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FINANCIAL NOTES.

General Motors common stock made q
new high Price FOR this year ear yesterday a.
company ' owns es s9n .S as Tos
the hrst quarter the General Motors Cor
poration Is reported TO have earned net
rate Of about sl.3o per snnum on the
common stock.
It is stated that there Is q very strong
and that Colonel Thompson i. in in e ssors
Of its operations. The understanding Is
that an orderly campaign Is planned.
And that ~ I, viI &c, its support from
the Affairs OF the company.
The Southern Pacific Company has con-
uscted With the Sinclair Consolidatcd
locomotives and cars on its lines in
Louisiana and Texas.
The Pacific oil Company reports for the
only equal 70 So H Sents ns0R shsr o.
on its outstanding stock. For the same
period last year the net income was
The Ford Motor Company last wednes-
day turned out no fewer than 4.s7e cars
and trucks. making the largest number
ever reached, and on Thursday produced
Prices for new hides IN Chicago have
advanced one-haE TO thrce-Quarters OF q
cent per pound above the April level.
with better buying than for some weeks
Eugene q. Grace. president Of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, at Baiti-
more yesterday stated that the company
f. not negotiating for purchase OF any
or the companies which IL is proposed to
consolidate into new big independent
stc~l corporation. thus confirming the
statement OF Thomas L. Chad bourne OF
New York. who is directing the merger
Average price Of eight principal iron
and steel products. according TO Iron
Asc quotations. advanced this week 10
sss 20. from st5 80 last week. Low
average on the last downward movement
was SAP ~. on February IS.
Operating revenue OF the American
Railways Company for April, at 81 .56l
POS, showed an increase OF $40, OF
20I per cent. over April. 1921.
The new wool clip has shown an ad-
vance Of fully Is 10 20 per cent in the
keahoard markets and rather more thar
that IN the west during the last month.
says the First National Bank of Boston
Raw wool has continued to set the paoe
and the wooden manufacturer has founc
81 necessary 20 follow in spite of the pres
sure for lower prices In the eastern
markets there has been an improved de-
msnd from the manufacturers. and thii
has been intensified by the operations q
'fe dealers Most Of the business hai
b ga in the medium and low grades, fin,
woD hcinc nearly exhausted. except fo
SO stocks in bond Foreign woods 81
bond haze enjoyed good speculatiN
donsnuu
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PLAN
SHOWS BIG SAVING
Pennsylvania indemnity Ex.
change Opens a Branch in
Wilmington.

The Pennsylvania Indemnity Ex-
change Of Philadelphia Is announcing
the opening of a branch Office in the
Delaware Trust Building. at eo7 King
street. under the supervision OF J.
Rogers Holcomb.
Mr.. Holcomb is native Delawa-
rean being for slong term of year
interested in the steel industry in
Philadelphia and later in one of the
western States and. under his guild
ance. the Reciprocal Automobile In
surance idea should gain considerable
impetus in Wilmington and vicinity.
The Pennsylvania Indemnity En-
change came into existence eight
years ago. through the cooperation
Of the motor clubs IN Pennsylvania.
and the men who are today directing
its affairs.
High cost OF insurance was the
basic cause for its inception. and the
leading motorists OF Pennsylvania
quickly saw the possibility of develop
ing a plan which would materially re-
duce the cost of insurance 10 the car
owners by eliminating unnecessary
expense Of operation, through the in
sured dealing direct with the insurer
rather than through a middle man.
Decreased cost of acquisition ant
cost of handling combined with tn,
saving In loss payments through di
rect reporting Of accidents to The
Exchange rather than TO the middl,
man, has produced the result antici
pated by the farsighted club official.
who supported the Exchange in it
infancy.
The net saving to the motorists o
Pennsylvania has been in excess o
s1.250,000, as the Exchange has neve
failed 70 return at least 25 per cent o
the individual premium deposit [,
policyholders.
Having saved the motorists 81,
100000 and having at the present tim
resources Of about $4,000 it can b
realized how carefully planned an
conservatively managed have been tn
affairs Of the Pennsylvania Indemnit
Exchange.
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BUSINESS SLOWLY
READJUSTING ITSELF
BY Roger w. Babson
tAu Rights Strictly Reserved

and these should be the hrst to come
back. Following booms In the stock
market the makers OF expensive cars
and other semi-luxuriss always ex-
perience good business. For tho flrst
time In two years and a half. rubber
factories at Akron are advertising for
help. This same improvement In the
employment situation In noticeable
also in certain steel centers. such A.
Youngstown. Ohio. and hardware CEN
tiers. such as Ansonia, Conn.,. where
a wage increase OF 10 per cent goes
into effect May I6.
Commodity prices are likewise ad-
justing themselves naturally. Those
products which were first to decline,
such as cotton, sugar and lumber. are
showing a hardening tendency, while
other products. such an furs, that
were bought by tho masses during the
war In great quantities, arc showing
continued declines At the recent fur
|auctons. silver fur fox was 2b per cent
lower than In February, marten. 40
lper cent lower, and other furs are
falling In proportion. Better still,
1.-The cost OF living as a whole 10 still on
1.-The decline, A man can purchase for
I75 cents today, what cost him a dol
liar q year ago. Retail sales arc hold
ling up very well. the mail order hous-
es are showing increases. Western
shoe manufacturers are busy, and
furniture factories are working on =
liberal schedule. Even coal produce
ton Is holding up fairly well.
"All OF this means that there Is no
reaso why the bankeiS manufacturer.
or merchant should, bcia pessimist or
an optimist today. Neither tho pros
perity boomers nor the calamity howl
ers should be followed. Business has
not yet turned the corner, but II Is
naturally and steadily approaching the
corner. No nation could go through
the great industrial development
which this country experienced dur
ing the war without natural reac-
ton. This reaction we are passing
through today We have already
REACHED the end OF the decline in the
security markets. These markets are
we'll on their way upward. Within a
few months, concluded Mr.. Babson,
we should reach the end Of the decline
in general business. Honesty. thrift
Industry and the spirit of service will
hasten the day"
The trend Of general conditions as
REFLECTED in the index OF the Babson-
chart shows an improvement OF two
per cent during the last week. General
business now stands at 10 per cent
Mellow normal.
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Reviews of New Books

described with rare skill and power.
tho result being a story that delights
the reader with It's jntricacies. its
thrilling episodes. and its amazing de-
velopment, from FIRST To last. In this
important respect 1t Is most satisfy
Ing.
Received OF tho publishers.
"HenrIettn's Inheritance" BY Leila
Horn Richards. Illustrations by
Thelma Gooch. Boston, Mass: Tho
Page Co. SO Beacon street. fr.9o)
Readers OF "Only Henrietta" and
her poverty troubled. but very inter-
esting glrlhood In Colorado, will fnd
special attraction In 'Henrietta's In
heritance." For Il was an inheri-
lance OF large value and great pleas
ure. which she richly deserved.
Henrietta did not know, when kind
friends who were aware OF her family
history sent her east. to Vermont. te
matriculate at a small university
and exc out her scanty means by act
Ing as companion to a rich but very
undesirable old woman, what they
trials, for the old woman was harsh
and unsympathetic. and also parsi
monious, but Henrietta remembered
the teachings OF her mother, and de-
spite disCouragements, made friend,
at college and in the community. and
progressed in her loveliness OF face
and form and character.
And Henrietta brought about thu
revelation that was to have come
otherwise. She discovered. before her
friends were ready 10 enlighten her
that she was the daughter of this
lcrabbed old woman's nephew, whom
she had loved idolatrously. but had
cast aside in n great rage because he
married poor young seamstress
Also. that her mother was OF a fne
old Irish family, daughter Of a man
who once was loved by her old and
grabbed aunt. but whom the latter
was prevented from marrying by
her stern old father
SO Henrietta became reconciled 10
and dearly loved by her aunt, who
made her almost solo heir TO the larxe
estate. Also, she gained a good hus-
band. and everything ends beautifully
The story Is well told. enlivened
with interesting incidents and appeal
ing beauty bits Of both Colorado and
New England scenery. and people,
with n lot of the very finest folks tina
one would wish to become acquainted
with.
Received Of the prhlishera
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Talk about musicians and actors
Icing tempcramental! They cannot
beat tho average business man who
u up today and down tomorrow. With
In period Of go days he will bs a
pessirnist. an optimist. and back again
to a pessinnist. when all the time ma
ture Is slowly. but surely. following
its natural course" said Roger w.
Babson, In his weekly interview IN
business conditions.
"A year ago business men were very
pessimistic; then came a temporary
upturn in business and following the
lead Of certain Federal officials and
prosperity boomers. they became OPP
timistic. Since. however. these pros
perity forecasts have not matured
they are again down in the dumps
How long II will take US to learn tina;
Presidents don't mako business. but
rather business makes Presidents. II
10 true that conditions are dull mt the
present time partly on account OF tn,
late wet spring. partly due to the
floods OF the South. partly due to tho
strikes In New England and New
York State. and partly duo to the up.
set conditions In Europe. When, how.
ever. business is looked upon from a
long range, 1t will be seen that II 1.
passing through only a natural read.
justment which takes always consid.
cradle time. stated over two year,
ago that no permanent improvement
could be expected before August, 1922
and still feel that way. Even after
tho corner turns in the summer or
fall OF this year. it will be n slow, al
though steady. climb upward.
"On the other hand, as all indus
tries were not hit at the same time
they will tend to como back at diff
ferent times. The industry that was
first hit will he the FIRST TO come back.
This was the silk industry and n
change for the better is already IN
evidence. The industry which was
show the greatest recovery during the
next few years; indeed 1t Is already
recovering. I have in mind the build.
Ing industry. There is r marked IN.
crease in the demand for all buildius
materials. notably lumber. although
iron and steel are sharing in the
building boom. The sales OF hardware
and paints have increased. II Labor
does not become too hungry for in
creased wages. this squirt in new
building may develop into a real boon,
Another industry which shou',
quickly show better employment g.
the automobile industry. especially tn
makers Of the more. expensive cars
These makers were the first 10 be hi
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~The Red Cavalier" BY Gladys Ed

"The BED Cavalier" BY Gladys Ed
son Locks. Frontispiece in full
color from a painting by Charles Z.
Barnes. Boston. Mass; The Page
Co., SO Beacon street.
The Red Cavalier Is a story Of
continued interest, excitement and
mystery. 1t Is not a story OF the days
Of those picturesque old cavaliers who
impaired so much of romance and
stirring life 10 England's history. but
one Of England in modern days. But
II has a truly cavalier setting, and
this imparts additional interest 10 the
mysteries il unfolds.
An English lady of high society sue
ceeds in securing a lease on Twin
Towers. an ancient estate in Yorkshire,
after an exciting race with a high
caste Brahmin who also desired its
possession. She took a house party
there. and the ensuing few weeks
proved the time OF their lives to
all who participated In this presum-
ably purely social event.
The previous occupant Of Twin
Towers had been murdered in his
home, and the affair had remained a
mystery. He had stolen a huge ruby,
one of the eyes of a Brahmin God,
and this led to his death. - The
Brahmin who sought tenancy OF
Twin Towers was actuated by a de-
sire to recover this lost jewel. But he
fell in love with an attractive Eng
lish woman, and this dulled the ardor
OF his quest In pursuit of his love
he forced himself into Twin Towers as
a temporary guest at a masked ball
and during the night was murdered
Here came the murder mystery
about which the story revolves, in.
tricately. puzzlingly, and without al
inkling Of the revelation until the end
Several personal intrigues and low,
affairs also were involved. Suspicion o
guilt fell upon four persons, but II
the end each was found to be limo
cent. The strongest suspicion fel
upon the Red Cavalier" who, in tn.
disguise of real cavalier of the Older
time, had been daringly and no
tcriously plying a burglarious pro
fession in the neighborhood. Also
upon the Brahmin's attachment,
worthy woman. Also, upon one O
the house guests who copied the ok
cavaliers apparel as his disguise a
the ball. But he was innocent, al
though otherwise a sad rogue. All
Indian servant was the fourth sus
pect. The real murderer was tn,
guardian and companion OF tn,
Brahmin. a fierce old Indian priest
who slew him for his faithlessness an(
proudly admitted his guilt in the end
and then summarily ended his life by
taking a deadly poison.
The qualifications Of this plot ar,
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

Chcsehroueh Manufacturing Company
quarterly or 81. per cent on common and
IN per cent on preferred. payable June 30
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Rail
way Company. seyni-snnual OF 3 per cen,
on per cent and 3l1 per cent on Z per
cent preferred. payable June so
International Salt Company Quarterly
OF j.. per cent. payable July !.
John T. Conner Company. quarterly o'
? per cent on common and seni-annua
OF 81. per cent on preferred. payable July
Mother Lode Coalition Mines Company
initial OF so cents share. payable Jun,
30
Montreal Cottons. Ltd. quarterly o.
u. per cent on common and ls per cent
on preferred. payable June Is
Pacific oil Company. seri-annuAl o.
3 50 share. payable July 20.
Texas Gulf sulphur Company. quarterly
Of 10 per cent. payable June Is.
Tuckett Tobacco Company. Ltd quar-.
feriy % per cent on common. and III pei
cent on preferred. payable July Is
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Colonel Cocheu to be Speaker.

The orator OF the day at the dedica-
ton ceremonies Of the Washington
Bridge on May so will be Colonel
Frank s. Cocheu Chief OF Staff Of the
Third Army Corps Area with head
quarters in Baltimore.
He served as brigadier general with
the a. r. F. overseas and Is a close
friend of Colonel Albert ". Foreman,
formerly OF Wilmington. now on the
General STAFF at Washington.
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Steamboat Fares Reduced.

Announcement u made by the VII
son Line Of material reduction in
the excursion rate to Philadelphia on
Sundays and holidays. Heretofore
the excursion TO Philadelphia has been
10 cents on Sundays and holidays. but
under the new rate. which becomes
effective Immediately, the rate 10 Phil
adelphia and return Will be 60 cents.
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lansing. after which refreshments
we're served. Those present wsro the
Misses Madeline G. Fell. Nancy Free
land. Francis Oovatas. Jana r. Brown,
Ruth T. Fell. Aiva Lewis. Ksthrins
LAng. Marian Brown. Harriet Walk
~. Helen Scott. Charlotte Konizer.
Mrs. Brown ana Elsie r. Brown.
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RAIL PRICES HIGHER,
SHARES LEAD MARKET
Steel Stocks Drop on Reports
on Merger; Big General
Motors Buying.
BY Associated Prsss TO Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
New York. May 20.--Rails led TO-
days brief but active stock market to
higher levels. Coalers. trAnsconti-
nentals. Changers and New Haven
were 1 TO points higher. Oils also
were favored. some OF the foreign
group. as we'll a. Sinclair. Producers
and Renners. Standard Oh OF Cali
fornia and Texas Gulf and Sulphur
rising ! 10 81, points.
Sugars enhanced recent game by !
20 points. and automobile issues
were prominent with further heavy
accumulation Of General Motors.
Independent Steels were irregular on
latest development in connection with
merger plans. Midvale falling points
Textiles and metals improved blu,
tohaccos were reactionary.
The closing was strong. Sales APP
proximated 100000 shares.
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sour Little West Indian Cousin BY
Emily GODDARD Taylor. Illustrated
by Elizabeth r. wilmington. Boston,
Mass: Tho Page Co, So Beacon
street.
This volume OF the Little Cousin
Series" presents 10 the reader the
home life and doings Of a little girl
residing In the English Island of
Barbados, of the West Indies. II IL
most informing in the history It pre-
sents. in a manner clearly Ineligible
to young readers Of this island and OF
its wonderful attractions. and the
gorgeousness and generosity of its
vegetable and floral growth, it's fruits.
It's palms, and many other products OF
nature.
And It will deeply interest young
readers. especially girls. to learn how
happily little Judith Craig, who is
| selected as the little cousin" lives
at this tropical island home, and what
A pleasing time she has. Her home
life, her activities and her amusements
are fully set forth. The story ends
with a most enlivening description OF
the celebration of Christmas at Bar
bados. with the same spirit and much
the same accompa niments OF the
Christmas season here at home, but
without the suggestion of snow or ice
or other winter features of the north.
! Received Of the publishers.
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LIBERTY BOND QUOTATIONS.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
New York. May 20.-Iiberty bond,
closed: Three and onc-halfs. 1910;
first As, $3.50: second As. 1856 bid
first AVS. 1885: second AXIS. 9a.7o;
third 4i.'s. 1924; fourth AXIS. 1890;
Victory AIS. 100; Victory ANS
lO0TS
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Gave Kitchen shower.

Miss Elsie r. Brown gave . kitchen
shower Wednesday evening 1t her
home. IN honor OF Miss Madeline C..
Fell whose marriage 70 ClaSence w.
Davis of Newark will take place next
month. Many useful gifts were re-
ceived. Tho evening was spent In
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MASSACHUSETTS,

TERRACE GABLES CAPE
Good meals Warm bathing. Open now.
Wire reservations. Many disappointed
W. L. DRAPER. Mgr. Falmouth Hts.
Mass
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REHOBOTH, DEL
ATLANTIC CITY, n. ].

Westminster kis.scssy :, A. :,r ~ b 3.
vste baths. running water. A. ". Kopp
owner and prop. Open AL var
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aThs Unspsakable Gsntlemsn.r 3,

"Ths Unspeakable Gsntleman.r Rv
J. p. Marquand. Frontispiece by A.
]. Keller. New York City: Charles
Bcribner's Sons. Fifth avenue Mt
Forty-eishth street. tt17b)
Here 10 a romance that thrills. It's
scope AZ to time In barely forty eight
hours. but every minute 10 tense with
excitement and adventure. Much Is
told in brusque. revealing dialogue and
controversy. a. expressive as Vivid
pictures.
"Unspeakabis," indeed, was this
gentleman" the hero OF this story,
and he appears in 4 very mean light.
except ~ to courage and daring. until
tho vary end. Then It In shown how
false friends had proved villains and
30 undermined his credit and charsc-
ter at home. even turning his wife
against him by their villainous
schemes for profit. that he was en-
Uttered beyond reason and became
tho adventurous rover and freebooter
attaining unenviable notoricty.
| 1t In with his latest adventure that
the story principally deals. his man
|
ment, binding the signers 10 base
treason against Frances First Consul
later to become her great Emperor
by conspirins to take his life. Its
surrender at Paris would have meant
the guillotine for all. Desperate were
the measures resorted to in order tc
rob him OF its priced possession. ano
they eliminated during his brief visit
to seaport on the Maine coast, where
he had gone TO see his son, who alst
had been taught TO despise him.
The adventures that are crowded
into this short sojourn are fairly mar
velous. They bristle with daring and
danger and thrill with the splendidly
set forth pictures of his GOODNESS, re-
sourcefulness and bravery. And they
end in not only hts success, but n
complete revelation of tho base viii
lainy which had wrecked tho future
that was so promising 10 him in his
early ma nhood. cleared his name Of It's
"unspeakable" attachment. and re-
stored him 10 the respect and love OF
his son. Also. gave 10 that son a
charming wife. And everything is
kept at the exciting speculative point
until the very last. A rare story,
indeed
| There Is special Interest to local
readers in this fine story. az Mr.. Mar.
quand, the author Is a Wilminstonisn
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Marquant
of this city. He Is a Harvard gradu
ate. class Of 1915. After graduating
he entered the editorial offices OF tn,
Boston Transcript. His work there
was interrupted by the Mexican
Border disturbance in 1915. when h
went to Texas with the Nationa
Guard. On his return he was connect
ed with the New York Tribune. bu
this. too, be was obliged To leave wher
war was declared with Germany. HI
entered Plattsburg in 1917, and wal
commissioned first Lieutenant Of felt
artillery. His war experience includes
action in the Marne-Aisne and Ar.
gonne operations.
Received OF the publishers.
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LAKE DUNMoRg, VERMONT.
Distinctive, beautiful and deUsh tft,I
mountain and water summer resort for
refined families.
VERITABLE HOUSE PARTY
Amusements-5wtmnn1 safe canoe
ing. fishing. tennis, horseback riding.
mountain trails. Table supplied Nth
fresh fruits. vegetables and dairy prod
ucts. Popular rates. Free booklets
ROSCOE 4. MARVEL, Manager.
Winter-Qui-Si-San Hotel, Green
Cove Springs. Florida. Here Is health az
the famous suipho ulagnesia springs.
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PHILADELPHIA QUOTATIONS..

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Philadelphia. May 20-Stocks closed
Eir,1,
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syllabus (Second Year, Isaac Pitmar

syllabus (Second Year, Isaac Pitman
Shorthand."-Prepared by Elizabeth
A. Roche and Elizabeth Riordon.
New York City: Isaac Pitman &
Sons, West Forty fifth street.
(s0.75.)
While the authors prepared this
book especially for the department of
secretariai studies in the WASHINGTON
Irving High School. New York City
it contains so many helpful sugges-
tons for the conduct OF shorthand
recitations generally that the syllabus
will be found valuable 10 teachers Of
all grades OF stenographic work
Received Of the publishers.
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Card of Thanks,

To the Mothers Pension Commission
the Great Chiefs of the Great Council
Of Delaware. Improved Order of Red
Men, the chiefs and members of Poca-
hontas Council and all members of the
Degree Of Pocohontas, Running Water
Council of New Jersey, and all friends
who sent flowers or loaned their auto
cars and those who assisted in any
manner at the funeral OF our beloved
wife and mother, we wish to return
our sincere thanks. Milton w. Fergu-
son, Mrs. Ester Jonee--Adv.
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STOCK QUOTATIONS
1900 o'clock
NEW YORK sToCKA.

1sptetsA Daily By Laird d Co. b.
curity Brokers, Ia Pont Building.
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SUMMER RESORTS
OCEAN CITY. n. ].
HofAl HENRY

9TH and hsbury. European plan. Larss
comforteble rooms With running wator
splendid cafeteria service .. II Henry
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Vineyard Sound House Hs ssIa.s sfa.,
Open June IS TO September 6.
Table and Bathing the Best