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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30

Ito talk over with you Jim, so stayed up-like a good pal. It's nothing to do with where you've been or where I've been. Truly, I've not the least curiosity about what you've been do- ing. I didn't stay up to spy, you know that, don't you?''
 Jim studied me for a second with eyes that seemed to burrow beneath candid and impersonal, and stood quites till and cola, though I wanted to cry out
 ''Oh, Jimmie, Jimmie-boy, of course I care where you've been and what you've been doing-I care ter r. ply! I'm not your pal at all, but
 your wife-and I love you!''
 Then I saw Jim's jaw set and his lips fold tight And I remembered | that Jim loved his power over me and his will to dominate me more than he loved me as a free, thinking individual separated from him by just so rouch as we thought differ
 ently about right and wrong. I stead jed myself to meet his reply. It came at last in a cold, hard voice: "Oh, yes, understand that your | interest in me is a. thing of the past, Anne, and that you care more about your freedom than anything else.z | So I hope you're fair enough - and :. 1 sensible enough not to butt in on~ i mine.' Good pals I said. repeating the 1 formula. drearily. "Fifty-fifty --sIt's
 about Phoebe I want to consult you.'' | Phoebe. Has the child asked you.
 to talk to me?"
 ''No, it was Pat. He came along l with Tom to the canteen tonight.' l And then - as I remember that Jim had commissioned Tom to call
 for me, knowing as he did how l averse was to Tom - 1 began to feel a cool resentfulness that steadied l me to accept the strange new rela-
 tionship with Jim which had been.
 hurting me so only a minute before. : l Pat seems to be great favorite of yours" Jim declared in tone couldn't interpret. Did he come up here with you?''
 1 "Of course not.' z
 Then who's the baby vamp cos
 tune for? Pardon me if I seem over inquisitive."
 At that I wanted to. laugh-or' cry but I didn't dare to do either. So
 I leaped right into my story.
 | s'I got comfy to wait for you. | Phoebes seen a lot at that queera
 Chinese dance hall where we vent
 the night you made your big win nings in Salt Water Oil, and-peopIe
 are beginning to talk
 "Who takes Phoebe there?" asked
 Jim.
 'She goes with Sheldon and> Evvy . and-Dick Vest ''She goes with my partner and two , of my oldest friends to have an oc- caS1onal bite Of chop Suey and you [ apostle of freedom-want to raise d 2 rumpus over that sneered Jim. ] t'But. Jim. that back door Chinese } dance hall! Pat said it was-horrid and that Dicks reputation - "Dick is my partner. Phoebe chooses friends I approve of a long , sight more than the crowd you're running with. And Pat had better look to his own reputation. If your idea of being a pal is to hold me up 2 half the night gossiping about my
 kid sister and my friends, all I've g got to say is you don't know much more about this than you do about 2 Being a wife?'' I questioned bit- - terly.
 l "You said that; I didn't." he .ex- = claimed. Then he 1inped into the | other room anad left me alone. | Gro Be COntinued.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
SYNOPSIS

Two deaths seemingly the results of accidents, 2and two murderOuS att tempts on the lfv of surviving mem- bers of the family of Richard Lornc result in the calling of Barry Odell, a sergeant of detectives. Julian Cha1- mers- Lorne's stepSon, is found dead in the bathroom, and whii ques- tioning Eugene, brother, Odel1 learns the latter numbers Farley Drew among his friends, and that he greatly fears angcring him.
 oh, we'll I don't want to- lose his friendship" Gene mumbled. "It isn [ fair to drag other people into rot ten scandal like this; and they re bound toSresent it.. Besides, he knows nothing whatever about it; haven ' even seen him since Julian's funeral
 He wandered back into his room as the detective started downstairs.
 As Barry Odell reached the second floor hef ound himself confronting q woman he had not seen before. a servant evidently from her trim liv- cry s. --s
 The woman who stood regarding him with frank interest and curiosity was about 30 thin to the point Of angularity; and her sharp-chinned mllow face baffled him with a sense 0f half recognition. He recalled what Miss Meade had told him of the lady's maid and spoke.
 You are Gerda-"
 "Yes, sir" the woman replied quiet ly. without surprise; and there was an expectant look in her gray-gree, eyes. .u. 'f
 Come down stairs please; I want to talk to you" 4- t
 She followed him without a word to the drawing room. where she stood before him. ignoring the chair toward which he had made a tentative ges- lure. -
 "You were the personal maid of Mrs. Lorne and Miss Chalmers ?"
 "Yes, sir. And of the other ladies also when they required my services
 '+You are French"
 She shook her head,
 Swiss sir. I come from Zurich.''
 "Do you recall the day when Mrs Lorne pricked her finger with her embroidery needle?"
 "Perfectly, sir but from the day after. I knew nothing of it until one moaning when madame awoke with her hand all infiamed and remebered herself about the accident with the embroidery needle the previous day.
 "She did not call the doctor imme-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30

The Hangyang Iron Worss. of dankcw, China, Japanese plant, is shipping steel plates into San Fran cisco at a price of S4.96 a ton cheap CT than Pittsburgh steel.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
DO YOU STILL USE
 A COAL RANGE?

Those of us who are not fortunate enough to own a gas range know the misery of taking out the ashes every day ~aHd trying to clear up the un- tidinesxs that results. Because of this a. great many women look forward to the advent of winter with dread
 This is how one housewife solved her problem. She had a square gal vanized pan made so that it would fit in under the grate. In these days they. are a bit more expensive, but they pay Tor themselves in the long run. The ashes, of course, fell into this Every morning, her husband simply removed this pan, not letting it get. too full. There were. no ashes spilled and*- before long taking out of ash es was mere etrife which both cred neither of them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30

pleasant transformation It IS no ioDger necessary to set our tables with unrelieved white linen and stand ard china pattern, for the peasan9. II wares and Canton and WedgeWooo are fare more artistic, and the: coior : ed table linen that they call TOT Is truly beautiful.
 Dark Breton pottery laid on a cloth of coarse gray linen with a crocheted edge of vivid blue to match the blue in the pottery is very decorative The napkins may be made of finer gray linen and the urn for flowers may be of pewter. Primrose tinted Wedge wood is charming, and with this may be used pale yellow crash runners ap- pliaued with bands of lavender m m, en and weighted atSthe corners Wlth lantern-shaped orange beads. Tn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30

napkins may be of pale, lavender lin en, bordered with yellow, and cro- cheted in orange.
 Peacock blue china on a set of sand-colored doilies and a black lac quered table, is effective in the ex- treme, and to heighten' the decorative value there is cross-stitch done in black and wonderful blue-greens on the doilies and napkins. For the cen ter of the table you might use an old Italian medicine jar, if you have one, or a reproduction, if you are not so fortunate They make fascinating flower urns. But in any event start at once on some practical but artis- tic presents for your dining room for these will add just the touch the room has needed for so long.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30

The Bureaue@o of Internal Revenue calls attended to this section of the national prohibition act which reads as follows: It shall be unlawful to advertise. manufacture, sell or pos sess for sale any utensi1, contrivance machine, preparation, coAxpound, substance, designed or intended for dse in the unlawful manufacture of intoxicating liquors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30

Your fiance is yielding to de- pIorable weakness. He isn't .doing his brother any real kindness when he encourages a lazy and extravagant strain. The thing to do for the sake of all concerned is to take a firm stand with the brother who is show ing a willingness to be a mere par asite. IL may cause a temporary cool ness, but it will encourage independ- ence and make for final happin ess. :.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30

Two American tugs bound for New York by-way of the St. Lawrence river, may have to winter at Quebec. Crews of the tugs went on strike after .reflecting on the predictions of a fortune teller at Detroit. that one of the boats would never complete it. journey.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-30
Advice To The
 Low elorn
(By Beatrice F;,irfax.) BROTHER OR FIANGEE?

Dear Miss Fairfax
 I have been going about with a man about one year, during which time ne has told me that he loves me. About six months age he started to give me money to put away for him with the intention of having his own home Now, this young man has a brother who holds a good position and IS rather careless with his money and, therefore, always looks to my friend to help him out. It has put him back with his savings a great deal, as had hoped he would save quite a bit, and I myself have tried not to make our evenings very expensive. His brother gets a good salary and could get along very well without the aid of his brother if he only looked at things in a different way, but thinks that as long as he has some one to get money from, why worry?
 My friend told me he would work some place at night to make up the difference. He has said this so often. but has not as yet made an attempt to get night-work for a few nights during the week. What would like to know is this: Does a man who | says he loves a girl enough to have | her become his wife, realize that ii | is impossible to. serve two at the same time :?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
Syndicate Offers Notes
OF National Cloak & Suit

Lehman Bros. and Goldman, Sachs &
Co. are heading a syndicate which is
Offering a new issue of $1,000 900 Ma
tional Cloak and Suit Company ten
year S per cent convertible sinking
fund gold notes. due September !,
1880, at 100 and interest, to yield per
cent.
The notes will be direct obligation
of the National Cloak and Suit Com
pany and will constitute its only funded
debt. A sinking fund will be created
to retire per cent in each of the years
1921 and 1922 and 10 per cent there
after each year during the life of the
notes. Net profits available for inter
est on this issue of notes from 1916 to
1919, inclusive. averaged S2.423,l36.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
Max May Resigns From
Foreign Banking Corp.

Max May, foreign exchange expert
who has been one of the moving spirits
of the Foreign Trade Banking Corpora
ton. 35 Wall Street, has severed his
relations with that body. The Tribune
learned yesterday. Mr.. May joined the
Foreign Trade Banking Corporation
more than two years ago after resign
ing as vice-p president of the Guaranty
Trust Company. and was generally
credited with playing asmajor part in
building up the new financing organiza-
ton
Mr.. May could not be reached yester-
day. but his friends said that his plans
for the future were as yet indefinite.
No reasons for Mr. Mays resignation
from the banking corporation were
officially announced, but it was report
ed that differences arose between Mr.
May and his associates over foreign
exchange policy. At the time Mr. May
withdrew from the Guaranty Trust
Company 1t was announced that the
directors relieved him from his duties
al his own request for the duration of
the war. but is was commonly said in
Wall Street circles that differences of
opinion in regard to foreign exchange
had arisen. At the time of Mr. Mays
resignation 1t was understood that he
would rejoin the staff of the trust COM
pany, In whose employ he had spent
fourteen years. Before he became
manager of the foreign exchange de-
partment of the Guaranty. MI May was
with the First National Bank of
Chicago. In 1908 he was elected vice
president of the Guaranty. Mr. May
was vice-president and member of the
board of directors of the Foreign Trade
Banking Corporation.
Mr.. May is we'll known to bankers on
the other side Of the ocean, and the late
Sir Edward II. Holden. head of the Lon
don City and Midland Bank, was re-
ported once to have remarked that in
his judgment "Mr. May is unqueston-
ably the greatest foreign exchange ex-
pert in the world"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
British Bank of West Africa
Offers New Shares at Premium

A circular is being sent to British
Bank of West Africa shareholders Civ
ing notice of the allotment of 100 1000
new shares of "a, paid up stock at s6
5s. OF this amount one-third is to go
to the London County, Westminster and
PARIS Bank, Ltd; third to the Ma
tional Provincial and Union Bank of
London, Ltd. and one-third to the
Standard Bank of South Africa. Ltd
The premium of 60 5s share will be
added by the Bank of British West
Africa to its reserve fund. Each of .he
banks Will be represented on the board
of directors of the Bank of British
West Africa.
The cable advices say that the ar
rangement has been entered into with
the concurrence Of Lloyds Bank, Ltd,
which holds $500 shares of the Bank
OF British West Africa stock. The cir
cular also says that the directors are
glad to announce an arrangement so
favorable to the shareholders. Atten-
tlon is called to the fact that not only
Is 1t desirable to have new capital pro
Vided, but mutual interest established
with three banks of such strength and
influence, in addition to the relation
ship already existing with Lloyds Bank.
Ltd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
Steel and Electric Stocks

Question--Please tell me your opinion
of Midvale Steel and Ordnance in
vestment. Have seyenty-five shares which
I bought at about par (50) Are they
likely to continue paying the present rate
of dividend? Do you consider General
Electric safe and good investment?--
Miss e. NJ r.
Answer-The earnings of Midvale
Steel show conside rable variation over
period of years. The stock of the
company is the first to feel this change
in earning power. Consequently we do
not regard it as sound investment.
The outlook Tor steel companies is said
to be good Recent earnings of the
company appear to be ample to care
for current dividends. General Elec-
trio stock, while sensitive to earning
power, does not show such great vari-
alton as most industrial corporations.
1t is the largest concern of its kind in
the world and is conservatively man
aged We regard the stock as good
business mans investment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
Japan's Unfavorable Trade
Balance Gains i'm TuIv

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1o.-Japan's
foreign commerce for the first seven
months of 1920 resulted in an unfavor-
able trade balance of nearly $3.50.
ooo,O 900, Commercial Attache James F
Abbott at Toxic, reported to-day to
the Department of Commerce.
.o Imports amounted to approximately
$Sso,ooo,ooo, the report stated, while
exports were about $6a6,0OO,0OO. While
me untavorable balance for the first
slight increase over that of $40 200
900 for the first six months. the renort
continued, the rate of increase wa.
smaller than the increase in the nm
favorable balance during June. when
the flgures jumped from 1920. 600 900
the unfavorable balance for the first
nve months. The unfavorable balance
d dor the hrst four months was 1853. 900.
ooo ana Tor the first quarter $1S0,0O0,-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
Chooses High Grade Bonds

, Question-Kindly advise me regarding
the following: Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road first consolidated As. due July. 1859 !;
Illinois Central Railroad refundng As due
November. 1855: Chesapeake & Ohio Rail
road first consolidated IS. due May l.
1888; Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste
Marie Railway first consolidated As due
July 13. 1885, Union Pacific first and
funding As. due September 10. COOS, Atch-
ison. Topeka 6 Santa Fee Railway gem
era 4s. due October IS. l9s5.-H. l..
Answer-Every bond on your list is
entitled to high rating. All, with the
exception of the Chesapeake & Ohio 5
per cent are legal for trust funds and
savings banks in New York State. The
Chesapeake e. Ohio bonds do not com
ply with the law making them legal
only because the road has not paid
dividends on its stock long enough
The 5 per cent consolidated mortgage
is very we'll secured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
ANDREW ]. MCCORMACK. Auctioneer
REGULAR AUCTION SALE


REGULAR AUCTION SALE
STOCKS AND BONDS
BY ADRIAN III. MULLER & son,
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST IL, 1920,
at 1880 o'clock, at tho
EXCHANGE SALESROOM
NOS. Ia AND IS VESEY STREET
For Account of Executors:
shs The Cambridge Mfg Co.
1.212 shs. The Forks Coal Co
1.ls4 shs. Gulf g. Chicago Ry. Co.
10 shs. The Munoz Boiler Co.
1'7eo shs. Orient Gold Mining & Milling
100 shs: Philadelphia searchlight Gold
e. Copper Mining Co
70 shs The Henry Roever Co prefd.
shs. South Shore Mfg. Co prefd
shs. South Shore Mfg Co common
%1ls South Shore Mfg Co Interest Notes
shs Schumacher Plano Forte Mtg.
B%s shs Philadelphia Shipping Co
common.
$4,000 Chic. Rock Island & Pacific r
ooii, trust 40 Bonds May. 1914
1oo shs. The Pilgrim Gold Mining Co
~ ans Electro Pneumatic Transit Co
CIT. OF Deposit w.
4so shs Bay State Gas Co. Ctr OF De
post. " Ne
For Or Account OF Whom 1t May Concern,
9'o o0 shs !nternations Commercial CORN
-VS 60 s shs' N Sasopiias , Mining Co '''
sos 2-3 shs. Carolina. Clinchfiald 80 az : 20 20
Ry. prefd ''e'o o. ONO
$4,000 Corpus Christi Ry. & Light Co LAT
d :. +. &c Bonds. 1894. A''
~ oo shs Bank of United States
dov sns. Oklahoma OH Co nreSd
]lS shs. Central Hudson Stsa,nSn. ~,
prefd '''o"at Co.
ny ~ shs. Gioversville Hotel Assn.
'' Sas' metropolitan Sewing Machine
10000 shs. Durazno Mines ca
.'0' eha Great Peck Mine Co
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
"If You Say Don't I Won't

Question: am inclined to buy two
bonds each of Ann Arbor first AS. Erie
prior lien As, Hudson g. Manhattan 5s. In
terborough Rapid Transit SIS. Missouri,
i<anaas e. Texas first Is and Western
Maryland first As don't want worry. but
could stand the loss If they all went to
zero: But IL you say don't l won't
G. A. II.
Answer-We believe all the bonds
you mention offer considerable in the
way of possibilities. The Ann Arbor,
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas and the
Western Maryland are secured by first
lien. The Hudson e. Manhattan are a
hrst lien on part of the property, as
are the Interborough bonds. These is
sues are not high grade, as you prob
ably know, but for the business man
it is our opinion that they are attrac-
tive at present prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
TO HOLDERS OF
Jefferson & Clear6eld Coal iron 20
Second Mortgage Sc Bonds
SINKING FUND NOTICE.

clNklNG flND MI II r.
Notice is hereby given, az provided IN
Article of the indenture dated June 10,
1896 securing the above bonds that sealed
oneIs Will be received up TO 10 a NJ os
Monday. september Is. 1870. By the Jniteo
states Mortgage & Trust Co, at its once
Ne DO Cedar Street. New York. for tbe
sale TO 1t as Trustee al the lowest price
at which such bonds shall be offered. NOT
exceeding 1857 and accrued interest. 81
suhcient of the above bonds 10 exhaust
tne sum OF Twenty Thousand Four
n ohdreu Fifty-two Dollars and ninety
eight cents (s29,452ss)
Oners shall be sealed and endorsed
Oners for the sale of Jefferson & Clear
nero Coal d Iron Company 90 Bonds 10
slIthlnG FUND and address sed TO tbe
TRUST DEPARTMENT
JEFFERSON & CLEARFIELD COAL b
IRON COMPANY.
BY GEO. II cLUNE Treasurer
Dated. Rochester. y. Y. August II. fsso
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
Brazil Plans Three Ship Lines
For Ports i'm United States

klO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 9-Plans
Tor the establishment of three lines Of
steamships for United States norts
have been approved by the directors Of
the Brazilian Lloyds. Ten of the larp-
est and best vessels owned by the com
pany will be employed. and will be
Withdrawn from the Brazilian Euro
pean trade.
Monthly sailings will be maintained
and the first ship will leave this port
for New York August Is. One line
Will consist of three express steam
ships from Rio de Janeiro to Barbados
and New York, the second will be made
up of four steamers which will call at
Buenos Ayres, Montevideo, Brazilian
ports and New York. and ships of the
third line will ply between Brazilian
ports, Havana and New Orleans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
Toronto
To Extend Erie Bonds
Railroad Asks Permission OF
Commerce Commission

WASHINGTON, Aug 1o.--The Erie
Railroad asked authority to-day from
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to extend for ten years the maturity
date of certain obligations Of its pred
cessor companies.
The bonds which it would extend
are: New York e. Erie Railroad Com
pany, fourth mortgage per cent bonds
maturing October I, 1920, to the
amount of S2,926,Oo0; Erie Railway
Company, consolidated per cent
bonds maturing September /, 1920, to
the amount of $16,S91 900, and the
New York, Lake Erie & Western Rail
road Company, first consolidated mort
gage coupon per cent bonds, matur-
ing September l, 1920, to the amount
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
New Hampshire Savings Gain

CONCORD, N. H., Aug. 10-An in
crease of nearly s12,oOO,ooo in savings
bank deposits in New Hampshire for the
year ending June 80 last was disclosed
to-day in the annual report of the
State Bank Commission. Total demos
its are Sl42.294,910. The increase was
the largest in the history of the state.
There was an increase of 10000 in the
of depositors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
Raisins Up SO P. C.
Price for 1920 Crop Fixed at
Is Cents Pound

FRESNO, Calf, Aug 1O.-The Cali
fornia Associated Raisn Company to-
day named prices for the 1920 raisin
crop on basis of IS cents to the
grower. This is an increase of five
cents pound over last year, an ad-
vance of so per cent.
In announcing the opening brice
Wyhe NJ. Giffen, president of the asso-
cation, said that it was three cents
under that paid by independent pack
ers and three cents under that indj-
Gated at recent auction sale in New
York
The estimated tonnage this year is
200,0O0, against 900 tons last wear.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
In Uestmenf
Information

Questions Of general intcvest to
Investors tOill be nnswered In this
column, in (which case only initials
wiN be used. Others viH be an
s1oercd BY mail. Address all in
quiries, tnclosing stamped, adj
dressed envelope, to Financial Editor.
The Tribune, 154 Nassau Street, New
York Citr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
q. Tide Water Oil Company

Tide Water Oil Company showed net
income for the six months ended June
80. after charges and Federal taxes, of
$6,S20,312, an increase of SS64,360 over
the corresponding period Of 1919. The
surplus at the end of six months was
$2l,661.777s an increase of $4,4l2. 793
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-11
General Cigar COMPANY

The General Cigar Company reported
net earnings for the six months ended
June 80. after charges and Federal
taxes, of s1,S14,420, equivalent after
allowances for preferred dividends and
dtbenture preferred dividends to 1919
share earned on the s18,104,0O0 COM
mon stock. This compares with ST.
262,761, or $6 a share after preferred
dividends in the corresponding period
of 1919