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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-26
BRISK RECOVERY
 IN STOCK PRICES
Active Trading Signals Retreat Of Overcrowded
 Short Interest

NEW YORK, April 25.-The brisk recovery in stock prices, accompanied by more active trading in today's mar ket, signalled the partial retreat of an overcrowded short interest," Led by United States Steel common, which closed 211a points higher at 10015 on buying based on expectation of fav- orable developments at next weeks dividend meeting, active industrials re- bounded to 4 points above yesterday s final figures. Rails presented a more spotty appearance, strength of "Nickel Plate" being offset by the weakness of Norfolk and Western.
 Abundance of call money at low rates, which was explained by the fact that the local federal reserve bank s ratio was the highest in nearly seven years. was a contributing factor in the covering movement. Call money, which opened at 3% per cent, was reduced later to 3h, outside loans" being available below this figure. Time money rates eased slightly, short term funds being available at AZ per cent. Commercial paper rates were un- changed.
 The demand for stocks to retire short contracts was urgent from the start, particularly from the standard in dustrials. Baldwin advanced from 1091a to 112M and American Can from 99 Is to 102, each closing slightly be- low their top prices for net gains of about 8 points. Studebaker old stock closed 1 F spoints higher at S5 IS.
 Reports of marked improvement in the oil, copper and shipping industries furnished the back ground for a sub- stantial advance in those groups, net gains of l to 2h points being recorded by Pacific oil, the Pan-American issues. Niarland, Cosden and Standard Oil of California.
 Strength of corn products which closed nearly three points higher at lTO, was directly traceable ts the re- port of the first quarter lowing earn ings equivalent to $5.61 a share, better ing the record of any quarter last year. While jump of more than f points Tn U. $. Cast Iron Pipe was attributed to pool operations, a heavy demand is known to exist for the company's product.
 An extreme gain of four points by Nickel Plate was attributed to speculative expectation that the an- nual dividend would be increased from S6 to $7 in the near future. No req son was forthcoming for the drop in Norfolk and Western from 124 3-S to l2l 3-S, the closing price of 122 rep- resented net of loss of 1 %. Pere Marquette established new 1924 high at 46A and then yielded slightly on official denial of reports that an in crease in dividends was contemplated.
 Foreign exchanges were again slight iy reactiOnary. Demand sterling ruled about 4 of cent lower around $4.37X and French francs were quoted slightly above 6Ac. Fluctuations in rails were narrow and unimportant.
 Total stock sales, S32.4 400.
 Twenty industrials averaged, 92.46: previous day, 91.47.
 High 1924: 101 .24; low, 9O.2S
 Twenty railroads averaged S1 165. previous day, S1.41.
 High 1924: S6.32; low, S1.00.
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FEDERAL RESERVE
 BANK STATEMENT

WASHINGTON. April :5.-Combined resources and liabilities of the twelve Federal Reserve banks at the close of business April 23 were reported tonight by the Federal Reserve board in thou sands of dollars as follows:
 Resources
 Gold with Federal Reserve agents. B. 047.470. Gold redemption fund with Unit ed States treasury, 55,s71. Gold hreld exclusively against Federal Reserve notes, 2,l03, Al. Gold settlement fund with Federal Reserve board. 23.1s2. Gold and gold certificates held by banks. sS7.- 267. Total gold reserves, 3,113. S90. Re- serves other than gold. 1O0.937, Total reserves, S,214,S27. Non-reserve cash. 51.- SPA Bnls discounted: Secured by United Other bills discounted 2s4,929. Total bills discounted 472,S4S. Bills bought in open market, 140.424 United States gov ernment securities: Bonds. 1S,S92; treas ury notes, 2o1,15S; certificates of indebt- edness. 54.245. Total United states gov earning assets, 51. Total earning assets SS S1.613. Five per cent redemption fund = federal Reserve bank notes, 2S. Gn- coilaHted items, 6I1.I29. Bank premises SS4SO. All other resources, 22,114.
 1OtFI resources, l,e4@.415.
 Liai ilititS
 Federal Reserve notes i;' actual cir"u- lation, 1.940S21 Federal Reserve notes in, circulation net. $50. Deposits: Mem Ger 6anEs Ss7 oSSsr l76. Total deposits, 2,OOO.S S56. Deferred availability items. 556,O51. Capital paid inss 110, s65.. Surplus, 22O,S15. All other liabilities. 14,557. Total liabilities, 4.s44,- flo. Ratio of total reserves to deposit ana Federal Reserve note liabilities com bined, S1.6 per cent. Contingent liability on bills purchased for foreign corresnond. ents., 17,276.
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SCOUTS ARE GUESTS

MONTEVALLO, Ala, April 25.1 4 Especial: l--At the last meeting of tI| Montevallo Exchange club the Bd Scouts of the town were >the speci| guests for that meeting. Several tall were made by the various club men
 bers concerning the work of the scout Among those speaking for the boI were 0. C.. Smith, president; Rev. H. Carmichael, R. A. Reid, and othei'
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HUBBARD BROS. ANCE]

Members New York Cotton Exehnna| New OrleaRs Cotton Exchange, Ne! York Produce Exchange, AssociHsl Members Liverpool Cotton Asscciafio. Orders solicited for the purchase al
 sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed on f' future delivery. Special esnssgnmSnss spot cotton for delivery.
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COTTON sEED OIL

NEW YORK, April 25.-Cotton seed oil was easy today, closing being near bottom 10 to 15 points net lower. Aside from hquidattng sales in May there was little future to the trading. The weak ness in lard had a bearlsh effect upon sentiment. Sales s,70O barrels; prime crude, $s.S0@s.62ls prime summer vel. all bid.
 siO.asi September, ;lo.52. october. s9.ss.
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'sLIVERPOOL, April 25.-Cotton spot quiet; prices steady; good middling. 1s.65d {; low middling. 1sS5d; good ordinary, 15.s5d; ordinary. 16.35d Sales. 5000 bales, including 1900 American. Receipts, 21,- lures closed easy April. 17.41d; May 17.z0d; July. 16.57ds october. 1433d; De- cember, 13.s49; January, 1S.70d.
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WOOL MARKET

BOSTON, April 25.-The Commercial Bulletin will say tomorrow:
 "Business continues moderately active with prices holding no more than steady in the eastern seaboard markets export trading continues. Operations in the west have been scattering at prices generally ranging from 39 to 43 cents in Nevada Wyoming and Idaho. In Texas 12 months wools have been sold@ at 46c and eight months clips at Al and 42c. Some of the manufacturers temporarily at least appear to be getting some repeat orders, although not enough to disturb the market or force them to buy wool, except at their convent ence.
 "The foreign markets keep very steady, prices are expected to rule firm al London and in the primary markets at the sales next week and the week following.
 "Mohair is very firm at the recent ad- vance. The new season Is just opninE firm in South Africa"
 RAW SILK NEW YORK, April 25.-Ray silk, dull ; prices unchanged.
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BONDS
 TOUCH NEW TOP
Brisk Activity In Govern -neht Issues IsFeature
 Of Session

NEW YORK. April 25.--Diversion| of Wall streets surplus funds into in- yestment channels today stimulated one| of the years most active trading ses- sions in liberty bonds and carried lead ing active issues to new top prices forl 1924.
 The brisk activity in the UnitedI States government obligations was thc| outstanding feature of the market, inI which the prices Of most domestic liensI failed to develop n definite trend. The| turnover of $1 ,000, 900 blocks of theI liberty issues attested to the heayyI volume of institutional buying. GainsI in the four active A per cent bondsI ranged from 5-32nds to S-S2nds of aI point.
 Aggressive buying of the Serbian Ss which has been in progress for several days, carried these bonds up more than a point to n new 1924 high level at so. -the objective set by strong banking group. Steady improvement in sJugo slavia's financial condition revealed in detail by the country's financial ex- ports, who recently visited the United States, has contributed to the advancd in the bonds from 1924 low leve around 63. Eventually, the Serbian| government expects to do additional borrowing here, but the hotation oi another loan probably would not De at|& |& tempted unless it's present securitie} were selling near their offering price ol 95h.
 Price movements of domestic lien were not significant today. St, Pau and other speculative railroad issue advanced; sugar company obligation scored further recoveries, and WilsoI and Company and Magma Coppe mortgages lost ground
 Total bond sales (par value) $14, S07, GOO.
 J Averages Friday and Thursday
 Ten first grade rails, 86.S3; S0.SS.
 Ten secondary rails, S497; S4.S7. Ten public utilities, 87.45; SPAS.
 Ten industrials, 93.17 93.32.
 Combined, SS.11; 8S.14.
 Combined month ago, $500.
 Combined year ago, S6.63.
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COFFEE FuTuREs

NEW TURK, April 25.-Coffee futures opened today at decline of 13 points to an advance of 3 points with near promoted by a few May notices. Once thess offerings had been absorbed, the market steadied on covering May sold up from 13.55c to 13.7Oc and Decemher from 12.l3c to 12S5c, the market clos ar ens sei seI. 5 points lower to 15 points high 1s.2Sc; September, 12.65c October, I2 52c; December' l2.25c: March, 11.95c.
 Spot coffee in moderate demand. Rio Is, 15 @15hc; Santos As 1894 9i9iIc. Cost and freight offers included part Bourbon US and 5ss at 1S.25@19.OOc.
 Hlo exchange on London, 1-32 pence lower, Dollar buying rate unchanged, RIO market 225 ot 275 reis higher; San sos, 70 to S00 reis higher. Brazilian port
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES

NEW YORK. April 25.-Foreign ex- rhanseS irregular. Quothations in cents great Britain demand, s4,37 3-16; cables. sas4 tSt 15l1f 1I55l1sf tlG.d so,dsy bills, banks. e,SSe; Italy. 4.45 and 4.45h. Belgium osSo .s P and 5S6ia. Germany (per trillion1' d.n ,E1 Holland as 37.1Sis. Norway, 1888. swe. uen; Zo.30 Denmark, 16.71. Switzerland. iI12A: Spain, 1880 Greece 2oS' Po. land, .o0ool2 Czechoslovakia, 3s4. Jugo- slavia' l,24 Austria. .0O14B. Rumania, Tokyo, 39h Montreal. 9s4,
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK. April 25.-FsIowIas are tedsy's high. lev and eIssins prisss of bonds on the Nsw York Stock Exchange, and tho total sales d each hend: s M
 UNITED STATES BONDS
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STATEMENT oF sPINNERs' TAKiNes OF AMERICAN COTTON THROUGHOUT
 THE WORLD
SEA ISLAND COTTON

SAVANNAH, Ga, April 25.-Sea Is- lands; Market nominal; extra choice 37c; choice, S5 1c; extra fine. 34c; sales, none receipts, 249; shipments. l; stock, 4O3 crop in sight, 2,567.
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POTATO MARKET

CHICAGO April 25.-Potatoes trading very slow, market weak receipts, 70 Wisconsin sacked round whites. $1.1O0
 1.:5; bulk. $1.OO6f1.S0: Minnesota and
 '" Dakota sacked Red River Ohlos,
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NAVAL STnREs

psn1s 4GSGN%ih sfsady fe ARei sacs ssTTF S; ceipts, 266; shipments, 127; stock. 14,0s2
 Rosin. firm; sales, 926; receipts. l.
 Quote; B. $4.35Q Q4.4O; D. $4.55: E. F, S4.60: G. H. S4.65; l, S4.65@4.7O; K. $40; M, $47O@4.75 N. $4.75@4SO; VIC, s5.6O: wv, $640. (April 26 holiday)
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DRY GOODS

. NEW YORK, April 25.-Cotton goods trading continued light today with gray goods steady and finished goods in small lots demand. Yarns were unchanged and quiet Light weight knit underwear has weaves were dull and some fancies sold sier% soid steadily. Dress goods in plain weaves were rull, and some fancies sold moderately. Fancy silks for immediate use were bought in small lots. Burlaps were quiet. Linens also were quiet save in the dress linen division Raw silk was less active
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LOCAL SECURITIES
STATE AND muNIcIrAL BONDS

Alabama SHs, 1856 .....................s st os Alabama Is, i9S6 .....:................. 90 S Alabama higfWay 4hs ..... ......s......i ee iee City q elrminsham, Gs0 ts 5.Io set. hzsis.
 Jefferson County. 4.7s ts 5 pet. basIs. ssS JeiisFsss csunty Warrants. S.25 ts pet
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GALE MONEY

NEW TURK. April 25.-Call 1nonev. easier; high; 3% per cent; low, sis; rui- ing rate. S%; closing bid, Sh offered at "% last loan. 3ia ;>c call loans against ac- ceptances, Ss: time loans steady; mixed collateral 60-90 days, 4h 4-6 months, 4S V4% prime commercial paper. A @4%.
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ga, April 25.-Turpentine steady. 2S: sales. none; receipts. S1s; shipments, 432; stock, 5.204.
 Rosin firm: sales 6O6; receipts. s25; shipments, 4s6; stock, 77O4. Quote; B. s455' D; $4;6o: E, S4S5; F. VIC. S5.65 wv x, $6.SO.
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WEEKLY LIYERPOOL

LIVERPOOL, April 25.-Weekly cotton statistics:
 Total forwarded to mills. 55,000 bales, of which 3l,000 was American; stock, 6SS,- 900. American 26.OOO: Imports, 43, ,0O0 American, 12OOO; exports, 6.OOO; Ameri- can, 1000.
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NEW ORLEANS. April 25.-RouRh rice nominal; sales. 520; Carolina, 4sb; re- ceipts. none.
 Clean rice. strong; sales. 200 Honduras, 5&c; BIO Blue Rose, 5@5%c; 134 Caro- lima, 5h; receipts, 2,072 pockets.
 Bran and polish unchanged.
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NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK, April 25.-FoIIewing Is the official list of transaetons en the New York Curb Exchange, diving alt stocks. and bonds traded h:
 ESiNDUSTRlALS
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LONDON MONEY

LONDON, April 25.-Bar silver. 33h pence per ounce. Money, 1h per cent. Discount rates: Short bills. 2 15-16@3 per cent. Three-months bills. 2 6-160 3h per cent.
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. April FsiIswlns are tsdays sales, hlsh, ew and closing prices of stecks listed en tue New Yerk Stock Exchange:
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RICE MARKET

FLOUR MARKET MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 25-Fiour unchanged; shipments, 29.0S1 barrels. Bran. $22.00.
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eRAIN AN6 PR0vIsloMs
CASH GRAIN

CASH GRAIN < No. hard. .ssc@sIas: No. 2 red. sf.iieo. Corn: No. yellow. 779T75scs No. 2 mixed. 7s.4c. Oats: No , white. Soc
 NEW YORK, April 2s.-Rye barely <steady: No: western. 77% fob New York and 75%c eff export other arfi-. cies unchanged.
 CHICAGO, April ss.-wheat: No. I hard. $lo1& No. hard. s1.04K @1.13 5sMc, Oats: No, 2 white, 4O%c; No. 3. 1sv. so@s2c. Timothy seed, $500 @7so Clever seed. s13.50@ @22.00. Ribs. $1Q.O0 Bellies, S10.s7.
 ST. LOUIS. April 2s.-cash wheat: No. l I5;i sLtt; No; si.129i.1s. Corn; No.
 Oats: No. 2 white. 50Nc; No. 3. 4sitc. Futures; May, wheat $l.O2ss @1.02A; July,
 corS: May 7sRc; July. 7sMc. Oats: May. 4shc; July. =
 TOLEDO. April 25.-ciover seed, old, $1s.5o asked; new. s11.00 asked; octo- Der; $il.95. Aisike $9.5O; timothy seed ss.5o asked; May. ss.75 asked; September, 4f4 U
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TIMETABLES

sFlorida barrels Spaulding Rose No l, s9.50010; No 2. $6.75 @7t25.
 Celery firm; Florida standard crates, $3.25@3.75.
 Strawberries firm: Louisiana 24-pint crates Klondykes, $3.00@3.25
 Spinach market weak. Texas. bushels, 75c@$1.'
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sPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. April 25.-Spot ton. i.5Ss; to arrive, i2s; low middiinE' 2s'Sse; sNsiddling. 30.SSc; good middling 32 O0c; i; receipts, 2.0s9; stock. 129,246
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WOOL MARKET

BOSTON, April 25.-The BuIIetfr Nil publish the following vol quotations td Domestic. M,sso.r, h.,t s,. 6sc;- $ blood, 53 3@B4c; N blood. 6i mSsl Rio market 225 to 275 reis higher: SaI] secured basis: Texas. fine. I2 rnorifhl Pulled; Delaine,t $1.s0@i.3 .35: A, sH3 @l:2S; A supers, $1.10@I.15. Mohairs: Best combing, 75@g0c bed
 HORSES AND. MULES EAST ST. LOUIS, April 25.-Horses a N mules, steady; quotations unchanred
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NEW YORK, April 25-Bradstreet's tomorrow will say; ''The advance of the tended to counter balance the reaction from Easter buying and make for more cheerful reports as to crops, and likewise for slightly better advices as to retail trade. The latter is, however, decidedly Irregular and does not seem to have the later-and longer-Easter sekson. Wholesale trade and industry generally tend to contract rather than expand Collections, too. have sagged slightly. The decline, however, from year ago at this date. when. 1t will be recalled, trade was seem very great and clearing returns point to a larger business passing, but the long continued cautious buying at wholesale seems to be finding its coun- terpart in retail trade, which hitherto has been estimated to have been quiet because of weather and seasonal condi- tions. Failures for April to date have run a shade larger in number than a year ago."
 Weekly bank clearings, S7,476,52s, 900.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

NEW YORK. April 25.-Cotton, spot, steady; middling. 31.OOc.
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PORT MOVEMENT
INTERIOR MOVEMENT

Reeeipts-Week. 58. TO: season. 6.S0I,Is2.
 Exports-Neek. 75.54I: season. 4,S1I.077.
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METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, April 25.-Copper steady f: electroytic spot and futures, 13h @13%c. Tin, easy spot and nearby. $4S.75; futures, $4S.50. Iron steady, prices unchanged. Lead, easy; spot. s775@S,OO. Zinc easy East St. Louis spot and futures. $6.1O. Anthony, spot, $9.50.
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BAR SILVER
BRADsTREET,s REVIEW

A1zAHN CKH1VEN
 NEW YORK, April 25.-Bar silver S4h; Mexican dollars 49X.
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FLAX MARKET DULUTH, April 25.--Close flax; May, s2ss; July. s2,ssM; September, $2.1s.
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BbNR sTo9Ks
INSURANCE sTocks
MIscELLAME0Us sT0cKs

Ala. NatlsnaI Life. par 10 e..s.........!. @ 2:
 Protective Life. par 10 .-...s.s.......... e a
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Total sales Of bends today weFe Si4.ee7 0e0. esna pared with $i2. 04.000 previous day and SIC 4s6 % a year geo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-27

~ Prescott I'm awfuily glad 20
hear your voice. called y0u ~ 20
thank you for taking such good care
N Jack vhiis / was gone. I'm
afraid he would have had q ven bad
time u u n it had not been Tor you"
"oh. I'm not 90 sure o. h. Leslie.
II Il hadn't been me Il would have
been some one else. Mr.. Prescott
does seem - me 20 want 70 be-
amused all the time. doean't he. after
working houruf You've got your
Job cut out for you"
You shy that. Sally. as tho you
rather piiied me-"
Il DO. Leslie. Always feel sorry
for any woman who b. married 20
one Of those greguri0ua men who
cannot umuse himself. was mar.
rcd 20 one Of them and I know.
lie never cared for his own com.
I pany."
You're the Same old impossible
| Sally. my dear. but some way. with
al your idlosyncFasies. you manage
10 hold your friends. both male and
| female Dad and mother 6wear by
I you. and I'm going 20 show you
parts Of the letter ! had from Bee
while / was IN New York. And you
know the place you hold IN my
heart.
Thank you. dear Did you wan,
10 speak 10 SIR. Pfe6cOtt7'
no. called you up especially
10 say that I'm going 10 celebrate
my third anniversary next week,
and I'm wiring Bee 10 come. Will
you also wire herr
Right away. / shall b. extreme.
| ly glad 20 roe Bee. She's the only
auperlatively good woman that I
know that doesn't bore me to ca.
4, tlneilon."
sally. Sally. you know you do no.
mean that What about me3'
mo. Leslie. fess up. You know
you're not superiatively good. any
moro than ] am"
II don't know how good you are.
sally. but ! feel especially good 20,
day. particularly as I have Jus,
bobbed my hair and quarreied with
Jack over it,
That's good for you. Leslie. and
good for him"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-27

''ria lira looF' called Johnny
Jump Up. wake up. Nancy and
Nick"
I'm awaker' answered Nick
quickly
80 am l." said Nancy. Are we
going away. johnny"
We're going 90 Spain" said the
little garden fairy. Tommy Tit.
mouse n an ready and waiting"
Soon both OF them were dressed
and Johnny Jump Up gave them
tho magic shoes which they put on.
They began TO shrink up until you
could have put the two OF them
into a mustard pot
Then out Of the window and
down the vine they crept. and there
they were IN the garden.
Il hope you VIII have a nice
time" called tho fairy from the red
rosc.
Don't you hope I'll have a nice
time. tooG- inquired Tommy Tit.
mouse. "Aro there any bugs and
WITHIN VI rfAAAUA
The little Spanish Lady laughed.
Yes. OF course. there are. Tommy.
A. big a. alilEatorn"
"Huhf what's that" cried the
little bird. Then you can jus, 40
there without me. Mebbo the bugs
In Spain cat tho birds instead OF
the birds eating the bugs"
"oh. come on. Tommy" said
Johnny Jump Up. Now who Is
doing too much iaiklngf Here.
punch these tickets and ven be
going
Are the bugs az big as aliIratora
honesiF" asked Tommy nsrvoualy
"No. l was only foollng." huEhed
tho little rose fairy merrily. Co on
You'll have a good time"
Like many other countries they
had visited. Il was daylight tn srsilf
alih0 u WA nlKht a, home. Mister
Sun wakons the Spanish children
and French children and Engilsh
children and Iiailaa children lons
before he poksa his noae up over ths
hills In America.
Tommy Titmouso settled down on
top Of n mountain. These noun.
,alns arc called the Pyr.e.ness. - saia
Jopnny Jump Up. That's easy q
remember because IL sounda like pair
OF knees"
'wlii you ,ako us to a hull fishtf'
| asked Nick.
No. sir. win not" said Johnny.
''aiiho the people In spain would
rather so to bull fikht than 10 q
circus"
why. what's wrong with a buil
flght7'' asked Nick.
Everything" sald Johnny Jumr
Up. They tcasc a poor bull win
a red cloth-and somebody usually
gets hurt think It's more fun "a
look NJ tho castles and things. Thers
10 one not far from here called the
Al.ham.brn that Is very old and
magnificent. Come. Tommy
You won't let poor fellow reai
at ALL grtimhled the little bird.
AFTER they had seen tho Aihambra,
Johnny Jump Up took them 20 zee
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NO. ia TRIP TO SPAIN

Madrid. a bis city where the kings
palace was.
And after that they visited great
vineyards where grapes were grow
Ing and large orange orchards full
Of oranges growing on trees.
There n your fruit OF spain.
said Johnny. NOW well 40 and see
an almond grove and walnut grove
and an olive orchard. And after
that I'll show you aome queer trecr
they make cork out or And then
we'll so home"
Thank KoodnessF' said Tommy
Titmoute.
10 lie Contlnuod
Copyright. 1894. N, Y. A. Service. Incl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-27

CHATTER NAiN
Et.Altk and Marian were on the
y staircase landing when thcy
hcard the crash OF pistol shots Ia
a rattle like old.time muskctry.
The old house rcVcrherated
with the reports of the guns and
the building seemed 10 shake
with the impact OF their bullets.
Clark left her side and dashed
down the stairs 70 the room. A. he
reached the door tho nrinE ceased
and a death,like silence fell over the
house.
lie looked in. The room was filled
with smokc, and on the floor,
grouped strangely. wcirily. were Re
nsrd. Cramer Lacey, Toxic. and the
other man
No man OF the group moved. 81
lent as death they buried their faces
on tho floor or stared with Wide open
eyes 70 the ceiling.
II had been short and sharp
and deadly, close range. az death
grips, crack shots making sport
Of their marks and dying a. they
killed.
The big quiet room whore Marian
and her father had just dinod with
Lacey. and Toxic. sofi.footcd. had
waited on them. was now a shambles
They saw Toxic. athwaFt the
kitchen door, who're he died as he
bullets OF the very men who had
fled. pierced in the hack by bullets
Of the very men who had hired him
as their spy.
These rival criminal gangs had met
and shot Il out and In their final
hattie both had settled their scores
Clark sickened. lie was weak.