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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Money IN circulation IN the United
Nts'ee January ! u reported by "a.
treasury ehrar'rcnt az 1919 400 $40, 20
compare with 50 sac lSe. us n year he
for, the per capita amount decreasing
frnm Asp ~ 20 >tAn1
Huntingdon and Brad Top Mountain
Railroad Company declared a dividend
making n. per cent paid for the year
1927 Earnings ZOE the year were 3is
pet cent on the issue
hclif ~ strong among lawyers and
lAnArrs rluso 10 R'sding affairs that the
United states supreme Court viii decide
iu the matter 90 bp heard bN n next Mon
daA in y way 90 sustain the lOwer court
s.d make po.sinle Rrgmp' carryin' out
Tho luion Pacific Railroad Compa1 ~
contracted fur 500 freight cars dis
,rihut,ns - orders amung ave equip
mcni companies. The cost viii be abou,
UnnIird orders ON the hooks OF the
United states steel Corporation at the
end ~ Last year totalei i.2ss. tls tons
month before The showing f. good con
oderlno that The mills ran nearly Ina II
capacity during last month
In BALDWIN locomotive the selling was
descrihsd ~ Of excellent character II
did not follos the price down bat was in
evidence on the recovery late In the after.
noon. rai'siu advanced from az in
ns =" Lss p'a. - . div,asn ,h, ora total
0~ancr should hiring profi,-'aking on a
tpo adorable s-alr and the present rcac-
omar, tendency - due 20 the technical
kositton 81 the stocA itself rather than
= any change In the afairs OF the com.
nnhN
pd,eot' Johnson Corps new factor,
- 1ohnsnn city. \ " has recepty beer
completed and balance Of machinery 1.
Fapidis hsns Installed Plant l. produc
lnA over 1900 pairs ~ shoes DAILY an,
~ middle OF February y expected 20 gee
up 10. 10 .ntn pairs daily Work or con
STRUGGLING plant Was started February Is
hst and progress 90 date j. CONSIDERS
une ~ the most rc'nsrA able feats o
oyuAuiying yei accomplished IN sho
UAnufNctotJ.
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BRAND TO EXPLAIN TERMS
TO CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

Cannes. Jan. 1l.--Premier BRAND
will leave Cannes for Paris at 3 O'clock
this afternoon, II was announced this
morning. not only to Inform the French
cabinet as to the status OF the nego-
tiationA here but, It is understood. to
meet and answer criticisms OF certain
groups OF the Opposition. and TO de-
mand that the Chamber OF Deputies
support or reject him.
The principal differences between
the premier and the Opposition. II IL
learned. are with regard to tho new
terms OF payment by Germany adopt
ed by the councils experts but not
yet ratified by the full council.
France under these terms would re-
ccive less than under previous ar
rangements. but greater proportion
In kind.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
NEW CHARTERS.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
here. yesterdA as follows:
First Mutual Music Publishers Inc.
Wilmington. Del: capital. IS 900 900.
Central American Plantations Corpora
ton. Wilmington Del. 81 900 900
Republic Navigation and TRANSFORMATION
CORPORATION, New York City: 81 $50 900.
Ienuess ,e-nentucky Petroleum Co, VIII
minston. Del. ~ 900 900.
Metropolitan Picture Corpora ton Fort
Worth. Texas: 81 600. 900
Mansmann Brothers Co. Wilmington.
Del 5000 900.
Mcleod Lumber Co. Wilmington. Del.
800. 900.
Batavia Tires Sales and Service Inc :,
Wilmington, Del; 100000.
Monarch Envelope Manufacturing Co.
Wilmington. Del. 100000.
Crescent tlothiers Stores, Inc, Philadel-
phia, Pa: $4,000
Budget Ciotnes stores. Inc. New York
City: $4,000.
Hasxel! and Barker Car Co. Whining
ton Del 5000.
Increases In capital--Manhattan Piggy
Wiggly Corpora ton. New York City. from
80 .5so 900 70 50 .Oop 600; Texas United
OIL and Refining Co. Wilmington, Del.
500, 900 20 81 500 .OOJ; Calumet Oil Co.
FL Paso. Texas. $4,000 TO $3.50 900
Changes Of name Of Aston Galleries Cor.
poration ~ Tennessee Electric Steel Cor
poration, New York City; Morris Il Co
70 Edward Morris q Co. Philadelphia. Pa
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EGG PRICES TUMBLE
IS CENTS A DOZEN
Chicago Spectators Said to
Have Lost 5000, 900
Last Week.

Chicago, Jan. l1.-Egg spectators
have lost more than 100000 in Chica-
go In the last week through the
sharp drop in prices, Russell Poole,
secretary OF the city of living COM
mittee, declared last night.
In several instances large quantities
of eggs in warehouses have been SELF
ed because of failure Of the owners to
pay storage charges.
The wholesale price OF eggs has
dropped Is cents 3 dozen this week
Mr.. Poole said, yesterdays decline be-
ing 5i5 cents. Current wholesale prices
were from 2sie to 80 cents yesterday
while retail prices ranged from 80 to
47 cents a dozen.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
BISHOP ROWE COMING.
Noted ALASKAN Prelate at st. Johns
Church Next Saturday.

Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe, who
has been. conducting a school for
young Esquimaux at Anvik, Alaska.
just under the Arctic Circle, will visit
Wilmington next Saturday and will
address the birthday service for chill
dren 10 be held in the afternoon, at
2.3o o'clock, in St. Johns Episcopal
Church.
Because OF the unusual projects he
has conducted. Bishop Rowe. who has
spent the past 81 years of his life
among the Alaskan Indians, has be-
come notable throughout the East.
His latest venture, the school for
Esquimaux, includes classes in fish
ing. hunting, mushing and other
courses, which are commonly sup
posed 10 come natural to the young
braves.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
American Railways Earnings.

ror 1897 the American Railways
Co. II n said. viii show net Income
equal 90 about : per cent on rs So
90 oo0 common stock. after allowing
Cor the current accruing : per cent
cumulative dividend on the $4,000 zoe
preferred stock. Tho gross earnings
~ tho system properties totaled about
sis.?so coo for the year. The ten sas
companies. with costs down from
wha, they were, are showing profits,
against losses which ran during last
year until tho end Of October. The
system properties serve cities and ter
ritory with above 1000 900 population.
Tho power business holds out bis
prospects.
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' EVERY EVENING

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.
Indexcd for Quick Reference
LINE RATES PER DAY.
Count six words 70 the line.
Count initials and numbers as words.
No charge ad taken for less than 3Oc
No prepaid sd taken for less than 25c.,
Charge. Prepaid.
Day ...s.ss...............l4 cents y cents
6 Consecutive Days....f cents 10 cents
Consecutive Days . cents cents
LONG TERM ADVERTISING.
Special rates for business advertising
given upon request
REPUBLICATfON FOR ERRORS.
Republication will be made for errors
not the fault Of the advertiser. II advertis-
or will report the error within "a hours
after first publications Of advertisement.
MISCLASSIFTCATIO NOT PER-
MITTED
TELEPHONED ADS.
Classified advertisements that are tele-
phoned TO Every Evening will be accepted
at the charge rates shown above But
the prepaid cost amount viii be accepted
as fun payment II offered a. the business
Office within six days after any such ad
is first printed In the paper. Otherwise
the cost at the charge rates quoted above
win be collected
Telephone Your Want Ads.
PHONE TWO-T WO-H CNDRED
Ask for a Want AID Taker
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

American Radiator Company. quarterly
~ -. per cent on preferred, payable Feb
rIsfN ~.
Atlas Powder Company, quarterly ~ ~
Der cent un preferred payable February .
Hollinscf CONSOLIDATED Gold Mines. Ltd
! per cent. payable January p
HUNTINGDON and Broad Top Mountain
Railroad and Coal Company seini-aunual
ary IS
Nashville. Chattancora aud 81 Louis
Railway Company seni-annual OF 81 per
cent payable February
Union on Company of California quar-
teri, ~ per cent aud extra Of ! per
cent pAyahl. January ~.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
Thieves Found Garage Empty.

Thieves who broke into a garage
on Lincoln street between Second and
Third, occupied by c. p. Stidham Of
531 Springer street, on Monday night.
were unrswarded for their pains. The
SKdham automobile was out, having
been taken TO the repair shop Of
James Crow, 429 South Harrison
street, IN the afternoon. The lock on
the garage door was filed off.
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LOCAL SECURITIES,
Reported Daily at Noon by Laird +
Co., du Pont Building.
Atlas Dividend,

The directors of the Atlas Powder
Co. yesterday afternoon declared a
regular quarterly dividend Of ~ per
cent on preferred stock. payable Feb
ruary ] 70 stockholders OF record
January 20.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
INTERESTING BANQUET.

Camden, Jan. 11.--Frlitland Grange,
p. Of H., No. 16, held banquet at
Grange Hall the past week at which the
new officers of the year were installed;
Frank V. Bancroft was made master;
Arthur Walker, lecturer; Reuben Brown,
chaplain; Jacob Brown, treasurer and
4. 4. Thomas, secretary.
1t was one of the most brilliant enter
tainments in the annals OF the Grange.
Auto tires repaired Read the
classified ads.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
ITALY BACKING BANK.


nv Associated Press 20 Ever, Evening,
Rome, Jan. 1.-The Italian govern
mcnt has decided % give any neces-
rary assistance 20 tho foreign branch
cs ~ the banca ltaliana hi Sconto. 20
prevent their failure or forced hquida-
ton accordins 20 the newspaper
GpOca.
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ny Associated Press 90 Every Evening.
New York. Jan. il.--Liberty bond
quotations at noon: sis's. e7eo; first
a., ei.so. second AS, s7.7i; first as,
% 90; second as. $3.50; third AA's.
Gsit, fourth AIS. $50; Victory,
AVA. io0i2: Victory A., iooi2.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
HARVEY AT COUNCIL MEETING


BY As6ocIated Press 20 EVery fGvehihG
Cannes. Jan. l1.--GeorEe Harvey.
American Ambassador to Great Brit
ain, attended today's session OF the Al
lied Supreme Council meeting having
almost completely recovered from the
shock he \euffered In an automobile
accident on\ Monday. The members Of
the council heartily congratulated him
on his escape.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
Book Accounts Sold.

The Sterling Electric Co.'s book ac-
counts. amounting to s1.2s6, were
sold by Receiver Charles C. Keedy
today TO William A. Hemphill for 1870
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
Hollyoak Ladies Aid.

The Ladies' Aid Of Hollyoak will
meet at the home of Mrs. Edwin Hall
Delaware avenue at Hollyoak tomor-
row evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
King Alexander to Wed.

Belgrade. Jan. 1.-THE engagement
q King Alexander to the Princess
Marie. second daughter OF King Fer
dlnand and Queen Marie of Roumania
Il announced.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11

Get a better Job. Tell what you
can do in Situation Wanted" al
tomorrow.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
Australia For One Big Labor Un,on

Melbourne, Jan. 1.-THE Australian
workers unions have voted. seven to
one in favor of one big union.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
Stock Quotations
200 o'clock
NEW YORK STOCKS

Reported nally by laird ! Co. So.
cur,ty brokers', du Pont RandlHg.
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AUTOMOBILES
H. =sss-zssss=-sz-fr-s
Aut4,m obfIes Tor e-k I
CARS

we nov make announcement Of 0ur 1917
price reductions, ranging from 20 10 rs
DER cent These cars are all in Drst-ciAts
condition And you cannot 70 wrong on any
of them
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Bear in mind please that any OF tho
above cars can be bought on Our easy
term payment plan only part cash a,
time Of sale Balance on easy monthly
payments
EEIL MOTOB co.
Phone eSoo. Eleventh and Tatna1 SITS
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Washington, Jan. 1.-THE army
transport Crook. reported to be in dis
tress 500 miles east of New York. is
continuing TO port under her own
steam. the War Department was adj
vised officially today, There was no
danger to the ship or the troops on
board. comprising contingents from
the army OF occupation in Germany
the dispatch said.
A radio from the Crook, transmitted
to the War Department. said the YES
sci was proceeding "unaccompanied
but ships in close proximity. Making
nine miles an hour. Danger passed
unless very bad storms nre encounter
ed"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
YANKS RETURNING
FROM RH|NELAND ON
LEAKY TRANSPORT
The Crook Flashes Washington:
mo Danger to Ship or to
Troops"
STORMS THE ONLY PERIL

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
New York. Jan. 1.-THE army
transport Crook, which ds bringing
American troops from Germany.
sprung leak about 45o miles from
New York, but the damage has been
temporarily repaired and she is in no
immediate danger. according 10 wire
less messages received today. The
transport ST. Mihiel left this port to-
day to render her assistance. II need
ed.
The Crook Is bound from Antwerp
for New York
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

Reported Daily by Laird & Co., Sc.
curity BROKERS, du Pont Building.
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Personals

PERSONAL sTATIONERY-2rin 100
Doteheats. 81. and 100 envelopes, 81
ca. printed With name. street address
and city. 81 90. send check. money order
or cash, TO X A. Horner Co.. Ninth
and Shipley streets. Wilmington. Del
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PIERCE-ARROW- horsepower, Spas
senger; just been overhauled and re-
painted: owner leaving town. Phone
5S37 W.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
RETURN CASH BOX
MISSING 20 YEARS
Seek Owner of Securities
Found Intact In Corner of
Woman'S WoodShed.

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 3O.--A
cash box, stolen twenty years ago,
is to be returned to its owner, and
finger prints taken from the box
may prove the undOing of the
burglar who looted the PaulsOn
Building here last summer.
- Twenty years ago n man was
stopping at a. hotel here. A burglar
entered his room and stole a cash
box containing quantity of min
ing stock and life insurance poll.
cieS.
A short time before the Paulsen
building robbery this summer, a
woman living in the northern part
of the city appeared at the office
OF an attorney I'm the Paulsen
building, carrying the missing cash
box.
She explained that while clearing
out some rubbish from woOdshed
she had found the box. 1t had been
broken open and the mining stock
and insurance policies were still
intact.
The attorney placed the cash box
in the Paulsen building vaults for
safe keeping and began a search
for James II. Rufus. who was listed
as the owner of the securities.
Then burglar No appeared.
went through the Paulsen building
and robbed the vaults. Among other
things ransackcd were the papers
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Get 1t At Peoples
Drug Stores
thin FOLKS LOOK! THIS man
GAINED 70 LBS. ON HYPO-COD

when | started on Hypo.Cod and
now | weigh 210 pounds which is
some difference. I'm walking
advertisement for Hypo-Cod. All
my friends were amazed at my re-
gaining my strength and weight
50 quick I work hard all day at
my work and at night come home
and eat enough for three men,"
continued this big, hearty vigorous,
booster for Hypo.Cod.
If the reader isn't enjoying good
health-just bottle or two of
Hypo.Cod is possibly all they need
TO begin eating hearty-digesting
food better, enjoying hot cakes,
ham and cabbage, and other win.
ter foods, turkey and dressing.
Onions, etc. Then YOU get rich
blood. Don't feel chilly and cold
outdoors. You get some real color.
Add on few pounds-feel. sleep.
eat and looA better and the cost
of couple bottles Of this pure
wholesome tonic Is trifling. Ask
about our special offer on 3.bottle
Hypo-Cod treatment, free tablets,
etc. Why should anybody feel
sluggish, mean and unstrung these
snappy cold days? Peoples Drug
Stores, Washington, ID. G..
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
TOO ARDENT SU|TOR
( CURBED FOR. YEAR.
Writer Sentenced to Stay
Away From Widow On Pen.
atty Of Workhouse.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3O.-A sen
tence of one year on probation with
a warning that IL he does not keep
away from the complainant In that
time he will be sent to the work
house. was meted out to George
Petriedes, forty. He is Greek
editorial writer.
Petriedes was arrested on q
charge Of. molesting Mrs. Effie
Chambers. widow. No. Gil West
One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street.
Declaring he was "madly in love
with Mrs. Chambers" and 'the fire
of her charm consumed him, Pc
triedes was committed to Jail for a
day. r.
"I hope you have cooled off by
now" said Magistrate Sweetser.
after reading a report on the edi.
tors character. The report stated
the man was highly regarded by his
associates.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Blame Fire In Closet
On Old Hunting Coat

WARREN, Ohio, Dec. 30.-Mrs.
+. e. Dunnavant, of Warren, Ohio,
was searching in "A clothes closet.
She accidentally knocked her hus-
bands hunting coat from "A hook.
The coat fell In a basket partly filled
with hickory nuts. Matches in "a
pocket rubbed heads and flared.
An hour and a half later the sec
ond-floor rooms were filled with
smoke and firemen extingulshed
the blaze.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Pneumonia Dragged Him
Down Too Weak to
Work-His Stomach
Was Weak.
ACHY, WEAK, MISERABLE
BUT LOOK AT HIM NOW

"a lot of people here in Wash.
ington know me, and l am giving
this testimonial because / feel I am
only repaying my debt to Earle's
Hypo.Cod." declared John Miller. a
well.known butcher here in town.
80 ID street northwest.
~ had an attack OF fever and
pneumonia and it left me a wreck.
was weak and rundown and very
thin. could not work at all, as
The work OF butcher is heavy
work anyhow. | suffered with pains
in my back. My stomach was
weak. Nothing ! ate agreed with
me. until read about Hypo Cod
ip the paper. I began taking It at
once and now consider Hypo.C Cod
the only tonic in the world for
v cak men had fallen away
util I only weighed iIO pounds
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

car on Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis Railroad, at Forty eighth
and Dean streets northeast. $4,000.
September IS, fire in four-story
brick apartment, PIT F street north
west. $1,000.
September 25. fire in one-story
brick laundry. rear of 915.9l7
Twelfth street northwest. $500.
October 8, fire in two-story saw
mill and woodward, Thirteenth and
Water streets southwest. $1,000.
October %. fire i'm three-story
wholesale toy store and warehouse,
617-6l9 Louisiana avenue northwest.
$26. 900.
October "a. fire in onc-story
church, Conduit and New Cut roads.
$50. 900.
November 2S, fire in three-story
buildings. 1214-1216-122O Fourteenth
street northwest. $4,000.
Principal causes OF fires in the Dis.
trict, according to Leonard V. Seib,
fire marshal. are automobiles, back
firing and electric wires short cir
cutting. careless smoking and care
less use of matches.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Ancient Deed Is Found
In Old Bureau Drawer

DANVILLE, Va, Dec. 30.-An in.
teresting discovery has been made
here by C. o. Glasgow. dealer in
antiaues, who recently purchased
a bureau which he found In a coun-
try home in one Of the adjoining
counties. Examining the piece OF
furniture after removing the layer
of drawers. he found I'm the rear
out of sight a piece Of parchment.
yellow with age. but still clearly
Iegible. Unfolding II ne found that
it was an original royal grant by
which King George III conveyed
to Josiah Seat 800 acres of land in
"Mecklenburgh" County for the
price Of 40 shillings, or about $40.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

in the old box belonging to Jamei
II. Rufus.
When fingerprint experts began
to work upon the second burglary
they found that the old box had
been handled by the burglar and
were able to take excellent prints
from 1t. Local authorities are of
the opinion that these prints may
aid In catching the culprit.
Meanwhile a James II. Rufus had
been located at Everett, Wash. and
il he proves to be the owner OF the
cash box. both the box and its con-
tents will be restored to him.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
1922F|REL0SS
IS GREATEST IN
C|TY'S HISTORY
Damages in Year Expected. to
Exceed 100000, Com
pared With $734, ,292 in '2l
THEATER DISASTER CITED
Officials Say Knickerbocker
Catastrophe Biggest Even
Handled by the Department

Fire losses in the District for
1922 were the highest in the his
tory of the city, according to
officials of the fire department,
whose records for the first eeven
months of 1922 tota 1888, ,539,
against $734,292 for the full
twelve months of 1921.
Losses for December, 1922, have
not been compiled. but with a loss OF
$4,000 at the plant of r. {. Smarter
& Co., Thirteenth and Z streets
northwest, as well as numerous small
fires during the month, the total loss
during the year is expected TO eX-
ceed 81 900, 900.
GREATEST WORK or YEAR.
The most outstanding occurrence
in the activities of the Fire Depart
ment during the year was the rescue
work during the knickerbocker dis
aster on January %.
The total Fire Department ap-
paratus called to the scene consisted
of twenty engine companies, seven
truck companies, the water tower,
the chief engineer. the deputy chle1
engineer, three battalion'chief engi'
neers, the superintendent OF ma
chinery and his force of mechanics,
the fire marshal and his assistants
and all members assigned to depart
ment headquarters.
On the same night condition un-
precedented in the history of the
District was created when two other
alarms were received, causing a
hasty roundup of apparatus and men
at the theater to fight the fires.
WILLARD LOSS. 100000.
In his annual report, Chief George
s. Watson declared that never in its
history has the Fire Department
been called upon to cope with sit
uation such as existed during the
KnickerbOcker disaster.
The greatest fire loss during the
year resulted at the Hotel Willard.
April 25, when five alarms were
sounded. The loss was estimated at
$400, 900.
The first fire Of the year which
caused additional alarms to be sound
ed was on January 81. when two
alarms were sounded for a blaze in a
two-story brick stable and flour mill
at First street and Indiana avenue
northwest. The loss was estimated
at $500.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Girls of Boston
Start Warfare
Against Flirts
BOSTON, Dee. 30.

sbV.
DOSTON girls have declared
- war on the flint. That
their crusade may have the
semblance Of united action
they have adopted as an In
sigma a button on which Is
depicted a lizard impaled on a
hatpin.
Whether the boys with the
patent leather hair may ex-
pect a similar fate Is not
stated by the fair crusaders.
Leaders Of the movement state
there Is no membership limi-
tatiOn and no dues.