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Evening star., 1920-02-22
Unrest.
CONGRESSMAN wa

A CONGRESSMAN was talking
about the unrest that has fol-
lowed the war:
"A statesman" he said, hardly has
time to think. One upheaval Is scarce
ly over before another begins. The
people impatiently ask us to strike a
new note, but all we can do 10 note
new strike"
Evening star., 1920-02-22
THE TEST

Translated from the French by
William L. MCPHERSON.
The doctor stroked his
Evening star., 1920-02-22

When Jouett Shouse. assistant sec
retary Of the Treasury, under whose
direct supervision this bureau comes,
was asked IL he thought the govern
meut's duty toward its employe end
ed with the delivery OF the pay en-
yelope. he answered: NO. l am firmly
convinced that the government not
only should take an interest In Its
employees TO the extent Of paying them
q living wage, but that 1t should go
much farther. 1t should give the
closest heed TO their living conditions,
especially among its unmarried woman
employees during the time that they
are able to work for the government,
and when employees become superan-
nuated they should be retired on a
pension in sufficient amount to guar
antee their living in comfort.
IL do believe, however. that a very
sharp line should be drawn SO that the
activities Of the government in pro-
noting the welfare of its employees
would not approach paternalism.
Neither should the government be-
come So interested in the socia. well
fare Of its workers that a trained
ssrps Of professional detectives or
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21


Daring for smaller business. This is a
brief but perfect summary OF existing
conditions and Is tae explanation for
the lack of activity in the stock mar
ket Ordinarily the settlement Of big
question like railroad wages would clear
he atmosphere and be followed by de-
clded activity but now each one asks
The duestlon--how about money?-T. g.
~ TO Clark & Co.
New York.-Earlier In the month we
advised you that the average cost Of
money was running considerably above
the average for June. Up to the close
OF business yesterday our average cost
was in the neiGhborhood OF one per
cent above that OF the average for the
month of June, & B.
New York-Railroad executives meet
with passenger and freight traffic man
ayers here to consider means of raising
additional revenue to meet $500, 900, 900
wage increase awarded rail workers.
Those attending said It would prob
able be decided to ask interstate COM
merce commission to raise passenger
fare half cent a mile.
New York-Southern railroad gross
earning from March /. S52,49O, 9S2, in
crease So, 265, 000.-F & B.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
NY, SLAYER OF
BAGWELL, HANGED
Aged Man Dies on Gallows in
Pittsboro, Miss, Jail.
Makes Statement

PlTTSBORO, Miss. July 81. (Spl)-
Charles II. Ivy, SIS. convicted of the
murder OF Love Bagwell, paid the ex-
IRENE penalty on the gallows in the
county Jail here today
Ihe aged man had waited patiently
during the entire day hoping that Gov.
Russell would commute his sentence to
life Imprisonment. His execution had
been set for the morning, but was held
over until pm. to give the authori-
ues chance to appeal to the governor
Tor Communication. but the appeal fell
on deaf ears
The execution was held. inside the
little brick Jail, only few persons be-
ing present. Ivy's neck was broken by
the fall. He bore up well and showed
we'll the night before and ate a hearty
breakfast Tuesday morning His sons
and their families were with him until
late Tuesday.
At 2 pm. Tuesday he was brought
down from the Jail TO the yard where
ne made talk to the crowd, which was
later excluded from the building for
the execution. ~ am not sorry for
what | did; / am only sorry that had
to do it," he said in a firm voice. ANY
other man would have done the same"
he declared.
Ivy killed Bagwell on May /, 1919.
They had been enemies for some time,
The shooting occurred on the road near
Sarepta. Miss. Ivy using double bar
relied shotgun. II is reported that
John Carter who was present at the
killing, heard Ivy say he was going to
kill Bagwell and pleaded with him not
to do it. Ivy shot Bagwell to death,
and Carter, who was on a wagon, ran,
Ivy firing a shot at him as he fled.
He followed Carter and shot him down,
but Carter escaped and recovered from
the wound.
Ivy's defense was that he met Bag
well and Bagwell told him that the time
had come.for settlement and reached
for a gun.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
RIVER NEWS

Captain Frank Hyatt has been placed
in command of the federal steamboat
A. NJ. Scott. John Warren and j. M.
Clay are the pilots.
Captain Guy Walker has resigned as
one of the pilots on the federal tow
boat Choctaw. ..
The steamer Nashville formerly run
ming between Memphis and Paducah
is now running between Paducah and
Stephensport, Ky.
An inspection is being made of the
towboat New Lotus by u. S. Inspect
ors Charles T. Greenwood and Benton
Wyckoff at Rosedale.
The governments dredge Iota' cleared
this harbor Wednesday for Osceoa to
start work at that point. The Harrod
has been sent to Charlottesville to do
dredge work there.
The Kate Adams was due to arrive
in the local port Wednesday from Rose
dale, Miss, and will clear Thursday af-
ternoon.
The Harry Lee and the Eclipse are
both due to arrive in Memphis Thursday
and will clear for the return trip to
Charlottesville Friday morning. ~-~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
COMMITTEE MEETS
TO DISCUSS SALES

The committee appointed at the last
meeting Of the board Of directors Of
the Memphis Railroad Terminal COM
pany. on the sale Of the company S.
property at Memphis, held n meeting
az the office Of Judge (. y Burch. gen
eral solicitor for the Illinois Central
railroad Tuesday, to discuss matters
pertaining 10 the disposal Of the tract
OF land, which was recently opened
up for industrial sites.
Among those present were r. l..
Primm, OF St Louis, representing the
Cotton Belt railroad J l.. Turner. Of
St Louis, representing the Frisco rail
road; a. r. Scates, representing the
Louisville 81 Nashville railroad, l..
Miles, representing the Rock Island
railroad and Judge Burch, represent
ing the Illinois Central and Y Il "
" railroads
The land owned by the company was
purchased with the view TO building "a
union station but the plan WAS never
carried out and later the Grand Cen
trail and Union stations were built on
other sites.
Three Industrial locations have boon
sold from the property during the last
few months
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
ToMoRRoW's ESTIMATED.
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK. July 2l-Otferings
wrrr larger In the cotton market AT
the opening today, especially from New
Orleans aud the South, with Liverpool
the principal buyer. with the cNcep-
ton OF June which Was two points
higher the general market opened to
% points lower and subsequently Octo-
her dropped to a. Soc. December to
30 SSc and January to 32.IjC. repre-
scutiuE declines Of Il to &3 points from
last nights close Later rallies Of
about 20 points from the bottom were
based 900 local covering and further
persistent buying for Liverpool &C
count, especially OF october contracts
TIE midday market regarding the
1,r,tIy report as braTish. developed fur
Their positive weakness and sold down
To "a 43c for October and 80 csc FOR
december ui 63 to IS points net lower
The Jolly delivery. however. rejecting
light offerings and scattered demand
for shorts advanced to 42.1jc which
wa new high record
Tho carly afternoon market was very
durr' but prices ruled fairly steady at
about 2u points up from the bottom
ON Nttic covering by traders who
sold on tho hearlsh weekly weather
report December was up around 80 SIC
and Jan 81 l6c
Futures closed barely steady and UNI
changed TO decline Of 81 pont-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK. July 2l.-Bar silver do
nestle, 991a; foreign, "a. Mexican dol
lars, II.
CHICAGO. July 2l-Pottoes, weak !;
receipts Al cars; Virginia, $9.75Gp 10, %,
barrel: Missouri Early Ohios. $4.90Gp
$40; Kentucky cobblers. S590@6,10.
KANSAS CITY, July 2l.-Butter, eggs
and poultry unchanged.
Potatoes down SOC. $2.25@2,75.
CHICAGO, July 21.--Butter, unettled:
creamery, 44h55hc.
Eggs unsettled receipts, 1859 cases
flrsts, 4ShIAhc; ordinary frsts, 40
@ioiAc, at mark. cases included, 42m
43I4c storage packed extras. Acc stor.
age packed flrsts, 45G4Shc.
Poultry, alive, lower; fowls, 3ic; broil-
ers, 4044Sc.
NEW YORK. July zi.-Butter, steady.
creamery frsts, 5Sd56hc
Eggs firm; fresh gathered firsts, a
Cheese. unsettled, 25@2s%c.
Live and dressed poultry steady;
prices unchanged
ST. LOUIS. July 21.-Poultry and
eggs unchanged.
NEW YORK. July 2l-Coffee: No. 7
Bio, l2%c; futures easy; September,
lOA9c; December, 10,60c.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
WEEKLY SUMMARY
OF COTTON CONDITIONS

WASHINGTON. July 21-Summary Of
weather and crop conditions in the
cotton region for the week ending JUL
20: Moderate temperature and album
dant moisture prevailed in the South,
except that there wus no rain in West
ern Texas and only light showers in
parts of Alabama. There were heavy
to excessive rains in a few places in
the central and eastern portions Of the
belt
Cotton was unfavorably affected by
too much rain in North Carolina and
parts of Georgia, Cultivation was him
deTcd in these states and in Louisiana
Progress of cotton was very good to
excellent in South Carolina, satisfac-
tory in Alabama and Mississippi, and
excellent in Arkansas, Texas and South
ern and Western Oklahoma The con-
dition Of the crop is variable but gen
orally satisfactory. Weevi damage is
increasing in the southern portion Of
III. bot where rains were frequent
Reports by states as received by
Clark & Co:
Texas-Cotton made excellent prog
ress, condition rather Door to excellent
but mostly very good. Picking made
satisfactory progress in southwest.
Weevil are active in northeast, but
elsewhere damage rather slight. The
crop is fruiting well generally.
Oklahoma Progress of cotton gener-
ally excellent in southern and western
portions where plants blooming and
truiting nicely; progress poor to salts
factory in northeast. where plants made
rank growth on account rain Condition
on the whole steadily improving and
no serious insect damage reported.
Capitalization Of cotton is about
average, with very good progress in
central counties, There Is considerable
weevil damage in many sections on ac-
count 81 rains.
Alabama-Cotton made satisfactory to
very good progress, frutng satisfacto-
~, weevil rather numerous in south
and central portions, and have done
some damage locally.
sSiSsippi-Cotton made rather poor
to satisfactory progress; weeVil report
ed practically throughout the state, with
considerable damage in the south, but
slight elsewhere.
Administration made excellent
progress In all portions OF the state;
some weevtl In extreme south. Condt-
ton satisfactory to very good in nearly
all portions Of the state
South Carolina--Cotton made good
10 excellent progress and Is In satisfsc-
tory condition generally, with portions
In very good to excellent condition; ear
~ crop fruitlng we'll and late blooming
freely. weevil rather numerous In south
with considerable damage in some sec
tons.
North Carolna-Cotton made salts
factory progress III SoutH pu! no prog
ross. or only poor progress, In the con-
trial and northern portions as result
Of heavy to excessive rain.
Tennessee Cotton made very good
progress, condition is very saustac-
tory
Florida-Cotton continues small and
backward Progress generally poor to
very good and condition varies from
ga isfsctory to very good.
I.oulsan3-Cottono on the whole made
satisfactory progress, but frequent
showers somewhat hindered cultivation
and favored Increase OF boil wCevh
which caused slight damage
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
HABEAS CORPUS PLANS
FOR SPENCER FAILURE

Habeas corpus proceedings brought
by Attorneys McTAin and Bacon in be-
half OF II. s. Spencer fell down at noon
and Spencer's liberty will be determined
later Wednesday, according 10 ruling
Of Judge J. Ed Richards, OF First
criminal court. The attorneys sought
Spencer's release from a larceny and
receiving stolen property charge be-
cause warrants under which he was
held were not signed by the city Judge
and no prosecutors name appeared on
them. The Judge granted Detective
inspector w. T. Griffin until afternoon
10 have the warrants properly filled
out.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
FROM WALL STREET
Firm Undertone in Early
Trading With Little Atten-
ton Given Rail Situation

NEW YORK, July 81 A firm under
tone. ruled at the opening OF todays
stock market. In which the short inter
est contributed by further covering OF
contracts The railroad labor situa-
ton failed to exert any influence aside
from few fractional recesslons. indie
pendent 'steels and motors, oils and
shippings featured the stronger issues.
These were represented by Sloss Shelf
neld, Studebaker, Pan American Pc
troleum, lnvincible oil, Baldwin Loco
motive and United Fruit
sugar shares broke sharply at mid
day on the news of an abrupt decline
in the raw product due to extensive
imports. Losses of two to five points
IN those issues caused reactions OF
10 : points in steels, equipments and
specialties
The close was irregular. Sales 300
600 shares.
Range OF prices or the New York stock
exchange. with previous closing bids.
Furnished by Shepard & Gluck, Falls
building.
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we're regarded as favorable on the whole
and as indicating continued crop I'M
provement, Offerings Increased after
their reading and late IN the morning
the list was s. to II points off from
yesterdays close. October standing at
S370c
Earlier In the DAY sellers bought back
considerable number OF contracts and
fresh buying came into the market be-
cause Of reports OF heavy rains IN
some portions OF the eastern belt. A
sharp recovery OF % to 80 points from
the bottom occurred Toward the close
prices we're at net losses OF Is 10 %
points
Spots closed steady at decline OF 50
TO advance of 25 points: ordinary,
ls5Oc good ordinary, 2i.5Oc; low mid
ding, 29.2Sc; middling, 10000. good
middlng ~ 00c. Sales on the spot, l.,
276. Delivered on contract. 400.
Futures closed steady at decline OF
30 TO 81 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
MONEY.

NEW YORK, July 21.--Mercantile pa
per, s. Exchange irregular; sterling Co.
day bills, $3.7Sh; commercial 60-day
bills on banks, $3,7S1s; commercial CO.
day bills, $3.7S; demand 1888; cables,
$3.S3h; francs, demand, $40; cables,
SIP; Belgian francs, demand, $50; ca
bles S,62; guilders, demand. 3470; ca
bles, 3472; lire, demand, 5.6S; cables,
5,65; marks, demand. 2,53; cables, 254
New York exchange on Montreal IL l-16
discount. Government bonds firm; rail-
road bonds irregular. Time loans
strong; 60 days, 30 days and months
So.
Call money steady. Ruling rate g.:
bank acceptances Is.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
SUGAR

NEW YORK. July 2l-Raw SUGAR
weak, sale 5000 bags Porto Riros,
10 oun Cuhas and 3, GOO bags full duties.
centrifugal II 06. refined quiet fine
graduated @g u0n ESQ
There was sharp break in sugar fu-
lures this morning owing to the con-
tinucd weakness In the spot market and
thr increasing supplies Of sugars from
az quarters
Sugar futures closed easy; sales 200
tons; September II 90c; october, II zoe
December 3 soc, January, II 00c,
March II 4kr
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

MEMPHIS, July 2l.-Hogs-R Receipts
light light lover; heavy, N45oGl515;. me
ql2.25; thin, slO.25diIOo. skins, $500
$1,000; stockers, 60 pounds and up.
III .00ql2 75 pigs. fat. slO.75Gl5.25;
thin, $40 .25dl1O0
Cattle, Receipts fair. steady. Steers,
medium heavy SSo0m 800; light butch
Crs S7.00ds.00; thin common. Sc OOM
700; choice light stoCkers. Sc OOq7 90:
butcher heifers. 5000 90, fat cows,
S00G 800. cutters. S. OOdj $50; Gamers.
5000 40; veal calves good, 50 O0q
1900, light and poor. S. GOA 100 bulls.
fat, S6.OOa 100, thin, S4509j.5O.
FORT WORTH, Tex, July 2I-Cat-
tle-Receipts $500, jc075c gain; bcevcs
:, Hogs g, = Receipts 1900; steady; heavy
shcepIRcccipts 500. csc higher;
lambs, Sl0.0oGl3.5o.
ST. LOUIS. July 81 Cattle. $500:
slow, Top steers Sl62j. bulk 10000
400; yearling steers and heifcrs steady.
Gamers steady at $4,000 30, bulls and
calves good and choice vealcrs, Sl35Od
1850.
Hogs, 10000; lOal5c lower: top. $3.50,
bulk light and medium weights. Sl6@J
also bulk heavies. Sl5.50al625.
sheep, $500, lambs weak to 25c low
or: sheep steady; top lambs, 81 %, bulk
zig l5pli %, top ewes, $3.50, bulk $500
600 ali Glasses unryrn sales grnaraij,
steady, half load yearlings slS35. hast
heavy steers. $i6l5. gr9sscrs iwelv
$l0.56mN 80 wtntered Kind ga 50'
quarantine REGENTS 81 cars. hunk shs
stock, s. O0u95G. best vraiers Sis cd.
bulk. Sit 00ule.50
Hogs 5000. steady to strong spots
lOc higher, TOP. $l6l5. bulk heavy and
medium. st 7taI6O0, bulk light, Sl5 so
Ul6lO.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
Stocks.

New York-Canadtan institutions are
calling up and offering money again
this morning -Pulsitcr
New York--A man who watches
things in Washington closely wires as
follows: Confidently expect rate in
crease announced before Saturday night.
Expect 80 for Eastern classification.
3l for Southern and "a for Western
n is only fair to state that public ad -
vices from Washington have not limited
nj so early action.--Morse to McFall,
New York--A banker in an interview
on his return from Wost says that peo-
pie are seriously thinking OF a very
definite change In conditions, bankers
arc watching and restricting credits
as never before and merchants are pre-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
reinstatement
IMPOSSIBLE BY
LAW, CITY SAYS
CONTINUED from Page ~

nessee, that the monthly wages or sal
aries of all employees of the fire de-
partment Of the city of Memphis be
and the same are hereby regulated
and fixed TO the amount hereinafter
provided; Chief $40 per month: first
assistant chief si7b per month; sec
ond assistant chief $l6o per month; bat
TALON chief $3.50 per month: secretary
$3.50 per month; foreman electrician
$1S6 per month; electricians $3.50 per
assistant operators 500 per month,
master mechanic Sl45 per month. au-
tomobile mechanic $40 per month;
blacksmith $i25 per month; painter SIZE
per month; captains SiSh per month;
engineers Sl2b per month, auto pump
drivers sl2h per month; privates, first
year of service 500 per month; second
year Of continuous service $i0b per
month: third year Of continuous SERVED
Slt0 per month: fourth year Of contin-
nous service Sis per month; fifth year
OF continuous service and subsequent
years OF continuous service $40 per
month; provided that in applying this
act to the present priVates OF the fire
department OF the city OF Memphis, such
prlVates employed In said fire depart
meht shall be credited with such years
OF continuous service az such rriVates
have heretofore rendered to the fire de-
partment of the city Of Memphis and
their salaries shall he such amounts per
SuAH cars VI tbHNtlubAo stA
Vice shall merit them under this act"
The only exception made TO this act
is provided for in section 3 and, pC-
cording TO city officials only ompha-
sizes section >, which says that whore
any former member Of the Memphis fire
department resigned to enter the service
Of the United States in the war against
Germany and desire to re-enter the fire
department following discharge from
service. that he shall be deemed as
having been In continuous service.
This law, in the opinion Of Mayor
Paine and Commissioner Edgar dis
poses of the proposition to have the
firemen reinstated after they have re-
signed. They point out that they have
stated that any former fireman who
desired to do so could file his applica-
ton for appointment In the new de-
partment and that this application
would receive the same consideration as
any others. Appointments made under
those circumstances, however, would
rank the men as firstly privates at
y salary of 800 per month, unless they
came under the special Classficauons
prOvidAd for in the act
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, July 2i.--Spot cotton in
ding, sod; fully mddHng, IS 75d mid
ding. 27.50d; low middling. %, 7Od; good
ordinary. 20 sod ordinary, 19.50d, sales.
7 900 bales. including $500 American.
Receipts, 400. including all American.
Futures closed barely steady, July.
20. 44d: October. e3.s3d; January, 2239d;
March, u 74d; May. 2i,09d.
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Fruits.

Lemqns-Per box, $6OO96.5O; import
ed. $40045.50,
Oranges-C California. s5.O0@S00
Bananas Pound, $4,000,
Apples--cookirg, hamper, S2,5O45.oo;
eating, $3.50m450,
Peaches-Crate. skies, S25oaA5O.
Grapefruit Florida, s.. 004600.
Dried FIR dit-Evaporated apples. 22u
22c; peachcs 2tLsG25c; prunes. ID.
nominal; apIrots. nominal.
PineappleS, Cuban. crate, S6004f,5O
Cantaloun" nominal. Califor-
mia, crate, s4.256475.
Waterr1 elnra-Crate A0-lh. aVerag &c,
s. 5OG275; 25-lb. average, Sl50d2.0 90.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
BOND CLOSE,

NEW YORK. July 2l.-Liberty bona
final prices today; aus, $1,000; first As
SIS 90; second As, $3.50; fIrsr AIS,
$3.50; second 4hs,- Sstss; third AIS
Sss.1s; fourth ,4As, Ssb. 90 Victory ans,
SOS. so; Victory Ans, s95S2.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21

Memphis. Tenn, July 81, 1920.
Temperatures are near the seasonal
average. Mostly light to moderate
showers were reported In all cotton
states except Oklahoma, but they were
rather local over the western half OF
the belt, Heavy rains OF one to two
inches occurred in scattered localities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
TWO SEEK DIVORCE.

Mrs. Kathleen Bower filed suit in
circuit court Wednesday against Royal
w. Bower, Similar action was filed
against Mary Harvel selp by T. J.
Selp.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
Grain and Feedstuffs.

Merchants Exchange Ouo'atlon%|
Oats-White, dray lots, S1,20; mixed,
I.1S.
Chops-Per ton, less Than car lots
SEQ
Cnrr.-Sacked, In dray load lots, No
l white, $3.50; No. mixed. $lSS.
Mil Feeds-Dray load lOls, ton: Iran,
S5s 0G; shorts. $500.
S4100: No. 2. $500; alfalfa, choice,
50 75d3Oo; smaller, S150g25o.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
Groceries,.

Flour-Barrel, 24-pound sacks, $l4.05
al53O: self-rising sl4509l5.3O.
Meal-Cream. l00-lh. sacks, 81 SIS; so
10. sacks, $500; 25-lb, sacks, $4,75; 10
h. sacks $3.50
Coffee Rrhuckle'S roasted case,
Memphis basis, soc; roasted bulk,
per ID. Oordinary, 2l422c; medium, %
G27c highest grade, S7q45c.
sugar STANDARD granulated cane
95C. clarified 21IAc.