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Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25
DECISION REVERSED
BY SUPREME COURT
IN MARCU|N APPEAL
Former Cascade Man Wins
Case in Bank Partner
ship Dispute.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribute.
Helena, Dec. 24.-J. E. Marcam Of
Helena. formerly in partnership with
W. R. Call in the banking business at
Cascade, won his appeal to the state
supreme court from judgment OBJ
tanned against him by Call in the dis
trict court of Cascade county for an
alleged breaking UP of partnership
by Marcum. The decision of the state
supreme court was handed down Sat
urday and the opinion of the court
was written by Associate Justice
Charles H. Cooper.
The. plaintiff, Call, and the defend
ant, Marcum, were partners in the
business of banking at Cascade under
the name of the j. r. Marcum bank
for period of years. Marcum dis
solved the partnership in the fall Of
1917. because of his claim that the
plaintiff, who was the cashier Of the
neglecting the banks business to look
after other interests. Call, according
to the opinion of the high court. then
removed what property he could ob-
tain from the hank to the city of
Great Falls where he kept it until ad-
vised to turn it over to Marcum by
lis attorney. The plaintiff then
brought suit for damages alleged to
have been done him by Marcum by
reason of the dissolution of tb.-cart-
nership. The case was tried before a
Jury and verdict rendered for the
plaintiff
Cooper Writes Opinion
Associate Justice Cooper in his
opinion says: The effect of the evi-
dence cannot be misunderstood, and
should not have been overlooked so
completely by the court below. The
acts of the plaintiff clearly involved
all elements of concealment, adverse
pressure. bad faith, and willful viola
ton of the letter as well as the spirit
Of the trust imposed by section 5475
upon any conception of the relation
ship between the parties. The flimsy
and unfounded claim made in the com
plant that the defendant wished to
dispense with his services, and to dis
miss him from the banking business in
order that he might substitute his SON
iniaw. Mr. Reed. as partner in his
stead is not only unsupported bv the
testimony but entirely disproved by
the admissions as above set forth
The supreme court justice quotes
from the testimony of the plaintiff
as to his relations with the defendant
as follows: "AIr Marcum often said
he wanted me to do we'll and if didn't
do well he would try to help me out
He loaned me money occasionally and
l usually made money out of the
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25
BASKETBALL GAME OFF,
REPLACED BY DANCE

Special to The Tribune.
Choteau, Dec. PA large crowd Of
basketball enthusiasts met with disap-
pointment Friday night when they ar
rived at the high school gymnasium to
witness the high school game between
Conrad and Choteau. The announce
ment was made that it was impossible
for the Conrad team to get over on
account of snow The news from
Conrad was received too late in the
afternoon TO notify the public. Those
in charge Of the game were equal to
the occasion and staged dance.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25
Name w. G. Ferguson
Secretary of Helena
Commercial Club

Helena. Dec. 24-WiIliam G. Fer
gusop. of Miles City, was elected today
to be secretary Of the Helena Com
mercial club at meeting Of the board
of directors of that organization. He
succeeds NJ Max Goodsill. who recent
l. resigned to accept an important post
with the Northern Pacific Railway
company. Mr. Ferguson will take Of
flee about January s.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25
Big Des Moines Fire
Causes $500, 900 Loss

Des Moines. Dec. 24.-fBy The As
sociated Press. "A Christmas eve fire
caused damage estimated at more than
half million dollars here, resulting in
the complete loss of the contents of
the Bankers Loan and Investment
compapys five story building at Sixth
and Center streets. The greatest loss
was suffered by the Teetor Adding Ma
chine company 100000
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25
Exposition Voted by
Oregon Lawmakers

Salem, Ore, Dec. 24.-The Oregon
legislature passed constitutional
amendment authorizing an international
exposition to be held in Portland, ip
1925 and providing for vote on it BY
the people at an election in May and
adjourned special session basting ore
week, late Saturday. .
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25
SEED GROWERS TO MEET
IN BOZEMAN JANUARY 4.

Bozeman, Dec pa. j.. Ogaard.
secretary Of the Montana Seed
Growers association, announced Sat
urday that the annual convention of
the association would be held in Boze-
man January II, at the same time as
farmers week at Montana State COL
lege, and the state utility seed show.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25
WILL COMB NATION
FOR ALLEGED SWfNDI Err

New Orleans, Dec. IA nation
wide search has been ordered for
Louis Gartenburg. itinerants jeweler.
swindIed New Orleans merchants out
of approximately 100000 during L.
past month.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25

An emergency electric lamp invented
in Germany for public places IS sup
rlied with current by storage battery
and is automatically switched on when
current supplied to regular lamps fails.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25

of Silver Bow county found him
guilty and he was sentenced to die.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25
Vigor of Youth In
A New Discovery

Science Produces Nitelizer Superior
to Famous Gland Treatment-Magic
Power of q Bark From Africa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
Commodity Markets
GRAIN MARKET

Chicago, July 22.-Wheat started u
cent higher for July, "A cent lower to y
cent higher for September and u to1s
cent higher for December. Estimated
receipts of 525 cars and cool weather
over the belt induced liquidation Of some
long lines and prices eased soon after
the opening. Receipts inspected yes
terday were Jl2 cars; last year 35 cars.
The cash market was relatively steady
to u cent easier on red and hard.
The seaDoard said 24O,OOO bushels
had been worked abroad with indica.
tions of additional amounts. Weather
reports showed no rains over the grain
belt except scattered showers Northwest.
Deliveries on July contracts this MORN
Ing. $4,000 bushels.
Corn started unchanged for July and
steady to IL cent higher for September
and December. Trade was moderate
and mixed, with selling led by a house
with Northwestern connections. causing
an easy trend early.
Oats started unchanged for Septem-
bcr and Il to 3s cent higher for De-
ccmbcr Trade was light and prices
eased under scattered selling. expected
over night buying orders failing to ap-
pear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
BROADER DEALINGS
IN LOCAL STOCKS
Market Thin in Spots, but the
Prices. Were Generally
... Well Sustained

There was n better distribution of
the dealings in tOday's' local market
than witnessed for some few days.
There was also moderate but
appreciable increase in the volume OF
business. Price changes were ragged
and conflicting but carried no sig
nifcance except to accentuate the con-
tlnucd thinness of the market on both
the buying and selling side.
The Philadelphia Electric issues
featured the utility group with the com
mon advancing to 21Ts and the pre-
ferrcd to. 281s. Neither held the full
gain. u &. I. moved within narrow
limits, rejecting the same waiting at =
titude until the Mayor announces his
decision on the gas ordinance. Phila :
delphia Rapid Transit shaded slightly to
1G9s on small sales, but Union Trac-
tion was a better at 31H. On the
Il on few offerings.
Lehigh Navigation and Pennsylvania
Railroad were firm spots of the rail
division. The first named made new
top figure At o. on Continued small in
vrstmcnt bayinG. Pennsylvania moved
up peg to 3d. and was we'll bought
with the dividend uncertainty virtu
ally removed. Lehigh Valley, on q
few sales, was off a point.
In the miscellaneous list, Lake Su-
rerior made further dip, touching Z.
Brill ran of points from the previous
sale nt 5. Electric Storage Battery
made an early gain OF y. but failed to
maintain It, American Gas and Amcri
can Stores were unchanged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
RAILS HARDENED
IN DULL MARKET
Dealings Continued on Same
Diminutive Scale and Were
Entirely colorless $50

New York, July 22.-The strength
ening Of the rails supplied about the
only appreciablc change In the way of
novelty In today's stock market. Alto
gether the market continued much the
same listless and meaningless affair rs
experienced In the recent sessions. The
familiar week lend evening up of the
professionals was largely responsible for
the price bettcrmcnt. ns the bulk OF these
outstanding commitments were unques-
tionably on the short side.
The passage Of the new Tariff Bill
was without any particular effect, as IL
had a rough and long road to travel in
the Senate before II became law with
the possibility of the child not being
recognizable when IL issued from the
upper chamber. The Indifference, how
ever, was entirely In line with the un-
responsiveness Of the market to redis-
count reduction yesterday and other
favorable factors of the last few weeks.
The cumulative influence of these con-
structive developments was to check
further aggressiveness on the part of
the reactionary party. even II 1t failed to
incite a wider and broader inquiry OF
the bullish forces.
DealiRgs continued on the same di-
LnihutlNt bChit, WlJn VHe bHles hOT tue
first hour again falling considerably
under the 100 900 share market. In
the succeeding hours the turnover was
even smaller, and, had 1t not been for
the brief flare-up in the rails In the
second hour the trading would have been
absolutely fiat and colorless.
Strengthening Of the rails was un-
doubtedly the outcome Of the under
standing Of the acceptance of the re-
funding plan by the railroad execu-
tives. The details of the arrangement
have not yet been made known, but IL
appears that measures agreed upon at
the Washington conference with few
notifications were acceptable. The
next announcement will undoubtedly
come from Washington in the nature
of the manner in which the plan will
be put into operation.
Buying Of the rails impelled short
covering all along the line, pnrticu
early in the industrial specialties, the
Improvement being helped along by the
liberal supply of call funds, with loans
renewing into next week at 5h per
cent. The sluggishncss of these rallies
suggested q material reduction in the
short interest, or else the shorts were
In no particular hurry to cut down out :
standing commitments. Increasing
dullness accompanied the recovery and
by mid day the list was virtually at q
standstill.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
CURB SHARES SHOW
LACK OF STRENGTH
Some Sharp Losses Sustained.
Oils Narrow--Mines
in Demand

New York, July 22.--The New York
Curb market did not show any OF the
strength which was evident on the
Stock Exchange. Instead, prices of
many issues showed a wavering ten
dency, with some issues sustaining sharp
losses. This was especially the case In
Cities Service common, which has been
under pressure since It's rally from 101
to 120, and selling, which was on a
larger scale than any day Of the week,
carried the stock down from 115 to
112h. There were few transac-
tions in the Bankers Shares at 11B
and 11M. ....-........ ...
Other oil stocks moved within a
narrow range and did not materially
change their trading position. Pro-
ducers and Refiners ruled at It's low
price Of "a. Ryan Oil was traded In
practically unchanged.
International Petroleum failed to
maintain it's previous strength and
yielded to 10B. There was business in
Anglo American at 151a and 16A.
Standard Oil Of Indiana was again
traded in at 68&. Maracaibo showed
life for a time, ranging from 20B
to 201s.
Industrial issues moved in about the
same way, Glen Alden Coal first sell =
ing at 381a and then dropping to "a.
Intercontinental Rubber was fairly
active, moving up to tx and then react
ing to ~. Acme Coal was traded In
at ] 1s and 1 1-18. Car Light was
steady.
Mining stocks continued in good de-
mand, Boston and Montana being the
feature in that section.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, July 22.-In the face Of
liberal offerings, sterling, together with
the principal continental exchanges,
displayed a slight reactionary tendency
In the initial dealings today. Pesetas,
however. were fractionally higher and
in the Scandinavian group Norwegian
bills exhibited considerable firmness.
The quotations follow:
Sterling cables 3.5Ss4, demand
3.5s1s; franc cables 7.751a, checks
7.74h; Belgian cables 7.571a, checks
1864; Swiss cables 16.48, checks
1913; lire cables 4.47, checks 4.48l5 /;
peseta cables 12.o5, checks 1893 !;
guilder cables 31.45. checks 81. 40 !;
Christiania cables 1890, checks IL. 80 /;
Copenhagen cables 1920, checks 15.15 !;
marks 1.31.
The rate of premium in Montreal to =
day on New York funds was IL o-16
per cent. The rate of discount in New
York on Canadian funds was 11h per
cent.
The Central European exchanges ):
Greek, 5.5S; Rumanian, 1861; Bull
garian, .SS; Austrian, 1871 Polish.
.O53 Czecho- -Sloyakian, 1904 Jugo.
Slavia. .63.
YESTERDAYS FINAL QUOTATIONS.
Sterling Francs Lire Guilder.
Cables ' -. -" s.SSs s.SSSs L7H as si.si ssi.si
ToDAY's OPENING QUOTATIONS.
Demand ....: s'5ss 5'7ta t.tsS S0isds.s si.tS
Cables 49,. 8.bs% T75h 447 si.IS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
BANDITS SEIZE EVIDENCE
kennedy's Deposition In
Tufts Case 10 Stolen
TONOPAH STOCKS

HayerhiiI, Mass, July 22.-CBy A.
pD-Thc robbery in a road hold-up OF
n deposition obtained from Brownie
Kennedy. former mistress of Mishawum
Manor. for use by Attorney General
Alien in the Supreme Court proceedings
looking to the removal Of District At
torncy Tufts, was reported to local
police early today.
The report was made by Thomas j.
Holmes. an agent Of the Attorney Gen
eral. who said that he and George
Kelley, of Wakefield, were held up at
aun point In Methuen. Kelley said he
Thought he wounded one Of the three
men concerned.
Mishawum Manor was the name OF
Woburn roadhouse of which
brownie" Kennedy was the head, in
March. 1917, attended BY Hiram
Abrams. Adolph Zukor. Jesse Lasky
and Others prominent In the motion
picture world.
The Attorney General alleges that
District Attorney Tufts entered into a
conspiracy with certain attorneys aud
others by which, under threats of
prosecution, sos, 200 was extorted
from the motion picture magnates.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
COTTON MARKET

New York. July 22.-ConsIderabIc
stress was placed this morning upon
smaller sales at Liverpool, which not
only affected that market, but induced
selling in the cotton market hero and
was partly responsible for n decline OF
! to 13 points in first prices. There
was further hedge selling. partly OFF
set by Liverpool and Wall Street buy.
ing, so that the market acted fairly
steady after the opening, with price
about where they started. About
twenty -onr notices were in circulation
this morning.
The receipts at the ports for the dN,
arc estimated Mt 1900 bales, against
il53 bales year ago and 4153 bales
,,rn Nnnrg npOa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.

CFicrgo. July ~. - CATTLE - Receipts
ao0o head. Recf stesyS gteady TO strong
T%"rT"SS" Tu r. Sc 'f hEhs 6hoT cssSe.
steady; bulk fat she stock, $1,000 JSi can,
ncrs and cutters largely S2,hOh3b 90; bulls
1918.
bulk packing sows. $e:2hG9s9; piss strong
bulk desirable, $40. .I0n 10. 10,
AIIEEP--Receipts. 1000 head, Generals
steady; small lot selected native lambs e
best oulis, so. medium grade Montana lambs
SiO; yoarlings $3.50; six cars choice Idaho
50. 90; bulk, 81. .60I4.In,
rssd Wlsher' UeayIes SlO. 1T; heavy york,
ers' light yorkcrs and piss. sll,7ba li.oO
SHEEP AND LAMns-Receipts, 590 head.
CXLyEs-Receipts 100 head Higher.
TOP, 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York. July 22.-The local cOf-
fee futures market had another dull
start today. opening 2 points higher to
points lower. the relative firmness
being noted in the spot month. Trans
actions on the call were confined to a
couple Of lots of December ut 8.87 and
Cos.
Trading at midday was virtually neg
lcctcd, except that December advanced
point, to Cos. ON receipt of special
cable from Rio reporting recovery
there Of 125 to 100 reis. The market
was without special feature of any kind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
Improved Demand for Wool

boston. July 22,-rhs Commercial Bulletin
tomorrow will say. The demarrd for Wool
partly, 4 may be, in anticipation OF the
lightweight season. Trading has been
recent quotations. 4 good lightweight sea.
son for the mills 10 gcnerally predicted, IL
wool tariff schedule TO make II more eauit-
able"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

]. O. Brill CO.. quarterly IN per cent on
preferred, payable August to stock of rec
Central Trust and s.yinss. Co, quarterly
OF 2 ner cent payable August TO stock OF
pecord July 2b
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
Financial Briefs

aHs,riaI stoSks declined per- ssivc cent ye. ,n
advanced oai psr "S cent @ to 7iSG 7Tsn'y railroads
pcwasS cSwIaSsseriPsions ~ to the $4,000. 900 Atlas
bond, cSsady az noon per cant o9n
Issue having been over subscribed. 'n'
Nor1ssre Ths recent issue OF s26. 900. 900 Canadian
ooo. ooo bonSs aSseentTres' sn5 tossther with S25.-
HsS zoo S0fs ts %aPssi a%nss
nsd road oeS5ses TSIs Of his Canadian GoSernnsnt
600 aho; osons t5s 2s'y sshss, sSSTa % o oGG tso
""se 'euuet'ons now being put In effect.
ton PUB uhs ans msseplnE Of directors Of the Bromp
sssss Gssss Ss H. IL %Ssrt:1y aSs0n va
Sssn pressn sH'ddRS nsss
yisable to- depicts the cash Resources " Of mae tSe
efSSpsny fSe snG by the disFibutiOn OF dividends on
cent due here Rasus. s'Goo TS, TGq 1S S-
npa dUrHtnLion rtnI was obtained in official banking
s'1 s s9ssS Nsw fst 4sfs cnS a Il:
Hpent shp aolS dms t and sherofCre may not have to
euritlss Is that few persons SIS at thia time " have s
Hn' ~ r,oney 10 lnyest-to say nothing OF funds
| Another dseline Of $4,000 in tho price of
ooTGod yesterday Wien Snounesm.pt S T@s ot re-
sale Of the membership Of chsrics n. N Morse rse
eS.s9% eSass HH$ Maus fs't Joa.. Ss rsFss %ss
t $50 opS sesh IN mSmsSrshPs weTs !rSnstsTed
sale of one week ago at $50. 900.
Of Tee sn United 1aa Cigar stores made net proats
TTsTsopEndins 1920 period. an Increase Of about
paGc RsFnSss Rarosss Of The souhsrn
@ sGf '6S 0Ses same tSs
Rs syne mGHth 9o4 Sn as rS:T c1
W over s1S ths o. SAME mn %ohIS In
s%aupss sSt to !RssPY
s6ta$io Wills the not a'I income. on 's AFTER ss..s
""a Of ossSs ssSss Ssss3rFea was 'sSo an
The SraIHi report Of the St. Louis South;
ana Ss.rss ssrpo'5; 81 SSSGS; 81;
@' ssGif a ss"Fs ssSS snSS
Sis of cr gs ne; income u
common after allowing for preferred dividend
requirements Corporate and Federal COM
bined ACCOUNT for the year 1920 ahows not
income atter taxes and charges OF S2423-
the preceding year. "
Il was officially confirmed in New York
yesterday thRt tho negotiH lions for extending
4 credit of 80, 000, 900 for the purpose OF
financing grain shipments to Germany had
been concluded. 1t isN understood that the
arrHnsement involves acceptance credits for
ninety days.
Total deposits In the United States postal
savings system on June 80 were approxt-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
BANK CLEARINGS

Bank clearinks today compared with cor
responding day last two years;
1921 1920 1910
pbua. sGs. 900. 900 SS5. .0T2,4t7 SOS. 600, ,87O
Y HT5, 800 ono 0p2, s39. 800 SUl. Vlu, 40
So,,on I6.Ei3.02I 1h,106. 2h2 30, 949, O0l
iiaitimore lO,T7i.05i 10, b,I82,T 1854 ,,,,.,,,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
Dividends
OFFiCE OF THE j. {

quarterly dividend OF iM per cent on
the outstanding preferred stock has been de-.
| holders OF record At the close OF business
| July %, 1921. Transfer books OF the pre-,
noon, and reopen August l. cheeks viii bo
n. p. RAwI.E. treasurer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
BAR SilvE r

OOH per nne ounce In New York today;
forcisn. 6o% c. a gain OF 40, In London
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22

PHII.ADELPHIA--Cal 8 per cent; time
months u per cent. " ''N
Note-These are merely nominal Quota
tions, the-iegal ratio OF interest In the 'Stafs
q Pennsylvania being fixed at 4 ncr cont
Plus premium and commission, time money
tor thirty TO ninety days is loaned al 7 10
~ per cent, while commercial paper. from
thirty to ninety days, is loaned at Z TO IN
LOND0N-Monsy 10 quoted a. sx per
oent. Discount rates, short bills, Az per
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
MoNEY-LENpING RATES
PHILADELPHIA

NEW fOkk-Money on call, both eIasses
OF collateral, opened today at bh per cent
for lending and renewing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22

II was officially confirmed in New york
yesterday that tho negotiations for HxtendIps
H. sre;I,t sr;n Of 80 GOO 900 for the purpose OF
been conclude d. 1t is understood thHt The
arNnsement involves acceptance credits for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22

Total deposits in the United States postal
mately Sl5S. 600, 600.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22

Tho average price OF the twenty ac,,v. o.,
uustrial stocks declined 0.lO per cent yes-
ad,y aGdruny 70 bs:ll while the twenty rairoa ds
advanced 0.3l por cent to 7ioO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22

-, Ihe United Cigar Stores made net proats
n S.aos I4e from Its real estate department
$3.50 from that department in the cor.
reespondins lo2O period. an increase OF about
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22

Another DECLINE Of $4,000 in tho price Of
cSsW iork Stock Exchange sehts was re-
coTord yesterday, when announcement OF the
sac Of me membership OF Charles NJ Morse
tS Mnrsan q. Morgan and that OF Percy
N; hudSon TO Charles MAury Jones was
maze Both memberships we're transferred
sale OF one week ago at $50. 900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22

Nor1s Ths recent issue of s2B. 900. 900 Canadian
100 oon dssbentures. together with S25,-
nISd tsst december. adds ss. 1915, 600 to annual
road etTHShrses or this Canadian Government
nnn rms amount falls only about si ioo :
Wn UoV snort ~ offsettinG the benefits OF the
wage reductiohs now being put In effect,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22

cSS,ns6scriPtions to tho $4,000. 600 Alta,
ysrtmJGr Co hfteen-ycRr IN per cont con-
S,Io,e ponds closed at noon yesterday the
'ssue having been over-subscribed. 'A'
Smyrna times., 1921-04-20
Can a Hen Lay $40 Eggs in a Yea

Can a Hen Lay $40 Eggs in a Year
This question may be answered in
Delaware this year. After Lady Egg
lantine made the Delaware record of
314 eggs in year a Buff Orpington
beat this record by laying more than
$50 eggs. Another Buff Orpington at
Georgetown is now promising to go
far ahead of Lady Byzantine. This
chicken is owned by Joseph Thomas of
Garsting, England, and between No
vember 1, 1920, and March %, 1921,
she has laid 141 eggs, a record un-
equaled by any individual layer in this
country. 1t seems that this bird is
possessed of the intention to out do all
other layers with authenticated rec
ords of England or America. So far
the laying Of this bird surpasses any
thing ever encountered in these COM
petitions, and the pen performance of
her teammates is fairly well up for
those birds that are active. At the
end of the twenty-sixth week, just
half way to the goal, this bird is ex-
pected to have laid 167 eggs. Second
bird, number in pen 90, is coming
along at a very good rate having laid
120 eggs in 154 days.