m.; ete Makawell for Honoltlu, at| .—Str Griffau, schrs Betsy Ross, fleattle delivery... 4:20 p. mus ate Crestor Hall for Tacoma, | “mano, Fila “4. Sophie Christensen, tafch, white shell At 416 p. m; str Ruth Alexander for cor and Fane : Ban Diego via ports, at 3 p, m.; ste Com- yn | Hogs— Veal— NK CLEARING: | mercial Pathfinder for New York via Ta- LIVE STOCK E —_ s ! coma and ports, at 2:45 p. m. Quotations at Union Stockyards ; ’ Serre | oe Receipts Friday a. m., 143 cattie, Leppers—Florida, per Ib. 0e . ied N b 5 “20 S| V in Port at Seattle | 22%2BURG, Ore, Feb. 15—A ro. | cattle Potatoes — No. 26@. 26] | Clearings, ..... ....$9,351,871.59 | essels in VIVAN'GR the disease Takosis, which | "Prime steers ..... Local whites, ewt, Diamond brand, per Ib. 86% | | Balances ....- «25 1,543,085.83 | oa gen Sinith Cove Terminal —Prer s1—8tr Kees] ravage O02 rivcys of than Medium to gvod 5@ 7.285) >» ry | Jumbo, budded, ‘per Ib. ai | Portland 1 | ee a aalle ne stan. Seem Maru, Pler 40—8te Wabash. years goa! locks of this area 12 Eee Fair to medium 50@ 6. te | Fancy, budded, per tb. > er) i cod cee a e Beit Bereet Terminal—U. &. C. G. Haida. | YA" ay, 1% reported by herd ov.» | PER —Frerh : '20| Peeaers son 2 ict ‘ana, Clearings ...+ s..++ $28210423,| | 19@20e higher. “Bulle, 16.6086.965 u. st Bre Termies\—3ts cnat-| is ker plague, for which no cur-| white pull ‘ Bulls # 00 Uhubarb FLOU Paling sis sce cece 771,453.47 iz. Grand Tron! Siready has cost the brerd-| Mixed pullet +06 Chole co} 000 this Witter, a sur. | Cheese Medium po meee s Oregon tripleta J Fair to medium . Wisconsin cream brick . c Canners ....+6 ae — xing. era a Tacoma | Total transactions... 3,922,000.00 | Pier 6—Str Hawall Maru. Lal. f eicharninainevmtennscebehest iwebdhhde ENE