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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Quotations Mixed on Refined SUGAR

New York. May 1.-THE Federal
Sugar Refining Go. has announced a
price for refined sugars of 26 cents per
and August delivery. The American
Sugar Refining Co. and the National
Co. continue to offer refined at 1876,
less per cent for cash. Arbuckle Bros.
quote 20 cents, but are accepting no
business. The raw market continues
narrow, with only 15.050 bags reported
In the sales of yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Steel Meraer Hits Snao

New York, May 14.--While the pro-
posed independent steel merger. involv-
Ing Bethlehem Steel Corporation and
Lackawanna Steel Co., is not definitely
bureaus that many obstacles have been
encountered which interests Identified
with transaction may not be able TO
overcome.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Boston Wool Market Dull

Boston, May 1.-THE Commercial Bull
letin tomorrow will say: "The wool mar
ket has been duh this week for the
except on the choice fine woos the
world over The Australian clip pool
has been rejected by the growers who
want free market. The goods market
Is very duh and unsettled and cancella :
tions have been reported more generally
In woolens. Buying in the West has
lesscned."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, May 14.--Spot cotton was
quiet today with prices easier on the
basis OF a decline of IA points for mid
ding at 26,40d. The sales were 1000
bales The receipts 1900 bales, in
cluding i2,l00 bales American. Futures
were easy in the early dealings Spot
prices we're: American, middling. fair,
81 sod; good middling, 2S.90d; fully
mtddling, 27.65d middling, 26.40d low
middling 23,10d good ordinary, 19.9Od,
and ordinary, lS.90d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
GOVERN MENT BONDS
U. s. Releases Nitrate Of Sod,

Washington, May ID. - Under au-
thority of joint resolution adopted re
Gently by Congress, the War Depart-
ment yesterday released 100, 900 tons of
nitrate Of soda for sale to the public.
The selling price has been fixed al
$500 per ton, which is estimated to
be the precise cost to M government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

rIooa Trust Increases Dividend

The Tioga Trust co. has declared a
semIannuaI dividend of per cent, pay
able June ]. This Is an Increase OF |
per cent in the regular semiannual dis
,ributiom, previous declarations having
bsnn made rs Eer cent regular and |
per cent extra The sum of $4,000 has
asen added to surplus, making the total
Sib, 900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Reserve Banks Discount Rates

Official, discount rates at the twelve
Federal Reserve banks were as follows:
(The first column gives rates for ali
periods up to and including fifteen
day maturity, the second for a period
OF sixteen to ninety days. The third and
fourth columns give the rates of dis
counts of collateral loans secured by
government bonds or notes)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
er Govt pa per
NO Ii 10 ~

Rates on outstanding certificates OF
indebtedness continue unchanged at s
per cent with the exception OF Minne-
apolis, where the rate Is AZ per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Prices Steady on Paris sourse

Paris, May l4.-PTices were steady on
the Bourse today. Three per cent rentes
we're quoted at So francs; exchange on
London, So francs, soc; per cent loan,
81 francs, csc The dollar was quoted
at 10 francs 26lsc, a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

A. d. w. Smith, president Of the
Northeast Coal Co. and AFFILIATED com
panies; Henry ~ Bromley. vice presi-
dent of the North American Lace Co.
and william $. Evans. OF the firm of
West & Co. have been elected dIrec-
tors of the Colonial Trust Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

The New York Subtreasury gained
$3l 900 from the banks yesterday, max
ing cash net gain since Friday Of
$2,S5b, 900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
BAR SILVER

Commercial bar silver was quoted In
New York today at 99Ac an ounce, a
decline OF "a in London at sd lower.
at 5ghd. "A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Financial Briefs

The North Philadelphia Trust co. held
its annual banquet for employees Of the
company at the Bellevue Stratford last
evening. There were sixty present. The
dinner was followed by "A dance.
The average price of twenty active
industrial stocks decreased O.4o per
cent yesterday to 90.sO. while the TWEEN
ty railroads declined 063 per cent TO
7l.73.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
BANK ClEARINGS
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.

Chicago, May l4.-HOGS-- Estimated re-
ceIpts, 80. 900 heed; left over, IA, ,642. Steady
to iOc lower; si5.lO paid. Average cd~l
yesterday, $3.50
CATTLE-E Estimated receipts 1000 head.
SHEEP-Estimated receipts. 5000 head.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

The membership OF u. j. Scott. on the
New York Cotton Exchange, has been
sold to II. L. Goss for $4,000. a de-
crease of $500
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

William S. Evans. of West G. Co has
been elected to the board of directors
Of the Coopers Creek Chemical Co, of
West Conshohocken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
pHILADELPHIA-Can. 6 per cent

pHILADELPHIA-t per cent :;
time. per cent; commercial paper
three to six months, per cent.
(Note--These are merely nominal
quotations, AS the legal rate Of interest
in the state of Pennsylvania Is fixed at
per cent. Plus premium and commits
sion time money for thirty to ninety
days Is loaning 7 per cent, while COM
mcrcial paper from three 10 six months
Is being offered at 7 and IA per cent?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

PIttsburgh, Pa. May 14,-HOGS-Re-
ceipts, 1900 head, Market higher: Heayies,
S8I:Ss 1tSs SiF%rT psa S .iSS "a
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts, 400
head. Market steady. Top sheep. 'il.5oi
X SckLvEs--Receipts. 200 head. Market
steady. Top, 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

Corn new delIyeTy(-. time Vest.
Hss 3ss 4i ?a;' iEE$ 'i: Fs s' EE$5% 49," ; AZ:
%%$ l,iS e. - 'sstS issss$ 'SSf$ SS33F SfIs 81 (
july ESra'-2i 81 80 21tO 2I,.o 2I.o7 '2i42
JuIy E'Os .Iss5 1905 1880 1900 1900
IBID. tAsked
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

LOSDOS-Money is quoted at 5A
per cent Discount rates short and three
months bills, 6h per cent.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
United states Wen Mastered.
There an 2o5 naEigablo streams q
e United BtntuA

Changing TIE Color Of eemA
n = possible 10 change the color -
precious and semipreciOu9 stones %
exposing them to the action Of radium-
A Frenchman who has devoted him
self 70 thI3. study has obtained ~
markabIe results He bought sap
phIres Of different kinds and put them
a Q box with q small quantity Of
radlum. At the end Of 4 month the
transformation were a. foIlowsi
white sapphlres had become yellow;
blue. green; violet. blue; wine-colorOd
stone, red; dark blue. violet
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
How Mint Guys Cod.

The mint buys gold in anv form,
whether coined or not. when presented
In sums to the value Of $50 or more.
The face value of coins is not con-
sidered, only their weight and purity.
An equivalent amount Of lawful money
Il given in exchange. Theoretically,
the gold Is coined and handed back to
the owner without charge. In practice,
as a matter OF convenience and to
save time, the mint simply buys. the
gold and pays its full coinage value
that Is, what Il viii be when coined
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
Worlds Largest opsL

Proclaimed as the largest uncut NJ
eious stone in the world, an enOrmo'
absolutely fiawleSs black opal r,.s,s
y discovered in the United Sta \
low in the Office of a government "A
eial in Washington. The gem contain,
approximately p cubic inches sDs
weighs 2.5T2.S32 carats. 1t is v,lu.s
at $4,000 by the owners. The n
nous VienneSe opal. which vas via
out an equal until this specimen m
found, weighs 1.6JS,927 caratS
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
ErankllnIn Queer uisinn

When Benjamin Franklin became a,
drSt American postmaster general Ii,
Wheelbarrow was prominent in mai
transportation That Franklin ezper
ed something better was shown BY Nh
active interest in the first balloons and
In electricity. He was not for one AZ
but for ali ages.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21

The use OF woods In airplanes has
caused experiments to be made regard
ing the resistance TO decay Of various
woods. Spruce. which has been ex-
tensively used in alrplane construc-
don, is not particularly durable. Port
Oxford cedar. Southern cypress and
California redwood are very resistant
20 decay.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
Japan laugh, by China.

The arts Of printing and writing
were introduced into Japan from China
IN the year 2S4. In 673 the Emperor
Temmu directed the publication Of the
first japanese books. "KojjIki," or An
cIent Legends.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
Felony and Citizenship.

II q person who has lost his citizen
ship as a result Of conviction for Q
felony receives a pardon from the gov
0rnor Of the state or the president OF
the United States, his citizenship may
be restored and he II again eligible
for ONCE; otherwise he Il Ineligible
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
Can Always Find 4 Kick..

Jud Tunkins says the oldest man N
ever met couldn't remember a Nm,
when everybody agreed that bushes
was fine and things were as chssn !,
could reasonably he expected
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
Getting Set

The way some men arrange then
napkins when they SIT down at a table,
you would think they were going to get
q shave instead Of q meaL-Arkansas
Thomas Cat.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
Hotel for DOGS and cats.

A hotel for dogs and cats was opened
q short time ago in London to care for
the pets Of persons leaving the city tenn
porarily.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21

Easy 70 Chanoe NAME IN England.
In England no legal formalIties are
necessary for a change Of name. 4
person may call himself BY any mama
he pleases, and may change his nams
as often as he likes, provided such
changes are not made from fraudulent
- improper motives.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
They Guessed Il

When the band played How Dry
Am" at the league ball park at Port.
land, Ore, three japanese fans stood
In their box with hats raised, thinking
Il the national anthem.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
Jud Tunkfna

Jud Tunkins says It might Be better
for the world II tombstones were more
reliable. No matter what kind OF
lie a man leads. he's almost sure q
. complimentary epltaph.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21

Through DiffSeuIty 70 Triumph.
Many men owe the grandeur Of then
hives to their tremendous dificultieass
0purgeOn.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
Why He couIdHH

Jones dismaIly: Il simply can't
meet my creditorsF HIS friend:
why should you? What IN the world
g you employ a secretary fort"
The broad ax., 1920-08-21

street, len Sunday evening for Spring
field, III as one OF the delegates from
Mt Zion Temple No p Of the U.
B. rs and s. II. rs. who met in
the;r annual meeting m that city on
Monday. Mrs. Harsh also served as
secretary Of the State Grand Lodge
Of the Royal Household. On her re-
turn home she win start east to at
tend The B. ~. c. at New York City.
which meets September IS.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
Putting Pianh

N rg2otting a plant put q layer a
Ulnders In the bottom for drainage
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
- -. r.,.,,.,.I. n,,,,,

Enter the coI:apsEhIo Drum
A folding drum for orchestra musi
Haans has been invented that Is extend
"a 10 full size by ed RIBS between
ne heads.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21

Miss Ina Fowler and Miss Lena
Payne, Of Washington. DC are in
the city wishing at the home OF the
aunt Of Miss Fowler. Mrs. Geneva
Smith, 425 E. 18th place. The young
ladies viii attend the wedding Mon
day evening. August q, of Miss Kate
May Fowler, TO Lieut. James E.
Mitchem. On Wednesday. August
Is, Mrs. Smith win accompany her
niece and Miss Payne on their return
home, stopping in New York City
several weeks before arriving in
Washington, d. c.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21

Mrs. King Jefferson, 500 s. Wa
bash avenue, leaves this evening on
a months vacation tour through the
east. While absent she will visit At
Iantic City, n. J., Philadelphia, Pa,
and New York City, where she viii
attend the B. NJ. c. and take part IN
its sessions and in the sessions of
the Household Of Ruth.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21

RONtno In Top HGts.
OarsmsD IN the early days Of TIE
Oxford Cambridgs boat races wore top
hats.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21

Mrs. Lacy Dicloerson. Of Cleveland,
Ohio. is visiting her brother, Mr..
David Manson, who has been con
fined to the house for several weeks
with illness. Mr.. Manson is improv-
ing and expects TO be out again in a
few days.
The broad ax., 1920-08-21

Ne. Mary Harsh. 206, Federal
The broad ax., 1920-08-21
CHIPS.

Mrs Bass, he aged and highly re-
sepected mothcr Of Mrs. Alpha Max
well. 4a07 Prairie avenue. returned
home last Tuesday from long and
pleasant visit with relatives and
friends at zaaesviiie and Springfield,
Ohio
Dr. S. Dorsey, the popular and
reliable druggist, Thirty-6rst street
and Vernon avenue. win leave Mon
day. evening on a two weeks pleasure
trip 70 birmingham. Ala, Atlanta and
Augusta. Ga, and several points in
South Carolina
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-14

at any distance. He had faint light perception and there was hope for restoration of sight in one eye. He kept his eyes shut.
 The man was adjudged eligible for retraining under the Federal Board for Vocational Education and was about to be assigned to the Maryland Workshop for the Blind, when an- other physician managed to persuade the negro that he could see.
 The physicians report reads as fol- lows: "He was suffering from psycfo- neurosis hysteria giving rise 10 mark ed blepharospasm and photophobia and amaurosis. All physical findings negative. Treatment by suggestion completely cured up all symptoms and I discharged this man cured.''
 All of which high sounding language means in everyday talk, that here was a man who thought himself blind and thought so hard that he made other people think so. When the doctor made him think he saw, he saw.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-14

around flying fields or seapiane har- bors a bit.
 ssFor example, you might hear one aviator say to another:
 CT decided to take sole flip so 1 gave her the gun and soomed up a thousand a minute, did an Immel- man and then set her down with a dead stock
 Translated, this means:
 CT decided to take a short flight much as possible and ascended at rate of one thousand feet per minute, then performed an evolution whereby my airplane scared upward, turned over on her wing and immediately travelled back on the course over which she had just come. and I then made aolanding with out the aid of my moter.'
 Here are just a few bits of this queer tongue and their meanings: Hitting nicely, motor running smooth ly; upstairs, in the air; prop club or stock, propeller; stick (two mean ings), control column; f1ipper, eleva- tor; bus, ship, trick. job, or sky buggy, airp1ane; ceiling, highest alti- LuuG to "hiCu d Slseh d1TPIdne Cdh rise; >three-pointing, landing correct ly with tail skid and landing wheels touching the ground at the same mo- ment; : -cloud-punching, flying through clouds; pancake, land roughly, per uniting the plane to drop several feet to the ground; hattening out, getting the plane level in the air preparatory to landing; freeze to the controls, grip the controls tightly; come out of spin, resume normal position in the air after doing a tail spin; one foot on the ground, taking no chances; washing, or crackup, dam age to machine: rolling her over, looping, the works, all possible stuntS-"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-14
HOWE TO TALK
 ON PLUMB PLAN''

Frederic c. Howe, who recently re- signed as United States States Com missioner of Immigration at the Port of Now York, to be associated with the Plumb Plan League, has long been identified with movements for con- strUctiTe democracy.
 Dr. Howe began life as a journalist He graduated from Alieghe eny College and Johns Hopkins University, and for Is years praedced law in Cevo- had, Ohio. While in Cleveland Dr. Howe was actively identified with Tom L. Johnson in the fight for m11- nicipal membership, and the initia tive and referendum, in which fight he was elected to the City Council, then to the Tsx Commission, then to the Ohio State Senate, where he served for three years.
 Abandoning the practice of law, he was elected Director of the People S Institute of New York, which con ducted a peoples university in Cooper Union, on the East Side. He resigned from this position when appointed Conn missioner of Immigration at the Port of New York by President Will son.
 pr. Howe is the author of many books on constructive democracy Among them are:
 The City, the Hope of Democracy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-14
AVIATION HAS
 ADDED MUCH TO OUR LANGUAGE

Everyone knows that the airplane has made history in both war and peace, but very few, even of those closely connected with flying, realize that it has also made language, ac- cording to C. J. Zimmerman, chief test pilot for the Aeromarine Plane (. Motor Go, of Newport, N@ J.
 MT. Zimmerman was an Army Air Service instructor during the war, and since that time as Aeronnarine pilot has come in daily contact with both navy and civilian fiers. He knows therefore, most of the terms which has developed in the flying game in it's three principal divisions.
 Aviation has added appreciably to the languages of the world" he said recently While I would not at tempt to estimate the number of the new words and phrases, and new meanings for old words, which have sprung up and will soon make their way into the dictionary, there is no doubt that they are considerable. Engineers are responsible for one kind of expressions, which I might call air language, and pilots for another, which can only be described d as air slanguage- Both classes of men use both lingoes, however, and when a group get to talking seriously of the flying game their conversation is as intelIjgible to an outsider as the proceedings at a political convention to a Hottentot-
 The engineers contribution to the dictionary consists chiefly of tecf1ni- cal terms such as aerofoil, camber, decalage, cabre. strut, longeron, fuse lage, helicopter, ornithepter, dihedral, sweepback, and many others. The pilots lingo is one more of actions than of things. They will talk of / bumpy air, three-pointinG fips, zooms, jobs and ceilings until the listener is convinced that either he does not understand English or the pilot isn't talking that tongue But it is quite simple when you have been
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-14

Privilege and Democracy in Amer ica. c
 European Cities at Work.
 SociaIzed Germany.
 Wisconsin, an Experiment in De- mocracy.
 The Modern City and it's Problems.
 The Only Possible Peace.
 The Land and the Soldier.
 Dr. Howe has lectured widely from one end of the continent to the other. He is a. contributor to the leading magazines and has recently returned from the Paris Peace Conference.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-14
STUDENTS ARE FORBIDDEN TO
 JOIN MILITARY

Berlin, May 14-High school pupils here have been forbidden by the Minister of Education to join any kind. of military organizations. Those who already have become member% are directed to withdraw.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-14
 BELIEVED TO BE TOTALLY BLAND: SIGHT RESTORED
Ex-Service Man Adjudged Eligible for for Reraining When Power of SuS- geStion Restored Sight.

Among blinded ex-service men there was a. curious case of a negro who seemed to De blind in both eyes. Neither eye could perceive five fingers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-14
Che :RQQdl1nnQX
 Store al
 Pretty PODIin Dresses
The Store closes daily at 6 o'clock
Pretty Poplin Dresses

Only few of these Popn Dresses left Women who the subdued colors should them
 In blue and black Some have ovess others dap the hips Very neatly Sizes 6 to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-14

arrived We ought have had them the beginning Splendid quality With tucked ounce finished with of knife pat
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-26
Billy Sunday Out For Wood

The Rev. William A. (Billy) Sunday
is for Leonard Wood for the Republi'
cal presidential nomination. In let
ter TO General Wood, in which he
promises his support in the presiden-
lial campaign the Rev. Sunday. writing
from Norfolk, West Virginia, said;
For several weeks I have been
promising myself l would write you
and let you know you have booster in
ms; that ever since our great loss in
the death Of everybody's friend that
had drop Of American blood in his
veins, Col. Roosevelt, that you were
my choice for the Republican nomina'
tion Tor president.
Il fud sentiment about as follows:
Wood, 10, percent; Lowden, IS per
cent; Harding 10 percent; Taft, S per
cent. So the Sunday bunch is solid
for General Wood.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-26
LiICOln'S Lost Speech

NEW YORK, Feb. 2l--Seventy'
eight years ago tomorrow in Springfield,
H., where his tomb is now shrine be-
fore which a nation bcws in reverence,
young Abraham Lincoln paid tribute TO
George Washington. The words he
uttered there, perhaps as eloquent as
his word famed Gettysburg address,
have been lost Tor three quarters oi a
century in the pages Of country
newspaper hidden away in the files Of
the congressional library. They were
brought TO light TO be given to the
world for the first time almost on the
eve OF another birthday Of the first pres
ident.
This is the one hundred and tenth
anniversary Of the birthday OF Washing
ton," he said. We are met 10 cele'
bra;e this day. Washington is the
mightiest name on earth--long since
mightiest in moral reformation. On
tha, name an euiogy is expected. It
cannot be. To add brightness 10 the
sun or glory 10 the name Of Washing.
ion is alike impossible. Let none at
tempt it. In solemn awe pronounce
the name and in its naked, deathless
splendor, leave it shining on."-By
Associated Press.