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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14
No1ice 1o ProDerty Owners

Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned until 3 o'clock p. m, Tuesday. January 20, 1920, for certain grading. sidewalk, granite curbing and brick gutter paving under Improvement Ordinance No. 27-D. Specifications may be obtained and plans examined at this office. The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals.
 JULIAN KENDRICK. City Engineer.
 Age Herald Ian 13 IA l5, 16, 1920
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14

It is estimated that Germany has over 100000 people who are at present un- employed.
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TO BUY, SELL OR RENT HOME QUICK-UsE THESE CoII
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE K

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE K
 H0UsEs FoR SALE loo
 B. F. EBORN
 315 Empire Bldg. M. 1197. FARM IN BIRMINGHAM-D Don't exact that it must be located on one of our prominent. downtown, business corners; but we mean what we say; it is strictly in Birmingham, just two blocks from the beautiful bitulithic street leading to the main business center, which you can reach by auto in less than 8 min utes; 1t is 10 acres, Groom dwelling, good neighborhood fruits. without sour grapes to remind you of any bad trade if you buy it; $l0.0oo; duplicate it if you can. but let me know it when you do; your terms. if you are in your right mind when you ask for them; we mean reasonable terms; would consider ac- ceptauce desirable Groom in part pay ment.
 NORTH HIGHLANDS Modern 7-room residence, 14th ave. near 18th st. 5000; easy terms.
 SUBURBAN BARGAIN Large, choice corner. 9-room residence; small cash payment; monthly payments less than rent; see it quick or you miss it: s40o0. SOUTH HIGHLANDS-S Splendid, modern, 1O-room 2-story residence: fine condi- ton; choice location; rents well; beau tiful lot. 50x19o; servants house on rear: near 12th ave; 5000; s1O0o cash. $50 per month; place is renting for more. SOUTH HIGHI1ANDS-5-roo dwelling elevated, level lot, 50xfe0; $500 cash or terms; might consider good auto. QUEENSTOwN-Dea Lake, 30 acres, near railroad and station; sold under pressure: $500; there will be a dozen busy if you want it!
 WOODLAwN-6-room dwelling; large lot; Tfdewater line, center of Wood lawn; s2750; s75o cash, 50 per month. SOUTH H1GHLANDS-Th best bargain on the Highlands; subject your pur- chase to your taste and you will pay for 1t; to get a bargain you must take it where you find it; this is a splendid 2-story modern 7-room home furnace heat; grates, gas, lights, modern plumb ing, tile-floored bath; large basement concrete foundations; can easily make ii a 10 room house; you could hardly build the house for $550o; large lot, somewhat rough, but lies better than you might expect after an agent" tells you it's rough; $4250; $500 cash, balance easy quick possession: nothing like it for the price on the market. now, please don't all speak at once, but remember it is the "wise guy'' who acts the quickest who will secure it
 WAVERLY PLACE-On beautiful Louise ave. near Glen Iris: level choice lot 4sx17o; splendid Groom dwelling ir first-class condition; eastern exposure and most appealing surroundings; inn mediate possession; just decorated, and new composition roof recently com pleted 5000: 5000 cash, $40 per month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14

TABLESPOONFUL Lake, 30 acres, near railroad and station; sold under pressure; $500; there will be dozen calling for this after it is sold get busy if you want itl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14

W WOODLAwN-6-room dwelling; large lot; Underwater line center of Wood lawn s2750; s75o cash 50 per month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14

SOUTH HIGHIlANDS-5-room dwelling elevated level lot, 5oxie0: $35o0, cash or terms; might consider good auto
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H. s. RYALL, City Clerk. Age-Helald, January 14, 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
WOMEN GOLFERS
BATTLE IN RAIN
Play Begins at overbrook for
Geist Trophy--Mrs. Bar
low Favorite
EIGHTY-EIGHT ENTERE D,

Oyerbrook Golf Club. Overbrook. Pa.
May 14.-When Miss y. Hallowell ,sof
st. Dayids. and Miss Mary Griffith. OF
Merton. drove of from the first tee this
morning in the handicap medal golf
match for the Clarence II. Geist cup,
rain was coming down steadily. This,
however. did not prevent the large ma .
iority Of entrants from showing up at
the time when they were scheduled TO
begin.
The green's and fairways were slow.
but the women did well during the carly
hours Of play in spite of the boggy con
dition of the course. They were sched-
ucd to play eighteen holes. Mrs. Ron
aid II. Barlow, Merton, was the favor
ito this morning. largely because she has
won the Gcist cup for the past six years.
Although Mrs. Barlow was the fa .
voritc. other star golfers of Philadel.
phia had big followings. There were
a half dozen or more who were consid-
cred 10 have better than fighting
chance Of landing this coveted trophy
today. Among them were Mrs. Caleb
Fox, five times Philadelphia champion :
Mrs. G.. Henry Stctson, of Huntington
Valley. who recently won the tourna =
mcnt at Bellaire, Fla; Miss Eleanor
T. Chandler, Huntington Valley.
The only prominent women players
who are not entered in the tournament
are Mrs. G. II. Vanderbeck and Miss
Mildred Caverly. both Of whom are at
New Castle, County Down. Ireland,
where they were defeated in the match
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

Huntington Valley and followed that
victory up with n three two win over
the Philadelphia Cricket Club. The
odds seem to favor Merton for another
victory this afternoon.
The Country Club has broken even,
winning from Belfeld in the second
round, but losing two matches to three
to the Cricket Club in the opening round
at st. Martins. Belfeld also has
broken even. losing to the Country Club
and winning from Germantown. The
Cricket Club and Huntingdon Valley
have won one match each and German
town has lost twice.
The matches today arc scheduled to
begin at . 80 o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
MUCH EXPECTED OF
IHOMEN TENNIS STARS
mrs. Mallory and Miss lin
derstein Soon VIII Sail to
Enter British Tourra-
fnent
MATCHES HERE TO-DAY
BY sPICK HALL

'ta
~ IS 10 be hoped that our women lawn
tennis experts will have better luck
than our golfers abroad. Mrs, {: II.
yanderbeck, Miss Mildred Cavcrly. Miss
Marion Hollins and Miss Rosamond
Sherwood played well. but none of them
reached even the semifinal for the
women's British championship. which
ended today on the links ut New Cas-
tie, County Down. ireland.
according to the present plans of the
women tennis PLAYERS. only two will
make the trip to England TO play Mt
Wimbledon for the women all British
lawn tennis crown. These are Mrs.
Molla Biurstedt Mallory. Of New York,
and Miss Marion Zindersteiu, Of Bos
ton. The indications are that these two
star American racquet experts, who
will play as q double team as well as
in the singles. will make great show
ing. IL there is any woman in Great
Bfitain who can defeat Mrs. Mallory
her name is not known here. or course.
?. dark horse may prancc forth and
spill the dope, but II is not likely that
Mrs, Mallory will meet any great op-
position except in the tttleholdcr, who
Is not British. but French. Miss Su-
zapne Lenglen, the feminine comet Of
the courts.
Expect Great Match
As none of the British or continental
players has met an American woman in
tournament for some time. their rcla-
tive strength is a matter Of speculation.
Just how Mrs. Mallory and Miss Leng-
len compare cannot be foretold. but
those who have seen the Frcnchwoman
in action are certain that she will at
4 least give Mrs. Mallory n great battle.
4 On the other hand. Mrs. Mallory will
\be in good condition when she sails on
May 20 on the same boat with the
American Davis cup team. She has
been playing in tournaments indoors
and outdoors most all winter and should
he in just as good playing condition
when the British tournament begins
as she ever was at the classic meetings
on the turf courts of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club at st. Martins.
:. Miss Iinderstein cannot compare with
Mrs. Mallory as singles player. but
/ she and the cX Morse player make Il
splendid team. and are certain to 60
far in the British tournament.
Before the big event is pulled OF at
Wimbledon. both Mrs. Mallory and Miss
Zinderstein will compete in minor meet
ings for the purpose of tuning up.
More Tennis Today
This afteruon the third round Of the
worhen's interclub league will be played.
The Philadelphia Cricket Club meets
Huntington Valley on the courts at
Noble Belfield plays the Merton Cricket
Club at Haverford and Germantown
goes to the Philadelphia Country Club
at Bala.
Thus far Merton is the only unbeatcn
team in the league. The Main Liners
began by making clean sweep Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
START LEAGUE CRICKET
Interstate Circuit VIII open romor.
row and Continue Until Fall

W." Interstate Cricket League will
resume operations tomorrow on a pre-
war basis with nineteen teams and
,,G ihut viii keep the clubs in
action until September 25.
Tomorrow the Germantown Boys
Club will open at Darby, Tennyson will
play ROBIN Hood. Alfred the Great will
tackle Merchant Ship, and West Indian
is scheduled to meet Richard Baxter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
WEATHER AG,lN 'EM
5ucknelI Has Been Able to Play
OpIv Two Games

Lewisburg, Pa, May 14.-Bucknell
hopes to swing into action against Dick
inson here tomorrow, but the baseball
management is reluctant to advertise
the game before tomorrow morning.
Rain has Handicapped the team
greatly and only two games have been
played.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

East Falls Y. M. AS Opening
The East, Falls Young Mems Assoeia-
tion baseball team hopes TO omen on sat.
urday at Girard College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27
Grain. Produce and Live Stock

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. July 81 Omitted States
bureau of markets).-Cattle - Re
ceipts. 1900 head; steady to 10 cents
higher on corn-fed steers; othsrs
draggy; top yearlings. 1870; top
handy weight, 1850; best heavy, 1926 !;
bulk early sales, 16.25a16.55; grassers.
II 00a14.50; bulls and best she stock
steady: medium cows and Gamers
weak; calves, SO to Is cents higher;
vealers, 15.50a17.25; stockers slow,
steady.
Hogs-Receipts, 100000 head; light
and butcher hogs, so to so cents low
err; others 35 to so cents lower than
Mondays average; top, 1850; bulk,
light and butchers, 14.50a15.5o; bulk.
packing sows. 13.25a1365; pigs most
lily 13.50a14.25.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head: slow :;
early sales native lambs around %
cents lower; western held steady. bid
ding lower; sheep. strong to 25 cents
higher; top native lambs, 1900; bulk.
13.75a14.73. asking over 1900 for
best; western range = others. 1000;
choice native ewes, S.00aS.25.
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B. & 0. EMPLOYEES
TO GET BACK PAY
Money Due Dating From Last
May Is to Be Distrib-
uted Soon.

Within the next few days the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. which employs
$4,000 men and women throughout its
system. expects to commence paying
the back money due its employees.
A large staff of accountants are now
engaged day and night in making VI
the totals. according 10 an official OF
the railroad. and the money due the
employees dating from last May will be
Forthcoming probably by the last of the
week.
No estimate of the total amount OF
money which the Baltimore and Ohio
will he compelled to pay could be learned
today, as the officials themselves have
not the slightest idea of the sum, but
1t will be above the million mark.
During the time that the railroads of
the country were under the admnistra-
ton of the United States government il
is said hundreds of men and women
were placed on the payrolls who are not
needed in the service and many are to
be dropped.
Asks Permission to Issue New Notes.
The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie rail-
road has applied to the Interstate
Commerce Commission for perm ssion
TO issue notes to the extent of more
than 100000. as follows: One year
per cent notes, S625 600: six months
: St5o.0oo; six months per cent notes.
dated August Is, $150.00O. Hearing on
the application has been set for Au-
gust 20.
Motor Corporation at HyattxviIle.
The Harvard Motor Car Corporation.
formerly of Hudson Falls, y. Y, now
. located at Hyattsvilie. Md, has organ
1zed for the manufacture of automo-
hiles for foreign trade. and the capac-
lty of the factory is sold up 10 Janu-
sry |. 1921.
Inquiries and application for the
1921 and 1922 output are being given
consideration
At a stockholders meeting held in
the corporation offices in the Munsey
building Friday the following Of
flcers and directors were elected to
serve during the ensuing year:
George y. Nay, president; James E.
Collifower. vice president; H. K. Car
s T. Brooks. sales director; William
A Carlin, producing manager. and
Eimar V. Bulow, designing engineer
Treasury Buys silver.
The Treasury has purchased 269. 900
ounces of silver at 81 per ounce. to be
delivered at the Philadelphia mint.
Tobriner Chosen Counsel.
Announcement was made yesterday
by the directors of the Federal Ma
uonal BANK that Leon Iobrlner had
been elected general counsl to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of J. ]
Darlington. Mr.. Tobriner was one OF
the organizers and original directors
of the bank.
Joshua Evans. jr.. vice president of
the Riggs National Bank. is recuper-
ating at Atlantic City, after an opera
ton for tonsilitiS.
Trading Is Light.
Trading was light on the local
stock exchange today. Ten shares of
Mergenthaler Linotype brought 1876.
and after call three lots of Capital
Traction. totaling thirty-two shares.
were disposed of. twenty-five shares
bringing S444 and seven shares S4A.
Six shares of Lanston Monotype sold
at 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27
THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia and Mary
land-Fair. tonight; tomorrow fair
slightly warmer; gentle shifting
winds.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer pm, y; pm, 65;
IL midnight. So; 4 am, SIS; s am, So;
noon. II.
Highest temperature. Y, occurred
at $3.50 pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, SIS, occurred at
$50 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 95; lowest. 10.
Barometer Cinches)- pm. 1905; s
pm. 30.06: IL midnight, 5000; am,
1910; s am, 30.1Z; II noon. 1910.
Condition OF the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature,
"a; condition, IS.
Up-River Waters.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. July 81.
The Potomac river was clear and
the Shenandoah muddy this morning
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Big Drop Mt Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. July 81
Wheat futures dropped 13 and IA
cents today and corn futures were
down cents a bushel at the close of
the grain market.
December wheat closed yesterday at
S2.41a bushel and today at s227
March yesterday closed at s2.43k and
today at $2.2S.
The corn market closed yesterday
1853. while today's closing quotations
were 1.35 for September and 1.21& for
December.
Today's break in the grain market
followed an equally sensational drop
yesterday, when corn and wheat made a
decline of from to II. respectively.
Oats, which dropped from By to C
yesterday. showed a decline of from TO
5 today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27
BERLIN BANK STATEMENT

BERLIN, July 27.-The statement
of the Imperial Bank of Germany, as
of July is. shows the following
changes:
Incr.ases-Coin. $4,000 marks;
notes of other banks, $4,000 marks:
advances, 4,293.0oo marks
Decreases-Gold. 1000 marks; treas
ury certificates, 61.7e2.oo0 marks; bills
discounted, 2.3s0.607,0O0 marks; in
vestments, 1850. 900 marks; securities,
30,575,000 marks; circulation, 1913, 1876
900 marks; deposits 2,OS9.2S1, 900
marks: liabilities. 1877 100000 marks.
The total gold holdings were 1,0s1,-
$4,000 marks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27
FRENCH FIX WHEAT PRICE.

PARIS. July 27-The senate has
adopted a law regulating the price of
wheat. the rate fixed being 100 francs
a quintal. The law carries amend
ments requiring approval by the
chamber of deputies. 1t was said the
government expected control of wheat
to cease at the end of the year, but
refused to include pledge to this
effect in the law. 1t is intended to
continue 80 per cent milling and adu!-
teration of -four to avoid heavy i'm
portations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN.

NEW YORK, July 27.-The visible
Wheat increased All. 900 bushels;
corn Increased 10000 bushels: oats
increased 5000 bushels: rye increased
$4,000 bushels; barley increased 1,041,-
900 bushels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27
SENSATIONAL BREAKS
IN THE GRAIN MARKETS

breaks in prices took place in the
wheat market today, and the finish
of trading showed losses of 11a4 to
IA cents a bushel, in addition to an
extreme drop yesterday of s cents.
The new crash today was due chiefly
to selling of stop-loss character by
discouraged holders. March delivery
closed at $2.37, as against S2.51 last
NIGHT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27
r. IN RECEIVERS, HANDS.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, July 27-The
Company has been placed in the hands
of receiver, by order of Henry D. Clay
ton. judge of the United States district
court here. The action was taken on
petition Of the Atlanta and West Point
Railway Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27
BANANA SHIP AT BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, July 81 Especially
The Norwegian steamship Vaudeville.
Capt. NJ. l.. Sorensen. arrived from Port
Antonio with 81 900 punches of bananas
to the United Fruit Company.
The weekly receipts have been unus,l-
ally large recently, but the market has
been firm owing to reputed local condi-
tiOns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27
FRENCH BoURsE IRREGULAR.

PARIS, July 27.-Prices were ir-
regular on the bourse today. Three
per cent rentes, So francs 80 confines.
Exchange on London, 4S francs 35
confines. Five per cent loan, SO francs
SIS centimes. The dollar was quoted at
IL francs TN centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Nergenthaler, 10 at 1aS.
After call:
Capital Traction. 10 at $40. Is at san. 4
ar s45S.
Ianston. at 20
Bid and Asked Prices
RONNS ,
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LONDON MONEY MARKET.

LONDON, July 27.-Bar silver, 55hd
per ounce. Money. 51s per cent Dis
count rates-Short bills, 6a61k per
cent; three-month- bills, 6%a6 11-16.
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FOREIGN BONDS.
Quotations furnished by w. Il. Hibbs & Co

1t is estimated that automobiles
and automobliing cost the people of
this country Si2a-o00.OOO annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27

In writing a letter an Arab puts
nearly all his compliments on the out
&de.
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QUOTATIONS FOR SILVER

NEW YORK, July 27.-Bar silver, do
nestle. 991s: foreign. s3k; Mexican dol
lars, II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-27

Hlgh- LOW. CIO8e.
Call Money. 9 50 8 =
HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
Ham,. S36 100 12 NJ. 6O9 400
1p.m.. 1877 500 2p.m... s97 800
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DAIRY MARKETS.

DAIRY MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, Nd. July 81 Especially.
Arrivals by boat: Live poultry
Chickens, springers, " pounds and
over. As to 4S; do. spring. IL to "
pounds, 40 to As: do, spring. / to IL
pounds, 40 to AZ; do, white Leghorns.
3S to 4s; do. old ROSTERS, pound. %;
do. old hens. over pounds, So; do,
small to medium. 50; do. white Leg
| horn hens, 81. Ducks-Muscovy.
pound. 81 to %: do, white Pekins.
pound. 20 to 80; do, puddle. pound. %
to 90: do. smaller: poor; pound; Is;
40. Pigeons-Old, pair, 35 to 40: young,
| pair, 35 to 40.
Eggs-Loss off; western Maryland
Pennsylvania nearby. dozen, As: east
| ern shore Maryland and Virginia,
dozen, As; western. dozen. A to 45;
west Virginia, dozen, "A; southern,
dozen, 43.
Butter-Creamery. fancy. So to So:
do, prints, SO to 81; nearby cream
cry extras. SIS to Sc: dairy prints,
| Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania,
43 to "A; store packed. 42E to 4S:
Maryland and Pennsylvania rolls. A
| to As: do. West Virginia rolls. 43 to
"A; do, Ohio rolls, 43 to A; process
| butter, 81 to SO.
CHICAGO. July Observation-Disclosures
tied; creamery, 44a53.
Eggs-Unchanged; receipts. 1927
| cases.
| Poultry-Alive, unchanged.
NEW YORK, July 27.-Butter-
Weaker; receipts. 1878 tubs. Cream
cry higher than extras. 55%a56hs
creamery extras. coz score). 53Ak
55k creamery drsts (SS to 81 score).
52a55; packing stock, current make,
No. 1, "A.
Eggs-Firm: receipts. 1857 cases.
Fresh gathered extra firsts. 51a53;
fresh gathered frsts, 4sa50: state.
Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery whites. hrsts to extras. 61a
10; state. Pennsylvania and nearby
western hennery browns. extras. 5Sa
81; state. Pennsylvania and nearby
gathered browns and mixed colors,
| first to extras, 47a55.
| Cheese Steady; receipts, ,444
boxes. State whole milk fats, current
make, white and colored. specials. 81
a28; do, average run, 25a26h state
whole milk twins. current make, spe-
Gals, 27a27A; do. average run. 26a
26A.
Live and dressed poultry steady:
prices unchanged.
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PUBLIC UTILITY.
STOCKS.

PUBLIC UTILITY.
American Tel. and Telya. ....... GIL. $3.50
Capital Traction .........--.... $50. SJI
a>hihetoH tIas IA A.
Norfolk and Wash. Steamboat. $500 2Ij
Wash Rwy. ard EIec. com 80. Il $3.50
Wash. Rwy. and Elec. pfd.. As 40
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rwy. COM az
Washington Virgins Rwy MID
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There was some real liquidation in
the curb market today and material
declines were made in many of the
leading speculative favorites, due to
the fact that bids were lacking for a
time. and even insiders apparently
had Withdrawn their supporting or
ders temporarily.
International Petroleum was in sup
ply and reacted rather sharply. Mara
caibo dropped more than point and
Salt Creek and Sicily were down frac-
tons National Oil was active but
slightly lower. Leetone held about
steady. Texas Ranger was unusually
weak and sold at a new low record.
Chalmers Motors was a feature of
the miscellaneous list. This stock,
which had been neglected for a time,
was decidedly weak. Reports of an
unfavorable character on the motor
industry accompanied the selling, which
appeared to come from rel holders.
Trading was rather small in the
mining department and prices gen.
orally were slightly lower: bonds
were fairly active with the tone
about steady.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
FROM THE MAELSTR(

you fire another. ! shall be DOWN
there about an hour"
For the life of me I could not take
this altogether seriously.
80 long" returned with a laugh
"Ill smoke a pipe while waiting forI
your ascension."
You will do nothing of the sortl
Francie." he warned sternly. II can
not explain myself now, but the
danger is anything but fanciful. Dd
not strike a match on any account.
Then he commenced his slow and
awkward path into the deeps Of the
quarry. When he had disappered my
sense Of humor was not slow to fol !
low. The silence Of the waste wad
like a stupor. A grasshopper's chir1
rup would have made melody. I fn1
gered the automatic, probed with anx
ious eyes the creeping shadowsI
watched the exhausted moon sail owe n