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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-27
"THE FUNERAL HOME"

offers to patrons the use of our
most beautiful funeral parlors
free of charge especially fitted
for the convenience of resi-
dents of apartments, hotels and
small homes where space is
not ample to care for the de-
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service is at your command
and is best appreciated when
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ment which ihs new and mod
ern.
JULIUS A. X. FICKLiN
UNDERTAKING co.
Clifton 2612 1909 Vine ST
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-27
SHOE STORE.

G. A. PAGES SHOE STORE, 1907 E.
Eighteenth street. Bell phone, East
1928.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-27

PROF ROSCOE WHITE, DANCING
ACADEMY: Every Saturday night, at
Lyric Hall, 1871 Lydia. We teach you
how to dance. Clifton 1894.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-27

DELUXE, Cleaners and Dyers, 1907
Troost. F. A. Mcwilliams, Prop.
Bell, Grand 744; Home, Matn 1856.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-27
he REAL CAR.

Steam heated S-passenger limousine
also taxi service. Bell phones East
2600-East asa. David Allen.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-27

That if some men were to be sold
at a price valued On the good they
were to the community, they wouldn't
bring a dime.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-27

THAT a certain Debating Society
recently had for its subject for discus
sion: when is a woman at her
best One member said when she
has plenty Of money that she may Sc
cure what she needs" Another
member said When she's young"
Another said Between the ages Of
80 and So" One old brother who
had had plenty Of experience said
Amt none of yoll right about dis
subject. a woman is at her best when
she's dead The Society broke up,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-27

Mr.. Chas. A. Astwood is our ad.
vertising representative. See him.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-27

Call Fairfax $50 or Fairfax 4422
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-27

THAT if you want to make enc
mics among the unprogressiye and
nonaggressive Cullud population, Just
do something worth while.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-27

That when the lights went Off
the other night at a certain we'll
known Church one of the brethren
reached over and gently caressed a
sister, But the lights came IN with.
out warning and now the ID is TO
pay in a couple If families.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20

Receipts at Minneapolis were l3l cars !;
at Duluth, AZ cars, and at Winnipeg,
301 ears.
I.eading fu,ures ranged as tnNomA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
Philadelphia Markets

WSHEAT,ERscetpte, 6s.a45 bush, The
nFs -uis4 n5n q E0ySsrrmeF! S1 prices
i9cai!%3, at 1So the iattcr HT"' Tor ?NS ~.
=, oATS-Resstpts. none, Scarce and nrn..
Wiz. oG'' No Ss 70 S;t. iSSG;@'oISG 80 q
81 +: sh.ss. zig bis; $50 eess4. IN
winter et+ssSt, western. siI,So Gii s Is; Gc' Go'
%n,sr ssiss' ''iH! %, TO- .SGrt G%;s
rr92t,TTnt 'l3.1oa Is: s,prins 1rst clea-. slo55
cn ~ 81 Pft9 FsaaS 5otSS 'sS sSd en ca;
mills pttten,. family brands. sIts56l5.l0.
PRo%i5;roHtsgto5u.E1SSj, .ES, eu, steady Beef IN
tGmc tG;s Es9 smoked DS and a!r:dried $oc beef
ic PORK amS GE Zoe 'STSs Sas 'sd P'SIrcS SarcS
loose :o'o 9lC: 90. ssntigGct. loose, 80 q 8C5 c:
9kfS isS Scn snUaa.rs hsmi So:S SlsS
loose. 2lc do smoked, &c: bellies IN pickle
lS} llSq}s", 2+Hc; breakfast bacon. o:c; lard,
loI RCTT5RInEEm ns aO2'aCn' 81:
Grsts. 7lfi 7sc; G'sis G5 a Toe; Fcconds. 6sG
Sc sweet cream"r. Ghn.cc TO fancy. 78T
s2 s4c 'o sa6cy a ana az a, % Gsie for SoPIT far
EGG..,Frmly held. rroe cases. nearby
cetpts sl2.a0; western extra frsts, }i2. 90
%ss'sTn ,!IsIs ,i275; southern, SIC selected
/, :. CIiEEsE-Fancy stock scarce and frmsr
New York whole milk. fats. held. fancy.
II a a2S 3 Specials higher; held, ordinary, to
Ding sales of fancy goods. 80 a atc,
LIVE POCLTRY-Fowls, fancy, tat, 4H6
! tGc do. medium. ~ q SO: do. Inferior. 400
alS hTo'liHg sh'Gksns fancy sot.:mcst
ers. sott; t;mested. 40 4Sc. do. Stacy. 800
Pek,n. 4sa 4Ss; DO. Indian Runner" i2Sf Sfsc;
Do Muscoyy. 301 32c; pigeons. old. per pair
% 1855: do. young, 40m 4nc.
DRESSED POCLTRY-Fowls fresh-kilied
dry-pICked. IN boxes. weighing 1 lbs and
over apiece. i3i9c weighing 81 lbs. 500
IiC. weighing lbs. 40 q $50: fowls. fresh
KILLED, In bbs. dry-picked. yeiRhing 4 lbs.
and over apiece. 43c: weiehi9fI 3ts lbs. 20
q +0"; ,"etGhi1E lbs. IS SIC; old roosters.
dr''-pCke ed. soc.
ER}EsI ERJCTrGs-Apele,; / IS per 9b!, ~ 70
HT@gsea. F!oridr, Pc. iboE.. i 2Sa s5Sj do, 10,
florida. per box. ;I.I"G+A5 strawberrIes.
VEGETABLES--White potatoes. per cvt
s7254S do. per l50-lb. bag. tiI. 26ni2: do.
po- lG5-lb bag. 'i3. Sweet potatoeg. south.
m ,Hcr hTsTmTP@Sr3, N.@C&273; DO, jersey.
hHuper. 81 .25Gfl,5j: DO, per bbl crate. SO q
3 50. onions. per l0O-lh sacks--YeIlow, SS.
l s7Hs.25. do. No and defective. So 80
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
GRAIN MARKET

Chicago, April 20.-Fluctuattons in
corn we're erratic this morning. and
there vas heavy selling after the start
The market was weak, despite contin .
doT amounting to only A cars.
Nav opened at $1.7l TO N.70&
sgoinSt $I.I77s at the end yesterday,
and after touching Sill y, sold at
e. IOl6. rallyiug again TO Sill. July
was Quoted at 81 &c to 81 .Whs at the
outset, compared with 81 :66i2. and then
SoM down TO Sl.647s. September
onened at $l.6lia to $l.Gl, against
al 9I AT the close yesterday.
Oats we're quiet, but prices lost
Ground after the start. Cash and com e
Tn;ssiop houses sold May. Outsiders
bought deferred futures because Of con .
tinmsd unsettled weather, which will fur
tber delay seedius. Receipts here today
were - cars.
May opened at 9Ttsc TO 97hc, against
07Xc at the close yesterday, and later
so,d at 9Slac. July started at S812c Ia
sale against S9llc at the end yes
tsrdav. and later sold at SS&c. Sep
tembsr opeaed at - ttsc to 77Ac. against
TTXc at the close yesterday, and later
sold at T6ssc.
There were no receipts oil wheat here
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
GENERAL MELTING
Of STOCK VALUES
Pool Issues Proved Most Vulner-
able Spots and Were En-
tirely Unsupported

New. York. April 20.--Today's stock
market suffered another severe sinking
spell this morning and for the first
Two bours Of the trading there was a
BAD snilling of beans to the tune Of
TO "a points in all the active stocks.
The shakcdowD was more severe than
yesterday 9nd reached greater dimen-
sions, in that the marking down of
'quotatioU virtually extended to every
quarteL OF the lst. There was con-
siderable diversity of opinion az to the
rial cause of the abrupt reversal iu
the last forty eight hours. Popularity
, 1t was aScribed TO credit conditions.
which. 10 a sense, was true, bat the
principal reason for the rapid melting
of speculative values undoubtedly would
b. found, upon closer analysis, to be
, the result Of the withdrawal qf the re.
t"nt artificial support. With t,is himsy
Superstructure removed IL was entirely
logical and natural the conspicucusly
ragged market should collapse.
During the crumbling of the market
throughout the morning the outstand.
ing development was to be found in the
entire absence of. pool support. even
in the recognized, closely held issues.
Whether this withdrawal was volun-
tary or enforced by financial rondi-
Nl'uo lthluluC u duSWeTPuy DOInt
were of the opinion the utter abun-
doument of favorites by the pools and
speculative combinations was because
the distribution had been successfully
completed. Others voiced the belief il
was the outcome of the inability to OBJ.
tain sufficient financial accommoda tious
I continue operations on the same
active scale. Indirectly signs were not
! lacking to indicate further steps had
been taken on the part of the Federal
Reserve Board to Countcract organized
Specu lative operations and to force a
halt in pool manipulation generally.
Notwithstan nding the absence of un.
favorable developments overnight the
market showed pronounced heavincSs
/ from the very outset. Little support
vas Forthcoming during the greater part
/ Of the morning session and observing
| that little resistance was offered to the
downward swing the rcactipnqry party
extended their operations. especially
, il the more vulnerable of the recognized
! pool issues. These included NcXica n
+ and Fan American Petroleums, Bald
! win and American Locomotives. Amer.
lean Car, Eanadum, Bethlehem and
. Reploge Steels, Studebakcr aud Chan.
dler Motors, Stromberg. Atlantic Cult
and United Fruit, American Wooden,
liidc and Leather preferred and Su-
Elatra Tobacco, at extreme declines Of
Z . to 10 points. General Motors fell
~, Cruciblc Is and STANDARD Oil Of
New Jersey "a points.
Substantial rallies succeeded the de-
cline Of call mouey FROM :. TO q per
cent, the short interest covering hur-
riodDy. RCcoveries Of = to : points were
lnndo by General Motors, Crucible
Steel, Baldwin Locomotive, Mexican
Petroleum, Texas Co. and Hide and
Leather preferred. Trading became
quiet ON tine rebound.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
LEADERS ON CURB
.. UNDER PRESSURE
.. =; ------ 81
General Asphalt Declines. to
New Low for Present Move
ment-oils Heavy

New York, April 20.-There was a
heavy tone to the trading on the Broad
Street Curb, similar to that which pre-.
vailed or. the stock exchange. Many Of
the leading stocks showed losses Of
from to over 5 points. @.
Most interest was attached to the
pressure against General Asphalt,
which, after opening at 81, declined to
So. a new low for this movement.
The sugar stocks, which had been
such strong features, were without a
nearby demand and sold of sharply.
Cuban American was traded in from
80 to. 5S, and the lower priced stocks
also showed heavy tone.
The oils continued heavy, Simms Pc
troieum selling down to the new low of
70. Elk Basin was steady, with sales
at 3ss to 9R. Cosden sold at 81
to s.
british American Tobacco was fairly
active, selling at 21ls to 2O7s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
Reserve Banks Discount Rates

Official discount rates at the twelve
Federal Reserve banks were as follows:
THE first column gives rates for all
periods up 10 and including a fifteen-
day maturity. the second for A period
OF sixteen to ninety days. The third
and fourth columns give the rates OF
discounts OF collateral loans secured by
government bonds or notes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
Dropping PRICES
FORLOCAL SHARES
Liquidation in Different Guar
ters Suggested Impairment
Of Speculative Accounts

. Whether it. was. sympathetic or not
with the abrupt melting Of stock values
in the New York market, there was
further heavy selling Of the local stocks
today with resulting declines Of small
fractions to points. The liquidating
movement was very general in its char.
acter and at intervals seem to reflect
quite considerable urgency. =, At all
events, there was substantial reasons
for believing that much OF the selling
was provoked by. reason of impairment
OF speculative accounts. Selling Of such
character was seemingly In evidence in
Electric Storage Battery and Lake Su-
perior. At the same time, there was
unusually heavy, liquidation In United
Gas Improvement, Phflsdelphia Electric
and Philadelphia Rapid Transit. In
these shares the selling, In a measure,
reflected unmistakable growing uneasi-
ness on the part Of the shareh olders.
In Electric Storage Battery the price
was forced down to .125, ar. overnight
loss Of 81, but So under the top price
made last week. Pressure drove Lake
ssgpeSior 81 s0 down nearly 81, tol71a, while
which yielded to 55. United Gas. I'm.
provement fell back to the low record
price, Of 15, while Philadelphia Rapid
Transit was forced to n new low level
at 80. '''
In addition to these soft spots, there
was renewed liberal selling Of Pennsyl.
vania Railroad, which depressed that
former favorite to 4OA. Small offer
ings Of American Gas knocked off a dol
lar at AZ. The. narrowness of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
MoNEY.LEhoINo RATES

NEW YORE-Money on call. both
classes OF collateral opened today a,
& per cent for lending and renewing:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Trade in Securities SIow--ons Ir.
regular-GlIt.E Edged Section Dipped

\ London. April 20,--Business in securi.
: lies on the stock exchange was slow
this morning inasmuch as brokers were
iiResting the budget Industrials were
heavy, owing TO the increase IN the
excess profits tax to 90 per cent and
the new company proft tax.
Oils were irregular. Mexican Eagles
we're strong, as the company Is not liable
80 duties mentioned above, and II sold
Al fOA Shell Transport sold at i0S
Grand Trunks and home rails were
fabhy and the shares of Argentine
= rufis were weak.
Ths Rilt-edgsd section dipped. The
market Ia general was irregular,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, April 20.-The toraign ex-
change market opened at sharp ad-
vances for all the principal allied ex-
changes. with the exception Of sterling,
which vas unchanged Francs showed
a gain OF rs points, lire c3 points and
Belgian 27 points Marks also rose
points.
Quotations were:
Demand sterling o,yI,., cables
S,05H; francs cables 1878. checks
1880; lire cables ol.35. checks 2l.S7:
Swiss cables 6.53, checks sos guilder
cables 37h, checks 81 I-ls:, pesetas
cables l7.+2. checks 'l785: Stockholm
cables 22.35, checks 222O; Christian!a
cables 2035 checks coco Copenhagen
cables 1875, checks 1850; Belgian
cables 1885 checks 1887; marks 1866 !;
Austrian kronnen. "a
In mid-afternoon, the foreign ex-
change market became easier all around
on moderate dealings. Demand sterling
receded to 3.S4& for demand and cables
TO 3,95L. Franc cables we're quoted
down to 1916 and checks to 1918; Bel
gian cables sold at 1925 and checks at
1872. Lire cables We're 2l.60 and
checks 2l.C9, while marks eased of to
l.G2,
YESTERDAYS CLOSING QUOTATIONS
3sSi.s 2sas.a ..... . &c.,. &c., 1885 si.?S e.,
ToDATs OPENING QUOTATIONS.
49,; osssTl'ns, Francs SLtEs Gldsrs
caSiss ,,,". -, SSS'4 1913 alas SIX
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
Commodity Markets
COTTON MARKET

New York. April 20.-The cotton
market was under pressure again TINS
morning and. after opening at de-
cline Of 10 10 . points, experienced
further weakness. falling about lo
noin,s under initial levels on the new
crops. Liverpool 'and tn" trade were
the chief buyers on the setback.
Cables were poor and, with the un .
set,ieG financial situation in Japan, in .
duced part of the selling here. ,.
Az the end Of the first fifteen minutes,
the list was up about 10 points from
the bottom on scattered covering
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20

LoNDoS-Money ts quoted at ~
per cent. Discount rates. short bills.
6h per cent; three months bills 6%
Der cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
Tonopsh Belmont Earnings improv.

Net earnings OF the Tonopah Belmont
Development Co, for March were I6S.-
ace, against S9175 in February. The
for many months. February earnings
were low. due TO strike conditions which
prevailed in fore part OF that month
PROFITS Of Belmont Surf Inlet for March
were S33.04s, as compared with sac
net profits for March OF ;4225, against
Sa3T3 in February
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
IONDON-M,

PHIEADELPHIA-Ca per cent :
time. 6 per cent: commercial paper,
three 70 SIX months, 6 per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York, April 20.-The coffee mar
ket opened at a decline OF to- points
with May Under liquidation. one broker
alone selling over 10000 bags. May
opened at 1890 and sold to 1876 on the
call.
The Gupport noted In coffee at the
close OF yesterday was not much in
evidence today and prices eased or a
few points after the opening; some OF
the later deliveries and the Increased
volume OF business was partly the re.
feetion OF evening up in the May POSI-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20

Rates on outstanding certificates OF
Indebtedness continue unchanged at 6
per cent. with the exception OF Mime
apolis, where the rate Is ~ per cent
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-10
TODAY,S ANNIVERSARIES

1663-Mrs. Marshall, the first woman
to take part In stage plays IN
England, made her first appear
ance atDrury Lane.
1S22-The Hebrew Benevolent So
ciety of New York City was or
ganized.
1S50-Prince lAbert, husband OF
Queen Victoria, declined to ac-
cent command of the British
army.
1s7O-Gen. George H. Thomas. a
famous commander in the war
between the States, died at San
Francisco Born in Southamp-
ton county, Virginia July 81
1915.
1SS6-Dr. Franz List made his first
appearance in London.
1ss5-For the first time in the historS
of the republic the United
States Treasury did not show
deficit
1s09-Madame Helena Modeska, fam
Gus tragedienne, died at BaI
City, Cal. Born at Cracow, Pc
land, Oct 12, 1874.
1913-Woman suffrage was defeated
in Michigan by majority o
nearly 100000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-10
Cooperation Urged
(By Associated Press.)

Cincinnati, April 10.-In the pre-
liminary skirmishes of threatened
industrial war, Big Business has beat
en- its rival, Trades Unions, Royal
Meeker, Federal Commissioner of
Labor Statistics, declared in an ad-
dress before the City Club, in which
he Urged cooperation as the most
promising weapon of the people in
the struggle against high prices
Congress instead of formulating o
progressive constructive program tC
restore industries, especially Of agri'
culture. to stable the peace condi
ton, he said, is pursuing the policy
Of scuttle with mast unhappy results
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-10
LESSON TO CON MEN

Conviction o. one of the con men
who was caught In the raid at Tar
ron Springs and his sentence to 3
years at hard labor in the state pris-
on, will be lesson to the crooks who
have infested Pinellas county for sew
eral years and there is every reason
to believe that the easy money sharks
will give this section a wide berth for
some years to come. The conviction
Of this one man, which is likely to
be followed by the conviction of 9TH
ers, will serve notice on all gentry
of the same ilk that Pinellas is a bad
place in which to work. The convic
ton reflects the sentiments OF the
people Of this county who propose to
drive the crooks out Of this county
and make it so hot for them that they
cannot come back here.
To the jury which tried and con
victed J. F. Williams, last week, tht
people of Pinellas county owe vote
of thanks. They were not afraid tC
do their duty and could not be infiu
enced to return wrong verdict. They
heard the evidence and believed thr
accused man was guilty and the yer
dict to this effect was duly returned
in court. The reception in st. Peters
burg accorded the jury which con
victed the man was in marked con
trast with the way the people re
ceived the jury which returned a yer
Dict of not guilty in the first case
In that case, when all five Of the COZ
men were tried, the state made !
plain case and no effort was made b.
the defense to controvert the testi
mony of the witnesses. The defens
made no denial of the charges an
did not offer any witnesses, yet tn
Jury returned verdict of not guilty
4 The thing to do now is TO be Ger
tain that bonds put up by the con
fdence men, II they decide to try t
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-10
WILL ADVOCATE BETTER
LAND TITLE SYSTEM

have been asked by many people
in regard to the plank in my platform
relating to better land title system.
My general idea is to pass law
which will cure all technical defects
which have heretofore occurred in
conveyances and to simplify future
conveyances of real estate, so that It
will not take months of time and hun
dreds OF dollars for a person to make
simple transfer of piece of prop
erty..
shall attempt with all my power
simplify and cheaper the transfer Of
real estate. | shall ask the aid of the
County Real Estate Board, composed
of the leading real estate men of Polk
County to assist me in drafting bill
along these lines.
expect to include In this re-
quirement that the Clerk of the Court
shall inspect all deeds before they are
recorded, and that he shall not record
any deed that is not in proper form
This will prevent future defects in
deeds to q large extent, and l am sure
that there will be no great difficulty
in drafting a bill which will cure the
defects in titles which have occurred
in the past.
J. EVERETT BRYANT.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-10
ASKS BIDS ON ARMY COMBS

Washington, April 9,--The direc
tor Of sales, os the War Department,
announced today that bids would be
received by the surplus property d.
vision, Office Of the quartermaster of
the army, until 8 O'Clock, asEtern
time May S. on a varied assortment of
articles appealing especially to retail,
department and drug stores, as well
as the hardware trade.
Nearly half million tooth brush.
es Of good quality, bought for the
American overseas forces, are includ-
ed on this list. There are also 1000
white celluloid pocket combs In neat
steel bound leather cases, and more
than $4,000 black hard rubber combs.
The list also includes nearly half
million trench mirrors Of highly
polished nickel plated steel encased
in flannel lined waterproof olive drab
cases, and $500 whitewash wall
brushes.
Other items listed are granite ware,
of good quality, bought for the
American overseas forces, are includ-
ed on this list. There are also 4,000
white celluloid pocket combs In neat
steel bound leather cases, and more
than $4,000 black hard rubber combs
The list also includes nearly halt
million trench mirrors Of highly
polished nickel plated steel encased
in flannel lined waterproof olive drat
cases, and $500 whitewash wal
brushes.
Other items listed are granite ware
aluminium and heavy tin cups, pickaxt
railroad handles, commercial knives
band saws, wooden sabres, folding Ia
bles, garbage and milk cans, ant
horse brushes, leather.