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Show oo j CORK STOPPER HAS i GROWN VALUABLE AMSTERDAM, 'Nov. ' 30. (Correspondence) (Corre-spondence) The humble cork bottle stopper has risen to high honor In Germany. Heads have been broken in restaurants over the question who owns the cork, the proprietor, the head waller, or the customer who orders the bottle of wine. Tho magisterial verdict ver-dict has been returned that whllo tho head waiter has a. right tp the cork by tradition and custom, h.e musjt not dlH-obey dlH-obey his naaajor the proprietor should the latter demarid'lt being handod, over to him. fcThe customor, it ap'pears, has no claim at dll. ' nigh prices arc being paid for corks, especially for those of champagne bottles. |