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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
JAPAN'S RICE CROP IS
100000 BU. SHORT

TOXIC, March g., (Correspondence Of
the Associated Press THE shortage Of
Inc rice crop is causing unusual anxiety
throughout Japan, The crop this year
Is $4,000, 600 bushels less than the av-
erage, AS the annual consumption Is
800, 600, 900 bushels, the supply for the
next year Is short exactly 10 per cent.
kiceleSS days are suggested. but IL Is
not easy to adopt the plan of western
countries and enforce ~rlcelcss days, al
ter the example OF wheatless days,
In America, wheat bread forms a relA-
lively small part of the daily food,
whereas In Japan and all eastern coun-
tries, rice is consumed In large guam
titles and constitutes the real meal, the
other food articles being Of the nature
OF relishes or side dishes, so while the
phrase "riceless days" Is easily spoken,
It would practically mean foodless days
for the mass Of the people,
The situation is perplcSing not only
from the food point OF view, but also
politically, There was n race riot on
Dec. 10 at Toyama, in the interior.
The working class during the past
year wasted rice, They were earning
large war wages and were able to leave
their s%cantier dict of coarse sweet po-
tatoes and the like, and eat rs much
first class rice as they wanted, II they
are compelled TO return to their old
diet It is feared they may become tu~
multuous. Some predict that rice will
reach the equivalent OF 81 q hushel be-
fore next autumn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
HURST AND MAH0N
ARE GIVEN REST

Al Hurst, veteran patrolman. ser
Ecant of police. detective, chief OF detect
ives and until Wednesday plain detect
i've, and Jim Mahon. also n detective
and veteran on the force, seem to have
disagreed from Hulet Smith, chief OF
detectives, about the operation Of book
nlaking on horse races In Memphis,
smith says he told them to close the
books, The books are still open and
Hurst and Mahon are suspended.
II suspended Hurst and Mahon be-
cause they refused to carry out orders. "
said the chief, They were ordered TO
close out ~handhooks and failed to do
50, ! vent to the places and arrested
the men myself and suspended Hurst
and Mahon Now It Is up to the com
missioner Of fire and police whether or
not they are reInstated, is Smiths
statement,
In the old days when four very
prominent Memphiaus operated q pool
room at Hopefield the police demon
slratcd that ~hookmakinE could be kept
closed in Memphis, The Big -Four want
ed no competition on this side OF the
river, The Hopefield game made them
fortunes. The police kept buokmaking
out OF Memphis. II can he done easily
II the authorities want II done.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
LAW REPLIES TO
QUESTIONS RAISED

LONDON via MontreaD, March G.
Andrew Bouar Law. government leader
IN the house Of commons, replied last
night 10 some questions raised in a de-
bate on foreign affairs that has been In
progress in the house.
As regards BolshcviSn, Mr.. Ronar
Law said few people now had any ilu-
sions about it, The allies were agreed
something must be done for Russia, but
non Of them, he declared, would recon-
mend dispatchinE the necessary forces
10 quell the anarchy there, AS to in
IDENTITIES. Mr.. Bonar Law said the
government realized the country ex-
pected to get the best possible indemni-
ties from Germany. and he emphasized
the point that 1t was Great Britain's
business to get every penny it could,
but II was useless to hold ont the hope
that the indemnities would wipe out the
Country's immense val debt.
Mr.. Bonar Law agreed II was urgent
that peace be achieved quickly because
there was real danger of Germany sink
ing into Bolshevtsm, Moreover, he
pointed out there was the greatest
necessity for the allies to get their own
trade and industries going again. There
fore, the sooner the blockade was
ended, given the knowledge that some
other weapon could be depended upon
the better IL would be for Great Britain
and the world in general
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06

NEW YORK, March 6,-The cotton
market was active n unsettled at the
r%eopening for liquidation OF old style
and trading in the new style contracts
today. There was no business In the
new style March contract, but May and
later new style deliveries sold about
100 to 1856 points above corresponding
Old style contracts on the call, At this
difference local and Southern spot
houses were sellers of the new style
deliveries which showed n tendency to
work nearer the old style after the
call The opening Was irregular at an
advance of $50 points TO n decline OF
% points on the old style contracts,
April being $50 points higher and other
months IS points higher to 90 points
lower, Later old style May sold off
from Glide to 2l,02c, or is points net
lower while the new style May eased
from % 00o TO 81, 9oc
Trading was almost entirely in the
way OF switching from old to new style
contracts and the business OF this sort
became less active as the difference
between the old and new deliveries
narrowed, Around midday the new
style contracts were ruling only t5 to
II points above the old style, with the
old style May selling at 2l.S5c, or five
points above the closing price Of last
Monday. The interest OF traders seemed
TO center almost entirely In the trans
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
FROM WALL STREET
Generally Higher Trend in
Early Trading With Metals
Exception.

NEW YORK. March 6-Metals were
The only important exception 10 the
higher trend at the opening Of today's
stock market, COppers holding back in
anticipation OF dividend reductions late
in the day, Advances of / to . points
marked the early dealings in motors
and subsidiaries, with Kelly Springfield
Tire at a new high record, Among oils,
shippings, feathers and several Of The
equipment issues gains extended from
l to 3 points. but United States Steel
and high-grade rails made only frac-
tional Improvement.
Copper shares r~ebounded vigorously
after publication Of the several divi-
dend reductions. indicating that such
action had been discounted. Steel Foun-
dries strengthened on the increased
dividend and the genera; list, including
low-priced rails and industrials, also
bunrnped
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
AUSTRIAN N0BLEW0MEN
GET'HUGE SUMS IN WAR

VIENNA, March 6. Correspondence
Of the Associated Press THE latest Of
tho disclosures" so popular nowadays,
show that Austrian arChduohesses, in
Guiding the former Empress Hita, be-
lofe she was married. drew from the
government large retainers for month
~ support n quarterly rent money,
The Austrian state bureau for army al
fairs makes the revelations in an Of
fetal statement.
II shows that Empress Zita, while
still an archduchess. drew as monthly
support and for rent the equivalent OF
SS,lOO at the peace-time rate Of ex-
change. Her address was nut down rs
either the Hofburp, or Schoenhrunn,
both imperial palaces, which were
placed, free, at the disposal Of the
Hrchduchess, She had, however, in case
OF ennut, the choice Of living In the
PALACES at Reichenau, LaNenburg, Got
zendorf, or the Relevedcre in Vienna.
ArChduchcsS Auguste, wife Of Arch
duke Joseph, received the equivalent OF
Slt,ISS; Archduchess Isabella, wife OF
.Archduke Friedrich, S6,l67; Archduchess
Blanka, wife cf Archduke Leopold SAL
Vator, S74I, ArChduchcss Maria Chris
tine, wife Of Archduke Peter Ferdinand,
S,6SS; and Archduchess Marie Anna
wife of Prince elias OF Parma, $S,416
and additional support for six children
In 1918
Other disclosures reveal that clothes
linen, food and other things were drawn
from military dcpOts IN huge amounts
by the arChduCal families. The case of
the Archduchcss Isabella is particularly
interesting since she had three estates
the Alhrechty palace in Vienna. another
castle in Baden, and "A great seat n
Teschcn, aud her husband Is considered
one OF the most wealthy men 1t
Europe
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
MISCELLANEOUS

CHICAGO, March s.-Butter higher.
Creamery, 4sh Q57lAo.
Eggs lower receipts, 1868 cases.
Firsts, 3SiA 459c; ordinary firsts, $50
SSAc; at mark, cases included, $50
SShc. y
Potatoes lower; receipts, rs cars.
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota
Poultry-Alive lower. Springs, 33c;
fowls, size.
KANSAS CITY, March 6.-Butter lie
higher; creamery Sac; firsts, SIC; sec
onds, SOC; packing, &c.
Eggs, &c down. FIrsts, 36hc.
Poultry, unchanged.
Potatoes, &C lower, $1.35@1,6 IS.
ST. LOUIS, March 6.-Poultry, I'M
changed except hens, CSC.
Butter, creamery, 59c.
Eggs, SSc.
NEW YORK, March 6.-Butter, firm
receipts, 4,327 tubs; firsts. ssh 95Sc.
Eggs, firm; receipts, $3.50 cases; fresh
gathered extras, 47647hc. .
Cheese, firm; receipts, 2,429 boxes;
average run, 31Q31hc,
Poultry, alive, steady; chickens, SIC;
fowls, S4c: turkeys, 32@4Oc; dressed,
steady and unchanged.
NEW YORK. March Cooper quiet
e~lectrolytic, 14&415.
Iron nominally unchanged.
Metal exchange quotes lead quiet
| spot and April, 5.20d5.4O
Spelter quiet; East st. Louis, spot
61716.35; March. 6.1246, 80.
At LONDON: Standard copper spot
ETA 5s; futures, $40 IS; electrolytic
| spot, $50; futures, G76.
Tin, spot, s234 los: futures. e225 IS
Lead, spot, E2S; futures, G25.
Spelter, spot, GS7 los futures, G36.
=
ST. LOUIS, March 6.-Corn, No. 4
1877; No. 4 white, $1.36.
Oats, No. 3 white, 621a 063hc.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes


~ NV 10 w. I1EN
The m8n who refuses To- move be-
cause the land les poor or too wet or
the rainfall is sCant has taught us
some valuable lessons. He fertilizes
the land and otherwise improves Il by
rotation of crops. Where IL is too wet
he puts In thing or bitches. and where
it is too dry he employs irrigation. I'm
favorable conditions may often be i'm
proved by proper methods, II is said
hat three movings are equal 10 a fire.
=
SO many families have been fighting
the wolf for many years without real
success. Have o tried the manager
plan
The Industrial Settlement home on
South Drive. street hereafter viii do
strictly settlement work. Clubs viii
meet there and there will be a day
nursery and playground. With the
opening of spring Bessie Simon will be
engaged in the gardening and canning
campaign.
How Is Memphis Bone dry, bad wa
ter aud poor gas
Farmers and teachers conferences
a. Avery chapel Friday Good speeches,
Interesting program.
There vii be a mass meeting at Sa
lem Thursday night.
mad rather be right than to be
arrested.
There was an educational mass meet
ing AT Beniestown Tuesday night I'M
der the auspices of the public school
for the benefit Of the domestic science
department, The school has a splendid
three-roOm house and three teachers,
with a good enrolment.
ms cad Of being patriotic at certain
times or seasons, let's make patriotism
perennial in our country.
-
An honest man not only refuses to
steal himself, hut will not conceal theft
nor make conveniences for providers,
Too many persons Of standing have
been involved and ruined by buying
or receiving stolen goods, BE careful,
The boy who plays hockey and cuts
classes is an enemy to himself n
will mar the family name. The world
Will ask, Whose son is he?'
Manhood Is not a matter Of geogra-
ply, but character and principle. Not
where does he live, but who is he?
MY country-may she always be
right, but, right or wrong my u
try.'-Joe Wheeler.
Negroes at Wilson, n. G., are con.
Quoting a community school at a cost
Of $500 per month. They have 500 pupiN:
and employ eight teachers, An example
Of self-help.
Negro soldiers were closest to Metz
when the armistice was signed. II Is
said, Let the pen be true to the sword,
Georgia Hodges and Bernice Day,
two Of the older workers among
Memphis negro women, were enter
tanned by one Of the clubs at the resi-
dence Of pr. John n, Seward on Aston
RNnnne Wednesday, niRht.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
CRIPPLES CAN Be
FARM MANAGERS.
Government Hopes to Provide
Employment for Injured
Soldiers in Such Work.

WASHINGTl .....yn s tSpl1-A
large percentage uf me boz the United
STATES armies coming from farms or
Semirursl environment have raised an
interesting question i'm the %rctrainiuE OF
disabled men by the federal board for
vocational education. as % o thc
background Of agricultural Information
NJ these individuals can best be util-
lied.
The general Impression is that when
a man has lost his strength his useful
ness Oh a farm is at an end The fed
eral board does not al an subscribe to
this and the course which has been
evolved on farm management Is
proving one Of the most popular with
those men who have taken retaining
Farm management rs the science Of
organization and management of farm
enterprises for the purpose Of securing
the greatest continued profits II ta
the business end Of farming. II deals
with farm organization methods, aC-
counts and credits, and Is therefore OF
interest to all classes OF farmers in
Guiding oWnCrS, managers and tenants
In agricultural affairs as they have
been carried on, the lack Of business
measures has been amazing Absolute
mismanagemCnt has frequently been
the cause Of failure and abandonment
Of farms, Variation in profits on farms
Is more largely due 10 acknowledgement
than ~unfavorable seasons or tiuCtuatiOn
IN prices. Farming has become decided
ly a business proposition and the fed
eral board believes that many farms
which because Of acknowledgement are
improbable. could by reorganization be
stabilized and developed into profitable
and lucrative undertakings.
Only 60, 900 farms out Of 6,36l 600 ac-
cordinE to the 1910 census, employed
managers. The small percentage Of
profits Of inefficient management, Of
Idle and incompetent management,
makes thousands Of farmers not living
on their places very DESTROYS to secure
farm managers capable Of inducing
farm management, and TO meet this
growing need the course in farm man
Agement for disabled soldiers has been
evolved by the federal board for yoCa-
tioual education, and Indications are
that the demand for these well-traineu
men viii considerably exceed the sup
ply, Disabled men taking training are
allowed a support fund Of SOS per
month minimum, all expenses are paid
and places found for the graduates
This training is mainly given In the
land grant colleges Of the various states.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
Grain.

Memphis receipts: Corn 10, oats 9
and hay s cars.
Hog receipts: Chicago $4,000, Omaha
%, 900, Kansas City 25, 600. Sioux City
II, 900, st. Joseph 5000, st. Louis II, 600.
Chicago-Receipts; Wheat 0 1000, corn
i07, 600, oats 1872, 900. Shipments: Wheat
l6, 900, corn $1,000. oats POI 900.
ISt. Louis-Recelpts: Wheat. 10. 900,
corn AZ, 900. oats 5000. Shipments:
Wheat IL, 900, corn $1,000, oats As 5000.
Chicago-The early hog market at
Chicago was a cautious, slow affair,
about 10c to 15c lower.-Wagner & Co.
Forecast grain belt: Unsettled wealth
err tonight and Friday, probably light
snow, rising temperature.
New York-Springs & Co: We favor
Investment buying and speculative pur-
chases, with due protection of the bet
ter class OF industrials and railroad
stock and also OF the cheaper railroad
Issues, which are generally believed to
have a future and which wealthy peo-
pie are buying.
Chicago-Failure OF the corn market
to break on the hog news led to ex-
tensive covering by shorts. Markets
showing independent strength, with
Armour Grain company a good buyer.
There have-bee hedges removed here
this morning against export sales at
the seaboard late yesterday.-Wagner &
TO, to Shepard g. Gluck.
Chicago-The food leaders think
Europe may buy pork products in i'm
mense lots and hog may finally sell
above recent levels, Paris report says
France objects to paying gold for out
side foods and the U. s.. insists the al
lies shall bear their share of U, s. food
| raising losses. Illinois Grain Dealers
association warns against evil effects
of sowing spring wheat in corn and oats
belts. Thomas Ryan, Of Australia, is in
Chicago and says Australia has $40. GOO. :
900 bushels wheat to export, along with
q world OF meat and wool-Wagner
& Co.
Observation-Disclosures hogs soc to soc
lower; Peoria hogs l0c higher; Cincin-
natl hogs 25c higher,
Chioago-Report on the floor that
some corn is being bought to be sent
to Cedar Rapids, la. ST. Louis again
denies the report Of liberal country
sales. They wire; Can locate only
about 5000 corn bought from the coun-
try,-Wagper & Co.
Chieago-Corn market continues easy
on lack OF buying power, Locals think
1t will take several days to become &C
custcmed to the new order Of thinss.-
: Wagner g. Co.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06

ferring Of accounts from the old 20
new contracts and little or no atten-
ton was paid ordinary market factors
Near months were relatively firm
during the early afternoon, with old
March contracts selling up to $4,000,
OF IS points net higher. This probably
afforded encouragement 10 old longs
IN May and July. and NAV sold at
2l.6oc, or 80 points net higher. New
style contracts were relatively easy
aud later fluctuations were irregular.
with the market ruling around 2l.42c
for the old style n q. zoe for new
STYLE May shortly after 2 o'clock.
Old style futures closed steady at de-
cline OF 30 to Advance Of Is points.
COLD STYLED
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
GRAIN MARKETS
Removal of Hog Price Mini
mum Has Slight Effect on
Corn and Tone Firm.

CHICAGO. March 6.-Remcval OF the
hog price minimum had only a tran
silent depressing effect today on the
corn market. Opening prices, which
ranged from i4c TO lTsc lower, with
May $l.28ss 10 S1.29 and July $1.2S
10 S1.33Ia. were followed by a slight
further decline and then by a sharp
upturn that in some cases went well
above yesterdays finish.
Reports that offerings from the coun-
try had increased on the bulge led sub
s%equently to a reaction. There were also
efforts to resell for Boston account.
The market closed unsettled, &c net
lower to a like advance, with May
S1.293s to S1.2sk and July 3l,24& to
$l247s.
oats developed Independent strength.
Provisions like cereals quickly rallied
from an initial moderate break,
The market was upheld later by the
fact that shipments Of lard and meats
greatly exceeded last years figures,
despite the embargo against New York.
-Close-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
ROUND The TICKER
Cotton.

Cotton.
New York-A local spot man says his
experience in dealing with Southern
spot people leads him to anticipate a
big Southern hedging business in the
new style contract, He predicts that
memberships on the New York Cotton
exchange will go to 325, O00. -Wagner |
to Shepard & Chuck.
New York-Pearsall says: Tempera-
lures over the Southwest ranged 80 to
S6 degrees this morning. Many claimed
this was too cold and as bad as the
further rains in the eastern belt for
checking farm work.
New York-Weld bullish, says buy on
all setbacks; trading mixed, lot swap |
ping.-Cleve, to Cotter & Turner.
New Orleans-Changing futures con- |
tract does not increase demand for
cotton, and until latter improves have
little confidence in any sustained ad-
Vance,. p. Ellis, Jr.. to Reese.
New Orleans-Rather strong market;
think advancing tendency will develop
when contract security is fully real
lied. Export condition improving; out /
look new production bullish; old con-
tracts strong on covering demand and
probability bullish revision grade color
differences.-Clark to Cotter & Turner.
New York-Weld & Co.: The market
is passing through a period of unsettle-
ment and adjustment, but we expect
higher prices. Toole, Henry & Co.:
Recommend purchases October on all
recessions.
New York.-Weld & Co: While some
temporary unsettlement may l esult from
such a precipitate alteration Of our con-
tract BY the authorities we do not an
ticipate any very material immediate
change in the general level of values,
New York.-The board OF managers Of
the cotton exchange yesterday after
noon passed the following resolutions:
Resolved, That every member Of the
New YORK Cotton exchange who know
ingly makes a transaction in old-style
contracts other than in liquidation
shall be held to have violated section
92, paragraph G, of the bylaws.
New Orleans.-Difference old and new
crops old-style contracts likely 20 mar
row, but liable to widen on new style
contracts; expect general tendency
higher on bullish weekly statistics and
weather.-Clark to Cotter & Turaer.
New York.-In process readjustment
80 over old. Would advise transferring
old to new either way on ground trad
ing old will rapidly narrow: on general
market have no opinion while confusion
exists Hubbard to Reese.
New orleans.-Charles ]. Brand, chief
of the bureau Of markets. makes an I'M
portant ruling this morning in answer
to a question from the New orleans
Cotton exchange. He rules that the
lowest tenderable grades under the new
law are low middling white, strict mid
ding tinged, strict middling yellow
stained and good middling blue stained,
irrespective of the discounts under mid
ding of other low grades as compared
with low middling white, which means
that tenderable grades are arbitrarily
fixed and are not determined by wheth-
err they are equal in value to low mid
ding white or not.-Shepard & Gluck,
New Y~ork.-Some Wall street selling
Of old contracts to liquidate; spot
houses old contracts, but offered new
Hubbard to Reese.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
THREE SOUTHERN BOYS
GET CROSS DECORATIONS

WASHINGTON. March 6. CSpl)-In
the name OF the president the com
mander-i chief OF the army announced
today that the distinguished service
cross had been conferred upon privat,
Hona McKiddy, OF tho machine gun
company. 12oth infantry. Of Knoxville.
Tenn: Private George l.. Wiles. Of
the l2oth infantry Newmarket. Tenn
and Sergt, Oliver Robinson, Comnany
A, l20th infantry, OF Waterford. Miss.
Private MCKiddN was decorated for
carrying a message under heavy gun
fire at BelleCourt, France, on Sept 20.
1915, Private Wiles received the cross
for breaking up, single-handed, u Ger.
man machine gun nest at B%ellecourt on
Sent. 90, 1918, and Sergt. Robinson was
decorated for extraordinary heroism al
NauX on oct, 10, 1918,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

% CHICAGO, March s,-Hogs-Recsipts,
$4,000; sc to 10c lower. Bulk, $ls.15@
1885; butchers. $1S25QtS,5O; light,
Sl7.75@IS2bi packing N7.26G1S.15;
Choice beef cattle SIC. So iSaSi 600; com con-.
mon, $40. 500 16. SO; butcher cows and
heifers, $7.35915.50; Gamers, $3.50
1875; choice stockers, $iiI5gl475;
common and medium, S;NQ11.15;
Sheep- Receipts, 10000; steady,
CT dice lambs, $l960at9,75; medium,
1852 Gt9. co. culls, SIS, 25a16.75 choice
ewes, $i3. 50@14.O0; medium, Sill 600
1850; culls, s6.0Oq9.0O,
e,ipts, 1900; steady, Lights 81 $50
1925; pigs, S13 .00@16,40; mixed, $500
QlS+o; heavy, $1S3O91S,50 so bulk, $500
Cattie-Receipts, 5000; steady, Ma
tive beef steers, Sl1. 50@1S.50; yearling
steers and heifers, ,ss,5o@1S0o; cows,
prime Southern beef steers, sl0,0 o@
1900; beef cows and heifers, $500
$500; Gamers, S5.50@7,25; native calves,
| $7,75016. so.
sheep Receipts, 1880; steady.
Lambs, $lS.5oQ 1915; ewes, $40 500
1925; n S5,oOG9.oo.
KANSAS CITY, March ~6.-Hogs, re-
ceipts, $500; 10 to l5c higher. Bulk.
Sl760RlS.10; heavy, $17.S5@fS.25 ; lights
SlI4bGl7S0; pigs, Sl2.O0616.00.
Cattle, receipts, 1000. no Southerns
steady, Prime fed steers, $t8.00619.00
dressed beef steers Sl2. 0oG17.0o; South.
ern steers, nominally. $7,oO1lS,0O cows
$40, 900 1850; heifers, $~i0,006a1450
stockers, $l2.o0G16,5o; calves, $4,000
400.
Sheep, receipts 1900; 10 to 15c higher
lambs. SIS, 00@l9.65; yearlings, SIG, 500
1850; wethers, $12. 00R15.00; ewes, $50
@iS,75; stockers, 15.50m17,b0.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-06
MEN FIGHT RATES.

A delegation representing the Mer-
chants exchange will leave Thursday
night for Louisville TO attend a hearing
of the federal railroad administration
on freight rates on grain, grain prod
ucts and feed from points in Illinois TO
Memphis. ST. Louis. Kansas City and
Chicago. Those who will go are J, B.
McGinnis, commissioner Of the ex-
change $. I, Pease, J, r, Morgan and
S. T. Rison.