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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-18
FINANCIAL BRIEFS

The Bank Of England's minimum
discount rate remains unchanged at 4
per cent.
"A loan of f4. 200. 900 at Az per cent
to Straits Settlements is being under.
written in London at %, redecmable
1895 40.
Green Bay and Western Railroad for
the year ended December 81 reports
surplus Of S232 GAS after taxes and
charges. against S21S. .4G2 in 1920.
New York Central for the quarter
ended March 81 reports surplus Of 3d.
OBS. .O57 after taxes and charges. agaifist
ter of 1921.
The average price Of the twenty ac.
tive industrial stocks advanced ] .OS per
cent Yesterday to 93.71. while the
twenty railroads advanced .G6 per cent
to 81.
-Pnrsly Brothers & Co. have issued a
chart relative to United States Gov
crnment Liberty Loan issues designed
to show their present status in con-
else way.
KANSAS City Southern reports April
operating income Of sag. 200 after cx-
penscs and tax, against S4l4 500 a year
ago. For four months 81 1.15S.S40.
against 81 ,G6I $40 in the same period
Of 1921.
The Southern Railway was granted
permission today to guarantee payment
of the interest and principal Of So. 300.
600 in equipment trust certificates. The
securities will be sold by a Philadcl-
phia financial institution as trustee.
but the funds will go to the railroad
for the purchase of new rolling stock.
FORMATION Of Commonwealth Power
CORPORATION to take over all power and
light properties Of Commonwealth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-18

Power, Railway and Light Company,
was announced. The latter company
and Union Railway Gas and Electric
Company. It's subsidiary. will be owners
Of all common and preferred shares Of
new corporation.
John -. Ryan. Cornelius F.. Kelley
and Benjamin u. Thayer were re-
elected to the directorate Of the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company. each
for n term Of three years. The report
of the company reviews the demoraiza
tion of the copper industry in 1021 and
reports a loss Of $1G.009, 900.
worth Company during the first foul
months of 1922 showed not gain Of
$4, 81 @. .43O, or II .4G per cent over cor.
responding period of last year. 1t was
announced at the annual meeting Of the
company. April. 1922. showed me-
gain of S2.417 400 over corresponding
mont hof 1921.
Report Of American Ship and Com
mercc Corporation for the year ended
December 81 shows consolidated net
loss Of 81 ,O45. .0S4 after interest. de.
probation, taxes. etc. This compare:
with net profit of S1.510,S55, equiva
lent to S233 share on the GAS. 19l
shares of capital stock of no par value
in the previous year.
AT the meeting of the Governing
Committee of the Philadelphia Stocl
Exchange yesterday afternoon Roh"r
l.. Boston was elected to membership
Amendment TO bylaws to prevent stock
speculation by bank employees without
consent of their employer. and amend
ment to constitution forbidding mem
bcrs from taking partners without ap-
provnl of Committee on Admissions
which have been posted for two weeks
were adopted.
Statement showing earnings of sub.
sidiary companies of Public Service
Corporation Of New Jersey for -four
months ended April last. was submitted
to directors at the board meeting Tues
day. 1t showed operating revenue OF
S25 ,9O3 DOS. against S25, $50 .O30 foi
the corresponding period Of 1921, II
gain so far of S623 $50. Amount avail
able for dividends and surplus after
operating expenses. including amortiza
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tion, taxes and Hxcd charges was 81
O2O, 40, against $1,O3S. 16S, gain
of SOS2 .OO1 over last ycnr.
Ono of this years largest rcfundins
operations by an industrial corporation
IS represented in today's offering Of Il
new issue of S22.5OO 900 of the Nir-
vinia Carolina Chemical Company
twenty Ave year : per cent. sinking
fund gold bonds at 0Sa, to yield an-
proximately 7.12 per cent. 4 sy.ndi
cate composed of Blair & Co.. Inc,
Iinllgartcn & Co.. the Equitable Trust
Company of New York and the Chas'
Securities Corporation is floating th'
issue. That group has underwritten NJ
issue of S12.5OO. 900 of the company
fifteen. year ~ per cent sinking fun'
gold bonds to be offered to its stock
holders soon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-18
l)RB SHARES HOLD
! AROUND THE BEST
Ian. In Especially Good Demand.
Independent Lead at
New High
Nav York. May 1s.-Thc curb mar

Nav York. May 1S.-Thc curb mar.
!. continued active after opening. and.
rhil. profit taking developed in many
', ,ho more important issues. the gen.
q os.i y" "undertonc continued firm. with
s.ny holding 4, Gr"uud rnSud m the best best
.,Icn 10 2Ok. Durant Of Indiana
froctionaIly higher. Glen Alden
wosed M up to 533s. Kirby Petroleum
s','a s.s a shade lower. Mexican scnboard
Improved nearly a point, while Viii c, g, good ID
Tn.yisna Mt n good upturn to 1OIis.
TjSsTnsiand ruled within fraction Of the
highest. -, ..,
mrssmnicnn Sugar shaded of slightly.
i,uitsd Profit Sharing moved up y.
Marlborough voting trust certificates,
.Nsr ft, q good advance. turned heavy.
ioSns s,ia nearly point from the best.
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Further Gain In Bar Silver

Domestic bar silver was UNCHANGED IN New
York today at g9Ss G per fne ounce: foresn
i3ss g an advance Of y and another new
high mark for the year. In London. the
price was 3Td. an advance over yesterday
high prices Of y d.
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Comedy In Lu Lu Temple Tonight
The newly formed womcn's organi-
cation Of the United States Veterans
Bureau in its first appearance, will
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present one. sct comedy, 'srhe Read
err" in Lu Lu Temple tonight. The
play was prepared BY members OF the
dramatic club Of the organization. The
performance will be followed by a dance.
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BY PETER b. KYNE
THEVENGEANCEO OF
HENRYJARROMAN
BY Roy vickers

Jarroman read the statement
aloud In q casual fashion. and
Nadia remarked as casually that
she was glad. She chatted anus
ingiy during dinner and seemed
in no way excited: but a. they
rose to leave the dinineroom he
saw her eyes sweep searchingfy
over the tables within her range
Of vision. Instantly he deduced
that she was expecting stranack's
arrival In person. now that the
election was over. AS he followed
her from the room. conscious AZ
always Of the admirfng glances
that followed her nowerlike
beauty. be was trying to map out
his policy.
The next morning passed
quietly. Jarroman found time be
fore luncheon to examine the
visitors book. Among last night's
arrivals was. he noticed. wilfred
Stranack.
He said nothing as Nadia 5oined
him, but he watched her covertly
and presently saw her start. flush.
and then bow composedly 10 q
man sitting at a distant table.
As they took their own seats she
said. quietly:
That 10 Mr.. Stranack over
there by the third pillar
'Indeed?" returned Jarromsn.
with polite interest
Luncheon proceeded. Nadia was
dressed today In a clear shell pink
that made her skin dazzling white
and her eyes deep as shadoved
ID n.
kept them PERSISTENT lowered and
as a result did not see stranack
rise when he had psrtaken OF cof-
fee and come toward them.
How do you do, Miss Jarro-
man."
At sound Of his voice Nadia's
lips quivered In an uncomfortable
agitation, but she did not betray
IL in her voice or manner. She
greeted him. introduced him 70
Jarroman and congratulated him
on his political success.
You must have had a strenuous
time" remarked Jarroman. You
deserve a holiday"
"Parliament's in recess just now. /"
returned Starnack. so ! ran down
mere at once Il wanted to-weu.
frankly, sir. wanted TO speak to
you IL you could spare me half an
hour."
A little gasp OF protest came
from Nadia, which both men ig,
nored.
Certainly" said Jarroman. Il
shall be pleased. Nadia. my dear,
shall we make a mover"
Nadia had no choice but to rise
and lead the way TO their suite,
but at the door OF Jarroman's sit
ting rom she murmured an apol-
ogy and retreated to her own quar-
tiers. Stranack looked disappoint-
ed, but made no attempt TO de-
tain her.
Copyright. 1873. by the Chicago Tr1bunc
To Be Continued Tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25
PROBLEMS OF LIFE
First Real Vacation
BY Virginia Lee.

VIZ HEN we speak and write
wv Of love, and then. for
w variations on the theme.
express our so-called ideals" of
love. are we always quite sincere?
We who feel our lack of love
are we not inclined to grow a
bit self-righteous, to blame the
lack on our superiority, our
high deals?
Love is. after all, a very nor
NAL emotion. 1t may be sordid
or exquisite, lasting or elusive
sweet or bitter, according as we
may inspire or accept it. But II
It passes us by completely the
fault Is ours alone.
do not believe that because a
girl Is a girl she should not seek
the true love. The olden days,
when the fair maiden waited for
the knight to pass by her win
dow are no more
So I have little sympathy for
the girls who write to me and
tell me that their ideals are SO
high they fear they will never
marry: that the ideals Of modern
young men are so low they do not
want nor appreciate good girls,
that there is really no such thing
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25
THE PRIDE OF PALOMAR b
Read This Gripping Story by Author of The
Kindred Of the Dust" Told In Motion Pic
lures, Loew's Palace Soon.

beamed Q sweetness. q benign.
ancy. and tenderness that. u the
irnpressionable Farrell bespoke
mental as well a.. physioal beauty.
She was gowned. gIovsd and hat
ted with rich simplicity.
II think that white man u
from the East." Farrell concluded,
although why that impression
came to him. he would have been
at q loss to explain. Perhaps II
was because he appeared to asso-
eiate on terms Of social equality
with japanese whosi boofish.
ness. coupled with an evident d.
sire to agree with everything the
white, man said. proclaimed him
anything but . consular fsprs-
sentative or q waiting merchant.
Presently the girls brown eyes
were turned casually m Fsrrel's
direction. seemingly, without in
tersst. Instantly he rose, fixed
her with a comprehending look,
nodded almost imperceptibly to-
ward the chair ne was vacatins.
and returned to his seat inside the
car. Her fine prows lifted a
trifle; her slight inclination of
the head was robbed OF the chill
Of brevity by q flesting smile Of
gratitude, not 30 much for the
sacri1ce Of his seat In her favor
as for the fine courtesy which
had moved him to proffer II
without making of his action
an excuse to sit beside her and
attempt an acquaintance.
From his exile, Farrell observed
with satisfaction how quickly the
girl excused herself to her com.
panions and crossed over to the
seat vacated in her favor.
At the first call for luncheon,
he entered the diner and was
given a seat at a small table. The
seat opposite him was unoccu.
pied. and when the girl entered
the diner alone and was shown
to this vacant seat, Farrell
thrilled pleasurably.
Three long. loud ones for you,
young lady" he soliloquized.
you didn't care to eat at the
same table with the brown beg.
gar; so you came to luncheon
alone"
As their glances met. there was
in Farrers black eyes no hint Of
recognition, for he possessed In
full measure all Of the modesty
and timidity of the most modest
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NEW YORK, Nov. "a.


n ENBATH the suspicious heart
n Of Manhattan is q generosity
that is paradoxical. The
town Is cynical toward the new
conner and has no time to cheer
the struggler. Yet when one falls
along the way. overcome by mis-.
fortune. New York is perhaps the
biggest-hearted city in America.
II has proved this time after
time.
A number of years ago two
well-known authors were in the
bar Of the old Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel. The day before Morgan
Robertson. the writer, had given
up the earthly struggle. His
family needed funds.
The authors started to raise
money. They agreed not to men,
accosted people on the street and
In offices and merely explained
that they needed money for a
worthy cause-for the family Of
a fellow who was quite worth
while.
In q single afternoon they
raised something like $1,000. Not
a donor knew to whom his con-
tribution would go. There 10 an
actress. once a star. who was re-
ceived, with silence In play after
play and had become the despair
of managers. Her savings were
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NEW YORK CITY :: Byo.o Mcintyre.

swept away and her home was
to be sold at auction.
The morning of the sale she
received a package which con-
tained enough currency to save
the home. 1t was sent anony-
mously and to this day she does
not know the name of the donor
Paper Collar Joe, who made his
living by devious ways, used to
say that a man who was broke
In New York was just fool
"All you got to do is to pro-
vide a tear-jerking situation" he
said, "and pick up the shower OF
change" There was a push-cart
peddler who used to be able to
manipulate a wheel of his cart
SO 1t would fall off and spill his
wares over the street. Sympathetic
pedestrians invariably made up
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collection which more than
doubled his ordinary profit.
He was getting rich when the
police saw through his trick and
sent him off to Blackwells Is
land. Beggars can make more on
New York streets than the streets
OF any other city,
Families of great wealth
such as the Rockefellers and
Eanderbilis use two sets of
signatures. One is for their cor
respondence and the other is
for their checks. 1t is just a
stumbling block that is put in
the way of clever forgers.
There is gentleman on our
block, by the way, who appears
very sure of himself as he leaves
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25
HERE ARE VALUABLE
HOMIE RECIPES.

TT ERE are some tip-top reci-
pes for desserts and after
IA dinner sweets. They are
especially suitable for autumn
days when the air IL bracing and
appstites are keen:
FRUIT CAKE.
1 cup butter. 2 cups sugar, 4
eggs, ! cups flour. Y teaspoon
salt, . teaspoons baking powder.
u cup milk. teaspoons vanilla.
1.s cup orange peel, cut In
pieces. 1-3 cup citron, cut in
pieces. 1-3 cup dates. cut In
pieces.
Cream butter and add sugar,
creaming them together. Add
well-beaten egg yolks. Sift flour.
salt, and baking powder together
and add to egg mixture. alter
nately with milk. Fold in stiffly
beaten egg whites. Add vanilla
and floured fruit. Bake In round
cake pan / to IN hours IN mod
crate oven.
Ice all over with plain white
icing ofnamented with pieces of
citron and cahdied cherries.
LEMON NUT BRITTLE.
. cups granulated sugar, 1
cup blanched almonds, / cup
English walnuts. y cup lemon
peel.
Melt sugar over slov fire, stir
ring constantly. Cook Until a
light brown. being careful not to
burn It, Pour at once over the
nuts and fruit which have been
arranged in a well buttered pan.
Mark in bars when partly cold.
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likely TO involve her. That is
why / so heartily indorse the
idea Of the business partner
ship in marriage. / believe thai
the basis of all financial arrange
ments between husband and wife
should be an absolutely fair bust
ness partnership. And I believe
that the terms of the partnership
should be arranged before mar
riage-that is, before the business
of home-making is actually
opened"
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25
The Latest Thing.

The ''bustle' has returned. but
Is now worn outside instead of
inside the skirt. The wire cylinder.
which is the form it takes. is GOV.
cred with the same material as the
dress; wide ribbons pass through it
which fall in cascade ends at the
side. For evening dresses that is
all very well, but it looks rather
out Of place on a three-piece toilette,
the third piece being an abbreviated
fur coat, =
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25
The Story Thus Far

THE story opens on the
L Rancho Palomar, an ex-
tsnsive tract In Southern Can.
fornia- e
II 10 the estate of the Far
rels, an ancient California
family dating back to the
days OF the Spanish conquis-
tadores. and enlivened with a
dash of Irish.
Old DON Miguel Farrel. alone
on the heavily mortgaged
rancho with only his last
faithful retainer, Pablo Arte-
Ian, and the latter's expan-
size wife. receives q telegram
from the War Department at
Washington announcing the
death IN battle in Siberia of
his only son. Don Mike.
False news, as the subse-
quent scene at the Preside
army field shows. There
Don Mike is mustered out Of
the service and takes leave of
his captain. On the train,
homeward bound, he encoun-
ters a party Of three, Okada.
an overbearing wealthy Japa-
nese; Mr.. Parker, a prosper
ous-appearing American with
q down-East accent, and the
latter's beautiful daughter,
Kay.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25
GREATEST DESIRE OF
WOMAN.
ADMIRATIONs

hDMInhIIONl
Feature Page Editor: What
is it that a woman desires the
most? After much careful thought
and deliberation, the answer
seems to be admiration
"She" may have beauty-fame
millions, but if she" does not
compel admiration she never has
that satisfied feeling"
Is the little mother, seemingly
wrapped up in husband and ba-
bies. altogether happy? Hardly.
Every one ! ever met in my ex-
perience is secretly envious of
the "Follies" girl. Would or
could there be any glamour to
the stage II II were not for the
admiration X excites?
A woman may have all the
beauty Of Helen and Lillian Rus
sell and not hold claim to ad-
miratiou. We women. every one
OF us, long to have the irresist-
ibie something" that makes us
fascinating to other people.
II I remember my Chaucer cor
rectly, Goeffrey and ] agree that
admiration is necessary to a wom-
ans happiness. NJ. II.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25
Interesting Facts.

At the age of Is years a dog is
more decrepit than a man of 80.
Lions and tigers are too weak
In lung power to run more than
half Q mile.
Three hundred thousand worlds
Of the size Of this earth could be
stored inside the sun.
A fraction Of d grain of musk
will scent a room for years. and
the curious thing about it is
that at the end that time its
weight is not diminished by the
Smallest frnstion,
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25
Fashion Hints.

The Russian blouse effect ap-
pears not only on street frocks
seen on Fifth avenue and dinner
dresses but also on the luxurious
topcoats for which this season bids
fair to be famous. One black coat
worn today is a wool fabric with
a satiny texture and has a Russian
blouse made entirely of brown fur,
the same fur being used to form
the high COLLAR
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25

though his preferences in food
were simple. he was extraordi-
narily hungry and knew exactly
what he wanted. For long
months he had dreamed of a por-
terhouse steak smothered in
mushrooms. and now, finding
that appetizing Wand listed on
the menu, he ordered it without
giving mature deliberation to the
possible consequences of his act.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25

For the past two months he had,
been forced to avoid, when din
ing alone. meats served in such
a manner as to necessitate firm
and skilful manipulation Of a
knife-and when the waiter
served his steak, he discovered.
to his embarrassment, that It
was not particularly tender nor
was his knife even reasonably
sharp. Consequently, following
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25

paratively little unemployment.
Harvests have been fair and.
except in few localities,
food is not lacking. Tariff bar
riers set up in some countries
are being frustrated by a grow
ing recognition that prosperity in
any country is dependent upon
the movement of the exportable
surplus and that wants cannot
be satisfied IL doors are closed to
imports. There may be more
dark hours, but Europe is on the
road that leads to sunshine"
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an unsatisfactory assault, he laid,
the knife aside and cast an
anxious glance toward the kitchen,
into which his waiter had dis
appeared; while awaiting the aid
of this functionary. he hid his
right hand under the table and
gently massaged the back Of 1t
at a point where a vivid red
scar showed.
Copyright. 1sa2, BY Peter B. Kyne.)
To Be Continued Tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25

and timid race on earth where
women are concerned-the Irish
tempered with the exquisite
courtesy Of that race for whom
courtesy and gallantry toward
woman are q tradition-the Span
ish Of that all but extinct Cali
fornian caste known as the
gefte.
It pleased Farrell to pretend
careful study Of the menu. AL
The Washington herald., 1922-11-25

another war in
E u r pc is
W h oily un-
founded. Ac-
cording to my
recent obser-
vations in six
c o U n trie 8
abroad, condi-
tions are i'm
proving rapid
ly. Europe has
u n gu estion-
a b ly m a d e
pr o & r e IS in
the last year,
with labor
more coopera-
tive and COM
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m HEY went in silence. but
Jarroman was aware of Ma
l. dia's sideiong giances. Pres
entity their eyes met and he saw
there was something softened in
her expression. He guesesd she
was touched by what had hap
that after all these years of soil
tude and self-reliance. a fathers
concern for her welfare-how-
ever exaggerated-was pleasant.
He forced himself to smile at
her, but his hands shook on the
reins. What was this weakness
that had seized him, this treach-
erous. whispering doubt? He
dragged his mind back to it's nor
NAL channel. He found his mind
chanting the runes Of hatred.
making it's points as IL before
some devils tribunal, taking fresh
grip Of its weapons Presently he
was becoming certain that the
whole thing had been an illusion.
He had become panic-stricken at
the bare idea OF Nadia's peril sim
ply and solely because her death
now would mean q Illustration of
his vengeance.
Strangely his thoughts wan
dered into a speculation that had
occurred to him before. What
was his own daughter like? Slen-
der. young. like Nadia? More
probably married to some plodding
wage Garner, doomed already to a
groove Of existence at once pretty
and profound. since IL held the
naked realities OF life. All. well,
when his task was completed he
must find her and see what he
could do.
That evening the papers an
nounced that the Hon. Wilfred
Stranack had been elected member
Of Parliament for Creighley.
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INV NAAS vi
vorce co TT
than any other
on e C a u S e.
And / do be-
heve that the
/ n d ependent
W o m a n who
does her own
thinking an d
earns her own
living is actu-
ally shrinking
from married
life because of
he sordid
sQuabbles over
m o n e v In
which IL is