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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
TREND LOWER
IN NOUTS|DE MARKET
American Ship One Of Weak
Features-Aetna Explo-
siVes Strong

New York. Aug. 15,-The curb mar
ket showed an irregular but generally
heavy tone. tho important changes be-
ing to lower prices. American Ship and
Commerce was one of the weakest feh
lures. falling points to 36, and Gen
cral Asphalt was also heavy, falling
from rs to -.
Pool efforts were again made to rre
ate outside interest in Indian Packing,
but there was little demand for that
stock and it dropped during the fore
noon from 30 to 37a4.
Colonial Tire was called on to stand
n food of attack, about 10000 shares
being sold at Al to 81.
Aetna Explosives was exceptionally
strong, advancing from 104 to 10a.
Savold TEe sold at 81 to IS.
Petroleum stocks were irregular. Shell
Transport showed strength, advancing
from 67li to 6912. Sinclair issues were
Ouiet
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TREND IS TO LOWER LEVELS
ON PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE
american Ship and Commerce of Sd Points - Lake
Superior Leads Sales-Truction Shares Weaken


n
in fair
Lake Superior throughout the The stock sold at
D.
which closed yesterday There the Street that President
their arrival definite information obtained tr result of their
American Ship and Commerce weak feature The opening on
it
TINS level the stock offered down 81 before made 200 shares
The market in general declining with losses ranging from
block Brooklyn Rapid Transit Is
Traction Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company.
Transactions $4,000 United Railways In
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

The Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad
AUg,ist % as registered August Is. Books
remain closed until August 20.
Stromberg Carburetor Company quarterly
Of ST. payable october i 70 STOCK OF recohu
Mahoning investment Company quarterly
OF 81 SO, payable September ? to stock Of
STANDARD oil Company OF New Jersey,
quarterly OF IS per share. payable September
il 10 stock OF record August 20.
Federal Mining and Smelling qusrtfrly
able september is TO stock OF record Au-
gust 25.
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FINANCIAL
Dated. December lst, l0l7.

Dated, December lst, lDlI
Proposals are invited to be made to
Bankers Trust Company, 10 Wall Street
New York City, Trustee under the linden
ture between Cities Fuel & Power Company
and said Trustee, securing the above notes
for the sale, on September 1st. 1919 to the
Trustee, for the account Of the sinking fund
provided for in said Indenture, Of notes Of
1aid issue at prices not to exceed 1921 cL NJ
the principal of said notes. plus accrued
interest thereon to September 1st, 1919, On
or before September lst, 1919. this Gonna nv
will deposit or there will be available, with
the Trustee the sum OF Three Hundred sew.
enty two Thousand Three Hundred Twenty
s4-lo0 Dollars (S372, 800 $40 and il is tSe
Intention OF said Trustee, pursuant to the
provisions Of such Indenture. to apply the
fund so to be received to the purchase or
redemption of notes OF said issue a not TO
exceed the price above mentioned.
All proposals should he securely seaIed
and marked Proposals for sale Of notes TO
sinking fund under Indenture Of Cities Fuel
& Power Company. dated December lst
1911" must be for all or any part OF the
notes offered. and must be received by said
Trustee at It's Trust Department, a or prior
to three O'Clock p. m. on August 22nd, 1919.
Advices to notes accepted will be mailed
on or before August 23d, 1919. by Bankers
Trust Company, Trustee
Federal Income Tax ownership certificates
covering accrued interest. should accompany
all accepted notes.
CITIES FUET. & POWER COMPANY
BY FRANK w. FRUEAUFF,
Dated. August 9th 1919
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York, Aug. 15.-The sharp
upward reaction in Santos futures
which occurred were S75 to 1000 reis
higher, and strengthened the coffee
market here at the start this morning
with opening prices showing advances
of "a to SO points. Trading was
fairly active in the December and May
positions.
Trade shorts were the principal buy
ers with the offerings coming from the
longs. Around midday, December sold
at 20.3O, March at 20.20 and May at
2O.15, or about the best point Of the
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No CHANGE In Refined Sugar

New York, Aug. 15.-The refined
sugar situation is without change. Vir-
tually all refiners are withdrawn from
the market on account of over sales and
prices remain at &c less 2 per cent for
cash for fine granulated Raws are
also unchanged at 7.2Sc delivered. The
United States equalization board made
no purchases of the raws yesterday. The
importation of raw yesterday consisted
of % ,293 bags of Porto Rico, all to the
American Sugar Company.
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LIVERPOOL Cotton

Liverpool, Aug. 15.--Spot cotton was
quiet today with prices easier on the
basis of decline of 73 points for middling
at 1S. 40d Sales were 5000 bales. Re
cepts, 10000 bales, all American. Fu-
lures were quiet in the early dealings.
Spot prices were: American middling
fair, 20.93d; good middling, 1950d |;
fully midding, 10d; middling, 49, ,40d /;
low middling, 16.65d; good ordinary,
15d, and ordinary, 14.47d.
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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS
- SYLVANIA, CAPITOL BUILDING, HAIR
RTSBURG, PA.


Sealed proposals. accompanied by a check
on solvent bank or trust company duly
certified by a proper officer thereof. in the
sum OF Twenty-Five thousand CS25 600 OO)
dollars, proposal guaranty. will be re-
eelved at the office Of the Superintendent of
Public Grounds and Buildings of the Com
ponwealth of Pennsylvania. at Harrisburg.
Fa until ten Il. m. on Tuesday, September
2s 1919. for the construction OF the SOL
pIISRs AND SAILORS MEMORIAL
FRIDGE along Capitol Park Extension and
stair street Harrisburg, Pa.
Specifications, plans, proposal and con-
tract forms are file and can be seen in
the once Of the Superintendent, at Harris
hurg the office OF the Chief Engineer in
Bnftinore and the Office of the Architect in
New York. and contractors may obtain sets
al the same by depositing 500 90 for each
ssf with the Superintendent. This deposit
VFfli b1 refunded upon return OF the sets
without marking, disbursement or other
fstnage within ten days after the award Of
The contract. The right is reserved to reject
anv or all proposals or parts thereof.
al, order OF the BOARD OF COMAiIS-
Eff1NERs OF PUBLIC GROUNDS AND
RllIIolNGs. COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
Z Il ~ n. MiTcHELL T, W. TEMPLEToN.
knsS;o1,B SeSfasAw n BRuNNER, etuen'' APehifeet.
ini Paris Avenue, Now York City,
Enxinsers Fidelity Eids.. Baltimore Md.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15

Chicago, Aug. f5.-There was no
noticeable improvement in outside sup
port in the corn market here today and,
after covering by shorts and good buy
ing by commission houses had brought
about rallies from early low levels,
prices again receded.
Early in the session the undertone
was weaker on a continuation of the
recent selling movement. helped along
by further severe losses in hogs, favor
able weather in the belt, additional de-
clnes in foreign exchange and softness
in the position of the cash article.
Later, bears were inclined to act more
cautiously and accept profits believing
that the decline had been drastic enough,
but offerings on every upturn were free
and the gains could not be maintained
because the buying power gave out.
Traders were very nervous.
Western country offerings showed
falling off. but farmers in Texas, where
the crop is unusually large, were dis
posed to send their holdings forward
literally.
Oats were firm most bf the session.
showing only occasional recessions in
sympathy with corn. There was good
buying by commission houses on all set
backs, concerns with eastern connec-
tions being prominent.
A prominent local short was thought
to have covered. Local interests sup
piled the offerings. The cash article
was easier.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
lnaNu dnllNnrNl J. Va
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French Bank Statement

Paris, Aug. 15.-The weekly state
ment of the Bank of France shows the
following changes: Gold in hand in
creased 4,500,O21 francs notes in cir
culation increased $500, 800: treas
ury deposits decreased 665, 1926; bills
discounted increased 20,7S3,672 gen.
eral deposits increased 14,027 ,O14; ad-
vanced to the state 100000, 900 francs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15

New York. Aug. 15.-Covering. by
Wall street and Liverpool and buying
by local interests strengthened cotton
today after irregular fluctuations, which
reflected the influence of comparatively
small orders.
Reports that the spot basis was hard
ening and that insect damage was the
most serious ever known at this season
of the year seemed to alarm some of the
recent sellers. and sentiment on the
floor appeared to be cess bearish. owing
to the extent of the recent decline and
a healthier technical position.
The public remained aloof. Some
bullsh cables were received with ref
erence to cloths at Manchester, but
news from the domestic centers indi-
Gated unsettlement.
The market closed steady at a net
advance of 40@51 points.
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MOVEMENTS ARE ERRATTC
ON>7E7E NEW YORK CHANGE
Marker Confused Throughout Sesson-Tone Constantly
Vares-VariouS Groups Act independently
High Points in Today's Financial News

unsettled despite the fact that
developments favorable Trade the local exchange
ess prices seeking levels. The showed egularty
and marks
the foreign exchange market There improved tone
unsettled within Bar
silver lower in New York and higher in London
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COVERING BY WALL ST.
STRENGTHENS COTTON
Market Closed Steady at Net
Advances of 40 to 81
Points
COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
New York. Aug. 1.-THE following tenn
peratures were recorded In the cotton belt
this morning: MONTGOMERY and Atlanta,
10; Meridian. Knoxville and Nashville. 49,
San Antonio. Fort Smith. Little Rock.
Pensacola, Macon, Savannah and Will
mington. -: Oklah homa City Augusta,
Charleston. Tamna and Jacksonville. 10:
Shreveport, Ficksburg and Corpus Christi.
rs: New Orleans. so. and Galveston. 80.
The following precipitation was recorded
Knoxville. 90: Atlanta and Savannah. .0t;
New Orleans. IA: Pensacola and Little
Rock, 40: Montgomery, .5S; Meridian,
1.12; Jacksonville. 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
GOVERNMENT BONDS
BAR SILVER

Commercial bar silver was quoted in
New York today at SLIPS an ounce,
a decline of 1sc. In London the price
was BOD, gain of 1sd.
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Dividends
PIVOT BLTToN COMPANY: NC.

PINUI BI NUN IUMPANN, mo
S24 Cherry Street, Philadelphia
At a meeting Of the Board Of Directors
held this day a dividend of two t2J per cent
was declared on the capital stock OF the
Company payable on August 18TH 1919 10
shareholaers OF record on the 3lst Of
July. 1919.
DAVID SHERMAN
GnLr -.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
CORN RECEDES AFTER
MAKING GOOD RALLY
Noticeable Improvement in Out
side Support-Bears Inclined
to Act Cautiously
GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST

GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST
Chicago, Aug. 15.-Illinois - Partly
cloudy. thunder showers tonight east ard
central; cooler north tonight: Saturday,
fair and cooler. Missouri-Partly cloudy;
thunder showers tonight south and extreme
east: cooler tonight; Saturday fair. Wis
consin-Fair and cooler tonight. Mime
sota-,Generally fair and cooler tonight;
Saturday fair and cooler. Iowa-Fair to-
night and Saturday cooler. North Da-
kota. South Dakota and Nebraska-Fair
tonight and Saturday. KansRs-Falr to-
night and cooler; Saturday fair moderate
temperature. Montana and Wyoming
Fair tonight and Saturday; Saturday,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
TRADING IN WALL ST.
IS WITHOUT FEAT URE
Market Is Unsettled Despite
Favorable News Developments
Overnight-Business Light

Stock sales today on the New York
exchange. as compiled by the Evening
Sun, tOtaIed 723 400 shares.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15

'Ex dividends-Amesican Cotton OIL COM
mon, per cent; American Smelling and
Refining, pref. ~: Am Tobacco 3: Cities
Service Bkrs, l; General Asphalt pref. IA
GOODYEAR Tire 4 Rubber, 3: National Biscuit
pref ~ Phila Cities Gas com, 81; Pitts
bacco, pref ~; May Dept Stores. ~
United Drug I'd pref, IA National Acme.
y Deere Co pref. 1& Liggett & Myers. 8.
Stocks. 747.10O shares. compared with L.
O1S,100 shares sold yesterday. Thus far
this week. 4,45s. 900 shares. Same period
last week 1857, 500 shares
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Philadelphia Electric Company. 1000 Chest
nut St, Philadelphia. Pa. Aug a. 1919
The Board Of Directors have this dav de-
j clared a quarterly dividend Of one and three
quarters Ua4) per cent (beinE 48.75 cents a
share) upon the capital stock of this com
pany. payable September Is, 1919. to stock
holders of record AUGUST % 1919
H c. LUCAS, Treasurer
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NEW YORK STOCK SALES

close High Low NlObe
Pac Gas & Elc 81 6T 81 L
Pac Tel & Tel 4Oia 3S2I 3S& + y
Pan Am Pet ..112& 1O7% 1003s + hs
Penn Il R.. 437S 43H 435s- Il
Penn Scabd Stl 49, AZ 431a+ y
Peoria & East. 14I 14H 144 + Il
Pcre Marquet.. 1872 IS Is + a
Phla Co... 35 81 80 + ~
Pitts & West. 80 323s 32M r Y
Pierce Arrow -523s 81 52R+ q
Pierce Oil. .... 21R 2O7s 21%+ n
Pitts Coal. .. 67lh GO G7 - u
Pressed steel G S612 S5@s Sc - y
Pullman Pal CHS 11S 11S :.
Punta Allegro 64I 63R 63B- Il
Ry Steel Sprg. SS3s S71a SSH, Il
Ray Con Cop. 23a4 23h 231a- "a
Reading ..... 70H 1874 79A +1B
Rcming'n Type 73R 70 - .
Rep Iron & Stl S73s S61s S6B- 4
Rep Mot Truck As As 4S r Il
Royal Dut n Y 903s SSh S9%+ q
Savage Arms =. III M 71H-1A
Saxon Motors. 26l@ 1914 25H- q
st l. S F...... 1875 1S 1S - Is
Sears Rocbuck .203 2O3 2O3 i
Sears Rocbk pf11S% 11SA 11S%- 4
Shattuck Ariz. 1519 15h 151a-2
Sloss Shelf S&I G2 61A 62 =.
Sinclair Oil 49,. 557s 543s 55 - q
Southern Pac =. 961S 95A 05H- 5S
southern r r.. 253s % 25 - 4
Stromb'g Carb. 7612 73 7312-1h
Studcbakcr .,..1O37s 1O1B B 1O3 II
Stutz Motors ..10SSs 1O6 1O61k-2H
T c & Oh wi 1891 1854 135s..
Tex & Pac.... A. 444 As i
Texas Co ....2 25H $50 go 3
Third Ave RR 10 10 10 =.
Tobacco Prod 100 100 1OO7s- IA
Trans Oil Co. 45a4 451s 45Es-t q
Tn Bag & P. S5 S4 S5
Union Pacific .124h 1924 i235s-+1
Un Alloy Steel. 51A 51A 51H- Il
Tn Drug list pf 519I SIS 511s s. q
Tn Drug I'd pf.155 155 155 +11o
U D Is p Is pd 81 81 -21 :.
Tn Ret Stors. 107% 1851 1O7 + X
I'm Rtl strs rts 1855 16 16A- 4
UsCIP F 341a 33H 341s- 4
U s Food Prod 70 IS 7s $
U s Express 26A> 26A 261s..
L s Ind Al -. 1864 1927 133% -t1%
u s Ind Al pf. 1O4a 1O4A 1O4%- u
L s r & L.. 42ai 42% 42M- 81
U s Rubber ..1247s 1915 123 -1@
U S Rub 1st pf.1 113 113 + q
L s s & R.. 64H 64H 64A- 4
U S s & r pf. 1875 4sR 4s%..
U S Steel LOB 1914 1929 II
Utah Copper 8. S41a S3H "a i
VaCa Chem, SOS SOS sOh+ u
Wabash ..... 10 10 10 - Il
Wells Fargo Ex 81 61 81 ia
West Md ..... 1855 ~ 12as..
West Union Tel S5R S51a S51a..
West Air Brk .112 I12 1l2 -15s
Westhse Mfg, SO 52h 521a- Il
Wheel & l. r. 91s 9 o - y
White Motors. 60 59& 50& + X
WHY'S Over =. 32h 31A 31h- *
WHY'S Over pf 95 95 95 E.
Wilson Co 49,. s715 S5h s6a+ q
Woolworth ...127 127 127 E.
Worth p & NJ. CO.'S 90 60 i
.Ex dividends--American Cotton OIL com;
mon l per cent; American Smelling and
Refnlns, pref, ~; Am, Tobacco, 8; Cities
GOODYEAR Tire 4 Rubber, 3; National Biscuit
l.t1-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
Pimples, Sores, Humors
 And Skin Eruptions
Are Caused by Impure or Bad BlOod-InternaI Treatment Is
 Necessary.

There are a great many conditions ot poor health caused by bad blood. These disorders are evidenced by skin erup- tions, swelling of the glands or joints falling hair and sores on different parts of the face. limbs or body. While it is bad enough to be sick, such troubles are a source of embarrassment and annoy ance.
 You can alleviate these troubles caused by impure or bad blood by talk ing Prescription C-2223, blood purifier of merit. The medicinal ingredients which are used in it's manufacture are so proportioned and combined as to go directly to the seat of the trouble, sweep out the impurities and purify the blood that one great necessity of healthy body.
 Prescription C-2223 contains no mer- cury, opium, morphine. chloral or strychnine; it was originally the pres- cription of a prominent physician, used in his practice in the. treatment of con ditions to impure blood. If any one doubts the merit of the medicinal in- gradients used. the manufacturers will gladly furnish this information to their family physician.
 Prescription C-2223 can be found at all good drug stores for s1.50 bottle; or the manufacturers will send pre- paid on receipt of price. Write the C-2223 Laboratory, Memphis. Tenn, for free literature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

Instructed his executive, who dealt in foreign exchange, to buy all of the cot ton bills that were offered and to let lit be known that there would be con- stant purchase of all that came to the market This was done and it served well two purposes. It relieved those who had cotton bills and who were eager to sell them from their apprehensions, thereby in some measure alleviating the panic, and it also enabled Mir. Stillman to secure from London. on the instant in one day, ten millions of gold with the certainty that gold would be sup piled as fast as the cables reported cot ton bills were accumulated by the City bank
 That served to turn the tide It was the beginning of the end of the panic and the hundred millions in gold that came speedily to the United States rep resented in great measure cotton bills SO that it was at that time said that the cotton industry of the south and the exchange which represented it was the first influence to stay the panic and at last to end it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

Whitfield. president of the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College. who was named as local director. was compelled by urgent business to be absent from the city during the entire week, and the work was ably conducted by V. B. Ines, business manager of the Columbus Dis patch, who as chairman of the general committee assumed the duties originally delegated to the college head.
 Lee M. Russell, candidate for governor of Mississippi. has announced that he will deliver three addresses in Lowndes county on Friday, June 27. Mir. Russell will speak at Steens in the morning. at Caledonia in the afternoon and at the courthouse in this city in the evening.
 Dr. T. Toxey Box. who was among the first local physicians to volunteer after the United States severed diplomatic re- lations with Germany, has returned from France and resumed his practice Dr. J. W. Cox. another local physician who saw service abroad, landed at Newport News a few days ago and expects to reach Columbus at an early date.
 J. F. Frierson of this city. who at pres ent represents Lowndes county in the Mississippi legislature and who is a can didate for lieutenant governor. was the principal speaker at a meeting held in Eupora Saturday for the purpose of boosting the movement to raise a fund of S50o,000 to erect a memorial to Missis- sippi soldiere and sailors who particI- pated in the recent war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18


 With apologies to the cootie for making the comparison, he, like the Hun. is pest who has sprung into undue prominence since the outbreak of the war. But the cootie pest, though he affiliated himself with the American sol diers, has much to his own credit. He was hated, loathed and de- spised, and yet there is circum- stantial evidence floating around to the effect that some of his characteristics were admired by the soldiers. His ever-presence. his determination to stick to the soldier through thick and thin during the period of war and his conduct as a whole, as told by re- turned heroes, had much to do with MT Cootie's being included in the topics of the day"
 A pair of cooties proved to be the topic for discussion for por- tior of the day at the Terminal station yesterday.
 Two soldiers who were just re- turing from overseas and who were en route home changed trains there and were forced to lay over at the Terminal for some time. Among other baggage and souvenirs they had were two pet cooties. Yes, sir, two real live, original camp cooties. No, these soldiers were not so enthusiastic over souvenirs as to allow the bugs to remain on their bodies in order to carry them, but they were wise and scientific enough to change the diet of the cooties from that of human flesh to that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
Soldiers Bringing Two
 Lipe Cooties As SouUenirs
 From Trenches in France
By WILLIAM s HAGGARD


 of a guinea pig. And the bugs seemed to be very well satisfied.
 The pig on which the bugs re- sided and from which they derived their daily bread possessed as his abode a medium- sized handbag made of leather, the bottom of which was flat, and the bag was well ventilated. Many questions concerning the pocket sideshow" were asked by a score or more of people, composed largely of girls, who hung around until the sol diers departed.
 ' What are their names?" queried one.
 the pig. the pig squealed and tho next instant the train blew and the soldiers were off.
 This one" they said. pointing at one, "is General Pershing, while the lady here was named in honor of Edith Cavell, the noted English woman. who was murdered.
 These little insects were the closest friends we had during our IS months in France" continued the soldiers, and when we started TOT home we concluded that we would bring them with us. We iuSsed them under our arms for some days. but my scientific friend here decided that they had such a rank appetite that if necessity pre- vailed they would condescend to live off of other flesh than that of human. He obtained the guinea pig. and it worked"
 Up. Pershing! Show the people what you can," one of them com manded. The surrounding crowd looked on with mouths wide open. put about that time the cootie bit 2 the pig, the pig squealed and the next instant the train blew and the soldiers were off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

caloosa. made an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide at that hostelry yester- day afternoon. Miss Tomlie requested the clerk to send her pitcher of ice water, and the bell boy. upon going to her room in response to the request, found her lying unconscious upon the floor. A partially empty bottle in the room showed that she had swallowed a dose of carbolic acid, and a physician was hastily summoned. He finally re- stored, her to consciousness, and while stin suffering from the effect of the lethal dose, it is practically certain that she will recover.
 The Womans Missionary society of the columbus district of the North Missis sippi Methodist conference recently held its annual meeting ill Brooksville. The session was presided over by Miss Alma McGee of this city, and there were nearly 50 delegates present among those in at tendance having been Mrs. $. F, Riley. field agent of the Methodist orphans' home in Jackson, and Miss Corinhe Rogers of New Albany who is in charge of the junior department.
 The ladies committee. of which Mrs. L.. r. Lide was chairman, accomplished splendid work in the Boy Scout drive which was conducted here last week, hav- ing secured $216.54 out of a total of 5000, which represented the citys quota H. l..