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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. June .7s.--Foreirn OK
change opened steady. Demand sterling.
f39Slb. Oft NC, francs, 12.0sc; lire.
1890. off ocntimes; marks. 272c-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28

Stalls sT-ss. Csc can Royal baking pow
der. sbc. packages Post Toasties. sac;
s-lb. can N, J. n. coffee, ss.Sb s5e
package Olympic pancake flour. asc;
si.s5 extra fine hrooms sac. zoe cans
red beans, Toe. zoe cans corn, ise; bars
napths soap, soc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28

Tho SEATTLE Star publishes the hes,
serials tina, can he secured. They are up
to-tt~te. red-bIooded. full Of heart inter
est. thrills and adventure. and appeal IN
ali eissse~ Of resders. There's y new one
every few wcess.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28

Ihe average daily shortage OF
.rsight cars IN the United States Is
|so, 900 cars. During March the av-
srage daily shortage was 10000 cars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28

stall II. fine rranuisted sugar. . MS.
soc. 4 lbs. 800. Stall 70. pure fresh
milk. quart. lie. Stall &c. tall cans Car
nation milk. Ice. Stalls sf-2s pure lard
ibs,. tso; boiling beet. III. i2he; spring
lamb roasts. ID. ise: steer steaks. ID. tsc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28

PUGET SOUND
STEAMERS
ALL LOCAL ROUTES
STEAMERS LEAVE PROM coLNAxI
DOCK. FOOT oY MARION STREET.
Leave Arrive
1 Seattle neaftie
'vi~serta. n. c,--revs rswpses1-Ruve|
ifoe stean.er Sal Due. FOR f.iS101
mid Tovnsend. Angeles daily
night land Victoria
daily 'Does not - thru
| except re Victoria On trfpi
Sunday leaving Seattle satur-
day night
rscsm. Dsrees
f;sssm tnsssmess Taessna as67 5:S6sG
ssoasn iWashisgtes for Ia is:seGn
il'eesw coma 1trect. Steamer. ii;sep3n
i,teprn every Nwc hours, seci 3:sop0
sespm rns's trio. 81 reund, s;sepm,
| f-espr e-so |.
ssspm he senn
eaiiy aaily
Per- rewsss.d sp~rsai
S:essm str w.sh,.esc. ,o,i ~
s.eopm Port Townsend direct - sepm
dsuy Connects ., Tcvnsendl aaliy
/ With rail- i'nee FOR afii
points on olympiel
lpen.nsuia
B-ssinxhsws--Arsesrtes--Evs<pea
isoepm a. q Kuishsa- fcri S:sScm
daily Anac,rtes ard Bel daily
- I'inrnam-
rsrs rewUs~~d. r~rt Asgelss -
Way Psrss
1900 Steamer Sol Due. tn Y:{610
midn htipors Townsend. porti
Williams nd PORT
Anx~ies
'Duneenees On Mon.
WED. and Fri.
Pert Gsmbie--LudIsw-Y1s~
S.ssprn Steamer ruxr&- for 10 -SS@@
daily Kinrsson. q m 3 q. daily
eyNep. 7. udiew. ssEsionl excepe
e~nry riasier. rewss-nd.l sunday
tsnndsy Evansville and Hsd-f
f:esrml hook.
San Jsas Islsu<s
i:eeam lsts. sseus. for All iS:01S@
daily points In the SAM
except juan tslanaa
Sunday
s:eesmf
s-ptfi~-~e~h Nav Rrose
kis:serr steemcr ps..a.- ,-se=-
Sunday
and
Thurs
Heed Casual Route
s.eeami stenmer Kinsvees YiTrw
Monday
Wed
friday
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS
N 10 the intention Of the Company n |
run a popular priced excursion 10 Hood |
Canal every Sunday during the summer
months Watch the daily papers for
anneuncementa
Points marked 80 are boat lsndsnss |
Passengers for these points ana ~
other boat landing points must make
their ewn arrangements for iabdinR.
and assume all risk and liability n |
passenger rate does not include beat /
landing charged
Baersre liability h Invited to WEAR
Ing apparel, not to exceed sfee for
whole ticket iso pounds allowed free |
Steamers ana rchedules subject "a
change without notice. Freight r.
ceived daily for all points texc~ptin,
Tacoma, named In above schedule
Tickets must be purchased at ticket
Office Open from So, q m to ls:ee |
midnight
PUGET SOUND NAVIGATION 90
Ticket Offsce. Csiman Deck.
Phone Main SEES.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28

At the conclusion Of every mar
rage In Holland the bride and
bridegroom are presented with
Bibles at the expense OF the state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28

The Danube river flows thru
countries in which 81 languages
and dialects are spoken.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28

JUNE ~
FIRST nigh Tide
las a m io.t IT
t1rSf Low Tide
SEES a. m . % r.
second High Tide
ta1 . m ie.e n
s~rond Low Tide
, - . N. r.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28

Greater New York's d1iIy con
sumption Of water amounts 10 near
ly GOO. 900 900 gallons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28

According 10 present estimates.
Increases OF 1900 per cent have
been noted In the cost OF mems
clothing In France since 1914.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28
Public Markets
WEsTI.AkE

WEsTLAkE
stalls and D. veal roasts. III. iAc.
boiling beef. 10. ise. ioin and rib veal
chops. IL. Soc. stain 1905. gsc can Maine
corn. soc. lbs pure lard. sse; cans
Booths 'sardinss ,sc; bars swifts
White soap. sse. cans Pumpkin. sSe,
stan iss fresh ginger snaps. ID. soc:
ihs macarori ssc. l good broom. see
lbs. Yakima beans. SIC stall iso. /
package Citrus washing powder. ssc: /
10. Hllis red can coffee. 'ssc. It's white
Karo. bsc;t3 packages Lux. ssc. Stalls
is and H. . cans carnation milk. 3Sc.
ms rolled oats. CSC; l n Guittari's
chocolate. 5sc: ID. evaporated prunes
sec; 10 evaporated peaches. zoe. stan
81. bars Sunny Monday soap 3sc: 6
bars Bob white soap. sec. bars crys-
tai white soap. &c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28
CORNER

Stan :. homeless pot rossts. 10. ise;
pork roasts. ID. 2tc: mutton roasts ~
izhc; steer steaks. Ii. Use; local bacon
H.. 2be. smoked shoulders. ID. 2sc. Stall
i0s, 4 cans Cooperative milk. t7c: fresh
ranch eEgs. doz.. toc. don. Use: fresh
peanut butter. ID. aso. . ibs, ESQ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28
SANITARY

stall 100. best fresh ohurned butter
ID. tBc; bes, fresh ranch egas. dor. .oc
2 doK. use. Z lbs sugar. sse stall 20
shoulder pot roas,s. ID. isc. pork steaks
: lbs. sse: home rendered lard. lbs
4sc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-28

TUESDAY
JUNE -
FIRST High Tide
ssisa IN F. ie. Il
First Low Tide
eti q m. es n
second High Tide
5 % o IN . IL n.
second Low Tide
10 20 . IN T. "a II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
PERSONAL.

Mrs. A. Charles Meagher Of New York
City is the guest of Mrs Porter Ferree
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
ROMANCE BLASTED.
MiI1lngton Girl and MEXICAN Failed in
Effort to Wed Here.
One romance WAS blasted this mornin

One romance WAS blasted this morning
when the applicants for a marriage license
at the Office Of Harry b. Stradley were
taken into custody, the man charged with
a statutory offense and the young woman
being held as witness. They gave their
names as Ethel Walker, aged IL, who says
she Is from near MIllington, Md, and
a Mexican, Hilario Amanda. When qUcs-
toned as to their age, the young woman
said she was only Il. She was then IN
formed that she would have to have the
consent Of her parents before the license
could be issued. She said she would do
this and return for the license tomorrow
morning.
Upon her departure from the Office, Con-
stable Bill" Tinsrnan entered the scene
and communicated with the authorities
al MillIngton. The local police advised
the holding of the young girl as witness.
Ii was then that TInsman's chase about
the city for the couple started. He finally
found them at Fourth q nd Lombard
streets.
IL Is alleged that the couple have been
Irving as man and wife at 612 Lombard
street for sometime. The girl health Is iu
a dehcate condition st present. She claims
that Amanda Is not responsible for this,
hut blames another man. The young wo-
man said she Is the mother OF one child, al
though she has never been married, ac-
cording TO Tinsman.
Amanda was taken into custody and was
Immediately gwen a hearing after which
be was held under 81 900 bail for tn
COurtof General Sessions, on a statutory
oifense. The girl IS being held at the
police station. Amanda was removed to the
workhouse this morning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Not only have the declines in textiles and
hides and leather continued unbroken. even
many other commodities have fallen abrupt
~. and Dun list OF wholesale quotations
has disclosed preponderance Of recessions
for twcnty-three consecutive weeks.
The interstate commerce commission has
begun consideration of consolidation of the
railroads of the United States into a limited
humber of systems in accordance with the
transportation act. Prof. William r. Rip
ley. OF Harvard. has been employed 70 assist
in WORKING out such plan.
IF the net returns earned by the COM
panies on the new rates prove TO be as large
as the commission estimated. says the
Railway Age the advance in prices of rail-
way securities should be continued, and
sucn ad vance is necessary TO enable the rail
ways 20 raise the capital required to increase
W are OF the opinion. say Schm idt &
Deery, that rally of no mean proportions
will tas<e place before election and there is a
likelihood that this strength may incu-
bate a sustained bull market"
Bank of Philadelphia increased SIS 600 900
last week 10 s209. ABS 900. The gold re-
serve decreased s5 $50 900 and the per-
centage Of reserve dropped from SIP TO 47.9
There is ample evidence that the indus
a nR'9J R tb abg yery nearly @
held against them. say Scott stump.
Application for receiyership for Tindel
Morris Company. manufacturers or steel
and steel forging. Eddystone Pa. was fled
in the United states district court yester-
DAY. The company IS declared TO be solvent.
With assets Of 2,274 .l9l against liabilities
Of 2.273 $50. but il docs not have quick
assets TO meet matured note for S27 900
and merchandise claims OF $4,000 about
To fall due.
Allis-C Chaimers Manufacturing Co for the
eight months ended August 81 last reports
net profits after taxes and all charges avail
able for vidends of 81, 1875. .l63. After
mafling allowance for preferred dividend
requirements. earnings are equivalent to
$500 share on the 257, ,707 shares of COM
mon stock outstanding. or at an annual
rate OF Approximately $3.50. This com
parcs with S3.57 a share earned on the
Common ia the 1919 fiscal year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
POLICE LOOK FOR
YELLOW ROADSTER
Camden Authorities Believe Oc-
cupants Connected With Muir
der Of Messenger Paul.
ny Associated Press to Every Evening


Camden, N. j., Oct. lS.--Policc a,i-
thoritics of Camden and Burlington
counties have 80 far been unable to find
a trace Of the yellow roadster with re-
built underbody they have been seeking
in connection with the mysterious rob
berry and death of David S. Paul, the
broadway Trust Company messenger.
Paul's body, with the head battered and
arms gashed, was gound in shallow grave
In the New jersey pines, near Tabernacle,
25 miles from here.
Pual disappeared while taking $40. 900
In cash and Sl2 900 in checks 10 q Phlla-
delpbia bank. He was last seen crossing on
a ferryboat. When the body was dis
covered the cash was gone but the checks
were found in coat pocket.
The police say they believe the killing of
Paul occurred in Philadelphia and the
body taken to the pine swamp in the
yellow car. The roadster with three men
in il seen Friday by residents of Taber-
nacle at time when the occupants, the
police believe, were fleeing after bury ng
Paul. The tire marks alongside the grave
connected with the marks made by the
yellow roadster, the police said. The
murderers. II is believed, had first thrown
the body into small stream nearby. rs
marks showed il was dragged to the spot
where it was buried
A resident of Nincentown raced with
the yellow car When the roadster passed
him Friday on the road from Tabernacle
to Vincentown, the man told deteeties, he
thought the occupants wanted test of
speed. He gave them a brush for about
five miles.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE.
Increased Stock Not TO BE SOld-COm-
pany Strong Financially.
The Wall Street Journal saws:

The Wall Street Journal says:
Action of directors OF Columbia GRAPHIC
phone Manufacturing Co, IN asking
stock kholders To authorize an increase IN
the common capital from 100000 to
5000. 600 shares. is merely formal step
20 permit the company having sufficient
authorized capital 10 meet its quarterly
stock dividend payments.
Columbia Graphophone has been pay
inrqtiarterlv stock dividends of the equiva-
lent Of 5 per cent on its common stock, at
the rate of five shares for each one hundred
shares held. II has outstanding approx
mately 1850. 900 shares Of common, SO
that the balance of the l.50O,OOO shares
now authorized would hardly be sufficient
to pav the present rate of stock dividends
for more than another year.
Whlle the stock dividend policy may be
hooked upon as being permanent, the
amount 20 be paid depends entirely upon
earnings. At the present rate of stock
dividends the 800, 900 additional shares
which stockholders are asked to authorize
would take care of payments for the next
FIVE wears Directors.have no intention of
doing any additional financing with the
new stock as the company's present tlnan-
c,al condition Is such that no additional
working capital Is required.
Reports on business are 10 the effect
that in the first eight months of 1920
gross showed a gain of about 30 per cent
over the same period of last year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
STOCK MARKET DULL;
PRICE TREND DOWNWARD
Shorts Take Advantage of Break
in British Exchange;
Rally Before Noon.
Ry Associated Press to Every Evening

New York, Oct. lS.-(Wall street, 1870
a m--Prices tended mainly downward
at the dull opening of today's stock
market. Any inclination toward improve
ment was checked by the weakness. OF
foreign exchange, notably the London
rate, which reflected the industrial crisis
in Great Britain. The irreg,Ilarity of the
early trading was evidenced by the con-
ilicting course of leading ISSUES. Some of
the rails and oils were lower by fractions
to a point, while other stocks of the same
class rose moderately over last week s
final quotations. Stccls, coppers, motors
and specialttes We're particularly sluggish.
NooN-Shorts took advantage of the
break in British exchange and the lack
Of buying power to deprcss stocks further
during the first hour. The cheaper oils
and also motors, shippirgs, equipments,
feathers and textiles registered extreme
declines of 10 2l5 points with various
rails. particularly Norfolk 4 Western,
Canadian Pacific, Pittsburg X West Nr-
gina, Rock Island and st. Louis San
Francisco. 4 rally of TO points set IN
shortly before noon, beginning with MeN-
ran and Pan-American Petroleums and
Cruciblc and United States Stcel,. Some
NJ the speculative favorites rose ! TO :
points over last Saturdays closing prices
Can money was freely offered at per
cent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
TWELFTH WARD .
VERY HEAVY AT NEWARK

Newark, Oct lS-More than 1000
men and women in White Clay Creek
hundred have qualified to vote at the
election on November 2. OF this number
79l registered in the three districts of the
hundred on Saturday. Although the exact
number of women who registered has not
been announced, it is estimated that the
new voters represent very close to 80
per cent of the entire registration.
The registration on Saturday was an-
usually large especially in Newark. In
the First district, 237 registered, great
majority being women, which makes a
total Of 744 in that district. Nearly all
of the 347 who registered in the Second
district also were women, bringing the
total up TO S73. In the Third district,
at Chrlstiana, l07 were put on the books
Saturday making total Of more than 40
IN that district.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
POWDER QUOTATIONS..
Reported Daily At Noon by Laird & Co.
du POnt BuiidjnR.
NEW CHARTERS.
Special Correspondence Of Every Event

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Dover. Oc I. Is.-Charters were 1led here
SATURDAY as follows
A y Deer Co, HorneIl. n. Y; electric
machines, capital. S22, 900 900.
Herman Chemical Co, Doyer, Del
81. $50, 600.
City; s1,25O.0 900.
Transair Co, Philadelphia, Pa 5000 900.
Tompkins Rubber Manufacturing Co,
Philadelphia, Pa; $500, 600
George III Peters Fruit Co., Wilmington,
Del; 5000, 600
Auto Service Corporation Of America Will
mington, Del. 500 600
signal Mirror Co, Wilmington Del /;
800 600.
Wallington. Gibson Co. Wilmington,
Del; s50, 600
Columbia Realty and Investment Co,
Washington, ID. O.; s50, 900.
American Paving and Material Co.. Will
mington. Del: $50, 600
Cinco OIL and Gas Co, Pittsburg, Pa:
$4,000.
Increases in capital - p #. Collier & Son,
New York City. from $4,000 900 to $40 =
500 900; Motor Guaranty Corporation.
New York City, s25O.O00 10 $1,000. 900 :
Electric Appliance Co, Pittsbprg, Pa.
100000 to 100000.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
INTERNATIONAL POSTAL UNION.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Madrid, Oct. l7.-Sessions of the In
ternational Postal Union Congress during
the coming week are regarded as most i'm
portant as rates 10 be charged for trans
porting mail will be discussed. 1t is ex-
pected there viii be sharp debates be-
tween opposing delegations which may be
regarded as representing the old and new
world
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
CITY REGISTRATION
Continued from page l

in close touch with the situation. II is
expected that upwards Of $4,000 will
vote at the coming election. OF this
number great mai ority registered
throughout the county Saturday. In
Georgetown alone, 643 women have
registered, about 300 OF this number APP
plying at the booths Saturday.
RECONSTRUCTION IN WILMINGTON.
The complete figures for the city fol-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

Elzabethan Boston styie baked beans,
20 cents pound. Good things ready to
serve in our deIicatessen department,
Turner d Steue, Eighth and Tatnall
streets ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
Victory for ST. Mary 8.

Before crowd Of football fans estirnat-
cd at 1000, the St Mary's team on Satur-
day defeated the All-Seholastics of Phila-
delphia by $50 score.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

You can start to buiid your
home with a first payment OF
$50 and the bslance in small
monthly payments when you
own two lots. This is an abso-
h,teIy new idea and secures for
YOU all the material for inside
and outside, all hardware, spout
ings, painting materials, &c,
that are necessary to erect a
beautiful home complete in
every detail. Come in and let
us show you.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15
Fine Poplins at 69c

III iAL for the coming seasOn-fne mercerzed
pOplin with permanent finish and ready jim the
most desirable coors-rose. tan, brown, pink Copen.
hagen grey. navy, white, black-just what you want
for day dresses.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

1t is estimated that as rule married
men live seven years longer than bach
elors, and wives five years longer than
spinsters.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

A medical authority declares that
hearty sneeZng is a sign Of robust
constitution. People in feeble health
seldom SneeZe.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15
S1.19 Dresser Scarfs o5

TOOD LOOKING DRESSER SCiRFS with lace
In trimming also lace inserts offered row at the
January Sa.es AT 95c--tLey big values at
sII9 each and here are several styles TO choose
fronl-buy what you need al reduction.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

1t is just one hundred years since the
white house saw its first wedding-that
of the daughter of President Monroe.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

There are fewer suicides in proper
ton to population in Ireland than in
any other country in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

The Women's Minimum Wage Act in
Saskatchewan now applies to women
employed in mail order houses, laun-
dries, retail stores, hotels and restaur.
ants.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

The West Indian crab is a remark
able creature. Although born in the sea,
it natures in fresh water and passes its
adult life on land.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

1t is said that cypress and walnut( or
cypress and cedar, cause each other to
rot when used in contact.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

When a door key il hung up outside
house in Sweden it is sign that the
family is not at home.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

One of the choicest delicacies in jana.
ica is a huge white worm found in the
heart Of the cabbage palm. When cook
ed it tastes like almonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

So fast has been the improvement in
engine boilers and fieboxes that the
power derived from pound Of coal to-
day is nearly three times as great as it
was so years ago
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

Iowa was the first state to elect wO-
men as county superintendents OF
schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

quires less talk than electioneering.
She doesn't know much about our SEN
ate-Ithaca JournalNews.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

Mrs. J. s. Sumrall, is visiting in d
Centre for the week end.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15

A Japanese girl with an unusually
prominent nose is considered q belle.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-15
Fine plain Outings 49c

HEAVY QUALITY PLAIN PINK and
blue outing flannel at 49c yard-fuil ~
inches wide.