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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
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Wilmington Iodrr # Moose. No ls.
Washington Carp So Il 7 q >. 4.
Iadv Washington Home Communion.
] Court Brsudyv1ne Foreaters If AmericI
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
Eastern Star Gifts.

At the installation of officers OF st
Johns Chapter, No. 1, O. L. ). on Friday
evening Mrs Matte Pyle Horn, first past
worthy matron Of st Johns Chapter
was presented with handsome Eastera
Star rirg. Mrs. Melissa Jennings received
box Of candy as Il mark of appreciation
for the work done by her as a substitute
officer during the past year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
. swede who applied 70 Williams

A Swede who applied 70 a Williams
port. Pa, judge for naturalization got
q severe scoring instead after the local
American Legion Post had informed
the court that when soldiers were
needed 70 fight our foes the man then
seeking 10 become an American citizen
was able 70 keep out of the trenche.
on the plea that he was an alien. The
court ruled that II he was proud of his
foreign citizenship when the nation
needed him, he should stick to it. The
ex-service men did well in keeping
such funking towards off our roster Of
citizens
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20

Tie tenants Of the houses of Unio n Park
Gardens find Uncle Sam almost as un-
satisfactory landlord as many of the
most hardened profteers BE has been
charging the extreme limit in high rents
and keeps the families there in a state If
constant alarm by threatening to sell
their houses at time when even yet
there are few desirable dwellings vacant
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20

A Flagstaff, Arizona astronomer an
nounces that a small star from the con
stellation Cetus has just made a flight
that covered $50 miles in a second
which gives this runaway nebula the
speed record OF the heavens and the
earth. II even beats the telephone and
the wireless for promptness Of arrival
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
lust Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest

A PLEA.
This is my hope ard plea,
That ! shnlI able be
Always to bear
MY bit of carr.
Not for the level wny
| kneel and pray,
Give me the lond
And the stony road
Through the dark days and long
would be etfonpl
Strength for the task
II all | nsk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
RIPPING RHYMES.
Ry Walt Mason.
ASTI.T0BACCO.

CRUSADER saw Their plans are ripe,
thcv ve hitchel their wagons 20
some stars and - on they'll take
away my pipe. and shut n off
from long ci gafs WherFl am sInok-
ing | am mild. ! never raise fuss or
rant. am rs gentle IS child and
harmless as my maiden aunt But
when they take my pipe away tear
III freIn with savage men, really
am afraid TO say what tragedies
NAV happen then Olr lives az full
ofuglv curves and what Ne SITTER no
one Knows. tobacco ~oothes II e q I'd
man ne vcs. end gives his Iadted
soul repose. There : peace IN forty
million homes becaus Tued Fathers
puff and ptIT with wfeaths
smoke around their domes, they
know tobacco IS the stuff They do
not care TO beat their wives OF break
the crockcry and chars; for snok-
ing Gains their troubled lives, as It
would heal sore heads Of bears. In
moral fits, at divers times, I've
thrown my trusty pipe away; then
| wrote pessimistic rhymes and
scrapped with neighbors every
dav Id stcrnly say. No stack Of
pelf will ever make me smoke
again" and then Id sit and hate
myself and also hate my fellow
men
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20

II would be a good idea TO import
several Fresian cows like the one in
England that is reported 70 have given
az quarts OF milk in "a hours and IN
nine months 20 have yielded $4,000
pounds OF the lacteal fluid. which is
more than eighteen times her own
weight. With q few dairies all as pro
lifo as Colton's Secret III. the cost Of
milk would be logically lowered in this
section. although there are some prize
winners IN the Christiana hundred
herds that very closely approach the
achievements of this queen OF British
mixers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20

in the cheeks. And you get thisby the
influence of Calcium in the blood. Il is
a refining influences. Calcium ts the prin-
opal agency Of stuart s~saicium Wafers
and exertz a peculiar stimulus 10 skin re-
r Pimples. blaclheads and other Tlch
vIferce of localized skin sluggshnesa
fre repl, 4 with new material and 7oOn
H., kin rem ,tself With fTmer, health
iet a., g. Tnis makes the beautiful rom-
nIexiof, : n.uc admired No Use 20 hide
pj,nples pl,. cod cream and lotions
They come from within and keep coming
until such an influence as calcium
Is employed
let nature naipt votIr face through
tne ir fl,enre Of Stuarts Ca-c:um Waters
which Won can Obtain in any drug store
al so cents box.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
Let Nature
Paint the Face
Stusrt's Calcium Wsfeys Clear tho
Skin of Pimples and Surh Blem-
ishes ard Your Beauty Is Nstursl

Nature rouge is he clear, Ted blond
vvhirh forms that wonderful peach bloom
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
Frederic j Haskin. Director,
Tho Wilmington Every Evening lntor-
nation Bureau,
Washington ID. G.

| enclose herewith two cents ia stamps
for return postage on free copy Of Ihe
Corn Meal Bulletin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
 PLAYED BIG PART IN
 DEPRESSED GRAIN PIT
By Associated Press

Chicago. February 3.-Bearish fi- nancial conditions did good deal to- day to depress the wheat market. Nay deliveries touched the lowest price yet this season. The finish was heavy at 3k to cents net decline, with March $1.52 to s1.52N and May, s1.43 to $1.43A. Corn lost # to Nc, and oats
 h to sc. In provisions, the outcome ranged from 2h cents decline to 10 cents advance.
 Although at the outset, a ban which has been put on the use of Argentine quotations here tended to give some advantage to the bulls in the wheat market, the fact soon became appa> rent that buying power had nearly de- serted the pit. Tight money rates went hand in hand with the selling on the part of eastern interests most ly in the way of liquidation and there were messages from Illinois points in- dicating an increase of rural selling. Notices of bankruptcy in the New
 York flour trade had a further de- pressing influence. The consequent
 break in prices brought about some Iexport business, and there was little recovery on the last on profit taking by shorts.4
 Both corn and oats touched about the lowest prices yet for the crop. De- spite falling off in the volume of corn receipts the arrivals continued to be in excess of immediate requirements. Higher quotations on hogs gave firmness to provisions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
NEW LOW GROUND
 |NPRESENT MARKET
 REACHED IN COTTON
General List Closed Barely Steady at a Net Decline of Forty-nine to Sixty
 seven Points
By Associated Pres.

New York, February 3.--The cotton market was very nervous and unsettled today, with prices making new low ground for the present movements.
 Contracts sold off 10 1S.16c, or 6S points below last nights closing quota tion, and close at 1s.S, with the general list closing barely steady at a net de- cline of 49 to 67 points.
 The market showed weakness from the start, owing to unfavorable British trade advices, yesterdays advance in call money rates and apprehensions of southern spot liquidation as the time for new crop preparations draws near CT. The opening was barely steady at a decline of 15 to 33 points, and while there was enough covering to cause moderate rallies from time to time dur ing the day, support otherwise ap- peared to be lacking. Southern selling was not much in evidence, but there was a good deal of liquidation, com bined with local and Wall street pres sure and the late break was accom- panied by rumors of an easier spot basis in the southwest. May sold off to 13k2c and July to 1S.93c, with active months showing net losses of 53 to 6S points. closing within point or two of the lowest. One of the private ca bles received from Liverpool this morn ing said that a further reduction of Lancashire mill production was proba- ble and prices there sold back to ntar- ly the previous low level on old crop positions, while October in Liverpool made new low record for the season.
 Reports of unfavorable financial con- ditions in the eastern belt probably ac- counted for some of the talk of spot liquidation on the theory that too much credit was tied up in old crop cotton to permit of new crop financing with out reductions in spot holdings Re- ports of continued high call money rates said to result partly from a de- mand for funds in the interior contrib uted to the late decline. Nothing fresh was heard regarding March tenders, but March was relatively easy as com pared with July. Exports today, 24,233, making 3,024,SSs so far this season. Port receipts, 14,232; United States port stocks, 1,431,353.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
Iron and Steel Review

Cleveland, O., February a--(Special.)-
 The Iron Trade Review today says:
 Further idle rolling and steel-makins capacity has been put in operation by
 independent producers during the past
 week in Chicago, Pittsburg, Mahoning
 valley and eastern territory. At the same
 time Steel Corporation plants have run
 on their accustomed high scale. Mil out put all around accordingly Is better than
 it has been for some weeks. The Ma
 honing valley, a typical producing dis
 trict, shows 50 per cent activities this
 week, most of this gain still attributable
 to the booking of some tonnage during
 recent cessations, plus . modest amount of new business.
 have helped the sheet mills. Few plants
 resuming in any line. however, have
 been able to accumulate more than a few weeks work ahead. Hence as produc- tion apparently now is in excess of new bookings, the test whether present activ- it.es can be maintained will not be long
 delayed unless an apprecable expansion of business develops.
 Because of the general importance that is attached to the wage policies of the Steel corporation under present condi- tions the 10 per cent cut In the hot mill employees of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company, effective Februarf l. has caused much comment. This reduc- tion follows similar one of 1Slz per cent posted January 1 by the union indepen- dent mills under their bi-monthly scale agreement with the Amalgamated Asso- citation of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers A non-union sheet mill at Canton, O., has accepted a voluntary proposal of it's men to stand a reduction of M per cent to equalize conditions with nearly all union plants, and has resumed opera tions
 Independent operators in the Lake Su- perior iron ore regions put in effect Feb ruary 1 the general reduction of 1J per cent which they recently announced Sharp curtaiment of pig iron produc- tioh still is in progress as shown by the lN additional stacks added to the idle list in January. This increases the number of furnaces blown out during the past three months to 1o6. The num- Der active January 31 was lS4, which is the smallest sinSp the steel strike in September. 1919. Januaryp iron output was 2ll229a tons, reduction of X7,y7o
 tons over December. With the Steel Cor
 poration showing no inclination to reduce prices. shading by independent producers on finished steel is less in evidence. The situation Is spotty.
 However. the Iron Trade Review conn posite weekly average is 50. 7s. The Jan- uary average was t61 .7s; that of 1aaO &66 6a, and of February, 1914, $3.52 Pig
 iron prices still are slipping. Al least two valley makers are selling or quot ine No. foundry at ns furnace, and will 70 lower on attractive busiliess A large Pittsburg steel company is offer ing basic at $2s furnace. A 500-ton sale ot Bcesemer in the Wheeling district was closed 1t $z1. 10 delivered. equivalent to ahout ez9 valley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
New Orleans Cotton
 By AssOciafad prass

New Orleans, February 3.-Depres- slons lasted from the opening to the close in the cotton market today, sup port being lacking. even from the GOV ering of shorts, and there were no re- actions, beyond few points, from the downward movement. Toward the end of the day the more active months were 6S to 73 points under the final prices or yesterday, and the market was closed at net losses of 67 to P points. March traded down to 12.s3c, which was also the closing bid price.
 Much-outside selling was done. and 1t apparently was due to reports of a weaker spot situation, points in the in- terior wiring in that little demand was being felt while offerings were liberal. Reports of bank troubles in the eastern belt and the most gloomy kind of ac- counts from Manchester, where many mills were reported closing down be- cause of lack of business, increased oearish sentiment. Liverpool came in lower than due, which caused the lower opening here. Some of the later sell ing was due to unfavorable items in the Bank of England statement. which rave emphasis to English returns on trade.
 In the local spot market prices were again reduced 25 points, which carried middling off to 13.25c Considerably wider reductions were quoted by ,ev. eral options on the market
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
 LOCAL MARKETS
Poultry

Turkeys-50c. Fryers-4565oc. Hens-2S Q soc. Cocks--20c. Geese--25c. wasssp. so ,ss ,TTs IoIss teHss Nc So s t1mperors, q; Grapefruit--46s and sos, s5. Oranges-Fancy. all sizes, $4 26. Lemons-verdelli.. imported. extra fancy "a: California. $s,6o@b. Bananas-7 and S-hand bunch, Sc. Cabbase-wisconsin stock small heads Ceiery--colorado. large crates, s7 one dozen lots Si.b0 Lettuce Iceberg, fancy. large heads Cauliflower--ss.25. Tomatoes--Fancy Florida, ifs. ss; Rutaba agas--iao- pound sacks. axe l6. 5o- 'V onionssRed, ioo.ib sacks, ,2.7s; white large, loo-pound sacks. sa.so; so-pound lots onion sets-white. bpshsl .,s; yellow. bushel s2;so; red bushel' ss5o. u tornia nsan'Navy pns Menfsn caIifoans 'b mA Peas-Blackeyea California, Shc. roasssd ssda' sack lott. 1os s' roa.tss poaad cheese--;Daisies. full cream. soc. Mackerel--l00 count, ts.50. cocoaputs--ioo 10 sack. ss,5o; lots of so. each. Sc.
 Market Baskets-Doz.. 7sc. Raisins-London layer. sb.5o. Rice--9c. lb.
 Gray snapper---Meadiess and drawn, i4c; Red snapper--Headless and drawn. 240 Spanish M.cker.i--ssc. Salt Water Trout---2s Q zsc. Mixed Fish-12c. Mullet--1lc.
 Oysters--chesapeake Bay. extra select :" per gallon Meat. D. s. Clear Beilies.i4@lshc. Gompound Lardai2hs. Pork Loins-24c. Bacon-2S Q Soc. Fed steers: Good to choice, 7h @SAc me- dium to good, eh @7Mc. and srris a's s.s ti r'ss ssss ass ssr: ss se; sssss ssil.. Y Sssj I1sht ssIis, y S Hass yss5ss Sssss cora i.a ss.s sna 70sc choice corn fed hoss, 70 to ls5, core; light pigs. go pounds down, 5@6c; pest sess s sSse: SSah hss sss fat roush hoss sSse Soft and oily hogs from i02c per pound less than above prices. old style Hulis--sao OOTn-9l.1v Corn Chops-$22s. No. White Oats--72c. Shorts---S46.
 c. s. Meal, per cent-S4o. Hen Feed--S3 100-lb. sack. Timothy--$42.
 Choice Pea Green Aifaifa--$45. Wheat Straw-3.s per ton.
 Hidss and TallOw No. Green Fresh Hides-lc. No. 2 Fresh Green Hidee-3c. No. l Dry Flint Hides-l1c. No. ? Dry Fin Hides-1lc. No. 1 Green Salt Hides-6c No. 2 Green Salt Hides-bc. No. 1 Dry Salt Hides-ec. No. 2 Dry Salt Hides-8c- Sheep Skins-l0 Q 026c. Hog Skins--16 Q 2se. Goat Skins-sQ 0 16c. Tallow-4 06c.
 Beeswax-26 Q 25c. Clear Grease Wool--12 016cf Clear Washed Wool--20 Q 2Sc. Bury Wooi-50 6c. Ginseng (wild)-$406. Horse Hides-11o3
 epst Cotton
 Good middling ................. E
 Strict mlddiing ..,..........s.. 1zM
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
Port Mevssnent

New Orleans: Middling, 15.26c receipts, ATT; exports, 1a,272; sales. ss5; stock, 4SS, ,5&.
 Galveston: Middling 1sc; receipts s,S6s; exports, 10,96i; sales. $50; stock, 3S5,02s Mobile: Middlins. 1sc; receipts. IT; stock, 2, ,E2.
 Savannah: Middling. 14c; receipts, 1,ss; stock, 142, 465.
 Charleston: Receipts. 10e: stock, 2A6, ,sss Wilmington: Middling. 12.76c; receipts 11s; stock, D,08.
 Texas City: Stock, 360l.
 Norfolk: Middling. 1Sc; receipts, e2 stock, 75,2S2
 Baltimore: Stock. 4.621
 Boston: Middling. 14.l6c; receipts. 57 stock. 16,400
 Philadelphia: Middlins. 1as5c; stock l.S0S
 New York: Middlins. lssoc: stock. los,- 496.
 Minor ports: stock 2,576.
 Total for day: Receipts, 14161; exports 24,233; stock, 1,42a.22S. Total for week: Receipts. 124.4S6; ex. ports, 170.046. Total for season: Receipts, 4,1So.ses; ex- ports, 3,006.091
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
SOME WALL STREET
 FACTORS ARE AGAIN
 MUCH IN EVIDENCE
Money Was the Pivot Around Which the Sluggish Market Revolved During the En-
 tire Session
Bx Associated Pres.

New York, February 3.-Substanti- any the same factors and influences which have held the stock market in check recently were effective again today. Trading was largely limited to speculative favorites. and price changes were mainly downward.
 Money was the pivot around which the sluggish market revolved. Call money opened at yesterdays early rate of per cent, rising to per cent during the intermediate period. On the surface no perceptible change oc- cured in quotations for time funds, but the supply indicated increasing diminution.
 In banking circles the tightening of credits was chiefly attributed to with drawals from this center of reserves held by financial institutions, located at interior points, especially the mad- dle west and southwest.
 Various railroad earnings submitted in the course of the day offered little ground for encouragement but now dealing with general industrial and commercial conditions seemed to justify hopes of German activity in the near future.
 An overwhelming participation of the days stock dealings was made up of less than half score of issues. Of these. the more prominent were Gen. era1 Asphalt Mexican Petroleum, Att lantic Gulf and few rails. notably the Northern Pacific and Texas Pacific.
 The market was raided in the last hour. heaviness centering in Atlantic Gulf, Crucible Steel and popular oils. Selling was concurrent with the news that the Philadelphia federal res erve hank had raised it's rate of discount on indebtedness certificates from to b11 per cent Sales amounted to 535,000 shares.
 Foreign exchange was irregular. firmness in sterling being offset by heaviness in many of the continental remittances. Negotiations for a s25,- 100000 loan to Chile are in progress of completion. but other South Ameri- k>an loans are in abeyance.'
 Liberty issues improved, also some 1cca1 traction issues. but the general bond market was irregular and nar- now. Total sales (par value), $12,45o,- 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
EAST ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK
 Rv A~.~~a~H~A Dan~~
Sugar AarIset
By Assseieted Press


 New York, February 3-The feature of the raw sugar market today was the fact that the royal commission was again in the market and had made purchases late last week of 10000 to l25,00o tons of sugar in Cuba for March-April shipment at cents f. Q. D. the island. There were no changes in the local prices, how ever, which were quoted at SIC. cost and freight, equal to 4.52c for centrifugal, but the undertone seemed to be little stead- fer and offerings weFe less aspressive at the close There were sales of zz901 bags of Cubas. A15O bags It Harhadoes and 1,6oO bags of San Domingoeas to op- erators and refiners at the Sazo lexel for Cubas No changes occurred in refined pricss, nor was there any noticeable in- crease hs the demand. Prices were listed at s.sSc for fine granulated by all re- liners. The report that the royal com mission was again in the market led to active covering in futures and ciosina prices showed gains of 24 to H points. Final bids: March, 4c; May, kzsc; July, 4.l3c: September. A6lc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
Wages Reduced

Gadsden, February 3.-(speciaI.)-A cut of 10 per cent in the wages at the Alit- bama companys plant in North Gadsoen was announced effective February |
 This affects every enploye in the plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Mmebers New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special atten- tion and liberal terms given for consign- ment of spot cotton for delivery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04

2,T9o; shipments, 1532: stock, 25,A7.
 Atlanta: Middling, 1260c
 Little Rock Middling, 1375c; receipts. 33l; shipments, 1,l73; sales, 150; sto0S, 6l,- 87
 Dallas: Middling, 12c; sales, s,270.
 Montgomery: Middling, 1250c.
 Total for day: Receipts, 15,5S2; ship ments, 14,608; stock, 1,00e,011.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
Hubbard Bros.

New York, February 3.-(Special)-- Cable advices from Liverpool were again of an unfavorable character this morning. causing lower market. On the decline prominent spot houses were good buyers, but selling from discouraged long holders was more than the market could tbsorb until the 14-cent level was reached for July, On this basis sufficient trade demand appeared to check the decline. Na.ur- ally. after the recent decline, the local trade is very bearish, but we do not believe it is advisable to follow the decline and, In fact, think that the gradual absorption of contracts by our mill trade will prevent any material decline from these prices.--Hubbard Bros. & Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
]. Cotton !. Seed a oil

New York. February s-cotton seed oil showed a further decline under sure by local bears. induced by cheaper crude, poor trade inquiry and the heavy tone of other commodity mar kets. Near months closed 19 to 20 points lower and forward position to 10 points net lower. Sales, 22.90o bar rels Prime crude. $5.S0; prime sum mer yellow spot, $7.5o; March, s7.gs [ May. $s.51: July. $s.7Y AI blu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
Liverpool Cotton Rv Aesnriafed Press

Liverpool, February 3.--Cotton spot in poor demand; prices easier. Good 9.S1d; fully middiing, s.1ed; middling, s.31d; low middling, 7.1Sd good ordinary 5.s6d; ordinary, 4.66d. Sales, 5000 bales, including 2.400 American. Receipts, 5000 bales, in- cluding 2900 American. Futures closed easy. February, s.55d; March, 8.78d; May Sd; July 9.20d; October, 9s6d; December. s.33d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
Dry Goods

By AssOc1nted Press
 New York February 3.-The break in Cotton caused some weakening in print cloths, and sales were made on basis of Sc for 8K-inch 64x6Os for February April deliveries from mills. Trading was light. Yarns were easier and raw silk steady. Silks continued in fair demand. Wool goods for dress purposes were in moderate call and small sales of mems wear were made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
Expanding Rock Drill

\ A depNr.s3Fe sn lhe construction of ha I'd rock drills Is shown by one recently produced by an ingenious blacksmith
 resident of Arxons-. declares Popular Mechanics Magazine in an illustrated ar ticle- Two haif-round, bevelsd-edge cut ters. each with an elongated shank at the top, hear on each other through a cross pivot. This assembly by pin in a special drill stock. the beveled ends of which transmit the blow to the bevsled tops of the cutter blades, has the effect of forcing the blades outward, toward the sides of the hole. at every blow.