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The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
RESERVEBANK
HITSHARDBLOW
News of Rediscount Rate
Raise Spreads Gloom
In Market.
By BRoADAN WALL.

New York. Jan. 22.-With favorable
news having as much influence as
water on ducks back Wall Street
received quite a shock after the stock
market closed today when the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York announced
a general advance in its re-discount
rates.
Those who are long of stocks AMI
are hoping that prices will advance.
said the raise in rates had been dis
counted by selling ever since the
Street heard more than q week ago
that an advance would be announced
Unbiased judges of the marke,
expressed the opinion that the rise
in rates would make it more difficult
to borrow money so that industrial
companies would curtail operations
These persons said also the Industrial
companies would have to mark down
inventories with a contraction In
business.
The rise in the rediscount rates is
expected to be followed by a stiff
ening of the call money rate.
announcement tndt lne MeAlCdn
government had made an agreement
with American oil producers which
would increase production was con-
sidered the most favorable received
in the financial district for many
weeks. Except for a slight bulge in
the oil shares early in the day.
however. the announcement failed
to have any favorable influence.
Around noon dispatches from
Washington stated that section six
of the Cummins bill would be elimi-
mated. This was construed as bull
ish for a time, but failed to find any
reflection in the quoted prices for
railroad shares. The dispatch also
said that with the elimination of
this section an amendment would be
made putting it up to the Interstate
Commerce Commission as to what
was a fair and reasonable rate for
the railroads. Using past perform
ances as a foundation, the Street
construed this as unfavorable.
The financial district had the news
of the increase in rediscount rates
at least twenty minutes before the
stock market closed.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Baltimore, Jan. 22.-wHEAT-Sales. none.
C0RN-Cob, yellow, 80 per bbL; white.
7.40 per bbl.; track yellow, No. 3, Les per
bushel; firm.
C0RN--sales. none.
OATs-No. . white, "a: No. white.
93h.
RYE-Nesrby. 1.6na1.I5 per bushel; No.
2 Western export 1.s1ls nominal
Hay (carload lots-No. l timothy. 81 30:
standard timothy. S3.JOa34.o0: No. tim
othy. "a. .O0a33.50; No. 5 timothy. &c. O0a
31.50; No. 1 light clover. mixed. SO 90; No.
2 light clover. mixed. 80. J0a32 90; No. /
clover. mixed, $3.50; No. . clover, mixed,
2s.5Oa31.O0: No. clover, $3.50; No. clover.
20. .00a31.00 No. 8 clover. 25.50a2s.O0.
STRAW-No. / straight rye. 17.00als.0o:
No. . straight rye, l5.JOa16OO; No. / tan
cled rye. 14.o0al4.5O: No. tangled rye.
L.. 00a12.50: No. ] wheat. 12.O0a13.O0: No.
. wheat, 1l.O0all.50; No. 1 oat. 14.O0al5. 90;
No. . oat. 12.5Oa13.Jo.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
3 FEDERAL RESERVE
BANKS RAISE RATES

The Federal Reserve Board yes
terday announced an advance in re-
difcount rates for the Federal re-
serve banks of New York. Boston
Ind Philadelphia, effective today.
The new rates are: Bankers ac-
|ceptances discounted for member
banks, per cent formerly "A per
cent; notes with maturity with one
to ninety days. including member
banks collateral notes. secured by
United States certificates of indebt-
edness, ~ per cent, no change; notes
with maturity Of one to ninety days.
including member banks collateral
notes. secured by Liberty bonds and
Victory notes 51s per cent, formerly
~; commercial paper with maturity
of one to TElety days. including
member banks collateral notes
secured. per cent. formerly ~; ag-
ricultural paper. all maturitics, G per
cent, formerly per cent; notes
secured by War Finance Corporation
bonds.i Z per cent, formerly 5x per
cent
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
COTTON MARKET.

New York. Jan. 2l.-Buying power In cot
ton was restored in the latter part OF the
session today by advices from Washington to
the effect that Senate leaders participating
in the bipartisan negotia tons on the peace
treaty were nearer to an agreement and the
market advanced rapidly after a poor start.
After continuing quiet much Of the after
noon purchasing increased in the last hour
after the publication Of the more optimistic
news from Washington and compared with
the low level of the forenoon the list at its
best showed a recovery Of 60 to so points
with May selling at 34.45.
Spot here was quiet at an advance of 35
points at 80. 10 for middling; there were no
sales. Spot at New Orleans was steady and
unchanged at 1915 for middling; the sales
were 4,026 bales. Galveston. II, 800; New
Orleans. IL, 500; Mobile. 2.s50; Savannah,
5000; Cha srleston, 1,600; Norfolk, 1.5O0; Bos-
ton. 90; Augusta, LOO; Memphis, $500; ST.
Louis, $50.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago, Jan. 22.-H0GS-Receipts, "a, 900.
Higher. Bulk. SIS. .35a .65; top, s15.T5:
heavy, $15.15a15.60; medium, S15.35a Is. 70 ;
light. s15.40a15.75; ligt light, $f4. 75a 15 80 |;
heavy packing sows. smooth. $14.5Oa15; pack
ing sows. rough. $14a14,50; pigs, S13. 75a
14T5,
CA1TLE-Receipts. 1900. Firm. Beef
steers. medium and heavy. choice and prime
s15.50a 50; medium and good. 81. .65a 16 so:
common. s9.50a11.65; light weight, good and
choice, s13. 3.e5a17.25; common and medium
f9a13.2S; butcher cattle. heifers, 50. 75a
1925 cows, $6.75a13; Gamers and cutters.
$5.75o6.75; veal calves. $17.50a19; feeder
steers. $sa12.50; stocker steers. s7.50a1l.
SHEEP-Receipts. 10000. Firm. Lambs.
$1sa20.2 %; culls and common, $14.75a17. 10:
ewes. medium and good. 50. 75a12.25: culls
and common. s6aa.2a
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
MONEY MARKET.

New York. Jan. 22.-Money on call on the
New York stock exchange today ruled at 9
per cent all day. Time money conditions
showed little or no change today. borrower
industrial colls terai and and ~ per cent
for loans on mixed collateral Little bust
ness was done. however, and business was
confined mostly to renewals. In brokerage
circles today Il was nted that one large
Institution was offering s0-day money for Q
per cent, but that nothing but liberty bonds
would be accepted as collateral.
Mercantile paper rates were also IN.
chan nged at 8 per cent with the business done
being mostly fer out Of town account.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
INV YoRK PRODUCE.

New YORK. Jan. z2.-BUTrBR-Nsrk<t
barely steady; ssifed and unsslts1. ereanery
extras. ehse6c. Do. hrStx. 62so6c; Do.
higher than extras. eShseec; state dsiry
tubs. sos64c; renovated extrss. s7a57 Nc;
imitation creamery hrrts. 51s52e.
milk. specials. s2s83c: DO. fancy. s1ss1 Ne;
do, lower grudes. 20a3o11c; Wisconzin
Whole milk. fancy. young Americas. S2hs
s3c; State skims. specials. 11az3c: DO.
posee. f7alse; DO. fair 10 good, 1zs1ec; DO.
lower grades. 6si3e.
EGGS : MARKET steady; pesrby white.
hrsfs. e4aS5c: DO, brown, 14a75c. extras,
T1a7z<: nrptk. 07a6sc.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

New York. Jan. 22.-Tcdsy's closing rates
Of exchange on all the principsl markets
were follows: Sterling, demand. 3.624 /:
cables. 3.6sh. Bankers. 90 days. 35T4
% days. 3-55&. Prince. checks. 11.se:
cables. I1.s7. Belgium. checks. u q; cables.
12.2o. Germany. cheeks. 1.4e; cables. l.5o.
Austria. checks. 81: cables. .3s. Holland.
checks. -S7k; cables. .37x. Italy. check.
1907: cables, 14.05. Swiss. checks. 5-s1
cables. s.55. Stockholm. kroner checks.
$50; cables. 2o.45. Christiania. checix.
$3.50; cables. 1870 Copenhagen. checks.
I6 80: ables, 1T.oO.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
CHICAGO GRAIN.
NJ JOSEPH f. PRITCHARn.

Chicago. Jan. ee.-Active and strong early
bat slow and dull in the afternoon was the
way the corn market ran today, the close
showing declines OF to &c with January
futures strongest and May the weak spot.
OnsSierable amount of January was
bought and May sold in the way Of undoing
a spread.
Cash corn was cents lower.
The embargo on grain exports discouraged
those who bought oats a short time ago in
anticipation of greatly improved demand on
export account. Futures were Il TO isc
lower. The cash market was dull with sales
OF - 900 bushels at cent decline.
Continued outside buying of hogs at Chi
cagO was the Strengthening factor in hogs
products. Bearish factors were the embar-
goes on exports and the sterling exchange
situa tion. The market rather tame at
the close, with prices q fraction lower.
Chicago. Jan. 22-Future prices on grain
and provisions were: Prev.
Month Open High Low Close Close
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
Washington Stock Exchange.
FURNISHED By W. B. Hibbs & Coz
SALES

SALES
Washington Railway and Electric 4s,
81 900 at 81, 81 900 at 561s. $1,000 at 81,
81 600 at 81. 81, 1000 at 81. $1,000 at 56Is,
s.. 900 at 575.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.,
at "a, : at "a, at "a. at "a, . at "a, .
at "a. 20 at "a.
Commercial National Bank. 1 at 1T9.
Continental Trust. 10 at 100.
After call:
Capital Traction 5s. 81 900 at %.
Continental Trust. 10 at los.
Iarston. 3 at s4es.
Washington Gas, Z at 4S&.
Continental Trust. 10 at s)1A.
Mergenthaler, 3 at 13s. 10 at l3s. 10 at
13s, 10 at 13s, 10 at 13s, 10 at 13s, at
13s.
Capital Traction IS. $1,000 at %. $1,000
at 90.
MersenthaIer. 10 at 13s. 10 at 13s. 10 at
13S. 10 at 13s.
(Correction.-Total of 81, 900 Riggs Realty
IS (long) sold yesterday. instead Of 1s,OOO.)
The Washington herald., 1920-01-23
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool. Jan. 22.-spots opened in mod
crate demand today with prices easier. Sales
amounted to 1000 bales. Receipts totaled
900 bales. no American. Futures opened
easier. American middling fair, g.. rs: good
middling. e9.5l: full middling. 2s.5i: mid
ding. s7-es: low middling. 24.T1; good or
dinsry. 2i-76; ordinary. 2o.76. Futures
rlo.ed steady
Connecticut western news., 1920-01-22
'& AD LPert

Are you burning coal to warm your house or outdoors? The high cost of heating the modern home. the coal shortage and increased prices means that every shovel full of coal in your furnace must give forth its house-heat- ing equivalent
 The War Savings Division of the United States Treasury in accordance with its national thrift campaign has made the following timely suggestions on how to save fuel In heating.
 Keep the temperature of the house at 6S degrees. Save heat by using weath- CT strips, storm windows, storm doors and drawing shades Do not heat un- used rooms. Cover heaters and heat carrying pipes with asbestos. In talk care of the heater keep 1t clear from soot and ashes. Repair all leaks.
 Learn to use dampers effectively. The smokepipe should have two dampers, the check draft damper and the turn damper. The check draft dam per controls the rate at which a fire burns; open it to check fire;s close it to increase the draft. Learn to use it so that it will do its work. If it is properly constructed and managed you can check the fire with it without opening the coaling door.
 The turn damper fits loosely so that
Connecticut western news., 1920-01-22

gases may pass on even when 1t is closed Tn most heaters the damper should be kept closed except when starting the fire, otherwise most of the heat goes up the chimney.
 The damper in the coaling door should be used only to let in air to con. sume gases that are formed, especially when soft coal Is used.
 The ash-pit damper admits air neces- sary for the ignition of the coal or wood. Regulate the air supply by the damper-not by opening the ash-pit door.
 In building a fire close dampers, re- move ashes, put in crumpled news paper, cover. with kindlings laid cross wise, add a thin layer of coal, open the ash pit and smoke pipe dampers and light the fire.
 For good heating, regular care of a fire is neded, attend 1t from two to four times day. Tn adding a large amount of coal. leave part of the glowing fire exposed. Clean the ash pits daily. Keep the fire pot full. Better heat is obtained if the fuel is kept even with the fire door in front and little high CT in the back.
 Fuel saved is money saved and money grows when put into War Saw ings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificates.
Connecticut western news., 1920-01-22
FARMERS TODAY NO MARKS" FOR
 THE BUNCO MEN

There was a day, years ago, when the farmer was considered inexperi- enced in matters of business and q mark" for the bunco man. Editor ial writers on city newspapers fre- quently published warning to the farmer to beware of the gold brick salesman And even now this idea about the farmer seems to prevail in some quarters
 Just why warnings should be ad- dressed to farmers rather than to the residents of the metropolitan districts never has been made clear The mod ern bunco man sticks to the city, for the most part. He gave up trying to gull the farmers years ago.
 Many stocks are offered in ex- change for Liberty oBnds and War Savings Stamps It is obvious if many shares of stocks in a company can be bought for one Liberty Bond, there is an element of chance-a biz element chance-in the stock. There is no element of chance at all in Government securities. Stock sales men are now touring the agricultural districts endeavoring to interest farm CTS in various companies upon such a basis ..
 We believe the farmers of America can be relied upon, however, to hold their government securities and be content, in the main, to draw a safe and secure rate of interest rather than to take chances on private securities that may turn out as a total loss of all money invested.
Connecticut western news., 1920-01-22
An American g BiH Did This

Motherless, fatherless, homeless lameless, hungry aLd clad only tn rags, the pathetic little three-year-old shown at the left wandered into q Near East Relief orphanage in Ar menia. Another photograph of the same child. shown at the right, was taken a week later, this time showing him happy, we'll clothed and well fed
 Somewhere fin America Is the happy man or woman who contributed the S2 bill which wrought this miracle. More than a quarter million other helpless little victims of Turkish cruelty and oppression are knocking at the doors of the Near East Relief orphanages in Western Asia Many more American $2 bills are needed now to let them in and to care for them until they can care for themselves.
Connecticut western news., 1920-01-22

MRS. JOHN Q. ROCKEFELLER, JR. Chairman of the Educational Cam
 palan Committee Of the Young We
 men's Christian Association. culties which beset the lives of girls and women everywhere. In meeting the postwar needs of women the Young Women's Christian Association stands as an instrument of service. tested and proven by war, and organ Ized to meet the manifold problems of peace.
 Because of It's fifty odd years of ex- perience in meeting fundamental prob iems affecting girls, the Young Wom- en's Christian Association is an organi- ration particularly fitted to exert a stabilizing influence upon the troubled times through a consistent program of service for girls and women.
 American women are asking how they may share in the worlds recon struction. They can do so by enlisting the support of their communities for this World Service Program. which will insure to the world a healthier and bet ter womanhood.
 "This campaign of the. r. W. c. A. to tell the people of the United States about Its work and to raise S3,000, 900 with which to carry on r. W. c. A. work during 1920 In the United States, Europe, China, Japan, India, South America. Egypt, Siberia and Mexico will close the week of February 2 to %, which will be known as r. W. O. A. Week.
 -The Federal Council of Churches will probably set one Sunday as a time for ministers throughout the country to address their congregations on general conditions affecting women and the Young Women's Christian Association as an instrument Of service.
 "The immediate task is to bring to the people of the United States a knowledge of conditions affecting the lives of women in all parts of the world. We can no longer ignore the character, the manner of life and the ideals of other peoples, whether we want to or not A special call Is now coming to the Association from China, Japan, India and South America, where work was held back during the war because of the necessity for spe- cial activity in France and the United States.
 "The World Service Program calls for S4,5O0,000 Of this amount S1, ,500, 900 has already been secured"
 The educational campaign commit tee includes among its members Mrs Robert E. Speer, president of the Ma tional Board of the Y. W. c. A; Mrs. Henry P. Davison, Mrs. William Van V. Hayes, Mrs. Robert L. Dickinson, Mrs. William Adams Brown, Mrs. Van Sanford MerleSmith, Mrs. Lewis H.. Lapham. Miss Ellen Hale Stevenson, Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt and Mrs. Her bert Lee Pratt.
Connecticut western news., 1920-01-22
TREASURY SAVINGS
 CERTIFICATES FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Treasury Savings Certificates in de- nominations of $100 and $1000 will be popular Christmas gifts this year ac- cording to reports received at head quarters of the savings division. First Federal Reserve District Bankers and postmasters report an early de- mand for these grown up" War Saw ings Stamps, which are registered in one piece, bond size and very con venient to slip under the plate of some relative on Christmas morning
 Christmas card manufacturers have also issued clever little containers for War Savings Stamps, which many parents will provide the children this holiday as an incentive to save.
Connecticut western news., 1920-01-22
SMALL Y. w. C. A. IS '.- - COMMUNITY CENTER

Recreation for Girls Is Important Fea-
 ture of Work
 Fffty-two young women in the Unit ed States are known as Y. W. c. A.. town secretaries" All of which means that the fifty-two are organizing recreation work for girls and for the community at large in towns of less than 10000 inhabitants. ...
 The Y. W. c. A. may be in one rent ed room or more. It may be whole building, but at any rate there is a rec reation room and If possible kitchen, reading and writing rooms. If the r.. W. 0. A. has building of its own 1t becomes community center, where all women's organizations may meet.
Connecticut western news., 1920-01-22
Men on Battleship New Jersey Sell Junk
 For Thrift Stamps

Thrift Stamps for junk. That s how the sailor boys of the U. s. s. New Jersey are swelling their banks accounts and simultaneous ly helping Uncle Sam to pay off Americas s war debt. The boys on this big battleship, when they "clean ship" get together large quantities of marine junk, such as obsolete ship fittings, old clothing, well-thumbed books and papers, which they exchange for Thrift Stamps.
Connecticut western news., 1920-01-22
Effective Printing

means good type, good presses, good workmen and good paper. We have the equipment and the workmen for you, and use Hammermill grades of bond, safety and cover papers. Let us show you.
Connecticut western news., 1920-01-22
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, IT,, Heads Associations 1920
 World Service Program.
sa,Ooo, ,oOo NEEDED FOR WORK.
Leader Calls Association "StabiIizina Influence" In Outlining Post-War Program for Women-FederaI coun- Gil of Churches to Announce ~. w. c. A. Sunday"

Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., chair man of the National Educational Cam paign Committee of the 1920 World Service Program of the Young Wom- en's Christian Association, has made the following statement
 "Since the war we are more than ever aware of the economic, industrial, educational, social and religious difi-
Connecticut western news., 1920-01-22
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POSTER BASED ACTUAL PHO ToeRAPH MENIA. DR. M. g.. .LiTTLEFiELD
 
  little fellow  Ntuened of the Near Relief  which this  aimessy about and slightest  a q
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-21

into the middle of the feast the FAIRY
Queen might wave her wand over them
and not knowing what would happen, so
they decided to try another plan.
Behind another big rock not far from
the fairies the goblins held meeting
TO plan how to frighten away the fairies so
they could have the good things all for
themselves.
IL have it." said one little fellow;
'lct us go TO the top of the hill and begin
to shout and wave our arms and tell
them a big giant is coming with feet SO
large that he could crush them all with
one foot
II did not take them long TO reach
the top Of the hill, where they began
to Jump about and shout m their funny
little voices at the fairies. Look out,
look outr' they called 'the big old giant
from mountain is coming; we have come
TO warn YOU
Down the hIl they ran as if the old
giant was coming right after them and the
poor little fairies jumped and huddied
about their Queen.
Gle will step on you all with one
of his big feet il you do not run away,
said the goblins, with their eyes fixed
on the good things spread on the rock.
And he will push us al into the pond
with one of his big hands, said one. Run
quick, before 'he comes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-21
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
Cartwright 1918 by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. Nev YORK CITY.
YOUR WORKING DRESS,

Has Il ever occurred u YOU how much
your comfort and case IN dong housework
depends on the sort OF dress you wear
Possibly the homework overalls offered
70 the public during wartime would not he
practical for most housewives. but there "
DO doubt of the fact that skirts do lmped
one in many sorts of housework. To be
sure YOU would not like to be seen doing
Homework IN oycralls, you would surely
object 10 greet the trs.dcsncn, the post
man and the delivery men wearing trou-
sers instead Of pctticoats. But for all that
some sort Of bnurcated garment certainly
is an Improvement over psthcoats when
IL comes to many sorts OF housecleaning.
III YOU have ever spent days IN noun
tain camp where the women hahltualiy
wore khaki brooches you may have dis.
covered how easily the household tasks 60
And il is not entirely due TO aracing noun
tain air. That comfortable khaki costume
has had something to do with IT. Or at
seashore or lakeshore camp you may
some day have remained IN your bathing
suit from morning until afternoon and
YOU have gone about the preparation OF
dinner in your bathing costume. III you
ever have done this doubtless you wished
inwarily that YOU might always do house
work in q bathing suit, with the light,
short skirt, nothing to get In the way, no
sleeves. and flat-soled bathing shoes that
made the steps you had 10 take so easy
II really would be good idea If every
housewife provided herself with at least
one trousered houseworking costume
10 be worn for instance when you have 10
climb on the step ladder TO clean the
high shelves. when you set TO rights the
cellar for the winter, store away the
canned fruit, or that other day when
Won take yourself to the attic or store room
To get out the autumn and winter things
and stow away those of summer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-21
Housewares Selling at September Prices

earnest about getting a kitchen
cabinet, and admits that,
"Yours gives the most for
the money"
A particularly fine outfit OF
glass containers; q particu-
larly spacious center cupboard
whose doors are rugged up
with all manner of conven-
lent devices, including rack
for cookbook (did you ever
hunt all over the place for
yours y; two fine closets on
right and left of the cup
board, the left-hand one for
the flour container, the right
hand one a miniature pantry,
having five shelves, including
two sliding ones of wire-are
among its features.
Then there are two long
drawers Zone partitioned)
where many cabinets have but
one; two sliding boards under
the porcelain tabletop; two
deep drawers, one containing
the bread-box; large lower
cupboard with two doors. each
fitted with a rack, and two
sliding shelves and all
throughout, the most wonder
fully strong construction
lFourth Floor. Market and CentrHD