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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
LIKES PAL MOORE.

Benny tool; occasion to award Pal
Moore. Memphis bantam, the palm for
NJ the P~catest bantamweight IN
the game TODAY
i've work I'd out with Moore in a
gvmnn stun 1Nary times, and I've seen
rim fight quito few bouts, said
Benny land In my opinion he's the
real bantam champion II he ever meets
Pete Herman for the championship
I'm going to put my money on Moore,
for hen beat Pete as surely as they
come together Moore has everything
He is the hardest man to hit ever
saw, I've bo ed him In workouts and
we've mixed II nrettv freely and I'm
frank to admit that had hard time
hitting him. ' He IL freak, and knows
how TO land punch and get away
He makes suckers out of nearly every
body he fights | thought Jabes White
would look good against Moore, but
Pal gave him beating and had White
swinging wildly
Moore IL great little fighter and is
without question the uncrowned ban,
tpmwCght champion of the world,
said Benny
quite bouquet for Pal, coming from
n champion like Leonard
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
~--ss7s . -----@
TOLD MANY STORIES.

During the luncheon Benny told many
stories about fights he had engaged In.
the most amusing OF which was bout
which Leonard said he had out on the
Pacific coast during the war when he
was fighting for the war charities
Glib tmeaning his manager, Gihsonl
and me went out on the coast, meeting
~ corners for the wal lana, and IA
trisco | was matched with an aviator
who was a middleweight. lie had n
Char!ey Chaplin mustache and was a
college man, He told me his father
was tmillionaire,
We put on the gloves to 20 10
rounds and take it from me, I've never
had such ~ fight in my life, How no
could hit And | hit him on the chin
50 many times that ! finally decided
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
OUTLINES PLANS.

The lightweight champion outlined
his future plans Saturday at luncheon
at the Peabody hotel shortly before he
left for Atlanta, where he meets Jake
Abel in 10 rounds Monday night
THE movie people have been after
me ever since | made a trip to the
coast a year ago. and I've$repeatedly
turned their offers down, but when they
boosted the ante to fat figure, 7
couldn't see TINT II would be wise to
pass II up And anyway, after meet
ing JOHNNY Dundee next month Their"
will be but one or two good boys left
for me 10 fight during the next several
months. so | decided that II would be a
good financial move for me to accept
the offer u the movie company, and
make an effort to shine before the
camera,
I'm not movie actor. never wanted
TO he. nor did | expect to b., Fm a
fighter by profession but when an
such easy money Is lying around loose.
a fellow might as well pick 1t up,
won't be a champion always, 30 | he
lieve 1t n wise plan to feather my neat
while the feathering Is good, and
don't know OF any easier way to Wake
nice piece Of change than 10 appear
In the pictures
II guess you'Il see the serial when
Il starts, as II viii be sent all over the
country ! don't even know theTame
Of II yet All | know is that I've got
contract calling for sopc regular
money and that's sufficient"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
COLLEGE LIGHTS
SWAMP HAYS WITH
BIDS FOR BERTHS
Brilliant Array Of Talent to
Meet CurIin'S AII-MemphiS
Eleven in Football Game
Xmas Day at RuSSWood.

Frank Hays, coach, manager and
guiding spirit o. the all-star Collegians,
has been swamped with applications for
positions Upon his team when II meets
the All-Memphis eleven OF prep men
Christmas Day at Russwood pcrk.
When Southern colleges emptled their
vast supply Of players into Memphis
iol The holidays the football spirit was
sun surging through their veins AS
a consequence every one Of them looked
up Hays and put in q bid for berth.
MOST notable Of the interested parties
are Eddie Russell Of Virginia and
Swayne Latham the Vanderbilt quar-
terback, Both Of these boys made en-
ylabIe records during the past season
ana VIII make the going hard for the
local huskles,
Hays expects to put out clever ar
ray OF stars as a result of this iineN-
peoted influx Of available talent, and
Is tiekled to death as a result. He has
Issued The statement that Zach Curtin
and his Memphis eleven will be hang
Ing on the border Of despair by the end
Of the first quarter.
Nevertheless, Curtin still has unllmit-
ed faith In the ability Of the local
youngsters to hold their own and will
have them hard at work during the re-
mander OF the week
Unless all predictions fail a great
crowd will fill Russwood park for the
battle royal,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
SOMETHING ABOUT BENNY.

Leonard is 20 years Of age and lives
IN New York, He Is single and has a
father, mother, -four brothers and three
sisters, His name in private life 10
Benjamin Lelner,
How Benny got his fighting name of
Benny Leonard Is an interesting story
His present manager, Billy Gibson, was
running boxing club, and Leonard
was Just a kid breaking into the
fight game, Billy says that Benny was
10 receive u IS note for his services hi
a four round preliminary.
Benny and his opponent entered the
arena and the announcer asked Benny
What his name was.
Benny Leiner,' replied Benny.
4 The announcer misunderstood Benny
AHd announced that Benny Leonard"
vas meeting Kid So.and So.
Leonard never told hima any bette
ana decided that Leonard was good
fighting name, so from then on he has
been called Benny Leonard
Benny is well fixed in the root of
~ evil, being the proprietor Of the
LEONARD Tire company in an Eastern
city lie Is a clean liver and one of
tte few fighters who are OF high or
der -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
BY coYLE SHEA.

International boxing affairs will be re-
sumed Friday at Albert Hall, London
when Pal Moore and Johnny Griffiths
take on two European opponents, over
the 20-round course.
This will be Moore's third start in
London, and for the occasion the Mem
phian will be slipped Charlie LedouX
one OF the cleverest of the French en-
tries and a veteran of the game. AZ
the same time this will be the first real
match for Ledoux since the opening Of
the war. Charlie was one of the many
French athletes to enlist early and as
a result was right on hand when the
wound cheyrons were being passed out
II Is still q mooted question in high
Partisan circles as to whether or not
Charlie has recovered sufficiently from
his wounds to be as good as, ever. II
he has Moore will have a busy evening
ahead Of him. Otherwise the going
should be soft
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22

that he had his jaw inlald with con
crete. He not only failed to fall. but
he never evcn staggered, and bored In
for more. And he hit me on the Jaw
20 hard that ! thought he had 2 bricl,
in his glove 10 was second edition
Of Stanley EetChel aud gave me the
toughest fight | ever had in my life.
after the bout | went around to him
and raIted 10 sign. him up 10 fight
in Rll'v Glib lon's stable.
Nothing dom" he replied TIN not
a fighter I'm only an amateur am
trst prt ION the gloves for the sport Of
tho thing / have no desire to be a
professional I've got plenty Of money,
and the professional game has no lure
FOR me"
Leonard said that the aviator would
'ert1inlv hH,e been a great ring war
rfer had he taken NJ the game, Tor he
lad evelvtl NIX 10 begin with.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
CHAMPION IN PICTURES-MOORE READYFOR LEDOU1

Memphis basis, q. zoe: roasted. bula
Fer H., nominal; green, common ord.
nary SO=S5c; Javas. 2s65SG
Produce.
Eggs-Fresh candled. 73a75c storag
Butter-Fresh creamery, pound pfirts
% i9e; country butterN 4O@5O; reno
cheese-crearn. prints. S59ssc.
Foultry--Ducks, Is soc: hens. alive
25@27c dressed. 2s@sie: roosiers, lao
lac geese, 22q2Sc; turkeys, live, $50
42c; dressed, 43047c.
Rabhts-Dozen. ehaice No, /, $3.50
$50; No. 2, Sl.5oG2.O0,
Vegetables. .
!. Bean1szm,iNSa,yy, per Ib.,.S%e; Lima. pc
Peas--Calitorria brack-eyed. per 10,
onion--Sacked, 100 pounds. ss ooSs sd
$3.50.
425.
Cahbage-Northern. cate, ASSOCIATE
= Peppers-Hamper, $3.50.
Cucumbers - Hot house, s200@2.S
-AsTllAbi ~. OUNuZ, IA
Celery-Rrnch Michigan, none. Cali
fornia, $l256150. ~
CauAflower-Crate, $S.0O63.25. :
Tomatoes-Lugss s. 90; crates, $685.. sd
Sweet Potatoes-Bushel, S1,25mi.5o. |
Carrots--Bushel basket. $500.
Hides and Wool.
Hldes--No green salted, 25a2Sd
partly cured, 24@25c; green, 22@2Sd
damaged culls, half price, dry flint, 40d
42c. ury sailed 3S@4Oc.
No / horse hides, $700@SO0: No.
horse hides, $6.0O@7Oo; CLUES and poniel
sheepkins, 5Ocas2. 90; shearIpRs
Q50e; goa skins, 75e9sl.5O; dry cullg
half price,
No. tallow, S91Oc: No. tarov|
1@Sc; beeswax, 32@35c; ginseng, sad
@Sl400; Golden Seal, S4.0095,O0.
Wool-Tub washed, 65075c; cles
grease, 60Q65c; light bury grease, 8
64Uc: hard bury grease. 2503Oc.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
JOIN GooDFELLoWs.

Leonard and his manager, Billy Glib
Gibson, joined the Goodfellows while
they were in Memphis.
At the Friday night mill between
Leonard and Red Herring, Memphis
Goodfellows showered the ring with sil
yer and greenhack Leonard was In
his dressing room and didn't see what
was going on. While looking over The
News Seimitar Friday he saw where
the sum of S2t935 had been secured.
say put Gibson and me down as
members OF the Goodfellows," said
Benny, at the same time peeling of five
IS bills,
bers OF the greatest organization on
earth
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
A----CloSe------
open. High, Low Today Prev,

Cash;~Corn No, 2 mixed, not quoted;
No mixed, $l,44Q1.45 No yellow,
old, $l.53,
oats, No. ? white, S7QSS%c; No. 3
white, sigs6&c
Rye, No. 9, S1T5q1, 76la barley, S1.55
M1.6S; timothy seed, $S.50Gll,50; clover
seed, $4,000 is. 90; pork nominal; lard,
$685.; ribs, $lS.25@l9.25,
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22,--Cash wheat,
generaly steady, No. hard, s265ma94;
No. Q, $26512.92; No. red, s2,56612 40;
No. 2, s255n256,
Corn-unchanged 10 1c lower; No. 9
mixed. $l.b26l54; No, 2 white, 1880
1.54; No, 9 yellow, $1.b4
Oats--Unchanged; No. 2 white, S5d
SIC; No. . mixed, sS1s4c; No. 9 red
S5c.
Ryo--St70.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
MONEY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22,--Mercantile
paper 6; sterling 6o-dsy bills, s7sIs
commercial eO-day bills on banks,
S7Sis commercial 60-day bills 37S; de-
mand, SSSX cables, 3s4, Francs, de-
mand' 1888; cables, 1856. .Guilders. de-
mand, s7h cables, S7A, Lire demand
1915; cables, t3l9, Marks, demand,
2t0 cables, 2l2,
Government bonds, easy; railroad
bonds. irregular
Time loans, sstrong: 60 days, 30 days
and six months, 4
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
MEMPHIS MARKETS
(2sotations represent prices from
ItbbeI to rela!ler.)
Grain and Feedstuffs

l2sotations represent prices from
FDbef to refa!ler.D
Grain and Feedstuffs.
oats-white. dray lots. S1.O4 mixed,
&C connoors--Per ton. less than car lots
Corn-Sacked, in draw load lots, No
white. 1.S4; No. 2 mixed, $1S3.
NH Feeds-Dray load lots, ton; bran,
S4$;o0; shorts, gray $500.
Hay-Ttmothy, less than car lots, Nc.
!, 1890; No. q, 5000; alfalfa, choice,
nom.; No, l, nom: No nom.
Fruits.
Lemons-Per box. S425a450.
Ofange-Florida, $35064,5O
Bananas-Pound, 7@7Ac.
~ lsd Fruit-Evaporat apples, $50
rS1so' peaches 24hQ2bc; prunes. h..
hoIn'; apricots, nom.
Grapes-Emperors, $3.50.
Soeoanuts-Sack 100 s11.oO@11.5o.
GTapefruit-NeW Florida, S4256450
Applies-Barrel stock. Jonathan $40
81 GIL oWiinesaps, $10.Q0ql2.5O; Yorks,
S7.504950: Ganos, IS n0Sn 90. Rem
Davis, 1.0OGs.5O; box ss,25m5 90
Cranberries-Barrel, $40 509i1. 90.
Provisions.
Dry Salt Meats-Regular, $4,000;
extras, 20Q2OiSc.
31M34c. ""''''
Bacon-Fancy selected, 4O645e.
Lard-Pure hog lard. 2662sc, best
compound, lbs, 25@25hc; Snowdrfft,
S4.O0q 1850; cottolene, $13.OO014. 90.
Crisco, $l1, 10000; cooking oil, b., CSC
Dressed Hogs--50 to so pounds, lb.
I'WlSc; larger sizes, one cent lower.
Cottonseed Products.
(Merchants Exchange ouotations)
Crude oil, basis prime T. o. b mill.
nom; h.; hulls. loose, carlots, $4,000
700; meal 7 per cent, ton, $3.50. y
Groceries.
Flour-Barrel 24-lb sacks. St2 1O6
1873 self-rising, $12.S0G13.O0.
a. Meal1-Cream, bags, 1OO-lb sacks,
1913; 50-lb. sacks. $3.50; 25-lb, sacks
| 1915; 10-lb, sacks, $4.15; burIaps, 2Oc
extra: standard, 400 lower
Sugar-Stanuard, graduated cana.
nom. clarified, nominal.
S15c. O'NNe''
Coffee Arbuckles roasted, case,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
BENNY LEONARD TO
ENTER THE MOVIES
Lightweight Champion Makes Contract To Be Hero in is
Reel Picture-Meets Jake Abel in Atlanta Monday Night
Takes Dundee Jan 16.
BY BOB PIGUE.

SNoLoWING THE LEAD by Jack Dempsey Jas Corbet,
" Jess Willard and other heroes OF the roped Benny
IS ard lightweight champion tho world will the movies
month. has been signed the Hallmark
Is pany a movie serial Of Il reels which he will be
the hero According Leonard will boxing
picture being b the cham
Benny work me pictures shortly after with
Johnny Jan. 6 will travel all
overt The VIII will lie laid.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.

New York. Marrow scslping market;
longs bought expecting ratification,
likely Sell on good rally.-MeElroy to
New York.-This mornings cables
are not Of nature to stimulate prices.
In anticipation of January notices that
month IS relatively the weakest, but
exerts little influence on the positions,
-Fallon.
New Orleans wires very small market
with some liquidation March; Liver
pool sold October. Liquidation causing
some decline.-Beer to McFall.
New Orleans,--About $500 December
notices were issued here this morning
and none Of them appear to be cir
culating, One firm who issued LOO
notices says that it looks as il they
were all quickly stopped.--S. & G,
New York.-Understand about 10000
low middling arriving here for tender
on December and January, probably
more later, Gwathmey letter says Liv-
erpool buying here reversing stTaddle
was large factor in last weeks ad-
vance.-Cleve to Cotter & Turner
Atlanta, Ga. wires: 1--WE believe you
will see the highest basis ever paid
for mtddling between now and the first
q March. Frankly, we doubt seriously
II there is enough white cotton left in
the country to fill commitments
New York wires: VERY dull and mar
row market pending the holidays. There
is little scattered liquidation"
New Orleans exports 1929 bales to-
day and Texas City 1851 Al the
end Of the week New Orleans had on
shipboard 120,69S bales while Calves
ton had 1S2,64s, pointing to large clear
ances before the end Of the month
S. & e.
New 0rleans.-Galveston exports
JAG bales, Savannah 100S6 and Boston
l,l75. bringing the days clearances thus
tar up to about $4,000 bales against
23,l25 this day last years. & G.
~. New Orleans-Large export expected
this week. This is last December ten
der day here. Better facilities to move
cotton Is expected to result in larger
tenders on January, both here and at
New York --Kofler,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
Hides and Wool.
SUGAR.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.ARaw souEs
steady; centrifugal, 7.2Sc; refined
steady; cut loaf, 10. DC; crushed, 10.25d
mold A, $500; cubes, 9.75c; xxx pow
dered, 9,20c; standard powdered, 9l5d
fine graduated and diamond A, 9.00d
confectioners' A, 5000; No 1 sole sugal
SS5c; all old crop prices.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
Gram.

Chicago--A little commission selling
OF December corn met poor demand
Decline In the December started pres
sure up on the May. Buying power
again scattered and small-Babcoell to
Clark & Co.
Chicago Embargo against shipments
grain to Chicago laid down by St Paul
railway has been lifted.--T. G. M.
Forecast in grain belt: Illinois, con-
tinued cloudy and unsettled weather
tonight and Tuesday; not much change
in temperature. Balance, fair tonight
and Tuesday, not much change in tenn
perature.
Chicago--Reporting that local grant
inspectors did not work Yesterday. con-
sequenty 125 cars OF, corn that have
arrived are expected to show in to-
morrow's receipts.-Wild to S. & G.
Hog receipts; Chicago, ,5S, 600; Omaha,
$1,000; Kansas City, $4,000; Sioux City,
ll22JOOO; st, Joseph, 10000 St. Louis, H.
Chicago--Receipts: Wheat, 100000
corn, 201000; oats, $4,000. Shipments:
Wheat, $1,000; corn, 10000 oats, 245,-
st. Louis-Receipts Wheat 1888 900;
corn, 209,QQ0; oats, 222, 900 Shipments:
Wheat, $4,000; corn, 10000; oats, g.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22


Y NJ. |. 2. Wades o.
Smarts /, Royals o.
-
Two of the fastest games ever served
the followers of the DeSuto league were
served at Hodges field Sunday after
noon and resulted In a win for the Y.
NJ l. team by the score of two goals to
nothing, over the Wade Flour team.
The second game was equally as hard
fought and resulted In narrow win by
1 goal TO 0 in favor Of the Smart Mill
Mery team over the Royal Roofing
BOYS
The first game looked for a long time
as II IT would end in a tie. and this
went on even until the second half was
well along, The Wades were not quite
as strong as usual, with the absence
OF Hippler, and the BAH was kept in
their territory great part of the game
in the closing few minutes Of play. After
n we'll paced kick from II. o'Brien in
the last Is minutes Of play. Joyce
trapped the bali and started dribbing
the ball down to the enemy goal at a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
Stocks.

New York-These rails will creep a
little and won't attract much attention
until they have reached a higher level,
then we can easily imagine what will
happen when attention Is diverted from
several hundred active Industrial stocks
10 about 20 active rails.
New York=-Considerabl amounts of
money being called by banks this MORN
ing
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
GETS GOOD PRICE.

Moore will peel down $500 for his
20 rounds of boxing and will shoot back
to the states Immediately to take on a
number of good American bantafns.
The Ledoux bout has brought out
more than the usual amount OF COM
ment in the United States because of
its interference with a championship
go with Pete Herman. ...-
Moore had been offered date in New
Orleans with Herman for the title, but
was unable to accept because of the
existing contract with the English pro-
moters.
Billy Hack had landed this title whirl
during his brief career as manager of
the local bantam,
1t is not known for a fact that the
Jan. l date was offered to Moore with
the previous knowledge that Pal could
not accept. But 1t Is a matter OF infor-
nation that the chance was actually
available.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22

Of $1,000 looked too enticing to be re-
jected. He therefore accepted this
match, turned down the others and
missed a shot at the bantam title.
-
Nothing Is at stake in this Ledonx
Moore match. 1t is merely an interna-
tional attraction.
If Johnny Griffiths is successful in
his English invasion he plans to re-
main for while, as he has signed for a
second battle to be staged with Francis
Chiles. on Jan, e.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
LOCAL SECURTTIES.

Our tatlons are unofficial, being 80.
cured from the most reliable sources
and are based o. the last known sale
and bid.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
M. A. A.
SOCCER
CHICKAsAW LEAGUE.

Standing Of Nclubs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22

Hack had suggested to Moore that he
cancel the Ledoux affair and take on
eight other contests that he had booked
at an average guarantee OF $1,000 per
evening. BY all the twists Of higher and
lower mathematics, Moore could have
raked in something like $4,000 for his
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
DE SOTO LEAGUE.
StandInu OF CIuba.

Sundays Results--Hodoes Field,
Y, NJ, |. 2. Wades O..
Smarts /, Royals 0.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22

Sundays Results--Russwood Park.
Kupferschmldts l, c. b. c. 0.
Floyds 2, Jeffersons 0.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-22
FOR KEOKUK
AUTO OWNERS
The Victory Auto Club Is New
Enterprise Which viii Open
at e10 Main Street on
August 1st

Mr.. E. r. Plug, who has had charge
of the motor transportation on the
big Hog Island shipyard for Stone d
Webster for the past eighteen months,
has resigned his position in Philadel-
phia to start an Auto club in Keokuk.
This is entirely something new for
Keokuk but has been tried out in the
east and In all of the larger cities and
proved to be big success. Mr..
Plug has secured ten year lease at
go Main street and is remodeling the
entire building for the use of the club
and the building has been promised
for the list Of the month. Mr.. Plug
has spent eleven years in automobile
work, eight of same being spent with
Stone & Webster. He states that 1t
has been proven that over one half
Of the automobile grief Is caused by
the owner not giving his car the
proper attention and the proper
amount of oil and grease. and is not
the cause of poor machine, and with
this club there is no excuse for ma
chimes to be driven around that are
dirty, squeaking, rafting or missing.
Those who do not understand the
meaning Of Auto club, can have ex-
planned to them how they can save
there car and pocket book, by either
stopping at go Main street, or by
calling Red 1412 and leaving your
name and address. Membership
closes August list.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-22

GROWS WORSE
Western Forest Fires Getting Best Of
Fighters With New BIazes
Being Started.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
SPOKANE, Washn-, July 22.-With
forest fires in northern Idaho, north.
east Washington and northwestern
Montana leaping divides, new fires
starting and old blazes barely held
the situation appears to be steadily
growing worse.
No rain is falling anywhere in the
burning areas, according to reports
today and only the absence Of strong
winds is preventing dozen holo.
causts.
The fighters are sticking to the
lines around score of fires, accord.
ing to supervisors reports today and
the /. w. w. strike on the lines has
failed to materialiZe. Some l. w.
WIS have gone out in the lumber
companies, however.
The Pack river fire, north OF Sand
Point. Is steadily gaining in green
timber despite all efforts of several
hundred men to stop 1t. This blaze
covers more than forty-fve square
miles, but great portion of It is in
burned over land.
A new fire broke out in the Sand
Point district near Grouse creek. A
crew is fighting this.
No labor trouble is reported on the
lines around Sand Point, although
some l. w. w. have quit in the lum.
Der camps.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-22
BIG BATTLE
FOR POWER
Senator Kenyon Says Test Is Coming
Whether Packers or Con-
gress Shall be
Ruler.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, July 22-Lines are
being drawn for battle to determine
whether the packers are more power
full than congress, Senator Kenyon,
Iowa, declared in the senate today.
81 want this body to know the kind
of propaganda that is going on to in
fluence legislation" Kenyon said, re-
ferring to kilograms protesting
against his bill to regulate the meat in
duStry.
1.-The question Of regulating the
packing industry is coming before this
congress and the issue will be whether
the everyday people have power to
enact when faced with monopoly
which is trying to control everything
we eat This will be battle to find
out II these gentlemen who are try
ing to get O monopoly on everything
we eat are strong enough to prevent
congress from even considering bills
to regulate their business.
"They are the most powerful mono
poly the country has ever known"