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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-16
DOS AND D0NT'S AT THE p. O..
Thoushtfulness on Part Of Patrons OF
Uncle Sam Will Assist Clerks
and Carriers.

k{T~1 ONT put off mailing that
SA1D package until Christmas
EGISS Don't neglect TO tie II
properly. 1t is handled al
least five times before il reaches its
destination
Don't forget to write your own re.
turn address on all parcel post matter.
Don't guess at the postage and give
your friends the pleasure of paying
postage due" s.-:.
. Don't plaster Red Cross stamps on
the face of packages or letters; take
care not TO seal" parcel post packages
with them. 1t raises the rate.
Don't forget that little thoughtful
ness on your part can help to make
Christmas happier for Uncle Sans
men, his horses and his automobiles.
Do mail early, preferably before De.
cember Goth, writing on your pack
ages: "Not to be opened until Christ
mas" ~
Do your best to use the post Offices
In the forenoon, the earlier the better.
Do write legibly, both the address
to which you are sending the gift and
your own return address.
Do be courteous and "Christmassy"
to the post office men who serve you.
They are handling thousands of pieces
of mail matter. --e~'
Do be brief at the counter. You
keep someone else waiting If you are
loaded like an express truck, with
packages and foolish questions.
The Washington times., 1920-07-19
Educational Publicity and
The Mortician-The Problem

The human ostrich Is a large fam
lily, but the refusal to face what is
certain to come is a poor business,
and not worthy Gf sensible men ond
women. II you have been careless
about the future. or forgetful that
things will not always be as they are
today, or determined to shut your eyes
to what you know is bound to come.
turn over a new leaf now and begin
again by reading this short article to
the very end. The average man and
woman hates to think OF death, and
does not like to be reminded Of IL. 1t
is no doubt largely for this reason
that we give little or no thought TO
what Will have to. be done when a
death occurs in our own family until
such an event is practically upon us
or has already taken place.
When it comes to taking fore
thought as to how one should go
about the matter OF selecting a NOR
tician, the average man simply
brushes aside any such idea as both
morbid and unnecessary.
When the time comes for calling
one to- our home and we have to act
Immediately and with practically TO
lime for investigation. what possible
| basis for intelligent action have we?
Even IL we leave out of account all
| considerations OF the kind of service
we ought to have and regard the mat
ter purely as one OF business, is II not
absurd to make a contract involving
an expenditure OF what often amounts
to hundreds or even thousands of dol
lars with lers knowledge of what we
are doing than we would insist upon
even In the purchase OF a suit of
clothes7
We have found men in this business
who are so human, natural, helpful;
who have evidently taken all possible
pains to master the details of their
service; who are gentlemcn-well ed
ucated, with broad human interests
Men who have acquired the ability
for instant and accurate decision OF
the many and varied questions which
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they are constantly called upon to
meet.
These men have worked toward
details which used to characterize all
acknowledgements closer and
closer every day to simplicity and
naturalness and dignity-always coll
ored by the spirit of Christian hope
and faith.
When we realize that not even one
of our own brothers could have taken
a more sincere interest in trying to
give us every conceivable kind OF
help of which we were In need ana
yet that this service was placed at
our command without grain OF
mawkish sentimentality, without a
hint Of false sympathy. without
suggestion of the professional mourn.
err: when we have once experienced
service of this character and have
taken the trouble to analyze II and
to appraise 1T at its actual value, then en-
the most clesr-thinking Americans
of our generation meant when he
gave IL as his opinion that no other
occupation outside OF medicine and
opportunity which this has for essen
TALLY helpful service to mankind.
When the attempt is honestly made
to exercise care and thought in the
selection of a mortician, the choice Is
often based on relatively unimportant
details rather than on the things
which really count. First in import
ance is the character of the men ard
the women employed: the tone. spirit,
atmosphere of the organization and
establishment: the service rendered in
the home and at the cemetery; the lit
tie things which indicate gentility, re-
finement- a spirit of sympathetic help
fulness, dignity, character--thesc are
what count in personal service and
personal service Is what one wants
above all from a mortician. The
;eries of articles of which this is the
1rst, is an honest attempt to place
5efore readers some of the facts which
very ore OF us ought to know about
"A subject which sooner or later we
will have to face. and on which some
lay we will all have to take action.
II 10 educational publicity. The man
nr woman who reads the series
through will come out of the ostrich
class, so far at least as this most
essential matter is concerned II so.
these articles will be further illus.
frntiop Of the Importance which NOR.
t'cians attach In SERVICE. Nothing
which is really helpful is too much
trouble.
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expended this year by the Capital
Washington
entire Of the Capital fractions
straight
Of repair shops on street
Of
track q
Work has either been completed
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SHIPPING INDUSTRY
ENJOYS YSPROSPER|TY
Marine Earnings Show Big
Gain-sl7, ,062,9l2 Made
Last Year.

NEW YORK. July is.-Thst tho
shipping Industry Is enjoying great
prosperity Is shown by the annual re-
port OF the International Mercantile
Marine Company for the year ended
December 81 last and released Tor puo-
lioation today. The net result OF op-
eratlons was sIT.O62.slz as compared
with .iI.4s3.O74 In 1918, an increase
OF $500, ,S3T
The results OF the operation OF the
parent and subsidiary companies
which include Fredetek Ley!and q
Co. Ltd. operating the American
Line. the Red Star Line. the White
star Line, the Atlantic Transport Line
and the Leyland Line. were:
Gross earnings latter
providing for British
excess profts duty,
also miscellaneous
earnings and insurance
fund surplus for the
year ........,...,.'..ts o,oV0iV%V''"
Deduct: Gross operating
and general expenses,
including U. 3. income
tax, excess profits tax
and British income tax,
also interest on deben-
ture bonds OF subsidi-
AIRY companies. ..... e2.OOb'zl2's
Net earnings. before pro-
viding for interest on
l. M. NJ. Co. bonds and
depreciation on steam
ers s...'' ;'-''''' 'Sf'o''o"o'A'
Interest on 1. Nj. M. Co.
bonds ........... 2,30s,232l3
Depreciation on steamers 6,225.66S.6o
Net result. ... 1902 0l2.4l
'For proper comparison with re-
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THE strike Of street employees which has completely
tied up the surface lines OF Chicago, failed to keep
these two young women from reaching their place OF
employment A borrowed bicycle amply flied the bill.
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sults Of previous years the earnings
Of the britiah companies have beon
converted &C ss.ss per pound stsrlins
EARNINGS or STEAMERS.
The foregoing statement represents
sarninss OF steamers directly oper-
ated by the international Mercantile
Marine Company. including those OF
the subsidiary companies. which are
largely British. ana Of which the en-.
tire capital stock is owned by the In
ternationAi Mercantile Marine Com
pany. except Frederick Leyland 4 Co..
Ltd. OF which company about ~ per
cent OF the preferred shares ana 90
per cent OF the common shares are
owned. Since the compilation of the
report the international Mercantile
Marine Company has made pro-
possl to the minority owners which
will largely increase Its holdings.
The combined income account for
1919 shows a surplus after meeting
all fixed charges an doperatins ex-
penses OF tITT40.e31. as compared
with a surplus OF Sl2,0fo,o3T for 1918,
an Increase OF s4.s0e, ,394.
II is announced that during the
year virtually all the stock OF George
Thompson a Co, Ltd. not already
held has been acquired on satisfae-
tory terms jointly by the Ocean
Steam Navigation Company and the
shaw. savill & Albion Company, 30
that the joint ownership now covers
100 per cent OF the ordinary shares,
100 per cent management shares and
e0.2 per cent OF the preference shares
WOULD HAVE EXPANDED.
President Franklin says In regard
to the. attempt to obtain the German
passenger steamers. the sale Of which
was prevented by an Injunction Sc
cured by william r. Hearst, that the
bids OF the company for thirty Of the
steamers (all or none), for seventeen
tall or none) and for twenty-five sew
orally. including In each bid the
Leviathan, were the highest received.
The company would have been OBJ
ligated to establish itself In both
passenger and freight services. Thus,
President Franklin says, the line
would have expanded under the Amer
lean flag and would have greatly
strengthened the American merchant
marine.
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INTERESTS OF WASHINGTON
&ARMNM INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS FIRMS %||
Street Car Companies Are Spending
Millions for Improved Service

men held stand u by lack
a. the
Of with
out a
and e SS
guards being ana
follows
rhe
Circle Coumea
Ninth
scare of
to
new
EastCa barnw cars"
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BOMB SHATTERED
LONDON REAL MYTH.
Lack Of War Signs and Relics
OF Zeppelin Raids Disap-
po.nt Tourists.

LONDON. July io.--"show US some
OF the damage done by tho zepps." is
the nrst demand OF the crowds OF
American tourists now seen In the
streets OF London. The houses OF
Parliament. westminster Abbey. the
Tower are set back to be visited after
an inspection OF the few remaining
vestises OF London's great war terror
"Why, 10 that ali7" they chorus AS
they gather In groups around the
base OF cisopstrss Needle, on the
Thames embAnkment. snap-shootins
the splinter holes, on the granite
ninth and running their nnsers into
the slits In the metal statues that
we're made by nyins fragmAnts.
disappointment is invari,bly eA-
pressed, for the truth 10 that London
shows no trace OF the Zeppelin and
Gotha raids that are worth crossing
the street TO see. Al Lincoin's Inn
and Gray's Inn there are small bomb
holes now nlied with cement. but
such sights" make no appeal to the
ina gtnstion.
out In the working-clAss suburbs,
where small houses we're blown 10
bits, the damage was worse, but even
that does not tell the story OF the
nsmeless horror OF the invisible death
that hovered nightly over 9.0Oo.ooO
people, and that Is why the tourists
go to France convinced that bomb
Al altered" London is a myth.
Another source OF disappointment
Is that there are no genuine souvenirs
OF the raids to be bought. only a
small uade Ia being done In tbs in
eyiiab!o fakes" which some OF the
people living in the bombed districts
have collected with an eye - tJe
A'ne lean demand.
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GOES TO FIRE RETURNS
TOFIND HOME BURNING

PHILADELPHIA. July is.-some-
BODY inr. Abramsky's house dropped
q spark from q eigsrstts into a
feather bed last night shouts and
screams taken up by nsiShbors were
relaysd sad Truck No. 2 responded.
Firemen arrived just In time TO see
neishbors stamping out the last OF
the names. the mattress having been
thrown out a window. John Dinai
tod the nremsn n was all over and
walked back into his home.
Before the apparatus got started
AWAY John came running out again.
yelling "Firep In his hurry TO help
AbrsmslSy he had overturned a lamp,
and a lively blaze was In progress In
his own house. Firemen exunguished
IL with slight loss.
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Of the hritiah companies have beeh
converted &C ss.s5 per pound stsrlins.
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WHAT EVANSVILLE
PEOPLE ARE DOING

HYATTsyILLE, MD. July &c.
II. FAILING. OF 2429 North Capitol
strs ot, en- employe OF the Washlngton
navy yard. Was awarded the new.
fully equipped Ford car offered b.
the eArniyal committee OF the Odd
Fellows here. Saturday night. Miss
Alice Thornley,. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert w. Thornley,. was award
ed q handsome Red Cross pillow made
by Harry White, OF Hyattsville. The
carnival closed Saturday night. when
an unusually large crowd. including
many Wsshinstonians. was present.
The baseball team OF the Snyder
Farmer Post. American Legion. Sat-
urdsy afternoon defeated the Berwyn
nine, 0 TO o. In zsntzinsers Park
here.
The sum OF sssy0i4 has been raised
to date In the drive for $4,000 by
the consrega alton OF 81. Jerome's Cath
olic Church TO build a new church,
school and halL A total OF 81 ,6s5 was
turned In saturdsy evening. Next
reports will be submitted at a meet
ing wednesday evening on the church
lawn.
II looks as though HyattsviIie',
night for q city delivery system is go
ing TO be successful Former Mayor
Matthew +. Halioran visited First AS
sistant Postmaster General Koons
and was informed that Hyattsville's
wishes most probably could be grant
ed. An inspector will be sent TO
Hyattsville to investigate the situa-
tion, and IL 10 expected jnstailation
OF the system will follow soon. Mr..
Hslloran asked for city delivery with
two carriers at annual salaries OF
81, 900 each
The Washington times., 1920-07-19
K. OF C. TO HONOR F0CH.

BOSTON. July 10-Announcement
that Marshal Foeh would be made an
honorary member OF tie American
knights Of Columbus upon the oc-
casion of his unveiling OF the statue
OF Lafayette. the orders gift 10
France. at Metz on August 81. was
made here yesterday by Supreme
Knight James A. F'laherty. OF Phil
adelphta.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03

monthly meeting on Thursday evening
at the church parlor.
The Kings Heralds will meet with
Miss Edith Lewis on Tuesday afternoon.
The Light Bearers will meet at the
home OF Miss Mildred Mc0eAth on
Miss Myrtle Harness Of wheeling -
spending some time with Miss Matte
Secrsst and enjoying rest.
Mr. and Mrs. {. A. johnson and lam,
lily and Mrs. Clarlssa Scrasgs ana
granddauGhters. Misses Hazel and Coda
were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Chappell at dinner Saturday evening
attending the Decoration Day services
In the afternoon.
MIR. Boyce McFaddcn of Akron spent
the week END with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. A Stonebreaker Of
Demos called on D. E. Perkins on Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. viii Patterson and wife OF Cleve-
land visited on Sunday with the Tor
mer's mother and sister. Mrs. Louise
Patterson and Mrs. Barnes
Mr. Gordon Chappell who 10 employed
at Beech Bottom. was home Tor the
week
Mr. George Parsons OF Akron visited
his mother and family at Badgerspurg
on Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Hcathcrington OF Akron is with
The little child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Brooks Is quite Ill.
Eugene. little son of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Vaughn. Ia very SICK with colo
on the lungs.
Miss Neva Klldow has returned from
Crestiine. where she was called by the
serious illness Of her nephew, Lawrence
Bolou. He still continues quite poorly
Mrs Sara M!nnamyer and son OF Bel
laire were The guests OF M. ana MRS
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BETHESDA

Decoration Day exercises were very
nttingly observed here on saturday.
Music was furnished by the Bethesda
hand 4 large company consisting OF
loan Legion. school children and the cit
.zcns formed the line Of march to the
cemeteries and decorated the graves OF
fallen heroes in the morning. The Al
ieruoon services were held at the lark
AUDITORIUM The principal addresses
Uolley Of the VI. =. church OF Steuhcn-
vile. were exceptionally good. d.
The book BACK to Gods Country,
viIl he illustrated at the conservative
theatre on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings OF this week.
IT'S people. also lecture. VIII he gwen
,nr the VI. T. church on Sunday evening:
Or sloan district superintendent or
mo pittsburgh district. of the Nazarine
church. Will begin series OF evangells-
tir meetings at the Mission here on
sunday, June 6th. Messrs Frleze ana
Watkins. Of Cleveland. will be present
n" Nr.t week to assist in the singing.
Mr.. carleton Jones OF this place ana
Miss Nellie Fields OF North Carolina,
both Of the Bible School OF Cleveland
were married in the college church.
Cleveland. on Wednesday evening. They
ARE spending some time with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. {. Jones.
Tho Woman's Research Club held
their monthly meeting at the nom" or
Mrs Anna MCNIillen Monday evening.
0GIcers were elected for the ensueing
wear and an interesting program was
rendered Worthy Of special mention
Dallas and the PAPER on Camp Sherman
hv Mrs Willard ripper. The club sus-
uerdcd their meetings I'll September.
". b. - 3. wall hold their regular
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\, !. STOCKS

NEW YORK. June 2.--Thc stock mar
ket was in a state of suspended ANNA
tlon during the greater part or touaS
deSultory dealings. transactions inr "a"
fun session scarcely totaling ''V''''
shares.
Price tendencies were mainly down
ward again although losses cN'tpi
among selected issues. partly re'r,eNSu
when the money market developed IN
expected ease and the shorts io""u -
ALI money opened At s percent. rr
Fiction OF yesterdays sharp r;St. '"|
relaxed to 6 percent In the IaSt NJ ~
a surplus OF offerings. I" wnIch uu, ,,,.
town banks made substantial 'o"'''
tons. ,,., ..-
A steady tone prevailed n f"rr'gn en
change. ESPECIALLY the London qu"ta'.ESn
which rose about five GEMS q" "r
pound over YESTERDAY ma niI IL Tho
heavy purchases Of demand oi,.Ss, mn
Paris rate also recorded inateri7' INV
provement. but marks reacted. ,,,,di.
Advtces deaiing with in4uS'E,Ht rp,cm,
tions were conflicting. the eQutPii;;rr,1
C0nn,nics reporting moderate ou!1nS'
vhlis additional curta'sm"nt o. OPSIt
t,onS was indicated N IN" wooIch: a. 40,
ton and leath"r 'ndu sori' and ron pro-
Sneis reiiert further relief in the
freight situation. .,.. ~
hSid. from the relative firmnesS ..
,o,,. rricad rails and pressure againSt
;n%ovfnsn, issues ~ that group. SOCKS
shnwsd no alteration from their r.ccnl
Lrsirant tone. The moderate rally tr2u
INK made greater Roadway IN Sp ear.
tlvc issues than among Stahuato S"''~
wherr No, declines ruled. ,hn
Dullness in stocks extended |" I.e
bond market. vi, hL'herty issues eNper,-
rnrlnS further depreciation. IN S"h,r -.
.an ~ StsIIing one, percent. Speculat-
~" or Sonvertibic railroad bonds were
0rm and foreign issues wer" tcat urI T w
~ strength ~ Anxlo-FrNnch > t0 Oh
sales (par valuel agGreEStra E,r, 80, ,n.
changed on call.
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SUGAR

NEW YORK, June The local mar.
ket for raw sugar continues quiet and
prices are normally unchanged at 1874
cents for Cuba cost and freight equal IL
2n57 for centrifugal. The arrivals or
raw sugar during the past few days
have been quito heavy and seemed to
have taken care Of the demands Of re-
fincrs for the present at least. and they
were out OF the market. while the DO
mand from operators was not very &C
tive and bids OF l9% cents for Cubas
cost and freight which were heard in
the market yesterday failed 10 make
their appearance today. Nevertheless
offerings werc not being pressed and
holders were inclined to wait develop
mentS.
The market for refined was UNCHANGED
Ell. TO 26is cents for I'm" graduated. IL
was said that IN the west increased al.
locations were being made by some OF
the western renners. although locally
tho demand was still In excess OF the
supply. Recently large rctner was
SAID 10 have made some allntmcntS for
July and August shipment at e2ls cents
for fine EranulHted. with all rehnerA
said to be pretty we'll sold ahead.
In futures there was another advance
Of 100 points by somc of the active pos
itionS or the full maximum gain per
mlttcd in any one days session. The
advance was due TO covering and huy-
ing by trade interests as the recent
sharp decline was said to have been
too pid and carried the market below
a rarity with rawS.
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Iopen. High. Low. ! Close,
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, June Cattle. 1000; beef
steers and she stock 20 cents higher; top
yearlings 1880; hest heavy 400; bulk
1880 q 1875; bulk and COWS and heit-
ers $50 q 100; canrets mostly. $50 q
b75; bologna bulls weak. but butcher
bulls steady; feeders and calves steady
to 25 cents higher; top vealers 10 TO eS
cents higher; bulk 400 q 1880.
Hogs, receipts $4,000: heavies steady
cents higher: closing weak on heavits
and steady on others: top 1855: bulk
light and light butchers 1856 Q 1856
bulk 400 pounds and over 1895 D 1880:
pigs. mostly steady. bulk 1850 % 1880.
Sheer. receipts $1,000; slow. Quality
spr',lr lambs 400 q 1850; others held
hlRhar; bulk shorn lambs 400 q 1915;
! choice ewes 1000; bulk $50 q 1000.
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NEW YORK. June 2.--Mercantile pa
per IN; exchange irregular. Sterling
60 day bills 1904: commercial go day
bills on banks. 1904: commercial 90
1851. Francs demand 1857: cables
1855 Belgian francs demand l2.2l;
cables 1925; guilders demand ssh
cables 363. Lire demand 1855 cable
1856; marks demand 23.9; cables 240.
New York exchange on Montreal III
percent discount. Government bonds
heavy: railroad bonds irregular.
Time loans strong: high &; low 8: rul-
Ing rate S: closing bid &; offered at s.:
last loan 6: bank acceptances 6h.
Sterling weakened slightly In late
dealings. sixty day bills 3sS1s; CONNER
ciaI so days bills on banks 3sSh; COM
mercinl 50 day bills 1855; demand 3s3k;
cables 394.
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RurrER. EGQS. CHEESE.

ANEW YORK. June 2.-Butt-r. weak;
Creamery higher than extras bsi a
IN creamery cNtras (92 sCOre) CSC
firm SS to 81 score. 526 SOC: packing
stock curret make No; .. 4lC.
Eggs firm, storage packed. extra
firsts 46i. d47l9c: firstS 44H n ACC;
fresh gathered extra firsts 4il4 n 4tc,
rirsts ilie T43itc: state, Pennsylvania
and nearby western hcnnery whites
firsts to extras 5tG5br; stale, Penn
sylvanla and nearby honnery browns.
extras 4oig Il soc; gathered browns and
mixed Colors. fIrsts To extras A2T
isiaC. go,
cheese. easier: state. whole milk
flats held. specials white and Colnrcd
ale: do average run 3Oc; state, whole
milk flats current make specials white
and coored @Td2SC: average run 2sH /"
Live poultry. easier. freight brnilers
undunted: fowls iced 3t@ 35c: old roos-
ters 10000: dressed steady. prices
unchanged.
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CHICAGO CORN

CHICAGO. June 2--MaterLal fresh up
turns in the price of corn resulted to-
day from continued failure OF railroad
EFFORTS to enlarge receipts here. The
close was unsettled but TO ~ cents
higher, with July $l75 to l.76E. oats
ga Iucd II. TO Ia cents. In provisions
The outcome ranged from 20 cents de-
cline TO a rise of - cents.
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DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. Jmnt 2.--COtt0n goods
to-day were quiet with gray goods
pr,rrs stcadicr Yarns wgfe stcadier;
trade being light Nearly half tn"
worsted yarn orders in hand have been
cancelled. in som" spinning mills owing
To the decline IN wool and raw SILK
lower prices for thu spring season OF
1927 are now expected by primary mer-
chants. FniShcrs az cotton goods are
running about 81 per cent "f capacity.
Bleaching costs have been advanced as
OF June.
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CLOSING STOCK LETTER.

rRr Private Wire To A. r. Masten & Coz
NEW YORK. June 2.-StoCks showed
a hardening tendency in the afternoon
trading with the Mexican Petrol cum Is
sues and the low priced rails the lead
ing features Trading was rather quiet
with some OF tho market leaders easy
during part Of the day. but showing A
late recovery. The rails w"rc persist
entity steady throughout IN" session.
W. J. WOLLMAN & co.