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PAGE SIX TOW A CTTY DAILY PKPJSS TUmxvY, MA 8, 1920 The celebrated W. Somerset Maugham, screened in a-gale of fun. The tale of an iceman-waiter, who posed as an archduke to win the pretty daughter of newly rich snobs, --and got her! Tomorrow and Mon. Robt Warwick In "JACK STRAW" Also and Jeff Comedy LAST TIME TONIGHT, WILL ROGERS in BISHOP REESE (of Columbus, Ohio) BISHOP LONGLEY (of Des Moines) TRINITY CHURCH, SUNDAY, MAY 9 Bp. Reese will preach, 10:30 a.

Special Evening Service, Both Bishops will speak General Topic "AMERICA: PAGAN CHRISTIAN?" Welcome! A I TONIGHT--TOMORROW I MONDAY See This real picture with The cleverest girl on the screen ENGLERT THEATRE W. M. I TONIGHT ERT ROBERT WARWICK is AN ICEMAN IN BIG NEW PICTURE "JACK STRAW New Paramount Articraft Film Shows Him as Waiter and Noblr- man Too A new comedy picture starring Robert Warwick, "Jack Straw," will be the attraction at the Strand Thaa- jtre for two days commencing tomorrow. It wa adapted from W. Som- erset Maugham's well-known stage play of the same name.

The central figure is Jack Straw, an iceman, in love with Ethel Jennings; daughter "of a hard-working clerk. The Jennings suddenly become rich and move to California. Jack 'Straw follows and shows up there as a waiter. Mrs. Jennings, the moth- has a weakness for royalty.

To revenge an alleged slight, an acquaintance of hers palms off Jack Straw on her at a big reception as the Archduke of Pomerania. Later, Jack Straw turns the tables by proving to be the- real Duke. The leading feminine'role is played by the former musical comedy favorite, and late entertainer of the A. B. Carroll McComasi It is her first motion Sylvia Ash- Charles-Ogle, and J.

are also in the cast William De ilille directed the picture. It is a Paramount Artcraft. HUGE CAKE FOR VANDERBiLT WEDDING Sfcheticfc Constance Producton Attraction an AFirrt National Dorothy Gish in Paramount Picture "Mary Ellen Comes to Town" Hall Room Boys Comedy and Magazine COMING SUNDAY; FOB 3 DAYS Marguerite Clark in Paramount Picture "LUCK IN PAWN" Prime hogs, 230 to Good porkers under Butchers over Packers over IOWA CITY PRODUCE MARKERS Furnished by Iowa City Produce Company. BEST CREAMERY BUTTER-r- Wholesale to dealers 61c EGGS-Buying price 37c POULTRY-- Paying price, Springs 26c; hens 26e roosters 13c; ducks -15c; geese 15c: I turkeys 2oC, WAGNER WEEKLY KEVltW OF REVIEWS NEAV YORK-: The largest wedding cake ever made in America, it Is claimed, was served to guests at the wedding of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Rachel Littleton (inset). The cake, made at Sherry's, was five and a half ffeet tall, three feet in diameter at the Case and weighed 150'pounds.

M. Bejot is the chef who concocted the cake- Up a Competence. Among all material pleasures there is none so great as that which springs from a store laid by for future wants, especially for' the of those for whose well-being you have become responsible. And when you have gath- ered that store by steadfastly refusing thriftless self-indulgence, you have a satisfaction that outweighs and. outlasts all fleeting joys.

I speak from my own experience, and I can call to witness thousands of others who have traveled the same Harmon in (Youth's Companion. Truck dealers of Cedar Rapids are forming plans to observe "Ship by Truck Good Roads Week" in coa- formance with the nation-wide movement beginning May 17. A truck train of some forly machine: i will leave Cedar Rapids, lion- day, 17. for a week's toui" of surrounding "totvns. Stops vrill "be, made at all towns enroute and a program of speaking and moving pictures 'delivered.

Accompanying the lieet will be the local nary recruiting officer who will have in charge the moving picture machine with scenes of road conditions in different parts of the country. Speakers on good roads as ivei! truck transportation are also incir.rieii. The rouse Jo be followed has been scheduled in the following manner. Second Day Tuesday, May 18. Junes ion Moscow Atalissa "West Liberty (noon control).

"Speed the Parting." The Departing hope my two weeks' stay here with you hasn't proved a big expense to you." Mrs. no! George and I have what we call a 'Catastrophe Fund' that we've saved for just such York Times. Optimist. An is a woman fatighter is engaged and whose son cares nothing for the girls. A pessi- a mother whose son Is oil the way to the altar and whose daughter hasn't a beau.

Claude Callan in Fort Worth Star-Telegram- the Sky Splitter. JIarcy, the highest mountain tn the Empire state. named in honor of Gov. Wiilfnm L. ftlnrcy.

Its Indian nnme is "Tahuwas" (he Bplils the sky). Model Shopoer. First Shop a tiresome customer that -woman is." Second she always knows what she -wants, and she won't buy anything else!" LIVES WITH WOLVES IN HEART OF CITY 95; Bill AVe. 4 Branch Oasis Btaira Morse Delvifla Solon Iowa City. WANTS" Too To QoMsJfa FOR SALE--Oakland touring car overhauled, repainted, bargain.

Phoae Red 855 for demonstration. 5-12x Also "Snub" Pollard comedy, Pathe News, Topics of the Day. Continuous from 1:30 to 10:45 Come to the 6:00 o'clock Show and get a good seat Admission 15-30c OVTS-- 2.white 1.14 1.15 Xo 3 white 1 No 2.22 Timotny 10.CO 11.50 FOR SALE--Model C. Check protector and writer, good as new. Call Black 1471.

5-14 Cuttlefish Used as Food. The sim-flricd cuttlefish or devil fish of the coast with suckers Intact looks like a fortball. Th? shredded part 5-5 more tempting than the tentacles. AM She FeN for It cot easily flattered," she said. cot," he replied, "It world difficult to make yon oat to be tanttfal than yen really are," (These are mrnsstiefl-and rftoted by P.

W. Denncr, Commission Merchant, ftiemcer Uic Chicago Boara of Hoes-Receipts 10,000 Mai-ket 13c 25c higher Top 15.40 Receipts 3500: market steady Receipts market steady OL TS11JE UARKETS-- Hogs cattle Kansas City-- 1200 St. Louis-- 7000 500 Omaha-- 9000 700 St, Joe-- 2500 200 Sioux City-- 3000 7W SL Paul-- 1100 400 KAKL.Y ESTIMATES-Wheat--7 cars Corn--35 cars Oats--41 cars Rye--1 car Barley--25 cars PRIMARY RECEIPTS-Today Wheat-- 7 Corn-- 3S20-W I Oats-- 430000 PRIMARY SHIPMENTS-Wheat-- 748000 Corn-- 2210x Oats-- 401000 CHICAGO CORN-May July Sept -'Aio-- July Sept July CRAIN Open AND msa 192 172 16214 92U clou 190 305 92 hogs none none 500 none SCO July RIBS July 37-90 3700 3675 3685 2120 2127 2115 2120 1892, 1902 1885 1S90 WAGNER GRAIN LETTER Chicago. May 8 Trade in grains has not been heavy today. Prices have fluctuated on moderate transactions.

There was scattered commission -selling eariy on report of good progress in farm work. Above fl-72 for July pressure increased. Sentiment con- yr ago tinuep bearish, hut there is a fear 1o sell freely on tie breaks on account The grain situation 'remains under the domination -of the freak rail ca- gestion. small receipts, pbsence May deliveries, wheat supply I alarm, trifling- corn and oats one of latest taring crop' starts since 18-07, talk of higher -prices, easy sale of rye surplus abroad, or general cost inflation despite banking efforts to decrease loans, signtj of liberal cuts the spring -wheat and oats acreage. iRail strike may have thrown grain, movements 3 to 4 weeks iate.

Just how grain receipts are to become ample in May or June is not East bare. of feed and' oats. Briti'sh warning of world foc-d short- age-thai is serious. Chicago holds one million corn only of which 90,009 may be contract: Oats visible of is radically small Soldiers bonus would mean more inflation. Sugar and levels a leader lor other coats.

Provisions are the great" neglected spot. While lard and fib stock are immense this stuff is 40c to 60c per corn bushel out of line with cash corn. Bulls may finally lift provi- 1 sions out of the rut Cash wheat i strong at $2.86 to Oats newsi again suggests the TJ. S- will be lucky i io raise 1,200 of 1,250 millions. Huge rail capital needs and other capital needs of a vital character face the money mrkei.

unease to date seems largely a deploy ot the i rail strike tieups. 1 Future problems embrace the price and the question if the' railroads can move the fall' crops swif'ly. Are to endure Juns, July 'and all year -with worn out grain visibles? The main answer to high costs to date has been the risa of laoor to a $8 to day basin which tends to support the early 1920 grain upturns. A record corn acreage is possible and might redeem things. Otherwise tue repair of a world's food surplus is delayed to 1921 or 1922 and the U.

S. situation is hampered by a par tial-rail paralysis and an exasperac- ingly Ite 'spring. Should U- S. business react during the coming months, the grains would be affectei- Many to believe the U. S.

-will reach its prosperity crest in the five months. For many months the difficulty ot creating grain sellers bas been a marked factor. The cnisis will be iartirer impressed with the repeat of the earlv 1920 and 1919 seasons. Last year May corn expired 179 1-4, July com 199, Sept. corn 140.

Des. September 1920 corn the real presentatSvc of the fnture, two sided chances. Septemebr com fold 195 in August and LAST TIME TONIGHT An Allan Dawn Production "THE LUCK OF THE IRISH" A real Special Also good Comedy SUNDAY AND MONDAY EARLE WILLIAMS in "CAPTAIN SWIFT" i-aury in "DEW-DROP I BEST OF COLLEGIANS CHICAGO CASH GRAIN WHEAT-Xo 1 northern spring 3.3Q 'No 2 northern spring S.OO CASH conN-- Xo 2 mixed 2.04 No 2 mixed 2.00 2.02% No 4 mixed 2.00 No 2 yellow 2.05 No yellow 2.04 2.OS- No 4 yelJow 2.00 2.01 No 2 white 2.OS No white 2.02'£ 2.03 No 6 white 1.95 272000 rapid recoveries and unsatis- 1627000 factory rail situation. Improvement however 3s reported the latter dl- 9S7-(KiO rection with strking assertions ack- 27iW)00 Bowledgirg that they must reltim to 853000 1 to' receive consideration. The movement of srrain from farms and country elevators the past week had shown improvement compared lo the previous Primary receipts this week larger than a year ago.

More- tDfnt of corn at western points showed further gains compared to a year aco. However. Chicago arrivals are smaller on account of freight difficulties. SINCLAIR JiOG MARKET O. L- CASEY, Bayer Intenrrban Yards Phone 229 Prime bogs, ISO to 19 3 vol- planed to in September.

The grain rail movement is radically unsatisfactory. Wire us--as to the "trend in all markets. Joseph Wild "will'write up the Illinois Gram Dealers Convention at May 11-12 for Wagner Letter. What the dealers think. A boiled and vrooHwi mixed, spin them and the boiled ones spin around quite fast, while those Which bare not will hardly spin round once.

What a Load! most powerful Persian camel, the humped kind from Jl province of Knorassan, can carry 600- potind load at ft rate of 20 a day. Daily Want Uandrow." weight thrower; of the Massachusetts woni "56-lb. weight event in the) iPennsylvania relay games aC iPhiladelphfa He threw the (Weight 29 feet and 3-4-inch. COSTLY NEW YORK--Edna Richmond (left) and Miss Laura Hastings went "window shopping" In Over- All Clnb to make faces at high-priced finery. WSPAPERI.

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