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New Britain herald., 1921-05-21

in many of the clubs previous pro- ductions. Her quiet and unassuming manner while on the stage won for her the hearty admiration of most everyone present.
 Carl Wagner. one of the alumni members. played opposite Miss Nell in a true lovers style. AS the male lead of the play Mir. Wagner was well east. David Magnuson. the other alumni member. took the role of Col. George Annesley, father of Betty. whom he used as a tool in working out secret plans. Paul Lucas and Will liam Upson were good in their re- spectivc parts. both causing many nipples Of laughter from the audience. The others were also well cast
 X decided improvement was noticed in tho music between the acts which was furnished by the Alpha String orchestra. There is still one feature or High school plays which, it IS hoped will some day be overcome, That is the wait between acts. Many of the people became restless and left before the last net was given.
 The cast for "The Man on the Box" was as follows:
 Martin. Clerk of the 3d precinct
 court ....... Harold Eiscnberg Officer Cassidy. Of the 3d precinct
 police station e. William Gicrymski officer O'Bricn. of the mounted po-
 lice ............ Lester Schaefer Charles Henderson, a newspaper
 man Ihui Lh'"" Magistrate Watts, of the 3d pre-
 cinct court ....... William Upson Lieut.. Robert worburton. lately re-
 signed ............. Carl Wagner Miss Betty Anncsley .... Laura Nell Mrs. Conway, her confidante
 ............... Nlrglnia Staue Corn, the Annesleys' maid ....
 Mary SchhiluI Monsieur Pierre. the Annesiey chief.
 ................. Lester Schaefer Col George Anneslcy. retired
 army officer .... David Magnuson Count Karloff. a Russian diplomat
 ......... William Gicrymski Miss Nancy Worburton, Boh's sis
 ter .......... Marie kaminsky William, n stable boy Lloyd smith Col. Frank Raleigh, Of the U. s. \.
 NliIIeu heiSi
New Britain herald., 1921-05-21

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 Such condition as Mrs Christy was in points directly to a deranged condition of a woman's system, and by following her example taking Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound, women may be relieved from such ailments and be re- stored to normal health and strength just as she was.
 If there is anything about your condi- tion you do not understand write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass. in regard to your health.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-21

acts. Joseph Callahan. who appeared
 in one of the leading roles in The Yankee Prince" assumes the character of Athony Anstey. an American
 gambler and race track man. Vincent Ringrose as Timothy n. MeGee. is d care-free ward political boss and race track man with a weakness for the opposite sex. His lines in Irish dialect are exceptionally good. Sam Nesta plays the part of Sing Song. cores
 pondent of the Pekin Gazette. sent to
 England by the emperor to write a
 story on the big derby. and. incident
 ally, provide a vacation for four of
 his wards James J Butler
 takes the part of Henry Hapgood. As friend of Goldie Gates. the heiress.
 he disguises as her valet so that her
 disguise as the Earl of Bloomsbury
 may more readily deceive her aunt
 George Sullivan is the starter at the
 Hotel Cecil, who guides the course of
 the cabs and makes himself useful in
 general way in the unravelling Of the plot. George r.. Kerin is the in- spector of police, and Martin Welch. his assistant. James J. Bonney. one of the most prominent figures in Tabs dramatics. is seen as Capt. SquirNy of ! the St. Hurrah. Merritt Humason, Joseph Clynes Clement Grace, Senefa ! Cadrain and Edman Cadrain have ! minor roles which are well filled.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-21

he supernuous trimming. mo
 sketch right is from by DcrI organde with time ft blue white voileI silk a
New Britain herald., 1921-05-21

Ielt weak ana HI run down. I tried many remedies and tn @ doctor said I would have to have an op- eration. Then be.
 fore my baby was born I had terrible pains in my sides. I took Lydia E. Pink hams We ge t b le Compound and it helped me wonder fully I have haa
New Britain herald., 1921-05-21
CONVINCING '""'"'"I PROOF
That Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Has Extraordinary Curative Power in Cases of
 Woman's Ailments

Columbus, Or suffered very much pain during my monthly periods and
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16
Resolutions of Respect.

Whereas, it has pleased the Su-
preme Ruler of the Universe to re-
move from this earth our valued and
beloved member, Brother Clay Char
painter, and
Whereas, it is meet and proper that
EEangeliue Grove No. 81, =. A. O.
", express our sorrow in the death
OF this beloved member and valued
citizen: therefore
Be 1t resolved. that Evangeline
Grove, q. A. O. D., suffers the loss
OF one who was always ready for
duty, and that the community as we'll
as our membership feel keenly the
departure of worthy citizen, a
steadfast friend, faithful husband,
and man whose memory will be in
seribed in the hearts of his fellows.
be it further resolved, that our
lodge room be draped in mourning
Tor thirty days, and that the members
wear the usual badge of mourning in
respect to his memory for the same
period; that these resolutions be in
scribed in our minute book; that a
copy thereof be transmitted to his
family, and be published.
NICK WOLF,
AUG. GUDERIAN,
II. M. BIGLER,
COMMITTEE.
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Elks Prepare For Big
Day.

Sunday, April 9th. will be a
great time among the members OF
Elks in Franklin. They will ded.
icate their home on that day.
MANY visiting Elks from a dis
lance will be present to witness
and take part in the impressive
ceremony of dedication. Cover
nor John M. Parker. Hon. j. Y.
Sanders. Hon. John P. Sullivan,
and other prominent Elks will
grace the happy occasion with
their presence. Joyous will be
the day when the home of Elks
will be dedicated 10 Franklin.
Let no one forget to make ready
for Elk Day on Sunday, the oath
instant. Everywhere flags should
be waving and EN- blems-Elk EN-.
blems-should be displayed. and
a Joyous time should be given+o
he Elks in honor Of their dedica-
tion day. All the business houses
should be decorated, and every
.ffort made by our people to make
1t a happy day long to be remem.
bered among US.
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SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Commercial Bank & Trust Go.

The committee on Municip al and
Parochial Corporations in the
Constitutional Convention, of
which Hon w. I. Peterman 10
chairman, devoted this week con.
siderable time in discussing the
ordinances submitted to it. The
docket of the committee number
81 ordinances. A numbe of these
ordinances were rejected, the
committee considering them leg
islative in their nature. The or
dinances proposing change 10
the form of Parish government
met with opposition and gave rise
to long debate. After q long
discussion the committee decided
by vote of ii to 6 "that it is the
sense of this committee there
should be some change in the
form of Parish government" :" An
ordinance introduced by the chair
man of the committee. as a com.
promise between the present po.
lice jury and commission govern.
ment systems, eventually was de-
cided upon with a slight amend
ment. The substitute provides
that the name of "police jury"
shall be retained by the parish
governing board but that it's mem
oers shali be elected by the parish
at large though each must reside
10 different district.
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llialions have been issued for
IL uap,laoa af Miss Mahol QIsn

irlhlieus have been issued for
lh.p,nhgs Of Aiss Mabel Blan.
Ana d Nj. Dry ]. Genest on
Issasy, April Ath, at the Cath.
die Church 10 Baldwin. Mice
Blanchard is the youngest daugh.
Ia d N. 3. D. Blanchard of
'lAa G. plantation. The Ban.
NJ ssfdltlly cougratulates them
, idIlsee. Bright and Joyous
kaslf veddlcg day. May the
ssseet happy love that will
.'ss slsn Into one In hope and
saluy, continue to grow deep.
2 pu'si and brighter a. the
mn roy.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

- - .,. ss,.dsy Nj. Eum.t, a..
- ~: e'a / saieh vaa stolen. H. H.
ps,s, ". sssy highly, it being pa a
" he Penn Mu,ss.i
81 -. . coapany Of which
tihl ~. - z this place. Mr.
-, = ~ :, going On the rea, ,,
= e l.ssfn,ins. si,. he was sur.
deliehted to se. his his
81 1 e viii probably :,
k ae is satisfied With
= =: g q. that his wsteh s,sh
- ~''sn, 8. e back 10 his his
lii,s !, 4 The thief, PERHAPS I,s
A,ss !. .s.,sssly 4 that it vas bc.. cs'
sas list Of possibly H1I
s:sis ssis's;s With IN ~ CUES. e:
Male name h.d
q the watch Is he.
0onnkad - W.
quietly d !: :to1. y.
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lhrpdilion Of the play Lone
m,H BY The pupils Of the High
shssl Thurlday night. delighted
lime md ,ppreciative audiencs
Iballenlly packed the spacious
udlsfiuu Of the building, The
.asg oiths young ladiee and
,sssl men 10 to be highly com
,.sdsd. Their conception of tn
xhsns oi the play was mos,
Islapg. and they rendered il
Ibh dramatic force and excel.
Inn. Il surely afforded q joyful
,I1tlkctusl treat to all who were
haus,ss enough to witness it.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

George Herbert, former conductor OF
the San Carlo and Gallo English op-
era companies, will direct the produc-
tiOn of f..s Afikado" at the coming
Redpath Chautauqua.
Mr.. Herbert is preemineBt among
the light opera conductors Of today.
With Mr.. Herbert directing 1.-THE
Mikad6." and himself playing the role
of Ko-Ko, this Gilbert and Sullivan
masterpiece is assured thoroughly ar
tistic and delightful Production
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
23rd Judicial District Court-Par.
ish of St. Mary.
General Baking Co.. vs. Tony
Bruno, No. ID 971.

Bruno. No. ID 971.
Under and by virtue of writ of
tieri facias, issued out of tie Honor.
able 23rd Judicial District Court of
the State of Louisiana in and for the
Parish of St. Mary, and to me direct
ed, in the above entitled and mum.
bered suit, | have seized aud shall
expose at public sale, for cash, to the
last and highest bidder. according n
law. at the principal front door of the
court house in Franklin. La, on
SATURDAY. THE BOTH DAY or
APRIL, 1924.
between the legal sale hours Of II
O'Clock a. m, and o'clock r.. M. all
and singular the following desdribed
property, tO-wit:
One Model T Ford Touring Car No.
29l4597.
CHARLES PECOr.
Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of St, Mary,
La. April II, 1921.
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iysuns boy BY the name Of
MA Romero, ten years Of age
~ 10 over by On automobile 10
~ q u. Jacob Anderson 9
ct Saturday morning and
aiag hurt he was taken
M u Mary Sanitarium.
z ! w found that his nose
s.slss: aad that he had two
H., seads 10 the back Of his
- scuuds we're dressed
,seea ! !! q, BY Dr.. B. W.
! = y the nezt day he was
ss vi e:essr be was taken 70
-. - : He isnow fast recov.
asas purely On accident In,
+ ,s'saeoile : vas driven bv
=: ! =. :, Underwood. but no
. ~ - I g attached to him
!. ! -. q. behind . truck k~u,d and
- y Stopped. -N''m0olle
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S632.22

Total, S632.22
Why not provide for the educa.
ton Of that younester who is just
starting school. Sl.00 saved each
week will do it.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16
Frankliin, La.

FARM LOANS Three to ten
wears. Annual payments. In.
mediate appraisement without
charge. Representing strongest
LOAF Companies. WILBUR H.
KRAMER, Frsnklin. La.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

Mrs. Justine Miller of New Or.
leans, is visiting relativesin Frank.
lin,
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

,,r,s. I,.a,s,tso:'o q ssm: oi n s'' ''''sd and
s''ds;. ds;."1ii. !,1I IS serio va. mad, 4,
y s,'s'''' !, y. coming to them Of Of
s,et,
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16
For Sale.

Nash Car, sport model 1920: six
cyclinder: used three months Price
Sl700. Apply to Mrs. VIM. Kramer,
Franklin, La.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

How a Rat Nearly Destroyed
Mrs. L. Bowen's (R. I.) Ha,,e,
For months wc wouldn't go into the cellar. fear.
ing biz rat, One night it set our whole Kitchen on
aTe by chewing matches. The next SAy, we got the
ugly thing with Rat-Snap-just QUO cake" Rats dir.
up and leave no smell. Three sizes: Csc, Csc, ~
Sold and susranteedby
Foster Drug Co.
st. Mary Hardware IN
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

D. 'hi's " sIoss pSy Oh May N'h,
Nib VII = = s'vtI he end Of a nine
~. ..,s, session.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

Methodist Church.
sunday School. 9:45 q. m.
Mo'.lng Service, II .. m.
evening Service. 700 p. N.
Mid-Week Service, Bible Study
Glass, Wednesday,, 7:t5 p. m.
JNO. F. FOSTER,
Pastor,
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16
Makes Your Car A
Safe Investment.

You feel more at ease when
motoring if you have Acct
dent and Indemnity Auto.
mobile Insurance. Dangers
lurk at every turn in the mo-
torist's path, A collision,
a skidding accident, a care
less pedestrian accidentally
hit, means heavy expense to
you.
Automobile Insuran C e
promptly places the right
amount of money in your
hands after the accident. No
disappointments. See US to-
day.
John G. Lewis & Co.,
franklin, La.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

n, ,,,ldeucs Of Mra. Matthew
n 4, ~ ,p.ered by q burslar, on
y ssd.,d,y night. He was dis
.'r,d ..,.i' before be succeeded In
!. .,'Id rI,,isp, and fed: Several
=, / nm ared at him by. Mr..
s,sb,, The son.in .law OF Mrs
M 4 he fed, but unfortunately
hlhkitsclped.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

.,i.. have planted beau
~ p.'. 1s,.' on the grounds occu'
ihlisseaiss. .. e S,Ls Home. Under
d vi, } y, e.rs the grounds will
s.' ~ : m. t',u,.psien.d into ,,n.s. a vs1lts
W ,e.., Z s'I,d s.rden Of lOveIinesa
a sahssuy.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

=. a. ,lreets Of the town. un'
,ls. All direction Of Street Com
''.I',., y 'as Philip Albates, ore b
.',.'s',,suebIy '.'s,s repaired; the rough
!! 'g's''r,s Y. u.ss smooth, lov places
~ s'a' d !. level grade-in fact
w. ), 4, 10 ! splendid condl'loo'
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

80, 81 i I MS i: state sb,ss ss's:s va.
90 !, :. J.'sisss s',ts this week
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

'ss.,.". "..sis'sd s,.sI spp.lIc'ootss,. os.. were re
~ { A. Law
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-16

-, Council ll,n will hold 1s.t ',s
,l,., lI,,..sd.y night
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-05-20
The DAILY coaMoEwEALTH SCOTLAND NECK n rR1nAx NAV m m
MRS. DAVID BRYANT HOSTESS

Mrs. David Bryant was hostess YES.
terday afternoon at very eniovabl,
party given to the Tea and Needle
Club at her home in GAINESVILLE Re-
freshments consisting of salad conrse
ana iced tea were served by Mrs. Brv-
ant and Mrs. P. E. Shields.
Those present were: Miss 1stel1e
Hancock, Mrs. w. T. Waters. Miss
Laura Clark, Mrs. John Edwards Mrs
Reginald Aston of Rocky Mount. Mrs.
hinton Dunn, Mrs. J. C. Riddick. Miss
Ellen Meredith, Miss Margaret Mere
dlth, Mrs. Spooner Dunn, Mrs. W. n
h1tchin, Miss Virginia Tillery. Mrs,
Il. NJ. billiard, Mrs. Robert johnson.
Mrs. II. E. Bell, Mrs. P. E Shields,
Miss Ernestine Cherry, and Mrs Ben,
ME Hancock
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-05-20
HoBGooD NEWS

Hobgood, N. c., May 19-Mr. Sid
ney B. Wood Of Asheboro. n. c.. ar
ter visiting Hobgood, N. c. for sew
eral days left for Rocky Mount today
and will spend the night there and
leave for his home tomorrow Friday.
Miss Blance Savage Of Hobgood. n.
C. left today to visit Rocky Mount, n.
{. for several days.
Mr.. I. II. Brunette of Gates. y.
G., is visiting his sister, Mrs. W. '.
Savage this week.
Miss Rice Gnyun Of Danyille. Va.
visited her brother Mr.. W. V. Sava ge
this week
Miss Lille Mae Burnett Of Hob
good, N. c., is visitor in Weldon
this week.
Mrs. Ben Strickland Of Hobgood.
n. c., is very i'll.
Mr.. A. L. Burnette,s baby was
buried yesterday afternoon at Gene
terry. Our deepest sympathy to the
bereaved parents.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-05-20
EXPRESSION OF THANKS

It is my desire to thank the public
generally, and particularly those gen
tlemen who SO promptly responded to
the alarm Wednesday night when the
fire occurred in my store. I want
especially to commend the night watch
man, Mr.. Eugene Bishop, for his alert
ness in detecting the fire, and it is my
desire and intention to reward him
personally. I also wish to thank par
ticularly Mr.. n. E. Winslow, and the
men who worked with him, on their
splendid work at this fire; in fact, at
every fire which occurs / believe
the town should arrange TO pay a GER
tain compensa ton to fire chief and
crew, and it would be my pleasure to
contribute. +. ". MADRY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-05-20
LOCAL ITEMS
AND -
PERSONAL NEWS

Mr. NJ. Wood, Of Enfield, N. c.,
was visitor in town yesterday.
Miss DeBrule of Hobgood, n c., was
in town yesterday shopping.
There are two ears of stone on the
tracks at the depot for use in the
paving work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dickens, of Til
lerv, n. c., were in town Yesterday
shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bullock and Mrs. Len,
Dunn, of Enfield, n. c., were among
the shoppers in town yesterday.
Mrs. Ed. DeBrule and Mrs. Zeb.
Stevenson, of Spring Hil., n. c., were
i'll town shopping yesterday.
A large mum Der OF SINNERS who at
tended the eremonials at Raleigh re-
turned last night, and the others vii,
be in this morning.
DR.. Chas. Anderson returned last
night from Chattanooga, Tenn, where
he has been in attendance on the
Southern Baptist Convention
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Weeks went to
Oak City yesterday afternoon to meet
Mrs Week S sister, Mrs. j. H. Virgins
of Pinetops, n. c., at the home of
their mother, Mrs. n. M. Worslev.
Miss Rebe Shields will leave to-
morrow for Raleigh, N. c., to attend
the alumnae luncheon at st. Mary s
School. Miss Shields is President OF
st. Mays Alumnae Association.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-05-20
HOUSEHOLD CARES
Tax the Women of Scotland Neck the
Same as Elsewhere

Hard to attend to household duties
With a constantly aching back.
woman should not have bal
back,
And she seldom would if the kid
neys were we'll.
Doan's Kidney Pills are endorsed by
thousands
Have been used in kidney trouble
over so years.
Read what this Scotland Neck
woman says:
Mrs. z. D. Allsbrook. Ninth St., saws
II had such pains in my neck that
couldn t do my homework. Morn
ngs, [ was sore and lame and the
trouble seemed to affect my nerves.
L couldn't rest comfortable nights
and always felt tired and sleepy. l
hear about Doan' s Kidney Pills and
began taking them. They relieved me
from the first. Continued use entire
ly cured me-
Price soc, at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan s Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Allsbrook had. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-05-20

Mr.. NJ. Wood, Of Enfield, N.
was visitor in town yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-01

atiye than Will Sharp. AS to auster-
ity of manner Uncle Jerry SHAY
compared to him, is q shrinking vio-
let The Big Four has a better track
than our Highland Park line.
They seem to wear 'em about as
short here as they do in Topeka
don't know whether they roll 'em as
low or not.
There win be q big attendance. The
hotels are already filling up. I have
already seen Charley Kagy, Ben Cats
kill, Charles Blood Smith and James
A. Troutman. At home the sun
shines east and the sun shines west"
but here it shines north and south
and the Ohio river runs up hill
The Ohio Bar association is in Ses
but they are no better looking than
Mrs. Lila Day Monroe, Nellie Cline.
and the rest of our lady lawyers.
The Sunday Cincinnati Enquirer,
says Attorney General Daugherty
will break the seal of his silence and
tell US. in his address how he intends
to enforce the law" It intimates that
he is a little tired of miscellaneous
searches and seizures, and one would
infer from the article that he has read
those portions of the federal consti-
tuition which deem the home of an
American a sacred place. So moten
be. The city list of notable places
includes the Taft home. But would
rather see the place where young re-
porter Bill Taft, whipped/the bully
for abusing his brother, an event
prominent in the life and career of the
great man who has held all of the
offices, in spite of being a Unitarian an
anti-prohibitionist.
There is still a chance for Judge
Burch and Jim Challiss. The delegates
are smart looking men, but still con-
tend that for mere looks, a BARRIERS
convention beats them all. Just met
a prominent lawyer who said he re-
Gently met in law suit that old gentle
man from Hutchinson who holds his
hand to his ear" When reminded
that it was Fred Dumont Smith, he
said, that mans intellect is simply
stimulating
They have two kinds of green corn
here. One grows with small wooden
handles stuck into the ends of the
cob to hold it by and the other kind
has small metal handles. Jake Mohler
ought by all means to get some of the
seed.
Elihu Root are to stay all night at
Charles P. Tafts. His apartments are
rather larger than those new ones on
the corner of Eleventh and Harrison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-01
EIlz5lR1KzEzTs


Chicago, Sept: 1-WHEAT-Fair commits
sion house buying developed at the opening
Of the board of trade today and wheat
started steady to nc higher with Septem-
Der at 81 2114 to $1.21% December at s1.2s
to $123A and May at $126 to $1-26l3.
grain report as bullish and bought freely,
making somewhat of an up turn. An hour
after the market opened wheat was up &c
to 1Hc above the opening.
Wheat continued to show strong under
tone and bulge OF 215c to 2%c from the
inside figures was made by noon. Local
sentiment was buIlish generally but selling
against offers checked the advance for Il
moment. 1t was almost Immediately re-
gain was recorded and the market closed
4Ae to 4Ac higher with September at
1927 to &l.27A, and May at $1.301A to
81 .30a.
CORN-Corn also showed firmness at the
start. opening prices being unchanged to
&c higher, with September at 53Ac. De-
eember at 5S%c to SIC aud May at 81 &c.
slightly after the opening but slumped to
open figures at the end of the first hour.
There were no deliveries of corn on Sep
TENDER contracts and with a good class of
buying that delivery advanced above one
cent over yesterdays close and at one time
was about ~ C over December. The close
was sc to 11sc up with December at 541a0
5Sc, and May at 6S12c.
OATS-Oats followed corn. opening a
initial hour. September opened mt 33ssc to
SCI December at S71se to S7%sc and May
OVISIONS-Proyisions were dull with
September lard at q fraction, q premium
over October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-01

American Locomotive, Famous Players, To-
baccos and Express companies shares,
counter movements continued, however, in
equipments, shippings, sugars and chem
icals, those issues making extreme declines
of one to five points Rails, especially
Northern Pacific and Great Northern added
to yesterdays reversals. Oils cancelled
part of their advance before noon when mo-
tors. notably Stakeholder and Pierce Arrow
preferred became heavy. Call money open
ed at 81 Ter cent, the highest initial rate
of the week. Exchange on London and
Continental Europe was strong.
The foreign oil group furnished the only
noteworthy exception to the lower trend of
prices at the opening OF today's stock mar
ket Mexican and Pan-Amefican Pc
troIeums registered one point gain, presum-
ably in connection with reports Of an early
compromise agreement between the Mexi-
can government and American oil interests.
Steeis. equipments. rails: shippings and
food shares were lower. These were chiefly
represented by Crucible Steel, General Elec-
trio Reading. Chicago and Northwestern,
American International and American Sugar
where losses extended from large fractions
to u points.