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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-13
Society
Mrs. Connell Entertains for
DAUGHTER.

Mrs. D. Connell was a delightful
hostess yesterday afternoon at her
home, 2215 Seventeenth street, at
q IL o'clock luncheon given for her
daughter, Mrs. Verne Link, Of Mo-
line, who yesterday observed her
birthday anniversary. The affair
Was q complete surprise to the
honoree who had no suspicious
such q party had been arranged.
The afternoon hours were spent
chatting over sewing. Mrs. Link
was presented with many pretty
gifts in remembrance Of the occa-
sion.
Each School 10 Help With Program.
Every school in the city will b.
represented on the program to be
given tomorrow evening at the local
hieh school when Mrs. Harry l..
Fleming Of Bloomington, president
of the Illinois Council Of Parent
Teacher associations is to be pres
ent and give an address. The pro-
gram St6TtSS ptUAnPsAy ~ OCAVSh
and afterwards there will be re-
fresl. ments and q social hour. Mrs
Ray Reddig is chairman of the re-
freshment committee.
Following il the program which
will be carried out tomorrow eve.
ming:
Community singing-Lead by i
L. Philbr0ok.
Address,. C. Fisher.
Dance, every Little Movement
Emerald Showalter.
Song-High school girls chorus
Flag drill-Hawthorne schoo
fpupils.
,Song-Hawaiian Girls club.
Dance. "Musette,- Virginia Bat
ties and Nell Elwell.
Address llrs. Harry Fleming.
Community singing-Lead by Mr.
Philbrook. SPA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-13
Obituary
Funeral 4 Nehsn1aA Deylas

1encxA - Neae01 D8vAs
Funeral eefvices for Judes Ne
hemfah Davis, who passed 441t 1t
his home In scobsy. Mont, were
conducted ct the home dR the
Muses. Frick. 50 Nfneteenth street,
Rock island, ut 10 O'Clock Tuesday
morning. ! q
Rsy. 8. Van Pelt olnciated. and
the mgsic was Q special rendering
Of the hymns. Lead. Kindly light. !"
Rock Of Ages and Jesus Saves. -
The pGilbearers were Charles Hoge,
w. p. zimmerman, Eugene NATL
son, Charles Walker, William Dick
man and John H. Ldedtke.
lntsrment was made in Chippi-
annoch cemetery. !
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

'Rise. Fall.
The river in the Memphis distfsct will
fall slowly.
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Weather Fairly Good.

Weather conditions in the belt were
on The whole fairly satisfactory and
the weekly summary was one Of the
best of the season. However, there were
some complaints and the insect pests
are getting in their work.
Rainfall was moi heavy anywhere, but
scattered showers continued In part OF
the eastern belt, where the weevil is
said to be doing lots of damage. Geor-
gia sends the worst reports and the
weekly summary said the pest was play
ing havoc. Except for some high tenn
peratures and claims of insect damage
in portions of Texas, there eos nothinR
unusual about reports from the western
and central belt. The boil Oorm 3D.
parently gas doing a lot % harm In
a whole is though4 to be farine about
as well as cen be especial foT August.
Rains were needed in many sections to
check deterioration, but tAis ala moi
seem to be enou0h to stimulotS any
pronounced buying in the face OF other
things,
In the SPOT Experiment. business was
very slack. Sales WOre small every
Ghere and price changes we're not OF
special Importance. The spinners were
credited eth absorbing contracts on the
declines, bua they are not yet Showing
for the week we're larger than they
have been. but represented cotton
bought quite . while ago. 1t yes re-
ported from New orleans that some
freight room booked for Germany had
been Cancelled because financial ar
rangemenia could not be made for pay
ling for the cotton, while some reduc-
zion in freishtS was attributed to lacl
OF demand n increasing supply OF YES.
sells.
What the attitude OF the foreigner
will be about buying cotton is to b
aeen, but the idea is spreading thai
there. will be government supervision oi
it in some way for q long time, Thu
idea Of combining purchases to necessi'
tiles seems to be spreading ana there
is no encouragement TO buying cottoI
on a large scale yet.
The exchange situation shows no i'm
pSovement and some declines took place
Il was probably because OF the liberia
c~learances Of materials, which threw
offerings OF bills onto the market, bu'
emphasis was again laid on the IN
stability OF credits and the crippled pur
chasing power Of the foreigner. Moth
Ing apparently is being done by tn
British or French governments 20 offe
help, which increases opinion that boil
are disposed to see the depression con
tinue FOR it's effect in discouraGing buy
ing OF anything other than what !
absolutely needed. Then. too, there ma,
be the Interior motive OF trying to de
press prices just on the eve oH anothe
II movement season.
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DAILY INTERIOR.
DAILY PORT MOVEMENT.
MiddlinR
c0NsOLIDATRn PORT.

Total last year ........... .lO.SO7
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COTTON MARKETS
Market Higher on Fear of Gulf
Storm and Cheerful Feeling
Regarding Strike.
saturday. Afternoon. Ar.

laNAh 10 AA01Aif aus EH
Announcement yesterday afternoon By
the weather department that a storm
was down in the caribbean sea and
might possibly work up and strike the
belt served to arouse some fears among
the cotton shorts during the short SEES
sion and higher prices came without
much effort. A more cheerful view OF
the railroad strike situation and the
speech Of President Wilson also con-
tributed to the improved tone Of the
market. There was an upward trend
In the other big markets and some of
the strength crept into cotton for the
technical position was visibly i'm
proved,
At the opening October in New York
was up 81 points at Sl.S5c, and after
touching 1900, the rise set In and was
not interrupted until it sold at 1910,
an advance of $50 from the bottom,
There was no large trading and the
strength seemed due more to short COW
ering than to anything else, although
more bull talk was heard h a for sew
eral days,
Toward the close a little reaction
came, due to profit taking and to ABB
sence of aggressive support, but finals
were steady at net gains Of As to IS
points in New York and O. to 81 In
New York.
Liverpool on Monday should come s.
TO 81 points higher to meet the rise.
The weather map showed that some
rains were received 10 the lower sec
ton Of tho central and over the eastern
belt, most % Which could we'll have
bon done without. as they aggravated
the weeVil. Texas had none, except II
| Amarillo. . condiaiona Rere regarded
Al MvorabA eor checking the boil Sorn
and the WeeVil. The outlook ives FOL
more showers in the eastern belt over
sunday, Out Cor cloudy 60 fair in thu
western belt. =,
SDt ness vas 0ith0ut featUEe ane
nnlSa continued almost nothinA.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
PACIFIC COAST STATES
BUILD MANY SHIPS

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S.-The three
Pacific coast states of washington
Oregon and California will have con:
tributed 1921, 1924 dead weight tons OF
ships at the close of the 1918 building
program according OF the approximate
figures given out here by the United
States shipping board. In all, Az ships
will have been added to the American
merchant marine since the intensive
wartime shipbuilding began to bridge
the Atlantic" in the battle waged
against the German, submarines,
Steel and wooden ships to the num-
Der of ais with ~ tonnage Of 2,S36, 1856,
Is the estimated production Of Wash
ington and Oregon shipyards from the
beginning of the war to the completion
OF the 1919 program. OF these 245 are
steel and 70 of wood.
In California the total tonnage OF
steel vessels to be constructed to the
end Of 1919 is 1,192, 53S. or wooden
vessels, constructed or under construc-
ton CALIFORNIA; contribution Is 2s with
a total dead weight tonnage Of III, 900.
Concrete ships are represented by $4,000
tons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
DREDGES WORK HARD
TO MAINTAIN CANAL

The river at Memphis will continue
to fall slowly during the next few
days, A fall OF three-tenths Of q foot
was noted during the past 20 hours.
The gauge Saturday morning stood At
9 feet and local officials see no tn
dications OF immediate relief.
The suction dredge Iota which has
been operating with the dredges zeta
and Northern No, 2, IN an effort 70
keep the canal open Gas withdrawn
Friday and will be used for work ct
Porter's lake. The Northern No. .
10 at present engaged in an effort to
keep the canal open to navigation while
the Zeta 10 operating off the foot Of
Beale avenue.
Local rivermen are much perturbed
over the situation az Indications are
that the river will fall much lower
than at present, but meanwhile every
effort Is being made by the dredge
boats undar the direction Of the federal
authorities to maintain sufficient depth
to peFmie operation OF boats In the
canal.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
News of RiOe,;s
River Bulletin.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 3, 1919
Flood Rain.
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RAPID CHANGES in
ALL CEREAL MARKETS

CHICAGO, Aug. . Whirlwind
changes of price extending to Devil
dering limits and accomplished by al
ternate general Stampedes to sell or to
purchase have made this week on the
board of trade as full of excitement as
any equal period during the world war.
The strain was saverest Immediately
before and after the decision reached
by President Wilson and National War
Director Julius Barnes that the gov-
eminent would not be justified In SELL
ing the 1919 wheat CROP at a sacri-
flee to be met from the federal treas
ury. Compared with a week g the
corn market ranged in price this morn
ing from INC decline to &c advance.
oats down INC to IA and provisions
off to $3.50 to $500.
Widening agitation against high
cost of necessities kept the corn mar
ket on the downgrade until holders of
ali grain and provisions were In a
state of semi-panic and there had been
a shrinkage Of 32c a bushel In the
value of corn.
In oats the governing factors we're
nearly Identical with those which ruled
corn,
The provision trade was all but para
lived by the race riots ard develop
ments of the campaign against high
prices.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09

NEW YORK. COTTON.

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-RAther az
unsettled weather situation and the
strong opening OF the stock market
LED to considerable covering for over
the weekend in the cotton market
during today's early trading. There
and after opening at an advance of II
to 90 points active months sold 80 to
IS points net higher with October
touching 32.N and January $3.50, or
about no to 100 points above the low
level OF yesterday. That portion OF
the presidents message proposing an
extension OF government control to tex
| tiles attracted considerable attention,
| but was believed aimed against unjus-
| titled profits by manufacturers or dis
| tributors of goods rather thAsi at raw
materials.
Later fluctuations were rather irreg-
| ular as q result of realizing, but the
| close was steady at a net advance Of
48 to SO pointA .
Futures closed steady at advance of
| 48 to So points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
NEW ORLEANS T T

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 9.-Fear that
the tropical storm reported in the
Caribbean sea might work In the d.
rection Of the cotton region was the
dominating influence In the cotton
market opening today and 1t resulted
in a wave of buying. In the first half
hour of business prices rose IS to ~
points. =.
The advance continued until it
amounted to 70 to 88 points. The de-
mand was increased by a favorable i'm
preston concerning President Wilson's
message to congress and by the better
turn In railroad labor troubles. Late
in the session longs turned profit-takers
and prices fell off 20 to 80 points from
the highest. n,
spots .closed quiet at advance of Is
points; ordinary, 19.75c; good ordinary,
81. 75c; middling, 81. 75c; good middling,
80. 75c. Sales on the spot, ZIG; to ar
rive, 121. Delivered on contract, none.
Futures closed steady at advance OF
40 to 81 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
DOW N

NEW YORK, Aug. 9,-President asks
congress for extension of Lever food
control act to include food and clothing
In effort to stop profiteering, urges
passage of bill for control of security
issues, Says high prices not justified
by any shortage of supplies, present or
prospective,
Message generally approved by Re-
publicans and Democrats alike in WASH
ington in that president sounds warm
ing to radical groups who would AXE
advantage of to force ma
t~ionalizations Of roads of basic indus
tries upon country.
Reports received in Washington show
striking shopmen returning to work
pending adjustment of wages.
Encouragement of New Jersey ad-
vises residents of state to refuse TO
make payments under New York income.
tax law.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
DEMANDS OF LABOR
BIG MARKET FACTOR

NEW YORK, Aug, s.--This weeks
violent break in the stock market, the
most serious since the inauguration OF
the bull movement almost six months
ago. was obviously the outcome Of
conditions which first manifested
themselves in the early weeks OF the
mid-year.
Railroad officials declare they had
long known that the railway brother
hoods were preparing a series Of de-
mands for submission to Director-Gen-
eral Hines, but the ultimatum Of the
unions far exceeded their calculations.
Rails of the higher. grade broke five
to Is points under liquidation and short
selling, but the secondary or more
speculative issues, recently the objects
Of bullish attention from pools, were
relatively more steady.
The nationwide agitation against
high living costs and President VIII
sons plan to address congress on the
subject caused extreme reactions, of
five to 20 points among h sharSs rep
~resenting leading commodities, includ-
ing food, tobacco, textiles and leather
issues.
AS viewed by impartial observers, the
market was topheavy, with many over
extended accounts on h long side and
any adverse development would have
effected a topping over of the specu-
lative structure. =
Collections of city taxes are up to the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, Aug. S.--The actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold S51, 1850 reserve in eX-
cess Of legal requirements. THE Is n
decrease of SIC. 002. ago from last week.
The statement follows.
ACTUAL CONDITION:
910, ESQ.
Cash in own vaults, members fedora
reserve banks. increase e3.oS5 900.
Reserve In p. r. bank OF member
banks, decrease go, 9&0, 900.
Reserve in own vaults, state banks
ana trust companies, decrease o1,0S4,-
900.
Reserve In d~eponitories, state banks
and trust companies increase Ss10, 900,
Net demand deposits, decrease SSl,-
zoo, 900.
Time deposits, increase VII. 223, 900.
Circulation decrease $50, 900,
Excess reserve decrease e16, 002, 800.
Summary OF state banks ana trust
companies in Greater New York, not
included In clearing house statement
IOanO, discounts, etc, increase S.
653, 900.
Gold decrease S137, 900.
Currency and bank notes, increasf
e4s0, 700.
Deposits with r. r. banks, New York
increase t6.5 200.
Total deposits. increase $50, ola, 700.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
SEVERAL THINGS
DEPRESS COTTON
Agitation for Reduction in Living Costs, Labor Unrest
and Big Carry-0ver Figures Help Bears-Weather
Fairly Good, But Some Complaints Received.

left over at the end OF the season was
left M doubt In the minds Of the trade
OF the sufficiency OF the supply for an
other year. even allowing for confirma-
ton of the most radical predictions as
to yield. That authority said that the
world had consumed 1880, 900 bales Of
American cotton for 1888. compared
with r. S9. 600 for like period the year
before, while the amount on hand in ev-
cry direction on Aug / was 6.S24, 600
bales, compared with 4,422. 900. DESPITE
the fact that much Of the carTy-over
is Of very low grade and was held in
strong hands, there was a general cas-
ing of feeling as to raw material suf-
ficiency ano much Of the bearishness
was p~redicated on this. The question
Of finding out at what price the pro-
Queer and holder would turn loose the
supply remained undetermined, but
there was a significant lowering Of
tones in discussing extremely high
| prices.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
I o MARKET

CHICAGO, Aug, o. Hogs, receipts,
average; top. ,s22S5; HEAVYWEIGHT, S2o. s5
n22, so; medium weight, s20. 6Og22,6b
lightweight, go. 5Od22.6O; light lights,
s smo ;SSsRsl' 81 si,. 4o sssey Is; p p%efins sSss,
Cattle receipts, 10000; compared
with a week ago; killing steers, mostly
40c to VI higher. better grades OF she
stock, 75c to Y higher; others and can
e er; medium heavy " to- Z higher;
stochers and feeders, CSC to Soc higher.
Sheep, receipts, 1000; higher; com
pared with a week ago, native lambs
mostly 25c higher; Western 2bc to SOC
higher; ewes, steady to Csc higher;
er; feeders, mostly Csc higher: breeeing
cwes 25c higher.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 9--Hogs, 700;
uneven. generally steady at yester-
days awsrs &c., Rplk ssi'O0@2i'S'i me-
Cattle, $50; market for week general
ly higher. No quotations.
Sheep, 500; market for week general
ly steady. No quotations,
ST, LOUIS, Aug 9.Hogss, receipts,
s s;pCS; Heavy, 's22'JGGs2. 70; medium,
$22. 35G23,00; light, $2l. 15@2Soo; pigs
Cattle, receipts, $50; no sales; weeks
market closed at highest market OF
season.
sheep, receipts 400; no sales; sheep
STEADY lambs 75c higher for week.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Aug. 9-Cat-
tie, receipts. 1900; steady; beeves, $3.50
ala. a.
Hogs. receipts, 600; unchanged; heavy
$21. 75d22.00
Sheep. receipts. 200; steady; lambs,
S13. 5061l6 so.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
GRAIN MARKETS
Corn Higher on BulIiSh Char
aCter of Government Bu-
reau Report.

CHICAGO. Aug. 9.-Government esti-
mates indicating that damage to grain
crops in the last month has been more
severe than was generally supposed led
70 a sharp advance Of prices today
for corn. Including the corn crop. the
aggregate loss during July was figured
at 80 per cent This and other bullish
aspects Of the government report alb
sorbed the attention OF traders. and
made all else subordinate for the time
being. Opening quotations, which
ranged from &c to 2hc higher, with
September Sl.S2 to $i,s2A, and Dec.
Sl59 to S1.55 were followed by decided
gains all around.
Despite SOME reactions due to profit
taking bv holders. the market in the
later dealings rose higher than before.
Prices closed strong at 40 to 6isc net
advance. with Sept. st94 to $t.94is
and Dec. S1.b6M TO 1851,
oats assembled with corn. After open
ing unchanged to lie higher including
Sept. 74ia to 74%c, the market con-
tinued to rise.
Provisions were strengthened by the
bulge In the value of grain. Trading.
however, lacked volume.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK, Aug. 9-Bar silver
111%. Mexican dollars s6A.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 9.-Turpentine,
firm: $1.52D1.55; sales 2l7; receipts, IL
shipments Is; stock $3.50. Rosin, dull;
sales none: receipts 81; shipments bis;
stock 57,s8$, Quote ?, s1s' 60; p 2ls'Se!!
l., S1s.s5; X, GaO.25; NJ, S2l,l5; N! e22.45;
VIC, 623.70; WV, $3.50.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.--Butter. easier;
receipts, 10,117; firsts, 52Mb31ac.
Eggs, irregular; receipts, 1851;
Cheese, weak; receipts, 2'4l'; aver
Live poultry steady: fowls, 3Ah@35c;
others unchanged. Dressed steady and
unchanged.
CHICAGO. Aug. 9.-Butter, firm
creamery, 4sd53kc.t
Eggs, receipts, 1O'S6s cases; un-
Poultry, alive, lower: springs aaa
Potatoes, strong; arrivals. 50 cars;
| early Ohios, sacked, cArlots, eA.75@6.OC
| cwt; California long white, sacked, GER
lots, IS. 25@5.50 cwt.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.--Potatoes strong
arrivals, SO cars, Illinois, Kansas and
Missouri Early Ohios, sacked, CARROTS
"a rs M5.0 0 cwt.; CahfoenIa Long White,
| sacked, CARROTS, e5.25G5.50 cwt.
KANSAS CITY, Aug, s.-Butter,, eggs
and poultry unchanged, Potatoes high
or, S1.90@2.00.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The coffet
exchange 10 closed today.
ST. LOUIS, Aug, 9,--Poultry, springs
soc; others unchanged.
Butter, creamery, unchanged.
Eggs. &c,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
FROM WALL STREET
Presidents Address EnCouT-
aging to BulliSh Feeling in
Security Market.

NEW YORK. Aug. 9-Stocks received
their further upward Impetus during
today'S brief but moderately busy ses-
sion from President Wilson's ADDRESS to
congress, Rails were couspicuouSly
strong on the presidents attitude to-
ward the brotherhoods, recovering a
large part Of the weeks losses. Gains
among shipptngs, equipments, steels
AMI the various other issues which SuS-
tanned heaviest reverses on the recent
selling movements ran from two TO al
most 10 points, In several important
Instances actual advances over last
weeks final quotations were made, The
closing IVES strong, Sales Appropriated
600, 900 shares.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
SHOWS CLOSED OR CUT
BY ACTORS ON STRIKE

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-Nine play
houses in the Broadway theatrical dis
trict have been closed, three are pre-
senting abbreviated programs, while
seven have been able to defy the strike
order Of the Actors Equity association
complete casts. This, in effect, was
the status today ~ the latest labor
trouble to make an appearance in New
York. In addition to the theaters that
are closed II was estimated that the
rehearsals on 30 plays were being held
up. Both the actors and the managers
we're firm in their intention to fight 10
out on the lines Established.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
TEXAS RAINFALL
Clarendon ...,. .4slNacogdoches all
COTTON AREA SUMMARY.

Temperatures are mostly slightly
above normal with maxima generally
from 30 to 80. Rains occurred In Louis
lana, Southern Oklahoma. extreme
Southern Arkansas and in cittin states
east Of the Mississippi river except
Tennessee, Heavy rains: South Caro-
lima, 81. Matthews 2.3O, Conway 100,
Orangeburg l.50. st. George 1.52; Geor-
gia, Toccoa 1.04. Valdosta 1.60, Albany
i.S4; Louisiana, Clinton -1.24, hatcher
l 80, Lake Charles 3,24, Opelousas 100,
Pauls Valley 1855.
Special reports from Mobile district
missing,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
N s WHEAT CROP.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. s.-Ths lsi9
winter wheat production Of Kansas is
placed at 1Aa, 8O7, 900 bushels In the re-
port issued today by Edward c. Pax
ton, Of the United States bureau OF
crop estimates, This figure IL AS,S iI. 900
bushels less than the July forecast. TIE
new estimate per acre yield il Is bush
els. or a. bushels less than the July
forecast.
Although much less than was fore
cast, it Is yet the second largest crop
Of wheat ever produced in Kansas" the
report says.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
HUNS GET U. S. LETTERS
MANY MONTHS OLD

BERLIN, Aug. Q. (By the Associated
Press. )-The fret direct u~ncensored
mail from America to Germany began
arriving yesterday. the letters received
ranging from business communications
held up FOR weekA months and even
years by the English to recent Letters
from three to five weeks old.
One bank communication more than
three years old bore the seal OF the
British censor but all recent letters
were untouched except by Germans
who 1t Is charged might have been
looking FOR money or for trade secrets.
Another shipment Of nearly 1900 sacks
Is due In Copenhagen the middle of
August.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
WHISPER ON WAYS,

The river packet Whisper has been
withdrawn from service and will go
upon the drydock for extensive repairs
The Whisper, which has been engaged
in the Memphis uxora trade, probably
will remain out Of service for three
weeloA
The removal of the Whisper from the
packet trade leaves only the packets
Idlewild, Grand and Kate Adams oper-
packets having been withdrawn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
SAME OLD QUESTION

LOS ANGELES, Aug, 9.-Judge Bled-
soc, OF the United States district court,
yesterday sustained a demurrer to an
indictment against an officer OF the
Bakersfield Brewing company, charged
with selling 2,75 per cent beer In viola =
ton OF the wartime prohibition meas
ure, on the ground that the indictment
did not show that the beer was intoxi-
eating.