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Cousin Jean says I'm the silliest
thing she ever heard of to even sug-
gest such things-and that of course
they wouldn't have poisoned chewing
gum or even nice chewing gum on Il
party like that and that she never
knew anybody with such a wild i'm
agination but of course ] was just
Joking about that part of it,-but
somebody's got to have a Grassy inn
agination, or how would they ever
solve mysteries--because sometimes
the very craziest suggestions are the
key to the problems that people have
been trying to figure out for months,
arnt they En- dear? And-Oh | don't
know but I'm just rambling along
cause guess I've got the blues
GOT THE BLUES.
I'm sick with a cold En- and stayed
at home all day, and was all by my
self, until Cousin Jean came in Just
now for dinner and shes been telling
me about the party at the White
House this afternoon that the Presl-
dent and Mrs. Harding gave for The
wounded soldiers, and IL was just so
nice OF theh to do IL and the boys
had such good time and they are
so bright and cheerful that IL ju5t
made a lump in my throat and now
NV cold is worse and I'm so stopped
up can hardly breathe.
She said that they had all the pa
t,ants from Walter Reed. st Eliza
beth's, and all the smaller hospitals
around near here, and all the nurses,
and aides and ambulance and canteea
drivers. and about nifty of Mrs. Hard
ings personal friends to entertain
them, and they had two bands, and re-
freshments on the lawn under those
cute little awnings or mardpetts or
whatever you call them and the sun
came out just at the right time, ana
everything nice just like at the other
three garden parties that they hal.
They had a regular receiving line
and the ones in wheel chairs, and the
blinded boys. and all the others took
their turn at meeting the President
and Mrs. Harding and don't you know
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around with them, will miss EN- when
they go up to Bar Harbor and they
will look forward to week end parties
up there. You know Mrs John b
Henerson has loaned them her lovely
summer place there, and / hear that
Princess Bibesco is to pay them a
little visit before she leaves for
Europe.
wonder what she will do with that
darling baby while she's away. IL
would be funny IL the baby went TO
visit the bachelors too. wouldn't it,
I guess 'twould be one more spoiled
baby by the time she left there. Her
name is AleXanda Priscilla. 1 think
that's cunning name.
The Bachelors latest party was a
boating party down the Potomac, ana
they gave IL the same night that the
officers on the Mayflower had their
party, so | guess there wernt many
girls left on land that evening.
The Britishers chartered the Ella
Warder and the usual bunch OF girls
were along, including Olive Graef ana
Ais Mellon, who were supposed
to be in Hot Springs. but l guess
they stayed over for IT or came up
especially-and Anna Hamlin stayed
over another day for 1T so IL must
have been very special party-the
Hamlins have gone to their country
place in Massachusetts,, Mattapoisant
or something like that. Sidney Burie-
son was along, too, as she end her
mother were spending a few days
here, on their way to Europe.
The Britishers gave picnic sup
per or something or other not very
long ago up at Lock Tavern club
and LnnuT al M waQka ago
they staged one OF their famous
shows out at Columbia Country
Club. II was dinner dance with
cabaret show attached and Capt. Har-
ksr and Hugh Tennant of the EN-
bassy did one OF their cute stunts.
DO you remember how crazy they
were in Hello Washington" that
musical revue that Pete Crets Of
the British Embassy gave several
years ago. II was the best thtng
that the Society people have ever
given here Bm. and you know why
they say IL was SO good7 That MI
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several times to do a few stunts and
! II couldn't be did" / should think
the people who live out there would
| get awfully tired of SO many out
siders. but they don't seem to.
| guess they think it's lots less trouble
| than gcing 10 Keiths and not 80
expensive so all the guests in the
hotel draw up a chair close TO the
rope and stay until the last member
OF the orchestra has gone for the
evening.
Tom Jenkins was one OF the
audience, and looked as IL he would
liked to have had some opera glasses
and the Peruvian Ambassador was
there enjoying the sight. Nine. Pezer
ts usually there but didn't see her
this time. They dance a great deal
and they say he is almost as GOOD
dancer as he IL cook, and that's going
some, as everyone says he Is a mar
velous chef, and when he gives par
ties in his own apartment that no
h1es some of the most wonderful
South American dishes.
Oh EN-, guess who ] danced with
at Wardman? II is the most exciting
thing and to think that / almost for
got to tell you. A CUBAN POLO
PLAYER. The whole team has come
up from Havana to play our teams
some time next week in a tourna-
ment. And heres how II happened.
/ went to the theater-me and this
man-Em you know that ] know
that's not good English don't you, but
l just naturally like to talk that way
to you, don't /? And / guess its be-
cause you are Southern and I am too.
And EN-, IL was a show called Hot
heads'' at the Belasco and was all
about Southerners and Niggers and
Klu KluS- Kfans and I have never
been so thrilled in my life! Not since
saw The Birth of Nation" and
EN-, there was a little girl sitting
next to us that I thought was going
to lose her breath.
wANTED-A SOUTHERN ACTOR
II was an awfully interesting story
just wonder IL some time when they
are putting on Southern play, that
possibly by some unheard OF coinci-
dence that they might, slip up and
unawares let a Southern person play
a Southern part. I don't know why
the idea should even occur to me nor
why ] should have the faintest hopes
OF such thing ever happening be-
cause II never has yet, but there are
lots OF charming southern actresses
and actors floating around and / guess
the only way Il could be worked,
would be for the Southerner. just to
fool the director all during the re-
hearsals, and talk real yankee and
say "Ah reckon" and You all" every
now and then Just to please him and
then the night of the play really talk
natural. Wouldn't you love to be in
the audience that night7
Cousin Jean says she supposes all
the Southerners are out West telling
the Westerners how they talk just
like all the New Workers. are trying
to tell us how we talk.
Well Em, after this play was over
we met Papa and Weesie out in front
and Papa had met the Captain of the
team and his wife and a Lieutenant
that's on the team, and we went by
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INTRODUCING .sTUBBY~
VETERAN MASCOT.

over on one of the. slopes ran int o
"Stubby" the property OF J. Robert
Conroy of New Britain, Conn. and a
is a-well / should say he was
judicious mixture of fox terrier and
Boston-not a dog of the bluest blood
perhaps. but dog and a brother. He
went to France late in 1917 with the
Yankee Division, and came back early
in 191e-as is duly set forth on q
plate on his harness. He has three
overseas service st ripes. indicating
more than eighteen months of over
seas service-and couple of wound
stripes, all attached to his harness
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it was a wonderful event for both the
Hardings and the boys?
sTUBBY WAS THERE, TOO.
And for Stubby-the mascot hero, a
cross between a fox terrier and a
bulldog-who spent two years in
France and with the boys-and he shook
hands with the President and Mrs.
Harding right long with the rest of
the heroes and allowed everyone to
look at his wounds and service stripes
and war crosses and wsgged his tail
and had the time OF his life too-but
wasn't II n shame he couldn't have had
at least one play or scramble with
Laddie Boy-but he and Jackson Will
son came in too late.
/ guess he wasn't dressed for romp-
ing, cause his little set of harness
was covered with campaign badges
and beauty pins and artificial flowers
and all kinds OF little treasures that
had been given him by his friends
here and in Europe, and of course he
didn't dare muss 'em up.
MISS HARLAN GETS sTUmPED.
Emmie, Miss Harlan says that she
learned more about the White House
and discovered much more she didn't
know about 1t, i'm fifteen minutes that
afternoon, than all the time she has
been there and that was cause she
offered to roll one OF the boys in a
wheel chair throu the East room and
all OF the first floor, and he wanted to
know who everybody was in each pic
ture on the wall
Mr.. DENLY, the Secretary OF the
Navy, and Mrs. DENLY were there, and
of course all the boys were crazy
about talking to him, as he was a
dough. boy right along with them in
the war and knew better what they
liked to talk about.
Most Of the Cabinet and their wives
were there, EN-. and Cousin Jean said
they were all dressed up in their best.
II is too bad that the Secretary of
War and Mrs. Weeks and the Vice
Present and Mrs Coolidge wernt
there, but they were out OF town, but
the Assistant Secretary OF War and
Mrs. Wainwright were there and Gem
erl Lejeono
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car and went to wardrhan, and EN-
| mie ] am so glad we went cause
then ! forgot all about the spookeS
play and "Ah reckon" southerners
and had so much fun dancing. And
you know IL was so funny when Capt
Jim minez-snd my dear you don'
pronounce that like "Py Jimminies"
but entirely differently in the most
unsuspecting way You say. kind OF
half way, between his Yimminase and
Imminase-dont try to do IL cause
You cant do IL as the Cubans do
but when he asked me to dance
was kind of worried cause once be-
fore | danced with two Cubans-noi
at the same time however-at the
Martinique in New York and l never
in my life experienced such queer
funny dancing. and they could hardly
speak a word of English. So just
thought they must all dance, that way.
being used to tambouresns and every
thing. and that / wouldn't have any
thing to say but he didn't at all, he
was a perfectly marvellous dancer
and wasn't hard to talk either, as he
speaks very good English, and so did
his wife. and she is very attractive.
Emmie they, and Lieutenant Heri-
borne another member OF the team
came last week, and the rest OF the
team came yesterday, and they were
all so interesting. Mr.. and Mrs, Jim
minez are going from here to New
York and sail for Europe very soon.
They are going to spend the summer
in France and England, and will fly
from Paris to London. Mrs. Jimmi-
neg has never flown before so she
Is very thrilled about IL and l should
think she would be-! He says he has
from Cnha
Miami, as they have a regular service
from there now.
THE FUNNIEST THING!
EN-, let me tell you it was the fun
niest thing, there was a party OF
ladies and men at the next table to
US. and one of the men kept doing
the queerest things. Every few min
utes he'd lift something up and hold
IL up to his chest and then kind OF
cuddle IL under his coat. like a kitten
and we couldn't find out what on
earth he was doing and finally 1 dis
covered II was a glass, and he was
squirting something in IL from out
of his pocket. Now did you ever hear
OF, anything as craze. Dad says IL
was fix
Peggy has come in sporting the
most wonderful bag that she got at
lnt StIudH dl ana IT ls
just exactly the kind I've wanted and
wanted-at least II I'd known that
there was such a kind OF bag
would have wanted il, but I hadn't
pictured anything so unusual and
pretty-now, why couldn't have
known a first classman this year.
didn't know a single one 50, of course,
didn't get invited.
WEDNESDAY IN THE GIN
And II would have been so easy to
have known one IL I'd ust thought
cause En- ] know lots of peop.e that
could have introduced me and I know
there must be ever so many cute
ones and / could have been nice to
'em and everything and then I
would have had a perfectly gorgeous
week at Annapolis. OF, course, /
never thought that maybe, even II
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JEAN ELIO7yS NEVIS
OFCAPITAL SOCIETY

were those who walked falterinxl.
on the arm of nurse or friend. fos
their way was dark; there ware
those who swung briskly along on
crutches. and those who hobDled
stinly in braces; and the-~ were
those who were the pathetic "oaair
cases" and boys with all sorts of
re-ts and supports arranged to hold
them in just such position. and
queer sorts OF scaffoIdinss built 70
protect them from any possible jos
Ting.
And the ranks OF blue and
olive drab. with the "cits" of the men
who are now out OF uniform. were
broken by the distinctive uniforms OF
groups OF women-army navy and
Public Health Service nurses Red
Cross canteen and motor corps work
ers, nurses aides and the rest
-
While the majority OF the women
present, like the majority OF the men,
were in uniform, some very lovely
frocks were noted. You see a small
group OF persons, the Cabinet MEM
bers and their wives among them, had
been invited to help Mrs. Harding en-
tertain her guests and the ladies must
have realized that being decorative
was going a long way toward beinR
entertaining. The Secretary OF State
and Mrs. Hughes were among the
early arrivals and I noticed Mrs.
Charles Warren bringing up one man
after another to be introduced to the
Secretary OF State. wherever the
men in navy blue were thickest there
one found Edwin DENLY, Secretary
elbow.
The Secretary of War and Mrs
Weeks were out of town-so were
the Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge
but their place was taken by the
Assistant Secretary OF War, !. May
hew Wainwright, and his wife, one
Of the best looking and hest turned 1
out women OF the new Administra-
tion-snd one OF the kindliest and ;
most affable, to judge from the way :
in which the boys took to her at once.
Mr.. Wainwright was eagerly hunting out
the boys who had served under him In
France. Brigadier General Sawyer, the
Presidents physician, was there, with 7
Mrs Sawyer, and Maj. Gen. John A. Le- I
pjeune, commandant of the marine
corps, much preoccupied with his
Devil Dogs"
The Marine Band contributed in no
small measure to the entertainment
OF the guests. and 30 did the famous
Republican Giee Club, of Columbus,
Ohio. which admits that IL sang Mr..
Harding into the White House. Ger
tainly. IL sang itself into the hearts
of it's hearers on Wednesday after
noon. and the way in which the club
moved about from place to place,
now singing to one group, now to
anther. proved to be an effective way
of keeping something stirring" The
boys seemed to like particularly some 4
of their humorous songs, and there X
was an enthusiastic round of Applause
when they sang Mrs. Harding's favor
ite. The End of Perfect Day"
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ALBANY, n. Y.
ATLANTA, GA.
DALTIAoRE, ND.
BOSTON, MASS.
BUFFALO, n. Y.
CHICAGO, ILL.,
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WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Eggs-Nearby. 32c: Southern, 3ec;
Iverage receipts, 31c.
Butter-Print. Tic; creamery, ex-
IA. ssassc.
Poultry-Alive: Roosters, ,oa21c;
turkeys. 45s5oc: spring chickens,
&c; White Leghorns, 40c; hens
&c; Keats, CSC; dressed fowls,
sa3oc; sprtngers. 45c; turkeys
'oa55c; roosters. 23a25c.
Green Fruits-Apples. per basket.
'scas2oo. western. per box. s3.ooa
80; apples, per Dbl, $4,000
100; pineapples. s5.00as.50; Califor-
iia oranges, s4.0oa5.00; California
emons. per box, S35Oa45O; grape
ruft. per crate. s4.5oa5.oo; Florida
,ranges. s4.ooa4.75.
, Vegetables-Potato nearby, per
'ol. t1.75a225; Northern per sack.
iz-soa2.75; string beans, per basket
florida. s5-o0as.00: cabbage, per 100
|, rs. t1.00a1.75: beets, Florida. par
, rate. s2.ooa2.5o; lettuce, romaine,
sr crate. s1.50a2.oo; Florida, crate
S;ooa4.oo; peppers, per crate, i$5.O0a
30; cymhngs. crate. S5.O0a6 90;
ggplsnt, per crate, s5.00a7.O0; on
ons. per sack. $1.4oa1 so; spinach.
er bbl, s:.00a300; Florida toma-
, oes. per crate. s4.5oas.oo; sweet po-
J atoes. No. l. per Dbl, S5.O0a6 90;
ans. t4.O0a5.00; Brussels sprouts.
5a1oc; Florida celery. per crate
2.sOa3.o0; bunch celery. s1.0OaI.25:
cas-. per basket. S3.o0a6,o0.
United States Department of Arri-
cufture-Bureau Of Markets.
Based on March IL, quotations in
nportant markets. prices for hay
sed and grain in markets delivered
Warrington. ID. C., for prompt ship
TENT are quoted as follows:
Np- timothy hay. $500 ton; No
. timothy hay. s25.00; No. 1 clover
liked. $500; spring wheat bran
$3.50; spring wheat middlings
$3.50; cottonseed meal (36 per cent?
s4.50: old process linseed meal
$500; gluten feed. $4,000; hominy
sed (white), $30.50; dried beet pulp
$500; No. yellow corn and No. :
fhite. S3c bushel: No. white corn
nd No. yellow. s0hc; No. 2 white
! ats. 53hc; No. 3 white oats, 52Kc
The following commodities may be
Z btained from local dealers in car
) ITS, basis cash payment. at prices
: uoted:
No. timothy (Western) hay
,7.so ton; No. 2 timothy (western)
sy. s27.oo; No. ] clover mixed
$50; spring wheat bran. $3.50
! inter wheat bran. $500: standard
iiddlings, $3.50; -four middlings
400: cottonseed meal cas- per cent?
: 1900; gluten feed, s44.oo; homin,
sedN twhite6 $3.50. Flour, soft
q inter straight t140s lbs. jute), $3.50
$50 per bbl; hard winter straight
40 lbs jute), ss.s0as25; fancy
= ,ring patent (famiiy brandt. ss.75
I 1855: No. white and No. 2 yellow
ie--per +bushei (bags extra); No. 4
hfte oats. 5sHc.
Jobbers prices in.ton lots or more
rms cash At dealers warehouses
lnge mostly from 81 to 81 per ton
4 ser local market PRICES on hay and
ON - TO 50 per ton on feed.
=
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new Low LEVELS
RESULT OF DRIVEI
ON STOCK ISSUE
Reading Forced Down td
65A, 20 Less Than
Few Weeks Ago.
BREAKS FIVE POINTS
Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies
Leads Slump in Industrial I
Shares.

NEW YORK. March lt.-Rumors
that two banking houses had been I
afforded financial relief In exchange
for certain blocks Of securities sc-
compsnied another drive on the
stock market today in which sew
eral new low records for this move
ment, and in some instances for
years, were made
Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies led
the industrials with q break Of more
than Ave points, the issue changing
hands at the new low record price
Of 34A
Reading was taken in hand In the
late dealings and offerings forced IL
down three points TO the new bottom
for this movement Of 65%, or about
twenty points under the price pre-
vailing a few weeks ago when the
financial district FIRST learned Of the
unfavorable segregation plan.
Mexican Petreleun Puzzie.
There seems to be a division OF
opinion in Wall Street as TO wheth-
er Mexican Petroleum is a good pur-
chase or q good sale Certificates in
the names of some OF the largest
holders of the stock were reported
to be in the Street. Those who be-
Iieve in the stock directed attention,
to the fact that this is a fsvoritei
but old trick among insiders TO in
duce selling with q view TO picking
up stock. Brokers also report that
IL is very easy to borrow Mexican
Petroleum.
The issue touched a new low rec
ord Of l42 during the early trading.
The fact that the stock has broken
to the lowest point in more than
three years is considered by some
brokers to be significant and per-
haps Indicative Of unfsvorsble de-
velopments.
Studebaker was strong through
out the day because OF short cover
ing induced by statements that the
annual report. to be issued tomor-
row. will show a little over si4 a
share earned for the twelve months.
The report. according to two
large and important brokerage
houses, will show an inventory OF
| about s27 200. 900. and 100000 OF
| cash. The position, however, Is un-
| derstood TO have been improved
owing to the increased sales OF cars.
one director Of the company says
| there will not be any change in the
/ dividend. Current assets and hs-
biIities are stated TO be in the ratio
of three OF the former to one Of
the latter.
The break in Atlantic. Gulf and
West Indies during the Wall Street
lunch hour. which ranged from -
TO . O'Clock. was very costly to some
spectators who left the ticker tape.
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NY. CURB MARKET TRANSACTIONS
W. B. 4 y. Curb MARKET A..,
MINING

800 Stand OIL Ind new ssS ssb ssI,
80 Standard Oil y Y. 3a4 81 32l
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METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 14.-Copper,
e,ot, March, offered 12Iss: April. lex
offered: May. offered 12L; market
dull.
Tin (Straits shipments). February
March. offered 30c: March April.
April-May. 29a30c: market frm.
Lead, spot. March-April, offered
AZ market dull.
Spelter EAST st. Louis), spot,
March-April, offered Ass; market
dull.
Handy and Harmon quote bar
silver. domestic, 99hc; foreign,
57hc. up lie.
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Boycott. of Foreign Goods.

The following resolution has been
passed by the Indian National Con-
gress at Nagpur: in order to make
India economically independent and
self-contained We call upon mer-
chants and traders to carry out a
gradual boycott of foreign-trade
relations. to encourage hand spin
ming and hand weaving, and in that
oehalf a scheme of economic boy
cott be planned and formulated by
committee of experts to be nomi-
mated by the All India Congress
Committee"
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Supply and Demand
Equal on ". Y. Market

NEW YORK. March 14.-Money on
call at the Stock Exchange today
was about even as to the supply and
demand at the per cent renewal
figure. The time money market was
extremely dull and the tone showed
no relaxation. The nominal quota
tion was 7ta7E per cent. and a
small amount of money was loaned
by prominent bank this morning
at 7i2 per cent.
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LOCAL.

CIV. D. Hfbbs q Cs- Hfbbs Bl1s-
nsnbers washi.gtss steek
ExchanEe.l
SALES
at Iooif
w.shinGtos Market Co.. 10 at is. a.
at IL.
After Call
Capital Tr.etion. 10 at S. at 10 at s.. 10
At So
Capital Traction Sc. $1,000 at 81. $1,000
at 81.
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COMPLETE N. Y. BOND SALES
.. . nnss Bias. ne.Ssrs 7.

YORK ltT9..l sales
and 90 two
Foowins is eomplst. sales today Total sales Of each
high low and closing given