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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-12
%PROFTTEERING PROBE
BEGINS AT NASHVILLE

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Ang. IL. tspl.)
Tho department of justice agents
here, In conjunction with the, office of
the United States district attorney, to-
day opened their drive on profiteers
and food hoarders In the nation wide
campaign against the high cost OF liv.
Ing. Many produce men We're exam
ined in regard to the prevailing prices
and also a number OF retail hoe mer-
chants were called upon for data on
their profits and expenses,
The local officer OF the department
Of justice received n telegram ordering
the s%trtctest Investigation which will
be given precedence over all other de-
Ieartmental work. All leaves OF alb
eace OF department agents and special
employees were ordered cancelled.
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TEXAS RAINFALL
COTTON AREA SUMMARY.

temperatures were mostly neal sea-
sonal In the east and south portions OF
the cotton belt with maxlmA from 81 to
s6, but above normal in tho northwest
portion with maxima from % to 100,
Light to heavy rains occurred In the
central and east gulf states and Georgia
and Western South Carolina. Special
reports from Charleston and Little
Rock districts missing, Heavy rains
Georgia, Greensboro g,20, Mlllen Ito,
Quitman LA; Alabama, Evergreen liz;
Florida, Lake City 1.54, Louisiana, Lake
City LOS. Morgan City lisa; Mississippi,
HaSelhurst LIS. Lake 440.
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MoNEY

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Mercantile
paper 5A sterling, 60-day bills
429; commercial, 6O-day bills on banks
42sla; commercially 6o-day bills ASA;
demand 4311a; cables, 432h @4S2h.
Francs, demand 1858; cables 1855. Gull
ders. demand, S7b; cables, 81 5-16.
Lires, Demand 500; cables 1874. Marks,
demand s 5-l6; cables, 9. Government
bonds, heavy; railroad bonds, firm.
Time loans. strong; so days, 90 days
and six months, 6 bid.
Call money easy; ruling rate 6; bank
acceptances 6.
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reports showing heavy rains IN Georgia.
and s2.22 for January, or about 81 TO %
points net higher. the advance was
checked by realizing aud later nuctua-
tons were Irregular, with prices show
ing reactions of IS 20 80 points during
the middle Of the afternoon.
Futures closed very steady at ad-
vance OF 42 to "a points.
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CONSOLIDATED PORT,
ToMoRRow'S
NEW ORLEANS T

NEW ORLEANS. Aug 12.-Rain over
the greater part OF the belt and a much
better Liverpool market than due nut
the price of cotton rs to SO points high.
er around the first call today. Selling
met the improvement ana prices re-
acted, h trading months losing all Of
their net gains and standing 10 to 10
points under the close Of yesterday at
the end OF the first half hour Of bust
ness.
The advance continued until it
amount to IS to SO points, but at |
o'clock prices were 80 to 30 points off
from the topmost levels under realizing
by early buyers. .
Spots closed quiet at advance of "a
points; ordinary. 1880; good ordinary.
2i.30c; low middling, 26.63c. middling
3l,3Sc: good middllng, 81, SSc. Sales on
the spot, 424; to arrive, 200, Delivered
on contract, none
Futures closed steady at advance o.
rs TO IS points.
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DEATHS.

Theresa Annaratone, s, Pendieton
avenue, Aug. 8; pyelitis, sepsis.
Mrs. Mary Eunice Curtis, So, st. Jo-
seph's hospital, Aug. Il; typhoid fever.
Obie Manley, 80, S14 Silveredge ave-
nue., South Memphis, Aug. s; scalded
by boiler explosion.
George Weaver, 80, 621 st. Paul, Aug
10; chronic nephritis, senility.
Cornelia J.. card, 43, Mercy hospital,
Aug. 10; pulmonary embolism.
Jim Allen, 46, 1863 jackson. Aug. TO-:
~hemtrlegia, Influenza, syphilis.
Lucy Morris, 81, 8 Weakley, Aug. 10;
aortic reorganization, rheumatism.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
aEATHS

M'DAVITT-At Presbyterian hospital,
Monday afternoon, Aug. IL, 1919. at
4:30 o'clock, James c. McDavitt, in the
S5th year of his age, father of Mrs. w.
Il. Hoshail.
Funeral services, conducted by the
Rev. A. B. Curry, d. D., will be held at
residence of w. e. Stansbury, 244 Stone
wall place, tomorrow "wednesday
morning al 1890 o'clock. Friends are
invited. Interment private in Elmwood
cemetery. Please omit flowers,
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MEMPHIS MARKETS
Quotations represent prices from job
hAr fn rnfotlar s.as


Produce.
Eggs-Fresh candled 45@47c;s storage
Butter-EIgin creamery, pound prints,
54@56c; country butter, 30@40c; reno
waited, 50G51c.
Cheese-Cream prints, 36h63Shc.
Poultry-Ducks, 2S@30c; hens, alive,
26@27c; dressed, 29@3tc; ROSTERS, 15@
Ice; geese, nom; turkeys, live, nom
springers, 32@35c.
Hides and Wool. =.
Hides-No,, |, green. slated, $g!se;
damaged culls, half price; dry flint, As
No. i horse hides, $1,000 Oh. 90; No. Q
horse hides, s1o.Oo9l2.oo; CLUES and
ponies, half price.
Sheepskins, $1.OOQ2.oO; shearings, Is
!@75c; goatskins, 75c@$1.75; dry culls,
No. itallow, s@1oc; No. 2 tallow,
7@sc; beeswax, s26S5c; ginseng, s12, 90
@i5.00; Golden Seal, $4.00@5,0 90,
Wool--Tuh washed, 65@75c; clear
grease, 60965c; light bury grease. IS
@4Oe; hard bury grease. 25q30c.
Vegetables.
~ Be an per h. Sc Lima per
Peas-California black-eyed, per h.,
50 @6c.
onions-sack, 100 lbs, $4.0o@45O. <
Potatoes-Cwt., all varieties, $3.50
Cabbage-Northern crate, $4CO.
Peppers-Basket, A @50c,
Eggplants--Dozen, $l.50@2.OO,
Lettuce-Bunch, Mich, Soc.
Cucumbers-Crate, $1,75@2,0o
Snap Beans-Bushel, 50c@$1.00;
Tomatoes-Home grown, bushel, 7bc
@$2.oN
Groceries.
F1our-Barrel, 24-lb sacks. sll.25@
l.. 75; self rising, $11.40@12.40..
20 M " so'in m c pol -, bags & l gNIia So sacks seks
5000; lO-ib. sacks, si0. 60; burlaps,
soc extra standard, 40c lower.
Sugar Standard, granulated cane,
10c: clarified, pominal. i
Rice-Head, pound, 1s@14hc; broken,
sE q 10c.
Coffee &%rbuckle's roasted, case,
Memphis basis. 3S.20; roasted, bulk,
per lb,, nominal; green, common ordi-
nary, 20h@22c; prime, 24@27c; fancy,
S9Q3Sc; Java S5@3ac.
Grain and Feedstuffs.
oats-White, dray lots, S6c; mixed,
chops-Per ton, less than car lots,
SS5. 90.
Mill Feeds-Dray load lots, ton; Bran.
$4,000; shorts, gray, $3.50
Hay-Timothy, less than car lots,
mo sso!gs !, $3.50. 1885: No. Ne. I, $685. sss.SS; f NJ, ::
Corn-sacked, in dray load lots, No.
3 white, $2,25m2.30; No. 3 yellow, $2.25;
No. 3 mixed. $3.50,
Provisions.
Dry salt Meats-ReguIar, 2sM9Soise;
extras, S0Q31c.
Sugar. Cured Meats-Standard hams
40n 4Sc.
Bacon--Fancy selected, 5i@h6c.
Lard-Hog lard, SS@40c; best grades
of compound, 31@32c; Snowdrift, case,
SIG. 50@1700; cottolene, S1A20@15.40;
Crisco, slS.ooq 1925; cooking oil, b.. 2Sc,
Fruits.
Lemons-Per box, ST.00G7.50,
Oranges-California, $5.50G6.00.
Bananas-Pound, 6ia 0Tc.
zee; peaches, nom; prunes, h., 2O@2Sci
apricots, nom
qe.50
Peaches-Bushel. $2.0o@3.OO.
Gantaioupes - lmperiai va ley. regu'
lars, SS,006l3. rs; flats. St.259l.40; Ar.
Watermelons-Per cwt., large sizes
$500; small, s. ,00q2.50.
Apples-Bushel, $4,000 100.
Cottonseed Products.
Merchants Exchange ouotations.l
Crude oil. basis prime. aic lb.; hulls
loose, CARROTS, S,25 ton; meal, z pc
cent, $500,
Read News Sniuaitar Wants.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 12.-Cotton, spot
In moderate demand; prices steady;
good middling. 20.OT; fully midding,
1857; middling. 1891; low middling,
1904. Sales. 5000 bales, including a.
800 American. No receipts. Futures
closed steady; Sept. 1859; Oct. 1855;
Jan. 1885; March 1888; May 1899.
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LEGAL NOTICES.


may be, vail be returned 60 the az
successful bidder upon awarding 2e'
contract and to The successful bidder
when he makes approved bond for he
faithful performance Of the contract.
Cash payments for this work viii be
made 'Ouf OF the Special Improvement
funds of the City Of Memphis.
By order OF the Board of Commission
ers Of the City OF Memphis.
=. L. MONTENEGRO. Mayor.
Attest. @ c. RASHRY City Clerk.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as executor OF the
estate Of Robert Dixon, the undersigned
gives notice to all persons to probate
their claims against said estate, and
all persons owing said estate will call
and settle.
UNION AND PLANTERS BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY
Executor.
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COFFEE.
NEW YORK. Aug. i2.--Cl
BANK CLEARINGs.
LEVINsKY COPS.

JERSEY CITY, N, j., Aug. i2.-Bat-
Ting Levinsky Of Bridgeport, Conn,
Clay Turner. the Indian from
st. Paul. In an eight-round bout here
last night, Weights at ringside were
Levinsky ia pounds. and Turner ITO.
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G14,7S.

ST. LOUIS, Aug, 12,--Hogs, receipts
a9So higher, Top, $3.50; bulk, $500
$sS25qsS.50' light, S2o. oO@2S,25; pigs,
Cattle, receipts 1000. steady. Good
I'll 26@lS.00; choice lights, $3.50
1850; common, lO,00@ 40 2ni put.dI,
heifers, $S,00@16, 90; cows, S7,60GpIS. 90;
Gamers, I. 1000 so; calves, SIC. 009 lg. 25:
Feeders, Sll.0O@l2,g5i stockers, S.00@
1000. ~
Sheep, receipts $500; steady to high
800; yearling wethers. $40. 60Gli. O8:
choice ewes, $9.0o@10.00; culls, $4,000
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LIVE o MARKET,

KANSAS CITY. Aug. 12.-Hogs, re-
ceipts 1000; higher; bulk, S22.25@23.0 90;
heayies, $22.S59p2 30 10; medium, $22,ebG
02g.35.
Cattle, receipts $4,000: steady to low
er. Choice steers, 81, 6O@1S,00; medium
Sli.Sb@l7. 49, common, $40. 009tt15;
choice lights, $14.S5qtZs0; common,
S9.b0@l4,6b; butcher heifers, SO, 500
l4.7bi cows. $6,50@12 70; Gamers. $3.50
$a,Sd@ 10. ~; %stockers' ", ybebl1 10
Sheep, receipts 1000; higher. Lambs,
Sl2.b0@16.7b; culls, S,0Qd12. 90; year.
ling wethers, 50. b0@t20O; ewes, IS. 25a
a95, owes, culls, $3.0005. 90; breeding
$a,00ql5.50i feeder lambs, $12,5 80
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GRAIN MARKETS
September Corn Firm on
Meager Receipts, But Rest
of List Easier.
Aaaoclated prnsnA

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Bearish senti-
ment continued to dominate the corn
market today, except as to the Septem-
Der delivery. Anxiety of shorts In that
month as to the meagerness OF arrivals
gave a decided upturn to September.
Opening quotations, which ranged from
the same as yesterdays finish to lac
lower, including September s. 1904 to
$l.sl, and December A.52 to $i.63, were
followed by advances for September and
by feeble rallies In the new crop
months. P
Trade lacked volume, especially in
the September option, which toward the
last receded~ somewhat after immedl-
ate demand from shorts had been re-
lleved, The market closed unsettled
lac net lower to &c advance with SEN
tember 1921 to $is1A and December
$i.52s to $t,53.
Scattered buying made the oats mar
ket comparatively firm, After opening
Nc off to Nc up, including September
AZ 74ac TO 74&c, the market sagged d
little and then rose to above yester-
days finish. =
Sharply higher quotations on hogs
discouraged provision buyers and made
sellers extremely cautious,
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SUGAR,


NEW YORK, Aug. l2.--Raw sugar,
steady centrifugal, 7.2sc; fine granu-
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LOCAL S%ECURITIES

Quotations are unofficial being 80.
cured from the most reliable sources
and are based On the last known sale
eh' u" BANK STOCKS.
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ROBERTS TAKES VACATION

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug l2. tSpl)
Coy, Roberts left Nashville last night
to visit relatives in Kansas, lie will
10 when he will return to attend the
annual convention Of the Cotton States
Merchants association In Memphis.
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Yellow tinged, 200 points lower; blue
stained, 500 to 400 points lower; yellow
stained, 400 to 800 points lower.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 12,-Butter lower;
creamery, 4S@53c. Eggs, lower; receipts
l4,446 cases; ordinary firsts, 37@3Slsc;
at mark, cases included, 3S@41c; stor-
Alive, unsettled; springs, S3c; fowls,
2Shc.
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CHICAGO, Aug, l2.-Hogs, receipts,
$2l, S5@23, So: medium weight. $2l, Boa,
2S.40; pigs, Sl7, S0glS,50.
Cattle, receipts. !, 700; unsettled; beef
steers medium and heavyweight, choice
and prime, S1T. 60dpi9. SIS; medium and
good, $i3,25Q17. so; veal calves, light
and heavyweight, $50, 00dl2 II, 90; stocker
So. 50G13,76,
Sheep, receipts, 10000; firm, lambs,
"a pounds down. $t4, 006i7. 25: ewes,
medium good and choice, I.5099. 90.
=
FORT WORTH, Texas, AUG, 12.--Cat-
tie, receipts $500; steady, Beeves, sS.5
@l3,00.
Hogs, receipts 500; steady. Heavy,
$22, 60M22.I5. -
Sheep, receipts 1 200; steady; lambs,
SIX. h00Dl6.b 30.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 12,-Butter, firm;
receipts, 1852; creamery, firsts, $40
5Shc,
Eggs, irregular; receipts, 1878; firsts,
46@49c. Cheese, weak; receipts, 3,177;
average run 30k @31c.
Live poultry, steady; chickens, 36@3Sc,
Fowls, 32laS3c; turkeys, 25@30c. Dressed
steady and unchanged.
-
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 12.-Poultry. hens,
261ac; springs, 29hc; others, unchanged.
Butter, unchanged. Eggs, 40c.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Corn, No. .,
mixed, s2os12o7; No. ., yellow, s20S
Oats, No, z, white, 75a@77%c: No. 8.
Rye, No, q, $f,55ls Gl.57; barley, Sl.s2
Gt.47:- timothy. $9.00aIt,75; clover,
nominal; pork, nominal; lard sal. so;
ribs, ssG.00@2700.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 12,--Cash, wheat
unchanged to lower; No. l hard, $2.fa
No, 9, $2.161217.
Corn, unchanged nominally, No. .
mixed, H.s5; No. . white, $500; No. .
! yellow, $l,qTI1. 90.
Oats steady; No. 2 white, T6a7s@c;
No, . mixed, 73Q74c; No. 2 red, fS@flc.
Rye. N,b361.5S.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 12.-Closc corn.
Sept, sl,s0k Dec A,52A; May, $l.4f@.
-
ST, LOUIS, Aug, i2.-Corn, No, &,
$1.sS; No, 2 white, $2.0sG2,l0.
Oats, Moo. 2, 74hG75he; No, 3 white,
76I G77c.
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KANSAS CITY, Aug. k12,-Butter and
eggs unchanged, Poultry lower. Hens,
26c; ROSTERS, 15c; broilers, use.
Potatoes, 30c to Csc higher; home
grown, $2.25Q2.75,
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NOTICE NO BTDpERs.

Street Improvement under ordinance
NO, S1S, Felix avenue from Barksdale
Memphis. Tenn. Aug. II. 1919.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals win be received at the office
OF G.. c.. Pashby city clerk, until IL
O'Clock noon, Tuesday, Aug ~. 1919,
for furnishing all labor, materials, ex-
cept Vtrited sewer pipe, manhole and
inlet rims and covers, which win be
Furnished on the ground by the city Of
Memphis; hauling. tools for and con-
struetlng the pavement n doing other
work as follows:
PAVEMENT.
$3.50 Gu. yds. excavation.
1900 lin #. No. 4 concrete curb and
gutter.
and gutter. -
1850 50. yds. tar macadam top, 2
inches think.
4l5 50. It. sidewalk removed.
2f2 lin. II. concrete steps built, fs
rs Gu. fl. concrete coping for steps.
1910 SO. yds. sodding.
] tree removed
3 manholes adjusted.
60 lin, #. 4-inch by 2o-inch granitk
header.
DRAINAGE.
so lin. #. S-foot by 4-feot concrete
No. z inlet.
8 Nc. 6 inlets.
21O lin. TT. 1S-inch pipe in place.
800 50. ft 6-inch concrete water table.
Specifications and profiles governing
the above work may be Seen at the
office Of the city engineer.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Bidders are warned that the contract
for the service mentioned herein and the
written instruments referred to there
in shall constitute the sole and entire
contract between the city and the sue
cessful bidder, Verbal arrangements,
interpretations and understandings will
not be recognized unless reduced to
writing and made to accompany the pro-
posal.
A certified check for two hundred and
fifty ($250.0o) dollars, payable to the.
order Of the city of Memphis, OF a bid
der's bond for a like amount, conditioned
IN the bidder executing the contract,
IL awarded to him, shall accompany the
| proposal.
Orders on future estimates under ex-
listing contracts etwee the city n
| the bidder will not be accepted in lieu
of bond or certified check, unless same
shall be Endorsed by the surety on
| said contract.
said check. bond or order, as the case
may be, will be returned to the unsuc-
| cessfui bidder upon awarding the on
tract and to the successful bidder when
he makes approved bond for the faith
ful performance of the contract.
Cash payments for this work will be
made out of the special improvement
fund of the city of Memphis.
BY order of the board of commissions y
ers of the city of Memphis.
i. Il. MONTENEGRO, Mayor.
1 AAAak. N n nAGJJnv CfFu EClarlf
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MEMPHIS COTTON,

Memphis cotton closed steady and un-
changed, Middling, Si.b0c. Sales, 200
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MISCELLANEOUS
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Bar silver,
112k. Mexican dollars 87s.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Potatoes UNI
settled; arrivals 70 caps; Minnesota
Early Ohios sacked, CARROTS, $3.25Q3.5O
ewt. Kansas, Illinois and Missouri do
3 .00@3 rs; New Jersey Giants, sacked,
CARROTS $4.35 cwt,; New Jersey Cobblers
sacked and bulk, CARROTS $4.50Q4.60
cwt.
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Read News scimitar Wants.
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Eggs-Fresh candled 45@47c; storage
43@44c.
Butter-Eigin creamery, pound prints,
54m56c; country butter, 30@40c; reno
waited, 50G5tc.
Cheese-Cream prints, 36h @3Shc.
Poultry-Ducks, 2SG30c; hens, alive,
26@27c; dressed, 29@3tc; ROSTERS, $50
16c; geese, NOM turkeys, live, nom. (,
springers, 32@35c.
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Contracts closed steady at advance OF
10 to decline OF 1S points
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Shocks,


New York-Sinclair oil stock is evil
terests of great influence that are pre-
pared to hold purchases over = CONSUL
cradle period OF time,
New Y~ork-Selling since opening
based on rumor that federal reserve
was going to call loans. Not much pep
to the market.-T. a Nj,
New York-Rumor on floor has It
Baldwin sold their Eddystone plant
Thompson 4 Mcktnnon.
New York-An irregular tracing
veiopments, Ne think purchases made
for turns during weakness VIII give
| moderate profits and that sales on
| strength win do likewise for the pres
ent-fnancial Bureau.
New York-Business In copper con-
tinues practically al a standstill. The
larger producing interests are heauing
firm at "a cents for all deltseIies WINE
producing interests are heading tfrn
at "a cents for all deliveries while some
Of the smaller agencies report the quo
tation nominal at % cents among the
| speculative element resales as low as
% cents were reported
New York; hear OF a bank In New
York loaning $50. 900 900 on call In stree'
Of which $4,000, 900 are for its own ac-
banks. Much OF this Western money
will doubtless he called for crop move
ments and bankers are beginning y
figure as where the funds are 70 CONF
from 10 take w those loans. -M
Washington-Roger w Babson. sta
tistician, OF Boston, testifying oetor'
federal street railway commission, say,
that i0-cent fare viii become universal
The fares on subways n elevates
lines now charge five cents VIII be
come % cents. The five cent fare ex
cept for very short hauls In cities =
! doomed.
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the purchase Of three talking ma
chines"-one each for West End and
Graceland schools, the other for the
intermediate and grammar grades in
the high school building; also a set
of reference books for Graceland
school, and "a set Of books on methods
of teaching to be placed in the
school for the use of the teachers.
The meeting adjourned 1890 pm.
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a new type or highwayman has
appeared in Dayton, Ohio. r. Boyer
was held up and 75 cents was taken
from his pocket. The thief kept DO
cents and gave Boyer back quarter.
you might want to buy lunch" he
told the victim.
After writing a note in which he
apologized to the management Of the
Grand Hotel, St Louis, for "using
room Is for this purpose Charles H.
Mitchell, printer, 81 years old,
swallowed poison. He was taken to
the City Hospital and, is expected to
rncover
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With you the feeling that to give

with you the feeling that to give
these children the proper develop
ment is the most worth while thing
in the world and that you will not
stop for the question OF a few dollars
or few cents shall feel that II have
given you the best thing on earth"
The executive committee having in
charge the disposition Of the funds
realized from the bazaar, authorized
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-08
ARM|sTICE DAY /
RECOGNITION
IN BENNINGTON
Proclamation Issued by Village
President Morrissey
IN MEMORY OF OUR DEAD
All Citizens Requested to Suspend
susness for Period Of Five
Minutes at II o'clock H.
IN MEMORY OF OUR DEAD

No formal arrangements for the OBJ
servance of the first anniversary of
the signing of the armistice have
been made in Bennington but in order
that the day may not pass without
some recognition of the great service
of and sacrifice by the Bennington
young men who lie buried ON the bat
tlefelds of France, Village President
John p Morrissey has issued the fol.
lowing proclamation:
Whereas, Next Tuesday, November
18th, is the first anniversary OF the
signing of the armistice in the great
World War, in which our country and
its young and vigorous manhood took
so glorious and decisive part. and,
Whereas, The official records show
that the bodies of over 10000 of those
noble young men, who comprised the
best blood and the most yalorous and
indomitable spirits of our citizenship.
now lie in their lowly beds mingled
with the soil of that nation beyond
the seas. whose civilization they
helped TO save, some three thousand
miles away from their native land
and the loved ones who will ever keep
their deeds of valor fresh and their
memory sacred and
Whereas, To that gallant band of
American manhood the state OF Yer
mont and the Village of Bennington
contributed their full share and
quota;
Now, Therefore, I, John p Morris.
sey, as President of said Village of
Bennington, do recommend and most
earnestly solicit and request that at
IL o'clock in the forenoon on Tues
day, Nov. 11th., next, all of our citi-
zens, wherever they may be and at
whatever may engage their attention
at that hour. shall cease and suspend
their ordinary and normal activities
for 5 minutes and silently concentrate
their thoughts in reverent remem.
brance of our noble dead who sacri-
feed their lives on the altar of free.
dom and justice in the Great World
WaT.
Witness my hand in the Village of
Bennington and state of Vermont this
Sth. day of November, 1919.
John p. MOrrissey, PresCent
Attest: William p. Hogan, Clerk.