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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
NEWS OF THE DAY
At new CASTLE
Magistrate vining Asked to De-
eide Case Involving Use OF
Milk Bottles.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
| New Castle, June ~ resident oi
! the western section Of the city. who
| Is a milk dealer. wHs arrested by State
officer Lemon. yesterday on war.
rant issued by magistrate Weldin Vim.
ing. charged with using milk bottles
not his own. The case was tried before
the magistrate and his decision was
reserved until further investigation
This Is the first case that has been
| tried before Magistrate Nining since
he has held the office which has been
several months. lie has In his pos-
session a large number Of bills given
him Co collect for tho Delaware Water
Improvement Co, but on account of
the scarcity of work. he has not been
forcing payments. but Is accepting
partial sums nt his office.
The members OF the First baptist
Church on Sunday evening VIII not
hold any regular church session. but
will have their Chldren'a Day exer-
cises instead An elaborate program.
consisting Of recltations. solos and
class exercises. In connection with
various songs, is being arranged.
Closing exercises of the Cnlofed
schools was held last evening In the
Opera House. Prof. Henry =. snately
delivered an address and the pfeaenta-
tiun pf the transfer certificates WIS
made by Harry h. Holiday, a member
Of the Board of Education.
A man by the name Of Henry has
been in this city during the past week
representing several capitalists for the
purpose of negotiating for the pur-
chase OF the Tlrylgon steel Co.'S. plant
which IS owned by the American
Manganese Steel 20. Plans have been
maie ~ Dufort Lunt FOR the repre-
sentative. The drn. that ia after the
plant manufactures farming imple-
uents.
Tomorrow evening the final summer
meeting II the Ceasar Rodney Chnp-
ter. No &, Order of the Eastern star.
will take place in the Masonic Hall
The fall opening will he IN September.
First Lieutenant Evan Il. Miller.
who was injured several weeks agu
and had part Of his fuut ampntated
AZ Delaware Hospital. has received his
honorable discharge from the Sixth
Go. &. A. -, D. n. G. William e.
Stewart, = sergeant Of the company
Is in receipt of an hsnotahle dis
charge lie has been appointed first
lieutenant in Mi. Millof's place.
Last evening the members ~ the
Firat Baptist Church held a meeting
Of the official board and congregation
and deferred the selection Of a pas-
tor al this time until q future period
Rev. John Rogers of Newton. N. j..
who preached several weeks ago. viii
speak during The early part of Jus
and Il Il contemplated after this date
that The pulpit viii he f1lled by an
appointed pastor,
Mrs. Edward II. Naylnr il In receipt
of a large assnrtinent OF cut material
for chndren's dresses. which are to be
made up for the Near East Relief.
Any person who has the spare time
70 devote to the making u these gar
mentR may get In communication with
Mrs Naylor.
Mrs. Weldin Nlning yesterday re-
ceived word of her nephew Alvin
Stump. 10 years of age who reside
in Milllngton. Md. being injured,
caused hy chair swing. which iacer-
atcd his face and broke his nose. Ths
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

charmeuse gown with court train and
tnlIe veil Che carried bride rosoa and
lilies of tho valley
The maid Of honor wore pink char
neuae trimmed with silver lace and
pink hat 10 mitch with iulle sifesmprs
She carried pink roses
After The ceremony o reception was
held ut The brides home
Interesting guests IN Newark are SIR.
md Mrs. Louie +. Jafman Of palafka.
Florida, whose marriage on june . was
one of the most important affairs of the
season Before her marriage Mrs. Jsrmon
was Mrs. Ella MaeInng, daughter of
Judge and Mrs A. " Long Of Palatka.
The Young couple are The guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Jarrnon, the parents Uf
the groom. They viii visit Berlin and
Snow Hill, Md, before returning b.
Florida, whore tho groom Is in business
and where they viii make their home
Many hospitalilies are being rendered
The bride and groom during their stay
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jarinon enter
tanned at family dinner The guests IN
cnded Mr. and Mrs Louis r Jarmon,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Holloway and
sister Mary Of snow Hill, Md, Mr. and
Mrs Rees Jarmon and family, MIR and
Mrs 4. W Mckee and daughterof viii
mington, Miss Sarah Wilson Of Newark
and Mr. Walker Pennington of lfockes-
sin
Mr.. and Rees lannon's dinner ou
Tuesday evening for MIR end Mrs Ioui
+. Jarmon included Mr. and Mrs Henry
Mote Of Newark
Senator and Mrs. John 4. Richards
and daughter Of Newark and Mrs. Al c.
Sterling Of New Castle were guest on
Sunday Of Mrs J. Howard Mitchell d
Ifockessin
Miss Margery Chalfanf has gone on
two-weeks visit % her uncle. John -
Aspin in Lynn, Mass.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
SEAFoRD NEWS.

Seaford, June 22.--Grand Instructor
Harry Nowliu, of Wilmington, visited
Hiram Lodge, No. 81, A. +. y 4. NJ,
Saturday night, for the purpose OF hold
ing n lodge Of instruction for the new
officers.
MIR. and Mrs. ] 4. Wright and son,
Leslie, returned yesterday from Chop
tank. Md, where they attended the
funeral of MIR Wright's neioe, Miss
Audrey Wright, rs year old daughter
Of MIR. and Mrs. Orland Wright, who
was drowned Friday afternoon in the
Choptank river.
Miss Agnes Wainwright, OF Whining
ton. is visiting Miss Mary Barnes.
Miss Elsie Hurley, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs J. h. Hurley, was successfully
operated on for appendicitis at n Phila-
dclphia hospital, last week.
Mrs. II. W. Jackson end daughters,
Gwendolyn and Brennan, are visitlngaf
CLAYTON and points in Maryland.
Mir. and Mrs + IL. Graham are visit
ing IN Philadelphia,
Roy Morgan Of Salisbury. Md, Is
spending part Of the week with Mr.. aud
Mrs L. c. Dawsun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
NEWS OF A DAY
FROM THE STATE
Fishermen Off Lewes Catch
Full Grown Shark. Weigh
ing $50 Pounds.
CUT IN ICE CREAM PRICES

Prem Every Evenings Correspondents.
Georgctoap, june 22 With the an.
nouncrment few days since that the
loen competition ~ Georgetown in the
,cr cream business had forced down the
pr,ce within twowecks ten cents per qurt
comes the announcement from Laurel
that there has been drop from SO TO
SO cents per quart ~ n well known
phlladelphia make of cream, Not only
has ole of the leading dealers there cut
che price fifteen cents per quart, but u
alan h announcing that it is packing and
will bo delivered at any ,.mc and ~ any
quantity.
The competition and reduction Is
brnlrht about by the establishment N
that town ul the Delaware Ice Cream
COMPANY. which ls turning out daily
not only enough 90 supply the home
trade bui other towns IN lower l'eia-
warf The crram manufacturers have
opened parlor n Laurel, and have
entpr,d into comp, tition with 'he re-
sallers Asa stimulus q business with
each plate served they have been giving
away free chance on a hive pound box
ol ehaicr choeolatcs The inducoment
ufiprcd b snid a. he produce i've oi results
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
FAMILY FEUD ENDS
IN BRUTAL MURDER
King Jenkins Kills Brother-in-
law at a Negro Dance
in Seaford.
Special Correspondence F'very IayeplnrI

Special Correspondence Every Eyeulnri
seafofd. June 2g.--Anotbef shooting
anray. the second In this section with
In three days. occurred about
o'clock yesterday morning in the
Negro section Of the town. when King
Jenkins shot and killed Charles iiay-
ward. alias Snake" his bfother-in-
law with a shotgun Hayward came
here from Virginia some time ago.
Jenkins until recently worked on the
farm of u'blef Brothers, near town.
The trouble started between the two
Negroes several weeks ago, when
jenkins fred i've shotH az his wife,
two Of which hit hef, h.4t did not
cause had wonxds. After this she
went to live witt her brother This
enraged Jenkins. who claimed his
brothef-iu- was harboring his wife.
Monday, The Negroes Of seaford
held big celebration, followed by a
dance al the colored Masonic hall. At
night. Both jenkins and Hayward
were ct the dance ana the quarrel wae
renewed and was kept up until about
: o'clock yesterday morning. when
Jenkins secured shotgun and shot
Hayward in the stomach.
As Hayward fell. mortaliy wounded,
he whipped revolver from his pocket
and attempted to fife on Jenkins, but
the weapon failed TO 60 of.
Hayward was rushed 10 Salisbury
hospital. dying just as he reached the
institution. In the meantime Jenkins
escaped. remaining at large for sew
eral hours. but latter coming To town
and surrendering to Night Watchman
William Gilbert. lie was held In the
town lookup and later taken to
Georgetown jail.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

lad WAS taken To the hospital af Fas
ton where Mrs. yininR went thit
morning. after which ahe viii Spend
several daya M guests Of relatives arr
friends nj Mtlington.
Ip 10 the present time no teachers
have been elected by the Hoard 81
Education and not any uf Tie present
teaching cdrpa have made application
for recollection.
The State Hnad Community club
viii meet this evening at o'clock al
The state Hoad Chapel.
Last evening large number Of
bathefa enjoyed the wafer al The Hat
tufy beach. Several parties from
Wilmington visited the shore IN auto
mobiles.
Edward " platt Samuel Etehell
Norman Bnnks. Mark clymef aud a
r. sealp, left this morning by auto
mobile for fishing trip at Silver
Lake. near Middletown.
Mr.. aud Mrs John Reese, who have
been residing on Eaat Eighth street,
Wilmington for several years. yes-
tertay moved into their newly con-
strueted bungalow at the Strand and
Harmony street.
Mrs. A. NJ glvieon yesterday was
operated upon at the Homeopathic
Hospital.
The Ladies' Aid Society uf Christi
ana Presbyterian Church this evening
win meet at the home of Mrs. George
ponitney, near Stanton.
Mr.. ard Mrs Keith Rodney aud
family. who have been residing IN
Connecticut for several years. yes
lefday moved into their newly ptir-
chased home. the spottswoBd's estate.
on Delaware street near Firth.
Mrs. Mary Heinenter Of Hare's
CORNER aud Miss jeanette N. Clark,
laughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Taaker
CLARK, spent the week end as guests
of Newark friends.
we have the new eversharp pencil
~ 80 cents r. Challenger & Son.
Prescription Pharmacist adv.
Auto repairing. We specialize on
rorda. wilbert Meredith. w. 5 st. Adv.
white HeIlahure and Paris Green
FOR rose bugs and potato bugs. 2 Chal-
iengar & Son. Prescription fhar-
nacist-ahv
Apartments for rent n the louise.
Apply 10 John Ties. the premises -
Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

Z. L.. Church OF Milford preached 4
special sermon TO the visitors, and
special music was furnished by the
members of Christ Church choir.
The church was filled TO over-fiow-
Ing and quite number of people
stood outside of the church door on
the lawn during the service, being
unable to find seats inside the edifice.
Memorial prayers were offered for the
three members OF the orders who had
died during the past year---samuel r..
Minner. Samuel c. Swain and Mrs
Alice NJ. Swain.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
KENT'S NEW TAX SYSTEM.

Dover. June 22-Kent county's new
Board OF Assessment is completing the
assessment began early in the spring
under the QUESTIONABLE system. II
is expected the entire list of the ten
4 stricts in the county will be COM
pleted by next week, after which the
Kent county Levy Court will fix the
rate. based on the total assessment,
The taxes will be due and payable on
and after July !.
The new system of collecting also
will go into effect on July for the
county taxes, for many years col
lected by q collector for each Repre-
sentative district. Now all taxes will
b. due and payable to the receiver of
taxes and county treasurer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
play Fort du Pont team at Fort dn pont,

play Fort du pont team at Fort du Pont,
this afternoon.
Mrs Hattie Reynolds Of Chesapeake
City, Md, is here visiting Mrs. Harry
Hall.
The following traffic passed through
the canal yesterday: Tug George NJ,
towing two hargcs loaded with empty
oil tanks from Baltimore To Philadcl-
phia; yacht Betty b., from Atlantio c
City. N. j., to the Chesapeake bay;
Yacht Phyllis from Long Island, n. y,
TO the Chesapeake Bay.
The funeral of DIR. Louis Budd
Racine, who died Saturday evening at his
home in St. Georges will take place this
afternoon at . o'clock from his late resi-
dence. Rev. DIR. Robb officiating; inter
ment in tho family plot, So. Georges
cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
CAUGHT A BIG SHARK.

Loves. June - Frank Wnllcn Of
kr,port \ , while casting his net IN
nclawarr haV. caught ground shark
WctnhinR loo pounds ,c shipped the
shark ~ New York Yesterday whore the
h,de will lle converted into sand paper.
Nr Mnllrn with partv of other
lrraev fishermen has been operating
from iewrs and going out daily on the
ha, III powerful motor boats fishing for
food hsh They have had wonderful
surrrss. hundreds ol barrels ot fish
having l,ccn .hipped sincc April % New
Nerk CITY. Nh,ch thcy can reach hy
exprrss from lcWcs "A hours earlier
than i shppcd frnm the jersey side Of
Delaware hAN
Mnllcn and his mate live ~ house
haat an leNra canal, near the SUSSEX
enunt, hudgg
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
rHE USUAL REMEDIES.

I.ewcs June 22 Miss Nariory Nir-
tau and Miss Dorothy Mcssick wor
invited Is tako 4 tim "a & ape Man on
me .ail pilnt l,oat Henry Edmunds, hut
thc Wlpd hemr strong and the sea rough
them Was nn Measure III the trip for the
slrl- as thcN we're tho victims ~ sea
sitknrss
The apprpntirc ho,s dld what they
enuld n offering ship biscuits, lemons
and IA meat - + string whirh are the
usual rpufptligs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
MOSTLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
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Continued from page
A pleasant meeting of The Westminster
Guild and WlllinHworkers of FirstJC en-
ifal PRESBYTERIAN Churches, took place
Monday evening when ice cream and
cake was served IN honor Of the dele
gates who will leave or Friday morning
to attend this wears conference at Fast
Nnrthfcid Mass The First-Centra
Churches win he represented by Mrs g.
F. Eastman. chaperon. Miss Mabel
Griffith. Miss Elsie Hoopes, Mes II VI.
Lynch. Miss II. Theresa Krauss, Miss
Grace McIaury. Mrs NJ A Marcus,
Miss Clara Moulton. Miss Elizabeth
Owens. Miss Frances Reuter- and Miss
Anna NJ ZieRrist
From Westminster Miss louise Mat
thews and Mrs. G. T. Coppage
From Hanover Mrs David Pierce.
Miss Iotfie Stoll, Miss Agness niece
and Miss Hildn Eraman
West Church Miss Marion Smith
and II Madeleine May
An attractive wedding this morning
was that Of Miss Margaret Hance, daugh-
ter of MIR. and Mrs James II Hance ri
2207 West street, and Theodore j
Hammer, Jr. which took place in ST.
Patrirk's n G Church.
The brides ster. Miss Amy r. Hance
was maid of honor. The best man was
Charles Hammer. brother Of the
groom The ushers were Lawrence w
Hance and Francis A. Hance. MIR
Hance gave his daughter ia marriage
The bride wore 4 white embroidered
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
ODD FELLOWS AT CHURCH.

Milford. June 22.--About 20 mem
bers Of Chosen Friends Lodge No. So
odd Fellows. Of Harrington and about
20 members or Rachel Lodge, No. z
Daughter Of Reb~kah. OF the same
town. attended in = body the regular
service at St. Stevren's p. r. Church
Harrington, Sunday evening Rev
Thomas v. Wingate, rector Of Christ
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
BAPTIZED IN CHURCH.

Milford. June 22-Miss Barbara
Tharp Marshall, daughter OF DIR. and
Mrs Samuel NJ j. Marshall, was hap
tized. SUNDAY morning, in Christ 2. =.
Church by the rector, Rev, Thomas Y.
Ningate.
The sponsors were Miss Mabel Bowser
and DR.. William Marshall, Jr., both OF
Milford About hfty friends and rela-
tives Of the young miss, witnessed the
ceremony
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
A HANDSOME LAKE.

Milford, June 22-Silver Lake, at tht
west entrance to town, presented very
beautiful appearance yesterday morning
Owing to the warm, 1ry weather Of the
past two weeks, the water in the lake
has reached low level, and he pond
lilies have multiplied in abundance.
Yesterday morning, the lake pre-
sented almost a solid surface Of white
and gold, caused by the thousands q
White water lilies with their golden yel-
low ccnters. which had opened up dur
ing the eraly morning hours q the long
est day Of the year
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
Neu Insuranes nfrecinrs.

The farmers Mutual, Fire Insurance
60. has elected sylvester y. Townsend
and Horace T.. Diiworth members of
tie board Of directors, TO fill vacancies
caused By the death of Alfred -.
Poole and Alexis 7. du pout.
Joseph Bancroft has been elected
vice president Of the company. to sue
caad Mr.. Poole.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
NEWS or IEwES.

taacs June - Pilot Fred Conweil
= captain 81 the steam pilot-boat
philadehh,a until saturday. when he
ytll H. r,ltoved Nv Captain John Nir,len
who Wiil ~ master inJ two weeks.
Miss Anna Iustlaon ~ Wilmington Is
a g,iesi ~ Mrs N NJ Harritt at the
hMrahalha coltage, lewes Reach
Mrs Mary Bohn and daughter, Mrs.
4 Salmnus. ii Philadelphia are spend
me 4 fcW davs n l.ewes
William Mplie. who was taken vi
while ~ church. has recovorrd and was
A town visitor "a Monday
Mis- Reha Russell. a student at
Wnmans : Collegr. Newark j. home for
thp vacation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
nan NARROW ESCAPE.

Seaford. June 22-Mrs Lavina VIII
liams wife &c Or. Frank Williams
was crossing Pine street last night
when an electric light pole, heavily
charged with electricity fell and came
within four feet Of hitting her.
The fan Of the pole caused the
greater part Of the town % be IN
darkness for several hours.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
No Labor Day Parade.

At meeting last night. the Central
Labor Union decided to omit the an
nual Labor Day parade this year, and
TO devote the money that would be
used to cover its expenses TO helping
the members who are out of work
Plans We're made for a campaign for
the benefit Of Labor Temple.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
PASTORS MOTHER DEAD.

Milford. June p Rev. Francis Y.
Fltzpatrick. pastor Of St Johns Roman
Catholic Church If Milford, was called
to Philadelphia. Yesterday, or account
~ the sudden oath in that city OF his
mother. Mrs MARY Fitzpatrick.
She is wcll known in Milford, as il had
been her custom for several years past TO
spend most Of the summer here OF 1t.
Johns rectory with her son.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

Full descriptions and prices Of the
most modern and attractive proper
ties for sale or rent in the city are
given in the Real Estate column to-
day.--Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
nahnLrd.

The Registration cIerk-Name. POL
1y reaehblow. age. II. Where Do you
live. Miss reaehhIow7
The New Noter--lf wont do you 81
hit Of good 70 know You win not be
.,ceived Boston Glri,e.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
Kansas City livestock

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 29.-Cat-
tie: receipts $500; beef steers
slow, mostly steady to 10 cents low
er; some off 25 cents; top heavies,
S.25; early sales 5.85 to 100; bulls,
mostly 10 to Is cents higher; bulk
$50 to 400; some heavy butchers,
$50; other classes uneven but most
ly steady; cows 3.7544.50; best
cows 4.75@5.00; cutters, 2.25@
$50; most cutters 3.00@3.50; prac-
teal top on vealers 4.50; medium
to choice stock steers, 5.25@6.50.
Hogs: receipts 1000; uneven but
generally Is cents higher; ship
pers took all of the best $50 to
100 pound hogs at 7.3007.35; bulk
of sales 7.25@T30; packer top 1856 /;
packing -sows 5.60@5.75; pigs %
cents lower; top 7.50.
Sheep: receipts 5000; killing
classes generally steady; ewes 4.25
@4.50; light fed yearling wethers
$50; fed western lambs, 11.25.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29

And the British spokes-
men say plainly that If there is no
limit on the number of cruisers
that can be built or their size. It
will not be long before the cruiser
encroaches in tonnage on the capt.
tai ship and endangeTs the valae Of
the capital ship agreement.
The French with characteristic
skill in diplomacy now withdraw
their conditions in connection with
the capital ship ratio and accept
the figures set for them irresp ectiYe
of whether there IS an agreement
or disagreement on submarines
and auxiliary craft. This looks to
further bargaining on auxiliaries.
Temporarily the submarine is
sue is shelved in the hope that
comprehensive agreements can be
made on the number and size of
other auxiliary craft but the con-
ference will hardly confess failure
on the submarine issue until the
ratios that shall apply to every
other kind of auxiliary craft are
exhaustiyely discussed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29

Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Dec. 29-Cattle: receipts
10000; good 20 best beef steers,
steady; medium grades slow TO
lower; 1,450 pound steers. OBS;
yearling steers and heifers, firm;
some steer yearlings held above
1000; bulk beef steers, 6.759s.10;
she-stock and stockers, steady;
bulls Is to % cents higher; veal
calves 25 cents higher.
Hogs: receipts, .39 900; unevenly
% to 35 cents lower than yester-
days average: top shippers and
yard traders; heavy butchers off
most; top $40 for underw Fights;
$50 to 160 pound kinds 500; bulk
$50 to 200 pound average, 1909
100; bulk 220 to 240 pound hogs,
715@7.59; pigs, mostly Csc lower;
top 8.25.
Sheep: receipts $4,000; general
ly steady; fat lambs to packers
(early) 11.25@11.65; several loads
held higher; good 80 pound year
lings 1925; fat 1--WE top (early) 5.35:
no choice lights sold; good come
back feeder lambs (early) 1850.
Prices for live STOCK In Chicago yester>
day were:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
LACK OF PUBLIC
SUPPORT CAUSE
OF SHORT drive

New York, Dec. 29.-On the stock
exchange today lack of public sup
port encouraged the shorts to be-
gin a series of drives during the
morning. Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western, Chicago e. Northwestern
and Colorado Southern we're heaT-
lest of the rails, averaging one
point declines. Pressure against
Burns Brothers, Columbia GRAPHIC
phone preferred and some OF the
low grade oils, metals and special
ties became more insistent. Pierce
Oil prefer--i, American Cotton Oil
preferred. Gulf States Steel. Inter
national Nickel, Chino-Coppers and
National Cloak and Suit one to
two and a half points
The reaction was partly checked
before noon, Bethlehem Steel and
sugars featuring the irregular rail-
ly.
Call money opened at per cent
Yesterdays unexpected tighten
ing of call money rates to 512 per
cent accounted for the hesitant and
irregular tone of the stock market
at the opening of today's session.
Some of the investment rails
we're fractionally higher and s.ch
specialties as American Ice. Sears
Roebuck, Famous Players and Da-
vison Chemical registered similar
gains. The independent steels were
lower, however, and heaviness was
shown by prominent oils, motors,
Burns Brothers and Columbia
Graphophone preferred.
Cables announcing the failure OF
an important Italian banking insti-
tuition caused moderate reactions in
the leading foreign exchanges.