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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
BUCK PRIVATES HAVE
ORGANIZED BIG SOCIETY

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN
GERMANY, Aug. 1S-~The Buck Pri-
Yates society, organized at Montabaur
by members of the First divisions, an
nounced recently that headquarters In
the United States would be opened in
Chicago late in August, with Edward
NJ. Mcclure, national field represent
tative, in charge. Branches are to be
established in every state in the Union,
according to present plans,
Prival Paul r., Collins, Battery D.,
Sixth field artillery, OF Los Angeles,
Cal, Is president Of the society, Which
has several thousand members. All
headquarters Of the society In the diff
ferent states win be known technically
as ~"dugouts" A woman's auxiliary Is
also planned. which will include In It's
membership all wonen who served with
the American eNpeditionary force. such
as welfare workers, telephone operators
and nurses,
As It's platform the society has adopt
ed these pIanks; Broader educational
work, cleaner politics, compulsory
age, to make bigger and better Ameri-
cans. and to interest ourselves In in
dustry, and labor
The society Is characterized as a
great monument for the heroic lead Of
the 4, II, F." and it is planned to make
and mothers Of men who died
In action In France honorary members.
One OF the duties Of the members of
the society will be to make an annual
visit to the homes Of soldiers who died
on the battlefields OF the world war.
Membership in the society is restrict
ed to privates.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
FROM WALL STREET
Stock Market Heavy at Outset
With Declines on Early
Trading Feature.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S-Developments
ove the double holiday, including the
Mexican situation and the local traction
strike, accounted mainly for the heavy
tone of the stock market at the open
Ing Of today's session. Declines Of l to
almost 3 points extended throughout
the general list. oils. equipments,
steelsa motors and tobaccos proving
most susceptible to pressure. High
class rails also yielded, but shippings
were irregular, marlborough Rapid
Transit and marlborough Metropolitan
were only fractionally lower with
Brooklyn Transit.
The market rallied slightly again at
midday, probably on the easier call
money rates with no discrimination
against industrial collateral Improve
ment was short lived. however, fresh
selling In larger volume causing another
and more sweeping reversal among lead
ers.
Further vase OF money reflected an
other slight rally later in steels, equip
ments, oils, motors and shippings. The
closing was weak. Sales Appropriated
l.2a0. 600 shares
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
WALSH CALLS ENGLISH
KING WORLDS KEEPER

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-Frank P.
Walsh. chairman of the American COM
mission on Irish Independence, charac-
terizes the world as "a vast jail with
King George V. of England as its
keeper" In a statement issued here to-
day protesting against the alleged ac-
quiescence of various state depart
ments In permitting England to deny
passports for their citizens to travel in
Great Britain and its possessions. He
urges that a joint secretariat be set up
in the league OF nations to protect citi-
zens of all nations instead of having
a single secretariat ''in the shadow of
the steeple of Westminster"
The present form of the league COM
pels general sympathy with the i'm
perialistic ambitions of England, he
declares. He cites the case of John A:
Murphy, of Buffalo, N. Y, a mar of
'iunblemished reputation and in SYM
pathy with the Irish cause, who asked
the American state department for a
passport from Paris to London nddon The
request was submitted to me English
government and denied, Mr.. Walsh
says.
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Middling.
CONSOLIDATED PORT.
ToMoRRoW's ESTIMATED.
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-There was
renewal of liquidation ana pressure In
the cotton market early today owing
to weak Liverpool cables, the weakness
of foreign exchange Saturday and re-
ports of unsettled conditions in the
goods market. The opening was 81 to
65 points lower and active months soon
sold So to 70 points under Saturdays
closing with October touching 5000 and
January 5000, making low ground for
the movement.
Weakness in the stock market, in
creased nervousness over general condi-
lions which encouraged continued SELL
ing during the early afternoon. October
sold off to 20. 75c and January to 20. sec,
or "a to 80 points net lower and prices
were within 10 or IL points of the low
est around 2 o'clock.
The decline was held in check around
3oc for October by covering and trade
buying, but offerings increased on
slight bulges with the South a mod
crate seller of near months, while Liv-
erpool continued a seller of later deliv-
cries n the market weakened again
toward midday. Stop orders were I'M
covered as October broke through the
early low point and that position sold
down to 29.90c, while January sold at
soc, or 10 to rs points net lower.
Spot cotton, quiet; middling, 30.55c.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
SKELETON IS
FOUND NEAR STABLE

MAPLE HILL, Kas., Aug. 1S.-A
third skeleton was dug up here yester-
day by state officials investigating the
mysterious Disappearance Of four men
here during the last eight years. The
skeleton was found within so feet Of the
n dug up last week neal a livery
barn, it was announced by Maurice Nc
Neill, state attorney. who is in charge
of the Investigations.
The skeleton found is believed to be
that of John Woody. Dawson Woody,
father of the missing youth, identified
it by filings in the teeth as that of his
son.
The skeleton was found buried under
about six inches Of soil in the livery
~barnyard. According to -McNeill, the
evidence indicates that the man had
been killed in his sleep and the body ap-
parently without clothing other than a
night shirt, buried face down in the
shallow grave.
The skeleton was found in the yard
of a barn formerly operated by Rufus
King, who is held in the Shawnee coun-
ty jail on a charge of first degree muir
der in connection with the disappear
ance OF Reuben Gutshall here five years
& A skeleton believed to be that of
Gutshall vas found recently in a shed
on a property formerly occupied by
King, who was arrested near Pueblo,
Colo. 1t was stated last night by Nc
Neill that Dawson Woody would swear
to a complaint today charging Rufus
King with the murder of his son.
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Grain and Feedstuffs.

oats-whIte, dray lots, aic; mixed.
93c.
.Chops-Per ton. less than car lots.
$500,
Mil Feeds-Dray load lots. ton; Bran.
$500; shorts, gray. $4,000.
Hay-Ttmothy. less than car lots.
choice, $500; No. l., $500; No. ..
$32, 90.
~Corn-Sscked. in dray load lots. No,
3 white, 9,26G$2. 30; No, 3, yellow, S2,25;
No. 3 mixed, s.. 20.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
YANKS WITH STRANGEST
NAMES HELP WIN WAR

WASHINGTON, Aug. ,o.-parls
Green helped win the war. SO did a
Little kittie karr and q Dinner Bell.
All OF them were in the army, accord
ing to file cards in the bureau of war
risk insurance. Green lives in Hunt
ington, W. Va, Little Kittle Karr
makes his home in Norfolk. Va, and
Dinner Bell Page was rung into the
service from Urick, Mo, Some others
who appear In the bureaus files are:
Asad Experience Wilson, of Van
Hook, N. D.; Min Gosh. Of Chicago;
Green Horn, Of Statesboro, Ca; Vel
yet Couch, Of Brinkley. Ark; viii
Bugg, Of Oscar Tarbin, La; and e.
Pluribus Brown, of Perry, Ga.
Chocolate Candy Clark, Owen Money,
Willie Darling, Great Britton Turner,
Wiley Fox Hunter, Green Berry Ander-
son, Youstus Horrible Riner, George
Sleeps From House, Handsom Pleasant
George Parliament, Grief Grimes, pre-
cious Eugene Grant, Free Office
Graves, Huckleberry Shell, Isaac Did
not Butcher and Fine German also are
listed.
The broad jump record in names
goes to a resident Of Solomon, Idaho,
tape. He is Harry Adolph Thomas
Richard Eugene Bullock and the clerks
In the bureau are tempted to disturb
Mr., Bullock's continuity by punctuating
him.
The clerks have found 49, ways Of
spelling Aloysius and Is ways of SPELL
ing Ignatz. There were SO, 900 John
sons; $1,000 Smiths and $500 Walkers
in the service. Forty-seven thousand
Williamses were with the colors.
There were 81 Jose Rodriguezes in
the 347th infantry.
Abraham Lincolns, George Washing
tons, Robert e. Lees and William Jen-
ningses were in the service by the hun
dreds. Napoleon Bonaparte, or rather
q dozen OF him, fought for the United
States. Gen. Grant, Gen. Wellington
and Gen. Jackson, also helped zeal the
Germans. Quite a few Virgin Marys
were In the army, too. These latter
were largely men OF Latin descent.
Orange Cobb, of Molina, N. c., and
his son, Lemon Cobb, were in the
service,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK, Aug. lS,--Bar silver,
S,12A; Mexican dollars, S6Fso.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1S,-Butter, higher;
creamery, 4S@53c.
Eggs-Receipts, 1887 cases; steady;
firsts, 42Q42hc; ordinary ftrsts. S6hq
37hc; at mark, cases included, 3S@4lc;
storage packed firsts, Az Case.
Poultry, alive, higher; springs, 3ie;
fowls, 30c,
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 1S,-Butter.
eggs and poultry, unchanged.
Potatoes, home grown, N,s5G2,lo.
CHICAGO, Aug, lS,-Potatoes, weak
err; arrivals, SO cars; Wisconsin red
and white varieties, sackedN CARROTS, So
cwt.; Minnesota early Ohf0s. sacked,
%carlots, So 5@3.35 cwt, Irish Cobblers,
New Jersey. sacked CARROTS, 81, TO- $50
owt New York Giants, sacked, carlots,
$4.00@4,l5 cwt.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1S,-Butter, firm
receipts, 6,220; firsts, say @55c.
Eggs, steady receipts, 9,0SS, Firsts,
45@50c,
Cheese, easy; receipts, 1910; average
run, So@s4Nc,
ST. LOUIS, Aug, 1S,-Poultry-Hens,
26c; springs, 3Oc; turkeys, 36c; ducks,
2Sc; geese, lac, Butter, creamery, 53c.
Eggs, Acc,
NEW YORK, Aug. ~1s,-Copper quiet
electrolytic spot, 23a23h; August. 23t:
@2S&; Sept. "a.
Iron steady; No. | Northern, $4,000
No. 2 Northern, $29,0 90; No. 2 South,
ern, 1923. so.
Metal exchange quotes lead firm
spot, $3.50; Sept, IS .90d6. 10; speltel
firm; East st. Louis delivery spot
81. 1907, 95; Sept. 81 0GS. 90.
At London; Copper spot, R101, 15s
futures. &l02, 15s; e~lectrolytio spot
5s; futures, a265, los. Lead spot, e25
futures, G25, 12s, Sd, Spelter spot
$40, los; futures, G4l, los.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
GRAIN MARKETS
to Sell Lowers Corn
Prices Oats Weakened and
Provisions Fall Off.

CHICAGO, Aug. lS.-There was a
rush to sell today when the corn mar
ket opened and first trades showed a
lack Of buying support, particularly on
the nearby month, Opening prices were
sc to 5hc loYer, September showing
the greatest decline, the figures being
September N.76l5 TO $3.50 and Decem-
Der S1.42ls to S1.43K. Later there was
a moderate rally but prices held gem
orally within the opening figures.
The market closed heavy three to
four cents net lower with September
$l.7s and December $i,4oA to $l.40A,.
Oats were weaken with scattered SELL
ing but held within closer limits than
corn, Opening prices were from &c to
INC lower. with September at 72Ssc to
7Sc.
Provisions fell off, selling orders
more than offsetting the advance In
live hog prices.
Stop loss selling through the session
counterbalanced live hog strength and
prices held to low levels.
Open. High. Low. Close,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
re. r. Enginenlen Ask
/. Raise In Wage And
D MECHANICAL HeLDerS

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. IS.--A de-
mand for a IS to IS per cent Increase
in wages and that ali coal burning To-
copotives weighing 1000 pounds and
over in road service be equipped with
mechanical stokers and two firemsn be
placed on ell such engines until they
are so equipped was adopted by a
conference Of 800 general chairmen OF
the brotherhood OF locomotive firemen
and enginemen in session here yester-
day.
One hundred and seventeen thousand
men and about half Of the 10000 en-
gtnes in the United States win come
under the proposal, only about 5000 Of
which are equipped with mechanical
stokers at present. The more important
sections OF the report Of the wage COM
mittee which was adopted follow:
Rates Of pay for firemen and help
ers in passenger service $3.50 per day
OF 100 miles or less, except when Mallet
paid.
Overtime in passenger service will be
computed on Thea present basis at a
speed Of 20 miles an hour.
In freight service on engines weigh
ing less than 200. 900 pounds firemen
shall be paid $3.50 and on engines
weighing over 200, 900 pounds $3.50 per
day of 100 miles or less, overtime to be
computed on present basis at a speed
Vi lET2 tulleS per nOuf.
Fremen and helpers employees in To-
cal or way freight service, mixed trains,
mine runs and other service shall be
paid a minimum of so cents per hundred
miles or less in addition to the through
freight rates.
Fremen employed on trains in I'M
classified service shall be paid through
freight rates, according to class Of en-
CINE used.
Fremen employed on Mallet engines
in all service, except yard service, shall
be paid 1920 per day for 100 miles or
less.
Firemen and helpers employed in yard
service shall be paid $3.50 per day of
eight hours or less, except when Mallet
engines are used, when rate of $3.50
shall be paid.
A demand for time and one-half for
overtime in all classes of service Is
made which will apply when men are
used on Sundays or holidays,
Inside hostlers shall be paid $3.50 per
day and outside h~ostlers 1920 per day,
and hostlers' helpers $3.50 per day, eight
hours or less to constitute a days
work.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
Cottonseed Products.

Merchants Exchange ouotations.l
Crude oil, basis prime, Gle lb,: hulis,
loose. CARROTS, S7.25 ton; meal, 7 per
cent, $76. 90.
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MEMPHIS MARKETS
Produce.

Quotations represent prices from job
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SAYS
UNCLE PROMPTED HIM

PINE BLUFF, Ark. Aug. IS. (Spl)-
George Cunningham, tRe lU-year-old ne
gro boy who was arrested Friday at
Tamo for the robbery Of the postoffice
there, brought here by Deputy U. S,
Marshal Gray, claims that his Uncle See
told him to rob the postoffice and bring
hin what money he got.
See lives at Gould, but had left before
the deputy marshal got there to arrest
him.
The boy concealed himself in the store
in which the postoffice is located, and
after being locked up he went to the
someone returned to the store just in
time to catch him. The boy, because
of his youthfulness, will probably be
turned over to probation officers. E.. N.
McPMail Is the postmaster at TAmo.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
COFFEE.

NEW YORK, Aug. ls.-closing prices:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
PUTS EMBARGO
ON GRAIN FROM PORTS

GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 1s.-Notice
was received here today that the
Southern export committee at 1901
am. had enlarged the movement OF
barley, corn, oats, rye and wheat, ex-
port and domestic, through Texas City,
Galveston and Port Arthur, Tex. New
Orleans and Mobile, formal permits be-
ing hereafter required. Extraordinary
movement of these grains is given as
the reason for checking the movement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
NEGRO ASSAULTER IN
HANDS OF POLICE

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Aug. is. (Spl.)-
Mayor Arthur Hickey, of Humphrey,
and Deputy Sheriff Geary, of Devalls
Bluff, Friday afternoon arrested a
an entrance into the home of his en-
ployer at DeValps Bluff and attacking
his 1S-year-old daughter. The negro
was frightened off leaving his shoes,
He was traced to Brinkley, Stuttgart
and was captured between Goldman
and Humphrey and he is now in Jail
at DeVall's Bluff. His name could not
be learned here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
MONEY

NEW YORK, Aug. B.-Mercantile
$4,21h; commercial. 60-day bills on
banks, 1921; commercial, 60-day bills,
$4.20h; demand, $4.24h; cables, $4.25A,
Francs, demand, $7.94; cables, $792.
Guilders, demand, SIN; cables, 37A.
Lires, demand, $3.50; cables, 50. 2S. Gov
eminent bonds irregular; railroad bonds
easy.
Marks, demand, AZ; cables. s.
Time loans easier; 60 days, 80 days
and six months 8 bid.
Call money. easy; ruling rate 4; bank
acceptances 4.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
HUNS VIOLATE TREATY
BY %MlLlTARlZING POLICE

COBLENZ, Aug. IS. tBy the Associat-
ed Observation-Disclosures of German po-
lice, contrary to the terms Of the treaty
of peace, has already begun, according
to information reaching American au-
lice were recently completely organized
on military lines by the Prussian gov
eminent, 1t is said, n are now
equipped with steel helmets and rifles
and follow the routine of a military
mpan in their barracks. OF the 300
have elected to be transferred to the
new organization and the remainder
shave been given places in civil service,
The ultimate size of the new mill
tarized police organizations has not been
announced. Americans studying the
rehabilitation and reorganization OF
the German army say that the signifi-
canoe of militarizlng police in Germany
is great.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
AFRICAN METH0DISTS
TO HOLD CELEBRATION

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Aug. IS. (Spl.)-
The African Methodists Of Pine Bluff
district will celebrate the 30Oth year of
the arrival of negroes in America, Aug.
20-24. The celebration is to be held
under the auspices Of the Sunday
school, Missionary society Inc Fpworth
league and will be held at Shiloh
church, near Tamo.
Bishop Conner, Of Little Rock, will
be present and DR.. T. T. Jackson, OF
WHEREFORE university, Ohio, will be
present and the Rev. w, E.. Prewitt,
mon. His text will be II Am Debtor
Both to the Greeks and NB~arbarians,
Both the Wise and Unwise." He will
show the progress Of the negro race.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
RIxsE TAKES CHARGE.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Aug. IS. (Spl)-
W. w. Rixse, of Little Rock, has taken
over the Florence sanitarium and as
sumed charge of same Saturday as
business manager, and Mrs. Rixse, a
trained nurse, will be matron of the in
stitution, ]. II. Howard, former mana
ger, has sold his interests and returned
to Forrest City, and Mrs. Eta Green,
former matron, has returned to Little
Rock. The Battle Creek ~hylotherapy
methods will continue to b. used.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
EXPORTS FEW CARS.

LONDON, Aug. 19.--In the last IL
years England has sent only SS1 auto
mobiles to the United States. the value
of which was $2,153, Sal, while in the
sametime the United States sent to
England 41,1S2 cars, valued at $50, 49,
oil, says the Board of Trade Journal.
The paper points out IN opportunity
to expand the sale of British cars in
America among the wealthy people of
New York and the newly rich.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
CARMEN ALONE.

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Aug. 1S.-Repu-
dated by the Central Labor union,
alone in their stand against the Musko-
gee Electric Traction company. Starting
Of the cars with nonunion men was be-
ing considered by the company, which
s now assured of support from the Citi-
Eens' Safety committee and union labor
npra
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
NEW FRENCH WIRELESS
STATION MOST POWERFUL

PARIS, Aug. IS. CHavas. 1.-THE new
wireless station to be erected at Croix
d'Hins, near Bordeaux, will have a
sending radius of 1880 miles, accord
ing to the Excelsior. II will be one of
the most powerful wireless stations in
the world, the paper adds, with five
three times that Of Lyons and twice
hat OF Nauen. The station will have
a capacity of $4,000 words daily and
will reach all the French colonies
throughout the world.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18

Corn, No. . mixed, $l.94a1.95; No.
2 yellow, 81. 95d1. 9S,
Oats, No. 2 white, 72lad75c; No. 3
white, 70A475c.
Rye, No. 2. $t.6S%@1. SAN. Barley,
$1,Sb@l4S; timothy, $9,0oQl1, IS; clover,
nominal; pork, nominal; lard, SIS. 80;
ribs, $23. 50424.0 0
KANSAS CITY, Aug. lS.-Cash wheat
unchanged to lower; No, l hard, $2.i9
@2.23; No. 2, S217; No. ! red, S2.l9; No,
2, S2.16@216h.
Corn, unchanged to lower; No. .
mixed, 7N67OtEc; No. 2 red, 70h @7lc.
Rye, S1.52. a."
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1s,-CoFn, No. 3,
s1.aS; No, Q white, S2,00i September,
$l.791a.
Oats-No. .. 72Mc, No. 5 white, 7?9
74hc; September, FAC.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
BANK AT GOULD.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Aug. IS. (Spl.)-
The Bank of Gould, at Gould, Lincoln
county, has been organized with a cap
ital of SIS, 1000 with the following Off
GERS: W E. Massey; president; Wal
dent. These, with r. e. Leatherman,
f.. B. McCullogh, Of Monticello and
Max Cook, constitute the board Of d.
rectors. There are AZ stockholders Of
the new bank, which will begin bust
ness Oct. l.. 10 Nichol, cashier Of the
Simmons National bank, Of this city,
assisted in the organization of the new
bank, which is the third bank in Lin
coin county.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 1S.-Cotton spot
in fair demand; prices steady; good
mlddling 1899; fully middling 1S. SO;
middling 1929; low middling Is. "a; good
ordinary 14.s9; ordinary 1875. Sales
receipts $1,000 bales. including 1890
American.
Futures closed easy; September 1910;
October 1886; January 1870; March
18.67; May 1856; July 1883.
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Vegetables

B~eaps-Navy. per lb,,llla Tl2c; Lima,
per 10, 1tS,
Peas-Coitornia black-e"ed, PER h.,
7d7Ac,
onions-Sack, 100 lbs. ,tT5G5.OO.
,Potatoes-Cwt,, all Varieties $4,000
Cabbage-Northern, crate S4,OO@I5 so,
Pcppers-Basket. asa soc.
Eggplants-Dozen, sI60M2, 90,
Lettuce-Bunch, Mich, Soc,
Cucumhers-Crate. &t,7bT" 40.
Snap Beans-Bushel. $4.00GS00,
Tomatoes-Homo-grown, hushel, $500
@S.50.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
FEAR FOR Elk YANK.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Aug. 1s.-Fears
are expressed by authorities here that
harm has befallen Earl c.. Bowman, re-
Gently discharged from the army at
Camp Bowie. He wired hts mother, who
coming directly home, but word was re-
ceived today that he had not arrived
there.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
NEW 4 COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 1s.-The cot
ton market was easy and lower today,
under selling caused by poor Liverpool
cables, a favorable weather map and
situation. In the first half hour Of
business prices lost 81 to 80 points.
Declines In the foreign exchange mar
ket were a depressing influence and in
the trading up to / O'Clock the net de-
cline "a widened to IS to 81 points.
out the morning session and 1t was met
by a very small demand. Toward moor
the trading months were ~ to rs points
under the final prices Of Saturday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
SHlPYARD WORKERS
GO BACK TO TOOLS

PADUCAH, KY, Aug. IS. (Spl.)-
Striking employees of local, ship yards re-
turned to work today when the Howard
Ship Yards company announced that the
company would meet the demand for
increase of wages to rs cents an hour
from 62j5 cents. One hundred men had
been on strike since a week ago today,
and tied UP several important steamer
contracts,
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REV. W. j, cox RESIGNS.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Aug. IS, [Spl.)-
The resignation of Rev. W. ]. Cox
church where he has been pastor the
past five years. DR.. Cox has been In
bad health for several months and is
now at Birmingham, Ala, with his
son and feels that he can never be well
enough to resume his pastoral work. A
committee will seek a new pastor. The
Rev. Sam Campbell is filling the pull
pit for the month of August.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
SAMPLE HOME ROBBED

A burglar pried open a screen at the
home of Mrs, J, A. Sample, 492 Vance
avenue before dawn Sunday and noise
lessly crawled through the window, A
ence Sample, and several dollars was
taken by the thief, who departed with
out disturbing the members of the
household,