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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
HIGHER PRICES
FOR LOCAL SHARES
Substantial Rallies Made at the
Opening by All Prominent
Issues

There was also an entire change in
the complexion of the local market. The
more optimistic feeling seemed to be in
the air. and the sensible reasoning out
Of the situation over night apparently
took much of the sting out Of the worries
which had been dragging down the en-
tire market community into a rut of
blue funk.
With the price movement there was
an encouraging expansion and broaden
ing Of the dealings. The outstanding
development Of the day. however, was
the unmistakable turn in the trend Of
prices. Once more the thin character Of
the market was disclosed. That is to
say. prices we're bid up quickly on
what ordinarily would be considered
nominal dealings, just as they had pre-
viously been depressed on very limited
offerings.
This demonstration, of course. was
confined principally to the inactive is
sues, notable among which being a 49, 30
rise in J. q. Brill to 3712 and the 50
rebound in General Asphalt preferred
to IS.
To a lesser degree it was also con =
frmed in dealings in such shares as
Electric Storage Battery stock and war
rants. both making - point gain. The
same might be said of Lake Superior,
which was moved up to 13.
About the most significance and en-
couragement, however was supplied in
the further advance in Pennsylvania
Railroad to a new top at 411s With
all doubts concerning the stability OF
| tho dividend now entirely dissipated by
the liberal allowance in advances in
freight and passenger rates, there has
reappeared increasing investment buy
ing. When it is taken into considera =
tion that the eastern roads are to get
rates 100 per cent over the prewar
rates, there should be little fear as to
the maintenance of the current 6 per
cent dividend under the railroad law.
| While the dealings were much re-
duced further improvements was also
scored by the traction shares with
Rapid Transit advancing to l5b and
| Union Traction to 25A. The other local
utility shares were likewise frmer.
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CURB SELLS OFF
IN QUIET MARKET
Offers Came From Traders Who
Have Been Active on
Short Side

New York, Aug. 4.--Trading was
quiet on the Broad street curb today
and, although nearly all the business
was conducted at lower levels, there
was no indication of uneasiness. The
supply in nearly all cases came from
some Of the traders who have been
active for long time on the short side.
Oil stocks were fairly we'll held, al
though General Asphalt yielded during
the morning from 55 to So. Simms Pc
troleum was traded in at 141s to 14&
and there was a moderate amount OF
business in Skelly Oil at 9A to 97s.
International Petroleum was in better
demand, ranging from 291s to 80.
The industrials reflected an absence
Of interest and sold off under small
offerings. Indian Packing dropped from
6A to 61s new low record, and Sub
marine Boat declined from II TO 10.
There was small amount of business
in United Retail Candy at 12h.. Good
year Tire sold at 40 and a small sale
of Singer Manufacturing was made at
120. Hercules Paper was steady, with
sales at 25& and North American sold
at 812.
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CHARTERED ey CONGRESS rn
~ NATIONAL BANK 1864
0he BANK o"
NORTH AMERICA
3O7C6eStnutStree

OFFICERS s.
E. PUsEY PAssMoRE. Prs,idsn.
R. S. Mckinley. Vice Pres. Es. KRONER. c,,h;,,
W. j. MURPHY. Asst cs,lisr c. NJ PRINCE. Ass. c..lsr
Lw. WHITING. Ass. c..li.r t..
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BONDS
ANOTHER DROP IN STERLING
Demand Opens at Loss Of eIs Cents.
Other EXCHANGES or

New York. Aug 4-On the basis Of
the earliest bids coming on the market.
demand sterling opened at a loss Of
6hc At the same time. franc cables
were % points off; lire 10 points of and
marks point-. The other exchanges
were all off from 13 to so points, with
the exception OF guilders, which were
unchanged.
Quotations were:
Demand sterling S56H, cables 3.57;
franc cables 707, checks. 700 lire cables
4.97k Il, checks 497 Swiss cables 6
checks 6.02: guilder cables 33h checks
33 pesetas cables 1890, checks 1883;
Ralgian cables 1905, checks 1903;
Stockholm cables 204n checks 2035
Christiania cables 1928. checks 1923;
Copenhagen cables 1915. checks 1910:
marks 2.0S.
The foreign exchange market turned
firm shortly before noon. sterling lead
Ing on the recovery with a gain OF 2
cents from the extreme low of the morn
ing. Demand was quoted 3.57s4. cables
3.58h franc cables 7i9. checks 7.1S;
lire cables s, checks 4.99: marks els.
Argentine cables were slightly lower. az
1880.
YESTERDAYS FINAL QUOTATIONS.
Sterling Francs Lire Guilders
csBs! Psmsnd 49,, $sI't $sI&t 7S9 s1t 1856
TopAYs OPENING QUOTATIONS.
csSss Rf@sS' ..:::: 49,: So" So 77SSsa ts7s sss
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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

East st. Louis, Mo-. Aug. 4.--CATTLE-
Receipts, 5000 head. Steady. Top steers
Sls; bulk. Sl0&l3; yearling steers and
heiters steady. canner cows steady at Sl3 so
dl4.2hi bulls steady good and choice veal.
ers. sl2dl4.50.
HoGS--R Receipts. 10000 head Ten cents
higher. Top Sl8.l5; bulk light and mediums,
SIS. 7h6 70; bulk heavlsa. Si4,75d 1890
SHEEP-ReCeipts. $500 head. Steady
Tor lambs. !la; bulk, S28l3; top ewes,
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BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE

New York. Aug, 4 4,--BUTTER-Easy ne.
cepts, l1,S6S tubs, Creamery hlgher tban
extras. b4ta abAc; creamery, extras Ud
sCore), 53A mh4e; frs's (sS to GI sCoTeC 50iE
q hci packing stock. current make, SS.
EGGs-Steady Receipts. 81 sac cos.s
Fresh gathered. extra hrs.S ii n sac. hrstS
~ n soc; state. Pennsylvania and nearby vest
ern hennery whites, frsts to extras 90 al zoe.
state. Pennsylvania and nearby western hen.
merry browns. extras. 6sH82e; state. Penn.
cylvania and nearby gathered browns ana
mixed colors. .hrsts to extras. 4SGt Shc
CHEESE-Barely steady. Receipts. ASA
make. white and colorcd. specials, 27,S a nsn
DO, average run, !25h a 28l9 O. state, whole
milk, twins current make, specials oGiI IN
271a c; do. average run. 25M20c. 80 "
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

INDIAN Refining Co, quarterly Of per
cent on common and quarterly OF ~ per
sent 9. Ss1ssrrss sGss ea.S' September
Lsnston Monotyps Machine Co, quarterly
Of III per cent. payable August 81 to stock
OF record August 2i.
Brown Shoe Co, Inc. quarterly Of 3l.76
on common payable September TO stock Of
olnsy Rsnk and Trust Co. ssmiannual of Q
per cent and an extra % 2 per cent payable
September 20 70 stock OF record September 10.
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Liverpool Cotton

liverpool, Aug. 4.-There was a good
demand for spot cotton today with prices
hardening on the basis of an advance of
sales were 5000 bales. The receipts were
1000 bales, including zoo bales Amer
lean. Futures were quiet In the early
dealings Spot prices we're; American,
2s.2sd; fully midding, 2723d; mlddiins
2H.esd; low middling. 22.lsd good or.
dinarY. lg.osd and ordinary. l7eSd.
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LONDON STOCK MARKET
industrIals Heavy - Home Rails
DrIfted-Gllt.E Edged Section Hard

London, Aug. 4.-Pending further
news on the Polish situation, the stock
exchange markets were listless today.
Support was furnished to the oil group.
Shell Transport and Trading was 9-l6
and Mexican Eagle l0& Industrials
were heavy. .Hudson's Bay was g.
Home rails drifted. There was a
squirt In Canadian Pacific in sympathy
with New York exchange
Gilt-edged investment issues were hard
on easier money Foreigners lacked
steadiness. Kaffirs were good on
further rise in the price for bar gold.
Diamonds also were helped.
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Philadelphia Stocks

High Low }. S;GS 10. tSse. rs,
'2ootAm Int. 7315 731? 73h+ Is
3OO+Am II &
L pf... ~ u II II
5 Brill ] G 3713 37I2 37la +31a
800 Elec Stor. .115A 115 115h+ u
5l9 do war. 16 10 16 r ~
125tErie .... 1871 1875 13h+ "a
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Financial Briefs

The average price of twenty active
industrial stocks advanced O59 Der cent
Yesterday to 1884. while twenty rail-
roads advanced 1,29 per cent to 1896
The Barnsdall Corporation, a boIdipe
company for oil and public utility corr
Germs, reports gross sales OF s3.3s2 On
IN the six months ended June 80, Out.
side income amounted to $343,49o, and
the profit. after providing for taxes. de-
pletlon, etc, was Sl,350,6l0, equal fo
S259 per share OF stock
The New. York Subtreasurv gained
s2,36l 900 from the banks yesterdav
$l5S2,o00. VI
Wickwire. Spencer Steel reports for
quarter ended June 90 surplus, after
charges and federal taxes Of SsbS ia
and for six months, a surplus of 81.
l54,734. " w.
Net sales for six months ended June
30 of the United States Rubber co
were Sl29, ,5Ss,9S6, an increase OF $40
099,6l5 over the corresponding period or
1919. Net income after deducting ali
interest charges and after allowing for
depreciation and Federal taxes was
Sl3,69O924, a gain OF $3,054.490 over
the same period of 1919.
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Oxford Bank Joins Federal Reserve

The oxford Bank of Frankford. Phila-
delphia, has this day been admitted to
membership of the Federal Reserve
plus, s55 900, and resources si,sss 900 G,
This is the forty-second member of the
Federal Reserve.
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Atlantic Refining Advances essoIIr.

Pittsburgh. Aug t.--The Atlantic Re-
fning Co has advanced the price OF
Higher grade gasoline, 6s-7O degree. Ia
quoted ct az cents. -'fs,',
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GOVERNMENT BONDS

BAR SILVER
Bar silver was hd higher In London
To-Day at 57hd. ~
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BANK ClEARINGS

Bank clearings today compared with cor
responding day last two years:
Boston. 500 4Gi ,273 500. 10 4s7 $40. tS IA s,o
Baltimore l6eis. S05 l7,l06 s33
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Prices Steady on Paris sour,.

Psris, Aug. 4,-Prlees were steady on
were quoted at b7f soc exchanrs ",ee IN
London. bof +ic; per cent loan, s7f
500, The dollar was quoted 1t III lo.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-16

to- ! said She thanked me and said
good night
+.
Isobels view of our engagement was
purely comic. She may have had q
second Of spiritual revolt. but comedy
AID consideration for her mother as
serted themselves. Mrs. Sidney. when
she told IsObel OF the engagement. had
me present The mother was really
erubnrra sssd. almost fustered. but she
was determined. Isobel was greatly
amused
II may be imagined that I was not
heroic, might better have been a
wax figure taken from display win
dow. ] felt Ike one, thing with
wax smile and no animation.
"Ii Is merely precautionary" said
Mrs. Sidney uneasily. 1T is quite i'm
7 possible 20 explain. You viii have tc
accept my judgment, IsobeL DIR. John"
an odd halfway house toward init
macy she reached and stopped at
/ 'sDr. John has been kind enough TO
I do as ! asked him. I need and want
the support Of my children in what l
am doing"
| felt Q touch OF emotion at that
! Unconsciougly. intent upoa her main
point. she had included me at the fire
side and had spoken Of her children"
Anything you do or have done Is
I all right. mother" said Isobel, recOy-
ering from her sense Of humor. DR.
John-will not be unhappy am sure
will you. doctor? And I-mother-
IN get an advantage Of you IL this
see II / don't"
"You mustn't try TO, Isobel," said
Mrs Sidney anxiously. Il am doing
the best can"
Later in the evening / saw Isobel,
finding her alone In the library. where
she was reading. went In TO get a
book before going to bed. She was
by lamp near the fireplace, ald she
looked very beautiful.
Il want TO talk TO you" she said
when she saw me. "Do you know the
explanation Of thisi"
.No," | said.
"YOu are not quite honest" she said
"a man engaged to a girl he nevel
asked TO marry hm might suspect tha
something was out Of the ordinary"
"Of course, something Is extraordl
nary" | said. "Do you know wha
II isT"
"No. I don't" she said. "why don
you sit DOWN."
; With a soft witchery Of femInl1it,
she pervaded and glorified the room
!. but she was peremptOry. / was no
= sullen. but / felt defiant.
I because | don't want to sit down.
/ said.
Isobel smiled Indulgently at me.
"Oh. sit down, Dr. John" she said
II want to talk TO you. We are en
gagged. you know, and engaged peopl
ought 10 have talk after the even
II not before"
"You understand how this haI
I pened," ! suggested.
! Il do" she said. my mother
| frightened. Jed has been trying I
] marry me-"
"What can give him the privilege c
/ such insolence :" exclaimed.
i 81 imagine he is enamored," she sal
serenely. lit may seem impossible
you"
"Has this man approached you d
rectlyT" / asked.
"He has been gallant. amorous, SUI
gestiye. tender. soulful. aggressiv
pleading, threatening. subservlent an
Il think that is all-but only in mai
ner."
81 don't understand IT," said he'll
lessly.
"Neither do l." she said. "And
know just enough 10 know that sha
not understand II. | do not like TO fin
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Of a coat. a collar spotted with blood,
a necktie and a piece of a white shirt.
There also had been found a heavy
walking stick. bloodied and with hair
In the blood
I had not been sitting on the bank
five minutes when was startled by
shot from the nearby thIckets. and a
bullet hit within two feet OF where ]
was sitting. knocking of the bark Of
a tree. The report was not that Of a
small shotgun such as Jed had car
ried II was the report Of rifle or
pistol.
The clipped bark showed that bull
let, not shot, had hit the tree, and 1
was unpleasanuy conscious OF what
had happened. Jed had shot at me,
probably with a large caliber revolver.
He could not have had a rifle, unless
he had one hidden IN the brush.
had seen what he carried. not Only as
ne left the house but as he was dOdg-
Ing through the thickets.
I,lKely was G pistol or revolver.
and that was why he had missed me.
I was stupefied for an instant, and i
did not jump or start. was motion
less. not even looking around. but 1
was thinking rapidly. A subcolscious
protective idea formed almost Instant
! Is. and when the next moment another
! shot came from behind me, fell for
| ward on my face, rolled a couple Of
feet to a bush turned my face in the
direction from which the shot came,
got out my pistol and lay still.
After a minute or two which seemed
a very long time. Jed's face came In
view in the brush. He looked malevo-
lent but seemed undetermined and
cautious. | think he was uncertain
whether to leave my body where 1t lay
and have II discovered, or throw IL into
the river and have my disappearance
unexplained. His decision was given
him by the noise OF a farm wagon APP
preaching on the road. and he disap-
peared. was ready to shoot him II
he came near rue.
was young and had youths co1n-
dence, but nevertheless this event
would have sent me away from Hart
ley II IL had not been for Isobel and
Mrs. Sidney. They needed even my
small help and had TO remain. Il had
TO remain. but l had also to protect
myself. Another time Jed might moi
miss. on the way back to the house
/ thought out plan which ! believed
would work. inquired for Jed aid
was told that he was with Mr.. Sidney
found him there drinking. and my
entrance gave him a shock which h'
plainly indicated His fright made
him SO ugly that he was comic.
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satin straps over the shoulders. Bod
ices are growing higher and short
sleeves gaining favor in every fashion
center, and at this rate we shall ar
rive at the square neck and elbow
sleeve mode before long. There never
was anything prettier or more becom'
ing.
Short draperies at each side lead up
to high loops OF satin at the back
of this frock and they are reminders
of the hustle mode. The moderately
wide girdle is ornamented with lore
ly cluster of roses made Of satin rib
bon, and mounted at the left side.
Some dance frocks have no girtles,
their plain quaint bodlces are extend.
ed little below the waistline. overlap
ping the top OF the skirt and are
crushed" that is slightly wrinkIei
about the waist. Garlands OF satin
flowers or OF vividly-colored satin
fruits, as grapes. little apples. cher
ries, make the prettiest girdles that
ever were to encircle the waist in
place OF sash. Where so colorfui
and important decoration as this 10
used. the skirts are without drapery
but are very full and have wide hens.
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VOU cannot think Of anything much
l. prettier 10 dance In than this
flower-like frock. which might be made
accent on "taffeffta." For there is
of either satin or taffeta-with the
something joyous in the crispness Of
this particular silk that endows every
frock made Of it with a certain buoy
ancy and the looms turn II out in ex-
quisite shades OF every color under
the sun. No other silk is so tract
able when bouffant and spirited drap-
cries are needed. But smooth, lus-
trous satins have advantages when
supple silks are required TO carry out
the idea in the mind of the designer.
The lovely party frock, shown in
the picture. reveals a new interpreta-
ton OF the petal dress and looks like
a great blossom. Four overlapping
panels, scalloped at the bottom. and
faced back with satin, resemble long
petals. The deep facing weights the
panels In a way that insures good lines
in the skirt. which is gathered in.
all around at the waist line II al
most goes without saying that the
bodice is plain and II is worth not
ing that II is not very low and has
q band Of georgettte at the top with
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CHAPTER III.

Jed certainly was the most signifi-
cant dlsngreeable fact In the house,
and his influence the most significant
malignancy. He had been sobered by
the discovery OF his attack upon Mrs.
Sidney, but as he began 10 recover
from his discontinue. and as the sense
OF caution began 10 lessen. he again
asserted, or suggested, control par
ticularly when he was drunk. He never
allowed Mr.. Sidney 10 know this. In
their strange association al HoratIun
wine feasts, Jed was tGctful. respect
ful. considerate and joyial.
To Mrs. Sidney he was at time cour-
teous and thoughtful. at other times
dlsrespectful or even brutal. Some
times he seemed TO frlghten himself.
When | saw that he was again begin
ming to show disrespect for her, ! was
for putting an end to II. Mrs. Sidney
was Mortified when ! said that Jed
could be brought to terms, She held
up her hands.
mo, 40" she said. Not In any
event. Never. please, speak 10 Mr.
Sidney. Please never think OF IL. Jed
is invaluable to Mr.. Sidney. He is not
so discourteous 10 me as you might
think. He Is gruff. and drinking does
not make him better. but II Is Mr.. Sid
ney's whim that he should drink. II
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we are irdsbte1-- sid isobe,. vsth
. chm .ni unEind restraint The7 shs
smiled sud said
-Good uiEhi. doctor. II am Incun-
sderate 81 an, time. put II down TO a
naturally hsd temper
n
Jed had tnken 9 small shotgun snd
said that be was going after rabsits
which uere unusually Numerous and
threatezed 70 be daFnaEing 10 the
youas brush about the place. II WAS
an October afternoon with q warm
sun Al hour OF tro after jed had
Esne. ! went out for 3 walk. going
down by ;he pool
was 10 the brush for fifteen min
utes. and 81 happened that while ! was
there / saw from g little prominence
ihe figure Of Jed on ahead with his
shotgun He vas some distance away.
but | could see that ks was going
sieaithly from tree TO tree In an odd
fashion for one hunting for rabbits. II
was ss II be wer, stalking something
rather than irylng 10 kick rabbits up
out Of the brush
went on toward the pool. Once
again ! saw Jed ahead Of me- came
out On the path and went on TO the
river bank. where I sat down
Whenever ] saw a piece OF drift in
the pool a7d watched its movements,
thought o, the body OF the slain
brother. II had been ghiried out into
the current and had been carried down
srre-m. On the bank had been found
a few torn bits of clothing-the sleeve
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TINE fashion reporter. like the Athe-
i mans, is always looking for some
thing new. and the search, In SO far
as blouses are concerned, is little
dlscouraging just now. Designers ap.
near TO think without ceasing In terms
of georgette crepe-any other materi-
ais. get only an occasional scrap of
their attention, and these georgette
blouses merely provide the theme Ct
embroidery for discussion; but that
they furnish in endless variations. A
very new and promising departure
points in the direction of taffeta
blouses in plain colors, toned up with
plaid and striped ribbons and the time
will soon arrive when the annual pro-
cessIons of lingerie blouses viii pre-
sent themselves in anticipation OF the
needs OF southern tourists.
Meantime embroidered georget't
blouses parade the work Of the needle
woman or OF machinery that under
takes TO do the work of deft fingers
Blouses and smocks are classed TO
pether and a discussion OF one In
cludes the other. The smock toi
blouse with a peplum) shown in the pic
ture. has the familiar round neck ant
the plain girdie Of georgette that ties
In front. But II boasts an unfamiliar
pattern In embroidery. employing TIVE
colors. and unusual sleeves, long ant
fiaring at the wrists. The checker
hoard embroidered border and the mo
uf nj The center are quaint and child