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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06

NY HAT girl who enjoys the
W. society Of young men
and every girl naturally
does-has not at some time been
the victim Of jealousy? Even
the girl who herself Is free from
this trait may suffer from the
Jealousy Of others.
But jealousy. violent and de-
structive though It il, however
blind and unreasoning, Is less
dangerous than 3 more subtle
foe called envy. which often
n1enaces love.
There's the case Of Agnes, for
instance. Agnes was the most
popular, the prettiest girl Of q
certain old-fashioned suburban vi
lage.
Among the many excuses for
meeting at Agnes home and hayr-
ing a good time was an amateur
dramatic club. which the young
people organized to give acharity
benefit. Agnes was chosen for
/ the leading role.
There was always present 1T
rehearsaIs, ii addition to the cast.
colorless girl with unhappy
eyes. whom shall call Miss
Smith.
Miss Smith had come TO the.
village to act as governess to =
family near by. She had begged
SO hard to make her home with
friendly acquaintance rather than
strangers, that Agnes mother
gladly found room for her.
As renearIasls for the play
went on, Agnes noticed growing
GOODNESS toward herself on the
part of casual friends and ac-
quainta Aces. AT first she thought
nothing Of this. But the chill BE-
came more obvious. AT last Agnes
realized that she was being avoid
ed.
Finally Bob he and Agnes had
been pals since Childhood and
were engaged blurted out one.
evening
Agnes, there's something you
should know, but I--WeIl,s I just
cant tell you.
what Is it. Bob?', aslked Agnes,
worried because Bob seemed dis
tressed.
t tnS Sar Even Nv ~, Iirnhe.s home Z me
from college when asked him
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Second InstalIment of Modern Novel,
Conferred On Heart and Mind
of the "Flapper."

; port that they'd pick up for a
song and with one of those an
cient square pianos that you can
buy for about thirty cents-why,
they'd have a home to dream
about unique, satisfying, artistic!
And the rent was only $45.
She remembered with ironic sad
ness their enthusiastic providing
through the second hand stores in
Mission street and into all the
dens Of the Forty Thieves in Nc
Allister. How they had laughed
and bought and bought.
It cost more than they counted.
With dishes and linen and silver
and rugs, they finally spent $500.
And they were in debt. But they
shrugged and felt themselves
strong for any battle.
A home is worth an effort.
They said to eacn other: IF we
can't be happy here, we couldn't
be glad in heaven"
She recalled the evening when
they celebrated their triumph as
interior decorators. 1T was hard
" more than barn. when you
took 1t over, Nora Lee he said
generously.
Home Planning.
'sBut you fixed the walls and
that counts more than anything.
You're really gifted, Dane
He was pleased with such an
obvious compliment as that. He
said: Some day I'm going to put
all the gift I'ves got into real.
truly home for you, Nora Lee.
And she had tossed this aside
with joyous: i've all / want
this very minute all!'
Well that's the way one feels
when riding on the high crest OF
the wave. One is buoyed up with
the glamour OF love and things he
holds, unacceptable loves flaming
spirit.
she, Nora Lee. knew better now.
She could see how one is carried
away on a sudden tide OF emotion
only to be left stranded and resent
full on the barren shores Of disillu.
sion.
She touched the thorn that was
sticking In her heart. She pressed
it In deeperdeeper. taking q
melancholy satisfaction in the re-
newed hurt.
Her work Tor the morning was
finished. The kitchen sparkled;
the closet.like bed foom had boon
vacuumed and to add to her sense
OF severe righteousness, three pairs
of HIS socks were neatly darTied
and very shoWily arranged On the
bureau.
There was nothing more TO DO
but to sit and plan mournfully
her future. She would probably
leave-yes-waIk out quietly.
Then he would have all the
privacy he wanted Then his
disgusting love of order would
not be offended by quick-ten-
pered, helter-skelter type of per-
son like herself.
She tried to remember the ex-
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MEDITATIONS
ORA $50,
MARRIED WOMAN
he can look right through his
wife without seeing her.
ROWland.

he can look right through his
wife without seeing her.
Marriage should be the high
sacrament OF g woman's life yet,
, alas. to most OF Us, il Is either an
adventure, an. experiment, a mat
ter OF convenience or q COM
promise.
No man Is 50 critical OF the
darns IN his socks as the one who
wore undarned hose for years be-
fore he found q woman to keep
his toes within the proper con.
fines.
This vision Of old love never
quite fades from b Woman's heart;
but d man believes that the best
way to erase one face from the
tablet Of memory Is to draw an.
other right across 1t,
II the Road to Perdition i
paved with good intentions, the
Good Roads COMMITTEES must be
terribly rushed. just now, gather
ing in the new shipment Of shat
tered New Year vows.
Nowadays, q, man seems to skid
+ Z ~ ; ) f5S
right. past the age Of discretion
without even stopping 8
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ANSWERS.
] 10 Vest rdIay's Questions.

The Reverend John Harvard.
Tor whom Harvard University IS
named. died September "A, 1888.
James was King Of Eng
land from 1903 to 1925.
sKorea was annexed BY Japan
in 1910.
4San Sebastian, Spain, was
taken BY wellington August 81,
1913.
Is Henry Adams, the American
historian. was born February 16.
1883.
Copyright. 1926. BY King Features
Syndicate, Inc.
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any tigers around here.
Foxy Grandpa?'' asked
Bobby while we were walking
ont in the country In. India.
mot in this part of the coun.
try, Bobby" I answered.
Or any elephants?' asked the
boy.
mot wild Ones" said /.
"Or lions?"
why do you ask. Bobby" I
Queried.
Il was thinking 1t might be
nice to lay down and take q
rest. But / wouldn't want to IL
1 there were any Wild animals
stalking around and 4 didn't
know it" replied the boy.
I'm sure it's quite safe to lie
down. Bobby" said /, reasur-
ingly. Il think that is very
good idea"
So down we Topped and in =
few minutes was dreaming that
was playing ma jongg with an
elephant, a lion and a tiger and
that / was the east wind.
Then / woke up. / guess it
was the east wind blowing In
my face.
There was Bobby stretched out
beside me. His eyes were half
open. But they did n OF look
sleepy; they were fixed straight
ahead Of him.
"Am asleep or am I notr'
exclaimed Bobby, rubbing his
eyes.
You look awake to mo-" !
chuckled.
Am / dreaming, Foxy. Grand.
pa?" the boy asked seriously.
looking intently into my face.
How can 1 tell?" laughed.
Why, Bobby"
Then Bobby looked down to.
ward the ground, and I soon
saw he was studying the beauti.
full purple blossoms ON a plant
at his feet.
Pretty, aren't they?" / asked.
Every pretty plant
Pretty spookys plant" said Bob
by, shaking his curly head.
What do you mean?' asked.
Foxy Grandpa, do you sec
anything strange about that plant?
/ wonder If, you see what see, :"
said Bobby.
II don't see anything peculiar
about that plant" I replied.
Then I must be dreaming"
insisted Bobby. Look at those
leaves there near the earth"
I leaned down and then I won
dered IL 1 was still in the NAH
jongg game though I had been
playing short while before. For
will you believe me when I tell
you that as looked at that plant
one of the leaves lifted and
wagged itself at me-exactly like
a railroad signal? And while 1
was recovering from that shock
what do you think / saw? There
were the two lower leaves twist
ing and revolving like a merry
go-round!
"Are we both crazy?" laughed.
perhaps / am, Foxy Grand
pa" said Bobby seriosuly. "Surely
we both aren't"
Just then Bunny came hopping
up and saw the amazement on
our faces.
What Is it!' he asked.
''Look at those leaves there
that's a regular jazz plant. They
are doing a regular shimmy--or
wig.wagging, or something" Ok.
planned Bobby.
s.
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-1141s174 4s1oS' TNG6B5N 4
won't even take baked potato
out Of the oven for her. to prove
It, afterward.
After q few years Of domesticity.
q woman's sight becomes so keen
that she can see right through
her husband without looking at
him and mans 80 dull, that
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OH said Bunny. carelesslys
crossing one leg over the other.
that sis. the famous teIegrapa
plant called on account o4 it's
appearance OF giving sigma Is
they did with the seEnaphora ap-
paratus before the discovery Of
electricity
.Waere does that rabbit learn
all he lknows?n said lobby under
his breath 10 me. 4
Just naturally smart. " walfs-
pered back. ss sss NJ. b. u
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WHEN DID III
HAPPEN?

NY HEN was the French Acad-
envy suppressed
When was the Treaty
Of Ads Abeda, between Italy and
Apyssinia. signed?
when was Ceylon ceded to
England?
When was General Chaffeel
assigned to command y. s. forces
against Boxers In China
When was the Column OF
July IN Paris erected on the site
of the Bastile2
Answers 70 these queries will b.
pgipted tomorrow.
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By Elenore Meherin.
The Biggest and Best Story Oe
Her Career.

Ber Career.
It grew swiftly dusk. They
stood in a grove of trees, watch
ing the twilight drawing a robe
Of amber over the dark. ripping
waters.
"oh. which. Dane-yourself or
imeY"
Prayer, Promise.
He took her hands and closed
them under his. drawing her 50
near she felt his breath in her
face. He said solemnly- that
deep boyish earnestness as when
NE gave her his picture and asked
her please to keep looking at It
10 she'd not forget him-he said:
ssYou. Nora Lee. I want most
awfuIly to be good to you-to do
things greatly for you. I'd rather
die than live to see the day when
you o. could cease to feel like
this"
she lowered her head quickly
and kissed his hands. "A fervor
that was both prayer and promise.
answered: ssoh that day can.
never come. Z,
Young and with youths blind.
exalted faith they made their vows,
starting on the long. uphill road
that is the keeping Of them.
CHAPTER XII.
DisiIlusiOnment.
Nora Lee drew the shades to an
even line. She was in a mood for
shadows and subdued lights. She
moved about elegantly, conscious
Of great inner disdain for all
petty things such az life and love.
she shifted the books OF the shelf.
then with cold. precise misery
wiped her eyes.
she had reached the end Of her
rope. Yes. this time there was no
mistake. she smiled bitterly:
Three months of marriage and
this
She slid quietly into deep,
roomy armchair and surveyed the
room. It was in perfect order.
quiet and colorful in soothing,
faded harmonies OF orange and
biue-the finest room for the
money in all san Francisco. the
real estate agent who found the
place for them said.
Dream Home
Their living room, big, old
fashioned with an immense fire.
place and windows that trained
AIcatraz and the blue soft hills Of
gausalito. 1t was a na1esover
apartment in Vallejo street and
they had to 90 down q dark.
narrow hall to reach their door,
but once inside, the big inviting
space captivated Nora Lees inn
akiiaation. Oh with brilliantly
sorlber drapes on the windows.
with some kind of an old dayen-
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WHO I'D
AND WHERE

ssTIlinlxsf thou existence doth az
pend On finneg
It doth: but actions Io 0ui
epOclis.
our lives are judges our
actions, Byron reminds II
Manfred. :,
Mature made him ard then
broke the mold. "
AriOsto in Orlando FuriOso,
In these words tells Of one whom
he considered perfect.
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Ia Treasure Chest

. 8 LARGE, iron4 bound chest Hi
Westminster al Il be y wa u
found on being opened some time
ago to contain the body OF st.
Edward. famous King, together
with some early English jew
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act words he had said-the words
that had SO violently wounded
her. Was it: "Oh, please, Nora
Lee, leaye my things alone"
Was it that, or was 1T: ''Oh.
please, Nora Lee, put that box
back. I want it." Anyway, he
had added. 81 had those plans in
certain order"
She had taken an odd. inlaid
box from his desk because it
went so nicely with the room.
she set it on the table, intending
to use it for cards and bridge
scores. She had very carefully
laid the plans in the drawer.
Cro Be Continued TomOrrow.)
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~VHE crossword puzzle of q :
girls life. these days, is to
find a man whose heart
contains four-letter word mean
ing romance.
yS
Helen
ing romance.

A mans heart is something like
a furnace; it grows cold unless he
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Many a man
who would put
his hand into
the fire to
prove his love
for a girl, be.
&C., -. .. ,.~.ss.
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GORGEOUS
GEWGAWS
BY Mildred Ash

TORGEOUS Gewgaws, whose
p craze is but b passing
fancy, seem to have sup.
planted, in the average woman's
mind, the desire for genuine
jewels. Large pink, blue or vio-
let pearl beads, matching the
color schfme of the costume with
which they are worn, are, mo-
mentarily, preferred to small
matchless gems whose creamy
luster il not as eagerly sought
as the artificial colorings OF
these unworthy but attractive
substitutes.
Swift as Mercury is Dame
Fashions capricious change OF
mood. This makes mercury
wings, now such a popular en-
blem for the jeweled pins used
upon small beaver or felt hats,
especially appropriate. OF ini-
tation onyx, jade or eoral, set
with rhinestones, these little or.
naments are extremely chic.
Other shapes that are also IA
vored are arrows shot through
circles. and nedallions.
Making q scene is admittedly
poor taste when referring to
people who try to attract atten.
ton 70 themselves, but quite the
reverse is the case with the sea-
sons finest embroidered purses.
The best taste is displayed by
those who buy bags depicting
colorful landscapes mounted upon
a background Of black faille silk.
Such flat bags are fitted with
coin purse, mirror and card case.
''say it with Flowers" is the
advice given to those who want
to freshen up small, slightly
wilted evening frocks. The ad.
dition OF a corsage, or a small
shoulder boutonnier of crisp,
] new blossoms does wonders in
reviving evening gowns Of yes
teryear. Shoulder boutonnseres
Of tiny silk or velvet flowers are
very charming when they have
graceful fringe Of narrow gold or
silver ribbon.
Crawling Into Its Shell
turtle is one Of the most wary
and timid Of creatures these are
far from being the Characters
tics OF the present-day flapper,
but she initiates the turtle in at
least one respect sfe wears.
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liz constantly
dumping out
the ashes Of
his dead love
to make room
for the fresh
fuel OF q new
flame.
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By Beatrice Fairfax.

Who Occupies . Unique Position
fn.tle Writing World o. An Au-
tlnOrity on Problems 81 Love
and Marriage.
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"A STRANGE PLANTs IN l1VIlT,4

<<no you think there are
any tigers around here,
Foxy Grandpa?'' asked
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QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Aug. 1s.--Weakness
was. evident in the hog market from
the start and most hogs sold at
prices on 4 par with the bad fins
ish OF Tuesday. Demand was very
slack from all sources and particu-
Iariy from shippers. A very choice
class Of light hogs went at $40 to
$i3.35 with the best heavy at $l2.s5.
Top q week ago was 81.
Cattle sold lower again and many
show a break OF 81 from q week
ago. Cows and heifers we're weak.
er and slow to sell. Bulls sold
steady to 1sc lower. Calves were
mostly steady and feeders were
firm for the good kinds.
Lambs were quoted steady 70
strong and old sheep steady.
oGs--Receipts. $1,000; market w .aa
Is 6aet top. isss: hsavyvsIsht. 1850
ia: medium weight. IL 20 isle: Hgnt-
weight, 1I7s@ia3S; light lights. 1L2s
1850 i1eo; packing sowa. rough. 1918
= cciatts1ite-Reeeipts. 10000 Market weak
1000. Beef stssrs--choice and prime.
1lT5 q 1875; medium and good, SlI0ow
400; good and choice. 1850 lbs;
f gmtenSr cs and Hstfsrs 300 1876:
cows, l.O009.O0: bulls. 1000 TOO. Can
ners and cntters-cows ana .d hsifs n.
i1.00@1lO0; feeder steers. e.00@a.7s:
stocker ateera $50 @e.50; stocker cows
eng neisers, $1,000: a.ccses 49,
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DROP As
STOCKS Sell
FREELY
Motors, lndustrials, Oils, and
Rails at Lower Levels as
Market Opens
By international News service

NEW YORK, Aug. 1a.--The
speculative motor and industrial
stocks which have been forging
ahead so buoyantly in recent ses-
sions were offered quite freely in
the early trading today. and prices
in most sections OF the list were
lower. Some of the railroad stocks
also encountered liquidation and
short selling and prices here were
mixed. Oil stocks were down In
the majority, though Pan-American
and Simns Petroleum stood out
strongly from the balance Of the
list, with gains of 3 point each.
White Motors and Packard contin-
ued to advance. while Frisco com
mon featured the rails, with b g
point jump to 9715.
Car loadings for the week OF
August s again shattered the best
records OF the year to date. with
1,Ob1 ,611 cars Of revenue freight
taken over the transportation lines.
This Is indicative, among other
things. of preparations for Il
healthy expansion OF business in
the fall. The money market was
unchanged and outside markets
steady. Confirmation by the Pan
American Petroleum Company Of
the sale Of a considerable amount
Of property to British interests for
cash led to active buying OF that
stock, which rose a point over yes.
terday's close. The oil stocks, as
a whole, continued reactionary, re-
flecting In part the cut in mid
continent crude price by Magnolia
and the additional declines in gaso-
line prices. s.
Motor and industrial stocks were
offered in large volume near the end
of the first hour.
In some Of these stocks over the
past ten days, the reactions were
very moderate and rarely exceeded
3 or 4 points In this period. Mack
Trucks sold down to 234 after It's
opening at 238 and White Motors &c
1924, against its opening5 DIT lE4.
Pierce-Arrow common about which
a fight for control OF the eoinHany
is being staged, according to mar.
ket rumors, declined IL.
Frisco common sold up points
to a new high at 975h. at the head
OF the railroad stocks. Baltimore
and Ohio, New York Central and
other dividend rails were in demand
while the speculate rails reacted
slightly.
Call money renewed at per cent
unchanged.
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the entrance of the bank into the
advertising field higher type or
lad copy" The personal call to the
customer, the palmer speaking. man
to.man type Of store advertisement
IL the result OF the straight talk"
advertising manner adopted by the
banker.
IL is a notable fact that the pub
lie often derives a sense Of Sc
curity'' from the wording of a de-
partment store advertisement. This
sense of security will unquestion-
ably be heightened by the adoption
by the stores Of the bankers heart
interest method of telling his
story. Thus the merchant and the
banker have been mutually helpful
to each other. The success Of the
merchant who has prospered through
advertising has brought the astute
banker into the advertising field.
and the banker, by injecting the
personal element into display i'd
vertising and editorial advertising
has given the merchant a new and
more taking line OF appeal. This
is business cooperation OF the ideal
type, for, in the final analysis, the
banker and the merchant are inter
dependent and what benefits one,
also benefits the other in the mat.
ter of stimulating business.
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New York cotton

After an easier trend at the
opening, the market firmed up and
prices in the second hour showed a
recovery of about 10 points. Early
liquidation was induced by prospects
of cooler weather and showers in
the cotton belt; spot markets were
heavy.
Offerings were supplied by spot
and Southern houses. while Wall
Street and trade interests were
principal buyers. Cables were steady
Noon prices were as follows: DC
tober. 1884 up 1 point; December.
$3.50, unchanged; january. 23.12; uI
z points and March, 23.40 down 1
point.
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Chicago Grain Market
BY international News servi'

CHICAGO, Aug. 10. - Grains
opened irregular today.
Wheat started 15c lower to &c
higher, with Eastern Commission
houses again leading the buying.
Offerings were scattered.
Corn started &c to 1ssc higher.
Offerings were limited and mar
ket strong after the start.
Oats started unchanged to hc
higher. Trade more active with
good buying after the opening.
Provisions started unchanged to
&c higher for lard.
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NEW YORK. Aug 19.-Cotton
goods prices held fairly steady
today: market was quiet. Raw silk
was unchanged, market moderately
active. silk goods continue very
active for fall. BurIaps were gem
orally steady here but somewhat
easier abroad. Fancy linen sets
and linen handkerchiefs are being
bought wei by the retail trade.
Wool markets were steady, no
Echanges In prices.
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OIL Stocks

FURNISHED by W. 3 Hlbbs q Co,
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Liberty Bonds
N. Y. Coffee Market

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Coffee
prices were from Is to 20, points
lower at the opening today.
September, 1920; October, 1925:
December, 1923; March. 1895: May,
1898; July, 1&1A.
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ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS
ON PAGE "a
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Canadian Wheat

WINNIPEG, Aug. 10. - Opening
wheat prices today were as follows:
October, 1.42A @1.43h; December,
1.30@1.391s, up II; May. 1.43ls, up
Evening star., 1925-07-20
Money to Loan

Secured by frs deed OF trust ca real estais.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller ne n1s. w.:h sts 1, NV NV
Evening star., 1925-07-20
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Once

Of the few incidents Of the day on the
side of higher prices. This appeared
to be directly due>to publication OF the
mine managers report of recent de-
velopments at the property in British
Columbia.
The advance Of a point on running
sales in Stutz Motors was explained
on the ground that professionals, ind
ing the market vulnerable. bid the
stock up in the absence of offerings.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
New Orleans Quotations.

NEW ORLEANS, July 20.-Cottou
futures opened steady. July, $3.50,
bid; October. 23.43; December, 23.5S;
January, $3.50. bid; March, 1885.
New Orleans cotton futures closed steady
net unchanged to 3 points up.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES
Potomac Elec. 1et 5s-,S1 900 at 100.
Wsshin gton Gas Ss '33-S5oo at 1885,
Capital Trartion-10 at 100. 10 at 100.
Wash Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-5 at 50.
Commercial National Bank at $50. 10
Rigs National Bank at 355h. 10 at
Amer. Security Trust Co.. at 344.
Col. Title Ins- Co.-loo at SA
At s5 30 at s4T.2 at s4f& 2 at So.
National Mtge. & Inv. pfd.-5o at 8 "a /.
90 at Az
AFTER GALL.
Washington Gas IS '33-S6oo at 103
Capital Traction 5s-S4. 900 at 9S $500
Amer. Security & Trust Co.--1o at 344 = !.
Wash, Rwy. Elec. pfd-l at 81. 10 at 81
Col Title Ins Co.--70 at 81
Wash Rpy. & Elec. $500 at ION.
Wardman Park Hotel 6s-S2.0o0 at
1oc n.
Money-Cau loans. and 6 per cent.
Bid and Asked Prices.