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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Pint Of Whisky Gets Woman
Into the Tolls of the Law
Mrs. Charles Hines Held to
Grand Jury in Police
Court.

George Clemens, proprietor Of a
lunch stand on Market street was ar
rested Saturday on charge of SELL
ing whisky by Officer Duggan. The
officer stated that a car driven by Mr.
Wright, stopped in front of the lunch
stand, and that Clemens came out in
response to a signal. The occupants
of the car were Mr.. and Mrs Wright
and Mrs. Charles Hines. According
to the officers statement, the Greek
had a pint bottle OF whisky in his
pocket, which was concealed by his
apron. He stated that Clemens. put
his foot on the running board of the
car and leaning forward dropped the
bottle of whisky on the floor of the
car, where it was concealed by Mr..
Wright, who put his foot on it.
Mr.. Wright denied that he had
made any attempt at concealing the
whisky, and said that he had never
seen Clemens before. Mrs. Hines
said that she frequently bought sand
wishes from Clemens. but denied
having bought the whisky. Since
Mrs. Hines was the owner of the car
in which Clemens accidentally or
otherwise placed the whisky, she was
held for the grand jury on a charge
of transporting whisky. Clemens was
held on the charge of selling whisky
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
LAWS OF 1870
NOW In FORCE
SWaney Stresses Need of New
Constitution Before
KiWanianS.
LITTLE CHANGE SINCE 1884
Numerous Defects in Execu
tive System of State
Emphasized.

"There Is no dispute as to the me-
cessity for a new state constitution"
declared Judge w. b. Swaney, in an
address before the Kiwanis club at
their regular weekly session held at
noon Tuesday at the Patten. Mr.
Swaney pointed out that Tennessee
had had only three constitutional
conventions while all the other states
have had five or more. The state Is
now operating under laws of 1870, no
convention having been held to
amend the constitution since that
time. He pointed out the difference
between the American government
idea and that OF England. dwelling at
lcngth upon the straight jacket"
which the constitution of Tennessee
has placed upon the people.
"All law is a growth, an evolu-
ton" declared Judge Swaney, and
further stated that it was as unreal
sonable to expect n man to wear the
same suit of clothes that he wore
as a boy as to expect laws to last
always unamended No amendments
have been passed since 1870 since
the "straitiacket" constitution has
made il impossible for the supreme
court to declare amendments consti-
tutional. The average life of state
constitution. he said, Is twenty years.
THE constitution of 1870 is the
same as that Of 1884, with a few
amendments, made necessary as a
result of the war of 1S61-65. Ten.
nossee is practically under the con-
stitution of 1884" he declared. 1.-THE
bin of rights to our constitution fol-
lows in the main that of Virginia,
which was the most celebrated, and
which provides that no citizen of
this state shall be compelled to bear
arms provided he will pay an equiva-
lent to be ascertained by law Is nm
democratic and should be stricken
out.
Experience has shown that there
are too many restrictions in execu-
tive. Legislative and judicial depart
ments and the result has been to pre-
vent the eradication of abuses and
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l1,23O,O0O Bales Cotton
This Years Forecast
Condition of Staple for Au,
gust Announced as ola
Per Cent. Normal.

| Washington. Sept "A cotton crop
| OF IL, 230, 900 bales this year was fore
cast to-day by the department of agr-
culture which based its estimate on the
condition of the crop August 25, which
it announced as ola per cent. of a
normal.
The condition of the crop by states
| on August Is was: Virginia, 81; North
| Carolina, 10; South Carolina, 81 Geor-
| gia, IS; Florida. 49, Alabama, 80; Mis-
sissippi, 81; louisiana. At; Texas, 81:
Arkansas, 65; Tennessee, so; Missouri,
rs; Oklahoma, Ill California, 9s; Ari-
IONA, 90.
Last month the crop was forecast at
II ,016,000 bales with the condition 81
per cent. of a normal, while the July
report forecast production of 1885,
600 bales with the condition 70. Last
years crop was 12,040.5S2 bales and the
condition on August % was 55.7 The
average condition on August 25 during
the last ten years is CTS.
Washington, Sept. 2.--An increase
during August of ia. 1000 bales in the
prospective cotton crop this year was
shown in today's cotton report of the
department of agriculture, which
forecast a total of 1920, 900 bales.
The condition Of the crop, GA per
cent. of a normal, showed decline
OF 81 points from July % to Aug.
IS. compared with an average decline
during the last ten years OF TT
points.
Boil weevils, boil worms army
worms and red spider, combined with
almost continuous rains over consid-
erable areas Of the belt with dry, hot
weather following the heavy rains,
caused the deterioration of the crop
In Virginia, Georgia and Florida
the decline was heaviest, being 10
points in Florida and IL in Georgia
and Virginia. In Alabama 1t was 9
points and in North Carolina and
Texas points.
Sea Island cotton in Georgia and
Florida practically has been destroyed
by boil weevils, which are now dam
aging the crop in South Carolina,
having appeared on the islands off
the coast.
In Mississippi and Alabama, where
the crop is short because of the boil
weevil, most of it will be harvested
by Oct. l. Outside the weevil-in-
fected areas the crop continues two
weeks or more late,
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LICENSE SYSTEM WILL
DEMORALIzE BUSINESS
THIS IS CLAIM MADE BY IN
DEPENDENT PACKERS.
Patrick Brennan Declares
Passage Of Pending Bill Will
Kill Competition.

Washington. Sept. 2.--Independent
packers assailing the Kenyon and
Kendrick bills before the senate ag.
ricultural committee today declared
that federal regulation through a H.
censing system would utterly de-
moralize their business.
aPtrick Brennan, president Of the
Independent Packing company, OF
Chicago, said his company, estab-
lished in 1905, had built up it's bust
ness in competition with the big pack
ers. and that its business volume in
1918 was $27,000,00O.
These bills are aimed at the large
packers" he said. land assume 1t is
the desire of congress to encourage
competition and keep the smaller
packers in the field. But they will
work towards an opposite effect.
First, 1t gives the secretary of ag-
riculture power to suspend the IL
cense Of any concern to do business.
to punish it for infractions Of any
regulations he may make. The only
appeal from this suspension is to the
circuit court of appeals. The law
says in plain English that If the
the secretary's decision it must stand.
All packers do business on borrowed
money, This feature of the law alone
would make the small packer a bad
financial risk, that would eventually
result in leaving the business to the
largest and strongest companies"
Discussing the refrigerator car sit
uatiOn, Brennan said his company
owned 100.
There is an impression that talk
ing away the cars would cure all
the difficulties" he said. There are
not enough Of them now to handle
all the business. The right way to
deal with this is to require railroads
to furnish all cars required"
James f. Cochran. president OF a
Kansas City independent concern,
told the committee his experience in
doing business under license during
the war had not made him like it.
Most of the government regula-
tions," he said, turn out with the
big houses getting bigger and the
little houses getting smaller"
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OBITUARY
Funeral of C. H. Germany.

Funeral of G. n. Germany.
Funeral services over the body of G.
noon in Birmingham. Ala, were held
from the Chickamauga Methodist
church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock, with Rev. r. X, Triplett, pastor
of the Whiteside Street NJ. l.. church,
south, officiating. Chickamauga ceme-
bearers were ]. J. Harrington, T. r.
Preston, +. c. Miller w. II. Smith.
G. +. Close, +. L. Underwood, w. NJ.
Miller. S. S. Price. II. NJ. Reed and
Lee Mccain.
The body of Mr.. Germany arrived
here Monday afternoon and was taken
to the residence of his brother, w. X,
Germany, 10 Mitchell avenue, The de-
ceased was for many years a leading
Main street merchant He was inter-
ested in number of local enterprises.
He was member of one of Walker
county's most influential families.
Walter Gregg.
Funeral services over the body of
Walter Gregg, former Chattanooga.
who died in Philadelphia last Friday,
will be held from Chapman's chapel
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock. Pail
dith. ]. l. Atlee, Il. w. Wheland, G. G.
Fletcher, G. b. Adams. C. n. Wood
worth. The body of Mr. Gregg will
arrive here Wednesday morning.
James 5yrnes.
The funeral of James Byrnes. veteran
employee OF the Southern railway shops
here, who died Sunday will be held
from IS. Peter and Paul's Catholic
church Wednesday morning at o'clock,
with Father Francis T. Sullivan off,
ciatng. The interment will take place
in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Funeral OF Mrs. Haymore.
Mrs. Nathan r. Haymore, who died
l.,r lot 60
rest in Forest Hills cemetery follow
ing funeral services from Wann's
chapel Tuesday afternoon at 8. Or.
w. l.. Pickard, pastor of the Central
Baptist church, otficiated.
Mrs. Belle George.
Stricken with apoplexy Sunday night
on a Vance avenue street car, Mrs.
Belle George, residing at 412 Wau
hatchie pike, died en- route to Newelrs
sanitarium. The car had almost reached
the city when she was seized with the
fatal attack. She was removed from
the car at Eighth street and Georgia
avenue and taken by the conductor and
ambulance men of Wann & Son to the
sanitarium. She died on the way.
Funeral services will be held from
Wanns chapel Tuesday afternoon at
4 O'Clock. Rev. Mullins. pastor of the
st, Elmo NJ. Z; church south, will ON
in Forest Hills cemetery.
Mrs. Frances billiard.
Huntsville, Ala, Sept 2-(Special)-I
Mrs. Frances billiard died last night
at her home near Monrovia, aged so
years. she was the wife of Larkin
billiard, one OF the most prominent
farmers In the county.
Mrs. Susan Evans.
Mrs. Susan Evans, aged As years. died
Mt an early hour Monday morning in a
local sanitarium She Ia survived nv
her husband, James +. Evans: two song
and two daughters. The funeral win
take place Wednesday morning at
Kings Point and burial will take place
In Kings Point cemetery.
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Local Forecast.
Fair and continued cool tonight and
Wednesday.
River Forecast.
The river will fall slowly tonight and
Wednesday.
Local Data.
Temperature for twenty-four hours:
Highest yesterday, rs; lowest last night
50; mean. 6S wet bulb pm, 81;
am, SO.
Corresponding date last year: High
Normal for this date. "A.
Accumulated excess in mean temper
ature since Jan. L. So degrees.
Relative humidity (per cent)-7 pm,
As: am. 81.
Precipitation for twenty-four hours
ending am. today, o inch.
Total precipitation since Jan. 1, 349l
inches.
Accumulated deficiency is 1877 inches.
Highest wind velocity for twenty four
hours ending am. today, 10 miles,
northeast.
River stage at am. tfeet) SO; fall
in twenty -four hours QeeD OIL.
Weather Conditions,
The crest of high pressure area
extends northeastward from the central
Mississippi valley into the st. Lawrence
valley, attended by seasonably low tenn
peratures.
The pressure is moderately low over
Arizona and extreme southern Florida.
During the past twenty-four hours
light to moderate precipitation occurred
at scattered stations in the great basin
and along the Atlantic coast.
Much clear weather prevails over the
central and western sections of the cot
ton belt.
The conditions are favorable for fair
and continued cool over this section to-
night and Wednesday.
Weather for Four States.
Washington. Sept. 2.-Forecast.
Tennessee - Fair tonight and
Wednesday; little change in Temporal
ture.
Georgia-Fair in north, showers in
south portion tonight and Wednesday.
Alabama-Fair tonight and Wednes-
day.
Kentucky-Fair tonight and Wednes-
day; little change in temperature.
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usurpations' recognized to exist by
all classes.

| usurpations' recognized to exist by
| all classes.
Defects in Executive System.
THE governor is made comman-
der-in-chi Of the army and navy
and the constitution explainingly
says: He shall take care that the
laws shall be faithfully executed, and
takes an oath to that effect" Judge
Swaney pointed out that under the
Legislature alone can he call out the
militia, and that TO. do this an extra
session must be called, requiring
from ten to twenty days, and while
this was being done the enemy could
take advantage of the opportunity. /,
THE governor cannot veto a single
item In an appropriation bill unless
he vetoes the entire bill. The gov
erhors veto may be overridden by n
bare majority. There are no provi-
sions adequately providing for the
succession. The governor is figure
head in Tennessee and his chief glory
grows out Of his power to appoint
officers of his staff.
I'm the legislative department there
are many restrictions which cause g
vast number OF wholesome laws to
be declared unconstitutional. The
sessions are limited to seventy-iive
udy o. iONdi ltEiSldilOI is pTOulDlIcU,
except as to fish and game. Private
and local laws as practiced in Ten
nessee have caused many absurd re-
suits.
Judge Swaney dwelt at some
length upon the abuses in the tax
system and the fee system how prac-
ticed. The abuses in the tax system
cannot be erased without changes in
the constitution. There are too many
county officers fixed by the constitu-
ton. especially in small countless" he
said.
The fee system. he said gave on
GERS from $4,000 to 100000 a year and
the insolvent criminal cases mean
loss of half a million a year to the
state.
Plans for the Kiwans picnic, which
will be held for the Kiwanians and
their friends at Lake Lookout
Wednesday afternoon and evening,
were discussed. The Kiwanians will
leave the chamber of commerce for
the lake in machines at o'clock.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
"'ROUND THE TICKER"
COTTON


North Carolina fair in the west and
rain in the east tonight Fair Wednes-
day; South Carolina fair except rain
tonight near the coast; Georgia fair
in the north. showers in the south;
Alabama and Mississippi fair.
The western belt forecast calls for
fair weather in Louisiana. Arkansas.
Oklahoma and east and west Texas,
not much change in temperature in
dicated.
Sterling 419 Ia. off Ia points.
Durant, Okla wires: Average guess
members at annual meeting Oklahoma
State Cotton exchange estimate Okla
HON" crop $4,000 e.h bales"
Hogs on Monday closed about 40c to
SOC higher. Cheaper hogs advanced the
most. Top of $500 was zoe above top
of Saturday. Weather was mainly dry
over the holidays, The Snow and
Goodman Sept. 1 reports are due. Basis
of $1.35. the corn and oats markets
are liable to develop bulges. The pres
identical labor capital plan will likely
produce hesitation on selling side. At
first glance it suggests higher COM
pensation for labor and consequently
support to some of the new reduced
levels. Washington news, however,
suggests continued severe pressure on
all costs, 1t is also limited that building
Talk OF an embargo on grain, etc. to
Atlantic ports was a late Saturday
factor There are signs of an embargo
on actual exports. Eastern ports are
contested. Europe has apparently re-
fused to pay recent high United States
prices and will evidently take a severe
permanent attitude. Shortage of ships
causes export congestion. Markets of
today will be concerned with the labor
row. large upturns may be out Of place.
This affects the buying demand. The
profiteering laws are also considered
a weight on current crop months. The
question of a labor profit sharing prop
osition with capital will evidently take
ten to twelve years to work out. From
this angle, the one thing probable is
lower costs in all lines, Some kind of
a bulge should occur. If lower early
would allow for rally late Tuesday
Failure of large fall export demand
has hurt the oats market.
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BUOYANT ADVANCE In
STOCK PRICES NOTED


New York. Sept 2.-Resumption OF
trading one the stoc kexchange after
the triple holiday was attended by an
other buoyant advance OF prices. due
chiefly to further Improvement In in
dustrial conditions. Early dealings in
Steels. equipments. oils. rails. shippings
and various other issues. whose inter-
ests are involved In the labor situa-
ton. were recorded at gains of / to
almost points. Noteworthy features
included Crucible Steel, Pan American
Petroleum. American Car, American
International, General Motors. Stude-
baker and Sumatra Tobacco.
Crucible. American Wooden. Stutz and
General Motors and American Interna-
tional were the prominent stocks of the
indigestion at gross gains of 3 to 10
points. United States Steel also in
creased it's advance to 2 points, and
ow-priced rails developed pronounced
strength.
NEW WINK STOCK LIST CT OsE.
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RANGE Or PRICES ON CHICAGO
BOARD OF TRADE.
CHICAGO LIVE sTO(


Chicago. Sept. 2.-Hogs Receipts
$1,000; slow; top, $2o,SO; heavy. S17.5O@
1850; medium, s1S@2025.
Cattle Receipts, 5000: unsettled
beef steers, medium and heavy weight
hole and prime. s15.S5MlS; medium ant
good, $11 50115.75; veal alves. light and
handy weight. $19420.25; stoker steers
$.625110.75.
sheep--Reeipts. $4,000; weak; lambs
"a pounds down, sl2a15.25; culls, and
common, s7.50@11.5O ewes. medium,
good and choice, $7.25MS.50.
CHICAGO PRODUCE
Chicago, Sept, -Butter-Steady; re-
Size; firsts, 5OA@53kc; seconds, 49@
soc; standards 52ls@53c.
Eggs-Higher; receipts, 1896 cases
firsts, 42l2M43Rc; ordinary firsts, $40
39c; at mark. cases included, 3S@41c;
storage packed, firsts, 451Ac.
Poultry = Alive; unsettled; springs,
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
New York. Sept. 2.-Butter-Firm !;
receipts, 1888 tubs; tirsts, 53d561ac
Eggs - Irregular; receipts, 1888
cases firsts, 4S@51c.
Cheese-Firm; receipts. 6,616 boxes;
average run, 29RM30c.
'2c; fowls, 31G32c; turkeys, 25M28c.
Dressed Poultry-Steady; broilers, 30
di6; chickens, 36,d4lc; fowls. ESQ SOC;
turkeys, 43@49c.
Potatoes-F'irm; arrivals, 112 cars
Wisconsin Round Whites, sacked, car
lots, $2.75 cwt
NEW YORK SUGAR.
New York, Sept. Raw sugar, CEN
trifugal, $7,2S; refined. steady: cut loaf,
$1,000; crushed, S1025; mould A, $3.50;
cubes, 1915; powdered, $500: standard
powdered. S9.15; fine graduated and
Diamond A. 50; confectioners A. $3.50;
No, soft sugar, SS.S5.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
STEAMER GOES AGROUND
Much Excitement Created but No Fa-
tallties Recalled

The steamer Chattanooga, carrying
about $50 negroes on an excursion up
the river Monday, ran on a sandhar at
Blue Springs, twelve miles above the
bridge, thereby causing a panic among
the passengers.
The story Of the boats trouble
reached Chattanooga and the first re-
port was that the steamer had sunk
and many passengers were drowned,
and this created much excitement
among the Colored population.
The TrigG was sent to the rescue Of
the Inflated steamer and pulled her
off the bar No damage was done to
the steamer. nor were there any fatal
tiles among the passengers, all of whom
were landed at the wharf near last
midnight,
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LIBERTY BONDS
New York. Sept. 1.-The final prices
FINED FOR BOARDING
M chaeI cudahy Fined So 200 In United
States Court-Did Not Appear In
Court

Milwaukee. Wis. Scot. 2.-Found
guilty of boarding so 900 pounds of meat
in cold storage from thirteen to twen-
ty-four months, in violation of the cold
forage laws. the Cudahy Packing
company, Michael Cudahy, was fined
$4,000 in the United States court today
Michael Cudahy did not appear in
court, but was represented by five Off
Gals of the company.
The officials testified that the meat
was held in storage because there was
no market for it. They declared to have
placed it on the market would have
resulted in heavy losses to the Cudahy
company.
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BULLISH CROP REPORT
GIVES CORN UPTURN

Chicago, Sept. 2.--Bullsh crop esti-
mates gave an upward turn today to
the corn market, ecepet for the Sep
TENDER delivery. Liberal receipts have
tended to make the September delivery
weak. Opening prices ranged from "a
cents lower to IL cent higher.
Oats rose with corn.
Provision higher
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ITALIANS MASSACRED

Albanian Ciansmen Attack Soldiers
Forcing Them to Retire.
Belgrade Sept. Numbers OF Ital-
ian soldiers have been. ma ssacred in
several attacks by Albanian clansmen.
according to the Politika of this city
The remainder OF the Italian troops re-
tired toward Durazzo and other strong
points.
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New Orleans. Sept. 2.-Spot cotton
dull, unchanged; sales on the spot, Al
to arrive. none; low middling, 26c; mid
ding. 81 Csc: good middling. 32.25c; re-
CeiptS, 235; stock 264 S6f
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FAIR AND CONTINUED
COOL PROMISED
MUCH FAIR WEATHER OVER
COUNTRY.
Rain Has Fallen at Scattered
Stations During Past TWEEN
ty-Four. Hours.
HOURLY READINGS.

Weather at 2 PM, clear; hui
nudity l pm, So; wet bulb !
pm, SO.
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Liverpool, Sept 2.-Cotton: spot
slow; prices steady; good middling,
2022d; fully middling, w,72d; middling.
1924; low midding. 17.37d; good or
binary, 15,72d: ordinary. $3.50. Sales,
1000 bales. including 2.400 American.
Receipts, 200 bales. including 3.400
American. Futures closed steady: Sep
TENDER, 19O5d; October, 19.21d; Janu-
airy, 19.41d March. 19.41d; May, 19.4Od;
July, 1880.
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COTTONSEED OF

New York. Sept. 2.-The cottonseed
oil market closed quiet: Spot. 23c; Sep
TENDER, 23c; October, 23.O5c; November,
2O.5Oc; December 1920; January, Feb
ruary, March and prl, 19.70c. Sales
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New York. Sept. 2.-Cotton; spot
quiet; middling, 3140c.
NEW YORK MONEY.
New York. Sept. Bar silver,
S1.13Sc. Mexican dollars, S6%c
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-26
Pleas Made For Help
in Rehabilitation

A plea for the establishment of
vocational schools by industries or
groups of industries for the training
of men crippled in Pennsylvania
mills and mines was made last night
by DR.. Francis d. Patterson, Chief
of the State Division of Industrial
Hygiene, in an address to the State
Medical Society. DIR. Patterson says
that this should be undertaken in
connection with the States plans
for a Bureau of Rehabilitation and
that there are a good sized percent
age OF persons in Pennsylvania
handicapped by some sort of indus
trial accident.
Last year there were paid in
Pennsylvania s11,6S9,915 in compen-
sation by Pennsylvania employers,
who also suffered heavy loss in
value of products while the loss in
wages is computed at over s1O,-
100000.
The new act provides for a sur
vey of those physically handicapped,
arrangement for financing of their
reha bilitation. functional and tech
nical training in schools or by other
agencies and payment during train
ing not to exceed SIS a week. Sur
veys of places available will also be
made.