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tion in this country with its resultant social unrest 18 not due toeconomic.. con- ditions, but to an organized body rtifi- cially stimulated under the inspirat on of the Russian Soviet Government. This opinion will be submitted to the New York legislaturein an exhaustive report by joint legislative committees which have been investigating radical activi- ties here since its organiza:ioa last May, it was learned today. » London, Dec. 9th.—Mr. Bonar Law, the Government -eader, informed the Hoyse today that no negotiations were proceeding for a seperate Anglo-F ench Treaty. - London, Dec. 9th.—Reports that the Italian Government has arrived at an agreement with Gabriel D"Annunzo re- garding the question of Fiume, w~hich city D’Annunzio has been holding with an armed force insisting that it wa: and should remain Italian, were received to- day in an exchange telegram from lome. The Agency says that it under:tands that in connection with the Mini:terial Council held in Rome yesterday, a ettiz- m:nt with D’Annunzio was reache 1. Paris, Dec. 9th.—The Persian Foreign Minister has informed M. Paul Duiasta, Secretary ol tne Peace Conference. that Persia adheres without reservation to the Covenaut of the iLeague of Nz:tions. Lndon. Dee. 9th.- Major 3aird, Unionist Jemnber of- Parliamen for Rugby, Wa:wickshire, announced today on beha:f of the Home Secretary that the Government was aware that cerain persons some of them of foreign crigin, were carrylug on revolutionary vropa- ganda in G.eat Britian with the object of abolished Parbamentary Gover iment and substituting therefor a Gover iment on the lines of e Soviet system in Rus- sia. Major Baird added that it was known that money had been brough from abroad for ¢nis pur:ose. The tota! pro- babiy, was small, but Britons al.) had subseribed to the fund. Informatin on this point, he said, was complete. Rome, Dec. 9th.—Faith in the liu- ture of-Italy and the assurrance tiat a reveluti'n was nnot imprending ir this country were expressed by Premie Nit- ti in the Uhamber of Deputies today, while the answer to the speech from the throne was beineg discussed. The Premier at che meeting of the Council of Ministers today deciared a fight, waich took” place between troovs under tne command of D’Annunzio and de- tachments of Jugo Slavs was “‘without importance and free from all possibility of communication. NEW YORK, Dec. 11ta 1919. Klour, Blenc2d Ciear St. Lawrence I.rand - pp bel. $12.00 , Meal, Kilndried per 100 s $3.75 New Season’s Pork per brl. $45.00 - Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $45.50 Sugar---Cryscals (Confirmed by Jroxers) per 10V lbs. $7.28. Molasses 89’ test pr 100 Ibs. no guotation 5 P URS 12X A Y 15 Cotion, Middling Upiand, at Liverpool per ib. 26 20-100 d. xchange, New York and London, 60 days’ sight §3.69 Exchrange New York and London, sight . sa. 10 LONDON, Dec. 11th 1919. Sugar-Demerara Crystals daty paid price. fixed by the Royal Commission per cwis 665. od. -975. od. ~Muscovado, 89°/¢ basis, floating terms ! bond, Ditio duty paid. 635. 3d. —B6s. 01. (rer nan Beet 882/¢ f.o.b. no further saies auring the war White Java Sugar, cif Uuniied King- dom if arrives before 27th D:cember 80/ Derierara Rum, per gal. nominal. Triridad Cocoa, Good Middling Red per cxvt 1288, od. 150 s. od. : Cot on Meum di Fine Sea Island, at Liv- ¢ 'rool nominal per ib. vark of Engiand rate of Discount per cent. 6. Consols 503 Thrze per cent rentes in Paris tes. 59.80 All prices subject to correciion. MAKING OUR BANK NOTES. ( neoi the greatest consideration, in the maufaciure of bank-rotes in the United Sta €s Bureau of Engraving and Printing is tc guard against thetft of counterieiting. The¢ paper is made In a private paper pla it, which manufactures this spec.zl var ety only for the Governmen:. It is ma le of cotton and linen rags, with wh ch are mixed the siik threads. These ma;’ easily be seen by holding a bank or Treasury note to the lign.. The printing and. enzraving process through which the paper is put is very elaborate, and requirss coniplex machin- ery The machinery used is so zecurate and so well fortified agaiust suceessiul imi ation as to lender b.ih the means and the product pracucally beyond imia- tion. Tne ink used is made i1 che same build- ing where the work is done. Oue | rge rootn of the building occupied by the Bur:au contains something like a dozen large paint mills. These are kept busy | grirdirg together the colors and the oil | usec on the presses Only the best ma- | terials are used in the manufacture of this ink for bank-notes and postage-stamps. Tae sheets on which eurrency is to be | printed are counted when received. They are issued to the workman on an order ’ fror: the superintendent and are charged to that workman in a passbook provided | for ‘he purpose. When the printing is | don:, the printer makes the impressions up in books of one hundred each, with brov'n paper placed between them. These are lelivered to a clerk and the workman | is cradited wich their delivery on his pass- book. Some sheets may be spoiled, but | are ull credited to Lim, so that his book may balance. 2 c These impressions are counted and in- spected. Spoiled sheets are destroye‘d by properly authorized agents. The perfect sheets are dried, pressed, and again in- spected and counted. They are then cut snd delivered for issue.—Porto Rico Pro- gress, INov. 14th. 3,000 BAGS SUGAR SHIPPED ON THE COAMO With Price Restrictions off Sugar Spec- ulation is Kenewed here; Possibly 5,000 Tons Still Here. About 3,000 bags of sugar will be shipped on t: e Coamo today. Most of ithis sugar has been bought up within the last few weeks since prices commen- ced to goup. Some of it has changed Liands several times since it was man- ufactured. With the announcment by Fair Price Commissioner !ee Wednesday morning that no {urther effort would be made to ccntrol the price of sugar here there was renewed activity in sugar specu- latons and the price jumped from 9 to 94 cents per pound to 104 cents. Further rises are expected. According to reliable ‘information there is between 4,000 and 5.000 tons ot sugar still in the island available for shipment. This is mostly in the hands of wholesalers and brokers and is re- ported to be held in small lots. The argest !ot is said to cepgist - f pot more than 1,000 tons. Practically no sugars are held by cenirals. Retail prices for sucar this week have ranged as high as 14 cents per pound. New York newspapers of November 11 state that the government has ap- proved the purchase of the Louisiana sugar crop, estimated at 100,000 tons by th: refiners at a muximum price of 17 cent vper pound. This sugar will be offered to the retail trade at about 184 cents per pound.--Ibid. BREAKING IT OFF. Widow (sobbing)—We will have to break off our intended marriage. Suitor (dismayed)—What on earth is the matter. ' Widow—l toid my daughter this morn- ing I was going to be married again and she objected. Suitor—What did she say? Widow—She said the idea made her tired—so tired that she could not and wouid not go a step-farther. “'Johnny.’”’ said his mother severely. ‘‘someone has taken a big piece of gin- ger-cake out of the pantry.”’ Johnny blushed guilty. “*Oh Johnny,”’ she exclaimed, ‘'l didn’t think it was in vou!’’ “It m’tall,’”” replied Johnny. '‘Part of it’s in Elsie.’’