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and on active trading rose from 20 to more than 70 points. Foreign ex- change rates showed practically no change. FOREIGN EXCHANGE STEADY, Demand sterling opened 3.82 1-4, up Stock prices declined to-day under | 1-3; frane checks 14.82, up 40 centimen: Pressure of professional sales. In} tire checks 20.62, off 16; Belgian ca- Tending issues losses at ono time] dies, 14.00, up .36; Swiss cables 6.67, ‘amounted to from two to more than| Of! 1; marks demand higher at .020 o Jat 981-8 was] Cables 0208 and peseta cablen n four points. U. 6. Steel a : 1690; Stockholm cables .2110; U.. 8. ‘within 5-8 of a point of the low of lagt| dollars on Canada demand 8996; Ar- ‘week, gentine pesos deraand 1,008, enblos . ferling deman: 1-4, on- Mt was very evident that specula-| ies sas, France demand 16.83, cabivs tive sentiment had not improved over] 14.40, Lire demand 20.62, cables 20.50 the week end. In fact, it seemed that | Guilders demand 86 3-8, cables 46 1-2, pessimism was as pronounced as at _ any time during the past fortnight or Shares 2200 Aeme Coal ..... 200 Amer Candy 2200 Am Woolen rts. 100 Auantic Fruit 300 Brooks Steam . ‘ 900 British Amer Tob coup. 50 Car Light avee 200 Cleveland ‘ $400 Genera) Aspbalt . 00 Grape O18 ‘40 Grape Ola vd 200 Hercules Paper 400 Heyden Chem .. %0 Indian Packing . 600 Lig Mar Coal . 1.00 Perfection Tire 1500 Radio Com . 500 Radio Com pta. 800 KF Heynolds wt 29 Singer Mts, 900 Hutwnafine Boat ACO Swift International =| + 400 Times 84 Anto.... 200 U 8 High Speed Tool. 4300 0 6 Hem... E 1300 United Pict Prod... 500 United Profit Sharing. 200 United Ret Candy. INDEPENDENT O18. 500 Allen OF . 000 *Allted Ol . 3600 *Amal Rovalty . 100 Arkansas Nat Gee . 0 Ark Nat Gee rie .. EARNINGS. Burns Brothers—Year ended March $1, 1920, net profits after charges and taxes, $1,087,064, against $1,136,442 in 1919, March 31, 1920, quarterly—Tide | Water Of Company and subsidiacios report surplus after charges and Ica- era] taxes of $8,563,741, against 062 in March, 1919, quarter. DIVIDENDS. ‘The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey declared the regular quarterly dividend of $5 a share on the common and $1.75 a share on the preferred stocks, payable June 15 to stockhold- ers of record May 20. WILSON REPORTS more. Probably the main reason for this ‘was the character of the bank state- mente issued citer the close last Sat- wrday. They clearly indicated that Iittle if any progress has been made toward deflating credits. The reserve vatio of both the New ‘York Federal Reserve Bank and the Federal Re- serve system as @ whole declined slightly. These reserve ratios are about as low as they were eight or weeks ago. F daaieee stated to-day that they cannot reasonably expect any ma- terial ease in the money and credit t ul r of we 0 1000 Big Heart sone ant wgcbeaty aot onti'wel cn| BRITISH EFFORTS in the autumn. TO CONTROL OIL 200 Cities Her Money on call to-day renewed at _ 900 Continental Ref S ner cent. and later dropped to 7 per cent, but the speculative element refused to be cheered by this, for they recognize that a 7 per cent. call rate is largely fictitious, When the rate ‘was lowered to 7 per cent. in the last hour of trading the stock market re-|t#in's policy with reference to world fused to respond. Petroleum supplies is reported to be to | exclude aliens from the contro! of petro- ee areata’ etal the mrotee tan | letim suppites within the empire, and to if against the motor 18-| endeavor to obtain some measure of sue and Studebaker and Chandler | contro) of ol! propenties in foreign coun- were the weakest features. However | tries, the Senate was informed to-day there was considerable speculative |in a State Department report transmit- selling of oil and equipment stocks. | ted by President Wilson, ‘ The report, signed by Under Secretary In late trading railroad 19sues| prank”. Polk, was’ furnished In. re- showed the best recuperative power | sponse to a resolution by Senator Gore and in a majority of instances were of Oklahoma, asking what disubilitics aible to get above the final prices of week, were being inmposed pon American ex- ploltation of world oll resources by other One of the outstanding business de- velopments of the day was the Jay- countries. ing off of 2,500 men by the General Electric 0 Conden ... 2900 Cashing Pet 800 Dominion Oli 600 Duqueme . 100 Tk Basin Pet 500 Engineers Pet . 1000 Fameraita OU . 1000 Federal O11 10(0 Gienrosk O11 600 Granada O11 400 Home @Pt 11 Houston O11 500 Hudson Oil 500 Int Pet 900 Idand O11 3800 Livingston 400 Lone Star 100 Merritt Ol. 1700 Metropolitan 1200 Morten ePt 100 No Am O11 . 200 Ohio Fuel 200 Okia Nat Gas 100 Pennok O11 600 Phillips Pet 300 Philitps Pet . Sends Senate Polk’s Review of Measures Taken by That Nation- in Foreign Countries.+ WASHINGTON, May 17.—Great Brit- Pesach eee nen Rights Co: th Laws Limited. ‘ WASHINGTON, May 17.-—The act of Company because of the in-| Congress of 1917 giving the states the ‘ability to get raw material delivery which is held up by the transporta- tion tie-up. It set Wall Street to wondering how many other import- Tight to enact compensation laws in re- spect ‘to injuries of persons in mari- ant companies will be forced to adopt a similar ~ Cotton time employment was declared uncon- atitutional to-day by the Supreme Court. The New York State Workmen's Com- Pensation act insofar as it related to Admiralty questions was declared in- va policy. market was quite buoyant Shares HY 200 Spencer Pe: sees MtelMer OL esc A 200 Tropical Ol. ava. eb 400 United Texas OW so 1 400 Vieworia Oil mew ...... 4 MID 1300 Alae-Re Col ‘ 1000 Am Tin & Tunas 1000 Aulania . *1000 Melcher Divide *1500 Melcher Ext “1400 Hig Ledge 1200 Crescent MeN: *0800 Divide Ext, 200 BL Salvador *4000 Emma Silver . 2500 Bureka Croesus 1100 Eureka Holly 200 Golden Gato 2800 Gold Cons #2700 Gold Devel. #4000 Gold Merger. #2500 Gold Silver Pick #4500 Gold Zone . 1% | 120 Hecla Mining . 10% | 72100 Jumbo Extension 24 | 1200 Knox Divia th] 1000 Loulsiana Go a” 20% 400 National Tin 100 Niptawing . 1000 *North Star 3 800 Ophir Sliver . % Ma 400 Silver King of Arta 100 8 Sliver Lead 400 West End ¢ 8500 White Caps. 1500 White Caps Ext 4400 Wilbert. 1500 Yerringt 1000 Adllied Packer Oo . 50000 At Coast Lis 40000 Anglo Amer Oil 15000 Del & Hudson 2000 Goodtich Tire 20000 Sou & Naw + 100% 100 ASSETS STERN 100 68 100 100 99% * STORE OPEN 9 A. M. TO 5 P.M. HEARN West of Finh Avenue Vourteenth Street a Today Tomorrow Little Tots’ Woolens of just the regular weight and warmth must be pur- chased for the little folks immediately. This sale ex- actly meets Summer needs and economy needs with fine merchandise and large savings which mothers will appreciate at once. ° ‘600 Little Tots’ Sweaters 4.43 76 Our regular $5.97 to $7.50 Our regular $1.25 and $1.35 Little Tots’ Sweaters, in the styles sketched and two models not pictured, are all wool in psi or fancy weave. Colors are tur- quoise, buff, coral, China blue, baby blue, pink and white. Some . have trimmings of contrasting colors. Sizes are 2 to 6 years. Babies’ Fine Merino Shirts, with long or short sleeves, are well made and daintily finished. Sizes to 3 years, _NO EXCHANGES NO RETURNS Seeothe pages for our three col. adv. and Start of Season Sale of Women’s Silk Dresses 6,144 Babies’ Merino Shirts PIMLICO ENTRIES. 116: Repeal, 112 1 Hite (Newt da2: View tits cation. Ask tor Copy No, 80. 41 Broad Street, New York RANCHES Detroit for 26 for 8 $50—Sth 454 ‘Tel. John 8174-5-6-7 190 100% 100% 100% 9% 05% HH 100 RAGE MRAOK, PIMLICO, Md., May 17. ‘The entries for to-morrow's races are 48 follows: ‘claimed, | rental plus 20 to 26 per cent. The Stoneham WEEKLY MARKET LETTER issued every Friday since 1908, covers the active issues of the No one interested in the market, N cither as an investor or specula- tor, should fail to place his name! Jon our mailing list, to receive aN copy of this full-of-value publi- N Chas. A. Stoneham & Co. fj B Siege it—M Uweukne ESTABLISHED 100 NO PROMOTIONS N FURDY & CO.” 34 Pine Ot, N. 1% | Ajax Tatler 4 | Alaska Goll 19% | Admgin Senena 20% | Allis Cauhmens Y) Am Agi Chew 2%) Am Beet Sugar Am 14) Am %| dan |. Gafety Razor. . 8. & ©. Cor, » Bm, & Nef... . San, & Ref, pt, . Gtoot Mirien .. BYlyn Rao Tran .. Butte Coo & Zine Butte & Superior, 8% Cadio Cant, Ol... 18% % | Calif, Packing... THI 6% | Cali? Petrokum pe. GK 17 | Canadian Pas % | Cent. Laathor, | Cent, Leatine 1% | Cerro CM & HE Ry et 485) ait Bren ‘Tool... 87 OW RTA Pas... 35 Obi, Creme West 7% i & Northw, Ry 78% le Copper . 16 Chino Copper oy Col, titel & Fron... 4% Col, & Bier... 5a Col, Graphophone . 2% Coca Cola... 2% Consol, Cigar Curp, 09 Conscl, Gar Oo, Continental Ca Onrtinental Candy. . Com Pra, pf.. Cewiite Steel CrucBile Steel pf... Ova Cane Surar. ‘Ouba Cane Ang, of, 81% Coan Am. Sugar. Wa, Texttin Coro, Del. & Hudeon, Den, & Rio G. 18% 9% Wigh. Mer, Marine pe S4 18% Int, 1 Lietil! we ESE FeKKe ECE SESS 4 + + + + eer all ee i+101 Boe eee Ps | 1 He FS ® FTES E SF SF KKK SEK ST SST EE HFLi lb betiie + i. a —1 ‘ie +1 ie Southern Bac, = & Southern Ry. ....+ 2 za-— % Sautbern Ky. pf... H4% tH Ast % % T%— w Ss @O4 — 2% 1% ON + % By BK & By TE —2% 10% 105+ & 48% 47% 4TH OM by aw % ™ 2 | %} % % % 3% 2 iM % ms % % 5 % om % % { %) * % LAWYERS IN FIGHT OVER RENT CASE) Former Secretary of Bronx, Said to Have Hit Attorney for “Landlord in Nose. Two tundred rent cases were eet- tled In the Bronx Municipal Court dy Justices Robitzek and Morris to-day, ‘most ef them on the basis of last May's A fist fight between attorneys enliv. immediate action, A dispute followed and it was said Hartman hit Fram- berg on the nose. Ao attorneys were taken before Mag- tstrato” Douran who, dismissed — tue Hartman. to Settle Tracking re Alfrea E, Marling, Chairman of the Citizens’ Committee organized to deal with the trucking tie-up following the ‘longshoremen’s ertke, ts in Washingon to-day with J. C. Lincoln, a member of the truckng committee, It is believed that they are submitting to the Inter- state Commerce Conmniasion informa- tion of the conditions caused by the pen’ | fusal of the truckmen to handle goods as] unloaded from coastwise @hips by non- unton lores, and to urge immediate action by the Government to settle the difficulty. Seek U. 5, Aid T ZS FUNERAL DIRECTORS, combined Flowers for all A FUNERAL ARRANGEMENT once placed in our hands means atten- Hs to every estat, no matter how seem- wisd ihe Oe pegles SCAMPBELL, SERVICE” fis the Tenet, of years of tion of materials at Call “Columbus 8200” Any Hour, Day or Nigi FRANK E. CAMPBELL aT FUNERAL DIRECTORS. the welec- e right price. - JAMAICA RESULTS. FIRST RACE—For matden fillies two- year-olds; purse $800; five furlongs. Last Straw, 111 (Kummep), 4 to 6, 1 to 3 and 1 to 6, first; tila, 111 (Kelsey), 7 to 1, 8 to 5 and 1 to ond; Marjorie M., 111 (Rowan), 10 to 1, 8 tol and 6 to 5, third. Time—101 3-5, Foam, Turnabout, Leipsic, Jamaica Belle ‘and Fading Star also ran. ae JAMAICA ENTRIES. RACE TRACK, JAMAICA, ©. I, May 11,—The entries for’ to-morrow's race: ened the proceedings in Justice Morris's | ward: pa court. Louls Hartman, former Bronx Puminicen. 88: Borough Secretary, clashed with Henry 100 rN Framberg, No. 288 East Broadway, at- ‘een, 98: torney for the landlord of Frank Sin- ©, ood. 100, Also, cligt german, at No. 2223 Valentine Street | ie ™05: Us Vase Hartman represented Singerman. ‘SDOOND. -olda; selling; five ‘man and his client waited for their cave | jae 10f; *iocky ‘Tomd. 364 to be called in Justice Morris's court, | ,,THIRD RAGE -Mantiaitan Handicap: willing: Dut it was called before Justice Rob-| Mount, 118; "Manowuyre, 5110; ‘Sonny Land, 102: itzek, ‘When the attorney fatted to ap- | Ort Leste, 94; Btepwon, 100; h sth pear the case was adjourned until Mon-| | FOQURIW RACE Garden City, selling a day. mille and 108;— sc rlyetal “Hartman found Framberg and urge! Ford, 112 arian Soldier, 82 a f Yoming, ‘oer’ = olde and aD ward? Glaustea’ Coe ale and aerenty prot 3 34, "111;" Favour, 110; *Mamry, ey Foy three gear ‘ohia! veltirg: ote i ag NE i Be Docble Bye, 110; Firing Orb, 10; “dase Chick, “Aaporentice allowance chimed, Weather ctear, a os 30 PER CENT. CUT IN PRICES. Omaha Department reak in Ma) as OMAHA, Neb., May 17.—One of the largest Omaha department stores to day announced a flat reduction of 30 per cent. in selling prices and a large men's clothing establishment announced 20 per cent. reduction. Three other stores announced a 20 per cent. rednc- tion last Saturday, “The market broke three or four weeks ago," said George Brandeis, head of the store which made the thirty per cent. cut. “All other reasons are Store Gives ‘punk.’ We rust clear our stocks in readiness for new prices. The break does not apply to all goods, but ..early all, Cotton and woolen goods remain high." ¥ —_—_——_- Reargument fn Lebdigh Case Ordered. WASHINGTON, May | 17,-Reargu- ments of the Government's dissolution suit against the Lehigh Ratlroad Com- pany and its subsidiaries was ordered RA, JURCH me, eee Sect at 6% Ave; atic Funeral Designs our Specialty to-day by the Supreme Court. Prices reallsed of carcass beef In | Sa . May 1 Swit & Company sates fork City for week ending 1920, on "ships Co cmmts 10° 8.06 ‘conlt pet potad fo Fata bee tad, TER XI. (Comtinued.) Ls és OT the faintest giimmer. Can you beat it? A lit- tle later we tried damned hard to figure the thing out. Alva lost part of @ letter some- where, and a curious sort of box he had picked up in Chinatown. He put them both in his pocket, so he says, Dut that was the last he ever saw of un and Ge rene (re that night put me sol th, Alva.” ae the money? He's never drawn “Not a dinkey red. Hoe claims the time hasn't come yet, and that it's safer with Krantz. But I've stuck to him like a brother, and he's took me in with his gang, so now I know every move that's going on. I'm on ‘the inside, all A ay and now It’s be- ning to get hot.” eewhat do you mean? They are ready to act?” “Sure; that’s what the meeting was about to-night. The Junta in Wash- ington says they might begin to pro- The Mystery +. Silver D By RANDALL PARRISH | See in the dimness of the street duce résults. Alva wil have to pry that stuff out of Kran' morrow. ‘and get busy. Personally I think the follow is half afraid; but it’s up to him now to fish, or cut bait.” “What are they after—ships?” “Well, they've got to have some, ‘ut mostly arms; then there is a guy down there wh got to be croaked. I don't care what it is; when the time comes they won't find a handful of change to act with. I'm some pa- triot, Iam, and I'll put a bigger crimp in their sails than the whole United States Government Secret Service.” “But see here, Harris,” soberly, “how do you know you are going to get this? Of course I see the game the way you've mapped it out, but suppose Krantz pays in check, or draft. That spikes your gun.” “Hell, yes; but he won't. I've sized up this man Kran He's in the game for money. I don’t be- lieve that bird gives a whoop in hell for this, or any other cause—this is just business to him. He's advanc- ing this coin out of his own pocket or a commission—see! A damn good commission ei “Quite likely that's true; no bank would finance such & wild project.” “Of course not—the directors would throw a fit, Well, now that kind of a guy, in on @ raw deal like this, Boing to play safe, isn’t he? He isn’t going to leave any evidence lying around to hang himself with—any drafts, or checks to pass through the clearing house? Not on your life; he is too wily fox for that. Krantz knew this was coming, and he’s been cashing in for six months or more to be ready for it. And now he’s got the currency stored away, nobody knows where but himself. When Alva comes for it, it will be handed out se- cretly, and that old bird will crumple ‘up the receipt in his pocket, and wait till he can cash in, through those guys in London. So now it's up to us to locate the dough; we've got to sepa- rate it from Krantz, or Alva—I'm for Alva.” I had the whole story now tn a nut- shell, and tt was one to think over, ‘That Harris had played his cards well glass brilliant in spite of the spatters, and . site was a one-story gleam of, light showing anywi straightened was sufficiently evident. “A slick piece of work, Harris,” I admitted adminngly, “and so far as! I can judge you have figured out the chances about right. They look good.” Our hands ofasped, and Harris, evi- dently gratified at my words, helped himself to the bottle, and poured out @ liberal dose into the clean glass, “It's a fine night's work,” he chuckled. “Well, what do you say— let's go home.” : 1. signified my willingness. CHAPTER XIlj E were the last to leave the place, and emerged from the building into the de- serted yard, leaving all in silence and darkness behind us. The door closed tightly, secured by a night latch, and we stood motionless in the Arizzie, By that time I was ready with @ suggestion, but by good for- tune he took the initiative, ‘we better stip out of here alone, I reckon,” he whispered. “That's the way they all do, for occasionally a bull prowls along this alley. I'll go up this way, and then you take a sneak through the lumber yard. Like- ly we'll catch the same car going down, If we don't, look me up at Costigan’s place—you know where thasith Avenue, isn't 1t7* ity Jack 18 a good fellow, and the bulls never bother him. Ask for Parker, and it will be all right. If I ain't in, leave a note where I can hunt you up. I got to keep my eye on Alva to-morrow, so he don’t get away with the stuff.” vagal’ “You expect him to draw ? “Not before night; Dut, just the same, 1 want to know for sure. You wait here five minutes, for I've got the longest trip to make, You'll show up all right?” “You can't lose me; it looks too * chuckled and patted mo on the shcider in an excess of friendliness, evidently feeling to some extent the whiskey he had, been imbibing 60 ecly. treerhat's the talk, Daly, Well, s0 ors élipped out through the gate into the dark of the alley, leaving it slightly ajar for me to follow, I sheltered myself bebind the high doard fence and listened to the soft slush of bis feet in the mud. ‘The sound vanished and all about was silence and darkness. I waited only long enough to be sure he was safely out of the way and then followed, eager to-be off. One thing was cer- tain, I would make no effort to join him’ on the ear; I would use the re- mainder of the night to decide the future, working out the problem one. ino make cortain that I avoided any possibility of encountering the fellow Again T passed directly through the “| who had taken his life, moving figure visible as far aa Ie ‘The rain was steady, the paved shimmering with moisture, the of sound the pattering of the drop they fell. If any, policemen wed abroad I saw no and with coll turned up to my earé I chose to rather than seek the block to the | be te arrest ofa ey car. as ave cevered four or blocks immersed in euch thous almost forgetful of my surrounding my head bent low before the ralj my feet carelessly slushing throvg the water in pools on the a I met no ane, heard no #0 ‘ arouse me; all about was dark, late, forlorn. ‘Then’ oud Ly came conscious of some unusual struction just ahead. It was ‘at. black corner, where the strect gh above had been extinguished, and { consequent gloom rendered objed| Srotesque and unfamiliar, At 0 0 ‘or & wreaked in against the curb, but abotnee be forward revealed the truth—e serted touring car, its red tail. plastered with mud, and ble, I approached with a relief; it was not wrecked, no aocident was to be noticed. front wheels rested against the as though its owner was visitlaj somewhere near, and expected to turn at-any moment, Even in dim. light I could see the was no common Car, a its paint brightly. Lemp I stared about wonderingly, could perceive nothing to account f the presence of such a car, or ff apparent desertion. One side of street waa a vacant lot, and only semblance of a dwelling o cottage, lines barely distinguishable, with Up and down both streets not a ure moved; not a sound reached There was no one in the car.» could look straight through dimmed windows, against the gi of a street lamp a block away. of the rear doors stood half o and, tempted by it, I bent over felt within. My hand touched object on the floor, and I ins! up with the gripped in my fingers, It wasa thin-bladed ~ dagger—an namen rather than a@ weapon—with an 9d fanciful hilt, There were stains ups the polished steel; and the m I saw it I knew where it had tracted my attention before—as a in Marie Geasler’s hat. CHAPTER XIIL GRASPED the thing in my han@ holding it up incredulousty tau whatever faint ght I could avg ‘There was no question as to i Identity; I coyld not doubt, This the same peculiar ornament I had served that evening in the girl's had or else its exact mate, I stood staring at it, slowly compre hending the probable meaning of thom dark stains on the blade, ‘Their could not be determined Jn #0 dim 4 Mght, yet when I touched them wit! my finger it became discolored. My God, could it be hlood? Blood! i was blood; then this had been @ sce of tragedy, of awful crime, perhaps ‘The discovery sickened me, ‘but I to go on. Something compelled me seek the truth. I was alone, alone ts the dark; not a sound broke the still: ness; not a movement p' other presence. No one suspected no one had even stumbled upon tl deserted car. I wrenched open the for: ward door and peered fearfully withig I could not but know instantly what } saw—a dim, huddled form leaning for. ward across the steering wheel, on¢ hand yet on the spokes, with head dangling hebplessly, upheld only by contact with the windshield, I knew the man was dead before:) touched the cold hand; als very pos: ture told that—and how he had died: instantly, from a stab im the back. 4 could not see his features, the dark- ness hid them, but desperation dtov, me to pass my hand over the conceale: face, the upturned mustache, the ex- posed teeth, grinning ironically iy death, left no doubt as to who he was—~ the Chilean soldier and attache, Capt, Alva. I dare not remain there in the presence of this grisly spectacle, ‘De found would fasten the hideous crime upon me, while such a would never I did not know even wi she really was, or where she mi be. I cared nothing for Alva's death; horrible as it was, I was co! of no regret. but I must not mixed up in the affair. I coutd no report to the police of what I hi found or what I suspected. Tho omly thing for me to do was. to disappagi and leave the police to make their own discovery, And the knife? weapon which had done the What should I do with that? * I did not hesitate long. I would wg? protect her from discovery if I pot at least until I was myself convi of her guilt. ‘There was no longéy the slightest doubt in my mind but what this was her act. Everyth: pointed straight toward her. Ye. there might be @ reason, a worthy! cause, and, in any case, she had done a service to the country. The worle was better off with this conspirat dead; nor would I denounce the CT bid the knife in a pocket of my coat, hastened down the side street to the nearest car line, my only di being to escape that neighborhopd as swiftly as possible, :! I ching to the deepest shad i) feeling like a haunted man, but noth- ing occurred to add to my fears of detection, A policeman lounged me. aa I waited for a car, contenting himself with a curious glance in direction, yet, muffled as I against the rain, he could obtain any definite outline of features. The car was nearly om: and I huddled slouched down into shapel until we reached our destination. « a quarter of three I was deserted lumber yard before emerging upon Gans Street. ‘This tharoughfaro was at this hour desolate enough, not i Aight showing in the ae my room at the hotel, for the fi time feeling o sense of rea! seourt (Another Thrilling Chapter Ty