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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
Counting n Nations Coin.

Because the treasurer is responsible
FOR the coutcnts of the vaults. when he
resigns. as Mr. Burke did last month.
there has 70 be q reCounting OF the
treasury stores. This time. some p or
so persons We're detailed 70 the vault
to make the count and for &c days they
did nolning but check up on coin. bull
non notes. and securities. The total
they found ia the building was S13,-
sS3.S19 .S26.36-2-3
This does not represent all the gov
ernments money. Washington is con
sidered sufficiently far back from the
coast To be a safe place for Federal
vaults. but even so. the government
does not put all OF it's eggs into onc
basket. There are the mints and tine
assay offices and the Federal reserve
banks.
The sub-treasurtes. tco. were a part
of the system of scattering instead of
concentrating public funds. When they
were established. the sub treasures un-
doubtedIy were needed. Tret Importation
OF currency over long distances was
uncertain and dangerous. and in a coun-
try as large - ours so much trRnspor-
tation OF gold and silver would have
been q serious dr,-g on all finance. Then
/ there was an early law that the public
moneys could not he deposited In banks
! ana the sub-reasuries provided a legal
/ place Of deposite. This law has long
ago been altered 40 the Federal reserve
banks can take the place of the sub
| treasures as repositories for Govern
ment funds.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

Tell il - all Della ware through Every
kaenlup want ads.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
Soft Salaries SIashed.

In fact, since the Federal Reserve
banks have been established IL has be
come more and more apparent that
these banks could perform nearly all the
functions detailed 20 the sub treasures.
and only the unsettled conditions due
20 the war have delayed the transfer Of
business and duties until now.
A further minor objection to the sub
treasury organization has been that the
heads of the nine treasures were
appointed by the President and con
firmed by the Senate. and there. many
people claimed, their activity ceased.
The House subcommittee on appropria-
tions disposed of these assistant
treasurers of the United States by the
following dialogue.
Representative Wood Draw their
abolishing the Assistant Treasurers, it
would not be because OF anything touch
ing the persons now occupying those
positions. but because Of their absolute
useiessness as functionaries"
Representative Davis: What do they
dor"
REPRESENTATIVE Wood Draw their
salaries
Representative Wason "As a matter
Of fact. are their salaries not sent TO
them?"
A representative OF the Treasury De
partment objected 10 this harsh sum
| mary of the duties of the sub-treasury
heads. ana held that the good ones
found something 10 do TO keep busy.
The committee finally decided to do
| away with the sub-treasuries anyway.
| The clerks were provided for by trans
| fers to other offices. but the bin left the
assistant treasurers to SHIFT for them
selves al a saving to the government oi
/ about $50 coo year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
Safest of Safes.

Safest of Safes.
Tho vault which the Treasury De-
partment wants is 10 cost s. 600 900. and
is To be the last word ia safety. II is 10
be thrco-sto structure In tho
Treasury building court. The sub
basement. where a vault IS already in
existence under the court. VIII he
strengthened and ugcd for storage Of
securities not in constant uso. The
basement floor Will hc a more acCca-
sihle vault for coin and notes and Sc
curities. and the surface story win con-
tain offices,
Tho bill providing for this structure
Is now before thee House committee on
public BUILDINGS and grounds. az this
committee viii have 70 approve the
building before The committee on ap-
preparations can consider putting up
the money No action has been taken
hy the public buildings committee. hut
T! St IS considered likely that the erection
~ the vault will bc authorized
Imagine thirteen billion dollars worth
4 az money and securities under one roof
/ and you get An idea of what tho strong
4 erav walls ~ the Treasury Buildine
4 hide And every penny Of II has 10 ht
/ accounted for Tho treasurer Of fhs
/ United States is bonded for its safety
/ Ii "A thief should manage to make way
with bag Of government gold th'
treasurer would 10 held responsible I'm
less Congress took action to stay
/ prCseC ufion proceedings
But stealing the treasurcrs gold q
one stunt that professional thieve
realize is beyond them About IN
nearest that any ono has come actual
" 70 getting away with treasury mon
ey was the case II one Of the men wh
are employed 10 destroy old bills. Yo
may remember that there were three a
these men. and that one for a time con
trived TO stick some of the best wor
money into hts pockets when the ofhe
TWO were not looking.
That was "a very unusual situation
In most of the important places OF tn
treasury even the guards are Euardc,
and while one man will have the Ike
or the combination 20 open the QUITE
door. another has come 10 open IN
E
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
Government Gold
by Frederic j. Hnshin.

washington. Feb. IA more Inn
nragnable storehouse for tho nations
gold Ia asked by the Secretary OF the
Treasury.
our Treasury Building has the rep
,,tation of being the most cloverly and
guarded building In tho
world The regions about it's vaults
bristle with automatic alarms. A regi-
ment of watchmen is always on the
alert But the vault itself in which
our gold and silver and securities are
stored was built years ago. IL was The
strongest that could bo constructed then,
but It. could be reinforced and made
more secure now.
And this is a very good time to CON
struct n new vault and rofortify tho
old one Secretary Houston AYERS. be-
cause the old vault is unusually empty.
During the war India needed silver
and W., melted 265, 600. 900 silver dollars
into bars and shipped them To her. This
made big hole in the mountain ot
coin In the Treasury and aub-treasury
vaults, so that If repair work were done
now on the Treasury vault, there would
not he the difficulty of removing the
contents of "A packed vault to a safe
place and later bringing II back.
Another reason why larger. stronger
vault is needed is also being impressed
ON Congress That is that the nine
suh-treaaurfea are being abolished and
a large mart of the gold and silver
reserve hCld by them will have 10 he
stored here Besides this. the money
which they havo been using 10 con-
duct busincss--so1ne $50, 900 .O0O-will I've
released TO the Government, and VIII
probably all be brought to tho Treasury,
where, an Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury says. IL ia much needed. The
bullion held hy the sub-trcaauries is 70
so 10 the mints and assay offices scat
tered over tho country. where Il can
be stored until needed for conversion
into coin.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-12-30
The Dali, BANNER
CAMBRIDGE, ND, DEC. 80, 1872
Brief Local News

Mr.. Dorsey Bassett. has returned
home after spending the holidays
with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Gore and children, Of
! Salem. have returned to their home
after having visited Mr.. and Mrs. Z
E. Fountain, Choptank avenue.
Mr.. Russell Twilley, of Baltimore
spent the Christmas holidays WITH
his mother, Mrs. Georg, TWllley, a.
| her home on Cemetery avenue.
Mr.. Irving Wiley, left on the ear
! ly train this morning en- route FOL
! Wilmington, Del, after having spent
i the Christmas holidays at his home
in this city.
! Rev. J. w. Gray, has returned to
his home in ElktOn, after having
spent sometime with his daughter
Mrs. J. E. Andrews, at her home on
! Glenburn avenue, this city.
! Mr.. William B. LeCompte. who
! has been spending the Christmas mol
days with his sister, Mrs. Z. T.
: Fountain, Choptank Avenue his re-
turned to his home in Baltimore.
Miss Angelina Marshall. left this
morning en- route for Annapolis,
where she will spend the weekend
as the guest of her uncle. Rev. John
s. Sewers at his home in that city.
Cambridge Lodge of Elks enter
tanned last night at THE Home" the
members, their wives and NUMBER
Ct friends. Cards were played until
about ten o'clock when refreshments
were served.
Mrs. Harry S Keenan,, and daugh-
ter Miss Mildred, left yesterday
morning for Baltimore, to spend sew
eraI DAYS with her son, Mr.. Harry
Keenan, il, who is employed IN thai
city.
Mr.. Charles Mowbray, Jr. has re-
turned to Cape Charles, Va, Where
he is employed, after having spent
several days with his parents, MT,
ard Mrs. Charles Mowbray' Muir
street, this city.
Misses Frances Price and Mary
Twilley left on the steamer yesteI-
dav morning en- route for Choptank
Caroline county, where they Will
spend the weekend as the guests OIL
Miss Prices sister, Mrs. James Jes-
ter.
Miss Frances Marshall, left this
morning en- route for Virginia Inter
mont College, Bristol Va, to resume
her studies, after spending 'At
Christmas holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Marshall at their
home in the Arcade" Apartments
Race street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-14


ton. consisting of Gen. W. W. After
bury. vice president of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, chairman. and Presi-
dents Elliott and Story of the North
erR Pacific and Santa Fe lines. respec-
lively. These three men, one of
whom at first opposed the idea, have
been sold" on the proposal and ad-
vOcate its adoption.
Act as a Unit.
This is the first time in the history
of American Failroading that the
transportation agencies of the coun-
try, acting virtually as a unit, will pc
tition the government to allow them
to lower rates instead of increase
them.
1T is almost certain the interstate
commerce commission will not deny
the petitions. For weeks the commis-
sion know nothing of the railroads
plans. The carriers worked III the
greatest secrecy, fearful that publicity
would slow down the wheels of indus
try-that shippers the country over
would adopt an attitude of waiting for
the lower rates and that business gen
orally would be retarded"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-14
TOPEKA FRUIT a PRODUCE MARRET.
FURNISHED by the S. E. Lux, Jr. Mercan-
tile Co.. 125-155 North Kansas Ave.l

BANANAs-Per lb. CT; bunch lots,
Al APPPLEs-skinner's Transparent, per box
$3.50; Grimes Golden, single basket lots,
per basket $40; basket lots, per basket
9GEMoNs-Grey Wolf Brand, soo's to
3Go's, per box, $500.
CANTALOUPE-Rocky Ford Standard,
per crate $500; Poney's, per crate $3.50;
Flats, per crate, $1.20.
LIMES-1OO's, per carton 500
GRAPES-Malaga, per crate SECS: Tokay,
Concord, single basket, per basket Doe; ten
basket lots, per basket 54e: % basket lots
and over basket 5se caiifoT N 10 z inf os
per lug S2.G5; % lug lots, per lug $3.50.
oRANGES-Sunkist Valencia, zoos to
PEkCHESNExtra Fancy Utah liberia
per bu. basket S3.35; basket lots and over
' WATERMELONS-Per ID. .o15.
CABBAGE-Holland crate lots, per Id
.03; less than crate lots, per. crate .o325.
CELERY-Michigan per doz. Soc.
GREEN CORN-Per doz. 25c.
MANCHESTER y bu. basket, Soc.
0NIONS-Spanish, per crate sos: $500;
per crate 72's, $500; California white, per
PoTAToEs-Kaw Valley Cobblers. per
ewt S1.5o; Kaw Valley Ohio, per cTt; SEP +;
single sacks, per cwt. $50; 10 sack lots,
SWEET PoTAToEs-Nancy HAN and
Yellow Jersey, sack lots. per ID. .03; ? sack
lots. per ID. .0275.
SQUASH-Hubbard per ID. O35.
PRUNES-0regon and Utah, suit eases,
per crate 81. 10 % crate lots, per crate S1.03.
PEARS-Wash ington Bartlett. per bas
ket $3.50; box lots, per box $40; Kiefer,
per basket $3.50; basket lots, per basket,
S2.45.
CRANBERRIES-Skip brand, barrels
and half barrels-Market
DATES-Dromedary SOS, per case 1913
GINGER ALE-bsech Nut, per case $3.50.
GRAPE JUICE-Welch's and Red Wing.
quarts, Il to the case, Ger case S7.T5; pinta
a to the case, per case $S.15: half gallons
$ to the case, per case ssh: gallons, To
the case, per case $40 so plus 10e6war tax
HORSESADISH-Per carton. doz bot
ties $1.40; per carton. one-half gallon
bottle per gal. $3.50
OYSTER SHELL-Single sack lots. per
sack, S1.25; sack lots, per sack $1-15; 10
sack lots, per sack S110.
PRESERvES-Bah assorted. per
doz 24-16 OF. jars, in case $500; three case
lots, per doz. $500; five case lots, per doz
S2.s5: ten case lots. per doz S2.75.
V1NEGAR-Pure cider, approximately 80
gal barrel, per gal. "a: distilled. colored,
approximately, so gal. barrel, per gal.
%; distilled white, approximately so gal
barrel, per gal. %: cider, full quarts, per
doz: $2.35; distilled. full quarts, per doz.
S1.65
POP CoRN-aJapanese hull-less. $50 10.
bags. per Id. 90.
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Gut R. R. RATES
Reduction of Is to 90 Per Cent
Expected in Freight Charges.
VIII Apply to All Glasses of
Commodities, Report Says.

: New York, Oct. IA reduction OF
between Is and 20 per cent in freight
rates is expected to take effect within
a short time, according to an an
45ouncement made here yesterday
The announcement was made thru the
Standard Daily Trade service.
The reduction, 70 apply to all
classes of commodities on all railroads,
is intended 10 stimulate business on a
scale that will solve the unempioy-
nnent problem and start a boom IN
building and other industries.
Z Official action, ord the general
rate reduction and authorizing an APP
plicatfon to the interstate comm cree
commission for reduced schedules, is
expected to be taken in Chicago today
by the Association of Railway Execu-
tives. The associations executive com
mittee already has approved the reduc-
tons, on the ground that more than
900, 900 freight cars are idle, due to
present high rates.
Z The decision was reached in New
York at a conference Of railroad Iresi-
dents, merchants and big manufactur-
ers. who commended that lower charges
were ali that were needed to create a
business boom. If the association
falls to ratify the recommendation of
the executive council, it is said, many
Of the roads are prepared to reduce
the rates on LHelT own INITIATIVE
Cut of is to 20 Per Cent.
1.-THE proposed reductions will mean
a general. all-around cut of from Is
to 20 per cent in freight rates on all
classes and commodities of freight
flowing over the rails today" says the
Standard Daily t. ade Services bull
Ietin, which will be sent broadcast to-
morrow by its editor, Clayton A. Pan
hale. AZ West street. 1T will bring
back to within hailing distance the
freights as they were before the inter-
state commerce commission raised
them on an average of IS per cent, ef-
fective in August, 1920.
Immediate needs of business the
country over. present transportation
charges of more than the traffic will
bear, 400, 900 and more idle freight
cars shrunken volume of business. a
shut down, but high rates to American
farmers and other classes to foreign
markets. in the face of competition
frcm other producing countries are
the prime impelling reasons for the
proposed reductions. The reductions
have been worked out carefully by the
executive committee of the associa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-14

week ago. Stock pigs sold up to $3.50 but
the bulk have been too heavy to bring the
top. The demand remains good at prices
nearly like last weeks good time.
MUTTON SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Receipts for the first four days this week
at $3.50 compared with 81 COS the same
days last week and 2S,S1S the correspond
ing period last year. Altho total receipts
have been liberal, the supply has included
lew mature offerings and sheep values are
strong to 25c higher. Most fat ewes make
to $500. YeaFIings and wethers have been
offered only in odd punches with most
wethers around So 90 and yearlings at 81. 80
to 5000. After slight gains, registered ear
ly in the week, lamb prices declined and
values are steady to Zoe lower than last
Thursday. Best westerns made 5000 We'd
nesday but the sale proved out of line with
$50 that day and $3.50 bought best offered
on today's session. Bulk of sorted western
lambs on recent days have made SS25 to
$3.50 and some bands carrying feeder ends
have sold without sort at $500 to $S.25. A
few natives have sold at $500 to $3.50 but
many sales are reported at $525 to 500.
Most culls oring $3.50 to S4.T5.
FEEDING AND BREEDING SHEEP AND
LAMBS.
A few loads of breeding ewes have been
secured at unchanged prices but demand
IS limited. Best natives sold up to $500
and westerns brought S4.T5, but killers are
breeding purposes Under an urgent de-
mand feeding lambs are 25c to soc higher
with most recent sales of desirable lots at
81 .25 to $50. YearIing wethers for feeding
purposes made $3.50.
NJ. Y. GRIFFIN, Representative.
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will Progress by sections until the en-
tire rail system of the country is tied
up unless the railroads yield The
roads in each group will be kept Sc
cret, and no advance announcement
made of the section in which a strike
is to be called.
1t is understood that among the de-
mands of the union men Is one for
submission of an alternative that the
roads agree to reopen negotiations on
wages and general working conditions.
If this is refused, the strike plan as
outlined will go into effect
Directors of the strike IN the various
sections, it is understood, already have
been named and definite instructions
given them. So far as the unions are
concerned, a strike can be set in mo-
ton within a few hours upon orders
from the heads of the organizations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-14
HELPED THEM ALL
Man, Wife and Daughter All Re-
port Gaining Weight.
Says Improvement Was Surprise
of His Whole Life.

Il gained II pounds, my wife gained
% pounds and my daughter is gaining
day by day taking Tanlac. It's the
biggest surprise of our lives and all
our friends and neighbors are talking
about it. This medicine has made
wonderful change in every one of US.
Before I got Tanlac, I could hardly
drag one foot after the other. had
indigestion perfectly awful. In fact
we were all regular dyspeptics. We
all swear by Tanlac now at our house.
It ought to be in every home. It's the
worlds greatest family medicine"
The above statement was made by
George L. Tessy, a well-known and
highly respected machinist, living at
SO Downing St, Buffalo, n. 7.
Tanlac is sold in Topeka by Tully-
Mcfarland Drug Co. and leading drug
gistS everywhere.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-14
EIlzlRKaETs
additional late markets VIII be
found on another page of this paper.l

Chicago, Oct. 14-wHEAT--Whea prices
tended to sag today in the absence of any
aggressive buying. Selling, however, was
of only scattered sort and the market held
within narrow limits Too big a warehouse
supply Of all grain was talked of as the
chief bearisn factor. Opening quotations.,
which varied from unchanged figures TO
a lower fer wheat with December S1.12H
to $1.12H ana May Sligo to S11T were fol-
lowed by numerous small changes averag-
ing little below yesterdays finish.
Later some export business together
with dry weather complaint and the posi-
billy that the government report tomor-
row might prove bullish brought about an
advance. The close was strong, 21Ac to
sac net higher with December $1.1515 to
$115% and May $119s to $1.20
CORN-Talk Of burning corn for fuel
gave comparative strength to the corn mar
ket. After opening 14c to sse higher, in
GLIDING December 471Sc, the market de-
clined somewhat but then hardened again.
Country offerings were small. The close
firm, 45d5sc to lie net higher, with De-
cember 4T%G4T1Ae.
OATS-0ats were stadier by the action Of
Feorn. starting unchanged to 1se off; De-
eember 33Ac and later keeping near to the
initial range.
OVISIONS-Provisions lacked support
despite an upturn in the value of hogs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-14
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Wall St, New York, Oct. 14.-STOCKS-
Additional advances in prices of crude and
refined products furnished the basis for an
advance in domestic oils, several Of these
gaining to IL points, Mexican Petroleum
being strongest of the foreign group. rising
"a points on reports that the company NAV
soon make announcement of favorable i'm
port. Elsewhere the uncertain movement of
the opening continued. SteeIs and rails
displayed increased heaviness. Among the
Utter Western Pacific preferred LOST four
points and Central Railroad of New Jersey
seven points. Call money opened and ex-
bonds were firm and Seaboard Airline is
sues made further recovery from yester-
days severe decline.
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WEATHER.
tcontInuea fron Page one.l

degrees at Phoenix, Ariz., and the
lowest was 80 at Cincinnati, o., this
morning. Goodland reported the
highest temperature in Kansas dur
ing the last twenty-four hours which
was so degrees and also lowest which
was "A. The highest temperature in
Topeka Thursday was 50 degrees at
2:4O o'clock in the AFTERNOON and the
lowest was 81 at s O'Clock this morn
ing Mild temperatures were re-
ported turnout the northwest.
The highest temperature evef re
corded in Topeka on October II was
90 degrees in 1899 and the lowest was
SO in 1890.
. At o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at the rate of "a miles
from the south.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKEr.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-CATTLE-Recei t.
COO Beef steers, strong; spots, higher on
early top yearlings, s1o50; choice 1851
pound steers, $9.65; bulk beef Steers. Sc %
Ge25; she stock and bulls, SLOW. steady
calves, stockers and feeders, steady; best
vealers to packers, S11.0OS
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market most Toe
59c sIn on fban os1ers
age; top, $500: bulk lights and light butch
ers, IS. 40dS. 60; bulk sows. $6.45IT.40: pigs.
strong to 25c higher; bulk desirable, 5000
S.2j
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Fat native
lambs, steady to 2je lower: Westerns I5e
lower; sheep and feeder lambs, steady; na-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-14
KANSAS CITY GRAIN NIARKEr

Kansas City. Oct 14-WHEAT-Cash :
Receipts 156 ears. Market unchanged to Sc
higher. No. l dark hard, $119M132: No.
dark hard, $119G1.32; No. hard, 81 100
125: No. hard, S109G1. %; No. red, 81 %
Q1.25 No. 2 red, S121GL22.
CORN-Market unchanged to &c lower.
No. white, S91@ @4O515c; No. 3 white. 3sc !;
mixed, 3T15c; No. mixed, 361kc
0ATS-Market unchanged No . white.
S212e; No. mixed, 31@32c; NoS2 red, 34@
RYE-72R@74c.
BARLEY-416 42c.
BRAN-51653c
SHORTS-T5@9Oc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-14
TO SETTLE IRISH QUESTION
Conference of Sim Fefn Leaders Ad-
journs Until Monday.

London, Oct. 14.-The conference of
Sim Fem leaders and members of the
British cabinet convened at II o'clock
this morning in Prime Minister Lloyd
Georges official residence in Downing
street with the view of reaching an
agreement as to a basis for settlement
of the Irish question, adjourned at
1880 o'clock this afternoon until $3.50
p. m. Monday.
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East st. Louis. Oct. 14.-CATTLE-Re
eeipts 1.200. Market generally steady: sew
eraI cars of Kansas steers brought $40:
Texas offerings brought $440; few cattle
on sale; veal calves cleared from $10.25 to
$1G75.
HOGS-Reeeipts G50O Market active
Best butchers, 13c to 25c higher; light
lights and pigs, 15c to 25c higher; top on
butchers, $500 SS.75: for lights and pigs
bulk lights and mediums, SS55GS 65: bulk
lights and pigs, SS.6O6S.15; packers sows
about 25c up to $T.O0' no heavies sold /;
quality. medium to good
SHEEP-Reeeipts 500. Market slow
few early sales steady: packers paid IS 80
for one deck choice native lambs, $500 for
decks of good fat ewes. only sales.