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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-17
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

ST. LOUIS, March ,17.-Hogs-Re-
celpts. 1S,500; 15@20c lower, Lights,
SIS s0@l94O; pigs, SIS; 00@17.75 mixed,
$lS0ogiS5o; heavy, sls.4oq1s.6oi bulk,
Cattle-Receipts. $500; steady, Ma
tive steers, $l1.5091S.50; yearlings, $3.50
@16,O0; cows. $40. 5O@13.56; stockers,
$l0,00@1S,50; prime Southern steers,
$10,00@1S,00 cows and heifers, $40. 00@
Is. 100; Gamers, $5.5O@7,15; calves, $7.75
shesp-Receipts, 800; steady. Lambs,
$40, 4QM .75;, ewes, 10000 10. 90; can
ncrs, $5.OOgS. 800,
KANSAS CITY. March -.17-Hogs-
Receipts, / 5000; steady to l0c higher,
Bulk, $iS.356 1885; heavy, $tS.65@fS 95;
lights, sis. 00@ $50; pigs. SIS. 500 Is. rs.
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000: nc %Southerns
strong to l5c higher, Prime fed steers,
S1S,0 0@ 100; dressed feed steers, $1,000
@lS00; cows, @,Oo@idS5; heifers' $1,000
sheep"Receipts. 1000; steady; lambs,
$40. 50@i9.7s; yearHngs, a7.50@t7.75 rs:
wethers. $i4,5Odl5.O 90; ewes. S1S.5O@
1t25; stockers, Sl5.50@17.50,
CHICAGO. March tT,-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 4 . 1000; market very uneven, but
more active than early and averaging
mostly steady with Saturdays general
trade, Bulk OF sales, S19. tO@19,35
heavyweight, $40. 30@19 SIS; medium
weight, St9.15@i9. 80; lightweight, $500
al9.20; lights, SIT. 26@tS,50; sows, $l7.25
@1S.7b; pigs, $l6,50@17.5 50.
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000; good beef
steers and butcher stock strong to 15c
higher; others and stockers, steady;
calves, soc lower, Heavy beef steers,
Slg. 0OG 2O,35; light beef steers, $4,000
1875; butcher cows and heifers, $1,000
1850; veal calves, $12, 00G11 SO; stock
ers and steers, $S.25@lS.00.
Sheep-ReCeipts, 10000; market gem
orally steady; best lambs held higher.
fambs, 81 pounds or less, $lS,65M20.25
81 pounds or better, S1S25@20.15; culls
and common, $l5,25GlS.00; ewes, medi-
UNI, Stl. 50GtA60; common, $6,00Il1,50.
-
FORT WORTH March lI-Cattle,
receipts, 200; steady; beeves, $500
1850.
Hogs, receipts 1000; steady; heavy,
StS26@tS,50,
Sheep. receipts 500; upnchanged,
Lambs, StI0AmtGA0.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-17
MEMPHIS COTTON,
DAILY STATEMENT.

Yellow tinged, 500 to $50 points lower;
blue stained, 500 to $50 points lower,
yellow stained, 700 to $50 points lower.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-17

Corn: No. 3 yellow, 1857. No.4 yell
low, $1.49GI52; No. s yellow, N,47@
Oats, No. 3 white. ssA sac; standard,
RRyc. No. 2, sl.5eh q1sl&; barley,
90G97c; timothy, F,00@10.0O: clover,
nominal; pork, nominal; lard, S27,7 10,
ribs, nominal.
KANSAS CITY, March t7.--Cash
hard, $9y8S@2, SO; No. 2, 1895; No. l red,
S.. S9@241; No. 2, $2,36@s. SO.
Corn, higher; No. 2 mixed, $1,54@l So;
No. 3, Sl,52@1, So; No, 2 white, $3.50
t56; No, ), $l.524l SO; No, 2 yellow,
Sl5imt.52; No. g., $t,50A
oats, higher! No, 2 white, ETC; No. .
mixed, 6Sh a64ci No, . red, 6Sdp70c.
Rye, $i,SSG1A0.
=
ST. LOUIS, March 17,--Coru, No, 4,
Sl.32; No, . white, Si.4Si4 @l.49,
oats, No, 8 white, 65As @66c.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-17
Hides and WOOL.

liines-No' u sIeen, sated, b0lsc,
grades, damaasd Suiis, hall price;
dry tllnt, gSa soc dry sailed. a5Gts1c;
shetpskins, si0Oa2,Oo; shearinEs. 10
&lee, gOHtsktns, b0cMSl. 90.
No. / horse hides, IS. NOG6 90; No. 2
pOlies. sl.aOl2. 30. ~
No; | tallow l5alSei Ne. . tallOw,
! is9SsSis. o Ste Goids:n sat- sSli 'S Moo@gs jGSsSsNs'
Wool - Clean, Lnwasaed, 64n CSC;
bury, unwashed, 3OG4bc, Tub washed,
iSGsoc; bury. washed. 351SOe,
VegeuaoIes.
Beans-Navy, per b., iOe: Lima, per
pound, 1lhc, "
Peas-Ca hfornin black. eyed, per h.,
new, So Q6c.
onions-Cwt,. sacked. $5.50@6O on.
Potatoes-Cwtp all varieties, S2,0o9
Sweet Potatoes-uome grown. Nancy
Hall, bushel, 81. 25a2,so
Cabbage..Northern, crate, s3.OogS.JO;
southern, 3,a0@tQG.
Gelery-Bunch, 81. SOC LII.
Peppers-Basket, b0I60c.
Eggplant-Dozen, Sl.50d8. 90,
Lettuce-Crate, So 25W2ba,
Cauliflower-Crato. So. h0M25h.
Snap Kcans-Hamper, S5.OOaa6OO.
Tomatoes-Crates, Is, A,b0d600
Mexican Tugs, 81 50.
New Irish Potatoes-Hamper, s2.7SQ
3,2b. ~
English Peas-Hamper, S56oasOO
New Negetahles-DuGen punches; mus.
tard, $4,000; heets, $500; carrots.
DGf5o; parsley, .65@7Sc, shallots, bO2
soc; turpnlps, tslO0,
cot. March shipment, $i.f5G$00
Onions, red, Sl.b bu white, $27k
Provisions.
Dry Salt Meats-Rogulsr, 2s}sc, ex-
sugar-cured Meats-standard hams,
B~acon-Fancy selected, Aa4sc.
Lard-Hog lard, 30G32c; best grades
OF compound, 24%c.
Cooking Oil-Per gallon, Sl.6b6I75 in
bulk. C~ottolene-Per case, $14, 26m Is. 30;
Snowdrift. 3l3.45@1395; Crisco. $1,000.
Fruits.
Lemons-Per box, S~5,2sf5.50.
oranges-Florida, s5.75G6e5; Calitor-
MIA, S5,2bm625.
Bananas Pound, 6h17c.
Dried Fruit-Evaporated apples, i7b
Slsc; peaches. l7qisc; prunes, ID,
Apples-Barrel stock; Ganos, A.2n,
Ss,50G IL. 80; Ben Davis, AS, S9.50H
1000; Winesaps. fancy, Slt 0Odl 5.06;
1922; Winesaps, fancy, NtOOql II. 90.
Grapefruit-Box s5OOG6OO.
Cranberries-Pound. 20c.
Cottonseed Products.
merchants Exchange Quotations.)
Crude oil, basis prime, $l,3iA; huils.
loose. car lots, S715@S00 ton linters,
6qshc pound: meal. per, cent, SIS
ton.
Groceries.
Flour - Barrel, 24-lb. sacks, sit. oOa
1890; self -rising, Si1. 50@f1.70.
M~eal-Cream, bbl.. basis i00-lh. sacks,
N.s5; 50-lb. sacks. S7,96; 25-lb. sacks
sS.16; 10-lb. sacks. 1885. burlaps, 5Oc
extra; standard, zoe under.
Sugar-Sandard graduated cane,
e.50e: clarified, S.S7c.
Rice-Imported. peupd. s0i0%c.
Coffee = Arnuckis,s roa sted case,
per h., l5@2ic; green, common ordi.
nary, l70Jsc. prime, 20@22e; fancy. ID
@18cs Java. 2s032c.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-17

NEW CONTRACTS.
Futures closed steady at advance Of
lG to decline OF 10 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-17

NEW CONTRACTS,
Futures closed steady at a decline oi
2 to an advance OF 6 points,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
HAMILTONS REACH
PACIFIC COAST
Provided Nothing Delayed Them After
Leaving Aberdeen-Automobil on
Schedule at Last Reports.

Dr. and Mrs. Fremont Hamilton and
son, John W. Hamilton, who left here
by automobile June Z by automobile for
the Pacific coast, are supposed to have
reached their destination this week, as
the national Eastern Star convention
which Mrs Hamilton was planning to
attend opened in Seattle, Wash, yester
day.
They have not written many letters
TO Brattleboro, so not much is known
here as to their experiences on their
camping trip, but several postcards have
been received. The last of these was
written in Aberdeen, S. D., and stated
that DIR. Hamilton, for whose health the
trip primarily was undertaken, was feel
ing well but rather tired.
The party was to leave Aberdeen July
for Yellowstone National Park. thence
for Spokane and Seattle, and as they
were making schedule it is assumed that
they are now in the latter city.
From there they planned to go to Ia
coma, thence down the coast, but their
homeward itinerary had not been
mapped out when they left here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
MISS SWIFT LEAVES
FOR NEW POSITION
Question of Successor to Home Demon.
stration Agent Under Consideration
With Good Prospects.

Miss Lucy G. Swift closed her work
as home demonstration agent for
Windham county and left today for Sar-
atOga Springs, n. Y, where she is to
be Home Bureau manager for Sara
toga county, under the direction of the
New York state extension service, her
predecessor there having been appoint
ed an assistant state leader.
Whether the work in Windham coun-
ty will be continued has not been de-
termined definitely, but the prospects
for its continuance are good. The ex-
ecutive committee of the home demon
stration department of the Farm Bu-
reau viii have the work kept up if a
new agent can be secured, and Miss
Charlotte C. Pierpont, state leader, has
been asked to secure new agent if
possible.
Miss Pierm0nt will do this if fnan-
cial conditions permit, and this question
will be decided soon. The federal ap-
preparation has been cut, but if the
county, through the Farm Bureau, in
creases its appropriation sufficiently
this with the state and federal aid will
meet the situation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
TO BUILD TWO
GIGANTIC LINERS
Shipping Board Plans Vessels That Will
Gross Atlantic in Four Days
The Largest Yet.

WASHINGTON, July 24-Two gigan-
tic ocean liners, larger than any ship now
afloat and designed to cross the Atlantic
in four days, are to be built by the ship
ping board. They will be 1000 feet long
and 80 knots speed and will be equipped
Tor use as commerce destroyers in the
event of war.
The ships, which are to be built under
the supervision of the navy department,
will be 80 feet longer than any shin and
will have gross tonnage of $4,000 One
thousand saloon, 800 second cabins and
LOO steerage passengers will be provided
for. The crew will be 1000 officers and
men and the ships will be of the oil burn
ing type with a radius of 1000 miles
which will enable them to complete a
round trip on the Atlantic without load
ing fuel over seas They will be driven
by propellers on which will be thrown
the strength of 10000 horsepower.
In order that the vessels NAV be con
verted INTO commerce destroyers in time
of war, emplacements will be built OF
the deck and the after deck will be con
structed with a view of transforming il
| into landing and launching place fol
| seaplanes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
DR.. MUCK TO BE FREE.
Famous Leader of Boston Symphony
Orchestra Will Not Be Deported.

WASHINGTON, July 24-Dr. Karl
Muck, former leader of the Boston Sym
phony orchestra, who was interned as
an alien enemy during the war with
Germany, will not be deported by the
department of justice. With other in
termed alien enemies he will be freed
as soon as peace is proclaimed, if not
before, unless congress in the meantime
passes legislation to alter the present
situation.
Attorney-General Palmer sent let
ter to Dr. Muck and to all of the other
interned men, offering to send them
back to Germany if they wished to go.
Some few asked to be sent home, and
the requests are being complied with as
rapidly as possible.
DR.. Muck, however has not been
heard from in this connection, and occu-
pies the same status as all of the other
interned men. Those not regarded as
dangerous are being released from in
ternment camps, and all those on pa
role and not regarded as dangerous
have been released from parole
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Amy Ryan has taken position
in the Holstein-Friesian association of
fees.
Miss Helen Mack of Hartford, Conn,
is expected tomorrow to spend two
weeks vacation at her home on Frost
street.
Mrs. Gerhard Tonseth and daughter,
Joyce, of Dorchester, Mass, are visiting
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. w. G. Ser
combe.
Miss Louise Hudson of Dummerston
is spending the day in town visiting in
the vicinity of her former home on Ma
pie street. .
Miss Blanche Brownell, who was a
guest several weeks of her cousin, Miss
Esther Brewnell, has returned to heI
home in Hoosic, n. " = sHots.
w. E. Stellman, Charles Sanderson
and David j. Weld of this town and
Clinton Allardiee of Providence, r. l..
left this morning by automobile fol
Syracuse, n. Y, Mr.. Stellman going on
business.
Miss Elizabeth J. Corey, formerly 6
well known nurse in Brattleboro, came
| this afternoon from Norwalk, Conn.
where she has been nursing, to visit ovel
night with Mrs. Harriet b. Howard
/ She will go tomorrow to Boston ant
from there by boat to New Brunswick
planning to spend the summer with rel
atives in Canada.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
PRINCIPAL OF
SCHOOL 25 YEARS
James D. Horne of Lawrence High
School, Formerly of Brattleboro,
Also Leader in Civic Life.

James d. Horne. who was principal of
the Brattleboro high school for three
wears, beginning in the fall of 1891 as
successor to Z. H. McLachlin, has just
completed quarter of a century as
Principal of the high school in Lawrence,
Mass, to which city he went from here.
In recognition of his % years of service
the Lawrence Evening Tribune in a re-
cent issue devoted page and a half to
a review of Principal Horne S career and
history of the high school, with sever
al pictures.
Mr. Horne is 50 years old this month
He is a Dartmouth graduate, and after
studying law in a private office and the
Boston University Law school he was
admitted to the bar, but practiced only
a few years.
There were 90 graduates from the
Lawrence high school the year that he
took the school and 1874 the present year
and the total number of graduates fol-
the past 25 years has been 2,575. He
has made a remarkable record as an edu
Gator and has been an active leader il
civic life
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
DEMOCRATS STICK
FOR RATIFICATION
Believe They Have the Votes
to Defeat Any Amend
ments President Will
Oppose Any Change Re-
quiring RenegOtiatiOn OF
the Treaty-Changes Sug-
gested by Mr.. Taft

WASHINGTON, July 24-Former
President Taft, who has written to sew
eral Republican senators and leaders,
suggesting reservations to the peace
treaty which might be acceptable to
both sides has opened correspondence
on the subject with some Democratic
senators.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, one
of the leading supporters of the admin
istration in the senate fights, received
letter today from Mr.. Taft The former
president 5 communication to the Ne
braskan senator was not made public
but il was understood to be of the same
general nature as those sent to the Re-
publicans-suggestio for agreement
upon treaty reservation or interpreta.
tion to facilitate ratification.
Senator Hitchcock and other admins
tration senators declared today, how
ever, that for the present at least they
would continue their fight for ratitica-
tion. contending that the senate rules
required a vote to each article of the
treaty
The administration leaders said they
believed they had the votes to defeat
amendment to any section as majority
only was needed. Conceding thai
strength might develop to compel ac
eeptance of a ratification resolution
with qualifying clauses the administra
ton senator's said they had not yet beer
advised by President Wilson whethe
he would be disposed to accept the in
terpretation. 1t was said however, tina
the administration would oppose to th
last any qualifying clauses which woul
require re-negotation of the treaty.
Copies of the Taft letter are in tn
hands of half dozen senators. A
outline of the suggestions follows:
Upon two years notice the Unite
States may cease to be member of tn
league, but shall not be released fror
liabilities under the covenant. whic
are to be determined by such proeedur
determined on by the league This pre-
vides for retirement unconditionallv /
so far as review of the fulfillment @
our obligations are vested in the cOul
ell under the present draft.
2.-Self- governed colonies cannot b
represented on the council if the HON
government is represented, or be incluC
ed in any of these clauses where the pa
tias to the disDute are excluded from II
settlement.
3-Functioning of the council und'
Article X shall be advisory only and M
binding on the members, each of who
shall be free to determine his own OBJ
cation, which in the case of the Unite
States would be determined by congres
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
SLIM CUT SEEN
IN FOOD PRICES
First Decline Since War Is Half of /
Per Cent from Increase of
SO Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, July "a. - For the
first time since the European war began
food prices in the United States, as a
whole, are on the decline This decline,
however, is exceedingly slight, and re-
fleets the general tendency of all prices
to hold.
Official figures from the department
of labor show that the cost of living
fell off one half Of one per cent in June
as compared with May The June
prices this year were, however, IA per
cent higher than those for June, 1918.
The June prices We're only l per cent
off those of December, 1918, when the
high cost of living reached its peak.
Economists in Washington who have
watched the price situation look for
no considerable drop in the cost of
all foods until the wheat guarantee ex-
pires. They reason that the price of
wheat is sustaining feed prices and con
sequently food prices. When the wheat
guarantee comes off next December the
old law Of supply and demand will
theoretically be fully restored. Until
this time they look for prices as a
whole to be maintained, some food prod
ucts going down and others up in
prices.
Thirteen articles were cheaper in June
than they were in May. Cabbage de
clined 20 per cent; butter, per cent;
chuck roast, 5 per cent; rib roast, plate
beef and bananas, 4 per cent each; sir
loin steak, round steak and lamb, 3 pei
cent each; hens, 2 per cent; pork chops
eornfakes and baked beans, / per cent
each.
Since 1913 the cost of food has ad
vanced IS per cent. During this six
year period the following articles in
creased 100 per cent or over: Sugar
100 per cent; pork chops and ham, 10;
per cent each; bacon, l07 per cent; po
tatoes, Ill per cent; cornmeal, l25 pc
cent; flour, III per cent; lard, 154 pc
cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
QUIET RESTORED
IN WASHINGTON
Some Isolated Outbreaks
by the Negroes But No
General Disturbance
1000 ARMED SOLDIERS
ON DUTY IN CITY
Another Victim of Earlier Rioting
Brings Total Number of Deaths Up
to Six.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Although
there were isolated outbreaks by negroes
including firing into street car, last
night passed without serious renewal Of
the race rioting which had terrorized the
national capitol since Saturday The pres
enee of 1000 armed soldiers and coopera-
ton, in general by the public with the
request of the city authorities that street
traffic be held to minimum resulted in
quieting the situation. Most military and
street officers expressed belief that there
would be no more serious trouble
No one was hit by three shots fired into
a street car nor was any one hurt when
early this morning a speeding automobile
loaded with negroes fired into another
automobile occupied by whites The
death list was brought to six with the
death of a marine who was SHOT Monday
night. A negro employed as watchman at
the treasury is charged with killing him
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
BOMBER BEGINS
5000 MILE FLIGHT
Left Washington for Augusta, Maine,
Today-Plans to Travel Around

WASHINGTON, July 4-An army
bombing plane carrying crew OF five
commanded by. Lieut.. Col r. S. Hartz
left the ground here at 10 a. m on the
first leg of flight OF nearly 5000 miles
around the rim OF the country Augusta,
Maine, $50 miles from Washington was
the goal for the first day of the trip.
The flight is the longest ever attempted
by the army air service and will carry
the machine through 81 states and over 95
cities and cover long stretches of the At
iantic, Pacific, and Gulf coast as well as
the Canadian boundaries
The machine is a Martin bomber with
two engines.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE
FOR COAL SHORTAGE
Wholesaler Says There Is Plenty of
Coal and Plenty of Miners But
People Will Not Buy.

WASHINGTON, July 24.--George Cush-
ing, managing director of the American
Wholesale Coal association, told the house
rules committee today that the public
would be to blame for the coal famine
which the country probably would face
next winter
There is plenty of coal in the grounds, y
he said "and plenty of miners to get it
out, but unless the coal users of the coun-
try buy, the coal will not be mined.
Mr.. Cushing said that coal produced be-
fore last April lst has been burned and
that production since then has fallen
short of the yearly demand by at least
Is, 100000 tons Part of this shortage can
be made up if coal orders are placed be
fore the railroads are tied up with move
ments of crops. After that it will be toe
late, .he added
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
THE CROWNINSHIELD LAUNCHED
Christened With Champagne-to Be
Commanded by Sampson.

BATH, Maine, July 24-The torpedo
boat destroyer, Crowninshield, was
launched here today. She was christ
ened with champagne by Emily Crown
inshield Davis, IL years old, a great
great granddaughter of the secretary of
the navy during President Madison's
second administration beginning in 1914
for whom the craft was named. The
prospective commander of the new war
ship is Lieut.. Commander Ralph E.
Sampson, son of Rear admiral William
L. Sampson, commander in chief of the
forces at the battle of SanDiego.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
LODGE ASKS FOR TREATY.
Introduced Resolution Calling For the
Treaty With France.

WASHINGTON, July PA resolu-
ton requesting President Wilson to sub
NIT to the senate the peace treaty by
which the United States would promise
to aid France in the event of an attack
by Germany was offered in the senate
today by Senator Lodge. Unanimous
consent for its immediate consideration
was refused by Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, Democrat. Senator Lodge of
fered the measure after a sharp debate
during which the Republican spokes-
man declared that the terms of the
treaty required that it be submitted to
the senate for ratification at the same
time as the treaty with Germany
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
DENIAL BY PRESIDENT.
He Did Not Originate the Shantung Deal
In Peace Treaty

WASHINGTON, July 24.-President
Wilson made his first public utterance
relative to the surrender of Shantung
yesterday, when this statement was
given out at the White House:
The President authorizes the an
nouncement that the statement carried
in several of the papers yesterday morn
ing that he originated or formulated the
provisions with regard to Shantung in
the treaty of peace with Germany is al
together false. He exerted all the in
fiuence he was at liberty to exercise in
the circumstances to obtain a modifiea-
tion of them and believes that the ulti
mate action of Japan with regard to
Shantung will put the whole matter in
true light.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
10000 GALLONS
GASOLINE EXPLODE:
Eight Carloads Belonging
to Texas Oil Co. Were
Destroyed Today
ENGINEER RAN
THROUGH THE FLAMES
Saved Two Other Cars-Pacific North
west Covered by Pail of Smoke from
Forest Fires Many Were Started
by Lightning.

BAYONNE, n. j., July 24.-Eighty
thousand gallons of gasoline in eight
tank ears exploded on the switching
track of the Texas Oil Company today
causing fire which resulted in the seri-
Gus injury of four persons and minor
burns to many others. Explosions fol-
lowed in rapid succession rocking build
ings two miles away.
Frank Henry, an engineer, employed
by the oil company saved about 10000
gallons of gasoline when he ran a loco
motive through the flame and pulled
two tank cars to safety.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
NEAR BEER HELD
TO BE INTOXICATING
Judge Chatfield Gives Decision In An
other Test Case Brought by the
Government.

NEW YORK, July 24.-Beer of 2.75
per cent alcoholic content has held to be
Intoxicating within the meaning of the
wartime prohibition act in decision re-
turned today by Federal Judge Chatfeld
of Brooklyn in test case brought by the
government against Martin Schmauder of
New Haven, Conn
The constitutionality of the wartime
prohibition act was upheld in an opinion
handed down yesterday by Judge Chat
field in test case against a Meriden,
Conn, saloon keeper
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-24
Total of 612 Fires.

SAN FRANCISCO,-~Cal July "a
Much of the Pacific northwest was un-
der pail of smoke from grass, brush
and forest fires burning today in Mon
tanna, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
Lightning was responsible for the num-
Der of new blazes and high winds in
many places offset a light rainfall In
western Montana and northern Idaho
there have been 612 fires since June TO-