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f ‘(Complete | ana Carb Daily ta Wall Street Final ~) Baltion of The Evening World.) ™ heavy, ‘etan: tures of the t arbi to-ahy ware Up duliness Uonally lower, French france were 20 | sand the narrowness of price move- Points lower, and Italian lire 10 points ments, There scemed to be a general lower. was practically unchanged, The cotton and grain markets were ™ BANKING AND FIN about as dull and featureless as the How To Trade In The Market sules and of interest to traders are given in our free and Traders’ Guide." and other The General Rules of The Rights of Stock and Bond Holders. The Deposit Require- ments for Carrying How to Gi Instructions. Broker’s Comm a Broker How to Indorse a Stock Certificate. How to Group Invest- phone or write for No. E. W.-350 Latest available news fur- nished on active securities. JONES & BAKER BROAD STREET OFFICE 50 Eroad Street Telephone Broad 7150 MADISON SQUARE OFFICE 225 Fifth Avenue ‘Tel, Madison Square 1377 4ind STREET OFFICE 505 Fifth Avenue ‘Telephone Murray Hill 7129 ; Offices in 8 Principal Cities Direct Private Wires, jup 1 ‘Tob. Pro, Exp., 0 aed — from easily earning divi- of $3 u share on the common stock, PRESSED STEEL CAR es ene of the mort impertont canle- ‘ment companies, unquestionably: reeeive @ large volume of railroad Dasiness in the Spring.” ‘This is an excerpt from Th #Fiwancial Outlook, which also con- & survey of the New York Ask for No. 6 Gent free on request. DANIELS & COMPANY 81 Broad Street, Teeghrove Brod 1377. 1258.1200, BOL Went 33d Street, Opp. Penn. Station, ‘Talepdones Longecre 5980-0681 0882 8g FOR SALE. NOW PAY LATER! Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry CASH or CREDIT MONTHLY PAYMENTS. oud. Ue "Prices, SQUARE DEAL CREDIT JEWELLERS MAIDEN LANE DIAMONDS» ON CREDIT DIAMONDS - JEWELRY SALESMAN WILL oF weekly payIncala, WATCH Co. aan a ' 49 Maiden Lane BARGAINS IN CIGARS? . isposition on the part of both the floor traders and the public to await important new developments before entering into new commitments. Notwithstanding the new factors in- Jected into the foreign situntion by the agreement between the Allies as Quotations Appear | to-the amount and time of payment of the German indemnity, foreign ex- change dealings were comparatively quiet and rates were inclined to be Demand sterling was frac- mock and foreign exchange markets. Cotton Muctuated within a few points of the close of last week. Wheat ad- vanced from one to three cents a bushel, Corn showed a gain of one cent. Motor shares, as @ group, enjoyed the best demand. Floor traders en- deavored to scalp profits on the long side of these stocks, easing their pur- chases on reports from Detroit and other automobile centres that auto- mobile sales are increasing and that 4 number of the lange producers have increased their operations to approx mately 60 per cent, of capacity. R cently certain of these plants were practically shut down, Another stim- lating factor was the declaration the regular rate of dividend on Stud buker common stock. One of the few important trade hews announcements of tha day wus that the price of both Pennsylvania crude oil and crude in the Mid-Con- J tinent field haa again been reduced, this time fifty cents a barrel bears who have been operating in oll stocks seemed anable to make mark | capital out of this announcement Ol) shares were among the firmest on the list, Speculative feeling was felt by American Hide and Leather preferred It declined about two points. Di- rectors are scheduled to meet to-mor- row to take action on the dividend and it seems to be the concensus of Jopinton that payments will be dis- | continued, On the other hand, paper and food shares were generally firm, ruilroad | shares held steady, while equipment, | copper and atee! issues were decidell irregular. Call money continued to rule at 7 per cent Pisbshat = Wall St. Gossip LIBPRTY BONDS, Literty 31-28 opened 91.94, oft .06; | let 4 1-405, 87, 4, off 92; Sd, 89.90, Off .02; 4th, 86.94, Off .06; Vic- | tory, 33-44, 97.36; 43-48, 97.38, up .o4. | CURB, Opened irregular, Int, Pot., 161-4, | ; United Retail Candy, 8 to 81-2; Inter, Rub, 111-4 to 111-2; to 9; Sims Pet., $1-8, off 1-8; Maruc, Oil, 193-4 to 201-4; Salt Creek Pro. new, 10, off 1-4; Carib, Syndicate, 101-4 to 101-2 FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sterling qemand opened 3.85 3-4,! cables, 3.86 1-2 Francs demand, « “cables, .0716, Lire deman: 0870. Marks demand, .0163, ‘cables, 0163, Canadian dollars demand, 89.50, unchanged, DIVIDENDS. | ‘The International Hurvester Com- pany declared the regular quarterly dividend of $1.75 a share on the pre- f-rred stock, payable March 1 to ‘stock of record Fub, 10. The J. G. White Engineering Com- pany declared the regular quarierly dividend of 11-2 per cent, on”the pre- ferred stock, paywble March 1, to stock of record Fub. 1 K. OF C. PLACED 543,000 EX-SERVICE MEN IN JOBS. The final report of the Knights of Columns employment system, es read by Supreme Secretary Wiliam .J. M Ginley, at a meeting in the Commod | Hotel last night, shows the organ {obtained positions for 643,000 Curmer service men at a cost of §F, ‘Tale |i approximately 0 cents per place | mont, the cowt excluding rentals. of bureaus. In all, seventy-four bureaus were op- erated in a# many citles, while the 2,000 subordinate councils acied as Hason points for the return of ervies men to their old jabs, No figures are available regarding the nuiuber of these replacements, Knights operated with 181 seore- tarie fhe bulk of employment work was done in the Fy Mr, M nley sand, “two-thirds the men placed bemg in the v Enwland States, New York and ania. ‘The system of Fld Jobe resulted were plant he country man without Joarned thut thonal problam, tional agency. We of C. saved form thnn $3,000,000 in fees by rendering tree nervioe.” New York, exclusive of Brooxly caervies men ware placed {i DIED. | GoODR—Liss!e, Campbell Funeral Church Bway, 660, 11 A.M. ausp. Actor’ Fund STUART —At No. 51 Clark Street, Brook ya, Jan, 30, WILMER STUART, Chiot Market Division, the Associated Prows, | at Mortuary Ohapel, No. $6 Fune Lefferts Place, Hvooklyn, Feb. 2, at PM FUNERAL DIRECTORS. Anywhere “Campbell Service” Call “Columbus 8200” Ue FUNERAL CHURCH” In, (Now-fectarian) 1970 Broadway at 66th St. 234 St. & ib Av. Wajel, laitials on back, hawt oo rriviiwe ak Wall at a: B ocdook Poet tatween Wartwn and bxcl al pli to omer: wuitable row aid 1 Sadik Aim i) HELP WANTED—FEMALE. eT ie 0 plain, owning Tax Tome ey Nia’ NUARY 31, 1921.1 HUMORS OF THE TELEPHONE BOOTH BIRD HAPPY? DID HE GET SERVICE WITHIN AX) HOUR? NO=HE PUT A NICKLE (N= LINE WAS BUSY -ANO HE OOT BACK 20 CENTS! O-HADES? The rate on German marks APPROPRIATE CABINET ALMOST. FINISHED, HARDING SBS FsHNG “4&8 Bide Dudley. —o— Treasurer Upham Tells Him} Not to Worry About $1,500- 900 the Republicans Owe. PLACE FoR IT AT TIMES ~<a But} THIS Guy FINDS A USE FOR THE GootH ANYWAY = POSSIBLY DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE A“ DRY CONVERSATION THIS MAN HASN'T SAID A WORD FoR AN HOUR — RS HES TALKING To Wis Hugh TELEPHONE ~ ASIS<AND appears to of Wisconsin and Walter S, Dickey of Kansas City—the first th portant of the Reput and the latter a turer and former State Chairman of Missourt HERE 15 THE IMPRESSION SOME PEOPLE HAVE OF HEIR ©- SEE THE MAN! THE MAN HAS FAINTEO WHY HAS HE FAINTED ? ATTACK OF HEART FAILURE HE GOT THE RIGH THE FIRST CRACK OUT OF THE Box!! YOU SAID IT~ “our oF ORDER”! BOTH THE TELEPHONE AND THE ."TRick CHATTER" — CONGREGATION BUYS CHURCH Reformed Episcopal Beekman Hin P The First Reformed Episcopal Chyrch, which for more than four years was at bought the Beekman Hill M. near Second Avenue. asion will be taken Feb, the first service will be Kelly Springfield pa Kennecott Copper . far & Kinde Adams, pastor n Hill Church, associated with the FAlrop in the minis- Hirst Reformed Chureh: ation will! leadershtp of Andrew Bonar Law, be- } cause the to Lloyd of the Beek invited to become Lamia & Nash... 101! Marsell Motor consolidate with the Gist Street M, MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 31. where pirates held sway with tackle for J amberjack, burracout and salifish. He cleaned up a lot of correspondence, j talked over many things with |v. Coleman du Pont, with Fred Upham, Treasurer of the Republican Nationa] Committee, went swimming, had a visit with William Jennings ryan, and departed on his' excursioy Without a care in the world, The things he went over with Upham inauded the question of th $1,500,000 the Nauional Committee | owes on its campaign ex If Mr. Harding ever was worried about this his mind 1s at rest, for Mr Upham told him that eveo if Will | Hays'’s scheme of raising the money to pay the debt by State agsess- | ments of 10 cents per vote cast for Harding fails, the debt could be @ | charged almost overnight if the Na- tional Committee (ook off the limi- tution of $1,000 on contributions, Senator Harding will be able | to angie wita # freer mind because he thinks he bas his Cabinet pretty well settled #0 far as the principal oiices are concerned. The slate now stands: Secretary of State—Charles E. Secretary of the Treasury—Charles G wes. “Secretary of War—Senator Weeks Attorney Genoral—Harry L. Daugh- rty. « Rooratary of the’ Interior-—Senator | Fall, ‘Secretary of Agriculture—Henry G. Wallace. In addition to these Will Hays is the favorite for Postmaster Gen- , and the Secretaryship of Labor between John J. Esch most inf. can lame ducks thy manufac- ‘The Labor Secretaryship is not really ettled yet, and the other candidutes— Congressman Nolan of California, a | moulde: Metal T cutter, or Br Miners, are stil] among the possibilities. James OQ. Donnell, of the ‘ados; James Duncan, a granite dent Lewis of the Coal eae | PLANS NO BRITISH ELECTION Downing Street Denics Premier Will Call One for June. LONDON, Jan. 41. — Prime Minister Lioyd George's offletal family in Downing Street to-day ridi- culed a report that Lloyd George had warnd the party whips to prepare for a general election in Jun ‘The rumor of a possible clection ay ently Was the outgrowth of the cision of Lord Robert Cecil and Lort opposition party t and concerning: the Earl of Derby as the pessible leater of the Unionisté, many of whom ae declired to be in revolt against the onsider him too subservient jeorke. Wide beaten: Ol! Mo & St Lantie Am Ship & Coon. Am xenelt & Rol. YOU MARRY, e YOUR HUSBAND OVER AGAIN (BY HoITH JOHNSON] e Instalment No. 70. A LIFE MADE OVER. O often it happens that » tragedy in the lives of ovr friends will into the realization | of our own folly that the mote in the eye of brother will cause us to see that in our own, So it had been with the trouble be- tween Mildred and Nicholas Benson. Hugh had seen himself. reflocted in the life of Nicholas, though in a much exaggerated form. philosophize with Mildred 1 had been | able to apply some of the wisdom L had proffered her to the solu wn problem, |Mo Kan & Tex pt Am Steel Huunatey., National Acme NYNH& Au Galt & WI, Pacific Oil w | Poo-Amer Petry I. Canadian UMettic Ceuta Leattne Cane De Dwr M&BEP Rt Then came Mar- | TO & oT ke ‘8 violent iliness and her narrow | RI & w ip of hrough both of these happenings, Cet de Gertie, So & Sauthewn, brought closer togeth two years past. for those occur tremendous ously doubt that Hugh and 1 would have been able to solve our problem of common interest and mutual love and respect, While neither of @8 hud considered @ possible separation, Lr the love that always |s b or wounded cannot long survive And had it not been Oukantia Girma Coa Intergiad Mia, Gorn WSrodntas Cy Oune Saws Stewart. Warner Den & Ke G wiayes. ow further and further apart, storm and upl would clear the Would bring us to a ils of our situation, Several months fully recovered from her illr asked me if 1 New York with him, be there by the 19th for a conference, Rateet-Jobuwn ence { me th more ac had with you. Jization of the Geto Wl & We Hume with us and leave her in bio in care of my parents or his. celebrated an- other honeymoon, Alma—what do you i agreed with enthus! ndid and I coule t would deli; write this very { suid, “so there will b jured feelings on either side think of noth- nt me more, to our moth- | Venu stool Ve Cam Chan aroused in Hugh's mother w tee Coun Gory of mother than wilh her. So I made my preparations for the as gaily as T bad planned my We went on to Ohio, and J could not have continued my Journey tt T not promised faith Vr icopsriett Et tg the Bell Ryn fully to stop for a few days’ visit on the return trip. Mother was Uke all fond mothers, eagerly insistent upon my staying with her, and my friends promi would remain ed me endless guyeties if 1 I had been in New York but two days when a beautiful young creature with brown eyes and tawney bair came up to me in one of the shops, “Miss Boyei Involuntarily I stiffened as I pro- nounced the name. “No longer Miss _Boyer—Mre. Mitchell," she replied. “Please— there Is something | want to tell you. If you don't mind, could we go across the street and have tea when you have finished her you would not mind hb have to say 1 really think ring what 1 © you If no other motive had impelled me to aceapt the invitation, curiosity would have e: I had been interested in human na- ture in all its phazes and mani tiona, Here, it might be, was | phase, one from which [ could learn ied the duy. Always exsta~ a new When I had purchased several ac- cessories, some fine handkerchiet’s and lingerie, 1 followed th Geraldine Mitchell Cr street, we entered a quiet room and took a table remote from the few tea-drinkers we found there, lead of ne the tle tea “Mrs, Barrett," ruldine begin as soon as we Were seated, “I want | to tell you about my being married.” 1 mumnured, pulling off my “Can you believe {t—I'm really, rried nd completely nd tied down, ‘That experi- ad with your husband taught on of my life, or to put it mrately, the experience 1 “Your kindness to me when I ws in Oklahoma changed the whole current of my thoughts and ambi-| tions, In those days when I lay sick in the hospital, 1 saw myseif for what I was—a' woman pre society, menacing the happiness of other wome homes. ing on perhaps, breaking up Hefore that time, I had gone on with a pretty clear con- or no conscience at all, But n I studied you, heard about your little —well—1 had a change of That's a wide, wholesome yuntry you have out there, and 1 me to see some things differently, "L have married a good man, not very wealthy, but young and find and energetic and some day, | hope—it you will allow me to say it—1 will be—not unlike you.” (To Be Continued To- Morrow.) President: | elect Harding is off to the fishing }stounds in the South Florida Keys a CHAPTER XIN, (Continued) HE boy tried to get out af the nd down the cow panted bellowed, hurt. |_ “Hold her where she is!" yelled Bolivar. “I can get out." He managed to pull himself out from under the cow and stood up, a Sight to behold, The cow had knocked the bucket over and the milk had kone onto Bolivar, Inky eased up on the ropes and permitted the cow to aluc tion cow back to the house. y. The little negro then cau- untied the ropes from grin. @ scheme for dryin’ milk out of clothes on the grass to let the sun dry him out, CHAPTER XIV, NCLE EZRA FOX me Luke on the street the next day. si ‘received your letter, Mr. Fox,” said Lake. “Don't call me that, please.” suid Unele Ezra, “I ain't used to it” Lake saw the point. All right, Uncle Bara," he said. That's better. Now, ‘bout that let ter. I wish you'd step into my office a minute or two, if you got the time + Lake had the time and accompanied Uncie Ezra to the office. Uncle Ezra closed the door, and both men took chairs, “Don't s'pose you could guess what I want to discuss with you," said the old man “My gt ‘a6 is the cave on the river id Lake prompetly “Right you are. How come you to guess it “Why, ['ve seen you up that way several times e the explosion. 1 have heard, also, that you bought the surrounding ground.” “That bein’ the case, I reckon they ain't much use to talk in riddles, O* course, you know whut that explosion showed?” “Yes, My brother knew what was there, too. He intended to buy that | ground.” | “So I heard. Well, 1 didn't buy it because | wanted to make money out of it—for myself. But [ do want to make some for a lot o' my friends an’ I want you to go in on it an’ help me.” “You mean Bolivar Brown and his pions," yer a dandy guesser, That's a exactly, [ don't mind if you d me make a litile money but I want those boys to get in on it. I'm getting’ old an’ have got a plenty, Yer well-fixed enough, I reckon iw do you say?” ‘All I've got > say is that T in- tended to do exactly what you pro- pose, providing T could buy the land, |My brother, just before he died, told me about the land and suggested that L give the boys a square deal, I'm with you if the youngsters are in lighted ‘his old corncob pipe. After a puff or two, he said: “Lake, Talw |had a heart. The as good as made “So far as T am concerned. Phat is what I want to tall about at the meetin’ Tuesday. We can or- ganize a kind of a stock company an’ then sell out, - There ain't big money in {t—that is, no great big money— but they'll be ‘nough to fix those hoys up with a few hundred each, Now, they's somethin’ else I want to talk to yon about, Can you guess it this time? em “Tm afraid no! a wT handiy. thought you could Tye \got gray since it happened an’ my oar as growed.” tear eigiant understand what the old man was driving at, A moment later, however, he started slightly in ir, when Uncle Ezra said: ou was here some years ago, eee i was Why? came from Lake. “Do you recollect one night a pore, hungry young feller went to a kitch- en door fy this town ‘bout 8 o'clock an’ asked for a bite to eat?" Lake d and Was about to reply. t now!" said Uncle Bz quickly. ‘‘l ain't near through yet. it was you, all right. You recollect how you given some food from an old cupboard? Then do you recol- lect how, when you'd quit eatin’, there come a knock at the door an’ a man who said he was @ officer of the law tried to get some information ‘bout young feller who was wanted for cullar bank dealin’? Lake had lean vard with his hands on his knees, Two big tears came slowly down his cheeks. i “Do 12” he #aid, his voice slightly choked with emotion. ‘I should say I do, It was you who helped me, Uncle Bara. It was you—I know you aw. Often since I've been here T've wondered. wh that little house stood and who that man was, had the biggest heart f ever know a \human to have. It was you, Uncle lara, and that heart is still there, n ever. bigger (ine younger man} covered his face with his hands and remained Hent a moment. eMeBut that's not all I recollect.” he went on, “Ll see in my mind right w that man handing me three $10 the agreement is n Dills, £ hear him telling me where the cave—the Same one we have been discussing—was, I sve him letting me out the back door and I hear him , saying: ‘Goodby, young fel- low, * bless you!’ Unele i fet me ask you, why did you do it forme? Why? rowed you Wasn't a criminal,” the ‘old man slowly. 1 know ou Was a boy who. if he Hud been mixed up in/@ crime, had boen led into it. I could see that much In your eye. I ain't never turned down @ boy that looked right to me yet, un’ [ain't never goin’ to.” tow did y Urid of the officer? told hima lie. [sald you hadn't e that 1 pever knuwed ropl i e Story of AReal Bo e (Ocprrigm, 1081. te Bide Dede way, but was too slow. Once Boliver wasn't | told @ soul "bout you an’ J ain't goin’ 1 |regwin her feet. Thia she did with | the; > was of = lege und he and Bolivar went | Put thére was f lot of meanness sur | “Ah reckon we might, es well not| patent dat scheme,” said Inky with a | “Guess not! What we want now ti] 2: tne mesting Tusslay, As Se cross sald Bolivar, as he lay down | of boy open for his visitor question a faraway ic eyes, | tle be now—haven't had him since he was six, but [ain't fergot him. Hoe was with me long ‘nough to show me the good jn boys. Then gently he pushed the younger man ipte the h ski. Winding nobody at the stump, dressed in black, and a little gi standing near the water. The 1 tth girl procumd a “ nd tried t poke the water. 1 near, Holi. var discovered the woman was th widow of Banker Lake and the bttk girl her daughter. surm'se something was wrong. Had Kati have found jt easy to appre widow and ask what the very bashful, s sat down on t grass fifty feet from them and waii here, please. my watch in the river, while Mamm can’t answer it.” a chance to perform a on it.” Uncle Ezra did not reply at once. | Instead, he scratched a match and the sweetest in th s knowed yer brother | get it all right smild at his confidence This is supposed to ward off colds headache, eyes with his hand, ho swam to mer on his first trip in. Glunbing out om about whi came up. and noticed his pal was stil under onds later he he asked. the truth, Read To-Morrow's Interestipg Instal« As 4“ thing "bout you. I figgered it the whitest lie a man could tell, I wanted to see you get another chance az’ I was sure the Lord did, too. L heard that the officer got you lager but L never could learn where he took you. The first time I seen you siace come back, L knowed you Unele Ezra,” began “Lake, “I hope”"——— “Don't worry “bout that,” Inter- rupted the old man. “I ain't never to, Now, 1 more thing: did Lake in St. Joe Laké related exactly what had hap~ pened. “| knowed it," said Uncle Ezra. “An’ [ knowed You was the man he fought with {was sure John Lake was to blame. He had a good heart nt to ask you one u try to Ki) John less quit discussin’ ail those old things. They're bygones an’ we'll let ‘em be bygones.” Lake thanked the old man for bie kindness and promised to be on hand to go-he asked “Unele Bara, why are you so fond ‘The old man stood holding the door exit, At the k sole into his “Weill.” he sald softly, “I had a ht- if onet, L ain't got him Unele Ezra's voter droppe whisper. “Goodby, Mr. Lake into a he said. © Vand closed the door, CHAPTER XY, N Friday morning Boliver started for t river to have a swim expecting to find some of his friends # there, Swimming isn't much fun { for a boy when he js alone. He | likes to have an audience for his as one swimming wus known,] Bolivar walked along the bark t the eddy, another place. As hi neared this one he saw woma ke not been there Bolivar woul But Bol var liked Soon Katie noticed him, "Oh, Bolivar,’ she called. What could he do but respon ing bis* sleeves down he a proached them, hat in hand. “Bolivar,” said Katie, “l drop ind T were out w ng it by iking. T was swing: the chain. How can I gi pretty hard question fot Y,isn't it? ing at Bol var. m afraid yo! Bolivar dug his toe into the eart He was secretly delighted. Katie Lake, the girl he conside whole world “How fer out did it Ne" he ogk mApoUt six feet,’ reapinded M ‘ "That ain't so much, Guess I can "Oh, can you?" cried Katie, clap ping her hands. “How will you do i Bolivar “T got a little plan worked out to get it,” said the boy. "You an’ yor mother go home an’ T'll bring the watch to you before noon "Can't we see you get it Bolivar blushed, “I gotta dive for it,” he sald. “The water's eight feet deep where the watch went in. ‘The bottom’s sandy, though, an’ the cur- rent in this eddy ain't strong ‘nough to take the watch fur from where it rs. Lake took Katie's hand. ‘ome on, dear,” she said, “If Bolle var fipds ‘the watch he will bring 1t to you. I'm afraid he won't be able to recover it, though.” “Bet you a nickel I do," sald Boll var, grinning, Mrs. Lake merely When Bolivar wus sure thoy were cut of sight he quickly undressed and dropped off the bank into the river. Where his feet struck it was but 80 inches deep, but a little dis tance out was a stop-off that would teke him ove head. ‘The first thing he did was to wet his ha and keap swimmers from having “Well, here goes!’ he muttered, Bolivar climbed back onto the bank and jumped in head first. He was under water half a minute. When he came up he tread water to keep his head above and, wiping his shore, using the over-hand stroke, the pride of all Missouri River awline Bolivar had not found the watch the bank he measured with his eye e the time-plece should bave struck bottom, Just then Skeets Without delay Skeets pulled oft his clothes, kicked them back from the edge of the bank and took a header into the water, Holivar fole lowed him. Skeets came up quickly water. Half a minute passed and Bolivar had not appeared, ‘Ten seox me up and shook the water from his eyes und cara, Skeats was swimining about slow}, “What you stayin’ under for, Bole est fer fun!” ‘Then he oh his mind and decided to ten shee m lookin a watch Aropped in the water” that was Whase “None of yer business “Come on, Bol! Tell me “Twill if you'll keep it secret, “Twill ‘ ‘It's Katie Lake's. She wa walkin’ an’ dropped it in her ow ment.